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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24


working hours and in a f'fty.week wear
grand total Of 100000 working hours.
Could Save $500. 900 Annually
This total at seventy cents an hour
would result in a saving of $3.50. 900 a
year. or more than enough to give the
present police force. that works ANY
old hours" a satisfactory wage without
the necessity OF any increase in the pres
ent high rates of taxation. Ii would
result In such saving only. however,
II places made useless through the new
regulations were dropped from the
rolls.
Under the present rule OF five or six
hours for city service there are many
exceptions and they are in no way in
cluded in the calculations of the in
restisators. AS an interesting view of
what would result from an eight-hour
day. the value in time taken at the
serenty-cent rate would approximate
S.Ooo.o00, or more than enough to grant
an appreciable increase to every fireman
and policeman now on the city payroll.
AT one time during his official term
Robert w. Griffith, president OF the
Civil Service Commission, complained
OF the fact that he had to spend sew
eral hours in city Hall daily when he
had expected to give the city much
smaller portion Of his time. This in-
terview was published and never denied
by the head of the commission to which
Mayor Smith looks for recommendations
affecting salaries useless places etc.
More Places Asked For
Since his first complaint about the
length Of time he was compelled TO
give the city for his $4,000 salary. Mr..
Grffith has devoted more and more
time to the question Of useless places.
wasted time and unbusinesslike meth
ods in the city government. He has
become one OF the leading advocates for
the abolition Of unnecessary places and
has made many suggestions to Councils
Finance Committee that have seriously
embarrassed that body in its attempt to
keep away from any move tending to
cut out political sinecures.
Mr.. GriNith has repeatedly called at
tention to places that his investigation
led him to believe were merely snug
berths. In each instance, department
heads, both city and county. have in
dignantly denied the uselessness Of the
places referred to and have insisted
that they be retained as a part of the
payroll.
Almost every department head is ask
ing salary increases for employees of
ord as demanding the creation Of a
score or more new well-paid positions.
These demands. in face OF the fact that
most work has been stopped because
Of the war, have given rise to the dec
laration that an increase in the tax rate
for 1919 is inevitable.
Several members Of Councils, notable
among whom are William J. McCloskey.
Of the Sixteenth Ward, and Charles II,
van Tagen, Of the Forty-second Ward,
have for months pleaded for a busi-
pesslike organization for the city and
county government. They, as well as
others, have insisted that department
heads be held accountable for their
forces and that a closer unity exist. so
that more work can be gotten out of
the forces now at hand. Thus far, their
protests have been fruitless, as they
face the stone wall Of political patron
age, which knows but the one law Of
more places.
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BOOKS on which I have checked those
which l think will best suit your needs

IL am hfteen years old and am in my sec
70 De 70 enter medical college? Is IL neces-
Hnrw TO- 20 nni,h grade eleven, high school,
teach on a permit after leaving hish school
II.
am afraid cannot answer this cues.
I,on Tor you. The best thing for you 10
40 Is TO decide upon the medical college
YOU wish to enter and then write to the
secretary Of that college. who will give
you full particulars. Different colleges
nave different standards and regula tions,
you to finish the eleventh grade biTh
school to enter any OF them. Your hjSi,
school principal can tell you whether or
not you can teach on a permit after leav-
ing high school.
Continued Ton,orrou,,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
COAL DEALERS WARNED
Must Not Add Freight Increase to
Present Stocks

Washington. June 24.-Coal dealers
seeking to take advantage Of increased
freight rates. effective June 25. to get
a higher price for the coal in their
possession before that date, will come
under the ban Of the fuel administra-
ton as the result of regulations just
issued.
Distributors and dealers may affix
the additional freight cost only to the
selling price OF coal upon which the
higher rate actually has been collected.
On stocks Of coal now In the hands Of
the dealers. and upon which the old
freight rate has been charged, no in.
crease I'm price will be allowed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
BERLIN INITIATES SINKINGS
Claims U.Bost Toll for May Was
6l4,00 Tons

