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Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia:
Fair today and tomorrow.
VOL. X. NO. 240.
DIVORCEE'S
GEMS SOLVE
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Glitter of Jewels Betrays Pair
as They Are About to Board
Steamer for Panama.
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 a sparkling trail
from Atlanta to New Orleans and led
to the arrest of George Roddy and Ef
fie 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 and 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„
'JSId 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 Daniels woman, ac
counts for practically all of the stolen
jewelry, valued at from $25,000 to $30.-
000. Some 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 trunks 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 Effie
Daniels had on her fingers nearly $".-
000 worth of diamond rings. Hand
some bracelets adorned her arms and
several gorgeous pins blazed from her
throat. Her jewels would have attract
ed attention ftnywhOre, and the mat
ter or locating the couple was easy
once they were known to he 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, which 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
-oonvinced 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 case,
are convinced that they have positive
evidence against the three men and will
have no trouble in convicting all of
them. Effie Daniels, who is an Atlanta
woman and the divorced wife of W. T.
Daniels, 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
ry from Solomon Gilsey, a traveling
salesman for S. & 1. 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
When the opportunity arrived Roddy
and Wrenn, another medical student,
succeeded in luring the negro driver
away from his wagon on a pietense of
getting him to carry two suit eases 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.
and where Roddy, who was a medical
student, had been assistant cashier.
Kaul and Roddy had 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.
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results
Soldier of Seventh,
Third in Three Weeks,
Tries to End His Life
Officers at Fort McPherson are puz
zled today over the action of soldiers
of the Seventeenth infantrv.
Hayden Thurmond, whose attempt to
end his -life by drinking carbolic acid,
was frustrated only by the quick ac
tion of Lieutenant Robinson, of the
county police, is the third within as
many weeks to sedk self-destruction.
The other privates of the Seventeenth
succeeded in ending their lives, and
both used carbolic acid.
Thurmond, whose action is said to
have been due to the habitual use of
cocaine, refused flatly to thank Lieu
tenant Robinson for interfering with
his suicidal intentions. He told Re
corder Broyles that he would be better
off dead. He said that he had been a
victim of the cocaine habit for three
months.
Thurmond tried suicide at the" cor
ner of Bellwood avenue and Ashby
street. The police officer was stand
ing on the corner when the soldier ap
proached. He drew a small bottle from
his pocket and muttered:
“Well, here I go.’’
Robinson arrested him and took the
bottle away.
Arizona Suffragist
To Lead Fight For
Ballot In Georgia
MACON. GA., May B.—Mrs. Dolly
Kennedy Yancey, of Phoenix. Arizona,
will lead a fight for suffrage for women
In Georgia and for equal rights for
Georgia women in general before the
state legislature this summer, accord
ing to her statement made here today.
Mrs. Yancey, who prefers to be called
by her first name, says she is a "mili
tant suffragette,” and dresses as much
like a man and talks as much like one
as possible. She ishere for the reunion
and is the guest of her brother, Dr. Pat
rick Henry Kennedy. After the reunion
she is going on a visit to her father,
Dr. H. F. Kennedy, of Charleston. S.
C. Then she expects to return to Geor
gia and conduct her fight for equal
rights from Atlanta.
Mrs. Yancey led the fight in Arizona
this year, and is president of the Wom
en’s Equal Rights association of that
state. She is also going to the Balti
more convention as a worker, and pos
sibly aS a delegate, for Champ Clark.
Mrs. Yancey is young, attractive and
a live wire. She says she wants to be
known as a "good fellow." She di
vorced her husband, she says, because
he was "too much like a woman.”
Majority Is Necessary
To Elect Mayor in
Approaching Primary
In view of the coming mayoralty race
voters are asking whether a majority
or a plurality will determine the choice
in the Democratic primary.
City Attorney Mayson said today a
majority must nominate. The rule has
been fixed by the legislature, but it ap
plies only to Atlanta primaries.
