The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-15
WOMEN JUSTIFY
USE OF THE BALLOT
Results of Seattle Election Provide
Strongest Of Arguments for
Equal Suffrage

The most eloquent of arguments for
woman suffrage was made Tuesday In
Seattle when the women of the city
won the election recalling Mayor Hi
Gill. For years in the council, and
now in the mayors chair, Gill has
been charged with graft and the most
corrupt practices but nothing has
been done about it. His political MAJ
chine was so strong that he proceeded
upon his way quite undisturbed by
the disapproval of the decent minority.
Just about the first thing the women
Of Seattle did after Governor Hay
proclaimed the suffrage amendment
was to circulate petition asking for
a recall election. That election, held
Tuesday of last week, resulted in the
election of George Diling, the wo-
mems candidate. by nearly 5000 MT
jority The women didn't do it alon-.
of course. They had the law and or
der party with them. but even before
the returns were known it was gen
orally conceded that if Gill were de-
feated it would be the women who did
it. 1t is as signal a victory for de-
cency and as fine a justification for
entrusting women with the ballot as
need be sought. What is more, it
gives women in the newly enfran-
chised state Of Washington a hint Of
their power in the management of
their cities and their state and en-
couragement to believe that in great
and little matters their protests can
be made effective
School Committee to Meet.
A meeting of the advisory commit
tee of women appointed some time
ago by City Superintendent of Schools
D. c. Reed is to be held early in the
week at the high school, The COM
mittee consists of one member each
from the following organizations: the
Womans, Portia, Twentieth Century
and Coterie clubs, the Association of
Collegiate Alumnae and the D. A. r.
The idea is to bring about closer re-
lations between the teachers and par
ents, to give mothers an active inter-
est in the conduct of the schools, to
offer opportunity for the discussion of
practical questions pertaining to edu-
cational methods, and to permit of
the exchange of views and ideas. 1t is
possible that this committee will be
asked to meet with the school board
at it's next session to talk over general
matters of policy.
ID. A. r.. Prize.
The Daughters Of the American
Revolution, Narcissa Whitman chap
ter, have offered a prize Of set Of
books to the student doing the best
work in American history in the high
school this year.
Ono COlOred Union.
o;tx fa6 Of 10
perance unions of the city and vicinity
is to be effected Monday afternoon at
meeting at the Christian church.
Besides the North Yakima and the
Frances Willard unions, there is the
recently organized Fruitvale union
and the union of colored women or
ganized few days ago by Mrs. Myrtle
D. Roberts, state organizer. A very
prominent colored w. c. T. U. worker
Mrs. Peterson of Texas, is expected in
North Yakima in March to direct the
temperance work among people of her
race. The North Yakima colored
union is at present the only one in
east Washington, but Mrs. Peterson
intends to organize number this
side Of the mountains.
Endorse Many Bills.
At the meetings of the woman's
clubs last week a number of legisla-
tive measures introduced, or to be In
troduced, at the present session at
| Olympia, were endorsed. The bill
providing for free kindergartens in the
public schools has been generally en-
dorsed. The teachers retirement FUND,
the amendment to the child labor law,
several pure food bills and measure
asking a fair appropriation for the
state educational institutions were
among those endorsed by North Yakl-
ma women, also a standard weights
and measures bill.