&'Xp m R. Mcbevltt Formally Takes Marge of the Meet, of fiarr'Xrg HARRISBURG WmSm TELEGRAPH TY WV Wn 9-1/") n x CARRIERS 0 CKXTS A WEEK. LA AA V - AO --KJ SINGLE COPIES 3 CEXTB. BISHOP M'DEVITT TAKES CHARGE OF DIOCESE OF H'B'G x% T e\v Head of Church Given Warm Welcome at St. Patrick's Cathedral rTvX) PRIESTS AT BANQUET Father Thompson, of Stcclton, and D. E. Tracy Speak For Clergy and Laity The Rt. Rev. Philip R. McDevitt, re cently consecrated bishop of the Har risburg Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, to-day formally took charge of his duties as head of the church. The bishop was given a warm wel come to Harrisburg by both clergy and laity. Brief services were held at St. Patrick's Cathedral, State street near Second, the Rt. Rev. Mgr. M. M. Hassett, rector, officiating. Father J. C. Thompson, of Steelton, welcomed the bishop on behalf of the clergy and D. E. T racy spoke on behalf of the laity. Father T. B. Johnson, assistant rector at the cathedral, read ths papal bull appointing Bishop JffcDevitt. This afternoon at a clerical banquet ] and reception given in Cathedral Hall, j N'orth street, Mgr. Hassett, who has been administrator of the diocese since I the death of Bishop J. W. Shanahan, i formally turned over the business pa pers of the church to Bishop McDevttt. Bishop McDevitt came to Harrisburg from Philadelphia on a special train, arriving at 11.30. He was accom- j panied by Bishop McCort, of Philadel- | phia. Bishop Jones, of Porto Rico, a! special committee representing the | diocese, consisting of the Rev. A. F. Koul, the Rev. A. S. Christ, the Rev. 1 James A. Huber, the Rev. J. C. Thomp son. the Rev. James McGrath and the Rev. T. F. Daugherty, and sixty-seven priests from Philadelphia. The bishop and party were met at j the Pennsylvania Railroad station by a j committee consisting of Mgr. M. M. ' Hassett, the Rev. A. J. McCann, the j Rev. T. J. Grotty, the Rev. F. C. Noll, the Rev. A. Meuwese, the Rev. J. F. I O'Donnell and the Rev. W. F. Boyle. ! Automobiles were in waiting and the distinguished party was conveyed to the rectory, 212 State street. Knights Form Court of Honor In waiting at the rectory were mem- 1 bers of the Fourth Degree, Knights of j Columbus, including R. J. Seitz. faith- ' ful navigator. A court of honor was formed, through which the bishop and party passed. After the members of ! the clergy arrayed themselves in their vestments the line of procession was formed. At noon, escorted by the Knights of Columbus, the clergy proceeded to the ' cathedral, where services were held.' Bishop McDevitt had as his especial ! escort the Fourth Degree Knights of | Columbus. Members of the Knights of Columbus with presented swords i again formed a court of honor at the j [Continued oil Pago 10] WeU-Known Manheim Cigar j Manufacturer Kills Himself Manheim, Pa.. Oct. 16.—Christian G. Singley, a cigar manufacturer, ■ aged 55 years, committed suicide at his home here at 6:30 this morning by hanging himself. He tied a rope to a rafter and stepped off a wheel barrow. Singley is said to have been drinking heavily for several weeks. On April 17 last. John C. Singley. J a son, shot his wife twice, seriously \ wounding her. and then shot and kill- 1 ed himself at Utitz. Young Singley's wife refused to live with him and this caused the tragedy. His wife has, recovered from her injuries. Christian ! Singley is survived by one daughter, j l>ena. at home. His wife died three years ago. Child Killed and 4 Hurt as Blowout Upsets Auto Lewistown, Pa.. Oct. 16.—Caroline Kline. S years old, was instantlv killed; Ella Kline, 13 years old, is at the local hospital with a fractured skill, and ! "William Kiine. Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. George Kngle were taken to the Sha- I mokir. Hospital cut and bruised about 1 the head and probably internallv in-1 jured as the result of an automobile! accident at Vandyke yesterday. The car turned turtle, crushing all ! beneath it. I THE WEATHER For Harrisburg and vicinity: Rain to-night | Tursiiav generally fairs not much change In temperature. For Eastern Penns ylvanla: Rain to-nlffhti Tufßday partly cloudy In southern, rain In northern por tions moderate south to Mouthwcst 1 winds. River The Susquehanna river and Its tributaries will probably remain about stationary. A stage of 3.4 feet Is Indicated for Harrisburg 1 uesday morning. General Conditions Pressure has decreased over prac tically all the country east of the Rocky Mountains since Saturday morning and a disturbance of i considerable energy U central this morning over Northern Min nesota. A new high pressure area has moved In from the Pacific ocean over the Faclflc slope. Showers have fallen generally In last twenty-four hours In the I Mississippi. Ohio and Susque- Vlmn * ,n Tennessee and the Middle Atlantic States and the southwestern part of North Carolina} also In Oklahoma. f olorado, the Interior of Texan and In some of the Canadian province.. Temperaturei 8 a. m.. Jit. SUB I Rim, Bilfl p. m. ( rt, R,15 ' p. m. Moon i I*aat quarter, October 8, B:y city officials, were brought against, the company. Alder man Hoverter will give a decision in the case to-morrow afternoon. City Solicitor Daniel S. Seitz appeared as prosecutor for the city health depart ment, and officials in that department were called as witnesses. The maxi mum fine is SIOO for each offense. Third Nurse Sent An additional nurse was to-day de tailed to assist in nursing typhoid fever patients at Lemoyne by State Commissioner of Health Dixon and three State nurses are now engaged in the West Shore borough. More will be detailed to nurse in rural Dauphin county and in Northern Lan caster. la Harrisburg State inspectors have been going through ice cream plants and milk depots. To-day new cases were reported from Schuylkill and Perry counties attributable to Harrisburg Ice cream. One man at Newport ate ice cream at Heading which had been made here and de veloped the case after he returned to his home. Eight new cases were re ported here to-day and others In the county. / 71 PLANES BROUGHT DOWN Berlin, Oct. 16. (By Wireless) Seventy-four hostile aeroplanes, of which 21 were French and 53 were British, were shot down by the Ger mans during the month of September according to an exact list compiled by the German military authorities, says an Overseas News Agency statement to-day. READY KOR I/OAN HEARING Plans are complete for the meeting of the Federal farm loan board in this city to-morrow. The meetings will be held in the Senate caucus room and will be presided over by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo. The hearing in this city will be under the direc tion of a committee representing the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce. TESTING "BIA'E SKY" LAWS Washington, D. C. ( Oct. 16. Oral arguments were begun to-day in the Supreme Court on cases testing con stitutionality of the Ohio "blue sky" law. Following will b heard cases affecting similar laws of South Dti kola and Michigan, all enacted with the avowed object of protecting in vestors from buying fraudulent se curities HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 16, 1916 HUGHES ENDING NEBRASKA TOUR Will Address Big Meeting at Omaha Tonight; Declares Against War Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 16.—Charles E. Hughes left Lincoln at 7.3 0 a. m. to da.\ for his second day's campaign in Nebraska. The nominee spent Sunday quietly here, seeing no callers, and appeared to be refreshed by the rest. Mr. Hughes' program to-day called for thirty-minute stops at Hastings and Fremont, an hour at Grand Island find fifteen minutes at Columbus. He is due at Omaha at 5.45 p. m. and will speak there to-night. To-morrow he [Continued on Pago 7] Explosion Mystery May Reveal Hidden Base For Submarines on Maine Coast Washington, D. C., Oct. 16. The hurried sailing of the destroyer 11c- Dougall yesterday from Bar Harbor, Me,, was not ordered by the Navy De partment but is believed by officials to have been at the command of Rear Admiral Gleaves, commander of the destroyer flotilla, as a part of the sur vey he is making of the New England coast in search of submarine or wire less bases. Admiral Benson, acting secretary of the navy, said to-day it was probable I that the McDougall had been sent to ! East Machias. Me., to investigate pub ' lished reports of an explosion there Saturday of a secret store of high cx i plosives. "Tin Sickness" From Too i Much Preserved Food Lays Many Low in Germany London, Oct. 16. "According to travelers from Germany," savs the Exchange Telegraph's Amsterdam correspondent, a remarkable disease is spreading in many parts of Ger many, especially in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Cologne, caused by con tinual feeding from preserved foods. The sickness is described as 'tin sick ness." It is considered a serious form of bloodpoison." Coal in New York at $7.75 Per Ton; May Go Higher New York, Oct. 16.