The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-30
NEWS CULLED
IN NTHECAPITAL
WHAT LEGISLATORS ARE DO
ING AND OTHER HAPPENINGS

win Appeal to Federal Court.

refusing TO allow the use in this state
of the ancient writ of coram nobis so
that Ownie and Delbert Hayslip, serv-
ing life sentences for murder in the
Ohio penitentiary from Adams coun-
ty, can have their cases retired. At
torney James c. Nicholson of Colum-
bus. who with Attorney George W.
Petit of Adams county has been try
ing to get the cases reopened, Thurs
day asked the supreme court for per-
mission to carry an appeal to Wash
ington. The request will doubtless be
granted. The grounds for carrying
the cases to Washington are that the
two men have not been given the right
of jury trial, which both the state
and federal constitutions provide
should be open to all men. The men
pleaded guilty to murder without trial
and were hurried to the penitentiary,
1t is now claimed, to escape mob fury.
They now claim their pleas were
made under duress. The supreme
court Tuesday refused to allow the
use of the writ under which they seek
to obtain their liberty.
Judges Are Ball Bugs.
The supreme court of Ohio doffed
judicial dignity, plus black and somber
gowns, and for one whole afternoon
became a very human baseball fan.
The TRANSPORTATION occurred on
the occasion of the first game in Co
lumbus of the American association,
and the Columbus and the Cleveland
teams have the uniqueI distinction of
being reviewed" by whole court
sitting up in the grand stand 1t was
this way; Baseball enthusiasm was in
the air. 1t pervaded all of the state
offices and carried off all of the officials
excepting the meager salaried ~ones,
who aren't privileged 1t finally got
into the sanctum of the august su-
preme court itself, and a majority of
the solemn justices welcomed it ap-
provingly. The court became uneasy,
while the birds sang in the Capitol
yard treetops and the squirrels scam
pered over the green lawns. The court
began to hurry business. At last, early
in the afternoon, it yielded to the whis-
perings of spring and baseball, and off
went the judicial gowns and off
trooped the justices to the scene Of
the diamond conflict.
Flood Is "An Act Of God"
Insofar at least as Ohio shipping is
concerned. a flood is IAN act of God"
The state public utilities commission
has so decided in ruling that when
railroad shipping is lost by flood in In
stances where the railroad in question
contracted in advance that It was not
responsible for IAN act Of God" the
shipper could recover nothing. Two
such instances have occurred. In both
cases the railroad stipulated in ad-
vance that it would hold itself liable
except where Providence inteTvened.
In both cases the state commission
rules that the flood of last spring was
in truth an act of Providence and that
the shippers cannot claim damages for
the loss of their goods.
Gen. Wood in Washington.
In an effort to get information first
hand, Adjt. Gen. George H. Wood has
gone to Washington to confer with
heads Of the war department In
quiries are pouring in daily at the ad-
jutant generals office for information
as to whether the Ohio Guard is to be
called out for Mexican service, and
not having had any official light on
his, Gen. Wood has concluded to
make trip in person to try to get
'cme line on the situation and the in
,entions of the war department re-
5arding calling out of troops. Lieut..
Col. Joseph A. Hall of Cincinnati, head
# the medical department troops.
made special trip to Washington in
luest of information. but he returned
Thursday none the wiser, reporting
o Adjt. Gen. Wood that he was un-
lble to learn anything about the war
department plans. The officers of the
idjutant generals Office are firmly Of
he conviction that sooner or later
roops will be called for, and they have
made arrangements accordingly.
Metropolis Wants Educator.
New York city wants Ohio to help
to find an educator to fill tie job of
ss!stant superintendent of the school
ystem of the metropolis. The salary
S $500 year with an annual pension
4 $4,000 after 80 years service. To be
ligible to the position the applicant
aust be graduate of university
ecognized by the University of New
'ork state and must have had five
ears teaching experience or been a
upervisor of teaching for that period.
he place is open to either man or
woman, and any person wishing to
nter the contest for the place may do
. by communicating with the COM
littee on nomination of the New York
ity board of education.
Recalls War With Spain.
Strangely enough this week marks
he sixteenth anniversary of the be-
inning Of the war between the
nited States and Spain. 1t was 1e
ears ago Monday that President Will.
am Mckinley issued his ultimatum
Spain. declaring that Spain must
'ply satisfactorily within three DAYS.
ext Friday will be the anniversary
Spain's declaration of war. That
ar lasted less than four months, but
Is estimated to have cost the United
tates $165,O00,O00. There were 20O,.
70 volunteers called for service, but
ot all saw active duty.
Reports on Toledo.
In a report on Toledo, filed with
ate bureau of accounting Wedn..-