Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-08-15

the reorSanIzed state building and loan
Inspection bureau.
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license boards. From present indica-
tions, the exhaustive inquiry which
the state commission is making into
the qualifications of candidates will
consume at least three weeks of time.
The policy is to be continued of COM
pelling every applicant personally to
appear and personally to tell why he
believes himself best fitted to issue
saloon licenses and administer the
new liquor license law. Every candi-
date is to be asked his personal views
as to how the new law ought to be ad-
ministered and as to what would be
the best plan to eliminate undesirable
saloons.
City seaIers Must Enforce Law.
The new Buckeye state agricul-
tural commission will go after
the local sealers who refuse to en-
force the new sales-by-weight law. II
they can be removed for derelection
of duty, this drastic course will be fol-
lowed. The city sealers in Columbus,
Dayton, Cleveland, Cincinnati and
Toledo are taking the stand that the
state officers should enforce the law.
This position is ridiculed by the de-
partment. The commission declares
that local sealers are just as much re-
quired to enforce this law as the local
authorities are required to enforce the
law against burglary or any other of
fense. The new law is to be attacked
by 13 Columbus dealers, which include
leading commission firms. They have
retained eX.Congressman Z. l. Taylor
to represent them. The sealers in the
smaller cities are doing their best to
enforce the law.
Not an Applicant.
To set at rest reports that are made
periodically that he is slated to sue
ceed John Henry Newman as state
librarian, Frank n. Sweitzer of Can
ton, assistant prosecuting attorney of
Stark county, who is a member of the
board of library commissioners, Fri
day afternoon, at the governors office,
gave out an authorized statement that
he is not an applicant for the place,
and that he could not accept it any
way If it were rendered to him. 81
accepted the position of assistant
prosecuting attorney in good faith and
feel that l owe the county the duty
of continuing to serve in that capac-
ity," said Mr.. Sweitzer. The library
board held a meeting Friday after
noon.
Frauds Are Discovered.
Frauds are being discovered in the
Warnes and Fitzpatrick taxation ref
erendums. In Clermont county lists
were found names of dead residents,
minors and fictitious persons. The
name of one person is that of a young
man who is cadet at West Point.
He is a relative of Common Pleas
Judge Frank Davis of Batavia Pc
titions filed from Mahoning, Erie and
Lorain counties, which were scruti-
nized carefully Friday were found to
contain many names which have the
earmarks Of irregularity. Investiga-
tion will be made in these counties
to determine If they are genuine.
There is belief that the Green,
Warnes and Fitzpatrick referendums
will all be cast aside on the ground
of having been fraudulently obtained.
Won't Withdraw Petition.
The report that the petition initiat-
ing constitutional amendment for a
smaller legislature would be with
drawn is declared to be without basis
by leading representatives OF the lib
eral interests. 1t is question wheth-
er, once having been filed with the
secretary of state, 1t could be with
drawn. Probably this matter could be
easily arranged If the sponsors of the
proposition desired this to be done.
The legality of a sufficient number of
signatures to cut the number on the
petition below the number required to
initiate could be attacked, and if un-
opposed, could be sustained, THUS
throwing out the petition. 1t remains
to be seen whether the hackers of the
proposal will agree TO this.
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