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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Business Continues to Improve.

TTew York-The business sentiment
of the country appears to be growing
mora confident, particularly among
wholesalers and jobbers. In the larger
trade centers orders are coming in
from final distributors and belated
purchasers with the request to rush
shipments. Confidence in the future
has increased and reactions, which
have been more or less depressed,
have taken on a more optimistic atti-
tude. Dividend DISBURSEMENTS during
April will show a substantial increase.
Collections are reported prompt.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Athenian Liberty Lost.

"Then the scales fell from the eyes
of the people, but too late. Vox
populi, the democracy Of the multi
tude had done its work and Athenian
liberty was lost and lost through the
very means that had been instituted
70 save that liberty.
THE mouth of the demagogue in
these days is full of phrases about
the rights of the common people. He
is sure that the masses Of the people
are down-trodden and that we should
have a return to the good old days
when everybody was on an equality
and the rich and powerful could not
take advantage of the humble citizen.
1t is assured that popular rights have
been lost and that some time or
somewhere every one had q part in
law making.
Men who make these statements
forget that nowhere on Gods green
footstool--and l do not except Bel
gium or Holland-are there fewer
cases of pauperism per capita than
right here in these United States. We
exceed France, the richest nation in
Europe, in actual material wealth.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Hard for BlgeIow.

President Bigelow is a believer In
the progressive plan of government,
so much so that it is almost reli-
gion with him. Yet for the past week
1t has been his duty to preside over
the convention and see the pet child
of his ambitions booted about the
floor by impious representatives Of
the reactionary movement, as he YER
lily believes. 1t has been no holiday
session or spring frolic for him. 1t
has been, as his friends well know,
q period Of grim and fateful combat.
The introduction of the single tax,
which rural delegates say would be
overwhelmingly defeated by their
people, has been source Of unpleas-
antness to him. The effort to inhibit
the use Of the initiative for securing
the single tax il the people want it,
was met by him with a counter play
that classification of property for tax
alton should also be inhibited. That
struck at one Of the sources of the
trouble, for the adherents of classif-
cation have been among his chief
opponents.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Depends on BiaeIoWItes.

The length of the session will de-
pend much On the supremacy or the
descendency of the Bigelow forces. If
the Bigelow people win their present
initiative and referendum fight, they
will use their fighting strength then
to shorten the session, for their plat.
form right along has been a short ses-
sion and the submission to the people
of a limited number of amendments
to the constitution.
On the other hand, If the Bigelow
people lose the prestige they have
had up to this time, and after the l.
and r. fight, are at the mercy of their
enemies, the session of the conven-
tion may be prolonged indefinitely
For whatever the merits of the whole
controversy, this much is true, that
many of the anti-Bigel6w forces are
for general revision of the constitu.
tion, and that 1t was in spite of these
forces that the Bigelow people sue.
ceeded recently in having the conven.
ticn go on record for separate submis.
sion of all amendments.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Moderns Would Be Barred.

mo debauchee, no man who had
ever dishonored his father; no man
who had ever been drunk, even a
single time, could be elected senator.
Think what would happen II such
tests were applied to our American
legislature!
Every matter upon which the peo
pie could be called to vote went be-
fore the senate and was carefully con-
sidered; nothing that had not been
previously debated by the senate
could be brought before the people, to
whom the final decision was reserved.
"And in this final referendum what
happened? Aristotle tells US that
Sophists perverted the art of oratory;
brilliant demagogues, paid by the
landed proprietors, entranceC the lis
tening multitude. A Demosthenes in
the forum outweighed a hundred SEN
ates. History informs us that wher
Solon returned to Athens, an old man,
his eyes looked with sorrow upon the
last phases of his pure democracy A
dictator had entrenched himself in
the citadel
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

Frankfort.-With clear weather this
week thousands of tobacco beds were
burned and planted in Central Ken
lucky. The weather has been so I'M
seasonable for this work that the
planters are beginning to think that
the crop of tobacco this season would
be diminished on account of the late
ness of the year in which the work
of preparing the beds began, but with
good weather that difficulty is in a
large measure overcome. The work
Segan in earnest this week.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Pomerene Won't Come.

