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THE COLUMBIAN.
KLOOMSBURG, PA.
TH UJOA YJKEBl'.UAKY II, l!KW.
JJEW PRISON LAW PROPOSED.
Big Reformatory tor Girli
Among the bills introduced in
the legislature is one providing for
an indeterminate sentence for
criminals.
After first providing for the care
of prisoners placed on probation
for minor crimes, such as do not
carry a penitentiary sentence, the
bill provides that whenever any
person convicted in any Court of
this Commonwealth of any crime
shall be sentenced to imprisonment
in either the Eastern or Western
Penitentiary, the Court, instead of
pronouncing upon such convict a
definife or fixed term of imprison
ment, shall pronounce a sentence
of imprisonment for an indetermi
nate term, stating the minimum
and maximum limits thereof, fix
ing as the minimum time the term
now or hereafter prescribed as the
minimum imprisonment for the
punishment of such offence; but if
there be no minimum time so pre
scribed, the Court shall determine
the same, but it shall not exceed
one-fourth of the maximum time,
and the maximum limit shall be
the maximum time now or here
after prescrioed as a penalty for
such offense.
The Board of Inspectors of the
fcastern and western Penitentiaries
shall meet once each mouth at
their respective penitentiary. At
each meeting of the Boards every
prisoner confined upon' an inde
terminate sentence, whose mini
mum term of sentence will expire
within three months, shall be given
an opportunity to appear before
the Board and apply for his or her
release on parole.
Benefit of the Doubt.
If it shall appear to either of the
Boards of Inspectors upon an ap
plication by a convict for release
on parole that there is a reasonable
probability that such applicant will
live and remain at liberty without
violating the law, then the Board
shall recommend to the Govern
nor that such convict be released
on parole, subject to such rules
and regulations for such convict as
the Board" may prescribe, until the
expiration of the maximum limit
of the sentence imposed, and shall
send to the Governor a report of
such convict.
In commuting the sentences of
convicts by releasing them on pa
role, the Governor shall annex a
condition to the effect that if any
convict so released shall, during
the period of parole, be convicted
of any crime punishable by im
prisonment under the law of this
Commonwealth, such convict fhall,
n addition to the penalty imposed
for such crime, be compelled to
serve in the penitentiary the re
mainder of the term (without
jommutation) which such convict
vould have been compelled to
ierve but for the commutation of
sentence as provided for in this act.
Against Child Tempters.
Four bills concerning children
ere introduced by Representative
Alter of Allegheny. They were
prepared by the Juvenile Court As--ociation
of Allegheny County.
One of the bills is aimed at any
erson, firm or corporation that
:nowingly permits a minor to be
ent to a disorderly bouse. The
nalty is a fine of $iooo or one
- ear in prison.
Another measure makes it a mis.
Lemeanor for any person who will
ully or negligently causes or con
ri jutes to the delinquency of a
jinor who is held to be a delin
,uent child. The penalty is a fine
f $iooo or imprisonment for one
ear.
A third bill extends the powers
f Juvenile Courts, respecting the
$100 Reward, $100.
The readers of this paper will be
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ast one dreaded disease that sci
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conimittment o institutions or oth
er judicial disposal of minors. Tie
fourth bill deems a person in con
tempt of court who shall assist or
encourage a minor under the juris
diction of a Juvenile Court to vio
late his or her parole. The punish
ment is the same as that in other
cases of contempt.
bio reformatory for girls.
There is no place but the House
of Correction or the County Prison
to send a delinquent girl over 16
years of age," explains Representa
tive Samnel Salus, in relation to
the bill introduced by him, for an
institution for young women, on
the plan of the Huntingdon Re
formatory. The bill would appro
priate $500,000 for the purpose and
nave a commission or nve, includ
ing "one of the minority party,"
appointed by the Governor, to car
ry out the project. The institution
would be managed by a board of
eleven, including four women. Mr.
Salus claims the following to be a
salutary provision, such as should
have been in force for the new
Capitol's building.
"The Reformatory Building
Commission shall furnish a detailed
statement of their accounts to the
Auditor General at quarterly inter-
vais. vvnen sucn accounts snail
be audited, settled aud adjusted by
the Auditor General, it shall he his
duty to cause them to be published
at least once a week for three weeks,
in three morning and two after
noon papers in Philadelphia; two
morning papers and one afternoon
paper in Pittsburg and Scrantou,
and 10 other newspapers having
general circulation throughout the
Commonwealth in other places
than PhiladelDhia. Pittsburor and
Scranton. The oublication shall
be' within two weeks after each of
the accounts shall be audited and
adjusted."
Every Woman Will Be Interested.
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ant herb cure or woman's ills, try Mother Urav's
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Seek to Stop Forest Fires.
Railroad Commission Asks Advice on Meant
of Preventing Waste Due lo Flames.
