Evening star., 1925-07-12

| target practice and the tactical de
ployment Of the big guns. Neither
the location or the date OF the ma
neuvers have as yet been selected.
but upon the return OF Mai. Gen.
John A. Lejeune. comma ndant Of the
Marine Corps. from his leave. 1t ia
believed that the ma neuver plans will
be submitted 70 him for final action.
The Judge Advocate General Of the
Navy has again submitted the equal
izstion bill 10 the committee repre-.
senting the line and the staff. which
has been busily engaged in a revision
of the section which establish the
status of the line and staff officers.
The committee has also devoted con-
siderable attention to amending that
section extending selection down 10
the grade Of lieutenant. which is pro-
vided for in the Britten bill
From all Indications, the bill will
not be published until the Secretary
of the Navy returns To Washington
In August. and In some quarters the
view is held that approval of the
! Secretary should be secured before
making public the measure. The
Secretary has already made known
that he favors legislation similar to
that contained In the bill which was
pending in Congress during the last
! session.
Word from the Pacific coast indi-
Gates that the naval aircraft par
ticipating in the West coast.to.H Hawaii
nonstop flight win hop off on Septem-
Der 2. The Navy Department has
designated i vessels to be stationed
about goo miles apart 10 act as plane
guard, the three largest naval craft,
the United States ships Arizona,
Langley and AroosIook being placed
at prescribed intervals in order to
maintain efficient radio cornmunica-
/ tion between. the ships and shore
| and from planes to ships. These
vessels, who will take their stations
| about August 2S. are as follows:
Arizona, Langley. Aroostook. William
Jones. McCaw Never. Doyen,
! Reno, Farragut, Tanager, Whippoor-
will
Capt. G. j. Rowclitf. United States
Navy. who has just been detached
from the STAFF Of the comma nder in
chief of the United States fleet. is
| now en- route TO the Naval Academy.
Anna polls. Md. where he has been
assigned 10 duty as head of the de-
partment of engineering and aero
nautfcs.
| for place on the honorary retired
| list. as provided for in the new Naval
Reserve regulations. was that from
Capt James r. Parker, United States
Naval Reserve. The list was pri-
nnarily designed for the benefit of
those members OF the Naval Reserve
| desiring TO retire after % years serv-
ice with the Naval Militia and Re
serve. Under this provision. those
rY0a ~
within this category are authorized
10 wear the uniform on certain pre-
scribed occasions, they are permitted
10 use the honorary title Of rank
but the provision does not carry with
IL any retired paw
The first Naval Reserve offcer TO
have his commission in the new Re.
serve approved by the Acting Secre.
| tary OF the Navy was Lieut. Comdr
Randolph H. Nexsen D-v, United
States Naval Reserve
Lieut.. Comdr. II. II. Frost United
states Navy, on duty in the Bureau
OF Navigation. Navy Department, has
returned to his duties in the Navy
Department after visiting the first.
third. fourth. fifth and ninth naval
districts in connection with certain
points In placing in operation the new
Naval Reserve act.
A recent arrival in WashinSton is
Capt William P. Scott. United States
Navy. who succeeds Capt H. e
Briggs. United States Navy. as chief
OF the Naval Reserve section in the
Bureau of Navigation. Capt Briggs
is ordered TO the Naval War College
Prior 10 coming to Washington Capt.
Scott commanded the L. s. s. Okla,
homa.
The Navy Department announced
this week the award of q contract for
the construction of three planes. to
be known as the T2-D, which can
be converted into either land or sea
planes and which are built for bomb
ing. scouting or torpedo work. The
pla mes will carry a crew of three man
and there will be provided a special
radio compartment. This three-pur.
pose plane will not only simplify the
replacing of spare parts and the max.
Ing of repairs, but Ii will result In
more economical and efficient opera
tion of this type of planes Each
snip has two 400 horsepower, air.
cooled engines
ARMY.
As result of the promotion YES.
terday of Brig. Gen. William s.
Graves TO the rank Of ma jor general.
vice Maj. Gen. Harry c. Hale. who
was placed on the retired list on july
10, Col. Paul A. Wolf Infantry. was
advanced to the rank Of brigatiier gen,
eral, effective July il.
Lieut. Col Howard G. Djckips,,
Infantry Reserve. who has been on
duty with the General staff as the
reserve ONCE in charge Of lesisIa.
tion for the Organized Reserves, will
oe renewed by Lieut.. Col. H E Bulls.
reserve Corps. II was announced this
week by the War Department. Col.
DICKINSON did some notable work
whiie on duty in the War Depart.
fnenf and he will long be remembered
as pioneering the way for Orsanized
Reserve legislation. In Col. Rulli.
the War Department has a worthy
successor to Col, Dickinson. and he
ls well equipped for this important as
sisnment. Col. Bulls has achieved
marked success in orga nizing cham.
oers OF commerce, having Just re.
Gently completed work of this nature
at Brooklyn
MAI. o. l.. Spiller, Coast Artillery
corps, recent graduate of the Com.
nnand and General STAFF School. ar
rived In Washington this week for
outy in the materiel section, once
OF the chief of coast artillery He
reheves Capt. Aaron radshaw. jr..
coast Artillery Corps who ga ils
September from San Fra ancisco for
Ma nila
or interest TO officers of the Army
Navy and Marine Corps was the an.
nouncement that decision had heen
! made by the Solicitor General NOT TO
appeal the Clifford Jones income
! tax case to the Supreme Court The
refusal of the Solicitor General to ap
peal the case means that imnedists