The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-22
LIVE OHIO
STATE NEWS
Intsiiigeneer Bureau,
Columb bus, O., Aug. 81.

Intsingencer Bureau.
Columbus, O., Aug. Al.
The Ohio Liquor League. IN session
here to-day. elected these officers
President. Louis Runkenbarger. Gin
Cinnati vice president. Carl COX,
Cleveland. secretary. Nicholas putle.
Dayton, treasurer. Fred Felt. Toledo
In the Federal ~ourt to-day suit was
filed by the Upham Gas Company. a
West Virginia corporation. against the
Ohio Fuel * supply Company. asking
that the defendant he restrained from
using pressure pumps on its gas prop
critics In Knox. Ashland and Richland
counties. The Cpham company saws
II owns 5000 acres OF gas territory.
and charges that the powerful pumps
or the defendant concern are drawing
gas from it's land The Ohio concern
says that without the use OF pumps "a
the wells. the conveying OF gas TO auy
distance will be impossible.
Governor Cox. who announced this
week that he would close all the sa-
looms I'm the State on SUNDAY. under
the provisions OF the new liquor Ii
cense law, has become involved i'm a
controversy with Mayor Henry 7.
Hunt. Of Cincinnati. which city is no
toriously wide open. Hunt says the
governor has no jurisdiction over him.
and thar there will be no change in
lut ouHudN ClOslnE polltN IN 1naf CITY
The governor. answering Hunt. saws
that a new Law gives the governor the
right to remove mayors. but that he
does not intend to enforce IL in connec-
ton with Sunday closing. However.
Governor Cox says, he will order his
liquor license boards 10 sec that sa-
looms are closed on Sunday. hat II a
saloon keeper violates the SUNDAY
closing law his license will be taken
away from him.
raF
League. which met here yesterday.
took the same stand as that an
nounced by tho governor when r.
adopted resolutions declaring FOR the
strict Observance OF every provision
Of the Ohio license code. which pro
me closing laws or lose their
licenses
Six colored boys. ranging IN age
from II 10 is flashed revolver IN
me face of Mrs Harry CIippinger a. a
l1Gal park last nisht and robbed her
OF her purse. containing SIS Later tho
boys were run down and arrested and
the money was recovered
Fierce fighting took place on tho
outskirts Of Columbus today -Four
hundred troops. eutr.nched on tho
west bank ~ The Olentancv river.
north OF the city. poured rapid FIRE
INTO smaller camp ~ 500 seasoned
veterans. who had taken their stand
on the east bank
All day long. Cease'ess army trains
carrying provisions and ammunition.
Nended their WAY - 10. tatfl. ground
Orderlles Flew arOu'. generals and
other commanding officers ia -n,d
their swords. cannon doomed aud m.
roar OF the mu- kerry could plainly De
heard in the cents~ OF the city
Desperately fighting tho GOO vo'-r-
ans slowly Crawled nearer 10 'h.
enemy soldiers fel' dead and mo-f.lfy
wounded. Red Cross nurses cared for
the dying. F.ullv. with shou, o.
victory. the mailer army crossed fr.
Olentaney. and after a few minutes
fire ~ close range. completely routed
the larger army
All during u" hatfl-. Governor COS.
and stat" orficiai~ SAL q..efI. 600 t...~
offices. signing official documents and
talking politics principals the fp.
pointmeut ~ members tn county l..lr
licensing boards Stree cars r.--
'nued to haul their u-la! quota o.
passenger trains ran ir and ou- o..
the depots. and business rIf NOT s-lp.
The battle Na- only e. sham. fllr..
between CIVIL and spanish wa~ victor.
ans and soldier '-rm tua United
states barracks located here How.
ever. real wartiue tactic wore .I.
hered %. and fh. continuous .varu.
sion % blank cartridges. f.a pur. o.
smoke and the yelling of Zoe. a-rrt..
wildly brought back r1 man. ~ ...