THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSRURf.. STRONGEST BANK Capital $100,000. Undivided Profits $30,000. First National OF II&OOMHIIURG, MAKE NO MISTAKE BUT DEPOSIT YOUR SAV INGS IN THE STRONGEST BANK. OFFIUEKH: W. M. Low, President. J. M. Htaver, Vice President. Jl . Tustin, Vice President. K. F. Carpenter, Cnshier. DIRECTORS: W. M. Low. 15. TuHtin, M Ktaver, F. G. Yorks, Fred Ikeler, M. I. Low, J. THE COLUMBIAN. ESTABLISHED 1866. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, KsTAHI.IStlKD IS37. CoNSDI.IDA l F.I) 1S69 fuuusiiKi) Every Tiu rsdav Morning, U Hlojmsburg, the County Scat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. GEO. E. EI.WELt., Editor. GEO. C. ROAN, Fokbman. Vkkms: fnsiile the county .f l.oo a year In ailvancej 1 .50 i f not paid in advance. Outside thecounty, $1.25 a year, strictly in A Ivmce. All communications should be addressed THE COLUMBIAN, Uloomslmrfi, I'a. THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1!(I7 ARRESTS FOR CAPITOL JOB. Arrests will be made in connec tion with the capitol scandal before another month his elapsed. Un officially, and before Us complete report on tlie expenditure of $13, 000,000 on this monument of ex travagance is made to Governor Stuart, the investigation coinmis siou will recommend the beginning 01 criminal and civil actions against those shown to be responsible for the almost inconceivably reckless expenditure of the funds of the Commonwealth. Fraud in the falsification of measurements and vititutions and conspiracy to de- u, will likely form the basis '.he criminal proceedings. Over v.es, disregard of specifications l duplication of payments are .ie of the points on which civil suits will be entered toward the re covery of some of the millions scat tered so promiscuously. Three instances of falsification of measurements by "Trimmer" Sanderson, measurements which were approved by Architect Hus too and allowed by the board of public grounds and buildings, are set forth in the report of Fritz J. Lautz, the marble expert. Sander son was using the famous "per foot" rule on which to collect and advanced the actual measurements in the three rooms from 130 to 600 feet. By this means he secured $11,040 fcr material the market value of which was but $987. The building experts' report gives the first absolute proof of the duplica tion of payments to Payne & Co. and Sanderson. Messrs. Shenk and Collins, who collaborated an examination of the building, point out that $4,781 was paid the "trimmer" lor laying parquetry flooring in three rooms which had been already provided for in the original Payne contract. Members of the commission say they can see the end of their work. Three weeks and possibly four are predicted as the limit of the public hearings. All of the former State officials who were in any way con nected with the capitol contractors will be called upon to testify and their evidence is expected to fur nish the probers with much valu able material for the prosecution of legal proceedings. Beginning Wed nesday four days will be devoted to the examination of witnesses and the hearing of reports. The Re publican State convention on Thursday will not be allowed to interfere at all with the hearings, and the probers will be oft exhibi tion during the gathering of the politicians. This week portions of the audi tors' report will be presented to the commission and the report of Charles Rich of Tiffany & Co., on the chandeliers and bronze stan dards will also be made public. Imperfections, slighted and poorly executed work, disregard of speci fications aud enormous over-charges will be shown in connection with these lighting fixtures, and the Rich report a a whole will be quite as startling and interesting as that on the rrarble. The James V. Brown library at Williamsport will be dedicated on Monday, June 17th. IN THE COUNTY Surplus $150,000. Bank, JLA, Frank Ikeler, Geo. H. RoU.ltiH, Louia Gross, Joseph Rattl, 8. V. Creasy, H. V. Hower. STUART SIGNED TROLLEY BILLS. Saturday the governor approved the Homsher trolley eminent do main bill, which followed at some distance the trolley freight-carrying bill, two measures that were fought for through many legisla tive sessions. The Homsher bill gives a trolley company the right of eminent domain when fifty-one per cent of the owners of the prop erty promised to be occupied give their consent. An eclio ot tne inter state com merce commission's