Show Iw AIR CHIEf GUNS ON WRIT HS i ll Rated as of Mind TOPS OPS PROGRESS PROGRESSes II ees es Red Methods In Km n Unification SAN AN ANTONIO Tex Sept 14 fusing f s ng to reply to Rear Admiral illiam A. A Moffetts Moffett's deni denial l of his rg arges s against aircraft enCy Colonel William Mitchell Talk Is cheap 1 have no statement to make dared Mitchell T Tho o machinery n l i is beginning to tor tork rk r and nd I a am satisfied Talk is eap I WASHINGTON Sept 14 AP AP- AP broad question a of ot tho the nan na- na n nj-fr nj air defense organization to over to a special board boata Inquiry the specific charges ld dby by Colone William Mitchell 1 mj assistant army air chief I the navys navy's air administrative tive drawn a a. verbal yerbal broadside m Jm Rear Admiral William A. A tIe t. t t the navy air chIe chief R Replying fP p fing categorically to the arges of Colonel Colon l Mitchell l the Shenandoah and the th flight 9 9 No 1 i which he quOted hout mentioning the authors author's m me and o of other critics o of the V fr administration administration- Rear Ada Ad- Ad ra a Moett denied dented them with en h characterizations as false absolutely sei unscrupulous self seekers I d I V Fh most charitable way to red re- re d hese charges Is that their thop h is o of unsound mind and is Js s from delusions of and ur Admiral Moffett de- de ILL MEET T CHARGES HARGES navy air chiefs chief's statement i lowing ng o on the he heels of the action l Ic eident In turning r o a special commission the thead ad question of air de defense pol- pol S taken tp that the theL L ra reg- reg ards india to n l e Tr charges s' g s navy n a as s. s b be beIth Ith fe f. f Th That t these charges as well as S the army air admina admin admin- ra a ii 11 will be tie considered as furer furr fur- fur er r Batters to be bp dealt with by bye e which will wUl meet t fhe president at the White g next Thursday is regarded j. j officers as unlikely IY What r the Ule administration does purS puro pur- pur S o 0 take with regard d to them 1 ot be definitely disclosed r r before that t time me A rUng proponents proponents' of a unla uni- uni a Ir r service were using the thee I Ir e Uon lenary ry methods of the comun com com- un 8 t Admiral Moffett declared statement 15 that charges from quarter t hT hav ave ve done more to toj tota ta j 1 aviation and hamper hamper- na- na IE- IE defense than could hav have been by any other means I SITS INTS TS DICTATORSHIP II Unwarned I w arned rn d that the example of Hilary I ary officers making a II peal over the heads of conas con- con ess as 0 the people might b bo th tho the len rig of a wedge for or military t In the United S States ates ing cognizance also or the thet theIn In t foIl illon of Colonel Mitchell that condition of ot their n planes caused the death of my officers entered in the then them n m air all races last Oct October ker Ada Ad Ad- a Moffett loffett asserted it vas was the avi- avi f a high ranking army Continued on page 5 5 Y IY AIR CHIEF TURNS URNS GUNS ON CRITIC WRITERS I Continued from page 1 tar tor who ho was present at the r rac- rac c- c rig ng meet to prevent use of ot the theia theia ia If they were unfit Responsibility R lies with his man nd e cannot evade it by trying to him the responsibility to the em the admiral declared lT IThe immensity of the task con- con aviation the presidents president's in the short time per- per itt if It it is to have its report eady for congress in December as d by Mr Coolidge is becom- becom jore and more realized AUGE jAUGE FOR FUTURE T Technical studies involving In past in ship bombing and nU developments and andr r b bly requiring numerous trips and navy air centers are ee presenting a heavy task In the Importance of ot avia- avia war In iii the next ten or wenty years Colonel Mitchell hopes that he helle lle be given an opportunity to ap- ap en personally lly before beCore the commis- commis Ion and present his views Disusing Dis Dis- using g the forthcoming inquiry his San Antonio Tex ex post yes- yes erd erday the air officer said he felt 16 measure vindicated In his arges by the presidents president's action in the commission and has knowledge of ot certain il hale ti in which I am certain mems mem's mem- mem s 's ot the aircraft board will be ted SAN ANTONIO T Tex X Sept 14 H. 14 l lel nel William Mitchell expressed h ope today that he would be ailed aBed to testify at lit t the Inquiry to be ond by the aircraft board ap- ap by President Coolidge knowledge of ot certain facts 11 IV Ich I feel certain members of he board will be Inter- Inter st ste sted he said Unless this body allin ll ln persons who can perceive In the present nr t the air service it will be bemo mo sible for the body to study the major problems as- as to it by the president l l. lonel Mitchell has added to his the scalp of ot a l large rge coyote l l a chase arranged for forlin lin during i the he week eek end iK HONOLULU K Sept 14 B By the Press The Press The The disposition f he undaunted seaplane 9 1 was a leading subject of ot dis- dis u lon today by persons visiting earl Harbor navy yard ard to view one tithe fhe most famous ships in the 1st ry of ot the United States navy Comm Commander John Rodg- Rodg still being guarded by phy- phy clans and friends against s sit lt is understood that he be beeves beeves beeves be- be eves that the seaplane on w which e made ade his flight by air and by byea ea could be bo rep repaired for tor another rip from the Pacific coast to toHa- toHa Ha- Ha Hai i al ai alf This was evidenced by his eS eel e e. e after atter being picked up by he submarine R 4 Thursday and eing towed into Nawiliwili harbor i repairs then and fly to earl eart from Kauai r An An examination of ot the plane os that there the Is no structural The only olly repairs needed are areo o Ithe lower wings from which the 1 ibric C was cut to rg a Sury ury sail and I Etch u rain water and to parts which wood was cut to provide run a still which furnished ater and probably saved the tho lives ives tithe aviators The IThe aviators say that these rewa re- re wa aira would be merely routine and hull of ot the ship is in per- per The motors which un perfectly until the last lastrop rop of f gasoline was exhausted Iere undamaged except the start- start far ear was removed and that onel one on el was wa's used as an anchor En t r the anchor had been lost in bay One of the gas inks was removed but it remained Ithe e plane The The repairing of ot all 1 se Js is regarded as routine and parts of ot the engine re re in good shape |