The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-21

Mr.. Seersst resigned as assistant seere-
tary Of state when he was appointed by
Governor Cox as a member OF the liquor
license commission. Mr.. Seerest is a ma
tive Of Lima. gen
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with violation of the provisions of the
new statute in continuing to sell by
measure instead of by weight. The
defense was that the law was uncon.
stitutional in that it was a statute in
restraint of trade. The courts held
this contention to be unstable and
found the dealers guilty as charged.
Lists May be Thrown Out!
1t is probable that Attorney General
Hogan will advise Secretary of State
Graves to throw out petitions for ref
erendums on Green workmen's com.
pensation act and the Warnes act
providing for the appointment of
county tax commissioners and the xii.
patrick act amending the Smith one
per cent so as to remove the interior
maximum, and as a result it is prob
able that the Ohio Equity associa-
tion will seek to have Graves man.
damused to submit these referendums
at the November election. So it will
probably devolve upon the supreme
court finally to pass upon the validity
of the referendum petitions. Accord
ing to the attorney general, the pc.
titions are invalid because of fraud
in getting names and also because
those who did sign in a large number
Of instances did not write in their ad-
dresses, second party doing this
which in itself was a fatal omission
According to the attorney general, the
constitution requires the signer to
write in all the information that goes
after his name, and that this cannot
be delegated to the solicitor of his
signature.
Prominent Politician Dies.
John B. Wheatley, for many years
prominent in Ohio politics, died in a
Columbus hospital Monday following
an operation for the removal of part
of his skull which was injured when
he was but five years DID, and which
injury was accentuated when he fel
on ice two years ago. He was in his
49th year and belonged to the ole
Foraker guard of the Republican
party. He is survived by wife, two
| daughters and two sons, one of then
being Charles B. Wheatley, Cantor
newspaper man, formerly of Colum
bus. John B. Wheatley was secretary
to Senator Foraker when the latter
was in the senate. He took an active
part in the Sunday revival meetings
here last winter. He was we'll knowI
throughout the state.
Refuses Appropriation.
Because the requisition was not II
legal form, lacking details and proper
certificatlon hy the proper officials
Auditor of State Donahey Monday re
fused the $4,000 appropriation made
by the legislature for a Mckinley me
mortal at Niles, which was asked fol
by the National Mckinley Memoria
Birthplace association of Niles. Dona
hey sent the application back and tolt
the association before the money coul'
be drawn 1t would have to be applied
in such way that he would know
who authorized the application, whit
would get the money and how it woult
be used.
Question Put UP to Hogan.
Attorney General Hogan has beel
asked whether member of the boarC
of trustees of the Kent state norma
school can charge livery hire for tn,
use of his automobile in goihG from
his home, three miles distant, to th'
school in lieu of paying railroad fare
He is also asked if other trustees witt
may ride with him can each collect S.
from the state for what they save il
railroad fare. The requests have no
yet been passed upon, but 1t is believed
certain that the attorney general will
hold that neither the owner of the au
tomobile nor the trustees who ma.
ride with him can collect from thu
state for what they do not eXpend TO
railroad fare in going to the norma
school. There is law which pre-
hibits a state official from drawin
anything but his salary from the pull
lie treasury, this being specifically t
prevent officials from making an
money on the side from the state o
any Of its subdivisions.
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