The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-24
Columbus Gossip
GEO. r. BLAKE.
0tAn CorrespondsaS.)

Columbus, March 23.-A movement
is on foot to send a provisional reei-
ment Of the Ohio National Guard to
the st. Louis exposition. Governor
Nash. Adjutant General Gyger and
State Auditor Guilbert met in the gov
ernor's Office Friday afternoon and
discussed the proposition. 1t is their
desire that Ohio should have a rep
resentation of her troops present at
the dedicatorial ceremonies which
will be held April 30 There is no au-
thority in law 10 pay the soldiers
way, and the consensus of opinion
was that recourse should be made to
tho Ohio exposition commission which
Is authorized to spend $4,000 10
uphold the dignity of the state at the
fair, for the funds necessary to carry
out the project. A proposition OF thi,
kind will be placed before the COM
mission at it's next meeting. which
will be held on March q. II the
plan succeeds, the provisional regi-
ment will be formed by the detailing
companies from the several regiments
of the state.
The Ohio Association of College
Presidents and Dams met here recent
ly and considered the two scholar
ships which will be available to Ohio
students under the provision of the
will of the late Cecil Rhodes. 1t was
decided that these scholarships should
be awarded on a competitive basis. A
committee was appointed to take
charge of the matter and arrange the
questions and dates. These present
were: w. o. Thompson, Ohio State
university; A. B. Church, Buchte.; J.
H. Jones, Wilberforce; C.. f. Thwing
Western Reserve; e. w. Hunt, Deni-
son; l.. E. Holden. Wooster; ]. NJ
Bashford, Ohio Wesleyan university;
A. NJ. Davis, Rio Grande; Aston e.
lis, Ohio; G. P. Benton, Miami;
George Scot, Oberlin; Profe ,sor
King. Otterbein; Alfred Perry. Mari
eta; II. Ayres, Cincinnati; Charles
z. Miller, Heidelberg. Miller was
elected president; Benton, secretary,
and Church, treasurer.
The report of the auditor OF state
showing a large increase in the num-
her OF saloons over the preceding
year has brought forth explanatory
statements from both Superintendent
p. A. Baker, of the Anti-Sa'oon
league, and Joe Miller, hired agent of
the liquor interests. Miller claims the
Beal local option law Is farce, and
that the talk of the Anti-Saloon
league of putting the sa'oonkeepers
out of business Is ridiculous. He says
the agitation has Increased their bus
mess and that In the 115 towns which
have gone dry more liquor is sold
than before. Brother Baker says that
this is not SO and attributes the in
creased number of saloons to the ac-
tivity of the constabulary system of
the Cain law, passed at the last regu-
lar session OF the legislature, to ferret
nut illegal dispensers of liquor and
make them pay the Dow tax. These
are entered on the duplicate as sa-
loonkeepers and this is what has
swelled the number of saloons, Baker
says. He states that at least 500 sa-
looms have been closed in the lis
towns which have gone dry.
u
seems paradoxical that the liquor in
terests should wage such bitter war
fare against local options In towns
which vote on the question. They are
in the business for what money there
is in 1t, and II there is more liquor
sold in dry towns, 1t would be to their
advantage to turn in and help the
Anti-Saloon in its local option cam
paign II Miller's words are to be re-
lied upon.
T. C. Lewis, Cincinnati telephone
man, said In this city that the use OF
telephones is becoming widespread
among the farmers of the state about
10000 being in use. Columbiana
county has the largest telephone con-
stituency in Ohio, having 5000 rural
patrons of the service.
Secretary @. w. Savage. OF the
United Mine Workers, went to Salin-
Vile Friday 70 attend meeting 0f
the miners and operators for the ~
5ustment Of the new scale.