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MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1918.
THE CHATTANOOGA NEWS
OVERRULES PLEA
IN ABATEMENT
Bush Ouster Case Goes on Trial
in Chancery Qniy Two
Witnesses Heard.
MOTION BRINGS ON FIGHT
Copies of News Filed as Ex
hibits One and Two.
,W. 0. Johnson, of Newi, and
John M. Ott, Formerly of'
. Times, First Witnesses.
The- edition of The Chattanooga
Newa of 6apt 7, 1917, waa offarad aa
exhibit No. 1 in tha ouatar proceedinga
filed against Sheriff Niek P. Buah, and
W. C. Johnson, buainaaa manager of
Tha News, waa tha firat wltnaaa oallad
in tha eaaa. Tha artielo publiahad In
Tha Nawa on Sept 7, waa a two
column ono announcing that on tha
ama aftarnoon a atrika would go into
effect among street railway amployoa.
Tha atrika took plaea batwaan tha
hours aa predicted by Tha Nawa. Mr.
Johnson waa oallad to tha atand by tha
proaaeutlon immediately aftar Chan
cellor W. B. Garvin overruled tha plea
in abatement offarad to tha recent bill
filed againat tha sheriff, charging neg
lect of.dutiea of hia office in regard to
tha collection of feaa, ato.
The Introduction of the plea waa tha
cause of lone; and vigorous argument
by T. Pope Shepherd and W. T. Mur.
ray. of counsel for defense, and W. B.
Miller and W. O. M. Thomas, counsel
for the state. Mr. shepherd and Mr.
Murray argued that tha filing of the
second suit waa only an effort to do
eomething Indirectly which had been
attempted on Saturday last directly
and which had been disallowed by
Chancellor W. B. Garvtn. He further
argued that it was illegal in that it
PRINCIPAL IN OUSTER PROCEEDINGS I r n'!dt JSTtS ,l
the assembly.. Col. Page aald ha ac
v.- n.
Q
Nick P. Bush, Sheriff of Hamilton County, Who Wat Arraigned
Monday Before Chancellor Garvin Under Bill Seeking to
Oust Him From Office.
cepted tha auditorium not only for the
students within ita walls, but for all
the men who would in the future re
ceive medical training here, not only
during thla war, but also In time of
future peace. He aald It waa bla am
bition to build here a great post-grad
uate training camp for all time; that
he hoped to turn the so temporary
buildings into permanent piles, and
that Mrs. McLean's gift would be not
I only to the . American soldiers, but
would prove a blessing to all mankind.
Lick Germane, Says Gorgaa.
The chairman then introduced Sur
geon-General N. C. Qorgas to an en
thusl&stio audience. Gen. Gorges ia an
Alabama man, whose work at Panama
ia world famous. In person, the com
manding medical general of the Ameri
can forcea ia of medlus size, white
haired and. sunburned, notwithstanding
his long Internment in the aurgeon
general's office in Washington. Ka atlll
speaks with the lingering cadence and
courtliness of the south. He said that
in his office at Washington he often be
came pessimistic through the riling of
duty on duty, but he observed that the
officers who came dsck from tne battle
front in France were uniformly opti
mistic "Now," he said, "I understand
their optimism, for that Is the spirit of
the field, and it la the spirit that ac
tuated Camp Greenleaf. "I am much
encouraged." he proceeded. "I shall go
back with a feeling of pity for the poor
Germans, because I know with cer
tainty that they are going to be licked.
They are licked now." he declared, "but
it mav reautre a year or two ror us to
convince them of the fact." (Prolonged
applause.)
Stressed Importance.
On. Gorgaa then discussed the ne
cessity for the military training of
medical officera. He aald such training
was often criticised, but even the most
I obtuse laymen could see the necessity
of training doctors for hospital work.
"To start a hospital," aald uen. uorgaa.
"a certain time would be required for
collecting and training nurses and
aldea and physicians in co-operation,
no matter wnai merr prweBBiuuwi
training might have been,
'in the army the nurses and attend
ants are raw and untrained. They have
had no hospital training. They are raw
country boys and girls who nave tne
best heart In the world and no experi
ence. A new oooy oi troop cannot
fight successfully.
SENTRY SHOOTS SOLDIER, ENDING
SENSATIONAL CHASE AT PARK
Private Grimes, Fifty-third Infantry, Under Ten-Year Sentence,
Makes Dash for Liberty Sunday Morning, but Is Stopped
by Sentry's Bullet
Thomas. C. Grimes, private Fifty-
third infantry, under ten years' sen
tence for Insubordination and direct
disobedience to orders, waa shot Sun
day morning at 7 o'clock by Sentinel
Capla, of the Fifty-first infantry,
while making a sensational dash for
liberty. The wounded man now Ilea at
tha point of death In the baae hospital,
Grimes, who la only 31, had been
working, In company with another
soldier, policing around tha housea of
the officer row on the east aide of the
post. Taking advantage of a moment
when the aentry had hla back turned
watching the other man, he broke for
liberty and dashed down the path
through the small clump of wooda ly
ing between the post and the old car
line. The aentry wna in full pursuit.
