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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-20

Summons on
Application
for Regis
tratiOn.
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both bus and man as he was out fora stroll and smoke
1t was plain to him that the short stalk
ing the tourists for the stout mans benefit; for later he
had the two together up the road back Of the
hotel and then they had separated and disappeared
opposite directions. And the toustshe recalled them
wildly, two men and two women, the latter rather
could not help noting at his distance from them
OF the men, he remembered that suit of
spicuous checks in two shades of brown with oreand
att OF the CLOTH the other noticeable only
for the black ribbon guard that encrced his neck and
held his eyeglasses.
DORSEY troubled to know what to do AS
= decent citizen and of chivarous instincts, he
could not let this English party blindly into the
jaws of holdup and be despoed when he at hand
to prevent yet their British hatred of me1dlesome
strangers would doubtless result if he attempted
them, in his being invited to mind his bust
Should he consult the landlord? The only person
in authority about the premises sallow, blear
eyed loose ointed whose naturally unattract
i've face not improved by its four days growth Of
subby beard and the tobacco stains in the dropping
corners of his mouth. Besides, his dis
tinctly repellent No. that chap wouldn't do. He
might be- probably was partner in the plot You
couldn tell whom to trust IN country like this.
But there was one man nearby who could be depended
for assistance if not for advice. He glad
that he had brought Kendrick along 1t was true
that they had failed to discover any trace of that much
advertised mine they had see but they had
turned the expedition into lark, and it seemed almost
like of those college vacations they had spent to-
gether. Both full of the spirit Of adventure and
expecting to find things rough and ready in this outof
world place. had left their baggage at Eko and
unencumbeTed except by few toilet rolled
up their slckers, and rifle apiece. Game, though
seemed elusive mines spoutng precious ore.
Everything rough enough surely, to satisfy their
widest expectations if not very ready Indeed,
about all Dorsey could say for Unison City after
days visit that it sordd dirty, alkaline, blot
the map where all the people who weren't soaked
with bad whisky half dead with rheumatism and
where social converse consisted Of swapping rank STORIES
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BY JAY p. ELSSON

inflated with braggadocio and reeling with profanity
With this kaleidoscope series of impressions revolving
in his brain, he gradually slid down in the bed and
dropped asleep before he realized that he drowsy.
THE well up in the heavens before he awoke
again, and absolute quiet reigned in Room 4. What
reused him this time undoubtedly the hustle out of
doors Something going round the corner of the
house, where the front porch There female
voices mingled with male and in the running coloquy
though he could catch only word here and there he
tones. The Engishwomen seemed to be in merry mood
and occasionally the bass of one of the broke in
with something that made everybody laugh They
unconscious children of what lay before hem
thought Dorsey he hurried through his preparations
for public appearance.
He late to get down stairs and the tourists
off, for by the time he had crossed the corridor and
walked Kendrick the pair had to content themselves
with leaning out of the window of Room IL and seeing
old-fashioned mountain mail stage 60 swayng and
grooming down the road and the railroad track
pulled by four horses of diverse styles and galtS. The
roof piled high with bags and hatboxes; elbows
proruded from the side openings in the body of the
coach; and one hutterng handkerchief beat time for
refrain of which little snatches oated back through the
intervening dust cloud
Goodby, Unison!
We're going to leave you now
When Kendrick dressing Dorsey rehearsed the
story of his midnight vigil and before they began dis
cussng the fried and feeble coffee called by courtesy
a breakfast, he ready to unfold plan that had
formed itself in his mind during the last five minutes.
"You were held up?' he asked Kendrick.
"Never, said Kendrick. ave often wondered what
I'd do if | were
well, I've thought out the psychology of the whole
business successful holdup is simply combination
of surprise and bluff The surprise throws the victims
into panic and their shaken nerves match for
the robbers steady ones in what follows
Il fancy, commented Kendrick, after thinking
this condition little, that my first impulse would be to
make the driver lay on his whip and take my chances
with the flying bullets"
"The trouble with making the driver do anything
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HELD-UP HOLD-UP


