Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1926, Page 4

THE EVENIN . o SEMATEGETS NEW LIQUOR HEASRE House Passes Bill Sanction- ing Enforcement Reorgani- zation, 196 to 4. FENNING COMPLETES TESTIMONY, PROTESTING PROBE’S UNFAIRNESS | inal Appearance of Commissioner Before Commit- tee Develops Heated Clashes, With Applause and Hisses From Audience and Threats to Adjourn. | trict Commissioner Frederick A.|judged lunatic in which he disinher- ed his testimony and | ited his mother, in the last two min- a { utes allowed him Mr. Blanton sought statement | 1 poad to Mr. Fenning the words of a D Fen cros iing complet examination, STAR, WAS HINGTON, D. €., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1926. 28, FLOURNOY WILL JOIN MSSITER IN ARICA Assistant Solicitor of State Depart-} ment to Leave Tonight to Help Commission. Going to Arica Richard W, Flournoy, jr., one of the assistant solicitors of the State De- partment, has been added to the legal staff of Maj. Gen. Willlam Lassiter, chairman of the Tacna-Arica Plebisc | in rebuttal, last night, before the Gib- | song—"Smile, Moth mfle: g b at A By the ad B l‘:un subcommittee of the House Dis. [Eases My Pa but the committee [y, thoroughly informed of tha Attar . mew vehicle for| trict com ee in the caucus room of [ PUL a stop to that. views of Presidant Coolidge and Becre- expression of wet and dry sentiment | the House Office s i Lt | enning then was ‘allowed 1o} tary Kellogs on the varlous issues, nithie House il to. give legisla \ to the committee that he had | make his statement. e ina ) o Atimen s iouse, the Bl G0 B e of | noteon Luinicdl salily betauss R P RVE Bt SRR 0T ey i the prospeution Sof the the Tresturs's enforcement agencies| court records “anl ofcial papers Witmn s work of the commission. 4 the Tredmirys enlOLCe D oy st particular'c bout which he was | Mr. Penning—T learned toda M. Flournoy. will leave ghis city 1 pending rinistration t to make | being questioned had not been b rought | I ]“vmdn' that after conference or con- | onight and safl from New York City prohibition more drastic. | to the hearings, as he had ask i.”.""‘.13~fi‘»t,‘f{gu:1h':.."(".',1'"".""“"‘,!”“f had) tomorrow, following the most direct o I e e prohibition | they should be provided and had been | COICHD Lo, call me tomorrow, be | oute to Arica. He Is o graduate of v nd alse e B e | assured by the cummittee that ‘they |Suse £ would be b rough here tonight. | \Waghington and Lee University and A 5 service 10.ime! would be brought in. | Now, then, I am here to make MY | George Washington University and e e Hearings will be continued tonight | statement, as I understand, be-|ic'a member of the bar of the District A ey ointed by the Trensury |t Gibson subcommittee at §| foro this comimittee, because I will K0 |of Columbia. In July, 1903, he wi < A e ool snder| @ciock in the sauens Ecim. Ty ‘his | before the veterans' committee 10- | upointed under eivil service rules a ot s einile assiitant sesre | closing statShisnt last Hight Mr. Fen- | morrow morning. 1 am perfectly will I in the State Department and harged with supervision of ning ‘submitted eight names, men- the zentlemen in ch Ee of | steadily promoted, through merit, 4 iitioh GnrareemAEnt iy tioned during the hearing, and asked | committees ko arcange- | et ot Jatting ofb 6 CADriRR AT ienEmerr ol that these persons be summoned as te and et the truth | o - his long career he has except the est pre ton: omclnlsl] ?\'nm- s to ,\u:-{por;. lhh‘ te \:mm\;. fast as I can. been ml:whlenl‘ln (h]o ‘Burenumof (*ml R Pt L ler civil ser regul Al | RRep utive nton, ed to s T: S hip and the solicitor's office and EUOSC S e ne | 1y Mr. Fenning as “both prosecutor At SR S e eyl trips to urope to |it i# not necessary to have him ad- Passed by 1951 Vole. D o member of the court,” asked | Again, if I may say just a word In [assist embassics and legations in the |judged of unsound mind unless he s «of the House offexed 1t three witnesses whose names he | conclusion, last night I wa hown | consideration of questions of immi- [ has property Interests, in which event % n also be | several tables prepared over at the|gration and citizenship. this requires a guardian. If no rela to the proposal, and 8 er a sharply restric by a vote Gto 4. F the me law w A numbe one P by cent York, to legalize 2.75 per beer were thrown out or deleated Another La (uarc amendment, was rejecte 2 point _of ndition dis- n who told 000 salar v railroad offic took over tha subsequent been anization of cement the dr n they is brought ntative Cr: ar. s with ejected this am, tort fr to pr ‘those who are not converts at a 1 contended that the endment 1ld prevent enforceme officials om receivir dividends from tsidl ients, income as Representative Hill, Republican Maryland, who holds sim! rank among the House wets that Cramton : the drys, held that the v a scheme to raise en- enjoys amc bill was me forcement sularies. His view was shared by Representative Garner of T Democrat of the ways ans commitee, Who said th: would increase neither arrests “Wheeler (Wayne B. Wl counsel of the Anti- ). Cramton and Andrev r v's prohibition chief) are so we are for it. even myself.” 