Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-09-19
Penitentiary Formulation nrons

For the first time in several
months the inmate population at
Ohio state penitentiary has dropped
below the four-thousand mark. it
was announced by Warden James
G. Woodard A total of 3,941 pris-
oners are now confined at the big
house. The reduction resulted from
recent paroles and from the trans
fer Of two groups of prisoners to
the London prison farm, where
there were several vacant dormi-
tories. Warden Woodard said that
approximately 1900 men are now
incarcerated at the London institu-
tion.
one of the key men in the Sheriff.
Ohio government survey, as one Of
a special committee of three who
will put into effect as far as practi.
cal the economies recommended by
the Sheriff. survey, was announced
by Director NJ. Ray Allison of the
state department of finance. Mem
bers of the Sheriff. survey were pro-
vided by private business and in
dustry and served without cost to
the state. This is the first instance
where me.ber of the survey has
been put on the public payroll. In
the appointment Direc-
tor Allison said the action "was
taken in order to keep faith with
the people of Ohio toward eff
cheney and economy in government
and that Mr.. Taylor is particular
ly well fitted for this important
post
Director Henry C. Shetrone Of
the Ohio State Archaeological and
Historical society recently report
I'd valuable addition" to the
collection. 1t is a copy
Of the original diary of the Indian
migration from Pennsylvania to
Ohio in 1771, and was written by
Rev. John Roth. The gift was made
Dy Rev. c. c. Roth of Kenosha,
who is direct descend
int of the author. Rev. John Roth
was the father Of John Lewis Roth,
irst white child born in the Mo-
avian Mission at Gnadenhutten,
Director Shetrone said. The manu-
script has been photostated in order
hat the original may be better pro-
ected.
Two sanitary engineers from the
orient visited in Columbus and 9TH
n Ohio cities recently to study
Methods of sanitary control in the
tate department of health. The
anitary problem is serious through
sut the far east. The first visitor
vas T. Y. Koo of the national min
stry of public health in China, and
he other was Julio Kashihara Of
yoshima, Japan. Both are graduate
students under Rockefeller Founda-
ion scholarships who have complet-
I'd their elective courses. Kashihara,
IN his return to the Orient, will
become municipal civil engineer at
Dairen, Manchuria, and Koo will re-
sumo his duties with the Chinese
ministry of public health.
The Ohio state library has pre-
pared and published a new and up
o-date directory of Ohio public,
ollege and university Libraries, it
vas announced by Librarian Paul A.
:. Noon A feature of the directory
$ a spot map which shows the To-
alton and scope of every tax-sup-
orted library in the state. Previous
directories have listed the public
ibraries of Ohio, but the new pub
ication is the first to include col
ege and university libraries, Mr..
loon said.
Six public meetings of the Ohio
ighway survey committee, which
vas created by act of the legisla-
ure, will be held in early Septem-
er, according to Director John Jas
er, jr., Of the state highway depart
nent. They are: Ravenna, Sept. 8;
teubenville, Sept. 4 Newark, Sept.
+; Marietta, Sept. 8; Portsmouth,
ept 10, and Columbus, Sept. IL.
Director Jaster said that every per-
on in Ohio who pays any of the
pecial taxes on gasoline and motor
ehicles, or who engages in indus
rial, commercial or social activities
INVOLVING use of the streets and
highways, should be vitally interest
d in the work of the committee.
sentiment expressed at the meetings
lready held has been strongly
gainst the use of gasoline tax or
motor vehicle license fee for any
purpose other than highways and