The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
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the guard. The senator has assured
Adjt. Gen. Hough and Senator Pome-
rene that he did not mean Ohio Guard
officers in his charge, but those of
other states. He said that his charges
had been misconstrued. A report pre-
pared by the adjutant generals Office
showing the funds received from the
government for the guard and how
they were disbursed, which has been
made a part of the congressional rec
ords, conclusively establishes that
there was no misuse Of these funds in
Ohio. Most of these funds went to the
enlisted men, and not to the commits
stoned officers, as it was intimated by
Borah.
A Difference Of Opinion.
There is a diversity of opinion
among the members of the st<tts build
ing commission regardiR6p what 10
meant by building "con1glete." The
legislature appropriated $125,000 for
a new dormitory for the Kent state
normal school. Gov. Willis, member
of the commission, contends this is
for the erection of the dorm" and
furnishings. Auditor of State Donahey
another member, maintains that the
money is for the building proper only
and does not include furnishings. Spe.
cial Counsel Charles Follett, represent
ing Attorney General Turner, held
with the governor. Representative
Reighard, chairman of the house
finance committee, says Donahey's
view is correct. Secretary of State
the third member of the
commission, who is absent, upon his
return to the city will give the decis-
ion which will decide the controversy.
Reimburse State.
The state of Ohio has been finally
reimbursed for the loss of $4,000
funds it had on deposit in the Euclid
Avenue Trust Co. of Cleveland, which
closed its doors in 1908. Monday the
final installment of the money due the
state was received from the bonding
companies which were sureties on the
by State Treasurer Archer. A
year ago the supreme court upheld the
states right to collect the money, and
the banks bonding companies have
since been settling monthly. Interest
on the money amounted to $2,936.
Attacks School Code.
Suit filed in the supreme court on
appeal from the Seneca county court
of appeals seeks to attack the consti-
of the school code provision
which authorizes transfer of a rural
school district on the border Of one
county to the next county. This action
was taken by the Seneca county board
of education in the case of the Seneca
township district. The township board
of education objected and filed suit.
Both lower courts upheld the constitu-
tionality of the provision.
Want to Issue Securities.
These applications for authority to
issue securities were received by the
public utilities commission: Youngs
town & Sharon Street Railway Co., to
issue to the Mahoning, Shenango Rail-
way & Light Co. $S9, 100 bonds, in ex-
change for funds advanced on improve
ments; Lake Shore Electric railway,
SAT 900 per cent bonds, to reimburse
treasury for improvements; Cleve-
land, Painesville & Eastern railroad,
$2S,OOO per cent bonds, to reimburse
treasury.
COMMITTED Sentence.
Charles Shotwell, Cincinnati prison
er, serving a 15-year penitentiary sem
tence for shooting a saloon keeper
eight years ago, earned Communication
of sentence from Gov. Willis for re-
Gently saving the life of a prison
guard, who was attacked by an insane
prisoner His sentence was commuted
to 13 IL years and he will have about
two years yet to serve. He was one
Of nine prisoners granted pardons or
combinations by the governor.
Suits Are Dismissed.
With the tacit approval of Attorney
General Turner, four suits against
bondsmen of former State Treasurers
W. H. McKinnon and Isaac B. Gamer
on for the recovery of interest on ille-
gal deposits of state funds in banks
were dismissed by the Franklin coun-
ty common pleas court. The suits
were filed by former Attorney General
Dennan, but the interest has been re-
covered since then from the deposi-
tory banks.
Doing Effective Work.
In March the various free employ.
ment offices of the state, located in
the larger cities, found situations for
more than 10000 idle persons. New
York bureaus placed 3,52S in situa-
tions, and those of Wisconsin, 2,477.
1t would seem from these figures that
the Ohio offices are doing more effect
i've work than similar ones Of other
states.
Under Knife at Hour for Wedding.
Ira Stalter of Upper Sandusky was
operated upon for appendicitis at
Grant hospital here at the very hour
when he had expected to be married
to Miss Helen L. Krause Of Marion.
II he recovers, the ceremony will be
performed as soon as he is able to
leave the hospital
Urges Support of Road Bill.
Clinton Cowen, the state commits
sioner of highways, has sent kilograms
to both Senator Pomerene and Sena.
+oy LIordin0 0rofpO fhopn tn eunDorf
the Shackelford road bill now pending
in the senate, and which proposes 70
Will Arrange for Convention.
Bert B. Buckley of Dayton, state fire
marshal; George A. Stauffer Of Otta-
wa, secretary of the board of agricul-
ture, and Charles B. Wilson of Column
bus, newspaper manager, will have
charge of arrangements for the Repub-
lican state convention to be held here