.id THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURtt, i-'A THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK THE OLDEST AND STRONGEST. Capital 3100,000 Surplus 8150,000. With the Largest Capital and Surplus in the County, a Strong Directorate, Competent Officers and Every Mod ern Facility, we solicit Account, Large or Small, and Collections on the Most Liberal Terms Consistent with Sound Banking, and Invite YOU to inspect our NEW QUARTERS. 3 Per Cent. Interest OFFICERS: K. W. M.Low, President. Jurm' M. Stover, Vice President. DIRECTORS: James M. Staver, Fred Ikeler, H. 'J. Creasy. Clinton Herring, E. V. M.Low, F. O. Yorks, Lou In f irons, M. E Stackhnuse. THE COLUMBIAN. ESTABLISHF.U 1S66. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, tCsTAULisiiKD 1837. Onsouhai f.ii 1869 VM.IMIED EVEKV THURSDAY MRNISO, V BloomsViurg, the County Seat oij Columbia County, Pennsylvania. GEO. E. EI.WELI.. EniTOR. ",EO. C. ROAN.Eoi evas. TfRM s: Insul t the county i.oo a year It advance; il.5oif not ra'' in a-lvance. 1 nvirle thecounty, $ 1.25 a year, strictly in a varce. A tl com"mrt'i?tior .n;:M t'e.i.ldressed THE COLVM15IAN, r'.oomsl.urn, Ta. HL'RSDAV. JULY 20. 1909 Democratic State Convention. Democratic State Committee Rooms Harrisburg, Pa., July 22, 1900. To the Democrats of Pennsylvania: As required by the rules govern ing the Democratic party of the State, and in compliance with the action of the Democratic State Ex ecutive Committee at its meeting in Harrisburg on the 21st day of July, 1909, notice is hereby given that the Democratic State Conven tion will meet in the Majestic The re at risburg, Wednesday, August 4th. 1909, ii o'clock a. m. The business to be transacted . ili be the nomination of One candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court. One caudidate for State Treas urer. One candidate for Auditor Gen eral, and to act upon such other matters pertaining to the interests and suc cess of the party in Pennsylvania as may be brought before it. A. G. Dewalt, P. Gray Meek, Chairman. Secretary. Local Option's Fight Will go Alter Legislature Next Year and Try to Elect a Governor Favorable to it. The Pennsylvania State Anti Saloon League, will, it is announc ed, endeayor next year to elect not only a Legislature pledged to local option, but a governor who stands upon a similar platform. This new stand is inspired, according to State Superintendent Nicholson, who has not heretofore been quite clear as to whether or not he desired a local option plank in Republican plat forms, by "the tendency in certain quarters to push to the front one or I two men whose candidacy gives evidence of being inspired by the brewery interests." Whom be means by "one or two men" Nich olson declines to say, but Wesley R. Andrews, private secretary to United States Senator Penrose, aud chairman of the Republican state committee, and Congressman John K. Tener, of Washington county, both of whom come within the category, have been boomed for governor. Nicholson does not make plain whether or not the Anti-Saloon League will endeavor to have local option planks incor porated in both the Republican and Democratic state platforms. He says that "the league has no candi dates of its own, as the league is not a party." (Does not Color the Flair AYER'S HAIR VIGOR Stops Tailing Hair Destroys Dandruff Composed of Sulphur, Glycerin, Qulnln, Sodium Chlorid, Capsicum, Sage, Alcohol, lir.tAa 1J. J A. LI. -- I . a tvalci, rcuuiuc. An yuur uociur nu opinion 01 suca a naur preparation. AYER'S HAIR VIGOR (Does not Color the lHaif3 .1. Anu CnVFHY. J.i.w.,il, ?!.. Paid on Time Deposits Mvron I. Low. Vice President. Frank Jkeler, Cashier Myron T. Low, H. V. 1 lower, Frank Ikeler. Bolivia and Peru Clash.- Details cllhe Boundary Dispute Between U Two Countries. The territory involved in the dis pute between Bolivia and Peru over the frontier limits of both countries comprises hundreds and hundreds of square miles of very rich land, all lying at the eastern base of the Cordilleras. "That, along with other rich territory lying near the Acre river, would have been Braz ilian today," said Senor J. Agu iene Acha, the consul general of Bolivia in New York city, in ex plaining the causes of the riots in La Paz. the Bolivian capital, "had not Bolivia fought for it in the war between those two countries within the last generation. As a result of that contest Brazil paid Bolivia $10, 000,000. That money, large sums of which still are on deposit in New York and London, has been chiefly expended in building railroads in tended to develop Bolivian com merce and increase the trade rela tions between my country and Brazil through forming rail con nections with the traffic that plies the rivers of both states. Already the railroad has been completed from Oruro to Yiacha, and a line now is under construction from Oruro to Uyuni, which lies to the southward. "Villages and cities that owe their founding wholly to Bolivian initiative have sprung up in great number throughout the disputed territory. Thus Bolivia has spent its money there as well as the jlood of its people. Two thousand of its soldiers were killed there in one campaign against Brazil. In that conflict not one Peruvian citizen raised a hand to protect the terri tory in question. Not one Peruvian soldier ever fought to gain that strip of land. But when the hostilities had concluded Peru stepped in with its claim that the territory rightly belonged to it. "Peru assumed to base its claim on the contention that the land be longed to it by reason of