The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-17
DOOL|N MAKES A
VIGOROUS DENIAL
STATE GAME WARDEN WANTS
PROMPT PROBE AND WANTS
1T HELD IN CFEN SGSSl /"

State Game and Fish Warden John
/. Doolin, who returned to his "il
Satouu,v a'er an ahsci &c Cf oeril
DAYS. gave on, a vigorous statement
setting forth the charges that have
been made against him which the
special senate investigating commit
tee viii take up and stating that he
invites the fullest Investigation OF
his fitness for and conduct OF the
office he holds.
The charges against Mr.. Doolin in
clude issuing permits to kill a deer
out of season; issuing permits to
sAip quail out OF the state. tlat Il"
paid personal telephone and tel.
graph tolls while candidate Tor
democratic national committeeman
from state funds and that his appoint
ments of assistants were made without
the sanction and approval of state
senator's in the various districts.
These charges, Mr. Dooln declares,
are without foundation absoiutel
The only special deer permit he has
issued was granted to Prof Stewart
n naturalist of Alva; citizen OF
Tulsa who is a bird and game iancier,
and President G. 7. Bryan of the
Loard of agriculture. In each instance
he SAYS, the specimens were desired
for eduational and scientific purposes.
Regarding the charge of having per-
mitted the shipment of quail to 9TH
cr states, Mr.. Doolin says this was
dcne under contract made by former
state Game Warden Askew by which
the tate WAS to exchange 1000 birds
for 500 pheasants and 800 partrdges
with the Clinton Forest Reserve OF
NoN York. The birds were not all
furnished and the New York author
tiles are now trying to bring about
mlfillment of contract through legal
proceedings. The law it is said, per
mits the shipment of quail to other
elt.s for propaeating purposes.
Regarding the charge that ne paid
for personal telephone calls while
candidate for national committeeman
last February out of state funds Mr..
nooNn calls attention to the fact that
h. maintained headquarters in the Lee
Huckins hotel. from which all tele-
phone calls were sent out and all OF
which he paid for himself 1t will be
shown, he said, that not one personal
call has ever been charged by him
to the state
81 have not declined to discuss the
subject of appointment of assistant
game wardens with state senators or
any others" continued Mr. Doolin 81
have asked the committee to make
a thorough investigation of everything
pertaining to my conduct in office,
hut | want to insist that the hearings
be open to the public and also that
the investigation be pushed as rap
idly as possible II is but natural
that | should want these charges
cleared up with the least possible de-
lay In view of the fact that the
charges lodged against me are vague
and indefinite. | shall first ask that
they be made more specific, because
the public, as well as myself, are en-
titled to know definitely just what
these unusual complaints consist OF.
Meantime ! shall of course, aid ;he
committee IN every way can
Special emphasis was placed lpon
every word uttered by Mr.. Dooln
H. denying the charges. Because of
the inclination of many people TO con
slider the filing of charges against n
the inclination of many people TO con.
victlon he made It quite evident that
h. will urge propt action by the in
vestigators. -Oklahoman.