The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-20
OHIO NEWS

OLCdBCSC. O.. Sept. 1s.-The nrSt
Stirne since 1859 the Ohio electorate has :
.onlv two tickets to vote on in November: !
: So certain that the Socialists won
get on the ballot is Secretary OF State
hutton that he has sent the form OF tnis
wears oailot 70 the printer with on'S
Tho Democratic and Republican TICKET
ION it. ....
all OF which should have been cert'neu /
Monday, was morr than 1000 short yes
1erday.
The Socialists have been on the ballot
continuously since 1901. The Socialist
Labor party waS contender IN '"Fe
state campaigns before that.
The counties. containing lh'' riSa'
larger cities Of Ohio have absorb" APP
nroximotely Sa5.e00. o00 worth "t war
savings stamps, according TO 4 oo'te''"
ISSUED today by the Ohio heaaqH"reeFS
of the war saSintx stamp campaign.
, This amount, !: represented III 3
stamps, would mean 5.oo0.onO. trhnsac-
lions and if the stamps were strung IN
a row would reach thirty miles, eoe
headquarters announced.
Total cash sales in OH" tu september
IL excecded s6f D0o.o0n. aud with more
than three months 70 g.. It Is tAfeHt'"
tina, the state will exceed iis Au"ta oF
n cOmfGrt:LDlc margin.
Among the eight large clti"$ canton
Lads in the per capitn sales. with CO.
lurnoas and CiuirinmatI ciose u-hi1la.
n Akron has increased Its sales and VIA
reach Its quota T"l ID" ~ XIV Only
city in Ohio which headquarters says
Is lacring Cleveland sales are appr"N'-
nnately 100000.
That every telephone SurScT'oer tos
ALI time to cone stands to pay more tor
49, >, .fr1.t t,r
Purleson'S order requiring an lnsta1la-
ZION charge % 81 "a 81" was GtciaTed
today By Becccc ". WAlteTlnir:. member
~ th,, state public utilities COMMISSION.
i'm commenting upon tn" order wnich inc
commission has refused 70 approve oy
refusing IL ACCEPT schedules providing
4or the charge offered by the Ohio state
Telephpn" Company.
Under the rules OF accounting lad
Down bv th.. Interstate commerce COIL
mission and adopted. by practically All
statc commissions. including the ONO
commission an installation charge Is
charged on the books o. the company 70
earitat amount on which service ratcH
are computed. III the course NJ 4 i@"
years. SIr. WaIterutirc pointed out these
installation charges Will probably run
into millions OF dollars w:'n the iarses
-corrpnnjrs and according the rules OF
lions en- which: rats ar" computed
- Nv charging tbs. installation
ScharceS 70 capital account the VSoPlf
Tor all time will be playing on :, iarErlE
;nct;t,ous irveStrnrnt." Walterrnir" SAD
4je pointed out that an Investigation
shy the Minnesota COMMISSION rrEcaro
5ha, rho :c,u;,l installation cost Is ou1
SIS cents whst. cCi;n'ctt"nS already arr
in ~, OH :: 50 rharE'' the onnpanS VIII
he adding 4 fictitious tnHeStn"ht ~
S4S2 70 ,ts capital on which the sun
.Scrihcrs will have u pay rats ~ mex
'th.. company "a :u!r r';urn. ou -"
Tharcc the uStiti"US investment """'u
he 80 - and on th.. 81 charge Sl+.S-.
. Nv refusing L" ACCEPT the Burl'S"H
rates th.. commission is "f III: opinion.
however, that il may be IN position |"
proven, this; tivtiti"uS capital being used
as basis III futur" years Tor computations
of. rates In he;trlnE the application 81
rho Cleveland Telephone Company sep
.1.nb~r - for approval OF tho rates, IN:
commission expects I" ascertain the eA
ACT cost to thu. cntnpan> NJ Hl'hlnS IN"
installation. It was lnt.!ualei by m"th-
h-.. ,,r tin commission, tina. any 'Nc"Ss
.hoy, ncruaI installation cost will I."S
bc approved.
The Miun.S sofa corlrntSSi2n mas au-
dressed u protest t" p"Stmas tsr General
BurleSon against III" rates. charging
they ar. excessive and unrsaSonaois.