The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-07-13
Appeals to People for Help.

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once make provision for the care Of
all families of soldiers needing help. ut
is hoped that every community will
respond" said the governor The peo.
pie of the state are urged to act before
the soldiers leave for the front so that
they will be assured that their depend.
ents will not be in distress. The gov
ernor said that he noted with satisfac,
tion and pride that a number of local
organizations already were making
provision for the care of families need.
ing such help. and commended them.
viii Protest Candidacy.
w. D. Fulton of Newark, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for sec.
retary OF state, says he will file
with Secretary of State Hildebrant
a protest against the candidacy of Carl
T. Antenen of Hamilton on the ground
that he has not entered in good faith,
Fulton claims that Antenen has en-
tered the contest not expecting to be
nominated, but at the instigation Of
Thornton ]. Snyder of Cincinnati, who,
believing that Fulton will be his most
dangerous opponent for the nomina'
ton, and desiring to take from him the
advantage that the first place on the
ballot would give him, has induced
Antenen to enter so that his name will
come at the top of the list.
Veteran Offers Services.
Capt. ]. B. Allen, formerly clerk Of
the supreme court, came from his
home in Athens to tender his services
to the adjutant general. He is a vet.
eran of the Civil war and lost his left
arm in the service, but at 70 claims
that he is still in fit condition other
wise. 1T was just So years ago yes
terday," said Capt. Allen at the adju'
tant generals Office, that l enlisted
for the Civil war. Ny enlistment was
made right here in the state house and
that night we slept in the state house
yard and the next day were taken out
to Camp Chase. Our camp was not
quite so sanitary as Camp Willis now
is, but we enjoyed it nevertheless"
State viii Pay.
ut will probably be an expense con-
nected with the preparation of the
Ohio troops for federal service that
the federal government will ultimately
refund to Ohio" said Gov. Willis, re-
ferring to the allowance Of $4,000 for
the payment of the members of the
9th battalion for guard duty done al
Camp Willis, "but the men of the bat
talon cannot afford to wait for that
They are away from their ordinary EN-.
ployment and many of them have fam.
lilies. They are entitled to their pay
at once, and the state will have ia
wait for the refunder. So the emer
gency board at my suggestion provided
$4,000 for this purpose"
Neck Broken, Still Lives.
1t is not often that a man with a
broken neck can survive, but there il
man in Columbus whose neck was
broken about two months ago and he
still lives. He is John Lutch of Wes
terville, whose neck has been protect
ed by metal collar since he sustained
the fracture. While walking on the
street on the Fourth the collar slipped
from it's position and Lutch fell to the
street in faint He was taken to a
hospital and after the collar was put
in place again he seemed none the
worse for his experience and is ex
pected to be able to return home
shortly.
Disappears With Checks.
Checks amounting to 5000 are miss
ing coincident With the disappearance
of ]. c. Hart, an employe of the Ohio
State Telephone Co. in Columbus, &C.
cording to a report which has been
made to the police. Hart was given
the checks to place on deposit IN a
bank and disappeared.
Solves Milking Problem.
John Eklundh of Columbus believes
that he has solved the milking prob.
i lem for the small dairyman whose es'
tablishment is not large enough for
power machines. He has invented a
small hand affair, patented it and
formed a $4,000 company here for ita
manufacture.
Cannot Make Repairs.
In an opinion rendered by Attorney
General Turner it was held that coun.
ty commissioners have no authority to
expend county funds on bridges within
municipalities unless said bridges are
on state or county roads or roads des.
ignated for improvement under the
Cass road act.
Does Not Apply In Primaries.
In an opinion rendered to Montgom.
cry county authorities the attorney
general held that the provision of the
election law against election officials
being candidates does not apply to
primary elections.
Collected Large Sum.
During the fiscal year which ended
June 80, the attorney generals depart.
ment collected more than $4,000 for
the state, in sums ranging as low as
eight cents. This is $4,000 more than
was ever covered into the state treas.
ury by the department in any one
year.
Fill Vacancy.
The vacancy caused by the death Of
Edward Nichols, assistant state su.
preme court reporter, who died a
short time ago, was filed when Clinton
Collins, Cincinnati, was appointed to
the position at $1,000 a year.
Appeal to Commission.
Both the Federal Gas & Fuel Co.
and the Columbus Gas & Fuel Co.
have appealed to the state utilities
commission the gas rate question here.
The city has passed an ordinance tlx.
ing it at ,25 cents. The rate is 80 and
the gas companies aIs asking an in.
crease.
Cause for Action.
If your neighbor's cat yowIs at night
and annoys yea, preventing you from
getting your rest and sleep, you have
ground for action and redress, accord