The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-07-09
NEWS CULLED
In THECAPITAL
WHAT LEGISLATORS ARE DO
ING AND OTHER HAPPENINGS
Wet and Dry War Is On.

J OulO wet anu uIy war. L ne lelHpeI-
ance forces have definitely determined
to press their fight for statewide pro-
hibition this fall in retaliation against
| the decision of the liberal forces to
submit their proposal for an anti-pro.
/ hibition vote. The vets already have
started the circulation of their petit
tions, and the drys are preparing for
the circulation of theirs. Unless the
liberals change their plans, the voters
/ in November will be asked to vote on
two proposals, one an inhibition
against statutory prohibition, and the
other an absolute determination of
saloons. The first mentioned is the
proposal of the liberals and the Sec
ond that of the temperance forces.
The dry proposal would give the sa-
looms Is months to quit business after
being voted out. Should the liberals
decide to alter their plan of pressing
the prohibition issue this fall, it seems
likely that the temperance people
would then abandon their fight, and
that the whole fight would be post.
| pOHeu lot duOtneT year.
Would Train On Sick.
The state tuberculosis hospital
at Mt. Vernon, whose brief Pc
riod of existence has been troubled
by so many Nightmares in which
charges of extravaganza loomed large,
is to have a broader field of ac.
tivity, if the State'Society for the Pre-
vention Of tuberculosis can have it's
way. The society believes that in ad-
dition to treating actual cases of
tuberculosis, the state hospital should
be made the rendezvous for those
who would learn how to treat the
dread white plague. In other words,
the tuberculosis experts think that the
state institution at Mt. Vernon might
we'll become training school for
nurses and medical men who want to
learn the latest methods of combat
ing the disease. At its annual meet
ing here the society formally cham
pioned this new plan for the Mt. Yer
non sanatorium. The sanatorium has
been variously criticized since its es-
tablishment some four years ago on
the ground mainly that it was costing
too much for the results it was at
tanning, and the proposed added field
of activity would create broader
outlook for its work without adding
greatly to its cost of maintenance ac-
cording to the tuberculosis experts.
The latter determined this week also
to make renewed war on fake" con-
sumption cures. The state society
elected Dr.s G. E. Robbins of Chilli
cothe president to succeed Samuel
Iglauer of Cincinniti, and reelected
r. G. Paterson and A. w. Mckenzie,
both of Columbus, as secretary and
treasurer respectively.
Stops Vaerant Romances.
The Columbus state hospital has
finally closed in upon marrying"
Jimmie La Monte. Before Jimmie was
adjudged incurably insane and COM
mitted indefinitely to the hospital, he
had married one woman and proposed
to half dozen others, all in the pc
riod of two years. His hallucination
was that ne was immeasurably rich.
1t seized him while he was working as
a street car conductor and he an
nounced it to all the newspapers and
the world. Marriage proposals came
to him in deluging torrents. He
grasped the most promising, but the
bride found him penniless and Sc
cured a divorce. Tffen Jimmie began
making indiscriminate proposals. Six
different fiances are known to have
become suspicious and to backed
out" at the last moment. The end of
Jimmie's vagrant romances came a
few days ago when he secured a mar
riage license to wed seventh fiance.
Probate court officials got busy and
had him examined by alienists.
Strike Causes Acute Suffering.
Ohio's coal strike, which has now
lasted three months, is beginning to
cause acute suffering among the min
ers, according to reports that have
reached Columbus through J. H. Mar
tin, an Athens county merchant who
has been extending liberal credit to
the striking workmen. Many of the
latter are suffering keenly from hun
ger, according to Mr.. Martin, and they
are beginning to manifest spirit of
desperation. During the last few days
heifers have been killed and butchered
in the open fields by workmen, who
took the law into their own hands
rather than see their families starve
Owing to the acute situation, Mr..
Martin has come to Columbus to urge
settlement of the coal strike upon
both miners and operators in view OF
the serious situation. In large part he
is representing the interests Of the
merchants of Athens county, who have
+ thus far, he declared, extended credit
In the sum of $4,000 to the striking
miners.
State Gets Federal Aid.
The federal government has sent
$40, 900 to Ohio to be used in agricul
tural extension work. To get this
money the state had to agree to give
an equal sum for this purpose. Under
the Lever federal bill large sums are
to be given the various states by the
government for the promotion Of agri
culture. Each year the amount giver
will be increased. Next year Ohio will
get $4,000, and at the end of sever
years the states share will be $3.50,
900. The state will use the money ir
establishing county experiment farms
Prohibitionists Devoted to Cause.
, The Prohibitionists certainly show
devotion to their cause that il
worthy of commentator. I'VE have
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