Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1925, Page 5

MOXDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1925. THE _EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. ¢ T '\‘ ith Mr. Reld, however, that pla lpro\'emonls were made in osverhauling a = 1 put into high dives are subjected to | that contrlbuted largely to an 1nrr(-at’ciMllc’llell Receives v a AL s o [§! i { . . Eomdr. T "Lent. | Lemon to Be Given _— = > RIFT IN PROSECUTION CAUSES 7 = ) Comdr. Richardson was questioned | Lieut. Connell, under severe cross- {closely on his statement In direct| examination by Mr. Reid, who en- E SENSATION IN Moreland Joins Reid in Protest of Gullion Tactics; | MITCHELL TRIAL | Latter Draws Rebuff From Court for Effort 1o State (Continued from First Page.) ediy concurt ection from Howze then decla pted. and directed t rke the neces did not lift ement the ere being | art, Gen. | cution con ends that “has utter “dled 1o aizrted to eitered v Chje ecution trying to ma en rebut » did not intend Mr. Reid cont act by the prosecution her than examination tal Witnesses nd Reid the proy claly its alleg ite, when ions.” Mr, to Winship Enters Discussion. W niembe ki e prosec case. martial procedure r heard of the pros ved to make an open sttal. for ting sel said. “We defense so el roused and their ws ve 1t they aw the presented ot hecome ut of ment. It heard of befc 5 hip called upon Ma authorities for h & 1 Maj. Guillon after of his contemplated s entirely in Explains then asked w1 to explain the differ- hetwe le prosecution’s way of | salifving witnesses and dhe methods | 1 Ly the defense ection from Mr. er of the court. Winship advised spense with further bring in his wit- | however Col Maj. Guili explanati s point that Col. More- | id i this time as trial | 1 much s made of . fact, T/ 5 counsel for | and I heartily | | stabilize rtroom | Gullion to tell hen Maj another ef in advance what his wit testify about. De. 1 again on 1k tion was t urt in advance llion exp trying to d Gullion Drops Point. ely capable of " Col. Winshinp x rebuffed, Maj. Gullion and s 1 the first Com . C. Richardso ction corp faced Maj wear the unsel an- assistant | ring in wit- | dvocate | illion pointed | Moreland,” T he | it down he record shows ivocate s dutle pacitated to pe pro- tested Mr. Reid m't k * broke in_Col, to Col ind repea I Richardson } Piloted NC-3 on Trip. The tness told the wasg pilot of the NC-3 famous transatlantic flight long ‘experisnc truction of sea plane hulls and form i ve th | rose | ndr the face of w series of objections raised by M the court his seaplanes used of the 1 s used by the on riacing planes | techni the ledge of t Pulitzer hibian <h e MacMillan 1 DH type plane Richards nstructed 23 Pulitze that the | ing planes races, one of hich was turned over to the Ar “or the 1924 speed cld The latter, 1s tho one in which Licut. T'earson met his death during the 424 races. He said this plane had | been in s \ the Navy from October, 1923, to April, 1924, and had | held by the Army from April | 1924, He sald that avy this il o said Ly ntil Septemb while under plane recei This 1¢ v was given in connec- 1. Mitchell's charges that Lieut. 1" n was killed in a d duted plane that had B Thinks Play isfactory. Pear: . was con- ise in the was 3 was _recon id, and put in shape for hncider ruces this ye the opinfon that’ this stacto ondition eed with Mitchell | 1es should only be for which they are sinting 1o the use over in of various Navy speed The sister ship of Liet n's rted i Schneider not used ned tha Gullion aske if he considered th jeut. Pearson’s plan 4 crate” defens nd the court su ’ ecution ihis afte had been put i different n and the cou i sjection by Mi. F fon then changed his tac d asked if the witness had of- knowledge of the condition of | planes referred to previousl efense counsel claimed a victor hen Comdr. Richardson admitted ! he had no seir condition. The witness then told of inspec had dene on the DH the wit- ter ship 2 dilapl counsel ob ned the ol ied quest slight e pr answer to | vermltted to testify ned | | with the expe | dtrect His Aims, clhoracter- | tying cof- | hich have lee ol._Mitchell as fins.” “The Navy officer said he Lad examined a great many DH ships| from 1919 to 1923, and after numer- | ous objections from Mr. Retd planes, ized by was tha had not | seen un of serfous deterfora- | fon of the DI planes in Ships are Repainte e said it of the fusily and repaint framework, and that usually lmprove. nents were introduced ih ships being werhauled so that they were actually in better condition when thev were re- issued thar viously ‘omdr. cas_he who rded the Loening amphiblan planes for the | MacMillan part H~ said he became ' interested these ships in id saw them under construction | te defended their use * ‘expedition. polnting out | were constructed from wden longitudinal struetu d outsic pattens this constr fer for m the o buils, Lie told wooden Lulled e River when 1 with mushy fce and cit instance of a hull being da: Studicd Shi Over the objection Comdr. Richardsou exp! d the selection of the Leoning for the Arctic trip only afte d given due consids tion of all alities, including their ability ing on land or water and their visions for excellent visibility for e pilo He added that a very en istastic report regarding these! received by Admi inventor, Mr. tters were take making the n revealed that it 1e use of | voode from th 1 these the