Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-12
ASKED FOR IMPROVEMENTS
In Refusing to Receive Buck
Official Points to His
Documents.
MSS fLAHERTY DISCHARGED
Governor Robertson Names
Mrs. Conkling Matron of
state Girls Home.
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nkLAiIOMA CITY. Okla, Feb. !
Charities Commissioner w -
Mathews today refused TO receive 'he
"huck" passed 20 him Monday hN
c.f,oyernor u L. williams. tcrti'
wing before the senate committee
,nyestlsatlnE conditions al tho Hlaie
Vii, Industrial home. The chhrl-
,,s. comm lwioner submitted reports
which he had sent 20 tho governor
s.tlnr that more adequate quarters
were needed
Tn. report. dated September ~,
,si, le-. than four months bcfoi"
Inc invc.tIgaN.on OF the school ~
,he legislature was started, Hpeoifi-
e.1y told the governor ~ ven"rnl
u,ea In the home. and recommended
reorsan ialion. ES-uovernor WI
lams told the senate commitio" ruch
q condition had never be"n reported
10 him.
Miss Ilabcrty Discharged.
Governor Robertson today dis
charged Nis. winnie Flaherty ns r,i
petlnteudent ot the HON, and hp-
pored Mrs ". L.. Conkhng Of Nor
man. okla. As head of the inHlilu-
lion. The tenure ~ service OF all
other employees at tho school was
placed AT the disposal of Mrs con-
klng The governor also announced
today the appointment OF bt. KUN
Cray. Oklahoma city. woman phytl-
can. TO succeed Dr. CBmcr. home
physician, resigned.
The charities commissioner also
ven, Into the past hiStory ~ IN"
school when Angie Russell was ma
tron. before the new home wna butt,
IN which Mathews Recommended 70
the governor that unless cruel ana
inhuman treatment OF the inmates
vas abolished. tho contract wlth
Angle Russell should he re-cindcd.
Did Not Know Of Transfer.
Mathews also assorted that The
gifls were moved from the old Rus
rel home on the evening Of August
is. 1918. to the new home buili Toy
ne state. without his knowledge,
The ffs | knew ~ the irnnefer,
aid Mathews was when I saw IN
The newspaper that Police thicf
Nichols had been IN charge ~ tho
tnnsfef "
Mathews report 60 the governor
IN september. last. which. tho chart
ues commissioner claims. nails tO the
eros responsibility for the conditions
al The home. said IN part
y lind the capacity OF the build
ING Is not sufficient TO meet tho de-
mands. ana | would recommend that
an additional dormltory and store
room bc built as early aS possible,
abd that not less than ton acrc- sur
rounding the building be inclosed
with a good fence. ana that play
grounds. consisting of tennis court
and taAket ball grounds be provided
tor recreation and amusement OF the
sflA found tho spirit and tenn
wfament VI the girls becoming more
quie' and orderly as they became nc.
ClSom"d 10 their new environments
hd the Kind of treatment they are
ueeelNlng from the supcrin ,andcnt
and assistants
surprised nj Content
WIS somewhat surrr1s>d that !
90 not find much creator spirit
:" dl- ohteni among the gLrs than
Wi as we could expect ncthinn
Nhcn We take into consideration
uhe fact that the superintendent the
es's'anIS, tho building. the location
snd everything was now then. no
suunt The girls minds were pr.Iu-
wved ~ some extent nv people ~.
WV mere ana crticlsins
~ lo diseases. the report SAYS
4. vNr % per cent OF tho girls now
m lhe nome. from Dr. Clymers re-
W '' me, have vcncrenl discaae,
.nn are. by his directions. treated
80 day He visits the school
"e each week to make perwu nal
i''l nations | find neither br. ely.
meL, n Miss Flaherty. nor anyone con
.,N with the Institution guilty OF
'Hbrnrc ON their part
'iic- 'rucit, Instnnce-.
me chnrities commissioner cites
~ instance In which allegations OF
sne..N' when Angie Rus-ul was In
were officially es,igAted.
80 ,nrwS, IN making n report, said
h. ne "omplalnt was Investigated
,.ue ue ana an lnhuman treatment of
''rH was ordered abat.d. ana II
o,s. recommended tha, unless said
80 ~ oheyed. the contract with
he 80 Rnssell, made nv the governor.
80, hc cancelled ana the girls
n, ul,k 10 the counties from which