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and was killed in his first battle, first
thought of the plan of carving a memo
rial in the heart of the Confederacy
dedicated to the principles OF justice and
valor which guided those who sacrificed
so much for a cause they believed to be
just.
Later her idea crystalli2ed In sculp-
tors brain to the magnificent concep-
tion now becoming reality.
The plan. both in sculpture and arch
itecture, including the conception OF the
memorial building to be placed at the
foot of the mountain, the approaches
and surrounding parkway, are the work
of Augustus Lukeman, well known
throughout the country for his skill in
stone and in architectural design. Be-
yond a doubt, the Stone Mountain
memorial will be his masterpiece.
When completed the memorial viii
consist Of the spirited riders carved on
the mountain, and below a temple of
Greek simplicity. the whole reflected in
the waters Of a deep lagoon surrounded
by granite esplanades.
The Sculptured figures, occupying
ZOO feet on the broad face OF the
mountain, will be done In three parts
first, the equestrian group Of Robert E.
Lee. Jefferson Davis and "Stonewall''
jackson: second, carved directly behind
the three leaders, two color-bearers and
four prominent Confederate generals
whose names have not yet been an
nounced by the memorial association.
They are to be selected by historians Of
the Southern States. The third and
final portion 10 be carved win be q
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four coast towns OF Occidental NegroS
the closely adjacent island. were over
powered and mob possession taken OF
the reins Of government.
After taking the towns. as instructed
pending the arrival of the conStahulary
ON the scene. there was nothing for the
poor. bewildered upriserS to do. They
had orders as TO what to dc next,~~they
were 10 burn all offlcial documents, take
over all jailS and public buildings and
contiscate the merchandise Of all Chi
neSe and Japanese shopkeeperS. iivia-
ing II into three equal parts, one for I'M
trencherado. one for the leaders and one
for themselves But one OF the leaders
had been wounded and the rest had
taken their white feathers into the Jun
gle, So they submitted without protest
when eonstabulAry oflicers relieved then,
OF their embarrassing power,
lt was this same morning that At
torney Htll went 10 laro % accompany
mtreneherado 20 Manila, lie found the
royal nipa shack surrounded by the
Emperors followers and the Emperor
himself In no way inclined 70 keep his
word declaring his people would not let
him gus that they feared his death at
the hands Of enemies In Manila and
would rather see him dead IN Iar0,
naiiied. Hill returned 20 moilo 60 con-
fer with Powell. his partner,
II Ii said. and truly, that during Gov,
Gen, Woods administration OF these
islands there was never any trouble. no
matter In how remote spot. thAt he
did not 20 there personally and set
tAinas right Soldier-wise. he feared
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gigantic panorama, consisting OF one
unit each of cavalry, infantry and artil-
lery. including 65 generals, 5 from each
of the Is Confederate States.
Every section of the Stone Mountain
group will be a component part OF the
mountain granite itself. No figure Will
be separated from the mother rock, but
carved from the mass, cameo fashion.
Some idea of the magnitude OF the
central group may be conveyed by COM
parison with other great memorials OF
the world, the greatest OF which Is
dwarfed in comparison.
The figure Of Rameses II in his tenn
pie at Abu-Simbel on the Nile, noted
for its remarkable size, is 65 feet In
height--carved from a single block OF
granite. The figures of Lee, jackson
and Davis will each be 130 feet, or
about the height of modern 10-Story
building.
nous Egyptian ruler. known as the
largest statue produced by the ancients.
indicate that the whole was about 81
feet in height without its pedestal.
This Is the only one which even ap-
proaches the size OF the Atlanta group.
Should the Great Sphinx herself be
placed in the saddle OF Gen. Lee S
horse, the crown of her head would not
reach beyond the brim Of the generals
hat. The Colossus Of Rhodes was not
as large as any single figure OF the
central group in the Georgia memorial.
Beneath the spirited group OF
horsemen, the surface Of the noun
tain will be dressed down so that
the front of the magnificent temple al
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the base of the mountain will appear
to stand out in baS relief from the
superb background of rock, rising 900
feet toward the clouds.
This memorial hall will be dedicated
to the women OF the Confederacy,
whose loyalty and bravery in the face
of disaster after the war shone, as
they had during the period of battles,
like a shaft of light which gave hope
and courage to the men during the
dark days of the sixties. in that grim
struggle to rebuild homes and recover
lost fortunes.
