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New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
FEATHERSON TO STEP DOWN
Friends Say Tammany Leader in
1nth Will Soon Retire.

Friends of Maurice Featherson, Tam
MANY leader of the Goth District, say he
has told them he intended to quit poll
+ics and let whoever desired the leadership
of the district take ii. Featherson men
think William Shannon, who has been the
leaders first lieutenant. probably will sue
ceed to the leadership. F'eatherson was
out of town yesterday. His men at the
Cherokee Club didn't care 10 discuss his
retirement.
Featherson in recent years has become
known as the Interest anti-Murphy man
in Tammany. Several primary contests
have been made against him by Murphy
men. but he has managed to hang on to
his leadership despite them. His reason
for giving it up now, it is said, is TO give
the young fellows chance" Featherson
is forty-nine years old. but doesn't look it
He is rated as wealthy. His chief occupa-
ton now is engineering real estate deals
Twice he was elected Senator.
Under the first Mcclellan administration
he was appointed Dock Commissioner, by
grace of Charles F. Murphy When Nc
Clellan broke with Murphy Featherson
stuck TO the Mayor. Thus his friendship
Hall never was warm to him thereafter
He expects to go TO the state covention
heading the delegates from his district, and
10 work as usual for the Democratic ticket
in the campaign. His retirement is sched-
uled TO take place on January / of next
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
DR.. WILEY SPEAKS UP
Says His Care Is for Health ai
People, Not for Business.

Washington. Aug. 20--Willis Bald7t-,
an attorney representing the food rsra-
facturers. cross-examined DR. H v.
Wiley to-day concerning the reports ..
experiments with the poison squad
Commenting on the absence Of records
Of the presence of nitrOgenoUs matter II
the records of some OF the experiments,
Mr., Baldwin said:
Those tests were immensely In
portant to the business world and IL
volved thousands of dollars in properry
and products"
Eying the attorney, DR. Wiley replied
with emphasis:
world, What I care for is the health Of
the people"
You consider that more important
than the interests of those who have
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars tied Up
in property and products?' inquired Mr.
Baldwin
II most certainly do" repeated Dr.
Wiley. Where there are hundreds Of
thousands of dollars involved there ars
millions of lives hanging in the balance
which these Investigations affect II IS
these that l consider and not the busi-
ness which may be done by any cor
poraJion-"
The action of the Department OF AsTi-
culture in compelling the Indiana on
cials to go into court in order 70 secure
the testimony of government experts
was prompted, according TO a statement
issued to-day. by a desire 70 have me
courts definitely settle TO what extent
outside parties had a right 70 demand
the testimony of government witnesses
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
FIREMEN PREVENT SUICIDE
PLAY Hose on Man Who Tries Ia
Cut His Throat.

Claremont. N H. Aug 2O-The Fi-.
Department as suicide prevenfiv.
proved itself q great success to-day
Despondent, the result Of long conttn-
ned illness, Dwight II. Johnson. 70.
tired manufacturer. obtained a razor
and entered a small shed in the rearo a.
a store. with the intention Of ending hi,
life. He was seen by several persons
and within a short time a large crowd
assembled
Chief OF Police J. H. Ober and his a.
GERS attempted TO reach johnson. br+
every time any one approached ne raisst
sthe razor to his throat Finally, whils
the chief kept him engaged in converss.
ton a policeman went after hose CON.
pany. Quietly the f1remen stretched four
hundred feet Of hose from the neares-
hydrant. and when the connection was
made a stream with an eighty pound
pressure was directed at Johnsons
chest. The stream upset him among
several dozen empty vinegar bottles
stored in the shed, and for the next two
minutes there was a nixup Of johnson
police and hosemen. johnson managed
to cash his throat and one hand, but he
was overpowered before ne was SER
ously hurt He will be examined By an
alieniSt.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
FINDS DOG HAD RABIES
Three Children It Had Bitten
Hurried to Pasteur s.

Fearful of wholesale infection of rabies
from the fox terrier which ran through
the streets Of Elmhurst. Long Island, on
Thursday. biting three children and more
than a score OF dogs, until it was caught
and overpowered by the Rev DR. Edward
NJ McGuffeY and John f. Meyers, residents
of that section yesterday took steps to
unite In a general crusade against stray
dogs.
This crusade will be hastened when it
becomes generally known that the Board
of Health which took the carcass of the
dog for examination, made known the
news Yesterday that the animal had hydro
phobia Soon after this fact became known
Ruth Illgan, seven years old; Mabel Mey-
erdiercks, fourteen years old. and Wallace
Rostand, eleven years old, who were bit
ten by the rabid dog. were taken to the
Pasteur Institute.
Agents from the Society for the Preven-
ton of Cruelty to Animals arrived in the
village yesterday and began capturing
stray dogs More than score We're picked
I'D within a short time. Unless the owners
of the dogs that are known to have been
bitten by the fox terrier have them killed
the people fear an epidemic of rabies
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
LO NOT A BIGAMIST
Matter Strengthened Out While
Indian Was Explaining to Wife.

