Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-08

others. While we are going through this
process why shouldn't We save money
by simply not putting them on the pay
roll until we know definitely that they
are going to stick where we put them"
Questions as to whether or not Edward
Sourbier can serve as the Republican
member of the board Of public safety and
J. J. Cole as one Of the Democratic mem
bers Of the board of park commissioners
have arisen and will be referred to Tay
lor E. Groninger, appOintee for corpora
tlon counsel, Mr.. Shank said. Mr.. Sour
bier. it is said, Is connected with a con-
tract under which the Stutz Fire Engine
Company is to supply parts for fire en-
gines bought frcm the company by the
board of public safety for the next ten
years.
MAY CHANGE
COLE APPOINTMENT.
Mr.. Shank said that Mr.. Cole wants to
sell the city automobilesj. If he does, Mr.
Shank said he does not believe he could
be a member of the official family. In
the event It is found necessary to change
these appointments, William C. Bobbs
of the Bobbs-Merrill Company will be
offered the safety board post and Michael
J. Shea, owner Of the American Boiler
and Sheet Iron Works, will be give the
PARK DOdrQ membership
Several changes in minor appointments
have been made Mr.. Shank said. Among
these is the shifting of Lewis Stanley.
former Democratic chairman OF the First
ward, from an inspectOrship IN the city
civil engineering department to a cap
taincy in the FIRE prevention bureau; elm
nation of John d Maroney as city light
inspector and naming Of DR.. James W.
Hensley for his place; moving Of J. s.
Fox. negro, from messenger to the mayor
to custodian OF Tomlinson Hall and nam
ing OF Allen Garnett, negro, TO be mayors
messenger.
NEGRO TO GET
OLD PLACE BACK.
Garrett was messenger for Mayor
Charles 4. Bookwalter and for Mr.. Shank
when he was mayor before.
One position which the mayor-elect said
he would like TO see created is that of
public defender in city court Such an
official would defend prisoners in city
court who have not enough money to hire
a lawyer. The city now has a prosecu-
tor assigned TO the court
Il remember the time when / was a
small 10y and was hauled into city court
for jerking a grocer's slate pencil off Of
q string and throwing it over a fence"
said Mr.. Shank at didn't have any
money and didn't know anything about
law. so I pleaded guilty TO petit larceny.
kind-hearted lawyer. who now is one
Of the biggest lawyers in this town, hap
pened to be looking on and he took me
to one side, asked me q few questions,
told the court that I wanted TO change
that plea to not guilty and then con-
vinced the judge that wasn't guilty Of
petit larceny. II that lawyer hadn't
been there I dhave a police record hang
ing over me today. Theer surely ought
TO be a public defender in that court for
Just such cases as that"
The minor appointment list as It now
stands revised was made public by Mr.
Shank as follows:
City HaII-Gordon Donaldson, eusto-
dian; Carl Van Eaton, engineer; Jesse
Jones. night fireman; Ada Gilmore, as
sistant custodian; Dan Lee, night
watchman; Jesse Moore. janitor: VII
liam S. johnson, Janitor; George Ross,
janitor; Minnie Woods, tanitor; Minnie
Gatewood. janitor; Fred Triplett. jani-
tor: Roland Griffin, janitor; Warren
level. elevator: Pat Kelly, day fireman;
David Mason, ianitor.
Telephone operators-Mamie Cohen.
Gertrude Norris
Assessment Bureau-Ths Rev. J. F.