THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOAfcsBURG. Pa.
STRONGEST BANK
Capital
$100,000
Undivided Profits
$30,000
First National Bank,
Solicits the Business and Accounts of Farmers
and Business Men.
SATISFACTION OUAIt ANTKFJ) ltY A STKONU, COXSEKVATI VK
AND SAFE MAN All KM EXT.
f Per Cent. Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
O F F I C
h. V. M. Low. President.
Janie M.Staver, Vice President.
D I R E C
E. W.M.I.ow. F. O. Yorkft,
H.V. Hower Intncit M. Stavor,
M. E Stacklioum'.
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
hSTAHLISM KD 1 837. C'ONSOI.l I)A1 F.I) I 86g
Published Every Tih rhay Mr knin,
V Blojmsliurg, the County Seat of
Columbia County .Pennsylvania.
OKO. E. Et.WKl.L. Entron.
GEO. C. ROAN, Foreman.
Term Insidt the county $ l.oo a year
la alvance: Si. Soil not paid in advance,
1 utside tlit county, 1.25 a year, strictly in
lvance.
All communication should leaddresed
THE COLUMBIAN, BloomsburR, I'a,
THURSDAY, JUNE IS, 1'tOS.
Democratic County Ticket.
FOR MKMBER OF CONGRESS,
JOHN G. MclIEXV,
of Benton.
FOR MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE,
WM. T. CRKASY,
of Catawissa,
FOR PROTHONOTAKY,
FREEZE QUICK,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER,
FRANK V. MILLER,
ot Bloomsburg.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
CHRISTIAN A. SMALL,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
JOHN MOUREY,
of Roaring Creek Township.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
CHARLES L. P0HE,
of Catawissa.
JERRY A. HESS,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR COUNTY AUDITORS,
CLYDE L. HIRLEMAN,
of Benton Borough,
(Second Term.)
KARRY CREASY,
of Blooms ourg.
(Second Term )
OF INTEREST TO DEMOCRATS.
The National Democratic " Con
gressional Campaign Committee has
begun active operations at its head
quarters at Washington, D. C. In
addition to its regular work, it is
now preparing a Campaign hand
book which it hopes to have ready
for distribution by July 1 two or
three months earlier than hereto
fore. The Committee is charged with
the duty of assisting, in every way
possible, the election of a Demo
cratic Congress. We wish the ac
tive co-operation of every voter in
the United States who believes,
with us, that the election of a Demo
cratic Congress would greatly bene
fit the country. We must rely
upon the people to sustain our work
by giving information as to local
conditions, and suggestions for our
guidance.
Each individual can at least aid
us by making a contribution. Will
he not do so and interest others in
helping us, too ?
We wish our Campaign hand
book distributed as generally as
possible, and we will iuruish a copy,
as soon as published, to every one
who contributes to our Committee.
Send remittances to me at Wash
ington, D. C.
James T. Lloyd,
Chairman.
James Scarlet Esq., of Danville.
delegate at large to the Republican
National Convention at Chicago.
was selected to make the speech
seconding tnc nomination of Sena
tor Knox for President.
Of course it was a good one. By
the ability which he has displayed
in the capitol graft cases, Mr.
Scarlet has sprang into national
prominence.
IN THE COUNTY
Surplus
$150,000.
E It H :
Myron I. Low, Vico rrcxldcnt.
Frank Ikeler, I 'ashler.
T O R S :
S. C. Creasy. Fred I kelor,
Myron I. f.nw, Louis Grows,
Frank Ikcler.
Bryan Has Enough Voles to Nominate
Ncbraskan Has 668 Delegates Out of 1002
or the Two-Third Necessary to
Choice.
The New York Tribune of last
Sunday summarizes the Democrat
ic situation as follows:
Seventy delegates to the Demo
cratic National Convention have
been chosen .since the Tribune's last
table ot delegates-elect appeared on
June 7. Full delegations were elect
ed last week from Oregon, New
Mexico, Kentucky, Virginia and
Utah. All seventy delegates were
instructed for Bryan, who now has
a two-thirds majoiity.