When the first shot from the sen
try's gun rang out the reporter wna on
a nearby porch washing for breakfast.
and looked up Just in time to aee
Grlmea run about twenty feet and fall
directly on top of the hill overlooking
the car line. The sentinel had fired
from the woods and had hit his mark
at a distance of about 150 to 200 yards.
Orimea Immediately turned around
and, resting on his left hand, held up
hla right hand as It In token of sur
render. The aentlnel, who seemed to
be excited, took a few ateps forward
and fired again. Whether he meant to
hit Grimes again it was Impossible to
tell, lie then ran toward Orlmes with
his gun in his hand. Grimes still hold
ing hla hand above his head while
resting on hla left side.
At the first glance the scene of the
man lying or half sitting with his hand
above his head and the aentlnel rush
ing forward towarda him with his gun.
registered the appearance of a pistol
aupi.
W. B. Garvin rapped hla court to or
der. Mr. Shepherd then read the pIco
In abatement and argument began by
W. G. M. Thomaa for the state, and
he waa followed by T. Pope Shepherd
ror the defense. W. H. Miller then
V.J vl.8l? fJcare:c"alaln"tJh5 abatement, and he was followed by
iuai.uuuiu un.Yo aii ueen men w T Murray for the defense. Atty.
tn the original bill and thla made it Gen. Frank M. Thompson then started
void and not according to law. his argument, when Chancellor Garvin
Mr. Miller and Mr. Thomas spoke at stated that he had made up hla mind
length on the overruling of the plea in ana then read the law governing the
abatement, instating that it waa ac- fjling of ouster aults. He then over
cording to law and that it had been ruled the plea and ordered the trial on
filed as such. the charges in the original bill to pro
After argument Chancellor Garvin ceed.
overruled the plea and ordered the Sheriff Bush waa surrounded by his
trial to proceed on the evidence aet out counsel. T. Pope Shepherd, W. T. Mur
in the original bill. ray, Will F. Chamlee, Judge Martin
The chancellor, however, refused to A, Fleming and W. A. Schoolfleld. The
allow the charges in the suplemental five citlzena on whose relation the bill
bill which was filed last Thursday to is tl' 1 are represented by Atty.-Gen.
go to trial and said that after the trial Frm- M. Thompson, W. G. M. Thomas
and W. B. Miller. The case promises
to be a long drawn out one and bit
terly contested. There have been over
100 wltnessesjaummoned.
. . ' Filing of Ouster.
The ouster ault against Sheriff Hush
was filed Jan. 3, arier naving uem
of the original bill waa 1 through
lie would set a later date which would
give counsel for Bush time to prepare
a defense, which b,e stated should, ac
cording to law. be made In writing
and not by a plea in abatement The
charges in the original bill are in con-
lst summer and fall and the sheriff la contemplated for many months,
charged with gross Inactivity In con
nection with the enforcement of the
law during that period.
First Witness.
W. C. Johnaon, buainaaa man
ager of Tha Chattanooga News,
waa the first witness called to tha
atand and ha atated that accord
ing to the records in hia office
Sheriff Bush was at the time the
article stating that a strike waa
unavoidable, a aubscriber of The
News and had beenfor some time
paat. Mr. Johnson waa ahown the
article published in The News and
identified it. He atated that the
sheriff's paper waa delivered at the
jsil and he could have seen tha
article predicting tha atrika before
time for it to have oceurred. Ha
waa ahown another article pub
lished in Tha Newa on May 21 re
garding the atrike, and thia he also
identified aa having been in The
Newa. He said that the aale of The
News at that time waa unusually
large, but grew rapidly during tha
time of the atrika and many ex
tras were got out by tha paper.
Tha two articles were ordered en
tered as exhibit Nos. 1 and 2 in the
case which promises to be one ef
the most bitterly fought and long
drawn out in the hiatory of tha
ouster law.
was filed through Atty.-Gen. Frank M.
Thompson. An answer waa filed by
the sheriff on Jan. 2 and a motion
was, on March 2, made by counsel for
the sheriff to set the cause for hear
ing. A supplemental bill was at the
hearing offered for filing, but it waa
overruled by the chancellor, he hold
ing that the bill was a supplemental
one and not an amendment and should
go through the same course as the
original bill. The bll was later filed
and then an amendment to the orig
inal hill was filed.
