davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
NEGRO USES
.CLUBONMAN

When Charles Sansone, of No. ia
Hastings-st., stepped into the bar
ber shop OF John Gagnon, under
Williams Stag hotel, at Monroe-ave.
and Farmer-st, Monday morning. to
get shave. a dark figure slid from
behind the door through which San
some had entered. and large club
descended several times on Charles
Uranium.
Sansone WAS dazed, but -grappled
with his assailant, and other en-
ployes OF the shop came to his as
sistance.
Frank Harris. Negro porter In the
barber shop. had welded the club.
and as they tore him loose from San
some he was muttering, "I'll get him
yet" He was turned over to the
fciice.
Sansone declares that the assault
was the sequel to a little difficulty
in the Sunday barroom of the Stag
hotel. Sunday afternoon. The Sun
day bar is in the basement. II is
apparently one of those quiet, or.
derly places such as Commissioner
Gillespie boasts OF.
Sansone says that Oscar. the bar.
tender" and Frank. the porter, had
a fight, and he separated them.
While was holding Frank, Oscar
walked mp and hit Frank in the eve. "
SAYS Sansone. II couldn't helm II
Then Frank laid for me, Monday
morning, with a club. lie hit me
six times in the head"
Sansone left for police court to get
a warrant.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
TO SEND FOOD
TO BELGIANS

A ship 10 be known as the Michi.
gan viii sail from New York with a
cargo of food and clothing for Bel
gian relief, II the plan OF the Michi.
gan state committee OF the Commits.
sion for Relief in Belgium carries
Donations will be accepted in any
ihape from small boxes to carload
OTIS. The committee urges that non
perishahle food only be sent. part1cu-
arly wheat. whole wheat flour. white
-four, corn, corn -four, corn meal, rye,
barley. buckwheat. dried peas. rolled
or cut oats. brown rice, pork, bacon.
oleomargarine. condensed or evap.
ated milk and other milk products.
Clothing n also desired
The Michigan committee's head.
quarters arc at No. 5S3 Dime Bank
building. Gov. Ferris IL honorary
chairman, Charles r. Warren chair.
man, and w. p. Hamilton, vice-chair-
man.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
HI. s. Burroughs Takes
Life When Denied
Morphine
FATHER INVENTED
ADDING MACHINE
Youth First Took Drug
to Get Relief from
Pain

A craving for morphine. which he
was unable to satisfy because OF the
new Harrison law, which went into
effect March 1, drove Horace s. Bur.
roughs, son OF the late William Sew.
ard Burroughs, inventor or the add
ing machine that bears his name. 10
takes his own life, Sunday. That, al
least, is the police theory.
Burroughs cut vein in his left
arm with jagged edge Of broken
lamp chimney in a rooming house at
No. 20S 1-2 Michigan-ave. Early
Sunday morning he rented the room
telling the proprietor that he want
ed 70 take long sleep"
About 10:30 O'Clock another room.
or notified the landlord that the new
arrival was writhing and groaning in
his room. The landlord called Pa.
trolman Earl stephens, who forced
the door. which Burroughs had not
only locked but barricaded with a
chair. The broken. blood-smeared
lamp chimney and the bloodlstaincd
bedding told the story OF the mans
attempt on his life. Still conscious,
but weak from loss OF blood. Bur.
roughs was taken TO st. Mary's hos
pital. He died there at 1870 in the
afternoon after giving a brief sketch
OF his life. He was 32 years old.
Burroughs story fs a familiar one
According TO David Tyler, one OF his
closest friends. his use OF the drug
dates from hunting trip several
years ago. when he was accidentally
shot In the arm. To relieve his pain
the attending physician gave him
morphine and almost unwittingly he
became slave TO the habit Re
reatedly he tried TO break the drugs
hold on him. Only last week. II Is
said. he left an institute on Wood.
ward-ave. He was a man OF tinc edu
cation and training and a graduate
Of the Heidelberg military school
and his indulgence in the drug was
always followed by periods OF bitter
remorse, when his better self strug,
gled TO re-assert itself. In the last
few years Burroughs had squan.
dered several fortunes. From his
father he Inherited stock in the Bur.
roughs Adding Machine Co. of the
par value OF 100000. II would be
worth s1,000.OO0 today at the pres.
ent market quotation. but he went
through Il all.
Once, down In Mexico. while un.
der the influence OF liquor or NOR.
phine, he bought q gold mine for
s3s.000. The man who sold Il
thought they we're swindling him
and chuckled TO themselves. but Bur.
roughs had the laugh on them when
he later sold the property 10 the
Gugeenheims for s250.o0o. This
money went the way Of the rest
mo one realized more than he
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
Threatened Liner Is
Moving Under Own
Steam
EXPLOSIVES SAFE
FROM FLAMES
r o t t err d a m Is Still
Standing By in
Case of Need

