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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOAlSBURd, PA
STRONGEST BANK
Capital
$100,000
Undivided Profits
$30,000
First National Bank,
OF UliOOMHHUUG, PA.
S Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Savings Deposits
o r r 1 0 K R H :
I . W. M. Low, President. J. M. BUr.r, Vic. President.
K. H. Tustln, Vice President. E. F. Carpenter, Casbier.
DIRECTORS:
V. M.Low, K. O. Yorks, Frank Ikeler, Joseph Haiti,
R. Tustln, Kredlkeler, Oeo, H. Uobblnn, H. C. Creasy,
J.M SUver,
M. I. Low,
THE COLUMBIAN.
r.STAHt.ISHF.D tM6.
TKE CCLUP-'CU DEMOCRAT,
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Mll.ISHKll Kvkr v Thursday Mohninu,
At HIii.iiinliurR, the County Seat of
Cl ml i a County, I'cti nsylv.mia.
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;i'.i. C. KOAN, Kokumas.
VtKMii: Innlc the county 1.00 a year
li atrjiice; 1 . soi f not paiil tn a Wance.
Out ..ul e t lit county, 1 1. 2 5 a year, strictly in
a trance.
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THK CPI."V1U.N. Moomslmrg, Pa.
'l'lll i).Y, JANUARY 13,
THE KRICKBAUM CASE.
The jvople of Columbia County
have received another bitter lesson
on the folly of relying upon ante
election promises. When Judge
Kvans was a candidate for his pres
ent office, asking to he elected in a
Democratic district, he based his
appeal for votes largely upon his
alleged freedom from party politics.
His agents placarded the whole
county with posters proclaiming
that he would be an honest, iiupar
; l Judge, and not a politician.
I the vast majority of our peo-
- took Judge IC vans at his word.
?n those who opposed him at the
ction felt that whatever might be
., ability as a lawyer, at least we
had secured a Judge who was above
the schemes of petty politicians,
aud who would keep the Bench
clear of party politics.
But this view has received a
shock. On Monday Judge Evans,
by a sweep of his pen, disfranchised
every democratic voter of the
County, overturned the fair, hon
est expression of the will of the
majority of our citizens, deprived a
Democrat of his office, to which
everyone admits he was honestly
elected, aud seated a Republican on
the bench beside him.
And why has all this been done ?
Did Krickbauoi obtain his election
by fraud ? Was Hughes deprived
of a single vote that he otherwise
would have obtained ? Was there
any conduct by anyone in the whole
election, that rendered the vote un
certain, or tainted it with fraud?
No. Not a single allegation of
this kind is even pretended to be
made. But in one of the election
districts, two men, each claiming
to be Judge of Election, entered
into a friendly dispute, both pro
fessing that they wanted no trouble
made over so slight a matter. One
of these men, Mr. Whitney Hess,
was allowed to act. The election
was duly held, the votes honestly
received, the return correctly made,
and the rights of neither candidate
affected in the least.
Aud now Judge Evans promul
gates the startling proposition, that
because Mr. Hess did not possess
all the techuical requirements of a
Judge of election, every Democratic
voter in Columbia County must be
disfranchised ; the whole election
over-turned, William Krickbaum
deprived of his office, and a Repub
lican elected, who himself admits
that he did not receive a majority
of the honest votes cast at a per
fectly honest election.
We confidently assert, after care
ful consultation, that for this de
cision there is absolutely no war
rant of law. The judicial decisions
cited by Judge Evans, when ex
amined and compared, certainly do
not support such a conclusion.
In stating the facts upon which
Judge Evans bases his decision, he
avoids all mention of the importaut
and controlling fact that there was
not the slightest fraud, mistake or
unfairness in the conduct of the
Mifflin election, or in the return
made by the election board. He
had before him, ia making his de
cision, a long list of authorities,
furnished by Krickbaum's counsel,
which established beyond dispute
the propsitioa that the return of an
IN THE COUNTY
Surplus
$160,000.