In the original bill It Is charged that
the sheriff waa wholly neglectful in
the discharge of duties during the
strike, many times favoring the strik
ing carmen. It is charged that in
stead of helping keep down disorder
he' rather sanctioned it and cham
pioned the cause of the striking men.
The bill sets out on one occasion dur
ing serious trouble on Market afreet,
when a near riot waa brewing that he
walked up to a crowd of striking car
men who were committing unlawful
acts and was greeted with shouts and
cheers from the crowd. It was charged
that despite the fact that the sheriff
well knew of the troubles ana im
pending troubles he never at any time
In the meanwhile evervone. atartled
"Sunoore Gen. Erwtn, at the end of I by the ahot, had run out of the officers'
two months' training, had been at- cottagea on the Divine place to witness
tacked by a well-drilled German army, this extraordinary and tragic scene,
I think I do the general no discredit to which was In plain view In the morn
suggest that if he were not whipped he ing aunllght, aa Grlmea had fallen high
might at least come out of the conflict on the hill.
rather worsted. (Here tne crowa The reporter, accompanied by Pr.
laughed and Gen. Erwln nodded.)
"Indies and gentlemen, exactly the
aame eituatlon occurred some three
months ago when the hospital corps of
the American army 'was suddenly con
fronted with numberless patients. Our whs begging the
hospitals were unprepared, wards were I spare his life.
unfinished, unhealed, and yet 1.G00 pa- The sentry walked tip and stood dl-
tienta were thrust upon us. Our rectly over the fallen niun, and soon aa
nursea were new, raw country hoya he saw that Grimes waa mortally
took care of the material eomfoYts. the wounded he turned snd ran back to-
bedding, and overworked dortota wards the post and Ms other prisoner.
waiter Martin, M. R. C, Jumped tho
fence and ran about three blocks to
where Orimea waa lying. Aa they
were making their way un the htil
through tha blackberry bush, a Grimes
dvanclng aentry to
looked after the technicalities of medi
cine. There was no organization, yet
everybody did the very best, they
could. The altuatlon called for nat
ural but undeserved criticism,
"Today we ara much better off than
we were three montha ago, and three
months In the future wa will be still
Orimea lay groanlno- on the rrmmrf
ahot through and through, the ball
entering his bark on tha right aide
Just above the kidney and coming out
In front above hla appendix.
Administers First Aid.
Dr. Marlln immediately dressed hla
better prepared. Yet even as things I wounns ana then waited for someone
now atand, even under the facta that I from the base hospital to coma for the
have called down thla burden of critl- wounoea man.
It attempted to keep order.
GREENLEAF TO TREBLE IN SIZE,
SAYS SURGEON-GENERAL GORGAS
Impressive Dedication of Handsome Auditorium at Medical Training-
Camp America's Greatest Physicians in Attendance Gen.
Erwin Recommends Camp Warden McLean Be Utilized
as Medical Detention Camp.
, Reporter Testifies.
John M. Oft, formerly a reporter for
tho Chattanooga Timea, wasthe next
witness called, and he stated that at
the time of the strike ho was a re
porter on the Times and was especially
assigned to the strike stories. He
atated that he wrote various articles at
different times and unhesitatingly
stated that on some of them he had
been frequently complimented. He
said that he witnessed many depreda
tions durlngg the strike where men
were beat and cut up and that on none
of the occasions did he see the ahcrlff
or any of his men.
He said that one disturbance on
Market street lusted for some time And
that during that time he saw none of
the sheriff's men and wondered why
they did not come. On one occasion
Ott said. he saw a man deliberately cut
in the back after he had been beaten
into inaensibllity. Ott atated that be
fore the trouble aroe he wna working
the Justice courts for the Times and
the Jail and would have known any of
the sheriflTs men had he Been them.
After he had been qw"tloned by W. It.
Miller court ad'oumed until 1 o'clock.
Large Crowd Present.
Long before the time for trial the
chancery ciurtroom waa filled and the
corridors along the courthouse wre
thronged with spectators and wit
nesses. Xot a single aeat was left in
the court room and people were atand.
Ing along the walla when Chancellor
Don't fail to attend the
big shoe sale of the entire
stock of the Kelso-Neal
Shoe Co. They are fc!..toat
giving them away. Sale
ttarts today ut 0 ajn. '
Market Street
Honored by an assembly of the
greatest medical talent ef America,
Camp Greenleaf'a new auditorium waa
tendered, accepted and dedicated Mon
day morning to tha eervice of tha na
tion and tha healing of mankind.
