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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-07-18
Huntington Valley Camp.

Campmeeting at Huntington
Valley Campground will open ear
lier this year than usual on account
of the Luzerne county fair. The
date of the opening is Thursday,
August 18th. The meeting will
continue over two Sundays, clos.
ing Monday evening, August 26th,
the opening day of the fair. Rev.
Fred Hitler, of Honesdale, will
preach the opening sermon and
with Rev. F. w. Brunstetter, of
Conyngham, will be the speakers
Oh Epworth League day, Friday,
August r6. The Saturday follow
ing will be Sunday-school day.
Mrs. H. w. Palmer, Rev. A. H.
Snyder, county secretary, and Hon.
E. A. Coray, will be the speakers.
Saturday night, DR.. r. H, Gilbert
will deliver his famous lecture, "a
Bunch of Hits" The Sunday
preachers will be DR.. E. H. Yo-
cum, of Lewistown, and DR.. Van
Pelt, of Lewisburg. DR.. M. K.
Foster, of Danville, will preach the
sermon on the Monday following,
Old Folks Day.
DIR. G. M. Klepfer, of Altoona,
will be the musical director and
Mrs. G. M. Remley, of White Ha-
ven, will have charge of the chill
dren's meetings. There has been
a generous response from the min
listers of the Danville district which
guarantees strong ministerial sup
ply.
DR.. McDermott, of West Pitts
ton, will be the preacher on the
second Sunday morning.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-07-18
WHO TOLD THE TRUTH.

For a generation John D. Rookie
feller has been held up before the
youth of the land by a certain type
of moralists as a high and noble
example of the man of wonderful
resources, embodying a profound
knowledge of affairs, a thorough
grasp of details, matchless skill
i'll handling men and an unequalled
capacity for work. Yet when Mr..
Rockefeller is put upon the witness
stand he takes solemn oath to a
painful ignorance of practically
everything in relation to the great
organization of which he is the
head. He knows next to nothing
its workings. He is i'll touch
Ii none of its operations. He
sn't know anything of its rami-
...tions. Even its capitalization
matter of guess-work as far as
l.. is concerned and he doesn't
know what dividends it has been
paying. He tells this under oath.
He frankly pleads the same degree
of ignorance of all that the Stand
ard Oil company has been doing
that Pennypacker, Snyder, Math-
ues and the rest pleaded in connec-
tion with the So, 200, 900 capitol
graft. Mr.. Rockefeller has been
innocent of any knowledge of re.
batting or other illegal practices.
He has known nothing of the busi-
or other details of the greatest of
all trusts. Yet he is the same man
who has been lauded to the skies
for more than quarter of centu-
ry as the financial and organizing
genius of the age. He is the same
man who has been held up as the
highest type of the successful man
whose success has been due to pa
tient industry, to thrift and consul
mate skill and knowledge. Now
which view of Mr.. Rockefeller is
correct? Shall we believe the oil
king himself or shall we believe
those who have made him subject
to unstinted eulogy?
-./ohnstouu Democrat
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-07-18

cratic convention selected such a
candidate in the person of John G..
Harman. He can neither be coerced
nor beguiled to acquiescence in any
thing which has not the approval
of his keen and active conscience.
He abhors corruption and will fight
it necessarily and uncompromis-
ingly.
1t was the concensus of opinion
among the leading Democrats that
legal learning is almost as requisite
as probity and courage in the i'm
pending battle for civic righteous
ness in Pennsylvania. John G..
Harman is splendidly gifted in all
these essentials. Few Of the law
yers of the State stand higher in
mental and moral equipment. No
lawyer of his age is his superior in
learning and ability. He will not
only know how to trace corruption
but he will have the courage to
assail it. If he is elected the treas
ury looters will not only be prose
cuted. They will be adequately
punished. .-BeIlei0nte WahAman.
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as Fortune Ryan are the active
heads. 1t consumes 500, 900, 900
pounds OF the 800, 600, 900 pounds
of tobacco raised in this country.
The remainder goes to the British
Trust and few of the European
governments who keep up tobacco
monopoies of their own.
1t will be easily seen what an
immense business it is and if the
Government wins its suit for disso-
luton and manages to throw the
whole concern into the hands of a
receiver, he will have his work cut
ont for him. AT the same time
there is no reason why a receiver
should not be found to run the bus
iness satisfactorily and OH law abid.
ing lines. If the law as to rebates
and commercial piracy are observ-
ed, the competition of the smaller
firms will take care of itself. Then
if the trust lowers prices to meet
the new conditions, it will mean an
uphill fight for the trust manage
ment to put them back again when
they eventually get back into the
saddle.
&*#
This is a bad week for trusts.
The government has entered suit
against the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad for rebating with
the Garden City Land and Sugar
Company. 1t is a case involving
o5 counts and a matter of only
SI2, 900 i'll rebates. The minimum
fine at SI,o case is SOS, 1000 and
the maximum 81, 800, 900. The
case will be pushed for trial as soon
possible and while the maximum
fire probably will not be exacted,
it will be heavy enough to be a
warning to all the other roads to be
either extra good or very careful
In the same connection, the ques-
ton of prosecuting or not prosecut-
ing in the Hartman case is still
hanging fire. 1t is thought that the
Interstate Commerce Commission
will forward its recommendation
on the subject to the President at
Oyster Bay within a few days. But
it is hard to see if Mr.. Hartman is
prosecuted how the government
could escape doing the same by
Hill, Morgan and half dozen 9TH
er equally prominent fnanciers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-07-18
An Admirable Candidate.

