davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
DREAMS OF ROBBERS;
WAKENS TO FIND THEM
Providers at Arlington Post
Office Fire ut Woman,
Then Run Away.

ARLINGTON. N. j.. March 2s.-Mrs
Thomas Gordon awoke about o'clock
this morning In her home at $50 Devon
street after dreaming that the post office.
tho rear OF which abuts on her backyard
was being robbed.
She went to the window and. by the
light Of bobbing lantern. saw four men
working at the rear door OF the post
office. They had removed panel and
were about to open the door when Mrs
Gordon screamed.
The burglars dropped their tools. turned
and flashed the lantern on the window
where she stood. One OF them stuck mis-
hand in his pocket and yelled:
III you don't shut up I'll shoot"
But Mrs. Gordon Just kept on yelling
The burglar pulled out n revolver and
as Mrs. Gordon fell back upon the bed
fired four shots. one OF which buried itself
In the window frame. Mrs. Gordon ran
to get her husband. leaving her two
children. Hazel. 10 years old and Pearl
l6. covering under the bedclothes.
When the Gordons next looked out the
burglars were packing bottles. which the
police think contained nitrogiycerine. and
tools into a satchel. Then they ran
around the corner and disappeared. There
were several hundred dollars in postage
stamps and cash In the office safe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
Suburb Of Gomez PalaciO,
Three Miles Away.
Is Captured.
CITY MAY FALL TO-DAY
Villas Artillery Bombards
Federal Stronghold
Throughout Night.
ATTACKED ON THREE SIDES
Reenforcements From East Ex-
pected to Win Fight
for Rebels.

From THE SUNS star Correspondent
,etth Villas Army
Ell VARJEL, Durango, March
23.-Gomez Palacio, the key to
Torreon on the northern side, to-
night was occupied by the rebel
army under Pancho Villa. The
Federals retired to Torreon, three
miles away, in face of the rebel
fire from cannon and rifle.
The rebels destroyed the water
tank on top of the big hill over
looking Gomez Palacio. on which
the Federals had their cannon.
This tank supplied the city with
water.
The loss on both sides was very
heavy, according to reports. The
rebel wounded We're despatched
by train to Chihuahua.
The capture of Gomez Pala.
clio puts the rebels at the very edge
of the city Of Torreon and leaves
the Federals all punched in Tor
reon for its final defence.
The rebels on entering the city
tonight found many wounded
Federals. Many dead were piled
in the streets.
The alta X commenced l2st
rigt.t after a qui,k mar h from
B rme jillo.
The troops found the enemy
prepared and occupying strong
and fortified positions, but they
fought their way in the darkness
to the railroad rourdhouse, al
most the centre of the city.
Heavy fighting and cannonading
continued during the night and
was renewed with great vigor
to-day. 1t is practically con-
tinuous, each side suffering severe
losses. Gomez Palacio is protected
by the Cerro de II Pita to the
south and west.
The pluck of the wounded on
the way to the hospital train is
ext aord .nlly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
ANNOYER HUGGED HER
FOR MILES, She SAYS
Girl in Subway Train Drags
Man Unaidcd to Police
Station.

A hug that. according to Miss Esther
Cheeseman's story In court. lasted all the
way from Fourteenth street to 135th street
In Bronx subway train. ended suddenly
last night when the young woman. who
had been protesting In vain against the
embrace. saw an opening In the crowd.
gra bbcd her alleged annoyer. and dragged
him unaided TO the Lenox avenue police
station.
From there he went to the Night Court.
whore Magistrate Marsh iectured him
severely and then held him without bail
until Tomorrow night. also ordering n
proba tionary officer to look up the pris-
oners record The man said he was
Alfred Orlando. IS, connected with the
Federal Immigration Bureau. and lived
at III Westminster avenue, The Bronx.
Miss Grossman. 10 years old book
keeper OF 72i Fifth street, said that Or
iando put his arms about her waist and
otherwise annoyed her. beginning at tho
Fourteenth street station The crowd In
the car was no great she couldn't get
away. but she told him to let her alone.
lie didn't and finally. when the crush
thinned out, she seized both opportunity
and ann yer at once md marched out.
Orlando tried to escape on the way 10 the
station house but Miss Grossman was
angry and held on.
In court Orlando said he was married
and had three children and couldn't DO
guilty OF such thing, hut Miss Gross
man had two witnesses who identified
him. so Magistrate Marsh held him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
100000 DURHAM, NC,
FIRE THREATENS CITY
Dukes Skyscraper, Post Office
and Municipal Building
i'm Flames.