5o voted for the bill. New York "will never submit to the kind of prohibition” the drys want, S Oliver, Democrat, of reed wdding t “we to win our fight for tem- p gt going nce.” esentative Lowrey, Democrat, sippi, contended that the et tes eventually would submit, ar ng that Christianity has advanc 1 point where it will not again tol- te the saloon. His father fought states’ rights with the Confederate Army, he recalled, but he fejt that Just Ch anity defeated humgn slavery then, it would defeat the sa- loon now. 100 ARE ARRESTED AFTER PROSECUTOR 1S KILLED BY GANG from First Page.) (Contine E word leading to the arre: The next night an automobile ¢ ipied by sev | men with two machine guns fired undred slugs into a Cicero beauty The police learned that a in front of the shop be r parke longed to the chief lieutenant of a beer runner. MeSwi , only ars ol had remar le care as a prosecutor. assignments ¢ of them the most notorious murder cases, included trial of Raymond Costello, recently hanged, and prosecution of Henry .J ‘midget bandit,” now under th two others for Fernek: hanging sentence v murdering a banker The attorne were credited with against odds in ma in was born the.city. He had been a close friend of Duffy for years, and was also friendly with Doherty, despite his p ecution of the latter and Miles O'Donnell for k g Eddie Tancl, a Cicero resort kee 1Wo year HINDU-MOSLEM RIOTS TAKE TOLL OF 45 LIVES 375 Injured in Week’s Clashes in Calcutta—=Situation Is ighting abilities winning for him on the far 1E0. Quicter Today. ted Press. . Tndia, April 28.—Spora- dic rioting between Hindus nd Mo- hammed which has been going on for the past week, has c lives sons thus total jured is estimated at 375. fected and the situation w much improved. The im: provement probably is due to the re- inforcement of police by military drafts and by a general round-up of known bad character: The immediate prol morni rded a lem which now s the removal of g which heen allowed to accumulate in the .streets during the trouble. In the present warm weather the insanita conditions caused are feared as highly conducive to the outbreak of disease. A H. BURD CASSEL DIES. Former Representative in Congress and Prominent Republican. H. Burd years old, Repub- lican Representative in Congress from Marietta from 1902 to 1908, died at his home, in Mariet Pa, according to word received here. Mr, Cassel held several important political positions_ in his home county many vears ago and was a delegate to the national Republican convention in 1896. Ho was elected to the lower house of the State Legislature in 1898 and re-elected in 1900. In addition to his terms in Congress here and other positions, Mr. Cassel had been irf the lumber business as a member of the firm of A. N. Cassel & Son. S et R R e A mammoth variety of firefly found in the West Indies gives a glow so brilllant that by it printed matter may be read at a distance of several iuches. today, will supply to the chair called. u or somewhere else. them.” Those were prepared Bureau.” leming—At the Veterans' Attention was called by the rman to the fact that in a great I had obtained a orders of the court, ise 10 per ¢ On ble there wr othr cass, mw which I had no knowledge of. attention was pres: in many of those the witne: hown 20 lowe must proceed | was asked to rex | between the commission paid Veterans' Bure I did not preps Hearing Is Unusual. hearing last night was de: unusual, in the opinion of s of Congress and veteran pout the Capitol. Rel the crowd applauded v sressed disapproval in his threatened to disrupt the meet- one stage the motion was Severhl times | ed the crowd, | both the exan The cidedly mem? emplo; edly in each on rarned m, and he Mr. nnin: and 10 per cent. on the difference to me in an orderly nne: This was_occasioned the fact and the commission in other ca that Mr. Banton resented caustic icre was ed before n comments by Mr. Fenning, who, he|before any m or of the commitice aid, “must desist from insulting my > in my presence at