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25.000 MEN WILL MARCH ON TUESDAY FOO PREPAREDNESS It Will Be the Greatest Parade That Has Ever Been Wit nessed in the City of Atlanta or the State of Georgia FINAL reports received last night from all committees make it absolutely certain not only that the great Preparedness Parade next Tuesday morning. July the Fourth, will be a tremendous suc cess. but make it certain that the parade will far surpass anything of its kind in the history of the city or the state. There may be a few men here and there on .the sidewalks Tuesday morning, but they will be the men who are unable physically to under • x 'rtion of marching in the great parade. Women and children will be on the sidewalks—hundreds and thou sands of them. They will be wear ing white, and they will carry in their hands the flag of the United States; and they will wave these flags and cheer the marching men. and sing patriotic songs. Men in the streets —women and children on the sidewalks. That will be the order of the day! And it will be a memorable day in Georgia. It* will be a memorable day be cause It will witness the greatest celebration of the birthday of Amer ican independence In the history of the state. It will be a memorable day be , ... i t will witness an inspiring glorification of the flag of the United States. It will J>e a memorable day be cause it will witness for the native born a re-consecration of allegiance to the nation, and witness for the foreign-born a demonstration of their allegiance to the land of their adoption. DISPLAY PEOPLE S BELIEF TN NATIONAL PBEPABED MESS. It will be a memorable day because it will witness the most conspicuous displav that has been given in the south of the peoples belief that the govern ment should prepare for self-defense as the best insurance and the only insurance of continued safety and peace. Promptly at 9 o’clock the parade will move—twenty-five thousand men in line, marching eight abreast, from the state capitol west along Mitchell to Whitehall, thence north along Whitehall and Peach tree to Forrest avenue, where the pa rade wHI dismiss and where everybody ■will start at once for Piedmont park to witness and participate in the mammoth flag raising ceremony. Every line of business and occupa tion and profession in the city of At lanta will be represented in the parade, and in addition to the thousands of At lanta men who will march, there will be a "Citizens of Georgia” division com posed of men from every section of the state, as well as a special section com posed of the mayors of fifty-seven Geor gia towns and cities. COL. POMEBOY'S OBDEB gives full DIRECTIONS. Colonel E. E. Pomeroy, grand mar shal of the parade, last night issued his order giving the line of march, the formation of the different division*, and full detailed instructions to his aides, to the division commanders and to the unit leaders. Every man who will march in the great parade should read this order and follow it to the letter. At the meeting of committees held la’t night. Colonel .Pomeroy went over the whole formation with a large map show ing the capitol grounds and the streets where the different divisions will assem ble. At 11 o’clock Monday morning he will meet his aides, the division com manders and the unit leaders for a gen eral rehearsal of the parts they will play, so that everyone will know exact ly what to do and thereby insure smooth Tunning of the program. PARADE WILL SUBPASS EVERYONE’S EXPECT AXIOMS. E. Y. Clark, executive secretary in charge of the Preparedness Parade headquarters, declared that the parade will far surpass all expectations. He said almost without exception the divi sion commanders are getting more men than their original estimates contem plated. and he declared that every detail is in fine shape and that the overwhelm ing success of the parade is absolutely assured. Colonel Walter P. Andrews, general chairman, congratulated those who have For Pure Goodness and delicious, snappy flavor no other food-drink equals POSTUM Made of wheat and a bit of wholesome molasses, it has the rich snap and tang of high-grade Java coffee, yet contains no harmful ele ments. This hot table drink Is ideal for children and par ticularly satisfying to all with whom coffee disagrees. Postum comes in two forms: The original Postum Cereal requires boiling; In stant Postum is made in the cup instantly, by adding boiling water. For a good time at table and better health all 'round, Postum telfs Its own story. There’s a Reason” Sold by Grocers everywhere. iM I B’ Z* I >n<i Comment ||n(iCTiway!ps«nblyj Two bills for the abolition- of pistol • “toting” in Georgia have been introduced this session in the house. They are companion bills, offered by Representa- ■ tive Dorsett of Carroll <k>unty. "There were .fifty-five homicides in i Georgia last year,” said Dorsett. ! “Something has got to be done to stop I this.” One of the bills makes it unlawful to ■ manufacture or carry, whether conceal ed or not. a pistol less than twenty j inches long and three