The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14

state recognition and this they will
contest for during the legislative ses-
sion. The "medics" will try to block
them and much fur will fly during the
resulting procedure Members of the
highest court in the state are directly
interested in bill which proposes to
make them appointive by the gov
ernor instead of elective Just who is
promoting this step is not now GER
tain, although it is known that a GER
tain Democratic state official is pre-
pairing bill to carry out the idea. 1t
is Representative White of Column
biana county, who wants to prohibit
the display of the Socialist red flag.
White lives near East Liverpool
where red flag agitation was rampant
few years ago. The anti-fee-splitting
bill, which is aimed by Representative
Hoy of Jackson county at unscrupu-
lous physicians and surgeons, will be
of particular interest to invalids. Fee
splitting is the process whereby un-
scruputOus medical men are wont to
depleto the purses of the unwary. A
practical demonstration is given when
a physician recommends a patient to a
friendly surgeon and then shares in
the surgeons retainer, although Civ
ing no service. 1t is Representative
Hoy also who is interested in having
free anti-tOXin sent to all parts of the
state by the state board of health as
general health precaution. Rural res
idents will be jubilant over a move
ment to probe the alleged sale of low
grade wire fencing to farmers. Then
there is a bill in prospect to prevent
twisting among insurance men. This
means the practice of certain agents
in trying to drum up insurance busi-
ness by misrepresentation. Often
agents leave one company and coax
former patrons to give up their poll
Cies in order to take out new ones
under the new company. This is where
the twisting" comes in.
Willis Selects Military Staff.
Gov.-elect Willis has selected his
military staff 1t consists of 10 mem
bers. The first member is Lieut. Col.
J. Guy Deming of the Sixth regiment,
who is resident of Ada, the home
town Of the new chief executive. The
other appoinSees, in the order of their
rank, are: Com. Anthony F. Nicklett,
Ohio Naval brigade, Toledo; Maj.
Frank D. Henderson, Fourth regiment,
Marysville; Maj Arthur S. Houts,
Fifth regiment, Cleveland; Maj. Elmer
P. Walser, Somerset; Capt. NJ. H.
Pugh, Sixth regiment, Toledo; Capt.
Quida A. Kulish, Battery A, Cleve-
land; Capt. George S. Middleton,
Third regin t, Urbana; Capt Will
liam H. ParAer, First regiment, Gin
cinnati
Many Auto Tags Issued.
Already nearly $4,000 sets of auto
mobile tags have been issued by Reg
istrar j. A. Shearer of the state auto
mobile department since the first day
of the new year. Applications for
licenses are coming in at the rate of
more than 1900 a day. The demand
for Chauffeurs' licenses is also large
All who receive such licenses must
pass an examination. The offices of
examiners in the various districts of
the state are now open for this pur-
pose. No license is issued until after
the applicant has passed the neces-
sary test.
Will Meet in Penitentiary.
In the future all meetings of the
state pardon board will be held at the
penitentiary. This is in compliance
with the wish of Gov Cox. Wednes-
day the boarG members met with the
governor and promised to sit at the
institution hereafter instead of al the
state house. This change is made on
the theory that If the board meets
where prisoners who want clemency
can be brought before it when their
cases are under consideration its work
can be done more efficiently.