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HOMES OF FLOOD VICTIMS ARE LOOTED THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia: Generally fair today and tomorrow. VOL. X. NO. 241. LOO I IN GEM MYSTERY • NOWILL FOUND Prisoner Captured in Mew Or leans Is Being Brought to Atlanta. WIFE NOT ACCUSED: REMAINS WITH HIM Charge Dan Gestel Plotted to Help Kaul Make Escape After Theft. Solomon Gilsey. the Cincinnati jew elry salesman whose trunk containing $25,000 worth of gems, was stolen sev eral weeks ago in Atlanta, has SIO,OOO worth of the sparklers in his possession again, while the detectives are holding SII,OOO worth in the safe at headquar ters. They believe that not more than S6OO of the gems will be lost. A local diamond expert was called in by the detective force to appraise the value of the jewelry recovered. He X said the amount recovered by the de tectives is worth between $25,000 and $50.000. and the e = timate published by a morning paper. $60,000. is absurd. Bringing Accused Men io Atlanta. George Roddy, who was arrested in New Orleans yesterday will reach At lanta tomorrow. Detective Doyal is now on his way to bring the prisoner home. Detective Starnes is on his way to Mount Vernon, N. Y., to bring back George Kaul, a third man involved in the theft, who was arrested there yes terday. Both men will return without requisition papers. Conrad von Gestel, a half-brother of Kaul, is being held at the police sta tion in connection with the case He is believed to have worked with Kaul to assist in the latter’s escape. Kaul left his home In Williams street and went to New York, leaving $12,000 worth of jewelry cancealed in his home. A day or tw-o later von Gestel arrived from Mount Vernon. Kaul’s former home, wearing a signet ring owned by George Kaul, which he showed Mrs. Kaul as evidence that he was acting for his brother. Detectives believe that it was von Gestel's plan to remove the stcften jewels to a safe place, but he was ar rested before he could get away, and the gems recovered. Mrs, George Roddy, formerly Mrs. Effie Daniels, will return from New Or leans with her husband, but there is no charge registered against her. It was the unusual display of diamonds on her hands that led to her arrest, with Rod dy. in New Orleans, defectives trailing the couple through Montgomery. Bir mingham and Mobile to the Crescen’ City, where they were about to leave f'r Panama. Ready To Come Home ♦ NEW ORLEANS. May 9. —Carl O Roddy pleaded not guilty when ar raigned 'first city criminal court on a charge of being a fugitive from justice He was remanded without bail. Roddy says he will not tight extradition proceedings and Pinkerton representa tives here say a deputy from Atlanta will reach Now Orleans today and the prisoner will Acre tonight for that city. 5 accompanied by his wife. Airs. Roddy called at the parish pris- I. on this morning to see her husband, but she was with him only a short while, ■ just after he had been arraigned. On being released Tuesday night, she went to one of the hotels, wheie she regis | " tered under an assumed name. Roddy insists that he is innocent of the robbery, and says he got the jewels because he knew of t'he theft and didn’t give it away. "I knew ihe deal was coming off." he related to the police, "but the time and general working scheme I did not know rhe first I found out about the actual jobbery was through newspaper re st ports. ,My complicity started by my asking fni SIOO to keep my mouth shut before ,4 f robbery. After it happened I start s out to look for the men who did it. ■t when refusing me the hundred, they ■ mfsed me a share of the spoils. So I 4-nt to Chattanooga, where I under f r-d they were going to hide, and as I Y-’.iV not find them there, continued to \ ningham Yes, I was- posted about \jk movements In Birmingham one g -<c- he men —I will not say which or rp ntlon names —handed me this box.' The Atlanta Georgian KEEN CONTEST FOR COMMANDER MARKS LAST DAY OF REUNION DAZZLING BALL WINDS UP MACON FESTIVITIES A Group of T exas Beauties. A Veteran and a Tiny Mascot at Reunion 1 -cr* * ;V- i J • ... _ A J eSS S ‘ .c-i :. / /1 *** W/ i X- Mil '* x /M " ~ ~ . *• : / I IW ■' 1 1 I if S' I! \ it rX / * \ ■— - - W/ \ (r " ' I OP* X ((iiWEya t imniiKiLriW i \ WwjglpM' nWDY ■■ Wre*Wi . ’ilWt \ SEVEN OBOWN S 5 SIOBM HITS BMT Party Trying to Cross Illinois Lake at Dusk Lost When Launch Capsizes. FOX LAKE. ILL.. May o—Seven persons, six of them Chicagoans, weie drowned in a storm that, swept Fox lake ami caspized the boat in which they Mere seeking to' cross the lake. Although the accident occurred shortly after 8 o'clock, it was not until day light today that the launch, bottom up. was found floating on the Jake. Search was at once begun for the bodies. The dead: Mr. and Mrs. Louise