anaheim-gazette 1911-01-19

INFORMATION ABOUT CALIFORNIA SCHOOL SYSTEM For the state there is a superintendent of public instruction and a state board of education composed of ten members. For each county a county superintendent of schools and a board of education composed of five members. The superintendent of public instruction superintends the schools of the state, sells the state textbooks, acts as the secretary of the state board of education, and prepares and distributes blanks, laws, and registers for the use of school officers. For each school district there is a board of trustees composed of 3 members. The state board of education issues life diplomas, adopts and publishes state text books, prescribes the conditions of high school certification, and makes accredited lists of normal schools, kindergarten training schools, and life diplomas, or certificates of other states. The county superintendent of schools superintends the schools of the county, issues temporary certificates, conducts county institutes, and acts as the secretary of the county board of education. The county board of education grants and revokes teachers certificates, makes the course of study, conducts teachers' examinations, and graduates pupils from the grammar schools. The board of trustees employs teachers and janitors, builds school houses, and manages the schools. One of their number is elected as clerk, and acts as an executive officer. WHALES AND LITTLE FISH (Correspondence of The Gazette) San Francisco, Jan. 16.—A vigorous protest is being made by some of the most prominent business men of San Francisco against the attempt that is being made to drive independent stock and grain brokers out of business in San Francisco, at the behest of a so-called regular stock exchange brokerage house. It is another attempt of the whale to devour the little fishes, and business men who believe in fair play insist that there shall be no discrimination. They maintain that if speculation in stocks, bonds, provisions, of grain and other commodities on margins, or the dealing in "futures" is unlawful, the so-called regular stock exchange house is equally guilty under the law with the independent broker who is not a member of any exchange. What is sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander, they assert, and a determined effort will be made to see that the little fellow receives a square deal. The storm that is brewing had its inception when an attorney for one of the so-called legitimate stock exchange brokerage houses submitted a draft of an ordinance to the police committee of the board of supervisors having for its purpose the driving out of business in San Francisco of all brokers not members of the New York stock exchange or the Chicago board of trade. The suggested ordinance came up for consideration before the police committee of the board of supervisors and was the signal for a stormy session, in which H. A. Moss, of Mass & Co., independent brokers and AN ARCTIC WIND A Spot of Enchanting Far No A hundred miles charted stream; 50 deep, crystal clear, deep to the margin. Ply on its deep, pla- flood; a child could where. The heaven- shores, with virgin green spruce towering on every side, or va- ces with long rows a ges of the gorgeous baska rose, made a canoemen, woodmen think without a fault with every river be- est possible degree. floods alone had streak win our souls; at eve bank, in every bend, tatures of the North—not often seen, but a tracks showed fro- and birds were here. Rare winter birds, been taught to think southern homes; her- in their native land, few sweet melodies away Ontario, Jersey we had been favored mising scraps when were broken by the old familiar ones sapsucker, hairy wo- her, least flycatcher er, robin and crow were here to mingle with the stranger mof Lincoln sparrow live-sided flycatcher. The county board of education grants and revokes teachers certificates, makes the course of study, conducts teachers' examinations, and graduates pupils from the grammar schools. The board of trustees employs teachers and janitors, builds school houses, and manages the schools. One of their number is elected as clerk, and acts as an executive officer. The public schools consist of primary schools, giving the first five or six years of instruction; elementary (grammar) schools, giving the next three or four years of work, and secondary (high) schools, usually giving four years of work additional to the grammar schools. There is a state university, located at Berkeley; six state normal schools, at San Jose, Los Angeles, Chico, San Diego, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara, respectively; a polytechnic school at San Luis Obispo; a Farm school at Davis; an institution for the education of the deaf and blind at Berkeley; and schools of a reformatory nature at Whittier and Ione. The presidents of any of these institutions will furnish information at request. There are about 10,000 elementary school teachers, including the night school teachers, about 1700 secondary school teachers, and about 400 kindergarten teachers. Of these, about one eighth are men. There are about 230,000 elementary school pupils enrolled, and about 30,000 secondary school pupils. Their schooling costs about eighteen million dollars per year, for all purposes. Ten and a quarter millions of this is for teachers salaries. The lowest salaries are about $400 per year, for the teachers of small rural schools. Salaries for primary and elementary schools range from $400 to $800 per year, with an average of about $600. Principals get an average of about $800. High school teachers receive from $700 to $1500 per year, with an average of about $1000. High school principals average about $1350. The cost