—A shortage of coal is in prospect for this city, ac cording to the dealers, who declare their bins are being depleted, their shipments delayed and that the out look for immediate or eventual relief is poor. The shortage applies to both hard and soft coal. Prices to New York householders for stove and nut coal vary from $7 to $7.75. Dealers declare that with seasonable weather the price will reach $8 before Thanksgiving and that $9 is not too high to expect at Christmas. A cold winter will send prices higher. PHILADELPHIA MILK UP Philadelphia, Oct. 16. Two large distributors raised the price of mlik from 8 cents to 9 cents a quart In this city to-day. MILK UP TO 9 CENTS Pittsburgh, Oct. 16. —Milk prices are being advanced in many of the smaller 1 titles of Western Pennsylvania. East- ! ern Ohio and West Virginia, following ; an Increase in prices by the farmers who market their milk In Pittsburgh. At New Castle, Pa., milk will be 9 cents instead of 8 cents beginning November 1. FALSE ADS TO BRING ARRESTS Commerce Chamber to Prose cute Tradesmen Who Publish False Statements Tradesmen who publish false and \ misleading advertisements or practice ' frauds upon customers who patronize; their establishments will be vigorously j prosecuted by the Harrisburg Cham- j ber of Commerce. The executive committee of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce held a meeting this morning and de- ; cided that, hereafter any unethiea; j practices on the above character of; Harrisburg merchants would be: handled without gloves. The number of traders who may be' addicted to false advertising or frauds is almost too small to be noticed, but the Chamber of Commerce believes \ that the buying public, especially the j laboring classes, are entitled to full protection against anyone who takes advantage of the high reputation of i the vast majority of Harrisburg retail j establishments and misleads their i customers. In the past the Chamber of Com merce has taken a number of pro tective measures against such gentry by stopping illegal auctions, unworthy special advertising schemes and warn ing firms not to publish false adver tising. From this .time on, however, the Chamber intends to permit the courts to deal with traders who deceive their customers. Discover Method of Making Bookpaper From Hemp Hurds Washington, D. C„ Oct. 16.—Special ists of the Department of Agriculture are convinced that a satisfactory qual ity of book paper can be made from hornp hurds, the waste stalk fragment produced in preparing hemp fiber for the market. j ACCISED OF ATTEMPT TO POISON HIS SISTER I Williamsport, Pa.. Oct. 16. Charg i ing her brother. Donald Strobefgh. with | whom she made her home, and his | housekeeper. Ruth E. Kmmett. with threats, assault and battery and ad ministering powdered glass in' sugar with intent to kill her. frfiura Strobeigh secured their arrest. Thev were taken before Alderman Kellenl.agii and gave bail for a h^arlnsr. HRIjLTG OIiAV SAFE 1 New York, Oct. 16. —in a wire less message from the Danish steam ship Hellig Olav reecived here to-dav by agents of the Rcandinavian-Amer | lean line Captain Hoist, master of the ship Hellig Olav received here to-day I been sighted during the vovnge so far ! His message dated 8 a. m. Sunday rend: "Have not seen any submarine Nothing to the story." FUNK HEADS HUGHES LEAtiIJE ! J. Clarence Funk, attorney of this city, is announced as chairman of the Harrisburg branch of the Hughes Na tional College I.eague. Mr. p'unk will direct the work in this and adjoining counties. .SHOOTS WIPE AND HIMSELF Lancaster, Pa.. Oct. IS. Harry G Smith 23 years old, shot his wife Satur day night and then attempted suicide He was arrested, and his victim is dvinsr in the General Hospital. The pair sepa rated