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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31

Friday at the Plaza for its annual au-
thors day programme. Luncheon viii
be served at | o'clock and will follow
business meeting and reception. The
guests of honor will be Miss Elsie Fer
gusou. Miss Mary Shaw, ELLA Wheeler
Wilcox. Miss Catherine Eggleston and
Miss Ruth Helen Davis. The programme
will be in charge of Mrs. Richard
Stearns, Mrs. Simon Baruch and Mrs,
John Tonkin, and the artists will be Miss
Louise A.. Williams, monologst; Marcus
T.. Berg, tenor, and Miss May Seller
harpist The next dance Of the society
will be on February 10.
Mrs I'm will give a large reception at
her home 13l West Eighty sixth street,
February 3 to the members of the society
and their friends The hostess will be as
sisted In receiving 10y Mrs. John Fowler
Trow, Mrs. Bedell Parker Mrs Arthur
Vee Rose, Mrs William q, Demarest,
Mrs Judd Wells. Mrs Floyd Stewart Cor
bin, Mrs John STROLLER Gaines, Jr., Mrs.
Searles Bahbtt Mrs. George W lIOwes,
Mrs \ T. Btsson, Mrs Il. \, purdy, Mrs,
George W. Hanna, Mrs X. A. Martin,
Mrs Joseph r. Tanning Mrs william 4.
Chapman. Mrs W 'cIome Toomey,
Mrs William r. Bailey, Mrs Henry Bald
win Fischer and Mrs, c. V. Palermo,
The tea room will be In charge OF the
junior members Of the society. the Misses
AntOinette fllOtI Ntll lhnln, liulu NJ
CLARK, Minua Crosley, Marie ODonohuc,
Leonora Haberle, ROsaline Harrison,
Adelaide Holowbush, Eloise Sherin Nan
Sio Waltona wilkins. Bessie Balt2
Dorothy Bowman, Arlync Creighton,
Clarina Cushman, Vera Cushman Carroll
Esterbrook. Isabel Gardner Helen Gard
ner, Dorothy Gray, Lillian Hobson, Mar
guerite kali, Florence Lewis Margery
Lonas. Mildred Merriman, Mary Rankin
Dorothy Stokes, Belle Taylor, Irene Traut-
man and Amy Warren.
The annual reception aud dance Of the
! Rubinstein Club, Mrs. William Rogers
I Chapman president will be held AT the
! Waldorf on February and win take the
form of a Grecian costume ball The ball
room will be appropriately decorated and
! the president committees and attendants
will be escorted ~ their places before q
J Grecian temple by heralds, dancing girls
and flower girls singing and carrying gar,
lands of roses. During the procession the
Rubinsteiu Choral will sing the triumpha
march from Aida" Before the genera
dancing there will he exhibition dances.
supper will bs served about midnight
in the rose room and will be IN charg,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31

Mrs. s. " Black will entertain with
q ~ supper and dance on Tuesday at
Sherry's,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31

Mrs. Alfred Bishop Mason Of $50 West
Fffty-ninth street has invitations out for
receptions on February 3 and 10,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31

The American Criterion Society. Mrs
Leonard l.. Hill, president, will meet on
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31

Eclectic Club. Miss Florence Guernsey,
president, had meeting on Wednesday
morning at the Waldorf Mrs. Norman
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31

oHtIlS ~
o. Mrs william Jerome ToOmey enter
tained at dinner last night at her home,
56 West Fifty-third street, in honor of
her niece, Mrs. Mathew Charles Nc
Cannon of Nashville, Tenn, who is her
guest for month.
On February 22 Mrs. Toomey viii
entertain with large auction bridge
party.
Mrs. Charles Griswold Bourne gave n
the dansant yesterday at her home, l95
West End avenue I'm honor Of Miss
Mary Fftz Gibbon, the debutante daugh-
ter OF Mr. and Mrs John c, Ftz Glib
bon OF 37l West 1881 street
the dansant for charity will he held
on Saturday at tho St Regis under the
auspices of the A. T.. Society. There will
be exhibition dancing for prizes. Miss
Maud Blsler is president of the So
ciety and among the members are the
Misses Marjorie Arkenbaugh, Aimee Sui
Ivan, Alma Bennett, Mary Kiner, Lucy
Elkin, Irene Gerken, Carolyn, Rose and
Claire HaYiland
Mrs. Alfred Bishop Mason Of $50 West
Fifty-ninth street has invitations out for
receptions on February 3 and 10.
The American Criterion Society, Mrs.
Leonard l., Hill, president, will meet on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
GIVES 100000 TO
PROMOTE SCIENCE
SWaScy, Telescope Maker, Sub
scribes 100000 Toward the
New Foundation.

