The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-08-24
HAVING HIGH
old Time
And Bills Are Charged To
The Taxpayers
In Ohio Building At Panama
Exposition
Willis AppointeeS ReveI In
Big Eats
With Array Of Fine Wines
On The Side
Music Also. Adds To Gayety
Of The Place
Music Also. Adds To Gayety
Of The Place
columbus Dispatch.)

One of the classiest little restaur.
ants between the Atlantic and the Pa
cific oceans may have to go out OF
business as the result of action taken
by Auditor of State Donahey. The
restaurant is the exclusive, state.
maintained, yet non-profit producing
eating emporium operated on the sec.
| ond floor of the Ohio building at the
Panama-Paciflc exposition at San
Francisco. The action of the auditor
consisted in the cutting off of its sup
plies through refusal to o. X. further
provision purchases.
mine Host" Newton Miller, ap-
pointed by Governor Willis as chief
commissioner to the exposition, may
be considerably inconvenienced by
the action of the state auditor as he
may have to cough up" a part of the
900 salary-with perquisites-.
which he Is paid by an economy ad.
ministration, in order to meet some
DIlIO lhlOuBu WultI WI. HAS
run ruthless red lead pencil.
Chief Commissioner Miller holds
down sthe position not only as Ohio's
representative to the exposition, but
he is also chief architect of Governor
Willis presidential aspirations, and
chief promoter of that propaganda for
the western states Ii any Ohio poll
ticians have been expecting Mr.. Miller
to run the Ohio building at the fair in
nifty and luxury betitting the interests
of Il president-to-be, Mr.. Miller Ger
tainly has lived up to expectations
since the ground for the state auditors
action is the almost incredible mum
ber of luXuries in the vouchers pre-
sented for what purported to be pro
visions for the restaurant. and the
vast increase in the maintenance cos'
of the eating place since its establish
ment.
| Bottles Of whiskey. OF brandy, o.
sherry wine. syphons Of shasta water
glasses OF bar de due, dozens of clare
glasses and cocktail glasses and fin
ger bowls. card tables, bottles o.
cream at 25 cents pint, music fo
dances, bricks OF ice cream, these an(
many other delicacies standing on
boldly in the vouchers. melted thu
auditor to dastric action.
The voucher which Mr.. Donahe,
fatty refused to OK. is for grocer
iGs" for the month OF July The
[ amount Is 1852 and few odd cents
II does not include the meat bill fo
the month, which has not been re
turned. The items on the rejected
bills are somewhat similar to previou.
ones, only more reckless as to qualit!
and expense.
Insofar as | am concerned, tn,
whole thing is a closed book sal,
the state auditor. after announcing his
determination to send the voucher.
back, unapproved to those who ar,
enjoying the luXurles. Il will neve
approve another expense item for tina
restaurant unless the courts compe
me-"
Incidentally, the action of the audit
or takes cloak OF mystery on some
OF the features OF the Ohio buildinl
at San Francisco. Very few Ohio peo
pie have known anything about III,
restaurant, for example, And ever
those who happened to know neyel
have realized that it is dead burden
to the state, never even professing
produce profits
II was opened. according to the rec
ords of the auditors office. last Feb
ruary Then it's maintenance wa
modest enough. The grocery bill TO
the month OF February WAS SIG Tn,
state auditor O,K.d II without ques
tion in the belief that such living wa
at least much less expensive thar