4 THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG PA. STRONGEST BANK Canital blOO.OOO. Undivided Profits $30,000. First National Bank, 3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Savings Deposits OKFI U E H H : V. M. Low, President. J. M. flavor, Vice President. K. M. Tustin, Vice President. K. F. Cnrieuter, Cashier, J) I RECTORS: V. M.Low, V. G. Yorks, Frank Ikeler, Jowpli Kntti, K. H. Tustin, Fred lUelcr, Geo. S. Robbing 8. C. Creasy, J.M Staver, M. I. Low, Louis Gross, II. V. 1 lower. THE COLUMBIAN. ESTA1SLISHKD i860. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, isrAUUSIlhD 1837. CONSOLIDATED 1S69 Puhlisiikd Every Thcrsday Morning, t ISlo.imsburg, the County Sent of ' 1 ml 1 i a County , Pennsylvania. CiF.O. E. ELWELL, Editor. CEO. C. KOAN, Korkman. Tkrmm Inside the county $1.00 a year tn iiilviince ; 1 . 50 i f not paid in advance. (Mtskk t he county, $ 1. 25 a year, strictly in A-lvunce. At! :omtnnnications should 1c.v1dresscd THE COLUMBIAN, Illoomsl.urK, Ta. TIU'l'SDAY, AUGUST 82, 1907 TRUTH MAY COME OUT. It is now said that James M. Shumaker, Superintendent of Build ing and Grounds at Ilarrisburg un der the Pennypacker administra tion, has broken his long silence, and i-J now ready to tell what he knows about the graft in the new capitol. He is reported as saying that he will go on the stand and tell everything. He says the graft was to cover up a treasury short age and save the name of Matt Quay. He also intimates that Gov ernor Pennypacker knew all about what was going on. When the screws are turned down r ijd and hard on some of the fcl- vs that were doing the grafting, . . iy will 110 doubt all tell what : . iy know about the matter, rath : than suffer alone for the sins of .hers. Scarlet will open up the rtood gates wide before he gets through with the gang. Victory Certain With Proper Effort The Democrats of Pennsylvania have a splendid opportunity to achieve a great victory this year. A complete, or nearly complete poll of the Democratic vote last fall would have elected Mr. Emery and his associates on the ticket by a majority of 100,000. One of the excuses given for the iailure of a complete poll last fall 19 that the candidate at the head of the ticket was not a Democrat. It was a poor excuse for the candidate stood for decent government honestly ad ministered and that is the essence of Democracy. Besides all the other candidates on the ticket were Democrat? of the best type. This year we have a candidate who is a Democrat both in principle and practice. Hon. John G. Har man is not only an intelligent stu dent of political principles but he is a devoted follower of the Jeffer- soman scnooi. rrooaDiy tiiere is little party advantage to be obtain ed by the election of a Democrat to that office. But there is a vast op portunity to benefit the public in terests by the election of Mr. Har man. It will continue the reform work begun by Mr. Berry and make the restoration of the machine to complete control in Pennsylvania an impossibility for many years. John Harmau can be defeated only through the delinquency of the Democrats of the State. If they are faithful to him and to them selves Mr. Harman will be elected by a greater majority than that of Mr. Berry two years ago. There are some interests which were for Mr. Berry two years ago and which are not for Mr. Harman this year They have been converted by that "mysterious agency" which chang td a majority of the Republican State convention into a minority "over night." But there are potent forces with us now which had not Ltui aroused then and it is safe to predict a splendid victory for Har man. Ex, If the plans of the State fish com missioner are carried out Monroe county will be made one of the greatest fish preserves in the country. Half a million trout and 20,000,000 pickerel and a thousand catfish will be placed in the streams and lakes ol the county within a year. IN THE COUNTY Surplus $150,000. Good Work of Dewa!t man. and Ammer- The people of Pennsylvania are under everlasting obligations to Senator Dewalt and Representative Annuerman, the Democratic mem bers of the capitol investigating commission tor their courageous and consistent demand for a report which meant something other than a white-wash of the treasury loot ers. Representative Deardon was