The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-11
One of the bttterest legislative

ent General Assembly was precipitat- ed by the introduction of the follow ing resolution by Representatives Bell and Wallace of Pope county:
 Whereas, the voucher stubs in the auditors office show that H. s. Mob ley is drawing salary of s2,oo0 as . teacher in the Second District Agri- cultural School, and that to our per- sonal knowledge he has not paid that institution a visit in the past six months
 We hereby ask that the Board os Trustees of the Second District Agrt- cultural School ask MT. H. 8. Mobley to tender his resignation to take ef- feet at once.
 We also further recommend that 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 a practical farmer
 We further ask the House of Rep rensentatives and the Senate concur ring therein, to ask the governor to appoint an accredited accountant to act with the joint committee com posed 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 to the General Assembly.
 We further ask that the Board ot Trustees of the Second District Agrt- cultural School require the president. Geo. F. Cole, of said school, to give his entire time and attention to that institution Strong speeches were made in support of the resolution by Messrs. Bell, Wallace, Cazort, Jo- sephs, Smith, and others.
 Mir Brawner and MT. Findley spoke as the champions of the Jonesboro School, and Mir. Hawkins of the Mag nolia School, declaring that they court the most thorough investigation, ai- though no charges had been made against them. Mr Griffin said that if Mobley were guilty of drawing money not properly coming to him, tho 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 full written statement to this General Assembly of why they ap- pointed H. S. Mobley as an agent of said school. at salary of s2,000 per year and expenses"
 Mir Gentry and others pleaded that in all fairness MT. Mobley be given his day in coSrt, and chance to make his defense.
 A motion to refer the resolution to the Committee on Agriculture, of which Mir Cazort is chairman, finally prevailed.
 Mr Mobley, president of the Far mers' Union of Arkansas. when ad- vised of the attack made upon him. said:
 "I am sure my work on behalf of the farmers, especially with regard 10 vocational education of the country boys and girls in the agricultural schools has the endorsement of all progressive people of the state, and if my doing this work is sufficient to justify this attack upon me, 1 guess will have to stand it.
 Necessarily I 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 it for the last few years. And very frank " I 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 Mir. Mobley has been work ing almost night and day for the sue cess of the Farmers Union.
 We, who know him." said Mir 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 Mir Moh- ley and the valuable work he has done would question his sincerity or the value of his service to the state
 The house has passed the Cazort biIf to enlarge the Northwest Arkansas Cattle Tick Eradication District to in- clude all countries south and west of White river and Keesee township in Marion county except Polk, Montgon< cry, Garland, Saline, Howard, Hot Spring. Clark, Dallas. Little River. Hampstead, Desha, Carroll, Madison Washington, Benton, Newton, Union. Perry, Pike, Miller, Lafayette, Cal houn, Bradley and Ashley.
 The house defeated a bill by Mir. Reid to create the office of state boiler inspector, and to provide fer the annual inspection of stationery steam boilers in all cities or towns over 1000 population.