Show GREAT UPHEAVAL NOT ROT fROB ABLE Atkins Shortage Promises to Stir II American Adminis Administration Administration Administration to Its It Depth RALEIGH TO BE CHARGED WOOD ANNOUNCES INTENTION OF MAKING ACCUSATIONS The muckraking activity of Court Coun cilman L ij J 3 Wood In discovering lf the shortage In Inthe the accounts of T St Leger Atkins chief clerk of the street department promises to develop into an upheaval in the entire American city administration and Its end can cannot cannot cannot not be foreseen At a star chamber session of the American ien held In Mayor office yesterday afternoon the charges against Atkins were frere dis lis discussed cussed in detail the in gold and silver sliver which Atkins turned over to the mayor to settle the shortage was vas ac accepted and ordered deposited with the treasurer and Councilman Wood l an announced announced announced his Intention of making charges against T Raleigh su superintendent u of streets These will be made at a meeting of ofa ofa ofa a committee to be held Saturday aft afternoon afternoon at 2 and the public is invited The exact nature of the charges against ag Raleigh are not n All AllWood AllWood Wood will say is that he has from several persons which he ho desires to present All these affidavits makers n ale aleare are known to be former of the street department who have been beer ousted Wood himself was a poll tax taz ta collector up until the tims he was ws elected councilman and acknowledges that he of the Atkins shortage five months ago but refrained from telling anybody concerning it for fear far that the evidence would be Courts an Investigation I Raleigh says he e Is fi L willing n tint an tn in investigation investigation be made but insists s that I It be not a one on onIt If It the council ti to t the bottom of the thing it will find that I T have been absolutely honest lie he said aid last evening Councilman Hood took up UD the en not even oven the other members lS of the council know what he has up his sleeve but he promises tha tIa it Is s the thereal thereal thereal real thing The Atkins matter matte took up the en entire entire entire tire time of the star session ses lon yesterday None of the th councilmen present could explain why there here should be any secrecy to an investigation of the kind being held but never nevertheless nevertheless nevertheless no outsiders were wera allowed to toI I tend the conference Money Mon y Is Accepted After an examination hud had been made of the receipt book hook kept by Atkins in n his safe the mayor pro produced produced the which Atkins had hand handed ed to his private secretary earlier In Inthe Inthe inthe the day and It was decided to accept the ftc money a motion to cut it up among those present defeated d Atkins was called In to 10 ii eli lell his story tor torand and he related with considerable de tic detail detail tail tall the alleged robbery of the safe jafe in inthe inthe inthe the office and how he had lost on va various Various rious occasions nearly 0 of poll po tax tux thereby He was excused e with without without without out being bothered with many man ques questions questions questions What hat further proceedings will wilt be had in his case has not yet been de tie determined determined His suspension as cleric cler l will of course be made permanent but whether an attempt will be Le made to tl prosecute him is not known It is probable that the matter will be dropped where It I is as the disposition disposition disposition tion of the councilmen Is not t j bother with the affair any ny more Councilman Wood may however be more moru stern stem than his fellows To Apply Whitewash Even should Atkins be accuse I 1 of larceny lareen and be placed on trial there is very little doubt that he would he be n a quitted as the evidence of any crim criminal crimInal inal intent is entirely lacking l The fear of the American council councilmen men is that th t the investigation already alre started may go further and may in involve Involve involve volve not only some of ot their own num number number ber her but city officials as well anti and it Is probable that whitewash will be ap applied applied applied plied In large daubs to any other pro proceedings proceedings proceedings that may come up outside of or orthe the Raleigh matter |