report and 1 no objection to its be nitted as evidence Did the report influence ommending for asked Maj. Gullion. Yes.” replied ¢ sy u in rec Arct Richardson. s it favo r unfavorable” Mr. Reid objected. declaring the report howed the plane was designed for use n Hawszii and Panama. “He would like to shove it through as being good | for the Arctic region.” added the de fense counsel 1 Maj. Gullion then withdrew the questi { Gomdr. Richardson detailed the Navy Department’s experiences with | amphiblan type planes, which, be said, | dated back {o 1914. As the amphibian | t¥ pe. inhis opinion, is the only one | sulted for Arctic work, giving the| dual advantage of landing on ground. | ice or in the water, he raid he would | ecommend that it again be s such an expedition. Quizzed on Accident. The questioning dent that occurred to a similar type | Loening amphiblan at the Army Test Station in Dayton. Ohio, in which the | collapsed In ordinar flight dr. Richardson sald he elved a eport from the Army that a fitting had faile If the horizontal stab flizer had collapsed. On recelving “his report, he testified, he examined the plane and determined what type of alterati >r repalr should be made. | This information was sent to the na. | aviation section of the MacMillan expadition in a radiogram. The mes s produced, but was 3 1 exact on, how message to the ! iled under t and sug- | horage fitting for | * beam be increased to certain di He also cautioned the avia on detail to keep a careful watch on the plan before h flight The thickening of the fitting or widening of it might help. he also suggested. Only limited facilities for repalr were | on, the witness added. | Reid Objects to Query Whe: examination was turned the PN-0 and the type of plane Amundsen used on his Polar dash a thy argument ensued, due to Mr. % The witness admit- Dornier-Wal | was obtained irom the catulogue of | the 1nanufacturers and various for- | elzn and American publications. He | vas unable to give a_comparison o the two planes. Col. Mitchell, in m-l anged to an acei summarized th effect that the fitt vibration testimony, declared the Dor- vas “far superior to the American PN-9. \ The subject then turned to racing planes, and Maj. Gullion drew from | the \witness, after much diffieulty, | owing to numerous objections by the | defense, that it is not dangerous to | use a high-speed racer more than once. | Recalling the transatlantic flight | 1919, in which the witness took Maj. Guillon questioned him on s for guardships. Comdr on sald these vessels were apart, and that two a1 st, despite this short distance between statl of part, Says Own Planc Failed. ned over to Mr, Reid for er o ination. Comdr. Richardson the plane which he piloted, the N was forced down in the Atlantic 40 milles southwest of Horta, Azores, and s on the water 35 hours while try- | ing to make port under its own powy which it finally succeeded in dolng. | He said his flight was & failure, but the NC-4 made a success by getting through to the ‘end. { The witness then was subjected 1o | rapid fire of cross-examination on acing planes, and when Mr. Reid | asked him if a racer was as good | the second year as in the first Com. | missioner Richardson replied: | “It is ridleulous to think they coul be worn out after only 15 or 20 hours | the air.” { Reid questioned the witness | i first-hand knowledge of flying s nes and competing in a the witness was unable to 1 expert answer, as he had | flown a high-speed plane nor | participated In a race. He agreed | 24-HOUR SERVICE Carmack Dry Cleaning Co. 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Rodgers to| cent of the DH-type pianes sent to|fiy alrect non-top to Honolulu, but the naval factory for overhauling had' to make a landing on the Island of to be replaced. He Insieted, under re-| Mauf, refuel and then proceed to Pearl peated question of defense counsel,| Harbor. If this could be done, the that no report ever had been received | crew prepared to refuel at one by him of a DH plane developing a|of the station ships, which the witness structural defect in flight. 1f there|explained were not too far apart, in had been structural fallures. he sad, | his opinion. he would have been advised of the| [Iivery one of the five men carrled on tuct. He sald that most of the DH/| the fllght was employed throughout rashes in 1924 had been due to “in- | the journey. Although Comdr. Ltodgers expleining that he | never flew the ship himseli for more defective’ ignition, faulty gas|than an hour he was busy with the water-Jucket breaks, and so| navigation and the tual piloting wus divided between himself and Pilot Pope. Fallure of the tail wind and: an error In radlo bearings from the station ship Arcostook were given by meant lines, forth. e ¢ overha of the ¢ "ed he would rather fly an I DH plane than a new one 1 1vpe, explaining that im- To Armiy Counsel Col. William Mitchell received in court today a large box bearing the label of the Chamber of Commerce of Phoentx, Ariz. An accompanying letter said the content of the box—a glant lemon— was intended for the prosecution counsel. Col. Mitchell remarked he would use the lemon himself, as he be- lieved the lemon juice, if mixed properly, wouid help cure a cold Wwhich now is causing him some an noyunce. ict cause of each its ob- Lieut. Connell as the e: the PN-9's inability to jective. Downtown Store 1005 Pa. 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