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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
WANTS HIGH COURT
TOCLEAR BANK ACT
County Prosecutor Seeks
Decision on Free Ohio
Statute of 1851.
STATE WANTS EARLY ACTION
VIII Use Its Utmost Endeavors to
Get Case, Because of Its I'M
pcrtance, Advanced for Hear
ing in Supreme Tribunal
This Spring.

Columbus Part of the Ohio
banking laws have been thrown
into confusion by the decision Of
Judge Evan p Middleton in the
Greene county common pleas court,
that the old free banking act, passed
in 1851, had been, by implication, re-
pealed when the general assembly
passed the Thomas bank inspection
law in 1908.
Tuesday Prosecutor Frank l.. John
son of Greene county, after consulta-
tion with the attorney generals de-
partment, filed in the supreme court a
motion for leave to bring the decision
to the supreme court for a review and
a final decision.
Case Is Important.
II Judge Middleton's decision is
sustained, it will substantially leave
the large number of Ohio banks, or
ganized under the old free banking
law, outside the jurisdiction and con-
troll of the bank inspection depart
ment and will put these financial in
stitutions almost outside all laws OF
Ohio
Because of its Importance the state
will use its utmost endeavors to get
the case advanced for hearing in the
supreme court this spring, SO, If the
law has been repealed, the situation
may be known and the work for the
next general assembly made clear.
Judge Middleton rendered his de-
cision in passing on motion to
quash indictments returned against
bankers in Greene county whose in
stitution failed some months ago and
is being liquidated through the bank
ing department. The bankers. had
been indicted under tbs provisions OF
the old free banking act. The court
held that act had been repealed and
the indictments were quashed.
/ Conflict of Court Decisions.
The decision brings out an unusual
conflict of court decisions. A few
years ago in celebrated case from
Norwalk the officials of bank were
indicted but later were freed because
they were indicted under the pro
visions of the general code, the sec
ton having been lifted bodily from
the free banking act and placed il
the general code. The court held the
provisions of the law applied only tC
banks organized under the provision:
Of the free banking act.
The free banking act, passed il
1851, authorized banks to issue cur
rency and do many other things tina
would be unusual now. The law ha
been amended and changed, but sub
stantially has been left on the statut,
books and many banks are organizes
under its provisions.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03

Since the new tariff placed corn ON
the free list more than 100000 bush
els have been imported. Over 1,000,-
600 bushels came in two or three days
last week. Much more will follow.
The New York Journal of Commerce
says that Is vessels are bringing corn.
to the United States from Argentina,
or are loading cargoes of that grain
In Argentine ports for shipment to
this country.
1t would puzzle city people to point
out changes to a lower cost of living,
which have resulted from these large
lmportations of corn. It will puzzle
many Democratic congressman much
more, next fall, to show their farmer
constituents how such wholesale use
fof South American corn in the United
States is going to help agriculture in
this country. Farming districts will
be emphatically Of the Missouri turn
of mind when it comes to the exten-
sive encroachment of foreign grain
and other farm products upon the
home markets hitherto enjoyed almost
exclusively by American producers
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
Drys Will Retaliate.

Prohibition forces will initiate an
amendment to be voted on next No
vember providing for statewide pro-
hibition in Ohio if wet interests initi-
ate a measure repeating the Rose
county local option law, it was an
nounced here. 1t was explained that
the drys promise to initiate the state
wide prohibition amendment only on
condition that the wet forces start the
repeal measure.
Commenting on the announcement
made several days ago that saloon in
terests of the state expect to raise a
fund of 100000 by assessment on re-
tail liquor dealers to fight dry ad-
vances in local option elections, it was
said this represents small fraction
of what vets actually spend as cam.
paign funds.
Records now show there are 571 dry
and 212 wet villages in Ohio, it was
pointed out. Of the 1876 townships,
all but S5 are dry. There are As dry
counties and 43 wet
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
VILLA IS DRIVEN BACK
GOMEZ PALAcIo AND ToRREoN
REcAPTuRED BY FEDERALs.
Mexico City Claims Rebels Were Re-
pulsed, With Over 1000 Killed
and Wounded.

