Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-17
NO DECISION IS
GIVEN BY BOARD
Action on Investigation Of
the Industrial School Is
Again Delayed.

The board of control Of the Idaho
Industrial Training school Of St.
Anthony postponed reaching q verdict
as the result OF the investigation Of
that institution until October is and
sliced the stenographer's bill for TAX
ing and transcribing the evidence in
two. refused to appropriate tho
amount out Of the schools appro-
priation and passed the bill up to the
board Of examiners and Governor
Hawley to allow and pay It through
deficiency warrants II they 10 desire.
The board virtually washed its hands
Of the big bill. There 10 keen disap-
pointment over the failure Of the
board to reach a decision.
State Superintendent Of Public In
struction Miss Grace Shepherd and
Mrs. Workman demurred over taking
final action in the investigation,
which grew out Of the alleged in
human treatment in the beating Of
the Greer boy and other inmates of
the school by the employees. on the
grounds they had not been given suf-
ficient time in which to properly read
and study the evidence and were un-
prepared to do Justice in the case.
due to this fact.
Delays Are Asked.
Governor Hawley renewed his for
mer statement that he stood ready
and willing to render a decision and
protested against further delay. o.
o. Haga. president Of the board. and
Mrs. Pugmire were both prepared to
reach q decision. Governor Hawley
said that he would write out his
opinion. place 1t in sealed envelope
and turn 1t over to the board to be
opened at the time the board holds it's
final Afeeting when a vote IL taken
on the investigation matter. He vot-
ed against adjournment yesterday
when the board met.
Mrs. Workman declared that she had
not read the evidence In It's entirety
and was unprepared to render a YER
dict. 1t was her wish that more time
be given, that the case be not rushed
through and the hearing go over un-
til next month. Miss Shepherd said
she had been so busy with the work
Of her department she had not found
time in which to read all Of the rec
ord in the case or to give 1t the at
tention 1t should have. She was also
in favor Of the delay With Cover
nor Hawley voting against the motion
to adjourn the board meeting until
Oct. 10. 1t passed, all other members
voting for It.
Big Bill 10 Cut.
Before the board ended it's session
here 1t sliced the stencgrapher's bill
for transcribing the record in two and
caused somewhat Of a sensation in so
doing. Members Of the board ex-
pressed their indignation over the
contraction of SO large a bill. some of
them thinking 1t was entirely unneces-
sary. The bill presented was over
$4,000, and it was cut down to a small
amount over $4,000. Then the board
refused to make an appropriation COW
ering the amount because the members
claimed It could not out Of the insti-
tution's appropriation. none OF which,
they claim, can be used for anything
except maintenance of the school,
Instead the board sent the bill over
to the state board of examiners and
Governor Hawley for them to take
care Of, either to allow it in its en-
tirety or the amount to which the
board cut 1t. The governor is held
responsible for authorizing the con-
tracing of the bill. There Is no
state fund 1t can be paid from. 1t is
said, SO that II allowed deficiency war
rants will have to be issued to meet
1t.