Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-23
SHANK AGREES
WITH WOMEN'S
MARKET VIEWS
Yes Is Answer to Each Cues
ton Propounded in Up
lifterS QUESTIONABLE.
STRESSES MANAGEMENT

Samuel Lewis Shank, Republican may
orally candidate. is in complete agree
ment with the market committee OF the
Community Welfare Department OF
the Woman's Department Club on
problems connected with the city
market, according to his reply to a ques-
tionnaire sent out by that committee.
In replying to the women, Mr.. Shank
took occasion to say that he favors ap-
poin.ment of a woman to position OF
authority over the market; that he wants
women on the park board and that he Is
not opposed to a women police system,
but rather to the extravaganza and mel
ficiency of the present system. The let
ter, addressed to Mrs. Ira NJ. Holmes as
chairman of the committee, is as follows
GIVES ANSWER TO
EACH QUESTION.
MY Dear Mrs. Holmes-I hope you
will accept an apology for the hardness
of the writer In replying to your letter
containing questions about the city mar
ket 1 assure you that l felt no per-
plexity over the points raised in that
connection.
II shall take up the questions in or
der. The first:
Twill you, II elected mayor. retain
the market revenues for the improve
ment and maintenance of the market, the
~
these funds?'
MY answer is YES.
1.-THE second:
"Will you actively oppose the diver
sion of the market funds into the gen.
eral fund of the cityf
MY answer is YES.
"The third:
"Will you make a practical improve
ment OF the market one of earliest Of
fetal acts Of your administration?
MY answer Is YES.
81 wish to say further that I regard
the women of Indianapolis as the best
authorities on the city market, and shall
be quick to avail myself Of their ad-
vice in the handling of any problems
that may arise. Women are the buy
ers on market and are more immediate
" concerned with conditions prevalent
there than are men.
There should be a woman connected
with the control of the market, either as
market master or assistant TO the mar
ket master, the determination as to which
of these positions she should fill being
dependent upon the relative executive
ability Of the persons available. l will
see to that without delay If l am elected.
THE market sewage system should be
Improved Immediately to provide proper
sanitary drainage. There should be a
Swoman's rest room and comfort stations,
Such matters, as you know, can be taken
care of very easily WIN the funds de-
rived from market rentals. No effort
should be spared to make the market
clean, wholesome and convenient.
81 understand, of course, that the es-
pecial concern of your committee is the
market, but l want to take this occasion
to make clear my position on two other
issues. l intend to have women on the
park board. That is a department in
which women are particularly well
equipped to serve. have never con-
demned the women police system, but I
have contended that the city has not
had the value Of the $4,000 q year which
the system has cost under the present
administration. l advocated the Gre
alton of such a system ten years ago
and was ridiculed for the suggestion.
81 hope you will pardon these digres-
siOns, but l am much interested in get
ting my true attitude before the women
of indianapolis, and, as you no doubt
know, all the avenues of public COM
munication are not open TO me-"