MOONLIGHT as white as fresh-coined sill
: N2 :. streamed in at the window and
MTSN created an illusion of sunrise. cock
RkI&NN crowed, and answered by
NzNM other at distance. The chrpngS
= = J: ; J !: | ]
NNaHGN of night broken by occasional
IAZAA twitters which in the East
hXllQINV4 cated with morning. and young
\NlGbAlNI Horace Dorsey of New York, occt1-
WGGW pant Of Room 6, Hotel Imperial,
W8NX inson City, Nevada, had
wv been in the Desert West before, he
"a ~ O. reached out Of bed and pressed his
w - repeater, and vastly surprised
>MI to hear twelve strokes.
ON9 Only midnight! What could have
walked him after two hours Sleep
All he remembered now: Somebody in Room had
bumped against the partition. He reminded of it
by the sound of two voices, obviously intended to be
mufed but audible enough to enable him to catch frag
ments of sentences and mixed with many that seemed
nconsequential were few like these, the purport of
which could hardly be mistaken:
1Rode over the ground ce'-"Bunch O trees to
hide Just the place for a holdup'-4Old stage
English, eh?'-"Dude with spccs'-"Girls make big
fuss'-"J ewelso Yes, rings to burn"
Dorsey was no eavesdropper; but the alternate rise
and fall of the voices fairly hypnotized him. Loath at
first, receptive later by this time he had become posi-
lively eager to hear all he could and drew himself up
higher in the bed for the purpose
4Driver good man'-1About two P Mr-aGives time
to fix things Hawkins? No, goes ahead with me-"
Another hitch by Dorsey miscalculated. brought his
elbow against the headboard with bang.
@Sh-hhl You re wakn the house. Time to cut out
the chin music
This in a hoarse whisper and then silence. But he
had heard enough He identified one of the speakers,
too, stout red faced with big mlstache whom
he had noticed in the corral adjoining the hotel when he
arrived the morning before. The fellow had attracted
his attention because better dressed and up than the
Others he had thereabout, and by his domineeng
ar The second speaker probably the shorter,
w1zened man who had got off the evening train, the
train that brought those tourists from the East They
rode up in the bus; the man walked Dorsey had met
The sun., 1912-08-07
HELD UP SALEsGIRL.
VI RObbrr Gets $3.50
and Leaves Receipt for II,

Elias j. Nehme. who has a lace store
AT 32 East 12jth street. called up the
Harlem Office of a newspaper early las,
night and told OF "A robbery which he
said occurred in lis store In the after
noon. He said he couldn't leave the
store to hunt up policeman and asked
that one be sent.
According to Mr.. Nehme q man wear.
Ing cap pulled down over his face
entered the store at 3 O'Clock In the
afternoon and asked for Mr.. Nehmo.
Gladys corbett. a young saleswoman,
was alone in the store She told the
man Mr.. Nehmc had gone downtown.
The man ordered her to hand over what
money there was In the store. remarking
that Mr.. Nchme had promised him some
money.
The girl refused. and tho. stranger.
who had shut the front door while he
was talking. grabbed the eirl by tn.
throat and forced her To the back Of the
store. threatening her IL she made an
outcry. Then he emptied the TIL Of
$3.50 and picking up one of Mr.. Nchmes
cards wrote on the back Of 1t. RE
ccived $3.50. +. CLARK, \. NJ. T.. Com
pany, 12lst street and Eighth avenue"
left II on the counter and went out
The saleswoman tainted. She was
found a few minutes later by her
sister. Gertrude COrbett, who works in
a nearby store.
Gladys Corbett lives at 124th street
and Park avenue. She describes the
man who got the $3.50 as being about
30 years old, 5 feet 6 inches In height.
of stocky build and smooth faced.
The sun., 1912-08-07
RUNAWAY HORSE STARTS
TWO DAY RUN ON A BANK
Driver Takes Refuge From Mob
in Bank Office and Rumors
Fly Fast.
ALL PAID OFF PROMPTLY
The Fretful Depositors Regain
Courage When They See No
Disposition to Delay.

