©>[oot" IK 3(aVU4&UAk. AVSTRO-GKRMAXS LOSE 60,000 KIMJED AND Hi'RT Paris. Oct. 15.—Losses of the Aus tro-German forces on the northern front In Serbia have totalled 20 000 killed and 40,000 wounded, according to the latest reports received at Ser bian headquarters in Ni§h. says a dis patch from Nish to the Temoi PATTON TAKES OFFICE TODAY New Secretary of Agriculture in Charge; No Immediate Changes Probable i % n nil CHARLES E. PATTON Charles E. Pattton, of Curwensvllle, the new secretary of agriculture, will probably take the oath of office late to-day. Mr. Patton was asked by the Gov ernor to come here to-day and after a brief consultation this afternoon he will be sworn in. He will then take charge of the department, but no changes are expected to be made until the Governor goes over them in detail. Many congratulations have been re ceived by the new secretary and mem bers €f the State Grange, of which he is a member, have commended the se j lection. Income Tax "at the Source" May Be Killed Sfecial to The Telegraph Washington. D. C., Oct. 15. The "withholding clause" of the Federal in come tax law is under heavy tire in the United States Supreme Court. Able lawyers who heard the arguments yes terday and the comments of the Jus tices admit they would not be surprised if the Court held tfcat feature to be unconstitutional. Otherwise the law seems able to withstand successfully attacks from eminent counsel. The attacking law yers have admitted In open court that they are not contending that an income tax. as such. Is unconstitutional, but they charge that the present law is a discriminatory statute and therefore class legislation and that the opera tion of the "withholding clause," under which tiie Government appears to be taking private property for public use without just compensation. Is in viola tion of the dnp process clause of the Federal Constitution and that feature ought to fall. The comments from the bench were not favorable to the law In the argu ments yesterday. John C. Bell's Wife 111; Condition Reported Grave Sfecial to The Telegrafh Philadelphia. Oct. 15.—Mrs. Fleurette de Benneville Bell, wife of John C. Bell, former attorney general of Pennsylva nia. is critically ill at her home. Twenty-second and Locust streets, and the attending physicians. Or. Edward Martin and Pr. J. B. Carnett. admit that the patient's condition is most grave. HARRIS BURG JITNEY DRIVER LOSES STATE AUTO LICENSE Highway Commissioner Cunning ham this morning revoked the auto mobile license of William Dice, a jit ney driver of Harrisburpr. who served 30 days in jail for driving a machine while intoxicated. Dice, who was sent up by the local police was reported to the State by Chief Hutchison. A. E. Koehler, of Windber, accused of driving an automobile while intoxi cated. proved that he was not under the influence of liquor and was al lowed to retain his license. REPUBLICANS WILL SPEAK IN UPPER END TONIGHT The Republican candidates will speak at mass meetings to-night in Dauphin, Halifax and Fisherville. To morrow evening they will be in Lln glestown and Grantvllle. PRISONERS TAKING COURSE By Associated Press Berkeley. Cal.. Oct. 15.—Fourteen inmates of the Folsom State Prison, the University of California announced to-day, have enrolled in a new cor respondence course for instruction as teachers. URGES FEDERAL CONTROL By Associated Press San Francisco. Cal., Oct. 15.—Fed eral control over the issue of stocks and bonds by the great railways of the country seems to be the only way of protecting the public from exploita tion. said Judsou C. Clement, inter state commerce commissioner, in an address before the National Asso ciation of Railway Commissioners, which was to conclude Its convention to-day. PREPARATORY SERVICE Preparatory services will be held in the St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Green and Seneca streets, to-night at 7.30 o'clock. Holy communion will be celebrated Sunday morning and even ing. SUMMER CAPITAL AT ELBERON By Associated Press Washington. D. C,, Oct. 15.—Presi dent Wilson to-day decided to spend next summer in New Jersey, in the former home of John A. McCall, at Flberon, near Long Branch. The es tate. on which stands a magnificent house, is known as Shadow Lawn. The President was offered the free use of Shadow Lawn by a committee headed by Representative Scully, which brought a letter from Governor Fielder. The President will pay rent, however, and the money may be given to charity. FINDS MAIL SACK One of Uncle Sam's mail sacks was found this morning by Paul Schelhas. motorcycle officer, at Nineteenth and Market streets. He returned it to the Hill postoffice. 4 ARRESTED IN RAID Four people were arrested in an early morning raid in Cowden street near South. They gave their names as Nannie Woodward, Ed Wethers, Mary Clark and E. G. Clark. The rUd was made by Roundsman James McCann and Patrolman Rutter. Se rious charges were preferred against the Woodward woman and Wethers. The Clarks were held for an investiga tion. The case was heard by Mayor i.lnhn K_ RuiaJ late this cxKsx»xsxaxi^xi»^jrfxxsxtni 3v ' 9 1 ' | la * la \ i//if f//// la | | y y iij It is not a history, nor a text book, nor a dry Jj exposition of the theory of Government. It is a H Hi book that shows Uncle Sam at Work. W S It shows how the President does his work. How weights and measures are regulated. §| How the Supreme Court operates. How the diplomats and consuls work. ™ How the laws are made. How the country is defended. jg| How money is manufactured. How patents are protected. $} How the weather is predicted. How crops are reported. j£ How the coasts are lighted. How the mail is carried. Pt jg How the time is kept. How the forests are preserved. §f MHow the public health is guarded. 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Fifteen cents extra if sent by mail. 4 i— ————————————| > «i To Secure These Valuable Books at Cost Price Save B( * the Coupon Printed on Another Page of This Issue M 1 1 1 M Youthful Probationer Musn't Think of Marrying Says Court If the youthful Roy Brooks had any fond hopes of marrying and settling down in the near future, he had them rudely shattered this morning by President Judge Kunkel when the boy appeared in probation court. Brooks was released under suspended sent ence several months ago following his conviction of burglarizing the St. James Hotel. He went home and to day his bondsman appeared with Roy to tell the court what a good boy he's been. "He's even been thinking of getting married. I believe, Your Honor," added the bondsman. 1 " M that J" OrOJOXOtU' rtomon^nH Judge Kunkel. "Let this be under stood. He's under probation and until he has been released from his parole he can not take a wife unto himself. We don't want to be placed in a position perhaps of being called upon to care for his family." Jacob Judy was given until January sessions to settle up a long standing bill for costs imposed upon him in a suit more than a year ago. Tears were shed profusely in Juvenile court when the dozen or more small boys were arraigned oil various charges. One of the boys who helped steal some bathing suits from the Island bathhouse was sent to Huntingdon, two others to Glen Mills. Another youngster arrested on a lar ceny charge was sent to Glen Mills and still another will be held a short time in the county House of Deten- Woman Ends Her Life and Lives of Children After Husband's Death By Associated Press New Tork, Oct. 15.—The bodies of Mrs. Anna Huntslnger, 40, and her three daughters, Alice, 13; Elisabeth, 8, and Emma, 3, were found In their home in Brooklyn to-day. All of the n'ne gas Jets in the house were turned cn and only one of them was lighted. Police believe the dead woman sought to cause an explosion, as the crevices of all doors and windows were stuffed with clothing. Mrs. Huntslnger yes terday Identified the body of a man found in the East river as that of he* Jsusband, Joseph Huntslnger. 19