THE COLOMBIAN, BLOOMM.JRO, PA.
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THE COLUMBIAN.
M.OOMSBURG, PA.
THURSDAY, JL'.NKai, l!M)7
HARRISBURG LETTER.
Special Correspondence.
Harrisburi?, Pa., June 17, 1907.
The feature if the Hireling of tlie
Democratic Slate committee on Thurs
day lnxt wan the conl'idi'lice of those
wtio pnrllcipnti'd in its (h-lilwratlonf.
There was ft militant atmosphere in
the hall and absolute faitli in the fu
ture. Chairman Donnelly inspires free
tloni of speech nnil inilependenee in ne
tion. In culling the meeting to order
he sounded the keynote of tlieoeeasion.
He hud favored a late convention for
various reasons hut In the linht of new
developments altered his mind on the
uhject and frankly announced the
fact. '"We want to meet (lie enemy
at the outset of the campaign," he
said, 'and should put our ticket in the
fluid and muster our squadrons for the
buttle before our opponents have en
trenched themselves."
The meeting Jwas as harmonious as
t was hopeful, moreover. With nearly
all the seats occupied there wasn't a
discordant sound. It was a talkative
body and the chairman encouraged the
loquacity. It wasn't u combative dis
mission, how ever. Earnestness of pur
pose and determination were revealed
I11 every speech and the common enemy
wus the target of every shaft and they
were sharp and penetrating. The ef
fect was both encouraging mid illumi
lttting. No Democratic meeting of re
cent years left a better impression on
Hie minds of those present whether
as participants or spectators. No po
litical meeting of recent years accom
plished more good, It has set the party
011 its feet squarely for the contest
winch will soon be on.
There wasn't much discussion of can
didates, of course, but there was a "set
tled impression that when the time
oomes the man will be ready for t lie
.K'casiou. It was recalled that two
years ago when the convention met the
Kaders were begging for a candidate
when somebody suggested Mr. J Jerry.
It was an inspiration and something
like the same feeling spread over the
isrowd on Thursday when the name of
Hon. John (i. Harmun. ol Hloomshurg
wax mentioned. There was nothing
like an ell'ort to urge Mr. llarman's
name on the commit teen en. But it
was incidentally rcmurki I that Col
jnibiu count v had instructed her dcl
gates for him and toe response was
nstant and unanimous that lie would
uakean ideal candidate. Mr. llarnmn
nay have oilier plans but it looks as
f he will be the choice of the conven
ion for State Treasurer.
A BTAKTI.INW INCMiKNT.
By a single chance the most start
ing incident of the capitol investiga
tion occurred tliu night before that
Meeting. For several days previously
6ho testimony inculpating former State
Treasurer William L. Mutinies had
cen particularly strong and direct,
vlr. Matbucs had come to the capitol
or the piirpose of ollering his testimony
Jid had notified the commission of his
urpose. About midnight of Wcdnes
lay, however, he was found in the
itute Treasury with n clerk who tun 1
een enployed during his own term of
ftlce and was continued by Mr. Berry,
.Mmpering with the books. His pur
;seis, of course, a mutter of conjec
tire, but the circumstance is suspi
ious. During the nfternoon of Wednesday
lr. Scott, Secretary of the Board of
.'ublic Grounds and Buildings, and
luring Mr. Mutinies' term as State
.'reasurer, Corporation Clerk in that
Mice, wus seen in mysterious confer
( nee with the clerk in question. That
nfluenccd some of the Democratic,
mployes of the department to keep
ateli. Shortly before midnight
"lathues and the clerk clandestinely
ntered the oftlce. The watchers fol
iwed and found them with the booko.
11 the greatest confusion they p re
vended to be examining the ledgers in
.n innocent way, but the insincerity
vas transparent. Subsequently Math-ii-s
claimed Unit the clerk who was
lis personal friend had invited him in
o show him the character of the work
',t-e was doing.
If that hud been the purpose day
'ight would have been a more appro
priate time for the Inspection. If lie
md wanted proper information regard
ng the business of the otllee another
ime uud another person would have
.rved the j)Urpose better. In fact,
viewed from any point, t he episode
ins a sinister appearance. Documents
mve been abstracted from other de-
nirtrnetits which have since been need
I in the investigation and it is not
unlikely that if the plan hud not been
lefeated there would have been some
.iqiers missing from the Treasury. In
my event the affair has assumed the
liuructer of moral burglary uud in the
tbsenceof 11 better explanation than
ny that has yet been offered, uny con-
iructiou is Justified.
