The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-08-17
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| vote for the national prohibitory
amendment pending in congress If he
is elected United States senator from
Ohio, ii was announced here by the
Anti-Saloon league, the statement be-
ing made by State Superintendent
James A. White. Because of that
pledge the league will throw its help
to him in the state campaign. The
statement was made that Col. Her
rick's pledge was personal and direct.
Youngstown. - Charles Bendheim
Of the conciliation department Of
the federal bureau of labor, after
having spent nearly q month here
trying to settle differences between
striking machinists and employ.
ers without having been able to ar
range a conference, has left for La
Sale, ILL., He said he had not given
up hope Of being able to adjust differ
ences here and that he would return
within a short time.
Portsmouth. - w. Nichols, aged
"a, a steel worker, was stabbed to
death by his neighbor, Ben Adkins, 55,
at his home eight miles northeast Of
Portsmouth. Mrs. Nichols, bride Of
six months, was a witness to the
crime. A big pocket knife was used
to infiict the fatal wound. The muir.
der was the outcome of a quarrel.
Adkins is held on murder charge in
the county Jail.
Lorain. - Albert M. Baker Of
Amherst, who was nominated for
treasurer of Lorain county by the Re
publican party, attributed his success
to the efforts of his nine daughters.
The Baker sisters went to the larger
communities of the county and cam
paigned for their father. They sue
ceeded, their father says, in turning
q sufficient number of votes to the
Baker cause to swing the primary.
Ironton. - Will Moore and Lind.
sey Cleveland, negroes, were ar
rested by Russell (Ky.) officers ON
the charge of killing Brady Williams
and seriously wounding Will Taylor.
The shooting occurred in a c. & o.
passenger train just as it was pulling
out of the station at Russell, KY. The
Russell police say the men claim they
were acting in self-defense.
Cincinnati. - James Hafer, aged
10, was found dead in the yard at his
nome here. He had been sleeping on
the third floor of his home. The open
window was directly above where his
body was found. 1t is thought the
young man walked in his sleep and
fell from the window.
WoodsfIeId. - The ice supply OF
this town and surrounding district
was cut off when the Woodsfield ice
plant, owned by Paul Freymann OF
Wheeling, was destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at $4,000 without
insurance.
Akron. - Soft coal went to $3.50
a ton, with intimations from coal
dealers that the limit hadn't been
reached. This is an advance of 81
ton over last winter. Higher wage
scale for miners effective last April l,
greater cost of mining operations due
TO advance in the cost of mining ma
chinery and increase of teaming cost
here from $4 to S. a day to 81 and $S,
WeIS dSSl6uSu ny COdl ncn eSa IHC
cause.
Lima. - When an auto in which
he was riding was struck by an
Ohio Electric car north of Lima, near
West Cairo, Charles G. Rummel,
so, Monroe township trustee, was in
stantly killed. Amos Evans, 81, saved
his life by jumping.
Lorain. - George Cizalos, aged so,
structural iron worker, fell from
the top of building in course of con.
struction at the National Tube Co.
plant here and instantly killed. His
skull was fractured and neck broken.
@ToIedo.-An unidentified boy, aged
nine years, was run over by an auto
driven by E. P. Severcool, manager
of the Niagara hotel The boy was
stealing ride on an ice wagon, but
jumped off in front of the auto.
BeIIefontaine. - R. M. and r. E.
!. Martin, dry detectives, have filed
suit against Logan county asking
$1,077 which they claim is due them
for their work in aiding in the prose-
cution of bootleggers.
+ Alliance. - Robert Potter, aged
So, unmarried, enroute to his home in
Steubenville, died in a hotel here of
pneumonia. He had worked with a
contractor on Pennsylvania railroad
$ work.
e Alliance. - Colonel Charles Shem,
: aged 68, commanding the 8th regi.
ment, uniform rank Knights of Pyth-
las, died in Lutheran hospital, Cleve-
: land, of complication of diseases.
Lima.-An electric freight car struck
an auto near West Cairo and killed
Charles G. Rummel, go. Amos Evans.
who was riding in the machine,
D jumped to safety.
s BeIIefontaine.-R P Staley, aged
q 80, was severely burned trying to save
d his stock barn near Maplewood when
lightning struck it.
Q Port Clinton. - The village Of
q Elmore is to have no more NOV
= ing picture shows on Sunday. A
L theater, which opened there a couple
< of weeks ago, advertised Sunday
n shows. Ministers and citizens entered
: protests.
FlndIay.-Arthur Robinson attempt
J, ed suicide by slashing his throat with
o knife. He will recover.
g canton.-Five Canton persons were
y badly burned at Congress Lake, near
t. here, when pulmotor exploded as eff
d forts were being made to resuscitate
o Miss Schultz Of Akron, who was
drowned while bathing in the lake.
Akron. - The occupants of a jit-
ney bus driven by R. J. Miller were
4 thrown out and bruised and the ma
4 chine damaged when a motorcyclist