The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-01
SCHOOL BOARD DEADLOCK
BROKEN ON GROUND THAT
MEMBER CHANGED HOME
Supreme Court Refuses to Grant Injunc-
ton; Edwards faction" Hears Evi-
dence of ex-Directors Residence
Change and Votes Removal No "Hud-
son Men" Present.

clark z. liudsous position AZ member
NJ tho oklahoma Guy board ~ education
was declared vacant M % special meet
ing ~ the board Monday morning In tho
irving bulliIuE. and James Z Noble. cam
didttr or tho position ~ long-term dI-
rector from tie ftHi ward iu the last
election. IVES elected "a succeed him.
NobIc Is democrat Hnd ran second 10
Hudson ir tH' election
Sensational 'r,'mDu. was introduced
90 fHr hearing It Shirley Dyer head ot
% local detective agency. and John How
Htd. 1lfp private detective. respecting
a. separation contract entered into be-
tween Hudson and his wife IN Dcc,m-
b'r. 1915 Mrs Hudson has been residing
with Hrr parents. Mr and Mr- " T.
Kelley 10 their home W. 2lOs South Santa
Fr. capitol lhll. for several months
The meeting Hi which Hudson was de-
cbfcd no longer r. member ~ the board
WIS called Saturday by r. ! Edwards.
president. rn,r hr had been presented
with r. petition signed hy a number ~
reg0derts of ~" first ward asking that
nudsou's status he Investigated and that
u u were found h' var Ineligible 10 holi
20 position 10 elect successor ~ tho
same political hith residing IN the ward
iu which Hudson formerly lived
hudson Men Not There.
The session was opened when pfes.-
dent " Edwards. after receiving
telephone message 10 the effect that thu
supreme court had refused Monday morn
Ink tu rraut an Injunction against him
ana M" members ~ IN. so.cnlicd I'd
wards faction 10 prevent their declaring
lludsou's position vacant. called n IN
order and ordered rollcsll Directors J.
q StrUug charles x Harrison. G.ofss
Morris and y ! Edwards responded.
Wh'fcup0u 81 Edwards declared that
innAmuch as NJ Hudson could no, vote
iu his own ease q quorum was present.
None of The Hudson ldhrtcnts or their
attorneys was In the room.
T. u. weity. local attorney repre-
senilng the sirnets Of the pctltlon ~
Edwards conducted he hearing of the
Hudson case Ne fret asked H NJ
faifr, s"rr'ttr, " M, board ~ sduca-
ton tu f~sd u letter Hudson wrote 10
him on March - 1910 900 which he en-
closed his resignation. and also the icl,.
gram in which he asked tho resignation
withdrawn sent 10 NJ Faitey on
March
prtcciiyes John Howard. called ~ the
neat witness. vas asked by Meliy
whether or not he had made any Invests
raiiou iuio the question ~ iIudsons r-s.
dyn,e
leaves N,r husband.
Ni dealings with NJ. Hudson had IN
du with himself and his wife" said Mf
Howard hut I had occasion 10 inycsti-
gate The residence proposition On pe
,"rilsr ~, 1915. Mfs iiudson came int"
W, office Vvft much excited She de-.
rl1fci th1i shs wouldn't live with CLARK
nm, longer and thy tnnk her little slrl
and went tu the home - her fath.f ia
rbprol iiili She rented her home on
North lihvr,
"Nr Hudson b'sr or i.lenhonsd "a
the house ut N.s tiuds1n's father srd
H.kfd h'f iu meet rlm shr told him
'hr wouldn't have anything to do with
h.m
~. came bach IN Oklahoma city then
iufIng the HOLIDAYS went tu where Mrs
Hudson vas sis,iug and helped her deco
tHtr q Christmas ifvc While there hs
asked her nhnut hoN much money she
hHd Nhuut hvf rings. vtr il- told her h.
Thought q t~'ortiyc Vas watching him
nri DE- probably wanted tu sss whether
Nifa Hudson Vhs psNinE him ot not
Will" loo ihr rliN un 'his occasion h,
stayed ht the Hvinl hotel
Quest a. retsl,
iAf.F uu hv returned to uklahan,i
I'r sri STAYED at N. EEbcf, hotel be-
tween January II and januafy 90 thei
hr won't tN The cadillac vhrf, he s,ay.,
until February % Tho iis, time h. cam,
'n ukl1huri1 CITY b. rsgistswd ~ Had
i'u iitN 1'5 West Tenth street
Tho Principal provisions " = fcpsfs
iiun agreement hrter,n NJ and Mrs
iiulrNn o,fr asn related. IN witch Il va
stated that iia husband ,ete.d ~ slv,
r.H wife rusiuit " their little aaash
Itff NuHsl. in r|ts her their housshal,
rfi,.ts aud allow her 80 per month 70
rHrrrft
Mr over. testimony was pt.c,icaii,
ihr same ne that given by Mr Howard
: a. strong buafi member. ". n
SDhrNrh. iprai husinoss man. w. N
talfet secretary ~ the hosri and \. {
SUTTON. y frpufict Tor the oklahoma CIT
tmss Nrfo then questioned ~ NJ wet
~ as 10 their knowledge Of the imdso'
tlt,
rc,Itlor Declared vat,r,
~ fNr conclusion ~ tn in,fosiustlai
rf 'h's ivsiImurW rtr.idsu, tdvsrd
sur4.s',d that discussion n the stlisnc
No. tstsn up charles = ilsri.su mcvs,
'hhi fhe charges trn, AInsd In ihe psti
iIrn n, sustained and v.tdic, hy M
heard ~ ihs effect that ltui.on's rcsi
b ,lon vas ,seau, 10 made . a sifcnl
se uri'd 'hn motion. Witch VAS carrie
unanimously
! 20 Sifrnr then nominated Jar-e
Nulir ~ succeed NJ. hudson. N
nrnIrsi'rn rss sserndsa ~ W. i,.ri.s
and 'ff Noble pss elected unsnlmp,si,
ST. Uudaurs srrsai tom the d~sssip
nf iiY flt'flrt rwif' shish f~ssrtl
7. frrtti iH fsani q rstntsnert 'ss,ssl-in
rfHtf arsina Nsssfs f'assfas. Nssri,
. -irnt end iitftlson vii is hssf ras.
Hat a. ihy sHpfsas yrnft
Following ths sl.-,lcn ~ NJ Setl
\ hs iu,h ihs oath of asfls. snS sSs
rn ss,sfsi proposition. ccmIns t<s~
F.. ihs he.fd vhlrh then ssicarrss
4. ne regular mrr,hiy meeting ~ m
q hr-ff viii ~ hsla v"cssy night ss