Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17

Of the 2f officers who are now asso-
ciated with Gen. Douglas Macarthur
in the rank of major general, but 10
will remain on the active list OF the
military establishment en- the date OF
the expiration of his term OF office In
November of 1884. Gen Macarthur
who was appointed January II, 1925, Is
No. on the list OF maior generals MAI
Gems. John L. Hines, William LaSSlterl
H. E. Ely, F. w. Sladsr and William r,
Smith outrank Gen. Macarthur, but
not one has more than two years OF ad-
ditional service before reaching the
statutory retirement age limit OF 90
years. OF the remaining II major gen.
erals, in order Of rank, Gen. Dennis E
Nolan will have one year and 5 months
to serve; Gen. johnson Hagood, 2
years and months; Gen. William D.
Conner, years and months; Gen
Fox Conner, 4 years and 19 days; Gen
Preston Brown, / year, l month anc
IL days; Gen. Malin Craig, 4 years,
months and Is days; Gen. B. H. Wells,
/ year and IS days; Gen. Paul B. Ma
lone, / year, 5 months and II days;
Gen. Frank Parker, year and 1C
months, and Gen F. r. Mccoy, 3 years
and II months. The others, Gems. E
B. Winans. H. D. Todd, ir.; George
lie r. Irwin and E. E. Booth, will have
been placed on the retired list.
No definite action has been taken by
the War Department relative to per-
manent location for the Field Artillery
School. A board of officers, consisting
of Brig. Gen. william M. Cruikshank
Brig Gen. Louis H. Bash, assistant to
the quartermaster general, and Lieut.
Col. William Dryden, Field Artillery
executive ofhcer, ONCE OF the chief OF
Field Artillery, was appointed several
months ago to examine into and re-
port upon the most suitable location
for the school. The board has visited
several places. among which were For
Sill, Okla. where the school is now
located, and Fort Bragg, N. c., the
largest Field Artillery post in the East
It is understood that the board sub
mitted a report of its findings somt
time ago and that it favors the ulti-
mate removal Of the school from Fort
Sill to another place after suitable
buildings and other accommodate
can be provided.
Lieut.. Col. William A. Mccain, Quar-
termaster Corps, will be the new di-
rector Of the Army Industrial College
this city, when the school officially opens
this Fall. He succeeds Col. Irving j
Carr, Signal Corps, who has been as
signed to duty at 4th Corps Area head
quarters Atlanta, Ga, as signal Officer
of that corps area. Capt. James H. b
Bogman, Signal Corps, who has beer
performing the executive officer dutie;
of the college, will continue in that ca
pacity.
The class of student officers which
will report tomorrow is one OF the
| largest classes in the history Of the
| institution. Formal opening exercises
| for the 1930-31 course will be held al
the college In the Munitions Building
| on September 3, at which Maj. Gen
John L. Dewitt, quartermaster genera
of the Army. will deliver the principa
| address. 1t is expected that number
of the chiefs of the various arms ant
services will be present on this occa'
sion.
New organization tables for Army All
Corps units are being planned. ALREADY
! war planning equipment charts baset
on new tables for air units have peer
| furnished corps area commanders. IN
| new tables have been approved in so Ia
as the numbers of enlisted men, mum
| bers of airplanes and functional divlsioi
| of duties between units are concerned
| The numbers of officers in the unit
| and the distribution within the units
the enlisted men In grades and rating
have not been approved. 1t has beel
| decided. however, that no action what
ever will be taken TO Teorganlze AL
| Corps units under these new tables
/ the present time. Consideration Is nov
! being given to the extension OF tn
use of these tables to all war plannini
! purposes, but no decision has beer
| reached by the War Department as 7
whether these tables In substantial.
| ,afv xrTin he nnnntnd
govern the wartime organization OF AL
Corps units in case of emergency.
Navy.
Considerable work is involved in tn
preparation Of the list of officers OF Tn
several services coming under the &C
of June 81, 1880, which gives wartim
rank to retired officers and former ON
GERS of the Army, Navy, Marine Corp
and Coast Guard: This would allo'
those who benefit by the law to assun
their higher ranks. When compiled tn
official list viii contain about 720 Arm
officers, approximately 400 Navy ON
D., GERS and 81 officers of the Marine Corp
Up to this time only the list of off
GERS who may assume the rank OF ad
miral or vice admiral on the retired lis
have been checked, and the followin
rear admirals will assume rank of ad
IDlIdl on the retired isl. WuildLl
Benson, chief of operations: william
!, Caperton, commander in chief, Pacifi
feet; Henry T. Mayo, commander In
: chief Atlantic fleet; William S. Sim
. commander naval forces in Europe
Robert K. CoontZ, chief of naval opel
!. actions; Henry B. Wilson, commando
in chief, Atlantic feet; Albert Gleave
: commander in chief, Pacific fleet; Hug
} Rodman, commander In chief, Pacif
] feet; Hilary p. Jones, commander
/ chief, Atlantic feet, and Joseph Strau
5 commander in chief Asiatic feet.
The following rear adnifAls will aSSun