The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-06
OHIO NEWS
specia, D,spatch to the 1ntellieeneer.

Special Dispatch to the 1ntelliGencef.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. April 5.-William
Jennings Bryan. in so far as his leader
ship OF the prohibition forces Is con-
cerned. was branded as joke in a state
ment from the pen Of w. H Anderson
state superintendent OF the New 1ork
anti-saloon league which appeared IN
the American Issue. the official organ
Of the league. issued today. DR.. AndeF-
!: son says: I'VE cannot stand for allow
ing any man. oven II he we're at the be-
; ginning instead Of late conner. to graz
hold Of the prohibition movement In
such a manner as to Indicate that he 10
not very clear in his distinctions az to
where the welfare Of the movement
ends and his political interest begin.
The statement is an attack on the new
so-called dry federation. and Dr. Ander-
son says, that as an eloquent speaker.
Bryan Is highly desirable addition to
the temperance ranks. Dr.. Anderson
says that as frequent presidential
candidate and q preacher Of righteous
ness, Bryan can attract large crowds
and do much good, but that a. perren-
ial office seeker he Is self seeking. ana
; he warns Bryan that lie cannot use the
j. Anti-Saloon league to advance his po-
!. litical fortunes in another try for the
presidency on the prohibition issue.
It was reported on good authority
here that the death Of ETA U. s. army ar
tillery horses at the Fort Thomas reser-
walton in Kentucky month ago was
due to autointoxicatlOn and not poison
ing by German spies. as announced by
! government officials at, the time.
(r0vaPnnonf VpferinAYianS who con-
Quoted autopsies on the horses to dis
cover traces Of poisoning are said to
have reported to Washington that there
| were no grounds for the poisoning story
and that the deaths resulted from wat
ering -lhe animals after they had been
neglected for As hours.
Petitions making formal requests for
the submission Of the constitutional
amendment prohibiting the snle, manu-
| facture and distribution OF alcoholic
beverages in Ohio state were distributed
In the So counties Of the state today by
| the Anti-Saloon League. Under the law
there are required 10000 signatures.
Workers for the Anti-Saloon league are
confident that they will exceed that
number, and expect to reach 100000.
The amendment which they hope 10
submit to the voters this fall Is idenn-
nal with the one submitted year ago.
The date Of its becoming effective IN
this instance is May 81. 1919. the end Of
the license year. -
| 4 report made public today by the
/ state department Of agriculture said
! that Ohio has 1879 more acres planted
! in wheat this spring than a year ago,
and the condition April / Of Ohio wheat
was SO percent Of normal. On the basis
Of last years production per acre. Ohio
will produce approximately 100000
bushels Of wheat this year, the report
estimated.
1t was also estimated that five thous-
! and acres Of spring wheat is being sown
in counties in the northern part Of the
state.
Winter barley and rye are In good
condition. Sc and 50 percent respectively
Of the average.
The only pessimistic notes sounded In
the departments report relates to corn
and fruit. Condition Of corn in the crib
IL fixed at So percent Of the average or
, thirty one percent Of last years crop re-
naming unhusked. 80 percent was dam
aged. Acreage Of corn will probably be
less, owing to a shortage OF seed.
Fruit prospects. compared with a nor.
NAL yield, are as follows: Apples ~
per cent: peaches 2S percent: pears Is
per cent: plums So percent and cherries
SO percent
Oats are being sown to replace corn,
ard there will be a comparatively large
acreage. according to the department.
In discussing the wheat situation the
department noted that the condition OF
the grain In southern Ohio Is superior to
that in the northern part Of the state. In
southwestern Ohio it Is seven points
better than normal: 3 points better IN
southeastern Ohio and a decline Of
| and points Is shown in northeastern
AMI northwestern Ohio respectively.
c. H. MayhuEh. assistant federal fuel
administrato: for Ohio. and the Allen
! county food administrator have discov-
cred that several families in the region
! Of Delphos. where recent demonstrations
against Pro-Germanism occurred. arc