Evening star., 1925-06-14

garty, 1885; Lieut. Col Charles Ho-
bart, 1886; Maj. Charles D. A. Loef-
fer. 1887; Bril-. Gen. Michael Cooney,
1897; Capt. William H. Nelson, 1887;
Brig. Gen. Aaron S. DaGget, 1887;
Capt. William b. Beck, 1887; Capt.
Charles T. Witherell, 1887; Col David
B. Wilson. 1888; Maj. Gen. John r.
bank, 1888; Maj. Bernard Kelly
(chaplain), 1888; Brig. Gen. Thomas
Ward, 1889; Brig. Gen. ]. I. Rogers,
1899; Maj. Moses Harris, 1899; Brig
Gen. Samuel NJ. Mansfield, 1899; Maj.
George f. Foster, 1899; Brig. Gen.
John A. kress. 1889; Col Edward
Hunter. 1899, and Brig. Gen. Theodore
A. Baldwin, 1889.
Thirty-five officers and men will
compete next week at Fort Logan in
the final tryouts for the 1925 Infantry
rifle team, out of which competition
"a will be selected as the rifle squad.
Out of this number there will be
chosen 10Nfiring members and 2 al
ternates to~represent the Infantry in
the national team match at Camp
Perry, Ohio, in September. Upon the
conclusion of the rifle team tryouts,
the pistol team tryouts will be held.
NAVY.
That he had not become convinced
of the practicability of submitting the
Britten bill and the equalization bill
to Congress in the form they had been
agreed upon at the various depart
ment conferences held with the chair
man of the personnel subcommittee
of the House committee on naval af-
fairs was the admission made by Sec
retary of the Navy Wilbur last week.
The Secretary indicates, however,
that he would carefully consider the
bill. But, as Chairman Britten left
Washington last week for a European
trip, the probabilities are that the two
measures will be held up for some
time.
Upon being requested for copies for
distribution to the service, the Secre-
tary pointed out that the bills not
having the approval of the Navy De-
partment he believed that it would
be unwise to publish them in their
present form. He made it known
that before Navy Department ap-
proval is given to the measures
some missionary work would have to
be done by the supporters of the bills
before they would be submitted to
Congress.
That provision providing for the re-
tirement of officers after seven years
siderable agitation among the junior
officers of the service Under, the
operation of this provision, 1t is point
ed out. 1T would be impossible for
officers graduating from the Naval
Academy in 1916, 1917 and 1918 to
attain the grade of lieutenant COM
mander before they had served seven
years as lieutenants. To Offset this
provision it has been proposed that
this shall not affect those officers now
in the service. Another proposal has
been suggested which will not make
these provisions effective until 1898.
The situation is having a very discon-
certfng effect upon all the junior Off
GERS of the Navy. There is an i'm
preston that a revision will have to
be made of the Britten bill before this
measure will receive Secretary Will
bur's approval.
Announcement has been made by
Capt. f. B. Bassett, U. S. ~, retired.
chairman of the board of governors
of the Army. Navy and Marine Corps
Country Club, that a limitation of
/ 900 has been placed upon the men,
bership of the club, this to consist of
425 Army officers. 240 Navy and Ma
rine Corps officers and 335 Reserve
and former officers.
When the membership of the club
reaches the 1,000-member limit it will
be the policy of the board of gov
ernors to return all applications re-
ceived thereafter. 1t is the opinion
of the board that sufficient publicity
has been given the project throughout
the Army, Navy and Marine Corps,
which has reached all officers on for
eign service, and that no complaint
can be lodged with the club if any
are returned. The rea-
son for limiting the membership of
the club was that the conclusion was
reached by experts who studied the
pacity of the plant as it could be
developed.
Decision has been reached by the
board that by August /, 1925, the
membership campaign will have
reached such a stage that it will be
possible to purchase the title to the
property and that the restoration of
the clubhouse and preliminary work
on the golf course and tennis courts
will begin.
AS of June 9, Rear Admiral c. F.
Hughes, director of fleet training.
Navy Department, announced the
standings and scores of the three
highest free machine gunners. The
three highest officers and their scores
are: First Lieut.. A. r. Holderby, U.
S. M. c.. 512.15; Bosn. A. E. Baher.
4S6.47, and Lieut.. G. E. Short, 4S4.96.
The three highest enlisted men and
their scores are: w. l.. Carleton, AP,
607.24; w. H. Kendall, AR1c, 496.84,
and w. H. Hotchkiss, RM1c, 1854
The three high fixed machine gunners'
scores are: Lieut.. Comdr. n. B.
Chase, 55; Lieut.. q. 60 c. c. Cham
pion, So, and Lieut.. q. g. w. G.
TomlinSon, 43.
Preparation is being made in the
Navy Department of a circular deal
ing with the allowance for dependents
question, the distribution of which
will shortly be made to the service.
The primary purpose of the circular
is to acquaint officers in the service
of the Navy Departments opinion as
to what constitutes dependents al
lowances under the law. Through the
issuance of this circular, 1t is pointed
out that many of the difficulties which
in the past have been met by the
controller general can be elimi-
mated. One of the most important
sections in the new circular, 1t is un-
derstood, will be that containing in
structions to officers which will guide
them in the preparation of their state
ments in claims for dependent allow
ances.
The advance opinion rendered by
the controller general of the United
States this week and given to the
Secretary of the Navy indicates that
the construction to be placed upon
the error in section Z of the act of
1925 will be 2k per cent for each
year Of total active service and not
21a per cent of the pay of colonel
upon retirement, as has been the lit
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