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Evening star., 1925-11-10
'NIorelan,l Objects.

lie is making the same statement
-he witness is, interrupted Col. More
land.
I'm shortening the witness re
piled the defense counsel. Col More
land again emphasized his argument
that the paper he not read 10 avoid
publication of confidential matter
Then let's clear the courtroom ana
90 into executive session. Everything
in these papers WAS given before
the Presidents Air Board by Post
master General New Capt. O!dys
verified this statement. adding in re
DIV 10 Il question from Col. Moreldnd
that it was not in the present paftlcu-
iar form.
Col. Wiuship thought il did appear
confidential matter. but Representa-
tive Reid said: Who can determine
NAV bring Postmaster General New
here 10 show that the Post Office De
paItment Planned certain things and
The War Department refused to do
their part.
Col Winship then suggested that
/ Col. Moreland examine the papers
closely and then determine if 1t
should or should not be read The
trial Judge advocate explained he Was
irving to save the courts time, and
Representative Reid said if the sum
mary had been admitted. we would
have been through halj hour ago
The subject was dropped tenn
porarily to enable COL MOreland to
look into the matter contained in the
correspondence. Although it was not
brought on; at this time. the matter
hin%ed around the proposal ol Il Ger
man controlled >rommerCial airplanc
concern in Colombia, to establish an
air mail route between several South
p tr-i 4 x
Kcy West. Postmaster General New
in MS testimony before The air board.
. il was recalled told OF negotiations on
this subject between himself and DR..
= T. Bauer. head OF the Latin Amer
lean air concern. In his testimony
Mr.. New emphasized that all air mail
contracts must be given to American
concerns in every respect. and that
Dr.. Eauer's firm therefore was not
qualified under the law 10 be given a
contract.
4 few days ago. however, Or.
Bauer rCuuricd to Mi. Kew that an
al-AmcriCau company had been
iorined ard ne would require land
.u.. base near the paHania Canal. Mir.
New informed him. however, the Var
ami Navy Departments would have
~. pass on that This firm. it is un
,tti.s slUcG is: controlled by the iunket
int ai'G~-- Oi Germany ana h'tN pSeu
pperutiI2 air lnaii aud air passenger
= .I.yice IN Latin America for several
ears.
,rapl. OIdy5 then Wds examined OH
the so-caii2d McNaii board report.
This board was composed Of one Ar
tiilery and one Air Service officer ap-
pointed By the commanding general ot
he hawaiian Department a the di
, rection Of tho War Department, 10
report on the defenses of tho tIa-
vaiian Islands. 1t met at Honolulu.
Evening star., 1925-11-10

and the presentation of the defense
will be slowed up rather than quick
ened.''
'I had thought that the military
coupsel assigned the defense by the
judge advocates Office had been of
some help to YOU" Gen. Howe re-
piled with n smile.
'Oh, he has been OF wonderful help,
wonderful. but VIC have had a lot
of work to do" Representative Reid
stated. II had six stenographers
working last night preparing that
statement and arranging our case.
There is a limit of human endurance"
How do the present hours suit
you?" Gen. Howe inquired.
Representative Reid declared they
were all right.
Court is adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning." the president of
the court announced, settling the dis
cussion, at least for the time being.
Evening star., 1925-11-10

edge Of flying, and these officers have
been on the staff less than two
months each.
Anti-aircraft gun fire fs Ineffective
against airplanes. Maj. Spatz spenf
so hours over the enemy lines IN
France. was under actual fire 10 OF
20 times and was not struck once.
Bombardment, pursuit and attack
planes of the Army are not up to
, date in construction or sufficient ir,
| number for peace-tine requirements
Gunnery practice has suffered p,
insufficient personnel, poor equipment
and inadequate gunnerv grounds
Maj. Spatz stepped on the toes or
Maj. Gen. William s Graves whaa
he denounced conditions regs rdir-
aviation gunnery I'm the 9Th Corn~
Area, commanded by Gen. Crave
who IS member OF the court The
| general defended himself by takin=
the witness in hand himself and ~
ting number of questions which Oh.
solved him of responsibility for the
| conditions.
Causes Of Fire.
"What Recommendations have be-.
made in the design and constru"tlor
of the OH plane to prevent fire or
| crashing?" asked Gen. Howe.
! I'VE have been trying for three
| years, and now think il lies iu the
stacks" (referring 10 tho g hau=.
| pipes.
"Were these DH's forced on the Al.
| Service by the general staff"
mo, sir. They were used as 4 ra.
| suit of a war necessity. When the
| end Of the war came they had ROY
| been used up. They were contracted
/ for by the Air Service, then under tho
| Signal Corps"
In reply to a question from the
| president on the comparative DANCE
| in wartime Of the Infantry and the
| Air Service, Maj. Arnold replied to
! general staff plan for war replacement
is % per cent for the Air Service Icr
month as against per Ceut for tho
Infantry for the same period.
Function of Propaganda
rs not the propaganda under g-a
general staff solely u war function
asked the president.
1T may be, but looking over TIE
typeWritten pages that come out r'
press relations il doesn't look
though il is being carried out"
Have YOU any data oi Infant
casualties"
Every time We try 10 set sora
| Continued on Fifth Pagel
Evening star., 1925-11-10
Explains Sections Worl,

