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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-02
Very Respectfully,
Climax In Looting Operations.

The tragedy in Allegheny City
last week is climax in the record
of the systematic looting of the
State Treasury. The suicide of
7. Lee Clark, cashier Of the Enter
prise National bank is another
startling incident i'll the trail of
blood and Doodle" which has
marked the gang control of the fs.
cal affairs of the Common wealth
for nearly a third of a century.
Desperate Oh account of the finan-
cial straits into which he was
driven by political pirates, he ended
his mental anguish and physical
existence with bullet and when
the information was conveyed to
those who were the cause Of his
misfortunes they said it was a pity
and dismissed the subject.
How long is this record of crime
to continue? Since the suicide of
Blake Walters twenty-five years
ago halt a dozen lives have been
sacrificed in the rapacity of this
machine and as many more abso-
lutely ruined. The reply to the
record is, however, that the State
has never lost cent. The value
OF mems lives and honor is not
measured in money and yet the
death and destruction of so many
men must be pecuniary loss.
But accepting the estimate of Quay
that when politician dies he
leaves only what is found on him. I"
and that the victims of his system
were worth nothing to the world, -,
it is not certain that the State has
escaped loss. There is a strong
suspicion that the present treasury
surplus is made up largely of
worthless obligations.
Eight months ago a trust COM
pany in Lancaster failed with an
obligation to the State of S45, 900
which has not been paid and it is
certain that the more than million
in the bankrupt Allegheny City
bank is present loss. Possibly
owing to the peculiar conditions
now existing that money will be
recovered speedily. Political ext
gencies are more important to
machine politicians than personal
honor and in the hope of escape
from party disaster the money ol
the State may be made good. But
the people will never know how
much has been lost in that and
other bank wrecks until the
machine control of the Treasury i:
brought to an end, and the coming
election affords the opportunity tC
accomplish that result.-BelIetont
WatchmaA.
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FOR MINE INSPECTOR
JAMES A. O'DONNELL.
TIE SOUTH SIDE.

EDITOR COLUMBIAN.
In your last weeks Editorial on
'fThe South Side" you present a
strong and logical argument why
the South side voter should not cast
his vote for two Commissioners
from the South side, and especially
why Mr.. Schuck is not entitled to
that vote.
The South side heartily endorses
your views in reference to disgrunt-
led independent candidates and we
believe will vote the straight
ticket as nominated at the June
Convention in strict accordance
with the party rules. They will do
this not so much perhaps through
fear of losing the benefit of the so
called South Side Rule, but be-
cause they honestly believe in the
justice of the rule and will not
neglect this oppsrtunity of demon
strsting the honesty of their claims
and their true Democracy in sus-
tanning the party rules. Moreover
we believe that the South side has
IN the past more consistently voted
the straight ticket than any other
section of the County. This being
true, we of the South side, natural
ly take exceptions to the reasons
assigned in your last weeks editor
ial why two candidates from the
South side received the highest vote
for Commissioner. Your claim that
this happened because the South
side largely voted for two South
side candidates, whilst the North
voted for one from each side of the
river, is not borne out by the fact.
and is therefore unfair and unjust
to the South side. An examination
OF the returns will show that thu
North side candidates received CO..
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WHAT THEY OBJEUr TO.
Where the Farmers Stand as Regards
Hunting.

The hunters who rail against the
land owner who posts trespass no.
tice on his property should realize
the fact that the farmer has just as
much right to protect himself as
the city resident has to prevent
any person from tramping over his
lawn. Instead of blaming the farm
er, the hunter should place the re-
sponsibility for the strict enforce
ment of the trespass law upon the
shoulders of the careless hunter
who has made lite miserable for the
owners of lands in the rural dis
tricts. There are hunters and hunt
ers. The farmers do not wish to
prevent the glorious sport Of hunt
ing. What they do object to is the
vandalism OF the gunner who cares
not what damage he does while in
pursuit of game. This kind OF
hunter is in the minority, and the
majority of sportsmen must suffer
because of the wrongful acts OF the
lesser number of gun carriers 1t
would be a good plan for the grumb'
ling hunter to put himself IN the
farmers place and see how, as the
land owner, he would like to have
his property over run by thought
less gunners.
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G, A, SMALL'S DENIAL.

