THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURft. PA.
STRONGEST BANK
Capital
$100,003
Undivided Profits
830.000
First National Bank,
OF R&OOaiHBUttGt,
5 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Sayings Deposits
O F F I C K n H :
K. W. M. Low, PrcHldent. J. M. Staver, Vice President.
E. H. Ttistiu, Vice rretildent. E. F. Carpenter, Cashier.
D I HECTORS:
i W. M.Low, F. O. Yorks, Frank Ikeler, Joseph Rattl,
i H. Tustin, FredlkeliT, Geo. 8. Robblne,, H. C. Creasy,
J. M Htaver, M. I. Low, Louis Gross, 1I.V. Hower.
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
THE COLUMBIA DMCCRAT,
-:STA1ll.tSMKl 1837. C'JNSOI.IDAIKD 1869
r'CBi.isHF.o Every Tiii'rsday Mornino,
At Bloomsburg, t'ie County Seat of
Columbia County , Pennsylvania.
r.EO. E. ETAVKLl,, Editor.
;EO. C. ROAN. 1'okuman.
Tkkm: Inside the county $1.00 a year
1 1 alvancci f 1 .50 i f not paid in a-ivance.
Oui -'.tr the county, 1.25 a year, strictly in
advance.
All communications should le addressed
THE COL'JMBIAN, HloomsUrg, Ta
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1908
McIIENKY on finances.
Congressman John G. McIIenry
of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania dis
trict, who is prominently identified
with the Grange bank interests in
Pennsylvania, is in favor of a gov
ernment guarantee of bank depos
its. A bill which he Ins just of
fered in the House provides for the
levying of a tax upon all banks
who participate in the movement
' for the purpose of making good de-
positors' losses, and while the gov
ernment guarantees the return of
. the depositors' money, the govern
'nt holds each bank liable for its
j rata share, and thus the burden
' any los falls directly upon the
diks and not upon the treasury of
..ie United States. And though
undoubtedly Mr. McHenry's plan
will meet with opposition, yet his
experience in banking affairs gives
him the right of consideration. It
is his belief that with a government
guarantee, surrounded with such
safeguards as are provided in his
bill, there will be such a large in
crease in circulation by drawing
money from its hiding places that
additional emergency currency will
not be needed. But, as he says, no
man can tell with any degree of
certainty whether we have a suffic
ient amount of money at the pres
ent time to meet the legitimate de
mands of our commercial progress
and that any legislation enacted at
this time should be sufficiently
broad and sound to provide for any
future emergency which may arise.
He believes that under the present
financial system a few men in Wall
street have absolute control of mon
etary conditions and have it within
their power to create a money scare
at will. This -condition being gen
erally admitted to be true, he says
the time has arrived when the per
sonal interests and the business in
teresis of our people demaud that
power greater than Wall street
shall be created through the medi
um of their own government. Ex,
The Quay Statue.
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The public has been informed,
through semi-official channels,-re
cently, that work on the Quay
statue is rapidly drawing toward a
finish. For more than two years
an eminent sculptor has beeu
"plugging" away at the marble,
and a photograph taken within a
week indicates most excellent re
sults. The face and figure already
show a striking resemblance to the
"old man," and if present expecta
lions are not disappointed, the
"counterfeit presentment will
soon be ready to put in place. The
public has not been informed as to
the place, thus far. The act of
assembly designates the capito
grounds but the promoters of the
enterprise are said to have different
notions on the subject.
Of course it doesn't matter much
where the effigy is placed. A statue
of Quay will represent Quayistn as
much in one place as another. In
side or out it will stand as the em-
blem of corruption in public life.
Quay's career was a long drawn
out orgie of political vice. He not
only practiced but taught and en
couraged official immorality. But
that was the only way be could
IN THE COUNTY
Surplus
$150,000.
maintain his commanding position
in t'-e party machine of which he
was the head. If he had been a
man of lofty itnpul.-es and fcigh
ideals, he would have been cast
aside as other men of that type weie
discarded. Quay was what he was
because if he hid been anything
else he would have lost his power.
All things considered we are glad
that the statue is approaching com
pletion. We are anxious to see
what will be done with it and who
will participate in the ceremonies
attending the erection and unveil
ing. To the last day of his life
Quay was cherished by the leaders
of his party as a model of political
sagacity and patriotism. As he
emerged from the criminal court
with the odor of a prison clinging
to his garments he was idolized by
men who pro'essed morality. Now
that he is dead they will probarly
slum his effigy. Hut they can't
shake off the responsibility for hhr
iniquities. He was bad but pro?
bably mainly for the reason that
his fi tends required it of him.
watchman.
TOO MANY ELECTIONS.
One Fioht is Barely Over Until Another Is On.