The State Railroad
, -OlVM
in furtherance of a resolution a-
dopted by it some months ago at"
the suggestion of Forestry Commis-
siuucr ioDert s. conklin, has ad
dressed circulars to all of the oper
ating railroads of the State asking
eleven questions as to the precau-
v.wua mcj arc lasing to prevent
fires on State and other forest
lands.
The circular inquires how tnanv
bres occurred along the railroad's
rights of way in 1908 which were
attributable to operations nf th
read and amount of damacm rc.,n
ing; the details of settlements and
suits as a result and whether auy
of the employes of the mail hatra
been paid by County Commission
er ior ngnting nres along the lines.
The questious go especially into
the means taken hv mi! marl a
prevent forest fires, the railroads
being asked among other thincrs
what system of inspection is fol
lowed, what devices are employed
to keep down snarks
A : r , . l""cul
uioppmg 01 not coals on tracks
whether the devices are on all loco
motives and whether they are main
tained as carefully as if they were
a yan ui me operating machinery
what penalties are imposed for fail
ure to use spark arresters and
dumping ot hot ashes. The rail
roads are also asked if they allow
umimcuance 01 way men to burn
lies along thetracks and to supply
wi'"-a i"c ruies ior ngnting fares
INSTRUCTION IN Mil 8 C.
Lnas. p. El well announces that
uc win De pleased to receive all
tormer pupils on violin and piano
nrte, as well as new ones. Latest
and best methods.
Terms strictly cash by the lesson
- .
or month. Address Hotel Hidlay
BioomsDurg, or call up on Bell
phone, any afternoon between i
and a. tf
THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSEUfcA.
- Uentrjtlia Fears Big Cave-in. i
Paople Aro Up in Arm Agaimt Lehigh Coal
Comoany- Threatened Portion I in
Fire District.
The residents of Centnlia are en
raged at the Lehigh Coal company,
blaming it for a big cave-in Friday
on lands owned by John 0'Donn?ll.
They say the coal has been mined
too close to the mrface and believe
a wholesale collapse of land may
result.
A $70,000 fire recently wiped out
an entire square of buildings in
Centralia. The mineral rights un
der the fire distri -t hrlmiir to flip
company and contain a huge block
of coal. J'ollowinz tne fire the
company offered lot owners a price
not to reDuiid so mat tne tuel could
be removed without fear that cave
ins would cause loss of life. Some
owners sold, while more rebuilt
1 he company started to mine the
square, O'Donnell's lot being the
first to coll ipse.
U Donnell unless the company
pays him what he considers a fair
price for the lot will likelv insti
tute suit for damages, as will more
owners if their lots are destroved.
The company's coal land embraces
most of the towu's site and the cor
poration is busy taking out all the
coai it can trom under it, a number
of houses being partly damaged as
a result.
One Open Season.
Recommendation of the Game Commission.
The Pennsylvania game commis
siouers in their annual report, just
out, recommend one open season
for taking all game in this state ex
cept wild water fowl and shorp
birds and name November ist as
the date for the opening of that
season and declare that it should
close not later than December isth.
"In a majority of cases," says the
report, "we teel that an onen sea
son covering the month of Novem
ber -is sufficient. Through this
shortening of the season we believe
our game will increase in sections
where at present such game is not
found at all. We recommend the
passage of a law of this character."
This will be good news to sports
men generally who last year were
made to realize the misfortune of
opening the shooting season too
eariy in tne tan, and also of having
different seasons for taking various
kinds of game found in the same
territory. Last season dove shoot
ing opened on September ist;
grouse and squirrels on October ist;
rabbits and turkey on October 15th,
and quail on November ist Tfth
recommendations of the game com
missioners are followed the season
for this SOecie of camp will nivn rm
November ist. The commissioners
also recommend better protection
for birds other than game birds.
The Miners' Union.
With the expiration of Hip aerr.
ment between the anthracite mine
workers and operators onlv a few
weeks off, the condition of the min
ers union in the anthracite reo-inn
is now a subject of interest to both
4.1 ... I
me men and their pmnlnvo
President Lewis of theTTniteH vrin
Workers of America, in his address
before the convention in Indianap
olis, has supplied figures shnwincr
the numerical strength of his or-
ganization. In the three anthra
cite districts of Pennsylvania, says
wr. iewis, the roll of the union
for 1908 contains the names of 30,
851 mine workers. As the
number oi mine workers in these dis
tricts is 170,000 or thereabouts, the
union membershio
about eighteen per cent rf th
whole. In one of the three dis
tricts, according to Mr. T.
port, there are only 4,517 union
members. The agreement between
the operators and miners following
the strike of 1902, and the renewal
of the agreement in
o -- J, uoc
Kept the anthracite teainn i,n
ally free from trouble for six years
wuu me result mat the men have
felt no need of
The Conciliation Board established
by the Strike Commission of 1902.
nas been on hand to adjust any
grievance presented by a mine
worker. When they settled down
to work after the "suspension" of
1906, the men began to ba dropped
from the union rolls for non-payment
of dues. Recently the lead
ers declared a cut-rate iniation fee,
in order to bring the men back in
to the fold. The new demands
drafted by a union committee, for
presentation to the operators, call
for the abolition of the Conciliation
Board for the collection of union
dues through a system of deduc
tion from wages. The labor lead
ers also demand that
JkS V.IA1V-U I. la 1 1 1 rl 1 1 r- h 1 1 .1 I I iVTA1J-f r
greement is made shall extend only
one year, instead of three years
A hi Kind Yen Han Always Bought
lhBKindYci
Of
Exonerates tho President.