DURHAM, ". c. March "a truesday, 3
A. M)--Fire which originated at 10 80
O'Clock last night in Durham's only sky
scraper has caused thus far loss esti-
mated at 100000 and at this hour is
still burning. The flames have spread TO
surrounding buildings and the First Bap-
fist Church. which is the finest structure
OF It's kind in the city. Is threatened with
destruction.
The municipal building and the local
theatre. the finest IN North Carolina. are
also on fire. The post Office also is in
flames. 1t looks as II the city Is doomed
The entire block which contained the
skyscraper owned by Brode l.. Duke has
been practically wiped out. involving the
loss ~ two drug stores. two department
stores and furniture and jeweiry estab-
lshments.
The rapid progress OF the IRE was due
In large measure TO the failure OF the
water supply. Automatic extinguishers In
the skyscraper, which contained 200
Offices. checked the progress OF the fire
about o'clock but soon after II broke
out with renewed vigor. and leaping across
the street iEnited block OF apartment
houses.
IT is believed that dynamite will be
needed to check the FIRE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
Mexicans and u. S. Troops
Clash: Five Federals Killed

EAGLE PASS. Tex. March 23.-The first
actual engagement between American pa
troll and Mexicans since the revolution be.
gan in the Southern republic took place
yesterday about 1--WE miles west OF Del Rio
on the Rio Grande. Mexican Federais on
their side of the river and a detachment
Of the Fourteenth Cavalry on the Texas
side exchanged shots across the river.
the Federals losing FIVE killed. There
were no casualties on the American side.
Previous to this battle Mexican Con-
stitutionalists Wand Federals had been
fighting while the American patrol looked
on. The Consiitutlonalists were forced
to retreat and fifty OF them fed into
the river and to the United States. pur-
sued by hot fire. The bullets from the
Federa.s began to wh'z close to the
American soldiers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24

Frequent warnings had been given 20
both factions In Mexico that they must
not fire into or toward the United States
The commander Of the American forces
shouted q warning to the Federals to
&C ase. They fired back In derision and
turned their guns point blank upon the
cavalrymen while the rebels vera clam.
boring ashore. The order to fire was
then given to the United States soldiers.
The firing lasted for fifteen minutes.
and the Mexicans retreated. carrying the
Ave who had fallen with them. Their
aim was bad and not an American trooper
received so much as a scratch.
The rebel band was taken prisoners
and will be sent to Fort Clark. Another
troop and a machine gun are on the way
to Del Rio from Fort Clark and an
additional detachment left here for the
scene this afternoon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
CATCHES THIEF AT SEA
WITH FLYING BOAT
Detective Makes 81 Mile Trip i'm
Harold +. McCOrmick's
Machine.

a story OF how a detective In Harold
F. McCormick's flying boat chased a ves-
sci at sea. rested a thief on the ves-
sci and took him back TO land and to
Jail reached the Aero Club yesterday By
telegraph from Miami. Fla. Mr.. McCor-
mick IL a son-in-law of John D. Rookie
Teller.
According TO the despatch from Miami.
a New York woman who was q guest at
the Royal Palm Hotel missed a diamond
brooch on Sunday morning. At about
the same time a steamship sailed for
that the thief was a West indian negro
who had just left the hotels employ AMI
was supposed to have boarded the steam
ship.
Ascertaining by wireless that the negro.
Juan Gu!lford. was aboard the ship. the
detective got Charles C. Wilmer. Mr.. Nc
Cormlck's professiona: aviator. to go thief
hunting In the Curtiss flying boat tie
Edith N.
With George Hailett as his second pas
senger Wilmer guided his machine through
a drizzling rain and found the steamship
detained inside the bar of Cape Florida
by a high wind.
The detective boarded the ship. arrested
N,,Usora and held IN IN hin, UhIle the
nying boat sailed back to Miami The
distance to the ship and back was about
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
HAsSETT's TRIAL IS DELAYED.
Prosecutor Seeks New Evidence In
Aaueduct Graft Case.

