Evening star., 1925-03-15
ARM ".

:.ieut. CO.. Augustine Mcintyre,
Field Artillery. inspector in the office
OF the chief of Field Artillery, Will
shortly be ordered to Fort Hoyle, Md,
where he will be placed in command
OF the ist Field Artillery Brigade
or the 9Th Field Artillery, with the
probable indications that he VIII be
given the regimcntal command. Coz.
Mcintyre will he succeeded by Lieut.
Col. Daniel W. Hand, Field Artillery.
assistant commandant of the Field
Artillery School Fort Sill, Okla. Or
ders for the former are effective
April II.
Lieut.. Col. Edward H. DeArmond,
Field Artillery, chief of the training
section. Office of the chile: of Field
Artillery, has left Washington for an
inspection of Field Artillery units of
the regular establishment and Re
serve Officers Training Corps activi-
ties.
Plans are also being formulated for
an inspection OF similar units in the
1st and Cd Corps Areas, to be
made by Maj. Robert NJ. Danford,
Field Artillery, who is on duty in the
training section of this office.
Due to the fact that the Congress
failed to enact the proposed legisla-
tion TO validate certain payments to
Army officers on account of depen-
dents. Circular No. Z, War Depart
ment, 1924, which pertains to this
subject, will probably have to be re-
vised. Serious consideration Is now
being given this matter. and II is ex-
pected that some definite pronounce
Inent on the subject will be made at
Rn early date.
Judges hearing the Clifford Jones
income tax case in the Court of
rat ;ny t,N &c
ease, argument for which was most
ably presented. According TO the
questions asked. the judges indicated
they were entirely conversant with
the subject matter. 1t is expected
that a. decision will be rendered some
time within the next two or three
weeks, which. most unfortunately,
will be too lato for Army officers to
take advantage of in the event that
the case is won.
The chief of Cavalry has recon-
mended, after a study of pouches for
ffrst-aid packets, that the 1924 ex-
pcrimental model be adopted for issue.
The new model is slightly larger in
size, 1t has only one snap on the back,
and the flap comes to point in the
center instead OF all the way across.
Progress is being made in the de-
Nelopment work OF the machine rife
pack. Models will In all probability
be submitted to the service for test.
Success attended the rail trans
portation convention, just concluded
in the Office OF the QuartermaSter
General, with the corps area and
other quartermaster officers who were
in Washington. The primary object
Of the rail conference, which was held
under the auspices OF the Secretary
A. q.
o-ordtnating the work of the Quar-
termaster Generals office with the
held, to simplify procedure and TO
st-aighten out debatable matters. In
addition to those officers on duty in
Washington, the following were in
attendance, with their corps areas
indicated: Col. w. f.. Horton; lst;
Col. F. H. Lawton, 2d; Col. T. B.
Hacker, 3D.; Gen. NJ. G.. Zalinski, 4th;
Col F. II. Pops, 9TH; Col. G. f. Ball,
6th; Lieut.. Col A. X. Bask ette, 7th:
Col. c. E. Hawkins, Sth: Col. H. F.
Rethers, 9th; Col. W. S. Wood, Phila-
delphia .. n. l. depot; Col L f.
Gerard New Orleans =. NJ. I. depot
and Lieut.. Col ". H. Point, Phtladel-
phia .. ". l. depot.
Besides Maj. Gen. ". II. Hart.
Quartermaster General. who made the
welcoming address and the closing
remarks, the other speakers Included
on the program were Brig. Gems. Fox
Connor, assistant chief OF stan, Ga;
John T. Knight, chief of the Construo-
tion Service: y. C. Dalton, chief of the
Transportation Service, and John B.
Rellin ger, chief OF the supply Service;
Col. William Elliott, chief of the Per-
sonnel Service: Lieut. Col. Robert
Sterrett, chief of the Remount Serv-
ice; Lieut.. Coils. n. +. Hilgard and
A. ]. Lynch; Maj. c. l. Corbin and
Capt. e. J. Glynn.
OF great interest to Army officers
of the Mounted Service is the an
nouncement that the Carnegie Insti-
tuition OF Washington is making
thoroughly scientific study in the
genetics of the thoroughbred horse.
Studies in the genetics OF the thor
oughbred horse were pursued in Eng
land during the war. and special re-
search work was started relative TO
the methods of mate selection which
are followed by the English breeders.
The Investigation abroad concluded
in the selection of Miss May Carter, a
Held worker, for the purpose of gath
eTing biological data concerning
speed. soundness and stamina of the
several members of selected strains
of horses. \. r. Quarles. in collabor-
alton with Prof. ". S. Anderson of
the department Of genetics, UniVer-
sity Of kentucky, has been designated
the field worker in Kentucky. He
will make studies on the family
strains OF selected groups of Ameri-
can thorouGhbreds. In addition 10
these two field representatives, third
one is engaged in preparing family
studies OF those horses competing in
the turf classics around New York
City.
4 luncheon conference OF Army,
Navy and Reserve chaplains in wash
ington and adjacent thereto Will be
held at the Army and Navy Club
March IS. In addition to Brig. Cen.
Dennis Z. Nolan. deputy chief Of staff.
il is expected that Admiral Edward
w. Eberle, chief of naval operations,
Navy Department, will also make a
brief address.
Decision has been reached that
Quartermaster Corps appropriations
are properly chaTgeable with the pro-
curement of utilities, such cleo
tricity, heat, gas, water, sewerage,
fire protection, etc, except where
otherwise provided for purely tech
meal purposes by other branches of
the Army; for instance, such as
power for machine shops, electricity
for Photographic purposes, night fly
ing lighting systems, etc This sub
ject is covered by Circular Letter No
19, ipsued by the Quartermaster Cen
eraI under date of February -
NAVY.
Nine battleships and nine destroy
ers augmented by submarine divi-
sions and aircraft squadrops, compose
the schedule of vessels of the battle
fleet which will leave San Francisco