Unlike other memorial halls. this one
will not be structure built stone upon
stone, but an immense semi-circular
shrine Quarried out of the granite
mountaipside. It will be 30 feet deep.
l60 feet In length and so feet in height.
Across the front viii be a noble colon
made. each of the six massive columns
being feet in diameter. IS feet in
height, and weighing $50 tons. said to
be the largest solid monoliths in the
world.
In the interior will be Is engaged
Ionic columns, representing the IL Con-
federate States Between each pair OF
these columns will be q polished gran
ite panel. II feet wide and % feet
high. each to be dedicated TO State
of the Confederacy. bearing the coat
of arms and name OF the State II
memorializeS.
Inlaid with gold leaf, the names OF
the founders roll, contributors from
each State, will be carved on the panel
dedicated to that State.
Carving out the scheme OF unity
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| when the future historian shall
come to survey the character of Lee he
will find it rising like huge mountain
above the undulating plain of humanity
and he must lift his eyes high toward
Heaven to catch its summit. He pos
SesSed every virtue of other great COM
manders without their vices. He was a
| foe without hate, friend without
treachery, soldier without cruelty, a
victor without oppression, and victim
without murmuring. He was q public
! officer without vices. private citizen
without wrong, neighbor without re-
proach, Christian without hypocrisy.
and a man without guile. He was
Caesar without his ambition, Frederick
without his tyranny. Napoleon without
his SelfiShneSS, and Washington without
his reward"
Rising in the midst of a plain, iso-
lated and solitary, at spot about Is
miles northeast of Atlanta and near the
center of what was the Southern Con-
federacy. Stone Mountain, innocent of
carving. might well have stood as an
inspiring memorabilia largest single
block of granite In the world. TIA miles
around. 5000 feet long, and sloping to
height of ] mile from base to summit.
So fine is the quality of the stone that
biologists concede it to be standing to-
day essentially in its original form,
this after being exposed to the elements
for countless ages. Some scientists be-
lieve that the mountain was formed
during the pre-Cambrian Age, while
others declare that il is a product of
the late Paleosoic period. which means
it is a much younger" rock.
In either event, Stone Mountain dates
back far beyond the memory of man.
Nature herself has marked it with
unique distinction which adds to its
significance as a memorial. She has
decorated its surface with species of
plants occurring nowhere else on the
face of the earth-plantS which found
on its protecting slopes an island of
refuge from the severe climatic condi-
tons prevailing during the Glacial Age.
and, nesting there, outlived their time.
Happily unconscious that all their kind
long since have passed into oblivion,
these prehistoric bits Of plant life bios
som and fade with the seasons in the
soil that clings about the granite pile.
Y
IRON the widow OF Confederate
Army officer came the original idea
of carving a memorial on Stone Noun
tain. Mrs. Helen C. Plane. whose hus-
band had left her on their honeymoon
TO lead company Of Georgia volunteers
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tain in glorifying the genius Of Gen.
Lee, great and glorious as 1t was; we
are not engaged in glorifying the mill
tary victories achieved by the soldiers
who fought his battles. What we are
elorifying on Stone Mountain is loyalty
to principle. devotion to duty and sacri-
flee of self"
CEREMONIES at the unveiling to-
~ morrow will be conducted under the
auspices of the Old Guard of the Gate
City Guards Of Atlanta. Col. w. M.
Camp will be in command.
Invitations to attend the ceremonies
were sent to President Coolidge. men,
bers of the Cabinet and other high off1-
cials. The President has found 1t i'm
possible to make the trip at this time,
but Is sending a message Of greeting.
Cabinet members were forced TO send
their regrets as well because of the press
of work, but Washington oftlcialdom
will be well represented by the congress
sional committee appointed by Speaker
Longworth to attend, which includes
Representatives Bell of Georgia, TilSon
of Connecticut, McFadden Of Pennsyl-
vania, RamSeyer of Iowa, Robinson OF
Kentucky, Faust Of Missouri, Montague
Of Virginia, Lee of California, O'Connor
of New York and Arnold OF Illinois.
Several members of Gen. Lees family
will attend the unveiling, including Dr..
George Boiling Lee Of New York.
grandson Of the distinguished soldier;
Mrs G. B. Lee and her children. Rob-
ert E. Lee, 4th, and Mary Walker Lee,
and Mrs. Robert E. Lee Of Charleston,
S. c.
Lieut.. Gov. West of Virginia also will
be among the guests, as well as the
Rev Giles B. Cook of Virginia, last sur
viving member of Gen. Lees staff, who
will pronounce the 'benediction, and
Gen. j. c. Foster of Houston, Tex,
commander-in-chief Of the United Con-
| federate Veterans.
| Bishop H. j. Miken Of the Episcopal
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might suppose would be present on the
Government list are conspicuous by
their absence. This Is less likely 10 be
true, OF course, Of the commercial pilots.
whose living depends on their aviation
work, than Of the service aviators.
