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JUIC
Kew York. Feb. 3 A cash distribu
tion of J4 share on its capital stock
was announced, today, by the Stand
ard Oil company of New Jersey.
Within a few minutes.' after the dis
tribution was- announced. Standard
Oil advanced on the curb from 43 to
As the Standard has an authorized
capitalisation of $100,000,000 of which
$3S.R3S,3S; is outstanding, the "cash
distribution" ordered, today, amounts
to a handsome melon of $39,335,528.
CHURCHES PREPARE
FOR LEUTEU SEASON
Season of Sackcloth and Ashes
Begins Day After To
morrow Hours of Devotion in Catholic
and Episcopal Charches '
Beginning earlier than for many
year, the annual penitential period,
the season of Lent, will begin day af
ter tomorrow. Ash Wednesday. The
observance; of Lent Is general In Cath
xlic and Episcopal churches, with
special services, and abstinence and
prayer.
On Wednesday the church goers
wiii be marked with an ashen "cross
imposed on their foreheads by the
priests who will remind them that
their bodies are fashioned from dust
snd to dust shall return.
Th Ain of Lent is regulated by
the fixing of the data of Easter. Eas
ter Sunday is fixed, in she church
calendar, by the- moon. Easter is the
first Sunday after the full 'moon that
happens on or next to the 21st day of
starch. It will be' 9 S years before
Lent begins as early as It does this
,eJS" all the Catholic churches here
yesterday Bishop Nilan's letter re
minding tbe Catholics of the Lenten
regulations was read, and the circu
lar this nr proved to be an unusual
epistle. It oTtrodied not only the
rules gore ruing the abstinence of the
Catholic people, but also reminded
.tbein of the timeliness of the Lenten
eaon to fortify themselves In
spiritual strength.
There will be speeial Lenten ser
vices In all the Catholic churches- At
. St. Augustine's church the ceremony
:f distributing the ashes will-take
place at .a special mass at 9 a. m. Ash
Wednesday. The masses daily during
Lent will be at T and 8:20, and even
ing devotions will be on Wednesday
with the rosary. . litany, sermon and
benediction, and on Friday with the
ft at ions of the cross and benediction.
At St. Patrick's church the ashes
will be distributed at the parish mass
at 7:8. which will -be the prevailing
hour for the daily mass. Wednesday
evenings there will be the rosary, ser
mon "and benediction, and 'Friday
evening stations of the oross and bene
diction, j
At the Sacred - Heart church the
daily masses will be at 7 and 8:16, ex
cepting Ash Wednesday when the sec
ond mass will be at c. o'clock. Tues
day, evening at 7:30 there will be the
Holy hour: Wednesday evening, ser
mon, rosary and benediction, and Fri
day evening the stations, rosary and
benediction. The blessing of throats
at the Sacred Heart church is from 3
to and from 7 to 9 this evening.
At St. Charles church the daily
mass is at 7:30, the Lenten . devotions
Tuesday and Friday- evenings at 7:30
and on Ash Wednesday, the distri
bution ef ashes at the mass, 7:30 and
evening devotions at 7:80.
At- St. Mary'e church, owing to the
long distance some "of the parishioners
live from the .church, the evening de
votions will be at 7:45. These will be
on Tuesday and Friday evenings.
Thte evening the blessing of throats
will take place at 7:45. The parish
mass will continue at 7:30' and the
.same hour will prevail Ash Wednes
day. Visiting priests will preach
Tuesday evening.
At t- Peter's church the Lenten
devotions will be held Tuesday and
Friday evenfhgs, at 7:30 and the daily
mass at 8 a. " m. Ash Wednesday ev
ening services will be at 7:30. The
mass Ash Wednesday will be at the
usual hour, 8 -o'clock.
At St. Joseph's German R. ' C.
church the daily mass will be offered
in the -chapel in the convent at 8:15
except on Ash Wednesday when the
mass will be held at 8 o'clock in the
church. Friday evenings the Lenten
zervlces will be held at 7:30. Maes
for the first Friday will be said at
8:0 in the church.
In the Episcopal churches extensive
-programs have been prepared for
. Lent. In St. John's Church, devotions
on Ash Wednesday will be at 7 a. m..
