▁under ▁federal ▁ind ict ment ▁for ▁illegal ▁possession ▁of ▁alco hol . ▁But ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁as ▁a ▁jo ke ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁St . ▁John ▁circul ated ▁a ▁pet ition ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Schw ab ▁for ▁his ▁mayor al ▁candid acy . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁on ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁as ▁the ▁Republican ▁candidate . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁term , ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁last ▁and ▁most ▁bitter ▁street ▁railway ▁strike ▁occurred ; ▁Schw ab ▁declared ▁a ▁transport ation ▁emer gency ▁and ▁author ized ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁bus es . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁the ▁International ▁Railway ▁Company ▁went ▁open ▁shop ▁and ▁the ▁union ▁was ▁broken . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 – 1 9 2 4 , ▁the ▁city ▁purchased ▁land ▁for ▁an ▁air field ▁and , ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Mayor ▁Schw ab ▁laid ▁the ▁corner stone ▁of ▁the ▁administration ▁building ▁for ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Airport . ▁ ▁Schw ab ▁was ▁easily ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁a ▁second ▁term ▁on ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁lost ▁his ▁bid ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁on ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁with ▁Charles ▁Ro esch ▁elected ▁mayor . ▁ ▁Schw ab ▁returned ▁to ▁active ▁management ▁of ▁Moh awk ▁Product s ▁Company . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 3