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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THE COLUMBIAN.
BlToOMSBURCf, PA.
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1907
HARRISBURG LETTER.
Special Correspondence.
HarrisburR, Ta., July 15. 1907
The plpulle imrixtHcof the Iterul
llcan machine is to make a campaign
of false preteiiw and blufT Blientz
through as a reformer. The l'hilaaei
plila North Amerkan lius uiulertakcii
feu manage this memlaclous enterprise
and will prohahly npare neither pains
nor price In cnmpnssing the result.
Fortunately, however, the public Is
fltidiiig out the true character of tliut
newspaper. Under the claim or striV'
Ing for civic Improvement it has pros
tituted Its opportunities, perverted
facts ami mutilated communications,
The news sent by correspondents Is al
tered in theofllceto misrepresent the
facts and deceive the public. A publl
cation which thus outrages the etldcs
of journalism is unworthy of public
confidence.
In tiurximnecof this plan of false rer
resentatioii the North Ann r n an in a
recent Issue editorially declares that
Mr. Jiihn ). SlM-at. tlie nia hine Re-
publieai. cua.lldate for Slate Treasurer,
"did mote mil, iiiUiligi nt work than
any other man to make the pension
bill eflective.'' As a matter of fact
when the. ii '.i :; Li't -i"ic to tlie
House Committee of which lie was
Chairman, he took 11 copy ,f !( to Phil
adelphia and employed every possible
expedient, to erystalize public senti
ment agrii'iff '!- a-sii;c. IV even in
duced machine Republii-uiis to make
absurdly law estimate of the amount
of money that would he required to
carry its 1 ,'nv i .iun into elhrt and suo
weded in jiCiiriK . ' high as
fifteen m:"i'" d,!l.i--.
The claim that Mr. Sheal'. was influ
enced to iiicre:i-(. the amoi; it of the
approprii i, l"m iu- ( s!: million
dollars b. t M I Icssiir
tram would inale(U.,e ; pix-postcr-ous
in view of! V r.cord , . :v Appro
priations foiumitlee. It 11. .lie appro
priations ag.u'l'i'gatintr about .!2,0O0
000 when il-e ivv.!!iiv.i iiu the most
favorable cordi;ions woull hardly
rrnch J"2.00i i.txilt. In other words in
the work of the 'omm;ttee of which
he was Chairman and in v. hir:i he was
the jMitent I'orcu, there was nil entire
absence of business intellig -nce and
not even a symptom, of be Iness in
stinct. The commit tee w; s simply
irsed as nit i'Uctioiwiriii'r agency to
promote the nominatioii of John ().
Sheatz for Mtnte Tiv.i-unvi.
MK, SHEATZ AND TI1I-J lM'.NSIO.N HILL.
Thehislor. .' tl,- S..U:W!' pension
bill and the I'elat ions of M r. Sheatz to
i.liat measure may he easily and briefly
summurlzod. H was introduced into
;he Senate by J. Henry Cm-hra j, who
may have mider-ctlmntcd th; amount
:tf the appropriation neeesspry. Itpass
ud the Senate without amendment or
Alteration and "en! to the Ilou-e Com
mittee on Appropriations of which Mr.
.-Jheatz was chairman. Mr. Sheatz
.nude no public protest against t. He
probably thought tliut the amount
;iamed was too small for it was his pol
icy to make all appropriations aa big
jih pjbsible. But privately lie talked
igainst it and proposed the increase,
iot to compel the Governor to veto it
txactly, hut in the expectation that
the Senate would not concur and it
would thus be defeated.
The bill was from the beginning a
thorn In the Republican machine flesh.
'It puts the party in a hole," those
Hi-afters lamented, "but we can't afford
to defeat It." If it passes, they con
tinued, additional revenues or cutting
other appropriations will be necessary.
The corporations didn't want addition
al taxes and nobody wanted to cut the
other appropriations. The alternative
was to "loud down" the pension bill
an as to force disagreement between the
Houses or compel an executive veto.
Mr. Sheatz managed the processes. He
would have preferred the disagreement
method of strangling the bill but was
impelled to be content with tin veto
form of execution. Both processes were
GRAVEL CURED
(Fhiialcl,h!, Fcmi., !'") )
A bnalthicr, heartier, happier man than
John J. Neill, of 2137 North hth St., Phila
delphia, could not lio found in a (lay's search.
The fact that ho is still ulivo is a couataut
wonder to bis friends.
Beverul years ago ho began to suffer in
describable wiiorif-sfrom stone in tin blad
der. An eminent pliysiciun in Philadelphia
told hiin that a surgical operation wns nec
essary. So much did ho dread tho result,
for if unsuccessful it meant death, that he
put off tho fcvil day as long ns possible,
While in this frame of mind, ho heard of
DR. DAVID KENNEDY'S
FAVORITE REHEDY
Although disheartened, he bought a bottlo
of it, and within a month had experienced
honefieiid results, and before ho had finished
the third bottle, the gravel was completely
dissolved and his sufferings at an end.
