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James M.Ktawr, Vice President.
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Tnnips M. Staver,
Fred Ikeler,
8. C. Creasy.
Clinton ilerrihg,
K. V. M.Low.
K.G. York,
Touls Grown,
M. I IStiicklioiiHe.
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ESTABLISHED 1866.
THS COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
itsiMU.isnKn 1837. Consolidated 1869
jii.ismed Every Thursday Morning,
A' nioomsliurg, the County Peat 01
Columbia County, I'cnnsylvama.
r.KO. E. EI.WEl.l., Editor.
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IIURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1009
Working Another Bunco.
The Republican members of the
waysad means committee have la
bored for four and a half months
and have brought forth the Pavne
tariff bill. The net effect of this
measure, even if it should become a
law exactly as it now stands, would
be, according to the estimates of
the committee itself, to increase the
customs reveuue by $40,000,000 to
$50,000,000 a year. In other
words, it is an additional tax upon
the cousutners of the country of
$40,000,000 to $eo,ooo,ooo annual
ly. This is the Republican party's
response to the demand on the part
of the people for revision of the
iff. It is another bunco game,
- snd simple.
NU first blush, when considering
.- list of some eighteen or twentv
icles upon which a reduction of
1. ty is made, the bill may appear
10 be a revision downward, but a
closer examination of the various
schedules discloses, even to the tar
iff laymau, that such is not the
case. A measure which increases
taxation by $50,000,000 a year can
scarcely be properly regarded as a
measure of reduction, even by those
who are not acquainted with the in
tricacies of tariff schedules. When
this fact is pointed out to the Re
publican leaders, they make the
plea that the increase is made nec
essary in order to meet the running
expenses of the government.
While this may be true from a Re
publican standpoint, it is also plain
that the Republican party intends
tenauce of government, but is bent
upou continuing its policy ot ex
ns policy of
travagance, its big expenditures
for keeping up the great military
arm of the government, and all the
other reckless waste of public funds.
The Payne bill, therefore, means,
if it means anything, that there is
to be no curtailment of gigantic ex
penses during the present adminis
tration, and that in order to keep
up these expenditures the tariff
must be revised so as to produce
more revenue.
At the same time the framets of
the measure are anxious to have
the impression made that the bill is
a "revision downward," and to
this end they have seen fit to em
phasize the reductions which have
been made upon certain articles
The fact remains however, that
tuau uuuu lci idiu at UUItrs. I
upon "the great majority ot imports T" ,,K.onei tooin the
there is practically no change from ? WJ wr.lte,s. Gra Marga
the existine schedules, and the ex- r,eA.lj0U,,d' 5,he fash,on expert, in
actions of the highly protected in-
A..t-i ...ill --1
win vuuuuuc us nereioiore.
In short, it has been the oolicv of
the tariff makers to disturb no
special interest in the exercise of
tbe privilege which it has under
the tar if . It is a notable fact that.
generally speaking, where reduc
tions are provided for in the bill,
tne industries concerned will, in ef
-- as vucy
re now, so that the advantage
which the consumer should gain in
tarm reduction is entirely discount-
ed. This is especially true of the
tii crwi, (n.iT. oi
" "'-vu.v, i luc fcicai oicci
Trust Is absolutely free from fear
er t:
sithout a tariff; it is also true of
ftVFllK u WLUUC11L1UU. Willi nr
other large industries to a lesser
extent.-Johnstown Democrat.
ttfc lh' Kind You Haw always
Paid on Time Deposits
K R S :
Mvihui I. Low, Vice lVesldont.
Frank Ikelcr, Cashier
Myron r. Low,
H , v . Hower,
Frank Ikeler.
President Judge Overruled.
Associates in Union Couniy Take Matters in
Their Own Hands.
A dispatch from Lewisbnrg says
a case similar to that ot a lew
weeks ago at Bloomsburg, when
Associate Judges Krickbaum and
Yeager overruled Judge Evans, and
awarded a liquor license to a man
whom the president judge had re
fused, lias developed in the Union
county court. Judge Harold Mc
Clure has been overruled by Asso
ciate fudges V. W. Brown and
George M. Kuglehart, at license
court, in the application of W. F.
