The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-11-20

fire was caused by the short-circuiting
of electric wires. 1t started Saturday
week ago. The state mine depart
ment deputies, under direction OF ].
c. Davies, the head of the department,
after much hard work, succeeding in
checking the advance fthe flames.
They tried to enter the mine, but were
driven from It by the intense heat.
Mine experts were summoned from
the government testing station at
Pittsburgh by the company, and they
said that the Ohio department wat
fighting the fire In the most effective
way and that they could suggest
nothing that was not being done to put
it out. To prevent a second mine
owned by the company, adjacent to the
burning mine, from taking fire, brat
tices have been driven in the space
between the two mines and clay has
also been forced into openings there.
The fire is being smothered. All open
ings are being closed for this pur-
pose. 1t was deemed impracticable to
use water in fighting the flames be-
cause the steam from it cracks the
roof. The fire is one of the worst the
mine department has ever been called
upon to put out 1t is causing the Sun
day Creek Coal Co. thousands of dol
lars loss. Several hundred employees
are out of work as the result of the fire.
Considering Applicants Claims.
There will be no appointment Of
deputy state tax commissioners for
a week or ten days yet. 1t
may be two weeks before the ap-
pointments are ready. The state tax
commission is now considering the
claims of the applicants and will not
be ready with its recommendations to
the governor for fully another week.
The advice to applicants to stay away
from Columbus is not being needed,
as they are trooping here daily as
numerous as before they were told to
remain at home. Their first objective
point after reaching the city is the
Office of State Chairman w. L. Finley.
Then they try to get the ear of the
chief executive, and afterwards they
seek the members of the state tax
commission. If an applicant gets
more than two minutes of the gov.
ernor's time he does we'll. So many
call that necessarily their audience
with the chief executive must be
short.
Exempted From Civil Service.
The attorneys who serve in the at.
torney generals office as assistants
and special counsel are not subject to
the state civil service regulations.
This is what Attorney General Hogan
holds in ruling to the state civil
service commission. He says that it
would be impractical to submit attor.
neys to a competitive examination for
in this department. The
attorney generals department will be
the only one to which the new state
civil service law will not regulate.
All clerks below chief clerk and ste.
nographers in all state and county
officers are placed under the protec.
ton and regulation of civil service.
Occasions Much Comment.
Announcement that State Senator
Green of Coshocton has deter
mined to be candidate for the con-
gressional nomination in the Seven
teenth district in opposition to Will
liam A. Ashbrook, who will be can
didate for his fourth term, has occa-
stoned much comment, for 1t has been
taken by many to indicate desire on
the part of Senator Green's friends to
push him high in political preferment.
The announcement of itself is not al.
together new, for many months ago
the prediction was general that the
Coshocton senator would try for con.
gressional honors. Its Importance lies
In the we'll defined rumor that if he
attains the congressional honors he
will in a few years be candidate for
governor. He would have a stronger
abor following, it is argued, than any
man who ever ran for governor. He
is one of those who has risen from
the ranks of the coal miner. He Is |
author of the Green workmens COM
pensation law, which has aroused SO
much comment, and is now president |
pro TEN of the senate.
Agitation Against Whisk Broom.
There is considerable agitation here
against the use of the whisk broom in
Pullman cars, and the state health
authorities are being asked to place
he whisk broom as so used in the
same class with the roller towel and
he common drinking cup. 1t is ar.
sued by the anti-broom agitators that
hey are a constant menace to health
oy being the agency for the spread of
germs.
BaIks Husbands Ruse.
Mrs. Goldie Stanley of 189 N. 5th-st,
Columbus, isn't the type of senti-
mentally forgiving wife that one reads
10 much about. About two months
lgo she was beaten in most approved
ityle by her spouse, Joe Stanley, who
lrew several months in the work.
house for his offense. Recently Joe
induced the sentencing Judge to sign
lis parole on the ground that the
much mistreated wife wanted him re.
eased, Mrs. Stanley heard of the
use only Friday, few hours before
he clever Joe was to be given free
Iom. Hurrying to the Judge she laid
Dare the plot and declared she would
lot care if the offender were to stay
,ehind the bars the rest of his life
10 Joe will tarry in the works yet
while
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