Bloomsburg, Pa. Nov. tst, 1905
To the Voters of Columbia County:
In view of the fact that the edi-
iofials conceived in the fertile mind
of J. c Brown and published for
the past several weeks in the Gel
Hm6ia ConnD Republican, which al e
without foundation, in which he
has taken the liberty of using my
name with Judge Krickbaum and
c. l.. Sands ! take this method Of
informing the public that l emphat-
ically deny every word in those edi-
torials. l never had a confe ence
with Judge Krickbaum, {. l..
Sands or with any other person at
my Office or at any other place as
outlined in the RebHbhcah, owned
and controlled by the agents who
take orders in this county from
Durham and Penrose, the Philadel-
phia Machine and Gaug leaders.
| am and always have been loyal
to my party and its candidates.
The same source that circulated
and wrote these editorials has here
tofore circulated aud published all
kinds of slanderous stories about
me.
No one knows better than J. c.
Brown himself that every word in
those edit orials is deliberate false
hood.
l most respectfully solicit the
support of the Voters of Columbia
County for District Attorney, and
pledge to them a clean, honest,
faithful and economical administra-
ton.
Very Respectfully,
CHRISTIAN A. SMALL.
p. S. l notice that the editorials
above referred to are being publish
ed, (of course as paid advertise
ments by the gang in several news
papers of the county.
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FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
CHRISTIAN A. SMALL
OF Bl, cmsburg.
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AN ACTIVE COMMITTEE

Chairman Clinton Herring of the
Democratic County Committee, has
been carrying on an aggressive
campaign, and i. there is not a
large Democratic vote out next
Tuesday it will not be his fault.
The work that has been done has
not been of the brass band order,
but has been directed towards
effecting perfect organization so
that full vote will be polled. In
his efforts he has been ably assisted
by the Executive Committee. Dem
ocrats should show their apprecia.
ton of the work of the Chairman
and the Committee by big vote.
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Democratic State Ticket.
FOR JUDGE SUPERIOR COURT,
JOHN B. HEAD,
of Greensburg.
Democratic County Ticket.

FOR PROTHoNOTARY AND CLERK
OF THE COURTS,
c. NJ. TERWILLIGER
of Bloomsbury.
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER,
FRANK w. MILLER
of Centralia.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
CHAS. L. POHE,
of Catawissa.
JERRY A. HESS
of Bloomsbury.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
M. Fl. RHODES
OF Bloomsbury, Pa.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
CHRISTIAN A. SMALL
OF Biz cmsburg.
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR,
c. /. HIRLEMAN
HARRY B. GREASY.
FOR MINE INSPECTOR
JAMES A. O'DONNELL.
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Vote for the regular Democratic
nominees. w. B, Shuck is an In
dependent Candidate, and not a
regular Democratic nominee. Vote
for c. L. Pohe for Commissioner
from the South side and Jerry A.
Hess for Commissioner from the
North side. By voting the straight
ticket that is what you will do.
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Indepand ent Candidate.
INDEPENDENT
For Register and Rec order,
w. l.. GARRISON,

OF BIOOWsOurg.
Platform: No Bosses. No Beer.
No Machine.
Subject to the decision ofthe con-
scientious voters irrespective OF
party.
Support respectfully solicited. st
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Go to the polls and vote early.
Let there be no stay.at, home Dem.
ocratS.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
HALL is REMOVED.
Summary Action by the President in
Land Fraud Gases.

Washington, Jan. 8. - President
Roosevelt has directed the absolute re-
moval OF John FL. Hall, United States
district attorney for the district Of Ore
gon, The action was taken at the ra-
quest OF Francis j. Heney, who was
been conducting, as the nominal assist
ant OF Mr.. Hall, the land fraud cases
IN Oregon.
me announcement of this action was
made by Attorney General Moody as he
was leaving the White house after q
conference with the president. Mr.
Moody declined to say what the CHARGES
against Mr. Hall were, if any, but did
say that 1t was for the good of the sery-
zee 70 dispense with him, particularly
IN regard to the conduct of the land
fraud cases now being investigated
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

