Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18
PROH|B|T|ON|STS, IN
IN BUCKEYE MEET,TO
TALK OF NEW PARTY

IhLA UT MEW THnII
Columbus.-(Special. AN echo of
the Chicago political conference last
summer, at which formation of a new
national party was proposed, to be es-
tablished by a combination of mem
bers of the old Prohibition party, un-
attached Progressives and loyal So
cialists, will be heard in Ohio.
Members of the Ohio Prohibition
party are to hold a convention in Co
lumbus to consider the advisability of
electing delegates to a national con-
Vention to be held next summer by
the proponents of the new party
movement, and, perhaps, to suggest
names of Ohio candidates for con-
gress to run on the new party's plat
form in the event the coalition is per-
fected
The conference here is set for Jan.
II.
The Chicago conference in adopting
a tentative platform, declared a need
for a new party existed because none
of the old major parties seemed fitted
to face the new issues of the day,
particularly prohibition and woman
suffrage.
Virgil G. Hinshaw of Chicago,
chairman of the National Prohibition
party; John Spargo, who forsook the
old Socialist party because of it's stand
on the war, and Mathew Hale, New
England Progressive, were among the
| leaders at the Chicago conference. Ira
Landrith of Tennessee, vice presiden-
tial candidate of the Prohibitionists in
1916, is national executive chairman
Of the new tentative organization.
Ohio Miners Are Loyal.
Miners of Ohio stand squarely with
the United States government in the
prosecution of the war to the limit,
and so pledged themselves formally
by ringing Endorsement of patriotic
resolutions introduced in their anual
While President Wilson, before
congress, was reading the death war
1dII VI MILITARY duI0OT1Jy
rant of military autocracy, the state
wide meeting here of men upon whose
labors many of the country's war
activities depend were declaring their
support to the nation until all sem
blance of militarism is destroyed,
wherever found"
Ohio miners are in accord with the
national program of industrial peace
for the period of the war, their atti-
tude being reflected in the assertion
in their resolutions that they realize
each and every one must do his
part" The miners promise readiness
to do theirs. Their officers assert the
men will mine coal on holidays and
Sundays if the national emergency
requires and they are furnished with
cars.
The convention recommended to its
membership that loyalty to the Unit.
ed States could be displayed in nc
more substantial form than by the
purchase of war savings stamps, and
urged the local unions to cooperate
with other organizations in move
ments to further thrift stamp sales.
Ice Makers Conserve Fuel.
With artificial ice plants in severa
sections of the state falling in line
with the request of the food and fue
administrations that as many plants
be eliminated as possible to conserve
fuel and ammonia, the question wa!
considered at a conference of repre-
sentatives Of II Columbus companies
i AS a result, it is expected numbe
of Columbus plants will suspend pc
! cent of their capacities. Dayton hal
. closed 10 of its II plants and on
plant is supplying the demands of tn
others on a net cost basis.
H. D. Norvell of Cleveland, direc
tor in Ohio for the conservation
t movement, has closed his Clevelan,
plants and is buying from his col
! leagues, the food administration her
reports. The movement generally
I under the direction of the division O
: chemicals of the United States foo
, administration.
Wheat Condition Declines.
, The condition of wheat in Obi
! showed decline of two points in tn
last month and is 80 per cent con
, pared with the average condition q
I this time of year, according to tn
7 state department of agriculture's of
cial statement. Late seeding cause
f failure of a vigorous start owing t
\ lack Of sufficient moisture.
: There is an optimistic view for tn
, future, based on absence of alternat
freezing and thawing and the goo
n covering of snow that preceded ger
a weather in December.
With the statement that corn wa
D damaged by frost and wet weathe
and that condition in crib now is
per cent, compared with go per cent
4 year ago, warning is given that grea
;. est care should be taken in selectio
Of seed corn by spring. Seed corn
q going to be very scarce and high i
:, price, the statement says.
: Condition of live stock is general
;, good.
- Every county in the state complain