| Show II I CUL MITCHEll GOES GOESON ON TRIAL OVER AlA AIR VIEWS VIES Court Martial President Withdraws Two Other Members Are Ousted I CROWD CHEERS AS MITCHELL APPEARS Verbal Clash Marks Opening Opening Open Open- ing of Military Court Colonel Only Smiles WASHINGTON Oct 28 AP AP- AP Colonel William Mitchell began his lila defense at his here to today today today to- to day by driving from the bench three e members of the court including its president Major General Charles P. P Summerall General Summerall withdrew on his own motion after he had been charged with with prejudice against the defendant and Brigadier r General A. A J. J Bowley was disqualified by his colleagues on the court after a de defense de- de I de-I tense challenge had been lodged against him on similar grounds I Both chall challenges were ware were based on utterances utterance of the two generals I against the separate air department I favored by Colonel Mitchell and In I support of which he used la language guage which led to his o on a I charge of vi violating good discipline I VERBAL CLASH RESUL RESULTS TS I A sharp verbal clash between General Summerall and Representative tive Frank R. R Reid of Illinois counsel counsel counsel coun coun- sel for Colonel Mitchell Mitchel Mitchell preceded I Summerall's request that the co court t excuse him from further attendance In s support of his challenge 11 1 Ir Reid read statements made by General General General Gen Gen- eral Summerall before beCore the presidents president's presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's air all board and coupled with them extracts from the report of Colonel Mitchell after after- he Inspected the air defenses of the Hawaiian department at that time commanded commanded com corn by General Summerall I r 1 have learned for the first ej Gen Sun al althen aid Jat the the n t Mitchell l has toward me The There port he made is untrue unfair and Ignorant This is not the place to y prove the ef efficiency efficiency efficiency ef- ef I of the air air service of of the Hawaiian department I cannot sit as a member of this court I beg the court to excuse me from further fur tur- th then ther r attendance REQUEST GRANTED The court granted the request af aften after attel at- at ten tel a short consultation General Summerall's retirement placed Major General Robert L. L Howze commanding offic officer r of the Fifth corps area at at Columbus 0 O. in the presidents president's chair A peremptory challenge then was made by Mr Reid against Major General Fred VT V superintendent superintendent of Ithe the military academy at West WestPoint Point N. N Y 1 This form forin of challenge permitted of no o argument and General was excused The court was called together on the second floor of a dingy building In the Mall a few tew blocks from the I capitol The structure had been erected du during the war as emergency exner- exner I gency quarters quarter for the c census bu bureau bu- bu reau and has been used since largely large large- ly by as as s a storehouse SOLDIERS GUARD DOOR The scene out outside de the building as a's as the court gourt assembled was much like that that which usually precedes an Important Important important Im im- Im- Im social event In the national capital equipped limousines limousines limous limous- ines rolled to the entrance and nd liveried liveried liv liv- footmen assisted the occupants occupants occupants pants to the he curb But there they halted for tor a military guard was stationed at the door working on orders to admit none before t the e hour of convening except members of the court and an accredited representative representatives of th the press The waiting spectators included many of Washington's 5 social lead lead- ers They formed In n line to be admitted ad ad- d in order of their arrival to the courtroom Less th tha seats ordinary folding chairs chair of the hard bottom botton varlet variety h had d b been n arranged in six rows across s' s th tr end of the courtroom Colonel M Mitchell Jt 10 w was s-g s d with ith I cheers when he he armed He was vas accompanied by Mrs Mitchell Mrs Arthur Arthut Young his sister and antI his law in Sidney T. T Miller Iiller of Detroit The applause was in strong contrast to the grim si silence silence si- si lence that prevailed In the court court- room WEARS DECORATIONS The colonel colon l appeared In uniform smiling He wore all of his four Continued on page 4 J FORMER CHIEFS CHIEF'S t V CHARGES FORCE t 3 FROM BOARD Continued from page 1 rows of ribbons denoting military decorations awarded b by the United t States and many foreign govern- govern K ments I If f d When Wien the court had filed tiled into the t room Colonel Sherman Moreland to trial Judge advocate read the courtS courtS court- court martial order Issued by the war de department department de- de S followed by the official list of names of t f court members Jf z t The The court maintained silence In silence In- In w 3 mealing negative responses when responses when X O Colonel Moreland 1 asked if It any of ofus us ii nun ber had V It against the accused had j ft I paled In the case In any wa way or would be interested personally In the tho r result 0 Colonel Moreland said the prosecution prosecution prose- prose cution would not riot challenge the right of any court officer to sit 4 Then Representative Reid as counsel counsel coun coun- sel el for the defendant challenged V Brigadier General Bowley OWley |
