The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-06-26


frequently as she had insisted. Then
she secured a position as domestic
and stoles When she arrived at the
state prison she found herself baf-
fed by the rule which prevent men
and women prisoners from comming
ling, and disappointed, she asked for
a parole.
Must Obey Law or Lose License.
Within less than two months It
is promised that all the quiet
little Oases that abound in prac.
tically all the thickly settled
communities of the state, reform
chiefs of police and anti-saloon organi.
cations to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, will automatically go dry. The
reason lies in the approach of the time
when the new liquor license law shall
become effective. The date when the
penal sections of the new statute be.
gin to operate is Aug. 5. The law says
that whenever a saloon man is twice
convicted of violation of the temper
ance laws, his license shall be liable
to revocation. Now the attorneys for
the liberal interests interpret this to
mean that even before licenses are
granted it will be dangerous to violate
the statute since the man who had
been guilty of the violations probably
would be turned down when he applied
for a license. So it Is that the saloon
men will be on guard after Aug. 5.
Most of the Columbus saloon men who
have been doing a quiet little business
on the Sabbath have passed the word
to their regular patrons that there
will be nothing doing" after the fifth
of August rolls around. This word is
given on the advice Of the heads of
the liberal organizations of the state
who were responsible for framing the
license law. The state organizations
are telling the saloon men that If the
law is to be a success instead of
failure, it is up to the saloon men to
obey it and make it so. And further
more, it is pointed out that the sa-
loon man who does not obey will run
the risk of being put out of business
for good. Thus are the Sunday re-
freshment parlors, be they in base.
ment or attiCs or in the living rooms
! of the saloonkeepers' homes, doomed
to oblivion.
Wait for ,Hoean's Opinion.
In the very near future, Attorney
General Hogan will give an opinion
on the question of how seriously the
tenure of chiefs of police and fire de.
partmen%s is affected by the blunder
made by the trainers of the new state
wide civil service law. 1t is believed
that he will hold that between Aug. 10
and the first of the new year, the
chiefs all over the state will be sub
ject to summary dismissal by the may
ors of their cities without appeal to
any higher authority. The slip in the
law which lifts the mantle of proteC-
tion afforded heads of fire and police
departments by the civil service up to
this time was the result of the fact
that the present law giving the chiefs
the right to appeal from dismissal
may be annulled until Jan. 1.
Haas Measure Becomes Law.
The Haas measure creating an in
dustrial commission to take charge of
all the labor departments of the state
became law Monday upon expiration
of the 90-day period after it's passage
and approval by the governor. 1t Is
the first of the big bills of the session
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a law. This law combines the de,
partments of the state liability board
of awards, labor commissioner, mine
inspector, chief examiner of engineers
board of boiler rules, shop inspector
and board of arbitration. Within 80
days the chief executive must appoint
commissioners to administer the work
of the new department. One will be
appointed for two years, one for four
years and one for six years, and there
after each member shall be appointed
for six years. Each member will re-
ceive an annual salary of $4,000. One
member will represent labor, one cap
ital with one neutral. Not more than
two can be members of the same po'
litical party. The members are barred
from taking an active part in politics
and they must give all their time to
their official duties. 1t is believed that
Wallace D. Yaple of Chillicothe, mem
Der of the board of awards, will be
one of the commissioners. Thomas J
Duffy of East Liverpool, member OF
the board of awards, or Thomas :?
Kearns of Dayton, state factory and
shop inspector, will be the representa-
tives of labor on the commission. The
member to represent the employers
will be either a Bull Mooser or Re
publican. The governor is now cast
ing about for the right man for this
appointment.
Suffer Heavy Flood Losses.
The various railroads of the state
sustained flood losses of more thar
$9,000,000, according to statement.
made by their representatives to the
state tax commission in support o
applications for reduced valuations or
their properties. The heaviest loser il
the Baltimore & Ohio, which claims
the Ia lines it controls in the stat,
suffered to the extent of $S,5OO,OOO
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