The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-12

on file to show Ohio has:
More than 100000 men eligible to
take arms without seriously crippling
Industrial, commercial and agricul-
tural activities.
A total tax duplicate of $7697 $780,
232.
More than 100000 acres in farm
lands.
Nearly $4,000 100000 in money re-
,6S5, 900 in the 372 ma
tional banks, 1857, ,O44,O92 in state
banks. S43,292,514 in private banks,
and more than $3OO,OOO,OOO in build
ing and loan associations.
About 1000 factories and foundries
which could be converted into muni-
tions plants.
More than $4,000 privately owned
autos and motor trucks.
Exactly 1896 miles of steam rail-
road and 1859 miles of interurban
tracks for movement of men, NUM-
tions and foodstuffs.
Patriotism Above Machinery.
Patriotism has sounded above the
roar of machinery in Columbus. More
than score of Columbus factory own
ers have declared they are ready to
throw their factories into the service
of the flag
a survey of the industrial situation
showed factories here will be units of
gigantic war machine which the gov
eminent has ready for action.
A government industrial survey
made secretly by commission Of
which Prof James r. Withrow, o. S.
U. instructor and Samuel G. McMeen,
Columbus Railway, Power & Light
Co, were members, definitely decided
what parts Columbus factories will
play in the big government war ma
chine.
Extreme caution is being used to
keep cranks and German sympathizers
from becoming inflamed from detailed
accounts of the performances Of in
dustrial Columbus and in many fac
tories the mental attitude of every
workman is known by the foreman.
Little actual munition manufactur-
ing will be done here. The diversified
products of Columbus factories most
ly will go for equipping other factories
to make munitions.
"The government has told us to In
tensify manufacturing Of just what we
are making now," said the head Of a
factory employing almost $500 men.
THE government will need labor
saving machines, locomotives, mining
and other kinds of machinery as well
as munitions and cannon"
Other factory heads made similar
expressions.
A few Columbus factories are al.
ready making supplies for the United
States, although not enough, accord
ing to factory officials, to draw unde'
sirable attention to Columbus.
Speech Taken as Ohio's Stand.
Citizens Of Ohio, regardless Of po-
litical affiliations, are quoting exten'
sively the speech made at the big pa.
triot;c demonstration in Cincinnati
recently by United States Seantor
Warren G. Harding. Coupled with the
utterances of Senator Atlee Pomerene
during the present crisis, the people
generally regard it as Ohio's stand.
At the outset of his address, Senator
Harding assured his hearers that con-
gress would uphold President Wilson
to the man and urged, with the second
of Gov. Cox, that it is the duty OF
every citizen of Ohio to stand stalwart
and bravely behind the nations chief.
Victory for Woman Suffrage.
Further suffrage powers for Ohio
women were made certain in the de-
cision of the East Cleveland charter
case in the supreme court of Ohio.
The high court held women may be
given full municipal suffrage by any
city that adopts a charter containing
a grant Of that right to women.
This is regarded as the most nota-
BILE suffrage victory won by Ohio WON
en- in the courts in the present gen.
Grafton. 1t puts equal suffrage on a
new and firm footing as proposition
in the state.
Issues Warning to Housewives.
Samuel Lindsey, chief sealer oi
weights and measures of the state
department Of agriculture, has issued
a warning to housewives and Others
buying food supplies to beware OF
dealers who sell butter, lard and sim
liar produce in wooden dishes.
dealers have no right to weigh in
heavy paper burlap or wooden dishes
in the sale of commodities" says the
sealer, "and. when they do the law
has been violated"
Lindsey says prosecutions will be
made where violations are reported
to local or state sealers.
Fund Is Provided.
The recent legislature appropriated
$3.50, 1000 to be used as the governor
sees fit and passed an emergency law
authorizing the governor to take mil
itary census.
Unless the federal government Is
prepared to foot most of the bills for
mobilization Of the Ohio national
guard, special session probably will
be called.
Legislators assembled here would
find an actual cash balance in the
treasury of more than $4,000, 900, OF
which $2,987,413 would be used foI
immediate military expenses,
Good Farmer; Good Job. SIS
In selecting Representative Isaac
Sherman Guthrey of Marion county, q
farmer, to be one of the four members
of the state board of administration
which manages the 20 or more large
charities and penal institutions ofithe
state, Gov. Cox has given the farmers