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8 A ITEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, OA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMRER 14. 1013. GlU ENCAMPMENT AGAIN ON DIXIE'S SOU Chattanooga and the Southland Give Warmest Welcome of Friendship as Invaders Return to Historic Battle fields of Mountains of Tennessee. CHATTANOOGA, Sept. 13.—Chat tanooga ha* put on her gaye*t dress, and with flags and bunting, flowers and decorations of all kinds, Is to day anxiously awaiting the opening of the forty-seventh national en campment of the Grand Army of the Republic on Monday. This year’s encampment marks in auspicious occasion In the history >t the G. A. R., for it is not only the first reunion of Northern veterans ever held in the real South, hut it la also the centennial of some of th** most famous battles fought during the Civil War in ths vicinity of this city. Fifty years ago the armies of the North and Houtli entered into deadly combat on the fields of Chickamaug.i, Lookout ..fountain and Missionary Ridge. The fiftieth anniversary of th* battle of Chlckamauga fails >n the last two days of the encampment, September 19 and 20. Already the city is crowded with thousand* of veterans and visitors, and each incoming train adds to th • number. Although no official figures have been given out. it Ik estimated that more than 200,000 strangers will bo here by Monday morning, when the city of Chattanooga tenders an official reception to the visiting vet erans at the Hotel Fatten. Commander-in-Chief Arrives. The G. A. R. commander-in-chW. Alfred R Beers, of Bridgeport, Conn., has arrived and will take a promi nent part In the reception and the events of the following days. Th’s reception will Introduce the visitors to the citizen# of Chattanooga and will be an elaborate social function, one of the largest that Chattanooga has ever undertaken. A committee composed of leading citizens, under the chairmanship of the Hon. A. W. Chambliss, a prominent member of the local bar. has been at work for some time arranging the details of the reception The Chattanooga Encampment As eociatlon, In conjunction with the lo cal chapters of the Daughters of the Confederacy and similar organiza tions, have seen to all arrangements for the housing of the veterans and visitors during the encampment. Because of the limited hotel ac commodations the home of privat citizens have been thrown open. Most of the arriving visitors had secured their accommodations several weeks sgo and they are being conducted f > their places of residence for the we -k with the utmost dispatch. The sain- plan of caring for the vast crowds as was used during the reunion of the United Confederate Veterans last May is being pursued In administering to ihe wants of their one-time ene mies Confederates on Committees. Many prominent Confederate vet erans have served on the various committees, and the success of the encampment, which is already as sured. is due in no small measure tc the work of these veterans, who have thrown themselves into the task of entertaining the men who once faced them on the battlefield. The en campment will in a way be a reunion for the veterans of both the North and South. General Bennet H. Young, commander-in-chief of the United j Confederate Veterans, who was large ly instrumental in securing the peac> ; memorial which will be dedicated n this pity in ltlft, Will in all lilt hood he a visitor at the present on rampment. Everything possible has been don"' j to make the week a gala one. Many | special features for the entertainment of the veterans and visitors have neen arranged, among them being the Battle Above the Clouds,’* repro duced in fireworks on Lookout Moun tain. This spectacle, taking place o.i the bench or shelf halfway up the side of the mountain, where during the conflict both sides won enveloped in a cloud which obscured the view and prevented the contestants from seeing each other, will be visible for miles from the surrounding « ountry. Another feature in the fireworks line ha« been decided upon for Sig nal Point on Walden’s Ridge, north of the city. This point was used as a signal station by the Union army i i 1863. and a large signal Are will blaze forth from this point every night dur ing the encampment The fire will be visible from four States. Sham Battle a Feature. Another event will be the sham battle on the field of Chlckamauga between regiments of the regular army, concluding at historic Snod- Blind Postman’s Girl to Ride With Him Miss Jessie Wilson Sees That Post office Department Rule Is Lifted for Her. