The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-02-01
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS 50 OTHER HAPPENINGS


county. 1t puts all charges for sinking
fund and interest on Indebtedness out
side the 1O-mill levy of the Smith 1
per cent law and provides that levies
of taxes, submitted to and approved
by the majority of the voters, shall be
outside the 15-mill limit OF the Smith
law.
The bill is understood to have
been prepared by Stewart /. Tatum
of Springfield, who has been working
on the subject at the instance of the
Ohio League Of Municipalities.
If the people Of any taxing district
decide to exceed the 15-mill limit of
taxation, they are at liberty to do so
after a majority vote on the PROPOSE
ton. The increased rate may be voted
Cor more than one year.
To Aid Guard Efficiency.
Senator Davis of Youngstown, who
introduced a bill to provide for
state police following the law
which has proved satisfactory in
Pennsylvania, and another affect
ing the national guard, explains
that his state police bill and a COM
panion regarding military service was
for the purpose of increasing the eff
cheney Of the national guard. High
class youths, he said, have refused to
Join for many reasons, chief of which
was 'strike duty" particularly in
their own communities. This work
the state police could do and if the
conditions demanded it the militia
could be summoned as a last resort.
The companion bill required that all
applicants for licenses and diplomas
at the hands of the state must bc
members of the state militia, provid-
ing always that they are able-bodied
and pass the examination. Partly COM
pulsory, it would act as a leveler be-
tween the rich and the poor mans
son and elevate the guard to great
axtent.
Establishing Family Relationship.
A house bill by Mr.. Carver Of
Holmes county declares neither hus
band or wife is entitled to the service
of the other, nor entitled to any
pecuniary reward for service one for
the other.
Another bill relating to the sex rela.
tion is that Of Representative Hoy of
Jackson. 1t makes the wife the joint
guardian with her husband of their
minor and unmarried children, with
equal powers in their custody and con.
troll of services and earnings, and in
the management of the property of
said children, thereby removing the
father as the head of the family. In
the event of divorce or separation the
wife is to stand in exact equality with
the father in the control of any minor
children and the courts are required
to recognize her standing.
Compensation Act Narrowed.
Just as the supreme court by one
ruling eliminated one objection urged
by certain interests against the opera
ton of the workmens compensation
law, another has turned up to threat
en- the present system. The difficulty
is the most serious the law has yet en-
countered. In a decision just handed
down, the court narrowed the scope of
the law when compared to the rulings
of the state industrial commission.
The law says that compensation is to
be given when injuries are suffered
sin the course of employment" The
commission has been granting awards
when the injured person was at work,
regardless Of how an injury arose. The
court holds that "in the course of en-
ployment" is to be read as relating
Ito an injury received in the course
Of employment, which is the result of
ar arises out of the employment"
Another Familiar Face.
An old-timer which has renewed its
youth is the bill to exempt that part
of real estate covered by mortgage
from taxation. 1t requires the mort
gage giver to make public the name
Of the note holder whose holding is
to be placed upon the duplicate. In
the event that he declines to pay the
mortgage giver may pay the taxes
and deduct the amount from the prin-
cipal of the loan.
ssme Old Bill.
A bill has Been introduced provid-
ing that the auto tag fees collected in
the large cities be turned over to the
counties for the repair, patrol and
maintaining of their roads. After de-
ducting rs per cent for the expenses
of the automobile registration depart,
ment, it requires that the remainder
be divided, twice each year, among
the counties equally.
Partial Appropriation Bill Introduced.
A partial appropriation bill carrying
over $3,000,000 was introduced in the
house by John Cowan of Putnam
county. 1t is the usual bill for early
passage.
Judge r. N. Dittey Dies.
Judge Robert M. Dittey 63, chair
man Of Ohio's first tax commission, is
dead at his home here, following an
illness of three months with a compli-
cation of diseases. Judge Dittey had
been resident of Columbus for the
past 80 years and active in Democratic
politics during all of that time
Liquor Licenses in May.
The administration bill changing
the date for issuing the annual liquor
license from Nov S. near election
time, to the fourth Monday in May
has been introduced by Mr.. Miller of
Licking county.
A Bureau Of Markets.
Farmers. and city folk as well, are
interested in the bill of Judge Clark
of Warren county, to establish bu-
reau of markets. for it is looked upon
as an effective means of reducing the
high cost Of living. The state grange