HIE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
W(
OPJCCEITAXCE
Issues of the Hour Are Vigor
ously Presented.
DUTY OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP
How the State Haa Been Misgoverned
. and the People Wronged A Ring
ing Appeal to Patriotism.
OUESTION OF BALLOT REFORM
Ex-Governor Boldly Arraign the
Machine and Urget Unity of
Action For the Good of All.
Reading, Sept. 4. Tula has been a
great day and greater night for Penn
sylvania Democracy and the cause of
political regeneration throughout the
skute. Influential men from every
county were present to take part in
the ceremonies Incident to tho notifi
cation of the nominees of the lirle Con
vention. It was suggestively noted,
also, that a large number of Republi
cans and independent citizens were
present to extend their hearty congrat
ulations and give open pledge of sup
port during the campaign and at tho
(tolls.
In the afternoon there was a public
reception at a beautiful suburban re
treat and a banquet at which enthusi
asm ran high. Early In the evening
the Auditorium was packed with a
great crowd to hear the speeches of
the occasion, every expression of the
candidates being applauded with a
rigor which showed tho spirit that
possesses the friends of reform in the
pending contest between the pcoplu
and the bosses, who have so sadly mis
ruled the state.
As chf airman of the nntl!lrattoti
committee, Hon. U. K. Wright, of Al
lentown, performed tho pleasant work
assigned him la a happy manner. He
said:
SPEECH OF CHAIRMAN WRIGHT.
We are assembled today by direction
of the Erie Convention to present to
you Governor l'MtUon. and lo Messrs.
Guthrie and Nolan a formal notiliea
lion of your nominations tor most im
portant public positions.
While the convention which named
you represented the organized Demo
cratic party, it acted and spoke for a
wider constituency than could bn com
prised in any political organization. It
convened, planned and acted not for
partisan victory, but for Pennsylva
nia's honor. It represented and gave
voice to an outraged public Fentlment,
demanding that tho control of our
state shall be wrested from the hands
of those who dishonor it. It spoke for
all men in our state who stand for
pure, honest government and n decent
administration of public affairs. It
named you, gentlemen, as tho instru
ments through which our common
wealth should bT rescued from the
hands of the political freebooters who
have so long controlled it; from a
domination which has outraged public
opitiion, has prostituted the powers
aud beneficences of government to the
purposes of unscrupulous politicians,
und the enrichment of their favorites
ami which lias recklessly and defiantly
disregarded, all constitutional, legal
and moral obligations and restraints.
In the plattorni of the convention
that named you will bn found a recital
of some of the ills that a long suffer
ing people have deemed worthy of men
tion. I need not, therefore, now elab
orate in your hearing the painful, but
familiar history of Pennsylvania's dis
honor. As I have said before, in every
newspaper and from every husting tho
shameful story has been told; In every
town and hamlet; at country cross
roads, in counting house and factory,
in village store and by the good burgh
ers returning from church, tho sad
story of the shame of our common
wealth has been told and retold with
Indignant blush.
We have seen corrupt nnd corrupting
legislatures moved to their villianies
by American senators; we have seen
pay rolls padded to reward thieving
officials; our law makers make law
breaking a thrifty trade; our state
treasury temporarily looted to aid the
speculative ventures of favored poli
ticians, their relatives and friends;
hanks plundered and broken in ex
tending aid to Impecunious bosses
wo have become familiar with tho work
of election repeaters, stuffed ballot
boxes and fraudulent returns. Wo havo
seen senatorships purchased, valuable
franchises stolen and municipal gov
ernments ruthlessly overthrown in
reckless contests between rival politi-
nal machines, and made tho sport or
personal ambition.
To the rectification of all of these
wrongs you have been dedicated by tho
convention that named you; that you
will be faithful to the pledges no ono
questions; that you will bo chosen U
the task we firmly believe, as we have
faith in the honesty and integrity of
the people.
As the spokesman of the notification
committee 1 beg on its behalf to now
formally advise you of your nomination
and to express the hope that should
And lodgement in the mind of every
self respecting Pennsylvanlan that suc
cess may crown the end of your battle
fe- the redemption of our common
wealth. GOV. PATTISON'S ADDRESS.
