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MR MERCHANT— WEATHER . Most peop e do more shopping on Saturday than any other two days in FORECAST the week excepting Monday. To reach ___ the Saturday shopper THE SBNT1- ., , , _ , .. , , Washington, July 7.—Forecast for NBHRBOORD is the only Saturday Arkansas: .Partly cloudy and not paper published In Hot Springs. enp mir v „ quite so warm Wednesday, Thursday _ _ 1UE 0NLY NEWSPAPER IN HOT SPRINGS THAT RECEIVES THE FELL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT OVER LEASED WIRES. probably fair. VOLUME XXXH. ~ ~ .... ~~ ' :----..=..... —-:-===== __HOT SPR'NGS, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1914. NUMBER 210. CARMAN CASE NEW WITNESS DECLARES HE HAS POSITIVE IDENTITY OF MRS. BAILEY’S SLAYER. WAS NEW YORK CITY WOMAN And She Was Furnished Revolver by Companion of the Witness—Be lieved to Be a Gunman in New York—Grand Jury Works on Case. Freeport, X. Y., June 7.—The grand jury will begin an investigation of the slaying of Mrs. I.ouise Bailey on Tlmtsday at Mineola, the county seat. District Attorney Smith an nounced tonight. He added that lie would demand that an indictment charging murder be returned against a woman who lie said lie was posi tive was the person who broke a window in the office ol Hr. Kdwiu Carman and fired a bullet into tihe heart of Mrs. Hailey. 'I lie district attorney admitted there was a possibility and that the grand jury might not heed his de mand because of a luek of sufficient e\ ideftce. "I believe, though,” lie said, “that the indictment will he returned. 1 intend to have this woman indicted if 1 tiave to present the evidence to every grand jury that meets in Nas sau county for the next ten years.” The story told by a witness who was examined in secret between ses sions of the inquest yesterday was levealed today. A half hour before the morning proceedings opened a man whoso name the officials say will remain a secret nitt.il, Thursday boldly in tonned Carl iiarenbunr, n captain of the local police department, that he knew who killed Mrs. Bailey. He then told the captain the story ho later repeated to the district attor ney, his assistants, and several pri vate <]< tectives. Briefly it is as fol lows: ‘ hast Tuesday morning the wo man suspect met him (the new wit ness) and a man whose name he gave, and who lie said now is in Kansas City or in New York. The woman agreed to give them $70 each it one would bring a revolver and de liver it to her on the lawn at the yde of Hr. Carman's home. The new witness and the man he declared has I'h (I came to Freeport from New York on the same train with the wo man. The missing man had the re volver in liis pocket. “At half-past 7 o’clock that night • he mun went to the Carman home and there met the woman, who said ■lie wanted to “scare” someone in side. The woman took the revolver, the man propped up the screen and broke the window and then stood to one side while the woman thrust the weapon through the opening and tired. Then, according to the story, site handed the revolver back to the man and the two escaped in opposite directions. According to the story, the man who told it decided to inform the au thorities vvihen his companion failed to turn over a share of the money. "1 do not know whether to believe his story or not,” said tlie attorney. According to the story lie told us, •he mail who carried tlie revolver is known in New York as a gunman.” rite district attorney denied a rumor that lie had telegraphed the police of Kansas City to arrest tlie man. He added that ho knew where he could be picked up should he lie wanted. When the coroner's inquest is re sumed tomorrow several important I witnesses will testify. Among them jwill |)e George Itolssonnaiilt, man ager of the detective division of tllie company that manufactured the tele phonic instrument which .Mrs. Car man had installed in her husband's office, and the man who installed the instrument. In a statement today Coroner Nor ton declared it was highly possible lie might iliold some one for the mur der at the conclusion of tlie inquest. He added that he might decide on a verdict before tomorrow night. District Attorney Smith, when in foi med that John Howe of Philadel phia had admitted it was lie wllio railed David Kennedy yesterday and informed him lie was ready to make an affidavit that a women he knew had vowed she would kill Dr. Car man, said: ‘ I have heard Howe’s story and 1 have heard all about the telephonic cad. 1 also have been informed tlhat Mr. Howe said in .Philadelphia today that lie had been informed the de fectives had been unable to find the woman at her home in Freeport. If any detectives were looking for her I know nothing about it. We have run down several stories of this kind and found there was notlhing In them.” SUBMARINE SINKS. Toulon. France, duly 7.