What are its duties?"
ITO establish liaison between the
War Department and the press. to
maintain wartime censorship and pro
paganda and maintain Il clipping bu
reau. There are four Regular Army
officers on duty there and five civilian
employees"
Who controls military aviation"
The general staff"
How do you know"
by the instructions we get
Are any members trained in Air
Service duty"
Two, Mai. Brandt and Maj. Har.
mon
Was your Office permitted 10 give
information on the anti-aircraft ex.
pertinent at Camp Tilden, n y, in
1925?"
No"
Have you any correspondence on
that subject"
Il have = coDv OF a letter here from
Evening star., 1925-11-10
AIl-Day and Part-of-Night Sessions
OF Mitchell Court Barely Averted

The Mitchell court-martial almost
blossomed ont into an all-day and
most night affair yesterday.
AS the session came TO a close at
4:30 pm. Cen Howe, president of
the court. announced that the sug-
gestion had been made to him that
the hours for the trial be heightened
so as to start at $50 every morning
and end q t O'Clock every afternoon
and that night sessions be held.
The suggestion did not set well with
Representative Frank +. Reid of
counsel for Col. Mitchell, however.
Really, now" Representative Reid
protested at once. Il am as anxious
as any one to facilitate this trial.
but ! am only human. l have spent
a good part of each night since the
trial examining witnesses and pre-
pairing testimony. | have no time to
myself now. If night sessions are
held l will be greatly handicapped
Evening star., 1925-11-10
GRAND MASTER VISITS
TRINITY MASONIC LEDGE
Two More Visitations by Fulkerson
Scheduled for This
Evening.

Resmnlug his official grand yiSiia-
iious to to constituent lodges OF the
local Masonic jurisdiction. Grand Mas
ler Roe F'ulkerSon made an official
call last evening or Trinity I.odg
10. 81 meeting in Scottish Rite
cathedral Third ana J.. SsrcCt5. The
grand nasss" and the officers of III"
grand lodge were cordially welcomed
hv Frederi"E l.. lTailer. master Of
Trinity Lodge. \ feature Of the eve
ming was AN illustrated lecture by
carl ~. ClaIdy.
The schedule calls for jao ,IS'l"
liouS this evening one t. Aca" a
Lodge. No. IS. at 5 O'Clock. and tn"
other 10 Federal Lodge. No. Z, AT
3 80 O'Clock. The latter is the old
est organiz:,t ton pf its kind in the
District. having been chartered sep
tcnher T." 1898. iioth Of the lodges
named meet in Masonic Temple.
Thirteenth street and New York
avenue.
The Grand Canvon in Arizona is III
ul!es lon..
Evening star., 1925-11-10

ed Gen. Howe, president of the court,
thus terminating questioning.
The witness was excused at this
point and the court took a recess for
5 minutes.
Mai. Arnold Testifies.
Mai Arnold followed Capt. Oldys
for the purpose, Representative Reid
said of proving that high-ranking
Army and Navy officers gave false
information to committees of Con
greSs when the correct data We're
available. Maj. Arnold. with IA years
of active flying service TO his credit,
and one of the pioneer air men, is
chief of the information division Of
the Army Air Service. and his duties
are TO secure, reproduce and dissent
nate all data on aerOnautlCs. his
testimony began with Il recitation Of
deaths from airplane accidents in 1924
and 1928. which he gave as 3S and 10
respectively. He told of the death Of
d score of Army avaitors giving details
of the accidents. as listed in the rec
ords OF the Air Service The fatalities
since January /, 1919 until June 30,
1925. were given as follows: Army. 33 =,
Navy $50. Post Office Department. Sc
Col. MOrelaud objected To the Navy
figures on the ground that Maj. Arm
old was Incompetent to give them.
but when he explained they had been
furnished him and when Represent
atiVe Reid declared he had been un-
able 10 get the latest Information from
the Navy. Col. Moreland, withdrew.
Evening star., 1925-11-10
Investigation of Death.

