VOT,. XLYIII. NO. 14,784.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BRYAN
BUMPS THE
POLITICAL BUMPS
Turned Down by Three
' Conventions.
RUSHES TO MEND HIS FENCES
Stops Fight on Johnson and
Sullivan in Illinois.
REPUDIATES PRESS AGENT
IMeeta Rebuff In Mtehtgan and faya
Financier TTse Money for John
nil Against Him Find tl
Illinois Vote Very F.sNvntlal.
CHICAW), April MS. neolal. Hm
"William J. Bryan been "bumptng the
bumps" In a I'reatrtentlal-raniliilHte wy
during the lnnt week? Tim answer to
thla oft-repeated Inquiry today, given by
the political leaders from all over the
Central Wm(, who have flocked to Chi
cago, la: "Ha haa."
Thee facts are cited as having- bnn
made Into political history wllhln four
days:
The Now Tork Democratic state con
vention refused to Instruct tha T8 dcle
gntea for Mr. Bryan.
Tho Michigan Democratic state com
mittee declined to Indorse Mr. Bryan's
candidacy. In spite of his presence on
tha ecene.
The Delaware Democratic atata con
vention Instructs Ita delegates to sup
port Judge Gray for the Presidency
rather than Mr. Bryan.
Governor Johneon. of Mlitneaota.
cornea to Chlcniro on an apparently
peaceful mission, arlaea In wrath at the
attack upon hhn from an alleged Bryan
preaa bureau and responds with the
declaration that hla own Presidential
candidacy la not "an Impertinence."
Hump Convention Planned.
Bryan out-and-outers In Illinois an
nounce plana for a rump state conven
tion In opposition to Roger C. Sullivan
and for a contest In the Denver con
vention. Mr. Bryan rushes Into Chicago from
Peoria, apparently squelches the antt
SulllvstC lurht-! rest content with the
altuatlon In Illinois aa It stands and
practically repudlatea the atatetnents
charged to hla press bureau. In which
Mr. Johnson was attacked.
All these Incidents In National politics
have been the subject of comment In
Chicago within the last few hours, and
It la the belief among the politicians that
they will have a decided effect on the
result of the Denver convention.
Can't Win Without Illinois.
The most significant development from
both the Bryan and anti-Bryan stand
point la the almost complete change In
the condition of affairs In nilnots. Mr.'
BTyan was in Chicago Wednesday and
had an earnest conversation with Chair
man Boeschenateln, of the Democratic
state committee. It waa made evident
that Mr. Bryam haa little bene of nomi
nation unlesa Illinois Is with him. It
waa agreed that every angle of politi
cal expediency necessitates that Na
tional Committeeman Sullivan and his
friends In Illinois must deliver the M
delegates to the Bryan cause. Mr.
Bryan, satisfied of this. Immediately set
hla foot down on the antl-Sulllvan agi
tation In Illinois.
Money Fights Him In Mich I (ran
Mr. Bryan then rushed away to Michi
gan and found the fat in the fire. He
broadly Intimated that money la being
uaed against him In Michigan and that
It Is money furnished by financiers who
have faith In the ultimate results of the
Johnson Presidential propaganda. This
waa denied by the antl-Campau Derao-
crata In Michigan.
MAT MAKE PEACE WITH BHYAX
Connors to Arrange Conference With
Democratic Leader and Murphy,
NEW TORK. April 16. A possible
peace between the New York Democratic
leaders and W. J. Bryan la foreshadowed
1n the announcement tonight that W. J.
Connors, chairman of the state commit
tee. Is expected to confer with Mr.
Bryan tomorrow and may try to arrange
for a meeting between Mr. Bryan
Charles F. Murphy and himself at some
early date.
The state committee todav re-elected
Mr. Connors chairman and appointed a
committee of It to reorganise the Democ
racy or Kings County.
The motion to reorganise the Kings
County Democracy m accordance with a
resolution adopted bv the state conven
tion was unanimously agreed to by the
committee. The committee Is headed by
Arthur A. McUean. of Orange County.
J. Sergeant Cram, of New York, Is a
member of the 'committee.
BRYAN GETS A SEVERE SHOCK
Cannot See Why Michigan Commit
tee) Failed to Indorse Him.
LANSrNG. Mich.. April 1 William J.