expected to co-operate with them. For several years he has been a valiant fighter for honest govern ment and improved political morals. In 1905 he alligned himself as a member of the City Party with the forces in Philadelphia which stood for integrity in public life. But to the Democratic members of the commission belong the credit for the initiative in what proved to be a better contention. Both wings of the Republican party were concerned in a suppres sion of the facts. The Elkin fol- owers are more numerous in the guilty crowd but there are enough of the Penrose adherents involved n the criminal transactions to make them anxious for concealment. The Democratic members of the body had neither personal nor sin ister interest in such a miscarriage of justice. It there are any Demo crats involved, they reasoned, they have forfeited all claim to considera tion. They have divorced them selves from the party by their evil associations and must take the con sequences. Besides the nrst duty of a Democratic Representative is to the people rather than to in dividuals. It is not certain that the work of the investigating commission will result in the punishment of the grafters. It can hardly be pre dicted at this time that it will even tuate in an enduring improvement in the public life of the Common wealth. If the machine candidate for State Treasurer should be elect ed in November the prosecutions would probably be dropped and the old methods of administration re sumed. It is hardly probable that the people of Pennsylvania will vote for such a result. It is not likely that there is such a lack of intelligence among the voters. But the machine will try hard to com pass such a result and the people ought to be vigilant and steadfast m opposing it. Watchman, During the month of July the United States government paid off twenty-four million dollars of the public debt, and the surplus in the treasury is constantly growing big ger. This should not be. A big surplus in the treasury invites all kinds of reckless expenditures, and whenever that condition arises taxes should be reduced. A government has no business to take more money from the people than it can spend in an economical administration of affairs. A Hair Dressing 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. Vcll-Fedhairwillbestrong,and will remain where it belongs on the head, not on the comb! Tho beat kind ol a testimonial "Sold lor over siity years." A by J. O. Aynr Co., LowftU, JdMlt. Alio uikiiuriciurri or SARSAPAKILLA. PILLS. CHtltKY PECTORAL yers HARRISBURO LETTER. Special Ciirri-sDiiiidoiH e. I Harrisbtirg, Pa., Aii. 19, 1907. State Treasurer Berry had a couple of busy days in this town last week. On Tuesday and Wed nesday he jittiiuied hessions and participated in the proceedings of the Boards of Public (innnuls and Buildings, Revenue Coinini.'-sioiiers, Sinking Fund Commissioners, Mili tary and Accounts. The proceed ings at these sessions were not of the perfunctory sort either. They were deliberative and thorough. They were conducted as business men conduct important affairs. Moreover they resulted in vast ad vantage to the State. For example one of the features of the session of the Board of Pub lic Grounds and Buildings was making contracts for furniture for the State Library. The Board wise ly determined to furnish that build ing with the same style and char acter of furniture as had b;eu put into the capitol building. But the preseuce of Mr. Berry in the Board made a vast difference in the cost of furniture. He had the "j)er foot" and "per pound" rule cut out and desks which cost $400 a year ayo were obtained 011 this oc casion for 51 14 each. Proportionate savings were effected 011 all other articles of furniture. The furniture bill for the State Library as agreed upon between the furnishers and the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings last week amounts to $9,000. For an exactly equal amount of furniture of precisely the same character, the old Board paid Sand-rson and Cas sell $40,000 The difference is the consequence of minority representa tion on the Board. If Mr. Berry had not been elected Stat,e Treas urer two years ago there would have been no exposure and no im provement in methods. If tuinoritv represent iti'011 is eliminated the old conditions