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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-11
TO Enforce Cigar Selling Laws.
Internal Revenue Officers Plan Crusade on
Basis o. Torn Stamps on Boxes.

Following the lead of the Depart
ment of Agriculture in the enforce
ment of the pure food law, the In
ternal Revenue Department has
planned a series of prosecutions for
alleged infrac;ions OF the internal
revenue laws all over the United
States Officers of that department
have made seizures at two Wash
ington drug stores Oh the ground
that they were selling cigars i'll con-
travention Of the internal revenue
laws
The ruling of the department un-
der which the seizures were made
relates to the removal of the entire
tops of boxes to which the major
portion of the stamp was affixed,
thereby leaving the packages un-
protected by proper stamps.
The Government contends under
its decisions that this is prima facie
evidence Of the non-payment of
taxes and cigars not protected with
stamps may be declared forfeited to
the United States.
Cigar dealers claim that this de-
cision creates a disadvantage by
reason of the fact that when box
with lid attached is placed on show,
a great portion of space is taken up
unnecessarily, and a practice of do
ing away with the lid has been uni
versally followed. The internal
agents, however, have received in
structions that all such cases shall
Immediately be reported and the
cigars detained.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-11
American Wages and the Tariff.

Senator Gore in the Speech of May 80.
I say to you that the superior
wages of the American laborer are
due not to the Republican party,
are due not to the protective tariff,
are due not to the Federal Govern
ment. The superior wages of the
American laborer are due to the su-
perior intelligence, the superior skill
and the superior industry of the
American laborer over all the labor
ers of all the world. 1t but robs
the American laborer of the credit
and the glory which is his own
when any party arrogates to itself
or any of its policies credit for the
high wages enjoyed in either pro-
tected or unprotected industries in
the United States.
AS to carpenters, masons, brick
layers, clerks, cooks, boiler max
ers, BARRIERS, bar-tenders, according
to the report of Carroll D. Wright,
an authority which will command
respect on the other side, the wages
in those lines of industry in the
United States are just as much
higher than abroad as they are in
the protected branches of labor in
this country.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-11
Sent Irvine to Asylum.

Frank Irvine, OF former Auditor
General Snyder's Office, at Harris
burg, who was indicted for conspir-
acy and was to have been tried
with Cassel and the other present
Capitol defendants, but whose men
tai condition last week led to a sew
erance of his case from the other
defendants, has been sent to the
Norristown Insane Hospital for
treatment.
Irvine was at first sent to farm
near Chetwyn, for rest, in the hope
that he would recuperate; but he
grew worse, and on Friday it was
decided to take him to the Norris
town Hospital.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-11

The most notable gathering of
hnanciers ever held in Bradford
county is scheduled for June "a and
rs, when the Grange National
Bankers Association of the United
States is to meet in Troy for it's an
nual convention and banquet. It
is expected that $50 persons will
gather around the banquet board
from all parts of the country. Es-
pecially distinguished among them
and as speakers will be United
States Treasurer Charles H. Treat,
Justice w. p. Potter, of the Penn
sylvania Supreme Bench, and John
Mitchell, the former president of
the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica, whose name is frequently heard
in connection with the Vice Presi-
dency of the United States.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-11

doubt in the mind of William j..
Bryan as to his selection by the
Denver convention as the head OF
the ticket. 1t is reported here that
Senator Charles A. Culberson, of
Texas, has been named by Mr..
Bryan as the man whom he favors
for the nomination in case it is
found that he himself cannot win
out. 1t is understood that Mr..
Bryan's great aptipathy to Cover
nor Johnson is responsible for this
action. Governor Johnson S chances
are so good that his candidacy is
taken with great seriousness by
Democratic politicians.
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Expressions Of the deepest regret
are heard on every hand over the
death of former Senator James K.
Jones, of Arkansas, who was con-
sidered a good, true and honest
Democrat of the old school, devot-
ed to his party and its principles.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-11
WASHINGTON
From our Regular Correspondent.


