The San Francisco call., 1897-10-31

their heads in at the door OF my ?l "
office and leer at me and gu1iaW l'he ~
of or nning hyenas. just as Ihe nc! -
the institut on were turned over ~ - !
forty boys presen ed themse yes anu saiu ,a
they had been told that | could pafoie
them and tbey wanted their parole. Inc
officers around me laughed IN the presence
OF those forty boys and l had 10 appeal 10
their reason and tell them that hso ust
come and did not know Is yet WheFe 'he
full scope of my authority commenced OF
ended. The boys listendd with mNt'e'-
ings. .ho
TFrom the moment stepped into the
institution l have had nothing but o.
stacles to contend with, hindrances OF
ir:fing, petty nature, but calculated 10
try the very soul of man. VINO, Wlthou'
experience, shouidsred such a respohs4-
biiity as this.
You have the privileges of this 1nsu-
tuition at your hands; go and see for your
self"
Upon being told that an Investigation
was not intended and that the only thlnS
desired was an answer to the charges CIR
cuiated among the people OF lone, the
superintendent said, pointing toward the
town below:
My trouble does not lie there"
Wnen asked what he meant by that the
doctor answered:
L HluSt HOI give
you my meaning until after a meeting OF
tae board OF trustees. but l say again,
MY trouble is not there. -" and the doctor
shook his head and repeated as if to him
sell. mo; my trouble lies not there
That is very true. and where the trou-
BILE does lie can be found in the whisper
lngs and winks and mysterious and re-
>erVed air which permeates the entire AZ.
mosphere of the big red building.
HE CAJT
tney were whispered in his ear-and one
OF me whispered expressions was: "Why
oon you talk to the inmates? Every one
OF these charges can be sustained?"
1hls came with glance, right and left,
from the man who was whispering, and he
concluded by saying, For Gods sake,
don mention my speaking to YOU"
In that one request lies the secret of the
burning crater at lone. Volumes of
smoke arise; around the ruins of this
hssure lie the shattered remnants of good
names. fragments of broken promises and
heaps upon heaps OF personal abuse and
PUBIC coHtumely, but 70 one has ever
reached the bottom of tbs crater; and
Whlie every man one speaks to adds fuel
10 the flame he says "For Gods sake don't
mention me in the matter"
RumoT! rumori rumorl The TOWN is
as lull OF rumors s the creek which flows
through 1t is full of shifting sand and
until these rumors are run down or estab-
llshed there will be no end to The entanpIe.
ments at lone. 81
inns little village nestles in the Ian of the
Sierra foothills, and with its trees aud
mowers and peaceful. country lanes and
orchards, fair as a garden of the Lori
one would believe 1T the last place on earth
where the people would couinre mn
wrong; And indeed they have not.
Wnlle tne school Is the propertv Of the
otate; Whlle Its maintenance comes from
the general fund. the people of lone take
PRIDE and an interest in the school he.
yond the little profits of its trade which
may IaiI 20 the butcher and the baker and
the candIestlck- maker They are a hosni-
tapie' geAerouS-hearted people up here.
ana they appreciate the distinction a State
uIion mas given them. That the first
superintendent endeared himself 20 the
people there can be no doubt. That H.
second one entered with yerv deem enS
sincere prejudice exi~ting against him is
equauy trur That the people there turned
1atheF WlIlng ear TO the circulation of
damaging reports canno be denied. That
the>e reports, like all rumors. have uath-
ereo IN proportions as they rolled alono
goes without saying. That their 1ruth
Iudy oe proved or their faIsity established
aepenus upon something beyond newspa-
per reporters and unofficial comments.
Ut y Rrien is accused of inhumsnjtv
nGom potency and mismanagement Dr
DIten oenles 1t most emphaticalIv
yes iration. -i'
whether incompetent or NOT there milf
De no lack of evidence Memorandnm.
uooAs nave sold at premium in lone
anu many and manv note has bean
iha"e ol the doctors alleged delinouop