The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-18
FROM
O HIO
fntsliissneer Bureau
Columbu o. Dec IT.

Colum oue. ". Dsc- ~.
Huron county. the seat OF which IS
Norwalk. to-day voted to retain its
saloons. The vets polled ASA votes
and the drys 1861. This is the sec
ond time in five years the county has
voted wet. The vets made gains.
There are SO saloons In the county.
The village of Wyoming. near Cincin-
natl. which has not had a saloon in
90 years. to-day voted dry, five TO one.
While he legislative coal screen
commission. which Will report its ind
lngs to Governor Cox this morning.
will advise in favor OF paying miners
for the coal before II Is screened. the
pure run of mine basis, as used In
West Virginia and many other states.
will not receive the committees sane
ton. IL was definitely stated last night.
The system will be safeguarded by re-
strictions designed TO protect the op-
orator against fraud and imposition.
Recommendation will be made, il
was stated last evening that penalties
be imposed IN the mined for slate and
other impurities getting into the coal.
The percentage OF slack and fine coal
getting into any given tonnage also
will be limited. The manner of estao-
fishing the proportion OF fine coal 70
be allowed caused the committee
much delay.
"cUDcFb tTc S2fcco.
Though conservation Is recommen-
81. II will De unlimited greatly in tho
beginning because operators are afraid
they viii not be able to meet outside
competition II too drastic restrictions
are placed on their operations. II Is
said that all members OF the commits
tlon will sign the report. due TO COM
promises which ave been effected. To
Il straight run-o mine basis all would
not agree.
II Is expected that operators will
oppose any law based upon the COM
missions report. as they are opposed
20 any form approaching the run-of-
mine basis. The form OF opposition
has not been made known. They con
tend that Il will Increase the cost OF
production and reduce their chance Of
successful competition with operators
in other states.
Any wholesale druggist who carries
anything like full line OF insecti-
cldes and fungicides for sale TO he
trade Is liable TO the state for A Ii
cense payment OF about $4,000 an
nually. according 20 a law passed ny
the legislature last winter az the in
stance OF Representative Boggs of
Belmont county. The law provides
that for each variety OF insecticide
or fungicide the wholesaler must
pay $50 year. There are enough
varieties OF these. Il u said. To bring
the TX up into the thousands. So a
protest has been filed with the state
by these nuryeyors OF worm aud bug
killers. The agricultural commission
viii not enforce the law. IL is said.
and In the meantime tho legislature
will be asked 10 amend H.
An efficiency conference attended
by three bishops OF the Methodist
Episcopal 'hurch Anderson. Moore
and Luccock. and delegates from all
over Ohio. Indiana and Kentucky.
was held in this city to-day The OBJ
Ject of the meeting was 10 outline 4
program for intensive church work
During tho last year Nethodists in
Ohio added 10000 10 the church rolls
Mrs. Margaret H. Erlenbach. aged
81. connected with the state school
for the Blind. died suddenly OF heart
trouble in a physicians office to-day.
The maximum salary OF deputy
county tax assessors. IL was decided
to-day. shall be "a day. Under the
old law assessor Of personal prop
erty received 81 q day and assessors