Evening star., 1933-10-15
OHIO VETS OFFER
COMPLETE SLATE
Victory for RepeaIisis by
TWo-to-0ne Margin Is
Seen in State.
BY J. H. GALBRAITH.

BY J. II. GALBRAITH.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 14.-Pro-
ponents Of prohibition repeal this week
filled the vacancy on their ticket
caused by the death Of Editor Charles
L. Knight OF Akron by fling . petition
with Secretary Of State Myers. They
nominated Lockwood Thompson. Cleve-
land. Thompson Is associated with the
law oflces Of former Secretary Of War
Newton D. Baker. The delegates to the
State convention will be elected on No
vember 7.
The dry organization is not conceding
defeat, but outside OF that circle no one
doubts that q wet State convention will
be elected-probably by a vote some
what less than two to one.
Normally, in elections such as that to
be held this year the rural vote which
Is largely dry, Is not we'll represented.
This would naturally help the wet
cause, but the fact that there are five
State issues to be submitted. one OF
which interests the farmers keenly, may
swell the country vote to some extent.
The question is the adoption Of con-
stitutional limitation on the rate OF
taxation Of real property.
Since the adoption Of the classif1ca-
ton system real estate has been feeling
an increased tax burden, and the farm
ers and in arms against 1t.
Banking Abuse Charged.
A small commotion was caused here
last week, following the address of Post
master General Farley before the State
Convention of Democratic Women, urg-
ing ratification of the prohibition repeal
amendment, by the discovery that
copies Of the address had been mailed
out from office of the Ohio bureau OF
the Federal Home Loan Corporation
under the bureaus frank. This bureau
being under the direction of Henry G.
Drummer, former Democratic State chair
man, political opponents were quick to
charge a willful violation Of the frank
ing law. but it was soon found that only
a few copies were thus mailed out; that
the head Of the bureau knew nothing
about it; that it was a mistake OF
mailing clerk. and the mistake was
quickly rectifled.
Representative Arthur P. Lamneck
went wholly contrary to expectations
and souarely against the wishes of the
local Democratic organization in recon-
mending the appointment Of Nathan S.
Mccoy for postmaster Of Columbus.
However, Mccoy was primarily re-
sponsible for Lamneck's nomination for
Congress and it looks as though the
present local Democratic organization Is
tottering to its fall SO that perhaps the
Representative has not gone against
anything very solid after all. The
chairman Is Walter Her, whom Lowry
F. Safer is said to be in line to succeed
after the November elections. Thls
county under Chairman Hers man
agement cut Gov. White heavily in the
election last year and 1t Is observed
that State patronage is being used to
bring over to the opposition former
Heer adherents.
Special Session Planned.
Anticipating prohibition repeal, State
as well as Federal, Gov. White has an
nounced his intention TO call the Legs
lature in extraordinary session the hrst
week in December to provide legislation
for the regulation of the trattc in IN
toxicants after the repeal. He Will limit
the session to the consideration OF this
one subject, but in January he intends
to ask the body to take up the subject
of taxation with view to complete
revision of the State system.
Former Attorney General Frank s.
Monnett filed several damage suits
against this county last week for dam
ages done to landlords and their prop
critics by mobs resisting evictions. The
municipal courts have but four bailiffs
and these are insufficient to serve the
eviction judgments and powerleSs to
cope with the hundreds of members
Of the Unemployment League, who AS
semble where evictions are scheduled
and either prevent the eviction or re-
place the household goods after removal
by the bailiffs. The judges Of the
Municipal Court have asked Council
for Is more bailiffs for eviction work,
but Mayor Henry Worley refuses to
permit the police to be used in such
work
Some landlords have been roughly
handled by the mobs, and the actions
brought by Monnett are based on a
law which makes county officials liable
in money damages to the persons SO
abused. The suits threatening to make
the community liable may compel city
authorities to use the police power to
assist the bailiffs in carrying out evic-
ton judgments. AS 1t Is, the local
courts are not now functioning In this
connection.
City Schools May Close.
The schools Of Grove 9ty. a suburb
Of Columbus, are the first to be faced
with closing because the Legislature
adjourned last month without making
provision for financing weak districts.
The clerk announces that the funds at
Grove City will be sufficient only to
operate the schools for one week. From
many rural districts come reports OF
less critical situations, but before the
end of the year there will be a general
closing down Of the schools unless re-
lief is Forthcoming. Gov. White has
taken up the situation with his State
director of education, DEB. o. Skinner.
General criticism Of the Legislature
for neglecting to provide for the schools
when In special session has called forth
q statement from Senator D. J. Gunsett
of Van Vert, Q Democrat. The LegH-
lature Is not inefficient. Senator Cum
sett insists, and with the proper man
agement OF the subject from the execu-
tive office through the Democratic ma
jority in each branch q far more cred
table result could have been obtained.
DR.. j. C. Sommer, president OF the
Grove City Board of Education, says
the district will picket the ofiice OF the
Governor next week II the executive
does nothing to relieve the crisis and
the board u compelled to close the
schools. \