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Show GRAFT AT I BIG FAIR - Alleged -Scandal Jn .-the ; Granting of Awards I and Contracts.: I .WASHINGTON. March M.-Charges of scandal sre made in the affairs of the St. ' ;ouls ExpoalUcn . company. They con-aern con-aern the granting of awards and also the salvage contracts by which certain of . pie great exposition buildings are to be removed., , - Senator Thomas II. Carter, who has ftalgned his place as chairman of the Government commission, said last night f " that one of the subjects to be considered by the commission "involves alleged collusion col-lusion In the sale of the exposition buildings build-ings and all the property of the exposition exposi-tion at what is said to be an inadequate t price received on a contract made without with-out fair compensation or publicity. "It is claimed by numerous parties." the Senator added, "that through the failure of the "exposition company .to fairly ' describe the property for sale, a ' profit of more than $1,000,000 was given to the favored bidders, which would Involve In-volve a loss to the United States of one-third one-third of that sum. "It remains for the commission to- ascertain as-certain and report to the President the facts concerning this transaction." . |