Evening star., 1915-05-12


be paid for by fee charged in accoIu
ance with the Importance OF the worN
and Its value to the litigants par'ica-
larly interested.
the compensation of the auditor 10 y
salary basis and the rumor oecaIns
current that the legal matters
viously sent to the auditor Wou.o
divorced from the statements oI
counts suggestions began to pe ctrcu
lated that Mr.. Dents resignation ot
the authorship might be expected,
he had stated frequently that ne i
not care to remain under the chahse"
status of the office.
Text of Resignation.
In submitting his resignation to the
court, Mr. Dent wrote:
Dear Mr. Chief Justice:
II have to request that the court VIII
accept my resignation OF the office OF
auditor. which hereby tender to take
effect the 30th OF June. In doing so.
! beg leave to express my appreclatlo'i
! of the consideration which | have re-
ceived at the hands of the court
The retirement of Mr.. Dent IS gen
| orally regretted by members OF the pa
by whom he is well regarded, not only
| for his ability in handling intricate
problems of law and figures, but Tor
his unfailing courtesy to ALI VINO prac-
ticed before him. During his servtc"
as auditor he has also been the re-
| cipient of many encomiums from mem
| bers of the court for the ability ans
played by him in his auasi-judicial po-
| sition and for his marked fairness 10
litigants in the important cases brought
| before him.
| Born in Baltimore.
| Mr.. Dent was born in Baltimore. Nd
| Orfnhar of DIR A1li-
son Dent, removed to Washington tn
1867. where. UP to the time OF his
death, he was employed as a teacher
and In the government service. and the
| son has resided here since. Young
| Dent finished before he was fifteen an
| academic course in St. Matthew In
stitute (now st. Johns College) OF this
| city and Manhattan Academy. New
1 York city. He then studied shorthand
| and at the age of seventeen became
| stenographer to Col. James g. Payne,
| his immediate predecessor as auditor
| of the court. remaining with him Until
| the age of twenty. He then TOOK up
| court reporting and studied law In the
offices of Hanna & Johnston. acting at
| the same time as private secretary 10
| Robert r. Hit.
| Later. at the age of twenty-three. he
became secretary to Mr.. Blaine, with
whom he remained. serving with him
lduring his second term as secretary OF
L
entered the consular service. He was
twice consul at Kingston, Jamaica, the
second time covering the period OF the
Spanish war, during which he rendered
valuable service to the country. among
other things in furnishing pilots TO the
| American fleet anu III putting stop 20
the blockade-running by his prompt ana
energetic action, leading TO the seizure
lof every vessel engaging in that busi-
lness save one. Though not known at
the time. 1t was he who was credited
by the administration with two notable
lachievementS-th "A first Information OF
the entry of the Spanish fleet into San
tiago harbor and the placing in Cuba
of Lieut.. Rowan, the man VINO carried
the message Of the President 10 "en. ,h.
Spanish war Mr.. Dent was rewarded by
1.-THE personal thanks of President Me
Kinley and Secretary Hay. and the ap.
Wills at Washington, which Mr. Dent
requested. In notifying him of this ap-
pointment Secretary Hay wrote to Mf.
Dent:
Commended by President. -
1T gives me pleasure to express the
Presidents, my own and the depart
ment's high appreciation of the eff
cheney and zeal with which you have
performed your official duties. Espe-
cially do 1 desire to commend the high
Intelligence, the unceaSing rlgllance
and the untiring energy with which you
attended to the interests of your coun-
try at a most important post during
the late war with Spain.
Mr.. Dent served as register OF wills
for nearly five years. when he was sue
ceeded by the inepm5ent' sIflsan 80 During am
cient business system in the office
which is still in force. Upon his re-
tirement he was appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt as consul at Dawson
City, Yukon, but declined the Office
and entered on the active practice OF
law in which he was engaged at the
time of his appointment to the office OF
auditor.
Mr.. Dent is a member of the societies
of the Colonial Wars and the Sons Of
the American Revolution. the sniver-
sity and Commercial clubs. the Bar As
sociation, the Board of Trade and the
Columbia and Maryland Historical so
cieties. He is also a thirty-second-de-
gree Scottish Rite Mason, Knight
Templar, n member of Almas Temple
of the Mystic Shrine, of which he is
fpast potentate. and of Temple-Noyes
Lodge.
Name of Successor Announced.
The chief justice, acting for the
court, announced the new appointment
| The statement of the court refers to
the new auditor as follows
| Herbert L. Davis, who has been ap-
| pointed auditor of the District of CO.
| lumbia Supreme Court, is a native OF
| the District of Columbia. having been
| born in this city about forty-iive years
ago and being the youngest son of the
| late Augustus Davis and Mary A. Davis.
Mr. Davis father was a well known
architect and builder of this city. Her
| bert Davis being the grandson of Ed
ward Stanley, an eminent lawyer OF
| Virginia of ante-bellum days.
Graduate of Local Law College.
THE new appointee is a graduate Of
the Washington College of Law and is
member of the District bar. He has
had a wide experience in intricate
auditing and accounting work, first in
the financial division of the United
States patent office, and subsequently
in private practice, in connection with
various corporations and in his ca
pacity as executor of estates. He is
especially trained in equity practice.
The appointment of Mr.. Davis was
recomme ended by large number of the
leading members of this bar and OF
other jurisdictions with whom Mr.
Davis has been associated, and was
made after a thorough inquiry as to
his qualifications"
MR AMI MPc CHHNEI0ER