The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-03


Fritz as to Miss Sweeney.
TT hardly seems worth while to
! impose upon the readers of the
ISLANDER by inficting upon them an
extended reply to the five columns
of malicious personal abuse of the
editor written by VIM. R. Garrett
and published over the signatures
of John L. Murray and L. B. Carter
in their personal organ. These two
worthless having delegated to Mr..
Garrett authority to formulate and
express their opinions for them, he
felt free to use the first personal pro-
noun throughout the mendacious
mess which he prepared for them to
sign, and ali of which is absolutely
foreign to the questions now before
the people in this county. Any fool
can ask questions which it would be
a waste of time for a wise man to
answer.
There is not scintilla of truth in
any of the charges" made except
that the editor holds an official posi-
ton. Very likely Murray did not in
form his opinion manufacturers that
the position happens to be one that
he failed to get and that it was ten
dered to the editor without any So
icitation on his part.
But the effort to drag the efficient
principal of the public school of Fri
day Harbor into the political school
for scandal in which Carter, Murray
and Garrett are the shining lights, is
so malicious and contemplate that a
few words concerning it may not be
out of place in justice to the schools
and to Mr. Joubert.
Prof. Joubert is not relative of the
editor, though the editor would be
proud of it f he we're. Nor is the editor
entitled to more than a small share
of the credit for having secured Mr..
Joubert's valuable services as princi-
pal of the Friday Harbor school His
employment was first suggested by
Mr.. n. E. Churchill, who was chair
man of the school board for many
years. Mr.. L. B. Carter was him
self a member of the board at the
time and voted for Mr.. Joubert's
election and the records of the ClS-
trict show that on the 9th of April,
1904, ''Mr. Carter moved that Mr..
Joubert be re-engaged for another
year and his salary fixed at $50
month for nine months" which was
the first of the repeated increase"
of salary which Mr.. Culver is charged
by Mr.. Carter with having secured
for Mr.. Joubert. When he was next
reelected Mr.. Carter was not a
member of the board. His salary
was increased to $50 month, but
not upon Mr.. Culver's motion. This
year it was Mr.. Larson who moved
that he be reelected at the same sal
ary. He earns every dollar that he
gets and the district will be fortunate
if il can retain his services at any
price. Mr.. Carter is sending his
own son to school here instead of to
the State College at Pullman, which
he attended last year, in order that
he may have the benefit of Mr.. Jou-
bert's instruction.
One other mendacious charge, also
connected with Mr.. Culvers service
as a school director, calls for refuta-
tion because of the malicious design
in it to arouse prejudice. 1t is this:
SIS it not fact that you have taken the
stand that no one born and educated on
San Imam island should have place on
the staff of the local schools. but insisted
that every teacher must come from
abroad, preferably from Bellingham?"
Not once since Mr.. Culver has
been a member of the school board
has a teacher '.born and educated
on San Juan island been an appli-
cant for position in the school.
One lady, a sister in-law of Mr.. G.
Hartar was kent in the primary