Uugard, of Allenwood, against
whose application a remonstrance
was filed. The total population of
Gregg township, men, women and
children, is 475 The number of
registered voters is 185. A remon
strance against the application of
Ungard was signed by 250 resi
dents, 96 of which were voters,
and no signer under the age of 21
years. Judge McClure refused to
grant this license, but was prompt
1 overruled by his associates.
The Judge filed a dissenting opin
ion. Something In This.
It is a very grave question as
to whether a law making the pen
alty for kidnaping capital punish
ment is a wise provision. Of course
everyone will feel that hangine is
none too good for such offenders,
but the stolen child is the matter
of first consideration. The theory
of law is to prevent crime through
icar ui us vengeance, but it doesn't
always prevent and, as was the case
with the Whitla child, after the
kidnapers have gotten away with
their prey how will they act with
it? If the crime is made one for
capital punishment and they are
pressed too hard by the officers of
the law, would not the first im
pulse be to take the most effective
means of removine all evidence of
guilt by doing away with the child.
A murder couldn't add to the se
verity of their punishment anvway
so, in our opinion, it would he
wiser to leave the netinltv i ;
fn ?alce Skater precaution in pre-
venting kidnaping. Watchman
There are two sides to everv
question, and while many people
feel that a kidnaper ought to be
hanged, it is a question whether
this penalty would prevent. the
crime. Prevention of crime i ae
much, if not more, the ohiert nf
law, as its punishment. In some
states rape is a capital offense, but
it does not prevent rape. In most
states murder is minislinhift itv.
hanging, but we daily read of
murders. There is a great deal of
torce m what the Watchman says
uu me suojeci
Spring Fashions
iook out lor surprises these
XlVlZ"'' l.'0 w,u nnd may
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I April. I here 13 a chnntre in
1 ,icti: j . 7
!L,?Al5e. an.d ? surprise in some of
"! .?.?"ea stlr-they are grow
uK wiaer ana as for the little
touches which are alwavs sn tm.
portant in the new gowns, they are
luaitQ Deiore us in a long,
long procession.
"Of course there is
the hats. Prom the nverritr,m
ABn 1 . . "
r".-lj Vnw nat we nave the
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vitWi- , 1 iT m,umery
ovelt es J3 a ceful hat made of
rrenca Pique, it is not desia,i
n nroat- ,0-1.. .
1: ZC r"' w in corning dress
O-ear, HO It is n mr.rl.-1
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I II . alPlttV?e ProPer thing to
Sl. , eiaDorate costumes.
l.l VinVnm8 "ere Is a simulated
u..u gtajjca, eacn grape cov,
erea wun pique, and also a group
01 wuue Wines. Another T? u
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WASHINGTON
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, D. C, Mar. 29, 1909.
Representative Champ Clark, the
minority leader, has made his long
looked for speech on the Payne
tariff hill and some parts of his ar
raignment made the Republicans
squirm. He pointed out that except
for a few commodities which have
been put on the free list the rates
were one and a half per cent higher
in the Payne bill than in the Ding
ley bill. lie urged that the tax on
tea be removed, asserting that it
was a tax on "the poor man's
breakfast table" and one which
many could ill afford to pay, while
there had been no increase what
ever of the tax on beer which
could easily stand an additional 50
cents a barrel, which was a luxury
which no man needed and mauy
were better off without. He showed
the subterfuge by which the
.Standard Oil Company is protect
ed, petroleum being placed on the
free list but a differential provided
for in the case of any oth.r country
placing an export tax on oil which '
results in saving the Standard
Company from all competition. His
speech was vigorously applauded
by the Democrats but the Republi
cans looked very much unhappy
as he proceeded.
Mr. Chtrk said he was confident
that if the House were afforded an
opportunity to vote on the ques
tion it would take the tax off of
lea and increase the tax on beer,
an opinion which apparently is
shared by the Republican leaders
for they are plotting to secure the
adoption of a rule which will make
it impossible for the members to
secure a vote on any amendment
whatever unless it is first reported
by the Ways and Means commit'ee
which Speaker Cannon named snd
which, of course, he dominates.
