North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XV. FINAL EDITION ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBEU '7, 1925. SIX PAGES. NO. 292. RED CROSS ROLL ! CALL RESPONSE IS FAR BEHIND Preliminary (!hrrk-U|i In dicates Total Substantial ly Below Thai Collected Last Year ADDED Girrs SOUGHT If Not Forthcoming, May Mean Severe Restriction on Welfare Work During the Coming Winter Falling considerably short of v last year's total, the response to this year's Hod Cross Roll Call, as Indicated !?y a preliminary check up yesterday afternoon, will mean severely restricted facilities for aiding many a family In Elizabeth City this winter, when the wolf prowls near the door and provi sions. firewood and other necessi ties run short. It looks like a dreary winter for foIkH compelled to depend more or less upon the assistance of welfare agencies. With reports In from approxi mately two-thirds of the workers, John H. Hall. Jr., general chair man of the Roll Call, reported Into yesterday that the names of 3Ji2 members had been turned in. to gether with a total of $462. 33. The sum of 50 cents for each member, or a total of $176, must be sent in to National headquarters of the Red Cross. The remainder will be available for welfare work here. Funds Buppliod by the Red Cross, Mr. Hall declares, are the main reliance of the County Wel fare Officer In aiding unfortunate families here. He reminds many who would have Joined, had they been approached, that they may send In their dollar ? or whatever amount they eleet to give and It will be added to the total. The checks or currency should be mailed directly to him. addressed merely to John H. Hall. Jr.. City. The highest donation thus far reported is $20 . From that, the gifts ranged all tho way down the scale to a few penules on the part of children, who gavo the little they could. On the basis of the amount al ready turned In, It is estimated that the total contributed in this year's Red Crows Drive will be in the neighborhood of $G00. hs con trasted with a total of $077.0.1 last year ? less than two thirds as much. In all. 708 members were enrolled last year, meaning that $384 went to National headquar ters. This left almost as much for charitable work here at home last year as the tots I u mount which probably will have been turned In this year. And there is nothing to indicate that the calls upon the welfare office urgently needed assistance will fall short of fhose In the year just drawing to a close. Mr. Hall urges strongly that business firms, as a whole, make substantial contributions to the work thtrf year, stressing the fuel that the total obviously will be in sufficient to meet the ne^ds which will arise unless there is a general response to the call this week. He asks also that nil HUch contributions be sent in during the present week. A dollar here and a few dollars there, from individuals and busi ness firms In Rlizabatli City that can afford to contribute, may mean the difference between actual suf fering and relatlvo comfort for many unfortunate families in this city and County In the next few months. Mr. Hall points out. add ing that all contributions, howev er small, will be welcomed. BABY NEEDS C;HIB Rev. A. H. Outlaw, welfare of ficer. Is trying to find a crib for a fatherless baby, The mother Is an orphan and was reared In the North Carolina Children's Home Society. The baby's father is thoeght to be a Pitt County man and the welfare department is trying to locate him In order to got some support for her. If any one has a crib they could lend this mother or donate to the wel fare department they are asked to notify Mr. Outlaw, at the Cham ber of Commerce headquarters. WYATT CASK NOT TO KEACIl Jt BY TODAY ftalclgh. Nov 17 - With 13 lawyers to be heard from prior to the Judge's charge* it appeared doubtful that the case of Jesse II. Wyatt, former officer on trial for murder of Stephen H. flolt. Smith field lawyer, would reach the Ju ry today. SUBMARINE POLICY REMAINS THE SAME Washington. Nov. 17. --The pol icy as to submarines laid down h> tbe Washington government at tho time of the Arms Conference here remains unchanged although President Coolldge is prepared to listen with an open mind to sug f g est Ions for further limitations. Renewal In England of the Brlt tah