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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
NEWS FROM FAR
AND NEAR

Boston, Sept. 5.-William M. Wood
president of the American Wool com,
pany, pleaded not guilty in the supe
rior court Tuesday to an indictment
charging him with conspiracy to dis.
tribute dynamite in Lawrence strike
Annoy, China, Sept. A typhoon
swept Fuchow Monday, causing great
loss of life and damage to property
Steamships from the north report the
sea off the mouth of the Min river
strewn with bodies.
Topeka, Kan, Sept. 9.-More than
four thousand horses have died in
western Kansas since a mysterious
disease broke ou in that section OF
the state.
Munich, Sept. Former King Man.
uel of Portugal had conference here
Thursday with Dom Miguel de Bragan-
"a, the Portuguese pretender. The
royalists in Portugal with Miguel.
Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 5.-Five
thousand people were homeless in
Santa Monica Tuesday night as the
result of fire which originated in the
kitchen of the Casino cafe. The
loss Is said to be $2,500,00O.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
URGE BANKERS TO
GIVE FARM BOOST
LEADERS IN STATE ASSOCIATION
WOULD HAVE MODELS FOR
AGRICuLTuRiSTS.
MANY new COMPANIES URGEHzEO
One Hundred and Ninety New Cor
poratlons Chartered by the State
During the Month Of
August.

Columbus.-Bankers who own farms
are to be asked by the bankers asso-
citation to make them model farms and
models Of progress as encouragement
to other farmers.
This was agreed to by the agricul-
tural committee of the bankers as
sociation. This committee was in
structed to investigate ways and
means for obtaining increased pro-
duction Of the cultivated land in the
state. The members conferred with
Secretary A. P. Sandles of the state
board Of agriculture.
They were told that records showed
there were in the state this year 142,-
900 acres Of land, once under cultiva-
ton that had been abandoned as
farms. Sandles says the records show
that practically all that land is ideally
located for fruit culture.
The bankers contemplate asking
their fellow bankers to organize by
counties to stimulate interest in bet
ter methods Of farming, a greater di-
versity of crops, scientific methods,
more fruit culture, and the production
of crops of higher grade. If organi-
cation by counties is adopted the plan
will be to stimulate the principal
crop or industry of the county and
to introduce scientific methods IN new
industries and crops.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12

Wheat-No. 2 red $104@1.O7, No. 8
red 94c@$1.02, No. 4 83@92c.
Corn-No. 2 white 84@85c, No. 8
white 82k@831ac, No. white 500
SIC, No. 2 yellow S4@85c, No. 3 yellow
2h@83kc, No. 4 yellow SO@82c, No.
2 mixed 83@S4c, No. mixed S2@S3c,
No. 4 mixed S0@S2c, yellow ear 500
S3c, mixed ear 8O@82c, white ear 80
@S2c.
Oats-No. 2 white 36@36hc, stand
ard white 35R @36c, No. 3 321s @34c,
No. 2 mixed 39A@34c, No. 8 mixed
33@3319c, No. A mixed 30@32c.
Hay-No. l timothy $17@17.50, No.
2 timothy $15.5O@16, No" timothy
$13@14, No. clover mixed $15.50@16,
No. clover mixed $1350@1450, No. /
clover $15.5O@16.5O, No. 2 clover $14
@15.
Cattle-Shippers $6.75@S.2O; butch
er steers, extra $8.1O@S.25, good to
choice $7@S, common to fair $4.50@
6.75; heifers, extra $7.1O@750, good
to choice $5.75@7, common to fair
$3.50@5.65; cows, extra $5.50@5.75,
good to choice $4.25@E.40, common to
fair $1.25@4; Gamers S2@3.25.
Bulls-Bologna $4.25@5y extra $50
@5.25, fat bulls $5@5.25.
Calves-Extra $1O.50, fair to good
$9@10.25, common and large 5000.
Hogs-Heavy hogs $S.90@9.15, good
to choice packers and butchers $9.250
$50, mixed packers $9@9.25, stays
$450@7, common to choice heavy fat
sows $6.5O@S, extra $50, light ship
pers $S.40@9,15; pigs Clio lbs and
less) $450@S.25.
Sheep-Extra $3.50, good to choice
$3@3.40, common to fair $1@2.75.
Lambs-EXtra $3.50, good to choice
$675@7.40, common to fair $4.50@6.50,
stock ewes $3.50@4.25.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12

