THE COLUMBIAN. l5lA)OMSHURG, PA. T11UUSDAY, MAY hi, l!M)7 HARRISBURG LETTER. Speciul Correspondence. llarrisburg, Ta., May 13, 190 The (Jeiieral Appropriation bill ul orbed the hulk of Inrislntive attention Lmt week mid well It inlirht for It I tVarfully and wonderfully inude. Th Ait mnrlution Mil I Unit which provide for the expenses of the LeKixlutive, Judicial and J'.xecntiv Departments of the government. Kv ery Heimtor and Representative In con wrned In It for the reason that its puss ure Is essential to weure his salary and supplies. Besides most men are Inter ested in the school and charitable and penal Institutions and the provision for their maintenance are contained in that bill. As Josh Hillings once said, "compar ions are odorous" but I have taken the trouble to compare Hme of the item In the bill of this year with those of other years, in order to discover, if pos Hible, 1 lie causes for the constant crease in taxation. In this way I have learned that the entire cost of the Kx cut he Department in ix'J.'f, which wa at the close of i'a'.tison's udininistra' tion as shown in the General Appro priation bill of that year amounted to I'jO.iO while the appropriation th vear airurccates Sol), IKK). There have been no new oflices created in that de partment In the interim anil no In crease of salaries, but the expenses have b!en increased in some way to the ex tent of 18,800. That Is a mere trifle, however. For example in 1893 the expenses of Hie State Department were ti"i,800, while this year they amounted to $111,000, a ditl'erence of J4(i,000. The increase in two years, that since 1 !t(V, it S,.r)00 and if the political revolution of 1905 had been postponed until now bechances are that the Increase would have been much greater. The Auditor General's Department has done fairly well in this respect also, in 1893 the cost amounted to $t;B,800 while this year they are 150,700. The cost of ad ministering the Treasury Department in 1893 was $38,400 which in 1905 had jpanded to $72,795.60. The appropri ation this year is $72,000 flat, a decrease since 1905 of $7t(i.()0. It may he re marked parenthetically tli:it it is the only department that has been de creased ut all. SOME OTHKK VAST 1NCREASKS. The greatest increase is ;in the De .(fcrtment of Public Grounds and Build ings, but that in some others is ample to make one "sit up and take notice." In 1893 the expense of the Attorney leneral's oflice was $ 27,000, a modest mm for the important work performed n thut office. Two yeurs ago it had increased to $30,208.34, still a reasonable igure. But the appropriation for that department this year lias been raised the enormous total of $11(5,149.99. Vttorney General Carson was respon--ible for this tripling of expenses, of ourse, for the new Attorney General ius hardly got the bogus' mahogany ihalr warmed and the estimutes were ade on the expenses of lost year. The Department of Internal Affairs ias increased in cost of operation from 0.200 in 1893 to $187,000 this year, the Judicial Department from $1,185,200 in im to $1,989,392.08 this year and if ue machine managers of the Legisla ; ure had not been restrained by the var of the veto axe a good deal more ould have been added. The cost of ue Legislative Department was $410, 'W in 1903 and is $507,470 now. There vas no such pretentious Forestry De iwtnient in 1883 and two years ago it was efllciently conducted by Dr. Roth ock for 23,00O, The appropriation Jfs year for that department Is f 181, '66 and all things considered we are jetting off pretty well at that. The Department of Mines and those vf Factory Inspector, State l'olice and iisheries have also been created since 393, but they show the spirit of pro ress in the direction of expense. That of Mines, for example cowt $330,831.03 two years ago and is set down for $370, .353.(10 th s year. The cost of working '.he Department of Factory Inspector a 190-5 was $174,800 and this year it is 53t,5f)8, while the Department of Fish eries cost $87,700 last year and stands taget $144,200 this year, an Increase of $50,500. The Ktate Highway Depart ment is another new one and promises H be the "crowning iniquity" of the hit. In 1905 it used up $74,800 while lite appropriation this year amounts to the enormous total of $277,800 and as a matter of fact it was trying to get llfty millions. I'OLITICAI. JNS'J KL'.MKNTH 01." MA 11 INK The Highway Department.the Health Department ana the Department of Statu Police are the political instru inents ot tlio Penrose machine and there is no way to accurately measure their potentiality. The Highway De. partment lias road builders, inspectors, engineers, and hosts of others under its control. The Health Department can muster even a more numerous army of lupcndeiits through its various bu rwu, In the bureau of Vital Statistics Peculiar to itself In combination, proportion and process, Hood's Sarsaparilla is therefore Peculiar to Itself in merit, sales and cures. ic is macic irom the best blood-purifying, alterative and tonic wgYcdicnts by such original and peculiar methods as to retain the full medicinal value of each and all. The severest forms of scrofula, salt rheum, catarrh, rheu matism, dyspepsia, and debility are cured every day by Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by druggists. 