Thomas J. Hassett, formerly secretary
Of the Board OF Water Supply. who Is
under Indictment for attempted grand
larceny, did not go 10 trial yesterday az
scheduled before Justice Davis In the Su.
preme Court. The case went over with
out date and II Is expected that It will
be some weeks at least before 1t is
reached.
IN the meantime District Attorney
whitman Ia In search OF new evidence.
Hassett Ii accused OF attempting to OBJ
tain $4,000 from Anthony c. Douglass,
at ono time Mayor of Niagara Falls and
now contractor, Douglass was the low
est bidder for the construction OF the
slphon under the Hudson River In the
faueiuct system and !: Is: alleged :h::
Hassett told him he could get him the
contract.
The members Of the board denied be-
fore the Grand Jury that Hassett had any
influence with them In the letting OF con-
tracta Douglass dh not set the contract
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
THREE OUTPOSTS CAPTURED.
Rebels Open Fire on suburb Three
Miles From TOrreOU.

Ell PAso. March 23,-Pancho Villas
rebel army is driving one after another Of
the Federal outposts into Torreon.
Tonight AT dusk the rebels were fu.
riously assaultng the town Of Gomez
PaiacIo and had already taken Lerdo and
Matamoras, important suburban towns
but few miles further away than Come,
Palacio. which is hut three miles from
Torreon across the Nazas River
The news Of the nEhtiug came In a
series OF telegrnms tonight TO Jusrez
from Gen. villa at the front Lerdo
seven miles from Torrcon. was taken
to-day by n small rebel command without
nght. Tho command marched In from
Mapimi, and encountered no Federals. 1t
was the command OF Gen Tomas Urbina
who Is IN In Mupimi The town would
have fallen in the course of the campaign
now closing In on Torreon. as It is directly
in lire OF the attack by the columns OF
Generals Maclovio Herrera md f, A
Benayides
Tho Federal IRE Is proving more ac-
curatc than In the past and the number
In Gomez Palaco cannot be ascertained.
late report says the rebels took 300
Federal prisoners during to-day's fighting
The attack upon Gomez ralacio opcned
last night. but the troops after moving
In clos. r, sted II good part OF the night,
with intermittent cannon fire, and did not
begin the assault this morning until they
had partaken OF food and were cons icrcd
by villa to be In NJ condition for
spirited attack,
The fire OF the rebel artillery was so
accurate that the attack from the army
rapidly gained ground and when dusk be-
gan to settle Tonight the rebel cannon
were within close range OF the town. Tho
Federal batteries upon the hill behind
Gomez raiaoio had ccasca ar!ns and the
troops were apparently making an effort
to remove their guns.
Gen. Velasco the Federal commander
Of Torreon. II reported a. being In Comes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
REBELS LEARNING THE TANGO.
wild Orgies In Durango Described
ny Travellers.

SPECIAL CdOe DespGfch 10 THE Sun.
MEXICO CITY, March 23.--TravelIers ar
irving here from Durango tell startling
stories of conditions existing there A
small force of Federals. they say, would
suffice to GUST every rebel from the towns
of Calixto and Contreras.
The rebels at both these places number
only about 500 undiscipllned troops. who
have little ammunition and spend all their
time in drunken orgies. Their cartridge
belts are filled with silver forks and spoons
stolen from the residents. and those who
piano and to dance.
In Contreras they have imprisoned
Ricardo Castro. widely known throughout
Mexico as n pianist. and they are now
compelling him TO give them all lessons
A tremendous amount of loot has been
transferred by the rebels from Durango
to Cuencame. including more than 100
pianos. a great number of automobiles.
paintings, &C. In the city OF Durango the
necessities OF life are becoming scarce
and the situation Is critical. Sugar Is
now selling al 75 cents a pound. with
meat and other things in proportion.
Fights occur daily in the s.-eets and
the rebels kill each other freely without
fear OF prosecution. The women brought
here by the insurrectos strut through
the streets adorned with Partisan flnery
and ostrich plumes stolen from the local
stores.
Pastor Rouiax. the rebel Governor.
gives dances at the palace almost every
night at which all the guests become
intoxicated and fights frequently follow.
IA vivandiere named Reina presides al
these dances dressed in stately robes
stolen from the statue Of the Virgin del
Carmen in the cathedi al.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
NEAT PRICES TAKE BIG JUMP.
nut Increase In Many Farm Prod.
nets IL below Normal.

WARRINGTON. March ?3.--A bullet n
showing the trend OF prices al, TO farm
ers for their products mac, ublic to-
day at the Department Of Agriculture.
shows that meat prices advanced more
than usual last month. But the advance
In the prices Of farm produ Is other than
meats was not 30 great as m the Co.
responding periods OF previous years.
The level Of prices paid pr, fucers for
the principal crops increased about ia
per cent. while In the last .wo years the
price level has increased during February
IL per cent The level Of riccs paid to
producers for meat animals nc: sased 81
per cent from January Is to February
is. which compares With an Increase OF
~ per cent. In the same period a year
ago. an increase of Is per cent. two
years ago. decrease OF 3.5 per cent
three years ago and al increase OF L per
cent four years ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
WALKS ABOUT WITH SMALLPOX.
Woman visitor IN West side Cause
Of Wholesale Vaccination.

