The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS--oTHER HAPPENINGS

Most Of Revenue From Corporations.
Most of the revenue for the opera
tion of the state government comes
from corporations. This is shown by
statement prepared by State Budget
Commissioner E. NJ. Fullington giving
the various sources of income Of the
state. 1t covers the year ending Tune
80, 1915, and is the first statement of
the kind made.
The total amount Of revenue re-
ceived by the state during the year in
question was $18,25O,O4731. This was
not enough to pay operating expenses
for that period, which amounted to
19,137, ,460.74. OF the states income
for the year the public utilities con-
tributed $3,414,OO1.24. This represent
ed taxes on their gross receipts
The highway levy paid to the state
by the various counties yielded $2,7G5,-
942.5O, and the levy paid it by the
counties for common schools, universi-
ties and normals and for sinking fund
purposes netted S2,010,550.19. The
next ranking contribution was one of
$1,999, ,O59.74 paid as taxes by domestic
corporations.
The liquor license law yielded
81, ,7O2, 2,771.1S and the state insurance
department $1,501 ,O62.47. Automobile
licenses brought in 1857, 400. Taxes
collected from foreign corporations
produced $519,O1725. Relatives of in
mates cared for in the various state
institutions paid the state a total Of
$473,092.3S under the pay-patient law.
Four universities turned in tuition
fees amounting to S239, 9,31626.
Canal water rentals at Akron and
sums paid to the state by counties for
clothing for inmates in state institu-
tions brought in 1894, ,439.76. Collat-
eral inheritance taxes produced 1885,
602.50. Fish licenses and hunters
licenses yielded $134,267. The oil in
spection departments turned in fees of
$1O9, ,592.77.
A little less than 100000 was re-
ceived by the state as interest on the
Other sources of revenue were: Ca.
nal land receipts, $74,347.O4: oil well
royalties, $27,9O1.79; cigarette dealers,
$5769450; banks, $S7,36087, taxes for
support of public utilities and fire mar
shal's Offices, $150,29O; corporation
fling fees, $67O,06757; license fees
from stationary engineers, embalmers,
physicians, dentists, ETC., $72,497.52;
inspection fees from boiler owners,
moving picture film producers and ex-
hibitors and building and losr associa-
tions, Sill, ,479.59,
Wanted Road Plank.
Former Representative Phillips of
Geauga county went before the COM
mittee on resolutions of the Republic
can state convention on behalf of the
farmers organizations of the state to
urge the eonnmittee- to insert a plank
favoring the regular and substantial
subsidization of road building projects
by the federal government. I'VE have
followed the course of giving large an
nual sums for the improvement of riv-
ers and harbors," said Mr.. Phillips,
until the pork barrel has become a
| joke. We would not attempt to say
that all of these appropriations, nor
any considerable portion of them,
should not be made, but we do con-
tend that it is just as essential that
we have good roads. The farmers are
not in favor of increasing the levy for
roads in Ohio. The amount now raised
is enough for the state to put in the
work. And we do not want tn see any
thing done that might make it neces'
sary to repeal or break down the per
cent tax rate law. The party that does
that will be swept off the map"
Asks Ohio to Hake Son Colonel.
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, retired,
wants Ohio to give his son, Sherman
Miles, a commission as colonel. The
young man is a Lephew Of the late
Senator John Sherman and Gen. w. T.
Sherman. He was graduated from
West Ponit II years ago, has served
in the cavalry and field artillery in
Suud anu LulS COuAIIyJ anu mas wv
served three wars, including the pres
ent European war. He will be made a
captain of artillery in the regular army
within a few days.
Cannot Sell Flag Handkerchief
Notification of an official character
was served by w. H. Guyton, assistant
secretary of state, upon Chicago nov
city manufacturing company that it
cannot sell in Ohio a handkerchief in
the form of United States flag. There
is law in this state intended to pre-
vent the use of the flag in advertising
or in any other way that might result
in lowering it in the estimation of the
people or make it common"
Bankers Protest.
Prominent bankers from various
sections of the state appeared before
the state tax commission, protesting
against the listing Of securities for
taxation at their market value instead
of their book value
Must Register This Month.
United States revenue collectors In
the state charged with the enforce
ment of the new Harrison drug law
are cautioning doctors, dentists and
druggists who sell narcotics or use
them in their work that they must all
register in the collectors office before
July / and the fee will be. 81. The
law is to be enforced to the letter.
Coal Likely to Go Up.
Local dealers in soft coal are ad.
vises that a jump in price Of from 25
to 50 cents ton is likely to be made
at once because of shortage of min
ers in the entire Hooking valley.
May Go to National Committee.
It Is reported from Washington that
Chairman w. L. Finley Of the Republi-
can state executive committee would