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The article presents discussion on various topics. The guilt for the horrible loss of life in the Columbus penitentiary fire rests squarely upon the State of Ohio. The penitentiary just a century old, built to contain 1,500 persons but crowded with 4,900. It had already been the scene of one fire with terrible loss of life, yet nothing was done to remedy conditions. The prison has for years been a disgrace tot he rich and prosperous State of Ohio, which is now reaping just what it has sown. It cannot escape universal condemnation by persons who have a spark of humanity and decency within them, who believe that no American state should be allowed to outdo its criminals in its criminal mishandling of those it is supposed to redeem and cure.