THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSrUJPrt
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF BiUUOMSIlUIMS, IA.
' THE OLDEST AND STRONGEST.
Capital $100,000 Surplus 8160,000.
wun ine largesi iapnai ana ourpius in me county, a
Strong Directorate, Competent Officers and Every Mod
ern Facility, we solicit Accounts, Large or Small, and .
Collections on the Most Liberal lerms Consistent with
Sound Banking, and Invite YOU to inspect our NEW
QUARTERS.
,0
Per Cent. Interest Paid on Time Deposits
''.. W. Jf. Low, President.
James M.Mtaver, Vice President.
OFFIUERB:
Myron I.
E. W.M.TiOw.
F. O. YorkH,
Ijoulu (ross,
M. E StnckhoiiRe.
DIRECTORS:
fames M. Ktaver,
Fred Ikeler,
8. C. Creasy.
Clinton Herrinpr,
Low, Vice President.
Frank Ikeler, Cashier
Myron T. Low,
H . V . Hnwer,
Frank Ikeler.
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
THECOLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
"CSTABUSHKD I837. CONSOLIDATED 1869
J:I.ISI1ED EVERY TllURSIMY MoRNINO,
At Bloomsburg, the County Seat 01
Columbia County .Pennsylvania.
GEO. E. FJAVELL, Editor.
GEO. C. ROAN, Foreman.
Tkkm: InsicU thecounty ti.ooi year
to advances S t . 5 oi f not paid in a.-ivance.
1 'aniile thecounty, $1.25 a year, strictly in
a Ivance.
All oommunicntinna should lierwltlressed
1 ME CUL'JMBIAN, HloomslmrK, l'a.
HL' KS DAY, MARCH IS, 1900
CAPITOL GRAFT CASE ARGUED.
The case of Snyder, Mathues,
Shumaker and Sanderson, for fraud
in the new capitol construction, was
argued before the Superior Court
at Harrisburg last Saturday.
"The defendant Snyder, as audi
tor general, has been very properly
condemned and convicted," said
Attorney James Scarlet, addressing
the superior court on behalf of the
State in opposition 'o a new trial
for the capitol grafters, "because,
as a member of the board cf public
grounds and buildings he knew
that millions were being spent with--'it
authority of law aud never re
nted that fact. The conspiracy
in the fact that Snyder and
ite Treasurer Mathues knew the
. Is were false, and yet paid them."
Attorney General Todd, speak-i-ig
also for the State, charged that
ed to hide a great crime." He said
Superintendent Shumaker swore
when Architect Huston was paid
that all the furniture had been de
livered, when, as a matter of fact,
it continued to arrive for six months
afterward.
Attorney Lyman D. Gilbert, for
the defense, charged Attorney Gen
eral Todd with statiug things that
were not in evidence. He declared
that the prosecution's case rested
largely on documents which Sny
der could have destroyed, had he
been guilty. He said "the jury
was confronted at every turn with
slanderous newspaper articles and
cartoons" which, of course, were
also "not in tne case."
P. F. Rothermel, counsel for
Sanderson, concluded the argu
ment. He declared the State had
not attempted to prove anything
but high prices, and that no evi
dence of fraud had been shown.
He contended that his client had a
right to charge as he did, and that
the State was not defrauded there
by. Thus the decision on appeal now
rests with the superior court, on ar
guments almost identical with those
upon which Judge Kunkle in the
Dauphin county court refused the
defendants a new trial and sentenc
ed them to pay fines and go to jail.
If that decision is affirmed it can
only apply in Mathues' case so far
as the fine and costs go. If a nev
trial is granted it can only relieve
his estate of this item of expense
To Prevent Easy Pardons.
Bill to Require Presentation ol Protecutor'i
Facts.
It a bill introduced by Senator
Crow, of Fayette, Monday night
becomes a law, hereafter a history
of every case that is taken to the
Board of Pardons must be furnish
ed the board from the District At
torney's standpoint.
At present, in considering a case
the board has only the applicant's
side of the case to consider, unless
the District Attorney opposes the
application , ana as a consequence
criminals are set tree on this one
sided presentation of facts. Attor
ney General Todd is responsible for
tne measure.
Era of Good Feeling.
Pretidont Taft Selected a Democrat tor His
Secretary of War.
Kx-Mayor Dunne of Chicago,
was rather premature in refusing
to attend the dinner given by the
iroquois duo by its members, to
J. M Dickinson, who has accepted
the office ot Secretary of War in
President Taffs Cabinet. He d d
it on the ground that Mr. Dickin
son had deserted his party. Mr.
