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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-20
State to Push Capitol Cases.
Scarlet Anxious to Close His Connec ction
With Cases.

Deputy Attorney General Jesse
E. B. Cunningham, will return to
Harrisburg after a European tour
about the first of September and
soon after Attorney General Todd
will come back from the Maine
woods and James Scarlet will meet
them to determine what shall be
done in regard to the Capitol graft
cases this fall. From all indications
two criminal cases will be tried and
the balance of the cases will depend
upon their outcome
The September criminal court in
Dauphin county will have very
large list, and as the capitol trial
will necessarily be protracted, it is
probable that Judge Kunkel will be
asked to set special term late in
October for the trial of the cases.
This will come after the argument
on the motion for a new trial for
Sanderson, which will be heard by
the judge in October's first week.
Mr.. Scarlet will speak for the State,
P. Fred Rothermel, Jr., for Sander
son and one lawyer for each of the
other defendants.
The civil actions to recover the
sums alleged to have been filched
from the State OH the contracts will
be instituted this fall by Attorney
General Todd in collaboration with
David 7. Watson, of Pittsburg.
The State officials have always con-
tended that they have good chance
of winning these actions. The last
case tried was said by many lawyers
to have been a good one for a civil
court case.
James Scarlet is anxious to close
up his connection with the cases.
owing to his engagements with the
attorney generals department in
the federal government cases in
which he is special counsel, and
hopes to have all criminal trials end
with this year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-20
No Amendment Vote This Year.

The Altoona Times, giving infor-
nation to voters, says:
"At the November election the vot-
ers of Pennsylvania will have an or
portunity to vote for or against several
proposed amendments to the State
Constitution"
This is a mistake into which a
considerable number of our contem-
poraries have fallen, and to which
we have previously directed ten
ton.
The constitutional amendments
will not be voted upon this year.
There is no probability that they
will come before the people before
November of next year. They
were proposed by the last Legisla-
ture and must be approved by the
next Legislature before they can be
submitted to popular vote. The
next Legislature will also determine
when the vote shall be taken; it
may be at special election for the
purpose, but it is more likely to be
at the regular election in Novem.
Der, since there will be only few
officials to elect next year, and the
amendments could have as full con-
sideration as at special election.
The interest which the voters
have in the proposed amendments
this year is merely an indirect one,
and is to be expressed only in their
votes for members of the Legisla-
ture. AS the members elected this
year will pass upon these amend
ments at the coming session it is
assumed that the people are inter-
ested in knowing both what the
amendments are and how the
several legislative candidates are
disposed toward them. That is the
reason they are now advertised, and
not because vote is to be taken on
them this year.
At this time the proposed chang
es do not excite very general inter-
est. Discussion of them is whole
some, however, and will serve to
get the people acquainted with
them. If they pass the next Leg
islature they will be advertised
again a year hence, and then the
people will be face to face with
them as live and direct question.
-PHiLa. Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-20
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.


AT the November election the
voters of Pennsylvania will have an
opportunity to vote for or against
several proposed amendments to the
state constitution that are of the ut
most Importance and demand the
earnest consideration of every citi-
zen. These amendments were ap.
proved at the last session of the
legislature, and are submitted to
the electorate prior to final consid-
Grafton by the next general assem-
bly,.
One of these amendments, and
possibly the most important, in that
it will affect great economy and
make elections less frequent, pur-
poses to aboli Ii the spring election
entirely. If it is approved and be-
comes a part of the fundamental
law, in the even numbered years in
November the state and county of
hcers shall be chosen, and in the
odd years tie municipal elections
shall be held in November also. OF
course, the presidential elections
will occur in the even numbered
years. Offices the terms of which
are three years are made four years,
while those that are now five years
are increased TO six years. Election
officers who are chosen for one year,
under the present PLAZA, would then
serve for two years.
AS to the state officers, the audi
tor general who is now elected for
three years, would serve four years,
and the state treasurer term would
be increased from FIVE to six years,
and all county offices, coun-
cilmen and school directors would
serve four years. The change would
wipe out the February election, re-
duce the primaries from two to one
each year and provide for only one
personal registration.
The second of the three proposed
amendments provides that munich
palities may contract Indebtedness
to the amount of 10 per cent. of
their total assessed valuation. The
present constitutional Limitation is
7 per cent.
The third of the proposed amend
consolidates the courts
in Philadelphia and Allegheny
SO that there shall be but
one court each.
There is little objection to any of
the amendments except possibly |
the one authorizing an increase of
city debts. There are some scru-
Piles against relaxing this restraint.
The other two amendments are,
however, fairly certain of popular
-AltOona Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-20
SEPARATE JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

