South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-27
KELLER At WORK
ON HIS PROMISED
ADVISORY BOARD
Anti-ViCe Crusade to Be First
Move of Administration
-ErIer For Clerk Of Board
of Works.

Mayor-elect Keller's latest pastime
is the preparation of his board of ad-
visors. probably ten in number, which
you can look for about t,e first Of the
New Year, or when he goes into Of
flee
The citizens platform does not pro-
vide that the press shall be included
among the manufacturers, merchants,
professional men, workingmen, etc,
to be represented, and the mayor
elect intends sticking TO the platform.
Aside from this he is giving the two
board that he has appointed, such as
Sistance as ne can, in getting them
selves organized. 1t was virtually
settled Saturday that Walter Erler
will be clerk Of the board OF public
works.
The Keller board met with the old
board of public works Friday night,
when q meeting was held to hear OBJ
iections to the confirmation OF several
assessment rolls in the matter OF va
riouS grade, curb, walk, pavement and
sewers, in several of the city streets,
and il is said, took some part In the
deliberations, though, Of course, en-
joying no vote.
Arthur 2. Perley, present clerk of
the board of works. whom Erler will
undoubtedly succeed SO far as con-
Germs that body. it was reported sat
urday. is to be made superintendent
of parks by the park commissioners,
in this capacity to serve as his own
clerk. relieving his successor OF that
burden and also of the extra $500
salary. The present park Superln-
tendent is Herman II. Boyer, his sal
ary being $1,54O a year with a clerk
furnished him. Whether Perley IS TO
take the position of both superintend-
ent and clerk at the salary of one Is
not given out, but if he should 1t Will
probably be at the salary OF the su-
perintendent.
Houses of prostitution, poker joints
and gan bling denS are TO be the oD-
iective points of a determined anti
vice crusade imediately following the
mastering in Of the new admlnlStra-
ton. The entire organization OF the
city departments that have TO deal
with vice is being pursued with that
end In view.
ssYou can say that my platform anu
the citizens party platform will be
carried out in letter and In spirit on
this subject, and the enforcement OF
the liquor laws" said Mayor-elect kei-
Ter, Saturday, land the people IhdT
have TO do with such vices and llleSai
operations may as wen uhueA SI"liU
that we mean 1t -.
All kinds of slot machines that
carry with their operation least re-
semblance of gambling and all punch
cards. whether the rewards are pau
in cigars, drinks, candy, gum, or What
not. must move out on or before Jan
Z. this according to tips that nave
reached the various places about the
city operating them, ostensibly from
the Keller board of public safety.
instructions, it is said, will be given
To the new chief of police, IL the
board ever finds one, to clean out all
gambling cOntrivances, petty or other-
wise-but it is not expected that ne
will find many TO clean out. 1t IS
said to be the disposition OF the men
handling the machines to take no
chances of confiscaIion, and all appa-
ratus, will disappear before the fatal
day.
The order it is expected will go into
effect at the same time that the board
gives it's directions to close the sa-
looms except during legal hours.
Want to Trade Clerks.
Walter Erler it was given out Fri
day, would be clerk of either the board
of public works or the board OF safety,
negotiations being on for trade be
tween the two boards, with Harry +.
Josephson the other objective party.
JosephsOn was named by the board OF
safety for clerk last Monday, and
has been making preparations TO take
up the work, having held several con-
ferences with Wilson Snyder the
present incumbent Indications are
that he will want to stick, this clerk
ship being the less difficult and the
salary the same-$1, 900 a year.
Erler is well-knOwn seventh
warder, an emplOye Of the watch fac
tory offices, and has a splendid repu-
tatiOn. 1t is more than probable that
no trade can be made, despite his pre-
ferring the board Of safety, and that
he will be y. z. Perley's successor.
Both Erler and JOsephsOn are young
men. and We're hard workers during
the citizens campaign