will be resumed. MARVEI.OfS CHANGE IN MUTHODS. After the lueetine of the Board last Wednesday Mr. Berrv mm. meuted upon the change which has occurred since he was installed. Then Governor Pennypacker and Auditor General Snyder laughed at his insistence on business methods. Imow Governor Stuart and Auditor General Young are eager to adopt nis suggestions with respect to making contracts and nurehasinp- materials. But in the matter of 'electiuz airents or annointintr offi cials there is no change. It required nearly three months time for him to get lolin IS. stott out of the office of Secretary of the Board, and when ne nuany succeeded Stuart and Young put another servile machine politician in his place. The obvious purpose is to be ready to resume Dusmess on tne old methods the moment the machine recovers com plete control of the Boards. lnis reveals the insincerity of the Republican professions of re form. There is not only a willinrr. uess but an eagerness to profess re form now because the machine managers understand that such pretenses promote the chances of machine victory. But thev intfnH to be in shape to take advantage of mar. victory tne moment it is achieved. "When the Devil was sick, the Devil a Monk would be, When the Devil got well, the Devil a Monk was he.' The election of a Democrat tn tii office of Secretary of the Board wouia not nave impaired the Re publican control of the body. As the salary is only about $500 a year, the office is of little conse quence from a pecuniary stand point. But it is of the greatest significance if a machine Board wants to restore machine methods and for that reason the majority wouldn't allow the minority mem ber to name the Secretary. ANOTHER BERRY BENEFICENCE. The beneficient effect of Mr. Berry's membership of the Board 01 revenue commissioners, was also revealed last week. At the meeting of the Board the other dnv the four mills tax prescribed bv law was levied on a round billion dollars worth of personal property which will yield additional revenue to an aggregate of $3,000,000 three-fourths of which will be re turned to the counties. Heretofore the personal tax received little con sideration. The State Board of Revenue Commissioners accented any old figure which the local au thorities turned in. But this year things are different all around and returns which failed to come up to expectation were sent back for cor rection. During the last two or Hi sions of the Legislature Representa- live creasy, 01 Columbia county, has been striving to get all the per Bean tie h8 Kmi You Have Always Bought sonal taxes returned to the local authorities for use in defraying the expenses of county and township j institutions. He estimated that the $01x3,000 which llu Stale le eeived from this source would be a great help in maintaining roads, schools and oth.T local necessities. But the machine defeated his pur pose lor the rcaso:i that the amount was wanted to increase the treas ury surplus to farm out among the favored banks. Minority repre sentation on the Board ot Revenue Commissioners has accomplished his purpose, however, and if John G. Harman is elected to succeed Mr. Berry as State Treasurer the improvement will be perpetual. Tin-: cAi'iTor, i'kohkks report. Before this letter reaches its desti nation the capitol probing commis sion will have submitted its report to the Governor. There are all sorts of conjectures with respect to this report, but it may be safely predicted that it will be compara tively satisfactory. In view of that fact it doesn't matter much whether Senator Dewalt files a minority re port or not. The people will under stand that whatever there is of merit in the report has been forced into it by Senator Dewalt and his Democratic colleague 011 the com mission, Representative Aninier man. The majority had no inten tion of making a report which might by any means be used in prosecuting the looters. But De walt and Amiuerman insisted so vigorously and continuously that the majority was compelled to yield. The minority could hardly do more. Assuming therefore that the re port will contain the principal points for which the Democrats on the Commission contended, a pre diction that any of the politicians concerned in the grafting opera tions will be pushed is precarious. Ihe signs are