Volume 15 , Issue 16

One Hundred Years Ago - 22 April 1913

One hundred years ago today, 22 April, the following article appeared in The Tulsa Daily World, 22 April 1913, Tuesday, with the front page headlines, "Will Pass The Bill Over Veto." Governor Cruce returned a measure abolishing state enforcement officer. Solons were getting even. Pet office of chief executive was doomed for destruction.

Oklahoma City, April 21 (1913) (Special) -- "For the second time since the fourth legislature convened Governor Cruce today vetoed a bill abolishing the office of state prohibition enforcement officer. The governor prepared a message which was returned with the vetoed measure to the house late this afternoon, but was not read. The legislature expects to be able to pass the bill over the executive head this time as the measure does not carry the emergency. Practically the same reasons as were assigned when he vetoed the bill during the regular session were given by the governor for his action today. The chief one begin that the prohibitionists of the state demand state enforcement."

Fought Helena School

On that same page of The Tulsa World, was this small sub-headline, "Fought Helena School." I only know of one Helena school, and that was the state building that was in Helena, Oklahoma. Was it a state training school for incorrigible girls?

The article goes on to state a fight was made on the Helena school because of a committee report to abolish it, but the House passed the appropriation bill by a safe majority. The House bill to appropriate $25,000 for maintenance of a state training school for incorrigible girls, to be located later, passed the house went to the senate. Another appropriation bill was also passed for the state hospital, for insane at Vinita and the orphans' home at Pryor.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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