The call for the National Con
vention fixed its membership at
1002, the Philippines being exclud
ed from representation. Six Phil
ippine delegates have been chosen,
however, and will apply for admis
sion. Of the 878 delegates so far
elected, 668 are instructed lor Mr.
Bryan, or committed to his support,
by resolutions of preference or pub
lic announcement. Twenty-two are
for Johnson, 1 1 are for Gray and
177 are uncommitted. Mr. Bryan
has the support of 76 per cent, of
the delegates so far elected.
The distribution by States, terri
tories and dependencies among the
various candidates of the 878 dele
gates so far elected is shown in the
following table:
Alabama 23
Alaska 6
Nebraska 16
Nevada 6
New.Hampshire 6
New' Jersey
New Mexico.... 6
New York
North Dakota . 8
Ohio 46
Oregon 8
Oklahoma. 14
Pennsylvania... 30
Porto Rico
Rhode Island... 4
South Carolina. 18
South Dakota... 8
Texas 36
Utah 6
Virginia 24
Washington jo
West Virginia.. 14
Wisconsin 26
Wyoming 6
Arizona 6
Arkansas 18
California 20
Connecticut. . . 4
Delaware
Dist. of Colum. 6
Florida 4
Hawaii. , b
Idaho 6
Illinois 54
Indiana 30
Iowa 2d
Kansas 20
Kentucky 2b
Louisiana 1S
Maine 6
Maryland 4
Massachusetts.. 24
Michigan 23
Minnesota
Missouri 36
Montana
Total 663
Among the 177 uncommitted del
egates are ten from Connecticut,
six from Maine, twelve from Mary
land, eight from Massachusetts,
two from New Hampshire, 24 from
New Jersey, seventy-eight from
New York, twenty-seven from
Pennsylvania, six from Porto Rico
and four from Rhode Island.
Judge Gray's eleven votes come
from Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Governor Johnson's twenty-two
come from his home State of Minne
sota.
Contests are being made for six
seats from the District of Columbia
by an uninstructed delegation and
for six seats from Idaho by a rival
Bryan delegation.
Total membership of the conven
tion of 1908, 1002. Necessary to
a choice under the two-thirds rule,
668.
The Song
of the Hair
There are four verses. Verse 1.
Ayer's Hair Vigor stops fallinj
hair. Verse 2. Ayer's Hair
Vigor makes the hair grow.
Verse 3. Ayer's Hair Vigor
cures dandruff. Verse 4.
Ayer's Hair Vigor makes the
scalp healthy, and keeps it so.
It is a regular hair-food ; this
is the real secret of its won
derful success.
The beat kind of a teatlmonUl
"Bold for over alxty yeara."
by J. O. Ayr Oo., LowU.
Ao manuffcoturor af
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KABSAPABILLA.
it ova pills.
If wf J cnem pbctobal.
A Ready-Made Republican Creed. .
'The candidate to be nominated
by the convention having been se-1
lected in advance, it was appropri
ate that the platform for the con
vention to adopt should also be
written and given to the press be
fore the convention was called to
order. The Republican party hav
ing destroyed the deliberative char
acter of the House of Representa
tives, it has now degraded the na
tional convention to the level of a
mere ratification meeting.
Of course, the most delicate task
in compounding the platform was
to get over the panic of last fall,
which not only occurred under a
Republican Administration, but of
which the Presidents speeches and
messages wee a contributing cause.
All the financial reverses for half a
century the panics of 1S73, 18S4,
the partial panic of 1890, the severe
stringency of 1902 and the panic of
1907 occurred under Republican
Administrations, with the single
exception ot the panic of 1893,
which came before the Cleveland
Administration hail ha 1 time to do
any thing and which was caused
mainly by the Republican silver
legislation of 1S90, aggravated by
the sacrifice of revenue which the
McKinley tariff effected. In view
of this perfectly faniilhr record, it
provokes laughter rather than re-;
seutment that the platform atlri-
bates to "the operation of Republi-1
can policies the recent safe passage
of the American people through a
financial disturbance which, if ap-1
peanng 111 the midst of Democratic
rule, or the menace of it, might
have equaled the familiar Demo
cratic panics of the past." This is
really ihe finest achievement of
political impudence that can be
found in our history.
