The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-05-22


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chard inspector, fears that the heavy
frosts recently have caused great
damage to the Ohio fruit crop.
Reports received from central Ohio
indicate that most of the fruit in that
section has been almost entirely de-
stroyed. He is getting into touch
with his deputies in the various sec.
tions to ascertain to what extent the
crop has been damaged in all parts Of
the state. He is hoping that in south,
ern Ohio, where the frost was not so
that the loss will not be heavy. The
damage caused by the frosts probably
cause higher prices because of the
crop shortage. Inspector Shaw fears
that the loss will be the heaviest the
state has sustained from frosts for
many years.
Throws Suit Out Of Court.
The suit brought by the state to
recover $4,000 penalties from the
Keystone Watch Case Co. of Phila,
delphia, thrown out of court Monday
by Judge E. B. Dillon of the Frank
lin county common pleas court, was
started at the instigation of the Deu.
ber Watch Co. of Canton, which al.
legged that the former had tried to
drive it out of business In violation of
the antitrust laws both of the state
and nation. The Judge held that the
state was not entitled to collect be-
cause of being barred by the statute
of limitation. During the administra.
tion Of former Secretary of State C..
A. Thompson, the Keystone company
foreign corporation, came in and
paid the Willis law taxes for several
years that it had been doing business
in the state, and in consideration Of
this, 1t was asserted, there was a tao
| it agreement that the penalties for
noncompliance of the law during the
period in question should not be col.
lected. The state authorities wished
to let that settlement stand, but the
such persistency that the suit to col
lect the penalties was brought. Judge
Dillon said that the, statute of limi'
tation applies in the case of the state.
Baxter Fights Charges.
Attorneys for Frank E. Baxter Of
Lima, former state bank superintend.
ent, now being tried for alleged EN-.
! bezzlement of funds which came into
| his possession as state official, will
contend that where proper account.
ing is made by state official that ha
cannot be held to be guilty of EN-.
bezzlement. The charge against Bax,
ter is based on the allegation that
while he was in charge of the defunct
Columbus Savings & Trust CO..
bank, which he closed, he temporarily
used $4,000 of the funds of the in.
stitution for his personal use. The
money alleged to have been taken
was replaced within few weeks. In
the case of Gunkelman, township
the supreme court year ago, it was
held that Gunkelman was not g\jlty
of embezzlement because he account
ed for all public funds in his posses.
sion This decision will be cited by
Baxter's attorneys.
| Veterans to Attend Reunion.
In the neighborhood of 500 Ohio
Civil war veterans who fought at Get
tysburg, will attend the fiftieth re
union of those who took part in that
battle at the states expense, the first
week in July. Former Gov. Andrew
l.. Harrison, who commanded bri
gade in that battle, will take the
trip. Gov. Cox expects to go along.
The legislature appropriated $4,000
to pay the expenses of the veterans
on the trip. A special train will take
them to Gettysburg. Ohio soldiers
took part in the hardest fighting of
that famous battle.
Aids Boy Farmers.
| The boy who raises the most corn
on one acre of ground this summer,
living in Franklin or any of the coun-
ties of the second judicial district,
will have a free trip to Washington
at the expense Of Judge James ]. ALI
read of the Ohio court of appeals.
The Ohio board of agriculture has
just announced the contest, stating
that it will supply entry blanks and
rules for the contest. which will close
on June l.