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AGAINST sUPT. CHANCELLOR.
Not Entitled to Trial, Says Com.
merce Chamber Committee.

Basng it's conclusions on an analysis
Of the local school law, a subcommittee
of the committee on schools of the Cham
Der of Commerce has found that in CIV
ing Supt Chancellor a formal trial on
charges the board of education has grant
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SPIRITUALISM.

KEELER, 1901 FAIRsfONT ST.-WONDERFUL
private slate writings daily; messages from
loved and Information any affairs
public seances We'd. Fri. and Sun nights.
Phone North 5204. no25-tf,4
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evidence HEARD
BY TRIAL COURT
DR.. Chancellor Before The
Board of Education.
SUMMARY OF THE CHARGES
Article in Educational Review
Designated as Sumner.
REMARK OF SUPERINTENDENT
Testimony Given by School Officials
d. Copy of Objectionable Criti-
cism Admitted.
REMARK OF SUPERINTENDENT

What Is regarded as damaging testi-
mony concerning statements credited to
DIR. William e. Chancellor, superintendent
of schools. in criticism of District Off
Gals. the board of education and of con-
dit1ons in the public schools, was given by
witnesses for the prosecution before the
board at its trial, of DIR. Chancellor for
alleged incompetency. INSTRUMENTATION and
on the charge of stirring up discord. Sew
eral articles which have appeared in local
newspapers as interviews were offered in
evidence, and reports of conversations,
not hitherto made public. were recorded
On the part of the defense, however, it
was brought out in nearly every case that
the alleged statements were given accord
ing to the memory of the witnesses and
were not written or dictated by the super
intendent.
There will be an article in the Educa
tional Review on conditions in the District
schools. and it will be sumner was
the statement which Supervising Principal
w. w. Black credited to the snperinten-
dent
Personally I will be beautifully remote
and advise you to be likewise was the
testimony of Roscoe Conkling Bruce. as
sistant superintendent of colored schools.
message which. he said, DR.. Chancellor
teiepHOHeu 10 Hill, III respect " dtlcHOAilS
the investigation of Bruce by committee
of the board, to which he had been sum-
moned.
That hypocrite Macfarland,'' was the
testimony of William A. Hedrick. head of
the physic department of the Mckinley
Manual Training School, referring to the
way Dr. Chancellor had one spoken Of
Commissioner H. B. F. Mcfarland.
Hitherto, l regarded Capt Oyster as an
honest man. but he has broken faith with
60fo ivivacy 1,o
the superintendent had said to him on a
certain occasion.
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w. E. CHANCELLOR. v
On this point Capt. Oyster testified that
Supt. Chancellor promised him he would
be present at the meeting Of the commit
tee to investigate the charges against Mr..
Bruce, the assistant superintendent, and
that he later received the repudiating let
ter, which was presented in evidence and
which was as set forth in the charges.
The defense attempted to extract from
Capt. Oyster the admission that Supt.
Chancellor really told him what he later
said in the letter
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THE COURT RECORD.
District Supreme Court.

CIRCUIT COURT. NO. 1-Justice Wright.
Hammer agt. Shelton; judgment by con-
fession for $50; plaintiffs attorney, W. J.
Neale.
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PROBATE COUkT-Justice Gould.
Estate of Charles H. Adams; petition
for probate Of will fileu; attorney, H.. G.
Kimball.
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Dear Capt. Oyster:
L will meet your special committee or
any committee of the board of education
alone or in regular session any time. at
any place. but l decline absolutely to APP
pear publicly before your special commit
tee. decline also to put in evidence any
communication received in the course of
confidential business. 1 consider it con-
trary to public welfare and to my official
duty to promote this attack on an excel
lent subordinate. / said this to you and
to Mr.. Cox yesterday in substance.
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Testimony offered.

In this connection Assistant Superin-
tendent Bruce and Principal Evans tes-
titled that to them. before and after the
lecture to the teachers. -Supt. Chancellor
had spoken of the president OF the board
as having broken faith with him, that
he had heard certain statements purport-
ing to come from Capt. Oyster and that,
although he had hitherto found Capt.
Oyster an honest man. there was lie
somewhere" 1t was brought out o.
cross-eXamination that DR.. Chancellor had
asked the teachers to- support him in his
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Rumors Of Changes.

Before the lecture. in a, conversation
with Mr.. Bruce and Principal Jackson, II
was testified Dr. Chancellor said he had
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Charge Of INSTRUMENTATION.


