Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1926, Page 5

N WIDEST GUARDIA PROBE IS FAVORED Local Legion Group Urges Full Airing of Conditions in Resolution. ion of guardianships We 15 “unwholesome, if not illegal, trans tions inv the funds of ¢ stricken com in lut adopted by t it of the local dey can Legion at in the board Butldin Refore {he resolution was Capt. Julius I. Pe; depa commander, sharpl nounced Davis G. Arnold, national rd ~hip officer of the Veteran: - testimony which he dec 1 had made befor commitiec to the ¢ department of the I done its share in co-op h the bureau in guard last Distr a meeting room of the ng gion not Peyser said that at least aid other membe wgion here were serving : for veterans under the reau without chargin, mission, and that a had been 1« 1 by the jndge the local department d to vetel solution « ship sttuanti v ked to make “the fulle direst and rehing invest tion without regar politics or per- . who may be affected . that any who may be { of violation of law morals be dealt with The executive « adopted a resolution sque bill for pop the District school bourd w former rd. had charged wed cans’ Bu L cent of com al aid society st s found by ¢ the tioning any Peyser said such in- appoint- of sup- the With names. Capt fluence was seen in ments and in the purchasiy plies and merchandi scheols, This would not board were mide passage of the ( BERNARD H. FOWLE, JR.. BURIED IN ALEXANDRIA for zed condition, p continue it the school m elective body by bill Squ Was Prominent in Masonic Cirecles and as Engineer—Survived by Widow. Bernard Tooe I on of Bern: and_Alexand Norfolk, Vi.. hospi ing an operation Funeral services Alexandria yesterday, with fn the family Jot in Christ Cemetc Washington No. 22, AL M Alex held servi srave, A s wicminent in Massonic member of Altantic o Roval Arch ¢l Utah: 1% Civil Bnging the Arn A ssocin wle of this Va., dicd in a Friday tollow appendic conducted in is. the of gineers’ Te is survived by widow, Mrs. Lucille son, Bernard Hooe Fowle ter, Miss Katheriife Mason Fowle, and a brother, Philip R. Fowle of Atlanta, His mother was Miss Milly Dor sev of Maryland 0 hor mar Mr. Fowle was born in Wash., but ed 1o this city his parents whe 4 cated in the scl ginia_Polytech an o in the ¥ ing the World War. ——e BULLET VICTIM FREED. Man Says He Was Shot When He Into Parked Auto. Grayson We ears old, Str réceived a inday night nue and First ted by De v afternoon ¢ the shooting 3d: a daugh with P 5 edi- Is here and at Vir- Institute. e w ineer Corps dur Peered Georg 2111 iy bulfet wound in his whila Michizan hanged nd w His first statement was t ceived the wound while b extended to zive A left-hand turn. it he re- Hix second version nd peered into young man and woman seuted. Wood £0id he thought he the vounz Wor He: asked what he sponded were recognized comp: Ling er 1ol to W BOUND FGR CONVENTION. a u ike an cord- hite he fad better the man shot him, od Yoreign Service Faculty Leave for Charleston. Facully membe the town University n cliool lett today for Charle o tend the mnational ‘ade convention in that city, approximately 1,500 dele cession tomorrow and until lusive The personmel of the Ges faculty who left for Charl sists of Dean William I \ssistant Dean William 1. Leo Nchaben, assistant ourse on staple commoditie markets, and Basil Dahl, assi the course in applied geog: Other members of the Georgetown faculty who will attend the conven=- tion s representatives of the State and Commerce Departments are Con- sul General Addison 1. Southard, Dr. irank 11 Eldridge and ¢ Lane. Dr. Edmund A. Walsh, S. rvegent, who returns this week from Europe, will join them at Charleston, later George- Servi WILL PROTECT ‘PEACHES.’ Chauffeur Made Deputy to Guard Young Mrs. Browning. April 27 (P). (Peaches) vear.old bride of Tdward Browning, wealthy New York re on her trips about Putnam County was the motive for swearing in her chauffeur as a spe- clal deputy here yesterday, county of- ficlals said. The chauffeur, D. L. Tulero, said that wherever M Browning SE crowds congregate and her entrance to a store is a sig- nal for curious ones to trail behind. Remarks passed in her hearing an- mnoyed her. s A new varlety of wheat, yielding a useful crop with Jittle rainfall, has heen developed by Jrank Tacombe, & Songene o Albgein Heenan A lopted ment Maj. Bureuu, 1 that that the had rating wship the uardians dvo- to give declared, | ears | THE EVEN SUPREME COURT RULING CITED Into Fenning Ci Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States reversing a decicion of { the District Court of Appeals in the Drury put into rd during cross-examination of nning by Represent- it, of Nentucky, hefore the G ubcommittee of the House District committee in the ¢ % room of the House Office Building s was im t he acted within the law guardian in lunacy licitor of surety busin, When Mr. Fenning cision of the Court of Apy and ed the de- als in the support prop of in ca pn fee ceepting fourth of the bonding where he acted a mittes e, Gilber ing the fon in which ti Court of the United States that decision. Davis Cites Same Ca: r in the day Herbert 1 Bar eme Court of the auditor which he is ned a cor for cempany fc nd then cbt mission from the ward'’s rming this bonding included with othe e was, in his epinion, a violation of the law. Mr. Davis voluntarily cited ame decision of the United States eme Court vhich, he siid, the opposed” to made it cement “double com: ain that the bonding me under the category of missions. Mr. Davis he. ax_auditor upon Mr. Fenni two-thirds of the ¢ missions, never knew that ning was receiving another commis sure(y companies. the deeision ciicd by Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Davis and read inte the record by the former are as fol- lows It is trustee rust ald that until recent! for the passin that a out of well settied rule make no profit The vule in such is duty to prote ate and not permit his per: interest to in conflict with his duty in he intention is to provide possible selfish interest an influence whi i t the of | i its Dual Rol ey Law Proh “It therefore prohibits a purchasing on his own ac | Which his duty or trust require 10 sell on account of another. And {from purchasing on account of an- other that which he sells on his own (ceount. In effect, he is not allowed to unite the two opposite characiers buyer and seller because his in terests when he is a seller or buyer from that him on his own aceount are divectly cou- | of the ith those person on 3se account he t makes no dif te was ne ser in the transac i tion, or that the commission was 1 more tha the reasona {bly worth. It is the relation of 1ruste to the estate which prevents ling m such way s 1o make nal profit for himseif.” tlicting per Mr. Da tions by Democras Mr. Feny | during the the guard ithere w | Army offic s therefore, any pri | in violation of th Annual Return Shown. Mr. Gilbert conducted the principal part of the cross-examination of o Fenning last night, after which Mr. { Gibson developed for the record { missions by M enning that he re ceived between § )0 and §20.000 in- come from guardianships and that in | other cases in which the courts had {appointed other guardians M ning rec 4 jand th Mr. commiss 10 per cent or high Mr. Gilbert, after having Mr. ning testify that as District Commis sioner he is a member of the Board of Public Safety, the Board of Public Works and of the Public Utilities Com mission in a city of approximately half @ million people: that he has en raged in real est: nsactions, deals : tate handles h te estate of apyp imately $100 000, is regularly employed attorney fe three concerns, has some private law is conscientious guar- dian for more than 100 mentally in- { competent persons, questioned ~ him how he found sufficient time for prop- ly perform either his public duties his trust to these wards. Both Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Blanton endeavored to. obtain from Commis- sioner Fenning a statement whether he had told Presic idgo ubout the e volume of his pri- vite business before assuming the publle duties, or whether he had “de- ceived” the President. Mr. Venning repiled that he did mot believe he ought to be asked about any conyersa- tion he had with the President and ve spectfully declined to answer. 