Amsterdam, June 24,--Allied ship tom
mage destroyed by submarines in the
month of May amounted to $4,000
gross. according to an Official statement
issued at Berlin.
The claim also was made that. In addi-
tion. badly damaged ships with . ton
mage Of 5000 were taken 70 ports Of
p s9;:S:s s;sss; ; A;S's 81 ~ a:s5:: - e
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
BIG BABY CROP IN 1917
New York Statistics Show Two and a
Half Million Born. Half Surviving

New York, June 2i.-The New York
milk committee mortality statistics re-
veal the fact that there was a bumper
baby crop throughout the United States
in 1917. Basing its conclusions on the
figures cleaned from 1863 Of the largest
cities In the country, the committee esti-
mates that the number OF births through
out the nation totaled 2.s7s.e0o. and the
number Of deaths l,s<s.ooo. leaving
natiopal increase in peDp|ation Of more
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
Po,tsville Boy browns in France

PettsxiIie. Pa. June 2i.-Charles v.
Bowen, who was drowned in France last
week. 70 the son OF Frank II. Bowen.
formsrly, Of this city, now Of Brooklyn.
Ho Vas nineteen years old He en-
l1ite1 In the New York Infantry at
u5lHSlYn. -. ~. fpllevipg ~ esc]arar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
Business Question. Answered

best trade Journals covering the confec-
tionery and novelty hslds; also some sood
SScks on yonr pe,s9 saG
~ W. r:sS s'S''sa saa hope ss@s W 70 zoe u
9 ssadins ~ ~ IN : ~ 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24

,noIe , .nen one <Ireo oI the ~
ge.uc'pfsteu IN burhm9 o. t1ar
ra,t fIesidenu Moyer ienited the
,nha.ch. eno until every match was
shere chnrn. was isrse eonnssraton, whue
FIost oSsr c.rmanv S!ars ana Stripes
i''"t o''ef oerhs"s' il ~
Camp No Q. Amber and Norris strss>I
reported thai six months aso n SSSSk
bers Wiz e,ia n,nrn o., han xyS mt
morrow nJcbt Tha r,s s,t;,.s sth1tte
have been well attended ana the nwwcrS8
the workers show sooi rssui,s rSs o.
lowing officers were nominstaa. Fnrs N.Y.
president n Gerald nresidant V,srk
vice president A Thomas. ma s,er - TX
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24

Camp No; 1a2. Of PALMYRA, Pa. the home
demonstrated that the order is Opposed 10
all conditions which tend to spread thu
German propaganda. Al the last session OF
the camp. when thirty-one candidates were
initiated. history Of Germany, written by .
German, Uncovered in the camps
library. State President Mover at once
ordered il destroyed. Following tho session
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
TODAY's BUSINESS EPIGRAM

Up or dowr, a CONAN is usually tn
reason.
What does this mean to YOU:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
BUSINESS CAREER
OF PETER FLINT
n Story of Salesnuanship by
Harold Whitehead

NJ. Whitehead ,riu ons,cer pour business
qnestors on buyinp. selling. advertising aid
empiolmenf Ask Donr questions clearly aud
gire al The facts. Your correct name and
1Mu address must be signed 70 all Inquiries.
nose Uhfch are anonymous must be iQaored
~ mail. Other questions WNt be dnscered
in fh's column. The most Interesting prob.
St0ru OF Peter EE1f.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
The Bond Situation

Loanbo throughout
of and
is moderate
bond
OF high
n
at s2,4 9
days United Kingdom
bIas Of we're
+ G. they
by of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24

The sixth Philadelphia district Will mold a
grand patriotic rally in the auditorium OF
the r: n. r. Y. NJ. &. A.. Forty-hrst street
and Westminster avenue, on Thursday eve.
ming next at o'clock. Addresses will be
made by war speakers as we'll as pastors Of
various churches in the district. hearty
welcome Ia extended TO all. District Presi-
dent BENJAMIN s. Clark desires TO record
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
Baldwin. Directors Meet Tomorrow

