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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
WHITE PLAINS ALARMED.
Fitty italian women In wild Hush
To save children.

WHITE PLAINS, y. Y. May ll.--Fifty
italian women, mothers Of children in
the Hillside school here. this afternoon
created a panic in the school when they
rushed In and demanded their children.
They had heard that a Jack the Rip
per was in the village and they could
not lie reasoned with. Those who did
not snatch their children from the seats
stormed through the rooms. and the
teachers were forced to turn the little
ones over to them. The police say there
Was no foundation for the rumor.
The first intimation of any trouble
came when Miss Rose Birmingham. the
school principal, heard the tramp OF
heavy feet in the school halls and shrill
cries followed as the mothers located
their children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
RIPPER" FEAR
CAUSESPANICS:
SCHOOLS CLOSE
Terrified Mothers Rush to
ClassrVoms and Drag
Children Home.
MOB ATTACKS MAN:
MORE ARRESTS MADE

Tho ripper scare has spread be-
youd Sew York. In several nearby
towns yesterday rumors wero circu-
lated that tho ripper was in tho ricin-
ity and scores Of frightened mothers
rushed to schoolhouscs and dragged
their children home
\ number of arrests were made, but
nothing was asceraned that would con-
meet the suspects with the murders
committed here.
New York detectives yesterday found
1--WE persons who confessed that they
had written letters threatening visits
OF the ripper" They proved to he
schoolgirls, 10 and H. years old, and
they said they had written the letters
"just for fun
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
WITNESSES SCORE ON DARNELL
Say Minister Denied Marrying Miss
Ruth SOprr.

MILWAUKEE, May 1.-THE Govern
m"nt scored In the trial of the Rev.
James Morrison Darnell, CHARGED with
white slavery to-day, when testimony
was introduced to show that he had
specifically denied marrying Miss Ruth
Soper OF Owatonna, MINI, whom he IL
charged with transporting from her
home to kenosha, Wis, for immoral pur-
poses
Miss Soper was present, her face pale
and drawn, and the confidence that char
acterized her hearing AT the beginning
of the trial was gone
one witness testified that Dirncll had
said: Doris Narncll is the only sirl !
ever loved"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
NOT GUILTY IN BITTER CASE.
Chauffeur ExoncrRtrd when Grand
Jury Refuses to Indict.

The grand jurors who heard the evil
dence concerning the killing of Karl
Bitter the sculptor. in front of the Met
ropolitan Opera House on April last
reported to Judge Wadhams in General
Sessions yesterday that they had been
unable to find true bill and the charge
OF manslaughter against Edgar H.
James, the driver of the car, was dis
missed.
MI. Bitter died the day following the
accident, aud hi wife also WAS injured
She was a witness before the Grand
Jury, A coroner's Jury also exonorated
James.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
Boy Scouts Act Like Real
Policemen and Keep
Throngs in Order.
WON'T TEACH WARLIKE
FEATS. SAYS WINGATE

Boy Scouts for the event and crowds
lined three sides TO see the children
dance.
I'VE don't believe in solo dancing"
said one OF the directors. ''it encourages
concei,, so We aim TO have everything
done In the group spirit"
The programme was under the direc-
ton OF Miss Elizabeth Burchenal and
the field committee The Boy Scouts
were under the leadership OF Lorillard
Spencer. Scout Commissioner, and
Charles l.. Pollard. his deputy
I'VE shan't give these girls any mill
tary training" said Gen. George w.
Wingate of the Board OF Education.
Every woman ough, to know how 70
shoot; but beyond that we will not 20.
There is no use in our talking about
war anyway. as We aren't prepared. All
we could do is 10 make faces at the
Germans"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
MONTCLAIR GETS SCARE.
Mothers Force Teachers to Dismiss
Primary Class.

MoNrcLAIE. y. T.. May 1.-THE Jack
the Ripper scare extended to Mon,clair
to-day. and as result the primary
class of the Baldwin street school had
to hc d sJnissed this afternoon. Several
women became historical when report
spread that the ripper" had been seen
proving In the vicinity of the school
and others ran {" the school and de-
handed that their children be turned
over to them at once.
4 crowd of about loo collected in front
OF the school, which IL In the foreign
colony. and so insistent were their cries
that Principal Lambert l.. jackson dis
missed the class of smaller chiludren.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
SHIPS IGNORE PORT GUARD.
Warned That They Must stop NJ
signal Of 4. =. GunbORt.

