2 THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURft, PA. ARREST OF GRAFTERS A GREAT FARCE The S.iiii Sviitvi' Ciio ui Lxct :.nv : ,'n Every Way. L.'lcc th-it Infanmoo UnJHt llnx Rtuff vr Tlic.v Ki'timiitrd lu CoticvjiW nii'tit I'ntit .VrranRcmont for Thrir- oiiltal Ver Miule. J . roi of the Doniocratic- Cnniimlirn . Surrender of Sandcrnon ond Ituw .on a lilso lVt'ta'iiNa to Pro mote the Kuroron of tJie Mj ohiiw Candidate. I (Special Correspondence.) j Harrlaburg, Pa., Sept. 25. I That history repeats ltaelf It pro verbial. When Samuel Salter was "caught with the goodg on hlrn" a tew years ago, he "took a header," o to spatc. He wont to Mexico, ttie Btory goei, and remained a fugi tive until arrangement for hla "vin dication" had been completed. At vast exieii8) In money and morals Joiiu Wor.vor was elected District At torney, defeated a candidate who had PTOvel iix-orruptiblo. Then Salter rurrendered to the authority nd luimiltted himself to the ordeal of a trial In the criminal couru. Of course he was acquitted. The evi dence of his culpability was over whelming. Ha had practically con fessed hlj guilt. But the safoty of tlioe "hieher up" required his ac QUltal ami the programme v.a mad a V.i suit the txlgenr-lea. I When the capital graft Investiga tion assumed the appearance of earn estness, six montha ago, Couti actor Sanderson and Architect Huston left the Jurlv'li'Mon of the eourta and remained away until arrangements for their acquittal had been perfect ed. Then, following the example of Salter, they surrendered. Last week Uiey turned up In Harrlsburg and gave ball for appearance In the Dau jrtiln county criminal court, when wanted. They will probably be In dicted during the present session of the court, but that Is not certain. The machine District Attorney of that court Is already protesting that the calendar la crowded with petty cases which may occupy the whole time of the Grand Jury. Only those concerned know exactly the tcrma of tie agreement. 1 The Arrest a Colossal I'VandV. One thing is absolutely certain, vever. They won't be tried bo- . ? the election and If the machine iitdate for State Treasurer is auc- ?ul, It Is not likely that they will tried at all. The issuing of the x.rranta, the surrender and entering bonds are the various parts of a ttfg bluff. The arrest of Auditor General Snyder and former Superin tendent of Public Grounds and Build ings Shumaker, is merely an Inci dent of the farce. It is the stage setting of the play which given veri similitude to the plot. Sanderson and Huaton are insignificant factors In tie conspiracy. The prosecution' of t&em alone would "be laughed out at court." The Inculpation of some of the politicians was necessary to tcake the comedy effective. You can't fool a considerable number of people with an obvious humbug. The purpose of the thing is to fool the people into the belief that the Republican machine will pnrify liself if it gets the opportunity 'qiat It will punish tta own rascala. That would be a strong tax on popu lar credulity eren If the plans had lfoea better laid. The machine has never punished ooe of Its criminals wid never will. Even now the mom cry of Quay la revered abova all other party leaders and he would have died In the penitentiary If he hadn't pleaded the statute of limita tions. Every present manager of the organization hopes to see his mon ty rant erected In the State eapitol to Insult the conscience of tbe common Wealth. There has bees no reform Sid there Is no contrition. In fact ere is nothing but a false pretense to deceive the people In order that the looting may be resumed. Pennrpm-kcr the Arch-Conspirator. If the purpose had been to "claanse ttie Augean stables," Pennypacker would haye been the first man to be summoned to the bar of justice. The charges against all are that they conspired to loot the treasury tti rough collusion and the misinter pretation of the law In disbursing tiie funds of the State. It was Pen n.vpacker's Interpretation of the law that was adopted. It was he who said that the act authorizing the l.oard of Public Grounds anil Bulld l3K to "furnish, alter, repair or Im prove," conveyed the authority to complete the building notwithstand lag the specific Inhibition contained li the (Lf:ral Appropriation bills of liiOl, 19U3 and 1&05. But he finds emple ?re!tor in Ms relationship to