THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. PTTRT TP re(lueDlly have we bcfin called upon 1 1 UDLlv t.ii nrovliltt hunk notes r-uititble tor Public Salt CAT PP that we decided to et up a nrm especially ad wJxxLCiJ apted to thia purpose. These notes are payable at thla Bank and relieve you ot all trouble as you can leave them with us for collection I'rteof charge. We Furnish These Notes Free of Charge. First National Bank, Bloomsburg, Pa. THE COLUMBIAN. ESTABLISHED 1866. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, Established 1837. Consolidated 1869 Published Every Thursday Morning, At Uloomsliurg, the County Seal of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. GEO. K. EIAVEL1-, Editor. D. J. TASKEK, Local Editor. GEO. C. ROAN, Foreman. TtKMs: Inside the county $1.00 a year in advance j $1.50 if not paid in alvuncc. Outside the county, f 1.25 a year, strictly in Advance. AH communications should le addressed THE COLUMBIAN, IMoomsl.urj;, Pa. THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1913. WASHINGTON. From our Kcuular Correspondent. Washington, March 2, 1903. The great Statehood contest of the Fifty-seventh Congress is concluded without admission for any of the ter ritories. While parlaunentary tactics may keep the Omnibus Statehood bill or the Spooner compromise, nominally before the Senate for the remainder ot the session, it is admitted by the friends of Statehood that the battle is lost. The republicans now announce that next session they will secure the passage, on a strict republican vote, oi a two state bill, ignoring the demo crats in thi legislation. The final de feat of all statehood 'egislation at this session came as a result of the action of a democratic caucus which voted unanimously to reject the so called compromise proposed by the republi can minority and which was never in tended to be accepted. Refering to the action of the demo crats. Senator Clay said last night, "It was impossible for the democrats to accept the so called compromise bill. In the hist place it was not compromise at all, and it was offered with the knowledge that it could not be accepted by the real friends of Statehood. Would it not be a mani fest injustice to combine Arizona and Mew Mexico in one state when none of the people of either territory is a greeable to such an arrangement? When all are bitterly opposed to it, in fact? Then think of what a state the two states would make. The greatest length of the proposed state would equal the distance from .New York to Chicago, it would materially exceed in area the great state of Texas, which has the privilege of re solving itself into four states at pleas ure. The result of such a combination could only mean strife for the inhabit , ants. Why, the area of one state pro posed would exceed that of all New England and New York state. The democrats cou!d not submit to such an injustice. Next year, however, during the long session, this fight will be renewed and then we will win on a three or four state proposition. The influence of Senator Quay on legislation during the present session has been remarkable. He has scotched the immigration bill with its educa tional clause, so obnoxious to the in terests he represents and which inter ests desire no restriction on immigra uon Der.ause they wish to be free to import large quantities of cheap labor with a view to keeping down wages and preventing a higher standard of living for the American workman He has prevented any consideration of the Eight Hour Labor bill. H has prevented pny discussion cf th tariff schedules so profitable to th Pennsylvania interests which retai him in the Senate. He has prevented consideration of the Littlefield anti trust bill now on the Senate calendar and which contains the only adequate anti- trust legislation proposed at thi session of Congress. These are a few of the ends Mr. Quay has accom p'ished by enlisting the democrats and ' a few republicans in the Statehood ' fight and then abandoning them at the eleventh hour to subscribe to an im possible compromise bill. The demo crats have at Ust found out that they to 8 ave been made the puppets of the wily senator from Pennsylvania. Material progress has been made by the House during the past week in the clearing of its calendar. All the Impropriation bills have now been sent o the Senate. The Philippine coin ge bill has been accepted and the Fowler currency bill, which has no chance in the Senate, is now un der consideration. The Senate ap planation committee has discarded the House provisions for completing the Capitol and erecting an office building for representatives and it is not known if they can be saved in conference. The Aldrich currency bill is under, consideration by the Senate and the House leaders assure your correspondent that if the measure is passed by the upper chamber it will be enacted by the House. The bill receives no