The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS - OTHER HAPPENINGS
Cox Names Exemption Boards.


In making recommendation for the
appointment Of federal district draft
or appeal boards" for
Ohio, which were observed by Presi-
dent Wilson in his appointments an
nounced recently. Gov. Cox selected q
doctor, lawyer, industrial representa-
tive, farmer and a laborer for each
of the six boards in the state.
The divisions of Ohio, with board
appointees, was given in detail in a
statement from the governors Office.
The first named member of each
board is a doctor, the second lawyer,
third an industrial representative,
fourth farmer and fifth a labor rep
resentative. The district organiza-
tions, with members in that order.
follow:
Northern District.
First division-Counties of Carroll,
Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Port
age. Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tusca-
rawas and Wayne Members: e. J.
Marsh, Canton; E H. Moore, Youngs-
town; C. L. knight, Akron; Fred G.
Helm. Wooster Joseph Bertels, Mas
sillOn.
Second division-Counties of Ash
land, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geau.
ga, Huron, Lake. Lorain, Medina and
Richland. Members: F. E. Bunts and
Homer Johnson, Cleveland; A. l.. Gar
ford, Elyria; John r. Hogsett, New
London; Ralph V. Brandt, Cleveland
Third division-Counties of Allen
Auglaize, Crawford, Defiance, Fulton
Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lucas, Ma
rion, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Put
nam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Vert
Williams, Wood and Wyandot. Mem
bers: w. A. Held, West Unity; Judge
F. A. Baldwin, Bowling Green; EN-
nett Curtin, Lima; w. w. Farnsworth
Watervill"; Clarence E. Benedict, To
ledo.
Southern District.
First division-Counties OF Belmont
Coshocton. Guernsey, Harrison, Jeffer
son, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum
Noble and Washington. Members
W. w. Bradford, Cambridge; Frank
Pomerene, Coshocton; D. F. Torpy
Marietta; G. w. Mccullough. Steuben
vile; George w. Pyle. Bellaire.
Second division-Counties of Ath
ems, Champaign, Clark, Delaware, Fair
field, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Hook
ing, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Lick
ing. Logan. Madison, Meigs, Morrow
Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, SciOto
Union and Vinton- Members: Wells
Teachnor, Columbus; J. L. thinner
man, Springfield; J. r. Kilbourne, Co
lumbus; D. H. King. Glenford; WI
liam E. Bird, Columbus.
Third division-Counties of Adams
Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton
Darke, Greene, Hamilton, Highland
Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby
and Warren. Members: J VI. With
row, Cincinnati; Judge J. A. Runyan
Lebanon; Frank T. Huffman, Dayton
H. N. Ensign, jamestown; Charles A
Artherton, Cincinnati.
Cotton Takes Shaw's Place.
E. C. Cotton of Elyria has been ap
pointed chief of the bureau of horti
culture by the state board of agricul
ture. He takes the place Of N. e
Shaw, recently appointed secretary oi
the agriculture board. He spent five
years under past administrations in
the agricultural department, was fol
eight years entomologist of Tennes
see and served year In similar ca
pacity in Louisiana. He is owner oi
large fruit farm.
Engineers Train Recognized.
Federal recognition is accorded the
engineers train, Ohio national guard
and the ammunition and supply trains
and military police Of the division
headquarters organization. This was
made known when Col. Julius A
Penn, chief mastering officer for the
state, was ordered to muster those
units.
Col. Penn also received orders tc
inspect for federal recognition the
division headquarters troop. Muster
ing of the troop will follow inspection
if the federal authorities give it rec
ognition.
The two new artillery regiments Of
the guard are given federal recogni
ton. If the headquarters troop is &C
cepted, every unit Of the Ohio divi
sion will have been recognized ready
for mastering.
Suspends Operation of Tariffs.
The public utilities commission has
suspended until Aug. 80 the operation
of the tariffs fled by the railroads
asking an increase of IS cents a ton
in the rate of hauling soft coal. The
tariffs originally were suspended un.
til July 80, but the commission an
nounced the investigation cannot be
completed in that time.
Clearing House Installed.
Ohio's coal clearing house was for
mally installed July rs, with headquar-
ters in the Wyandotte state Office
building, and ]. M. Roam, clearing
house head, announced three appoint
ments on his staff.
James Dugan, chief inspector of the
railroad department of the public util-
tiles commission, is put ins charge Of
transportation,
B. F. Nigh, secretary of the Mishi-
gan, Ohio and Indiana Coal Associa.
tinn takas nhaRp of diStrihItinn