Collector Dudley Field Malone was
notified Yesterday by the commander
Of the gunboat Dolphin, stationed off
Tompknsville. TO see that no steamships
shall depart from this port without
clearance papers; that the masters Of
vessels We're beginning to disregard sig
nails to stop.
The Collector therefore again warned
masters that outgoing vessels should
display signals, obey signals to stop and
walt for signals to proceed from the
Dolphin and the other war vessels.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
FIGHT OVER ROBINSON
FORTUNE NOW ENDED
Suit Of Daughter and Grand.
daughter for Share Of
S792.816 Settled.

An order just signed ny supreme
Court Justice Giegerich brings to an
end litigation begun Ave years & by
Mrs. Helen II. Zeggio OF Florence. Italy.
and her daughter, Mrs. Mary b. Albee.
wife OF DR.. George c. Albee OF SEA
Yves, l03d street. for a share OF tho
s792.sl6 estate OF Mrs. Zeggio's mother.
Mrs. Phoebe " Robinson. who died at
Marienbad. Austria. IN 1910.
The litigation was directed chiefly
against Mrs. Zeggio's brothe-. Duryea
Remsen Robinson. a wealthy Duchess
county farmer and chief owner OF the
East Fishkill Telephone Company. but
the suit also named as defendant. Ed
ware T.. Perkins. president OF the First
National Bank of Poughkeepsie, and now
OF the Democratic State COM
mittee.
Robinson and Perkins were named as
trustees and executors In the will OF
Mrs. Robinson. Mrs. Zeggio and he"
daughter demanded an accounting.
chiefly from Robinson. and asked for
the removal of both trustees. The case
was referred to Paul n. Herman as
referee. He reported hat while Robin
son should be removed, the charges
agains. Perkins were not sustained. He
that Robinson had converted to his
" use more than 100000 from the
estate OF his mother. and ordered him
to turn over TO the estate the cash.
securities and jewelry. amounting to
sl50.o00. which he sal he received
from his mother as gifts. The referee
found that the total value OF the estate
was S792.Sl6. OF which the bulk goes
to Mrs. Zeggio and her daughter. and
to Mrs, Albee's two children. Grace
Cables Reed and Francis Cables Reed.
That Robinson has decided to with
his appeal from the referees ruling
and that Perkins will withdraw volun-
tarily as trustee. leaving the estate in
charge OF the New York Trust COM
pany. il shown In an application by
James l.. Bishop. guardian ad litem for
the two Reed children, for permission to
to the settlement OF the litiga-
ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
POPE CREATES A new
SACRED CONGREGATION
Institutions Object Believed
to BE to Combat Lutheran
Work in Germany.

\ new sacred congregation to be
known as the Congregation OF Semlna-
ries and Universities has been created
by Pope Benedict in a motu proprio
which has just been issued. h new
administrative department Of the Church
will take over the jurisdiction n gov
m of seminary and higher eccle-
slastical institutions which hitherto have
been partly under the jurisdiction OF
the Sacred Conslstorial Congregation
u partly under the Sacred Congrega-
ton OF Studies.
The change has been neccssitated II
Is understood. by the desire of the pom
tin to have greater Capitalization Of
control over the high Catholic inst!tu-
tions OF learning. Ii Is stated in ltal-
ian newspapers. which comment on tho
action OF the Pope, that 1t is his in
tention TO combat the work of the Luz
theran Church in Germany especially.
The Pope has nominated Cardinal Gao
tano B!sleti TO be project OF the new
congregation. Locally the seminaries
are under the jurisdiction in most cases
OF the bishop of the diocese.
The papal document in which the
new congregation is announced states
that the volume OF business Of the
sacred Congregation OF Studies has in
creased beyond measure and as the
care of the Summaries requires increas-
ing application daily II M deemed OPP
perfume TO seek "A new provision for
discipline.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
MR.. BAUER'S RECITAL.
Pianist Has Great Success with
BeethOven's Opus 100.

