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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
Making Rapid Progress.

No matter what the general senti
ment may be to the contrary, the
fact remains that the fourth consti.
tutional convention is proceeding
much more rapidly with its work thar
either the convention of 1894 OF
that of 1851. The present convention
has been in session thirty-four actual
days. In that period it has disposed
of four big opositions-woman suf
frage, liquor license, good roads and
jury reform.
The last convention, that OF 1873
IA, was in session total of 1873 days,
and during the first thirty-four days
it had accomplished practically moth
ing, although it's debates filled scores
of pages in the reports. The last con.
vention failed to take any action on
liquor license or woman suffrage
until toward the end of it's session.
The convention of 1851 was in ses-
sion 1856 days and did little Of i'm.
portance during the first days, CORE.
spending to the days the present con
vention has been in session.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
PHYSICIAN SAID ECZEMA
CAME FROM TEETHlNG

when my little girl was about
eight months old, she was taken with
very irritating breaking out, which
came on her face, neck and back.
When she first came down with 1t, it
came in little watery-like testers under
a few days it would dry down in scaly,
white scabs. In the daytime she was
quite worrysome and would dig and
scratch her face nearly all the time
Il consulted our physician and found
Ahe was suffering from eczema, which
he said came from her teething. l
used the ointment he gave me and
without any relief at all. Then 1
wrote for book on Cuticura and pur-
chased some Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment at the drug store. l did as I
found directions in the Cuticura Book
let, and when she was one year old,
she was entirely cured. Now she is
three years and four months, and she
has never been troubled with eczema
since she was cured by the Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment" (Signed
Mrs. Freeman Craver, 311 Lewis St.,
Syracuse, N. Y, May 6, 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
Of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti-
cura," Dept. L, Boston.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
Deny Conflict In Liquor Plank.

Members of the phraseology COM
mittee of the constitutional conven-
ion deny that there is any conflict
in the terms of the Anderson liquor
license proposal which they have in
their hands to prepare for a third
reading. Some vets express the view
that the home rule provisions of the
proposal will prevail inside of cities
over the limitation Of one saloon to
each 500 Inhabitants and expect the
committee to revise the wording SO
that tho latter limit will apply only
in townships.
George w. Knight, Franklin county
delegate, says that there is no con-
flict whatever in the provisions and
that home rule will permit fewer sa-
looms than one to 500 inhabitants, but
not more. A majority of the men,
bers of the phraseology committee
are dry and there is small chance
that they will resolve any doubts in
favor of the vets, if doubts exist.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
Shaved the "Rarber."

An Irishman who was q general IA
vorite in the One Hundred and Ninety
seventh Ohio, had a weak point-his
too. great fondness for "the craythure.'
To get this latter he would risk almost
anything, and seldom If ever was his
kit without some missing article. One
day there was an inspection of the
regiment by a Col Barber. AS is
the custom, each mans kit is display
ed on the ground at his feet, and on
the kit Is placed one pair of shoes
(the other pair. of course. being or
his feet). One by one the men were
inspected, and when Pats turn came
contrary to the general expectation
he was passed. The colonel was busy
with the next man when, breathing q
sigh of relief, Patrick, winking. whis
pered to his neighbor:
"Ach, shure, an haven't shaveC
the Barber this timer"
The colonel heard him. and In
stantly turned to Pat.
Tell me what you mean by that,
demanded the colonel, "and upon my
word of honor I'll do nothing to you
At this Pat kicked the kit from be
fore him and displayed, to view pal
of bare feet, amidst the laughter OF thu
whole regiment, in which the eolons
also was forced to join.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
ANDREWS APPEALS
SAYS "ENTRAPMENT" HAS NEV.
ER BEEN SUSTAINED.
Counsel for Defense Want Supreme
Court to Pass on That
Phaoe Of Case.

