The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-13

LtAlnSJOu, WHICH SIaJS SnOp inspector
George H. Hamilton has ordered va
Gated not later than May 1. Inspect
ors OF the department reported that
the home, a twO-story frame building,
is serious fire hazard without fire
protection, is in bad sanitary condi-
tion, is without adequate ventilation
and is much overcrowded. The report
says that it violates all important pro-
visions of the state building code.
There are AZ children kept at the
home. One child was fatally burned
there recently. Inspector Hamilton
says that it would be a waste of time
and money to try to remodel the home
1t is up to the county to provide a new
building for the home.
Coal Shippers JubiIant.
Coal shippers are jubilant over the
announcement by the public utilities
commission that it's order requiring
the Hooking Valley railroad to reduce
coal rates has been in effect since
July, 1911, although the company did
not comply with it until the supreme
court upheld the order last July. The
company continued to charge shippers
the old rates, which are higher than
those provided for in the new rates,
until after the courts decision came.
The announcement of the commission
means that shippers can recover from
the railroad the difference between
/ the old and new rates for the four
years that the company disregarded
/ the order. The company will have to
refund about 100000.
To Provide Free School Books.
Approval has been given by Attor-
ney General Turner to a synopsis of a
bill to be initiated to create state
commission to provide for free school
books and school supplies for all chill
dren who attend the public schools Of
Ohio. The hackers of the measure
will soon begin the circulation of peti. |
tions for the initiation Of the bill. The |
legislature will be given a chance to |
pass the measure, and If It refuses to |
act upon it the bill will be referred |
to the people at election time, so it is
planned. The measure makes It man.
datory to furnish all pupils with books
and supplies free of charge
Holds Lien Law Valid.
Judge John f. Safer Of the federal
court has handed down a decision
holding the Ohio material mems lien
law valid, but with the provision that
those who expect to be benefited by
the act must conform to the provisions
as to filing statements of sums owing
them from the contractor, or their
claims will not hold good against the
owner. This is the act of 1918, fol
lowing the amendment to the consti.
tuition bringing material men under
the same protection that mechanics
had enjoyed before.
Wants Man Sent to Leper Colony.
Attorney General Turner will appear
in person before the United States
public health authorities in Washing
ton to urge that Edward Nusbaumer,
the Norwalk man who has developed
case of leprosy and is confined in an
isolated hospital in San Francisco be
sent to leper colony instead of being
returned to Norwalk. The federal au-
thorities have been insisting that the
Ohio authorities receive and care for
Nusbaumer. Ohio is absolutely with.
out any proper place where a leper
could be cared for.
Once Resident of Columbus.
Mrs. julius G. Lay, wife of the
American consul general at Berlin,
whose criticisms of English goods
made on a recent shopping expedition
in London came near resulting in her
arrest as German suspect, was once
a resident of Columbus. She was be-
fore her marriage Miss Ann Howard,
daughter of Rev. Quincy Howard of
GAINESVILLE, O., and coming here first
to attend school, was later employed
here for several years.
Prepare for Increased Business.
The trunk line railroads are gener-
ally adding largely to their equipment,
getting ready for still further increas-
ing business. The Nickel Plate has
asked the state utilities commission
for permission to issue a million and
a quarter equipment certificates at SO
for the purchase of box cars. The New
York Central asked for a similar per-
NIT week ago.
Shows Prosperity.
The combined report of the seven
free employment agencies
of the state for last week show a rec
ord in the number of persons who Sc
cured positions through them. The to-
tai number was little in excess of
10000 and is taken as a good index of
the present high state of prosperity
among the industrial concerns of Ohio.
May Erect Tabernacle.
At the meeting of the board OF trus-
tees of the state university the univer
sity architect, Prof. j. N. Bradford
was ordered to prepare plans and esti-
mates for the construction of a taber-
1acle building in which to hold the
coming commencement exercises. The
graduating class will have over 900
and the rule has been to give
each member of the class two tickets
of admission to the graduating exer-
,ises. 1t does not seem possible to
reduce the number of tickets. ThG
argest hall on campus has only 5000
'eats and state law forbids crowding.
Charge Too Much.
An opinion rendered by the attorney
general in the case of Judge r. A.
kinkade of the circuit court at Toledo
will shut off some of the perquisites
hat judges have been taking under
he law that provides for their assign.
nent outside their districts, in which
:ase they are allowed s. per diem ex.
ra. 1t appears that some of them
ave been charging the extra five for
ime spent after returning to their dis
rict, but while they are still working