The Washington times., 1905-09-14
SWARTHLL PLAYS
BIG TRUMP CARDS
Has Friends Who Praise
His Work.
OPPONENTS NOT IMPRESSED
Claim They Can Tell Board of Educa-
tion Things Which Will Spoil
Defense.

Moseheim f. F. Swartzell. principal
of the Eastern High School, played his
trump cards ct last nights session OF
the Board of Education in its star
chamber" investigation of the Swartzell-
Eastern High School affair.
Swartzell had his friends present tes-
timony that would tend to rebut the evil
dence the Board of Education had OBJ
tanned from former witnesses. While
no statement was made after the TAX
ing Of the testimony it was conceded
that as a whole the meeting was de-
cidedly Swartzell meeting.
7. c. Lansden, W. S. Moore L. A
Merritt E. W. Byrn, James Adams
Annie Raum. ]. c. Nicholson. Roy Hell
ton. c. W. Trow. A. i. Schulters. and
E. /. Nottingham were the witnesses
called
Mr.. Nottingham, who was chairman
OF the committee of the East Washing
ton Citizens Association in the investi-
CATION that association made of the con-
troversy, has all along been conceded to
be a stanch admirer of Swartzell, and
last night he reiterated his former decla-
ration that Swartzell should be retained.
Against Swartzell.
Mr.. Schulters. who was secretary Of
mittee in the investigation that was
more recently made in the affair. re-
butted Mr.. Nottingham's testimony. and
reiterated the declaration made by the
committee of which he was secretary
that SwartZell. for the interest of citi-
zens and property owners of East WASH
tngton. and the pupils of the Eastern
High School, should be superseded. He
thought a probable and more serious
nj f0af of a w
again reopened next Monday would be
avoided without Swartzell.
The other witnesses who appeared
last night were all in a general way in
favor of retaining the present incumbent
at the Eastern, claiming that the wrongs
were of an imaginary form and that the
pupils were treated with perfect fair
ness.
The charges that Swartzell lacked in
tact were completely riddled by his
friends at court.
they said. were started by the dis
affected pupils who had resented meas
ures of discipline that Swartzell had
always endeavored to maintain"
A Leak Last Night.
The peculiar part of last nights meet
ing developed the fact that heretofore.
and when the testimony was known to
have been antagonistic TO Swartzell, very
little. If any, intimation of the inner
workings OF affairs was divulged, while
last night, when in the main the testi-
mony favored Swartzen, all kinds of
intimations of what was going on were
circulating around the exterior of the
sanctum-
The meeting lasted about three hours,
the witnesses going into the board room
one at time. James F. Oyster presi-
dent of the Business Mems Association,
called for time to explain why Fred
q. ColGren. chairman of the committee
from the association that investigated
the anair, was unable to be present Ia st
night, on account of absence from the
city
The meetings will be continued to-
night, when few more % sSwartzeil's
aoherents viii be called The prosecu-
tion will also have a few witnesses at
tonights meeting. who. they say, will
completely wipe out the testimony SUBJ
mitted by SwartzelI's defenders