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"ttuOut ~ tI1di, Nuu UettdTcu ttAt thc
Commissioner is not ma agistrate.' y
Mr.. Blant then called Sergt. r. f..
Lee. who testified that he In IS years
old. had been In service on the Police
Department for S2 years: that II has
been nearly four years since he had
any sick lea We and only 80 days during
his entire service. In reply to ques-
tions. he certified that his ha wing been
retired from service took $10O n month
away from him; that he has been put
ting son through George Washing
ton University. but that he cannot
continue to do so after June.
1t was brought out that many fool
ISM questions were asked him during
"a what the middle initial in his wife q
name stood FOR and the ma me OF the
minister who had married them ma ny
years ago. Also what church he at.
tended. SerGt. Lee ssid he had later
heen given thorough examination
by an outside physician who testified
that ne was all right physically ex-
cept for slight high blood pressure
which was being corrected. In reply
10 questions by Representative Bow.
man. Sergt. Lee explained his duties
were TO supervise patrolmen and In.
vestigate conditions on their beats.
He explained that 1t was an on, side
job.
Weman's Afadavh Read.
Mr.. Blanton read into the record
an amdavh from Mrs. Maude Burrows.
400! Van Ness street. regarding her
nephew, Reginald Warwick, who ha q
been In st. Eliza beth's Hospital for
seven years. This afidavit was
dated April 13 and set forth that
three weeks previously she had gone
to NJ. Elizabeths to visit her nephew
and found that he had been disfig.
nred by severe beating. She swore
that DIR. Trench At the hospital. to
whom she had made complaint sar.
castically told her: III YOU don't like
the way we run this institution why
don't You take your nephew away. as
we don't want any one here whose
relatives are always finding fault"
Mr.. Bianton also read into the rec
ora an ahldavit by DR.. G. J. Murphy
reRar riding his resigna ton as mem.
ber OF the Boa rd Of Police and Fire
Surgeons. which sllegedly was forced
by Commissioner Fenning. and an
an1davit by DR.. Edward G. Wilson
regarding his being ousted as a school
physician. These affidav Wits appear In
the Congressional Record OF Monday.
April 10. pages 1914 to 1917.
ChirOpractor on Stand.
DIR. Hubert NJ. Roberts. ois Eleventh
street southeast. n chirOpractor. was
called by MIR. Blanton as the next wit
ness. He read into the record let.
ter by Chairman n Zihlma OF the House
District committee. on February Q, to
the Board Of Commissioners asking "a
rnW ~ IN at.t
practors. He read also letter, on
February H. from the secretary TO
the Commissioners promising prompt
consideration. DIR. Roberts testified
that the purpose Of the bill was ito
weed out shysters and protect the
public
He id he went to see Mr.. Fenning
about February - and heard that
Mr.. FenDing was general attorney for
the allopathic doctors. which associa.
tion opposed the bill. He was assured
by MIR. FenninE that the bill would
receive the prompt attention OF the
Commissioners. but that he had not
vet seen them. About March the
had hearing before
Rudolph and Fenning,
when no one appeared in opposition
TO the bill.
About a week later. DIR. Roberts
sa i'd. he heard the aIlOpath were to
be granted a hearing on this bin and
he called up Mr.. F'enning protesting
that both sides should be present. lie
was not invited to attend. he said.
The chiropractors appeare before a
subcommittee Of the House District
committee with between $50 and 200
present. when no opposition was voiced
and the subcommittee voted unani-
mously In favor Of the bill. Repeated
ly thereafter he was told by the chair
man OF the subcommittee that no re-
port had been received from the Dis
trict commissioners, the witness said.
Hearings are keopened.
Then the hearings were reopened to
allow the medical men to be heard be
cause they claimed they had not been
notified OF the previous hearing. The
fun District committee reported favor
ably on this bill on April 26 and 1t Is
now on the District calendar.
MIR. Rla nton then offered the records
OF the House District committee re.
earding his scent street railway bill,
which was submitted to the District
commissioners on December II. with
reply from the Commissioners on
December % recommending unfavor-
able action. He put into the record
figures prepared by Maj. w. r. r.
CovelI. assistant to the Engineer Com.
missioner. showing that in April, 1922.
the stock Of the W. r. 4 T.. had jump
ed from 3S4 TO $50, showing. Mr..
Biantou said, that the owners of that
stock made several million dollars
profit"
Mr.. Blanton put into the Record
t..,a.a ,-rittnn AnI.il Inv the
chairman Of the District committee
to the District Commissioners for re-
port on a bill submitted by Repre-
sentative smith OF Idaho to regulate
the practice Of osteopathy. Mr..
BIa ptOn said he would show that the
sllopathic physicisn whom Mr.. Fen
ming represents are just as much op-
posed to the Ost teopaths as TO chiro-
tractors and that the District Com.
missioners never had reported on this
mea sure.
Attacks Fenntng Stand.
Answering questions by Mr.. Bow
man. Mr.. Blanton said that he was
showing that Mr.. Fenning was op-
posed to bills as District Commission
ar bAcs use he Is employed by the So
cietv Of Allopathic Physicians.
Producing ofi1cial court papers. Mr..
Rianton called attention to the case
of Engstrom, ct ais. VS.. Arnold, ct ais,
In which Justice Mccoy appointed
Mr.. F'enning as receiver. He showed
that there was $1.300.000 in cash on
DEPOSIT in banks In Washington and
that objection was filed by the defend
ants In the ca Sc against Mr.. Fenning
serving a. receiver. This objection
was signed by Daniel w. O'DOnoghue.
whom Mr.. Bla nton said IL one OF the
leading attorneys in Washington, and
Arthur A. Alexander. as attorneys for
the edefendants-Ray ii. Arnold. Bessie
f.. Arnold. John =. Strum and John
A. Strum. He quoted from this az
follows
These defendants object to and
protest the selection Of Frederick A.
Fenning. ESQ.,. for the reason that he
has no special particular aualihca tion
fhot At Or OtY2lify him