Han sen, Chicago; Jack Hoefer, Chicago; Lewis Truschke. Chicago. George Rus sell, Ingleside. Ill.; Mr. and .Mrs. J. Hume, Chicago. The party set out from the Lippin cott hotel to cross the lake to the Bay view hotel. A storm came up and the lake became extremely rough. The heaviKla’den launch was soon swamped and sank. Persons on the veranda of jhe Lippincott hotel heard screams. They gave the alarm and searching parties were sent out. They were un able to find any trace of the boat in the darkness. SIO,OOO DEFICIT HALTS INCREASE IN STATE’S MILITIA INFANTRY Governor Brown has decided to deny further requests for the formation of infantry militia regiments in Georgia. The governor's decision is based upon the facts that the. state’s military fund is facing a deficit of SIO,OOO and the Federal government has asked that no increase be made in militia infantry. Adjutant General Obear said today that the deficit was largely due to the $7,5'00 appropriated from the military fund by the legislature to send the Sec ond regiment of infantry to Macon for .the reunion. The United States government pays about $5 for every dollar spent by Geor gia for the maintenance of the guard. The government wants more cavalry and artillery, but needs no more in fantry. Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results ATLANTA, GA.; THURSDAY, MAY 9. 1912. iflL \m\ > 4. i B ™\ \w O .. . K Wstfrl \ -* ~ ft "r L- v 'fe t w V' > W / < / ailwr t V. ~ J : w K XL t 'S/ W7 Jy/ \ ’I ■’ Nw " Photo by Staff Photographer. Toxas claims it has just as pretty jzirls as Georgia or Kentucky, nr anj Southern state, and submits the three typical Texas beauties above as proof. From left to right they are; Miss Roberta Wright, of Dallas; Miss Lena Hughes, of Dallas, and Miss Kathrine Weems, of Houston. Behov. Colonel B. M. Washburn, of Montgomery, is pointing out the queen in yesterday after noon’s coronation parade to little Marjorie Castagnino. of Memphis. Marjorie is mascot of the F>rst Tennessee regiment. I . C. V.. and is a great favorite with the old soldiers. Bv THOMAS B. SHERMAN. MACON. GA.. May 9. But a few hours more and the Macon reunion will be but a memory. The last day of fes i tivities is well on its course. The vet erans are shaking each other by the hand, many of them for the last time. ’ and are wishing each olher good luck wherever they go. The day closes with a grand parade. Everybody will bo in line. Hoary veterans will walk in the wake of youth and beauty. Bands will play and a prodigal display of color will be made. In the effort to put a blazing finish to ’ the week. Macon has outstretched her self. Every, known color blend, every’ . little artistic trick has b<=-en turned in the. decoration of floats The flower of the South s womanhood stands out in all her freshness and charm. But be hind ail the gayety and all the hurrah is a sadness, in the minds of every- one is the thought that next year's parade will not catry quite so many of'the veterans in its midst. Even now the ranks are filled with soldiers with but a few months' grip on life. The Last Reunion . For Many Veterans. It is the last reunion for many and they are telling all with whom they come in contact, “Good-bye, until we me°t again in Heay en. " This thought was uppermost at the, morning session, when the assemblage rose and sang, “God Be With Us Till We Meet Again.” There was many a tear coursing down the roughened cheeks The veterans in gray will be worn and fatigued when they climb aboard the special trains which will Dave Ma con almost every minute tonight. The election of officers, the grand parade and the annual ball are the chief features of the day. The final session of the reunion con vention began at 9.80 o’clock with the perfunctory transaction of routine busi ness. So reports were on the commander’s desk that the indications at the opening hour were that U would be 11 o’clock before voting beyan on the election of officers. Nominating speak ers were restricted to two minutes each. In order to insure an orderly meeting, and. In fact, a meeting, it was deemed expedient to station a company of mlli- Continued on Page Three. EXPERT REPORTS NIMIME Governor Foss Now to Decide on Application for Commu tation of Death Sentence. BOSTON, May 9.