Mexico City, March 27.-The rebels
znder General Villa were routed at
Torreon with great slaughter, accord
ing to statement made by the war
department Wednesday.
The rebel losses in dead and wound
ed are reported to be 1900.
Eight hundred men under Gen. Joa-
unin Maas and Gen. Javier de Moure,
Ii is announced, arrived at Torreon
Dpportunely from Saltillo to aid the
zederals under General velasco. The
rebels are said to be retreating north
ward. with the federals pounding the
rear guard.
It is admitted that Villas men once
entered Lerdo, suburb of Torreon,
but 1t is explained that this was ruse
GA the part of General Velasco to am
bush them. AS soon as Villas men
were weli into that territory the fed
sral artillery shelled them out, the
cavalry charging as the rebels started
10 retreat. Generals Mas and De
Moure and their men are reported tc
have travelled from Hipolito to Tor
reon in SO armored automobiles.
Juarez, March 27.-The General
villa is still fighting the federals al
Gomez Palacio was report that
reached constitutionalist headquarters
with an explanation of previous re
ports that came from many sources
10 the effect that villa captured Tor
recon.
The explanation was that Villas
men charged into Torreon's environs
and soon thereafter the firing ceased
The mere cessation of the firing lee
10 reports being sent back from tbs
region through which the rebels
passed that Torreon had fallen.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
TO FORM NEW JAP MINISTRY
Emperor Calls Upon Marquis saionji
to Perform Task-Big Shake
Up in Navy.

Toxic, March 26.-Marquis Saionji,
former premier of Japan, was asked
by Emperor Yoshihito to form a
cabinet to succeed the Yamamoto
ministry, which resigned. The en-
peror expressed his wish that a min
isterial body be formed which would
be able to cement the difference be-
tween the old and new political fac
tions. A shake-up took place among
the officers of the Japanese navy in
consequence of the graft exposures.
The principal change was the retire
ment of Vice-Admiral W.T. Matsumoto
from command of the Kure naval sta
tion. His successor is Vice-Admiral
Shigetaro Yoshimateu.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
STOP HOUSE DEBATE
FOES OF PANAMA CANAL TOLLS
REPEAL BILL DELAY
MEASURE.
HARBORS- RIVERS ACT PASSED
Lower Body of Congress Approves Ap-
preparation Measure Carrying $43,F'
100000, Without Substantial Amend
ment-Now Goes to the Senate.

Washington, March 2S.-With the
united protest of the South American
press, the opinion of the world is
unanimously in favor of the repeal of
the Panama canal tolls extension, de-
clared President Wilson on Thurs
day
The president told callers that the
South American press had joined the
opposition of European countries and
regarded the Panama canal act as a
violation of treaty Mr.. Wilson
pointed out that perhaps there was a
mistaken impression in congress as to
his reason for desiring the repeal. He
emphasized that it was not his own
opinion alone that a mistaken eco
nomic policy and breach of treaty
was involved, but it was a universal
opinion that an international situation
needed correction.
The bill was obstructed in the house
by parliamentary situation, rich in
motions, roll calls, demands for a
quorum and all the agencies of delay
at the command of its opponents.
Just when the rules committee had
agreed on an arrangement to parcel
out 20 hours for debate between the
contending factions and the first skir-
mish of the fight was about to start
the rivers and harbors bill, then the
only obstruction 1.-The tolls repeal bill
was temporarily displaced and a new
stumbling block-a conference report
on the urgent deficiency bill-was in
serted
Administration supporters, chafing
at the delays, got their forces into po
sition to take advantage of every tao
tical opportunity. The opponents drew
on all their resources to hamper the
| measure
For two hours the urgent deficiency
bill fight waged. The rivers and har
bors measure then again was held uI
while Representative Kindel of Colo
| RADIO spoke on his controversy with the
| post Office department over the frank
! ing privilege.
After many days of debate the riv
ers and harbors appropriation bill
carrying an aggregate of s43,400, 900
was passed by the house without sub
stantial amendment. The measure nov
goes to the senate
President Wilson, confident of th,
success of the fight, received reports
of the situation at the White House
Leaders assured him a safe majorit.
would carry the repeal The senat,
began its own debate with a speech b,
Senator Owen. Senator Lewis intro
duced a resolution for equal tolls fo
ALL
Nearly one hundred speeches hav,
been prepared on both sides of tn,
tolls question and the fight promise
to be the most spectacular since tn,
Democratic administration came int,
power.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03

