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/ fiif ^ MR MERCHANT- & W j ;= mu %tulmtl'M££i I NWI^HFXX>UD Is t’.ie only Satuntay M\ THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN HOT SPRINGS THAT RECEIVES THE FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT Chi .-. . ^ -h VOLUME X'XXH. HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 26, 1914. j * ■ jwr Mr NUMBER 172. (PEACE CONFERENCE, AFTER GENERAL RESUME OF SITUA TION. IS MOST HOPEFUL. WIIUI.il EASE HUERTA III1WN American Delegates Will Stand Pat . v on the Theory That Land Owner ship is Fruitful of Revolution and Insist This Question Be Solved. Niagara Palis, Ontario, May lie.— .smooth pi ogress toward an agree ment on all phases of tile Mexican problem is being made by the medi ators and Lite American and Mexican delegates. This was stated with em phasis by the mediators tonight after a day of conferences, nrincipally with the Mexican delegates. The three South American diplo mats made ii plain tfhat while every aspect of the Mexican situation, both internal and international, had been laid before tl.<- delegates, no formal basis had been reached for the treat ment in any specified order of the issues involved, nor has the relative importance of the main issues been defined. The discussion tints far lias been general. The mediators have taken the position that they are essential ly counsellors. They will not suggest names for the provisional presidency, nor will they recommend any form of ' government. Prom the Mexican delegates them selves must originate proposals con cerning the internal affairs of their country, and these suggestions will be transmitted by the mediators to straw ty U'leri.yan delegates, talllc jTho theory uud-r 'which the In ?tll^ inul questions are being brought •o-‘'r into Uhe discussion is that the United ni ' States has a right to say whom it will recognize as provisional presi dent of Mexico, and therefore can indicate in advance who will bear ceptabie. On the agrarian problem, too, sug gestions must, originate from the Mexican delegates. Thus far the question has been whether Mexico’s hind problem could properly lie dis cussed in an international tribunal. The Mexican delegates regard it as a purely internal question. The American delegates, on the other hand, have maintained that ns the land question has bred revolution after revolution, some program should lie considered with a view to influencing a gradual settlement of the question. < The purpose of the American dele gates, it is said, is to place the prob lem so conspicuously before the world ns nn obligation of the future provisional government that no new administration could ignore it. Other aspects of the Mexican ques tion. however, (have not been ignored. The relative importance which should he attached in the parleys to die Tampico incident, the personnel jof the now provisional government and kindred questions incident to the transition to another administration have been talked over in detail. No points have been decided but. enough „( the viewpoint of Pile (American and Mexican delegates has been revealed to the mediators to warrant them in expressing distinct encouragement ovf*r the outlook. The mediators and the American delegate,s alike, pay warm tribute to the./Mexican delegates. The latter have approached the work of compos pi., the dirficulties besetting tlheir country from a broad patriotic stand point. , The conferees have pledged them x selves to keep tlheir proceedings ' secret. One reason for this is the desire of the Mexican delegates that various phases of the discussion, par ticularly those relating to the retire ment of Huerta, should not he misin terpreted in Mexico City and thus weaken the* administration Where in handling the military situation. The Mexican delegates are observ ing with keen interest the miltary campaign of the constitutionalists hut they do not think it possibly can re sult in the capture of Mexico-City for months. They deny flatly the capture of Saltillo. In the meantime it is their hope Mint a new provisional govern ment will he set up which the Cnlted States will promptly recognise. This, they expect, would be followed by recognition by powers generally. With ft government efttabllahed >n Mexico CIt.v the Mexican delegates believe the constitutionalists would be compelled to accept it. If they refused, the belief prevails that a constituted government duly recog nized and able therefore to secure ammunition rree-ry would he strong enough to crush revolutions quickly. Before a final agreement is reached, however, on the character of the new provisional government, it is the intention of tile mediators and the American dele gates to assist in creating an administration