10:30 a. m. and 8 p. m. Thursday and
Friday devotions will be held at 4:30
In Christ Church the services will
be held through the Lenten season on
Tuesdays at 4:30.- Wednesdays at 4:30,
Thursdays at 8 p. m. with special
preachers,. and Fridays at 4:30.
ervices at St. Luke's Church will
be held Friday evenings, with visiting
preachers. On Ash Wednesday the
services will be at 11 a. m., 3 p. m.
and 7:45 p. m. Thursdays there will
(be special services for children at 4:30.
Services every week day during Lent
will be at 5 p. m. excepting on Thurs
days when, the children's devotions
will be at 4:30.
- At St. Georee's Church, Ash Wed
nesday will be observed with Holy
Communion .at 7 a. m., and Matins,
Litany and "address at 10:30 a. m.
Penitential office and sermon will take
Flace at 7:45 p. m. The Lenten pro
rrajn will be " Mondays at 5 - p. m..
Ttiesdej-s at 7:3rt a. m.. Wednesdays;;
St 1 .4-- i. m. wnn visiting- pi-ea.cn ere,
T-bursdays at 9:30 a. m., and Fridays
st 4 p. m. with special services for
the children. ' '
RAHRIG BEGINS
WORK FOR CITY
Stephen F". Rahrif- today began hlr
fiuties as stenographer in the office
f the city clerk. Mr. ' Rahrig occu-r)-
sn office, formerly used -by Peter
,v."h:tf!t experts, w-hich has been add
X to th .elt-x dark's suite. '
OTHER
Y MELON
In making the announcement, the
company issued the following- state
ment: , .
"The distribution of $40 a share has
been ordered on the capital etod? of
the Standard Oil Company of New Jer
sey to be distributed Feb. 15 to stock
holders of record at the close of bus
iness Feb. 7.
The Standard Oil Company later call
ed attention to the fact that it claser
ed the $40 per shan-e as a 'cash dis
tribution" and nnt tfriTiirftllv as a
l dividend, - ... -
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Highway Commissionership
Fight On Tomorrow
New. London Harbor1 Grant
Repeal Fight Is Scheduled
for Contest In House
Hartford, Feb. 3 The General Ast
semibly which eomee in tomorrow ush
ers in a week Of promised fights and
developments, of State-wide interest.
The selection of Commissioner Mac
donald's successor is one of the look
ed for' fights. The Democratic Sena
tors will caucus before the opening
of " the session' and the fate of the
Governor's appointee to the highway
commissionership. Mr. Cadwell, of New
Britain, will probably be settled!.
In the Senate it- is also expected if
present plans are- carried' through,
that the- Governor's charges against
Commissioner Macdonald will be pre
sented. Then will come the commis
sioner's fight to retain his office.
Another fight will 'probably be made
on Senator McNeil's bill to rescind the
action ,of the last General Assembly
in " granting a , million dollars for im
provements to New London harbor.
In the Souse its opponents will prob
ably fights to have it tabled, and if
once tabled fcha.t will probably settle
This week: ia also the last for the
ui oocn-tation of new business, both
Senate and House having! set the 7th
aa torv.Hmit
The question of -legislative mileage
will: also be brought up, the commit
tee having it in charge having prom
ised .to -have & report ready this
week.
BIG GRIST OF
MEASURES NOW
IN CONGRESS
Washington, Feb. 8 "Four .'weeks
more." This was the dirge of Re
publicans and delight of -Democrats
ohamted today in Congress. Four
weeks from today the curtain 'sVlll ring
down on the 62nd Congress excepting
only the few hours on March 4, before
the dawn of the new administration.
With only four more weeks, contain
ing only 25 1-2 working days, Congress
faced a siege of night sessions today,
The overtime work in the House is
scheduled to begin the latter part of
this week or early next.
Failure "of several of sine big ap
propriation bills to pass tooth houses
before Maw4i . 4. m seriouslv threat
ened. Many legislators predict that
they will lapse over into the extra
session. , -
Congestion of the big supply bills"
existed today iri the Senate and House.
Of 16 lengthy and knotty appropria
tion measures only one, the legislative.
executive and Judiciary 'bill, has pass
ed both branches. Only eight have
passed the House.
Legislative tracks in both 'houses
were ajeared today to rush through the
"budget" measures, almost to the ex
clusion of everything else. The House
will -attempt no . other general legisla
tion. The Senate has only three bills
on its schedule the Kenyon liquor bill,
a seamen's labor bill and that, creat
ing a new department of jbfoor.
