Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1925, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.,- WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1925 DECLARES TROPIS CRAFT CVENBIR Lieut. Col. Gilmore Backs Mitchell Charges in Court-Martial. Mitchell's cha hat Tac)Mil lan Arctic exped projaer is nieffectiv nd that th Army for Shenandoat ing the sessi stated Byrd Asked That Navy Be Warned the g in 1l rem would National Guard were JN considered have av: training “bad bu HOLDS BR;TISH INGENUITY WILL SOLVE LABOR CRISIS ‘William R. Scott, clares Firm and Cons! in Lecture, De- tructive Parliament Is Needed. t as England 1 th the which played such a vital part reat war will Briti find some out the ¢ tustrial erisis, dc jam R Scott in a lecture d: Can Parliamentary Rule Industrial Crisis?” at the Temple Auditorium last eve- The war forced many other ) produce their own goods sut, and this condition has tremendus blow to ( The fact that British can n six weeks stton clot i1 at home vear shows I riant are her outside Mr. Scott said is unavoida than a 1s having tions bition iready w clared Wi on “Eng] Solve H ning nations or go wit proved a Britain tile mills tem trous to ene and initiative. Some favor comy up to and old age - 21, Mr. Scott Mr. Scott pared for coal miners the shipping ind nite campai which finds among so many percentage of En view of the Americ tion of Labor that com 1d be a great blow 1 cla f workems The lecturer o eign policy, is sure that no crisis will break up the empire ted that while a Mu needed, A very firm and c ive Parlia ment is ntial. The sneaker has ned from five udy abroad and gave fully prepared, inf interesting lecture Deople education 18 pensions after humorously r said that B A field A high 1kes the and_ ass absolutely st ret Marriage Licenses. K of Mount A Births TS Reported. Nellie La rl, an, 10y twins. Boy MeCondell, ohis, girl boy - | tion, he otto G. Edward D Femamin and | M Milton N and Walter W. and Mary Sadie nd Lill Ciraon - and Ruth Johus m. §1 MITCHELL RELIES ON EVIDENCE | TO ACQUIT HIM, REID ASSERTS wa thi m: o | pa | Purpose of Testimony Developed in Wrangle During | Session Today——General Staff Officer’s Data th Corroborates Colonel’s Charge | | | Page.) It Army on referred to the sug that a joint alr the Mo air that this followed by were needed ind there were no | Labl wr, the landing of an | enemy an force on Molakin Island, if uninterrupted,” Maj. Brandt declared, would have resuited in the capture of Pearl Harbor.” | In response to questions by Repre. | W¢ sen the witness said that | In the cond simulated war-time | W tactics, except that londed guns were | W7 not used. He said that the two air | (¢ forces were trained along two differ- | N¢ 1t lines of thought and that as al W t they had divergent ideas, which | th! ie some sort of un d mand, tha the maneuvers could be co-ordinated. He said there wits no such command, and there was no one to compel Admiral MeDonald mive any orders “he didn't want ]in the record. | zestion of the ittack base would si th R out . the made said not be thewr planes scouting purpose other ships ava “In time_of v advocate) refuses some side witnesses b says an estimc Atian Be mmaterial and matter is court cide and v 7 nature o e | red: ““This evidence i plied (he n ex rtion or e is being tried | in. We admissible 1l de refrained on in on hermore, we 10 decide.” not ours ter = come the ative i s coming 1S Fur l.u-l replied | Court to Call Witnesses, necessa th addressing Represent ed if the proof would of the way a de- ind wh Repre- | d. the Jaw mem stion_aside for the mz-distance witness s taken up. Col ponse to sug s from t was the latter's question of it it was amatte aid by o cution. efforts to Ma, Brandt expressed the opinion that the enemy air base was discov ered in time to discommode seriously he air in landing newsp: he admit island had been cap. nelusive decision from ndpoint this" point, Grilled on Polici Maj. Br regarding sum - for pre or he my 1. Winship thou fed by h S C the self he 1 Gen Wi which he de litary pr cairt ( questioned closely ler licies of the Gen h he is a member onally he had had referred to him, " He said that ques:| ST tions of policy on air matters had no been put up to him, explaining that s services had been limited to “sup- Iy matters, The witness said tests of iaircraft lulu had been called of commendation of Maj chief of the Air Service hat couy d 10 cc red important On the returr p announced declared witnesses wer iry they be sum sustained this | he that ¢ “Iut not ir wi e He Winst out-of-towr and neces the important moned, anc cout | tiv n | n the ru the ng of the that he had length that proposed guns at Hono on the urgent Gen. Patrick, The grounds were that it absurd” to try to test con effectiveness of antl-| re under the conditions sed at that tin nd would give Navy of present an | pl idea of efficiency of [e considerable . a entative wquired mn had on the Hawaiian wit ve had them clusively iireraft g the rro for