CMiay and .itcures immunity from the humiliation of arrest. There would be no cause of com- ilalnt In the arrest of Auditor Gen rral Snyder and State Treasurer Uftthreg If there was even the shad ow of a hope that it In a genuine effort to punish malefactors and en force restitution of the golden treas ure But there is no sucn purpose The machine candidate who helped k) cruaUa the legislation under which the looting was made possible v. Ill not aid any movement tp punish the criminals if successful. They ro all active in supporting fcfr can tfi'lacy. TLey are anxious for hW election ana he will favor them after th event If It occurs, notwithstand ing hU promises of improvement now. A leopard can't change hla spots and a machine politician never ietrays hlH rrieuas. yuuv iqul;iu the doctrine of honor among crooks. Mr. Mhearz'a IWvreaney Revealed. The loeisiatlve work of Mr. Snoata fclready reviewed at some length in Hi's cfrreponenco, Is the best evl r m of hU servility to the mncii Itie. During the session of 1907 ho iia.l splendid opportunities' to serve the iwople but Invariably voted with the jmmstors or dodged. One not able In.'tfinci of hla recreancy In this respect was revealed ou the even ing of Monday, April 29. On that ciriislon t(;ireaent(t)ve Klynu of K!k county offered a resolutlou reciting tho fact that Contractor Sundersou nnd Architect Huston had domunOed additional payments amounting to $200,000 which Mr. Berry had re fusal to allow notwithstanding tiio oplnUn of Attorney General Carson to the contrary, thanking tho Stale Treasurer for his action and pledging aim the moral support of tlw Ueu eral Assembly "to the end that his rlghteeus purpose may be consum mated." One would think that any just man would take pleasure In support ing such a resolution under such cir cumstances. But that expectation wtU disappointed. Representative Call led an attempt to overwhelm It with ridicule and other machine representatives tried to make it ab surd by proposing to substitute the name of Governor Stuart for that of Mr. Berry though Governor Stuart had nothing to do with the matter. Finally Representative MUUron of Venango moved to refer It to the Graft investigating commission. The party whip was lashed about with great vigor and enough votes scour ed for the motion to carry It. All the real reform Republicans on the floor voted against the motion but Sheats lacked courage or character to vote on either side. He simply dodged. Legislative Record. 1907, page 3581 Democratic C'ompulgn Progressing The Democratic campaign Is mak ing gratifying progress and no Intelli gent observer, familiar with the facts, any longer doubts the election of John C. Harman to succeed Mr. Berry in the otlice of State Treasurer. The State committee has the most flatter ing reports from all sections of the State and outside of Philadelphia Mr. Harman's vote and majority will fur exceed those of Mr. Berry two years ago. Then Allegheny county, with its fraudulent vote mill running overtime, rolled up an Immense ma jority for tho machine candidate. This year most of the machine lead ers In that county are buy keeping out of Jail, and the machine major ity will only be nominal. To day the State Committee opens branch headquarters In rooms 101, 103 and 105, Hotel Walton, Phila delphia where county Chairmen and others having correspondence with the Committee are requested to ad dress their letters. The committee occupied the same rooms during tho closing period of the campaign for Mr. Berry two years ago and watched the manoevers and manipulations of the machine managers from them. It Is not expected that the city will give Harman a majority as it gave Berry, but It Is absolutely certain that there will b no ballot box Bluffing there this year even though the municipal administration Is will ing to encourage that form of crime. Shoutz Won't Meet Barman. Mr. Harman is still patiently wait ing for Mr. Sheats's answer to hla challenge to discuss tne vital Issue of the campaign on the hustings, but has about given up hopo of an ao ceptance. It la really a pity that this question of minority representa tion is not to be elucidated ro joint debate. We all know that the loot ing of the treasury occurred when the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings was composed of men of one party and that almost as soon as minority representation was intro duced exposure cam and the end of the iniquity follow. Most people feel, moreover, that a restoration of the cause will work a resumption of the efface In view of the facts the debate would he baon ftlaminatlng and valuable. But whatever hla personal inclina tions might bs Mr. SheaU will not be permitted to disouss the qusstion In that way. 8eh a debate would be disastrous to Pearo. ambitions and afUr all they are the matters of chief concern to ths managers of the machine. 