Bryan, who spoke here laet nlcht and
was the central figure of a great Demo
cratic celebration, did not learn until 2
o'clock thla morning that the Democratic
State Ofrtral Committee had yesterday
refused to Indorse hla candidacy for the
Presidential nomination. When told of
the oommlttae's refusal, be was visibly
surprised and declared that It would have
been well within the province of the com
mittee to have taken such action.
In this connection he pointed out that
the Minnesota State Central Committee
had Indorsed Governor Johnson.
MINNESOTA INnORSKS TAFT
Republican Convention Instruct
Telee;a.tea for Secretary.
MINNEAPOIJH, April 1 William H;
Taft waa Indorsed for President today by
the Republican state convention, the dele-
gatea chosen to represent Minnesota In
the National convention being Instructed
for the Secretary of War. Harmony was
the keynote of the convention, every
element of contest being eliminated.
President Roosevelt's administration was
commended and revision of the tariff
by a Republican Congress" was urged
In the resolutions adopted.
The delegatea-at-large are Frank B.
Kellogg. St. Paul: Walter Heffelflnger.
Minneapolis: State Senator Frank K.
Putnam, Blue Kartn, and n. . nwa.
W. n. Parsons, of Winona, surprised
the convention by withdrawing from the
Frank B. K1lir.r. Pro or
of Mtm.f1art OH rmpNny unit
,edr of IHInnrMO Republic
hi nWrtrttt-oa to Nntlonnl Con
vrnttoa.
m for dolftrnt-iit-lnrjr -Jiit moving'
that the four othfr onncHitatii h chonn
by arclarnntlnn. After Mvrrnl hearty
!Hrhfii the motion wu carried by a
rlnlnr votft.
Tho platform wai read and adopted
by a rlRlnir vota. It hearttly comttiAndi
the aptendld admlnlHtrutlon of Mr.
Rooaevelt and exprewiee the belief that
"the time haa oomn when there nhotild
be a revision of the tariff Hchedulea by
a Republican ConnTeaa" It comhide by
lnntructlnir the delegate to the Na
tional convention to uwe nil honorable
mean to itecure the nomination of Wtil-
tam H. Taft for Preufdent and to vote
for him until eetected.
CD-EDS SEE PRIZEFIGHT
PEK R.ATTTJNG NKDSON AND
OTHER PrOS IN ACTION.
ThretvRound Bont" Fought tinder
Auaploeaj of Polydenoesm Club of
Xinlveralty of California.
P.FIRKBH.KT. April 16. Battling Nelson
and a number of other representatives of
the prlxe ring, appeared in three-round
bouts tonight before a large crowd of
students of the University of California,
tamong whom wero many co-eda. The
entertainment was held under the aus
plcea of the Polydeucean Club of the unl
verslty. The affair, postponed from throe
weeks ago, was held outside the unl
veralty grounds, but was sanctioned by
the executive of the Associated Student
and the faculty of the university.
No attempt was made by the ministers.
who recently protested, to atop the ex
hibition. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
r Tle Weather. .
TBfTKRPArS Maximum 'temperature, ftl
dicres; minimum, 44V
TODAY'S Rain; hijrh wutlrwrterly winds
Forelaa."
Boycott of japan In China grows more rigid-.
Page T.
Vat tonal.
Wltneaii before HnuM committee offer to
prove panic result of con!p1raoy. Page I.
Houm votes fer competition in building sub
marines.. Page 1.
Rooeevelt and O-Uinon to unite In securing
V-aua assAtA nillft T aTA A
Witty speech by :"W1Ulams on Navy t bill
Page 0.
. Pv41t.cs. r
Bryan bumped in three states; makes peace
with Sullivan in Illinois. Page 1.
Kvw York Iemecratlc leaders to confer with
Fryan. Page 1.
Mlnrtreota Republican delegates Instructed
for Toft. Page 1. , -Pomestlc
Chanlers appHcatlon for ree from In
sanity charge renewed. Page 6-
MirA'omicli tells about Ortgoa land deal
with nyae. par
Streetcar Hots at Chester renewed and stats
police occupy city, page 4.
Julia Marlowe cleared of charges In Von
Hermann enforce case, rage o.
Sports.
Coast League scores: los Angeles 3. port-
lana v; c.n j?Ttncnco a, imiaaiKi 4,
Page V.
primeftght at Berkeley witnessed by co-eds.
wltB racuitys approval, rcm l.
