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Senate Bill No. 181 - Mr. Tremper (Scioto). This act gives county commissioners the right to straighten rivers and other streams. Effective June 20.
Senate Bill No. 183 - Mr. Horn (Wayne). . This act makes Fed- eral Farm Loan Bank bonds, issued under provisions of the national rural credits act, lawful investments for insurance companies. Effective June 28.
Senate Bill No. 184-Mr. Mooney (Cuyahoga). This act stipu- lates that banks conducted on the "Morris Plan" may require borrowers to make weekly deposits not exceeding in any week two per cent of the amount of loans outstanding, with or without an allowance of interest on such deposits. Such transactions are not to be considered as usurious under existing laws. Effective June 17.
Senate Bill No. 192- Mr. Mooney (Cuyahoga). This act re- codifies the National Guard laws of the state so that they may conform to the National Defense act. The law also abolished the State Armory Board. The Adjutant General becomes director of all state armories. Effective June 29.
Senate Bill No. 193-Mr. Crawford (Monroe). This act au- thorizes agricultural colleges to conduct contests in co-operation with the federal government and to receive gifts in the furtherance of the same. Effective June 29.
Senate Bill No. 196- Mr. Apple (Shelby), providing for the ad- mission to the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Home disabled members of the National Guard, if they have served in the United States army. Effective June 29.
Senate Bill No. 197- Mr. Tremper (Scioto), permits the Public Utilities Commission to regulate railroad freight rates with respect to equalizing rates for long and short hauls. Effective June 28.
Senate Bill No. 199- Mr. Miller (Licking), grants a right of way over canal lands in Muskingum county for a public highway. Ef- fective July 3.
Senate Bill No. 211 - Mr. Shohl (Hamilton). This act "divorced" what was known as the "Blue Sky" bureau from the state banking de- partment and created a Commissioner of Securities to serve for three years at a salary of $4,000 annually. He is appointed by the Governor. The commissioner has absolute authority in issuing and regulating licenses of concerns selling securities within the state. His powers are essentially the same as those which were vested in the head of the
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"Blue Sky" bureau of the state banking department. The Commissioner shall assess a penalty of not more than $200 for the first offense in violating the law, and for the second offense may impose a penalty of $500. A term of six months' imprisonment may also be added for the second offense. The commissioner has authority to revoke licenses issued to persons and firms found guilty of violating the law. A license revoked will not be re-issued until the expiration of a year from date of revocation. The commissioner is charged with enforcing laws to regulate and license the loaning of money, without security, upon per- sonal property, and the purchasing or making of loans upon salaries or wage earnings, and perform other regulatory duties. Effective June 28.
Senate Bill No. 212 - Mr. Terrell (Cuyahoga), provides that state department heads shall submit monthly budgets to the Governor. No warrants shall be approved by the State Auditor until the executive approves budgets. Effective June 29.
Senate Bill No. 216 - Mr. Holden (Warren), appropriating $5,000 for bronze medals to be given Ohio militiamen who served on the Mexi- can border. Effective June 19.
Senate Bill No. 218- Mr. Benedict (Lucas), amends Section 4963 of the General Code relative to primary elections, stipulating that such elections to nominate candidates for township and municipal officers, justices of the peace and educational boards, shall be held on the second Tuesday in August of odd years. Effective June 29.
Senate Bill No. 223 - Mr. Shohl (Hamilton). This act was in- troduced by request of leading commercial organizations and other interests. The act permits the citizens of Cincinnati to vote on a proposition to authorize the Trustees of the Cincinnati Southern Rail- way to erect a central railroad terminal. The act permits the Trustees, with the consent of the city's voters, to spend as much as $20,000,000 for such a station, track and other privileges to be leased to steam roads entering the city. The Trustees represent the city, the Cincinnati Southern having been built by the city of Cincinnati to foster trade with the South. The road is under lease to the Southern Railway Company but the Trustees are custodians of the city's property and look after the income. Effective June 28.
Senate Bill No. 232 - Mr. Terrell (Cuyahoga). This act au- thorizes municipalities and school districts to fund existing deficiencies by issuing bonds to run not more than 20 years on a vote of the people, and also to reduce from one per cent to one-half per cent of the tax
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duplicate the bonds that may be issued by a municipality in any one year. The act becomes operative so far as the issuance of bonds is concerned at the expiration of the existing fiscal year of municipal cor- porations to which the act applies. Otherwise the act became effective. June 28.
