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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09
BUCHAREST FALLS.

THE fall of Bucharest is without military
significance, says the British war office
But in war that has as its object the re-
duction of Germany by attrition, is there
not great deal of military significance to
the fact that Germany has occupied some
$4,000 square miles of a great grain pro-
ducing land, land Furthermore stocked
with cattle and one supplied with petroleum
wells?
No need to consider how communication
with Turkey has been simplifed and the
battle lines shortened. Roumania raised in
peace times 100000 tons of grain, nearly
half of which was exported, she has about
ten million head of stock, and the annual
petroleum production amounts to nearly
two million tons
Following her practice in Belgium,
Germany will put the population of occu-
ped Roumania to work for her and will
have tremendous source of supplies. The
forced resignation of Asquith, coincident
with the fall of Bucharest, disproves the
announcement of the war office and gives
countenance to the diatribe of the Man
chester Guardian against the blunders that
have hitherto characterized the allies con
duct of the war
While not the brilliant feat it is acclaimed
in Germany, the subjugation of one-half Of
Roumania will have pronounced effect
on the prologation of the war.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09
PoLITICAL EDUCATION.

Bryan, in advocating a political publica-
ton to be conducted by the government
along the lines Of modern journalism, has
suggested a reform of great Importance to
the education of the American people in
our national problems. We use the word
reform advisedly, because, though the
great commoner does not include that in his
plan, we would hope to see this Bulletin
take the place of the Congressional Record,
that frightful compendium of Pathology
and vanity, where the good is buried under
a mass of irrelevancies, and which can not
be said, without unduly straining credulity,
to serve any useful purpose.
A national publication which outlines
bills, discusses the aims of government in
non-technical language, and gives the per-
tinent paragraph or two which summarizes
every speech, however intolerable its
length, would serve great mission. Sent
free to libraries, public institutions and
newspapers, and delivered to private per-
sons for a nominal charge it would be an
authentic source of information It's publ
cation would be weekly when the news
justified it, and monthly or quarterly when
congress was not in session The editing,
according to Mr. Bryan's plan, would be
bipartisan. That is to say, the aims of
both parties would go before the people
equally-most newspapers present only
one side of the shield-and the national
judgment would be more precise. Because
newspapers are commercial institutions and
depend on patronage to buy paper, pay
labor, and operate the presses, they must
heed the commands of capital fact which
explains the preponderance of republican
organs over democratic The knowledge
that their constituents will see the strength
of the other side, would be an incentive te
both parties, rivals all the time, in actions
instead of once every four years, in oratorY
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09
PREVENTION OF CRIME.

We know, in general sort of way, that
crime is a disease inherited or caught from
environment, and that a transgressor is
more to be condoled with than shuddered
at, more to be helped than punished.
Prison methods have accordingly under
gone wondrous change during the last
fifty years, with the revenge motif giving
way to humanitarian principles. Not an eye
for an eye and tooth for tooth, but how
to fit men the better for life, has more and
more come to be recognized as the purpose
of the prisons.
For which reason we find the Democratic
party, in the platform upon which Wood
row Wilson was for the second time raised
to the presidency, advocating such modern
methods as vocational training of prisoners,
setting aside their net wages for the benefit
of their dependent families or for their own
use, the Federal parole law and the proba-
ton system, especially in the case of first
offenders not convicted of serious crimes.
But remedy is not enough. There must
be prevention Such measure is now before
congress-the bill on criminology IS. 1890
and H. B. 8820) "To establish bureau for
the study of the criminal, pauper and de-
fective classes. Twice endorsed by the
judiciary committees of both houses, it has
for twenty years failed of passage, the
victim Of unintentional delay and con-
gressional 1assitude. It has been endorsed
by numerous legal medical and religious
organizations of this country, the Congress
of Criminal Anthropology of Europe, and
the plan was, indeed adopted by Belgium
and Russia, and while other foreign nations
are doing scientific work of various kinds IN
criminology.
lust as the agricultural department .ex-
periments to determine new cultural
methods and investigates the best means
Of Graduating destructive pests, SO this
bureau would devote itself to the study of
the abnormal classes, making laboratory
Investigations and collecting sociological
and pathological data, and the prevention
and lessening of crime, pauperism and de
fectivenesss would be reduced to an ex1ct
science.
Are there any mental and physical char
acteristics that differentiate the habitua1
from the occasional criminal? How can the
weak-especially the young-be protected
before they go wrong? What degree OF
crime is due to environment and what tc
mental twists? Can criminal bias be cor
rected BY operating? How can environment
be improved?
These are few of the swelling problems
| and the highest study of mankinl is man
1t is to be hoped that the bill will be en-
, acted into law.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09
RAILROAD MEET
IS POSTPONED

