Evening star., 1925-12-01

eJaculatlonS time and again. and /
can't tolerate any further Interference
Even the official reporter is unable to
get an accurate report of the proceed
lngs because of this talking"
Challenge Overruled.
Col. sMoreland insisted that there
existed no grounds for a challenge at
this time and Gen. Howe then or
dered the court cleared again. with
| Gen. Graves remaining out OF the
executive parley. Upon returning to
the courtroom Gen. Howe announced
that the challenge made by Mr. Reid
! was not sustained and ordered the
proceedings 10 continue.
Gen. Graves here announced he
| would like to make a statement, but
Mr.. Reid interposed an objection 10
any such procedure unless Gen.
Graves wants 10 reopen this whole
issue. Gen. Howe stated that he
did not think the statement by Gen.
Graves at this time would he proper
and the cross examination was tenn
porarily resumed.
The cross-eXamination had scarcely
gotten underway. however, when Col.
Ninship requested that the court
80 into conference regarding Gen
Graves request TO make statement,
and accordingly the court again was
cleared. A few moments lateI. the
jury Of generals returned and an
nounced that Gen. Graves acquies-
cence in his suggestion that he not
! make u statement at this time would
stand.
The cross eXamina ton of Capt
Yarnell then was resumed without in
terruption and later Lieut. Comdr.
! Richard +. Byrd. jr., commanding the
naval aviation unit of the Macmillan
Arctic expedition. was put on the
stand by the prosecution.
Capt. YarnelI Called.
The prosecution called Capt. II. r..
Yarnell. commanding officer of the air
craft squadrons scouting fleet and
comma nding officer of the black naval
defending forces at the Hawaiian
maneuvers, TO refute testimony of the
defense on lack of cooperation be
ercises last April. He was asked by
Maj. Gullion If he knew Admiral
George W. Williams, who died July l6,
and if he ever heard him make re-
mark about aviation.
Il heard Admiral Williams make
remark to the effect he distrusted the
| Judgment of anybody in aviation" re-
piled Capt. iarnell.
This was intended but he got
no further, as Mr. Reid objected. Maj
Gullion followed up the question by
asking if Admiral Williams had made
| Il later statement, and then Capt.
Yarnell said he understood the remark
to be a Joke" Capt. Iarneli eX
plained later that Admiral Williams
| on a succeeding conference apologiZed
| to the airmen present for making that
| 30 ft,t,, No
would never attempt to joke in an
assembly of that kind"
Enclosures Are Read.
| The mission of the black force was
| to search for the enemy fleet 150
| miles out to sea and attack it, as well
| as guard the harbor. Capt. Yarnell
explained He declared, in his opin-
! ion. the cooperation between the
Army and Navy was satisfactory to
both sides. and in proof of this state
| ment he produced letters he had re-
ceived from the Army TO this effect.
They were examined by Mr.. Reid, who
| said he had no objection as long as
! the Enclosures also were ad mited into
| the record. The letter was from Mai.
G.. C. Brandt. air officer in direction
| of the maneuvers, who congratulated
| the part played by naval aviation and
/ told capt. arnell tne ar service
would be pleased to serve under his
| command in the future.
Mr.. Reid forced Maj. Gullion to read
the Enclosures, which We're in the ma
ture of reports by Maj. Brandt and
| bore the outstanding statements
| There should be Il unified comman nj
| in the air force at the maneuVers and
the air force should be regarded as
an entity; the Navy did not attack the
Island Of Molokai thinking its mission
was elsewhere, which was understood
| from the Navy viewpoint but not from
the Army; only fog could prevent the
successful operations Of the maneu
vers; the Army Air Service Is only so
per cent strong: it is unthinkable that
Pearl Harbor is not defended by
pursuit planes, and in the maneuvers
OH observation planes had 10 be used
as pursuits; dry rot has attacked much
of the wood in the DIS and it was
necessary TO take parts from 81 planes
to make up Is; all the islam will
have to he utilized by the Air Service
in time of war, and I'VE should not he
misled in believing the Air Service
is adequate"
Another inclosure signed by Mai
Brandt said he was surprised to learn
lreports that there was lack Of CO.