Three blots upon President wilson's s
administration there undeniabIy are.
The first was his approval Of the sun
dry civil bill with its rider exempting
labor unions from the application Of
the Sherman antitrust law. True.
President Wilson apologized for this
and asserted that he had other means
Of enforcing the law. but the country.
which had come to rely upon his firm-
ness of character, was disappointed.
Then came his approval Of the urg-
snt deficiency bill, with its blow at the
civil service. and later his approval
Of the Hetch Hetchy grab. which
those interested in preserving the nat
ural beauties of the nation to all its
people insist was totally indefensible.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
Warming On Fake "cures.n

For the reason that promoters of
fake tuberculosis cures" are again be-
coming active in Ohio and are defraud-
ing thousands of afflicted persons
through their cruel traffic, bulletin to
the $4,000 tuberculosis sufferers in this
state was issued from the Columbus
office in the Ruggery building of the
Ohio Society for the Prevention of Tu-
berculosis. Beware of the so-called
tuberculosis cures" the bulletin says.
Remember that if an actual cure for
the disease had been discovered, and
found to be effective, the fact would
be heralded around the world"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
Washes. sbsves. Kills Self.

East Liverpool = Despondent, it
Is believed, Because of domestic
differences, Jesse Anon, aged fifty,
farmer, of near Lynchburg, Colum-
biana county, killed himself after
forcing his wife, attired in her night
dress, to leave the house and sending
his four children to the barn to do
chores. After washing and shaving
and writing a note to his wife, Anon
reclined on cot and shot himself.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
Find Recluse's Wealth.

Findlay.-Gold, silver, paper money,
certificates of deposit and notes
moldy with age to the value of
s11,775, the property of Joseph
Russi, recluse who died recently,
were found In his little old hovel on
Blanchard-av by Judge A. E. Kearns,
administrator of his estate. Russi
was chimney sweep in Italy and had
resided here for 80 years. The find
was a surprise. Tax Commissioner
Bayless Immediately put the money on
the tax duplicate.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
RICHMOND, IND, GOES "WET"
Women of City Who Aided "Drys"
Hold Prayer Meetings Every Hour
Throughout Day.

Richmond, Ind, March 25.-Rich-
mond voted "wet" in the local option
election. The total vote in 25 of
80 precincts, was 3,218 wet" and
2,042 dry" When the polls opened
for the election hymns were played on
the chimes in the tower of the Reid
Memorial M. E. church as slogan
for the "drys'. to begin their days
battle against the liquor forces. The
chimes we're played hourly throughout
the day. and the women of the city
who have been identified with the
"dry" movement held hourly prayer
meetings.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
Chiefs Are Exempt.

Answering query of the state civil
service commission, Atty. Gen. Tim
othy S. Hogan held that chiefs of po-
lice and fire departments do not need
to take competitive or non-competi-
tive examinations to hold their posi-
tions under the classified service. The
reason is provision of the law itself
which exempts from the requirement
of examinations persons holding posi-
tions under existing civil service laws.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
DENY DESTRUCTION OF SHIP
Sezrchers Find No Trace Of Hawaiian
Boat Reported to Have Been
Blown Up.

Honolulu. Hawaii, March 27-Re-
ports OF the destruction of the inter-
island steamer Mauri, with the loss
Of many lives, was said to be untrue.
A search of several hours failed to dis
cover any wreckage of the steamer,
which was said to have blown up off
Pearl Harbor last night. 1t is now
Believed that the vessel will report
safely later.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
QUEEN TO VISIT U. S. IN MAY
EIeanore of Bulgaria Completes Plans
for Trip-AIways Interested in
Americans.

Sofia, Bulgaria, March 27--Queen
Eleanore of Bulgaria, who some time
ago declared her intention of visiting
the United States, announced that she
would depart on her journey from the
Bulgarian capital during the third
week in May. Queen Eleanore will be
the first reigning queen to visit the
United States. She intends to make
a study of American institutions and
people, in which she has always been
greatly interested. Her majesty was
much touched during the recent Bal
kan wars by practical sympathy dis
played for her suffering subjects by
Americans.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
TANGO Leads to Divorce Suit

Akron. = The tango is blamed
by Mrs. Ada Elenor Johnson for
the estrangement from her husband,
Harry E. Johnson, in her divorce
petition, just filed. The couple quar-
relied, the petition states, because
Johnson. at dance attended by his
wife, tangoed for an hour with a mar
ried woman. His wife declares his
dancing was. disgraceful
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
Not Fighting Suffrage.

