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New-York tribune., 1903-07-23
FEARED ANOTHER BLACK EYE.
Landlord Has Arrested Inventor Who Raps
for Spirits with Brass Knuckles.

James Thompson, sxty-hve years old who for
time has boarded with De Witt c. Hough
at No SSl West Fifty y-seventh-st and who has
been for years trying to perfect an invention for
the complete combustion OF soft coal thus elni-
mating the smoke problem. was locked up in the
West Forty-seventh-st station last night on a
charge Of disorderly conduct. His landlord was
the complainant
According to MIR. Hough, Thompson is some
times afflicted with spells. when he thinks he is a
spiritualist and knocks the walls and furniture
with pair Of brass knuckles calling fo~ spirits
70 appear Last Monday night, according 10 Mr.
Hough he blacked Mr.. HOughs eyes and also
seventy years old. Since then she has been con-
fined to her bed AT that time Thomson was
locked up on a charge Of feonious assault Nr
Hough relented. however and the next morning
Thompson was discharged. Last night Thounso6
again began calling for the spirits 10 appear and
Mr.. Hough feared repetition OF the assault
New-York tribune., 1903-07-23
SAYS TO WAIT FOR DIR. WILEY.
Don't Condemn Food Preservatives Too
Hastily, Manufacturer Urges.

St Paul July 22.-Deegates 10 the national con-
vention Of pure food commissioners to-day listened
to the manufacturers side OF the food question
r N Allen, secretary of the experiment station In
Kentucky spoke on Regulation of the Food In
dustry" and l. NJ Frailey, of Camden. N j. an
sv-ered his arguments. Mr.. Allen showed by sta
tistics that there were Sc 900 900 worth OF food
products manufactured in this country which
should properly come under the police power Of
the State In order to preserve public health He
said that the regulation OF food standards should
depend entirely on scientific investigation
Mr. Frailey said In reply that the manufacturers
were willing TO meet the commissioners OF the diff
terent States more than half way He insisted that
there were certain food products which required
preservatives and that until some other method OF
preserving food was devised the laws should not
be so stringent as to drive legitimate industries
out Of business.
Seventy-fve per cent Of the people OF the East
ern States depended for their food sustenance
on manufactured food. This great commercial in
terest should therefore be considered seriously
In the enactment and enforcement OF any restrlc-
As 10 preservatives in food, he declared that
this was the great point on which the dairy
commissioners and the manufacturers differed
The manufacturers claimed that IL was !TnpoSSi-
of some preservative Inasmuch as there was IN
certainty as to the harm of pTeseTvat1Ves II WouIa
bC better he said. wait for the results OF DT
Wilev's experiments. If II should be definitely
proved that preserva tives were harmful then the
manufacturers would submit and try 70 hnd a
81 Institute If no substitute could be FOUND. then
the manufacture of such foods as were now put
up with the aid of preservatiVes shoud De stopPeu
New-York tribune., 1903-07-23
NAGLE DOES NOT LIKE 1T.
Murphys Efforts to Make Peace in
the YYYIVtb.

Big Percy E Nage. the former leader OF the
southern half of the XGESIVth District. refuses
to be "tranquillized" the order of Charles F.
Murphy MIR. Nagle belongs to what is known as
the two hsted" class He weighs about 300. and
when he pushes anything It is quite likely. to
go Percy has been pushing John Haveron
the Murphy leader in the district. and has him
the ragged edge" Mr.. Murphy in order to save
Haveron yesterday had representatives Of the
rival clans at Tammany Hall. and tried to arrange
peace plan that will tide Tammany over the fall
primaries without hurting the organization Yes
terday 1t was agreed to have two committees OF
three composed OF the old and the new leader in
each half district. together with third supposedly
neutral party In each. take up the dispute and
settle it. This will probably work until Nagle and
Moebus. the anti-Murphy leaders in the south and
north halves Of the XXXIVth. find that the Murphy
men doing them. and then there will ee
trouble
Richard Croker seldom If ever, interfered with
the districts. He insisted chat the rival leaders
fight out their battles at the primaries. and that
the winner should be recognized Murphy has
started In a leader by refusing
Devery his rights leader after Devery carried
the IXth. and now he is trying to his friends
HaveTo1 and Mcclure, from defeat by Nagle and
MoebuS, In the XXXIVth.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-23
DENIES FYLEs WAS NEGLECTED.
Commissioner Hynes Says a Fireman Does
Not Prescribe at the City Prison.

