The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-11-09
Many on Political Duty.

heads and important employees are
concerned. The exodus is on in ear
nest and little state business will re-
ceive attention until after next Tues
day. For, if you will remember, this
Is the last lap Of the political fight in
nation, state and county, and even
state officials and appointees are inter.
ested, strangely enough. They are all
on their way to their home cities and
districts, If they have not already
found their way there some time ago.
Little attention has been bestowed
upon things of state concern for sew.
eral weeks, in the growing heat and
of the campaign. The tension
has now reached a stage where even
the most Industrious of state officials
and employees finds it hard to rivet his
attention on his official work.
Claims Court Must Censor Film.
Can the Ohio supreme court sit as =
moving picture board of censors? The
contention that not only can 1t Off
ciate in such a capacity, but that It is
for it to do so under the
law of the state to dispose of an ap-
peal from a ruling of the state movie
board censors has been made. In its
for rehearing of the case
in which it sought to annul the order
of the state censors rejecting THE
Birth Of Nation" the Epoch Produc-
ing Co. of New York, owner of this
film, argues that it is incumbent upon
the court to view the picture in order
to determine If 1t should be allowed
to be exhibited in Ohio. Recently the
court dismissed the appeal of the COM
pany because the record in the case
was not complete.
Made Long Trip.
State Treasurer R. w. Archer has
received a check dated July 27, 1911
which has been in the hands Of postai
in this country and Eng.
land for the past three months. The
check was mailed at Damascus, O.,
July 27, by A. R. Dilzell and was in,
tended for the treasurer of state, but
through an error was enclosed with a
etter addressed to a man in Berlin,
Germany. According to a letter from
he state department at Washington,
he mail was sent to London, England,
and there opened by Censor No. 1888
Both enclosures were opened and after
IN examination the check for State
Treasurer Archer was turned over to
he American embassy at London by
he British foreign office.
Open Season for Rabbits.
The rabbit hunting season is now
IN. From Nov. up until the first day
Of next January it is lawful to catch,
kill, injure or pursue with such intent
Mr.. Bunny. The use Of a ferret in
hunting of rabbits is prohibited and,
If course, they cannot be killed or
hunted on Sunday, all kinds of hunt
ng being barred on that day. The
owner or lessee of lands may kill rab-
1its at any time of the year if they
become a nuisance and a menace to
rees, shrubbery, grain, berries or
'ruit. According to reports received
oy the state fish and game commits.
sion, rabbits will be plentiful this sea-
son.
Awarded Death Benefit.
An echo of the North Carolina
'ailway tragedy that resulted in
he death of an Ohio man last July
was heard, when the state industrial
made an award of $3,744
% Mrs. Helen W. Litz and her daugh.
.er Helen, Columbus. The husband
and father, George w. Litz, was killed
while in the employ of the W. NJ. Rit-
.er Lumber Co. A gasoline motor
1riven railway car in which he was
'iding collided with another car, caus-
ng fatal injuries.
Orders Coal Released.
The Kemball Coal Co. of Cleveland
to the public utilities
commission that the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Co. was refusing to re-
ease % cars of coal shipped to the
and which it needs at once
FOR customers. The commission or
1ered the coal turned over to the COM
pany at once. Complaint has been
made that the railroads are holding up
Nonresident Problem.
c1n 81 ~f sok, d.
is faced with the problem of the dis
position of Quincy w. Flint, non
resident of the state, who was de-
clared insane in the Franklin county
probate court. Flint recently created
disturbance in a Colum-
bus hotel, resulting in an examination
being made as to his sanity.
Gone South for Winter.
w. o. Wiseman, formerly connected
with the office of the state commits
sioner Of soldiers claims, has gone to
st. Cloud, Fla, for the winter.
Change Place of Mastering Out.
Ohio troops will not be mustered
out at Camp Perry, as was originally
When the Ohio boys return
from the border they will receive
their discharges at Fort Benjamin
Harrison, near Indianapolis, instead,
according to advices received by Adjt.
Gen. Bryant from Maj. Gen. Thomas
H. Barry, head of the central division
of the regular army at Chicago. The
order did not specify when the troops
will be recalled from the border and
it is not construed by the adjutant
general as signifying that the troops
will be sent home soon.
Opens Last Bids of Year.
State Highway Commissioner Clin-
ton Cowen has opened bids for the
of 21 miles of roads which
will cost about 100000 to complete.
This will probably be the last letting
of the season, at least the final one of
any consequence.
Ruling of General Interest.
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