Many of the most! important of the
supply bills, naval appropriations, sun
dries. West Point military academy,
diplomatic and consular and general
deficiency, have not even been report
ed to the House. In addition, a public-
building "pork barrel" portending
trouble, is promised. - '
Investigations, ranging from the
money trust to petty federal officials,
have impeded work so far. These are
generally completed. -
Iif a public 'buildings bill is passed,
veterans of the capitol predict this
will be another "billion dollar" Con
gress. Most of the appropriation
bills this winter are much larger than
those last year.
Anywhere from $1,000,000,000 to II,
050,000,000 is the estimated total ap
propriations in sight.
SUPREME COURT
IS AGAINST JACK
JOHNSON'S PLEA
Washington, Feb. 3 Right of "Jack
Johnson, the negro pugilist, to appeal
to the supreme court from the decision
of the federal court in Chicago refus
ing him bail under a white slave in
dictment, was denied, today, by the
supreme court of the united States.
The court dismissed Johnson's ap
peal without passing upon the valid
ity of the Mann white slave law, un
der which the pugilist was indicted
Justice Lamar read .be opinion which
was unanimous. 4
Newark When jfire . broke out In
the hall where she was speaking,
Minnie Robinson Salvation army
worker, prevented a panic by dvising
her audience to go out and see a blaze
next door. '
AUTO BANDITS
GOTO TRIAL
Palace of Justice Is
, Jammed by Cur
ious Crowd
Phantom Outlaws, Galled the
Jesse James Grew ot
. France
Paris, ' Feb. 3 rThe trial of -the fam
ous automobile bandits began at
jnoon, today, Wdth palace of justice
jammed to its utmost capacity. Curl
ous crowds surrounded the building,
anxious to. get a glimpse of the notor
ious prisoners, 'and scores of hand
somely gowned women -thronged the
courtroom. Hundreds of others were
turned away. ,
The men on trial are the remaining
members of the famous Bonnot gang
of outlaws, Carouy, Diudenne, Medge,
Soudy and 17 lesser lights of the un
derworld who last year held all Paris
in a reign of terror. The . uonnot
gang was the Jesse James crew oi
France, known to the police as the
"Phantom outlaws" because of their
apparent ability to' be in several
places at once. This they accom-
lished by using high-powered auto
mobiles.
On a night set for the robbery of a
big bank, thieves would steal an au
tomobile many miles from the bank.
leaving obvious clues that would be
sure to identify the purloiners. The
police would then be at a loss to ac
count for the presence of the same
gang at the robbery of the bank.
The most startling of the crimes at
tributed to the automobile bandits
was the robbery of the Chantilly
Bank, 30 miles north of Paris. A new
and powerful car was commandeered
on lonely road, 20 miles south of .fans,
the chauffeur being shot dead and a
passenger desperately wounded. He
escaped with his life - but feigning
death. Whirling at top speed to the
bank, 50 miles away, the bandits shot
and killed two tellers and got away
with many thousand francs. Amid
the rattle of many guns, the rdbbers
disappeared and the automobile, aban
doned outside Paris, was the first clue
to their identity.
A few days later a big,, gray auto
mobile, driving through a crowded
boulevard, made a wrong turn. A
policeman ' mounted the running board
rto take the chauffeur's - numiiep. and
was shot through the heart. : Bonnot
was the gray . car's passenger.
Another of their most melodramatic
crimes was .the shooting of the bank
messenger, Gaby, ,n the broad light
of noon, on one of the most crowded
thoroughfares. In a powerful car,, the
gang's picked men waited with a. car
at a point where they Knew Gaby
passed daily. As he stepped briskly
up, a bandiit grabbed- his . bag,, con
taining thousands of francs, : while
another sent a bullet crashing through
Gaby's brain. ' With the outlaws
standing on its running boards and
firing at pursuing policemen and cit
izens, the automobile raced away.
After several narrow escapes in
which . he killed many officers, Bon
not ana uuooys. a confederate, were
surrounded at Choisy-Le-Roi and af
ter a desperate battle both were found
dead .when the police finally got in
to me nouse. , . . . . ;
A few days after that Garhier, who
had been Bonnofe right-hand man.
was surrounded at- Nbgent-SUF-Marne.
