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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-30
GRANT SCHOOL BOYS
and GIRLS Will
EDIT JUNIOR
New Editorial Staff Promises
Many interesting Features
for Their Issue
Have you heard the news?

Have you heard the news?
The boys and girls of the Grant
school are to be the next editors OF
The Junior Call!
Already the editorial staff is picked
and they, with their assistants, are
busy as bees. A reporter has been
chosen from every grade, and news
items are being seized upon with
avidity. There will be all kinds of
interesting features in the edition, such
as the life history of Bingo, the school
mascot, not to mention his latest pho
tograph, But it wouldn't be fair to the
new editors to forecast all of their
plans. SO the best thing for you to do
is to keep your eyes open and watch
for The Junior Call of Saturday. April
Is.
The recent edition of the Crocker
grammar school has been the cause of
a great deal Of comment. So we'll did
the youthful journalists acquit them
selves that many letters of praise and
commentator have been received, not
to mention the comments of folk
nearer home. In other words, the ex-
pertinent proved a great success.
In consequence it has been decided
to give the other schools Of San Fran
cisco chance to prove the executive
ability of their pupils and also to dis
cover their literary lights. In offering
its columns to the boys and girls of
San Francisco The Junior Call is try
ing to aid them in bringing out their
own talents and abilities. They will
be given the opportunity of publishing
their literary efforts and also will gain
a speaking acquaintance with the inner
workings of newspaper.
While primary school, the pupils
of the Grant school are energetic, wide
awake youngsters and have brought a
splendid enthusiasm to bear upon their
work They are not letting any grass
grow under their feet, either, but are
massing all their energies in an effort
to keep up to the standard set by their
predecessors.
The enthusiasm displayed is not
confined to the higher grades, either.
The babies in the first and second
grades, too, are the most industrious
of all and are working like little bea-
vers to keep from being left out of the
red letter edition.
SO don't by any means fail to ac-
quaint yourself with this number
READ THE GRANT EDITION
OF THE JUNIOR CALL, TO BE
PUBLISHED SATURDAY, APRIL
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-30
ALONZO REFUSES TO
ADMIT CHARGE Of
LAZINESS
Junior Call Dog Declares That
His Many New Duties Keep
Him Too Busy to Write


The Junior Call Third and Market
streets, San Francisco, Saturday,
March 80, 1912
Good morning, Boys and Girlsl
| met little girl on the street the
other day Said she to me: my gra-
cious, Alonzo, where on earth have
you BEEN? We haven't had a letter
from you in goodness knows when.
do believe you're getting lazy
Now, what dye think of that! Still,
| was mighty glad to know that she
had missed me; but, just the same, |
don't want you to think I'm taking
vacation The truth of the matter is
that I'm SO plumb full Of business
there's precious little time left for
writing letters.
You see, we're planning to make
The Junior Call the very best paper
for boys and girls in the country,
and that takes work-and lots of it.
Nothing worth while is ever accom-
plished by sitting still with your pad
dies folded in front OF you.
/ suppose you were all at the story
telling party. In fact, I'm sure you
were, for never saw SO many kiddies
before in all my life. There couldn't
have been one left in San Francisco
outside of those four walls. I was
there, too, but you did not see me.
You were too busy looking at my
picture. / heard a little girl say, isn't
that puppy a fat dog?" When I told
the Pup, he simply shifted and said
that it was plain to be seen the lady
was no observer Of the beautiful.
To get back to the party. I'm going
to tell you something else | heard.
Mrs. Olsen told me that she had never
told stories to more beautifully be-
haved audience of children. She says
she's.for the Juniors every time, and |
have an idea that they're for her.
What do you think? G,s
The editor and / have been wonder
ing what you thought of the Crocker
school edition of The Junior. We
thought it was a splendid paper, and
SO, as you will see in the opposite
column, we're going to give some one
else chance to wear the laurel
You'd better brush UP your wits, for
your school may be the next on the
list You never can tell, and it's
always best to be prepared for all
emergency
Next week is vacation, and / do
hope you all will have many good
times. Don't play too many jokes
Monday, and don't, whatever you do,
forget Alonzo and the Junior Call.
We never forget you. The Pup also
asks to be remembered. Yours, as
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-13
And This from the
Heather Chinee

