The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-10-05
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART.
MENTS-OTHER HAPPENINGS
Special Columbus Correspondent.


voted by the electors of the state
at the November election. 1t contains
FIVE party tickets, Democratic, Repub-
lican, Prohibition. Socialist and the
Independent tickets, on which Jacob
S. Coxey is running for United States
senator. In compliance with the or.
der OF the supreme court, issued We'd
nesday, the secretary of state directed
that a space be printed to the left of
the name of each candidate for presi-
Dental elector, which will make it pos
sible for the electors to vote a split
ticket for presidential electors. In
1892, when Cleveland was elected pres
ident a second time, Ohio split its
electoral vote, giving Cleveland one
elector. James F. Seward of Mansfield,
former member of the state senate.
Gets First Pension.
Mrs. Rachel Moore Of Logan has the
distinction of being the first Ohio
woman to get an increase of pension
under the new Ashbrook federal law
giving widows OF civil war soldiers
pensions of $50 a month after they be-
come 20 years Of age. Her claim was
presented to the United States pen
sion department by Judge Joseph W.
O'Neal. state commissioner of SOL
diers' claims. The second Ohio woman
to receive an award under the new law
Is Mrs. Caroline Schneider Of Colum-
bus. The state department has for
warded several scores of applications
for the pen6ion increases allowed by
the new law to Washington, and 1t is
expected that from now on there will
be a steady stream OF acceptances Of
such applications by the federal de-
psrtment, which intends to act as
speedily as possible on all claims. The
state deArtment handles these claims
without msking any charge.
Opened Bids for Road Work.
State Highway Commissioner Clin-
ton COwSn has opened the bids
for contracts covering a little more
than AZ miles of new roads to be
built under state aid. No bids were
received On several Of the jobs The
aggregate of bids exceeded 1851 900.
The contracts will be awarded in few
days. The biggest job is that for the
improvement of Cleveland Sandusky
road in Bay Village, on which the high
est bid Was one of 1851 by Hart &
Kemp Of Elyria. Thomas Dalton, Day
ton, was the highest bidder for the
West Hillsboro road, bidding
InlI u.ilI
probably get the contract for the Can
tOn-Canal Dover road, on his bid of
$14,219. McDermott & Harmon, Niles,
will probably be awarded the Youngs-
town-SharCn contract on their bid of
$21,362.
Reports Irregularities.
Total Irregularities Of $8,681 are re-
turned by State Examiner o. o. AL
bright in Il report on Youngstown filed
with the state accounting bureau. OF
this amount S6,283 is due the city from
the county for election expenses paid
by the city and which should have
been paid by the county. Several po-
licemen have telephones in their resi-
deRces for which the city has been
paying. The examiner points out the
public should not pay for such service.
First Attempt to Escape.
Anna Garland, alias Anne Wagner,
Cleveland pickpocket, was the first
woman to attempt to escape from
Ohio's new reformatory for women at
Marysville. Reports filed with the state
board of administration showed she
walked away the evening of Sept. "a,
but was captured an hour later by at.
tendants.
MHst Pay Tuition.
In a ruling to Prosecuting Attorney
Charles F. Adams of Lorain county,
Attorney General Turner holds that il
a township wishes to send its pupils
to school in another township, it may
do so by paying tuition for the educa-
tion of such pupils. A number of town
ships want to do this.
Extend Forestry Conservation Work.
Forestry conservation and its exten-
sion in Ohio is to be one of the sub.
jects that will be brought before the
next legislature. 1t is planned to in
troduce bill appropriating $4,000
for the purchase of additional tracts
of land for use of the Ohio experiment
station.
Death Award Made.
The state industrial commission
granted Mrs. Elizabeth Schemeth and
two little children at Alliance $3,744.
The husband and father, John, was IA
tally hurt while employed by the ALI
ance Machine Co.
Will Inspect Prisons.
The Ohio penitentiary commission
has started on trip of inspection and
will visit the penitentiaries at Joliet,
ILL., and Saltwater, MINI.
Approves Shipping Rates.
The increased rates for shipments
of ice cream promulgated by express
companies have been approved by the
public utilities commission. The high
er rates go into effect Immediately.
The new schedule raises the rates
from 221a to 70 per cent on filled cans
and from so to 662s per cent on "emp-
ties"
Holiday Pardon.
Gov. Willis granted the Jewish New
Year pardon to Fred Pierson, convict
ed April. 1914, in Cuyahoga county of
obtaining goods by false pretense.
serving an indeterminate sentence.
Will Remove Fence.
For more than 60 years the state
house grounds have been enclosed by
All ugly iron picket fence which is
more or less of an eyesore The citi-
zens of Columbus have been demand.
ing that the fence be removed and in
compliance with their wishes this is
to be done. The state building COM