Show PULL MiLl WIRES TO ORDERS Submarine Investigation Has as Many Notables Before It WASHINGTON rOK March 19 Score Secre Secre Secretary tary of the tho Navy Nav Metcalf and Metcalf-and and Admiral Capps TV were ere amon among those who appeared today before the submarine boat hoat investigating in in- investigating committee to 10 t testify in T relation relation re re- lation to tho the charges made by Ile Representative re- re Lilley of Connecticut lost wron wrongful ful methods ds ha had been used b bv by the Electric Boat company to secure Ie legislation legislation legis- legis is' is lation in congress congre s. s Tho had planned iu in with time the request of Representative c 11 ob on to call all Mr lr Hobsons Hobson's secretor secretary Edgar as the first w witness tod today Y but the appearance appearance appearance appear appear- ance of tho the secretary of tho time nav navy and Admiral Capps in response to invitations invitations in from frow the committee changed tho the plan Secretary Metcalf and Admiral Capps brought documents and anti records as ns requested requested re re- re quested b by the committee Mr fr Lil Lilley ey presented to tho committee an affi affidavit avit signed by Clement E. E Adams Adams Ad d ams and dated Brid Bridgeport Conn March larch 11 13 11 1908 IlOS in which Mr r Adams swears that while he wn way was engaged enl iu in business busine s in the city of Washington durin during tho the summer of 1900 1906 J. J IV P. F. F Archibald represented to him that he was a war corre correspondent for Colliers Collier's Weekly and that ho had bad been appointed by the president pre of the United States Stales t to i visit it certain dt cities es and aud towns on the Pacific coast const nail and to report to the thc president pres pres- president ident upon the condition of the coast defenses in that section Tho The aOi avit further stated that Archibald represented ho he hoid id 1 written stories against tho tha other boat companies compa I flies nies und and in fa favor or 0 of f the Electric Boat BOi t company as he be was under obligations to tho time latter President Roosevelt sent a letter with the thc 30 it doming denying that Archibald was ever hired b by the government o |