Columbus.-Attorneys for Senator
L. r. Andrews, who was convicted of
accepting a bribe of $500 from Frank
Harrison Smiley, Burns detective, are
preparing to carry the Andrews case
to the Supreme court in event mo-
ton for a new trial is overruled by
Judge Dillon. I
1t is declared by counsel for the
defense that the question of en-.
trapment of public officials has not
been clearly defined by the SUI
preme court. They make dis.
tinction between the case OF a Gal.
lipolis councilman, which the SUI.
preme court decided, where it was
held that if the authorities knew the
councilman was engaged in the prac.
tice of soliciting bribes, then they
had a right to entrap him.
1t was upon this decision that
Judge Dillon based his charge in
the Andrews case, when he told
the jury that the prosecutor was
not acting outside the pale of the
law in lending assistance to de.
tect crime when a criminal prat
tice had been called to his atten.
tion.
Attorneys for Andrews, not ad.
mitting that he was guilty of &C.
cepting the bribe, contend that
there was no evidence to show that
he had ever solicited a bribe, and
that the state would have no right
to entrap men free from suspicion
of criminal practices.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
Urges Three-Fourths verdlcts.

There is a growing tendency to
substitute a majority verdict in civil
cases for the unanimous verdict now
generally required. 1 submit to your
consideration the wisdom of permit
ting a verdict in such cases by ma
jority or by a two-thirds vote of the
jury. Some advocate constitu
tional provision limiting the power Of
the court to declare a law unconstitu-
tional to cases in which all the judges
concur in the opinion. l am Iersuad-
ed that lawmakers are entitled to
this presumption"
Following his address, Mr.. Bryan
again went to his room at the Hart
man. hotel, and a few minutes later
to lunch. He spent the afternoon in
comforting with members of the JEFF
ferson club on his contemplated trip
to Columbus on April 13, and with
politicians. He left Columbus at 4
o'clock Tuesday afternoon for New
ark.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
Recall Of officials.

"The attacks which were formerly
made upon the initiative and the ref
erendum have been directed more re-
Gently against what is known as the
recall. But It will be found upon .ex-
animation that the recall is an evolu-
tion rather than a revolution. The
right to terminate an official term be-
fore it's. legal expiration has always
been recognized. know of no pub
lie official who is not subject to i'm
peachment ut the hands of some tri-
bunal. The only difference between
the recall, as now proposed, and i'm
parchment as Il has been employed,
is that in impeachments the trial is
before body of officials, while the
recall places the decision in the hands
of the people. 1t is simply a ques-
tion, therefore, whether public serv-
ants shall be triable only before pub
lie servants or by the sovereign vot-
ers, who are the masters. If impeach-
ment had been found entirely salts
factory, recall would not now be un.
der discussion, but impeachment has
proved unsatisfactory"
Laws prohibiting contributions from
corra'ati>ns compelling publicity OF
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21

time at least from bis fellows, ano
during the detention the erimina
would be educated and instructed il
many ways.
The court Of rehabilitation would
then determine when he should be re
leased. The action of the court woulo
all depend or the prisoner. If he had
so improved that he could prove to
the court that he was no longer in
such a state as to be unfit for the SO
ciety of his fellows, the court would
allow his freedom. The burden of
proof in this case would be with the
prisoner. The court would take into
account his improvement under de
tention, his change Of mind and heart
and his intentions after rs-Sntering
society.
The Kohler plan was adopted by
the international convention of chiefs
Of Police held in Birmingham in 1910.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21

&c<ts OF the battle. The weather
boarding is pierced with musket balls.
Ope twelve. pound cannon ball went
lean through the kitchen and a piece
II shell cut its way through the cor
,aice.
I'VE went on about half mile
Gorthwest of this house and we came
% the spot where General Lyon was
killed. confess that as l went up
to the place there was feeling came
over me different from anything |
ever experienced before. l had read
over and over about the battle and
his death. not dreaming that | would
ever see the place, but here l was.
right on the very spot where he fell
The spot is kept sacred. There is a
pile of rocks where he fell, and every.
body that goes to see the place puts a
stone on the pile. put two. and all
that were with me did the same. The
bones Of his two horses are lying
about twelve feet from where he fell
1t is a very rough and uneven place
for a battle. There are trees and
Bushes all over it, and there is hardly
a tree or bush that escaped the b1l
let's"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
BRYAN URGES HIS
old SET OF IDEAS
ADVOCATES REFORMS ALREADY
ACTED ON, oMITs REFERENCE
TO SUFFRAGE AND LICENSE.
HEARERS CHEER HIM HEARTILY
{. and r. and Recall, Corporations,
Taxation, Child Labor, Govern
ment by Injunction
Touched On.

