The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-06-24
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
WHAT LEGISLATORS ARE DO
ING AND OTHER HAPPENINGS
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when seen through the spectacles
OF health officials. And it is
not the menace of drowning that
the health experts fear most. Rather
1t is the little colon bacillus indicating
the presence Of the appalling germ of
typhoid fever. From many parts of
the state local authorities have begun
to issue warnings against the danger
lurking in swimming and bathing re.
sorts in the form of typhoid fever.
Children are especially in peril, for
they seeek out very often secluded
places where the water for years has
been polluted and where the germs OF
typhoid abound. And most of the re,
ports of the Investigations of experts
show that the danger of the swim
ming hole is all the greater because
parents generally do not recognize It
Parents are prone to believe that II
the children do not actually drink the
water there can be no danger. This
is true only in part, the investigators
aver. They hold that even a few
drops Of water that might find their
way into the mouth or nostrils of the
swimmer could produce fatal case oi
typhoid. For the typhoid bacillus, be
it remembered, is not visible even be-
fore the most powerful microscope
and it is so small that il would be
utterly lost on the point of a pin
But 1t is this same infinitely minute
agency that every year in Ohio carries
off its hundreds of victims In the
opinion of those who should know the
menace of death from drowning in the
lakes, reservoirs and rivers of the
state is not to be compared with the
danger constantly offered by the
countless army Of typhoid germs that
make these self-same watering places
their abode. The crusade being car.
ried on by the health officials against
typhoid is especially interesting in
the light of the federal investigation
now under way which has for its OBJ
ject the determination of typhoid con-
dtions in the tributaries of the Ohio
river Two officials of the United
engaged in visiting various cities stu
ated on the rivers and streams tribu-
tary. to the Ohio and are conducting
a careful probe into the health condi-
tions. Water supply, sanitation, en-
forcement of sanitary laws and other
municipal features having to do par
ticularly with the prevention Of
typhoid are being placed under the
federal searchlight. 1t is hoped that
through the united efforts of the Ohio
officials, coupled with the work of the
national government agents, the dread
of the typhoid plague can be palpably
lessened.
Industrial Commission Reports.
There is a net surplus of 1884, ,206 06
in the funds of the industrial commits
sion of Ohio, after all regular and
specfaf deductions have been made,
according to the figures in the
report just made public. The sur
plus sum is left after all regular
charges for claims pending are made,
and after the special catasstrphe
fund had been deducted and set aside
to cover disaster claims. The helpful
cooperation of employers in the pre-
vention of accidents is commended.
There are assets of $5,313,9 ,919.34 in
the compensation fund, excluding the
fund for the protection of public en-
ployes. Premiums received amount
to $4,802, ,592.78; premiums in course
of collections are $3S6,521.32, interest
on premium deposits $124,8O5.24. War
rants issued amount to $2,621 ,972.09,
reserve for purpose of bringing all
claims to maturity $1,182516.9O, ca
tastrophe insurance reserve $685.
209.08, catastrophei insurance accru-
ing from per cent of self-insured
reserve $120,785.53 The last two
items plus interest earned ON deposits
$124,S05.24, make catastrophe insur-
ance fund to protect against great
disasters of $500, 1895. The commits
sion has unearned premium reserve of
$704, ,424,44. Its cash balance May Is,
the date of the report, was $2,691,-
947.25 Since the first compensation
law became effective in the state
there have been awards made to IN
Jured workmen and dependents of
killed workmen that total $3,436, ,460. 81.
DcoupationaI Diseases Not Injuries.
0ccupational diseases are not in.
juries received in the course of en-
PlOyment under the workmen's COM
pensation law, 80 it was held by the
supreme court in the case of David
Brown Of Cincinnati. Six of the sew
en- Judges ceoncurred in the decision,
Judge @anamaker dissenting. The
decision mas on a suit brought under
the first compensation law, but the
section under which the suit was
brought was not changed in the 1918
law as 1T stands today In reaching
this decision the court overruled the
commOn pleas and appellate courts Of
Hamilton county.
Says State Must Be Shown
Junkets may be taken by state Off
cials when they are clearly in the in
terest OF the state. Attorney General
Turner has laid down this principle in
an opinion to the auditor of state, ad
vising him to pay the expenses of two
representatives OF the state board of
health to health conference. But it
is stipulated that the state must be
shown" before allowances will be
made for such trips. In former years
state officials would ride all over the
country on pleasure trips under the
guise of transacting official business
and the state would pay the freight.
Turner Makes Two Rulings.
The new law reorganIzing the state
dental department and work does not
affect the terms of the members ap-
pointed under the old law. so Attorney
General Turner holds in ruling Just
given. The fear was entertained that
these members would lose their places
because Of the change in the law. In