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.-- YESTERDAY'S STOCK MARKET
Little Life in Achievement Thoroughly
 Uncertain.


 Uncertain.
 New York, Jan. 5.-There was a little life left to the market to-day and the sentiment as expressed in the move ment was thoroughly uncertain. The fluctuations were constant and the level of the market shifted many times from an average higher than last night to lower one Dealings were small and were attributed almost altogether to professional sources. It was the common remark that there was no evi dence of public participation in the market. The expected January invest ment demand failed to develop, and the fear was thus engendered that what ever buying was to be expected on this account had been included in the De- cember movement, which was attribut- ed at the time to demand from dealers for the purpose of stocking up for the January investment demand. The fec ble downward movements which alter mated with the indifferent advances were supposed to be due to short sell ing by traders to a large extent, such as is the consequence almost invariably of dull and halting period in the buy
 ing of stocks. Rumors of prospective railroad combinations and absorptions still attracted attention, and the ad- mitted intention of President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania to enter the New Ha- ven directory and the general belief in additional representation for the Stand ard oil interest on the New York Cen. tral directory were calculated to keep alive this discussion. New Haven's
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VIM. H. TAFT TO LECTURE.

Will be the Dodge Lecturer at Yale in
 1906.
 Announcement has been made that Secretary of War William H. Taft Is to be the Dodge lecturer at Yale in 1906. These lectures are on the Re- responsibilities of Good Citizenship. In 1904 it was hoped to secure the Hon. Andrew D. White as lecturer, but he was compelled to decline. The lecture plans for the year of 1905 have not yet natured. &% ~s& f i,.
 This course of lectures was founded in 1900 by gift of $sO,OOo from William E. Dodge of New York city ,-a5
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PROF. WELLS REQUEST.

Father Leaves Yale Man Shares of .S Stock and Homestead. c-,s
 By the will of the late Levi S. Wells of New Britain, Prof. Horace l.. Wells of Yale university, who resides at AS Orange street, is beneficiary.
 He receives twenty shares of stock in the Landers, Fraray & Clark Co.,, New Britain and the family homestead at Stanley quarter. The sons, Herman F. and Horace L. Wells, are named as executors. The fathers will was dated December $, 1897.
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AT FOREsTRiy roNrspEss

Washington, D. C., Jan. 5.-Austin F. Hawes,. of New: Haven, state forester for the state of Connecticut, is in Wash ington, taking an active, part in the proceedings of the annual meeting of the American Forest congress. Edwin A. Bowers of New Haven is also del- egate. Both of these gentlemen repre- sent the Connecticut Forestry associa- tpop
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TO RETURN TO YALE IN THE
 FATT,

Professor Samuel S. Sanford. of the musical department of Yale university, will return to Yale and take up the po- sition as head of the department of ap- piled music next autumn, probably making his permanent home here.
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 recent extension of influence into the northern trunk line field, if accepted as having a Pennsylvania inspiration, would suggest shifting of the long established balance in that field. Money continued extremely easy and served as safeguard against any pressure upon the stock market. The general list was sustained also by a number of points of 1 positive strength. Amalgamated Cop per had the benefit of further ad- vance in the price of the metal. The coalers responded to the reports of ex- cellent conditions in the anthracite trade. This last group proved the main stay in the market, and it was the strong advance in the Fries that made the closing steady.
 The bond market was very broad, but the movement of prices somewhat ir- regular. Total sales. par value, esS, ,420,- 900.
 U. S. bonds were all unchanged on call. .y Closing Prices. ] The following are the closing prices reported by Prince 6 WhiteIy. Bankers and Brokers. 25 Broadway. New York, and 15 Center street. New Haven. Conn: | Rid Asked
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A NEW REPORTER.

There is rejoicing in the household of Harry Robinson, we'll known reporter of the Palladium, over the arrival of a ten pound baby boy. The bouncing babe arrived yesterday. and the many friends of Mir. and Mrs. Robinson are congratulating the happy couple.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-21
Christian Endeavor Grows
NImber Of Societies Increases by 23l in
Last Quarter.

