The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-03-09
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secure licenses on lease tenure or
saloon property. Bruce w. Beall sued
the Gambrinus Brewing Co. for al
legged unpaid rent on premises leased
from him for saloon purposes. In the
lease was inserted the provision that
in case the territory was voted dry
the lease should be by that fact an
nulled. The territory was not voted
dry, but after the new constitutional
provision for the licensing of saloons
was adopted (this lease was made
prior to that date) the liquor license
commission refused to license Thomas
Scott, who was operating saloon in
the premises under a suitcase from
the brewing company. The common
pleas court gave Beall his rent but
this court reverses the judgment, evi
IDENTIFY holding that the case was Gov
cred by the clause regarding the ex
clusion of saloons from the territory
Commission Reports.
The Ohio Perry's victory centennial
commission. which, with commission
ers representing the federal govern
ment and seven other states, con
structed the imposing Put-in-Bay peace
memorial monument, which cost $500,
900, has made its final report to the
governor. The light from the top oi
this lofty monument, which overlooks
the historic scene of the battle of Lake
Erie, can be seen by lake vessels fol
more than so miles. The other states
that Joined with Ohio and the govern
ment in establishing the monument
are New York, Pennsylvania, Michi
gan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky and
Rhode Island. Ohio contributed $120,
900 to the monument fund. The monu
ment was dedicated in 1913, but only
recently was wholly completed.
CIew is Furnished by Woman.
A clew furnished by woman who
overheard a telephone conversation
gave the state fire marshals Office the
lead" which resulted in the arrest OF
Augustus Kern and Arthur Grubb of
Newark for the burning of Kern's
| hotel two years ago, in which fire five
persons lost their lives. Grubb was
employed by Kern as a bartender, and
he has confessed that Kern hired him
to burn up an electric piano in the
hotel on which there was $500 in
surance. Grubb was to get $100 for
| this. Gasoline was used in starting
the fire, and it spread so rapidly that
five of the dodgers were unable to
escape, being trapped on the second
floor. The fire marshal's Office expects
! that those implicated will be charged
with murder as well as arson.
Prisoners Not Insane.
An investigation by the state board
of administration develops that there
are a number of prisoners at the lima
state hospital for the criminal insane
who are not insane, and, therefore,
should not be detained there. They
will be returned to the Ohio peniten'
tiary. Among these is Otis Hurley,
formerly known as "prison demon, u
who escaped from the hospital some
time and was recently captured in
Chicago Ira Marlatt, another prison
Demon" who was sent to the peni
tentiary from Columbiana county
nearly 25 years ago, for killing a
| Quaker named Barak Ashton, is be.
lieved to be insane and will be kept
at Lima
Secured First Conviction.
The Ohio board of moving picture
censors has secured it's first convic.
tion under the new constitutional cen.
sor law. M. NJ Melchoir, represent
ing the Victor Film Co., was arrested
in Columbus at the instance of the
board for renting to an exhibitor the
film, From Beanery to Billions,
which had been rejected by the board.
He entered a plea of guilty and was
fined 500 and costs. Under the new
law the board is authorized to arrest
manufacturers exchange men as we'll
as exhibitors for violations of the law
prohibiting the showing of films not
approved by the board.
Estates Left to Widows.
Two large estates were left to child.
less women whose property came un-
der the probate court here, one, Ed.
ward M. Gillette, formerly state sen"
ator from Fairfield county, who left
an estate valued at $127,000, and the
other, Samuel A. Eswein, contracting
plumber, who left one of $25O00O. In
each case, after making minor be-
quests, the testator leaves the bulk Of
his estate to his widow.
Will Not Withdraw.
Speaker C. D. Conover denied that
he had under consideration with
drawal from the race for the Republic
an nomination for auditor of state and
becoming a candidate for the Repub.
lican nomination for congress in the
Seventh district against Congressman
Fess. "T am in the fight for the state
nomination to stay and to win," he
said.
Carried by Pigeons.
The scientists at the state univer'
sity and the state experiment station
believe they have clue to the method
of distribution of hog cholera germs
from farm to farm. That it is germ
disease has been known for some
time, but the scientists have been
puzzled as to how the germs are trans
ported. Often the disease has broken
out where no trace of the germ could
be found. Now they believe that the
germs are carried by pigeons. They
are very apt to light on hog feeding
grounds to pick up corn and, flying
to other farms, carry germs Of disease,
Are Violating the Law.
George H. Hamilton, state shop in
spector, has evidence to show that a
number of mattress manufacturers OF
the state are violating the law by
using secondhand material in mat
tresses which is being sold as first
class material. He has sent out no