Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-11

a bailiff in city court, Gillespie a turn
key. and Harris a patrolman.
Fred HeatOn will be a gamewen oper-
ator and Charles Halstead, now a motor
cycleman, will be motorcycle sergeant.
Mr.. shank stated he does not know
who he will appoint in his place, but
Walter i. Stern, building commissioner,
was gone before 1 was elected"
CAMDEN MAY
REPLACE LOWRY.
Appointments in the city legal depart
ment have been left to Taylor Gronlnger'
appointee for corporation counsel, Nj.
shank said. 1t was reported that mem
bers of the legal stan will include New
ton W. Mcclure, a Shank lieutenant;
Robert Dalton. william T. Bailey. Clif-
ford Healing and Judge Walter Pritchnrd,
now Judge Of city court
OTHER APPOINTMENT
TOLD BY SHANK.
Mr.. Shank last night made public the
following appointments;
: John J. OBrien, now s battalion chief,
Democrat, to be chief Of the fire depart
ment.
John C. Loucks, present chief, and
John ". Blackwell, now a battalion
chief. to be assistant chiefs Of the nre
department.
Jacob Petty, Augustus W. Alorecht,
Jesse A Hutsell, Simeon Hoyl, BARLEY
Dugan. William Cochrane, Fred Z.
Kennedy and J. Harry johnson, to be
battalion chiefs of the fire department.
Petty. HutselI and johnson now hold THIS
rank. Cochrane, Kennedy and Alorecht
are captains In the fire department and
Hoyl is assistant chief.
Jesse E. Miller, now a city councilman,
to be city purchasing agent.
Fred Cline, DR.. Joseph n. Berauer'
Charles A. Bookwalter and possibly
George I. Marriott to be members of the
board Of park commissioners.
Herbert R. Fletcher, Inspector OF de-
tectives, to be lieutenant Of detectives.
Edward G. Sourbier to be member OF
the board Of public safety.
DIR. Arthur E. Guedel, to be a Demo
cratic member Of the board Of public
health.
Jerry e. Kinney, now chief Of police,
to be captain OF detectives.
Walter White and John White, now
In the police department, to be captains
Of police.
DR.. w. E. Mendenhall to be police
surgeon.
Mr.. o. Brien, Democrat, was ap-
pointed fire chief upon the basis Of merit,
Mr. Shank declared. The appointee said
he never was so surprised IN his life. He
has been In the ere department for
thirty years. He was promoted to cap
tain Nov IS. 1896, and to battalion chief
Sept. 8. 1920.
MILLER APPOINTMENT
UPsETS DOPE BUCKET"
The naming Of Mr.. Miller as city pur-
chasing agent upset the political"dopo
bucket" somewhat. LOUIS w. Carnaflx,
a city councilman, who served as presi-
dent Of the Shank-for- Mayor Club and
who fought for Shank In the primary,
has been after the Job for months. NIL
Ter on Wednesday was announced as an
appointes on the board OF public safety.
However, 1t is understood that Edward
G. Sourbier wanted the safety board job
and brought such pressure to bear that
Miller was shifted to the purchasing
agency, which bears a higher salary, and
Sourbier given the place on the board Of
safety. What has become OF Carnehx in
the shuttle has not been disclosed.
Naming Of four members each for the
board Of park commissioners and board
Of public health means the present
members Of these boards. whose terms do
not expire Jan. will be asked for their
designations, Mr.. Shank admitted.
1t was said the secretary ship Of the
board Of public health has been left to
the new board to decide. DR.. e. E.
Hodgin was named chairman Of the new
board Wednesday.