The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-22
ADKIS0N STARTS
ON THE WAR PATH
Calls City Board to Ac-
count for Dismissal
of Wilson
ARGUMENT is HEATED
,,ror Holds His Ground and
Contends That the
Action Is Legal

c,ucc commissioner J. NJ. Adki.
milltantly declared to the city
,n,mlssion Friday that II had
eoln.,'r.stenpcd it's authority" in dis
..,ina Guy Wilson, police court
s.-osecutor, and employing Z. l..
tnng 10 replace him. Adkison In
O,S1 that advantage was taken OF
~ department while he attended
~ ~ cook Wears murder trial at
p',,nee during which the change
i.snpolutments i. was made by Mayor
~ ~ ~ ~ Evans and Commissioners o..
sieIner and c. S. Younkman.
ADDISON told the mayor that ac-
.,sdlnr TO the method OF his ap-
oointment. Wilson could not be dis
bsrred unless at least three OF the
,"a, commissioners voted against
Sir His appointment several
s'fgtbs ago. when he succeeded A..
r. Sinclair, was made according TO
speh a vote, the police commissioner
No Hearing Necessary.
Tho mayor replied that the police
conrt prosecutor is an appointee
syd as such may he discharged or
smnloycd by a vote of two COM
rIsgloners and the mayor. Com
missioner Steiner pointed out that
nage 80 OF the city charter proves
no confirmation Of this appointee is
necessary.
Adkison refused TO become con-
81 want 10 info,m you now that
will not o. X. any bills for Longs
salary" he declared. Anyway, you
didn't give Wilson a hearing before
dscharging him, did your"
"It wasn't necessary TO give him
A hearing" Mayor Evans replied.
"Hls own admissions formed suffl-
Gent grounds for his discharge.
further, perhaps you may not o.
X Longs bills. but the commission
mn allow them II necessary"
you have heaped dishonor upon
your shoulders by this action" Ad-
kis0n insisted.
We'll" the mayor replied calmly,
we are willing tq shoulder any dis
honor that may Have fallen on U.s."
Threatens Dire Results.
Adkison declared he would put
Wilson back" as prosecutor, ignor-
ing the commissions action.
In the same matter OF fact tone
the mayor answered that Long
Noe Uftu uulN hUHb4nltu ana lIllH HD-
pointment will stand"
The police department Is en-
tirely in the hands of tho mayor"
commissioner Hounkman interrupt
ed, "and I'll get a copy OF the
charter and show you" lie lett the
commission room apparently TO OBJ.
tain a copy OF the charter.
That may be the charter, but
vnu'u ufnv haII narN.s{,,sr 10 A 4
hs0n retorted, "at least while I'm
police commissioner"
There the matter rester insofar
As its presentation to the commits.
sion was concerned.
Following the commission meet.
Ing Adklson and Commissioner II
p Newblock conversed in the hall.
way.
Later Adkison was asked whether
he Intended to carry out his threat
70 disregard Longs bills and his in,
Wnlion to relnstate Wilson as op,
posed to the commissions action,
May Not Force Issue.
80 haven't decided yet" he re
pled, 1T Is possible / won't fore,
me issue at this time"
wilson's discharge was caused b,
nls cancellation of warrants issuet
against the occupants OF room 500
Hotel Tulsa. Questioned by tn,
mayor and commissioner before M
vas dismissed, he said he first Is
sseu the warrants and later recalle,
mem @ when he found there was in
sufficient evidence on which I,
base them.
Long was at his station IN polio
i'uIL conducting the Clty'a nrose
'alon Wriday afternoon.