The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-15
Two Slim Chances for Life.

on Dec. for the murder of his sweet
heart. One of these chances is the
possible clemency of the governor. The
other is the possibility of an appeal to
the United States courts, to which
Jenkins attorneys will try to carry the
case. The federal courts appeal, in
the event that it is made, will be based
upon the plea that when Jenkins was
condemned to die the 14th amendment
to the federal constitution was vio-
lated for the reason that colored men
were barred from the jury.
The same plea was made to the SUI
pre- court, before which it was argued
that during the last 10 years there has
been no colored man on a murder jury
in Montgomery county. The desired
inference is that colored men charged
with murder are thus denied equal
rights by sort of secret understand
ing which always tries colored men
with white juries.
Domestic Corporations Tax.
Final figures on the taxes paid by do
mestic corporations during the year
ending the first day of October have
just been made known by State Treas
urer Brennan. The total collection
was $1;802, 1890, gain of nearly
1920, 900 over the preceding year. The
amount delinquent was SAL, 1858, as
compared with $452,S3455 the year
before.
Efficiency Tests Not Severe.
Although the tests held this week
for state clerks who were in the pub
lie service when the civil service law
became operative last year and who
are required by the law to be exam
ined to show proof of their efficiency
are not considered generally to have
been severe, it is reported that they
proved to be too much for some of the
members of the clerical staffs. The
results, according to the law, must be
the dismissal of those who failed to
attain the standards set by the state
civil service commission, under whose
auspices the tests were held. Most
of the clerks are women.
Question Rather Simple One.
The state civil service commits
sion, which has been on the Of
fensive against all manner Of stiff
problems for a long time, is finally
in retreat. The factor which turned
the tide of battle was the rather sim
pie question whether ministers of the
gospel should or should not be under
civil service when their employment
was of public nature, such as that II
connection with children's homes an(
other public institutions that boast o
having paid chaplains. At first brusl
the victorious commission tackled thu
question with exceeding great vigo
and was about to crush it with sim
pie affirmative, when somebody wantet
to know who would conduct the ctvl
service examinations when the qualif1
cations of the ministers were to b.
tested out. Whereat the chairman o
the commission, Samuel A. Hoskins
sent up white flag, at the same tim
bugling the famous French slogan a
Waterloo-"Save himself who can!
Afterward the chairman tried to e1
plain the sudden defensive of hi
forces. "Who but the Almighty coul
tell whether minister of the gospel
efficient?" he suggested.
Invests Funds in Road Bonds.
The state industrial commission ha
started to invest it's surplus funds |
county good roads bonds. Upon al
proval of Attorney General Hogan tn
commission has just purchased $16O
LOCO of such bonds from Trumbu
county and $37 1000 worth from Lorai
county. Similar purchases will b
made from other counties soon. Th
state reaps profit of 5 per cent frol
these bonds. This is higher rate
interest than it obtains from banl
for the use of state funds. Since tt
beginning of the European war, whie
, has made money scarcer, many bon
, buying concerns have refused to pu
chase county road bonds, and but Il
q the action of the Industrial commi
, sion in purchasing them a number
counties would be unable to procet
with their road improvements. d.
Arrestine Auto speeders. r
Ohio is experiencing an epidem
of arrests for auto speed violation
q In Columbus some OF the best know
society people are being hailed in
y police court by Industrious speed cor
!. Other cities appear tor be expe
8 encing the same revival of. an !, ava
q ened conscience on the part Of the 7
- lice. A fever of law enforcement
abroad in the land. A ludlcrous in
. dent of the whole thing has been t
. mishap of the Columbus police chi
a who seemingly started the crusa
!. itself. The Columbus chief, visiti
.. in Cleveland, has been arrested hi
self in that city for speeding,
Bryan's Second Political Tour.
% Secretary of State William Jennin
Il Bryan, who devoted Thursday to
q tour of Ohio in behalf of Democra
n. candidates, will return for a seco
Is days tour next Wednesday. 1t W
W previously announced that his seeo
i day would be spent in this state ne
n Thursday. Secretary Of CONNER
D. Redfield is scheduled to speak
v Cleveland Oct. 29, and at a point
i. the state not yet assigned on Oct.
d. The schedule which brings Postmas
Ie General Burleson to OHIO for a spec
IL in Cincinnati Oct. 10 has not be
changed. = ,5 RsfeS !.
I Officials withhold Reports.