The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-04
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS-OTHER HAPPENINGS
sueeIal Columbus Correspondent.

has been requested for a writ
OF prohibition to prevent the state
liquor license board from hear.
ing the charges brought against II
county license board members whose
removal is sought for their alleged par.
ticipation in the McDermott license
law referendum. Attorneys for the
board members are former Attorney
General T. S. Hogan, ]. l. Boulger and
Frank Davis. For the state A. o,
Dickey is legal representative.
! New State House for Ohio.
The state of Ohio very soon Is go
ing to have a new, or rather an
additional, state house, and people
who have ideas on how such
a structure should be built and
what it should cost and how
much it should embrace in the
way of capacity have now the op-
portunity of making themselves a very
important factor in the erection of the
new structure. 1t might be set forth
at the outstart that the Ohio commits
sion which has the duty of planning
and building the new structure have
something more than a half million
dollars at their disposal and stand in
the way Of getting more If the present
allowance should prove insufficient.
The commission has broad powers. 1t
has been asked by the legislature sim.
ply to make more room for state
Offices. 1t can enlarge the old state
house II 1t wants to. Or 1t can build
annexes to it. But practically all the
members Of the commission have
agreed that neither of the plans men.
toned is feasible and the prospect OF
a new structure is virtually assured
The big consideration in the new
building will be space. Ohio has been
growing with such stupendous strides
that she has crowded herself out of
her present Capitol, regardless Of the
fact that that structure was deemed a
half century ago by the most ira ed
Of experts as big enough for the
growth of any state for at least 1000
years. To get as much additional
space as possible for an expenditure
Of from one half to one million dollars
is tIs problem for the commission.
Naturally it wants help and advice.
People who have ideas on the question
are therefore invited to send them in.
They may prove valuable. Should the
new structure be a skyscraper such as
now fills the skyline of all the big
cities, or should it be some lower and
perhaps more graceful structure? Or
should 1t be compromise of some
kind between the two extremes? The
commission has got to answer the
question soon, and although it will en-
ploy trained architects, it will be glad
at any time to get the suggestions of
more humble citizens. Meantime state
departments are scattered over Colum-
bus in a sort of haphazard way in
rented buildings for the simple reason
that the states business is growing so
fast that no adequate housing system
could be devised when the old Capitol
was being outgrown.
1oNeFnoF hefuSeS PARDON.
Memories of the noted street car
strike that took place in Columbus five
years ago are being re-echoed by the
action of the governor in the applica-
ton for pardon of Alfred Strader, who
was convicted of dynamiting street
cars during the strike and who was
sent to the penitentiary after a sensa-
tional trial. The governor has rejected
the recommendation which the state
pardon board made for clemency in the
Strader case and the convicted man
will have to serve out his term. Dur
ing the last two years strenuous ef-
forts have been made almost unceas-
ingly in his behalf. The claim has
been made, for example, that the pris-
oner had been made the tool of more
cunning heads, who escaped and made
him the goat" Strader, however has
never mentioned his alleged accom-
plices.
Resigns as Cashier.
Because of continued i'll health E. H.
Archer has given up his place as cash
fer in the state treasury department.
His successor is Leon Hays of Cincin-
natl, who already has assumed the
duties of the Office. The salary is
50, 400 year. Mr.. Archer has been i'll
for many months and some time ago
was under treatment in a Columbus
hospital. He is a Columbus resident
and has been prominent in state poll.
tics for many years.
Will Ask for Lien Law.
The garage owners of Ohio, who
formed a state organization in Colum-
bus Wednesday, want a law enacted
which will enable them tU take lien
on an automobile if the garage bill for
the same is not paid. Michigan has
such law and they will ask the Ohio
legislature to enact one like it. They
also want state inspector for garages
Will Dine Wilson.
The Columbus chamber of commerce
will give a dinner in honor of Presi-
dent Wilson upon the occasion of his
visit in this city Dec. 10, when he will
deliver an address before the national
meeting Of the Council of Churches Of
Christ. 1t is expected that the presi-
dent will give talk at the dinner in
which he will present his views about
the need Of preparedness in this coun-
of congress will have spe-
Cial significance.
Pomerene Addresses Students.
In an address before the students of
the Ohio State university in Columbus
afternoon, United States
Senator Atlse Pomerene denounced
American cit izens who come from for
a;~y, countries who villifv this countrv