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 —The lit tle blind daughter of Mall Carrier Sherry’ at Mandale, Ohio, may ride with her father over his rural free de livery route, although a postoffice regulation expressly forbids it be cause Miss Jessie Wilson, the Presi dent’s second daughter, interceded for the child, and got Postmaster General Burleson to issue a special permit Jessie Columbia, 13 years old, of Cleveland, spent her vacation this year with her grandfather the post master at Mandale, and saw the blind girl s plight. She wrote Mis# Wilson of how little Miss Sherry longed to ride on her father’s mail cart, and an appeal to the Postmaster General was followed to-day by an order waiving in this case "the regulation which for bids that anyone but a earner shall ride on a mall wagon. grass Hill, where 50 years ago Gen erals Thomas, Brannan, Bleed man and others checked the advances of the Confederates and saved the Un ion army. On .Saturday, the last day of the encampment, the survivors of tno battle of Chickam tuga will meet on the battlefield al 10 o’clock in the morning at a. point where the regi mental monuments of th< Twentieth Brigade of the Third Division of tho Fourteenth Army Corps are located. The call for this meeting was sent out by Adam Foust, president of the Chlckamauga Survivors’ Association, and the exercises at this spot will be under the direction of this body. Tne local committee has also arranged to hold exercises on this battlefield, but they will probably be held separately from those held by the association. Many Confederate survivors of tho battle have signified their intention of attending this meeting, and the reu? Ion of the Blue and Gray on th*- field where 50 years ago they fought each otheT so bitterly will be a touching bit of sentiment and a memorial to the peace w hich now unites the once hostile sections into a composite whole. Greatest Battle of West. The battlefield of Chlckamauga has many points of historic interest. Snodgrass Mill Is to Chlcamauga what Little Round Top is to Gettys burg. Here tho battle reached its height, as a climax to the fierce two days’ fighting between the army of the Tennessee and the army of the Cumberland. Although Chlckamauga is regarded as one of the decisive battles of the war, it was. like Gettys burg. almost a drawn battle; neither side could rightly claim a victory. And it was not until the following November when the battle of Mis sionary Ridge took place, that the Confederates were finally driven out of Tennessee and Sherman began his famous march to the sea. On the third day of the encamp ment, Governbr Benjamin W. Hooper of Tennessee will deliver an address of welcome on behalf of the State. Governor Hooper also delivered a similar address before the Confed erate veterans on the occasion of their reunion here last May. Under orders from the War De partment. two full regiments of Unit ed States troops are at Fort Ogle thorpe. at the entrance to Chleka- mauga Bark. The Eleventh Cavalry s regularly stationed at the fort, and the Seventeenth Infantry has been brought from Fort McPherson, At lanta. 20,000 to Parade. Although many of the veterans nave been enfeebled by age, there are still enough of them who are able to march, to make a strong showing In the monster G. A. R. parade. Every State in the Union will be repre sented by marching veterans, and it is estimated that at least 20.000 will be in line. The parade will be headed by the officers of the G. A. R. and the Sons of Veterans, followed by the vet erans of each State In a separate di vision. Most of the time of the visiting vet erans will be taken up by sight-see ing, but one Important piece of busi ness will demand their attention. That if» the election of n commander-In chief. The highest official position in the largest organization of veterans in the world la no small honor, and the rivalry for the distinction i» quite keen Five States are preparing to push their candidates and in the short time tiie veterans have been here there ha*i been much electioneering When the election comes up there may be other candidates in the field as well, but It is expected that the choice will be made from one of the five. The department of Indiana ha« in dorsed Comrade O. A. Sommers, a private in the rank# Nebraska has entered the lists with Colonel C E. Adams, a banker and farmer of Superior. Nebr. Michigan has come to the encamp ment carrying the flag of the Hon Washington Gardner, of Albion, the well-known editor-statesman, and enters him as a candidate for the honor. New Jersey’s candidate for the honor is Colonel Ralph D. Cole, a popular Grand Army man, who hus a creditable war record. South Dakota has indorsed Cap tain N. H. Kingman, of Selby, and ha# come to Chattanooga determined to land him. With five strong candidates, said to V the greatest number ever present ed before a national encampment, the tight for the honor promises to be spirited and full of interest. Society Revelers Climb Into Windows Only Way Ardent ‘Trotters’ Could Get Into Club to Finish Dance. 1 3 ROM TNI’NT figures at annual encampment of Grand Army of tho Republic it Chattanooga. Above is General Alfred R. Moors, of Bridgeport Conn., Commandor-in-Chief of the G. A. R., while below is G. E. Whitman, of Fitzgerald, Ga., depart ment commander for Georgia and Mouth Carolina. The center picture is of an old Confederate battery on Lookout Mountain. F THREE TO END FOR 45 MINUTES Fighter-Evangelist Converts Old Rival Minister Obeys Dream Command to | Erect Altar on Prize Ring Site. 25 SIS RAGE Psychologists Declare That Lad of Diver, Over Telephone, Tells Fourteen Is Most Dangerous Inmate of Illinois Prison. Crew Above How Struggle For Life Goes. y ; t «, u*\ " p- Mx t" F>. JOLIET, ILL., Sept. 13.