The quarterly report of the pro-
gress of the Christian Endeavor
movement by the Rev. Fraucis l..
Clark, president of the United
Society Of Christian Endeavor,
shows that there are now 67,oo3
affiliated societies, an increase of
23I since the last convention held
in Baltimore III July.
The Executive Committee of the
Board of Trustees of the United
Society has appointed All intcrna-
tional committee to take charge OF
the plans for celebrating the silver
anniversary of the movement. This
will take the form of the creation
of a special fund tor extending
young peoples work in all parts of
the world, and the erection of an
international headquarters building
III honor of President Clark, the
founder Of the society.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-21
Railway Employees
The Vast Army Of Men Required by Our
Transportation Companies.

The Railway World says that
the number of persons on the pay
rolls of the railways in the United
States, as returned for June 30,
1904, was ,296, ,I2I, or OH per 100
miles Of line. These figures, when
compared with corresponding ones
for the year 1908, show a decrease
of I6,4I6 in the number of em-
ployees, or twenty-eight per 100
miles of line. The classification Of
employees includes enginemen,
52,45I firemen, 5000; conduc.
'ors, 39,645, and other traiumen,
Io6,734. There were 46, ,262 switch
tenders, crossing tenders and watch
men. With regard to the four gen
eral divisions of railway employ
ment, it appears that general ad-
minlstration required the services
of 4S,746 employees, maintenance
of way and structures, 4I5.72I en-
ployees /; maintenance of equipment,
26I $40 employees, and conducting
transportation, 566,79S employees.
This statement disregards a few
employees of which no assignment
was made. The usual statement of
the average daily compensation of
the eighteen classes of employees
for series of years is continued III
the present report, which shows
also the aggregate amount of COM
pensation paid to more than % per
cent. of the number of employees
for the year 1904, 81 per cent. for
the year 49, and more than 90
per cent for the five years pre-
ceding. The amount OF wages and
salaries paid to employees during
the year ending June 80, 1904, as
reported, was SSI7,598,SIo.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-21
Mr.. BRYAN HAS PEACE PLAN.
ment Tor international Investigating
Board.

A letter addressed to President
Roosevelt from w. J. Bryan, in
which plan for the prevention of
war is suggested, has been made
public. Mr.. Bryan congratulates
the president on his success in
bringing Russia and Japan together
and says
"Why not ask Congress for
authority to submit all international
questions (when agreement cannot
be reached by parties interested) to
all impartial board of investigation
and report1 Investigation will in
nearly every case remove the cause
Of complaint and reconcile the par
ties. Questions which nation
might be unwilling TO submit to
arbitration in advance could be set.
tied by investigation by all impar
tial international board.
1t was a glorious thing to end
the war between the Russians and
che Japanese, but it would have
been more glorious to have pre-
vented the war and saved the fright
full loss of life. The moral prestige
which our nation now enjo would
i'll all probability enable it to lead a
successful peace movement. The
congratulations which have arrived
from the hands of European govern
ments strengthen the chances of
success. If the leading nations OF
the world would enter into an agree
ment 10 join III the creation of such
board and pledge themselves to
submit all disputes to the board of
investigation before declaring war,
the danger of war would be reduced
to minimum.
Few men have had it in their
power to do 50 much for humanity.
Will you improve the opportunity
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-21
GRAFT AND HIGH FINANCE.

Bryan is quoted as saying that
the exploitation of the people thro.
ugh the operations of high finance
presents new problem to the voters
OF this country. And so it does,
aud if there were some way to
make it political issue Oh which
the voters could act with intelli.
gence, there would be no question
as to the result. But the spoliation
Of the stock jobbers, the grafters,
the corrupters of legislation and of
those who prey on the public gen.
orally, cannot be successfully crys-
tallized into a party issue, at least
not at this time, for there is but
one public opinion as to the evil.
Every politician is at least theoretic-
ally opposed to these things, and
each party stands for honest govern
ment and honest officials.
But what the people can do is to
give greater heed to the character
of men they elect to public office,
from the minor elections to those of
first Importance, and especially in
filling vacancies in the United
States Senate. With gradual i'm
provement in the character of public
men, there will be better laws, a
stricter enforcement of the laws,
and a finer code of morals in the
business world, But little progress
can be made against Doodle and
graft unless the laws in existence
are enforced and better ones sup
piled where old ones are inadequate.
The real problem lies in the United
States senate, which body is largely
owned by the money interests, and
which blocks the way to reform by
presenting specious arguments or
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-21
BY Yacht to Pottsville
Most Novel Outing Party Of Philadelphians
by Canal