the time that ic resentment b Blanton's method | At one stage Representa- of West | were in| invit- s propounded any evi. apd it is on file in in each case—in dicating the rvice that had been rendered by me in particular cases and by the other committees in the cases to which I have referred. “It is the same thing, if the com mittee please, king the lawver who represents will contestants if he rs _in one se. : and it he got $25,000 in another case, ‘Yes': and then im | mediately accusing him of overcharg: ing in the case in which he got .000, without going into the facts question W dence whatsoever: the Courthouse and equally emphat s of M cross-examination. the proceeding also tive Bowman, Republ Vi and i heated cont ing Mr. Bowman to “go into e tive session outside”—but this f up between the two members of the committee was amicably settled, with broad smiles from both At one time, when there was and then applause from rival herents in the audience, Mr. Bowman that committee go into inton the latter the a thousand dolls the executive session no, we | which must be on record or which can wo! ratorted Mr. be adduced. call your attention to that, be I do not think this committee ike a report which will bring t a report should, unless it adopts the suggestion which I antici- pate from the remarks of the gentle- pplause and hisses. i 1 : are ’h s l’;(‘l‘n in the i Iminds of the majority of the com- nts Point. mittee, namely, that before it acts it business.” Chi It there is an manifes Sir crowd to_express Stand with him and again | all inoneky son stated this sort journ.” 1 the would there wa: Bowman Res more of ation we will ad- Blanton then appealed whether it Mr. Bowman resented an imputa- | will send for the officlal records and tiomby Mr, Blanton that he was par- f examine them. | | toward the Commissioner. He All I want is @ fair, impartial, Wants Others Called. . 1 am opposed to| from Texas asking omplete he: “Now, then, if the committee please, e B ineconclusion’ There are a number of vestions and answering them him- | ave been brought out in St UAs long as T am on this com- Lo *:)1" be Tl]l‘]f}ll\'lbh‘s\‘x\?; i mittee I am going to see fair play : 3 nd that Justice is done 0 aid in the statement T made foh et et fosgne Come aturday that the fact that Dr. Mr. Bowman re- dded to the in the place sed the pro- missioner.” d McJ. Allen was sented that Blanton and | | | could “resent all you plea o thar ductons hader Then Representative Houston, Re-|feggjonal standard of that board. 1 public: of Delaware, said he re-|payve been interrogated about it; and sented Mr. Blanton’s rvemark about ment charges there is Ia insist—v He said he had “but if wh on that. 1 ‘monkey business. a distinct para voted for an open hearins, i this sort of thing continues I am|recpectiully insist—that = to vote for an executive session.” [five other members of Mr. I And I voted | pylice and urgeons to con for an executive session, but theljf they ‘will, my statement that the Commissioner wangéd an_open hear-|gubsiitution of Dr. Allen raised the jng and I am_giving him all he|professional standard of that board wants of i M. Gibson stated he | These men are Dr. J. J. Kilroy—"" A perfectly willing for the hear- | My, Gibson—Have you these on a | ng to proceed if we can have orderly | separate sheet? procedure on the part of the ex-| Mr. Fenning—Yes, sir, T will read aminer, on the part of the witn the names: Dr. Y161 ‘Borden, Dr and on the part of the audience.” Fov, Williamson, Dr. W. B. Marh rurning to the audience Mr. Gibson [and Dr. W. H. Brandenberg. a: “You are not trying this case. [ Ar, Blanton—I want to make & point of orde: The burden is not on the people of the District, the burden. is on this com-| Mr. Fenning—I will be through in a mittee. T think you ought not to have | moment, . Acted in this way. I think the gentle-| Mr. Blanton—A point of order is to have| always in order. Mr. Gibson—A point of order is al- in order. Mr. Blanton—I want to make one point of order that is good: That is taking advantage of these doctors, who man from Texas ought not sked you for such a showing.” Breach Quickly Bridzed. When Mr. Bowman renewed his mo- tion the most spirited clash between L himself and Mr. BI ccurred, | know thta if they testify against this during which Mr. him | Commissioner they might he removed to “an executive ses A|just like the other two doctors who ouple of minutes later, with a smile, | were removed—just like Headley was Pl wman asked if Mr. Blanton |removed, and just like Sergt. Lee was would like to have him withdraw his | retired. | otion, and