pounds in weight, j The other bill prohibits the sale of all , pistols. After adjournment of the legislature \ Friday afternoon, the committee on counties and county matters met and I passed upon a number of bills. Two of these bills will be recommended for passage. Both refer to Appling county and were introduced by Representative Johnson. One of them abolishes the office of the county treasurer, while the other amends the act creating the board of roads and revenues. ’’The right of citizens in thia state to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex.” This Is the woman suffrage amend ment to the constitution of Georgia pro posed in the bill introduced in the house by Representative Wohlwender of MHis cogee. Passage of the act by the gener al assembly would put the question to a popular vote. The most eloquent speech thus far delivered in the house was that of Rep resentative J. H. Ennis of Baldwin coun ty, when he told his colleagues good-by to go with his company to the border. As captain of the “Baldwin Blues,” Mr. Ennis came to Atlanta on a forty-eight hour furlough to bid farewell to the other members of the house. His speech brought forth prolonged applause. Extension of the Western and Atlantic railroad from Atlanta to the sea is pro vided In two bills introduced in the house. One of the bills gives the W. & A. lease commission power to authorize the extension; the other provides for a constitutional amendment authorizing the state to issue not more than $10,000,- 000 in bonds to finance the project. The bill giving the commission the power to make the extension provides for the road to go to Savannah, Bruns wick, Jacksonville, or any or all of these ports. The legislation is designed to carry out the plans of J. A. J. Hender son. of the Ocilla Southern railroad. The amount set in the bond issue is that mentioned by Mr. Henderson in his pro posal to the W. &. A. commission to finance the extension of the road. The two bills were introduced by Rep resentatives Clements of Irwin, Mcßae of Wilcox, Stewart of Coffee. Young of Tift, Walker of Ben Hill. Sumner of Worth, and others. Senator Dewitt Pickett, pf the Elev enth district, who was in Columbus on business a few days ago, amused his colleagues In the senate Friday with a ditty which he says has become quite popular In Columbus since the famous Girard. Ala., liquor raids. It ran about like this: i It’. ■ long way to Pensacola, It’s a long way to go; ft’a a long way to Pensacola. To the sweetest girl I know. Gooa-by, Piccadilly, Farewell. Rock and Rye: It’s a long way to Pensacola, Since Girard went dry! worked In the parade for their faithful ness and efficiency, and Joined Secretary Clark In the confident prediction that the parade will be the greatest thing of its kind in the history of the city or the state. It was further reported that the rail roads are making preparations for 'bring ing enormous crowds of visitors to the city on the Fourth of July, and there is every Indication that the "Citizens pf Georgia” division, which is placed last In the line of march for the spe cial purpose of accommodating all out of-town visitors, will be numerically one I of the largest of all the divisions in j the parade. • BIGHT AFTEB THE PARADE COMES FLAG-RAISING. Immediately after the parade dis misses at Peachtree and Forrest ave nue, everybody will proceed at once to Piedmont park for the mammoth flag raising ceremony, the like of which has never been seen befo. > in Atlanta. A glan: telephone pole has been erect ed in the center of the race track and leashed to top of this pole is a tall flag mast. The largest American flag In the city of Atlanta has been secured by Virgil Shepard, chairman of the com mittee in charge of the arrangements, and at a given signal flag will be run to the top of the mkst. At that moment, when the great flag flutters forth In the breeze, the con solidated bands that march in the par ade will launch into "America,” and the vast concourse of people will join in the song, while every man and boy will *bare his head and salute the flag by placing his hat above his heart. The race track will be filled with peo , pie, sloping banks of the amnhithe i ater surrounding the track will be cov- I ered with people, the winding road ; which runs around the amphitheater will | be filled with automobiles, and on every distant hillside in the park there will be • a throng of spectators who will join : in the national anthem when the bands : begin to play. Senate Asks More for Reserve Ammunition WASHINGTON, July 1. —Approval of a conference report on the biggest for- ■ tifications appropriation bill ever sent to the White House was voted today jby the house and senate. It carries $25,748,050 in cash appropriations and I $13,800,000 for authorized contracts. The senate added $4,880,050 to the house total, largely Increasing items for re -1 serve ammunition. FARMERS’ INSTITUTE AT SWAINSBORO TUESDAY SWAINSBORO, Ga., July I.