proposal for ths Abolition of i submarines resulted In the White 1 House assertion tods v. Advance Contest Promises Be Closest Ever Staged By ; A ny A I bema rle Newspaper , i* it ? who an* entered tn I ho Daily Advance subscrip ,,on ^atnpaign und any others uljo are deeply Interested in Him final outcome November 2K. are wit nessing rl;*hl now one of the clos est subscription campaign* that this newspaper. or perhaps any other newspaper in Eastern Caro lina hart ever conducted. Since the publication of vester dav h campaign story the records "f the subscription drive have been Kono over from start to fin ish and show. is wax expected. a closeness in vole Handing that has heretofore h??en unequaled wince the Ktjirt of the contest on Octo ber 17th. The records show that -4 candidates Tor the three auto mobile and four other prizes as well aa the many commission check* nr.- divided up into three separate and distinct groups Each group is separated by the; difference of the voles given oi. three or four subscript inns while .each one in their particular group ? Is separated by a smaller margin. The first group find* an almost even representation from Eliza beth City and the outside, with three workers from the outside and four from Elizabeth City list ed These workers at the close ?>f business Saturday, the records show, were running nock and n?*ek fur the Hudson coach: Miss Kdna Hoyce. City; Mrs. M. A. Dav enport. Columbia; Mr? Ida San d^riin. City; K C. filbbs. Point Harbor; J K. Wood. Route One. Chapanoke; Mrs. Sam Hughes and Mrs. |(. C. Fletcher, both of Elizabeth City. In the s?-cond diwsinn within a stone's throw of the Hudson coines several others who can, with another week like they had last week, emerge the winner of one of tho automobiles. These workers ar- separated from the division above by but a scant mar gin and thin week will rtnd manv of them at the very top. ...T!,ey MrB. Richard ''helps. Mra. T (J. Williams. Mls.4 hackle Gregory. Miss Finer Ralph. Miss Cattle Reld, Miss Alice Lis ter. MUhi Shirley nateman. Mrs. Lloyd Caroon. Mrs. Mattle Har rell. Miss Aleihla Riggn. Charlie Scott. Mrs. J. K. Provo and Miss Jlolet Uaker. Mias Hlggs, Miss Lister. Mr. Scott and Mrs. Har rell head this list with practically no difference in their standing and with JijkI a little stronger fin ish last Saturday would have run their total of votes tip to the fig ures of those Usted in the first di vision. Those following In the third di vision und who can by a little more energy during liie coming few days, before the close, work their way to the top and stav there. Hre Mrs. L. 0. Tadlock. Mrs. J. f\ Harnard. Mrs. J. M. lJell nnd Wallace Speight. AIL entered are urged fo carry on this weok harder and stronger than ever before. Many of those who made good gains iast week will no doubt rest up a little this week content with the fine results obtained in the past. It Is the prediction of the campaign man ager that the big gains of the en tire campaign will be made be tween now and next Saturday night. All had a big week last week and all no dou??t will finish strong next week, but this week many Hill rest on their oats Thla fact will afford the tireless work ers his or her opportunity to forge ahead of the AHd. Those who want to qualify for tho final week and thereby earn either a prize or a cash commis sion must turn in the equivalent of two yearly subscriptions, or 98 fin subscription money. Last week two on- tho list failed to qualify for this week by falling to turn in two subscriptions, but we are going to give them another chance. Two yearly subscriptions i this week or the equivalent to re main on the list for the final dash 'next week. I A few workers last week turned In as outside subscriptions rumen of subscribers just bevond i the corporate limits who are served by Advance carriers. Dou ble votes can not t? allowed on these subscriptions. Any terri tory served by an Advance car rier will count "Inside" the city, regardl??ss of th?- corporate limits of the town. Likewise any one who. working In the city, has The Advance delivered by carrier, will be counted as "Inside" the city r< gardless of residence. Place of delivery and not the n-sldence of the subscriber determines wheth er the subscription <arns double votes or the regular schedule. STATE SENATOR DIES Concord. Nor 17. ? state Sena tor W. A. Kofi, aged 50. of Cahar iuh County, died at hla homo hore today following an lllnc*? >f ?ev oral months. niKfl is n.