Washington, d. c., June 8, 1908.
Anyone who cherishes the fond
illusion that the Democratic leaders
are not out to win a victory should
look i'll at the Washington head
quarters Of the Democratic Con-
gressional Committee and disillu-
sion himself. Representative Floyd,
the chairman, has large force at
work, probably seventeen or eigh-
teen people, and they are sending
out into the country not less than
eight thousand pieces of mail a
day. There were many able DEM
cratic speeches made during the re-
cent session of Congress and these
constitute the bulk or the matter
being sent out now, but later on
various other publications, calculat-
ed to awaken the voters from their
between elections lethargy, will be
mailed and a whirlwind campaign
will be conducted. The headquart-
ers Of the Democratic committee
are i'll the same handsome business
building that is occupied by the
Taft headquarters. Later OH DEM
ocratic headquarters will be opened
i'll Chicago but those i'll Washing
ton will be retained throughout the
campaign and literature will go out
of the capital by the ton.
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ESTABLISHED 1887. CONSOLIDATED 1869
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY NJ RN1NG,
At Bloomsburg, the County Seat of
Columbia County. Pennsylvania.
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Advance.
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-11

mailed and a whirlwind campaign
will be conducted. The headquart-
ers of the Democratic committee
are i'll the same handsome business
building that is occupied by the
Taft headquarters. Later OH DEM
ocratic headquarters will be opened
i'll Chicago but those i'll Washing
ton will be retained throughout the
campaign and literature will go out
of the capital by the ton.
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Those who watched with inter
est the recent filibuster against the
financial bill in the Senate believe
that Senator Stone Of Missouri has
earned the support of William J..
Bryan and that Bryan will throw
his influence i'll the balance for the
Missouri Senator as against Cover
nor Folk, who wants to succeed
MIR. Stone i'll the Senate. The
Democrats generally did not sym
pathize with The flibuster and they
have only contempt for Senator
LaFollette who not only deserted
his own party but whom they be-
lieve to have undertaken the fill
buster solely for advertising pur-
poses. But in the case of Mr.. Stone
it was quite different. He was con-
scientiously opposed to the bill and,
moreover, he had every reason to
believe that its defeat would be a
source of qualification to Mr. Bry-
an. While the filibuster came to
sad and sudden end, Mr. Stone was
i'll no way TO blame. Despite the
aspersions which LaFollette sought
to cast OH the Missouri statesman,
the Wisconsin Senator had only
himself to blame and many believe
that, having won the world record
for continuous talking, LaFollette
was content that the filibuster
should end.
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The Republicans seem to be all
at sea over their platform and their
vice presidential candidate. There
is reason to believe, by the way,
that Mr.. Douglas of So shoe fame,
and one time Governor of Msssa-
chusetts, will be the running mate
of Mr.. Bryan. But to return to
the Republicans. The party lead
ers say that their success depends
on liberal campaign fund and the
platform, therefore, must contain
nothing which will offend the in
terests who must be relied upon for
contributions. Secretary Taft is
obdurate, however, and insists OH
an absolutely rabid Roosevelt plat
form and on a ia riff revision plank
which is like red rag to bull
with every protected industry. The
leaders have supposed that Taft
would prove reasonable" " but he
is showing an ability to be even
more obstinate than the present oc-
Cupant OF the White House, and he
does not seem to regard the CAM
paign fund argument as of import
ance, fallacy which may be
brought home to him next Novem-
Der.
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With regard to vice presiden-
tial candidate, the leaders thought
they had it all framed up for Fair
banks but apparently Taft has
kicked over their plans and they
are now as hopelessly at sea as ever,
while rumor has it that Dolliver of
Iowa will be the lucky man-per-
haps the unlucky one, for there is
nothing much more pitiable than a
defeated vice presidential candidate.
New York has been looked to, but
seems to offer no available material
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19

