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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28
Anti-saloon League on the Fence.

Apparently taking refuge in the
statement that the liberal forces are
preparing to make a final stand
against certain provisions of the liqu.
or license proposal, tentatively adopt
ed by the constitutional convention,
the Anti-Saloon league, through its Of
ficial organ, has refused to disclose
it's attitude toward that measure. Tho
league has heretofore stood against
any form Of licensing tho traffic. That
the remarkably we'll restricted pro-
posal should have proved source OF
embarrassment to the organization is
universally recognized, and there has
been much speculation as to the atti-
tude it would finally assume. Tho
declaration recites:
"The league believes that the con-
vention should submit along with it
prohibitory clause, either statewide
or limited, which, if adopted, would
clearly mark an advance correspond
ing to the progress made the temper
ance people in the past few years,
OULl6 VI IllO uOlCsoelICo billLh IhCS nav .
kept abreast of the times by safe
guarding present laws, empowering
the general assembly to enact others,
providing for restricted license in
"wet" territory, and then if people re.
ject this clause the present provision
of the constitution remain
"It is not to be wondered that the
outcome, thus far, is not entirely sat
isfactory to all the people CT tie state
when it is not satisfactory to all of
the 119 convention delegates
"These various views can be found
in every community in the state, and
quite naturally it is impossible to sat-
ltgy all The Anti-Saloon league be-
heves that 80 far the temperance
forces have held their own, and it is
equally confident the brewers are NOT
satisfied with their own child"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28
PIERCE 35-INCH WALL
YEeGMEu DRILL SOLID STONE
TO TREASURE BOXES.
Robbers Succeed In Getting About
$4,000 Before They Were
Frightened Away.

Berea.-Robbers broke into the
bank of this7place, a private institu-
ton and, penetrating the outer vault,
looted 100 safety boxes, taking cash
and jewelry amounting to $4,000.
Working behind a partition in an
Office next to the bank the robbers
had drilled through the wall and the
wall of the bank directly into the
vault. 1t was necessary to penetrate
So inches of brick and mortar.
That the robbers were frightened
away is believed, as they left the in
ner safe, containing $4,000 in cash,
partially drilled. No clews are OBJ
tainable.
Entrance first was effected into
the Office of Justice of the Peace T.
P. Poole, next door.
Working behind a partition the
robbers then drilled through Poole's
wall and the wall of the bank directly
into the vault. 1t was necessary to
penetrate 35 inches of brick and
mortar
Poole discovered the robbery when
he opened his Office. The floor was
strewn with rubbish and small specie.
The bank is known as the Pomeroy
bank. o. B. Pomeroy is president
and J. B. Pomeroy cashier. 1t carries
over 100000 in deposits.
One of the chief losers was Post.
master c. K Eckert, whose safety
box contained $500 in cash, besides
valuables.
Night Watchman A. M. Fulkerson
was on duty, but heard and saw
nothing to arouse his suspicious.
The front door of the building was
forced with a crowbar and blankets
wrapped about the safe to deaden the
Sound. The thieves stole a horse and
escape to the railroad, where they
ere supposed to have taken freight
| train.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28
Two Amendments.

h"O
The Bigelow men, in caucus, decid-
ed upon a form of the initiative and
referendum which is now before the
convention. Thus far, there have been
presented two amendments. One
would cut out the direct initiative and
would raise the Bigelow percentages.
Ten per cent, instead of 8 per cent
of the voters would be required to
petition for laws, and 10, instead Of
IL per cent of the voters, would be
required to petition for constitutional
amendments The other Is the "sin-
gle-tax" amendment.
Bigelow people insist that IL 1t is
made easy for the people to petition
for laws and vote on them, the legis-
lature will see the uselessness of re-
fusing what the people want, and will
pass good laws. They say that in
stead Of being used often, under low
percentage. he initiative, on the con-
trary, will be in practice used seldom,
since the very near presence of the
instrument will make corruption and
bribery in the legislature thing un-
known, because ineffective.
The attitude of the various public
men who have thus far addressed the
convention, by invitation, is interest
ing. Senator Foraker and Governor
Harmon were opposed to the very
principle of the initiative and refer
endum itself. Colonel Roosevelt was
for high percentages. William Jen-
nings Bryan was for low percentages.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28
Incubator of Booms.

