The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 3, 1897, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, T SDAY, AUGUST 3 1897. SULID NINE PLANNING A NEW SCHEME Be School Districts Will Gerrymandered to Rainey. SALARIES WILL BE READJUSTED. The Mission High School to Be a - Soft Place for a Favorite. SUPERINTENDENT - WEBSTER ~ TALKS. Mothers of Pupils to Hold an Indig- nation Meeting—Mitchell Pre- paring-to Fight. There is & nesw scheme being hatched by the-"*Solid Nine” of tue Board of School Directors. Failing in their attempt to provide places as teachers for some sixty or more-of the friends of Boss Rainey, these directors now propose to gerryman- der the school districts of - the City in the interest of some favorite principals and | their friends. They do not call it by this name, of course. On the records of the doings of the board it appears that thers is urgent need'that the City be redistricted, and a resolution to that effect was adopted at the last regular meeting. The Work is al- lotted to the members of the committee on rules and Deputy Superintendent of Schools Stone. Now, as it sohappens, the | presiding sages of this particuiar commit- | tee are Dr. Ragan and Dr. Drucker, the | two-principal lieutenants of Rainey in the the time. Thus far there has been no request from any of the principals, as far as can be learned, ior eitber a regrading or a redistricting. The execution of the two plans conjunctively. a3 is the idea of the *'solid nine,” will probably result in great confusion among teachers and pu- pils and many salaries will be readjusted accordingly. g s Itis this'last point that is uppermost in the minds of the promoters. At pressnt the primary schools are aivided inio eizht classes, with salaries ranging from $90 to §160 for principals. Rainey, it is under- | stood, has devised a system under the pro- posed redistricting of the City that will take care of hia friends. It is an easy matter to gerrymander a district in such a way as to materially reduce or increase the average attendance. This is an old game that has often been practiced in politics, but this is the first time it has been anplied in the management of a School Department. Deputy Superintendent Stone adm’tted vesterday that the execution of the vlan on the lines laid down by the resoluiion would result in a readjustment of the -alu- riesof some of the priucip: He thought the plan a good one, providing 1t was car- ried out impartially and without refer- ence to politics. He admitted that under the provisions of it, it was po-sible to cut off the attendance in some school materi- ally, thus reducing under the grading scheme the salury.of jthe principal and vice-principal accordingly. He believed, bowever, that no malice would enter into the matter, and that the school system would be the better for it. Some of the School Directors do not view the situation sosanguinely. They see in the efforts of the “‘solid nine a plan to increase the salaries of favorites at the expense of others who do not stand so well at the throne. The refusal of the board at Saturday night's meeting to adopt the salary schedule leads them to believe that there is a colored man in the tence, who is likely to make trouble at any time. The minority members of the board are of tne same opinicn. Director Head believes that in the end nothing but confusion and dissatisfaction can resuit if the plans of Rainey do not miscarry. Another plan to assist a principal, who is known to ba somewhat of a politician himself, by ‘‘fattening up” a school for his benefit, is well under way and the first gun was fired yesterday. Ever since the Mission High School be- came an assured thing there has been no end of wire pulling among the favorites of the solid nine 1o get the principalship of the new institution. The mantle has for|some time been conceded to Joseph Q’Connor, the princinal of thé Horace Mann Grammar School, and his friend and protector in the board, Director Gal- lagher, has now evolved a pian by which he hopes to aid O’Connor into getting a larger salary than the school would yield under ordinary circumstances. The new plan; for redistricting the schools and making the salaries of the principals larger in proportion to the number of pupils renders the scheme easy of opera- tion. Director Gallagher caused two letters to be sent out from the office of the board yesterday that explain the trend of affairs. The first reads as follows: board, onsequently the rank and fite of the teachiers view the prospective redivid- ing-of the City into school districts with peculiar interest. B Along with this gerrymandering scheme comes a pian ‘to grade the schools accord- ing to their average attendance, and the salaries of the icipals and vice-prin- | cipals accordingly. This is where the chief beauty of: the whole affair lies. Under the skillfal maneuvering of Ragan and Drucker theré is likely to be some startllog reductions in the number of punils attending some schools with a| corresponding increase in others. The re- | districting pian in itselt would be a harm- less affair without the regrading prospect. This - last thought emanates from the brain of Director Gallagher, who is Ra- gan’sman Eriday. The whole propos meets with the approval of the solid nine, and Rainev him:eif has deciared that it will act as a tonic'for the school system of the City. With such