The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-01
BUSINESS CLUBS
keep Up PROBE
OF CIVIC AFFAIRS
Chamber Committee inspired
Peace Meet, Is Belief,
REPORT READY TOMORROW
Lions Club ProberS viii Dis
CuSS Action Of Yesterday

Most OF Oklahoma Citys business
men were convinced today that the ''ex-
preston Of error and repentance" ex-
erciseS which took place at city hall
yesterday afternoon, participated IN by
Mayor Overholser and the four other
commissioners, came about under the
inspiration aud suggestion OF the special
Chamber OF Commerce committee ap-
pointed to probe Commissioner Waltons
manner OF carrying on his department.
The Investigations OF the Chamber OF
Commerce and the Lions club commit
tees will be continued despite the action
OF the commissioners.
Committee Suggests Peace.
Information from a member OF the
Chamber OF Commerce committee today
had il that this committee in its dis
cussion with Mayor Overholser and
Commissioner Walton as we'll as when
meeting the commissioners as com
si,tee OF the whole" had adopted
distinct policy OF Cancellation and that
The Chamber OF Commerce committee
had felt that no matter what should be
the final results OF its investigation,
made necessary by the sensational res
olu,ons of the Lions club, il It could,
in the course of its investigation,
bring about a feeling OF harmony and
abolishment OF prevalent distruSt at
city hall. il would feel more satisfied
over that than anything else in connec-
hon with its investigation.
Accordingly members OF this special
committee did not hesitate 10 tell Over
holserAand his fellow commissioners
that tHeir perspective needed to be
ehangN and 10 get right again. Over,
-hoIser lAnd his commissioners were told
~ II was suggested to them, they had
nisinterpreted the execution OF the city
charter and OF their functions AS com
,Ssissioners. II was suggested that each
commissioner feel uf,constrained to ac-
knowledge his error and to promise TO
AIRY on the process OF governing by
more coordination.
Probe whl Continue.
John O'NeiI chairman OF the Cham
ser OF Commerce committee, expressed
himself as being immensely pleased
his morning over what the mayor and
commissioners had voluntarily done
1T was lust splendid" said Mr.. O'NeiL
He was asked, "Will what has happened
regard to the public avowal OF the
mayor and commissioners change the
,ourse OF action OF your committee, Mr.
D'Neil, or will II change or influence
he report your committee will turn in
10 the Chamber OF CommerceP
I'VE believe not. We must go ahead
az we started and we must report
things as we have found them. We be-
Ieve we will have completed our re-
BORT and have IL ready to become pub
he property by Thursday forenoon"
y LIONS to Meet Again.
Robert NJ. Scott, chairman OF the
Lions club committee which investi-
rated Walton and afterward turned in
: report which the cllb accepted, when
his attention was called TO what took
place at City Hall yesterday afternoon
and he Was asked II action might be
expected from his Lions club committee,
said;
II will call the members Of this COM
mittee together as soon as possible.
We shall have business to do in con-
nection with this but what will be
done, what the discussion will II or
what action my committee may take, |
cannot at this time state"
At its meeting Tuesday, the Lions
club passed a resolution Of confidence
In the report Of the Scott committee
and suggested that further action he
held in abeyance pending the pubiiea-
ton OF the findings OF the Chamber OF
roprnercr committee