Exercises marking the start Of p
new foundation for engineers were
held i'm the auditorium Of the kngl-
uccr.ng Societies Building last even
ing. The Engineering Foundation, as
the new fund viii be known, was made
possible by the initial gift OF 100000
by Altrosc Swasey. member OF the
trm OF Warner q Swascy, of Cleveland,
the best known builders Of telescopes
iu the world.
Nr. Swascy has long been associated
with practical efforts toward promot-
ing scientific education, and intends
the fund for "the advancement Of the
engineering arts and sciences IN all
their branches. TO the greatest good of
the engineering profession and 20 the
benefit of mankind"
The identity of the originator Of the
Engineering Foundation was first made
public last evening by GanO Dunn,
president OF the United Engineering
Society. and in response TO the pro
longed applause at the announcement
Nr. Swasey modestly acknowledged the
tribute 10 himself and emphasized the
importance of the work whose develop
ment the foundation is proposed TO
further
Other speakers were DR.. Henry s.
Pritchett. president OF the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement Of
Teaching; Dr. Robert W. Hunt former
president Of the American Institute Of
Mining Engineers. and DR.. Alexander
&. Humphreys, president Of the Ste
vens Institute Of Technology.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
INSANE BELGIAN SAILOR REAL
IMAM WITHOUT A COUNTRY"
Mad from Plight of Homeland and His Capture by
Germans, He May Be Doomed to Wander
Until War Is Over

the Nandyck, caused Bordu 60 lose his
mind. lie was taken 20 Ellis Island,
pronounced insane and ordered deport-
ed to Para, which the immigration Off
cials called the port Of origin"
According 20 the contention OF the
Lamport & Holt Line. the insane man
was not actually brought here from
Para. His brief sojourn there was an
accident. He was as a shipwrecked
sailor cast upon the Brazilian coast
He would not have been sent north
from that port had not the Karlsruhe
incident forced him against his Will 20
be taken 10 Para. As the same view
Of the case has been taken by the
Brazilian Consulate, objection has been
made 10 the proposal of the govern
ment 10 send him there. The Brazilian
authorities have declared that they will
not permit Bordui TO land, and his de-
portation will amount 20 nothing more
than a round trip 10 Para, after which
he may again be taken 70 Ellis Island.
Representatives of the Lamport &
Holt Line have offered 10 pay for the
mans keep at Ellis Island until the
war in Europe is over He cannot 20
back TO Belgium. as that nation is now
in the hands Of Germany and the
Allies. The local Belgian Consul main
tRins that there is no government OF
Belgium now in existence, and that he
cannot send back his unfortunate coun-
tryman.
II the government should deport
Bordui on the Stephen on February 10
he viii become a permanent passenger
on that vessel until the Belgian govern
mcnt Is FestpYd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
REPUBLICANS WIN
FIRST SHIP BOUT
Defeat Democrats in Opening
Fight of FiIibuster Against
the Purchase Bill.

Washington. Jan. pa parliamen-
tarv battle. which resulted IN de-
cisivc victory for neither Democrats
nor Republicans. brought the fight over
the ship purchase bill TO an acute
stage in the Senate to-day.
The attempt of the majority to ex-
haust opposition 20 the measure by
holding q night session was met oy
the charge by the minority that the
purpose Of their opponents was 10
stihc debate. Parliamentary strategy
to which both parties resorted' lhdl
Gated that the controversy had entered
on its final phase, the outcome OF
which no one would predict. Each
side. 10 all appearances, was standing
by its guns.
Republican opposition is practically
solid. and the minority leaders hoid 70
their assertions that the ship purchase
bill will not be passed by the Senate
this session. If this proves true, 1t IS
probable that the measure VIII be
doomed. as it is doubtful that ma
ioritv can be obtained Tor II in the
next House Of Representatives The
Democrats are determined, however
hoping the Republican opposition under
the stress of prolonged sessions VIII
crumble afteB few days.
Debate on the bill went on peace
fully. Senator Gallinger holding the
foor until s o'clock Senator Kern, the
majority leader, then moved TO CON
Time the session until 9 o'clock to-
night. Against this the Republicans
rebellcd. demanding rollcall after roll
call Democratic leaders, taken un-
awarcs. were unable to muster ma
iority and were helpless until Senator
Overman. who occupied the chair, de-
clarcd the motion carried by minor
ity vote Of 81 20 3.
Bv abscntinr themselves from the
chamber and taking refuge in the
cloakroom the Republicans up TO this
time had tied the hands of the major
ity. When Senator Overman announced
his decision Senator Smoot made a mo-
tion 10 adjourn. which led to further
parliamentary wrangling. At 9 o'clock
no Roadway had been made. and both
sides retired. the Republicans claim
ing victory in the first skirmish Of an
omen flibUstcr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
GRAND JURY CENSURE
FOR BELLEVUE AIDS
Officials Blamed for Burial of
Veteran Without Identifying
-MOrgue Scored.