Mother of Girl in Alleged Horseback Incidonl
Writes Him Letter.
1 For the first time making public
a disclaimer of published reports
that President Roosevelt, while rill
ing in Rock Creek Park, near
Washington, struck the horse rid
den by n young woman who hnp
pened to ride near his party, the
White House has given a letter re
ceived from the young woman's
mother. It is dated at Los Ange
les. Cal.. Tanuarv 27. and read as
follows:
Mv d.iturhter. Miss Nfav Rhodes
whose horse, it has been widely re
ported, you struck while riding in
the park lasc Thanksgiving Day,
most emphatically denies any
knowledge of such an occurrence,
and as it is deemed of such import
ance as to be referred to in Con
cress may I be permitted to ask
you why you do not denv this
story?
Very sincerely,
ELIZABETH M. RHODES.
President Roosevelt, as a rule,
ignored these stories personal to
himself. Most of them a'e apoc
rynhal. like those at one time cir
culated about President Cleveland.
Shameless Deeds Against Paupers.
Venango Grand Jury tndicts County Commis
sioner, oiewara ana utnors.
Shocking conditions at the Ve
nango County Poorhouse luve been
revealed by the tirand Jury
that cas been making an investiga
lion. As a result of the renort six
persons nave teen indicted for va
rious crimes.
1
The most prominent among them
is county commissioner II. H
uaumgardner, of Oil City, now
serving his second term. He is
charged with criminally assaulting
two young women inmates of the
poorhouse, including a negress:
with carrying away from the poor
house large Quantities of provisions.
and with taking a rake-off of more
iuau jpjuu 110111 piumoing uoue in
the Court House and poorhouse.
It is also charged that he had car
ried awav Produce, hfitter. meat
, 1. n .. 1 - . r 1 i; 1 ...
and Other goods from the farm nnrl
taken them to his home at Oil City.
ine Lrrand Jury recommended im
mediate action to remove him from
office.
Judge George S. Criswell has or
dered a special term of Criminal
Court for the first week in March
for the trial of Commissioner Bauni
gardner and the five others. This
is two months sooner than the trials
ordinarily would have occurred.
The other defendants are Mrs.
CbarlottaBaumgardner, wife of the
Commissioner, accused of taking
from the poorhouse dress goods,
muslius aud provisions: T. Homer
Sutton, steward of the Doorhouse.
charged with criminal assaults up
on inmates and aiding in the re
moval of the countv's nronertv
from the poorhouse; Mrs. Lillian
Sutton, his wife, accused of the lar
ceny of dress goods, etc . from the
poorhouse; Roy Sutton, an employe
of the State Highway Department
and sou of the steward, accused nf
criminal relations with inmates, and
William bmall, accused of a simi-
aj crime.
One of the accusations atraintt
Commissioner Baumgardner is that
the county paid a seamstress tn
do sewing for the poorhouse, and
sue spent uair ot . her time sewing
tor Mrs. Baumgardner. Baiimtmrrt.
ner is a Republican, and had aspi-
lauuns ior tne legislature.
The Grand Turvtook
score the County Commissioners for
general negligence, and made a
number of recommendations rela.
tive to safeguards that should be
taken to prevent irregularities. It
was recommended that no more
county bridges be built, for the
reason that the countv is alreaHw
$232,000 in debt. aud. if two bridcr.
es proposed are erected the debt
win be almost Soo.ofjo This
may knock out these two strnrt
ures oue in Franklin and the oth
er in Oil City.
Ine county authorities are alan
reprimanded for not being more
thororgh in their work of inspect
ing the Commissioners' accounts.
The Afoming Press is now ineial.
ied in its fine new buildintr Tl
growth of that naner lias wn
phenomenal, and we doubt if there
is a towu in the stale - nf tti
of Bloomsburg that can boast of as
newsy a sneei.
The business office on the fr,t
floor is handsomely finished, and is
as nice as many a bank. The build-
ng is conveniently arranged 0,i
fitted up with every modern con
venience. We congratulate m,r
contemporary upon their evident
prosperity, and commend them for
their enterprise.
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Northwestern Counties Try toExolain Ph..
nomenon.
Oil Citv. Pa.. Feh. c
of the western part of Vennn
county are much mystified over a
fall ot "black snow," which occur
red in that section tn.Hav t
j . ii iuv
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01 35 nines.
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euon Some people believe it is a
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phere Cd by damp atmos"
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