The Greenville Journal, 1907-10-24

people cry for It and of course what the people want they can get The municipal elections in the large cities of the state bring to notice ft curious state of affairs. That party lines are not closely followed in mu municipal - nicipal municipal elections, is apparent. It Is doubtful if the voters of any state ex ex-exerclse - exerclse ex-exerclse more Independence in purely local political affairs than they do in Ohio. In Clevetand the Anti-Saloon league is supporting Congressman Burton, Republican, for mayor. This means, of course, that the so-called liberal ele ment will bo for hi opponent, Mayor Johnson. In Columbus, tire Anti-Saloon league has openly espoused the cause of the Democratic candidate for mayor, Judge Duncan. As a result the lib liberals - erals liberals are lined up for the Republican candidate. "Mr. Bond. In Toledo, the anti-saloon forces are ftgaMnst Mayor Whitlock, independent candidate for re-election. This will force to Mayor Whltloek's support the liberal element of that city. In Cincinnati, It is likely that the anti-saluon forces will rally around the City Party or Independent ticket. If you will cast your eye over the last four paragraphs again, you will note that there is a grand mix-up. In one city one party gets the support of t-ic Anti Saloon league or the oppo sition of tlie Anil Saloon leaguers, and in another city conditions are re reversed. - versed. reversed. In no two of tha four "jewels" of tho state are the same Interests giv giving - ing giving support to the same parties. That the Anti-Saloon leaguers ere not alone In activity Is evidenced by the following Cincinnati dispatch, which appeared in the Ohio State Journal: "At the closing ssslon of the thir thirteenth - teenth thirteenth annual convention of the Ohio Brewers' association today, a resolu resolution - tion resolution was adopted providing for the es establishment - tablishment establishment of a bureau to Investigate complaints against disreputable sa saloons. - loons. saloons. The bureau will co-operate with the city and state officials in the suppression of vice. The association hopes to put the saloon on a higher moral plane by weeding out the dis disreputable - reputable disreputable saloons. It was also decided to establish an exchange for the return of bottles and ease to the brewers. "The next convention will be held In Cleveland, the date to be fixed by the legislative executive board. " The vacancy on tho pardon board caused by the resignation of John F. Fox of Greenville, who has left the state, has been fill'-d by Governor Har Harris - ris Harris naming Judge Duncan Dow of Bellefontaine, one of the best known men of the state. Judge Dow was a member of the house of representatives from 1S72 to 1875 and of the senate from 18S6 to 18S8. He was the author of the Dow tax law. He receutly retired from the common pleas bench. There is a rumor current in the presd that Senator S. H. West of Bellefontaine will be pushed for the Republican nomination for attorney general. "Sam" West comes from a family learned in the law, and his old uncle, the "Blind Man Eloquent," Hon. William H. West, served as at attorney - torney attorney general from 18C6 to 1870. This makes three possible entries for the nomination Senator West, Assistant Attorney General W. H. Miller and Special Counsel Smith Bennett. The present attorney general. Wade H. Ellis, will re-enter the practice of his profession in Cincinnati, where he be began - gan began it in 1894, and temporarily de deserted - serted deserted the bar to accept the managing editorship of the Cincinnati Commer Commercial - cial Commercial Tribune. Attorney General Ellis, although for three years connected with the Com Commercial - mercial Commercial Tribune, from 1894-97, thinks It the duty of every man connected with the newspaper business ' to get out of it. He recently said: "During the campaign that resulted in the elea elea-tion - tion elea-tion of the late Governor Pattison, and in other contests in Ohio,' I hare seen newspaper men going about the state reporting meetings and lauding candi candidates. - dates. candidates. The chances are they were bet better - ter better prepared to discuss the issues be before - fore before the people than were the candi candidates, - dates, candidates, and as to their superior ability to tell the story there was no doubt where that rested. If you are 20 years old and in the newspaper business, get out of it; if you are SO, get out of it; If you are 00,' get out of it; if you are 70, get out of It" Lawson Scribbler is ft . genius. isn't he? Dawson I guess so. His wife told . me yesterday that he didn't know how , to build Us furnace fire. SomerTille Journal. '

