The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
Cameron Loses In High Tribunal.

The Indictment charging MIN WIN
his crime, held to be invalid by |
Common Pleas Judge e. 'B. Kin.
lead of Franklin county, was upheld
~ the supreme court. The court held
hat Cyrus Huling of Columbus, IN
licted with Cameron, was not guilty
)f any offense and freed him. The
charge against Cameron is that while
serving as state treasurer he received
II per cent interest on $125,000 OF
public funds which he deposited with
he defunct Columbus Savings & Trust
Co., and which interest he retained.
Huling, who was president of the COM
pany when the money was loaned, was
for alleged aiding and abetting
the transaction, The high court holds
that Huling committed no offense.
Cameron's attorney contended that
there could have been no crime be-
cause there had been no loss of state
funds, that the indictment against him
was faulty because drawn under the
act, which could not be
retroactive because of having been en-
acted after Cameron left office.
Huling's attorneys argued that it had
not been shown that the loan to the
bank by Cameron was state funds, and
that not being a public official Huling
could not be charged with responsi.
bility for public funds. The state
claimed that it was fallacious to hold
that there was no embezzlement be-
cause there had been no loss of public
funds when they had been used for
personal profit of their custodian. This
was compared to locking the stable
after the horse was stolen. The states
attorneys contended that the whipping
post should be revived for punishment
of public treasurers who use public
funds for their own benefit. The SUI
preme court also gave a decision that
James V. Murphy's name should not
go on the ballot as candidate for
Judge of the supreme court. Murphy
is from Youngstown and was nomi'
mated by some half a dozen Bull Moos'
ers, who wrote his name on the ticket
The court finds he is Republican
and so his nomination on the Progress
sive ticket is void.
5000 Boys Enter Contest.
About 5000 preliminary judging
blanks from Ohio boys who partici
pated in the corn growing contest this
year had been received by the state
agricultural commission up to Oct. IA
T. P. Riddle of Lima, who has genera
charge of the tour, has made arrange
ments to accommodate all persons
either adults or children on the specia
trains even if they are not winners
These will have to pay the cost of th'
trip, which will be about $50 for adults
and $50 for boys and girls. "Prelim
mary reports made by boy corn grow
ers show that hundreds of Ohio boy
understand the science of getting th'
most and best corn out of their sol
with varying conditions of weather
better than they ever understood be
fore" said H. F. Fricks, who ha
charge of grading the reports. A mum
ber of girls who win contests in dc
mestic science tests and school beaut
fication will go on the trip. Winner
of apple growing contests also will b
included. The four state supervisor
us agricultural education have bee
appointed by Mr.. Riddle directors c
one train each from their sections.
is planned to have seven special train
convey the party. .' - ...
Tribunal Throws Out Custer Suit.
George H. Phelps, the Findla
lawyer whose custer suit againS
the Standard Oil CO was throw
out by the supreme court Tue
day, has been fighting that bi
corporation for 10 years or NOR
He has brought a number of action
against the company, but thus far ha
not won any of them. He lost the su
annulled by the supreme court Tue
day because of his failure to file
printed record of the action. PhelI
charges that the Standard forced hi
out of the oil business and that 1t is
trust. The supreme court has nj
passed upon any Of the issues involve
in the suit and its dismissal of it doe
not necessarily mean that Phelp
grievance is not well based. The o
ject of his suits is to have the COZ
pany declared trust, throw 1t into
receivership and then dissolved.
State Pays Funeral Expenses.
( Workmen's compensation was awar
ed by the state industrial commissit
: in the case of 10-year-old newsboy
) Tiffin, who earned so cents a wee
3 which he gave to his parents. The b.
] was Russell Kern. He was deliveril
!, papers and accidentally walked aero
s a railway crossing just as a fast pc
9 senger train approached. He was
a stantly killed. Funerak expenses we
/ authorized paid from the accident
surance fund.
Bryan's Second Political Tour.
e Secretary of State William Jennin
n Bryan, who devoted Thursday to
r tour Of Ohio in behalf of Democrat
Il candidates, will return for a seco
o days tour next Wednesday. 1t W
n previously announced that his seco
O day would be spent in this state ne
l. Thursday. Secretary of CONNER
/. Redfeld is scheduled to speak
l. Cleveland Oct. 20, and at a point
r the state not yet assigned on Oct.
S The schedule which brings Postmast
IS General Burleson to Ohio for a spec
# in Cincinnati Oct. 10 has not be
changed
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a Diehl Is Refused CTemency
c The state board of administrati
S. sitting as board of pardons refused