The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-06-03
special Columbus Correspondent.


Disseminated against any longer
on account of their insignia. The
house of representatives, in ap-
proving the Collins senate bill reor-
ganiZing the state militia, has enacted
into law a measure that gives the
Soldier boys" the same privileges and
courtesies that the rest Of the public
have. The provision which makes it a
punishable offense to bar the man In
blue or khaki from any public place
after all is one of the many features
of the Collins bill, but in the eyes of
most persons it will loom up as vitality
important. 1t is the result of many
unpleasant incidents that have taken
place in Ohio and other states during
the last few years, A recent occur
renee in Philadelphia where soldiers
were ordered from a theater for no
other reason than that they were sol
diers is probably the most potent fac
tor in molding sentiment in favor of
the bill just passed. Naturally the
European war has furnished the proper
setting, for the business Of the fighting
man has been looking up" since the
outbreak of hostilities.
Willis Vetoes Two Bills.
Two more bills were vetoed by Gov.
Willis lately. One was the Heinsel-
man bill to authorize councils to pro-
vide pension funds for ex-volunteer
firemen and their wives, and the other
was the Stivers bill, to compel the
county commissioners to pay fees to
justices of the peace and constables in
felony and misdemeanor cases. The
Heinselman bill was vetoed because Of
it's vagueness, its violation of the tax
limitation and it's probable unconstitu-
tionality. Another defect in the meas
ure was that it made no definite pro-
vision for the election of trustees to
administer the pension fund 1t sought
to create. The Stivers bill was disap-
proved because it seeks to take away
from county commissioners the discre-
tion which they now exercise as to
whether or not justices and constables
should be given allowances in felony
and misdemeanor cases. Under the
proposed law payment would have to
be made whether the commissioners
felt the facts warranted this or not.
The Winans bill, modifying the school
code, was signed by the governor Fri
day. This measure is satisfactory to
the friends of the code. 1t cuts down
the number of school districts and also
lowers the cost Of supervision.
Do Not Favor Harrying.
Ohio suffragists do not believe
in marrying the president of the
United States. Their headquarters
here has just issued a statement
quoting well-known suffrage leaders
as deprecating any tactics that have
the air OF militancy in this crisis
which the president faces. The refer
ence particularly is to the recent effor
of two young women in New York tt
force letter upon the president while
he was there reviewing the naval dem
Onstration. 81 speak for 99.9 per cen
of the hundreds of thousands of suf
fragists in the Empire state when
declare that they unqualitiedly con
demn the attempt made to harry the
president" Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait
national suffrage leader, is quoted al
saying. I'VE suffragists realize as wei
as other citizens that no presiden
since Lincoln has had such serious
and delicate problems to solve or re
sponsibilities SO significant. We are
therefore, distressed that any person
in the name Of the suffrage cause
should have attempted to intrude upor
his peace of mind. Although the de
nial of the vote to American women il
a monstrous injustice, there is neithe1
sense nor logic in worrying the presi
dent now" Miss Zara DUPONT, frs
vice president of the Ohio Woman Suf
frage association, and Miss Elizabeth
J. Hauser, chairman of the Organiza
ton committee of the association, arr
quoted as approving of the same senti
ments. when Mrs. Pankhurst ant
the English suffragists are standing b!
their government, the least that Amer
leans can do Is to leave their presiden
alone" the Ohio organization says.
Turner to Solve Question.
How to nominate township and ware
assessors under the new Parret- Whit
temore tax law, which wipes out tn,
Warnes tax law, is question whicl
has been referred to Attorney Genera
Turner for solution. II there is M
referendum on this law, 1t will go int
effect Aug. 9, just the day before tn,
time for the holding Of the primar,
election, when all party nomination.
will be made. The primary law pro
vides that candidates entering the pr
mary must file petitions for this s.
days in advance of the primary, bu
petitions for candidates for assesso
cannot be received until the law is OF
erative. The belief is expressed tina
the attorney general may hold that as
SCISSORS can be nominated for assessO
by petition for the November election
after the primary election is held.
May Exclude Heavy Traffic.
Municipal councils may exclud
heavy traffic from a street for publi
convenience and safety, providing
there are other ways open for sucl
traffic, SO Attorney General Turne
holds in ruling to the state account
ing bureau. This ruling will be of spe
cial interest to cities which may con
template establishing boulevards o
restricting avenues in residential dis
tricts. In another ruling to the bu
reau he holds that names may not b.
withdrawn from a referendum pet
tion after it has been certified to tn
county election board.
Changes In Attorney Generals Office
The promotion Of Lawrence K. Lang
don from special counsel of the publi
utilities commission to membership o
that body has brought about severa
changes in the attorney general
Office. Freeman T. Eagleson, who take
Mr. Langdon's place, will get the sam
salary in the new place as he did II
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