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Show ARGEMTINASEES OFFICIAL GRAFT New Capitol Building Termed 'Palace of Gold" by Newspapers BUENOS AIRES, Nov. ti Argentina has been having a graft Investigation as a result of which it has been found that 5,500,000 pesos have been "un-fduly" "un-fduly" disbursed by former government officials who directed payments to ! contractors for building the capitol j here. The present government has an-Inounced an-Inounced it intention of bringing suits :to recover the money improperly paid. The building, a magnificent structure struc-ture of classic architecture, marble foe ' ings and broad sweeps of marble steps, not unlike the capitol at Washington, Wash-ington, la jestingly called In the newspapers news-papers El Palaclo de Oro. Spanish for The Palace of Gold, It was begun In 1897 and was originally to have cost 10.000,000 pesos. It is not yet entirely entire-ly finished and has cost 27.000.000. Recently a committee of tho nation-'al nation-'al aoOOUntancy department completed tin Investigation of the expenditure of the monies paid for construction of tho building and reported that 5.500.- 000 pesos had been "unduly" disbursed. Buenos Aires newspapers told years 'ago ot wagon loads of building mate-, rial that went in the front door ot the Structure, soon came out the back I door and then disappeared. Charges j were made that marble was paid forj but concrete used for part of the con ! stmction. and other accusations ofj graft were aired. It. was then that the, newspapers began to call It Tho Palace j 1 of Gold. |