Word has been conveyed otr1cially
to the Ohio constitutional convention
by United States Senator Atlee Pome
rene that he will not be able to accept
its invitation and come here to give
that body the benefit of his thoughts
upon the proposed changes in the
charter Of the state. This is really a
loss for there is no better equipped
man on the subject of taxation in Ohio
than Che junior senator. who served
with ability and distinction upon the
Honorary Tax commission appointed
by former Governor Andrew l.. Har.
ris.
Tie senator has enough gumption,
however, to recognize the fact that
the speech-making enterprise has
been overworked in the convention,
which has been given more advice by
orators, philosophers, candidates, for
the presidency and vice presidency,
newspapers, lobbyists and the ragtag
and bobtail than it could digest If it
sat continuously until 1921. BY de-
clining he possesses abundaptiy the
quality of kindness, both 20 dumb
brutes and TO man
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Has Votes Enough.

With the closing sessions Of the
past week most of the debate has
been terminated. Efforts are to be
made early in the week to shorten
the time for speakers and later date
will be fixed for the vote to be taken.
The Lampson amendment inhibiting
single tax initiative will come first.
Work lining up the delegates to vote
that amendment down has already
been started. Next will come the
Peck amendment eliminating the d.
rect initiative and providing all move
ments of the people for new laws
must be made first to the legislature
On that the lineup is liable to be diff
ferent, delegates expect. There are
many of the initiative followers who
have expressed intention of support
ing that amendment With that out
of the way, the main question will
come w 1t iS confidently claimed
there are enough votes to put 1t
through.
The rumor is out in a new form
that 1t Is the intention IF the initia-
tive forces to close up the work and
adjourn the convention as quickly as
possible after the initiative gets
through. When it is voted Or this
week it will be only it's second read
ing. 1t will then go to the committee
on phraseology for polishing off and
then be brought back for third read
ing. 1t is open to amendment on the
third reading and the opponents of
the measure are understood to be re-
serving some of their choicest work
for that time.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
ATTORNEY ACCUSED OF FRAUD.

Observation-Disclosures w. Crafts, a
young attorney Of this city, was ar
rested on a warrant issued in Chi,
cago, charging him with having used
the mails to defraud, in an attempt
to borrow $4,000 from the La Grange
State bank of La Grange, I'll. The
property offered as security is said
to belong to ]. Fieldthing Thatcher
of New York. A United States of.
ficer left for Chicago with Crafts in
charge. Crafts maintains his in
nocencC
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

Fall River Mass.-The filing of tha
will of the late Susan L. Monroe re,
veals the fact that she has left a for
tune estimated to amount to 100000
to her faithful mare Daisy, which has
served her for 20 years and more. The
estate is to be held for the animals
benefit by a trustee and the income
used for her comfortable maintenance
and support.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Innocents and Interests.

The force that is consciously fight
ing for a prolonged session will doubt
lessly be aided by persons in the con-
vention who will innocently lend their
help by contending for the adoption Of
favorite measures.
Another distinctly retarding ele-
ment is the fact that the debates are
being recorded. The delegates are
human and few seem able to resist
the temptation to have their words go
down into history. Thus, more dele
gates are tempted to speak and to
speak far longer than they would if
no record of any sort were being kept.
Even the conservative calculators
among the delegates admit that the
record already has added weeks to the
length of the convention.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
FacetIous Operator.

