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The National tribune., 1906-03-22
MAP OF THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN.

MAP OF THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN.
the war our people. in the despair of
defeat, were In no state of mind to
listen to truth which ran counter to
their prejudices. Blind passion, how
ever, has now subsided, and reason, 1t
Is hoped, has returned. I therefore
solicit q hearing upon the subject Of
some Of the most important historical
events recounted by Gen. Johnston,
and in which I was prominent actor.
In his Narrative Gen. Johnston
speaks as follows. pages 1854:
Gen. Hood in his report Of his own
disastrous operations accused me OF
gross official misstatements Of the
strength OF the army and Of its losses
tom an available force Of $4,000 men,
and that 22,50O Of them were lost In
the campaign, including 1000 prison.
ers. He recklessly appealed for the
truth Of these assertions to Maj. Kin
loch Falconer, Assistant Adjutant-
General, by whom the returns Of the
army were made, which were my au-
thority for the statment attacked by
Gen. Hood. At my request, made In
consequence Of this attack, Maj. Fal-
coner made another statement from
tradicts the appellant. By that state
ment the effective strength OF the army
at and near Dalton was 40,484 infan-
try and artillery and $3.50 cavalry"
Furthermore, page 366, he says:
1.-THE loss Of the Confederate army In
this campaign, while under my COM
mand, was 1912 killed and wounded.
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ready and willing to come IL he would
only accept their services; for II was
notorious that regiments had been
formed In all the Northwestern States.
whose services had been refused by
the War Department on the ground
that they would not be needed. We
discussed all these matters fully, In
the most friendly spirit, and I thought
1 had aroused Mr.. Cameron to q reali-
ZatiOn OF the great war that was be-
fore US, and was, in fact. upon u.s. I
heard him tell Gen. Thomas to make
q note OF our conversation, that he
might attend to my requests on reach
ing Washington. We all spent the
evening together agreeably in CONVEX
pay their respects, and the next morn
ing early we took the train for Frank
fort, Mr.. Cameron and party going on
to Cincinnati and Washington and to
Camp Dick Robinson to see Gen.
Thomas and the troops there:
about this time my attention was
drawn to the publication In all the
Eastern papers, which. Of course, was
copied at the West, of the report that
1 was crazy, insane and mad that 4
had demanded 100000 men for the de-
Tense OF Kentucky:' and the authority
given for this report was stated to be
the Secretary Of War himself. Mr..
Cameron, who, never to my knowl-
edge, took pains to affirm or deny It.
My position was therefore simply un-
the cruel insult with language OF in
tense feeling. Still, received no or
ders. no reinforcements. not a word
OF announcement or relief.
"still on review Of the only off,
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Kentucky plenty of men, and all they
want are arms and money l then
said 1t was not true: for the young men
broad daylight to the rebel camps, pro-
vided with good horees and guns by
their fathers, who were at best 'neu
trail and as to arms, he had. In Wash
ington. promised Gen. Anderson 10000
OF the.-o Springfield muskets, instead
which we had received only about
10000 Belgian muskets, which the
Governor of Pennsylvania had refused,
as had also the Governor OF Ohio. but
which had been adjudged good enough
for Kentucky. assattsd that volun-
teer Colonels raising regiments in va
rious parts OF the State had come to
Louisville for arms. and when they
saw what I had to offer had scorned
10 receive them-to confirm the truth
of which appealed to Mr.. Guthrie.
who said that every word had spoken
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VI