exposure of the manner in which officers and agents of the Pennsylvania Rai road company held stock in coal companies which were favored by them, came when Governor Stuart approved t'ie Reynolds bill forbid ding tnose oiiicers, employes or agents of any railroad compinv operating within this Common wealth, who have charge, directly or indirectly, of the distribution of cars to shippers thereon, to own or have any interest, directly or 111 directly, in any operated coal pro perty or in the stock of any mining or manufacturing company along the line of such railroad, making the violation a misdemeanor and providing a punishment for the same. The penalty is from $250 to $1,000 and imprisonment from three months to a year, or both, at the Court's discretion. The Kiess bill to prevent steam railroads from gobbling up competing trolley lin?s was also approved by Governor Stuait. It provides that no rail road corporation of this State shall hereafter acquire, purchase or guarantee the stock, bonds or other securities of, or lease or purchase the franchise of, or in any way con trol, any street passenger 'railway corporation owning or having un der its control a parallel or com peting line. The penalty for the offending corporation or its officers, directors or agents is a fine of "not more than $5,000." TAX TROUBLES. All the counties in the State have tax troubles, to a greater or less extent, and much talk has been heard about reform of an evil upon those who have to stand the tax burden. Taxpayers' Associations have been formed for that object. In Clinton county they have one that goes about this work in a practical way. This association, finding that gross abuses existed in the valuation of property, it de manded that the County Commis sioners should rectify the irregu larities. Upon the Commissioners neglecting to perform this duty the matter was taken into court and last week the association was granted an alternative mandamus to compel ine aereuci omciais to make an as sessment according to law. This is the right wav to get at a diffi culty of this kind and it is an ex ample that might be followed with advantage in other counties. Ex. Nearly every one likes a fine hair dressing. Something to make the hair more manage able; to keep it from being too rough, or from splitting at the ends. Something, too, that will feed the hair at the same time, a regular hair-food. Well-fedhairwillbestrong.and will remain where it belongs on the head, not on the comb! Tho boat kind of a tpitiinonlal "Sol J tor over iity yoaia." Mftda by J. O. A jer Co., Lowell, 7 SAKSAPARILLA. yers PUIS. CHERRY PECTORAL. A Hair Dressing A BILLS SIGNED STUART. BY Will Curb Railwayt and Also Enforce Constitution of the Stale. tho common carrur corporations 1 tins .Mate win hereafter be uml .1..- . . 1 ne mi pei vision 01 a railroad coin mission. Governor Stuait has aj proved tlie iJuninore bill, providn iur me appointment ry tlie govern or ot such a commission. Whil ine uiii noes not give the conr.r.is sion power to go after the coinp.in les rates, yet it lias power to re commend that the attorney gener at take action, and it is hardly to be supposed that lie would disre gard its public recommendations ine commissioners will consist of three members, at $S,ooo a year each, and a secretary marshal aw' clerical force are provide.! for, am' there can be no doubt of their con stitutional authority to draw salaries. 1'ollowing up his approval of the railroad commission bill, the gov ernor approved four bills providing legislation to enforce tour provis ions ot tuc constitution which hav . . n , , I'l.iuueaiiy ueen a oeai letter since 1874, when the constitution was adopted, as follows: iromoiinig common carriers from directly or indirectly engag mg 111 mining or manufacturing. articles for transportation over their lines, or holding or acouiriutr .... . " " lawis, -except such as are neces sary." The bill does not affect railroads or canals not exceedin fifty miles in length. The penalty is 1,000 nne for the corporation and $500 to $1000 fine each for the president, vice president and di rectors. I'rolnb ting discrimination in the carrying of freights between trans portation companies and indivi duals, or in favor of either, by abatement, drawback or otherwise. 