The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-10
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS - OTHER HAPPENINGS

Harding as chairman and the chief
spokesman Of the meeting, the Repub-
lican committee of nine ret in Col
umbus.
Arthur L. Garford was he only
member of the committee not pres
ent, he being in California. Rudy w.
Archer, Cleveland, former state treas
urer, was made chairman by the unan-
imous vote of the new committee and
Charles E. Hard, Portsmouth, was
made secretary.
Senator Harding made it plain that
the meeting of Republicans at this
time is merely the carrying out of
the plan of the larger committee of
so and that from a political stand
point the Republicans of Ohio know
no party when it comes to the back
ing 1t will give the president in the
present crisis. Senator Harding wish
es his party to organize with the ex-
pressed purpose that it is behind the
national administration in its program
of defense and It's idea of prepared
ness. William Cooper Proctor of Gin
cinnati was made the chairman of the
finance committee having in charge
the finances of the party in the fu-
ture.
Seek Advance in Freight RateS
That American railways may be bet
ter equipped to render large service
to the nation in time of war and more
fully meet the requirements of pre-
paredness, the railways have asked
the interstate commerce commission
to permit an advance Of Is per cent
in freight rates on all shipments save
cOalB coke and iron ore. To make the
intra-state rate in Ohio level with
what they hope to receive from the
federal government, the Ohio rail-
ways have asked the utilities commits
sion to permit an advance of Is cents
a ton on coal both for the intra-state
and interstate shipments.
High Food Prices Are Hit.
Immediate appointment by Gov. Cox
of an auxiliary board of from 10 to 20
members, representing various inter-
ests in Ohio, to aid the state council
of war defense was recommended
after an all-afternoon meeting of rep
resentatives of commercial clubs and
other civic bodies, the State Fedora
tiOn of Labor, State Manufacturers as
sociation and Farmers unions.
In an address at the opening of the
meeting Gov. Cox said he was violat-
ing no government confidence in say
ing that the war probably will be of
long duration. He said that demands
on Ohio by the government will re-
quire a united state, particularly be-
tween capital and labor; recommend
ed driving loafers from the streets by,
forcibly employing them at state de-
tention camps, if country farms are
not prepared to handle them; urged
moving up the clock one hour; as
serted he would follow no precedent,
but would authorize the adjutant gen
eral to use force, if necessary, in the
state inquiry into its food supply now
stored, and concluded with a state
ment that he heartily approved con-.
scription.
Il do not subscribe to the theory
that the present food prices are justi-
fed" declared the governor. "Hyste-
ria and manipulation have combined
in causing the unreasonable demands
now made upon the consumers"
Complaints of High Prices.
High prices over the state for food
and other necessary supplies are
bringing protests to the capital from
many sources, with charges that
prices are being unduly advanced so
extra profit can be made.
Suffragists Up in Arms.
Truly, 'the female of the species is
more deadly than the male"
The female suffragists of this state
have conceived cruel and unusual
form of punishment-such as express
ly forbidden by the Constitution of the
United States. They are getting ready
for the public prints list of the
names of every mothers son of us
who has signed a petition for a Rgfer4
endum vOts on the Reynolds presiden-
tial suffrage act. In some villages this
will blacklist-and forever damn--a
large majority of the electorate. The,
ladies defend this malignant act by,
quoting from the presidents state
ment that the acts of public servants
should be given "pitilsss' publicity"
Cox Urges Eastern Time.
The question as to whether or not
Eastern time will be adopted in Ohio
has been one of the chief topics of
discussion in Columbus. Gov. Cox
favors it. The Columbus city council
went on record against it's adoption.
following the refusal of
the Columbus city fathers to accede to
the demands, Gov. Cox urged state
wido adoption of the daylight saving"
proposal gtf
Holds Records Are Cone yI
Original records, plans, specif1ca.
tions, estimates, advertisements and
assessment sheets of the Van Schwer-
ingen addition to East View, Cuya-
hoga county, involving bond issue of
S525, $50, are missing. There is an in.
ference that the village council was
influenced by representative Of a
company successful in getting i'm.
contracts and that at least |
one councilman was approached" .ac-
cOrding to report filed by John A.
Bliss, special examiner for the bu-
'eau of inspection and supervision of
public Offices.