Dickinson denies that he has ever
ceased to be a Democrat. It is en
tirely creditable to the president
that he did not feel confined by
party lines in the selection of his
Cabinet, but as assurance of his
wish to he president of the whole
country, aud not of a section of it,
he selected a citizen of the south
who belongs to the party which is
u an overwnelnnng maiontv in
that part of the countrv. Nor is
Mr. Dickinson open to criticism for
accepting. The duties of the Sec
retary of War are the same wheth
er the administration be Remibli-
can or Democratic, and if Mr.
Taft desires to make nationalism
as conspicuous a feature of his ad
ministration as possible and keep
partisanship as far in the back
ground as he can, Mr. Dickinson
does a patriotic thing in consenting
to be one of his advisers. Mr.
Roosevelt s administration, in the
features for which it will be long
est remembered, was non-partisan.
In bis efforts to curb the greit corpora-ions
and to protect the work
ing classes in all their interests he
had at least as much Democratic
as Republican support. He took
into his Cabinet three men who
had always been Democrats, and
so far as we are informed they are
Democrats still. Mr. Straus was
sent by President Cleveland to Con
stantinople, and because he was es
pecially fitted for the post Mr.
McKinley seDt him there also. His
wcrk as the head of the Civic Fed
eration commended him to Mr.
Roosevelt' as Secretary of Com
merce and Labor. Paul Morton
and General Wright, who succeed
ed Mr. Taft last summer. tvr
Democrats, and we presume thev
still are. The broadening of the
administration to make it thorough
ly national instead of strictly parti
san is not a matter to be deplored.
but to be approved of, especially
by Democrats who conststute the
one truly national oartv. Phila.
Record.
OA.
BmtsU
Signatu
cf
1 T o in. x .v. .
j 1 no vm m Have always Bought
WASHINGTON
From our Kegular Correspondent.
Washington, D. C, Mar. 15, 1909
The speciil session of Congress
called exclusively for the considera
tion of the traffic hill will assemble
Monday the fifteenth of this month.
It was expected that there would
be a fight at once between the in
surgents and the old guard. The
insurgents, it is known are those
who are rebelling against the czar
ship of Speaker Cannon, and the
old guard are those who have stood
by him in his usurpations. A few
days ago the insurgents were exult
ing in the hope of success and the
Cannonites were no doubt alarmed
and had made some concessions but
now it appears that the President
has taken a stand practically favor
ing the old guard and then: is de
jection in the ranks of the insur
gents They bad hoped to elect
another speaker than Cannon and
this they probably coul.l have dons
by combining with the Democrats,
but the President, under the im
pression that contention and divis
ion will intmically affect the speedy
solution of the tariff question, has
urged harmony and Speaker Cau
tion at this writing appears to be
the selection of the majority' for
the Speakership.
The Ways and Means Commit
tee has all but completed a tariff
bill which is practically rsady for
presentation and it is understood
that the American Protective Tar
iff League has issued a call for the
reserves. By "reserves" are meant
all true stand-patters at home or
abroad. They are urged to come
to Washington and use their in
fluence f-r a s-trong protective tariff
bill This means, of course, that
the real fight has not begun. The
oraft of the bill made by the Ways
and Means Committee is a mere
skeleton upon which a bill, after
much debate and scrambling will
be hung and what the final hill
will be, no man can tell or scarcely
imagine. I he advocates of real
revision looking to wider market?
aud those who would like to have
a tariff bill for the whole people,
producer and consumer alike, are
unorganized and widely scattered
They cannot be aligned like the
standpatters, but it is of great im
portance to them (for they are a
very large majority) that they shall
do something to offset the compact
organization of those who will op
pose every change 111 the direction
of real revision. With Speaker
cannon 111 charge as is now expect
ed and with his tariff convictions
unchanged and unchangeable, the
tariff reformers of the Hou-e have
a hard task before them. At the
other end of the Capitol, Senator
Aldrich, is the chairman of the
Committee on Finance and the un
disputed boss of the Senate. It is
difficult to understand the reason
ing which insists that the retention
of Canuou in the chair of the House
is necessary, as is claimed, in order
to get revision. But this is the ar
gument advanced by those who de
sire the speaker's continuance in
control of the House.
There is going to be a desperate
struggle and it will probably keep
Congress in session all summer.