Louis Orow,
H. V. llowwr.
entire district it never to be thrown
out, tiniest for fraud, or because of
some conduct on the part of the election
oficcrs which renders tuir return of
the vote cast utterly unreliable and
uncertain. No decision of any Court
lias ever questioned the correctness
of this proposition, and yet, with
all these decisions before him, Judge
Evans avoids even referring to
them. On the other hand, he cites
a few cases clearly not applicable
to the present contest. These are
cases in which au election was
held entirely outside the limits of
the election District. Of course, to
advertise an election at one place,
and then hold it a number of miles
nway at another, even beyond the
limits of the district, would neces
sarily rentier unreliable the vote
returned, and would itself be a
fraud upon he voters In addition
to this class of decisions. Judge
Evans relies upon one or two other
cases in which rival elections had
been held by rival bo.irds, at differ
ent places, and each board had
made a separate return. With two
elections, and two sets of officers
acting, and two separate returns
belore the Court to determine which
shou'd be received, of cour.-e the
Court decided that the return made
by the duly qualified officers should
be received, and the other thrown
out. Anv ordinary layman can
understand that a decision in a case
of this kind is utterly inapplicable
to the Mifflin Township contro
versy.
We are honestly sorry for this
unfortunate judgmeut. Casting out
of consideration the injustice done
to Mr. Krickbaum, it is a matter cf
deepest regret that we can no long
er have confidence in the ante-election
promises of Judge Evans.
In speaking of this matter this
paper must not be understood as
championing the cause of Judge
Krickbaum. We have never been
counted iu that class. But every
voter in the state is concerned in
the principle of law involved.
Judges may make mistakes, and
often do. They are but human,
and it has never been our custom
to criticise the beuch. But iu the
present case, after an examination
of the authorities produced by Mr.
Ikeler in support of his couteutiou
that the vote of Mifflin township
could not be thrown out under the
facts in this case, we are forced to
conclude that in utterly ignoring
those authorities, and basing his
opinion on authorities submitted by
the other side, which do not seem
to be applicable to this case, Judge
Evans has been governed more by
partisan prejudice than by his le
gal judgment.
Clmles Emory Smith, editor of
the Philadelpnia Press, former Min
ister to Russia and Postmaster Gen
eral, died suddenly at his home in
Philadelphia on Sunday inoruiusr.
aged 65 years. Death was caused
by heart trouble.
There is one thing that will
cure It Ayer's Hair Vigor.
It is a regular scalp-medicine.
It quickly destroys the germs
which cause this disease.
The unhealthy scalp becomes
healthy. The dandruff disap
pears, had to disappear. A
healthy scalp means a great deal
to you healthy hair, no dan
druff.no plmples.no eruptions.
- 'Ttv beat kind ola testimonial
"Sold lor over atxty yeare."
A11
by J. O. Ayr Co.. LorUa
aa4uuriM(urr of
SARSAPAB1LU.
PILLS.
CHtltKV PECTOJUU
yers
For that
Dandruff
The Republican Revolt
The Republican party iu Penn
sylvania is responsible for its lead
ership. The leadership has Inien so
corrupt iu the p;ist and has liecotue
so contemptible at present that it
breeds discontent within the State
lines and invites doiisiou without.
It would be a calumuy to impute to
three-fifths of the voters who make
up the rank and file of the party
any active sympathy with the sel
fish designs of the pirates and plun
derers iu control of its organization.
Under such circumstances the ordi
nary nutans of political houseclean
iug aud readjustment is to turn out
the party iu power aud try the
other party. But this is not easy
to do in Pennsylvania. There is a
large preponderance of white voters
iu Pennsylvania who prefer to take
tne chances of corrupt rule at the
hand of the Rcpublicau party to
running the risk of reform at the
hands of auy other party. This
white preponderance is nude fur
ther iuipreguable against any re
foriuntive assault by a solid, uu
assailable, unthinking support from
the army of 00,000 black voters in
the State.
This is the political situation iu
f eunsylvauia to day, set dowu with
out malice, extenuation or exag
geration. 1 here is no hope fur im
provement unless it shad arise Irom
a moral awakening within the ranks
of the great majority party. Iu the
division of the party lien the salva
tion of the State. Eor this reason
the revolt led by ex-Seti.Uor Elinu,
iuvolviug the coutrol of the next
Legislature and the defeat of the
present corrupt leadership, is a most
welcome occurrence. Elinu. him
self, is not the issue. He has wise
ly chos.-n to make hU fight under
the bauuer of reform, not for the
destruction of his patty, but for its
redemption, and for the restoration
of decent administration of the State
affairs. The movement, concurrent
is it is with the sifting of the State
Capitol iraud in the Courts and
with industrial tumult and depres
sion, cannot fail to I ecoine impress
ive. It ought to receive the hearty
encouragement of all good citizens.
