The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-16
FARNSWORTH FACES
EARLY SPY TRIAL
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not as serious as he portrayed it
Tuesday when he pleaded to be
taken to a hospital. Farnsworth
is being served the same rations
as other prisoners, it was said, and
is sleeping reasonably well.
He was visited yesterday by
Franklin K. Lane, attorney and
former member of the special aVi-
alton commission set up by Presl-
dent Roosevelt and headed by
Clark Howell, Atlanta, Ca, pub
Usher, in the early days of the
New Deal to study the whole sub
ject of aviation. Lane stayed only
a few moments and declined to
say whether an attempt would be
made to free the prisoner on bond:
The prisoner told friends he had
made no attempt to obtain an at
torney, that he was content to re-
main under doctors care in the
Jail for several days and had been
cautioned against talking to news
paper reporters.
AS high-ranking naval officials
pondered the results of Farms
worth's alleged betrayal of gov
eminent secrets, department OF
Justice "G"-men continued their
investigation of other possible
"leaks" in national defense plans.
Standby declined to say whether
naval intelligence sleuths had
others under suspicion.
He insisted it was "just a sur
mise" whether Farnsworth had
accomplices or that others were
involved and later said:
Conformation regarding activi-
ties of this man (Farnsworth) was
turned over to the department OF
justice, which necessarily involv-
ed others"
The navy department, he main
tanned, is not unduly alarmed
about foreign spy activities in the
United States despite Farms
worth's arrest and the recent ar
rest and conviction in Los Ange-
les, Calf, of Harry T. Thompson,
former yeoman, for selling naval
plans to a japanese officer.
Fleets of the world powers are
being expanded, Standby pointed
out, and when large-scale building
progresses there is increased &C
tivity by foreign governments to
get information legal or otherwise
concerning the various construc-
ton programs. He added that he
feels that the present espionage
laws are strong enough to take
care of the present situation.
On the question of future ma
tional defense plans growing out
of Farnsworth's alleged act, how
ever, Standby was more vague.
The former lieutenant commander
who was court-martialed for
"scandalous" conduct nearly a
decade ago, is specifically accused
of passing to the japanese navy
pamphlet entitled "The Service OF
information and Security"
The book, published for the first
time in 1916 and designed for linn
tied circulation among commits
stoned officers, contains battle
tactics, fleet maneuver problems,
strategy and lessons learned from
mimic warfare between two sec
tions of the American fleet at sea;
The pamphlet has been revised
and brought up to date IN the
light of regularly held maneuvers'
Naval officers do not know
which version of the publication
has reached the Japanese. If 1t
develops at Farnsworth's hearing
that he transmitted to the foreign
power an up-to-date copy OF the
book, Standby said it may be
necessary to make many changes
in the U. S. fleet formations. De-
spite the growing tension result
ing from the two espionage ar
rests within such a short time,
American and japanese naval Of
ficials yesterday made plans for a