The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-05-07
Woods Announces Candidacy.


the Progressive party for secretary of
state, has been unfortunate in most of
his political aspirations. He served
two terms as representative from his
county, and after his time was out he
sought to be elected to the state SEN
ate, but without being successful. He
tried for two state offices in 1912 and
also ran for congress as the Progress
sive candidate In the old Twenty-first
district, but failed to connect for any
of these places. Undaunted by these
failures, Woods intends to put up an
active fight for secretary of state. He
will not be opposed by his party for
the nomination. Woods introduced the
first bill for the creation of public
utilities commission. The measure
that was finally passed was modelled
after the bill he fathered.
Trailing Disobedlent Pharmacists.
The state pharmacy board has start
ed out on the trail of pharmacists who
have been convicted recently of vio-
lating the laws regarding the sale of
cocaine. There are thus far known
eight cases of such violations, and in
each case the druggist or pharmacist
convicted has been asked to appear
before the board on May to Show
reason why his or her certificate
should not be revoked" Naturally the
revocation Of the certificate will put
the pharmacist in question out of busi-
ness in Ohio. Whether the state board
will take such drastic step is as yet
problematical. Some leniency is ex-
pected, particularly for those who
have offended for the first time.
Court Clerks VIII Know Soon.
1t will not be long until clerks of
courts will know whether they should
be given commissions for three-year
terms. The suit they brought to test
this has been submitted to the court
of appeals at Greenville, Darke coun-
ty. Former Judge of the Supreme
Court w. z. Davies of Marion ap-
peared for them and argued that un-
der the constitution the term should
be for three years. Judge J. M. Nc
Gillivray, special counsel in the attor-
ney generals office, representing the
state, contended that the statutory
act making the term two years was in
harmony with the constitution, and
that the relief prayed for by the clerks
should be denied.
Has Faith in Mexicans.
American citizens who are in the
danger than they would be in
any city in the United States," de-
clared Maj. Harry s. Bryan, an officer
of the Ohio National Guard, who has
been engaged in contract business
with the Mexican government in that
city during the past four years.
Major Bryan's son is in Mexico
City and he is in no wise un.
easy about his safety. He says
that the lurid reports to the effect
that there were violent demonstrations
against Americans were undoubtedly
grossly magnifled. He gave it as his
opinion that these demonstrations
were nothing more or less than out
breaks of hot-headed, reckless youths.
"Huerta offered me bodyguard of 25
men before l left Mexico, but l told
him that l had full confidence in his
ability to protect the Americans from
harm and declined the Offer" said
Maj. Bryan. He wants to return to
Mexico, but the Washington authori-
ties refuse to allow him to do so now.
He came north on business and not
because of any desire to flee for safety.
The major was in Mexico when Pres
ident Madero was killed. He said that
he was murdered in cold blood, and
that this was a plot to make Huerta
president. "The story that Villa once
served in the American army is I'M
true" said Maj. Bryan. He is an In.
dian, cannot read or write, and until
a short time ago was bandit He is
crafty and has fine qualities of leader
ship"
Wants Suffrage Endorsed.
Formal Endorsement of woman suf-
frage was asked of the Republican
party of Ohio through it's state central
committee when Mrs. Dora San
doe Bachman, member of the Co
lumbus board of education, repeat
ed to the Republican committee
the call for party support issued by
the state executive committee OF the
Ohio Equal Suffrage association. The
official call of the suffragists told the
Republican, the Democratic and the
Progressive parties that the question
of indorsing suffrage was one "Titally
concerned with the preservation of
these parties" This address to the
big parties was issued at the recent
woman suffrage campaign opening at
Toledo and the Republican party is
the first to be officially advised Of it.
Its state central committee listened
to the reading of the suffrage call for
support and then referred the whole
question to the resolutions committee.
Appeal for Relief.
Ohio public utilities have never been
very friendly to the laws creating the
state public utilities commission, but
now they are glad in many instances
to appeal to the commission for relief
when they get into difficulty. The
hearing being held today before the
commission illustrates the point The
Cincinnati Traction Co. was ordered
by the Cincinnati council to build a
new track to Price Hill at a cost OF
something like $4,000. Did the com.
any comply? No. 1t appealed to the
state public utilities commission to
lverrule the council