ulk of uns, indt ers the Ma that the the alti- ich a out 1 have known of the target at wi we = and declared this | would not have constituted a test at | Al b The w said that, following | ot the Hawa maneuvers, he report- ed to the commander of the Hawaiiar department, to the chief of staff and the Air Service that | personnel taking part had|on insuiticient | pri “Didn't you report to them that the | o, sonnel was only 50 per cent suf- | o asked Representative Reid. Corps “30 Per Cent.” Moreland immediately question. so the wit ked what he had rey hat he_had said that was atbut 30 per d been neces: egular duties the . the adjutant. the Cr, the engineer of- offlcer and e pilots for replied he was po in information wh n to sign th st was when the w arrive d said the pr telephone them to Washir had d b 15 tha tl ‘been Hawai Id Col. Winship his tion had been then law 2 wh T with who waiting at the entrance The cou he witne Reid, a said would like when ves, as 1 would ion for a brief ob- I th ol A to. cail my tivo minutes of 11 arr e to make a aching un in order planes at Brandt was Gen. Mit waitan the s the report mendall I Mitel hand uestioned regaj port on the |, rs, and was asked the indorsement on |7 He, replied that the recom- || were based upon Gen. | personal opinion, and that | | there no opinion would be given || 2 : * the general staff. He answered in 5 n qualifving as a wit 2 | wa andt, in qualifying as a wi SRR va lofgualitilng =55 wit tepresentative | d he was a graduate of West | peiq asked him if it were not a pre. | X i iy vears and | iption that the assistant chief of had 1,000 hours in s | R e e ! ent duty isinthe consi ic branc l.<}“: \;'l; ;*I)"’llI]\ of of the Supply Division, Army general | ho w3 (pecially stafl. No pr expierience a mec: | ASKEA 1L B ould presen e ¥, he said. TS ex-| o gaiq that he did#t know if he could pers thes BlEe e has been ‘ r not, that som 9 of it ight be ell's 2 uv bstance of 1t Howze remarked the mat- be taken care of by the Witness Air Veteran. re 5 11 to he {w | tic | ons featured I « imanding two of the a F he rates argest av n fields during the war (,};",'.i, e i e 1so directing the rees T 2 Sees Service F: that | j1e then was asked if he was fa-| squad- | miliar with the Lassiter board report, | Haw 1 Ma- | ang after replying in the affirmative of these had |y, questioned as to whether it h'\‘!‘ heavy bom- been carried out, and he replied, bardment group to a light unit for |“Not in any det pursuit wor He said the two| "“Is the Air Service uadrons should have composed the [maxvimum development tin bombers, but that | present administration?” 9. The two pu t | Reid - witness said, comprised | X, as 4 of the usual 36.|than ever de padron had its full He testified that Maj. Brandt testh | ment had gone on force hod only half |t iter report | and per that | row board in war time Further questioning by Kppl'p\'on\-! | indt told the court two bombardment for the and that one to be converted from eve Ico a the Mr. receiving a |or under asked wdrons, planes atter of fact iorated,” W the W record before S 5 is wion sc 5 ships. the air nt Depart- | regarding | L the Mor- | er: pl he an! de A an the equ would be Lack of < the hampered operations and co t would have ial war, Maj. Bra clared in reply to questioning by fense counsel. recommended that one o command of the Army and ir force the witness said snsidered a unified command ab colutely essential. Capt. Yarneil { the Navy would have been in com of the ] r forces unde He was senior in rank <onr U unified air command dur- 1,4 Reid developed from the wit- neuvers resulted in greatly | hocg that the Army had lost most of lerable [+ }ect pilots because of resignations, | dan-lana when Representative Reid sought | | | 1t de- 145 give a reason the prosecution ob- d, and the defense counsel with ¢ the question. He was then led into a discusslon of the conditions of | flving fields at the present time. testified that with the exception of | two they were in a bad shape. Most | { them, he said, were built in war | times, and under ordinary circum-' tances would last but one vear. If} they want to use them, they would have to be rebuilt within a short time, Le said. He then was asked about specific fields and said they were inactive and | in the case of Miller Field on Staten istand the Air Service had no nit to put there. He said that there were no air units in Alaska and he had never heard of any officers of the air department making a trip there or adjacent islands to make a study for defense and offense plans. Cites Budget Reduction. Then getting down to the question | nd had the |of the estimates for the Air Service, | at attention | he said that the War Department c - two minutes as an Armistice day | down the recommendations for wout 25 per cent, for 1926, 50 cent. Asked how much this was money he said that in 192 ! de. Recommendation Failed. My recommendation was very em- tically disapproved by the com- mander of the 14th Navy District, Ad- McDonald. He said