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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16

one of the clerks in the Fifth Avenue
hotel brokers' Office keep at the tele.
phone wire connected with the pool
room. Soon as my friend at the track
opens the regular telegraph wire and
retards the information so that he
can apprise us over the brokers' wire
of the winner the clerk in the office
will call me up at the poolroom and
I'll know how to place my bets. And
as | stated before, I'm bound to win.
You see hoW?'
NEXT day-a fatal $4,000 day for
~ Felix-he met Mr. Tompkins and
was escorted to the nearby poolj
room" 1t certainly had all the marks
of the genuine betting rendezvous.
Everything was going on just as it IS
going on in poolrooms where there are
no "wire.tapping" schemes afoot.
1t seemed that Mr. Tompkins" had
hardly time enough to walk from the
cashiers" window to the side Of
Felix before the telegraph operator
announced in a loud voice, Rollins
by wins" Instantly Tracy was sur
rounded by a group who congratulated
him. Fine tip" and Put us wise
next time" were the comments. Felix
saw Tracy later hand in his ticket
to the Cashier" and receive verita-
bic mountain of gold certificates in re-
turn. At least they looked like genu-
inc money. The fact is, a few OF the
outside bills were the regular notes is
sued by Uncle Sans bureau of en-
craving.
Felix felt an instant envy to think
that another had got such great haul
of money that should have been his
at least he should have won as
much He had cleaned his office safe
of its $4,000 and it rested against his
beating heart in the inside pocket OF
his waistcoat. Another race started.
A number of bets were made by men
standing around. They seemed bets,
all right. The men went through the
regular betting motions and 1t ,all
looked proper to Felix. Some of the
men pulled away fair sized rolls
when the result was announced.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16
n He telephone bell jingled again.

II He telephone bell jingled againi
i Mr.. Tompkins is wanted right
away" called the telephone attendant.
Tracy fairly leaped to the booth. FEEL
tx followed him close, determined mot
to miss anything this time. put
popped Tracy, so quickly that Fflix
well might have wondered how he had
time to get anything over the ele-
phone.
Whats the horse? What's 1.-THE
horse?" he urged of Tracy as the
king went on hop, skip an I'd a
jump toward the Cashier"
"Old Stone-be sure you get 1t hight
old Stone,' snapped Tracy. Any
body in the room could have eard
what he said, although he Xgent
through the pretense of IN ~
lips close to the ear of - ~ ~
Is they all did hear -
Tracy was goihg to say -
asssfn alraadyss had ta'eir ov<ss--@.sl. -
and we're edging toward the d a g
the "poolroom"
Tracy stopped at the window al y
ond, Juggling at his pocket bsssf 95s-
en- his wad. Felix couldn't waif for
him, although the tip came from | him.
He planked his roll of gold cfrtlh'
Gates down in front Of the wi PdoW
and then thrust them through into
the hand Of the Cashier" 4
Fifty thousand dollars onN Ola
Stone!"
He stood to win 100000 o b the
wager
Felix was afraid the size of the bet
might cause the proprietors to refuse
it. He need not have been nervous. A
ticket was thrown to him. For the
first time he thought of having beaten
"Mr. Tompkins" to the window
Where was Mr.. Tompkins, anyway?
Nowhere in sight.
Hurry call came for Mr.. Temp
kins-he had to go" said the tele.
phone attendant, and Felix noticed he
had his overcoat and hat on.
Funny he didn't stay to bet on
that last race" said Felix in puzzled
way. HE had pretty sure tip. !
: bet on it."
ooh. Mr.. Tompkins is true sport. I"
said the attendant. "He figures what
he don't get today he'll get tomorrow.
: Good day. That's the last race. I'm
going home
Felix waited until the telegraph op
orator" called out, Summertime
= wins" You know how he felt and
: acted. Figure out how you would
look in the movies If it suddenly
= dawned on you that you had lost $780,
Z 900 in six seconds. But come to think
5 of it, no one can figure it out until he
e actually loses it. Felix looked for the
l, Cashier" and he had gone. He turned
> round to ask the Operator" cues.
h ton and he was gone. BY the time he
4 wheeled about again the bettors we're
). gone.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16

