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Show ISCATE GRAFT CASE Newly Appointed Porto Por-to Rico Judge Gave a "Donation Party" to People of Island in Order That They Might Furnish Home Washington. Jul) 89 Federal Judge Peter 1 Hamilton recently appointed ap-pointed to Porto Rica gave a "dona tlon party" for the furnishing of his j home on San Juan A casual lnven' r-places r-places the value of his gifts at 1700 Political disaffection caused a re port of the matter to enngress and an Investigation has been started Judge Hamilton Is m Alabama Democrat Demo-crat and a classmate of President Wilson, who appointed him to the Porto Rico bench as successor to Judge Paul Charlton, w-ho resigned Judge Hamilton landed at San Juan early in April having been con firmed ! the senate March 17 last Rented Pretentious Home He left his family at their homo in Mobile Ma Iter he rented the Pan j I Gernnlmo place, a pretentious home, in which he was to Install his familv. According to the charges that have been brought against the Judge, there appeared in the local San Juan newspapers news-papers an advertisement stating that the Judge's San luan house was without with-out furniture, tableware and other articles ar-ticles necessary to home comforts." and thai Line 28, between and 7 o'clock in the afternoon the Judge would receive a donation party, th gifts to he taken by him when ho left as souvenirs. Gifts Were Many. At the hours set in the advertisement advertise-ment there was a string of friends of the judges. Including lawyers and litigants marching solemnly to the judges bouse carrying tables chairs tableware, decanters, kitchen articles and silver heirlooms. A household supply sup-ply companj wrote It U charced answering an-swering the advertisement that II would have furnished the house clad ly for the Judge, in the regular way, if so contracted. Judge Hamilton was first appo.nt-ed appo.nt-ed to the Porto Rico judgship by President Taft near tho close of the latter's term a.s a compliment lo President ilson Tho senate failed to confirm the appointment and Pres Ident Wilson sent back the name at the beginning of the extra session and it was confirmed without dela'- |