Besides being a forum of peripa-
tetic philosophers the constitutional
convention has developed into a hot
house for all sorts of political booms,
boomlets and boomikins. No less
than three candidates for the COVER
norship have sprouted in the congen-
ial warmth, while seekers for state,
congressional and county nominations
are as thick as sorrel grass in pas
ture lot.
The three members mentioned in
connection with the governorship are
D. F. Anderson of Youngstown, James
w. Halfhill of Lima and B. Frank
Wey5recht of Alliance. Anderson
was candidate for president of the
body and came within short nose OF
defeating Herbert Bigelow. Since
then he has developed " capacity for
leadership and really wrote the liquor
license plank.
Halfhill is ably leading iE the fight
for the modification of the initiative
and referendum proposal. While
considered as good-natured and a
seeker after the lines of least resist
ance, the convention found out this
week that he knows how to, fight.
Heckled by the radicals he met every
! shaft, tIrned 1t and hurled back
shafts in turn that hit the mark so
often that the harrassing crew let
him alone He is leading the battle
for Taft in the Fourth congressional
district. His long association with
the Foraker organization will bring
that element to his side.
Weybrecht is another "singed cal" "
who, during the liquor debate, caused
the convention 70 awake to the fact
that he was both high and broad. He
is a Democrat and years ago repre-
sented Stark county in the general
assembly, where he achieved distinc'
ton. His brother, Adjl tant General
Charles Weybrecht, is one of the Har-
mon leaders in the state. Unlike
most candidates for governor, he is a
business man, and a good one. AS
an orator he has few equals in the
| convention.
Stanley Bowdle og the Cincinnati
delegation is a candidate" for con.
gress in the First district, and DR.. H
NJ. Brown of Highland, wants to run
in the Sixth district, DR.. S. D. Fess OF
Greene, vice-president of the body, be
ing under consideration for the same
nomination Delegate w. D. Brattain
of Paulding has already been nomin'
ated at home for representative.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28

eaten. Sucking insects are destroyed
by a contact poison; that is, some
caustic or penetrating material which
will kill by direct contact. In both
groups of insects exceptions occur in
which special methods of control
must be employed, depending on the
nature and habits of the insect in
question. Any material used to de-
stroy insects is called an insecticide
Cooling Moth or Apple Worm.
This insect doubtless causes great
er losses to growers of apples, pears
and ounces than any other. 1t is
usually two brooded. The larvae live
over winter in cocoons which they
spin around themselves under the
scaly bark or in any other convenient
hiding place. In the early spring they
change, first into the pupa form and
then into tho adult moth. which he
gins to appear about blooming time
and continues to come out for three
or four weeks. The moths lay their
eggs on or in the vicinity of the
fruit, chiefly on the new leaves. In
few days the eggs hatch into the
larvae OF worms, the majority of
which crawl into the eye or calyx end
of the apples and enter the fruit
there. They remain in the fruit from
20 to 80 days, during which time the
fruit usually drops from the tree.
After this time they leave the fruit
and crawl under some protective COW
ering and at once pass into the dor
mant stage. The second brood of the
adult moths appear about eight or
nine weeks after the blossoms fall,
and again lay their eggs on or in the
vicinity of the fruit. The young
worms at this time are not as particu.
lar as the first brood as to the place
they enter the fruit, and the hole is
quite as likely to start from the side
as from the blossom end. This is
the brood responsible for the ma
tured, wormy apples. The worm
finally leaves the fruit, hibernates in
some out-of-the-way place over win
ter and appears the next spring as
the adult moth. During the blooming
period and for few days after the pet
ais fall, the calvx Of the little apple
stands very open. Successful spray
ing depends on getting some poison
into this open calyx cup before it
closes and before the worm gets into
| it. AS the little worm attempts to
eat it's way into the fruit it gets some
of the poison and is destroyed.
Spraying after this stage is passed
is simply a waste of time and ma
terial. The necessity of spraying for
the second brood will largely depend
upon how thoroughly the first spray
ing has been done, but for the best
results it should always be given.
The treatment consists of spray
ing with arsenate of lead, two to five
pounds diluted to so gallons of wa
ter, Just as the blossoms have fallen.
There will be only from five to seven
DAYS for each variety in which effec-
tive work can be done. The second
spraying for the second brood should
be the same as the first given eight
or nine weeks after the blossoms fall.
v. H. DAVIS,
College Of Agriculture, Ohio State
University.
ITO Be Continued.)
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28

