The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-11
FROM
OHIO



Mrs.. v ". Binerar. uif. Of farm
~ living near Tuttrelis. IN fayetfe
county, va burned 20 death To-Day
when her ciOfhing caught IRE uhils
she vas nEhunx a hre with the aid
OF coal OIL She Vas 80 years old.
Passed under provost vas the
notation made b. State Auditor Doaa-
hey today on the EXPENSE account Of
Byron " ciendsnning for 1z2i 81 the
cot OF Dis IMP With bis colleague.
Charles l. Allen OF the state liquor
license board. ana Secretary Robert
Hayes. when they Investigated the
liquor license systems In MasEaehu.
setts. Maryland. New York. District
OF Columbia, Quebec and Ontario
IN View York, Clendening stopped At
the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Mrs.
led ne party. In statement in de-
Tense or bis expense account, Glen
dcning says that his expenses we're
tfo5 but he very CONSIDERABLY cut N
down bafore submitting his bin TO
the state.
}. Beiknap. Republican probate
tudge-elect OF Jefferson county. today
vas granted n mandamus order by
the court of appeals at SteubenviIle
against the secretary OF state and the
Jenerson county board OF elections.
oraering them to grant him an cleo
been withheld from him, because OF
eIleged corrupt practices which were
never proved.
Mayor ~. ID. Baker OF Cleveland 4.
nes,y worried over the tar situa-
ton In view OF Governor Cox's calling
the legislature into special session TO
reduce the tar levy.
Should the one per cent tar limit
De written into the constitution CleVe-
land and other cities. In order 10 get
needed revenue. will be compelled 20
levy occupational taxes" declared
Baker In q conference with the COVER
nor:
For instance" the mayor ,aid
we could assess each newspaper
pant $4,000 a year. and tar every
s1s orss r. physician ss d. etc This could be
IL II certain that both Cleveland
and Dayton could levy occupationai
taxes under their home rule charact.
Baker does not favor the repeal OF
the fitzpatrick law which removes the
interior limit from the Smith one per
. cent tar law. and he also opposes The
governors tentative plan 70 limit the
. amount OF taxes which NAV he ex-
pended I'm 1914. together With tho con.
Ierring on a board OF estimates au-
,uoIiAN 70 increase The amount when
confronted with n real emergency.
Reminding the governor that he has
Claimed 20 have stood for the "fuiIest
and freest expression at the ballot
box OF tho will OF the people" Rep
resentatlve c. A. Reid, OF Fayette
county. leader OF the Republican mi
nority In the house. today sent 10
Gov. Cox his letter asking that the
special session of the legislature 20
convene July 20 be asked 10 modify
the election laws OF the state so that
one may vote In the primary OF that
party whose principles he uphoIda
~ that time. This request follows
the ruling OF Secretary OF state
Graves that those who voted the
progressive ticket in 1912 cannot
vote In the Republican primaries
this year. even n they have returned
70 that party. Mr. Reds letter
which Is considered OF vital impor-
lance politically. inasmuch as he
speaks for the Republicans OF the
state. In part follows:
III IL were conceded that the law
y correctly construed by Secretary
Graves. II is not in harmony with