that only Bim would orders be given il operations and this resulted a very roundabout method of car- | ing out air plans. Our recommenda- | ion had to go through devichs mili- channel they freached Yarnell this point Gen. to proceec At How led a | he period of siler launched into hand ac- the controversy which oc- ng the war maneuvers over | | the suggestion of the Army air force | { that an immediate attack be launch | ed on a ficutious enemy air base, sup- {posed to have been discovered on the {Island of Molaki, 70 miles from { Pearl Harbor. Col. Mitchell's coun previously had stated that testi- {mony would be given to show that forces refused to partici- move to repulse the landing * planes on this island. over, the wit- nes st curred du pate in of ‘“‘enemy Corroborates Ch: | eharge | dence Special Train Leaves Washington (Union Station) 750 AM. o Ar. ‘Wilmington 10:05 AM., 10:25 A M., Philadelphia, Strect. 10350 AM Returning. leaves Broad Street Station T35 P West Philadelphia 738 P.M.’ Chester 7:59 P Wilmington 8:19 P.M. Tickets on sale two days preceding { Excursion Similar Excursions Sundays, December 6, 21 Pennsylvania Railroad The Standard Railroad of the World Chester the Broad o . $3.50 Philadelphia o $3.00 Wilmingt corroborated this || O linington i« AND RETURN the written refusal of the vy on. He explained | of the Army air considered this occupation | NOVEMBER 22 of Molaki Island by *“the enemy” as| tattention. He said he suggested dur- special air conference on the join with the Army in a drive on the enemy r base. The sugges. the Navy, which held that it was the firm duty of the Navy planes to lo sion. i “They said that Molakin was not | Maj. Brandt said. “I asked them to put their refusal in writing and they did | $3.25 Chester in nd offered in_evi- | commander st |a grave crisis, requiring immediate S. Wright that Navy air sserted, was turned down by | cate the main fleet on a scouting mis- wportant as this scouting work,” .. This document was introduced handle Reid. the commanding vrosecution Reid ng when it seaplane han, ling, started president | continued the These the well that the air off tes were from to .000,000. Maj. B cut $27,000,000 HILLTOP STUDENT ked if it from | to | nt | p- | andt then was 18 necessary to send e War Department the air force nd he asked to in said the 1 that ineuvers rently it “Why? W Representative “Because they had no war plans,” e witness responded. “Whose duty was it ar plans he duty Train at York, Pa. to draw up ]i Auto Struck by Railway | of the s the | general.” plins there when you got continued Representative | aft and Special Dispatch to The Star YORK November Becker er, 23, it Georgetown 1 | ington, D. C., and | Mil both | were | tn i1 cred stu aw School, his father, of “Any cre?” eid. “No," said the Objection witness. interposed by the Representative m the witness condition: out the ated unsel, matte wds put sulations ther ation by him_first | sought timony as he found itchell report s p discussion between was decided that t O ove until the the evidence on examined. The ken for cross Moreland, who asked much the Hawaiian deficient in aircr e witness replied “My answer might ink that the islands nded eatirely by air. mind, of course, I more aircraft umpires would.” to get to whether them be itomobile dashed into a P Railroad tr bound Their deaths n x wi L year at the crossing. The father was se several months g0 by.an automobile on avenue at Fourteenth s fered o fractured skull it | Apartments. Islands | © g ong the survivors is a_daug which the clder Miller, Mrs. Hor | Haring, supervisor of music | Washington. She has done der stration teach for students With that | public school i at would recom- | College of and at Trinity than any group | lege, pusly inji in Mas: reet. He ind a_bro huld te e as t 1. nw ere to f ce be prejudice. 1 could be mu Music | Acquitted of Manslaughter. i William { iury Unable to State Cost. itted 1 yester Flippo was acq in Criminal Division wrge of mg laughter. He could not answer hat it would tian defense on i ause it we ring. He was asked iticizing any one was criticizing ntioned in the rej Who do vou ¢ Col. Moreland criy the tm and the system works.’ he question put the Ha peace-time basis require ' 15 The car cr was his answers nto a and Bolton é e d been reclining in the seat, an ttempti up straight took wheel, which ca Wer th: Al i it 1S respon ked economy under which prese Eugene B. and Frank E. Miller in?i -Bugene dent, Wash- ¥Frank Lancaster, enn- for thin ured Washington rchusetts suf- pken lie then lived in the Newbern hter e B. in mos- in Washington Col ity day He v witomobile on Conduit rc kiil 1t Bolton d in hold used | 1l. Attorney | (o engrave > ac. “Of course, onsible for dvocate. “I'll admit id e Reid, de 1, There 1 | fe vou know that,” said who the Jumping to LR Representa the The control is very direct,” id was Moreland nse then a hot retort who said that ried to got newspapers from the de such re but that you exercise alw part of the Arm; vs nto the no attent for that fon to them Personal Control Small. I exercise . ve rswerin de reland as to wi - . 