With Mm was Valet, a companion.
and when they had stood off the po
nce as long as tney could died
Bonnot and Duboys had died. :
STRIKE FEVER
HITS EASTERN
PART OF STATE
New ' London, Feb. 3. The strike
fever seems p have struck the eastern
part of the state. The strikers at the
Rossi Velvet mills in Mystic are still
out and their places are being occu
pied by new workers and it looks as
if they would be out of a Job the rest
or the season. -
In Montville there are strikes in two
mills. At the Rockland Paper Mill
all the Polish- help struck for higher
wages and will not be taken back.
At the mill of the Uncasville Manu
facturing Company the workers struck
because they claimed the work ran so
poor they could not , make a livm
wage. Their spokesman, when he
went to see the mill officiate was, dis
charged and the men say they won't
go back until he Is reinstated.
6,000 GARMENT
WORKERS START
BOSTON STRIKE
Boston, Feb. 3. -Six thousand gar
ment workers struck, today, in 180 of
Boston's biggest establishments. The
strike is a protest against local manu
facturers doing work for factories in
New York where strikes are on and
for higher wages here. Two thousand
girl pickets were thrown about- the
various factory districts at daybreak
Up to 9 o clock there were noadis
orders reported by the extra details
of police who had been stationed in
the districts.
Union leaders declared, today, th
opening of the strike was even more
successful than they had hoped', for.
They claimed, last week, that they
would have 5,000 members of the gar
ment workers union out, today. Th
extra thousand were workers who
hurrfecly joined the union between
Saturday noon and last night.
Manufacturers admitted that they
were slightly handicapped but said
they would be able to keep on with
their contract work. However, if the
15,000 members of other labor or
ganizations strike"later this week as
they have planned unless advances
are granted them, it will tie-up the
i industry here.
TODAY IS FEAST
OF SAINT BLASE
Martyred Bishop's Miraculous
Treatment Of Throats RE
called In Catholic
Customs
Throughout the Catholic world to
day is observed the feast of St. Blase,
whose feast day is connected, in
Ca-tholic minds, iwith the ceremony of
the blessing of threoats.
St. Blase's memory kept alive in
ecclesiastical circles through the re-
counting of his having- accomplished
among other miraculous cures of
throat troubles the extracting of a
fish bone from the throat of a lad
whose death, as a result of the mis
hap, was imminent. -
St. Blase was bishop of Sebaste in
Armenia. He was a martyr for his
faith. Near the beginning of the 4th
century St. Blase was a victim ol
fierce religious persecution, and to
escape- the harassing activities of his
enemies he fled to a cave in- a hill
a. favorite retreat for his prayers and
for relief from the duties of bis dio
cese.
Discovered in his retreat, . he was
led away. In manacles, by soldiers.
and thrust into prison. .Here nis
prowess as a physician came to oe
widely recognized and it was while
he was in prison that the lad whose
life he saved, was brought to him,
strangling from a .fish bone In his
throat.
Rather than alleviate the bigotry of
his adversaries these wonders served
but to irritate them and .the feeling
at length ran so high that the bishop,
was whipped with rods, stretched on
the rack, and after frightful indigni
ties, 'he was torn with hooks and be
headed. The custom of blessing throats is
followed throughout the Catholic
world and , in all the local - Catholic
churches at the parochial masses this
morning and at special servicps . this
evening throats are to be blessed.
TUBERCULOSIS
CURE REPORTED
IN MINNEAPOLIS
Minneapolis, Feb. ' 3 The Minneapo
lis Daily News, today, printed the
tory of the discovery of a tubercu
losis cure ' by . JDr. J. H.. Burgan, of
this city, which Is said by physicians
here to rival -tlm-f--r; Priedman,-iot
Berlin.. Dr. Bnrgan also uses a serum
but works on a different theory, as to
the cause of the disease.
The' method he 'uses is to 'inject ser
um taken from healthy pigs in such
a way as to strengthen the resistance
of -the cells in the body. He disputes
the long . accredited theory of Dr.
Koch as to the cause of the disease.
He says the germ known now as the
Koch tubercle is a' negligible factor
in the development of tuberculosis
and that weak resistance of the body
is the real cause.
$100,000,000 BABY
GETS FIRST SPANKING
AND MAID -THEN SKIPS
Palm Beach, Fla., Feb. 3 Palm
Beach went " Into history, , today, ( as
the place where. Vlnzon McLean, the
$100,000,00 baby, got his first spanking.
