Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-07-04

legislative one, but of course, 1t will
take new laws to protect the travel
ing men from the train porters, the
cab and auto drivers and others who
insist upon special perquisites for the
most trivial and necessary service.
Must Not Defraud ohioans.
For many years Ohio consumers
have been defrauded by short
weights in the sale of flour,
corn meal, bran and chopped
feed. Just how many years the short
weights have covered nobody can
even guess. But during the last two
years particularly the officials of the
state dairy and food department have
been keeping watch and they figure
that the shortage has run from four
ounces to nearly two pounds on every
one-eighth barrel sack. Now the de-
partment is prepared to retaliate. 1t
has sent out thousands of circulars
to dealers in grain, millers and other
merchants giving them until Sept. 1
to change sacks, packages and cases
in order to meet the requirements Of
the new and drastic weights and meas
ures law. The state inspectors figure
that il the shortage during the last
two years alone could be figured in
dollars and cents the amount would
stagger the imagination. The new
law says that there must be plainly
marked hereafter on the outside of
packages or cases containing articles
sold by weight the number OF net
pounds contained and the penalty for
violation of the act Is a maximum
fine of $500 or Imprisonment for six
months, or both. The law also fixes
definitely the standards of weight for
various commodities in order that in
future there may be no mistake made
or excuse given the dealer in grain
or other food products. A bushel of
wheat is to weigh 60 pounds, Indian
corn in the ear, 6S pounds; corn meal,
4S pounds; Indian corn, shelled, 56
pounds; popcorn in the ear, AZ
pounds; sweet corn, shelled, As
pounds; rye, Sc pounds, buckwheat,
so pounds, barley, 4S pounds; Irish
potatoes, so pounds; sweet potatoes,
so pounds; beans and peas, 60
pounds; apples, 4S pounds, etc. The
new law says also that virtually all
! food products must be sold by weight.
Early Saturday Night Closing.
The new law regulating the hours
of work of female employees is almost
certain to result in early Saturday
night closing of all mercantile estab-
lishments, including, of course, dry
goods stores and other institutions
that employ women in large numbers.
| The new law merely applies the pro-
visions of the 10-hour workday for
women to mercantile establishments
and it says that no women in any mer-
camille establishment may be en-
| ployed longer than ten hours in any
one day or 81 hours in one week. 1t
is the rigid ten-hour a day feature
| that promises to close mercantile es-
adjustments on Saturday nights. In
many cities Saturday night closing
has been instituted in anticipation Of
the statute. Villages do not seem to
be included in the provisions Of the
law. 1t will be effective Aug. 6.
Leen Gets New Job.
|
clerkship in the public service COM
mission, will fill the newly created
position of investigator of the parole
department of the Ohio penitentiary.
Warden Thomas has just announced
his appointment. Mr.. Leen read law
since coming to Columbus, and was
admitted to the bar last year. He will
travel over the state, investigating
the needs of families of prisoners and
getting information necessary in the
paroling of prisoners.
Law May be Repealed.
AS a result of the Investigations of
the Joint legislative committee, which
has been probing fire insurance rates,
it is probable that the Howland law,
or valued policy act" will be re.
pealed. It is also likely that a law
will be enacted empowering the state
insurance commissioner to revise the
rates fixed by the state inspection bu
reau. The committee has received as
surance from companies that there
will be a reduction Of rates.
Thatcher Seeks Reinstatement.
Charles A. Thatcher, the Toledo
attorney who was disbarred by
, the state supreme court foul
, years ago, will not know before
fall whether his application to thai
i body for reinstatement will be al
, lowed. Thatcher made an eloquen
plea to the court Friday, when his
! case came up for hearing, in his owl
; behalf. He declared that he had higl
, respect for all judicial tribunals, es
, pecially the supreme court, and tina
, his criticism of the Toledo judges
: which resulted in his disbarrment wa
not inspired by malice. Judge Julial
| H. Tyler of Toledo, representing th'
| committee of attorneys appointed b.
/ the court to prefer the charges agains
> Thatcher. which resulted in the an
nullment of his right to practice, mad