Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-19
DEAF AND BLIND
DECREASE N IOWA
Board Of Control Reports Fewer
Inmates in Two Schools
for Deficient
ALLOWANCES DO NOT GROW
Board Finds No Increase in Expense
of Maintenance and No Demands for
Larger Quarters = Primary Election
Record Being Written = Defect in
Penal Code.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Oct. 19.-Is the number
of deaf persons and OF blind persons
| on the decrease in Iowa? The question
has come to the state board of con-
+ troll quite recently because of the fact
| that there has been decrease In the
| number of young persons attending the
! two state schools provided for these
people The deaf school at Council
Bluffs is now far better equipped than
ever before to give special training to
| the deaf children of the state, not only
to fit them for life; yet the attendance
has either decreased or failed to gain
with the years of the state. There has
been demand for enlargement OF all
other institutions. The school is pop
ular and the management is excellent.
There is no prejudice against having
children sent there, SO far as known,
and there are no private schools doing
work for the deaf. The per capita al
lowance for the deaf school--for it is
supported by the state entirely-was
fixed on the supposition that it would
have a larger number of students than
at present, and the fact of small
number of students is embarrassing
from a financial standpoint.
In regard to the blind school at Vim
ton there has been no gain there for
years, despite that 1t is doing the very
best work of any school of the kind
in the country and among the blind
people is very popular.
An investigation will be made as to
the cause of the failure to attend these
schools. No reliable statistics have
ever been gathered to show the exact
number of blind and deaf in the state.
The briefest possible record of the
results of the primary election held
in Iowa last June will fill record book
in the office of the state executive
council of $50 to 800 pages, typewrit-
er written. The secretary of the ex-
ecutive council is preparing to have
this record made and special book
will be provided. The record will cover
all state and district officers for each
of the four parties participating. 1t
will recite in detail the number Of
votes cast, how many cast for each
candidate and who was declared NOM
mated 1t is planned to have all this
record kept the same as the records
of the general elections so that there
can never be any question as to re-
suits.
oF 1nC1onfp6
legislation in relation to the penal
statutes Of the state Is that Of fixing
the time when the sentence of con-
victed person commences. AT present
the sentence commences when the man
is incarcerated in the penitentiary But
it so happens in many instances that a
convicted person remains in Jail quite
a while and thru no fault of his own
and there is generally demand that
this time be deducted from that which
he spends in prison. The governors Of
flee is called upon frequently to settle
the question 1t is now proposed that
the time of sentence shall begin when
the Judge pronounces the words or
when the prisoner goes in fact to jail
or prison. Recently a case came 10
light where a prisoner was kept in jail
nearly two months because the sher-
iff did not have time to take him to
the penitentiary.
State officials regard the decision in
the Indian school case in federal court
last week wherein it was decided that
the Indian agent has not the right to
imprison Indians for boycotting the
school at Toledo as one of the most
important ever given in such a case.
These Indians have long insisted on
their right to remain in ignorance;
now it seems to be established that
their case is hopeless. No effort will
be made to get them to leave the state
but there is hope that the discomfort
which they expressed last spring when
the title to their land was transferred
would lead them to seek a new home.
Dwight Lewis, secretary Of the state
railroad commission, last week spent
some time in the office of the public
utilities commission for New York
state and returned highly pleased with
what he learned. The commission has
an office force Of eighty persons at
work attending to the upstate bust
ness. Experts are employed and placed
under civil service The commission has
the most elaborate books and blanks
and is getting to work in manner to
convince Secretary Lewis that in time
it will be the finest commission in the
world and be able to accomplish more
than any other commission having to
do with corporations and carriers. The
commission in charge of the business
in New York City is even more extern
sive in it's work.
SHOOTS AT PRIEST.
A%kan,nk N Assaesioafe Eather Eietd.