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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-22
QUA eoVERNMENT NO FAILURE.
says tie Athens Tribune:

says tie Athens Tribune:
4 Thorough reading Of the proposed
amendment to the Constitution WAicA
Kivso to the people what is called
the initiative and referendum ought
70 convince aRyOAe that the people q
OAiO Do not need any such device.
The idea ct the basis Of the iRitiAr
tive and referendum n tAat repre-
sentative government e We have hAG
Il in the Unitsd States during the
whole period Of its sxist0ae0 10 Aat
failure. Il assumes hat cur lSgislar
tsrs wtn net give IN the laws We
need and VIII make laws We q mt
want. Ss IT, nsAeEa lavsaklea gives
Tie Dowor int the hands Of The vOtsVs
t. make laws o. 70 vsts thSR II tAsy
assirs t.. q pats Il iatO the POWer
e q minority - make laws, Ter Il
OnIy S0QuiEes Q mAjority sf the vOts
east En- the Measure to enact II sne
the whole vote east nay be . com
HarativoIy small miaOFity Of tie else
Norata.
The state Of aRAiFs laSislAttvS mHse
Be terribly bad that nscoesatAtss such
a addition TO the legIslattVs AF<aeAs
Of the Constitution Il n % DlAes
legislation In the hands Sf the isnor-
ant, vicious and uAscFuDulous - veil
as In the handa sf the honest. the viz.
tuOua and the well Informed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-22
PRESENT Law JUST
Some Pertinent Comment On
the Subject Of the Liquor
;. / Amendment

Liberal Voters and Thinkers Are Civ
ing This important Proposal Con-
Observation-Disclosures Should De
Made BY Legislative Aeti0n-Not
BY Amendment to Ohio Constitution.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-22

thI6 effect.
The present Law IL far more just.
and II needed. . better liquor amend
ment could at any time be substL
tated.
The present proposal remedies moth
ing, but aeeentuates all the evils. by en-
casing them in q new constitution. as
before said.
For above reasons this proposition
should be voted down in its present
shape: all that is needed IL right to
license and have enaOtments Of regu-
latiOn 70 legislature.
In the present shape the proposal
seems 9 eunningly devised plan to give
the whip hand to the sOcalled tem-
perancs people when liberals are
bound hand and foot. and it Is to be
hoped the people win be intelligent
enough not to fetter themselves or
give their franchise to special privilege
against their own interest
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-22

Cincinnati, O.-Your attention IL
called to the fact that the provisions
give no relief to those complaining OF
tyranny in personal matter, inasmuch
as all the present restrictions are re-
tanned and emphasized as will be seen
by perusal of the clauses; particular
attention is called to the words Of
Clause 8:
Nothing contained in the proposal
repeals or modifies existing prohibit
ory or regulatory laws of their future
repeal or enactment"
Clause 1O.-"There is added to the
above provisions, that nothing con
tanned in the amendment preFnts the
future enactment modification or 70
Zeal of any prohibitOry or regulatory
laws"
Provision is made to reduce saloons
allowed to no more than one saloon
for each 500 population, but 1t Is ex
pressly stated the reduction may be
made to any less ratio. even one to
5000 population, for example:
By above it appears we would be
further of than ever by the adoption
CT the amendment, from any just set
tlement of the Vexed personal liberty
question and liquor laws, inasmueh "a
the many details are embodied in the
Constitution which makes it hard ever
to remedy any defect until so years,
when a new Constitution may be
made, If then.
These regulations do not belong in
. constitution, but should be made by
the Legislature as needed from time
to time.
If there be too many saloons In some
places, the Legislature can always
raise the present tax and thus reduce
them which was done when tax was
raised from $3.50 to $1,000 under pres
ent Dow law.
To limit saloons is partial mOnOp-
oily; the whole country is complaining
bitterly of monopolistic encroachments
in all industries and vOcatiOns and
with justice, and here 1t is proposed
to favor modified Monopoly.
The tax on saloons should be made
. uniform one, so that any qualified
person should go into that business il
willing to pay the established rate Of
tax, otherwise it is a monopoly. The
tobacco trust, no doubt. favors the
proposal as chief retail sellers Of In.
dependent Cigars and Tobacco are the
saloons-thus this Odious monopoly
would laugh in its sleeves.
As to consumption, not drop less
would be drank. maybe more. as larger
crowds would assemble in remaining
saloons. and nothing so encourages
Convivial and excessive drinking as
fellowship and crowds.
As to the effect on property, that
would be very serious; in Cincinnati
there would be 700 storerooms vacant
and in other municipalities in proper
ton; all property values would 60
down. even dwellings. by reflex effect
80 that whoever owns Q home or q
share In building associations. would
feel the effect In both value and Il
! higher taxes. which would somehow
regardless OF the emith Law hstA a
be imposed 70 replace loss Of taxes b.
reason ot closing Of 20 mahy saloons
II wcaid require years 70 oysrcom'
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-22

