THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURfl, PA.
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STRONGEST BANK
Capital
5100,000.
Undivided Profits
$30,000.
First National Bank,
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INGS IN THE STRONGEST BANK.
O F F R'EHH:
V. Nr. Low, l'reHiileiit. J. M. Ktaver, Vice Prexiik'tit.
K. 11. Tustin, Vice President. K. F. Carpenter, Cashier.
D I HECTORS:
'. V. M. Low. F. O. YorkH, Frank Ikeler, Joseph Haiti,
l;. Tustin, Kiecllkeler, Geo. H. Rnbblns, 8. C. Creasy,
J. M Shiver, M. I. Low,
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED lS66.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
ESTAM.KHKP 1837. C"NS"I IPATF.D I 869
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Clu:n.ia County, Pennsylvania.
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THF. COIJMUIAN, Uloomslnr, Ta.
THURSDAY, MAY P, 1!o7
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE,
WILLIAM KRICKBAUM,
of Bloomsburg.
Subject to the decision of the
Democratic voters.
FOR ASSOC I TK JUDGE,
V. W. BLACK,
of Bloomsburg.
Subject U the decision of the
Democratic voters.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE
CHARLES A. SHAFFER,
of Berwick.
Subject to the decision of the
Democratic voters.
NOTICE PRIMARY ELECTION
- 'ha Spring Primary Election to Be Held
5aturay June lit. Between the Hours
of 2 P. M.and 8 P. M.. 1907.
To the Voters of Columbia County:
In accordance with Section
Three paragraph Four of the Uni
form Primary Election Law
notice is hereby given that the sev
eral political parties in the said
county will vote at the various
polling places in the said county on
Saturday June 1st, 1907, between
the hours of 2 p. m. and 8 p m. to
nominate candidates at the Spring
Primary election as follows, towit,-
One person for Associate Judge.
One person lor County Surveyor.
Two persons for delegates to the
Republican State Convention.
Four persons for delegates to the
Democratic State Convention.
Six persons for delegates to tbe
Prohibition State Convention.
One person for Republican Com
mitteeman in each election district.
One person for member of the
Democratic Standing Cornmktee in
each election district.
One person for Chairman of the
Prohibition party.
One person for Secretary of the
Prohibition party.
One person for Treasurer of the
Prohibition party. 1
One person tor committeeman
from each election district for the
Prohibition party.
Jerry A. Hess) County
C. L. Poiie Commis-
E. Rinorose ) sioners
Attest A. B. Black,
Commissioner's Clerk
WILL PROSECUTE GRAFTERS.
James Scarlet Esq., has been ap
pointed by the Governor and At-,
torney General Todd to institute
civil and criminal suits against
those concerned m the state capitol
robberies. A complete list of those
who will be named as defendants
will not be known until the inquiry
is ended, but it will include Hus
ton, Sanderson and Payne. j
As the commission cannot finish '
its work in time to report to the
present Legislature, as provided in
the resolution creating that body, I
the investigators will send a report
to the general assembly which will ,
simply be an announcement that
the inquiry is incomplete and a re
quest that its time be extended in
definitely and that it be authorized
to make its report to Governor,
Stuart when ready. I
Mr. Srarlet said the other day!
that more startling revelations are
yet to come, which means that some
people high up in state affairs are
going to get scorched.
IN THE COUNTY
Surplus
$150,000,
Louis Gross,
H. V. Hower.
THE MOST GIGANTIC SWINDLE.
The State paid Congressman Cas
scll's construction company for
100,000 square feet of metal filing
cases at $18.40 a foot which were
never delivered. On this over-payment
Architect Huston got $36,
000 for designing the cases though
he didn't design them at all. Thus
on a single item of the capitol fur
nishings, the loot amounted to
$1,500,000. Besides this the mate
rials used were not up to the stand
ard required by the specifications.
The able lawyers who are conduct
ing the investigation express the
opinion that this money can be re
covered by legal process. Probably
that is true.
It is now admitted that the build
ing of the capitol was the moht gi
gantic swindle of all time. The
looting which attended the con
struction of the capitol at Albanv,
the erection of the city hall of Phil
adelphia and the eperations of
Tweed in New York city were
child's play when compared with
tins. They covered a longer period
of time but produced for the graft
ers less than half the amount of
loot. That shows that the Penn
sylvania machine is more avaric
ious as well as bolder and n-ore
skillful robbers. It indicates that
crime is progressive and that it has
reached a climax m the operations
in question.
