The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-14
Columbus Gossip
y OLUMBUs, Aug. 13.--Attorney
General Sheets has brought

came operative. The case Is against
Dr. j. Harvey Craig, who was appoint.
ed health officer in Mansfield in 1902
for term of two years and who re-
fused TO vacate the Office last spring
when the board elected another person
for the place. Craig refused to sur
render. claiming the code made him n
civil service appointee. Last fall At
opinion that health officers would hold
over under the code.
Attorney General Sheets is preparing
the papers in the suits to be insti-
tuted against the corporations delin-
quent under the Willis law. There are
over 100 such concerns and If the pen
alties are collected the state will in
sist upon the imposition of the pen-
alties to the fullest extent. These
concerns were given an opportunity to
pay up and report by extension of the
time limit. but they ignored absolute
ly this special concession made for the
benefit of delinquents.
Dr. c. o. Probst. secretary of the
state board Of health, reports that
smallpox has been almost entirely
stamped out in Ohio. In Cleveland.
where the disease ragged for months,
there are now no cases. The worsl
situation now is at Massillon, where
there are IS cases. There were more
than 100 cases in Columbus last winter
but the city has been free from the
malady for months. Milo, a suburb, of
Columbus, however, has nine cases. The
situation seems to be well under con.
troll and encourages the board in the
hope that the campaign 1t has begun
for the complete eradication Of the
malady from the state will be crowned
with success. Smallpox has been pres
ent in the state for several years and
was brought here by circus employees.
President Thad Cromley, Secretary
w. w. Miller and Jerry Carpenter,
pect to leave Saturday for Oyster Bay
to formally invite President Roose-
welt to attend the Ohio state fair. They
will point out to him that this is
Ohio's centennial year and that It will
be observed with proper eclat at the
industrial exhibition. The party will
be joined at Washington by several
national officers, among whom will be
Assistant Secretary Bingham, Of the
department of agriculture, and they
have considerable hope of success.
Governor Nash declares President
letter commencing the
course of Governor Durbin, of Indiana
with regard to lynching to be praise
worthy, just and deserved. I'm stren-
all other violations of the law" said
the governor.
On Wednesday the committee ap-
pointed by the Democratic state CEN
trail committee to report on the pro-
posed constitutional amendment to
the state convention will meet in this
city and Judge George B. Okey, one of
the members, says 1t will not agree,
which will mean that the matter will
have to be threshed out on the conven-
ton floor.
speakership candidates have not yet
come from under cover. Friends of
II. II. Kimball, who has been renomi-
mated for representative by the Re-
publicans of the Lake-G Geauga district,
are urging his claims as a candidate
for speakership honors. Ralph Cole,
of Hancock, was talked of as a candi-
date, but he Is not seeking a renomina-
tion as representative. He wants to 60
to congress.
: John w. Bookwalter, of Springfield,
has confirmed the report of his candi-
dacy for the Democratic nomination
for United States senator. Further
than this he would not discuss poll
tics.
Adjutant General Gyger is worried
over the delay in the arrival of the
new equipment from the government
arsenal for the Ohio National Guard
1t was>to have been here by not later
than August 10th but it has not yet
been received. About one half of the
guard is supplied with the new rife.
The famous suit Of the Eighth regi-
ment band against the field and staff
officers of that command for extra pay
for services rendered during the Span
ish- american war has reached the su-
preme court. While the regiment was
in camp at Columbus in April, 1898,
1t is claimed, the officers entered into
an agreement with the band members
to pay them a certain sum per month
in addition to the regular government
allowance, which 1t was understood
would be subscribed by both officers
and enlisted men. II seems that no at
tempt was made to carry out the f.