1 ri 1 j- . . . ' uuu loruiuaing any preferences 111 furnishing cars or motive power. the penalty js $1,000 fine for the corporation and from $500 to $1,000 nne eacli tor officers or employes offending. Giving to all individuals, associa tions and corporations equal rights to have persons and property trans ported by common carriers, and prohibiting undue and unreason- able discrimination in charges, or in facilities for transportation of freight and passengers, within the State or coining from or going to any other State. However, excur sion and commutation tickets mav be issued at special rates. The penalty is $1,000 fine for the cor poration and $1,000 fine each for officials and directors. A Matter for Thought General Tames A. Beaver in his Memorial day address at Beech Creek, among other things said : "Don't give all the boauets to the dead. The dead deserve Greatest honor, but it cheers the old heart and gladdens a life whose shadows are lengthening out fast, to hand mm a Doquet a boquet not only of fairest flowers, but of resDect. of honor, of kindness and of considera tion, a token and a recognition of service well performed and a sacri fice well made.' Nothing truer, prettier aud more fitting could be framed and said bv any veteran who left one of his legs on the battlefield, served as Gov ernor of Pennsylvania and is to day serving his second term as Su perior Court Judge. 1 he General believes that those to whom boauets are to he will appreciate the gift far more while on the top than underneath the sod. In this belief our honor able judge and ex-Governor is not alone. Were the public 'awakened to the thought that all the boquets on the casket are as naught com pared with what the same evidence of appreciation would be to the recipient while he or she is among the strugglers in life's arena. This is a matter for thought which it will harm 110 one to con sider. Ex. The Wilkes-Barre Record declar es there is great need tor an amend ment of the Uniform Primaries law providing for the posting ot the re sult of the voting outside of the polling place immediately after the vote is counted. The opportunity afforded for juggling the returns, between the time the polls close on Saturday ana luesday noon follow ing, is too great a temptation, es pecially for old practitioners in the art of ballot-box stuffing and false counting. In cities and counties where the primary choice, owing to heavy majorities for one party or the other, is practically determi nate of the final result fraud can only be prevented by enforcing the most complete publicity. OABTOEiXAi BemtU Kind You Have Always fought Jintwe J rJJjSjJa. RAILROAD i'roaidont Bacr's Bad Blaadar. Mr. George I I'acr, president of the Philadelphia it Reading rail road, is a profound scholar, a dis tinguished lawyer and an excellent citizen. But he underestimates the intelligence awl misconceives the spirit of the public when ho raises liites for the service of his railroad in resentment of legislative action. The Legisl.it uiv has liven lenient to tlu fn n!ts of the corporation of which Mr. Ba-r is tho head. It has bee.i generous in favors mil forbearance. The exercise of a constitutional right should not, therefore, bj interpreted as an of-fens.- which justifies reprisals on the public. In taking tint step Mr. Baer has made a mistake. The seventeenth article of the constitution of the Commonwealth forbids a lot ot things .which the Reading railroad has been doing. Section s of tha article which reads "No incorporated company doing the business of a common carrier shall, directly or indirectly, prosecute or engage in mining and manuiacturing articles for trans portation over its works; nor shall such company, directly or indirect-1 y, engage 111 any other business 1 than tl l.'it nf rnmmnn rvirrinrc r,r ! hold or acquire lands, freehold or leasehold, directly, or indirectly, except such as shall l e necessary for carrying on its business; but mining or manufacturing company may carry the products of mines and manufactories on its railroad or canal not exoedini fittv miles n length," if enforced would put the Reading railroad out of busi ness in a week. The obvious fic tion that the Temple Iron company is a separate corporation wouldn't stand a minute. If the provisions of the constitu tion were enforced, therefore, Mr. Baer would be divested of the pow er to raise, lower or make rates for the Reading railroad, in pursuing the course he has adopted, under such conditions, he is inviting the I resentment of the public and pent up wratn is likely to explode at any time. Mr. Baeris