100 doses $1. Begin to take it today. Sarsatabs Tor tho who prefer mud Id he In tablet form, Ilnod's Sjiranpnrllln Is now put np In phooo IU1 'tnhlets tolled Snrntnl, m well ei In tlio Uaal liquid form. 8nnuiub have Identically the Guaranteed under the Food and alone, for example, there Is a chance for three men in every township, all of whom will he required to cam the fa vor bestowed upon them. The State Police could achieve wonders, moreov er, if "things were as they used to be." There was a strenuous effort made during the present session of the Leg islature to double this force and though at this writing It seems to have failed irretlieveahly, there is nothing abso lutely certain In this world but "death and taxes." I notice, however, that there is n suspicious item in the Gener al Appropriation bill under the head of the Forestry Department. Among the aypropriatious for the department is one "for the payment of thai Forest Hangers, two years, the sum of $75,- 000." Webster's Dictionary dell nes a Hanger as "one of it body of mounted iroops, iormeriy armed witn snort mus- aviD.HimiuNjro over uie country ana I... i I - . I Often fight on foot " Possibly the machine is to be COIlsol- . ed for its disappointment In not getting the State Police force doubled by this expedient. Of course the amount of money expressed in the clause of the appropriation bill quoted would not ' maintain a very large force. Rut 75.- ' 000 Judiciously expended will achieve ' in portiu it results in politics and it is economical for party managers to make the public pay the wages of their cam- I paign workers That has always been ! a favorite exiwdient of the machine of ; this State. As Dave Lane, of Phila- delphia, once said in a speech instruct ing the ofliceholdcrs of that city with respect to their duty on election day, each .beneficiary of tlio machine must mil five votes besides his own. In the city that meant ballot box stalling to that extent. In the country it simply means that each man shall prevail on Democratic friends or relatives to vote the ticket of the machine In order that he may continue on the pay roll. AN KXl'KXSIVE LUXURY. The Forestry Department is an ex pensive luxury in other directions. There is an item of $20,000 for Forest ers and $30,000 for laborers besides $10, 000 for surveys. $3,000 for druuuhts- nen, $0,1X10 for special examinations to promote the development of fores try," and $3,500 for traveling expenses of the commissioners. There are a lot of .other items of various proportions from one to ten thousand sufficient to put the aggregate up to $181,000. But it is possible that the department will produce good results. In lttct the only complaint against it is that it is profli gately conducted and that fault will endure until there is a complete change n the politics of the State administra tion. I might go on with this subject to the full limit of my space but what's the use. Of course everything is ex pensive and during the lust half dozen ears of the unrestrained machine oon- trol the paramount purpose of legislu- J tion was to create uew olllces. Penny- packer took delight beyond measure in pending other people's money and be- ' ng absolutely without moral sense or nderstunding he found infinite pleas ure in obeying the orders of Durham and Martin to supply oflices for the oys who tolled not, neither did they spin but paraded the streets in tine ruimeut. Kvery movement for new olllces had his cordial support and en couragement. It pleased the bosses and they Mattered him. It Is worth while, however, In dia- Thousands of Samples Free Writo to the Dr. David Kennedy's Sons. Itoiiilout, N. Y., fur a free descriptive pamphlet, containing much helnful medical auvico, ana a jrce tampu bottle of that great Kidney, Livur und Blood medicine, DR. KENNEDY'S 7AV0RITE r Remedy A remedy backed by over 31 years of remurkublt) success. Used in thousands of homes. Pleasant to take powerful to lioal. Stops thut backache, clours up the urine, relieves frequent urination, stops the cabling puin ; cures oonutiputioa and dys. popsia. Jlenumber : The mime U Dr. David Keru nedy't Favorite ltemtdy, price $1.00 Qlfor 5.00J and prtpwtd at Aondvut, N. Y. THE COLUMBIAN, tn. rorfttlv. prnportlnn (is the liquid form, Iwsldoa accuracy of dose, convenience, economy, there being no Iom ly evaporation, liroakaun, or leakage. Sold by druggists or n-nt promptly by mall. C. 1. lluod Co.. Lowell. Maaa. Drugs Act, June 30, 1906. No. 324. mlsslng this subject from consideration to refer to the comparative cost of the work of the Hoard of Public Kulldings and Grounds In 1.HH3 and now. Then the appropriation was $13,000 and it seemed ample for all purposes. This year it is nearly a million dollars and some of the items which were then paid by the board are now charged to .other departments. This shows the evil ell'ect of putting tin incompetent ' man Into a place which requires ma , ture Judgment. Penny packer Is either a fool or a knave. If he didn't know enough to prevent the profligacy he is a fool. If lie knew and permitted the spoliation Ihe Is a knave. In either event he should be campcllcd to make restitution. HIOII I'KKMSL'KK l.Ktilsr.ATION. The Wlsl.ili.rfi Is work In a at hM, pressure sm-ed to lis end and will n,L " " ' - --0-- Mourn on Tlmi-,!,.v ,f M.U