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HOT SPRINGS. ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 24. 1914. MR MERCHANT Most people do more shopping on Saturday than any other two days in the week excepting Monday. To reach the Saturday shopper THE SENTI NEL-RECORD Is the only Saturday paper published In Hot Springs. VOLUME XXXII. WEATHER FORECAST Washington, June 23.—Forecast for Arkansas: Generally fair and contin ued warm Wednesday and Thursday. NUMBER 198. COMMISSION GOVERNMENT ACAIN PROVES ITS POPULARITY HERE AT THF DOLLAR DIN NER AT ESSEX PARK. ATTENDANCE LARGEST YET Former Attorney General Hal Nor wood Was the Guest of Honor, and Made a Happy Speech, Which Was Well Received—Cotham Talks. The fourth “Dollar Dinner,” that held at Kssex Park last night, was the moat successful of all its prede cessors, the attendance was larger, and the personnel was changed suf ficiently to justify the commendation of the change made by the last com mittee in which instead of tills din ner being by invitation, the dinner party doors were opened to all citi zens who volunteered to buy a ticket. There were more than 120 guests seated about the long tables that oc cupied the whole of the first floor of the handsome Kssex Park club house and extended out to the broad front verandah, where more than forty guests were provided for, and where later the speaking took place. Mine Host Simon Cooper well maintained his reputation as a ca terer, and, assisted by Mr. C. O. Kve land, he prepared a menu that re ceived its most splendid compliment from Mr. Norwood, the guest of honor, who declared it was better than one that had been served in Kittle Hock at $7 per plate. Chairman Dr. Kllsworth of the committee, and Toastmaster Judge C. Floyd Jluff also received many com pliments on the manner in which they had perfected Pile arrangements for this occasion. The entire attend ance came in autos, and they kept sufficiently far apart on (lie road to minimize the dust evil, and make the trip most enjoyable. Alter the dinner had ^een serve! those seated in the main dining room removed their chairs to the Ion poitfco, where Judge Huff, acting a toastmaster, called the program to order wli’h the introduction of Mr. Thayer of Cleveland, Ohio, who is promoting the railroad from this city to Mena. Mr. Thayer discussed the splendid possibilities of the road, and could recite where the road would have resources to deliver to the world for the next forty years at a guaran teed paying basis. The road would cost about two and one-half million dollars, and after $500,imp had been actually spent on the improvement, tlbey knew where they could get the other necessary two million. They had spent about $15,000 on the pre liminaries, and would need about that sum more, $5,nut) of which Mr. Thayer thought Hot Springs should furnish to the enterprise on a stock I basis. The main subject of the evening had been outlined as a discussion of the commission form of government. Judge Huff introduced l<eo Mcl-angli .in, who had taken the negative side of the question. Mr. MoDaughllns speech was short, and for the most part given to a vein of humor. Ho said that tile Fort Smith plan would lie more costly than the present form of government used in Hot Springs, and he believed that the present form, after tihe experiences the peo ple had with it, Was good enough for the situation. He thought that the only tiling necessary to perfect the present municipal government was more revenue, and he was certain that tbe change to the commission form would not add to the revenue ol the city. Judge Cottham took the affirmative, and made one of the most forceful speeches he has ever delivered in this city. He first recalled that there had been so little offered in opposi tion to the commission form of gov ernment by Mr. McLaughlin that he felt there was little to defend, and then tie outlined some of the splendid advantages of the proposed change. He first spoke of the splendid trib utes of worth that were unanimously paid to our national constitution, and to our state governments, and to our every other form of government, and with the only criticism falling to our disastrous failure in municipal gov ernment. Those failures were being corrected in the adoption of business administrations to city affairs just as were applied to business affairs, and were proving Successes. He spoke of how out of the disaster that swept tiulveston a new form of municipal government had been established that had proved such a success (that it had been adopted in other cities, and was being improved to meet other