he did so. Mr. Blanton H . foy motlon, ane fould “withdraw all re- Thinks Summons Unfair. atks about the gentleman from| So it is unfair to call men who West Virginia.” work under the Commissioner up here and ask them to testify on something that could be used against him when he has the power to discharge them by the stroke of the pen. So I hope the committee will not act on his suggestion. Mr. Gibsen—The point of order is overruled Mr. Fenning—*"I am convinced of the integrity of the majority of this committce, and I believe that when these gentlemen whom I have named appear before the committee the com- 'A little later Mr. Blanton came out of a mass of court papers to ask the‘ Commissioner suddenly: “to name one important case he ever tried in the courthouse.” When Mr. Fenning re- fused to do so, with a_remark that the record would show, Mr. Blanton came back wit ou just a lunacy lawyer?” Then he stopped in his read- ilig of a court paper to say that “this is the most remarkable petition T ever aw,” and said he based that on 30 ears' experience as a lawyer. Ale. Fenning Interrupted, “Oh, are|mitteo will be convinced of their in- cou"a lawyer, Mr. Blanton?” Then | tegrity and know that they speak of o commented: “Standards are not | their own free will. ey high in some sections.” Leaning | *‘Again, his criticism has been made royes Hhe table toward him. M. [within the past few days of a resolu- tion which was sent to the daily press, and T think to the honorable chairman of this committee, from the Tenley- Blanton shouted: “They are higher in my State of Texas than they are here When a judge signs a paper he knows what he is signing. town Citizens’ Association, in_which o . ;o reference was made to these charges ! Blanton Calls Elfiridge. in_ these proccedings. Answer was ! Farly in the hearing Mr. Blanton |made on the floor by the Representa- called Traflic Director M. O. E tive from Texas, in which he said that that resolution was offered by the father of a man at the District Build- ing who is under my employ, and that | from the audience as a witn questioned him about the provis the pending bill relating to checking | he practice of hotels selling space in ' I inspired the resolution. I do not the streets near the hotels to taxicab |know the employe at the District companies for lusive privileges. He | Building by sight; T emphatically deny Claimed that Mr. Eldridge had first and brand as an untruth the state- told him he favored such legislation i ment thit I had anything to do with and that later he had testified in oppo- | inspiring the meeting or the resolution sition to it before a Senate hearing, | or any of the proceedings, and I re- and he read from the hearing. i spectfully insist that the president of Mr. Eldridge was allowed to make a, that ociation, Luther L. Derrick, statement in which he said he favored | be called as a witness before this com: the original provision, but thought the ‘mittee. Jater provision lacked force and did| “In the charges there was a state- not _have necessary teeth in it. Mr. ment that I, a Commissioner of the Blanton then advised Mr. Eldridge to | District of Columbia, had conspired “get up his red blood and put some!with the coroner of the District and steel in his spine to stiffen it” and|with one Bill Franklin employed at Congress would help him to cure the | the District Building, with respect fo situation. the body of a person unnamed, found After questioning Mr. Fenning about | in the river. 1 branded that story certain court papers and whether he | with the proper designation, but I had made any effort to bring them to ask the committee to send for Bill the committee, Mr. Blanton theoreti-| Franklin, whose name is William F. tives or friends can be:found to exer- cise an interest in the case the super- intendent of the hospital, as next friend, petitions the court to appoint a guardian. The witness also explained to the committee that in 1919 the Veterans' Bureau in many cases asked him to take steps to obtain committees for mentally incompetent veterans who made claims for compensation. He was asked it any subordi at the he r sugi FENNING EXPLAINS GUARDIAN'S DUTIES IN VETERAN CASES (Continued_from First Page) should represent | ons. mittee or guardia more than five per: In reply to the objection that 60 Fenning replied when days wouldn’t be sufficient time to found out that patients had no allow trial in 2,200 cases, Mr. Blanton | relatives the matter was “taken up with me.” said that it would be promptly shown that there are 1,100 of these patients who ought to be let free at once. When