The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-05-25

institution it would be necessary to
close the school at once, the COM
mencement period being near at hand.
Campbell leaves a $3,500 position to
take this one at only $4,000, but in ad-
dition he gets a home in the institu-
ton for himself and family, with table
kept by the state, domestic service
furnished by the state and the use Of
state automobile with chauffeur.
400 Prisoners Working Outside.
More state prisoners are working
outside of prison walls in Ohio than
in any other state in the union. These
men are in the so-called honor squad
of Warden Thomas of the penitentiary
and less than 2 per cent of them vio-
late the trust reposed in them by rum
ming away. In round numbers, there
are 400 prisoners located in camps in
various parts of the state, some 120
being at the new prison farm at Lon
don, Madison county, this being the
largest unit in the honor system.
Eighty men are employed in brickmak-
ing at the state brick plant at juno
ton City. The others are working at
the penitentiary farm at Orient, at the
new reformatory for women at Marys-
vile, at the Columbus state hospital,
at the Ohio hospital for epileptics at
Gallipolis and at other state institu-
tions and institutional farms. The pop
ulation of the penitentiary now is
1856, the highest it has ever been ex-
cept when federal prisoners were COM
mitted to the institution from differ
ent parts of the country.
Not to Make Tags In Pen.
The proposition to have the license
tags for the use of the state automo-
bile bureau made by prisoners in the
penitentiary seems to have gone glim-
mering for the present anyhow. State
Registrar Walker Of the automobile
department has placed advertisements
for bids, to be in by June 10, for fur
nishing the tags. The attention of the
state administration board was called
to the fact that it would have to get
busy at once if provision was to be
made for making the tags in the state
{ prison, by the state registrar when
/. the subject was first discussed, and
Warden Thomas said the necessary
machinery could be installed at cost
of about $4,000. No provision for the
necessary funds was made by the
emergency board and the registrar
could wait no longer. He explained
that manufacturers required nearly
half year to get ready to do the
work.
Old Rates Continued.
The public utilities commission has
rejected the schedule of increased
rates for shipment of drain tile filed
some time ago by various railroads,
making permanent a temporary sus-
pension of these proposed rates. The
Ohio Drain Tile Shippers association
protested against the new rates. The
action of the commission continues
the old rates.
Wants a Second Term.
State Treasurer R. w. Archer has
officially become a candidate for the
Republican nomination for treasurer
of state, filing a declaration of his
candidacy for second term nomina-
ton in his party. Senator J. j. Wise
of Massillon, chairman of the senate
finance committee, has weighed in for
Postpone Action.
The matter Of providing for a new
state Office building has been again
postponed by the state building COM
mission, this time to August. 1t was
explained that it was desired to sub
NIT to the voters of Columbus a bond
issuing proposition that the Sd-st. site
matter depends upon in the meantime.
Deaths by Rail Increase.
The Amherst wreck raised the total
number of deaths in the state by rail
during March to the unusually large
number of 107. 1t was only 40 in the
same month of 1915, an increase of 50
| this year.
Board Organizes.
Once a year the Ohio board of uni>
form laws meets and organizes. The
object of this board is to aid in bring
ing about uniformity Of laws among
the various states. Recently this
board held its annual meeting and or
ganized for the new year. Attorney
A. V. Cannon of Cleveland was elected
chairman and Attorney Frank P. Rich.
ter of Hamilton secretary. The other
member is Attorney Frank M. eleven
ger Of Wilmington, former member of
the state senate. The members serve
without pay. They have brought about
some uniformity in legislation.