The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-02

ferred to the naval appropriation bill of l006 and l9o1
 The Wltnese said he did not consider that he had done anything improper in. asking Mr. I.illey to vote for sub- marines,
 Mr, Taylor said he had been request cd by John r, Kellogg, one of the att in January, 1908, "to get busy with Mr. Lilley and again tell him about the possibilities of submarines"
 I Elihu E. Frost, vice-president of the 1 Elocttic Boat company, followed Mr. 4 Taylor. He said he had the general management of the business. John F. Kellogg, he said, was employed for the purpose of counteracting in Connecti- \ cut alleged misrepresentation that were being made in the state about the Electric Boat company,
 Sort of an Ananias antidote,' sug- scsted MT, Howard.
 Yes replied the witness,
 Mr. Frost said he had given no in- I structlons to c. $. McNeir to employ newspapermen to prepare articles on submarine boats or to influence con- gress.
 Mr. Howard read to the witness list of the members of the naval aIfalrs committee of the house, asking nun at- ter each name If he knew the member and II he or any member of his firm had ever employed any attorney or agent in that members district With the exception of Mr. lilley's district and that of Mir, Loud of Michigan, the witness said that so far as he knew no attorney or agent was employed i'll any members district.
 Mr. Frost denied that he had made contributions in behalf of his company to any campaign fund, republican or democratic, national or congressional. He said his company did not maintain a lobby in Washington, and declared that no undue influence in behalf of his company had been brought to bear by himself or any one on any member of congress, nor had any money been paid to influence the navy department
 Mir. Frost denied all knowledge as to the amendment offered in the senate naval committee to the naval approprl- ation bill in l9OI which Mir. lilley charged had been drawn hy attorneys for the Electric Boat Co with the n- tention Of suppressing competition
 Referring 10 tho time President
 Roosevelt made submerged trip In one of the submarine boats, Mir Frost denied that the company had paid any newspaper men at tho trlal and said he did not know who was responsible Tor tho publications concerning that event, The boat was commanded hy Lieut.
 Nelson, U. $. NJ and Mir Frost testl-
 fed That tho company had purchased
 from Lieut.. Nelson an invention which
 is used on the boats. The company paid
 him Sl,500 for lt This was the only money paid any naval officer by him OF his company Mir Frost said that
 no member of congress or naval official
 owned any stock in the company
 Representative Kahn, of California,
 whose name was mentioned by Mir. Frost as the member of the house naval
 affairs committee with whom Attorney
 McNeir has had an interview, made q
 statement at the conclusion of Mir.
 Frost's testimony He said that al Mir.
 McNeir's suggestion he introduced a
 bill providing for a number of sub- marines for the Pacific coast He sald that Mir McNclr had not mentioned the
 name of the company nc was connected with and he dtahnl did not know what
 company fl was,
 Maurice Barnett of New York, the
 secretary ot tho Electric |. Boat company, said. he had no knowl- edge of any money having been paid
 by the company for the purpose ot subsidl7ing newspapers. He also de. I nlrd that any money had heen con. tributed hy the company for the pur. pose eff helping Co elect or defeat anS 4 member of congress- fIe said tht president, vice president and eounse of the company were authorized [ spend money for thc company, hu : had never drawn any money withon S sienifying tho purposes for which I was drawn
 MT lilloy had prepared q list . R questions to be asked Mir Barnett te earding entries In the company. s books. check stubs, etc MT liitlcfon ! attorney frt the company stated tha in view of the expectation that thes, d books, etc. would ho asked for presl
 dent Rice had taken chnrec of then i'm order that there might not he an' divided authority President Rice | d now in Washington. continued Mr IAttetnn Chairman Beutell statet
 that n demand for them would b' \ made later.
 Charles Ferry If Bridgeport Conn. q tho mctallurglcal expert and sales
 man of the Bridgeport Brass com pany said he had requested Nr ltl q lev to yotc for tho bill providing fo
 more submarine boats because h N company might have a chance 10 sel q some of its products should the boat be ordered
 N MT biljcy indicated he said. that h ' would vote for tho submarines bcrnu4 tho secretary of the navy had aske T for them Mir Ferry admitted that h had also made an effort to innueno T Representative Hill in tho interest q M his company'a business Mir Fer. said that hc had been sent to Wash # ington by his firm on receipt of ad vices from Mir, Kellogg of the Elcetti Boat Co tu the effect that there migh 7 he moro submarine boats purchased b M the government When he got to Wnab N mgton hc met NIT. Kellogg, who tol H him that Mr. Lillcv ought 10 know thu \ tle Bridgeport Brass company hn J made q great deal nf material in m \ past. a portion of which had been usp