sympathy from the democrats although they may permit it to pass. It meets with their disap proval because it is a makeshift to correct a condition of affairs which should not exist. A protective tariff bill with rates far in excess ot what hey should be continue to take trom .e people, in the (orm of tariff taxes a great annual surplus and store it in the Treasury. The logical remedy would be the reduction of tariff but that is opposed by the protected in- erests who are waxing rich from the spoils drawn from the people. There fore, Mr. Aldnch, with a view to pre venting in some measure the evil consequences to commerce and in dustry thus arising, proposes to es. abhsh a method whereby the Secre. tary of the Treasury can restore to circulation, by means of loans to the banks, the funds unnecessarily and wrongfully collected from the con sumers. A decision just rendered bv the Supreme Court in regard to lotteries is regarded of the utmost importance in defining the power of the Federal government over interstate commerce. Without going into tiresome, technical details it may be said that by the de cision, Congress may exclude from in terstate commerce any commodity which it may deem prejudicial to the public welfare and that its motives are beyond judicial inquiry. This decision must destroy the arguments of those who have ridiculed all attempts at anti-trust legislation through the inter state commerce provisions of the Constitution as being unconstitution al. It will be a matter of relief to most democrats and to an immense number of republicans to know that the Ship Subsidy bill has finally been killed. This end was accomplished by Sena' or Hanna's insistance that the House take a vote on the bill, something it has avoided lor more than a year, The vote of the committee was ten to six, two democrats being taken from sick beds and carried to the Capitol to vote against it, to the utter consternation of Mr. Hanna who was counting on their absence to secure a favorable report. Cougk "My wife had a deep-seated cough for three years. 1 purchased two bottles of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, large size, and it cured her com pletely." J. H. Burgc, Macon, Col. Probably you know of cough medicines that re lieve little coughs,, all coughs, except deep ones! The medicine that has been curing the worst of deep coughs for sixty years is Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Three ilin I 23c, 50c., $. All dmntiti. ConiuU your doctor. If he unyi take It, tlmii ) M he .ay.. Ii ho toll ymi not to lake It, I lien don't tuka It. He kuuwt. Leave it with him. We are willing. J. C. AY Kit CO., Lowell, Hail. A fcUJOESSrOL EEOTOR. Formerly a Bloomsburg Boy. We have read with much inter est a copy of the Daily Record of Tort Chester, N. Y. in which it appears that Rev. Charles Edward Brueler is doine a etcat work as Rector of St. Peter's P. K. Church. Mr. Brugler is the son of Mr. and Mr. J. II. Brugler, both of whom formerly resided in this couuty, the let.er being a daughter of the late J. J. Brower of this town, and the son, Ed. as he was familiarly known here, has inanv friends who will learu of his success with pleasure. At a recen'. Sunday service Rev. Brugler announced in detail tl e subject of a Parish House, aid, forcefully outlined the necessity Lr such a building. The following brief extract from hia sermon s quoted because it shows what pre gress the Parish has made undtr his ministry. Speaking of ll e Parish House he savs: " Our work has been arrested by the lack of a proper site, within two weeks we have been tendered the property of the remaining one- half of our black at the corner of I Westchester avenue and Pearl street, an eminently proper site for so important a work. The amount asked for this property being fair and just to both parties, is $15,000. " In assembling to consider this proposition we took into account the position of the church. Twelve years ago this parish stood financi ally in debt about $40,000. the pro pertv being worth $20,000. The first of January this year the church had the property entirely free from debt and over $20,000 finally has been spent upon it for improve ments and betterments. "The vestry had in its endow ment fund the sum of $5,000, all the running expenses paid and $300.01 in the treasury over and bevond the same. The vestry has made it a point not to carry any thing out unless all agreed concern ing such undertaking. One of the conditions were there should be no debt until the past was clear and the future bright. It was their feeling that with no fund but the surplus of $300.01 they were not in a condition to purchase the property but must decline the offer or go in debt which they were not willing to do, 111 which opinion the rector and his vestry were unanimous. The lot has beeu purchased by Mr. Brugler. NO KAKE-OFfS. Governor Tennypacker does not propose to have his