The Dispute Between Gems. Johnston
and HoOd-JOhnston Had More Than
10000 at the Beginning Of the Atlanta
Campaign, and Lost More Than 10000.
Army Strong Enough to Have Beaten
Sherman II Handled Skillfully.
I very much regret ! should find 1t
incumbent upon me to discuss at this
hour certain operations in the West;
but most unjust structures, passed upon
me by Gen. Johnston. and which are
derOgatory to my character, alike as a
man and soldier, compel me to speak
in self-defense, or otherwise admit by
silence the charges brought forth.
Although 1 feel by reason Of injus-
tice done me In the past that / have
good cause to demand Of our people
the privilege of a hearing upon certain
matters little understood by them,
would, nevertheless, have left the work
Of vindication to the unbiased historian
OF the future, had not my words and
actions been SO strangely misrepre-
sented.
Before and just after the close os
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Changed to Department Of the Ohio.
The Army BeS inning to Take Shape.
Victory at Mill Springs and Death Of
ZOllieoffer.
After his repulse at Wild Cat Gap,
Gen. Zollicoffer retired to Cumberland
Ford, and blockaded the roads as he
retreated. This indicated to Gems.
Thomas and Sherman that he medi
tated an advance the next time by a
different route. probably by Somerset
OF else that he was going still farther
west to join Albert Sidney Johnston in
his attack upon Louisville. Therefore
Gen. Sherman ordered Gen. Thomas to
remain at Crab Orchard, where he
would be ready to move to either Som
erset or Danville, as the purpose OF
the enemy should develop.
All the movements of Thomas con-
tinued to be hampered by the lack of
wagons, and we find letter from Capt.
A. Q. NJ. Dickinson, at Cincinnati, to
Gen. Thomas, stating that he had be-
gun the shipment of wagons to him,
but had hardly gotten under way when
he received imperative orders TO send
400 at once to Western Virginia. which
nearly stripped him of vehicles.
Gen. Sherman's Relief.
In the meanwhile the War Depart
ment became seriously disturbed as to
the condition of Gen. Sherman's mind.
1t was not SO much what he said and
did officially, for this was generally
based upon good military reasons. but
Gen. Sherman was always great talk
er, and not a little disposed, in his
earlier years, to say things simply for
effect. He had talked SO excitedly, and
1t must be confessed wildly, to num-
Der of newspaper men as to give them
the impression that he was more or
less unbalanced. Some of these, writ
Ing for papers of wide influence and
circulation, actually asserted that ne
was insane. The effect of this was
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By Lieut.. Gen. J. B. HOOD, C. S. A.
States Armies.

| lay at and near Dalton, awaiting the
ADVANCE OF the enemy. Never had SO
large Confederate army been assem-
b!ed in the West. Seventy thousand cf-
fectiye men were in tine easy direction
of a single commander, whose good
| fortune 1t was to be able TO give sue
cessful battle, and redeem the losses
of the past. The ARMY of
Tennessee lost 22.750 men, nearly one
third of its strength
/ shall now demonstrate the actual
loss during Gen. JOhnston's campaign
In order to do this it is necessary TO
prove what was the force "at and near
Dalton" or as / expressed it in my
official report, 'in the easy direction
of single commander" May 6, 1864.
! 1t must be admitted that in order to
estimate the loss of an army during
any campaign, siege or battle 1T is nee
esSary first to ascertain the total eff
fective force at the beginning Of hos
tilities, and when the battle is over, or
the siege or campaign ended, again to
find out the effective total, which, sub
tracted from the number at the out
set, will unIuestionably give the loss.
This is the only means by which it can
be fairly indicated. The losses Of an
army are greater or less according to
the manner in which the troops arc
handled; !. e., an army standing its
ground and fighting. or advancing and
uIiSlHS Tie eHCIly, dS Was lIlc case III
Virginia, under Gen. Lee, will count
but few stragglers and deserters; the
actual loss is not great from the fact
that the wounded men go TO their
homes proud of their wounds, and the
ajority Of them are soon found again
in the ranks.
On the other hand, an army fighting
and retreating at the same time, taxi
ing up positions. day after day, to be
given up only under cover of darkness.
suffers great loss. During such a cam
paign the orders necessary to be issued
III withdrawing from the immediate
presence OF the enemy are depressing,
such as directing that dead silence be
observed. wheels muffied, ETC., for fear
of discovery and being fired upon. Let
this policy be continued for distance
Of 100 miles, as 1t was from Dalton to
Atlanta. and the pride. pomp and cir
cumstance of glorious war" are lost In
a somewhat funerea1 procession. i
DiscouFagemcnt OF Retreat.
The wounded cannot return home
buoyant and hopeful. as they are forced
to bear with them the chilling intelli-
gence that the army is falling back;
In all such instances they tarry with
their friends, and many fail to report
again for duty. However, the loss from
this source il but small in comparison
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The Important Position of Kentucky and Tennessee.
BY JOHN McELROY.