According to , the story circulated, the
three year old son of Edward B. Mc
Lean, of Washington, received a brief
but thorough, barehanded castlgation
from Mrs. McLean's personal maid
who, to avoid expected wrath to come,
immediately packed her things and
left for parts unknown without waiting-
to be sent. What makes it parti
cularly humiliating for young Mc
Lean is the fact that his spanker was
not supposed to have anything to do
with him. . He is to be "a man's boy'
his father had said, and for that rea
son, men nurses and men guards were
the only, ones who presumed to touch
him.
CITY COURT CASES
,It was a Jarge pen full of penitent
culprits that faced Judge Carl Foster
in the City Court this morning, most
ly charged with minor offences which
were quickly disposed of. But the
case of 'William alias 'Brick" Mason,
who was apprehended by Patrolman
John Barton when he had attempted
to assail with a cane and crutch on
Water1 street a pedestrian who had
refused him alms, was sentenced to
two -weeks in the county . jail.
Lillian Jones,, 86 Lexington avenue,
charged with breach of the peace early
Sunday morning at her residence, was
sentenced to 10 -days in jail.
Bertha Grabasky, arraigned for neg
lecting to send a child to school, had
her case continued until March 8.
Ten personal tax delinquents ap
peared in court this morning. Frank
Bradley, 115 Hancock avenue; George
Juhasey, 716 Pembroke St., Charles E.
Andrews, 328 Bunnell St., Alexander
Wilson, 73 DeKalb avenue, Thomas
Lf Lynch, 34 Ward Lane, Joseph A.
BrookB, 490 Logan street, Herbert J.
Jerrison, 48 Mead street and David
Shields, paid costs of $3.97 in, addi
tion to the amounts owed the city,
upon which their cases were nolled.
Continuances for further investiga
tion were granted to John C. Andrews
328 Bunnell St., and H. W. Seyfert,
195 Deac'onetreet.
Weather Indications
New Haven, Feb. 3 Forecast: rain
or snow tonight; Tuesday fair and
colder. Southeast winds becoming
northwest Tuesday.
A long trough of low pressure ex
tending from Alabama northward to
Michigan is causing cloudy and un
settled weather with enow or rain in
nearly all districts east of the Missis
sippi river. Snow along the coast ex
tends as far south as New Jersey and
in the interior to Kentucky. An area
of high pressure central over Mon
tana is producing pleasant weather
with temperatures below zero in the
northwest..
Madrid Leon. Carvalho and his
brother Pasquale staked their mothers-in-law
on a chess game; Leon lost
and is now housing Fasquale's "inlaw."
ASSAILANT OF
MAYOR GAYNOR
DIES IN ASYLUM
Paresis Causes Demise of
Prisoner, Who Was
Insane
Gallagher Had Been Under
Medical Treatment at
Prison Hospital
Trenton, Feb. 3 James J. Gallagher,
iwho, on August 9, 1910, shot Mayor
Gaynor, of New York city, in the neck
while on a steamer ready to start
for a sea voyage died in the state asy
lum, today, of paresis. Gallagher was
n d i-n i t trLi to Tirison hArA in 1S11 but
was removed to the hospital about a
year later.
New York. Feb. 3 James J. Gal
lagher. who attempted to assassinate
Mayor Gaynor August 9, 1910, was a
disgruntled discharged employe of
the Department of Docks and Ferries.
He had been tried on charges and
found . guilty; but for weeks he had
harried the mayor's office further
with importunities to see the mayor.
He boasted of his political pull.
Mayor Gaynor, surrounded by a
party of close friends and political
adherents, was saymg good-bye on
the promenade deck of the steamer
Wilhelm Der Grosse, preparatory to
takinsr a voyage for his health. Gal
lagher, unnoticed by anyone, pushed
through the throng until near enough
for his purpose and then fired three
shots at the mayor. - '
One of the bullets slightly wounded
Street Cleaning Commissioner Ed
wards and another went into the
ship's deck but the third lodged in the
mayor's neck and for several days
the issue was in douDt.
Gallagher' was overpowered and
roughly handled . before taken to jail,
A feature of the shooting was the fact
that it happened fust as the news
paper photographers were aiming
their cameras at the mayor, several
of the .camera men getting photo
graphs at the instant the bullet
struck.
