The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11
p. A. DONOVAN,
Special Columbus Correspondent.
Columbus. Ohio.

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justice of the supreme court
when it is desired to disqualify
Q common pleas Judge from sit
ting in a case. Since Chief JUS
tice Hugh L. Nichols has been in
Office seven such cases have been
called to his attention. Instead of
passing upon the cases from the atiida-
Wits, he has adopted the policy of go
ing to each county from which the
complaint comes and personally hear
ing evidence to determine whether
the charge of prejudice is well
such hearings and in each one he has
sustained the position of the Judge.
His last trip was to Morrow county
to hear arguments on an affidavit OF
prejudice filed to prevent Judge Ed
win Mansfield from hearing the first
degree murder case of the state
against John c. Morrow, charged with
killing a babe so that he could elope
with it's mother. Because the su-
preme court reversed Judge Mansfield
and ordered a new trial for Morrow,
the latter's attorney contended Mans
field should not hear the case again.
The chief justice promptly ruled that
Mansfield should again sit in, the case.
Advocates Cremation.
Automobi!s instead ot horse-vehicle
funerals and cremation of the dead
instead of earth burial are among the
many "modernisms" that seem to find
favor with many undertakers attend
ing the 34th annual convention of the
Ohio Undertakers and Embalmers
| Association. DR.. E. F. McCampbell,
executive officer of the Ohio state
board of health, advocated cremation
in his address to the convention. He
| declared that cremation was "a step
| in advance" that earth burial was
"abhorrent," and that the process
Of burning was the one and only sani.
tary method of disposing Of the dead
The speaker attacked particularly the
use of mausoleums. The principal at
tack on the old-fashioned horse-vehi'
Gle funeral was made by F. F. Wood
all, an undertaken of Covington, KY
He declared that the old system was
too slow" for funerals and he advo'
| Gated the funeral procession that
moves to the cemetery with whizzing
/ autos.
Cox Gets Loan Reports.
The enormous growth in build
ing and loan association business
since the establishment of the state
bureau for the inspection of such
associations in 1891 is shown in
the annual report of State Inspector
James A. Devine, head of the depart
ment, just made to Gov. Cox. In
1891 there were 465 associations with
total assets of $39, 9,644,72S. Now there
are 649 associations with total assets
of $22E037, 1897, an increase in assets oi
nearly $1S5, 100000. The soundnesS
and safety of building and loan associ
ations was we'll established last year
Notwithstanding the floods of the year
which caused millions of dollars o.
damages, small home owners being
among the principal sufferers, not 6
single association sustained losses
which impaired its solvency. "It is
not to be wondered that the public has
we'll placed confidence in these asso
ciations," said Inspector Devine. Dur
ing the year all associations were ex
amined at least once. The net de
| nio cd htIf RI Ga 6O7
There were three associations CLOSED
by the department during that time
These companies were wrecked by thu
rascality of secretaries. One of thest
officials was given three-year peni
tentiary sentence and another a seven
year sentence.
Finds Misapprehension Exists.
1t is being discovered by the stat'
department of public instruction tina
much misapprehension exists through
out the state regarding the provision
of the new school code and of tn
methods by which the new code will e.
into operation. One of the reasons TO
The misunderstanding is the sweeping
nature of the new provisions and 0
their far-reaching effect The lack o
knowledge regarding the meaning o
many parts of the law has been foun'
in many instances among teachers an,
educators themselves.
Takes Sides With Teachers.
Frank N. Miller, state superintend
ent of public instruction, has takel
sides with the Cleveland school teach
ers in their determination to form
union and defy the wishes of tn
Cleveland school board. Prof. Mile
holds that the school board has n
right to try to prevent the formation
of union. Moreover, If the boar
should oust the teachers it will be u
to the state to step in and take charg
of the affair.
Undertakers Not Lugubrlous Lot.
Undertakers are not the lugubriou
lot that many people believe them t
be. Delegates to the convention O
Ohio funeral directors and embalmeri
now meeting in Columbus, offer livin
proof of the fact that the ordinary ur
dertaker is as care free being as
is possible to imagine The peopl
who approach the convention hall e,
pecting to be greeted by funereal s
lence and gloom are surprised to hea
outlaws of laughter and sounds of live
ly conviviality. Undertakers reall
have a pleasant time when they ar
not attending strictly to business.
Puts Case Up to High Court.
The Ohio supreme court is going t
be asked to compel the Norfolk
Western railroad to operate sort 9
street car service between the city Q
Cincinnati and Hyde Park, its suburb