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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1912
Page
3
In Columbus the constitutional convention hears Delegate Watson propose a recall of judges after the Andrews bribery case. Weybrecht urges state employee redress against state without legislature. Submitting amendments remains a key debate with group vs revised constitution plans, Anderson leading a middle path.
Delegate Thomas of Cuyahoga urges Congress to loan money to states counties and municipalities at 2 percent interest using funds from the postal savings banks. The plan requires deposits of state county or municipal bonds equal to the loan amount.
Mr Dunn urged confiscation of property and imprisonment for tax dodgers. Mr Read would empower the legislature to encourage ethical culture. The Public Works committee backed a Walker measure to abolish the board of public works and appoint a canal superintendent. The convention rejected Miller of Fairfield anti Sunday baseball and Read's plan for annual legislative sessions.
The convention nears decisions on taxation and short ballot while home rule gains general approval. Taxation reports split with both sides backing income and inheritance taxes. The short ballot would elect governor lieutenant governor and auditor for four year terms.
President Bigelow journeys across the state to promote initiative and referendum as residents seek more detail on the reform. The convention quickly killed Baum and Moore county term and short ballot plans, while Doty life of all lawn 21 years was dropped. Anderson and Bowdle proposals on court procedure and divorces were indefinitely postponed.
The Anderson proposal aims to submit only liquor license and woman suffrage separately, allowing each to stand on its own merits. Supporters argue a new constitution’s other provisions would ease voter decisions and create united momentum to pass them all. Bigelowites oppose, pushing separate initia and referendum. The convention seems likely to submit its work in early fall, with a special election anticipated.
The Fitzsimmons home rule proposal before the constitutional convention would grant municipalities the broadest home rule. Each city or village could be sovereign, adopting any form of municipal government permitted if a majority of its electors favor it.
The Fitzsimmons proposal would let Cleveland adopt a federal style local government, Cincinnati a board plan, and Toledo or Columbus a commission plan with Celina free to choose. It reverses current practice by letting municipalities act on all topics not denied by the legislature, shifting power from the legislature to localities.
The text notes cities and villages gain free hand to undertake civic enterprises and operate public utilities without legislative meetings, with limits only on matters affecting general welfare. It also cites state limits on taxation and local indebtedness, plus debate on delaying the constitutional convention’s work through May.
Review notes a banner week for constitution makers with 12 proposals approved and about six killed. Delegates have narrowed debate and expect the main work to finish by Friday before a 10 day recess. They return May 13 to May 17 to approve phrasing and set the date for the people’s special election on amendments.
Regret grips progressives after the Watson recall proposal is killed 57 to 45 with about a dozen delegates preventing its passage. The Dwyer proposal, approved Thursday, allows removal of state officers judges and general assembly members for misconduct or other causes by law pending future legislature reforms.
Labor backed proposals win approval as Farrell Tetlow Cordes Halenkamp and Stilwell measures gain support. Anti-Saloon league warns home rule section could jeopardize local option laws sparking a new wet and dry clash before adjournment. Wayne B Wheeler has written to delegates about risks to dry interests.
In a letter Mr Wheeler argues that under a license plan a city could permit liquor traffic even if the county votes dry, since cities are not barred from saloon votes. The convention’s course now seems uncertain and home rule supporters may resist changes. The Anti Saloon League stands divided. The outcome could reopen the wet and dry dispute.
The text notes fir trees differ from pines as needles grow singly and cone scales are smooth, round, and thin, describing characteristics that distinguish the two conifer groups within a single family.
A Kansas City man questions a citizen seen as a mollycoddle asking what sort of man he is. The reply paints the character as soft and hesitant. When pressed for emphasis the man mockingly uses the word swimmingly to illustrate hedged assertion.
Humorous quip from The Average notes five clocks and a method to average them to tell the time, yet admits uncertainty. The cartoon line captures casual skepticism about precision in timekeeping.
List of exam questions issued by the State School Commissioner for county teacher certificates May 4. Items cover relations of Indians with French and English, Rhode Island settlement, New England Confederacy, Yorktown surrender, John Q. Adams public works, Burr’s Conspiracy, Henry Clay’s major bills and regional stance, and the 1860 presidential election events.
A long list of study prompts covering geography phases, iron production centers, city industries, world coordinates, county data, water routes, Canadian divisions, Mediterranean ports, English grammar, verb forms, syntax, and literature figures. It includes math word problems, anatomy, physiology, and education method questions, aligned with early 20th century curriculum themes.
At Cardell Bros shipyard in Mariner's Harbor S I a fire aboard the Mohawk caused 100000 in damage and nearly claimed seven lives including Mrs Bertha Brown wife of the captain. She joined the bucket brigade in a nightdress and helped fight the flames until forced to jump into icy water and swim for life. She was rescued and suffered only shock from immersion.
New Orleans Louisiana Texas and Pacific Engine No. 62 rolled over between Addis and Grosse Tete at about 20 mph with three men in the cab. Engineer Moore described backing up the tank left the rails and the wheels still turning as the engine lay on its side. The crew escaped injury beyond bruises in a remarkable, unusually fortunate wreck.
A hold up man brandishing a revolver shot and killed Jacob Goodman, owner of a cigar store at 436 South Clark Street. The incident drew a crowd of about 200 and the assailant vanished before police could arrest him. Goodman lay fatally wounded with a bullet to the temple.
The cable ship Minia arrived in Halifax with 15 additional Titanic victims. Seventeen bodies were recovered by the Minia, with two unidentified firemen buried at sea. Identified remains include Charles M. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada.
Details from Limosiro prison reveal 400 political inmates armed and aided by 450 criminals in a courtyard revolt. Wardens alleged to connive as the crowd surged outside. Troops fought the rioters and subdued them after a fierce clash. Casualty numbers are not yet known. Several bombs were discovered.
An unidentified black man who assaulted a white woman on a main street in Greenville was captured in a cemetery by a crowd and lynched about an hour later. The victim, Mrs. G. S. Whitehead, is described as a widow.
John Jesson, 14, touched a non burning arc light rope and was electrocuted. His father suffered a severe shock attempting the rescue in Mansfield.
Sharon Massachusetts report says Thomas J. Leary, tree warden, sat beneath a East Roxboro Street tree when a dynamite stick in a contractor's pocket exploded. The blast, heard for miles, shook houses a quarter mile away and left Leary dead and a three foot deep crater where he sat. The theory attributes the blast to the dynamite in the contractor's pocket as he seated himself.
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