Evening star., 1926-04-08

that Edward +. Colladay. nationa
| Republican committeema OF the Dis.
| Irict or Columbia. Is backing Mr.. Fen.
h'ns ana trying to protect him.
Resolution Il Pending.
! my resolution for the appointment
o' Joint committee Ave Senators
ahd hve Congressman. 10 investigate
! .nls whole situation here concerning
eatment Of our veterans OF the vari.
our wars has been held In the com.
hittee on rules since March -, 1925.
l trust that this committee win now
| report 1t out promptly"
| declaring that Frederick A. Fen.
! ning has Viola ted the law" Mr.. Rlan.
ION pointed out that Commissioner
! tennlng is appointed to his office by
| the President OF the United States
and said:
| Such appointment ls by and wit h
the consent OF the Senate and has IN
ne confirmed by the Senate of the
United States. This Government pa yt
part OF his salary. The District OF
! Columbia IL the seat Of the Govern
ment OF the United States
Section 549s, page 1865. Of the Re
| Vised Statutes OF the United States
provides:
I
States, or person holding any place
/ or trust or profit. or dischareing any
omcial function under or In connection
With. any executive apartment of the
! Government OF the United States or
! hhder the Senate or House or Repre.
! sentatives OF the United states. who
| acts as an agent or attorney for prose
cutting any claim against the United
states. or In any manner. or bv any
mea ms. otherwise than In discharge
of ms proper Official duties. aids OF
| assists in the prosecution or support
OF any such claim, or receives anv
srstuftS or any share of or intere u
| In any claim from any c,aima n,
against the United States. with inten,
/ TO ala or assist. or in consider tiou rt
| having aided or assisted, In the prose
cution of such claim, shall pay a sns
OF not more than 5000 or suffer i'm
pr1sonment not more than one wear
: or both
! South law Business"
He has certainly viola ted tho above
lew. And he has certainly viola ted
the law which prevents n LAWYER from
soliciting law business and workins
i up law cases for clients whose busi
nAss he soliciis.
have received due notice that il
pressed this matter I would be
ruined. l have fought bigger institu.
tions than Frederick A. Fennine nd
DR.. William A. White. n they ear
| rum me. then let me he ruined. am
lullN conscious of the power and in.
| nuence OF Frederick A. Fennine.
am beginning already to feel IT, The
invitation to an importan ha poue,
ba n9uet here last night was with
Ora "n because OF his influence. but
VIII survive missing that. The invita-.
non which ] have carried in NV pocke,
several weeks to the important ba n.
quet tonight has been withdrawn. bur
VIII survive that. too. And 7 have
nouced that since ] have started his
tnVestiSa ton OF Commissioner Fen.
ming the usual monthly invitation IN
the Board Of Trade banquet, which
FOR the past three years has been com.
ing 10 me regularly did not come
respecting the last one. But win
survive that also. went to such
I meetings. anyway. only 10 gather In.
! formation TO enable me to PASS inteIIi.
gently upon iegisla tion concerning the
welfare OF the District Of Columbia
and. except on three occa sions. r have
never stayed sfor their supper part Of
IL. hence IL will not he much loss
to me.
1T IL the practice here In the Dis.
trict. when police authorities firsf take
INTO theR custody ny person alleged
/ 10 he OF nnsound mind 10 send them
, 10 tailinger Hospital for obserya ton
from whence sooner or later thew are
sent to-St. Eiizabeth's Hospital, under
which is known as certificate for 40
dsvs
II IL interesting to note that in the
recent District appropria ton hill fo,
me next hscat year the. sum OF $685.. :.
"oo ~ carried for Gallinger Hospital.
IN making this Investigate ton and
! urging the removal OF Frederick A,
Fennine, DIR. William A. White and
William Won Smith. I am actuated
| ny no malice whatever. am simply
doinS my duty to the veterans of all
wars who have been denied their
rights because OF the wrongful acts
OF these three men. And we must re.
member that the Navy has a resuia
ton which must he changed
BiaDton Charges Coilusion.
Mr.. Blanton charged that his investi.
cation has disclosed that "combina.
ton and concert OF action between DR..
William A White. superintendent OF
st. Eliza beth's. and Frederick A. Fen.
ming. Commissioner OF the District OF
Columbia, extended hack for a quar-.
ter OF century. and began with an
exploitation OF veterans OF the Civil
War;"
He also claimed that aiders and
sbettOrs OF this combination during a
quarter Of a century have been ''Un.
dertsker Gawler and DR.. J. Ramsay
hewitt coroner of the District. and
brotherinlaw OF commissioner Fen
ming"
Mr.. Blanton told the House that
! "back-trackina this combination has
revealed an almost unbelievable state
Of facts" He called attention that 20
years ago the public was aroused to
this condition. saying:
In April. 1906. 20 years ago. the
press of Washington was charging Dr.
William A. White and Frederick A..
Fenning with high crimes and mis-.
demeanors. The Medico Legal Society.
composed OF physicians and attorneys
OF Washington. was likewise charging
them With many improper practices.
Frank Clark, until recently our col
league from Florida also was charg
ing an unlawful combination between
DR.. White and Mr.. Fennlng. He intro.
duced a resolution for special com.
mittee Of Ave to investigate ST. Eliza
beth's. which passed. hut when the
committee was appointed Frank Clark
was not included in its personnel.
Accused Were Present.
'"rhe committee orsa nized on May
I, 1905. with DR.. White and Mr.. Fen
nj ne present. From the dusty base
ment OF the Capitol l have secured a
copv Of these Interesting hearings Of
l2,251 printed pages. Three members
voted whitewash and il would seem