The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02

ernor and rendering actual service to
protect government property, supplies
IN process of manufacture for the
United States or transportation lines,
may receive rifles and equipment from
the war department
This is established in regulations
covering the issuing OF arms to home
guards as authorized by congress June
IA. copy OF the printed regulations
having been received by the state from
the government.
1t is pointed out here, however, that
neither the act nor the regulations
give the governor any authority to or
Ranize home guards. They simply
provide for the arming Of force, but
do not provide the authority for organ
king that force.
On this account, the regulations
were regarded here as not helping
Ohio in the least to solve the home
guard problem, and as Offering no
means by which home guards can be
established.
ohio's Death Rate.
Ohio's death rate for 1915 increased
from 1898 Q3.O federal census) to
l4.4, according to mortality statistics
given out by DR.. ]. E. Monger, state
registrar of vital statistics.
There were 1920 deaths from all
causes reported as compared with
5000 for 1915. The increased rate
means a loss of approximately 1900
lives.
Paulding county for the third con-
asecutive year is given the lowest death
rate of any county in the state, hav-
ing reported 1914 deaths, corresponding
to a rate of S.5 per 1000 population
as compared to a rate of TT in 1915
and 90 in 1914.
Summit county is credited with hav-
ing the highest death rate of any
county in the state-19.4 per 1000
population
Death rates in 10 cities of the state
for 1916 show an increase in each
case. Akron, located in Summit coun-
ty, shows the largest increase. The
number of deaths reported from there
in 1916 was 1892 as against 1,178 in
1915, the rate increase being from
14.2 to 1911. Toledo also shows a
large increase in its death rate, re-
porting 1857 deaths for 1916 as
against 1892 for 1915, the rate for this
year being 1913 as compared with 1873
for the preceding year.
In Akron, as we'll as in Toledo, this
increase in the death rate is probably
due to faulty population estimate
upon which rates are based, rather
than rejecting any specitl conditions
OF unhealthfulness. 1t is we'll known
that the population in both of these
cities has increased enormously in the
past two years, as evidenced by the
recent registration for the army draft,
Based upon the army draft population
estimate Akron would have a death
rate Of only per 1000 instead of 1877
per 1000 Of population.
The foremost cause of death in the
state in 1916 was that group of kim
dred maladies classed together as or
ganic disease of the heart. The num-
ber of deaths from this cause was
$3.50 as compared with 1856 for 1915,
rate increase from 1905 to 1903.
Second to organic heart disease as
a cause of death was tuberculosis (all
forms), claiming 6,825 lives as against
6,663 for 1915. This gives a slight
increase in the rate-132.6 as against
131 for the preceding year.
A significant and distressing fact is
the increase shown in the number of
diseases affecting children.
Against Tax Increase.
Declaring that no additional burdens
should be laid upon the people at this
time, the state tax commission,
ander, went on record as being de.
cidedly against any increase of tax
rates for this year. The commission
sent letter TO members of the budget
commission of each county requesting
them not to increase the tax rate for
1917.
In the commissions request atten-
'tion is called to the fact that the new
war law largely increases the valua-
tiOns, which in itself will provide for
larger funds for the taxing districts
without an increase in rates, and on
this account, the commission says it
would be good Judgment as well as
sound business not to enlarge the
rates.
War Cook Book Arrives.
A red covered 44-page bulletin con-
sisting of recipes intended to utilize
foods that otherwise go to waste and
also foods which are not used in pro-
portion to their worth, has been is
sued at instance of the Ohio branch,
Council for National Defense, by
which it is being distributed from the
Offices at the state house.
Ohio Does Things
That Ohio has a reputation through
the nation for doing things" in the
preparations of the United States for
war was testified to by w. s. Ashton,
state commissioner of labor of Okla
homa. Ashton visited the state cap
ital, discussing with Fred C. Croxton
of the governors war cabinet the
Ohio method of handling the labor sit
uation through state employment
agencies.
Oklahoma and other states are not
yet impressed with the fact that we
are at war, Ashton declared before he
left Columbus.
Camp Workmen Needed.
Workmen are badly needed at the
Chillicothe cantonment where Ohio's
draft soldiers are to be trained, and
at the Dayton aviation field and also