The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-31


Annual Farmers Week.
Within the space Of single week
the agricultural extension department
of Ohio State university will attempt
to dole out instruction, early in Feb
ruary, that will cover the entire
field Of agriculture and many things
of interest in the domain of domestic
economy. The occasion will be the
annual farmers week that will be
held at the university Feb. 1 to 5, in
elusive. There are scheduled to be
given 60 lectures by farming and do
mestic science experts of national
reputation, and In addition there will
be extensive exhibits illustrating the
very newest ideas in connection with
the farm and the home. Last year
1000 farmers and their wives at
tended the lectures and exhibits. This
year an even greater number is ex-
pected. Included in the prospective
list of lecturers are such men as
Henry Wallace, editor of Wallaces
Farmer; Dr. ]. w. T. Dwell, corn
specialist of the university's agricul-
tural department; Carl w. Grey, au-
thority on horses: Horace Atwood,
poultry expert of West Virginia; S. A.
Beach, Iowa horticulturalist, and E.
G. Montgomery, Cornell university
agronomist. There will be also sew
eral women on the speaking list, and
they will include Elizabeth B. Kelly
of Wisconsin, Mrs. Virginia G. Mere
dith of Indiana and many others.
Will Give Up Politics Permanently
When Assistant Secretary of State
Frank R. McElroy retires from Office
on Jan. IL he will give up politics per
manently. He intends to engage in
the grocery business in Toledo. He
has bought an interest in a business
of this kind conducted by relative
He has never been strong for the po
litioel game, and it will be relief to
him to divorce himself from it, Mr.
McElroy entered the secretary of
states office in a clerical capacity
four years ago and was promoted to
his present place when ]. H. Secrest
resigned as assistant secretary of state
year ago last summer to become a
member of the state liquor license
commission. Secretary Of State Charles
H. Graves will begin the practice of
law in Toledo Immediately after re-
firing from Office the second Monday
in January. but, unlike his present as
sistant, he will not lift himself out of
politics. 1t is persistentIy bruited
about, and not denied, that Mr..
Graves has gubernatorial ambitions,
and that two years hence he may seek
the Democratic nomination for that
office. Judge Scott Stahl of Port Gin.
ton will be his law partner
Convicts to improve Roads.
The employment of convicts in thu
construction and Improvement of Ohit
roads is likely to be recommended BY
the Ohio commission, which for sew
eral months has been studying road
making progress in other states OF the
Union. The use of conyicts has beer
suggested to the commission by roat
and prison experts from many parts
of the United States. and particularly
by the national committee on prison.
and prison labor and by the graduate
highway department of Columbia uni
versity The Ohio commission is sale
to be assured that the road cOnvic
plan has been successful in New Jer
sey, West Virginia, Iowa and other
states. Recently the Buckeye state
commissioners conferred with lead
ing road experts in New York and il
was agreed in conference that the
employment Of prisoners on Ohio
roads would be advantageous. The
commission soon will make a reDort
for submission to the general as
sembly. and in this report It will give
the result Of its general survey Of the
highway situation.
Must Bear Ten-cent War Stamp.
Every license issued by the state
automobile department must hear a
ten-cent war stamp. This is accord
ing to ruling by the United States
AASOAh0A AVVOAuC OCphIIll0uL. ne
stamp must be affixed to licenses is.
sued to automobile owners, motorcy.
Gle owners, manufacturers or dealers
in these machines and chauffeurs. The
stamp must not be attached to the an.
plication, but must accompany it. tc
be afixed by the automobile depart.
ment when the license is Issued. More
than 10000 licenses of various kinds
were issued by the department.
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Protection Of Game Fishing.
Bills viii be introduced at the com
ing session Of the general assembly
for the protection OF game fishing
They will be backed by the fish and
game division of the Ohio agr;cul.
tural commission and will be in the
interest Of the various varieties of
bass. The bills will seek to limit
the size and number Of bass that NAV
be taken in any one days fishing. Not
more than eight black bass or more
than s. calico or strawberry bass, or
esoppie o. rock bass may be caught
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