The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-14
COnfers With Chief

The mayor was in conference with
Chief of Police Herman T. Fikhof
this afternoon, and it was following
this conference that ne mentioned the
name of Mr.. Gay. He said he had
not mentioned the appointment to
him.
In declining the appointment Judge
Robinson said:
"It will be impossible for me to
accept the place on the board of pub
lie safety which the mayor has been
kind enough to offer me.
My term on the bench expires
Thursday, Nov. 16. and shall re-
sumo the practice OF law. This viii
take all of my time and attention.
II appreciate the offer of the ap-
pointment and recognize that it
would open up large field for useful
service to the community and were
Il not that my private affairs need
practically all of my time and atten-
tion for the next year, I would glad
ly accept the place"
Sourbier refused Monday afternoon
to resign upon the mayors demand.
telling the mayor he would get out if
the mayor would dismiss him. The
mayor said today, however, he had re-
ceived word from Sourbier 6ot to
write the notification of his dismissal
to the city council, which is required
by law in such an emergency. that he
might send his resignation after all.
4 report Sourbier was active in be
half of use of certain brand of mo-
tor oil in city Stutz fire apparatus and
anger of Sourbler's efforts to compel
the police to take action against par
ticipants in an alleged nude dance at
a ba91uet Of business men, were given
by the mayor as his chief reasons for
demanding Sourbier's resignation.
Trouble Over Oil
The mayor said he had received add
tonal information upon the oil incl
dent. Monday he accused Sourbler OF
demanding of Jesse E. Miller, city
purchasing agent, that he buy high
priced oil for use in the city Stutz
fire apparatus, and said he heard that
a few days later a representative OF
firm in which Sourbier's son Is in
terested came to Miller and tried to
sell some Of this OIL
Miller said Sourbier had never used
coercive measures with him, but had
merely pointed out that the Stuts FiFo
Engine Company. In which Sourbier
formerly was a heavy stockholders.
specified the use of this oil before It
would guarantee repairs on the mo-
tors.
Miller said he told sourbier # didn't
make much difference because the city
has been having to pay for all repairs
on the apparatus anyway.
The mayor said today he had been
told by Fire Chief John J. OBrien
that Sourbier came 20 him and told
him to requisition particular kind OF
oil from the purchasing department
and that O'Brien. believing he had TO
follow orders Of his superior officer.
had sent through a reQuisitton speci-
flying it, but Miller refused TO buy it
because the price was from rs to s5
cents a gallon as compared with Al
cents a gallon which has been paid
all this year for another brand OF
lubricant.
More Changes Possible
The board of safety met today and
there was much speculation upon
whether there would be further
changes in the police and fire depart
ments. The mayor said In disrnissing
Sourbier that he was going to have
harmony in the police department eff
I have to knock down the heads Of
every captain, lieutenant and SER
geant." He said there had been too
much ''of this thing of airing all our
petty troubles in the papers and of
policemen going around whispering
that so and so was going to De IN
dicted and SO and SO was going to be
knocked off,"
From now on the employees of this
administration are going to bs friends
0f Shank" declared the mayor.