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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-13
Clty's Financial Probe m.

"The Legislature at Its last session.
however, granted the city no relief by
way " new and additional income. On
The contrary, the Legislature, In order
70 carry on certain rural improvements
and because OF its own peculiar Ideas or
financing current contracts on the State
barge canal, laid upon rhe taxpayers OF
New York city the crushing burden or a
direct tax Of upward OF $4,000, 900. II,
therefore, the budget of the city for all
purposes could be kept within the total
of this year of S199. 900, 900 by the exer-
clse OF the most rigid economy, the State
AK would still bring the total tax budget
Tor 1916 TO S2l2,0OO,0OO.
Realizing the tremendous hardship
hat the state government has imposed
ipon the taxpayers OF New York city. I
im determined that the city administra-
aon shall adopt extraordinary measures
% tighten that burden as far as In Its
power lies To that end have Informed
me heads OF all departments under my
Jurisdiction that the total Of their
budget allowances for 1916 must and
snail NOT exceed the total OF those al
b"ances for 1915. This will require
ofastlc measures.
From my examination OF the tenta-
i've requests OF my departments ] realize
mat Increases must be allowed to chari-
ueS, correction and police In order that
'hey may properly discharge their
mules, and / have tentatively recon-
mended Increases aggregating about
.loo 600 for these departments. In
NE Department of Corrections the aver
aye daily census OF inmates has In
creased .n little over a year by about
sooo As It costs s244 to care for each
prisoner more than 100000 will be
heeded IN 1916 to provide for this in
Grease I'm the census.
IN DO" department OF Charities II Is
estimated that there will be an increase
VI The average daily census for next
year pi about 1000 inmates. This is on
,ne basis Gf present experience, Ad-
a'u'n'l funds must therefore be pro-
''ed io care for those persons.
~ the Police Department mandatory
td'diy rnrea ses must be granted. Fur
.ne' more, during 1915 additional re-
quit'h'ni' for police service In the
'Sp'S srowing sections OF the city
,ua'e II necessary to obtain revenue
oohHs to pay for the addition OF 200
.neh % the force. Money must be pro-
. .'l'l in 1915 to care for these new
i"Nnhu'n. An increase ov-- the 1915
.'s'l allowance is therefore unavoid-
- Keep the total OF the 1915 budget
'i'i"'puS To my departments within
''' Years total therefore, upward OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-13
THE SAINT ANNA AFIRE AT SEA.
French steamer AblRxe. wireless
Message to Halifax says,

HALIFAX. y, s.. Sept. 13 (Monday).- -
The French steamer SAINT Anna Is on
fire at sea, according 10 a wireless mes
sage received by the Marine Department
from the Cape Race station late last
night. The message said:
Steamer SAINT Anna In distress. on
fire and In need OF assistance. Her posi-
tion is latitude 40.23 north. longitude
1880 west
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-13

Upon the answer to be given 10
the Government by the employers the
workmen. the finauccrs. In fact, upon
that OF the whole people OF this great
land will depend the liberties of Europe
for many generation
Mr. Lloyd George. continuing quotes
shrewd observer I'm whose opinion the
course to be pursued in this country
during the next three months will de-
eide the outcome Of the war. The Miu-
lister Of Munitions concludes
'If W. are NOT allowed to equip our
factories and workshops with adequate
labor to supply our armies because we
must not ttansgrcSs regulations appli-
cable to normal conditions If practices
are maintained which restrict the out
put Of essential war material IL the
nation hcsitatgS when the need is clear
to take the neco ssary steps to call forth
its manhood to defend Its honor and
existence If vital decisions are post-
poned until too late: II We neglect to
make ready for all probable eventuali-
ties If in fact We Rive ground for the
accusation that We are slOuching into
disaster as if we were walking along
the ordinary paths OF peace without an
enemy IN sight then I can see no hope.
But II we sacrifice all we own and
all we like for our native land II our
are characterized by grip
and resolution and prompt readiness in
every sphere, then victory IL assured"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-13
% WILL AID EDISON
ON THE NAVAL BOARD
Among the Members Are Peter
Cooper Hewitt. +. j. Spraauc
and Hudson Maxim.
FIRST MEETING OCT. G
Daniels Announces the Names
Of the New Advisers for
the Navy.