1 he was sustained by Chairman who ruled that he need not answe the subcommittee w: not try whether tho President had made a wise appointment. Quizzed on Taxi Questios Gilbert pressed Mr regarding exclusive rights to ab companies at the driveway entrance of the Union St tion and about hotels. He empha- sized that if Mr. Fenning was not so busy in g for more than 100 guardianships he would have time to’ definitely inform himself regarding these conditions and find a_solution in the public interest. Mr. Fenning’s reply was that at Union Station the taxicabs occupy private property over which the District Commission- ers have no control, and that inn- keepers, being obliged under the law to furnish conveyance for their guests, have from time immemorial heen allowed extraordinary rights in the streets adjucent to such hotels. Mr. Gilbert also questioned Mr. Tenning persistently as to whether he might not, if divested of his pri- vate business, have found more time to devote to a solution of the vexa- tious street railway and traffic prob- lems. Mr. Fenning’s reply was that many members of CongreSs had from ‘time to time suggested solutions of these problems which had not mate- rialized in legislation. At this point, Mr. Fenning criticized the existing public utilities sawing that it should be independent of the Board of District Commissioners and have longer tenure of office. Denies Moving Officers. Mr. Fenning also was closely qus tioned regarding the “peculiar coinci dence of Officer Gore having transferred three times since he had ordered Mr. Fenning' from a place in which Mr. Fenning had directed that cars should not be parked and of the demotion of In- spector Headley, who had also been connected with the same incidents. entative Milligan, as o whethe he believed edents (o show that an ofticer, and, activities were Mr. closely given ‘enning rence that the | {in had replied to ques- | Fenning's | eversal of Lower Court Deci > Record——Commissioner Re- veals Earnings on Probe Stand. ‘double | ac and in | | never would ‘pay ns | afoul of the law | TO SHOW DOUBLE FEES ILLEGAL on on Question Read not responsible for initiating actions in either of these cases. After a long discussion of Mr. Fen- nir s agent for four bond- ing companies, Mr. Gilbert took as a working basis that Mr. Fenning re- ceived at least $500 a year on a 25 per cent. basis from such business. "hrough @ line of questions, Mr. Gil- 't argued that in conducting his i irs Mr. Fenning could have saved that $2,000 a year paid to the bonding companies by having friends o on his own surety. Then when Mr. Fenning said he would ac- cept no fiduciary position if he had to ask friends to go on his bond, Mr. Gilbert said that if he could not save the entire amount to his wards in whose interest he was supposed to ct just the same as in his own, he at least should not have put_one- of that amount, or $500 a to his own pocket. Fenning argued that the fee he ed was from the bonding com- rvice rendered by his bert argued that the 25 id to Mr. Fenning e ee he charged nst_the e for the bond. Mr. Fen- committee unfortun 5 not ot as he would for him- lity and knowl- Tle said commis- endered in the ward smpanies o him to be credited to the ward’s es- tate, and that he would have run per cent out of the ward's ning for thes supposed to self, but, to hi edge, for the ward’s intere: the ward could not get t sion for any the m; had a Jicense, Here he quoted the Magruder-Drury ase, and Mr. Gilbert countered by producing the Supreme Court decision which reversed the decision of the ourt in that Gilbert Makes Accusation When Mr. Fenning declared th was not able to save the commision cases | tof any | that | the | | | maintained stoutly that the tri | where only a 1 i { or one-fourth of the cost of the bond for his wards, Mr. Gilbert said only reason you couldn’t save it cause you put it in your own pock won applause from the gathering h packed the caucu . bert insisted, using your the cour percentage allowe whether In reply to que loaned trust funds mission, Mr, ing replied that such ¢ e he received a com mission he always accounted for it, and where no such allowane tiade it v ) stated under oath in to the court. Gilbert suid, “You concede that since you been one of the Di trict Commissione attorney in States, but eral oflic cede you have received feex of more than 10 per ¢ ansbip cases, but you ta all right_bec Tn reply te ter question from Mr. Fenning, wheth- er the law was not the same in Ken- tueky for allowing larger fees in cases small_amount_like $5 was involved, Mr. Gilbert