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THE WEATHER. Forecast: Fair tonight and tomor row. Temperatures, 8 a. m., 68; 10 a. ffi., 74; 12 noon, 79; 2 p. tn., 79. VOL. X. NO. 240. IIIDKEE'S GEMS SOLVE Sit TRUNK THEFT Glitter of Jewels Betrays Pair as They Are About to Board Steamer for Pane ma. WOMAN WEARING $3,000 WORTH OF THE LOOT Arrested in Company With Man With Whom She Planned to Flee to Central America. The glitter of stolen diamonds on a woman's fingers left c sparkling trail from Atlanta to New Orleans and led to the arrest of George Roddy and his wife, formerly Effie Daniels, as they were about to board a fruit steamer for Panama. They will be brought back to Atlanta as pris oners in the “jewel trunk mystery” as soon as Detective Doyal can secure requisition papers dnd go to New Or leans. George Kaul, the third man wanted in connection with the theft of a. trunk full of jewels from Solomon Gilsey, a Cincinnati jewelry- salesman, was ar rested today at Mount Vernon, N. Y.. and will also be brought back to At lanta. Detectives have recovered sll.- 000 worth of stolen jewelry from Kaul’s former home in Fair street. Woman Wearing $3,000 in Gems. The recovery of SB,OOO worth of gems in New Orleans., with the arrest of Roddy and the woman he is said to have married secretly last January., ac counts for practically all of the stolen jewelry, valued at from $20,000 to $30,- OdO. Sortie of the gems were found Fri day at Kaul's home, but this was kept a secret by the detectives until Kaul was arrested today. This, with the diamonds found in trucks at the home of an aunt, of George Wrenn, more than a week ago, account for practical ly all of the missing jewels. When arrested in New Orleans Mrs. Roddy had on her fingers nearly $3,- ntlO worth of diamond linns Hand some -bracelets adorned her arms and several gorgeous pins blazed from her throat. Her jewels would have attract ed attention anywhere, and the mat ter of locating the couple was easy once they were known to be on their way to New Orleans. They were traced through Montgomery and Mobile. They had secured passage on the Parisina. a steamer of the United Fruit Company's line, whii h would have cleared today for Panama. De tectives believe that from Panama the couple would have gone to Honduras or some other place in Central or South America where there are no extradi tion treaties with the United States. Woman Involved Is a Divorcee. Chief Lanford located Kaul in New York city last Wednesday and wired New York police that he was at 218 Sixteenth street. Kaul's smooth tongue convinced the New Yorkers that the Atlanta detectives had made a mistake and they let him alone. He then went to Mount Vernon and when the Atlanta chief located him there the arrest fol lowed. Detective Pat Campbell has been sent for him. Chief Lanford. John Black and George Bullard, city detectives, and H. Scott, the Pinkerton man on the ease, are convinced that they have positive evidence against the three mep and will have no trouble in convicting al! of them. Mrs. Roddy, who is an Atlanta woman and the divorced wife of W. T. Dapiels, is not believed to have been implicated in the actual robbery. The story of the theft of nearly $30,- 000 worth of diamonds and other jewel, rv from Solomon Gilsey. a traveling salesman for S. & I. Gilsey, of Cincin nati, aroused great interest in Atlanta when it occurred early in April. Gilsey had been staying at the Piedmont ho tel, where Kaul was a former steward and where Roddy, who was a medical student, had been assistant cashier. Kaul and Roddy bad both looked thor oughly over Gilsey's stock of goods on pretense of desiring to purchase a dia mond. Detectives say that for three nights Kaul watched at the Forsyth street entrance of the Piedmont, wait ing for the trunks to be brought out to be taken to the depot. When the opportunity arrived Roddy and Wrenn, another medical student, succeeded in luring the negro driver away from his wagon on a pretense of getting him to carry two suit cases to the station, detectives say. They then drove off with the wagon, which they abandoned after taking out the two trunks that contained the jewelry sam ples. The Atlanta Georgian 11. S, RESCUES 20,000 CUT oh by RIVER * Hundreds of Thousands Are Homeless and Badly in Need of Food. TROOPS PUT THE IDLE TO ‘WORK ON BROKEN DIKES Inauguration Festivities Are Called Off Because of Wide spread Suffering. NEW ORLEANS. May B—Entirely surrounded bv the flooded waters of the Mississippi river, destruction threatened the village «f Lettsworth, 55 miles north of Paton Rouge, today. Boats manned by national guardsmen were sent in an attempt to rescue the 500 residents of the village. A crevasse in the levee just north of the village caused it to be