The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-09-13
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS - OTHER HAPPENINGS

duu WelS OF OnlO VIII MAKE u htCp
the state out of the prohibition col
umn was disclosed Sept. 6. Each side.
through committees, filed with the
secretary of state its arguments. The
documents will be distributed to the
voters by the state.
1t Is plain that the liberals plan to
impress the voters that il they vote
prohibition it will be impossible ls-
gally to get intoxicants to drink.
Tho point next emphasized is the
special war taxation and finally it is
argued that the time is not opportune
to introduce issues that will divide
the people in the war period.
The Ohio Dry Federation. by j. W..
Deffenbaugh, Edward L. Gillian,
Percey Tetlow, l.. ]. Taber and ]. A.
White, filed the argument reciting
among other things that the amend
ment is desired to become effective
Feb. 19, 1919, giving time for the
liquor producers, sellers and employees
to engage in legitimate business.
1t also alleges that license and all
forms of attempted regulations of
the liquor traffic failed in Ohio. I'm
less Ohio is voted dry, it is asserted,
the state will suffer by reason of
Michigan and Indiana becoming dry.
May Use Strong Arm Tactics.
Strong arm tactics will be adopted
in forcing Ohio coal operators to sell
at the prices set by the government
unless they Immediately change their
attitude of hostility toward federal
control The federal government is
ready to take over the Ohio mines and
operate them under the authority
granted by the food and fuel control
act unless the operators toe the mark.
These facts were disclosed by Sen
Etor POmerene, author of the coal
provso of the food law, after he had
laid before Dr. Harry A. Garfield
newly appointed coal administrator
evidence submitted TO him by Ohio
consumers.
After Senator Pomerene finished his
talk with Dr. Garfield, he authorized
this statement:
information comes to me from
many sections Of Ohio and Of the
country generally to the effect thai
there is disposition among many ot
the coal operators to ignore the prices
tor coal recently fixed by the presi
dent some claiming that higher
prices must be fixed, others that they
have had no notice Of the fixing o
" these prices, and still others indicat
ing that If they do not get higher
prices they will close down thetl
mines If any Of these operators fee
that congress passed the law fixing
the prices of food and fuel as a bluff
or that the executive department wal
not serious when the prices were
fixed, they had better accept word o
friendly admonition. Prices at thu
mines and to be charged by jobber'
were effective as Of the day they wer'
set by the president, and the prices tt
be charged by retailers will be fiXeC
in the very near future, and rules reg
ulating the production and delivery o
coal likewise will be provided"
Take SquabbIe to Court.
Ohio suffragists have taken thei
<lquabble with Secretary of State Full
ton over alleged illegal signatures ol
petitions asking referendum on tn
Reynolds act, to court with 200pag
petition.
They ask temporary restraining
order enjoining Fulton from countin!
7S,64S names on petitions from g.
counties and on part petitions from
several other counties on the ground
that they are permeated with frau'
and that Fulton has refused to strik
them out or grant them a hearing t
prove their claims. Unless the In
junction is granted, the petition says
a gigantic fraud will remain unchal
lange.l and the initiative and referen
dun placed in jeopardy.
0hioans Accept Commissions.
Eighteen Ohioans have advised tn
war department at Washington o
their acceptance OF commissions II
the engineer officers reserve corps
The men soon will be called into aC
tive service to officer engineer com
paHies to be sent to France. Tn
Cleveland men commissioned include
Captains--Clarence S. Smith. Wi
liam S. ]. Zwick. Lieutenant-Ar
thOny G. Nell.
Other Ohioans commissioned are:
Captains-Benjamin F. Hewitt, Ash
tabula; George Bailey, Cincinnati.
First lieutenants-James Il. Cor
rad, Youngstown; Glen H. Bales
Akron; Raynor H. Allen, Cincinnati
Stanley G. Backman, Cincinnati
Harley l.. Swift, Youngstown.
Second heutenants George +
White, Youngstown; Arthur L. SayeS
Toledo; Russell M. EastOn, Cincir
natl; Carl r. French. Salem.
State Reunion of Elks.
Fred Harper Lynchburg, Va, gran
exalted ruler of the Benevolent an
Protective Order of Elks, probabl
will be in Columbus for the nineteent
annual state reunion to be held Sep
1920. He will take leading part i
the ceremonials and may be the priI
ciral speaker at the patriotic demon
stration which the Elks will hold 1
the state house yard the evening G
Sept. 20. Efforts are being made ais
to secure either Senator POmerene Q
Harding to take part in the patriot
program. 1t is estimated 5000 men
hers will attend the convention.
Favors Longer School Year.
That colleges and normal school
should be crowded this year to pr'
vide intelligent leadership for Anne