Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-09-05


Representative from Wyandot county,
who has been made secretary of the new
penltentiary commission. He Is author of
the bill providing for the commissions
creation.
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among state officials that the prepa-
ration of crushed stone for road i'm
provement will comprise the largest
single industry for the prisoners. The
members of the state board of admin
istration are hotly opposed to the idea
of having prisoners actually do road
building, but there is no objection to
their preparation of the road building
material. In the selection of the
proper farm the advice and aid lof
Ohio State university will be solic-
tied since the experts there are
familiar with the topography of the
state. But no high priced land will
be considered. The penitentiary COM
mission isn't looking for choice bits
of real estate. The commission doesn't
care a whit how badly run down the,
farm is, for the prisoners will be ex-
pected to make it model one any
way within a short time after their
occupancy.
Red Cross Leader Quits Ohio.
National Red Cross Director Ernest
P. Bicknell, who has had charge of the
distribution of flood relief since last
spring, has returned to Washington.
He has closed up his work in Ohio,
and within short time will make a
report to Gov Cox on what has been
done. He left Isaac D. Pugh of Goa
lumbus, treasurer of the funds, in
charge of the office. As soon as a few
outstanding bills are paid the office
will be closed. Something like
s2,000000 in cash has been expended
for relief in Ohio by the Red Cross.
In addition enormous supplies of
food, clothing and household furnish
ings were distributed.
blowing Picture Men Object.
Moving picture men are obiecting
to the plan of the state industrial
commission to have the movies"
censored in the assembly room of the
penitentiary. The picture men COM
plain that the scheme of having con-
victs operate the picture machines
will likely result in the ruin of many
films before the pictures are ever
soon, since it requires expert opera
tors to prevent first-run films from
scratching and cumming in the ma
chimes.
Must Get Judges Consent.
Before Attorney General Hogan
can secure rehearing of the Cleve-
land charter case, in which it was
held that cities may provide for non
partisan elections, the consent of one
of the judges who voted to affirm the
decision of the lower court, must be
obtained. 1t is believed that such
consent can be obtained. 1--WE want
to get this case before the court when
the chief justice is appointed" said
General Hogan. "The case was de-
cided by vote of three to three,
which really does not decide the ques-
tion at ISSUE" Cleveland will have
a nonpartisan primary election on
Tuesday and as the decision of the
court cannot come until after the
election is over, it will have no effect
upon the nominations.
No Harry Thaw Pictures.
There will be no Harry Thaw mov-
ing pictures shown in Ohio. The mov-
ing picture censorship board has al
ready decreed this. Not only will the
Thaw pictures be barred, but also
those that show legislators accepting
graft or depict crime in a way that
encourages it. The pictures that will
be reviewed by the board will be
thrown upon screen at the peni-
tentiary. Later room near the state
capitol will be secured.
Writing Expert Scans Petitions.
Cuyahoga county referendum pc
titions on the Green act have
undergone the scrutiny of w. d.
Pengelly, handwriting expert here,
who declared in report there
We're signatures that "were models of
impassioned improvisation" that ex-
otic efforts to deceive had been made,
and that scores of the petitions were
nauseating in their feigned obscurity.'
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