One hundred and ATTY persons residing
In tho apartment house at as Central
Park West and the clerks In several
Harlem department stores are to he vacci-
mated by order OF the Department OF
Health because woman suffering from
smallpox had been among them.
The woman Is Mrs, Alice Oldham OF
Jacksonville. Fla. who Is visiting at the
apartment house She arrived here March
"A on the Clyde liner Lenape. and became
III four days later. Last Saturday night
she felt better and went shopping In
Harlem. Yesterday she was worse. and
Or. Il. s. Freedman said she had small
pox. Health Board diagnostlcians con-
frmed his decision. She was removed to
the Kingston avenue isolation hospital
She got the disease from her six-yeAr-old
son. who had tain February.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
T. R. TO GET scHRANK's WEAPON
win Receive Revolver with which
He Was wOunded.

MILWAUKEE, March 23.-Theodoro
Roosevelt will come into possession OF the
revolver used by John Schrank In his
attempt upon the ex-Presidents life In
Milwaukee two years ago.
Judge a. G. Backus OF the Municipal
Court has entrusted the weapon to Z. f.
Martin. one of the stenogrnphers who
accompanied Col Roosevelt at the tins
of the attack. Mr., Martin Jumped upon
the assailant after the first bullet had
been fred at the ex-President He will
take the weapon to Oyster Bay and pre-
sent II to Mr. Roosevelt upon the latter's
return from the South American trip.
The revolver still contains the six shells
placed In the chamber by Schrank. Only
one was discharged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
ARGENTINE BEEF "coRNERED."
Chicago Packers Accused Of Eject
ing q Monopoly.

WASHINGTON, March ?3.-An invtstiga-
ton soon will be concluded by the De-
partment OF Justice into the charge that
Chicago packers maintain a monopoly in
beef imported from Argentina through the
control of refrigerating contracts with
steamship companies plying between the
United States and the South American
republic.
II was represented that the packers had
contracted for practically all Of the re-
frigerating space on the ships which
transport freight to New York from
Buenos Ayres.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
BUSINESS WArcHFULLY WAITS.
Mig Unsettled Questions Cause stag
nation, Says e. NJ. Schwab.

CHICAGO, March 23.-B!g business 10
wntchfully waiting for the outcome OF
the Mexican and canal toll controversy
and tho currency question. according to
Charles NJ. Schwab. who arrived In Chi
cago from the West to-day,
big business activities are more or
less stagnated at present" he said. be
cause OF uncertainty regarding these
questions, No relief OF this hesitancy to
Invest will be felt until these matters are
moro definitely set. ed"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
PLAN TO FREE THAW DEFEATED.
Assembly Alm0st Unanimous in Kill
ting Golden Rcs0luti0a.

ALBANY. March 23.-With an almost
unanimous chorus OF Noes" t,-night the
Assembly defeated the resolution OF As
semb,yman John G. Golden, Democrat.
Of New York city. requiring Attorney
General Carmody and william T. Jerome
to desist In the pursuit Of Harry X
Thaw.
Republican Leader Human assailed the
resolution as an affront to the Attorney
Gene raj. and said 1t was wasting the time
Of the House to instruct the Attorney
General not to do his duty"
Speaker Sweet put the resolution. and
only about four voted AYE"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24


part OF his artile
al
the vii enter
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
PIGS C0RNEA ON BOYS EYE.
Uaassal Operation Promises to n
store Child's Vision.

BALTIMORE. March 23.-An operation Of
unusual interest was performed at the
Baltimore Eye. Ear and Throat Hospital
this afternoon when the entire cornea OF
the eye Of pig was taken out and grated
on the eye OF a three months-old boy.
The pig was brought from Germany 10
this country for the purpose
The little patient is David Kane. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Kane OF Gettys-
burg. Pa. The operation promises to be-
successful, although the grating Of an
animals cornea on the human eye has
never yet been wholly satisfactory.
The Kane child was born blind. Several
weeks ago by a more ordinary operation
the sight OF Its right eye was made almost
perfect. The condition OF the left eye
necessitated the use OF the pigs corneu.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
JAG" CURE COSTS $4,000.
Minnesota Experimental Farm Saves
30 Patieats IN . Year.