—A farm ers’ Institute will bo held In Emanuel county on Tuesday July 11. College ex perts are to be present to tell how to build up the fertility of the soils of this county through diversification methods of farming, and how to engage profitably In other lines of farming than raising cotton. Advance announcements s<nt out by the State College of Agrl cvlture state that these addresses will be plain, practical, helpful and. will be concerned more with telling what has been done than what anybody thinks rray be done. Scheduled to speak ares Messrs. W, F. Whatley. S. H. Starr, Roy Rogers, Mayor Clifford H. Thompson and Editor Franc Mangum. It is expected that there will be several hundred people present on this occasion and has been decided to have a barbecue and basket picnic. The gathering will be one es the most important Swainsboro has had in many years. THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1916. The annual .fight on the tax equaliza tion law of 1913, considered one of the most constructive pieces of legislation that has been written on the statute books in many years, has been renewed. There seems little prospect, however, that the law will be either weakened or repealed. ’’’he first bill aimed at the repeal of the statute was that introduced in the house Thursday by Representative John W. Bale of Floyd. In the senate a com panion bill was introduced Friday by Senator Stovall of the Thirtieth. Both measures are brief and provide simply for the repeal w of the acts creat ing the tax equalization law and estab lishing the office of state tax commis sioner. The joint committee from the house and senate appointed to investigate the controversy between the Tennessee Cop per company and the citizens of north Georgia whose property has been dam aged by sulphur dioxide fumes from the company’s plant has been organized and plans are under way for a trip of Inspection to the affected area. The house members of the commit tee, appointed by Speaker Burwell, are Fullbright, Dart, Yeomans of Terrell, Wohlwender, Redwine, Olive of Rich mond, Bale, Clements, Peacock and Shipp. The senate members, appointed by President Persons, are A. A. Lawrence, W. J. Eakes, J. W. Callahan. D. C. Pickett and E. M. Smith. The committee was authorized by Joint resolution of the two houses after Governor Harris, who had been asked to settle the dispute, put the matter up to the legislature. Comptroller General William A. Wright announced Friday afternoon that the insurance tax was coming In rapidly and that by Monday there will be on hand approximately SIBO,OOO from that source. This, he says, will be suf ficient to pay the expenses of the gen eral assembly, amounting to about $70,- 000, and leave enough surplus to take care of the July payment of interest on the bonded debt of the state. A Joint mass meeting of the Georgia Farmers’ union, the railroad brother hoods, comrpising the four big railroad unions, and the Georgia Federation of Labor, will be held at the Fraternity hall, 439 1-2 Marietta street, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock for the pur pose of formulating a legislative pro gram with such features as conserve the interests of the farmers, railroad men and labor unionists of the state. The program, when completed, will be presented to the general assembly. It the bill introduced in the senate last week by Senator Goolsby, of the Twenty-eighth, providing that all re tail gasoline dealers keep a register of purchases of gas, their names, residence, license tag number and date of sale, meets with the approval of both houses of the general assembly, It will be a difficult matter for automobile thieves to gat far with stolen cars. Under the provisions of the bill, the register will be kept up to date and will be available for examination by officers at any time. Thieves, points out Sen ator Goolsby, must have gasoline, and the register system will keep up with their movements so long as the car is or. the road. Madame Gadski Weeps For Joy When Husband Is Freed on Plot Charge NEW YORK, June 30.—Hans Tausch er, former German army officer, was ac quitted today by a Jury of conspiracy to blow up the Welland canal. The jury was out fifty minutes. When the verdict was read Captain Tauscher’s wife, Madame Gadski, the opera singer, and Miss Lotta Tauscher, his daughter, wept for Joy. Two men started a de monstration by clapping heir hands and shouting in German but were quickly ejected. Tauscher left the court room Ifnmedlately with his family. The Indictment, which charged com plicity in a plot to destroy the Welland canal with dyanmlte, was returned by a federal grand jury April 19, last, and named Tauscher, Captain Franz von Papen, Germany’s recalled military at tache, Wolf von his secretary, Al fred A. Frltaen and Constantine Covani. Tauscher has been agent here of tho Krupp gun works. Von Tgel is yet to be tried. Fritzen and Covani are believed to be ou of the country. Partee is Sentenced To 15 Years in Prison » ATHENS, Ga., June 30.