The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-07-02
NEWS CULLED
INTHECAPITAL
WHAT LEGISLATORS ARE DO
ING AND OTHER HAPPENINGS
Never Too Old For Law.


attorney along with other members of
the class that passed the state bar ex-
animation by Chief Justice Hugh
L. Nichols of the supreme court.
Squire Mofitt has been practicing
before justices of the peace for a
number of years and frequently would
take cases that would be brought In
the higher courts. But when he did
he would be obliged to engage regu-
larly constituted lawyers to handle
the cases for him. 81 got tired doiag
most of the work and only getting a
part of the fees, and so l decided to
prepare for the bar examination, not
withstanding that | was on the sunny
side of life" said Mr. Moffitt. He en-
tered Ohio Northern university, took
the preparatory educational course and
later the law course, graduating in
law from there two years ago when he
was SO years old. His success should
be an inspiration to those who have
passed the time in life when most of
those seeking an education have COM
pleted their course for this and who
think they are too old to get this.
Plan State Conventions.
Even though the August primary is
still a good ways off, plans already
are being made for the holding of the
state conventions that by law must
follow close on the heels of the pri
mary election in the even years. Be
tween the date Of the primary, or Aug.
II, and the latter part of the same
month, the Democratic, Republican
and Progressive state conventions will
have been held and each will have
been clothed with the duty of making
a state party platform. In each case
the convention will be made up of the
successful candidates at the primary
meeting with the new party state cen
trail committee. Naturally the new
style of convention will lack the num-
bers and the exciting enthusiasm of
the old delegates convention, which
nominated all state candidates and
which have been ruled out of existence
by the new primary law, but these
features will be somewhat counter
balanced by the seriousness with
which the new conventions will deal
The serious turn is added by the new
law which declares that every candi-
date must agree in advance to abide
by the platform, in whose construction
hn will have an active voice
Comes Of Fighting Family.
Mayor Peter R. Sines of New
Straightsville, who was at the adju-
tent generals office securing GER
tifcates of services of relatives
who were in the Civil war, comes
of family noted for it's fighting abil-
ity The mayor, his five brothers and
their father all fought in the Civil
war His father and two Of his broth
ers we're killed by southern bullets on
was crushed to death when a shell
burst underneath his horse. The
mayor and two of his brothers served
all through the war. Mayor Sines was
one of 20 volunteers detailed to cap
ture a ferry boat used to carry troops
across the Tennessee river to assist in
the capture of Chattanooga.
One Citizen Blocks Plans.
Through an appeal to the supreme
court of Ohio one resident of the city
of GAINESVILLE is trying to keep that en-
tire community from getting a new
water supply The resident in ques-
tion first tried to block the water sup.
ply plans by an appeal to the lower
courts, but he failed in his effort
Now he has come to the highest tribu'
nal of the state with the plea that the
new water plans for GAINESVILLE would
involve needless expense on the
ground that the present water is ade
Quate and pure. The instance Of a
single citizen opposing plans for water
supply is unique in Ohio court annals
Says Land Not oVerVaiued.
There has been a gross misinterpre
tation. of the Jefferson county land ap
praisement case. according to the
state tax commission. This was the
case wherein 100 farms were placed
on the tax duplicate, according tt
their owners, for 20 per cent mor'
than their market value. Now comes
the tax commission with the state
ment that the land was not overvalued
but that it was made so to seem b!
reason Of the fact that the Republican
prosecutor of Jefferson county de
clared that it was. The supreme cour
overruled the tax commission becaus,
both the plaintiff and the defendan
( agreed on the alleged generalization
The commission declares that tn
, prosecutor turned against them be
cause Attorney General Hogan held u
3 his commission for many months ol
: the ground of alleged violations of tn
corrupt practices act.
Another Problem Unsettled.
3 Shall the state of Ohio or the cit
= of Columbus decide what sort of pay
: ing material is to be used in front @
: the State Capitol? is the Questio
t that is driving away some Of the er
Y nue. that comes to Ohio's capital wit
Y the summer heat.
: Careiessness Causes Many Fires
/ Carelessness is the cause of man
q fires. State Fire Marshal Defer
a baugh's monthly report shows that i
e April 35 tres were caused by careles;
3 ness in handling matches, 13 by smol
), ers, 13 from burning rubbish, 6 fror
| fchnca In hands nf Childrnn
Report Large Enrollments.
!. Reports received at the office of tn
y state superintendent of public instrut
h tion are that the courses for schoC
D teachers, superintendents, supervisor
e and principals at the state universitie