The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-06
Columbus Gossip
08O. r. DLAkR.
0tAn Correspondtnt.)

Columbus, March Sit is now up 10
the supreme court to decide whether
school board elections shall be held
this year. This question was raised in
two cases filed in that court Tuesday
by Andrew Forsythe and George D.
Winter, of Steubenville, who ask that
The Republican central committee Of
that city, be compelled to place their
names on the primary election ticket
for nomination for membership in the
board OF education. In accord with
the opinion given by the attorney gem
eral that there should be no school
elections this year, the committee de-
clined to receive the names of the
plaintiffs, who brought suit in the low
er courts to force them to do SO. but
the decisions upheld the position of
the committee. The plaintiffs are de-
termined to have the question settled
and their melton for q peremptory
writ OF mandamus to compel the COM
mittee to place their names on the
ticket will be argued on Thursday.
For the first time in it's history a
case has been brought by the depart
ment of inspection Of workshops and
factories for an alleged violation of
the child labor law. Chief Inspector
John w. Morgan. acting upon advice
from the attorney general, swore out
warrant for the arrest Of Manager
Dunlap, Of the American District Tel
egraph company, charging him with
employing hoys under IA years of age.
The law specifies that no child under
II years of age shall be employed in
and factory. workshop, mercantile or
other establishment. directly or indi-
rectly at any time, and that a register
must be kept of all minors employed
under 1S years of age. The penalty
for violation Of the act is fine Of not
less than $50 nor more than $50, or
imprisonment for not less than ten nor
more than thirty days. All fines coll
lected under this law are turned into
the school fund of the district where
the offense was committed. Chief in
spector Morgan is about to begin a
vigorous campaign for enforcement of
the child labor laws and will instruct
his deputies all over the state to watch
for violations.
Colonel Henry N. Taylor has return
ed from the Pacific coast and has an
nounced he will resign the office of as
sistant adjutant general and take q
more lucrative position with WASH
ington vaccine company. He declares
the scandalous reports circulated about
HIM during his absence did not in
rence him in his intention to resign. |
Colonel A. B. Colt, Of the Fourth reg
ny most Of the trouble against Taylor, |
is an applicant for his place, but II |
is stated that Colonel c. c. Ames, Of |
the adjutant generals department, who |
is inspector general on the staff of \
Major General Charles Dick. is slated !
for the Office. Ames served in the
United States regular army for many
years and has probably seen more act
ual service than any member of the
state guard.
State Labor Commissioner M. j. |
has reported to the attor-
ney general that several constituent |
companies OF the National Biscuit COM
pany have failed to comply with the
nw requiring manufacturing concerns
10 file annual statements with the bu-
reau of labor statistics giving data on
heir business. Mr.. Ratchford has ell
to persuade the delinquent
to make the necessary re-
.GIns, but has been ignored complete
y by them, hence he has referred the
whole matter to the attorney general,
Who will proceed to enforce the stat
itory penalty If the companies persist
II dsregarding the law. The penalty
or failure to report is fine from $50
o $500.
Nelson A. Sims, or this city, who has
erved two terms as treasurer of
franklin county, today will announce
himself as candidate for the Repubii-
an nomination for state treasurer.
Ion. w. s. McKinnon, speaker OF the
lOuse of representatives, announced his
for this nomination last
month.
The New Berlin band, of New Ber-
In. Stark county. has been incorpo-
ated by William B. Leach, Henry N.
<olp, J. r. Clouser, Charles II. Bach
el and Lee Sloat.
Word has been received from Wash
nQtnn that the nam anninnnant Ao ha