Section C of specification II was next
considered. That charges that the super
intendent was guilty of insubordina-
ton in that he advised and counseled
Assistant Superintendent Bruce to dis
obey the order of the board of edu-
cation directing Bruce to appear at a
meeting of its committee October "a
1907. although the said Chancellor we'll
knew that Bruce was under orders Of
the board to appear at the meeting"
Mr.. Bruce testified that the evening
before the committee met DR.. Chancellor
called him by telephone and advised him
to be absent from the meeting the next
day, but the morning of the day of the
meeting DR.. Chancellor told him to use
his own judgment
The third charge considered was that
of section c of specification ILL., in which
1t is alleged that the superintendent lin
an address to the teachers of the M
Street High School October %, 1907, to
the end of stirring up sedition. destroy
ing discipline and disaffecting the teach
ing body of the school, attempted to
'inder and embarrass and destroy the
authority of the board of education over
the school and it's teachers by charging
the president of the board of educa-
ton with promoting an attack on AS
sistant Supt Bruce and Principals Evans
and Jackson and all school officers and
teachers whom he, Supt. Chancellor. has
supported and charging the president of
the board of education with having
broken faith with the superintendent and
with ouble-dealing in procuring appoint
ments to the school and otherwise SLAM
dering said president of the board of
education and the board of education It
self and counseling the teachers of the
said NJ Street High School to support
him. the superintendent, and his meas
ureS''
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Specifications Considered.

Testimony in regard to four of the spec
ifications was considered by the board
yesterday. The first considered was that
of section B of specification II, which al
leges that the said Supt. Chancellor re-
fused to obey the orders of the board of
education to appear before committee
of the board at a stated meeting in Octo-
Der, 1907, and. although having stated that
a1lerward repudiated such statement and
refused to appear. as in the following
communication:
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CTOSS-
For the cross-examination, Attorney
Fulton turned to the letter used in the
charges and introduced in evidence, in
which DIR. Chancellor refused to be pres
ent at the committee meeting. and read
the last sentence. Il said this to you and
Mr.. Cox yesterday in substance
Have you ever traversed that sentence
to Dr. Chancellor" he was asked.
Il couldn't catch him at his office to
do So" Capt Oyster replied.
Miss Ada Birch stenographer for DR..
Chancellor was the next witness. In
reply to questions she said she received
a note from Capt. Oyster for DR.. Chancel-
lor the morning of the committee meet
ing (this Is the one requesting DR.. Chan
cellor to be near the meeting). Witness
left this note on DR.. Chancellor's desk,
saw him read the note and write the
letter, refusing to be present. afterward.
Asst. Supt. Witness.
Roscoe Conkling Bruce. assistant su-
perin.endent of colored schools. was the
next witness Mr.. Bruce was asked
about the advice which DR.. Chancellor
gave to him not to attend the meeting of
The investigating committee on October "A
DIR. Chancellor telephoned me the
night before" was the reply. He said
he didn't intend to be present and ad-
vised me not to be present
DO you remember his language?"
Il remember some phrases of it," stated
the assistant superintendent. Personally,
he said he intended to be beautifully
remote and advised me to be likewise -
The next day. Mr.. Bruce stated. he
had another talk with DR.. Chancellor
At that time. he said. the superintendent
told him that his presence at the meet
ing would be somewhat in the nature of
sacrifice of self-respect." At the
close of that conversation, it was testi-
fed. the head of the schools said to Mr..
Bruce: Better use your own Judgment 4"
Assistant Supt Bruce was next
asked regarding what Dr. Chancellor
had said at a meeting of teachers at
the NJ Street High School. October %.
After the regular lecture. DIR. CHANCELLOR
called the man teachers together. it was
testified. and talked with them about the
fee SYSTEM" by (which, it is claimed.
lawyers procured positions as teachers
for clients for fees. Dr. Chancellor ad-
vised all teachers connected with the sys-
tenn to lay the matter before him, and
they would suffer no loss on his recon-
mendation. DR.. Chancellor. 1t was further
testified. did refer to the proposition OF
running The school system by a commits
sioner of education. and thought that
might prove solution of the school
difficulties.
Rumors Of Changes.
Before the lecture. in a, conversation
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-09-05
RzLfZUurZ KIDZin6.

