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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04
Civil Service Commission
Announces 1t Is Enter.
ing New Field of Ad.
ministration Under
Which $1,000 Persons
Will Gain

r IMPROVED methods OF civil service
administration Instituted by Dr.
i Henry Moskowitz, president Of the
Civil Service Commission. and his
associates, Commissioners James and
Keogh. will benefit all of the $4,000 city
employees under civil service control In
this city An entirely new plan for the
Improvement of the merit system and
comprehensive analysis OF the funda-
mental needs OF the service are the fea-
lures of a noteworthy report recently
submitted TO the Mayor by the Munich
pal Civil Service Commission.
In undertaking this task the commits
sion announced that II Is enterlng IN
new field OF civil service administration
which necessarily entails careful, thor
ough and deliberate study. The plan
calls for the application Of more ad-
ranced methods OF examinations, a
complete revision OF the classification
and grading OF the service and the
Strengthening OF the system OF effi-
cheney records, which. in the past. were
largely perfunctory and wholly made
quate. The accomplishment of this
work will mark an epoch in civil service
administration In this city.
Mayor Mitchell, commenting on the
report of the Municipal Civil Service
Commission. said
"I am highly gratified with the re-
suits accomplished by the commission
during the short period of it's incum-
bency. Constructive achievements sub
stantial economies and scientific reor-
ganization have marked the Commits
sion's real progress since the beginning
OF the present administration. The re-
forms instituted by Commissioners Mos
kowitz, James and Keogh In the ad-
m!nis;ration Of the civil service law
have my unqualified approval. This
commission Is handling one OF the most
important problems OF the city govern
ment with a spirit and purpose which
promise most effective results. II has
enforced one of the most delicate. com
plicatcd and difficult administrative
laws on the statue books In an abso-
lutely nonpartlsan manner and without
favoritism of any sort. It's task IL to
apply these laws literally and with i'm
Partially and al the same time to
facilitate the expeditions and efficient
performance Of their work by the sew
eral city departments. I do not lay so
much stress on the fact that Il Is saving
the city considerable money by abolish
ing useless positions and by eliminating
wasteful expenditures. but ! am very
glad to be able To say that the commits
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04

ganization for dealing with the civil ser
vice questions involved in selecting,
promoting and rating the efficiency OF
$1,000 city employees under the Juris-
diction Of the civil service law.
"a saving of approximately n4,5o0
Is shown by the commission in the com
parlson Of its expenditures during the
past eight months with the same
months of last year. Notwithstand
the fact that The commission was
obliged to take care OF increased sal
aries TO deserving employees, a sub
stantial saving at the rate OF 10 per
cent. on its budgetary allowance has
been made. This does not include the
economies effected by the scientific
methods of advertising examinations
which the commission has instituted
and which Is saving the city s4,l32 with
much more effective results.
las indicated in the report. the COM
mission has approached the problem of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23
STOCK MARKET IS
 HEAVY AZ OPENING

New York. July sAopenfngz Again taking it's cue from London where American issues were substan- tially lower, today's stock market manifested a heavier tendency in the early dealings. Virtually all the issues were lower but only Canadian Pacific and Iehigh Valley were especially heavy, declining a point
 Baltimore & Ohio fell to it's recent law price and chesapeakex& Ohio and Reading appeared to be under pres sure. Missouri Pacific convertfbles went lower than yesterday and a'slight recovery in Rock Island debentures was soon effaced. Standard stocks were little changed. Among special ties,s Sears-Roebuck rose points.
 Noon-Resumption of gold exports was the most interesting feature of the morning session, the shipment fol Towing a. thirty point rise in exchange. The engagement was regarded as of more than ordinary significance be- cause of the acute depression reported on the continental bourses Lehigh Valley Was sold down a. total of two points and further weakness m was shown by New York Central, Chesa- peake and Ohio and the speculative list in general Baltimore & Ohio made a new low as did also RockIs- land pfd. and the refunding and de- benture and Missouri Pacific converti- bles- Dealings were spasnodic. the only seniblance of activity begin on the decline.
 Bonds were easy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23
HARBORMASTER PADDOCK
 CLARIFIES SITUATION
Explains His Connection With Reported Recovery of Body of Drowned Man.

