The Detroit times., 1912-08-01
STRIPS SCHREITER
OF ALL DUTIES AS
LEAGUE SECRETARY
american Municipalities" Pres
ident Goes Over Books
With Eddie"
LATTER QUIETLY DROPS
OUT OF ORGANIZATION
Promises to Take No Part III
Preparations for Coming
Convention

John Macyicar, OF DesMoines, pres
ident OF the league OF American Mum
cipalities. came 10 Detroit, Wednesday
morning and reviewed b. Z. Scnreiter,
Jr.. Of his duties as secretary Of the
league. Schreiter neither offered nor
was asked TO resign. but his term eN-
hires In September. when the league
holds It's annual conference in Buffalo,
Sept. Is. l9 and 20, MIR MacVicar
who Is a Roosevelt Progressive and
a lecturer OF considerable prominence.
came 10 Detroit from Chautauqua,
Y. and Immediately or his arrival he
went to Schraiter's Office IN the city
hall,
Eddie" busted himself for quite a
while explaining how ne got In trouble
With Walter j. Brennon, The Burns
operative, and how he happens 10 be
charged with soliciting bride OF 5000
In connection with the Wabash ralE
road deal. Il was bad half-hoLT FOR
Sohreiter. Schreiter then produced
from his safe the leagues reports ana
books and these were all earetllllN
gone over by MacVicar. while Schrei''
err stood beside him ready 10 ansWet
any question which mlgh! oe ASKED
affecting the books. From ScArelter
Office MacVicar ard Schreltet vent -
Controller Heinenlau's Once ana as
Schreiter stepped into the ONCE ne
closed the door and locked u ON the
newspaper men.
When the doors We're opened 20
minutes later Mr. MacNioar an
nounced that Schreiter had a propo-
sition he wanted To put up 10 Mac
Vicar that he could make 10 STATE
ment until he had gone into con-
ference again with Schreitef Con-
troller Heineman would not divulge
the substance Of the conversation,
but he said that Schreiter could not
be expected TO resign adding that
Sehreiter had proven one OF the best
secretaries the league ever had
Sehreiter and MacNicar saw ieine-
man because the controller is mem
Der Of the league.
Returned to Schreiters Office the
secretary put his proposition TO Mac
Vicar, which was that the president
should take charge OF the secretary's
work pending the trial of Schreiter.
Mr.. MacVicar will make all arrange
ments for the Buffalo convention
and Schreiter stated that he himself
will wash his hands of the leagues
work. Mr.. MacVicar will probobly
take such records and reports with
him as are necessary for the work
when he leaves the city, Wednesday
afternoon. Schreiter will keep the
stationery and unimportant docu-
ments
at would not be entirely just TO
ask Mr.. Schreiter TO resign unless he
is proven guilty of the charge against
him." said Nj. MacVicar. IF he
Is guilty, nothing could keep kim in
his office with the league, but we
don't want TO Judge tco hastily. We
will wait at least until after the
trial. The executive committee and
myself will relieve Mr.. Schreiter OF
his duties"
Schreiter will probably fail of re-
election as secretary IL he seeks the |
office In the Buffalo convention.
When Eddie got through explain.
ing he called II mornings work for
the city, closed his desk with bang
and left the city hall He was asked !
about the statements of Harry A. Belt.
of the AID Walk Co. No 4l0 Moffat |
building, that Schreiter bargained !
with him for a Jackpot OF $4,000 TO |
get the council 70 give the company |
the right to lay street intersections !
with advertisements inlaid in mosaic. |
Mr.. Bells statement was first given /
TO Andrew II, Green, later to Mayor l
Thompson, who gave II to the press, |
and then Mr. Bell was sent 10 the !
prosecutors Office
II have nothing 10 say" said /
Schreiter. Won't discuss this AFFAIR |
in any shape or manner
Mr.. Bell alleged that Schreiter kept
insisting on a larger Jackpot when +
the matter of money for himself and
the aldermen was at first preached
Bell first suggested $4,000. but
Schreiter kept insisting on more
The petition was fled by Mr.. Bell
with Schreiter, and none Of the news.
papermen was aware that It had been
filed until Schreiter did an unusual
thing. He hunted up the reporters
about the city hall and informed them
of the petition, adding that the coun
Gil won't stand for this in thousand
years" At that very time. according
TO Mr.. Bells allegations. Schreiter
was trying to get Bell TO raise the
Jackpot" and the Inference now Is
that Schreiter sought 10 throw
scare" into Bell by making the state
ment In the newspapers that the conn.
ell wouldn't stand for the petition