The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-06-17
Special Columbus Correspondent.

the general assembly into special
session next year and that would
be the contingency Of the states
going dry. Legislative action would .
be necessary in such an event to put
the constitutional amendment into ef-
feet. The governor could ignore the
necessity, and that would create con- T.
dition of uncertainty that might mean
the continuation of saloons until the
assembly should meet in regular ses-
sion in 1917 But the leaders of the
Anti-Saloon League forces say they
have informal assurances" from the
governor that he will call the legis-
lature into extra session should the
proposed statewide prohibition amend
ment carry next November. Thus the
inference is left that if the amendment
is adopted there is little question of
the present solons getting together
again. Under the new constitution the
governor has the right to restrict the
action of any special session to stipu-
lated subjects, and in the event of the
calling of a special session next year
from doing anything except to provide
for the machinery to make the state
actually saloonless. Meantime the
Anti-SalOon League has issued a state
ment declaring that it is certain that
Ohio will go dry next fall. Three fac
tors, says the drys, will make for this
victory They are better organization,
a more alert spirit on tho part of all
dry workers and more money. AS
against $150,000 which they had last |
year, the temperance leaders say that
this year they have quarter of mil
lion to spend in the campaign. On
their part the vets are apparently just
as confident of success in defeating the
prohibition amendment. They insist
that they are better prepared than last
year for the fray and that their work
ers are in finer fettle than last year.
The wet, or liberal machinery, by the
way, is now we'll under way, as the dry |
machinery has been for some time. |
Just now the ardor and enthusiasm Of
an old-fashioned temperance fight is
lacking, but this is because the fight is
too young. Propaganda work for the
most part has not been undertaken as
yet. The activities of the opposing
forces has been taken up with the
perfecting of organization and the de- /
ploying of battle lines. The spectacu- |.
lar part, the heavy cannonading, the |,
tremendous artillery with which each
side will hurl argument and invective
is yet to be brought to the front. Bit
that it will be soon there is no ques
tion.
Orders Practice Abolished.
Evildoers do not have much diff |
Guilty in escaping punishment in the |
Cincinnati municipal court, according
to State Examiner Moses Blau, who
has just filed report on that court
with the state accounting bureau. This
is because of a practice on the part of
the court in allowing professional
bondsmen to appear and enter guilty |
pleas for the persons arrested. Often |.
in such cases only nominal fines and
costs are imposed. AS result of this
custom the collections of the court are
away below what they should be. The
examiner charaCteriZes the practice as
a disgrace and orders that it be abol
ished.
Urges All to Display Flag.
Gov. Willis has just ISSUED procla-
nation calling on all citizens of Ohio
to display the United States flag Mon
day, June IA, in recognition of the
13Sth anniversary Of the flags adop-
ton. He urges every person on that
day to give earnest thought to the
purpose, the intent, the aim, the hope
of the sacred Stars and Stripes. The
flag stands for the transcendency Of
right, for the lowliest to attain the
summit for worldwide equality, for
universal freedom without regard to
race or color" the governors procla-
nation adds. "It is not flag of con-
quest but of concord. 1t is not flag
of haughtiness, but of humanity and
humility. 1t is not flag of oppression,
but of optimism and opportunity. 1t
was conceived in a spirit of ardor but
not of arrogance. If all of us become
imbued with the full meaning of the
flag then there need be no fear for the
republic, and that should be the object
of flag day. to imbed indelibly in the
minds of the people the true signifi-
canoe Of the Stars and Stripes"
State Manufactures Anti-Toxine.
The state will soon be able to fur
nish anti-toxine of it's own manufac-
ture for diphtheira. This will be given
free to those who cannot afford to
buy it. This remedy will be made
under the direction of the state board
of health. Laboratory equipment for
this is being installed at the Ohio
State University. The board of
health is authorized by the legislature
to employ an expert to supervise the
manufacture of anti-toxine,
MiIIer's Term Expires Soon.
The term of John l. Miller as super
intendent of public works will expire
with the close of this week, but there
is nothing to indicate that Gov. Willis
will be in any haste in appointing his
successor Miller has made good, and
because of this the chief executive is
not eager to displace him Immediately
He gets An annual salary of $4,000.
He is a Democrat and was appointed
under the Harmon administration.
There are number Of applicants for
his place Harry W. Meacham of To-
ledo, q former engineer in the depart
ment, is being urged for the place.
Reports Affairs careIessIy Handled.
Total findings against Judge Roland
Baggett, probate and Juvenile judge
in Montgomery county, amounting to
$3,120.54, were made Tuesday by Ex-
aminer T. w. Jones and his assistant,
Robert Dumermuth, in report filed
with the bureau of accounting. The
report states the affairs of the juvenile
court have been carelessly handled,