The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-09
!. H. HALL QUITS
 DARD OF CONTROL
essed by Governor for Apparent IT, rerularities, Asks Time, Then Resigns-May Be Shortage
 of s15,0O0.

of s15,0OO.
 .ofal to The Star.
 Little Rock, March 4.-Not since
 disappearance of Monroe Smith 1.-the State Tax Commission has so
 sat a sensation been caused in the sNte eovernment as occurred when it sss announced that W. H. Hall had lt gigne5 from the Board of Control a \ that there are apparent shortages counting to about $15,000. It was
 .tbor stated that he had suffered a {, rvous breakdown and had been Ion to an institution for treatment. { xernor McRae accepted his resig-
 tion and at a late hour yesterday sninr issued the following official ttement:
 "A had my private secretary write about thirty wholesale companies
 \ house outside of Arkansas, who
 xe been furnishing goods of one nd and another to our state chari- shIe institutions, about week ago,
 which letters these companies are asked to advise me about the ndit;on of accounts our institutions
 5 with them. I was induced to do s ia aftor hearing of complaints from Erne of these outside houses about
 s slow payments the state was liking. some of these complaints gvine been lodged with me directly. gh fin the last three or four days l nxe been receiving many detailed
 tements, revealing an astounding ' Sdition I have found that approxi- ] xtelv Fourteen thousand dollars in as ounts are far past due, if am to Oglept the statements of these com plaies. Only about $7,000 of these Mounts Complained of having been ieweked with the records of the audi to of state and treasurer of state, 2. 1t is found that more than $7,OOO td these Accounts have been paid by
 state. The remainder of those f4p1nincd of will be checked later. l ress still Receiving information each sii of other delayed payments On he terday. Thursday, I called the t lirnan of the Board of Control, w.. dsHall. before me and asked him to
 lain the situation, telling him that i. nv of these letters that 1 have been S Esiving Indicated that he had had
 respoudence with these houses re- z ding the reasons for the delay in 'si { 4ncrt. Mir. Hall admitted that he ~ ,ht have omitted to remit prompt in some cases. I pointed out to pc that it was not his duty to re- ne or cash warrants made out for n payments of companies furnishing ds tc Institutions under the Board ios'ontrol and he said that it had been n 1stom for him to do so merely as ea1mmodation to people who lived \ c of his state. who did not know oad thing about the system of vouch-
 and warrants in Arkansas. He ad- lag ed that he had been sending his the sonal check in payment for many which he obtained the mon- and on. gave him statement
 wing accounts with several ow ses for which warrants had been if sed and paid. some of them having n b, obtained upon vouchers receipt 1 pE3v him. He asked me for time in
 n to check up and ascertain how p th he might owe these companies U hf gave him until 3 o'clock today, :, Hay, agreeing that I should hear ,r exclamation then. Before he left
 office. informed him that there Joe Q rnnHr other complaints, not in-
 led ii the list 1 gave him.
 went to Lonoke this morning, , Ofsrning to my office after o'clock.
 Ar the hour appointed for Mir. ' 0A's visit to me today, 1 was in 0s,kaed that he could not see me, that
 Nas sending in his resignation. I I'm fved 1t about o'clock and it was e Tinted.
 d srhs law requires that those who ' the state charitable institutions a' Iies and materials shall file item 7 bSWorn statements with the heads sn4tese Institutions, which, when tiosd correct, are approved, then "" ]6d on to the Board of Control, oeg dre then presented to the Audi T of State. It is possible and rue >er that they be mailed out to 'el je outside companies so they may an their own method of converting ca Il into state treasurer's warrants a bank can collect them. However, lus 4pent of those companies can Ib@: aerly present them to the Auditor 5 3tate and obtain warrant there K The states duty ceases with the 'use ing Of these warrants if there is 0 ey in the treasury to pay them.' Ye $ -
 = T. R- lobe Will Get Place.
 ottle Rock, March 4.-Governor TAI ac. it was learned early tonight, ,cta to name J. R. lobe, former T@ auditor and former state treas aras on the board of control, to suc- nm W Fl. Hall, who is now in the ,ss J hospltal undergoing observation .@ ttedtx1eflt.
 iisSa cheek up of accounts handled by lissa VIII begun today, but the exact ed Tint q his misuse of funds prob yer WIIl not be known for several 7 if is... z= virtually every instance
 FouId take warrants issued to
 .hzEu eoqcerns and sign and cash rd G H4 Intercepted letters from m rsva Ik<E1 Complaining because they
 fs4p5 1eived their money.
 !40o has been secretary of the u5 I4 Tor sne past year.
 l1e(iv6 Flus. Home Destroyed
 lrs Int destroyed a Mens home
 N7 4xternoon was unknown In