indorsements as vhese it seems strange that the teachers should see anything in the matter to be suspicious. The fact remains, -however, that they do not like the prospect at all. The resolu- tion provides that the work shall be com- pleted by August9. It-was this r-solu- tion which Director Gallagher invoked at Saturday night’s meeung to defeat the adoption of the salary schedule. This scheduie was identical with that of the past year and was satisfactory to both principals and teachers. On the first vote it was adopted, but it was not until Director Ragan, aiter securing a recon- sideration, attenupted to amend it by mak- ing one or two increases that the true nature of the regrading scheme was made public. Gallagher in hisanxiety to serve Ragan’s interest raised the point that the schedule bad not been drawn in conform- ity with the rules recently passed by the new board. The chief feature of these rules em- bodies the plan of regrading the school and fixing the salaries of the principals and vice-principals according to the aver- age daily attendance. Heretofore the schools have been graded, especially in tbe primary class, according to the. num- ber of classes. This plan was adopted by ihe Hyae board and met with the ap- - proval of the entire School Department at XEW TO-DAY! Our competitors—the high class tailors. 2737 Kearny corner Post ~Our boys’ suits are made with -as great _as for ‘wear— ‘they’re made Dby the right speople.s them on; best S | : "Loné' pants:suits $3.50, for “agesartong. T _ Short pants suits.$1.§6, for ages 9 to’ 150 8 i - Knee pants two bits: money Alter, exchangé ~gaaa"s or refund i - 28 rhoerfully. SaN FraNCIsco, Aug. 2, 1897. To Principals: Any of tne graduates of your school desiring 1o enter the Mission High School may report at the Horace Mann Gram- mar School for instructions Wsdnesday moru- ing, end those desiring to enter other schools shall report at those schools at once. E. J. GALLAGHER, Chairman Committee on Secondary Education. Tne letter was sent to the following neipals: A. Wood, Hearst Grammar School; . Stone, Burnett School; H. M. Fairchild, ving Scott School; J. T. Hamilion, Lincoin School; Miss Cleveiand, Rincon Grammar School. The ietter, on the face of it. ssemed to be all richt, for it gave the graduates the option of attending any school they chose, but one that went out a few moments later was not so considerate. It read ihis way: SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2, 1897. To Principa’s: The graduates of your school desiring 1o enter the High School will please report at the Horace Mann School on Wednes- day morning, the 4th inst . J. GALLAGHER, Chairman Committee on Secondary Education. This letter went out to: Mrs. 8. A, Miles, Sheridan School; Mrs. L. Burke, . B erett School ; R. D. Faul , Horace Mann; Joseph O'Conno P James Lick School; Miss N. F.'Su sion Grammar; Miss McCarthy, a School; Mrs. Greenan, Sunny Vale School; Miss Coles, South End School. Superintendent of Schools Webster re- gards this as a scheme to push the new Mission High School forward for the ben- efit of whoever is to be the principal and at the expense of other schools. “It looks to me,” said Mr. Webster, “like a plan to advance the Mission High School for the benefit of some friend of the majority., To report at the Horace Mann School probably means to be as- signed to the Mission High School with- out being allowed a voice in the maiter, which is a - reat injustice to pupils. “The Polytechnic High School gives pupils a chance to prepare for the busi- ness walks of iifeand prepares them for a university course, snd they should be allowed to choose that institution or any other that is more convenient as to loca- tion or more desirable to them in other ways. ‘At present the Mission High School is located in hired rooms at San Jo-e avenue and Twenty-fifth sireet, and these will be totally inadequate 1o accommodale the 300.0r 400 pupils that under the proposed arrangement will ask for admittance. *-A plan has been considered to put the instructors of one_of the present high schools into the Mi-sion High School, and thus save the City the expense of a fourth school, but I subpose this will not meet the ideas of the majority.’” : = MITCHELL’S DEMAND. The Ousted Vice-Principal 5 Fight the Board In the Courts. _The threatened trouble over the trans- fer of Vice-Principal George O. Mitchell of the Girls' High School to the Poly- technic High School came to a head yes- terday, when Mitchell applied at the for- mer to be placed in charge of his old class. 5 In-the Girls’ High School Mitchell was in receipt of a salary of $165 per month, while in the Polviechnic tchool the best that he can get is $140 per month. He pelieyes that his uansfer was illegal and naturally objects. Now he intends to fight, and his action o! yesterday was .taken with a view of protecting his legal rights shculd he begin a suit. Principal Brooks of the Girls’ High School refused to recognize Mr. Mitchell and ‘placed the duties of the vice-principal in the hands of Mr. Cook, who was trans- forred to take the plece from which Mr. Mitchell was removed. ~ e e G!RLS TO PETITION. 