replied that Keniucky the guardian is limited to not o per cent, on the ground that if he wants to work for poor peo- ple he wa rge a poor Wwage. Grilled Regarding Trip. Mr. Gilbert also questioned Mr. Fen- ning regarding trip to Denmark with an_ insane ward, for which the yurt_allowed him $500, and had Mr. ‘enning admit that the return trip Wi pleasure jaunt," although he over but pleasant. Mr. Gilbert closely why a man of ced legal ability had to ip when an attendant beth's also went. Mr. Fenning explained that the attendant was not of the class of intelligence necded to make arrangements for en- of the lunatic into Denmark and ss Denmark to the hospital where he now Mr. Gilbert questioned Mr. Fenning as to why he still has himself con- tinued as guardian, receiving $200 a vear, when this ward is in Denmark, relatives could give him ttention, but where Mr. ainnot give him personal at- tention. Mr. Fenning replied that he was continuing to serve as guardian because no other guardian had been appointed, the relatives were acquies- the United not a Ted- He said also, “You con il accepted "Nt in guard- the po: use the coun- \ythi him high-pr this Fenning |cent and “they have some rights.” Into the hearing, Mr. Gilbert in- jected a comment upon testimony of Dr. White to the effect that in St. lizabeth’s Hospltal there is one em- ploye to every three and a half pa- tients, and produced correspondence from a number of other institutions showing that at St. Elizabeth’s they ‘e proportionately three times as many employes as elsewhere. He thought that as District Commissioner he ought to look into this question of surplus employes. Cites Hospital Position. enning explained that the Dis trict has only contractual relations for the care of the insune St. Eliza- beth’s and that questions of personnel come under the Interior Department and that the Board of Charities has only u visitorial duty at St Eliza- beth When My, Gllbert compieted his cross-examination, Mr. Yenning ex pressed appreciation for the characte of his inquides. Mr. Gibson questioned Mr. Tenning as to whether he had practiced law sinco he became District. Commis- joner. He also questioned him re arding letters to the Veterans’ Bureau in regard to cases in which he acts as guardian and brought out that the purpose of Mr. lenning in going to the Veterans' Bureau the other evening to consult with Davis Arnold, chief of the guardianship bureau, was to see the dates on which allowances were made to Norris, it having been charged that after the wife had been appointed, Mr. Fenning represented her in prosecuting the cause. . Mr. Gibson then questioned Mr. Tenning regarding alleged exhorbitant fees and he answered that he had never received any in any lunacy case which had not been approved by the court. In reply to other ques- tions by Mr. Gibson regarding the percentage of appointments as guard- jan made by Justice McCoy since 1920," Mr. Fenning said that Justice McCoy had signed not more than his per- centage, according to the court practice. Fees Since 1920 Are $74,000. After a long series of questions by ‘Mr. Gibson, it was shown that since 1920 Mr. Fenning has been committee in 154 Veterans’ Bureau cases and that he' received from the bureau in cases in which he is still acting some- thing over $74,000. After another lengthy series of ques- tions and calculations by Mr. Gibson, it went into the record that Mr. Fen- ning’s income from Veterans' Bureau cases alone is more than $14,000 a year and that his total income from lunaly cases is between $15,000 and $20,000 a year. By another series of questions, Mr. Gibson brought out that in 38 other cases where Mr. Fenning is not act- ing as guardian he receives fees as attorney in some of those cases and in practically all of them he nego- tiated the bonds. 