multiplying that the machine politicians intend to use the report as a campaign document. In other words the drastic recom mendations forced into the report by Senator Dewalt and Representa tive Ammerniau will be cited a evidence that the Republicans are anxious to correct their own evils. After the election of Berry the extra session ot the Legislature was called for the same purpose. After the exposure of the capitol graft last fall the penny-a mile ex cursions served the same end. G. D. II. Must Administer Oath Without Fee. New Act Enables Local Registrar! to Ad minister Oath or Affirmation to Under taken. The law enacted by 'the last gen eral assembly causes some import ant changes in the legislation re lating to the registration of births and deaths. Previously undertakers in ob taining and filing the certificate of death were obliged to visit a jus tice of the peace or other officer to take the necessary oath, which not only occupied a good deal of time but entailed some expense. Act 135 authorizes local registrars and their deputies to administer the oath or affirmation to undertakers "without fee." Section 1 reads as follows ; "Be it enacted, &c, That local registrars of vital statistics and their deputies be and are hereby authorized to administer, when the same may be required, the oath or affirmation of undertakers relating to tfie method of preparation of bodies intended for shipment by common carrier or those dead of certain communicable diseases, the same to be administered without the payment of any fee. Section 3 air ending section 15 provides that parents shall be held responsible for supplying the given name of children when birth certi ficates are received from attending physician upon which the given name must be supplied. WILLIAMS GROVE PICNIC. Reduced Rates Via Pennsylvania Railroad. For the Grangers' Picnic at Williams Grove, Pa., August 26 to 31, the Penn sylvauiu Railroad will sell excursion 1 i ur:ii: r -.11 ..... ucKeis 10 Williams uiuvo mini uu mil lions in Pennsylvania, and from Balti more, Elmira, Frederick and inter mediate stations on the Northern Cen tral Railway, August 22 to 31, inclusive, trood to return until September 3. inclu sive, at reduced rates. it Get m ' 1 T" . ST V 1 I tJl There's j to iinu MJiiiciiaifiiv; & ni 5 I tne suit line inai you are I badly in need of. 14 OFF REGULAR SELL INQ PRICE. $25.00 Suits Now $18.75 22.00 20.00 18.00 16.00 15.00 1 2.00 (i it TOWNSEND'S NEW S73RE Second Week for Linens Scores of satisfied customers visited our AUGUST LINEN SALE last week and we sold more Linens than ever before. We are naturally pleased at this evidence of confidence in our Annual Linen Sales and we have redou bled our efforts for this second week's selling. Where special lots were exhausted by the brisk selling we have filled in at the same price from reserve stocks that were higher in price. We say unreservedly that if you have a need of Linens (or apt to have within the next year) you would do well to Supply It Now HERE. MM TABLE L1H 50c Mercerized Damask 42 59c " " 49c 75c " " 65c Bleached Table Linen 28c 60c 75c 85c $1.00 1.25 1.59 175 2,00 2.50 2 75 20c 49C 65c 72J 89c 1. 00 1.25 1-39 1.69 2.00 2.25 THE SILVER BLEACH ED TABLE LINEN. Silver Bleach. Table Linen 59c " " " 49c 1 .00 " " " 89c 1. 10 " " " 98c THE UNBLEACHED TABLE LINEN. 28c Unbleached Linen 20c 56c " " 39c 60c " " 40c 70c " " 59c 85c " " 75c F, P. BLOOMSBURG, Cut off that cough avnc'5 expectorant f and prevent pneumoniST ronchiti end consumption. The world's 8tandard Throat and Lint Medicine for 7 C years. it of your druggist and kwp k A Chance ll 15-50 15.00 12.50 1 2.00 11.25 9.00 II II S We have napkins to match most of the bleached table linen. Space forbids telling you all the prices but you can get a fair idea from the following quotations. 1-25 Bleached Napkins 1.12 1.50 " " 1.25 2.00 " 1.59 2.25 " ' 1.98 2.50 " " 2.25 2.98 " ' 2.50 The Unbleached Napkins- The 75c Napkins for 68c " $1.00 " 89c " 1.50 " " 1.3s " 1.75 " " 1-57 Counterpanes at Linen Sale Prices Full regular size. 85c Counterpanes for 69c 1. 00 " " 89c 1.1 5 " " 98c 1.50 " " 1.39 1.75 1.59 Fringed Counterpanes with cut corners at a sav. ing 1.75, 2.25, 2.75 and $4- PURSEL. PENN'A. with ahrtji ready In ths hoaw. 1
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