The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-10-09

long harIEEue did not E3cure Tor him
any lighter punishment
Refuse 70 Change Rullng.
The bTeWeTies have failed in their et-
forts to induce the state liqIor license
board to change its railing SO THAI they
may control saloons under the new lcV
as they have done in the past. Monday
committee representing Cincinnati
and Columbus brewers called on the
board TO urge a change in tho ruling
to permit this. presenting many rea-
sons why it should be allowed, none
of which made sufficient impression
upon the beard to obtain favorable
action. The brewers also wanted to
know if they could not continue to
own fixtures in saloons. The board
had also ruled against this. The rul-
ings of the board will stand" an.
nounced President Allen at the close
of the hearing. The brewers wish to
control saloons so that they can COM
pei them to buy their beer.
To Run Down Sirebugs.
State Fire Marshal e. f. Deffen~
baugh has called his entire force Of
80 field men to Columbus to put them
through a course of instruction for
increasing their efficiency in running
down firebugs and I'm promoting fire
prevention. Soon after he took hold
of the department Mr. Deffenbaugh in
stalled a system by which at any
4 hU fn oh aN,f no
else location of every man could be
ascertained. Every deputy makes
daily report and thus the department
is fully advised of his movements. Il
an immediate investigation of sus
piCious fire is needed, it can be made
without delay. The deputy who is
located nearest gets the call for the
investigation.
Formerly Ohio Supreme Justice.
The late Judge Selwyn n. Owen,
who died recently at the home of his
daughter at Portland, Ore formerly
was a member of the supreme court Of
Ohio and for many years was an active
member of the state board of arbi.
tration. He resigned from the board
two years ago upon his removal from
Columbus to Portland.
Seek Tax Deputy Jobs.
Applicants for tax deputy jobs are
beginning to show themselves at the
governors office now that Secretary
of State Graves has thrown out the
referendum on the Warnes law Great
ing these positions. To those who
call Gov. Cox gives the word that
nothing will be done in the way OF
making appointments until it is
known that the actiCl of the seCre-
tary of state will be upheld in the
event that the Equity association of
Cleveland brings suit in supreme
court to test its regularity. The
friends of the Warnes law feel con-
tident that the ruling Of the secretary
of state will stand. The applicants for
the jobs are more numerous than
those who sought places on the county
liquor boards, and the reason for this
is that under the Warnes law there
will be appointments for eTSry county
received liquor board appointments.
Political Observers Views.
In spite of the declaration of Con
gressman S. D. Foss of the Sixth dis
trict that he doesn't want to be con-
sidered in the light of a candidate for
the Republican nomination for gov
ernor next fall, political observers
here say that Fess already has been
decided upon by the Republican lead
ers, and that his expressed desire to
remain in congress won't be needed
by his political friends. The latter
argue that things have been shaping
themselves for the Fess gubernatorial
candidacy for many months and that
the congressman won't be able to
forestall the movement his way.
Vets File Suit.
Was the Anti-Saloon league bill,
which seeks to prevent the shipment
of liquors into dry territory, and
which is sought to be placed before
the people this fall, amended by the
house of representatives last spring?
Upon the answer to this question, a
purely technical one, hangs the hope
of the anti-temperance people to pre-
vent the proposed law from being put
to a popular vote. The vets argue
that the measure now being proposed
for submission is not the original
measure which was initiated into the
legislature by popular petition last
January. Neither is it a measure
amended by either house, they say.
Wherefore, being neither the original
nor the original properly amended by
either house, as is provided for by
the constitution, it cannot legally be
placed before the people, the oppos-
ing argument further says. 1t is ad-
mitted that the bill was amended by
the temperance committee of the
house, and that the amendments were
approved by the house, but, it is ar
gued, that did not constitute an
amendment by the house itself. To
have been amended within the mean
ing of the constitution, the bill must
have been actually passed by the
house as amended, declare the vets
All of which is interesting only in
showing how sheerly technical are the
things at which lawyers will grasp
when they approach the courts Of
justice. Largely upon the objection
just noted, the vets have filed suit
in court TO enjoin the secretary of
state from recognizing the petitions in
behalf of the anti-liquor shipment
measure.
Plans to Secure Experts.
The state civil service commission