The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-12

the school city, deplored the fact
that the city policemen temporarily
have been taken off the intersec-
tons and placed on strike duty.
THE danger lies in some motor
ist disregarding the janitor dressed
in civilian clothes and manning or
killing a child" said Mr.. Good. THE
janitors and the schoolboy patrol,
who are acting in the emergency,
are doing their best. but of course
are not as effective as police
officers"
Mr.. Good revealed that the fol-
lowing letter, signed by Chief Mike
Morrissey, was received by the
school board April 6. 1t was ad-
dressed to Mr.. Stetson:
Due to an existing emergency, it
is indefinite just when we will be
able to take over the policing of
school crossings. Therefore. advise
that custodisns and schoolboy pa
trolls police the crossings until
further notice"
No Violence in Strike
Persons interested in the safety of
the school children pointed out to
The Times that no serious disorder
has marked the strike of hundreds
of hosiery workers. No property has
destroyed at any of the three mills
where employees have participated in
the strike.
Sergeant Timothy Mcmahon, head
of the accident prevention bureau
of the police department. told The
Times that policemen ordinarily are
stationed at school crossings from
7:55 a. m. to 8:15 a. m. and from
1855 a. m. to 1910 p. m. in the
forenoon and from 1855 to Ills
p. m. and 2:55 D. m. to $40 p. m.
in the afternoon.
Sergeant Mcmahon said that
eighteen motorcycle policemen had
been ordered to watch school cross
igs at especially dangerous intersec-
lions such as Forty sixth street and
Central avenue during the emer-
gency. Part time police details also
have been assigned to guard the
crossings at St. GATHERINGS school,
Ills East Tabor street and Sacred
Heart school, at 1913 Union street.
SchOolboy Patrols Praised
Praising the schoolboy patroh
Sergeant Mcmahon said:
1T is in cases like this that such
an organization shows it's worth"
Albert Schlensker secretary to
Chief Mike Morrissey denied today
to Times reporter that letter
had been sent to the school board
relative to the situation.
Captain Louis Johnson of the mo-
torcycle squad said that his men
were striving to watch over about
fifteen of the most dangerous cross
ings during the strike trouble.
Assistant Chief Fred Kennedy of
the fire department, in the absence
of Chief ..Voshell. told The Times
that as far as he knew. no firemen
had been asked tossubstitute for the
policemen on the school crossings
nor have firemen volunteered for
the duty.
Unguarded Schools Listed
The schools left unguarded by
police and location where police we're
stationed are: School No. 5, Wash
ington and California; No. IA,
Washington and Oriental; No. SO,
Washington Linwood; No. rs, Mich
igan and Sherman drive; No. So.
New York and Linwood; No. IS,
Washington ana Arlington; No. Is,
Beville and Michigan; No. 81, Mas
sachusetts and Avondale; No. As,
College and Sixteenth; No. SO, Ster-
ling and Tenth; No. Is, keystone
and Michigan; No. 10. MasSachu-
sets and Tenth; No. &c. Meridian
and Twenty-frst; No. so, Pennsyl-
vania and Thirty fourth and Me-
ridian and Thirty-third; No. 66,
College and Maple road: No. 43,
Capitol and Fortieth: No. SO. Cap
itol and Twenty-eight No. Al, Ra-
der and Thirtieth:' No. 80. Illinois
and Twenty second; No 40, Senate
and Walnut; No. 2, Delaware and
Walnut; No. 4, Indiana and Bright;
No. IS, Belle Vieu and Sixteenth;
No so. Belle Vieu and Washington;
No. 80, Miley and Washington; No.
At, Warren and Oliver; No. 48,
Morris and Kentucky; No. II, West