Pacirto Coast.
OfTlcers and sailors of fleet enjoy day ashore
at 9n Oigo. Page 6
Oil tanks at Riverside, Cal.. explode, cause
stampede- in circus - elephants, break
loose. Pace I.
Montana mlneowners uy smelter to tight
the trust, page S.
Jealousy the cause of Marshfleld tragedy.
Page 8.
Comi iter rift 1 and Marine.
Wheat advance caused by decreased Argen
Une shipments. Page 19.
New York stocks more actWe. Page 19.
Portland and Vicinity.
Primary nominating election to be held to
day. Page 13.
Bigamist Rlhorn pleads guilty and is sen
tenced. Page 14.
Police praised for bravery in battle with
highwaymen. Page 13.
Council will open streets through Km mm
tract. Page 14-
Executive Board will compel company to
ail n4t Alxtsa street, para IX.
CHARGES PANIC
RESULT OF PLOT
Crozier Ready to Pro
duce Witnesses.
ALDRIGH BILL THE FRUITS
High Financiers' Aim to Influ
ence Legislation
LEARNS BANKERS' SCHEME
Iela ware) Man AfttoniMltra Hntinn
Commlttraj by Telling or Trick to
t low Intcrrst on Currency
Under the ViwlHnrt Bill.
tV ABH1 NOTON, ApHl 1.-In pictur
esque lanaunjcc, at times violently ilr-
nunolatory, Alfred O. Croaler. of Wll
mlnirton, Pel., today told the House
committee on banking- and currency that
he had unearthed a senret schema for a
compromise on the Aldrlch currency bill.
Ho Intimated plainly that the Hankers'
Association committee did not act fairly
with the banking- and currency commit
tee in unanimously opposing- the Aldrlch
bill yesterday.
"While opposing- the bill on principle,"
he said, "the members of that commit
tee objected to It because the emergency
currency was to boar per cent Interest
and are ready to, support It now If tl
Interest Is reduced to I per cent.
"Last- erenlna; our dtattns-ulahed banking-
friends had a conference." he said.
"Today they are having another with
the wicked proposers of the wicked Aid
rich and Vreeland bills. What for? The?
are agreeing- on a compromise. On what
basis? Just a simple little amendment
requiring; the tax of 3 per cent and aoma
other minor chantres.
How Ho Iearncd tho Trick.
He declared that thla conference was
only held after It was staled that the
hearings before the bssiklng and cur
rency committee had been closed.
'If this committee had not honored
me with this- opportunity to ape'v at
this tlmo.5. an lil Mr. Crosier, "and It. "one
of the distinguished bankers who ad
dressed you yesterday had not mistaken
me laet evening- for one rf their fra
ternity and unreservedly told me tha
whole programme, the trick would have
been turned quickly and suddonly. The
bualnese lnteresta of the country might
never have known that they had been
aold out by their banking; partners and
even thla committee In time have be
come aware that men who apoke herd
ag-atnat the bill openly were In facl
favoring" 4t.
"The Aldrlch bill." Mr. Croaler de
clared, "la a gambling; g-ame from start
to finish, brought here by the gamblers
e.s....ee. ............. e . eeee. ess. s..e......e.e.e........ esse
I IT'S UP TO HIM
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and promoted by tumblers for gambling
purposes."
Plot to Prodnc Panic
He asserted stoutly that he knew the
lata financial stringency waa brought
about deliberately by Wall-street men.
1 waa told In Walt street that such a
measure aa the Aldrlch bill would be
brought before this Congress and that
a panlo would precede It," he said.
Mr. Crosier said that. If a Commission
waa appointed, he would furnish a list
of witnesses to the counsel by whom this
charge can be proved. Aa an evidence of
the conspiracy to bring on a panic, Mr.
Croiler said a prominent financier told
the president of the, New If oik. . New
Haven A Hartford Railway that It was
ti be brought oil before the meeting of
Congress and on that Information he
aald the railroad borrowed 130,000,000.'
Urged to tell who the financier predict
ing a panto was, Hr. Crosier said he
did not like to give hlsnams at thla
time, but would give It tl' tlie counsel of
any Commission Congress might appoint
to Investigate the causes of tha financial
crisis.
Upon tha conclusion of Mr. Croaler's
story. Chairman Fowler announced that
there would be ao further discussion, of
the Aldrlch bill.
