The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-09

Intslhgsueer Bureau.
Columbus, o.. AuG. g.
The city Of GAINESVILLE has two
health officers. The board OF health
today by a vote OF three TO two ousted
DIR. G. W. Mccormick. a Republican.
and elected DIR. Simon Kelly. a Dem
ocrat. DIR. Mccormick says he will
carry the case to the courts as he was
elected for a year and that his time
has not expired. Kelly says he will
take up his duties at once so a clash
Is imminent.
The Rev. Vernon Phillips. formerly
pastor OF the First Baptist church la
Madison. Wis. now taking post
graduate course in Chicago. has been
called 10 the passionate OF the Tenth
avenue Baptist church in this city.
The prospects are that the fall and
winter fruit crops in Ohio this yes
will be below :he average. According
to the August crop report. the outlook
for apples Is "a per cent. peaches ~.
and pears -. The wheat prospects
are 1Ol. oats 81. timothy 10. and po-
tatoes 20.
The State Auditor has now held
up the vouchers of several attaches
of the State legislative reference bu-
reau under he direction OF Prof. $.
Gale Lowry. of Cincinnati. until n
has been decided whether Lowry is
TO approve vouchers or the state IL
brary board Heretofore Lowry has
approved them. The vouchers are for
the last two weeks OF July. Lowry's
salary Is $500 a month while the leg
islature Is in session and 5000
month during the recess.
According TO a ruling handed down
today by Attorney General T $ Ho-
gan. mayors will have no authority
to remove chiefs OF police and fire de
partments between August 10 and
January ]. when the new civil service
law goes into effect. Many have held
that IN this period there is no civil
service protection for these officials.
The Attorney General holds otherwise
however. and as a result Mayor G.. J.
Karb. OF Columbus. will not be per-
mitted to out Chief Of Police c. r.
Carter as he has tried TO do on sew
eral occasions.
Charles A Reid. OF Fayette county,
member OF the legislature. was ureed
for the Republican nomination for
Governor al he legislative reunion
held today at Cedar Point Reid was
minority leader in the House last
AA Il Fpt|Nh "
sentative Oscar +. Diser. Of Youngs-
town a reuniting of the Republican
and Progressive parties in Ohio was
urged
A Pennsylvania train east bound
was held az Union Station for 20 min
utes tonight while a Mrs Mayhew.
who was on her way to New York,
was given treatment for a hemorrha--
of tho lungs She ia a victim OF
tuberculosis and was anxious 20 get
10 her home in New York as soon as
possible. A trained nurse on the
train agred TO care for tho woman,
but IL is doubtful n she will live 20
reach her destination
Governor Cox has suggested 20 Sec
rotary OF State Graves that he. after
consulting with the Attorney-GeneraI
arranged TO hold a hearing on the
different referendum petitions and dc.
eide which OF the laws shall be- put 10
vote The Governor charges that
frauds have been unearthed in the
signing of petitions for rcferendums
on the workmen's compensation law.
the Fitzpatrick law and the Warnes
tax assessor law. He suggests that
each side to the controversy be heard.
There Is no provision in Law for such
procee dure. but Governor Cox be-
lieves under the circumstances A.
would not be out OF place.