Mr. Neill focls that ho owcsalastingdnbt
of gratitude to lr. Kennedy's Favorite
Kemody , mado at Ttondout, N. Y ., and for din
orders of the bladder and urinary organs. He
ays: "it will effect a cure if anew possible."
Favorite Ceuiedy is prescribed with uu.
fkOiocr iuoctn-n fur rlioumntliiin. lvnrorsla
constipation, rind nerve troubles in which it
haa cured many that wr considered he.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Ifm snrpmned nil ether medicines, In merit,
talcs and rures.
Its mipcess. Brent m It has been, has ap
parently only juRt begun.
It has received ly actual count moro than
40,000 testimonials In two rears.
It purtflcs the Mood, cures all blood dis
eases, all humors and all eruptions.
It strengthens the stomach, creates an
appetite and builds up the whole systom.
It cures that tired fueling and makes the
weak strong.
In usual liquid form or In chocolated tablets
known as SareatabS. 100 doses tl.
dishonest and disreputable. But they
were charnct eristic.
After the adjournment of the Legis
lature Mr. Sheatz came here to confer
with the Governor with respect to cut
ting or killing appropriation bills. The
bungling committee had passed appro
priation bills aggregating ?!tl!,000,00O
and the revenues would scarcely reach
f.W.OUO.OOO. There was a difference of
flO.OOO.uXM) to be reconciled by one
method or the other. What did Mr.
Sheatz suggest ? Did he propose to cut
down the unconstitutional and conse
quently Invalid appropriations to pri
vate institutions in Philadelphia? Not
on your life. He promptly recommend
ed the veto of the Soldiers' pension bill
and that was done. Therefore every
veteran of the Civil War and every
friend of those veterans has a just
grievance against John ). Sheatz.
HIS KKI.ATION TO KKVKXI K HI 1.1,8.
The North American, in pursuance,
further, of Its scheme of false pretense,
alleges that Mr. Sheatz laid the fact
that the revenues were insufticicut to '
meet the requirements of the pension
bill "before the members ot the House .
and the. people at large in such a way
as to create the sentiment which im
pelled the introduction in the House of
measures to raise the money needed to
pay the pensions " That is absolutely
and unequivocally false. Nearly all
the revenue bills were introduced by
Mr. Creasy and other Democratic Hep-
resentatives and wew not even induc
ed by the pension bill. The purpose
was to increase the revenues of the
State in order that greater sums miirht
be turned back for local uses.
Most of the revenue bills which pass
ed the House during the recent session
had been introduced during the ses
sions of 1H03 and litOo and so far from
Mr. Sheatz helping them along he
voted against them. During the ses
sion of l'.Ki" ho didn't introduce a sin
gle revenue bill, didn't open his mouth
to speak in favor of any revenue bill
and didn't even vote for the more im
d
There will bo sold on the premises of Mrs. William Elwell
on Third street near West on
SATURDAY, JULY 20th, 1907,
at 1:00 o'clock p. m. The following personal property :
4 Walnut Bedroom Sets,
consisting of bureau, bedstead and wash stand, with marble tops,
Mattresses, bedsprings, bolsters, bedroom chairs, rockers,
of sofa and six chairs, 1 settee, 1 large sofa,
GILT PARLOR MIRROR,
5 marble top tables, rustic rocker, brackets, pictures, vases,
WALNUT SIDEBOARD.
6 walnut dining
1 EXTENSION DINING TABLE, 18 FEET,
Hall hat rack, gilt
1 learner ticu, walnut commode,
silverware:
including Dinner caster, breakfast caster, pickle caster, baking
dish, butter dish,
GLASSWARE, 1 CHINA DINNER SET,
stoneware, chamber sets, carpets, towel racks, refrigerator, Walnut
Minor on standard, grindstone, lawn mower, garden tools, Kitchen
utensils, and many other articles.
Terms made known on day of sale.
UlWMa,, GEO. E. ELWELL, Agent.
portant of those measures The ma
chine to which he had bargained away
his body and soul was opposed to all
the revenue bills and while ho main
tained an attitude of "masterful Inac
tivity," It is safe to say that he was
against the Increase of revenue and
would have voted against all the bills
if Iris vote had been necessary to com
pass their defeat.
Tho truth of tho matter is that the
mnchlno which compelled tho Finance
Committee of the Senate to stifle the
revenue bills permitted Mr. Sheatz to
support them for party expediency.
