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VOL 62.
TO CHATTANOOGA GOES NEXT
REONION OF CRAY VETERANS
Confederates Accept Invitation of Men Who Fought in
Blue to Meet Next Year, in Peace, on the
Famed Battlefield of Gettysburg
V
GEN. YOUNG TO BE
, COMMANDER TO-DAY
VETERANS WILL MARCH
Miss Mary Scandrett Crowned
Reunion Queen.
Macon, Ga.. May B—The choosing of
Chattanooga, Tenn., as the convention
city for 1913, the unanimous, enthus
iastic acceptance of the invitation of
Gen. Trimble, commander-in-chics of
the G. A. R., to merge the Blue and
the Gray at Gettysburg in July, to heal
all remaining sores of the long, in
ternecine strife of the sixties, the
crowning of Miss Mary Scandrett of
Macon as queen of the 1912 reunion be
fore 20,000 people on Coleman's Hill,
and a Georgia sun over the city all
day, featured the third day of the
twenty-second annual reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans in Ma
con to-day.
All is in readiness for the two big
features of to-morrow, the election of a
commander-in-chief to succeed the
late Gen. George TV. Gordon and the
long line of gray that will file through
wide and shacled streets of Macon in
the annual parade of old and .feeble
men who fought for the Confederacy.
Comes in Stormy Session.
Chattanooga's winning of the fight
for the 1913 reunion was a sweeping
„ victory over both Jacksonville and
, San Antonio sod came at the close of a
the convention tvas not altoiMfeior the
outcome of the flg|it tor the next meet-'
ing place. It seemed impossible to
keep order, and time and time again
Gen. Walker, who was presiding, had
to rap and shout for order before the
business could go on. Even when he
used his office to command he was dis
regarded. the deep drowning roar of
a thousand voices In conversation
blocking business continually.
The vote on the 1913 reunion was as
follows: Chattanooga, 1,048; Jackson
ville, 606, and San Antonio 476. The
Tennesseans had been working hard
and went into the convention with the
tight aready won.
Crowning of the Queen.
At 5 o’clock In the afternoon the
beautiful Coleman s Hill, from which
Jefferson Davis made his last speech
to Confederate soldiers, was a bright
hued, conglomerate mass of people
drawn from all over the South, num
bering according to conservative es
timates 20,000. to see the coronation of
Miss Mary Scandrett.
Half a dozen bands recruited from
Oklahoma to Florida surrounded to the
throne dais set on the highest peak
of one of the most beautiful spots in
Georgia and as the queen and her la
dies drove up on a great white float dec
• orated with lilies and American Beau
ty roses, a roar that was heard in
every part of Macon went up from
the crowd. The crown was placed on
her head by Col. W. A. Harris, chair
man of the reunion executive com
mittee. To-night at the grand bail at
the Park Auditorium Miss Scandrett
and Gen. C. Irvine Walker led the
cotillion. Over one thousand couples,
the fairest daughters of the South and
grizzled old survivors of a score of
battles, mixed, mingled and danced un
til long past midnight.
The discussion on the Gettysburg
North and South reunion was very
brief and what objections were made
were purely on technical grounds. One
or two delegates declared that the of
ficial indorsement of the convention
was not in conformance with the con
stitution of the United Confederate
Veterans and that they did not think
it wise. None of those objecting speci
fied the reason for their objection be
yond that it was a constitutional
breach. However, Gen. Walker, Gen.
Carr and others promptly rose to de
clare that the breach was forever
healed, that not anywhere could bo
found in the ranks of the Confederacy
animus towards thd soldiery of the
union and that the Gettysburg reunion
would forever wipe out what fragment
of ill-feeling there might possibly be
left. The obiectors made haste to ally
themselves with the overwhelming pa
cific element and the resolution was
passed with cheers.
Gen. Young Will Command.
To-morrow it is generally conceded
that Gen. Bennett H. Toting of Louis
ville. Ky., will be elected commander
in-chief of the United Confederate
Veterans, The supporters of Lieut.
Gen. Irvine Walker of Charleston have
not given up the fight, hut it is un
derstood that the entire Georgia. Ala
bama. Tennessee. Kentucky, Florida
and trans-Mississippi delegates are
pledged to Toung as against
strength of the Virginias, Maryland
and Carolina* for Walker.
