FEU. FRDM LOR; ' HURT, THE* WELL How a Man Who Landed On 1 Wood Pile And Was Sore From Head to Foot Found Quick Relief. Once upijh a time Edwin Putnam, who lives in the quiet, pretty hamlet of Wendel Depot. Mass., cfimbed up into a loft to get some building mate rial. just as many another man living in the country must often do. Sud denly he slipped and fell. Ten feet below was a pile of wood, knotted and gnarled. It was a nastv tumble, and Mr. Putnam was Injured pain fully in the back, he was covered with bruises, and was sore from head to foot. The next day he bought a bottle of Sloan's Liniment which beeu rev- | omtnended to him. Within a very I few hours the soreness had vanished I and the lameness had disappeared. He ! was an active man once more. Sloan's Liniment can be obtained j at all drug stores, 25c, 50c and SI.OO. x RUMANIANS RETREAT ALONG ENTIRE LINE [Continued From First Page.] the entrance of the Teutonic troops into the capital. What measure of success has been attained in this operation has not yet developed. The ninth German army is pressing east ward north of Bucharest at an ap parently rapid rate, its main line of advance probably being along the railway line to Buzeu from Ploechti. The capture of the last named town, an important rail way junction point in the center of theßumanian oil region was ef fected yesterday, the same day Bucharest was taken. Abandon Wallachia Military commentators in entente capitals point to the probability that the actions just prior to the capture of Bucharest were fought merely with a view to delaying the advance of Field Marshal von Mackensen's forces and aiding in the escape of the main body of Rumanians. The capture of Ploechfi, the railway junction thirty six miles north of Bucharest, however, j may have blocked the retreat of a part of the Rumanian forces. This city, moreover, is in the center of the great Prahova valley oil district. German opinion is expressed to the effect that the Rumanians have de cided to abandon all of Wallachia, the main portion of the Rumanian kingdom, and retire to Moldavia, their northeastern province, where their front would be materially shortened and where they would be In close touch with the Russians. The total captures of Rumanians! hy the forces of the central powers 1 since the beginning of the war are re- \ ported to have been 100,000 men. 100.000 PRISONERS London, Dec. 7.—Since the hostili ties against Rumania began 100,000 Rumanians have been brought to Ger man prison camps, according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company quoting the Ber lin Lokal Anzeiger. The paper at tributes to German military authorities the belief that the Rumanians intend to withdraw from Moldavia, abandon ing the whole of Wallachia. By this step they would have only a 100-mile front to defend. The Lokal Anzeiger reports that prior to its capture Bucha rest was nearly deserted and the city was uninjured. Blame Fall of Bucharest on Blander of Lord Grey London, Dec. .7—The comment of | the anti-government press on the cap- | ture of Bucharest is extre.nely bitter. It is declared that the fall of the j Rumanian capital will cause a deep sense of grief and shame to every Englishman and that it is due before all else to the colossal blunders of Lord Grey's diplomacy Apart from the anti-government criticism it is generally conceded that I the event will be a blow to the pres tige of the Allies and a corresponding Increase in the prestige of the central j powers. The view is expressed that it j •will probably cause a prolongation of , the war. No Possibility of Saving Oil Fields Considered Worst Feature of Rumania Problem Paris, Dec. 7.—The news of the fall of Bucharest was received here with sorrow and mortification, although it had been regarded as Inevitable stnee the battle of the Argechu was lost. "We understand perfectly," says the Petit Journal, "what the Rumanians are suffefing, for we too have suffered the sorrows of invasion. We associate ourselves all the more with their grief, since we realize with bitterness of spirit that we are partly responsible for the catastrophe, which was not due entirely to the military ability of the enemy's leaders." All of the newspapers say that the event must be a lesson to the Allies which ought to spur them on to more rapid and energetic action and above all to the organized and effective use of their common resources. The com mentators, while generally gloomy,* make the point that the Rumanians, having abandoned Bucharest, have now a. much shorter line, which their armies, having emerged intact from the claws of the German enveloping movement, have a good chance of holding until the Allies come to their aid. But it is agreed that wfth the fall of Ploechti there apnears no prob ability of saving the oil fields, which is considered the worst feature of the situation. ' ' \ Liggett's Chocolates l-lb., 2-lb., 5-lb. Boxes 80C lb. GORGAS 16 X. Third St. Penna. Station —— Use Telegraph Want Ads THURSDAY EVENING, TAME CAT SKINS OFFEREttTO STATE Dr. Kulbfus Moves to Check the Frauds Which Are Being Tried on Bounties Dr. Joseph Kalb- V\ \ * //J fus. secretary of the S\\\ J*' '\/LJ State Game Com i<& mission, said to-day f that an average of one ,ame cat's skin = a day was being WSB99)St