The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-22
HARRELD MAY BE.
RESPONSIBLE FOR
HOLDING UP ACTION
ON HOSPITAL BILL
MEASURES FOR A TEMPORARY
EMERGENCY RELIEF ARE GO
ING FORWARD: MARKING
TIME ON PERMANENT AID
(By Staff Correrpondent)

(By Staff C0rrerpOndent)
Oklahoma City, Feb. 22.-While the
Oklahoma legislature is marking time
in the matter of permanent aid for
disabled world war veterans, meas
ures for temporary emergency relief
are going forward. Congressman j.
w. Harreld is probably responsible in
large measure for holding up at this |
time further action on the bill for
100000 hospital, but possibly may
be given credit for encouraging tenn
porary relief legislation.
The house yesterday adopted a
resolution authorizing Speaker Schwabe
to employ competent architect and
a competent physician to investigate
and report on the propositions for
soldiers hospitals at Clinton, Chero-
kee, Sand Springs and Sulphur. These
experts are to give the house infor-
nation as to what will be required to
make the proposed locations suitable
for the purpose, making possible a
definite idea of the appropriations
needed. The two experts selected
would be paid out of the fund of the
house of representatives. The reso-
luton was offered by Clarence Tylee
of Okmulgee county. Republican. The
original resolution did not include the
Sulphur proposition, but on motion Of
J. II. Ogle Of Haskell county was
amended TO include II.
There was some discussion Of the
resolution. Il. T.. Beck, Grant county
Republican, wanted TO know what was
the idea of taking money from the
legislatures fund 10 pay the physi'
clan and architect. Ben Harrison in
quired whether it was proposed the
proposed hospitals be operated by the
federal government or the state. III
the government was to take them
over, one of its own experts would
have to pass on them, he said. Tylee
replied that no one in Oklahoma had
authority to bind the government to
take over the hospitals, and thought
the state should proceed on the theory
il would operate them itself. Schwabe
then made q statement that the reso-
luton had been introduced at the
suggestion of the legion. with the idea
of getting disqualification plans down
to a business basis-one Of dollars
and cents. The resolution then was
adopted without much opposition.
The committee which investigated
the Cherokee proposition had already
recommended that the state buy the
Alfalfa county general hospital located
there. The institution would accom-
modate 100 soldiers, the committee
reported; everything was new and
could not be replaced now for the
price asked. No lease was available,
II was stated The hospital alone
could be bought for 81, 1000; with the
nurses home included. the price would
be SS4 900, which the committee SEEM
ed to think fair price.
Emergency relief measures, then,
are well under way. The university
hospital already has opened its doors
to sick soldiers, in response to n SEN
ate resolution. A bill authorizing the
care OF tubercular soldiers ut the
Clinton santarium has passed both
houses of the legislature; in the sem
ate. however, II was amended by in
creasing the appropriation from $780,
900 to 5000. 900 and the amendment
has not yet been concurred In by the
house.
The permanent hospital issue is sull
unsettled. Reconsideration OF the vote
by which the bill failed in the house
Is set for Wednesday. But even should
the vote be rcconsidered II Is not re-
garded as probable that the house
will take any immediate steps 10
make the bill law. Harreld appears
20 think the federal government may
locate one OF its large soldier hos
pitfalls in oklahoma; II this should
occur. the need OF the institution the
bill seeks to provide would be ques-
tlonable. with the Republican SEN
ator-elcct taking this attitude, there
Is little ground FOR thinking the Re
publican house will go ahead with
the bill at once. II 1t develops be-
| fore this session of the legislature
ends that hopes Of government hos
pital In oklahoma are futile, the house
may decide IL is best for the state tc
build one. hut the indications arr
that for the immediate present II will
devote It's disqualification program &c
immediate remedies.
In spite OF the fact that the Okla.
homa legion has announced IL is moi
asking for bonus, the house com
mittee on initiative and referendum
Yesterday recommended the passage oI
the bill to provide a 20 million dollar
bonus subject to the vote OF the peo
pie.
The education committee OF th'
house yesterday recommended that th'
bills to abolish eight state schools ant
the high school inspection depart
ment OF the state superintendent
office do not pass.
The senate held night session last
night. In its days work, Il included
passage OF r. l.. Davidson's bill
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