Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19

he can appeal excepting the power
that is dismissing him. The protec-
ton is thus formal and not real. The
crux of the law is the provision that
before vacancy can be filled the ap-
pointing power must make his selec-
ton from an eligible list made up
through a competitive examination.
In the second place, a rigid distinction
is made in behalf of employees now in
Office They are to be retained if they
can pass noncompetitive examina-
ton; in other words, an examination
to show their fitness for the place
they hold But of course, even they
are not more secure than others
when it comes to the arbitrary power
of the appointing power to dismiss.
Loan Sharks Hit by Ruling.
Pawnbrokers, loan sharks and others
engaged in the business of lending
money who make use of the
words bank" banker" or""bank-
ing" must drop these designations.
In a ruling to the state bank super
intendent, Attorney General Hogan
holds that only corporations which
pay a fee to the state and are exam
ined by officials are authorized to use
any of these terms. This ruling will
hit a large number of money lending
concerns throughout the state which
make use of the term bank" in their
operation of their business. -
No Doubt to TERMS Meaning.
Assurance was given delegation Of
manufacturers from Youngstown, Niles
and Warren by Gov. Cox Monday
afternoon that the term "wilful act"
in the workmen's compensation act
would be so defined, either by the
state industrial commission or by the
legislature so that there would be no
doubt as to its meaning. The dele
cation, headed by Judge Charles FIJI
| Illus of Warren, requested that the act
| be amended to meet the objections of
Judge Day of the federal court, who
held that negligence on the part of an
employer constituted wilful act. This
construction was given in the case in
which an employe was given $4,000
damages for injuries held to be the re
suit of wilful act upon the part of
the employer. If such a view of the
| intent of the law stands, an injured
employe could recover maximum dam
ages under the wilful act clause for
anything that his employer might
! overlook in the way of safety arrange
ments.
/ Raid Opium Den.
BY means of secret sign two state
inspectors gained admission to an
| opium den conducted by a Chinaman
named Wing Yah Yue in Toledo and
found that the drug was being sold in
large quantities there. The police were
called and the oriental proprietor and
his habitues placed under arrest. Con-
siderable opium was found concealed
under bags of rice and under. the car
pets. Toledo has been the worst city
in the state for illegal trafficking in
narcotics, but the energetic campaign
waged there by the state inspectors
has almost entirely put stop to the
/ practice. Many school children had
become victims of the drug, which was
sold to them regularly by peddlers
: who have since been driven out OF
their nefarious business.
Stamping Ground for Suffrage.
Ohio is to be the stamping ground
) for woman suffrage campaigners mex
year. The fight that will be waget
| vrf1 OF froo M fr nv cn1 hx
attention of the nation. Word has jus
come from the national suffrage head
5 quarters that practically everythin,
7 else will be dropped in suffrage circle,
: until next fall excepting the nhi'
2 campaign, in order that the strength 0
I the entire suffrage forces may be con
: centrated in the Buckeye state Tn,
Y fact that there will be two other stat
e suffrage campaigns, in Nevada AM
t North Dakota, next fall, will not dete
q the centering of forces, and the reasol
< is that the victory for suffrage il
either of those states would amount t
very little as compared with victor.
O in Ohio. Wherefore all the bes
n speakers are to be turned into tn
|
f pected that at least 100000 will b
j raised and spent by the suffragetx il
f the fight. An erroneous impression
y had gone forth to the effect that tn
@ legislature is to be appealed to to sub
NIT the amendment to the constitution
n for woman suffrage next fall. Such
+ course will not be necessary in viey
of hn 20 -
!, which permits amendments to be in
$ tiated directly by the people throug
+ petitions bearing the names of 10 pc
o cent of the voters. Circulation, @
3 these petitions will be begun early i
+ January.
" Change In Penal Policies.
n The action of the state board of al
v ministration in drafting experts froI
: the penitentiary to aid in the admins
d tration's clerical work gives som
idea of the tremendous change i
e penal policies during the last fey
: years. Time was when no prisone
e ever left the gates of the penitentiar
t except under unusual circumstance
/ and with a heavy guard. The tw
e prisoners that were drafted recentl
L to work as expert bookkeepers in tn
= Office of the administration boar
e come to their labors in the mornin
It and return to the prison at nigh
e wholly without guard of any sort
e The theory is that they are SO please
b that they wouldn't try a getaway.
Phone Conditions General.
Conditions existing among the en-
e ployes of the Cleveland telephon
q companies, as revealed in the repor
i of the experts of the state public util
s ties commission, are generally consit