The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12
Weather Rrlnos Mosqulto.


ritating pest-the mosquito. Reports
here indicate that not in years has the
state been so infested with mosquito
swarms. This is because the almost
constant rain caused pools of water to
form and because these pools became
stagnant and because mosquitoes
breed in water that is stagnant. 1t is
a scientific fact that a teaspoonful of
water in the bottom of an old tin can
will be adequate to produce thousands
of mosquito pests, experts here say.
DR.. E. F. McCampbell, secretary Of the
state board of health, has promulgated
rules for the fighting of the pests, al
though his Investigations do not es-
tablish that they are worse through
out the entire state than in past years.
Naturally, since they hatch out in stag
nant water, practically the only thing
to do against them is to attack their
breeding places, the secretary points
out. He suggests that all stagnant
pools be either cleaned out and dried
or treated with kerosene. The kero-
sene prevents the Matching and makes
the places where it is placed very I'M
desirable for future breeding. If all
stagnant water could be eliminated or
treated with oil the end of the mos
quito in the state would have arrived,
the health official declares. 1t was
through these agencies that the people
of the south finally got rid of the mos
quito, which, it was proved, had been
carrying the germs of yellow fever.
However, it as not been established
that Ohio mosquitoes are disease
spreaders in spite of the fact that
many persons so hold them to be. But
the bite" of the pest, accompanied
by its sucking of blood, is annoying
enough in itself and to a certain class
of persons is semi-poisonOus.
Auditor Blames the State.
Auditor of State Donahey blames
the state and not the board for find
ings Of $4,000 returned against the
members of the state board Of emDalm-
ing examiners and which they are
called upon to return to the state
treasury. These findings were made
by State Examiner A. B. Dawson in
the first examination made of the
boards affairs in the IL years of its
existence There was no cnrb upon
their expenditures, and, being only or
binary business men, they proceeded
on the assumption that they had au-
thority to do such things as seemed
desirable" said the auditor in COM
menting upon the members acts. The
| findings against the members were for
expenses covering the cost bf bringing
! their wives to Columbus, expenses in
Cured in making trips to Columbus to
lobby for legislation in the interest of
undertakers, charging more than the
legal maximum of $40 day for hotel
bills, paying more than 8 cents per
mile for railroad fare, expenses in
Cured in attending conventions of un-
dertakers, tips to walters and porters,
and bar and cafe bills. The findings
returned are: r. e. Jones, Columbus,
$4O1; w. M. Bateman, GAINESVILLE,
$7SS; c. ]. Krupp, Sandusky, $6S2;
George Billow, Akron, $904; c. H.
Shearer Alliance, $4S; G. o. Probst,
Columbus, $40; w. F. Cary, Millers-
burg, $139; H. H. Shaw, Columbus,
$205; board as a whole $303. The
present members of the board are
Shaw, who is secretary, Cary and ]. L
Arnold of Canton.
Treasurer to Collect State Money.
After the beginning of the month OF
September not a penny of state money
will be collected excepting through
the office of the treasurer of state
This is the result of the new law ad
vocated by State Auditor A. V. Dona
hey, who had in mind a system which
would give his office the power Away!
to check up upon state finances. VI
to this time the sum of about $3,000
900 was collected every year by statt
departments that did not clear through
the state treasurer. The effect wa
more or less confusion insofar as an,
l adequate check on finances was con
cerned. With the new measure in Ell
| feet the state auditor will be able t,
, tell at any hour of the day just wher
every penny of the states funds are
Will Show Alleged Swindine.
How many people in Ohio are dali,
l. and weekly swindled by fake conCoc
D tions and spurious preparations o
; many sorts will be plainly and graph
l ically illustrated by some of the eS
hibits of the coming state fair, accord
l ing to plans being made by the fai
: management. The state board of az
: riculture, through its bureaus, has vas
multitudes Of samples illustrative o
e the constant efforts of the unscrupu
e lous to mislead the unwary. limitation
s flavoring extracts, tricky scales, falls
= measures and numerous other dis
s honest instruments will be shown a
the fair.
Rules in Favor of Court.
y When girl or boy from a children
; home comes within the jurisdiction c
the juvenile court he or she remain
= within the courts jurisdiction until tn
! age Of 81, according to an opinio
u given by Attorney General Turner
II The case in point involved a girl of 1
n who came before the juvenile court q
+ Franklin county after having been a
O inmate of the Franklin county chi
r dren's home. She was committed b
l. the court to semi-private institutio
e in Columbus and the question aros
t whether she was then ward of thi
institution or of the court.