HERBERT r. BIGELoW,
President of the Constitutional Con-
Vcntion, who conducted the cam
palgn for the adoption Of the AZ
amendments to Ohio's constitution.
Swamped by the length of the ballot
and confused by the request for early
bulletins upon nine of the principal
amendments issued by Secretary of
State Charles Graves, the election
booth officials wearily fought their way
through the returns on the AZ propo-
sails amendatory Of the Ohio constitu-
ton.
The proposal to license saloons
has carried, securing impressive ma
jorities in the various urban centers.
The returns compiled by Secretary
of State Graves substantate the
victory for the proposal. The sup
porters of the amendment complain
that the segregation of the amend
ment, which appeared to the right Of
the ballot, was the cause of the loss
of from 10000 to 100000 votes, the
electors failing to make a selection
either way.
Minimum Wage Is Popular.
A surprise was the big vote cast for
minimum wage, which stalked under
the head of "Welfare of Employees"
All opponents of measures with the ex-
ception of womans suffrage quit re-
ceiving returns after the first scatter
ing vote was in.
The returns were far more slow than
Secretary of State Graves expected,
and his directions regarding early re-
ports on the nine major amendments
kept local boards from compiling fig
ures on the others.
License, losing thousands of votes
by being in separate column, will
probably have the biggest majority.
Things In Doubt.
The vastly important initiative and
referendum proposal, upon which the
greatest fight ragged, has wide mar
gin, receiving heavy favorable vote
in the larger cities and in counties
where miners and steel workers are
employed. But against 1t are ptling
up steady adverse majorities in the ru-
raj sections, where the hostile ratio is
three and four to one.
There are good reasons for believ-
ing that these are based entirely upon
the known heavy vote in laboring CEN
ters, and the hope that it is large
enough to overcome the majorities
based upon the light vote in the terri
tory outside of these nuclei.
Road Bonds Probably Beaten.
The battling returns do not auger
we'll for the proposition to issue fifty
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
MORE AMENDMENTS PUT IN THE
DOUBTFUL COLUMN BY LATE RETURNS
CuyahOga COunty's Returns Make Sure the
Defeat Of Abolition Of Capital Punishment,
Omission Of Word White, Voting Machines
and Make Doubtful Other Measures in Con-
stitutional Election.

Columbus, O.-After having received
the official returns from Cuyahoga
county on the constitutional amend
ments Assistant Secretary of State ].
H. Secrest gave his opinion that there
have been additions to the list of the
proposals that were turned down by
the electorate last Tuesday.
The amendments now surely known
to be beaten are woman's suffrage and
abolition of capital punishment and
No. 38, regulation of outdoor adver-
tising. The vote on the latter is close
No. 10, the Peck judicial reform pro-
posal, is expected to be much closer
4 than was originally expected, due to
great opposition of the rural districts.
Bonds for good roads are still in doubt.
Mr.. Secrest put four amendments
in the class of those very likely beat
en-. They are Nos. %, "a, 25 and So,
respectively, regulating contempt pro-
cedings and injunctions, emitting the
word white" from the constitution,
authorization of voting machines and
eligibility OF women to office.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
GENERAL M'ARTHUR is DEAD
Former Army Chief Stricken Sudden.
Iy While Speaking at Reunion
Of Old Regiment.

Milwaukee, Sept. 7.-Gen. Arthur
Macarthur, retired, former comman.
der-in-chief of the army, was suddenly
stricken with acute indigestion while
speaking at the reunion of his old
regiment, the Twenty-ninth Wisconsin,
here Thursday. He had been in i'll
health, the heat was intense, and he
sank back in his chair, saying he
couldn't continue. He lapsed into un.
consciousness and died in few min
utes.
General Macarthur was born In
Springfield, Mass. He was sixty-seven
years old and began his army career
when the Twenty-fourth Wisconsin in.
fantry of which he was appointed
commander in 1852. He took part In
the battle of Missionary Ridge ar IN
the Atlanta campaign being awar
congressional medal for seizing the
colors Of his regiment at critical mo
ment and planting them on Missionary
Ridge.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
Ask Civil Service Ratinu.

