The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-06-24
No Political Rest for ohlOan..

time ago tnaL ne SnOulQ enjoy InIS
summer and fall period of political
rest was sadly mistaken. He had not
anticipated the things that were in
store for him. He had misjudged the
calm before the storm. Indeed, it In
still calm from the viewpoint of the
state capital, but the storm is brew.
ing and will break forth in fury with
in a few weeks. Already the wet and
dry hurricane has begun to gather
force and gives signs of making up
soon for lost time. That probably
will be soon after the first of July, for
that is the time set by the temper
ance leaders for the filing of their Pc
titions. The petitions must bear ten
per cent of the total vote of the state
in order to insure the prohibition
amendment a place on the November
calendar, but when the petitions are
out of the way, the drys figure they
will have the opportunity of starting
their propaganda fight. That money
will flow freely once the real contest
is under way there is not the slightest
question. The drys, in formal state
ment, admit that they have a quarter
of a million dollars to spend on the
campaign and indicate that they are
going to spend it. That is just one
hundred thousand dollars more than
they had in their prohibition fight
last year. The vets haven't confided
to anybody the extent of their ex-
chequer but there is little question
but that they will have as much if
not more. Like the dTys, the vets
have not yet launched the full force
of their fight Since it is more or less
a defensive one, it will not be fully
precipitated until the opposition shall
have got under way. Meantime the
referendum fights are getting under
way. Already the Democratic organi-
Zation is planning to circulate peti.
tions against the Republican congress
sional gerrymander in accord with the
decision of the Democratic state CEN
trail and executive committees last
Friday. The miners organization is
now circulating petitions against the
Gallagher bill, which seeks to amend
the Green miners wage law There
is a possibility that the liberals will
refer the McDermott bill revising the
liquor license machinery. And all the
while candidates for next years con.
tests are quietly building their fences
for the coming fray.
State EmpIoye to Wed.
Edward H. Archer, cashier Of the
state treasury and widely known in
Ohio because of his service as a state
official, and Mrs. Agnes Watkins of Co
lumbus will be married at the home OF
relatives of the bride-elect in Indian
apOlis Saturday of this week. Mr.
Archer will leave hospital; where he
has been for two weeks, to enter mat
rimony. He entered the hospital when
threatened with nervous break down.
appendicitis and other ailments. Sc
rapid has been his recovery that be
will be discharged this week, thus en-
abling him to carry out his plans to
wed. Mr.. Archer was chief clerk in
the old railroad commissioner office
some Is or 20 years ago and later, for
a number of years, was an examiner in
the auditor of states department. He
is known in every county in the state.
He is past 60, while his bride-to-be is
less than half that age.
New Officials Take Office.
Three new state officials have just
taken office. H. L. Hastings of Cald
well, Noble county, has succeeded J.
H. Tilton of Columbus as chief clerH
in the state highway department
Tilton was the weightest man in the
state government, tipping the scales
at close to 300. c. H. Teach took his
new place as chief clerk in the state
school commissioners office, succeed.
ing T. M. Muir of Columbus, resigned.
Edward c. Wolfe of Dayton began az
inspector in the blue-sky department
under State Bank Supt. Harry T. Hall
The next good sized batch of appoint
ments will probably not come until
after the return of Gov. Willis from
the San Francisco exposition. The
chief executive and party starts fol
the coast next Tuesday and will b
absent until July 10.
Make Students Trained Soldiers.
Every graduate of the Ohio State
university will be turned out trained
soldier if the alumni association OF
the institution has its way. Now the
first and second year men are required
to take military training, but the as.
sociatiOn has recommended that the
military course be extended to include
the entire four years of college life.
To further augment the military fea.
ture, the association also suggests
that the students wear their uniforms
every day while attending classes. To
increase interest in the military
course the association has given $500
in cash to be given as prizes next year
for the two students showing the most
efficiency in military work.
Publisher Guilty Of Stealing.
Frank Leake, publisher of the "Tat.
tler," a weekly paper of Columbus,
has been found guilty of stealing a
$125 gold cigaret case from local
jeweler and been sentenced to serve
an indeterminate sentence in the pen.
Before sentence was i'm.
posed Leake admitted his guilt. The
case was one which the wife OF Nal
colin A. Karshner, former we'll known
Columbus politician, had purchased as
a Christmas gift for her husband 1t
was stolen after it had been sent to
the jewelers. to be engraved.
Will See Government Exhibit.
Visitors to the Ohio state fair this
fall may have the experience of see
ing the federal governments exhibit
Of military instruments. Word has
been received here from Washington
that, If possible, the display will be
sent here for the fair and plans are
being hurriedly made by the fair man.