The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-10-09
CASH POURS INTO
STATE TREASURY
Money Comes From DOmes.
tic Corporations.
SETS DATE FOR HEARING
EQUITY CONCERNS. SUIT
Supreme Court viii Take Up Question
Whether or Not Graves Exceeded
His jurisdiction in Throw
ing Out Referendums.
D. A. DONOVAN,
Special Columbus Correspondent

Columbus, Ohio.
roR the past week money has been
4 pouring into the state treasury.
1t has been coming from the do
mestic corporations of the state,
which pay three-twentieths of l per
cent of their capital stock annually.
Tuesday was tue last day for paying,
and each mail brought hundreds of
checks to the treasury. The total
amount paid by these corporations
nets the state more than $200O,0 900.
The largest companies hold mp until
the last minute, but few of them be-
come delinquent Treasurer Brennan
announced Tuesday night that checks
bearing the date of the last day would
be accepted if the letter they were
inclosed in showed 1t had been posted
on that day, even though not received
until later. Fifteen per cent penalty
is added if the tax is not paid on
time, and there is no way of remit
ting it.
Sets Date for Hearing.
The supreme court has set next
Tuesday as the time for hearing of the
question raised in the suit of the Ohio
Equity association of Cleveland as to
the right of Secretary of State Graves
to reject the Warnes and Fitzpatrick
taxation referendum petitions. The
allegation of fraud made against the
secretary will not be gone into then.
Did the secretary of state exceed his
jurisdiction in conducting an investi-
cation to determine the validity of the
petitions is the question that will be
presented to the court. The suit asks
for order compelling the secretary to
place both laws on the ballot for ref
erendum by the people, and as the
election Is but little more than a
month distant this will necessitate
prompt action by the court. In all
likelihood the decision will not be
long deferred after the arguments
have been presented. Secretary
Graves Tuesday refused to accept sup
Elementary petitions filed to super
cede those for referendum on the
Green workmen's compensation act
and for the initiation for a bill to take
the place of the Green act. which
were thrown out. The supplementary
petitions were brought in by Charles
S. Gongwer, secretary of the Equity
association.
Switzer's Political Foes Busy.
The political foes of Congressman
Robert M. Switzer of Gala of the
fighting Tenth district are planning to
put the skids under him and retire
him to private life when he comes out
for third term nomination next year.
Early Tuesday they began dropping
in Columbus from all over the district
to concoct their plans. 1t was not in
tended that it should be known that
such a meeting was being held, but it
is difficult to keep such things secret.
Judge w. J. Mahoney of Ironton, who
wants to succeed SwitZer in congress,
was present, and really the gathering
was in his behalf. Some very elabo-
rate schemes were outlined for shelly.
ing the present congressman. The
district is strongly Republican.
Marshall May Get Job.
The impression prevails in official
circles that Gov. Cox will fill the va
cancy on the public utilities commits
sion caused by the death of Judge w.
L. Dechant of Middletown some weeks
ago within the coming week. Charles
c. Marshall special counsel of the
commission, is still regarded as the
person most likely to get the prize,
which pays $4,000 a year. Daniel
Torpy of Marietta, who was a member
Of the board of managers of the peni-
tentiary before that body was abol-
ished, was proposed for the position,
but it is probable he will be given an
other. Marshall is thoroughly ac-
quainted with the business OF the
commission and has had a long and
close acquaintance with the chief ex-
ecutive, all of which does not initiate
against his chances.
Judge Goes to Sleep, Jury FIees.
When Judge Bigger of the Franklin
county common pleas court asked ex-
Policeman James T. Miller, after he
had pleaded guilty to shooting
woman, If he had anything to say be-
fore sentence was passed upon him,
the latter said he had, and he rose to
his feet and began to tell the court his
troubles, taking an hour and a half to
do so. During the recital the judge
went to sleep. The jury got tired and
left the box. When he finished the