New-York tribune., 1921-08-13
Craig Invited
To Fist Fight
By DR.. Shallow
School Executive Asks Him
Out in Park When He
Objects to ropose d
School Site in Bronx
Comptroller d Decline $
Threatens to Have Mayor
Throw Foe Out; Board
Vote Ignores His Protest

An invitation to engage in fist fight
in City Hall Park was extended by DR..
Edward B. Shallow, assistant supern-
tendent of schools, to Comptroller
Charles L. Craig during a tart discus
sion before the Board of Estimate yes
terday over the merits Of a school site.
Mr.. Craig declined the invitation, after
threatening to request Mayor Hylan
to eject DR.. Shallow for proposing
pugilistic tactics for the settlement of
official business.
Bitterness between the Comptroller
and the school official, which caused
DR.. Shallow to begin 100000 libel
suit against Mr.. Craig several months
ago in a controversy over a school site
at Coney Island, flared up again ves-
terday when the board was asked to
pass upon another site. The proposed
site is in the Bronx in a plot bounded
by Theriot, Randall, Sound View and
Leland avenues.
DR.. Shallow wanted the selection an
proved at once. Mr.. Craig objected.
Mr.. Craig declared that parents in
the vicinity thought the site too far
away from the children's homes.
Calls Him Chronic Objector
"Oh, you are always objecting to sites
selected by the Board of Education. -
exclaimed Dr. Shallow.
III a school building is erected on
this site it will be enveloped in the
fumes Of burning dump of the Street
Cleaning Department and there will
be objection to that" retorted Mr.
Craig.
Clenched fists were thrust forward
by DR.. Shallow. "You once offered to
fight Mayor in City Hall Park. but
you won't make that offer to me-" he
SAID. You won't be here after Decenl
Der 81. You are purely accidental. I've
studied these matters while you were
still on the plains of Missouri"
I'll ask the Mayor to put you out if
you continue said Mr.. Craig.
Some OF your statements about
school sites will have to be made in
court" responded DR.. Shallow.
The Mayor by this time had taken
cognizance of the situation and all
further dispute was lost in the pound
ing of his gavel.
Despite the recomm endation of
Harry B. Chambers, chairman CT School
District No. %, that the subject be re-
ferred back to the Board of Education,
the Board OF Estimate gave its ap-
proval to DR.. Shadows selection, Mr..
Craig voting in the negative.
Voting Machines Debated
At the request of the Commissioners
oe the Board of Elections, part of a
resolution authorizing them to adver-
tlse for bids on voting machines was
rescinded. They said that only one
company was authorized by the Secre-
tary Of State to build the machines
Commissioner John R. Voorhis and
other Democratic members of the Elec-
tion Board opposed the use of the ma
chimes, while Commissioner Charles F.
Heydt and President La Guardia of the
Board of Aldermen favored it. Mr.
Noorhis said he was convinced the
machines were not always correct, that
they were limited as to the number
Of candidates on ticket and generally
unsatisfactory. He declared, however
the Election Board would have to carry
cut the law to provide them.
Mr.. Heydt said the machines were
useful in obtaining early results
And look at the results produced
up state" said Mr.. Craig.
Yes, Pm satisfied with the result
said Mr.. Heydt, which made even the
Mayor laugh.
The Board of Estimate will hold g
special session on September 7 tc
consider the city's acquiring pv con.
demnation proceedings the property
of the Citizens Water Supply Com
pany of Queens, and the removal OF
the elevated structure in Forty-seconc
Street between Grand Central Station
and Third Avenue