the question of lawyers to represent Relatives Selected Him. “What other wurces of employment these patients was touched upon, Mr | pove e ol AV selitiie Blanton said t he would tender| " “yes, sir, a large number through his services free to any shellshock}ipe Red Cross, who received inquiries veteran. from other places. The practice was On a motion by Representative Reid | to write me and send persons to s Republican, Illinols, the subcom | me, T don't recall any case that mittee was instructed to report|to ‘me from the courthouse, though remedial measures to the full com |t has long been the general knowl mittee the earliest possible date | edge at the courthouse that 1 special- This was adopted by unanimous vote | jzed in these cas g Mr. Gibson stated that the subeom | jci 3 o b ave you directly solic mittee will soon have to suspend some | 4ny Luysine m\:\ ”‘1 u..-l b of the night sessions. “If the hospital would get a letter showing that a j ind could not le they would bring tient had an estate e the relatives, my attention Repeats His Testimof r. Fenuning repeated befo ns' committee that p e vet £ his timony before the Gil ot T Jo i oAt 1 would mittee Saturday referring to a law | S iy 2 ® e Petoner. o O T o reau. The law in these days had ne lere s some question as to| Miplt THe TN i 3 whether it would not be illegal to re- | ive more than 10 per cent commis. | s Ave you files of St s Rureau”" ess 1o the the Vete on for acting as committee,” said | Ao ) o ) an Johnson. *Wha he | EVep N ey Getfudl 5 4 s the | ness added that frequently he would ‘There is no doubt of it. sir.” re. | 59,10 the record room at the bospital plied the witness, “there is no law or | KIVInE the ward number of.a an and relat ose of location, rule of commi; lunacy ¢ The ch with refere ed in luna surt lim. s or fe ses may receive.” man asked for the law e to committees appoint ses and the witness re- | the allowances, | % s a committee in | .- Denies Solie 2 Business. files pose “Have you ever consulted the of either institution for the pu of soliciting business’” “Any office f the Government? ¢ by letting it be known that ing to be appointed guard plied that Section 115 of the District | Code placed the m: in the hands dges of the Equity Court. This he added, can appoint a com after a person has been adju- ed insane. “There before has been testimony s N ) | this committee,”” continued the cha Luce then asked about the man-| LA man, “that vou were allowed 10 per | 4€ement of the estates and if Mr. Fen- | c 'Ms CANCER CURE cent of the principal and income |NinE ever mingled the funds of hix R o eomamitice. "What was that for?- | Wards, The witness replied it his|Called From Madeira tocLisbon to en practice for many years to 3 + several estates take on an en Experiment—Reports Suc- “Covered Ser: t not; ries of first trus e allowance not onls ces rendered to the »w about smail sums of $50 and onal services rhead expense of the committeas | T leave them in the bank at 2 per ce e Mr, Fenning then was turned over | “What o unity have you to to Mr. Luce, the ranking jority | Make sound investments Ioadlir. £615, e stb atiig: e | “The best investment in the District &4 1t e shecialized o lun u;m Columbia is the first deed of trust 1 i 7 o ~ I note. I've lived here ull my life and and the witness replied, “I have been | fiote;. TVE FVEC BRI g of recognized by the members of the | v b Bippic confirms the opinions court and the bar of the District as | biOPEeYe A o ave before I can Hepsolall s I i { et an order from the court to make Did you become guardian for any | fie “fivestment. 1 mnever lend the World War veteran before you left | (I 1 PP TAEEN bt of a loan. the service? A B “I may have, 1 don't recall, the | Claims He Never Had Loss. records will shov | I have never had a case in which Must Make Report. the trust funds were invested and i “What are the duties of a com. |Which there was a & ‘m.