Newkirk New City Treasurer

He will be Appointed by Mayor Copeland

ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY

Made From An Authoritative Source-- The Mayor is Mum on the Subject

The Argus-Democrat is able to announce from an authoritative source that Judge W. H. Newkirk will succeed George Vandawa.rker as city treasurer, providing the council confirms his appointment by the mayor.

It is also definitely known that "Ed" Krapf has been after the position and has been working energetically to get it but from what can be learned today he has no show whatever for the appointment.

Mayor Copeland, when asked if he would appoint Newkirk to succeed Vandawarker, said that he did not care to discuss the matter at this time.

"I have not positively decided yet What I will do," said the chief executive. "I will be able to say more perhaps in a week or so."

Despite the statement of the mayor, however, it is an assured fact that Newkirk is his choice for the office of city treasurer and that when the time comes Newkirk's name will be sent to the council.

Judge Newkirk has been a close friend of Mayor Copeland since boyhood. In fact the Mayor and Judge Newkirk went to school together. When the Mayor recently went into the race for congress Newkirk was one of his strongest supporters. These and other incidents in the relationship between the mayor and Judge Newkirk will be among some of the potent reasons why Newkirk will be the mayor's appointee for the city treasurership when George Vandawarker resigns. Mr. Vandawarker resigns his office on September 1, when he will take up his now duties as assistant postmaster.