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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-25
SCHOOLS AND POLITICS.
From the Philadelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times.
Prominent citizens Of Allegheny are
working or a scheme to take the puplic
schools out of politics, and proposition
Will be submitted to the councils at their
next meeting that will provide Tor STATE
legislation to this end. EA-Mayor Pear
son is at the head of he movement and
he is supported by the leading educators
and business men of the city who are eager
to accomplish the proposed reform. The
plan that Is advocated Is to take away
from the school directors the power CT
appointing teachers and place this au-
thority in the hands of the principals ct
the ward schools. This, ii is argued, VIII
make the principals responsible for the
work of their schools and give them an
opportunity to remedy the defects by the
appointment of new and better equipped
teachers. If any legislation of this char
acter originates from this movement IN
Allegheny, it will likely be drafted into
general law, and on this account the pro-
posed change in the method of selecting
teachers is of interest to the people in all
parts Of the state.
Undoubtedly the public schools should
be divorced from partisan polltics but
whether the plan advocated by the Alle-
gheny refOrmers will accomplish this
separation is doubtful. Appointive OF
| fees are not always more free from poll
| tics than elective Offices Many school di-
| reCtors are elected under the present sys-
| TEN by the ring in power on condition that
| they Will support some relative or Irieni
| of the ward boss for teacher, but If the
| appointive power were placed solely in
| the hands of the principal of each school,
| there would yet be a chance for political
| deals in the election of the principal And
| in that case the evil would go still deeper,
| because the whole force of teachers
| would be under the control of the faction
| that elected the principal. 1t may be
| true that it is harder to set up a cor
! ruptible man in the position of school
| principal than it is in that of school direc-
| tor, but there have been instances where
| even the highest and most exalted offices
| in the state have been filled by men of
| little character.
| 1t is hard to formulate any system of
| selecting officials that will insure the
| choice of only honest and thoroughly com
| petent men and their retention in the
positions where they are useful to their
| felow-ctizens. Ours is popular form
| of government from the highest to the
| lowest branch, and the will of the people
| is supreme. Politicians and ward bosses
| cannot control our schools If the people
| assert their right of suffrage intelligently
| and honestly, and the quickest and best
| way to divorce schools and politics is for
| the people to assert their own manhood
| and independence and elect competent
and honest men for whatever position
the particular system of school training
| gives them the right.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-25

According to the testimony of Gen
eral Superintendent Lathrop, of the
Lehigh Valley Coal company, in a re-
cent lawsuit in the Luzerne courts,
the market value of good culm runs
from 35 to 40 cents a ton. This is
doubtless true at present, but the day
is not distant when these figures will
be too small.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-25
An OppOrtune Protest.

An Opportune Protest
The discussion which has been pro-
voked by Rev. DR.. Rainsford's recent
sermon and subsequent interview an
nouncing his disapproval of ostenta-
tions social diversions primarily for the
purpose of Haunting great wealth will
do good. The evil to which this in
trepd New York clergyman alluded is
a serious one, and it is growing instead
of diminishing. DR.. Rainsford's thought
ran substantially as follows, the imme-
diate text being the announcement of
a gorgeous bal masque to be given by
one of the social pIungers in New
York's Four Hundred:
Il believe that this is not a proper
time for such affairs. Whether we
like it or not, it is an incontrOvertible
fact that a large proportion Of our
population is discontented and they do
not hesitate to express their feelings.
Never We're the lines between the two
classes, those who have wealth and
those who envy them, more
distinctly drawn. 1t is my opin-
ion, and the opinion of many
persons l have talked with,
that ostentatious affairs such as this
serve to accentuate existing social diff
ferences. They draw attention to the
widening chasm between the two
classes / have mentioned, and should
therefore be discouraged. Such affairs
give demagogues excuse for attacking
the east and furni-h texts for hom-
lilies on the heartless extravaganza Of
the wealthy in the face of poverty and
destitution. Bear in mind, now, that
L believe in social entertainments. But
there should be reasonable limit to
display and a reasonable time chosen
for it. The present is not such a time.
To gratuitOus.y arouse the discomfort
and accentuate the poverty of the un-
fortunate in such days as these is an
action greatly to be deplored. To de-
fend such course by claiming that it
puts money in circulation is utterly
fallacious. The money spent does not
circulate far. Those benefited are per-
sons already wealthy-horists. caterers,
fashionable modistes. With want on
every side, with discomfort rife among
the lower orders Of society, it would
seem unwise to offer texts for dema-
gogues and political extremists
We concur in this opinion most
heartily. A correct understanding of
what constitutes genuine social enjoy
ment would soon, even among the
Wealthiest, cause a disappearance of
| that mere, vulgar Show of wealth
| which is as foreign to real refinement
| as it is non essential to happiness. The
| Haunting of ones money under any cir
| cumstances is essentially silly and
| childish. 1t is on a par with the
prOnenesS of the savage to cover him
! self with gaudy shells and beads and
| trinkets, thinking thus to enhance his
| own Importance. But at this particu-
| lar time, when, as the Gotham pastor
| says society is in the thrOes of a social
istic ferment, one of the phases of
| which is shown in the tendency Of the
| poor to blame their poverty directly
| on the rich, 1t surely is ill-adVised and
notably injudicious for persons born
! into opulence to play like vain children
| with the wealth which tempts others
to envy, malice and open rebellion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-25