The transportation problems con-
ference scheduled to be held under
the auspices of the Commercial Asso-
citation at Townsville. Georgia, on
Thursday, December 7th, has been in
definitely postponed.
This conference was to be held for
the benefit of business men and citi-
zens in the states of Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi and South Caro-
lima, but on account of the fact that
it was deemed expedient at this time
not to hold the same, the above action
has been taken.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09
NAVY DIR|G|BLE IS
PICTURED IN PAPER

In Sundays issue of the New York
Herald, a great picture of the navy
.dirigible, DN-1, is printed, with the
announcement that the big aircraft
has been shipped and is now on it's
way to Pensacola. The description,
which is printed in connection with
the illustration, says the dirigible is
It's feet long and is capable of lift
ing upward of 1000 pounds.
The important addition to the
naval aeronautical station at Pensa-
cola is expected to arrive here soon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09
THE SCRATCH PAD
By THOMAS EWING DABNE I !.

Buy your paving notes early.
Unfortunately Russian didn't fight
to the last Roumanian.
Christmas is the time of the year
when girls viii fill their own stock
ings, as usual.
New York is to have an open win
dow week. Now watch the well
known wolf jump through.
It has always been a question,
which were the better trimmed
Christmas trees, or fathers.
"Pretty Girls of Atlanta Back
ward" says a headline Heavens
Does the man want them forward?
It's not as easy as you would think,
manning this trench-especially when
our pen gets too proud to write.
Recent events have proved that
knocking the fat into the fire isn't
nearly the calamity that keeping
Greece out of the war is.
Count SzeptycH, head Of the new
Polish army, may be all right, but he
sounds ike q species of blood poison
ing.
When we contemplate the bonn
bardment of Bucharest, our heart
bleeds for humanity. Just think OF
the number of eggs broken.
A Chicago man found diamond in
the crop of one turkey, but is that
any reason for putting up the price
of them all?
Looking out of our window the
other day, we saw collision between
a bicycle and Ford; and until WE
went down and made searching in.
vestigation, we couldn't be sure which
received the greater damage.
| No Photographer has yet drawn at,
tention to the analogy between tht
Colonel's quitting the United State,
in favor of the Fiji Islands, and quit,
ting the Progressives for the Repub-
licans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09
U. S. S. PENNSYLVANIA
STANDS FINAL TESTS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Newport News, Dec. 8.-The super
dreadnaught Pennsylvania, built by
the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drydock Company, and turned over to
the navy department on June II last,
today completed her final tests. The
Pennsylvania left New York Tuesday
and made her trials on the way down
the coast, coming in the Virginia
Capes this morning.
Representative of the builders
were on board for the tests, and while
no official statement from the naval
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09
Smith Bill Passes
Senate on Party Vote

Washington, Dec. BY a party
vote of 33 to 25, the senate today
passed Senator Hoke Smiths bill au-
thorizing the president to appoint an
additional federal circuit Judge in any
district where the incumbent has
reached the age of 70, has served ten
years or is suffering from any men,
tai or physically disability of per-
manent character.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09

In 1916 spring wheat -four sold wholesale
at $3.50 to SIS barrel, and white winter
wheat -four at SIC to $3.50 In 1867, choice
milling wheat sold wholesale at So bushel
Corn. in 1864, was $1.41 bushel, and oats
in 1867 cost 90 cents bushel. Hams were
from 20 to % cents pound.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09
OUR JITNEY OFFER-This and 5

. = y :" = Y 0N A1AO IIIo anu ONs
DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with sc and mail it to
Foley & Co., 1886 Sheffield Ave-, Chi
cago, H., writing your name and
address clearly. You will receive in
return trial package containing
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, for
coughs, colds, and Group; Foley Kid
ney Pills, for pain in sides and back;
rheumatism, backache, kidney and
bladder ailments; and Foley Cathartic
Tablets, a wholesome and thoroughly
cleansing cathartic, for constipation,
biliousness, headache and sluggish
bowels. D'Alemberte's Pharmacy
Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09

Cranberry rec" may become a new color
next spring. if reports coming from New
Jersey are true The dye shortage caused
manufacturers to buy up entire crops of
this berry in South Jersey this year to con-
vert them into co1oring.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09

withheld from the builders for six
months, at the expiration of which the
navy makes tests to ascertain if any
defects in material or workmanship
have developed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09
Will Train Officers of
at Florida University

Washington, Dec. Educational
institutions approved by the war de-
partment today for the organization
of reserve officers training corps
units include the University of Flor
ida. Infantry units will be establish
ed at each university selected.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09

officers is available, the yard feels
confident that all requirements were
successfully met.
It is customary in the building Of
battleships that, a certain sum Is
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09