Governor Pattison's reception by the
vast audience, was an event that will
be long remembered. After the cheer
ing subsided he spoke as follows:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of tho
Notification Commltteo, Friends aud
Kellow Citizens:
It is with fdulings of grateful appre
ciation of the honor bestowed ftir a
third time, .hat I appear before you to
accept the responsible place you have
assigned me in the ponding contest be
tween the people of Pennsylvania and
those who would deprive them of their
sovereign right of honest and just self
government. I trust it may bo taken as
a happy coincidence that It. was hero in
this beautiful und prosperous city, so
delightfully located In the midst of a
community far finned for zealous devo
tion to the highest and best principles
of economic home rule, that the suc
cessful campaign of 1S9I). along tho
same lines which confront us today,
wns so auspiciously inaugurated. The
spirit of patriotic, protest against the
misconduct of selfish and falthlwss pub
lic servants, has grown with passing
years, as the logical result of the more
reckless and dofiant niethoUn mirsued
by the combination of autocratic ruler
and their mercenary followers which
lias so grievously belied the honored
name of our beloved commonwealth.
The Supreme Question.
The pressing duty of twelve years BKo
faces every good elu.en with steadily
increasing wcigiit of responsibility.
We are again called to do battle lor
that whicii ws regard as the most sac
red legacy of the lounders of our great,
state. It is our privilege, also, to once
more unite with unsellisll earnestness
to declare and lnaliualu our fidelity to
the best Interests ol all the people. As
Uie lilies have been drawn, we may
Justly demand tho inoi.t eltecilvo co-operation
of self-rcKpeeting and ltgnt
thinking citizens lrrut.pert.lve of parti
sanship. T lie supreme question before
us is ono which appeals to every pa
triotic Instinct; is above and beyond
the real or Imaginary boundaries which
ordinarily divide men In Hie discussion
of public aliuirs. It is tnn preservation,
unsullied und unbroken, of the tabric
of honest l gislulloii and administra
tion, with wnich we are concerned.
Twice tho people hne decided this is
sue against their would-be masters In
18S2 and in 18'JO and wo confidently
believe thjt they will thus vindicate
themselves and maintain their rights
in 11)02.
The Rising Tide of Revolt.
You will pamoii reieieiico to the fact
thin in my bpcucti oi ucccpiuuce in
lAiu, It Wits po.nieu out tiliil a, l nislury
taught the uauger oi ciumsiing, even
to vwiic and virtuous men, dic tatorship
in aiiuii's ol slate; luai In a democratic
government ubcoiuto power, the teinp
lulio.l i') misuse wind! is ever present,
can only be achieved and maiulalneii
tttrougu a resoi t lo unrepubiu aii mel li
ons, tno abuse oi ollii kii privileges und
the suppression ot the popular will. It
was claimed on beiiaif ol rie people of
Petinsy Ivan, a. that luey had not will-
iiiKly cnosen the leadership, imainst a
coniiuuauco ot whicii they manifested
sucu hopeful unrest; that mcy submit
ted thereto under protest, and would
surely record their condemnation there
of at the polls. The historical fact
with which that campaign for- clean
politics and honest government con
cluded, is an inspiration for tiie pres
ent hour. The people of Pennsylvania
are forbearing and patient beyond all
others, slow lo wrath and curetul in
action; but when there is a moving of
tho mighty waters of an aroused public
sentiment it speedily becomes irreslst
able. Integrity of Party Organization.
Political parties may properly divide
upon ptioiic issues, but mere are some
questions tliul uie common to all, and
ono of these is tho integrity of party
organization, tnder our system ot gov
ernment it is ot vital importance that
cadi put ty should be so organized and
controlled that in tho event ot its suc
cess this shall mean the faithful ex
pression of the bonular will, to be fol
lowed by the redress of public wrongs,
the torrct lion oi evils oi administra
tion, ami the enforcement ol true prin
ciples. Manifestly, this cannot be when
tho leadership ol a party Is either cor
rupt or despotic, and wherein vicious
iniliienees are exerted over any consid
erable number of parly workers. The
existence of these vices in any party
organization must always be condemn
ed by an enlightened public sentiment.
