| Show LILLEY I OUT GOOD CASE Methods of Electric Boat Com Corn Company Company pany Exposed in Many Ways CONGRESSMAN LOUDS CASE MICHIGAN MAN FORCED TO VOTE FOR SUBMARINES Washington April 3 IThe The most Interesting development of the day before the special submarine boat investigating committee was the production of another anonymous anonymous inous letter charging that an at attorney attorney torney tornay of the Electric Boat com corn company pany had been brought out as a candidate for congress against Congressman Loud of Michigan but had been withdrawn upon Mr Louds promise to vote for submarines rines The letter was mailed from this city to the Detroit Free Press and was produced by b Jesse Carmichael its Washington cor correspondent correspondent correspondent respondent who received it The committee adjourned until Mon Monday Monday Monday day dayi i Washington April 3 Representative George Lilley of Connecticut author of the resolution under which the special committee of the house is Investigating charges against the Electric Boat com company compan company pany pan placed In evidence an affidavit dated March 12 and signed by Samuel Ferguson residing in Bridgeport Conn who swore that during the fall falland falland falland and winter of 1902 he served in the navy navy in the capacity of chief electrician electrician cian clan and that during that time he I served upon several submarine torpedo boats owned by either the Holland Torpedo Boat company or its success successor or the Electric Boat company and none of which were owned by the Unit United ed States government and that many of the crew of these submarine torpedo beats heats were sailors in the th United States t navy receiving pay pa from the United I States government and in addition thereto received wages from the HoI Hol Holland HoIland Holand land Torpedo Boat company This statement was offered in sub substantiation substantiation substantiation of Mr Lilley s charges that the Electric Electr c Boat company had paid money monc to enlisted men Affidavit of President Lake Mr Ir Lilley also presented an from froth John C Lake vice president of oC the Lake Torpedo Boat company dated Bridgeport port Conn March 16 to the ef er effect feet that about two years ago he ho had hadan hadan hadan an interview with Charles Ferry a representative of the Bridgeport Brass company com pan in which Ferry told him that President Bowles of the Fore River Ship Building Engine company had asked him Ferry Fero to t use all influence possible upon a Connecticut congress congressman congressman congressman man to induce hint bird not to use his Ills Influence Influence ence in favor of the Lake company and to use it itin in favor of the Electric I Beat Boat company if he was successful in inthis Inthis inthis this the Fore River company compan would make contracts with the Bridgeport Brass company com pan for goods to the thc value of about Mr Ir Ferry in his testimony before the committee Wed Ved Wednesday Wednesday denied that President Bowles had made him any such proposition or that he had ever promised him an order for seeing anyone |