expectation Of butter, and soon con-
trolled that staple in the country.
He thrust himself forward into
the first rank of commercial So
ciety, was elected to the parliament
and was finally appointed minister
of Justice. At the mountain top OF
his career his perverse nature ex-
erted itself, and he used his office
and his financial power to destroy
his peasant victims, literally plum
dering thousands of credulous
Danes.
1t is said that for Is years his
average annual income from swind-
ling operations has been 100000.
He bought an influential news
paper, which he used to cover his
crimes.
He married a second time, a
woman who had begun life as a
barmaid, and at her gorgeous social
gatherings Alberti exploited his
power and gathered about him men
and women of the greatest influ
ence in the country.
Extremely astute in the manage
ment of the affairs of others, it is a
strange fact that Alberti's crimes
were clumsilv conducted, he rely
ing upon pure bluff to escape detec-
ton. For instance, when the secur-
tiles of the savings bank in which
he was interested were questioned
Albert simply issued statement
that the securities We're worth
s., 900 900. and no one asked to see
the securities or asked any further
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
MARKETS
Furnished by Walter J. Nichols
& Coz

& CO.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-The stock
market opened buoyant this morn
ing on higher cables from abroad
and generally better feeling re-
garding war situation. Advances at
the opening extended from "a to
III points over Saturdays closing.
Among the strongest stocks in the
railroad list eyre Union Pacific, up
Ia; Atchison, up ! point; Cana
dian Pacific, Northern Pacific.
Great Northern preferred. Pennsyl-
vania, st. Paul. B. e 0. and Read
ing all up point each. Among the
industrials Westinghouse showed
the best advance, opening 2k
points above Saturdays closing on
reports sof discharge of receiver
and better coHnstfons generally ex-
listing In the company's business.
Amalgamated Copper, Shelters
and United States Steel issues
were also active and showed adj
vances of from " to / point above
previous closing. Trading is some
what restricted by stormy weather
all over the country, badly affect
ing telegraph and telephone wire
service.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19

questions, bat when the final crash
came the paper was almost worth
less.
One of his nervy coups was when
he persuaded the government to
loan his bank 100000 on security
that was practically worthless. 1t
has come ont that Alberti squan-
dered this half million dollars in a
few months to crafty personal de-
sires of a sordid order.
Albert enjoyed the most init
mate friendship of the king and
princes of the royal family. At all
times he was admitted freely to the
royal circle as an honored guest.
A Copenhagen newspaper, the
Politiken, published a fierce attack
upon Alberti's financial structure
few months ago one of the women
clerks in his employ, whom he had
betrayed, having given the news
paper secret information as to the
shaky condi Ion of the savings
bank. Albert was stunned by the
attack and withdrew from the cab
met. His former friends deserted
him like rats from a sinking ship.
One by one the supposedly great
institutions he had built up crashed
and his vile private life came to
the surface. When his arrest was
threatened he walked to the central
police station in this city and ac-
cused himself of fraud and asked
that he be locked up. The police
officials thought him crazy, but he
declared: Il am no more than
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19

Special corresp oudencs to The Press
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 19.-Den.
mark has Just awakened to the
enormity and audacity of the high
finance career of Peter Albert, for
mer minister of. justice, now await
ing trial on charges of fraud in
vOlving $7,500,000, which Albert
is alleged to have stolen during Is
years.
:. The Danes call him "the worlds
champion CRATER" and his life
story is a romance unrivaled in
fiction.
Possessed of unusual natural
brilliancy, Albert misused his tai
ents. BY his brutal, deceitful and
selfish tendencies he lost to him
self what might have been the
greatest fame of a nation. He
sprung from family of the middle
class, his father being a lawyer
who was best known for his hon
esty and fine personal character
istics. The son was educated in
the law in the University of Copen-
hagen, and while there was recog-
nized as an unusually intellectual
fellow, but one with low traits.
AS mere boy he earned distinc-
ton, dazzling the courts with his
powers of oratory and keep legal
insight. Albert. up to his thirty
fifth year, however, had an unenvi-
able reputation as roue. He made
a practice OF preying upon women
of the lower classes.
Gradually his forms of dissipa-
ton became horror to those who
knew him.
He married the daughter of a
rich merchant. but she divorced
him within two years, charging him
with almost unbelievable conduct.
He had sufficient power to keep
out of prison, though his crimes
against women were well known.
Eventually. however, Albert dis
continued his association with the
low element, but began a sys-
.tematic robbery of the masses of
Denmark. He undertook the man
agement of the iceland Peasants
Savings bank and established a fire
insurance company. He dealt al
most entirely with the poor. Later
ne founded an association for the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
ACTRESS SHOT BY
BLANK CARTRIDGE