That the Ohio Liquor League made
up of saloonkeepers throughout the
state is raising a "slush fund.- to fight
woman's suffrage was denied by Mich
olas Duttle, secretary of the organiza-
ton. Meetings are being held through
out the state organizing the liquor
dealers to fight the eAnti-SaloonL Leagues
movement for prohibition. 1t is ad-
mitted that the Anti-Saloon League fa-
vors woman suffrage, but that question
assuredly we are expecting our friends
to contribute toward the expenses of a
battle on the prohibition issue when
1t comes.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
ARMY HEAD MAY GO.
BRITISH CABINET FEAR DIsRUP-
TioNIN RANKS iF MARSHAL
RETIREs.
CABINET MAY ALSO QUIT
Minister Of War Brings Political Crisis
When He Resigns-British Premier
Refuses to Accept Resignation
Churchill Attacked by the Unionists.

London. March 2S-The British gov
ernment's situation became more criti-
cal on Thursday. The crisis is fast ap-
preaching. Every indication points to
the sacrifice of Colonel Seely, secre-
tary of state for war, to prevent Field
Marshal Sir John French, chief OF the
imperial general staff, and Sir John
Spencer Ewart, adjutant general.
from resigning from the army council
Both officials resigned. The resigna-
tions caused Premier Asquith to aban-
don his plan to make further state
ment to parliament, and a cabinet
meeting was called hurriedly. Every
effort was made to induce Field Mar
shall French and the adjutant general
to withdraw their designations. Both
men resigned because they were joint
signers with Colonel Seely to the two
repudiated paragraphs of instructions
to General Cough. They refused to
withdraw their designations unless
Colonel Seely was removed.
Fearful that the detection of its vir-
tual head would cause the disruption
Of the army, Premier Asquith is be-
lieved to have decided to cast aside
Colonel Seely, and it is said he again
has resigned.
London. March 27.--Great Britain's
cabinet is to be reformed with Lloyd
George. present chancellor Of the
exchequer, at its head, with the other
members of the cabinet radical Lib
erals. Premier Asquith is to resign.
General elections are to be held
within few weeks, which would spell
the defeat Of the home rule BILL
These are the predictions after q
day which will make history in Great
Britain.
Asquith's cabinet was shaken by the
official resignation of Col. John Ed
ward Bernard Seely, minister of war.
Premier Asquith's cabinet was
shaken by the resignation of Col John
Edward Bernard Seely, secretary of
war The resignation was officially
announced on Wednesday. The head
OF the war department gave up his
post because of interference with his
plans for mobilizing the army to crush
the Ulster volunteers, organized to
| fight home rule. Premier Asquith re-
fused to accept the resignation.
Winston Spencer Churchill, first
lord of the admiralty, and one OF
the chief advocates of an aggressive
policy against the people of Ulster,
was made the target for an attack by
the Unionists shortly after the house
Of commons convened He was bonn
barded with questions as to the atti
tude Of the government toward Ulster
and replied calmly until asked wheth
er he had hoped that the precautions
| taken to guard the government stores
in Ulster would cause fighting.
| Leaping to his feet the head of the
British navy shouted:
Perhaps I may be allowed to re
pudiate that hellish insinuation."'
4 A prolonged uproar followed, the
Unionists demanding that Churchill
withdraw the expression "hellish in
situations" and the Liberals shouting
mo! No! He's right"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
NOT SUBJECT TO
Willis TAX LAW
STATE CAN NOT COLLECT FROM
"uNDERLYlNG" CORPORATIONS
FROM 1902 TO 1908.
TWOTO FOUR MILLION INVOL we'd
Tax on Corporations Leased and Op-
Grated BY Other Corporations
Was Admittedly Severe.
(By Denny Donovan.)