Aa part of tha dedication, N. C. Gor
gaa, surgeon-general ef the American
army, atatea that Camp Greenleaf ia
destined to treble ita present size. A
vast institution far the training ef
40,000 men of tha medical eorpa ia
what hia worda indicate.
In eloquent addressee tha officers,
physiciana and aurgeona who dedicated
the Warden McLean medical audito
rium explained a doetor'a need of mil
itary training; tha great contributions
made to medical science by military
organization.
Among the apaechea Gen. J. B. Er
win, commandant ef.Fort Oglethorpe,
aska Surgeon-General Gorgaa for a
"human laundry" through which he
can run hia recruits and ao cut down
hia noneffioient percentage.
Wit, eloquence, patriotism and opti
mism were tha keynotes ef the great
eat military medical assembly aver
held in tha south.
Among the distinguished guests en
tha platform weret 8urgeon-General
N. C. Gorgaa, of the American forces;
Gen. J. B. Erwin, Col. E. 8. Munson,
Col. Victor C. Vaughn, dean of medi
cine ef tha University of Michigan;
Ma). Stuart McGuire,. University .of
Virginia; Maj. Franklin Martin, ef
Chicago, member of the advisory com
mittee ef tha council of national de
fense; Arthur Dean Bevan, president
of the American Medical assoeiatien;
Maj. Charlea Maya, ef Rochester,
Minn, head af the dspartment of sur
gery, u. 8. army; snaj. uescnweinitz.
America'e greatest oculist, who has
lust returned from an inspection ef
French hospitals, and Col. Page, com
mandant ef Camp Greenleaf. .
Impressive Ceremony.
At 1:45 Monday morning, under aus
picious skies. Warden Mclean medical
auditorium, gift of Mrs. William Mc
Lean, of Philadelphia, in memory of
her dead aon. Warden McLean." who
died In service on Chtckamauga field,
waa accepted and dedicated to the
medical wing cf the army. J
To the music of Camp Grcnleaf
the auditorium. A little later tha
medical guesta of tho Inatltutton were
assembled on the stage. t At the en
trance of Col. Henry Page, command
ant of Greenleaf, the entire audience
arose and cheered.
After a song and an encore by
Lieut. Davis, Hlxhop Thomas Oallor,
of Nashville, pronounced the Invoca
tion. , Col. Brooke Talka.
In hla opening address Lleut.-Col.
rtoger Brooke, M. C, U. 8. A, stated
that it waa a great satisfaction to Mm
to see this cornp ton of a dream for
a great medical I! itution.
"A year ago," an id Col. Brooke, "the
wholo site of Camp (Ireenleaf was a
marsh grown with long grass and
scrub onk. Col. Page was stationed
here with Instructions to found a med
ical officers' training camp. At first
there were neither buildings nor seats.
Col. Page met his few pupils standing
on the ground, and those who were
lurky found a box or barrel upon
which to alt. Later came an outdoor
rostrum and benches, the same upon
which this audience Is aeated thla
morning. A rainstorm or a thunder
cloud would often break In upon our
Instruction. In this manner we strug
gled along until December, when the
weather made further outdoor atudy
Impossible.
"Applications for appropriations
were forwarded to Washington, but no
appropriation comes quickly from
Washington. In the meantime we
used the "V bulldlnirs, which were at
great dlstaneea opnrt and too small.
In our stress, Mrs. Wlllism McLean
camo to the rescue of the medical atu
denta at Oreenleaf. In memory of her
aon, Cnpt. Warden Mclean. who waa
j killed in hla work at the reserve offi
cers training camp, her private for
tune anticipated the arnroprlatlona of
congress, and this auditorium became
possible. She will present the audi
torium to Camp rjretnlenf through Lr.
John Tarks. of Philadelphia."
D . . I J : n . j
Dr. Parka in pr;s7nun; the build- FOUND GOODLY SUM
Ing. said when he first came to Camp
Oreenleaf he thought the time spent
ty the medical cadets marrblng and
drilling waa a aheer waste of time, but
since then, ho aald. he had become a
convert and a dlaciple of military dis
cipline. "A newly enlisted medical officer."
asid Dr. Parks, "feels like using violent
expletives when he first begins work,
but soon the motto .f Camp (ireenleaf.
which la 'Smile, damn you. smile
quickly.' becomes engraven on hie
visage."
He thrn gave a eulorv to Col. Psa-e.
to whom, as commandant of Green
leaf. he transferred th aulitirl'im
fmm Mrs. VViiiium Mrlrsn. of Phila
delphia, In memory of her an.
Col. Page Accept.
cism, the present American army haa
established a sanitary world'a record.