Considerable indignation shown yesterday by
Thomas w Hynes Commissioner OF Correction. in
denying report OF neglect and lack of medical at
tention In the case Of Edward Fyes a prisoner on
Fdkers Island. who died there few days ago.
Commissioner Hynes said to a Tribune represen-
tatiVe:
l quoted to-day saying that 1 criticised
Warden Fox in that case. l didn l never have
found any reason to Critcise him. Il is alleged
that there is telephone comm unica ton with
Riker's Island. There is the switchboard right
here, and at night you can communicate through
central Now the facts are, Dr. b uce told me
to-day that this man Fyes died from heart failure
he was taken sick late at night. There was a
physician at North Brother Island who could
have been summoned had Warden Fox regarded il
necessary. We have been the island only few
days and the medical quarters not completed
yet but DR.. Beers at North Brother visits the
island daily, and there IS ground for neglect
charges. In fact absolutely no hargeS have been
made.
AS for the report that fireman preserfbes at the
City Prison that's untrue too. Brown is an
orderly there just as all hospitals orderlies
and administers medicine the doctor orders but
he never prescTibes, and except for little enler-
gency medicine there is supply there from which
he could get his supplies. DR. Campbell makes a
visit TO each of the prisons in the city daily as
the law provides but no provision has been made
for his residing in any prison. We have been To
considerable additional expense in Increasing the
medical resources Of the department and all these
stories without basis.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-23
ELKs' CARNIVAL IN BALTIMORE.
Sessions of Grand Lodge End-Prizes in
Music Contest Awarded.

Baltimore July 22-The national convention Of
the Benevolent and Protective Order OF Elks came
TO end tonight, far the formal meetings
Of the Grand Lodge are concerned though three
more days will be devoted by the visiting EIks 70
enjoyment After the short sessions OF the Grand
Lodge to-day and tonight It adjourned to meet
again next year in Cincinnati
Tonight the streets In the central part OF the
city were given Up TO a confetti fete At o'clock
q thousand pounds Of confetti distributed at
ElAs' Hall in small bags the visiting and local
Elks. while the population at large had supplied
itself the and shops. Beginning at thar
hour the streets. brilliantly Illuminated and with
domes, arches and buildings lighted with myrads
Of electric lights. presented carnival scene which
lasted until after II o'clock
The Elks marched in a parade to-day about
seven thousand strong. II is estimated that two
hundred thousand people witnessed the parade
and the maTchcrs enthusiastically cheerad
from the beginning 70 the end.
The committee on the music contest which took
place yesterday. gave the first prize OF 81 600 10
Weoers Cincinnati band. the second prize OF $500
70 the Jersey City Band, and the third prize or
500 10 the 5th Regiment Band. Of Paterson N. j.
The Great Western Band. OF Cleveland. received
the fourth prize. S2oa.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-23
THREATENS POSTMASTER ROBERTS.
Attorney of Company Says He Must Obey
Judge Thomas Instead of New Fraud Order.

a supplemental fraud order has been issued by
the Postofnce Department at Washington against
the American Street Car Transportation Company
of Brooklyn. to cover the operations OF the concern
under its changed plans. and To meet the OBJ
mitted the company to receive mail resulting from
the amended scheme Of operations. Postmaster
Roberts of Brooklyn received the supplemental
order yesterday morning. after a quantity OF the
company's mall had been delivered in response TO
the order issued by Judge Thomas. It is held by
the department that the scheme Is Just as
unlawful the original one.
II said yesterday that Postmaster Roberts
would obey the order Of the Postmaster General
the new order superseded the temporary injunc-
tion issued Tuesday by Judge Thomas
Elmer S White, counsel of the company. said
yesterday; The next step is TO punish Postmaster
Roberts for contempt IL he fails to obey the in
junction issued by Judge Thomas and that step
win be taken If such dsohedence occurs"
New-York tribune., 1903-07-23
MAKES $5oO,OOO PROFIT as BREWER,
Lawyer, Receiver for Lion Property, Com
pimented by Justice Bischof.