—The French submarine Calypo was sunk during maneuvers today by the destroyer Mosqueton. The Calyposo’s crew was savt d. The submarine probably can not be salvaged because of the great depth at which siie lies. The Calypso was on the surface at the time of the collision and most of the men were on deck. A great hole was torn in her side. The boat sank in a few minutes. The other war ships carried out the rescue work »n a heavy sea. The Mosqueton was badly damaged and put into port. The Admiral in command has ordered a court of inquiry. ROOSEVELT WILE RESUME ACTIVITY WILL EMERGE FROM SECLUSION OF SAGAMORE HILL AND 8E GIN POLITICAL WORK. Meeting of New York Leaders Will Decide His Candidacy for Gov ernor of Empire State. Oyster Bay, N. YT.t July 7.—Theo dore Roosevelt tomorrow will emerge from the seclusion of Sagamore llill, where he lias been shut up for a week by his doctor's orders, and again take up active political work. Karly ia the day he will go to New York for a meeting with state lead ers of tile progressives. The selection of a nominee for gov ernor will he brought up again in the hope of deciding whether Colonel Roosevelt will run. It was believed tonight, however, that no settlement of tliis question tomorrow would be possible, as Colonel Roosevelt has not learned whether he would he physically able to make the cam paign. Another complication which prob ably will delay matters is the recent proposition that the progressives and independent democrats co-operate. Colonel Roosevelt is expected to tell ■ais associates the result of his re cent talk on the political situation with Mayor Mitchel of New York and to give his views on the feasibility of a coalition in the state campaign. TUNNEL IS FLOODED. Brigue, 9wit*erland, July 7.—-The Simplon tunne'. was flooded today by a subterannean stream th!it burst through llu retaining wall. A train was derailed in the tunnel but no one was hurt. Passengers had tp walk several miles to Iselle. Many Ameri can tourists were stalled at Brigue and Domodossola. Workmen are repairing the trunks and pumping out the water and it Is hoped to resume traffic tomorrow. PLAGUE SITUATION IS MOKE SERIOUS NEGRO BOY FOUND DEAD PLAGUE THREE MILES FROM ORIGINAL INFECTED ZONE. New Orleans, July 7. The bubonic plague situation here became more serious today with the confirmation of a second death and the existence of a second locus of infection three miles distant from the original <T*e. John Jackson, 9-year-old negro boy, who was found dead on July 2 at his home, died from the plague, accord ing lo ttie announcement today of Assistant Surgeon Charles Williams of the United States public health and marine hospital service. Ur. Williams reported that a test made by W. H. Seeman, city bacteri ologist, had proven conclusively tljat the boy’s death was due to plague. The report stated that the youth had resided in the city for the past three months and had been ill for three days prior to his death. He had cut his foot on a bottle two weeks before. Charles Lundene, a Swedish sailor, whose movements were traced only for eight days prior to his death, was the first victim. W. W. Wilkinson, isolated ten days ago, is recovering from the disease. No other cases have been reported. CARRANZA IS STILL CHIEF FAMOUS QUARREL OF REBEL LEADERS SEEMS TO HAVE BE,E N SETTLED. VILLA REMAINS SIIIIORIIINATE Gen. Obregon, Last Commander to B» Heard From Declares in Favor o' Carrnn/a—Vi'la Will New Get Hi» Ammunition and Coal Supplies. Torreon, July 7. General Venu«t tiana Carranza has been recognized a* first chief of t'ie constitutionalist rev olution and General Francisco Villa is sutKirdinate to him. This conmif tuation of the relative positions of the two was regarded as the most impor tant step taken at the parley held here to reunite the Villa and Carranza factions. la settling this point the question of suplying the division of the north, which Vi la commands, with coal and ammunition probably will find an an toniutic solution. While Villa owe* Carranza subordination, Carranza ts oliged to meet the wants of the Villa troops. The conference is eruV'd to. far as vital points are concerned anrt tlio statement was made today that the result of the meetings were satis factory. I hope the outcome of the confer oners will lie beneficial to Mexico sad that the patriotic motives will e»mse the compact to tie kept.” said General Villa today. He had little to say on the elections Sunday In Huerta terri tory except that it was matter of sec ondary importance or attempt to wash out one stain with another. The treasurer general and oilier Car ranza men detained at Torreon probe Idy will lip released. Obregon For Carranza. Saltillo, Mex., July 7.