Abstracts Of the amendments are
not satisfactory. and explanations Of
them are likely to be distrUstee
where the expIAinsrs have IN later
est in their adoption or rejection.
Never before. 20 far as We kasWi
has the state Of Ohio asked its people
to vote On constitutional amend.
msnts without pubIishi-g them L
fun
The eelnIen ee Q LEI ef nsNaeaRegs
esNtreIlsd frem Callforalas ae =
whether m ohle IaW sheuld b
passed er not. eaRnOt BE st HUes
value here. sEsn u u ls net : besohl
eplnlsN. slVsH IN the lntsFsst 81 sosRs
ere vsho hes IN axe 20 sFiHd. alvs
the VOtsFS the text and they Wlll
fern their OWR eeRelualoAs.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-22
DGVEY TO BROTHER GUAAGERS
"Farmsr John" Warns Against SO'
eIaIIstIe AmsndmeRtS-EHpIaRa-
tions by Con. Goa. BoSsss
Are Misleading.

Kent, o.. August-(SpsciaL)-
Patriotism demands that We vote
the whole thing down and preserve
our representative government"
This ID the eoncIusioa Of N inter
ssting statement issued BY Farmer
John" DaVsy. Of Kent Ohio. addressed
to the farmers Of the state. IN which
he advises them to get cut en- SSptsm,
Der , aaa vote down the forty odd
proposed anendmsats to the CoAstt
tuition
Everyone in NOrtherA Ohio knows
Farmer John" DAVSy far his intense
loyalty to the agricultural interests
Of the state and for his rugged h0as
esty. He 10 perhaps better kAOwa
throughout the entire country a. the
Father ct Tree Surgery" Ar. DAY.
ey IL intensely public spirited He
u Q sOlf-mAdO man. He 10 bitterly
opposed to every form Of Socialism or
Of any public policy which VIII de-
stroy the liberties Or the Opp0rtuni.
ties Of the people a. individuals.
The SOcialistic proposal entitled
welfare 0f EmDlOyss" which con
CeAls q provision under which 1t will
Be possible fer professional Political
agitatoEs. Socialists. Single-taxsrs and
others to eoatrol the hours Of labor
and wages In every private industry
in the stAts. particularly aroused The
Indignation e Mr. DaVOy.
When asked for his views On the
proposed constitutional ansndnentG
Farmer John" Dayey said:
Il will give my views. but I want
70 give them In my own way, and
want particularly to address my Bro
ther Farmers. Therefore. will writa
what I want to say"
His statement. addressed 70 tha
Farmers Of ohiO. is. in part, - fol
lows:
Brother GrAngsrs. have you read
the Socialiatie 'amendnsnts' to OhiO'I
Constitution which they ask yOu tC
ratlfy On SePtsnb0r 3rd? II not. be
stir yourselves. II you never vOtsd
b0toF0. DO % On that day. II yOu have
net seen the s@ciAl document. iSsSSt
BY the COaVentisn, get one and oI
receipt Of IL. run yOur pencil tArouEh
every line Of OMcial eXDlanatioa. en-
leave the Articles and Numbers n
they passed the Convention. II yOU
can't ascertain from these PtOVisisAl
what they mean, your only safety ID
to vote No Some master mind n
back Of those '0zplanAtiOns.' stAtiAl
in enc place there is no SinglO-tax.
but In the Initiative and Referendum
amsndnsnt, = clear opening IL naa'
to sweep the other forty amendment
aad the whole Constitution out Oi
sxist0ace.
Those explanations are the big
Kest insults ever offered the VOtsrI
of Ohio. II tAAt Convention did no
give u propositions clear enough Il
be Understood By The Gv0FaG'
school boy withsut sOns l0rdly cen
ventioA boss explaining and HiSlead
ing us in order to take from " ~
individual rights that have PrOdUcOc
the sturdy citizens Of OhiO. plAOinl
her a. one Of the stars Of the 1rs
maKnituds ct the Union. DAtriOtisu
demands that We vote the who'll
thing down and preserve our Repre-
sentative G0Vsrnmeat."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-22
OUR CLUBBING LIST.