sent to the offices of ' he oonlln ' s - s ' on tor co 11 ect ion of bounty on the skin of a wildcat, for which the State pays Inese irauds have been attempted for the lust three months and a list is being made of persons who have been detected with a view of bringing prose cutions. "I think there are several dozens of names on the lists. The law makes an attempt at fraud of this kind punishable the same as a fraud and we intend to prosecute," said the sec retary. Dr. Kalbfus said that ten arrests had been ordered of hunters who had either shot does or immature deer in violation of the law. Two of these hunters have paid tines and the others will be heard shortly. The carcasses have been sent to hospitals. year a dozen prosecutions for shooting deer not allowed by law were made. Can't Make Trespassers.—The Pub lic Service Commission in a decision handed down t<*>day by Commissioner Rrecht dismissed the petition of the borough of Shenandoah for an order on the Pennsylvania and Leliich Val : 'ey Railroads for construction of a foot bridge because the bridge would make a number of people trespassers ; not give tho relief sought. "If | the prayer of complainant were grant ' ed. the majority of persons Rising the | proposed foot bridge would be miners ;md others working at the collieries in the immediate zone south of Shenan doah and consequently in going to and j from their place of employment would I be obliged to trespass on the tracks j and right of way of the Pennsylvania j Railroad in its station yard and on its j bridse over South Main street. This j would create a situation that could not I receive the sanction of the commis sion." Hoard to Meet. —The State Compen sation Hoard is scheduled to meet in Philadelphia to-morrow to hand down decisions. Fp to Mr. Brown.—The State Indus trial Hoard has asked the Attorney General for a decision In the matter of extra hours in holiday weeks. The problem will be taken up immediately and a decision may be given to-day. To Meet Monday.—The State Board of Education is scheduled to meet here on Monday to discuss normal | school matters. Water Supply Board. The State Water Supply Commission yesterday j cleared up its docket of bridge appli ! cations, approving plans for bridges in j Huntingdon township, Adams county, j and in East Vincent township, Ches ter county. Borough Complains. The borough of Catasauqua to-day tiled complaint with the Public Service Commission against the rate of fare charged by the Lehigh Valley Transit Company, alleging that they are discriminatory and excessive and also complained that the Lehigh and Xew England i railroad was not providing a watch | man. Merger Hearinsr On. Public Ser t vice Commisisoner Rilling to-day , heard the objections of minority stock | holders of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati. Chicago and St. Louis railroad to the ; proposed merger of certain lines west i of Pittsburgh which are a part of the i Pennsylvania system. The objections ! are chiefly to the rate at which prefer red stock Is to be converted into the common stock which will be the only j kind in the new corporation. Argu j ment will be held on December 19. Powell Got a Buck. Auditor Gen : eral A. W. Powell returned to-day from a hunting trip tothe South Moun- I tain near Pine Grove Furnace. He ; got a fine buck. Sermon Affected Jury in Verdict, Says Lawyer j St. Clairrville, Ohio.—Because a [ preacher took for his text the verse ! ! describing the crucifixion of Christ on j a cross, between two thieves, attorneys I for Harry Baldini, convicted of first de- j gree murder for the death of Lee Ran- ! kin, Yougliioheny and Ohio Coal Com- ; pany paymaster, near Martin's Ferry, | flast September, have asked for a new I ; trial. Baldini was saved from the elec- j i trie chair by a recommendation of i mercy from the jury. The petition states a deputy sheriff j | took the jurors to church, where the [ ! Rev. J. B. Koehne, of Way nest) urg:, Pa., j | preached a sermon on the crucifixion, j The minister used the text to show the ! j importance of drastic dealing with criminals, saying that only the most brutal murderers suffered the extreme penalty to-day. The <fefise avers the I sermon prejudiced the jurors against the defendant. American Scientist Who J)ied in London Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, scintist and inventor, who quit the United - I Stares in 1884 when Ms semiautomatic • : rapid-lire gun was rejected by the ■ United States and accepted by the British government, has Just died In . Ix>ndon. In 1887 he was knichted by . Queen Victoria for his work In lnven -ti tion and sclenca. STATE AND CITY UCENSE REQUIRED [Continued From First Page. ] i venicnce and it orders Walter J. Par sons, of Wilkes-Uarre. to obtain a cer tificate. The complaint was made against Parsons by tho Wllkes-Barre Hallway Company. Mr. Ainey holds that the act of 1915 does not carry any clause repealing any part of the public service act of 1913 and that had the act of 1915 been passed before the public service act it could have continued in force without conflicting with the general purpose or policy of the public service law. The act of 1915, he holds, adds to powers of cities, but approval by the commis sion under the act of 191S and mu nicipal