A yachting trip on the Schuylkill
Canal was the novel outing given
to a party of their friends by Mr..
and Mrs. l. 7. B-lheld, of Phila-
delphia. They went as far as Potts
vile, and on their return trip they
tied up their yacht, the Ellida.
at Pottstown Landing and took in
the sights around there.
The guests of the Bel6elds were
Mrs. Howard S. Clopp and daugh-
ter, Miss Margaret Clopp, of Lime
Rock, Conn; Mrs. Samuel Wigfall,
of Bloomsbury; Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard w. Belfeld, Miss Eleanor Mil
ler, Miss Mildred Foos, Miss Eliz-
abeth Belfield, Miss Helen V. Clark
son, Charles F. Warwick, j., and
Perry +. Belfeld, of Philadelphia.
-Phila. Ret0rd, Sept. IS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-21
l32nd R ,giment

The annual reunion of the I32nd
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers,
was held in Danville on Monday.
There was large attendance of
the survivors, amo 6 them being
the following from this section:
Company H-iC. F. Harder, A.
H. Sharpless, John H. Stokes, c.
S. Schmick, G.. w. Reifsnyde1, oi
Catawissa; l. w. Willis, r. NJ,
Watkins, Bloomsbury.
Company E-E. w. Coleman
and James F. Trump, Orangevile
Samuel r. Johnson, Nescopeck
William H. Gilmore, c. H. Hen
d rshott, Clark KressIer, Jol I
Roadarmel, George w. Sterner,
William c. Shaw, of Bloomsbury.
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behalf of the business interests"
and the working classes"
The 81 ieatest graft the world has
ever known is in the shelter that
the protective tariff gives to mon
opolists and extortionists III this
country, yet congress, especially
the upper branch, is so under the
control of the men who benefit by
this shelter that it will be to blame
if the reform is not ultimately
wrought. Kansas City Tines.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-21
A Republican View of It.

The Republican party has every
thing to gain and nothing to lose
Dy frank and full acknowledgment
of the truth that for many years
the policies and the fruits of Repu-
blican rule not only in Philadel-
phia, but throughout Pennsylvania.
have been reproach to the good
name of the party elsewhere and a
stumbling-block in the way of its
progress. The curse of Quayism
has hung like heavy cloud over
the record of a party that puts for
ward the claim of being leader in
all civic and political reforms, and
whose history, as a whole, fully
justifies that claim. But Republi-
can domination in Philadelphia has
been no whit better than Tammany
domination in New York, and no
honest Republican anywhere who
is frank with himself will. deny the
fact or fail to confess that it has
been to him a cause of shame and
confusion.
And wnat is true in this respect
of Philadelphia has been true to a
deplorable extent of other cities in
Pennsylvania and of the State as a
whole. Republicans who have
gloried in the fact that their party
has stood for honesty and morality
in politics and public life have nc
reason to be proud of their party
history in Pennsylvania for the
past thirty-fve years. 1t has been
neither honest, straight nor clean
-Leshe'S Weekly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-21
harter Reunion

The descendants OF Martin and
Michael Harter held their annual
reunion in Fairchilds' Park on Sat-
urday and about 500 persons were
present including the Harters and
their friends. A program of
speeches and music was successful
ly carried out. Martin Harter
settled in this section Io5 years ago,
and Michael in Lehigh county.
DR.. 7. c. Harter of Bloomsbury, Is
one Of the leading spirits in the
growth of this reunion, which has
reached such successful stage.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-21
Independent Candidate.
The Tustin Mansion

