The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-15
Mayor Denies Signing MiSSive
or Authorizing Use of His
Official Signature.
MUST WORK AT CITY HALL
Employees, Executive Ayers. Will
Attend Duties Before Seeking
News Subscriptions.

Policemen, firemen and other city
employees can solicit subscriptions for
the benefit Of Councilman Otto Ray
IN the Indianapolis News circulation
- contest, but they must not 90 it
Siuring hours they are supposed to be
on duty. Mayor Shank said today.
He ordered Police Chief Herman F.
RikhoT and Fire Chief John J.
O'Brien TO notify Immediately all men
in their departments Of his wishes.
The mayor denied having written,
signed or consented that his signature
might be attached to a letter urging
people TO subscribe for the Indian
apolis News for the benefit Of Ray or
apy one.
'AH I've done is TO say 7 thought
policemen and firemen owed it TO Ray
to help him" said the mayor.
Report at City Hall
Asked what he thought of the letter
Ray sent to policemen and fremen
telling them to turn in subscriptions
and get supplies at the office OF City
Controller Joseph L. Hogue. the
mayor said:
Il expect well have to stop that
too
Ray said a report policemen had
been assigned during working hours
TO help him was untrue
"I have just been going down to
headquarters at roll call time and
picking out a couple Of good men to
help me after they are off duty" said
Ray.
The Letter in Question
The letter which Mayor Shank
denied signing or authorizing his
signature TO be used on, follows:
CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS
office OF the Common Council
Theodore J. Bernd. President.
Dear Sir and Friend-We the un
are interested in helping
lotto Ray be a winner in the New:
~Prize Contest. Even though YOU
have already given your subscription
to some other entrant in the prize
contest. this will not interfere with
you and your friends giving Ray an
additional (renewaD subscription TO
become effective upon the date OF ex-
piration Of present subscription.
The regular profits Of the News
carriers viii not be affected by sub
scriptions given 70 Ray as a contest
ant Paid in advance subscribers viii
receive a book from which they will
each week tear out coupon of u
cents value each and pay It TO the
News carrier boy instead Of money.
The carrier will cash these coupons
at the News for full face value, thus
enabling him to realize his customary
money returns from the newspaper
sales and AT the same time enable
Ray to receive credits in the prize
contest. Ray viii receive equal cred
its for both new and old renewal sub
scriptions. but It is imperative accord
Ing to the rules Of the contest that
each subscription shall state whether
il IS q new or old one.
"A years subscription gives Ray
14,000 credits. In addition 70 our
own subscription II all Of us give our
earnest efforts in Rays behalf. there
IS no doubt but what he viii go over
the top.
cit will be appreciated by us II you
viii go among your friends and &C
Qusintances and secure as many sub
for Otto Ray as possible.
"The contest ends Dec. 9, but be
sure 20 turn all the new subscriptions
you get before Nov. 9, as there is a
special prize 70 be given on that date
for new subscriptions.
fSigDedl
IRA Z. BRAMBLETT. councilman First
district.
BEN H THOMPSON. councilman Second
FLOYD D. CLATCoMBE. councilman
WILLIAM Z. CLAUER. councilman Third
WALTER W. WISE. councilman Fourth
aT8EoDoRE J. BERND. councilman Fifth
aHEfDEN ". BUCHANAN. councilman
Fifth district.
"JoHN Z. KING, councilman Sixth dis
SAMUEL LEWIS SHANK. mayor"
"P. S.-Return subscriptions and
money to Joseph HOgue. city con-
troIIer, city hall. IF you wish addi-
tiOnal contestants receipt books or
Subscription blanks they will be fur
nished you by AIr. HOgue or Otto Ray,
phone Drexel 3O77. After getting as
many subscriptions as possible he
sure and return contestants receipt