The only way to tell the differ
ence between a right handed and
left-handed walking stick is by hold
ing it up to northwest moonbeam
so that it divides it by six.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09

Once upon a TYNE a woman went
into butcher shoppe and asked We
butcher for 10c worth of round steak
and We butcher cut off 10c worth,
not 13 worth, as per usual.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09

A new writing ink has been patent
ed that is much superior to the old
kind. 1t stops shorter and goes
around corners more accurately and
instead of following the pen point it
goes ahead of it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09

There are no signs on the rock OF
Gibraltar prohibiting visitors from
taking it home for a souvenir.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09

The mind-wrecking problem of how
long piece of string is, has been
solved by Lynn (Mass.) scientist.
He finds that it is from one end to
the other.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09
Amt Nature Wonderful
DTD YOU KNOW THAT
BY Gene Ahern

A herring doesn't follow the Gus
tom of taking bath on Saturday
night, and every whale carries it's
own shower bath? Neither did we.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09
sAwIoG WAVES TAIL,

Opelousas, La, Noe. S.-Hurlburt's
portable sawmill in the Atchafalaya
bottoms was wrecked when a "Iog''
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09
Our Dippy Dictionary.

Gum Slot-A machine for losing
a penny, but still knowing where it
;a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09
Fable.

Sure Winner-See Dreams.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09

Buy your paving notes early
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09

Unfortunately Russian didn't figh
to the last Roumanian.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-09

Christmas is the time of the year
when girls viii fill their own stock
ings, as usual.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-08
WOMAN LOOSE IN ARGUMENT
II Is Difficult for Her to Concentrate
on Central Idea, According
to Writer.

The woman, as a rule, finds it diff
cult to retain a grasp upon central
idea, to clear away the side issues
which obscure it. She can seldom
carry an idea to it's logical conclusion,
passing from term to term; some
where there is a solution of continuity,
w. l.. George writes in the Atlantic.
For this reason arguments with wom-
en-, which have begun with the latest
musical play, easily pass on from it's
alleged artistic merit to its costumes,
their scantiness, their undesirable
scantiness, the need for inspection, in
spectors of theaters, and, little by
little, other inspectors until one gets
to mining inspectors and possibly to
mining in general.
The reader will observe that these
ideas are fairly well linked All that
happens is that the woman, firing of
the central argument, has pursued each
side issue as it offered itself. This
comes from a lack of concentration
which indisposes a woman to pene
trate deeply into a subject she is not
used to concentration, she does not
like it. 1t might lead her to dis
agreeable discoveries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-08
Human Bomb Boards Car.

Passengers on a Mclean avenue
trolley car fled panic-stricken when
Nicholas Pierrara got aboard with a
stick of dynamite in one hand and a
lighted cigar in the other. Other sticks
of dynamite were bullying from his
coat pocket.
Pierrara is a contractor foreman.
He was arrested and taken to police
headquarters, where it was found he
had three pounds of dynamite in all
on his person. In one pocket were
four or five decorating caps. Inspec-
tor Michael Landy said a spark from
the cigar or a sudden jar would have
sent the car skyward in a puff of dust
-Yonkers IN. W Dispatch, New
Sun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-08
Cow Makes New Butter Record.

A worlds record for butter produc-
ton has just been completed at Pine
Jr., of Buffalo, by Lady Pontiac 10
hama, a threeAnd-a-half-yea COW
valued at $4,000. In seven days Lady
Pontiac johanna produced Al S1-100
pounds CT butter and 65S pounds OF
milk. This performance makes her
the third highest classed COW in the
world, the two higher ones being
full-grown animals. She beat the for
mer worlds butter record by 5A
pounds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-08
FINALLY REACHED HAT STORE
Newspaper Correspondents Expert
ence With Japanese Chauffeur
When He Sought Headgear.

In his eagerness to see a whale dur
ing the voyage between Honolulu and
the island of Hawaii, Mr.. Homer Croy.
who tells about his adventure in Trav-
ell, leaned too far over the rail, and
lost his hat.
After arriving at the island he
climbed into taxicab and told the
driver to take him to hat store. DO
you understand" he asked. "A hat
store"
Yes, for sure, all right" the Japa.
nese chauffeur answered.
They went humping up the street,
swung wildly round a corner, and
/ finally at the far side of the town drew
up to the curbing. In the window OF
the store was a bedstead on which
hung the sign, This week cheap"
what do you mean by taking me to
furniture store?" Mr.. Croy de-
manded.
dis Hata store" replied the Japa-
nese driver, and he pointed to the
name of the proprietor, * Hata'
Il want hat, not a bed" Mr.. Croy
said with feeling. Il want it for this,
pointing to his bare head.
Yes, for sure, all right"
With that the cab whirled down the
street and away to the other side OF
the town, while the taxi bill was mer
rily running up. This time it stopped
before a barber shop.
mo, don't want anything taken of
my head. / want something put or
it," declared Mr.. Croy, who was now
quite irritated.
yes, for sure; / understand al
right" replied the chauffeur, with {
grin.
They went gathering just as far t.
the other side of the town as the,
could, and drew up before a store tina
as an afterthought apparently carried
line of hats. Mr.. Croy had to pa.
twice the price of hat on the wa
to buy it, but this did not seem t
worry the driver, who, after the man
ner of automobile drivers, stood II
under it bravely.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-08

