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K. 15. Tustin, Vice President. E. F. Carpenter, Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
W.M.Lnw, F. a. York, Frank Ikeler, Joseph Rattl,
::. It. Tustin, Fred Ikeler, Geo. S. Uobblns, H. C. Creasy,
J. M Staver, M. I. Low, Louis Gross, II. V. Hower.
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED t866.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
TSTAM.ISHED 1837. CONSOLIDATED 1869
uRi.isiiF.n Every Thursday Mornino,
At Hlo.imsburg, the County Scat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
OI'.O. E. E I.WEI. I.. Editor.
GEO. C. ROAN. Foreman.
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THE COLOMBIAN. I'loomsl.urR, fa.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1908
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
FOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER
(Second Term)
JERRY A. HESS
of Bloomsburg.
IOR COUNTY TREASURER
JOHN MOUREY
of Roaringcreek Township.
FOR PROTHONOTARY
FREEZE QUICK
of Bloomsburg.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
W. B. SNYDER
of Locust Township.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
A. C. CREASY,
of Center Township.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
(Second Term)
CHARLES L. POHE
of Catawissa.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
W. P. ZEHNER
of Main Township.
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER
(Second Term)
FRANK V. MILLER
of Bloomsburg.
Revising It Higher.
The Republican plan lor a tariff
commission is not receiving enthu
siastic commendation from those
who really desire tariff reform, and
even the standpatters fight shy of
it until "after election." But per
haps it is only put forward to fool
the people again into the belief
that the Republicans will revise the
tariff, which they never intend to
do, except to revise it higher. They
are always talking of a maximum
and minimum tariff, which proba
bly means that the present high
rates are to be the minimum, and
the maximum rates will be from 20
' to 50 per cent, higher. That would
be reforming the tariff according to
"the principle of protection" and
would help the trusts to tide over
Republican hard times. It is evi
dent that Republican tariff revision
promises are made to be broken,
and that those who desire tariff re
form must ally themselves with
the Democratic party, for only a
Democratic congress will enact real
tariff revision, and only a Demo
cratic president will sign such a
bill. Ex.
Democratic State Convention.
At a meeting of the Democratic
State Committee held in Harris
burg last week Wednesday it was
decided to hold the next State con
vention in that city on May 2a
The convention will elect lour dele-gates-at-large
to the Denver con
vention and nominate a candidate
for Judge of the Superior Court
and four presidential electors-at-large.
The delegates-at-large will pro
bably be Col. James M. Guffey of
Pittsburg j State Treasurer Berry ;
Senator J. K. P. Hall, of Ridge
way, and John G. Harman of
' Bloomsburg. County Chairman
Mercer and John G. Harman, Esq.
attended the meeting.
IN THE COUNTY
Surplus
8150,000.
UUR BEAUTIFUL CAPITOL.
The essayist in the state capitol
seems all around to put the blame
of anything wrong on the other
fellow, after seeking first to show
that there was 110 blame on any
body, but that the work was done
at a lower price than the contract
authorized, and is worth all the
money it cost.
Ex-Governor Tennypacker is
cheerfully sure that it is a fine
building, built by a fine architect,
and cheap enough at .he price,
though he admits that he does not
know how the bills got to be so
high, and that altogether he is quite
bewildered by the pikes paid, and
that he did not know they were be
ing paid. The governor admits a
great deal of ignorance with a great
deal of good intention.
All the defendants seem to think
that they are sorely abused people,
in being held responsible ior the
great Jcost of the great capitol,
when they did all they knew how
to produce the great creation at a
fair cost; if it is not fair they de
clare it is not their fault; and they
are surprised that they are blamed
when they expected a vote of
thanks.
When the testimony is all in the 1
public may find out whose fault it I
was mat iney paid so dear tor their
whistle, though these defendants
are so blameless iu their own opin
ion.
It is clear enough that there was
a big percentage of the money re
ceived that rested but temporarily
in the hands of the contractor, and
no one disputes his statement that
he paid a big wad of it to others;
and it may be safely assumed that
it went to the use of the Republican
management of our state, which
has reduced to a fine art the scieuce
of getting money from the public
treasury to pay for its services to
the public, not recognized by the
law, but, nevertheless, immensely
valuable to the state and its good
men, in the opinion of the good
men who control it. And what
could be more beautiful, they ask,
than the building of a beautiful
capitol, that serves at once to adorn
the state and pave the way for its
progress along the lines laid down
for it by its administrators?
