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

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Columbus. - Benefits to employ
ers through the workmen's COM
pensation law are pointed out in the
annual report of the Ohio Industrial
commission prepared for Gov. James
M. Cox to transmit to the general as
sembly.
Employers of this state are paying
less for compensation insurance and
full statutory protection through the
medium Of their premium payments to
the state insurance fund than they
paid to commercial companies for liza
bility insurance and limited protec-
tion," says the report.
The report also says Ohio employers
are paying less for their compensation
Insurance than employers in other
states having compensation acts where
the liability companies participate in
the compensation plan. The commits
sion recommends no change in the
law.
Benefits to workmen also are
pointed out.
"Ohio workmen," says the report,
under our law receive a more gen.
erous measure of compensation than
the workmen of any other state, with
the exception of New York, and their
medical expenses up to the limit Of
$500 are paid in every instance from
the state insurance fund"
The compulsory law, the report
says, has more than fulfilled the ex-
pectations of it's stanchest supporters
and with few exceptions has the in
dorsement of practically all those en-
ployes who were opposed to its en-
actment.
The reports show that during the
fiscal year there were 6S,S69 claims for
injury filed and 5S,317 of these were
disposed Of Since the compensation
law has been in effect there have been
83,008 claims filed.
During the year beginning Nov. IS,
1918, the receipts covered by premium
payments to the state insurance fund
amounted to $2,904,797.1S. For the
same period the disbursements for
compensation, medical services and
funeral expenses amounted to $1,229,-
41917. The interest earned on the
fund amounted to SCI, ,514.72. This
amount has been placed to the credit
of the insurance fund and is available
for the payment of compensation.
Lima. A. L. White, president
of the Lima Locomotive corpora
ton, has confirmed the reported or
der of 25 locomotives of the mikado
type to be delivered to the Illinois
Central railroad. The Lima plant was
successful bidder and will receive
the contract over several competitors.
The engines are to cost $4,000 each.
More than 1,500 men will return to
their positions in the plant in order
to turn out the order.
Akron - Charles H. Hyslop, a
railroad trainman, shot and killed his
wife, then shot a roomer who inter
fered to save the woman. Then, retir-
ing to his own room, he stretched
himself on his bed and shot himself
in the temple with the same revolver.
Hyslop died almost instantly. His
wife died before police arrived. The
roomer, Joseph Schrader, will live, po-
lice say. He was shot in the right arm
and neck.
Toledo. The municipal muddle
was made more complicated when
Mayor Carl H. Keller summarily
dismissed w. f. Cordill and Louis H.
Paine, Republicans, members of the
civil service board, without a hearing.
In their stead Mayor Keller appointed
Col. Lloyd w. Howard, commander of
the Sixth regiment, Ohio National
Guard, and Alvin T. Ducia, -four sales
man.
Alliance-Howard Dennison, aged 35
years, of Akron, and Andrew Brun-
ner, 25, of Columbus, were instantly
killed when passenger train on the
Pennsylvania struck them at Alliance
Junction. Dennison was identified by
tattoo marks H. d." on his arm The
men were seeking work and were
WANING tuS lam Odl II dNhSs DISSuul-
ably to Youngstown.
FostOria. B. A. Lawrence, aged
IS, timber buyer of North Baltimore,
was killed here When he fell beneath
the wheels of Baltimore & Ohio pas
senger train. Mr.. Lawrence was leav-
ing Fostoria for his home and attempt
ed to board the train after it had
started.
Pemberville. Pemberville, Wood
county, was voted wet here in a
Beal law election. The vets won by
majority of eight, the total vote
being $50.
Hamilton. - Samuel E. Davis. aged
68 years, wealthy retired contracting
carpenter, respondent because of the
death of his wife, suicided by hanging
himself.
Lorain-Victor E. Davis, three, died
here as result of burns suffered
when his nightclothes caught fire
while he was playing with matches.
Youngstown.-Pro jurymen
havt been barred from serving on the
grand jury in Mahoning county h. Ac-
ton of Judge w. p Barnum.
Cambridge.-Cambridge voted TO re-
main dry. The majority was CAT.
Vets polled 1904 votes and drys 1,731.
Cleveland - DR.. Dudley P. AL
len, eminent Ceveand surgeon, whose
name is linked with the history
of the growth and success of Lakeside
hospital and the medical school Of
Western Reserve university, died at