The Democratic State conven-
tion justified the highest estimate
of its wisdom in the selection of its
standard bearer for the coming
campaign. John G. Harman repre-
sents the best element in the politi-
cal life of the country, the highest
type of American citizenship. He
is an able lawyer, an upright man,
an honorable gentleman. He didn't
seek the nomination but he accept
ed it with a complete understand
ing of the obligations involved
Fully aware that acceptance meant
a hard campaign before the elec
tion and royal battle against cor
ruption afterward, he has assumed
the burdens.
No party could have made bet
ter nomination. Recently William
H. Berry, the present admirable
State Treasurer, stated that it re-
quired all the courage and determi-
nation that he could command tc
resist the suave gentlemen with
whom he became associated upor
his induction into the Office. They
exhausted every effort to induce
him to "go along" with theil
schemes. He said that the election
of a successor of the same SOUND
fibre is essential to complete the re
forms he has begun. The Demo
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-07-18
May Fine 100 Clergymen.

Nearly 100 ministers in Schuyl-
kill county are to be compelled to
pay fines of $50 each for failing to
make returns of marriages perform
ed by them.
The law is very strict ON this
matter, and if there are any minis
ters in Columbia county who are
not complying with the legal re-
quirements in this regard, they
should take warning, or they may
have to pay the penalty.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-07-18
Envelopes

$4,000 Envelopes carried in
stock at the COLUMBIAN Office.
The line includes drug envelopes,
pay, coin, baronial, commercial
sizes, number 6, 61a, on, 9, Io
and II, catalog, &c. Prices range
from 81. so per 1000 printed, up to
$500. Largest stock in the coun-
ty to select from.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-19
SIGNS BOYCOTT DECREE.
Jasttcc Gould also Harms Fedora
ton of Labor Officers,

washington, Dec 1s.-After hearing arguments on
various points In the Justice Ashley NJ Could
IN equity court. to-day signed the decree tempo
fafly enjoning the American Federation OF Labor,
lis officers and all others from interfering with the
business of the Buck Stove and Range Company
and from declaring threatening any boycott
against H. All attempts of counsel for the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor 10 modify the decree
failed except in one particular. That to ex-
clude from the order Electrotype Moulders and
F1nisheTs' Union No. II. against which it was
shown no specific allegation had been made.
Justice Gould took occasion TO dwell upon the
question Of jurisdiction. He said attempt would
be made by the court TO assume jurisdiction be-
yond the confines Of the District OF Columbia, but
that its order was imperative upon all the persons
defendant who are within the District of Columbia
An act, he said. committed by agent or asso-
cate of OF these defendants outside the District
of Columbia could be held the act OF the person
within the District of Columbia ordering it and
subject such person TO the punitive power of the
court.
He believed the decree should be broad and that
he need not be too specific There was, he said no
likelihood OF the order being misunderstood, oe-
cause ne was not enjoining ignorant men, but men
who knew their rights and knew tho law MT
Gompers. he said. was one of these.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-19
EXPECTS GOOD BANK Law,
Vail Street Pleased scith Comnals
si0u's Recommendations.