WAsHiSGToN. Sept. 12.-The Nava
lowing members. each OF the eleven so
cieties mentioned nominating two:
THOMAS \. Edison. chairman.
W. Il. WHITNEY and l.. II. BAEKE-
LAND Of the Amer, AN Chemical So
ciety.
FRANZ JULIAN SrrAGvE and BESJA-
MiN q. LAMME of the American In
stitute of Electrical Engineers.
RoRERT :. WOODWARD and ARTHUR
g.. WEBSTER of the American Mathe-
matical Society.
ANDREW NJ. HuNr and ALFRED
CRAvEN of the American Society OF
civil Engineers.
MATHEW Il. SELLERS and HupsoS
MAXIM of the American Aeronautical
Society
PETER COOPER HEWITT and THOMAS
RoBiNs of the Inventors Guild.
HOWARD l.. COFFIN and ANDREW
J.. RIKER OF the American Society OF
Automobile Engineers.
WILLIAM L. SAUNDERS and BENJA-
MIN h. THAYER of the American In
stitute of Mining Engineers.
JOSEPH W. RICHARDS and Law
RENEE ApDICKs OF the American
Electro Chemical Society.
WILLIAM LEROY EMMEr and
SPENCER MILLER of the American So
ciety of Mechanical Engineers
lIESRY A. W. Woop and ELMER A
SPEIRY Of tho American Society OF
Aeronautic Engineers
Secretary Daniels announced tonight
these names OF the twenty-five scientists
and inventors who, with Thomas A. Ed
son rs chairman, will assist the United
States navy in its technical development.
The members of the board who will
serve with Mr.. Edison were chosen by
eleven scientific societies Of the United
States, each OF which nominated two
men. Mr.. Edison was chosen by Sec
retary Daniels for the Chairmanship.
The plan resulting in the creation Of
the board having been taken up first
with Mr.. Edison as the foremost in
centor of this country.
Mr. Daniels announced tonight that
ne has arranged for the first meeting
,f the advisory board to take place In
his office at II A. NJ. on Wednesday.
October G. At this meeting 1t is ex-
pected that organization will he effected
and plans for the conduct OF work dis
,ussed
1t is believed probable that the first
organization will take the form OF "a
livision OF the board into committees
o which will be assigned problems in
he particular fields of the navy's work
md to which members will be appointed
n accordance with their special fitness.
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The difficulties, II is expected will be
made clear to the German Amba ssa dor
While desirous of reaching "A satisfac-
tory understanding and while anxious 10
attach all the importance II deserves 10
the German Governments declaration
with respect to the treatment of passen-
ger ships. the Administration is not put
ting itself in the position of beseechiug
Germany TO find n way out of the situa-
tion for this Government. Washing
tons attitude. on the contrary. is de-
Scribed as one OF absolute frnnes7. in
which tn" apparent discrepancy between
German words and German acts is the
chief cause of concern.
There is no doubt here Of the earnest
desire OF Count Won Bernstorff to effect
an adjustment of the situation. The
question in doubt is the extent to which
his Government is cooperating with him.
1t has been suggested that II the Am
baSsador could demonstrate that his
Government is thoroughly in accord
with his views and is prepared to act
accordingly in all instances the demon-
stration would 90 far toward effeCtng
"A solution of the submarine problem.
Another evidence of good faith which,
it Is suggested. the German Government
might give through its Ambassador IL 10
furnish the United States with the text
and dates of its orders to submarine
commanders regarding treatment OF
passenger ships. 1t is conteuded that
the Arabic and Hesperian cases justify
the United States in desiring that Ger
many should produce such evidence.
The indications are that the next stage
of the controversy will he the submis-
sion To Germany of the evidence which
the United States has gathered about
the point in dispute, that IL, the inten-
tions Of the Arabic with regard to the
submarine Washington regards this
evidence as Overwhelmingly against the
position taken by the submarine COM
mandrr and upheld by the Berlin Gov
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-13
American Mathematical Society.