Baldwin display
dividends
Wall dismiss thought Baldwns
capital stock What develop however
Eddysone Baldwin
subsidiary recently dissolve the
something Eddysone
following accumulated the Baldwin
Baldwin Locomotive
Of existence nothing
commenced June 1911
$323
from this that organization the
So
that it safe
Of stock of 800
Lastly s60000C0
increased $5S
o $957s"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
GOSSIP OF THE STREET
BROKERS ARE NOT INCLINED
TO PREDICT PROBABLE TREND
~ OF THIS WEEKS STOCK PRICES
Surprise in Some Quarters Over Possible Withdrawal Of
Plan to Finance Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Notes-Cossip of the Street

BROKERS' inclined make
trend stock prices during the broker said
day there are too many big impending
one them resulting
whole situation
h present week will
Austria possibility
resulting from the great projected drive
pershng that the Americans now ron ~ t,. wn
tryeght miles
be something doing that hrtyeight miles before long.
being recently the
Of the
plans have been and
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Notes
There curiosity manifested
80 per cent was fixed the which the War Finance Corpora
financing of
of the War Finance Board
ap transit notes are banks and financial institutions and that in
such possible obtain "R
holdings
the subject
There
Saturday the War Finance
Corporation
turing
for that notehodes
deposit which defines the options notehde
The Ia, Problem
banker THE American business does object
involved in this But he is emphatay entitled to object
The primary fault lies with Congress its lax methods of
administrators the reality had perform
,, ~ rnoua tax naromt t Trida .s hssoht h asnoi,
that obligation by midnight saturday Under the circumstances had
tell where
advice
of peace of
in inclined take waiting
the 5th 1t not loss interest from this failure to make clear the
ten days grace that rankles it is the lack OF equity
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PHOTOPLAYa

STRAND Gtn. Av. at reuango, T.. OF I,rst
Pauline Frederick in Her riusI
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City Loses Vast Sun,
Through Short Hours

Continued from PAGE One
working hours and in ffty.week year
a grand total Of 100000 working hours.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24

Treasurer Henry j. Stassr has comniled
complete history Of the ?. o. s. OF A. from
Camp session. to be held at Lebanon in
August will mss upon It. During the
neNt year all Will have the opportunity to
read a history b@ one who has been con-
nscted with the organization in all the wears
Or its progress. Brother Stager was also
the founder OF the Camp News the Official
organ OF the order
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24

state President Gabriel H. Meyer has an.
pointed the following brethren 10 serve on
the committee TO audit the books and sc-
counts or the state secretary and State
ireasuref Tor the year ending June 80 VII
nam Patton. Of Camp $40: Howard NJ Davis
OF camp 4sa, and W. r. Hummei. OF Camp
40 All these brethren are in Philadelphia
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-14
POTATO PRoFlTEERING
 LOCATED IN PUTNAM.
Petty Work is Going On, Says Federal
 Food Administration.

Reports from vigiIant housewives that Putnam and surrounding towns were threatened by petty potato profiteers who, taking advantage of the food administrations potato cam paign, impelled the federal food ad- ministration's educational division to send to various newspapers in Wind ham county warning directed against unfair dealers together with an effect i've method of handling them. The eastern Connecticut newspapers were asked to use the following publicity, which is quite as applicable to unfair food practices in other parts of Con necticut:
 The food administration explained it had no authority to fix a price on po- tatoes but it does scrutinize retailers prices and profits on all foodstuffs and it may easily control the movement of potatoes in Windham or any other county in Connecticut Every patri- otic, pro-American retail store in the state is supposed. for the last three months, to be displaying the poster pledge of the food administration, given after the singing of a pledge "to give our customers the benefit of fair
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-14