several weeks ago after a quarrel and the wife returned to her home in Smith came home Paturdav night and she flouted his attempt at a reconciliation. He waited for her near her home and shot her as she alighted from a trolley c- | SUNDAY SCHOOL STARTS UPON ITS SECOND CENTURY Pageant Showing Progress of Work Will Be Held Tonight i Mnrket Square Presbyterian Sabbath j School, the first Sunday school organ | Ued in Harrisburg and one of the ; Pioneers in Central Pennsylvania, for irnally entered upon its second century 01 usefulness to this community yes l era ay at notable exercises conducted by the men and women who have given I years to its upbuilding and with the Meeting of other ♦•onKrepations. This j school, formed within a block of the church which stands at the south end I of Market Square as a monument to i well niffh 125 years of vigorous re ligious effort, has priven eipht ministers to the church and been a leader in ttliat Bible study which is the function [Continued on Pnj&e 4| Crisis Is Reached in Bayonne Oil Strike Bayonne, X. J., Oct. 16.—A crisis in the strike of about 11,000 oil workers was reached to-day when the Tide water Oil Company opened its doors and Invited the strikers to return to work. A meeting of'the three thous and skilled workers who claimed they were forced to join the strike against their desire was held this morning. The men planned to march back to the plant of the Standard Oil Com pany in a body in the belief that tseir action would break the strike. An other meeting of those who have taken a most active part in the strike was held to decide whether It should be declared off. City authorities sav the violence which has resulted in the killing of three persons and wound ing of a large number is ended. IRGE SMALLER PAPERS Washington, Oct. 16. Reduction in the size of a Sunday newspaper as a means of conserving the newsprint paper supply of the country and pos sibly preventing the suspension of smaller newspapers was recommended in a letter sent to-day by the Federal Trade Commission to all the publish ers of large Sunday newspapers in the United States. COMMISSIONER AIXEV SPEAKS W. D. B. Ainey, chairman of the Public Service Commission, delivered the address to-day at the luncheon of the Harrisburg Rotary Club at the Columbus Hotel. Ho dwelt upon the relations of the commission to the public and went at some length into the principles upon which the utility law 4s based and how it works out in practice. •JAMES EVANS WITHDRAWS James Evans, Progressive candi date for Legislature in the cltv, with drew from the ticket to-dav. Mr Evans is a well-known telegraph operator. He got out of the race he says, hecause he felt the futility of running as a Progressive nominee'this year. HEAR MATTEIUIORX ARGIMEXT Argument was heard to-day on the ejectment proceedings Instituted bv the State Capitol ParK Extension Commission to evict Homer Matter from his residence, the Matterhorn and to obtain possession of the prop erty. The owner, in opposing the ac-1 tion filed an affidavit of defense in which he accused the city and State officials with conspiring with the Pennsylvania Railroad officials to ob-1 tain ground In the extension zone, j CITY ASKS MORE TIME TO SOLVE SEWAGE PROBLEM Harrisburg Requests State's Co operation in Seeking Dis posal Solution MAY USE GERMICIDE Interceptor Outfalls Properly Working Says Lynch; Had Requested Conference Harrisburg to-day officially asked the State Health Department for an extension of time In which to submit temporary plans for treating sewage emptying into the Susquehanna river. The amount of time desired was not specified. Co-operation of the State's en gineering experts on the subject was reouested. The city's request was made by Commissioner \V. H. Lynch, superin tendent of streets and public improve ments. to whom Council on Saturday referred Dr. Samuel <. Dixon's pre emptory order that Harrisburg Im mediately submit plans for treating its sewage in view of the possible dangers to communities below the municipality which obtain their wa ter supplies from the river. Whether or not the sewage will be treated with some kind of a germi cide In the silt basins before the flow enters the interceptor will be decided upon after the