In nearly every great city in this
country, from tho reign of Tweedism,
in fsew York, which wus brought to an
end through the dauntless courage and
wonderful energy of a great American
citizen, Samuel J. Tilden, whoso mem
ory must always be revered by tho
friends of good government, to the re
cent overthrow of a ruinous cabal in
tho City of the Golden Gate, largely
through the righteous co-operation of
Republican citizens of San Francisco,
this impressive lesson has been taught.
Conscienceless political leaders have
been sternly admonished that they cun
not with Impunity continue indefinitely
to defy tho moral law in the conduct of
party organizations nnd the adminis
tration of public affairs. It Is the im
perative demand of all patriotic men
that political ormuiizations shall repre
sent and illustrate the integrity ot po
litical faith; that they shall bo con
trolled and directed not by their worst
but by their best elements. We must
maintain this basic principle or popular
government cannot continue. Candi
dates for public ofliee must be honestly
selected, without undue influence or
the use of corrunt means to defeat tho
popular will. There is no abiding place
upon American soil for the political
auctioneer and his subservient crea
tures. The Machine's Defiance of the People.
it Is no wonder revolt is in tho air in
Pennsylvania, when these Just senti
ments have been so openly derided;
when there have been expressions of
contempt for tho power of the people as
against corrupt organization. The his
torian of our time will scarcely be
lieve the evidence before his own eyes
when ho reads tho shameless declara
tion made by a political autocrat in
Philadelphia, a little while ago. Urg
ing ills followers to renewed diligence
and zeal, and suggestively holding bo
fore all others tho way to secure tho
favor of tho boss, ho said;
"The cohesive power of the organiza
tion is ollices. We have ten thousand
ofllco holders in this city and they are
all oiiih. I'nder the present adminis
tration no man can cet an otllce unless
ho is loyal to the organization. Only
today tho organization voted forty
thousand dollars for tax receipts. How
could we do that if we did not have the
ofliee holders? If you want an ofliee
or preferment In political life you will
have to get it through the organiza
tion. The ofliee holders are tho back
bone of the organization."
Under such a debased code of politi
cal ethics, government in this country,
which the immortal Lincoln declared,
upon the hallowed ileld of Gettysburg,
should bo "of the people, for the peo
ple and by the people." would be sup
planted by the political boss, with gov
ernment of ofllce-holders, for office
holders and by ofllce-holders. This Is
tho Alpha and Omega of his political
creed. With this as his motto, he lives,
bargains, trades and thrives. His in
tluence over administrative officers and
in the halls of legislation is hostile to
the interests of tho people, corrupt and
debasing to the lust degree. Ho is the
willing yet always thrifty servant of
monopoly, the well-paid lobbyist to
whose account may be charged the do
frat of many measures demanded by
the people, and the success of others
solely desired by those caring nothing
for the public welfare.
How Official Power la Abused.
It is through the utilization of a de
bauched party organization nnd Its sub
sidized representatives, that, city coun
cils and legislatures have become the
scene of iniquitous performances never
conceived In other days, when the law
making power was not thus under the
iron heel of tho odious political bdss.
The citizens of our alllicted stato will
recall many slrui'k'les to secure needful
and just legislation. It required tre
mendous effort, in tho fnce of tho most
aggravating obstacles, to procure even
a measure of Justice for long-suffering
oil producers; to abolish useless and
costly ollices: and tho enactment of a
new ballot ln,w, which is .only the be
ginning of wtfnt must be done in this
direction. In every way possible, iuuu
bors of tho legislature have been an
noyed, held ut and pursued by this wa
Ugn power, always determined to aro
niote selfish interests. '
Facts might be cited in connection
with appropriation bills almost beyond
belief. So gross have these olfeaMHS
become, there Is a just douiand for some
leifal rstrlctlon or regulation concern
ing this matter, making it a penal of
fense to Influence legislators in the
manner now practiced at llarrlsburg.
The very best members of the legisla
ture are at times powerless to carry out
the will of their constituents, unless
they consent, In violence of their con
sciences, to arrangements and deals
with corrupt .lion who are nothing less
than public plrntes. During the past
2D years reform measures nave only
been enacted by the courageous union
of independent Republicans and Demo
crats, nfter doupcrata conflicts with the
powers of evil.
