"GRAFT" IN THE PHILIPPINES.
■ ; -Washington advices of'', 'August' 2(J state: According to the unofficial w* ■•jlorts' which reach the' War Deprirt.'merit, Inspector-General' J who.is in-tho Philippines,"investigating the Quartermaster's Department, has found several instances of extra-' vagance in connection with tho furniture scandal of soveral months ago. General Garlington, in going over tho hooks of.the cabinet-making and car-, penter shops,, experienced difficulty in ascertaining the real cost of the work turned out. . .; ••'■-• • It is reported that hosidos tho mcdi« cine chests made and presented to tho ' Senators and others of influence, a> ■chest was made for tho. President at\ a cost'of. 153 dollars. ' Ono Captain m . tho Quartermaster iDepartraent is said' to have made a chest, with a handsomely carved'lid bearing the. insignia of the department ana another with a ■'plain.top.with his name on it. When i.'tho assessment of officer's furnituro' , was taken, tho plain lid was substituted for tho carved. ; General Garlington.has appointed a board, to assist,trim in tho im estiga.tio'n, consisting of Major- H. J. Halo, Major H. C. Hodges .■■'. and Major Samuel Waller. •
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 9, 5 October 1907, Page 5
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