w.w.k will. mofif f ,. ii....sHr.s .Untied of. if began withsploiidid promise for reform nnd will end with little In that resnert achieved. If Governor Stuart had not 'asserted himself at critical noints not sintrle item of reform Wisl.iti.m would have been enacted. After watch in ig the work closely during the four and a half months which have intcr- vened since the beginning of the ses sion, it is not, Ull'llst to sav that so fur .,. .,...., ,.,. .!,.:. v . ,.,.,. , . . c,i R,re js ; id perceptible difference be- tween this session and the lust. The only difference is assumed. Ill some respects, in fact, the present Legislature is inferior to its predecess ors. Thut is to say it has shown u spirit of narrow partisanship that has not existed in any previous legislature. For example in other legislatures it didn't matter much who introduced non-partisan legislation if it had merit. This year, however, there seems to have been adopted in the beginning an unwritten rule that no important leg islation introduced by a Democrat should get through. For that reason the trolley freight and two-cent a mile rate bills introduced by Mr. Creasy were defeated and measures less meri torious presented by a Republican sub stituted. That was baby business. The Dunsmore railroad commission bill was so emasculated in the Senate committee that it is practically worth less and for that reason it may be per mitted to pass. But Creasy' bill to make express companies beur a just share of the burdens of taxation lius been defeated. The "Farmer" is prob ably disappointed by this result for one of his hobbies is equalization of taxes and this principle is particularly out raged by the immunity from taxes en joyed by the Express companies. They do about $40,000,000 worth of business in the State and pay less than one tenth of a mill in taxes on that amount. They have all kinds of property in the State upon which they pay no taxes. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Bulletin. LOW-RATE TOUR TO THE PACIFIC COAST. The International Christian Endeavor Convention will be held in Seattle July 10 to 15. The fares named by the transcontinental railroads for this occasion enables the Pennsylvania Railroad to offer a Personally-Conducted Tour to Seattle and the Pacific Coast at unusually low rates. A special train of the highest grade Pullman sleeping cars and dining car will leave New York July 5, running via Chicago, St. Paul, and the Northern Pacific Railway. Round-trip tickets, including Pullman accommodations, double berth, and all meals in the dining car en route to Se attle on special train, and railroad transportation only re turning via direct rontes, will be sold at rate of $1 12.75 from New York, $1 1 1.25 from Philadelphia, $108.00 from Balti more, Washington and Ilarrisburg, $107.20 from Altoona, and proportionate rates from other points. Passengers will return from Seattle independently on regular trains. Those desiring to return via San Francisco or Los Angeles may do so for $12.50 additional. A transcontinental tour is a great educational experi ence. The northwestern country is in a most interesting stage of development just now and a visit to that section will prove not only enjoyable but profitable. A rare opportunity for such a trip is here presented. The rate is exceptionally low, and includes the advantage of a special through train to the Pacific Coast. For itineraries, tickets, and full information, apply to Ticket Agents, or address Geo. W, Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia. BLOOMSBURG, PA. BODY FOUND IN RIVER. That of a Murdered Foreigner of Mocanagua. District Attorney SalsbnrR, of likes-l?;irrc, lias detailed two dc tectives to try nnd clear up the mystery that surrounds the finding of the body of Mike Wisnofski m the Susquehanna river Thursday at Willow hpnngs, about six links above IHooinshitrg. Deputy Coroner .Sutton of Iler wick, learned that Wisnofski had k en in Uie employ of the West Knd Coal company tit Moeanaqua, but he had mysteriously disappeared from his boarding house about a month ago. It was reported at the time of his disappearance from that place that he had gotten up in the night time and gone out of the house. He never returned but there was apparently no reason to suspect foul play and nothing was ever done in the matter. Now that his dcadlxxly has been found and indications pointing to a foul murder, the authorities of L,uz- crne county will make a rigid in vestigation to clear up the mystery and try to bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice. When found, the body was fully clothed. A stiletto wound was found in the throat, piercing the windpipe and another was found in the abdomen. Either of these wounds would have proved fatal. The peculiar feature iu connec tion with them is that while the I body was fully clothed, there was no mark of the stiletto thrusts in the clothing. The inference is that Wisnofski was murdered while asleep or while scantily attired and that the body was afterwards cloth ed and placed in the river. "two FOR ONE. A $2.00 razor and a year's sub scription to The Philadelphia Daily Press (both worth $5.50 in all) for 5,3.50. The Fremont razor is made of tlie finest steel and is fully guar anteed. 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