'(If J II II II IIS! I Willi VOL 42. BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY JANUARY 30, 1908. NO 5. -4 n i 'if i ADDING NEW ACC0UNT5 T THE Farmers National Bank. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $I5O.O0O. We are constantly adding; new accounts and our business is increasing; at a very satisfactory rate. If you have not al ready opened an account with us, we invite you to do so now. . 3 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. In Point of Business Success and Financial ; Strength this Bank Occupies Front Rank. C M. CilEVELING, Pres. FOR TOWN OFFICERS. Nomination Made by Both Partial. The candidates for the various town offices to be voted for on February i8th, as nominated by the party caucuses, are the follow ing: DEMOCRATIC. President of Council, J. II. Cole man. ' Members of Council, II. C. Ru lon, A. B. Naylor, Harvey W. Gi ger. School Director, James II. Mer cer. Constable, Miles Betz. Auditors, P. II. Freeze, A. II. Stroh. Election Officers: First District: Judge, C. L. Pcusyl; Inspector, C. C. Furman; Registry Assessor, VV. V. Barratt, Jr. Second District: Judge.Geo. Bel ig; Inspector, B. II. Johnson; Reg istry Assessor, J. C. Sweppenheiser. Third District: Judge.G. B. Mar tin; Iuspcctor, E. J. Stetler; Regis try Assessor, D. F. Weiss. Fourth District: Judge, John Fry; Inspector, Henry Knorr; Registry Assessor, Roy Girton, REPUBLICAN. President of Council, Ralph G. Phillips. Members of Council, Jacob Sti ner, Join Deily, Joseph Zeigler. School Director, J. C. Brown. Constable, C. E. Whitenight. Auditors, II. S. Barton, Joseph Garrison. Election Officers. First District: Judge, T. E. Sands; Inspector, Frank Rupert; Registry Assessor, Edward Myers. Second District: Judge, William Deitterich; Inspector, Joseph Gar rison; Registry Assessor, Robert Morris. Third District: Judge, William Webb; Inspector, William Shaffer; Registry Assessor, Moyer Lewis. Fourth District: Judge, El wood Heacock; Inspector, J. W. Sands; Registry Assessor, Clark Kashner. KRICKBAUM APPEALS. An appeal has been taken by Judge Krickbaum from the judg ment of Judge Evans In ousting him as Associate Judge of this county. Hit certiorari was returned from the Supreme Court on Tuesday, and the case will be heard in April. The commission of Geo, M. Hughes as Associate Judge has been made out by the Secretary cf the Commonwealth. While the appeal may act as a supersedeas the situation . is an em barrassing one for both Judge Krickbaum and Mr. Hughts. Should the former resume his seat on the bench he would hare to vacate again, should the Supreme Court decide adversely. Ad so if Mr. Hughes goes on the bench, a vevtrsal of the case would turn him off after a few weeks of judicial honor. What they will do remains to be seen. Danville Post Office Open Sundays. Postmaster W. L. Gouger, of : Danville, acting under instructions ; ; from First Assistant Post Master General F. II. Hitchcock, has made .. .some important changes in the con " duct of his office, principal among j them being the opening of the of fice for an hour on Sunday. J Commencing with last Sunday, .'January 26, 1908, the corridor of " the office will be open between the hours of 9:30 and 10:30 and patrons " having boxes can get the mail 'therefrom. ' Why cau't Bloomsburg have a's jood accommodation as Danville ? M. MILLEISEN". Cashier. STUDENTS' LECTURE COURSE. Dr. Waller has succeeded in se curing an unusually good number of entertainments for the Student! Lecture Course this winter. The first one is Laurant, the Ma gician, who will be here on Febru ary 4th. He presents a superb en tertainment of original mystical creations. This attraction is said to be one of the finest of its kind ever offered the American public. They carry over a ton of special scenery, paraphernalia and costumes with which the stage is transformed into a magician s palace. On February nth the Kalten- bom Quartette ot New York City will be here. They have given re citals at the leading colleges, and have been 111 great demand for en gagements by the high class clubs and musical societies, churches, pri vate mtisicales, etc., in New York and other cities. The Daily Globe, Boston, says: "All the numbers were thoroughly enjoyed. The' blending of the different instru ments was exquisite, and when the concert was over the applause ac corded the players was very gener ous. Mr. Kaltenborn's playing stamped him as an artist of more than ordinary merit; admirable technique, together with a toneof excellent quality, made his work a perfect treat. On March 10th Judge Ben B Lindsey of Denver will lecture on "The Misfortunes of Mickey." His reDutation as the friend of children, whose work in the juvenile court in Denver is solving the problem of the bad boy, is national. The course will close with George R. Wendhng on May and. Mr. Wendling is a favorite in Blooms burg. He has lectured here many times, and always receives a warm welcome. DEEDS RECORDED.. ' Recorder Miller has recently re corded the following deeds : Daniel E. Eckert and wife to Daniel J. Eckert for a lot of ground in West Berwick. Daniel J. Eckert and wife to Min nie S. Eckert for a lot of ground in West