The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-08-31
100000 Loss Yearly.

bustion and draws lightning. Hay
sweats because the cells in hay con
tinue to live and breathe for some
time after it is cut, and they, in
close NOW, heat the hay to a TEN.
perature of 1872 F. Added to this is
the heat from microscopic spores Of
fungi which continue to grow in the
blades of hay during its fermentation,
the heat created by the development
Of hay seeds and the heat of the sun
on the roof. These three causes act
ing together heat hay that is so close
ly packed in a NOW that there is nc
circulation of air to carry off the heat
to a temperature of PIP F., sufficient
| to boil water. Ten years ago. the loss
on barn buildings was half as much
more than the loss on contents. Now
the loss on contents is greater. This
is because valuable and costly ma
chinery used by farmers nowadays Is
kept in the barns, and as a barn fire
seldom leaves anything of value in
tact.
NdludIiOH OulISs
OF vital importance will be the de
cision of the Ohio supreme court in
two Cleveland cases brought to deter
mine if the Parrett- Whittemore law is
any good, which were heard by the
court a short tine ago. The Cuya
hoga county court of appeals knocked
out valuations made under this law
because they were made in only one
part Of the city, which the court held
was discriminatory. The court ruled
that the property of all the county
should have been revalued. The
county authorities who are carrying
up the cases contend that if this rul
ing is upheld that chaos will result
and that it will be impossible to make
up any tax duplicate in any Of the 8a
counties this year.
Canals Are Money Losers.
Three-quarters Of century ago, the
canals were Ohio's most valuable as.
set. Since the civil war they have
been the states most neglected, Grim.
inally exploited, expensive and profit.
less liability. For every dollar re.
ceived from the canals during the past
generation the state has put two dol.
lars back in expenditures, according
to report just made. Since the com.
pletion of the canals, the total amount
expended on them by the state up to
June 30 of the present year, was $16,.
dkR 00k nf fhic GT dQS Ae0 ho0
been spent in the 33 years since 1885.
The total receipts during this 33-year.
period from water and power rentals,
leases, tolls, ETC., have been only $3,-
1S7861.
Will Transfer Women Prisoners.
The new women's reformatory at
Marysville will be formally opened
Sept. 1. On that date the women
prisoners in the Ohio penitentiary will
be transferred to the reformatory
Gov. Willis has issued the necessary
proclamation providing for the trans
fer of the prisoners and the opening
Of the new institution. Hereafter no
more women prisoners will be sent
to the Ohio penitentiary excepting
those convicted of first degree murder
without a recommendation for mercy.
Copies of the proclamation will be
sent to all county clerk OF courts,
judges and other magistrates having
authority to commit women to penal
institutions.
Eligible List Ready.
The list of those eligible for ap.
pointment as chief pathologist at the
state serum farm at Reynoldsburg
was announced here by the state civil
service commission. Those on the list
are: DR.. Bruce H. Edginton, Rey-
noldsburg, the present incumbent:
DR.. Alvin Broerman, Reyroldsburg.
and DR.. John D. Groves, Columbus.
The board also announced three eli.
gibles for appointment as parole Off.
GERS for the Delaware Girls Industrial
Home and the Marysville Women's
Reformatory. They are Charlotte M.
Martin, Columbus; Maud E. Mullen,
Columbus Grove, and Lillian G. Corn,
Ironton.
ReVerses Commissions Ruling.
The action of the state medical
board in appointing Harriet L. P.
Friend of Dayton as chief examiner of
the examining board for nurses is up
held by Attorney General Turner In a
ruling which reverses a ruling by the
state civil service commission. The
attorney general holds that the three
members of the nurses board are not
in the classified service and so are not
affected by civil service law.
New Road Lettings.
State Highway Commissioner Co
wen has announced the date for an
other road lettings. 1t will be on Aug.
81, when bids will be opened for new
jobs in Cuyahoga, Franklin, Pickaway,
Fairfield, Erie, Jackson, Knox, Seneca
and Highland counties.
$6,5oo,oo0 in Treasury.
Although the state treasury balance
is lower now than for several months,
there is still nice sum on the right
side of the ledger. Treasurer Archer's
report shows that there is nearly
$6,50O,0O0 in the general revenue fund,
and in addition to this there is the
sum of $4,352,7S4 in the state insur.
ance fund, from which workmen's com.
pensation benefits are paid.
First Winner.
Miss Carliss Hunter of Mechanics
burg is the first winner of trip to
Washington in the state board of agri-
culture contests for this year.
FaVors n. P. Tax.
Registrar w. H. Walker of the state
automobile department favors abolish
ing taxes on automobiles and basing
the license fee on the horsepower of
the machine. He would increase the
cost Of the license, but Offset this by
wiping out the tax. "I believe this
would be more satisfactory to both the