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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
Broadway Crowd
Sees a Gang Fight
Negroes Fire and Run, but
Stranger in Evening Dress
Fells Fugitive.

Columbus Circle forgot It's official BUSH
ness Of getting to some place at theatre
time last night when negro gangmen
opened shooting skirmish in Fifty-ninth
street Just west OF the Circle. No one was
hit by the shots. but about every one,
whether in motors, restaurants or thea
tres, took immediate interest in the chase
that followed.
The shots came from two groups OF
negroes who were walking to the Circle
on Fifty ninth street. Two sounded first,
and the bullets whistled overhead in the
direction OF the Columbus monument
They had been fired probably at Will
lam Bynum. colored, who lives at 5o'
West SiNty-eighth street
Bynum turned from the man he was
with and fred a shot from his own gun.
From then on for five minutes general at
tention was centred on him. Tranic
stopped and blocked ana policemen and
firemen and citizens Joined In chase that
became a procession. II wound into the
Circle, into the lobby OF the Park Theatre
and out, into Pabst's restaurant and
back into the Circle, with Bynum stlll In
the lead and followed by Policemen
Mitchell and Kelly
Bynum lodged through motors down
Eighth avenue TO Fifty-eighth street then
west, snake dancing between a hne or
taxicabs, and finally back 10 the front
OF Reisenweber's restaurant. In front {
that main entrance a man and woman
were alightng from Il machine. Bynum
still swinging his gun In his hand ran
toward him, but got no nearer than the
length OF tho strangers arm. For the
man in evening clothes had knocked him
senseless with his fist, Bynum gave up
the night with six policemen sitting on
him. He was taken 10 the station charged
with violating the Sullivan law.
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GIRL GETS VERDICT OF $4,000
Sued Son of Ex-senator Henderson
for Breach of Promise.

BANGOR. Me. Jan. 27.-Miss Elizabeth
Leona Garmong got verdict for Sll6.-
900 by a Jury In the Supreme Court this
afternoon IN her $3.50. 900 breach of prom
Use suit against John r. Henderson. Jr.
of Washington. son Of EN-Unlted States
Senator Henderson of Missouri. The YER
diet is the largest ever given IN such
suit in New England.
The case had dragged along FOR more
than three years Henderson having been
arrested al Bar Harbor In 1911 at the
instance OF the plaintiff She formerly
lived in Des Moines.
She charged that Henderson promised
to marry her on March 10 and again on
November 6. 1910, TWO days before the
birth OF daughter at the Emergency
Hospital in Washington Henderson de-
MED paTentage
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COMMUTERS IN TRAIN CRASH.
Croton Local Rams Empty Cars
Eighteen slightly Injured,

\ panic and injuries 10 eighteen pas
sengers resulted Yesterday from a collision
Of the Croton local due az the Grand
Central AT :39 O'Clock with a string OF
empty cars standing at Forty eighth
street. Miles Bronson, terminal manager
at the Grand Central, explained that the
caution signal was set and seen and that
the emergency brakes were applied,
Passengers from Tarrvtown and
Yonkers were treated for face cuts from
flying glass al the Grand Central emer-
gency hospital Albert Wyeth of East
View said that guard standing By a
glass panelled door was saved from r cut
throat by a high stiff collar.
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TAKEN AS SPY AT SHE'LL WORKS
Ballet Wounded Suspect says New
York Police Shot Him.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Jan. 27-Believed
by tho police OF this city and the special
detective force Of the Union Metallic Cart
ridge Company 10 be spy TO destroy the
mammoth cartridge works here joseph
Bruzenak. 20, giving his address as
Bridgeport, is held pending investigation.
lie was captured at the Union Metallic
Cartridge plant to-day when he passed the
guards by means of false whlskers and
mustache lie confessed that he intended
to set fire 10 the main buildings, in which
5000 employees. mostly girls, were en-
gagged in the manufacture of cartridges.
When searched Police Surgeon j. II.
Finnegan discovered that Bruzenak bore a
recently healed bullet wound The sus-
Dect asserted that this was received In a
fight with the police last December at
the subway station on T'wentythird street
in New York, and that he had since been
In the hospital He In technically charged
with being suspicious character
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WHAT IF TEACHERS sTRIKE1
So Asks Mrs. Belmont, who Wants
Them to Form Union.