Columbus, o. William Jennings
Bryan addressed the constitutional
convention Tuesday.
Accompanied by several members
of the constitutional convention, the
Nebraskan was ushered into the con-
vention amid much cheering and loud
handclapping. After the speech, re-
ception was held, the lobbies and gal
leries crowding into the chamber to
shake hands with the Commoner.
The fact that Mr.. Bryan made no
reference in his speech either to the
liquor question or to woman suffrage
gave some people the idea that he
had studiously avoided them, possibly
having in mind the leaving open Of
the way should he want to go before
the Democratic convention.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
KohIer Would Reform Criminals.

In letter to Herbert s. Bigelow,
president of the convention, Fred
Kohler, chief of police of the city of
Cleveland, makes urgent recommen-
dation that the convention take some
action in revolutionizing the treat
ment of criminals in Ohio. Chief
Kohler says the penal system of the
state has been utterly a failure and
he recommends the establishment of
court of rehabilitation, meaning a
court that would determine when a
prisoner should be freed from con-
finement.
Chief Kohler wants system Of
confinement for criminals that will
"rehabilitate" and rejuvenate them
physically, mentally and morally.
The present system of confinement,
he says, turns them out no better, if
not worse, than before.
No Mere Imprisonment.
He would have prisoner SEN
fenced to "banishment" instead of i'm
prisonment and he would make every
sentence indeterminate. During the
banishment or detention, penal fea-
lures would be lacking. The theory
would be that the criminal was not
being punished, but that his actions
haG justified his separation for q
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
Compliments ProgressIveness.

"Your convention is showing spir-
It of confidence in the people" said
Mr.. Bryan. 81 am glad to believe that
this great commonwealth is going to
justify the public expectation that
her constitutional convention will be
abreast of the times and that its work
will be ratified by grateful people.
1t is patent that this convention is
recognizing the fact that they are the
servants and you the masters. am
convinced that your convention ap-
preciates the responsibility resting
upon it,"
Warm advocacy of the initiative
and referendum and recall character
ized the Commoner's speech before
the constitutional convention.
"The only difference between the
recall as now proposed, and impeach-
ment, as it has been employed" said
Mr.. Bryan, "is that in impeachments
the trial is before body of officials,
while the recall places the decision in
the hands Of the people"
-, Among other subjects, Mr.. Bryan
discussed corporations, taxation, elec-
tions and labor. There is no darker
page in our industrial life," said he,
in urging laws for the protection of
women and children and for the regu-
lation of hours of employment, than
that which records Indifference to
the welfare of children-the coming
of dividends out of childhood, the
darkening of the prospects of rising
generation and the impoverishment
of posterity."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
SLAYS SIRE, AIDS MOTHER
Henry Pash, InfIamed by Drink, At.
tacks Wife-Boy Shoots
Father Town.

Bellefontaine.-Herman Pash, aged
21, shot and instantly killed his
father, Henry Pash, aged 60, a farm.
er, at their home west of here.
The elder Pash had been drinking
heavily and it is charged battered
1own bedroom door behind which
covered Mrs. Pash and her three
children. and then snapped a loaded
revolver in his wife's face. The cart
ridge failed to explode.
Herman grabbed shotgun and fred
at his father. The shot entered Pashs
heck and severed the juglar vein.
The boy Is in jail. The police say
there is no case against him.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
In Session Two Months.

Having been in session two months,
the constitutional convention tenta.
lively has disposed of five questions,
and with talk already of adjournment
there are still thirteen big questions
which it has not touched on the floor
This was the result of a resume of
the conventions work made by dele
gates They joined in the predic.
tion that the convention will contin-
ue for at least two more months, per-
haps three.
Because of the increasing number
of delegates who wish to become can
didates for congress, or some other
office, not a few are becoming impa.
tient and desire that the remaining
questions may be rushed through
with all possible haste. Thus far, the
only questions temporarily out of the
way are the liquor license, woman's
suffrage, good roads, modification OF
Jury unanimity and justice Of the
peace reform.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
SAW FAMOUS BATTLEFIELD
How Wilson's Greek Appeared Year
or More After II Had Become
Known Over Country.

