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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
THE BLOOM BALLOTS.

AS something has been said in
some of the town papers about an
error that was discovered in the
printing of the Bloom ballots, it
may be we'll for the public to know
just how much, or rather how little
there was of it.
Charles w. Runyon filed his pa
pers as a candidate for town coun-
Gil, with his name spelled as above.
In making out the copy for the
printer the name was spelled with an
instead of an o, a very natural mis-
take, as there are number of peo-
pie in this county of that name
who spell it with an a.
Sometime during the printing
the IL dropped out, and when re-
placed was put in upside down,
making the name read "Rnnyan."
This was discovered on Monday
afternoon about four O'Clock, the
ballots which had been delivered
were gathered in, the printers got
busy, and at half past nine the
Bloom ballots were all reprinted
and delivered to the commissioners
There is scarcely county in the
state where such errors have not
occurred. Last year the ballots
for the entire county of Luzerne
had to be reprinted on account of
some mistake in them. In this
county very few errors have occur
red, and when they have happened
it has been the fault of the person
filing the papers, and not the fault
of either the commissioners or the
printer.
There are probably from twelve
to fifteen hundred names to write
and print on the February ballots,
and the wonder is that more errors
are not made, especially where
some of the papers filed have names
misspelled. For instance, one pa
per had Thomas" spelled tom
as, and another had "Croop"
spelled "Crmpe," and these are
only samples of the many errors.
1t is not so much the fault of
those who make out the certificates
of nomination for the several town
ships, as it is the fault of the cum
bersome and imcomprehensible
election laws under which we are
now working, that mistakes are
made in filing the papers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
JUDGE GEORGE C. DUY.

On Sunday, February 9th Albert
w. Duy Esq. received a telegram
stating that his father, Judge Geo.
c. Duy, had been stricken with
paralysis at Cincinnati, Ohio. He
started at once but before he reach
ed there his father had passed away.
Judge Duy's home was in Terre
Haute, Inpiana, but he was visit
ing in Cincinnati at the time of his
death. His age was eighty years.
He has visited in Bloomsbury. and
will be remembered as tall court
ly gentleman, of most affable man
ners and strong intellectual powers.
The members of the bar of his
county passed resolutions which,
recognize him as lawyer of pro.
minence and ability, and as an ac-
complished christian gentleman.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
EXPLOSION SHATTERED CAR
WINDOWS.

AS the Buffalo Express on the
Lackwanna Railroad, which left
New York Tuesday morning at ten
o'clock was passing Netcong, N. j.,
a powder mill a half mile away ex-
ploded, shattering the windows of
the train, and injuring thirty or
more passengers by the flying glass.
Mrs. Geo. E. Elwell was one of
the passengers in the parlor car at
the end of the train. Three win
dows were broken on the side op-
posite the explosion, but no one
was injured except from nervous
shock.
Mrs. John S. Williams was in a
day coach, and in that car nearly
every window was shattered and
many of the passengers hurt. Mrs.
Williams escaped with two slight
cuts on her face. Physicians were
telegraphed for, at the next town,
and the wounds of the injured were
dressed. Two men wee so badly
cut that they were removed from
the train at Washington.
The train reached Scranton two
hours late, and the Bloomsbury
passengers arrived home at S:45 in
the evening.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
USE OF NORMAL AUDITORIUM.

There have been so many appli.
cations for the use of the Normal
Auditorium for public entertain
ments that the Trustees have been
obliged to draw the line, as the
use of the hall for outside purposes
interferes with work of the school.
At the meeting of the Board last
Monday night the question of al
lowing the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution the use of the Audi
torium was brought up and discus
sed and the following resolution
was passed.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution having made all neces-
sary preparations and arrangements
to give an entertainment in the
opera house for the purpose OF rails
ing money to pay the debt incurred
in providing the marker for the site
of Fort Mcclure, and since such
arrangements were made the opera
house has been declared unsafe by
the Factory Inspector of this dis
trict; therefore,
ResOiaed: That the request to
have the use of the Normal Audi
torium in which to give this enter
tainment must be granted upon the
condition that they pay the neces-
sary expense for heat, light and
janitorship. And further
RfsoiUed: That hereafter any
application for the use OF the audi
torium must be made in writing to
the Board of Trustees as a whole
at a regular meeting of the Board
and will be granted only for strict
ly educational purposes in which
the Normal School has an interest.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
National Guard at Gettysburg.

