The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-23

state ohcials are wondering how II
M. Boyle, manager and director of the
Lowell cemetery, Poland township.
Mahoning county, reached the conclu.
sion that 1t was lawful to take $125
from the cemetery funds and pay At.
torney Hugh p. MCGOWAN of Steuben-
vile to go to Columbus while the leg.
lslature was in session to use his in
nuence in getting a law passed to
make secure the legal status of village
boards of control. A report filed with
the state accounting bureau on Boyle's
accounts shows such an expenditure
OF FUNDS, and a statement by Bowie to
the examiner explained what il was
tor. Boyle paid out the money with.
out consulting the cemetery trustees.
such an expenditure is illegal. and
Boyle must pay back the money. No
subdivision of the state has anv AN.
thority to expend money for lobbying
for legislation. The examiner wants
TO Know why the Mahoning county
legislators were not asked to get the
Dill through. MCGOWAN told Bowie
that neither he nor anyone else could
get such a law enacted. This was
after he was paid off. He made a trip
to Columbus, but accomplished moth. |
ing.
HaIts Extradition Proceedings.
Efforts of Charles Cunningham OF
Kansas City, Mo-, to wrest his two
children from the custody of their
mother now a resident of Cleveland,
nave been baked, at least tempo
rarily by the action Of Gov. Cox in
mating eXtradition proceedings where
by the Kansas City authorities sought
70 arrest the parents of Mrs. Cunning
ham on the charge of kidnaping The
governor had already decided to grant
the requisition for the alleged kid
napers when he was informed that the
were solely for the DUR
pose OF compelling the mother of the
children to exchange them for the
freedom of her parents. When this
version was given the case the gov.
ernor decided to arrest the extradition
until a further investi
cation can be made. Meantime the
their mother and the Iatter's
PARENTS are still in the city of Cleve.
and. II eXtradition is refused, they
will remain there.
Hogan Will Not Appear.
Attorney General Hogan will not ap-
ear IN the cases to determine if state
metals and employees violated the
lvil service law by soliciting contri-
utlons for the Democratic press
ureau. These cases are scheduled to
ONE up in the Franklin county court !,
ext week. Prosecuting Attorney
.urner and one of his assistants, H. S.
allard, will be in charge of these
ases, while Attorney General Hogan
nd Wilbur e. King another assistant
Ill nave charge of the case against
lillian Kirby of Toledo, former state
tllroad commissioner, for alleged y
ribery, which will be on at the same ~
me.
Maps, Pictures and Figures.
series OF maps, pictures, drawings
Id figures will show those attending n
e annual meeting of the Ohio State
edical association, to be held in Co h
mbus early in May, what the various f.
ate institutions are doing to keep -
zee with modern science and general
velopment. The exhibit is being m
epared by the superintendent of the d,
'lumbus State hospital, DR.. c. F. O,
Illam, and will probably be one of h,
e leading features of the medical -
en- meeting. The pictures, figures
d the like will take the place of anv
r6al explanation Of the new phases
the state institutions. Much stress
turally will be laid upon the treat.
INT OF the insane, and the exhibit
IL be replete with photographs
owing the latest methods used upon
'se who are mentally i'll. DR.. Gil
m Will attempt to show in his illus
tions that the majority of insanity
'es are, like tuberculosis and other
lily ailment, durable If taken in
lie.
Is Porch Part Of House? Yes.
s porch a part Of house? The
nmon pleas court of Franklin coun-
has answered this interesting cues
afiirmatively in probably the first
e of its kind on record in the state.
problem was raised by a suit
lch charged fiat builder with vio-
ng certain building restrictions by
ctlng porch extending beyond
limitations fixed in the property
d. The builder replied that the I
ch was in no wise a part of the L
Sc and employed able counsel to =
le that point. But the court held :,
the reply was not we'll taken I
enjoined the construction of the il
ch.
Latest Freak Question.
ust you get hunters liceese to n
ot frogs? is the latest freak uues- Ii
to disturb the equilibrium of the 1,
e game warden and his deputies "
question, however, really hinges u
another: Are frogs animals?
Will Go to Highest Bidder.
ne banks that are awarded funds
in under the workmen's compen dt
IN act, which will be let out by hi
e Treasurer Brennan April 20 for ca
'riod Of two years, will probably at
be called upon to refund any of tr
money they get because of the ha
that the sums paid out of these w
for expenses are so small com. to
d with the receipts. There will n
lose to $2,0OO,OOO to be let out
money will go to the highest
ers. Banks which now hold de-
S may bid for the compensation pa