The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-05
LAUNCHES REVIVAL
OF SPELL|N BEES
STATE SECRETARY OF AeRIcUL.
TURE SENDS APPEAL TO
OHIO FARMERS.
URGES RETURN OF SEWN, HUs-
KIM AND OLD RURAL
JoLLITIES.

revived as the chief attraction IN a
new back-to-the-country movement.
With the bees" will go washing ma
chimes, telephones, pneumatic clean
'ers and the other labor savers for the
housewife of today. A. p. Sandles,
secretary of the state board of agri-
culture, is sponsor for the latest effort
to solve the high cost of living prob
Slem. He has started with several thou
sand circular letters to farmers in
every section of the state. Each let
y ter is like a cross-examining lawyer.
1t wants to know all about things for
gotten years ago in many farming
communities. When epough replies
have beeA received, Sandles will begin
his propaganda in earnest.
"The trouble with the farm is that
it does not offer enough amusement"
Sandles declared. "The boys and girls
have to go to the city to be enter
tanned; get in the habit of the city,
then stay there. In old days, when
the country people furnished their
own entertainments, people went from
the city to join them in having a good
time"
In his circular letter he asks
whether the sections to which the let
ters go still have "old time spelling
schools, country dances, apple pull
ings, social parties, literary societies,
kraut outings and carpet rag sew
ings."
From Geauga county he wants to
know about sugar off" parties. An oc-
casional wood cutting" or barn rails
in" also would help the good cause,
according to the chief state farmer.
In his officiai capacity, Sandles pub
fishes an agricultural magazine. In
his letter he urges more general read
ing OF farm and kindred publications.
Just to show his regard for the wom-
en- and progress, Sandles asks:
"How many farmers provide wash
ing machines for their wives?' So
that all may be included in the bless
ings of a returned farm hospitality,
better results with the children are
promised If the farmers make a spe-
cial effort to be pleasant and thought
full to the school teacher
State Repair of Roads Sought.
Following the passage last winter
of the county aid act. compelling
county officials to see that all roads
constructed hereunder shall be con-
oIy nd lIH ooi 1taiT nA
at the expense of the counties and
townships, the Ohio Good Roads Fed
Grafton at the coming session of the
legislature will Introduce a bill to be
known as the state aid act, which will
provide that the state shall maintain
roads that it has built and in other
ways help in the general movement to
secure good, roads throughout Ohio.
A bill of this nature was introduced
last winter by Senator Alsdorf but
was lost in the senate committee. 1t
is essentially the same as that recon-
mended by federal government off
cials.
At recent meeting of the directors
of the federation, four Columbus men
were elected officers. Archibald H.
Huston Was-chosen president; Walter
Braun and Richard Sinclair, vice pres
'idents, and julius F. Stone, treasurer.
W. A. Alsdorf, George w. Lattimer
and Braun were elected members of
the legislative committee. Jesse Tay-
lor of Jamestown was elected secre-
tary. Several of the federation's Of
fcers will attend the convention of
the County Commissioners associa-
ton which will be held early in Jan
uary at Dayton.
Refuses to Reinstate Lawyer.
Charles A. Thatcher of Toledo prob
ably lost his right to practice law in
Ohio, when the supreme court over
ruled his motion to reinstate him.
The decision of the supreme bench
specified charge which did not ap-
pear prominently in the disbarment
proceedings, which ended in Thatch-
er's conviction of malpractice This
court has found the respondent guilty
of specification which in substance
was that, for the purpose of procur,
ing for himself a large sum of money,
disproportionate to legitimate fees for
services as an attorney, he caused
suit to be brought on notes which had
been paid and which he knew had
been paid" the decision says, land
procured a reputable attorney, who
did not know that said notes had been
satisfied, to bring the action thereon
and verify the petition, and such find
ing by the court establishes the
charge that he was guilty of unpro-
fessional conduct involving moral tur-
pitude."
Former Columbus Man Appointed.
Notices were received in Columbus
recently of the appointment of l.. w.
Landman to the position of general
passenger agent of the Michigan Cen
trail railway, with headquarters in
Chicago. Mr.. Landman is we'll known
in Columbus, where he was for sew
eral years with the Hooking Valley as
city passenger agent. From here he
went to Toledo as northwestern agent
of the Hooking Valley, and then to
the passenger department of the New
York Central lines, where he has
steadily risen.
Disease in Livestock.
Preventable diseases cause loss of
$4,000 in the livestock industry in
Ohio. according to the annual report
Of the state board of livestock COM
missioners, fled with Governor Har-
mon recently. 1t is estimated that 21s
per cent. of the total livestock valua-
ton OF the state is lost in this man