The annual encampment of the
National Guard of Pennsylvania
next summer will probably be held
at Gettysburg. The major general,
governor, adjutant general and
thee brigadier generals will meet
shortly and decide the matter, and
it is said that Gettysburg will be
selected.
General J. P. S. Goblin, former
major general of the division, and
also the solicitor of the Cornwall
and Lebanon Railroad company,
which controls the Mt. Gretna site
has talked the matter over with
national guard officials and other
railroad authorities and it is agreed
that Gettysburg has been practical
ly selected.
The delay of the State authori-
ties in providing for an extension
of the State rifle range property at
Mt. Gretna is partly responsible
for the encampment being held at
Gettysburg.
1t can be said with authority,
however, that the plan to make the
Pennsylvania range adaptable for
interstate competitions has by no
means been given up and that there
is every prospect of the State max
ing purchase of additional land
necessary for the placing of add.
tional ranges and buildings to ac-
commodate shooters at interstate
matches.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
WHEELMEN'S BANQUET.

The third annual banquet of the
members Of the Bloomsbury Wheel
m ems Club will be held at the Ex-
change Hotel on Friday evening,
February 2Ist at 9 o'clock. The
committee having the matter in
charge are Frank B. Rupert, John
A. Whitney, and Harry S. Barton.
Those who will respond to toasts
are Hon. John G. Harman, J. c.
Brown. S. c. Greasy, F. B. Hart
man, J. M. Clark. H. Mont. Smith
and others. The post of toast mas
ter will be filled by Geo. E. Elwell.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
THE SPRING PRIMARIES.

The next important popular poll
teal movement i'll Pennsylvania is
the holding of the spring primary
election, which is fixed for the sec
ond Saturday of April in the years
of the Presidential election. AS
this is matter that concerns the
whole State, and is practically de-
cisive of the latter result in Nov
ember, the Philadelphia Press gives
the following excellent summary of
the requirements of the law:
Primaries will be held in every
election district in the Common
wealth on the same day. Candi-
dates for all offices, district and
county, to be filled at the next
November election, will be nomi-
mated at those primaries. The only
exceptions are the candidates to be
named by the State convention, and
this year these will be the candi-
dates for the Presidential electors,
thirty-four in number, and one
candidate for Judge of the Superior
Court. In addition delegates to
the State and national conventions
of all parties will be chosen at the
primaries by direct vote.
There is much information that
it is useful for intending candidates
to have at this time in order to
avoid future confusion and embar-
rassment. All petitions of candi.
dates seeking nomination to district
Judgeships, to Congress. the State
Senate or Representatives in the
Legislature must be filed in the Of
flee of the Secretary of the Com
monwealth not later than Saturday,
March ID. All petitions for candi.
dates for county Offices and for
delegates to State and national con-
ventions must be filed in the Office
of the County Commissioners not
later than Saturday, March 81.
This requirement is uniform
throughout the State; there is no
exception to it anywhere.
These petitions must be signed
by qualified electors; in the case of
candidates for Congress, Judges Of
the various Courts and State Sena-
tor by 200; in the case of candidat-
es for the Legislature and all county
Offices by fifty, and in the case o.
candidates for all other Offices and
for delegates to State and national
conventions by ten. The Primary
Election law does not specially state
where the petitions of candidates
for national and State delegates
shall be filed, but the Philadelphia
Commissioners are no doubt correct
in deciding that they must be filed
with the County Commissioners.
Where national delegates are elect
ed from districts composed of more
than one county petitions must be
filed in all the counties of the dis
trict.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20

The handsome vote received by
James Magee is high compliment
to him, especially SO as his name
was not printed on the ballots, so
that his friends had to write his
name or use a sticker. His vote
was 1889, the highest by several
hundred on the ticket. This vote
shows that Mr.. Magee's course
since he has been a member of the
council has met with the hearty
approval of large majority of the
voters.
c. w. Runyan was also an indie
pendent candidate, and he, too was
endorsed by handsome vote. He
has been on the council for several
years, and is valuable member.
John Deily and J. Z. Zeigler,
Republicans, were defeated, and
the council will stand now, H. c.
Rulon, A. B. Naylor, Democrats;
Jacob Stiner, Republican; Arthur
Pursel, Coca Cola; James Magee,
Independent; c. w. Runyan, Peo-
pies, with James H. Coleman,
Democrat, President. Only one
Republican on the regular ticket
was elected to council.
J. c. Brown and J. H. Mercer
were reelected school directors
without opposition and H. S. Bar
ton, P. H. Freeze and A. H. Stroh
We're elected auditors and Miles
Betz constable.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
A BIG LAWSUIT.