8heta la oaly a picket tor the Penrose camp. As Contractor JdcNlchol declared Us othsr da, the re-election of Penrose . Is) th para mount Question la the campaign from a machine viewpoint aad SheaU won't be allowed to do anything that might Impair Peurose't chances. G. D. H. Mj. BariiMui'a Campaign. From the Philadelphia Record. It la well that the Democratic lead ers recognise that It ta worth while to make an effort to eJkict Mr. Har man. Although the Lincoln Party and the City Party aro not In the field, their voters are In existence and plenty of them have no notion of wearing the collar of the Machine. David Lane's appeal to the Organisa tion voters to wake up and be raf tered indicates that the Organlza ls not any too well satisfied with the outlook, and we trust that his shouts will be heard by sleepers, who, when sufficiently disturbed, will vote for good government. There is still afi other day of registration; the second day's registration was larger than the first days, and due diligence on Oct ober S can make the total registra tion very full. Democratic leaders are speaking within bounds when they say the prospect of Mr. Harman's election la better than the chances Mr. Berry seemed to have a couple of years ago. The collapse of the Enterprise Nut lonal Bank probably threw a good many votes to Mr. Berry, but the eapitol exposures and the arrest of fourteen men, many of them high chiefs in the Republican army, are more likely to affect the vote than the failure of one bank. The State lost nothing In the bank failure, and an Investigating Commission of Republicans has figured out that the Staio lost five or six mUUon dollars In tho Capitol grafting. Since two years ago the people of this State have om a working demon stratlon of the value of an opposition State Treasurer to guard the publto fundd from depredators whom Repub lican officials will not atitnirnnl; he cruse they are of tlie sari. i r;rty. The danger of having tha S.atu gov ernment "too unanimous" hus i-on abundantly proved. The Importance of having a tnnn In tha Treasury who Is under no obligations to t hi Vs ehtuo has been proved so rumplciuly' thut the meanest comprehension. If net hypnotize 1 by i uri l-wutdilp, can not fall to see It. Voters In tnU city who went back to the Organisa tion In Februnry Iwivo wpked u;- to flu 1 themselves under the same old pun. The humbug of reform within the party has boen exposed. The chances of electing Mr. Harman are good. Rlieuta nnd He) burn. From the Bellefonto De.ni. Watchman Mayor Reyburn, of Philadelphia, announces that "all tho martyrs of 1905" are to be restored to office. By the "martyrs of 1906" he means those who were thrown out of olflco after the political convulaion of that year in that city. An extraordinary bold utempt had been made to steal the gas plant there and bestow It upon some friends of the machine and the publto conscience revolted at the atrocity. As a result of the In cident some of the machine officials were summarily discharged from offi ce. The meaning of Mr. Reyburn's announcement may bo easily conjoct nred in view of that fact. The election of the eminently re spectable machine Mayor in Phila delphia has already restored moot of the machine emmiaaarles to office and the Mayor assures the others that their time Is coming, law or no law. In other words, notwithstand ing the civil service regulations which protect fit mrn in office and prevent unfit men from getting plaeo. Mayor Reyburn will got rid of one and secure the appointment of the other sort. Loyalty to the organ ization Is the standard by which May or Reyburn measures public Borvfre end the organization, according to hla notion, is the machine. The policy which Mayor Reyburn announces Is precisely what Is to be expected In the State In the event that Shoatz, the machine candidate, Is elected to the office