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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

death rate in the insane asylums from
now shown in private by Philadelphis
manufacturers and contractors that
even before the contracts had been
awarded to John II. Sanderson the
pennsylvania Bronze Company" had
been organized by him and work on
the chandeliers actually begun. The
designs OF Architect Joseph NJ Hus-
tons artistic bronze fixings were on
display in his Office for weeks before
the actual awarding Of the contract
by the board of p. G. & B., and, ac-
cording to one of the expert modelers
employed by the company, he was SET
to work in the architects office three
or four days before the commission
had considered the various proposals
Listen to John Maene. one Of the ex-
pert modelers:
1.-TWO months before the contract for
the chandeliers was awarded the Penn
bylvanta Bronze Company was organ
lied. l was employed by the concern
while the contract for the states illu-
mfnating fixtures was being executed,
but at Its completion the company went
out of existence, and the big plant at
18th and Cumberland was later con-
verted into an automobile factory.
Even before II was announced that
Sanderson's company would get the
contract, and while other firms were
figuring on the bids, not knowing how
to estimate the cost Of the chandel-
iers by the pound, ! was employed by
the company and made daily visits to
Mr.. Huston's Office to begin work on
the models
AT that time l knew nothing about
the affair, but three or four days after
/ began work one of the promoters OF
the concern, who afterward became su-
perintendent of the works, came into
the room where l was working and,
with a sigh of relief, remarked: I
feel better now; the commissions given
us the contract" 1t was then explain
ed that the company had felt confident
Of getting the contract all along, but.
with the award by the commissioners
of P. G.. & B. and the signing of the
contract, any trace of doubt which
might have existed was wiped out, and
from that day things went along -four
ishingly,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

One hundred years ago a man
could not take a ride on a steamboat.
He had never seen an electric light or
dreamed of an electric car. He could
not send telegram. He couldn't t
talk through the telephone. He
could not ride bicycle. He could
not call a stenographer and dictate a
letter. He had never heard of the
germ theory or worried over bacilli
and bacteria. He had never heard a
phonograph talk, or saw kineto-
graph turn out prize fight. He
never saw through a Webster un-
abridged dictionary with the aid of a
Roentgen ray. He had never taken
a ride in an elevator. He had never
seen his wife use sewing machine.
He had never struck a match. He
couldn't take an anaesthetic and have
his leg cut off without feeling it. He
had never seen a reaper or self-bind-
ing harvester. He had never crossed
an iron bridge.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

IT is a lamentable fact that the
great neglect and extreme necessity of
better Accommodations ard care to our
States most unfortunates- those who
are forced to abide within the scanty
and very ordinarily furnished asy-
lumns and mad houses-are so MOTTO
able to the gangsters, just at a time
that the grand total of extravaganza
and graft are being exposed and
Pennypacket Penrose and the other
coiminal State officials are having
their present characters so thoroughly
renovated. There is nothing that
will insure pure, unsophisticate gov
ernment like a change in sdministra-
ton, and that change is certain.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

Penrose Organization, which had ad.
ministerod those Offices for graft.
you have passed a law compelling the
officers and employees of great cities te
attend to the duties for which they are
paid by all the taxpayers. and to re.
frain from using the power conferred
by their offices to influence political
campaigns;
But what did it? An aroused citi-
zenship.. commanding that the PEN
rose Organization should no longer pol
lutte the public service and hold the
people under the yoke of their paid
servants.
you have prohibited the solicitation OF
receiving of political assessments by
city employees; you have by law pro-
tected the state treasury from depre
dation and conserved the public
moneys for use only in the public in.
terest.
but what did 1t? An indignant citi-
zenship demanding that the Penrose
Organization should no longer fatten
upon the public purse and create reve.
nues out of the public service for its
continued debasement.
you have by a law for the protection
of the elective franchise made tamper.
ing with the ballot boxes and the cast
ing of Illegal votes so difficult as in all
probability to be unproftable; you
have provided a primary election law
expression in the selection Of candi.
dates for office;
But what did it? A disgusted citi.
zenship rebelling against the prosti.
tuition of the ballot by the Penrose
Organization to perpetuate its control
men with contract and official loot,
and to stife investigation.
you have by law regulated and i'm
proved the civil service systems of your
greatest cities and finally, you have
passed a law containing provision
which / most earnestly hope will in
substance be embodied likewise in a
law by the. congress at the coming
session. provision prohibiting the
officers of any corporation from max
ing a contribution of the money OF
that corporation to any candidate or
any political committee for the pay
ment of any election expenses what
ever.
But who did it? The people demand
ing that public Office should no longer
be political reward, and that the
league between the Penrose Organiza-
tion and corporations founded on pub
lie franchise should cease.
do not recall any other state legis-
lature which, in similar length of
time, has to its credit such a body of
admirable legislation.
But who did it? The people, united
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19
LIGHT ON
s2,ooo.ooo
CHANDELIERS
Bronze Company Worked On the e..
0oo,0 Job Before Contract
War Awarded.

