Show T ECONOMY THE EXCUSE MADE D Officer Who Exposed d Graft in Philadelphia Not Wanted by New Mayor Nayor Philadelphia April 24 Major jor CassIus Gillette who left leet the United States army armyl Jo l b chief of th the bureau of filtration city today tendered his resignation tion flon 1 n af aL the request of ot Director of ot Public Works George Stearns Major Gillette came ciu i to Philadelphia in June tOOL 1005 under tinder permission of Secretary Taft to Investigate gate ge the t he e filtration plant He reported ported r that the city had bad been robbed of ot several million dollars Mayor or Weaver whose term of office was was expiring induced Major Gillette to become oo ome chief of tho the filtration bureau to succeed John W Hill removed Mayor layor Reyburn said the resignation or of Major Gillette had been asked as s a matter mat matter ter of economy p |