The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-10

/ A cavalry officer Of the army, on
duty with the signal corps school,
has compiled a complete descrip
ton and photographs Of the SCR.
1876 set under development at the
radio laboratory and has forwarded
it to the chief Of calvary, recon
mending it's trial by the calvary
for use at division headquarters.
A recent test of new type Of
lamp has just been made. The
lamp has two vertical cylindrical
electrodes which, when connected.
10 circuit of comparatively potcn-
tial, gives off a distinct glow from
the corona discharge. 1t IL very
considered by the ordnance depart.
ment for gun-sight lighting and H.
Elimination Of aiming points at
night. Radio B batteries are being
used for laboratory test.
The old military cemetery at Sit.
ka, Alaska, has been made q Ma
tjonal cemetery, according to the
quartermaster general of the army.
This makes a total of eight Ma
tional cemeteries under the juris-
diction of the quartermaster gen-
erals office, according to Major
General William H. Hart. in add.
ton to the eight permanent Ameri.
can cemeteries in Europe. =
The present class at the air SER
vice primary flying school at Brooks
| Field, San Antonio, Texas, started
their flying training with an enroll
ment OF 81 officers 135 flying
cadets and five on-commissioned
officers, who are training in grade
The class has been thinned in
ranks by the faculty board to 20
officers, 100 flying cadets and 4
non commissioned officers. Ninety
per cent of the personnel elirntnat-
/ ed has been for failure to make
suitable progress in flying. and the
remaining 10 per cent for failure
in academic work, physical dlsa'
hility and at the request OF the
student.
Captain C. c. Lowe. infantry re.
serve, who has just been renewed
| from a tour of duty with the war
Department which lasted Tor sew
eral years, has been appointed pub.
licity man for the Reserve Offlcers
Association.
Tieutenant Colonel Fred j..
| Rvona. engineer reserve. secretary
of the Reserve Officers Association
of the United States. has an
nounced the formation OF q Na-
tionaI publicity committee 1or Tue
purpose of extending informatlons
on the purpose OF and neeo oA
National defense.
The annual meeting OF the
Marine Corps League VIII taks
/ nlace in Philadelphia on Novemoer.
IL and II. The meeting VIII ne Oh
| extraordinary interest as it Is pro.
/ nosed to conduct quite a ceremony
a. the birthplace of the marine
corps. the site Of the ola III"
1I ~ was at this tavern that Captain
Rohert Mullin, proprietor OF the
inn recruited the first company o.
marines after the passage OF III.
historic resolution of the CONT
mental Congress on November ~
IT'S. which brought the marine
corps into existence.
Commander Enrique Monge AMI
Lieutenant Commanders PABLO On
taneda Jose Alzamora, ana Lieu
| tenant Adam Badham, OF the re
.,,,,jsn navy. have arrived In New
wi IN connection with the con-
| struction of two new submarines
now being built at New LONDON
Conn. The submarines are OF the
| latest type. The officers or the
| peruvian navy were met by Captain
Sayles, of the United States navy
Lieutenant Commander George d.
| @ hnaY1 n0Ane
| aid TO Rear Admiral Louis M. MIL
ton. y. s. NJ, commandment of he
academy. and is in charge OF the
aviation training. It is reported
that such an office is to be 'oef-
nanently added to the STATE or me
commandment of the acamedy. Com
noander Murray Is in charge OF me
ground school work being con
Quoted at Annapolis this summer:
One hundred and fifty "middleS
of the 1926 class are undergoing IN
struction this summer.
The officers Of the air service or
the navy on duty at Annapolis are;
Lieutenant Commander George d.
Murray, Lieutenants G. F. Chapline'
D. w. Tomlinson, G. l.. Compo'
LLOYD Harrison, John e. Ostrauder
and M. E. Schoefflel in the ground
school; and Lieutenants John s.
Farnsworth. o. B. Hardison. A. G:
McFall, A. l.. Doyle. Driven
Ketcham, J. c. Williams and Il. r.
De Long, of the Flight School
Rear Admiral J. K. Robinson.
U. S. NJ. chief Of the bureau OF
engineering, has left the city on an
official tour Of inspection to the
west coast. where he will confer
with the commandments at budget
Sound and Mare Island navy yards
in connection with the allotments
of labor and material for the fiscal
year.
Lieutenant Commander n. FL
Frost, u. S. NJ, has conferred with
the commentaries Of the first. sec
ond, third, fourth fifth and ninth
naval districts, regarding the new
regulations concerning the eStao
lishment of the new naval reserve
as the representative Of the bureau
of navigation of the Navy Depart
ment. Commander Frost will also
confer with the commandments OF
the sixth. seventh and eighth naval
districts for the same purpose
Returning to the Navy Depart
ment he will make a report on che
progress of the work.
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