Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-08-20
CASE IS
Weakened some
THE BOARD DID NOT ALWAYS
VOTE FOUR TO THREE.
NONNETT ON CANNING EN-
"Quarrcl-omc" and "Di-agrccablc"
Characteristic OF Meier Alleged
Machinery Graft.

Machinery Graft.
Special Go the World
oklahoma city Okla Aug. l9-
Dean J. G. Mouuctt. acting president
Of the state University shed adj
duonul light on tho circumstances
surrounding the removal from tho
faculty at Norman OF tho professors
who We're instrumental I'm causing tho
Investigation OF the State Board Of
Education hy Governor Cruce.
Summarized his testimony before
the inquiry tribunal Saturday after,
noon was that Professor Henry Meier
Was removed from tho faculty be-
cause of "quarrclsome dispositou,"
urrlcicncy In certain respects. and
'dtagrDcablo personality He pro-
tested to the University Committee
of the state Board I'm the Meier case,
hp said. but was oNcrrulod.
Tho same success was his I'm the
case of Prof. j. a. Sawteu, whom
the committee also recommended for
Dismissal Mouuut stated that tho
committee who consisted of Glenn,
Rowsey and Hayes. passed over
Prof Duyaus name without hesta-
tlon. He said he had mo- intmatIon
that Duyall was not to be retained
until he was informed by Duyal
while In Chicago
Under cross-cXamlnatOn by At
toruoy Orvillo T. Smith former Cow
1. 4 II 4
Grant Evans Saturday morning told
Governor Crucc of transaction by
which the state board OF public
affairs awarded a machinery con-
tract from the State University for
81, 800 above the list price of $4,000,
at which the fiscal agent w. w. Will
llams, asked for the equipment to be
bought.
1t was tho intention Of the de-
rcnse's attorney to dlscredit Will
liams and tho financial management
Of the university under his adminis-
| tration. Evans was asked If there
had been friction between Williams
and the board Of affairs Evans re-
Piled that there had been no hard
| feelings, except over one deal and
! proceeded TO relate the circumstances
Of that particular transaction.
As Evans told It, machinery for
power plant was needed. Williams
and the president looked up the list
| prlco Of the equipment needed, found
that totalod S4,7OO, filled out a
requisition and contract calling for
tho machinery at not over $4,000.
and forwarded both TO the State
Board Of education for approval.
| Later, the machinery was delivered.
ana II was learned that the contract
| price was $500 as awarded by the
| board of Affairs. President Evans
tried TO learn from the Board Of
Education whethor the original requi-
sition had ever been approved, and
was unable 10 find that It had been.
| I'm that condition, unable 10 be as
! surod that tho Board OF Education
had ever approved tho contract. VIII
| iums refused to accept the machn-
cry.
An unsuccessful attompt 20 Inn
| peach John A. Simpson Of Weather.
| ford was made by Attorney Smith.
/
| tain letters and notes, as evidence
| against Lynn Glover, now president
of tho Tolpwu Preparatory School,
! and Smith tried 10 force an admis-
sion from simpson that he had stolen
| tho papers from Aliens safe deposit
/ box I'm tho First National Bank OF
/ Weatherford.
simpson was president Of tho bank
at tho time the evidence was secured.
simpson asserted that Allen had
given him tho papers voluntarily,I
uud that ho would just as willInglY
have returned them if Allen wanted,
| them back, Simpson said he hadI
| told Dunlop Wilson and Scott OF
Gloy(s financial transactions. bad.
checks, failure 20 pay notes and tho
7 llko before tho board appointed him
/ To- tho Tuuknwa school
lie repeated tho statement OF his
affidavit that Dunlop had said,
"You can't tell mo anything about
tbut SON OF IT," and then shortly
after voted for Glover as president
OF Tonklwn Latcr, Dunlop ex-
. planned hts conduct boy saying that
/ tho committee had recommended
| clover, and that ho could not 20 be-
hind the committee,
Going into detail about Glovor's
money matters. simpson said his bank
had received number OF checks for
amounts under $40 and too small 90
protest, which he had held for vary
| Ing lengths Of umo before they wers