authority to regulate under the act of two years later are neither in consistent nor repugnant. That op erators of jitneys must take out mu nicipal licenses and state certificates of public convenience is the conclusion reached. Tho opinion also says that there Is a marked difference between the scope and purpose of the two acts, that state certificates are required before begin ning of the exercise of right to operate automobiles as common carriers and that Parsons is operating as a common carrier without having secured a cer tificate. Mr. Atney declines to pass upon the question of constitutionality of the act, saying "We must accept the plain legislative mandate until courts of competent jurisdiction shall otherwise decide." Labor May Fight "If the r\illng of the Public Service' Commission is to become effective In all parts of the state, the Pennsylva nia Federation of Labor will in all probability obtain legal advice as to how to proceed against the require ment of a certificate of public con venience," Charles F. Qulnn, secretary of the federation, said this morning. "In the ruling made yesterday labor officials understood that It applied only locally, but if the commission Intends to make the requirement general, ac tion will be taken," Secretary Quinn continued. "I do not believe that there will be any interference, however, with the jitney question in Harrlsburg, since the voters last month decided that they wanted tho jitneys. That should prove their need as a common carrier." Secretary Quinn said that a meeting of the local jitneurs' association would probably be called to decide on any action on the part of members If op erators in Harrisburg are required to take out certificates of public con venience In addition to meeting city regulations. The Local Situation Whether or not the Harrlsburg Rail ways Company will take any steps to require Harrisburg's jitneurs to obtain certificates of public convenience from the Public Service Commission before operating on city streets has not been determined by the company, accord ing to President Frank B. Musser to day. The president declared that the question, however, will be threshed out to-day with the company's attorneys. "My attention was only called to the opinion to-day," declared Mr. Mus ser, "and I have had no time as yet to (?o into the matter very fully. I ex pect, however, to confer with our at torneys on the subject some time this i evening, and until I talk over the question I can hardly talk intelligently ! as to what action, if any, the company j will take. "My opinion just now is that we will ' not do anything, as I question whether ; it Is up to us. I should think it would be a question for the consideration of the city authorities to be taken up as the jltneurs apply for licenses.'' In many instances the questions! raised in the Greco case, of Allegheny, and disposed of in yesterday's opinion are identical with similar conditions in this city. In part that opinion says: "It appears that coincident with a strike which occurred anions the em ployes of the Allegheny Valley Street Railway Company in August. 1915, a large number of owners of automobiles of small seating capacity, many of them former employes of the street railway company, began operating j these automobiles for the carriage of passengers along the route and be- | tween the places served by the street | railway company's cars. None of the | automobile carriers had obtained from the Public Service Commission cer- i tificajes of public convenience author izing them to engage in this service. '"All of thcfse automobile operators, including the respondent. Peter Greco, traversed substantially the same route, charging definite rates of fare, varying from 5 to 15 cents. "They maintain a public waiting room, which is in effect a terminal sta tion, and hold themselves out to the public as common carriers of pas •sengers in the territory and along the routes traveled by them. There are now constructed and in operation automobiles adapted to pub lic service which are both saflfe and con venient. but we are not convinced that automobiles of small size, many of them second-hand (the operators of ' which are neither prepared nor willing jto render service in all kinds of weather and at all seasons of the year), ! can in all cases meet the public de i mand for transportation on a suf ; ficientl.v safe, permanent and stable basis so as to warrant the commission I in accepting them as satisfactory sub i stitutes for street car service. "Thus there is raised the question :as to whether owners of automobiles j holding themselves out as undertak | ing for hire to carry all persons in | differently are common carriers of pas | sengers and whether as such common carriers they are subject to the Public Service company law." Chairman Ainey quoted some facts land figures relative to the loss sus | tainod by the railways company in i question, referred to numerous de | ctsions on__publtc and common carrier | questions and other problems growing 1 out of the operation of the public service company law. In this connec- I tion Mr. Ainey said: ! "The .conclusion is irresistible that | the professions and the conduct of the i said respondent and all the circum stances involved in the jitney business in