The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-10-21
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS--OTHER HAPPENINGS
Special Columbus Correspondent.
Columbus.


electorate. The indirect appeal is
the very unusual one of Just vot-
ing. The point is that the wom-
en- can vote for members of boards
of education and nothing else.
And the notion of the suffragists
is that if their sex turns out in
large numbers to exercise tho very
limited franchise they now have, that
fact in itself will make another argu-
ment for suffrage when the next cam
palgn comes around. So the word is
being sent out from the headquarters
of the women workers that it will be
expedient and wise for all women
voters to cast their ballots this fall
AS a matter of fact and precedent,
however, most political observers do
not believe there is much of an appeal
In the idea of having the feminine con-
tingent exercise the privilege it now
has. These observers aver that the
argument that women do not care for
the ballot is not one that makes much
OF an impression with the male electo-
rate anyway, and that even if every
woman voted for school board mem
bers every two years that wouldn't
hasten equal suffrage so very much
In word, the argument these people
put up is that men who are set against
suffrage have some other reason than
the notion that women do not want it.
Meantime suffrage is not likely to be
put up to the voters of Ohio for some
years unless the campaigns now in
progress in four eastern states pan out
well for the suffrage advocates. But
II the four eastern states, or say a ma
Jority of them, should go for suffrage
this fall, it would not be surprising to
see the Ohio contingent again cast
their hats into the ring next fall.
How Is Ohio Going to Go?
How is Ohio going to go this fall ?
Politically, of course. That question is
being used here now by both parties
as an argument in the various local
campaigns and also in the hot refer
endum campaigns already under way. |
The reference is always to the cam
palgn next year, and each of the two
big parties is employing it for it's own
uses. One party says, for example |
tnat if the various cities and towns go |
against it in Ohio, the whole nation
will be given cue and the tide will be |
apt to turn that way next fall in the
presidential and congressional fights.
That's surely giving Ohio some pres
tige in the national sphere. To hear
the gossip in this city is to get the idea
that the whole country has its ear to
the ground to find out who is going to
be elected mayor of Cleveland, or Co
lumbus or some of the other towns,
and the joke of it is that most of these
towns have perfectly non-partisan
form of government.
Wants Name Dropped From List.
Miss Kate B. Kobelsperger of West
erville, who stood highest in the test
for the position of superintendent of
the Marysville women's reformatory,
has asked the state board of admins
tration, which makes the appointment,
to drop her name from the list of those
eligible for the position. The selec.
tion is to be made from a choice of
three. Miss Kobelsperger's retirement
leaves Mrs. Mary Proctor Wilson of
Lebanon first on the list and Mrs Cor
nelia Kennedy of Findlay second. Miss
Lillian Medford of Columbus, who was
a stenographer in the state treasurer's
Office during the Creamer administra-
ton, who was fourth in the examina-
tion, will be certified as one of the
three from which the selection
will be made. The position pays 81, 900
a year, with board and lodgings fur
nished.
One Million Copies.
Within few days the voters of the
state will receive copies of the pub
licity pamphlet to be sent out by Sec
retary of State Charles @. Hildebrant
containing the text of the proposed
amendments to the constitution and of
the McDermott liquor law decentral-
izer and the Sprague redistricting con-
gressional bill, together with the argu-
ments for and against 1t will take
more than 100000 copies to go all
around. The cost to the state of send
ing them out will approximate 100000.
Open Air Workers Not Exempt
The prevalent idea that farmers
and open air workers are exempt from
tuberculosis is disproved by the an
nual report of DR.. Morton W. Bland on
the deaths for 1914 In that year S14
laborers and 1896 farmers were among
the victims Of this scourge. Among {
males the largest number die of tuber- {
culosis between the ages of 20 and 35,
while among females the death rate is +
higher between 20 and 80. Compare 3
lively few die from the disease below {
Is or after so. +
Want to Charge Fees.
Deans or presidents of the five state
normal schools conferred with Frank /
w. Miller, state school superintendent,
In effort to arrange for more complete :
coordination of their extension work. t
There was a disagreement over the il
question of charging fees for extension c
purposes. All the schools except Kent 4
want fees to be charged for this
course. Miami university had as rep =
at the conference the col =
ege president, r. M. Hughes and r
1ean H. C. Minnich. "
New Edition of School Laws.
A new edition Of the school laws.
hOwing all in force and effect, has II
'een prepared by Frank W. Miller, a
tate school superintendent. The edi- is
ion also gives court decisions, opin- f,
OnN by the attorney general, informa- A
ion on the schools lands, the Ohio il
tate university and the state huiIdino =,