Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18
Governor confero with Mavor..

of Cleveland and Cincinnati that in
event of special session of the gen.
eral assembly he will consider their
request that legislation be proposed
to relieve Ohio municipalities fnanci.
ally.
The governor said he did not know
whether there would be a special ses-
sion and that he did not want to cali
one unless absolutely necessary.
The mayors of the two largest Ohio
cities brought directly to the attention
of the state administration the fnan-
cial distress which is cram3ing every
municipality of the state.
They made no specific suggestions
Of remedies and got only qualified
assurance.
That was the sum and substance Of
the conference, which was not long,
and which was held behind closed
doors in the governors Office. Mayor
Davis requested in advance that the
meeting be private.
The two mayors said their object
in calling on the governor was to ex-
plain the financial conditions of their
cities and ask the states cooperation
in solving the problem. Mayor Davis
asked outright that a special session
be called. Both mayors, however, said
they did not regard it within their
province to suggest measures to the
governor, but that that should be left
to him.
The situation confronting Cleveland
was described when Mayor Davis and
Finance Director Clarence Neal told
the governor the Sixth City's deficit
this year will be approximately
100000.
Mayor John F. Calvin and Safety
Director Charles Hornberger of Gin
cinnati informed the governor Cincin-
natl estimates it will have deficit OF
100000.
Safeguard Women and Children.
| Not only are the labor and woman's
committees of the Ohio Defense Coun-
Gil opposed to any general movement
| to substitute women for men in indus
tries at this time, but it became
known the women are making a state
wide canvass to establish how many
women are entering the idustrial field
and under what conditions they are
working.
At a meeting of the state defense
councils committee on industrial re-
lations, attended by a representative
of the woman's committee, a unani-
nous vote was taken against author
izing any suspension of the protective
labor law, despite a request by the
National Defense Council and con-
trary to an example set by California
and other states.
The vote made certain the commit
tee was in earnest, when, at the time
of organization, its members ex-
pressed themselves as against any
general movement to employ women
in industries where the work is heavy,
or any general substitution of women
for men as engineers, street car con-
ductors, and in other lines of work.
A decision was made to aid the na-
tional boys working reserve and
United States public service reserve
movements by enlistments through
the state bureau exchanges.
The committee, of which Food Ad-
ministrator Fred c. Croxton is chair
man, not only voted negatively on the
proposal to suspend labor laws, but
took affirmative action by recon-
mending to the Ohio industrial COM
mission that strict enforcement of the
laws relating to the safeguarding OF
women and children in industry be
continued.
Peach Crop Still Safe.
The peach crop damage accom-
plished by the cold wave Dec. Is to
II is not so serious as at first report
ed, e. c. Cotton, chief of the bureau
of horticulture of the agricultural de-
partment, announced in statement
Cotton says that after a careful analy-
; sis of reports from practical peach
, growers in all parts of the state, the
: injury to the dormant buds is shown
not to have been as great as was at
first thought.
l 'The peach belt proper produces
from rs to 80 per cent of the total
crop of the state,' Cotton declares,
2 "and with this crop safe to date the
5 prospects of plentiful supply OF
f peaches next fall are very hopeful.
First SOlQieF CLUBHOUSE
The first soldier clubhouse to be es-
tablished in Ohio will be opened In
D Columbus soon by the War-Camp
e Community Service.
: The clubhouse will be centrally To-
t Gated and will be headquarters and
e a Iounging place for soldiers stationed
+ at the Columbus barracks and at Ohio
i State university and for soldiers pass
0 ing through the city to and from
Camp Sherman and other training
e camps and military posts.
e Gives Advice to Farmers.
d The Ohio war board says: Farm
o machinery is the artillery of agricuI-
ture.
S In what condition will your field
r pieces" be for the spring drive, Mr..
{ Farmer?
a Here's how to conserve agricul.
/ tures artillery:
n Place orders for new equipment and
s repair parts as soon as possible.
q To produce maximum results with
minimum of labor, new and modern
y machinery in large sizes should be
used wherever possible.
S More care should be given to pro
tecting implements from the weather
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whose records present evidence oi
5, presumptive value for service with
Il troops will be notified to report Jan