John NJ. Bowers. who has been receiver for the
Lion Brewery for eighteen months. formally gave
up his position when he asked Justice Bschon
Yesterday to be permitted to transfer all the prop
erty comprising the brewery, and other assets in
his possession to Mrs Josephine Schmidt who had
effected a settlement OF the dispute between her
and Simon E Bernheimer Mrs. Schmidt and Mr..
Bernhemer having been partners in the brewery.
Djsagreeruents between them led to a suit for a
dissolution Of the partnership in which Mr.. Bow
ers was appointed temporary receiver by Justice
Lawrence in December, 1901
Mr. Bernhelmer has sold his entire interest 70
las brewer said Mr.. Bowers. Il made profit
for The concern in the year ending last December
OF 100000 of which paid 100000 to the parties to
the suit"
II may say that have some knowledge Of the
intricacies OF the business, and of Mr.. Bowers's
conduct in the running of the business, said JUS
tice Bischof. 1T is rather out of the ordinary to
a matter of such vast importance passed IN
such a pleasant way, and think Alr. Bowers is to
be complimentsd in having won the approval OF
the parties interested and il is certainly source
of congrs tulatiOn to the parties interested that
they should have had man of Mr.. Bowerss ca
paCity."
New-York tribune., 1903-07-23
THINKS BODY WAS ROBBED.
Friend Of Suicide Believes Latter's Pockets
Were Rifed After Death.

B. F. Trowbridge. OF No. I74 Amsterdarn-ave
declared yesterday that he thought his friend A ].
Carveth, q machinist. of No 256 Wilis-ave.. had
been robbed after he committed suicide. Carveth's
body found in Mount Morris Park early yes
terday with bullet hole IN the head and re-
volrer beside it, In the Clothes a note saying
bridge.
After making Inquiries said Mr. Trowbrtdge
! learned that Carveth had 500 with him last
night and know he always carried gold watch
and chain Now only eight cents found in the
pockets Of his clothes and the watch and chain
We're missing when the body found. II looks
very much to me as II my friend was robbed
He had been despondent ever since the suicide
or his chum and lifelong friend Theodore Moss
man, who killed himself at Charles and Hudson
SITS. about year ago. I out yesterday even
ing when he called at my house and he asked NV
wife for the loan Of my revolver AS he had threat
ened 10 commit suicide several occasions of late
my wife refused to grant his request After moping
around the house for some time, he suddenly asked
her. DO you want 10 send any message to Theo-
dore" meaning his dead friend"
New-York tribune., 1903-07-23
RUSSELL,S ASSIGNMENT.
Transfers Mortgage to Journey
& Burnham Company.

An assignment has been fled in the Registers
Office, in Brooklyn, by John L. Russell who re-
signed recently as secretary of the Journeay &
Burnham Company, Brooklyn. after he had
taken a mysterious trip to Mille1geville, Ga, to
the Journeay & Burnham Company, of mort
gage for $3.50 on real estate at Fennimore-st
and Rogers-ave.. Flatbush which was given to
him for money loaned to Josephine Hall on May
L. 1902 The assignment to the Journeay &
Burnham Company is for consideration of 81.
Harry Boyd, secretary and treasurer Of the
company, said yesterday that Mr.. Russell had
transferred the mortgage TO the firm on Tues
day afternoon. not on account of any shortage
in Mr.. Russelrs accounts, but entirely as pre-
cautionary measure He said the company
could not lose anything even If there should be
shortage. The accounts were being audited, and
so far everything was correct
New-York tribune., 1903-07-23
BARTLETT OFF SLATE.
Labor Leaders Tell Murphy They
VII Not "Stand for Him
CHANCES OF SHEPARD AND HAFFEN

