Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-05
SHANK CLAIMS
CITY UTILITIES
SELECT MAYORS
Says Street Car Company Con
tributed $500 to His
1909 Campaign.

Mayors Of indianapolis for years have
been selected by the street railway
company and other utility corporations,
Lew shank, ex-mayor and candidate for
the Republican mayoralty nomination,
charged in a meeting at Mclean Place
and Illinois street last night.
"The street car company contributed
$500 to my campaign fund in 1902" he
said. az didn't knew what they wanted
In return until I had taken office. When
we insisted upon extension Of car lines
the company hollered murder.
1.-THE chief reason why the city park
,c6oard spends all its money on big parks
Is to benefit the street car company. That
Is why Indianapolis is backward about
the establishment Of neighborhood play
grounds, such as all other cities have
today. The car company wants the
traffic to big parks lying far out.
"I'u admit they fooled me for while
when I was mayor. DR.. Henry jameson
was head of the park board then. His
efforts were always directed toward max
ing outlying parks attractive with city
money. That same DR.. Jameson is now
president of the street car company"
CONSIDERS COMMUNITY
FAIRGROUNDS NECESSARY.
Mr.. Shank declared that community
Fairgrounds are necessity to prevent &C
cidental deaths of children who now play
IN the streets.
'sThe present park board has spent half
q million on golf links, Notwithstanding
the fact that comparatively few citizens
play golf Shower baths and nice dress
ing rooms are provided for golf players,
but the amateur baseball players who
play at the parks haven't even a place
to wash their hands. That is rank dis
elimination
Rank Incompetence in the operation Of
the garbage reduction plant, purchased
by Mayor Jewett from former Governor
Goodrich for $4,000, was charged by
the speaker
"Two-thirds of the flies that infest In
dianapolis in the summer are bred at Sell
ers farm" he asserted. Filth cOndf-
lions down there can not be described
publicly. I am reliably informed that
much Of the garbage sent to the plant is
never reduced, but is turned over to
hog raisers. That may be one reason
why the plant can not be operated save
at a loss.
PROMISES FALL
CREEK BRIDGE.
when I was mayor Sam Rauh owned
the garbage plant and it was kept in
spick and span condition. They even
had a goldfish fountain and lawn in
front Of the place"
Construction of a bridge over Fall
Creek at Delaware street was definitely
promised by Mr.. Shank in the event Of
his nomination and election.
Charles Hutchinson, member OF the
board Of works in the Shank administra-
ton, paid high tribute TO the candidate
In an Introductory speech
ROBISON'S MEETING
FRIDAY EVENING.
Mr.. Shank spoke at noon today at the
Fairbanks-M Morse plant Tonight he will
speak at Bates and McKim streets, 901
North New Jersey, and 400 West Eigh-
tenth street.
Vice presidents for Edward J. Robi-
sens keynote meeting Friday evening ut
the Marion Club include Russell B. Harri-
son. Charles Martindale, Linton A Cox,
Clarence Martindale, R. Harry Miller, E.
J. Gausepohl, Martin A. Hugg, Newtin
Harding, Peter B. TrOne. Lucius o. Ham
iltOn, william o. Dunlavy, Edward
AGates, Theodore VOnnegut, Joseph
3Schmid, c. n. Thompson, John 7. Saulter,
leloss Allig, Archibald Hall, George II.
aeheIor, John o. Spahr, Dewitt V.
pore, Robert a. McGiH, DR.. Samuel Nc
ughey, Clarence Nichols, Ed V. Fitz-
trick, Frank L. Randall, Richard Cole
-, Lewis W. Cooper, W. B. Cooley,
ETbert Acre. William Kothe Thomas
WiRterowd, James E. Ogden, Earl Heller,
Robert G. Mcclure, E. A. Hiltenberg,
Harvey B. Stout, John McGreafor, DR..
G.. II. Ward, Charles F. williams. George
P. Paxton, W. P. Todd and W. Il. Jack
son.
Mr. Robinson viii speak tonight at the
South Calvary Church, Morris and Maple
street, and at a meeting at North and
Bowman streets.