The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-17

the new cnleT or cavalry.
The new assistant commandan;
Of the war college Is a native Of
Tennessee and entered the military
academy as q cadet on June Is
1884. He reached the permanent,
grade Of colonel in the corps ii
engineers on July 4, 1920.
During the World War he held
the rank Of brigadier general In ths
national army. He has the d. S
NJ. and Is on the initial general
staff corps eligible list. graduated
from the general staff school il,
1923.
The selection OF Colonel Brow
the new chief Of engineers in June
The engineer service, has been ex
pecting the SecFetary OF War To
select Brigadier General Jadwin
assistant chief Of engineers. and
there Is some talk about Colonel
Brown being the next assistant
chief. Local army circles are
anxipusly waiting for the decision.
but bank on General Jadwin.
Nurses Pension Approved
The Senate Military Committee
has reported favorably i bin which
provides for retirement for the
nurse corps Of the Army and
Navy. The bill provides that when
a member OF the Army Nurse Corps
or the Navy Nurse Corps shall
have served thirty years, or shall
have reached the age Of so years,
having served twenty years, she
may be retired with pay computed
at the rate Of . per cent OF her
base pay for each year Of actice
service.
According to orders Of the War
Department. Major James N. Peale.
the First Battalion of
the Twelfth Infantry at Fort
Howard, Md, has been ordered de-
tailed as a member of the general
June 30, and will sail the latter
part of that month for his new
assignment in Hawaii.
Major PeaIe was graduated last
summer from the Command and
General Staff School of the Army
at Fort Leavenworth, and made
many friends among the District
of Columbia reserve officers who
trained at Camp Meade last sum.
mer with the Twelfth Infantry.
The board of officers inspecting
Naval reserve activities in the
Third and Fourth Naval districts,
headed by Capt. w. p. Scott,
Comdr. G. H. Emmerson and Lieut..
Comdr. H. H. Frost, will inspect
this week along the East Coast.
The District Of Columbia unit of
the Naval reserve has received it's
inspection at the hands Of this
board.
Additional suits have been filed
in the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict against the Comptroller Gen.
eral and the Secretary Of the Navy
by Lieuts. Ralph w. Floody and
Stephen e. Haddon.
In the suit of Lieutenant Had
don, he included also the director
of the Veterans Bureau, based on
the fact that his adjusted compen-
sation certificate was turned over
to the Comptroller General to be
applied as an offset against the
alleged Indebtedness for dependent
mother allowances. 1t Is believed
that many will file suit against
the Veterans Bureau over refunds
on adjusted compensation certifi.
Gates that have been collected by
the Comptroller General
Lieut.. Col. Leroy F. Smith, a
reserve officer on duty as an ad.
ditional officer of the War De.
partment general staff, recently
addressed the meeting Of the local
chapter Of the Z. A. r. on the
reserve component of the Army.
Major Gen. Charles Saltzman,
chief signal officer of the Army
has returned to Washington after
short trip of inspection Of signal
corps activities at the headquarters
of the Fourth Corps area and at
Fort Bfnning, the home Of the In
fantry School.
While at the school he conferred
with officers there regarding the
changes that will have to be made
In radio and telephone installations
incident to improvements and also
relative TO moving and still pho.
Biography. 1t is planned to erect
modern fireprocf telephone ex-
change building:
Lieut.. Col. CcnsueIo A. Seoane,
well known Washingtonian, upon
completion of his present course
at the Army War College, will be
assigned to special duty with head.
quarters of the Second Corps area,
at Governors Island.
Major Paul A. Evans, II. 8. A.,
attached to the office Of the chief