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Show Boweo Is at Work oo Answer to Charges Loomis Accuses Him of Instigating Circulation of Unfounded Reports Against Superior Officer. WASHINGTON, May 16. The formal trial of the Issues between Acting BeCre-i:,r: BeCre-i:,r: Loomis and Minister Bowen began today, when Mr. Bowen presented himself him-self at ihe WhitS House He had sent a card last night to the President, and followed fol-lowed It thlj morning by appearing In person rt the White House, where he wo . ret 1 Ived by the President, who told him as he had come to answer In ms summons h would be pleased to nave the Minister rail at om e on Seeretno la ft Mr How en nccorilingl: went to the war department and spent a snon time in conversation with the Beoretary Th Status Of the case Is officially explained ex-plained ns follows: Loomis Makes His Statement. Saturday night Acting Sec-retar:. loomis notified Be ere tan "aft that ne had completed tho preparation of ins answer to tho various allegations concerning con-cerning himself Minister Bowen had been careful to explain to Secretary Tart that those were not his charges; that ne merely transmitted them for the information infor-mation of the department Presented to President. Secretnrv Taft requested Mr. Loomis, 111 vi. w of the laCnes of th- hour to defoi tho submission of bin answer until the following day. Accordlnglj Sunday morning Mr. I.oumls waited upon Secretary Secre-tary Taft and submitted his answei with accompanying documents bearing open the subject. Becretan Taft went over these with pare, and Hon told the President of their contents H then agreed thai Secretary Taft should undertake under-take to arrange the matter for presentation presenta-tion to the President Bowen Begins His Task. So when Minister Bowen railed upon Mr Taft today the latter turned over to him Mr. Loomls's answer to the charges and Mr. Loomls's counter-, ha rg S against Minister Bowen to the effect, that he hai Instigated the circulation of unfounded reports against his superior officer. Involving malfeasance In of lice. I 1 . S. er. tai y adv! a .1 Mr Bowen to prepare pre-pare at ..nee hi answer Mr Pa.wen returned re-turned to his hotel and began bis ta.-k. |