After a short executive session the
committee adjourned unit! tomorrow,
when It Is expected an adverse report
will b made. Tha Vreeland bill Is before
the committee anil. If Mr. Vreeland
should desire to have hearings on that
measure, he ' probably will be given, an
opportunity to- present any testimony ha
desires.
TILKV AOHKB WITH VHEKTjAND
Bankers fict OonowwWnm on News
Currency Bill.
WASHINGTON. April 18. Members of
the currency committee of the American
itanknra' Association, who appeared be
fore the House committee yesterday In
opposition ro the Aldrlch bill, called' on
President Roosevelt today and made
known their vlewa to him.
The committee held a conference with
Representative Vreeland today In rela
tion to hla hill, and Indicated several
amendments to the bill which would
make It satisfactory to them. An agree
ment was reached to reduce from $10.
000.000 to IB, 000, 000 the aggregate amount
of capital required to permit National
barlks to form voluntary clearing-house
associations, and to hold commercial
paper, to he uaed In addition to bonds
as securities for emergency currency.
The bankera also desired to reduce from
to per cent the Initial rate of Interest
to be charged, and s likely that a com
promise will be ma,.e on 6 per cent.
No enoouragement waa given to their
proposition to allow' the assets of the
banks to be accepted for one-half of the
lasite of emergency currency.
The Vreeland bill will be considered
by a Republican caucue of the Houee,
probably next Tuesday evening.
PREPARE A CURUICNCY BTIIi
pwr.r Fatlinraj Measure Providing;
for Commission to Iraft lu
WASHTNqTOK. April ID. Chairman
Kowler, of jpf ' House -commluer on
banking mWf ourrency, today "entro
duead a bill providing for the appoint
ment of a commission to prepare a bill
"for a aclentlno financial and ourrency
ayatem." The membership is to consist
of 11 Senators, 11 membera of the
House and 21 oltlaena to be designated
by the President. The commission is
required to make a report to Congress
by January 1 next.
Ieath IJst Is 17.
OOTHENBF.RO. Sweden. April
Seventeen persons perished by the capsizing-
of the steamer Qoetalef yesterday.
They, for the moat part, were passen
gers. The captain and orew of the
steamer managed to swim ashore. Sev
eral bodies are still unrecovered.
TOWN
TERRORIZED
Bl MAD ELEPHANT
Brute , Kills Woman at
Riverside, Cal.
RUNS AMUCK IN HOTEL COURT
Keeper's Heroism Saves Lives
of Two Men Attacked.
FOUR VICTIMS INJURED
Explosion of Bis; Olttanks Stam
pedes Klcpliant Herd of Circus.
Anlmnls Do Much DamaRo.
Iender Fights for Ilberty.
RIVKRSIDIC. Cal.. April 1. Thrown
Into a wild panic by the explosion of a
huge oil tank In the outskirts of this
city, at 1:S o'clock this afternoon, a
herd of elephants belonging to the Snlla
Kloto circus, dashed madly through the
streets of the residence district driving
terror-stricken cltlxens before them and
leaving a trail of destruction In tholr
wake. The leader of tha herd Invaded the
business district before he was re-captured
and ran amuck In the courtyard
of the Qlenwood Hotel, where he attacked
Miss 131 la Gtbbs, a prominent church
woman, pinned her against the aide of
the building with hla tusks, then threw
her to the ground, trampled upon her
and Inflicted Injuries from which she
died at :46 o'clock tonight.
Attack Hotel Guext.
D. P. Chapman, a guest of the hotel
which la one of the famous hostelrles of
the Coast, attempted to stop the elephant,
and was In turn attacked by the In
furiated animal, which knocked him down
and trampled upon him breaking his leg,
and otherwise Injuring him. The big
beast then crashed through the wall of
the oourtyard Into the hotel barber shop,
wrecking that establishment In gaining
Main street, plunged through the plate
glass window of a store on the opposite
ride of the thoroughfare and after hurl
ing Prank A. Bird to the ground and
goring him all but fatally, was rounded
up In a livery stable and mads captive.
Hurls Keeper Over Fence.
Pour other elephanta of tha- main herd,
which had In the meantime been re
captured, were brought to the stable to
aid In subduing the leader, and before
he was chained fast to his comrades the
brute added one more to hla list of
victims by hurling one of hla keepers
over a high board fence, badly Injuring
him.
