The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-10-26
special Columbus corrsspOndsnt.

THE state automobile department
is having lots Of trouble will
unscrupulous automobile own
ers who utilize various ruses t.
beat the license law. A recent cas-,
was that uncovered BY Inspector L. D
Headley Of the state automobile de
partment at Cleveland. He caugh
this Cleveland dealer in Monroe coun
ty, with Ave cars, on which he had
fake license tags. The bogus tags or
the cars, in which the dealer was en-
tortaining . party Of friends, were
cardboard representations Of the lega
license plates, and at a distance they
looked genuine. At the earnest re
quest Of the owner, all but one Of the
phony tags were returned by the in
spector, because the owner made the
plea that he would be unable to con
unue his journey homo unless he had
some kind of numbers on his machine
The department will prosecute the
dealer on the strength Of the evidence
Of the one illegal tag taken by the
Inspector. I'VE run across many such
cases." said State Registrar W. H
Walker.
Twenty Days In Ward.
The attorney generals department
has given = ruling to the secretary Of
state constituting the election law re-
lating to the length Of time that an
elector must reside in a ward and
precinct in order to have the right to
vote. In one section It says that an
elector must live in the ward 20 days,
and in another section 1t seems to pro-
vide that such q residence must have
been maintained in the precinct. The
attorney general holds that 20 days
residence in the ward qualities the
elector to vote in any precinct in the
ward. The question was raised in Ma
honing county and was submitted to
the attorney general through the sec
retary of state, the chief election Of
1icer Of the state.
More Road Letting.
There will be another road letting
by the state highway department on
Nov. 2, when bids will be opened for
the construction Of 21 miles of state
aid roadway in seven counties, the
estimated cost Of which is $212,547.83.
The Improvements are to be made in
Franklin. Clinton, Fairfield, Guernsey,
Harrison, Putnam and Seneca coun-
ties. This will probably be the final
letting of the year. 1t will be one Of
the smallest lettings of the year Be-
cause of not starting work, the w. H.
Young Co. Of Columbus has forfeited
its contract for a big job awarded it
last June. This was a contract for
improving the national pike in Guern-
sey county.
Get Three OFFICES.
Ohio was much in evidence at the
annual meeting Of the American Pris-
on association held at Buffalo last
week. H. H. Shirer, secretary of the
board Of state charities. formerly Of
Tif1n, was reelected financial secre-
tary Of the association, position he
has held since 1908. Joseph P. Byers
Of Philadelphia, predecessor Of Mr..
Shirer as secretary of the charities
board, was reelected general secre-
tary Of the association. Rev. Thomas
o. Reed, chaplain of the Ohio peniten-
tiary, was elected president of the
chaplain's organization of the associa-
tion, being promoted from vice presi-
dent.
Warns Against Fires.
This is the time Of the year when
chimneys should be cleaned out, de-
fective hues repaired and old and
rusted stove pipe replaced. The state
fire marshals ONCE urges that atten-
titon be given to these things. Ac-
cumulation of rubbish or infiammable
material should be taken from the
furnace room and removed to a point
Of safety. If any coal has slid down
from the pile and is near the furnace,
It should be cleaned away. It will
soon be time to light fires, and all
sources of danger should be discov-
cred and removed. A little careful in
vestigation now may save considerable
loss.
Will Hear Hunting Case.
The supreme court has consented to
hear the case brought by the Winona
Point Shooting club against Earl
Slaughterbeck, from Ottowa county,
to determine If q hunting and fishing
club may lease unnavigable waters
and bar the public from the same.
The club is trying to bar outsiders
from marsh lands along the Lake Erie
water front, which it has under lease.
Heads History Association.
Prof. Wilbur H. Siebert, instructor
of European history at Ohio State uni
versity, has been elected president Of
the Ohio Association Of History Teach
ers. Teachers Of history in colleges,
universities and high schools through
out the state compose the member
ship of the association.
Asks for Injunction.
Manufacturers of "Hebe," an evapo-
rated SKINNED milk and vegetable
product, have asked Federal District
Judge John e. Safer Of Columbus to
enjoin Thomas L. Calvert, chief state
dairy and food commissioner, from
the sale of that product in
Ohio until its status as a food has
been determined by the court "Hebe"
figured in a controversy few months
ago in connection with its being
served to Ohio militiamen at the con-
camp at Columbus. Com
missioner Calvert has ruled against
It's sale in Ohio.
Will Resume Duties.
Capt. R. U. Hastings, adjutant Of the
sth regiment, which is on duty ct the
border, will return TO Ohio this week
10 resume his duties as superintendent
If the boys industrial home, Lancas-
.er. He has been on duty with the
.roOps since they were called out early
asst summer. The board of admins |