The leaders now count on shutting
off general debate with a rule next
Wednesday after which, if their
plans carry, there will be debate
under the five minute limitation to
each speaker for ten days, then
three days will be set apart for
voting 011 amendments and it is ex-
I pected tiiat the House will vote on
I the entire bill about April 15.
The President has given notice
to the Senate leaders that if they
so change the bill as to make it a
high protection measure or to re
duce its revenue producing powers
he will veto it, and moreover, that
he will probably recommend the
adoption of a tax of 2 per cent on
the dividends of all corporations
except banks and a few others. It
is estimated that such a tax would
yield at least $15,000,000 of reve
nue and possibly considerably
more. President Taft is disappoint
ed at the showing that this tax
would yield so little. Of course it
would not apply to bonds and a
large part of the capitalization of
the corporations, especially of the
railroads, consists of bonds.
Unfortunately the Democrats in
Congress are not making as good a
showing as they might on the tar
iff bill because so mauy of them
are urging protection for certain
interests within their own districts.
This makes it impossible for them
to attack the protection principle
ot the Payne bill with the strength
they could otherwise possess.
The Secretary of the Interior
has asked for and accented the
resignation of the Assistant Attor
ney General for that Department,
although of course the resignation
had actually to be called for by
the Attorney General. This means
that the all powerful influence of
Gifford Pinchot, the national
forester, in the Interior Department
is at an end, for Assistant Attorney
General Woodruff was an employee
of the bureau of forestry before
going to tbe Interior Department
and his chief conception of law was
that Mr. Pinchot s word was law.
There will be a general diminu
tion of the influence of Forester
Pinchot in this administration,
which will be very different from
the last when anything that Mr.
Pinchot said went with the Presi
dent, the Secretary of Agriculture
and tne becretary of the Interior
It is a surprise to many people
Alcohol to Children
Ask your doctor how often he prescribes an alcoholic
stimulant for children. He will probably say, "Very, very
rarely. Children do not need stimulating." Ask him
how often he prescribes a tonic for them. He will prob
ably answer, "Very, very frequently." Then ask him
about Ayer's non-alcoholic Sarsaparilla as a tonic for the
young. Follow his advice. He knows. J.C.AyerCo.,Lowell,Mau.
The fint great rule of health " Daily movement of the bowels." Ask your doctor If
tola Is not w. Then ask him about Ayer'i Pills. Sold for nearly sixty yean.
that president Taft should have
urged Governor Curry of New
Mexico to retain his position of
Governor until his term expires.
Curry resigned and with good
reason, for there are serious charges
against his administration in the
Senate committee on .Territories
and, moreover, he was seriously
offended Ht the order of the Secre
tary of the Interior th.it nil terri
tonal olhcials should remain in
their territories instead of coming
to Washington to lobbv for state
hood and other legislation. Gener
ally the order will be commended
as it has been little short of
scandal the manner in which the
territorial officials have induced
thf.k legislatures to appropriate
funds for travelling expenses and
tlien have expended tnem, coming
to the national capital and staying
at high priced hotels while they
sought to influence legislation.
Souvenir Post Cards are printed
at this office. Half tones supplied
Jurors lor May Court.
Grand Jurv.
Frank Derr. Bloom; Win. W
Adams .Berwick; Daniel Goodman,
Conynghain; George George,
Conyngham; Charles Kelchnir,
Fishing-creek; Geo. B Appleman,
Greenwood; Arthur Brandon, Ber
wick; Clem lid wards, Berwick; N.
A. Markle, West Berwick; F. 1:
Pursel, Bloomsburg; Samuel Muf-
fley, Light Street; J. B. McIIenry,
Benton; Francis Hower, Roaring-
creek; . h. Rabert, Berwick;
Charles Eastman, Bloomsburg;
Alfred Mummy, Beaver; Harry
Stout, West Berwick; Daniel Kash-
ner, Bloom; John Newman, West
Berwick; Wesley Shutt, Bloom;
James Reeser, Bloom; M. C.