of State Treas urer. He was nominated by the machine to serve the machine. Prim arily the machine cares nothing for Sheatz. Any other man of the same characteristics would do as well. But Sheatz was the available man at the time and was chosen because hla false pretenae of reform would help Penrose and hurt no machine Repub lican Interest. If elected he will help the machine and in either event he will help Penrose. IKjenn't Ilolleve In a Iloglo. Correspondent In Phlla. Ledger. The writer does not believe the el ection of a Democratic Treasurer will Imperil the business Interests of this country or endanger Republican national success, and a number of voters Interviewed, who have always Toted the Republican ticket, are in entire accord with this view. Owen Wleter Is so widely and fav orably known as a writer that no one will be surprised that he touch ed the very heart of tho eapitol graft scandal in an article which Is pub llshhed In Everybody's Magazine for October. It can hardly be said that he Is either a muck raker or a sen sation monger. But it 1k within the limit of conservation to say that no other writer on the Bubject has cri ticised it so severely or denounced it more vehemently. He probably over estimates the merits of the City Party of Philadelphia and certainly undervalues the part which Mr. Berry took In the exposure and checking of the looting operations. But ho neither too lenient nor too severe when he declares that tho "people of Pennsylvania are not self redacting," and that Philadelphia hi "the dirtiest smear on the map of the United SUUs." If the people of Pennsylvania were self respecting they would scourge the political pir ates who have bea preying on the Industry and commerce of the people for years and If Philadelphia were not "tha dirtiest smear on the map of the United States," the rotton machine wouldn't have been restored to power and plunder so soon after its overthrow two years ago. Mr, Wlster's story of "The Keystone Crime," and of "Pennsylvania's Graft-cankered Capital," ought tj be read and pondered by every cliizn of the commonwealth. If the enemies of Senator Penrose had controlled tho convention which nominated John O. Sho.tz for State Treasurer, Harry Walton wouldn't have been presiding officer and Wes ley R. Andrews, Mr. Penrose Secre tary would not have been chosen Chairman of the State Committer;. It may safely be added that if Pen rose hadn't been for Sheatr for Stula Treasurer, he wouldn't have been nominated. The Senator Isn't aa wUto as Solomon, probably, or as cun ning as the late Mr. Quay, but he knows when be controls a conven tion and Just what to do wlih it when ho has It in hand. Tha friends of President Rooaevelt In Pennsylvania are not promoting his policies or helping his political estate by supporting John O. Shtnt., the machine oundlduto, for State Treasurer. Mr. SheaU is the candi date of a gang which would crucily rathe than honor Roosevelt and his vote against the Creasy resolution endorsing tho President railroad rate bOl during the Bdotilon of 1905 prows that bo hi In full accord with his political masters on that aubjwt. i:v vo;ix MAUKKTS. WlK.K'Mde prices of Kami Produce OuoK'd for the Week. Witr.AT Sopt. . . . I0ot9' Doe.. Col.N Sepi 71" Dee.. .1 P8 May . .1.01 .07 May....U5s Oats. Mixed, (it (Wo. Miut Kxchanp: rrlci for standard qual ity Is 3 ?4c. per qu.ut. Bl'TTEB Okkamkhy. Western, extra! .23 Firsts kfu27o. Stato dairy, finest 2Ha37 State, full cream. 14 Small. 14 Kuuii Nwirby Fancy 28n30o Stato Good to choice. a."u.a7 Western Firsts. a2a2dX Hkkves. City drus'd. SalOo. Calves City dres'd. Ral30. Coun try dressod per lb. 7a 12a Sbkki'. Per 100 lb. 83.50afl.7a. Xioo. Live per 100 lb. f ).7ua7.00 j IUy. Prime, 100 lbs., 11.00. Stbaw. Long rye,65a(J5o Liva poultry Fowls. Per lb. a 14a 4 Ciuolkns. Spring, per lb., alflo. Duck. Per lb. Hallo. DltlbMJiD KU'LTUY , Tuhjlkvs. Per lb. l.jalOc , Fowls. Per lb. Ilal7a Chjojusns. Phlla., per lb,, SOaSlo. VliUKTAJiLSS Potatoes. L. I. per bbl., '3.00a3.8& Cvcumbkrs. per bbl. 1.60aa.60. Onions. White, per bbl fa.00a3.sa Lkttdck. per Basket, ,85a75c. Bjcits. per 100 bunches, fl.00al.50. Grkbn Corn. per 100, .73oa1.75. Tomato as per box, . 