The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-11
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS - OTHER HAPPENINGS


the homes unless relief comes soon in
the coal shortage, DR.. Harry A. Gar
field, federal coal administrator, stated
in Washington that Ohio householders
as well as manufacturing concerns
must get along as best they can on
a short supply of fuel until after the
close Of the lake navigation season in
November or early December.
Administrator Garfield had just
spent several hours in considering an
appeal for relief sent by Attorney
General McGhee of Ohio and in con-
ferring with Judge Lovett, in charge
Of priority shipments, and a group OF
Ohio coal operators.
Retail coal dealers who fail to do
business according to the principles
laid down By the fuel administration
face fines of $4,000, Imprisonment and
the confiscation of their business, it
was also announced by Administrator
Garfield.
The Garfield decision that factories
must get along with what coal they
can pick up for the next few weeks is
to apply to all save public utilities,
municipalities and concerns engaged
in making war supplies. If a manu-
featuring concern is found to be using
60 per cent of its capacity for making
war munitions and 40 per cent for
other purposes, the coal distribution,
until the present shortage is relieved,
will be apportioned, so far as the gov
ernment is concerned, on that basis.
All concerns doing government busi-
ness will get sufficient coal to tide
them over. The rest must take pot
luck.
Dr. Garfield also insisted there
would be no trouble in Ohio after the
start of free shipments. He said he
was keenly aware that until that time
there was certain to be inconvenience
to householders and others not now in
possession of the winters supply of
coal. He does not believe, however,
there is to be actual suffering in Ohio.
Should there be actual suffering, DR..
Garfield says, an order will be issued
to retailers throughout Ohio calcu-
lated to remedy the situation.
Buckeye Banks Prosper.
State banks throughout Ohio are
very prosperous, according to state
ment issued by State Bank Superin-
tendent Phil c. Berg, showing condi-
tion on Sept. II, and comparison with
June 20, the date of the preceding call.
The total resources of the 28 Cleve-
land banks reporting was $400, 0,554,686,
an increase of nearly $3,000,000.
Thirty-one Cincinnati banks reported
$91, ,459,374, substantially the same as
on June 20. Toledo, with 16 banks
reported $55,2S4,73O, a gain of almost
$2OOO,OOO.
Nine Akron banks reported $27,106,-
22O, compared with $26,242,352 on the
previous call; Youngstown, seven
banks, $23,S4O,774, a gain of more
than 100000; Canton, seven banks.
$16193,619, gain of nearly $2,O00,000;
Columbus, nine banks, Increased from
$14,183, ,619 to $15,6O9,148.
QUITS as FueI AdnInl SLrator.
Ohio is without fuel administrator
Harry l.. Conn, Van Vert attorney
after having been appointed and hav'
ing attended a preliminary conference
with Federal Administrator Harry A
Garfield at Washington, has declined
to serve.
Conn returned to Columbus and in
formed Gov. Cox of his decision. II
was explained that Conn had under
stood, when he was designated by the
federal fuel administration, that the
work would take only part of his time
What he learned in Columbus, and
his conference in Washington, demon
strated to him that the post Of fue
administrator will require all of the
time of the man who fills it. There
fore, he stepped out, it was stated al
the governors office.
"Beware of the Bonfire"
The state war board says: This Il
the time of falling leaves-and bon
fires.
Beware of the bonfire! 1t is a men
ace to the lives of children, and tt
property.
Wind and sparks run riotous race
in midair. With their carnival comes
the soft-stepping undertaken and thu
clang of the fire gong.
Rotted leaves make fine fertilizer
The leaf mould will pay thousand
fold in increased fertility for all labol
expended.
Conserve the leaves by burying, no
burning
! Bonfres on city pavements caust
ruin which means dollars from the tax
payers pocket.
Remember always: carelessnes
which starts a fine in wartime il
treason.
Would Recall Mayor.
Sixty-seven of the 100 members O
the advisory committee of the Colum
bus Civic league have voted in favo
!; of submitting a petition for the recall
of Mayor G. J. Karb. Before fina
action is taken, however, the question
will be submitted to the church broth
erhoods who will be asked to pledgD
themselves to obtain signatures. TIL,
demand for the recall grows out o
disclosures at the councilmanic inves
} tigation Of the police and other de
J partments. 1t was charged that Karl
did not strictly enforce the gamblin.
laws issued by himself some time ago
viii Learn Bomb Throwing.
Ohio drafted men at Camp Chilli
cothe will start learning the art o
throwing bombs within a few day
| from Cant lanes RliSS who hac inc