The Battle For An Honest Ballot.
My distinguished colleague, our
worthy candidate lor tho ollice of lieu
tenant governor, Mr. Guthrie, will
doubtless speak to you with clearness
and eliectlveness upon tho subject with
which his name has been long and hon
orably identified. Ho lias been a host
in himself in the battles for honest
elections, and In the present contest
his iniluence will be felt amongst all
classes of our people In favor of the
complete carrying out ot this long need
ed reform, i merely desire to call your
attention to tho fact that in 1891, In my
olllcial capacity as the state executive,
1 addressed the law-making body as
follows:
"The constitution requires that all
elections shall be free and equal, but
such elections are not secured by ex
isting laws. Nor is our ballot secret.
Pierco political conflicts between par
ties have given birth, here as else
where, to many phases of corruption,
to the use of money by rich candidates,
to fraudulent registration, to intimida
tion by corporations and by large em
ployers of labor, to false counting, and
to marked, altered and suppressed bal
lots. '1 hese contests have revealed the
existence of a purchasable element in
our midst, subject to ail forms of po
litical debauchery. A great popular
movement for ballot reform bns set in,
and 15 slates of the Union have al
ready responded to it. All political
parties in Pennsylvania have made
open profession in favor of securing the
most perfect attainable expression of
the public will, and the only question
that we now deal wllh concerns the
most expeditious and efficient method
of its accomplishment. Tho Australian
system Is the best agency yet devised
for purifying elections. It is neither an
untested election experiment nor a
questionable expedient, ITpward of 85,
UUO.0U0 of people conduct their elections
by its machinery. It is not the method
ot any one country or people, but finds
a home wherever a free and accurate
expression of the public will is de
sired, ballot reform offers not only
free and pure elections, but free nomi
nations. 1 will heartily favor any well
considered legislation which will se
cure these or any portion of these re
sults." The Australian system was not
adopted. In its stead an imperfect bal
lot law was passed and accepted by the
friends of ballot reform as at least giv
ing the advantages of a uniform and
otlieial ballot. It wa3 believed that per
fected legislation would bo promptly
enacted, but the political machine has
stood between tho people and ballot re
form and rendered all appeals for a
more perfect system fiile. Yet, al
though the senior senator from Penn
sylvania, to whose autocratic will legis
lators havo been subservient, a little
while ago publicly declared that if the
organization of his party failed to ful
fill its own repeated promise to secure
honest nnd effective ballot reform, it
would "sink llnally into merited In
famy," the pledge was deliberately
broken, by command of the organiza
tion itself. '
How the Farmer l Oppressed. ,
Upon no class of our citizens has the
evil of political machine domination
borne more oppressively than upon tho
farmer. Without detracting from tho
importance of other pursuits and occu- 1
patious, we may observe that the tiller
Of the soil always stands at the front,
the ever faithful mainstay of the in
dustrial world. It is a significant fact
that in our state the general course
of legislation, under the direction of
the baleful influences to which we havo
referred, has been towards building up
all forms of monopoly at the expense
of agriculture. The farmer has be"u
taxed greatly In excess of his just, pro
Dortion for tho suimort of eov-i nment.
In some localities the possession of .
land lias become a burden instead of a
source of pro Hi. Tho demand for relief I
liiis been denied. The appeals of the
agricultural interests, through the for
mal action of a great number of Far
mers' Alliances, and the earnest repre
sentation of facts in the columns of
rural journals, have all been in vain.
