The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-03
o. A. DONOVAN.

option law? This is the question
which the drys Of the state have raised
in the common pleas court here and
the point is being argued SO logically
that the vets have begun to sit up and
take notice. The license provision in
the constitution specifically states that
II shall not be construed as repeating
or modifying any existing regulatory
laws. The home rule amendment
which seeks to make wet the territory
voted dry under the regulatory option
law has become virtually a part of the
license section Of the constitution. But
the amendment fails to modify the
vision specifically places about all reg
ulatory temperance laws and the drys
therefore claim that the amendment
recently adopted cannot have the eff
feet of making wet the territory that
went dry under county option. The
fact that the amendment does prevent
the making dry by county option any
further territory is not questioned, but
it is held that it cannot have the effect
automatically of opening As counties
to the entry of saloons. The new point
is being watched with interest, for it
is conceded to be the most important
that has been Sprung" since the drys
began their legal attacks on the home
rule amendment
Stock Ban Is Now Broken.
The backbone of the Ohio stock
quarantine is now broken and a
situation that one week ago looked
ominous is rapidly taking on brighter
hues. In all but a handful of
the counties the quarantine that
was so rigid has been wholly or partly
lifted, while one-half of the state is so
free from the disease that hunters
may now sally forth with dog and gun
and tramp about in the freed area to
their hearts content. And the gov
ernor's declared intent to prolong the
hunting season promises to make up
for the hunting pleasure deferred. The
sweeping relief of the quarantine. an
nounced on Thanksgiving day. was far
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expected. At first blush it completely
lifted the quarantine from AZ counties,
partly lifted it from 33 and left only
13 in strict duress. Further modifica-
tions of many sorts are now to be eX-
pected hourly, and unless there are
unforeseen developments to make the
outlook serious again, rapidly moving
plans will be put into effect to make
the quarantine release more and more
extensive. Here are the counties that
went free from quarantine at the first
stroke OF the pen of the agricultural
commission: Paulding, Mercer, Butler,
Hamilton, Henry, Shelby, Warren,
Clermont. Clinton, Adams, Pike, Ash
land, Scioto. Lorain, Hooking, Vinton,
Jackson, Lawrence, Gallia, Meigs.
Athens, Perry, Washington, Morgan
Monroe, Noble, Belmont, Jefferson,
Harrison, CoshoctOn, Holmes, Tusca-
rawas, Carroll, Columbiana, Medina
Cuyahoga. Summit, Portage, Trumbull,
Geauga, Lake. Ashtabula. The coun-
ties still held under strict quarantine
are Preble, Williams, Putnam, Han
cock. Wood, Ottawa, Sandusky, Erie,
Seneca, Wyandotte, Huron, Richland,
Knox. The modified quarantine re-
mains in the counties not seen in
either of the lists given.
Would Increase Meat Supply.
The attitude of Gov. Cox in regard
to the methods heretofore employed in
the foot and mouth disease quarantine
promises to have the effect of increas-
ing at once the Ohio fresh meat sup
ply. The governor believes that the
state agricultural commission was too
rigid in making the requirement that
even uninfected cattle be quarantined,
and he has virtually ordered this quar-
antine to be lifted after inspection.
The specific recommendation of Gov.
Cox is that the number of state in
spectors be at once increased so that
healthy beef cattle may be examined
Immediately. and if found sound,
shipped to slaughtering points through
out the state under precautions. AL
though this policy is against the judg-
ment of many veterinarians, both
state and federal. the state board of
agriculture already is planning to
carry out the wishes Of the chief ex-
ecutive Evidently the latter did not
know of the drastic measures which
the state officials had put into effect
during his absence in Kentucky.
viii Hold Another Apple Show.
In order to show the numerous va
rieties of apples which Ohio is able to
grow and to encourage the planting Of
new orchards, an apple show will be
held at Ohio State university again
this year. In addition to the IS or 80
varieties of apples that will be ex-
hibited in the competition for prizes,
there will be lectures on orchard grow
ing and care, judging contests and
other features.
Are Getting More Prestige.
Ohio courts Of appeals under the
new judicial system, inaugurated by
the people in 1912, are getting more
and more prestige. The appeals courts
are very much like the old circuit
courts in composition and are identical
in territorial area, but they have vast.
" more power than their predecessors
and that increased power is just now
being emphasized. The supreme court
has Just held that the decision of a
court Of appeals absolutely dissolves
q decision that may have been given
by a former circuit court il the latter
decision be contradictory.
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Teachers throughout the state will
be interested in the outcome Of the
Cleveland case argued before the su.
preme court Thursday, in which the