The platform bristles with plain
falsehoods. That Congress did not
enact a lot of the Roosevelt meas
ures is attributed to the Democratic
filibuster. Everybody knows it was
due to the .opposition of Cannon,
Payne. Dalzell and other Republi
can leaders 10 the President. The
statement that the Democratic par
ty opposed the Anti-Trust law and
refused to enlorce it is plain lying.
Senator Sherman introduced an
Anti-Trust bill, but Senator Vest
said he wrote more of the measure
as it passed than Senator Sherman
did. The Cleveland Administration
originated or pushed to the highest
Courts suits against two great in
dustrial combinations. The state
ment that the Democratic partv
stands for the contraction of Amer
ican influence in the world has no
other warrant than Democratic sup
port ot the traditional anti-impen-alistic
policies of the American na
tion. President Cleveland challeng
ed England in the case of the
Venezuelan boundary, the boldest
step ever taken in support of the
Monroe doctrine, and he warned
Spain of the impending interference
of the United States in Cuba if the
disorders should not speedily cease.
The statement that "the Democrat
ic party of today believes in Gov
ernment ownership" is a grotesque
taisenood, tor Mr. Bryan s proposi
tion of the Government ownership
of railroads was so promptly reject
ed by Democrats all over the coun
try that Mr. Bryan made haste to
declare that it was not a present
issue.
For mendacious effrontery the
platform goes far beyond all politi
cal documents of its class.
Phila. Record,
Dr. Miles' Anti-Fain Fills relieve pnln.
State Paying School Fnnds.
Last week the State began pay
ment of the largest annual school
appropriation made by any com
monwealth in the United States,
and within the next six months no
less than $7,500,000 will be paid
out of the state treasury for educa
tion. This is over $2,000 000 in excess
of what is paid by New York, and
far ahead of Massachusetts, Texas
and other states where large educa
tional appropriations are made. It
is one half of $15,000,000 school
appropriation made by the last leg
islature and urged by Governor
Stuart in his inaugural address,
being carried to fruition by the ef
forts of State Treasurer John O
Sheatz, then chairman of the ap
propriation committee of the House
Mr. Sheatz will make the pay
ments as fast as the warrants are
sent to him by Superintendent of
Public Instruction N. C. Scnacfler
Dr. Schaeffer makes up the war'
rants from reports made by local
districts. These districts receive
the money for reimbursement of
what they paid during the year
ending June 1, and must certify
that they paid the minimum sala
ries of $40 and $50.
O
BaantU
AVi Kind YoaHiw Always BNgM
Gemmae
ROTTENNESS IN PHILADELPHIA.
There is nothing new in the de
velopments of fraud in Philadel
phia. Senator McNichol acknowl
edges that the jury was "fixed" in
the Salter case and that John Weav
er, then district attorney and .sub
sequently compensated by promo
tion to the office of mayor, was
cognizant of and contributary to
the conspiracy. But every intelli
gent observer of events knew that
at the time. For that reason we
repeatedly admonished the public
against placing faith in the reform
professions of Weaver. He had
proven himself a corruptionist and
a man with such a record can't rep
resent genuine reform any more
than a leopard can change its spots.
But the devtloptnents of the last
couple of weeks in relation to the
frauds in Philadelphia are import
ant, neveitheless. They indicate
that the machine has so accurately
measured the civic immorality of
the people of Philadelphia that its
leaders 110 longer think it necessary
to conceal its immiities. McNicholJ
leels confident no exposures will
turn the people of that city against
an organi. itiou which pays them
for their support. So long as the
loot is divided with reasonable lib
erality it may continue the plunder
ing operations and the chief boodler
is therefore willing to let the whole
world know. That is the assurance
of the confident criminal.