Will Be Deeply Interested In Work of Legislature. TWO SESSIONS WITHIN YEAR Lawmakers Will Have Splendid Op Opportunity - portunity Opportunity to Spend People's Money. .Taxation to Be Thsms of Discus Discussion - sion Discussion Storios of Politics and Politi Politician. - cian. Politician. Columbus, (Special.) The next year will give Ohio another taste of annual sessions" of the legislature-. It was not so long ago that the state legislature met regularly. Recently biennial sessions have been the rule. There will be a session In 1908 and another In 1909. because of the recent separation of state and local elec tions. The legislature that met two years ago will meet again this coming winter that Is, the personnel will be the same. ' It Is likely that the subject of taxa tion will be one of the leading matters under discussion, both at the 190$ ses sion and 1909. The log!: lulure will be asked to allow the people to vote upon an amendment to tlte constitution which will peimit of tha classification of property for taxation. Of course, that will be thoroughly threshed out this winter and then, If it Is submit submitted - ted submitted and adopted, the next legislature 111 enact laws under the amendment. Taxation, of course, Is simply a mat ter of getting revenues to pay the ex penses of townships, cities, counties and state. And it Is the "revenue" proposition that will prove a stumb ling block. Just now there Is no call for increased revenues, merely a re readjustment - adjustment readjustment of affairs, a more equit able plan of assessment and collection. The state treasury now has a big cash balance but the legislators can put a hole in that In a hurry if 'they are per permitted - mitted permitted to do so. Governor Harris and the other state officers are already worried about that balance. Cash on hand invites a raid on the treasury, and to protect that bal ance will give the state officers plenty to do this winter. Almost every mem member - ber member of the legislature has some scheme that will require the expenditure of money or the lessening of revenues, Many want new state Institutions;' oth ers want additional state departments: some want taxes reduced and others propose bills which will make suck changes in the existing order of things that the taxpayers will quickly feel the effects. The governor is worried about the finances of the slate. At the legisla tive reunion he discussed this feature of his administrative cares. He talked of expenses, proposed demands and cutting down revenues and he said that he did not see how revenues could be reduced with the state pledged to policies that will require more money than is spent even now. Taking the governor's remarks as a cue, state officers have been looking into the future. Many of them pro profess - fess profess to see danger in a county local option bill. According to the reports from Auditor of State Guilbert's office, something like nine million dollars are collected annually from the saloon in interests - terests interests of the state. Of this sum, two million goes direct to the state and the remainder to, the counties and cities. It is suggested that If a county local option bill should be enacted into a law a large number of the counties would vote "dry" with the result that the state's revenues would be serious ly affected. Of course, if the revenues were reduced by the passage of a coun ty local option law. th money for the maintenance of municipalities and state would have to come from some other source. Expenditures would not be decreased. Nay! Never in the his tory of any commonwealth have ex penses been cut down because reve nues were less, but they are always in increased - creased increased with a rising revenue! ' Somebody who now pays heavy taxes would have to pay more. Mr. R. W. Firestone, a banker, who appeared be before - fore before the State Tax Commission, told of a rise in the tax rate of the city of Wells vllle. Ohio. He satd: "The rate t cite In Wellsville, 4.8, is the rate for the coming year. Some people might make eapital out of it if they knew that 7-10 of 1 per cent, had been added since the town went dry-" By the "some people" Banker Firestone of course referred to the opponents of county local option bill. . It looks as If the legislature will be sure to adopt a resolution authorizing the submission to the voters of a prop proposition - osition proposition to amend the constitution so as to permit of the classification of prop property - erty property for taxation., The Tax Com mis Moa, ft body appointed by the gorfr