conditions, until now the com mission form of city government was the tiling to be looked for with hope by every city in wliieii the obsolete form of the old-time had proved in adequate. The fact Chat the commissioners, three or five in number, were se lected, not. by wards, lie presented as a reason why better men were in au thority. He also spoke of the fact that “log rolling” methods would be eliminated, and that each commis sioner would stand on his own re sponsibility before the people, and that in most instances a recall ap plied, so that after six months of service, if the people had found they had made a mistake, they could cor rect that mistake. In the Fort Smith plan he stated there were five commissioners one of finance, one of public affairs, one of accounts, one of streets, and one of public parks. Under these depart ments were arranged all the depart ments of the city government. Judge Cotham was roundly ap plauded at the conclusion of ibis speech, an evidence of the popularity of his cause as well as a testimonial to the splendid manner in which it had been presented. Hal Norwood, former attorney gen eral of the slate, was then presented by Judge lluff, after Judge Huff had told a story on Mr. Norwood that captured the audience. Mr. Norwood's deliverance was interspersed with all the splendid bunior that marks Sds after-dinner speeches. Hut aside from telling many characteristic stories of our time and period and people, lie presented some interesting facts that lie had gathered from the last bulletins from the census depart ment, none the least ol' which was the very important showing that wiille Arkansas as a commonwealth had !J7, do families, the state had also JTl.OoO dwellings, proving that the people of \rkansas generally have homes and do not live doubled up in houses, lie also spoke of the development of the various resources of the state, particularly emphasizing the opportunities that lie in the rai.s tention to the_ fact .that the peach tention to the fact that he peach crop of Arkansas was larger than the apple crop, ami that the vegetable and other small crops materially figured hi the wealth of the state. Mr. Norwood told numerous stories, gathered for tiie most part through liis personal experiences of travel about tlie state as politician and us attorney, and they kept the audience in a most happy litunr B. M. Cohen was called on by Judge Huff, and he spoke of the Iron Mountain depot situation, stating the railroad had offered to do what was fair in the matter, but that it had not been met half wa> W. S. SorrelU closed the addresses, I he eagerness to get “strung out" on file road hack by the auto drivers caused thfe crowd to break slightly as he was speaking, and Mr. .Sorrells cat his remarks short, but not until he had lauded the work of the inter urban and discussed Its possibilities relative to the Ouachita dam project; had spoke for commission govern ment, hail taken Mr. Cohen to task for assuming that the railroad had been so lair and flic city so unfair, and had spoken of several other things he believed would help in the development of Hot Springs. rhoBfi present were: Hal Norwood, l ittle Rock; VV. S. Sorrells, Judge C. Floyd Huff, Judge C. T. Cotliem, Judge Leslie, George Schmelzcl, Hr. R. H. Taylor, Mr. Thayer, Mr. Gold smith, Ashdown; Oils Strauss, Dr. E. II. Ellsworth, E. M. Colien, Harry Lehman, Henry Campbell, Dr. Rob erts. Dr. Proctor, Tom Jackson. Joe Longinotti, Scott Wood, Chas. Davis, Simon Cooper, Carl Mendel, Dave Crockett, Redmond Joyce, Leo Mc Laughlin, Douglas Hotchkiss, Dr. Rowland, Sydney Nutt, W. II. Hall,' Leon Dinkelspell, Albert Mendel, Joe Denton, Dr. Huff, E. I,. Howlett, Raph Grover, Dr. Johnson, William Borman, George R. fielding, John Riggs, Ed Weaver, Mid Wooten, Ifarry Rector, J. G. Higgins, Dr. .1. T. Randolph, Captain Mellard, George Leatherman, Mayor McClendon, Tom Golden, Dr. Ellis, L. E. Sawyer, H. A. Jones, M. A. Eisele, W. W. Waters, Dr. Drennan, H. B. Williford, H. C. Phelps, J. W. Robbins, 0. L. Fergu son, Dr. E. H. Martin, J. F. Felts, Will Shelton, Larry Rlnnldo, .1. A. Lawrance, I>r. Purdham, -C. G. Spear, R. L. Williams. Mail Lowery, W. O. (’reason. Dr. Berrow, W. A. Kirk, Sam McConnell, B. P. Bayley, Supt. Trow bridge, Charles Rockafellow, C. C. Rusih, Dr. Rowland, Hugh Steele, V>r. Buchanan, J. H. Klyman, Will Moys ton, Abe Sullenberger, Birkett Wil liams, Jesse Murphy, C. L. Russ, Rube G’illiam, Frank Goodwin, Dr. A. U. Williams, Dr. Holland, Judge Ledger wood, Walter Ebel, Tom Doherty, Sam McKeehan, Jack Prisby, Jack MayB, A1 Reynolds, George Schneck, ■GREEKS BUY BATTLESHIPS PAY $12,000,000 FOR MISSISSIPPI AND IDAHO OF THE UNITED . STATES NAVY. GET VESSELS IN A WELK Turkey Protests Against the Sale But the House Approves the Senate Plan to Sell Smaller Vessels and Build Another Dreadnought. Washington. Juno 23.