' Lancaster Intelligencer.
GET $80,00)""oN WRECK.
Relatives of Shrlner Victims In Reading
Settle.
Representatives of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Co.. will leave h erf
to-morrow morning, having settled
with nearly all the families of the
20 Shriners of this city who were
killed in the wreck in Honda, Cal.,
last May.
About $80,000 was paid out here.
One faiuilv demanded Sko nnn and
in this case no agreement has been
reacnea. settlement also was made
with all the injured.
Pale, Thin,
Nervous ?
Then your blood must be In
a very bad condition. You
certainly know what to take,
then take it Ayer's Sarsa
parilla. If you doubt, then
consult your doctor. We know
what he will say about this
grand old family medicine.
Thlt la the flrit queitlon your doctor would
aiki "Are jour bowela regular" He kimwi
that daily action of tlie bowela ! abeoluiely
ttiuntlal to recovery. Keen your liver active
anl jour bowel, regular by Ukiug laxative
luee ot Aver'e fllli.
A
Mad by J. O. Are Co., Lowell, Mm
iae uanunoiurera or
yers
UAII VIOOR.
AGUE CURE.
CHERRY PECTORAL.
We have bo aeerete I W publlih
the formula of all our medloinee.
BRYAN DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE.
Hon. Sere S. Black At Head of Organiza
tion Formed lor Purpoio of 8ecurlnq
Instructed Delegatei for the
Nebriskan.
The Bryan Democratic league has
peen organized in the state of Penn
sylvania. Jere S. Black of York
county was elected chairman; Rol
and S. Morris of Philadelphia, vice
chairman; Warren Worth Bailey of
Cambria county was elected secre
tary; and William II. Berry was
chosen treasurer.
A formal declaration of nurnoses
was made by the adoption of the
loiiowing resolutions, which were
later signed by all hands:
Resolved. That the B rvnn Demo
cratic League favors the nomina
tion of W. T. Bryan for president.
and to this end it will co-operate
wuii an in sympathy with its pur
poses in securing delegates in pnch
congressional district pledged to
supjjort Mr. Bryan at the Denver
convention. It is further
Resolved, That evervthinsr points
to the wisdom of the course here
advocated. That Mr. Bryan is the
logical man for 1008 is bevond re.i.
sonable dispute. He is manifestly
the one Democrat who appeals to
the democratic heart of the nation.
His strength is not local nor sec
tional. It is universa . and the
Democrats of Pennsylvania feel that
in advancing his cause they are ad
vancing that of the party and of
good government.
Resolved. That all Democrats of
tne state are cordially invited to
participate in this movement, and
they are urged to take instant steps
to perfect organization and to avail
themselves ot every opportunity to
make its purposes effective.
Authority was given Chairman
Black to name an executive mm.
mitteeman in each of the thirty-two
congressional districts, and in addi
tion to this body of district leaders
there will be a ereneral state com
mittee with every county represent
ed.
Secretary Warren Worth Railev.
editor of the Johnstown Democrat,
myites correspondence from all
Democrats in sympathy with the
purposes of the league.
No Law Against Fire-Traps.
There will be no prosecutions of
any of the persons denounced by
the Coroner's jury for having con
tributed to the causes cf the Boyer
town disaster by their defaults and
omissions. Ihc District Attornev
of the county has concluded that
proceedings instituted against either
the factory inspector or against the
owner of the hall could not be sus
tained. The duties of inspectors
are purely statutory; the law does
not prescribe, nor does it empower
such inspectors to prescribe, the
material of construction, lighting.
exits or stage furniture for assem
bly halls and places of amusement,
nor does it require the second floor
of two-story buildings to be con
nected with fire escapes to the
ground. Since it cannot be shown
that the inspector in this case failed
to perform some duty expressly
prescribed by statute, no action
lies against him.
