Show LAT DENIALS IN Contradictory Evidence Given Before House Submarine Inquiry Committee Washington April 14 SImon H Simon Lake president ent of or the Lake Torpedo Boat company flatly denied to tile tho house submarine investigating committee to toa today today to- to day a that he had ever made overtures to the Electric Boat company for the sale of the American rights and patents patents pat pat- cuts of or the Lake company to the Electric Electric Electric Elec Elec- com company pan In this statement he lie contradicted the sensational announcement announcement announce announce- ment merit of S. S A A. Rice pre president l ent of tIme the Electric Boat Doat company who testified before the this committee that the Lake people ha had en endeavored ored ea to sell out to him on several occasions the latest having como come since the In Investigation In- In Into the methods of tho submarine company In obtaining fa- fa were legislation from congress be begun un Coupled with these overtures o was an alleged promise from tho the Lake company's representative to have havo the Investigation called off through the influence of Senator Bulkely of 01 Con Con- While emphatically denying that he lie had ever made such overtures overture Mr Lake was equally equal positive In the statement statement statement state state- ment that the Electric Boat company had tried upon several sc occasions to buy buyout out tho the Lake Lale company His re refusal refusal refusal re- re to treat with the Electric Boat company 1001 looking to a sale was tho the only thing that ha had prevented such a culmination as one of more of the di directors directors directors di- di rectors of his com company pan had favored tho the sale Lm ut at Sen Sea Former Senator John M. M Thurston of Nebraska counsel for the Lake company denied that the Lake Lale company company com corn pany puny had instigated the tho introduction of o the resolution for an Investigation invest invest- gation of the tho Electric Boat company He Ho said that he would have opposed tho the resolution had he hc been consulted through fear that it would Jeopardize the tho appropriation for tor submarines Since Sinco the tho investigation began Mr had frequently consulted him Mr seemed to be at sea ho he said raid mi about what he lie should do owing to the position In which he lie ha had been placed before the tho house I mado made several suggestions sugg to him As coun- coun FC sd FocI for the Lake company compan I refused to represent Mr h Lilley before LeCore this committee com corn s |