The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-06-10
For Distrib utlon In
Eighth Regiment.
WILLIS LAW HEARING
Has Been Set For Tuesday .
Wcek-- m oc rats to Choose
Time For Their State
Convention.
GEO. T. BLAKE.
(Staff correspondent


Columbus, June 1.-THE money ap-
propriated by the legislature to reim-
burse the Eighth regiment, o. N. g.,
for the expense incurred by 1t in at
tending the Mckinley inauguration at
Washington, March 4, 1901, will be dis
tributed among the various companies
of the command at once. voucher.
properly signed and certified, for the
appropriation of $4.S6O, was turned
over to Major A. B. Critchfield. Of
Shreve, who was authorized to re-
ceive it by Colonel Edward Vollrath,
Of Bucyrus, commander of the regi-
ment. After the Jaw was passed to re-
imburse the regiment it was discover
ed that it did not prescribe specifical,
ly from what fund the appropriation
was to be taken. Attorney General
Sheets declared that this omission did
not nullify the act and ruled that the
money should be paid from the gen.
eral revenue fund Adjutant General
Gyger stated that in all probability
SdDldiH M. oWdi VI Sohpuhy IL,
at Shrevc, would be captain Of Com
pany X, at Alliance. Captain Swarts
has removed from Shreve to Alliance,
and as the company at the latter place
has been without a captain for some
time the members are desirous of hav-
ing the vacancy filled without delay
in order to get in readiness for the
encampment. They have asked Cap
tain Swarts to take the position. 1t
will be necessary for him to resign the
captaincy of Company II before he can
do so. John Fl. Price, OF Cleveland,
in the engineers bat
talon at Cleveland, was here yester
day taking the examination before the
state military board. He is former
resident of Alliance and was member
of Company X, of that city, during
the Spanish war. He aided in the
preparation of the history of the Ohio
National Guard of Ohio which was is
sued by Cleveland paper in 1901,
The hearing to test the validity of
the Willis law, which has been at
tackled by about so Stark county cor
porations, WNl take place in the SUI
preme court on Tuesday, June II. At.
torney General Sheets stated Friday
afternoon that he and the Canton at
torneys who are representing tho
plaintiffs had reached an agreement
as to the hearing and that il would
come up on its merits with the mo-
tion for leave to file a petition in er-
ror from the common pleas court Of
Franklin county, which rendered
pro forma verdict upholding the con-
stitutionality Of the law. The action
of the court on the motion for leave
will be indicative of it's attitude with
respect to the validity of the law.
The Democratic state central COM
mittee will meet in this city and fix
tie time and place for the state con-
vention. Cedar Point is making \
strong bid for the convention and
may carry Ioff the honor. Columbus
wants it but will have to show lit
tie more activity to win out. The
death Of Judge Otto Z. Young, OF Mas
sillon, leaves the Eighteenth district
without a representative on the COM
mittee. II the district is to have q
voice in the selection and arrange
ments for the convention, 1t behooves
the congressional committee to get
together and appoint a successor to
Mr.. Young. .a.
Governor Nash Friday evening ap-
pointed the members who will serve
on the state board Of examiners Of
embalmers, which was created by the
Cain law. The appointments were
made upon recommendation pf the
Funeral Directors association, which
has been in session here for several
days, and are as follows: John H.
Shearer, Of Alliance, three-year term;
W. M. Bateman, GAINESVILLE, two-year
term. and r. e. Jones, OF Columbus,
one-year term.