neutral in its relation to Mexican political fac tious and capable of administering fairly a new eleotiop. A government founded on such a principle and diking into considera tion the platform oi the constitution alist movement -which lias been tic elimination of Huerta and the re stoiation of constitutional authority, would, in tlie opinion of some of the mediators, in the end he approved by the Mexican people, and a revolt against it could not reach serious proportions. Certain Mexican delegates suggest that tlie United States should inter pose no objections to General Hu erta’s becoming a candidate for the presidency at any election called by the provisional 'government set up as a result of the mediation. This, they feel, would permit him to retire with dignity and would help restore permanent peace. The medi ators are pleased with the prompt notification to them by Huerta of his proposed military campaign against the constitutionalists lately landed in the state of Vera Cruz. He telegraphed the Spanish ambas sador at Washington as well as the mediators that whatever movement [he would take in opposition to these constitutionalists should not he inter preted as a violation of the armistice. Jose Kequina, who was a candidate for vice president on the same ticket with General Felix Diaz, and Cecilio (icon, left here today for Toronto, after a conference witli the Mexican delegates. They preserved secrecy, About their mission but it was learned that they came primarily to express their approval of mediation and place their fortunes In lllie hands of the Mexican delegates. The lat ter gave them no promises, but said they were hearing in mind the inter ests of all Mexicans in the negotia tions here. The Diaz representatives did not see the mediators. There were no ennefrences with flic Ahidrican delegates during the day. The mediators spent most of their time explaining to the Mex'cans the viewpoint of the Americans as presented to them last night. MISSOURI PACIFIC MAY DEFAULT ON BONDS IF HOLDERS DO NOT AGREE TO EXTEND PAYMENT ONE YEAR \ THIS WILL-BE DONE. New York, May 25.—George J. Gould, chairman of the Missouri Pa cific Railway Company, today an nounced, after a meeting of the di rectors, that an extension of time had been granted holders of the $25,• 1-00,0 0 three-vear notes maturing June 1 to deposit their notes and thus signify their willingness to (have the notes extended for one year. Mr. Gould said that nearly (15 per cent of the notes bad been deposited with the Union Trust Company up to the close of business today, and lie was hopeful that the remaining 25 per cent would be turned in before May 29. An official statement on behalf of the company explaining the plan, roan: “Unfortunately, tilie maturity of the notes comes at a time not propitious for financing such a large issue. The railroad property is in good physical condition and it Is confidently ex pected that if tlie extension is as sured the company will have ample time to readjust its affairs, especially with tlie prospects of good crops and an improvement of conditions throughout the count..,. “If it is determined that holders of a sufficient amount of notes have not agreed .tilie extension agreement will be rescinded, the deposited notes re turned. tlie railway company will lie in default and tlie note holders will have lost their opportunity of obtain ing tlie additional security, namely, tlie $.1,000,000 face value of St. Louts, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company bonds, which then will be returned to t^e treasury of tlie com pany. “The situation and its conse quences, tHiereforo. rest with the note holders.” -o NEW CARDINALS CREATED. Rome, May 25.—(At a secret con sistory held at the Vatican today Pope Pius created thirteen new car dinals, Among those made cardinals was Monslgnor Ixmls Nazaire Begin„ archbishop of Quebec, Canada. A number of bishops also were con : firmed. is DEFIANT CHARACTERIZES AS UNTRUE TES TIMONY GIVEN BY CHARLES S. MELLEN. NO FACTS WERE CONCEALED Declares That the Elder Morgan Did Not Interfere in Any Way With the Management of the New Haven Railroad. * New York, May 25.—J. P. Morgan tonight characterized ms untrue the testimony of Charles S. Mellon, for mer head of the New York, New Ha ven and Hartford ra'lroad, before the interstate commerce commission In Washington last week that J. Pier pout Morgan concealed from Mr. Mel len facts regarding the New Haven road which Mr. Mellen should have known. Mr. Morgan offered to produce be fore any proper tribunal at any time the records of ,f. P. Morgan and 'Com pany and tlie personal records of his father. Tin stateim lit wa- his first direct reply to Mr. Me lon's Washington tes timony which lie examined, he said, from the stenographic report. The statement said: “1 became a director of the New Haven railroad in April, and re signed December 21 of the same year. The only reference to me personally in Mr. Mullen's testimony has to do with the fact that i, as a director of the company, called upon him and told him that a change in the presi dency was desirable. For that act, either as a director or an individual. 