Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-05-02

VI Service DILL, peuullB III Iue |
assembly, would not protect |
them from dismissal at any time, chiefs |
of police and fire departments Of Ohio |
cities gathered here Monday and asked |
the assembly to put them specifically |
under the protection of civil service.
The question is large one in the
state at this particular time for the
reason that in a number of important
municipalities feuds exist between the
mayor and the chiefs. This is particu-
larly the case in Columbus, where
Mayor Karb has made two efforts to
oust Police Chief Carter and would be
delighted to undertake another that
promised results. The law seems to
be that no chief of a fire department
may be ousted by the mayor without
specific charges being filed, hearing
given and decision won. That has
been found to be troublesome meth
cd of getting rid of man. Hearings
of charges are troublesome and eX-
pensive and create furore generally
believed to do no good to the depart
ment involved.
No Hearing Needed.
The chiefs have been advised that
if the Friebolin bill as written be-
comes a law the wish of police and
chief of the fire department will be
supreme, and no review and hearing
could be had. They are here, so
the members of the assembly were
informed, to insist they be given the
same protection as is afforded other
municipal employees. Employees of
public libraries have had representa-
tives here repeatedly to look after
their interests in the civil service bill.
They do not wish to take examinations
save as they are given by the library
trustees or the librarian. A provision
that satisfies was put in the bill in
the house, but it may be-stricken out
in the senate.
To Aid Soldiers Widows.
Provision for the families of the
two soldiers who lost their lives in
the Dayton flood was made in the
sundry appropriation measure that
was introduced in the house Monday,
For the widow of Sergt Mai. e. L..
Harper of the Third regiment there
was an appropriation of $4,000 and
$1,000 each for her two children. For
the widow of Sergt. William Harris,
Cofipany X, Third regiment, there
was an appropriation of $4,000 and
$1,000 for her child. The funds are
to be placed with trustee to be used
for the benefit of the women and chill
dreu.
Flood Halts Ohio S. s. Convention.
The annual convention of the Ohio
Sunday School association, scheduled
for Portsmouth during the first week
in June, has been "called off, on ac.
count of the flood. General Secretary
G. w. Shinn of Columbus has an
nounced that it would be held in the
fall. at place yet to be determined
The recent food so devastated homes
in Portsmouth that the city was un
able to care for the thousands of Sun
day school enthusiasts who were plan
ming to attend. Several cities are after
the postponed convention. Secretary
Shinn, in reviewing the county con
venuons now in progress over the
state. credits their unusually large at
tendance to the cooperation of Ohio
editors in boosting. The association
has established temporary press bu
reau in Columbus and editors ovel
Ohio are assisting in the statewide
movement almost without exception
Military Punishment Swift.
Military punishment is administered
swiftly. Wednesday Private Harry
Miller of Company X, Third regimen
OF Dayton, which is on duty in tha
city, while intoxicated, attacked hil
commanding officer, striking him ant
caHing him vile names. Thursda!
Miller was tried, found guilty by
court-martial and sentenced to serv,
two years in the Ohio penitentiary
Friday, Adj. Gen. George II. Wood ap
proved the finding and Saturday Mill
er was brought to Columbus and de
livered to the pententiary to begin hi
sentence. Miller, who is 80 and I'm
married, is the first soldier of tn
Ohio Guard to be sent to the peniten
tiary for an offense of the kind.
VIII Have Good Butter.
Pure creamery butter will continu
to be used in the state institutions
the efforts to have that legal require
ment set aside by the legislature hay
Convention Cost 100000.