The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-06-26
GOV. COX PICKS
HIS APPO|NTEES
Ready To Announce Members
of Industrial Commission.
YAPLE OF CHILLICOTHE ONE
Duffy of East Liverpool Also Certain
to Win PIace-Judge Van CIeaf
Of Piekaway County Being
investigated.
Special Columbus Correspondent.

Special Columbus Correspondent.
Columbus, Ohio.
~ ov. COX said that he fully
expected to be ready to an
Y nounce the appointment of
the new industrial commission
this week. 1t is understood that he
has decided upon the three men for
the commission. Wallace d. Yaple
Of Chillicothe, member of the state
liability board of awards, Democrat,
will be one of the appointees, it is
believed. He was mayor of Chilli
cothe for nine years, resigning to take
appointment on the board of awards
by former Gov. Harmon. The strong
backing given Thomas ]. Duffy of
East Liverpool, also member of this
board, makes him look like a winner
for a place on the commission. Many
labor organizations Of the state have
endorsed him. He is a Democrat and
was president of the National Broth
erhood of Operative Potters for nine
years, during which time the organi-
cation did not have single general
strike. Duffy is said to be slated for
the place on the commission to go to
a representative Of labor.
Judge Van cIeaf Under Fire.
The examination of the affairs of
the office Of probate judge of Picka-
way county during the period that
Judge A. R. Van Cleat held the Office
shows very little attempt was made
by him to look after his official busi-
ness. He was appointed to fill va
cancy caused by death in January,
1911, and his term expired last Feb
ruary. 1t seems that the keeping Of
records was abolished after he took
hold. No doubt there were some peo-
two years or more that he was pro,
bate Judge, but this could not be told
from the records. Not a single rec.
ord of the issuing of a marriage IL
cense could be found in the Office by
the examiner. Van Cleaf was probate
Judge once before, some ten years
ago, and he was criticised in report
filed by an examiner of the state
then. The present examination shows
that he is indebted to the county In
the sum of $944, and that there is q
case pending against him for $153
alleged to have been retained when
he was in office before. No records
of cases could be found. The report
excoriates the official. The report
says that great wrong has beer
done the people by the careless way
in which the affairs of the Office
have been conducted. Attorney Gen
eral Hogan and the prosecuting attor
ney Of Pickaway county have beer
furnished copies of the report fol
such action as may be deemed ad
visable to take.
Milk dealers and shippers will be
interested in knowing that the su
preme court has held in a decision
just given that railroads must loat
milk cans on cars except at places
where they have no agents, and II
that event the milk must be pu
aboard by the shipper. The ruling
upholds an order issued by the public
service commission.
Negro Convict Set Free.
Montella Watha, West Indian ne
gro, and the first man to be convicted
of participating in the lynching IL
Newark four years ago of Carl Eth
erington, Anti-Saloon league detective
is now a free man, as the result o
the decision of the state board of ad
ministration in granting paroles. Th'
parole of Watha, as we'll as that o
the 20 others who were freed will
him owing to the state boards sweep
ing action, is due largely to the in
fiuence of Preston E. Thomas, tn,
new warden of the penitentiary. Th
warden believes in rewarding prison
ers who have good records to thei
credit in the penitentiary.
There were many cases amonl
those of the paroled prisoners whicI
seemed deserving of sympathy ant
consideration and still others that ir
volve such brutality that the wisdom
Of the parole is questionable. For eS
ample, there was the case of Andrey
Taylor, who was serving 20 year
from Franklin county for manslaugf
ter. Through jealousy Taylor cut hi
sweetheart's throat until the hea
was nearly severed from her body
He was angry because she would no
receive his attentions. The board Sc
him free.
Tinge of Romance Here.
Wholly different is the case @
Elizabeth l.. Paterson, Of Ironton, VIII
is declared to have deliberately stole