Evening star., 1926-04-25
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lated section 500 Of title of the World
War veterans act Of 1924. as amend
cd by the act Of March 4. 1928. be-
cause YOU say that YOU stand IN the
same shoes as your ward, and thai
therefore in rs much as your lunatic
ward had the right 10 so TO The Vet
Grams Bureau and prefer claim for
compensation, Nou have the same
right Is that q fact?
Z have not only the same right.
hui II would be my duty.
Were YOU acquainted with CON
gresham Welty Of Ohio who was I;
memher "f Congress q shnrt time
ago"
Not thai now recall"
DO yoU know that for G0inc in JUS
one case--ihat is. representinc non
"ompos mentis in 2ettinS claim
through the Veterans Bureau in
which he charged more than 80 d.
Nou know that the court has sen.
fenced him 10 one year ~ hard
labor"
II did not
Well. il has. In Just one case he
represented a non compos mentis t."
get a claim through the Veterans
Bureau. and on that one case alone
that one fee. the court sentenced him
To one year in the workhouSe.
FPnning Asks questions.
Did the court authorize the fee"
We will see about that later.
Yes: | guess YOU will retorted
Mr.. Fennins.
You became Commissioners June ;.
Who swore YOU in. MIR. Commits
sioner?"
MIR. Chief Justice Mccoy.
Waller l. McCoN. chief justice 90
the Supreme Court Of The District ..
Columbia"
Yes sir.
did you ask him Ia do IL"
= did. and he honored me in &C
reptng my invitation
There has been a long friendship
between YOU and Judge Mccoy?
Chief Justice Mccoy came from
Congress 10 the District supreme
Court I should say. about 10 or l.
years ago He was first an associate
Justice, and then upon the resignation
of Chief Justice Covincton he became
chief justice. | became acquainted
with him after he came on our bench.
Mr. Blanton then addressed Chair
man Gibson:
Mr.. Chairman. | introduce in the
record certified statement furnished
by Director Hines of the Veterans
Bureau showing that with respect 10
wards-that is. World War veterans
Of whom the Commissioner is either
guardian or committee. that Of their
funds the United States Veterans Blu
reau has paid over TO him $723. .S55.S1
] introduce THAI in the record, and II
is already in the record.
Offers Davis Certificate.
Fl call attention Of tae Commits
Rinner to certificate executed h!
Herber, l.. Davis. auditor of the SUI
preme Court of the District of Co
hlnbia. certified to in March. 1926
showing the commissions and attor-
neys fees paid to Frederick A. Fen
ming, ESQ. as committee o. attorney
nf lunatic cases: but these are cases
that were pending in The supreme
Court of the District OF Columbia on
Nav Is 1925, concerning hiCh undel
The equity rule Mr.. FerninS was re
Quired TO file annual returns. 1t does
not embrace dead cases that have
been discharged and were not alive
and pending on May /, 1873. Ii onl!
affects the live cases for which he hao
To file his annual account under tn,
equity rules. These commissions that
Mr.. Fenning had received on those
cases alone, fees and commissions
amount to $109,oT0.ca.
4 now offer a table" no continued:
ii not being certified. I will have L
If he has any objection 10 it, handing
it TO Ah-. Fenninel. prepared by the
Veterans Bureau showing the dead
cases of World War veterans since
the World War-those cases Whicf
have been retired and are no Longer
on the docket. and concerning which
he no longer has 10 file annual ac
counts under the equity rule. / want
To offer that in evidence. Is there
any objection
Fenning Refuses To Act.
~ don't think thai should be
asked to object or oppose. said MI
Fennine. "Mr. Blanton knows thai
as member Of the committee he can
offer it. didn't prepare il and
don't know anything about II.
If the Commissioned requires II.
will have member Of the Veterans
Bureau swear to it: but this was given
10 me this morning hN Director 1lnes
in his office as true statement,
said Mr.. Blanton.
MIR. Blanton," interrupted Mr. Fen
ming. Il have absolutely no ground
upon which I could oppose that
have no disposition 10 oppose 1t. But
do not ask me to agree 10 a thlhS
that | have never seen before.
This shows that concerning these
81,
when I say dead | mean ones that
were not pending. that have been
dienosed of-that in those cases the
Veterans Bureau had turned over 10
Commissioner Fenning s. FUNDS or
his wards sl0424a.54. as total com
pensation and insura nee.
is that In addition TO the ngore
that YOU gave Just minute "S"'
asked Mr.. Gibson.
i a..cf.5 md
sure about that. however: | don
uan, 10 make that statements: the
number Of cases can be checked up
later. | am not sure of that WIN
make no statement about 1t al all, nut
will offer il for what II Is worth
1t was given TO me as Eases thal hsNe
been discharged. that is cohceI"nls
which he no longer nos '" ny 90
annual accounting.
Offers Lee Case Data.
.Nou, want 10 submit 10 the Com
missioner a photostatic copy OF me
Iast account that he filed recehtN IN
the Roley Lee case. 80,
"1s that the account that was set
o,t in one copy of the record asked
Mr.. Fenning. ,o,rs
for these past years compensation.
~ is fl;ng this under the equity
.,ul4 which requires him 10 file 1t ne
fore May J."
No am not MAY ! set YOU
straight as n our method of prac-
,icec" asked Mr.. Fennins.
Certainly"
We do two things in this purIs
diction with respect Ia ttduclarN ac-
counts. We make an annual account.
That is invariably made about the
expiratton Of the year from the time
of appointment. For tnstanse' II you
are appointed in December. you make
vour annual account in December.