|
| Asked by President Howe what
| the finding was, he said the board
| found that Maj. Wheeler met his
death in attempting to turn back. He
! said that the board also found Mai
| Wheeler met his death in line OF duty.
He then was asked if the board held
Col. Chamberlain responsible for the
| death of Maj. Wheeler and he said
| he remembered that the board did not
Taking up his direct testimony
! that there was no air force on the
west coast. he was asked if Rockwell
! Field had been abandoned. He re
| piled in the negative, but said that
| it was only a depot and that only
| enough men were kept there to test
| planes; ne said that there was no
/ tactical unit there.
! The witness said that it was within
the realm Of reason that the com
| mandinG general of the Texas De-
| broader situation when he did not
! transfer the third attack group TO
the Pacific Coast. But he also said
| that the chief of the Air Service did
| take il into consideration when he
| made recommended In answer to
questions from Gen. Mccoy, the wit
! ness said that the Navy forces main
| tanned an air base at San Diego to
operate in connection with the fleet
No Efforts to Get Funds.
Have any efforts been made TO
get funds from Congress to carry out
| the recommendation of the Lassiter
! board" asked Maj. Gen. Graves, who
! took up the witness at this point
| NO efforts We're made To get funds. "
was his reply.
LAS matter of fact" continued
| Maj. Gen. Graves. mo funds have
| been provided to carry out the recon-
mendations of this board, have they
| NO funds were asked" replied the
| witness.
! ANY accommodations for AN ain
squadron on the Pacific Coast asked
! Gen. Graves.
| Yes
Gen Howe then asked the witness
what We're his relations with the gen
eral staff. and he replied that he could
confer with the General staff at any
| time, and in doing SO he represents
the chief of the Air Service.
| DO you think the general staff
| should carry out all your recommends
! tions relating to the Air Service" ask
| ed the president of the court.
LAS the general staff is at present
constituted, l do, sir" firmly replied
the witness.
DO you think that the general staff
| should concentrate on the Air Serv-
ice?"
mo, sir.
Gen. Booth then asked the witness
| several questions as to his study of
strategy. tactics and logistics and his
study of war plans in general.
| How would you organize the zen
eral staff them" asked Gen. Booth,
| After several minutes of thinking,
the witness replied: "As recommended
/ by Gen. MITCHELL
| Amy further questions" interrupt
Evening star., 1925-11-10

the adjutant general of the Army to
commanding officer of the Second
Corps Area. Paragraph five says that
by order of the Secretary of War pub
licity on these tests should be avoid
ed. The commanding officer was per
mitted TO give out publicity by the
adjutant general later III an order re
Voking the previous instructions"
Did the chief Of Air Service receive
such a letter."
IF 50. ! have't seen a copy of it,
Compares Services.
Representative Reid then asked
Maj. Arnold to tell by his records the
personnel strength of foreign nations
The witness replied that England his
twice the combined Army and Navy
personnel. France a little more than
twice, and Italy a little less.
What course does your publicity
take after it leaves your officer" con-
tinued Representative Reid.
1T all goes TO the press relations
section Of the general staff"
rs it sent out from there TO the
newspapers without change or addi-
tion?"
Some OF it is. Other of it is not
rs there any case where you
turned out matter that hasn't been
issued by this section"
No, because We don't send that
kind up. as it won't get through"
Statement Of Drum.
"A statement was made before the
House Military Affairs committee by
Gen. Drum that the United States is
as well off in aviation personnel and
compares most favorably with other
foreign nations. Do your records
show this?"
No"
Representative Reid finished the ex.
animation Of the witness here and
Col. Moreland began cross-examina-
ton.
is it your desire TO have under
stood that Gen. Drums statements
are inaCCurate?" asked Col. Moreland
He gives the impression our air
service compares favorably with other
nations and ] mean to say it does
not
That is your opinion?"
1T Will have to be accepted as more
than an opinion"
Then YOU state positiveIy?"
Yes. from figures and knowledge
obtained in my "A years in the air
service"
DO you take into consideration
the relative geographical position of
these nations"
Yes"
Difference i'll Positions
Then the United States must have
as many airships and personnel as
England. or France, despite the fact
there is 5000 miles of salt water be-
tween US and a great foreign power
while France is hemmed in by other
nations"
''Time and distance are annihiIated
in a few hours by airplanes. They
have crossed the Atlantic Ocean"
Were they fighting ships?"
Yes, as I interpret II"
did they have war load?"
NO. sir"
DO you think Il fair to Gen. Drum
TO make statement you have made
without taking into consideration the
geoSra phical position of this and other
countries"
Il think II is"
Representative Reid then arose and
said when Gen. Drum made his state
ment he said ii was evident from
these figures that the flying personnel
Evening star., 1925-11-10
Other Nations Have Plan.