! Hughes was here and saw the
weather. He secured r-pecial re
view by the President of the New
York Seventh Regiment which, on
account of the blizzard, did not ar
rive here until after the inaugtira
tion, although it had started the day
before, and he met several thou
sand of his constituents from New
York who were quite as badly off,
Of course, everyone is agreed that
the date of the inauguration should
be changed. Someone has taken
the trouble to look up the record
and it is discovered that for the first
inauguration of Lincoln it was clear
and bright. His second inaugtira
tion was on a cold and cloudy day
and the streets were muddy. The
first Grant inaugural was on a raw
rainy day and the second in 1873
was upon the coldest ever known
in Washington with the thermom
eter only tour degrees above zero
There was rain on the Hayes inau
gural and the ground was covered
with snow when Garfield came in
to office. In 1885 Cleveland had 1
very tavorabie cay but four years
later when Harrison was inaugtira
ted, there was snow in the morning
and a cold rain dining the remain
der of the day. When Cleveland
came into office the second time,
rainea ana snowed. McKinley in
1897 had a fine day but he had (
rainy day for his second introduc
tion into omce. Koosevelt s inau
guration was on a tolerably good
day. It was clear but cold and
windy. This ycr the inaugtira
uon capped tne climrx. it was
the worst ever known and has
caused an universal demand for a
change of date.
Gone Navy Crazy.
The country has gone naw erazv
and has launched out on a scale of
expenditure that involves not only
4.1. :i 1 : 1 .
me minions mat are now neinir in
vested, but the whole future of the
country, for Senator Hale never
said a truer thine than XvVlPtl Via
told the senate that the initial cost
01 a Dattiestup is the least part of
ine expense.
It is the pretense that the our
pose of this fleet, like that of all
fleets, is to preserve the peace of
the world. There are battleships
cuuugn ioaay anoat it they were
for police duty to preserve the
peace of the world, for a century.
And yet every nation is todav
straining its nerve for more battle
ships to make peace that much
more certain. Even poverty strick
en Italy must have four more bat
tleships, and Austria three or four,
so soiicuous are tney tor peace.
It is to be remembered that "Lib
erty enlightening the world" was
erected in New York harbor hv
grateful foreigners before we had
enlarged the navy or made a tri
umphant tour of the world with
battleships. It is time we began
to have some care that Batholdi's
statue does not point with a finger
of satire.- Des Moines Register.
There is at present a strong de
termination in Congress and doubt
less throughout the country, as
voiced by the press, that there
shall never be another inaugura
tion on March the fourth. Last
nauguratiou day outdid all its ore-
decessors and more could not be
said as a superlative of elemental
vileuess. It is probable that the
last Thursday in April will be the
day selected for future inaugura
tions. This would be in accord
ance with the resolution introduced
by Senator Hoar, deceased, which
resolution was twice passed by the
senate and was pigeonholed in the
House. Washington was first in
augurated on Thursday and that
day is advocated not only from a
standpoint of sentiment and histor
ical precedence, but in order to ore
elude the possibility of the inaugu
ration tailing on Sunday, as would
happen if a day of the mouth were
selected.
Governor Charles Hughes has
written saying that it gives him
pleasure to serve on the committee
tor the purpose of changing the
inauguration date and to co-operate
so far as he may. to bring about
the desired change. Governor
The following letters are held at
the Bloomsburg, Pa., postomcei
Mr. E. M. Jones.
Taft Slow With Message.
Mr. Taft has followed his usual
rule and put things off. With
Congress called in extra session
and waiting with bated breath for
a message from the President, there
was no message. Instead, to an in
qtury from Congress came the re
sponse that the message probably
would be in on Tuesday, but not to
count on it.
At the White House itself the
whole thing was a joke on Con.
gre.ss.
"Did you expect him to change
when he became President?" asked
an official so close to President Taft
that his name cannot be used.
,'Why that always was the wav
with him. Mr. Taft always caught
a train, but the train had to wait.
It is impossible to hurry him. The
message has been written several
days, but he has not found time or
inclination to correct it, and any
one who knows Mr. Taft knows
that the correction and revision is
You
the essence of his writings
can t rusii this man."
The message was seut in on
Tuesday.
The Legal News.
A new feature in The Philadel.
phia Press is a Record of the Courts,
judgments and suits, correctly
and accurately reported aud com
piled by a competent writer. Any
One connected and interested in
legal affairs can keep posted by
selecting The Philadelphia Press
aa the daily newspaper for morn
ing reading. There are other fea
tures which will prove as valuable.
One feature which will appeal es
pecially to Army and Navy Men is
the United Service Orders, report
ing on all Naval matters and Ma
rine news; all the latest Real Es-
tate, Transfers, Mortgages, Build
ing Permits, and a Daily New York
Letter, Financial and Market Re
ports, which are reliable, Eastern
and Western Stock Reports and
Quotations, as well as all other im
portant news.