—A fe'egxatn from GenertS Obregon, commanding the division of the northfest, to Gen eral Carranza, made public today anJ kited July 2, stated that because o' interruption of telegraphic oommurW eation General Obregon had only that day received news sent him by Gen eral Carranza regarding the conduct of the commander of the division of the north, General Villa. General Obregon said that he tm mediate v made the public the news regarding General Villa to his entlra forces and that he awaited the result with a most tranquil mind as he had tlie utmost confidence that the leaders would always follow Cnranza’s orders and take no account of thp actions ot any other chiefs. He declared hi* men would respect the plan or Guada lupe and the convent! >n of Monclovia, which had elevated Carranza to the position of “first chief.” Genera! Obregon also reported that I rinidad Alnmillo, ox governor of Colima, had presented himself, ac knowledged the authority of Commas and asked for orders. Peace in Rebel Ranks. 'Washington, l>. C.. July 7.—(Reports tonight from Torreon that the Villa Carranza peace conference ended lust night and that differences in the constitutionaliht ranks had been ad justed encouraged Washington offi cials and constitutionalists’ agents here, who hope mediation of the Mexican embroglio soon may be suc cessfully concluded. While no offi cial dispatches had been received by General Carranza's agents relative to the settlement of the constitutional ists’ internecene affairs, a message last night from General Villa ad dressed to the \meriean agent, Felix 'Sommerfeld, declared the Torreon conference was progressing satisfac torily and that differences would be settled. Later, information direct from the confercence asserting that terms of settlement had been reached was credited here generally, and it was believed the adjusting of these af fairs soon would be followed by a de cision by the constitutionalists’ gen erals as to the invitation for their representatives to meet with llu ortn’s delegates to discuss Mexican Internal affairs. Rafael Zuburan, Luis Cabrera, Fernadio lglesias Cal deron and Leopoldo Hurtado Espi nfl;a, constitutionalist agents, con ferred today with Charles A. Doug las, legal representative of General 'Carranza in Washington, after Iknig las had talked with Secretary Bryan over future mediation plans. None would discuss details of this conference, but Mr. Douglas made tills statement: "I have every reason to believe after troubles between Villa and Car ranza are settled delegates from tllio constitutionalists will be named to meet with Huerta delegates to dis cuss the formation of a provisional government in Mexico." Mr. Zulmran and .Mr. Cabrera are known to have favored the proposed joint conference between the Mexi cali factions. Mr. Calderon lias not been so favorably inclined, but today for the first time since bis arrival in Washington lie met in joint confer ence with Carranza's persoual repre sentatives. With them was Juan F. Crquidi, secretary of the constitu tionalist junta, who lias just returned from a confidential mission to Uhe Mexican border. Mutiny among Mexican federal sol diers near American outposts at Vera Cruz was a subject of Interest in American official quarters. Several messages from General Funston re ported that fighting between the fed erals and mutineers was in progress. Tile Mexican federal commander pre viously had warned General Funston that tlie mutineers had threatened to attack the American lines. An ele ment of humor was injected into the situation when a report of the revolu tionary junta at Vera Cruz asked General Funston for permission to go out and direct the mutiny. Officials here see danger for General Huerta stliould the mutiny cut off his exit from Mexico City. His early depart ure is assumed in official circles, but if the mutineers triumph, it is pointed out that Huerta scarcely could ex pect safe conduct to the gulf coast. Some fifty Spanish subjects from different points in Mexico yesterday left Monterey on their way to Spain via Tampico. WILSON URGES WARBURG TO STAY INSISTS THAT NEW YORK BANK ER REMAIN NOMINEE FOR RE SERVE BOARD POSITION. Confirmation of Jones of Chicago is Still Hanging Fire, Although Pres ident Urges It. Washington, D. C., July 7.