made:
 V. Caracausa, repair and altera- tions to building, corner Bank and Truman streets.
 J, w. True, storehouse, 10 by Is feet, rear 21 Mather court.
 Charles Smith. two story addition, 6 by feet, 54 Bayonet street.
 $. Cupello, garage, IS by 20 feet Moore street.
 Augustine Di Noto, bungalow, 30 by 4S feet, 52 Sherman street.
 Leon Mosier, dwellink 26 by 4s feet, Mohegan avenue.
 Adolfo Luzretll cottage, 20 by 2& feet, Pacific street Mohican Mill Co. air shaft, by feet, r feet high. Potter street.
 William Seeley and wife. dwelling ? by 4 feet, 36 Gorton street Germano Gabeldella, two dormel windows, 1S feet long, Bank street Jennie antis, garag, 10 by 12 feet | 13 Belden street Teresa A. Brown, two story cottage 31 by 28 feet. Faire Harbour Place Joanna s. Quinn, cottage, 26 by 3: feet, Bellevue Place. l.. Lubchansky, addition, by Il feet, Howard street M. Smith. dormer window, Guile street.
 Mrs. Grace E. Harris, tool shop 10 by Is feet. Riverview avenue.
 Mrs. Mary Donahue, addition, 23 Huntington street. Sheffield Dentifrice Co.,, storehouse 9 by 50 feet. Waller street
 Frank $. Gardner, bungalow, 9 b, 1 40 feet, Ocean avenue and Leed place.
 w. c. Waterman, alterations, 2S ] Montauk avenue | Lynton De Wolf, dwelling, 2S b,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-14
NORWICH'S BUILDING ACTIVITY
Large Double Garage to Be- Erected 19 Saehem Street New Boiler House For the Dawley Lumber Company at Fort Pont-Improvements In Progress at the Plant of the Yantic Mills

A large double garage one and one- half stories high is to be erected at 119 Sachem street for G. StTelzik by Contractor P. J. Sweeney. The garage will be 20x27, with 10-foot posts. It will be of frame construction, with shingled roof and sides. The floors and foundations will be of concrete. There will be three doors SxS The garage is large enough to accommo- date two cars.
 To Erect Boiler House.
 The Dawley Lumber company are to erect a new boiler house for the in staIlation of large boiler. The foundation for the boiler will be 22x12 and will be of concrete and the boiler will be bricked in. The contract for the foundation work has been let to Caesar DelCarlo. The contract for the boiler house, which will be about two stories high, of brick, with tar and gravel roof, has been given to c, M. Williams.
 Additions to Yantic Mills.
 Architects Cudworth S5 Thompson have made plans for additions to the plant of the Yantic mills The com pany's stone house is to be connected with the frame house by a bridge and an extension of the steam heating plant will be installed in the latter. A new dining room will also be provided An addition will also be built on to the mill, 12x25 feet, one story high, of brick, with gravel roof
 BlissvlIe Bridge Contract.
 The contract for the Blssville
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-14

Gee Whiz-Line) trolley. Talk about muddy streets. well Thames street and SaChein street in their worst condition are dry to compare with some of the streets here and the people walk in the roads
 Sunny France, I believe they call this country We'll take it from me, whoever named it so is rather mistak- en, or, rather I disagree, as the sun has shone only one day since we have been here. Rain. rain and some more rain, every day and if Old Father PluviuS feels so disposed, we have it twice 6 day. Although it is still cold, the spring has advanced and the grass the trees and gardens are well under way.
 The first day we arrived here the first sergeant and myself. feeling raj tn CT hungry, strange, dropped into a restaurant and asked for a sandwich, rather we motioned to that effect. The Madame we thought understood us perfectly as she shook her head in the affirmative. Well, we waited and wait ed and finally she appeared with pork chops, potatoes. bread, celery The worst part of it was we had to do some scratching to pay for it as We have not been paid for some time and the prospects are not very bright at the present time. The whole bunch are broke, not broke. but just dead broke. Tobacco is not to be bought in this place and luckily we brought some with us.
 We'll George I must bring this letter to close and will write more the next
 time, Work I must do and you all know how very fond of it I am. Let's see, when do we go to Ludlow this year? Tell MT. Oat that I will be there with bells on. Also tell him when ]
 am a little more settled I will dror him q line.
 It seems George that in previous l years the European countries have had 6 feeling that the Yanks are a class ot people who have lived for themselves
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-14