New York, Jaan. 2.-In a garden Of
a British subject, only one mile from
Iangler, bold murder has been com
mitted by Moorish robbers, according
10 10 the Herald correspondent of Tangisr'
Inc Moors entered the garden and car
ried away four cows belonging to the
BRUSH owner, after numbering Span
iard working on the place. One Of the
ROBBERS was severely wounded by the
wife OF the Spaniard. 1t is rumored
from Tetuan that the garrison there
mas deserted and fled from the town
Two months pay was due them.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
New Fraser River Mill

New Westminster, B. c., Jan. "a
large sawmill ON the Fraser river that
mas been closed for Is years will open
IA lew weeks to cut $50, 900 feet OF
II, lumber a day, under American capital
Inc mill was purchased by Lester w
David, for years manager of the Mon
arch lumber mills in Blaine. The
company will be known as the Fraser
RIVER Lumber Mills company and will
employ nearly 800 men. 1t will shin
both by rail and vessels. In the ma
rine shipping, h. j. Dodge, the million
are lumber man of San Francisco. will
use his own fleet of lumber vessels
Already market has been opened in
Australia and the first cargo sent Inv
water will go there.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

| washington, Jan. AIS the resull
OF investigation made by direction OF
General crozier, chief OF ordnance. n
has been ascertained that among The
i,75o, 900 blank cartridges issued last
summer to the regular and militia
troops which took part In the manoeuv-
ers at Manassas, Va, and In California
two ball cartridges were found, one At
the Virginia camp and the other h
California. The person who packed
The California cartridge was traced nv
the initials on the box and was promnt.
~ discharged In the Virginia case II
was impossible to find the offender.
As an additional precaution. ali the
blank cartridge eases at the Frankford
arsenal have been overhanled and
weighed, with the result that one hall
cartridge was found In that case the
person who packed the case was dis
70 guard against the possibility Of
such an occurrences, General Croz,ar
mas directed that each box of blank
cartridges shall be weighed before seal
ing The presence Of ball CARTRIDGE
IAN be easily detected by this method
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

Seattle, Wash, Jan. Pacific coas'
stockmen will soon have an opportun'
Ivy TO bid on 1000 head of horses to Do
furnished Uncle SANS cavalry and ar
tiilerymen now stationed in the PM
ipplnes, word to that effect being re-
ceiVed by Captain F. A. Grant, OF INC
local army quartermaster's office. spec
iiicatlons as to the kind OF horses de
sired have not yet been received g
captain Grant. These are expected Oy
maii from the quartermaster genera,
Wlthin few days, when the bids VIII
be called for.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

Toxic, Dec. 31.-Admiral IT, J.,
probably arrive today at Knra -s 81 WIZ
/ P . IA station Of the Japanese nav,
ia ' h IRON Hiroshima. Accomnayn'
o leu py wee Admiral Kamimura p ana
o ~ oiiicers, Togo is expected to co anu
ce;va a1 h' when the emperor will rae
eeive nm personally and congrat -, ae-
the VIVA vn~nk nj nlm Tor his services during
S tne war. The New Year season ba s
;da si, ana all Japan is enjoying a bo Is
LAY Ens consequently Togo's Journey fro V
popular ovation. " " CONTINUOUS
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

Paris, Jan. 4.--The measures eon.
tempiated by the French government
ior the security OF the neighborhood 81
the towns IN Morocco have not yet been
completed, partly owing TO the fact
that there has not yet been the time
necessary for the purpose since France
hrst undertook the task, and partly be-
cause many matters OF detail remain In
be settled when the French represent.
alive, Nj Saint Rebe Taillander. raaats
the sultan at fex at the end OF the
month. Oriental dilatoriness also
counts for something in the DELAY.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

Portland, Dec. 3I.-All but two :.
tne river dredges operated by the INIT
ca states engineers in the Columh;o
river and its tributaries are laid nm to'
a aack q iupds with which to carry on
operations. The w. S. Ladd. on the
l aomer river Will probably continue in
operation for month yet and then will n
gqir Tor the same reason. The dredaa
"lliowa, ON the Snake, is also still e.
operation, but the Columbia dime.
.dredges, No. and No. 2. and tba ' lI
a Loaf a; are all out OF commission, as the
have not sufficient funds with ii1
which to operate. "us wltn
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
ARTHUR IS TAKEN
BY THE JAPANESE
General Nogi Wires Toxic of Signing
of Compact and Great Rejoicing
Follows-Baltic Squadron May Be
Obliged to Turn Back and Wait
for Third Squadron.