Senate Bill No. 233 - Mr. Benedict (Lucas). This act reorgan- ized the state building commission, wiping out the position of secretary and permitting the sale of the Wyandotte state office building. The act appropriates from all money in the state treasury, not otherwise. appropriated, a sum equal to the amount that will be received into the state treasury as interest on state deposits for and during the two years after September 26, 1917. All balances to this fund created unexpended July 1, 1919, shall revert to the state's general fund. Ef- fective June 28.
Senate Bill No. 239- Mr. Palmer (Summit). This measure cor- rects many small defects in the school code, points the way for county uniformity in text books, and raises the minimum or rural teachers from $40 to $50 per month. Effective June 29.
Senate Bill No. 243- Mr. Crawford (Guernsey). This act pro- hibits a member of the state Agricultural Board from competing for any prize or award at the state fair, under penalty of removal by the Governor. Effective June 27.
Senate Bill No. 245- Mr. Miller (Licking), authorizing the ap- . pointment of a commission to investigate expenses and practices in connection with the 1916 election and to make recommendations to the General Assembly. This is a "corrupt practice" measure intended to carry out provisions of the Ohio law. Provision is made for three members from each house, designated by the presiding officer. Com- mittee has full power to summon witnesses and obtain records and shall report before January 1, 1918. A sum of $10,000 was appro- priated ; provision is made for legal counsel. Sittings may be held where the commission deems they are necessary. Effective June 28.
Senate Bill No. 246- Mr. Agnew (Cuyahoga). This act amends the law governing the Municipal Court in Cleveland. It provides for trial by jury only upon demand of an accused, and affects misdemeanors only. Effective July 2.
Senate Bill No. 247 - Mr. Palmer (Geauga), amends the General Code relative to free tuition for pupils in any academy supported in part by a tax levy. Sections amended are 7673, 7674, and 7991. School
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boards are empowered to levy two mills annually on all property within the district in which such academy may be located. Effective June 28.
Senate Bill No. 248- Mr. Shohl (Hamilton). This is an emer- gency bill empowering the Governor to take a military census of all males in the state between the ages of 18 and 45 years. The election boards are authorized to take the census on a date to be fixed by the executive. Failure to comply with provisions of the act subject the violator to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100. Census shall be taken between 5:30 a. m. and 5:30 p. m. Lists of persons registered must be mailed to the Adjutant General within five days after the census is taken. County sheriffs shall cause notice of the time and places for registering by publishing the same in two papers of opposite political faith, not less than 10 days before the census is taken.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Senate No. 11 - Mr. Miller (Licking). This resolution provides that a Joint Tax Committee be appointed to frame a law providing for assessment and taxing machinery of the state, the Supreme Court having declared the Jarrett-Whittemore law unconstitutional; the de- cision also applied to the Warnes tax law. The committee consisted of four Senators and four Representatives, appointed by the presiding officer of each house, the members being divded equally between the Republican and the Democratic parties. The committeemen were se- lected from lists submitted by floor leaders of the two houses, the plan being one to devise a non-partisan measure and rules of both houses were suspended to permit the introduction of a non-partisan measure.
Senate No. 20- Mr. Terrell (Cuyahoga). This resolution de- clares its confidence in the President of the United States in his efforts to keep the nation out of the European war.
Senate No. 43 - Mr. Mooney (Cuyahoga). This resolution pro- vides for three senate and three house members who shall constitute a committee to investigate the subject of election laws, revise and codify them, the clerk of the house to be committee's secretary. The com- mittee is directed to report its recommendations to the Governor not later than December 31, 1917.
HON. ELDEN JAMES HOPPLE, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
HON. ELDEN JAMES HOPPLE. (Cuyahoga County)
Speaker Ohio House of Representatives, 82nd General Assembly.