\i/riMORK Krlends here hare received newa I of the death of Ernest K. Prltch ard of flaltlmore. who died sud denly Sunday night He was a former resident of thla city, leav ing here about 29 years ago to make his home In Bsltlmore. His wife. Mrs. Maggie Mlskell Prltch ard. is w?U known here, having frequently visited here. PRI\CESS CHIKA Bl R\ED TO DEATH < ? ruhN Wade Inn. Hungary. Nov. 17. ? l'rlnre** <;hikj?, wife of nn adjutant of former King Ferdinand of Bulgaria. was burnnl to ilfnth today while cleaning a pair of glove*. l'? liiK benxlne she stood cloae to I lie fin* and the gloves Ignit ed. She was formerly Ruwbn Prince** Kowowa and was ? H year* old. SISTERS WILL GIVE CONCERT Have Toured Country from Coast to C.oa?t ; Prom i?p Good Program Mrs M S.~ Bulla, ch.lrm.n o' ,hc Music Department of the V . man-. Club. announce, that .he second concert of this year ? ceum course. the All ? ht.h ,e..e win he pr?.ented .t the h sh school audl.orlum on th.??nluB of Thursday. December ?"? ?' Mr, Bull'. ..1. th?l club mem bers and .he public ??""?? " I Iv to the Rupport of her depar men. by keeping en tor (he concert. A little l?u>r i club members will begin to sell "rTh'e House S1,ler',h?' -i f," Hampton. Iowa, near the Little Rrown Church In the V.le. ?e lected as a name for ?helr or*au; Uallon. "The All Sister. ??"??*? when they decided to lyceum concert work they h?>e toured from the Atlantic to the Pacific under this established .n envlable repuU tlon a. concert entertainer.. There is no more popular organization of It. kind In lyceum. Their program Is bu I along popular lines without beln* cheap. Their vocal work cons 1st. 1 of vjlo". duets and quartet., bedh '???*? and lighter number.. Jhe mental work featured by this compsny I- the 8?.paon. .Man and some splenjlW effect^ are "ketch "A Child In the Houm." by M.rjorle nenton Cooke. 1. u.ed In which all four of the young la dles take part This "ketch or playlet never fall, to create en thuslssm A lessou for the pres ent .ge Is forcibly presented In I this playlet. STUDENTS CALL OFF ELECTION ?ss. hip announcement by the curator, of the 1-niver.lty of Missouri .hat compulsory military tr.lnlng will be continued In that " despite any attitude of the student body the atudent council self governing body of the four thou sand students, has called off an election to have been held today. In Ihl. election .tudent. were to have voted for and ?*aln.t com pulsory military .raining which all male students are required lo take In their first two year.. The vote was ordered by the council to convey to the curator, the .tu dent.' sentiment. Bomh.rded with letter, and tel egrams denouncing the election a. a victory for a few paclfl.t. and communis... .he curator, met la.t week and Issued the unexpected defl lo the student.. .. Leader, of the antl-mlll.ary ag Itator. today "n?unc*d?r, th?* would no. quit their effort to make military (raining optional In .he school. Hope, that Ihe board of curator, eventu.lly would change Its attitude was expressed The belief Is Ih.t tha military op ponent. hope to continue such a propaganda campaign that public i opinion will force the curator. a? ; p?i?(ee. of the governor, to . agree to lake Into eon.lderatfon the re sult of an election at a later dale In Ihe meantime Mai **wato. Columbia. Mo., and Kenneth Lan caster. Kan.a. City, today leaned .tatement. denouncing the re qulrements ihat atodents drill three tlroon a week. "After upending two year# In France to rruah ? Prua?lan ma rine. It I. ? Wtt#r and find another on one iveralty campua" aald l*ncaat?r today. . MIAMI EXTENSION HAS BEEN ABANDONED West Palm Beach. Fla.. Nor. It. ?BefuMl of property owner, to stand by their pledlja lo S. Da Warfleld. prealdent of th? SSrtA A? Lin. ;*''-*V.o -V. ,1.. road rtchtn of way Into mi .ml resulted In tbe declsratlon to dav by B. r. Htanley. vice praj - dent of the Baahoard. tfcalrtaJH; ami eaten alon haa b??a abaadoaad hv tlx* road. So He Never Called on Her Again Jack Long," 20, of Los Angeles, left the homo of his sweetheart one night and was waylaid by two rival suitors. They put him in n barrel, nailed It up snd put it on a railroad track. - I<ong managed to roll himself off the track and went down a 20-foot embankment, where he was found hdura later. a Ho is cccovaring in a Itoepltal. 