The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-15
BY ii. A. MCKENZIE

oil Elections met to elect clerk
for the Board, instead of the usua
two candidates, one for each po-
litical party, there were four, one
for each member Of the Board, This
situation placed the problem in the
hands Of Secretary of State Earl
Griffith for solution and, as election
evolved two positions, Clerk, salary
$1,000 and Deputy Clerk $4,000,
competition was keen. Every daily
newspaper published in Cleveland
has editorially commended Secre-
tary Griffith for the selections he
has made and now everybody ap-
pears to be contented and happy. In
designating a Republican Clerk and
= Democrat Deputy Clerk, both eni-
poyes of the Board, Secretary Grif-
fifth said: These appointments are
made because these two men have
had experience in election matters
and have established records with
this Department for plomptness, ac-
curacy and service. Their selection
assures the citizens of Cuyahoga
county continuation of the proper
administration Of the very import
ant matters OF elections"
Following farm income inves-
tigation, Congressman Clarence J.
Brown, 7th District, Ohio, recently
revealed some very interesting sta
tistics secured from the Secretary OF
War whcih may account in a large
measure for decreased farm reyen-
ues III Ohio and throughout the ma
tion. The purchase by the War De-
factured from imported fats and
oils) and American lard, as officially
given for the past three years WAS
as follows:
LARD 1887, 1861 900 lbs;
1888, 2,444,ooo lbs; 1899, s,2s4,-
lbs.
LARD SUBSTITUTES 1897,
10,175.00O lbs; 1898, fo.ss4.o 900
Tbs: 1889. 9,sa7,0 lbs.
Cost prices had no real influence
on effect with these purchases for al
most 10 every instance, prices paid
TO-. lard and lard substitutes were
exactly the same Recalling that
not long ago President Roosevelt
personally favored the purchase Of
Argentine beef for Navy use, Con-
gressman Brown stated: our
American soldiers and sailors should
be furnished good American beef
and good American lard, produced
on American farms, rather than i'm
ported beef and lard substitutes
manufactured from cheap products
shipped in from foreign shores
Ohio's first Congresswoman, Mrs
Frances Bolton, established record
during the first week Of her term
when she returned to the U. S. Trea-
sury $4,000 check 10 voted her
by Congress after the death Of her
husband, Congressman Chester G.
Bolton. When a member of Con-
gress dies during his term of office,
his widow, or family, is voted a
year, salary and heretofore. none
ef ahu hax
turned. In returning the check Mrs.
Bottom explained that it would be
excessive compensation, as her
own salary as member of Congress
began Immediately after the special
election held on February ~
When IT, S. Senator Vic Donahey
announced March that he was re-
tiring from public life and would
not be candidate for any Office this
year, he started something among
Ohio Democrats. Several receptive
candidates to succeed the Honest
Vic' are being mentioned and
there is unusual activity in the cir
culation Of nominating petitions.
March Is Is the dead-line for fling
nominating petitions and the pri
mary will be held on May A.
The State Conservation Commits
sion has voted that it would be un-
wise to propagate deer on state
wide basis. One reason for the ae~
ton was that provision would have
to be made to pay damage claims
to farmers if the state should spon-
sor distribution of deer outside of
state game preserves After favor
ably considering request from u.
$. Senator Donahey for cooperative
srate-federal action to establish
duck sanctuary at Indian Lake, the
Commission agreed to purchase 3l,-
900 three-weeks-old pheasant chicks
for distribution throughout the state
this spring.