the British have united air service,
the Italian organization is along the
same lines, and the French have con
solidated their supply procurement
and experimentation In aviation under
one head.
From your records is it tendency
of foreign nations to organize separate
air services?" asked Mr.. Reid.
Yes"
Admiral Jones chairman of the
Navy general board in a hearing be
fore the military affairs committee
said the French have not go 1t (mean-
ing united air force,. and the only ma
ton that has put ii into effect is Great
Britain
The records show. Mr.. Reid said.
turning to the court. that other ma
tions have the separate air force.
Defense counsel also drew from
Maj Arnolds records contradiction
of testimony given before congress
sionaI committee by Admiral Strauss
that III fights across the Agamem-
non, British battleship, failed to
develop single hit by airplane
bombs. Mai Arnold, according to
his information, said only II flights
We're made over the ship by land
planes with old wartime bomb sights
Have you a chart showing the mill
tary intelligence organization of the
War Department." asked Mr.. Reid,
and when the witness produced it,
Mr.. Reid said, SHOW it to Col. More
land. There's nothing confidential
about that
The trial judge advocate began to
scrutinize it. and President Howe
said, Glance over it, colonel. and say
you have no objections
Does the War Department main.
tain a propaganda section?" asked
Representative Reid.
.ETaG ,-cp1ia1 tho u-itracS
Evening star., 1925-11-10

Continued from First Page)
Evening star., 1925-11-10
Sweden's Air Service.

Mai Arnold then was asked for
Information on the organization of
the English. French, Swedish and
Italian Air Services. Col. Moreland
declared such information possibly
was confidential and Maj. Arnold said
ii had been submitted in military
attache reports, but since had been
given to the Presidents Air Board.
the Lambert committee and the
House military committee. His an
sWers. therefore. We're allowed To
stand, and he said Sweden in q short
time would have united air service.
Col. Noreland then moved to strike
out the testimony. declaring ii to be
inmate rial. and Representative Reid
jumped up. eNclatming that Army
and Navy officers gave falso informa-
ton to Congress when they had this
information available.
1T is Il question whether We are
10 consider if nation is 10 have
separate air force said Col. More
land, and Col. Winship declared the
testimony was in connection with
the charges and sufficient.
Evening star., 1925-11-10
Recalls Conversation.

Then. following questioning by de-
iehSe counsel, Capt. Oldys said that
on the day OF the fatal crash he
walked from the department head
quarters TO the hansars to get out the
IlyIhS equipment Maj. Wheeler told
him. he testified. that he had been
called on the carpet by the chief of
stan OF the Hawaiian Department to
explain why he was having so many
forced landings with the DH-4 planes.
The chief of staff, Maj. Wheeler told
capt. Oldys. the latter said. had
"baWled HIM out" and informed him
that in the future he would hold him
responsible as group commander and
SUBJECT hitn to disciplinary action if
ne dld not materially reduce the num-
Der o: crashes
The chief of staff also informed
Evening star., 1925-11-10

The Grand Canvon in Arizona is zl7
niles LONG.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-23
CHASES fugitive
With LOADED GLASS
O'Mara Saves Evidence and
0 Captures Man as Well

With a small whiskey glass In his
hand. containing the evidence and
his victim running up Grove street,
Sergeant Patrick J. OMara had a
difficult proposition to cope with
last night to salvage both, but by
slSilful manipulation of the glass, he
managed to keep pace with Walter
Mazewski OF 81 Lyman street until
the man became winded and col
apsed to the sidewalk near the
Washington school. O'Mara placed
the man under arrest and he was
arraigned before Judge Benjamin
w. Aling In police court this morn
ing. He entered a plea of not guilty
and the case was continued until
Tuesday for trial. Atty. Michael
Sexton appeared for him.
Sergeant O'Mara and Detective
Sergeant George c. Ellinger went to
Mazewski's place last night and
found the man at sink pouring
liquor from a large glass into a
small one. They jumped at him
quickly and. managed to grab the
glasses before they were emptied
into the sink. O'Mara was standing
in the store with the glass Of liquor
in his hand when Mazewski made q
New Britain herald., 1925-10-23
SPANISH.AMERICAN WAR
MEMORIAL DISCUSSED
Bridge at South End Park or Bronze
Statue With Slab Under
Consideration.