1 DISSE LOSES OUT IN APPEAL OF CASE Richmond. Nov. 17.? Rudolph* Dtaae. youthful slayer of itwHt heart, rival and police detective laat July, wan today refused a write of error in the Virginia Court of Appeals. and only exe cutive clemency can now nave the triple slayer from death on No vember 27. NEW COMET FOUND j Williams Hay. Wis.. Nov. 17. ? A new comet of between the eighth and ninth magnitude ap pearing in the constellation "the hunting dog." waa discovered at five o'clock this morning. I)r. Kd wln B. Croat, director of Yerkes observatory of the University of Chicago, announced. EJECTED FROM COURT BY MARINE GUARD Washington. Nov. 17. -Joseph Da vies, counael for Mrs. Margaret Ross Landsdowne, was ejected from the Shenandoah naval court of Inquiry today by a Marine guard. Davles was excluded on the ground that Mrs. I^nsdowne as a witness merely was hot entitled to counsel. Mrs. Dansdowne In testifying told the court that she had not used the expression "false testi mony" In describing the newspa per Interview Kfforts, she said, were made to guide her testimony before the court. BltOTHKK OF KIHTOK INJURED ON Wake Foreal, Nov. 17. Ed i ward Peele. a freshman here from ClarkHvllle. Va . und a brother of ^Herbert and Joseph Peele of Kli* abet h City. In In the rullvgc 1i?ihi?1 tal suffering a serious wound on the side of his bond and badl.v 1 lacerated ear after being found In an unconscious condition on the Hali-igh highway one mil** out of here Sunday night at ten o'clock. Since no ruaMon can In- found for false play of any kind it Is generally believed that lie wan struck by a passin n car while ' walking on the edge of th?- pave ment. Kvldence support inn thin Ntory in the fact that his overcoat wan practically torn in two and some shattered glass found in the road behoved to have been a light tonne on the car that struck him. II had been raining for one hour or more when lie was found. Whll the wound on the head is of a serious nature his recovery K , assured unless complications set In. AI, J OLSON DECLARES NEVER KNEW ALICE White Plains. N. Y.. Nov. 17. Al Jolson, black face comedian, took the witness stand today at the trial of Leonard Kip Ithiuc lander's annulment suit against his wifi?. Aii?*?? Beatrice Rhine* lander, part negro, and denied that he had ever soon her at a sum mer resort In 13 2 2 as i?he reprc sented In a letter to lthlnelander Would You Have Believed It? Well, folks, what do you think? The Advance is going to have a funny paper. The first number is due to reach you next Saturday. In it you .will meet again your old friend. Freckles whom older readers of The Advance will recall as hav ing appeared daily in The Advance between the passim? of "Doings of the Duffs" and the coming of "Mom'n Pop." Then there's a daily page by Jim Williams, nutho. of "Out Our Way," that you now find daily on the edi torial page. Jim's page is railed "Out Our Way" too. But it's different. Just wait, and you'll see. Do you know Salesman Sam? Well, if you do. that will make you anxious to see next Saturday's Dail' Advance funny paper. If you don't you have a lot to look forward to. Salesman Sam, Mill.v and 'iuzz will have a page all to themselves in The Advance every week. Then there's Major Hooplc, busy just now relating to his nephew a marvelous tale of adventure on a can nibal island, where he was befriended by a monsler bird. The Major's stories arc as marvelous ?s they are entertaining. / All this is coming to you, folks, without extra charge for the present. How long we'll Ix? able to hold the subscription price of such a newspaper as The Daily Advance down to 10 cents a week and $1.00 a year, we don't know. Jt isn't being done anywhere else that we know anything about. And that ought to give workers in The Advance subscription campaign, and subscriber* to the paper too, ? tip. GETSINGER CASE UNDER WAY HERE THIS AFTERNOON Kxprclcd to IVovc )lust Snmational on tiivil Dock ?*! Ilii- T<*rm of Stipe rior < 'onrl ASKS 82.~>.<M>0 l>\MA4,KS Mrs. (?<* Sue* Hu* IkiiuI and Other* for Al leged < lon*|>irary to <!om mil 1 1 ?* i* lo A*ylum Seleit j-?:t ?