In time. however 1t Is probable that
all such pilots as are able 10 pass their
flight tests will apply for a license Of
some sort. even II they have no inten~
ton OF trying 10 earn money by taking
up passengers In civilian planes. The
chances are that the Government In
going 10 tighten up on Its air restric-
ti0ns, as time goes on, rather than 10
becone less strict
This recalls the story of the student
who had the bad luck 10 smash up a
ship that was on the field when hn
landed his own plane. The stage com~
mander was furious. and not only read
him q stiif lecture, but called the class
together and repeated II for the benefit
~ the entire crowd,
The neat day the ofleisi himself
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BY coRrNNE FRAZIER.

w YTTH q broad plain for th,
M stage. set in Natures frs
wv blush OF Spring fower
peeping from hillside:
touched with green, q scene
which might well have been lifted bod
tly from the pages of Dean Swift will
be enacted near Atlanta, Ca, tomor-
row afternoon.
A swarming host. people of the
southland. viii gather at Stone Noun
tain to become part of a scene whose
magnitude will dwarf them to Lillipu-
tian size, as they raise their eyes in
wonder to the great mass OF living
granite from which has been carved
the lea6i9ss -nAxure in that immortal
group designed to commemorate the
Lost Cause, TO which thousands gave
their all.
Great men viii be there to pay trib-
ute to the greatness of the general
whose image will be unveiled. the key
figure of the memorial. But the most
impressive of ceremonies can seem but
a miniature drama on a toy stage be-
fore the magnitude Of the gray-faced
mountain with the mammoth figures
Of man and horse, cut ike a giant
cameo on its bosom.
Gen. Robert E. Lee. mounted on his
favorite horse Traveller, Saluting the
universe with barred head, will stand
revealed when the folds of bunting
are torn aside, while strains Of Dixie"
and The Star Spangled Banner" min-
gle on the April breeze, Signifying. as
the majority of Americans feel, that
Lee belongs not to the South alone,
but to the Nation.
Mayor Walker of New York City,
standing on the platform at the base
- 1,SS ,s,>fr
up to the raised hoof of Lees thorough
bred mount. will address the multitude
o. pigmy folk. He viii recall the deeds
OF the man; the greatness of his ma
ture. which has made him the hero
Of North and South alike. Others will
add their words-all magnifled and
thrown TO the air by the most in
geniouS devices known to science. TO be
caught by countless ears, but stirring
poignant memories in the hearts of a
vanishing few who alone will know the
true significance of the day.
And so viii be written fms to the
0rst epoch in the realization Of mas
ter dream.
IRON the words of Benjamin Harvey
Hin of Georgia, addressing the
Southern Historical Society of that
State. February Is, 1874, we get con-
ception of the character Of Robert E.
Lee harmoniZing so completely with
the colossal conception of the granite
memorial on Stone Mountain that it
might well have been the root of in
epiration to those who first conceived
the idea of the memorial
Benjamin Hill said Of Lee:
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ouRk, especially as regards the eyeeiglt
nervous system, etc. Transport and I'm
ated commercial pilots sleo have U take
what il known ss q ''mi0year' exam
which is rather less rigid.
An annual physical examination Is
necesgaFy. however, for all. and this
may be taken in any one Of the is0
cities where tine 2se medical examiners
are located, These men are all known
personally " Mai, Bauer. who has
either consulted with them, oF even
trained them IN the Army school as
Eon9e on The list are Army Reserve flight
eDFgsrils.
Though this physical test ii pretty
stl1ct, in some respects, IL ia Less 80 than
thsi USED al the Army or Navy schools
as the commercial pilot csl be ground
90 III sng Of ias times he comes ap fol
. ssfeT examination, az the years 90 ny
eSTElce pilots are on q somewhat
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different basis, but IT is interesting 10
note that they. TOO, have 10 take the
Department of Commerce tests for
theoretical flying. In the event that
they want u fly any other than
service plane.
A MOkU the many pilots who are
- listed on the roster Of the Depart
ment Of Commerce are Col, Charles A.
