Show INQUIRY MAY NOT DEVELOP f C THE SCANDAL i House Committee Shows Signs I of Making it Hard for Lilley CONGRESSMAN PUT ON DEFENSIVE AT START ELECTRIC BOAT CO REPRESENT REPRESENTED ED BY MARTIN LITTLETON e AND J B LINDSAY March farch 3 9 The special committee of or tic the house u bv by u Speaker Cannon at the request of or Rep Representative Representative Lilley of Connecticut to investigate the conduct of ot the Electric Boat company compan of New Jersey and its predecessor the Holland Boat Compa Company company ny fly respecting re the methods employed Cl by b said ald companies in connection with past jast ast or proposed legislation before con congress congress congress gress bega Its investigation today F The committee which Is com corn sed of ot Representatives Boutell of Illinois I chairman Stephens of ot Minnesota sota Olm Olmsted Olmsted sted ted of or Pennsylvania Broussard of Louisiana and Howard of ot Georgia met metIn metIn metIn In a room at the house office building at 1030 Before the committee bad had been called to order Chairman Boutell stated that witnesses had been summoned but that Representative tive Lilley had been requested to ap appear appear appear pear before the committee that as yet the committee has nothing before it and will not be in position to summon witnesses until Mr Lilley lays the facts before them Corrected Corr by Mr Mc Lilley After the committee committee had been called to fo order the clerk lerk was vas directed b by Chairman Boutell to read the report of or orthe the committee e on rules pursuant to 1 which the Investigating committee was 4 appointed When the clerk reached the portion of ot the report which said that Mr Lilley at his hia own instance appeared before the committee on rules In connection with his charges Mr LII Lil I Icy Ity Interrupted to say that he had re received a a written notice from the clerk I of that committee to appear before it i Documents D Submitted ed 1 When hen the r of ot the report had j jI I fen I eif en concluded call callon d on Representative Lilley and asked If he was wa prepared to go ahead and state the facts In his possession Mr Lilley said he was WIlS not prepared to tobe tobe tobe be examined at this time that he de dc desired desired sired to be represented by an attorney and had not yet secured one He how however however however ever submitted a number of docu documents documents documents ments to the committee He stated that he had been shadowed by detec detectives detectives detectives tives and said that in lu order that this shadowing be stopped he lie would ask ahk to have Jave summoned as witnesses three thre op operatives operatives operatives connected with a local detec detective detective detective tive agency He also submitted a list of witnesses that he desired to be sum d Desires to Bring Out Facts I Mr Ir Lilley stated that he did not pro propose propose propose pose to put himself in the of ofa ofa a I grand jury and present an indictment but he would if permitted by b the com corn committee committee and assisted by b an attorney examine these witnesses and help the committee to the fullest extent possible ble in bringing out all the facts He said that to formulate form written charges and limit the Investigation to these charges harges would limply Imply be to stifle real Investigation and make the adoption of or the resolution a farce Mr Ir Lilley asked that he be allowed to name the manner In which the witnesses be call called called called ed He did not wish he said to be bethe bethe bethe the first witness Mr Boutell stated that it was the in intention intention Intention of the committee e to have Mr Lilley first state what he be knows of off f his own knowledge these charges and in order to allow him to lo procure an attorney adjournment was taken until Thursday morning Lilley to Be First Witness lI At an ait executive session of ot the com coin t it was decided that Mr Lilley should be the first witness s palled called on and antI action on his request that other witnesses be called be de deferred deferred deferred until an investigation discloses that the persons named are connected In some way within the scope of or the In Inquiry i His Ilis request that his attorney be allowed to examine and ine me witnesses was denied The commit committee committee tee decided that the examination should bo be conducted by a member of ot the com committee and that all questions to be ask asked asked asked ed th the witnesses should be submitted In lii writing to this member Regarding the charge that Mr Lil Ln l I ty y made that he was being shadowed Continued on Page 2 A severe seere cold that may develop Into pneumonia over night can be cured quick quickly ly y b by taking Foles Honey and Tar It will cure the most obstinate racking cough and strengthen your our lungs The Tho genuine Is in a yellow package F J Hill Drug Co The Never INQUIRY MAY NOT DEVELOP THE SCANDAL Continued from Page 1 by detectives the Chairman of or the com committee was authorized to inquire whether I er Mr Ir Lilley was being b impeded in bringing before the committee any thing thin within the scope of his author authority authorIty authority i I ity by b the alleged detectives and if In his Ills opinion he was being so Impeded I ed that the committee would use e ev every every every ery effort within Its power to protect him as a member of ot the house and as asa asa asa i a witness In addition to the request i ot of Mr Ir Lilley that his attorney be al allowed allowed lowed to examine witnesses the Elec Electric Electric Electric Boat company submitted a like re request request request I quest Martin Littleton and J I B Lindsay of New York were present at session as representatives of ot the boat company |