The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-07-24

caused . screen to be erected In the
death room in order that the identity
of the man who pulled the electric
switch would not be known to the ou-
locker. But the trouble was that the
man who pulled the switch knew and
the new administration figures that
there are such things as consciences.
Cupid Is Not Idle in State.
There were 46,75S marriage licenses
in Ohio during the year ending March
81, according to figures compiled in
the office of the secretary of state.
This is an increase of 3,421 over the
preceding year. OF the marriages Of
the past year 45,501 were of white
people and 1857 colored. The num-
ber of marriages by license was 42,452
and by bans 3,049. Figures compiled
on state hospital commitments during
the year show that total of 3,081
were committed, an increase of close
to 800. OF those committed 2,97S
were white and 103 colored. Fewer
boys were sent to the industrial home
at Lancaster during the year than in
the one before, the number being 1853,
as compared with 462 of he year be-
fore. The stories of i'll treatment at
the home, no doubt, had most to do
with the reduction. Everything is re-
ported to be moving along satisfac-
torily at the institution under the new
management. There were 130 girls
sent to the industrial home at Oela-
ware during the year, as compared
with 1873 for the year before.
Longtime Farm Credit Loans.
| Every county in the state is making
| longtime farm credit loans, according
to Chief Examiner James A. Devine
of the state building and loan inspec-
ton bureau, who has been getting in
reports on such loans and will issue
tabulated statement on them some
| time this week Shelby county ranks
! first in the extent of such loans, hav-
ing $1,000,000 of such loans in force.
The farmers are given practically all
the time they want on these loans,
some of them running 20 years. In
Shelby county the building and loan
associations have taken the loans
away from insurance companies, al
though the latter only charged rate
of per cent, whereas the association
got per cent. The insurance CON-
panies, however, charged a bonus for
each loan, and this made the rate
higher. Payments could only be made
to them semi-annually while the asso.
Citations accept them monthly. "Asso.
Citations regard this loans as gilt
edged" said Chief Examiner Devine.
Chiefs Of Police Feel Better.
Chiefs of police over the state who
have been uneasy for fear that they
would be subject to removal by may
ors between August and the first Of
the year in consequence of the change
in the civil service law, will be re-
lieved to learn that Attorney General
Hogan has concluded that the change
in the law does not leave them with
out the protection of civil service dur
ing that period. For time 1t was
feared that it had this effect. The re-
peal of the old law was to take effect
in August, while the new law does not
go into operation until the first Of the
year. The ruling of the attorney gen.
eral will be that the legislature did
not intend that the chiefs should be
unprotected during the hiatus and
that they cannot be summarily re-
moved This ruling, while pleasing to
the chiefs, will be disp,easing to some
mayors who have been planning to
rid themselves of chiefs they found
on the job when they came into office.
viii Enforce New Laws.
State Shop Inspector Thomas P.
Kearns is getting ready to enforce the
new women's nine-hour and child labor
laws. These go into effect early in
August. The first named law adds
mercantile stores to the places of EN-
ployment in which girls and women
may not be employed more than 81
hours week. The old law applied
mainly to shops and factories. Under
the new law dry goods, confectionery
five and ten cent and kindred stores
are included. The new child labor law
raises the ages of employment of boys
from IA to Is years and of girls from
Is to 16 years. They may not be en-
ployed at these ages unless they have
schooling certificates.
Asks Cox for Flood Data.
The war department, through Col
Francis R. Skunk, a flood engineer
has called upon Gov. Cox to furnish il
; with data about Ohio rivers and
tributaries for use in determining
what improvements should be made
to prevent a repitition of flood dan
gers in this state. The chief execu
tive will take steps at once to have
this information given. Col. Skunk
has headquarters at Pittsburgh. A
number of surveys have been made in
, the state under his direction with q
view to ascertaining what action Is
necessary for flood prevention.
/; 1--WE have information enough tc
cause 100 arrests" said Gov. Cox, II
, referring to the Green compensation
: act referendum frauds, Monday. He
. said that additional prosecutions woulC
be started when this evidence was
| gotten in the necessary shape.
Members of boards of review al
over the state will set up howl wheT
they learn that the state board of ap
praisers and assessors have decided
to cut down the time allowances fol
/ their work. The biggest kick comes
from the nine largest cities, who are
directed to do all their work by March
| ] 1, instead of taking whole year for it