>f it Jury in tin* <??*!? ? llisor nisi1. expected to prove the most sensational tin the civil duck* i-t at this term of Superior Court here, wart completed iIiIh morning shortly before 11 o'clock. It was anticipated that at least two days would ho required to dispose of ihe action. Mrs. Subra tietsliiger. a school leachcr fotnitrly empluyed In (?ate* County. Is suing l*r. K. F. Corhell and others, of liatcn. for $25.noo for alleged conspiracy to havt' her committed t?? an asylum f>>r thn (limine when, an u matter ot fart. Khe contends, she was en tirely aane. Hearing 'he cants at an earl ier term of Superior Court here consumed virtually a week There was much seiisat ioiial testimony, ai.d the rase attracted much pub lb- Interest. It resulted finally lu a verdlci for the defendants, the Jury liuding thai Mrs. Cctsinger v.,i.s not t tititlcd to damage*' Mrs. <!t ising- v, however, nn pealed tn the State Supreme Court, which found that errors had been commllled In the trial insSiiperior Court, and granted her a aecond trial. Judge W. M. I Con 1 1 . of Kdeuton. presided at the earlier hearing ??? Ihe case. Judge Thomas 11. Calvert, of llalclgh. is the presiding judiciary in the prenent action. Onlv a few l.periutors were on hand thin morning at t lie opening of the cane less than a dozen, In fio-t, outside of t hone called for Jury duly. Judge Itcbiike* Counsel Considerable Impatience was evidenced by Judge Calvert over what he. termed leading questions put by experienced attorneys In Ihe eourse of direct examination of Mrs. (Jet. singer, the first wit ness put t>n the stand after the trial opened. Attorney K. F. A^h lett was conducting the examina tion. and J. C II. Khringhaus. of opposing counsel, entered numer ous objections to the form of Mr. A> diet I'm questions. Judge f'alvnrt said he had been thinking over Ihe matter of such questions Its v in g heetl pul by at torneys for Kevernl days, and In timated that such breaches bf the rulcy covering the taking of tes timony liail occurred "about four times every five minutes" . Ho threatened tn break up Ihe trial, if such quest Inning did not stop, and proceed with some other case. Members of the Jury are Arthur Priichtird. L. It. Itodgerson. W. 1). Do/ler. Caleb itaper, N. IS. (Hid eo. K. V. I'rltchard. 8. W. Harris, J. \V. Johnson., II. I) Tarklngton. J M. I'errv, M p. Jennings and M I. Mercer. Mrs. Get si tiger was ill on the -stand oil direct examination when cotirt recessed for an hour at 1 o'clock. The taking of testimony was preceded by a long argument be tween opposing counsel as to the issues upon which th* case was to be tried. The members of the Jury were exel titled from the courtroom while this was In pro gress At its conclusion. Judge Calvert deferred a ruling this was In progress. At lis conclusion. Judge Calvert deferred n ruling tin the mutter until the case had been gone into sufficiently for him to puss upon ihe points In con troversy. On both sides. Ihe parties to Ihe suit are bulwarked by formid able arrays of counsel. itepre R'MititiK Mm. fieislnger are Aydletl , Ar Simpson, McMullan ft. I^eRoy and C F: I'ugh Kor the defen dants there" are Khrlnshau* ft Hall. Waller L. Small, and A. P. Clod win. of Oatenvillc Mi: (ietahiger contributed a touch of the dramatic to Ihe rela tively uninteresting morning's pro ceedings when, in answer to a quest if. n by Mr Aydlett. she ad mitted thai upon one occasion she had threatened the life of her hus band Kxplilntng. she asserted he had been making life miserable for her and *he told him that If he tvr publicly accused her of immorality, she would try to kill him. Tii- ? itn? t te stified d< ni ly and fcvadl' h-;*Ii no t-how of nervous* n? / vi emotion as tb< session wot al"nt sf.ft i o!d that she v man I' d April ft. 1 ?? 1 0. and thai )i end her husband moved to I lorlda the following January, i ? ! ; n j 1 1 ' In lh.il state unlll May. ? 