The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-09
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
WHAT LEGISLATORS ARE DO
ING AND OTHER HAPPENINGS
Wet and Dry War This FaIIr


Is It possible that Ohio shall have
this fall a real statewide prohibition
campaign? Is a question which people
here are asking themselves in view OF
the new situation which has arisen as
between the vets and the drys. Some
time ago the AntiSaloon league is
sued a manifesto to the effect that II
had heard rumors that the liberal in
terests were circulating petitions for
a repeal Of the Rose county local op.
ton law, and that IL such q move
were made the prohibition fight, in
stead of being compelled to wait until
next year, would be begun at once.
Now it seems that the liberals are
going ahead with the movement to at
tempt to repeal the Rose law, and 1t
wouldn't be surprising to close observ-
ers here If the wet and dry war dogs
would be unleashed and set upon one
another in one of the most strenuous
conflicts Ohio has seen in many a
moon. The Anti-Saloon league people
haven't renewed their threat to initi-
ate the prohibition war now, but In
view of their recent declaration and
of the fact that the liberals are doing
just what the drys say will mean
trouble, causes the situation to look
menacing.
Safety First ls Slogan.
Safety first is being applied in coal
mining in the state and cooperation
Of miners and operators for the past
month shows a decrease in the num-
Der of fatal accidents compared with
the corresponding month last year.
Twenty-six men were killed in Ohio
coal mines in March of this year. One
year ago 80 were killed the same
month. Safety Commissioners John M. .
Roam Of the Industrial commission
says there has been in nearly all cases
harmonious cooperation among oper-
ators and miners and district mine
inspectors have rendered valuable
service in protecting life. In the IA
talities Belmont county had IA, Harri-
son county l, Jackson county /, Jeffer-
son 6, Meigs l, Perry l, Stark 2. OF
these killed IA died through falls Of
stone and slate. Nine were Americans
and II foreigners.
Would End Long Term.
Can the writ Of coram nobis, used
in England for centuries, be used in
Ohio? is a question the supreme court
will determine soon. Probably few
people know what this writ is,
but under it, in the olden times,
courts could reopen cases in which
persons had been convicted and
sent to prison and give them new
trials. This writ is being invoked in
Ohio for the first time in an effort to
free Ownie and Delbert Hayslip,
brothers, sent to the penitentiary
from Adams county IL years ago for
murder for life. There was a brutal
murder which stirred up the people.
The Hayslips were charged with the
crime, and fearing they would be
lynched, they pleaded guilty to the
crime and were hustled off to the pen.
itentiary and away from the clutches
of the mob. They now claim they
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This is applied for under q writ of
coram nobis. Judge E. E. Corn of
Lawrence county declares the writ
cannot be used. The highest court is
to settle this question.
Will Tour the State.
Cincinnati dealers are objecting to
the new order of the state agricul,
tural commission barring the ship.
ment into the state of cattle which
are infected with tuberculosis. A del.
egation representing the dealers saw
Gov. Cox and said that enforcement
of the order would hurt their inter
ests. They declared that the order
was unreasonable. They also ques
toned the legality Of the order. The
controversy was referred to Attorney
General Hogan, and if he holds that
the commission has not exceeded its
authority in promulgating the order
it will be put into effect "Ohio is the
dumping ground for diseased cattle
from other states, and this order was
issued to stop this sort of thing" said
S. E. Strobe, member of the agricul
tural commission.
State Treasury Vault Smaller.
In spite of the increasing business
done by the state of Ohio, the state
treasury vault is going to be reduced
in size instead of being augmented
Plans are already being made to cut
the capacity of the present monster
steel safe, which was built IL years
ago by former State Treasurer l. B
Cameron, and to replace 1t by Q
smaller and more compact one. Here
is the reason for the change: Before
the passage of the state depository
law large quantities Of currency were
, kept in the state treasury vault. The
cash sometimes mounted to hundreds
of thousands and even to millions o.
dollars. Now the average amount o.
: currency kept on hand doesn't exceed
$4,000. Valuable securities are still
kept there, however.
Censorship Board Is Legal.
: The federal court having decided
that the law establishing a moving pic
ture censorship board is legal, the
board will get busy at once and make
another start at censorship work
Some 5000 films had been passed upor
when the court granted a temporary
restraining order, tieing the hands o.
the board. This order is dissolved BY
the decision. The censors will take
up new films. The vacancy on tht
board caused by the resignation o.
J. A. Maddox of Columbus will bC