The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-14
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Breeding owe the mysterious
esesh OF her brother a year ago. Ruth
Meyer. aged ~. OF Newark. shot her
self to-day and may die. Her brother
VA . telegraph operator In a lone
~ station In Wisconsin. and one
morning he vas found dead in his Of
nee. Miss Meyers mother II pros
traeol-
for three years. fell against a stove
whom he attempted 10 rise from his
chair to-day and his clothing caught
nre- The furnishings In h room
were set anre. but the blaze was soon
extiuguished. although the old man
died from his burns.
James H. Moore. ard Conrad A.
vallery to-day were relieved from the
bond of James J.. Myers. treasurer OF
PIKE county. and he In given until
April . TO furnish a new bond. The
state board OF accounting recently
reported a shortage OF $4,000 In My
ers' accounts ~ clerk OF Pee Pee
township.
Three federal judges arrived In Co
lumbus to-day preparatory to render
Ing . decision Saturday morning In
inc case OF the government against
the Lake Shore n a number OF other
. company railroads. in which &C.
ton the government seeks a dissolu-
2 OF the i~n,e5,ockinF sontroi Of
been In the courts three years, and
II 10 expected that the decree handed
down will end the litigation. Al n
recent hearing before Ohio officials
on the question OF dismissing the
states quo warranto suits. the com
follow h decree handed down In
December. 1912. in a similar suit.
Judge r. s. Dillon today held that
contribution TO a party press bureau
are h same as contributions to a
political party Itself. he rendering this
decision In the grand jury ~investiga-
ton OF alleged violations of the civil
service law by Democratic employees
in the State house. These employees
admitted they a given funds to the
support of the press bureau which Is
being conducted by Chairman N. L.
Finley. of the Democratic State exec
utive committee. h press matter be-
ing sent out by Finley under the com
mittee's authority. The Democrats
claimed that inasmuch as the money
was not turned into the Democratic
treasury, there was no violation. Pros
~ecuting Attorney r. G.. Turner and
Attorney General II. >. Hogan, who
were In charge OF the probe before
the grand jury. had a serious clash
and appeal was made to the court
for instructions. Turner is n Repub-
iican and Hogan a Democrat. The
sourt's opinion follows:
The substance of this section Is
that mo officer or employee in the
classified service OF the State, the
counties and cities and city school
districts thereof. shall directly or in
directly. orally or by letter. solicit or
receive, or be In any tanner con-
cerned I'm soliciting or receiving any
assessment. subscription or contribu-
ton for any political party or for any
candidate for public office" The ex-
preston FOR any political party
means in behalf OF any political party.
A political party acts through it's
agents n agencies. Therefore, a
subscription or contribution to any
agent or agency of any political party.
n which IL In furtherance OF the
principles and objects of such polite
al party. would be a subscription or
contribution for a political party,
within the meaning OF this law.