Mrs o. II. =. Belmont has been elected
temporary chairman OF the Organization
for the protection of teachers in public
schools in such expression of opinion as
shall have for its motive the best interest
OF pupil and public a new organization
formed al Mrs. Bemont's home yesterday
afternoon.
Primarily called to aid Henrietta Rod
man. the organization means to take under
its wing any teachers VINO claim TO have
been Disseminated against by the Board
OF Education or who have a Just criticism
to make OF the educational system
II wish the teachers would form a
union" asserted Mrs. Belmont. 1T is
their only means of protection. should
like 10 know what the Board Of Education
would do II all the teachers went on
strike"
Miss Rodman announced that she has
found a position and IL INDEPENDENT.
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MUST SWIM FOR DIPLOMAS.
No Graduations mt Princeton This
Year without Passing water Test.

PRfNcEroN, y. j.. Jan. 21.-Unless the
students at Princeton University learn to
swim before graduation several members
of this years class viii not receive their
diplomas. = regulate: made ny IN"
faculty in 1911 required students to test
in swimming
This regulation has not been carried
out, but this year 1t Is the Intention of the
university authorities to sec that II IL
nut into effect. Several members OF the
senior class have not AS yet passed the
test, which is to swim zoo yards. showing
mastery of two strokes.
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REAL BASEBALL GEAR IS CZAR.
Nicholas Control. Leather Needed rs
Covers ON spheres.

Curtis Guild former United States Am
bassador to Russia. speaking yesterday
at the luncheon OF the American Manu-
facturers Export Association. said that IL
trade with Russia is broken on there
will he no more baseball. as the leather
for the balls comes only from Siberia.
This is the only leather which will not
stretch under sudden impact, he said.
which fact puts the Car OF all the Rus
sias class above Ban Johnson as base
bail magnate
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
Wilson To-day viii
Veto Immigrant Bill
Presidents Message TO De-
nounce Literacy Test as Tn
American and Needless.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-President Will
son will veto the immigration bill to-
morrow. He will send the measure back
to Congress with a message explaining
thai his disapproval OF the literacy test
provision causes him to withhold his
signature.
Mr.. Wilson was in his study tonight
preparing the veto message. II Is under
stood that 1t will take the general ground
that the llteracy test is un-American In
character and unnecessary as protection
for American labor,
Il IL regarded as practically certain that
the Presidents veto will mean the death
Of the literacy test at the present sess on
OF Congress.
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Air Battles Over
Paris Looked For
Government Tells People Pro-
tcctiyc Squadron Will De-
fend City.

PARIS. Jan. 27.-A note appended 10
the official communique tonight says
French dirlg!bles will shortly begin as
cending near Paris chiefly south Of the
Seine. N the daytime. The public Is
warned against confusing these with the
German d!rigbles, which are gray IN
color The French airshlps are yellow.
They carry the national flag at the
stern. as well as a long streamer Of the
national colors, and oockades Of the same
colors are painted on the sides
II German air machines are reported
20 De approaching Paris IN the daytime
a squadron OF tho Paris protective aero
planes will chase them.
The note urges the public not 10 be
alarmed over any such event
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LONDON, Jan. 27.--The Admiralty s.
sued tonight detailed report from
Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty on the
naval battle last Sunday The report i'
a positive denial OF the official German
statement that a British battle cruiser
and two light cruisers were sunk.
Admiral Beatty says that only the
Lion and the Tiger were hit by German
shells and that both vessels can be
quickly repaired. The Lion. which sut-
fered most heavily because her ire
mendous speed carried her away from
sister ships and brought upon her, and
the Tiger a little later, the concentrated
fire OF the Germans, was hit in oil tanks
that lei the port engine. She ~aA with
drawn from the battle at II A. NJ. and
lowed to port by the Indomitable.
The report asserts that the German
light cruiser Kolberg. In addition to the
armored cruiser Bluecher. was sunk
German prisoners taken by Admiral
Beatty's squadron made that statement
to their captors. The fight was stem
chase which began at 1880 A. NJ. with
the sighting OF the Germans by the
British destroyer fiotilla The Lion and
Tiger bore the brunt of the fight, pass
ing the Bluecher and leaving her TO the
guns OF the Indomitable.
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CANADA TO VOTE 100000, 900,