—With President Wilson urging Paul M. Warburg, the Now York banker, to reconsider his request tihat his nomi nal ion as a member of the federal re serve board be withdrawn, it was r< ported tonight in circles close to the white house that there was a pos sibility of Warburg's changing Ills mind. Mr. Warburg and tlie president’s secretary, Mr. Tumulty, talked over tlie telephone late today and Mr. Warburg then expressed his determi nation not to take tthe place, l^ater, President Wilson telegraphed urging him to reconsider. 'Despite opposition to Mr. Warburg, friends of the president have assured him tlie New York banker’s nomina tion can be confirmed. The presi dent is said to believe he will have a hard time finding another man as familiar with foreign banking condi tions who will accept tlie place. Members of the senate banking committee today considered Mr. War burg finally had eliminated him self by ids telegram to Chairman Hitoh cocok declinin gto submit to ques tioning by tlie committee. In this message Mr. Warburg said he felt tlio committee’s holding up of his ap pointment and one other, while three [others were confirmed, would impair liis usefulness ijs a member of the board. It was said if tilie nomination were not withdrawn tlie committee likely would insist on the banker’s appearance for examination. No action has been taken on the nomination of Thomas D. Jones of Chicago, who yesterday told the com mittee of his connection with tlie International Harvester Company. Tlie president is insistent on con firmation and there has been no sug gestion that Mr. Jones’ nomination would he withdrawn. BASEBALL TRADES. New York, .Inly 7.—The New York American league today completed a deal by which Ilirdie Cree, for yearn star left fielder of the club, was re purchased from the Baltimore Inter nationals. Cree was sold to Balti more last winter. His work has been so good Chance decided to recall him. The New York club is negotiating with Cleveland for either Outfielder Clraney or Leihold. The New Yorks are offering one of their pitchers, said to be eittier VVarhop or Keating. When New York bought Pitcher Car roll Brown from the Athletics yester day it was to fortify the team's pitch ing department. ELECTION OF HUEMRE AND MEXICAN SITUATION AS SUMES A NEW AND AMUSING ASPECT TO FOREIGNERS. WAS NOT LEGAL CANDIDATE Under the Constitution a Provisional President Cannot be a Candidate For President—'Huerta and Blan quet Receive a Majority. New Yark, July 7.— The presidential elections held Sunday in the part of Mexico controlled by Heuerta will not affect the agreement reached at Niag ara Kails, the execution of which de pends on the establishment of a pro visional government, Emilio Kabasa, chairman of the Mexican delegation at the conference, declared here to night. The elections will be annulled hi' declared. .Wording to the fundamental laws of Mexico, "said Mr. Kabasa,” The person occupying the provisional pres idency at the time of the election can not he elected president. Therefore, If after a complete count of the elections held Sunday the returns show Ueneral Huerta lias been elected, these elec tions will'be declared null a id void by the Mexican Chamber of Beauties ” Huerta Has Majority. Mexico City, July 7.—■Keturns from Hidalgo show the Huerta-Ulanquet ticket received a great majority t» the principal towns of the state. Francisco Be La Barra, the Mexican minister at Paris has sent to the gov ernment his resignation as governor of the state of Mexico, to which office he was elected two years ago. The state legislature will discuss tomorrow senor Be La Barra’s resig nation which is taken to Indicate he does not intend to return to Mexico. The rate of exchange, which suffer, ed a collapse a few days ago, improv ed greatly today, closing at 31 cents gold for Mexican pesos. Plans are afoot for a demonstration in honor of the mediating countries in ttic peace negotiations and It is understood the Washington monument which was torn front its foundations and de stroyed by the populace some months ago will be replaced. Landing of Ammunition. NewYark, July 7.