Harold Bauer. pianist. gave his second
recital OF the present season yesterday
afternoon in Aeolian Hall. His pro-
gramme began with Bach's italian Con
certo" and Schumann's "Kreisleriana."
After this group he played Beethoven's
h Nat major sonata. opu LOG. Then
came a Chopin group, consisting of the
+ sharp t|mpromptu, the %polonaise In Il
fiat minor. nocturne In f.. and tho T.
sharp minor prelude. The fna number
was LISTS "Mephisto" waltz.
These compositions served in an I'M
usual manner to furnish examples OF
pianoforte literature as II was developed
through the classic INC romantic eras.
while in their delivery they made de-
mands upon the performer that wholly
comprised the varied resources OF the
pianist's art,
To enunclate the e~xcellencies displayed
In Mr.. Bauer's playing would he only
again 10 name the familiar qualities by
which his work Is wont to delight his
thoritative interpretative power marked
II throughout, though 1t was perhaps in
the Beethoven sonata that Mr.. Bauer
achieved his greatest success OF the
afternoon.
The performance of the sonata as a
whole was a remarkable one in pianistic
workmanship and reading, OF especial
beauty in the portrayal OF poetic mood
was tho third movement, the adagio sos
tenuto. Al the close of his delivery OF
the work the applause wSs prolonged.
Among the Chopin pieces the II Nat
minor polonaise was played with a dis
play of color and technical brilliance al
together delightful,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
FREE BREAD AGAIN TO-DAY.
Princ~ stree Bureau Ready to
Give the Hungry LOavcs,

Dick Bright and Tom Merry win be on
hand at THE SuN free bread depot at
. Prince street a little earlier than 2
o'clock to-day with "A hundred extra
lOaves for the hungry and a mile lust
as cheerful as on Christmas Day. because
there has been little public charity in the
form of free GOD over Sunday. and
many of the down and outs have been
on an unwilling fast since the generous
Christmas dinners which were provided
for them.
There is a tendency for people to for
get their charitable impulses after
Christmas, hut not so with Merry and
Bright, On the contrary. as other char
ity begins to fail they increase their
supply OF bread for the hungry. Az the
bad weather approaches they mean to
keep pace with the demand, so that no
one who asks for bread may 60 with
out It.
1t Is an indication OF prosperity that
the demand for free bread this year has
been less h at any time since the
depot was started. Five hundred loaves
are now being distributed daily. while
last year the number was around 1000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
AT 1914 SHE. COOKS FOR
% and THEN DANCES
Mrs. Alice Bennett Celebrates
Double Holiday in Her
Brooklyn Home.

Saturday was a double holiday for
Mrs. Alice Bennett OF 1872 Webster ave-
nue., brooklyn II was Christmas. in
the first place. and IL was also her l04th
birthday. And TO celebrate properly she
cooked "A turkey dinner for twenty-five
people and danced until early morning
yesterday.
Mrs, Bennett spent most OF yesterday
resting from her exertions, but when
some one remarked that he couldn't UNI
derstand how she had stood IL. she re-
piled that she attributed her long life
solely to the strenuous way she had
spent II. and surely a Bit of a party could
hurt no n
There were eight of Mrs. Bennstts
grandchildren at the dinner Christmas
night. and four of her great-grandchil-
dren, besides a scattering of other rela-
tives and friends. She and her daugh-
ter Mary cooked the entire dinner from
SOUP 10 cranberry sauce, and then served
II. When 1t waS over the hostess made
light OF her century and more of years
by giving an exhibition of almost every
kim OF dance that has been known In
this country since 1911. triumphantly
declaring al the finish that "she couldn't
see where any ~ these new one steps
and tangoes could be compared with the
old steps"
Mrs. Benefits husband died many
years ago. but when he lived he was
a prosperous farmer in what IL now the
Parkville section of Brooklyn. where
Mrs. Bennett's hon still Is. She still
keeps a garden in the umine time and
raises a fair sized crop Of vegetables,
She has all her faculties n uses glasses
only for reading, Outdoor life. she said,
is the only prescription for a long life.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
ROBERT SEABURY.
Prominent Lawyer Was First Judge
Of SuffOlk County.