MONTREAL. Jan 27-The Canadian
Parliament will he asked 70 vote $780,
600, 900 toward tho expenses Of carrying
on the war In Europe At the session which
begins next month, according 10 dcclara-
ton made this afternoon by George II.
Foster, Dominion Minister Of Trade and
Commerce, In a speech before the Cana
dian Club
The Dominion already has voted
$50, 900, 900
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HEN LAYS HER 3,0OOTH EGG.
She L. - and Miss Dobbins Calls
Her cold Reliable"

CALDWELL, n. j., Jan c7,-Miss Elsie
Dobbins OF this town is the owner OF a
hen which she believes holds the worlds
championship for industry, The hen Is
"A years old and yesterday she laid her
3,0O0th egg.
The hen. Plymouth Rock, was Matched
on June 90. 1901, the third birthday OF
Miss Dobbns, to whom the chick was
presented. \ record OF every egg the hen
has laid has been kept. The hen has come
to be called Old Reliable.
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GIFT TO ENGINEERING FUND.
Ambrose swasey Contributes $780,
600 for the Foundation.

A gift OF 100000 from Ambrose Swasey
Of the engineering firm OF Warner a
Swasey was announced last night at a
meeting in the United Engineering So
cieties Building to inaugurate the Engi-
neering Foundation. which will undertake
reseal ch work In civil. mechanical. min
ing and electrical engineering.
Gano Dunn, president OF the United
Engineering Society. presided, DR. Henry
S. Pritchett. the newly elected president
of the foundation; Robert w, Hunt and
Dr. Alexander G. Humphreys spoke.
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SUFFRAGE GAIN IN TEXAS.
only One Vote Against Bill In LeEis.
Iature'. Lower House.

AUSTIN, Tex Jan. 27.--An equal suf-
frage bill was reported favorably to-day
to the lower house OF the Legislature.
The only committeeman who dissented
said he formerly favored votes for
women. but recently had changed his
mind,
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CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-"TwiNght Sleep"
treatment was successfully administered
to-day at Sheridan Park Hospital in an
operation for appendicitis on the Rev.
John Albert Johnson, pastor of the Ameri-
can Reformed Church Three injections of
scopolami n morphine were used at inter
vals of an hour before the operation. The
patient felt no pain.
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SAYRE BABY WHITE HOUSE HOPE
Receives Pair of Wee Bosing Gloves
From Mike Donovan.

WASHINGTON. Jan. e7.-Miko Donovan
eN-Presi1ent Roosevelts former sparring
partner, sent to the White House to-day
pair Of tiny boxing gloves. just the
size for two-wecks-old Baby Francis
Sayre. who was termed "the White
House Hope" Donovan. in a letter ex-
pressed the hope that the youngster will
be able to handle his dukes when he
grows up and will be a credit to MS
grandfather"
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TURKS,
IN THREE LINES,
INVADE EGYPT
Advance Guard Engages
British i'm Battle Near
FL Kantara.
STLTAN'S TROOPS
NEAR SUEZ CANAL.
sD,e.oi cab,. Despatch to TIVE srv.

SDec,0i cable Despatch 10 IhF StN'
LoNDoN, Jan. P7.--Despatches reaching
here from various points indicate tina:
the reported invasion of Egypt by thu
Turks Is at last under way. From one
source 1t In reported that Turkish army
OF 1900 men, under command ~
DJemal Pasha. is marching on the Suez
Canal From another It is announced
that an engagement was fought yester-
day near III Kantara, about twenty-eight
miles from Port said and only fve miles
from the canal Itself
The invaders are marching in three
lines, the first proceeding near the shore.
the second about twelve miles inland and
the thrd some distance further south.
ON account Of the shortage Of water
Misncr Pasha. the German officer COM
handing the Engineer Corps. is construct
ing a light railway line which is keeping
pace with the advancing troops and along
which water and other supplies can be
conveyed.
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LENDS RUMANIA $25,oOO.ooo,
Bank of England Makes Advance ON
Treasury Bilis.

LONDON, Jan %, The Rumsnian
Finance Commission which has been In
London for some time vii, return to
Bucharest in a few days,
II is reliably stated thar the commits
sion has arranged for a loan of 5000, 900
(S25, 900, OO0l, which the Bank of England
will advance against Rumanian treasury
bills
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British Are Prepared.