IIKKIIV'S Ml'IMON' COKHOHU ATKI),
home days ago Mr. Berry observed
Jiut the only guarantee of integrity
11 the administration of the n Hairs of
lie Stute is to keep 11 "'polarized"
Deinocrut in theolllce of State Treat
Peculiar to Itself
In selection, proportion nnil combination
Of Ingredients,
In the process by which their remedial
Values arc extracted ami preserved,
In effectiveness, usefulness mid economy,
Curing the widest rniiKC of diseases,
Doing the most Rood for the money,
Having the most medlclnnl merit,
And the greatest record of cures,
Hood's Sarsaparilla
In usual liquid form or In chocolated
tabids known as Sarsatabs. 100 doses $1
urer. Tliis simrular episode of Mr.
Mat hues corroborates that idea. l'mb
ubly the clerk who has forfeited the
Co ifldence of his chief had no intention
to commit a crime. But Mutinies la
his friend and Muthucs' liberty Is in
Jeopardy. He took the hazard of some'
thing like a burglarious entry, there
fore, not to subserve uny personal in
terest but to promote the interests of
his friend. If SheuU had been elected
and Installed in ofllce what would have
been the result? Sinister or otherwise
the scheme would huve been "pulled
of!" and nobody would have been the
wiser. Mat lines would prohubly have
been safer in the immediate future
and the chances of a complete exposure
of the frauds materially diminished.
But there would have been noexposure.
Ifl'hminier had been elected State
Treasurer two years ago the people of
I'etinsyluaniii would never know that
they had been robbed ot five or six
mi'lioii dollars in the construction and
trimmings of the capitol. After his
introduction Into ofllce If Mr. Berry
hud turned every incumbent out. the
incident of Wednesday night never
would have occurred. No man com
mits burglary in the opeu. No public
official will take the chances of grafting
if n representative of the minority or
opposition party is looking on. Penn
sylvania, is governed by boards and
commissions. The Governor, State
Treasurer and Auditor General have
executive functions to perforin indivi
dually. But their important work is
members of this board or that uud if ull
the hoards which control the fiscal af
fairs are made up of men of both par
ties there will be no grafting. For that
reason Mr. Berry's successor ought to
be a Democrat and of the polarized
variety.
U.OSK OK THK IN VKSTKIATIOX NKAR.
The attorneys wL'o are conducting
the investigation of the cupitol scanduls
expressed the opinion that the hearings
may be completed this week. The re
ports can't be prepared short of a
month or two, it is safe to predict, iiiid
even after they are completed the bur
den of the labor will remain. The legis
lative commission will huve nothing
further to do with the matter, probably
but the courts will then lie invoked and
long if not tedious trials will follow
if the Governor continues in his pres
ent frame of mind. Present indica
tions are favorable to that result, un-
piesitonitbly, but there is nothing cer
tain except, death and tuxes.
For example, as the Democratic State
committee declared on Thursday, "the
investigation will neither he complete
nor satisfactory" if it fails to disclose
who shared the hoodie with the con
tractors. Thut will be exceedingly
dillicult of achievement. Nobody pays
bribes with checks made payable to
the man who is bribed. Besides t lie
bankers as u rule don't follow the mon
ey they receive or pay out to discover
whence it came and whither it goes. A
check made payable to self and en
dorsed on the back by the drawer may
lie deposited by uny Tom, Dick or
Harry, and nobody is the wiser. I
don't say that it will be impossible to
sift the matter to the bottom but it
is certain thut it will be dillicult
The Boards of Public Grounds and
Buildings which perpetrated the rob
beries und the contractors who con
spired with them can be held to ac
count by judicial process, however, and
this ought to and probably will be
done. In view of the fuot it may be
said that the investigation though in
complete will be satisfactory if It re
sults in the imprisonment of the di
rect perpetrators of the crimes though
others equally guilty may escape.
G. II. D.
G. A. R. COMMANDER
Jas. S. Dean, Gen. Grant Post, Rondoot, N. Y.