Officials OF Bellevue Hospital and
the city morgue were censured yester-
day in preSentment of the December
Grand Jury of Bronx County. which
Justice John j. Brady read in the Su-
preme Court. The jury's finding, fol
lowing its investigation into the burial
in Potter's Field Of Ferdinand Schlee,
a Civil War veteran, was forwarded to
Commissioner Kingsbury of the De
partment Of Charities.
Schlee. who was more than eighty
years Of age. disappeared from his
home, at 365 East 19lth st.. The Bronx,
on November 80, 1914, TO attend a
meeting of the Grand Army post OF
which he was member. Although his
relatives could not find him, he was
picked up three days later unconscious
upon the sidewalk and taken to Belle
vue Hospital, where he died.
The grand jury found that he had
sufficient means Of Identification upon
his person whereby any one in the city
hospital or the mOrgue DESTROYS of
identifying him could have done so.
Persons examined by the jury included
DR.. O'Hanlon, superintendent of Belle
vue Hospital; DR.. Fleming, his assist
ant; Superintendent Fame Of the
morgue and Miss Catherine Brennan, a
pupil nurse at Bellevue.
Despite his Grand Army papers in
his pocket when he was taken to the
institution, the Bellevue authorities
sent Schlee 20 an unmarked grave with
out attempting to find his relatives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
WAR DECLARED IN CIRCLE
Eight Negroes in Revolver
Battle-One Arrested.

A revolver battle in Columbus Circle
at $3.50 o'clock last night furnished
that section with five minutes of furi-
Gus excitement and resulted in the ar
est of William Bynum, a negro, of 307
West 6Sth ST. Bynum. who says he is
am actor. was charged with a violation
Of the Sullivan law.
He and two friends, said Bynum,
were being trailed by five other men,
also negroes At Columbus Circle one
of the five fired a shot at the other
three, and Bynum fired in return. The
eight negroes then fed, all except
Bynum escaping by going east in seth
So.
Bynum ran south i'm Eighth av.,
bowling over pedestrians and threaten
ing "a taNicab driver who tried to stop
him. Following struggle with a
pedestrian at 5oth ST. he was dubbed
into submission. At the West 6Sth ST.
station he refused information as 10
the identity of his companions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28

over on Ellis Island the immig-a-
ton authorities are taking care Of a
man without country. They don't
want to keep him longer than they can
help, even though a fee of 81 30 d day
has been paid for his maintenance
since his arrival here, on November 27.
If the government has ITS ay he will
be sent 70 Brazil on February 10 on
the steamship Stephen.
The man without a country is John
Joseph Bordui, a Belgian. forty-nine
years old, who was sailor on the
Lamport & Holt liner Vandyck, which
was captured by the German cruz err
Karlsruhe of the Brazilian coast on
October 26.
lie signed on az this port on Sep
TENDER 3, sailing on the Vandyck on
her last journey 10 the south. Bordui
worried much over the plight Of his
country and made unsuccessful efforts
20 get home lie was a sailorman by
trade. and hoped that by the time he
ha made the round trip on the Van
dyck conditions would have changed
sufficiently 20 permit him to enter his
native land. On the journey north,
however. the Nandyck fell into the
b nds Of the Germans. and Bordui.
with the captured vessels passengers
and crew, was taken TO Para. Brazil, b.
one Of the cruisers scout vessels.
At the expense Of the Lamport &
Holt Line Bordui and the crew and
passengers were kept at a hotel in
Para. Later their passage was paid on
the Booth steamship stephen. which
landed them here on November p.
Worry over the destruction Of his
country, augmented b. his capture on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
TAFT FAVORS ONE TERM
But Would Permit President
TO Serve Seven Years.