The time of the court was occu-
pied last week from Wednesday to
Saturday in the trial of the case of
the Geo. M. Newhall Engineering
Co. Ltd. against the Pennsylvania
Paper Mill Co. at Catawissa, and
the receiver, James B. Watson.
The suit was brought to recover a
balance of $4,000 claimed to te
due the plaintiff Tor machinery in
stalled. c. w. Miller and o. B.
Mellick were the local counsel for
the plaintiff, and with them was
associated Col. Sheldon Potter of
Philadelphia, formerly Director of
Public Safety of that city. Fred
Ikeler and H. S. Knight of Sun
bury represented the defendants,
The defense set up was that the
machinery did not come up to the
specifications. and failed to do the
work it was guaranteed to do. The
jury returned a verdict for the
plaintiff for $1,000. Both sides
have moved for new trial.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20

Henry Kindt of Mordansville,
died at the Joseph Ratti Hospital
this morning from appendicitis and
gangrene of the bowels. He was
aged 4e years, and leaves family
consisting of his widow and eight
children. He had resided at Nor
dansville all his life.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
Surrendered Himself.

Frank Kable, a rural mail carrier
OF Pottsville, has surrendered him
self to Justice p. J. Martin for the
murder of his own baby, twenty
hve years ago by drowning it in
Mahantongo creek. He said the
matter has prayed on his mind so
much that he felt compelled to con-
fess.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20

A fine new line of Wedding in
just received at this office.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20

r. J. Ruhl has purchased the
Joseph Ratti property on Fifth
street. 1t is fine home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-12
KKG ALFONSO LEAVES
 saaBARcELO LONA FOR MADRID

Barcelona. March li.--After two days visit to this city. King Alfonso left for Madrid shortly before o'clock this evening. Great crowds gathered on the streets and at the atation to bid him farewell. The royal train moved away to the cheering of the multitude.
 Before his depature, the King ex- pressed his gratitude for the splendid reception which was gwen him and for the manifestations of loyalty. the Cata- Ionians showed during his entire visit
 No untoward incident marked the Kings stay in Barcelona, but early thIs morning the police had something of a scare on account of the explosion of a small bomb which had been placed In a water pipe at Atarazanas quay, a very lonely spot The pipe was shat tered and the sidewalk demaged, but no one was injured so far as known.
 The authorities, who were immedi- ateiy appraised of the explosion, cleared up all traces of 1t before daybreak. Every effort was made to keep the af- fair a secret, and 1t was not until this evening that 1t became generally known. The onlcials here are very reticent on the subject, merely stating that the explosion was insignificant.
 The day was occupied by King All fonso in visiting several institutions. in paying his respects to the naval rep- resentatives of Austria, on board the Austrian flagship and In inspecting a detachment of troops and the Atarap- zanaz barracks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-12
S o C I lE T "

Mardi Gras: On their return. they visited Mobile. Biloxi and several other Mir. ". H. McNeiii of comanche. Tex. Thweatt. "A South Hull Street. Before returning to Texas, Mir. McNeill will stop in Mobile and visit his brother, MT. H. B. McNeill-
 Mir. T. P. McCrary of Biloxi. Miss, who has been visiting his sister. Mrs. T. K Robards. for a rew days. has returned to his home.
 Miss Pearl Brock. who mas been the guest of Mrs. J. R. oFBrien and Mrs |. Laurie. departed yesterday to her home in Huntsville.
 Mrs T. D. Sanford of opelika is visiting her aunt. Mrs. L. B. Hall. at her home. il0s South Perry Street.
 +
 Mrs s. Nj. McNefil of Pine Level Is visiting her daughter. Mrs. F. B. Thweatt at 4 south Hull street.
 General and Mrs. William c. Oates left last evening for Washington. where they will spend three weeks.
 Mrs c. Baker Gamble of Greenviiie Is visiting Miss Helen Mason at her home. 51S Bibb Street.
 Mrs. John J Flowers left last even ing for. Nashville. where she goes to visit relatives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-12
Anausenaenfs
4The Royal Chefe at The Grand.


