Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-01-23

the ONO prison. He makes special
mention in this regard to George
Magly, sentenced from Franklin coun-
ty for embezzlement; Harry Gazelle,
Cleveland banker, whose term expired
some time ago; Dave Haggerty,
well-known robber, and others. Tur-
ner charges that the prisoners are
getting better care, more comfort and
more amusement than nine-tenths of
them ever enjoyed on the outside of
the prison.
Gov. Cox Gets Medal.
Gov. Cox has just received a letter
from President Wilson announcing
gold medal of merit" has been sent
him by the Red Cross and congratulate
ing him on work done during the flood.
The president wrote: "It was large
ly due to your prompt, energetic and
wise measures for emergency relief,
to your confidence in Red Cross and
to your hearty cooperation in it's ef-
forts to mitigate the suffering of the
victims of the serious floods that the
society was able to cope successfully
with so great catastrophe"
Conservation of Coal.
The recommendations of the Ohio
mining commission that the state pro-
ceed at once to compel a greater con-
servation of the coal supply is not
favored by John Moore, the president
Of the Ohio Miners. At the opening
session of the miners annual eonven-
tion here Mr.. Moore said that al
though he favored conservation as "a
matter of principle, he believed it was
4 too wide in scope to be undertaken by
a single state. He believed it should
be encouraged as national policy.
Demand for Clerical Aid.
So urgent is the demand for clerical
aid in the offices of the various county
tax assessors that civil service rules
! are to be sweepingly suspended in the
! employment of tax assistants for the
| time being at least. 1t is estimated
that before Feb. 1 real estate cards in
| the number of 100000 will have to be
filed out and the call issued from IS
counties for clerks finds the state civil
service commission with almost nc
eligible list So the commission is
taking the bull by the horns and is per
mitting hundreds of clerks to be EN-
ployed in the various counties "pro
visionally." Clerks SO employed need
only fill out blanks showing some ex
perience in similar work Some time
later they will be asked to take the
civil service tests.
Fires First Shot.
The state liquor license commission
has fired the first shot in it's campaign
to eliminate bootleggers and the cam
paign is now to be prosecuted pertina
ciously all over the state The frs
shot fired by the commission in Co
lumbus has brought down "Shokey'
Hobbs, king of the Bad Lands" WHIT
was caught red handed by Columbu!
police and liquor license inspector!
doing a land Office liquor business OF
the third floor of rickety building
without even the semblance of a Ii
cense. The police only partly cleaned
out the Hobbs place and got enough
beer and whisky to fill a patrol wagon
For Germless Ice Cream.
germless," is the slogan of the foot
department of the state agriculture
commission, and the officers of tn,
Ohio Association of Ice Cream Manu-
facturers have promised to fall int,
line. There is going to be rigid en-
forcement of pure food regulation
against unscrupulous ice cream max
| hn nf thn
sade. State food inspectors hav
found conditions in many ice cream
factories, from the sanitary viewpoint
appalling.
Begin Fight for Prohibition.
First actual plans have been mad
for the statewide prohibition fight Il
Ohio in 1915.
: The state officials of the Anti-Saloo
league say that the smaller countie
already are being organized for tn
I conflict and that the work having bee
begun, there will be not the slightes
, cessation until the vote takes place
The statewide fight is distinct froI
: the national prohibition fight bein
: waged bv the Anti-Saloon leagu
forces, but insofar as the working O
: ganization of the temperance peopl
I are concerned the two conflicts will b
:, essentially the same. In other word
d the workers will labor for prohibitio
|, in both state and nation at the sam
time From present outlook here th
; temperance fight. from the state viey
a point alone, will be stupendous.
y will constitute easily the biggest we
e and-dry battle that Ohio has eve
seen. The drys are relying on VIII;
n they declare is constantly GROWN
t, sentiment in behalf of temperate
g and prohibition. The vets are depen
r ing largely on the new license syste
o for saloons as a buffer and counte
; actant The vets are denying tn;
d there is a growing sentiment towal
l. prohibition, and many of the wet lea
ers insist that the sentiment is tt
other way. 1t is significant, howeve
/ that neither side is leaving anythiT
It to luck or chance. The vets al
4 meeting the dry plans with big ARA
d of defensive preparations, and with
l. a few months each side will have
g formidable army of workers. Lars
sums of money will be spent in Il
IT conduct of the fight, and owing to Il
D. important strategic position occupit
n by Ohio each side will send many
o. its national resources into the 10
If fight here.
All Kinds of Requests.
is All kinds of requests come to the &
t. torney generals Office. One can