Harbornaster Garry Paddock keen 1y resents the publicity crediting him with being responsible for the report alleging the finding of one of the bod ies from Sundays tragedy off Penf1eld Reef light which resulted in an un- dertaker's s wagon waiting for the sup posedly recovered corpse He says that the responsibility is not lhis, but belongs to Capt. John R. H. nGeb- hardt secretary of the Mohawk Yacht club. And that he has witnesses to prove 1t Why the story was started, he does not pretend to know.
 According to Haroormaster Paddock he with David Go1dstein~ was at. the eLoconaobile Co.'S float yesterday in his boat 'Tdler''s assisting in moving boat when Captain, Gebhardt got talk ing with him and voluntarily ad- body He contends that Captain Geb- hardt said that he had found one of the bodies and asked about the man ner of securing the customary reward given for recovery of a body, The in formation Harbornfaster Paddock says. was given
 Upon returning to the lower bridge Harbormaster Paddock admits having mentioned what Captain Gebhardt had told him and. gave kim the credit. He is emphatic in saying that he did not give the information as coming from him. Among the auditors, he explains, was a, representative of the undertaking firm that had been en- gagged to take care~of one of the bod ies, when it was recovered. Natural Iy, it is explained, the undertakers began inqlliring- around as to the loca- tion of the body. Naturally. they did not find it.
 Today, Harbormaster Paddock says. he sought out Captain Gebhardt and received the infornation that he did not mean to say that he had recov- cred one of the bodies but, while out boating near the scene of the drown ings. had seen something that he thought was a body He said that. he was to busy to stop and determine the definite nature of the object.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23
CITY COURT GASES.

Max Cohen of 1,227 State, street was sentenced to two months in jail by Judge Coughlin at today's session for assault upon his wife It was testified that some gossip reaching his ears caused the trouble.
 Charles J. Borg, Of FPS Connecticut avenue, charged with keeping a gam bling machine at his cafe. 55 Cannon street, was. held until tomorrow for a hearing with bonds fixed at $10o.
 Mrs. Catherine Gallivan, 9 Spruce street, was fined s2 for tntoxication, while Daniel GaHivan of the same ad- dress sreceived a similar fine for breach of the neace.
 The hearing of burglary charges against RaffaeIa. lDeCTcce, Reilly street was continued until tomorrow. It is alleged that he entered the cellar of P. H. Brady's home on North Main street and stole a, bicycle.
 Personal tax proceedings against Daniel Southard of 51 Orange street were no1led upon payment of taxes and costs.
 Michael Pistey of 4cf Pembroke street was fined $1o and costs for as- sauIt upon Charles Thompson of 932 Connecticut avenue.
 Frank Verey of Johnson street was placed on probation until September 5 following the hearing of theft charges in connection with shopIifting in a Main street five and ten cent store.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23
DIED.

IN WESTPORT, or, July 22nd, 1914, Andrew 1d, Thompson, son of Mrs Frank Fisher aged .15 wears, months, IA days. ~ Z Friends are invited to attend the fun eral from the residence of the parents, No. BAG East Main St., on Saturday. July 25th, at 2.sO p. m. Interment will be held in LalSeview cemetery. 23 b"p this city, Tuesday, July 21st, 1914, Catherine, widow ' SSf George Cfa1npstt
 Friends are invited to ttend the funeral from her late residence. Mo- 426 LndleJ street, on Friday, July 24th at a. m., and from St. Pat rtck's church, where a solemn high mass will be celebrated for the re- pose of her soul at 9:3O o'clock. Interment at St. HTichaeIs ceme- tery. 22 b. this city, Tuesday, July 21st, 1914, Josephine Teska, be- loved wife of Leopold Hrdina, aged 6s years, months, 10 days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence No. 196 Front street, on Friday, July 24th at SIS a. m., and from St Patrick's church at s:45 a. m. In terment at St MichaePs cemetery
 P 22 b.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23
FUNERAL OF LATE
 FRANK c. O'ROURKE
Borrowing Throng Attends Sol emn Requiem Services at
 St. Augustine's.
EuIogy by Rev. Father J. J.
 Kennedy.-Cortege One of
 Largest Ever Seen Here Many Priests Assist at Mass.

