Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1914 — SHANK IS “AGIN” EGG TRUST [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SHANK IS “AGIN” EGG TRUST

Ex-Mayor of Indianapolis Still Fighting High Cost of Living. "■V.-v*; ;

Chicago. -- Former Mayor “Lew” Shank of Indianapolis, Ind., is “agin” the high cost of eggs. Mr. Shank said in Chicago the one theme of his life is to help the housewives in their battle for cheaper eggs. He declares that in Kansas City, where he appeared on the vaudeville platform in an appeal against the high cost of living he did not touch ah egg and also went before the women’s meetings and advocated the egg boycott. "I really had no Intention of running for mayor,” declared Mr, Shank* "I am an auctioneer by calling. And Incidentally called ’colonel.’ I was playing pinochle with a group of my friends at 'the outset of a mayoralty campaign when some one told me I ought to announce myself for office. I thought the matter over and called up the newspapers to tell them that I had decided to run. There was a riot! No-

body believed I had a chance until my real strength among my friends began to show and then it was a walkover. T think that the women are taking the right course about eggs. There is only one way to cut the price. Quit using the article and see how quickly the magnates begin to yell. “There is too much work and worry in politics and I’m through.”

Ex-Mayor "Lew" Shank.