1 accept tin: responsibility "Mr. Mellen, in substance, charges my father with having concealed from him facts which the president of the company should have known. During the last ten years of niv father's life he was abroad more than one-third of tile time. He was actively connected during this whole period with many different affairs. That he would have had the time, even if he had had the desire, to interfere actively in tile management of the New Haven, is im possible. “Mr. Mellen is right in picturing my father's deep interest in New Ha ven affairs. My father was born in New Eng and and believed in the New Haven railroad. He recoggnized as others have that with the shifting of tlte center of population in this coun try and flu1 changing economic con ditions, the commercial position of New England was threatened and that a change in this commercial position would, unless an effort were made to counteract it, result in an unfavor able effect upon New England's lead ing railroad. He undoubtedly believ ed that a rai road peculiarly situated as Is the New Haven with a growing passenger traffic at very low rites and with expensive Improvements re quired all along its line, must make every effort to increase its traffic and maintain its position. He believed, moreover, that the New Haven and the Boston and Maine, which were not, in his opinion, in any sense competing lines, could he operated to the bene fit of New England more advanta geously together than apart and that no harm could come to the public from this amalgamation bv reason of the fuli measure of state and national regulation which the laws afforded. I am quite ready U> believe also that he agreed with Mr. Mellon that the entrance of the Grand Trunk railway into Providence would have involved the unnecessary duplication of facili ties for which the New Englfind pub lic sooner or 'ater would have had to pay. Hut the Imputation that my father in any sense took the manage ment of the railroad, or any part of its affairs, out of the hands of the prcsidfnt. is untru... “On March 9, 1914, our firm made public a letter showing in detail the totai not profits from every source to the firm of J. I’. Morgan & Com pany, or to any of its members, grow ing out of transactions of any kind whatever connected with the New Ha ven lines for a period of 20 years. Those net profits amounted to ap proximately $250,000, which included their compensation for handling alone or in connection with others, securities of the par value of $:“!3,noe,ooo. “The records of my firm and the personal records of my father are in tact; they arc availabe and ready for production before any proper tribunal at any time." Mellen's Caustic Reply. New Haven, Conn., May Sit,— Charles S. Mellon, former president of the New Haven system, at his borne in New Haven tonight made this comment when bis attention was called to Mr. Morgan's statement: "I testified under oath. My testi mony stands as it was given. If Mr. Morgan wants to testify under oatli be can do so, so far ~as I am eon corned." TITANIC VICTIMS WILL liLT LITTLE STEAMSHIP COMPANY IS ONLY LIABLE FOR FREIGHT AND PAS SAGE MONEY COLLECTED. Washington, May 25.—Jtecause the Titanic struck an iceberg rather than another British ship, the supreme court today held that the owner, the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, was entitled to have its liability for loss of life anil property in suits brought in American courts limited in accordance with maritime law. Tthis means that those who sue in American courts will get virtually nothing, the law limiting liabilities to salvage from the wreck and the pas senger and freight tnyney collected for the voyage, about $'J1,000 in all. The total claims against the company have reached $12,ooo,uo0. The court held that where a lone ship is wrecked the law of Cite coun try in which suit is brought governs the limitation of liability. In the briefs in the cases it was stated that under Britisli law the liability of the owner of the Titanic will he about $2.0 0,000, if it is found that the wreck occurred without tlhe fault or knowledge of the owner, and unlim ited if it occurred with its fault or knowledge. The presence of .