The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-09-16
Familiar Character Is Dead.


the "Get Ready man" Walters was a
Of the Seventh Day Adventist
church, and an unusually jealous one.
A painter by trade, he practically gave
up a good business many years ago to
work for his church. Almost daily he
walked the streets in the business
portions of the city distributing Ad-
ventist literature, and on special oc-
casions would take a position on some
prominent corner and preach to the
people-always seeking to impress
them with his belief that the end of |
the world was close at hand and urg- |
ing them to "get ready"-hence his |
sobriquet. Walters was born in Mil
ton, Pa, in 1912, and was a Civil war
soldier He firmly believed that he |
would himself see the end of the |
world, and often depicted the awful
scenes among sinners that would oc-
cur on that occasion.
FroWns on Tax Ferrets.
Although the law allows the en-
ployment of tax inquisitors, the state
bureau of accounting thinks that none
should be employed. In Franklin
county the county treasurer has been
collecting delinquent personal taxes
with his own force, thus saving the
taxpayers several thousand dollars a
year which otherwise would be paid
to tax ferrets. In report on Mont
gomery county, just filed with the bu-
reau, attention is called to the illegal
payment of $2,271 to E. r. Mueller for
tax collections. The treasurer asked
the county commissioners to renew
contract with Mueller, but they failed
to do so, and the treasurer, presuming
they had done so, engaged Mueller.
Because of the fact that the commits
sioners did not act the employment
was not legal. Mueller earned his
money and so the bureau does not ask
that he be compelled to refund it.
Attendance at State Fair Large.
The upwards of 100000 people who
passed through the turnstiles at the
entrances to the state fair grounds
during the week of the fair that has
just closed was by all odds the largest
number of people that ever visited
state fair in this state. Only the last
day, Friday, was marred by unpleas-
ant weather, yand only the forenoon Of
that day was so featured. 1t was
childrens day, and the kiddies did not
stay away from the fair on that ac-
count The rain really operated in
! favor of the fair management, for
since it was raining the parents of the
children seemed to think it not best to
let them go alone, and they could not
be induced to pass up the fair, so for
the most part they were accompanied
by adult members of the families,
which, tended to increase the cash re-
ceipts
Strikes Difficult Problem.
In his ruling to the state liquor
license commission, constituting the
provision of the Greenlund liquor
license law prescribing the distance
that saloon must be located away
| from school after Aug 1, 1915, At
torney General Turner frankly admit,
ted that the job of telling just what
the statute means as to this was
difficult one to dispose of. The law
says that the saloon must not be near
er than 200 feet from the school
premises and not nearer than 300 of a
point directly in front of the building.
Extra Session May Be Called.
Gov. Willis will be urged to convene
the general assembly in extraordinary
session at once if the Moore-Barnes
civil service law is declared invalid
when it is tested in the supreme court.
Strong declarations for the special
session have come from members of
the assembly, who foresee the test Of
the law in the high court of the state
may reveal a fatal weakness. The
purpose of convening in special ses-
sion would be, if the members have
their way, to pass a real civil service
ripper that would leave little save the
title to the law. or else take the other
extreme, follow the advice of DR.. Hoy
of Jackson county, and wipe the civil
service law off the statute books.
Commission May Now Act.
The act of the legislature appropri-
ating $4,000 for Ohio representation at
the celebration of the semi-centennial
of the emancipation of slaves went
into effect last Saturday, the 80 refer.
endum days having expired. Attorney
General Turner held that the law was
not an emergency measure, hence de-
lay on the part of the commission to
act under it. The commission consists
Of J. Warren Keifer of Springfield, r.
B. Brown of GAINESVILLE, c. w. Ander-
son and Halle, Q. Brown of Wilber-
force and Dora q. Johnson of Nor
walk. They met here Monday and
decided to make arrangements at once
for representation at the celebration
which is in progress now at Chicago.
Gets Labor Day Pardon.
Gov. Willis granted Labor day par
don to Oscar Clarence Wooten, Scioto
county, convicted in April, 1918, for
murder in second degree and SEN
fenced for life. Wooten was convicted
of killing his wife and her paramour,
whom he followed from Jackson to
Portsmouth, where he found them liv-
J ing together as man and wife. He
; claims to have been attacked by his
wife's paramour and shot him in self
defense, and that his wife was acci-
dentally killed. His institutional rec
ord has been good and he has been a
trusty since April 16, 1914,
Lands Better Position.
Thomas Cook Of Cleveland, Repub-
lican, who was given clerkship in
the office of secretary Of state paying
$3.50, has landed better berth State
Treasurer R. w. Archer has appointed
Cook appropriation boolxkeeper at a
salary Of $500. Cook was employed