The following special offers are made
to both old and new subscribers to this
paper.
We cannot mail sample copies of
any paper except the Journal. Re-
quests for samples of others must be
sent direct to the Office of the paper
wanted, if We cannot supply you in
person at this Office.
The figures show the price at which
the publication named and the Jour-
nal will both be sent for one year:
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-22
Prospects for Best Fair
Ever Held in Darke
County.

The prospects for the biggest
fair ever held in Darke county
are good.
The speed program seems to
suit the horsemen and a large en-
try list is anticipated by the Di-
rectors. Members of the Board
that have atteDded other Fairs
to solicit entries and exhibits say
that prospects are very fiatter-
ing. Space in the Art Hall has
all been taken; and arrangements
have been made for a large tent
5Ox8O to take care of the exhibi-
tors that are wanting space. The
Attraction Committee has been
very fortunate in the securing OF
Prof. E. D. Martin. the renowned
slack wire juggler, whose acts
are scientific and given in such a
comical way that they will be a
great feature. A good line of
pay shows have been secured.
Among them is the celebrated
educated horse, Queen Key, said
to be the best educated broncho
on exhibition. The arrangement
are not booking any immoral
shows, and no gambling or games
of chance will be allowed on the
grounds. You can let your chill
dren attend the Great Darke
County Fair. Nuf ced. Every.
body boost and help make this
years Fair a record breaker.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-22

"The proposed new Constitutional
amendments are not understood BY
one per cent. Of the voters, and with
few exceptions they will not be un-
derstood when it comes time to vote
on them. II they were understood
the people Of Ohio would get ont 70
the polls and defeat tA0m Oxerwheln-
ingly. Il il apparent, however. th3t
Mr.. BigelOw. Socialist and Single
taxer. who was chiefly instrumental n
drafting the proposed amendments.
very cunningly slammed the whole
scheme to deceive and fool the voters.
First he Gxed the 7eIeCtieA II such an
early date that the average voter
would not have the chance to thor
oughly study the amendments; sthsA
he held back the Newspaper pabliea-
ton Of the proposed amendments
until 20 late that even the most iAtoE
ligeRt and studious voter could not
hope b properly inf0Em himself: thea
again, he fired the election at . timo
when the great mass Of farmers. Who
fear sinEle-tax. would be 20 busy with
their farm W0Ek. they would probably
neglect to V0te; thea he Ax0d It %
that Oaly > majority Of the votes cast
on each Amendment would be required
to adopt it. instead Of the usual rule
Of . majority Of all the votes cast at
the election: and reAlising that few
Of the V0teFs would have . chance
to study aad understand each amend
ment. Bigsl0w arranged it 20 that
most Of the amendnants- IN which he
was particularly interested would sp-
pear on the ballet under such attract.
i've. mislsading and aAt0Ally deceptive
titles as Damage for Wrongful
DEATH Welfare Of Employee. and
'WoFkmen's, COmpeAsAtioA.' He Ag'
ursd that the average vOter would be
attracted hy such titles and vote fOs
al the aInsndmeAtS.
''TAs fact i that comparatively few
votsEs are or win As familiar with
mere than three or four Of the ~ pro
posea amendments. The average
voteF thiAks that Ali tAsrs is 10 the
election e y vess ea such questions
Ma Menor license goeA reada. end
wemsasa saaEagA
sM II essbA Vsas eis.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-22

1T therefore behOOVss every voter
IN the state. Arst 70 be sure and 90
TO the polls on Sept 5. and secondly
to vote against every proposed
amendment with which he 10 not thor
OughIy familiar. no matter how plaus-
ibls or appealing or attractive the title
on the ballot may be-"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-22
TAXES UNDER CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS WILL DRIVE
HIM AND OTHER MANI
FAcTURERs OUT OF
OHIO.
A REVOLUTIONARY DOCUMENT
Ohio 70 Becoming Tee Soelallstie and
Anta0OnIstie to All Employers oS
Lahor-si0eIoW Mas Planned
O SehOms 70 Deceive.