If you are not a reader of The
Philadelphia Press and wish to learn
more about it and something of in
terest to you, address a post card
to The Philadelphia Press, Circula
tion Department, Seventh and
Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pa.
1 nere was some talk of putt ng
tax on conee in the new tariff bill,
but it has been decided by the
committee to leave it on the free
list. During the v rebellion coffee
was taxed as a necessity of war.
but in times of peace the people of
this country would never submit
to a tax on an article that is a
household necessity to every family.
Why Take Alcohol?
rti easiJ? tire.d lack yur usuai
strength? Then your digestion must be poor, your blood
thin, your nerves weak. You need a tonic and alterative.
You need Ayers Saraparilla, the only Sarsaparilla entirely
free from alcohol. .We believe your doctor would endorse
these statements, or we would not make them. Ask him
and find out. Follow his advice. ng 'Lou
.vKiMU.c. n.n. your aoctor about them.
New Spring Suits!
Spring Suits have arrived !
There's magic in that simple an
nouncement for where's the
woman who is not all eyes to see
the new garment fashions
, The New Spring Snits Are Low Priced.
A most remarkable feature about
these handsome new models is
their extremely low prices. Your
spring outfit will give you a bet
ter service a much finer appear
ance and yet cost you a small
price. Catering to every taste we've
gathered an assortment cf choicest
! correct styles. Prices $10 to $35.
Spring Suits d;Ih
Regularly $20 00 p . 3 U
Suits of hard twisted serge and
striped worsted in black, blue,
green, tan and gray. 36 inch hip- j
less coats; slashed back, catch
pockets, self button trimming, full satin lined; satin collar
and cuffs; Skirt is Demi-Princess with self covered buttons
down the froat. All sizes up to 42.
SUIT at $1275 Of shadow stripe chiffon panama in
navy blue, elect blue, green, tan, ashes of roses and gray.
Coat 40 inches long, semi-fitting hipless cutaway front
forming points on the sides, new small sleeves, lined
throughout with satin; gored ilare skirt with trimming of
straps and self covered buttons.
SUIT at $26.50 A 4 button cutaway coat 40 inches
long of striped worsted, slashed back and sides, inlaid
bengaline silk collar; large flap pockets, trimmed with but
tons, lined with taffeta silk; plain 11 gore demi-Princess
skirt.
At $6.00 to $14.00 Junior Suits for the little Misses in
sizes 11, 13, 15 and 17 years. Made of shadow stripe pan
ama and fine serge in navy blue, gray and green, semi
fitting hipless coats, gored and pleated skirt.
SUIT at $27.00 A strictly tailored suit of French
Serge; 4 button cutaway; single breasted (just a slight cut
away effect;) lined with taffeta silk; new small sleeves;
Demi Princess Skirt with inverted plait at sides.
SUITS at $20.00 Of chiffon panama in blue, green
and black; graceful semi-fitting hipless coat 36 inches long,
single breasted, new small sleeves and trimmed with satin
piping; gored flounce skirt.
F, P. PURSEL.
BLOOMSBURG, - PENN'A.
JUST A REMINDER!
Here is a list of some of the printed goods and blank stock
that can be obtained at the
miumhiMm Priming Home
Perhaps it may remind you of something you need.
ENVELOPES
All sizes, Commercial, Professional, Insur
ance, Baronial, Pay, Coin,
HEADINGS
CARDS
Letter Heads. Mote Heads Bill Heaas, State,
tnents, in many grades and sizes.
Business, Visiting, Announcement, Admission
Ball Tickets, Etc.
BOOKS AND
PAMPHLETS
(HRft SlflNR N Admitlmce FrRentt For Sale, Post
" mmw no vws, trespass-Notices, &c,
IN RA(WV Administratt. Executor's, Treasurer's Receipt
ill LVlai Books. Plain Receipts, with or without stub, Note
Books, Scales Books, Order Books. Etc.
HAND RII.I.R rrinUd in any she a ma"
UftHl DUjlil) dodger, up to a full Sheet Poster.
WILL BE PLEASED TO SIIO W
SAMPLES OF THESE AND
ALL OF OUR WORK.
MISCELLANEOUS 1
. pur Stock Includes :
Cut Cards, all sizes, Shipping Taes
Round Corner Cards, ' Manila T a
Card Board in Sheets, Bond pJprs
spectuvefn0LPr0gramS' MeQUS' Dances' Societle. and all
Lithographed Bonds and Stock Certificates 5,,nni-
Visitors are AlwaysWelcome. No Obligate t0 PllrcW.
We Do All Kinds of Printing
Columbian Printing House,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.