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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-21
CREED BARRED SATURDAY WORK
Protest Of Negro Post Once Cer X Who's
Seventh Day Adventist.

WASHINGTON, Sept 20--Elmer Pettiford,
a negro from Cleveland, Ohio, is a clerk in
the Office Of the Auditor for the Post Office
Department he Is also a Seventh Day
Adventist. Two years ago he declined to
work on Saturdays, holding that 1t was
against his religious principles TO do 30.
He offered to work on Sundays, but the
Treasury Department, to which tho Audi
tors office is attached, refused 10 change
departmental practice to accom- olGte
one man. Pettiford nenrly lost hi .Gca
at the time, but through the kindly interest
of Senator Hanna he was retained, with the
understanding that he should not work
on Saturdays. but should lose his annual
leave and suffer reduction In salary from
ST 200 to 5000
Recently Petiford was promoted from
the 5000 class TO place paying tie same
salary he formerly received. To-day he
appeared before Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury Taylor and demanded the differ-
cnce in pay at the rate OF 81 200 a year,
between the time he was reduced to 5000
and the time he was advanced to a 81, 200
position
He maintained, through the attorney,
that there rad been discrimination against
him on account OF bis religion, and e. at
this was unconstitutional Assistant Secre-
tary Taylor was not pleased, and showed 1t,
He settled the constitutional question right
of and intimated very broadly that Re
thought Pettiford rad been treated alto
gether TOO leniently. His remarks were
construed as q refusal Of the demand. 1t
is not known whether Pctdford intends to
take Sre caso to the courts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-21
CoRBrN FAvoRs THE cANTEEN.
Says but One of His Commanding Oncers
Absolutely Opposes II.

huSututOay VppoucS
WAsHINeToN. Sept. 20.-In his annual
report issued to-day Major-Gen. Henry G..
Corbin has the following to say on the
question Of the post canteen:
A careful canvass has been made Of the
officers commanding the various posts in
the Department Of the East with view
to obtaining their opinion OF the advisability
Of reestablishing the canteen feature. of the
officers believes that IL should not be re-
established. With very few other e1cep-
sTs thu, u %oSS Be or s6s
good Of the service to reestabiish the canteen
feature. The few referred TO appear some
that the canteen feature is an evil, but that
perhaps II would be the lesser OF the two
evils to reestablish i.
stop the manufacture and use OF intoxicating
drinks Of any kind. would do 80; If II were
possible b. my at to prevent TIE use by any
drinks. would do so; but realizing that the
imposs ibie. however desirable must give
S Mny s "a se p ssas sa ~Sad BE in
the interests OF discip line to reestablish the
canteen feature of the post exchange. realiz,
IT,, that IN this way TIE evils OF the use OF
Gen. Corbin's report also contained this
paragraph on the subject Of the marriage
OF army officers:
] am firmly OF the opinion that no omcer
should enter the marriage relation WITHOUT
partfrent and that, as necessary condition
thereto. he sho"ld make It clear that his in
come after marriage will be sufficient to sup
II he is to live on his pay. he should state on
honor that he ia free from debt Starting IA
debt he undertakes well nigh hopeless tack,
Gen. Corbin's anti-marriaee proposition
has created a great deal OF comment in
local military circles. A high officer Of tie
army said tonight that it was a waste q
time to discuss seriously Gen. Corbin's
recommendations, inasmuch as there was
not the slightest danger that an order
putting the Recommendations In effect
would ever be issued. Sentiment in army
circles, however. seems to be that Gen.
Corbin's views on the marriage question in
its relation to the army are very sound
and sensible.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-21
BICYCLE C0Ps FOR BROADWAY.
Commissioner AIcAtoo Intends to Put Two
In. h.

on Duty In the Theatre District.
Police Commissioner McAdoo explained
further yesterday his plan for putting
additional policemen in Broadway at night.
In addition TO the regular patroln.en whose
rosts intersect Broadway every few blocks,
five men arc to have straight posts in
Broadway.
Two bicycle policemen will be on duty
from 8 P. NJ. to 4 a. NJ. Ono will watch
on Broadway from Twcnty-sixth to Thirty
eighth street ana the other from that stree.
to Forty ninth street. Tho three extra
Tatrolmen viii be on duty from 10 r. Mt
to 9 A. NJ.
aThe bicycle men will he AT experiment."
raid the commissioner. This section IL a
crowded one at night. It includes many
theatres and hotels and around midnight
is an exceedingly busy place. These five
additional mon will look after every phase
II rolice duty, each for himself Each will
be held responsible for conditions gener-
nllv.'
Now that the summer is practically
ended many OF the policemen who have
Keen doing special duty at the beaches
within the city limits are to come back
TO this borough. TODAY 100 will return.
re-morrow fifty more will be beck on duty
t-sre. Commissioner McAdoo said yester-
GsJ that they were needed.
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ACCEPT THE OPEN SHOP.
Black smiths in All the Shlpyards Sign
an Important Agreement.