The pig iron output of the United
States last year was S23,1Sl tons small
Ter than in 1895, but it was nearly
100000 tons larger than the produc-
tion of 1894 Recovery from Demo-
cratic hard times is slow, but from this
time forward it bids fair to be sure.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-25
B A II G A D M S

Odds and Ends, we find
while taking stock, are being
sold at greatly reduced prices
to make room for new spring
goods.
Have some good Dinner
Sets we are closing out very
low. $500 Sets, with a few
pieces short, now $1,000.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-25
BYRON WRITING

That ''sheO'' was paved with good
intentions, probably realized the truth
of the assertion. Don't let your good
resolution to buy only tn, best Blank
Books. Office Supplies, Type
Writing Supplies, etc., at our store
be a paving stone. We keep the best
in variety and quality. We also make
a speciality of Draughting Supplies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-25

than at present; the council should
consist of two branches, and each mem
her of it should devote his whole time
to the service of the people. one
branch of the council should be COM
posed of members chosen Ivy wards or
districts, and the other of members
chosen from the city as whole. If the
aldermen were paid ample salaries a
far better class of men than the aver
age alderman of today would be elect
ed to I'LL the offices. II would be simply
impossible for worse class to be
elected"
We are inclined to offer the same ad-
vice, on a suitably smaller scale, for
Pennsylvania larger third-class
cities. If any mayor of Scranton is
not worth more to the city than is rep
resented in n salary of s., 500 a year,
then that man ought never to be elect
ed mayor. He should have power, he
should be well paid and the public
should hold him responsible. That is
the only way to get good municipal re-
eit1tr
The herald., 1897-11-17

The testimony Of the Portuguese was
not entirely conclusive as to the selling
Of the animal in question to Garcia, and
proof of the fact that Garcia had in turn
sold the meat to his customers was also
insufficient. The result was that, after
a trial lasting Saturday and all of Mon
day, the jury disagreed, standing six for
conviction and six for acquittal. 1t is
not probable that the case will be tried
again.
E. J. Waite. one Of the pioneers of
.Redlands, died at his home in this city
this afternoon, after brief illness, from
Bright's disease. Mr.. Waite came to
this city when there was very little here
and very little probability that it would
ever reach it's present Importance. He
has ever since been identified with the
business and horticultural interests of
the city. For long time he was dl-
rector of the Redlands chamber of com
merce. His aged father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs Russell Waite, who are
residents of Redlands. survive him and
also a brother, +. b. Waite, two sisters
residing in Southern California, wife
and two children.
A. H. Smiley has, returned to Redlands
for the coming winter. His brother, A
X. Smiley, will be here about the 20tll
inst. The Smiley memorial library is
being rapidly pushed and will doubtless
be fully completed before the Messrs
Smiley return east for another summer
The herald., 1897-11-17
VICTOR

