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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19

At the same time he acted as war
correspondent for the Gazette, writing
over the signature of Agate" In 1868
he was appointed Librarian of the
House of Representatives.
In 1868, Mr.. Reid again became one
of the editors of the Cincinnati Ga,
zetter, but late in the same year he
was invited by Horace Greeley to join
the editorial staff of the New York
Tribune. The following year Mr.. Reid
became managing. editor of the New
York Tribune, and when Mr.. Greeley
was nominated for the Presidency in
1872 Reid advanced to the position OF
editor in chief. When Horce Greeley
died, in the fall of that year, Mr.. Reid
became chief proprietor as well as
editor Of the paper.
In March, 1889, President Harrison
appointed Mr.. Reid United States Min.
lister to France and this was accepted
by the distinguished editor.
After securing from the French gov.
ernment the repeal Of the decree pro.
hibiting the importation into France
of meats from the United States and
negotiating extradition and reciproc.
ity traeaties, Mr.. Reid resigned ihs
Office and returned to the United
States in April, 1892. In June of the
same year he was nominated for the
Vice Presidency by the Republican
National Convention
In 1897 Mr.. Reid was named a spe.
cial Ambassador to England to repre-
sent the President at the celebration
of Queen Victoria's jubilee. In 1898
has was one of the commissioners who
negotiated the treaty of peace with
Spain. In 1902 he was special Am
bassador to England to represent the
United States at the coronation of
King Edward VII. In 1905 Mr.. Reid
was named by President Roosevelt as
Ambassador to Great Britain.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19

The Energetic Director of Plans for
the Perry Victory Centennial CeIe-
bration at Cleveland and the Other
Interested Cities.
The idea of the pageant is a parade
nearly four miles long, every float and
character to have historical signifi-
canoe Floats and costumes will be
designed with the one object of at
tanning historical accuracy. The first
great division of the parade will re-
late in series the story of Perry's vic
tory
Mounted police will head the first
division, followed by standard bearing
heralds of the centennial celebration.
After them will march a historically
costumed band of so mounted trum-
peters. Preliminary to the story Of
the floats, two men and a boy will
march in the costumes of the cures
in the painting THE Spirit of 70" 1t
was the revival of this spirit, it is
said, that caused the war of 1912.
Then will follow in order the floats,
with companies Of characters be-
tween. The floats after the title car
will be British Imprisoning American
Sailors" "The Shannon Firing on the
Chesapeake" Perry Making Ready"
"The Niagara" "Perry's Transit
From the Lawrence to the Niagara" t"
"The Burning Lawrence" Perry Re-
ceiving the Surrender of the British
Admiral on the Lawrence" and lastly
the symbolic float, Victory Crowning
Perry"
Each float will be decorated with
hundreds of electric lights. The CO.'S
tunes and draperies will be of costly
materials.
There will be five such divisions to
the great parade, the last being the
Pageant of Peace"
cleveland will join the others in
having the pageant produced" said
Secretary West of the Cleveland CEN
tenial commission. "The spectacle
will be shown here the week of July 13.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
Crawford Favors Bindery.

Supervisor of Public Printing Craw-
ford will recommend the erection of a
state bindery.
He does not believe it would be wise
at this time to attempt to enact legis-
lation under the new constitutional
provision by which the state may do
its own printing. Erection of state
printing establishment, Mr.. Crawford
says, will not be recommended now.
The state bindery is in a rented
building, and Mr.. Crawford points out
that two years rent will pay for
new structure on the states land, and
additions may be added as growth JUS
tities. He also will recommend the
abolition of the state printing COM
mission, composed of the secretary of
state, attorney general and auditor of
state.
This commission, Mr.. Crawford de-
clares, has been of little use, because
it Is compelled to rely On the state
printer for it's information about most
of the subjects upon which it must
pass. No bills can be paid without it's
approval and failure to meet ties up
money of claimants with no advantage
to the state. All powers should be
lodged in the state printed, Mr.. Craw-
ford insists.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19

Mr.. Shepard has long been prom
inently identified with railroad and
financial affairs in the West. He is
present assistant to the president of
the Missouri Pacific railroad, with
headquarters in st. Louis.
Upon the death of her father, Jay
Could in 1892, Helen Gould, then "a
years old, inherited fortune of about
$10,0O0,000. 1t has been estimated
that by investment she has trebled
this fortune, and at the same time de-
voted fully half of her time to benefac-
tions, which brought her into world
prominence. S.-
She began her benefactions during
the SpanishAmerican war, when she
gave time and several hundred thou
sands of dollars to the relief of sick
and wounded soldiers, for which she
received the thanks of congress.
In 1899 she led woman's movement
for the unseating of Brigham H. Rob-
erts, congressman from Utah, as a
demonstration against polygamy. Later
she became devoted to the interests Of
railroad employees, and toward the es-
tablishment of the Railroad Young
Mems Christian association she gave
her personal attention and upward Of
a million dollars.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19

