The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-27


pendents of killed workman from
$4,000 to $3.50. The other important
change holds the real uting and is
directed at attorneys who do per
5onal injury business. It provides, in
the event an injured employe brings
compensation if the act of injury has
been caused by a violation of some
state law or regulation, the attorney
prosecuting the case must accept a
fee to be allowed by the trial judge
Any contract the attorney may have
with his client on a contingent basis
is declared not in force if a judgment
is recovered.
Senator Theodore Jung of Cincin-
natl led the opposition to the bill,
conducting the filibuster. Upon the
issue being forced, shortly before 6
o'clock in the evening, by President
Hugh L. Nichols of the senate, Jung
voted for the passage of the bill.
Senator Jung talked for over an
hour and half on long list Of
amendments he submitted, which, in
effect, proposed to write in the Michi-
gan optional plan which liability in
surance companies claim as ideal
from their point of view.
To Protect Bank Depositors.
Senator Frank Hillenkamp will in
troduce a bill soon providing for a
guarantee fund to protect bank de-
positors, and making the further pro-
vision that the duty Of bank inspec-
! tion be left with the banks them
selves. The latter provision is based
on the principle that since the banks
| will be themselves directly liable for
| losses, they can be trusted to inspect
one another. Many bankers complain
now that the state inspection is not
sufficiently exhaustive. In view of
the unfortunate situation in the state
banking department, caused by the
indictment for embezZlement returned
against Clement Baxter of Lima, a
bank examiner, and the consequent
voluntary retirement of Superintend-
ent of Banks r. E. Baxter, brother of
the examiner, it is thought that the Hill
lenkamp measure will be given close
consideration. 1t is the same meas
ure that has been advocated for years
by William Jennings Bryan. The
measure provides that the banks OF
the state shall contribute to a state
fund that shall be used to protect de-
positors in case of the failure of any
bank. The contributions of the banks
shall be based on their capital stock.
If the tIillenkamp bill were passed
the state banking department would
become practically superfluous, in the
opinion of the author.
Measure Is Recommended.
The house judiciary committee has
recommended for passage a bill pro.
posing to sentence to the penitentiary
for a period of from one to five years
any persons convicted of conspiring
to raise the prices of -four, meat, eggs
or vegetables.
The same committee has rejected
the Carroll bill, which requires Ii
cense for persons who want to carry
| concealed weapons and has substi
tuted the Williams bill, which only
Furnishes persons who carry weapons
without good reason.
Senator Hillenkamp of Lucas coun
ty proposes to allow saloon keepers
who refuse to permit treating in their
places an advantage in the form Of
a reduced saloon license.
Would Bar Sunday Baseball.
Senator Reman of Gallia county in
troduced bill which seeks to re
enact the former rigorous anti-Sunday
| baseball law. The law passed two
years ago prevents baseball on Sun
day morning, but leaves afternoon
playing to the regulation of local au
thorities.
A bill introduced by Senator Pot
ting of Summit county seeks to pre-
vent the crowding of street cars be
yond so per cent of their seating ca
pacity plus so per cent.
Submission to the people of con