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me-. We stopped at Chicago and in,
spected the hospitals there"
Did Mr.. and Mrs. Mortimer make
tAe inepectfons with your
No they didn't
At what hotel did you .,stop?"
stopped at the Drak@ Hotel, =
said Forbes. 81 had q bedroom
and reception room, met at least
400 cailerB.s Milltkan occupied the
room next to me. i do not know
5 where the Mortifners stopped"
Met j. w. Thompson.
did you meet =. w. Thompson
At Chicago7"
II did, he Is contractor and
shipping man, had met him pre-
viously I'm Washington. He had a
claim OF 100000 against the Gov
eminent for q ship which the Gov
eminent had Communicated. lie
wanted me to recommend counsel
to prosecute his claim before the
Shipping Board. I saw him at nv
office. He was accompanied by q
LADY,"
Forbes was asked If he had ever
been approached by Mortimer as to
hospital sites and construction con-
tracts.
yes" said Forbes. .Mortimer
talked to me about them. I gave
him no encouragement. He said he
represented Mulford q Co., of PhiIa-
delphia, and was selling drugs to the
medical supply division. and think
legftinateIy."
did you ever meet Mr.. Black"
7 met Black before 1 came to the
Veterans Bureau, later met him
with Thompson on my Pacific coast
"Trip, / saw Black I'm San Francisco.
ana IN Seattle In connection with
hospital contracts"
Senator Reed OF Pennsylyania
Did you ever meet Thompson in
New York at Walter Contents apart
naent?'
81 never did.
Calls Accusation Absurd.
Colonel Easby-Smith led Forbes
along toetalk about his conversations
with Mortimer at Atlantic City.
statements made by Mortimer as
TO the conversations are false said
Forbes. agreed with the House
ana Senate Appropriations Commit.
ZEE not 70 let contracts on q cost.
y
q ~ per cent profit was fair. I
talked bureau matters with Morti-
mer. but never gave him informa.
tion which would lead him 20 believe
he had anything special In advance.
He was seeking Information from
every bffDRch Of the Government.
Senator Reedk
What kind Of infOrmation?,'.
General Information, mostly on
Mquor..
Colonel Easby-smith asked Forbes
g, while he was In the employ of the
kaWaiian goverS ment, he was ever
Q purchasing officer.
Again Mortimer Lies"
Il never made any purchases for
the Government said Forbes.
Again Mortimer lies
Restrain yourself, Col. Forbes. y
cautioned Col. Easily Smith, counsel
for Forbes.
7 am restraining myself" said
Forbes.
Explains Party"
Counsel for Forbes carried the
witness word by word through
Mortimers' testimony and whenever
any accusations were leveled at the
FORMER director, he made instant
and emphatic denial
Forbest explained a party at
the Ritz.Carlton In Philadelphia.
Il paid $3.50 for Mortimer at
that hotel" said Forbes. 1T learned
later that Mortimer had left the
hotel They missed him and came
to me to pay his bill. 4 did 500
How did he get the bill for your
room, which he says he pafd?''
He may have paid that SO -
Forbes replied. ''T told him that
I had paid $3.50 for him.
Did Mortimer every pay youy
expenses?r
Never"
Forbes attorney then read Morti.
mers' testimony asserting that
Forbes had invited y. W.. Thonp.
SON and James Black, st. Louis
contractors to accompany him on
an inspection trip to the coast.
Denies Asking Loan.
That IL absolutely Untrue. .
Forbes said hotly. ut is absurd
and a Iie."
Asked about Mortimer's state.
ment that he had asked for a loan
Of 5000, Forbes made a sweeping
Genial
Mortimer testified. Il loaned