Lindbefgh, who IL holder Of license No,
90 for transport pilot; Lieut.. Jimmy
D0olittIe, a. q. A., also transport
license holder, no. 49,, Clarence Cham
berlin transport pilot, No. i50; Arthur
Oobel 0f Pacific fight fame, No. 2Ib
Eddie stins0n, who holds one world
record recently made IN Florida, and
has an enormous amount of time In ths
air 10 his credit, IL pilot no, 433, while
Floyd Bennett, who pil0ted Byrd's plane
10 The North Pole, Is listed rs No. 1903.
III this connection Is Of interest 10
note that good maa names that ons
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with the mother rock, the central fig
ure in the hall will be carved from an
immense block Of undetached granite.
1t will be a colossal female figure, SYM
bolizing Immortal Valor, which will
rise 20 feet in height, the largest Of its
type in America.
From the memorial building, 48
steps representing the 40 States Of the
Union, in the order in which they en-
tered, will descend to q series OF es-
planades at the base Of which will lie
a sunken lagoon, rejecting the glories
OF the temple, and above, the noble
figures of the horsemen, riding the
wind-rippled depths of the emerald
waters, seemingly pouring forth from a
hidden spring within the mountain it
self. This illusion will be created by
laying the pipes in deep recess cut
under the granite pile.
Enthroned at one end Of the lagoon
In solemn state will be the tomb OF
the unknown Confederate soldier. On
either side of the esplanade in which
the lagoon Is set will be hedges banked
by trees and shrubs. A large portion
Of the surrounding plain will be de-
veloped into a superb parkway, form
ing fitting approach to the memorial
shrine.
Above the cornice crowning the col
umns on the face of the temple, or
architecturally speaking, on the attic
story, there will be carved in sever
languages. simple inscription: etc
the yalor of the soldiers of the South.
Anticipating a possible day when oul
own language might be materially
changed or become obsolete, the sever
translations are supplied to act as 6
Rosetta stone" for the students of fu.
ture ages to decipher.
The underlying thought to be sym.
bolized in the granite shrine was ex.
pressed by Col. Hollins N. Randolph
president Of the memorial association
when he said recently:
I'VE are not engaged at Stone Noun
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But out in Manila. In the San Lazaro
Hospital for the Insane, is q man who
fof the past 20 years has not only
looked upon himself as the 0od-chosen
Emperor of the Philippine Islands, but
has converted some 10000 followers to
his belief.
Packed away now in a battered tin
trunk are the regal garments-the
golden sword. the 5000 peso crown, the
uniform heavily weighted with gold
braid. the gaudy decorations. And Flor
Intrencherado. in a plain, dark drill
uniform, PAGES the inclosure around the
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San Lazaro insane ward along with SIM
ilarly clad countrymen brought to the
same pass through illusions not half so
fair.
Down on the Islands of Iloilo and Oc-
cidental Negros &C. 900 ignorant. super
stitious Malay taos are patiently await
ing the day when their leader. deeming
the time propitious, shall exert his SUI
perhuman powers and take his rightful
place as supreme head OF the Philip
pines.
History begins few years after Agui-
naldo's inSurrectos had been conquered,
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promptu c0urae on the art Of iiying. he
climbed down again, refaRtened his
safety belt, gave her the gun ~and nj
once craahHd into two perfectly good
planes that had come In after he hegan
his little talk,
The Air Service, as they scan the
horiAan for the perfect pilot.
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ing Of Lee Figure on Mountain First Step in Big Project

| diocese, Atlanta, will pronounce the ins
vocation. Judge Marcus w. Beck OF the
Georgia Supreme Court win accept the
statue on behalf Of the South, as Mayor
Walker, In his address, win accept It for
the North.
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took on with pupil. and on coming
back 10 the field unfastsned his safety
belt on landing the hua near the
hangar and climbed up on the seat no
that he could face hla atndent IN the
errors he had made In the air that
morning,
Altar lac Had concluded this imv
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BY NJ. T. YATES.

PRACTICALLY every asylum for
- the insane houses a man or two
who would be king" See that
l. man standing under that tree?''
the visitors guide will ask.
well, he thinks he Is Napoleon. And
that man on the porch thinks he Is Ed
ward VII" And you look and smile
pityingly, perhaps remarking that the
poor things look happy enough and you
suppose 1t is all right as long as they
are the only ones who think 1t.
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BOTH PARTIES IN DRIVE
FOR VOTES I'M UTAH

speetel DISPATCH 20 The Sta.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, August a
politzcl activity was nantes IN SAT-
Lake City this week by the opening oi
f1ez1oua rters b. various candidates Tor
nomination Of p0tn parties. Al 81 lhe
larger hotels have headquarters signs.