(. Bruce Ismay, managing director, on the Titanic at the time of the wreck, complicates this question. .lustIce McKenna dissented, hold ing the British law should apply. Attorney for Titanic Claimants Will Try to Carry Case Further. New York, May 25.—A. L. Broug ham, attorney for about 200 Titanic claimants, today made the following statement regarding the supreme court decision: "The supreme court's decision does not go farther than to hold that the case is to be judged in accordance with the provisions of the American statute. These provisions are to the effect that if the steamship company can show that the disaster occurred without its ‘knowledge or privity,’ then It will he entitled to a limitation of liability to $‘M,000. “The claimants will contend that, oven umler the American law, the steamship company fs not entitled to this lipiitation because the accident was due largely to the fault of the steamship company itself in the de signing and equipment of the ship, especially in the failure to furnish sufficient lifeboats. Tlhe Knglish courts already have held that the steamship company was responsible for the disaster.’’ - - ■ - - -_r%.— .. ELIMINATION TRIALS IN BIG AUTO RACE BRAGC. CIRCLED TRACK AT THE RATE OR NINETY-FOUR MILES AN HOUR. Indianapolis, Ind., May 25.—Fifteen of the forty-five drivers entered in the annual 5oo mile automobile race here next Saturday made part of the elimination trials here today. A total of seventeen trials were timed and of that number the work of Ouray in his little French car was said by the officials to be one of the most remarkable exhibitions ever witnessed on the local track. Tliih car, willli a piston displacement of 18:! cubic inches, made the 2Vfe-mile circuit of the track in 1 minute and 40 seconds, which is at a speed of approximately 90 miles an hour. All of the other cars have a piston dis placement of 459 cubic inches, the limit for the 500-mile race. . Of the forty-five drivers who must make the elimination tests, the thirty who make the circuit of the track in the best time will be entered in the race. Bach car Is allowed three trials. Hrag4 made the best time In the runs today, circling the course in 1 minute and 36J1 seconds, or approxi mately at a speed of 94 mWa an hour. The elimination tests will con tinue through tomorrow and Wednes day. \ : BASIS FOR THE MEDIATORS TO WORK ON HAS BEEN REACHED AT NIAGARA. WASHINIiTON IS IIUUYANT Carranza's Representative Has Re ceived No Word From Him in Re gard to Taking Part in the Media tion Proceedings. Washington, May 25.—Satisfactory reports from the Mexican mediation conference at Niagara Kails today In creased the hopes of the Washington government that international war fare can lie avertAl and ultimate peace brought to Mexico. The Interchanges between Ameri can commissioners and the president were not disclosed but there was a feeling of buoyancy at the white (house and state department despite disquieting rumors. That a satisfac tory basis for working out tlie inter national dispute had been reached was declared to bo a fact. Moreover, it was asserted that the prospect for smothering ttie fires of revolution within Mexican borders in a reason aide time is not discouraging:. No assurances have conie from General Carranza tMat lie will send representatives to the mediation con ference even as listeners and inform ants. Denial was givpn in official quarters, however, that Carranza had refused flatly to consider any form of mediation proposals and H even is asserted tliiat Carranza is giving seri ous thought to some mediation pro posals that have been suggested. 'One point made is fluit even should Carranza's forces capture Mexico City, sucli a climax would not pacify Mexico and there still would lie need for mediation. There are many who believe that the strong men in the revolt against Huerta would realize that constitutional government must tie established in tfhe wake of military conquest, and that such only could he accomplished through the good of fices of the A. ft. C. fiowers. General Carranza’s representatives here had no word from him during title day with regskj&„ to the sugges tions that have been made to him for participation in the mediation pro ceedings, nor as to the forward move ment of the army ' from Torreon. Mate department official* reiterated that thus far there had been no seri ous hitch in the negotiations and con firmed reports from Niagara Kail* that difficulty Over the agrarian question had been overcome Tine Huerta foreign office explained that the activity of lederais neai Vera Cruz is in preparation for a for ward movement of constitutionalists from the east coast, Admiral Badger in tills connection worwarded reports that cimslitut ionaltMa were marching southward from Tuxpant to engage lite federally,!!curTVcra Cruz. The United 'states also gave assur ance that no