The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-05-11
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPT AL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS-oTHER HAPPENINGS
PosItlon Of ResponsIbIIlty.

state is one OF great responsibility
Is indicated by a report by Auditor
of State Donahey on that office,
which has just been made to
Governor Willis. It covers the
first year of the administration os
Treasurer r. w. Archer and shows
that on Jan. 10, 1916, when that year
ended, the treasurer was the custo-
dian Of cash and securities totalling
the sum of upwards of $41,OOO,0OO.
OF this vast amount $11,676, 1914
was in cash, 1855, ,015.25 being gen.
eral revenue funds and $2,0S7 ,SS3.81
being workmens compensation insur-
ance funds. Protecting these funds,
which are on deposit in banks
throughout the state. earning high
rates of interest for the state, are
securities amounting to s12,S94.366.94.
Are Lax In Duty.
Secretary of State Hildebrandt is |
thinking of discharging the four mem
bers of the Mahoning county election |
board because of their inattention to
duty. After each election this board |
is the last to come to the bat with it's
returns. Every county in the state
has sent its returns of the primary
election, and when the secretary Of
state called up Youngstown the
day after to try to find out
when the Mahoning county returns
would be in he learned that the
members had not yet begun to tabu-
late them. He took the members
sharply to taskSa ordered them to
get busy at once and get their returns
in. At each election for several years
the Mahoning board has come tagging
in last.
No Money for Travelling.
Refusal by the state emergency
board to allow the state building
and loan department $1,000 fol
travelling expenses OF its 10 exam
iners has completely tied up the work
Of that department. Upon hearing OF
the action of the board Chief Exam
iner James A. Devine called up the
examiners who are at work in various
parts of the ate, advised that there
was no money for travelling expenses
and told them to go TO their homes.
Unless the board recants, there will
be no travelling expense money avail
able for the examiners until July 1,
when the new fiscal year begins and
when the appropriations for that year
become effective. 1t is probable the
board will be asked to reconsider its
action.
His Conscience Hurt Him.
"My conscience hurt me, warden,
and would not let me remain in hiding
any longer" said George Newman, a
prisoner in the penitentiary, who, be.
ing given an honor" position at the
state farm at London, walked away on
April 13, when he presented himself
at the penitehtiary and asked
to be locked up. He will probably lose
nothing more than the honor position
he had and will work hereafter behind
the walls.
Helping Clean UP.
State Fire Marshal Buckley has
brought his entire force Of 16 assist
ants to Columbus to aid the local au
thorities in the cleanup and fire-pre
vention campaign. The assistants are
inspecting all except the business sec
tions of the city to locate fire hazards
and to cooperate with the city In
seeking their abatement. Representa-
tives of the fire insurance companies
are inspecting the business parts oi
the city.
Must Be 21 Years Old.
4 In spite of the fact that Attorney
General Turner has held in an opin
ion to the state liquor commission
that drinks may be sold to women IL
saloons when they are over 18 years
old, the Franklin county liquor com
mission has issued notices to all sa
looms in the county that they will re
woke the license of any proprietor
who permits sales to be made in hi
place to women under 21 years of age
i Look Out for Frosts.
State Nursery and Orchard Inspec
tor N. E. Shaw says that while so fa
) he has heard fruit trees have not SUI
fered much from frost yet, he eau
: tions orchard owners not to rela!
their vigilance in guarding their tree
from visitations Of frost which ma.
, come yet. Fruit prospects are fairl,
} promising.
Transferred to Washington.
? Another Ohio newspaper man ha
: Joined the corps of correspondents o.
= duty at Washington. Willard Kiplir
Y ger, for the past three years connecteO
with the Columbus bureau of the AssC
E ciated Press, has left for the nationa
! capital to become a member of tn
Associated bureau there.
Bottom Falls Out Rag Market.
e According to the leading junk dea
2 ers here, $4,000 has been lost on rag
n by Junk men in Columbus by the III
+ expected and remarkable fall in tn
price.
More Road Contracts to Be Let
S State Highway Commissioner Cow
e en- has announced the third regula
e letting of contracts for the construc
: ton of state-aid roads for the veal
S The contracts will be let on May 1!
/ The contracts to be sold at this tim
:. embrace the construction OF 81 mile
o Of roads and bring the total contracte
for already this year up to the total 9
267 miles-all new construction. TIL
t total estimated cost of the roads to b
t placed under contract at this time
J, s1,S67,713 1t will bring the total est
e mated cost of the contracts let thi
year up to nearly $4,O00,OOO.
Youngest Graduate.
e Louis Josephson of Columbus, VIII
s will be graduated from the law scnoC