Show PRESIDENT SPURS HOG ISLAND QUIZ Urges Haste in Probe of tin l Graft Charges Senators to Inspect Yards By Br Y International Yews News Washington Feb IS President Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- 11 son late lato this afternoon called at tin the department of ot Justice and the shipping board oard tb hasten it is understood the thc Hog Island shipyard scandal candal In e Investigation tI gation which has o been awaiting the appointment of oC a special In b by the attorn attorney general Tho The President called first at th the shipping shipping- board offices but Chairman Edard N. N Hurley Hurle was at tho the British embassy Ho lie then called at It the department depart depart- ment mont of oC Justice expecting to confer with Attorney General Gregory Gregon but learned that tho the attorney had not yet yol returned from Texas where ho hue had gono gone to attend his nis mothers mother's funeral Pre President e I d e n t WI Wilson is o a t then lu e a Co consulted n s u 1 t briefly with Solicitor General Genera Davis who declined decline to discuss the Presidents President's call lIe IIo sal said however r that he might appoint tho the Hog Ho Island Investigator requested several st days ago aeo by the President Pres Pres- ident before Attorney General Gregory returns The Tho appointee he lie said had been selected tentatively arid and It Is I believed be he- lIev el his qualifIcations qualification occupied the Presidents President's Interest at the tue conference Due Tho United St States Stales tes district attorney at t Philadelphia is engaged d In some Home minor Investigations III of ot Irregularities Davis sal said Instancing padding of oC pa payrolls pay pai rolls h by subordinates as part of oC the conditions unco uncovered The Tue Senate commerce committee de decIded decided do- do to today a that Its members would woul inspect the Ho Hog Island Islan yard ard next Monda Mon Mon- da day Several Se objected object ell to giving ln 1 what the they termed a weeks week's warning to the yard to get Iet rend ready for Inspection Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man Fletcher declared an earlier date co could ld not be bo arranged owing to pending pend pond ing InS business A A. decision also 1180 was sas reached to summon summon sum sum- mon moo Theodore E. E Ferris I former designer designer de de- de- de signer of oC the shipping board He willbo will willbe willbo bo be summoned to toll tell his version of the charge charte of oC fees tees tal taken en from private firms seeking contracts |