R1tdy07d K1iplizaS.
IT HAS been announced that Rudyard Kipling is
likely to receive this years Nobel prize the most
eminent Of letters If this is authentic il
will cause much pleasure to his many admirers His
critics. who vocferate that he has not produced any
thing of note since his jungle Tales" will also
oice as it will give them good opening to reiterate
their preposterous assertions.
Altho Mr.. Kipling is cassed as being one of the
best paid writer's he cannot be designated per-
ennia writer; in fact, he is stickler for style and
quality rather than seeker after the pseudo honor OF
producing the best sellers. "The Light that Failed
is considered one of the finest stories he has ever
written altho it is not so familiar his Jungle so-
ries. Even some Of the most frenzied Kpling en-
thusiasts overlook 'The Light that Failed when
praising their well. known idol.
Kipling's reputation verse maker is no less
remarkable than that of prose writer. His most
famous poem, altho far from being his greatest
duction, is "The White Mans Burden At the time
this imperalistic poem written, it copied in
almost every paper in the country; and it was this
poem in conjunction with his quaint Jungle Tales,
that made him one of the stellar luminaries in the
literary world. Altho Mr. Kipling is not in pressing
need of testimonials from the Nobel award commit
tee the prize will perhaps be appreciated by him
reward of honor.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-09-05


The blind pig always follows in the wake Of prohibition
You ring sandy by singing political oppo4
head eyes ears not thru
his open mouth
next presidential fight
rolling gathers moss, but holy roller
gather in quite bunch of mossbacks
The only time henpecked calls his
he calls her up long distance telephone.
When landlord in New York get undesirable
tenant he has his daughter and her girl friends give
When of die it will be them
take their icepcks with hm because they in
the spiritual tropics
The Missouri prison Jefferson City titled ps
would like the noble lord reaching vulgar
with his aristocrac nit munchng pebean hash
If the Lord visit this earth give command Let
him who is without throw the first of them
Pennsylvania capitol ges would have mpudence shy slab
OF phony MARBLE
professor the Chicago University that
from all the native born this country will
for the to enter the presidential race.
John Sullivan, Jim Corbett Lanky of others
who knockout walop their sleeve have written
how protect yourself from the hghwayman think
two how side block the young
stealing the hearts and fortunes rich old
ated by the heirs of the old paps.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-09-05
PennsuZUOnin's Shame

-PeN7lSyLUN71lN,S Shame.
IT HAS been finally announced that the men who
were responsible for the frauds in connection with
Pennsylvania new capitol building, are to be in
dicted and made to answer for their crimes. The
investigation has uncovered set of rascaIly
officials that has been found since the day Tweed
ruled New York. Instead of being imbued with
feeling of civic pride instead of lending their time
and energies to enhance the beauty Of their state
building; instead of practcing economy and guard
ing the interests of the people, these conspired
to furnish cheap imitation furnishings, at unheard
of prices and went about their work of robbing the
treasury common burglar would in riAing safe.
They blushed at no imposition did they feel any
qualms of conscience.
However Pennsylvania is not without her D-
ogenes. When he swung his lantern to and fro as
he examined its lofty rotundas, its beautiful chande
Tiers, it's frescoes and paintings, he was almost i'm
PEELED to blow out his light and hide the foul crime
from the eyes of the world 1t is we'll that he did
not for these men will be given opportunity
to explain their The state of Pennsylvania
has fell upon evil ways since the days of honest Will
liam Penn, and it will require much securing to wipe
out the stain of dishonesty uncovered in building the
state house.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-09-05
No Disarmament.

NO Disarmament
The delegates at The Hague peace conference,
while not making much Roadway toward universal
disarmament, are still at work humanizng some of
the horrors which the concomitants of war; The
Drago doctrine essential to the welfare Of dimin-
utive republics is receiving respectful but scant
hearing. The Drago doctrine aims to abolish the
old custom of sending warshps to collect debts where
private individuals are concerned. Such affairs to
be settled in the courts and not by threats of bonn
bardment.
Of course it is not to be expected that the Euro.
pean representatives will acquiesce in measure so
revolutionary in character and that is SO unsatisfac
tory in afording prompt relief. Europe has little
confidence in the sanctity of the Judiciary person
flied in the South American republics. This feeling
of instability is justified in sense for these coun-
tries have the odious reputation of Sinking their
obligations whenever possible In theory, the Drago
doctrine is enlightened measure; but in practice
it not adequate to meet the exgencies of the times
for these too shfy and INSCRIPTIONS
to deal with honestly
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-09-05
VI6ht Courts.


SINCE Chicago started it's night police court,
New York City has also adopted the system, and will
henceforth hold night sessions in one or more of it's
municipal courts. The authorities hope by this in
novaton to stop the practice of those who have been
exacting large commission by offering bonds for
the appearance of arrested persons court the next
morning The fees earned by this system were enor-
nous, but now it will be impossible to 'bleed' sus-
pects who in many cases, willing to pay almost
any price to avoid an all nights stay in the cooler
Furthermore, policemen in that city will not have
the satisfaction of putting behind the bars for
the night, knowing that they have not sufficient evil
dence on which to secure conviction. It is evident
that night police courts are a necessity and not
luxury.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-09-05
Re6ni7ai1S ReSDectNbiZitu.


