The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-30
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS-OTHER HAPPENINGS
Special Columbus Correspondent.
EpRCCENTAT Frank

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the state printing commits
sion to contract for the Ohio rail-
road pocket and wall maps or
dered issued by the general as
sembly. An appropriation of $4,000
was made for these maps by the legis.
lature. This was to cover the expense
Of giving each legislator $50 maps to
distribute among his constituents. |
The members of the printing commits
sion are Auditor of State Donahey, |
Attorney General Turner and Secre-
tary of State Hildebrant. Assistant
Attorney General Ballard represents
Turner on the commission. DOnahey
and Ballard voted against issuing the
maps. In a letter to Turner Repre-
sentative Hunter questions the right
of the commission to refuse to con-
tract for the maps, and contends that
such a policy on the part of the COM
mission is in violation Of the mandate
OF the legislature which created the
commission. He demands that the
legislative order be complied with. 1t
is probable that Donahey and Turner
will stand pat and refuse to allow the
issue of the maps.
Praises Administration Board.
In report just filed with Gov.
Willis Auditor of State Donahey
says that the 18 state institutions un-
der the control of the state board of
administration are we'll managed and
that politics no longer enters into
such management. This is the first
examination ever made of these insti-
tutions. While few practices were
found which are criticized, in the
main the work of the administration
board is praised. The report says
that citizens should remember that
the control and administration Of
Ohio's benevolent, correctional and
penal institutions is the biggest prob
lem of state government.
Coal Output Falls of.
Ohio's coal production in 1914 was
reduced to 18,736,4O7 tons, nearly one
half that of 1918, owing to the strike
of the miners in April, 1914, and sub
sequent idleness, according to report
made public here Wednesday by the
state industrial commission. The
number of miners employed was 1896
and the average pay of each for the
year was only 1857. Ohio's production
was "A per cent Of the total bitumi-
nous coal output of the United
States last year, although in 1913 it
was 7.6 per cent, the report declares.
Pick miners worked an average of $50
days in the year and leaders only 1O1
days.
Followed Instructions.
Folks sometimes take things too lit
orally Here's an example: A Fostoria
man sent $5 to State Registrar W. H.
Walker for new automobile license.
He gave some information about his
car but not enough to enable the reg
istrar to fill out an application blank
for his license, and so the registrar
replied, sending a blank and advising
that in returning it the serial number
of the car, which is put on by the man
ufacturer, should be given. The in
structions were slightly misunder-
stood. Instead of entering on the
blank the serial number, the owner
pried off the plate on which the num-
ber was inscribed and sent it along to
the registrar with the application. Mr..
Walker returned the plate and told the
sender that the department wanted
only to know what the number was
and did not wish the plate at all.
File Bills for Services.
c. A. Reid of Washington c. H. and
J. Howard Secrest of Columbus Wed
nesday filed bills for 81 400 which they
assert is due for attorney services for
gathering evidence against Byron M
Clendening, member of the state liquor
licensing board, and a number oi
county board members, whose removal
was sought by Gov. Willis because Of
their interest in the referendum on
the McDermott license law. Auditor
Donahey said he would take some
time to consider whether payment
should be made, inasmuch as the su
preme court did not sustain the gov
ernor's contentious that the licensing
officials should be removed.
Ask for Relief.
The Northern Ohio Traction & Light
Co. has filed with the public utilities
commission number of petitions ask
ing to be relieved Of the necessity O
making its cars stop at switch tracks
on the Wheeling & Lake Erie, Ba1ti
more & Ohio, Akron & Barberton Bel
and Erie railroads, in or near Canton
Akron, Barberton and other localities
Board Members Appointed.
w. j. Rudy, Republican, Millersburg
and julius Voltz, Winesburg, Demo
crat, have been appointed members o
the Holmes county liquor licensing
board by the state board. Rud!
was appointed for four years anC
Voltz for two years.
TO Locate a Central Building.
G. d. McGill OF Chicago. who is tn,
international field secretary of the Y
M. G. A., and G.. H. Lichty of Ashland
b., who is the Ohio secretary, are herr
paking survey for use in connection
nth a proposition to locate here ;
entraI Y. M. @. "A. building separat,
Ind apart from the Columbus building
Ind for the general use Of the organi
sktion in the east Mississippi valley
S{lch a building as is contempIatet
VIM probably cost a half million dol
ldrs or more. Columbus may not ge
III but some central position in th,
aAes will probably be chosen.