We have cared for 1,000.000 men and
our death rate la ten men In 1,000.
During tha Itusso. Japanese war Japan
accompllahed a marvel when she kept
her death rate down to twenty men In
1,000. We have doubled that marvel.
Greenleafe Great Futare.
"What wa ara doing here today Is
but laying the beginning of Greenleaf.
Originally there were four medical
campa. Now these have bean reduoed
to two, one at Fort 'Riley, the other
here at Greenleaf. However, it ia
probable that Greenleaf will be the
focus of medical activities t ia tne
geographical center of a military pop
ulation of 450,000 drafted men. This
ia our principal point from wh'ch o
give training. From the damanda
made by our expeditionary forcea it ia
most probable that a force of 40,000
medical men will be In training hare
at one time. Aa high as 18,000 will
need be handled in a month. The eall
abroad la strenuous, and it will be
filled from here.
"I am glad I visited thla camp. I
have a much clearer Idea of what la
being dona hare than I could possibly
gain from tha reports that came to me
In Washington. I am much impressed
by it."
Gen. Erwin Decries Mumps.
Among other speakers were Col. E.
L. Munson, the man who first con
ceived tho M. O. T. C: Col. William
Welch, of Johns Hopkins, who ia called
dean of tha medical profession in
America.
(len. J. R Krwln then arose to apeak,
and when aomebody began to cheer,
the general threatened him with the
guardhouse, and the cheering ceased
as abruptly aa It started.
On. Krwln aald his great medical
bugbear wna mumps and neasles.
"flight today," said the commandant,
"I received a batch of 250 men from
Illinois, and I know Just aa well aa If
It had already occurred that those men
are going to break out with mumps
and meaales. What I want Is a sani
tary laundry, where I ran wash the
recruits who come Into my camp.
McLean Detention Camp.
"Within a month Camp Greenleaf
will be finished. Why couldn't I make
of the bnrrai'ks here a detention camp
and reduce the sickness among my
men. Ia t It be a place where my new
men will come out laundered and
ready for aervlre. I don't know bow
I Aw a death rate you have obtained In
the tii in y, but I do know my non-effective
rate la shameful and it ia all
because "f the mumps and measles
recruits bring into my camp. It is
shameful."
(Jen. Gorgaa listened to thla with in
terest, and nodded as If ha would con
struct a human laundry for Gen. Er
win. The program wss concluded with a
general 'invitation to lunch.
In the meanwhile a Inrare trowd had
gathered from the wards directly north
and about 300 yarda from where
Grimes fell, but nobody brought
stretcher. After Grlmea had lain en
the groin i where he had fallen for
about fifteen mlnutea or half an hour,
two men came running forward with a
atretcher. Orimea lay groaning and
struggling on the ground and begging
not to bo allowed to die where he had
fallen.
Long Delay.
When the atretcher-bearera arrived
one of tha captains was interrogating
Orimea,
"You ran away, did you?" he aaked.
"lea," Orimea groaned.
"What'e your name?"
"Oh, God" Grlmea managed to artlc
ulate.
"Your name, my man?" the captain
asked.
"Grlmea! Grlmea! " repeated the
aufrerer.
"Christian name?" insisted thia cap
tain.
Orlmes' pain waa ao Intenae ha could
not anawer. The stretcher waited, but
the captain persisted,
"Christian name?"
"fhomas C. G. lines, rifty-thlrd In
fantry," csma the desperate anawer,
hissed in pain through the aoldler'a
teeth.
The atretcher still waited. It aeemed
that the Interrogation would continue,
Some of the spectators interrupted.
"Why In the h . don't you take
thnt man to the hospital and find out
later who he la?" aoine man blurted
out.
Lieut. Marlln auggeated to the crtn-
taln to hurry and Grlmea waa finally
carried orr to the hospital.
Grimes' home la In Morrlstown, N.
J., where he haa a mother, lie is
rather a handsome young fellow with
a fine head of almost golden hair. He
made a very pathetic picture aa he lay
high on the hill In the morning aun
llght, tha center of an eager crowd
thnt. Jammed about him curloua to aee.
The reporter aacertoined at the base
hospital that Grlmea had afood tha
shook and hla aubsequent operation
well, and although tha bullet had en
tered the large colon and perforated
the lntcatlnea lu four platsee, ho may
recover,
Grlmea waa ahot by Rentry Private
Capla, n company of tha Klftv. first
infantry. Capla la a Pole and haa
served three yca,ra In the Ttuaslan
army under the csar. He haa been In
the American army eight montha, en
listing last June.
