The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-02-10
Special Columbus Correspondent.

not Everett Webb of Co
lumbus, wounded while serving with
the British army in France on New
Years day, was living or dead, Webb's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Webb
Of West Jefferson, received a letter
from their son announcing that he
was "all o. K" The letter was dated
Jan. IA. 1t gave but meager details,
merely advising that he had been a
little ILL.," which is taken to mean
that he was not seriously wounded.
Webb formerly served in the Ohio
National Guard. When a brief mes.
sage came from Canadian authorities
announcing that Webb had been shot,
Gov. Willis wired Secretary Lansing
at Washington, asking that the ma
tional government cable the American
ambassador in England for details
about Webb's case Secretary Lansing
Wednesday afternoon informed Adult.
Gen. Hough that this request had been
made by cable and that as soon as an
answer was received the Ohio authori-
ties would be promptly advised.
Will Not Leave Pen.
Il have got to create in this man
some individuality-a personality of
his own-power of initiative that his
Imprisonment has taken away" said
Warden Thomas of the penitentiary
while discussing the case of John
Macy of Cleveland, who will not leave
the prison or stay away from it. He
does not seem to be an unusually bad
fellow and is by no means an habitual
criminal. He was not overly well sup
piled with individuality to begin with,
and his stay in prison has taken even
the little that he had away. He came
in to serve life sentence for murder
in 1902 and was released in 1914. He
applied to be taken back, but they
would not take him, he being out on
an unviolated parole. Then he delib-
erately demolished a mirror in sa-
loon. This gave warrant for taking
him back He doesn't want to leave
now. I'VE have done everything for
him here" said the warden, "and he
has simply lost the power to initiate
anything for himself"
New Entrant for Position.
Friends of Frank B. Pearson, state
high school inspector, who believed
that there was no question about his
selection by Gov Willis for the posi-
tion of state school superintendent,
which Frank w. Miller of Dayton will
give up the middle of February to be-
come superintendent of the Dayton
schools, are uneasy over the entrance
of Prof. John Dawson of Ada into the
contest for the appointment. Dawson
is vice president of Ohio Northern uni
-Tersity at Ada, where Gov. Willis for
merly was an instructor. Dawson for
merly was school superintendent at
Lima. The salary of state school SUI
perintendent is $4,000 a year. ]. L.
Clifton, who resigned as assistant
state school superintendent, has start
ed on his new work as professor in
the department of education at the
Ohio State university. There are a
number Of applicants for his place,
which pays $2,5O0 year,
Burton Speaks.
At a short address made at a Cham
ber Of Commerce dinner given to him
Senator Burton said, speaking of the
effect of the war on our industrial and
commercial prospects, that while we
hoped for the establishment of univer-
sal and permanent peace, the fact was
that if the present struggle ended in a
deadlock, with neither side pro-
nOunced victor, 1t would mean only
more war, and worse, soon. He said
we should prepare ourselves for ade-
quate defense, not to become a mill
tary nation. Americans, he said, were
too easy going as to their freedom. He
proposed that we cease to think of
patriotism as connected with the
shooting of guns and the making of a
hullabaloo. Let's live for our country
and its uplifting, said he, instead of
seeking to die for it.
A Roster of Soldiers.
A roster of Ohio soldiers who served
in the Spanish war and also of the
Ohio soldiers who served in the war
of 1912 is to be made for the adiu-
tant generals office. Fred S. Wiley of
Lancaster, Spanish war veteran, has
been appointed by Adjt. Gen. Hough
to direct the work of compilation. The
legislature made an appropriation of
$4,000 for this purpose.
Got Her Pay.
Tuesday was the first payday for
the state industrial commission since
the question of the tenure of Mrs.
Maude Murray Miller as member of
the state board of film censors was
raised, and it had been expected that
her pay would be held up, but the
industrial commissions voucher for
her salary was promptly honored by
Auditor Donahey.
Editor Out for Congress.
John B. Corns, editor of the Regis.
ter Of Ironton, who is known to the
newspaper fraternity throughout the
state, announced in Columbus Thurs
day that he would be a candidate for
the Republican nomination for con-
gress in the 10th district, which takes
In Lawrence, Adams, Pike, Scioto, Gal |
liza and other counties in southern
Ohio bordering on or near the Ohio
river. He will oppose r. M. Switzer
of Gallipolis, who is now serving his
third term as congressman from the |
k,s L.
There will be other candidates.
New Member Of Board.
DR.. E. H. Rorick of Fayette, Fulton
who has Just succeeded DR..
A. F. Shepherd as member of the state
board Of administration, which has
charge of 20 statL institutions, has
had considerable experience in insti-
tutional work. He has served as su-
perintendent of the Athens State hos