The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-15
NEWS CULLED
in THE CAPITAL
WHAT LEGISLATORS ARE Do
ING AND OTHER HAPPENINGS
D. A. DONOVAN,
Special Columbus Correspondent.
Columbus. Ohio.


Columbus. Ohio.
YET HAT the federal government was
grossly in error in repeatedly pre-
dieting that the Ohio wheat pro-
duction for 1914 would reach 40,-
100000 bushels is Indicated by the
report of the state agricultural COM
mission, estimating the crop, which
has been harvested, at 2S,765, ,529 bush
els. Before Ohio can produce 100000
900 bushels of wheat it will he neces-
sary to materially increase the acre
age" says the commission in giving
the federal department subtle dig"
While the wheat crop is not as large
as it should be, it is 100000 bushels
in excess of what it was year ago.
The agricultural commission has cor
respondents in every township in the
state and from these reports are re-
ceived once a month on general crop
conditions. The government has only
comparatively small corps of crop
correspondents in the state. For some
time there has not been the best of
feeling between the federal and the
state departments, and while the COM
plete information of the latter is at the
disposal of the federal department 1t
does not avail itself of this.
Graves Certifies judicial Ticket.
The name of James V. Murphy
of Youngstown, who claims to be
Progressive candidate for judge
of the supreme court, does not
appear on the judicial ticket just
certified by Secretary of State Graves
to the various county election boards
and which will be on the ballot of the
November election. Murphy's name
was left off by Graves because of pro
test filed by Bull Moose State Chair
man Walter F. Brown, declaring that
the Progressives have no judicial can
didates, and that, anyway, Murphy is
not a Progressive, having voted the
Republican ticket at the August pri
mary election. Murphy has asked tht
supreme court to order Graves to Ger
tify his name, and if the court should
so order such certifcation will b.
made. Graves certified the judicia
ticket without waiting for the actor
of the court because of the necessit!
of submitting the ticket to the election
boards so that they can contract TO
the number of ballots they will need
A million and a half ballots will b.
needed for the coming November cleo
tion. Each county board must cor
tract for 25 per cent more ballots thai
there are voters. The judicial ticke
certified by Graves contains the name
of nine candidates. The Democrats
Republicans and Socialists each hav
three candidates. For chief justice tn
candidates are Hugh L. Nichols, Den
ocrat, up for a second term; Fran
Taggart, Republican, and John c. Mat
den, Socialist. For the two associat
judgeships the candidates are: j. Fo'
ter Wilkin, Democrat, up for a secon
term; Phil M. Grow, Democrat
Thomas A. Jones and Edward S. Ma
thias, Republicans and P. E. Riegt
and H. H. Smith, Socialists. The term
in each instance are for six year p
riods. The names of the candidate
will be rotated and will not appear
3. alphabetical order, as in the case
nominations made at the primary ele
ton. By not later than the secon
day after the November election
will be known absolutely who wei
elected and what the results were G
the four constitutional amendment
OF course. it is probable it will
known election night who won II
governor and for United States Sc
ator, but unless the pluralities ar
majorities are decisive there will
some of the results of the days votir
in doubt Under a new law, enactt
by the present general assembly, eaC
county election board must mail {
the day after the election to the seer
tary of state an unofficial statement
the returns. This will enable him
tell the decision of the voters in 6
respects.
State Treasurers Report.
The state derived more reven1
from domestic corporations during Il
past year than in the preceding or
according to a report made by Sta
Treasurer John P. Brennan. The
taxes are due on the first day Of {
tober, and the collections for the ye;
Just tabulated, amounted to $1,79
5O6.35. The collections the year |
fore were $1,5S2,673.O5. The tot
amount certified for collection for t
past year aggregated $2,252, ,943.I
leaving delinquent little more tn
$461,O 900. Most of the taxes del
quent are due from corporatio
whose affairs are in the hands of t
courts. The total amount certified
collection the year before was $2,OS
507.6O and the amount unpaid W
$452, 2,S34.54. This delinquency "
also largely due to the fact that I
concerns owing the taxes were
volved in litigation, making sett
ments impossible at that time.
Many to Study Agriculture.
Nearly 200 students will take
three-year course in agriculture
Ohio State university, beginning
middle of this month. The total nu
Der enrolled for the full course in t
study is 1,O4S. Agriculture is n
the most popular course at the u
versity. The institution now has
colleges, namely, agriculture, arts,
gineering, education, law, pharma
veterinary medicine, two medical
leges and the dental college. Incl
ing the summer school students,
total registration for this term
approximate 5000.