There was a time when Woohin, full
blooded Seneca Indian. was a power on
the varsity football team of Carlisle. IN
der the name of Joseph Nelson ne was
held in 81 900 bail yesterday in the Adams
street police court, Brooklyn, on a charge
OF larceny The Indian also had to explain
TO his wife that he was not j bigamist.
Abraham Wolf told the court that on
Thursday the Indian entered his saloon
at No aS1 High street. and stole $l49 from
the cash drawer. Wolf said that after
taking the money Woohin darted out of
the store jumped a trolley car and got
away.
While Woohin's case was up his wife
was told that he had been arrested FOR
bigamy. She was Lena May. bachelor
of arts of a Massachusetts college, and
met Nelson when he was playing halfbach
on the Carlisle team. two years ago 1hey
were married after Woohin had been
graduated from Carlisle.
Fine thing. eh? You have more wives?'
said Mrs. Nelson, when she reached the
court.
Sweetheart" said the Indian. its all
a mistake I'm here on a false charge Oh
stealing money
Just then Abdul Ameen, a Malay, whom
some reporter had described as a bigamist,
was brought from the pen. Mrs Nelson
had confused the two cases. The Indian
heard and explained to his wife. she
teamed on her husband So satisfied was
she that she got d lawyer for him and
also tond for his appearance on Wednes-
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
AUTO SMASH PROVES FATAL
Two Dead as Result of Accident
at New Rochelle.

Coroner Boedecker made an investigation
yesterday OF the automobile accident which
caused the death of John Sullivan. New
Rochelle hardware merchant. and Patrick
McGrath. a bartender, at Drake avenue
and Pelham road, New Rochelle, late Fri
day night. William Wallace. owner of the
machine, is in the New Rochelle Hospital
in a serious condition, suffering from in
ternal injuries Although he Is conscious
he is unable to give a version OF the
affair
Wallace was driving, with Grover Sypher
in the front seat, and IT is reported that
the machine was going at the rate Of fifty
miles an hour. 1t is supposed that the car
either threw a shoe or one of the wheels
suddenly dished. The car was completely
wrecked and all of the occupants were
thrown out in heap except Sypher, who
grabbed the wheel and escaped uninjured-
Sullivan, McGrath and George Eberle.
who We're in the rear seat, were thrown
twenty feet. Sullivan was injured inter
naIly. and McGrath's skull was fractured
Eberle. who is the assistant tax receiver
Of New Rochelle, escaped with a few
bruises. Although suffering from ner-
vous shock he was able to give his YER
sion of the accident to the Coroner There
is not enough of the car left to tell what
really happened.
Sullivan and McGrath died early yester-
day morning in the New Rochelle Hos
pital- Both were single and the former re-
Gently entertained his mother and sister,
who live at Clifton Springs
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
FIRES TWO SHOTS AT WIFE
Children Tell of Attempted
Shooting After Mans Escape.

II David Walsh should be brought to
trial on a charge of having attempted 10
shoot MS wife last night, the prosecution
would depend largely on the testimony OF
two children Harry Cleary, ten years old.
who lives In the tenement house a No. 115
East 10th street, where the attempted
shooting occurred. and Nellie Dixon. twelve
years old who lives at No $50 East 10th
street, which is across the street.
Cleary told the police OF the East loitl
street station that he was In the hallway
of the second floor when he saw Walsh
come UP the stairs and knock on the door
of the rooms occupied by Mrs. Mary Con
nors who is the mother os his wife. When
Mrs Walsh came to the door her husband
showed his foot in.
Il am going to shoot you!' the boy says
he shouted as he pulled out a revolver and
fired two shots. Then Walsh ran down
stairs, shouting 'Ill kill the baby"
The sound of the pistol shots aroused the
neishborhood and Walsh was seen running
asst on 10th street with the revolver in
his hand He ran down to l0Sth street.
and midway between Lexington and Park
avenues he disappeared in a tenement
house.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
CHIEF FRERE IN CHINATOWN
Paris Firefghter Piloted on Sightseeing
Trip by the Police.