Williamsburg had bank run Mon.
day night and yesterday morning. which
started from cause unique.
A driver. whose horse had run away
and knocked down little girl, took
refuge from threatening crowd In
the Williamsburg branch Of the bank
Ing house Of Abraham l.. kass, at Ora =
ham avenue and Seigel street. The
crowd stormed about the doors, Its
presence was reported throughout the
district. and a run was on.
MFR. kass. whose main ONCE Is In
Essex street. Manhattan. took charge of
the situation. and by dint Of promptly
paying of some hundreds Of excited
depos.tors the run subsidized about II
o'clock. The majority Of deposits in
the institution are so small that the run
drew out only $4,000 more than usual.
The Withdrawals ranged between IS and
800. by noon the street and the bank
Ing offices had resumed their normal
quiet.
The child In the case was not hurt.
She had been in the way Of a horse
which had run away towing a de-
livery wagon. She was knocked down
but rolled to one side uninjured.
The crowd. thinking the child had
knowing the disposition OF such mob.
ran into the first open door. which hap
pened to be that Of the bank.
The pursuers poured in after him,
but tn" banks special policeman drove
them back. and city policeman. with
other policemen. guarded him as he
drove away. There was a Jam Of ex-
cited Jews and Poles In front Of the
bank. and it took the reserves to clear
the street for traffic. BY that time the
bank run had started.
Aorowd in front of the bank was enough
to bring suspicion upon the institution.
A line was formed 10y the police and the
tellers started to pay on depostors.
MIR. kass. who has been in the banking
business in similar ncighborhoods for a
long time and knows the excitabiiity
Of his depositors. had enough cash on
hand TO pay the small amounts called
for. A teller explained Yesterday that
the chief requisite was auickness so tina,
no depositor should have to wait and
the line would not halt and cause moro
panic outside.
The bank usually closes at o'clock.
but on Monday il kept open until II
O'Clock. At that hour the employees
told the unpaid depositors to come back
az $50 o'clock yesterday morning. al
though the bank usually opens al clock
At 7:3O O'Clock the doors were open
and paying of began again with about
100 persons in line. The line dwindled
and those behind began 10 drop out when
they saw that everybody got his money
quickly. Mr.. Kass walked about visible
to all. Sight of him and proof that he
had not run away increased the conf
dence and the line was disposed OF by
II O'Clock. Depositors began to come
in and the run was over.
Mr.. kass has been in business for thirty
years in Essex street. Manhattan. and
has had Williamsburg branch for eleven
years. II is the first time he has had o
run at either Office
The sun., 1912-08-07
WESTERN UNION PENSIONS.
PIan Of Providing for old Employee,
Made Public.

Representatives OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company said yesterday that it
would take two months or more for replies
to come from its employees to the circula r
letters sent by Theodore y. Vail. president
of the company. asking them whether they
would prefer that a proposed benefit for
them should take the form OF payments in
case OF temporary disability or would
rather have it in the form OF life insurance
payable after death. This benefit is inde-
pendent OF pension plan which went into
The provisions OF the pension plan made
public yesterday are as follows;
After twenty years OF ser, ice and up to
and including the thirty -ffth year, l per
cent of the average salary for the ten
years Immediately preceding retirement
multiplied by the total years Of service.
After twenty-five years OF continuous
service. and up to and including the thirty
fifth year. the amount above named for the
first twenty-five years and ~, per cent
moro for each year in addition to the first
twenty-five years. After thirty-five years
OF continuous service and UP To and includ-
ing the fOrtieth year the amount last above
named for the first twenty five years and
per cent. additional for each year In
addition to the first thirty-five years.
After forty years OF continuous service
The pension plan applies only to those
who have been for twenty years or more
In the service Of the company or its pre-
decessors.
The sun., 1912-08-07