one of the cherished friends of the editor of this naner. His plendid achievement in construct- ng and maintaining success in rail road management lias been a per enuial source of satisfaction and pleasure to us. That being true we can claim the privilege of friendship to say to Mr. Baer that he is making a blunder which will probably cost more than it will come to. Hellefonte Watchman. Aerial Navigation. We invariably accord an attentive ear to a man who has accomplished something of benefit to human kind. Professor Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone named fter him, and the actual lounder of the whole telephone system, now asserts that it is a question of only comparatively short time until a arge majority of our traveling will be done almost exclusively by air navigation. He says by this means it will be possible to cross the At lantic ocean in less than twentv hours, because the coming air-ship will easily rush along with a speed of 200 miles an hour. At this rate w York and London will be only sixteen hours apart. There are people living today who called Professor Bell a dreamer hen he first promulgated his tele phone system, but they have found the famous inventor's dreams come true. So that even if he was dream ing when he told the people they could converse over a wire through properly constructed instrument. he may be dreaming again when he says that it is only a question of a brief period when there will be a perfected type of airship, by which it will be possible to cross the At lantic in less than twenty hours. Stranger things than this have been accomplished. Williamsport uazeite ana umienn. The Philadelphia Record remarks: At last the persons instrumental in the looting of ths Enterprise Bank have some of them been brought within the pitch of the law. The cashier dealt out his own punishment by killing himself. The teller and a bookkeeper now stand convicted of falsifying the books and will suffer the penalty. Other lesser officials will be prose cuted. Meantime the major gener als who got the money escape. It is only the corporals and -sutlers for whom the penitentiary looms. Before that cough turns into a serious throat or lung trouble, stop it -.villi JdaymeTs Expectorant It has proved its real value during 75 years. Ask your druggist for it We surely weather this yourself for it. s HATS, CLOTHING, . UNDERWEAR, HOSIERY and all the small things that every man wants to make himself feel comfortable. Whenever you think of an -thmg for yourself come here first. We feel certain you will find just what you want. Townsend's Corner. rimmm THE EXTRAORDINARY Summer Wash Suits If you'll come in and let us show you these new and delightful WASH SUITS, we promise you a most enjoya ble hour. By far the greatest selection tc be found anywhere in this section comprising all the newest fads and fancies in Lawns, Shrunken Muslin, Fine Swisses, Batiste and Fine Persian Lawns. The prices range from $2.00 to $17.50. In the same showing you will find a beautiful array of Shirt Waists and Separate Skirts in all the newest styles and best fabrics at moderate prices. But whether it be Suit or Skirt, Shirt Waists or mate rials to make, you owe it to yourself to COME and SEE before buying. A MCE AT TEE SUITS At $5.00 Dotted Swiss Suits with different colors in floral designs, Lingerie waists with Dutchess ef fects, trimmed with Ger man Lace and Insertion. At $5.98 Suits of fine Lawn Lingerie waists, tucked and trimmed with fillet lace, full skirt, with rows of fillet lace insertion. At $5.98 A Jumper suit of light blue Batiste beau tifully made and a very stylish suit. Many of the popular suits in all the dif ferent colorings are shown from 5 to 5.75. At $8.00 Princess Suit of fine white Lawn, beauti fully sherred and trimmed with cluny lace. F P BLOOMSBURG, will et some hot month. Prepare 1ST- TEE white m nm Larger variety better values than ever, in a wide range of prices from $1.00 to $4.50. We mention a few ; At $1.00 Nine gored skirt of Shrunken Muslin, pleated at each seam, panel effect. At $1.25 Linen finished shrunken muslin skirt. 1 1 gored, trimmed with straps of same material. At $1.98 Skirt of fine quality, White Lawn tuck ed at yoke, knee and bot tom. At $3.00 Skirt of fine Linenette strap trimming and inverted pleats. At $4.50 White skirt of fine all Linen seven gores pleated. PURSEL. - PENN'A.
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