Common pleas judges who were
elected circuit judges last November
want to know whehe they are before
resigning their present positions, and
therefore will start suit to clear up
the ambiguity in the wording of the
constitutional amendment establishing
the new court of appeals.
To facilitate the bringing of the suit,
Secretary of State Graves, at the sug-
gestion of Governor Harmon, suspend
ed the issuing of official commissions
to the circuit judges-elect, after hav-
ing issued three such commissions.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
Murders on the Increase.

Columbus.-Convictions for murder
in Ohio during the year ending No
vember Is have increased Al per cent,
as compared with the previous year, 1t
is shown by report just issued by
Robert l. Miles, BertilIcn officer at the
penitentiary. In all, Sc prisoners I'M
der sentence for murder entered the
prison, while in 1911 the total was 46.
The classification showed that there
were three cases of first degree MUIR
der, with sentences of death; 29 OF
second degree and 4S of manslaugh-
ter.
The second largest increase was
shown in convictions for burglary and
larceny. In 1911 80 prisoners entered
to serve sentences under such charges,
while this year the total rose to 112.
OF the prisoners received for the
year, $50 were white males, 1863 col
ored; 20 white females and IL colored.
The total, 761, showed an increase Of
S.8 per cent. Franklin county was
third in the number of convicts, with
SO; Hamilton was second, with 113,
and Cuyahoga was first, with 140. No
prisoners at all were received from
Logan, Medina, Morrow, Portage, Wy
andot and Mercer. OF all received, 1876
per cent had served previous terms.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
81 100000 is FIRE LOSS
Cincinnati Suffers Disastrous Con-
flagraton In Heart of the BusI.
ness District.

Cincinnati, Dec. 12.-Threatening to
destroy the entire business block
bounded by Walnut street, Vine street,
Fourth avenue and Fifth avenue, fire
broke out In the rear Of the Gibson
house early after eight o'clock Tues.
day night, destroying the Gibson
house, Pousar's cafe, the building oc-
cupied by the Mecca cafe, the Ben
digs-Lothman building on Fourth ave-
nue.. the Missouri Pacific railway
building on Walnut street, the w. L.
Douglas Shoe company building on
Walnut street, an abandoned building,
several floors Of the Union Trust
building at Fourth avenue and Walnut
street, part Of the Honing hotel and
part Of the Johnston building.
The loss of property as whole is
roughly estimated at $1,5OO,O0O.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
RURAL CHURCHES
ON THE DECLINE
REPORT OF OHIO RURAL SURVEY
SHOWS OVER 300 A8AN-
DoNED HOUSES.
ABSENTEE LANDLORDIsM THE CAUSE
Zig Pageant Planned by the Lake
Cities During Perry's centen-
niaI Celebration Next
Summer.

Columbus. - Hardly one country
church in four is holding its own,
according to the report of the
Ohio Rural Life Survey. More than
one-half of all country churches are
losing ground more or less rapidly.
There are more than 500 abandoned
churches in the state. There is no
county in the state in which one-half
of its country churches are growing.
Absentee landlordism is given as
one of the chief causes of agricultural
decline.
In ten of the counties surveyed, 394
open country churches were found
These counties include several of the
best and the poorest. OF these, 50
have resident ministers, PSI non-resi-
dent ministers and Al are without
ministers.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
HOUSE is STARTLED
MARRIAGE OF WHITES TO Me-
eRoEs BITTERLY ARRAloNED.
Georgian Declares Practice 10 AVerse
to Every Sentiment Of Pure,
American Spirit.

Washington, Dec. 12.-One Of the
most fiery speeches heard in the house
of representatives in over fifty years
resulted here Wednesday from the re-
cent marriage Of Jack Johnson, negro
prize fighter, to Lucille Cameron, a
white girl, in Chicago.
After introducing a resolution to
amend the Constitution to forbid the
marriage Of negroes and persons Of
any other color Representative 8. A,
Roddenberry of Georgia denounced
such unions as black slavery" char
acterized the action of the state Of I'LL
nois in permitting the marriage in
question as "damning" and predicted
that the practice would plunge the
United States into as bloody war as
1t has ever passed through.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
Auto Number, IN Demand.