Il say, mister" said the cadaverous
man, entering the telegraph ONCE,
could you trust me for a telegram |
want to send my wife? I'll pay you
tomorrow"
Sorry, sir" said the operator. but
We are terribly rushed these days and
there isn't a tick in the ofice that
isn't working overtime as it is."-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

Delegate E. l.. Eampson declared
that he had over 60 votes, a majority
of the constitutional convention, as
sured for his single-tax inhibition in
the initiative and referendum meas
ure. None of the pending PROPOSE
tions will carry, according to Lamp
son. He predicted that redraft Of
the entire initiative anG referendum
proposal would be necessary before
a majority of the delegates would be
ready to vote approval. He stated
that all of the Hamilton county dele.
cation were ready to abandon the
Crosser caucus proposal in favor of
some new proposition which would
provide only for the indirect initia.
tive
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
$4,000 Ohio Miners Quit Work

Columbus, O.-The $4,000 bitumin
GUS coal miners in Ohio have quit
work and will not resume until the
count of the referendum vote is com
pleted, according to G. w. Savage
Ohio secretary of the United Mine
Workers. 1t was estimated the count
would be ended by April Is. Enough
men will be left in the mines to pre-
vent damage.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
REFERENDUM TALK
NEAR ITS FINISH
DISCUSSION OF MEASURE Ex.
PEcTED TO END IN VOTE
THIS WEEK,
BIGELOW HAS A OIFFICULTTIME
Lampson and Peck Amendments to
Be Voted on First-opponents Of !.
and r. Will Put In Some of Hard.
est Work on Third Reading.

This week will probably see the
end of the fight in the constitutional
convention over the initiative and
referendum. No effort is to be made
to secure vote prior to Tuesday, but
after that day each side will be free
to get a date fixed, If possible, and
force the vote.
A canvass develops the fact that a
majority of the convention favors the
incorporation of the principle in the
constitution. That has been true
from the first.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
THE LATE ROBERT L. TAYLOR.

Although he withstood the imme.
diate shock of the operation, he began
losing strength soon after lapsing into
Inconsistencies, and did not regain
his faculties.
The body was accompanied to Nash
vile by delegations from both houses
of congress.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Optimism as to Future.

Nowhere are the masses better
clothed, better fed or better housed
than here; nowhere on earth do the
electorate enjoy greater political
power or exert more individual in
fluence upon public affairs than here;
nowhere are opportunities broader,
the conscience freer or the spirit Of
progress more militant than under
our flag.
But they say our legislatures are
corrupt, our officielJ venal and our
judges partial to corporate influence.
To hear these Cassandras bewail the
woes Of our land one would imagine
that the episode of the garden of
Eden had only occurred yesterday.
81 venture to say that complaints
against the inequalities Of wealth and
criticism of courts and public officials
for partiality or venality are made in
every civilized country and in every
period of the worlds history. l be-
lieve that the public men of our
times are not a whit worse than
those of earlier days, and l am salts
fed that instead of growing worBe the
world is growing better"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Panama Tools To Build Railroad.

Washington.-Se Secretary Fisher is
urging the house to clothe the federal
government with immediate authority
to use the construction equipment and
supplies on the Panama canal, as they
are released there by completion o.
the work for building government
railroad in Alaska from tidewater al
Resurrection bay to the Yukon valley
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Ice Water Not Harmful

makes the skin Of the palm turn a
bright red. The same effect is seen in
the throat when lump of ice Is held
in the mouth. The redness is due to
very sharp Irritation OF the skin or the
mucous membrane. If the mouth or
stomach be empty this irritation is
severe. If under the activities Of
taking food. both the mixture Of the
ice with food and the digestive activi-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
EDITOR INJURED.

Dayton.-James II. Chalmers, edi
tor and owner of the Moving
Picture World of New York, was
probably fatally injured in a fall
down an elevator shaft while on a
visit to the plant of the National Cash
Register company here.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Says Pure Democracy Is a Failure.