The appearance OF the Wilson's
creek battle field a year and more
after this obscure Missouri valley be
came known to all the country is de-
scrtbed In letter written November
"a. 1862. by the late Capt William
Van Gundy Of the Ninety-fourth ILL
nois regiment which was concerned
In the Arkansas Missouri campaign OF
that season. The letter Is now in the
possession Of Captain Van Gundy's
grandson, A l. Benedict OF Franklin
Park, Ill. 1t is, in part, as follows:
Wilson's creek, Mo-, Nov. "a. 1864.
i wrote you two letters since we
left Springfield, in which gave you
an account Of our march up to the
twenty-frst. when we were camped on
the James river. We left there the
next morning and Travelled about a
mile west, when we were halted and
two companies were detailed to build
bridge across the river. This was
done by piling up rails in the water
for pillars about fifteen feet apart;
then logs were laid from one pile to
the other for stills; then rails were
laid across on the logs for floor to
walk on. The bridge was about 100
feet long. 1t took about one and one
half hours to build 1t. We crossed
over with dry feet, but we did not stop
to put the rails back on the fence
again.
After We had crossed the river we
kept bearing to the north until we
struck the main road from Springfield
to Cassville. Then we came about
mile toward Springfield to Wilson
creek. where we camped and we are
still here. Herron's whole division is
camped here, about 10000 men. Tot
tens division is about ten miles south.
We are about one and one-half miles
south Of the battle ground.
Yesterday was beautiful Sabbath
day. and Henry, Ad. Branaman. Clip.
Watkins and John Furr and myself
went over to see the battle ground
We followed the road until we came
to large frame house. where they
told US Price had his cannon planted
In front and about fifteen feet from
the house. 1t was hero that Sigel took
Prices cannon and burned his train
Of wagons. The house shows the eff.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
I. and r. This Week.

When the present convention gets
the initiative and referendum out o!
the way it's final adjournment can
easily be counted by days. An eff,
fort Is to be made to take action on
the l. and r. some time this week,
and the ardent supporters of this
principle believe that action will be
possible. Majority and minority re
ports on the l. and R. came fror1
the committee Monday night, and
consideration of it was made spe.
cial order and Tuesday evening the
debate began.
There seems to be little real hope,
however, of disposing of the question
probably until the latter part of next
week, for the debate will be bitter
and prolonged.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
Attack Another die"

Suffragists, through Mrs. Blanche
Vignos, president of the state board
of women visitors to benevolent and
correctional institutions, are going to
make an effort to get another che"
out of the state constitution.
Mrs. Vignos has drawn a substitute
for the present. clause in the consti-
tuition providing that no person shall
be eligible for election or appoint
ment to any Office in this state unless
"he", possesses the qualifications Of
an elector.
The substitute is drawn so as to
make women of legal age eligible for
appointment as head of state institu-
tions.
I'VE plan to place women on an
equality with men on all state boards,
too" said Mrs. Vignos.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
RAIN DROPS DITCH TRAIN.
Make. Tracks Slippery and It Slides
Through DeraiI.

Massillon.-Only few drops
of water cost the Pennsylvania rail
road several thousand dollars and re-
suited in a four-hour delay of all pas.
senger trains, including the 1S-hour
limited between New York and Chi.
cago
Soon after a dash of rain a heavy
castbound freight train pulled by two
locomotives rolled UP to the B. & o.
crossing. which was held by B. &. o..
train.
The engineers of the Pennsylvania
engines applied the brakes, but the
track was slippery and the wheels
slid. The momentum of the train
forced them through the derail
switch and they turned over in the
ditch, blocking both tracks
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
"A Strange Gift -

''That business friend Of your hus-
band, who"
Don't be 30 silly
"Oh, I know! You won It on q foot
ball bet?"
Nothing like that"
"Did somebody who cut a luncheon
date try to square herself by--"
"YoU are insufferable. Really.
there is no excuse for
Forgive me. dear but ron force
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
/. and r. Yet TO Come.