Dr Robert Simpson Woodward, born
at Rochester. n. Y, In 1S49, He Is an
on astronomy. geodesy and
ma thematical physics, He is president
of The Carnegie Institute of Washington.
Dr. Arthur Gordon Webster, profess
sor Of physics at Clark University, wor-
cester, Mass. The announcement of
Secretary Daniels said concerning Prof.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-13

The SAINT Anna is commanded by cant.
F. Pavy and Is in the New York -Medi-
terranean trade She sailed from this
port on September for Naples and Mar
seilles
She belongs to the Fabre Line The
position as given in the message would
make the SAINT Anna more than 1,l00
miles east southeast of Halifax and
close to the regular line of steamship
travel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-13
To Abolish Every Position
Possible and Cut All
Salaries He Can.
BLAME FOR SITUATION
LAID ON LEGISLATURE l.
S1.1OO.W0 Must BE Saved to
Provide for Increase i'm
1916 Budget.

Nayor Mitchell made public last night
Ms determination TO institute the most
drastic retrcnchment in the expenditure
OF the peoples money that this city has
ever known. lie announced his inten-
ton TO abolish every position in any OF
that can by any expedient he eliminated
and 10 reduce all overpaid positions to
the maximum allowable under the stan
dard rates approved by the Board of
Es,imate's bureau OF standards.
He says that this rigid economy has
been forced upon the administration be-
cause OF the unusual circumstances with
which il is confronted. He says IL was
evident from "A study Of the 1915 budget
that unless new sources of income were
discovered the budget and taxes would
have to he raised to meet the extraor-
dnary expenditures OF the coming
year. Instead of discovering new
sources of income. says the Mayor, the
legislature put upon the taxpayers OF
New York city an additional burden in
the shape OF "A direct tax Of upward of
ti3OOO.U00.
He points out that II in some way the
budget uf the city could have been kept
20 $4,000, 900, which was the amount
for 1918, the State tax would still bring
the total up TO $2l2.0OO.0OO for 1915.
To meet this situation, he proposes that
the allowances to the departments under
HE jurisdiction shall not exceed those
for 1915 Tentative proposals show that
increased allowances must be made to
the Departments OF Charities. Police and
Correction. This means that si.lOO.O0C
the amount of increases to these de-
partments, must he saved somewhere
Else. He proposes to do it by abolishing
forne positions and by reducing the sslar-
iss of others.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-13
Legislature Held Responsible.

This Kind OF economy he describes as
painful and irksome. but the responsi-
bility for II he lays at the door of the Leg
tslature. He says that he is confident that
The people at large will approve of the
crisis now rapidly approaching. His
statement follows.
The taxpayers OF New York city are
confronted with serious situation.
Our budget for 1915 amounted to $780,
1000 despite the exercise of rigid
and far reaching economies In all OF
the Mayors departments. Ii reached
this figure because OF certain factors
rot within my control or that Of the
Board Of Estimate, such as the cost OF
the emergency $i0O.0OO.000 loan. the
extraordinary snow removal OF the pre-
esdng winter. the largely Increased
amount OF unoollectible taxes, the in
crease in debt charges and the increased
appropriations deman nded by and allowed
10 the Bard of Education.
Last year the Mayors twenty-nine
departments asked less than they received
for 1914 and were awarded In the 1915
budget Sl.500.0O0 less than they had re-
,eyed IN the previous year. Despite that
economy the budget advanced $4,000, 900
for The reasons just stated.
1T was foIeseen then that the In
creased services rendered by the city and
TIE rev policy Of cutting down the debt
ty carrying each year in the budget the
cost Of permanent improvements would
inevitably either raise the budget and
taxes or necessItate some new sources
Of city income.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
SAND PILE SAVES
CARPET ER'S LIFE
AFTER LONG FALL
Plunges Into Cellar of New
Building of Remington
Arms Company.

Carrying a heavy timber on his
shoulder across two-inch beam on
the third story OF an apartment house
in the course Of erection on East ave.
nue.. the property, of the Remington
Arms & Ammunition Co, at $3.50 this
morning, William Stanley aged 20,
single, living at Wilson street. lost
his balance and fell go feet to the eel
lar OF the building
Stanley Is a carpenter In the en-
ploy Of the James Stewart Construc-l
ton Co. During his descent be
bumped against the beams on the,
Middle and lower foor ana fell in the
cellar Of the building. The cellar was
filed with heaps of sand and the force
Of the fall was broken when he struck
senseIess on a pile. ;
The emergency hospital corps was
summoned and upon the arrival of the
emergency hospital ambulance DR..
!. Aronski found that STANLEY was
suffering from a fractutre of his right
wrist and possible injuries to his
spine He was taken to Bridgeport
hospital for observation. His condi-
ton was not considered serious.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
Building Contractor
Held For E.rnbezzling