—Carl Key non. understood to he on his way to Wash ington to lie questioned hy govern ment officials regarding the action of the HamborgJA m eri-ca n steamship Line in landing war munitions in Mex ico, arriving here tonight a passenger on the steamship Saratoga, from Havana. Mr. Heynen is resident director in Mexico for the Hamburg American line with headquarters at Vera Cruz. ‘ Who would summon me? asked Mr. Heynen in rep'y to a question as to whether he had been summoned to Washington because his line landed arms at Puerto, Mexico, from t i« Steamship Ypiranga and from a sister vessel. The ammunition was declared to have been designed for use hy the Huerta government. Cabinet Changes Likely. Mi xico City, July 7.—'General Anccl Garcia Pena, minister of war in the Madero administration, arrived here today from Gordoba, state of Vera t’ruz, where he has remanded the fed era] forces. Great importance is at tacked to General Pena’s visit and t* is believed there will be political do velopements tomorrow. The governors of the states o' Tabasco, Guanajuato and Queretaro reieort that the Huerta it'anguet ticket Obtained a big majority in these states in Sunday’s election. FRANCE WOULD EXHIBIT. Chamber of Deputies Would Show at Frisco Exposition. Paris, July 7.—The commerce com mittee of the chamber of deputies recommends an appropriation for an adequate representation by France at the Panama-Pacific exposition in San Francisco. Deputy Gerald, announcing this de cision, delivered at the same time an attack against the* American cus toms, particularly at New York. He says the manner in which customs are administered is responsible for defferences between the French gov ernment and the commercial and in iIuHtrlnl interests on Hie ex|)osition question. "Title procedure of the American customs authorities," lie adds, "is not only an insolent defiance to the world of civilized industry, but they seem to constitute unknown to the Washington government and con trary to the interests of the Ameri can people an occult an ill-omened power over ail foreign producers and home consumers, acting above the laws and outside the regulations which are twisted for tho sole benefit of certain interests for whom tho courtesies flluiwn by the customs of ficials offer indisputable guarantees of security and certainty of profits against foreign competition. ‘‘Nevertheless, confident of tho spirit of equity of the Washington government and with a sense of duty to the French," concludes Mr. Gerald, “the committee favors the appropria tion for reasons of economic inter ests, general policy and sentiment.” HAIL IN GEORGIA. \tlantu. Ga , duly 7. Wind and hail combined in a storm which swept Fee, Wortli and Burke counties in Georgia early today causing a property loss af thousands of dollars. Crops were damaged in many sections. WESTERN BANKS NEED CHANGES STATES ARE RECOMMFNDED TO MAKE NEW LAWS BEFORE NEW SYSTEM IS IN EFFECT. Speaker at Bank Supervisors' Con vention Says the Day of the Pri vate Bank is Numbered. Atlantic City, N. .1., July 7.—Wes tern states must made radical changes in liheir banking laws before the new currency system canbe come generally effective, according to speakers at the annual convention of the National Association of Su pervisors of State Banks here today, it was pointed out that banking laws of several western commonwealths forbid the investment of funds of state chartered bunks in stocks of any description and tills conflict be tween federal and state banking laws will be one of the matters taken up when the banking supervisors meet members of the federal reserve board in Washington Thursday. A fature of the day's session was an attack by Kdward If. Ikjyle, hank ing commissioner for Michigan, on laws that permit private banks. “No one will deny that the days of file private banks are numbered,” said Mr. Doyle. “Their number is steadily decreasing and In some states they have been abolished, while in others they are supervised to a greater or less extent. The abolishing of private banks will work no hardship to those who are solvent but it will put the private hanker who is on the verge of bankruptcy out of business.” The commissioners agreed that legislation of the "blue sky” order should be made uniform throughout the country and that ft should be made to apply to “get rich quick" concerns and not interfere with le gitimate business in high grade stocks and bonds. SENATE REJECTED THE CHUCTAW BILL LIVELY DEBATE ENSUES BE TWEEN OKLAHOMA AND MIS SISSIPPI DELEGATIONS. Washing ton, I). O., Inly 7.