The keeper of the elephanta, whose
name la not known, was the means of
saving at least two lives before the big
brute was again under control. At the
corner of Orange and 8eventh streets,
where the elephant had thrown Bird,
and was about to crush him, the keeper
came up close behind and fired three
shots from revolver Into the ele
phant's neck. This caused tha big
beast to ewarve around, his attention
being detracted from his Intended vic
tims. In the meantime, however, Bird
had been badly Injured.
Hla Keeper at Hero.
In the courtyard of the Qlenwood
Hotel, where Chapman was thrown by
the elephant, .the same keeper arrived
on the scene In the nick of time. He
fired the four ahota from hla revolver
Into the elephant, and the brute at
once turned his attention from the man
on the ground to the assailant.
The left trouaers leg of the keeper
was ripped wide open by the Infuriated
beaat and the leg waa painfully lace
rated. The flesh of the keeper's right
hand was also torn away.
At tha Olenwood Hotel, Kva Howe,
a guest, was sitting In a swing when
the Infuriated beast charged her. She
was about to flea when the elephant's
keeper, who was close behind, advised
t '
If .sV
7
Julia Marlowe, the Aefrees, Cleared
of Charges in Vea Hernieaa DI
nree Case,
her to alt still. As a result the ele
phant ruahed blindly by her without
molesting her.
Cltlxens Are Besieged.
For aeveral hours the town was In
sn uproar of excitement over the escape
of the elephant herd, and the Rest Side
district, to which most of the animals
confined their depredations, was In a
state of siege, cltlaena for the most
part barricading themselves In their
homes and allowing the elephants to
trample down orchards and fences, de
stroy lawns and overturn outhouses at
their own sweet will.
Another was added to the list of tho
Injured today when U K. Worsley, an
oll-wagon driver, who waa fatally burned
In the explosion, was taken to the city
hospital. It was from his wagon. It Is
said, that the tire was communicated
to the oil-tank which exploded. Worn.
ley was hurled 20 yards by the explosion
and was picked up with his clothing- In
flames. He Is dying.
Fir Ixmn Is $11,000.
A second large storage tank filled with
oil exploded soon after the first and
both burned until late at night. Sixty
thousand gallons of oil. Including much
refined oil In cases, was consumed, to
gether with the buildings adjoining the
tanks. The Standard Oil Company's loss
on the oil Is 7000 and on the buildings
W000. Two large tanks containing hlgh-
grade oil failed to explode and were
saved from the flames.
The circus tents were pitched three
blocks from the oil-tanks. When the
first muffled explosion occurred, shaking
the ground like an earthquake, and the
flames shot up several hundred feet
Into the air, the circus management
hurriedly cleared the tents and sent
home the crowd which was assembling
for the afternoon performance. It w
while the tenta were being struck that
the frightened elephanta became unman
ageable and atampeded.
Leader In Charity Work.
Miss Klla Gtbhs. who died tonight.
was a deaconess In the First Congre
gational Church of this city. ' Before
coming here, about three yeara ago, she
waa a prominent worker in the aluma lit
Chicago. Since her arrival In River
side she had been doing mission work
among the Chinese and Japanese popn
latlon and had also made a life work of
assisting consumptives who arrived here
penniless. -
DEVIOUS WAY OF A WOMAN
YOCS WIFE KISSES BARBAR
OUS HCSBAXD IX JAIIi.
Gandy, Who Handcuffed, Tied and
Beat His Helpmeet, Greeted
Affectionately.
TACOMA. Wash.. April 1. (Spe
claf.) Throwing her arms about the
neck of the man who- had handcuffed
her, tied her to the bed and left her a
prlaoner In her own home for houra
at a time on many occasiona. beaten
her and practiced cruelty on her which
haa no parallel In the annala of Ta
coma police history. Mra. Clinton S.
Gandy waa the principal today In one
of the moat aurprlslng scenes ever wit
nessed in the Pierce County Jail.
The meeting between husband and
glrl-wlfe occurred Just after the hus
band's arraignment before Judge Snell
in the Superior Court on a charge of
assault and battery, the most serious
which could be brought against him.
Husband and wife embraced and kissed
each other before being separated. Mr.
Olson, Mrs. G-andy's father, restrained
himself with difficulty during the
scene.
