The San Francisco call., 1898-07-07
WHEN THIEVES FALL OUT.

M honest men get their @ due s' The ssd saying
 may not be literally applicable to the dis closures made by members of the Board of Education since the breaking out of the recent dssensions among them, but 1t is sufficiently apropos to be quoted text for comment on the proceedings of the board at its meeting on Tuesday evening.
 More than one investigation lately made into the manner in which the school fund has been expended has furnished the public with pretty conclusive proof that something like gross frauds have been practced by at least of the members of the board The lumber deal scandals exploited by the last Grand Jury fresh in the public mind Enough was made known at that time to justify the popular demand for the indictment of several persons implicated in the scandals, and there little regret that indict- ments and prosecution did not follow.
 Now comes the antagonism among the members of the board itself producing charges and counter charges that add evidence of wrongdong At the meeting Tuesday evening Director Gallagher submitted written report the work of the building committee, which set forth sufficient facts to justify him in asserting: "I have shown enough to call at tenton to the rank extravaganza that prevails and to the further fact that the chairman of the building committee is proceeding in entirely illegal manner and that he has grossly nsmanaged the affairs of his committee"
 Among the facts stated by Director Gallagher are these: That much of the work now being done under the direction of the chairman of the building commit tee being performed by persons who have no con nection with the department They have not been authorized by the board or any committee of the board to do the work" That for large part of the work under way contracts have been let, or at least could be found on file when the inves- tigation made Finally, that two members of the building committee, MT. Drucker and Mr. Carew, gave the investigator that with respect to some important work which he specifies in his report they have not at any time been consulted by the chairman of the committee and have never given their consent to the work
 After this report there came discussion upon a report of Chairman Burns of the building commit tee, and further evidence of wrongdoing was given Director Drucker, one of the building committee, is quoted saying: These things have never come before the board and will not stand responsible for any such actions. 1 therefore now tender my resip- nation from that committee Why, look at it! There acts of the chairman of the building committee in which he has contracted for $I5oooo worth of work, and in instance has he either called com mttee meeting consulted me regarding the busi- ness passing through the hands of that committee This won't do."
 It may be gratifying to slight degree to have Mir Drucker refuse to act any longer on the committee with Burns and to say 'Ths won't do" but such con- demnaton is not sufficient. The things have been done. It now remains to be seen what the Board of Education, the Grand Jury and others having author ity and responsibility in the enforcement of law will do about It. The evidence of fraud seems to be abun dant and easily obtainable The prosecution should begin at once