The general opinion among bankers yesteroaS'
after reading the report Of the special oanklhs
commission fled with the Governor on Iuesoay'
that the outcome OF its reconlInehoalloIS
would be satisfactory bill providing ior large
cash reserves and restrictions Of investments oE
state banks and trust companies officers of the
Clearing House institutions expressed themselves
as pleased with the recommendation in the report
that both state banks and trust companies should
maintain . per cent reserve Some were in favor
Of Mr.. Frissers suggestion that % per cent cash
reserve be required on all deposits Of trust COM
panies exclusive of the strictly trust deposits
The president OF one trust company, who Is IN
favor of strong cash reserves said that the report
would 20 far toward clearing the public mind re-
specting many details of trust company manage
ent which had been misunderstood since the recent
panic He added: One result will be the ADOPTION
of q large ca n reserve which may equal 70 per
cent Of a company's demand deposits think that
the trust companies might object seriously to hav-
ing that amount IN actual cash on hand am
aware, however, that the Legislature viii be IN
favor OF taking every possible safeguard against
A recurrence of such conditions as We had 10 con-
tend with in October.
One banker, in speaking of the probable action
of the Legislature n regard 10 the commissions
report. said:
u do not think that any banker tell at this
time what law viii be passed by the Legislature
this winter. L believe that several different bills
Will be introduced, and that the banking commit
tee will have great deal Of work in receiving the
various plans proposed. believe. however. that
out OF It all will come n first rate trust company
law although there is apt to be q serious fight If
any ATTEMPT is made restrict trust company In
vestments. I think that the banks and trust com
1,anies ought get together and formulate such
LEGISLATION as shall meet conditions. that when
the Legislature takes up the subject at Albany
there may be a chance OF enacting some sa'is~
New-York tribune., 1907-12-19
BROKER KEEPS SEAT AND IS RICHER.
Price Rises as Stock Exchange Committee
Decides Against Transfer.

Camille weideafeld. OF No @ Wall street Is
about 81 o00 richer because OF The failure OF the
committee admissions Of the New York Stock
Exchange 70 approve the transfer OF MS member
ship 10 Hermann Cohen.
About three weeks ago Mr. Weidenfeld told the
Stock Exchange he had sold ms seat 10 Ny. Cohen
for S52.c1o and It was posted for transfer in the
regular way. Under the rules Of the exchange the
tide 70 d seat which has been sold does not pass
Until the intending purchaser has been accepted
Is eligible by the committee admissions. AS the
committee did not approve OF the transfer Of the
membership in this instance the scat remains
the property Of Mr.. Weidenfeid- in the mean time
tie value OF Stock Exchange memberships rose 10
SO go d seat having been sold at that figure few
Gays ago.
AIR. Weide1feId said last night that he did not
care 70 comment the committees action IN re
fusng 10 transfer his seat The committee failed
to eject Mr. Cohen he said. and I have my seat
hack The next time / sell il VIII be when the
price Of seats is back to So 600 In the time
IL OF the market
New-York tribune., 1907-12-19
TO DROP WESTINGHOUSE RECEIVERS.
Affairs Of the Company Declared To Be in
Excellent Shape-Meeting Here To-day.

Pittsburg. Dec. 1S.-Following several conferences
between the receivers and creditors OF the Westiug-
house concerns. with view of giving the affairs
of the companies back 10 the stockholders, George
Westinghouse, president of the various companies
said to-day:
''We think everything is in splendid condition.
Not only the report OF the receivers satstac-
tory, but plans formulated for working all de-
tails OF the problem seemed to with favor.
Everything connected with the affairs of the cor
porations shows a most hopeful situation. A de-
tailed report all these matters may be made
public soon
From another source came report, said he
authoritative that plans had practically been COM
pleted by which the Westinghouse corporations
would be put in such shape that the receivers
could be discharged within ten days.
Everything in Pittsburg declared to be in
fine shape. and il is understood meeting viii be
held in New York tomorrow between officials Of
the corporation and of the larger creditors
of the Metropolitan.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-19
UPHOLDs RAISE IN LUMBER RATES.
President Elliot Of the Northern Pacific
Declares Advance Necessary.