A petition to President Taft asking
that he issue an executive order
placing fourth-class postmasters in the
classified civil service, is being widely
circulated among the postmasters of
that class in Ohio, who with those of
the third-class closed the session of
their state convention here.
In their petition the postmasters
say, "As one who has enjoyed the
benefit of civil service for nearly four
years, l heartily recommend 1t as an
incentive for increased efficiency, en-
abling postmasters to devote their
best effort to their work and result
ing in better service to the public"
A round table by Inspector Spear Of
Lima; a paper on Courtesy, One Of
the Essentials Of Successful Post
master" by M. M. Carey, postmistress
at Lexington, and discussion Of car
riers' work by P. ]. Powers, president
of the Ohio Rural Carriers, featured
in the closing session.
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Business Expansion Continues.

Business expansion in the state
during August has gone steadily for
ward with the formation of new cor
porations and the increase of capital
in the corporations already doing
business.
During the month there has been
capital nut into 100 new corporations
amounting to $6,163,500. During the
same time corporations already doing
business made increase of capital
amounting to $11,06S,0OO. Corpora.
tions in business made decreases in
capital amounting to $1,154,000. This
gave the state net increase in cor
porate investment for the month oi
S16,O37,5OO. The showing is approxi'
mately the same as was made in July
and for a number of months preced
ing. 1t reveals the fact that for every
day of the month half million dol
lars of capital went into the corporate
investment in Ohio.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
Hold Rail Tax Hearing.

Representatives OF the Toledo Rail.
way & Light Co. were in conference
with the state tax commission rela-
tive to values Of the company's prop
erty for the curren. year. 1t was val
ued for slightly over SS.000,O0O last
year and because Of some improve
ments will be increased about $780,.
900 this year.
1t is the only traction company op-
Grating in any of the large cities Of
the state without franchise and for
that reason has neither franchise or
good will values in its tax figures.
The value cannot be Set by rule, as
is the case with other traction prop
critics, and always is left to the last
and figured out after a hearing.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
STRAUS HEADS TICKET
CANDIDATE OF NEW YORK PRO-
oREssIVEs FOR GOVERNOR.
Most Remarkable Demonstration az
Fight That Threatens to Split
Party Is Settled.

Syracuse, n. Y, Sept. 9.-After one
OF the most remarkable demonstra
tions In the history of political con,
ventions, Oscar S. Straus, former am.
bassador and cabinet officer, was Fri
da afternoon nominated by the New
York state ProgressiVes as their can
didate for governor.
Just when 1t seemed that the bick.
erings between the adherents of Comp,
troller Prendergast of New York and
State Chairman Hotchkiss were Ger.
tain to split the Bull Moose" party
wide open on the day of its birth, j
c. Magee of the Fifteenth New York
assembly district fought his way to
the platform and, with a ringing
speech, turned thunderous howls oi
derision aimed at the speaker into a
wild outbreak of enthusiasm.
The cheering lasted 16 minutes
Hats, women's and mems, were tram
pied and torn and bandannas were
whipped to shreds. The band played
Onward, Christian Soldier" Hotch
kiss fought his way to the platform
where Straus was sitting as chairman
and began to plead with him to &C
cept. A dozen other leaders followed
Tim Woodruff among them, and Straus
inclined his head ever so slightly.
J. Kingsbury moved that the nomina
tion be made unanimous, and the mo
tion was seconded by Rev. ]. w. Karn
shaw. The ticket follows:
For Governor, Oscar S. Straus Of
New York.
For Lieutenant Governor, Frederick
M. Davenport of Oneida.
For Secretary Of State, Homer D
Call of Syracuse.
For Comptroller, Gen. Horatio C
King Of Kings.
For Attorney General, John PALMER
Of Kings.
For Justices of the Court of Ap
peals, Dean Charles C. Alden of Erie
Dean George J. Kirschway of New
York.
For State Treasurer, Ernest Cav
craft Of Chautauqua.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
LEAP OF MOTORCYCLE
CAUSES DEATH OF RIDER AND
FIVE OTHERS AT CROWDED
TRACK AT NEWARK, N. J.
Body Of Young speeder Is Thrown Fifty
Feet In the Air and Falls at the
Feet Of His Wife.

Newark, N. Eddie Hasha, OF
Waco, Texas, holder of several worlds
records for motorcycle racing, plunged
over the rail OF the course at the new
Newark motordrome into a crowd,
causing the death of six persons, in
cluding himself, while 10 are dying and
13 are badly injured.
Five thousand spectators were wit
Messing the end of a free-for-all race
when the daring Texas rider, doing
92 miles an hour, took his fateful
plunge.
He was riding high on the bank OF
the track when his heavy machine
swerved and struck the upper rail
Hasha was pitched head first so feet
into the air. He must have been in.
stantly killed in the collision.
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kENTUcKIAN is DROWNED.