an Important Agreement.
After conferences lasting for nearly three
weeks an agreement was signed yesterday
between representatives Of the New York
Metal Trades Association and the black
smiths employed in the shipyards on the
open shop" basis. When the conferences
began the blacltsmiths, nearly all Of whom
belong to tho International Brotherhood
OF Blacksmiths, made demand for the
closed shop. The demand was refused.
but although wnges have been going down
In all the shop trades the employers offered
to continue last years wages on last year 8
open shop basis, This has been accepted.
The agreement affects !. C0) blacksniths
and will last till July 81 next year.
The b!acksmiths are tie most skilled
mechanics in the shipyards. They average
nine wording hours a day and their wages
run from $3.50 TO IS. The agreement pro
vides that there shall be no sympathetic
strikes on account OF trade disputes, and
no persons other than those authorized by
the employ ers shall interfere with the work.
men in working hours. 1t also provides:
charge any blacksmith as he may see At, but
no blacksmith shall be Disseminated against
on account of his connection with labor
organization.
The wages Of each blacksmith are to be
determined by his proficiency irrespective
OF the fire at which he works. The boiler
makers in the shipyards struck for the
closed shop year ago, but failed to win the
strike.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-21
WALKING DELEGATE IN COURT.
Charge OF Obtaining Money by False Pre-.
tenoe Discussed.

Thomas Brady, a walking delegate for
Local /. United Euilding Trades Union Of
Hudson county. was arraigned in the First
Criminal Court, Jersey City, yesterday, on
complaint of William Hart, carpenter Of
so Sussex street, who accused him OF false
pretences.
Hart said he told Brady THAT re wanted
to join tire union 80 he could get work. and
the union man told him to sign bis name
to a blank paper. He did SO and later
worked three Gays. earning 1928. When
he was paid OH, lis employer, George
Ohmeis. showed him typewriter docu-
ment having his signature In which he
agreed to pay Brady $3.50 as weekly in
stallment on a SIS initiation fee due tho
union. He Iepudiated the alleged agree
rneut and said that it had been obtained
from him by false pretcnces. Brady denied
that the transaction was crooked. He said
Hart knew what lie was about when he
gave Kim an order on bis boss for the first
ins.nllment He resented the idea that
Tie order Lad been filed in after Hart had
signed his name
The complaint was dismissed for lack of
evidence.
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EXPERT PLASTERERS REBEL.
QUIT THE PLAIN PLASTERERS
AND JOIN THE EMPLOYERS.
Goins TO Work Tosday-Tyranny Of Union
which Tried TO Reduce All work to
One Dead Level the Cause-May Be
token tho End Of the Building Strike.

Token inc Enu OI INC hutlulnB Suikc'
The ornamental branch OF the plasterers'
society has revolted from the union and
formed a new union under the employers
arbitration agreement. This is the FIRST
split In any Of the locked out unions, and
1t occurs in the best organized trade in the
city, so there was Joy over 1t at the Build
ing Trades Club last night.
There are 400 ornamental plasterers in
the branch, and all join in the secession.
They were induced to amalgamate with
the larger body Of plain plasterers some
years ago, with the result that the latter.
who numbered 900, became mountaineering
that the better class workers have been
glad to take this opportunity of cutting
loose from the union. Their action 10
looked upon by the building employers
Trades Alliance fight. or the 100 scceders,
100 were put to work yesterday, and the
rest will have jobs to-day.
Louis s. Masoime, president Of the new
union, says that the plain plastorers in the
Amalgamated society, being 1000 strong.
could and did outvote the ornamental men,
insisted that the methods of forty years ago
should be pursued in castings for orna-
mental work. making the work more costly
and taking up more time. Tmsmiths were
allowed to put up unsightly cornices instead
Of plaster. Though the ornamental pras-
terers were in their union the plain plasterers
ordered strikes against them II they COM
planned and the union fined them from $50
to 500 afterward for violating its rules.
One rule against which the seceders
revolted was TO the effect that all orna-
mental plaster work must he done by
practical plasteer proficient with the
hawk or trowel. This was the last staw.
1t would have barred out the men Of the
highest skill who did not use hawk or trowel.
A committee Of twenty-one was appointed
to protest and eight members Of TINS COM
mittee were at once put on charges OF try
ing to disrupt the union.
we are not strike breakers, said
Masoime last night, but believe in union
ism when conducted on true union prin-
ciples, Above all we love our liberty be-
cause we prize 1t as long as life itself and
seeing our only opportunity we freed our.
selves from our oppressive bondage and
broke down the chain OF slavery"
Representatives OF the Electrical Workers
Union \ o. Sreported to the Building Trades
Alliance yesterday that Michael stanton is
no longer in the union and had no authority
to propose amalgamation with the new
union. II appears now that the threat
of a general strike will probably not be
made by the Alliance tonight, More meet
ings are scheduled. The employers say
they do not expect to receive any such
ultimatum.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-21
PAUPER'S GRAVE FOR "TRACY."
No One Claimed Body Of John Wilkinson,
Wesschestcr's Outlaw.