Senator King, aside from announc~
in2 that he Is candidate for Te-elec~
ton standing On his record ana sup
porting Gov Smith and the Houston
platform. H. resting. His opponent.
W. Il. Wallace, is atlli running, Dut
KING should easily get the nomination.
The same situation applies To Gov.
Dem. An organization man was an
1osInoed as candidate for the Demo-
cYatie nomination but ieladeTs IN the
party say he will not be supported oy
Ogden Democrats
II there Is 10 hitch IN the State con-
ventiou Democrats appear 70 thlnE
they have q chance 10 carry Dtah loi
Al smith They have little foundation
foF this claim, except that the popu"
laFlty Of King and Dern running 70"
getlaer may carry the national ticket
u victory.
The boulder dam squsbbie will lose
Ig0qser many votes. but IL viii be DIM
Gull 10 defeat him IN this State,
Republicans are battling over tne
nomination Of Senator and Representa-
tive Indications are that Earnes,
EunibufgeT viii be- nominated for tns
Eenats end LeatheFwood and Cotton
Yenominated for the Lower House.
FRANK p, STEWART
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
SMITH FOES DELAY
IN NORTH CAROLINA
New Club Added in RaIeiqh,
. but Leadership Is Lacking
in Movement.
Special Dispatch to The star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
RALEIGH, N, c., August A. Although
the formation of clubs by anti-Smith
Democrats continues In the State,
Raleigh, the State capital, having been
added to the list this week, these organ
i2ations are so far without any out
standing political leadership.
In Charlotte. where exists the strong
est anti-Smith sentiment In any of the
large towns, organization of the move
ment has been held up by the statement
of former Mayor Frank McNinch that
he does not think his health will per-
NIT him to lead the movement
In Durham. Or. r. L. Flowers, execu-
tive officer of Duke University, yielded
to criticism and resigned from the
presidency of the club. though AT the
same time reiterating his intention 10
vote for Hoover Elsewhere such or
gantaations have had less conspicuous
leadership,
Bishop Cannon has called a state
wide conference Of dry Democrats to he
held in Raleigh August 10, which should
throw some light on the ealiber Of lead
ership which the movement can COM
mand
The Republicans are so. far saying
nothing and doing nothing that is WIS.,
ible and the regular Democrats are
waiting on Gov, Smiths speech of ac-
ceptance, to which Is being attached
unusual significance OIL account of the
hope that 1t will contain something to
mollify dry dtssension Recommends
ton of q successor TO Senator F, NJ
Simmons as national committeeman Is
expected To await the acceptance
speech, and II il also hoped that Senator
simmons will then break the silence
which has followed his resignation with
a statement OF his intention TO support
the ticket. r. r. WILLIAMS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
TWO TEXAS GROUPS
PLEDGE FOR SMITH
Police QueII Fight at Houston
County Committee
Meeting.

II t1aE Asssclef@1 P1sl3.
DALLAS, Texas. August Support
vas pledged 70 Coz. Smith al NO
Democratic county conventions in
Texas today, after heated sessions.
Preceding the convention at Houston,
o riot call was turned in To quiet an up
roar precipitated among a crowd Of 200
men and women attending meeting Of
the county executive committee when
W w Moore IT,. a Smith man, and
Alvin S. Moody, chairman Of the anti
Smith Democrats Of Texas. got into p
row. The lie was passed when each
man accused the other Of having been a
member Of the Ku KluX Khan.
In the convention the Smith men
oyerruled their opponents. adopting q
resolution pIedgine support TO Ths
Democratic ticket from constable to
President"
At Austin the Travis County Conven-
ton struck the names Of Cone johnson,
state highway commissioner. and his
BRIDE, Miss Ethel Milton, assistant at
torney general. from the LIST Of dele
gates 70 the state convention because
johnson mad declared his intention ~
bolt The party presidential nominee.
By vote Of POS 10 IT'S. z resolution
vas adopted instructing delegates 10 the
state convention 10 oppose repeal OF
modification Of the Federal prohibition
lswe
Former Gov James z. Ferguson
stepped INTO the Texas senatorial cam
paEgn today with the announcement
thai he would support Senator May"
fel4 for denomination against Repre-
tentative Connally. who will oppose
Mavfield in the run-off primary. May
field defeated Ferguson for the SENATE
in 1872 and Connally supported May
fseio in that campaign