Ashland, Ky.-Frank Mccarthy. %
years old, of this city, employed by
the United Fuel Gas Co., was found
dead at Naples, 12 miles south of this
city. He had been dead several days.
1t is believed that he was drowned
when attempting to ford East Fork.
His horse was found at Pickett's
Grove, near Naples. Later an over
turned buggy was found in the same
grove. Fred Forson, farmer, later
found McCarthy's body in the East
Fork creek.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12

New York.-The state of New York,
through Deputy Atty. Gen. John T.
Norton, has, as far as lies within its
power to do so, turned back into the
possession Of Mrs. Mary L. Fisher, of
Cincinnati, title to 10000 acres of for
est land in Herkimer county, the land
in question being tract that was ap-
propriated to the use of the state by
the forest purchasing board in 1900.
The tract was appropriated to become
a part Of the great Adirondack park,
and is valued at from $15O.0O0 tc
$2Oa.OOO,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
Compensation Act o. X.

After a six months trial Of the
workmen's compensation act, as en-
forced by the state board of liability
awards, announcement was made that
95 per cent Of the firms are renewing
their insurance. These figures and
the number Of firms now carrying the
state insurance plan are sufficient, the
officers claim, to establish the success
II the measure and guarantee its rer-
nanency. The total number of firms
. given a. almost fve hundred.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12

millions in bonds for wagon highways.
Secretary Jesse Taylor, of the Ohio
Good Roads Federation, declared the
result on Proposal 29 (good roads,
was in doubt. Contrary to expecta-
ton this proposal was not universally
favored in the rural divisions which
were to reap the benefit from the is
suing of the bonds. In some of the
cities the amendment was fercely
fought.
The protest of the financial world
and the opposition Of municipal Off
GERS against the restoration of the tax
on public securities has jeopardized
the success of the amendment reform
ing taxation and making serious
changes from the present system.
The greatest favor seems to have
been shown the proposal extending
the direct primary election system to
all elective officials.
Home Rule Has Wide Margin.
In practically all of the municipal
officials throughout the state worked
for the proposal granting them home
rule and this seems to have a wider
margin of safety than any of the other
prominent amendments, though saw
agely attacked by the temperance
workers outside of the cities.
The real surprise of all is the color
amendment. 1t is of no effect, since
the matter is taken care of under the
federal constitution, and the proposed
amendment merely makes Ohio's or
ganic law conform to the federal char
ter. Prejudice against negroes Is cred
tied with bringing about the defeat Of
the proposition and the hope in the
breasts of tens of thousands Of voters
that there is a possibility Of a change
in the federal constitution at some fu-
ture date.
With no one seriously opposing it.,
the only explanation for the adverse
vote against eligibility of women to
be notaries is the opposition to wom-
ans suffrage.
While the country districts voted
against nearly every medSuIeI Lne
cities, led by Cleveland, favored near
ly every one except womans suffrage,
and the question has been asked
whether the radical changes are to
continue the conflict between urban
and rural districts. In the general as
semblies ever since Ohio has been a
state the ruralites had the benefit Of
the struggle. They often had twice
as many representatives as the city
men. On statewide vote they are
clearly outnumbered and realization
Of the development contributed amaz-
ingly to the growth of sentiment
against the initiative and referendum.
In these tabulations nearly the full
vote is to be found on the nine central
amendments, only 16 being entirely
lacking. These arrays of returns are
given for their full value in indicat-
ing what the ultimate result will be,
They have been checked and veri-
fed and are substantially correct:
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
Employees to Get RIq Dividend.

The Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Company at it's next pay day will d.
vide $250,000 among between 1000
and 5000 employees, besides their regu-
lar wages. 1t is the annual profit
sharing dividend which the company
has been paying out for the last three
years. This year the announcement
is ma'le that the company did not
earn as much as it did the last two
years, but it has been decided at s
per cent, the amount paid last year
on the total earnings Of each man
outside of the executive offices.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
WOMAN is BARRED.