TRACY had very good start, for the
4 instant Felix placed his, $4,000 in
the window, he left the room by a
back way, and opening door behind
the Cashier" that active receiver of
bets handed him the full Felix roll
Down to police headquarters hur.
ried Felix They threw out the net,
Big Lawson, one of Tracy's chief
associates, fed to Australia, where No
still is. After a hunt Of several
months they caught the king" pa
was tried and convicted. You m,,ht
think that this properly ends & .
chronicle. Not at all. It only be,,n q
the strange part Of it. Tracy il
money and a good lawyer. He car,,. =
his case to the court Of appeal,ss =
New York state.
And a decision Of this au,ns,
bunal released the King Of tho NJ
Wiretappers." Why, and how = =
cause Felix clearly intended to sv,ss :,
as much as Tracy did. You a..4
come into court with clean hand.'
1T pays to be a predatory sar,s ;,
said King" Tracy as he walked "a,
a free man upon the announcansss.'gs 4, ,
the court of appeals decision " M q
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18
CAILLAUX TRIAL OPENS MONDAY
TBv Assoclated Press. l

Paris, July lS.-Mme. Caillaux,
wife of the former French premier
and minister of finance, will be ta-
ken tomorrow from St. Lazare prison
to the conciergerie adjoining the
Palace of Justice to await the trial
which begins Monday for the kill
ing of CASTOR Calmette. editor of the
Figaro, on March 16. The prisoner
will be lodged in the cell occupied
in 1902 by Madame Theresa Hum
bert while on trial on a charge of
swindling the French republic out of
several millions. 1t is reported that
she intends to apply for divorce af-
ter the trial. whatever the outcome,
as she is said to consider that in do
ing so she will show a greater mark
of her love for her husband, since
by remaining with him she thinks
she would prove an obstacle to his
political career The trial is expected
to last at least five days.
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18
CROWDS ARE
RETURNING
They are returning.

They are returning.
Every westbound train brings in
a large crowd of tired but happy To-
cal people who have. been in Denver
this past week having the time of
their lives. The early morning trains
this morning were crowded with local
people and the noon trains brought in
a still larger number.
Nothing but praise is heard at the
way in which Denver entertained
the visiting antlered herd. The dec
orations were magnificent, although
much on the same order as the decor
aticns for the Knight Templars last
year. The streets were jammed all
the time and while the local Elks had
the time of their lives, many of them
indicated that they were glad to get
back to the quiet and peaceful Grand
Valley.
BY tomorrow all of the local peo-
pie will have returned and the town
which has had somewhat of an empty
appearance for the past week will re-
sumo its normal course again.
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18
DEPORTED
AND CHURCH USED
FOR REBEL ARMY
Constltutiona|ists Refuse TO
Permit Catholics TO Use
Worship Places.
IBy Associated Press.

Laredo, Tex, July 1S.-The con-
stitutionalists' alleged attitude to-
ward the Catholic church in Mexico
resulted in an unusual situation to-
day in Nueyo Laredo, opposite here.
weddings, baptism and funerals for
Catholics either must be held with
out the customary religious services
or such services will be obtained only
after difficulty. The Catholics are
awaiting the outcome of an appeal to
General Carranza to change the sit
uation.
Soon after the occupation of Nuevo
Laredo. Major Sato ordered the oc-
cupation of the Catholic church.
The priest. Father Iglesias. was de-
ported to the United States and the
church used as barracks.
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18
ELBERTAS TO
RIPEN EARLY

