Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1922-02-02
STATE SIFTINGS'

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, Alex Rothinger, 56, former chief of
the Sandusky fire department, died
suddenly of heart disease.
Matthias J. Vietmeier, 81, Newark,
committed suicide by shooting. De-
spondency is the presumed cause.
Oil Refining and Development COM
pany's demonstration plant at Ur-
bana was destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000.
Mrs. H. w. Johnson, 10, Findlay,
committed suicide by shooting her.
self in the head with a revolver.
She had been i'll.
With daily supply of 1900 loaves
of bread assured, Mayor Adolph I'm
ger of Tiffin continued his fight
against bakers bread prices
For the first time in the history of
Alliance schools mid-year commence
ment will be held. A class of 35 will
be given high school diplomas.
J Shore Haven, a summer resort at
Euclid village, east of Cleveland, was
threatened with destruction when
two summer homes were burned
Loss $4,000
Peoples hospital at Akron may be
given to the city, together with an
endowment fund of 100000, accord
ing to tentative plans considered by
the directors.
When a film ignited in the Elite
theater at Napoleon, the audience
made rush for the exits, but no one
was injured. The fire caused about
$1,000 damage
Homer C. Campbell, Al, manager
and secretary of the Akron Home
Owners Investment company, was
chosen by council as Akron's new
chief administrator.
Bernard Thompson, Is, Lima, died
five hours after having been rescued
in an unconscious condition from
seven feet of water in the Y NJ. C.
A. swimming pool.
TWenty-three students and officials
of the vocational school at Camp
Sherman recovered from what school
medical authorities pronounced cases
of ptomaine poisoning.
Three girls, students of Wittenberg
college, were injured at Springfield
when an automobile ran over the
sled on which they were riding be-
hind another automobile.
John MCGUIRE, %. must die in the
electric chair Feb. 3 for his alleged
connection with the killing of A. E.
Long, railroad detective, at Toledo,
He was denied a new trial.
Members of the Cincinnati Bar as
sooiation at the quarterly meeting of
the association voted to make the
election Of judges nonpartisan, as
much as lay within their power.
train struck an automobile near
Elyria, killing Leonard Rothel, 20,
Columbia; Viola Loescher, 20, Ridge
Vile; Irene Loescher, II, Ridgeville.
They were returning from a party
Plans for the establishment of a
$4,000 gymnasium building at the
Ohio I. o. o. F home in Springfield
were launched at a meeting of dele
gates from various lodges at the
home.
Stanley Arthur. 20. of Plain City,
was adjudged insane in Madison
county court. He was under indict-
ment for placing a tie on the Penn
sylvania railroad tracks at Plain
City Dec. 20.
Superintendent S. A. Harbourt of
the Sandusky county schools was
suspended on charges of improper
conduct, inefFiciency and neglect Of
duty by the county school board, in
session at Fremont.
Out of an enrolment of 1853 in
the New Philadelphia public schools
1888 pupils have opened savings ac-
counts in the bank through the ma
tiOnal educational thrift system in
stalled recently in the schools.
Mayor George L. Oles of Youngs-
town announced the suspension of
Chief of Police James Watkins. Oles,
who has been conducting campaign
to clean up the city, said that Wat
kins work had not been satisfac-
tory"
Three persons were killed instant
ly and three injured when a bobsled
carrying 10 persons crashed head-on
into an automobile at Newark This
dead: Mrs. Albert H. Fatzinger. 80;
Willis Stafel, %, and Lester Back
enstof. IS.
Governor Davis appointed E. C..
Shaw. Akron; Foster Beery, London
business man; H. J. Wilberding,
Cleveland. and DIR. 7. B. Harris, Co.
lumbus. as members of the new pen
itentiary commission. Shaw was
named chairman and w. S Bundy
secretary of the commission.
Governor Davis ordered the Ohio
public utilities commission to begin
an immediate investigation of state
freight rates on coal with view to
reducing such rates. He declared
that the coal industry of Ohio was
in such a deplorable condition that
some action must be taken at once
looking toward its revival.
Salaries of policemen and fremen
as fixed by Akron council are an
proximately per cent less than last
year.
Thomas and William Moreland.
aged and 8, respectively, were
drowned when they broke through
the ice while skating on the old
Ohio canal near Barberton.
G. w. C. Perry of Chillicothe, pub
Usher and editor of the Scioto Ga
zette, VIII become state superinten-
dent of pardon and parole Feb. /.
succeeding E. c. Shaw of Akron, act
ing superintendent, Governor Davis
announced.
City Law Director Henry NJ. Ha-
geIbarger was appointed temporary
city manager of Akron by the CITY
council to succeed William J. Laub,
who was dismissed last week.
Herbert w. Hershberg, Republi-
can, city librarian of Toledo, was
named state librarian to succeed
John Henry Newman. Democrat
The change will take place March I,
Lucille Brace. daughter of Mayor