wanted in this city for embezz1ing
81 600 from Mrs. Orvflle Rector, wife Of
Charles Rector, of The dentist firm of
Rector & UhIe, James f. Former. aged
40, building contractor operating in.
the Devon district in Milford. is under
arrest IN Bellevue hospital n New
York city.
Former had the contract for the
erection Of a number Of buildings in
Devon, which are the property OF Mrs.
Rector. Last week Former asked
Mrs. Rector to forward him 81 600 with
which to pay OFF some help and meet
the bills of local lumber merchants
The money was given Former and he
paid of some of the help and met
some Of the lumber bills, expanding
only about $4,000 Of the money adj
.yanced him.
Upon being informed of his arrest.
Former collapsed and he was removed
to Bellevue hospital where his condi-
ton is said to be critical. If he inn
proves he Will be extradtted to this
state and arraigned on charge OF
embezzIement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
Expected Trolley
To Stop Driver lii
Fatal Ride Asserts

That he was not driving fast and
that he expected the trolley car ii
which he was In collision on Christ
mas eye to stop. was the statement
made to Cproner PheIan today by Ar
thur GreenhiI1 at the Bridgeport hos
pttaI. Because OF the severe injuries
h suffered Mr. GreenhflI was not
able to give very clear Statement
as to how the accident happened He
drove his automobi into the front
Of slowly moving trolley car at
Stratford and Connecticut avenues
He was severely injured as, were his
wife and sister, Ada GreenhIII The
trio are at the hospital There it was
said today thai all viii recover Mrs.
GreenhiI1 and her sister-ffl-Ia1E VIII
be able to leave the hospital Monday.
Mr.. GreenhiH will be- able to leave
some time next week Fred Camp
of Hlgganbaum was killed in. the col.
.lisfon
Louis DeLibero of 176 Park street
said GreenhflI was driving at a speed
or 90 miles an hour. Tt was his opir-.
ion that GreenhflI did not see the car
He said the car was proceeding
slowly. DeLibero is employed atIthe
factory of the Automatic Machine CO.
He said he Judged its speed because
he freuuently rides d motor cycle. His
wife. Rose. who was also a witness,
was unable to. give any estimate OF
the speed or to tell anything about
the accident, except that she was se-
verely Jared when the collision oc-
CURED.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
TEL
OLD ONES FR0A
YOUNG in H0TEL


In the Resumption Of the remon-
STRANGE ease against the granting of
a license TO the Hotel Atlas, Mrs
Thomas Bly,, who Keeps a ro0ming
house on Fairfield avenue nearly di-
rectly across from the hotel .sqVt's the
principal witness for the app1lca1lt.
She said that she had never seen
any very young women or girls going
Into the hotel but later qualified the
statement by saying that one could
not tell the old from the young to-
day because Of the shortness o. skirts
worn by women. She did not think.
Elowever that Very young girls FREE
drunken woman evIcted from the
hotel.
Regarding the stories OF strange
sights seen from the front Windows
she could recall nothing but seeing q
man in room with his wife and chill
wife and children and later went into
another room She had previously
seen him kiss his wife goodbye.
Several business men were called
by Prof. Atlas to testify to his reputa-
ton and that Of the place which they
said was good. Among these were
George 3. CLARK. Charles Crouch and
Former Town Clerk Willia7m
Thomas said that he had visited the
place six or seven times dtiring Che
last year and had also been there 90
Saturday nights. He never saw any
thing out of the way. He never aw
any boys or girls from high school
there. He never saw any violently
intoxicated people.
Mem bers Of the police department
were called yesterday afternoon g tell
what they knew Of the hotels rreputa-
ton. Dog and LIQUOR Agent Brown
told of receiving several compiaints.
one from man who said he isHd
failed to receive 81 in change Thar VTas
due him.
Captain John H Regain deeiarel
that IN six months there had beer
about 90 sights at the hotel he saia
that on Saturday nights man was
taken from the traffic squad and sta
toned Ia the hotel. A represents tive
Of the French government who he'd
come to this city to see about q mulli
tons contract made a complaint taal
a woman in the hotel had robbed him.
e. Sergt. John QsConneIi told of raid-
ing the hotel last September Ere SAID
Prof. Atlas was arrested for selling
after hours. He dfdn't know whatever
became OF the case.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
BRIDE AT IA, SHE
TELLS COURT OF
CRUEL HUSBAND
Child Wife Tells Judge How
Husband Beat Her With
Heavy Belt.