is well distributed admits Of no doubt
The Northwestern crop gives indica-
ton Of being Il bumper"
one state that expects to distribute
an unprecedented lot Of apples Is Nir-
ginia. which counts on 100000 barrels,
or 100000 more than last year. Orc
gon's estimate is 5000 cars. The Pa
faro valley I'm California reports an In
crease OF 80 per cent. Canada's crop
will be lighter than last year. The csti-
mate for Nova Scotia Is 100000 bar
rels. which Is 100000 less than in 1917.
w. N. White Of IS Park place said yes
terday that fruit Is rottlng on the
ground in the West because railroad
freight rates are so high. Unless rates
are cut. he said. there would be no
money In raising fruit.
But others acquainted with tho trade
said Ms. White was pcssimstic. Jo-
seph w. Gavan OF the Fruit Trade
Journal said:
ITS safe to say that good fruit.
really marketable fruit. never rots on
the ground. though II may DO that
freight rates are too high"
Mr.. Gavan observed that California
oranges arc now bringing from 81 to
$3.50 box Wholesale in New York.
Even at the 81 rate for inferior oranges
he believed that the grower. after pay
ing freight and packing charges.
to S5 or 80 cents box, was
making fair profit. and on the better
grades tic proht was very good. lie
sadly remarked that no matter what
the Wholesale price OF fruit the con-
sumer usually detects little fiuctuation.
In his opinion the retailers prices are
often excessive.
c. f. Thurston OF 2o4 Franklin street,
a commission merchant, was not in.
clned to put all the blame on the rail.
roads. He said that the growers OF this
years huge Georgia peach crop had
not realized all they hoped In the way
OF profit. but nc thought the main rea-
sons were overproduction and improper
The sun., 1912-08-07
AMERICANS VALUED AT $4,000.
Mexico Pnys S:5,OOO for Germans
Killed In Juares Battle.

Eli pAso Tex. Aug. 6.-MeXican
Consul Llorcnte made official announce
mcnt this afternoon that his Govern
mcnt had awarded 81 900 for each per-
son killed and $500 for each person
wounded in III raso by bullets from
Jaurez during the battle year ago
last May.
Where citizens failed to appear be-
fore the Consul to seek damages, he an
nounccd that they have been allowed
nothing. as they failed to present their
claims in proper time. These persons
have their claims In the hands Of their
Congressman. which is why they did
not appear before the Mexican Gov
ernment's agent.
In settling with foreigners whose
Governments pressed their claims Mex
leo paid $4,000 for each Chinese killed
and $4,000 for each German killed.
For Americans whose Government re-
fcrred them to the Mexican claims
courts and did not back up their de.
mands Mexico pays $4,000.
The sun., 1912-08-07
SHE DEF1Es STANDARD OIL.
Woman In a Rocking Chair Takes
Possession Of Disputed Property.

PATCHoGtE. l.. l., Aug. G.-Louise and
Rocco Aviano were found guilty OF
contempt Of court by supreme Court
Justice JaycoX to-day for refusing TO
obey a temporary Injunction obtained
by the Standard on Company restrain
Ing Mrs. Aviano and her husband from
trespassing on the company's property
here. Sentence was suspended.
The Avianos and the company have
adjoining property. When the oil COM
pany prepared to put up new building
the Avianos tore up the engineers
stakes. When the injunction was
served upon Mrs. Aviano she threw It
into the street and canped on the dis
putcd property with rocking chair.
She says she will fight the Standard
Oil Company to finish.
The Avianos claim the ownership Of
five feet Of the property held by the
Standard oil Company. II Is alleged
that "A mistake was made In the draw
ing up of the deed.
The sun., 1912-08-07
FIGHT ON COOPERATIVE STORE
Members of the I.eaGuc Think the
Reef Trust IL Axaiust Them.

