The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-19
BUCKEYE NOTES
News From All Sections of
the State


TIMES of the United States, Ohio Q.
Barber, Akron millionaire manufac-
turer, urged the adoption of a commits
sion plan of government for the ma
tion in an address at the Silver lake
Chautauqua.
"If were to have my way" said
Mr.. Barber, 81 would select board Of
directors, two from each state 1 would
employ these directors permanently"
Mr.. Barber also advocated the COM
mission form of government for cities
and states. He declared railroad rates
that Disseminated against Ohio coal
shippers are responsible for starvation
among Ohio miners.
Cedar Point. - A powerful plea
for the young man who, confront
ed with a wrongful accusation, may
be started on the road to ruin,
was made before the Ohio Police
Chiefs association, holding it's annual
business session at Cedar Point, by
Supt. Leonard of the Mansfield reform.
atory.
"If there is the least bit of doubt
in your minds, don't accuse" said DR..
Leonard. "Give the poor fellow a
chance. He may be entirely innocent.
A word of explanation may be the
means of making a good citizen out of
him, whereas incarceration and pun
ishment have great tendency to turn
him into the downward path"
the majority of them active men,
bers of the Allen County Pioneer
society, which held it's 21st annual pic
mic near Elida, heard Gov. Frank B.
Willis deliver an address on better
farms, better roads and better schools.
"These are the three requisites of up
to-date farming" the governor said.
MassiIIon. - Bessie Kilgore, aged II
years, daughter of Gerstem Kilgore,
southwest of the city, was partly
scalped, her body was severely cut
and her arm broken when horse she
was riding down the lane dashed into
a barbed wire fence, threw her into
the tangled mass of wire and then fell
on her. 1t is expected that she will
recover.
Akron. - The toss Of coin will
determine the Democratic candidate
for mayor of Cuyahoga Falls. There
was no regular candidate on the
Democratic ticket and nearly dozen
names were written in on the ballots.
G. A. Wilds and DR.. ]. w. Gaines each
received nine votes. The coin will be
tossed at the next meeting of the
board of elections.
Sandusky. - Bills that the theater-
going public can't resist, at prices
that will "paralyze" the movie the
ater men are proposed by the Ma
tional Association of Vaudeville The
ater Managers, in annual convention
at Cedar Point.
MarysViIIe. - Mabel Ball, the four
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Ball of Waldo, was fatally
burned when her sleeve caught fire
from gasoline stove. Her body from
her neck to her knees is covered with
burns. Mrs. Ball was severely burned
in trying to rescue her child.
Kenton. - Heart trouble caused
the death of John Houser, fifty,
prominent Belle Center business man,
while visiting relatives here. AS he
remarked that he had been enjoying
good health for years, he fell dead.
BeIIefontaine.-The vote in the pri.
maries here was light. The nominees
are: epubIican-Mayor, U. L. Ken.
nedy; vice mayor, John Fawcett. Dem
ocrats-Mayor, ]. J. MCGEE; vice may.
or, G. L. Wrenko.
Hamilton. - Nat Maynard Brigham,
lecturer Of Wheaton, ILL.,, dropped dead
here while boarding q train for his
home.
Lorain.-Leonard M. Moore, Lorain
manufacturer, was nominated for may.
or in the Republican primary election
here. The Democrats nominated H. P.
Nelson, merchant.
Akron. - Former Mayor William T.
Sawyer won the Democratic nomina.
tion for mayor over two opposing can.
didates in the city primaries. William
J. Laub. attorney, was nominated on
the Republican ticket.
Toledo. In a municipal primary
3,S40 votes were cast out of total
voting strength of $4,000. Candidates
for police court clerk, city court con-
stables and ward assessors were NOM
mated.
Warren.-After celebrating three
hours, the jury in the case of Fe-
dele Penna, charged with murder
in the first degree, returned verdict
of not guilty. The case has been in
court here since July 26.
Sandusky. - Following investiga-
tions by United States postofice
inspectors, P. J. Murphy, postmas-
ter at Kelleys Island, was removed
and Frank ]. Reinheimer temporarily
placed in charge Of the Office.
CoIumbus.-The state board Of ad.
ministration Wednesday granted addi-
tional paroles to SO penitentiary pris-
oners.
Sandusky.-Practically no attention
was paid to the primaries here. The
total registered vote in the city is a
little over 5000. Less than per cent
was cast The only contest was be-
tween Thomas Millott and J. E. Nc
Cormick for the Democratic nomina-
tion for assessor in the fourth ward.
Millott got six votes and Mccormick
three.
misunderstanding to political
managers, fewer votes were cast in the
primary election here than in any pre-.
vious primary held in this city. There
were no contests for the leading offices
on the city ticket.
GaIion.-Democrats nominated F. w.
Biehl, mayor; w. M. Huffman, vice
mayor; Jacob Keene, auditor; H. ].
Bachelor, treasurer; Frank Pigman,