Evening star., 1924-01-27

De announced Dy the War Depart
ment at "A later date In addition to
training in plane repairing, the serv-
iceing of ships and an intensified
course in mechanics, the men will be
given instruction in navigation. The
/ flight Will be made in a Douglas
world cruiser.
NAVY.
The Secretary of Navy, it is UNDER
stood, is eNincing considerable inter-
Iest in that provision of the omnibus
bill which will place flight surgeons
of the Navy on the same pay status
as those of the Army. Army flight
surgeons have enjoyed this flight
status with additional compensation
for the hazard involved since 1922,
but Congress has never extended this
recognition to the Navy
Since 1917 flight surgeons have ex-
listed in the Army, and the bureau of
aeronautics, Navy Departments, profit
ing by the experience of the Army,
group of medical officers for duty
with aviation units Flight sur
geons are not only required to fly
| with aviation units. but special
course in professional training is pro-
Vlded for them. This special instruc-
tion consists of psychiatry, gas
analysis. psychology, altitude psy-
chology, cardio-v vascular conditions,
eye and ear. and the use of special
apparatus for examination purposes
Besides their professional training
night surgeons are required to take
the physical examination Of aviators
In his efforts to expand the naval
air forces, the Secretary of Navy is
deSirouS of developing an efficient
corps of flight surgeons
Within the next ten days it is ex-
nan II hot lNA L.
Senate committee on naval affairs;
of which Senator Pepper of Pennsyl-
vania is chairman, will consider the
Woods bill for the equalization of
promotion in the Navy. Hearings on
the naval omnibus bill are about com
pleted. and no serious opposition has
developed in the Senate committee to
any of its provisions. 1t is believed
that the latter bill, which has been
before Congress for about three years,
will go through both houses of Con-
gress during this session. and both
Chairman Butler of the House are
making extensive efforts to secure
early consideration of the bill
The torpedo school material. San
Diego. Calf. which was recently
transferred from the destroyer base
to the naval air station. has been in
stalled in building l41, from which
practically all stored lighter-than-air
material has been removed The
course which is now in progress, is
in charge of Chief Gunner J. Is.
Campbell United States Navy.
! At this station there were int
viewed recently 261 men who were
urged to take out War Risk insur-
ance. out OF this number As men
made application, PIG did not take
any insurance, or a percentage of
I f1 inc
The total amount of Insurance taken
out was $4,000 or an average per
man of S3,533.33.
New tear gases, which are being
developed BY the Army and Navy, il
is stated, are important discoveries
in the chemical world. They are
I known as Dephenyla aminechlorarsime
and Diphe enylhlorarsine. and will be
designated by the services g DM and
DA. Their formula is a military Sc
cret. and in spite of their lengthy
scientific names, it is stated that they
can be manufactured at an extremely
! low cost which make them effective
in time of war.
At the annual election of officers
of the Army and Navy Club. which
was held at the club Monday, Mai.
Gen. Joseph T. Dickman. United
States Army. retired, was elected
president: Rear Admiral Hilary P.
Jones. United States Navy, was made
vice president; Col. c. c. Collins,
, United States Army. was elected sec
retary. and Lieut.. Commander +. p.
Williams (senior Class), United States
! Navy, retired, was elected treasurer.
, In addition to the raising of the
monthly dues of resident members
amendments of technical nature
were adopted
The Secretary of Navy has directed
to remove as an erroneous entry, the
mark of desertion from the service
record of any enlisted man whose
record was closed for desertion. but
who has subsequently, been tried and
convicted of absence without leave or
of absence over leave. The Secretary
points out that this mark of desertion
must be removed as soon as possible
after trial and promulgation of SON
teuce. and that action of the COM
manding officer should be reported
to the bureau of navigation Of the
Navy Department with copy to dis
bursting officers carrying accounts for
reCredit Of any amounts due on date
of desertion.
The annual report of Rear Admiral
W. d. MacDougall. United States
Navy, superintendent of the United
y
of the bureau of aeronautics, is high
~ technical in its nature. The re-
port touches on the flashing of time
signals by. naval radio stations at
Annapolis, Arlington and Key West,
and their further wide distribution
by the commercial telegraph COM
panies. as we'll as the astronomical
experiments. calculations and expert
ments which have been conducted
during the year by the observatory.
In accordance with present plans,
a membership campaign will shortly
be inaugurated to enroll all Marines
in the Marine Corps League The
primary object of the organization.
10 which all Marines who have worn
the Marine uniform in peace or war
are eligible, is to preserve the tradi-
tiens of the corps and to unite the
members in bond Of fellowship in
or6er that they may be effective in
promoting the ideals of American
freedom and democracy which they
have defended. Additional infor-
nation relative to membership in the
! league can be secured by addressing
! Lieut.. Col +. Halford, chief of staff,
headquarters. United States Marine
Corps, Washington, ID. c., or Ray C..
Sawyer, national adjutant, 20 Hamil-
ton place. New. York city. =.
According to Annapolis reports, a
! plan is on foot for the reorganization
! of the world beating Naval Academy
crew of 1920, which won. the interna-
tional race in the 1920 Olympiads, to
compete in the same event this year
The plan is for the old oarsmen to
assemble at Annapolis about the mid
| die of April. so they could have two
months OF practice before the Phila-
delphia tryouts. According to The
scheme, men who have severed their
I ~; Il l,n
replaced by other veteran >oarsmen.
At the end of the fiscal year 1928,
there were S5,S55 enlisted men in the
United States Navy, of whom 14,73S
were native born while 1917 were of
foreign extraction. The latter Wera