The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-14
Governor Names War Board.


Tense. To these men falls the task OF
placing Ohio on a real wartime basis
linking up with the governments
war program oh;o's labor, capital.
transportation, miaipg. food produc-
tion and industry.
| The Ohioans chosen are:
Warren S. Stone, head of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers,
Cleveland.
A. A. Augustus, president Of the
Cambridge Galleries Co., Cleveland.
Joseph r. Mutt, vice president of the
Citizens Savings & Trust Co.. CleVe-
land.
Paul L. Feiss of the Joseph & Feiss
Co., clothing manufacturers, CleVe-
land.
Former Gov. James E. Campbell.
Columbus.
Gen. J. Warren Keifer, Springfield.
attorney, veteran of two wars and for
mer speaker national house of repre-
sentatives.
L. ]. Taber, GAINESVILLE, practical
farmer and head of Ohio's $4,000 or
ganized grange farmers.
B. H. Kroger. Cincinnati. grocer and
food expert.
DR.. W. o. Thompson, Columbus,
president of Ohio State University.
W. W. Thornton, Akron, of the
Scripps- -McRae League of Newspapers.
James w. Faulkner of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
M. J. Caples, Columbus. railroad
man and manufacturer.
John Moore, Columbus, president Of
Ohio United Mine Workers.
Frank P. Donnenwirth. Bucyrus.
banker.
Thomas J. Donnelly, Columbus, sec
retary Of Ohio State Federation of
Labor.
John P. Frey, Cincinnati, member Of
Toledo Central Labor Union and first
vice president Ohio State Federation
of Labor.
| John ]. Quinlivan, Toledo, secretary
Of the Toledo Central Labor Union and
first vice president Ohio State Fedora
tion Of Labor.
James Wilson, Cincinnati, president
of Pattern Makers League of North
| America.
Frank E. Meyers. Ashland. ;mple-
ment manufacturer.
H. S. Firestone. Akron rubber man
ufacturer.
David Tod, Youngstown, manufac.
turer, steel magnate and son of Ohio's
famous war governor" David Tod.
S. o. Richardson. Toledo, manufac-
turer, vice president of the libby
Glass Co.
S. P. Bush. Columbus, steel manu-
facturer.
D. J. Ryan, Columbus, former sec
retary Of state and now general coun.
sci for Ohio Manufacturers Assoc1a-
tion.
H. e. Talbot, Dayton, contractor
and manufacturing engineer
John Scarborough, Cincinnati, busi-
ness man and former member of the
state board of charities.
Fred c. Croxton, Columbus labor
and immigration expert, now connect
ed with Ohio Institute for Public
! efficiency.
Every member Of this council is q
busy man. emineatly successful in his
sphere" Cox said. "They have not
been consulted by the governor, but
there is not the slightest doubt that
every man will respond"
Ohio to Aid REQ Cross.
All Ohio lie getting set for It's part In
the nationwide Red Cross campaign
for $1OO,O00,0O0.
In accordance with President Will
sons recent proclamation, naming the
week Of June 18 Red Cross week. sec
retaries of Red Cross chapters in
northern Ohio have just been notified
by D. c. Dougherty. financial and or
ganiEation secretary at the once Of
State Director Frank Il. Abbott, to
prepare for their respective cam
paigns. Similar notifications have
been made to southern Ohio chapters
by Associate Director R. E. Miles of
Columbus.
! Directors Abbott and Miles are
awaiting word from Washington as to
what the Red Cross war council con-
siders Ohio should contribute before
setting goals for the various chapters
and their auxiliaries.
Riddle is Appointed.
The appointment of H. S. Riddle as
member of the state board Of ad-
ministration has been officially an
nounced by Gov. Cox. He is a Colum-
bus Republican and a graduate of
Ohio State University engineering col
lege.
Ten-Acre Corn Contest.
Greater crop production in Ohio may
be helped considerably by the intro.
duction of the mems 10-acre corn con-
test by the extension service of Ohio
State University. June Is is the latest
date for farmers and farm owners to
enroll in the competition Tor the grand
championship. The winner in each Of
the four districts will be awarded a
championship cup and the winner in
each county will receive gold medal.
Other bonors are provided for.
The work of enrolling is in charge Of
w. E. Hanger OF Ohio State Univers-
ity.
Wheat Outlook Is Bright.
Wheat crop prospects in Ohio are
20 per cent better than expected a
year ago and an improvement of per
cent has been found since April /.
These are the conditions of other
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