The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-26
OHIO NEWS

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Columbus. O.. Nov. .25.-ThouSh ou;-
numbered thirty-Six 10 one. James y.
EcynoldS. the lone Democrat member
rf the Ohio senate. Is not worried over
thn situation. The situation - not
worrying me az all. he says. L.,
1T certainly means a tTtu;:nd"uS i"S
nr work for me. hut those who know IN;
will apprcciata hat l rather ENJOY taS1
sort OF thing" he muses.. ,;.,..
REYNOLDS has been a member OF eitHrC
.ns house. or senate FOR mar! years. bHt
never before waS he in position 70 &c
tarmIne by himself what tha pore:
rr his pariy In the legislature shouiu ".
In tho senate, II vii! be minority leader
,n,s ,yhip all Of lis own choosing. II"
will distribute the scant patronage tnAt
is permitted the minority party. "nIc.t
rnny b1 4 janltor or some other minor
Should the president OF the senate
c,c- S.t. ~ 10 yield his seat for = re"
minutes 10 the minorit%' Reynntus ~
certain 10 b. the honorcd one; ds w..
no, have 10 do any "tos ,rolins ~.
r0nrnIttee a$slgnmcntS-he probor.y
Nril have more OF them than he desires
~ can attend to. or course. he VIII get
Tho minority appointment on All nom
airy committees. amu a N ma" "i.unts" to b,
mad, he viii receive those assignments
REYNOLDS says he has no plans for II"
coming session nov. aSc1at IN "rssolm-
49, &c Nils or even policies. that are
Gs,nrrnined In the months Of November
C- December. seldom amount 70 muca
IN the month Of January wren LIE ''s'
latI-e co~nYenes."
mo has not when ne
viii caucus 10 determine his status or
10 decide on PATRONAGE
James f. Hopley or BueyrpS; ssS .s,on
OF the assembly with the same recore
h. established at the last session -,
$40, having introduced q single Dali
that was MADE a Jaw.
,Lro, n. Nov 2S-Lou!s 7 Williams
IN a civil suit for $1,000 damages
ara;nst Charles Miller. flied the follow
ing petition;
"IIe tore my clothes.
And broke my nose:
Md on my face
Struck several blows
!, IS believed 10 he the ilr.t Ing
p.titinn" ever filed In Summit county
II not in the United states.
Columbus. o. Nov. 25.--There are ap-
p~-oxirnately 500 more prisoners IN the
seven years ago. when the ndeterminate
sentence law Went INTO effect RECORDS al
the prison show.
In 1919 thrcre were 1865 prisoners. OF
whom, with the exception Of literS, therc
are still IL men serving under Old de-
Terminate sentences. The oldest lifer In
,be prison has served ~ years. 4 total
OF approximately 1000 prisoners have
entered the institution since 1915 ana
without the indetevminat" sentence law
ths penitentary would have 10 be en-
larred at least twice its present size.
officials SAY. There are now about l.63V
man in the institution.
Figures obtained from record books at
the pc~nitentiary show that of those
serving SAC are iifers. four have been
IN from seven to eight years: II from
six to seven years; iS from five 70 six
Years: 10 from four TO five years: lot
from three TO four years; 22s from two
10 three years; At from ono TO two
Years; and the remaining $50 came in
during the last year. or the total l'el2
are confined at the prison here and the
Remainder work at the brick plant a.
Junction City. the farm at London and
The stone quarry, near Columbus.
II wa pointed out by officials that the
average age Of fenders caught In con-
rection with holdups n auto therts In
Ohio Is in the vicinity OF 20 years. The
same probably Is true all over the
United States, they said.
Akron. o., Nov. ?S.-The complete
program for the compulsory prevoca-
t'onal school system has been announced
by c. NJ. Woodruff. business ma1aEer OF
the Akron schools The system Wan re-
Quire seventh and eighth Grade pupils 70