The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-09-02
GRAF TING ON
THE TRANSPORTS
A SCHEME TO GET TRANSPORTA-
TION TO MANILA is EXPOSED
IN SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO, August ga sim
pie incident of new-fangled graft has
broken out on the United States Army
transport service, like a white spot on
leper, and divers persons in the ser
vice as well as the Intermediates are
scurrying to cover. The experience of
C. H. Hudson and w. F. Mckenzie, two
youths from Fresno, has brought to
light the fact that 800 properly ex-
pended, a quiet word to a friend and a
few whisperings to the push can Sc
cure to green boys transportation to
Manila and a job on a Government ship
while any amount of capability without
the coin and the wire-pulling might not
avail. Hudson and Mckenzie paid the
500 to j. WEIGH, manager of H. r.
Duffin's ticket brokerage at 638 Market
| street; Welch spoke to his friend, Dave
Cramer, who is clerk in the chief whar-
| fingers office; Cramer passed the glad
tidings along to Harry Scott purveyor
of the transport service, and Scott ask
ed First officer K. Bryant of the Nc
Kenzie a job and transportation to Ma
Mia. Ergo the boys got their job as
sailormen, able seamen in other words,
on one of Uncle Sans finest ships,
whereas the only nautical knowledge
they had ever possessed was derived
from schooners that sail across the bars
at Fresno and the craft that steam
across the glistening wheat fields Of the
San Joaquin.
The two boys came up from Fresno
to see the world and decided that they
wanted to go to the Orient. H. r.
Duffin'' ticket brokerage seemed to
-
reach the goal and they consulted
Welch. Welch offered to get them q
position on the transport Thomas which
sails for Manila on the list of Septem
Der If they would pay him $50 apiece
for his services" They paid the money
and took a receipt, which reads as fol-
lows:
August 2S 1904
Received of G. II. Hudson and w. F
Mckenzie one hundred dollars, in pay
ment for services rendered above tive
persons, in securing employment,
H. r. DUFFIN, per w.
WEIGH then went to Dave Cramer
the chief clerk i'm the chief wharhnger's
office, land a friend Of mine" as Welcf
phrases it, and asked Cramer to see
the proper transport people regarding
the position of the two boys.
II had to use all my political in
fiuence," says Welch in explanation
land give two days of my time besides
in order to get these boys their jobs anC
they make holler. 1t was worth $40
to me to do this for them"
Cramer then went to his "old frienC
and a good fellow" Harry Scott ant
told Scott that he vented to get chi
friend Mckenzie" on the Thomas, a
Mckenzie wanted - work his passag
to Manila. Scott cheerfully agreed T.
do what he could for Friend Crane
and called into play First officer Bry
ant of the Thomas.
"Mr. Bryant" said Scott, this Is m
good friend Mr.. Mckenzie, who wishe
to go to the Orient. He is hard VI
has no money to pay his passage, an
would like to be given a job on tn
Thomas. 1t would be great faVo
to me personally If you could find
! berth for him"
Mckenzie was duly enrolled on tn
ships roster as a sailorman and put I
work polishing brasses. His FRIEND
Hudson, was treated likewise, and a
was well for two days. Then the tw
e boys tired of their jobs. A sailors If
q on the ocean free was not what the
= had dreamed tof among the billow
grain fields of the San Joaquin, wher
there are no brasses to polish in tn
daylight watch. So one Of them sue