Berwick. E. W. Bell and Mary L. Bell to Norman O. Parker for 50 acres ot land in Greenwood township. Wm. Fry to Wm. J. Eastman for a house and lot of ground situate on First street, Bloomsburg. Treasurer of Columbia County to Eliza J. Hess for 75 acres of land in Jackson township. C. B. Ent, Sheriff, to L. C. Mensch for a lot of ground situate on Mill street, Catawissa. The Locust Mountain Coal and Iron Co. to John F. Nurtney for lot No. 5, in block No. 76 in Ceu tralia. Wm. Chrisman and wife t Isaac N. Teitsworth for a house and lot of ground situate on Port Noble street, Bloomsburg. Will Go West Dr. F. W. Redeker, who has been a practicing physician in this county for twenty-eight years, left last wtek for Philadelphia, and in a few weeks will go to Montana to locate. He started to practice in J Espy in 1880, and in 189s he moved to isiooiusDurg 10 resiae. some months ago he sold his property and practice to Dr. Shuman. Mrs. Redeker accompanied him, but his son Raymond, teller in the Farmers' National Bank, and his daughter Miss Laura, a teacher, will remain here. Fifty persons were admitted to membership in the Methodist church on probation, last Sunday morning. THE ROSE MAIDEN. A Beautiful Musical Work Admirably Pre tented. The Normal Auditorium was well filled on Monday night when "The Rose Maiden" was sung by the Bloomsburg Choral .Society under the leadership of Charles O. Skeer. There was a chorus ol sixty voices, with the following soloists: Miss Sadie E. Kaiser, soprano, and Miss Grace Duncan, contralto, both of Wilkcs-Barre; Mr. William T. Gould, tenor, of Williamsport, and Mr. Harold Kilgore- Smith, bari tone, of New York. Chas. P. Elwell's orchestra, aug mented to twenty pieces, and in eluding several leading musicians of Wilkes-Barre, led the singing m a most harmonious and effective manner. The instrumentation was excellent, and well balanced, and the strings were especially strong. Miss Kaiser, who is well known here, was at her best. She has a most delightful voice, and reaches high C without an effort. Her voice is strong, clear, true, and sweet, and all of these merits were recognized by the audience, who showed their appreciation by hearty and soulful applause at all her num bers. Miss Duncan, who appeared heie for the first time, jumped into fa vor at her first note, and many ex pressed regret at the close that there had not been more work for the solo contralto. Her one num ber "Yet chime they so sadly," so captured the audience that they could scarcely restrain their enthu siasm until she had taken her seat, when they burst into rapturous ap plause. Messrs. Gould and Smith did their work well, and were very kindly received and much enjoyed. But the chorus was simply su perb. With them Mr. Skeer has been drilling several months, and their splendid work was the culmi nation of his labor and of their pa tient and painstaking preparation. It was the best thing of the kind ever heard in Bloomsburg, the gems of the composition beiug the cho ruses "Mid the waving rose trees," and "Tis thy wedding morning." The latter almost Hfted the audi ence to its feet, aud at its conclu sion a repetition was demanded until Mr. bkeer had to call the singers up again and repeat it. The finale "But vet O God, we praise thee," was a fitting climax to the evening s work. With the combined strength of chorus and orchestra, it moved along in majes tic measure and magnificent harmo nies until it filled and thrilled with rapture every music loving soul present. And when it ended the universal verdict was "a grand success." To Mr. Skefer belongs all the credit for the inception, the prepa ration and the consummation of this great musical treat. The Choral Society may well be proud of their achievements under his leadership, and the orchestra which did such splendid work and con tributed so largely to the general results, is entitled to its full share of commendation. Mr. Skeer, let us have some more of it. House Plant Showers. Shower your plants two or three times a week to wash the dust eff their leaves and prevent the ravages of the red spider. This pest flour ishes in a hot, dry atmosphere. Keep it moist and he will not do much damage. A showering, bear in mind, doesn't mean a slight sprinkling. It means a real shower, and the result of it is that your plants are wet all over. 1 here is only one thing better than a thorough showering for house plants and that is a dip bath. Fill a large tub with water aud souse your plants under, leaving them submerged for two or three minutes, and you have the satis faction of knowing that water has got to every part of them. No in sect can possibly escape such a bath as that. If the red spider has begun to in jure your plants before you were aware of his presence, heat the water in your tub to 120 degrees and immerse the infested plants in it, allowing them to remain under about half a minute. This will kill the spider without Injuring very delicate plants. Eben E. Rexford in Outing Magazine. CAPITOL CRAFT CASES. Huston Expected to Turn State's Evidence. Formal presentation of the first charge against the four defendants now on trial in connection with the alleged capitol "grafting" was