Passed With Enthusiam.
When the Committee on Resolutions
reported It was found that the accept
ance of Gen. Trimble's Invitation was
so voluminous that it would have taken
over an hour to read it. Gen. Walker
Continued on Para Seven.
WEEKLY PTIMES-A-WEEK.iI A TEAS
t CENTS A COPT.
DAILT. *S A TEAS.
FEOERALSIPOISON
SPRINGS FOR REBELS
MANY KILLED THAT WAY
Vasquez Gomez Explains Presi
dential Tangle.
Escalon, Mex., May B.—That poison
in drinking water is the method the
federals are now using to crush the
rebels was the charge made by Gen.
Salazar, who to-day reported to Gen.
Orozco that the recent battle at Cuatro
Cieriegas was a rebel victory.
Gen. Salazar sent word that he lost
twenty-three men, most of whom died
after drinking from a spring, presum
ably infected by the federals. Many
of Salazar's men are ill. Salazar de
clared the government loss was seven
ty killed and many wounded. The bat
tle lasted twelve hours.
EXPECT BIG BATTLE
WHEN ARMIES MEET
Orozco’s Men Advance to Meet
Federals.
Orozco’s Headquarters, near Escalon,
Mex., May B.—Gen. Pascual Orozco to
day gave the orders to his troops to
advance on the federals. The latter
have been coming northward from Tor
reon. Within twenty-four hours the
greatest body of rebels and govern
ment troops that has ever come to
gether is expected to clash in which
it is thought will be the turning point
of the revolution.
Two eohitm.s of 1,000 men each mov
ed to-day along parallel lines east and
west of the railroad to attack Bornfi
jUl.a qml Map*ml. towns not far {ram
Tsrr*-'*!. the rafiroattffcttewuy to t.vy
* the (fL*.a-V-A
ronr rJhtfc-r'mv uuder G. ,T
Luis FJrrnpndex and <7bl. Caravero and
Amayh. Behind these ta. another large
body of reserves.
The general staff of the insurrectos
is thirty miles behind the advance
guard, which is near Peronal. The in
surreeto columns are moving slowly.
Scouts report a gradual advance of
the federals.
Vasqufez Gomez Explains.
Juarez, Mex., May B.—Emilio Vas
quez Gomez made explanation to-day
of the tangle that has arisen over his
relations with Gen. Orozco.
As early as March 2 the revolution
ary junta in El Paso he asserted pro
claimed Jiim_provisional_President and
Continued on Page Seven.
‘‘U S INSPECTED"
LARD WAS GANDY
WOMAN PREACHER SHOWS
House Committee What Such
“Inspection” Is.
Washington. D. C, May B.—The
Rev. Caroline Bartlett Crane of Mich
igan told the House Committee on
Expenditures in the Agricultural De
partment to-day how in her opinion
the meat inspection law had been vi
tiated by regulations made by the
bureau of animal industry in the De
partment of Agriculture. Mrs. Crane
appeared in support of the resolution
of Representative Nelson which asks
for a congressional inquiry into the
administration of the meat inspection
law.
The witness resented the suggestion
that she charged a conspiracy between
the beef trust and the Department of
Agriculture. She said she simply was
trying to show how the regulations of
the department had lowered the re
quirements of meat inspection and in
creased the possibility of fraud and
deception on the part of the packers.
Mrs. Crane made no specific charges
of fraud against any packer.
“Here is an object lesson." said Mrs.
Crane, producing a lard can embellish
ed with the label of a well known
packing house.
Attached to the label was the legend,
"Inspected by the United States De
partment of Agriculture and passed.”
Inside the lard can was the govern
ment seal. Quickly breaking the seal
Mrs. Crane exhibited the ''lard.” It
proved to be a couple of pounds of
brown taffy done up in tissue paper.
When the laughter had subsided
Mrs. Crane passed the candy around.
Mrs. Crane recounted her experiences
In packing houses in several cities to
show that the ante-mortem examina
tion of cattle and hogs was perfunc
tory and that condemned meat was
not so labelled, although the law re
quires that it be stamped and de
stroyed.