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y. Sept. so-1hs body
Of John Wilkinson, alias -Tra0y," who
committed suicide In bis cell in the jaii
here on Friday. was buried in potter's fisd
to-day. No one appeared to claim the body,
and after waiting several days the author
ties ordered 1t buried.
Wilkinson was said to have belonged to
a respectable Family in Buffalo and was a
member of the Spanish Var Veterans
Association. 1t IS thought that this
body would bury him. but they did not.
The body was taken to Lock God 8 morgue,
in this place, after the man died and beld
there until this morning in the hope that
mitted several robbsries in Mestchester
county and was arrested by Detective
Riley. He shot the othcer while he was
being taken to Jail. He escaped, but was
caught in a freight car sever al days later.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-21
BARBAROUS FILIPINOS.
Gov. Miller, who's Only 30. Rules Natives
Less Civilized Than Isorrotes.

WARRINGTON, Sept. 2o.-Edward Y. Mil
Ter, First Lieutenant. Tweatty ninth Infantry,
the present Governor OF the isolated island
Of Paragua, in the Philippine group, called
at tho War Department to-day to pay his
respects to the officials there before leaving
for San Francisco, whence he will sail late
in October for his post. Lieut.. Miller ID
not yet so years old, but according to army
officers in Washington he has had enough
experience in his term OF service as Governor
Of Paragua to last him for lifetime.
There is apparently general impression
that the lgorrotes are the most uncivilized
of the Filipino people, but according to
Gov. Miller there are tribes in the interior
Of his far away island that have never come
in contact with even the semi-civilized
tribes OF the other portions Of the arohi
pelago and now live in a state OF absolute
barbarisn.
They have no weapons, except such crude
ones as they make themselves; they have
never heard the sound of firearms; they
have no horses or cattle and their native
costume is even more abbreviated than
that Of the Igorrotes, which is saying a
good deal. The Paraguans do not know
what cloth H. the only material they have
TO take it's place being woven from the bark
= OF a tree. In every other respect they are
entirely unoivlized. They are not friendly
people, resenting the appearance OF a
stranger, and are courageous and fanatical
TO degree.
When Lieut.. Miller is at his post he is
mere than 100 miles distant from the nearest
island OF the Philippine group and about
300 miles from the nearest point in the island
Of Borneo. There are only two other white
headquarters and little steam launch is
his only means Of transport alton.
He said to-day, however. that he snever
did care much for society and that he was
anxious to get back to bis post. Army
officers on duty in Warrington say he is
" clooyne tn the ioh
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-21
Movements Of Naval Vessels.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2o.-The destroyers
Hull, worden, whipple. Hopkins, Lawrence
and Macdonoukh have arrived at Tanger
Sound, the gunboat Peoria at Menemsha
Eight, the destroyer Paul Jones at San
Diego, the cruiser Denver at Hampton
Roads, the despatch boat MayAower az
Genoa and the training ship Dixie az Colon.
The training ship Buffalo has sailed from
from Norfolk for Tangier Sound, the de-
stroycr Truxtun from Norfolk for Gris-
field, the cruiser, New York Flagship Of
Rear Admiral Goodrich), Bennington and
oos.en and the collier Nero from San Fran
,rookjyn and Atlanta and the gunboats
Marietta and Castine from st. Helena
for Santos, and the gunboat villalobos
from Tientsin for Chefoo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-21
FlxINGs or A TIvE-MTLE AUTO.