4 High School Pupils Are In a State of Rebelllon. The pupils of the Girls’ High School are up in arms over the summary transferring of two of tbeir favorite teachers, Miss Hodgkinson and Mr. Mitchell, and are exerting themselves toward securing their return. That is not all they want. They assert thuat Mrs. Reeves cannot keep order, is a disturbing element-at the school and they want her transferred to some other school. A committee of these sprnky maidens prepared a petition yesterday, addressed to the Board of Education and setling forth their desires and grievances, It is against the rules oi the department te ‘tirculate petitions amoug the pupils, but these girls went ahead with their pro- in spite of that prehibition. They il quietly. and beiore Principal Brooks became cognizant of what was going on :| they had succeeded in getting over 100 signatures attached to the document. Mr. Brooks .corraied the committee, and or- dered the girls to desistin their work on pain.of being sent home. They obeyed, but refused to surrender the petition. win | BN N HYMEN'S FETTER Nuptials of Miss Laura L Gashwiler and Samuel M. Shortridge. WEDDED UNDER A ROSE CANOPY. Only the Immediate Relatives Witness the Impressive Ceremony. ALL THE APPOINTMINTS IDEAL. Unusual Number of Exquisite and Costly Presents—A Bridal Trip to Coronado. The stern hand of the law and beauty’s tender, pliant palm were joined together for ay and ever yesterday when Samuel M. Shortridge ana Miss Laura Leigh Gash- wiler stood before the Rev. J. Prendergast and pronounced the solemn words that made them man and wife. Society, which for weeks past had been preparing for the event, had to be una- | voidably disappointed, the ill health of the bride’s mother, Mrs. J. W. Gashwiler, | making a quiet wedding a necessity. How- ever, the numerous friends of the promi- nent voung couple, though absent, did not forget them on their wedding day. | | | | MRS, S, M. SHORTRIDGE (formerly Miss Laura L. Gashwiler). Kindest wishes and congratulations ace companied the many gifts of dazzling sil- ver, exqi/site crystal and elegant jewels. Prominent among these presents were a magnificent cut glass silver-mounted lov- NN / / Dy | ing cup, the gift of the groom’s mother, Mrs. T. C. Shortridge, and a crescent of diamonds, the giit of the bride’s mother. Although the ceremony was extremely private, only relatives and a limited num- ber of intimate friends being present, the preparations for the wedding were as complete and elaborate as though & host were to have been entertained. Fragranu flowers, sturdy palms, cool green brakes and tender smilax fashioned | a bower of exquisite beauty, within which the happy couple stood while the binding words were spoken. Most pleasing results were produced by the artistic arrangement of the flowers. | In tall vases great bunches of American i | beauties nodded their fragrant petals; crystal bowls were filted with bridesmaid, La France and delicately tinted Ophir roses; and lilies, pinks, sweet peas and maidenhair mingled in sweet disorder in the various receptacles fashion designs for flower: The bridal bower was ail in cool green and pink. Overhesad long Bavarian brakes formed the canopy. On either side, like sturdy sentinels, stood giant palms, and in the soft verdant background nestled pink roses and sweet peas. The ceremony was most impressive. There were no ushers, no bridesmaids. Jarad Irwin, the bride’s brother, gave her into the keeping of the groom. E. H. Sheldon was best man. Aiter the ceremony congratulations were general and then an elaborate breakfast was served by Wheeler. The guests were szated at tete-a-tete tables. At the small round table of the bride the newly wedded couple, Mrs. Shortridge and Mrs, Gashwiler found places. During the service of the dejeuner the Hungarian band, under tbe direction of Rosner and Jaulus, rendered choice se- lections. The bride looked exiremely handsome Samuel M. Shortridge. in her stylish tailor gown of tan cloth. The jupe was destitute of all trimming and the corsage was finished with a white satin vest. 1n her white satin club tie was fastened the diamond crescent, the giit of her mother. The hat matched the dress in shade perfectly. It was of a coquettish little shape and trimmed with white wings and bands of emerald-green velvet. Mrs. Shortridge, mother of the groom, wore an elegant black satin gown, trimmed with old Chantilly. Mrs. Gashwiler, mother of the bride, was attired in a magnificent gown of black and green brocade, trimmed with black chifton. Miss Lottie Gashwiler, sister of the bride, wore a modish gown of Freach blue undressed taffeta, trimmed with white satin and lace. At 3 o’clock Mr. and Mrs, Shortridge prepared to leave for a southern bridal trip, amid a shower of rice. They made their way to the ferry blissfully uncon- scious ot the satin slipper dangling by a long, white satin true-lover’s knot to the rear wheel of their carriage. The guests each received as mementoes of the wedding dainty oblong boxes of wedding cake. To Mr. Sheldon the groom presented an elegant pearl and diamond fleur de lis scarfpin. The ring in the bride’s cake fell to the lot of Miss Lottie Gashwiler. i o ,,‘u/ e — e b CHRATOY FUBROLED * OVER SLAVES The Feud Becomé$ More Bitter Each Succeed- ing Day. DENOUNCED AS BLACKMAILERS. Trying to Impfign the Motives of the Members of the Society. TIME FOR CITIZESS T0 TAKE PART. A Crying Need for Action to Put a Stop to Slave Traffic in This City. The case of Kan Kam Oi, the girl de- tained on board the China pending an in- vestigation, came before Collector: Jack- son yesterday afternoon