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IHH df |H| fM STOI •- MguUJW AM IRS foil! k ■B4 fHpyJ7 \ VnM ■ * I 188 a ■ B 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. i Her Diamonds Sto'en^ -•■:; x«:-. 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. 4