Permit me to repeat and emphasize
what I said upon this subject, to the
law-makine body in my annual mes
sage in IV.: i
"The inequality of our tax laws still
continues. 1 have suggested on two oc
casions a more equal distribution of
the burdens of taxation. Taxation to
be just should be distributed as nearly
as possible on all alike, and should be
even ns practicable upon all classes of
property. In our state, values chiefly
constitute the basis of taxation, the
value of real estate and tho value of
personal property. Nearly all tho rev
enues of cities, towns, boroughs and
counties, school and road tax, are de- ,
rived from values as a basis of taxa- 1
tion. If tho two forms of property, I
real and personal, are equal in value,
under a Just system they should equally
bear the burdens of taxation. Real
property, comprising the farms and
homes of our fellow citizens, is apprais
ed at two billions of dollars for tax
purposes, and personal property, in
which is classed all property not real,
is in excess of this appraised value of
real estate. The whole amount real
ized for all purposes is approximately
$ tO.Odh, duo. of which leal property pays
about $o().00U,00u and personal property
$10,000,(111(1. appreciating the principle
that taxation should be laid with some
regard to the encouragement and diver
sification of industry, and believing
that in our stato this idea has been
kept constantly to the front, neverthe
less. 1 am of tho opinion that real es
tate has undoubtedly borne tho burden
"'".""r 1" J-ZIZ
tho commonwealth and to invite capi
tal and entel'bilse. real estate, especi
ally in the form of farms, has become
so depressed ns to need renci in a more
equal distribution of taxation. There
is no disposition nor desire to pursue
or oppress any form of property. Tho
injustice of our system must be admit
ted by anv searcher after truth, who
would distribute equally the burdens of
government. So long as wo continue
raising our revenues upon the basis of
values, the injustice of compelling a
value in land to be taxed beyond a
value in personal properly. Is heavily
felt by many of our fellow citizens."
Promises Made to Be Broken.
Notwithstanding all their many sins
of omission and commission, the men
who have niadu Pennsylvania's politics
a byword aud reproach, have always
been profuse in their declarations of a
desire to promote tho public welfare.
They are always promising to do what
is right and then us steadily doing
what is wrong; giving the promise to
the ear and breaking it to the hope. At
times the audacity of tho machine
forceB have been without a parallel in
the political history of this or of any
other state. It will be recalled that in
the Republican stato convention of
18UG, the same declarations being sub
stantially repeated, the following year,
tt was said:
"W decry tho growing use of money
in politics, and the corporate rontrol
of legislatures, municipal councils and
political prlmnrlns, and demand the en
forcement or the laws to correct such
abuses.
we earne.it y insist upon a. reiorm
of civil service which will prevent tho
enslavement of public officers and em-
pioyes anu ikb compelling oi iiiosb uy-
liolnted to nieserve the peace to con
fine themselves to their duty, which
will Insure absolute freedom and fair
ness in bestowing state and county and
municipal contracts, nnd will punish
any form of favoritism In granting
them; whic h vill forbid tho grant of
exclusive franchises to deal In public
necessities, comforts, conveyances and
sanitary requirements; anejvlll Insure
the recognition of ability Snd fidelity
in the public service, keeping service
to tho country forever foremost, when
accompanied by ability and fitness.
"Wo demand that public offices shall
bo for public benefit and the term of
subordinate positions shall he during
good behavior. No public employe or
ofllcer should be permitted to Influence
prlmnrles or elections, nor upon any
pretense bo assessed upon IiIh salary
and all unnecessary positions and sal'
aries should lie abolished and expend!-
tares and taxation redm ed. There
should bo uniform valuation of prop-
for' them, and schools should bo dl- ,
control."
The Record That Condemna.
Everyone of t hese pledges has been
systematically violated, in accordance
with the derisive enthusiasm with
which they were received by tho men
who went through tno farce of making
such manifestly Insincere declarations.
Tho betrayal of pubnc interests never
was so sncmeiess as during up last
turn biibu rmi it Inn l.'fnu Alum 1 hero
never was such a corrunt use of money
so much legislative debauchery, so lit
tle effort made to correct crying abuses
and to purify tho public service. Fav
ored contractors nave reveled In fat
things, dividing their ill-gotten gains
with powerful political and official pat
rons. Valuable public franchises have
been npproprlnted without compensa
tory returns to municipalities or the
state. Debauchery of the ballot, at pri
mary and general elections, never was
so flagrant and widespread. And now
it la sought to evade all these burning
questions, and to turn tho people's
minds
way from the consideration of I
ihing record. This self-con- I
the crushing
demnatory course
Will not answer,
Tho incorruptible freemen of the Key
stone stale are weary of shams; they
havo had their fill of illusions. They
demand the restoration and mainte
nance of cleanliness, honesty and ef
ficiency In nil departments of local,
municipal and stue government.