1t is claimed by some that when
| Columbia county contains forty
thousand inhabitants it will become
a separate judicial district, and un-
der the constitution the associate
judges will be eliminated. This is
partly correct. but several things
must happen before the provisions
of the constitution will apply.
Article ", Section S of that in
strument is as follows:
Whenever a county shall con-
tain forty thousand inhabitants it
shall constitute separate judicial
district, and shall elect one Judge
learned i'll the law; and the General
Assembly shall provide for addi-
tional judges, as the business of the
said districts may require. Counties
containing population less than is
sufficient to constitute separate dis
tricts shall be formed into convent
eat single districts, or, if necessary,
may be attached to contiguous dis
tricts as the General Assembly may
provide. The Office of associate
judge, not learned in the law, is
abolished in counties forming sepa
rate districts; but the several asso-
ciate judges in office when this Con-
stitution shall le adopted shall serve
tor their uueXpred terms"
Whenever a county shall con-
tain forty thousand inhabitants it
shall constitute a separate judicial
district" But how is it to be de-
termined that a county contains
that number? ? Can it be ascertained
LII any other way than by the offic-
ial census of the United States ?
That will not be taken until 1910.
But that alone will not make the
change. A reapportionment must
first be made by the legislature, as
Montour county must be provided
for, and that body will meet in
1911. Then, if we have the forty
thousand, and a new apportion-
ment is made, and the Legislature
sees fit to make this county a sepa-
rate district, there will be no more
associates elected. But a little thing
like constitutional provision is no
guarantee that it will be obeyed by |
a Pennsylvania legislature. If they
do not see fit to make the appor-
tionment, what are you going to do |
about it -? The constitution says
that "lhe General Assembly shaX.
at the next succeeding session after
each decennial census, and not
oftener designate the several judic-
al districts" This is mandatory,
out nothing has been done under it
tor over thirty years.
The Legislature can pass law at
is next session in 1909, abolishing
but this would not apply
20 those now on the bench until the
of the terms for which
hey were elected.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-20
BE PREPARED.

There is no one-at least no one
worthy of citizenship-who will not
desire to vote at the coming cleo
ton. The privilege of doing so, of
having voice in selecting those
who are to administer the affairs of
the government, is one of the high
est and most important that can fall
to the lot of any mortal being. 1t
is not only privilege but it is a
duty, and duty that we should all
discharge. To vote, however, re-
quires some preparation. First you
must be registered, and this cannot
be done after the second day of
September. So you had better see
about it now when you think of it.
If you put it off, the matter may
slip your memory, and the time 20
by for this preparation. The time
to do thing is when it should be
done. and the time to be registered
Is NOW. Don't put this off.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-20

A dispatch from Harrisburg says
that the fund of $50, 200 appropri-
ated by the legislature of 1907 for
the payment of bounties on scalps
of noxious animals was exhausted
when 10 per cent. was paid on bills
aggregating $2a. 900 sent in by for
ty-three counties. The purpose of
the act was to provide money for
the determination of these animals,
but such remarkable activity was
manifested by hunters that over
three-fourths of the appropriation
was requisitioned last year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-20

Total -. .............$2o,957.S5
Nearly $50, 900 When we con-
slider what the state has received in
return for this expenditure, it is
worth while to discuss whether it
cannot be spent to better advant.
age. The necessity for the officer,
If there ever was any, has passed.
The Office is a useless one and
ought to be abolished.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-20
~ September End. -~