are visiting friends in our city. Two estimable citizens were buried last week, Mrs. S. H. Ad Adams - ams Adams and Mrs. Wm. North. Mrs. McGriff, who tried toj shuffle the mortal state with a revolver, is getting along quite well and is out of the notion of dying yet awhile. ' Mrs. William Stout, a young mother, leaves a child 22 months of age. The young woman lost her mind, and was taken to Ches Chesterton, - terton, Chesterton, this state, by a sister, who thought a change would help her if not restore her. But hope was of short duration. On last Sunday a week she got her brother-in-law's revolver and sent a bullet through her brain. She was "brought home and in interred - terred interred on Wednesday last. Our brick streets are now com plete and the city alderman have accepted the work as per specifi specifications. - cations. specifications. Circuit court has this term dis solved several marriage ties. Soon a trial will be called where wherein - in wherein a wife wishes to recover mon money - ey money lost by gambling in a joint at Dunkirk. We hope she will win. It may have a tendency to break up gambling. The Christian church still keeps up their meeting in the big tent. They are having some success. We hear that eight or ten haver come out for the better. The people are how hustling for the hickory nuts, as there are a few in the woods and pasture lots. '. Dell Stanton, who'Tufed with his widowed mother, and is a constant habitue of the county jail or city prison for drunken ness, was taken to the Infirmary, where he could earn his keep by assisting in corn gathering. Stan Stanton - ton Stanton may get snakes and commit suicide, if he is deprived of drink; he has tried the morphine route a time or two, but the doctors got busy and pumped him out. What a pity that a man should lose his self-respect to wallow with the swine. John Robinson's show was here on the 15th, but we did not at- tend, as we had no calf to sell or chickens to spare to raise the price, but contented ourselves by viewing the parade. Our congressman is swinging around the circle, making speech es. Oh, how he loves the old soldiers (in his speeches). He ought to know that a man with the sense of a last year's bird's nest can see clear through him. He wants the nomination on the Democrat ticket for governor of Indiana. Hullygee! will the Darke County Boy" vote for him? Nay, verily. We know him, and his father before him, and as far as we have ever heard they were all Democrats and nary a soldier among them. In the canvas last fall, how he praised Teddy ! Now he thinks different. It may be the late frosts have ripened him too quickly. But it takes a Demo Democrat - crat Democrat to make mistakes. Bryan in his folly made many predic tions that were false. Waterson has proved himself to be a false prophet Oh, Democracy, how can the party redeem their wants or sustain their follies! Free trade, free silver, municipal own ownership, - ership, ownership, and many foolish notions. Readers, who is it that want a change? Do you want to change prosperity for hard times? ,You tried that game once m the '90s. Do you remember the! Wilson bill passed to offset the McKinley bill, that run the government millions in debt? The cry was reduce the surplus: runtil T. A. Hendricks got ashamed of the

Inasmuch as Columbus is the political center of Ohio, all citi zens of the state have an interest in what is going on in , the great city. The fight now raging is between the Saloon League and the Anti-Saloon League, and, as might be suspected, the saloons are on One side, the churches generally on the other side. It is not a question of temperance versus intemperance; but a ques question - tion question of law enforcement as to temperance legislation. The sa saloon - loon saloon people are.in favor of keep keeping - ing keeping open on Sunday and after 12 o'clock at night, but the other people .want the lid down on Sun day and at the midnight hour. And the parties are appealing to the city voters to endorse the one side or the other on the coming election day. Thereis much interest at stake. The people of Columbus are very much aroused on both sides, as proved by the large registration of voters, which closed last Sat Saturday - urday Saturday evening, It is the largest ever had in Columbus, and each side is disposed to interpret the large registration as favorable to itself. The chief office contested for is that of mayor of the city. May Mayor - or Mayor Badger, going out of office soon, is a Democrat; but like the lamented Pattison, a temperance Democrat, who has been holding down the lid to the best of his a a-bility,; - bility,; a-bility,; and probably succeeded