South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-30
Dodge Becomes Mayor Monday Noon;
GayIor Retires After Eight Years;
New Council to Meet Tuesday Eve

ton turned the tide in favor Of
Dodge and won the election for his
candidate by the narrow margin OF
90 votes.
Raab TO be Judge.
John VI. Raab, a native son OF
Nishawaka, democratic candidate
for judge Of the city court, who.
though one Of the youngest lawyers
I'm Mishawaka, won the election over
his considerably older opponent,
also takes office Monday noon, sue
ceeding Judge Ralph S. Feig. Judge
Feig, who has already served eight
years on the city bench. declined to
become a candidate at the last cleo
ton.
Judge elect Raab has an unusual
career Educated I'm the Mishawaka
schools and at Notre Dame. he
served with the a. Z. +. in France
and continued his law studies I'm
that country. He conducted an ag-
gressive campaign and will have the
distinction Of being one Of the
youngest judges in the United
States.
he leaves office after eight years
without enmity or bitterness in his
heart.
81 am through with politics for
a WHILE ne said Il wish Mayor
Dodge all the success in the world
1 want to ask all of my friends and
all republicans TO get behind the
new administration and make II n
successful one. to boost for Misha-
waka. Or. Dodge can count on my
support"
Mr.. Gaylor Will devote the next
two months TO fraternal work and
viii then decide whether TO pursue
the chimericaI goddess af politics or
so into business.
New Appointments.
The new board OF public works
viii be composed Of two democrats
and one republican. They are: +
= Hewlett Charles J. Roy and
Fred c. Eberhart 9. Z. Luken-
bach, a democrat, will be city con-
troller Harry NJ. Barrows. demo-
crat. becomes chief OF police. sue
Ceeding Valentine J. Pfender G.
Edwin Christian. now assistant fire
chief has been elevated 20 head of
the fire department.
a. r. Kline. republican. IS retain
ed as superintendent of water and
electric departments. Mrs. David
Burkhart IS given a place on the
board OF health and is the first wo-
man in NIishawaka TO hold public
office.
last Minute Plums.
One Of the last a cts OF the Gaylor
administration, II might even be said
Il was an 18th hour and 59th min
ute act. was the unannounced meet
ing Of the board OF safety last Tues
day and the announcement Thurs
day night OF the six men appointed
as firemen for the new south side
fire station. They are as follows:
Fred Becker. Gustave Pyscher. John
Platz, Lloyd Custer, Fred Fitzsim-
mons and Morris Heidy. Mayor
Gaylor has not yet named the new
captain for this station but Il IS
expected tEat he will do 50 today
unless the Pressure brought 20 bear
on him 20 leave this important ap-
pointment 20 Mayor-elect Dodge Is
successful
Generally speaking the Dodge Of
fetal family Is a good one. That
there IS some dissatisfaction not even
Mr.. DOdge's friends Will deny. but
Il Is the dissatisfaction that inevita-
bly, follows in the wake OF a political
campaign and election.
John w. SCHNEIDER. treasurer Of
the democratic committee. president
OF the Mlshawaka chamber OF COM
merce. and one OF the big men IN
the democratic party, was offered
the post OF city controller. which he
declined. He would have been an