Do you ask why we point to that
datel If you are not Registered on
or before that time, your vote may
be lost. 1t is the last day that you
can Register.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-20

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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-20

ESTABLISHED 1887. CoNsoLfDA1 ED 500
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING,
AT Bloomsbury the County Seat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
GEO. f. ELWELL. EDITOR.
GEO. c. Roam, FOREMAN.
TERMs:--lnsidt the county SI.ooa year
la advance; Si.5oif not paid in advance.
Outsid tn e county, Si.2sa year, strictly n
advance.
All communications should beaddressed
THE COLUMBIAN, Rloomsburg, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-20
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1908.
Democratic National Ticket.

Democratic National Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
of Nebraska.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
JOHN w. KERN,
of Indiana.
Democratic State Ticket.
JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT,
WEBSTER GRIMM,
of Bucks County.
'emocratic County Ticket.
FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS-,
JOHN G.. MCHENY,
of Benton.
FOR MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE,
VIM. 7. GREASY,
of Catawissa,
FOR PRoTHoNoTARY,
FREEZE QUICK,
of Bloomsbury.
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER,
FRANK w. MILLER,
OF Bloomsbury.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
CHRISTIAN A. SMALL,
of Bloomsbury.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
JOHN MOUREY,
of Roaring Creek Township.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
CHARLES L. POHE,
Of Catawissa.
JERRY A. HESS,
of Bloomsbury.
FOR COUNTY AUDITORS,
CLYDE L. HIRLEMAN,
of Benton Borough,
(Second Term.
PARRY GREASY,
Of Bloomsourg.
(Second Term.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-06
DO YOu Open Your Mouth

Like a young bird and gulp down what
ever food or medicine may be- offered you ?
Or. do you want to know something Of the
composition and character of that which
you take into your stomach whether a.
food or medIciue2
Most intelligent and sensible people
bow-a-days Insist on knowing what they
employ whether as food or as medicine.
DR.. Pierce believes they have a perfect
right to iHSiStupon such knowledge. So he
publishes ,SAzaadcast and on each bottle
wrapper. whaLhiS-m medicines are made OF
and veufesi Th0creah This be feels
be can WHAAHord 70 do because Lie more
the mgredicnts OF which bis medicines
are made arc studied and UNDERSTOOD The
moro VIII Tier superior curative virtues
b. A1nrecLA1LL
For the cure % woman's peculiar weak.
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giving rise 90 frequent headaches. back.
sche. dracg.ng-dowu pain or distress iu
lower abdominal or pelvic region. accom-
panied. Outlines. with a dcbilitauuc,
pelvic. catarrhal drain and kindred symp-
toms OF weakness. DIR. piercc's Eavorite
Prescription is a most efficient remedy.
II is equally effective IN curing painful
periods, ia giving strength 20 nursing
mothers and in preparing the system %
.hc cEpect4Ht mother for laby's coming
thus rendering childbirth safe and com.
psrativeIv painless. The "EavOritc Pre-
scriptiou Is o most potent. Strengthening
tonic 20 the general system ana tn the
organs distinctly feminine in particular
II is also o soothing and inNiEorat.uR
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nervous pr1strat.on. neuralgia. hyStgr.a
churoa or 81 NItH- dance and
other distressing nervous symptoms at
tenuant upon functional and organic dis
eases of the distinctly feminine organs.
A host ~ medical authorities 90 aI the
schools % practice. recommend
each OF the several Ingredients Of which
Ftuvurite Prescription is mate Tor fhe
of the diseases for which Y isciaI mcd
20 De a sure Nou may read what thcv
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-06

amy meeting OF tho -reorpanized state
central committee of which James q.
Burger ia the chairman vice Parks de-
rOeed.
In addition to ruling a technical
contempt, Judge Shattuck declined H.
proceed amy further ia the matter on
The ground that since the original pc
utipu ON the controversy WIS flied.
Z political question has become in
Folped which WAS not in evidence
when the original proceedings were
begun
Judge shajtuek stated thai it was
opinion that DE- had mo right or
power to adjudgo matters Of political
coutroYersy In a party OF Ia any por
ton OF % purity stating his belief t.
b. that such matters should be- and Of
RIGHTS ought 10 be- handled by the state
central committee alone.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-06
TO REQUIRE AER0NAUTS
To PROVE COMPETENCY
Move 20 Prevent inexperienced Men
From Risking lives IN Midair.