administration scandalized by charges of "rake offs" if he can help it. A few days ago he said : While I was making my cam paigu last Summer, I saw so much 111 the papers about what were call ed rake offs from appropriations made by the Legislature, that I have been trying to find out some thing about them since I have been here. I gatheied from what I read that when repiesentatives of insti tutions came to the Legislature for an appropriation they were given to understand that if they would agree to let the committees retain a certain percentage as a 'rake-off' they would get their appropriation bill through. I made a note of it, aud since I have been here, when any men or women interested in charitable institutions, hospitals and homes come to me to ask if I will approve of their appropriation I have made it a rule to ask these people if any have been approach ed with such an offer, and I have vet to find one, although all had been before the Appropriation Com mittee. " If there is anything of that kind going on I want to know it, and if there is anything of the kind I ought to know it. Of course. I don't want mere eeneral talk, I want to know facts." The charges of rake-offs were so well aired since the last legislature that any member of the Appropria tion Committee would be bold in deed if he were to make an open de mandcf the kind now. If there are any rake-offs in this Legislature they ...11 W ih .w . rl Jt . ..." -a, I 1 ' Will UC UUUU 111 SUUIC UUltl waj, and in a way that the Governor will not know of. "the garden of lies" A Fascinating Love Story of Beautiful American Girl. The r mance of a beautiful Ameri can girl, in which the fight tor a throne figures prominently, is the basis of " The Garden of Lies," the most fascinating love story since the " Prisoner of Zenda." From start to finish the tale teems with adventure and excitement. .The plot is novel and well handled and there is not a dull line in it. Though it is a story of valor, it is first of all a love story that will strike a sympathetic chord in every reader. Be sure to read this striking romance in next Sun day's Philadelphia Press." Order it of your newsdealer in advance. March, April, May There Is a best time for doing everything that is, a time when 11 thing ran be done to the best ad vantage, most easily and most ef fectively. Now is the best time for purifying your blood. Why? Because your system is now trying to purify it you know this by the pimples and other eruptions that nave come on your face and body. Hood's Sarsaparilia and Pills Are the medicines to take they do the work thoroughly and agreeably and never fail to do it. Hood's are the medicines you have always heard recommended. ".I cannot recommend Hood' Sarnaparilla too hichlT a nDrlnt medicine. When we talc It In the eprlnf we all feel botterthrouirh the nummer." Jim. 8. H. NiaL, McC'rayi, Pa. Hood's tarsaparllla promises to ours and kssps th promts. Six-foot Vein at Eagle's Mere Solid Coal Deposit it Likely to be uncovered. The Laporte Netvs Items says; The report from the new Eagle's Mere coal mine is that a six-foot vein has been uncoveted. As yet there is too much slate mixed with the coal, but there is every indication of running into solid coal deposit. This news is pleasing to Eagles Mere, as the Mercer mine does not furnish coal fast enough to supply the demand. Teamsters have started to the Mercer mine as early is 3 o'clock in the morning, and on arrivitg there found as many as fourteen teams ahead of them in line waiting for coal. New Albany, Hillsgrove, rorksville, and the western end of Sullivan county get their main supply of coal from this mine. Postmaster Brown has received from the McKinley National Memorial as sociation r. limited supply of the cer tificates which have been prepared for distribution to contributors to the monument fund as souven rs to their participation in that gieat enterprise. The certjficate is a b-aut ful woik of art on which is given a beautiful re production of Mrs. McKinley's favor it. likeness ot her husband, together .th a picture of the McKinley home i 1 Canton and of the white house. The wording below the illustrations is as follow; "flits certifies that has contributed to the fund for the erection of the national memorial at Canton, Ohio, in honor ot William McKinley." The worktmtship and artistic effects are of the very highest order, the great house of Tiffany & Co , New York, being the designers and manufacturers. The supply in the hands of Post master Brown is a portion of the first edition of the certificates and is sent here to enable those who have not as yet contributed to do so. Parties who have already identified themselves with the movement will receive souv enirs direct from the office of the as sociation or through local committees. Mirrors, brush and comb sets, collar and cuff boxes, necktie boxes, handkerchief boxes, jewelry cases. manicure