MarysviIls, O.. Aug 1S.-(SpSciaL) ID
-EvsA the prospect that Q majority OF
the proposed SocialIstie and ultra
radical amsndne1ts to the COnstitu-
tuition may be approved At the special
election On Sept. 3. IL not only keep.
ing new Industries out Of Ohio, but Il
10 Threatening to drive many existing
industries out Of the state.
An illustration of this In given in q
Statsmsnt made here today by Walter
S. Peel. head Of the Independent man.
ufaeturinE nrm Of W. s. Peel 4 Bro.
Of tAis town
We arc about ready to quit and
get out Of the state" said Mr.. Peel
Political conditions in Ohio are BE.
coming % Iatolerable that it will
soon BE impossible for any industry
to survive. In the last few years
the political agitatOFs and Socialist
ic element have been growing IN
power and heaDing new burdens Gn
the shoulders Of every property owns
and employer. The result has been
that many Of the indopSndsat indus.
tries have found Il diAcult to make
both ends meet.
Raro Threwn DeNn.
Nov it IL proposed to throw dOwl
every bar and every restriction t.
radical legislation by destroying our
present Constitution and substituting
therefor Q document 20 revolutionary
in its character that every Socialist
in the state In working day and night
for its adoption.
Here In Aarysville oar Commercial
Club In striving to attract new maRN
featuring enterprises to our town
New industries mean more work f0I
OUT people and greater prosperity fOa
the entire community. But Whai
chance have we to induce any Rsv
outside industries to lOcate in OhiO
when the outside investor or manufac
turer says: Ohio Il becoming tOG
SOcialistie and too antagonistic to sv
cry employer Of labor. and in fact t
every property owner. whether he en-
DlOys labor or not What Il the re
suit? New capital and new iRdustriel
are locating II OtAer states. and many
Ohio industries are now seeking op
portunities for moving out Of tn
state.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-22

Total Value 1855
We will furnish the above cOmbin-
alton for a limited timely OH for 81. 80.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-22
TEE HsEsTVliIE TEFIgTAi 9ETE,
GREENVILLE.OBIO.

GREENVILLE. .OBIO.
Has the largest Capital Surplus and
Responsibility OF any Rank in Darke
County. Is regularly examined un-
der Government supervision.
Capital Of the BAnk;Is 100000
shareholders Liability ~ 100000
surplus OF Bank Is 10000
Total ResPOnsIbIIIty.Is $3.50. 600
All of which IL q guarantee of absO.
late protection to its depOsItOrs.
We invite year bTfsIness, which
shalt have eur best attention
Money In shape Of drafts issued
available ali over the world.
June lyl
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-22

William w, Clark. Of Columbus. for
msFly In the service Of The Psnnaylva'
MIA RailFosd Co. has been appointed
Uaited states eonsul - CaFal6sa
Cuba.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-10-20

between $4,000 and $4,000,
and it should not be forgotten
that the university's graduates,
who number about 1000, are,
in large part, located within
a radius of 800 miles of
Omaha, and naturally they
spend considerable sums of
money here for supplies and
equipment, to say nothing of
the business which they bring
to the city along professional
as we'll as distinctly CONNER
cial lines.
Perhaps it is not generally
known that this great univer-
sity owes it's origin in large
part to a woman, Mrs. Mary
Lucretia Creighton, who, upon
the death of her husband, Ed
ward, made provision in her
will for carrying out his Oft
expressed wish to found a free
college for young men. He
died suddenly on November
5, 1874, and as he left no will,
his immense fortune passed to
his widow, upon whom, there
Omaha daily bee., 1912-10-20

V1kty merchants a half-mil-
lion dollars each year. Start
ing in a very humble way
thirty-four years ago, this in
stitution has grown to splendid
proportions, with nearly a
thousand students in attend
ance, and alumni numbering
nearly 1000 scattered all over
the country. Thanks to the
generosity of the Creighton
family, the university has an
endowment of several million -
dollars, and it's equipment is
thoroughly n odern in every
respect. Each year witnesses
notable additions to the facili-
ties for up-to-date teaching, Z}
and Creighton now takes high
rank among the educational in i
stitutions of the country.
There are various standards
by which institutions may be
measured, one of the most gen.
orally appreciated being that
of dollars and cents. The aver
age citizen may not be able to
Judge of a university's stand
ing educationally, but he can
easily grasp the idea that an
institution which helps to swell the
local bank clearings is worth while.
Perhaps ne does not often reflect
upon this phase of the matter, but
once 1t is brought to his mind he will
not soon forget it.
The university's combined enroll
ment is now 967 students, whose ag-
gregate annual expenditures in
Omaha fir board and lodging,
clothes, laundry, amusements. books
and stationery, incidentals and rail-
road fare is about 100000. AS the
bulk of this money goes through the
Omaha banks this accounts, in part,
for the fact that Omaha ranks higher
in bank clearings than in population
among the cities of the country.
1t may be interesting to consider
in detail what Creighton's contribu-
tion to Omaha's financial welfare
means. The single item of shoes
amounts to $4,000 per year; suits
and overcoats, $4,000; confections
and tobacco, $4,000; laundry, $751;
600; hats, caps and haberdashery,
$4,000; baggage transfer, $500;
books, stationery, instruments and
apparatus, $4,000; drugs, jew
elry, sporting goods, engraving,
printing, catering, taxicabs, etc,
$4,000; board and lodg-
ing. 100000; amusements E
and incidentals, $4,000; rail-
road fare, $25, 900.
When to these amounts is
added the tuition of the four
professional colleges, all of
which is Immediately disbursed
in Omaha to the faculty and to
Omaha merchants for equip
ment and supplies, the total n
will aggregate approximately a Il
half-million dollars, not in
cluding the large expenditures
made every year by the univer-
sity for the construction of new
Omaha daily bee., 1912-10-20