Washington. Dec. I8.-Howard Elliot. president
Of the Northern Pacific Railway. the principal
witness to-day the hearing OF the Pacific North
west lumber complaints before the Interstate Com
ngerce Commission. President Elliot asserted, as
James J. Hill asserted three days ago. that
the advance IN rates lumber made by the rail
roads was necessary IN order that they should be
compensatory 10 the various lines He said 1t had
become evident TO the railway managers that a
raise IN rates On lumber necessary in order to
prevent absolute loss TO the roaos on traffic
He explained that the prosperity 10 the West and
Northwest had increased the traffic on lines on
al railways IN that section that the companies
were physically unable handle the traffic prompt
r and efficiently. This particularly true OF
lines IN the Northwest, the traffic on which was
inierfered with considerably in the winter season
ny adverse weather conditions He added that the
cost OF handling traffic the railways had IN
creased materially in the last year or two on ac-
count Of higher wages increased prices OF material
end similar conditions.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-19
GOVERNOR THANKS BANKERS.
Will Submit Committees Report to Consld-
Grafton Of the Legislature.

Albany, Dec 18-Goyernor Hughes to-day su-
fho-ized the publication Of the following letter
sent BY him yesterday 10 A Barton Hepburn. Ed
win : NaTston, Edward " Sheldon, Algernon
: FrisseIl, Stephen Baker and Andrew Mills, the
members of his special unofficial committee 10 re-
port to him needed banking legislation:
Dear Sirs: / have received your report setting
forth certain conclusions in which you have agreed
with reference to advisable amendments Of the law
Of the state relating banks and trust companies.
and also your separate recommendations upon the
subject OF reserves
J thank you for the thoughtful and prompt at
tentiou you have given this matter, and am sure
that the people of the state Will highly appreciate
the important service you have rendered and the
contribution you have made toward the perfection
Of the law of the to protect by adequate
e11rervision the vast interests committed 10 the
care OF our financial institutions
/ shall take pleasure In submitting your views
to the consideration Of the legislature
] remain very respectfully yours.
CHARLES r. HUGHES.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-19
MAY CALL IN JACKSON.
Outcome Of Mutual ReserUe Tangtc
Still Uncertain.

William Hepburn Russell. counse! for the
policyholders, said yesterday that If Judge
Ward should decide that he had no jurisdiction
in the matter Of making permanent the tenn
porary injunction restraining the officers of the
Mutual Reserve from voting certain proxies
In their possession there would be no recourse
for the policyhoders except in action brought
by the Attorney General.
The law requires that IL the State supertn-
tendent of Insurance, upon investigation, finds
insurance company insoivent anything
irregular In connection with 1t he shall report
his findings to the Attorney General. who shall
then take such action in the state courts the
facts in the case warrant. The appointment of
q receiver would mean the dissolution Of the
poration itself IF Mr.. Kelsey makes report
TO Attorney General jackson he will probably
do so the middle or latter part of next week.
BY Monday counsel and officials of the com
pany must hand in any briefs they may desire
to submit to MI Kelsey addenda to the oral
hearings that were held this week and last
week.
John B. Stanchfield. of counsel for the Mutual
Reserve. told Judge Ward that unless the insur-
ance examiners reversed their former action and
allowed S76o,Ooo OF assessment loans to be en-
tered the books of the company as assets
and not as liabilities the company would be in
solvent. Unless the officials of the Mutual Re-
serve can get enough proxies of the policy
holders to vote for change in the bylaws Of
the company these liens. in the opinion of the
Attorney Generals office, cannot legally be en-
tered on the books except as liabilities.
motion is pending before Judge Ward in the
circuit court for making permanent a temporary
injunction prohibiting the PRESIDENT and other
officers of the Mutual Reserve from voting GER
tain proxies for the proposed change Judge
Ward Will probably hand down his decision this
New-York tribune., 1907-12-19
B1LLOTING ON DEN4NDS.
Ra't7coy Hen Votc on Uhethcr TO
Ask for Wagc Increase.