 'The Royay Chef" presented wednes- day night at The Grand, was received very favorably, in spite of the fact that most theatre goers witnessed the same production last season.
 The locaIe of the play Is the mag mary is, z ] of Oolong, and the char acters comprise the usual variety of nattonalities and types of standard mu- sical comedy. fact that does not de- tract from the merit of the play. which drifts into comfcai incident and hu- morous dialogue with an ease very enjoyable.
 favorable comment. The girls were pretty, numerous, melodious and grace. fective.
 patriotic tahieau of the sesond act. as also the moon scene of the third act unusually good. The chorus of the song. "oid Mother Goose" was espe- dancing steps constituting something of an innovation.
 Tn a company as we'll balanced As that of last night, 1t is superfuous to It must De said, however, that the star was a star. In fact the work of Will Ham J. Mccarthy, as the Dutch Chef" was admirable. He possesses the hap ny faculty of extracting laughs with out pain. His dialect. makeup, and facial expression were inexpressibly
 Clara Berger. as the Princess Teto, was excellent Miss Berger is a charm ing young woman, acts with piquancy and grace. and has a sweet, expressive voice.
 other members of the cast whose work demands especial praise, were Dorothy Rae, as Kitty the maid. and Hubert Carter. as Lieut.. Henry Parks, Miss Rae was charming at all times. Miss Rae has good voice. and sings with much intelligence and expression,
 Mir. Carter possesses a fine physique and a pleasing tenor voice. He acts with sympathetic interpretation of the part entrusted to him. In the song hit of the evening, the duet. What Colcr Eyes Do You Love BestT' his acting was natural and clever. The Indian song, rNaponee.' sung by MT. Carter and chorus, was delightful. , The music was catchy and the en- tire cast adequate There were no dull streaks in this ''glittering musical com- edy' A rathey small but appreciative audience. enjoyed the production. woodland" Friday, March 13, is the next attraction at The Grand.
 Juaf received fine lot of strawher- rfes. B. H. AbeFcrombie.
 Ferry and Monroe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-12
TREY LIKE MONTGOMERY.
qIrmlnEham shrlnern wl.A to Come {

Blrmingham shriners Wish to Come tO
 Town Again.
 That Birmingham Shriners like Mont gomery was suspected when they were here last month. to attend the cerc- monial of the Montgomery ShrineFs' Club. The suspicion is now tempered Into positive Knowledge for the po- tentato of Zamora Temple has so com. inl<.
 D. W Crosland. Secretary of the Shriners Club. yesterday received from Rirmingham a letter advising that a class sufficiently numerous to make 1t worth while could. without doubt, be organized for initiation in Montgomery It was confessed that the prospective neophytes now in sight declined to be Initiated anywhere else than Montgom- cry. Notable among the men who wish to join are citizens of Andalusa
 It is expected that the ceremonial will be held within a short time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-12
pxPIATNs HAGUE TREATIES.
secretary Root Appears Before Fef
 ei9m ReIationn Committee.


 s.sretarx Root Appears Before Fer-
 ei9n ReIationa Ccmmtttee'
 washington., March 1i.--SecretaLy Fa,ot todav appeared before the SenAte Committee on Foreign Relations ana Continued his explanations of the treaties negotiated at The Hague con vention.
 dlsei,asion of the convention for the peacefut adjustment of national diner ences. Considerable opposition to this convention has developed and the sec retary therefore proposed that 1t pc ratiaed with a reservation declaring that the United states exercises the option to include the formulation ct the compromise by the permanent court and expressly excluded from tne competence of the permanent court the power to frame the compromise ra- auired by general or special treaties of arbitration concluded or hereafter I to be concluded by the United States,
 The reservation proposed suggests further that the compromise reqpired hys any treaty of arhitration to which the United States may be q party, shall be settled only by agreement between the contracting parties. unless such treatyfi ssaM expressly prrvide other wise. ndphes Secretary. argued that such a reserN6tfonr should remove all of the objections that had been urged against the treaty. The Committee agreed to report favoRably the treaties respect- inK the laws and customs of war spn land and prohibiting the discharge of projectiles and explosives from ball looms against which there was no op- position.
 At the next meeting of the Commit tee Secretary Root will take up the treaty concerning the rights and du- ties of neutral powers in naval war against which objections have been made. aThe Secretary will suggest res- ervations by this government In rati- flying that convention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-12
rNvnsTIGATIoN TO BEGIN.
Mr. LiIley to Present Charges Against
 Boat Company.