—1 n the case cf J. W. Partee, charged with the kill ing of the Davis brothers In Lavonia, the jury found the verdict of voluntary manslaughter. This morning Judge West gave Partee a sentence of fifteen years. Partee had been out on bond until the present trial. He Is now in Clarke county Jail and motion for bail In the case will be made July 7. on August 5 there will be a motion heard for a new trial. Mansfield Child Is Killed by Lightning MANSFIELD* Ga.. July I—Bertha, the eleven-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Loyd, was killed Instantly by lightning Friday afternoon. Mrs. Loyd and son, Noah, were seriously shocked, j but will recover. FLOYD FARMERS EXPECT A LATE COTTON CROP ROME, Ga., July I.—According to the judgment of Floyd county farmers, the ootton crop will be of average quality and quantity, but will be gathered two weeks later than usual, owing to ad verse weather conditions. The corn crop will fall short of the average, part ly because growers of both crops are to some extent protecting their corn In favor of cotton, when forced to make a choice between the two. The frequent rains here have caused grass to grow freely in the cotton fields, but It Is being exterminated fast, so that It will only I slightly affeat the crop. Refugees Going Home WASHirtGTON, July I,—Arrange ments were made by the state depart ment today to have fin army transport take home 168 Porto Rican refugees from Mexico brought to New Orleans by American Consul Guyant. The Porto Ricans had been employed in the Yucatan sisal fields. OORSEV OPENS CAMPAIGN WITH SPEECHTIT ALMA Joseph E. Pottle Is Cheered by Large Audience at Social Circle (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ALMA, Ga., July I.—Hugh M. Dor sey, oi Atlanta, opened his campaign for governor here today with a speech delivered In the courthouse of Bacon county. Grover Edmondson, former representative from Brooks county, pre sided at the meeting. Mr. Dorsey discussed his platform which was published several days ago and said if elected governor he would do his best to put into effect the things he stands for. He declared him self as opposed to the sale of the West ern and Atlantic railroad and said that although his law firm represented the L. and N.. railroad he had never per sonally represented this road. He said if he was elected governor he would promise not to be connected with any railroad or with any firm or concern which is in any way connect ed with a railroad. He had not, he said, reached any definite conclusion as to the advisability of extending the state railroad to the sea. Mr. Dorsey took Governor Harris to task for his promise to pardon Thomas Edgar Stripling and said that since the governor had made the promise he should make it good. He took a few shots at Dr. L. G. Hardman for seeking to make capital out of bills introduced by him years ago which had never yet become laws. He differed with Joseph E. I’ottle j)n the latter’s position for a long lease of the state road. Mr. Dorsey talked at length on his stand for law enforcement and against what he termed the abuse of the par doning power. “If you want * a man who will re spect your verdicts and uphold * your courts," said Mr. Dorsey, "I pledge you that 1 will do just that, if I am elect ed governor of Georgia.” Pottle Addresses Large Audience at Social Circle SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga., July I.—Hon. Joseph E. Pottle, candidate for the gov ernorship, spoke here this afternoon to a large and enthusiastic audience. M.-. Pottle was introduced by his friend Hon. J. J. Hunt, ex-member of the leg islature from this county, in an elo quent manner. Mr. Pottle spoke along the usual lines with the exception that he let it be distinctly understood that he was the candidate of no clique, corporation or Interest. He said that not a dollar would be accepted by him from any source for campaign purposes except from his warm, intimate and personal friends. The speaker held the undivided at tention of his audience throughout an hour and a half speech, and his utter ances were well received. As a cam paign speaker and orator Mr. Pottle Is conceded to be one of the very best ever heard in Walton county. Not since the the days of Hill, Toombs, Stephens and Johnson have the people of this section of Georgia had the opportunity to lis ten to a more eloquent and virile ora tor. Governor Criticized By Ellijay Citizens (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ELLIJAY, Ga., July I.—Ellijay and Gilmer county have not witnessed such an Interesting gathering of farmers in years as today when strong resolu tions were passed and petitions circu lated concerning the copper fumes now afloat over the country. Marked criticisms were heard from many sources at the action of Governor Harris in reappointing J. J. Brown as umpire in settlement of claims against the copper company for damages. Leading citizens assert that they must know where they stand concern ing the damages and the continued ac tion of the copper people to ignore their complaints. Yukon Citizens to Take Ballot on Prohibition DAWSON. Y. T., June 30.