pretty well, or the saloonists would not be so bitterly opposed to him. " The two candidates in the field are, on the Republican ticket, Bond, a clothing house man ; on the Democratic ticket, Duncan, the Probate Judge of the county, and strange to relate, Mr. Bond is warmly supported by the sa saloonists, - loonists, saloonists, and Duncan is support supported - ed supported by the anti-saloonists. We, say strange, because ever since we have known anything of Ohio (we came here in 1855) the Dem Democratic - ocratic Democratic party of the state has been largely sustained by the saloon element, and the Republican par party - ty party has gotten its majority" mainly from the churches. The great novelty of Pattison's victory ov over - er over Herrick was this, the Demo Democrats - crats Democrats came out strongly in' favor of temperance and temperance legislation. It was a complete surprise. What! the anti-sumptuary old warriors in favor of temperance legislation? Just so, and the Democrats won ; a brilli brilliant - ant brilliant victory," being supported by the Anti-Saloon League and church members. Having won once on this issue, they are making a big effort to win again in November with the same platform, as regards the moral issue. It looks as though Duncan is bound to win, for he tells the peo people - ple people plainly: "If you elect ihe for your mayor I shall close every saloon i on Sunday, and every night after 11 o'clock ' That is . positive, and the man is known for doing what he promises. This will gain for him thousands of Republican, votes. And per perhaps - haps perhaps an equal number of Demo crats will vote for Bond. 1 Mr. Bond refuses to pledge himself about putting down the

That's too bad ! We had no noticed - ticed noticed it was looking pretty thin and rough of late, but naturally did not like to speak of it. By the way, Ayer's Hair Vigor is a regular hair grower, a per perfect - fect perfect hair tonic. The hair stops coming out, grows faster., keeps soft and smooth. Ayer's Hair Vigor cures sick hair, makes it strong and healthy. The beit kind of a testimonial ''Sold for ovor sixty years." A1 Had by J. O. Ay.r Co.. Low. 11, ZJ 9 All o Bwufetlann ef uiuers SARSAPABILU. PILLS. CHERRY PECTORAL. M cry. What a success was the re reduction - duction reduction of the fat treasury? Well, we are for Taft and not for graft. Carry out the plans of the present Administration, let Teddy hunt the bear and let Taft and Root look after peace propo propositions, - sitions, propositions, and all will be well. Darke County Boy. Bitten by a Spider. Through blood poisoning caused by a spider bite, John Washing Washington - ton Washington of Bosqueville, Tex., would have lost his leg, which became a mass of running sores, had he not been persuaded to try Buck Buck-len's - len's Buck-len's Arnica Salve. He writes : "The first application relieved, and four boxes healed all the sores." Heals every sore. 25c at Wm. Kipp's Sons' drug store. Cosmos. Isaac Good is erecting a new house, which is nearing comple completion. - tion. completion. Protracted meeting at Sugar Grove was well attended last week. Daniel Blume and Edna Man Man-gas - gas Man-gas of Lisbon, Ind., were mar married - ried married at the bride's home Wednes Wednesday - day Wednesday evening! The gas company pulled the casing on both of Jacob Rhoades' wells last week on account of failure of gas. Herbert Mikesell had a horse injured by a barbed wire fence last week. C. C. Miller raised the banner crop of pumpkins this season, consisting of 6000 of them. Henry Minnich and wife of Brookville, Ohio, visited friends and relatives here the past week. Over half a dozen good gas wells have been drilled in this fall in this vicinity. C. C. Miller and family, Claude Mikesell, H. B. Minnich and wife spent Sunday with O. A. Gott Gott-schall. - schall. Gott-schall. Oct. 21. ' Perplexus. Darke County Teachers' Assocla tion. The first adjourned session of the Darke County Teachers' Association will be held at the Auditorium, East School Build Building, - ing, Building, Greenville, Ohio, on Satur Saturday, - day, Saturday, October 26," 1907. Program Morning 9:15. Music Gilbert's Orchestra. . Devotional-Rev. O. S. Thomas Music Orchestra. Schoolroom Pathology Dean C. H. Minnich, Oxford.- The Possibilities of Arithmetic in the Public School Curriculum Prof. Edson M. Mills, Athens. Afternoon 1:00. Address Prof. E. M. Mills. A Day in Mr. Allan's School Dean H, C. Minnich. - Adjournment , We would urge all teachers and those interested in educational affairs to be present , J. A. Cottrell, Pres. ' 9"Tw6 good papers for the price tf uu. tied our elubbiug lin.

