The Washington times., 1926-03-03

The names of Major Gen. Charles
p. Sunmerall, the senior major
general of the Army; Hanson Il.
Ely, president of the Army War
| College; William Iassiter. now with
the Tacna-Arica commission. an1
Douglas Macarthur, commanding
general OF the Third Corps Area
and a former commandant Of West
Point, have been prominently
brought into the discussions, While
everybody comedies that General
Macarthur win some day get the
post, at the present time the belief
| is expressed that either Generals
Summerall or Ely viii be the next
i chief OF staff
Thomas Morris. 81 years old, Of
New York. who served aboard the
frigate Constitution on her last
cruise with the rating Of quarter.
master, has forwarded to the SEQ
retary OF the Navy his contribu-
Of "Old Ironsides." He referred to
the Constitution as the finest ship
that ever n0ated. !"
The West COaat Lumbermen's AS
sociation has requested the Secre-
tary Of the Navy Tor permission TO
donate the masts to be used In re-
building the historic frigate Consti-
tuition.
The successful launching last
week Of three-seated amphibian
plane from catapult marks the
elimination of sixteen years Of exr
perimental work by officers Of the
Navy In developing the catapults.
The first attempt at launching was
made in August, 1912, with Lieut..
T. G. Ellyson as pilot, but this
trial was not successful. A cata-
prlt, the Norden, combination hys
drauIic and flywheel type, is about
perfected and will be installed on
the aircraft carriers Lexington and
Saratoga
The Navy Department announces
that the two new light cruisers,
contracts for which will be awarded
within the next few months, have
been named the u. S. S. Pensacola
and the Z. s. S. Salt Lake City.
Light cruiser "a will be named the
| Pensacola, the third ship of that
name on the Navy list.
The Navy Department has recon-
n1ended legislation to better the
service extended to enlisted men
aboard ship by the ships store.
This is accomplished by increasing
the profits derived from the store,
| allowing greater freedom in spend
| ing those profits, paying extra COM
| pensation to enlisted men detailed
| to duty In the ships store and ex-
acting q bond from these men.
The announcement that Major
\ Charles Thompson, the former head
of the press relations office Of the
! War Department, would, return to
| Washington for duty with the bu.
leau was welcomed with giee by
| the local newspaper men who
cover" the department.
| Word has been received in Wash.
ington that Brig. Gen. Edgar r..
Collins, commanding general OF the
First Field Artillery Brigade, at
| Fort Hoyle, Nd. has been ordered
/ to Fort Benning, as the command.
ant of the infantry school there.
! The successor TO General Collins
as the commanding general OF the
artillery brigade has not been am
nounced, although 1t is believed that
one Of the newly appointed briga-
dier generals will receive the assign
| ment. This is the post formerly
held by Brig. Gen. Harold p. FlsIe
now with the Second Division in
| Texas.
The resignation of Second Lieut.
William A. Lord, jr., has been ac-
cepted as an officer of the regular
army.
Recently this department stated
that suspension of appointments in
certain grades OF the Quartermastsr
reserve OF the army mad been
ordered by the War Department.
Orders have now been issued by
the War Department TO corps area
and department commanders tenn.
porariiy suspending all appoint
ments in the quartermaster reserve
corps. The reason for the latest
order Is that there are now suffi.
| ctent quartermaster officers OF the
reserve 70 meet the relative require.
Inents Of the War Department under
the present plans.
Lieut.. Col. W. j. Kelley. infantry
reserve officer of the Army, on
duty in the Office of the Chief OF
the Militia Bureau, left Washington
last week for Boston in connection
with National Guard affairs at First
Corps Area headquarters.
The House Naval Committee
found that the Navy was obtaining