The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-15
Warm Debate on Text Book Bill.

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district schools is one of the fea-
lures of prime interest in the
general assembly this week. The
| Deaton uniformity measure, which
the house of representatives Consid.
cred and defeated Wednesday, caused
as much excited debate and bitter con-
| troversy as any measure that has
come to the attention of the assembly
this year. The author of the bill
charged that lobbyists, representing
certain large school book trust"
were Crowding the galleries while the
sssemblymen discussed the provisions
Of the bill, and that they had been ac-
tive for many weeks in an effort to de-
! feat the entire measure. Sharp and
acrimonious personal attacks were not
lacking during the wordy battles.
The author wanted to know of one
member who was opposing his meas
ure if that membeHs relatives were
not employed by the so-called book
trust. He wanted to know, also, if the
members of the house were going to
! follow the suggestions of Selfish in
terests" that had been opposing the
measure. "No bill that has come be-
| fore this body has been as unmerci-
fully assailed as this BILL" said Mr..
| Deaton. ut has been attacked in the
| dark and in underhanded ways l de-
mand fair and square fight, and l
challenge those who have been at
tacking to come out in the open and
show their colors." Practically all of
the members of the house who have
direct or indirect interest in school
work insisted on having their say
about the numerous questions that
bobbed up momentarily for discussion.
| 1t became a free-for-all wordy war
! The final vote stood 40 for the bill
and AZ against it. 1t needed 81 votes
to pass.
Makes Laws of Six Bills.
Gov. Willis has just signed and
made laws of six bills, the most i'm
portant of which is that by Represent
ative Reighard abolishing the four po-
sitions of agricultural supervisors in
the state department of public instruc-
ton. This law will go into effect in
80 days. The four supervisors whoI
lose their places as a result of the act
are ]. R. Clarke, Columbus; Lester S.
Ivins, Lebanon; H. E. Coll of Swanton
and s. A. Harbourt of Cleveland. The
other bills signed are the Archer bill, |
providing for registration with the ag-
ricultural commission of bottle labels |
and forbidding refilling by any other
than the original owners; the FEEDER
man BILL providing that municipal
councilmen may be excused from at |
tending meetings without loss of pay |
by twO-thirds vote of council; the |
Cowan bill, providing judges must fur
nish the board of administration the
state institutions, and the Knox bill,
allowing militiamen pay for attending
federal inspections.
OF Interest to National Banks.
National banks will be interested in
a ruling which the Columbus legal
representative of surety company
has just obtained from Attorney Gen
eral Gregory of the United States. 1t
| is to the effect that these banks may
contract for insurance for the protec
tion of public deposits The national
comptroller of currency interpreted an
opinion by former Attorney General
Wickersham that form of insurance
for deposits provided by national
banks of Oklahoma was illegal also
applied to insurance taken out by such
banks from guaranty companies. At
torney General Gregory told the Co
lumbus attorney that the Wickersham
opinion does not have such an effect.
Had the view of the comptroller been
upheld national banks would praC,
tically have been barred from bidding
for public funds.
To Judge Food Products.
Former State Dairy and Food Com.
missioner Renick w. Dunlap of Kings.
ton has been nominated by T. J. Fall,
smith, chief agriculturalist of the
Panama exposition at San Francisco,
to judge the food products during the
month of May. No salary is attached
to the position, the incumbent only
being allowed expenses of the trip to
and from the exposition.
Manufacturers Are Warned.
Most Of the ammonia sold in Ohio
is below the required standard, so
analyses made by the state agricul
tural commission reveals. A warning
hoe hoap cant IN Doopufo cturnrc opd
dealers that brands must not be sold
which do not meet the requirements
Of the Ohio laws. Under the standard
the preparation must contain 10 per
cent of ammonia gas.
Want 10000 to Enter Contest.
Invitations have been sent to 10000
boys and girls of the Buckeye state
to join in the corn raising competition
for the 1915 Washington trip by the
state agricultural commission.
Won't Have Much to Do.
Two license commissioners have
been appointed for Logan county by
the state liquor license board, but they
will not have much to do. The county
is entitled to but one saloon, so the
commissioners will only have one H.
cense to issue They will draw annual
salaries of $240.
Appoints Medical Examiner.
Acting under instructions from Gov.
! Frank B. Willis, the industrial COM
mission has just appointed William F.
Fay, Columbus. assistant medical ex-
! 1miner in the commissions claim de-
! artment at S1.500