The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-10-12
Special Columbus Correspondent.

| S@S AAo OAhNAoA BO"NAC vi W doh COll
gress for the establishment of an EN-
barge or tax which will conserve the
present wheat crop of the United
States for Americans. Export of much
of the wheat that is needed in thiI
country to European countries, de
prived of their normal grain crops by
the big war, is held to be responsible
for much of the boost in tue price oi
wheat and bread. There is a shortage
in the wheat crop this year also, the
bakers were told by Secretary Stauf
fer of the state board of agriculture
He declared that the 1915 crop aver
aged 20 bushels to the acre, while this
years crop averages but IL bushels tc
the acre.
Only Guard Team to Go.
The scores of independent rifle clubs
throughout Ohio will learn with regret
that the state of Ohio will not take
advantage of the new federal law
which allows the state to send one oi
these clubs along with the state team
to compete in the national rife
matches to be held at Jacksonville
Fla, beginning Oct. II. The governor
is authorized to select the independent
team, but the announcement comes
from the adjutant generals Office that
only the national guard team will be
sent, although the federal government
allows an appropriation of nearly
$1,000 to pay the expenses of sending
two teams from Ohio, one from the
guard and the other from one of the
many Independent rife clubs.
Announce Speakers and Dates.
Republican state headquarters an
nounced the following speakers for the
Ohio campaign: Gov. Whitman of New
York at Mt. Sterling and Columbus,
Oct. 4; Congressman Simon D. Fess
at Wooster Oct. 16, former United
States Senator Theodore E. Burton
and Attorney General E. C. Turner at
Troy Oct. II and at Springfield Oct. 1S.
Democratic state headquarters an
nounced former Secretary of State
Bryan at Ottawa and surrounding
points Oct. %, Vice President Marshall
at Newark and Canton Oct 16 and II,
Secretary McAdoo Oct. 10, Secretary
Houston Oct. 19 and 20, and Senator
Gore of Oklahoma at Lima Oct II.
Notary for Many Years.
A new notary commission has just
been granted to Capt Isaiah McCor-
mick of Jackson by the governor. Nc
Cormick is 81 years old and has been
a notary since the close of the civil
war and expects to continue in that
capacity for many years. His son, E.
w. Mccormick, is in the city law de-
partment in Columbus. Mr.. McCor-
mick is native of Ohio, but was a
Missouri school teacher at the out
break of the civil war.
Will Abandon Service.
Daniel B. Torpy of Marietta, receiver
for the Marietta, Columbus & Cleve-
land Railroad Co., filed a notice with
the state public utilities commits
sion, that, in pursuance with the
order of the common pleas court Of
Washington county, all tariffs have
been cancelled and passenger and
freight service on the railroad is to be
abandoned on Oct. II.
Workers Are Scarce.
During the month of September over
10000 requests for help were filed at
the seven state-city free employment
agencies throughout Ohio. OF this
demand only about three-fourths of
the places could be filled as help is so
scarce in the state. At the Columbus
agency the demand was 500 greater
than the supply and 2,155 were re-
ferred to positions.
Granted Allowance.
The Ohio civil service commission
lost out in it's fight to have the state
industrial commission reduce its ex-
penses when the emergency board
took a new tack suddenly and voted
an allowance of $4,000 to the indus.
trial commission to run the workman's
division for the remain
der of the year.
resigns POSITION.
The resignation of G. r. Stebbins,
civil engineer, was accepted at a
of the board of administra-
ton. Mr.. Stebbins has been with the
board almost three years and has had
charge of a great deal of the construc-
ton work on new buildings which are
being erected at various state institu.
tons.
Ohioan Dies In Connecticut.
Col. Robert c. Mckinney, aged 64
years, former member of Gov. Bush |
nell's staff, died at his home in Green
wich, Conn, Tuesday night. Col Nc
Kinney organized the tool manufactur-
ng concern at Hamilton more than
10 years ago. He was a member of the |
leading clubs of New York city.
Attacks Loan Shark Law.
Supreme court heard Wednesday q |
case attacking the constitutionality Of
the Lloyd loan shark" law, brought |
BY Amos P. Foster, representing Gin
einnati chattel loan man, arrested for
falling to take out a license as re-
luired by the act The law provides |
hat any loan agent charging more
han per cent year on loans must |
be licensed. Foster declares the law |
IS so stringent and unfair" that the |
state superintendent of banks, by re-
Voking license, may destroy a $780,
700 business, and that there is no ap-
peal from his decision.
Grand Jury Will Investigate.
The milk war" that has ragged be-
.ween members of the Central Ohio
Producers association and Columbus
milk and ice cream companies, has
brought on an investigation by the
Franklin county grand jury. Prose
tutor Duncan says that the facts in
he case will be thoroughly sifted to
ietermine whether the Valentine anti. |