which he is engaged constitute him a common currier of passengers and bring him Within the class of public service companies over which this commission is bound to exercise its regulating authority thus Imposed by statute. "Our duty is defined by the act and we may not properly permit Indi viduals to engage in public service unless the safety of the public Is rea sonably assured and until we have de termined that the proposed service is necessary or proper for the conven ience. accommodation or safety of the public. "The testimony offered falls far short of convincing us that the service in which this applicant and the re spondent Is engared Is necessary or proper for the safety, accommodation or convenience of'the public. Even though we were convinced, as we are not. that the street railway is not fur nishing adequate service, and that au tomobile transportation is necessary for the convenience of the public, this applicant has failed to show that the ftve-7iassenger automobile 's of suf ficient size or of proper form of con struction to meet any public demand for transportation convenience. If there be any necessity whatever In this locality, it Is surely one requiring a larger automobile and better arrange ments for public service than the one he offers. "Under nil the evidence In the cane, the commission finds find determines thnt tiie respondent. Peter Greco, In orernttnir his automobile for the com mon cfirrlasre of passengers without havlner first obtained from the com mission a certificate of public con venience, and LB therefore engaged in HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH , The Gift That Is Most Appreciated Q) -.J There is a vital reason why Jewelry is 2? ' the most appreciated gift— ' the perfect gift Everyone wears Jewelry. But, think a moment. Ring,- Brooch, Necklace, Fob, Tie Clasp or Scarf Pin; how many were purchased by the wearer? Was not each and every one the gift of a loved one? Does not the gift each time the owner wears it, whisper the good wishes of the donor? What gives such lasting pleasure; what is so enduring and endearing as a gift of Jewelry, whether it be for Mother, Father, Sister. Brother, Sweetheart or just a chummy Pal? "What We Say ■ Reliability is the strongest asset of a Jewelry Store. It's the magnet that draws and then HOLDS custom. For close to twenty years the Diener store has delivered honest Jewelry Service with every purchase, large and small. We now hold another twenty year lease on our present location —a strong guarantee to the buver of good Jewelry. You'll find that every transaction typifies our slogan; "What We Say It Is, IT IS!" ' ' The Pleasure of Gift Buying When the best choice is yours. Is NOT to be had in being jostled about in the congested crowds of late When you have more time for Christmas shoppers—perhaps making hasty selections that was not what you choosing. really wanted. When we can give you unlim- FOR HIM FOR HER and-'™ 6 an< ' assiß ' ance Cuff Links Tic Clip Bracelet Toilet Set Where the choseil gift will be Watch Traveling Set Brooch Locket held 'till Christmas time. Scarf Pins Desk Set Card Case Lingerie Clasps Fobs Razor Fountain Pen Percolator Charms Sliirt Studs Kar Screws ('lulling Dish TkT TVlf* Cigarette Case Thermos Dottle Desk Set Vanity Case 111 |%I lj| King Umbrella Cut Glass K.it Pins JL| J2/ TCWCIsr Military DrushesMatch Box Clock Stationery Cigar Cutter Emblem Buttons Casserole China 4-ftR M n Q + roof Shaving Set Cigar Case Jewel Case Manicure Set i V/O lfid.l iCL WLiC" L Store Open Evenings DECEMBER 9th to 23rd said business in violation of the public service company law, and that the | granting of a certificate of public con venience to him on his application pending before the commission should be refused." WILL ASK $5,000 FOR BATHHOUSE [Continued From First Page.] ers' conference on the budget early next week. If enough maintenance money can I be obtained. It Is possible that some headway—or at least a good start— can be made In the scheme for remov ing rocks and blasting some sort of a boat channel between the lower and , the upper basins. Oother improvements which the ] park officials hope for and for which '• money will be asked, will be At least $3,000 for the construction of about I*Boo and 2,000 feet of road way along the short of Wildwood lake from Fox's Run to the boathouse, thus eliminating the long tortuous hill climb just before the upper entrance of the park Is reached; $560 for a new floating hathouse for use of children : and grown-ups, money to police the ; new strip of parkway from Reservoir ! eastward, for proper treatment of the i Twenty-first and Market streets en trance to Reservoir to prevent wash ing of the slopes; and for permanent | sewer facilities in the tennis club house. Because of the trouble the depart ment has experienced with "rowdy ism" on the Seventh and Kelker street playgrounds this recreation place will likely be abandoned In 1917 wtth the temporary playground in the park ex tension while a new playground will bably be opened somewhere in the neighborhood of Paxton and Cameron streets. Not to Readvertise For Riprapping Bids Until Early in Year Bids for the riprapping of„ the river front slopes north of Hardscrabble, as authorized by a recent ordinance of Council, will not be readvertised for until after the beginning of the new year, according to City Commissioner E. X. Gross, par'.