There should be no time lost in
proceeding for the recovery of this
money. It is said that some of the
looters are already disposing of their
property and the chances are that
unless there is a cause for criminal
action there will be no voluntary
payments. Men who are guilty of
such crimes are not likely to give
up what they have acquired unless
compelled to and the shadow of the
penitentiary is the most potent
corape.ling force. For that reason
preparations for criminal prosecu
tions should be made simultaneous
ly with those for civil suits. No
opportunity for escape should be
allowed. Watchman,
The attention of ex-Governor
Pennypacker, ex-Auditor General
Snyder and ex-State Treasurer
Mathues, late members of the
Board of Public Grounds and Build
ings, is called to the fact that no
sooner did State Treasurer Berry
enter upon his office than he stop
ped payment of a bill of Contractor
Sanderson for $io3,ooo and of com
missions of Upholsterer Huston for
$104,000. It need hardly be said
that neither Contractor Sanderson
nor Upholsterer Huston will ever
recover a dollar of this money
should they be so reckless as to sue
for it. But instead of $212,000 the
saving to the Treasury of Pennsyl
vania would have been many mil
lions bad a Berry been a member of
the Board of Public Grounds and
Buildings in place of a Penny
packer, a Snyder or a Mathues
The lesson is one that should never
be lost upon the people of Pennsyl
vania. J'iila. Record.
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For Associate Judge
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I;' yv .mi '
CHARLES A. SHAFFER,
of Berwick.
WILL ADJOURN MAY 16th.
Legislature Expect) to Finish Its Work hy
that Dale.
"I can see no reason whv the
Legislature should not be able to
adjourn on May 16 with all impoi
tant measures acted upon. The
House certainly will do its share of
the work." Speaker McClain made
this declaration Monday when his
attention was called to the report
that the date of the final adjourn
ment may be extended.
Many bills of general interest are
still on the calendars and will not
be taken up until the appropriation
bills are out of the way. Speaker
McCl iin says the House should
clear its calendar of House appro
priation bills by Wednesday and
that nothing will interfere with
their consideration, except bills for
which special orders have been or
may be made. It may be necessa
ry lor the House to hold a brief
session on Saturday and the Senate
to meet on Friday to clear the cal
endars of appropriation bills.
The Dunsmore Railway Commis
sion bill will be acted upon by the
Senate Railroads committee on
Tuesday. This measure is wanted
by Governor Stuatt and hasalready
passed the House. The Gerberich
bill has passed the Senate and is in
the House Railroads committee.
The prospects are ths Dunsmore
bill will be brought out of commit
tee and passed by the Senate virtu
ally in the form in which it went
through the House.
The only bills of general interest
on the Senate postponed calendar
are those abolishing poll tax and
appropriating $500,000 for the re
moval of the Eastern penitentiary.
Among the legislation which will
come out in the Senate this week
are the Philadelphia wharf bills;
appropriating $600,000 for two san
itariums for indigent consumptives;
the House civil service bill for sec
ond class cities; trolley eminent do
main bill, giving trolley companies
the right to diverge their routes,
and the bill reorganizing the De
partment of Public Grounds and
Buildings.
The soldiers' pension bill, the
manufacturers tax bill and the ad
ministration child labor bill are
among the many measures of gen
eral interest to be considered by the
House. lhe pension bill gives
Pennsylvania soldiers of the civil
war pensions ranging from $5 to
$10 a month, according to their
term of service. It has already
passed the Senate. Because of the
large sum of money necessary for
the payment of these pensions, if it
should become a law, the Governor
may be compelled to cut private
charity appropriations.
1 lie Governor will take up none
of these appropriation bills until af
ter the close of the Legislature. He
will have 30 days in which to act
upon them and all other legislation
which may now be sent to him. Of
the more than 1,500 bills which
have been introduced this session
less than 200 have been acted upon
by the Governor. It will be nec
essary to drop from the calendar
many bills in the closing days of
the session.
TO THE PUBLIC.
In this issue I announce myselt
as a candidate for the office of As
sociate Jud e nf Columbia county,
i have always beeu a Democrat,
and I assure you if nominated and
elected to the office which I now
aspire to fill, I will be guided whol
ly by my best judgment, and en
deavor to do my duty as I see it,
and as I have done it in the past.
I promise, if elected, so far as with
in my power, a fair, honest and
impartial administration, with equal
and exact justi to all men and
special privileges to none.
I will endeavor to see all the
Democratic voters in thecoun'y be
lore the Primaries m June r.ext,
and I will be content to abide their
decision at that time. Based upon
ray pledges as herein stated I will
ask the voters to stand by me.
Siocerely yours,
tf. VV. W. BLACK.
THE JUNE PRIMARY ELECTION.
The delegates to the State Con
vention to be held this year, and
all candidates to be voted for at
the November election, will be
nominated at what is termed the
Spring primary to be held on the
first Saturday 1, f June, which is the
first day of June 1907.
The primary election will be held
by the regular election officers,
and the polls will be open 011 that
day from two o'clock to eight
o'clock P. M.