Washington. March 11.--The actual fnvestigation of the charges made py Representative George l.. Lilley or Connecticut that improper mstnods have been used by the Electric boat Company to influence legislatson " Congress in favor of the types or SUD . marine boats built by that oopcerp, will be begun tomorrow by the special committee appointed by Speaker Can non as follows:
 Representative Boutwell, of Illinois chairman; Oimstead of Pennsylvania' stephens of Maine. Broussard or Louisi- ana and Howard of Georgia.
 Mfr. L:Iley has retained as ms as' torneys Frank T. Brown Of Norwien' and Stiles Judson of staRord Conn'' the latter a member of the Senate Con- mittee. when Mfr. Liiley comes before the committee he wiif repeat nis pro test against the committees ruling. which deprives him of the right to eross examine witnesses oitecsLy through his counsel and which requires him to become the first witness. he will again ask that he be allowed to proceed according to his own iaeas ol investieation. This request Will pc aes nied. af1d Mfr LAiley will then take ths stand and be sworn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-12

of communication from various in- ferested persons urging him to lenf his influence to secure the enartueut of national iegislation prohibiting ths use of telegraph and telephone wire and the United States malls for t3s transmission of quotations on stock and food commodities for ''bucke' shops" The President submitted sons of them to Secretary Straus of the De; pertinent of Commerce and Labor. wifi a request that Commissioner Smith make general inquiry Into the pras- tIcabiiity of attempting to have suck legislation enacted.
 The inquiry will be confined sub. stantiaily to the feasibility of enactins such proposed laws to control the op. erations of bucket shops"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-12
TO INVESTIGATE METHOD
 OF TRADING IN STOCKS


 Washington. March f1.--President Roosevelt has directed Herbert Knox smith of the Bureau of Corporations. to investigate the method of stock trading with a view to furnishing the basis of possible future legislation regulating such practices.
 The difiiculty Is recognized of att tempting federal regulation of the transfer of stocks which win operate to curtail purely gambling contracts and at the same time work no hind rance to Legitimate transfers and Is announced to be for the purpose of proceeding on sound principles. that the investigation is being made. Presi- dent Roosevelt has declared himself to be decidedly in favor of eliminating stock gambling.
 For several months the President has been in receipt from time to time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-12

A sense of relief occurs after coffee has been discon. tinued, if POstum is used in it's place as the hot beverage at meal-time.
 The caffeine, in coffee is 8 drug and does more or less harm to all coffee drink CTS, although some may not realize it.
 Postum contains no coffee or other harmful substance, but has all the nourishment of clean, hard wheat, includ. ing the bran-coat of the wheat berry in which is stored by Nature the phos- plates for rebuilding brain and nerve tissue. There's real comfort from using Postum, and
 There's a Reason.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-12
RRANTLEY socTAL NEws.
Henry Cosby Entertains on His I've,
 ty-arst Birthday.

Henry Cosby Entertains on His Twsn-
 ty-Arst Birthday.
 Rrantley. March l1--(Special)- A brillians entertainment was given by Henry Cosby in honor of his twenty first birthday anniversary, at the resi- dence of Mir. and Mrs. E. B. Taylor and the Brantley young men have enjoyed a brilliant function. such as seldom has been witnessed in Brantley
 There were many young men invited and among them were present: M w Gilchrist. C. F. Pollard NJ. T. Dor- man, Cl'Sa GiIchrist. W. A. Butler. S c. Butlel. ". A. Hicks. c. c. Brannen Frank Rainer. Leon Gilchrist. M S Sacks, ". A. Morgan and B. IT. Laney
 The dining room was brilliantly dec. orated and many courses of refresh. ments were served. 4 jug of wine twenty four years old was opened and toasts with many cheers were given in honor of the host.
 After the supper was ended. the young men repaired to the parlor where many social games and smokes vera enjoyed