The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
Buckeye Notes

parts of the workmen's compensation
act applying to employees of all po-
litical subdivisions of the state.
The case decided was in the suit Of
the city of Cincinnati and the board
Of education, asking for an Injunction
against the county treasurer, county
auditor and state treasurer to prevent
the state from collecting an amount
equal to l per cent of the wages of all
city employees and of all employees of
the board of education as a premium
for insurance under the workmens
compensation law.
Cincinnati. - Chief City Food In
spector r. B. Blume swore out a war.
rant charging Arthur ]. Smith, presi-
dent Of the Munro Hotel Co. here, with
unlawfully supplying polluted drinking
water The inspector charges that
water had been pumped from the
swimming pool in the basement. of the
hotel for all domestic purposes
throughout the hotel, the purpose be-
ing to economic, in water bills.
Dayton. - Disclosures of a short
age Of more than $4,000 in the
funds Of the Miamisburg Building &
Loan association here resulted in the
arrest of. ]. C. Myers, secretary of the
association. Myers, who is a lawyer
and former member of the state legis.
lature, waived examination and was
sent to jail pending action by the
grand jury.
Columbus. - Railway accidents in
Ohio alone claimed a death toll
Of 81 persons during September,
the state public utilities commission
reported. Seventy were killed by
steam roads and II by electric lines.
Twenty-eight were killed at highway
crossings, 27 were trespassers and 21
were employees on duty.
Lima Public Service Director
Joseph Askins, aged So, was seri-
ously injured and City Engineer C. J.
Bryson, 29, narrowly escaped death
when a backing Detroit, Toledo &
Ironton freight train on the High-st
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which they were riding.
Portsmouth. - In a boiler explo-
sion at the sawmill at Rodburn,
KY, near here, James Patton was in
Gtantly killed and his nephew, Everett
Patton, was so seriously injured that
he died M. P. Dillon, owner of the
mill; William Swim and John Sublett
were fatally injured.
Akron. - Rebecca Silberman, wild
Ow of David Silberman, filed suit
in common pleas court for $4,000
"gainst the American Scrap Iron Co.
Mr.. Silberman was killed several
months ago when a piece of iron pipe
struck him on his head.
Elyria. - Chief of Police Stank-
ard called all his policemen to
his Office and conducted the first
School in the history of the city.
Patrolmen were asked questions con-
cerning their work and were given in
structions. The plan will be continued.
Bellefontaine. - Clyde Thompson
and his wife, bride and bride
groom, were held to the grand jury
here, charged with obtaining gro-
ceries under false pretenses. They
are spending their honeymoon in Jail
in default of bail.
Conneaut One Of the oldest
places in Ashtabula county, the
Union house, later known as the Jen-
nings home, is to be razed The house
was built in 1849 and the first day it
was opened over 600 meals were
served.
Sandusky.-H. G. Needham. aged &c
years, retired farmer. died suddenly
at his home in Monroeville, near here,
while discussing with his wife plans
for attending the funeral of c. P.
Boynton, his son-in-law, in Elyria.
Death was due to heart failure.
Columbus.-The state pardon board
received an appeal for clemency for
Harley Beard, II, the Ironton lad
who killed three persons, members of
the Massie family, and who is under
sentence of death. Gov. Cox respited
him so that the board could investi-
gate the case. The respite expires
Dec. 4. Penitentiary officials say that
Beard does not seem to have more
than the mentality of a child. Experts
will examine him as to his mental
status. He never seemed to realize
the enormity of his crime, and he has
been apparently unconcerned about
his fate. He made no comment when
informed of his respite.
Findlay. - F. ]. Sibley, after
waiting on the department at Wash
ington for nine years, has been
granted patent on combination
scale and cash register. The machine
automatically adds the sales of the
day and makes notation of every par
ticular sale.
Akron. - Scott Reynolds, aged 81
years, recently of Spencer, w. Va.
charged with the delinquency of a
girl, 16, in court told Judge Lytle his
only love was for the girl. Reynolds
then kissed the girl in the presence of
his wife and seven children, who wept.
He was fined $500 and sentenced to
one year in the Cleveland workhouse.
The girl was sent to the Florence
Crittenden home.
Youngstown.-When a crane used
in construction work on the road
bed of the Lake Erie & East.
ern railroad through this city over
turned, W. R. Whepley, fireman, was
Immediately killed and his brother, ].
H. Whepley. was seriously injured.
Akron.-Arthur Ranney, Is, stu
dent manager of the bureau of
employment at Akron university, filed
his report covering the work of the