HAVRE, France, March S.-The
liner l. aTouraine. reported on fire,
Saturday, will likely reach this port
this evening. The liner is proceed
ing under her own steam, but the
Rotterdam, which was the first TO
respond to the Touraine's call for
aid, is still standing by.
A reassuring statement has been
issued by the Campagnie General
Trans-AtIantIque, setting at rest the
fear that the large consignment Of
ammunition that La Touraine car.
ries was Threatened by the dame.
endangering the lives OF the 2c1
members of the crew and the 81
passengers. The statement says:
The fire which broke out on
boar dthe La Touraine was less 80
rious than at first thought. The
fire Is under control and all pas.
sengers are safe. La Touraine h.s
resumed her voyage TO Havre under
her own steam. but. for fuhther Sc,
curity, she Is being escorted by the
Rotterdam She probably will arrive
at Havre Monday evening"
Flames were confined to one OF
the compartments in the hold, &C
cording to company officials.
Several papers here have TX
pressed the belief that the fire was
started by German spies. who might
have concealed themselves on board
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
America Is Again Urg-
ed to Intervene
There
EUROPEANS ARE
USING PRESSURE
Sharp Note Fails tp
Get Reply from
CarranZa

WASHINGTON, March Sex
treme pressuer TO force American
armed Intervention In Mexico has
been renewed on the Wilson admin
istration.
The pressure comes from three
sources. Leading are the European
diplomats in Mexico City. who
backed General Huerta. and are nat.
urally apprshensive for their safety.
Then comes The financial interests
OF tho United states. Great Britain
and Germany whose investments are
not returning anything because Of
the troubled conditions In the eoun-
try. The third class comprises the
advocates OF dividing Mexico into
two states aud those who resent the
abuse that has been heaped upon
the priests and nuns OF the Mexi-
can church by both sides
To all who have brought the ques-
ton 10 their attention. President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan have
declared that the president was
standing arm on his utterances at
indianapolis. that the United States
has no right to intervene. Only one
things will change this policy and
that win be general massacre OF
Americans and other foreigners.
There is no attempt In Official
quarters TO disguise the almost In
toierable seriousness OF the Mexican
situation. Obregon's incendiary at
titude at Mexico City has made the
hives and property OF foreigners
there unsafe. Despite the sharpest
q notes to Carranza. the FIRST CHIEF
has thus far failed TO take any steps
10 relieve the situation. He has
been asked TO send food supplies
there TO relieve the situation, but
as yet has refused. Today extreme
pressure was heing continued ard
the state department was hopeful
that the necessary concessions will
be made.
The reports from The Brazilian
minister at Mexico City. who is In
charge Of the Affairs Of this govern
ment, emphasize dangoro charac.
ter OF the situation. He says there
n q real sohrtage OF food. and that
the anti Gringo leaders are doing
their best to start an anti-foreign
demonstration. The business men
and bankers Of the Mexican capital,
the minister reports, have arranged
TO protect themselves should obre-
gou make good his ttrEat and feavu
the capital.
The ambassador reported on the
action OF the diplomatic corps at its
meeting on Saturday. but the de-
partment has withheld this portion
Of his comment.
Representatives. OF the A-B-C pow
crs emphatically deny that they
have suggested an international ex-
tCoutinued ON Psge Two.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
American in Berlin Be-
lieves Fatherland
Invincible
FIGHTING THAT
NATION MAY LIVE
New Supply of Copper
To Be Taken from
Kitchens
BY HERBERT COREY.