The ''peepul" IN Tammany Hall, as Congress
man Billy Sulzer likes TO call them. are hav-
ing quite lot Of sport smashing the 'slates"
which Charles F. Murphy week by week sets up
for them. Colonel Franklin Bartlett was the
last man on the Murphy SLATE" The organ
ized labor interests in Tammany Hall, which
MI Murphy and his associates are cultivating,
have smashed the Bartlett slate with one fell
blow
Several labor leaders called on Mr.. Murphy
this week and told him that there was nothing
sure about the labor men supporting the Tam
many ticket this fall even II the ticket should
be good one; bat as for Colonel Bartlett, they
said they would not stand for" him for
minute.
The labor people. it is said. are against
Colonel Bartlett because he has at various
times appeared as counsel for interests hostile
to organized labor, and for this reason they
have hinted to Mr.. Murphy that If he wants TO
make sure of defeat next fall the best thing he
can do is to have the Colonel on the Tammany
ticket.
1t is reported that Mr. Murphy assured his
callers that the name of Colonel Bartlett was
not being discussed In connection with the
mayoTalty nomination by those who will make
up the slate. He said that the Coloners name
had been taken UP by certain newspapers with
out authorization by any recognized leader in
Tammany Hail. and that all talk about candi-
dates at this time Is premature.
Colonel Bartletrs friends say that there is
nothing in his political record that warrants
hostility from organized labor, and that If he
should be nominated organized labor interests
could be placated without any trouble
Meanwhile the Haffen and Shepard boons are
being watched carefully. AS already stated in
The Tribune Edward NJ. Shepard, although a
defeated candidate. stands as good a chance for
the nomination any The friend of Louis
F. Haffen are working quietly and energetically
with the idea of forcing his nomination. IL is
understood that Mr.. Haffen and Borough Presi-
dent Cassidy of Queens have an understand
ing, and that when the time comes Mr Cassidy
will insist on the naming Of MIR. Haffen. Messrs.
Haffen and Cassidy are the only regular Dem
ocrats in the Board of Estimate and Apportion-
ment. They have assisted each other in getting
their full share of good things In the shape of
liberal appropriations for improvements. and If
Mr.. Haffen should become Mayor Mr.. Cassidy's
interests would be fully protected.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-23
FEELING MORE HOPEFUL.
Many Cams IN the Stock Market
Recorded.
COURSE OF. U. S. STEEL COMMON.

The stock market opened yesterday with
higher prices throughout the list, and, after the
subsistence Of an early selling movement which
seemed directed especially against the United
States Steel issues. the leaders in the sharp
decline Of Tuesday afternoon. continued its ad-
vance until rnid-afternoon when renewed SELL
ing developed. under which many Of the early
gains were materially reduced. The afternoon
weakness was ascribed TO the announcement
Of the Norcross failure. which. # was argued.
might be the precursor Of other embarrass-
rents resulting from the long and costly con-
test between the building contractors and the
labor unions
United States Steel common, which had closed
on Tuesday at 223s, opened with sales of 1900
shares at 2224 to 225s. and the preferred opened
at 7O19 e above the preceding days last price.
The course Of these stocks was watched with
the greatest interest. and when after touching
2212 and 1914 respectively, early In the first
hour they began steadily to rise, the entire
market advanced with them. 1t was declared
that their decline on Tuesday afternoon was
the result Of the closing out of a S5,OuOOOO
loan, most of the collateral for which consisted
of Steel shares: but this assertion could not be
verified. Rock Island common, which on Tues
day made a low record at "a, advanced
yesterday to 26, and closed at 2512s net gain
of IL points The big banking houses were
credited with placing heavy buying orders in
the market and the commission house buying
was more noticeable than Of late.
The rumors Of impending Wall Street failures
died away, q firm which had been in some
difficulty having been enabled to pull through
and now being in a position Of assured safety.
With the prevalence Of a more hopeful feeling
the shorts began TO cover. and the buying for
that account naturally had Its share in causing
the general advance. Some Of the days gains
were:
New-York tribune., 1903-07-23
IN DIR, C. RICE'S MEMORY.
Monument UnUeiIed IN Woodlazcn
Cemetery.