There are larger questions yet te
come, of which the four that viii
command the greate~t attention ars
the initiative and referendum, taxa
tion, method of amending the constf
tuition and home rule for municipali.
ties. On each there is the widest diff
ference of opinion. One week has
been allotted to the debate on the I.
and R.
On this question the biggest fight
of the convention is sure to come
The radicalism of the caucus is to be
fought by many delegates, some Of
whom participated in the caucuses.
They make special objection to the
sections which would permit govern,
ment by presumption" and place al
most beyond question every position
that is presented. The scandals OF
Oregon and other states with forged
petitions will be argued against these
provisions.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
HaIfhIII After eovernor's job.

Loyalty to President Taft and Dele.
gate James w. Halfhill, Allen county
delegate to the constitutional conben
ton and prospective candidate for
governor, was pledged at a Joint
meeting of the Republican coun.
ty executive and central committees
of Allen county at Lima. The com.
mittees indorsed Mr.. Halfhill for the
Republican nomination for governor
and Mr.. Taft's administration BY
unanimous, vote.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
SEES HUSBAND sTAPVE.
Woman, Unable to Get Work or Focd,
Sees Death Near.

Youngstown-After hopeless
struggle of seven months to support
her husband an dive children, Mrs.
Annie RaZnor sat beside the bedside
of her dying husband as a representa-
tive of the poor directors found her,
but too late to save the life of the
husband, who died from lack of medi-
cine and food. She had strivan TO
support the family without appealing
to the authorities or neighbors.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21

contribution, and the Oregon primary
plan were among numerous recon.
mendations regarding elections. And
while on this subject, he suggested
that newspapers should be required
70 make public the rames Of their
owners and the names of creditors
also, where the indebtedness is large
enough, to control the papers policy.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21

Her dearest friend had dropped in
for call, and she put Out five
pound box OF expensive candy.
"Oh!" squeals friend. have you
been squandering your money again 7"
"Of course not That's . present"
"A present? Have any Of your rel
atives been here to visit you!"
"No."
some old schoolgirl friendfr
-Og course not"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
Opinion Is Varied.

The debate on the license question
lasted two full weeks, and it can be
said that opinion on the initiative and
referendum is even more varied than
that which prevailed regarding IL
cense. The. fact that the convention
was able to dispose of woman suf.
frage in a little more than full day
is due to the overwhelming sentiment
in favor Of the proposition, a senti'
ment which allowed the advocates of
equal suffrage to cut off debate. Had
the delegates been allowed to go to
the limit in the suffrage debate it
would easily have lasted a week.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
STATE WINS RILEY SUIT.

Columbus. For the second
time it has been decided that
the state of Ohio is entitled to the es.
tate left by the late Gen. James w.
Reilly of Wellsville, Columbiana coun,
ty. and which is estimated to be
worth $150,O0O. At Lisbon, Judge ].
F. Billingsley, as referee, announced
his finding, in which he held that the
estate should escheat to the state OF
Ohio. 1t is not expected that an ap-
peal will be taken by the re-
spondents.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21

Mansfleld.-Showing he was intent
upon killing Frank Taylor, an Ashta-
bula county inmate Of the Ohio State
reformatory for some fancied wrong
and to aveng an insult, George Fletch'
er and William Jones, negro inmates,
sentenced from Hamilton county, fol.
lowed him into his cell and seriously
slashed him. Taylor will recover.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-21
Cold Welcome.
Sad Excuse.

They were twitting friend who
suffered upon the fact that he had
never been married.
Il kn-kn-know, boys, that I've never
b-b-been married, but was pre-pre-
pretty near it once"
How was that?" they inquired.
well, you see. ask-ask-asked a
girl to hav-hav-have me, and she said
that she'd rather be ex-ex-excused. and
l was such fo-fo-fool, ex-ex-excused
her"