Hampstead. l.. l.. Dec. 25.-Robert
Seabury. one Of tho best known -esi-
dents of Nassau county. died at his
home here to-day of a complication Of
diseases after an Illness Of two weeks.
lie was horn in Hampstead. December
10, 1Sii. lie studied law In the office Of
Baldwin j. Spooner Of Brooklyn, also
j. W. &. Leberidge of New York city,
being admitted to the practice of law IN
1866. In 1854 he enlisted in the Fifty
sixth New York Volunteer Infantry as
a private and served "A few months.
until the end Of the war. He married
twice. his second wife. Mary Hendrick-
son, who Is n sister of his first wife,
surviving him.
Ne. Seabury had been active in the
political life OF Nassau and Queens
counties. He WAS town clerk OF Hemp
stead. clerk to the Board Of Supervisors
OF Queens county, first County Judge
aud Surrogate of Nassau county and
supervisor % Hampstead for two wears.
He was "A member OF Morton Lodge, No.
+ q \. NJ. Of Hampstead. OF which
b" was a past master and was a present
trustee, n vas a member OF tho Grand
Lodge. He belonged to Moses \. Bald
win Post OF tho q. \ r. st. Georges
Episcopal Church and the Nassau
County Bar Association.
tie was also a director and Vice-nresi-
dent OF the Hampstead Bank. a director
OF the Glen Cove Mutual Insurance
Company and the Nassau and Surolt
Mortgage Company. lie Is survived bv
his widow and a brother. Samuel sea-
bury Of Hampstead. Funeral arrange
ments have not yet been completed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
GRAYS WILL DRILL;
FOR PREPAREDNESS
Army and Militia Officers TO
Be Guests at Their An
nual Reunion.
POLICY rs ANNOUNCED

Many OF New York's foremost sons
who served In The old knickerbocker
Grays a generation ago will gather next
Friday at the Seventh Regiment Armory
for n reunion. The guests Of honor will
Include Major-Gen. Leonard Wood, U.
8. A. Major-Gen. John +. Organ. Col.
Daniel Appleton and Lieut.-Col. Corne-
lius Vanderbilt.
The Grays were formed thirty-three
years z IA a drill class for boys by
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bridgeham, Mrs.
Edward Curtiss and others who were
anxious to provide for their sons the
military training and discipline which
they could not get at scnool. The
Twelfth Regiment Armory was leased
as a drill hail and many of the best
families of Father knickerbocker were
represented or It's roster. In 1887 the
Grays changed their hall to the Seventy
first Regiment Armory and followed this
regiment In Its successive removals un-
I'll II located in the Park avenue armory.
which burned dow In 1901.
They drilled twice a week. and even
when the Are made them homeless and
destroyed their accoutrements the mem
bers supplied new guns colors and uni
forms in six days and kept on drilling
in the Seventh Regiment Armory, where
they have been ever since. The knick-
erbocker Grays cup. which goes to the
company making the highest score at
the annual Creedmoor skirmish run. Is
one Of the most priced possessions of
the Seventh.
Lieut.. Adolph w. Callisen OF the
Twcnty-second was the first drillmaster.
He retired when the Grays moved to
the Park avenue armory and WAS sue
ceeded by Capt. Charles Hoyt, who still
holds the post. Amsng those who nave
reviewed the Grays at the annual drill
are Gen. Frederick Grant. Major-Gen.
Wood. L. :. A.. and Gen. George VI.
Smith. Col. William q. Bates and Major
Francis g.. Landon, y. Y. y. q.
Among the veterans who will figure
in the reunion and review on Friday
are william X. Vanderbilt. Jr,. Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt. Hermann oclrichs. Jr.,
w. j. Schiefreliu. Jr.. ROGER Derby.
George Roosevelt. Philip Roosevelt. Maui
rice Roche. Harold Vanderbilt. r. FIRE.
~linghuysen. Raymond Belmont. De Lam
cey Nicoll. Orme Wilson. G. O'Dopnell
lselin. William Haynes and liasbrouck
Haynes.
In view OF the nationwide discussion
on national preparedness. the following
statement of the policy of the Grays
and of ite veterans Is Interesting
The military drill has sometimes been
criticised by peace advocates as tending
IN cultivate n warlike spirit. While the
knickerbocker Grays Is In full sympathy
with all policy which would eliminate
war. II recognizes the value of develop
ing in our youths that loyal spirit Of
patriotism which would defend and pro-
tect the native land. even at the eS-
rense OF life. Faithfulness TO duty IL
the most Important attribute of the SOL
der and should he the badge of true
manhood in every walk OF life
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
COL. WILLIAM S. EDWARDS.
Well known author. Lawyer and
Legislator Dies at SH.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 26-Col. William
Seymour Edwards of Coalburg, W. Va.
died to-day al the Johns Hopkins Hos
pltal, where he had been UNDERGOING
treatment FIR stomach trouble. He was
a native OF New York, known as a law
Yer and writer of books
Col. Edwards was born September II.
1885, educated at Cornell and Columbia
colleges, and admitted to the bar in
1883. lie was a member of the West
Virginia House OF Delegates for three
years. surviving as Speaker, twice a
delegate to the Republican national con-
vention, and Il IN of the Republican
national commi,te" in 1872. He MA the
Progressive candidate for Senator from
his state two years ago. At the time
of his death he was president of the
Hamilton Gas Company. the Nespertine
oil Company, the kanawha Coal Com
pany. the Gallatin Mining Company and
others. He was n member of the Uni
%versity, Republican Alpha Delta Phi
clubs OF New York and of the Duuuesne
Club OF Pittsburg,
Col. Edwards, among other hooks.
wrote. into the YUKON "Through
Scandinavia o Moscow" and ION the
Mexican Highlands"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
PURE FOOD SHOW OPENS.
Exhibits Cause AatOnish ment fol
I.Nrgc Crowd.