Worknen have completed the grading about a
monument which stands knoll Ia Woodlawn
Cemetery. The monument was built in memory az
Dr. Charles Rice. who Was for many years chair
man OF the committee revision OF the United
States Pharmacopoeia- II placed several days
ago on the plot where DR.. Rice lies buried and
then unveiled in the presence of number Of Wen
known men. 1t was erected by friends Of DR. Rice
The site OF the grave was selected BY Dr. Rice
himself only short time before he died
The monument is a granite slab feet inches
high, and bears this inscription:
Charles Rice. Ph. D. Born October 4. lSa. Died
May l.. 1901 Erected by his friends in grateful an
probation OF his eminent services to mediene snd
pharmacy. ~
In the interior OF the base OF the monument
rests copper box containing a statement OF the
New-York tribune., 1903-07-23
HEARING ON BoLTE CHARGES.
One Lawyer Says Case Was Adjourned Six
teen Times.

The hearing of the charges against Justice Her
man A Bolte was continued before Referee Will
lam H Willis at No. lis Broadway yesterday,
Theodore Long testified that he had been counsel
for the defendant in the case of Cologera agt the
Hamburg American Packet Company in which
Max Levine, counsel for the plaintiff succeeded in
having the postponed on several occasions by
Justice BoIte The fourth time the case was called
Mr.. Longs client had forgotten a bill of lading
which figured in the case. Levine asked for a dis
missal of the case which Justice Bote granted.
Simon Rasch. a lawyer OF No So Park Row, who
appeared In the same case. corroborated Mr.. Long,
saying the case had been adjourned six times
Herbert J. Hines. a lawyer, of No. Is Park Row,
testified that in the case of Steitz agt the Tran
scendent Light Company. in which he was counsel
for Steitz who was being sued note, Justice
BOlte denied his motion for leave to withdraw. he
took an exception. but found that the exception
had not been noted. Justice Bote refused to
slider the exception.
Louis scheuer. lawyer. of No. 81 Nassau-st..
counsel for the defendant IN the OF Rosen-
baum agt Schwarzschild & Sulzberger. said the
case was adjourned six times and that on June II.
when Samuel Well secretary OF the Sulzberger
company was in court under subpoena by the de-
fendant Meyer Greenberg. counsel for the plaintiff
made Mr. We'll his own witness. and asked for
adjournment. which granted In all the
was adjourned sixteen times The last time coun-
sci objected Justice Bolts had him put out
3. Benjamin Schi1. a lawyer. testified that while
a clerk in the law office Of Philip Tiiiinghast, at
NO. 10 Wdll-SJ ne answered the caIl OF the case or
the Egyptian Flag Cigarette Company agt Charles
Comisky. The called but adjourned. be-
cause Justice Bolte was not present. Comsky
city marshal, had spent s36 in paying a keeper
placed in The company's place OF business. The
witness objected the ground that the marshal
was rot entitled to keepers fees.
Justice Bote said asserted the witness, "this
has paid the fees and he Is entitled to them.
matter what the law is ." Counsel asked the
stenographer If he had noted exceptions He re-
piled that the lawyer had made exceptions.
Justice Bolte said the case was closed and he would
not open it. The Appellate Division reversed Jus
tiCe Bolte's decision for the defendant On the
trial. after many adjournments the witness testl-
fed that he tried to introduce testimony showing
that the defendant marshal Justice Bolte
refused to permit this
The hearing was adjourned until this morning
New-York tribune., 1903-07-23
WRENNS NEARLY BEATF-
Larned and Wright Haze TIen
When the Rain Comes.
- = EGRAPTI ID - rnrar,fr

