The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-07-23
NEWS CULLED
IN NTHECAPITAL
WHAT LEGISLATORS ARE DO
ING AND OTHER HAPPENINGS
o. A. DONOVAN.
special Columbus Correspondent.
ColumbuR Ohio.

special Columbus Correspondent.
Columbus Ohio.
WYICTIMS OF loan sharks" will be
w keenly interested in the action
of the state insurance depart
ment in raiding the offices of the
United States Credit Agency Co. at
Springfield. II is charged by the act
Ing superintendent of insurance, R. N.
Small, that the company has violated
the law in neglecting to become IL
censed as a surety concern, although
Il has acted In the capacity of a surety
agent for small borrowers. But the
real interest for the small borrower
lies in the charge of the state insur-
ance officials that the credit agency
company was the stalking horse OF
many loan agents In various cities,
and that by taking either genuine or
pretended mortgages on the chattels
OF borrowers, 1t aided the loan agents
to evade the law which required that
they be licensed. Now that the credit
or surety agency has been declared
Illegal 1t cannot continue to threaten
proceedings against borrowers without
getting into serious trouble itself 1t
is estimated that there are thousands
Of borrowers who have been harrassed
by letters from the raided company
threatening either to levy upon their
Chattels or to stop their wages unless
they paid the full amount of interest
demanded by loan agents. Since many
loan agents demand interest that usu-
ally amounts to several times the
amount Of the principal, the relief af-
forded borrowers by the action of the
state department OF insurance can be
imagined.
Ohio In Movies.
Ohio In motion pictures! That
is the newest possibility. Ohio
commissioners to the Panama-Pa-
cifc exposition to be held next
year at San Francisco are said to
be considering favorably the sugges-
ton made some time ago that instead
OF sending carloads of cattle and agTi-
cultural products and art exhibits to
the big show, Ohio be represented by
up-to-date motion pictures showing
vividly and entertainingly some of the
things the Buckeye state is doing and
achieving in all lines of endeavor
Wheat fields could be seen with their
bounteous crops being harvested.
Corn could be seen overtopping the
heads Of men. Large herds of we'll
kept cattle could be seen grazing on
green fields. Ohio's public men could
be shown in the movies. and in this
series 1t is suggested that the five liv-
ing eX-governors, Harmon, Harris,
Foraker, Campbell and Herrick, be
depicted at least making their bow to
the camera. Then there could be all
manner Of scenes showing Ohio's in
dustries, the big lake freighters that
carry her products, the tumble of ac-
tivity In the large cities as we'll as the
goings and comings in the smaller
places, and innumerable other phases
of the complexity of life and the ma
terialistic advancement being made in
the state. Daniel B. Torpy, commits
sioner-in-chief for Ohio, is considering
the project Of having Ohio represented
by the movies. He figures that the
cost Of transporting cattle and other
exhibits could be saved if the pictures
were shown in the Ohio building at
the Frisco fair. The legislature has
made special appropriation for a
live stock exhibit, but this would not
have to be spent Whether or not the
new idea will be carried out is still in
question, although it is conceded that
the movies would draw great crowds
and would show at least that Ohio is
stepping lively in the march of prog
Iess.
Make Dow Tax Settlement.
The various counties are making
their semi-annual Dow tax settlement
with the state. Hamilton county re-
mitted to Treasurer Brennan Saturday,
paying $146,715.79. Cuyahoga county
leads all counties in the size of its
payment.
Establishes Training Schools.
Frank w. Miller has just announced
training schools would be established
soon in connection with first grade
schools. They are Berlin Heights,
Erie county; Minerva, Stark county;
st. Clairsville, Belmont county; Car
Follton, Carroll county; Cadiz and
Freeport, Harrison county, and Smith
field, Jefferson county.
4o1 Killed by Cars in Ohio.
During the first six months of this
year 401 persons have lost their lives
in accidents on steam and electric
roads in Ohio according to a report of
the state public utilities commission
just made public. OF the number 227
were trespassers and 81 were EN-.
ployes on duty. Steam roads were re.
sponsible for 365 deaths and electric
roads for Sc. Eighty-one were killed
IN June.
State capital Democrats are pleased
over the appointment of John H.
Clarke, the well-known Cleveland
lawyer, by President Wilson to be
federal Judge at Cleveland, to succeed
William L. Day, resigned. They think
that no better selection could have
been made for the place: For many
years Mr.. Clarke has been looked
upon as one of the strong lawyers oi
the Buckeye state bar He is the sec
ond former resident of Lisbon, Colum
biana county, to be appointed to this
Judgeship. The late Robert w. Tay
Ter, predecessor of Judge Day, was
from Lisbon.
A general conference of the Ohio
State Medical association will be helt