Charlottesville. Va. Jan. 27.-CloseI
relations between the President and
Congress in initiation and the discus.
sion OF legislation and limitation OF
tho Presidents tenure Of Office 90 one
term Of seven years were favored by
William II. Taft in an address tonight
az the University Of Virginia
The cN-prosident said nearer con
tact between the executive and legs
lative was especially desirable IN
preparation Of budgets and economical
measures. and regretted that there was
no way 90 bring that about except
through amendment Of the constltu-
tion.
Discussing the question whether the
President should have power 20 veto
a single section Of any bill which ne
otherwise approved, Mr.. Taft said:
"Wh1c :. would be useful for the
executive to have the power OF partial
veto. ! am not entirely sure II would
Poe q safe provision. i would greatly
enlarge the influence OF the President.
already large enough. ] am inclined
go think 10 is better 20 trust to the
action of the people IN condcmning the
rartv which becomes responsible for
riders than 20 give. In such a power
ul instrument. a temptation TO its
sinister Use by q President eager for
continued political success
Mr.. Taft closed his address with n
pie. FOR sympathy and support for the
Pres dent
Every President does his best" he
said. "Whue we may differ from him
in Judgment; while We may think he
does not bring the greatest foresight
90 his task. we must remember that he
is the head OF the government. We
should indulge in his favor the strong
est presumption that he acts under o
hIlh sense of duty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
BANKRUPT BANKER
CONVICTED FEL0N
Schwenk First To Be Tried I'm.
der New LaW-0therS
10 Face Jury.

Laidislaw W. Schwenk, tho private
banker whose failure last year cost de-
positors almost 100000. was convicted
yesterday OF receiving deposits when he
knew his firm was lnsoivent. His is the
first conviction on "A felony charge 70 be
secured under the new law controlling
private banks which went into effect
iast August He may be sentenced TO
serve ten years in Sing Sing and TO pay
a fine OF $1,000. The jury required only
twenty-five minutes.
Schwenk lived at Flushing, Long ISL
and, and operated private banks under
the name Of A. Grochowski & Co.. at
18th st. and Avenue A, and in Brooklyn
and Jamaica. Ten years ago he set up
his New York bank with a capital OF
$4,000 and when his bank was taken
over by the state authorities last July
he was found to have deposits amount
ing to 100000.
On the stand Schwenk admitted that
he changed entries in his books TO cover
a theft Of $4,000 made by an employe.
and that he deliberately increased the
value Of zeal estate holdings by $1,000.
In another instance he directed the
bookkeeper TO write $4,000 in deposits
off the books. Real estate which was
valued OH the books at 100000 has
been appraised by the authorities as
worth not more than S250,000.
Adolf Mandel. who operated n bank
at l55 Rivington ST., will be the next
banker TO be placed on trial. One in
dictmeut charging forgery and three
charging acceptance of deposits after
the bank became jnsolvent have been
found against him. He failed for more
than s25O.O00 Meyer Jarmulowsky,
whose bank at 1875 East Broadway
failed for $3.50, 900, has been indicted on
two counts for illegally receiving. de-
posits. Similar indictments have been
returned against Max Kobre and Sam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
BARS SPOOK CALLS
ON HIS BRIDE OF IS
Boy Husband Skeptical Until
Fitting to Evade Visits
Grows MonOtOnous.

Michael Faceainto was skeptic on
the subject Of spooks that visited his
child-wife until No. 81 appeared. No.
81 is the spirit Of former sweetheart
who was killed in an accident. He
persists in calling at all hours OF the
day and night Twice in two weeks
the couple have moved to throw him
off the trail.
The young couple. Michel, nineteen,
and Stella Delcanio, only fifteen, are
now living with the brides married
brother. Tony Delcanio. at 81 Hinsdale
St. East New York. A few days ago
they received their mail at 20 Snediker
av.. but only for two days on their way
from a house in Vesta az. to their
present address.
Still the spirits follow. A public
school and a church have been dis
organized by them, to say nothing Of
MichaePs ire. Following a visit yes
terday, however, from Miss Anne Crit,
fen, principal OF Public School GO, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
ALBANY PROBERS
DROP In ON P.S.C,
Thompson and Mills Greet
All but Cram, Who, as
Usual, Is Absent.

