The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-01-13
To Aid In Reformation.

To aid in the reformation of a prls-
oner when he is discharged from the
penitentiary, the state should make
some provision to find him employ.
ment, so Warden P. E. Thomas of the
penitentiary declared. He also thinks
that they should be given a place
where they could be cared for until
they could start life anew after OBJ
tanning freedom. Prisoners, after be-
ing punished by the state, are dis
armed of their necessary weapons for
existence and, in the course of time,
are thrown out into the world again,
without money, friends or shelter"
said the warden. This is wrong.
Something should be done by the
state to help every prisoner to lead an
honest life" The warden also sug'
gests that a condition be attached to
every parole requiring every person
on parole to attend church once every
Sunday.
Officials Have the Grip!
An attack of grip that caused Sec
retary of State Hildebrant to return
to his home in Wilmington now
threatens to develop into pneumonia.
The word received at the state house
Wednesday night was that the condi.
tion of the secretary was serious.
State Budget Commissioner E. M.
Fullington reported for duty Wednes'
day afternoon after a weeks absence
on account of grip. Joseph Tracy,
head of the state accounting bureau, is
down with the malady. Special Coun.
sci Freeman T. Eagleson of the at
torney generals office is getting over
an attack of the disease. Gov. Willis
still feels the effects of his attack of
grip and tonsilitis and is not yet able
to put in more than several hours
day at his office.
Heard First Case.
The new Columbus municipal court
recently heard it's first Cancellation
case, Judge Ruth directing it. A man
had contracted with another for. the
tearing down of an old building for
$25. After beginning it the latter said
he had taken it for too little and could
not finish it for that money. The
owner gave the contract to another.
Judge Ruth advised that the man be
paid the sum of $40 for the work he
had done or be given the contract at
an increased price. The first alterna-
tive was accepted by both sides. No
record was made of it and no costs.
Two Victims Of Open Fires.
There were two victims of the open
fire flame in Columbus recently, one
of whom is already dead and the other
| is probably fatally burned. In each
case the skirt swishing before the
crate caught in the fire and before
! the wearer was aware of it she was
enveloped in flames. One of the vic
tins was little Sarah X. Vert, aged
two years, whom the accident caught
as she played about the room, and the
other Mrs. Hattie Morton, aged 26,
who was sweeping at the time. The
little girl is dead. There is little hope
for the recovery of Mrs. Morton.
War Affects Price of Grease.
BY the bids for the grease devel.
oped in the Columbus garbage reduc,
zion plant for the year 1916 it looks
as though the war in Europe is to be
worth at least $4,000 to Columbus,
for at the usual rate of production
the contract will produce that much
more money for the city than it did in
1915. The purchaser is the E. L.
Schroll Co. of Philadelphia. 1t pays
the city $5.16 a hundred weight for
the grease. The increased price is
due to the increase In the price of all
oils