The Elberta peach crop will begin
moving ten days earlier this year
than it has in several years past ac-
cording to officials of the Fruit
Growers association and prominent
upper valley growers.
The railroads have been notified
that they can expect the trainload
lots OF fruit to start on or about Au-
gust 15. Last year the peaches were
not ripe enough in sufficient guam
titles for trainload lots before Au-
gust 25.
The local railroads are receiving
refrigerator cars in ever increasing
lots daily now The Colorado Mid
land has hundreds stored at La Junta
on the eastern slope which are grad
ually creeping over the range and
have begun to trickle into this city.
Every day or so now loaded cars are
shipped east.
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18
WILSON URGES
CARRANzA TO
Be TEMPERATE
Requests That No EyGeSSeS be
RemittGd When He Enters
the Mexican Capital.
IRy Asgocinted press !

Washington D. c., July Is
i,l-Ho4ts te ftstore peace la fisxico
were redoubled today by administra-
tion officials. They are in direct
communication with Carranza. urg-
ing him to proclaim a general am
nesty for political offenders, and are
in touch with Zapata. the southern
rebel whose forces frequently ap-
peared almost at the gates of the
capital.
1t was hoped to bring zapata into
harmony with the peace program
which contemplated quiet transfer
Ior power from Francisco Carbajal to
the constitutionalists
Through John r. Snliman. personal
representative of President Wilson at
the Carranza headquarters. the con-
stitutionalist chief IS urged to con-
duct his triumph in a temperate man
ner ana to avoid eNcesses upon the
entry of his army into Mexico City.
IL was believed that Carbaial was
ready TO surrender at the earliest on
portunity the Office he had received
from Huerta. In addressing repre-
sentatives of the powers in Mexico
City Carbajal reiterated that he had
no personal motive aside from help
ing to put the affairs Of his country
in order.
The President and members of his
cabinet did not comment on the safe
arrival of Huerta at Puerto Mexico,
where it is expected that the latter
will board German or English war
ship for foreign port
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18

Rifle. OF course. leads all the rest
OF the towns in the amount OF beef
which will be shipped from there.
Nearly 500 cars or SL5OO.OOO worth
will leave that towns shipping plat
forms De Beque comes next on the
list with perhaps 800 cars from
there. After De Beque comes SILT
and then Grand Junction Both of
these cities will ship possibly $50 or
200 cars.
A large number of these cattle
Will be consigned to Kansas and
Missouri ana Iowa, where they are
having a record crop of corn. and
will feed II to the grass-fed stuff in
order to get top market prices.
Indications point to record prices
this fall. The market is becoming
higher each year, due to the ever
decreasing supply Of good beef. and
the increasing demand. Local cattle
men who have been watching the
Denver. Omaha and Chicago markets
believe that beef will take another
jump within the next few months.
The estimated number of head
which will be shipped out is be-
tween $4,000 and 10000, and will
start September l.
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18
MRS CARMAN IS
FREE; FEARLESS
OF HER FUTURE
Accused Murderess Tells Her
Story Of Shooting; MAY
Frame Me UD."

TREEPORT. n. Y, July 1S.-TBy
Associated Press. PLANS for
the immediate future occupied
Mrs. Carman, who yesterday was re-
leased under $200O0 for trial next
fall on an Indictment charging man
slaughter in the first degree in CON
nection with the murder OF Mrs.
Louise Bailey.
With her husband. Dr.. Edward
Carman, and her daughter, Eliza
beth, Mrs. Carman planned to start
today or tomorrow on an automobile
tour of Philadelphia. Atlantic CITY
and Delaware Water Gap.
In a statement Mrs. Carman told
for the first time her story-which
she sought TO tell the Nassau county
grand jury, but which that body re-
fused to hear. Besides detailing her
movements on the night of the mur-
der the statement contains a denun-
citation of the detectives employed
by the district attorney and the
declaration that she has no fear OF
conviction, unless they frame me
up"
Mrs. Carman said that it was not
true that she was "insanely jealous,
as the newspapers had led people to
believe" she explained that she was
merely curious, saying that 'the fact
of the matter is have been with
my husband at various affairs and
had many good time with him. On
such occasions people would joke
him about his many girls and hint
that the doctor was a regular devil.
simply made up my mind to find
out what truth was in those re-
marks, so put in the telephone
device"
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18
KING GEORGE TRIES To
SETTLE HOME RULE BILL
LBy Associated Press. I