Senator Thompson, Chairman a..
Senator Mills, Of the Publ, s.,T..
Commissions legislative comni,,..
dropped into the Offices Of the e.
mission unexpectedly yesterday st.,
noon at o'clock. They said the, \,
come 10 pay their respects to Chairs
Mccall and the other commissio,...
Following brief talk with the "a.
missioners in the chairman's room ..
Senators looked through the ofes, =,
the commission on the various soor ~
the Tribune Building. Travis H. W.
ney, secretary, acted as guide.
Arrangements have been mad. +.
take Senator'S Thompson an5 Min, A.,
William Hayward, the eomn.,,..,,
counsel, on an inspection Of the r,,i1
transit work now under way In g.
various boroughs. The start will ;.
made in touring cars this morning Ar
unless something goes wrong Mr Nh;..
ney expects 10 make a pretty thorous,
survey Of all the work before the ~
Of the day. Chairman Mccall 49,
several OF the commissioners viii be T.
the party.
Burt d. Whedon has been appoin..d
assistant secretary Of the investigate,
committee. His compensation will h.
fixed later by the committee. A, !.
ia counsel for Governor Whitman .,
regular salary Of $1,000 a year. v,
Hayward will not receive any pay fro
the investigation funds.
Hayward spent considerable tin.
yesterday investigating the complaint,
Of various citizens who had volunteer,<
20 90 before the committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
TWO KILLED AS
TRAIN HITS AUTO
Third Man Fatally Injured N
Crash at Grade Crossing
Near Rochester.

Rochester, Jan. 27-Two men were
killed and another man so seriously
injured that he may die when an east
bound express train on the New York
Central Road struck an automobile in
which the three men were riding this
morning in Penfcld, near here.
Jay 7. Hurlburt, a wealthy Penfeld
farmer, was instantly killed. Oliver b.
Furman, sixty-two years old, a Fairport
farmer and eX-iustice OF the peace
Of Pcrinton, died from injuries this
afternoon. Clark j. Dey, of Penfeld.
who suffered from a fractured pelvis,
injuries to his skull and nervous shock,
is expected to die.
The grade crossing at which the ac-
cidcnt occurred was protected by an
automatic bell alarm and a fagman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
Presidents DiSapprOval
VIII Be Based Chiefly
on Literacy Test.
HELD CONTRARY
TO TRADITIONS
Measure Regarded as Barring
from United States Political
and Religious Refugees.

Washington, Jan President vii
son spent "a good part of this after
noon preparing his veto message on
the Burnett immigration bill. 10 is eN-
pected the veto viii be sent 20 Congress
tomorrow. The ten days within which
the measure must be vetoed, II at all,
will end tomorrow midnight
One Of the strongest points. 10 is un-
derstOOd. which the President will
argue against the litcracy test is its
application TO political and religious
refugees. The President. 10 is said,
win take the ground that the applica-
tion of the litcracy test 20 bar these
persons is contrary 20 the fundamental
traditions of the government. which
has always made this country the
haven Of the oppressed end the perse-
cutcd from other shores.
A final effort 10 induce the President
10 sign the immigration bill was made
this morning. when the conference com
mittoe in charge OF the measure dis
cuSsed IL for more than an hour and a
half with the President. With the eX-
ception of Representative Adolph J.
SABBATH. OF Illinois, the committee urged
the President C. sign u. Mr.. SABBATH
protested vigorously against the bill
The President gave TO indication to
the committee members as to his in
teutions.
Anticipating adverse action by the
President. Representative Burnett, au-
thor of the bin. and representatives of
the American Federation of Labor have
been working like beavers TO line up
enough votes 10 pass the measure over
the veto. 1t is not probable that this
win be accomplished, although Mr.. Bur
nett declared tonight that he had
enough votes in the House 10 override
the veto.
An immigration bill vetoed by Presi-
dent Taft for the same reason was
passed over his veto in the Senate, but
failed bv five votes i'm tho House.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
WHITMAN PICKS C. S. BODY

Albany. Jan. o. Samuel H. Ordway,
of New York; " D McKinstry. Of Wa
tertown. and William Gorham Rice, Of
Albany. viii De nominated as members
OF the State Civil Service Commission
by Governor Whitman next Monday
night IL is expected that the Senate
viii confirm the nominations al once.
Mr.. Ordway. who viii be chairman
Of the commission, has been active boz
civil service work for several years.
Mr.. Rice. Democrat. was secretary 90
Governor Hill Mr.. NcklnStry news
paper men, was Civil Service Com
missioner under Governor Flower.
The designations Of the present com
missioners. which were requested by
Governor Whitman, VIII take effect ON
February /.