Wc are inclined to share in the
opinion of Mr. McNichol. In 1900
the people of Philadelplria knew
that in voting to restore the Repub
lican party to power they were
voting for the resumption of the
looting operations. Ytt by enor
mous majority they declared in fa
vor of the restoration, and subse
quently, in the election of Mayor
Reyburn, testified to their satisfac
tion with the result. Such exposures
as those of the last few days add
nothing to the enormity of the
crimes that have been perpetrated
but they prove that the community
is morally rotten and serve as a
warning to the outside world. It
is inconceivable that such a people
can be trusted in anything.
Watchman.
Robbing the Widow.
Widows of deceased veterans of
the civil war should beware of the
greedy pension sharks at Washing
ton. Ihese sharks are fending
out letters to widows soliciting
their applications for pensions un
der the recent act of congress.
The act provides that widows who
have been receiving less than $12
per mouth should have their pen
sions increased to $12.
It is not necessary for the bene
ffciaries of this law to make appli
cation to anybody for this increase,
as the amount will be paid them
when they present their vouchers
to the pension agency at Pittsburg.
The pension agent at Pittsburg
says it is not necessary lor a widow
to send her pension voucher, exe
cuted as usual, before July 4. A
check for $34 will be mailed her
with a request to return her certi
ficate after July 15, in order that
the same may be stamped with the
new rate.
Address Every Package.
After the first of next July,
shippers will be obliged to use
caution in making freight ship
ments smaller than car load lots.
On that date an order will go into
force to the effect that the trans
porting companies will refuse to
accept any shipment smaller than
a car load if the package is not
plainly marked with the name of
the consignee and the name and
address of the consignor. This rule
is enforced to protect the railroad
companies trom damage claims
arising from unnnrked consign
ments going astray, as it was the
practice of some shippers in send
ing out a large number of packages
at one shipment, to mark one and
simply initial the balance or leave
them blank.
F'ormer state officials Matthues,
Snyder and Shu'maker, who were
on trial at Harrisburg for conspira
cy in overcharging the state for
metal cases, were acquitted by or
der of the Judge, and Architect
Huston and Contractor Cassell were
found not guilty by the jury. This
may be all right and according to
law, but the fact still remains that
the state was robbed by somebody
of several millions iu the new capi
tol job.
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SUBSTANTIAL
Lowering of Suit Prices!
MaMissssae mm " a eai saaaasM a immm
Today we commence a period of Suit Selling destined
to be the best in the department's history. To get quickly
to the bottom of the matter, these few facts are told.
Within a very short time the space occupied by these suits
will be taken for advance summer garments. This low
price method is taken to get what Spring Suits remain out
in time to accommodate the new arrivals.
The following prices will prove interesting to the
woman who has yet to purchase her Spring Suit.
310.00 SUITS FOR $7.50.
Latest styles stripes and plain colors. Sale Price $7.50.
12.00 SUITS FOR 0.98.
Illue and brown, self striped Panama, Prince Chap Style.
Sale Price $9.98.
1 1.00 SUITS FOR 10.00.
Worsteds and self stripe Panama, Prince Chap and Cuta
way style. Sale Price $10.00.
317.50 SUITS FOR 315.50.
Excellent quality of Chiffon Panama, blues, browns and
black. Jacket 27 inches, jf fitting back with dip front.worth
$20.00. Sizes 14 to 40. Sale Price $15.50.
318.00 and 320.00 SUITS FOR 312.08.
Sizes 14 to 36 ev ry suit a new creation.
22.50 and 23.00 SUITS FOR 10.00
Elegant materials and tailorings blues, brown and
greens, Many of the best models. Sale Price $16.00.
25.00 SUITS FOR 17.50.
Excellent assortment, most all sizes in this lot. Pest
styles included. High grade handsome materials.
32.00 and 35.00 SUITS FOR 25.00.
The newest creations. Some of them copies of fine im
ported models, fine quality of fabrics good color variety.
Sale Price $25.00.
F. P.
BLOOMSBURG,
We Have Ten Styles of
Envelopes and Paper to Match
FOR
Invitations, Acceptances, Regrets,
Announcements, &c.
Full size Wedding with two Envelopes, down to
Billet-doux size with Card to Fit.
Twenty-Four Styles of Type
FOR CARDS AND INVITATIONS.
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We Do All Kinds of Printing
Columbian Printing House,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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