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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03
C.. n. KENDALL
DEAD IN EAST
Former Head Of Indianapolis
Schools.

Word was received in Indianapolis to-
day Of the death OF c. y. Kendall,
formerly superintendent Of the Indian
apolis schools, at Knoxville y. Y. Mr..
Kendalls home was in Princeton, y. ].
After leaving the indianapolis schools
Nr. Kendall became commissioner Of
edgcation for New Jersey and was ac-
counted one Of the foremost educators Of
the country.
He held the superintendency here prio-
10 J. G. Collicott, who was succeeded by
E. u. Graff. the present school head.
Mr.. kendalrs wife died about a year
ago and he had been in i'll health for
some time
DR.. Kendall was appointed superin-
tendent Of the Indianapolis schools in
1900 and served In that capacity for
eleven years During that time he served
from 1904 to 1905, as president OF the
Southern Indiana Teachers Association
and from 1910 TO 1911 as president of
the State Teachers Association. He
came to indianapolis from New Haven.
Conn, where he had been superintendent
Of schools for five years
DR. Kendall was born in Augusta, n.
Y, Feb 8, 1859. He was graduated from
Hamilton College and later received de-
grees from Yale, the University Of Michi-
gan New York University and Rutgers.
He married Alta b. Field of jackson.
Mich, where he was superintendent of
shcOols from 1886 to 1890. From 1890 to
1892 he was superintendent of schools
in Saginaw, Mich. For three years after
this he was in business In 1895 he be-
came superintendent of schools in New
Haven, Conn. He then came to Indian
npolis until he was appointed commits
sioner of education for the State of New
Jersey by Governor Woodrow Wilson.
He held this position until his death.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03
REPAINTING OF
SHORTRIDGE is
REPAIR WORK
Accounts Board Said They
Couldn't Do 1t, but
They Did.
ARGUMENT

That the painting and redecorating Of
SEortridge High School is a repair" and
not an Improvement" is the contention
of officials of the board of school com
. missioners, and therefore, the members
asert lit does not come within the prov
ince Of the law. which says the board
shall not do its own work where the cost
of the improvement" exceeds 81, 500.
The State board Of accounts has
charged the school board acted illegally
in employing its own force for the paint
ing Of Shortridge High School, the es-
innate for which was $4,000 As the
work practically has been completed, ac-
cording 10 Ralph W. Douglass. business
director. the question becomes one Of an
academic nature. as the Loard of ac-
counts is placed in the position of OBJ
jectng to the performance Of an act al
ready completed.
The contention Of the board of ac-
counts is based on an opinion handed
to the myesterday by L. S. Lesh, attor-
ney general Of Indiana. in which he held
the ShortridGe painting job could not
be done legally by regular employees of
the school board.
DOUGLASS CITES
BAKERS OPINION.
In support Of the contention of the
board, Mr.. Douglass. under date Of June
II, addressed a letter to Jesse f. Esch-
bach, State examiner Of the board Of
accounts, citing an opinion given by AL
bert Baker when he was attorney for
the school board.
LEsH SENDS THEM
y s.&TtYE ANSWER.
Mr.. Lcsh's opinion follows.
"I am in receipt OF your letter OF
- ~ aHa-a
schools in cities OF more than 10000
population.
would It be legal for school board
TO direct it's own employees to do a
certain painting In a school building, the
cost Of which was estimated at $4,000 z
"'Under the same statute can a school
board legally award a contract for more
than $500 without advertising same for
two weeks, and can a board legally
award a contract for more than S2,5OJ
without Advertising for three weeksY
Section 65S7, Burns K. s., 1914, which
relates to the Government of schools
In cities Of 100000 or more inhabitants.
provides that school boards may make
Improvements by the labor of its own
employees when the cost is not to ex-
ceed $500.
"In view Of this provision, 1t seems
clear that work estimated at SlO,OU
could not be done by such labor.
THE same statute provides that
three weeks notice should be given for
bids for such work except that If
amount Of expenditure does not exceed
81 900 then two weeks notice is sufn-
cient.
I'm view Of this provision your second
and third questions should be answered
In the negative"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03
WALLS CAVE IN;
3 MEN INJURED
WOrkmen Caught in EXca
vatiOn at Cadle Taber-
nacle.