This ends the hopes of candidates
who have followings among certain
classes. If the plurality rule were in
force, there would be a chance for any
strong political element, as four or five
candidates will be in the field. It seems
that the race for mayor will begin with
four or five candidates.
Councilman Aldine Chambers has
introduced a resolution in council which
will have a significant effect on the
coming primary if it becomes a law.
The resolution calls for a charter
amendment rhaking it illegal for any
candidate tn spend more than SI,OOO in
a race and prescribing a penalty for ail
who employ ward heelers. The resolu
tion is now in the hands of the ordi
nance committee.
HE LOSES HIS ALL AT 101
AND STARTS LIFE ANEW
ST. LOUIS, MO., May 8. —Joseph F.
Meyer 101 years and two months old.
who served through the Mexican and
Civil wars and who has lost six chil
dren and his farm by floods, has start
ed to a Chicago institution of charity
with 5 cents in his pocket. He de
clared he would cover the distance
afoot.
After the Galveston tidal wave had
killed his two sons and four daughters
Meyer gathered what remained of his
$30,000 fortune and started a chicken
farm at Hickman. Ky. The flood there
last month destroyed his chickens and
everything else he had but a few odds
and ends. These he sold and started
for Chicago.
JUVENILE GOLFER WINS
STEWART MAIDEN PRIZE
Miss Alexa Stirling defeated Mrs. George
Harrington in the finals of the golf tour
nament for the Stewart Maiden prizes
over the East Lake course of the Atlanta
Athletic club Tuesday afternoon, 2 up and
1 to play.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1912.
MR HEROES
AT MACON
MOURN
DEAD
Sorrow Pervades the Camp as
Touching Tribute Is Paid to
Departed Comrades.
ATLANTA ORATORS EXTOL
HEROISM OF SOLDIERS
Contest for Next Reunion Is
Growing Keener —Crowning
of Queen Big Feature.
By THOMAS B. SHERMAN,
MACON. GA., May B.—Today has
been spent in mourning. The spirit of
Gordon and Lee and Jackson has been
among the' soldiers in gray. Forgotten
for the while, is the general joyousness
of the great Confederate reunion, while
the memories of all go back to those
comrades who made no answer when
the reunion call was called. Forgotten
is the sweetness of being together once
more and the joy of seeing the memo
ries of the Confederacy perpetuated in
the generation growing up
Fifty years has been struck away.
Smoking battlefields, roaring artillery
and long lines of surging soldiers are
actualities. The figure of a peerless
leader rides to the front of a line, but
the hoarse cries of bis men put him
back. A slender but unwavering line
of gray marches steadfastly into the
very mouths of cannon, and then the
blue and gray are seen together.
Tributes Paid to
Late Commanders.
There is no smoke, no fire. All are
silent. Presently two men emerge from
a tent and the gray soldiers realize with
a pang that all is over.
These are the thoughts in hearts of
the Confederate veterans today. At
Camp Gordon auditorium memorial ad
dresses were spoken for General George
W. Gordon, late commander-in-chief,
and General Clement Evans, of At*
lanta, a late honorary commander-in
chief. Tributes through tears were
paid to these peerless men. Personal
reminiscences of the many gallant
deeds in war and in peace were called
up. At the close of each memorial ad
dress the audience rose and buried it*
head, while silent prayer was said.
The women of the Memorial associa
tion. the Sons of Veterans and their
sponsors and maids assembled with the
veterans in the auditorium at ’ Camp
Gordon, while muffled drums beat soft
ly and bugle taps gently echoed
through the great overhead spaces and
rafters of the hall. These annual me
morial exercises of the veterans are
the most solemn and impressive fea
ture of their reunions, and today's was
no exception.
General Gordon
Beloved by Men.
At the last reunion in Little Rock
General Gordon was the central figure
and the most beloved of the men in
gray: he was chosen as their com
mander. Since this reunion he has
died, and today he is sorely missed.