There seems to be no adequate
local ordinance of Boyertown on the
subject of buildings used for public
assemblies, and no penalty attaches
to the owner unless it can be made
to appear that by some act or omis
sion he caused the death of the peo
ple who perished in the fire, and
that such neglect was the direct
and only cause of their death. To
permit such a state of the law to
continue would be ' intolerable.
Buildings intended to hold a large
concourse of people should never be
permitted to be opened to the pub
lic without a license, conditioned
on the observation of adequate regu
lations governing their construction.
Exits and fire escapes should be re
quired to be ample to permit safe
and speedy emptying the auditori
um, even under the condition of a
semi-panic. There ought to be
provision for fighting fires and a
system of emergency ventilation
that would save the audience from
asphyxiation by smoke. The ar
rangement and means of lighting
ought to be particularly looked af
ter, and, to a reasonable degree.
the furnishings, curtains and scen
ery should be made uon-combusti
ble. Heavyjpenalties aDd the crim
inal responsibility of owners and
managers for non-compliance should
be matters, of course; and any re
missness on the part of the licens
ing and inspecting authorities
should be punished with severity.
By these means the repetition of
such horrors as the one at Boyer
town would be measurably prevent
ed, it local governments will not
supply proper remedies it is the
duty of the State Legislature to
act. fhtla. Record.
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VOTE FOR
Jerry A. Hess
of BLooMsnuno,
FOR
County Commissioner.
(Second Term.)
Pennsylvania and the Denver Conven
tion.
There is no cause of complaint
against the activities of Democrats
th roughout Pennsylvania in behalf
of a patticular candidate for Presi
dent. The right of choice is inal
ienable and the assertion of the
right characteristic of Democrats.
But there is not likely to be any op
position to the candidate in Penn
sylvania, or anywhere else. Under
those circumstances it was hardly
necessary to form an organization
in behalf of one candidate or anoth
er. Probably every delegate chosen
to the Denver convention will agree
with his colleagues on the question
of the candidate. In that event
there will be no necessity for fac
tions. What the Democrats of Pennsyl
vania ought to do in relation to the
coming Denver convention is to se
lect the very best men in several
districts for the office of delegate.
It is a high office and any man may
be proud of the distinction it con
veys. It is not an office which be
longs all the time to the same per
sons. It is not an honor that should
be bestowed on a man because he is
rich or for the reason that he is
poor. It should be given to men
who stand high in the communities
and deserve well of their fellow cit
izens. fcuch men can be depended
upon to make wise nominations
even if they are not labeled.
Pennsylvania has exercised an
mportant influence in the National
conventions of the Democratic par
ty during recent years. The dele
gates from this State have gone into
tne conventions free from prejudices
and selfishness and they have been
consulted as to policies as well as
candidates. In the luture there
ought to be no deterioration in this
respect and if the Democratic voters
are just to themselves there will
not be. Pennsylvania can send
men to the convention who will
command respect and consideration
and no other kind ought to be chos
en under any circumstances.
Watchman.
Trespass Notioes.
Card signs 'No Trespassing" for
sale at this office. They are print
ed in accordance with the late act
of 1903. Trice s cents each, tf
CANDIDATES PETITIONS.
The Last Oaf for Filing Them.
The period for filing petitions of
candidates seeking the nominations
to be made by the electors of the
several political parties at the spring
primaries Saturday, April nth, is
on. The petitions, if properly pre
pared, will be received at the office
of the county commissioners until
Saturday afternoon, March 21st.
Candidates for Congress must file
their petition with the secretary of
the Commonwealth not later than
noon of Saturday. March ith. four
weeks before the' primaries. Those
who are aspiring for the state Leg
islature from the various districts
in the county and county offices to
be filled next November are given
one week longer. Each candidate's
petition must contain the signatures
ol at least fifty qualified electors of
tne party upen whose ballot his
name is to be placed.
T
Jayntfs ExiQsctorfiiiniil (QSi
tor 75 years the favorite familEedicinc for throat lungs.
EXCEPTIONALLY
Attractive Styles
IN
WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR SUITS.
The Invitation to This Early Exposition of
Tailor Made Suits Suggests no
Obligation to Buy.
A great many women are buying as well as looking.
They know the styles are correct.