London. Eng, July 1S.-King
George, who has been making an eff
fort to settle the Irish home rule
crisis, decided this morning to post
pone until later in the day his visit
to the Great Britain fleet lying at
Spithead. He did this that he might
be in London to receive the early
reports of the conferences between
party leaders.
1t is believed that the government
has offered unionists to arrange that
Ulster with the exception of Tyrone,
which has a big Catholic majority,
should vote as entity on the question
of exclusion from home rule govern
ment. il the unionists agree to aban-
don their demand for clean out of
the province. Ulster unionists de-
mand that Tyrone be included in the
arrangement.
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18
CITY SHOULD
INTERVENE IN
FREIGHT SUIT
SiIcoS and Jones Suggest AC-
tiOn to Lower Rates in all
Directions; No Expense.
rITHER the Chamber of Cor

TITHER the Chamber of Com
II merce or the Western Slope
N-'f Asa.-a@i etii1ess .Associaliod = III
in all probability, intervene in the
suit now being pressed by the Mont
lrose-Delta Counties Freight Rate
association, and If the suit is sue
cessful. made further cuts in the
rates in aud out of this city in both
directions.
James NJ. Silcox, who returned yes
terday from Denver, is decidedly of
the opinion that such an intervention
is not only advisable, but necessary,
and f. A. Jones, who has handled all
the freight cases of Importance in
western Colorado, is quite insistent
on the point.
Attorney c. j. Moynihan, who is
legal adviser for the Delta and Mont
rose people, offers his services free
simply for the purpose OF getting the
moral support of this section to the
suit.
Only a fair start has been made on
the suits brought by the association.
and the hearing has been postponed
until August "a. when it will recon-
vene in Glenwood. At this time il
iookS as II MontroSe ana Delta VIII
get rate better than the Utah COM
mon points rate. The presence of
Grand Junction as party plaintiff in
the suit will not only aid in convinc-
ing the commission of the advisable
ity of lowering that rate, but will
permit this city to share in the ad-
vantages.
There is apparently no question
but that the action will be author
ized within a few days.
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18
FAMOUS A|RNAN
AN Be SECURED
B BY NEWSPAPERS
.,,Is,f Of DaredevIIs Will Give
mo Days Program # Pe0-
rs viii Support Venture,

.,orv BEACHEY, the world $
S,.otcst aviator, in a two days
sam Of sensational and spec
ssrial stunts and featuring
gno1s lo0p-the-loop.
80 The entertainment that The
y ~ ysrs and The Daily Sentinel
.-.9 10 furnish the people OF
~, colorado some time during
ts,t ninety days. And it all de-
-. u7on whether the people want
= Beachey or not.
rsrs is but one Lincoln Beachey.
d, n. had many rivals but for sheer
5-,5ylltry the world has never pro
49, such an iron-nerved master of
4. name II was his death-defying
nrDle In iuyenting new and ever
"a startling gyrations that
iusht about the death of HoXey,
ttr,tone. Charles Walsh and 9TH
n bni Beachey remains the uncon-
rsred King Of the air.
Tso days OF Beachey with the fam
d, lcop-the-loop as the spectacular
.ailiner Of the event means that
.A1usanis Of people from all over
rtprn Colorado and eastern Utah
m be here for at least two days.
,Hl il Is up to the business people
{ Grand JQunction to express their
ssires on the matter. The Daily
satine and The Daily News will
iiertake the expense Of the venture
GHnd Junction wants II and will
irs Us their moral support.
Lets hear from you.
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18
|YA THREATENS
! BOYCOTT; STOPS
I DENVER KNOCKS
Annefs Says well Fire Our
Employees; Don't Do Any
Thing For a Minute" "