Two years ago at Mobile General
Evans was the chief figure, that being
the last reunion over which he pre
sided.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by Dr. R. Lin Cave, chaplain
general of the United Confederate Vet
erans. followed by the singing of the
hymn "How Firm a Foundation,” by
a special quartet and the Confederate
massed choir. The memorial to Gen
eral Evans was spoken eloquent!}’ and
feelingly by General K. L. McCollum,
of Atlanta, whose voice and eyes melt
ed as he touched upon the virtues and
memory of the distinguished Confed
erate. Veterans themselves shed tears
when General L. B. McFarland, of
Memphis. Tenn., extolled the late Gor
don, and declared that his like would
never be seen again.
Atlanta Minister
One of Orators.
When the quartet and choir had fin
ished the last bars of "All Hail the
Power of Jesus’ Name” General Baker,
of Tennessee, was presented, and he
delivered the memorial address in be
half of the veterans' association. The
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QUEEN OF VETERANS’ REUNION
ENTHRONEDATMACON TODAY
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reunion festivities at Macon. Miss Scandrett was chosen by popular vote.
Put Your Rain Stick
Away; It*s Going To Be
Fair For Few Weeks
<’ity people may. doff raincoats and
umbrellas and farmers may resume
work delayed by recent rains. Fore
caster Von Herrmann announced today
that the recent 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 w ere 30
inches, and in 1881 34 inches, w hieh are
the highest points reached since the
estab'ishment of the government
weather bureaus.
The seven days of May, ending last
night, registered 1.20 inches, which is
three times the normal amount.
GEORGIA SWINDLER
NOW WANTED FOR
DEAL IN SPOKANE
Charles W. Sharp, a professional
swindler, who served a year and a half
in the Fulton county convict camps
and is still under bond here, is now be
ing sought for a swindle in Spokane.
Wash. Chief Beavers has been asked
by Pinkerton detectives to aid in a
search in Atlanta for Sharp.
He is accused of swindling a bank in
Spokane of $895 through a forged check
on the Whitney Central National bank
of New Orleans. He is also wanted for
another deal tn the Northwest.
Sharp is supposed to have left At
lanta about a. year ago. At that time
he had already served one term of
twelve months and six months of an
other term for swindling a local na
tional bank out of a considerable sum.
The last case was. appealed to the high
er courts and Sharp vvas freed on bond
before he completed the term. Nothing
more was heard of him here until the
news came of his alleged operations in
the Northwest.
FIRST KILLING IN
ANTH BIGITE WAR
Troops Shoot One Man Dead
and Seriously Wound Two
Others and a Woman,
POTTSVILLE. PA., May S. An idle an
thracite miner was shot to death and two
others and a woman were critically
wounded by stale troopers while quelling
moh violence at Minersville today. All
the victims are foreigners.
The outbreak occurred when a mob
stopped several pumpmen who were <>n
their way to work in thp Pine Hill col
liery. Under the rules of the union they
were permitted to remain at their posts,
but rhe foreign miners evidently did not
understand this.
Five hundred and women, the ma
jority of them foreigners, turned the
pumpmen back. Then they began fighting
among themselves. Stones were thrown
and clubs wielded. A detachment of
state troopers hastened up and ordered
the rioters to disperse They were met
with a chorus of curses and a volley of
stones. Some one in the mob drew’ a
pistol and fired at the troopers. The
troopers drew’ their weapons and return
ed the fire, bringing down three members
of the mob. The others fled.
BOUNTY ON DANDELIONS
IS OFFERED IN MISSOURI
SEDALIA, MO., May B.—War was
declared on the dandelion In Sedalia by
Osage chapter. Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution, who offer cash prizes
to persons bringing in the greatest
number of pounds of them within one
week.
There is an unprecedented growth of
the weed in Sedalia this spring, and
the D A. R.'s believe their effort to
stamp it out before seeding time will
prove successful and protect the city in
subsequent seasons.
