The Detroit times., 1917-07-21

Attorney General Alex ! Groes-
beck Saturday morning made an in
sistent demand that there should be
a sweeping change in he system ~
The handling ~ public moneys by
he county auditors and The treas
urers.
There, are dozen or more &C.
counts kept by various officials un.
der their own names or IN the
names 81 their respective depart
nents.' said Groesbeck 70 Assist
ant Prosecutor Harry p Keidan
THAT isn't good business Thr
system should be changed at
once SO thar every one of those Off
Gals will turn over 20 the auditors
az the end % each DAYS business
every penny a. has collected
Here IS q man In tho Justice
court ONCE who has deposited VS.
200 in one account the circuit
court commissioner have deposited
about $4,000 ! 30 not mean TO
infer that they have nor done the
right thing with thus money. bat
do insist that II should DO handled
hy tho auditors and put into one &C
count that will give the county and
the state the benefit OF AZ least two
per cent interest These funds 70
which hive reference draw no in
terost No private business concern
would conduct is affairs that way
There Is no reason why Wayne
county shouldn't make the change
AZ once without waiting for further
investigation
Keidan referred me matter 20
| Prosecutor Jasnowsk JasnoN ski
told The Times that he had realized
/ for many weeks that some such
| change should De made
"Bu' in view OF tho fact that OK.
port accountants are now going over
all the county accounts. 7 don't see
/ Why We shouldn't have their recon-.
mendations concerning he need Of
| changes Ia - way OF keeping books
and deposlting county money. said
I Tasnowski III changes are 10 be
made. they should b. based on The
1 recommendation Of tho accountants,
and NOT on lawyers suggestions
Tho county building machinery
| again was directed against Anthony
J Kl0ka saturday. when re- was de
uided by prosecuting officials. in
! Guiding Attorney General Groeshsck
that petition should be presented
as soon a. possible 20 The circuit
: court for Writ OF attachment on
4 al OF Klok7's property
Thus far. the officials have traced
! down property in Kl0ka's name Val.
ned ~ SIS 600 This includes his
/ frontage on East Grand. blvd and
/ Mack ave. his automobile and his
stocks In various corporations The
/ attachment viii also include the
/ $4,000 bond given hy Joseph and
/ David Nederlander 70 tho police
court 10 protect the state n case
i Kloka would not appear 20 answer
| the first charge ~ embezzlement
made against him
Friends % Kloka declared Satur
DAY that The former mortgage Sax
/ clerk would be back in Detroit Won
day or Tucsday in time 10 appear
I for bis police court examination De
'ectives Rick and Coats are look
ing for K]oka on the second war
rant for embezzlement. which was
issued Friday afternoon by Police
Justice Heston
The second warrant and there
arc prospects that n will be follow
ed b. others was signed by Count
Auditor William Gufman. II charges
hat Kloka while acting as an ON
ploye % Edward r Stein, when The
latter was county treasurer. appro
priated ~ his own use 1856
The s6.s4G named in the second
warrant h. said 20 have been paid
Kloka BY the Union Trust company
"a taxes. on bonds The warrant. is
drawn up under tho statute covering
embezzlcment by pubic officials OF
men in their employ.