The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-02-04
-Oetor Makes Recommendation.

the Mt Vernon state tuberculosis hos
pital to patients unable to pay the fee
for admission, and establishment of
diphtheritfc antitoxine bureau in the
state board Of health were recommen-
dations made by DR.. H. T. Sutton,
president of that board in his address
at the opening of the conference of the
state and local health boards, now be-
ing held in Columbus. He said that
the Mt. Vernon hospital should be en-
larged so as to accommodate a larger
number of patients. 1t cost the state
$750,00O and has a capacity for only
140 patients. There are 5000 tuber-
cular persons in Ohio and between
$500 and 1000 die from the disease
annually. BY building inexpensive
shacks the capacity of the hospital
could be increased so as to accommo.
date 500 patients.
New Budget Commissioners.
Former Auditor of State Edward NJ
Fullington has been appointed state
budget commissioner by Gov. Willis.
He succeeds William o. Heffernan Of
Cleveland, who rendered his resigna-
tion to the governor because of having
received a proposition to aid in build
ing up budget advisory relation for
all states. President Wilson is being
urged to appoint Heffernan to assume
charge of all fiscal matters relating to
the construction of the s35,000,000
Alaska railroad, which the federal
government will begin building in the
spring. Mr.. Fullington will take hold
of his new Office Feb. 1. He has been
under consideration by the governor
for a place on both the state tax and
the state public utilities commissions.
When Mr.. Heffernan rendered his res
ignation, Gov. Willis sent for Mr..
Fullington and asked him if he would
accept the appointment of budget com
missioner. The latter agreed to do So
Cattle Disease Stamped Out.
The foot and mouth disease has
been stamped out of Ohio, but the
quarantine on live stock shipments
from infected zones will not be lifted
until 80 days after the final disinfec-
tion of such places If no further out,
breaks develop within a month all
Ohio territory will be free for ship
ments. The epidemic broke out the
first week in November, and since then
more than 10000 animals, either in.
fnafoH nvnnCnH IN ha hoy
been slaughtered. This caused a di.
rect loss of 100000, of which the state
will bear one-half. The federal gov
ernment stands the other half. The
official records disclose that one goat
contracted the disease and was killed.
The residence Of this goat was in a
northwestern Ohio county. The dis
ease developed in 81 counties.
Willis Sees Old schooInaster.
Hello, Orin," was the friendly salu.
tation Gov. Willis extended to an elder.
ly, scholastic looking gentleman who
walked into his office Monday while he
was being interviewed by group of
newspaper men. Boys, Mr.. Popple-
ton of Mt. Vernon, who was my school
master when l was a callow youth in
Berkshire township, Delaware county,"
said the chief executive. He's the
man who really gave me my start in
life," he added. Mr.. Poppleton was
questioned as to whether or not he
found it necessary to use a hickory
stick to impress upon the future chief
executive the Importance of getting
his lessons, but he was reticent about
giving an answer He did say, how
ever, that Frank Willis was one cf his
best punilc.
Takes Case to High Court.
Whether or not candidate is guilty
of bribery if he offers to serve for a
less salary than that to which he is
legally entitled, should he be elected,
is a question that has been brought to
the supreme court for solution H. R.
Ditmer of Napoleon, defeated candi-
date for common pleas judge of Henry
county in a petition filed in supreme
court, charges that P C. Prentiss, the
successful candidate, declared in his
campaign that, if elected, he would
serve for but $4,000 of the legal salary
of $4,650 provided for the Office Dit
mer insists that this was equivalent to
attempting to bribe the voters, and he
asks the court to declare the election
null and void.
Wants High Court to Decide.
In case filed in the supreme court
from Franklin county the question is
asked as to whether a stock broker
who executes orders of customers for
the purchase of stock on margin is
guilty of gambling and hence may be
made to pay back money which Gus.
toners may lose in playing the mar.
ket through such brokers. Otis &
Hough, Columbus brokers, filed the
suit. The lower courts ordered the
firm to pay back $4,000 which one of
their clients lost.
First Sleeper Found in Bill.
All, the first sleeper! 1t was found
the other day reposing snugly in an in
nocent looking bill which professed to
permit the inmates of private orphans
homes and county children's homes at.
tend public schools without charge.
But just in the nick O. time somebody
that the entire public
school system of the state could be ex-
plotted under the terms of the bill by
any unscrupulous person or persons
who could start fake orphanages,
charge guardians or other custodians
Of children for their education and
then send them to the public schools.
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Loneworth Calls on Willis.