The last tribute to the memory of Frank C. O Rourlxe was paid by many relatives and friends today when his funeral was held at g o'clock from the home of his mother. 40 Fulton street. At g: 30 a solemn high requiem mass was celebrated in St Augustfne,s church, The stately edifce was filled with mourners, testifying to the high regard in which the deceased was held Rev J.H J. Kennedy was ceIe- brant Of the solemn high mass of re- duiem. Rev. William FitzsiInmons of New London was deacon and Rev. A. F. Carrigan of Broad Brook was sub deacon Rev. T. J. Picker of St. Pat riclz's church was master of cereno- snies. Rev. Arthur Cayanaugh of St. Thomas seminary, Hartford, -Rey- E.. v. Murphy of St. Augustines church, and Rev. Edward Plunkett of St. An ony.s church were inside the chan eel during the services.
 Rev. Err Kennedy preached a most feeling eulogy. He said the deceased was a young man of many Christian virtues whose efforts in life had been particularly devoted to the advance ment of his associates as we'll as his own He spoke of the high position which the deceased had occupied in the business and fraterna1 life of the community He said although his taking off was untimeIy by his exem- p1ary habits the deceased was splen- did1y fortified to meet his Maker
 A quartet consisting of Miss AurA lia Berger, soprano; Mrs. F. J. Kelly, alto; Prof A. F. Brisboise, tenor; and James J. Kennedy, bass, sang the mu- sic of the mass After mass, Miss Berger sang There's a. Beautiful Land on High, The bier was sur- rounded by a. mass of beautiful floral tributes. The funeral was one of the largest held here in many years The bearers were Thomas Casey, Frank Clancy, George Mara, Harold Dow, Charles Bierbaum, Emil Zieboid, Will liam Iamond and Paul Young. Del egafions from Division No. 1, A O. H, and the New England Order of Pro- tection attended
 Rev. Frs Kennedy. F.itzsimmons, Plunkett, Carrigan. Murphy and Pick CT went to the grave at St Mbchaefs s cemetery where Rev. Fr. Kennedy read the cemmittaI service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

Thes bill has been under preparation by the department of justice for near Iy year. It is an exhaustive analysis of the rise of the New Haven system, covering more than 100 printed pages. It is accompanied, by a series of maps designed to show the conpetition which existed in New England in 1893 and the lack of competition now. sAccoro ing to these maps, in 1893 there were scores. of towns in New England serv- ed by more than one transportation system where now there are hardly more than a dozen such towns, many of which are small and practically all of them on the line of the Grand Trunk and the vermont Central which the New Haven, the brief says. often has tried to acquire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23
REVENUE CUTTER WILL
 TAKE OFF EXPLORERS
 NARROWED ON ISLAND

Nome, Alaska, July 2s-The revenue Eclstter Bear with Captain Robert Bart E1ett. master of the wrecked stefansson exploring ship Karluk aboard. will sail today for the Arctic to take off the eighteen white men and four EslSimos of Bartlett's command who are na- txooned on Wrangel Island. where. they aouElt refnxe- alter the Karluk was crushed in the ice forth of Herald
 Iaiaz1d last winter. 3s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23
SAY McREYNOLDs WILL.
 WED MISS BURLEsON

Washington. July 2s=washington society is momentarily expecting an nouncement of the engagement of Attorney General McReynolds and Miss Lucy Burleson, daughter of Post master General and Mrs. Burleson.
 This second cabinet romance has been followed with keen interest by friends of the couple.
 The two are constantly in each others. company and the reports fix the wedding date for this Autumn. Miss BurIeson is accomplished and strikingly beautiful
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23
BASEBALL POOL SELLERS
 ARE FINED $50 APRCB

Hartford, July 2s@Thomas H. Lane and Edwin F. Lathrop were fined $50 each and Thomas J. Breslin SIS in police court today for selling baseball pools. It came out in, the course of the bearing that the return from an ordinary pool was $25O of which $17O was paid for prizes and the balance went to the maker of the pool and his agents. Lane and Lsathrop each employed five agents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23
MRS. WAKEFlELDS
 BABIES WEEP AS
 TRIAL IS RESUMED
Statement of Accused Won an to Coroner Is Admit
 ted Tn Evidence

