The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-11-23
INVESTIGATING THE
CHARGES OF GRAF
AGENTS At WORK
ON THE ALLEGED GRAFT IN
THE RELIEF FUND.

SAN FRANCISCO, November To-
The government agents of the secret
service division. inspired by the in
dorsemont given their efforts by Pre-
sident Roosevelt, are stil delving into
the graft alleged to have been worked
on the contributions from other states
to the sufferers from the calamities
that visited California and San Fran
cisco last April
A slight idea of the magnitude of
the labor the Federal authorities have
undertaken may be gained from the
statement that the investigation will
involve the examination of the re-
cords Of $4,000 postoffices throughout
the country. Money was forwarded
through these offices i'm small and in
considerable sums. In some instances
paper currency was mclosed in envel-
opes and sent as ordinary mail. This
class of remittance is difficult to trace
Registered packages containing bank
notes were also extensively used and
these are more easily followed because
of being delivered only on the receipt
of the individual to whom they were
| forwarded. Money orders We're an
other form used i'm renting financial
aid to the San Francisco sufferers
| Packages and orders by express form
ed no inconsiderable part of the sums
forwarded from different parts of the
Union in the early days of this citys
distress.
What is being done by Roosevelt in
lending the prestige of his name, the
weight of his influence and the as
sistanCe of Heney and Burns to the I'M
covering Of the local graft situation
is due largely to the personal solicita-
ton of the Presidents friends in Cali
| fornia, among whom are United States
Circuit Judge w. w. Morrow, Ben
! jamin Ide Wheeler OF the State Uni
versity and Fairfax H. Wheelan, the
! civic reformer
! But the pursuit of the men who
grated on the relief contributions is
said to be one of deep personal interest
| with the President. His resentment
of this class of depreciation has caused
the President to bring into play that
strong arm of the Federal Government,
the secret service. The work, thus
far, has been conducted with great Sc
crecy. Possibly the return of Mayor
Schmitz to the soil of the United States
will result in the taking of action that
will give to the public, in detail, the
work that the government has beer
doing i'm this connection
1t is said that the Federal authorities
in addition to much secret and con.
fidential information given them, haC
their attention attracted to what ap
peared to be a wide difference between
the amounts turned into the relic
committee, from the Mayors office, an,
the grand total popularity believed t,
have been sent to San Francisco b,
sympathizers in other states durin,
the early days of the citys distress an,
before the relief committees wer
known to the outside world. Thes
amounts are believed to have reache,
several hundred thousands and by som
are placed at $1OOO,OOO.
The records of the relief and r,
Cross committee make the foIlowin,
showing Of the early receipts of relief
Received from
Mayors office directly..........S 81 G
r Mayors office through r. p.
jennings Observation-Disclosures. 70 92O G