The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-09-21
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART.
MENTS-OTHER HAPPENINGS
Special Columbus Correspondent.
Columbus.

term Of the supreme court,
- which begins Tuesday, Sept.
26, motions only will be heard
by the court. The hearing of cases
Will begin Tuesday, Oct. 3, when
the appeal Of the Hooking Val
ley railroad from the order Of the
Ohio public utilities commission d.
recting it to reduce coal rates from
the Hooking field to lake points will
be heard. The second case to be
heard will be that of the Epoch Pro-
ducing Corporation, owner of the film,
The Birth Of Nation" which wants
the court to knock out a decision of
the state moving picture board bar
ring the picture from the state. II is
expected that the members of the
court will witness private exhibitions
Of the film to better qualify them
selves to determine whether 1t should
be allowed to be exhibited.
Will Appeal Case.
An appeal will be taken to the state
courts by Charles L. Dye, Marietta
saloonist, from the decision of the
state liquor license commission tax
ing away his license because of his
conviction Of two federal law liquor
violations. The decision of the COM
mission afirms a finding Of the coun-
ty board. Under the Ohio law, two
convictions of the license law is suffi-
cient ground for revocation of
license. While admitting that the
question was close one, the commits
sion contends that under the scope of
the state license law it has the right
to take notice Of violations Of federal
liquor regulatory laws and revoke a
license for such violations. Dye was
fined total of $500 and sent to the
Ross county jail for six months by the
federal court for shipping liquor from
Ohio into West Virginia as milk and
for rectifying liquor without taking
out federal license.
Postpones Action.
The state emergency board has post
poned until its meeting in October
action on the request of the state in
dustrial commission for funds for the
retention of Is assistants whose ser
vices are declared to be needed by
reason of the growth of the compensa-
ton business of the state. The con-
troversy between the commission and
the two sets Of efficiency experts re-
garding elimination of positions so as
to effect big saving in the cost of
running the department has operated
to hold up action by the emergency
board on the request for money to re-
tain the assistants mentioned The rec
concentrations of the efficiency ex-
perts were severely criticised by the
commission at a recent meeting with
the board.
No Provision for Agents.
The law authorizing the establish
ment and maintenance of the new
women's reformatory at Marysville
does not make any provision, for the
appointment for field agents such as
other penal institutions have. The at
torney generals department says that
the state board of administration may
authorize the appointment of as many
such agents a. may be deemed neces-
sary and fix their pay. The appoint
ment of tbs agents is to be made by
Supt. Mittendorf of Dayton, head of
the Teformatory. She will indicate to !
the board how many agents she needs. |
The next legislature will be asked to !
provide for the permanent appoint |
ment of such agents and clothe them
with power to make arrests. The ad- |
board cannot invest the |
agents with this authority.
Flood Protection Survey.
Prof. M. B. Hammond was elected |
chairman of the board of appraisers !
of the Franklin county conservancy |
district. The other members are
W. Z. Cherry and ]. F.. Andrex A !
survey Of the plans for |
food protection was at once started |
and a report is expected within 10
days. After the report is made the
board will vote on the |
Official plan and then it may be car
ried to the common pleas court by
any objectors not satisfied with the
plan.
Will Test Ruling.
The Columbus Automobile club is
going to test the validity of the recent
ruling of Attorney General Turner
that justices of the peace have no le-
gal right to fine speeders unless a
waiver is signed by the accused, CIV
ing the justice authority to pass SEN
Eence without carrying the case to a
higher court, it is announced. The
;lub thinks that some Of its members
nave been fined illegally by justices.
Will Retain Position.
Louis McAllister of Marietta, who
was Professionally appointed superin-
,endent of the hog cholera serum plant
Ind farm at Reynoldsburg, some
months ago, will be retained in that
position.
Out Of Harmony.
The state board of health will hold
mother meeting the latter part Of this
month and again try to select secre-
ary to take the place of DR.. E. F. Nc
campbell, who resigned several
months ago to become dean of the col
ege of medicine of the Ohio State uni
Tersity, and there are no indications
hat an agreement or understanding
las been reached regarding filing the
'aeancy. DR.. Homer C. Brown of
one Of the members, says
hat unless the board can get together
{ would be to the interests Of the state
I all members would resign.