—Sale of the American Battleships Idaho and Miss issippi to Greece was approved late today by the house, which by a vote >f 1 74 to S7 accepted a senate amend ment to the naval appropriation bill to authorize the transaction and the huildtiug of a dreadnought with the proceeds. Formal protests for Turkey has not altered the American adminis tration's plans and the two ships pro linbly will he in the . hands of the agent of the Greek government within i week. Kiniil action on the appropriation Mil wi >1 he taken in the senate to morrow or Thursday and tlie nteas ire will lie sent to the president. As oon (herafter as possible repreaenta Ives of the Newport News Ship Build ing eompany and the Bethlehem Steel eompany, Intermediaries In the negotiations, will rail at the navy de partment and hand to Secretary Dan iels a certified check for about twelve trillions, the price agreed upon, Tlie Mississippi is at the Pensacola navy yard and it will simply be nee ssary to unload from her the sup dies and personal property of tlie officers and enUstde men and place tier in the hands of officers and crew ‘o be provided by the Newport News company to take her to Athens. The Idaho is at Gibraltar with a number of midshipmen aboard on heir summer cruise from the naval icademy. Though no definite arrange ments have been made, it is believed tie boys will lie transferred with tlie -hip's company to tire lsitt Whips Illinois and Missouri, also in the Mod terracan and Jhe Idaho will he turned over to the Greek itrew. The Turkish ambassador, Rustem Bey, wiio protested to the president yesterday that the acquisition of the Aniicijican ships world enlarge (the '•aval power of Turkey’s riv/J, would not discuss the matter today, though it was evident lie was surprised at the action of tlie house, lie declined to ndicate whi ther or not a further pro est will be made by Turkey. House Authorizes Sale. Washington, June 2.1.—The admin istration proposal to sell the battle ships Idaho and MisstgsToppi to Clreeee, already approved* by the senate was passed today by the house by a vote of 171 to 87. One dreadnought wll\ l>e built with tlie proceeds. The action of the house allows the house managers in conference to agree to the senate amendment with alterations providing specific, appro priations for the new dreadnought, wIlk'll will cost $7,800,000 exclusive of armor and armament. Tlie pro posal provides for immediate funds of $2,035,000 to begin work on the vessel as soon as the sale Is consummated. The proposal was agreed to in spite of the ciiarge 'by republicans on the floor that the sale meant “entang ling European alliances." And would involve the United States in the Hai fa rut roubles. Representative Padgett declared that the administration believed the sale of the two vessels would have a tendency "to preserve tlie peace." be tween the nations Involved and as serted that he knew of no protest against the sale being made by either country. Secretary Daniels iseued this state ment tonlgt: "Tills is a splendid thing for the navy and I am naturally much grat ified that the house concurred with the senate in accepting the depart ment's recommendation and thus tak ing advantage of this unusual appor Gilbert Wooten, John Rigsby, I). Bur gaurer, Charles Rveland, C. C. Peter son. Arthur Katz, Harry Dougherty, C. H. Jennings, Joe Bussey, Abe Kempner, W. G. Maurice, R. H. Ban croft, C. B. Frisk, W. H. Heppe, R. B. Finger, Charles V. Miller of Mis souri Lumber Co.; W. O. Green, J. S. Bernard, W. S. Springer, O. C. Mickey, Frank B. Seyles. tunity. 11! the stead of these two m • si' fi tlie navy will obtain a super do < ad nought of the most advanced type such as the Pennsylvania and id unequal to four vessels of the type of the Mississippi and the I(1 alto This ship will carry a main battery cf 12 fourteen inch guns as against Hie eight 12 inch guns carried by the Mississippi and Idaho combined. She wid have a speed of 20.5 knots, ns compared with the mnxlnnn, of 17.15 knots attained by the Missippl and id ho. Thdugh the concentration of Iter big guns in four turrets and use of oil for fuel, site will require a crew of about 800 men, where as each of the old ships required a erew of 700 men. "'Battleship No. 39 lias not yet been named and this year's naval appropria tion hill authorizes the construction of two new imtt < ships, which