Mile. Fregolia, the quick change
artist at the Pantages. suffered .
painful injury last night at the sec
ond performance. A pistol is fired
behind the curtain In one Of her
scenes and the assistant who did
1t held the gun too close to her
face, The blank cartridge cut open
her temple. barely missing the eye.
which would have been ruined had
the charge struck fraction OF an
inch lower. A physician was cali
ed from the audience.
The management feels certain
that she will be able to continue
her engagement this evening or to-
morrow at the latest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
HIGHEST BID, NO SALE

Considerable interest Is taken in
the excursion which will leave to-
morrow at 7 a. m. for Ponderay
from the o. r. & N. station. From
all indications ii looks as though a
big crowd would take advantage of
the excursion to attend the open
ing and we understand there are
several people from Butte, Denver
and also Pittsburg in Spokane at
the present time who will attend
the blowing in of the smelter.
The Idora Mining Co. held a
meeting this afternoon at 112 Wall
street and adjourned until 1880
o'clock this evening.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
MAY CONSENT TO
Is SERVE SENTENCE

PORTLAND Oct. 19.-Edward
Martin, who was convicted Satur-
day of the murder of Nathan
Wolff in a pawnshop last summer,
announced today that he will.
though innocent, abide by the YER
dict of manslaughter in order to
cure himself of the morphine habit,
unless the sentence is excessive.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19

he exchange opened this morn
4@gI with considerable interest
in Ajax, Bullion. Ram
DIS and Monitor. Ajax reached its
3h1 Jest bid price today during the
na9 year with no sales register
"a on the board. Several sales
were reported on the curb Satur-
day afternoon and this morning
from IA to 15R CENTS Panhandle
evidenced considerable weakness
this morning over the former offer
ings of last week, selling at the
low point of 6M cents and closing
weak at bid and 6A asked.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19

common thief and you should have
arrested me long ago."
Undoubtedly Albert possessed a
dual mind. On the surface he was
a man of high integrity and of fine
personal sensibilities; in secret he
was a criminal. whose viliainies
sunk him to the very depth of diss
honor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
BATTLING NELSON
RIVALS JOHN b.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1s.-Battling
Nelson, lightweight champion, was
notified today that oil had been
found near his ranch at Livermore.
Cal. He. paid $4,000 for the
property.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19

The maximum penalty for man.
slaughter is Is years. Martin says
he' may even consent to serve Is
years If this is imposed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
!. s. Government Bonds.


Chicago Grain Market.
CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-Grain
cables came practically unchanged
this morning and the local wheat
market opened about at Saturdays
closing figures, and later rallied
about " cent, with very light trad
ing on account of crippled wire ia
cilities all over the country where
bad weather conditions exist this
morning. The wheat situation
looks strong
Corn and oats rather quiet. with
considerable strength shown In De-
cember corn this morning The
corn situation is not so strong. Pro-
visions remain rather weak, but
this product has had good break
and a moderate reaction, at least,
would seem in order. Receipts are
moderate and the manufactured
product has good inquiry and
stocks small for this time of year.
Wheat-Close: December, $3.50;
May, $1.O1a; July, 96Bc.
Corn-Close' December, 63Xc;
May. 63Rc; July, 62Bc.
Oats--Close: December, 4Sc;
May, soc; July. 45%c.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
MoRMoNs SCARE NEvADANs

