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Show WANTS $200,000 FEE. Attorneys Go Into Court and Say That Is Not Exhorbitant, Either. NEWARK. N. 7., Jan 1 A fee of $2f.-000 $2f.-000 for James Smith, Jr., for acting as receiver for the United States Shipbuilding Shipbuild-ing company was asked of Judge Lan-ning. Lan-ning. In th United States District court, lore t.jda ('..tinsel f . .r Mr Smith '!- clared thai the fee would not be out of proportion to the services rendered by Mr. Smith Counsel for the Sheldon Reorganization rompanv opposed the application and said that the sum d mandril was exorbitant and that Mr Smith's counsel would also ask pay. He said all the m y that Mr Smith handled In the i a-l v. rshlp was not more than $1 li" '". and that he h.-mt really had possession of the Union iron works In California "i the Hath Iron works or the Hyde W indlass company's plant in Maine The credit of the resurrection resur-rection ot the company. In said, is due to the reorganization committee. |