Capla can hardly apeak TCnallsh and
when asked why Grimes hod gotten
away ao fnr before he ahot aald, "Ha
mass too rest
fired twice, on I
Ing effect. Aa anon aa ha ascertained
mat urimes could not move he re.
turned to the guardhouse with tha
other prisoner, according to instruc
tions. Grlmea. when talking last night af
ler he bad regained, consolousnrse af
ter the effect of the ether, aald the
first bullet hit him, the aecond grazed
the top of hla head. Thla morning the
hospital authorities said that Grlmea
naa a nrty-nrty chance of recovery.
thing In bla experience and be is about
to loae hla own religion over the three,
"wise map," aa they are called. Ia
dlacuaaing these men half the time
tha sergeant wilt laugh and the other
half he will "cuaa." ''Can you beat
it?" ha aaked.
The whole camp is agog with tha
nolaa of the "scandal," and whatttmo
the men are not drilling they ara dla
cuaaing religion pro and con, and.
everywhere you go it ia: "Have you
aeen "Bluebeard?" and tha man "who
will not work or eat."
Ueaidea these curios there to a tnaai
with a wooden leg- and ona witb a
glaaa eye forwarded to camp Forrest
by the draft boards of Michigan,
TEACHERS REASSERT
THEIR PATRIOTISM
Resolution. Adopted bj Faculty
Chattanooga High Regarding
Mr. Brown's Interview.
The teachers of Chattanooga High
school mat Saturday and adopted rea
olutlona regarding a recent Interview
with Poster V. Brown regarding the
work of making out occupational
carda of resristranta under tha draft
law.
The preamble and resotutlone adoot-
ed are self-explanatory and ara aa
follows:
"Whereaa. in commenting on a let
ter of Maj. Rutledge Smith, relative to
the work of teachers in fllllnr out oc
cupational carda to aaslst local draft
hoards In Tennessee, Mr. Foster , V.
Hrown. chairman of city draft board
No. 1, uses the following language In
The Chattanooga Newa of March 4:
The work of making: out occtiDatlonal
carda la the only work the school
teachers hava been called on to do.
nd I Am lArrv that th.w nw KA-
hind what they should be'; and.
wnereas, said article further Indi
rectly quotes Mr. Browns aa followa:
air. Hrown declared Itliat city and
county tearhcra were not showing
their patriotism Just now when the
only task the government haa called
upon them to do waa to make out
theso occupational cards. He said they
ehoutd be aroused to do their bit'; ami
"Whereaa, a correction haa been at
tempted In an obscure location In the
Issue of The Newa of March T. which,
because of ita position, we feel will
not be tinderatood generally by read
ers; and.
Whereaa. we. tha whlta teachera of.
Chattanooga, met Haturday to fill oat
occupational carda for exemption
board No. 2. wish to aet forth the fol
lowing resolutions: ,
"First Tho same proposition1 made
efore he ahot aald. "Ha,ua,lon ,n oommlaaloner
a run." Capla aaya he Intendont airwil to detail
y the aacnnd bullet tak- f,omh .1f th lHv" '
.nnn .. h. '" do tha work. In o
RELIGIOUS OBJECTORS PROVE
PERPLEXING PUZZLE TO OFFICERS
Three Men nf niffjnm Di::M... n.i:.( D.r . r. ,
..v..uu. uuKi sAviuacj to isnu, work or
Do Anything to Aid in War, Because) They Claim Their
Vowa. Would Be Broken.
The Thlrty-alg ambulance com
pany. In Camp Greenleuf annex, is In
the throea of rellgloua discussion and
fanatical fervor. Of those recently In
ducted Into the army whose religions
belief la opposed to war tho Thirty
sixth lias got more thim Its share.
In the 1,000 draftmen recently ar
rived at the park came three wisp and
holy men very much opposed t tuk
Ing part in the world conflict, and all
assigned, jnuch to the disgust of Lieut.
C. P. Baxter, to tho Thirty. sixth am
bulance company. They are Thoinns
T. Gibson, of Benton Harbor. Mich.,
belonging to tho reunions sect of tho
Israelite House of David, aged 13
Relnhold fass, of Ht, Joe, Ml.h.,
the Pentecostal fn It h. or Holy Molten
sged 25, and Itev, Kny L Hoover, taxi
rah driver, repairman and Heventh
day Adventlst preacher.
Glbaon'e vowa permit him to do po
Ilea work, clean the company at.rrels,
pick up clgnielt butts, make tip offl
Cora' beds, etc. However, be must hoi
touch the dead, neither ran he assist
tho wounded, nor i-nn hi nuht.
that." be eulU, "would be helping tho
war."
Hoover's religion permlta hltn to
work on Monday, Tuesday,' Wetlnes
day, Thursduy, Krlduy ami Htsnduy.