Large paving stones are being
laid today at the l.. B. Tustin
house, from the. street to the front
steps The cement work in the
cellar, which @. b. Mellick has
been doing for the past two weeks,
will soon be done. The inside
walls are white coated, but none of
the tiling or hard wood work 5
done yet. This is going to be a
splendid mansion when completed.
A bid of SIS, 900 ha, been received
by Mr.. Tustin from a New York
party to furnish the house.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-21

The following letters are adver-
tised at the Bloomsbury post Office:
Mr.. Joseph Broody, Mr.. Thomas
Hewitt, Mr.. f.. P. Hagenbuch (2),
MIR. G. S. Houck, Mr., Jonn Krout,
Magdolena Keller, Mr., A. w.
Musselman. Cards-Mr. Lewis w.
Parker, A. w. Musselman.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-21

THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER Al, 1905.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-21

Herman Loeb of Pittsburg, the
engineer appointed by the state on
the Mifflinville bridge, was in town
last Friday, in consultation with
the county commissioners. The
plans will be completed in two or
three weeks.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-21
Democratic County Ticket.

jOR PROTHONOTARY AND CLERE
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 Bloomsburg.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
M. II. RHODES
OF Bloomsbury, Pa.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
CHRISTIAN A. SMALL
oil Bl, msburg.
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR,
c. L. HIRLEMAN
HARRY B. GREASY.
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ESTABLISHED 1857. CONSOLIDATED 1869
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING,
AT Bloomsbury, the County Seat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-09
0PPENHEIMER CASE.
The SUAYE SWINDLER is CONVICT.
ED in The SUPERIOR COURT.
After Considerable Success During a
Few Months, the Slick Operator
Has Found His Finish. Collecting
Money for the Herald Prinfery
Proves His Downfall.

In the superior court Friday evening
b. Oppenheimer was found guilty by the
jury in the case on a charge of obtaining
money under false prelen>es. The pen.
atty for such offenses is discretionary
with the court, all the way from inn
pri4onnent in the county Jail to 1ve
ears IN the pententla,v.
Attoruey f. +. shields made clever
defense for Oppenheimer, considering
the evidence against him and his own
lack OF evidence, and the case occupied
the superior court and jury nearly all of
Thursday and Friday. County Attorney
Boner, assisted by j. G. Cross, conduct.
ed the prosecution.
The charge against Oppenheimer was
that he had been engaged by the Herald
Printery to solicit advertising on the
Anheuser Music Hall p. ogram ast May,
and that he afterwards used his knowl-
edge OF the advertisers to collect $35. 80 of
the monthly bills on the me.
The defense ing-ni 'uslv endeavored to
mix up the jury by Introducing another
matter with which Oppenheir:er had to
do with the He aid Prnte,y, the publ.
cation OF the bo ,klet, Facts aud Figures
About Chehals County" 1t endeavored
to show that the Printery was indebted
to Oppenheimer on this account, and
that he made the collections on the pro.
gram in an effort to get his money.
| TLis line was mistake. The prosecu.
tion readily proved that Oppenheimer
had a contract 20 solicit advertising for
the booklet, for 25 per cent o. the net
profits OF the work; that his commission
amounted to Sl0l %; that before any of
this sum was due him he had given
orders on the Herald Prinlery for $40 90
to different parties to whom he was in.
debted. It was further shown that,
| while the contract with Oppenheimer
expressly provided that he collect no
money thereon, and that all contracts
were in the form OF promssory notes
! payable to the order of Jno. j. Carney,
the defendant had collected $l35. 90 on
that work in defiance of his written agree
ment. So that, instead of the Herald
Printery o wing him money on the book
let, he collec ed $34 more than he earned
on that work, and succeeded in defraud-
ing the creditors to whom he had direct.
ed the Printery to pay the money, and
which orders were accepted by that
office contingently, to be paid these par.
ties when it had Oppenheimer money to
pay them with. OF course his collections
of Sl3o left no fnuds with the Piintery,
and the creditors lost.
Oppenheimer has been on Gravs Hal.
ber since last March, and his career dur
ing that time presents trail OF petty
confidence operations and swindling.
Beating hotel bills, issuing checks against
an imaginary account in an Olympia
bank, and borrowing small sums of
money from all he came in contact with,
appeared to be his specialtes, although
more serious offenses are laid at his door,
the parties affected neglectng to prose.
cute because they did not want the
bother of the case.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-09
SHlNGLE WEAVERS' STRIKE.
Packers and knOt SawyerS 1t HOquiam
Walk Out Last FRIDAY.