with this new ship will total four nnchris tened young leviatliiaus. There fore on this coming Fourth of July Pucle Sum will have the pleasing paternal duty of choosing names for his first set of quadruplets." HARVEST HANDS QUIT. Kansas City, June 23,—Unusual hu midity, as a result of recent rains and intense heat, sent many harvest hands to the shade in Kansas today and in some towns new temperature records were set for the year. Man hattan reported 100 degrees and Junction City reported the mercury at 99. Other towns experienced simi lar temperatures. The hot weather ihas caused short age of help where plenty existed a few days ago. A harvest hand dropped dead at Pratt, Kansas. CARRANZA VILLA QUARRELMAY END FORMER DENIES REPORTS OF A SERIOUS BREAK AND EXPECTS PEACEFUL SOLUTION. Says Differences Are Slight and Will Be Settled With Honor and Patriot ism to Both Parties. Saltillo, June Is (Via Laredo. Tex., ■I uue aJ.) That all reports of “alarm ing, armed and deep divisions be tween General Carranza and General Villa are false,” and that the “small differences between them will be ar ranged with the highest patriotism by both sides,” was the main part of an official statement given out here today at Carranza’s headquarters. The statement, wliidh was issued “to the press of the United States in re gard to the situation between Gen erals Carranza and Villa,” received tile personal approval of Carranza himself. It was as follows: “You may assure the public of the truth of the matter regarding the al leged differences between Villa and myself. All the news published to alarm public opinion in the United States and elsewhere by stating that there have been alarming, armed and deep divisions between the forces of General Villa and myself are com pletely and absolutely false. “The published report that Car ranza has repeatedly fled from Sal tillo and sought refuge along the American border is likewise pure fic tion. “General Carranza is here In Sal tillo surrounded by a group of distin guished and trusted followers who have the interests of his campaign at heart, and are in perfect harmony with him. Perfect tranquillity pre vails here. There are no bellicose preparations except against the army of the country and the civilized hu manity, viz.: Against the usurper, Huerta, and his associates. “The powerful forces of Carranza, Gonzales, Obregon, Natera and others are united perfectly in spirit and ac tion. Their collective aspirations are to obey unconditionally in every pro cedure the orders of their illustrious and serious chief of state and mili tary movements—Carranza. "All ardently desire, as is the wish of the first chief of the constitution alists, to create a grand, an honor able and a progressive nation that will forever exist in perfect harmony and entertain the most gratifying and pleasant relations with her illustrious neighbor to the north; Carranza’s ambition is a civilization such as that of the nation governed by the Honorable Woodrow Wilson. "The small differences between Villa and Carranza will be arranged with the highest patriotism by both parties concerned. These small dif ferences will he arranged with a patriotism which nothing or anyone can break, for all the chiefs of the constitutionalists possess an immense love of country, superior to every thing else, and will work to the end [of creating a grand nation." CONSTITUTIONALISTS IN WASH INGTON IMPATIENT OVER AR I RIVAL OF NEW DELEGATES. MEIK MISSION IS NOT KNOWN Rumors Rife Thft United States Is Ready to Treat With Villa Instead of Carranza—Villa Is In Favor of Peace in Mexico. Washington, June 2fl.—Mexican Con* stiiiithmalists in Washington still await tonight tin* arrival of other rep resentatives enrollte here with In struction front General Carranza be fore taking any formal action on the invitation from the American peace commissioners at Niagara Falls to meet with them and the Huerta dele gatis informally to discuss plans for the pacification of their country. The statement made in New Or leans today by Alfrado ltreceila, one of General Carran/ja's confidential agents, that General Carranza held firmly to his attitude to treat with Huerta except on the Imttlafield and that he would not accept the invita tion from Niagara brought no com ment from official quarters. One re presentative of General Carranza, however, said that none of the con stitutionalists representatives here would join in an informal mediation conference without authorization from their first olvie' Despite the declarations by Mr. Breceda members of the cabinet Who discussed the mediation situation briefly with