Mrs, Barmore's Death
Ends Strange Case:
In Coma for 20 Days
The death of Mrs. E. R. Barmore,
of 215 Capitol avenue, marks the end
of one of the strangest eases that,has
come to the attention of local phy
sicians for vears.
tin April 17, while dressing to at
tend the - wedding of a friend. Mrs. Bar
more suddenly fell to the floor in a
faint. A physician was called and re
storatives administered, but without
success. She never regained conscious
ness.
A peculiar phase of Mrs. Barmore’s
condition was that h»r heart action and
vitality were the same as any normal,
healthy person asleep. She was fed
regularly, but swallowed her food me
chanically and without conscious effort.
For twenty days Mrs. Barmore was
in a state of coma, and though at In
tervals her eyes would open, there was
in them no intelligence, and at no time
was there the slightest indication of
consciousness.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Barmore
is survived by two daughters. Misses
Ollie Jean and Alice Nell Barmore.
The funeral will be held this after
noon at the residence, with interment
In Westview.
SQUIRREL DROPS ON GIRL’S
SHOULDER: AUTO SMASHES
NEW YORK, May B. Miss Laura
Phillips, of Litchfield. Conn., wrecked
a touring car on account of a squirrel
which fell from a tree and landed on
her shoulder.
She screamed and released her hold
on the steering wheel. Arthur Adams,
who was riding with her, reached for
the brake, but be.fore he could stop the
car it ran into a tree.
One wheel, a headlight and a mud
guard were torn off, Adams was cut
about the face by flying glass.
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PPTf’F. on Trains, FIVE CENTS.
* XVI.VJH.in Atlanta. TWO CENTS.
11. S. RESCUES
20,000 GUT
OFF 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,—Ent!rel>
surrounded by the flooded waters of
the Mississippi river, destruction
threatened the village of Letts worth, 55
mile’s north of Baton Rouge, today.
Boats manned by national guardsmen
were sent In an attempt tn rescue the
500 residents of the village. A crevasse
In the Dvee just north of the village
caused it to be surrounded by w-ater
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. AI! are suffering privations as
a result of lack of fond and clothing. In
many instances homes of refugees were
washed away by the torrent.
In addition to the several hundred
thousand flood sufferers In the Missis
sippi valley 12,000 persons are homeless
in the valley of the Red river. The
state has been asked to give them as
sistance..
State Troops Round
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 strengthening the levees
at points where they are threatened.
The professors of the Raton Rouge
university have formed an employment
bureau to hire workmen tn work upon
the levees. A committee has been ap
pointed tn raise funds to reimburse tha
laborers. Practically all the students
of the university are working upon tha
dikes Free rations are being given to
all who go to work. A serious "boil”
developed opposite Bayou Sara, near
New Roads, eally today. The levee at
that point was str-.ngthened and later
reports said that the fears had been
quelled.
The navy department has instructed
the battleship Nebraska to give any aid
possible to the flood refugees. Tha
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 put on the boats as pilots.
117,000 Receiving
Government Relief.
While reports from the north were a
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 at the climax
of its acuteness. It is estimated that
1.17,000 persons living between tha
mouth of the Arkansas river and the
gulf are receiving government relief.
Among the refugees are 4,0n0 at
Baton Rouge, 2.500 at Port Hudson,
2,000 at Natchez, 2.000 at Vicksburg.
Two hundred men 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 turbulent waters to bring
aid.'
As a result of the flood and the suf
fering it has caused throughout tha
state. Governor-elect Hall today served
notice that all festivities in connection
with his inauguration shall be elimi
nated. The historic inauguration ball
which for manv years has been a fea
ture in Louisana, has been cancelled.
Report Shows
Thousands Homeless.
Chief Clerk William Macht, of tha
state commissary office, transmitted to
Governor-elect Hall todaj’ through
Captain Logan, of the National Guard,
the following report of homeless per
sons In various districts throughout tha
flood zone:
In the west bank section, comprising
St. Martinsville, Beaux Bridge, Arnaud
ville, Cecilia, Port Barre, Loreauville,