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1,725.00 for twenty-three lives. In
hio, $3,750 is paid for the loss of
life, or more than twice as much
s was paid in New York by the in-
unance companies for the loss of
wenty-threo lives.
The Lima Locomotive works, of
ima, Ohio, reported recently to the
ndustrial commission that the ex-
ense to that institution under the
ew plan was much less than it was
nder the old. This observation is
ypical of the industrial situation in
hio.
About four hundred claims arc
eing settled every day. The news
apers are filled with stories of
idows receiving their compensation
ithin two weeks. A day or two
go tne commission purcnaseu a
ome for a widow for $1,500.00, and
arranged that the remaining, com-
ensation should be paid at so much
er week for six. years.
Prison reforms are being carried
out which are attracting the atten-
ion of the whole country. Under
he old order in Ohio convicts were
farmed out to industrial plants, and
he sweat of the workman was turned
Into the coffers of manufacturers
jrvho procured cheap labor and en-
oyed an advantage over their com
petitors. Industries have been estab
lished in the penitentiary and re
formatories. Boys are taught useful
grades in wood-working, printing aiitt
machinery lines. The products are
wold to state, county and municipal
institutions of government. A large
farm of about 3,000 acres has been
rpjirchased where the "trusties" are
grorked and food products are de
rived for the state institutions.
A night school has been established
oahd the unfortunates, as they pro
gress in their studies, are given credit
Sift their sentences. Each prisoner,
auring good behavior, is allowed so
iu.cli for his day's work. From this
ill taken the per capita cost of main
taining the prison, and what remains
is disbursed each month to the fam-
SiUrfR of t.hA nrisnnftrs.
v? A mnthnrc' nonclnn lnw mns nassfid
igiving to each county the right to
ff make a levy for the maintenance of a
S fund for the aid of widows witn chil
dren of tender years. The operation
is under the supervision of the pro-
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your muscles, but how about your
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you do not. You read or do something
else that keeps your eyes busy; you
work your eyes until yon go. to bed.
That is why so many have strained
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lishing this prescription. Adv.
bate and juvenilo judges. Good
moral character is a condition im
posed. It develops that homes are
preserved and money which would
otherwise be spent for the mainte
nance of infirmaries and children's
institutions is disbursed now In the
humble homes of the poor.
Through the board of state chari
ties, on which three women serve
with six men, is carried on the "plac
ing out" work, so-called. Homeless
children of good mental and moral
promise are given homes among those
where there are no children; in short,
the state believes that it can serve
no more useful function than by
adjusting the two conditions, the
homeless child and the childless
home.
In regulatory laws the liquor
license measure stands out the most
conspicuous. Under the old order in
Ohio any one could procure a liquor
license, and, regardless of his char
acter or the unworthy way in which
he conducted his place, there was no
power to put him out of business.
In the wet count! s, where the peo
ple had voted for the retention of the
saloons, two liquor license commis
sioners, of opposite politics, appoint
ed by the state liquor license com
mission, which is selected by the gov
ernor, grant the licenses. Moral
qualifications are exacted, and viola
tion of the law means the cancella
tion of the license.
On the first day of its operation
four thousand gambling places, ,road
houses and barrel houses were put
out of business, and for the first
time in the history of the common
wealth, Ohio now has a moral, law
abiding Sunday.
A registration fee of $100.00 is
exacted of each saloon, and' this more
than pays the cost of the entire ad
ministration. In addition to this, a
license fee of $1,000.00 is paid.
A "Blue Sky" law was passed,
licensing those who deal in securi
ties, and the sale of worthless stocks
and bonds is now prohibited.
Private banks are now examined
the same as state and national banks.
The first month this law was in oper
ation half a dozen institutions were
compelled to close their doors be
cause they could not meet the test
of efficiency and integrity.
Four agricultural departments
were combined into one. The new
organization is known as the agri
cultural commission. It joins the
activities of the college of agricul
ture, the experiment station, the
the state board of agriculture, and the
dairy and food commissioner. It re
sulted in a saving of about $100,000
the first year, and by the co-ordination
of energy, a great agricultural
awakening has been wrought.
A plan of rural credits is being de
veloped now, and the slogan is heard
everywhere "Back to the Farm."
A half mill levy has been made
upon every dollar's worth of property
for the purpose of building good
roads. The benefits go into the poor
as well as the rich counties, the
theory being that a modern system of
highways is just as advantageous to
the cities as to the country.
In connection with the restoration
of community life in the country, a
modern country .school plan has .been
devised. For every 40 country school
teachers there is a supervisor,, and
the supervisors are controlled by a
county superintendent of education,
elected by a county board made up
of the presidents 6f the townships
boards. Consolidation and central
ization are authorized. And it is the
plan to establish in each township a
combination high school and com
munity house.
Nine labor departments were con
solidated into one, known as the in
dustrial commission. It has the right
to regulate the hours of labor for
'men, women and children. If an in
i dustrial institution is not maintained
along sanitary and safety lines, the in
dustrial commission has tho right to
install safety devices and to reduce
the number of hours that .employees
can work. The result of this is that
industrial plants meet the standards j
prescribed, and the life of tho state
is benefited thereby.
A new taxing system has been de
vised. A state tax commission, ap
pointed by the governor, has control
of the listing of property of public
utilities for taxation, and in two
years the valuations have increased
from $300,000,000 to over a billion
dollars. A limitation on the tax rate
has been prescribed by tho legislature
of not to exceed ten mills for current
expenses, nor a total of fifteen mills,
including sinking fund and interest
charges. This necessitated tho un
covering of hidden property. The
system of electing assessors was a
failure in Ohio. Its change was rec
ommended by Governor McKinloy
twenty years ago, and by Governor
Harmon during his administration.