1 '? I '? when th^y moved to Cors p' Meanwhile. on August II 1 I ft . she teslit; d. a daugh (? i had i?e?!? born to them, w got along jiimi like t?n "in^enlal playmates. Hie replied, in answer to a question as to her ? bit ions with her husband dur ing. their stay In Florida. The first bint Of testimony bear ing upon th? linrnedlata incidents, Continued 'mi p*t? i IKEMII N it Y IS HI. 4 YV/ V<; FLY TO V O KT II POLE I'arU, Nov. 17.? The Krrwll Nmv) lH*|Mirini<'nt U planning mii Ion to Ihr North INtli' nni Nprlnfi nnil "ubw* <1 ii<* nt nir |>Uiip flight* from tin* I'olr to New York ( It). ?? mii an nominal t?xlj*>. IZZY AND MOE TOO POPULAR Prohibition Agent* Hope They Will Not Go on the Stage 11) ltOWI.AND wood iCtnniki, |?29. ti 1?? NVw York. Nov. 17. Izxy Kin r.tein and Moe Smith who prob uhlv were the moit famous prohl- i lilt Ion sleuths In the world until their much disguised head* fell In- : to the bawket in the latest shake up of New York enforcement i agents. are thlnkltiK of becoming thespians. Comedy will be Ihelr forte. If they do. for it was (heir high com- i edy as enforcement agents, rather than their skill in tuiiiin ; up big rum plots, that earned them the nution-wldo publicity vhich they have been told would mak?j them a "riot" as actors. Indeed, it is reported, though not confirmed by the close-lipped prohibition commissioner Foster, who (save them the "Hate" that it | was their flair for comedy that i ,coai them their Joba. There has j been much protest by reformers I recently against anything smack-, ins of levity In connection with the Yolstead act. Yaudeville actors and newspa 1 per humorists who make facetious 'cracks at prohibition have come in for especially vigorous cr crltl-' clam by the Methodist Board of Temperance. Prohibition and Pub I llr Morals ? and the names and I Moc have figured in hundreda of the japes at prohibition manufac tured by the Jokesmlths. j They have had offers from , both movies and vsud^vllle con cerns The homes of both Iixy and Moe were alive Sunday with the com ings and goings of mysterious strangers, who had Just heard that the pair had been definitely let out of the prohibition army and ! were eager to offer them jobs. There were rumors tnat nil tho ! myalerlous men calling on luy ? ?were or was Moe and that all the off atrangers calling on Moe were ? on was -Irzy. Hut Its/ and Moe strenuously denied this, al though they accepted it r.s fitting tribute lo their skill as d'r-gtn*e .artists, which made them such a scream as enforcement agents. , Those who want prohibition e?i forcment taken aeriouj'.v would prefer that "Izzy and Moe" turn hootl?ggera rather than ;o en the road in a comedy prohlbliion skit. FLORIDA YOUTH GOES TO ROADS James Dyson. aged 17 and claiming to hall from Florida, was sentenced to six months on the toads yesterday In Kdenton re corder's court as the outcome of a series of escapades which culmi nated in his escape from Kdentou Jail at 2 o'clock yesterday morn ing. and his subsequent recapture after a short chase. Dyson landed in Kllzabeth City jail Saturday morning after hav ing "borrowed" an automobile from Cicero Webb, of Kdenton. without the owner's permission, and having come to this city In company with Mr. Webb's 14-year old son. Krnell The boys were picked up by the police shortly af ter their arrival here, and later In the day both were returned to Kdenton. Krnell Webb accompan ied by his father, and the other youth In the cuatody of an Kden , ton officer. While awaiting trial for the al leged theft of the car, Dyson boast ed he would not face Judge Hot land. In recorder's court In Kden ton lie came near making good his boast Kscaplng from the jail, he took Police Officer Prstt'a bi cycle and was pedsllng merrily away when he was overtaken and brought hack to Kdenton. He la si I j ? ? ' I uled io depart for Hertford {County today, lo begin his term on the roaris Dyson paid his first visit to Klltabeth City Thursday. Mem bers of the local police force took pit y fin him that night, and found him a place to sleep In a down town building Next day. he re eeived an urgent Invitation to leave town tendered by Chief of Police Holmes. He went from her.* to Kdenton, where he became tnvohed In the escapade which has lauded him on the convict roa?l force of Hertford County. Definite Revolution Aguinnt the French Bclnit. Syria. Nov. 17.? A defi nite r< volutlonary movement ap pears to be developing from htth ? erto sporadic lout breaks against | the French. Druse leaders accuse the French authorities of trying to foment religious war. MITCHELL COURT MARTIAL HAS ITS OWN FAT TO FRY Or So It Would Seem from Trend of Some of the Question* I)iree4ed at I'roHeruling Witnew ATTACK ON ECONOMY Evidence Is Court Would Like Show Paring Appro priation* He?