bridge, which is to be 215 feet long, and on concrete, has been let to the Crowley Contracting company of Bris- tol, Conn. The work on the bridge will be started soon after the 10th of the month. The work of building the wings of the bridge is in progress. The Connecticut Engineering company has the contract for that work.
 Foundation for Garage.
 The foundation for the large garage on Falls avenue for James o. Mahoney has been laid and the contractors are at work on the patchwork Peck, Mc- Williams Co. are the contractors.
 Trolley Waiting Room.
 The framework for the trolley wait ing station at Richards grove has been set in place and it is expected that the work will be completed in a short time.
 Completed Garage.
 The work on the garage for NJ. Le- vine is practically completed. The carpenters finished sllingling the rooi on Monday and the interior work vii be completed in two or three days. P J. Sweeney has the contract. The for the Levine house has been com pleted
 Laying Sidewalk.
 Contractor Ambrose Sullivan is lay ing a cement sidewalk in front of tht house on West Main street owned by Mir Strom. Contractor Sullivan alst has the contract for the foundation 0 the addition to the Welte residence a Norwich Town.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-14

and the almighty dollar, which they took great delight in hoarding. But today George l think that they are awakening to the fact that America is no longer the land of the money hoarders and the old almighty dollar, but the land of promise and hope. They have had their eyes opened with the rest of the world of the American idealism which is spreading fast. Aft CT this war France, England and all the other European countries are go- ing to take up American ways to some extent as they have proved more ef- ficient and 100 per cent. better than their own.
 Well my dear friend am only wish ing and hoping to speed the day when l can come back to the dear ola Bulletin and be with all the boys. Wait until I do. Remember me to all the boys at the Elks. and all the friends I have.
 So long old pal,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-14
SOLDIERS AND SAIL ORS Are Doing In Various Branches of What Eastern Connecticut Boys the Service,
Makes His Blood Boil.

Seeing what conditions now are in France is enough to make the blood of any red-blooded American boil against those responsible for this, writes Corporal Bill Wicks in a letter to his former associates among the employees at the Norwich State Hos pital. Corp. Wicks is with the 56th Artillery Company in France and he writes as follows:
 Somewhere in France,
 April 10th, 1918. To All My Friends at the Hospital:
 As I cannot write to you all indi- vidually l am writing so that you may all know just how I am getting along, realizing that my effort will be ap- preciated Because of the strict cen- sorship l cannot write as I would like to do 1 cannot tell you when I left America, or on what boat l came over here, or the time it tool. to make the trip. neither can I say just the port we landed at, and so you can see just about what I am up against as re- gards letter writing.
 While I was quite a while in getting started on the journey, when we did start we moved silently and swift ly. If I could tell you just the exact time it took US to reach the place where we are now quartered it would surprise you and also the number ot troops that were on the vessel tha- brought us across, but there is the censor to cross out information of tha. kind as it might fall into the hand. of the enemy and we cannot be tot careful l suppose.
 The trip across was very pleasant We all were allowed to roam almos at will throughout the boat, especial,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-14
CATHOLIC STATISTICS
Catholic Population of Diocese O
 Hartford is 516,579.
25c, Soc, st.oo

Statistics of the diocese of Hartford, of which Bishop John J. Milan is the head, and which is co-extensive with the state, have been officially as fol- lows. Total number of priests, 426; churches with resident priest, 196; without resident priest, 1T: total num- her Of churches. 243; stations where services are held. 10; chaDels, 25: re- ligious women Cncluding novices and postula1ts). 1,545; students in dioce- san preparatory seminary, IA; stu dents in Rome. Italy. 4: students in Canada, 10; students in United States, 1p5: seminaries of religious orders, 2; students, 1T3: academies for young ladies. 3; pupils, 649; parishes with Parochial schools, g.; pupils. 3S.705; day nurseries. 4; children, 396; orphan asylums. 2: orphans, 529: House of Good Shepherd. 1: industrial school for boys, l inmates 120: house for self-supporting girls, .. boarders, 159; infants in infant asylums 200: total of young people under Catholic care A. -Sf' hospitals, 3; patients during the year l6,S06; home for aged l. boarders I20: home for aged poor l, inmates averag ge number 124: marriages during the year 1916 SITS; baptisms infants 2Q69l; adults 532, total baptisms 21,- 929; converts 5I0; on-Catholic popu- iation 150,000: Catholic population (census Of I916) 516,579.