The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-11-05
D. A. DONOVAN,

has decided to establish a rural
agricultural day, and the purpose
OF this is to stimulate interest
In the teaching of agriculture in
rural schools. The plan is to set apart
day in the fall to be observed as ag-
ricultural day at every rural school.
The people will gather there and take
part in exercises appropriate for the
occasion. The pupils will exhibit ag-
rlcultural products cultivated under
the direction of the teachers. The day
VIII be designated by a proclamation
OF the governor West Virginia has
decided to have an agricultural day.
1t is believed that not only will the
\. cause of agriculture be promoted by
such day. but that also interest
would be increased in the general well
fare Of the rural school.
State Aids Niles Widow.
The widow of Jacob s. Rosensteel
of Niles has been saved $4,000 by op-
Grafton of the compulsory workmen' S
compensation law. A liability COM
pany made agreement with Mrs. Ro-
sensteel to settle for $1,700 The Niles
Forge & Manufacturing Co. had come
under the law by filing bond and car
rted risk with liability company. The
Industrial commission was notified of
the amount to be paid. The settle
ment was rejected and the full amount
of death claim, $3,700, with $3.50 fu-
neral expense, was allowed. In six
months, with many of the coal mines
idle, the state industrial commission
has awarded 1,126 claims for Industrial
accidents under the workmens COM
pensation act. The awards for the
same period from Jan. to June 30, ex-
elusive of medical and hospital bills,
have been $101, ,231.99. There have
been q fatal cases. Death benefits
have been $44,7O6.4S.
State Treasury Enriched.
The state treasury will be enriched
TO the extent of upwards of half mil
lion dollars within a few days, which
money will be paid in by the state
liquor license commission and will
represent the fee of $100 which each
person receiving license pays direct
to the state. This fee is in addition to
the annual $1,000 tax which must be
paid for the license. While the state
gets the entire fee of $10O, it gets only
three-tenths of the larger payment,
the other seven-tenths being divided
among the county and its subdivisions.
The commission has turned over more
than 100000 of fee money to Treas
urer Brennan this week.
Sickness insurance for Workers.
The Journal Of the Ohio State Med.
ical association has begun a campaign
looking toward the establishment on
the part of the state of sickness" in
surance for wage earners similar
somewhat to the workmen's compen-
sation system now in effect Under
the latter system the state gives re-
muneration to injured workmen. I'm
der the plan proposed by the medical
association remuneration also would
became i'll while on duty. In other
words, illness no longer would mean
loss of wages or salary. The proposed
plan also would cover, it is suggested,
cases Of illness due to occupational
diseases. The medical journal holds
that under sickness insurance there
would be tendency toward decreas-
ing occupational diseases for the rea-
son that when an employer found that
he must pay his share toward compen-
sating his workmen, for disability
caused by poor sanitary conditions or
other factory evils, would be more apt
to correct such conditions.
Counties Must Pay.
The validity of that part of
the workman's compensation act
requiring counties and smaller sub
divisions to pay premiums to the
state for protection accorded public
employees under this law, having been
upheld by the Hamilton county court
of appeals, the attorney generals office
will take steps at once to compel the
payment of such premiums by nine
counties delinquent in their payments.
These counties are Hamilton, Carroll,
Clark, Clermont. Franklin, Greene.
Hooking, Jackson and Meigs. The at
tack on the law was made in four suits
brought by the treasurers of the city,
school, library and county funds in
fn kho 10 oko
from collecting premiums for the pro-
lection of the public employees in this
county Notice will be sent to the
counties in arrears that If the money
due from them is not paid within a
few days that mandamus suits will be
started in the supreme court without
delay to enforce the collection In
Franklin county the amount owed is
STOOD Each county will be advised
of the ruling of the court.
Investigating Complaints.
Friction over the operation of the
civil service crops in unusual ways.
Recently in Fremont it was charged
THAT the civil service commission gave
ian academic examination to a tree
trimmer and thus purposely failed him.
Now from Youngstown comes the
plaint that the civil service commits
sion in examining candidates for a
police captaincy knowingly marked up
the papers of an applicant whom they
favored and marked down candidate
who should have had the highest
mark. The state civil service COM
mission is investigating.
VIII Hold Grow Banquet.
No matter which way the state cleo
tion goes, Democrats and Republicans
of northwestern Ohio will hold their