The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-03-17


suspended Warden James Woodland,
his son and several guards, all ap-
pointees Of Governor Davey. The
investigation disclosed:
i. That at least five different
Hquor-selling places have been OPP
Grating inside the penitentiary walls,
with prisoners purchasing liquor at
prices from SO 70 $5 pint.
2. That mariiuana cigarettes
have been sold to inmates at an
average price OF 25 cents each.
8. That crap games shave been
operated within the walls, one in
vestigator report being that as much
as $500 was on the table at one time.
4. That poker games with large
stakes have been frequent.
A complete reorganization is now
under way and it is reported that the
Warden and some twenty guards
will be permanently severed from
the state service.
The elimination of 10000 aliens
from w. p. A, relief rolls is now
under way in response to con-
gressional mandate which was writ
ten into the appropriation bill which
continues w. p. A. until June 80.
Attorney General Herbert has adj
vised State Auditor Ferguson that
examiners in the State Bureau of
Public Inspection and Supervision
are in the classified civil service. Al
though some 5000 state employees
have been dropped from the payrolls
in pursuance of Governor Bricker's
economy program, all bona fide civil
service employees have been protect
ed and so far no complaints have
been filed.
Every person living in Ohio would
have bank balance of $313.73 if
deposits Of the states 7O9 banking
institutions were divided evenly
among the inhabitants, according
to the annual report of the Comp
troller Of The Currency. Demand
and time deposits in Ohio banks total
$2,118,610.00 which is credited to
2,367,136 depositors. Some 4,500,-
900 Ohioans have no bank accounts.
Invitations for Governor Bricker
to make speeches throughout the
state and nation now average about
40 daily. Less than | percent of
the invitations are accepted and it is
reported that the Governor has long
er office hours than any other Capt.
toI official
Director Of State Highways
Beightler has announced an expendi-
ture of approximately $4,000, 900
this year in campaign to take
s Ohio farmers "out of the mud" The
program calls for the surfacing of
1000 miles of secondary highways
and is expected to give employment
to thousands of workmen during
the year.
Nearly 5000 Ohioans now arr
members Of the Reserve Officers
corps of the u. S. army and ready
to step into positions of military
command, if called upon.
The State Tax Commission vii
soon place an order for 900 millior
tax stamps of new design for sale:
tax coupons subject to redemption
after May /. Under the new law
the state will redeem the stamps q
3 per cent of their face value.
A public auction of automobile
owned by the state and deemed I'm
necessary for proper operation o
the government, is planned by tn
Bricker administration as soon as
census of the machines is completed
Extra autos are being sent to a poo
at the state fair grounds where tn
auction will soon take place. Al
proximately 750 cars are owned b
the state. 1t is estimated tha
about 450 Of those will be re-assigr
ed and the balance sold.
The State Highway Departmer
reports there were $3.50 auto mis
haps on state highways last year 8
against 1888 in 1887, a decline {
about 8 percent. Fatalities decline
15 percent, or from 685 in 1887 I
57S in 1938--a saving of 1877 lives.
Nearly 81 out of every 100 gir
employed in merchantile establish
ments in Ohio are working for lei
than one dollar day. Forty-or
and one-tenth percent of Ohio she
girls do not make enough to suppo
themselves without aid, accordir
to figures from the State Industri
Commission.
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