Failure of pure Democracy-th les
son of the Greek civiliZation-was
used in protests against the initiative
and referendum by Delegate B. F.
Weybrecht of Stark county before the
constitutional convention last week.
He declared 1t the most "retrogres-
sive" principle which has found 9
place in the discussions Of the day.
Although Mr.. Welbrecht has been
mentioned by his colleagues as a
Democratic gubernatorial possibility,
he did not hesitate to give his views
IN opposition to what has been termed
the most popular measure before the
convention.
Mr.. Weybrecht said in part:
I'm defining my position / prefer to
classify my arguments under two
general heads, which, for the sake of
euphony, l will designate as the
quick and the dead
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
/ SEN. CORES ASSAILANT
Says 1t Was Ex-President Roosevelt
He Intended To Kill.

Waukesha, Wis.-Charles Scho-
malta, the Pole who was arrested
after an attack with club on Sen
ator Gore, of Oklahoma, told the sher-
if that he had planned to kill Theo-
dore Roosevelt when the Oyster Bay
candidate passed through Wisconsin
en- his way from st. Paul to Chicago.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Woodmen for crosser Proposal

Delegate Stephen A. Stilwell Of
Cuyahoga county read a letter in the
constitutional convention from the
Northeastern Ohio Boosters associa-
tion If the Modern Woodmen of the
World, urging the passage of the
Crosser initiative and referendum
proposal. The organization has $4,000
members, and the letter was written
by the secretary of the association, T.
H. Roberts, upon instruction Of the
association.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

principle that general revision would
mean many added weeks of work.
The last convention, thai Of 1894,
entirely revised the constitution, oc-
cupying more than seven months in
the task and then had their work de-
feated at the polls.
Apparent lack of cohesion among
the Bigelow forces in the l. and R.
fight threatens their growing weak
ness, and in proportion as this weak
ness is indicated does the end Of the
convention recede into the distance.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
WELL.KNoWN EDUCATOR DIES,

Newark.-Prof. J. L. Gilpatrick, for
80 years or more teacher OF mathe
matics in Denison university at Gran
vile, we'll over dead last evening
He was seventy-ffve years of age and
leaves a widow and two children.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

Gallipolis. H. Graham's
big barn, containing tobacco, farming
implements, fine team of horses and
IA head of cattle, on his farm near
this city, was burned last night by an
Incendiary. The loss is $4,000, partly
Insured.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
SENATOR TAYLOR DEAD
Beloved Son Of Tennessee Succumbs
To an Operation.

Washington.-United States Senator
Robert Love Taylor, of Tennessee, is
dead. He had been in i'll health for
several months and last Thursday was
operated upon in final effort to save
his life.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
MUCH OF FINDLAY INUNDATED.
Blanchard River Drove Many From
Their Homes.

Findlay. - Many Findlay people
rowed away from their homes in the
lower portions of the city in boats,
because heavy rains caused Blanch
ard river to rise more rapidly than
the water could be carried away,
flooding the entire lower districts of
the city. Several hundred people are
in panic. The river is rising at the
rate of three inches an hour.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Must, However, Be Drunk In Reason
able Quantities, and Never on
an Empty Stomach.

lce-water may be considered as
] harmless II taken at the right time
and in the right way.
The effect Of drinking ice-water Is
not to chill the stomach" unless ex-
eeedingly large quantities be taken.
Holding a chunk Of ice in the hand
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Ida Ehann

THAT man has a vast fund Of in
formation"
YES" replied Senator Sorghpm;
"but he can't put a dollar mark in
front of it and use it for a campaign
| fund"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Delegates Resent pIctatIon.

Delegates who are familiar with
the situation doubt the ability of any
one group of the convention to hurry
the adjournment Delegates possess
high spirit Of independence and re-
sent official plans. 1t has been fatal
TO many efforts when presented to let
it be known they were pre-arranged.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Many Hope for Delay.

