Evening star., 1925-11-29

OF the fight, with the battle raging all
about him. His counsel Representa-
tive Reid of Illinois. hurls sharp in
vective over his head at the opposi-
ton. and the prosecution roars back
/ over his head at Reid, and at times
| Col. Billy stretches. yawns and gazes
out of the window at the Tapping
, clothesline. Perhaps he is thinking
Of his laundry or perhaps he is think
ing of France, or of the forest and
its game trails. lie Is quite a hunter
The Germans found him that when
he led the allies greatest air squad
ron.
Then back Of these principals sit
| the newspaper men, three tables OF
! them. These tables stretch the Widt h
of the room just as the tables in old
| grade SchoolroomS used to do. And
| back OF them SIT the spectators, usu-
| ally about 200 of them. some sleepy,
| some Wide-eyed With expectancy, some
grave, some wondering what ii is all
about Then there are the guards,
who range all the way from privat eS
! to lieutenantS. Indeed, within that old
room Is represented every rank in the
Army from private TO major general.
/ Many Men of Many Medals.
! The judges present an impressive
array of medals. campaign stripes
division and officers insignia. leather
/ puttees and square jaws. They make
pencil notes whisper to each other,
and drum with their fingers on the
curved table. which is loaded with
| documents.
! Maj. Gen. Howe sits back in his
chair and twirls his thumbs His
! brows are arched and his lips are
/ pursed upward. and he looks hard
( boiled. He has little to do. He leans
! forward every now and then and
drones the decision of the law mem
/ Der to make 1t official and then sinks
| back to his restful position.
| The law member, Col. Blanton Win
ship, reminds one of Marshal Foch.
! He is graE-haired and ruddy Of COM
/ plexion. His eyes are kindly and
! twinkle with humor, although his
| face wears a serious expression. His
| fairness in dealing with the defense
has won him admiration from every
one. His opinions are deliberately
stated In a steady, gentle voice. lie
looks, for all the world like some
! body's father who is little perturbed.
| Brig. Gen. King is a disturbing
| Judge. not to the court, but to the
| spectators. He chews a rubber band
| He plays with it. He takes the end
| Of 1t, like the waitress takes her
! chewing gum, and stretches 1t out,
far out, from his face. The spectators
| lean forward expectantly. but he eases
| the band back and chewS on it. If
| that band ever breaks many will, it
seems, quit going to the trial.
Mai. Gen. Macarthur looks Nike
Admiral Beatty. He is iaunty and
keen-eyed. Brig. Gen. Irwin looks
| like Gen. Pershing. Brig. Gen. Booth
looks like your grandfather. When
court is over he fumbles in his pocket
and extracts an immense cigar. The
| first whiff brings a comfortable sigh.
Brig. Gen. Poore gives one the i'm.
preston that he would enjoy a good
golf game. Maj. Gen. Mccoy appears
a little sour. He might be looking at
| a man who had not shaved for in
| spection. But he isn't sour-he's s
| Irish.
Mai. Gen. Graves looks like he
might be your pastor. Brig. Gen.
| Winans seems a little sad, but it's a
| bluff.
... All Old War Dogs.
All Of them are veteran war dogs.
| They have fought the Indians and
| the Spaniards. and in the Philippines.
on the Mexican border, in France,
| wherever the American flag has been
/ carried in war, and they want to know
| about this young colonel who has
| talked back.
Representative Reid is tall, rather
sallow, and has piercing black eyes.
He has not a very pleasant voice. 1t
| is sharp and his argument is sharp.
| He shoots his shafts and they cut.
| COntpmDf in
his discourse, which is biting and
| withering.
| Judge Advocate Moreland is heavy
and rotund. His voice is cultural
and his argument blunt. Lately he
has been aided by Maj. A. j. Gu1lion
and by Maj. F. w. Wilby, assistant
| to Maj. Gen. Drum, chief OF the