Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-05-04

many counties have ample seed sup
plies, but no surplus stocks have been
found. There is a strong demand in
many counties for a federal guarantee
OF a minimum price for crops as an in
centive to larger cultivation. Carroll
county reported a number of farms
that would not be cultivated this year
because tenants to work them could
not be found.
That is one feature to which the
council for defense will give imme-
diate attention. Paulding and Van
Vert counties also reported tenant
houses on large farms that were
empty this year, and each offered
room for farmer with family for
whom work could be supplied
Clinton county reported the largest
acreage of corn in it's history, plenty
OF help now, but harvest help will be
needed. The two corn canning estab-
iishments there had enough acres of
sweet corn under contract to supply
their needs. Fayette said farmers
were still supplied with help, schools
will close within a week, wheat will
make about two-thirds of a normal
crop.
Coshocton is short of labor and
seed, wants a minimum price fixed.
Belmont will need help at harvest, but
is in good shape now Columbiana
labor is ample. Guernsey has plenty
of labor and work we'll along Mus
kingum is short of labor and seed.
Paulding needs labor and will close
the schools to get the work OF the
boys.
Van Vert said the labor situation is
not serious; heavy acreage of oats is
being put out and much extra help will
be needed in harvest.
Ohio May Be Training Center.
That the war department is contem-
plating making Ohio the center for
sands of soldiers that will be drawn
from the central west to make up the
big war army is thought to be re
vealed in orders to Adjt. Gen. Wood
to recommend a number of large
tracts suitable for mobilizing an6
drilling thousands of men.
This order is understood to have
been received several days ago, but
was not made public until April 10 by
Gov. Cox at the meeting of mayors ir
furtherance of the plans to increase
the states food supply.
The governor said the order indi
Gated that the war department may bt
| planning to locate some of the larges
mobilization and training camps in thu
state. He intimated that Ohio may b.
selected by reason of its central loca
ton, splendid transportation facilities
and its location in the great food belt
Should this be the case, he said, th
necessity for the formation of hom
guards would be materially lessened
as the federal troops could be calleC
upon in emergencies. He said, how
ever, he was in favor of the formation
of home guard organizations and tina
if necessary the state may aid in equip
ping them.
Most of the S25O,O00 emergency al
preparation made to the governor b
the legislature, he said, will be use
in establishing and maintaining tn
21 labor bureaus in Ohio cities.
Gov. Cox, in addressing the rel
resentatives of the municipalities, toll
them that they were going to be calle
upon to rule their "bailiwicks with a
i iron hand" He told them to chase tn
"bums" off the street corners and pu
them to work. He urged co-operatio
of the cities in helping to solve tn
labor problems confronting the farm
erS.
Bomb Proves to Be Beans.
Nerves of Columbus citizens hav
almost quieted and they can now pas
cans of bean soup with hardly shuC
der. But for a time things looked S,
/ rious A mysterious looking blac
bag was found inside the rotunda {
the Capitol in the morning. Insid
the bag was can and inside the ca
bread This was found outside tn
can of bean soup. A bomb plot wa
suspected. The bean soup was hu
ried through chemical analysis an
found to contain bean or two. The
an, empty cartridge tied to stick b
a piece of wire was found on the law
outside. Central army headquartel
In Chicago was hurriedly notified I
the find. Then somebody laughe
Citizens began to recall how whe
they were youngsters they had tie
empty cartridges to sticks ar
whirled them about to make them s
zzz-zz-zz-zz.
Work Among Pen Prisoners.
What the Volunteer Prisoner
league department is doing among Il
prisoners of the Ohio penitentiary
told in the report of Maj. Walter Cc
Inns, who is working in cooperate
with Warden P. E. Thomas.
Within a year 200 men have bee
cared for, until they have found Ell
ployment, after their discharge fro
prison In the same period $50 le
.ters have been supplied to aid Il
=. prisoners. The families of prisone
assisted were $50 and in many cas-
reconciliations have been broug
} about.
Farm Employment Agencies.
The faculty of Ohio State universi
has decided to dismiss every stude
l who will certify he is going to work {
a farm during the summer. Final q
| rangements were made to open far
I employment agencies in 21 cities sea
= tered through the state. The agenci
= will care for men who want work {
= farms and get help for farmers. tt
g cities are Cleveland, Akron, Ather
t Canton, Chillicothe, Cincinnati, Colul
i bus, Dayton, Hamilton, Lima, Mar
/ field, Marion, Portsmouth, Springfield
a Steubenville, Tifin, Toledo, Was
D ington C. H, Youngstown, GAINESVILLE
Refuses to Honor Vouchers.
Branding them as grossly eXtrav
CANT" State Auditor Donahey has I
fused to pay bills for more than S
worth of 'dainties" turned in by a
thorities at Longview hospital at CT
~ cinnati, a state institution. Vouche