Columbus. - Requests for certain
numbers to adorn their autos, fore and
aft, have been received by the state
automobile department from persons
living in all parts of the state. Clerks
and other officials in the department
have been passing on the requests dur
ing the last week.
AT least 25 persons want No. /.
There have been numerous requests
for the old policy number, 41144," Sec
retary Shearer declared. Even No.
1S is popular. Then there are hun
dreds' of requests for numbers which
are the same as the persons house
or phone number. Governor Harmon
always wants No. n, which he has
had for several years."
Mr.. Shearer said that, as a rule,
numbers, if they are not too large, are
given to persons first asking for them.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
PRINCE OF BAVARIA IS DEAD
LultpoId Succumbs In Munich, Follow.
Ing Several Months Of Failing
Health-Mode of Life Simple.

Munich, Bavaria, Dec. 14.-Luitpold
prince regent of Bavaria, died here
Thursday. He was ninety-one years
old The prince regent had been in
failing health several months and his
death was not unexpected. Luitpold
was sixty-flve years old and had lived
long and useful life as a great Ger
man military leader when he was
called upon in 1886 to take the throne
OF Bavaria, the second largest state
in the German empire. His call to the
regency was the result of the insanity
of King Ludwig II. and his brother,
King Otto. Like his friend, the en-
peror Francis Joseph, Luitpold cared
not fig for the frumperies of his high
position. His mode of life was SIM
pie.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
TELLS OF BIG LOANS.
WITNESS BEFORE PUJo's CON-
MITTEE TEsTIFIEs "MoNEY
TRUST" MAKES 20 PER CENT.
s5o,Ooo,ooo is LENT DAILY
Investigators of Alleged Wall Street
Combine Think Placing Of Fixed
Rate of Interest Would Put End
to Trouble.

Washington, Dec. 16.-That commits
sions amounting to nearly $50,000.000
q year are poured into the pocket Of
Wall street brokers each year was the
testimony given here Friday before
the house committee investigating the
money trust" Frank X. Sturgis, a
broker and former president Of the
New York stock exchange, was on the
stand.
Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the
committee, tried to draw from Mr..
Sturgis an estimate of the amount of
business done on the exchange annual
ly, but was unsuccessful. The lawyer
then read from the anwers furnished
by the exchange to questions Of the
Hughes commission an estimate of
yearly business amounting to 196,000,-
600 shares Of stock. Mr.. Sturgis said
he believed the figures to be about
right.
Washington, Dec. 14.-Testifying at
the house money trust investigation
Thursday, j. H. Griesel of Griesel &
Rogers said that millions and mil
lions of dollars are loaned over the
telephone in the course of regular bust
ness by the New York banks" Differ
ences between the New York Stock
exchange and the Consolidated Stock
exchange and the effect of the stock
exchanges bar against Consolidated
brokers also were aired. Half dozen
members Of the Consolidated ex-
change, including President Miguel
DeAguero, were examined by Samuel
Untermyer, counsel for the commit
tee. They explained that under the
rules of the New York Stock exchange
they were absolutely prohibited from
doing any business with members of
that organization, and charged that
their business had been curtailed by
the prohibition.
Sometimes" MIR. Griesel said, 49,
100000 or S4,000,0O0 Is lent within fif-
teen or twenty minutes, this volume
Of transactions serving as basis for
rates on renewal Of loans. have lent
sometimes $20,000,000 or $25,OO0,00O a
day and borrowed perhaps $4,000, 900
on single day. have lent as high
as $35,000,000. represent the bor-
rover rather than the lender and Of
course get the benefit in the loaning
transactions"
Mr.. Griesel said ]. P. Morgan & Co.
frequently loan at the exchanges.
c. w. Turner, loan broker for the
National City bank, said that the bank
be represented never charged more
than six per cent. on loans, no matter
what the rate on call money might be
on the exchange.
What would be the result if the
banks did that?" asked Mr.. Unter-
myer
why, money would not be attract
ed to New York." answered Mr.. Tur-
ner. He said that on the day recently
when money was at 20 per cent. he
loaned for the account Of the National
City bank 100000 at six per cent.
He described the general method of
making loans on the floor of the ex-
change and said that the total daily
loans on the exchange would amount
to $4O.OOO.OOo or $5o,OOO,OOO.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
CINCINNATI MARKETS