(“n;:;,:,“y. mx::fl miitee with respect to the estate TR bWl db. thtes | “They are to gather in from every | 1 and conserve all assets of the | irms who are placing h;:ms on new " he replied. Ofter this yo- | residences. o > . i N 3 P ot | es from the National Savir complished, within 30 day report | O ko ot must be made and then efforts must | be centered about making the estate eries unless I is part of s th control the entire s productive, the witness platned. { Sontrol th et Dt commitiee slso hiomi supply his | vethients, Of ouner, U 08 e i ward with necessary clothing and the committee does nothing but such amount of spending money as | Lo can be used by the ward for his per-| gonal use. Mr. Fenning also said the | committee is to do with the funds in his care what the ward would do if of sound mind, and this included pay ments of portions for the support of | dependent relatives. The committee | “gets as an arm of the court and to facilitate the protection the court ex- tends to persons non compo “Are you brought into relation of these cases before and after commit- ment?” “I cannet recall a case where 1 came in contact with it before com- mitment and I don’t recall having shared in the commitment of World War veterans' cases. I was never appointed committee until after ad- judication,” Had Signed Proceedings. “1 want to know whether vou had taken steps for commitment of World War veterans?”’ “I say no, unless since I went to the District Building I signed pro- ceedings in indigent cases. The Com- missioners are vested with this power and if thore was a_ World War vet- eran among them T would have no way of knowing. T never, with knowledge, took steps to have a vet- eran committed.” Mr. Fenning interrupted oft coupons Luc amination of sworn counts will indicate a great va not only of duty but responsib ‘Take the real estate investments fo example, 1 go‘out and inspect the places myself. At the end of thre years, if the borrower wants newal, I always go out again look over the property. I have watch and see that the interes paid, T must check the my and to not in default of taxes. If he i I make him pay the taxes. see that the insurance is pald up promptly. I never itemize the list of services. 1 take the picture as a whole. § don't set forth a commis- sion for investments and for going to the hospital, ete.” “Then your services are mot con- fined to cutting off coupons?” asked Mr._Luce. o, sir ‘How about clothing’ “Twice a year I send a list to the hospital and ask that those who need it be supplied. I have made arrangement with four large stores which allow my wards a 10 per cent discount. I ask the hospital to send them to any one of these and send me the bill. During the year if a ward needs extra clothing, this is attended to immediatel; “Then you leave the judgment as to the need of clothing to the hos- pital?” is explained when a man is committed to St. Elizabeth’s Commissioner, and asked me for an explanation. The explanation that I gave was that transfers were made by the major and superintendent, and do not ordi- narily come to the attention of the Commissioner or to “the Board of Commissioners. But in view of the persistent suggestion of the Con- gressman from Kentucky that in some way a reprimand or an alleged reprimand, of which I had no knowl- edge, had to do with the demotion ot Inspector Headley, I call the committee’s attention to the fact that Inspector Charles A. Evans was the acting major and superin- Hospital Buys Clothes. Yes, sir. They take the men down town. I set $90 as a limit, although this may be extended. “Have you received any complaints by relatives, the Red Cross or any service organizations that there is a lack of clothing?” “In very few instances, ves. Rela- tives sometimes think the men ought to have better. I immediately in- vestigate. The answer is now and then that a man doesn’t take care of his clothing; a new suit would be old in four days Then again the man wasn’t dressed up when the cally produced the pape L big bun- | Franklin, and whose address is 15 dle of them. He proceeded to read | District Building, that he may come them in an effort to establish that|in, he being one of the persons Mr. Fenning since he took the oath of | named, and tell the truth as to that office as District Commissioner had | statement which I have previously signed such papers as attorney, characterized.” cases where he later ‘“‘prosecuted claims before Government depz Asks About Coroner. ments. Mr. Houston: “How about the cor- oner?” Mr. Fenning: “The coroner, if you so desire, Dr. J. R. Nevitt. “In_the questions propounded by the Congressmen to me last night effort was made to get the demotion of Inspection Headley as to Some criticism that had been placed toward dan officer named Gore, and rather consistently and persistently the Congressman from Kentucky brought out the fact that Officer Gore had been transferred from post to post three times since I had been Blanton Reads Papers. Fenning persisted in refus- ing to answer questions, insisting that vou have the payers. They will show vou. Read them,” the biggest part of the hearing was devoted to Mr. Blan- ton’s readipg snatches from these pa- pers and making an explanation of what he interpreted them as showing. In this he reviewed