The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-05-22
FLOOD RELIEF WORK
NEARLYCOMPLETED.
Committees in Various Sec
tiOns Are Complimented.
RED CROSS DIRECTOR TALKS
Says Society Has Already Given $780,
600 to the Ohio Fund and More
Money Will be Received From
the Organization.
D. A. DONOVAN.
Special Columbus Correspondent.

columbus, OnlO.
~Y the middle of June the bulk
- of the food relief and rehabili-
tation work in Ohio will have
been completed, according to
Ernest p. Bicknel, American Red Cross
director, who is supervising all this
work. "The relief committees in the
various flood districts are doing fine
work and there are practically no COM
plants as to the way in which both
the local committees and the state
A commission are doing things" says
TDirector Bicknell. The American Red
Cross has already given 100000 to
the Ohio fund, and much more money
will be received from the organiza-
ton. The state food relief commits
sion, of which Col. John NJ Patter-
son of Dayton is president, met in Co
lumbus Wednesday and appointed
local relief committee for that city.
Under an emergency law, the state
committee has authority to make such
appointments.
Won't Enter Fight.
The fight of the liability companies
on the Green compulsory workmen's
compensation, act failed Tuesday after
noon to receive the support of the in.
surance men of the state, as repre-
sented by the Insurance Federation of
Ohio. At meeting Of the executive
committee held here formal resolu-
tions were adopted declaring "hands
off" on the fight between Gov. Cox and
the so-called Equity association, sup
posed to represent the liability COM
panies. while our organization as a
body does not attempt to control or
direct the individual conduct of its
members, it is not now deemed ex-
pedient to take any action" the reso-
luton recies.
Has its Hands Full.
With one investigation on hand at
the Dayton state hospital and another
in prospect at Athens state hospital.
the state board of administration will
have is hands full for a time. The
discharge of three attendants at Ath-
ems by Superintendent o. o. Fordyce
has stirred up storm there. Two of
the discharged attendants have been
arrested for alleged cruelty to pa
tients. 1t is reported that these at
tendants will try to make trouble for
the superintendent. President Davey
Of the state board went to Athens
Wednesday to inquire into the trouble.
This is the first outbreak that has oc-
Cured at that institution for some
six or seven years. Formerly the
Athens state hospital was the football
of the politicians. For many years it
reeked with one kind of scandal or
other, causing more than one govern
or considerable anxiety. The board
has been satisfied with the admins
tration of Superintendent Fordyce, and
it is expected that his action will be
upheld by that body.
Discuss Canal Question.
The joint Legislative committee to
decide what to do with the canals
held its first meeting in the office of
John l. Miller. superintendent of the
state departments of public works
Tuesday afternoon and partially
mapped out its program. About the
middle of June the committee will be-
gin trips over the state to inspect all
canal property. The committee will
recommend q policy as to whether the
canals should be abandoned and sold
or retained and improved. Superin-
tendent Miller is an ex-otticio member
OF the committee. The legislators
serving on the committee are Sen
ators w. A. Weygandt, Portage; J. j..
Wise of Stark, and E. J. Hopple of
Cuyahoga, and Representatives C. J..
Smith of Butler. Guy Detrick of Lo-
gan and J. r. Clark of Hamilton. Sem
ator Weygandt is chairman.
Made Fat Appropriation.
The legislature made fat appro-
priation for the new state liquor Ii
cense commission and it's deputies to
be appointed for the various wet coun-
ties. 1t approximated a quarter of a
million dollars. The state commits
sioners each get $4,000, and their
secretary will get $4,000. There will
be IL liquor license inspectors who
will be paid a little more than $1,000
year, and they will be allowed to-
tai of $I5,000 for travelling and con-
tingent expenses. There is an appro-
priation of $14O,OOO for the salaries of
the commissioners in the 43 wet
counties.
Fears Big Damage to Fruit Crop.
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