Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-18
Army andNavyNews

Washington, is to be relieved of his
duties at the observatory by Capt
Charles S. Freeman, who has been u
command of the Seattle, recently re-
leved as flagship of the United States
fleet. That vessel is to become the
receiving ship at New York. Lieut..
Comdr. Tunis A. NJ. Craven. on duty
as first lieutenant Of the Texas, will
| be relieved of these duties on the
Texas by Lieut.. Comdr. Henry NJ
kieffer. The former officer will come
to Washington for special duty per-
| tanning to the International Communi-
cation Conference. The following Off
GERS became due co. promotion on
September l as a result Of the retire
Comdr. Bruce l.. Canaga, Lieut..
Comdr. Raleigh c. Williams and Lieut..
Theodore NJ. Waldschmidt. AS a re.
suit of the retirement Of Capt. John
w. Timmons on September c the fol.
| lowing became due for promotion on
September Z: Cmdr. Walter B. Wood
son, Lieut. Comdr. Thalbert i. Afford
and Lieut.. Herbert Knowles.
| The following lieutenant command
ers in the Medical Corps OF the Navy
| have been recommended by the sur
geon general of the Navy for fellow.
ship in the American College Of Sur
|
G. Joldersma, Jesse w. Allen. James
w. Ellis. Paul NJ. Albright, Howard
A. Tribou and Lieut.. Ray E. A.
Pomeroy. Lieut. Comdr. S. M. Aker-
strom ID. c.. on duty on the Wright,
| will be assigned to the Washington
Navy Yard.
The following officers Of the Marine
Corps became due for promotion on
September z, and of the retirement
of Col. William G. Powell. assistant
paymaster on September Z. upon his
own applications: Lieut.. Co.'s. Theo.
dore e. Backstrom and William H.
Pritchett, Majs. Emil p. Moses and
Harold r. Wirgman. Capts. Matthew
First Lieuts. John K. Martenstein
and Hamilton NJ. H. Fleming. and
Second Lieuts. Clifton l.. Marshall
and Evans T. Carlson.
Whether 1t meets in October or not
until December. the Navy Depart
ment is busily engaged in preparing
it's legislative program ready for sub
mission to the Seventeen Congress-
Already the various bureau chiefs
have submitted about 40 recommenda-
tons. some Of which are a continu.
ance Of those submitted to the Sixty.
Ninth Congress. and which failed Of
consideration, due to the legislative
jam which was the cause Of vital
legislation failing Of passage at the
close Of that Congress. Following is
given list Of the outstanding pro-
posed legislation which will be sub
mitted to the SEVENTEEN Congress:
Improvement Of commissioned per.
sonnet distribution and promotion
system tso-called Britten bilD; extern
sion of sea duty for officers assigned
to engineering duty only; increase of
pay for enlisted men on submarines;
increased authority for Naval Re-
serve Officers Training Corps; au.
thorization for the transfer Of naval |
to the line Of the Navy; retirement of
chiefs Of bureau and former chiefs |
of bureau in rank held while in that |
Office: classification Of duty on air. |
ships as equivalent to sea duty; au.
thorize payment Of full pay to re-
tired officers Of flag rank when on |
active duty; system of promotion for |
commissioned officers Of the Marine |
Corps. and equalizing the pay Of Ger.
tain officers of the Marine Corps with |
that Of officers with corresponding |
service in the Navy.
OF the greatest Importance to both
the Army and Navy is the Interna.
tional Communication Conference
which will be held in Washington on
October 4. and before which many
questions will come up
FOR consideration, including the more
Or less perplexing one Of wave
lengths. Practically all Of the larger
countries and the majority Of the
smaller ones will be represented. in
the conference by delegates, who will
bring with them stats Of technical
experts and advisers. The sessions
will be held in the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building. The
following service members will par.
ticipate in the deliberations: Maj.
Gen. Charles NICK. Saltzman. chief
signal officer Of the Army, who was
\ delegate to the International Tele.
graph Conference at Paris in 1925,
and Capt. Thomas T. Craven, director
Of naval communications in the Navy
have both been named
as delegates to the conference. Col.
Samuel Reber, United States Army.
retired formerly of the Signal Corps.
will be the alternate Of Owen ..
Young. one of the American dele.
gates. Rear Admiral William III. G.
U. s. NJ, retired. chairman
)1 the Federal RADIO Commission. Is
also one of the American delegates.
Members Of the services who have
been attached to the American dele.
cation as technical experts and ad.
viseys are: Comdr. Stanford G.
Hooper, U. s. N; Lieut.. Col. Joseph
}. Mauborgne, Army Signal Corps;
lieut.. E. M. Webster, United States
Coast Guard, and Lieut.. Comdr. Tunis
\. M. Craven, u. 8. N.
Upon his return to the United
States, Comdr. A. B. Cook, now at
ending the Third General Assembly
# the international Geodetic and
Seophysical Union at Prague, as the
representative Of the United States
Navy, will assume command Of the
urvey ship Niagara, relieving Capt.
!. A. Baum.
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