The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-07-21
Rx H. A. MCKENZIE

eliminated Wnen Governor Brlcker
took office are still untitled and that
the state is saving thousands Of dol
lars in salaries.
In the State Department of Lii
quor Control at the end of June
there were 306 less persons on the
payroll than at the same time last
year. The savings has been S23,
a month.
A monthly savings in salaries Of
$14,895 was realized in the State
Department Of Health. This depart
ment in June, 1889, was operated
with 346 employees on monthly
payroll of S37,361. In June 1898
the payroll was s52,255 for 47s EN-
ployees.
Personnel of the Highway Depart
ment this June was 1852 employees
less than a year ago. Payrolls for
June 1898, show 1926 employees
as against 7O74 on the lists for that
month this year. The correspond
ng monthly payrolls for June were
S493,922 in 1888 and $403,818 in
1899.
Largest personnel slice in the
State Welfare Department came in
the heavily loaded Aid for the Aged
division. The payrolls of this di-
vision have been reduced 1914 en-
ployes at monthly savings of S12,-
504.
Practically all state departments
show similar savings, except the
State Highway Patrol and the Ohio
Penitentiary where increases in per-
sonnal were made mandatory by
legislation.
Through several former state ad-
ministrations voluminous files con-
tanning charges of election frauds
in Pike county have accumulat. ~ N
the Office Of the Secretary Of State,
with no definite official action being
taken. In an effort to clear up this
situation, Secretary Of State Earl
Griffith has instructed George Neff-
ner, Chief of the Election Division,
and James Walker, Elections Inyes-
tigator. to make thorough inves-
tigation of all charges filed. Eight
experienced investigators, four dem
ocrats and four republicans, work
ing in non-partisan pairs, are now
at work in the county and their re-
port 10 being awaited with much in,
terest.
An employe of the State High.
way Department working OF Mariet.
Ia has been filed $4,000 and costs
with 80 days in jail on his plea OF
guilty to the charge of making false
statements and fraudulently receiv
ing unemployment compensation
This is Ohio's first prosecution o.
fraud in collecting LOB insurance
Arthur Hamilton, Director of ths
Ohio exhibit at the New Yort
Worlds Fair, reports approximatel,
$4,000 people visited the Ohio build
ing July 4th.
Secretary Of State Earl Griffith
will address the National Associa
tion Of Secretaries Of State at Con
cord, New Hampshire, on Angus
10th. His topic will be ssThe Ohi'
system Of Election Administrations
and he will also present to the meet
ing an invitation from the Coium
bus Chamber Of Commerce to hoi'
their 1910 conference in Columbus.
In sharp contrast to the under
cover policy of the former admins
tration in the awarding of stat
contracts, the State Liquor Depart
ment has advertised thirty days !
advance for bids on warehousin
space for storage of state-owned an
boilment stocks in liquor in Cinclr
natl. Columbus, Cleveland, Cantor
and Toledo. Bids will be receive
bv the Department until noon Jul
81 and bid forms are now avaliapi'
ALI &C which recalls the notorlou
nnder-cover aTruckless Truck COZ
tract awarded last year; set aslo
bv the courts this year, declslo
which saved some 100000 for q
taxpayers of Ohio.
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The claims division Of the Sta
Attorney Generals office collecte
s75s. .eo1 in the first six months
1899, as compared with S254,54
collected in the same period Ia
year.
Believe it or not, "Matrimo
;al,, bureau for the love-lorn w
discovered to be in operation wit
in the walls Of the State Pen'te
tiary last week. "Our sole ann
to help find your ideal and wo
for your happiness read the llte
ature soliciting customers at So
each and signed BY the Bertilli
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