made to the jury Tuesday by James Scar let, chief attorney in the prosecu tion. The present hearing is in the famous "clothes press" case. San derson, Snyder, Mathues and Shu maker are charged with perpetrat ing frauds aggiegating $19,308.40 on contract involving the payment of $49,417.80 for sof.is, tables and clothes trees. Sanderson, the con tractor, furuished the goods. Sny der, former auditor general, is ac cused of not auditing the bills aud Mathues, former treasurer, with paying. the bills unaudited. Shu maker, former superintendent of grounds and buildings, is likewise accused of failure to audit Sander son's bills and to have accepted the certificate of Architect Huston with out investigation. Huston, who was on Monday granted a separate trial on the same charges, is reported to have turned State's evidence and secrecy is maintained as to whether he has been subpoenaed by either side. If the four others are convicted he will not a in the list, and will have another chance for acquittal. If they are acquitted the precedent will have been established, and there would be difficulty iu having any other action taken iu the case. So far as the charges against him are concerned therefore, of the five men charged with looting the State treasury lie fias the best chauce, aud should he appear as the star witness agaiust the four others, sympathy will naturally be aroused for him wheu the case against him is called. When court convened Tuesday the jury was sworn. The four de fendants then formally entered pleas of "not guilty" through their attorneys. Scarlet began the pro ceedings outlining the charges and the points the State expects to prove. The jury is of a mixed political complexion aud while several of the men are typical backwoodsmen, it is believed that they are twelve "good men and true," who ueetn favorably disposed to the State, but who will give a fair and honest trial. Not oueol them is a man pf great learning; but each of them is possessed of common-sense, which must play the most important part in obtaining the judgment on a case which so materially affects the in terests of the entire State. Mr. Scarlet declared that Huston, knowing the bills for goods to be false fraudulently certified them. He Concluded: "We have brought together cer tain facts that will establish crimi nality. We shall expect you to render a verdict in accordance with the proofs of guilt." George D. Thorn, chief clerk of the State department, was called as the first witness. His testimony was directed principally to the iden tification of former State officials involved in the suits and was un important. Roaring Creek Water Power. A party of capitalists from Dan ville nave secured an option on the water power at the mouth of Roar ing creek. It is their intention to erect a large dam below the present mill dam sufficient to give them from 60 to 70 feet fall. The power thus created will be untilized in generating electricity for light, power and heat, with which to sup ply the towns in that neighborhood. Bishop Going to England. Rt. Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Central Pennsylvania, will leave about May 31st for England. The bishop will attend the Lambeth conference in Lambeth Palace in London, of all the bishops of the Episcopalian faith in the world, which is held every ten years. NO STOP AT MAIN STREET, The Bloomsburg & Sullivan R. R. Co. has given notice that on and after February 1st none of its trains will stop at Main street. m The Calliepian Society is making arrangements for their annual re union to be held on February 22d. To the Business Community Our Aim Is to make this In every respect the PEOPLES' BANK, where- ail may feel at home, and be assured that by our Constant Care and Conskkva tivf. Management their interests will be well and Baeely Guarded. WE EXTEND THE ACCOMMODATIONS OF A STRONG AND r SUCCESSFUL BANK. 3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Savings Accounts 0e Q0foom06urg (ttaftonaf QSanft Wm. II. IIidlay, Cashier. A MUSICAL FEAST. On Friday evening for the first time an entertainment will be given in the auditorium of Caldwell Ca thedral to which the geueral public will have access, or at least so many of them as have been fortunate enough to secure seats. The ad vance sale opened on Friday, and before night about six hundred tickets were sold. Such a sale is unprecedented, and shows that the public knows that a rich treat is in store for them. The occasion is a concert to be given by, Caldwell Consistory Quar tet consisting of K. F. Colley, E. II. Ent, A. N. Yost, and O. H. Yetter, assisted by Ruthven Mac Donald, baritone; Mrs. MacDonald, pianist, and Miss Landes, reader. We are told that "when Mac Donald sings every word is heard. He knows how to articulate as well as vocalize And his list of songs it is a long oue. He can sing "The Messiah," "The Creation," "Elijah," or other oratorios, or he can sing a sweet love ballad or a strong descriptive song or a tender heart poem all with true art and vocal appreciation, and all are made understandable." ' Mrs. MacDonald is an accom plished pianist, and Miss Landes has a high reputation as a reader. Their services were secured