< superintendent. Of course this will mean that the work cannot be started at least before early Spring. Weather and ground conditions are not. conducive, Mr. Gross said. City circles had been "expecting this excuse. The money to pay for the treatment of the slopes will be appropriated from the balance in the park loan fund and it had been generally ex pected that the stones blasted from i the new Cameron parkway east of the i almshouse would be used for the pur poses. These stones have been piled for months in the almshouse pasture lands. Mr. Gross now says that some ques tion has been raised as to the suit ability of these stones for the purpose. A member of a local contracting firm, be said, recently explained that the stones cannot be cut squarely because of the character of the rock. The finishing of the ramps and the neces sary filling in and smoothing of the river slopes will be considered, Mr. Gross added, in the riprapping of the embankment. 65-Cent Cut in Price of Flour by Barrel Columbus, Ohio.—Flour dropped 65 cents a barrel here to-day. the first decline noted In many months. In the wholesale market it was selling at (9.-10 a barrel on credit and $9.15 cash. Talk of an embargo on wheat and the declining tendency In the wheat market is said to be responsible for the drop, but dealers believe It to be only temporary. SOCIETY LEADER WRITES * PTT"" :v:r:\/ ' r 3rr "-7I THOMAS. ~p n ofo&^cMrrz.STVc>(oi< New York, Dec. 7.—Under the nom de plume of "Michael Strange," Mrs. Leonard M. Thomas, celebrated as one of the most beautiful women of so ciety and also a woman suffrage leader, has published a volume of miscel laneous poems, marvy of which breathe the soul of passion. Mrs. Thomas has been noted for her versatility and artistic temperament. Before her marriage she was Miss Blanche Oelriohs, daughter of Charle* Oelrichs. She marches annually In the New York City suffrage parade. LATE PLOWING IS OF BIG ADVANTAGE "Fall plowing /s a practice that lea<ls to the destruction of the larva of the click beetle, known as the wjreworm, the white grub,' the larva of the June bug and the cutworm, the larva of a night flying miller or moth well known by its fluttering about lights during summer nights," says ! Franklin Menges, soil expert of the State Department of Agriculture. "The reason why Fall plowing is usually so destructive of these larva is that they construct an encisting umong the coots of the plants upon which they reed about this season of i the year, or perhaps a little earlier in | the southern section of this State, and ; several weeks earlier in the northern areas. In which they pass the winter. . "Any farmer who would prefer [Spring plowing but fears that his land . * DECEMBER 7, 1916. might be infected with any or all of these larva can find out by spending a little time in examining the sod field which is to be planted with corn next Spring and if any or all of these larva, the six- legged yellowish or brown wireworm or the white grub recog- J3& NECK A 8 LONO AS THIS FKLLOV* AND MAD If SORE THROAT 1} - fl TONS I LINE \\SfL WOULD QUICKLY RELIEVE IT. 26c. and 50c. Hospital Size, ft V AU. oauoaiaTAi nlzed by every one and the greenish looking cutworm, are there it would be advisable to Pall plow such a sod and set it on edge so as to break up and expose the encistlng and in this way destroy hundreds of these ene mies of the corn crop. "During the soil investigations this Fall quite a number of sod fields, the soil of which should not be Fall plow ed, because they are loams and gravels but because of the presence of these larva, Fall plowing of these fields are suggested." Girl's Voice Gets Autoist in Trouble Boston.—ln all probability the next time Ralph J. Sennott, of Cambridge, invites a young- woman to go riding with him he'll find one that talks In whispers or doesn't talk at all. For last night at midnight a burly policeman was attracted to Massachu setts avenue and Boyleston street by the loud voice of a young woman. It carrfc In crescendo volumes from the depths of a rakish roadster. The po liceman sauntered over and then ar rested her companion—Sennott. At the police court he appealed from a two months' sentence at Derr Island for driving a machine while intoxicated and also for not having a license. He was held In S2OO bail. For Mother This Xmas —New Glasses She'll appreciate a pair of Belslnger Glasses and they'll rest her tired eyes. Bclslngcr Glasses as low as $3 J. S. BELSINGER Opp. - 205 Orpheum A. Locust Theater gTyy jWW • NUXATED IRON Increases strength of delicate, nervous, run life JIT I Tllll down people 200 per I I I I M cent. In ten days In ■II 1 I tnm many Instances. SIOO forfeit If it falls as per full explanation In IJ |J"JJ J■ M large article soon to appear In this paper. Ask your doctor or druggist about It. Croll Keller. G. A. Gorgaa always carry it In stock.-. i ■' " 1 A plats without a root which doaa not Interfors with tasto or spesah. 'sg!b Plate* NfMM whlU rm wait, CaaM la tin ■•ralag, fcava jmma teeth aMMIa thm mmwm* da j. MlirVIC DENTAL IVIMIIIV a OFFICES, ■lO MARKET nUEET Op+m ifirnlan 13
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