The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Ohio Liquor League Appoints
Vigilance Committee.
TO ROOT OUT BLIND TIGERS
viii Urge Brewers and Wholesalers
to Refrain From Selling to
SaIoonists Who Dis
obey State Act.
o. A. DONOVAN.
Special Columbus Correspondent.
Columhus Ohio

mittee to aid in the enforce.
ment of the new state liquor IL
cense law. The league will urge brew
ers and wholesalers to refrain from
selling to saloonists who disobey the
law. The vigilance committee will
have representatives from every Sec
tion of the state, and its function will
be to root out blind tigers" speak
easies" and to aid the authorities in
stopping all forms Of illegal liquor sell
ing. The league will cooperate with
the state administration in the closing
of saloons on Sunday in every city of
the state, and this includes Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo. That
the league would take this stand be-
came known at its ninth annual meet
ing held in Columbus Wednesday.
President William Seckel, of Cleve-
land, in his annual address, recon-
mended this, and a resolution was at
once adopted that this should be done.
The saloonists who refuse to close on
Sunday and at the designated hour on
week days will suffer the loss of their
licenses. The leeway allowed saloons
in Pennsylvania under the license sys-
tenn will not be permitted under the
Ohio law. 1t will be rigidly enforced.
After the members of county license
boards are appointed, they will be
called before Governor Cox and in.
formed that saloons must be closed on
Sunday, and that If the members do
not attempt to enforce the regulation
that they will be asked to resign.
Increase Clerical Force.
The newly-appointed public utilities
commission will have to increase it's
clerical staff and its quota of employees
generally will have to be augmented
owing to the many new duties that
will devolve upon the new body. It is
likely that a general reorganization
among the old employees will be ef-
fected. However, c. A. Radcliffe, sec
retary of the old commission, is likely
to be retained. The commission is
now prepared to organize. If precedent
is followed, e. w. Doty, Of Cleveland,
will be president. An enormous
amount of work faces 1t since the old
commission has been permitting many
vital matters to rest in abeyance pend,
ing the creation of the new body.
Reduce Insurance Rates.
A tip was handed out here by Thorn.
ton Snyder, Cincinnati member of the
legislative fire insurance investigating
committee, that there is to be soon
made a general reduction in the fire
insurance rates through the state. Mr.
Snyder says he got the information
from the insurance companies them
selves and that the extent of the vol
untary cut may be from Is to 33 per
cent. Members Of the investigating
committee believe that the companies
are more anxious to volunteer the de
crease than get into row with the
state. The report of the committee
now being prepared, is declared to
contain a recommendation for a gen
eral cut in fire insurance rates. Chair
man Dan Mooney of the committee, the
originator of the probe plan, hopes the
promise OF a cut is full justification
for the probe.
State Crops Suffer.
State crops have suffered by reason
cording to the reports that are being
received from those in charge Of the
various state institution farms
through Ohio. Crops are said to be
generally short During this season
of the year usually, thousands of cans
Of vegetables and fruits are up by the
various state institutions for winter
use. Now, however, the canning ac
tivities are at low ebb owing. to the
crop shortage This will mean large
additional outlay on the part of the
state for the purchase of food articles
during the winter.
Will be World ,Beater.
The state fair babies contest will
be a world beater. Some 500 have
been entered already. This is foul
times as many as were ever entered
in a similar contest in the United
States. Most of the babies entered
are from Columbus and vicinity, bu
entries are beginning to come in from
throughout the state. Doting mothers
will have until next Monday at 6 II
the evening to enter. DR.. Harriet
Clarke, of Columbus, receives entries
The contest will be the most attrac
tive feature of the afr.
Referendum Petitions.
The hearing as to the validity o.
the referendum petitions on the Green
Warnes and Fitzpatrick started be
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Medical Inspection for Schools.
Physicians from every county in thu
state who will attend the convention
of the Ohio State Medical association
at Cedar Point during the first weel
in September will launch campaign
to institute medical inspection among
school children. They will urge eacl
community to take advantage Of thu
provision in the new Greenland bill
which empowers every board of edu
cation to employ a school physician
The state board Of health estimates
that three-fourths of the school chill
dren of Ohio are physically defective
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Hearings Won't Be Farces.
Secretary of State Graves, who will
conduct the hearings to determine thu
validity Of the netitions fled with hin