The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-14
VETS AND DRYS IN
ANOTHER BATTLE
Proposal to Have Smaller
Legislature Is Cause.
MOVEMENT NOW UNDER WAY
Proposed Amendment to Constitution
Is Initiated by Filing With Sec
retary of State of More
Than 100000 Names.
D. A. DONOVAN,
SpaAIaI Columbus Correspondent.


struggle between the vets
and drys this fall. 1t will
result over the question
whether the size of the Ohio legisla-
ture shall be lessened as suggested
in the proposed new constitutional
amendment, initiated Tuesday after
noon by the filing with the secre-
tary of state of more than 100000
names. The proposed amendment
would reduce the lower house of the
Ohio assembly from 123 to so and the
senate from 33 to %. The measure is
held by dry leaders to constitute a
movement on the part Of the vets to
secure undisputed control of the gen
eral assembly by discontinuing the
old principle to giving every county,
no matter how small, at least one
representative in the assembly. 1t is
held that since the temperance
strength is strongest in the rural
counties, the new movement would
give preponderance to the city vote.
The counter argument is that the new
rather than territory and would thus
be more equitable. 1t is further argued
in behalf of the amendment that the
small legislature will be more capable
of transacting business and far more
economical. The amendment is the
first initiated under the new consti-
tuition, which permits the people to
compel the submission of amendments
without any recourse to the general
assembly. Heretofore the only man
ner by which the Ohio constitution
could be amended was by Consti'
tutional convention, or by the action
of the general assembly in submitting
amendments to the people. Gov. Cox
was at first opposed to the initiation
of the small legislature amendment,
but the forces behind it pushed it for
ward anyway. The attitude of the
governor is now being watched eager
ly by both sides. 1t is not thought
that he will take part in the contro-
Versy.
Woman May be Pardoned.
Jennie Owens, 70-year-old inmate
of the female department of the Ohio
penitentiary, may be pardoned. She
physicians say, and has few chances
for recovery. She was received from
Steubenville Is years ago after hav-
ing been convicted and sentenced to a
life term for killing her husband
who was said to have found her in
the compay of another man. Several
efforts to secure her pardon have until
this time proved futile.
More Flood Victims in Columbus.
Columbus lost more lives during the
spring flood than any other city, ac-
cording to reports received by the
state bureau Of vital statistics. There
were more than 100 deaths, 80 being
by drowning and the others by ex-
posure. Hamilton was second with SO
deaths from drowning, and Dayton
third with 20 deaths from drowning
and 10 from exposure.
Andrews Is Released.
On Saturday, former State Senator
l.. R. Andrews of Lawrence was
released from the Ohio penitentiary
by expiration of his term of nine
months for bribery. Good behavior
has cut a month and half from his
sentence. His term expired on Sun,
day, but it is the custom to allow the
prisoner to leave the day before when
the expiration comes on that day. An
drews has earned the sobriquet of
"Parson" because of his work among
the prisoners in aid Of the chaplain
Construes New Minor Law.
Constituting the new minor law which
goes into effect Aug. II, Attorney Gen
eral Hogan holds that after that date
no boy under Is and girl under 16 may
be employed at any class of work, and
that boys under 16 and girls under
Is must have school certificates to
he eligible to accept employment. The
boys must have a sixth grade edu
cation and the girls seventh grade
one. Children of foreign parents must
pass the same tests as other children
The new law will .orce 5000 children
TO quit work. Under the old law the
age limit was IA years.
Addresses Ohio Teachers.
Frank w. Miller, Superintendent Of
public instruction, has started out tC
visit and speak at teachers county
institutes. The institute season be
gan Monday and will continue for -four
weeks. He will busy appearing be
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Makes Full Confession.
Walter B. Vincent, who has made
full confession of fraud in the cir
culation of referendum petitions
seems to have had very pliable con
science when he set out to get name:
on the petitions. Instead of consult