French Reestablish Ring of Fortifications HARRISBURG SilSlll TELEGRAPH LXXXV — No. 256 28 PAGES HIGHER RENTS MERE BUGABOO OWNER STATES Dr. John Ocnslager, One of City's Biggest Landlords, Pooh-poohs INCREASE NEGLIGIBLE However, if Direct Taxation Is Necessary, Renter Will Be "Soaked" Higher rent possibilities as an argu ment against the passage next Tues day of tho high school loan was depre cated to-day as a mere bugaboo by Dr. John Oenslager, one of the city's biggest owners of tenant properties. Floating of the $1,250,000 loan will naturally mean in time an increase to some extent in taxation, he pointed out, but the effect on the "ultimate consumer," the renter of houses, should be scarcely noticeable. If. however, the school authorities are compelled, because of the failure of the people to consent to borrowing the necessary money to provide addi tional school facilities, to raise the money by direct taxation Immediately, the burden naturally must be borne by the taxpayer and then in turn by the "ultimate consumer," the renter of houses. The Need of the Ix>an Finally, Dr. Oenslager emphasized (lie necessity for providing increased high school facilities. Dr. Oenslager talked on the loan and the incident problem of increased taxation and its results In answer to some questions on the subject pro pounded by a Telegraph reporter. "Opponents of the school loan have advanced the argument that the pass age of tho measure will mean such an increased burden of taxation as will cause a raising of rents from a dollar to three dollars a month. As one of the city's larger renters of tenant properties. Dr. Oenslager, what is your opinion on the subject?" he was asked. The Ultimate Consumer "Why, to my mind, the increase in rents, if there lie any increase neces sary, will be negligible," he replied. "Of course you do not mean that a raise In taxation will not. ultimately affect the man who nays rent*?" "Certainly not. The ultimate con sumer must bear his share of the cost of the freight, and in this instance it is Ihe tnan who rents his house as well as the owner of tho property. It is [Continued on Page 2-I.] gp r iives Self Up to Answer Charge of Killing Boy With Rock Quarter Century Ago Murphy, N. C'.. Nov. 3. - Twenty five years ao in an altercation with a playmate R. 1.. Philips threw a rock, striking the other boy on the head, killing him. The young assailant, fearful of tho consequences, fled, and for a quarter of a century his where abouts had not been known even to his own father. Yesterday, Philips appeared 'here and gave himself up to the authorities after revealing his identity. He had been in the West and accumulated considerable means. His own father and brothers did not recognize him. He will stand trial for the death of his boyhood playmate. Tener Declares Hughes Will Be Easy Winner Ex-Governor John li. Tener, who was here last night on his way from New York to Charleroi, where he will cast his vote and attend to his bank ing and other business enterprises for a time, declared that there was no doubt of the election of Charles E. Hughes and that he looked for sub stantial majorities for him in New York and Eastern states. The former Governor, who Is talked about as a possible gubernatorial can didate two years hence, made speeches for Hughes in New York and was In vited by the Republican national com mittee to make three more but was compelled to go to Charleroi by busi ness matters. lie has made a number of speeches during the Fall and is to be asked to speak in the western part of this State to-morrow. A number of friends of the former Governor greeted hint while here last night. He was much interested in Harrisburg doings and highly pleased at the prospects of improvement, of 'ho Capitol park, continuation of the ttiver Front and the new hotel. THE WEATHER. l or Tlnrrislmrji nnl vlclnltyi Fair to-iiiglit anil not much •'II.'IIIKC til tciiiperiitiircs loirrht li-iii limit lire to-iiixlit about 10 ile- I or lOiixtrrii l>eniiylvnnlat Fair to niKlit mill Slllllriluy; moderate westerly trlnilM. 