The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-18


a formal statement. "Action must be
taken quickly" Members of the state
tax commission say the Parrett-Whitte-
more law will cover the present dupli-
cate, so there will be no disturbance
Of the taxing machinery.
The absolute necessity for the enact
ment of law to be in effect before
taxing time, the second Monday in
April, in order that money may be had
to maintain government, requires that
il. be passed az an emergency" meas
ure to escape the 80 days delay under
the referendum. To add to it the
emergency clause requires a two
thirds vote in each house. Therefore
the bill must be satisfactory to Re-
publicans, whose votes are required to
enact it, and it is reasonable to as
sumo that the law will be a non-par-
iisan product and the present general
assembly will profit by the mistakes
made by former Republican and Demo
cratic bodies.
Farmers Have Slogan.
Now that Christmas shopping is past,
farmers of the state are interested in
applying the slogan of do it early" to
spring shopping, according to reports
of field extension workers Of the col
lege of agriculture of Ohio State uni
versity.
Taking lesson from delayed ship,
ments during the fall and winter, the
farmers are preparing against what
they believe will be a car shortage
next spring. Local dealers are receiv-
ing many orders for repairs, farm i'm.
plements, seeds, fertilizers, lime and
other supplies.
Manufacturers, railway officials and
dealers are encouraging the early
spring buying not only to insure ship
nents of articles when needed, but to
avoid as far as possible the annual
spring transportation rush.
Does Not Raise Prices.
Some prejudice concerning cold
storage and the price conditions il
brings about were upset by the report
of the experiments made at the Ohio
State university and given out at ar
address at the chicken show by Will
liam L. Lapp Of the university, who
supervised tire experiments. mo data
will prove cold storage causes higf
prices" he said, "but an abundance ot
evidence shows that prices are held
more stable and in some cases re
duced. In 18Se-lS81 the average price
of butter was 305 cents a pound il
New York. That was before cold stor
age In 1910-fS11 the average price
under cold storage was 25.4 cents {
pound. The population had increased
83 per cont. From 1886 to 1892, with
out colo storage. the average cost o.
eggs was 206 cents a dozen. From
1902 to 1911, under cold storage, the
price of eggs was 2O.6 cents. Since
cold storage has become practical, the
consumption of eggs has increased
from so to rs per cent in all large
cities, including Columbus. This in
crease in consumption affects thu
price directly"
Individual Taxes Increased.
The annual report of the state ia!
commission shows that under electiv'
assessors there has been an increast
of nearly $2O,OOO,OOO in individual ia,
returns. The public utility valuations
for the year were $1,202214,O00, al
against $1,149,354,OOO, ar increase o
nearly $53,0O0000. In 1910, whel
the commission was formed, the valu
alton of these properties was $263
$4,000 The excise tax charges TO
the year are $7,349,161.
Would Give Women Vote.
Women will vote in future wet ant
dry elections in Ohio, if Harry M
Daugherty can persuade the genera
assembly to pass suffrage bill h
has written and is ready to introduce
He has prepared an amendment t.
section 1852 of the statutes, that give
women the right of suffrage at schoo
elections. 1t removes the inhibition
against the suffrage right at any othe
election, and expressly gives them tn
right to vote at any election to regU
late, restrict or prohibit liquor traffic
Holds Act Invalid.
The Ohio supreme court held uncor
stitutional the medical act providing
that a doctors certificate can be re
voked by the state medical board with
out hearing The decision was give
in the case of DR.. A. X. Jewell Of CO
lumbus, who resisted an attempt o.
orI ~ knI
away his certificate.
There Will Be an Egg Show.
An eggs show will be one G
the features of the poultry pro
gram of the fifth annual Farmers
Week to be held at the Ohio Stat
university at Columbus from Jan. 2
to Feb. 2.
Endorse Cox Plan.
The state board of agriculture az
pointed by former Gov. Frank h. Will
unanimously endorsed the Cox pla
for reformation of the agricultural d.
partment. The statement waa mad
that the installation of a secretary G
agriculture with real authority IS vito
to the prosperity of agricultural il
terests.
Wants to Issue Bonds
The Cleveland Electric Illum:natip
Co. wants to issue and sell $2,e00,00
of bonds. The application will be u
for hearing before the utilities commit
tee Jan. %.
May Sell Bonds.
kn iccUn on6 coll G1nN M
bonds with which funds to purcnas
ATS new cars was granted the D. 7.
I. railway bys the utilities commission
The road said in the application it wa
in great need of the additional Enl