Evening star., 1925-05-31


er batleship divisions. Comdr. ID.
NJ. leBreton, u. S. N, battleship
divisions gunnery officer, will go as
executive officer of the L. =. >.
Wyoming, while Lieut.. Comdr. J. r.
Redman, u. S. N, battleship' diVi-
sion's radio officer, has been assigned
to duty I'm the Bureau of Engineer
ing. Navy Depa rtment. Comdr V.
V. Woodward, u. :. n, engineering
officer of the L. 5. s. Tennessee, will
become battleship divisions engineer
officer, relieving Comdr. +. A. Todd.
u. S. N, who will act as chief OF
staff for the battleship divisions.
Lieut.. j. v. Murphy, U. 5. N. will be
ordered as battleship divisions radio
Officer.
A competition has recently been in
augurated among the Coast Guard
destroyers for the purpose of stimu-
lating interest in the engineering ett1-
cheney Of the vessels. This competi-
ton is patterned after the system
which has been used by the Navy for
several years and the efficiency OF the
vessels is determined by similar
methods.
The standards that have been set
are based on the performances and
the allowances of the vessels While
operating under the Navy Depart
ment with consideration given to the
very intermittent character of the
steaming operation which they are
now obliged to perform. As the ma
chinery installations are very similar
for all the 750-ton class and for all
the 1,000-ton class, but one set of al
Iowa noes were made for each class,
This averaging OF the allowances
without regard to the condition or
the machinery is the individual yes
sells results, of course, in some yes
sells being favored and others andl-
capped. The vessels standing high
est in the competition at the present
time, with their respective command
ing and engineer officers are: l. Beale,
Lieut.. Comdr. r. r. Waesche, Lieut..
(E) W. J. Kossler; >, Patterson, Lieut..
Comdr. NJ. j. Ryan, Lieut.. Comdr. tE)
6. r. O'Connor; 3, Conyngham, Lieut..
Con1dr. Z. D. Jones, Lieut.. Comdr.
(E) c. j. Odendthal; 4, Porter, Lieut..
Ccmdr. LIE Roy Reinburg, Lieut..
Comdr. CE) NJ. r. Daniels; 5. Henley,
Lieut.. Comdr. L. V. kielhorn, Lieut..
tE) r. S. Patch.
Distribution is now being made to
the service of changes in uniform
regulations for the Navy, of which
the most important perhaps is the
submarine insignia which makes its
regulations. A change of general in
terest throughout the entire service Is
the authorization for the use of yellow
silk lace of standard approved sam
pie which will be. substituted for the
gold lace. This will be most popular
change in the uniform to the service
as a whole. as 1t will materially lessen
the cost of same.
Under the old regulations authority
YI,n .lr-ir, IF
large decoration, but under the head
of decorations In the changes in Navy
uniform regulations, 1t Is prescribed
that decorations Ion evening clothes,
il miniatures are not available, the
decorations and medals or ribbons will
be worn pinned on the left lapel, eX-
, tending to the left of the lapel, if
necessary.
The new regulations also prescribe
that aiguillettes are not to be worn
by aides to officers lower than flag
officers. This provision, it will be
seen, does not authorize the wearing
of ajguillettes by aides to captains.
Strong protests are being made by
the Junior officers of the Navy against
the proposed amendment made by the
Navy Department to the Britten bill
pertaining to the retirements of lieu
tenants. AS originally introduced, the
Britten bill provided AN allowance of
800 for each years service for the
complete severance of officers holding
the rank of lieutenant from the Navy.
Under the Navy Department proposal,
however, an allowance of only two
years pay is provided for
This would amount, it is estimated
by the Junior officers of the Navy, to
a reduction of approximately $1,000
in the allowances for those lieuten-
ants who severed their connection
with the service. The eliminated Off
GERS would have to their credit about
10 years service, which, under the
Britten bill, would make their separa-
ton allowance amount to $1,000. The
two years pay would amount to
about $500. In fairness to them, it
is argued by the junior officers, a man
who has completed the course at the
Naval Academy and given 10 years of
his life to the service, is at least en-
titled to the provisions contained in
the Britten bill. AS he is separating
himself from the service, it is pointed
out that he should at least have
$1,000, provided for in the Britten
bill, If he is TO establish himself in
civil life.
Rear Admiral Edward Fl. Campbell,
Judge advocate general of the Navy,
AS a result of a conference held at the
Navy Department this week, will
prepare two personnel bills, one to be
a revision of the Britten bill, while
7~fhe other Will be d modification of the
bill providing for the equalization of
promotion between the line. and the
staff. Participating in this conference
with Chairman Britten of the person
mel subcommittee of the House com
nnittee on naval affairs were Rear
"A 6potraI Edward w E,hprlP- chief of
the Bureau of Naval Operations
Rear Admiral w. r. Shoemaker, chief
of the Bureau of Navigation; Rear
Admiral Hilary p. Jones, chairman
of the General Board of the Navy;
Rear Admiral Edward H. Campbell,
Judge Advocate General of the Navy,
and Comdr. J. S. Mccain, NJ. S. N,
who is on duty in the Bureau of
Navigation. Upon the framing of the
bills another conference will be held
at which the new provisions will be
taken up in detail.
Agreement was made at the confer
ence that retirement for length of
service in grade viii be substituted in
lieu of retirement for age in grade.
Under this plan officers up to and in
Guiding the grade of captain will be
retired providing they are not pro-
NOTED within seven years of the time
which they enter each of the grades.
Mention Is not made as to what age
officers are to be retired under this
scheme, but officers up to and includ
Sing the grade of lieutenant com
nander will be retired with two
years' pay. An exception will be
made to that class of officers, how
ever. who were commissioned from
warrant officers grades and from the