The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-02-03
After Standard Oil Co.

For many years George H. Phelps,
Findlay attorney, has been trying to
prevail upon the Ohio courts to oust
the Standard Oil Co. from doing busi'
ness in this state. He alleges that the
corporation is violating the Valentine
antitrust law. He has brought innum'
cradle suits against the company, but
in not a single one has he been sue
cessful. More than a year ago he
filed a motion with the supreme court
asking that the Hancock county court
of appeals be ordered to certify up a
case he brought in which he seeks to
compel the prosecuting attorney OF
that county to bring custer proceed
ings against the company. No action
having been taken by the high court,
Phelps appeared before it Thursday
and urged that the order he applied
for be issued. Phelps sought to have
the attorney general mandamused to
bring an custer suit against the COM
pany. Court refused his application.
For Child Welfare.
Stricter regulations for child-placing
institutions are to be put into effect
BY the children's welfare bureau OF
thr board of state charities. When
the board met in this city Di-
rector c. V. Williams of the bureau
recommended the adoption of these
regulations: No babies shall be placed
except through legal channels, and
only, after there has been thorough
investigation of the parents and
homes; no baby shall be taken from
its mother in less than six months
after it's birth, thus insuring that the
baby shall be fed on mothers milk
until it can be safely given another
diet, and no baby shall be placed out
If its own mother or father can be
made responsible for its care and rear
ing Child-placing institutions which
are not up to the standard required by
the department may lose their state
licenses when the board meets.
To Succeed Bope.
George H. Hamilton of Newark, Sc
lected by Gov. Willis to succeed
George w. Bope of Columbus, re-
signed, as state inspector of work
shops and factories, is a union man
and has been a member of the Repub-
lican state central committee since
1908. He was an applicant for the
position he is to receive when it was
first given to Bope. Several weeks
ago Hamilton was made an assistant
state fire marshal. His new position
pays $4,000 year.
Many Observe Day.
Many industrial companies through
out the state observed accident pre-
vention day Wednesday. Ohio is said
to be the first state to observe such
a day.
Will License But Few.
There appeared before the state
board of veterinary examiners We'd
nesday so practicing veterinarians in
the state, who wish to secure licenses
to practice without taking the exami-
nation that is required by the new law
of last winter. The law provides for
the exemption from the examination
of all those who have been practicing
in the state since 1894, providing their
standing in the community in which
they live and practice is good. This
provision gives the state board an op-
portunity to cut out whom they
please.
Failed to Pass.
Eleven persons who were given
provisional appointments in the state
department of workshops and fac
tories, failed to pass the state civil
service examinations for these places
and so will lose them. They are all
inspectors. DR.. z. B. Campbell,
chairman of the commission, in COM
menting on the fsa:ures, said: "They
will blame the commission, know,
but we are here to enforce the civil
service law, and If persons appointed
cannot pass the examination they
will be dropped from the state payroll,
qegsrdleSE Of their politics"