In a late issue of the Peking Daily News
appeared the following letter from DR..
w. Z. Macklin of Marking:
One of the most urgent things to be
done in China now is the prevention OF
famine. To prevent the floods of the
Hwai River valley will cost maybe 100,
900, 900 taels.
Where is this money to come from2
1t is a good rule to go by, not to borrow
unless there are resources with which to
pay back the debt, Lands i'll the Hwai
Valley are worth from 81 to $40 NOV.
Lands in which there is no dangers of
floods are worth, say, S40a NOV. Lands
subject every year or two to floods may be
worth 81 to $40 NOV. If we borrow
capital and dig a canal to the sea we make
this So to $40 land worth maybe $40.
This will be a gift to the land owners.
We should, therefore, take list of sales
of land before and after the digging of
the canal. The increase in value will
show how much advantage the land own
ers have received. By taxing this unearned
increment the landlords will not be hurt
and yet there will be an abundant reve-
nue. to pay back the debt.
Famine relief is very much improved
in method in the past few years.
First, great sums of money were col
lected from Chinese and foreigners add
doled out to the famine sufferers. This
was a great source of profit to the rice
dealers, as the increased demand for rice
raised the price. Then food stuffs were
sent up to the famine region. This, OF
course, lowered the price of grain and
hurt the rice dealers. Both methods
tended to pauperize and degrade the
people.
1t has been found in the last year that
better method was to send grain and
pay the starving people for work
done in digging bitches and making
dikes. This work improved the land and
tended to prevent hooding-a permnant
benefit.
Unfotunaely the benefit goes to the
land owners who are thus able to get &
greater rent for the land. The lanc
owners should be taxed to pay for all inn
provments of their land. Famine reliet
should not be in any sense charity work
but business proposition.
Every improvement, as dikes, bitches
and canals, raises the value of the land
This increased value can be taxed to pay
for the improvement.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-13
DEMOCRATIC
CAMPAIGN OPENING
WILL Be HUMMER

The Democratic campaign opening in
Columbus Ohio, Sept. 20, will be one OF
the largest and best political meetings in
the history of the state. On this occas-
sion Gov. Woodrow Wilson, who is be-
ing greeted by enormous crowds every
where he goes, will deliver his first pub
lie address in Ohio Cong. James B.
Cox, gubernatorial candidate, will make
his first address OH that date in behalf OF
his candidacy. Both men are keen
students of public affairs, gifted speakers
and in the past both have demonstrated
they are in sympathy with the great
movement to restore to the people gov.
ernmental agencies which have been
seized temporarily by selfish interests.
These two, the principal speakers, are
types of men that are exceedingly popu-
lar. No Democrat should miss the
opportunity to hear them discuss the
issues at the campaign opening. There
will be two meetings one i'll the after
noon and the other at night.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-13
Ohio Holds ALoof Banner
of Progress

Ohio has proudly seized the banner OF
progress and stepped to the forefront OF
the new crusade for liberty,
Her voters on the third wrote themsel-
YES new Constitution. They voted
overwhelmingly to take into their own
hands control of the politics and policies
of their State. For the worn-out govern
mental devices which they cast aside as
junk there is no regret, save i'll the
breasts of selfish men who prohted by
them at the expense of the common
veal.
Ohioans today can scarce realize the
tremendous impetus which thev have
given to the movement throughout Am
erica for equal rights and opportunities
From every corner of the nation rise
cries of Hail to this latest State to
write itself progressive.
Here is the fundamental law under
which Ohio has voted to govern itself in
the future: All candidates for elective Off
ces from Governor to Constable, hereafter
will be chosen by the people themselves
at primary elections. The convention
system is dead in Ohio.
The people, whenever they see fit, will
draft laws for their own welfare through
initiative, and in the event of failure of
the Legislature to fulfil the peoples will,
the voters themselves will enact the laws
through the referendum.
Cities of the State, hobbled III their
dealings with public service corporations
in the past by archaic legislation, robbed
right and left by street railways, gas COM
panies and electric lighting companies,
now are given the right to own and oper-
ate their own public utilities, and to bar
ter on equal terms with corporations
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-13
WHO WILL HAVE
To GET OUT
Plan for Reducing Number of Sa-
looms Must BE Worked
Out by Legislature
TDayton News, /