Two proposed memorials to the
veterans OF the Spanish. Americsn
War, one In the form OF q emorial
bridge at the South Main street en-
trance to Willow Brook park. and
the other In the form OF bronze
soldier with slab on which would
be inscribed the deeds Of the Span
ish War Veterans. were discussed
last night at the memorial commit
tees first meeting.
Alderman w. H. Judd was elect
ed chairman OF the committee which
consists OF representatives of the
common council and the park board
and OF A. G.. Hammond Camp, U. 8
W. Y. Chairman w. f. Brooks Of
1 the park board proposed the bridge
| Idea which he felt would be service.
able and at the same time g. fitting
memorial. Col. w. w. Bullen pro-
duced pictures Of the bronze figure
which is a replica OF one now ir
New Haven.
After discussion It was voted tc
have sketches of a memorial bridge
specifications and estimates Of cos
prepared by the park depaEtmeh
architect.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-23

dash out of the door and towards
Grove street. Detective Sergeant
Ellinger had gone to search another
part Of the premises 80 O'Mara had
to chase the proprietor as well as
hold onto the evidence.
Daniel Fitzpatrick, local taxi driv-
er, was discharged on charge of
trespassing on railroad property by
parking his taxi in front OF the sta
ton Saturday night. Fitzpatrick,
represented by Atty. David L. Dunn,
told the court that he had an ap-
pointment with customer at the
station Saturday night at 8 o'clock
and had drove his machine there to
keep it. The man had arrived few
minutes before, so Fitzpatrick. said
that he walked over to the Delaney
hotel to see If he was there. He met
the man and walked back to the
station with him, and the two drove
away Fitzpatrick's passenger wa:
scheduled to arrive in the city or
train from Berlin, which arrived
/ In the station about five minutes be
/ fore Fitzpatrick parked his car
Judge Alling warned Fitzpatrick L
be careful In the future about park
ing his machine.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-23
BUSINESS IS GOOD

Connecticut Textile Mills Now Are
Running Very Close TO Their Ca
pacity, Report Shows.
Washington. Oct. % R,-vConnec-
tlcut textile mills are running close
to capacity. the figures on the cot
ton spinning industry issued yestar-
day by the bureau OF the census OF
the department OF commerce showed.
On Sept, 80 1,02l,2o6 spindles out
OF total Of 1,20s,s9o were In mo-
ton.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-23
EXPLAINS STORY OF DELAY
IN SENDING FIRE ALARM
Fireman NIisunderstands Town Clerk
Woodruff's Statement About
Not Having Five Cent Piece

Town Clerk Arthur Woodruff OF
Berlin voluntarily telephoned to
William Hogan of the Southern New
England Telephone Co., today and
stated that there was no delay In
sending In an alarm for fire In Ken
sington yesterday, The Herald last
night printed a statement from Chief
William J. Noble of the fire depart
operator In the New Britain tele-
phone exchange refused 10 allow the
telephone appeal to the FIRE depart.
ment to come through until nickel
had been dropped In the telephone
coin box,
When Mr.. Woodruff tried TO get
the New Britain department he did
not have nickel handy. He ex-
planned his predicament TO the OPP
orator and says she connected him
Immediately with tho department.
Later he mentioned the incident In
the presence OF a fireman, who un-
derstood that there had been a de-
lay because Mr.. Woodruff did not
have a five cent piece. The fireman
repeated the story 10 another fire.
man, who told Chief Noble. The
chief was of the impression that q
delay had been caused by the OBJ.
stinacy OF an operator. Mr.. Hogan
says he has talked with others who
New Britain herald., 1925-10-23
Student Held for
Passing Bad Checks

New Haven. Oct. 20 R-Francis
Body Trawick of Buana Vista. Va,
member OF the class of 1928, Shet-
field Scientific school, who Is wanted
here on a charge Of passing bad
checks totalling $3.50. was brought
to New Haven yesterday from
Poughkeepsie. He is being held
under bonds Of $4,000, Asked If he
knew anyone who would go his
bonds, the youth stated that he
wished to be locked up.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-23
GIVE PIANO RECITAL.

Piano pupils who have been re-
ceiving instruction under the direc-
ton of Organist B. Z, Hallett in
connection with the free course
given by the John A. Andrews Co
10 purchasers Of instruments gave a
recital last evening at Mr., Halletts
studio. Edward Schmeter, baritone
and Charles Moore, tenor. assisted
Harold Harke rendered violin solos
twenty-five pupils participated II
the recital. ,am
New Britain herald., 1925-10-23
FORCED INTO BANKRUPTCY

New Haven, Oct. '23 Rl-vAn in
voluntary petition to adjudge the
Arthur Wooden mill of Moodus a
bankrupt was fled in the United
States district court yesterday. No
figures were given Of debts and as
sets in the papers, which had been
prepared by New York city law
firm.