Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-17
.A N[N LOCATION
FOR D[AF SCHOOL
That is the Recommendation of
Board of Control to the
Legislature
PRESENT SITE IS uNsANlrARy
ee.ides New Buildings are Needed and
Tho Cost of Transporting Pupil. to
Ono Side of tho state is Large =
Committee Recommends $4,000 for
st. Louis.

| Ono Side of tho State is Large -
| Committee Recommends $4,000 for
| st. Louis.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines Feb. 1.-THE board of
control today reported to the legisia-
ture on the deaf school at Council
Bluffs. by request of the general as
sembly. The report contained a Sc
we're denunciation of the present
grounds used for the deaf school, rs
unsanitary. inconvenient, dangerous to
pupils and not large enough for the
purpose. New buildings are needed
and II they are placed on the ground
owned by the state they will be highly
dangerous. Complaint is made be-
cause there are no street car lines
out there or public conveyance to the
grounds, no sidewalks and the high
ways are often impossible. The re-
port showed that having the school at
one side of state is very expensive to
pupils. Without making any recon-
mendations to any particular place
the board recommends location CEN
trail and more convenient to all the
state.
The committee on ST. Louis EXPOSE
tion reported in favor OF an additional
$4,000 appropriation for the COM
mission. The aggregate Of sums
asked by superintendents and heads of
departments was 311o.715. but the
commission as whole made no show
| Ing as to the need Of additional sums.
| OF the additional amount recommen-
fded $1,000 would ba for agriculture
and the same for horticulture. these
being the two largest items.
The house passed five bills. today:
To prevent live birds in trap shoot
ing: for humane education in public
schoolsi $4,000 for inspecting county
insane asylums: providing way for
mortgaging property where the wife
or husband is insane, ana a bill to place
trust companies under the savings
bank law as to capital required.
The senate amended the child labor
q ~, I'll,
lating to miners over II and their at
tendance at night schools. but laid II
over for another day. Pritchard ana
Hart presented bills in the house for
free passes to stock shippers. and
Bailey presented bill to protect news-
paper subscribers from collecting OF
accounts where a paper has been sent
for longer time than ordered.
The visiting committee which went
to the Soldiers Home at Marshall
town carried with them a statement of
grievances from o. P. Brown OF Des
Moines. the well-known Squatter'
Brown, resident OF an island in the Des
Modnes river. This grievance list ls
the same as that which was publish
ed here locally some time ago and con,
sisted OF accusations against Com
mandant Horton of cruelty and inhu-
nrantty in the treatment OF inmate
eliminating dn the alleged brutal
treatment OF one inmate who had gone
insane so badly that he died from the
abuse The committee was not ap-
pointed to investigate the manage
ment OF THE Home but TO consider the
need OF appropriations, but with this
statement In hand the members did
make some investigation.
From all that we had learned OF
! Brown here" said Mr.. Chassell. 'it
would not do put much credence In
| w,l,,nt he said but we saw all the per-
sons to whom he referred us, and 1t is
| sufficient to say that they utterly fall
ed to confirm Browns statements.
Without any reflection upon them 1T
can be stated that they were mainly
feeble old persons and some OF them In
no condition 20 judge FAIRLY OF the
things about them. But we made in
quiry of. everyone as 10 the manage
ment of the Home and received only
words OF praise. IN fact we found the
Soldiers Home admirably managed.
There were some complaints or state
ments to us. chiefly of persons who de-
sired to enter the old peoples hufld-
Ing that their wives might be with
them. 1t looked to us like the veterans
are receiving admirable treatment"
Chairman Mates of the appropria-
tions committee was of the visiting
committee. I'VE were invited to listen
to any and all complaints made" ne
said, and we gave patient hearing TO
ALL We found that the Home Is well
managed and everything in fine condi-
,ion 1t is difficult matter to care for
Il large body Of these old veterans, old
men and set In their ways, many with
bad habits; but know from personal
knowledge OF the past of many of the
men that they are now better cared for
and live better than they ever did be-
fore in their lives. We found very
little complaint Col. Horton performs
his difficult task with fhrmness and
Justice. There Is certainly need for
larger and better accommodations at
the Home and 1t should receive all that