With the. liquor license amendment to
the constitution having been passed on
| favorably by the voters, 73 saloonists in
this city will be eliminated providing the
! legislature takes action accordingly at its
coming session in January.
The question which is agitating the
community at present is-what form OF
discrimination will be adopted to prevent
all saloonists from renewing their lie
ences?
Judge Dennis Dwyer, member OF the
constitutional convention which framed
the amendments, believes that the stand
| ing, general character and worthiness of
the saloons and cafes to continue in bust
ness will be the determining factors in
issuing of new licenses
It is the purpose of the amendment
that the legislature shall pass such laws
as will regulate the licensing Of saloons
and it is the belief of Judge Dwyer that
the legislature will appoint local tri-
bunal of some kind, probably including
the probate Judge or the county commits
sioners, TO receive and consider the
applications of the saloonists for renew
al of their licenses.
According to the records at County
Auditor J. w. Edwards office, there are
800 saloons in the city.
The liquor license amendment allows
only one saloon for every 500 inhabitants
and as the present population of Dayton
is placed at ll6, 500, the number of sal
oons within the corporate limits would
have to be reduced to 233. The liquor
licenses at present in force will expire on
the day preceding the fourth Monday in
May.
As the legislature does not meet until
next January, it is considered entirely
propable that the license amendment may
not be acted upon until May of 1914.
Judge Dwyer, who is naturally highly
gratified at the result of the vote, believes
that the people of the state should not be
in haste to take advantage of the amend
ments
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-13
big ASSEMBLAGE
SAW DEDICATION

Several thousand people, including
over hundred from this city, attended
the dedication of the handsome new
Catholic church at St. Rosa, last Sunday.
The large crowd was well handled by
the members of the congregation in
charge of the celebration. The sumpt-
uous dinner served i'll the old church
was credit to the ladies of the congre-
CATION and no one went away hungry.
Music was furnished by the Celina and
Minister bands and the former made such
hit that they were given the pleasure
of heading the big parade and drill given
by the different commandries of the
Knights of St. John in attendance.
The services of the day opened with
solemn high mass at 10 O'Clock, with
Most Rev. Archbishop Henry Moeller,
DID. C.PP.S., of Cincinnati, as honorary
celebrant, Rev. Eugene Grimm, of Min
ster, acting as Deacon of Honor, and
Rev. Geo. Hindelang, of this city, as
Subdeacon of Honor.
The mass was celebrated by Very Rev.
Paulinus Frost, Rector of the St. Charles
Seminary, Carthagena, with Rev. Julius
Heffner, of Cassella, as deacon, and Rev.
Linus Stahl, of St. Francis, Ohio, as
Subdeacon Acting as Archpriest to the
Archbishop was Rev. Boniface Russ,
provincial of the Most Precious Blood
Society, while Rev. Nicholas Schneider,
of Sebastian, was master of ceremonies.
A rather lengthy but very appropri-
ate sermon was preached by Rev. Raph
ael Schmaus, of Ft. Recovery. About
twenty priests from neighboring parishes
in Mercer, Darke and Auglaize counties
we're present.
The new church is a beautiful edifce
and one that the pastor, Father Schupp,
and the congregation may we'll feel proud
of. 1t stands on high knoll, facing the
pike running east and west from Maria
Stein to Cassella 1t is built of red
pressed brick and its lofty dome can be
seen for miles. The interior is hand
somely finished in all respects The de-
corations, the work of the DeCurtin
Bros, of Lima, are tastily arranged,
we'll finished and set off the interior in
the most pleasing way.
Less than fifty families comprise the
congregation, and when it is said that
but very little debt remains on the newly
dedicated edifce, one can gain some
idea of the vast wealth of this section of
old Mercer
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-13

which for two generations have had the
upper hand. Cities may choose their
own local form of government and frame
their own charters. The right is given
to fix and regulate the hours of labor by
law, to establish a minimum wage, and
generally to recognize the duty of the
State to provide for the welfare of work
ing men and women. Compensation will
be paid to workers suffering from indus
trial diseases and the cost and time of lit
igation will be cut down.
Do you realize what this all means, Mr..
Common Citizen
1t means that the people of Ohio from
this time will govern themselves.
Women, for the time being, will not
have a part in government, Suffrage was
defeated for reasons that cannot yet be
analyZed.
The machinery, though, is ready for
the insertion of equal suffragein the Con-
sitution, and the day cannot long be av-
erted by those who oppose women votes
when Ohio wives and mothers will be
place on equality with men.
The fight for governmental progress
began in Ohio many years ago. Until
this present year a little body of progress
sives stood alone in the struggle. The
initiative and referendum were condem-
ned as "Socialistic" when they began;
direct primaries as nonsense; care of
working men and women in their daily
toll as little less than anarchy.
On the third the voters set the seal of
approval on these policies, and today
Ohio invited the attention of the world to
the fact that it purposes to prove that
those policies are right. Cincinnati
Post
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-13
GOLD FOR BOYS
Liberal Prizes offered by State
Board of Agriculture for
Wheat Growing.