President Wilson express ed hopeful views of tin* situation, one of them asserting that lie saw no kinds on the mediation horizon. Sec retary Pry an, as usual, reiterated his declaration of satisfactory progress. In American circles expe ctations were general that representatives of the onstitutiona ists eventually would lie* prevailed on to confer with the American and Huerta delegates at Niagara Falls. The mis-don to Washington of Mr. Breceda, who to coming with Fernan do Igleslas Calderon and l^eeipoldo Huerta, Fspinoza still is unknown here. Rafael ZubaRin the chief con "titntlonalist agent now here, and Ills associates, ciaim not to know the nature of their errand. It is signifi cant, however, that .lean F. ITrui lo met. constitutionalist agents at New Orleans today, taking them a message from Washington. Mr. lJri piido it was learned would proceed from New Or'eans to Galveston on business for the revolutlonallsts and it was rumored he might confer direct ly with Carranza. iReports current in Washington s-ince the precipitate action* of Villa ai seizing the constitutionalists lioad 1 quarters at Juarez and arresting Car ranza’s officers there, that the I'nited States \Vas preparing to negotiate with Villa in preference to Carranza were renewed today. It is known that it has been reported that Vil.u on June 15, informed George C. Carothe ers, American consular agent, that he would accent the results of the media tion oonferci ih o whether Carranza should agree to them or not. Villa, !he report stated, had expressed the view that sucli a course would be de sirab'e, In view of the peculiar tem perament of the Mexivan people and he ambitions of Carranza, die said Mexico had seen enough suffering and that he was ready to accept terms fiat would lead to peace with honor, particularly because of the threaten ing possibility of intervi »don. 'Secretary Bryan when asked about ibis tonight smiled and said: “That is encouraging, isn't it; but there Is nothing I can say about it.” Similar reports, it had been learned, reached constitutionalists several days ago, but it was pointed out that June 15, was before General Villa re newed hijri activity in the field against Huerta and before differences with Carranza had been to some extent, at least, adjusted. -o SHAMROCK SHOWS WELL. Southampton, June 22.—'The British eha.lenger for the American cup. Shamrock IV, had her first hard weather trial today with the older Shamrock and acquitted herself well. In a stiff northwesterly breeze the challenger worked out a three minute lead in a five mile run. In a ten mile thresh to windward the challenger bdai bar opponent by 12 minutes. DEPUTIES SHOOT AND KILL THREE PERSONS I i Proposed Peace Meeting of the Mon tana Miners Results in a Riot Which Causes Death of Three and an At tempt to Dynamite the Hall of the Union Miners. President Moyer, Who Was to Address Meeting, Makes Escape Through Rear Window and Leaves the City in an Automobile With Little Delay. Butte, Mont., June -Violence broke out anew tonight in the strug gle between factions of the Butte miners’ union and three men were s-'hot, one being killed, by a fusillade fired by deputy sheriffs In clearing Union hall. An attempt has been made to dyna mite the miners' hall, but the charge failed to do any great amount of damage. The explosion could be heard for blocks. > Armed men proceeded to the Stew art mine and boldly carried down boxes of dynamite in the attempt to blow up tiie hall, but the guns of the deputies prevented effective placing of the charge. 'diaries Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, and other officers of tlie union who were to address a peace meeting in the hall, fled through the rear door of the auditorium when the shooting began. They arc said to have left the city for fear of attack by seceders from the miners’ union, who several days ago revolted against special assess ments for the Michigan copper mine strikers and the use of the card sys tem. Many armed deputies were at the hall tonight to preserve order at a meeting called to outline plans for settling differences between the fac tions of the local union. Many se ceders, who have planned to organ ize a new union under the auspices of tile Industrial Workers of the World, were in and around the hall. The insurgents started to storm the hall, according to Sheriff Driscoll's deputies stationed there, and several shots were fired in the air to drive the besiegers bark. The impetus of the rush was so great that crowd came on In spite of the warning shots. More shots were fired and Ernest •N'oy, traveling inspector for the