THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBUk3. tA STRONGEST BANK Capital $100,000. Undivided Profits $30,000. First National Bank, MAKE NO MISTAKE BUT DEPOSIT YOUR SAV INGS IN THE STRONGEST BANK. O F F 1 0 E It 8 : K. V. M. Low, President. J. M. Staver, Vice President. K. It. Tuntin, Vice President. E. F. Carpenter, Cashier. DIRECTORS: W. M. TjOW, K. O. Yorks, Frank Ikeler, Joseph Rattl, r). H. Tustin, Fred Ikeler, Oeo. H. Rohbins, H. C. Creasy, J. M Staver, M. I. Low, Louis Gross, II. V. Hower. THE COLUMBIAN. ESTABLISHED t866. THE COLUMBIA ICEMOCRAT, Established 1837. Consolidated 1869 f ubmshki) Every Thursday Morning, At Hloomsburg, the County Seat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. CEO. E. ELWELL, Editor. GEO. C. ROAN, Foreman. TtKMs: Inside the county $1.00 a year It advance; $1.5011 not paid in advance. Outside thecounty, if 1.25a year, strictly in Advance. All communications should beaddressed THE COLUMBIAN, BloomsburR, Ta. THURSDAY, FKBRUAKY 14, 1907 THE PENSION BILL. The following is the full text of the pension act introduced in the state s-.nate by Senator Cochran: To provide for the pensioning of soldiers and sailors who served in the Army or Navy of the United States from Pennsylvania in the Civil War of 1861, fixing the rate of said pensions, the manner of ob taining same, and making an ap propriation for the payment thereof. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvan ia in General Assembly met and it is i. 'sby enacted by the authority of the j ie: That any person who has J- ved in the Army and Navy of t e United States in the Civil War . one thousand eight hundred and s:.vty-one from Pennsylvania, who was a resident of this State at the date of the commencement of his service, and shall be a resident of this State at the time of making application for pension as herein after provided, shall be entitled to a pension from this State at the rate as hereinafter stated Provided, how ever, That such persons shall have been honorably discharged from said service. Section 1. The amount to be paid as a pension for each soldier and sailor as set forth in Section one hereof shall be as follows: To those who served for one year or less, five (5) dollars per month. To those more than one year and not more than two years, $7.50 per month. To those who served over two years $10 per month. Section 3. It is understood that this act does not include any sol dier or sailor who was not a resi dent of this State at the time of en tering the service, and who does not reside in this State at the time of making application hereunder. Section 4. All applications for pensions made hereunder shall be made to the Auditor General of the State of Pennsylvania under such reasonable rules and regula tions as shall be prescribed by him, and the right to such pensions upoa such application shall be finally de termined by the said Auditor Gen eral, whose decision es to the grant ing or refusal of said pensions shall be final. Section 5. The pensions to be granted shall begin as of January first Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and eight, and shall be payable quarterly thereafter on the first days of April, July, Octo ber aud January of each year, but such pensions shall only begin at the quarter yearly period after same shall have been granted. Section 6. The necessary blanks for application and proof for pen sions under this act "shall be furn ished by the Auditor General, and the expense of printing and distri buting the same shall be paid out of the Treasury ot the State, and no charge shall be made by the Auditor General to such applicant for pension for services or fees in t be matter of said pensions. Section 7. The sum of one mill ion dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby specifically appropr.ated for the purposes of paying the pensions created hereby for the two fiscal years beginning June first, C907. IN THE COUNTY Surplus 8150,000 GET BUSY ON RIGHT LINE. There have been introduced into the Legislature since the opening ot the present session bills and res olutions creating no less than a doz en commissions for one purpose or another. Some of these bodies might serve good purposes, such, for in stance, as the railroad commission, provided for in the measure intro duced by Representative Creasy. The abuses which it is intended to correct or abate are manifold and manifest. But the constitution lodges in the Secretary of Internal Affairs all the power which the measure in question would bestow on the commission and it would be better, therefore, to enact such leg islation as is necessary to make the constitutional provision effective. There are already between fifty and a hundred of these boards and commissions in existence, beginning with the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings, which has recently betrayed the interests of the State by squandering millions of treasure in tlu construction and furnishing of the capitol. The purpose of these commissions is to provide honorary or profitable places for political da pendents and party workers prima rily, aud to shift responsibility for evils, incidentally. If the powers of the Board of Public Buildings and Grounds had been lodged in any individual member of the body the abuses would never have occur red. The shadow of prison walls would have admonished him to be careful. The constitution of the State vests all legislative power in the General Assembly. The creating of com missions, therefore, with legislative power, is an infringement of the constitution and iuvalid and such