GsnwOod Springs business men
us morning took drastic action to
sop The knocks by which the Den
"a Motor club has attempted to di-
~ tourists away from the Midland
l'l ana the Rainbow Route. They
l1.nuiated kilograms to their whole
@sis IN Denver demanding that the
A9of club e muZZled or the whole
.lslhess OF that section would go to
sls other city. The result was in
glntale0us.
"Ien T. 4. Sommers, president of
w elub heard OF the action he ask
" 'aat the messages be held in abev-
'ays until the board of governors
''ail mold a meeting.
u call a meeting Immediately
~ ~ lunch and if necessary we will
~ Nv aaIse some Of our emDloyees
ay stop this discrimination and
-aAe statement for the Denver
,-ptIs ,tipi mat your route is as good as
r.e w Des' ana well bring business to
,oa ,o'' :, instead y, OF diyerting it away from
l nat was what Sommer said.
,u ~ ~, lelesrams We're held back un-
5.aagd anonday morning and if something
"a Sue sse aoesn't happen by that time
4. s.Is IS mat Sommers meant what
ro,iti.-.,hey NV they viii go out as formal
~, ,''sa,.oh s.ai that Glenwood business
yer. ''e" mere than Den
~ lae Indignation o fthe peopla has
N, ,,u 4, smouldering for several weeks
K..t ~ u came to a head when C M
~ - Of the Glenwood Midland of.
Ia announced that the Motor club
NJl,nSS Jl,Su n 70 convince him that the
m, I'uu ooii lraii was impossible. With
t1sy .JUgerete J,lete evidence before them
tbsy sro L,un | wait. They acted and
II I'g ncoay seady to go through with it.
Gfan5 Iess''Fy Insy they propose to ask
i1,'s 80 TO join In the witbdrawoi WI" os os
'USlhess in Denver 'ui ""ai Vi
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18
VERNAL N { \
URGE C|TY'S
ASSIS TANCE
Committee Gives Figures to Back
Up Claims For Better Mail
Service.

Mayor Edward B. Samuels and At
torney Thomas w. O'Donnen OF Yer
nal siient the day Ia sle city To en-
list the aid of the Chamber of Com
merce and citizens generally in the
/ establishment of the Watson.
Vernal mail route.
Mr.. O'Donnell presented mass OF
information which proves the error
of the department position in Civ
ing the contract to the Cotton stage
line
That the bid of the Uintah railway
for the mail service across the desert
from Watson to Vernal is not ex-
cessive is well proven by Mr. O'Don-
nell. During the month of June
/ $4,000 pounds OF mail was taken into
the basin country and distributed
from Vernal. The payment to the
uintah was at the rate of $500 per
ton.
The freight charges on the
Uintah. which are regarded as rea-
sonable by its patrons, is SIS ton
1t is, of course, folly to expect the
road to renew its contracts for the
mail contract at such a tremendous
loss.
ne a unt tutCh from lnt govern
ment was s3S6 for mail service.
The new bid of $4,000 made by
Capt. NJ. w. Cooley of the Uintah is
estimated on a basis of one cent a
pound, while the freight rate is
based on three-quarters of a cent "A
pound The mail must come every
day while the freight may be
handled on much more leisurely
schedule.
Mail from Grand Junction is just
five days in transit. Parcels post is
on par with slow freight in speed,
while the trip over 1lS miles OF
rough desert highways is sufficient
to damage any sort of mail packages
that can be injured in transportation.
a comparison of the difference in
population in the Uintah basin four
years ago and now also adds inter
est to the mail contract. Only nine
thousand people inhabited the basin
in 1910, while today not less than
10000 people patronize the post
office.
Business from Grand Junction
now amounts to $500 a week. and is
steadily growing. There is no COM
petition with Salt Lake or Denver
when the Watson-Vernal service is
in operation, but with the mail COM
ing over from Cotton Salt Lake has
a cinch on the trade OF that terri
tory.
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18
IMPROVING TRADE BILL
By Associated Press. /