1 he Democrats of the State, who
are the saving remnant and solid
nucleus about which all reform
movements necessarily must eeutre,
cannot look upon the prosjiect of
disruption among their opponents
except with favoriug and expect
ant eyes, ihey have everything
to gain and nothing to lose. Even
if the battle between the Philadel
phia aud Pittsburg Machiues were
nothing more than a falling out of
the rogues there would be a gain
for holiest y. There may be here
and there a trading-post coutiugeut
among the Democratic following
which might miss the crumb throwu
to them by Republican bosses, but
their deprivation is a private grief.
:So atteutiou need be paid to their
outcry. The wolves of all parties
now! wnen there is actual or pros
pective hunger. Phila. Record.
"leep Your Head Cool,
your conscience clear and your
bowels open." There is a ton of
commou seuse in it. Constipation
is death in life. The intestines are
clogged with matter. You must
move it or be sick fever possibly.
Take Dr. David Kennedy's Favo
rite Remedy until the bowels are
clear and natural. Write Dr. David
Kennedy's Sons, Roudout, N. Y.,
for a free sample bottle. Large bot
tles ft. 00, all druggists.
Bloomsburg Souveuir Books, 4S
half tone pictures, 25 cents, at the
Columbian- office. tf.
Who Stole the $6,000,000 V
When the new Pennsylvania Cap
itol was built $6,000,000 was stolen.
That it was stoleu has been proved
beyond any possibility of a doubt.
ineotuy thing which remaius to
be established is who were the
thieves?
There has been uo hysterical
haste in pushing- this case to its
prcseut state of iueompletiou. Pre
liminary probes and investigations
were elaborate almost to the poiut
of tediousuess.
But now the matter comes right
down to the point of trying to fix
the crime upon certain individuals
connected with the building. If
they are innocent a prompt and
speedy trial will set them free. If
guilty, just as swift punishment
will be demanded by the 7,000,000
people of this Commonwealth.
The one thing that would be
hostile to all interests is delay. Jus
tice may be blind and may also
move with a leaden heel, but it
should not be bound to a rock and
helpless.
Let us know who stole that $6,
000,000 of the people's money.
Phila. Press,
O.A.STOn.T.A..
Bavt tiw 'M M Haw Aiwaw Bought
THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.
(Special Correspondence.)
Washington, D. C. Ian. 22, 1908
Congressman John G. Mcllenry
lets no day pass without doing
something for his constituents. His
assignment to the Committee on
Banking and Currency was a rare
compliment, as I said at the time,
but it has involved vast responsibil
ities and much labor. Most other
committees meet once a week aud
the members of them imagine that
such meetings take a good deal of
time from their routine duties. But
the Banking aud Curreucy Com
mittee has bceu meeting every day,
since the re-assembling of Congress
after the holiday recess, and this
week begins holding two sessions a
day, In order to give financiers au
opportunity to express their views
at public hearings. A member of
the Committee must atteud all these
meetings iu order to fulfill bis du
ties but he is not absolved from his
other obligations as a Representa
tive of the people iu the Congress
of the country.
But Mr. Mcllenry docs more than
this, lie is one of the most useful
members of the Committee, because
as one of the veterans of the House
expressed it the other day, "he has j
ideas that are helpful to his associ-!
ates." Therefore he attends every
meeting, participates in the deliber
ations of the Committee and keeps
his routine work up better thau
most of his colleagues, besides.
That is to say he has found time to
prepare and introduce several of
the most important measures of
general interest, referred to hither
to, besides a great number of spec
ial bills providing for pensions, cor
recting military records, and kin-
Ired subjects of local interest. No
member has given more tune to
such matters than he aud uo new
member has ever accomplished
more. If he were less energetic it
would be impossible for him to
achieve the results.
Since my l ist letter Mr. Mcllenry
has introduced another bill of gen
eral interest aiut much value. It
will be rerrembered that during the
last Congress a bill was passed pro
viding for a pension for a'l soldiers
who had served three months or
more aud were honorablv discharg-
l. It is known as "The Act of
February 6, 1907," because it was
approved ou that date aud provides
that at the age of sixty-two years
veterans are entitled to a pension of
$12 a month; at seventy years, $15
a month and at seventy-five years,
$20 a month to the end of their
lives. Mr. Mcllenry reasoned that
few, if any of the veterans are now
under sixty years of age and that
equally few live to be over seventy.
