The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-23
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS ~ OTHER HAPPENINGS
Bids Ohio Guard Goodby.

Bids Ohio Guard Goodby.
While Ohio's soldiers are fighting
in the trenches abroad the state will
put traitors where the dogs won't
bite them" and soldiers families will
be protected against eXtortion, was
the promise given by Gov. Cox Aug.
13. in bidding farewell and giving
Ohio's godspeed to 5000 soldiers who
are breaking camp here for another
section of the state. The governor de-
livered the states message in conjunc-
tion with the farewell planned by the
city of Columbus.
Reminded of the Tavages committed
by the German armies in Belgium and
northern France, Judge Maurice H.
Donahue, of the supreme court, asked
the boys to remember that American
soldiers always are gentlemen, always
respectful of womanhood and with
hearts full of love and pity for help
less children" Gov. Cox, expressing
a similar sentiment, said he is certain
at will not be said of the American
soldier that he dishonored the uni
form he wears"
That the governor believes the air
plane will be the kaiser's ultimate un-
doing, was reflected in his declaration
that when the 10000 American flying
machines strike the skyline of France
and Belgium, the kaiser will realize
that his fate will be the fate of Napo-
leon, a desert isle, and conveyed there
by a policeman and doctor"
The governors talk to the troops
here was, in effect, farewell on be-
half of the state to all national guard
units. He promised to cat Christmas
dinner with them if they still are in
America.
Draft Act in High Court.
The constitutionali.y of the Sc
lective military conscription law is to
be settled once for all by the United
States supreme court.
The test is to come up in connection
with the conviction before Judge
Westenhaver of the United States dis
trict court at Cleveland Of the three
S ocialist party representatives
charged with conspiring to defeat the
law.
The case will be docketed before
Aug. "a, and will go to trial with the
opening of the fall term OF court. All
other cases will be temporarily set
aside. A decision is expected in Octo-
Der. The announcement that the con-
scription law would go before the su-
preme court came from the depart
ment Of justice at Washington In
a dozen or more cases over the cuun-
try where the constitutionality of the
law has been assailed, the protests OF
this character have been thrown out
of the lower courts.
The officials of the federal govern
ment are glad, however, that the issue
which has been seized upon by paci-
fists and prO-German agitatOrs in many
/ parts of the country is to be irrevoca-
bly, settled. There is supreme conf
dence among all officials of the gov
ernment to raise armies under the Sc
lective system. In fact, government
officials regard the case largely as a
formality so far as the decision is con-
Cerned.
A statement of the case from the
federal department of justice read:
"A case designed to test the con-
stitutionality of the conscription act
will be docketed in the United States
supreme court on or before Aug. "a
next and will be called up for trial dur
ing the fall term. The case will come
up on a writ Of error from the district
court at Cleveland, Judge Westen-
haver presiding"
Charles E. Ruthenberg, recently So
cialist candidate for mayor of Cleve-
land; Alfred Wagenknecht, Ohio state
secretary of the Socialist party, and
Charles Baker, were convicted with
having conspired to induce persons
subject to the conscription act to
evade that law in violation of section
332 of the federal penal code, and were
sentenced on July 25, by Judge Wes-
tenhaver, to term of one year in the
Canton (Ohio) workhouse. The de-
PENDANTS sued out writ of error and
citation was served upon United
States Attorney e. S. Wertz on July
25 'returnable Aug "a
Columbus Women to Vote.
Suffrage leaders here are rejoicing
over the election at which all Column
bus women over Fl years of age are
granted the right to vote for city Of
fees. Municipal suffrage carried by a
vote of 8,637 to 1902, majority of
935 votes. The amendment is eff.
fective in October, and the women will
cast their first votes at the November
election.
Fire Marshal T. Alfred Fleming re-
ceived report of the arrest of J. B.
O'Neal and May Longnecker at Eaton
on charges of arson.
Chosen as Health Chairman.
DR.. R. H. Bishop, Jr, Cleveland
health commissioner, is chairman of a
subcommittee on health, hospitals and
nursing of the state defense council.
appointed by Gov. Cox. Senator
Howell Wright, secretary of the Cleve'
land Hospital association and execu-
tive secretary of the defense council,
is secretary of the new committee.
This committee will work out 4
state program on health, hospitals and
nursing; coordinate voluntarv health
agencies with defense council and