commissions without such power or for other purposes is mischievous and dangerous. There is no occas ion tor commissions of any kind and the only legislation on that sub ject which ought to be considered is for the revocation of some of the commissions already in existence. It would close up one of the most prolific sources of graft and stop one of the greatest evils from which the Commonwealth is suffering. L t the Legislators get busy along that line. Bellefonte Watchman. Two ten cent magazines are free with everv coov of "7Ae I'hiladel. phia Sunday Press." In one there are short stories, good drawings, clever descriptive articles, verse, good fun and a strong serial. The woman's magazine section in colors is far superior to anything else in its line. It has timely hints and advice as to fashions, articles on practical pbvsical culture, art need- le-work patterns, and a new series of millinery patterns by one of the iormost auuionties. Card signs '"No Trespassing" for saie at tnis othce. They are print ed in accordance with the late act of 1903. Price 5 cents each, tf The Jar of Coughing Hammer blows, steadily ap plied, break the hardest rock. Couehine, day after day, jars and tears the throat and lungs until the healthy tissues give wav. Aver's Cherry Pectoral stops the coughing, and heals the torn membranes. The bet kind ot a teittmontal "Bold lor over alxty yeara." A BUdo by J. O. Aymr Co., T.owjU, Kwi Altv uiuuiwiunri va SARSAPARILLA IfWf J HAIK VIOOR. Wm hT no orcti I W publlih th forroum. of U our medium... M Biliousness, constipation retard re covery. Cure these with Ayer't Pilla. WHAT THE GRANGERS WANT. Hon. William T. Creasy is the editor of t'. e Legislative Committee Department ol the Pennsylvania Grange Veres. In the February number his contribution is the fol lowing: WILL THKY KINOTRUK? The State officials elected last November and on duty now at Har risburg are every one pledged to our Grange measures. T lv: differ ent political parties incorporated our demands 111 their platforms. It was upon these platforms that the Governor and members of the House and Senate were elected The new Governor has promised well and a good fruitage of deeds expected. The legislators are now upon the anvil. Will they stand up under the blows or will they melt down? Will they scheme to get around voting on plainly drawn, clear bills (without double meaning) that will bring the results the Grange has been demanding and that the people want? Will influences win your member over away from you and away from his pledges to the voters ? Watch him! Pay no attention to his party politics. Great princi ples are at stake. All prti.'sare pledged and we should get results. Postal card him. Address care of the House (or Senate), Harrisburg. Below are the demands, Show them to your neighbor. If he thinks they are right then get him to postal card his member of the Legislature. These office holders need an occasional "reminder. Thsy forget easily after they get in office. Invite your neighbor to join the Grange, too, and be in with us ready for the next fight. The Legislative Committee and other prominent members of the State Grange met in Harrisburg on January 24. 1907. at which meeting the following matters ol legislation were outlined: TROLLEYS. We demand that the trolley lines be given the right to carry freight, without any limitation as to the kind or the quantity; aud we furth er demand that they be given the limited right of eminent domain, as follows: Whenever the right ol" way has been recured from eighty per cent, of the property holders, then the balance of the right of way may be taken by the right of eminent domain. ENFORCEMENT OF ARTICLE XVII OF TIIU CONSTITUTION. We insist that Article XVII of the Constitution, relative to dis crimination in freight rates, opera ting coal mines by transportation companies and forbidding the con trol by any railroad of a parallel or competing line, shall be enforced by appropriate legislation. TWO-CENT FARES. We demand a passenger rate not exceeding two cents a mile. STATE AID FOR TOWNSHIP ROADS. In townships where road tax is paid, we insist that the fifteen per cent, paid by the State be increased to fifty per cent, and that a perma nent road fund be created by taxing all personal and corporate property, including manufacturing plants, two mills for the permanent im provement ot roads: one mill for the use of township road authori ties and one mill for the building of State roads. STATE HIGHWAY Complaints are being made against the great expense of build ing State roads, and to satisfy these we believe that the Staf Highway Department should be supervisory in its character, as in the school de partment, and that each county should have a competent engineer. who, together with the County Commissioners, should have the control of making these roads, and If the work is done in compliance with State provisions, receive the State appropriation. The appro pr'ation for State roads should be increased. We favor an increased appropria tion for public schools, as promised by the present Governor: also an increased appropriation for town snip high schools. In relation to equalization of tax atiou, we reiterate our often-stated position, that every man's dollar should bear an equal amount of the burden of taxation. It is a fact that certain corporations are escap iDg taxation and others are not pay ing their share, and we therefore demand a thorough investigation ot the Auditor General's Depart ment, which assesses the taxes against corporations, in order to as certain ta what extent inequality