The witness paid a tribute to the
employes of the meat inspection serv
ice. instead of criticising them she
criticised the department. People were
being deceived, she said, by the de
scriptions of ante-mortem examina
tions given the country by Solicitor
McCabe and Chief Melvin and the
bureau of animal industry. Mrs. Crane
will continue her testimony to-mor
row.
I NEW PAPAL DELEGATE REACHES UNITED STATES |
Washington, D. C., May B.—Mgr. Giovanni Bonzano, the new papal dele
gate to the United States, is expected to roach Washington in a few days
to assume his duties in the place vacated by Cardinal Faleonlo when he re
turned to Rome after his elevation. Mgr. Bonzano stopped in New York
for several days on his way to Washington and on Sunday was formally
received at St. Patrick’s cathedral by Cardinal Farley. The accompany
ing picture was made at that time.
PLANS TO CHANGE REPRESENTATION * ~
OF SOUTH AT G. 0. P, CONVENTION
National Committee Is Called for Unusually Early Date
, Because of Many Contests.
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Her Diamonds Sto'en^
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CLINtO.MST. WASH.
MRS. PHILANDER C. KNOX
I,os Angeles, May B.—A marine
aboanl the cruiser Maryland, was ar
rested to-day charged with having
robbed Mrs. Philander C. Knox, wife
of the Secretary of State of diamonds
valued at more than $2,000. The gems
were stolen from Mrs. Knox during
the tour of the Secretary and party
in Central .and South America.
WATSON MEANS TO
HEAD DELEGATION
AND HE SAYS SO HIMSELF
If He Is Beaten It Will Be
After a Fight.
Augusta, Ga., May B.—Tom Watson
is not only going to make a fight for
a place on the Georgia delegation to
Baltimore, but asserts his intention to
"head the delegation or know the rea
son why.”
The following well displayed an
nouncement appears on the front page
of his Jeffersonian, dated the 9th:
"Meet me in Atlanta, boys.”
"On' tlie night preceding the conven
tion X propose to hold a meeting in
the ball room of the Kimball and all
delegates friendly to me are requested
to attend.
"The city politicians are hogging al!
the credit for the Underwood victory,
are courting a fight with me. and of
this fight they can get just as much
as they are looking for.
“What I said in the P. D. la3t week
was in jest.
"I mean to head the Georgia delega
tion to Baltimore or know the reason
why.
“I mean to lock horns with Bryan,
and to exhibit that coldly selfish fraud
in his true character.”
A
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1912.
DISTRICT WILL BE
- AS BEFORE
If th\\ Cotfmittfee Secretary’s
Planned Change Is Adopted.
New York, May B.—The Republican
National Committee will meet in Chi
cago Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock,
June 6, to decide contests among dele
gates to the Republican national con
vention. The call for the meeting was
issued to-day by William Hayward,
secretary of the committee. This will
be the earliest meeting held for many
years by the committee and will give
it twelve days to consider contests be
fore the convention opens on June IS.
Indications that there will be an
unusual number of contests this year.
Mr. Hayward said, had been consid
ered by Victor Rosewater, tlie com
mittee’s acting chairman and himself,
in sending out the call for the early
meeting of the committee. A few con
tests already have been brought of
ficially before the committee’s officers
and many more are expected, he said,
before the expiration of the time-limit
for filing contests, on May 29.
To Keep District as Unit.
Mr. Hayward also announced that
he would place before the committee
a plan upon which he has been work
ing for some time that will affect the
representation of the South in Repub
lican national conventions. The prin-'
cipal objection to plans previously sug
gested. he said, was the elimination of
the congressional district as the unit
of representation. The plan he would
submit to the committee would change
the basis of representation, he said,
and still retain the congressional dis
trict as the unit.
“What we want to do, if possible.”
Mr. Hayward said, "is to get the com
mittee together early enough to have
sufficient time to consider these con
tests deliberately and avoid holding
night sessions, which were necessary
before.”
The committee will meet in the Col
iseum building.
As to Southern Delegates.
‘‘Tlie question of Southern represen
tation that has been agitated in every
convention that I can remember," Mr.
