The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-14
Special COLUMBUS Correspondent.

TO the forthcoming legislature tC
provide funds for establishing a
state home and hospital for
crippled children. The work that
other states have done in that
line will be pointed out, and Ohio will
be urged to start in a modest way
developing the work as needed.
The betterment of helpless little
eripples is the big object of the enter
prise. The outline of the plans for
the legislature to consider will be
completed here at an adjourned meet
ing next week when Harry H. Tim
ken of Canton will suggest to the
commission named year ago by Gov.
F. B. Willis to go over the question
his idea.
He has given it most careful consid-
Grafton, and bis suggestions were in
formally agreed to at the conference
of the commission. No estimate of the
cost Of construction or operation has
been made. The site of the home is to
be in the central part of the state.
Sites have been submitted at Worth
ington and at Xenia, but none has
been considered.
Gov. Willis strongly commended the
work and urged that it be carried on
with vigor. The committee in charge
is composed of Chairman Harry H.
Timken Of CantQd ]. A. Mcdowell
Of Ashland, State Auditor A. V. Dona-
hey, Dr. w. D. Haines of Cincinnati
And Gov. Willis.
To Banquet Legislators.
Members of the 82d general assem-
bly,, which convenes the first week in
January, are to be entertained at
complimentary banquet on the day fol-
lowing the inauguration of Gov.-elect
Cox, according to plans announced by
general committee OF Capital
City citizens. A committee is now
raising funds for the banquet and
for other features of the inaugural.
The next governor will be sworn into
office on a platform erected on the
west steps of the statehouse. Special
dignity and beauty are to be given
the affair in the way of the construc-
tion of the forum and a prominent
architect has been asked to design a
model that will conform with the
style of architecture of the capitol
building.
Minor Parties VIII Ask Change.
Ohio PrOhibitionists, who are hold
ing their annual convention in Colum-
bus this week, want a remedy for pres
ent difficulties experienced by candi-
dates Of minor parties in getting their =,
names on the ballot. They will appeal
to the legislature to remedy the law, !
which they declare is prohibitive for
minor party aspirants. Failure to Sc
cure aid for the legislature will lead |
to test of the validity of the pres
ent law, Prohibitionists say.
Will Call Republican Caucus.
AS the senior member of the minor .
ity in the new general assembly, Rep !
resentative Frank Reighard of Fulton
will call the Republican eau
Gus of the house for day late in De-
cember. Mr.. Reighard will not be a
candidate for minority leader but will !
take the place if there is a demand .
for him, as is indicated there will be. |,
P. Ellis of Geauga county and !
Andrew o. Fleming of Mahoning have |
also been mentioned.
Will Instruct Cadets.
Three non-commissioned officers of |
the regular army have been detailed |
to instruct Ohio State university |
cadets in military science and tactics. |
Sergts. George Armstrong and George I
Peters of the Columbus barracks, and .
Sergt. William Clark of Troop A, Sth .
cavalry regiment, now stationed at .
Fort Bliss, have been ordered to re-
port to Capt Converse at the state
They will take charge of
their duties in few DAYS.
Condemn Practice.
Ohio representatives of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Trainmen in convention here
strongly condemned the giving of sur
prise tests by railroads. These tests,
made with interchanged block signals,
improper signals and eXtinguished
block and switch lights, are declared
1y the men to endanger the lives of
passengers and are nerve shattering
or the men. Resolutions were unani-
nously adopted asking for legislation
such tests.
Begin ConserVancy Hearing.
The Franklin county common pleas
,ourt began the hearing Of objections
o the Franklin county conservancy {
boards plans for food protection for
he Scioto valley. Attorneys from
Marion, Delaware, Morrow, Ross and
oickaway counties are expected to ask
o have judges from their counties
represented in the hearing. If this
s allowed, it may delay the hearing
N the objections.
Prisoners ParoIIed or Released.
One hundred and thirty-three pris-
'ners were either parolled or given
inal release from the penitentiary by I
he board of administration as its ses-
ion. This was 60 per cent of the 1
applicants for the last two months.
Many were under indeterminate sem
ences, but few had served long SEN I
ences. Leo Deibel, for second degree {
murder, from Akron, doing life term, I
lad spent more than 10 years behind
he walls. The dates of release run
rom Dec. Is to March Is, while a few ]
7ill get 0ut when employed. ]. o. I
odd, emhezzler, gets ont Dec. "a.
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