However, Hnturdiiy he must keep holy
neither must he toil nor spin nor d
any work or fighting on that dn
whatsoever, but must remember to
keen It holy.
And Inst, but not least. Relnold Pass'
religion and vows penult him to work
not at all, and Huturdey morning It
took aeven strong men to carry him
to drill and keep him there.
Early Saturday morning the fsm
of Thomaa T. Gibson's beard and flow
Ing looka had spread abroad, and the
reporter by the nolso of bis fame wss
able to trace hlrn to the Tlilrty-sutn
ambulance compsny. situated In the
lycr neld on the east aid of Hnod
grass bill, where he ran upon tha other
two "most devoted. Tho captain told
the reporter he might Interview the
larded man If he would promise not
to "kid hlrn slong too much.
On Inquiring for the "long-haired
bearded man." tho reporter was re
celved with howls of deltgbt from all
ousrters.
"You wsnt to buy hla beard?" the
Bold I rrs shouted.
Won't Cut Hia Hah-.
a
The first and crtatna! trouble with
IN BURNING BUILDING Ol,,on Mln" " r '" ,,"t hl" ,",l'
I m Dunmuu duiluihu vuW wl) not ,.rtn.t hlm to cul mg
Constable Hurley Tsylor Is holding a
goodly sum of money whleb he found In
the bumlr-f building In East Chattanooga
Saturday night. The money waa found
In the hallway of the Cleburne hotel, and
Mr. Taylor ststea that the owner can
get It by railing him and describing the
loaf property.
band, the medical ca.de lg marched lolot Aa CoL Page u, to act eft tbe gvft.
Pilee Cured In t te 14 Days.
Pf iririets r-iurd mnmy if VA'Jt OTNT
Ml. NT fl f enre It, -Mi,. Hiind.
ill. Jlnr or Protruding; Pliea Inalanily
rrhrvra llrhing I'llei. and you ran get
reaif'il strep after the Bisl aipiica,Uon.
Price 0c(Adrj
holy beard and hie flowing locks,
Gibson takes his aland upon I-vlt.
Icus. l&th i hapter and 27th verse; "Ye
aha II not round the corner of your
bends, neither shall thou mar the cor
ners of thy beard"; 21st chapter. Mh
verse. Thou elialt not make baldness
upon tbelr heads, neither shall they
shave off the corner of their beard, nor
make any cuttings In their flesh"
the aame being duote.l to the reporter
when he ln'Uire, of Gibson hy be
would not Uo away with hla long hair
and beard.
In reply the reporter imled to Mm
Ka kl'l v:I: "And O on 'ii .f man.
take thee a sharp krilf.-. t.ikc thee a
bartrt-r'a razor, and awe It to ni
upon thine head and uik.m thr .erd."
ftUln, Ilia atrance appearance baa
gained him many eohriniiste. such
"Uluebeard" and "John the Haptlat.'
Refueea te Teuoh Dead.
Kergt. Hulllvan aaya Gibson la an In
riiigeui man. and tlia iiii iir, n
him a good fellow, and outside of his
iuwiii or nair ana bla refusal to tou h
the dead or aaslst the wounded he
manes a good aoldier and goea throuirti
Hla drill with "pep." However, they
nm Kinn or (minims shout him against
the day he presents hla long beard and
hair at the Inspection, and they are
all waiting with pleasant anticipation
of tho time when the major drlvea
mong trie line lo "John thn Haptlat"
and Inqulrea "What'e this?"
However, It aeema there are no reg.
ulatlnne by which Gibson can be made
to away with hla long I, sir and
beard, with thn exception that it must
le trimmed neutly,
Gibson says there are ten of hla
nreinren at t amp fuaier, In Michigan,
who likewise refuse to shave them
eelvea after the niuimer of Ilia i gyp
However, Gibson leuiMlned firm In bis
Huns. It Is not known what steps the
government will take relutlve to their
arrive service on the field.
Hergt, Hulllvan says It will be dlf.
ferent when they are aworn In and in
uniform and that they will aervr,
Vows Forbid Working.
Tho rasa of Hasa la the meat unfor
lunate; bla vowa will not iiermit hlm
to take any part whatsoever. He won't
work any day and aaya ha would not
bring hla brother a drink of water on
the battlefield, as that would be help.
Ing tho wsr. An he will not work,
neither does he eat, and for the past
two day a he has had only water. He
maintains his poaltion atolcally and
told tho reporter ho would take no
part."