Boston. July 2-In the tennis today AZ =.
wood the fortunes Of tbs Wrsnns sore ,srs.s'
with sensations George Wrenn had a narro7s
cape from defeat IA the singles at the hass, :,
Edgar Leonard. Harvard. C. nan The -
having him two sets and love, and three Eaus,s
love Wrenn. with that remarkable grit ana -
Gurance which are characteristic OF him. -.
victory after defeat seemed sure. BY the seor, =
7-9 "a SIS. So
In the doubles ''whenn luck" played a par, =
elements coming to the rescue when 1elsat sss.-s
sure When darkness and thunderstorm sto--s
the play william A. Larned and Beals wrs.s-
had the score. SIS. &-s 3-8. s.. Each csar, -
a definite Plan OF campaign. The Wrerns 80,
were to put everything al Wright. while ths.- =
pouents concentrated their attack On c.,
wrenn. varying this by hitting for the m.dal. :
the court
The Wrenns began we'll holding the lsad i, i.
81 - and SIS. But there they began to ian -
and Larned got into the game with a sere, =
snlashes- The uinth game vent % Larnsd ,-s
wright The wrenns got only one potat In -
of the two next games, and the score was IS ~
took the twelfth. but then lapsed into Weakns-.
This drift continued in the second set The g.
courts and heavy balls seemed 70 favor Lar.
and Wright The Wrenns IobSed short ard -.
opponents kept them back much OF the -
Larned and Wright took and never relinluss.s
the lead In this set Out OF the first tive games -
Wrenns took only the second. and In the ots.-
five games got only four points altogether. n.
WreuLS - anai-.
them. and pulled up 70 5-aI But the rest al -
set Ike the first, Wright rot only sraTai-s
the fuslade well, but playing with increased es-
fdence-
IN the third set Larned became streaky. ar,
having a lead Of 2-lOve. GeCrge Wrern- 49,
with desperate energy. and the set was suf-ti-
over in favor OF the Wrsnns In the eourrI -.
Larned and Wright again got the hrsl two sarss
and later had 80 and 81 Then Larnsd dravs
into the net thrice, and with George Wreaa,s
smash the score was sail In the eleventh Wrgss
played brilliantly and the WTenns got one oo-s
The match will be ended tomorrow.
So far this week the Wrenns' play has excit.s
disappOint ed comment. The summary.
Singles third roundl-H. 2 Allen Bear Z. Vain,
g.. 60. 60. Holcombs Ward beat Slower Ware -
C., SO. j D q Jones beat r. 7 Watson. "a a
6-3. Beals Wright beat w c Grant 6-2. 6-G al =
p. Larned heat ". s Warlaad 81. Sd -I G
" A. Larned beat Rooert L Roy. 81. al 6-s R 81
Wrenn beat :. h Howard. 6-I. SO. 6-2. G L Wrs-s
beat r W Leonard. Sc. IS, Ct S. "a
NJ Rotch G FL Cox. j., a u harrow \
ID G-2. R. st. Miles. jr.. and c 2 Watson h. go
T r PHmpton and &. r. Spears. 81. 6-5 "a. A ?
Fuller and H Nettieton beat A. W Han ani R E
Holden g.. e. -6. 6-2; Slower Ware And P
HaIIOweIl tr. p StaudW1o5 and Z. Pals r
6-I 60. 81; Holcombe Ward and I. Ware la;
+. Il HoWland and partner 6-2. 6-4. &C; 2 p
Larned and II F Allen beat l. Perry ard J. c Nsslsy.
e. 6-S. 3-6 6-i: n " Ca-ot and 3 r. HAYES
beat 1. Underwood and " L O. BTieE. Pa "a 81
rs
G. ". Morrill, and H F. Cole. 81 81 ca