The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-05-14
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o. A. DONOVAN,
Special Columbus Correspondent.
Columbus, Ohio.

sued by the department of agri
culture. The condition is now 81
per cent Of a full average crop
which means an average yield of Ii
bushels an acre. AS the acreage sowr
Tor the coming harvest was 1885, 1856
a total yield OF 24,527,775 bushels is
indicated. This is not a record yield
because Of the low acreage. One year
ago the wheat condition was given BY
this report SO per cent Of full aver.
age. Little damage was done to wheat
last winter. One per cent damage was
done By the Hessian fly and per cent
by other insects.
The oats acreage sown for the com.
ing harvest is 1,4S9,000 The condition
OF the crop is not given, The rye con.
dition is 80 and that of winter barley
the same. The acreage of cloverseed
Is SO per cent Of that Of last year.
The fruit prospect is not fiattering.
The average condition for all the
fruits is put down at SS per cent Of a
full average. This time last year it
was 80 per cent. The berry prospects
Is 80, which is just what it was at this
time in 1913.
School Code Is Ready.
Actual operation of the new school
supervision system will begin in
the near future, and for the ben
eft Of those interested the va
rlous dates that will be conspicuous
In the movement Of the new school
machinery have been listed by the
ONCE of the state department OF edu.
cation. On June 1S county boards of
education will be selected by the
auperintendents Of the various rural
and village boards within each county.
On July Is the verious county boards
will organize, discuss the election of
county superintendents of schools and
plan the mapping out of supervision
districts. On or before July 18 the
clerk Of village school district con-
tanning population Of 1900 or more
must notify the county board whether
or not the district has decided to be
exempt from the county supervision
~SANaS' III OlIOl WOIG6b Iub Village
boa ID must decide prior to July 1S
what 1t wishes to do, and its clerk
mus observe that date as the time
limit for notifying the county board of
the decision. On or before July 20 the
county board Of education must elect
a superintendent. The county board
may elect a superintendent when it
organizes on July Is. On Aug. 1 the
terms Of the county superintendents
will begin and simultaneously the
county boards should certify to the
county auditor the number Of teachers
employed in the various rural school
districts and the amounts to be appor-
toned to each district for the pay
ment OF its share of the salaries of
the county and district superintend.
ent. On or before Aug. 16 the county
boards should map out supervision
districts and elect district superin-
tendents
Hawks Bother Farmers.
The state of Ohio may again have
to go into the business of paying boun.
ties to be rid of pests. This time it is
the hawk that is getting pestiferous. |
Farmers are complaining of the in.
crease In numbers of the hawks and
OF their depredations and the fish and |
game department has taken these com.
plants under consideration. Quail
and chickens have been especial vic.
tins of the hawks.
Finley Pleads Guilty.
The plea of guilty" made by Dem
ocratic State Chairman W. L. Fin
ley to the charge of violating the
civil service law by soliciting cam.
paign contributions by state en-
ployes under civil service rules
brings to close the cases against
three other state officials indicted with
Mr.. Finley. The state has agreed to
nolle the other indictments. Mr. Fin
ley will pay fne of $50.
Long Fight Ended.
After eight years of legal battling,
he state finally has obtained posses
sion of the 100000 estate of the late
Zen. James W. Reilly of Wellsville,
Columbiana county, according to an
louncement by the attorney generals
department. Gen. Reilly died nine
'ears ago without heirs and without
eaving will. More than 300 alleged
leirs, most Of whom lived in Ireland ;
md England, brought suit In the Co |
county common pleas court
or partition. Both this court and
he circuit court decided for the state '
md the case was carried to the SUI
'reme court. To effect settlement
nd save expense, Attorney General i
logan proposed an agreement of set &
lement by which the state pas ex-
ense of litigation. This was accented s
y the alleged heirs and approved by t
he supreme court. s
Names Mothers Day.
We have reached the point in our
Utilization where motherhood is en-
hrined in the hearts of the human !,
ace as is no other sentiment" says
ov. Cox In a proclamation designat-
lg Sunday, May 10, as Mothers II
ay In part the proclamation saws: f
We have arrived at a destiny which v
eveals to us the divinity of mother. s
We have come to appreciate, SO far as O
lie finite mind can appreciate, the S
lessed sacrifices which she makes for v
u of us-the struggles which she en-. a
lres, the patience which is hers, the "
lintliness which she possesses" Il
Presents Peculiar Case.
4 peculiar case is presented In a
ate award which has been given a ii
olumbus man under the workmer's c;