The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01
NEWS CULLED
in THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART.
MENTS--oTHER HAPPENINGS
Special Columbus Correspondent.

ENT HALL has given out
- statement showing in a com
parattve way the resources O
the banks Of the large cities a,
appears by their statements unde,
the call of May /, as com
pared with the same as shown by theil
statements under the call of March Z
In every case material gain is shown
ana In most cases it is very pro
hounced. In the case of the Cleveland
banks it is $31S,994,9 1866 as compared
with $315,37S, $50 in the March report
Cincinnati banks show a total of SS5..
lSS,l69 as compared with SS3,94O,2 ,225.
Toledo banks show S44,O77,749 as com.
pared with $41,737,S26, Dayton banks
show $11,SO5,561 as compared with
$ll,O63,S53, Youngstown banks show
$l6,lS9,163 as compared with S15.6
SzS. Columbus banks increased their
total resources from $13,O77,S49 to
$lS,l65,553. Akron banks increased
from $13,737,607 to $14,9S4453. and
those Of Canton from $1O,429,O13 to
$lO,Sl4,4S1. Columbus banks show the
highest reserves, 29 per cent, and
those Of Toledo the lowest, IS per
cent Supt. Hall regards the showing
OF Ohio banks as excellent.
Preparing for Convention.
The vanguard of Ohio delegates to
the Republican national convention to
be held in Chicago, beginning June Z,
nave left for that city. Senator Hard.
ing, who, as temporary chairman of
the convention, will make the opening
keynote address, it is understood, is
now putting the final touches to his |
address. Gov. Willis, who presents
former Senator Burton as Ohios
choice for the presidency. is still
working on his nomination speech,
out expects to complete it within a
rev days. Ohio seems destined to cut
considerable figure in the gathering
Senator Harding made the speech
nominating Taft for the presidency
four years ago. I,
Former P. o. Inspector Dead.
J. F. Oldfield, for many wears postaI
inspector in Ohio, and regarded as one
OF the shreWdest secret service men in I
the service of the federal government, d
is dead at his home in Athens. He t
succumbed after a long illness from v
cancer. Because of i'll health he re- t
tlred from the postal service several Il
years ago. His most notable work was 1
in the blackhand cases in northern v
Ohlo and in the Strong mausoIeum "
case at Erie, Pa, few years ago. W
Vlolators of the postal laws found him Ii
to be a terror. He had rare success al
in running down criminals. hi
Cannot Keep Witness Fees. q,
State liquor license inspectors can I'll
not keep witness fees and mileage in pC
criminal cases prosecuted under the L
liquor laws if they are at the same n,
time receiving their salaries and ex- til
penses as inspectors, so the attorney
generals department has advised the
state liquor license commission In by
the past various officials have accept M
ed fees and mileage in criminal cases, m,
but this ruling will prevent them from fe,
doing so from now on. The ruling ap- so
plies to all state deputies. m;
Largest IN the World. les
Louis J. Taber, master of the Ohio de
state grange, states that the state uni mi
7erslty grange, composed, for the most cas
part, OF professors and students of the da
state college of agriculture, is the to
argest one in the world. Since Jan. | fus
his year 319 members have been ini- fro
lated INTO this grange, bringing its del
membership up to the record figure. allie
I also holds the record for having pro
the largest class ever ad- cou
n1tted at one time. That was 2S9, at tai,
meeting last March.
Given Farm Work. r
Sixty students were given work clas
rom time to time, and six all the eva
ne' 'nlousn Ihelr college course at larg
ne state university this year in the YEA
of $50 acres of land belong MAJ
lg to the university farm, and prac- R. F
calIy the same acreage will be under Ros
lltlVatlon next year with the same ton
disabilities for student EMPLOYMENT Zan
help them earn their way through ALI;
'llege. Agricultural students are. of of
'ulse' given tne preference in this this
nployment. 6
;oIored Assistant Sergeant.atArms. A,
An Ohio colored man will be an as. nons
slant sergeant-at-arms at the Repub- cour
'an national convention, to be held HigI
Chicago, beginning June Z. He is He
tomas e. Green, Jr., of Youngstown, to b.
assistant IN the ONCE of Attorney will
neral 1uIher' Detter known as for
Gu. Dem
ASK support OF PoIygamy Bill. G. j
A' thelr regular meetings here the will
lumbus Presbyterian and Methodist reno
eachers adopted resolutions urging
'mbers of congress to support with Ch
cir votes the pending anti-Mormon nor
polygamy bill now pending in con- as a
'''' nomi
Received Large Fee. Ir,
The state has received another fat Hu
Ioi alio"lns corporation to in torte
ase its capital stock, one of $4,000 crimi
d by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Adam
OF AKRON, to pay for the privilege ships
increasing it's preferred stock from John
)OOOOO to $4,000, 900, making it's to- clare
capital stock $50,OOO,OOO, one-haIf accou
'nI' Oelhs common STOCK. The at none
Aoy eo'TldI recently passed upon ton {
company application for author cies,
" auu 70 lts capltal, giving the ing p
lie approval This is the largest in the n
Ase Vi capltal STOCK authorized by which
ssd'e lor iong time. fectiv
conspirators Are Also Guilty. Wa,
ne conspirators in crime are Just job
'uilty as those who carry it out, SO of thi
supreme court holds in ruling ing
AIMING exceptions filed by Prose- Of Jol
: oampOeA Oh Hamilton county. once ]
DecenDer several union painters gress.