San Francisco, Cal.-Owners Of the
! liner Mariposa informed Miss Mabel
Kelso, wireless operator, that her po-
sition was vacant, basing their action
upon an objection Of the department
of commerce and labor to the employ
ment of women wireless operators at
sea. Miss Kelso was said to be the
only woman employed on the Pacific.
An attempt will be made to find po-
sition for her in the Office of the gov
ernment wireless inspector here.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12

Bar Harbor, Me.-Dr. l.. F. Barker,
of John Hopkins university, reached
the bedside Of Mrs. John R. Mclean,
of Washington, who is i'll here of pneu-
monia.
He came by special train from the
mountains Of North Carolina; where
he was spending vacation.
Or. Barker found the patient some
what weaker than she was.
She suffered a serious sinking spell,
but later rallied somewhat, and her
condition improved slightly during the
day. ..snss =, isu.s Hss INV Fl- &
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
Soldiers Given an Ovation.

Columbus.-Columbu witnessed the
largest parade of civil war veter-
ans 1t had seen since the national
G.. A. r. encampment in 1888. Prob
ably $500 veterans participated. They
were escorted by 500 veterans of the
Spanish-American war in uniform,
who stood with colors dipped and
heads uncovered as the gray-bearded
men marched through their ranks In
front of the reviewing stand. Sons
and grandsons of veterans also par
ticipated in the parade.
While the old soldiers we're passing
through the open ranks Of the Span.
ish war veterans a white man and a
colored man refused to take off their
hats. Both of them received rough
treatment at the hands of the Span
ish war veterans. 1t required the
services of the police and National
Guardsmen on duty to rescue them.
The parade was marked by num-
ber of unique features. 1t was beaded
by two battalions of regular soldiers
from the Columbus barracks, follow
ing which came the famous "Old
Guard" of Columbus and Newark, one
, of the few remaining organizations Of
soldiers in the country which main.
tains a strictly military organization.
They carried the old Springfield rifles
Of the civil war period and were ac-
companied by their own drum and fife
corps, made up of veterans.
One float of the parade carried Grip
pied soldiers, while in the rear was
a pup-tent. such as the soldiers used
on the march during the '61-'65 cam.
paign. Under this was little old sol.
dier, who appeared to be IS years of
age. One of the old soldiers carried
cornet and played Marching
Through Georgia" as he passed the re-
viewing stand.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
CHOIR BOYS CALL OFF STRIKE.

Chicago, Ill.-Choir boys Of St
Marks Episcopal church, Thirty-sev
enth street and Cottage Grove avenue
paid honor to their later rector, Rev
William White Wilson, who was kill
ed by a car. They suspended their
strike and had a complete loft Of 40
singers at the morning and evening
services. The pulpit was occupied by
Bishop Charles P. Anderson, who
spoke of Dr. Wilson's death in his ser
mon.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
osTERHAUs TO RETIRE.

Hamilton, Mass.-Rr Adm. Hugo
Osterhaus will retire from the COM
mand of the Atlantic fleet and be sue
ceedd by Rr. Adm. Charles ]. Badger
about the first of January, according
to an announcement by Secretary of
Navy George Won L. Meyer, who is at
his home here. RI. Adm. Osterhaus
will go to the navy general board, the
change being in line with the policy
of the department to have the rear
admirals serve on the board before re
tiring.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
TWO DIE, THREE LOST.

Ft. Plain, N. 1.-TWO men were kill
ed, three are missing, probably dead
and thousands of dollars damage was
done as the result of the wreck Of a
fast freight train on the New York
Central, mile east of here. The five
wreck victims were beating their way
on the train, which was running at a
rapid rate when a car truck broke. In
stantly the car was derailed, and 9th
ers to the rear followed, until 20 OF
more had crashed together and were
strewn in all directions.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
houan Holds for Moose.

Columbus. - Attorney General Ho.
gan expressed his opinion that the
names of nominees of the Republican
state ticket legally can appear on the
Progressive ticket providing the third
party is bona fide organization and
it is not merely an adjunct of the Re-
publican party.
Attorney General Hogan said the
question had not been referred to him
officially.
He said the secretary of state is
not required to submit the question
to the attorney general.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
Banks Rap campalun Aid.

Columbus bankers are much an.
noyed over the course of leaders in
national politics suggesting that banks
receive and forward contributions
from the public for the Wilson cam.
paign funds.
Two Columbus banks have agreed
to act in that capacity, but will not
solicit or urge contributions.
Other banks positively decline to
take any action until a meeting of the
directors has canxassed the situation
Their officers are doubtfuY Of the pro.
priety Of banks taking any active spaEt