Gallagher was given "Jersey jus
tice.- His trial was of -the briefest but
upon Mayor Gaynor"s request sentence
was postponed until observation prov
ed whether Gallagher wis sane. He
was imprisoned until found insane and
then removed, to the state asylum at
Trenton, N. J. -
WRELLI EPISODE
HOT .LIKELY TO
RESULT IN CHARGES
The rearing of mountain out of a
little mole-hill is the consensus to
day in official circles where the Jud
son-Arnold-Virelli controversy has
been discussed-. All angles of the mat
ter , having been well presented i to
public view none of the principals ' to
day cared to add to the fuel piled
upon the fire. State's Attorney Stiles
Judson when visited .by a reporter
for The ' Farmer - was busy In his of
fices, but sent out word by hi assis
tants that lie cared to make no ad
ditional statements, and it is believed
that no further action will be taxen
on his . part.
' The ' report that charges against
Capt. Arnold will be referred to the
police commissioners upon the oasis
that he was remiss in following in
structions of bis superior in the Leon
Gin case is not credited in view of
the statement of that official that a
call -was entered for Officer Virelli.
Notables As Guests
At Lincoln Dinner
The Lincoln dinner this year ar
ranged by Franklin Bartlett Camp,
Sons of Veterans will take place at the
Atlantic Hotel Wednesday, Feb. 12th,
Judge A. -B. Beers of this city. Com
mander in Chief of the G. A. R. of the
United States, Department Command
er Doigal and their staffs will be pres
sent, as will Judge Ralph M. Grant of
Hartrord, Uocmander in Uhlef of the
Sons of .Veterans of the United States
and Department Commander McGar
of Meriden. The heads of both the
G. A. R. and Sons of Veterans of the
United States are both Connecticut
men and their presence at the dinner
as guests of the Camp will be a. great
noiiur.
HOTEL GUESTS DRIVEN
OUT BY EARLY BLAZE
Erie, Pa., Feb. 3 Fire which did
damage to the amount of $180,000 and
drove the guests of the Wilcox Hotel
to the street, some clad in their night
clothing, broke out in - the Palace
Hardware Company's store, early to
day, and for a time the heart of the
business district was threatened.
Crossed electric wires are believed to
have caused the fire. Explosives were
stored in the basement and for a time
the lives of firemen were in great
danger from the explosion of many
cartridges and small quantities of
gunpowder.
HANSEN RECOVERED;
PET CAT SUCCUMBED
The old adage that a. cat has nine
lives was refuted this morning when
escaping gas fumes from a gasoline
engine in the Hansen & Lyle Brass
Foundry on Bay street, resulted in
the temporary asphyxiation of the
senior partner. Oh.rtotorj.her Hansen.
528 Howard avenue, and the death of
the pet feline, well accustomed- to sim
ilar fumes from brass retorts.
Hansen, who was working near the
motor, whreh had evidently been over
fed wltjf a rich mixture of gasoline
and air, suddenly dropped to the floor
as the poisonous gases escaped.
Though also affected, his companions
managed to drag him into the open,
and upon the arrival of Dr. Curley
on the emergenoy ambulance he was
revived to consciousness. The cat,
however, was found' stone dead upon
the floor of the room.
SWEEPING CHANGES IN MANY
OFFICES URGED
Would Reorganize Building In
spector's Office Force Under
Single Head and Enforce An
Adequate Building Code
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE
! GETS HEAVY WALLOPS
Records Not Complete, Says Ex-
- pert, and Valuable Information
Is Lost Wants City Engineer
Placed Over All Work of
This Department
Peter White's final report and rec
ommendations will be presented to the
Common Council tonight. Sweeping
changes in many administrative offices
will be urged by him as a result of
his Investigations. As told exclusive
ly in The Farmer Saturday evening,
many offices are hit in the report
which is bound to cause considerable
interest in municipal affairs. .
The report . which will be submitted
tonight includes revews of investiga
tions of offices .not touched in other
parts of the report, already given to
the common Council.
- The office of buildlnig inspection re
ceives considerable attention from Mr.
w nite. ie takes a few nails out of
the present administration of the du
ties of that office, declaring that the
system of appointment might lead to
serious trouble, should there be a dis
agreement of opinions -by the build
ing Inspector and bds assistant. The
former . is appointed . by the commis
sioners and the latter by the Common
Council. .
