The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-09-28
Special Columbus Correspondent.

W lODh 10 Olu6T SlhleS lot lutdS
for new legislation, but today the
other states come to Ohio for
light when they are about to frame
new and progressive legislation. Wis
consin has selected a committee of 100
to draft new school code, and this
committee has asked State School Su-
perintendent Frank B. Pearson to send
a man from Ohio to explain the sys-
TEN Of this state, which, admittedly,
is the best in the land. Professor ].
l.. Clifton Of the Ohio State University,
former assistant state superintendent,
who was in Office when the present
school code was enacted and who had
considerable to do with the drafting
Of it, will be sent to Wisconsin to tell
them how to get a system like Ohio
has.
Examining States Wards.
The offices of the board of state
charities in Columbus recently pre-
sented the appearance Of having been
converted into q children's home.
Fourteen kiddies, ranging in ages from
six to ID years, were brought here from
Chillicothe for the purpose of under
going the mental and physical exam
nations to which all the small wards
OF the state are subject before being
placed in private homes or institu-
tions. The examinations are to be
made at the Children's hospital in
Columbus, and later the children will
be returned to Rose county, if arrange
ments for their proper disposition can
be made by the board.
Hammond Will Attend.
John Hays Hammond, president of
the National Federation of Republican
clubs, will be present at the opening
of the state Republican campaign at
Dayton, according to an announce
ment made here. He will speak
at the meeting of the Ohio League
Of Clubs at the Miami hotel. For
mer Congressman Ralph D. Cole,
who is acting as head of the national
speakers bureau, will devote some of
his time to Ohio this fall. He will
speak at LOudenville Sept % and in
Medina county the next day.
o. X. Fight Films.
The film showing the Labor day
fight between Johnnie Kilbane and
Frank CLANCY for the lightweight title
of the world was approved by the
state moving picture censor board,
after Gov. Willis had sanctioned the
film. The governors approval is on
the grounds that it was boxing match
and not a prize fight. Therefore, the
board will permit the showing of the
portion of the film in which one Of
the fighters was knocked out" and
rendered unconscious.
Gets $4,000 Job.
C. E. Stinebaugh of Bowling Green,
just appointed chief deputy inspector
in the state building and loan de.
partment, was a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for state treas
urer two years ago. He will get
salary Of $4,000, and he succeeds Col.
L. G. Silbaugh, promoted to the head
of the department, Stinebaugh was
appointed by Silbaugh upon approval
of Gov Willis. Col. Silbaugh will ap-
point five deputy inspectors during the
next few weeks.
Enlarge Force.
1t has been necessary to enlarge the
force in the Office of the state COM
missioner OF soldiers claims at the
state house to handle the large num-
ber of applications being sent it for
pensions under the Ashbrook widows
pension law. AS many as 500 a day
nEIr cnIdioruI
widows who reach 10 are given 500
a month pension by the government
under this law.
Fire Prevention Day.
Oct 9, 1916, the 45th anniversary Of
the great Chicago fire, has been de-
creed Fire and Accident Prevention
day in Ohio by Gov. Willis in a proc
lamation just issued. The purpose of
setting aside this day, according to
the governors proclamation, is ito aid
in arousing the people to vivid sense
Of fire and accident dangers and to in
duec a more active interest in the
subject"
Purchase Game Birds.
The agricultural board authorized
i1e uSu anu SdLuC SOlllulIlLCC " SpGIlO
$4,000 for the purchase of $500 game
birds. which will be distributed
throughout the state, 25 to a county
The birds will be used for prOpagating
purposes. Several years ago the state
began buying game birds to replenish
the stock of such birds which were
threatened with extinction.
Spicer Gets Appointment
Howard C. Spicer, Republican, has
been appointed to succeed Russell NJ.
Wilson, res Sued, on the county
liquor license commission of Summit
county.
Great Demand for Speakers.
Ohio State Chairman w. L. Finley
of the Democratic state executive COM
mittee has gone to New York for a
conference with the speakers bureau
of the national committee for the pur-
pose of getting the best speakers pos
sible for the Ohio campaign. The
demand for speakers is 80 great in
all parts of the country that Ohio's as
signment OF speakers of national
prominence is said to be somewhat
small Former United States Senator
Charles A. Towne of New York, one
of the speakers to come to Ohio, will
be heard at Findlay Oct. 3.
Carelessness Cause of Fires.
''In Ohio, every year, carelessness in
using gasolene stoves sets fire to more
than $50 houses, scars more than 200
persons with burns and roasts to death
at least 3d." says State Fire Marshal
Bert B. Buckley He says that the
gasoline stove is JOY to mothers, but
it burns many of them to death, and
thnir childran tnn A uaW stowe is