of assessment and collection of tax- es exist. We demand a thorough investi gation of the expense of building ana turnishing the State Canitol. and are unalterably opposed to the creation of new offices and increases of salaries of old ones. GRANGE NATIONAL BANKS. In Grange Xews for February ap pears the report of Hon. John G. McIIenry, Superintendent of the State Grange Hanking Department. He says in part: "I beg to submit the following report on the work accomplished duriug the past year in my depart ment, in connection with the estab lishment of Grange National Banks throughout the State. On April 3d, 1906, the Grange National Bank of Tioga, the first bank of its kind in the United States or possi bly in the world, opened its doors for the business of the general pub lie. This bank has a capitalization of $25,000 and a paid-iu surplus of $2500. It has been made a United States Government depository which shows the confidence Uncle Sam has in Pennsylvania farmers. The Tioga Bank uow has $110,000 on deposit and is earning money for the stock holders at the rate of 15 per cent. Our socou' bank was organized in Cambria Couuty, located in the the town of Pat ton, and is called the Grange National Bauk of Cam bria County. Capitalization $60, 000, paid in surplus $12,000. Has been 111 operation about three months and already has on deposit $80,000. Our third bank will be establish ed in Smethport, McKeau County. Capitalization $100,000. The or ganization for this bank has all been perfected and they are now awaiting the erection of their own building. In Patton we purchased our own buildino, paying $21,000 for same from which we receive rentals from other occupants of the building sufficient to pay all taxes, insurance and interest upon our in vestment at 6 per cent., leaving us our entire banking room practically tree of expense. This, you will agree, is good business to start with. The Grange National Bank of McKean Couuty will be installed in a beamiful new home of its own early in the Spring. In Tioga we have a good location, rent our building at a very low rental. Our fourth bank is located in Clearfield, and is called the Farm ers and Traders National Bank of Clearfield. Capitalization $100,000, paid in surplus $10,000, number of stockholders, 244. This bank op ened for business on December 13, and at this writing is receiving a satisfactory liue of business. The fifth bank in our chain will be located in Huntingdon County. $90,000 of the amount of the capi tal stock has already been subscrib ed in Huntingdon County and the work there will be pushed to com pletion as soon as possible after January 1st. The location of the Huntingdon County bank or the amount of its capital stock will not be determined until a meeting is called for that purpose of all the stock subscribers. The sixth bank will be placed in Chester County, with a capitaliza tion of $100,000 and paid in surplus ot $10,000. I addressed a Pomona in Avondale on November 14th, at which time a movement was inau gurated and a subscription paper started. The stock for the Grange National Bank of Chester will all be subscribed within the next coup le weeks. Owing to sickness and death in my family I was obliged to discon tinue the work for a time aud then my Congressional campaign came on which necessitated my absolute discontinuance of the work for a period of about three months. We could have moved much more rap idly in this organization work but I did not deem it wise until we had demonstrated by actual business that the movement was practical and would meet with success.' He then proceeds to discuss the subject in a masterly and com pre hensive manner, showing that he has given it careful study. Envelopes 7.s,ooo linvelopes carried in stock at the Columbian Office. The line includes drug envelopes, pay, coin, baronial, commercial sizes, number 6, oJS, 6J4, 9, 10 and 1 1 , catalog, &c. Prices range from $1.50 per 1000 printed, up to $5.00. Largest stock in the coun ty to sele:t from. Entrance through Roy's Jewelry S'.or-i. tf Bloomsburg Souvenir Books, 48 half tone pictures, 25 cents, at the Columbian office. tf. He fore that cough turns mij iUi It has proved Ask TOWNSEND'S THIS Men's Corduroy Trousers Were $2.50 now $1.75 Men's Corduroy Shirts $1.45. s TOWN WE MOVE IN The February Linen Sale! Our Annual Sale of Linen is now on. We promise you that there's enough linen here to stock a dozen ordina ry stores ; that we bought the bulk of it before the present high prices (for linens have jumped sky high); that we have not advanced our regular price, and that our regular Prices Are Slaughtered for This Sale THE BLEACHED Our 50 cent Mercerized Our 89 cent Our 70 cent Our $1 Regular 25 cent bleached 50 cent " " 60 cent 65 cent " 75 cent 85 cent " 1 .00 1.25 1.50 ' 1.75 " 2.25 " 2.50 " 2.7S The Unbleached Table Linens are all proportionately. ' $1.50 Napkins for $1.25 j NAPKINS REDUCED. 1.75 " 1.50 I 300 " " 2.50 I TOWELS and TOWELINGS. There are bargains ga- ! lore in towels and toweling be here early. The 25c kind i 2icapair. The 30c kind (extra large) 25c pair. The $1.00 i kind for 78c a pair. F, P. BLOOMSBURG, into a scrioiu throat or JHLkpK KWR its real value during 75 your druggist for it WEEK SEND'S ABOUT A MONTH. TABLE LINENS. Damask reduced to 45 cents 69 cents 59 cents 85 cents 19 cents 39 cents 49 cents 52 cents 65 cents 72$ cents 85 cents 1. 00 1.25 1.49 1-75 2.00 2.25 reduced linens reduced to " " n u I. tl ( it PURSEL. - PENNA. lu!;- trouble, stor it .,;t!j cm MM Roughs- years. ta-OldjT t
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