Mahogany lsuli Dos Interest the Court
Bicycle Policeman Rensselaer, brought a
whole menagcrie to Jefferson Market police
court with him yesterday afternoon. There
was O wild automobile and tame bulldog
one OF the old-fashioned four poster mahog-
any kinda mysterious Woman In an Eoru
Mask. ditto In Lace Hat and two quarts Of
diamonds, and last and least chauffeur
He was the only on-mysterious member
Of the troop. He gave his name as Harry
Roberts. Rensselaer, said he had arrested
Roberts at Eighteenth street and Sixth
avenue, going eighteen miles an hour.
While the examination was In progress,
Lace Hat and Ecru Mask sat 10 q back seat,
mining for sweets in a bonbon box. AT
first Eoru Mask kept the birdcage arrange
ment close over her face and peered about
the court through little glass window.
But this interfeSed with candy-consump-
ton. and the edge Of the mask was raised
to the bridge Of her nose. Nobody could
identity the nose Magistrate Hogan asked
the chauffeur who was with him.
my missus,' he repiied.
What is her name2" was the next question.
The chauffeur mumbled q syllable that
sounded like Burns John Foley raised
his voice seven feet In the Ii and shouted:
Mrs. Burns. Ecru Mask GLANCED
took another bonbon out Of the box, and
then rose
What is that woman waiting for'' asked
Foley, scornfully.
Then she came forward. The mahogany
pup followed hsr Grsvsly down to the gate.
woman mounted the bridge and looked at
tho Magistrate sweetly under the lace
edges Of her bird cage.
DO you wish to say anything. madame
queried Magistrate Hogan, after long
why, yesl What shall say'' come out
Of the bird cage.
I'm sure I can't tell YOU was the only
.ohl' with . little start. why, q course.
miles an hour on a slippery pavement
The pavement was dry rs bone,
remarked the bike cop in still dryer tone.
Il am sorry to DO obliged to differ with
you, said tho woman.
Mask lifted her hand. which bad an equal
number Of fingers and rings, and asked
if they Wouldn't please take money.
have $500. she said.
No, madam" volunteered John Foley:
Obi" she remarked again. and looked
relieved. Then the two women went out
side and began TO fuss around the auto
mobile. An admiring assembly Of a
hundred people blocked the sidewalk.
After little coa1ing the wild automobile
consented to 60. 1t rolled OF with the
tan NAL mahogany pup the diamonds, Lace
of the cheering crowd. Later. the whole
outfit came back with a man and deed TO
real estate. The chauffeur wa. bailed out
by Charles SrotEwood, proprietor Of the
Hotel lamartine IL East Thirty first street.
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HIS DEATH DUE TO W0RRY
Funk Was Accused Of Attempting to Bride
Water Omcial


Water Oficlal.
Jerry Weinberg, counsel for Henry Funk
of 4s5 Glenmore avenue, who was arrested
on Dec. 10 for an alleged attempt to bribe
former Water Register John E. Eastmond
by giving him SIS, appeared yesterday
before Magistrate Tighe in the Adams
street court Brooklyn, and asked that
the complaint be dismissed the accused
having died two weeks ago.
Il believe Mr.. Weinberg raid that Mr..
Funk's death IL directly due to this prose-
cution. His death, feel sure, was due to
worry. He always declared that he never
intended to bride Mr.. Eastmond. and that
the whole thing was a horrible mistake
Funk was the proprietor Of q skating
rink in East New York and offered tho
to get some water privileges without pay
ing for them: HIS friends say that he
virtually worried himself to death ever the
prosecution and the numerous postpone
ments Of the hearing. Magistrate Tighe
had to order still another Iostponement
until tomorrow no as to have the death Of
the defendant officially established.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-21
FIST FIGHT IN THE CITY NALL.
Politicians Slap, Scratch and Punch Each
Other.

Michael Mack, a city Taper who was
bounced by the Democratic Street and
Water Board OF Jersey City on Monday
and ex-Aldernan Patrick j. Murphy. who
expects to get clerkship in the neur future
bad lively pugllistio soto in the City
Hall yesterday morning As Mack was
lea wing tho Street and Water Boards office
he met Murphy, who was coming in to look
things over. The latter released an ex-
pansivc smile. Mack imagined he saw a
wealth of meaning in 1t and promptly
slapped the ex-Alder1nan's face. Then
there was trouble.
The pair glared, swore, slapped scratched
and punched until they were separated by
Chief Clerk George I. Bouton and severa
other city employees.
Murphy threatened to have Mack
-pinched" for the slap.
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BUILDER HAS HIS TROUBLES.
Fire and Flood for Fceuey Since He Hired
Non-ljnion Men.