II is conceded that there are many
interests which want to see the con-
vention remain long in session in the
hope that ultimately the people will
become disgusted, and be inclined to
repudiate everything that the conven-
ton may do. In this way certain
death could be dealt to the initiative
and referendum, which is particularly
odious to these certain interests
Such interests are hoping for con-
tinuation of the convention far into
the summer and they are actively
working with this end in view. Each
fight in the convention that is pro-
longed will work toward the general
end sought and thus filibustering and
constant parliamentary skirmishing
can be expected from now on. 1t is
thus uncertain how soon the l. and R.
fight can be terminated. The second
liquor fight will give more fuel to
keep up the fires of debate and thus
serve to put the end Of the session
farther in the future.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
The Reason,

You mark all your compositions
forte" said the friend.
YES" replied the composer. "They
wouldn't have any vogue among peo-
pie who live in fats If had them
played softly"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

Waverly,-The remark, Shoot in
my direction" cost D. r. Clark, aged
81, a farmer of Shyville, Pike county,
his life John Shy, aged II, suiting
the action to the word, fired, and
Clark fell dead with bullet through
his heart. 1t was purely accidental
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

Norwalk. Rev. Father Leon
Lentsch, pastor of St. Anthony's
church, Milan, who died few days
ago, left considerable property, both
real and personal, all of which he be,
queathed to his housekeeper. Miss
Elizabeth Zimmerman, of this city.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
DAYTON STREETS INUNDATED.
Miami River Rising and Some Thor.
oughfares impossible.

oughfares TmpassabIe.
notwithstanding to a warning
telegram received by Major Strong,
the local weather observer, from the
head of the bureau at Columbus, the
Miami river, which has been on a
steady rise for several days, threat
ems to go higher by several feet DUR
ing the next "a hours. This may be
checked by fall in the temperature,
and it is not believed there will be an
inundation. Several streets on the
west side of the city were partly in
undated and impossible today.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
1870 DESCENDANTS.
RS. Rhoda VarVell, Adams County,
Claims State Record.

Mrs. Rhoda VarVeTII ADAMS County,
Claims State Record.
West Union.-The claim is made
that Mrs. Rhoda Varvel. PEBBLES,
Adams county, who was "a years old
on March IL, has the longest line OF
ancestry of any person in Ohio,
She is the oldest of five generations
She has living 8 children, LOT great,
grandchildren and 13 great-great-
grandchildren. She has been blind
for 10 years and at present Is very
lnfirm.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

Findlay.-Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Stigman are happy in the thought
that they are the parents of their fif-
teenth child. Fourteen of the num-
Der are at home.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

Akron.-L. R. Freeman, sixty-three
years old, of Cuyahoga Falls,
was killed by a trolley car as he was
gathering up his papers for delivery.
Freeman had been news agent at the
Falls for thirty years.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
NAPOLEON MENAcEo BY FLOOD
Ice Gorge Below City PlIlng Up the
Waters.

Napoleon.-With rain and thaw,
situated between a five-mile gorge
concentrated into a mile and half.
high and solid, below town, and vol
ume of ice and water on its way from
above, Napoleon is In fear Of second
thaw, rivaling or even exceeding that
of last week,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

Fremont. - The clothing of 16
month-old Lottie Perry caught fire
while she was playing with her broth
ers near stove and she was burned
to death.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

ties Of the glands prevent irritating
effects.
Taken with and under the digestive
activities of full meal ice-water does
no harm II in reasonable amount But
taken between meals, or on an empty
stomach. OF with very slight meal,
or in large quantity at any time. it is
liable to set up, by its powerfully irri-
tating properties, acute Inflammation
of the stomach. called acute gastritis.
The man who tears leaf out of his
Bible will soon throw away the whole
book.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Results Fsr-ReachIna.

The results of the I. and R battle
will thus be widely significant. If the
anti-BigGiow forces win, they will
thereby have eemented a majority or
ganization which may overthrow the
Bigelow scheme for separate submis-
sion of all questions and thus have
the convention go in for general revi.
uinn. No AenIal can be made OF the