Copyright. 1918. by Herbert Corey)
BERLIN. March s.-There is a
contagion OF confidence In the air
here. Every man and woman Is alb.
solutely certain that Germany VIII
win. They do not ask-as they did
two months ago-"when will the
war end?" They have settled down
with a grim determination to fight
the war through. II Is actually ap'
palling to the visitor from more
peaceful land When they count
their reserves OF men they count
every man able TO carry gun. His
age no longer matters. When they
count their supplies:
I'VE have just found supply OF
copper we did not know we had,
said a high Official the other day.
He was fairly beaming.
1T has been discovered that the
fireboxes OF most-perhaps OF all
our railroad locomotives are made OF
copper. II will be perfectly easy 10
strip them OF and substitute cast
iron when the need comes
Another was discussing this same
question OF copper. He said there
wasn't nearly the need OF copper
that the outside world believed. be-
cause new alloy OF aluminium had
been discovered. with which the
shells can be banded.
In any case" said he. placidly.
Germany has tremendous reserve
fund OF copper that the world seems
not TO have taken into considera.
ton. The pride OF every good Ger
man housewife is In her kitchen. Ev-
cry woman has as many pots and
pans Of copper as she can buy.
Their Kitchen walls are hung with
them. Think OF the hundreds OF
thousands OF pounds that will give
us"
No comment can add 10 the
strength Of that statement. The
speaker evidently thought II mere
commonplace. The nation that
counts on the sacrifice OF the house
wives pots and pans. and on the
cooperation of the housewives
we'll. that nation Is sure TO be hard
to whip.
began 10 understand why every
member OF the American colony here
and haven't uncovered one dis
senter-believe that Germany viii
win. do not know OF any who
does not believe that Germany's
cause Is just. But their confidence
Is based on their knowledge of the
German spirit.
Il have just returned from the
'front.'" said one American. II talk
tContinued on PaEe Two.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
KING VICTOR is
KEEN FISHERMAN

Victor Emmanuel, king of Italy. is
keen fisherman and spends hour
after hour with his rod. though the
best OF luck does not always attend
his piscatorial expeditions. Once,
after several hours angling had
brought him only three poor fish
and he was returning to the castle.
he was met by peasant with a
magnificent catch of trout. "You
seem to be no great fisherman, to
judge by your CATCH" commented
the peasant. II should say you were
about as lucky as the king" why?"
inquired his majesty. "Oh," replied
the peasant, he thinks great deal
OF himself as sportsman. but he
is poor body, much more fit to be
king than fisherman"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
THE DANCING MAsTER-"Forward and Back~

did the great opportunities he had
wasted" said Mr.. Tyler. with whom
Burroughs had made his home sew
eral years. "Often he broke down
and wept, and after these Ats OF re-
morse he would struggle manfully
to regain his hold on life, but the
drug always held him back"
Burroughs told the police before
he died that he had been living late
ly at No. II Bagg-st. He had been
married, but his wife obtained di.
vorce some years ago. He had last
heard from her in Ann Arbor. but
her present whereabouts are not
known TO local friends OF Mr.. Bur.
roughs, She Is said to have been
an actress.
Every opportunity had been OF.
cred Burroughs TO get on ais feet
aagin. He had been offered a posi-
tion az inspector in the Burroughs
Adding Machine plant. His friend.
DR.. f. r.. Loucks, No. S37 West
Grand-blvd.. volunteere dto take him
to the plant in an automobile last
Thursday, but Burroughs begged or.
saying he would not present good
enough appearance. Joseph Boyer.
Jr, son of the president OF the Bur
roughs company, was at Burroughs
bedside when the end came.
Burroughs last days were full OF
suffering. Saturday he called at
the Office of DR.. William l.. Baker,
No. so Park-blvd., who had often be-
friended him. He was half-starved
and suffering from lack OF sleep. and
threatened TO take his life then. DR..
Baker called the police and had Bur
roughs locked up to protect him
from himself He spent the night
In the central station and was re-
leased Sunday morning. II is sup
posed that he went Immediately 10
the rooming house where he made
the fatal attempt on his life.
The day before, Friday, Burroughs
was picked up on a doorstep at No.
III Park-blvd.. and taken TO the sta
tion. When released Saturday morn.
ing. he promised to go to work.
Thursday he collapsed on the steps
OF Harper hospital, and was taken
in. but was released soon afterward.
Under the direction OF Mr.. Boyer
Jr.. the body was removed TO the
undertaking rooms OF Frank j.
Blake, No. AZ High-st. east The
Boyers are looking after the funeral
arrangements. and the body prob
ably will be buried here. Deceased
leaves a brother and sister in Los
Angeles. The latter Is reported to
be seriously i'll.
DR.. Loucks is not impressed with
the police theory that craving for
dope led to Burroughs act. Within
theta -fex- months -Rurrnnghs- had
been addicted TO drink rather than
dope" SO far as the doctor had OBJ
served. After taking local cure last
simmer the man apparently cut out
morphine. Several times in the past
wek he had been under the influence
OF liquor. however. and his close
friends hold to the theory that re
morse drove him to suicide Dr.
Loucks last saw him on Thursday
when Burroughs came to his house
to get money for a shave and and a
hair cut. II was shortly afterwards
that he was found at the entrance to
Hrrper hospital.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
z FAMILIES
NEAR DEATH
Reused from Sleep in
Burning House by
Passersby