—After a day of lively debate between Okla homa and Mississippi delegations the house tonight rejected a senate amendment to the Indian appropria tion bill to permit the Mississippi Choctaws to present their claims for participation in the funds of the Choctaw Indians of Oklahoma. The question goes to conference between the two houses. The Oklaihoinans charged attorneys were trying to get big fees by drum ming up claimants in Mississippi while the Mississippi representatives alleged that Oklahoma had mistreat ed the Indians of the west. Representative Kerris of Oklahoma said he held In his Stand ‘‘a document which shows that a firm of attorneys in St. I /mis employed three negroes to go around with an alleged ficti tious roll and make people believe they were Indians so they could get on the rolls, saying ‘Sign this con tract, we will enroll you and we will go to congress and you will get $$, 000 less -10 per cent for attorney’s’ fees.’ ” ZAPATISTAS KILLVELASCfl DELAY IN PAYMENT OF RANSOM CAUSES HASTY EXECUTION OF SPANISH PRISONER. APPEALED TO WASHINGTON Brother Hastening toAld Threatened Prisoner is Met With the News of His Death at Hands of His Captors As Had Been Threatened. Vera Cruz, July 7. Delay in the payment of a ransom of one million pesos lias resulted in the execution by Zapatistas of Juan Velasco, man ager of a cotton manufacturing con cern, who was taken prisoner near A11ixco, state of Puebla, according to Velasco’s brother, who left Vera Cniz yesterday to obtain his release but returned toni-ht from (his unsuc cessful mission. From the prison Velasco was com pelled to send to tile officials of the company in Puebla the demand for the ransom, and his brother started out immediately to aid him. lie pro ceeded as far as Apizaco, near l’uebla, where lie was going to gel in touch witli tile Zapatistas, when he was informed tihe captive already had been killed. Thje circumstances of the case have been placed on record at the French consulate with the claim that Velaftco was a French man, not a Spaniard, as previously thought. Plea to Washington. Washington, IX ('., July 7.—An ap peal for the protection of Juan Ve lasco came to the state department today through the Massachusetts delegation in the house but the de partment delayed action to ascertain if Velasco is an American citizen. Velasco is believed to lie a Mexicaun, in which case al! the government can do is to make an appeal for fair treatment for him in the name of humanity, if any means can he found addressing Zapata. Heretofore it has not been found possible to do this, owing to the fact that tile state department lias no consular officers in the part of Mex ico where Zapatistas are operating. Juan Velasco, who was executed hv Zapatistas near AtHxco, Mexico, today, was owner and manager of the Spanish Cotton Manufacturing Company at Puebla, and of a sugar plantation. According to John E. Purnans of New Bedford, Velasco’s agent in this country, who sought the good offices o’ thi> United States government in his huh ail ’today, Velasco was rated at several times a millionaire. Fur nans said tonight that Velasco’s brother-in-law and business associate died mysteriously several months ago. Velasco had communicated to Fur nans his fear that ahe would be cap tured by Zapata and his followers, who lie said were endeavoring to ex tort his fortune from him. -— -- - SHIPMENTS OF GOLD Washington, Ju'y 7. Cold ship ments to Europe are virtually at an end this year, according to (Jeo. M. Roberta, director of the mint. Two weeks ago Mr. Roberts said the ex cellent grain crop in this country, coupled with bad conditions in Europe soon would swing the balance of trade back toward the United States and check the outward gold movement. This prediction was realized and Hie exchange rate lias fallen to a point where further exporations would b* unprofitable. AMERICAN WHIST LEAGUE. Lake Placid, N. Y„ July 7.—In to day’s session of the preliminary con test for the Hamilton trophy at the American Whist League Congress here the Knickerbocker Whist Club team of New York city was the win ner and the New York Bridge Whist Club team second. Finals will be played between these two teams to morrow’ and Thursday. --o..— ARSENAL STRIKE ENDED. Woolwich, England, July 7.—The strike at tide government arsenal here which began yesterday and in volved 12,000 men, ended tonight. The men will resume work Thursday, the government having promised to investigate their grievances.