The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18
Majority Votes on Proposals.


terms of county officials took first
prize as a loser" The majority
against it was 397,O2S. The next larg.
est loser was the McDermott LIQUOR
license 'decentralizer," against which
majority of 1885 was piled up.
The Stability league amendment,
which sought to restrict the operation
OF the initiative and referendum, took
third place in the scale of defeat and
bowed under 64,691 majority. Fourth
place went to the proposal to exer7 ba
public bonds from taxation, for the
figures show that it last by 63,959.
The Sprague gerrymander came next
in point of failure, and the returns
show that the voters rejected it by
57,lOS. Prohibition carries off the rec.
ord for suffering the least calamitous,
although 1t was rejected by 55,4OS. II
is rather remarkable fact that no
proposal submitted passed muster be-
fore the voters, who seemed to be in.
disposed to changes in the constitu-
tion or the laws. Prohibition leaders,
however, profess to be satisfied with
the result on the ground that they
gained over last year some $4,000.
Willis Signs Petition.
Gov. Willis yesterday afternoon
signed the gigantic suffrage petition
which is being borne from the Pacific
coast to Washington by women in
autos to be presented to congress when
that body meets Dec. 6. The petition
already bears the names of a half mil.
lion people, and the list will be con-
siderably swelled before Washington
is reached. 1t asks congress to sub
NIT to the people the Susan B. An
thony amendment, which, if adopted
by three-fourths of the states, would
insure equal suffrage everywhere
throughout the Union. In speaking to
the women ENJOYS in the executive
offices, where a large reception was
held Thursday, the governor said he
believed in the adoption of the amend.
ment and the submission of the issue
to the various states.
Enforce All Saloon Laws.
Enforcement of all saloon laws is
the slogan being sounded by the new
member of the state liquor license
board, J. Edward Hurst of New Phila-
delphia. Mr.. Hurst was appointed to
take the place of Byron M. Clendening
of Cincinnati, but cannot assume his
duties until the supreme court passes
upon Clendenings appeal against the
governors order in removing him. The
member-elect, however has not been
backward in giving out his views on
the saloon question, and in view Of the
threats from some parts of the state
that Sunday sales of liquor may again
be attempted, his statement is Signifi
cant. A radical dry, Mr.. Hurst is
among those who were against saloon
license on the ground that prohibition
was the only solution of the problem.
Now he says he is going to enforce
rigidly every saloon regulating law on
the statute books if his appointment
to the license board is sustained by the
supreme court. The state board, in
the event of Mr.. Clendening's removal,
will have two drys and one wet.
Campaign Against Joyriders.
Members of the Columbus Automo-
bile club, aroused by the continued
depredations of joyriders who steal
machines, often wreck them and then
leave them miles outside the city, have
inaugurated a novel compaign that
promises to rival the doings of pioneer
days out west. The club has organized
vigilance committee Of rs and each
member of the committee has armed
himself with a stout club. He is
pledged to use the weapon without
stint and without warning the moment
he comes upon one of the auto thieves.
Meantime the club will back his ac.
tions and will defend him in court in
the event of any serious come back
on the part of the victim of his wrath.
The committee hasn't started working
yet but 1t is being watched with in
terest. .,-,-%s~--s:S4sssEc :.ssSta .-~N- s..
$4,000 More Than Last Year.
State Registrar of Automobiles W.
H. Walker has sent in a hurry call for
another 1000 sets of license tags. The
state contracted for 10000 sets for
this year, but by Wednesday more than
this number of licenses will have been
issued for the year, and so more tags
will be needed. This is nearly 10000
more licenses than were issued last
year. Before the year is up thousand
or more licenses will be issued. They
can be procured from now until the
end of the year for half price. Last
year licenses were applied for for that
year nearly until the end of December.
Warned Against Freezing.
Every county road superintendent in
the state has been warned by State
Highway Commissioner Cowen to keep
sharp lookout to prevent the ruination
of concrete work in road construction
from freezing.
Says Kill Dogs and Save Sheep.
Vic" Donahey, state auditor, is
"agin" dogs. Not for any merely
ACuoOhs IlC Dl dCIICdl
about it. If Ohio is to begin liv-
ing up to its possibilities as sheep
raising state it must start by killing
off the canine tribe, he thinks.
According to Donahey's statistics
the total collections for dog taxes in
Ohio last year was $238,7 ,79O, an in
crease of $13.7S6.
But, says Donahey, it's a very poor
economy for Ohio to encourage the
dog industry at the expense of its
sheep business.
Willis to Seek Another Term.
Gov. Frank P. Willis has Just
made the definite announcement
that he would not be candidate
for president of the United States,
but would seek denomination and
reelection to the gubernatorial Of
flee. In his decision not to become