Pocahontas star herald., 1915-02-12
RESOLUTION OFFERED DEMAND
ING REsloNATloN FROM RUS
sElLvlLLE SCHOOL.
HE SAYS IT IS PERSONAL
Introduction Of Resolution, Referred tS
Agricultural Committee, Caused
Storm In the House.
Little Rock

ent General Assembly was preeipltat.
ed by the Introduction OF the follow.
ing resolution by Representatives Bell
and Wallace OF Pope county;
Whereas. the voucher stubs In the
auditors ofiico show that II, $. Mob.
ley is drawing a salary OF $1,000 as
teacher In the Second District Agri.
cultural School. and that TO our per,
sonal knowledge he has not paid that
institution visit In the past six
months.
I'VE hereby ask that the Board Of
Trustees OF the Second District Agri
cultural School ask Mr.. H. S. Mobley
10 tender his resignation TO take ef
feet at once.
I'VE also further recommend thai
the governor OF this state comply
with the Acts OF 1911 and appoint no
other member OF the Board OF Trus-
tees Who Is not practical farmer
I'VE further ask the House of Rep.
rensentatives and the Senate concur.
ring therein. TO ask the governor 10
appoint an accredited accountant TO
net with the Joint committee COM
rosed OF one member from the
Senate and two members from the
house to thoroughly check up the four
District Agricultural Schools OF the
State OF Arkansas and report its find
ings 10 the General Assembly.
We further ask that the Board OF
Trustees OF the Second District Agri
cultural School require the president.
! Geo. +. Cole. OF said school. TO give
his entire time and attention TO tha,
Institution" Strong speeches were
made in support OF the resolution by
Messrs. Bell. Wallace. Cazort Jo
sephs. Smith. and others.
Mr. Brawner and Mr.. Findley spoke
~ the champions OF the Jonesboro
School. and Mr.. Hawkins OF the Mag
nolia School. declaring that they court
the most thorough investigation. al
though no charges had been made
against them. Mr.. Griffin said that II
Mobley were guilty OF drawing money
rot properly coming TO him. the
Board OF Trustees were equally guilty.
The following amendment by Mr..
Griffin was adopted:
THAT the Board OF Directors OF the
Second District Agricultural School
give a full written statement to this
General Assembly OF why they ap-
pointed n. S. Mobley as an agent OF
said school, at a salary OF $1,000 per
year and expenses"
Mr.. Gentry and others pleaded that
IN all fairness Mr. Mobley be given
his day in court, and chance to make
his defense
A motion to refer the resolution 10
the Committee on Agriculture. OF
which Mr.. Cazort is chairman, finally
prevailed.
Mr.. Mobley president OF the Far
mers' Union OF Arkansas. when ad.
vised OF the attack made upon him.
raid:
81 am sure my work on behalf or
the farmers. especially with regard n
vocational education OF the country
boys and girls in the agricultural
schools has the endorsement OF all
progressive people OF the state, and II
my doing this work is sufficient to
justify this attack upon me, ! guess
will have to stand II.
Necessarily ! have met consider
able opposition from various sources
in my efforts to carry forward to the
help OF the farmers the principles and
purposes OF the Farmers Union dur
ing my official connection with II for
the last few years. And very frank.
ly | accept this attack as not an at.
tack upon ME personally, but upon our
organization"
Prof. George A. Cole, president OF
the Russellville school, says that for
six years Mr.. Mobley has been work.
ing almost night and day for the sue
cess OF the Farmers Union.
1--WE, who know him. said Mr.. Cole,
best know that these schools would
not have been established without his
efforts in their behalf He has made
unparalleled sacrifices OF his own in
terest in behalf of these institutions.
No one who is familiar with Mr.. Mob
| ley and the valuable work he has
done, would question his sincerity or
the value of his service to the state