Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-12-19 | Page 1 | Woman First in Defense of Frobes

I I I I I S I I I w Woman oman P First in ill I II I I I 1 Defense of of Forbes Forbe i S l I CHICAGO Dec 19 By Ry A. A TI P. P T P.- Defense testimony refuting Elias Buns H. H Mortimers Mortimer's allegation that hel he l paid ald Charles H. H F Forbes Tb former di director director II- II III rector of the veterans veterans' bureau In the Drake DI hotel in Chicago Chi Chi- cago ragn on T June une 20 1922 remained unchanged today todar through a rapid 11 fil fire of 01 f erosa eross by hr gov- gov 1 0 I counsel Miss Mii II Edna l Forbes Forbes' stenographer sic ste I nO at th hotel hotl during his hili visit t to tl Chicago on June Juno 19 20 and 21 I. I 1922 repelled every 0 Ii attempt of Ii tho th to shake hll hei story In 1 on nn officer of oft t I th o William lIam Sutherland Construction Construe Construe- t I Inn tion n 11 St St. Louis denied hid had been blen authorized l inthe to tn the company In n with nIb the veterans veterans' bureau He le of Mortimer's Mortimers havin having 1 I s Mit fl him himself a as a 1 spokesman Cortin for Cor tin HIP Sutherland rom company n In bids for lio hospital contracts Sutherland wild said h he hi had known Thompson for l- l years na IlS a 1 aman aman I man of excellent reputation for tor forand and fair dealing