When the reporter told hlm he
thought he could serve his Iord bel
ter lu the) service by bla exaruol and
neiping riio wounded he replied that
all could not think I hit
While the reporter waa lirtervlewlnr
mm there were four or five other
drafted men and regrilara in the tent.
and a general rellgloua discussion en-
ued. In which Pasa took no part. Sit-
ting silently on hla cot. bla llttdn
claxped In bis right hand, he nervously
tapped hla foot and aeemed determined
to be a martyr to hla tllef.
Forced ta Drill,
The men ae a whole have been very
considerate of hlm and Lieut, liexler
. III n,,t 1 1 klM . I - . - . 1 1
... ..... iiiiii t 'r Ku.r.i. ivn ,
ii im ma Known wnut anion Wi
government will take and he is at prea- i
ent being forced or earned lo drill.
The office ra of the Thirty-sixth;
aoern to think the draft boards of
Michigan have banded them a raw i
deal and that these men's caiea shouM
have been settled before thev wert In
ducted Into the army, a there la a
provision In the qiirsiionnalio for Just j
urn cases, providing they were ot j
in h a rellgloua sect or organisation
ot believing In war prior to the tlmaj
of thla govitrnnrnt's entry Into the.
world war. However, they are In now, I
nd. Ilng sound of Ind and limb, i
they will .-rve so. I dllll they luust.
to Gen. Whltaker waa made to board
No. 1, which waa aa followa: 'Have
the quest lonns Ires aent to soma place
where many teachera could work at
one time and the teachera would meet
on Haturday and do the whole work
at one time. The chairman of the
board atated that thla waa impractl.
cable, alnca the questionnaires could
not leave hla office. Only twelve
teachera could work at one time in
hla office. Hence, to satisfy the alt
uatlon, tha commissioner and auper-
one teacher
white build-
order for the
work of the schools to be interrupted
aa little aa possible it waa thought
boat to have a different group of
twelve each day. Otherwise U would
mean that tho aame room would have
to be dismissed tilt the work should,
be rompletcd. We were very glad to
render the service, but Instead of tak
ing two weeka. It. could have been
done In one day, which la being dem
OtiNtrnted today.
"Hecond Mr.' Brown, either because
hla aplendtd work for the government
haa caused him not to have time t
tnveatlgutf what the teachera have
done ami are doing, or because ho
thinks (Judging from the above quo
tations) that ha la the only one who
haa the right to call on teachera for
war work, la entirely In error In tha
above quotations.
"Third -licensing that it la Imnoa-
elhla 1n a short set of resolutions to
enumerate what all tbe teachera have
done, wa mention tbe following aa
some of our war work: Wa have knit
ted or directed tha knitting of several
nunored sweaters aavl have made
many other artlotee for the comfort of
our aoldier hoya In ramp and at the
front; we have aaelated In the lied
Cross campaign, the army library
campaign, the liberty loan camoal ma
ths food conservation rampalgna, the
thrift stamp campaign, the Y. M. C.
A. campaign, tha Junior Red Croea
work, and the work of the I 'at riot hi
eague; wa have made and are mnklmr
cloihrs for the Hilglnn and r'rench
children: wa are taking care of aome
r'rench war babies: we have encour-
aged and assisted our pupil In their
war work; we have assisted at en
tertainments for the aoldlrra In canto: .
we have given of our means aa we
were able when called on, each teacher '
it the system having- at one time
given to the library fund for the aul
llcrs; t have completed filling out
hu occupational cards for Mr. lirown'a
exemption hoard, for which he ao
rourteoiislv and generously tiiunke ut
n the above guotutions; we have
aught patriotism In our pupils In aa
many ways aa we could and are still
doing so. Thea things lu addition to
the regular duties of the school day.
"fourth W e rrfueo to penult one
Individual to alt In Judgment on the
quality of our patriotism, and In or
der that these resolutions may be
read na widely aa thn article In ques
tion and the comments made there
on, we direst that a copy of these
resolutions le spread on the minutes
of the association and a copy be
given to eniji of the 'nnttanooaa pa.
pere with a request for Ihrlr publication."
Patriotic Mass Meeting
At Junior High Planned
I'nder the auspices of the Clvlo
league and I'arent-Teacherg' aeaocla
lion, a patriotic masa meeting will bo
held at Junior High achool Tuesday
evening at 7:10 o'clock. Mayor Jeaae
M. Littleton and T. It. ITeston will de
liver addresaes, and muslo la to be
furnished by the Klevrnth Infantry
band. The audience will aing patri
otic songs, Mrs. Htanflcld will ren
der a patrlotio recitation.
Sergeant Loses Religion.
Serjt. Hulllvan aaya It txati
any-
Don't fail to attend the
bif hoe aale of the entire
itoM of tha Kelao-Neal
Shoe Co. They are almcat
giving them away. Sale
atarta today at 9 aura. 704
Market Street