The members Of the Cooperative League
an association formed for the purpose OF
selling goods TO the poor at cost. is up in
arms over what it terms the high handed
methods which the meat trust il using
TO close up its butcher shop az l4ai Bosto on
road. The Bronx. Representatives of the
league said yesterday that not only had
the trust refused to sell them meat at
Wholesale but it had gone 80 far as to
threaten its agent who we're trying to
purchase stock for the store.
tn. store on Boston road was opened
on July ~ AZ result Of the strike Of the
kosher butchers
The Cooperative League will hold a
meeting on Monday at ~ East Houston
street and an effort will he mad, 70 enIist
the sympathies Of some influential people
who will help them to maintain the store.
The sun., 1912-08-07
SUES MRS. WILLARD STRAIGHT.
Wees, vii by Her Auto, Wants H5O,.
600 Damages.

VILLAIN \. R"cs. head OF the tlyeing
establishment OF Rers 4 Rees. filed suit
~ 'hr supreme ourt yesterday against
j.. straight OF tn" hin"se Imperial Mari
Wh;,n.y ime ns,oms to and sister Of Harry Payne
"ni.ney 10 rsruyrr s5u ro damages.
1911. an automobile owned by the defen-
d%IH., dsn,: VINO INC was ahcn M,s Whitney and
Forty-seventh street.
In a petition to Justice BlschofY Rees
says ;. ne understands Airs Straight Is visit.
London, Tho court signed an order 10
serve ths papers by mailing them 10 Mrs
Siraight's residences In this country. TO
Co.. London. and to Mnnroe 4 Co, Paris.
The sun., 1912-08-07
New Demand for Meat Inauiry.

WASHINGTON. Aug. e.-Reports from
Chicago to-day Of new high records in
prices Tor beeves led TO q resumption by
House proponents Of a beef trust probe Of
their demand that an investigation be
ordered this session
Representative Norris of Nebraska
declared that he would work for the pas
sage of the kinkead resolution pro, iding
such an inquiry. Representative Graham
OF Illinois declared; Il think the public
are entitled to know why meat prices
are going up 30 fast. and the best way to
hnd out is through a Congressional in
uuiry"
The sun., 1912-08-07
NO EXCUSE FOR DEAR APPLES.
Bumper Crop Predicted for All the
Principal Regions.

When the man at the fruit stand
charges you 3 cents for an apple this
fall and slips In the ancient remark
about the crop shortage, don't believe
lin. II II agreed among fruit trade
iorccnstcrs that this years apple yield
will bc tremendous.
About 3O,ooO,O0O barrels OF apples
were grown In the United States in
lall. The estimated yield for 1912 Is
<S.0OO,0O barrels. According to the
Irut Trndc JOuIHdl New England and
the Hudson River valley are the only
Important regions that report a short
nrc. The JOurHni says:
THAT there will bc plenty OF com
mercisl apples and enough for manu-
hcturtns purposes and that tho CroD
The sun., 1912-08-07
GIRL SUES RICH EMPLOYER,
says His BLOWS Caused InJuries Tha
VIII Make Her . GrippIe.

PITrsBtRG. Aug. o. Morris kaufmanm,
head of the iirm Of Kaufman bros owners
OF the biggest department, rtorr in western
P"nHsylNanl, was sued here to-day for
s?O.'~ damages by MlsS Rose Xridman,
20 Years ni ng". former employee
Tho girl charges Kaufman with causing
injuries that viii crippl" her for lite.
Miss Icldinan sets forth that hrca,ise she
repulscd hun he struck her time aud again
whHe passing h'r she says cancer has
formed and that II " III be- necessary to To-
move II by an operation.
The sun., 1912-08-07
?. T. DODGE SUES FOR DIVORCE.
President OF Linotype Company
Charges Deserti0n at Reno.

