The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-12
RESOLUTION OFFERED DEMAND ING RESIGNATION FROM RuS-
 SELLVILLE SCHOOL.
HE SAYS IT IS. PERSONAL
Introduction of Resolution, Referred to Agricultural Committee, Caused
 Storm in the House.
Little Rock

one or UHp DlllS1eSI ieSioldli'C . storms that has broken over the pres 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 S2,000 as teacher in the Second District Agrl- 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 of Trustees of the Second District Agri' cultural School ask MT. H. s. Mobley to tender his resignation to take eff 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 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 of Trustees of the Second District Agr1- cultural School require the president Geo. F. Cole, of said school, to give his entire time and attention to that institution" Strong speeches were Messrs. Bell, Wallace, Cazort, Jo- sephs, Smith, and others.
 Mr. Brawner and MT. Findley spoke as the champions of the Jonesboro School, and MT. Hawkins of the Mag nolia School, declaring that they court the most thorough investigation, al though no charges had been made against them. MT. Griffin said that if Mobley were guilty of drawing money not properly coming to him, the Board of Trustees were equally guilty
 The following amendment by MT. 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 H. s. Mobley as an agent of said school, at a salary of $2,000 per year and expenses"
 MT. Gentry and others pleaded that In all fairness MT. Mobley be given his day in court, and chance to make his defense.
 "A motion to refer the resolution to the Committee on Agriculture, of which Mir Cazort is chairman, Snally prevailed.
 Mr. Mobley, president of the Far. mers' Union of Arkansas, when ad- vised of the attack made upon him, Eaid:
 "I am sure my work on behalf of the farmers, especially with regard to 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 I 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 Icy official connection with it for the last few years. And very frank ly I accept this attack as not an at tack upon me personally, but upon our organization"
 Fe'of. George A. Cole, president o1 the Russellville School, says that for six years MT. Mobley has been work ing almost night and day for tho sue cess of the Farmers Union
 "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 MT. Mob ley and the valuable work he has done, would question his sincerity ol the value of his service to the state"
 The house passed the s425,OOO St T