Creasy, Catawissa; John Farver,
Bloom; T. E. Wituier, Beaver.
Travkrsr Jury First Week.
Charles Hughes, Locust; Rolau
dus Conrad, Centre; Wm. Eves,
Madison; Calvin Klinger, Briar
creek; Joseph II. Sitler, Center;
Joseph Taylor. Fishiugcreek; Wes
ley Adams, Locust; W. W. Shan
non, West Berwick; Boyd Christ
ian, Madison; M. H. Rittenhouse,
Briarcreek Charles Biit, Berwick;
Wesley F. Shaffer, Briarcreek;
Chas. T. Geese, Eontour; A. C.
Dildine, Benton township; H. C.
Yost, Franklin; James Eyer,
Bloom; Horace E. Belles, Orange
ville; Clark Bittenbender, Berwick;
U. A. Smith, Main; Isaac Benja
min, Berwick: Wm. Boone, Beaver;
Daniel Oliver, Berwick; Miles Mil
ler, Sugarloaf; George Alleman,
Bloom; Fred Wood, Benton;
Charles Shultz, Benton township;
Chas, J. Potter, Pine; R. A. Hart
man, Berwick; John Shew, Scott;
Jos. E. Fry, Berwick; E. K. Creve
ling, Mifflin; J. F. Bauman, Main;
Norman Bower, Berwick; E. F.
Stouch, Jackson; Jacob Zimmer
man, Conyngham; W. H. Werk
heiser, Bloom; W. W. Ruckle,
bloom; George Rhawn, Catawissa;
Frank Kashner, Bloom; Tames
Cortright, Conyngham; A. W.
Buckalew, Fishiugcreek; Henry
Wolf, Franklin; Walter Shriner,
Conyngham; M. C. Groh, West
Berwick; Reno Kleese, Cleveland;
Wm. Pullen, West Berwick; Chas.
Bibby, Briarcreek; Eli H. Weaver,
West Berwick.
Petit Jurors Second Week.
Casper Hower, Catawissa town
ship; E. Ross Kester, Hemlock;
W. O. Holmes, Bloomsburg; T. B.
Millard, Scott; Hilbert Albertson,
Fishiugcreek; J. Hess, West Ber
wick; J. A. Laub, West Berwick;
Joseph Rinard, Catawissa; E. D.
Hagenbuch, Scctt; T. B. Miller,
Bloom; Geo. W. Creasy, Center;
Seth B. Lehman, Briarcreek; H.
M. Bowman, Mifflin; T. W. Bur-
lingame, Scott; W. A. Myers,
West Berwick; A. B. Mendenhall,
Jackson; C. S. Fornwald, Bloom;
Robert Lee, Madison; James Y.
Stackhouse, Pine; J. E. Cox,
Bloom; John Trinkle, Bloom; Ira
B. McHenry, Benton; Ralph Eves,
Greenwood; Thomas Turry, Con
yngham; Wm. Ikeler, Oraugeville;
C. A. Shannon, Benton; J. Har
vey Hess, Berwick; A J. George,
Bloomsburg; A. C. DeSheppard,
Bloom; Alexander Shiner, West
Berwick; Calvin Dent, Hemlock;
John Custe. Bloom; Bruce Girton,
Sugarloaf; W. H. Dennis, Ber
wick; Frank Hirleman, Jackson
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j nuiuuu v.tiiu, v.euiiauti.
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Spring Suits have arrived!
There's magic in that simple an
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the new garment fashions t
The New Spring Soils Are Low Priced.
A most remarkable feature about
these handsome new models is
their extremely lew 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 of choicest
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Spring Suits
Regularly $20 00
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Coat 40 inches long, semi-fitting hipless cutaway front
forming points on the sides, new small sleeves, lined
throughout with satin: gored flare skirt with trimming of
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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 1 1 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
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fitting hipless coats, gored and pleated skirt.
SUIT at $27.00 A strictly tailored suit of French
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SUITS at $20.00 Of chiffon panama in blue, green
and black; graceful semi-fitting hipless coat 36Jinches long,
single breasted, new small sleeves and trimmed with satin
piping; gored flounce skirt.
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