President OF Linotype Company
Charges DesertiOn at Reno.
RENO. New. Aug. e.-Philip T. Dodge.
president Of the Mergenthaler Linotype
Company and large stockholder in tho
Oliver Typewriter Company. has filed
suit for divorce against Margaret b.
Dodge of Washington. D. c., alleging de-
sertion in June. 1904. They were married
in Washington October ~. 1879. and have
two children.
The complaint il brief. not detailing the
circumstances of their domestic troubles
and no reference Is made to any property
adjustment.
Mr.. Dodge has been directing the affairs
OF the linotype interests Of which he il
the head. from his residence at Reno since
he went to the Nevada city six months ago.
In addition to his interests in the linotype
company Mr.. Dodge Is q director Of the
American Graphophone Company. the
International Paper Company, the New
York transportation Company and other
corporations.
Among his clubs are the New York.
Union League. New York Yacht. Grolier.
Metropolitan. Manhattan. Automobile Of
America and New York Athletic.
The sun., 1912-08-07
CLERGYMAN LEFT 100000.
Or. s. NJ. JacksOn's VIII Leaves R:I +,
500 70 Charities.

The will OF tho Rev. Or. Samuel Macaulay
jackson, author of religious works and
editor Of religious encyclopedias. who died
Of Of an e estate of more than 500 900 N'''>'
The VIII gives 81. 900 TO the canton Chris
tian College. 81 900 70 the AGRICULTURAL lnsti-
pr Pre- Trssbyterian board OF relief for disabled
ministers, tne board OF foreign missions
and board Of home missions. The testator
TO establish a permanent library fund
The residuaty estate Tas left ~, 70 tho the
Jackson OF Columbia University.
The sun., 1912-08-07
BUFFAL0's LEPER IS GONE.
lie IL shipped Out Of city, His Dcs.
tinatiOn lnknown.

BUFFALO. Aug. 6.-Sam Isen. II leper.
who has been quarantined here for some
days. has been quietly shipped out of
town.
The health authorities will not reveal !
his destination lest tho place to which he
goes will be panicstricken
The local health authorities base their
action on the action of the New York city
health authorities. who pay scant atten-
ton to leprosy. II is said that several
scores OF lepers are at large in New York
The sun., 1912-08-07
$40 STEERS AT KANSAS CITY.
sixteen Fed on Corn, Molasses and
Graas BriuE That

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Aug e.-Kansas CITY
staged her first perform ance of SO a
hundred pounds cattle when sixteen steers
averaging 1857 pounds sold to-day MT
$40 10 head. They had been fuil fed
SINCE the first Of the year on corn and
molasses and grass
About noon word came from Chicago
market had heard Of the Kansas CITY ton
prices. ''P
The sun., 1912-08-07
NEW JERSEY NOTES.

iUsworh y. Houseman OF Jamesbure, en-
r'oyod on q wrecking train, was struck and
KILLED Yesterday by an express train between
sea CIR, and ManasQuan. lie leaves wife
and several children.
Robert g Rates, = negro was sentenced
yesterday IN East Orange to term IN the
county )lil for taking out two automobiles
without permission on saturday last and
VII haN" 80 pay nne Of SIS for driving
wlthou' a license.
Th" Hcv Felix OSeili has been appointed
hy IN" Morris ila!ns improvement Asrocia.
non 10 L"' l'sdl adNtc" as to the power of
IN" hssoyla'lp to prevent the Board Of FREQ
hold'rs from locating u phthisis sanitarium
IN thdt municipality.
John ii"n'2: John Faul Charles Ocunssek
and william I'nrling. four Of the eight men
arrested IN liitl" frrry week ago charged
win arson nni assault and battery In con
lion "iih ih' race troubles there. wero
held yeti OriaN for the Grand Jury by Jus
tic Thomas II Cumming In Hack"nssck
OF tn" ui,c'n municipalities In Essex
county which yesterday made returns to the
county 'tS board. West orange and Mont.
clair fhrN lNe .Fpa'ssI gaia The f0-Nr.'s
ratahleH aggregate ta.sss,a50, an increase
Of fiS9o.625 over last year. Mont tclAir's to-
tai is ssoE,soo, An Increase Of ol,S7oo00
over the previous year