That some persons will wear stripes
for their grating In the state capitol
is the forecast of prominent lawyers
basing their opinions upon the devel.
opments made up to date by frozen.
out" bidders. and by State Treasurer
Berry, Ex-Governor Stone and the ar.
chitect Of the congressional library
Bernard r. Green, not to speak OF
many other competent witnesses, who
in due time no doubt, will appear be.
fore an investigating committee of the
state Legislature. simultaneously with
the steady increase in the magnitude
of the revelations of capitol plunder.
ing come the startling disclosures that
with all the unexpended millions in the
treasury, the money could not be spar.
ed for the decent housing Of the unfor
tunates in the state hospitals for the
insane. 1t appears that the scoopers
of the 100000 extra" for the capi.
tol were afraid that If they provided
for the thousands of insane who are
crowded in the corridors to spend the
night there as best they may, the peo-
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

pie would have missed the heavy drafts
upon the surplus.
The United States architect, Mr.
Green, who was supervisor for the
capitol commission, has supplied foun.
dation for the probing by his sustain.
ing in every detail the assertions OF
the commissions president, ex-gover.
nor Stone, in fatty contradicting Build
er George F. Payne's claim that only
the shell" was to be put up by the
commission through Payne's contract
Green, one Of the best-known architect.
In the world, says:
"The Pennsylvania capitol was ready
for the chandeliers and the furniture
when we got through with It. There
was nothing needed to be done except
In the way of such additional orna.
mentation as the board of public build.
ings and grounds thought necessary
The structure was ready for occupancy
the plans had been fully carried oui
and the specifications had been com.
piled with"
Now If, as Green declares, the work
when the commission got through with
1t, was "well and economically per.
formed throughout, and everythins
called for in the specifications was fur.
nished," the great question for the
probers is: What has become of the
finishings which were considered by
so competent an authority to be good
enough? Where are they? They have
disappeared. Were they torn out OF
covered up by the imperial furnish.
ings" which the board of public
grounds and buildings, headed by the
present governor, procured without
special appropriation? Mr.. Green adds:
Every room was complete in all re,
speets.. The building was painted
throughout, the heating apparatus wal
In working order, the ventilating pipes
were in place, conduits for electric
lights were complete througout the
building and the wires were laid. MOI
did any of this work have to be tori
out and done over again. When tn.
building was turned over by the com.
mission 1t was only necessary to put
the chandeliers In place and move IL
the furniture to make the buildins
practically as 1t is today"
Since Green thus spoke Mr.. Payne
has said: "The ornamental work
which we did was not in the original
specifications" Asked what work
done by his firm was torn out and re.
placed with more expensive trimmings
Payne replied: IL can't say off-hand
what extra work we did for the board"
Inside Chandelier History.
AS to the 100000 chandeliers, oil
which the cost would build a magnifi.
cent new road from end to end of the
state. or would have prevented the
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

for common decency and common hon.
esty in the administration of their af-
fairs, before whose might and under
whose lash the legislative henchmen
of the Penrose Organization, including
the most self-suffcient of governors,
were forced against their will to peni-
tential deeds. now hypocritically ac-
claimed as the evidence of their politi-
cal virtue!
And the cost to the taxpayers of thus
doing, in botched and slip-shod fash
ion. only little of what those legis-
lators had refused to do in the days
when they thought that the people
were unde: foot for a long time to
come. If not until the republic should
fall, was more than $250,0O0.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19
Extreme Cruelty,

Empk,! er-Mr. Slack, would you iiks
TO have n increase in salary?
Employee-Would I? l should say
would!
Employer-Well, let me tell you, then.
that unless you get down here earlier
and work a great deal harder you'll
never get 1t in this world.-Chicago
News.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

THERE is so much spelling re-
form shown on the highway signboards
in Carbon County that Judge Heydt
has been shocked and feels callei up
on to summon the responsible author
tiles to give them some instructions.
He advises that the makers of the
signboads be compelled to consult the
dictionary, as some of the orthogra-
ply is such that no man can make it
out. The Judges advice is really
good, and ought to be widely follow
ed
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

GEO. d. HERBERT, ESQ, of
Benton, private secretary of Hon.
John G. McHenry, candidate for
congress, gave us pleasant call on
Tuesday. He reports the political
conditions in other parts of the dis
trict to compare very favorably with
those here, which means everything
going McHenryward.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

