The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-11-20
FAVORS A BAND FOR
BOYS 'CORNSP
Solon Proposes Musicians Go
on Washington Trip.
ANSBERRY STARTS MOVEMENT
Ohio Is Soon to Be Reimbursed for
interest on State Funds IIIe-
gaIly Placed In Banks by
Former Treasurers.
D. A. DONOVAN,
Special Columbus Correspondent.

Columbus, Ohio.
~ONGRESSMAN Ansberry, in a
letter to T. P. Riddle of Lima,
~ o., calls attention to the fact
that Ohio has boys band of
which to be proud, and he proposes
that this band be taken on the trip to
Washington. He accompanies his sug-
gestion with subscription to the
amount of $25, and now the movement
is on. Riddle, the treasurer and d.
rector Of the tour, makes this COM
yuent;
"Unquestionably good band would
make a hit all along the line and
afford great inspiration and pleasure
to these farm boys and girls. am
therefore recommending to the officers
OF the County Crop Improvement as
sQciation and to others interested in
the success of this movement that the
necessary fund be raised by popular
subscription"
State to Be Reimbursed.
After many years of fighting Ohio
soon is to be reimbursed for interest
on state funds illegally placed in banks
by former state treasurers. Negotia-
tions have reached point where near
ly 100000 is ready to be turned over
to the state treasury by banks that
are weary of fighting.
Holds Act Unconstitutional.
Judge R. R. Kinkhead in the Frank
lin county common pleas court knocked
out as unconstitutional the new
Warnes automobile law passed last
winter by the general assembly.
The court ruled that the graduated
scale of fees, rated according to horse
power, provided in the new automo-
bile license law, imposes a tax and
not license. Being a tax, Judge
Kinkhead ruled that the schedule of
automobile license fees provided by
the new law is contrary to the pro-
visions of the Ohio constitution in
that if levied, automobile owners would
be subject to double taxation, one on
automobiles as personal property and
secondly in the nature of a license tax
May Run for Governor.
That Congressman Willis will &C
cept the honor of being a candidate
for governor of Ohio before the Repub-
lican state convention is the opinion
, Findlay Republicans hold after talking
with Willis. He denied that he had
stated at Marion that he would not be
a candidate. Republicans in Findlay
are given to understand that he will
accept the nomination and will lay
their plans to work for him.
Fewer Members in Assembly.
When the general assembly con-
venes for its special session in Janu-
ary it will have fewer members than
when it met for the first time last
January. There are four Vacancies in
the membership, and another will oc-
cur early in the new year. Two va
cancies were caused by death and
two by resignation. Representative
Lawrence F. Conway of Lucas county
died of pneumonia in Columbus a few
days after he came here to take his
seat. Last week Representative Peter
J. Collins of Stark county died sud-
denly. Representative Adam Frick of
Scioto county has resigned on account
Of his election to the office of mayor
of Portsmouth. The other vacancy
was caused by the elevation of Sen
ator w. A. Greenlund of Cuyahoga
county to the Office of lieutenant gov
ernor. The two members who died
and the two who resigned were Dem
ocrats, and the vacancies cause loss
of four in the Democratic majority,
but this will not affect the control of
that party of the legislature. The
Democrats still have more than 100
majority on joint ballot in both
houses The fifth vacancy will be
caused by the resignation of Repre-
sentative A. Ross Read of Summit
county, who will be appointed post
master of Akron in February. He will
resign as soon as his appointment
takes effect. He is Democrat. Sen
ator William Green of Coshocton will
not need to resign even if he is sue
cessful in his desire to go to congress
for the reason that he would not be-
come a member of that body until
three months after the expiration of
his term as senator. The vacancies in |
the Legislature cannot be filled except |
by holding special elections, and it is
not likely that any will be ordered by
Gov. Cox.
Mine Fire Under Control.
The fire which has been raging in
the big Congo mine of the Sunday |
Creek Coal Co. is now under control !
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W. Other Parties Boast.
Even though the Socialists have |
just passed through the bitter expert |