There was no use in putting the onus
of defeating bucIi legislation on the
popular brunch of the General Assem
bly which contained a two-thirds Re
publican majority, when it could be
accomplished secretly, expeditiously
and effectively in the Finance Com
mittee of the Senate. Penrose may not
be gifted with the cunning of Quay, or
the craftiness of some others, but he
isn't a born idiot. He has some knowl
edge of the art of pulling the wool over
the eyes of the public and the wny he
managed that little matter would indi
cate some of the qualities of an exjert.
UNKITNICSS KOKTKKASUKKK KKVKAI.KI)
As Chairman of the House Commit
tee an Appropriations Mr. Sheatz re
vealed his absolute moral and mental
unliluess for the olliee of Slate Treas
urer. He used the office In part to
serve the machine and In part to serve
himself. Both purposes were contrary
to public policy and Inimical to popu
lar interests. He supported absurdly
exorbitant appropriations because it
made him popular with those who
were asking the favors. His prede
cessor in the olliee, J. Lee Plummer,
adopted the opposite course. He tried
to cut down the appropriations to the
minimum with the result that his as
sociates in the Legislature hated him
and the machine managers were subse
quently compelled to force his noniina-
tion for State Treasurer. On the other
hand Sheatz was generous to the meat- '
r ... , , . ,, , 1
ureofprothgaey and his colleagues In
tneJlousc demanded his nomination,
It was 11 waste of rticrgy, of course, for :
the machine was for him. But the 1
condition served to fool a good initnv
people and lucre arc some even yet
who imagine that Penrose was coerced
into supporting Sheatz.
1 here has never been anything more ;
bsurd. Penrose controlled the con-1
absurd
vcntion wnicn nominated siieatz as
completely as lie dominated those
which nominated Plummer and Stuart.
In fact he had a more complete mas
tery of the convention this year, for he
chairs, 1 Wheeler & Wilson
mirror, curtains, curtain poles, window shades,
elected the presiding officer, made the
platform and named the Chairman of
tlie State Committee without even a
whimper of dissent or protest. If he
had been opposed to Sheatz that gen
tlcnian would have had no more chance
for the nomination than tho principal
officer of the A. P. A. has to succeed to
the throne of the Pope of Home. Sheatz
was Penrose's candidate and he Is ren
rose's man. If he Is elected the office
will be used to promote Penrose's re.
turn to the Senate as certainly as
It
was used during the administration of
Haywood, Beaeom and Harnett In the
interest of Quay. O. D. H.
Up to tlie present the auditoi
general's report for 1905 has not
been published from the State print
ing office, and it is said that work
is now being done on the index
and it will be sonic time before the
volume is issued. The report for
iqo6, which was sent to the state
printer last May, is not yet in type
and may not see the light before
next fall. Both reports have been
awaited with a great deal of inter
est for the reason that they contain
the items of money paid the con
tractors who trimmed the capi-
tol and the exact dates when the
money was paid.
Seven bushels of wheat in a pile
looks rather large lor the average
person to eat, yet the per capita
consumption of wheat for the year
1907 is estimated by the statistic
ians of the United States Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor at
that figure for this year. In 1901
we were satisfied with about four
bushels apiece in the United States
AUDITOR'S NOTICK.
In !c Kttntf oj (Irorge W. jijipfcc, lair nj ti e
Toiutui Dlimnsiimv, County aj Columbia,
and Stale of rinnvtninui, ufitnti it.
Thc undersigned. Auditor appointed
by the Orphans Court of Columbia
JmnU. to .Ls unoti excet.tions filed to
the suimleincntal account of II. G. Sut
pice, surviving executor of the estate of
George Y . Supplee. (leceased, to aseer
lain tlie fund in the hands of said lCxee-
, utor for distribution, and to make dis
I trilmtion thereof to and among those le
gaily entitled thereto, will attend to tho
i duties of his appointment at bis olliee in
the lint Building in the Town of
BjllomsburRi aforesaid,
i,,th day of July, 1007, o
on r riday, the
at ten o clock in
the forenoon, when and where nil par
ties interested may appear and prcsont
their claims or be forever after debarred
from coining in upon said fund.
II. MONT. SMITH.
6-26-ta. Auditor.
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MANY WOMEN
HAVE TENDER FEET.
We have a shoe that will
give them ease and comfort.
It is our
E. Z. Cushion Turn
Made by John Kelly.
Price $3.50.
Other Comfort Shoes
$2, $2.50 and $3
W. H. MOORE,
Comer Main and Iron Sts.,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
EL:
Our Pianos
are thc leaders. Our linos in
clude the following makes :
Chas. M. Stiekf,
Hknry P. Miller,
Brewer & Pryor, Koiilkr &
Campbell, and Radel.
IN ORGANS we handle the1
Estey, Miller.H.Lehr & Co.,
AND BOWLBY.
This Store has the agency Jor
ING MACHINES and
VICTOR TALKING
MACHINES. !
WASH MACHINES
Helby, 1900, Queen, Key
stone, Majestic.
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Music Rooms No. 105 West Main
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