The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-09
New State Bodies.

personnel of two important new state
bodies, the state board of education
and a commission to select a site for
of deformed and crippled children.
This is the membership of the new
state board of education, provided for
in the last session of the general as
sembly that the state might receive
federal aid in vocational training un-
der the terms of the federal vocational
training bill:
w. H. Winans o2 Cleveland, head OF
the employment department OF the
National Carbon Co., former city COM
missioner of charities and corrections;
DR.. J. M. Withrow of Cincinnati, edu-
Gator; Dean Alfred H. Vivian of the
agricultural department, Ohio State
university; Superintendent of School
w. S. Edmund of Medina, representing
the teaching interests of the state;
Mrs. Kent Hughes of Lima, leader
among women educators, and S. J. Nc
Cune of Brilliant, general merchant in
Jefferson county and familiar with ru-
raj needs.
Winans, Edmunds and McCune are
announced as the Democratic mem
bers.
An important change from the for
mer board for selecting a crippled chill
! dren's hospital site is the appointment
of Walter H. Brown of Toledo, former
Progressive leader and now one of
the Republican state advisory COM
mittee.
Brown succeeds H. H. Timken Of
Canton, whom Gov. Cox credits with
having been a moving spirit in the
progress of the work to date.
Other members of the board are
John A. Mcdowell of Ashland, w. D..
Haines of Cincinnati, the governor and
state auditor.
Picks Highway Advisory Board.
Gov. ]. M. Cox has just appointed
the state advisory highway commits
sion of four members: D. H. Kirwan,
Auglaize county; A. R. McCulloch,
Guernsey county; D. H. Humphrey,
Cuyahoga county, and John w. Aull.
The members are selected to repre-
sent different sections having differ
ent needs in road construction. Kir-
wan has been county commissioner of
Auglaize county, is practical farmer
of northwestern Ohio and is consid-
cred one of the best rural commits
sioners in the state.
Humphrey, who represents north
eastern Ohio, has been a consistent
good roads advocate for years, and is
now a member of the Ohio Good
Roads Federation.
McCulloch, who comes from south
eastern Ohio, represents the hill coun
ties of the state and is thoroughly con
versant with road needs along the line
of the national highway
Aull of Dayton, representing south
western Ohio, has been interested in
the Dixie highway. He is at the head
of the Dayton Automobile Association
The advisory highway commission
is appointed to begin work immedi
ately.
Recognized as Full Division.
Ohio's National Guard is finally rec
ognized as a full division. This was
the statement of military men here or
receipt of word that the Ohio guard
is to go into training by itself.
Adjt. Gen. George H. Woods, who
went to Washington, and who is rec
commended by Gov. Cox for major gen
eral, has wired his Office that the Ohio
guard will go alone to the concentra
tion and training camp at Montgom
: cry, Ala, the West Virginia guard tt
be sent to Hattiesburg, Miss.
Gets Conditional Pardon.
Ernest thinner, Chardon farmer
who, on Jan. IT, 1914, shot and killed
William Eggleston, neighbor, wal
granted conditional pardon from thu
Ohio state penitentiary, on condition
he care for his four children and re
/ main away from Geauga county.
| This action ends countless effort
on the part of Zimmer's friends tt
obtain his release. Eggleston wal
slain by thinner after the formers al
legged friendship for Mrs. thinner hat
aroused comment At his trial Zim
: mer testified he shot in self-defens
after Eggleston had begun firing a
a him when he went to protest agains
! Mrs. Zimmer's friendship for Eggle
: ston.
Y Despite these statements and tn
appeal to the "unwritten law" Zin
4 mer was convicted and given lif
f sentence. Petitions asking for his re
lease in 1915 were denied by the pa
J, role board, but Gov. Willis sympathie
!. were aroused and he directed a n
s hearing in October of that year.
8 Subsequently Mrs. thinner was al
e rested in a vice raid and her childre
). taken from her.
Five Dollar Coal Assured.
Il The state coal clearing house o.
n ganization announced that it's invest
S cations show that domestic coal Col
J, sumers will have plenty of coal thi
o winter and that profits accruing afte
l. the coal leaves the mines will not b
l. exorbitant.
l. Five-dollar coal virtually is assured
The announcement came after a col
s ference with Gov. Cox.
5, State board of health officials hav
l. issued a statement warning mother
of babies to be careful of their chi
# dren during the extremely hi
weather.
Cotton Takes ShaW's Place.
q e. C. Cotton of Elyria has been a.
/, pointed chief of the bureau of hort
IS culture by the state board of agricu
n ture. He takes the place of N.