surrounded by wat?” and the torrent was still rising rapidly at latest accounts. Twenty thousand persons have been rescued up to date and are in need of succor. All are suffering privations as a result of lack of food and clothing. In many instances home,' of refugees were washed away by the torrent. In addition to the several hundred thousand fiend sufferers in the Missis sippi valley 12.n0n persons homeless in the valley of the Red river. The state has-been asked to give them as sistance. Sf.jtA Tronpr pound Up Idle Negroes. State troops are rounding up all the idle negroes in this and other cities up the lower Mississippi valley, putting them to work strenethnninc the" Dvees at points wher" they are threatened. The professors of the Bason Rotter university have formed an employment bu’-eau tn htr» workmen to work upon the levees. A committee has been ap pointed to raise funds to reimburse the laborers. Practically all the students of the university are working upon the dikes. Free rations are being given to all who go to work. A serious “boil” developed opposite Bayou Sara, near New Roads, early today. The levee at that point was strengthened and later reports said that the fears had been quelled. The navy department has instructed the battleship Nebraska to give any aid possible tn the flood refugees. Th-’ commander of the battleship placed the vessel's launches at the disposal of the rescue workers and pilots from New Roads, who know the river's currents, were nut on the boats as pilots. 117,000 Receiving Government Relief. While reports from the north were - little more encouraging today, the sit uation will remain critical here for days to come and the general situation so far as it embraces the suffering of the flood refugees is virtually al the climax of its aebteness. It is- estimated that 117,00 P persons living between the mouth of the Arkansas river and the gulf are receiving government relief. Among the refugees are 4.000 at Baton Rouge, 2,500 at Port Hudson, 2,000 at Natchez. 2.000 at Vicksburg. Two hundred mm and women are ma rooned- on high ground near Opelousas Word was sent to them that they would be rescued today. One man, who was marooned with a party of others upon elevated ground. swam five miles through the tuibulent waters to bring aid. As a result of the flood and the suf fering it has caused* thioughnut the state, Governor-elect Hall today served notice that all festivities in connection with his inauguration shall be elimi nated. Thy historic inauguration ball which for many- years has been a fea ture in Louisana. Jias been cancelled. Report Shows Thousands Homeless. Chief Clerk William Macht, of the state commissary office, transmitted to Governor-elect Hall today through Captain. Logan, of the National Guard, the following report of homeless per sons in various districts throughout the flood zone: In the west bank section, comprising St.-Martinsville, Beaux Bridge. Arnaud ville. Cecilia, Port Barre. Loreauville. Crowley. Rayne. Lafayette, Opelousas and Alexandria, 5,000. In the Achafalya section, comprising Marksville. Naples, Lacour and Mel ville, 3,000. In the East bank region, comprising Baton Rouge. Port Hudson and adja cent villages. 3,500. There are a number of places where Continued On Fage Two, Read For Profit —GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY. MAY 8. 1912. G. A. R. Invitation Is Turned Down by Reunion Heads BOYS IN GRAY SPURN VICTORS’ PEACE OFFER C Queen of Veterans’ Reunion Surrounded by Her Maids *W • JOr \\ Jlfli r " ***** WF BF ‘THMt 18/) I ’ a/ - T / ill ZA- I HH r / hZ’ii J UK . » BA \ ■f' < *< w nil WA I Hr '/i H ,a W WO ' ■ r M SB IS ’ BEiKI flr 1- ■ /tV ■ ■ jr - » X & » ■HI I J• * wafc ttr' - * R 3k \T\\ "5 llßlJEnzW' \\ \\ Sy r n H|r . S p J// Committee Unanimously Re ports Against Meeting An cient Foes at Gettysburg. URGES OVERWHELMING REJECTION BY U. C. V. Miss Mary Scandrett Crowned Queen aas Grizzled Veterans Pay Homage. By THOMAS B. SHERMAN. MACON. GA., May B.—The Gray will not meet the Blue! At 2 o’clock today, when the after noon business session of the reunion convention opened, the committee on resblutions unanimously reported ad versely on the invitation of the Grand Army of the Republic for the veterans of the South to participate in the semi centennial celebration of the battle of Gettysburg in July, 1913. The committee declared that the in vitation should be overwhelmingly de clined, because it would not be proper for the men in gray to help celebrate their greatest defeat and a battle that practically doomed the hopes of the Confederacy. It was further declared that the acceptance of the invitation would be in violation of all the princi ples of the constitution of the United Confederate Veterans, The commit