Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-19
CLARIS ADAMS
NEGLECTS DUTY
TO ELECTIONEER

the school board, but no member ap-
peared to have the least idea that the
Marion County grand jury would dc
its duty to the community by investi-
eating the affair.
Clarence e. Crippen, president of the
board, said:
think the board certainly win
want to investigate such a thing as
this. I, for one, will want to in
vestigate anything like that going
on on school property. THIS is the
first l have heard of anything OF the
kind. but I'm sure that TO school
official knew anything about it or
had anything to do with it. 1 re-
gard the publicity going with any
such affair as this as unfortunate
for the schools.
Charles L. Barry said:
''Im glad TO hear about this. I'd
be very much In favor Of an inves-
tigation to get to the bottom of this
affair. I think the reporter who
knows about this should come before
the board at its meeting Personally,
I'd like to see him appear and tell
us what he knows, and If there is
such a nefarious use Of school
gong on II De
stopped at once.
William D. Allison said:
This is the first have heard of
such a matter, but, of course, 1t
should be looked into.
Julia B. Tutewiler, the one woman or
the board, said:
You people are doing a good work
in finding out these things and letting
the people know 1t.
The conditions are a shame and I
most certainly think there should be
an investigation.
IL wasn't one of our JanItors, was
itf
Mayor Charles w Jewett to the opeI
he was spending the day at his hog farm
for q sale.
Whoever answered the telephone at hi.
Is rm refused to call the mayor away
from his hogs.
Superintendent e. L. Grafr Of the pub.
lie schools sidestepped the question Of
the propriety Of using Shortridge High
School as a bootleg ing basis with q
statement typical Of Republican office
holders waose neglect Of duty has beer
criticised
He said
do rot see that Shortridge High
School, as such, has any connection
at all with the charge that It is be-
ing used as a cache for liquor by a
bootlegger.
Unless in times Of emergency, such
as might cause damage to the build
ings, there is no arrangements made
for special police.
= Ia
policeman who patrols the beat in
that vicinity TO protect the schools
interests,
Usually a special police guard is
not needed, and under ordinary cir
cumstanees l see oneed for policing
the buildings.
| am not certain whether a night
Waterman or janitor is employed to
look after the inside Of the buildings.
Prowlers about the school premises
are hard TO control when such action
takes place at night, and unless IL is
proven that the liquor cache is in
side OF one OF the buildings Short
ridge High School can hardly be i'm
pllcated.
Charles ]. Orbison. prohibition direc
tor. whose administration OF that Fed
eral office has been marked by indif
Terence TO complaints, the Illegal disap
pearance of quantities of conhscatec
liquor and a great deal Of mutual ad.
miFation between lEx officials and ths
director, does his best 70 excuse the in.
Of the officeholders with whom
he hobuobs at the expense OF the Fed
eral Government.
Mr.. Orbison is well acquainted with
the conditions In indianapolis. having 81
various times IN his life visited many
OF the places described In The Times.
He says:
The same thing is happening in
any number Of cities.
"I believe the local police and the
morals squads have been honestly
seeking TO rid the city of these
offenders.
Further than that l have no com
ments 10 make"