Hayward said, “probably will be acted
upon by the committee in the nature
or a recommendation to the conven
tion. While, in my opinion, a majoritv
f the delegates to the conventions has
een heartily in favor of making a
change in that regard, the difficulty
has been that they did rot desire to '
abandon the congressional district as
a unit of representation. The South
rn districts have representation in '
c ongress, according to population, in
cluding the negroes. Then the negroes
are disfranchised. The natural re
- ilt is that in many of the Southern
striets there are very few Renubli
, in votes and yet. of course, they have
t!ie delegates.
“Now. I am working on a plan that
I am going to submit to the commit- 1
tie which will hange the basis of i
r presentation and still retain the con
cessional district as the unit."
Mr. Hayward added that he prefer- '
r 1 not te make public the plan until i
l is submitted to the convention.
PARTNER TELLS
ON ARCHBALD
Judge Hears Charges Aired by
Probers.
SOUGHT $12,000 PROFIT
In Deal Involving Party to Case
Before Him.
Washington, D. C., May B.—Charges
against Judge Robert W. Archbaid of
the Commerce Court were unfolded to
day before the House Committee on
Judiciary which is to determine if im
peachment proceedings shall be
brought against the jurist.
How Judge Archbald, in partnership
with Edward J. Williams, a Scranton
coal dealer, while deliberating as a
judge on the "lighterage case,” to
which the Erie Railroad is a party,
was alleged to have negotiated an op
tion from that railroad of 42.000 tons
of culm dump property, to be sold at
a *12,900 profit, was related to the com
mittee by Williams himself.
Judge Archbaid, accompanied by his
two sons and his counsel, A. S. Worth
ington, heard the testimony and oc
casionally looked at photographic cop
ies of letters bearing on the case, ona
of them being a copy of a letter in
which the Judge told of his connection
with the culm bank negotiations in his
own words.
Judge Gave a Note.
In an addition to that transaction.
Williams told of another deal in which
he said Judge Archbaid acquired an
interest with him in an option on a
million acres of Venezuelan timber
land, for which the judge gave a note
for *SOO.
Williams tried to discount this note
with C. J. and W. P. Boland of the
Marion Coal Company of Scranton,
who at that time had a ease pending
before Judge Archbaid in the federal
court. The Bolands refused to dis
count the note and later lost their
case. Williams admitted telling W.
P. Boland that if he had discounted
Judge Arehbald's rote, the case might
have resulted differently, but he denied
that Judge Arrhbald knew anything
| of his making such a remark to Bo
land.
The testimony relating to the culm
bank transaction included reference to
■suv assignment by Williams of an in
•jerest In the options secured, to W.
' odUWKI a "alien t Ijarty" whom
’le admitted, nriuer eXmtnhJiU'oii; w-ak
Judge Arrhbald. When tasked why
Judge Archbaid had been reftrred to
as a “silent party," Williams said he
thought it was not lawful for a Jur
ist's name to be used in such trans
actions.
Archbaid Was to Get Part.
Williams related how the option for
the culm dump property was negotiat
ed from officers of the Erie Railroad
and told how a sale for the property
was negotiated and that he and Judge
Archbaid were to divide the profits.
Judge Archbaid. during the negotia
tions with the Erie, told him that the
lighterage case was then before his
court, Williams said.
"Judge Archbaid showed me the
briefs in the ease." said Williams, "and
told me it was about the lighterage
ease in which the Erie was interested.
I didn't know what literage meant and
he told me. Then he gave me a let
ter to Mr. May of the Erie and also
told me that ne would see the gen
eral counsel for the Erie. Mr. Brown
ell, about the option.”
How the option was given thereafter
and a deal to sell the property at a
*12.000 profit later frustrated, to the
I.ackawana and Wyoming Railroad
Company, was described by the witness
in detail. Another transaction which
the committee did not get to, but will
inquire about when the hearing is re
sumed Friday, involved an alleged
transaction for other culm bank prop
erty - in which Judge Archbaid. a man
named Dainty and the I .elfish Valley
Railroad were said to be interested.
This deal, it is said, was interrupted
by charges riled with the Department
of Justice against Judge Archbaid in
connection with the other cases.
Fewer Killed, More Injured.
