Show PROBE BARES I SECRET CODE Says Forbes Used Codel Code for Grafting In Vets Bureau CHICAGO Feb A 20 20 A secret code codo by contractors agents a In com communicating corn com communicating with Ith former Director Forbes of ot the veterans bureau was waso waso as 0 o bo be brought to the attention ot of o othe the federal grand Jury In the administration toda today Merle L S Sweet private secre- secre secretory tory to Forbes during the thO latter term In the tho bureau was expected to follow his wife info ICe on the witness Itne stand st to toll tell of ot the Iho code ant and Its lis method of or operation Mrs Sweet who was examined e tor for several l hours yesterday y regarding the tho do- do de details tails of ot an official Inspection tour ot of the Pacific coast I In 19 J 22 2 was as expected e to resume her story to- to to today day daS dol copy COPT or 01 Of cone coni According to tho the testimony or of ilias H Mortimer who ac e 1 as Washington agent for Cor several everal con con- conIll con all Ill firms In negotiations for tor bureau contracts he ho was IS furnished a copy of or a secret t code by Forbes secretary In tn June when he wa was nc with Forbes lorbes end and hl his staff to for time three e hos- hos hospital hos hospital pital contracts Mortimers Mortimer's testimony testimony testimony mony was given before tho the senate committee which spent nine months investigating IrI the adminis adminis- administration administration of or ForbeS IUn DI Dl ID The three throe hospitals under con con- construction con construction were ere at al bt St Cloud Minn Livermore Cal and Lake Washington to story tory an agreement ement was reached under which the work asi ork nee a to bo be equitably be- be between between be between tween t two 0 firms which h he represented e- e The profits which it was ens estimated would Mould roach acre ere to be split three ways the ther th r third going to Director lorbes Thompson and Black or of Chicago and St SI Louts and anel Hurley and Mason of ot Tacoma were named by Mortimer a as the two t firms which wore parties to the tho agree agreement ment meal Both wel e provided pro with Ith the secret terret code ho he Slid LUJ Prior to his connection with will the veterans bureau was as for Cor sonic some time an e and later It a member of or the tho firm of ot Hurley and anel II More oro than 4 4 in hospital buildings was nos Involved In iii the agi cement according according- to MenU Morti- Mortimer I men mer s testimony |