Three men were injured today when
they were trapped in a cave-in in the
Cadle Tabernacle, New Jersey and Ohio
streets.
william Lamb, 40, negro, $500 Oxford
street. was the most seriously injured
and was taken TO the city hospital. NJ
J. Massy, 40, also a negro, S26 Athens
street, sustained severe injuries, and
Charles o. Wiesner, so, 634 East Tenth
street, white foreman. was severely
bruised.
These men, with Burt Eden, negro
1907 Churchman avenue, and Myron Hol-
man, S2o Athens street, negro, were en-
gagged in digging a furnace cellar be
meath the tabernacle, when the walls
caved in.
Lamb and Massy were completely
buried, and 1t required the unite def
forts Of number Of workmen and fire
men from the headquarters company
near by to extricate them.
Wiesner escaped being buried, but was
bruised by the force of the falling walls.
The excavation was about ten feet deep
and framework had been erected around
the sides to retain the gravel walls.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03
Would Rent $4,000 House
at Capital for $4,000 a Month

a special committee Of the Washington
real estate board had reported that
many properties listed for the Wash
ington conference appear to be well
suited for the use intended and also
that the prices asked for their rental are
IN the main fair and reasonable"
The space to be given the secretariat
OF the conference has been taken from
the Navy Department. The first floors
Of two wings o. the new Navy building
in Potomac Park are to be cleared by
the Navy and remodaled for conference
purposes The Offices are the nearest
available to the Government in the yicin-
ity % the Pan-American building, and,
IN fact, are Immediately across the
street About ero hundred o1ices are
10 be evacuated by the Savy 20 II is
anticipated all the needs Of the secre-
tariat viii be met.
No further action has been taken, it
was stated AT the White House, en- the
side Of the American delegation 10 the
conference, and no further definite selec-
tions for membership have been made
Copyright. 1921, by the Public Ledger Co.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03
STOLE TO HELP
CLERK FRIEND
Girl Cashier to Be Charged
After Leaving Hos
pitaI.

AURORA, Ill, Sept 3.-Nfss Jessie
Fnck is under guard today at a hospital
here after undergoing an operation. PO-
lice are awaiting the outcome Of the
operation before arresting her in con
pection with a $4,000 shortage in her
books as cashier for the Western United
Gas and Electric Company.
E. H. johnson, chief bookkeeper for
the firm, already is under arrest and at
liberty under $1,000 bond. Miss Enck is
said to have become involved through
cashing bad checks for Johnson who in
duced her to cash the checks for the
sake Of his wife and child.
According to the police Miss Enck and
Johnson have confessed. Miss Enck is
said TO have admitted taking money
from the firm and Withholding payments
for gas aud electric current made by
patrons of the firm, to cover her short
age Her -defalcations were discovered
when an irate citizen protested against
being "dunned" for bill he had paid
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03
RUM RUNNERS
GET AWAY In
LIVELY CHASE
Officers Laid Booze
Trap on National
Road.
BULLETS ALSO FAIL
Patrolman Figures in
Wild Ride on Run
ming Board.

