Evening star., 1924-04-06

greater gasoline capacity and con-
sequently greater operating range.
The CS-2 is powered with a Wright
T-3 engine of 5S5 horsepower, while
the CS-1 Is powered with a Wright
T-2 OF 525 horsepower.
An engine starter for airplanes is
now being tested at the engine test
navy yard. This device. which con-
sists essentially of a aywheel and
gear train which connects through q
clutch to the crank shaft of the mo-
tor involves an additional weight of
approximately thirty pounds. Suff-
cient energy can be stored in the
system to turn over standard Lib
erty engine five revolutions at the
rate of 100 revolutions per minute:
The fiywheel is brought up to speed
by hand cranking through train of
gears until the wheel is revolving
at the rate of 10000 revolutions per
minute. On the attainment of this
speed the mechanism may be thrown
into gear with the crank shaft by a
clutch operated from the pilots seat.
Service tests are now being conduct
ed with a starter of this type mount
ed in an airplane.
Approval has just been given by
the Navy Department of the revised
itinerary OF the shakedown cruise of
the u. S. S. Raleigh, which was caused
by the delay in completion of neces-
sary work at the navy yard, New
York. The schedule of arrival and
departure at each port: New York
navy yard. April 1S; Chesapeake bay,
April 10. April 26; Bermuda. April %.
April 80: Ponta Delgada, May S, May
z; Southampton, May IL, May 81;
! Cherbourg. May %, May 81: Cadiz,
June 8. June 8: Guantanamo, June 10,
June %; New York. July 2.
During the week the first business
meeting of the newly organized
Chanwos Club was held, at which
the following officers were elected:
Chief Machinist Franz j. NJ. Parduhn
L. S. N. president; Machinist John
| w. Cunningham, first vice president ::
Carpenter Paul j. lynch, second vice
| president; Chief Pharmacist Carl A
! Setterstrom, secretary; Chief Pay
Clerk Wayne Prather. treasurer. and
| Chief Pharmacist Ramsey w. Rider,
L. s. N, steward.
Authorization has been given by
the Navy Department for the manu-
| facture of FIVE Sonic depth finders of
an improved design at the Washing
| ton navy yard. Three of them will
| be distributed for light cruisers, one
| for mine layer and the other for a
| transport.
During the week Capt. D. NJ. Addi-
son Is. C.l. U. S. N: Commander II.
| De F. Mel IS. CO, U. 5. N. and Lieut.
rived in Washington from their trip
| to the west coast. where they were
engaged in supervising auction sales
+, of surplus material at the Puget
, Sound navy yard and at the navy
yard, Mare Island, Calf.
The British battle cruiser squadron
is due to arrive at San Francisco July
| 7. where it will remain until July Il.
/ The squadron will consist of II. NJ. s.
Hood and H. NJ. S. Repulse. These two
! vessels will be accompanied BY the
: First Light Cruiser Squadron, con-
sisting OF the Dauntless, Delhi.
/ Dragon, Danae and the Dunedin. The
| world and this will be the first visit
| of any of them to the United States.
| The squadron is due to arrive in
| Honolulu on June 6, where they viii
remain five days before proceeding to
| San Francisco. Admiral s. S. Robi-
! SON. commander in chief of the battle
| fleet. will be in San Francisco. with
one division of battleships to welcome
| the visitors on their arrival. A series
| of entertainments is being arranged
| in their honor.
! So that he might better observe the
| maneuverS of the destroyer Squadrons
| in their operations against the battle
! SHIPS, rear SOHi-
| mander of the destroyer Squadrons,
/ battle fleet, shifted his flag tempo
rariIy to the u S. S. McDonough.
| Announcement has been made that
the resignation of Lieut.. Commander
! E H Loftin, L. S. N, has been ac-
cepted by the Navy Department. Com
/ mander Loftin is one of the foremost
radio experts among Navy line OFF,
| GERS, besides being an authority on
J the patent laws pertaining to radio
! Vive Admiral McCully, commander
/ Of the scouting fleet. has temporar-
! lily transferred his flag from the L.
s. Wyoming at Guantanamo to the
! L. S. S. Overton.
| Blood flows through the bones OF
| very young children almost as freely
! as through the veins