Ii Hung Chang had beyond all doubt
heart. Once when he was viceroy of
Chill man who had tampered with q
telegraph wire was brought before
him. The man wrung his hands and
begged for mercy, saying that he would
never touch the wire again.
Don't be- vexed, my good fellow"
said Ii, cor trouble yourself any fur
thcr about the matter. shall take care
that 1t does not happen again."
Then he turned to the jailers and
gave the order, "Cpt off his headp'
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

THE Machine says, whenever
capitol extravaganza is mentioned:
"What are you kicking about? The
money was spent for the goods and it
all there p To go no farther than
the fagpole, is their eight hundred
dollars worth of stuff in that seventy.
five dollar piece of timber?
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

President ROOSEVELT refuses
to express publicly any preference for
any candidate for the office of Cover
nor, but it is known that he is against
the Penrose Machine and all that it
stands for.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

We repeat most emphatically
that the office of Judge should be
divorced from party politics. This
can only be done by the voters cast
ing their ballots without regard to the
orders of political bosses.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

zone of the orders which struck me
most peculiarly was to make the work
heavier AS chandeliers are usually
made rather fragile, we could not un-
derstand the strange order. Time after
time models would be returned to us,
and we would have to provide for more
metal, until in some cases the chan
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

To have pure government one
party must not be allowed to be in
power too long, and now is the time
to make the great strike against the
corrupt machine. Berry, Emery and
Greasy will straighten the State up to
a high standard.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19
DENNSYLVANiA
! RAILROAD
Schedule In Effect May 27, 1906

Trains leave South DanvlIle as follows:
For Catawissl, East bloomsbury, Nescepeck,
Nautlcoke, WilSes-Barre, Pttston, Scran-
ton and intermediate stations, al n. m,
22l and $50 p. m week days, and l0.ri II. IN.
daily.
For Sunbury and intermediate stations, 800
q. IN. and 75l p IN. weekdays and i.3l p. IN.
daily. For Sunbury only, l2lb p. IN. week
days.
For Pottsville, Reading and Philadelphia,
- Ill aid 1917 n. m. and 2.2l p. IN. weekdays.
For III ,Zieton, lland 1917 a. n., 2.2l and $50
p. ~. weekdays.
For Lcwisburg, WiIliamsport. and Lock
lldvcB, 900 n. m, Il. IL and I.Sl p. m, eek
days; i.3l p. m. Sunday for Wiiamsport
andntermedlaet stations, 7jl p. m, week
days.
For Bellcfonte, Tyrone, Philpsburg, Clear
field, and Pittsburgh, 800 a. m. and l2.lG p.
IN. weekdays.
For Harrisburg and intermediate stations 800
a. m, 12.l0, I.3l, and 7.5l p. m, weekdays;
4.3l p. m, Sundays
For Phi ladelphia (via Harrisburg) Baltimore,
and Washington, 800 II. m, l2.l0 i.3l and
7.jl p. M, weekdays; i.Sl sundays p m,
For Pittsburg (via lIarrisburg) 900 a. M,
l.3l, and 7.5l p. M, weekdays; I.3l p. m.
Sundays; VIA Lewislown Junction) 800
m, and l2.l0 p. m., weekdays; (via Lock
Haven) 900 a. M, and IL 10 p. m, weekdays.
For further information apply TO ticket
agents.
w. w. ATTERBURY, J. r. WOOD,
General Manager. Pass'r Traffic Mgr
GEO. W. BOYD, General Pass'r Agt.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

REVELATION that some of the
solid mahogany carvings in the capitol
are simply painted putty proves once
more that "beauty is only skin deep"
Or you might say a deep skin.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

Customer-I understand that your
chef has been discharged.
Waiter-Yes, sir. He has gone to a.
place where they call him cook
Judge.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19
A UDITOitS NOTICE.

In Re: Sherigrs Sale ofhe DdnriHe C Sunbury
Street RdilHdy.
The undersigned Auditor, appointed by the
Court of Common Pleas of Montour County,
Penn'a., to make distribution of the fund In
the hands of The Sheriff 10 and among the
parties legally entitled thereto, will sit to per-
form the duties of his appointment, at his
Office, ITO Mill street, Danvilic, Pa, on Friday
the 9th, day of November, \. ID. 1906, at 10
o'clock A. NJ, when and where all parties in
terested are requested to attend, or he forever
dcbarred from any share of said iund.
Danville, Pa, Oct II, 1905.
RALPH KISNER,
Auditor.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

The word "mile" Is derived from tho
Latin "mille," thousand. A thousand
PAGES of a marching soldier made tbs
Old Roman mile.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

Mary-I think l be like the boss coat:
I'm made to order. Mistress-Well,
Mary, you certainly are not a ready
maid arttcle.-Boston Transcript
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19
CANDIDATES.
The campaign is on apaoe.