Detachments of Turkish troops havs
been sighted at three other points east Of
the canal, but no lighting has resulted.
II is said thar the British have mounted
heavy guns along the canal and are amply
prepared for any Turkish force that may
reach there. \ large number. of warsh .ps
Is at Port said and these may be dis
tributed to points along the canal If neces-
sary.
Vessels which had stopped at the en-
frances TO the canal on Monday were al
lowed TO enter up to last night Traffic
will not be interrupted yet. according 20
dispatches from Cairo, but mercantile
ships will have TO enter in conveys at
stated hours. The order has been gives
that the bridges Of all ships must b" pro-
tscted with sandbdgs or steel plates and
the crews and passengers must he below
as much as possible in order TO be safe
against Turkish rhemen.
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EXECUTION CALLED OFF.
Csrrnnzn saves life of Zapatn Gem
eraI mt Inst Minute.

VERA Cruz, Jan. 27.-After all prepara-
tons had been made for the public exc
cution q Gen. SAINT Arriaga, Zap1tista
leader, to-day provisional Pre- dent Car
rama decided 10 spale his lie and ,aiil,;
of the proceedings.
The trial OF Col. Rodrigues and Lleuts.
Eucaba and Contiera, who were emissaries
of Gen. Gutierrez In his efforts to get
Gems. Obrcgon and AGuilar to set up
rival government, will begin tomorrow.
Sensational testimony Is promised
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james CreeIman Ill In berlin.

BERLIN, Jan 27--James Creslman
American war correspondent, was taken
TO a hospital here to-day, where II wac
said he was suffering from heart trouble
and Br!ght's disease.
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King TO visit ireland.

Special Cable DespatcA 10 TuE Sun
DUBLIN, Jan, 27--It is understood that
King George will visit Ireland In May
or June OF the present year.
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pope Orders Prayers for Courage
Special cdb', Despatch 10 THE suN,

SPECIAL TdbIe UeSpdE'h 70 IHh SrN.
ROME, Jan. 27.-The Pope has ordered
special prayers invoking courage, to be
recited at all masses celebrated in Rome
similar TO the prayers recltsd before the
war.
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Troop. Arc Assem- blcd.

II ~ evident that the British CON
manders at the canal and in Egypt ex-
pect considerable movement of Turkish
troops against them and are preparing
to repe the invasion. Troops and war
ships arc being assembled at the canal
and all civilians are leaving that region.
British alrmen have been engaged In
making important "Reminiscences, as
result Of which a Turkish army was dts
covered In the vicinity OF I'll Kantara.
When the fighting began one British avia-
tor flung bombs upon the Turkish forces
near Brmurhadad. INJECTING severe losses.
The battle at III Kantara was mostly
an artillery action, in which the Turks
opened fire at long range with mountain
guns and The British answered with ma
chine guns and rifles. The forces engaged
are said TO have been small and the casu-
alties OF the Egyptian army were on.y
four men and one officer slightly wounded.
The Turks are supposed to have been the
advance guard OF the main army of three
army corps
The fighting attracts attention as the
fist clash between the British and the
Turks under German domination and
~ an indication Of apnroaching liveli-
ness. II is said that the passage
vT the Turks between I'll kantara and
he sea IS barred by the flooding OF the
vast area which was done by cutting the
bank OF the canal.
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JOHND.,JR., AND
MOTHER JONES
JOIN FORCES
Mr.. Rockefeller Says So After
Talk With Woman
Agitat0r.
PLAN TO BENEFIT THE
MINERS OF COLORADO