certain dis positions made by Spanish kings, but that contention practically was a mere assertion. On the other hand, before th South American republics were formed and when Spanish control dominated, the land in question formed a part of the territory which, with Bolivia's area today, was under the jurisdiction of the ceutral Spanish authority that existed at Charcas, the latter now forming the present city of Sucre, Peru's territory was ad ministered by Spanish authority from Buenos Aires, Chile by the captain general then established at Santiago, and so on. So when similar argument was required to meet the Peruvian contention of priority of rights Bolivia had direct proof to advance in support of its claim that the part of its area, even under the Spanish kings. "We accepted Argentina's presi dent as arbitrator because of the close friendship which had existed between that country and my people. For more than four years Sennr Don Eliodoro Villazon, who as president elect of Bolivia will assume his official duties on Aug. 6, served as Bolivian minister in Buenos Aires." Souvenir Post Cards are printed at this office. Half tones supplied. An Elegant Dressing Makes Hair Grow WASHINGTON From our Regular Correspondent. Washington, D. C, July 26, 1909 The determined effort of Prtsi dent Taft to iiidu.e his party leaders in Congress, and especially in the Senate, to make some actual and material reductions in the tariff and the violent protests and obvious terrors of the apostles of protection as a result have afforded subject of interest throughout the past week. Thus far the President has refused to make any concession from bis demand for free hides, free coal, free petroleum, free iron ore and the House rate of $t a thousand feet on lumber. A uum ber of Senators from the Western states are making the most extrav agant arguments against these re' ductions and are protesting with unrestrained violence. Senator Scott of West Virginia went to the v lute House recently to endeavor to induce the President to with draw his demand for free coal and when Judjje Taft refused he left in a flood of tears, actually standing ou the steps of the White House Office building and sobbing as he explained to the newspapermen the unreasonableness of the Chief Ex ecutive. Senator Clark of Wyoming, whose brother is the owner of the two largest coal mines in Wyoming, exhibits 10 restraint whatever iu his denunciation of the President because of the demand for free coal an J Senator Warren is vehement in lus denunciation of the free hides proposition. Senator Borah took a position against free hides as did Senator Curtis against free petroleum, but Mr. Borah has come into line ou receiving an as surance from Judge Taft that he will endeavor to secure a reduction of the duties on boots and shoes and Mr. Curtis has announced that he is "a Republican first" and will follow the narty leader irrespective of his personal views. It is only in private conversation that Senators are willing to reveal the real occasion of their intense opposition to the President's recommendations. Talking private ly, they frankly admit that they foresee in his attitude the death knell of. the protective system. Said one of them to your corres pondent today; "President Taft may not realize the fact but he is a rank free trader. He is undermin ing the whole protective system. We Republicans have always main tained that under a protective tariff we could build up industries which through their own competition, domestic competition I mean, would bring down prices. If that were true it would make no differ ence whatever how high the duties were. The prices would come down just the same. Now the President takes just the opposite stand and says it is an injustice to the con sumer to leave the duties too high. What will be the result? The con sumers will get the idea that all tariff except that imposed solely for revenue is an injustice to them and they will wipe out the system. It is none too popular anyway and for a great national figure like Taft to attack it means its ruin. Now he wants free hides, iron ore, petroleum aud coal. Then the people who have hides, ore, petro leum and coal to sell will immedi ately Degin to insist that we must have free boots and shoes, free steel, free products of petroleum and so on. Even some Republican Senators, like Borah and Cummins and, in fact, all the insurgents who voted against the Senate bill, are already clamoring for free boots and shoes. And they will get them and once the people become used to the cheaper prices which will result from the removal of the duty we will never be able to induce them to stand for the higher prices. Free hides, indeed. Don't the Pres ident know that the next thing they will demand will be free wool? He wants ;free lumber because he deemed it a hardship for the poor man who has to build a house or a Darn 10 pay tne increased price resulting from the duty. Don t be realize that the next thing the public will demand will be free nails and free paint to finish their houses and bams? You can never satisfy them. Their demand for lower prices once they get the taste will be insatiable and the whole of our protective structure will come tumbling about our heads. Then too, he wants a tariff commission. What good will that do? Merely furnish additional in formation to the public on which to base demands for lower duties. The people are happy and content ed now. They are paying high prices and they are making no complaint, but once Taft starts them on the highroad to free raw materials, there will be no stODDine them short of free everything and ' the very foundation of the Republi can party will be cut from under it". These are the actual words of a Western Senator who will not allow his name to be used but who is leading the fight against the re ductions the President demands and who will probably vote Bgainst the tariff bill when it is completed. The Business Situation. 