15u30u. FLXAXCHL. Stocks underwent fractional chang es in a dull market. New Haven and Boston and Maine railroads are preparing to raise funis by sale of stocks and notes. Conferences are being hold hers to consider prices for tho Improved steel rail recommended by railway experts. BASEBALL LEAGl'K SUMMARIES. Standing of the Clubs. XatioiuU. W. L. P. C. Chicago 101 40 .716 Pittsburg g, 63 .007 New York fel 0i .508 Philadelphia 71 63 .514 Brooklyn (11 77 .454 Cincinnati 00 82 .423 Boston 53 86 .3S1 SL Louis 44 08 .810 American. W. L. P. O. Philadelphia 81 04 .000 Detroit 84 56 .600 Chicago SI 68 Mi Cleveland 80 61 .507 New York 7S .478 St. Louis 00 80 Aid Boston 58 83 .411 Washington 41 03 .Ml Criticised tho Pope. Now York, Sept. 28. Rabbi Jos eph Silverman of Temple Emanu-El at 531 Fifth avonue made a strong plea tor the advancement of know plea for the address to the congre gation at the sorvices held on tha Day of Atonement He criticised the Pope for his reactionary encyclical forbidding the teaching of modern philosophy In Roman Catholic schools "The great potentate of the Roman Catholic Church," he said, "has Issu ed to his thousands of subjoct a deoreo declaring that what he spells by the term modern lam and what others spell by the terms science and philosophy shall be excluded rigidly from the churches and the schools. Dog Slop Train Sesrle. ConnellsvUl, Penn., Sept. J4. A little yellow dog, which happened to be frothing at tha mouth held up the entire Connellsvllle section of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for an hour and a half. The dog darted Into the dispatch er's office at White Rock, almost a niiLj above the city. The train dis patcher juat took time to hold up every train on the division, and then he and the operators vacated the offi ce. Word was sent to this city, and Policeman John Lowe was hurriedly sent to the office. Leaped From Liner, New York, Sept. 25. When the Minneapolis, of the Atlantic Trans port line, reached her pier In the North River It became known that when the vessel was In mldocean and going ut full speed, John R. Rogers, a wealthy Englishman and member of a construction firm in London of which hla father Is president, com mitted suicide by leaping into the water. Several persons witnessed his act. Liiiik Trouble From Pets New York, Sept. 25. Raymond L. Ditmara, Curator of tho Reptiles and Small Mammals in the Bronx Zoo, left to spend an extended vaca tion In Sullivan County, New York. His physicians fear that he Is Buffer ing with Incipient tuberculosis due to his hard work trying to stop the epidemic of that dlHeaAj In the anon key house. Iu.cUi'ft Her Jr., Ileslfjns. New York, Sopt. 28. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., resigned as leaier of tho Young Men's Liblo Clana of tho Fifth Avenue Baptlat Church. The resignation was accepted and will take effect Cctoher 1. Tlio Kind You Have Always in mo for over HO years, and has Docnmauo unuer ms per sonnl supervision plnco Its Infancy. 7McUA Allow no ouo to deceive you la this. ah Pmintnrfoita. Iml tailotin Experiments that trillo with and endanper tho health of Infants and Childrcu Kxpcrlouco agalnat Experiment What is CASTOR!A CafttorlA Is a harmless substitute -for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It Is PWhsant. II contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its ago Is Its guarantee. It destroys Worms nnd allays Fcvcrishness. It cures Dlarrhiuu and 'Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, rcgtJale the Stouiuch and liowcls, giving: healthy and natural sleep. Tho Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTOR I A ALWAYS JO Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. VMI OtMT.UH OOMMNT, MU Knitter's Itoniniice. Romano may certainly figure In many of tho knitted waistcoats and Korrous stocking worn by our undergraduates to-duy, but these havo not ao romantic an origin ns the first of thono articles produceJ In this country. For tradition ha3 it that William Loo, who in tho 8lxt""nth cuntury Invented tho Uult tlng framu ou which both stocklut; and walatcoaU wero produced me chanically, wag drlvon to thht piece of lngunulty by tho cruel flouting of tha lady he loved, who happened to be a stocking knitter. Enraged at his failure to make an Impression ou her heart, ho sought to make It on her purse by killing her means of livelihood; and one 1 glad to read that all stocking makers combined to frustrate hla cruel pur pose, with the result that he fled with his Invention to