The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-10-26
Cameron RaIndIetad.

WAASu NC was ESluu1Ctcu Oy the FRANK"
lin county grand Jury this week. Cam
eron was nrst indicted in 1913, Just
before the enactment Of the law per-
mitting dispositions to be taken by the
prosecution, and to obtain the deposi-
tion Of Henry w. BackuS, former OIL
cial Of the defunct Columbus Savings
& Trust Co., Of which Cameron was
president when It failed, who is in
Oklahoma, It was necessary to rein.
dict, 1t being held that q deposition
could not be taken for an indictment
obtained before the enactment Of the
law. There are three indictments
against Cameron, which charge that
he deposited q total Of $250,ooo Of
state funds in the Columbus Savings
4 Trust Co.'s bank and retained tho
interest on the money.
Must Proceed Under state LaM.
Municipal treasures will lose many
fines assessed against speeders az the
result of the ruling of State Examiner
c. z. Lippincott Of the state bureau Of
accounting, who holds that automobile
speeders cannot be prosecuted under
municipal ordinances, but only under
state law regulating speed. The rul-
ing was hled in connection with the
examiners report on the village Of
Gibbonsburg, IN which Il Is held
that the mayor and marshal of
that village must return fine Of IS
and 81 costs assessed against Harry
Oberst for speeding, because the pros
ecution was under a city ordinance
instead Of under the state law.
viii Settle Jurisdiction Case.
Can damages be recovered in q
county for injuries received on q rail-
road which does not touch the county,
and when the litigants reside else
where? This question is presented in
the supreme court in the case of Clar-
ence Casebolt against the Kanawha &
Michigan railroad. Casebolt seeks
damages from the company for inju
ries he received at Charleston, w. Va.
A common pleas court held that 1t had |
no jurisdiction to hear the case, but |
the appellate court held to the con-
trary.
Can't Agree on Secretary.
The selection of secretary to sue
ceed DR.. E. T. McCampbell on the |
state board Of health is still bone Of |
contention among members of the |
board. An attempt on the part of four |
of the seven members to elect DR.. |
Frank G. Boudreau secretary at a spe.
cial meeting held at Cedar Point on
Aug. has been nonplussed by a rul |
ing by Attorney General Turner hold. |
ing the election invalid because the |
meeting at Cedar Point was not a reg
ular one.
Cannot Abolish Board.
After a council has established a
municipal board of health it cannot
abolish this body, according to rul.
ing by Attorney General Turner. The
question was raised by the state board
of health when the council of Con.
neaut undertook to abolish the board
of health of that city in order to per.
NIT the state board to step in and ap-
point a health officer. The appoint.
ment must be made by the local board,
the attorney general ruled.
Former Legislator Dies.
Albert D. Heffner, vice president of
the new First National bank of Co.
lumbus, former member of the legis- |
lature, former county treasurer, and
who was appointed trustee during
the administration Of Gov. Hoadley to
boz fVa
bus, died at his home in this city from |
heart trouble, aged 70 years.
Endorses Suggestion.
State Superintendent Of Public In. |
struction Frank Pearson has endorsed |
the suggestion Of P. P. Claxton, ma
tional commissioner Of education, that |
chambers of commerce take up the |
duty of inducing non on-English-speaking |
immigrants to attend night school, to |
learn English language and American |
principles.
Cole to Make Tour Of State.
Ralph D. Cole Of Findlay and Co
lumbus, who is chairman of the speak
ers' bureau of the Republican national
committee, and who has been cam
paigning In many states of the union
during the past weeks, arrived in Ohio
for 10 days campaigning among his
Buckeye neighbors.
Large Number Of Blind Pupils.
The enrolment at the state school
for the blind this fall will reach ap-
proximately 300. Already 26O have
entered the school. They come from
all over the state. The blind pupils
are taught trades so that they may
support themselves after leaving the
school.
May Receive Six Days Pay.
Registrars employed by county cleo
ton boards in Ohio cities may receive
pay for six days work, including time
spent in making out alphabetical lists
Of electors and delivering them to the
boards, as well as for the four regis
tration days.
Bar New England Trees.
AS the result Of the adoption Of q
resolution by the state board Of agri-
culture, shipments of Christmas trees
from New England states which have
outbreaks of gypsy brown moth trou-
BILE will again be barred from Ohio this
year.
All States Represented.
Every state in the union and Alas.
ka, Hawaii and Porto Rico are repre-.
sented at the S5th annual meeting Of
the board Of managers Of the Won.
ans Home Missionary society Of the
Methodist church, which opened for
an eight-day session ct Memorial
hall in Columbus. DR. A. W. New
hall Of Unalaska, Alaska, with his
wife and assistant, Miss Emma Super
nav, came more than 1000 miles to
attend the meeting. About $50 dele.
gates and as many visitors are in at