11l ver The SuNqueliniiiiii river mid all Ita lirniichf-N will full *loly or re main nearly Ntntlonary. A utilise of iiliout :.7 feet In Indicated for llarriHliurtc Saturday morning, General Conditions Under the Influence of un area of lilKh linroiactrlc pressure, nhlch cover* the eastern half of the country with Its center now over the Ohio Valley, fnlr. mostly clear, weather has prevailed over A nenrlv all the country except r along the northern border from the Grent I.ukes eastward. There litis be-- a menernl ride of a to .IS degree* in temperuture over ccutrn! and north districts west of the Mississippi riven elae- Mhere lu the United States tem perature clinnifes have been some what Irregular, but not decided. Temperature: S a. m„ 40. Sun: ltlses, 11:47 a. in.! setn, 4:32 p. m. Voons Full moon, November 9, :18 p. m. River Stonei 3.7 feet above low water marli. Yesterday'* Weather liilclicMt temperature, US. I.ouest tempernture, 43. Mean tempernture, 34. •Normal temperature, 47. ASSAILS WILSON FOR FAILURE TO CUT LIVING COST Hughes Makes Tariff His Theme and Cites Broken Promises ENDING CAMPAIGN TOUR G. O. P. Nominee Has Spoken in Thirty-Three States in Four Trips Hudson, N. Y., Nov. 3. ln his speech here to-day Charles E. Hughes made the tariff his chief theme and assailed the Democratic party for its failure to reduce the high cost of living. "I think they were just as eloquent in promises four years ago as they are to-day," Mr. Hughes said. "As I look back to the statements that were made at that time, I cannot see how any one could have said anything more eloquently, more persuasively than was said at that time with respect to what was going to be done for American labor and American busi ness. You would have thought at that time that the sun of promise had just, begun to shine upon a benighted world and that they were going to have an entirely new condition and that labor would profit to the utmost and Am erican business would get an extra ordinary incentive. "They told us, for example, that there was the high cost of living, j Well, we all knew that; we had very intimate knowledge of that fact; but what was still more to the point, they told us that they were going to re duce it and that if we would put them in power they would show us how the high cost of living was going to come down. Well, through a division in our ranks, which I am glad to say, has been happily healed, they had a chance to show what they could do with this high cost of living. Reduced Chances of Earning "That robust companion, however, has become more and more robust, and seems to thrive on a Democratic administration. And it is mounting higher and higher and taller and taller when we consider this promise in relation to present promises, we wonder whether they are going to do any better with respect to the future than they did in these recent years with respect to this highly important matter. While they did not reduce the cost of living they were eminently successful in reducing the chances of making a living. They did not promise that: they promised quite tho con trary; they had a wonderful pro gram; they were going to reduce tho cost of living; they were going to pro vide for the expenses of the govern ment through their tariff system; they were going to increase tiie opportuni ties for business and they were going to have American enterprise, as they said, take on a new size and speed and have opportunities for American labor multiplied. Opportunities Vanished "Well they put their principle in force. They had not had a chance to do it for a great many years. They proceeded to do it with very extra ordinary results. In the first place | they had a tariff for revenue only, but it was a tariff that did not produce revenue. We had a great falling off in revenue through a tariff for revenue, while we had a great In crease of imports and so in time of peace which now they emphasize, for getting the little wars we have had in Mexico, they had to pass what is called a war revenue bill to take care of the deficit which was the result of their fiscal policy. "Then they said they were going to have American enterprise take on a new size and speed and it did, a much reduced size and a much slower speed. The opportunities of labor vanished or were greatly reduced and we had very extraordinary conditions in this country." Mr. Hughes will end his travels as a presidential candidate to-day. He left Albany at 8.15 o'clock this morning for New York city, spending the day" campaigning down the Hudson river valley. To-day's journey was the windup of four cam paign trips which have carried him ap proximately 25.000 miles through 33 States. He started August 5 from New York and spent virtually two and one-half months on the road, not counting the three brief periods of rest that have punctuated his cam paign. During his campaign he has visited the chief cities of every north ern and New England State except Vermont, has been through the Mid dle West four times and has appeared in every Western and Northwestern State. [Continued on Pago 237 Shackleton in New Orleans on Way to Rescue Members of Party in Antarctic New Orleans, Nov. 3. Sir Ernest Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer, ar rived here early to-day on the steamer Parismina from Colon and departed several hours later for San Francisco, on his