tee's report will undoubtedly be adopt ed. It was a thrilling scene, when the 7,000 veterans assembled in the big au ditorium at Camp Gordon, received the invitation from their brothers in the North. General C. Irvine Walker, com mander of the Confederate veterans, announced that he had a message from the North to the South. He requested Dr. R Lin Cave, of Nashville, chaplain general, to read it. As the venerable minister and soldier read, the great crowd sat in silence, intent to catch every word. It was a letter full of fra ternal feeling from General H M. Trimble, commander-in-chief of the G. A. R. to General Walker, command ing the U. C. V. Dr Cave had barely finished when General Julian S. Carr, of Durham, N C„ took the floor But it was sev eral minutes before he could speak, be cause of the outburst of applause. Then he introduced a reciprocal resolution, accepting the invitation and expressing sentiments of brotherly love. The Gettysburg celebration next year is to begin on July 1, and continue un til July 4. when it will close with a monster patriotic demonstration. Mark of*Complete Reconciliation. In his invitation General Trimble said: If this event might mark the final and complete reconciliation be tween those of the opposing armies of 50 years ago, and the permanent Continued on Page Three, • W ; ..... , I® w/ / I JPWw /// Av 7 / A Photo by Staff Photographer. Miss Mary Scandrett, of Macon, was crowned queen of the Confederate reunion at Macon this afternoon. She was attended by a retinue of more than a dozen maids of honor. This group shows tlm queen and five of her maids. In the hack row, from left to right are: Miss Susanne Grantland, of Griffin : Miss Jewel Jacobs, of Macon; Miss Jennie Riley, of Macon, and ' Miss Mattie Chappell, of Macon. In the front row are Miss Luride Turner, of Macon, on the left, and Miss Scandrett on the right. IMMN.WS! PASTOR'S MED Richeson’s Counsel Denies His Client Used “Saints’” Cere mony to Wed Avis Linnell. BOSTON. May B.—" I shall not remove Richeson to Charlestown so that he may be placed in the death house tomorrow," said Sheriff Quinn today, but shall wait until after the meeting of the executive council a week from today. "The visit of Miss Richeson to her brother cheered him very much.” "Does Richeson know that he is ac cused of being a Mormon?” Sheriff Quinn was asked. "The newspapers were sent to him to day and he will read about it. but I shall not ask about it Mr. Morse will discuss that matter with him." Attorney William A. Morse later issued a statement absolutely denying the as sertion of Mrs Louise E. Brittain, a for mer Mormon, that his client. Clarence V. T. Richeson, sentenced to die May 19, is an elder of that church. Story False. Lawyer Says. "It's a lie. a wicked, foolish, ridiculous lie," he declared. in her affidavit Mrs Brittain declared that she saw Richeson on several occa sions presiding as an elder at Mormon congregations Mr. Morse said that he could account for Richeson’s movements from the vers day of his birth and had unearthed a complete life history of his client which would prove the falsity of the Brittain story. Mrs Brittain declares that there are three kinds of marriages under the Mor mon religion—that Richeson had the pow er as an elder of the church to unite any woman he pleased to himself In marriage without calling u;fon an outside minister Mrs Brittain declared that beyond doubt it was by such a ceremony as this that Richeson persuaded Avis Linnell to her ruin. Put Your Rain Stick I Away; If s Going To Be Fair For Few Weeks City people may doff raincoats and umbrellas and farmers may resume work delayed by recent rains. Fore caster Vbn Herrmann announced today that the rfecent rainy season, the greatest since 1883. has broken, and fair weather will prevail for the next few weeks. The remainder of this week will be fair and very little rain will fall next week. After that the weather will be normal for at least two weeks. The spring of 1912 has brought the largest rainfall in 29 years. It amount ed to 27 inches. In 1883 there were 30 inches, and in 1881 34 inches, which are the highest points reached since the establishment of the government weather bureaus. The seven days of May, ending last night, registered 1.20 inches, which is three times the normal amount. Millions More Damage Certain WASHINGTON. May B.—Millions of dollars of loss already; millions more in prospect. This is the view government experts take of the Mississippi river valley from the floods, to say nothing of the toll of human life exacted and the lives that have been placed in jeopardy. Experts at the department of agriculture esti mate that the loss to farm crops and agricultural property has probably reached the $50,000,009 mark, and may finally total the stupendous sum of $100,000,000. The damage to the cotton crop alone is expected to mount up to an alarming figure. MEAT TRUST AND OFFICIALS ALLIED Congressman Nelson Renews’ Charges at Opening of In spection Investigation. i WASHINGTON, May B.