South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-15
STREET BOOTBLACKS
LOSE FIGHT AGAINST
RICH COMPETITORS
Safety Board Edict Abolishes
All Street Stands After
Aug. l.

The outdoor shoe shine stands
have been ruled out. This decision
was reached last night by the board
OF public safety at their regular
weekly meeting after a lengthy dis
cussion between the board members
and attorneys representing the shoe
shine interests. The present operat-
ors OF outside stands have been given
unit. Aug / TO move indoors.
According 10 information impaired
by Attorneys Walter Clements and
Isaac X Parks Of Mishawaka. the
agitation against outdoor shine
stands is the result OF "a shoe shine
tight between Legos and Midos, pro-
prietors OF the stand at the corner
of Michigan ST.. and Washington av.,
and two Greek millionaire shine
stand operators of Grand Rapids.
Mich, with a shop in this city.
Lesos and Midos were represented
by Atty. Clements, while Atty. Parks
appeared in the interests of the estate
Of John KoIakis. wealthy Mishawaka
reStauranteur and shine stand mag
nate. who was murderer last Feb.
Kciakis had sold out his interests in
the Washington av. shine stand to
Legos and NIidos for the consider
alton of $4,000 with a six yeac ease.
The gradual decrease of business
prevented the new owners from
meeting their notes, according to
Parks and pleaded that if they were
ruled out they would become pub
lie charges.
The Grand Rapids shine maguates.
according TO the attorneys have &C
cumulatcd their great wealth as the
result of their practice OF Importing
youths from Greece 20 be placed in
one of their chain of shine stands.
These two men are said to be the
owners of the Washington Shoe Shin
ing Parlcrs at lis W. Washington
Law. and were claimed TO be the In
stigators of the shoe shine war. The
outside stands of their competitors
are said 10 have aroused the ire OF
the magnates with the result that
they started the agitation for en-
forcement of the city ordinance and
after Aug. 1 shoe shining must be
done indoors.
More than a dozen applicants have
besieged Chief Lane for permits tC
operate shine stands on the streets
since the war first started several
months ago. All such requests have
been refused since the first Of the
year. with the result that but two
outdoor stands have been operating
during the warm weather.
Chief Lane was powerless in his
11a n in n
stands from the streets because Of
an injunction filed against the city
This was dissolved in favor Of the
city in circuit court this week. After
the dissolution of the injunction,
Chief Lane issued a notice TO the
shine stand operators that outdoor
stands must be done away with with
In five days In order TO allow the
proprietors TO provide suitable in
door quarters, this notice has been
changed 10 read Aug !.
For "A time it appeared that the
outdoor stands would remain by the
city giving a tacit permission to OPP
elate. This was largely Influenced
by the fact that numerous other OBJ
struCtlQns exist such as show win
dows street signs and outdoor dis
play goods
The state law pertaining to OBJ
structions on the public highway was
introduced and after much discus
sion it was finally decided that the
Washington Shoe Shining Parlors,
complainants, were within the law,
and their complaint was recognized.
Ii was intimated last night that the
war viii continue outdoors. with
strong indications that cut prices
would prevail
Although the defendant lawyers
agreed that they would abide b. the
decision of the board, If is said the
question of street distractions has
not ended and the board viii be re-
quested 10 do away with all obstruc-
tions. even if some Of the down town
building swould have to be moved
back 90 the building line