Smith had been employed apparently
as a consulting architect In connec
tion with Hivurmore, Cal., hospital
project, at a salary of $4,S00 a year
and that he had performed duty for
oi.ly a few' hours. His service bo
, gan on August 22. 1922, and was
. terminated on April 3, 1923. the di
rector said, after hiB attention had
been called to the matter by Maj.
Gen. John F. O’Ryan of New York,
general counsel for the committee.
"Who employed Mr. Smith?" In
quired a member of the committee.
"1 employed him," shouted Mr.
Forbes from his seat at the end of
the long counsel table. "He was a
consulting engineer making $25 000
a year and was consulted on nu
merous occasions."
General O’Ryan declared he would
be "frank in saying that it was
simply a case of giving this man a
job.’*
There was another objection by
Mr. Forbes when General O’Ryan
began inquiry of Director Hines as
to whether it had been a practice
when a division officer of the bu
reau was transferred, for him to
take' "his friends" in his staff with
him.
OOP
Forbes On III* Feet.
■ you will have to rliut down on
tills man,” General O'ltyan declared
to the committee in objection to Mr.
Forbes' interruptions. Meantime Mr.
Forbes was on his feet.
"All we hear here !s about what
General Hines has accomplished In
the bureau,'' lie shouted, pounding
the table. "I hold that I have ac
complished as much as he claims to
have accomplished.”
This brought another and em
phatic warning from Chairman Heed,
and Mr. Forbes said he would abide
by tlie chairman's orders, although
since all the testimony seemed to
he directed at the former director,
he ought not to have to sit quiet.