Mr. White will suggest to the Com
mon Council that the office force be
made up this way: One building in
spector, salary $1,600, appointed by the
Mayor; two assistants, salary $1,000
each, to be appointed by the inspec
tor ; and a stenographer and clerk.
salary $600, to be appointed by the
inspector. .This plan. Mr. White de
clares, would allow the building in
spector to give half the day to his
office, whereas be is now at his office
only a, short time. Mr. White figures
tnis would mean a saving of J 200 an
nually, by reason of the fact that, the
pay of the commissioners wouid . be
saved, and would also increase . the
field service given the city.
The adoption of an adequate build
ing code is urged, with provisions Of
appeal - to the Mayor, within three
days, from - the decisions of the build
in - inspector. : .
n his investigation-of the new Board
of Contract and supply, Mr. White
found that the cleflk of .that board has
to keep a record of appropriations.
This is unnecessary, he saysv as such
a record is kept by the city auditor.
He recommends increasing- the scope
of this board so as to provide Inspec
tion of all deliveries of goods contract
ed for by the board. Mt White
wants k general ordinance prohibiting
city officials from engaging in busi
ness with the city.
The Board of. Health, Mr. White
finds, does not comply with the city
ordinance requiring a monthly deposit
witn tne city treasurer. lie urges
that fees of, this department be col
lected by the tax collector. It is rec
ommended that . the compilation of
vital statistics be placed in the hands
of the Health Board, instead of with
the town, clerk as at present. .
Mr. White doesn't like the way pay
rolls for the street ciefeuiing depart
ment are compiled; s no written evi
dence of their correctness are filed
with. the. city auditor. He would like
more protection for the paymaster of
this department, who has $4,000 to $6,
000 weekly oni his counter.- "The pay
master carries a. revolver but there is
no protection around' him," says Mr.
White. The records of work (tone in
this department are not complete and
well kept, he says.
The city engineer, who,- Mr.- White
says, is the virtual head, of the pub
lic works departmemt, finds trouble in
conflicting duties laid to him and other
officials. He wants these duties more
definitely defined. Mr. White urges
the consolidation of all departments
pertaining to public works under one
head, presumably the city engineer.
Mr. White recommends that the city
auditor be elected by the people for
a definite term, and not appointed by
the Mayor to hold office during good
behavior.
In reference to the office of the di
rector of public works, Mr. White finds
inappropriate charges, amounting to
more than $100 weekly, made to the
macadam repair funds. This sorm is
for salaries of office help and other
employes. Mr. White finds- little rec
ord of work done by this department,
no complete files for this purpose be
ing mtaintained. No reports f field
work, the basis for valuable records,
axe kept by the office, the report
says.
The Board of Charities is badly in
need of stenographic assistance, the
report says. The regular appropria
tion record is not kept satisfactorily
in this repartment, Mr. White finds.
The report treats in a perfunctory
manner of the doings of the sinking
fund commission, paving and sewer
commission, city treasurer;- committee
on finance and other departments.
MAYOR'S REMONSTRANCE
HEARING NEXT THURSDAY
The county commissioners nave as
signed next Thursday morning as the
time for the hearings on remon
strances which Mayor Wilson filed
against four saloons. The first hear
ing will commence at 10 o'clock. The
places are: Pasquale Richards, 389
Water street; William Hart, Union
bSquare; John Lynch, 425 water street.
ljuco Marcamomo, cans aireei.
TRAVELING MAN FOUND
DEAD ON EXPRESS
Philadelphia, Feb. 3 Sitting in a
Pullman car on an express from Bos
ton, early today, the lifeless form of
F. Y. French,' 55, representative of the
F. W. Baird & Son Co., of East Wal
pole, Mass., was found when the ex
press reached here. Itoday. French
told the conductor during the night
that he was ill and asked to be per
mitted to get off at North Philadel
phia. The conductor went to call him
and found French dead in his seat.
IN WHITE'S REPORT
IMPORTANT RECOMMBTOfc-
TIONS liY PETER WH1TK
General.
The abolishment of all boards
except Education, Health, Library,
Assessors and Relief) is urged,
single-headed commissions to re
place them.
Exact and comprehensive quali
fications shall be prescribed for
public office holders, who shall be
appointed and hold office under
merit system.
The enactment of an ordinance
prohibiting city officers from hold
ing two positions of profit under
the city.
The reposing in the mayor of
summary power of removal of all
board members and chief adminis
trative officers not accountable to
any board.