After making a dash through
barricade on the National road east
Of Cumberland at 4:40 a. m. today,
two whisky runners, dressed in
soldiers uniforms, escaped police
and Federal officers after a lively
gun battle in a high-powered auto
mobile, carrying between fifteen and
twenty gallons of bonded liquor. An
other machine, piloted by a lone
driver, evidently a member of the
gang, turned around and sped away
when the duel started. The officers
say it also was loaded with whisky.
According to R. h. Abel, he, with Fed
eral prohibition agent. Patrolman Henry
Burris, Federal OFFICER J. A. Bryan and
Deputy Sheriff Simon, had just lifted the
barricade to allow an Ohio tourists car
through, en- route to indianapolis, when
two automobiles of identical make drove
up from the east. They were stopped
by the officers.
POLICEMAN SPIES
BOOZE IN CAR.
When the officers approached the lead
ing machine in which two men were nd
ing they were asked whether they had
any liquor. Patrolman Burris looked in
the rear of the car and spied the CON
traband booze. Seeing the officer take
hold of a bottle, the driver put his into
gear and it lurched forward. The po-
nceman caught the side OF the car, leaped
70 the running board and threw his arms
around the drivers neck.
After a thrilling halfmile ride the
rolicemans hold was broken and he was
Knocked from the side Of the auto,
taking with him the drivers overseas
cap The officers cap fell into the ma
chine.
Patrolman Burris' ride was made more
perilous due to the fact his fellow Of
6cers were sending bullets after the
speeding auto in an effort to bring 1t to
a stand still. The other man in the
ear returned the fire, but none Of the
bullets took effect.
SHOTS FIRED
AT 1T TOO.
During the gun battle with the irst
machine. the second machine was turned
around and sent speeding back East.
More than a dozen shots were fired at IL
and several bullets struck the rear OF
the car but none drew q target.
Numerous other automobiles tnat were
stopped and searched on other roads By
roIice and other Federal officers. carried
no Hauor, the officers say.
Leaving the jail at IL o'clock last
night, Sheriff George Snider, with sew
eral deputies and police officers. did not
abandon their watch on the BrOokville
road for automobiles carrying liquor IN
I'll after g a. m. today Only a few ma
chimes the sheriff said came into the
city on that road and in none Of them
evidence that liquor was being trans
ported was found
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03

ard and parasite; he had lived to see this
day come when the men who had stripped
him denied him seat at the game His
word was no longer to be taken. The
daily bout at cards had arranged itself
accordingly, and to him was assigned the
ignoL.e part Of the OnloOker. The sheriff
the county clerk, spOrtlve deputy, gay
attorney and a chalk faced man hailing
from the valley" sat at the table and
the sheared one was thus tacitly advised
to go and grow more wool.
Soon wearying of his ostracism, Co
rec had departed for his office, muttering
to himself as he unsteadily traversed the
unlucky pathway. After a drink of corn
whisky from a demijOhn under the table,
he had flung himself into the chair, star
ing, in a sort of maudlin apathy, out at
the mountains Immersed in the summer
haze. The little white patch be saw away
upon the side of Blackjack was Laurel.
the village near which he had been boz A.
and bred. There, also, was the birthplace
of the feud between the Gorees and the
Coltranes. Now no direct heir of the Co.
rees survived except this piucked and
singed bird1pf misfortune. To the Col
francs, alsc ybut one male supporter was
tceaynued on Page Feur.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03
COMMANDER SAYS
FIELD IS QUIET

WASHINGTON. Sept. 3.-OficiaI re-
ports indicate that the situation in West
Virginia is quieting, although there ara
unconfrmed reports of continued fight
ing, General Bandholtz reported to the
War Department this afternoon from lis
headquarters at Charleston.
General Bandholtz made no recomInsn-
dations for the PRONUNCIATION Of martial
law.
All troops, with the exception # those
from Camp Dix, now have arrived in
West Virginia and begun duty as patrols
in the battle areas" General Bandholtz
reported.
Reports from the office of Governor
Morgan, Sheriff Don ChafiD of Logan
County and Col R. r. Smith of the
Logan defenders, indicated the crisis
had been met with the arrival Of Federal
troops.
The Administration is reluctant to
establish martial law in West Virginia
unless it becomes absolutely necessary,
1t was stated officially, and final de-
oision on the necessity for this action
has been placed, in the hands Of General
BaHdholtz. Until he recommends martial
law, the proclamation will be withheld,
II was stated.
One reason the Administration is Ioath
70 declare martial law is that it might
interfere with business in the West
virginia coal regions, it was stated. It
Is the hope of officials that after the ar
rival Of troops the situation will be
such that military rule will not be neces-
s2ry.
President Harding is keeping in close
touch with the situation. Secretary
Weeks continued to withhold comment
on the reports of military plans of Gen
eral Banf 1oltz. He stated the General Is
handlng he situation as a tactical
problem and may use whatever military
methods are necessary.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03
NO INCREASE BY
LESH'S RULING
County Unit Road Fund Here
Part of Sinking
Fund.

