The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-24

6Om0 years dSO1 WhOA SAO
Norfolk navy yard.
While the Constitution is afloat
the pressure = is evenly distributed
and the work of rebuilding above
the water line will proceed without
mishap. Then, with an elaborate
system Of snoring her up, she can
be placed in drydock to have her
hull rebuilt.
Major, Oliver L. SpiIler, Of the
coast artillery, who just graduated
from the command and general
staff school of Fort Leavenworth,
has reported for duty in the office
Of the chief Of coast artillery, where
he viii relieve Captain Aaron Brad
shaw, jr., in the materiel section
Of that office Captain Bradshaw
will sail on the September 3 trans
port for Manila from San Fran
cisco.
Fifty-one reserve officers Of the
chemical warfare service have been
receiying fifteen days training at
Edgewood Arsenal, Nd, which con-
Guided on July Is. These officers
are from the First, Second, Third,
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Corps areas,
and they have received general
course Of training In chemical war
fare. together with special instruc-
ton in the duties to which they
are assigned.
The course included a study of
the organization Of the army, with
particular reference to the chemical
warfare service, duties of chemical
warfare officers assigned to units,
and to the several installations; the
principles Of tactics in general and
OF chemical warfare tactics, includ-
ing a knowledge of the character
istics Of the several chemical
agents. defense against gas and al.
lied subjects.
Chaplains OF the army who make
transport trips have been advised
that it Is futile to recommend the
installation Of moving picture plants
on the transports. The quartermas-
ter general finds space limitations,
fire hazards and lack OF facilities
such as to make the presentation
Of pictures aboard ship impracti-
cable. This sound judgment has
been approved, and there is no rea.
son to ask for a reconsideration un.
less conditions change. Effort is
to be made to provide other forms
Of entertainment for passengers and
crews.
The quartermaster general Of the
army recently recommended that
the purchasing and breeding head.
quarters Of the service, now located
at Sacramento, CAL, be moved to
Fort Douglas, Utah, has been ap.
proved by the Secretary Of War.
This move was determined upon
In the interests of economy and eff.
ficiency Of operation. The location
more than 81 900 per year and this
will be saved in. addition to which
a reduction in the use of mileage,
by reason Of the fact that Fort
Douglas is more continuous to
horse markets, can be made.
Major Alexander II. Jones Of the
QuarteFmaster corps, will be Al
command Of the new headquarters.
AS usual in the summer months,
the disease rate in the army for
respiratory diseases has declined.
and the admission rate Tor all
causes has dropped. The admis-
sion rate for all causes declined to
569.SS from 606.3S per 1000 per
annum: This number Is below thai
Of 1924, when the rate was 67S.5
for the army in the United States.
Respiratory diseases declined to 127
from 152, and there were no cases
Of influenza
For the first four months of
1925, the troops in China had the
highest admission rate for disease.
those in the United States second,
in Panama third, and in Hawaii,
the lowest. For injury the troops
in Panama had the highest adnlis'
sion rate, China second. the United
States third, and the Philippine
Islands lowest.
The latest developments in aerial
photography were graphically dem
onstrated at Rochester, N. z, re
Gently when Lieutenant George
w. Goddard and Doctor s. M
Burk, a Government physicist, both
on duty at McCook Field, conduct
ed experiments on a, new photo
graphic process:
While an Army Photographic
plane was in the air, new types OF
. Photographic emulsions were used
which made possible the developing
and printing Of photographs during
the flight, within ten minutes after
the picture was made. This makes
possible the taking Of battle scenes
developing the films in the air
dropping them to the ground, anC
returning for more Photographic
work without landing the plane.
There is said to be sixty-one ex
listing vacancies in the commits
stoned personnel of the medical de
partment of the Army and the &C
QUESTION OF qualified candidates II
fill these vacancies continues to b.
one of the perplexing problems con
fronting the surgeon general O.
the army.
During the fiscal year ende'
June 80, there was ten appoint
ments made, but so far this calen
dar year, only two appointment
were made.
Extraordinary efforts have beef
made by the medical department
officers to obtain candidates, blu
it is becoming increasingly diff
cult to arouse interest in the oppor
tunities offered by permanent com
missions in the medical corps be
cause of the more lucrative re
turns assured-to graduates OF med
cal schools in the practice OF thei
profession in civil life.
Captain Powers Symington, I
6. N, on duty as captain of tn
Philadelphia Navy Yard, has mad
application for retirement, hayin
completed thirty years service.