Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-10-24
Will Attempt to Elect Wo-
men to School Boards.
LEADERS BUSY THESE DAYS
Making Election This Fall Sort of
Preliminary to Equal Suffrage
Campaign That Will Stir
State Next Year.
Special Columbus Correspondent.

I'm concerted attempt to elect
women to the school boards in
all of the large cities this fall
advocates of woman suffrage are
planning q big political coup. They
are making the school board election
this fall sort of preliminary to the
big equal suffrage campaign that will
stir the state next year. The suf-
frage leaders believe that If the wom-
en of the state shall be able this year
to show their interest and power po-
litically by taking full advantage of
the limited suffrage they now have in
being permitted to vote for members
Of the school boards, they will have
made good progress for next years
fight. So the plan of the suffragets is
to elect one or more women In each
school board in every prominent COM
munity. Suffrage associations are
working hard toward this end in all
parts OF Ohio
Equal suffrage activity is reaching
its height in Columbus now. Jane
Addams of Hull house, Chicago, and
Rose Livingston, the friend of the
white slaves" of New Yorks China
town, are both visitors in the capital
this week. Both are ardent supporters
Of equal suffrage, and their visit to
Ohio is expected by the suffrage lead
ers to aid in the suffrage campaign
next fall.
Will Encounter Opposition.
But the suffrage proponents aren't
going to have an easy shedding in
the coming fight. The opposition al
ready is girding itself for the fight,
and the conflict probably will be the
most bitterly fought in the recent po-
Rtical history of the state. The prom
inent factors in the opposition to suf-
frage will be the liberal interests, who
fear that the influence of women's
vote would be dangerous to wet SUI
premacy in every wet county in the
A state and might eventually aid toward
n complete liquor prohibition. The lib
eral interests consequently are losing
NO opportunity to prepare for the bat
tie. They will abandon practically
every other issue next fall in order to
be free for the suffrage battle. Large
manufacturing and public utility in
terests of the state also will be en-
listed in the anti-suffrage fight, which
will be continuous until the fall cleo
ton of 1914. Much money is being
spent now in hope of heading off
what is feared to be "A growing senti-
ment for suffrage. Women lecturers
are being sent over the state to argue
against the suffrage speakers, and an
enormous lot OF anti.suffrage literature
is being distributed The energy and
money that will be spent between
now and next fall promises to be stu
pendous.
Loan "Sharks" Hard Hit.
Loan Sharks" that invest Ohio as
we'll as every other state in the union
are hard hit by decision just handed
down by Common Pleas Judge Dillon
Of the Franklin county courts. Judge
Dillon In effect decides that the loar
people shall not be permitted to avoid
coming within the loan license law ol
the state by technical ruses. In this
he supports the decision of the Co
lmbus police Judge, Samuel G.. Os
born. who fined two loan agents heav
lily for loaning on chattels without ;
license, as is required by law. In thu
police courts the defendants made thu
unique defense that while they mad
their borrowers believe that they wer
borrowing on their chattels, there was
in fact, no mortgage agreement In
voived and the loans were made Of
plain notes. Judge Dillon says in hi
ruling that he is unwilling to accep
the technical subterfuge offered, an
thus supports the finding of the polio
court.
No Public Mauaoleums.
There can't be such thing in Obi
as a public mausoleum, according t
the opinion of ATTORNEY Genor"' w
gan, given in reply to the request @
the officials at Cambridge, O., "Aer
it was purposed to erect mausC
leum under the clty's control. MI
Hogan says that mausoleums were nc
thought of at the time the Ohio law
relating to burying were enacted an
that there is no authority now give
for mausoleums.
Ruling of Elections Board.
A non-part!san ticket in some case
constitutes n party ticket, accordin
to the ruling of the board of election
of Franklin county. The board ha
ruled that the Columbus non-partisa
municipal ticket is really part
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Dangerous Fire Fiend Caught.
In the arrest of Karl Cappell, %, O
1nadenhutten, Tuscarawas county, of
cials Of the fire marshal's Office believ
they have detected the most dangerou
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