RENO, New, Oct. 19.-Nevadans
are alarmed over the announce
ment that another Mormon colony
win be established in Nevada near
Reno. Representatives of the Nor
mon church are looking over land
and expect to be located by spring.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19

Married men will be favored by
the Prussian income tax, when al
lowances will be made for each
child born.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19

If, after doing his duty, a man
stands around waiting for people
to pat him on the back, he's a poor
excuse for a hero.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
WORLDS CHAMPION CRATER
NOT AN AMERICAN PRODUCT

ASTOUNDING CRIMINAL CA.
REER OF FORMER MINISTER
OF JUSTICE ALBERTi OF
DENMARK, WHO PREYED ON
WOMEN AND THE POOR AND
DAZZLED THE HIGH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
NOW ON EXHIBITION.
Two of the Famous Cullinan Dia-
monds Delivered to King Edward.

Special Cablegram 10 The Star.
LONDON. December 12.-The two
largest of the Cullinan diamonds. which
were formally delivered to the king at
Windsor on their return from being cut
and polished at Amsterdam, have been
placed among the crown jewels at the
tower, where. with the rest OF the re-
gala. they may now be inspected by the
public.
They are arranged close to the model
of the Koh-i-noor, in contrast with which
their enormous size is well shown, the
smaller being nearly three times and the
larger nearly five times greater than it is.
| Their magnificent fire and br,llianc
are scarcely, however. exhibited to full
advantage. since those responsible for
putting them i'll position have not remem-
bered that brilliant is meant to he
looked at with it's table facing the OBJ
server, and have placed them 50 that
their tables are turned downward and.
consequently. only their collets and the
portions below their girdles are presented
to view.
1t is hoped that this mistake will be rec
titled and the public given the oppor-
tnnity of seeing the faces of the stones
instead of merely their backs.
1t is understood that the ntantion is
ultimately to mount the two briliantS,
the one in the scepter and the other in
the orb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
PROUD OF HEBRIDEs' CHILDREN
Famous Scotswoman Says They Are
Home of Clever People.

Special Cabegram TO The Star.
LONDON, December 12.-The barren
islands of the Hebrides produce twelve
times as many clever people as all the
rest of Scotland. This statement has
been made by Miss Margaret Macmillan,
a Scotswoman who has the credit of being
the real pioneer of the medical inspection
of school children. She was formerly a
member of the Bradford school board,
and succeeded there in persuading her
colleagues to start a system of medical
inspection. Since she came to London
she has been a shining light of the labor
party, and it was a women's labor league
meeting she addressed.
The point she was making when she
gave utterance to the statement about
the HebrideS was that elementary educa-
ton of a serious character is mainly
physical and that the state should con-
Germ itself quite as much with the bodies
as with the minds of the children.
Although racially the people of the
Hebrides suffered through intermarriage,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
INDIA's YELLOW JOURNAL.
Notorious Newspaper Finds It Ex'
pedient to Change Its Location.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
CALCUTTA, December 12.-IIaving
found British India an unsafe base for
it's operation. the notorious newspaper
Yugantar has transferred its headquar-
tiers to Chandernagore. Besides being
freely distributed it has been posted up
in many places on the Strand. 1t is most
bloodthirsty in its appeal to the people
of Indna in general, calling upon them to
use their revolvers freely. adding that il
these were insufficient bombs would do.
No subscriptions were wanted. if only
every reader would bring in the head OF
a European. Copies are being sent to
PendicheTy for the French government
to take whatever action it sees nit.
1t is believed that DR.. Rash Dehary
Ghosh will preside over the next national
congress, which Is expected to be held
in Madras. Anything like violent ex-
tremist demonstration of last years
strength is not expected under the presi-
deuts!lip of DR.. Ghosh, whose views are
conservative. Apart from that fact. there
does not seem possibility of the ex-
tremist element mastering any strength,
for it is at present leaderaess, and the
trend of the people seems 10 be toward
| moderation.