of board ranges from $16 to $30 per month, averaging about $24. The term of school varies from 8 to 10 months per year, averaging 9 in primary and elementary schools, 9-1-2 in high schools. No school can fall below six months. The terms usually begin in September and close in May or June. High school certificates are issued change brokerage houses submitted a draft of an ordinance to the police committee of the board of supervisors having for its purpose the driving out of business in San Francisco of all brokers not members of the New York stock exchange or the Chicago board of trade. The suggested ordinance came up for consideration before the police committee of the board of supervisors and was the signal for a stormy session, in which H. A. Moss, of Moss & Co., independent brokers, and J. A. McAllister, of the Central stock exchange, protested that the present movement was instigated by one of their rivals, a so-called regular concern, for the purpose of putting them out of business, that they might profit thereby. The fact that an attorney for one of the regular brokers drafted the ordinance and appeared before the committee in advocacy of it, lends color to the charge of the independents, that it is a conspiracy inspired by a rival concern to drive them out of business. That a suspicion existed in the minds of some of the commissioners that the ordinance was not promulgated at the behest of the masses or for the general public good, was manifested when Supervisor Walsh expressed himself adversely to the proposed action, when he said: "The gist of it all is that the ordinance will close out the little gamblers and let the big ones go ahead." "That's about it," admitted Chairman Hergent. "The whole business is nothing but gambling." The attorney who drew up the proposed ordinance boldly asserted that Moss was doing a "bucket shop" business. "You merely gamble on quotations" he said, addressing Moss. "You dont make actual deliveries of the stock or commodities supposed to be sold." "Nor do you New York exchange brokers do any different," replied Moss. "Then this law would put us out of business also," said the attorney. "No, it won't," replied both Moss and McAllister. "It is framed to run us out, though we are breaking no law and never sell anything that we will not deliver when delivery is called for." "Is your place a bucket shop?" asked Supervisor Knowles. "This attorney says it is. I say it is not," replied Moss. Moss has conducted an independent brokerage business in San Francisco for the past 12 years and numbers among his clientelle some of the most per year, with an average of about $1000. High school principals average about $1350. The cost of board ranges from $16 to $30 per month, averaging about $24. The term of school varies from 8 to 10 months per year, averaging 9 in primary and elementary schools, 9 1/2 in high schools. No school can fall below six months. The terms usually begin in September and close in May or June. High school certificates are issued only upon credentials, not upon examination. A circular (No. 4) giving the details of high school certificates will be furnished upon request by the superintendent of public instruction at Sacramento; or a copy may be seen at the office of the nearest county superintendent of schools. A high school certificate entitles the holder to teach in any high school, elementary school, or primary in the county. Each county superintendent of schools conducts a county teachers institute each year, at such time, in such manner, and with such instructors as he chooses. All teachers employed in the county are required to be present and take part in the proceedings. Teachers salaries are not reduced by such attendance. California is the only state making its own text books for the public schools. It has done so for about twenty-five years. Copyrights and plates of text books adopted by the state board of education are leased of the publishers at royalties ranging from 12 1/2 to 20 per cent of the price. The books are manufactured at the state printing office and furnished at cost to the children. The value of the books sold is about $200,000 per year. "Doctors do not bleed people like they used to in old times." Hum, its plain you have not been paying any doctor's bills lately. "No, it won't," replied both Moss and McAllister. "It is framed to run us out, though we are breaking no law and never sell anything that we will not deliver when delivery is called for." "Is your place a bucket shop?" asked Supervisor Knowles. "This attorney says it is. I say it is not," replied Moss. Moss has conducted an independent brokerage business in San Francisco for the past 12 years and numbers among his clientele some of the most prominent men of this city. There never has been a charge of dishonesty lodged against him and he enjoys the confidence of bankers and business men generally, who now are rallying to his support in his hour of trial. These men insist that if the proposed ordinance becomes effective it will be a rank case of class legislation, and they declare they will insist that the legislature enact a new law during the present session, modeled after the stringent Texas statute, that will do away altogether with trading in "futures" in California. The position of the independent brokers in San Francisco is this: They claim the right to traffic in securities or commodities, through, or without the use of any exchange or bank; that they have a right to buy what anyone wants to sell, or sell what anyone wants to buy, at any price agreed upon, and that they do not have to buy on any exchange. A purchase or sale made on the street is just as valid as if made on an exchange, they declare, and point to the fact that transactions on