Evening star., 1933-11-05
FORMER OFFICIALS
STANDING TRIAL ON
ARKANSAS CHARGES
Embezzlement Count Against
0ne-Time Lieutenant Gov
ernor Comes to Naught.
BY THOMAS J. BRANSFORD.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspatcn 10 The Star.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, November A.
Former State and county officials were
in the limelight in circuit courts this
week. Former Lieut. Gov. Lawrence z.
Wilson was acquitted in Ouachita Cir
cult Court of a charge of embezzling
$500 from the Peoples Bank Of
Stephens while liquidator from March
81. 1881, to November 20, 1882. This
was the first of seven indictments
against the former official, who was de-
feated for second term.
In Washington County former County
Judge j. Iona Slaughter and former
Circuit Clerk Pat Johnson were among
nine men against whom Sc indictments
dy Py sas named IN Of
the indictments. He is charged with
SuD0rnatl0n Of perjury, as was john
son. Prosecuting Attorney j. w. Trim
bic said that general charges against
the defendants are conspiracy to de-
fraud and making false afidavits.
$4,000 Overcharge.
An audit by State Controller Griffin
Smith shows that the county had been
overcharged about $4,000 for bridges
built during part of 1880. all Of 1881
and part Of 1882. Controller Smith
said in his report Of the audit that
overchargeS for work done ran from 100
to 700 per cent.
under decisions Of the Arkansas Su.
preme Court until time allowed by law
p3Ted rar % onoePs of the loe oA STATE
Central Committee certified the name
Of David D. Terry to the secretary of
sentative from the fifth district soon
after the Supreme Court handed down
an opinion that a circuit Judge has no
authority to restrain party officials from
certifying candidates on the basis Of
official returns from primary elections.
5000 Votes Challenged.
Action of the Supreme Court will not
affect the suit filed by Brooks Hays
conteSting the returns from all coun-
lenged the votes of approximately 5000
persons in the district. most Of them
for the nOn-payment OF the poll tax.
According to the official returns from
the run-off primary, Mr.. Terry had a
lead of 625 votes over Mr.. Hays.
Arkansas farmers will receive a much
greater return for their products in 1888
than they did In 1882, according to Ng-
ures compiled by T. Roy Reid. assistant
director in charge of the State agri-
cultural extension service. Cash returns
for lint cotton sold this year will be ap-
proXimately double those Of 1892. The
price of rice and other crops has been
raised materially through the efforts
Of the Agricultural Adjustment Admin
istration.
Recovery Plans Aired.
A plan for the reduction OF the cotton
acreage next year to about 60 per cent
of the five-year average acreage has
been announced, calling for rental ben
eflts to farmers ranging from 50 to Sll.
The longtime corn and hog control
plan will soon be started and calls for
participating farmers to reduce corn
acreage 20 per cent and litters Of pigs
TO be farrowed Is per cent.
Along with efforts to aid farmers
railroads in the State were given a
chance to regain part of their busi-
ness lost to truck lines when the Ar
kansas Corporation Commission issued
an order reducing intrastate less-than-
carload rail rates 80 per cent up to
$50 miles and making motor truck rates
and rail rates the same on a mileage
basis. The new rates became effective
November !. On the same date new
rates on interstate rail shipments be-
tween points in Arkansas, Memphis
and Southeast Missouri became ef-
fective.