oftentimes is very elastic, and the law can be evaded in many ways. From what we have written a- bove it is plain that the contest in Columbus is not on party lines, Democrat versus Republican; but it is between the saloOnists and anti-saloonists. "Pneumonia's Deadly Work had so seriously affected my right lung," writes Mrs. Fannie Con nor, of Rural Route 1, George Georgetown, - town, Georgetown, Tenn., "that I coughed continuously night and day and the neighbors' prediction con sumption seemed inevitable, un til my husband brought home a bottle of Dr. King's New Discov Discovery, - ery, Discovery, which in my case proved to be the only real cough cure and restorer of weak, sore lungs." When all other remedies utterly fail, you may still win in the bat battle - tle battle against lung and throat trou troubles - bles troubles with New Discovery, the real cure. Guaranteed by Wm. Kipp's Sons, druggists. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Otterbein. Rev. Bowers was called to Springfield last Saturday to con duct a funeial. Frank Coblentz and T. L. Ho well were appointed as delegates to the semi-annual Darke county convention held at New Madison on Tuesday of this week. The Jamestown sight-seers are billed to arrive home the middle of this week. Rev. Bowers spent Sunday with Charles McLear and family. Gideon Windmiller and Benja min Good had phones put in their residences last week. Benjamin Good and family vis ited Wm. Auld and family, near Cdletown, Sunday. Samuel Grubbs and family of Greenville visited Joshua Snyder and family Sunday. Quite a number of invited friends gathered at the home of A. H. Judy Saturday evening. The party was conducted by Miss Carrie Rule. A very enjoyable time was had and all went away feeling that it was good for them to have been there. , Franklin Township High School Literary. Program to be given Friday afternoon, October 25. Song School " Declamation Beulah Minnich. Essay Orval Riffel. Mixed Quartette. Comment L. Herbert Kreider Essay George Lee. Instrumental SoUv-RoyF.Hon- eyman. Select Reading Prin. Crowel. Editorial PaperProf. McCool, Lorena Bowman, Glenn Cassel and Marie Wick. , Critic's Report Forrest Groff. Music Orchestra. .'. Cob. Secretary. The Price of Health. "The price of health in a ma larious district is just 25 cents; the cost of a box of Dr. King's New Life Pills, ' . writes Ella Slayton, of Noland, Ark. New Life Pais cleanse gently and im part new life and vigor to the evatjkm. 25c. Satisfaction guar anteed at Wm. Kips Sons' drug store. " , '

this charge for the present con conference - ference conference year. He adds consid considerable - erable considerable to us numerically. L. S. Gilbert and wife, Mrs. N. H. Paulding, M. L. Bowersox and wife, P. B. Miller and wife, and J. M. Moul and wife were the guests of D. Moul's family Sunday and partook of their gen generous - erous generous hospitality, served in a manner only as his good wife knows how. German Warner was here to today - day today surveying for the improve improvement - ment improvement of our main street This week will probably con summate the walls of our bank building so that hereafter the be holder may be ennabled to see what manner of structure it is. This venture will certainly inspire others to erect good buildings in the village, and make other im improvements - provements improvements to match with this one, and if no other business houses should be erected to cor respond, surely residences, sta bles and other improvements ought to be made of suitable kind to conform with the best. We all admire the esthetic, and noth ing pleases or attracts the eye more than to have everything symmetrical. Let us, then, as much as we are able, do what we can to enhance the beauty and symmetry of our village. But we ought to work for advances in other ways than mere edifices and material improvements. Let us have large advances in erudi erudition, - tion, erudition, etiquette, etc., etc. Just now the landscape pre sents an attractive appearance. The frost has so changed the color of the foliage of the trees that the sight of which inspires with mingled delight and vener ation. . Oct 21. XOB Doing Business Again. ' 'When my friends thought I was about to take leave of this world, on account of indigestion, nervousness and general debili debility' - ty' debility' writes A: A. Chrisholm, Treadwell, N. Y., "and when it looked as if there was no hope left, I was persuaded totryElec trie Bitters, and I rejoice to say that they are curing me. I am now doing business again as of old, and am still gaming daily.' Best tonic medicine on, earth Guaranteed by Wm. Kipp's Sons druggists. 50c. FOB SALE on Easy Terms 80-acre Grain Farm and 20-acre Fruit Farm. SeeJ.W. WARE, "i , R F. D 8, Greenville, O. The Journal end Ch ciubt'ti Pott a year, 12.50. '

' Gettysburg. J. L. Palmer and wife of Piqua were visitors here yesterday a a-mong - mong a-mong relatives and friends. H. F. Dershem and wife of the city were entertained here yes yesterday - terday yesterday among their relatives. J. Y. McCool and wife of West Milton were guests of their chil children - dren children in this city yesterday. Lieut. E. L. Bigler of the U. S. M. C, stationed at Midway Isl Island - and Island of the Sandwiches, stopped off here Saturday for several hours on his way to Anapolis, Md., where he will probably stay for a while. Rev. C. Fulkerson, with his family, arrived here Saturday evening to fill the pastorate of