Coffin Promises to Arrest All Loafers
From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, June 4: At the urging of Mayor Jewett, the Indianapolis city council passed the “war loafer” ordinance last night providing loafers with the alternatives of entering military service, working on farms, engaging in war or munition work, or going to jail. The police department was given discretion in making arrests, but police chief George Coffin promised a thorough cleaning of the city as far as loafers are concerned. A recent census pr