Raoul Frere chief of the Paris Fire De-
partment was interested visitor in
Chinatown last night, He was escorted by
Detective Ditsch. who speaks French. and
the party was piloted by Otto Harris. who
laws claim to the distinction Of being the
only white Chinatown guide who speaks
Chinese.
NJ Frere visited the Joss House. the
white dance halls, the alleged opium joints,
the lodging house and the tong quarters.
He was shown the getaways in the
cellars Of the tenement houses. which are
used by the gunner of the tongs and
he sampled tea at one of the restaurants,
Yesterday was a busy sightseeing day
for NJ Frere In the morning he visited the
Edison plant. and In the afternoon he was
Iuspector Russels guest at Police Head
quarters At the end of his tour through
Chinatown he was tired and returned TO
the Hotel Brevoort. He viii leave here to-
day for Philadelphia, lie will probably not
stop off at Pittsbure. but so right through
IL Chicago thence To Canada. returning TO
New York on his way back 10 France.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
BENNETT STILL IN THE RACE
Denies That He Has Withdrawn from
Contest for Congress.

Reports that AssemblyTnan William NJ
Bennett was TO abandon his fight 10 beat
Representative j. Van Vechten Olcott for
nomination 10 ConeGess from the 18th Dis
trict were der7ied.. with some heat by Mr.
bennett yesterday He considers them
stories ,sut out tv-.inf0ence the result al
-. primaries
= Eave not aIandoned the fight. and
th.7.. l. no disposition on my part 10 com
promise by taking denomination To The
Assembly said he The demand ia
Other parts of tho country for the retire
mort q Mr Ca.inoel as Speaker. which
has been eHlphasi4sds recently 5y the stale
lnent Of Mr. Lonsssorth. Is a. strong In
The 18th Congress District Of this state as
II is IN other parts Of the country
In yiew If Hrs Cannon's recent state
ment that he VIII &c candidate for re-
erection as Speaker tie necessity sull es-
lists Ter the eIec1io1ssaf a Congressrlan from
Ihe 18th Congress 1Dfstrict who VIII repre-
sent its sentiments, ] am a candidate for
the nomination to Congress and shall re
main such until the close Of The polls on
primary day
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
TAXI LEAPS TO SIDEWALK
Three Persons in Path of Uncon-
troIlable Cab Hurt.

4 taxicab, out of control because Of a
break in the steering gear. vaulted to the
sidewalk at 102d street and Columbus ave-
nue. yesterday afternoon and struck three
PERSONS, narrowly missing fourth. but
without iniuring any of them seriously
The machine was being driven down Co
lunlbus avenue by Frank Blake. of No. 444
West 5Sth street. when a bolt dropped on
the steering post. It swerved to the curb
and mounted il before Blake could apply
the brake. Its victims were Mrs. Winifred
Ladd. of No I53 West Tooth street, and her
three-year old niece, Eva Ladd of the same
address, and John Wislow. OF No. 1sS West
1o2d street
Patrolman Meyer, of the West Tooth street
station, arrested Blake on charge OF reck-
less driving and called DR. Goldberger. Of
the j Hood Wright Memorial Hospital,
who found that Mrs. Ladd had both arms
slightly hurt and that Eva Ladd had a
bruise on her head. Both were attended
and went home
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
FIGHT PICTURES LEGAL
General Holds They Do
Not Violate Law of State.

Albany. Aug 90. - Attorney General
OMalley. in an opinion sent to-day to
Governor Hughes holds that exhibitions
of the Jeffries johnson fight pictures are
not violation of the penal law OF the
state; that such exhibitions do. not offend
public decency in the sense in which those
words are used in tire Penal Code, and that
they do not constitute an immoral exhibit
ton or show.
If however" says the opinion. such
exhibitions. a matter Of fact. tended to
arouse race prejudice or to insugate any
considerable number of persons to deeds OF
violence. they would. of course become
public nuisances as endangering the COM
fort, repose and safety Of the community
and would be vioiative of the penal law
II have rot overlooked the public policy
OF this state as declared in Section 1.710 of
the penal law. prohibiting the holding of
prizetights within this state. nor those
decisions in several other states in which
ii Is held that the giving of a prizefight
could be enjoined on the ground that il is
a public nuisance. But in my opinion there
is a difference in the effect upon specta-
tors OF an actual prizefight and of the mere
visual representation OF such contest"
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
POL lCEMAN SHOT IN FIGHT
Members of Gang Also Wound
One of Their Own Number.