Unparalleled Betrayal of Trust.
The Erie convention adopted a
sweeping arraignment of the men who
have led in tho betrayal of public
trust. Therein It Is declared that tho
powers of government have lieeen pros
tituted to tho purpose of public thieves
a scathing denunciation, but one
which the facts sadly justify; that con
stitutional restraints and commands,
the sanctity of the law, the obligations
of otlieial oaths, and tho demands of
common honesty havo been thrust
aside, and methods hitherto unknown
substituted to satisfy the greed of pub
lic plunderers. That shamelessly and
openly the votes of legislators are traf
ficked In. That the last session of the
legislature was admitted to bo the most
corrupt legislative body ever convened
In any state of the union. That tho
election of a United States senator was
accomplished in a carnival of corrup
tion. That the session closed with a
franchise theft that shocked tho moral
sense of the whole country.
For these crimes against political de
cency and official honor, this odious
machine organization is Indicted. To
aid in the abolition of all these evils
the effective co-operation of honest
men of all parties and all organizations
sincerely Intent upon tfta reformation
of public affairs, is earnestly invited.
No partisan advantage or victory Is
sought and none will lie claimed. The
call is to all the people for the good
of Pennsylvania, tho promise being
equal and just laws; pure, honest and
economical administration.
An Appeal to Civic Conscience.
The issues of the campaign are there
fore clearly defined. He who runs may
read them. During the past four years
they have been discussed in every part
of tho state. Tho time is at hand
when the record must lie passed upon.
The deplorable facts recited and the
history of public affairs in Pennsylva
nia, for many years, teach one impres
sive lesson. It has boon shown over
and over again that selfish, corrupt ami
tyrannical misrule debases citizenship,
degrades the state and defies correc
tion. It can only be overthrown when
un'der the spur of an aroused public
conscience the people intelligently and
vigorously unite for the reuemption of
government and the restoration and
maintenance of their just rights. The
unit of power, tho unawed, unbribed
and self-controlled citizen, is the hope
and sheet anchor of the nation. To
him we once more confidently submit
our cause; to his sense of civic duty
we trustfully make our appeal. Fidel
ity to the true principles of popular
government must result in vindication
of the steadfast friends of honest ad
ministration of every public trust.
Upon such a cause we may reverently
ask the blessing of the Ood of justice
and mercv and truth. To its trium
phant vindication, like the patriot
fathers of other days, we may fittingly
pledge our noblest efforts, our unfal
tering devotion.
Mr. Guthrie's speech was a charac
teristic deliverance on ballot reform
and the urgent need of the purifica
tion of all departments of tho state
government.
Mr. Nolan responded to the address
of notification briefly but earnestly,
promising if elected to administer tho
! dutlee of the office of Secretary of In-
icrnai Anairs wun iiuemy uuu im
partiality. Penrose will have a harder fight to
securo re-election than Quay. An
earnest contest in every fairly divided
legislative district will result In a
largely Increased anti-machine repre
sentation In both house and senate.
Keep this important matter before the
voters. Pennsylvania should have at
least one honest and capable member
of the national senate. Penrose has
been a misfit and discredit to his own
party.
The Man of the Home,
Stranger Is tbe man of the house in?
Servant Yes; but the wouiud of the
house won't let him come oet New
York Weekly.
Education is not In extensive appara.
tus end vast libraries, but in tho touch
f life upon life. Ladies' Home Jour
nal- . ...1- .
Tbe School Law About Children.
The new law, which was approved
July io, 1901, supersedes the acts of
189a and 1097. It requires every
. . . .
Pareni v, guaru.an to send an cimu
ren between six and sixteen years to
a school where the common English
branches are taught during the entire
term said school shall be open, though
the school directors may reduce the
requirements to only seventy per cent,
il thev see fit. Pupils may be excused
on account of mental, physical or
other urgent reasons, acceptable to
the board) or pupils between thirteen
and sixteen who can read and write
the English language intelligently are
exempt from the operation of the law,
provided they are regularly engaged in
some ustful employment or service.
