The Dermott news., 1914-12-31
JUDGE LOVE MAY
 BE FORGED OUT
TWO BOARDS OF STATE CHARE TABLE INSTITUTIONS WILL
 MEET ON JANUARY 4.
MUST SETTLE IN THE COURTS
Dr. Greene Replies to Members ot the 5oard-ControVersy Is Becoming
 More Complex.
Little Rock

Little Rock - One of the new complications iH the Charity Board controversy Is the ques tion that will arise at the opening of the Legislature, whether Judge k. C Love of Baxter county can serve Tn the Legislature ana on the Board also
 The present status ot the contro- yersy between the old and the new Boards of State Charitable Insttm tion is that Of watchful waiting A temporary truce has been declared. while each is preparing fer the next move. Just what that will be cannot be foretold with any degree of cer- tainty. The members of the new board have departed to their several homes, except that the secretary. Joe Ferguson. of Magnolia, remains in the city. He has a position. however without any duties, as he has no office room at the capitol and the old board refuses to surrender to him
 
 Board
 Both boards have adjourned to meet again on January 4. when the new board will probably demand the books and records. and the offices. and tho old board will just as certainly refuse to surrender them The indications are that 1t is the intention of the old board to continue 10 hold office until the expiration of the term for which they were appointed. which will be on April l. 1915. It is also probable that the new board Will seek to dis possess them by writ of custer or by quo warranto. SO that they may secure possession of the books and records and proceed with the administration of the institution affairs Nessrs Dunawav Parsons. Shane and Love have shown no disposition to yield CT to acknowledge the authority of the governor to remove them from the Board
 Within twenty-four hours after the reply of Messrs Love shane. Par sons and DunaWay. had been publish. ed, Dr. j. L. Greene made public his re sponse in which he answered all their charges at length. and in detail declaring that many of their state ments do not represent the facts"
 He said in part.
 In a general way it might be said that there Is much matter contained in their statement wholly immaterial to the issue and of such trivial nature as not 10 warrant the use of space in answering Matters that seem 10 de mand notice from me will here be taken up in detail The reference to my reputation as a Republican poll tician is prediCated on approximately the following state of facts. While the former board was seeking a well trained man for the position of super intendent certain physician. wEO was at that time an assistant phyzi. elan, this being the third rank in one of the state hospitals for tae insane in Illinois, controlled by the board, of which l was member was an appIf- cant for the superjntendency here tt appears that when he learned that the board was considering appointing me superintendent he wrote 10 Nr Hart the secretary of the board belttIing my attachments as a physician and advising Hart that was Republican politician Mir Hart showed me thle letter after l came 10 Arkansas
 Dr. Greene says that his resignation was not sudden and unexpected": that Secretary Hart had several times had free medical service in the ineti- tuition; that the hydropatbic apparatus he desired could have been purchased with state warrants; that he had done all in his power to have building ope rations done within the limits of ap. propriation He declares that the statement that he was disrespeCtful 10 the board could not possibly be jus titied by any state of facts that ever arose there had been an increase of S30,000 annually in the cost of food supplies after it was taken over by the steward; their reference concern ing the unlawful expenditure or money from the cash fund of the institution in the payment of salaries in the of flee Of the secretary is wholly with out merit" says Dr. Greene He had brought much of his own furniture with him for his own apartments. and bought extras for his table with his own funds; letters are made public proving his reputation as an alienist in Illinois. Nebraska and elsewhere. Cannot Recover Penalties
 Although the state of Arkansas wins