The farmer sells wheat at go cents per
bushel which is l IL cents a pound.
Translated into fancy, high-priced pastry
on a dining car the pound of wheat sells
for 60 cents. Somewhere, between the
producer and consumer, somebody null
tiplied the farmers IL cents by A.
The Ohio State Board of Agriculture
offers liberal prizes for a Boys Wheat
Growing Contest. Cash to the amount
of $50 in gold will be given to the boys
between the ages of II and p.
First 500; Second SIS; Third $50;
Fourth $40; Fifth $50; Sixth rs; Seventh
$40; Eight SIS; Ninth S10 Tenth S..
Every farm boy is invited to enter this
contest Now is the time. The success
and the educational value of the Corn
Growing Contest induced the State
Board to continue the good work in
wheat.
In many counties Bankers, Millers,
Grain Dealers, and Merchants are offer
ing as prizes, in addition to the above
cash premiums, free trips to Washington
next year.
The prizes offered are not worth as
much asit is to make better farmers out
of the boys this year than they were last
year.
Bows entered in this contest will be
eligible to compete for the free trip to
the Ohio State Fair in 1918.
BOYS now entered in the corn contest
NAV enter the wheat contest also. By
this kind of farming from five to ten
bushels of wheat can be added to the
Weld per acre. This will help to make
farming profitable and to keep the boy
away from the city.
Printed rules and information sent on
A.P. SANDLES, Columbus.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-13
Weakness of Progress
sue Platform

One of the weaknesses of the Progress
i've Party platform, weakness that goes
to its very foundation, is its tariff -Protec-
ton principle Free-traders in the Pro-
gressive Party may retort that the Demo
cratic platform is not for Freetrade, and
this is true. But the Democratic plat
form does demand the fullest measure of
trade freedom that Constitutional barriers
permit, whereas the Progressive platform
pledges its supporters to tariff Protection
in perpetuity. 1t does this, indeed, for the
benefit OF wage-workers; but hasn't Pro
lection always been demanded for that
pnrpose2 and hasn't it always failed?
Aye, but the Progressive Party is to make
the purpose a reality! Impossible. No
party can do that. Tariff Protection is a
system of Privilege, and in the very nat
ure of Privilege there can be no privilege
for wage-workers the benefits of which
they can keep. Privilege means monoP-
oily, monopoly means concentration, con-
centration means power for the few, pow
er for the few means exploitation of the
many The Public.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-13
KENNEY ANNOUNCES CAN
DIDACY AS COMMON
PLEAS JUDGE

Attorney P. +. Kenney, ex-Mayor and
ex-Prosecuting Attorney, and one of the
leading members of the Mercer County
bar, has announced himself as a candi'
date for Common Pleas Judge, under the
new amendment to the constitution pro-
viding for separate Common Pleas Judges
for each of the counties of the State.
Mr.. Kenney's name has frequently been
mentioned in connection with this honor
i'll the past.
Although the new Office is not created
until january / 1914 and the election
does not take place until the November
election next year, Mr. Kenny is already
reminding the people of his candidacy.
He believes in the old adage, that the
early bird catches the worm" and IS
going to make the phrase apply to the
newly created iudgeship.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-13
AN OLD FRIEND
IN THE DISCARD
Organization Having for Its Pur-
pose Abandonment of Ca
nal Is Launched.