Washington sept -Actuatrd 10y
the death of Charles OliNcr Jones az
NuifrtiIle Maiue wednesday. by
falling from hls 1if1hIp. the Boomer
ahR reading a~erohauts gathered az
f"rt M'Ner 10 Witness The acfopIaue
tests, are seriously discussing the ad
NsdbIlltN OF The enactment OF % law
which would ,oud to prevent accidents
Of thIs character u Us proposed L.
make II illegal Tor amy one not holding
an a'fouanl license from u recoG-
nIz'd aor" cub lo make an ascension
Aero clubs nave" been formed Ia
nearly twenty clt'a ANA nearly an bal
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-06
MADDEN COLT WINS
RICH FLAT BRUSH STAKE

New a. S,st 5-uuder nearly
equal u,sa. ..u t Iahn E Mad
deu~ Du - -t..u and james r.
k.uuts p nutr Maskett.
nt thi- iu the rich Fiat
bush sta -Shccpsheaf BAY amt
Sir Mart. uan As in che FuturitN
sir MatUu h.d ram veil while g.vius
the hu. aliF nine pounds shoulder
iuE l-t tH h0r 1iN. IL was Thought that
To-day with th, handicap removed. h,.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-06
NNNeNs nnNN An suoRrs

best and cheapest IRAN 90 be had
Si.6S per hundred No mill %swcCpiHgs
aud refuse osts and wheat~ ground In
this sacked under pure fuod law the
same that governs the sale Of flour.
U~cd by the largest dairics In this n
cinltN. Great fcCHt for thc hur~c or
COW and poultry. lash guarantee with
every order. All size order~ delivered
SOC worth Co car lot. =. W. Fcc. G02-
% -. Isl pttuue 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-06
SW EET II e A r T
SOAP
Coupons Redeemed
SHAWNEE GROCERY
112 East Sixth

building. There they found large
number Of young men lounging around,
many of whom were unemployed Santa
Fe shopmen. Each man was besieged
by from one to four girls. as the case
demanded, and forced to give his con-
tribution. A bunch of the members
were in the pool room playing at the
different tables and wishing either not
to be molested or to buy tag the
door was shut and barricaded by chairs.
Several times the girls in high feminine
tones appealed to the boys on the other
side for admittance but they were re-
fused. Finally Miss Lynch, who is q
daughter of Dr. Frank M. Lynch OF
the First M. e. church, and who is
young miss of about sweet 16, and the
smallest girl in the crowd hit upon a
novel plan. A stepladder Of about 20
feet in heigh was found in the rear
Of the building and this Miss Lynch
had placed by her request leading to
one Of the open windows into the pool
room. Miss Lynch is not much larger
than the average girl Of from IL to
IA years but she climbed the ladder
with the ease and grace of one much
larger and to the surprise OF the pool
players she climbed in through the
open window and forced every man to
buy tag.
It is a great experience for the
younger girls and they seem to be en-
5oying it greatly, not only because OF
the good they are doing but because of
the fun they are deriving from the
work.
II was awfully bashful when start
ed out this morning, but am afraid
that I will be so forward before the
day is over that mamma Will be giving
me a calling down when I get through
tonight is the way one young de-
rnure miss expressed her work of the
day to a State ,ournal reporter.
Out of the fifty stations from which
the work is. being conducted put Two
or three had made any reports at the
time Of going to press, SO that 1t would
be Impossible to make any sort of
fair estimate of the amount received
by the days work. 1--WE hope to real
ize somewhere between thousano
and dfteen hundred dollars today"
was the statement made by one of the
ladies who is in charge Of the receiv-
ing end of the work at the Topeka
state bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-06
AUTOS RUN IN THE MUD
Kansas City Racers Have a Strenuous
Time.

