The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-08-24
WII Eliminate sIdeshOw Stunts.

in the past have run too much to
amusements and entertainments. It is
to be turned back to the channels in
which the management conceives it to
have been originally intended to run.
Secretary Stauffer believes that the
proper function of a state fair is to
excite competition and to instruct. II
will be held strictly to these lines this
year. In the past few years the man.
agement has given exhibitions of fire.
works that were elaborate and expen-
sive. These will be entirely eliminat-
ed this year. Instead there will be q
horse show in the evenings. There
were acrobatic performances put on at
the race course between heats former
ly, with occasional acts by trained ami
mails. There will be nothing more
startling in this line this year than
the exhibition Of horse that has been
trained to walk on it's hind feet alone.
The fair will depend upon its exhibits
in the way of fine cattle, sheep, hogs,
horses, chickens and agricultural ma
chinery for its drawing cards. Those
who are interested in these things will
find this years state fair a good one.
Others who care for entertainment
and amusement on the side may not
think we'll of it. OF course there will
be the usual horse races.
Author of Local Option Law M.
Ex-senator I. N. Rose, author of the
famous Rose local option law, which
was wiped from the statutes by the
constitutional amendment of two
years ago, in incurably ill at his home
near Beverly, Washington county. He
is suffering from stroke of paralysis
! and also a recent heat prostration at
tack. He is hardly able to talk. His
brother, M. M. Rose, member Of the
state liquor license commission, has
just returned from visiting him. The
ex-senator is Civil war veteran. He
was a prisoner at Andersonville. The
famous Rose law was enacted after q
hard fight ten years ago Andrew L.
Harris was lieutenant governor and
presiding officer of the senate when
it was put through. He made it pos
sible for the drys to pass the measure
Suspect Foul Play.
Coroner Benkert thinks a bad scalp
wound found on the head of an I'M
identified man picked up along the Big
Four railroad tracks north of Colum-
bus, and who died later at hospital,
ground for suspecting that the man
may have fallen a victim of robbers.
Nothing was found in his pockets. A
tailor's mark on his coat read James,
leading tailor, Cardington, o." The full
name was not distinguishable. The
man was about As years old, had a
sandy moustache in which little gray
appeared and wore such clothing as an
ordinary workingman might be expect
ed to wear.
Official Vote on Governor.
Secretary of State Hildebrant has
completed the official count of the vote
cast for governor and for the Repub-
lican candidates for the two supreme
judgeship nominations. The vote of
the Democratic candidates for gov
ernor-Cox 1858, Sandles 35,971,
Martin 1879; Republican candidates
Willis 241,965, Mack 22,694, Shaw
1888 For supreme judge-Joyce 97,-
766, Summers 1854, Vickery 68,426,
Newly 72,764, Obermeyer 43,943.
Want Weeds Cut.
The city authorities have made an
appeal direct to vacant lot owners in
behalf of hay fever sufferers, explain
ing that maturing weeds are the cause
Of hay fever, according to the latest
authorities of medical science, that the
city is without authority to compel
the weeds to be cut or funds to have
it done, and begging the owners on
behalf of suffering humanity to re-
move the weeds before the bloom
comes.
Refuse to Accept Child.
c. v. Williams, head Of the child
welfare bureau of the state board of
charities, has taken up with Gov.
Willis the refusal of DR.. w. R. Pritch-
ard, superintendent Of the Columbus
State hospital to accept Raymund
Woods, seven-year-old Columbus boy,
found to be insane. Williams says
there can be no question about the in
sanity of the boy. He is at present
held at the Columbus Detention Home
for Juveniles.
Hold Reunions.
Two reunions of survivors of Civil
war organizations of soldiers were
held here Wednesday-th 18th Ohio
cavalry and the 1880 volunteer infan-
try. The reunion of the infantry regi-
ment was it's SD and that Of the cav
airy regiment its 31st. w. P. Turner
was elected president of the cavalry
organization for the new year. OF the
infantry regiment organization Henry
Neiswander was elected chairman.
1926 Cases Of Paralysis.
Since July 1 there have been 1875
cases of infantile paralysis reported
to the state board of health, four times
as many cases as reported last sum-
mer More correct diagnoses by ply
sicians is believed to be partly the
cause Of the increase. There have
been 46 cases in Toledo, eight result
ing fatally. All the victims except
two have been children. Robert Wal
ton, 17-year-old son Of Kenyon col
lege professor, and Clyde woman,
succumbed to the malady. Excepting
in Toledo, the cases have been scat
tered.
Criticizes Expenditures.
Members of the state board of
health are criticized by State Exam
iner Joseph F. Hogan in report filed
with Auditor of State Donahey for
charging the state IS day for com.
ing to Columbus to confer with the
secretary of the board and for making
ton frnnnent nse of chair cars in trau-