The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-30
DEFEND LIEBER
RULE AS GAME
LEAGUE MEETS
Shirts and RappapOrt on
Hand to Lead Fight
Against Evans.
UPRISING FAILS TO SHOW
Resolutions Committee Is
Expected to Back Up
President in Fight.

49,
President II. H. Evans purported
uprising of 200 HoOsier sportsmen,
members of the Indiana Fish,
Game and Forest League, against
the conduct of the state conserva-
ton department under Director
Richard Lieber failed to materalize
when the league convention opened
at the Lincoln this morning.
Evans confined his anti-Lieber
campaign to submitting charges he
has been making against the con-
servation director, to a resolutions
committee which he appointed,
membership of which is composed
Of his friends.
They are expected to return
resolutions along Evans idea this
afternoon for action by the less than
fifty delegates who are in attend
ance.
Opening session, scheduled for
10 a. m, did not get under way
until 10:45 a. m. Evans announced
then that he would dispense with
the presidential address in which
he was scheduled to launch publicly
his Lieber attack.
Leo RappapOrt on Hand
Attorney Leo M. Rappaport,
brother-in-law of Lieber, attorney
for the conservation department and
member of the Marion County Fish
and Game Association, was on hand.
He was armed with the statutes,
governing the department, to re-
flute any charges Evans might make
regarding alleged violations Of the
law under the present administra-
ton
But Evans appeared conciliatory.
He gave his presidential address
time to Walter Shirts, chief of the
division of fish and game of the
conservation department, who was
on the program for speech this
afternoon. This division has been
the focal point of the Evans at
tack.
Charges against Lieber by Evans
are that Lieber uses money collect
cd in fees and licenses from sports
man for other conservation work,
rather than solely for propagation
of fish and game; that he bases
merit of game wardens on convic-
tions, collects Republican campaign
funds from game wardens and
directs the conservation commission
crs, rather than letting them direct
him.
Shirts RefuteS Charges
Shirts refuted all but the political
allegations and charge of dictator
ship by presenting facts and figures
from his annual report for the fiscal
year Just closed. He showed that
every cent collected has been ex-
pended by his division of the de-
partment and branded Evans with
making unfounded allegations.
Evans came back with few queS-
tons. as did others in the audience.
Among them was the charge that
Lieber went to Europe at fish and
game expense, which he said has
been checked by the Democratic
party for state auditor, who was
present.
Shirts denied this, but said the
state auditors records would make
any such disclosure if it were so.
On two occasions Henry Roberts,
former statehouse custodian, at
tempted to talk, but was ruled out
by Evans, Shirts and all present.
Committee Is Hand-P Picked
During Shirts talk Evans even
declared that he isn't out to get
any one, but to establish friendly
feeling"
Wednesday he had said that he
would GUST Lieber if he had to
elect a Democratic Governor to do
it," Evans is a candidate for re-
election to the house of representa-
tiveS on the Republican ticket at
Newcastle.
His hand-picked resolutions COM
mitteemen are William F. Collins,
indianapolis; the Rev. H. E. Conn,
Brookville, and William Kreiten-
stein, Orland. Nomination commit
teemen are Thomas Hendricks,
Newcastle; Forrest Kiser, Month
cello. and the Rev. Noble c. True
blood, NobleSville. They will likely
recommend reelection of Evans, it
was said.
Wilcox on Program
State Forester Ralph Wilcox, At
torney Harry Hendrickson, Indian
apolis. league director, and James
Tandy Ellis of Kentucky, also will
speak. The meeting will close with
election of officers and adoption of
resolutions.
Usually the Marion county or
ganization s host at dinner for
the state L invention, but this has
been abandoned this year. Report
given Evans is that it was because
Of the expense.
Lieber has some Staunch sup
porCers in the Marion county organ
ization, who assert his conduct has
been exceptional and point out that
he has made 3 national reputation
in fostering Indiana state park de-
VelOpnpnt.