ST. PAUL. March 23,-Minnesota'A Jag
farm" at Wilmar has succeeded IN its
missIon, but Il has been an expensive en-
terprise. according to the report made
to-day.
The cost of running the farm for year
was &3s6.823. Eighty-sight men were ad-
mitted for treatment Thirty-nine were
said to have been cured. Thirteen have
relapsed. Eleven are missing and thirteen
~ cure.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
BRITAIN PRAISES ROCKEFELLER


LONDON. March 2S.-The Government In
announcing to-day that DR.. Wicklifre Rose.
who has charge OF the anRmia campaign
OF the Rockefeller Foundation and who In
also director OF tho Fs'ckefelier Sanitary
Commission. with headquarters at WASH
ington. was going 10 make scientific
study OF the hookworm disease In Egypt.
Ceylon aad the Malay States. took occa-
sion to praise the action of the foundation
In this matter !, said:
Its action In SO exceptionally generous
and large minded as to constitute q strik-
ing evidence OF the breadth Of view and
Of the philanthropic
spirit Of Americana
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
ARREST AMERICAN NEAR PARIS.
Detroit Man sent "a InnrmaPy for
"Eccentric Behavior"
Special Cable DespdfcA to TIE

Special C067e Despdfch 70 TIE ScN.
PARIS, March 23.-Charles Hardge OF
Detroit was arrested at Versailles yester-
day and sent to an lnfirmary owing to his
eccentric behavior" He is so years Of
age.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24

II was announced here In July OF last
year that the Rockefeller Foundation
Board had decided to make a scientirio
study of the hookworm disease through
out the world and that Or. Rose would 20
TO India first and would cooperate with
British physicians there In studying the
malsdy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-21
Petition for Charter.
Master Barnwell County.

GEORGIA, Sumter County
To the Superior Court of Said Coun-
ty: The petition of J. R Hair and T.
L. Bell, shows:
l. That they desire for themselves,
their associates, successors and as
signs, to be incorporated and made a
body polite under the name and
style of "Homo Laundry and Dry
cleaning Co."
H. The term for which petitioners
x to be Incorporated is twenty years,
h the privilege of renewal at the
Diraticn OF that time
III. The capital stock of said corpo-
lion is to be $lO,o0O.OO, divided into
200 shares, of the par value of $1,000
'ch, with the privilege of increasing
I've capital stock from time to time to
$25,OOO.OO.
w. The whole of said capital stock
has been subscribed for, and 10 per
cent. of which has been actually paid
in, said capital stock is to be employed
for carrying on Of said business.
V. The object Of said corporation is
pecuniary profit and gain for its share
holders. The principal business to be
carried on by said Home Loundry &
Dry Cleaning Co., is that of general
laundry and dry cleaning business,
towel supplies and all other matters
and things usually incident to a laun-
dry and dry cleaning business.
vi. The principal Office and place Of
business of said company will be in
the city OF Americas, Sumter county
Georgia, with the privilege Of having
and maintaining other agencies, offices
and plants anywhere in the state o.
Georgia that they may desire.
VII. Petitioners pray that they may
be incorporated under said corporate
name, and have the right to she and be
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-21
GEORGIA-Sumter County.

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
Will be sold before the Court House
door within the legal hours of sale on
the first Tuesday in February, 1914, the
following described property, to-wit:
One certain building and lot on
which said building stands, situated at
the Northeast corner of the intersec-
ton of Church and Jackson streets in
the City of Americas, Georgia, fronting
on said Jackson Street One Hundred
and Eighteen (11S) feet and on said
Church Street, One Hundred and Nine
900 feet, said lot being in the shape
of a rectangle, the building on said lot
being the three-story building known
as the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Building, said sale being under
and by virtue of a Decree of the Su-
perior Court of Sumter County, Geor-
gia, dated December 5th, 1918, said de-
cree having been rendered in the suit
of Frank Sheffield and NJ. NJ. Lowrey
and Frank Sheffield and NJ. NJ Lowrey
for the use of R. F. Sans, Mrs. P. G.
Clegg and Mrs. C. P. Sans against The
Board of Trustees of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Americas,
Georgia, the same being an Equitable
petition to foreclose mortgages, etc, in
the Superior Court of said County.
The terms of sale are to be, ten per
cent, cash, and the balance to be paid
On the confirmation of the sale by the
said Court, but the purchasers may
pay the purchase-price thereof in
bonds issued by the Defendant, dated
April LIST, 1908 This 9Th day of jan
larry, 1914. T. o. MARSHALL,
Receiver.