Washington. D. C.. May S.—There
were 242 persons killed and 4.706 injur
ed in train accidents in the United
States during the quarter ending Dec.
31. 1911. according to an accident bul
letin issued to-day by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. This Is a
decrease of six in the number killed
and an increase of 977 in the number
injured as compared with the cor
responding quarter of 1910.
CUTTS NAMED BY
MYSTIC SHRINERS
IMPERIAL OUTER GUARD
Imperial Council Conclave Goes
to Dallas Next.
Los Angeles. CaL. May B.—E. A.
Cutts of Savannah, was elected im
perial outer guard to-day by the Im
perial Council Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine.
Dallas. Tex., was chosen for the 191 S
conclave.
William J. Cunningham of Baltimore,
former imperial deputy potentate, was
elected imperial potentate, succeeding
John Frank Treat of Fargo, N. D.
William Brown of Pittsburg and Ben
jamin V Rowell of Boston were re
elected imperial treasurer and imperial
recorder respectively.
The other imperial officers were each
advanced to the next post above.
Though the business sessions ended
to-day. merrymaking and sight-seeing
will continue to-morrow and Friday.
S CENTS A COPT.
Established 1858. - - Incorporated 138*.
IN LOUISIANA FLOOD WATERS
MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST
Scores of Relief Parties in Thrilling Struggles Fight
to Save Hundreds of Flood-Trapped Women
and Children from Drowning.
Commerce Court Judge
Who Is Under Charges
v
OTD^^S:He>ALPi
S. C. DIOCESE IS
AGAINST SUFFRAGAN
Vote Is Almost Four to One at
Beaufort Convention.
ARCHDEACON FOR NEGROES
However, Is Innovation That Is
Adopted.
Beaufort, S. C.. May 8-The Episco
pal Diocesan Council of South Caro
lina, by a vote of nearly 4 to 1. this aft
ernoon adopted this resolution: ' That
this council is not in favor of the elec
tion of a negro suffragan bishop at this
time.”
The motion was offered by the Rev.
W. H. Barnwell of Statesburg. The
majority report in favor of a bishop
for the negroes was read at the morn
ing session by the Rev. M alter Mitch
ell and the minority, against the ne
gro suffragan, by R. I. Manning. Both
were referred to the council, sitting
as a committee of the whole in the
afternoon. The council took up the re
ports In executive session.
It was voted after a short discussion
yiat the vote be taken without fit tail,
as the whole subject had been thor
i oughly discussed during the year. .The
resolution was adopted as given, ex- J
cept for the last three words. These
were added by the council when the
report of the committee of whole
was adopted after it had risen uni the
council acted on its report.
After the vote on the suffragan bish
op *SOO was appropriated for a i.--gro
archdeacon for work among the ne
groes of the state. This is a new de
parture in this diocese.
Upon convening this morning the
Rev. Mr. Benedict, dean of the theo
logical department of Suwapee. was
heard, after which the bishop deliv
er, 1 .! his annual address.
Bishop Guerry's Address.
A hundred delegates and townspeople
filled the church and listened with
marked attrition to the forceful and
exhaustive address of Bishop Guerry.
He laid particular stress on the suf
fragan bishop proposition, setting forth
his views with great eloquence and
earnestness, but stressing ail the way
through it this position: "I come be
fore you to-day not in a controversy!
or argumentative mood In the roll of
a special pleader, but as a bishop
whose chief mission it is to lead and
not to drive his people.”
It was evident that his presentation
of the matter made a deep impression
even though the council was not at
this time ready to take the step he
proposed.
In his address the bishop called at
tention to the erection of a new par
ish house at Granitevllle and the ad
dition of a trained nurse to the force
there, adding: "I am profoundly im
pressed with the importance and ne
cessity of our church doing something
to improve conditions in our mill vil
lages."
Progress toward the building of a
church in Conway, where a lot has
been purchased and a substantial
amount raised toward a building fund,
was noted, as also the purchase of a
lot at Manning, which is planning also
for a building. A new church for
Epiphany colored mission at Spartan
burg has been built and paid for. Land
has been donated for a chapel near
the naval station at Charleston and
a new building at the Yorkville or
phanage has been erected.
New Church Department.