more American aero plane* would sail across the Mexican lines as long as hostilities are sus pended. This was determined as a consequence of Mexican federuls firing on one of the navy aeroplanes yesterday when it snlled over a fed eral outpost. It lias been determined by t8ie navy department not to withdraw any battleships from Mexican waters at this time, though such a course lias been contemplated. It was made plain at the department that none of the battleships would be withdrawn until there is absolute assurance that tlie army will not be forced to.a cam paign into Mexico. War qfficials Intend to lie prepared for any emergency. It Ihas been from the beginning a part of the plan of campaign, in the event of a forward movement, to have the navy land suf ficient forces to hold Vera Cruz as a, base. Eleven torpedo boats have been withdrawn from Mexican waters be cause these craft are not adapted to prolonged service in the heavy sea son of the Mexican gulf. An impor tant conference was held today over the oil git nation at Tampico between Secretary Bryan, Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the British '’ambassador, and Mr. Van Ttai«pard, minister from Tlhe Netherlands. It resdltod in a decision on the part of the three powers to repudiate ac quisition of oil properties or lease of foreigners by persous who took nd vantage of the enforced absence of rightful claimants. Notice of the in dention of the governments ha* been, \ forwarded to the authoriti id co. Condition in Guadalajanl were re ported (|uiet, but advices (that the position of Huerta in MtVico City steadily was growing worse again readied Washington phrmigA diplo niatic and private Mexican channels. Huerta’s financial straits Were de scribed in one message as tile most serious phase in the situation for him. Fears were expressed that with his war chest practically eluuioted, liis troops might get out of hand, or Hint one of iliis generals might seize the favorable opportunity to luunch another revolt against him. The Zapatista menace was not re garded seriously by the author of tills report, who stated that Zapata had little or no artillery to attack such an easily defended stronghold as Mexico City and that he sfhowed little inclination to attack the capital. Another message reiterated the rumors of growing military dissatis faction, and added that among the civil population there was also a strong antldluerta feeling. The uni fying effect of the American landing in Vera Cruz, it was said, was passing away, and parts of the population were commencing to take sides ■against the provisional president. ...— n ---- ASSAULT CHARGE DISMISSED. Honolulu, Muy 25.- -A charge or as sault with a deadly weapon preferred against United States District Attor ney Jeff MeCarn was (ijsmissed ill the district court here late today, trim action taken by the court was responsive to the receipt of inrorma ion that the ease is 'o lie taken before the federal grand jury and that.tihe investigation will be conducted by a government officer en route to Honolulu. Met'am and Claudius McBride, an attorney, on May 5 quarreled over litigation in which they were the op posing attorneys. Kpithets were ap plied and MeCarn is alleged to have drawn a revolver. He was prevented from using It by Henry Hussraan, a Hawaiian youth. MeCarn Is prominent in church and reform affairR. lie was appointed from Tennessee a few montths ago. HOME RULE BILL PASSED. London, May 25. Ry a volo of 351 to 274 the house of commons today passed for the third time the home rule lilll. Tiie 1)111 now becomes a law whether the house of lords assents or not. —. — -r» - BRITISHERS TIRING OF SUFFRAGETTES GENERAL ONSLAUGHT ON THEIR MEETINGS BY CITIZENS IS LOOKED FOR. London, May 25.—“Some day an ex asperated crowd will break into a pro cession of militants. What will then happen to you women nobody knows !}t present. You have to thank the police for being alive." ‘Magistrate Hopkins of the Bow Street police court thus addressed a sufttragette, who today applied for a summons against an unknown man who she declared had struck her In the, face when the crowd1 rushed the suffrage meeting In Hyde Park Sun day afternoon and the police came to the women's rescue. The magistrate's warning indicates the public exasperation that exists against the militants. Their attacks on the king have greatly intensified this feeling. AH that is needed, la tiie opinion of some observers, for the suppression of niilitantism is the withdrawal of police protection from the militants. Tiie closing of the public art gal leries because of suffragette outrages has increased the resentment against them. The national gal 'wry and other Important art centers are closed, while at tip' British museum women are ad mitted only by ticket. -Miss May Richardson, sentenced to six months imprisonment last March for slashing “Tiie Rokeby Menus," who was released and then rearrested May 20, after undergoing an opera tion for appendicitis, was released to night from Holloway jail. She had been on a hunger and thirst ‘‘strike” and was in a serious condition. CLEVELAND HAS BIG FIRE. •Cleveland, Ohio, May 35.