The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-10

army air service. who has been on
duty in the Canal Zone, has arrived
in Washington. and will be assigned
TO duty in the office of the chief OF
army air service.
Cavalry Inspection.
Major General Mal;n Craig. chief
of cavalry, in a communication TO
the quartermaster general, has the
following to say relative to re-
mounts recently furnished the cav
airy:
II have just completed an in
spection Of practically tall cavalry
units and found that the animals
were, on the whole, above average
and of better quality than any re-
this is due to the present method
officially, to the stimulus to indi-
vidual initiative on the part of unr-
chasing officers. nquestionably, Is
increasing the efficiency of the cav
airy service, and / therefore take
this opportunity of expressing my
appreciation for the excellent and
timely service you and your staff,
by close interbranch cooperation,
are rendering this arm
Captain Thomas G. rockingham,
quartermaster reserve, whose war
time assignment was chief OF the
historical division OF the office of
the quartermaster general Of the
army, has been invited by the
historical section of the navy to
write the naval history of the war.
In the future all cleaning and
preserving materials for ordnance
and ordnance stores of the army,
not In ordnance establishments,
will be supplied by the ordnance
department and not the quarter.
master corps.
The quartermaster general of the
army is distributing samples Of
approved shades Of cloth for
officers breeches as authorized by
paragraph SB, army regulations
600-35. This distribution is to the
inspector general, all commanding
generals of the corps areas, the
quartermaster depots. general sales
stores, the service schools and the
larger posts.
Majors Donald II. Connolly and
Douglas H. Gillette, corps Of engin-
GERS, who were reported as among
the missing passengers who went
down on the steamer Norman on
the Mississippi, are, according to
word that has been received In
Washington, ! very much alive.
Their friends in the service win be
glad to learn that both are attend
ing official duties in the district
engineers office, Memphis, Ten
neSsee, az usual. Both officers had
q very narrow escape in the dis.
asteR.
Kelly Field Renamed.
One of the most attractive of the
army flying fields, formerly known
as Kelly Field No. /, at San An
tonic, Texas, has been designated
as Duncan Field by the War De-
partment in honor of Major
Thomas Duncan, who was killed in
an airplane accident at Boiling
Field here on May Is, 1928.
In a letter to Mrs. Thomas Dun.
can, who resides at Orlando, Fla,
the adjutant general of the army
stated that ''the airdrome desig-
mated as Duncan Field, in honor
OF her husband, was named In
grateful recognition Of the valuable
service rendered to the army AMI
to his country by Major Duncan"
Tests have been conducted by the
signal corps toward the perfection
of remote control installations from
France Field to Colon and adjust.
ment Of the naval tube transmltter
f., at the latter place for use of the
air force. Up to the present time
these tests have resulted in marked
progress toward obtaining satisfac-
| tory results. Excellent results
have been obtained in the lest
tests, which indicate that satisfac.
tory two-way communication With
airplanes operating from France
Field at a range of 100 miles can
be attained under favorable condi.
lions. The final report will be de.
ferred until certain defects In IN
Stallatfon are adjusted.
Lieutenants William Hastings
and Joseph M. Herman, construc.
ton corps Of the navy, who are
attending a course in naval archi.
| lecture at the Massachusetts In.
stitute Of Technology, have Jointly
designed a rotor ship, which is Fro
| PEELED by a new type OF revolving
tower. The experimental craft,
which will be tested out in a few