Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
CONSIDERS Information
OF PERSONAL CHARACTER
George Warrington Gives That as
Reason for Not Reporting He Had
Heard Bureau Was Fixed"

The action Of George Warrington. su.
perlntendent of naval construction OF the
hshtnouse service, in Withholding infor-
nation he had received to the effect thar
the bureau of lighthouses was liked to
purchase buoys from a certain firm FORM
ed the basis Of lively questioning on the
part OF both Secretary Redfield and As
sisIant Secretary Sweet, when Mr.. War
flHseon was placed on the stand this
morning In connection with the investira-
reau. " 'e W.
Warrington had testified that in con-
sefsation with an Official of a shipbuild-
ing company he had been asked his opin-
ION as 70 whether it would be good step
10 accept a contract to build buoys from
nrm which sold them. The witness
aeciareo that he informed the oficial
that he did not think 1t would be rood
especially in view Of the fact that. vhen
the contract was made and the force OF
tne nrm was tied up, through some
political change in the administration
or Otherwise. the government might let
contracts for another kind Of buoy.
The official told him, said MI. War.
Ilngton. that the buoy firm in question
had the lighthouse bureau fixed" Mr.
warrington said he considered the con-
versation personal.
The name of former Secretary Narel
was brought into the hearing by Mr..
Warrington. and Secretary Redfieid an
nounced that he would summon Mr..
Nagel as a witness.
The hearing will be continued this
afternoon and tomorrow.
Charges Must Be Verified.
Secretary Redfield yesterday voiced his
disapproval Of government employees who
make charges against their superiors
for 70 20
made 1t known at the hearing in connec-
ton with the investigation of charges OF
misconduct in the administration Of the
lighthouse bureau. preferred by William
third lighthouse district at Tomkins-
Vile, N. Y.
Mr.. La Varre admitted that he had
not consulted the commissioner of light
houses In regard to the facts upon which
he based his charges. Secretary Redfleld
asked whether he Thought il right Tor
an employee without going to the normal
source of Information for notification
of facts to charge illegal actions against
superior. Mr.. La Varre replied that
he saw no wrong in 1t.
We'll. that's where we differ" de-
clared the Secretary.
A. V. Conover, former deputy commits
sfoner OF lighthouses, now secretary of Q
buoy manufacturing company. placed in
evidence affidavits to show he was not
stakeholder in the company when he
was in the government service.
Unofficial, report from the Wyoming
gives the number lost as five men, with
efforts being made to revive others. who
were taken from the water unconscious.
OLAF K. Olsen Of Portsmouth. one Of those
taken out alive. died from exposure.
T. II. Quinn. another sailor. carried
away by the strong tide. was taken
from buoy six miles out in lower
Chesapeake bay. Quinn was clingtng
to the buoy all but exhausted when
picked up and hurried into Hampton
roads.
The Wyoming's cutter. with sixteen
men in the boat. was transferring
working material to a collier from the
flagship Wyoming of Admiral Badgers
fleet, which is scheduled to sail tomor-
tide and heavy seas running contrary
upset the cutter.