Commenting on our freauent
elections the Harrisburg , Courier
says : "We believe at this stacre of
the campaign most of our political
inenas will agree with us that we
have too many elections. We
scarcely got through counting the
votes in November before we are
called upon to express ourselves
concerning this, that and the other
office to be voted for the coming
spring, it has got so that even the
weather has to take sec:nd olace to
politics as a subject for conver
sation. Now the city is in tumult
over nominations. A few weeks
hence it will be over the general
elections. Before we can catch our
breath after strenuous attempts to
save the country at the polls in
February, the countv candidates
who are to be nominated in April
will beem to do business in the
promise-gettiug line, and from the
time those are named to the Deriod
of the state conventions, thence on
to the national conventions in June
and the presidential in November,
we shall hear nothing but politics,
politics, pontics."
Bloomsburg Souvenir Books, 4S
half tone pictures, 25 cents, at the
Columbian office. , tf.
John G. McHenry, the congress
man from this district,' is a candi
date for the position of delegate to
the Democratic National Conven
tion from this district. If Mr. Mc
Henry has as many friends in the
other counties of the district as he
has in Sullivan county thej-e will be
no doubt about the result.Johu G.
can have anything he asks for from
the Sullivan county Democracy.
Dushore Review, Rep.
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WASHINGTON
From our Kecular Ccirrespniulent.
Washington, I). C, Jan. 27, 1908
It is generally conceded in Wash
ington that the Democrats have
gained a btrong support in the
Svnatotial branch ot Congress in
the elect ion ot John Sharp 'il iains
aa a manlier of that bo iy. He is
well liked and his ability i dis
puted by none.
The announcement by Governor
Hughes that "Barkis 'is willin'."
has arousad multittidinoHs and di
verse sensations in the breast of the
Republican Tegotty, anticipations
that are not altogether pleasurab e.
however interesting the prospect
may be for the country at large.
The prediction is made in political
circles in Washington that the sent
of war in the Republican party will
now be transferred to the New Hng
land States and that the Ohio con
flict will look like a skirmish when
compared with ins Waterloo be
tween the Roosevelt policies led by
Taft, and the corporation interest
headed bv Hughes. The develop
ment of the next few months will
be watched with the most absorb
ing interest by the co.mtiy at large.
There are some men in the Demo
cratic party who occupy responsi
ble positions in the councils oi their
party in the House of Representa
tives that believe their party's wel
fare will not be best subservtd by
the nomination of Mr. Bryan for
the Presidency, and sa when Champ
Clark nominated him in the House
last week, the demonstration cie
ated through the art of otatory,
with whijh the eloquent MisKourian
is so familiar1)( did not strike a res
ponsive chord in the breast of every
Democrat on the floor. These men
believe th it. twice defeated as the
candidate of the Democra'ic party,
Mr. Bryan's candidacy would,
under existing conditrns, be just
as fatal to success in 190S as it was
in 1896 and 1900, and they believe
that the party should seek out some
man who can bring strength and
confidence to the national ticket.
Democrats who have unhesitatingly
urged the withdrawal of Bryan as
the only road which would lead to
party success, joined with their col
leagues in the demonstration.
though they deprecated anything
which would appear to confmit the
minority members of the House as
a w hole to the personal cause of
Mr. Bryan. That the Republicans
joined in the cheers at the mention
of Bryan's name was significant.
1 hese cheers were called forth by
the belief of the Republicans in the
weakness of Mr. Brvan as a candi
date against the man chosen by
tne Chicago convention next June,
whomsoever that man may be.
.
Major General Bell. Chief of
Staff, in his annual report just
issued, decla-sd himself of the opin
ion that the law which abolished
the canteen from the army should
be repealed for the general good of
both the soldiers in the army and
the War Department officials. He
says that under the new law there
is more alcoholism and more dis
ease than there was prior to its
enactment. Among many other
interesting paragraphs in this re
port is the following which ,is re
garded as most pertinent : " Un
less other great nations are wrong
and wasting time and money, they
are giving us an object lesson which
Americans will have to learn some
day by costly and humiliating ex
perience. Time and training are
both necessary to convert an nn
trained volunteer into a soldier,
whether for infantry, cavalry,
artillery, engineers or signal corps.
The last great war clearly demon
strated that the side which is ready
and acts promptly gains decisive
advantages.
President Roosevelt has been ob
liged, after all, to alter his riding
test order so as to waive the test in
the cases of officers engaged in civil
duties who would not, in all pro
bability be called upon to engage in
field operations. The President's
decision was made after a confer
ence with Secretary Taft on the
subject, called forth mainly bv the
case of Lieut. Col. William L. Mar
sha. 1, Corps of Engineers in charge
of the government work iu the im
provement of New York Harbor.
Col. Marshall is a man of generous
weight, who has been so busily en
gaged with his engineering duties
as to have no time for "bantiug."
and his retirement would be most
detrimental to the accomplishment
of the plans for the improvement of
New York Harbor.
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The Democratic Senators have
suddenly decided to put in a finan
cial bill of their own, after seeming
BTOHXA.
BssntU
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1 m MM 1 on Haw iway uotpt
to acquiesce in ths general pro
visions of the Ahlrich bill now be
fore the Senate Finance Committee.