It was effected within tho last year.
The assessors are appointed by the
county tax commissioner from an
eligible list supplied by the civil
service commission. The plan has
been in operation less than three
months, and the state tax commission
announces that the increase in per
sonal returns will amount to a billion
dollars this year. This means a de
creased tax rate, and it demonstrates
clearly that the farmers and small
homo owners and business men
whose property is in sight have been
paying more than their share of tax
ation. Tho merit system has been estab
lished in every state, county and
municipal department, and the civil
service commission, appointed by the
governor and consisting of three
members, Is rendering good work.
A statewide primary law was
passed, and candidates for all offices
are now nominated direct by the peo
ple. The system of the initiative and
referendum was adopted, and it has
been so safeguarded that wrongs can
easily be redressed and right prin
ciples initiated, without any facilities
being offered for monetary caprice or
for the insidious designs of any spe
cial interest.
The democratic administration of
Ohio is standing firmly on the record
of achievement. It is challenging the
opposition to point out one law of
the fifty-six major measures that
have been passed they would repeal.
It will this year carry the fight into
every community, and resist, by the
practical and humane demonstration
of laws as they are now in operation,
the attempt of privilege to destroy
them.
Subscribed JWerminfl Dept.
Tills department Is for tho bonefU of
Commoner flUbfccrlbcrH, and n special
ratu of nix eentH a word per Insertion
tho lowest rato has been made for
them. Add reus all communications to
Tho Commoner, Lincoln. Nebraska.
FCZrcMA SPECIFIC Will absolutely
- cure eczema, salt rheum, liarbcrn
Itch and other skin discuses. Sent by
mall. $1.50. Send for recommendations.
Almklov's Pharmacy, Cooporstown,
North Dakota.
LIEAVKN AND HELL, Swcdenborg's
1 "100 pago work, 1G4 cents postpaid.
Pastor Lundenbergor, Windsor Place,
St. Louis, Mo.
a on ACRES good land for sale near
-,v Sheridan, Oregon. For particu
lars address H. L. Churchman, Sheridan,
Oregon.
ALFALFA SEED $5.50. Timothy $1.50;
r Farms for rent and sale- J. Mulhnll,
Sioux City. Iowa.
J70K SALETwo Improved wheat
farms; one containing 270 acreH i
mlk'H from St. John, WaHh., and ono
containing 480 acreH C mllen from St.
John. For further Information addrcfls
T. J, rthoades, St. John, Wash.
TOR SALE AT RENO, NEV. Sanl-
turlum, three-quartern of mile north
went from depot; mild climato and.
healthy. For terniH, addrenn, J. N.
Newlon, Glendale, Calif., 31 .'I Jackson St.
DROTIIEll Accidentally dlncoverud
-' root euros tobacco habit, indigestion.
Gladly nond particulars. J. W. Stokes,
Mohawk, Fla.
1YE will pay you $120.00 to distribute
" religious literature in your com
munity. Sixty days' work. Experience
not required. Man or woman. Oppor
tunity for promotion. Sparo time may
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Winston I31d., Philadelphia.
VYRITE C. D. Baker, Fergus Falls,
vv Minnesotu, for list and prices of
Otter Tall County, central Minnesota,
improved farms. Prices will surprise
you. Deal direct and save commission.
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managex. No capital required; no can
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Co., Oshkosh, Wis.
PRINTING 100 XXX, C best quality
white envelopeB with your return
card 50c; 250, $1.00, postpaid. Note
heads same price. Other printing equal
ly low. Samples free. Adolph N. Men
zel, Onhkosh, Wis.
1720 Colorado
Boulevard
Denver, Colo.
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Clear $1,000 to $5,000 a year. Capital and expert
eneo nnnpcetaury. Ideal baalnem for both men and
women. Mew tnuthod borne infraction In soaking
nnd selling all kin da of fine candle. Special low
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Candy Xaker KxebaBge.Slt Vlaaaf Bid., Kuiu at, Mm.
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H.S. ROBINSON
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236 Vance St., Toledo, 0,
Walkersvllle, Ont., Canada
$60 A WEEK and Expenses
That' ih mosey yon thoald get tbli year. I mean It. I want County fiale Managers quick,
en or women who falters In the souare deal, who will go Into partnership with tne. Ho x
perlence needed. Mr old lux Hath Tub ha taken the country by storm. Solve the balhlag
problem. Jfo plumbinr, no water work required. Full length bath In any room. Fold In
snail roll, handy as an ouibrella. I k II you Iff creatl OUl.ATl Klvals flbO bathroom. How
luteal I wast YO(7 to handle your county. Kit furnish demonstrating tub on liberal plan.
I'm positive absolutely certain you can get blggermoney In a week
with me than you ever made In a month before-I KNOW IT
Two Sales a Day $300 a Month
That' what too should get every month. Needed tn every borne,
badly wanted, eagerly bought. Modern bathing facllltfe (or all the
peon. Take the order right and left. Oolck islet, Immense profit.
Look at these men. fc'mllh, Ohio, got 18 order first week; Meyer.
Wise , S2M profit first mor.thr Nwtn. California, $40 In three days.
Ton should do as well. 3 KALES A DAY MEAKS $300 A MONTH. The
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