The Green Forest tribune., 1915-01-01
Both Boards Are Still Holding Out.

Both Boards Are still Holding Out
 One of the new complications in the Charity Board controversy is the ques tion that will arise at the opening of the Legislature, whether Judge R. c. Love of Baxter county can serve in the Legislature and on the Board also
 The present status of the contro versy between the old and the new Boards of State Charitable Institu- tion is that of watchful waiting A temporary truce has been declared while each is preparing for 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 position, however, without any duties, as he has no office room at the capitol, and the old board refuses to surrender to him any of the books or records of the Board.
 Both boards have adjourned to mee, again on January 4, when the new board will probably demand the books and records, and the offices, and the old board will just as certainly refuse to surrender them. The indications are that it is the intention of the old board to continue to hold office until the expiration of the term for which ;ol, on April 1, 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. t-essrs. Dunaway, Parsons, Shane and Love have shown no disposition to yield, or to acknowledge the authority of the governor to remove them from the Board.
 Within tweHty-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:
 Tn 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 to warrant the use of space in answering. Matters that seem to de- mand notice from me will here be taken up in detail. The reference to my reputation as Republican poli- tician' is predicated on approximately the following state of facts: While the former board was seeking a wall- trained man for the position Of super lntendent certain physician, who was at that time an assistant physf- elan, this being the third rank, in one of the state hospitals for the insane in Illinois, controlled by the board, of which ! was a mepber was an appli- cant for the superintendency here. It az s5ears that when he learned that tie board was considering appointing me superintendent, he wrote to MT. Hart the secretary of the board, belittling my attainments as a physician and advising Hart that was a Republican politician MT. Hart showed me this letter after l came to Arkansas"
 Dr. Greene says that his resignation was not sudden and unexpected"; that Secretary Hart had several times had free medical service in the inst1- tuition; that the hydropathic 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 to the board could not possibly be jus t1t1ed by any state of facts that ever arose; there had been an increase Gf S30,0 annually in the cost of food supplies after it was taken over by the steward; their reference concern ing the unlawful expenditure Of money from the cash fund of the institution Tn the payment of salaries in the of flce 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
 Big Good Roads Convention.
 The annual convention of the Arkan- sas Good Roads and Drainage Associa- tion, which will be held at the Hotel Marion convention hall January 25 and