Show frick denies araua pittsburg Pitts bure dec 8 H R arret of the carnegie steel lin cited was interviewed today regarding a story from washington another investigation of alleged defective homestead siegl for the new battleships kearsarge Kear farge and kentucky under construction conet ruction at keeport news mr frick said been aliu steel was mode according to the specifications ot the government and passed the government hect anil inspection but was not found suitable for the purpose intended it was no fault of the a company I 1 should aad that this was not plate but sheeting plate the steel furni ebed lias all the tests demanded ot it by the government in the specifications but it ia stated that these specifications have been found to be themselves defective and it is really the of the investigation to learn where the trouble lies and remedy it |