A large and apparently much in
tsrested Grove attended the opening a (
me University settlement House, 1s4
Eldridge street. last night. OF the pure
food show planned by the Department
n Health in conjunction with the set
uement.
There were many gasps and exclama-
tons OF establishment as folks looked
o. exhibits showing how beautifully bits
- florlcs and skeins OF yarn could be
dred 10y simply dipping them into vari-
Gus artlncially colored eatables and
drnkahlcs.
In the patent medicine division ono
SAN alongside an Endorsement Of a nos
'rum supposed to nave been written by
A woman a copy of the death certih-
cate Of the selfssme woman showing
nat she died before the date mem
toned in the Endorsement.
President Marcus NJ. Marks Of the
Borough Of Manhattan made an address
on "public Markets" lie said that at
least 100000 had patronized the public
markets In New York in a day. He
said II Is proposed to establish auction
markets. where farmers can sell their
products.
nr, I.ucius r. Brown also made a
Snort speech. He will talk tonight on
Protecting the Food OF Five Million
~'erple" The pure food show will IN
''rle through next Sunday with lectures
each night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
DIED.

BABSON At Youkcrs, y. Y. on Saturday.
December 20. Jane Bshson. infant
daughter OF George Low and Gladys
RHistoU Bshsor.
Funeral service at the residence Of he
parents, 81 Htilcrest avenue, Park HI.
Tuesday morning, at 10 30 o'clock. In.
'srmont at Woodlawn Cemetery.
BARNARD- his residence. Amityviils.
l. /. on sunday. December 90. 1915.
George Gardner Barnard.
Funeral private
pAVIs-At Santa Monica. cat. J.nni.
Weed Davis. VIE OF Robert Benson
Davis
FuneraI services At her late residence.
aso Riverside Drive, New York, Tues
day. December 2s. $50 +. NJ. Inter
I, mcut a. convenience OF family
DOWNEY-Decombcr &c. cara Morton
Dowrey. Services "TiiE FUNERAL
CHURCH" ct West Twentv-third
street Crank 4 Campbell Building
Tuesday evening, : O'Clock
EpwARpS-wluiam Seymour E!ward,
o. Charleston, W Va. at Johns Hon
hlns Hospital. baltimore. Md. on sun
ale pccrmncr -, 1915, In hts Hcty-
ninth wear
Funeral services viii no h".i A. the
chapel, Greenwood Cemetery. Rrook
f., nm Tr,s1,y p...vL os
MAlGHA\ or sunday. December -,
George, behaved brother Of the Rev
r. nara, ,,,m :, Na,,r.u,s - c
-. - W., sx,y,a,., .
w.l,o.da, p.,ouh.r 90 a, n .
MCINTYRE Margaret, IN her thtrti'th
wear. beloved AMI only d,uphfer ~
John 'hI Na'f mcintyre nee ki"r
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
HOSPITAL FUND NOW s25.sl5.
Ctrcus Man Gives $4,000 for
Women's Medical College,

or $500. 600 needed for "a new building
for the New York Medical College and
Hospital for Women. II West lois,
street. se5.Sl5 has been pledged. It was
said yesterday at the hospital.
In spite OF recent controversies over
women doctors-or perhaps because o;
field for women la medicine
Is bigger now than ever before. What
is more. the women know It; n In
consequence the college has more pupils
TO train than II can we'll handle. Since
Its founding I'm 1853 it has graduated
more than 400 women physicians.
A beauest of $4,000 from W. W. Cole
a circus man. il the largest single sub
scription thus far received. The dean
OF the college. DIR. Cornelia {. Brant,
has given $4,000. DR.. William y. def
fenbach. Walter Gray Crump and Miss
Anna NJ. String have given $1,000 each.
Iioderick stephens, Frederick H.. Hum
phreys. Mics Eliza G. Rarpcn and Dr.
Helen Cooley Palmer have subscribed
$500 apiece.