the New York curb run into millions daily. The Standard Oil, they point out as an example of the well-known stocks that are not listed on the New York exchange, but like many other industrial and mining stocks, is traded in by curb brokers, independent houses and individuals. AN ARCTIC WILDERNESS A Spot of Enchanting Beauty in the Far North A hundred miles long is this uncharted stream; 50 feet wide, 8 feet deep, crystal clear, calm, slow and deep to the margin. A steamer could ply on its deep, placid, unobstructed flood; a child could navigate it anywhere. The heavenly beauty of the shores, with virgin forests of fresh green spruce towering a hundred feet on every side, or varied in open places with long rows and thickest hedges of the gorgeous wild red Athabaska rose, made a stream that most canoemen, woodmen and naturalists think without a fault or flaw, and with every river beauty in its highest possible degree. Not trees and floods alone had strenuous power to win our souls; at every point and bank, in every bend, were living creatures of the North—beaver and bear, not often seen, but abundant; moose tracks showed from time to time, and birds were here in thousands. Rare winter birds, as we had long been taught to think of them in our southern homes; here we found them in their native land, and heard not a few sweet melodies of which in faraway Ontario, Jersey and Maryland we had been favored only with promising scraps when wintry clouds were broken by the sun. Nor were the old familiar ones away—flicker, sapsucker, hairy woodpecker, kingfisher, least flycatcher, alder flycatcher, robin and crow and horned owl, were here to mingle their noises in with the stranger melodies and calls of Lincoln sparrow, fox sparrow, olive-sided flycatcher, snipe, the rusty ROYAL BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure The only baking powder made from Royal Grape Dream of Tartar No Alum, No Lime Phosphate were so many bear and beaver left. I never was so much impressed by the splendid reucous clamor of the cranes, the continual spatter of the ducks, the cries of gulls and yellow-legs. Hour after hour we paddled down that stately river, adding our three and a half miles to its one-mile speed; each turn brought to our view some new and lovelier aspect of bird and forest life. I never knew a land of balmier air; I never felt the piney breeze more sweet; nowhere but in the higher mountains is there such a tonic sense abroad. 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Investigate. See any Local Agent, Anaheim, or HAROLD S. COOK GENERAL AGENT 329 SOUTH HILL STREET. LOS ANGELES, CAL. F 5393. Main 8840 AMERICAN COMMERCIAL AND OF ANAHEIM Start an account today— There may be a hole in your pocket Thursday, January 19 ederman's NEW STORE TO CHEAR LARGE WINDOWS FOR OUR JANUARY CLEAN-UP SALE oil, Gas and Air Air Tight Heaters Coaloil Heaters Gas Heaters Gas Ranges Insurance Gasoline Stoves Perfection Coaloil Stoves DICKEL'S CARD OF THANKS The undersigned desire hereby to extend heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for their many acts of sympathetic kindness and for assistance rendered during the hour of our recent bereavement, consequent upon the illness and death of wife and mother. J. L. Schumacher, J. A. Eyman and Family. CARD OF THANKS The undersigned take this means of expressing their heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness and for sympathetic assistance rendered in the hour of their bereavement consequent upon the illness and death of their mother Fletcher Susmil, Viola Susmil. Horses Wanted. Sealed proposals will be received by the under-signed at his office in the City Hall, Anaheim, up to 8 o'clock P.M., on Thursday, January 26th, 1911, for two (2) horses, from five to eight years old from 1000 to 1200 pounds each. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. Gas Ranges Insurance Gasoline Stoves Perfection Coal oil Stoves DICKEL'S HORSES WANTED. Sealed proposals will be received by the under-signed at his office in the City Hall, Anaheim, up to 8 o'clock P.M., on Thursday, January 26th, 1911, for two (2) horses, from five to eight years old from 1000 to 1200 pounds each. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. By order of the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim. EDWARD B. MERRITT, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim. RANCE SWEEP SALE WEDNESDAY JUARY 18th, 1911 FOR 10 DAYS Goods on Sale. No Reserves. Over Shoes $2.40, Sugar $1.00. The Home of Hart,erner & Marx, Best Clothing on Earth n & Goodman, FULLERTON, CAL. This Talk is FOR MEN ONLY young and old. A good razor undoubtedly smoothes through places many times during the lifetime of the average man. Most Men would sooner SHAVE THEMSELVES than go to a barber shop, if they felt certain of getting a good razor. One that would cut the hair and not scrape off the hide as well. We have a large line of the best American and imported razors, including the celebrated Simmond's No. 8 Special. We carry strops, brushes and cups. When you get ready to be your own barber, come in and A SHOE SALE Shoes will be sold at almost half their value. Why? Because we must broken lines before spring opens up. Not a single pair do we want that's why. To make it interesting we have put our regular stock not a pair reserved. See our window for prices and then come in prices. Tremendous Shoe Sale, starting Saturday, Jan. 21. Do not opportunity, this is the time of year you have to buy shoes. Save money your shoe purchases here. The Time—Saturday, Jan. 21. The Place: Barn & Raymond's, Anaheim, Cal. THIS SALE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL JANUARY 31 MARTENET & HUTCHINSON COLL AND SAVINGS BANK NAHEIM Money to Loan On Real Estate