city confers with the State Health Department's experts, according to Commissioner Lynch. Outlets Working Properly Harrisburg's sewers drain Into the city interceptors except in time of heavy rains when the over-flow carries it directly into the river. To erect temporary disposal plants at the sewer outlets as suggested by Dr. Dixon would be impossible according to Mr. Lynch and the only place that a dis posal plant could be built would lie at the mouth of the Interceptors. The commissioner inspected the outlets to day and declared that they are all working properly. The city has never built such a plant as originally proposed for Rose bud Island, below thf present dam, because of lack of funds. Furthermore Commissioner Lynch pointed out to-day the city's request of June 17. 1915, for a conference with Dr. Dixon, and his engineers to [Continued on Page 10] DIES FROM MURDERER'S BULLET l Middletowri, Pa., Oct 16. Mr - Met . Light, died last i night, at 6 o'clock from wounds inflicted by Harry V. Hippie ( P Thursday night, in an attempt to murder her. She did n regain consciousness. No arrangements for the funeral . i > have been made. 1 I IGNORED AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS L Hastings, Neb, Oct. 16. Charles E. Hughes to-day j told a crowd of farmers here that the Democratic adminis- L tration had ignored the agricultural interests of the country , I in urging the enactment of the Adamson law. The nomi- L nee in support of his contention cited a telegram from Presi- I I dent H. N. Pope, of the Texas F [ Wilson requesting that the farmers be permitted to submit | | data in arbitration proceedings between th< railr > | the brotherhoods. P ALLIES RECOGNIZE VENIZELOS j London, Oct. 16. The entente allies have formally '• I recognized the provisional government of Greece in the | [ PLAN ACTIVE VILLA CAMPAIGN Atlantic City, N. J., O 'ibrera, chairman L of the Mexican commission, placed before the American r members of the Mexican-American joint commission to-day 1 P a statement from Ambassador-designate Arredondo con- ' | talning the assurance that his government had planned an active campaign against V"Ula. 1 I ; , ■ MARRIAGE LICENSES Itolirrt Terry Hrhrrllng and Bard l.rnn Stcnnrl, Thomaa Ray Cully and Mariiaret May Krratctter, city. 12 PAGES CITY EDITION RUMANIANS ARE DRIVEN BACK ON THEIR OWN SOIL Teutonic Pressure Took Much For Line and It Succumbs; Making Stand at Rucaru Thrust Now but 83 Miles From Capital; Allies Make Fur ther Gains Along Sommc Teutonic pressure against the Ru manians along the Transylvania frontier continues unabated accord ing to the latest official reports and at one point at least, King Ferdin and's forces have been driven back well within their own territory. This cruclai point for the Ruman ians lies southwest of Krontadt in the Southern reaches of the Torse burger pass, where they are making •i determined stand at ltucaru, some seven miles south of the border. The Teutonic thrust here is aimed In the direction of Bucharest, which lies 75 miles across the Rumanian plain from its edge at Canpuiung, ten miles southwest of Rucaru. Further Gains on Sommc i On the Somme front In northern France the entente forces are koep ! ing up their unrelenting drive, i The French last night after having 'checked German counterattacks on the positions won Saturday in their j "pocketing" attempts are around jChaulnes, south of the Soinme, resum |ed the offensive north of the river. : According to Taris to-day they suc i ceeded in penetrating German posi tions ata Sailly-Saillisel pushing up to i the edge of the Bapaume road. Re ; newed fighting brought on by a Ger ; man counterattack was in progress ! when the official report was issued, i The British recently have been ad ] vanclng in the vicinity of the Stuff | redoubt and the Schwaben redoubt in j the Thtepval region on their north ! erly flank. Last night the Germans ! made a strong attack on the new British positions near the Schwaben fortification. They were beaten back with heavy losses. London declares. Macedonia Drive Resumed In Macedonia the entente forces have resumed their strong offensive south of Monastir. Sofia declares the Bulgarians frustrated attempts on I [Continued on I'age 10] BUCHAREST.