CURED OF DYSPEPSIA
Commnnilnr Bean writos : "As Chief TJ. 8.
Mail Agoiit of the IT. & P. H. It., good
health is inclispotisiiblij. I found myself,
Jiowovor ull run clown with Dyspepsia. 1
dortori'il and doctorod, but I grew worsn
I Buffered misery night and dny, for fully
two yearn. My case was pronounced inrur-
ulilo. I cliunced to meet Dr. David Ken
nedy about Unit time, and told Iiim of my
condition and ho said, try a bot tlo or
DR. DAVID KENNEDY'S
FAVORITE REMEDY
tuko it morning, noon and night, and it
will euro you. I took the medicino us
directed, but had no conndunce in a euro,
an mv fase had been tried by ho many.
Aftor uniim it a week I boijun to fuel bettor,
and in u nhqrt wliilo af tr that I was entirely
cured. That terrible distress, everything I
ate breaking up Hour in my throat, had all
cone and I have not had a moment's dis.
comfort since. To-day there isn'ta healthier
man and my appetite is excellent."
Write In Dr. David Kftnneriv'a Hnm. Rondont.N.
T., for a fr nirii4e bottle of Dr. Uitvid Kennedy'!
Favorite ltenu'riv. LI10 ureat Ktdnev. Liver and Mood
medicine, and froa medical booklet. Lare uulllei
W.UO, AH (UUKKlat.
NEW PENNSYLVANIA
PURE FOOD LAW.
The Tustin Bill, approved June
i, njo7, and popularly known as
"The New Pennsylvania Pure I'ood
Law," makes some important
changes. Its general provisions, as
to adulteration of foods, are sub
stantially the same as those con
tained in the former Act of June
26, 1895. Its provisions are sub
stantially in accordance with the
Federal Pure Food Law,' approved
June 30, 1906. It gives relief to
retail dealers when they protect
themselves by a guarantee of the
quality of goods purchased in writ
ing, procured from the vendor, and
provides that the manufacturer,
wholesaler and jobber selling food
products shall be responsible tor vi
olations of the law. The penalty
for violations of the law has been
changed from fifty to sixty dollars,
and the procedure is by .summary
convictions, while under the old
law the remedy was a prosecution
for a m sdemeanor. The new law
is much less drastic than the old.
It is intended primarily for the pro
tection of the public and its pro
visions shall be rigidly enforced.
The Commissioner asks the cordial
co-operation of manufacturers,
wholesale dealers, jobbers and re
tail dealers in the enforcement of
the law.
Hi order to give the retail dealer
the protection intended to be fur
nished by the statute, it is impor
tant, as already stated, that he shall
protect himself by the written and
signed guarantee ot the vendor.
Rules and regulations have been
formulated and will be printed at
length in the Monthly Bulletin, and
a copy can be had by addressing
the Commissioner at Ilanisburg.
The importance of the guarantee to
the retail dealer must not be over
looked. The rule relating to the
guarantee is as follows, to wit :
GUARANTEE.
The guarantee referred to in the
New Pennsylvania food law, ap
proved June i, 1907, should in all
cases be a written or printed in
voice guarantee upon each bill of
goods purchased, signed by the
vendor and substantially in the fol
lowing language, to wit :
I (.or we) the vendor of the arti
cles mentioned in the foregoing in
voice hereby guarantee and warrant
the same to be in full conformity
with the Federal Act of June 30,
1906, popularly known as "The
Food and Drugs Act" and also fur
ther hereby guarantee the same to
be in full conformity with the Act
of the General Assembly of Penn
sylvania, popularly known as "The
New Pennsylvania Food Law" ap
proved June 1, 1907, in that the
said articles are not adulterated
within the meaning of the aforesaid
Act of Congress, or the aforesaid
Act of the General Assembly of
Pennsylvania, and that the said ar
ticles are not niisbratided within
the meaning of either of the said
Acts.
With respect to goods now in the
possession of retail dealers, they
should immediately take the pre
caution to obtain a guarantee from
the vendor in the form above des
ignated upon the invoice now in
their possession, or obtain from the
vendor a duplicate invoice of the
goods with the guarantee stamped,
written or printed thereon and
signed by the vendor from whom
the goods were purchased. If this
is not attended to the retail dealer
will be held responsible for any
adulterated goods sold by them.
