The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-16
WARREN UNDER FIRE
DEKALB COUNTY TAX RECEIVER
MAKES ERRORS.
GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING.
COMMISSIONERS CHAIRMAN HAS
MADE CHARGES.

Expert Accountant Is Going over
the Books IncOmpetentcy Is
Charged-Change in the Text
Book COmmIssiOn-Guest of the
NimbalI Found Dead in Bed.
Henrst's Representative Talks
POlities-AtIantn News Notes.
Atlanta, Sept 15.-The grand jury of
DeKalb county is investigating an err
ror of $211,OO in the books of Tax
Receiver S. d. Warren.
The alleged difference between the
| books and what it is said they should
show is in one item of $3.50 600 tax re-
turns not recorded, and the balance
is said to be in clerical errors.
Chairman j. f. McClelland of the
| Board of County Commissioners has
charged that Tax Receiver Warren is
incompetent Peter F. Clark, an ex-
pert accountant, has been employed
to examine the tax receivers books.
and is now at work on them.
Such an error as this would make
| considerable difference in DeKalb coun-
TVS receipts from taxation, and it will
also make a slight difference in the
| amount due the state. 1t will take
considerable time to correct the err
ror.
County Treasurer j. L. Johnson last
week paid into the treasury 092S7S,
an amount which he was reported as
being out in his accounts by Expert
Clark. This error, Mr.. Clark says, was
perfectly honest one.
WOOfter Succeeds ChappeII.
Prof. ]. Harris Chappen. president of
the Georgia Normal College at Mlledga-
vile, has resigned his position as "A
member of the sub-commission to eX-
anime text books submitted under the
uniformity law, on account of i'll health,
and to-day the State Board OF Edu-
cation elected in his stead Prof. T. j.
Woofter of the chair of pedagogy of
the State University. Prof. Woofter
| formerly held the chair of pedagogy
at the Georgia Normal School.
The meeting of the sub-commisson
has again been postponed this time
until Saturday, Sept. &C.
Martin Dead In Bed.
William w. Martin Of Buford was
found dead in bed this morning in
Room 1854 of the Kimball House. The
| discovery was made by a chamber
maid. Sunday night about o'clock
| Martin entered The hotel and regis
! tered from Buford. After registering
he went Immediately to the room Acc
cording to the chambermaid's state
ment he did not leave the room, and
| stated he was too i'll to remain out of
his bed. 1t was about 1880 when the
body was discovered.
For Bank for Dublin.
An application was filed to-day with
Secretary of State Phil Cook for a
charter for the Citizens Bank of Dub
lin, Laurens county, to be capitalized
at $4,000. The incorporators are E. p.
Rentz William Pritchett, ]. H. Beach
am and ]. d. Smith. all of Dublin.
Rev. b. ID. Gray Arrives.
Rev. B. d. Gray, until recently presi-
dent of the Georgetown (Ky.) Uni
versity, but now corresponding secre-
tary of the Home Mission Board Of the
Southern Baptist Convention reached
Atlanta to-day, and will assume charge
of his new duties at once. He will
shortly move his family to this city.
Kids on Union Depot.
Nineteen bids were submitted to-day
to the Atlanta. Terminal Company for
the construction, of a new union pas
senger depot. The directors of the COM
pany have been busy all day going over
the figures, and 1t will probably be a
day or two before the result is known.
Clay says Its Absurd.
Senator A. S. Clay was here to-day.
and in conversation emphatically de-
MED a newspaper story published In
Washington and New York to the effect
that he was to appear as counsel for
A. w. Machen. and others connected
with the postal frauds. The story Is
utterly absurd Senator Clay declared.
He cannot account for its publication.
Hearst Would Like 1t.
q Max II. Ihmson of the New York
roY
of William r. Hearst, was in the city
to-day and called on Gov. Terrell ami
other state house officials. He said, in
the course of an interview, that Mr..
Hearst vas in no sense a candidate for
President, but that he would undoubt-
eddy accept the Democratic nomination
IL it were rendered him. He declared
his visit here had no political signifi-
canoe.
Mr. Ihmson had a conference with
Secretary Prank Weldon of the Inter
state Fair Association relative to an
invitation extended to Mr.. Hearst to
deliver an address here during the fair.
1t is not known whether he will accept.
COney to Go to Fort Riley.
The Governor has appointed Col.
Usher Thomson of the Third Infan-
try Regiment as official representa-
tive of the state at the coming United
States army maneuvers al West Point,
KY, Sept. p to Oct. 16.
Mai. Walter f. Coney of the First
Infantry. Savannah, has been APP
pointed to represent the state at sim
liar maneuvers at Fort Riley, Kan.
beginning later in October.
Col S. c. Mills, United States army
well-known in Georgia, will be chief
umpire of the West Point KY, ma
neuvers, and he will be assisted by
Capt. Oscar j. Brown, who is OF this
state.
Supreme Court Docket.
To-day was return day for the Oc-
tober term of the Supreme Court.
There are on the docket for this term
408 civil cases and thirty-seven GRIM
inal cases making a total of 4f5. This
is the largest docket in the history OF
the court. with the exception of that
of the October term. 1901.
ROUGH RIDERS READY.