Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-25
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III Thomas Investigation at IN! n
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Good Say Many Witnesses.
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q OGDEN, j une 25.-The afternoon sss-
zion Of the Thomas Investigation at
che state Industrial school was Ia
quiet one as compared with the ratll-
CT stormy and fighting session III the
morning. Once or twice there were
little word wars, but the afternoon
meeting passed off comparatively
quiet. l85 ~
The first witness iii the afternoon
was George shorten, the sanitary in
spector Of Ogden city. He told Of the
case OF the death OF the Turner boy.
who died Of scarlet fever and whom
the grandmother, Mrs. Crosby, testi-
fled that she could not seen even after
q he was dead. He stated that the boy.
in his opinion, had a very bad ca Sc Of
scarlet fever and upon his death had
instructed that the casket be sealed.
He stated that when he arrived at the
school, after the body had been placed
In the casket and the same was sealed,
he found Superintendent Thomas try
ing to console the grandmother III her
bereavement and explain to her the
danger Of the opening of he caskct
when the boy had died With such Il a,
contagious disease. He stated that he
had spent two hours with the aged
& lady in trying to console her. III clos
4 ing his testimony. NJ II. shorten stated
that he had visited the dorinitories
niany times and found them In a first
class condition from a sanitary stand
point. II N, ..5s3-! "a 4! 3
Rebcr Scowcroft of the firm OF John
ScoWcroft g. Sons Company, told of
the furnishing of goods to the institu-S
ton He said the grade was above. the
I average and the coffee was better than
( that furnished to the railroad con-
tractors and cost about three cents
per POUND more than the cheap grade
In speaking OF the currantsa which had
{ been previously thestifi to as being
wormy, the witness said that all grades
of ct.rrants We're sllbie ctt TOT worms
and the only thing to be done was
washing which reinoYet the worms and
the dirt upon which they fed. He fur
t)el stated that all package and bulk
order were subject to- worms. There
was no INSTRUMENTATION OF Mr..
Scoweroft II
1 Thomas E.AEvans, a former, IN ember4
\of the board of trustees of the in-s
\stitution. after testifying as to his COM
necton with the school said in answer
TO question that was asked him
SSi1N-s
ThcEtlI, if he thought him eff
ficient as superintendent, said, Yes
libelieNe Mr.. Thomas wa $ an efficient
officer equal to- discharge the respon-
slbilities placed upon him" Under
cross-eSamination Mr.. Evans stated
mat he furnished groceries for the
school varying from SIS to 500 per
month before he became q member of
the board Of trustees and after he be-
came member the superintendent was
allowed topurchase the supplies at his
own discretion. When Mr. Evans be-
come president of the board of trustees
In 1907, the law requiring the adverts-
ing for bids for supplies for. the school
was observed and the furnishing Of
4 supplies was let by contract. Inc clos
ing Mr.. Evans WAS asked concerning
the use of the Oregon boot on inmates
at the school, he said: N hen be-
came president OF the board, the mat
Ter OF the Oregon boot was discussed
and lit was decided to abolish it al
the SCHOOL, st5}s + Il. q :S "a s
Miss Lu Mitchell, employed for a.
snort tlmeaas instructor.in music toId
of the conditions in the girls cottage
which was the same as has been pub
lisled. 4 Mrs. T. D.. Harris. cook in the
Boys department told of the quality OF
tile food furnished the officers and
boys. and said that she found the food
al right She said that in all her life
.ong experience 1t was hard to keep
worms out of currants.