—Touale- haired and undersized, in appearance like scores of other boys who may be found on baseball lots or at the “old swlmmln’ hole,” Hermann Coppes, slayer of the wife and two babes of his benefactor, presents to the State prison officials and criminologists one of the most baffling cases that has ever come to their notice. Only 14 years of age and sentenced to life Imprisonment the boy Is kept in almost solitary confinement, and psychological experts declare the fu ture holds no hope of the boy being transferred to any asylum or winning any liberty or privileges beyond the rules which govern the most des perate and hardened of criminals. Suffering from an Incurable homl/ cidal mania, the child has been de clared the most dangerous prisoner in the State prison. Four months ago the bov killed Mrs. Manny Sleep and her two babes on the Sleep farm near Elgin. For three days he went calmly about hla chores and then coolly confessed to the crime and led searchers to a cistern where he had hidden the bodies. He showed no remorse and no fear, not even when he arrived at the State prison, the youngest con vict ever admitted to that institu tion. , Alienists, criminologists and peni tentiary officials are agreed that it would be a menace to any community for the boy to be free in it, and that were he sent to an asylum the cun ning of his brain would devise some way to satisfy his lust for blood. “He is a second Dr. Jekylt and Mr. Hyde,” said one of the guards. “One day he’ll be as happy as a kid with a baseball bat. The next day he hangs his head and mopes in his cell.” SEATTLE. Sept. 13.—Eighty feet under the sea, at Alden Banks, near Anacortes, Puget Sound, Walter Mc Kay, a diver, fought a furious forty- five minutes battle with a devilfish, nine feet in circumference. It was a battel to the death for the man-de vouring fish, and while MoKay finally won, several times he was on the verge of collapse during the desper ate struggle, and more than once announced that he believed he would lose. James E. Hill, who was In charge of the assistants to McKay, tells the story. During the battle with the octopus, Hill stood with the telephone re ceiver to his ear, listening to the graphic bulletins given him by the man below engaged in a fight for his life. All through the battle, Hill, des perate through his inability to help his chief, dripped with cold sweat The telephones used by divers allow the man underneath to talk to the man on the surface, but the latter can not reply, and the only encour agement Hill could offer to the diver was an occasional tug on the signal line. The octopus had thrown two ten tacles about McKay’s body, binding hi# left arm tightly to hi# side. McKay with his right arm drew his knife from his belt. He ha4 to use great caution not to cut his suit. Finally McKay disentangled him self having to cut away yards of the wire mesh. The devilfish still held a death grip on his left arm. MONTGOMERY. MO., Sept. 13.—An unusual scene, in which there was considerable sentiment manifested, took place at the courthouse entrance here, resulting in the conversion of Jack Swezy, a noted character, and a woman by the name of Mrs. Hays. About fourteen years ago Roy Hud son was a prize fighter at Montgom ery. Finally he got hold of an an tagonist w’ho gave him such a beating that he went to Terre Haute. There he was converted and joined the Methodist Church and became a licensed minister. He says God ap peared to him in a dream and told him to come back to Montgomery and hold a revival meeting and show to the people what a transformation had taken place. He came here a few days ago and began a meeting at the courthouse. Jack Swezy, whom he had the honor of subduing In a fistic encounter, fell on his knee# at the courthouse steps and cried for mercy, while the evan gelist from Indiana announced to the large audience that he was now see ing his vision and dream fulfilled; that the very man whom he had met in the ring here had been brought to repentance* through his efforts. Woman Licensed as Full Fledged Skipper Mrs. Mary A. Billings Ambitious to Become Second Officer on Great Liner. BOSTON. Sept. 13.—The distinc tion of being the first woman in New England to whom the United States Government has granted a license to operate a boat run by pow r er fell to the lot of Mrs. Mary A. Billings, of No. 23 Chestnut street. Cambridge, yesterday. After ‘receiving her li cense, Captain Billings let it be known that “her one ambition now Is to be a second officer aboard one of the trans-Atlantic liners. She is now preparing for the examination required to obtain that class of li cense. Captain Billings’ boat is the Yar- ma, and it now rides at its anchor age on river basin. Although now- empowered to operate her boat for business purposes, the new skipper hadn’t quite made up her mind yes terday whether she will launch the. Yarma. a 24-foot boat, carrying a six-horsepower engine, in the mer chant marine service or simply use the boat for pleasure. There are only seven other women in this countrv licensed by the Gov ernment to operate boats run by power. Good Housekeeping Institute Miner Bitten by Rattlesnake Res cued and Taken to the City by Fair Campers. LOS ANGELES. Sept. 13—Twenty girls in a stage coach, thrilling with excitement over a mad dash across hills and canyons in a race with death, arrived in Los Angeles from the Los Angoles Playground Asso ciation camp in San Gabriel, bringing In their coach Frederick Robert Hes- sert, mining engineer, who had been bitten by a 6-foot rattlesnake. The girls, part of a party of 65 playground campers, had just con cluded a most peaceful two weeks* vacation, and