In A recent number of the Saturday Evemng
Post there was an article the discharged prisoner
that ought to bring cheer to many Of the detained.
The writer admits that the accidental criminal has
hard time to regain his lost responsibility and says
The business world often turns out accidental GRIM
inals, as the penologists call them-good men gone
wrong because of moments weakness while ham
ding other peoples money. Some of these men are
sent to prison; others not In any case all they
want is chance to prove themselves worthy of trust
"a chance to rise again to their lost places To
consider the livesSof such men, to follow them in
their struggles back to responsibility and restored
credit, is one of the most interesting of studies.
Victor Hugo proved this in his vitality real character
of Jean Vatican. What is the position of the CON-
munity toward the Valjeans? The community inter-
est cannot be otherwise than in favor of them for
the reclamation of the criminal must obviously be
the advantage of society but community pride is
always against the man who has served term in
prison"
The truth of the foregoing is to be seen in al
most every community Still, It is cheerful to know
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-09-05
Among Our Exchanges.

YOUNG did you think you would never
get higher in this life than the mark you set for
yourself? You will reach the mark unless you
hew the line in your every day life It is the little
things that go to make the great in this life. If you
are honest and truthful in small things you will be
trusted in greater ones-Lake City Mimi Graphic
Sentinel.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-09-05
SAL SUPERSALT.
B Y A N 6 L I c U S

ILKMEN BEWARE! Another great
Vl all great because you find
BILE prediction that along around about $1,000 D. (som time after
the completion of the Panama Cna the countrys waeruppy will
exhausted It likely that his report
of Wall Street panic.
DROHlBITION Prohibition, like government ownership
principle The theory excellent.
and undoubtedly isl the principal agent filing
absolute entails hardship
Of the community sufficient balance
would confer society All the pay excuseits medi
nsancewhch ingenious but nsncere sybaries object
the theory the thing evidently valuee 1t u.s.
prohibition praciced that the real trouble lies Even
practice declare
strong in its favor All prohibition States
and population and school
attendance Of it that criminals and paupes
emgrate States
question: however, which
proportion of the population will drink license license
doubt whether after all worth while drive this proportion
deceit and to technical illegaity.
Z XTRACT FROM MY DREAM BOOK While the writer of this
l. himself among
known "Our Local Poets he nevertheless help
following the Of Mr. L. H. who said last week. Let prake
your your golden Dreams Once upon
fell asleep and dreamed dream And seemed him
he stood unfamiliar spot
this he merely SPECTATOR And in the dock
with beautiful wig his head Add that
been in the business and his identity will
readers of the New And seemed that
his
glasses and asks has anything
should him. You
these he inwary thinking
the least likely but I'm here out the FORMS But the old
shook his head "Then said judge Harold Penybuck
e is the sentence of this that You be confined
penntary here the kind gentleman opens
ndoor the mornings remarked aren't going get up
ody And with Wild Angcus jumped emptied
his his
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-09-05

SOME one has discovered, or at least makes the
that there forty four roads leading
direct to hell Now is the time to subscribe for this
family journal and keep in the straight and narrow
path-Stillwater Gazette.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-09-05

those who take pleasure in putting on his feet
The other day we seen an article in of the
try papers that disapproved of exercising the pardon
ing power in behalf of criminal who worthy
of clemency and the paper are sorry to say,
contained over dozen dope medicine ads that were
simply outrageous. This conscientious editor is a
stern believer in maintaining the majesty of the law
but it is likely that ne never thought of his compile
ity to commit fraud by accepting questionable medi-
cine ads. If persons only realized the injury they
were doing by ignoring the who is only asking
for an opportunity to earn an honest living, they
would act differently
This icy indifference is what has discouraged
many man and caused him to be worse menace
to society than before his conviction. In such
it is not difficult to fix the responsibility.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-09-05

"a big meteor" says an Associated Press tele-
gram, Struck the sea at Amagansett, L. l., and
caused water to arise if from geyeer. Probably
Bill Taft taking his morning ablutionary exercise.
Princeton (Minn) Union.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-09-05
NOTICE..

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worthy Of patronage send this Office
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-09-05

THE MIRROR weekly paper published
Prison. 1t founded edited
newspaper; encourage
moral intellectual
psychological
Information
fallen selredempiOn The
dependent public financial support
expended
interests of prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-09-05

Ny WAY is to go straight forward and aim at
what is right Bishop Asbury