The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-09-28
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS-OTHER HAPPENINGS
Game wardc : Rewarded.

ance or Onclal duty. These WardenS
are Manley Phillips and Morris
Baugham, who broke up a notorious
band of seiners in Hamilton county
last year. The band was the worst the
state has ever had to contend with.
In putting the unlawful seiners out Of
business, the wardens and officers Of
the law killed two of the violators and
seriously wounded q third one. Two
of the wardens we're badly used up In
a pitched battle with the violators. As
an evidence of appreciation, the "ag"
board decided to make the two war
dens an award.
Court of Appeals Organizes.
Judge James |. Allread of Columbus
recently was honored by being chosen
chief justice of the judges of appeal
Of the state at the annual meeting Of
these jurists, held in the north court
room of the supreme court. He WIS
the unanimous choice of the judges.
He succeeds Judge r. R. Kinkade Of
Toledo, of the 9Th appellate court dis
trict. Judge Louis B. Houck Of Mt.
Vernon was elected secretary, succeed
ing Judge Albert H. Kunkle Of Spring
field. The new officers begin their
terms on Jan. l. After electing officers
the judges fixed the time of holding
court in the various districts during
the next year. There are eight dis
tricts with three judges in each.
No SoIdier-VotTng Law.
Ohio has no law permitting soldiers
to vote while away from home. II
had such law during the rebellion,
but it became obsolete when that war
closed. For several weeks Gov. Willis
has been investigating to try to de-
termine If it would be necessary to
call a special legislative session to
provide for voting by the soldiers by
mail in the event that the Ohio troops
should be detained at the border be-
yond election. Chief Clerk Maynard
and Assistant Clerk Hughes of the
house Of representatives have searched
the statutes and report that the sol
dier-voting laws Of other years have
Safer to Ride on Cars.
1t is safer to ride on the cars than
in other means of conveyance. The
accident report Of the state pubic
utilities commission for July and Au-
gust shows this. Of the persons killed
by the electric and steam cars in those
two months but two were passengers
In July 1875 were killed, an increase Of
76 over the same month for last year.
In August the number was lis, an In
crease of IA. There were 40 killed at
grade crossings in July and 81 at such
crossings in August. OF those killed
in both months SO were persons in
automobiles, which indicates that they
are more careless of their lives than
any other travellers.
Argue State Building Case.
In the hearing of the chamber Ot
commerce suit to restrain Auditor of
State Donahey from paying 1925, 600
for the Wysndotte building, the consti-
tutionality of the law creating the
state building commission was argued
before the court of appeals here.
The hearing was on the demurrer Of
Attorney General Turner to the suit
Arguments were made in favor of the
demurrer by Turner and for the cham
Der of commerce by Ex-Attorney Gen
eral Hogan and Judge Shauck. Turn.
er argued that In creating the com
mission the legislature did not create
new Offices, but added new duties to
existing offices.
Attend Reunion of Regiment.
Gov. G. H. Brough of Arkansas, who
Is a native of Ohio, joined Gov. Willis
in Columbus to go to the an
nual reunion of the 18th o. V. l. at
Newark. Both the governors will
speak A feature of the reunion will
be the presence of a committee Of
Confederate veterans from the 1st Ar
kansas regiment. The latter regiment
captured flag from the Ohio veterans
years ago a committee representing
the 18th visited the Confederate vet
erans and had the flag returned to
them. 1t is now among the old battle
flags in the rotunda of the state house.
Early Publication Ordered.
Each county liquor board has re.
ceived an order from the state liquor
license commission to announce the
names of applicants for saloon
licenses for next year before the mid
1F
licenses were issued in November.
Two years ago former Gov. Cox or.
dered the licenses issued before cleo
ton day so that it could not be
charged that they were being held up
until after election for political rea-
sons. Gov. Willis, in ordering the
licenses issued earlier than required
by law, is following the precedent
fixed by his predecessor.
Dependent Relief
/ The war department has sent a COM
munication to the adjutant generals
department advising of the provisions
of the new federal law under which
money allowance will be made by
the government for the dependent rel
atives of soldiers who are in the fed
eralized national guard. The depart
ment points out that application for
such relief must be made by the sol
dier through his commanding officer,
This relief is for the wives, children
and mothers of soldiers. An appro-
priation of $2,OO0,0O0 was made for
the dependents of soldiers.
Big Army Of School Children.
The number of school youth in Ohio
would make a mighty army. Reports
made to the state department of public
instruction show that there are more
than 100000 girls and boys Of school
age in the state. The school enumerR-
ton shows this. This takes in all be-
tween and 21 years of age. The
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