Another provision is that in case there
be no tiublic school in session within
-:!. u .u. n,rpK. ira-lP,1 mail
to miles, Dy the nearest traveled roan,
of any person within the school dis-
trie, he or she shall not be liable to
the provisions of this act. '
lUI tllW IIVLIkl.llllK l.iay,l 111 I'M" .nun
relation, but also for teachers, school
directors and others who fail to com-
.1 ;,u ;, ...,;, tu i,, ;
ply with its provisions. The law, m
fact, is so comprehensive and so im-
t,or.,nt .u-. interested nersnns should
I)0r'art mat interested persons snoun
at once make themselves acquainted
with u provisions. Copies may be
'
obtained by addressing the secretary
of the commonwealth, V. W. Griest,
Ilarrisburg., Pa.
In Relation to Free Delivery.
The following is an excerpt from a
recent ruling of the Postmaster Gen
eral in recard to the rural free delivery
service.
"Whoever shall hereafter willfully
or maliciously injure, tear down or
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ucatiuy diiy ictici uu.v or inner ictcit-
acle established by order of the Post
master General or approved or desig
nated by him for the receipt or delivery
ot mail matter on any Rural Free De
livery route, or shall break open the
same, or willfully or maliciously injure,
deface or destroy any mail matter de
posited therein, or shall willfully take
or steal such matter from or out of
such letter box or other receptacle or
shall willfully aid or assist in any of
the tforementioned offenses, shall for
every such offense be punished by a
fine of not more than one thousand
dollars, or by imprisonment for not
more than three years.
Each box must be erected by the
roadside, so that the carrier can easily
obtain access to it without dismount
ing from his vehicle. The same box
must not be used for more than one
family, except in the case of near rel
atives or those residing in the same
house.
Wooden boxes are not permitted
by the department and the carrier
can ignore them if he sees fit to do
so. If the patron shows no inclina
tion to put up a metal box after a
reasonable time the wooden box will
not be recognized.
The following letters are held at
the Bloomsburg, Pa., postoffice, and
will be sent to the dead letter office
Sept. 16, 190J. Persons calling for
these letters will please say "that they
were advertised Sept. 2, 190a":
Miss Leonora Ash, Mrs. Amanda
Shusk, Mr. Clark Tittle. F. D. Kuser,
Miss Marie Wheeler.
One cent will be charged on each
letter advertised.
J. C. Brown, P. M.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
EaUite of Albert C. Arhenimcti, late of Orange
'Jwrnsriijj, anvanfit.
Notice is hereby elven tiiut letters of nrlraln-
istruilon on the esime ot Albert C. Achenbiieln
lute ol run ire township, Columbia cotiuty, I'a.i
deceased, have been granted to Oscar Achen-
Dacii, residing in suid townsuip, to wnoin an
persons Indebted to said estate are requested to
muke payment, and those having claims or de
mands, will make known tho same without
delay. O.SCAK A'llENHAt'H,
CLINTON UKRKINO, BdUllDlSt Hit or.
Attorney. 8-7 tit,'
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Estate ofLuctnda Seeahultz, lute of Elouiitsljiirg,
ra., deceawd.
Notice Is hereby irlven that letters testament
ary on the estate ot I.uclDda Seesholiz' lale ot
ttiotown or Bioomslmi'Ki county or coiumni,
Ph.. deceased, have been granted to Andrew L,
Kiitz, resident or said towni to whom all por
sons Indebted to suld estate are reiiueaied to
mako payment, and those having chums or de
mands will mako known tho same without
delay. ANDUKW L. FU1TZ.
6t. Executor.
-PROFESSIONAL CARD1K-
N. U. FUNK,
ATTORNZY-AT-LAVr,
Mrs, Enfl Building, Court Hoom AAvf,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
A. L. FRITZ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
onioo Bloomsburg Nat'l Bank Bldif., Sd floor,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
J. II. MAIZE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, INSURANCE AND
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
Office, in Lockurd's Building,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
John a. frbkzb.
JOHN 0. BABUAM
FREEZE & HARMAN,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
omoes:Centreat., first doorbelowOperaHouie
A. N. YOST,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW
Wirt Building, Court Ilture fqotre.