sets, smoker s sets and all kinds of sets at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. Speaking of Senator Grady's ten cent suffrage bill introduced in the House last week, the Harrisburg Patriot says : "The state senate did a shameful thing yesterday in the passage of Senator Grady's bill to reduce poll taxes in Philadelphia from fifty cents to ten cents. This was done as Mr. Grady frankly ad rnitted for the relief of certain gentle men who buy tax receipts by the ten j of thousands, thus practically purchasing votes at fifty cents apiece. In place of "certain gentle men," Mr. Grady should have said "the so-called Republican City Committee" which thus applies every year about $40,000 ot tue money filched from policemen, hre men and other humble place hold ers in the Quaker City. It this bf. passes the house and receives the governor's approval and it is not declared unconstitutional by the courts, as it probable will be and certainly ought to be, for it makes taxation unequal 111 the state, it will reduce the price of slum votes forty ceuts apiece and leave much more money to be spent in junkets and "testimonials" to faithful machine servitors. w from mn mm. Won ti first and 3 second prize, at lilooms. burg County Fair last fall, with ten pair entered. 1st White Rock, 1st Barred Rocks 1st Rhode Island Red, 8. C. 1st Rhode Island Red, R. C. 1st White Wyon dottes. KKB fr0m Pen hemled by those winner 1.50 for I $ 1 t White Crested Muck I'olikb. 13 eggs, 3.00. CIIAS-. S. KITTER; 306 Del. Ave., Huston, I'a. BIG REDUCTIONS IN ALL SUITS AND AT Townsend's FASHIONABLE CLOTHING HOUSE. The New Season Dawns. Dawns with stronger trade possibilities than ever before. Stronger for this store because the buying has been bigger, broader, better. Stronger, be cause this business is growing, and we have made improvements in this store that we can serve you better than ever before. Stronger from every point of vi jw, style, completeness of stocks, absolute worthiness of materials and makes, absolute price honesty which to an intelligent buying public like ours means absolute price economy; for honesty of materials and price always means the truest kind of economy to the buyer in The New Wool Weaves. Dress goods interest you more just now perhaps than any other class of merchandise. This store's dress goods show ing is all that you could ask. 38 in. all wool berges colored and black 39c. 38 in. all wool Albatrosse colored and black 50c. Figured all wool Chalhes, 45 and 50c. Wool Cheviots, sponged ready to cut into at 50c, 56c, 75c, 85c, 1. 00, 1. io, 1.25 and 1.50. Embroidery. This store has never shown so complete an assortment, or as large an assortment. The prices start at 4c to $1.50 per yard. Dainties insertions o to 85c. Medalions, 2c. a piece to 29c. White Goods. Those dainty pretty mercer ized Whites that are used so much for Ladie's waists. This store has a bis assortment. Prices 25 to 65c. Pique 12$ to 40c. Vestings 75c. Bed Room seits, Side Boards, Dining Tables, 5.00 to Dining Chairs, $5.00 a set to Fancy Rockers $1.98 pc. to Mattresses and Springs. When you buy a mattress at this store you know it is filled with good clean material. ' Mattresses, $2.50 to $12.00. Springs $2.00 to $7.50 , Go-Carts. 40 different styles of Go-Carts ready to show you, all new this season and you will be surprised to find how little it will take to buy one of them. Trice $5.00 to $28.00. F. P. They are still boring for oil in Bradford county. One well in Asylum township is down 1650 feet, and of course the drillers say that there is every indication of oil. Should they fail in striking petro leum some where in the earth, we would advise them to keep 011 boring u'ltil they reach the Pacific Ocean, and they may strika whale oil. WINTER OVERCOATS the long run. Wash Goods for Spring To be among the first to se lect from a new season's wash goods equipment is a privilege you cant afford to ignore, choos ing is always so satisfactory. Ginghams, 8, 10, 12J, 15, 25, 28 and 50c. Lawns 10c to 50c per yard. Lisle Tissues 25c. Ready to Wear Suits. Stylish Suits, Nobcly Jackets, Handsome Skirts fresh from the hands of the artists, and priced with just consideration for the seller and consumer. Suits $7.50 to $35.00. Skirts $2.98 to $12.00. I Jackets for Spring, $3.98 to ; $5.00. Shoes. This shoe department is at its best now. See the Ladies' special shoes at $1.98. The American Girl is guaran teed to give you good wear, srice $2.50. Try a pair ot our Patrician and you won't have any other make. Price $3.50. Furniture. $14.98 to $65. Chiffoneers $ 6.00 to $25. 12.5a to 39. White Enml Beds 4.00 to 18. 25. Couches 6.75 to 25. 25. Parlor Tables . 1.49 to 7. 17. China Closets 17.00 to 35. Purse CASTOR I A for Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Boutfit r '.u- ? . 1 . - Signature of Try Thk Columbian a year.
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