Columbus, O.-From the years 1902
to 1908 underlying" companies-that
is, those leased and operated by other
corporations-were not subject to the
Willis law tax of one-tenth of one per
cent of their capital stock.
This is the decision of the Ohio SUI
preme court in the case of State of
Ohio VS.. the Cleveland & Pittsburg
Railroad Co., one of the lines leased
and operated by the Pennsylvania Co.
The Judgment came on the motion
of the attorney general for an order
directing the Cuyahoga county court
Of appeals to certify it's record.
This motion was overruled, the
court making this brief comment:
"The court finds this to be case OF
public interest, but it does not appear
from the record that error probably
has intervened" This dictum is equiv
alent to an afirmance of the decision
Of the appellate court of Cuyahoga
county, which denied the soundness
Of the states contention that under
lying companies are liable to the
Willis tax under the act Of 1902.
State Loses Millions.
By the ruling the state loses revenue
estimated at from $2,000,0o0 to $4,000,
O00. Whether all the amount fol
which judgments could have been Sc
cured, under a favorable decision
would have been exacted is, however
doubtful, inasmuch as the tax admit
tedly was severe and might have
proved to be disastrous to many cor
porations.
| There is pending in the courts the
question as to whether these underly
ing companies are subject to the
Willis law corporation tax undel
amendments included in the Hollingel
act of 1911.
The state tax commission framed
the 1911 amendments for the express
purpose of clearing up the doubts
that existed by reason of the origina
! Willis act and subjecting the under
lying companies to the capital stock
raised to 3-20 of per cent of the stool
Issued and outstanding. Amendments
however, were inserted in the senat
by which an element of doubt of tn
applicability of the statute was in
iected.
The action of the supreme court vii
be followed by checking off from tn
| states account many charges agains
underlying companies. All proceed
ings against them have been held il
| abeyance, waiting the decision of tn
court in this case.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
ROBBERS STEAL PEST HOUSE
Gary, Ind, City Authorities Discover
Building Is Gone When They
Decide to Use It.

Gary. Ind. March 27.-When the
rity authorities had use for the city
pest house they discovered that some
une had stolen it. The pest house
was a small frame building that could
have been carted away on wagon.
Urged by necessity the health board
erected a tent ON the platform which
was built nearly two years ago for
President Wilson to speak from when
ne was campaigning this part of the
country. Cloves Mack, negro small.
pox patient who came here from Clin-
ton. la. is being cared for in the tent.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
"Indietment Too Vague"

The quartet of Democratic poll
ticians indicted by the Farnklin coun-
ty grand jury for alleged violation of
the new civil service law attacked the
validity of the indictments returned
against them by filing in common
pleas court motions to quash the in
struments. State Democratic Chair
man w. L. Finley, State Bank Exam
iner Emery Lattaner and his chief
clerk, M A. Collier, and A. " Aber-
nathy, secretary of the state tax com
mission, each assert that the offenses
charged are of violation of Ohio laws.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
Old Roosters Must Go.

German and Austrian cold storage
eggs, being shipped into this country
in large quantities, are competing sue
cessfully with American cold storage
eggs, Septimus Maurer, chief egg in
spector of pure food bureau, said. The
agricultural commission will set a
date near June 1 for the slaughter of
all old roosters, it was announced. The
purpose is to eliminate fertile eggs,
which spoil easily during the summer
hot weather.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
WIN Turn to Old Party.

About every Is years the people
get uneasy and decide that protection
is tax, and they vote to GUST the Re-
publlcans, but soon they find that they
are not benefited by a low tariff, and
that after all, the party that has done
things for half century, the party
that has built up American industries
and always kept it's promises is a
pretty good party, and one that can
be depended on. There will be large
Increase in the Republican member
ship of the next house.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03

death. A good picker calculates to
have the feathers off before the birds
have done kicking Put them in luke.
warm water, about SO to 60 degrees, for
an hour or two, and then plunge them
into ice water. If they are put into
ice water at first the tendency is to
contract the skin and give them a
wrinkled appearance. Cool them
gradually and they will have a
smooth, rotund appearance and look
much more marketable and bring a
higher price.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
State Will Make Brick.

Beginning April / the state of Ohio
will begin the manufacture of brick
for use in buildings it may erect Pris-
oners from the state penitentiary will
be employed in making the brick. The
board of administration has completed
negotiations for the lease of brick
plant at Junction City, in Perry coun-
ty, and will take charge of the plant.
The capacity of the plant now is 3d.
600, but it will be trebled in size dur
ing the present year, the plan being
to make it 100000.