Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-03-17

Damage estimated at $4,000 was
caused by fire that destroyed por,
ton of the Paragon Refining com
pany's plant in East Toledo.
Citizens committee appointed by
Governor Davis made it's report, rec
ommending submission of an amend
ment to take the uniform rule in tax.
alton out of the constitution, write in
tax rate limitations and compel enact
ment of a state income tax.
Daniel Meyer, rs, hermit living
south of Bremen, was found dead in
his yard.
Mrs. Harriet Loosen was killed
when the automobile in which she
was riding skidded and crashed into
a streetcar at Cleveland.
A slight decrease in operations in
the steel industry of the Youngstown
district is shown in operation sched-
ules for the present week.
Governor Davis will not act on
charges against Mayor John S. Gal
vim of Cincinnati concerning laxity in
prohibition law enforcement until
State Prohibition Commissioner Par
ker has made an investigation.
One-half million bushels of corn is
Ohio's quota Of the 100000 bushels
to be contributed by the United
States for European relief.
Governor Davis announced he would
call upon the Rotary clubs to recon-
mend board that will push to COM
pletion the proposed home for Grip
pied children.
If corporation contributed heavily
to Red Cross, war chest and kindred
funds during 1918 and 1919, deduct
ing such contributions when making
income tax returns, it did so in error
and should at once make a return
rectifying the discrepancy of former
years, Collector of Internal Revenue
Williamson of the Columbus district
announced. Individuals may make
such deductions.
Lucas County Vegetable Growers
association decided not to contract
with canning companies to grow to-
matoes this year for less than SIS a
ton.
Two masked men held up a party
Of 10 in the residence of William
Weber at Wapakoneta, lined the
guests up against the wall, relieved
them of cash and diamonds amount
ing to nearly $4,000 and escaped.
Guilty of first degree murder with
out recommendation for mercy was
the verdict returned by the jury at
Columbus in the case of John Cooper,
tried for the murder of Detective
Charles E. Tiller, Oct. %, in the sa-
loon of Ed Noble.
After 81 years William T. Foster,
So, was reunited with his sister, Mrs
Susie Foster Brown, 60, at Cleveland
Miss Alma Paterson was named
probate and truant officer by Probate
Judge Bitler at Findlay.
All police and fire alarm wires in
Lorains business section are to be
rerouted as the result of removing
unsightly poles.
Bucyrus council tabled resolution
to adopt daylight saving this summer.
Highwayman who held up Otto
Vending at Dover returned his
purse, minus $10.5O, but containing a
newspaper clipping telling Of the rob
berry
R. G. Jones, superintendent OF
| Cleveland schools, has been elected
president Of the department of super
| intendents of the National Education
association.
officers are without a clew to the
| robbers who broke into the Dalton
Banking company at Dalton, near
Wooster, and escaped with S125,0OC
worth of liberty and other bonds
deeds and legal papers.
Judge Clyde C. Porter, in probate
court at Tiffin, overruled motions
filed by attorneys for Tiffin and Eos
toria moving picture theater owners
to quash proceedings charging Sun
| day law violations.
Garage operated by Cecil Hopkins
M. T. Smiths sales barn and Byrt
Brothers poolroom at Mt. Gileat
were destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000
Saving of s6,000,00O OF $1,000, 900 il
10 years is promised by codifiers EN-
ployed by the elections committee:
of the legislature if the code they
have prepared becomes law. Quicker
and more accurate returns of election
results also are promised
Ohio's grand tax duplicate amount.
to $10,633, ,102, ,422, which is 81 ,030, ,94S,
1858 more than the 1919 duplicate
when $S,602, ,153,664 worth of property
was returned for taxation. This dupli
cate will raise taxes for all purpose:
amounting to $2O5, ,503, which il
,593 more than was raised las
year on the 1919 duplicate
Mrs. Mary ]. Steele, wealthy wild
ow, was held up and robbed of be
tween $4,000 and $4,000 worth O
diamonds and $3.50 in money by twt
youths who entered her home il
North Baltimore.
Governor Davis, members of th,
general assembly and other state Off
cials attended the Inauguration O
President Harding.
With the closing at Toledo of New
bury school, at which five cases O
smallpox were discovered, Healtl
Commissioner Wagner announce,
that the smallpox epidemic has be
come serious in Toledo.
Next convention of the Ohio FEEDER
alton of Labor will be held in Hamil
ton.
D. c. Wills was reinstalled fedora
reserve agent and chairman of tn
board of the federal reserve bank @
Cleveland.
At Gallipolis the 6-year-old son O
Edward Vance killed his 4-year-ol
brother while playing bandit with hi
fathers rife.
Steve Telatnic sued the city of Lc
rain for $4,000 damages, alleging
patrolman shot him through the arr
in attempting to shoot an escape
prisoner.
Miller block in Lakewood was dan
aged $4,000 by fire.
Fearing arrest for the alleged thief
of hams from a neighbor's smoke