Pour a Sample of the Seed Out on
a Sheet Of Paper and Examine 1t
With Magnifyina Glass.
The only way for che farmer to
know that he is getting pure seed is
for him to examine or have examined
by someone who knows, the seed he
proposes too purchase. He should
secure a sample of the seed, pour it
out on a sheet of white paper and
then with the aid of a magnifying
glass and a pocket knife the weeds,
seeds and dirt can be separated and
the percentage determined A small
magnifying glass is inexpensive and
every farmer should have one.
II one does not care to make the
examination himself he can send the
sample to the state experiment sta
ton, or to the seed laboratory,
United States department of agricul-
ture, Washington, D. c., and have it
examined free of charge.
The method of cleaning red clover
seed recommended by the depart
ment of agriculture consists of put
ting the seed through a wire cloth
seive containing 20 meshes to the
linear inch. Most of the clover seeds
of medium size are held back by such
seive and practically all of the
smaller seeds pass through. The true
clover dodder is effectively removed
in this way. Most of the seeds of the
field dodder are also removed. Seed
of the buckhorn, wild carrot, wild
chickory, thistles and others of similar
size are mostly held back by the seive.
The method of separating buck.
horn seed from clover consists Of
mixing with the seed containing the
buckhorn thoroughly wetted sawdust
The buckhorn seed becomes sticky on
being wet and readily attaches it.
self to the sawdust. The entire mass
is then Immediately screened when
! the larger particles of sawdust 18th
| the buckhorn attached are readily
| separated from the clover seed. This
work should be done Immediately be
fore sowing the clover seed which
with the small particles of sawdust
that pass the screen need to be dried
only sufficiently to enable the seed
ing to take place readily,
T. L. WHEELER,
College Of Agriculture, o. S. u.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28
FLOOD MAKES THEM GO.
Ice Gorges In the Maumee River
Force Families Out.

Toledo.-With the rapid advance
of the vast field of ice and water
halted by the gorge mile in length
extending from opposite the Miami
children's home, diagonally across
the river to Orchard Grove, the huge
quantities of broken ice which have
massed at various points of the
Maumee and it's tributaries moved
towards Toledo almost from Fort
Wayne.
Two spans of the Junction bridge
eight miles south of Defiance, where
the Maumee and the AuglaiZe
reached the 1S-foot stage, were car
ried away. A dozen families have
been driven from their homes at Ma
poleon. A gorge which had formed
two. and a half miles above the
town swept through the city ant
carried away portions of the Perry
street bridge.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28
MIAMI co. REMAINS DRY
Vote is 6,324 for Drys and 5,311 for
Vets, Majority of 1913
for Former.

Troy.-Miami county will continue
in the dry column for another
three years. At the second Rose law
election the drys polled 1924 and the
vets 5,311, giving the drys majority
Of 1,013.
The vets had a strong organization
and spent money freely. The drys
also perfected an efficient organiza-
ton and had with them the entire
press of the county. The vets were
unable to place their advertising in
any newspaper.
Except for alleged colonization in
Piqua and Troy, the drys would have
increased their majority of 1901. re-
corded three years ago.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28
College Of Agriculture, o. S. q.

