The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-21
Lively Meeting Held
Yesterday.
ONLY ONE SIDE HEARD
FINAL ACTION WAS DEFERRED
UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY.
Attorney Creswen Urges Them Not
70 Further Complicate Matters
by Refusing the Offer of the
Merchant Creditors.

About five hundred teachers met in the
auditorium OF the Girls High School yes
-erday afternoon TO consider the compro-
mise ouered by the merchant creditors of
me late School Board. They listened 10
reports from the secretaries of various
c9nmlJtees, long speech by Harry T.
tTeSWeu and other counsel, did g great
deal Of talking and finally adjourned 10
meet next Thursday afternoon, when final
action viii be taken
The meeting was called 10 order shortly
after o clock by Elisha Brooks He In
t-oduCed Z. II. Murphy and ". D. Kings
bury, who have been at Sacramento look
Ing after legislation which interested the
teachers. The two gentlemen rave a very
good account OF themselves. Colonel
Murphy first made an oral report and il
was a1terward supplemented by a written
one read BY Mr.. klngsbury, which cover
ed practically the same ground. a brief
excerpt from Il tells the whole story:
Every bill We tried 10 have passed went
through and those which did not stand
. our scrutiny were defeated An ttemized
list OF expenditures was then read which
showed that II had cost The committee
S415 70 10 Go its work. This was so salts
factory that when Miss Emma Stincen,
who acts as treasurer, showed that g.
little more money would be needed all
agreed 10 an assessment OF s. cents.
MeSsrs. Murphy and klngsbUry were
rendered unanimous rising vote OF
thanks.
Harry T CresweU. one of the attorneys
for the teachers, then made long state
ment. He went carefully over the ground,
covering every move made since last De
cember, explaining clearly why certain
actions which some considered the proper
tliug-h not been taken. He said that
he, as one OF the attorneys, had not only
L elceavOred TO straighten out the tangle
but had taken only such steps as would
prove most expeditions. He advised
strongly against suing the merchants 10
prove the LlegahtE OF the Iatters claims.
such a course, salu ne Wou!Q IN
TOlv6 Us in g long and expensive htiga-
ZION. The late school board was anything
but systematic. There are no records 70
show what was purchased and we would
be obliged TO carefully question the book
keepers and managers OF establishments
holding claims. The Judge would, IN all
probability, appoint referee al $40 per
day 10 take evidence. Then there would
be the fees Of an attorney ana Stenog-
taken down IN full and when the notes
were transcribed We would have a pile OF
evidence about three Ieet hign rms Is ne
eXaggerauOn. Ny advice TO you, as your
attorney. IS that YOU accept the com
promise offered by Lhe meTehantS. II IS
aggregate $500. and there is nothing al
~ 513f@ KS s5s sun. There Is but $4,000 to
meet tbs with and the other $3.50 would
have 10 be drawn from the General fund.
Il his IS done the chances are that your
T1--a The merchants orIer you 80 per cent
- -Iis SIM or "a go. Nv advice is that
YOU accept i and avoid litigation
He was followed by Lewis Bartlett, who
resd letters from Auditor Wells, P. A
Pergerot / J. Truman and others adYls-
ing this course. Other speakers followed
him on the same lines. and at the cOnclu-
sion OF their remarks q motion was MADE
that the compromise De accepted. ! ne
result was chaos
There we're apparently two strong fac
lions one which favored the comproLnlSt
. and the other bitterly opposed 70 II We
score people started 10 talk at once anC
President Brooks raped sharply seyera-
times before order could be restored Iher
q notion was made 70 adjourn until next
Friday Il was voted down. \ teacher II
The rear Of the hall finally secured tne
door and made a strong plea against Lht
adoption of the resolution. de sald ina
only one side had been heard ana a noIhlr4
- 80 iare n % any more talking, g
the motion 70 adjourn was finally passed
Thursdzx instead Of Friday oelhg chOsel
es he ~ for the next meeting.