The packers and knot sawyers OF the
shingle mill of the Hoquiam Lumber Il
Shingle company walked out Friday, and
the mill was closed down. About sixty
men are affected.
The trouble appears to have been
caused by temporary run OF poor
quality of timber, which reduced the
earnings Of the knot sawyers and packers,
who are paid by the thousand. They
asked that the bolting be done different
ly, or that they be paid cent a thousand
above scale, on guaranteed $3.50 day.
The management replied that this tim
ber would soon be worked off that as the
men were making over 500 month
each, and that the mill ran so regularly
that their annual earnings are more than
that OF the employees Of other mills, the
company thought the walk out was sim.
ply case of looking lor trouble, and de.
cided to close the mill. This company
stood by the men when other concerns
recently tried to reduce wages, and it be.
lieves the present action Of the employees
scarcely consistent with ordinary good
treatment.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-09

All the news that's At to print. Aber.
deem semi-Weekly Herald, $500 . year,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-09

Fine Job Printing at moderate prices,
Herald Printery.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-09
PERKINS and M'CALL.
life INSURANCE MAGNATES ON
POLITICAL contributions.
The Testimony is COrrObOrative Con-
Cerning the BeStOwaI of the Com
pany'S Money Upon FavOrite Poll
tiCaI Candidates. The Lawson
$5,OOO,OOO Story of 1896 is
Probably True.

Referring to the testimony of Vie
President Perkins of the New York Life
Insurance company in the Investigation
now in progress, the ST. louise ODE
says:
The testimony of George W. Perkins,
first vice president of the New Y ,rk Life
Insurance company, that that company
contributed S4S 900 to the republican
campaign fund in 1914. and that it also
made contributions in 1896 and 1900.
and shows in a striking way the discredit
into which the democratic party has
fallen among the business interests of
the country.
Then, with charming disregard for the
exposures Of chicanery and corruption in
the management OF the biz life insure nee
companies the Clio ,e-Democrat says:
Mccall knew that the triumph OF Bryan
and debased silver would mean cut in
half in the value Of the funds OF the
policy holders OF his corporation. Every
dollar OF assets in the company would be
reduced to so cents or less If the demo.
Gratis had carried the country.
The Globe. Democrat is one OF those
newspapers that asked the people to be
lieve that free silver coinage would make
the mine owners silver worth $1.29 an
ounce, but would make the silver dollar
worth only so cents. Naturally enough
such a paper would insist that the men
who have been guilty of riotous squander.
ing OF trust funds in gambling specula.
tons and worse were impeled by motives
of honesty and wonderful regard for the
property interests OF their clients when
they wroEgfully contributed money that
did not belong to them to the republican
campaign fund in 1896.
Then the Globe Democrat makes this
very remarkable statement:
No reputable democrat charges that
this or any other campaign contributions
was put to corrupt use by the republi.
cans.
Not only have the reputable democrats
made that charge, but repu' able republic
cans as we'll. And republicans who have
not charged it have admitted it. And
that these and other contributions were
put to corrupt use by the republican
managers in 1896 is SO apparent that only
a hidebound organ like the st. Louis
obe.Democrat would have the hardi-
hood to deny it. If Thomas W. Lawson g
story Of the $4,000, 900 hurry up call"
the closing week of the republican cam.
paign in 1896 is untrue, why has not Mr..
Lawson been proceeded against for
criminal libel by the men whom he
openly charged with his gigantic scheme
Of political corruption?
The admission of Perkins and Mccall
mere y give corroborative evidence to
prove what not only reputable democrats
but reputable republicans have charged
that money was used corruptly by the
repu blican committee in 1896, and that
the money was contributed by just such
self-constituted defenders of Irrational
honor" and "honest money" as Perkins
and Mccall.