Wheat-No. 2 red $108@110, No. 8
red $1@1.06, No. 4 red 76@94c.
Corn-No. 2 white 50@52c, No. 3
white 4S049c, No. 4 white 451A@
,471ac, No. 2 yellow 5O@52c, No. yell
low 48@49c, No. 4 yellow 46@47Rc,
No. 2 mixed 45@ Sic, No. 5 mixed
47A@4Shc, No. mixed 45@47c,
white ear 49@52c, yellow ear 5O@52c,
mixed ear 49052c.
Oats-No. 2 white 3S@3Sbc, stand
ard white 36h @37hc, No. 3 35h@
361ac, No. 4 white 34@35c, No. 2 mix
ed 35@351ac, No. 3'mixed 341a@3
No. mixed 32@34c.
Hay-No. timothy $1G.5O@17,
standard timothy $15.50@16, No. 2
timothy $14.50@15, No. 3 timothy
$12.50@1S, No. clover mixed $16@
1850, No. 2 clover mixed $14@15, No.
l clover $17@17.50, No. 8 clover SIS
@16. r>s.... -.
Poultry-Hens, heavy Is lbs and
over) 13c, light 11Kc, roosters Skc,
springers (21a lbs and over) 12c,
springers (under 21A lbs) 12c, spring
ers (1R lbs and under) 14hc, ducks
a lbs and over) 13c, white (under 4
lbs) 12c, turkeys e lbs and over
1870; turkeys, young (under lbs)
10@12c; turkeys, toms 171sc, culls &c.
Eggs-Prime firsts 29kc, firsts
281ac, ordinary firsts 22c, seconds zoe.
Cattle-Shippers $75O@S5O, extra
$S.75; butcher steers, extra $500
S.25, good to choice $6.75@765, com
mon to fair $5@6.5O; heifers, extra
$6.50@6.75, good to choice $5.75@6.25,
common to fair $3.75@5.5O; COWS, ex-
ira $5.75@6.25, good to choice $4.75@
$50, common to fair $3.25@45O; can
ners, $2.50@3.75.
Bulls-Bologna $475@5.5O, extra
$5.6O@5.65, fat bulls $5.25@5.75.
Calves-Extra $1O.25@1050, fair to
good $750@10c, common and large
5000.
Hogs-Selected heavy shippers
$40, good to choice packers and
butchers $7.35@74O, mixed packers
$725@7.35, stays $4@65O, common to
choice heavy fat sows $5@6.6O, extra
$6.65@6.75, light shippers $6.S5@7:.
pigs Clio lbs and less) $5@6.75.
Sheep-Extra 81, good to choice
$S.60Q3.90, common to fair $1.75@
$50. ISL
Lambs-Extra So, good to choice
$760@780, common to fair $5@7.50.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
STRUCK Rx A EAST TRAIN

Perth Amboy, N. J.-Three persons
were killed and eight injured, several
mortally, when an express train known
as the Atlantic City "Flyer," on. the
Central railroad of New Jersey, ran
into an automobile stage at grade
crossing between Roosevelt and this
city. The automobile, a closed ma
chine resembling trolley car, contain
ed 1S persons. There is no gate at the
crossing. The train, running at an
estimated speed of so miles an hour.
hurled the stage and its occupants a
distance Of 60 feet.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19

Cuba certainly is learning the game
It is now crying fraud over the cleo
don and demanding q recount
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19

Mr.. Reid was born near Xenia, Ohio,
October 27, 1887. Hee received his
early education at Xenia and after
ward entered Miami University, from
which he graduated in 1856. After hay.
ing acted as superintendent of the
graded schools of South Charleston,
Ohio, for a year or more he bought
and edited the Xenia News.
He joined the Republican party
when it was founded and actively en-
gagged in politics. He made political
speeches for Fremont in 1856 and in
his paper advocated the nomination Of
Lincoln in 1860. Later he became
city editor of the Cincinnati Gazette,
but at the outbreak of the Civil War
Joined the staff of Gen. Morris in West
Virginia, and later that Of Gen. Rose.
Grams.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
Bio PAGEANT at Perry Centennial.


What real magnificence will be in
Ohio cities during the Perry centen-
nial celebration next summer has just
AAeen indicated.
According to the plan of the centen-
nial commission, most of the cities
participating in the celebration will
Join in financing a mammoth pageant,
to be reproduced in each city. The
question will be decided definitely at
a meeting to be held in Buffalo.
There has been much general dis
cussion of the size and splendor of
this proposed pageant. But any real
conception of it's magnitude was i'm
possible until recently, when models
and plans we're shown in Cleveland
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
ADMITS KILLING PETROSINl
italian, Condemned to Death, Says He
Helped Gang XIII Noted
Gotham Detective.

