The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-03-03


ances from bond issues, provided they
are used for the same general pur
pose. The purpose of the bill is to
cure a condition in the improvement
affairs of Cincinnati.
The senate unanimously adopted
the bill of Senator Charles Lawyer,
of Ashtabula county, providing that
railroad employees can carry or trans
port freight over the lines upon which
they are employed free of charge.
Three Bills to Regulate Insurance.
BY unanimous votes the senate
passed three bills of Senator Sherman
Deaton relating to insurance. One
provides fine of from $25 to $500 for
the resfusal of the officials of any
bank or financial institution, doing
business with an insurance company.
to allow its books and records to be
examined relative to the accounts OF
such company. The examination.
however, must be regularly demand.
ed by the superintendent of insurance.
Another prohibits a mutual insurance
company from using any money in re-
serve for emergency or special pur-
poses. The money to be so used must
come from assessments upon the
members. The third has to do with
uniform insurance policies. This bill
vas drafted by committee from the
National Association of Insurance
Commissioners and gives the ap-
proval of forms of policies to the state
insurance commissioners.
The senate passed the bill of Sena-
tor Edgar Johnson. of Hamilton coun.
ty. providing for uniformity in the
law of transfer of stock in corpora
lions.
False Weights and Measures.
Every man, woman and child in
This country is defrauded out of
10 per cent Of the cost of food
tufts by false weights and measures
rhis astonishing declaration was
made before the Williams food probe
commission by Prof. b. F. Thomas, of
he chair of physics of the Ohio State
University, and state sealer OF weights
md measures. To substantial this
q gave mass CT evidence CLEANED
rom experiences he has had while in
barge of the standard of weights and
measures. Send them to jail" was
neither expression of Prof. Thomas,
hen asked what he believed ought to
5e done with violators. I'VE have
nough laws on the subject already II
hey are properly enforced" he con
'nued The speaker declared for the
reation of the Office Of state commits
toner of weights and measures. The
herff Of each county ought 10 be the
fIlc!als to enforce the laws through
deputies. Prof Thomas receives
nay from the state for acting as state
eealer. Some time ago he sent out re-
quests to county auditors TO learn how
many of them had standards. Out OF
SS counties only 40 had complete sets,
which were seldom used. Eighteen
counties had none whatever, nor had
hey ever heard q such thing. 7.
tour Of inspection in this city dur
ne a summer he d scovered that ice
was being sold generally about per
cent short Of weight, with apples
bout - per cent short.
Public Administrator.
Senator Frank y. Patterson, OF Ash
land county, introduced a bill provid-
ing for a public administrator, whose
duty it will be to administer all estates
here there are no heirs, or where
s can be shown that the estate is not
being rightfully administered.
Senator Daniel f. Mooney, Of
\uglaize county, introduced a bill af-
Getting employees liability insurance
companies. II provides that employees
insured by such insurance shall have
he right 10 sue the insurance COM
ny in case there is no settlement
'orthcoming for his injuries. In other
words the contract of insurance be-
ween the employer and the insurance
company in no manner affects the
light of the employe to secure dam
'ges from the insurer.
Senate Cuts Appropriations.
The partial appropriations bill was
Nd0Htu III Tue HtHdlt, Dul VIII nave
10 be returned to the house for CON
currence in the amendments. 1t is,
in its present form, about S25O,0OO
less than when the bill came over from
lie house. The senate reduced the
amounts allowed the repair funds of
The various state hospitals from $4,000
% $4,000 each and cut quite a chunk
Mt of the allowance for improve.
vents for canals.
Annual inspection by medical au-
horities OF every school child in Ohio
s provided fer in the bill OF Repre-
sentative William e. Bense, of Ottawa
ounty. This inspection is TO be made
2y boards OF education under the di-
'ection of the state board of health.
In addition, the bill provides for the
Employment OF physicians and den
lists by these local boards, who will
De available at all times. AS drawn
he bill makes this mandatory in city
districts and optional in village and
rural schools.