3. Feaning answeref] that he was Mr. Gibsep also established for the Mr. | wve acted as | G STAR, WASHINGTON, D. record that Mr. Fenning has been pointed guardian in 60 cas plication of Dr. White during the tme that Dr. White and Mr. Fenning have been associated, as Mr. Fenning te tified, in investment deals, It was also brought out that the recommen- dations for his appointment are typed in Mr. Fenning’s office and sent to Dr. White for his signature. Procedure Is Questioned. Representative Houston, Republi- can, of Delaware, questioned the wit- ness closely regarding how the pro ceedings for Mr. Fenning's appoint ment as guardian are instituted. Mr. Fenning himself testified that in most all cases they are started by letter from the V the Veterans' Bureau. . He explained that thig was initiat- led by the Government bureau after in- quiring at the War Department, the Navy Department, St. Elizabeth's and at the courthouse regarding a. suit- able person to act in recefving the Government obligations to benefici aries of the Wa K Bureau. He said that the then chief of the Bureau of Compensation and Claims had asked him if he would act in such cases. Mr Heuston questioned him closely re- garding whether there was any under- standing that this business should be turned over to him. Gibgon, continuing this line of questions, brought out that the Vet erans’ Bureau would write to Mr. jlenning regarding such and that Mr. Fenning would then solicit the business the Veter: ask- ppointed s guardian in such cases where he did e a relutive of the beneficlary, ded Mr. Fenning o gunrdis Mr. Gibson elicited from Mr. Fenning the sf ment that “Dr. White knew s back as 1904 that 1 would be v to act in suet Mr. Gi Do _vou ki Dr. White one else’ Fenning answe “One or two,” explaining that an torney connected with one of~ the embassies 1 been appointed in one or two case: Never Paid Dr. Whi Houston asked: “Did any con- 1 ever pass from you to Dr. White Mr. Fenning replied: “None whatever. Mr, Blanton asked whether in all his dealing with St. Elizabeth's Mr. Fenning Lad ever paid anything to Frank Finotti for services he had rendered for him. Mr. Fenning replied: “Only mnotarial fees. Penning denied, in reply to questions by Mr. Blanton, t had ever paid Mr. Finotti $10 in case that he brought to his attention. Mr. Blanton asked the committec to call on_the bonding companies which Mr. Fenning had testified he { represented and ask them to report on all moneys they had paid to Mr. Fennir Mr. ( other matters than those Justice Me- nmittee on lircetly con guardian: 1 that smmit orts us pts, but that his accounts to Mr. Fenning's rec the court had apy Therefore, in fact the court as well suid, and he s Mr. Fe i that all of ti judiges be subpoer i of the lact that Mr. Fenning claimed that . as conmittes and every allowed had been aporoved by the court. *“\We can't’ avoid asking why these alleged illegal fecs were allowed by the court,” said Mr. Houston. “We don't' want to aveld it.” sald Mr. Gilbert Cites Attitude on Law. Mr. Gilbert then called the tion of the committee to the t that Congr in th last session, had passed legislation which he fathered for the control of social dise: . with provision for report He said that Dr. W. C. Fowler, District health of- ficer, at a recent hearing, had testi- fied that he had authorized doctors mot tc comply In one particular with the requirements of that law, and that this had been done on an order by Mr. Fenning. He emphasized that in this the District officials had “‘over- ridden an act of Congress.’ Mr. Fenning explained that before he became District Commissioner, or knew that he might become District Commissioner, he had appearcd as counsel for the Medical Society of the District at a hearing in the District Building. The corporation coun: Mr. Fenning said, had given a de- n favorable to his contention that had been approved by the Board of District Commissioners to the effec that the purposes of the law would be better served by not requiring names to be reported. Mr. Gilbert There is no use in our s if they are going to get ther in the District Building and disregard them.” Mr. Gibson also com- mented, “There Is altogether too much overriding_the will of Congress by strict officials.” Calls System “Vicious” Commenting further, Mr. Gilbert ‘If the law required these re- and they are not made as re- y Congress, it shows the vi- ss of the whole system. The attorney advises the Commissione: not to carry out the law of Congres; Te also declared his ¢ ‘nion that “the corporation counsei and the courts appear to be assuming too great jurisdiction in the District of Columbia.” Mr. Blanton asked if it is ethical o advise disregard of the law and ignoring the law. Mr. Gilbert said. “When Congress passes a law