France, where he finally died of a broken heart, whether for love of hla lady or of Ms spoiled invention, tradition does not say. One of the "pro-ftves" which an eminent Eugllsk scientist declares war bond Aescendad from prehis toric repUUs. Black BuIb Clouds. The color of a cloud depends on the manner U which the sunlight full upon It and the position of the observer. It will be noticed that high clouds are always white or light In color, and this Is because the light by which they are seen Is reflected from the under surface by the num berless drops of molBture which go to form the cloud. Heavy rain clouds, on the other hand, are found much nearer the earth, and so light falls on them more directly from above, giving a silver lining to tho cloud, though the under surface ap pears black, owing to the complete reflection and absorption of the light by the upper layers. Seen from above by an obBerver In a balloon, tho blackest rnln clouds appear of the most duzzlingly brilliant white. MAGAZINE READERS SUNSET MAQAZIHK MiutihiUjruliMtnted, good done, A and article ahoul CaUoroia and WOV alltUFaiWetf. ' CAMERA CBAVY devoted each mount to tha a - tutie lepibducUoa of tbo bad $1.00 woik oi amtieui aod proicwiooal t T photographer. BOAD Or A TB0U8AHO W0HDM8 a book of 7i page, containing 120 colored photograph of ftrt e pictureaque tpot in California " ' and Oregon. m Total . . . $3.35 All for . . . $1.50 Ad.lrea all order, to SUNSET UAGAZIffB Flood Building 8aa Frantbeo I Bought, ami whU h las been lias borno tho tfjrnnturo of and Just-a-trood" nr'j but; Signature of r art!' rr, niw von ctrv. May a Girl Work Her Wny liirough College ? "Undoubtedly it is posmHo for a girl to work her way through col lege," writes Margaret K. Saiigs ter in the October Woman' ' s Home Companion, "if she, have exception al brain power, exceptional pluck and exceptional health. To accom plish this difficult tak without pe cuniary aid from relaties or friends is a very formidable undertaking, and it is hardly wise to attempt it unless one is sure of having the requisite physical capital and of being able to stand the strain of a long, hard and wearisome pull. Girls have done this, girls are do ing it now, and girls will continue to do it, but the race is encumber ed by heavy weights, and the row ing is up-stream. "In college there are "many open ings for earning money, and it may be remarked that nobody loses easte or is treated with condescension be cause she is frankly poor. A girl with a knack for sewing may use her needle and receive pay from students who do not wish to sew or mend. She may make shirt waists, trim hats, mend stockiugs, sew on buttons, repair skirts and do a number of useful things that will help her along. "In a Western college I met sev eral young women who had paid their way by sweeping, id listing, washing windows and cleaning paint, by taking hold, in short, of anything that offered, whether it was hard or easy. In this particu lar college the expenses were less than in more luxurious institutions in the East, and I almost thought that the students had a more insa tiate love of learning and an intenser personal ambition than I had seen elsewhere." Ther is no use Fighting Nature. Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy does nothing of that kind. It acts tenderly and in sympathy with what Nature is trying to accomp lish. Do you have trouble with your digestion, your liver or kid neys ? Does rheumatism pain and rack you ? Is your head thick and heavy ? It will charm away these ailments almost ere you are aware. . . Envelopes 75,000 Envelopes carried In stock at the Columbian Office. The line includes drug envelopes, pay, coin, baronial, commercial siaes, number 6, b1,, 6, 9, 10 and 1 1 , catalog, &c. Prices range from $1.50 per 1000 printed, up to $5. cc. Largest stock iu the coun ty to seltet from. Nasal CATARRH lu all Ita lutgea. Ely's Cream Bata' clean soothes and hcaU tlto diavoavd membrane.' 1 1 curca catarrh aud drivua away a cold lu tho licud I nulckly. j Ore 11m Tlnlm In j li-.ceil Into tha 'io.rilj. jjirca'l 1 over the muiulmuio and in ubaorbed. itciaf la Im mediate and a euro follow. HI not drjint; d j sot product) auuezing. Largo Slue, 60 oats at Drug- Igttt or by mall j Trial Blzo, 10 ceuu. a&7 BijVTHSH; 16 VV'iu.wo 6uua YuUt T - W
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