Show SAY WITNESSES I WERE MISLEADING lG I WASHINGTON March larch Com Cont 3 Com Commander mander William S. S Sims naval ai aide aido o to the president yesterday told tho senate senate sen sen- ate ato comm committee on naval affairs that tho the armor belt helt on battleships is too low and ho he charged A Admiral miral Converse and and Admiral Cat Cap Capps ps s with makin making misleading statements before tho the committee Mr MI Sims was wag confined by the committee to the question of construction of tho the naval naval na na- na val al vessels but ho he evidenced c a very strong desire to go o hack back for many ninny years year for the tho purpose of showing that the tho constructor had perl persistently refused to accept suggestions Tho rho committee however howe declined d to hear him on this point at this time on the ground that ho he could be ho heard hear at a later stage of tho inquiry on other features Comma Commander Sims gave o a c descriptions de do- c- c of the tho open turret and anti tho the direct ammunition hoist which caused Chairman Hale to exclaim that it was wasa a wonder that any of tho the men were left alive Admiral Capps was permitted to cross croiS the tho witness on every ery point brou brought ht out but the antagonism of the two officers toward each cacti other was such that the tho examination brought out nothing of value to the thc committee |