That ordinance prescribe work
ing hours for city employes and
regulate vacations and other leaves
of absence. This to prevent the
go-as-you-please method of time off
now enjoyed by some city officials.
Chief Executive.
It is urged that taJfe mayor be .
relieved of his duties of presiding
over the Common Council -and a
president of that body be elected
by popular vote.
Legislative Offices.
That the city cleric be made ex
officio town clerk, is urged.
Assessment of Revenues.
It is urged that . the self-listing
system of assessment be abolished
and thatMaml'and buildings be as
sessed separately according tb' stan
dard units. That a systematic re
valuation of property be made ev
ery five years. "
The abolition of the board of ap
praisal. While such board remains,
members to serve without salary.
After its abolishment, the work to
be done by . the director - of public
works, through clerk especially
qualified t - 'i-V - '. ffCT '
Collection of Revenues.
That the tax . collector be made
the central collecting agent of the
city and shall receive all moneys
due the city. He shall be appoint-'
ed by the mayor and required to
deposit daily, with the city 'treas
urer, his collections.
The indexer of land records to
be a member of the staff of the
town clerk's office. ,
Board of Apportionment.
The board of apportionment shall .
compile detailed budget showing
appropriations for . every depart
ment. x
Audit and Control.
The city auditor shall be elected
by the people and shall keep the
controlling records of appropria
tions, instead of this work being
done by Board of Contract and
Supply. The city "auditor shall ap
, prove all payrolls and shall require
a periodical inventory of all city
property. : 1 . -
The boar"d of contract and sup
ply shall have increased powers to
inspect goods delivered. City of
ficials shall be forbidden to con
tract for business with the cjty.
City Attorney.
The City Attorney shall include
in his annual report all opinions,
ordinances and amendments and
explain their effect upon the old
body of municipal law.
Public Safety.
The, board, of building commis
sioners shall be reorganized with
the mayor as central power. An
adequate building code shall be
adopted and enforced.
Public Works.
The public works department
shall be under one head, presum
ably the city engineer. The lamp
committee of the Common Council
shall have no administrative pow
ers. DEPUTIES WILL
HOLD BIGBAIIQUET
Sheriffs to Gather 'Around :
Festive Board on St. a ,
Patrick's Day '
A meeting of th Fairfield County (
iDeputy - Sheriff's association wasr
held at the county court house this
morning. Deputy H. R. El wood of:
Fairfield presided- and D. Louis Lad
rigan of South Norwalk acted as eec-H
re tar y. ,s
It was .voted to hold the annual,
banquet of the association on March ,
17. The place, will be decided latew.!
Several nojted .speakers will be aecur-j
ed and a fine entertainment program
will be arrang-ed. Frank B. Nolan,
the mayor of Walnut beach, wilt giv
hie imitation of Victor Moore. The
following were appointed a commit-!
tee of arrangements: Joseph Wieieti
and John -M. Donnelly of this city? H.
'R. .Elwood of Fairfield and Sherittj
Davis of Monroe. - '
PROBING FATAL FIRE
Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 3 That onlyj
four persons perished in the fire that
destroyed the St. Nicholas apartment
house here, Sunday, was the belief of
the police, today, following an 18 houis
investigation. The search of the ruin
has not been discontinued. Eleven:,
persons were Injured, one of whom,
will die.
The fire started as the suit of art
explosion in the basement. Eighty
persons were in the building at tha
time. The lives of many were saved
by Misses Mary Courtwright and
Frances Reddick, waitresses, whoj
aroused the occupants. ,
KAISER'S YACHT TRIP.
Berlin, Feb. 3 Orders were given,
today, for the imperial yacht Hohen-'
zolerin to proceed to "Venice, Feb. 19,
to pick up the Kaiser and -take himv
to Corfu. The knowledge that the rul
er planned to take his usual spring
outing at Corfu was welcomed in po
litical and financial circles as an me
dication that the Kaiser does not ex
pect any serious international eompli-
cations growing out of the. Balkan
war. . !
APPLICANTS FOR CITIZENSHIP
PAPERS IX' OOtrrtT TOMORROW
There are 121 applicants for citiissiM
ship papers ordered to report fn
superior court tomorrow and subiti
to questioning by the court and by
Attorney Church of Boston, who rep-
resents the Department of Commerce
and Labor. This is ije largest nim-4
ber of applicants in recent yea,