VICTOR, Nov. 16.-(Regular Corre-
spondence) Some of the machinery for
the stamp mill has arrived. together
with the lumber for the foundation.
which is rapidly nearing completion.
Nothing in the way of mining interests
has had so good an effect on this COM
munity as the building of the new mill.
William Z. Harrison was in town one
day last week. He reports everything
progressing nicely at the Rose mine, the
company making arrangements for hav-
ing several cottages built for their en-
ployes. The managers intend next year
to sink new shaft and move their MILL
The Sidewinder is working four men in
the 400-foot level. Some fine sulphur
ates were struck. AT the Turner camp
they have uncovered fifteen-inch ledge
of ore with well defined porphery walls.
A. NJ. Cole reports free milling ore in
the Leulla at thirty feet.
Mrs. E. G. PAIL returned from four
months visit to her old home in New
Ulnl, Mimi.
F. w. Randall, superintendent of the
BBoston Mining and Milling companys
pant has rented the house just complet-
ed on Fourth street and will bring his
family here shortly.
The herald., 1897-11-17
ORANGE COUNTY
CAPISTRANO

CAPISTRANO. Nov. 16.-(Regular
here on visit to her daughter, Mrs. w.
.. English.
DR.. C. D. Ball of Santa Ana came down
on professional visit yesterday.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Rios was christened Sunday.
Martin Labat, an old and highly re-
spected citizen of this place, lies ver,'
low with a complication of diseases.
Drs. Bullard and Davidson came down
from Los Angeles yesterday to attend
r. j. Belford.
r. B. Cook, while grading his walnuts,
lost the end of his index finger by GEL
ting it between the cogwheels.
A daughter was born yesterday to the
wife of Mr.. Ingrams of this place.
L. H. Roberts has succeeded NJ. Men
delson as agent for Wells, Fargo's ex-
press. The office has been transferred
to the depot.
Miss Moreno of Los Angeles is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mendelson.
Miss Oden of Los Angeles is visiting
her sister, Mrs. r. o. Pryor.
On Saturday R. B. Cook shipped car
load Of walnuts to San Diego. This is
the first sale and shipment of nuts from
this place this year. although Caois-
trano is conceded to have the finest wal
nuts in the state this year.
Don Juan Salaberri and daughter,
Juanita, are expected home from their
European trip about December 1st. They
took passage from France on the 18th
inst. Mr.. Salaberris health was much
improved by the tour.
The herald., 1897-11-17
LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH. Nov. 16.-(Regular
Correspondence The Ebell club. which
was organized here this month a year
ago, held its first annual meeting on the
second Monday of the month at the res
idence of Mrs. A. Tichenor on Golden
street. The club is in a flourishing con-
dition, having increased in membership
from seventeen at the beginning to
fifty-one at present.
The Rev Haskett Smith, on the invi-
tation of the club came down and de-
livered two lectures, one on Crete and
the Cretans." at Chautauqua hall. AMI
1000 Years Ago, or Egypt, the Land of
the Pharaohs," at the tabernacle. The
proceeds of the first lecture were given
to the public library and of the second
to the street sprinkling fund.
The club is looking confidently for
ward to the time when it will be able to
build and equip club house of its own.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are: Mrs. H. L. Lunt. president; Miss
NJ. M. Fette. Mrs. H. c. Dillon. vice pres
idents, and Mrs. A. Tichenor, secretary
and treasurer. All of the above ladies,
with the exception of Mrs. Tichenor
were reelected, Mrs. f. b. Cushman,
the former secretary, declining re-
election.
There will be bicycle races for prizes.
baseball and kindred sports at this place
on Thanksgiving day.
The herald., 1897-11-17
EAzE8F{%R7l FE6f1Is

urday in Westminster of pneumonia.
remains were shipped today from DR..
Mills undertaking parlors to Corona
for interment. as
AL II. Ulm and family have moved
from Orange to Santa Ana to reside.
Alfred Martin died in Westminster to-
day of consumption, aged 81 years.
]. E. Halsell of this city and Miss
Susie Hendle were married yesterday by
Rev. S. w. Walker at the South Meth
odist church.
Miss Francis Nichols is visiting friends
in Los Angeles this week.
William A. Magnify aged "a, and Lulu
McCrindle, aged q, both residents of
Westminster, were today granted a IL
cense to wed.
The city trustees met last night but
as was expected.
At a meeting of Company L, N. G. c..
held last night to elect first lieutenant,
Dean w. Johnson, first sergeant. was
elected unanimously. The vacancy
caused by his election will be filled by
the promotion of Second Sergeant w. A.
| Greenleaf. The position of quartermas-
ter is also vacant and will be filed next
Monday evening. "a
A. w. Butlef was on trial today in the
superior court. He was charged with
stealing a team of horses belonging to
w. N. Tedford of Newport The jury
found him guilty in just ten minutes.
| Walter Aspden. aged 80. of Riverside,
and Lena Tadlock, aged 21. of orange,
were today granted license to we'd.
Hugh Ray Insley, formerly of this city,
will be married in Washington, D. C.,
November oath, to Miss Grace Virginia
| Gard.
The herald., 1897-11-17
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PASADENA

