The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-05
LIYB OHIO
STATE NEWS
Intsiligsncsr Bureau.
Columbus. o, sept q.

II 10 reported here that moving pie
tnre show performers intend TO nle a
suit TO test the lew requiring "A censor
ship on moving pictures. The board has
been completed with the appointment
Of ,. a. Maddox: Republican. Columbus
The other member Is Mrs. NJ. N. Mil
Ter. or this city
Z G.. Horn. "A real estate dealer. OF
this city. today was elected member
of the Columbus board OF review to
succeed Frank Vance. who has been az
pointed "A member OF the county liquor
license board. The state board has TAX
en- IS ballots on the appointment OF
member OF the Lucas county board but
applicants are Samuel Cohn. Repubii-
can the incumbent and sylvester Lamb.
Democrat AMI Independent.
A ruling by the attorney general tina:
n liquor license cannot be issued 20 a
person who owns stock In a brewery
the state by several hundred saloon
keepers and applicants for Licences an
this city. who have stock in one or two
independent breweries. The attorney
holder OF a license cannot sell liquor
in two places. IL this ruling Is upheld.
one brewery combination could practic-
ally put the other brewertes out Of
business, II is said. because OF the large
amount OF stock held in the independents
~ saloon keepers.
Saloonkeepers who carried on n boot
leggtng business In Licking county. Of
which Newark; the scene OF the riots Is
the seat, will have to pay up their back
taxss to tho state before they are grant
ed licenses for saloons. the county now
being wet While the county WAS dry
saloon men CO rried on speakeasies with
out any serious objection from the au-
thorfuss and refused Co pay taxes lew
ted on them BY the state. Now they
win have TO pay these back taxes or be
denied licenses.
The official argument in favor Of the
Dill for the preventing OF the ship nsnt
OF nouor into dry territory was filed
with the secretary OF state to-day by
Senator NJ. Z. Beman, member Of tho
senate committee on constitution ana
referendum: Representative w Ii. Kill
patrick. chairman OF the house judiciary
committee. and three members OF the
liquor traffic. Van s. Deaton. John a
Cooper and Fred Bartkelmeh. The petit
ton for the vote this fall names these as
The men who will prepare the "explana-
tion, and n new argument advanced by
Them Il that the penalties provided I'm
Che dry law are essential TO make the
Webb Interstate liquor shipment biz
effective In Ohio.
A statement prepared by Representa-
tive Black. OF CinciHnati. "A wet. Senator
ptoward. OF belmont county. a dry. and
ATTORNEY General Hogan. VINO Is opposed
20 the short ballot. all named by the
governor. has been filed with the SeCre-
tary Of state. explaining the small legls-
lattve law. on which referendum is
asked. 1t IS merely a statement. no
argument beiuE advanced. II was point
ed out that Legislature which would
redistrict the state every ten years could
do as II pleased. not even being required
TO follow the federal census The pos4i-
bility OF the loss OF representation on
the part OF the smaller counties Is point
ed out.
A highly tnflammable X-ray skirt
worn by Miss Laura Reckob. aged 20,
was set afire By match dropped by
careless smoker while she was standing
on a street corner tonight watching the
crowds which had been attracted 10 the
city by the state fair.
Miss Reckon. who was thinly clad
soon discovered an unususl warmth
about her legs. = 1k!uK down she dis
covered her skirt was on fire. There
was not much TO speak Of under the
flaming skirt To save her from. burns \
young man who was with her hurriedly
took off his coat and threw IL about her
In an effort to eNtiugulSh the fire hut
before the flame was entirely put ont.
Miss Reckon was practically skirtlesS
she was hustled into q tsNi and taken to
her home. her escort also suffered
slight burns. but neither he nor Miss
Reckon are seriously hurt