New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
ANOTHER CANARD NAILED.

That cablegram dated New Jersey, and read
ing. ''Diogenes, Snope Pontus Come at once"
will not be sent. The gentleman with the Ian
tern may continue 10 wander about in search of
the one so far undiscovered whose hand he is
anxious to grasp The find reported in the
northern part of our sister state like the one at
the lower end which some weeks ago created SO
much excitement and so many pledges, proves to
be false alarm. That the candidate for
Diogenes medal is rs honest as the rest Of US we
do not question But it seems that he does not
tower above us in that respect, we had been
led to believe when the story regarding him
first got out.
Some time ago the telegraph wires Of the
country thrObbed with the news that the janitOr
in public school on the other side of the Hud-
son had declared the salary of 500 which was
being handed 10 him at the end Of each month
was too large. that he would be better content
with $40 and therefore wouldn't the Board Of
Education be so kind as 10 Curtail said salary
to the extent Of fifteen units and. beginning at
once or as soon thereafter possible give him
only the amount which he felt he was earning
and which was all he could conscientiOusly ac-
cept? The Board of Education always prompt
10 act In the matter of decreases in salary, in
stead of having a commission appointed to in
vestigate the sanity Of the petitioner. got to-
gether and reduced the remuneration according
~. IUPn aOJouFUeO WlIIl iue CONSCIOUSNESS Jlldl
a good deed had been well done and that one
employe of the city could go TO bed happy.
But when the next pay day came round and
the envelope was opened by the janitor or his
wife there were some things said which viii
not be repeated here. AS soon as possible he
sought the members of the Board OF Education.
and straighUway, forthwith, inquired TO the
occasion for this minusness in his salary. When
the circumstances were explained the janitor
waxed very wroth and declared that he had
never intimated that he found any difficulty IN
spending the entire amount formerly paid 10
him, and that even with such munfcent remu-
neration he had been unable TO purchase auto
mobiles. diamonds or any Of the other necessaries
of life said 10 have been enjoyed by the janitor
Of one Of the downtown Office buildings on this
side of the river in the days before insurance
investigations became popular. He did remen-
Der, however, having signed a document pre-
sented To him 10y another janitor, which he be
leved to be a demand that in future all inhah
tants of buildings in which janitors Ncre EN-
ployed should he expected TO carry out their
own ashes and presumed that some Jealous
fellow laborer had taken that means Of convey
ing his faIsifed views to the board
In view Of this explanation, the public and
especially that part Of it which comes in daily
contact with the autoCrat Of the basement. will
breathe easier. There was some fear that the
movement might spread and that janitors as a
body might not only refuse 10 accept their sala-
ries. but tips well. and might insist further
more. on keeping the temperature Of the build
ings during cold weather above 60 degrees, there
by rendering the occupants subject 10 pneumonia
when they went from the warm room into the
cold outside air. The next time such story is
discovered II should be thoroughly investigated
before being given to a public unaccustomed to
such shocks.