for a hearing. The efforts of the attorney for those who desire to have the girl landed were .en- tirely devoted to denouncing the Chinese Society of English Education, which has interested itself in the matter and which has obtained the proof regarding the girl’s birth and parentage. As the Collector is not empowered to administer.an oath all the testimony was simply ' statements from the witnesses, and wide latitude was permitted in the matter of asking leading questions, of which the attorney was not slow to take advantage. It was pretty conclusively- proven that the house where the woman, man and girl all say Kan Kam Oi was born was at the reputed time of her -birth uséd entirely as a storeroom, and that no sleep- ing apartments were there. The attorney for the defense made strong statements regarding the character of the men who composed the membership of the society, and claimed that they were well known as blackmailers, who had no othet object for forming the society than .to wring money out of slave-dealers and hauses of evil repute. Colonel Jackson. demanded that they bring vroof to-mortow: of the asgertions, and said that they.must cor= filne themselves to this point and to the point of the identification of the bouse where the child was said to have been born. T e publication of the threats of ‘death against certain members of the society is® still causing much excitement - in. China tcwn, and it is believed thal several mur- ders will be the result, notwithstandin & the fdct that the men who dre on the list claim that they are not afraid of ‘injury. being done tham. All the efforts of ‘the men interested in having slaves brought in contrary to the law are being ‘bent. 10 the one point of proving that the society is for the purpose of extorting blackmail, and it is probably another phase of the Sam Yup and See Yup factional trouble which stirred up Chinatown recéntly snd which caused a change in the péersonnel of the Chinese consulate in this. City, On the other hand . the memnibers .of the. society say they have been approached by emissaries from the slave-dealers’ associ- ation with offers of money if -they would desist in their efforts to put a stop..to the illicit practice. . They say that-Sunday: night one of the agents of the assotiation went to their rooms and offered them $120 if they would refrain in the csse now.be- fore the Collector. Thisbribe was:refused; and the men say they will persist in the work ana if they can procure evidence of any . other girl having been .illegally landed they will present it.to the Collec- tor. They claim there are not less..than 400 slaves now heid in ‘Chinatown and that a great number of these have beén brought into the country since the exclu- sion act went into force. The society was organized about six months ago and as they have not yet accumnulated a fund for the prosecution of the "work- they. are greatiy hampered in it, -as the other side: is well fortified with cash and can do any- - thing from fighting. a suit through - the courts to biring a highbinder .to chop ap an offending Chinaman.’ . - 5 o Those who oppose the scciety say.that the members.whose names are made pub- lic are bug blindsand that the.real men are never known as'being connected with it.. According to the books.of the society the president is Dear Woo, who is recognized. .- as-one of Chinatown’s most’ prominent’ merchants. When seen regarding the. matter he expressed himself as being .in earnest in his endéavor to have the traflic stopped and said that while he confem-- . plated no danger:to himself he knew that the men interesting in slave dealing were so well fortified ~findncially.- that they could go to any: length in tbeir efforts:to cast odium on'the society and its work."": The publicity which tie matter has.ob-. tained has had the effect of- bringing prominently before the ‘people the. fact that slavery does exist in Sai Francisco and an effort will be made to havea mass- meeting of prominent izens ‘take . the matter up and memorialize Congressin the. matter and see if something .capnot be done to stamp it out. It is& matier in which those who are directly interested in mission work in Chinatown are ex- pected to take active part and the prom- 1nent ministers of the City will probably take the initiatory steps in the ‘matter as it directly affects their work. . . B It is claimed by the secretary of the so- ciety that the names of prominent mem- bers of the club have been forged to:ne- - mands upon the keepers of slaves, demand- ing money, and this has brought from the ciuba poster, which had been promirently placarded all over Chiriatown, to the effect that such demands are unauthorized that any one asking for money or recé ing money. in the name of the society is a fraud. = NEW TO-DAY. Heart Disease out warning. In its early stages it Dr. Franklin Miles, the eminent s i 3 pecialist diseases of the heart and nervous a)"slémn-‘ who nes made a life study of these direasess Bas proven that heart disense, even in its Jater stages, can be cured, and men and women ‘1" all parts of the world who have.been curec D M. 9 are healtny, active wit. r. 'Ies nesses, for ‘they wers, restored to i Book on the s Sby, Heart and Heart Cure Nerves iree. - DR. MILES MEDICAL CO., Eikhars; Taa. - Address EAT:- TWIN BROTHER MMUEF S BEST FOOP-ON. 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