Washington, D. c.. July 1S.-
The work of perfecting antitrust
legislation is going forward in the
senate Judiciary and interstate com
merce committees today.
The interstate commerce COM
mittee has practically agreed to
amend certain section of the trade
commission bill to make it unlawful
and unfair competition" 1t was
believed that this would expedite its
passage.
The judiciary committee is finish
ing a proposed amendment to the
section OF the Clayton antitrust bill
relating to holding companies which
makes the provision stronger.
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18
SHAMROCK is ON The WAY
IBy Associated Press. ]

Ports mouth, England, July 1S.-
The Shamrock w. Sir Thomas Lip
tons challenger for Americas cup,
under convoy of the steam yacht
Erin, sailed this afternoon for Fal-
mouth, from whence she will start
for the United States.
The Shamrock has been rigged as
Ketch for her voyage across the At
lantic and will carry only the racing
crew of thirty men, Charles E. Mich
olson. the designer, William p. Bar
ton. the racing skipper. and Captain
Turner, the skipper, during the voy-
age. The remainder of the crew
will be aboard the yacht Erin. The
problem of getting the Shamrock
across the Atlantic under her own
sail will be almost as great as racing
her.
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18
CANS
l25 TGAS Of
CHERRIES
Run Completed Today and P|anl
Commences on Mammoth
Got Crop.

Two hundred and fifty thousand
pounds OF cherries represents the
amount of cherries canned by the
Currie Canning company this year.
The run on cherries will be practi-
cally finished today. Although a
Few win be canned the first few
days OF next week TO keep the force
busy while the apricot run is being
started.
A total of nearly $500 has been
paid out alone for cherries to Grand
Valley and North Fork growers.
Many of these growers have made
more by sending them to the canning
factor than by shipping them.
Mr.. Currie has had numerous Of
fers from Utah apricot raisers to con-
tract for their product at low prices
but he feels that he would rather pay
little more to the Grand Valley
raisers and thus patronize home in
dustries. The Grand Valley is ex-
pected to furnish enough cots" for
the entire capacity OF the factory.
c. S. Allen OF Salt Lake is a local
visitor for the week end, a guest of
the La Court.
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18
IRv Associated Press l

Douglas, Ariz., July Constitu-
tionalists under General AIvarador
occupied Guaymas at daybreak to-
day according 10 official advices.
They received an ovation.
The entrance was made today
partly because it was the anniversa-
ry of the death of Benito Juarez,
who promulgated the Mexican con
stitution. The day was given over
to festivities at Guaymas and
throughout the state OF Sonora pub
lie offices We're closed.
Several hundred federal sympa-
thizzers left Douglas within the mast
week and are said 20 be assembling
in the mountains. An outbreak is
expected.
The daily sentinel., 1914-07-18
S2,75O,O0O WORTH OF BEEF
TO Be SHIPPED FROM SLOPE
Estimates by Railways Show That Record Prices viii be Re-
CeHed Cattle in Remarkable Condition and the
1 Market is Strong

A T LEAST $2,75O.0OO is the
~ amount estimated by officials
OF the local railroads as the
revenue that Western Slope cattle
men will receive this year for West
ern Slope grass-fed beeves.
According to the estimates which
are in the course of compilation By
both railways, at least 1900 cars
will be shipped out Of the territory
extending from Grand Junction to
the continental divide. This does
not include any OF the large ship
ments which will be made from
Montrose over the narrow gauge
points
Within the last day or two a num-
her Of prominent Meeker and Rifle
cattlemen have been IN this city, and
they are unanimous in declaring that
not for years have the range cattle
been so fat and sleek looking at this
stage Of the game. The exception
ally heavy rains which have fallen
all over the slope this year have
caused an unusual amount Of grass
to grow, all OF which has been greed
lily consumed by the cattle and con-
yerted into fat and money for the
cattlemen.