—Dr. L. Vernon Briggs will today make his report to Governor Foss on the mental condition of Clarence V. T. Richeson. condemned to die in the week beginning May 19 | for tfie murder of Avis Linnell, Dr. 1 Briggs’ report, it was learned on the ' best authority, w ill be to the effect i that Richeson is not a sane man. Upon this report Governor Foss will i at once make his decision, and It is ex i pected that he will call a >pecial meet ing of the council and present to them Richeson's plea for commutation. Richeson today won the first victory in his fight for life when he was al lowed to remain in his cell at the Charles street jail. Under his sentence he would naturally have been taken to the state prison in- Charlestown before dawn today. In the action of Sheriff John Quinn in holding the prisoner in the jail the at torneys for Richeson see a hopeful sign. They beiieve that Governor Foss refrained from sending Richeson's plea, to the council at its regular meet ing hot because he had decided to al low- rhe sentence of the eou«t to be cast out. but because he had received a hint of Dr. Briggs' opinion. Three Have Examined Prisoner. Three alienists, have now examined Richeson. Dr. Lane made the first ex . amination for the defense attorneys; Dr. Briggs, the second, and the third was made by C. G. Glllrey. While awaiting the final reports of these men. which will largely- govern his decision, Governor Foss, the de fense attorneys believe. requested : Sheriff Quinn unofficially to keep Rich eson in the Charles street jail for the . present Sheriff Quirfn'said today: “I shall keep Richeson here til! his fate is finally decided, whether that be in a day or two, or not until next ! Wednesday The council meets regu ularly then, and it is believed that they w ill be called on at that time to de cide.” EXTRA PRTCF.- On Trains. FIVE CENTS, x Atlanta. TWO CENTS. J MORE DIKES SMASHED; VANDALS ACTIVE v I Homes of Thousands of Reto* gees Robbed While Victims _ Flee From Rising Floods. HALF OF DISTRICT’S SUGAR CROP RUIPO Loss of Life Is Growing Dally. Seven Hundred and Fifty Rescues From Crevasse, j NTW ORLEANS, M*y ftr-TOth five breaks In the levees along the Missis sippi river and Its tributaries in the last 24 hours, the flood situation to day was more serious than It has been at any time since the waters began rising Fourteen hundred feet of levee have been swept out In the last 24 hours at Torras. widening the crevasse to 3.00 n feet. This will Inundate West Baton Rouge and Iberville parishes gnd add greatly to the,.flood damage in Ponte Coupee Vandals In skiffs, who have been looting deserted dwellings tn the flood section, have been ordered shot, on sight. Two breaks occurred at Moreauville and one near Long Bridge, In Bayou Des Glases levees. These crevasses will flood the most populous section of Avoyelles and portions of St. Landry parishes Half of Moreauville is al ready under water, and the Cboupique and Bayou Jacques regions will eoon be flood-swept. Then the waters will work down Into other parts of St. Lan dry. and as the swamps and small wa ter courses are already full to over flowing. the flood will form a junction with the water from the crevasse in the west bank of the AtchaJalaya and drive backwater into Melville. Sections of Avoyelles affected are so thickly populated that the country looks like a continuous string of vil lages. Heavy loss of life is feared throughout this region, as all flood warnings have been ignored. Fifty per cent of the sugar crop win be lost. People Threaten To Tear Up Tracks. Open threats were made today of tearing up the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley tracks where they cross the protection levee south of Baton Rouge. All other gaps In the protection levee have been closed, and residents of Lutcher and other points south have demanded that this cut be cloe'ffa "a! r o. • Melville authorities took drastic steps to stop speculators trading upon the fear and misfortune of residents across the river by ordering that live stock shall not be ferried across If In charge of a trader. Water reached the outskirts of New Roads today. At Morgansea so much of the town was flooded that all the residents fled and the levee guards were compelled to desert their posts, leav ing the dikes unprotected At Ravenwood, six miles from Mel ville. the inhabitants have been forced to leave their homes, and the last ref- * - ugees were taken away by boat. Loss of Life Will Surely Be Heavy. The,number of deaths caused bv the flood is not yet known. It is believed that the loss of life has been heavy. Three new drownings of white persons have been reported near Torras. At New Roads many refugees hav» been brought in. Cattle speculators, anxious to buy the live stock brought In by the relief boats, have been so active that Lieutenant Weeks, United States relief corps, has ordered them from the levees. Thev approach ed the flood-stricken farmees almost be fore the boats landed with offers to buy the stock that had been saved. Hope To Rescue Many Refugees. In spite of the new menace caused by a break in the levees at the junc tion of the Mississippi and the olc channel, miles below Torras that let a new flood sweep over the sugar plantation country, it was believed to day that rescuers would succeed in bringing in all the marooned persons .