Patrolrnan Thomas E. C.. German, OF 'hS
Eas. 51st street police station, was shot III
front of No 1888 East 18th street last nlsht
while searching a prisoner whom ne no"
arrested for disorderly conduct He Is III
Flower Hospital with bullet wound III
his back below the kidneys. and is IN
serious condition
German and two other policemen. Schoen-
helz and Beron. were sent from the statloi
house to break up gang of men VINO were
drinking beer on 18th street The three
found the men in front of the house at NO
33s and ordered them away. They showed
fight and the policemen used their CLUBS
German got hold of one Hugh Shields
and backed him against a wall. AS ne did
so some one of the gang shot him In the
back He drew his revolver and fired IN
return. Then he dropped unconscious
Z While Beron and Schoenholz chased sew
eral of the men into hallway citizen
ran to the East 5lst street station and tod
Lieutenant DAILY of the fight. He sent the
reserves to the scene. When they got there
they found Beron and his fellow officer
having a hard tussle with several OF the
gangsters in the hallway. With the ap-
pearance of the reserves the members OF
the gang ran away. leaving a man who
says he is James Shields. brother of the
first man caught, in the hands Of Beron-
AS Beron was walking away with him one
of the running men fired three shots at the
policeman. They missed him and the bull
let's entered Shields's body, two in the left
foot and one in the back.
Ambulances were summoned from Flower
Hospital, and German and Shields were
taken there The Rev. Father Murphy, OF
ST. Agnes's Roman Catholic Church, in
East 43d street administered the last rites
of the church 10 German in the station
house before he went 10 the hospital.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
MORE FACTORIES TO CLOSE
Independent Cloakmakers Offer
to Join in Shutdown.

As a result OF the proposed plan OF the
Cloak. Suit and Skirt Manufacturers AS
sociation to shut down their factories 1or
the remainder of this season. on account OF
the strike of the cloakmakers, ten independ-
ent manufacturers who have settled with
the union have decided to join in the shut
down If it Is finally decided on. They sent
letters to the executive committee of the
association yesterday saying they were
tired of the domination OF the union. which
had become intoIerabIe, and would be
willing TO join in any movement which
would promise relief.
The executive committee of the associa-
ton held meeting yesterday afternoon.
after which 1t was stated that the question
Of shutdown had not been finally decided
on The manufacturers denied that In case
of a shutdown the trade would be diverted
permanently 10 other cities, as New YORK
must always remain the centre of styles.
Complaints were made yesterday oy
Waltman, Pollack & Co. of No. 30 west
$50 street, that the firm was not receiving
adequate protection for its employees For
that reason the factory was idle A repre-
sentative of the firm said;
"All our mer are afraid to go TO work.
though they want to do So. Yesterday a
designer was coming here when he was held
up by a mob at the corner and taken TO
the Hotel Martinique. where the crowd
gathered around him. We asked the police
man at the door to protect him, but he saio
he had no power to act unless people were
attacked We received the same reply When
we applied to the lieutenant at the desk IN
the West 30th street station
Another East Side unfortunate thrown OUT
of work because of the strike killed himself
Yesterday when he saw the rations of the
family getting smaller day by day. He was
Aaron Brown, of No 442 East Houston
street His eldest daughter. Mollie. nine
teen years old. found him in a storeroom IN
the basement, unconscious from gas. He
was hurried to Bellevue Hospital. where ne
died
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
DOLLIVER LOOKS UP RUBBER
Apparently Trying to Help Out His
Friend Bristow
lBv Telegraph to The Tribune J

Cincinnati. Aug 2o-United States Sen
ator J. P. Dolliver, of Iowa, while in Gin
cinnati for a couple of hours to-day, made
inquiries of Cincinnati rubber dealers as to
what they knew about Senator AIdrichs
connection With the so-cailed rubber
trust Senator Dolliver evidently wants
10 help his brother insurgent, Senator
Bristow, OF Kansas who has accused Sen
ator Aldrich Of being financially interested
in the tariff on rubber.
Senator Doliver describes the insurgent
movement as being aimed TO remove the
Republican party from the control of the
special interests The old leaders Of the
party. he says, are responsible for its pres
ent condition, and when they are succeeded
by younger men the division in the party
will be a thing OF the past .Dolliver pre-
diets Republican victory i'll the West this
fall He said the people of the West thought
that Congressman Nicholas Iongworth
WAS a long time in coming 10 his present
state Of mind regarding Speaker Cannon.
He would say nothing as 10 the results of
his rubber investigation to-day.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
OPPOSED TO CANNON
Five Iowa Congressman Say He
Wont Be Speaker.
TBv Telegraph to The Tribune.