Ray Dowel. OF No. 43 Medbury-
ave-, and George Fudrich. of No. As
Superior-st., discovered blaze in
the house at No. SO Superior-st., at
2:30 o'clock, Monday morning, and
aided by Patrolman j. II. Mitchell
son, succeeded in arousing the two
families who were sound asleep In
the burning house.
Dowel was taking Fudrich home in
his auto. when they saw smoke from
the house owned by Benjamin Burn
steinfi and occupied by the families
Of A. Whitman and z. p. Leftwich.
Dowel pounded on the door. and
shouted to arouse the sleeping in.
mates OF the house, Patrolman
Nicholson, attracted by the noise.
aiding him.
Meanwhile, Fudrich ran to st. An
tome and Leland-sts., and turned In
a fire alarm.
The fire department quickly check.
ed the blaze, and all the occupants of
the house escaped In safety. The
damage amounted to about 5000.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
AGAIN
THREATENS
Edison Plant and Mas
ter Records Are
Endangered

WEST ORANGE. N. j., March 8.
Fire for time threatened to de
stroy what was left OF the Thomas
A. Edison plant here early today.
The gold-plated master records were
endangered and only after hard work
on the part of volunteer fire fighters
were they saved.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
English Vessel Also
Damaged by Sui
tan's Guns
TURKISH CLAIM
FLATLY DENIED
City of Smyrna Is
Nearly Abandoned
by Civilians
BY ED. L. KEEN.

(Staf Correspondent United Press.J
LONDON, March s.--A French
cruiser was put out of action and
an English cruiser badly damaged
during the Sunday afternoon bonn
bardment of the Dardanelles. the
Turkish war ONCE claimed In an OF
fetal statement given out today and
transmitted here by wireless from
Berlin.
Unofficial dispatches. Berlin wire
lessed, confirmed the Turkish claims
Turkish shells exploded on the deck
of the French warship. killing many
of her crew. She steamed slowly
out OF the lighting line, with her
upper works in flames.
The Turkish statement follows:
During Sunday afternoon the
enemy's cruisers. including the Ma
jestic and Irresistible. bombarded
the inner forts of the Dardanelles.
They suffered heavy damage.
"a French cruiser was put out Of
action. An English cruiser was bad
ly damaged. The enemy ceased mr.
ing within a fe whours and with
drew. The Turkish batteries suf-
fered no damage Of any description
British admiralty oficers fatly de-
MED the claims Of the Turks They
asserted that the latest official dis
patches from vice-Admiral Garden.
reported the allied feet bombarding
the forts at long range. outside the
fire OF the forts.
Smelling Of the Asiatic city Of
Symrna has been resumed by the
British East Indian feet, according
10 Athens dispatches today. Rear
Admiral Peirse's squadron has been
reinforced by French warship and
a fiotilla OF smaller craft, including
mine sweepers, and is pouring an
incessant fire on the Turkish land
batteries.
Nearly all civilians In Smyrna. q
city of 100000. have fed to the hills.
Athens reported. Part of the $4,000
troops in the Smyrna garrison are
throwing up entrenchments behind
the city to guard the Smyrna-Con
stantinople railway.
From the Gulf OF Saros. the big
guns Of the Queen Elizabeth, direct
ed by aviators were hurling great
masses Of metal against For Kilid
Continued on Pare Two.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08

NEW YORK-"All men look for
in a woman Is dowry,' said Yetta
Tesberg. 80 years old. whereupon
she retired TO her room and turned
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08

pe,reis ri.e. Job Pr,ntins Dept
Mai. <k0n.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
FRENCH CRUISER IS PUT
OUT OF ACTION--TuRK
FIRE GROWS effective.
THE WEATHER

and Tuesday. fair. somewhat colder
tonightJ moderate northerly winds.
Lower Michigsnt Fair Monday
night and Tuesdayy gentle 90 noder-
ate northwest 10 north winds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
Lawabiding Saloonist Gets Beaten
Up for Creating Desert On Sunday

on the gas. Her body was found
two days later.
COLUMBUS. O.-Four students in
the College OF Agriculture, declare
10 cents day each covers all their
living expenses.
CHICAGo-with temperature be-
low freezing, William A. Hunter
won s25 bet by stripping and
swimming $50 feet from shore ard
back In Lake Michigan.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08