New Haven, July 2s-With her two children of less than five years sit- ting in the laps ofthefr grandparents. MT and Mrs. Webster of AGiddfabt1r5- and with every. gIanee towards them bringing a sob, Mrs. Bessie J. Wake field sat at the bar in Judge Reed S court at the opening. of fhe seventh day of her trial charged with naur- der Judge James Fl. Webb was in vited by Judge Reed to sit beside him on the bench when the latter entered the court room as a spectator of the proceedings.
 Mrs Wakefield showed signs of 6e- pression due, 1t was thought, to the worry over the trial Nevertheless. when witnesses took the stand she be- came alert in her attention to what was said.
 The Jury did not come iu having been excused yesterday afteruDon while States Attorney Alling sought to af- frnatively establish as a fact that the testimony Of Coroner Mix FeiatiVe to statements made to him hV the accused were made voluntarily and not under threats and was in emeet adInissa.bIe as legal evidence
 MT. A1Iing called two more witnessa as in way of proving the admissibilfty nf the coronerss evidence. Miss Mildr Legge, stenographeF for Coroner Mix, told of the circumstances attending his visit to Bristol with the coroner and subsequently of what Bfrs- Wake field had told at the inquest in New Haven on July ?.
 State Policeman Downing was recall ed to testify. as to the incidents when Mrs Wakefield made her recital to Coroner Mix at his office
 T find the statements were made voluntarily" said Judge Reed. -and you may call the jury.
 When counsel for the accused said be had evidence to refute the claims that the statements by Mrs. Wakefield to the coroner were voluntary, counsel claimed that, under the circumstance when made, the statements were not freely made and that they were, therefore, inadmissible.
 Judge Reed formerly ruled admit ting Mrs Wakeheld's statements made to the coroner and ordered the case to proceed before the jury
 MT. Devfne was allowed an eEcep- ton to the ruling. The jury having been seated, Coroner Mix began read ing from the record of evidence given at the inquest on WakeheId's body. this evidence being the same as was produced at the trial of Plew and al the first trial of Mrs Wakefield.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

The Postoflce Department has an nounced reductions in the cost of send ing money abroad by postal orders ef- fective August 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

Secretary Daniels took the first stsn to eliminate the naval ''pluczInte board" by appointing @ connaiesi on to investigate and recommend e. new law to Congress.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

Thomas Wolf of Akron Ohio, AS years old, aUas shot and killed in mis- take for a burglap at the home of his son=in-law.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

The First Regiment, New Jersey Ma tionaI Guard, a two-dayss program oe maneuvering work in the country dis tricts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

Four persons are dying as the re- suit of a collision of trolley care HerscheI street. The Bronx, cau1ea br wet rails and defective bEaEel
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

The engagement of Prince william of Hohenzollern, father-in7law or ex- King Manuel of Portugal to Princess Aldegund, daughter of the king or Bavaria, was announced.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

Thomas Rogan, a policeman, of Bur Hngton. N J., was shot and killed by- Winfield Templeton, a friend. who told the authorities that he had mis- taken Rogan for a burglar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

The steamer Advance, which arrived in New York from C'ristooai. reported the suicide of John H. Murphy Of Co- lurnbus, Ohio, when the vessel was six days out
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

The pilot boat New Jersey sunk in collision with the steamer Man chioneaI off Sandy Hook has broken in two and has been abandoned by wreckers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

The steamer Victoria arrived at seattle,z with s8o0,0oo in gold bullion, the largest consignment from the north this season
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

Major General Frederick B. Pierce of Greenfield, Mass, is a candidate for state treasurer the Republican ticket
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23
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 JOHN RICK & SON

