Show contradicts SIMS TESTIMONY washington mar 3 commander E F a naval expert on abo subject of turret construction and particularly on the of ammunition hoists today appeared before tho senate committee on naval affairs and contradicted much af pf the testimony given by commander sims yesterday the american device of straight hoist he said Is similar to avo of all the hoists in use and therefore are not the senseless experiments peri ments some critics have charged all that Is required to make turrets safe be thought Is to provide proper screens between the guns and the handling rooms under the present system there Is no danger whatever to the powder magazines he told of the missouri accident where pounds of powder burned in ahe handling room and a large quantity in the open door of tho magazine without any damage or much danger fo the air tight powder tanks of course that Is somewhat more of a chance than we like to take however he commented he said that there had beon forty or fifty accidents in the frenca and other foreign navies chero powder had burned in the handling rooms of ships without causing explosions her agreed with admirals converse capps and mason that the turret can be made safe in accordance with designs at comparatively small cost senator perkins questioned commander fietcher about the statement of commander sims that the american navy at santiago gave a poor exhibition hibi tion of marksmanship the witness said that from all records he had ever seen or heard of no navy could have done better shooting at that time impure blood runs you down makes you an easy victim for organic diseases burdock blood bitters purifies the blood cures the cause builds you up |