Montana Demurrage Bureau, fell dead. He was an onlooker. A bullet passed through his neck. J. H. Brune, who was going up t'he stairs to at tend the meeting in Miners’ hall, was shot through the head as the depu ties, desperate at the continued on slaught of the men, fired at every one in sight. Brune cannot recover, it is : said. The third mau shot in the first on slaught was Charles Kramer of Ig>s Angelos, a bystander. A bullet grazed his abdomen hut lie was not severely hurt. As the three man fell the attackers became frlghtned and fell back. The deputies then reloaded their weapons and prepared for any renewed as sault on tlie building. At the first volley President Aioyer and all other officials of the Federa tion who had taken places on the rostrum, rushed out the rear door. An automobile was waiting (or them and they hurriedly drove away, it is said. Sheriff Driscoll rushed more depu ties to the hall and soon a hundred men with sawed-off shotguns were on guard. They attempted to keep everybody from the building as it was reported the structure was about to he dynamited. This report was well founded, for shortly after the place was cleared explosives were set off under union headquarters. The detonation could be heard for blopks but did little damage to the building. Officers believe that some of the seceders' from the union planqed to Wow up Union hall and kill Moyer and other officers of the Western Federation of Miners. As Hie miners were driven hack by j incessant firing of the deputies, they v * scattered throughout the city about lug for dynamite. Several armed men went to the Stuart mine and carried toward I nlon (hall several boxes of explo sives. They were prevented from ijp preaching the building by deputy sheriffs. Slierilf Driscou, as soon as violence started, ordered all available assist ance to the Beetle. As soon as the attackers were forced down the street from the hall the sheriff stepped for ward and shouted to the crowd that lie wanted &t)0 deputies. No one re sponded to the appeal and t'lie slierilf began to dispose Ills men as best he could. Mayor Duncan wired to Governor Stewart at Helena. The mayor told (lie governor later that the city waq under control, but this message scarcely had been sent before dyna mite H-ns set off drifter the union headquarters. Many insurgent miners went to the tops ot' nearby buildings directly after they were first repulsed and opened lire on the deputies lu Miners' hall. The officers retreated for a time to the Inner rooms of tilie building, then w.-nt to a window, fired on the be siegers and retired. The revolting members of the miners’ union were persistent In their endeavors to blow up union head quarters. The first charge of dyna mite having failed to destroy the building, a second and a third mine was exploded, having been planted "'bile the deputies were chasing the dynamiters from some purt of the structure. The third explosion blew out the front of the building, which had been denuded and looted during the first outbreak more than a week ago. President M. McDonald of the newly organized union, finding that he could not control the men In their attacks, had thousands of handbills printed hurriedly and distributed about the streets calling on all in the name of the union to disperse and go home. —-o BANK investigation. District Attorney Threatens Action Against Officials. Chicago, June 2:’..—Grand jury in vestigation or t!h e LaSalle Street i rust t bin pan y began today after Daniel V’. I.arkin, state bank exam iner. had been ordered by Judge Brentano to turn the report of his investigation over to State's Attorney Hoyne. James Wilkerson, United States district attorney, who has been in vestigating the conduct of the bank officials during the time the bank was a national bank immediately after its organization, said if investi gation showed any violation of law during the period the hank was under government supervision, he would take action against tlie officials. -II I , • NAMES NEW CAPITAL. • I. — ■ Tampico. Mexico, June 22 (Via La redo, Texas, June 23.)—Candldo Agui lar today announced that as governor of the state of Vera Crnj! he had es tablished the capita' at Tuxpam, and soon would announce the personnel of Mip state government. Constitu tionalists declare they luive full con trol of their Jurisdiction. The gunboat Vera Cruz, which was sunk in the Pantico river by federals after they had used her to cover the evacuation of Tampico, has been raised and proved little damaged. A portion of the armament is service able. It is expected the ship soon will be ready for active service.