The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-07-17
Will Be Reduced in Ohio,
Says Senator Mooney.
RESULT OF AN INVESTIGATION
Two More Meetings Of Joint LegisIa-
tive Committee Are to be Held,
One in Cleveland and the
Other in Columbus.
D. A. DONOVAN,
Special Columbus Correspondent.

- surance rates in Ohio will be
reduced" said Senator Daniel
F. Mooney of Auglaize, chair
man of the joint legislative committee,
which is investigating fire insurance
rates, who was in Columbus Wednes-
day, calling on Gov. Cox. He said that
the probe of the committee had
brought out that rates are too high,
and the companies have given assur-
l-ance that there will be a readjust-
ment Of rates that will make them
lower. The next meeting of the COM
mittee will be held in Cleveland, be-
ginning July %, and may last week,
after which another meeting will be
held in Columbus, concluding the in
vestigation. Following the Columbus
meeting the committee will begin the
preparation of its report.
Cox to Make Appointment.
Some time this week Gov. Cox will
appoint State School Commissioner
Frank w. Miller of Dayton to the new
position of superintendent of public
instruction, created by the new con-
stitution which abolishes the office of
school commissioner. The appoint
ment will be for a term of four years.
At midnight, Sunday night, the office
of school commissioner will pass out
OF existence, at which time. the new
Office becomes an entity. Mr.. Miller
was elected to his present position two
years ago and was nominated for a
second term by his party in 1912.
second term by his party in 1912.
During his incumbency he has en-
larged the efficiency and scope of the
department, and the result has been
the schools of the state have shown
expected that Mr.. Miller will make
any change in the personnel of his
force when thestatus of his depart
ment is changed.
Alleged Wrongful Tactics.
The alleged wrongful tactics pur-
sued by those who are back of the
movement for a referendum on the
workmen's compensation law are con-
ceded to have hurt the whole referen-
dunn movement this fall. Whether the
charges that forged signatures have
been used on the referendum petitions
be true or false, the effect already has
been felt. In this part of the state
people are refusing to sign any pc
titions now under the rather false as
sumption that the same interests are
circulating all of the petitions. There
are many strong advocates of the
initiative referendum here who main
tain that the entire sensation arising
from the alleged forgeries is part of a
prearranged and concerted scheme to
discredit the l. and R. as political
principle, and that those now circulat-
ing petitions to refer newly enacted
laws, soon will be seen in the role of
those who will advocate the revocation
of the l. and r. as a constitutional
amendment. In the meantime punish
ment faces the alleged forgers. 1t has
been proven, say state officials, that
the names OF dead men Lave been
signed to many of the petitions. This
occurred in three instances in Ross
Examines Tax Commission.
county and in one instance in Pick
away county. 1t was the practice of
those in charge of the circulation of
the petitions, according to the ac-
cusations, to secure a few names in
each community in bona fide man.
ner and then to resort to Wholesale
forgeries by the simple process of go
ing to the city directory and taking
names at random.
State Auditor Donahey has been ex-
amining another state department,
this time the state tax commission.
The most erievous findings he makes
are that the salaries paid the secre-
tary and the auditor of the commits
sion are too high. He doesn't believe
they should be paid as much as they
are now getting. The salary paid the
secretary of one state department is
$1,000 a year and Mr.. Donahey init.
mates that the secretary of the tax
commission should be paid no more.
Does Not Name Antl-Taft Men.
The Republican county committees
which we're ousted by State Chairman
Harry M. Daugherty last fall because
of their failure to support President
Taft for reelection will have no say
In the selection of county election
board members. Daugherty appoint
ed new committees to take the places
of those read out of the party, and
these new committees will control
the election board appointments. On