Eight of the ten automobiles which
started from Kansas City this morn
ing in the two hundred mile endur-
ance run passed through Topeka to-
day. One car failed to start and an
other broke down in ditch four miles
this side of Lawrence. This run is the
sequel to one which was pulled by the
Kansas City motor car men May 16, at
which time fifteen of the cars entered
made perfect scores. The run today is
being made under the auspices of the
Kansas City Automobile club and is
being conducted under very stringent
rules. In fact the rules adopted are
SO stringent that it will be impossible
for any car to complete the run with
out suffering from some sort of pen
alties.
Each car carries three men, an OBJ
server, driver and machinist. The OBJ
Of the Automobile club and until the
time of starting this morning it was
not know by the drivers or car owners
just who their observers woufd be.
Three hours and forty-five minutes
were allotted to each car to reach To-
peka. The best record was made by
car No. Z, which arrived in Topeka
only six minutes late. The Topeka
constrol station was located in front
Of the Kansas City Star office on West
Ninth street and as each car arrived
there, Fred 8. Bullene, the local off,
cial. recorded the time of arrival and
the car sped onward to Overlook,
The cars were covered with mud and
the men in the different cars were
hardly recognizable on account Of the
mud spatterings on their faces
An amusing feature of the run was
the failure OF the pilot car to make the
run. This car was supposed to leave
Kansas City over an hour in advance
Of the other cars and scatter confetti
at every turn in the road. The pilot
car got marooned in deep sea Of mud
near Lawrence and W. G. Whitcomb,
the pilot, made the trip in the Pope
Hartford car which was making the
best run through Topeka.
The arrival of the cars in Topeka was
as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-06
BROTHERS FALL OUT.
Anti-Taft Blodgett Makes Attack on
Atlanta Postmaster.

Chicago, June 6.-On the call for
the hearing in the contests for dele
gates at large in Georgia to the Re-
publican national convention the anti
Taft claimants failed to appear and
the Taft delegates were seated by de-
fault.
At the opening in the case of Flori-
da delegates at large, Mr.. Stripping
filed protest against Frank H. Hitch
cock, Arthur F. Slater and Charles q.
Phelps, respectively as employees of
the Taft headquarters, similar to that
presented to the committee yesterday.
Mr.. Stripping in making his protest
declared that he made no charge OF
lack of integrity against the three gen.
tlemen, but said he did not believe
that men who were acting as mana
ger or employees of any one candidate
could be in a proper frame of mind
to do justice to contestants in such
states as had candidates of their own.
The contest in the Third Florida dis
trict which was succeeded followed
that fro mthe second went over until
Monday, the Georgia contests being
taken up. The contests in the First and
Second Georgia districts were passed
until Monday The committee decided
after hearing the evidence in the Fifth
district of Georgia to seat the Taft del
egates.
The vote was unanimous The con-
test in this district was enlivened by
an attack made by Thomas Blodgett.
an anti-Ta1t man upon his brother. e
r. Blcdgeft who favoSs Tan and - thei
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-06
BIG ATHLETIC MEET.
Ma jority of intercollegiate Champions
Try for Trip to London.

Philadelphia. June 6.-More than
800 athletes, including nearly all of
the intercollegiate champions. are here
to participate in the tryouts to be
held on Franklin field late this after
noon at the University of Pennsylvania
for the purpose of naming representa-
tives to the Olympic games in London
in July.
Probably the single event which is
attracting the most attention is the
100 metre dash. This will bring to-
gether CartmeI of Pennsylvania; Rec
tor of Virginia; Ramsdel1 Of Texas;
Stevens Of Yale, and Robertson, Keat-
ing and C1oughan Of the Irish-Ameri-
can club of New York. Half a score
more are entered in the event, but it
seems certain that the race will be
between those named. Those same
leaders will contest in the 200 metre
dash.
The programme for the day incluoes
20 events, each of which will be hot1y
contested The weather is cool ana
cloudy.