The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-03-09
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS--OTHER HAPPENINGS
Special Columbus Correspondent.

holding valid another provision
of the workmen's compensa
tion act-section 26-which provides
that in case an employer does
not take advantage of the compensa
tion act to protect his employees by
paying in the premium required and
one of his employees is injured while
on duty the state industrial commits
sion may allow an award for the EN-
ploye as against the employer and il
shall stand in law as an unliquidateC
claim against the employer. The case
in which the decision was rendered
was that of the state VS.. Fassig, and
1t was brought on behalf of an EN-
ploye of Fassig named Pond. 1t was
held by Fassig's attorneys that the
operation of this provision initiated
against the constitutional provision
guaranteeing the right of trial by
jury. The courts decision was not
as strong and definite as might have
been wished by the friends of the
law, for the court says in a qualifying
clause in the decision that it does moi
find the section repugnant to the con
stitution to such a degree as would
justify it in holding it invalid.
Recommendation of Board.
The state board of pardons has rec
commended to Gov. Willis that he com
mute the penitentiary sentence oi
Henry Williams, convicted in Frank
lin county in 1914 of stealing an auto
mobile, so that he may be released
soon and support his dependent moth
er. Williams took the automobile to
Portsmouth and sold it there. The
board also recommended pardon for
Melvin McAdams, convicted of break
ing into a store at Williamsburg, Cler-
mont county. He is now on parole.
Prosecutor Speidel of Clermont coun-
ty wrote to the board that McAdams
was under the influence Of woman
when he committed the crime. Com
mutation of his life sentence to 20
years was recommended for John Fag-
Ter, sentenced from Cuyahoga county
The board suggested pardon for John
Kriscak, convicted in Guernsey coun-
ty in 1913 of having killed man and
sentenced to life Imprisonment Doubt
concerning his guilt was expressed;
and for Andrew Cole, convicted in
Marion county in 1915 of burglariZing
store to get necessities for his
family.
Doesn't Have to Support Children.
By merely marrying a woman who
has children by former marriage a
man does not obligate himself to sup
port those children of his wife, in the
opinion of Attorney General Turner.
There must be. he says, a special
agreement on his part that he will
support the children before a prosecu-
tion for failure to support such chill
dren can be successfully maintained
against him. The opinion was rem
dered by the attorney general in reply
to an inquiry from Prosecutor Ter
williger of Fairfield county. The
agreement must be in effect an adop-
tion to make it stick, even at that.
In another feature of the same ruling
the attorney general held that a moth.
er who has remarked is ineligible to
receive mothers pension while her
husband is alive, if not disabled or a
prisoner in the penitentiary.
Protest Against Claim.
The state industrial commission
wired a strong protest to Cleveland
against the allowance of a claim fol
$4,000 attorney fees made by the at
torneys for Samuel Police, who Sc
cured a verdict for $1,000 against the
commission as workman's compensa
ton in a contested case. They also
ask Prosecutor Cyrus Locher to op
pose the allowance when the matter
sum of the verdict and, if allowed
must come out Of the state insurance
funds.
Gain in Litigation Over Union.
Ohio school teachers won a victory
in their campaign for organization Of
unions when the state supreme court
declined to dismiss a Cleveland case
Involving the question of their legal
right to affiliate with labor bodies. The
suit was instituted nearly two years
ago by Cleveland taxpayers to compel
Supt. J. M. H. Frederick to reinstate
six teachers whom he had dismissed
on order of the board of education
after they had been active in organi-
cation of grade teachers club.
Former Pastor Enlists in Canada.
Friends of DR.. George B. Cutten, re.
Gently pastor of the Central Baptist
church here and we'll known in Bap,
tist circles in Ohio, were surprised to
hear that he had enlisted for military
service in the English army. DR.. Cut.
ten, who is a Yale graduate, left his
pulpit here several years ago to be-
come the president of Baptist col.
lege at Arcadia, near Halifax.
Living Is High in Mexico.
Living is high in Mexico, according
to Capt. H. E. Bryan of the quarter
master 3 department VI IHS OIlO IVA
tional Guard, who has been in Mexico
City for several years as the represen-
tative of a military supply firm of
Ohio, and who was at the adjutant
generals Office in Columbus, sum-
moned there to attend a federal in
spection of guard headquarters. 81
paid $50 for eggs and $50 for cup of
coffee on dining car on the way out
of Mexico" said Capt. Bryan. He ex-
planned, however, that those prices
were in CarranZa money.
Report illegal Expenditures.
Public officials and contractors are
severely scored in report on Erie
county, just filed by state examiners
with the state accounting bureau
They report illegal expenditures OF
more than $4,000 for public improve.
ments. Very little attention was paid