The Mena weekly star., 1920-10-07
THE PEOPLE WANT FACTs.

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w. B. Anderson, who has occupied
mace in The Star ON several occa-
ions to boost the Citizens ticket and
IS leaders, has taken turn indicat-
ne that he desires faets--to actually
NOW what is what in certain matters
'earing on the present campaign. In
his he takes as basis certain direct
harges against Judge II. w. Finger,
declaring them TO be those of A. e.
Year, the Citizens candidate for
ounty judge.
Mr.. Anderson says;
The time for quarreling is past.
How long anybody has farmed does
not interest the people. They want
facts. Here is good way to get
them:
A. f. Wear has made certain
statements in his campaign over
the county, such as the following:
f1) The County court allowed
H. w. Finger 500 as travelling ex-
penses on a trip he made to visit
his brother at Longview, Tex, and
incidentally, to get information ON
road building.
(2) That the County court had
allowed II. w. Finger over $500 as
travelling expenses while making
trips thru the county looking over
the highway district.
CD The County court had al
lowed the Proctor-Smith Motor
Company $400 for repair work on
the highway car that is used by the
highway officials.
ia) That he (Wear) as county
Judge, at his last term of court re-
fused to allow claim to the Zach
airy Motor Company Of $13S for
work on private car and the COM
pany withdrew the claim and put
it before Judge Finger after he be-
came judge, and he allowed the
claim.
Mr.. Wear states emphatically
that these statements are taken
from the court records. and have
promise from The Star that Mr..
Wear may have space in its col
umns to bring these charges before
the public by giving the exact book
and page where the items may be
found by anybody that cares to
look.
We, the people. want the truth.
II these things are not true the
people want to know it, and this
will give Mr.. Finger chance to
disprove these statements If he can,
and If he cannot it will give the
public chance to find out that Mr..
Wears charges are the truth.
We want the man that is elected
county judge to come clean on these
matters.
The above gives all the specific
points brought out in Mr.. Anderson's
and. in behalf of hon
ssty and the public interests The
star has carefully sought information
covering each, and viii take them up
n turn:
The Longview Visit.
t1) The only truth in the state
nent is that Judge Finger visited his
brother at Longyiew, Tex, and. Incl
ientally, sought to gain all possible
information on road building, this TO
snable him the better to meet the
problems that would come before him
Is county judge. (EEis brother is en-
ragged in carrying out large road con-
;truction enterprises, and therefore
las much valuable information which
ae gladly gave.)
Judge Fingers expenses, he states,
to about $l3, every cent Of
which he paid out of his own pocket,
making no charge whatever against
Polk county. the high~<=yy district or
else.
The statement of Judge Wear, as
riven by Mr.. Anderson. is an utterly
snfounded faIsehood.
t2) In 20 months the total travel
ng expenses allowed Judge Finger
amounts to exactly s243.11, as shown
" the records. The charges are for
abroad fares and other travelling ex-
lenses in visiting bridges and other
POINTS where called to attend to
uties as ex-oiiicio road commissioner.
during one month Judge Finger went
0 Little Rock and by so doing secured
or Polk county two big Quad trucks
worth more than $4,000 each. Not
me cent of this money was spent as
harged, in looking after highway
BUSINESS. The expenses, per month,
an from nothing to 500 s2. The
TENS can be found In the list of
laims filed.
Bearing on the propriety and legal
" of the above charges against the
ounty, is the following letter:
Ashdown. Ark, October i. 1920.
Q the Editor Of The Star. Mena, Ark.
Dear Sir: ! have your request for
II opinion as to whether or not the
ounty Judge of your county is au-
1orized to pay out Of the proper pub
c funds, his travelling expenses as
Dad Commissioner in looking after
,ads and bridges Ia your county.
In my opinion, such expenses are
Iwful and should be allowed and
aid. The County Judge Of Little
iver county is also Ex- Oiiicio Road
and | have heretofore
ven him the same opinion. Act No.
3 Of the Special Acts of the Gem
al Assembly Of 1919 makes your
,unty Judge Ex-Qilicio Road Com
issioner for the county and places
rtain duties upon him in addition