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-28
Read The Forum for
Latest i'm Baseball
Pitchers We're Wild
and Winona COPIED
First OF the Series

of the ninth inning, a. LEFT" seft SSSi DAVIS
bunch clouted out five hits In the
ninth and this, with the aid of an err
Tor and a base on balls, brought in
hour runs. The locals we're unable to
score in their half Of the inning, and
the game ended with the tally 8 to 4
In favor of the visitors. A large crowd
witnessed the game, and there was en-
thuslasm to burn.
The game was close up 30 the ninth
t9nning. Mclaughlin pitched a beauti-
full game up to the seventh. allowing
only three hits. In the seventh, he
him, putting In Schmirler. Schmirler
was wild, and walked Davis. Dumont
took Schmirler's place, n handed
lCroake a'pass to first. Dumont re-
Emained in the box until the ninth,
Sblanking the visitors In the eighth,
and, with the scores tteds Bob put IN
the man who on the previous day held
Of pitchers cannot pitch winning ball
every day, and Klont8w was In no shape.
after the hard contest of the day be-
fore, to hold down the visitors.
WinonR started the scoring IN the
first inning, getting all their hits OF
mclaughlin in that frame. Three hits,
and two men walked, gave them one
run, From that time until the seventh
the visitors were bianked, not a hit,
not a run, In that inning, wherein oc-
cuFred the change Of pitchers.
Schmirler going in and then Dumont.
four bases on balls, two telder's
choice, and a wo-bagger. brought in
three runs. In the NINTH the visitors
got to Klontz for five hits, which, with
a base on balls. and two errors. piled
UP a lead too big to overcome.
The iecais brought in their first run
rim the second inning. Doyle doubled.
got third on a passed ball, and came
in on DeRose's fly to short, Murphy
was thrown out at first, and Dye walk
ed. and was caught at second, In the
fourth, Ungiaub struck ON, and Doyle
hingied out a three-sacker, He came
lin when DeRose few out to center.
Murphy few out to beft.
Two runs in the eighth tied the
score. Anderson singled. and Sullivan,
who battsd for Dumpnt In the eighth,
Rewarded the faith OF the fans by land
ing on Toraason for u double. Schuler
and WeidsN were thrown out at first.
and the colonel came to the plate with
his mighty wagon tongue and pushed
q min q long ways into the outfield.
ibrinigng In Anderson and Sullivan. and
getting on second. Doyle struck out.
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-28
Official
Statistics OF the
Northern League
statistics from The Record, ST Paul, MINI office 1907 Commerce Buildng)
Games included up to May 26.

Notes.
The longest n~ine-inning game was
played by Duluth and Winona, at Win
ona on opening day. It took two hours
and twenty-three minutes.
Fort William and Virginia on May
20 played a game in n hour and
twenty minutes. This is the shortest
game and only f~ifty-nine men went to
On May 30, Fargo and Winnipeg
made seventeen errors in a game. Far
go counting seven and Winnipeg ten.
On May 20 Grand Forks made seven
eight, wilkes getting five himself.
Swain Of Winnipeg has hit safely
in sixteen out OF eighteen games. A
mighty good record.
Is hit safely in the nine previous
games and is still going He made fiji
teen hits in the nine games.
Lefty Davis has started to hit the
Up to May as Couture OF virginia
had hit safely in eight games M then
,Grina of Duluth stopped him, but 1t
was not Couture's fault as he regis
tered at bat only twice.
Sweeley Of Duluth is hitting bet
ter than in the early part Of the sea-
son. H.. .-- s-.
Swain of Winnipeg is simply muir
dering the ball in long hits as well as
o May 20 sundheim of virginia
failed to hit Furchner or Reggie Of
Fort William after having hit in
eleven straight games, getting four
teen hits.
After a run Of ten games in which
he never failed to hit, MCGEE of Su-
perior fell before Cunningham of Du-
luth on May al. Anderson of the same
team was held hitless the same day
by Cunningham after a run Of eleven
On May 20 weidel of Fargo got four
hits out OF four times up, all singles.
In three previous games to this day
Weidel got six hits. two each day.
Up to May 20 Briere of Fargo failed
to hit in nine out Of fourteen games.
Unglaub, Persch, MCGEE. Schaefer,
weidel, Peters and Fautsch have made
four hits in a game, but none OF them
have turned the trick twice.
5 Up to May 26 Glass has hit In eleven
games straight. getting twenty hits,
the record. If he goes one nor game
he will have the season record for con-
secutive hitting. Glass has made three
hits four different times and to date
is by far the best batsnan in the
league.
now.
has been done SO far. as the following
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