Following the ruling by Attorney
General {. s Lesh that the county unit
road law creates a separate taxing unit
in every county in the State, County
Auditor Leo K. Fesler today stated the
opinion of the attorney general would
not cause an increase in the tax levy
for next year, as the county unit road
Sand was a part Of the sinking fund
for next year.
THAT will mean we must make a sep
arate county unit road fund as a part Of
the county's total tax levy" said Mr. FcS-
Ter. THAT makes a special levy just
as the free gravel road repair fund aud
the county tubercular fund are separate
taxing units. Il will mean more book
keeping"
The auditor explained that under the
law the 2 per cent limit based on $780,
100000 tax duplicate would mean a limit
of from twelve to fourteen millions.
The present county unit road bond
indebtedness In the county is only S32O,-
0oo which represents the money ex-
pended on the Pandleton Pike from Fort
Benjamin Harrison to the Hancock
County line, according to Mr. Fesler.
This is the only road in the county to
be improved under the county unit plan.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03

Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-While Gov
ernment departments are crowding into
the smallest possible space In order 10
make room for the secretariat Of the
Washington conference, foreign govern
ments are having the greatest difficulty
in finding housing accommodations in
the capital for their delegations at any
thing like a reasonable price.
An instance reported to the White
House BY one Of the embassies capped
the climax. residence in Washington
which is on tha market to be sold for
$4,000 was sought to house part Of the
men that that nation IS sending here.
fnquiries were made rs to the rental taat
would be expected by the month with the
right to surrender the property upon a
months notice. The representative of the
foreign government was informed that
Il would be $1,000
The discovery was made In the face Of
efforts that have been made by Govern
ment officials to get suitable property
at reasonable rentals for the foreign
visitors. Percy NJ. Russell, chairman Of
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03

year, when the great drought set in, but
living was stu possible then IiEE a.
IL Is practically imD0ssisl 4%S
All Russia is praying for rafh, buvrIo
rain comes. Tho witheFed branches re
symbolic Of the indescribable blight that
has stricken a least a hundred Efllton
people and from which there seems TO
be no salvation Humans and animals
are dying Ike flies.
The population of whole villages are
fleeing to Siberia. The food rations,
meager as they have been for months,
are growing smaller and smaller. There
IS no discrimination everybody gets the
same
From Minsk to Moscow was FORUM
ate in travelling in a fast special train.
carrying mostly reparation officials and
doctors. The train had the long for
gotten luxury of a buffet aboard, and
there was free tea for all passengers.
All along the route we could see huge
posters advertising shows and balls for
the benefit of the plague and famine
sufferers. Swarms of barefoot boys, clad
IN single garment, are working tire
lessly ana enthusiastically collecting z
help for the poorer districts.
On the train the sole topic Of conver-
sation was, Of course, the famine and
its effect on the people. All agreed that
the Russian population is showing a re-
markable spirit and endurance. Work
ers are donating part Of their wages TO
the famine sufferers The peasants in
the Jara district. where the harvest wa
fairly good, have donated 4O,000O00
pounds Of potstoes.-Copyright 1921, by
International News Service.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03
SHANK WILL GO
AT RAPID PACE
After Fair Week He Plans
Six Meetings Daily.

To establish closer relations between
the workers and the men on the ticket.
Samuel Lewis Shank, Republican nominee
for mayor, and other Republican candi-
dates will attend meetings in every pre-
cinct in the city, to be held beginning
the week after next, at the rate of five
or six a night, it was announced at
Republican city headquarters today. The
move will not be started until after next
week because of the State fair.
With the fair cut of the way, Repub
licans say they will start their organ
iation to working at a speed which will
not be diminished until after the cleo
tion in November. The first meetings
will be held In the Thirteenth ward
Mr.. Shank viii he he principal speak
er at an outing of tae Moose lodges Of
Fulton County at LaGe Manitou Monday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03
Peace First and
Then Conference,
GOn1pers Is Told