nent homes for Colleges of Med
icine, Law, Dentistry and Phar-
macy. On February Z, 1907,
he died, mourned by all who
knew him, secure in the CRATE
full memory of those he had be-
friended.
1t is a FAR cry fro~n tie gram
mar school of 1878 to the uni
versity of 1912, and unless one
has kept in close touch with
the institution he would
scarcely realize the change
which has occurred. Instead of
one building which then housed
the faculty and provided ample
quarters for the students, there
are now nine large structures
devoted to the work of the in
stitution; the staff of profess
sors has increased from to
1870, and the student enroll
ment from 120 to 972.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-10-20
Creighton UniversitYs Steady Growth

and relatives of the students
cannot be accurately estimated,
but the total will doubtless run
Omaha daily bee., 1912-10-20

me of Omaha's best assets is
Creighton university, whose
students spend with Omaha
merchants a half-mil-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-10-20

she was very devoted to her husband
and she gladly seized upon the OPP
portunity to perpetuate her affection
for him by leaving 100000 to found
the college. How unpretentious
were it's beginnings may be gathered
from the fact that when it's doors
opened on September 2, 1878, the
highest class was the Sixth Reader
Glass" But the men in charge la
bored with enthusiasm and intelli-
gence, and from this insignificant be-
ginning there has grown an institu-
tion of university rank, with COM
plete preparatory, undergraduate,
graduate and professional courses.
This remarkable growth would
never have occurred without
the generous cooperation of a man
whom Omaha will never forget-the
late Count John A. Creighton-who
showered his wealth upon the strug-
Cling school and lived to see it
emerge from its experimental days
into a sturdy institution destined to
endure. During his lifetime he con-
structed the Observatory, extensive
additions to the original building, a
separate library, auditorium, dormi-
tory, heating plant and perma-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-19
Last Man in the Stocks.

The punishment of the stocks has
been inflicted within the memory OF
many living men. In the Manchester
Guardian of June IA, 1879, there is an
account of man enduring this fora
of legal torture at Newbury. He
was rag and bone dealer of intent
perate habits and was fixed in the
stocks for drunk and disorderly CON
duct at the parish church. Twenty
six years had elapsed since the stocks
were last used" runs the account.
"and their temperance created no
little sensation and amusement, sew
eral hundreds of persons being at
tracted to the spot where they were
fixed" The amusement" does not
appear to have been shared by the
prisoner, who was released after four
hours and Seemed anything but
pleased with the laughter and de-
rision of the crowd.'-London
Chronicle
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-19
SOME HARD WORDS.
Chou emek- wakthla- nok- emmik an
tanthai-m ma is ID.

Shakespeare and Dickens are by no
,,1enps the only authors who are diff
ficult to put into other tongues, trans
lators of the Bible often complaining
of the obstacles they have to sur
mount. How. for example, render such
a phrase as whittier than snow in the
language of equatorial Africa, where
snow is unknown? In the language
of the Lengua, tribe in Paraguay,
they were obliged to translate the
word eighteen ''chog- emek-wakthla-
mok -emmik- antanthal-ma," the literal
meaning of which is finished my
hands, pass to my other foot-thre
II. Ottewill Bruce cites the case OF
translator in New Guinea, who, get
ting stuck with the phrase Far be 1t
from me to do this thing, consulted
an intelligent catechumen, who gave
him the precise idiomatic equivalent
in phrase that meant May | speak
to my mother-in-la law before / will do
this thingi" For it seems that in
New Guinea it is an objectionable sin
for man to speak to his wlfes mo-
Their.
A book could be filled with curiosi-
ties of translation. 1t is, however, far
easier to criticise than to write a
translation, and any one who has to
do much of such work must take off
his hat to masters like Gilbert Muir
ray for his Euripides. to Charles Eliot
Norton for his Dante, to Jowett for
his Plato, to Swinburne and Rossetti
for their bits from Vilon, to Mallarme