The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-08-03
Select BUILDING for State.

commodate the Offices which carry on
the business Of the state of Ohio, the
state board of public buildings has
closed a deal for the purchase of the
Wyandotte building, Just off High-st.
on w. Broad-st. The consideration
paid John G. Deshler, the owner, is
$225,0OO. The building is IL stories
high and has a basement under all
of it. 1t has better light and ventila-
tion than any other strictly Office
building in Columbus because there
are no other buildings Of its height
near it. 1t has a fine west view and
is comparatively new, although it was
the first skyscraper in Columbus.
Will Become Farmer.
James A. Devine, Democrat, will
retire as the chief examiner Of
the state building and loan bureau.
a position he has held since the bu-
reau was detached from the state in
surance department some four or five
years ago and made a department by
itself. Mr.. Devine was an assistant
in the department when It was under
the direction of the state insurance
superintendent. He will become a
! farmer and stock raiser upon giving
up official life. He has large farm
near Chillicotbe. He will be succeed
ed as head of the department by Col.
L. G. Silbaugh of Lancaster, Repub-
lican, at present deputy chief ex-
aminer.
Good Work of Labor Bureau.
Three hundred and sixty-eight men
and women seeking employment were
referred to positions by the free labor
exchanges of Ohio during the week
ending July %, according to the week
ly report by the department of inves-
tigation and statistics of the industrial
commission. Two hundred and eighty
nine of this number were reported
placed in positions. Applications for
| the week were from 266 men and 1879
women. During the month of June,
| the report shows, 1861 out of a total
of 1888 positions were filled by the
free labor exchange in Columbus
alone, while 14046 were filled in seven
leading Ohio cities, including Colum-
bus.
Receiving Pay Checks.
Hundreds of township clerks
throughout the state are now getting
pay checks" from State Fire Marshal
Buckley as compensation for reporting
6ros 1,b;oI ooourrod in fbair foupe hi n
during the past year. These checks"
average $3.50 for each clerk, not
very munificient sum, but enough to
pay the official for his trouble. An al
lowance of so cents for each fire re-
ported is given. 1t is pointed out to-
these clerks that they are rendering
real public service in reporting fires
and thus enabling the department to
get information which is valuable in
determining how to reduce fire losses.
Would Violate Smith Law.
The city of Cleveland came into the
supreme court with case proposing
to secure judicial permission to violate
the Smith per cent tax limit law.
1t is claimed that neither the l per
cent limit nor the IL per cent limit
would produce as much money as
must absolutely be had to run the
local government. 1t develops thai
they are proposing to use $2,500,000
from an interest and sinking fun levy
for that purpose and use the balance
of the total of $3,51O,OOO from the lew.
| for general expenses.
No Attempt to Enforce Laws.
In an address before the Kiwanis
club here Chief of Police Charles E.
Carter plainly stated that he was max
| ing no attempt to enforce the laws
against the social evil and did not pro-
pose to do so for the reason that he
had found that public opinion would
not sustain him in it. Carter was sup
ported for the position by the moral
elements of the city and last year
when he was a candidate for election
as mayor, he was endorsed for the po-
sition by the Columbus Association of
Ministers.
Officers Reappointed.
Three state officeholders, ali Re-
publicans, were reappointed by Gov
ernor Frank B. Willis to terms rang
ing from one to five years. They are:
Frank B. Fauver of Elyria, superin-
tendent of public works for term end
ing June 6, 1917; Harry T. Hall of East
Liverpool, state superintendent of
banks for term ending July 5, 1920,
and G. E. Jobe Of Cedarville, member
of the board Of control of the Ohio
agricultural experiment station for
term ending July Z, 1921.
Refers to Improved Roads.
The provisions of the state road law
as to repairs refers only to repairs on
roads that have once been improved.
So the attorney general has held in
an opinion rendered to State Highway
Commissioner Clinton Cowen.
Resignation Accepted.
Adjt. Gen. Hough has been notified
that the war department has accepted
the resignation of 1st Lieut. John P.
Calwell of Battery D, 1st Ohio artii
lery, Akron. The resignation is said
to be the result of friction between
the lieutenant and Maj. Bush, the COM
mander of the artillery batteries.
Will Not Have Exhibits.
Secretary c. A. Stauffer of the state
board of agriculture has issued a state
ment to the effect that the report that
mail order houses would be permitted
l. l. L
year, was untrue.
Will Have to Change System.
James E. Bauman, acting secretary
Of the state board of health, has no
titled Col. w. H. Duffy, assistant quar-
termaster general at Camp Willis, that
if Camp Willis is maintained all sum-
mer it will be necessary to provide
other means of disposing of its sew
age than the Olentangy river. In a