1 he General Trade Indications Point to Una bated Activity. General trade indications point to unabated activity. Every week sees a steady and substantial im provement in the business Mtua tion. The manufacturing interests of the country are operating at a higher percentage of capacity. As a rule, prices of both raw and fin ished products are advancing. There is decided tendency to dis count the settlement of the tariff and the harvesting of good, all round crops. The United States steel corporation is said to be operating ninety per cent, of its present ca pacity. . which is equivalent to ninety-seven per cent, or more of the 1908 capacity. The price of steel billets has been further ad vanced $1 per ton. Copper, the metal, is marking tiin;, the large accumulated stocks still oj)erating as a weight upon prices. But it is significant that in liues consuming large quantities of copper, busi ness is improving. Purchases by the leadiug harvester, radiator and cast iron pipe interests are believed to have been greater than at first reported and to have exceeded 100,- 000 tons in the first week of July. Some of the ore shipments this year will be as great as in 1907, which was the record year. Bank clear ings last week were more than ten per cent, greater than the week before and fifteen per cent, greater than a year ago. For the last two weeks reported on there has been a small decrease in the number of idle freight cars. The railroad gross earnings for the first week of July were 8 72 per cent, above last year. Little Preserved Milk. Out ol 1556 Samples State Finds Only Six Drugged, Pure Food Agents Hutchinson and Linton have just reported to the State Commissioner Foust that they collected in 28 cities and boroughs of Eastern Pennsylvania 1555 samples of milk and cream for analysis, and among the entire number of samples analyzed only six were found to contain the pre servative formaldehyde. This is in strange csntrast with the large percentage of chemically preserved samples of milk and cream which were being sold to the un suspecting consumer several years ago. The samples of milk aud cream, purchased in the open mar kets aud analyzed by Chemist Cochran, represented the following towns and cities: Williainsport, 92; Jersey Shore, 21: canton, 5; Montgomery, 16: Milton, 21; Lewisburg, 24; Sun- bury, 34; Danville, 24; Shamokin, 37; Berwick, 25; Bloomsburg, 34; Wilkes-Barre, no; Sayre and Ath ens, 21; lowanda, 18; Scranton, 112; Hazleton, 64; Pottsville, 44; Easton, 93; Bethlehem, 45; South Bethlehem, 43; Allentown, 95; Reading, 144; Lebanon, 96; Lan caster, 100; York, 59; Carlisle, 32; Chambersburg, 20; Harrisburg, 121. ' In a Pinch use Allen's Foot-Ease. A powder to shake into your shoes. It cures hot, tired, aching, swollen, sweat ing teet ana makes walking easy, Takes the sting out of corns and bunions. All druggists 25cts. Dou't accept any sub stitute. Leaves $2000 to Man Whose Wife He Stole. The law of compensation works even alter these many years. Fifty years ago, at Blairstown, N. J., Joseph Kithcart won the affec tions of Jennie Stalford, who mar ried the poor young man against the wishes of her parents throwing over a wealthy suitor namtd James Butler. A short time after her marriage ber parents persuaded her to leave Kithcart aud marry Butler, and the former remarried, later separa ting from his second wife, goiug to South Montrose, Pa. aud en gaging as a farmhand. Butler took his prize and went west, where in a short time Mrs. Butler died. Recently Butler died also, and Kithcart has been notified that Butler in his will bequeathed to him the sum of $2000 'as a partial compensation for stealing the affec tions of Mrs. Kithcart No. 1, and Kithcart last week received the money. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORI A 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 Sew 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 correct styles. Prices $ro to $35. Spring Suits Regularly $20 00 p 1 j . 3 J Suits of hard twisted serge and striped worsted in black, blue, green, tan and gray. 36 inch hip less coats; slashed back, patch pockets, self button trimming, full satin lined; satin collar and cuffs; Skirt is Demi-Princess with self covered buttons down the front. All sizes up to 42. SUIT at St 2. 75 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: gor3d Hare 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 1 1 gore demi-Princess skirt, At $6.00 to $14.00 Junior Suits for the little Misses in sizes n, 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 sjight 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! 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Wedding Invitations and Announcements, Printed or H-ngraved. Visitors are Always Welcome. No Obligation to Purchase. We Do All Kinds oFPrinting Columbian Printing House, BLOOMSBURG, PA. Commercial, Professional, Insur. Letter leads. Note Heads, Bill Heads, State ments, in many grades and sizes. Business, Visiting, Announcement, Admission, Ball Tickets, Etc. WILL BE PLEASED TO SHOW SAMPLES OP THESE AND ALL OP OUR WORK. J
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