If plans now on foot do not miscarry,
one of the first proposals to be submitted
under the new initiative feature of the
Ohio constitution will be for the abandon
ment of the state canal system. An or
ganization has already been effected un-
der the name of The Western Ohio Pro-
gressive Association, created for the pur-
pose of conducting ali educational cam
paign favorable to abandonment of the
entire canal system except the Grand
Reservoir, which is to be partly drained
and converted into a park and fish
preserve.
H. F. Vanheet, of Maumee, is Presi-
dent of the new organization; H. B. Ben
nett, of Montezuma, Vice President, and
John J. Huebner, of Grand Rapids, Sec
retary.
Prosecutor John G.. Romer of this city
is one of the attorneys engaged by the
organization to gather data and look
after the preliminary work. The first
meeting will be held at Toledo the latter
part of this month. 1t is proposed to
hold meetings in all the towns along the
course of the canal. Many interests
would be affected by the abandonment of
the canal, and the CRY for it has been
more or less manufactured and is not
likely to get much encouragement from
the general public. The canal, while
seemingly of little concern to-day, is of
inca1culable value. The right of way,
which schemers have tried to gobble for
years, is alone worth millions of dollars,
and in its half abandoned condition is
now worth all it ever cost 1t served the
DeoDle well in its daV and il can be
made to be commercial value again.
While a sections of our common
country are liking of building and i'm
proving the.l waterways, we have val
liable asset in the canal, now in the
hands of the people, that is only
awaiting sensible development to make
it fruitful in many ways. The loss it has
caused has been made to stand out bold
ly, but its little conveniences along its
three hundred mile course are not pa
raded before the public eye. It's no fault
of the canal that it has no better reputa-
ton. The public teaches should be
shaken off, plans laid for its regenera-
tiou in broad and comprehensive way,
and it would not only pay its bill, but
would enrich the people of the State
in many fields besides those of transpor-
tation in the wide and varied service it
can be made to render. To build up
and not tear down should be the slogan,
and the almighty dollar should not be
our only god. The lakes, the rivers the
brooks, the waterways, natural and arti-
fetal, make life worth living, and the
damages from freshets, about we hear so
much are taken too seriously.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-13
fatal ending
TO FAMILY
John Swartz of CodDater Shot Through the Heart by
Andrew Coates Who Claims Act Was in Self
Defense Surrendered to Officers
Grand Jury Called Meet This Morning to DetOe Into
a Puzzhng Case, Secrets of Which Are Locked
Up in Breasts of Mother and Son

Swartz had been living with a daughter
at Fostoria.
On request of her husband, it seems,
she returned to Coldwater last Saturday
afternoon over the Lake Erie and West
ern, presumably to settle up some busi-
ness affairs.
Swartz met her at the train and they
went together to the town hall. A few
minutes later Coates, while playing
cards in the Wagner saloon, was told OF
his mothers arrival and presence with
Swartz. He Immediately left the saloon
and went to the hall. Just what took
place prior to the shooting is not def
nitely established, but only short time
after Coates left the saloon he returned
and had Wagner call for the Sheriff,
giving himself up.
People near the hall heard the shots,
and rushing to the building found
Swartz dying, with three bullet holes i'll
his body. DR.. Fred Brumm was the
first physician to arrive on the scene, but
Swartz expired while he was being
picked up.
Coroner Ayers of this city was imme-
diately summoned and assisted by DR..
Brumm performed an autopsy. An eX-
animation of Swartzs body revealed the
fact that one bullet had penetrated the
top of the right shoulder at the back,
another penetrated the left side in front,
Just below the shoulder, and the third or
fatal shot pierced the heart, entering
the breast between the fifth and sixth
rib and passing through the body. The
bullet was found in Swartzs clothing.
Swartz was brother of the late John
Swarz of this city and sister of Mrs NJ.
Schmitt, of Pasadena, Calf He was
we'll know in this city.
Coates formerly lived in this city, and
as a boy worked at both the Ellis and
Ashley Hotels.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-13

Isaac Peake, aged sixty years or more,
was arrested by Marshal Pumphrey yes
terday morning on a charge of indecent
exposure of person. He plead not gull
ty before Mayor Miller and was given a
trial yesterday afternoon, found guilty
and fined $40 and costs. Unable to pay
the bill, he was sent to Jail.
The witnesses against Peake were two
school girls eff tender age and the mother
of one of the tots.
It will be recalled that about year
ago Peake was bound over to court on
charge of criminal assault upon small
girl, but the grand jury ignored the
case. The present offense came near be-
ing a like charge, as the little girls testi-
fed that Peake had made undue advan-
ces toward them, and only the fact that