—Workers for prohibition here celebrated today the passage yesterday by the Yukon territorial legislature of a bill seeking a referendum election on the question of prohibition in Yukon territory to be held not later than September next. If adopted by the voters, prohibition will become effective July 14, 1917. The bill prohibits the manufacture and sale of intoxicants of all kinds and makes no provision for importation for personal consumption. Only Intoxicants for medi cinal and mechanical purposes would be permitted to enter the territory. EVER SALIVAIEO Bl i GALQMEL? HORRIBLE! Calomel is quicksilver and acts like dynamite on your liver Calomel loses you a day! You know what calomel Is. It’s mercury; quick silver. Calomel is dangerous. 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HHIOACO TAILORS ASS'N. 78$ 615 to- Franklin St., yhlcezQ MACHINE GUNS OF THE ALLIES TAKEN OVER BY THE U. S. Output of Factories Is Com mandeered to Get Lewis Weapon, Turned Down by Officers When Offered Them First BY F. M. KERBY WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 30.—After turning down the Lewis macnine gun. In vented by Col. Isaac N. Lewis, Uncle Sam is now forced to commandeer the supply of Lewis guns being manufact ured for the allies in order to supply the troops going into Mexico! The scandal of the Lewis gun has been hanging over the board of ordnance and fortification for years. Col. Lewis was .unable to get the army officials to accept his invention, and was forced to go abroad. Now, the Lewis gun is the main re liance of the allies in the European war. Except for machine guns, the United States army is equipped with sufficient reserves of arms and ammunition, or else has the requisite capacity for quick ly manufacturing the needed munitions. But of machine guns, less than half the required number are available. The war college specifications call for 12 ma chine guns for each regiment. The army now has between 1,1)0 and 1,200 machine guns and needs 2,500. In order to get them the ordnance bu reau of the war department has com mandeered the entire supply of machine guns being made by three manufacturers for the allies. They have been ordered to turn over the entire product of their factories to the army. These guns are of three types: the Benet-Mercier, the Vickers-Maxim, which are made by the Colt company at Hartford, Conn., and the Lewis gun made by the Savage Arms company at Utica, New York. Federal Inquiry or Railroad Strike? Faced by demands from the conductors, engineers, firemen and brakemen that would impose on the country an additional burden in transportation costs of $100,000,000 a year, the railroads propose that this wage problem be settled by refer ence to an impartial Federal tribunal. . With these employes, whose efficient service is acknowledged, the railroads have no differences that could not be considered fairly and decided justly by such a public body. Railroads Urge Public Inquiry and Arbitration The formal proposal of the railroads to the employes for the settlement of the controversy is as follows: “Our conferences have demonstrated that we cannot harmonize our differences of opinion and that event ually the matters in controversy must be passed upon by other and disinterested agencies. Therefore, we propose that your proposals and the proposition of the railways be disposed of by one or the other of the following methods: , x .. , . , . . 1. Preferably by submission to the Interstate Commerce Commission, the only tribunal which, by rea son of its accumulated information bearing on railway condition and its control of the revenue of the railways, is in a position to consider and protect the rights and equities of all the interests affected and to provide additional revenue necessary to meet the added cost of operation in case your proposals are found by the Commission to be just and reasonable: or, in the event the Interstate Commerce Commission cannot, under existing laws, act in the premises, that we jointly request Congress to take such action as may be necessary to enable the Commission to consider and promptly dispose of the question involved; 2. By arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Federal law” (The Newlands Act). Leaders Refuse Offer and Take Strike Vote Leaders of the train service brotherhoods, at the joint conference held in New York, june 1-15, refused the offer of the railroads to submit the issue to arbitra tion or Federal review, and the employes are now voting on the question whether authority shall be given these leaders to declare a nation-wide strike. The Interstate Commerce Commission is proposed by the railroads as the public body to which this issue ought to be referred for these reasons: No other body with such an intimate knowledge to the employes as wages; and the money to of railroad conditions has such an unquestioned P&y increased wages can come from no other position in the public confidence. source than the rates paid by the public. The Interstate Commerce Commission, with its The rates the railroads may charge the public control over rates, is in a position to make a tor