THE defenders of the capitol
graft cannot find that another capitol
cost nine millions of dollars to furn-
ish.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

is corruption, and If there is a law
under which we can prosecute the peo-
pie involved in it they will wear
stripes, as sure as there are stripes in
the American flag"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

Mother-Dickie, what do you want
for birthday present? Dickie-I want
to be my own boss.--Indianapolis Jour.
ual.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

Published every Friday at Danville, the
county seat of Montour county, Pa, at Sl.0O n
year in advance or sl.25 If not paid In ad-
vance; and no paper will be discontinued
until all arrearage is paid, except at the
option of the publisher.
Rates of advertising made known on ap-
plication. Address all communications to
THE EINTELLIGENCER
DANvILLE, PA.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19
A UDITOR'S NOTICE.


Estate off. X. UDistedd.
The undersigned, an auditor appointed by
the Orphans Court of Montour County TO dis
tribute the fund in the hands of NJ. q. Young
man, administrator C. I. a, of the estate of
the real and personal estate of said decend-
ent to and among the p rites entitled thereto,
will attend to the duties cf his appointment
at the office of X. :. zimmerman, No. l07 Mill
street Danvillc, Pa, on Wednesday the 24th.. day
Of October, A. D., 1900, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon. when and where all parties interested
are requested to present their claims before
the undersigned, or be forever debarred from
coming in upon The said fund.
THOMAS c. WELSH,
Auditor,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

If you want to be with the big
crowd, vote for Hon. John G. Nc
Henry for Congress.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

Fusion candidate for Governor. The i'm
placable enemy of corporate greed and
official graft, and n man whose lifo
work has been the defense of the well
fare of the people of Pennsylvania.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19
NOTICE.

E
Estate of Daniel r. LazdrouS, Ldie Of Liberty
7o,oaship, This County.
Notice is hereby given, that letters testa-
mcntary on the above estate having been
granted to the undersigned, all persons In
debtcd to said estate are requested To max g
payment, and those having Claims or de-
mands against the said estate to present the
same, without delay to
CHAS. f.. LAZARoUS,
WIN. III. LAZ ARGUS,
Milton, II. +. ID. No. j.
HARRIET G. KEEFEG,
Strawberry Ridge
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

Fusion candidate for SECRETARY of Inter.
nal affairs. A lawyer of acknowledged
Ability, the terror of election crooks,
and citizen whose personal worth
and pure life silences even the lying
tongues oof the political slanderers.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19
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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

GA - TO RIA,
ssas,s,. ssss' the Kind You !!9. Away: Bought
signature si &zX2zlZI
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

But who did it? The people, united
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19
Inside Chandelier History.

AS to the 100000 chandeliers, ol
which the cost would build a magnifi.
cent new road from end to end Of the
state. or would have prevented the
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

I do not recall any other state legis-
lature which, in a similar length OF
time, has to its credit such a body of
admirable legislation.
r,,t -,uho d;d it7 Tho naon1a ,,ottoa
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19

But who did it? The people demand
ing that public Office should no longer
be a political reward, and that the
league between the Penrose Organiza-
tion and corporations founded on pub
lie franchise should cease.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-20
Tillman on the Election.

COLUMBIA, Sept. Ex-senator Tillman
who is here today on his way to Char
lotte to deliver lecture, says the election
of Ansel and Lyon by heavy majorities
means nothing significant against the
State dispensary, that the dispensary peo-
PIE have safe majorities in both branches
of the legislature and that that body will
pass publication bill. "They have
enough to clean out the dispensary,
fortify it against graft and put it on its
feet again" said the senator. "Governors
nor attorney generals don't make laws.
All the people spoke in the election for
the legislature and we've got the coon
and gone on. We will see what Ansel
does toward enforcing our new dispen-
sary law, and how many grafters Lyon
will put in the penitentiary." Tillman
Dragged about the fact that four thousand
less scratched him this time than four
years ago.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-20
HID NEGRO
in A COFFIN
Kentucky Police Save Black Miscreant
From Mob's Wrath by
Novel Ruse.

The lynching Of negro fend who
assaulted Miss Ethel McLane, pretty
young telephone girl, while she was on
her way home from work at Mayfeld,
Ky., was prevented only by the police
getting the negro out Of town IN a
coffin.
When found unconscious Miss Nc
Lane had In her hand the negro's col
lar, which she had torn from his neck.
It bore the name Of Allen Mathis, and
when Miss McLane had been taken
home the whole town turned out after
a negro bearing the name. he was
arrested near the jail. His collar was
gone, bis face badly scratched, and one
eye was gouged almost out. he con-
fessed.
While the telephone in the tatl was
constantly ringing to know II any
trace Of him had been found the Jail
officers placed the negro tn a coffin
intended for white prisoner who had
died during the morning and hustled
him off to the depot and landed him
safely in the Jail at Paducah.