PASADENA, Nov. 16.-(Regular Cor
respondence) General Manager S. B.
Hynes of the Terminal Railway com
pany and Captain Banning were driven
north of town today to look over the
prospects for stones for San Pedro har-
Dor about Devils Gate, and in fact al
many points along the Arroyo bed there
are large quantities of building rock.
Considering the proximity of the stone
beds in which the Terminal runs it is
likely that this road may get the con-
tract for furnishing the stone, should
Pasadena and vicinity be chosen as the
source for it.
BREVITIES
At last nights meeting Of Company
in the armory the boys were all meas
ured for new suits, which the state will
furnish at once.
The knights of Pythias gave an in
formal "at home" this evening in X. of
P. hall. About sixty gentlemen We're pres
ent, each lodge member being privileged
to bring two friends. Cards were played
and coffee and sandwiches served.
Messrs. Sanderson and Richards had the
affair in charge.
The remains of Mrs. J. G. Schaeffer,
who died Sunday. will be sent to Phia-
delphia for interment tomorrow.
Dean Peck and Mark Foster, evange-
lists, spoke to a large audience this even
ing in Salvation Army hall.
H. Altman was fined So for peddling
tinware without license today.
The herald., 1897-11-17
SANTA MONICA

SANTA MONICA, Nov. 16-(Regular
Correspondence At the last trustees
meeting specifications We're adopted
calling for bids on 1900 and 20OO candle
power lights, also on lamps of the Brush
system and incandescent cluster lamps,
the number being forty arc and eleven
incandescent lamps. The city's con-
tract with the Santa Monica Light ana
Power company expires on December
S1 1897.
The city engineer was instructed to
prepare detailed plans and specifica-
tions for the construction of sewer main
No. from the alley between Tenth and
Eleventh streets to the center line Of
Hill street. The clerk was ordered to
prepare the necessary notice to con-
tractors.
Ordinance No. 2S6 establishing the
grade of South Third street was adopted.
a resolution was adopted making the
seven original members of the cemetery
committee constitute the permanent
board of cemetery trustees.
Hereafter ali bills against the city will
be paid weekly instead of monthly.
The city attorney was instructed to
draw up an amendment to the tax or
dinance to the effect that hereafter
property on which taxes remain unpaid
will be sold to the town.
Geo. Schonewald, hotel manager Of
Del Monte and Castle Crag fame with
his wife and family, are guests at the
Arcadia, and it was rumored that Mr..
Schorewald will assume the mana so~
ment of the hotel for the Pacific I'M
porvement company
Mrs. Clinton Idlor and son Jay return
ed yesterday from a months visit in
Santa Barbara.
Mrs. w. f. Devoe entertained a num-
Der of little folks Saturday afternoon in
honor of her daughter Burnsie's 9th
birthday
Mrs. Geo. Throssell has returned from
North Yamhill, Oregon.
j. Fl. Barber, superintendent of the
chicken thieves last night in which he
received painful bruises about the head
from rock in the hands of thief. Mr.
Barber was stunned by the blows, which
fact made easy the escape of the ma
rauder, who hurried up the hillside,
mounted q horse and galloped away.
The first ton of barley was crushed in
+. L. Simon's new barley crusher today
Mrs. Mia Tupper Maynard will de-
liver her second lecture on Napoleon
tomorrow evening, at her home, SO Or
egon avenue.
The herald., 1897-11-17
What Miles Learned Abroad