were starting horn in their coach and six. A few’ miles out from Mountain View, their camp, the stage was stopped by Hezekiah Bo- hanon, a, miner, who hastily explained that Hessert had sought help at his camp after being badly bitten by a snake. Wild Ride, Says Girl. Greatly excited over the danger to Hessert, the girls assisted Bohanon in getting him into the coach on the seat by the driver. Then the mad ride began. Miss Evelyn Thon, of No. 1042 Glendale avenue, one of the girls in the coach, declared that the ride was one of the most exciting experiences of her life. “We girls were all awfully inter ested In the man, Mr. Hessert, w r hen he got in the coach,” she said, “and he told us about the snakebite. Reptile Six Feet Long. The snake was about 6 feet long, he said, but it was coiled, and some way or other Mr. Hessert had thought the thing he heard in the bushes near by was a gopher. He was mining, it seems, at the time. So he was care less an didn’t investigate tho rustling noise, and as a result the snake bit him in the thumb. Among other occupants of the stage w’ere Miss Hazel Washburn, Ruth and Julia Martin, Flossie Ram sey, Gladys Talbot and Alma FanJoy. USES CORSETS AS WEAPONS IN FIGHT WITH CONDUCTOR CHICAGO, Sept. 13.—'Mary Newas- ki, who was arrested Friday Evening for hitting a street car conductor with a package of corsets, was fined $50 and costs by Judge Mahoney yester day. She asked for a jury trial on a charge of larceny, which is also pre ferred against her. She is charged with having stolen the corsets which were her w r eapon. No Crank No Basher No Handle No Cogs No Wheels No Wood No Hoops No Hard Work Special Cable to The American. BAR HARBOR MAINE, Sept. 13 — The liveliest whirl that the smart contingent has indulged In for years took place following a subscription ball at the Malvern—when tile turkey trotters still wanted to trot. When the time came for turning out the lights in the Malvern ballroom —and Proprietor Brob insisted the rule must be obeyed—Edgar Scott in vited the whole bunch over to his “trottery,” the Swimming Club. The revelers had to climb in the windows, but they got in. the ladie# being Judiciously aided by the men in negotiating the high places. After dancing, with gay music, un til dawn, the crowd wound up at one of the cottages for a badly needed rest. Bachelor Club Fails; Women Get Members Oklahoma Band of “Stags” Falls Off One by One Until All Are Gone. OKEENE. OKLA., Sept. 13.—In a house leased by them five years ago. | a number of bachelor# established their residence. It is said that they would not allow’ a woman inside the place. They employed men to cook for them and do the housework. Not • ono of them married during the first j year. The young married men were clerks and teachers, there being one j young physician among them. During the second year they began J to drop away, two of them being mar ried during that time. In the third | year they scattered even more, but new recruits were brought in and the j “den” was maintained. Recently there have been only three of the bachelors left, all the others i having married. Three of them have | moved away, but they were married before they left Okeene. A week or | two ago Louis Hey was married and the two remaining bachelors gave up the house that has been known as the “den.” They could not get any others to join them and take the oath. LONG LOST HEIR OF WEALTHY HERMIT FOUND AURORA. 11. L. Sept. 13.—Frank Robbins, an heir of the estate of the late John Robbins, wealthy Plainfield bachelor farmer and recluse, long be lieved hidden from the world in a j ' Roman Catholic monastery, has been j located at West Melbourne, Austra- 1 lia, 1 CHICAGO. Sept. 9.—“Yes, I’ll de fend you. but I’ll want a pretty large fee.” said Attorney Joseph W. Schul- man when Hyman Edeiman was ar rested for speeding. “Well, it's worth something. How much do you want?” asked Mr Edei man. “The hand of your daughter Bes sie.” ”1 think I can clear you; and you might go to Jail, you know,” insinu ated Schulman. So finally it was agreed. Yesterday came the trial. The evi dence was so strong that the court prefaced a sentence with the remark that a heavy fine as an example might have a good effect. Miss Bessie, who sat in court chuckling at her father’s plight, grew suddenly grave at this, and whis pered to the judge the state of af fairs. "I will not fine this defendant. I parole him to his prospective son- in-law.” Used One Girl’s $60 to Elope With Another No. 1 Drew Savings From Bank for Railroad Fare. Supposing She Was To Be the Bride. LEAN MEN LIVE LONGER. ST. PAUL. MINN., Sept. 13.—Fat men are more likely to die in middle life, w hile thin ones are more likely to either die young or live to a ripe old age, according to figures given the medical section of the American Life Insurance Association by Dr. H. A. Baker, of Pittsburg, chairman of that ••ottos* . i NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—Miss Rose Lesser, of Yonkers, being persuaded j by Alexander Manscher to agree to j elope with him. drew $60 of her sav ings from a bank and intrusted the money to his care. He left her ostensibly to buy rail road tickets, and when he did not re turn she became suspicious and asked police aid. He was found and arrest ed in Providence, R. 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