The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-26
Local Red Tape Partially Eliminated

stood in the way of admission of pa
tients to the state tuberculosis hospital |
near Mt. Vernon will be at least par
TALLY wiped out in September with |
the going into operation of the Morris |
law. Also, the new measure will make |
it easier for patients, not well-to-do, to |
remain at the institution. Under the |
present law patients who are not able
to pay S5 a week for their upkeep can
not remain at the state sanatorium.
And lawyers have held that county
commissioners in the. counties whence
patients attend the institution may
not aid in contributing to their support.
The vital feature of the new statute is
that it permits county commissioners
to aid patients financially when the pa
tients are unable to spare the So re-
quired by the institution weekly. The
commissioners are empowered to pay
all or part in such cases. But the pow
er extends only to counties having no
publicly supported tubercular hospital.
When patients attend the state Sana'
torium from counties having county
sanatoriums they must continue to pay
personally for all of their expenses.
The elimination of much red tape will
be accomplished by the new provision
permitting any physician to examine
prospective patients of the state insti'
tuition. Under the present law none
but a regularly appointed county ex'
aminer can make such an examination,
and he is entitled to fee in every
case of $5.
Two Governors Exchange Notes.
Because a Cleveland wife claims
that her husband is married to another
woman the governor of Ohio and the
governor of New York are exchanging
notes The executive of Ohio wants
the executive of the Empire state to
see to it that the errent husband Is
duly returned to Cleveland to face the
embarrassing charges that have been
! filed against him. Just now the hus'
band is sojourning in New York city.
According to the complaining wife his
name is Louis BlOOmburg She says
| that she married him on July % OF
this year, but not long afterward
! found in his possession the photograph
of another woman. Tracing the pho
tograph, the aggrieved wife declares
that she found it's original, only to be
! told that she, too, was married to the
man.
Ohionas Are Some Gunners.
Ohios jack tars are some" gun
] IyCCny of TOloJn Tonf II
Nicklett commanding, scored the larg'
est number of hits of any of the naval
militia ships participating in target
practice in the maneuvers held at Erie,
Pa under the direction of the war de-
partment. The average of the various
gun crews was a trifle over so per
cent. The shooting was of such eX
cellent degree that had the targets
been three feet wider the average
would have been over 80 per cent,
Three-pound shells, fired at a mini
mum range of 1000 yards, were used,
All guns were carefully inspected be-
fore being used. Ohio has two naval
training ships, the Dorothea of Cleye.
land being the other one. A number
of the Ohio jack tars are preparing to
enter the United States navy.
Make Probe Statewide.
The public utilities commission will
make its probe of the charges that
railroads are discriminating against
Ohio operators in coal transportation
statewide. The investigation was
started upon complaint of Ohio min.
ers against the 80 coal-carrying rail
roads. Early this month the Sunday
Creek Coal Co. joined with the min
ers, and since the contest has prac,
( tically resolved itself into a fight be-
tween that company and the Hooking
Valley railroad. During the hearing
Tuesday the commission made il
T. known that all the other railroads
= would be compelled to come in and
S show their hands in the controversy
4 Percy Tetlow of Washingtonville, leg
s islative agent of the Ohio miners
e said that the miners would ask the
: commission to put its own experts OF
r the books of the defendant railroads
Il to determine the exact rates they arr
charging for carrying Ohio coal, com
r pared to the much lower rate charged
l on foreign coal.
S To Display Harmful Drugs.
r Opium, cocaine and morphine ant
:, other drugs that draw victims int
y their snares like incarnated demon
h are going to be displayed in all thei
e fendishness at the state fair Th
state dairy and food department, whicl
is supposed to have jurisdiction owe
} the sale of foods and drugs of al
It kinds, is going to put on the display
l. Opium smoking outfits and cocain
/ syringes will be among the numerou
: exhibits There will be lecturers o.
a hand to show how the use of thes
S drugs, often begun innocently enough
l. finally ends in craving that not in
n frequently result in mental and phys
ical arrangements.
Extend Campaign for Raising Fune
IS Letters have been received by a.
r pastors and Sunday school superir
e tendents in this county informin
e them that in response to requests
o. which became so numerous that the
h could no longer be passed in silence
er the executive committee of the Obi
n Sunday School association has dC
r cided to extend the campaign 70
IS 100000 sustaining fund to Oct. l. TIL
% prime reason for this is that til
e month of August is used SO general
e as vacation time that majority c
s leaders throughout the state were nc
in their home cities.
Hancock County Now Wet.
e For the first time in its histor
o Hancock county Monday was able t
k boast a liquor license board. TIL
II reason was that one or two people i
W that county have decided they want t
= go into the saloon business. For year
= Hancock county has been Sahara {
. dryness. The home rule amendmer
se 70 fho concentration Ioet II a.,