way to rescue the ten members of the Shackleton party on the west side of the Antarctic continent. The explorer said he expected to sail from San Francisco for Wellington, N. Z., November 8, going thence to Duncdin, where he and a rescue expedition will sail for the Antarctic on the Aurora. Sir Ernest said that arter the rescue of the members of his expedition is accomplished he planned to return to England and enter the war. Newsboys Guests of , the Telegraph at Dinner Members of the Harrisburg News boys' Association will be guests this evening of the Harrisburg Telegraph at a dinner to be given in the asso ciation headquarters, 304 North Sec ond street. A. H. Michener, the cir culation manager, will be the host and a varied program has been prepared. The rooms have been decorated for the afTatr and an elahorate menu has been prepared by F. F. Davenport, who will be the caterer. Samuel Kop lovitz, president of the association, will preside and Introduce the speakers. HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 3, 1916, "THE WEST IS AFIRE FOR WILSON"—McCORMICK -■ f 7 ? they SAY the- \ i WEST IS on m l fgjlr * a tk? } FOR ME.-BUT I WSH THEY WOULD GOVERNOR WANTS GREAT ROAD BILL __ Favors Five Millions For Build ing and Automobile Revenue ! For Maintenance Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh j took occasion yesterday afternoon in j speaking about the importance of the j opening of the "concrete link" on the j New York extension of the William Penn Highway near Bethlehem, to de- j clare that he favored an appropri ation of $5,000,000 by the next I-eglsla- ! ture for highway building and the j [Continued on Page 21] Brunner Will Meet State Board Thursday Members of the State Board of- Public Grounds and Buildings will I meet with Arnold W. Brunner, the I distinguished New York landscape; architect and creator of Cleveland's j civic center, next Thursday. The Board will discuss with him the project of improving the Capitol park zone, the old part as well as the ex tension and he will give some expert opinions. Mr. Brunner, who spoke 1 here last Spring at the Chamber of! Commerce luncheon, is familiar with | the situation Harrisburg, especially I with what has been done to create a I park scheme under the Manning plan.' BOMB PLOT IS NIPPED IN BUD Arrest of Six Men For Former Outrages Slops Plans For Other Explosions New York. Nov. 3. Plots to dyna mite two stations on tho Interborough Rapid Transit Company's subway were thwarted according to the police by the arrest to-day of six men, sev eral of them strikers, charged with bringing dynamite into the city and with causing the dynamite explosion which occurred in the One Hundred and Tenth street station on October 24. A confession which detectives say [Continued on Pago 21.] G. 0. P. Campaign Fund Now Totals $2,012,535; Democrats $1,310,729 Washington, D. C-. Nov. 3.—Sup plemental reports filed hero to-day show the Republican national cam paign fund totaled $2,012,535 and the Democratic national campaign fund totaled $1,310,729 at the close of busi ness October 30. In addition to contributions already acknowledged tho treasurers of both national committees to-day reported supplemental collections. The Democratic committee reported an additional $304,446 to the $1,006,- 283 previously reported and the Re publican committee reported $344,778 In addition to the $1,667,757 previously acknowledged. The accounts to date show total ex penditures of $1,880,569 for the lie publicai)s and $1,126,762 for the Democrats. Other statements will bo filed later showing the finances between October 30 and election. POLICE FAIL TO CATCH BURGLARS WHO START FIRE After Robbing Pool Room on Hill, Yegginen Set Place Ablaze City police and detectives after a thorough search all day failed to get any definite clues in their investi gation to discover the burglars who robbed the poolroom of H. A. Schriver, 1236 Market street, early this morning and then set lire to the place, with a loss of $4,000. Shortly afterward the blaze was dis covered and nn alarm sent in from Box 7, Thirteenth and Market streets. District firemen after a hard battle with the fire prevented a heavy loss to other buildings adjoining the pool room. The loss will not exceed $4,000 and is almost totally covered by insur ance. Thieves Knew Ground The thieves who are responsible for tilt- fire, according to the police, are well acquainted with the district. After entering the poolroom they took more than sl4 from the cash register and then remo\ed a small safe containing $270. This has not been found. Ac cording to Fire Chief John C. Kindler, the lire started on the second floor and the burglars probably piled up waste [Continued