Married when she was IA to man
who whipped her with a belt, Olga
.Dering appeared before Judge eager
in the superior court this afternoon to
get a divorce from Gustave Dering of
Fairfield The child wife, a pretty
red checked maiden of Is now, told
the court of her husbands cruel acts.
After they were married the girl
said Dering beat her every week with.
a belt having a large buckle. The
beatings left big weIts on her body
She finally had to leave Dering and
has since taken a position as nurse.
maid in Mount Vernon, N. Y One
of the strange circumstances in the
case is that Dering is living at his
1nother-in-1aw's home in Fairfield
The mother-in-law sympathizes with
Derings and she told her daughters not
to come to the house.
The couple were married November
II. 1912. At the time Of the cere-
na6fly Dering was 20 years old. Judge
eager granted the decree on the
ground Of cruelty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
Praises Postmasters
For Efficient Work

Daniel G. Roper. first assistant post
master general, has issued state
ment in the daily bulletin of orders
re1a ting to postal service. commend
ing the work of postmasters and pos
tai clerks and carriers throu ghout the
country for their good work during
the Christmas rush. The statement,
in part, sayss
christmas mail reports in this bu-
reau indicate that an unprecedented
holiday mail has been handled with
remarkable expedition and to the en-
tire satisfaction Of the public This
achievement is natural result of the
steady progress made in the post Of
nee service in spite of war disturb
ances and other unusual difficulties
during the past year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
BRITISH TROOPS LAND
NEAR KAVALA, GREECE

Berlin, Dec s1-A report that Brit
ish troops have been landed on the
Creek coast near Kavala was given
out today by the Overseas News
Agency which says its information
was obtained from the Secolo Of Milan.
Kavala is on the northern coast Of
the Aegean Sea. near the Bulgarian
border It is about 80 miles east of
Orfane. at which point it was report
ed from London last night, the Brit
ish have landed troops sent from Sa-
loniki. The intent of these operations
presumably is to checkrnate any att
fernpts to advance on Saloniki across
the Bulgarian border.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
BOARD or APPRAISAL. J
More Than $50, 900
In Stamps Sold Here
Within One Month

Al gain of $6l. 45824 for the period
from Mar. / to Dec. a. 1915 over the
corresponding months of 1914 has
been recorded IN the total postal re-
ceipts at the local office. The re-
4ceipts those months for 1914 we've
$802.7 80 while in 1915 they total
ed $3.50, 231. ST. The postal receipts
for Dec ST to Dec. Is. 1914 were $15,-
s695.9o and for the same period 1915
$21,702.61. From Dec. 16 to 81. 1914
the receipts were $40. 1926 while
from Dec. Is to 81, 1916, they totaled
s31.82S. rs. The stamp sales for the
last month alone amounted to $51,-
6s3.9 6.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
PENNSYLVANIA GETS
COMPENSATION LA WIS

Harrisburg Pa, Dec. 81 Ten new
laws viii become efEective throughout
Pennsylvania with the beginning of
the new year. The acts Affecting the
largest number Of persons are the
workInen's compensation ana child la
Dor laws.
The compensation act is elective. 1T
has been accepted by the United States
Steel Corporation and other large in
dustries and railroads IN the state
The new child labor law prohibits
the employment of minors under IA
years Of age; provides that workers
between Il and 16 must attend a
schooI at least eight hours a week and
limits hours of employment of such
minors to 81 week
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
800 PERISH
AS BRITISH
SHIP SINKS

CONTINUED from Page l.
bians, who apparently had been rein
forced by italians, after three day
battle in central Albania is reported
by the Overseas News Agency, which
says it received its information from
French and italian sources. The bat
tie is said to have taken place between
EFbassan and Mirat. The Serbians
were well provided with ammunition
and food supplies and had some light
artillery but no heavy guns.
For three days" the news agency
says, 1tthe lighting was continued VIC
1ently. According to Italian reports
the Serbians were almost annihilated.
The Bu1garians continue to advances