Although. as told in The Tribune q few days
ago. no demands from conductors and trainfnen for
increased wages have been received by the heads
OF railroads entering this territory baIIotng is
gong on among the employees of these classes II is
understood and according 10 n newspaper devoted
10 railway interests the result Of the vote on the
demands Is 10 be announced on December % In
general the demands for higher wages to be
pased upon mileage and train speed. S the wages
OF locomotive engineers and hremen fixed. Some
OF the demands are as follows:
Abolition of double heading. Scale of wages as
folioWs; On runs OF 1870 miles a month or over.
pay OF passenger conductors to be , 10 mile
pafgdeelnen, lbo cents: hagrnen. I56 cents. and
brakemen. Las cents. On 45O0 miles or less
month"; pay OF passenger conductors to be not
less than 81 % day: baggagemen. g 81: hagmen
passenger service to be based on a speed OF
twenty-five miles hour. he computed from
nnne men arc required TO report for duty to
continue until men relieved at end Of run and
10 he paid at the following rates: Conductors 4e
cents ali hour. baggagemen 25.5 cents an hour:
ndsfnen. Z8-s cents an hour. and brakeren. - >
hour
In all freight service 100 miles or less ten hours
or less TO constitute DAYS work Overtime ~ ba
miles hour
demanded PAID. better working rules are
enforced. the new demands are not TO be allowed
u operate 10 the disadvantage OF the mon.
Conductors and trainmen Of ninety five roads
representing sixty-ive railway systems are said
TO ne acting together In urging these terms Rail-
way officials said yesterday that the prospect of the
men getting their demands accepted vas remote
this being the season when railways laid of en-
ployes, as traffic was falling off
New-York tribune., 1907-12-19
GARMENT WORKERS STILL OUT.

Nearly two thousand members Of the United Gar
,nent Workers os America, who have been on strike
in williamsburg since Monday held meeting at
their headquarters, No. 1M Grand street yesterday
and decided TO remain out The strikers are of
both sexes They demand that their wages and
the number of hours of work in the week shall
re,nain as at present The strike leaders say that
,ho arrn,overs intended TO make a OF than
10 ner cent In wages and to increase the working
hours from ffty-five a week to hfty-six. Charles
rrousacks one OF the largest employers. when
seen at his factory, No 100 South 9th street, de-
olned 10 discuss the strike but said that the whoe
,oatter would be settled In a few days.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-19
UNION PACIFIC SELLING SECURITIES.
Getting Rid Of It's ST Paul & Northern
Pacific Holdings.

A dispatch from Boston yesterday stated that II
was understood that the Union Pacific Railroad
Coupany had sold q considerable portion OF its St
ra,,I stock and with the money had purchased
St Paul certificates to equivalent amount.
These certificates bear per cent interest. and 35
per cent has been paid upon them The remaining
Go per is due TO be paid in February June and
December 1865 and February, 1903. AS St Paul
certificates have been selling from to u points
lower than the old stock. the Union Pacific has
the same amount of stock at & reduction Of about
SO a share and has the IS per cent to loan out in
the present high money market.
The company. II is understood, pursued the same
noIicv q few weeks ago with regard to its Northern
Pacific and Great Northern holdings.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-19
BRITISH WESTINGHOUSE MEETING.
Stockholders Resent Proposal Regarding
100000 Prior Lien Debentures

London. Dec. 1s.-A proposal made by John A
Bryce NJ p chairman of the British Westinghouse
Company to pass resolution whereby the $500 600
prior lien debentures of the company should be
placed before the security OF the holders of the
per cent mortgage debenture stock caused a lively
scene at meeting to-day OF the holders Of this
stock.
The proposal was met with cries Of Wind up the
company and Appoint q receiver One Of tho
dehent,Ire holders said It a of asking
them 10 raise 100000 10 pay off the American
westinghouse company and show their hands. The
meeting adjourned without indorsing proposal.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-19
FINANCIAL METHODS OF WALSH.

Cbicaeo Dec Is-E. p Moxey, national bank
examiner. the last important witness for the gov
ernment was on the witness stand to-day in the
trial of John r Walsh
Most OF Mr Moxey's evidence was corroboratlVe
OF that previously offered, and tended 10 snow ae
.ordine to the Assistant District Attorney, that
,vhenever Walsh needed money for his personal en-
ternrises he issued bonds. bought them at his own
nrice and sold them the banks The govern
rent alleges that when the banks were suspended
they held bonds and bond certificates of tour Naish
--terprises amounting to ss,sSsN.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-19
ruREE INDIANA STATE BANKS CLOSED

1ndianapois Dec Is.-The Auditor OF State to-
do, ordered the Bank OF Fowler. at Fowler; the
cifizens' Bank at Ambia, and the Goodland Bank.
a. f.oodland 10 close their doors. The banks are
owned by Daniel II. Baldwin. OF Logansport FORMER
Attorney General of the state. and William ~
- ~ Fowler as partner. The capital stock
80 aach is $1,000. II is alleged that the action
- tho auditor is due TO investments OF BALDWIN
Ia hague in Arkansas timber lands IN "hich
Ic,re from the banks were used