We have more than fifty different models, expressing
in seventy five different blendings of fabric, cut and trim
ming, the very latest ideas translated from Paris modes by i
the best designers in this country.
With the great variety of styles and the great variety
of fabrics, it's going to be a Spring of becomingly suited
women, that's sure.
Prices are very accommodating $10.00, $12.00, $1400,
$15.00, $17.50, $18.00, $19.00, $2000, $22.50, $25.00, $30.00,
$32.00 and $35.00. Think what a variety that means.
SPRING STYLES FOR GIRLS.
This is a New Department in This Store.
Already there's an array of Suits in the very smartest
spring models the most stylish spring fabrics. The new
semi-fitting Coat Suits, pretty and girlish; the dashing new
Cutaways, with dip; the chic new Vested Suit then the
new Fabrics, what a variety. It's easy to imagine how
charming these Spring Suits will look flitting along the
streets or tripping away to school. Sizes 11 to 18 years.
Prices range from $10.00 to $23.00.
Separate SkirtsNew Styles.
Take a look at that rackful of the new Spring Walking 1
Skirts. It is a delightful study of beautiful materials;
lovely colorings, graceful styles. Panama, Serge and Voile i
are here; old friends, but with new faces. The stripes, the
shadow stripes the soft color effects are so pleasing. New
ideas in trimming are worth seeing too. lie sure to sec
them. We price them $3.98 to $15.00,
F. P. PURSEL. j
BLOOMSBURG, - PENN'A. !
Dark Horses in National Politics.
(From Leslie's Weekly.)
The dark horse has so often wwi
the prize in the past that it is de-
11 a.
ciaeaiy risicy tor anybody, several
months before a national conven
tion, to make any hard and fast
prediction as to the nomination,
except in cases where a popular
President seeks a second candidacy.
f oik was not thought of bv any
body in connection with the nomi
nation when the Democratic con
vention of 1&A.A met. nor was Pierce
deemed to be a possibility when the
same party got together in 1852,
yei inese personages carried the
convention and the election in those
years. Hayes wis the darkest kind
of a dark horse at the outset of the
balloting in the Republican conven
tion in 1876, and when the conven
tion of 1880 met, about the last man
who would have been thought of
in connection with the nomination
was Garfield. He was in the con
vention as the leader of the Sher
man for:es. At the opening ballot
in the convention ot 1888 Harrison
was far down on the roll in the
voting. He carried off the prize,
nevertheless.
Iu the conventions in which each
one of those dark horses won the
race there were aspirants who had
longer leads than Taft is likely to
have on the first ballot in Chicago
in June, 1908. The friends of all
those leading aspirants talked as
loudly and as confidently as the
boomers of the Secretary nf War
do to-day. All had powerful back
ers, ana some ot them began fram
ing their Cabinets in expectation of
the victory which was just ahead of
them.
In national conventions nothing
is settled until after the votes are
counted.
George Wood has been sentenced
to six months' imprisonment in the
Luzerne county jail at Wilkes
Barre for impersonating R. G. Tip
ton, a member of the State constabulary.
Rats as Carriers of Disease.
The economic argument for the
destruction of rats is sufficiently
strong to warraut an international
league for their extermination. It
is easily susceptible of proof that
the gain in dollars would make it
one of the most lucrative ventures
in which it would be possible for
the nations to engage. But The
London Lancet insists that the in
dictment against the rat on the
score of his menace to the public
health is far heavier than any that
can be brought against him on the
score of his destructive depreda
tions iu our fields, houses and
granaries. In proof of its conten
tion it cites the effective agency of
rats in spreading bubonic plague.
The rats infested with fleas, and
the fleas are the carriers between
rats and men. The rat is also an
undoubted breeder of trichinosis.
The peril, whether to life or pro
perty, justifies a general war of ex
termination. The cat is not equal
to the task, nor the dog. The mon
goose is thorough, but is himself a
pest. The most ready and the most
potent means at hand is a bacterio
logical virus, harmless to man and
domestic animals, but intensely la
tal to rats, which readily feed on
bait charged with the poison, it,
as The Lancet intimates, science
has provided us with this deadly
weapon, the battle is half won.
J'ula. Record.
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