The confirmations for the year were
529. representing an increase over last
year, which in turn exceeded 1910.
The disposition of the property in
Aiken donated by former Senator Ed
munds was referred to / the Finance
Committee. Committees on Sunday-
Continued on Page Seven.
150,000 CROWD TO
CAMPS OF REFUGEES
LEVEES ALL ARE HOLDING
Their Condition at New Orleans
Is Improved.
New Orleans, May B.—Fighting
against time and the rushing flood wat
ers of the Mississippi river, scores ot
relief poetics to-day succeeded in
bringing in refugees by the hundreds
to the different points between Baton
Rouge and Natchez, still above the
water.
Many lives have been lost in North
east Louisiana.
Nearly every' incoming boat is load
ed. mostly with women and children
and the thrilling tales of adventures
in the swift currents from the Torras
crevasse, which to-night was report
ed 3,000 feet wide, were only repeti
tions of previous days.
The United States army officers are
actively engaged in directing affairs
and nothing is left undone that can
be done to get the hundreds of people
yet remaining in the stricken
to places of safety.
It is estimated that more than 150, ti
persons are in the concentrat j
camps.
No More Breaks in Levee, kfl
St- ries of dwellings and cabin
.swop: away with their occu^H
i are told every day, while to-c^H
farmer coming into. New
-.-fan enun n-cr - family, the
1 excepted, being swept, away
eobtn. A negro baby wns swept w rav
fts mother's ian'ntjff cro.-iKst wa
tho water rushed through the ,P
door.
There were no more breaks in
main line levees to-day. though J
were many rumors and consider, jj* '
excitement. The work of atrengtll
ing the embankments is
under the direction of the United gts p-ty
engineers corps, which give out
suring reports to-night. A few daj*
of sunshine, the engineers say, will b-‘ n
more beneficial than anything else. /'
Situation at New Orleans.
The flood situation in this city con* ?
cerns more largely the scenes of ac- \
tivity around the relief headquarters,
where carload after carload t>f sup
plies are being boxed up and shipped
out to the refugee camps in Central
and Northern Louisiana, rather than
any alarming condition on the river
front. Two days of sunshine have
served to improve the condition of tha
levees in the city limits, but the work
of strengthening the line of revetments
arid topping low places continues, al
though there are now less than 200
men ail told working on the city's de
fense line.
At Esplanade street. where the
Southern Pacific ferry house is flood*
ed. a single line of sandbags holds back
the water. The seepage at the head
of Canal street has been effectively
stopped by the fine sandbags around
the ferry house.
United States army officers at Jack
son Barracks in the southern extremity
of the city, where some alarm was
f, It over the condition of the levees in
the Third district Friday and Satur*
day. sent their families to the city,
but to-night some of the women and
children returned to their homes at
the fort. Only a small force of men
is now at work on the levees in that
section.
Threaten to Tear Up Tracks.
Baton Rouge. 1.a.. May B—There are
more than 4.000 refugees in Baton
Rouge to-night. 500 having arrived to
day from the New Roads country. A.
M Holliday of Fodoche. who brought
in 300 head of cattle to-night, estimated
that he lost about 200 head by drown
ing.
Citizens of Lutcher to-day communi
cated threats to the governor's offi« e
that the tracks of the Yazoo and Mis
sissippi Valley Railroad would be torn
up unless the gap in the Pontchartrain
protection levee is closed. It required
four days and nights of hard work to
close the drainage gap and the job
was finished early to-day, but the rail
road gap is still open. The Lutcher
people say they would be inundated
in the event of a break here if tha
protection levee should fail. The rail
road people have kept open the 'gap
to facilitate transportation of supplies
and labor necessary in fighting tha
high water here.
CHURCH AND~A HALF
WERE BUILT EACH DAY .
That Was Record of Southern
Methodists.
Louisville. Ky.. May S.—A church
and a half built ever)- day during the
last year is the record of the Board Os
Church Extension of the Methodist
Fpiscopal Church. South, according to
reports made to the thirtieth annual
session of the board here to-day.
Many of these were in the West and
Northwest where the growth of tb»
church has been phenomenal.
Application lor loans and donatioßa
before the board total nearly *446.0*1.
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