several of the cases already discussed at length be- fore the committee. _ After scathingly ~denouncing Mr. Fenuing for drawing a will for an ad- tendent during the long illness of | relatives called or his clothing got Maj. Sullivan, and held that postion until some time in October; that im- mediately upon his giving up that position Maj. Edward B. Hesse, the present major_and superintendent, assumed it. Inspector Evans and Maj. Hesse should be asked, and I r espectfully insist that they be asked before the committee as ‘witnesses, as the one will explain his responsibility for the Police Depart-| Representative Rankin, —Democrat, ment after October, and the other will | Mississippi, conducted the inquiry explain_his responsibility before Oc-|into these matters for the committee. tober. Their names are Maj. B. Hesse After having been told by two wit- and Inspector C. Evans. nesses that the law limits to 10 per “Mr. Chairman, and gentlemen, 1|cent the amount of commissions com- thank you. mittees in lunacy cases may receive It's quite natural that over a period of 20 years there should be some complaints.” The committee met at 1:45 o'clock and began consideration of Mr. Fen. ning’s reports and statements of about a dozen World War veterans whose cases were listed in-the Con- gressional Record of April 19, a re-y 1 must | mingled with that of other patients. | and that there is no law in this juris- diction covering this type of guard- ianship, the veterans committee yes- terday afternoon received from Walter R. Gould, regional guardianship offi- cer of the Veterans’ Bureau for the District of Columbia, the opinion that section 1135 of the District Code ap- plies to committees of lunacy cases as well as guardians of minors. Maj Davis G. Arnoid, national guardian- ship officer, had testified the law fixed the maximum commission at 10 per cent, and Herbert L. Davis, auditor of the District Supreme Court, had declared that the only restriction on commissions applied to guardians of minors. Mr. Gould declared that when sec- tion 1135 was promulgated on March 3, 1901, lunacy and minor cases were under Court. A year, late said, lunacy cases were i transfer to Equity Court. “As there has heen no other code to ap- ply to the lunacy c: 1 consider | that tion 1135 applies to both.” | Furthermore, the witness declared, there is no other provision in the code | requiring fiduciaries to file reports, | except the one referring to guardians of minors. “Yet,” he added, “the lare printed forms at the Courthouse | |requiring committees to file reports.” Witness Is Criticized. he witness was severely criticize Representatives Bulwinkle of | orth Caroling, Rankin of Mississipm ind Milligan of Missouri, all Dernc s and World War veterans, for testing against some of the ive” commissions allowed Mr He replied his reasons for | not doing this were: There is 2 alty of $5 if “frivilous exceptions not sustained; the clerk of the Distric! Supreme . Court, Frank Cunning teid him he would “land on the | if he questioned the de of the judges; it would have | mpertinent” to challenge their decisions, and, lastly, he did not think the 10 per cent commissions granted Mr. Fenning were excessive Under rapid cross-ex: the witness admitted he le penil veral week that Mr. s opinion w given him Bulwinkle, in excited tones, shouted at the wit bheen going on for ou attempt to give us * not filing exception: due to the rule you read in the last several weeks.” ~Mr. Gould veplicd there were no appropriations | for him ip pay $5 e an ex ception was not sust the Probate he 1 a Had Not Received” Complaint. . Mr. Gould said he never had any Mr. knowledge until recently that Fenning received comm! of 10 per cent, or th for a bonding com he received agent added a neve any cainst Mr. Fenning's | guardian, but he did say “the lonly complaint was that he had {cornered the market on lunacy cases."” When asked to explain why missions in committees of vetel than the World War were . Gould declared in the ma of these cases relatives or committees and ap- plied only for a minimum commis sion Of the $65 ve {beth's Hospital ns at St. Eliza r his supervision, awing com- jafter the legion's collection of cloth- ling had been taken up that for those veterans not drawing com | pens | PORTUGUESE PHYSICIAN | | | i By LISBON | Porunato leh | April Dr. sician of Fun ms to have wcer, has come | lical authori ment with his process process consists i Jus patients with pus ext from achoma and prove | abscess. Dr. Pit i]v\?{e‘]\ cured 17 ¢ PLOTTERS SENT TO JAIL. 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