When arraigned before Judge Srytll
Gandy asked for time In which to con
sult with an attorney. He was glVn
until Saturday. Later he stated In the
Jail he didn't care to see an attorney.
KILLS MONOPOLY
SUBMARNES
House Gives Navy Sec
retary Power.
BUILO NONE ON PACIFIC COAST
Humphrey's Plea Is Fruitless
Through Technicality.
LILLEY GETS HIS ANSWER
Knowland Bemles Mare Island Navy
Yard Useless Tawney's Plea for
Economy In Repairs Falls
on Deaf Kara.
WASHINGTON. April 1. Tha long
existing controversy aa to whether the
United States Navy should have sub
marine torpedo-boats of the Holland
type, as recommended by the oommlt
tea on naval affairs, was settled In
the House of Representatives today
when, after a lengthy and lively debate
the provlao limiting the Secretary of
the Navy to the purchase of boats only
of tha Holland type waa atrlcken out.
The effect of this action waa to give
the Secretary a free hand In the selec
tion of submarine boats.
The members haggled over almost
every line of the throe pages of the
bill remaining to be disposed of when
the Houso met, but the principal action
waa that with regard to the sub
marines. A humorous speech by Williams, In
which he had several friendly clashes
with Hobson over warships and bal
loons, commanded the attention of the
house for some time.
smnmarines Out and In Again.
When consideration of the bill was
resumed. Madden of Illinois made a
point of order agalnat the provtalon
relating to the method of contracting
for the ten torpedo-boat destroyers.
The chair sustained the point.
When the section relating to the
eight submarine torpedo-boats was
reached. Hill of Connecticut made a
point of order against the proviso re
stricting the Secretary of the Navy
to tha selection . of "all such boats
heretofore determined to be superior
as the result of competitive tests." The
chair ruled against Hill, who there
upon made a point of order against
the entire paragraph. A long wrangle
ensued, but the chair ruled In lint's
favor and the authorisation for sub
marines went out of tha bill. ,
The paragraph having gone out,
several amendments were offered,
among these being one by Olcott of
New York, slightly changing the
phraseology of the submarine proposi
tion and another by Bonynge of Col
orado authorising the Secretary of the
Navy to contract for or purchase the
eight eubmarlnea and providing that
before doing ao he ahall determine
the comparative efficiency of the dif
ferent typea of boat. Iesplte vlgoroua
objection by Hill, the chair overruled
a point of order made by him and the
amendment was discussed at length.
Bulid Them on Pacific Coast.
An amendment waa offered by Hum
phrey of Washington providing for the
construction of some of the aubmarlnea
on tbe Pacific Coast, but waa lost on a
point of order. Humphrey argued that
It would be cheaper and mors economical
to build ahlpa Intended for uae on tha
Paolflo Coast In yards along that Coast
than to build them on the Atlantic and
ship them across the continent In sec
tions, or send them through the Straits
under their own steam.
As finally amended, the bill authorises
the eight submarines, but strips tha Sec
retary of the Navy of the limitation to
contract only for boata of tha Holland
type.
On a point of order by Stafford of Wis
consin, there was stricken from the bill
tbe provision authorizing a sub-surface
destroyer torpedo-boat.
There was a brief discussion over the
old question of armor plate and Ita 00s t.
Hitchcock of Nebraska contended that
there really was no competition, and he
offered an amendment fixing the price at
375 a ton of 22-40 pounds. Tawney in
sisted that there waa competition, and
aald that as a result the Government
saved $400,000 on the battleships Dela
ware and North Dakota alone.
Defense of Mare Island.
In a brief speecb, Knowland of Califor
nia blamed Lllley for making palpably
false and misleading statements In his
speech of last week regarding worthless
Navy-Yards, In which he stated that the
Mare Island Navy-Yard was one of them.
Lllley. he aald. had grossly misrepre
sented the facts regarding the Mara Is
land drydocks. In the matter of work
done and money paid out. and be quoted
official figures to substantiate thla de
nial. He then hurled a bomb at Lllley
and charged that that gentleman had at
New London, Conn., m hla own district,
a useless Navy-Tard upon which consid
erable sums are being uselessly expended.
Replying briefly, Lllley declared that
his figures were obtained from the Navy
Department, and that he would Just as
soon abandon . the New London Navy
Yard as any other one. - should It be .
shown to be useless.
Tawney vehemently opposed adoption
without careful Investigation of aa
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