The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-09-08

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tenn, Delivered by Secretary oil
State Earl Griffith before the Ma.
ticnal Association of Secretaries Of
State at the annual convention held
at Concord, New Hampshire, has
drawn wide discussion and much ma.
tio4lal press comment, mostly referr.
ing to Ohio's election system as be.
ing the most up-to-date and most
satisfactory of any of the states,
There have been many requests fol
copies of the new Ohio Election Law
and many Secretaries of State have
declared their intention Of using
the Ohio law as model. in submit
ting election law amendments to
their various state legislatures Sec
retary Griffith was named mem
Der of q special committee on Uni
form Election Procedure. The Ma
tonal Association Of Secretaries Of
State is affiliated with the National
Council Of State Government.
When it was br0ugh to his atten-
ton that persons claiming to have
influence with the State Highway
Department are soliciting firms do
ing business with the state, State
Diector Beigha er released state
ment saying: "All such claims are
fraudulent and are made in an effort
to get money under false pretenses.
There are no sfixers' for the High
way Department.
The appointment of former Ad-
jutant General Frank d. Henderson
to be Warden of the Ohio Peniten-
tiary brings to that difficult position
a man with good public record,
and one who has had long experience
with the Ohio National Guard, with
active service on the Mexican Bor
der and in the World War as a ma
ior and lieutenant colonel. He serv-
ed eight years as Ohio's Adjutant
General, under Governors Donahey
and White, both Democrats, and his
appointment removes the Peniten-
tiary from the political football di-
vision for the first time in the his
tory of the institution.
The 44S Ohio banks reporting to
the State Bank Department as of
June so, showed resources amount
ing to s1,564, 4,s69,405, an increase
of slightly less than $40,000,000
from December 81, 1898.
Ohio's tallest stalk of corn, 18
feet 61 inches, was one Of the L.
178 entries at the state fair. It was
grown. by Barney Kaugher, Marie
mont, and he was awarded $15 and
the Governor Bricker trophy.
The accident frequency and Sc
verify in Ohio industries rose sharp
ly in July. A report issued by the
State Division of Safety and Hy-
giene shows that during the month,
1871 injury and occupational di-
sease daims, including 80 fatalities,
were filed. This is 1858 more
elaine and Is more fatalities than
were reported in June.
y .
The US. Treasury, in a statement
issued August %, estimated that
federal, state and local tax collec-
tions represented $i14.09 for each
man. woman and child in the coun-
try during the 1888 fiscal year which
ended last June 80. Total tax col
Iections in that year amounted TO
$14,811 100000, or 21.8 per cent
of the average Of the estimated ma
tional income for the calendar years
1897 and 1888. Income from all
sources in the 1888 fiscal year ag-
gregated $15,992,OO0,0o0 with ex-
penditurds at s18,190,O00, leaving
a deficit of s2,2o7 100000. In the
1920 fiscal year. spending aggregat-
ed $l3,174,ooo, 900, which was un-
der the 1888 figure by $5,o25,OOO,-
600.
Span Of life heightened IL years
since 1910 in the good old state Of
Ohio, according to recent report
Of the State Director Of Health. Life
expectancy for children born N
1898 was So years, compared with
45 wears for those born in 1910. The