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Show 1CLE SI PROBES ' ELECTION CHARGES Alleged Violations as Far West as Denver Said to Be Under Watch. WASHINGTON. Oct. 12. The department depart-ment of justice, through United States attorneys, in home cases supplemented by special agents, is investigating charires of elpction frauds in violation of fed era' laws in Detroit and Denver and in OMo. I Michigan. Indiana, West Viiginia and j Pennsylvania. The charges in most instances in-stances arc vague in character, but the I rieparnnent has instructed that they he j looked into and announced that th in-! in-! vesicating force Is t the disposal of any jdi.--inet attorney who needs help. United , Sta tcs A ' iorney Khmane at T iot r o; t lias advise ! .- ti orney General ; riiY-sorv I ha t clf-'imn frauds have Tre-I Tre-I quenllv occurred th'-rc: i licit charges have been tnaJe as to fraudulent registration, and that he is disposed to believe there is ground for them. At torn ey General Gregory instructed him to take all necesssiry steps and if any tangible evidence of fraud were found to proceed with prosecution, promising prom-ising any assistance from Washington that might be necessary. District Attorney Attor-ney Kinnane will watch the situation at Detroit closelv, not acting as a kiidt- visor of election In any way. Put maintaining main-taining a close watch for any evidence of fraud. DFNVKR, Oct. 12. United States District Dis-trict Attorney Harry P. Tedrow today i . - declared he knew nothing about a federal investigation of allgcd election ftau is in Denver. '"I have heard nothing whatever about It," lie said. |