The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-10
Pass Bar Examinations.

nave Deen autnOrlZeQ Dy tne supreme
court to. confer the degree of bache.
lor of arts as special examining
board for students who are applicants
for admission to the bar in instances
where they desire to enter some de,
partment of the federal military or
navy service. The order will apply to
students who would be eligible to take
the regular June examination and to
those who have enlisted prior to that
time. Any other applicant for bar
examination who is not attending
school and who enlists prior to June l
will be permitted to take a special
examination before the supreme court
at Columbus May 10. No certificates
of admittance are to be issued until
Twenty of 21 who took special exam
nations April "a and 25 and passed
were sworn in May 5. They are:
James E. Bennett, Youngstown;
Walter B. Collins, Toledo; Harvey H,
Grebbe, London; Arthur H. Day, Er
nest c. Dempsey, Philmore J. Haber,
John w. Lewman, Herold Metcalf,
Herbert A. Spring, King Tolles, Will
liam A. McAfee and Clarence E. Wi
sell, Cleveland; Thomas A. Feeney.
Newark; Miletus Garner, Paul M. Her.
bert, Kenner Mcconnell, Columbus ;
Russell ]. Haynes and John P. Haas.
Dayton; Charles L. Mills. Bellbrook,
and Earl B. Tilton, Steubenville.
Roads Must Rush Fertilizer.
By an administrative order of the
utilities commission, Ohio railways
must give preferential and imme-
diate movement. of all powdered lime.
stone and fertilizer loaded for ship.
ment to farms where it is to be used
this spring.
The order, effective May 2, runs un.
til May 20. The suggestion for this
action came from many sources.
Director Charles E. Thorne of the
Wooster experiment station gave his
official assurance no better way exist
ed to increase corn and other crops
this year than by liberal use of lime
and fertilizer and he said it can be
used either before or after planting.
Civil Service and Old Soldiers.
After the Civil War veterans, who
have long been given the places as at
tendants and caretakers in the Capt.
tOl buildings and grounds, had given
place to others selected by the new
adjutant general, the civil service COM
mission directed that old men be given
their places again. The civil service
law provides that any veteran of the
War of the Rebellion shall, upon FL
ing honorable discharge from the
army, be placed upon the civil serv-
ice list and he is protected while life
lasts in any job given him.
State Loses Over Three Millions.
More than $3,5O0,OO0 which the state
bureau of accounting has found"
against city, county and township Of
ficials remains uncollected because
the, legislature failed to pass law
making it possible to recover that sum.
State Auditor Donahey complains.
State accountants have found over
drafts. totalling $5,155,OOO since 1902,
but have been unable. to collect only
$1,8S2,000. Failure of he city and
county officials to proceed when the
state makes findings is to blame.
Reports Show Tax Increases.
Early tax reports from nine big and
wealthy counties, received by the
state tax commission, show there are
many new names among the taxpay.
ers this year and many important in
creases in property returns, particu-
larly in monies and credits.
Ohio Beans in the Soup.
Because Of the high price of soup
beans, the state of Ohio is going into
the business Of growing its own. Be
fore the. war these beans, which are
used in exceptionally large quantities
to feed the $4,000 wards of the state,
were purchased by the car load lot.
Most of them came from Michigan,
which is said to be the banner bean
state of the Union. Last year half
dozen ca" loads of them were pur.
chased bT the board of administration,
and there are several tons of them
left yet. Enough, in fact, to last until
the new crop is in, have been distrib.
uted to the various institutions. At
least zoe acres will be planted in soup
beans this year.
Corn Crop Prospects Good.
Reports, from 1000 farmers in IS
counties of the state indicate that the
corn crop will be increased by them
20 per cent, says Fred c. Croxton,
chairman of the labor division of the
Ohio branch of the council for nation
al defense. Six hundred and thirteen
will increase acreage, 1872 will leave
the same acreage, and 225 will have a
smaller acreage.
, Ohio to Train Rirmen.
q The flying machine is to- have a
home in the state Of its birth. The
at Columbus has been des-
ignated by the war department as one
Of the six universities decided upon as
training schools for aviators. The lat
ter will be given three months in.
struction in physics, mechanics and
drill, beginning in six weeks. Presi-
dent w. o. Thompson of Ohio State
appeared before the aero
nautics committee Of the council Of
defense at Washington to
urge advantages of Ohio State a. an !
aviation training school