Evening star., 1926-01-17

jchOOlS at fenSt p H., sh.o,,,., l,.r
cola eliminates an
additional 4o.2 per cent of the mate
-ial sent there. giving a total of 20 per
sent aCCeptanCes, or so per cent re.eC-
tions IN the officer material originally
available. With the naval academy
m three appointment basis, averag
.ng about 260 gradu"reS. it Is obvious
that the total poSSIbi" increment OF in
crease Of commissioned plots per year
would be 81 with present methods Of
administration and standards for Selec
tion."
Figures complied in the Navy De
pertments show that aviation attri-
Ion runs from TO per cent annual
~. which indicates tina, eventually the
naval Hirmen Will stabilize at a figure
between ZOO and 100. In order that a
-arge number OF e,igibIes may be avail
able, an investigation Is being con
iucted by the department of the avia.
ion physical examination, with a view
% determining the minimum variation
rom the present accepted standard OF
The bureau.
Capt Wat T CIuverius, L. s. N,
mas been designated TO represent the
Navy Department on the occasion OF
he ceremonies at the attaching of a
fabiet 10 the Maine monument at
Havana. Cuta, February IS. Two
iestruyers. the Smith Thompson and
Tracy. with the two fleet submarines,
vi and w will participate in the
ceremonies. Capt. CluHeriuS was a
past mtdshipman on the L. : s. Maine
IN 1898 at the time of the explosion.
The United Spanish War Veterans Will
attach a bronze tablet which will CON
ain the names of those men who lost
heir lives ON the Maine. % years ago,
in Havana Harbor. 10 the Maine monu-
lnent. The ships designated above will
sail from Guantanamo in time to ar
rive at Key West on February 49,
where Capt. Cluverius will Join the
ships. The ships ordered 20 make
his trip will be under the command
If Comdr. L. B. Anderson, I. S. N,
and are due TO reach Havana on Feb
.'uary IA.
Careful consideration is now being
made in the Navy Department in the
selection of officers to relieve Capt.
Clark II. Woodward and Comdr. Sher-
woode A. Tafiinder as members of the
American naval mission TO Peru, both
Of whom are due TO return to Amer
lean shores during the coming Sun
ner. 1t is not improbable il is pointed
out in the Navy Department, that in
view of the great success of their
activities in the reOrgau.@a ton o the
Peruvian navy, an extension OF their
contract with the South American
Government might be made. Both
officers have been assigned 10 shore
duty for four years and as they are
both due for an assignment atloat, il
ls believed that their succes. 0rs viii
be named by the department in the
near future.
The Navy Department announced
This week, It's policy regarding the
naval pigeon service. For the present.
at least, the present authorized com
olements of air stations with respect
20 pigeonmen Will be maintained, and
existing vacancies viii he filed as
qualified pigeonmen become available.
The policy of rotation Of seq ana shore
duty for enlisted personnel in 50 far as
( affects these particular specialists
the announcement points out, will be
held in aheyance.
A small class viii be assembled at
The pigeon school at Anacostia. -. c,
n the near future so that there will
De available the - pige onmen now
authorized and TO provide for steri-
lion. Men of any rating will be as
Hgned to this class who particularly
reQuest such training and who are re-
sarded as suitable material.
The O6 lead the submarines in en-
yineering for the competitive year TO
November 80 The other vessels OF
This class. In the order of their stand
ing. are: o., S-34. OF, SAT, S-42. S-23,
O-2, S-24 and the O-10.
The U. S. S. West Virginia of the
oattleship class, lead this class of
naval vessels in short range battle
practice for the 1925 competitive year.
The other vessels appear in the order
Of their standing, as follows: Ten
nesse, California, Arizona, Wyoming.
New Mexico. Pennsylvania, Utah. Mis-
sissippi, Oklahoma and the Colorado.
Determination has not yet been made
of the comparative ratings of the
Idaho. Maryland and the Nevada, but
It is not likely. II is understood, that
The ratings of the last three named
oattleships will be higher than that of
Colorado.
Out of the mass of information and
other pertinent data which has been ac.
luired by the special board-composed
Of Rear Adm. Z. II. Campbell. judge
advocate general of the Navy, senior
member: Capt. Roy c. Smith, U. S. N.
retired, recorder. and Comdr. j. S.
Mccain, on duty in the Bureau OF
Navigation of the Navy Department.
which has been holding sessions rela-