Out of an experience and association covering a period of thirty- three years in the Ohio Legislature, and through all the changes that have come during that period with regard to the gentlemen who have been chosen, by their respective parties, to the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives, it is a literal fact that no more popular presiding officer has filled that distinguished office than the present Speaker, Mr. Hopple. Elected, as a Democrat, to be a member of the Cuyahoga County delegation, in the House of Representatives, for the Eighty-second General Assembly, Mr. Hopple was unanimously chosen by his party to the high office of Speaker. This honor came to him be- cause of a general knowledge on the part of his colleagues in the Demo- cratic party, that Mr. Hopple possessed the ability to perform the duties of the high office, and that the qualities of tact and patience were well combined in him.
How well he performed the duties of the office entrusted to hin was well attested by the fact that, at the close of the long and rather strenuous session of the General Assembly in 1917, the Speaker received the thanks of the entire House of Representativs for the eminent fair- ness with which he had presided over the House, and he was presented with a beautiful set of silver which was given by the entire membership of the House, without regard to party.
Hon. E. J. Hopple was born on a farm in Crawford County, Ohio, Feb. 5th, 1881. His father, Jeremiah Hopple, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The son was educated in the public schools and at Heidelberg University. He also attended Western Reserve Law School. He was a teacher in the public schools for three years, then read law with W. C. Mccullough, at Bucyrus, Ohio, was admitted to the Bar in the year 1905, and immediately took up the practice of his profession at Cleveland, with his preceptor, under the firm name of Mccullough & Hopple.
In the year 1912, Mr. Hopple was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Benoit, Montgomery, Vermont. They have a son, E. J., Jr., born July 21st, 1913, and a daughter, Charlotte Elizabeth Hopple, born Nov. IIth, 1916.
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Mr. Hopple never held any public office until in the year 1912, when he was nominated by the Democratic party, for a seat in the Ohio Senate, from the Twenty-fifth District. He was elected by a majority of 8,000 votes. He was re-elected in 1914 by an increased majority, and throughout his service in the Ohio Senate, particularly during his second term, while the Democrats were in the minority, Senator Hopple was their chosen leader and he here gained the reputation of being an astute and safe party leader.
Mr. Hopple is a member of the Masonic, K. of P., and B. P. O. E. fraternal societies, the Chamber of Commerce, and Cleveland Athletic Club.
HON. WILLIAM H. ACKER.
(Hocking County)
The present member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Hocking County also served his constituents in the 80th General Assembly of Ohio, he having been elected, as a Democrat in the year 1912. He was re- nominated for the same office in the year 1914, but failed of election for his second term. He was again nominated in the year 1916 and successfully chosen to serve in the 82nd General Assembly of Ohio.
Hon. William H. Acker was born at Nel- sonville, Athens County, Ohio, July 23rd, 1856. His father, William Trimmer Acker, was a native of New York, he having been born near Black Creek Corners, Allegheny County, in that State, and was brought, at the age of thirteen, by his parents to Ohio. William H. was educated in the common schools at Logan, Ohio, and at the early age of fourteen he commenced work as "Printer's Devil" in the year 1870.
After mastering the Printer's trade he became a staunch Union Man and has been a member of the International Typographical Union since the winter of 1874-5. He was chosen President of the Logan Local No. 483 in 1912. Mr. Acker is an ex-member of the U. M. of A. and was Secretary of Logan Local of the Trades Assembly.
In the year 1888 Mr. Acker was united in marriage with Miss Clara
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Ellen Strentz of Logan, Ohio, and they have a daughter, Mrs. C. C. Hansel, who resides at Chillicothe, Ohio.
Like his father, Mr. Acker has always been a loyal Democrat and particularly on account of his active interest in behalf of the coal miners, farmers and other labor interests in Ohio, he is politically strong enough to be elected in a county which is usually very closely balanced as be- tween the Democratic and Republican parties.
In this year, 1917, Mr. Acker is a member of the "Exemption Board" of Hocking County, the said board having to do with the claims for exemption of men under the "War Act" of 1917.
In his capacity as Legislator, Mr. Acker's policy has been "The Church, the school, good roads, and home rule".
In the 82nd General Assembly he served as a member of the Com- mittees, Codes, Courts and Procedure, Federal Relations, and Taxation and Revenues.
HON. CHRISTIAN APPENZELLER, JR.
