The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-02-17
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS-OTHER HAPPENINGS
Special Columbus Correspondent,


ment recently for secret serv-
ice men to aid in investigat-
ing suspicious fires from three differs
ent cities. II. A. House, chief clerk of
the department, and Assistant Fire
Marshal ]. d. Sheckler of Bucyrus
we're sent to Mansfield to aid the au-
thorities in probing a bad fire there;
Assistant Fire MaTshals J. L. Steele
and Elmer Marsh of the Cincinnati
Office were sent to Middletown to con-
duct an investigation there, while AS
sistant Fire Marshal W. S. Carlisle OF
Columbus was dispatched to Wooster,
In response to an urgent call for help
from there. In each case the chief of
the local fire department sent in the
request for assistance. The other dep
uties of the department are in other
parts of the state working on alleged
incendiary fires. There are more fires
at this time of the year than at any
other.
Changes in Department.
State Highway Commissioner Clin-
of changes in his department, effective
Feb. Is Division Engineer T. T. Rich
ards of Ravenna has been reappointed
at a salary of $2,1O0. E. W. Davis Of
GAINESVILLE has been appointed to sue
ceed Nicholas Koehler of Columbus
as a division engineer at $210O salary.
Engineers ]. R. Burkey of Lancaster
and Frank E. WithgOtt of Columbus
are reappointed at salaries of $1,000.
E. NJ. Blake OF Portsmouth is reap
pointed engineer at a salary of $1,44O.
Harry j. Kirk of Defiance was reap
pointed engineering superintendent
and Don o. Stone of COnneaut was
appointed to a similar position at sal
aries of $500. James W. McLaren
of Marietta and Walter w. Dieterich
of Columbus, the former an engineer
and the latter a bookkeeper, at sala-
ries Of $500 and $500, respectively,
are dropped. Their successors will be
appointed soon.
Must Stand Trial.
Isaac B. Cameron, former state
treasurer, has failed in his final at
tempt to escape trial for alleged mis-
use of the funds of the state while in
Office. The Franklin county common
pleas court has overruled demurrers
by Cameron which sought to knock
out indictments hanging over his
head on which he will be tried. Cam
eron has been out of office 12 years.
1t is alleged that he retained for his
own use interest paid by banks for
the use of state funds. One defense
of his attorneys was that the law
making this a crime was not enacted
until Cameron had been out of office
some years, and that hence it could
not apply in his case. Cameron will
be tried in the spring. Attorney Cen
eral Turner will be associated with
Prosecuting Attorney Duncan of
Franklin county in the prosecution of
the case.
State Representative Dies.
Representative Nelson Purdum of
Chillicothe, Ross county, who died in
Columbus from the effects of an opera
tion for relief of abdominal trouble,
was II years old and was one of the
three old soldier members of the
house The other two vets are D. H.
Moore of Vinton county and DR.. Van
8. Deaton of Van Vert. Representa-
tive Purdum was the author of the res.
oIution for the exemption of bonds
from taxation, which was disapproved
by the people last November, and also
of the resolution for the erection of q
peace memorial on the state house
grounds, which was recalled by the
legislature after it had been adopted
The body was taken to Chillicothe for
burial. Speaker Conover appointed q
committee of officers and members oi
the house to attend the funeral.
Should Not Run or Scream.
A person with clothing afre should
not run or scream, so State Fire Mar
shall Buckley says in a bulletin just
issued. Running fans the flames and
screaming requires the taking of deer
breaths, which may draw the flames tC
the chest and cause dangerous in
fammation of the lungs" says the
marshal. To put out the fire quickly
one should wrap himself up in some
wooden or heavy material and rol
upon the floor. A coat, shawl, rug OF
cover of bed or lounge or portiere
will do in which to wrap up. This
plan is better than using water, which
runs off quickly.
Asked to Decide Question.
Secretary of State Hildebrant was
asked to decide if Akron should bt
classed as a city of 100000 population
based on the recent census of the fed
eral labor department, which gave thu
city a population of 100,079. Should
the secretary of state rule it shoulC
be so classed this would automatical
ly increase the terms of the Sunni
county election board members from
two to four years,
One Saloon, Two Commissioners.
The state liquor commission ha
appointed Charles H. Butler of Car
rollton and c. H. Shepherd of lie,
township liquor license commissioner
of Carroll county as of Aug. Is last
The action is interesting because o
the fact that these two commissioner
will have nothing to do but to issu
the license to one saloon. All of CaI
roll county is now dry with the exceI
ton Of the village of Malvern, and
is so small that it is entitled to bu
one saloon. The two commissioner
Sust appointed will draw SO a mont
through their terms for this service.
Plead Sailty.
Two bucket shop men whose place
we're raided by State Bank Superin
tendent Hall recently pleaded guilt
later. L. A. Freeman of Akron wa
fIod 5000 and costs and W. T. Ha
OF Marion was fined $500 and costs
1t was expected that others will ente