The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11
NEWS CULLED
INTHE CAPITAL
WHAT LEGISLATORS ARE DO-
ING AND OTHER HAPPENINGS
Wheat Prospects Good.

Present Ohio wheat prospects in
dicate that the harvest will re-
suit in better than a normal pro-
duction per acre." says the Off
cial report of the state agricul-
tural commission for June /, just
made public, 1t is estimated that
the wheat production in Ohio this
year will be 25,300,000 bushels, or 103
per cent of normal. Ravages of Hes
sian fly and drouth in the southern
part of the state probably have caused
even a lower percentage Of produc-
ton than would have resulted, accord
ing to the report. The oats crop is
comparatively poor, being estimated
at 83 per cent of normal
Fruit prospects are fine," says the
report. "One year ago the prospect
was reported at So per cent, while In
the present report correspondents es-
innate that compared with normal
yield the fruit prospect is 81 per
cent"
Corn planting was late owing to
wet weather and the crop now is badly
in need of rain, the report says. In
some sections plowing has not yet been
completed. Correspondents report a
large acreage will be planted. THE
present prospect of rye is estimated
at SO per cent compared with normal
yield. On the corresponding date in
1913, the prospect was estimated at 80
per cent Timothy prospect is fair,
being estimated at SO per cent. But
small damage is reported by grub
worm"
The report shows that the number
of hogs being fed for summer mar
kets is slightly in excess Of that OF
last year. The condition of the ami
mails is good. Hog cholera is re-
ported in some sections of the state.
Dayton Leads Other Cities.
Dayton is the leading building and
loan association city. Its 20 associa-
tions have combined assets of 30,032,-
239. Cincinnati comes second with as
sets of $26,787,2S5. Columbus is third
with $23,6S3,64S. Next in order are:
Cleveland, $15,29O,O46; Youngstown,
$7,142,514; Toledo, $5,755,O1S; East
Liverpool, $4,4S4, ,622; Canton, $685.
4S6; Akron, $2,496,281. In net increase
in assets these cities led: Cincinnati,
81 ,917 ,O92; Dayton, $1,719,700 Cleve-
land, $1,512,S01; Columbus, 1,13S, ,4Ss;
Youngstown, $1,109,615; Toledo, $685..
$50; Canton, $40S, ,O37; Akron, $273.71.
Hamilton county has the largest num-
Der of associations, 252. They are, for
the most part, small concerns. Mont
gomery is second with rs associations.
Six counties are without associations,
namely, Carroll, Geauga, Henry, Me-
dina, Ottawa and Paulding. Numerous
recommendations are made by Inspec-
tor Devine to promote efficiency and
soundness of the associations. The
recording of mortgages and their can
collation. should be given careful atten-
tion. A daily cash balance sheet should
be kept by associations doing a daily
business. Weekly associations should
balance in the same way. Real estate
should not be carried at false value.
Prohibitionists in Session.
Whether the unspoken invitation of
the Progressive party shall be needed
or ignored is one of the questions to
be answered by the state Prohibition
ist convention in session in Co
lumbus. 1t is generally conceded that
all of the Progressive party leaders
would be glad to have the Prohibi-
tionists abandon the idea of naming
a state ticket this year and merge
their forces behind the Progressive
candidates. The Progressives state
platform indorses the principle of per-
mitting congress to deal with the
liquor question on a national basis.
This is far short of prohibition, but
then some of the Progressive candi-
dates are talking prohibition right
now. This should be enough, the Pro-
gressives argue, to induce the Prohi-
bitionists to merge with the Progress
sives. But thus far there seems to
be very little likelihood that the Pro,
hibitionist convention will take kindly
to the merger idea. They already
have selected a separate state ticket,
as they have done for years past, and
before they will consider the idea of
amalgamation, they will wait for the
coming of Theodore Roosevelt and to
see what he may have to say on the
prohibition question.
Important Decisions.
Important decisions are scheduled
to be handed down by the SUI
preme court this month. Several
of these have been expected on
every decision day for the past few
weeks, but evidently the court has
been too busy to reach an agreement
in these cases. One case will deter
mine whether treasurers who received
interest on public funds before the
state depository act was passed can
be prosecuted for this practice at this
late day. This ruling will come in the
Cameron case.
Postponcs Proposed Suit.
The proposed fight to be made on
that part of the new school code pro-
viding for county supervision by E. L.
Lampson of Jefferson, Ashtabula
county. who was member of the con
stitutional convention and who is run
ming newspaper, has been put off for
} the time being. Special Counsel John
; A. Smith of the attorney generals
office, who was assigned to oppose the
: attack on the law, went to Jefferson,
: learning that Lampson had postponed
, the suit he intends to bring to prevent
} the organization of county board of
education to have supervision.
Fish Saved From Destruction.