(Darke County)
The history of Darke County began when General Anthony Wayne arrived with his army on Oct. 13th, 1793, and commenced the erection of Fort Greenville, where Greenville now stands. He built this fort for a base of operations in his campaign against the Indians, and named it in honor of his old comrade-in-arms during the Revolutionary War, General Greene. In 1795, it was the scene of the signing of the treaty by which the Indians relinquished forever all of cen- tral and southern Ohio, except a few small reservations. A few years afterward the stockade was burned down by the settlers in order to get nails and other iron materials for use in building their cabins. The first bona fide white settlers came from Kentucky in 1807, and located in Greenville Town- ship about 21/2 miles from the site of Fort Greenville. Greenville town plat was executed and acknowledged on Aug. 14th, 1808, and recorded in Miami County to which the territory was yet attached. Darke County was legally created on Jan. 3rd, 1809, by the Legislature while
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it was in session at Zanesville, Ohio, the new county being carved, bodily, out of Miami. Owing to Indian troubles, Darke County con- tinued under the jurisdiction of Miami County for about 7 years after the Legislature had authorized its formation, and a courthouse was not provided until 1824.
Hon. Christian Appenzeller, Jr., who represents Darke County in the 82nd General Assembly of Ohio, is a Democrat, and he also rep- resented the county in the 80th General Assembly. Mr. Appenzeller was born at Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio, March 6th, 1861. His father, Christian Appenzeller, Sr., was a native of Germany, and he emigrated to America in 1853, locating in Montgomery County, Ohio, remaining there until 1877, when he removed to Darke County. Chris- tian Jr., was educated in the country schools of Montgomery County where he worked on the farm during the summer months.
In the year 1880, Mr. Appenzeller was united in marriage with Miss Tilda Rhoades, of Darke County, Ohio. They have three daugh- ters, and a son.
Mr. Appenzeller served as a commissioner of Darke County for several years and he also served as township trustee. His occupation is farming and a contractor.
At the regular session of the 82nd General Assembly in 1917, Rep- resentative Appenzeller served as Chairman of the Committee on Corpo- rations, and as member of the committees: Library, Public Highways, and Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home.
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HON. JOSEPH S. BACKOWSKI. (Cuyahoga County)
One of the youngest members of the 82nd General Assembly of Ohio is the subject of this sketch. Within the last decade" there has been a constantly increasing percentage of young men occupying places of public trust in the Buckeye State, and particularly in the Legislature.
Hon. Joseph S. Backowski was born Sep- tember 24th, 1889 at Cleveland, Ohio. His father, Stanislaw Backowski, was born in Gorzoo, German-Poland. His mother, Fran- cizka Rucinski Backowski, was born in Mroczno-Lubava, German-Poland. He has two sisters, Anna and Helen, and one brother, Edward.
Joseph S. attended the Parochial School in Cleveland until thirteen years of age, and then entered the public schools. He completed the classical course at South High School, Cleveland, then entered Adelbert College of the Western Reserve University, and, at the age of twenty- four was graduated from the law department of that University. In the same year he was admitted to the practice of law.
During his four years' practice at the bar, Mr. Backowski has been actively interested in political and civic matters, and, in the year 1915, he was a candidate for City Council at Cleveland. He firmly ad- vocates the principles of the Democratic Party, fully believing that said principles are just and right, always granting, to his opponents the same rights to their opinions that he claims for himself.
During the regular term of the 82nd General Assembly, Mr. Backowski was particularly interested in legislation by which the ex- penditures used in conducting the government of cities and counties may be lessened, that is, wherever possible to consolidate institutions and offices for the joint use of city and county, and he introduced House Bill No. 476, which became a law.
The bill provides that infirmaries may now be used jointly by both county and city. Mr. Backowski believes that the time is coming that when the population of the city is five-sixths of that of the county, there will be a merger of both, and one set of officials will rule, thereby sav- ing to the tax-payers a great deal of their money.
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Mr. Backowski served as a member of the following committees, namely: Codes and Court Procedure, Manufactures and Commerce, Fish Culture and Game, and he was Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment.
HON. FRANK E. BAKER.
(Ashland County)
Always reliably Democratic, Ashland Coun- ty is represented in the 82nd General As- sembly of Ohio by a member of Democratic faith. Hon. Frank E. Baker was born on a farm in Green Township, Ashland County, Ohio, October 17th, 1885, in one of the first log cabins built in that county. The build- ing is still standing.