Most of the methods of breaking
up" hens from sitting are cruel, and
tire and distress the innocent hens
who are not to blame for their in
stinct., The kindest way is the follow
ing: When it is necessary to stop the
inclination, place the hen in nice
clean coop, alone, with fresh grass,
and all the fresh meat cut fine that
she will eat. The meat Immediately
increases the egg nourshment, and
while the hen is having really good
time, she is fast preparing herself to
commence laying eggs. 1t will take
but two or three days before she for
gets all about sitting, having other
affairs to attend to.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28

One of the important functions Of
lime that is often overlooked is that
it prepares land for leguminous
crops. There are many types of soil
not adapted to growing such crops
as alfalfa, clover, vetch, soy beans,
ETC., because of the acid condition of
the land, or because of lack of mi
cro-organisms that are essential for
leguminous crops do not thrive. Often
by the use of hydrated lime the soil
may be prepared for these bacteria
and hence the legumes grown. Lime
is a very useful amendment or stimu.
liant for soil and it's use ought to be
more common.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28
Men Not Comedians.

Most of my plays are for women. be-
cause they are comedies. l can't see
how anybody wants TO write a comedy
for man--except farce, Of course.
Women have thousand resources for
getting laughs in straight comedy,
where man has one. She can go
all the way from tears to laughter
without stepping out of the picture:
she is still real woman. If a man
gets out of very limited range he
becomes ridiculous and the role be-
cGmes farcical.- Catherine Cushing.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28
POST OFFICE SAFE BLOWN
Safe-Crackers Break Into Uncle
Sans House in Akron and Sc
cure Stamps and Money.

Akron. - The postoffice safe at
Hudson, near here, was blown open
and the contents taken, includ-
ing stamps. How much was in the
safe could not be learned, as the
postmaster refused to give any infor-
nation until the arrival of the inspec-
tor.
Hudson has recently been made
postal savings bank and the depos.
it's from this bank were in the safe.
The thieves stole a horse and
buggy from a farmer and made their
escape to the railroad.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28
NEW TRACTION LINE PLANNED.

Findlay.-That Kenton is soon to
have trolley connection with the
outside world, the Columbus. Kenton
and Toledo Traction company, with a
capital stock of $5O,O0O, has been in
corporated. AS soon as the state COM
mission authorizes the bond issue, the
line from this city to Redwood, so
miles, will be constructed From
Redwood into Columbus, other con-
nection can be had. From this city
to Toledo, the Toledo, Bowling Green
Southern line will be used
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28
Not Closed Questions.

1t will be matter OF surprise to
great many people about the state to
learn that the proposals voted on by
the constitutional convention, and
which have been generally looked
upon as closed questions, have not in
reality been finally adopted, but that,
as a matter of fact if any member so
chooses the entire subject may be
again reopened for amendment and
debate.
This means that if the questions of
liquor license, woman's suffrage, issu-
ance of bonds for good roads and
other proposals which have passed
the convention may again be argued
as long or even longer than has been
done in the past If the convention so
chooses. Any member may present
any amendment he chooses and any
member may demand the right to
speak on either the amendment or the
main question.
The only way to prevent this is by
the usual parliamentary methods, one
of which is for the previous question
to be demanded.
The reason for this state of affairs,
which appears rather peculiar to those
who are more familiar with the meth
ods of the state legislature, is that
the rules of the convention differ in
one slight particular from the rules
of the legislature. In the latter body
bill is introduced, read once, lays
over for day or longer and is given
a second reading when it is referred
to a committee. The committee re
ports the bill back with recommenda.
tion and then comes the fight as to
whether the bill shall pass. When this
vote is taken the matter is finally
disposed of unless there is reconsid
Grafton of the vote within three days
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28
I, and r. Plan Is Menaced,

Delegates begin to fear that the
two propositions will be dependent on
each other. The committee on phra-
seology now has the Anderson pro-
posal and is waiting until the cities
home rule proposal passes second
reading before taking it up that 1t
may harmonize the two.
The retreat on the Crosser I. and
r. proposal was decided upon after it
became evident to supporters that
the unamended proposal was beaten.
Desertions from the provisions Of the
proposal could not be checked even
by strenuous work by President Bige-
low.
Monday nights retreat was apparent
when Mr.. Miller of Crawford offered
a substitute to take the place Of the
Crosser proposal and the Halfhill and
Lampson amendments It Is said that
1t was drafted by President Bigelow
himself. Adherents of safeguarded
initiative and referendum said it was
a surrender Of principle on the part
Of delegates who declared the l. and
r. should contain no allusion to
single tax.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28
CanVasses Sentiment.

