The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-09-30
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS-OTHER HAPPENINGS
Special Columbus Correspondent.
Columbus.


ton of John Moore, president of the
United Mine Workers of Ohio. The
date mentioned marked the beginning
of the great miners strike. The esti-
mate of the president of the miners
union is that there are not at present
more than $500 idle workmen connect.
ed with the mining industry out of the
nearly $4,000 so employed Moreover,
the conditions are daily improving, he
declares, and give indications of an
early situation that will approach nor
NAL. The two factors resulting in the
favorable conditions are, first, the set
tlement of the eastern Ohio strike,
and second, the general trend toward
prosperity, the state officials of the
miners generally believe. Il believe
that the general business conditions
are better today than they have been
for long time and that they are con-
stantly growing better" said Mr..
Moore in telling of the bright outlook.
New Appointee Not Heard From.
Maj. George Florence of Circleville
of the Fourth regiment, who was ap-
pointed state sealer of weights and
measures by the state board of agri-
culture, has not told the board whether
or not he would accept the position
He was promptly notified of his ap.
pointment, but nothing has been heard
from him by the board. Fred c. AL.
brecht of Columbus, the incumbent
says he will not give up the Office un
til someone who is lawfully authorized
to take it is appointed. 81 have valu
able weights and measures in my care
and will not leave until someone
comes to relieve me in legal way OF
this property" said Albrecht.
Columbus Discovery Day.
A proclamation was issued by Gov
Willis Tuesday proclaiming Tuesday
Oct. IL, as Columbus Discovery day
and asking the people of the state to
generally and appropriately observe
it. "The discovery of America and its
revelation to the world is a moment
Gus event whose significance is magni
fed with every passing year." said
the chief executive. From the 18th
day of October, 1892, when Columbus
first saw the American shores, down
to this hour there has been enacted
on this continent the most marvellous
drama of progress in all recorder his.
tory"
The Pennsylvania railroad has been
awarded the contract for the transpor.
tation of the Ohio corn boys to Wash
ington, Philadelphia and New York
the week beginning Monday, Nov. 20.
1t is expected that between 1000 and
1900 boys will go on the trip. They
will be taken on seven special trains
T. P. Riddle of Lima, who has had
charge of these trips for the past two
or three years, has been engaged by
the state to direct this years trip.
Two Referendums Safe.
Announcement has been made at
the secretary of states office that the
referendums on the McDermott liquor
license law and the Sprague Congres
sional redistricting law are safe. The
time for starting proceedings to knocl
out these referendums expired Wed
nesday, so anything that might b.
done now to annul them would b.
without avail.
Settles Moot Question.
Is indelible lead pencil ink? "Yes,
said the attorney general of Ohio in al
opinion to the secretary of state, whicl
settles for a time, at least, moo
question, even though it does not az
cord with the opinions of many law
yers and one common pleas court
The ruling, Of course, only applies t
the term ink as used in the constitU
tiOn in relation to the signing of init
ative and referendum petitions.
viii Aid Ohio Farmers.
To aid farmers in producing bette
dairy products, the state board of agr
culture will issue a bulletin MONTH
giving instruction in the most moder
methods of dairy product production
A special effort is to be made to in
prove the quality of creamery butte
made and sold in Ohio. The bulleti
will be prepared under the direction c
#. l.. Calvert, chief of the dairy an
food department.
Governor Will Present Medal.
The National Top Notch Farmers
club has asked Gov. Willis to presen
to Arnet Rose of Alger the medal {
merit awarded him by the Panama e.
position because of being the chan
pion corn grower Of Ohio
Gov. Willis to Orate.
Gov. Willis will deliver the oratio
at the laying Of the cornerstone of tn
Mckinley memorial building to
erected at Niles, the birthplace of tn
martyred president.
Referendum on Sprague Bill.
With the return to the secretary O
state Tuesday of Hamilton county pc
titions, official announcement wa
made that there would be referer
dunn on the Sprague congressional riI
per bill. These petitions gave tn
referendum a total of 70,957 legal,
approved names, more than 5000 in e2
cess of the number required by Law
for a referendum. The return of tn
Hamilton county petitions also boosted
the McDermott liquor license referen
dun list of names to close to $4,000
more than 10000 in addition to tn,
number needed.
Kinkade Heads Appeals Court.
Judge Reynolds R. Kinkade of Tole
do was elected chief justice of tn,
judges of the courts of appeal of thu
state at their annual meeting here
He succeeds Judge w. H. Kinder o
Findlay. Judge A. H. KunkIe o
Springfield was elected secretary.