through Prof. O. H. Yetter's acquaintance with them, and he was exceediug ly fortunate in securing the assist ance of such talent. The conceit will be one of the leading musical events of the sea son. The Central Pennsylvania Methodist Conference. The fortieth session of the Cen tral Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist church will convene in York, March 18th, and will contin ue one week. The sessions will be held in the First Methodist Episco pal church at the corner ot Beaver and Philadelphia streets, ot which the Rev. J. Ellis is pastor. Bishop Luther B. Wilson, of Chattanooga, Tenn., will preside. The confer ences are composed of the following districts: Altoona, Danville, Har risburg, Juniata and Williamsport and comprises the following , coun ties; Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Cameron, Center, Lycoming, Hunt ingdon, Franklin, Northumberland, Carbon, Clinton, Schuylkill, Col umbia, Snyder, Wyoming, Bedford, Sullivan, Luzerne, Somerset, Per ry, Juniata, Fulton, York, Potter, Montour, Adams, Elk, Union, Dau phin and Cumberland. The Cen tral Pennsylvania Conference is one of the strong conferences of the de nomination, and numbers over 300 ministers. Besides the ministers, there will be in attendance the lay delegates and their alternates, who will swell the attendance to the 1,000 mark. The membership of the Methodist church within the bounds of the conference is about 74,000. The number of churches in the con ference is 620, and the value of the church property is $3,679,235. The number of parsonages is 223, with a value of $607,920. The mission ary offerings amount to $66,454 and the church extension offerings to $3,960. The conference also makes the following contributions: Freedmen's Aid, $3,613; education, $4,645; Tract and Bible Societies, $1,700; Woman's Foreign Mission ary Society,$5, 193; Woman's Home Missionary Society, $6,850. Miss Anna Creasy who was to have played the harp with the or chestra at "The Rose Maiden" on Monday night, had the misfortune to injure her band, and was unable to take part. A.Z. Schoch. President. PHONES ON READING. In Obeying Federal Eight Hour Law Will Do Away witfc Telegraph Offices. Following closely upon the going into effect of the new Federal eight hour law in regard to railroad tele graphers, the Philadelphia and Reading Railway company has com menced installing telephones in many of its minor offices, thus doing away with the necessity of employing two telegraphers where one was employed before. For the first place when this experiment will be tried, the Catawissa branch, that tortuous snake-like road, which runs between West Milton and East Mahanoy junction, a point five miles this side of Tama qua, where it rejoins the Shamokin division of the Reading system. Telephones, to be operated by a private branch exchange, are now being installed at Quakake. These will obviate the necessity of em ploying three operators there and three at Tamanend. It is under stood that telephones will also be iustafled at Lofty. At all points along the line, with the exception of Danville, Cata wissa, Bloomsburg and West Mil- ton, it is the intention of the com pany to do away with the telegraph offices, and instead, place tele phones in the offices. These may be used by the trainmen, and it will thus obviate the necessity of a telegraph operator. NO RAci'sUICIDE. Thero Were 167,265 New Babies Came During the Year 1407. The figures for 1907, just com piled by.the Bureau of Vital Statis tics of the Department of Health, show that there were 167,265 births in Pennsylvania, the birth rate among the foreign population being double the per thousand rate among the native born. The figures show a birth rate in the whole state of 24.1 per 1,00c, the rate among for eigners being 45.3 per 1,000 to just 20 per 1,000 for the natives. Inci dentally there were over 7,000 more boys born in that year than girls, the figures being 87,251 to 80,014. There were 1,832 set of twins and 15 sets of triplets. Of the twin births 1,259 occurred among the native and 569 among the foreign-born population, in four cases the nativity being unstated. Of the triple births 1 1 occurred in the native and in the foreign-born 4. The greatest number of births in the entire state occurred duting the month of August, when there were 15,038; the least number dur ing April, 12,999. The statistics for all the months of the year are as follows: January, 13,572; Feb ruary, 13,411; March, 14,422; April, 12,999; May, 13,905; June, 13.690; July, 14,308; August, 15.038; Sep tember, 14,286; October, 14.168; November, 13,436, and December, 14,030. Grass Eggs. When a hen is mack sick eating too freely of grass she lays what are known as "grass eggs." Grass eggs are poor stuff. They have an unpleasant flavor, and tlie yolk, wabbles around in a weak and watery white and is green and dull in color. The term is one applied by handlers, who discover while testing tEat there is a pale greenish hue to the eggs and that they are not at all of the bright, fresh color that we find in healthy eggs. Baltimore American. Today was the coldest of the sea son thus far. The thermometer Blood at zero at 7 o'clock.