New York, Jan. g. Port Arthur
whose hills for months have run rec
with the blood of the brayest of TIVE
warlike nations, has at last succumbeC
to the fierce tenacity of the japanese
attack. General Stoessel, most stub
born in carrying out the will of his
sovereign, has seen the sdyance of the
besieging army gain in momentum and
energy, until to hold out longer would
have been a crime against humanity.
The conditions OF the surrender are
not yet known, but in all quarters it is
anticipated thai they are such as an
honorable soldier may accept from a
brave and vi etorious enemy.
At 9:45 o'clock last night the com
missioners completed signing of the
capitulation agreement Both armies
had suspended hostilities five hours
earlier. The city Of Port Arthur will
be occupied by the Japanese today.
The authorities at St. Petersburg, in
the absence of direct official notice
from General Stoessel that Port Arthur
ho9 ouiichucIeu, nave not permitted
the news to become public. Emperor
Nicholas is in the south of Russia, and
his ministers are for the time being in
the dark as to what dispatches have
been sent to him from the front. Toxic
IS the scene of rejoicing, people finding
in the outcome compensation for all
the sacrifice of life and money that was
in the ten months siege.
To what extent the fall of Port Ar
thur will make for a restoration of
peace is an open question. There is
an encouraging note in the expression
Of Baron Hayashi, Japanese minister
to London, of the "hope that in some
way it will facilitate final peace
Both in Paris and London it is be-
leved that the squadron under Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky, which started
rom Llbau for the Far East three
months ago, will have to retrace it's way
home, as an adherence to the original
'lans would invite disaster without
probability of effecting juncture with
he warships at present in the harbor
II Nladiyostok.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
cHoATE COMING HOME.
10 Resign as Ambassador to England
After the Inauguration.

London, Dec. 31.-While numerous
statements have been published here
that Ambassador Choate is about to
retire from diplomatic circles, it can
be stated that Mr. Choate has not sent
IN his resignation or any communiea-
tlon on the subject to President Roose-
welt or the State department, nor has
ne received any inquiry either from
.ne president or Secretary Hay concern
ing ms future plans. 1t can be safely
asserted, however, that it is Mr.. Che.
ate's intention to tender his resiona-
tion soon after the inauguration of
President Roosevelt. =
Six years is long time slice ont 81
IN tne lie Of man of my age, said Mr..
Cnoate. recently, to friends here "and
while | have enjoyed the life and neo-
PIE nave met in England, have. de-
'ermlned to go home and devote the re-
mainder OF my time to looking after
my own affairs" 'e'
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
BILL BY ELkINs.
Its Object Is Regulation of Railroad
Freight Rates.

| Washington, Dec. 81 Senator ). Il
Elkins, of West Virginia, chairman o
the senate committee on interstate
commerce, is busily engaged in fran
ing bill for the purpose OF carrying
out the views of the president In rela.
ton to the abolition of freight rebates
The senator, in discussing the subject
today, said among other things:
"There should be some power in this
country to declare what rates should be
on the railroads. The United States
supreme court has decided that the fix
ing of railroad rate is legislative
and not judicial power. So we can
not depend upon the interstate COM
merce commission to fix these rates,
and, in fact, no commission or other
court can be depended ON for that inn
portant function. What we can do is
to empower court to declare when a
rate is excessive and in that way send
the rate back to the railroad to be low
cred.
81 do not think we need fear that
the roads will attempt to evade the ex-
ecution of such instruction in good
faith, by attempting to come back
again with another rate, slightly low
cred, so as to result in no benefit. We
can depend upon public opinion as
power to force them to accept this
method of regulating the rates in good
aith. If the lower rate they fix is not
ow enough, it can again be declared
o be too high and would go back to
hem.
For several reasons think the in
erstate commerce commission is not
he proper tribunal for the fixing of
ates by this method. 1t should be
lone In circuit court of the United
states, and that court should be pre-
ided over by justice of high char
cter, who ought to receive salary of
III, 1000, $4,000 or $15, 900 a year.
uch a judge would, of course, be ap-
olnted for life, and would be in DO
ltlon to fix these rates. He could de-
ote his entire thought to the questions
hat would come to his attention.
Just think what might happen if
lese powers were placed in the hands
commission, the members subject
reappointment by the president,
lth limited terms. Such a proposal
ould not meet the approval Of the
men,"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