Mr.. Anderson said he had made a
canvass of the sentiment of the peo-
rle of the state and found a growing
feeling against direct initiative. In
Chil!icothe. said Mr.. Anderson, he
spoke Friday night and found his au-
dience almost unanimous for the In
direct or legislative initiative and
almost unanimously against the d.
rect initiative. Mr.. Anderson would
incorporate an inhibition against the
attainment Of the single or land-value
tax through the initiative. His Sec
ton on this subject is modification
Of the Lampson amendment.
President Bigelow and Delegate
Brown, Highland, one of the most ear
nest of the I. & R. men, are reported
to have had heated controversy over
the Lampson anti-single tax amend
ment. Mr.. Brown is thorough believ-
er in the per cent tax plan, and has
introduced proposal to put it into
the constitution. He had signified his
intention of supporting an amend
ment to prohibit single tax through
the l. & R. This feature was opposed
by President Bigelow.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28
HOW, WHEN and
WHAT TO SPRAY
HELPING FRUIT TREES TO BEAR
BY COMBATING THEIR DIS
EASES AND INSECT PESTS.
TWO GROUPS OF PARASITES
Cooling Moths Can Be Controlled by
Spraying Trees Twice Year
With Arsenate Of
Lead,

There are two great groups Of
enemies or parasites which attack
our cultivated crops-insects and dis
cases. insects are in turn divided
into two great groups-biting and
sucking. The members of one group
eat the parts of the plant attacked,
while the members of the other suck
the sap from the tissues. When the
parts attacked can be easily reached,
the biting insects can usually be
readily destroyed by placing some &C.
tive poison over the parts being
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28

The corn land should be prepared
early so that the seedbed will be in
the best possible condition One of
the secrets of corn growing-if there
is any secret about it's good prepa-
ration of the soil. This includes deep
breaking and ample narrowing, Give
more attention to this matter and
place some of the responsibility upon
the soil itself, where much of il
should be.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28

committee made its report the con-
vention would vote on rejection or
adoption, and if the proposal were
adopted K would go to committee
know as the phraseology committee,
which should see that the wording Of
the bill was correct. and report back.
Then the bill would be given its third
reading and passed finally. The idea
was, it is supposed, to be absolutely
certain that the phraseology of the
bill was proper before 1t was finally
disposed of. But as long as the pro-
posal has not been given its third
reading it has not been definitely dis
posed of, and can be amended, expur-
gated, argued and even killed If some
one can muster the votes necessary to
do it.
At least one fight is not over-the
liquor fight. "Wets" will introduce
amendments when the liquor proposal
comes up for it's third reading, and
will make a hard fight to have them
incorporated in the proposal before ii
is finally passed. Whether there will
be efforts to amend other proposals
is not known, but there is nothing to
prevent The initiative and referen
dunn measure, now being fought in the
convention, may be passed according
to the notion Of the Bigelow or anti
Bigelow men in the convention, but
that will not finally dispose of it, fol
the side which is whipped can reopen
the battle when 1t comes up to be
read for the third time.
No proposition which has beer
adopted" by the convention, there
fore, has been passed finally, and ne
one can say that the form in which i
has passed will be the form in which
it will be submitted to the people.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28
Boy Has Right to Be Proud

who was passing, threw himself head
long on the dog. and tried to strangie
1t. People shouted to him that he
would be bitten: and he was bitten
terribly. His father begged him to
come away from the dog, but Better
one than half dozen more children
be bitten! shouted the boy, and he
stuck to the dog till man managed
TO slip moose over its head and
draw It tight
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-28

Quick, intelligent attention will
often save a lamb or a pair of them,
and often the ewes as well.
In a case of twins one is often
weaker than the other, and would die
if not assisted to nourishment.
A tablespoonful of oil-meal a day
for each eve, given regularly, is
sensible addition to the ration.