it ex- pects it to be complied with.” The hearing was adjourned 7:30 o'clock tonight. GARRISON REVIVED. Army and Navy Union Unit to Be Reinstated. The George Hamilton Hawkinsg Garrison, No. 17, will be reinstated as a part of the Army and Nav Union at special exercises in charge of the national commander of the National Corps of the Army and Navy Union, Capt. C. O. Howard, in Stanley Hall of the United States Soldiers’ Home, tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock. The post, which, it is explained, had remained inactive for several years, is expected to be rein- stated with about 200 members. atten- until PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION PAYS 5% - Compounded Semi-Annually Commencing January 1, 1926 Assets Over $11,000,000 Cor. 11th & E Sts. N.W. Temporary Quarter: 1004 E STREET N.W. During Bldg. Construction. JAMES BERRY, President JOSHUA W. CARR, Sec'y C, TUESDAY, BAR'S CRITICKSM OF GOURTS CITED Gilbert Reads Into Fenning Inquiry Record Opposition " to Judges’ Practice. Preliminary to the decision of the Gibson subcommittee last night that it | is “a duty we cannot avoid” and one “we do not want to avold” to call be- fore it justices of the Supreme Court of the District, to defend or justify the arges of exorbitant fees allowed in suardianship tepr Democrat,” of K read into the record two of a report made by the e: tiev committee to the Iar Association of the District of Columbia, “and ap- proved, with two dissenting votes,” in Yevere criticism of certain practices of the bench. He emp! t one of these sections’ applies directly s£uch cases as Mr. Fenning was being | ques bout, in a case where ar unusus rge commission was volved, he having been appointed b Justice MeCoy as fidu agent, though the. attorneys for parti the action were opposed to his appoint- | ment. | These sect “A grave dantly fortified in fre- auent appointment by members of the court to positions 1 to the ad-| ministration of the law and the busi- | 255 of the court, such as guardians | ad litem and fiduciaries in pendin ition, of lative or employes Judges of the cour tee must_think t section 67 of the judicial code that ‘no | person shall be appointed ploved in any or duty court who is r ted by consanguinity within the first cousin to the judge of such ¢ has not always been in mind such appointments have been onslder: he practics of declining. or ating, tc point as rece nd trustees per- | ons suggested or even agreed upon | parties to the causes in which | h_appointments are to be made ppears to he a subject of general, if | ot universal, critfcism. In a com- | munity such as ours, the committee | an find no just ion for such prac- | tlce, u new departure here and wholly | at varfance with the practice In the zreat majority of other jurisdiction a3 shown by the wi mmittee on the subject; » committee is constrained to re prevailing resentment at the £ confidence in the bar that the practice {mports.” | Among members of the committee signing the report were Daniel W O'Donoghue, Pevton Gordon, James Henry 1. Davis, James mith, 1. Prescott John ¥. La ) v and Clarence It Wilson. DONATION OF SCHOOL AND PARK SITES URGED Senator Xendrick Proposes De-‘ velopers of New Subdivisions Pro- | vide for Study and Play. hun- | when | und introduced ! A proposal that developers of new | subdivisions in Washington be induced icate to the city th ce nec r school and playground purposes has been called to the atten- | tion of local authorities by Kendrick of Wyoming, member istrict subcommittee of the appropriations committee nator Kendrick believes when a new real ate addition being laid off the persons doing so should make a school site available Senate | Pl The Wyoming Senator has not pro- posed any legislation on the subject, but he of the opinion it should be given consideration by the Commis- sioners, Rev. Thomas H. Dewivs L BALTIMORE, April 27 (#.—Rev. Dr. Thomas H. Lewis, president of the General Conference of the Metho- dist Protestant Church and for over 30 years president of Western Mary land College and Westminster Semi- nary, at Westminster, Md., under- went a minor operator at the Johns Hopkins Hospital yesterda His condition was reported to be satis- Hotel Inn 604-610 9th St. N.W. 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