|?onwblf for 1 jOhm of Morale ll> IIOIIKItT T. SMALL !?}}. hi TM Washington. Nov. 17. ? Tka Mitchell court martial has evolved Itself Into a sort ?f Congressional investigation. Perhaps there Is something In the atmoiphtrc of Washington that throws doora wide open and let* down bars. Th? Mitchell trial haw developed symp toms of becoming another Dangh erty Inquiry. Army authorities are wondering If It would not have been better to have triad the flying colonel at hit* "home" sta tion down In San Antonio. Tessa. Here In Wanhlngton. with Its many conflicting Intereata. Its presence of high offlciala and Its atmosphere surcharged with poli tic*. the trial appears to have gone far afield. And yet Colossi Mitchell saya, with John Paul Jones, h In naval prototype, that he has not even begun to fight. : The court needed Ita week sad [suspension to take note of the trend of the proceedings and to endeavor to discover Just where It was "at." If Colonel Mitchell and his resourceful counael. Con igressman Held, of Illinois, are per mitted to continue on their wsjr ; they will keep the court in aesalon all winter. When It la recsllsd that all the members of the court and all military wltneaaea are la Washington at their own expense the seriousness of a prolonged 'trial can well be underatood. Col onel Mitchell, being s - wealthy man, does not have to give consid eration to this phase of the rast tsr: ! Washington officialdom has been truly astounded st the course the trlsl has been permitted to ? take The defense haa bssn per mitted to challenge the War and ;Navy Departments and hss been allowed to Introduce wltneeses | whoso, purpose has been to show that the military departments of the Government have been In In efficient hands and are being guided by wrong policlee There Is Just beginning to bb nn awakening to the fact that per hap* the court (self has some fst to fry. There have been some 'rather pertinent questions from 'the distinguished generals, who 'are the Judges of the flying col onel. designed to bring out from the defense witnesses the Idea that a very large part of ths ao ca lied Inefficiency of the Wsr De partment and the lack of proper equipment for the flying service has been due to the wave of econ omy which ha* swept the capital 'the past three or four years aad which has cut Army appropria tions down to the "bone." General Robert L. Howie, pres ident of the court and certslnly one of the most Independent snd fearless of all officers in the Army, has led In the questioning along this line. And this la a prsss of the Mitchell case In whlcb every officer of the Army and Navy In Interested. These officers have seen their e*tlmates for the ser vices pared and pared each year, under the direction of the Bureau of the Budget which In turn la op erating under the direct eye of President Coolldge, until they vir tually have given up hope of keep ing either Army or Navy at the pitch of high efficiency which the country expects. The Mitchell court would Sbow If It could, that any tendency to ward a lowered morale In the 'Army or the Navy |? due to th* fact that Congre** as a whole no longer takes sn Intereat In pro viding the Army and Navy with appropriate funds Congress Is quick to find fault, but In the ! general rush to cut down Govern mental expenditures. It has been held that the Army and the Navy should first be slashed. This flashing has had Its effect. It has brought shout dlsconrag*? nient In every hrsach of the mil* Itary services Even up tO s month or two ago. the threat was , being held over the Army of the dismissal of some 2.000 commis sioned officer* and the letting oat of some 10. ooii unlisted soldiers. Already the Army and Navy both are below the limits of personnel fixed by Congress lt*elf Ths Nsry Is entirely out of line In ths 6-1-1 ratio fixed by the srma ??onferenco In Washington v>me foar years sgo. Perhsp* the Army hsa decided ,to read Congross-- sad even ths President a lesson Perhaps that I* why the bar* have been let down to Colonel Mitchell. COTTOX MARKVt New York. Nov. 17.? Spot cot I ton closed quiet, middling 21.19. I an advance of ten points, future*, closing bid T>ecemher 10. ft 7. I January 15.18. March 20 02. May 19.73. July i?.aa.