Show GRAFT CHARGES A 5 I I Street Supervisor Must Answer S Before Council Investigation S Y tion Committee f h ATKINS PAYS SHORTAGE S J I TI r. S1 Leger Gives to Cit City 1 for Deficiency Found in It Poll Tax Books t 1 J. J T. T Raleigh street supervisor is isto 0 to be investigated by the city elty council counell i at an open meeting at 2 o'clock Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- s day afternoon at the council chamber Following fast upon the thc nee heels neels B of the tho 1 Atkins scandal in the thc street department department depart depart- 2 ment meat comes conies the thc announcement that Councilman L L. L J. J Wood not only has oJ charges es of or graft but against Raleigh that hunt he has still more more charges to prefer pre pro fer fel against t T. T T S. S S Atkins the tho deposed 1 chief clerk The Time call for Cor th tho investigation was mado mario at a n secret meeting In Mayor i 1 Bransford office yesterday when JV A. S. S t Fowler the mayors mayor's private secretary acting for Cor Tommy Atkins paid back to the city 35 that Atkins Audris had not accounted for In poll 1011 tax collections Atkins had sent in 3 ai l the amount t figured by b the tho investigating In committee 1 but iut 3 was as added to It when another 5 receipt was sas found Charges A S The charges against Jako Rael Raleigh h ore arc in iii the lie form Corm of oC affidavits signed b by former es of th the street de dc de- de Councilman Wood who will l present tho the written charges accompanied anieul by b the affidavits says that witnesses wit wIt- t nesses will be present to substantiate the he matter in tho the written n documents document S r The charges consist of f o padding p the doing private work with city teams Learns ams and andi 1 men working to the city's city disadvantage dl for fo the firm of Harmon and Raleigh and andI doing other things which nr arcs aro classed In tho the broad brond charge charco graft traCt Similar stories have havo been printed from time lime to time for the last two trio years and Wood who is a a. a bitter political enemy of Raleigh's is pressing pressIng pressIng press press- ing tho the charges to the finish Denies PI Charge eR Jake Raleigh yesterday denied dented all I of oC the charges and sail Hald that there was no evidence of oC graft gratt In his do- do de Ho Ito said that Wood demanded demand demand- ed tho the payrolls and that they thoy were vere turned over Vo to him along with will other accounts of ot tho the office h tOld Tho The Republican bUcan yesterday yester yesterday yes yes- ter ay that all aU of at tho the men who havo have signed against him m are aro men oi Wc bl who have been st t from the tho department t for r cause L and that nt all aU of or t hem I-hem m have an n. n axe to grin d. d There have havo h be been n nasty nanty ch charge a against FIn pal not t. t tho time street department tor two wo f year V anut only once wan there thero OT on i Urn That was wat D. D at the tho an nn Out old man named oo Jone with with citi p a r in men on l was up be before before be- be fore council t and tf the tho 1 Investigation without any evidence o oI ofa of ri a I nature being bIng presented Other Oilier Ot r charges with more morn basis balis how Mow however ev ever r have havo gone bono unanswered 1 id un- un pro bell bed S More Councilman WOol Wood Intimated In ted yesterday yesterday yester yester- I la day that more marc charges will wil be made against Atkins and that tho the poll poU tax diaries charges are not nil all ni the evidence against him It I will wil be bo at the tho Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- da day meeting that boil Raleigh and J Atkins arc are in tn on a graft gran that extends ext S v over O CI two to years years I The Tho secret meeting of oC the council counch j while held in defiance of or tH Pm Supreme courts court's opinion developed t. t t t mat fact that jio no 0 criminal charges will wi I- I 7 i imade made nade against Atkins an account of oC the pol poll OlI tax receipts r Atkins J paid all aU the tho 1 feller back and explained to tho ho com com- that the money was stolen at nt night might and not b by him Jake R Raleigh t has las ins not appointed his hiI successor or S |