—Promising sensational developments. Representa tive John M. Nelson, of Wisconsin, ap peared before the house committee on expenditures in the agricultural de partment today at a preliminary hear ing on the Nelson resolution to Inves tigate the meat inspection service of that department. Nelson renewed his charges that the meat inspection law of 1906 is not being carried out and also charged an alliance between the meat packers and responsible govern ment officials. "In beginning this Investigation." he said, "there are three things for the committee to examine. First, the ex penditure of public money; second, the vital question of whether the public health has been protected: and third, and most important of all, to discover the alliance between the meat packers and men who have been put in respon sible places to administer the law. Public Men Must Be Loyal. “Free government in our country can not endure unless public servants are loyal to their trusts,” Mrs. Caroline Bartlett Crane, whose Investigation in various packing plants are said to form the basis of many of the Nelson charges, was present today, awaiting an opportunity to take the witness stand. I HOME ‘tS. EDITION PF? I f ' I? ■ On Trains. FIVE CENT®. ■F 1A .i n Atlanta. TWO CENTS. STEEL POOL EVIDENCE ORDERED BURNED Witness Says He Destroyed Papers to Prevent Seizure by Government. VICE PRESIDENT TRIED TO INFLUENCE TESTIMONY President Farrell Knew of and Abetted the Unlawful Agree ments, Whitney Asserts. NEAY YORK. May B.—The store of how damaging book' and papers of the American Steel and Wire Companv, a subsidiary of the trust were destroyed following the indictment of the “wire pool” heads, was ’old on the witness stand today by Harry A. 'Whitney, for merly corresponding secretary of the wire rope department of the American company, at the continued hearing be fore Examiner Brown in the govern ment’s suit to dissolve the steel cor poration. Under the orders of Frank A. Baackes. vice president of the com pany. Whitney reluctantly admitted, he placed all the minutes of the meetings and correspondence relating to the horseshoe and wire pools in a trufik and burned them This was in or November 1911. he said. fn all, about l.Ottb papers were destroyed. President Farrell Knew Os Unlawful Pools. He also declared that Baackes tried to influence his testimony before A grand jury In the indictment proceed* Ings, According to.the government, the de stroved papers contained information to the effect that not only did President Farrell, of the steel corporation, know of the existence of unlawful pools and combinations, but that he aided and abetted in their successful operation. At the time it was learned the pa pers bad been destroyed, the govern ment filed a petition for an injunc tion restraining the destruction of fur ther papers. On cross-examination; Whitney tes tified that Mr. Baackes had met him outside of the grand jury room and had told him that he (Baackes) hoped that Whitney would not insist that it had been Baackes nho had irfstructed him to destroy the American steel wire let ters and papers. The witness admitted, however, that Baackes told him that he could testify as he desired. Wire Company in Price Pool for Nine Years. Whitney proved a good witness for the government. He admitted that from 1901 until 1909 the American Steel and Wire Company was in the wire rope pool which fixed prices. Whitney was nervous and pale as h# sat in the witness chair. Baackes sat near him and as Whitney glanced in the direction of the vice president of the American Steel and Wire Company his uneasiness increased. Export Prices Below Domestic, William Derham, head of the wire specialties division, the export depart ment of the United States Steel Prod ucts Company, followed Whitney on the stand. His most important testimony was that export prices were lower than domestic prices Derham testified that the products company was formed in 1903, with James A. Farrell as presi dent. AGED VETERAN RIDES FROM TEXAS ON COT TO ATTEND REUNION MACON, GA., May B.—J. M. Chris tian, of Fort Worth, Texas. 80 years old. his hair white and sparse, and in a feeble physical condition, arrived here today on a cot, having coming all the way across the South in this manner so as to once more reunite with his com rades of the war. Mr. Christian is un able to rise from his cot, but that did not deter him from making the long trip He has been installed in a hos pital tent, where hundreds of veterans are calling upon him.