MoNrcLAIn, N. j., Sept. 20.-The Builders
Association OF Mon.clair is making q
determined effort to bring to justice the
parties responsible for the fire that des-
troyed the tool house of Owen Feeney,
one OF its members, at an early hour last
Monday morning, aad it has offered q re-
ward Of 500 for the arrest and conviction
Of the person or persons responsible for
1t. This is the second time that Mr. Feeney
has had his tool house dctroyed, besides
suffering from other acts Of vandalism
such as having his cellars flooded, his
walls damaged and his tools destroyed
Feeney has been active since the labor
troubles last May In fighting the labor
leaders OF Montclair. HIS forco OF work.
men since that time has consisted Of nom
union men exclusively. While others have
t0F refused sae 10 hIPe unon mem
As consequence the unions regard him as
one OF their bitterest foes.
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DID A JIG on 93D BIRTHDAY.
Devansney Also Danced . Square Set With
His Forty Descendants.

BELLvILIs, N. j., Sept. so.--At a family
reunion on the occasion Of his ninety third
birthday, at bis he me In Nutley, N. j.,
yesterday, John Dsvansncy sstonished
some Of his relatives by dancing jig with
one Of his graBddaushters and by par-
ticipating In q square set. he was almost
as spry rs . man Of IS and enjoyed the
Among the hundred relatives present
were Mr.. pevansney's four children. twenty
grandchildren and sixteen great grand
children.
Mr.. Devarsney has smoked for three
quarters Of O century and hkse smoking
longevity and bis present good health
to his practice Of taking plenty Of exercise
daily In the open air, no matter what the
weather Ii, and to the proper caro- Of his
storpach
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Robbed ms Mother while She slept.

Frank Pastore, 81 years old, Of 10 Bayard
street, was locked up In the tlzabeth
street police station, last night, charged
with stealing $3.50 from his mother. Ho
admitted the theft, saying that he took the
she was asleep. { !, o"t."'1 a'st i,.a',,s.l
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-21
what, Ha, the Nlsht Hawk raIln So Far,

Paul L. Hansmann, q German chef oom-
planned at the Grand Central police station
last night that two oabrnen had stolen his
gold watch and chain In front Of the Man.
haitian Hotel. He said that they had fallen
In on either side Of him and tagged him
down the street. begging him TO take cab
After getting rid Of them he missed his
watch. He couldn't find hie men among
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slocum Disaster Hearings Here This Week.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2o.-The slocum Com.
mission will resume its meetings in Now
York on Thursday or Friday, and it is ex-
pected that tho work OF taking the testi-
mony OF the inspectors who made a re-
examination OF tha vessels in New York
hnrpoi WIZ he completed early next week.
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Celebrate Italian UnincatiSn.

The italian Societies Of New York cele-
brated at Suffers Park yesterday the thirty
fourth anniversary OF the uni1cation OF
Italy. Commissioner DARLINGTON repre-
sented Mayor Mcclellan. ThArs were
Speeches snf ganes sud dancing, q
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-21
Special Jury Panel for weinseim

Assistant District Attorney Rand has
made application for special panel Of
jurors to try the extortion charges against
Philip Weinseimsr, ex-president, OF the
Building Trades Alliance. The trial will
begin In the first wcel, in October
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Maximum Sent cnce for BANK DeTaultef.
New HAVEN. Sept. so.-Douglass NJ.
Smith. defnulting teller of the National
Tradesmen's Bank Of this city, pleadeA
guilty to-day to embesEling sss 900 Of No
banks funds. The case was before Judge
Plat In the United States circuit Court thn
afternoon. Judge Plat sentenced Smith
to Ave years imprisonment In State prison,
the maximum penalty.
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ROGERS, PEEr & COMPANY.

Seventh goal-Eeene, Freebooters... 0emn 800.
Safety against Crahe3
Eighth goal-SnoWden Wanderers. min. - soe'
foul egeinst Hcene)
Ninth Voal-Kecne. Freebootcrs. -. min. 80
FOURTH FxMop.
No goals--Safety penalty against Keene and fosi
against Snowden.
neutrality-suspicious., roais earned. s: Yep
penalty, V. Total, u. Freebooters. goals earnse.
Umpfre--O. a. bird, Meadow Brock.
1lniers-Dr. II. 4. Souther ahd 4. n. Godfrey.
The grand stand. through the courtesy
Of Park Commissioners Schnitt Of The
Bronx. will be left in place FOR the Squadron
A tournament that begins on Saturday
with match against the New Haven Polo
Club