transportation are now largely fixed by this complete investigation and render such decision Government board. as would protect the interests of the railroad Out of every dollar received by the railroads employes, the owners of the railroads, and the from the public nearly one-half is paid directly public. A Question For the Public to Decide The railroads feel that they have no right to grant a wage preferment of $100,000,000 a year to these employes, now highly paid and constituting only one fifth of all the employes, without a clear mandate from a public tribunal that shall determine the merits of the case after a review of all the facts. The single issue before the country is whether this controversy is to be settled an im partial (government inquiry or by industrial warfare. National Conference Committee of the Railways ELISHA LEE, Chairman P. B. ALBRIGHT, Gen'l Manager, G. H. EMERSON, Gan’l Manager, N. D. MAHER, Vice-Preeident, AtUnHo Coast Line Railroad. Great Northern Railway. Norfolk 4 Western Railway. L. W. AT. nW TN Gen’l Manager, C. H. EWING, Gen'l Manager, JAMES RUSSELL, Gen'l Mgr., Central of Georgia Railway. Philadelphia & Reading Railway. Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. C. L. BARDO, Gen'l Manager, E. W. GRICE, Gen’l Supt. Transp., A. M. SCHOYER, Resident Vice-Pres. New York, Now Haven 4 Hartford R. R. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. Pennsylvania Lines West. E. H. COAPMAN, Vice President, A. S. GREIG, Asst. to Receivers, W. L. SEDDON, Vice-Pres., Southern Railway. St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad. Seaboard Air Line Railway. S. E. COTTER, Gen'l Manager, C. W. KOUNS, Gen’l Manager, A. J. STONE, Vice-President, Wabash Railway. Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe Railway. Erie Railroad. P. E. Asst. Vice- Pres., H. W. McMASTER, Gen’l Manager, G. S. 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GALVESTON, Tex., July I.—Two American sailors from the cruiser Sa leem were wounded during a clash with armed Mexicans at Tampico last Tues day according to passengers arriving on the Wolvin liner Dade from Vera Cruz today. They received their information from passengers on the Ward liner Mon terey bound from Tampico to Vera Cruz. The Monterey’s passengers said, ac cording to the Dade arrivals, that two small boats from the Salem approach ed the Tampico jettigs Tuesday morning and were fired on by Mexicans from the shore. The Americans returned Jhe fire. Two Americans were slightly Injured, they said, although It could not be learn ed whether any Mexicans had been hit Passengers on the Dade also said that General Nafarrate, then in command at Tampico had informed American Consul Dawson that if any more ships flying the American flag came into Tampico he would burn the city, turn all the oil into the river, and set it on fire. He was also said to have im posed a tax of 25 per cent ad valorem on oil exports, demanding payments in foodstuffs Instead of gold. Floyd Survey Ends ROME, Ga., June 30. —Federal health officers who have been engaged In a sanitary survey of Floyd county for the past four months are nearing the completion of their work. They have succeeded in securing the installation of a sanitary scavenger system in the city of Rome, and they are now working to the same end In Cave Springs, the only other Incorporated town In Floyd county. AGED VET WALKS MANY MILES TO SEE ; JAILED DAUGHTER Jim Saylor Appeals to Atlanta Jailor for Bed and Food and Tells Pathetic Story of Im prisoned Child His shoulders were broad; his chest was sound and his walk was perfect. He was a Confederate veteran: his hair was solid gray. He was seventy-five years old but he didn’t show it. Walking into the office of the warden at the Tower last night,’ this man, Jim Saylor, of Rome, Ga., who enlisted with the Thirty-fourth Georgia regiment in 1861, and served throughout conflict, told a most pathetic story of the love of a veteran for his only daughter and the hardships to which he had submitted to get her back home. • Some time back, his daughter. Lula May, now fifteen years old, got Into trouble with some other girls at Rome. A free-for-all fight resulted. 'The girl was sentenced to the reformatory at Milledgeville. Feeling the need in his old age for his daughter, this veteran made up his mind to see the officials at Milledge ville. He had no funds to pay railroad fare. What else was there to do but to walk. The veteran explained that he had walked to Milledgeville from Rome and had seen his daughter. He arrived in Atlanta on his return from Milledge ville. He had walked the entire dis tance, something like 400 miles in a lit tle more than a week. The heart of Deputy Warden Foster Hunter went out to the aged veteran. He prepared supper for him and pro vided a bed for the aged man to spend I the night. Others who sympathized made up a purse to pay the man’s fare back to Milledgeville. Saylor said oefore going to bed that he intended to go before the pardon board next week and plead for the re lease of his daughter. 3