fax and Guilford were present. The floral
tributes were many and beautiful
Sumner NJ. Sherman, formerly of
this town, died Wednesday afternoon
in his home in Wakefield, Mass of
brights disease, which was brought on
by an injury to his kidneys while
working on player pianos two years
ago in Youngstown, o. He had been
confined to his home since Dec. II.
the funeral win be held tomorrow at
l.3O O'Clock. About 20 years ago Mr.
Sherman lived here, tuning pianos for
the Estey Organ Go. He had visited
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-08

club members and all ladies are invited
who win bring a club member.
A jury was drawn this morning in the
municipal court to hear the civil suit OF
Roswell L. Frost Of West Brattleboro
against Hugh j. Luce Of Marlboro, an ae-
ton of contract involving about SO.
This was the coolest morning Of the
wear. The mercury at Vaughan & Bur
nett's store reached two degrees below
zero last night at 10 O'Clock and at : this
morning registered seven degrees below
In West Brattleboro the. lowest reported
was Is degrees below,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-08
Roadster $675
t. o. b. Toledo

voted to hold meeting the first Monday
of each month.
The funeral of Wells z. Thurber was
held yesterday afternoon at o'clock
at the house. Rev. George Z. Tomkinson,
pastor of the First Baptist church, oiiiciat
ing. Miss Mary J Bane sang two selec-
tons The bearers were nephews of Mr.
Thurber, Charles T. Thurber and Norton
f. Thurber of Halifax and Merton Clark
and Charles Clark of Guilford The
burial took place in Morningside cemetery.
Miss Helen Thurber of Hartford, Conn, a
daughter, and relatives from Dover, Hall
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-08
The Trench Cow.

Rev. G. II. Donald, in a letter to his
Scotch parish, says he has found a
battalion which has a COW in the
trenches. She occupies a dugout all
her own and is entered in the military
books as a trench store" Recently
a shell burst within 25 yards of her
but she is still picture of content
ment. She is zealously guarded lest
some other envious battalion stea
her.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-08
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The surgical dressings committee will
meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
at > O'Clock in the Centre church house
until further notice All women interest
ed are invited to assist in this work
The annual meeting of the New England
auxiliary was held last evening with
Mrs Catherine Holland at her home on
Canal street These officers were elected j:
Pres, Mrs Catherine Holland; vice pres,
Mrs Bertha Bemis; sec, Mrs. Ellen Her
rick; treas, Mrs Grace Larrabee It was
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-08
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The women Of the Centre Congrega
tional church viii serve a creamed
FISH supper Thursday, Jan. y.
X. F. Mosher says his runaway yes
terday was not caused by broken
bit, as reported. but because the
horse was hitched too short.
The next ladies night at the Yer
mont Wheel club rooms viii be Leap
year party, next Thursday, Jan. ID
The men present will be limited tc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-08
Spent Life on the ocean.

Six million miles or more on the
Atlantic highway without shipwrecB
is the record of Howard Ernest Hins-
ley, purser OF the American liner ST.
Louis. Having reached the age Of
sixty. he gave notice, on the last trip
Of the vessel, of his determination tc
retire from the sea. He claims the
record OF having crossed the Atlantic
1000 times.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-08

here occasionally until the past five
years.
In meeting of Company | Thursday
evening Jack Clune was elected manager
OF the basketball team and Henry Robin
son was elected captain They will arrange
games with different military companies in
the state and with other aggregations-
They will practice tonight at $50. All
members are requested 10 attend.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-08

The Northern Pacific railroad has
ordered 1000 cars especially for hand
ling fruit Cost, $3,500,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-08

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE REFoRMER.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-08

With unerring Judgment of value
With rush that swallowed up a
record production in jig time
The public took more than so, 900 of
the $3.50 OverlandS in six months.
In six months we've absorbed all the
overhead; absorbed ali the develop
ment expense; realized on all the ex-
perimental cost that is usually spread
over year.
We covered our material require
ments at befOre-the-war prices-saved
three and half million dollars on
aluminium and another million on
steel.
We have increased our production
capacity Of 800 cars per day last June
10 1000 COrS per day.