The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-02-24
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS--OTHER HAPPENINGS
snseIaI coIumbu, Correspondent.

dldate TOT SecOhu ChOlCe lOA PlO'
- ident in Ohio, nor will the Re-
publican candidates for national dele
gates have to express second choice
after Mr.. Burton. Secretary of State
Hildebrandt, after receiving and filing |
the letter of President Wilson consent |
ing to the use of his name, ruled that
it was not the intention of the law that
candidates for delegates should eX-
press a second choice unless they had
second chOices--that is, that they DO
not have to have second choices. AT
the same time the secretary took oc-
casion to warn candidates for national
delegates in both parties in the con-
Sressional districts against danger due
to the fact that the referendum on the
Sprague act is to be tested in the
courts. Without expressing an opin-
ion as to the result of that litigation,
he advises all candidates to tlle certln-
Gates of their candidates. in both the
old and new districts so as to be In
line with the requirements of the law
no matter which way the case goes.
Wolves in Hooking County.
Wolves are becoming bold in the
wooded hills of Hooking county. Not
for many years have any of these ami
mails been seen there, and it is be-
Meved that these are offspring of
number that came across the ice on
Lake Erie from Canada year ago and
made their way into the mountains OF
PENNSYLVANIA. While hauling fodder
from a field on his farm near Laurel
vile. Fred DUNN claims that he was
attacked by a number of the animals,
which he fought off with pitchfork,
When his word was doubted by the
neighbors he organized hunt, when
succeeded in locating the pack, con-
tanning five animals, one of which was
shot and brought home as absolute
proof of the existence of the wolves
in the Hooking hills.
Not Entitled to the Fees.
A decision by the court of appeals
of this district will cause county treas
uries throughout Ohio to be the gain
ers by thousands of dollars. The court
holds that since the enactment OF the
general code that county clerks are not
entitled to retain fees collected in nat
uralization cases. Under the federal
naturalization laws one-half OF the ices
go to the government and one-halt to
the county clerk doing the work. The
general code enacted in 1910 provides
that the clerk shall turn all fees into
the county treasury. This is the first
time that the court has ever passed
upon the question of whether fees col
lected by county clerks in naturaliza
tion cases should be paid into the pub
lie treasury.
Fourth Time Success.
The fourth attempt at suicide in th'
three days he had been in the stat'
hospital here proved successful IN tn
case of Miles Gafney, aged 80 Eacl
attempt was made by hanging will
lmprovised ropes, and the keepers sup
posed that everything that he coul'
Nse in that way had been taken iron
him. Early yesterday morning he wa
missed from his couch and the keepe
found him suspended and dead in
bathroom He had made moose o.
combining a short towel he found i
the bath with his belt. Fastening thl
to the gas fixture, he stepped from tn
closet seat and the fall of two fee
etrangled him.
Will Find Status of Bureau.
To determine the present status
the blue sky bureau of the state banl
ing department Attorney genera
Turner and Auditor of State Donahe
will make an agreement by which tn
latter will refuse to honor the Voucl
ers of the employees of the bureau an
the former will mandamus him to d
20 in supreme court. The object is
find out whether or not the feder;
court decision holding unconstitutlo
al the blue sky law also wiped out u
blue sky bureau.
Press Association in Session.
The annual meeting of the Buckle!
Press association opened here yeste
dav with a formal address by w.
Mortal of the Somerset Press. 9th
addresses made at the afternoon met
ing were by H. D. Banks of Berea, MI
]. E. Etchie of Sherwood and T.
Tipton of Williamsport. The sessi
TODAY was held at the state universlt
where the department of journals
entertained the members. Tonight tn
will be entertained by the city at t
theaters.
VIII Bring Suit.
w. G. Stoneman, the owner OF t
building into which Adjt. Gen. Hou
wanted to move the state industr
commission, says he will now brl
suit against the state and the me
hers of the commission individually
the expense to which he was put
making ready the building for the
of the commission and which will
a total loss to him.
Cities Want More Money.
Methods to get more money
cities for operating purposes were
cussed at a meeting of the Ohio
nicipal league in Columbus. I'm
the present laws many cities are
able to raise funds enough from ia
tion to meet current expenses
unless some relief is afforded by
legislature bankruptcy will follow
it is asserted. Auditor of State DO
hey says that the next general ass
bly must necessarily give attention
the problem of making it possible
taxing districts to get money eno'
to run on.
No Money, Disnisa Employees.
An appropriation of $25,OOO hav
been used up, the public utilities C.
mission has been compelled to
miss 23 employees who were taken
to appraise public utilities. Thirt
of the employees we're engineers
ten were clerks. The engineers