WASHINGTON, Sept 3. - President
Harding today was asked by Samuel
Gompers, president of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor, and James Lord. head
Of the mining department of the fedora
ton, to call a joint conference Of West
Virginia miners and operators TO con-
slider means for a final end of the labor
troubles there.
Gompers and Lord supported the sim
liar suggestion made by John L. Lewis,
head of the United Mine Workers.
The President informed the labor lead
ers that until the authority of the United
States has been established in West Vir-
ginia and order restored. he does not feel
he can act further He said his first duty
is the establishment of peace and
order
Gompers told the President that even
though peace may be restored in the
present situation, 1t viii not settle the
long drawn out labor warfare and he
urge the Government to take steps to
wipe out the causes, Of the controversy
between the miners and the operators.
He suggested that the President shoald
not only call the joint conference, Tut
should have a representative upon ft
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03

red lantern"
business of swinging red Ian
tern in the road With a grinding
of brakes and a small Of burning
rubber, the big automobile comes to
o stop. From it peers out a tall
smooth -shaven man wearing among
other things, a big broad brimmed
black hat)
First Liquor Sleuth-"Have you any
forbidden hootch in that there carr"
Man With Broad Brimmed Hat-"No.' -
Second Liquor Sleuth-"Well, beat 1t
out of there and we will give the bus
the once over and see for ourselves"
Man with Broad Brimmed Hat-"All
right friends, search the old car good
and If you find any booze III pay you
for It,"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03
1M aHqS RS I 1000 MINERS QUIT LOGAN FRONT
Happened the Days of Prohibition 1921 Right Here in Indiana

First Liquor Sleuth-"Say, who are
you, anyway"
Friend Of Man with Broad Brimmed
this is Senator Harry
S. New"
First Liquor Sleuth-"Haw! haw! haw
That's good. And this man With me is
President Harding, and that guy over
there with the automatic revolver is
General Pershing, and that little short
gink back there is Mr. Volstead."
All Liquor SIeuths-"Haw. haw! haw
Senator New. That's good, amt it."
(Search proceeds, no contraband
booze is discovered Big car goes
on its way toward indianapolis. Pro-
hibition sleuths resume business of
searching automobiles.)
P. Sit really WAS Senator New.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03

Time. About midnight several days
ago.
Places Charlottesville road, "some-
where in Indiana"
Dramatic personse: Federal prOhi-
bitiOn agents, deputy Sheriffs and other
lawful liquor sleuths, and man with
broad brimmed hat.
In the distance Is seen the headlight
of an approaching auto driven at a
high rate of speed in the direction of
indianapolis.
First Liquor Sleuth--"Methinks
detect the approach Of a booze bearing
bus"
Second L. S.-"Yea, bo, verify, I. too
believe it is a nefarious bootlegger with
a cargo Of quarts. Bring out the trusty
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03
A Blackjack Bargainer
n W by Doubled Page
u arrange
DV ~ AA@A NAA l. dicae Inc

III HE most disreputable thing in Yam
cey Goree's law office was Goree
himself, sprawled in his creaky
old arm chair. The rickety little office.
built Of red brick, was set flush with
the street.-the main street of the town
of Bethel
Bethel rested upon the foothills of the
Blue Ridge. Above it the mountains
were piled to the sky. Far below it the
turbid Catawba cleaned yellow along its
disconsolate valley.
The June day was at its sultriest hour.
Bethel dozed in the tepid shade. Trade
was not. 1t was SO still that Goree, re-
clining In his chair, distinctly heard the
clicking Of the chips in the grand jury
room, where the courthouse gang was
playing poker. From the open back door
Of the office a well-worn path mean
dered across the grassy lot to the court
house. The treading out of that path
had cost Goree all he ever had--flrst in
heritance of a few thousand dollars-next
the old family home, and, latterly, the
last shreds Of his self-respect and man
hood. The gang had cleaned him out.
The broken gambler had turned drunk
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03
Service Mems Pension May
Be Substituted for Bonus

be held back as a possible means OF
financing the pension plan when the tim1
Is ripe for it.
The suggestion that the sales tax
might be used to raise revenue neces-
sary to provide ex- service men with pen
sions In lieu of the bonus denied them,
is said by Republican Senator's closely
associated with the Administration, 10
have been discussed with President
Harding by Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon this week.
Secretary Mellon and Republican
House Lender Mondell are both credited
by these Senator's wit hseeking to have
the Smoot plan deferred so the Admin
istratiou could fall back upon 1t when
it is ready to Put the proposed pension
plan into operation.