Bulletin.
PIMLVMA
LOW-RATE NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSIONS.
"It soothes, while it awes the mind," is the phrase used
by the great American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, in
writing of Niagara Falls, and its many phases of beauty and
giandeur.
To those who have never viewed this magnificent spec
tacle, it will prove an enthralling revelation of majesty, beau
ty, and power that must remain forever a delightful memory.
Those who have once visited Niagara Falls and wan
dered amid its historic environments or viewed its varied
scenes of wonder, delight to return to gather new impressions
of the falling waters, the dashing rapids, and the great gorge.
This year the Pennsylvania Railroad will ' run a series
of attractive personally-conducted excursions to Niagara
Falls on July 3 and 24, August 7 and 21, September 11 and
25, and October 9.
Tickets will be sold at very low rates for the round
trip and will be valid for return passage within ten days.
A special train in charge of an experienced tourist
agent, will be run on each date from Washington, via Ilar
risburg, Williamsport, and Emporium Junction, carrying
parlor cars, dining car, and high-grade coaches.
Tickets will be good going on the special train and to
return on any regular train within the time limit, permitting
excursionists to stop off at Buffalo and view the beautiful
metropolis of Lake Erie.
Full detailed information of this attractive series of
summer outings may be had on application to Ticket Agents.
6-ilO-37-2t.
Judge Dnnies Satire in ft Murder Trial
Declares the Court Reporter Must Have
Caught His Comment Mistakenly.
In an argument yesterday at
Suubury for a new trial of Will
iam Whitaker, who killed his wife
in Mt. Cnrmel. counsel for the de
fense frequently referred to Judge
C. U. Savulire a humor in the case
and for that reason counts a great
deal on a new trial.
The Court was reminded that he
had asked a witness whether the
nrisoner's lonsided ear could not
have been caused by wearing his
hat too much on one side, and
whether the stransre conduct of the
murderer consisted in climbing the
stairs on his hands and knees or
swinging the cat by the tail at the
dinner table.
Counsel for the defense contin
ued to read the Judge's humorous
remarks from the testimony, in
which his Honor defined Jackson
ian epilepsy as that which Andy
Jackson had when he licked the
British at New Orleans. Phvchic
epilepsy his Honor defined as that
which a man has when lie moves
in cycles, turns somersaults or goes
through similar performances.
"Did I say that?" asked the
Judge.
"You did, your Honor," replied
counsel.
"I never made anv such state
ment," said the Judge with great
posit iveness.
"It's in the Court records, your
Honor," replied the defense's law
yer. "Then the reporter must have
taken it clown wrong," answered
the Judge. "Continue the case."
The July Woman's Home Companion.
A novel by Anthony Hope is an
event in literature. The three most
popular writers of fiction in Knglish
are Hall Caine, Marion Crawford
and Anthony Hope, and many,
many thousands of readers who re
call "The Prisoner of Zenda" and
"The Dolly Dialogues" believe
that Hope is not the least of the
triumvir. Anthony Hope's latest
story, "Helena's Patch," begins
serially in Woman's Home Compan
ion for July. It is most interesting,
and thoroughly wholesome, and
embodies all tha delightful romance
of the Zenda stories. The July
Woman s Home Companion is usual
ly strong in fiction, there being in
addition to the Anthony Hope ser
ial, short stories by Owen Oliver,
Juliet Wilbor Tompkins, Jean Web
ster, and Robert C. V. Meyers, al
so a two-part story by Herbert D.
Ward. Dr. K. IC. Hale writes of
the pleasures of outdoor life in his
monthly editorial page, and Char
lotte Perkins Giliuan describes the
domestic progress of women. Oth
er special articles are contributed
by Samuel Armstrong Hamilton,
"When the Garden Looks Shab
by," and A. G. Richardson, who
gives plans and instructions for
building a suburban cottage for
$1,700. Grace Margaret Gould,
the foremost writer of fashion topics
in this country, contributes several
pages which undoubtedly will prove
of deep interest to the feminine
readers. In addition there are de
partments conducted by the Na
tional Child Labor Committee,
Margaret E. Sangster, Sam Loyd,
Anna Steese Richardson, Iivelyn
Parsons, Dau Beard and "Aunt
Janet" Porter.
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