Show MANY r CITED is AS A WITNESSES l IN S MITCHELL CASE Subpoenas Subpoenas' Are Issued by Wholesale in of Flying Colonel I IWAR WAR SECRETARY NOT CALLED TO COURT Judge Advocate Sends Out Request for Many Government Documents I L I WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Nov 4 AP AP- AP Wholesale subpoenas for defense witnesses were issued today In the MItch Mitchell ll court martial pro proceedings but those vho who ranked highest on the list as submitted by counsel for forthe forthe forthe the accused air officer were not summoned I Under Under a compromise worked out by opposing counsel no step was I taken to bring into cc court urt either ither Secretary Davis of the war department department depart depart- ment or Secretary Wilbur of the then n navy vy department Secretary Jardine Jardine Jar- Jar dine of the agricultural department department depart depart- ment meat or Everett San Sanders ers secretary tary to President Coolidge It t was agreed that some of t those ose now In far distant cities should be permitted permitted per per- to give their testimony by deposition The seventy who were asked to appear in court after sessions are resumed next Monday Included high officers of both the navy and army and many civilians By t their testimony Colonel Mitchell hopes to Justify his public accusation that th the air services of ot the government have been crippled by criminal neg peg Along with the he subpoenas the courts court's Judge advocate sent sent out re requests requests requests re- re quests for tor t ti the many m- m government documents cited d by Colonel Mitchell Mitchell Mitch Mitch- ell eli as essential essential to the preparation of his hs def defense nse These include of official official official of- of files tiles of the war navy arid and agricultural departments as aswell well as the White House and arid It Is is' is doubtful doubt doubt- doubtful doubtful ful whether all of ot them will be de delivered delivered delivered de- de livered to the court Colonel Mitchell and his counsel agreed to waive the request for subpoenas for the three cabinet of officers of- of on condition that tl the documents documents documents docu docu- ments In hi their possession be pr pre presented presented pre pre- by accredited representatives representatives representatives tives of ot the departmental heads The same concession was made In Inthe Inthe Inthe the case of ot Mr Sanders The judge a advocate however however however how how- ever that the mere Issuance of subpoenas subpoenas subpoenas sub sub- for witnesses a arid and d requests for d delivery ivery of the records will not prevent the prosecution from ob objecting objecting oh- oh to the admissibility of such testimony In court It is regarded as virtually certain that objections will be made If the defense at atI attempts attempts at- at I tempts to open up In court the thet t w whole ol air service controversy |