ELOOMSBURG.PA
II. A. McKILLlP.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Columbian Building, 2nd Moor.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
RALPH R. JOHN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Hartman Building, Market Square.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
IKELER & IKELER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office back of Farmeri National Bank.
BLOOMSBURG, FA.
CLYDE CHAS. YETTER,
attorney--at law,
Bloomsburg, Pa
Office in Wirt's Building,
W. H. RHAWN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office, Corner of Third and Main St
CATAWISSA, . PA.
CLINTON HERRING,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office with Grant Herring.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
SiT Will be in Orangeville Wednesday tf
each week.
WILLIAM C. JOHNSTON,
ATTORNEY-AT LAW.
Office in Wells' Building over B. A.
Gidding's Clothing Store, Iiloomsbnrg, P
Will be in Millville on Tuesdays.
H. MONTGOMERY SMITH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office : Wirt building, over Alexander
Bros. 1 1-16-99
EDWARD. FLYNN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CENTRALIA, PA.
rwoffloe Llddlcot building, Locust avenue-
J. S. JOHN, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office and residence, 410 Main St.
7-3"'v BLOOMSIURC, PA.
MONTOUK TKI.KPHONK. BUM. TRMrHOMt
1YKH TK.HTKU. OLASPK8 FITTBD.
H. BIERMAN, M. D.
HOMEOPATHIC rilYBICIAN AND 8CRGKON
OFfici boubb: Offloe & Hesldence, 4th Ht,
10 a. m. to K p. m., 6:30 to 8 p.m.
iLUOJMMJCJ-G, FA.
J. J. BROWN, M. D.
THE EYE A SPECIALTY.
Eyes tested and fitted with glasses.
Xo Sunday work.
311 Market St., Bloomsburg, Pa.
Hours: 10 to 8 ' Telenhone.
DR. M. J. HESS,
DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES,
Crown and bridge work
-A
SPECIALTY.
Corner Main and Centre Streets.
BLOO . SFVRO PA,
Columbia & Montour Telephone connection.
Dr. W. H. HOUSE,
mJhgEON DENTIST,
Office Barton's Building, Main below Jlarke
Bloomsburg, Pa.
All styles of work done in a superior manne
and all work warranted as represented
TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN.
by the use of Gas, and free of charge when
artificial teeth are inserted.
ftTTo be open all hours during the day.
C. WATSON McKELVY,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
(SUOCeSBOrtO B. F. Hartman
les in the world, among which are:
CASH TOTAL PIKPI.UBl
CAPITAL. ASHKTS. 0V BH ALL.
$100,(100 .1,1W,B1! 1 000,60
400,000 3,(-V.r.l(0 1.419,5
Franklin of Phlla.
Penn'a. Phlla ,
Queen, of N. Y..
600,000 8,f.sli 1,U1,60
N. America, Phlla. 3,000,000 tf,730,t;tf 8,3m1
Office First Nat'l Bank Bldg., 2d floor.
4TI.osses promptly adjusted and paid.
M. P. LUTZ & SON,
(SUCCESSORS TO FKEAS BKOWK)
INSURANCE AND RE ALESTATE
AGENTS AND BROKERS.
o
N. W. Corner Main and Centre. Street!,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
o
Represent Seventeen as good Cora,
panies as there are in the World
and all losses promptly adjust,
ed and paid at their Office.
SADE T. VANNATTA.
( Successor to C. F. Knapp.)
GENERAL INSURANCE
Office 238 Iron St., Bi.oomsuukg, Pa
Oct. 31, 1901. tf
CITY HOTEL,
W. A. Hartzel, Prop.
No. 121 West Main Street,
WLarge and convenient sample rooms, bat
rooms, hot and cold water, and modem coa
veniences. Bar stocked with best wine an
liquors. First-class livery attached.
EXCHANGE HOTEL, '
G. Snydkr, Proprietor,
(Oupositethe Court House)
HLOOMSBURO, PA.
T J . .
I cDC
I-'ti nu convenient sample room, Bats '
tooms, hot and cold water, and all mod