on Page 24.] TO REMOVE BAN ON ICE CREAM Has Been Up to City Standard During Last Two Weeks Dr. J. M. J. Raunick, city health officer, announced late this afternoon that he will remove the health de partment ban on ice cream in an of ficial statement to-morrow. For more than two months this has been standing, Dr. Raunick declar ing that the ice cream was so badly contaminated that people should not eat it. During the last two weeks ice cream manufactured in the city with few exceptions has been up to the health department standard, and as the typhoid epidemic is over Dr. Kaunick said to-day that the ban will be removed. Ice cream and milk reports for tlie last two weeks of October, announced to-day at the City health department offices, show that the supply from many of the manufacturers aiid deal ers for that period was the best since the beginning of the typhoid fever eptdemic in August. Six of the twenty-five tests made of the milk supply showed the presence of disease germs, ranging from 500 to 3800 per cubic centimeter. Two of these tests were made by request of A. F. Hudy. The othor contaminated samples were obtained from W. IJ. Knighton, F. M. Ortmeyer, C. Ott and the Penn sylvania Milk Products company. Two ice cream samples showed the presence tjf disease germs, but all of the other ones were pure. One sam ple taken from cream manufactured by J. S. Wilson contained 47,500 germs per cubic centimeter and the cream was condemned and conflis catcd. The other sample was that of Uuss Brothers but contained only 300 diseuse germs per cubic centimeter. 1,820 MERCHANT SHIPS ARE SUNK in 27 Months' of War Vessels of j 3,128,584 Tonnage Sent Down New York, Nov. 3.—One thousand ! eight hundred and twenty merchant ships with an aggregate gross tonnage of approximately 3,128,584 have been sunk by belligerent nations during twenty-seven months of war ending November 1, according to figures com piled from cable dispatches and mail advices and published here to-day by the Journal of Commerce. Norway Heavy Ixiscr The losses during October were larger than for any one of the preced ing five months, according to the sta tistics, amounting to 127 vessels of a total of 227,116 tons gross. The Oc- | tober rate of destruction was consid- | erably in excess of the monthly aver- I age throughout the war period, and i British shipping sustained losses! nearly equal to those of August and September combined. Norway lost the j largest number of ships, 56, according! to the statistics, but their gross ton- I nage was only 57,333 as compared! with Great Britain's total loss of' 1 15,546 gross tonnage of 38 vessels' destroyed. A table showing the total shipping 1 losses since the war began estimates! those of the entente allies at about 75 ! per cent, and those of neutrals at i nearly 18 pr cent., with Teutonic losses i less than 7 per cent. REGISTER UNTIL 4 P.M. TOMORROW 432 Absentees on Books to Date; Get Out Supplies; Appoint Officers Registration I>y the county com missioners of prospective electors who were ill or unavoidably absent from the city on the final registration, will he discontinued at 4 o'clock to-mor row afternoon. Until that time, however, the clerks wilt receive the registration applica tions and the commissioners will sit to consider them. To date 432 extra registrations have been written into [Continued on I'age 2-I.] Carlstrom Flies From Hammondsport to New York, Ending Trip From Chicago New York. Nov. 3. Victor Carl strom, who left Chicago yesterday for New York in a New York Times "mail carrying airplane, descended on Gov ernor's island tc-day, ending his flight at 8.55 a. m. Ills journey was in terrupted by stops yesterday at lirio. Pa., and Hammondsport, N. Y. The flight from Hammondsport where the aviator resumed his trip at G. 35 a. m. to-day was without inci dent. Carlstrom flying at a height of 2,000 feet, aided by u ood wind. A letter from Mayor Thompson of Chicago addressed to President Wil son was placed in the hands of a spe cial messenger who started at once for Ix>ng Branch, N. J. A representative of the New York post otfltlice met carl strom at Governor's Island and re ceived the bag of mail brought by air post. The aviator was greeted upon his descent by Major General Leonard Wood, U. >S. A., and Augustus Post and Alan R. Hawley, of the Aero Club of America. DAUPHIN COUNTY SURE FOR HUGHES, LEADERS FORECAST I Whole Republican Ticket Will Be Elected in Harrisburg and i Country Districts ; HORNER GIVES REASONS State Committeeman Frank A. I Smith and City Chairman Oves Confident I "Dauphin county will give Hughes! at least 3,000 majority," said Frank A. Smith, Republicans State commit-1 teeman from this district and county j chairman