Major General Nelson A. Miles while
across the pond absorbed some charm
ing monarchical ideas. One of these
ideas he seeks to engraft upon his own
native land. He suggests that when the
new Chicago postoffice building is COM
pleted it be equipped with battery Of
Gatlings. He would do this in order to
protect the government property from
mob violence and make it impossible for
real mean men to interfere with the
handling of the mails. The idea will not
be accepted by majority Of the people.
The government does not stand in need
Of protection against the masses half so
badly as it needs protection against a
lot Of fool patriots" who seem deter
mined to believe that the people are a lot
of bloodthirsty anarchists. ready at Il
moments notice to rend the social ia
brio and topple over the political edi-
fices.-Omaha Herald.
The herald., 1897-11-17
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE, Nov. 16.-(Regular Cor
respondence) At meeting of the city
trustees held today bids were opened for
the construction of storm water ditch
in the Monroe street district which has
been badly swept with winter floods In
the past. The bids We're as follOws c.
+. Simmons $4569, c. Hancock $546S, l..
L. Dyer s4211. r. w. whittier s5666, c. A.
White s4117, f. Sheldon s3749. The final
letting of the contract was deferred un-
til next meeting on Tuesday.
The ordinance granting the Southern
California Railway company additional
franchise rights between Ninth and
Tenth streets and just west of their old
track was passed. The franchise grant
ing the Southern Pacific company new
franchise along the east side of the city
to cover the new tracks recently con-
structed by the company was also
passed.
The monthly report of the superin-
tendent of streets of the collections and
expenses of his department for the
month of october showed: Collections
for gravel sold, s42.53; repairs of streets.
S963.97; and sewer work (repairs),
s4O95.
A report was read from. the city at
torney in which that official gave 1t as
his opinion that the city could not force
the water company to substitute pipe
lines for lateral irrigation bitches now
in use in the city, except where the COM
pany failed to keep the bitches in q
clean condition or when the city decided
to make general improvement or any
particular street. This opinion did not
however keep the board from passing
an order notifying the company to at
once clean up all the debris along its
bitches in the city. About a year age
the Southern Pacific company was
granted franchise by the city to cross
all the streets necessary in the construc-
ton of their proposed line to Corona, but
the company did not build the road on
time and the consequence was that the
franchise was forfeited and when they
asked for another franchise the COM
pany Topped off that portion of the old
franchise which called for line below
Fifteenth street to Arlington. The rea-
son for this is now said to be because the
company does not want to be compelled
to build that road now as it will have
to pay eXorbitant prices for few short
pieces of right of way which have not
yet been secured. .ft
The heavy lumber necessary for the
completion of the new Southern Pacific
packing houses, and which has been de-
layed for some weeks in shipping, will
be here today and the. work Of finishing
them will be pushed vigorously as the
lessees are anxious to get into them and
to begin packing fruit
The county supervisors held a short
session today for the purpose of getting
copy ready for the proposed advertising
pamphlet which is to be gotten out in the
interest of Southern California.
The herald., 1897-11-17
TERMINAL ISLAND

TERMINAL ISLAND, Nov 15.-(Reg-
ular Correspondence Bright. balmy,
Sunshiny days, the water smooth as
glass and clear as crystal, and the
Czone-laden air imparting health and
strength with every Inhalation makes
this island the invalids' paradise and the
most perfect health resort on the coast.
The cottages are nearly all occupied
and, judging by the number of inquiries
daily made, there will not be enough by
one-half to supply the demand of those
who want to winter here after the holi-
days.
1t is a great accommodation having
the tavern" open for the accommoda-
tion of visitors, and the company made
a ten-strike in securing Mr.. and Mrs.
Van DuZen to run it.
The following ladies, teachers in the
high school, Los Angeles. came down
for little recreation on Friday even
ing and were guests at the tavern until
the 10:45 train went up on Sunday morn
ing: Katherine Carr, Mrs. L. NJ. Dorsey
Mrs. M. J. Frick, and the Misses M. a
Huston, B. l.. Leveele, Bertha Oliver
Helen w. Davis, Annie Stewart and
Gertrude Henderson.
The steam schooner Tellamook, Cap
tain Hanson, from Humboldt, with
04,000 feet of lumber for the Ganahl
Lumber company, and the four masted
schooner Ethel Zane, from Port Gamble
Wash, with $500 pine railroad ties for
Randsburg, are discharging their
cargoes at the California Lumber com
panys wharf.
The steam schooner Lackme, one of
the largest on the coast arrived Sunday