South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-18

cofrODOfdted Oy MS city controller
stated positively that no one b. the
name of George was employed
around the Mishawaka CITY hall i'm
any capacity whatever. nor had
there been such a person around the
| building that morning who could
possibly have telephoned such a
peculiar request as they termed it.
And yet Mayor Gaylor himself and
Controller Michael and City Clerk
DeLOrenzi were all waiting with open
arms 10 receive the precious list
brought 20 the city hall in response
to the mysterious 90 phone call.
Did you phone TO Ellsasser's store
and ask that the list be brought TO
the city halle" Mayor Gaylor was
asked.
Il don't know anything about il,
answered the mayor.
Did you phone to Ellsasser's store
and ask that the list be brought 20
the city hale" Controller Michael
was asked.
He doesn't know anything about
it. answered Mayor Gaylor.
Did you phone to Ellsasser's store
and ask that the list be brought to
the city hall?" City Clerk DeLorenzi
was asked.
He doesn't know anything about
it," answered the obliging mayor
thus saving the other two men the
trouble of answering for themselves
Then who did the phoning and
said he was George ," was asked OF
all three men.
Neither l, nor Mr.. Michael, nor
Mr.. DeLorenzi know anything about
it, responded the genial mayor
thus once more saving the men the
trouble of answering and probably Of
telling the story of how the list was
brought to the city hall and who AZ
lowed himself TO be mistaken for
County Clerk George Raab via the
telephone.
Clerk Took List Home.
County Clerk Raab had taken the
Nishawaka list of names home with
him last night after the close of
office i'm the court house, and at the
request OF Edward G. Ellsasser, had
allowed him 10 make a copy of the
list for the purpose of accommodat
ing the large number of employees of
other factories in Mishawaka in the
matter of learning their official draft
, numbers. Mr.. Ellsasser's stenog
rapher worked last night on the lists
but did not complete them. She then
started TO work early this morning
so that she might complete her task
before s o'clock, the time when
County Clerk Raab would call for
the list on his way back TO his Office.
In the meantime Mr.. Ellsasser him
self had taken an early morning
train. for Chicago. leaving ilstruc-
tons that the lists should be given
10 the clerk, according to Miss
Newman. SO she took them to this
city clerk. That official and Con
trolIer Michael looked at the lists
and then returned them TO her, say
ing that there must be some mis-
take; that the lists did not belong 10
them nor 10 the city hall. Miss New
man then returned To the Ellsasser
store. the lists in her possession.
Now comes the funny part Mayer
Gaylor was seen To enter the city
hall and almost at the same time the
/ telephone bell in the EllSaSser store
tinkled merrily, and 10. the mys
FERROUS CD voice asked that Miss
Newman be called TO the phone
| William Krushanski, the store EN-
| ploye who answered the phone. ask
ed If the voice speaking was
George. knowing as he did that
! County Clerk George Raab expected
to call for the list on his way to his
| Office
And the mysterious CD voice an
swered yes"
Then the same mysterious CD
voice directed Miss Newman 10
/ bring the lists back 10 the city hall.
| She thought il was County Clerk
Raab speaking. so she complied with
the request Immediately and gave
| the lists directly into the hands of
Controller Michael himself as he was
/ standing at the window in the clerks
office. And yet Controller Michael
says ne doesn't know anything
about the affair at ALL. And neither
does Mayor Gaylor. according TO
Mayor Gaylors own statements.
! Mayor Makes Copy.
And all these Il don't know any
thing about the lists" statements
were made when the lists in ques-
/ tion were reposing i'm Mayor Gaylor's
| hands. or i'm the hands OF his stenog
| raphers, seated not more than 80
/ feet away, making copies 90 the lists
at Mayor Gaylor's direction. And
! even when Mayor Gaylor personally
! returned the lists TO County Clerk
/ Raab after the copies were made he
I still said that neither he nor Con
/ troller Michael nor city Clerk De
Lorenzi knew anything about them,
/ or how they came 10 be in their pos
/ session.
For what purposes were the lists
/ copied 10y YOU" Mayor Gaylor was
/ asked
/ Wei. one purpose was so they
7 might be posted in the city hall for
the information OF the townspeople,
\ he replied.
Then what is the other purpose? o.
/ he was asked.
"Un-m. let me see Well, the
| other purpose-well. / don't know"
is your other purpose political
] CO.? was further asked
les. it might be- the mayor re