Montreal, Que, Dec. 14.-Carlo Bap-
tista, an Italian who is to be hanged
here on December 20 for murder, con.
fessed to the police that he was one
of the gang that plotted the assassina-
ton Of Joseph Petrosini, the famous
New York detective who was shot to
death in Palermo, Sicily, on March ~,
1909.
The prisoner revealed the names of
several other members of the Camor-
ra that engineered the assassination.
He said they had deserted him and
refused to contribute for his defense
and he wanted them hunted down.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
MISS GOULD TO MARRY
ENGAGEMENT is ANNOUNCED BY
HER BROTHER GEORGE.
Husband-EIe lie Finley D. Shepherd,
Of st. Louis, President of Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New York.-Announcement was
made by George ]. Gould of the en-
gagement of his sister, Helen Miller
Gould, to marry Finley D. Shepard, st.
Louis railway man.
Mr.. Gould made known his sisters
engagemnt in a formal statement,
which read: A.
'Mr. and Mrs. George ]. Gould an
nounce the engagement of their sister,
Miss Helen Miller Gould, to Mr.. Fin
ley ]. Shepard, of st. Louis. q.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
TWO MEN ARE KILLED.

Lexington, Ind.-In head-on col
lision between two freight trains near
here two unidentified white men were
killed, several members of the train
crews seriously hurt and the locomo-
tives colliding damaged practically be-
yond repair. Several freight cars wore
ditched and reduced to splinters. The
trains in the smash-up were south
bound B. & o. No. 80 and the second
section of north-bound Big Four. The
trains had been ordered to meet at
Lexington.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
WHITELAW REID DEAD
AMBASSADOR TO GREAT BRITAIN
PASSES AWAY.
Was Born and Educated in Ohio and
Started Newspaper Career as Edi-
to of xenia Paper.

-Whitelaw Reid, Ambassa-
dor to the Court of st. James, died
suddenly at Dorchester House, his pa
latial London home. Only his wife
and daughter, Hon. Mrs. John Hubert
Ward, were at the bedside when the
end came.
Ambassador Reid's breakdown dates
from his trip to New York last winter
to entertain the Duke and Duchess of
Connaught, who came from Ottawa to
be the Ambassadors guests at his
town house in New York.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19

The much-enduring. ultimate CON
Sumer Of pumpkin pies begins to sus
pect the existence Of a pumpkin pie
trust when he observes that his por
tion has been reduced to one-fifth Of
the circle instead Of the traditional
quarter.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
MEMPHIS POLICE KILL THIEF
officers Take Train Robbers After
Staying One In Fierce Fus-
siIade of Bullets.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec 12.-Kinney
Bergman, train bandit and cracksman,
was killed and three other bandits
who have terrorized the trainmen and
robbed banks and postofices through
out the southwest in the last two
years, were captured here in a raid
by detectives in lonely hut in the
south part of the city.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
TRIBUTE OF JOSEPH cHoArE.

New York.-Joseph H., Choate, Mr.,
Reid's predecessor, said that Mr.. Reid,
from the moment he arrived in London
until his death, was among the fore
most of the men in diplomatic life."
Mr.. Choate added that Mr.. Reid's
death would be made the fitting oc-
casion "for an interchange of heartfelt
condolences between the two govern
ments, to which the two great peoples
of the English-speaking race, which he
had served so well. will give hearty,
though sad, response
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19

Protection throughout the year for
all game for the next three yea is
probable, according to the proviiAons
of a bill which, it has been announced
by the state fish and game commits.
sion, may be introduced at the coming
session Of the legislature. The pro
posed measure is being advocated by
gun clubs. oranges and farmers asso
etations.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
MESSAGE FROM THE KING.

The following message was received
by President Taft from King George
ut Is with the deepest sorrow that l
have to inform you of the death of Mr..
Whitelaw Reid at noon to-day. AS
your ambassador to this country, his
loss will be sincerely deplored, while,
personally, I shall mourn for an old
friend Of many years standing for
whom I had the greatest regard and
respect. The queen and I sympathize
most warmly with Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid in her heavy sorrow"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
Lonuworth on Board.

Columbus. - Governor Harmon has
appointed Congressman Nicholas
Longworth member of the Perry
Victory Centennial commission to sue
ceed d. j. Sinclair of Steubenville, re-
signed. Longworth has wired his &C
ceptance.