Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-05-23


ship on the new state agricultural
commission.
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cred in the liquor license law. The
new statute says that there shall be
not more than one saloon to each 500
of population, but it fails to say what
the criterion of population shall be.
The dry contingent seems to have
taken it for granted that the federal
census of 1910 would be employed to
limit the saloons, but now come the
vets with the proposition that they
will be satisfied only with a saloon
enumeration based on the estimated"
population for each succeeding year,
as. figured by the federal CENSUS tabu-
lators. Many of the large cities where
the saloon population is seriously
threatened by the license law limita-
ton, have grown during the last three
years in leaps and bounds and If the
vets succeed in establishing their
claim that the latest estimated census
es only shall be employed, the total
number of saloons eliminated by the
license law will be materially de-
creased.
Temperance forces have begun the
circulation of petitions to refer to the
people this fall the initiated bill to
prevent the shipment of liquor into
dry territory. The measure is dras-
tic one. 1t was initiated before the
session Of the general assembly last
winter, but was not urged seriously
upon the assembly since the drys
wanted 1t to go to vote of the people
to test temperance sentiment through
out the state.
No Easy Task for Governor.
The governor is finding it no easy
task to select a man for chief justice
of the supreme court. 1t was thought
for a time that Judge w. E. Scofield
of Marion would be chosen, but the
big fight made upon him by the drys
may keep him out of the place. Lieut..
Gov. Hugh l.. Nichols of Batavia was
also reported to be under considera-
ton, but from all reports the 'chief
executive has not yet been able to
decide upon any one for the position.
1t is understood that it was rendered
to Attorney General Hogan, but that
he declined.
Great Impounding Reservoirs.
Gov. Cox believes the ball has been
started rolling toward improvement of
the upper river valleys that go to
make up the hio-Mississippi river
system, and that the federal govern
ment's attention will at last be cen
tered on saving lives and property, as
we'll as providing means for CONNER
cial activities. He is deeply gratified
by the attention given the matter by
President Wilson. The governor has
issued a statement regarding his trip
to the east and his hopes in relation
to action for flood prevention. The
central point is the plan for great i'm
pounding reservoirs.
Putting Laws in Type.
Printers estimates are that the ses
sion acts of the last assembly will
make about 1900 pages, and will bt
the most elaborate volume for many
years. About one-third of the laws
have been put in type and are being
proofed. All of the copy is in the
hands of the printer and the work il
being hurried along. The volum,
should be out the last of June There
are four acts that fill many pages, thu
Torrens land title act, which is of un
usual length; the Warnes taxation
measure, the Mills utilities bill, ant
the Greenlund child welfare and moth
, ers pension measure.
Another Probe Threatened.
Investigations of state institution
are highly in vogue or rather are be
coming so. The newest one to draw
the searchlight Is the Columbus Stat
hospital. The threatened probe ther
is the result of the revealment that al
illegitimate child recently was borl
to a Mrs. May Potts, a patient iron
, Morrow county. The superintendent
of the institution, DR.. G. r. Gillian
and the state board of administrator
; are conducting a searching inquir
into the case.
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