of the Republican party j during the strenuous campaign of I 11912, after a tour of the county. "I have been all over the city and ; [the county," he told a Telegraph rep- j j resentative to-day, "and have met i hundreds of people in all walks of lire. I Everywhere I have gone I have been (impressed with the number of men | who are going to vote straight tickets. Senator Beldieman Is a great favorite everywhere and notwithstanding [Continued on Pago 23] Bank Robber Returns $5 He Took at Point of Gun Scranton, Fa., Nov. 3. From a man signing himself "Would-be Bank Robber," the Pine Brook Bank has received a letter with five dollars In closed. On Monday a young man entered the bank, pointed a revolver at George Browning, a teller, and de manded five dollars. Browning handed out the money and the robber escaped. "I needed the money Monday and I had to have it," said the letter re ceived by the bank from tho robber, "and I am returning the money at the first possible opportunity." MAJOR 51 KitAltl) RESIGNS Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 3. Maior Churchill B. Mehard, who was removed last Spring- from the staff of Brigadier General A. J. Logan, of the Second Bri gade, National Cuard of Pennsylvania, | because of alleged criticism by him of i the conduct of the guard and praise of i the plan to train citizens at I'lattsburg. I.V i., has resigned his commission, ac j cording to an announcement made here. I lie has accepted an appointment as inx.lor of infantry. officers' reserve coips of the United States army. REPUBLICANS IN UPPER END Harrisburg.—Senator Beidleman and a number of Repub lican campaigners left for the upper end of the county to-day. They will address a meeting at Williamstown this evening. To-morrow afternoon they will be at Gratz and on Monday evening the campaign will be brought to a close at Millersburg. The upper end will give a big majority for the whole Republi can ticket, according to reports of those who have made a can vass. DOG BRAVES STARVATION TO GUARD BODY Irwin, Pa., Nov. 3.—Searchers yesterday found the body of William Campain, a hunter, missing for a week, in the woods near a quarry at Ardare. Keeping close vigil over the body of his master was Campain's hunting dog, gaunt and lean from hunger.. For a time it was unsafe to approach the body be cause of the faithful dog's desire to protect his master. Cam pain's face was partly blown off, evidently by an accidental dis charge of his gun. DRIVE CAUSES AUSTRIAN LOSS OF 15,000 London, Nov. 3.—A Rome dispatch to the Wireless Press says the first day of the new Italian offensive coast the Aus triar.s the loss of 15,000 men. One-third of them were made prisoners, the dispatch say. (The Italian war office yesterday reported that 4731 prisoners had been taken.) The Twenty first Austrian regiment and several battalions are said to have 'jeen annihilated. The weather is favorable and the battle ?ainst the heights west of Gorizia and on the Carso continues Sercely. AMERICAN AVIATION CORPS TO LOSE NAME Washington, Nov. 3. The famous American aviation "crps of the French army probably soon will lose officially its Mstinctive title as a result of protests to the State Department hat use of the name is not compatible with American neutral ly. There will be no formal exchanges on the subject, but the State Department will suggest informally to the French for eign office that mention of the "American" corps in official tatements places this country in an embarrassing position. France is expected to do as this government wishes. ONE DEAD, 3 HURT IN CRASH Milton, Pa., Nov. 3. Returning from work about mid night last night in a motorcar, one man was killed and three ser iously injured when their automobile was hit by a Pennsylvania train. All were employes of the Milton Manufacturing com pany. The dead man is Daniel Hern, aged 28, survived by his widow and one child. The injured are S. J. Shupp, John Sutton and James Smith. CIGARET COSTS SIOO,OOO York, Pa., Nov. 3. Fire starting, it is said, from a cigaret, last night destroyed the E. R. Heffelfinger & Co. wallpaper factory, Hanover, causing damage estimated at SIOO,OOO. CHECK REBELS, KING URGES Athens, Nov. 3. King Constantine issued orders to the Royalist troops to prevent the advance of the revolutionist forces at all costs. One hundred and fifty loyal troops had pre viously evacuated Katerina before 600 insurgents, armed with machine guns, withdrawing to Larissa to join reinforcements. The evacuation of Katerina is confirmed by the general staff. MARRIAGE LICENSES Morton JUICN 11011/iiiitii anil Minnie I or Tleke, (hlciti.o, 111. Kxrti F. Cioelilfr, city, nntf Fuunle \ Irulnlu Morton, Knoln. {Siiiimel liCbou in