NEW YORK. March s,-Virtue
may be It's own reward. but no one
can convince Philip Koebel. saloon
keeper, OF II. When he closed his
bar on Sunday. outraged citizens at
tackled and beat him and then
wrecked the place.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-22

In his speech to the Associated
Press in New York Tuesday, Presi-
dent Wilson did newspaper men one
injustice. That was when he spoke of
sending out erroneous reports, when
here are always some people, or at
least one person, who can supply the
exact information. Mr.. Wilson prob
ably judged all others by himself. No
doubt he always gives accurate infor-
nation, except in those instances
when he thinks proper not to give
any. But in both public and private
life, the man who gives out informa-
tion that is contrary to his own in
terests or beliefs is a rarity. Every
newspaper has to print something
To print nothing would be suicide. 1t
generally tells the truth as nearly as
it can, and generally too nearly to
suit those whom the truth displeases
or hurts. Also, the harm which can
be done by erroneous reports is great
ly overcome by the intelligence of the
public. The American public was not
much excited over the Turtle Bay in
cident. Even while it read the report
with interest, it knew it might be in
whole or in part untrue. So it is o1
all the other sensational reports that
are printed almost every day and con.
tradicted the next.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-22

come In three times year, and If he
comes in four she loses. If she has a
mad passion to treat a few OF her
friends to ice cream sodas she has to
wait till next months allowance day.
If she ever saved SO you'd reduce her
pay. III BET this poor little wife Of
yours first got into trouble through
losing 50 in a friendly penny auction
game, and she's been trying to over
take it ever since
A gentle hand was laid on the mans
arm.
"You will help herr The low, sweet
voice was full of more than appeal; il
was full Of trust aud confidence.
There was a slight cOnvuisive heav-
ing Of Perry's shoulders. but that was
all. He drew out a pocketbook and
counted some money into the yellow
haired woman's hand.
Now, bring Gwen to me-" he said
and his voice had no harshness. his
eyes no sternness, his smile no bitter
ness.
With moist eyes June hurried from
the room. She was glad that she had
stayed here. glad that she had come
very glad indeed. but now she was in
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-22

man stopped at the door OF &C
Kingsley court and rang the
bell with a vigorous jerk.
''Mr. Perry" he announced bluntly.
-'Yes, sir" replied the impudent page
girl. by no means abashed, and she
threw open the parlor door. Right
In here" She grinned as she switched
on the lights for him and saw that he
was oppressed by the fact of the drawn
curtains.
The yellow haired woman found him
standing solidly in the center OF the
room, facing the door.
Where is my wifeT' he loudly de
manded.
Don't bark at me!' snapped the vel
low haired woman.
The man abated none Of its intensity
as he repeated his demand.
''In a minute" The yellow haired
woman was quite calm and collected
II don't mind turning over a parlor tC
settle a domestic scrap, but I want my
bill settled first. Eight -hfty."
How do ! know that she is guilty OF
gambling? How do know that she is
here?"
The woman's lip curled.
Want to see her with the goods
Well, Jackson il you'll promise TO be-
have III show her to you through Il
peephole.'
The mans fists clinched convuls1vely
You'd better pass over my eight-fif
ty first said the yellow haired wo
man.
Just minute, please" sweet
voice. low, gentle. cultured-no such
voice as the man had expected to hear
in this place. He was equally impress
ed when he turned and saw the beau
tiful young girl who had glided through
the rear door. her face full of serious
purpose.
"Who rang for your" snapped the
yellow haired woman, her eyes fam
ing with instant resentment.
81 stayed in this house for no other
reason than to see Mr.. Perry" an
nounced June. with no trace of timidi
ty about her.
what do you know about this?"
Mrs. Perry is in deep trouble and
needs your help
"She had no reason to be in trouble
| give my wife an ample allowance
The man turned from June.
''You give it, Across June's mind
there flashed again the whole Of hel
own vital problem-that whatever the
wife has must come from the husband
in the nature OF charity. She saw her
self again as the piteous little beggaI
before Ned. whom she loved, and she
saw Mrs. Perry in that same attitude
before this stern husband. "What
right have you to call it giftY'
The man stopped and turned to June
with a puzzled brow. She had Sc
asdr in him new thought
This angel of mercy stuff is bad fol
profits" rasped the voice Of the yellow
head. But | can't overlook a chancs
ike this. l know your kind. Jackson
Perry. You give your wife an allow
ance that covers everything but emer
Rencies- You d9ura the nlumhAr q