The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-13

for the statohouse people who
month ago were so arrogant:
Impeachment trial Of Lieutenant
Governor NJ. Il. Trapp--
Probable Impeachment trial Of
the governor, certain IL he fails to
comply with requests from the house
mmittce--
Impeachment trial for State
Treasurer Lcccraft---
Demand for removal OF that least
two members Of the state board OF
affairs, and one of the high clerks
Of that department
Demand for removal OF Assistant
Attorney-General George Short
Demand for removal OF Highway
Commissioner Henry Wood and
three Of his assistants Cone already
resigned
That is somewhat Of a program
and the probability of its being
shortened.
The senate's flying squadron r.
looking for a way out that may save
Governor Robertson some humilia-
lion. II has before one Of it's COM
mittecs the question OF confirma-
tion OF many gubernatorial ap-
conform them. might enable the
governor to dismiss them on tho
grounds that they had failed to
meet the approval OF the senate.
This, however, would not apply
to one member OF the state board
Of affairs, who has already been
confirmed. The house investigating
committee has the right TO file inn
parchment charges against an cloc-
tive officer who refuses to dis
charge an appolntee after charges
have been filed against the latter.
Strong Urdcrcurrcnt
That there Is strong undcrcur-
rent Is beyond question. It is true
there are prophets going about de
claring this or that will or wiz not
be done, but they may be mistaken.
No one con fortoll the final determi-
nation, for IL must be remembered
that this house investigation com
mittee is not filing foolish papers. II
is possible, Of course that defend
ants can show clearly that only one
side has been presented and what
appears bad is i'm reality only be-
cause the matters and things cN-
amined were not fully understood,
but that does not destroy the fact
taht those charges are serious.
Neither can It be denied that they
are being taken seriously and that
. going 20 be greater government
al struggle, with an undcrCurrcnt
that may he on the topmost wave
ere the next legislative week is fin
ished.
It is now Of paramount impo--
tanCe and other really important
matters are taking secondary place.
Nor is tho senate a unit. That
a . "A
the prophet who can fOrc.el what
sort OF verdicts can be expected has
The World corrospondcut beaten IN
guessing. 1t Is bad now and the
proha bility Of n becoming even more
80 Ia very groat indeed
Christian Science Projects.
one wit has suggested an excuse
for the state highway department
relative to the road and fridge prof.
ects' on which warrants were Sc
cured before the bridges and roads
had been commenced. HIS sugges-
tion is that state Examiner and In
snoctor Fred Parkinson, who made
the examination. report and also de-
manded and secured the return of
the warrants, is IN unbriiaynr and
therefore not entitled 70 testify
There are people who believe a thing
Is seen or unseen according 10 the
state Of mind OF the person who Is
TO do the observing. Therefore,
while Parkinson could not find the
bridges and the finished highways
nevertheless that was due TO his
state Of mind, and for that reason ho
did not see them,
one $4,000 bridge did have a
small ahutment finished, and Par
kipson found that, but, according TO
his testimony nothing else was done
and he was afraid to trust to q
mind" bridge on which TO cross the
South Canadian river.
Perhaps this Is the best explana-
tion offered, but the house investi-
eating coWmittee was not informed
about Il in time.
Senator Harry Cordell was Off the