uo.ger Jones. strike agitator and de-
,spdc- ~ coal miners rights, who has
hesu denouucins capitalists and their
method. for many years, went to the
Office Of John ID Rockefeller, Jr., in the
s,ard,rd OH building at 20 Broadway
Yesterday afternoon to tell him about
the situation I'm Colorado, where the
co,orsl, Fuel and Iron Company. VI
.rr.cg Nr Rockefeller is director. has
extern We holdings.
Nav times iu her addresses to strik-
ing miners Mother Jones has mentioned
tho standard OIL Building as the well q
evil from which most of the woes of
humankind cmau1tcd. Wherever she
found trouble she found some means II
assocaung i with % broadway Six
months ago she was ushered out o. the
mace aftcr being told that Mr.. Rookie
frHer would not SEQ her. She went
hact 'o Colorado to hold him up to
scorn. such scorn as men feel when they
ca hitter bread ind think 'ney know
why.
Yesterday she came from Mr.. Rookie
,cle-s Office smi,ng. She had made a
great mistake and she ackn pwledged Il:
She realized as she had not realized be-
fore that not the least OF injustices IS
the injustice OF slanderous tongue.
She seemed happy to know that she had
found that out.
Hnpe, 10 Make Amends.
"Iohn D. Rockefeller, Jr.. has been
misundorstood." she said. He has been
def,med No one has done more OF It
than have. have denounced him
everywhere Now | am going to do all
can 10 make that right used 10 call
him a h's., class turg.ar.' l know now
he ',1'' that. know What he thinks
about these things now | am sure he
means 10 do right"
Within two minutes after Mother Jones
had gone down the halfway TO the mighty
boom Of a tlashlight in the hands Of a
deal rituiust -tii--f Nj iso,a.ts,,st =as
shak ne hands with newspaper reporters
90 his CON office. That has nsver hap
uencd before News from 90 Broadway
torz. 90 II
-. s.,n,.,,, -, ,,, 49, -
-, -, 80, -, 80,
ma, ,,I,h ~. t.aa,, 80 IA so,ti,, r,od,'9
,,ts3 ,n,ro ga, down and TAXED Tor nore
,h.n b.t, ar 80 Of his arT,irs ara tho
,,s., ,r,i,to,,s ,I,,,. nv, hron1h, 90 bin,
NT,tber Jnyes :, he Ga a "toid me .,o,,t
corditious In Color..do az she has found
them She told me OF the compl,ints 81
the miners that they want onportunity
TO b1y their sunplies al other than com
ps,y stores that hey want schools and
churches not owned by the company. and
~ which the teachers and ministers are
no, appointed by the company officials
hat they want the right OF free speech
md the right to assemble and discuss
t-er affairs; that they object u paying
fees for the com, any's doctors-a variety
Of things that they believe to be wrong
In principle and practice.
his Duty 10 Know Wore.
"T found tbs, her mind is remarkably
clear She knows a great deal about
those matters that T do not know 7 told
her that | realized that il was my duty
rs a director of the company to know
more about them. assured her thar 4
beloved that as a matter Of principle the
things of which she complained were
wrong. or course, there should b. free
,peorh. tree assenblage. independent
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VIII Talk with Others.

Tomorrow ] am TO talk with John r.
lawson, Frank j. Hayes Edward L.
DOYLE and a Mr., Lord. These gentlemen
! have met at the hearings of the Com
mission on Industrial Relations. They
ara connected with tho organizations OF
WiNrrs In Colorado aud may be expect ed
70 know the situation / expect to get
from them IA frank statement OF conditions
there and to get their Ideas on every
matter hat will help to clear up this
trouble
hink We all realize, ana this war
" Europe has brought us to fuller reali-
'a'ol Of II, that war Is yasteful uneco-
none. un-Christian. When you think OF
H'H na"tins each other you realize the
stupidity of It ana that there must be
some way 10y which men who claim to be
'h,is,ians can settle their differences.
shall 60 TO Colorado myself some
NM curing this year Just as soon as ]
I'd" GO So | shall talk with the men
."'Nse'yrs there as am talking with
nor :reads here. Now tnat the strike Is
'''- Z think We can get together on some
'nWon basis for the general understand
ing Of each others positions"
u was Just o'clock yesterday after
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German subma rines Active.

German submarines were present
toward the close of the engagement and
endeavored TO torpedo the leading Brit
ish ships. They were eluded, but the
British commander was unwilling to
risk the safety Of his fleet in such cir
cumstances and gave the order to retire
after the Germans had passed into the
mine area
The Vice-Admiral's report is as fol-
lows:
A aotilla OF destroyers, patrolling
about 1880 A. NJ. first sighted and
attacked the enemy. whose fope.
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GREAT BEAR STRING WATER.
soc, the esss OF six glass stoppered bottles
-4cg.
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"SEw YORK FLORIDA SPECIAL"
Finest Train to Florida Resorts. Atlantic Coast
Line 2:i2 7. NJ Daily. Electric Lighted
throughout. ! Ltd. Trains Daily. ifit B'way
--Adr.
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