The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-02-11
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Special Columbus Correspondent.

ID Minus anu ueSNIlpllOlS art luOu-
ing into the assembly in spite of
the mild protests arising against
a superabundance of laws. The very
latest proposal is a blow at the
cigaret user. Sponsored by Oberlin
OF Stark county, it would lay liable to
a term in the mad house any person
whom the probate court might deem
nervously shattered by too constant
use of the ordinary dope stick" The
author of the measure would place the
devotee of the pill" in the same cate
CORY as the habitual drunkard OF of
the person addicted to the use of habit
forming drugs. He would put them
all at the mercy of the probate court
and the court could use his discretion
in determining whether or not to send
the defendant to an insane asylum
for from three to six months. A new
measure that is sure to cause a hot
tiAht is the state boxing commission
bili, which, hailing from the city of
Cleveland, would in a sense license
boxing under the supervision of
named by the governor An interest
ing feature of this bill is the provision
that per cent of the receipts from
boxing" shows would go to the state
school fund. Boxers would have to be
physically examined before every fight
and no fight could last more than 10
rounds. Large, soft gloves would have
to be used and the referees in all
cases would have to be approved by
the state commission. Laborites have
shot in their eight-hour workday bill
for women and the solid labor vote of
the assembly will be for it. 1t reduces
from 54 hours to 4S hours the period
during which female workers may be
employed and provides that the work
day of women and girls may not eX-
ceed eight hours. The present law re-
striCts their week to 54 hours, but per
mits employers to have 1O-hour work
days in order to make provision for
Saturday half holidays.
Eugenic Marriages Latest Move.
Eugenic marriages! They're about
the latest in the way of proposed Iegis-
1ation. Cleveland reform interests
have fixed up a bill that would make
the most pronounced mOdernist green
with envy. 1t provides that the man
or woman who would marry must be in
the best of health and must make affi-
davit to that effect before getting a
license. Moreover, nobody could get
a license if he or she were under the
influence of liquor or if it could be
proven that he or she were an habit
ual drunkard although quite sober at
the moment of getting the certificate.
Again, if the prospective bride or
bridegroom had the least trace of tu-
berculoSis or other communicable dis
ease the license would be refused.
And even should the applicant make
affidavit as to his or her health, the
probate judge could require a medical
certificate if he were in the least
doubtful.
New Official Takes Up Duties.
Harry T. Hall of East Liverpool has
taken up his new duties as state bank
superintendent, succeeding George
Walters of Portsmouth, who held the
office Just one month Walters was ap-
pointed superintendent to take the
place Of Emery Lattanner, who re-
signed the first day of the new year
1t Is not expected that Supt. Hall will
make any changes in the department
for the time being Mr. Halls resig-
nation as treasurer OF Columbiana
county took effect Saturday. I4e is the
first eastern Ohio man to receive an
appointment under the new state ad-
ministration.
Wheeler Is Considering Offer.
Wayne B. Wheeler, state superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League, is
considering an offer to take a posi-
tion with the national executive com
mittee of the league. If he accepts
this would mean he would give up his
Ohio work. Wheeler has been super
intendent for a number of years and
has taken part in many hard fought
wet and dry contests. He is not ready
to announce what his intentions are.
P. A. Baker, who formerly held the
position filled by Wheeler, is national
superintendent.
Favors Boxing Commission.
Lieut. Gov John H. Arnold favors
the state boxing commission bill He
thinks that there is no harm in spar
ring contests under proper regulation.
With a party of legislators he wit
messed a boxing show in Columbus.
and in his judgment the game is not
nearly as brutal as football.
Restores Rights to Students.
The student nOn-voting bill, passed
two years ago, was repealed Tuesday
by the house and a new law by Flem-
ing of Mahoning was passed. 1t re-
stores to the students all rights the
other bill sought to limit.
Establishes Principle of Law.
Sustaining the exceptions of the
prosecuting attorney, the supreme
court has held that the free banking
act was not repealed by the Thomas
banking law, and that the indictments
against the officers of the defunct Os-
born state bank should not have been
thrown out by the common pleas court,
which ruled that the former act was
repealed by the latter The officials 60
free, but the ruling of the high court
establishes principle of law which
will make it go hard with bank Off
cials who use money Of depositors for
their own use.
Want Home Kept at xenia.
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