The Green Forest tribune., 1915-07-16
No audit of the office of Earle W.

| II IllC DdIhSIS dSSOCldGlOn lldS OS- clined to make an audit of my office,
 shall have the audit made by com ] petent persons" said Secretary 1 Hodges.
 When l. r. Thomas, an accountant l discharged by the legislative inves- 1 tigattng committee, made an affidavit ! charging that the committee intended ! to make an adverse report on MT. Hodges office, the secretary refused 1 to allow the committees accountants to continue the audit of his books. Af- | ter the committee members and Gov ernor Hays denied there was any intention of unfairness in the of l flee of the secretary of state, MT. Hodges wrote MT. Powell, asking him if the bankers association would ap-
 point an accountant to audit his of flee. MT. Powell submitted the matter to the members of the Executive Council by mail vote.
 Changes in the personnel of officers of the Arkansas National Guard have been made as follows: c. c. Tobey, Jr., Philadelphia, to be captain of Com pany c, First Infantry, vice M. l.. Nc Alister, transferred to regimental staff, to succeed Capt. M M Collier or Prairie Grove, transferred to super numerary list; D. H. Crawford, Fl Do- rado, promoted from second to first lieutenant, Company c. First Infan- try; Edward Shugart, Philadelphia, made second lieutenant Company M, Second Infantry; J. c. Mcclure, BlytheviUe, made second lieutenant Company N, First regiment; Forrest Ward, Beebe, made second lieutenant Company B, First regiment; w. O. Fleming, Jonesboro, made second lieu tenant Company G, First regiment.
 Herbert R. Wilson, secretary of the Arkansas Railroad Commission, paid to the clerk of the United States Court, Eastern District of Arkansas S1,7O0 for the preliminary costs of the Frisco rate cases, including the Injunction suit gainst the commis- Slon's freight tariff and the suit against the two-cent pass 9nger rate The amount paid is on an estimate Of the costs, including an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States. Should the amount be more. the com mission agreed to pay the difference. and if it is less the court will re- fund.
 The first sale of bonds of a road district organized under the Alexander road law was reported to the Depart ment of State Lands, highways and Improvements from Little River coun ty. The bonds were issued by dis trict formed to build a road from Ashdown to Ogden They sold for 97 1-2 cents and all expenses, which is considered slightly above par. The bonds bear 10 per cent interest.
 No steps will be taken to have Dr. E. c. Everitt removed from the Stata Board of Osteopathic Examiners, ac- cordisg to Attorney General w. l.. Moose. Mir. Morgan said that, while Dr. Everitt was not eligible at the time of his appointment, he has since filed declaration of his intention to become a citizen of the United States and that he is now eligible.
 No orders were issued by the Ar kansas Railroad Commission as a re- suit of the hearing on petitions A petition from Philadelphia asking hat the Iron Mountain install an 1lectric signal bell at a street cross- ing was dismissed because the bell al- ready had been installed.
 George B. Cook, state superintend. ent of public instruction, nas received an invitation from former President w. H. Taft and others interested in the erection of an Ogden memoria, building at Hampton Institute, Va, an appointment as a member of the Me. | morial Committee
 The Board of Control of the State Charitable Institutions appointed tbo Rev. A. J. Ashburn, Little Roc, Baptist minister, formerly of Law. renee county, as chaplain at the Con. federate Home, to succeed the Rev A. c. Graham. chaplain for the last two years.
 letter or congratulation on the Arkansas building and exhibits at the Panama-Pacific exposition was recaiv. cd by Governor Hays from Charles q
 'aoore' president of the exposition.
 The Indiana Rice Company incorno. rated under the laws of Indiana filed Q certificate with the secretary of state showing that it had ceased to do h,,si ness in this state.
 What Arkansas Is Doing in R,od Construction in 1915" is tho tif,o .,r an article in the July number of "Ret. ter hoads and Streets" a publication devoted to road improvement. The nNf%n IL