Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-06-27


absence he did not get down to this
ably come this week. Three commits
sioners are to be appointed.
The state board of pharmacy will
meet at Akron July Ia to finish grad
ing the papers of the class of more
than 200 which was examined for cer-
tificates in Columbus during the past
week.
Canals Can Be Sold.
It would seem from an opinion
given Senator w. A. Weygandt, chair
man of the joint legislative commit
tee to investigate what should be done
with the canals of the state, that they
may be sold, if the state wishes to
dispose of them in that way. The
abandoned canal running from Akron
to the Mahoning river, erected by
private company, 10 held not to be
the property of the state, and II not
used as a canal, the land reverts to
the abutting property owners. But
the parts of the canal system now in
operation can be disposed of as the
state sees fit The committee will
uStSiihihS VII q poiiSy Win iOiOiOhSo
to the future of the canals. The
state has dumped millions of dollars
into the canals without adequate re-
turn. The claim is made that the
canals can be made to pay If prope.ly
improved. VI
Automobile Races.
Some of the best known speed
kings of the country will be in Co
lumbus July to take part in the big
annual 2O0-sweepstakes automobile
race to be given by the local automo-
bile club. Among the entrants are
Ralph De Palma, Spencer Wishart and
ten other prominent drivers. The CO.
| lumbus track holds the worlds rec
! ords from so to 200 miles. Wishart
| won the 1912 event at Indianapolis.
William Fritsch, better known as
"Wild Bill" former racing partner of
Barney Oldfield, will compete. Gov.
Cox will be honorary referee of She
races. Mayor George j. Karb will be
honorary umpire.
Change National Guard Inspector.
Col. A. C. Sharp, Twenty-third U. S.
Infantry, for the past two years in
| SpCClOl lllSll vi IuS otllO ANatlOh-
al Guard, who has been transferred
to the Colorado National Guard, and
who will be succeeded in Ohio by Maj.
George c. Saffarans, Seventeenth U.
| S. Infantry, who is an Ohio man and
one of the best known officers in the
army He has seen service in Cuba
and the Philippines, and also was in
the Civil war.
Alleged Tax-Dodging.
A rare instance of alleged taX-dodg-
ing has been brought to light through
the action of the Columbus board of
review in deciding to place the EN-
| ployes' Discount Co., a local loan
agency, on the tax duplicate for near
ly $4,000. Although the company
has been doing business in this city
for half dozen years, it's return for
taxes is said not to have far passed
the $1,000 mark. Only a few days
ago something happened and the re-
view board listed the company's notes
for approximately $1,000. Now it is
revealed that the thing which hap
pened is nothing short of "confes-
sion" on the part of former man.
ager, who told the review board that
for years he had been underlisting
the company's securities under in
structions from the owners of the
firm. The manager told the review
board that the notes held by the COM
pany annually netted approximately
$4,000, but that of this amount hard
ly more than one-tenth was volun-
teered for the tax lists. The repre-
sentation had been falsely made that
the rest of the notes We're sent to
Milwaukee, where the principal owner
of the concern lives.
Conducted Clinic In Court
In a desperate defense against
damage suit for $4,000, DR.. AndreY
Timberman, a Columbus eye special-
list, conducted regular clinic in the
Franklin county common pleas court
Thursday. With the aid of pigs
eye, the physician demonstrated to
the jury how eyes are operated upon
and how the intricate mechanism of
the sight can be restored or destroyed.
The damage suit was instituted by
Adolph Haak, an abstractor of titles,
who alleges that he lost the sight of
an eye because of an operation per-
formed by DR.. Timberman. That the
case is bitterly contested can be
imagined from the procedure of the
defense. Both the parties are very
well known locally. The defendant,
DR.. Timberman is member of the
Columbus board of education.
Wants Law to Compel Voting.
Ohio is to have compulsory voting
law. 1t is declared that such regu-
, lation has worked well where tried.
Gov. Cox has announced that he will
ask the legislature to enact such
measure at the special session which
will be held next winter. Under the
operation of this law every man proper
ly qualified to vote must exercise his
suffrage right or be deprived of IL for