It is understood that Senator
Bailey is the author of the .hill, and
that it differs from the Ahlrich bill
in its provision for the issue of
United Slates notes instead of na
tional bank notes in times of emer
gency, and changes the rate of
interest to be paid by the bank with
which the notes are deposited.
Both are to be issued against de
posits of government, State, countv,
and municipal bonds, although the
Aldrich bill also iimlude first mort
gage bonds of railroads. There are
some other variations in the pro
posed substitute from the Aldrich
bill, but the foregoing is tht princi
pal diffeience between the two
measures. There is a bare possi
bility that the Democratic Senators
will hold a caucus on the question
of supporting their substitute, so as
to secure the solid vote ot the
minority.
8,000 Traks Stop 30,000 Men Idle.
320.000 Freight Cars, Needed Last Year,
Are Side-Tracked Mow B, 003
Locomotives Idle.
Figures prepared for one of the
large railroad companies, says the
Tribune, show that a week ago
there, were 320,000 idle freight cars
in the United States and about
8.000 locomotives which are laid up
because of the falling off in traffic.
As there are 2,2co,ooo freight cars
in the country, this would show
that' fourteen per cent, of all the
cars owned by railroads are stored
on side tracks waiting for loads.
I'lgunng the value of cars at $1,000
each and of locomotives at $;5,ooo
each, the statement shows that the
railroads have $440,000,000 tied tip
in rolling stock for which there is
110 present use- The great shortage
in tolling stock last year caused
large orders for cars to be placed
by railroads. As late as last Octo
ber the reported shortage was 87,-
000 cars.
Estimating the average freight
train at forty cars, the 320,000 cars
now idle would be equivalent to
8.000 trains for handling each of
which four men are ordinarily re
quired, so that it may be estimated
that more than tuirty thousand men
have been laid off the New York
Central for example, since the be
ginning of this month, has laid off
enough to make a saving of $250.
000 a year, in addition to previous
cutting down of :ts force and many
others have been placed on short
time. But fixed charges of a rail
road must be met in dull, times as
well as in active and ( maintenance
and other expenses must be provid
ed for, and iu view of all the facts
the management of many railroads
are understood to be discussing the
question of reducing wages, us a
disliked but necessary measure.
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For honilaohe Dr. Miles' Antl-Paln Pllla.
Prohibition's Balanco of Power.
From Leslie's Weekly.
The Prohibition national conven
tion, which meets in Columbus in
the middle of July, ' will need to be
wafched by the Republican and
Democratic politicians. As a poli
tical party the Prohibitionists have
had a longer career than any other
three of the minor parties which
the United States has seen. In
1872 they put their first presi
dential ticket in the field, and they
have had one in every presidential
campaign since then. The 25,000
votes which their candidate, St.
John, polled in New York in 18H4,
three-fourths of which were drawn
from the Republicans, defeattd
Blaine aud gave Cleveland the 1047
plurality in that decisive State
which made him President. St.
John's aggregate vott in the country
at large was 151,000. Bidwell's
264,000 votes in 1892 was the
largest poll ever made by ths Pro
hibitionists. Swallow, in 1904, re
ceived 258,000. The marvelous
expansion which they have uiada
since 1904, however, as shown by
the territory which they have put
on the "dry" list, makes it exceed
ingly probable that the ticket to be
nominated at Columbus will poll at
least 1,000,000 votes. As already
mentioned, St. John defeated Blaine
for President twenty-four years
ago, and broke the spell of the Re
publicans' imagined invincibility.
It is easily possible that the Pro
hibitionists may hold the balance
in 1908 in several States, and turn
the scale one way or the other in
the electoral college.
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Pursel's Clearance Sales.
The greatest line of Rockers ve 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
twoof the largest manufacturers in the business and to
make a long story short, there isn't any better and very
few as good.
v '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 Morrisim
1 broad arms complete with
v eiour, uorduroy and
Leather cushions $5 to $15
Mission Rockers with
broad arms and panel backs
solid wood seats $4.75 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, $8.00 to $15.
Mission Arm Chairs and,
Rockers complete with
loose leather cushipn $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 green hair cloth $4.00
to $14.00.
Polished Golden Oak
Rockers luxurious leather
seats high and low panel-
F P.
Cut off ttiar ennnh
jaync'3 Lxpccta
statu uicvenr nnim;
SHIRT
ed or upholstered backs,$3
to $15.00.
Antwerp Oak Rockers
back and seat shaped
arms, splendid, upholstered
in plain and embossed
Mexican leather,$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
azines plain and quarter
ed oak stock, $5.00 to $ to.
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 $3.75.
Women's Mission Desk
Chairs $3.00 to $3.50.
Mission Card Tables
leather or green felt tops,
close folding, $3.98.
Umbrella Racks, Tabour
ettes, Dinner Gongs, Smok
ing Sets, Pipe Racks, Foot
Stools, and numerous other
items in Mission Furniture
that go to make up the
perfect Den.
PURSEL.
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