Mr. Baker's father, David H. Baker, was born on the same farm, and his wife Flora Baker, nee Huston, was also born here .. Both mother and father died while the son was but two years old.
Frank E. attended country school in Green Township, and his high school education was received in the old Vermilion Insti- tute and the Ashland High School. He was also graduated from the Ohio Northern University at Ada, Ohio, in 1908. The boy did everything in the way of labor and odd jobs in order to get through college, and his education was gained strictly by his own efforts and the aid of his economical wife whom he married two years before his college education was completed.
Mr. Baker began to teach school at the age of seventeen and, at the age of twenty-three he entered politics. On August 2nd, 1915, he completed two terms as County Clerk of Ashland County, having been elected the first time in 1911, and re-elected in 1913. In November, 1916, Mr. Baker was chosen by the Democratic party of Ashland County to be their representative in the 82nd General Assembly of Ohio, where he was particularly interested in agricultural, and school legislation.
Representative Baker was the author of House Bill Number 439, and Senate Bill Number 239 which bills were the only school legisla- tion passed by the 82nd General Assembly, and approved by the Gov-
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ernor. Mr. Baker was also the author of House Bill Number 88, known as the "Spotlight Hunting Bill," and House Bill Number 109, regulating the time to catch furbearing animals.
Mr. Baker served as a member of the following Committees, namely : Agriculture, Constitutional Amendments and I. & R., Prisons and Prison Reform, Public Printing, Universities, Colleges and Normal schools.
Mr. Baker married Miss Maude Jane Stafford, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Stafford. They have a daughter, Flora Elizabeth, age six years.
HON. ORRIN W. BAUM.
(Summit County)
Summit County, usually Republican by a safe majority, is represented in the 82nd Gen- eral Assembly of Ohio, by two Democrats, they having been chosen by a very large ma- jority.
Hon. Orrin W. Baum was born in Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, June 25th, 1862. His father, Andrew J. Baum, was born in the same township. Orrin W., at- tended the county schools, and, later, two years in the Canal Fulton High School. He taught a country school for three years and spent his summer vacation period selling agricultural implements. He was engaged for some years with the George Worthington Company, Cleveland, Ohio, and afterwards owned a hardware store at Greentown, Ohio. He then became a traveling salesman for the Standard Hardware Company, of Akron, Ohio, re- maining with this company for five years.
In the year 1897, Mr. Baum associated himself with William M. Graham in the insurance business under the firm name of "Graham & Baum". He then became Secretary of the Summit County Building & Loan Company which was consolidated with the German-American Building and Loan Association, and, later, with the Citizens' Building and Loan Company of Akron, of which company Mr. Baum is a Direc- tor. He is at present interested in the real estate and loan business.
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In the 1887, Mr. Baum was married to Miss Jennie Spangler of Manchester, Summit County, Ohio. One child, a daughter, was born of this union, and she died at the age of two years.
The ancestors of Mr. Baum were early settlers in Ohio, they hav- ing come from the neighborhood of Hanover and Chambersburg, Penn- - sylvania. The mother of Mr. Baum came to Ohio in a covered wagon in the year 1850.
Mr. Baum served five years as Civil Service Commissioner at Akron and, in the year 1915, he was appointed Deputy State Tax Commissioner by Governor Willis, this without solicitation.
In the year 1916 Mr. Baum was nominated and elected as a Demo- crat to represent Summit County in the 82nd General Assembly, and he actively participated in all legislative matters. He served as a member of the Appropriations and Finance Committee, also on the Commit- tees, Privileges and Elections and Public Utilities.
Representative Baum has ever been a very active citizen of Akron, being a prominent member of the Chamber of Commerce, and also a member of the Executive Committee of the Summit County Sunday School Association. Also he is President of The Colonial Realty and Investment Company.
HON. A. LEE BEATY.
(Hamilton County)
Probably the best and most eloquent rep- resentative of the colored race who ever oc- cupied a seat in the Ohio House of Rep- resentatives, is the subject of this sketch.
Hon. A. Lee Beaty was born at Cincinnati, Ohio, September 2nd, 1869. He is the son of Powhatan and Mary C. Beaty.
A. Lee Beaty was educated in the public schools of his native city, and he is a grad- uate of the Law Department of the Univer- sity of Cincinnati, Ohio.
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