—F*i%e In lumber yards on the flats tonight caused a loss estimated at $t,000,000, and destroyed a large portion of the central viaduct, which connects the south side with the business part of tihe east side. The lumber yar Is destroyed were those of the Kisher & Wilson Lumber Company and the Martin Harris Lum ber Company. >\ strong west wind blew sparks over a large part of the city. 'ROOSEVELT AT CAPITAL PROGRESSIVES LOOK TO HIM TO LAY OUT PLANS FOR FUTURE OF PARTY TODAY. W01I1D DiSTDHD DEMOCRATS Members of the Roosevelt Party Looking Forward to the Conference To Be Influenced in Action on Mat ters Pending Before Congress Now. Washington, May 25.—Colonel ItooH^vi it will return to Washington tomorrow on one of the few visits h<N- ^ has made since lie left the whit house. He will spend nine lioum the capital and the plans made him give promise that lie will put a full day's work before tie leaves a midnight for Oyster Hay. The primary object of the cononel's trip is to deliver a lecture before the National Georgraphie Society on his Houth American explorations, but politicians are more interested In the conference he Will hold just before lie leaves with the progressive leaders in congress. This conference may develop a plan of action by ttie progressive party in tin- coming congressional campaign. If it resuiis In nothing more, the party leaders expect Mr. Roosevelt to show the way in which the Wilson administration can he most advantageously attacked by campaign orators and In pre-election literal nre. Colonel Roosevelt is due in Wash ington from Philadelphia at 8: 20 p. in., and expects to go directly to the National Museum to look over speci mens he procured for that Institution on his African hunting trip several years ago. Many of these specimens have been mounted since Mr. Roose velt paid tills last'visit to Washing ton. From the museum the colonel prob ably will go to the white house to pay ills respects to President Wilson. He was invited to take luncheon there but was unable to leave Oyster Hay In time to keep a luncheon en gagement. Next, lie will go to the home of Senator Lodge, one of his intimate friends, who is giving a re ception in honor of members of the diplomatic corps. Tliie colonel will take dinner at a down town hotel with officials of the Geographic Society and lias no en gagements until his lecture, which is sceduled to begin at 8 o'clock. The lecture probably will last nearly two hours, and immediately after its con clusion Colonel Roosevelt will be driven to the progressive party head quarters, where tfie conference with other party leaders in congress will be (held. Every member of the party in the house who is in Washington is ex pected to attend, hut Senator Clapp will be the only representative from tlie senate. Senator Poindexter, the other progressive, is a member of the committee which left today to attend tiie tuneral of the iate Senator Brad ley. lie said today that he would see Co'onel iHooeevelt laater at Oyster Ilay. No definite plans liave been made for the conference at party head quarters. The colonel will be told, however, just what success the party has had in attempting to put through its legislative program at the present session, and each man will outline the steps lie thinks are necessary in his own district and elsewhere to gain victory in November. The colonel will be advised also of what his supporters in congress, be lieve are the weak spots in the ad ministration and will be ask,ed to devise methods of attack. Reports that Colonel Roosevelt might confere while here with lead ers of the republican party were not regarded to day as significant. It was recalled that Senators Root, Gatlin ger, Smoot and Warren, four of the most active of "old guard" of the party in tihe senate, are members of the Bradley funeral committee, and „&jj will not be in town tomorrow. Sena tor Borah speaks at a republican gathering in Detroit tonight and will not return in time to see the colonel. That Washington outside of politi cal leaders Is greatly interested in "the colonel’s visit became apparent today when the general public had its opportunity to obtain seats for the lecture. There was a line two blctchs loug leading up to the home of the Geograifhlp Society. The demand in | official circles for seats has been brisk. : :'v' -S IjiM l-XvnS