2 reratedi 1 r the an did not that riations Islan ' answsred Bt ted by the cc W were land! »ps and also it as compl ted a 1 = i S bei ; l{mmlw« i Island 1, stated hen Mr. secution rema © witne e instance opriation In wartime extend over a ould have questio whethe maneuvers alling off and sive la s made by Con War Departme ates, but he did not name ress in Contrasts Stations. airs to When he the ¢« in fa nd buildings very service, 1s asked if he knew of Alr nswer it in his ¢ n but d be ¢ 1 in the ma 11 imp been def 1in said 1 co duplica he at the officers of iepartn nd th I ind men were quartered Ha D or (tter rom tim ff. He consulted rore aturday at he r Servic Col. Mi fore h 3 t 1 there Hawaii. The witness said that he wailan not in favor of Air the comman e at this time. fawaiian depart its questioning nsible, although it fault’ of the s placed the res) the Efforts at this point ed question that he wante statement t H vesterday, when he interrupted by ounsel. Wher started to make the adc n, he again interrupted by a commo n in the courtroom, and it ed that Mrs. Howze, wif of the of the court, had become ddenly fll. The court took a ter ry rece: while fi aid mes e used to restore Mrs. Howze, who led from room. When the urt againt convened, the president his statement for the re which related to objections by counsel. brought out statements to effect that ft target ictice should be held, if the Army going to develc it He was asked he didn’t think it would co-op- in forming He said that directly indirectly Gen. Howze said complete a to m Correct. ir officer of make to cor sked Presi t effort, as s ve deficiencies devel ported is T found ion, requested target practice and developed a plan of which I thought would be swed in the maneuvers. I was g vod port in this undertaki aid the witness. Various members quired i ice fields nd almost daily them, chan: ing su of the -n Representative Reid a: Bolling ith th hington B: Field of war- while the barracks manent,® he replied They don't have a golf course Rolling Field, but they do at the rack don’t the Yes, sir,” Maj. court here ness is me structior te with the artillery ns for this practice. had spent three months with an tiaircraft regiment and had en ored to cooperate in every way ked if the general staff exercised v control over the Army, he said Br re. ndt said. The sed unt ao'clock. Z 74 November 17 DAY SPECIAL ROUND TRIP RAIL TOUR OF AL i e 375 opportunity to investigate for your- self—perhaps vour future happi- ness lies in Florida. 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Ave. Call Main 347 to questio; man court o the condition of Air Serv- ind stations of other branch- ts control was absolute by its dic ect or indirect?” i the | any i ot taken by the | tell 1at he had pictures to | aid, ey the 1 suffi- | the id not simu- d be favor- the long been n in or 1 the | the ypin- that fended T War the men e 1o added boit frequently were u ding hent was system. the rect dent, supplies, bor opera fol. iven nl ng, in- sked Field com- racks. n. are per-| e at bar. i 2707 2, ‘|Mitchell Denied AND FATHER KILLED |OLD MASONIC LODGE | VISITED BY MASTER | Leave to Speak On Armistice Day By the Associated Press. Permission for Col. William Mitch- ell to go to New York today to make an Armistice day address has been denied by the War Depart- Lo The aviators | “Fifty-Year Club” One of Features of Federal Lodge Mem- bership. post of the New York City American Legior wanted the Air Sorvice officer to speak be fore it, but the adjutant general in formed the post that the reque could mot ke considered becuu: Col. Mitchell's presence at 1 e court-martial h Was necessar of pan repor posses: With a “Fifty Year Club” as an inner organization, and with an in- | dividual present who has been a mem- ber for 61 vear: leral Lodge, No. 1, chartered September 12, 1798, re- ved the grand master of Masons the District of Columbia, accom- d by the officers of the Grand in offic annual grand visita list evening. The treasurer's showed that Federal Lodge s assets amounting to more than $30,000, which inspired Grand Master R Fulkerson to v that ft would look as though the organization had the accumulation of money for zoal were it not for the fact that unusually large amount had been ring the year for relief. Furr is master of Federal - and he was gracious in wel- official visitors Follow - tion entertainment fea- ovided. to the foregoing grand master made h on Acacia Lodge, D 18, of ich S. William Miller is master. was also commended on ress and excellent record for Deaths Reported. The following death {to the Health hour Henry F Ch Department in - the B14 Sth st Houck, ¢ les G. Bersn At Washington E ¥ Donuald ¢ n Dar: Gage Cory. b An Gormles University Hospital Enoch A. Creel eha Marka, e E. Bat T D Mil Ann E. Palmer. Hellen 'C. Eishman Thomas L. Fren Ezra J. 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