Washington, Jan. 3.--The local
grand jury n making its final report
Tor the present term OF the supreme
court OF the District Of Columbia today
recommended the establishment Of
wh'pplng-posts in the district The
question has been much agitated ever
since the president In his last annual
message recommended corporal punish
ment for wife-beaters In the District ~
Columbia. The recommendation ~
the jury was as follows:
'The efficacy of establishing The
whipping-post MS means of Furnishing
wiie-beaters and petty larceny offenaes
has been investigated by this BODY. and
the majority Of the members are Of the
opinion that It would prove very effect
I'VE IN reducing the number Of thesa
reprehensible crimes"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

lineage, Dec. 81. - As a res,,1. -
STORM conditions, trains on nearly 60, =.
railroad entering Chicago wore y o very
G Cur hours ours behind schedule TODAY
=. 19 difficulty was experienced i'1 ~
railroad officials on securing taic
graphic reports of the movema,t 80 -
Trains. Wires were down in man y
places Points in the northwa aaaly
o o'a'es could be reached only by circnit
Jug ous routes. The mail service az tbo
S Tns.re middle west is in bad condit;o O'
a a,ahsler connections with a number 81
outbound trains were missed ''A u
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
FIND THE Truth.
Denver Election Frauds to be Probed
TO the Bottom.

i Denver, Jan. 4.-Stretching Its hand,
so as to cast shadow over every mar
and woman in any way implicated In
election frauds in the city and county
OF Denver, on, before or after Noyem-
Der ., the supreme court has ordered
an investigation so sweeping in its
scope that every phase of the election
may be scrutinized and everything that
bears upon II In any way may be made
known by judicial inquiry.
Aiva Adams, Democratic candidate
for governor, who appeared from the
returns to have been elected, but who
has declared that be does not want the
office tainted with fraud, asked the
court 10 open every Denver ballot boz.
but the order Of the court goes beyond
The mere examination Of the ballots
and provides for an Investigation OF the
registration Iists, the campaign expen-
dlturres, and, III brief. all election
matters. Samuel w Belford. attorney
for Adams, and Henry j. Herscy. At
forney for the Republicans, asked the
court to make it's order Of suci, breadth |
that the court need not stop at anything |
N the investigation. The court said |
that was what II meant 10 do, and In |
#trneted the lawyers 10 agree upon the |
wording Of the order, and present ID toll
The court for arpoyal.
thief Justice Gabbert said that
while the petition did not state facts
snfitling the petitioner to such an in
as proposed, the court had
decided that AN investigation might
ND IN discovering the guilty persons
Fho were responsible for the commits
ven O the gross irasssss that had been
vsea'ea ~ the contempt proceedings.
There must have been some persons be-
ind the election officers and others
sho committed frauds, the court be-
ieyed.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

Fort Gaines, Ga, Dec. 30. - The
farmers and merchants Of this county
met today at Fort Gaines and deeided
% burn their share of 1000, O00 bales
OF surplus cotton A starter was made
today when bonfire was made on the
streets. II is not yet determined where
y WIZ stop The farmers have decid-
eu 70 set the pace, and are moving de-
terminedly. A large crowd paraded
with much spectacular ceremony The
OBJECT - to show that the farmers are
ready to sacrifice few bales for the
benefit of the masses.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

Bombay. Jan. 4.-Rnssian avsr,.
here are endeayoring to purchase loo
tons OF coal aud TO charter vessels I,
carry Il. Up to the present no shin.
,nents have been made, but il is he
lieved that the British steamer Henry
bolckow, Of 639 tons net, owned by the
Bombay & Persian steam naviagtion
company, limited, of Bombay. ha
o'en SOLD 70 Russia. She has sailed
hence IA ballast for Saigon, French
Cochin China. -
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

Vancouver, d. c., Jan. 4-Tb,
rich bottom land farms of Westbau,
island, at the mouth Of the Erase,
river, are all under water. Much pron.
eFty has been damaged, and many head
OF livestock drowned Several hreal !
occurred IN the bikes surrounding the
Island last night, owing to the ex-
treineiy high tide, together with the
rough weather. and the water streamad
IN on the farming lands all night and
now great portion OF the island il
covered 10 the depth of from three Ia
four feet. ~