The tickets to be used at the
primary election are to be prepared
and furnished by the County Com
missioners. In order to become a
candidate and have your name
printed on the official ballot the
foUowinir conditions must be com
plied with:
first:
If you desire to become a candi
date for delegate to the State Con
vention, you mu-t file with the
County Commissioners at least
three weeks prior to the first day
of June, your petition signed by at
least 10 qualified electors, of the
county.
second:
If you desire to become a candi
date for associate Judge in Colum
bia County you must file your peti
tion with the Secretary of the Com
monwealth, signed by at least 200
qualified electors, at least four
weeks prior to the date of the pri
mary election, June 1st.
third:
If you desire to become a candi
date for County Surveyor you must
file your petition with the County
Commissioners at least three weeks
prior to the primaries, June 1st,
and signed by at least 50 qualified
electors.
fourth:
If you desire to become a candi
date for member of the County
Committee from your election pre
cinct, you must file with the County
Commissioners your petition at
least three weeks prior to the date
of the primaries, June 1st, and
signed by at least ten qualified
electors.
As the June primary will be the
first held in Columbia County un
der the Act approved Feb. 17,
1906, these suggestions and direc
tions are made by the Chairman of
the County committee to inform
prospective candidates as to what
is required of them under this pre
sent Act of Assembly.
These directions have been con
fined exclusively to such offices in
Columbia County for whom candi
dates are to be named at the June
primary of this year.
Every candidate for nomination,
whether successful or not, must
within fifteen days after the pri
mary, file with the Prothonotary,
a statement setting forth under
oath, either that his expenses did
not exceed $50, or if they exceed
ed $50, the statement must be
itemized.
James H. Mercer,
Ch'n. Dem. Co. Com.
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Olmsted, He Hoy, A Y. &- 4t.
To the Democratic Voters of Columbia
County.
I have been urged by many of
my friends throughout the county
to become a candidate for Associ
ate Judge, basing their reason for
my candidacy upon the fact that
was a candidate five years ago and
was defeated by less than one hun
dred majority at that time.
The rules of the Democratic par
ty provide that the office of Asso
ciate Judge is a two term office. J
place the success of the party above
my personal advancement and there'
fore believe it to be in harmony
with the best interests of the De
mocracy of Columbia county to ad
here to the rules.
Judge Krickbaum is now serving
his first term and therefore I am
unable to see my way clear to
break the rules of the party but
believe in enforcing them and giv
ing the Judge a second term.
Thanking my many friends for
the encouragement and promise of
support I am,
Respectfully,
Alexander Knouse.
Benton, Pa., May 6, 1907. it.
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Every Young Man
Who Seeks
SNAPPY CLOTHING
at modest prices can be
quickly suited here.
All the correct styles in
Sack Suits containing all
the latestfashion ideas and
fabrics, are to be found in
this extra special offering
of
$8.50 TO $25.00 SUITS.
All that's new in Knox and Stet
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TOOT
NEW STORE,
Corner Main and Centre Streets,
GOOD UE"WS
DoubbQuick Selling of Dress Goods!
At this Cut Price event we will sell Dress
Materials cheaper than ever before.
If you know how busy our former Dress Goods sales
have been, you will understand how strong this headline
assertion is and what it implies. And even now we con
sider the claim a very mild one. We would still speak
conservatively, if we put the announcement more strongly
before our readers.
Lower prices have never been attached to fabrics so
desirable and seasonable. And ours is the largest assem
blage in this locality for you to choose from.
The items tell of the fabrics of up-to-the-moment fash
ionableness plain, fancy and mixed effects, every weave
every color -and at a wide range of prices All Reduced.
The selling will be fast some lots will be speedily
exhausted the whole huge sale assortment will not last
long under the greatly reduced prices attached to them.
For this reason we advise an early visit, if you contemplate
purchasing. SALE ENDS SATURDAY NIGHT.
Fancy Suitings 36 inches
wide. All wool, check and
plaids in the spring shades
regular 50c the yard. Sale
price 39c.
Mohairs 50 inches wide,
not all colors, regular 65c
the yard. Sale price 49c.
Mohairs 36 and 44 inches
wide, Cardinal, Blue and
Slate, regular 50c goods.
Sale price 39c.
Fancy Mixed Suitings
and Panamas 42 in. wide,
all wool checks and plaids
in the spring shades, reg
ularly $1.00 the yard. Now
on sale at 79c.
Extra Fine French Serges
all wool, 56 inches wide in
grey check and plaids, reg
ularly $1.75, now on sale at
$1.15 the yard.
Fine Mohair and Sicilians
44 in. wide in Blue, Tans,
Gree and Beige, regular
$1 yard, now on sale at 75c
F P. PURSEL.
BLOOMSBURG, - PENN'A.
NEW STORE
CtotfUu
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- Bloomsburg, Pa.
We have gulled here and
there from fine seasonable
dress goods, two different
lots for quick selling. Read
LOT NUMBER 1
Including every wanted
color in one weave or an
othercall them odds and
ends if you like, but they
are actually worth from 75c
to $1.00 the yard. On sale
59c the yard.
LOT NUMBER 2.
Worth from $1 to $1.40
the yard including differ
ent fabrics in all colors
Great bargains, but come
quick if you would share.
They are on sale for 79c
the yard.
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