Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03

aye, ana as result 81 TINS lnves-
ization of promotion between the line
and the staff was not taken UP. Sup
ply Corps experts, who have made q
study of the bill, insist that the bill
could not possibly increase the cost
$4,000. and the claim Is made that for
the nrst time in ten years the bill will
cost less than $4,000 and at the end
or that period an actual reduction in
the cost to the Navy.
The Junior lieutenant commander.
whose running mate Is now a COM
mander. is 81 on the list. Only nine
teen can be promoted in ten years,
ifty-four stand No. IS on the list.
Since January. 1920. up to the present
time four commanders have been
promoted to captain and seven lieu
tenant commanders have been pro-
moted to commander In the Medical
Corps. During this same period 1877
line commanders were promoted to
captain and $40 line lieutenant COM
manders were promoted to command
er. The claim Is made that in the
promotion in the lower grades OF the
Medical Corps would be greatly ac-
CELEBRATED.
The authorities in the Navy De-
partment and at the Naval Academy
are now considering the itinerary Of
the midshipmen's practice cruise. 1t
is stated that in order to have SUM-
cfent vessels to make the cruise II
Will be necessary to keep the New
York and Texas on the east coast
when the fleet returns to Pacific
waters.
The overhaul Of the U. s. S. Denver
will be completed on February II.
land will be finished on February 20.
When the U. S. S. New York and
U. S. s. Texas return from Panama
they will be overhauled at Norfolk.
The Texas will probably be over
hauled in May, while this work on
the New York will probably not be
done until the end of the year.
1t is expected that the officers and
men Of the Tacoma wreck will ar
rive at Charleston on the l.. S. S.
A court of inquiry will be convened
Immediately after their arrival in
order to place the responsibility for
this disaster. The U. S. S. Galveston.
a sister ship Of the Tacoma, will take
the latter vessels place in the fleet.
Rear Admiral David Potter, pay
master general of the Navy, inspected
Supply Corps activities In the third
naval district January rs and 26.
For the past seven years. the bu-
reau OF supplies and accounts Navy
Department, has furnished Naval OH
GERS with information which enables
them to properly prepare their In
come tax returns, and the bureaus
circular for this year has just been
issued. That section pertaining ito
exemptions allowed on account of
uniform equipment Is OF special in
terest to officers Of the Navy.
What is believed to be a record per-
Torrance for landing troops and mill
tary material on an open beach has
been made by members of the Marine
Corps expeditionary force from Guam
Porto Rico. in their winter maneuvers
held in conjunction with the United
States feet. One of these records
was made by the 10th Marine Regi-
ment. approximately 1000 strong.
which landed in open boats on the
beach in this harbor in less than
twenty hours with their equipment.
which included rifles. ammunition.
cots. blankets, tents. bedding, mos
quito nets and kitchens and supplies
spectacular record was made by
means of the new Marine Corps land
ing device. which Is similar to a pom
toon bridge OF boats extending from
through this device that the L. S. S.
Sirius was unloaded Of artillery.
trucks, tractors. tanks. airplanes and
heavy baggage, weighing about
o,OUV,uVO pOunuS, IN tHe
time of six and one-half days. With
full facilities from the dock at Guam
tiCo, it took more than eight days to
load this material. The material
which was unloaded included large
i -milimeter guns weighing more
than thirteen tons each. tanks weigh
ing more than seven tons. 75-mili-
meter field pieces, light and heavy
trucks and other heavy articles Of
equipment. Such weighty material
has never previously been unloaded
under similar conditions. and the feat
which the marines were to attempt
was regarded by many of the leading
military and naval authorities as
yerging on the impossible.
In addition to the 155-millimeter
guns and the 75s. the marines are
equipped with 37-millimeter guns,
trench mortars, automatic rifles, ma
chine guns, anti-aircraft guns, sew
eral squadrons Of airplanes. a chem
zeal warfare company. balloon
company. with dirigible: a search
light company, a signal company
equipped with wireless and other sig
nal apparatus. an engineer detach.
ment. q mine company for harbor
defense and other special troops and
equipment. The marines, who will
remain on the island until about
February 20. are under the command
of Col. Dion Williams.
A study of the report Of Brig. Gen,
Rufus H Lane. adjutant and inspec-
tor, United States Marine Corps, who
has just returned from an extended