The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-12
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-. STATE OF OHIO

COLUMBUS. O. Sept. fI-RHfns
early in August rescued the ONO corn
crop and prospects now arc for 155.o11.-
600 bushels, compared with the August
l, forecast Of 143.455.0e0 bushels, &C
cording to the September report OF the
state-federal bure9u Of crop estimates
Favorable weather also helped the corn
TO overcome its handicap Of Int plant
ing. Indications are It win be harvest
ed little, II any, later than usual It's
condition Is placed at 90 per cent an ad-
vance Of 4 points during the month
Drought, beetles and blight reduced
the potato prospect to 100000 bushels,
which is 1000, 0e0 less than the poor
crop Of last year.
The tobacco outlook. with the eondi-
ton Of the crop at rs. is termed dis
couraging. Prospects are TOT So'-1"U'
900 pounds.
Glover seed win be q rfShH crop Il Ii
said, On an acreage Of only 70 per cent
that OF last year, the condition Is only
CT. Ohio normally Is one OF the leading
clover seed producing states
GRAPES are the only fruit OF promise.
The number Of hogs on hand Tor lat
tening is 2 per cent below a year ago.
Wool production exceeds that OF last
year by per cent a -.
COLUMBUS. O. seue de-exnse
Clark Ward. aged IS. nighewa4enman
was drowned late last night while swim
ming in an artificial lake at tho Con-
crete Materials Company's plant. where
he was employed. He was swimming
with his son. James Jr, aged is. and be-
carne exhausted before the LAD eouia
get q boat he sank
COLUMBUS, O.. Sept 1-Kenneth
: Kanayel. aged Is. taxicab driver. Is held
by the police for the death Of Elias n
Shoemaker, aged SO. who was run down
and killed yesterday. His skull was
fractured. 1t Is said Kanavel was
racing with another machine when he
struck the old man. Mr.. Shoemaker was
a retired Hooking Valley engineer.
COLUMBUS, O., Sept. f1.-Clearance
of arbitration obstacles between strfS-
ing linesmen Of the Columbus Railway
Power and Light Company and company
officials yesterday resulted in the terrni-
, nation Of the walkout which has been
In effect since August s. Trolley men
! returned to work shortly after mid
night last night while the remainder OF
! the strikers were on the job early tht9
morning.
representatives Of tho Iinesnen m
conference with the company officials
! signed a contract in which all points OF
| issue will be left to an arbitration bocrd.
| formation Of which will be completed
within ten days. Appointment Of an
arbitrator to represent the hnesmen ~
| in tho hands Of Q committee.
| Ohio State Telephone Cornpany's lines
men and operators at a similar meeting
! last night voted however to continue
! their strike which has been IN duration
! for four weeks
COLUMBUS, O.. Sepk. 11-Cnntro-
versy over the boundaries or tho Me<ho-
dist Episcopal conferences In Ohio will
! be considered at length at the Ohio con-
, ference which is now being held In this
city, The Ohio conference 10 anxious
! that West Ohio conference and North
, east Ohio conference give up part OF
/ their territory in order that the three
! conferences may be moro nearly equal
! in size The Northeast conference will
! meet at Youngstown next week and IL
I expected to oppose the new division as
! West Ohio conference at F1ndiay did
last week. Leaders Of the conference
now being held here assert that the re-
port submitted to the FindlaT confer
ence last week contained language un-
becoming a minister and that It had to
De CSNSOTco WV w S-~~S
! before the organization FOR consider
alton. It Is asserted that the report
was prepared by Rev. c. e. Van Pelt
who has just retired as superintendent
Of the Findlay district
! COLUMBUS, o.. Sept. 11.-Attorney
General Price today ruled that city
councils may pass emergency ordinances
to take effect at once to increase the
salaries Of water works employees. when
an emergency demanding such action
! exists.
The opinion was rendered to the ou-
! reau Of public accounting in clearing
UP a situation In Lima In order TO
| avert a strike Of water works employees
! there. the council had enacted an en-
! Urgency ordinance granting the men in
! creased pay.
! COLUMBUS. o., Sept. 11.-Henry
| Dieterman. aged II. broom manufacture
er. died today.
! COLUMBUS. O.. Sept. 11.-Wllliam
| Hagerty, aged "a. veteran. OF Latrobe.
| Pa, here attending the G. A. R. en-
! cannpment, was st!7lck by a motorcycle
today, and was semitic hospital.
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