Therefore he has introduced an
amendmeut to the Act of February
6, 1907, providing that at sixty
years the veteran is entitled to $12
a month; at sixty-nve to $15 a
mouth and at seventy and as long
thereafter as he lives, the govern
ment ought to pay him $20 a
mouth.
This change in the bill will add
little, comparatively speaking, to
the aggregate of the pension fund
but will contribute vastly to the
comfort of many a veteran who has
lived beyond the Scriptural age of
three score and ten. Most men at
that age are totally incapacitated
for auy kind of work and though
the difference in the amount is
small it will help a great deal to
ward the miintenance of those he
roes who offered their lives for the
preservation of the Republic. Mon
ey is spent freely, not to say profli
gately, for less worthy purposes.
v or example there are bills pending
for "the beautificatiou of Washing
ton," tint will involve the expen
diture of probably fifty millions of
dollars. I don't object to these
ambitious schemes aud I don't be
lieve that Mr. Mcllenry does. But
I believe with him that money spent
to relieve or avoid suffering of vet
erans of war, is more wisely appro
priated. The public hearings by the Com
mittee ou Banking and Curreucy,
which begin this week, will be
both interesting and illuminating.
Mr. Mcllenry has arranged for a
bearing of State Treasurer Berry of
Pennsylvania. No time has been
fixed, as yet, for this event, but it
is likely to be in the near future.
Mr. Berry has some strikingly orig
inal ideas on the currency question
and I predict when he addresses
the committee some of the "bank
ing barous" will sit up and take
notice. G. D. H.
Before that cough turns into a serious throat or lung trouble stop it .itn
Jayne's Expectorant (fee?-
It has proved its real value during 75 years. -OldiS'
Ask your druggist for it
TOWNSEND
Wool
A ME AIL
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15c
Pursel's Clearance Sales.
The greatest line of Rockers we have ever shown and
probably more of them than was ever gathered together at
any one time in this section. We picked and pruned from
two of the largest manufacturers in the business and to
make a long story short, there isn't any better and very
few as good.
'Twill do your eyes good to see them. They make
such splendid gifts. Children's Rockers a host of them,
75 cents to $2.75.
MISSION FURNITURE.
Mission, Weather and
Golden Oak MorrisJChairs,
broad arms complete with
Velour, Corduroy and
Leather cushions $5 to $15
Mission Rockers with
broad arms and panel backs
solid wood seats $475 to
$6.75.
Mission Rockers with
leather seats and panel and
inlaid backs $7.00 to $13.
Mission Rockers with
leather upholstering on
back and seat, $3. 00 to $15.
Mission Arm Chairs and
Rockers complete with
loose leather cushion $10
to $15.00.
Golden Oak Saddle Seat
Rocking Chair, panel back
and shaped arms from 1.75
to $11.50.
Wisconsin roll seat Rock
ers in Golden Oak and Ma
hogany finish, the very pic
ture of comfort, bolted and
riveted built for service,
$2.50 to $10.00
. Elegant Mahogany Rock
ers and corner chairs same,
with plain veneered seats,
others upholstered in leath
er or gre'en hair cloth $4.00
to $14.00.
Polished Golden Oak'
Rockers luxurious leather
seats high and low panel-
F. P.
BLOOMSBURG,
Hose
ISARGAfN
SHIRTS
ed or upholstered backs,$3
to $15.00.
Antwerp Oak Rockers
back and seat shaped
arms, splendid, upholstered
in plain and embossed
Mexican leathcr,$i4, $14.50
and $15.00.
Mission Screens filled with
plain burlap and heavy
tapestry, also wood panels,
$5.00 to $9.50.
Mission Library Tables,
drawers and shelf, for mag
azinesplain and quarter
ed oak stock. $5.00 to $10.
Mission Writing Desk
(for- men) complete with
pigeon holes and drawers,
$10.00 to $16.50.
Mission magazine and
book shelves, $1.98 to $6.00
Mission weathered oak
hanging hall racks with
beveled plate mirror S3. 75.
Women's Mission Desk
Chairs $3.03 to $3.50.
Mission Card Tables
leather or green felt tops,
close folding, $3.98.
Umbrella Racks, Tabour
ettes. Dinner Gongs, Smok
ing Sets, Tipe Racks, Foot
Stools, and numerous other
items in Mission Furniture
that go to make up the
perfect Den.
CORNER. I
PURSEL.
- PENN'A.