The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-01

In nanullng coal Dy reason or the de
mand and the advanced price Of the
product, was the testimony of H. J
Merrick, superintendent of freight
transportation of the New York Cen
trail lines west, before the public utili
ties commission here. Merrick said
one broker had told him he had made
$4,000 in one week "scalping coal
and had made as high as $140 on one
70-ton carload, and that he was the
third person TO handle the car. While
the railroads had "'aced embargoes
against brokers reconsigning coal,
Merrick and r. B. Harris, also of the
New York Central limos, said the utili,
ties commission could help them to
enforce these embargoes by issuing
formal order abolishing the recon
signment rule. Nearly half of all coal
shipments are held subject to demur-
rage charges, according to Merrick.
This statement wa4 promptly chal-
lenged by Attorney E. c. Morton of
Columbus, representing coal opera
tors, who insisted that authentic
sources convinced him that such ship
ments did not exceed one-half of l
per cent. He declared he believed
this charge of great profits by coal
brokers is imagination"
Cox o. KS Woman Suffrage.
With no woman witness of the
event, Gov. James NJ Cox signed the
Reynolds bill enfranchising the wom-
en- of Ohio. The signature was placed
on the bill in the presence only of the
author. Representative James M. Rey-
nolds of Cleveland.
That the bill was signed was due
solely to the unf1agging persistence Of
its author. Early in the day the house
bill completed its stay in the hands
of the enrolment committee and was
ready to be reported out When all
was done in the house, Reynolds went
with the message to the clerk of the
house, after Speaker E. J. Hopple had
signed the bill, and was able to get
without delay the signature of the pre-
siding officer of the senate, Lieut.. Gov.
Earl d. Bloom. Then, with the doCu-
ment in his hand, he hurried to the
office of the governor, placed the
measure before him, secured his sig
nature and completed the legislation.
After Speaker HoppIe had signed
the bill, on motion of l. S. Cutlery of
Marion county the house voted to Rey-
nolds the pen with which it was
signed Reynolds has been most per
Sistent in pushing the bill from the
start.
Reynolds also obtained the pen that
was used by Lieut.. Gov. Bloom in
signing the bill. While in the office of
the governor he had a real surprise.
After Gov. Cox had written his name
on the bill he handed the pen to Rey-
nolds, with the wish that it might be-
come the property Of Reynolds daugh-
ter. Miss Nina. That was what Rey-
nolds desired most of ALL and it came
without request. He carried the pen
as be left for his home in Cleveland
after the house adjourned.
NOIdtlOHdl IOI DlIHu
Under the bill of Representative
Myers of Cleveland, which passed the
house, vocational training for the blind
can be provided The state is to pay
$3.50 year for each blind child in
those schools and in addition $3.50 for
boarding each blind child 1t is stipu-
lated, however, that the number of
such boarders shall not exceed one
fourth of the total of blind children in
any school. The recommendation of
Gov Willis in his valediCtory message
TO the assembly that job selling be
prohibited bore fruit when the house,
by unanimous vote, passed the Chap
man bill making it misdemeanor for
foreman. superintendents and straw
bosses" requiring men hired by them
20 pay them for jobs.
Reforms, Returns to Pen.
Warden Thomas of the Ohio peni-
tentiary has new problem. The
other morning runaway prisoner,
missing for nearly two years, walked
in and surrendered. He had served
nearly year fG' non-support when he
ran away. This is the story the pris-
Oner told, all or which was corrobor-
ated
. When he ran away he went to In
diana, went to work, sent money to
his family to pay all bills, has kept the
family supplied with funds since, and
had saved little store Of money to
care for the family for the future. He
went to Crawford county, turned the
funds over to the family, said goodby
and returned to the penitentiary. I'm
der the rules, the runaway on return
wears stripes, loses pen privileges,
loses good time and chance for parole
or pardon. No such case ever came
up before and the affair is being
studied. The man is Taylor Still of
Crawford county.
important Taxation Bill
An important taxation bill was
brought in. Its real author is Auditor
of State A. V. Donahey, but its spon-
sor is Senator T. NJ. Berry 1t does
away with the term "taX duplicate"
and substitutes Assessment lists" or
tax lists" Under the bill the county
auditor would make out the tax bills
and give them to the county treasurer
for collection. Tie most important fea-
ture is that altering the sale of tax
titles and substituting an improved
system. After two years real estate
against which there are delinquent
taxes would be sold.
Christian Science HeaIers.
After nearly 10 years of effort Chris
tian Science healers have won their
first victory in the Ohio assembly. The
senate has passed the bill by Terrell