Bv Telegraph to The Tribune
Des Moines. Iowa, Aug. zo.-Congressnan
Walter l. Smith and four other members
Of the Iowa delegation in the lower house
Of the national Legislature came out fiat
footed to-day in statements declaring
against Joseph G. Cannon as the next
Speaker. All OF them probably Will be in
support of Smith, himself a candidate for
the place.
Those VINO announced themselves to-day
were Smith, c f. Pickett, Frank P. Woods,
James W. Good and S. F. Prouty- Good
expressed the opinion Of these men when
he said that the position of Nicholas Long
worth, as shown in his recent statement,
was that of practically all members of the
lower house Good declared that for one
reason or another 90 per cent of the Re
puh uhiCan members of the lower house
would refuse TO support Cannon in the next
session.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
AUTO BREAKS MANS SKULL.
Walks from Behind Streetcar and
Chauffeur Could Not Stnp.

Louis II. Eckert. of No. 172 Stanley ave-
nue., fonkers was hit by an automobile
last night as he was crossing Riverdale
avenue and knocked 10 the ground. He
was removed to ST. Jcseph's Hospital.
where 1t was found that his skull was
fractured. Joseph Bugni. of No. 7Sl High
Point street. who was driving the machine.
was arrested by Police Captain Cooley and
held In $1,000 bail for examination to-mor-
row on the charge of reckless driving
Eckert stepped In the path OF the auto
mobile from behind trolley and before
Bugni could apply the emergency brakes
he was hurled under the wheels The chaaf-
feur immediately brought the machine 10
a stop and offered to rush his victim TO the
hospital but witnesses picked up the in
jured man and carried him to a nearby
drug store, where he remained until the
ambulance arrived.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
ROOSEVELT DENIES IT
SAYS He Has Sent No Ultimatum
or Message to Beverly.

Oyster Bay, Aug 20-Theodore Roosevelt
denied emphatically to-day that he had sent
an ultimat tum to President Taft demanding
that the President break with Vice-Presi-
dent Sherman.
Mr. Roosevelt's attention was called to a
report TO the effect that Lloyd c. Griscom,
president Of the New York Republican
County Committee, TO go to the sum-
rner capital next week TO carry the terms
of peace between Beverly and Sycamore
Hill"
Il have sent no ultimatum to President
Taft" Mr.. Roosevelt said. The report Is
a tissue of falsehood from beginning to end
and has no warrant in fact
He added that he had not sent Mr.. Girls
com or any one else TO Beverly on any r2'F
sion. He made it clear that he had no in
tenton of doing so, and recognized no sit
uation which could call for such a step
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
PRAISE FOR Mr.. TAFT
John Hays Hammond Calls Him
Most Sagacious Executive.

Cleveland Aug. 2o.-With the statement
that President Taft was one of the most
able and sagacious of the Executives OF
the United States. John Hays Hammond
made q vigorous defence of the administra-
ton to-day at the annual outing of the
Cuyahoga County League of Republican
Clubs.
Mr. Hammond justified Mr.. Taft's support
of the Aldrich- Cannon section of the party
on the ground that if he had plunged into
a Republican civil war his four years term
OF office would have been barren OF re-
suits and not one of his campaign pledges
could have been carried out Mr.. HAM
mond said in part:
The people have come TO regard President
Tart as a man of indomitable courage ana
infieXihle determination. In the early part
OF his administration il used 10 be ire,
quently asserted that President 1a1t did
not understand the political game 1t is
quite true that ne does not play sooo
politics according to the concepts OF pot
subordinate questions OF national impor-
tance to those of party expediency, or
even to those OF self f-aegrandizement, but
recent events must have impressed IT on
the minds of ali critics that the President
has a masterful grasp of political anairS
and OF political methods.
IL has also been asserted by cr!ticS or the
administration that the PRESIDENT was
being uEduly influenced and imposed upon
by what was alleged TO be the unhoiy
Cannon-Aldrich alliance
He has been criticised severely for hay.
ing any intercourse with that faction of
the party; but. fortunately the Presldent
has wisely preferred not to assume a self
righteous attitude and not TO decline the
cooperation of Republicans of whatever
faction when such assistance would avail
TO insure the enactment OF needed leg1sla-
ton
It required admirable moral courage and ID
farsighted stateSma nship for President TAFT
10 pursue the course he did pursue Any
other course would have resulted in four
years Of futile Republican ADMINISTRATOR
AIr Hammond asserted that all talk of a
new party was absurd. as such move
ment would die al its birth for lack of
popular support He declared that there
was no possibility of any man save Mr.
Taft receiving the next Republican nomina-
ton for President. and secuted the idea of
the Democrats obtaining control OF Con-
gress. on account of what he termed their
failr,re TO offer the people any definite pro-