crossing the river by the ferry, and
drove to the Gait House, where I was
then staying. Brighten. 7. j. Wood
had come down from Indianapolis by
the same train, and was one of the
party. We all proceeded to my room
ON the first floor of the Gait House.
where our excellent landlord, Silas
Miller, Esq, sent us a good lunch and
something to drink. Mr.. Cameron was
not well, and lay on my bed, but joined
in the general conversation. He ani
his party seemed to be fun of the par
ticulars of the developments in ST.
Louis of some Of Fremonts extrava-
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portant as any in Washington, and
hoped he would come and spend at
least "A day with US. He asked If every
thing was not well with US, and 1 told
him far from 1t; that things were act
ually bad. as bad as bad could be. Tnfs
seemed to surprise him. and Mr. Cutb-
Mr. Cameron. learning that he ~coul :
leave Louisville by rail via D,apE rort
next morning early. and make ,ha
same connections at -c,neinnat; cono
sehted TO go with us to Louisyi.ie. with
the distinct understanding that he
Washington. n'is ~
I'VE accordingly all took hacks,
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to that which accrues from the mum.
ber Of stragglers picked up by the enc
my, and of deserters who, beholding
their homes abandoned to the foe. be-
come disheartened, and return to their
families within the lines Of the enemy,
as was the case in north Georgia and
west Alabama during Gen. Johnston's
continued retreat.
The statement derived from DR..
Foard's (Johnston'S Narrative) return
Of the killed and wounded Is doubtless
correct; but Gen. Johnston's intention
cannot assuredly be to affirm that this
number (9.972) constitutes his entire
loss during his campaign. According
to the return Of Maj. Falconer, his own
Adjutant- and to which he re-
fers, the effective strength of the army
on the 10th Of June near Kenesaw
Mountain, when about SO miles from
Dalton, and within about 20 miles of
Atlanta, was 59,248; whilst the return
of the 10th Of July shows, just after
crossing the Chattahoochee River on
the night Of the 9th, an effective total
of only 50,627, which, gubtracted from
saw Mountain the 10th of June. dem
onstrates loss Of S,621, less 900 of j.
X. Jackson's command, sent to Savan-
nah. Therefore, 1t seems impossible
that this General should wish to create
the impression that 1912 was his en-
the last 20 miles Of his retreat he lost
S,O21 effective men.
A vacancy In the ranks, brought
about by desertion, is as actual and
effective as II the soldier had been
killed in battle. 1t is worse in its re-
suits, as the deserter generally takes
with him his arms, and demoralizes
the comrades he has forsaken.
New Hope Church.
/ shall now pass to New Hope
Church, a little higher up the country,
and ascertain his effective force. TO
which must be added 1883 killed and
wounded pr to his arrival at that
point, or to tine passage &C the Eto
wah." since they were effective sol
diers at Dalton; in this manner I sail
gradually trace the number Of avail
able troops, from which deduct the
effective total turned over to me by
Gen. Johnston on the 18th of July. and
shall finally arrive at his entire loss
during the campaign.
The army reached New Hope Church
on the 25th and 26th OF May, and re-
nnained In that vicinity about 10 days
previous to the retreat upon Pine and
Kenesaw Mountains, near Marietta
It was here visited by Gen. L. 7. Wig
fall. man Of talent, and, at that time,
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cial documents before the War De-
partment at the time. It was cruel for
Secretary OF War to give q tacft cre-
dence to a rumor which probably
started without HIS wish or intention.
yet through his instrumentafity. OF
course, I could not deny the fact. aud
had to submit to all IT'S painful conse-
Quenees for months; and, moreover. ]
could not hide from myself that many
of the officers and soldiers subsequent
ly placed under my command looked
at me askance and with suspicion. In
deed, It was not until the following
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GEN. JOS. e. JOHNSTON.
About third Of 1t occurred near Dali
ton and .Resaca.".
The Confederate Strength at .Daltoa.
The point IN controversy. aid which
I shall consider at present, is this
statement made in my official report:
ION the 9Th Of May, 1864. the army
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CHAPTER ".

Gen. Shcrman's "Ensanfty"-Ee In Re
licved by Gen. Don Carlos Buell..
Changed to Department Of the Ohio.
The Army BeS Inning to Take Shape.
Victory at Mill Springs and Death Of
ZOllicOfer.
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Continued on page two.)
Gainesville daily sun., 1906-03-31
MANY BANKS GET
STATE CHARTERS
20 CHARTERED SINCE JANUARY .
Growth et ewsinsss Throughout Entire
South 10 Matter % Comment IN
Financial and evsinsss Circles che
World Over.

Atlanta. March 3O-Twenty banks
haN, a.cn organized mp 10 date In the
STATE oi Geoygta. during the year 1906.
IT, lJJJ. which was the banner year
for the orrauisation uf banks la GeOr'
Lia. the total amounted To sc. The
number Chartered IN the firS' quarter
uI the pres, ut year. nov drawing 20 a
close. shows tha; the record Of 1896
wi.l IN all HEClilood. reach that Of the
great, It year on r,Cord up To date, -
lar a. mere number are concerned.
At Nc uglCr of the secretary Of state
banks zoe, not reach ~ high as that
At last year. II Will indicate no de
t,,a-o ia ~ activity Of the banking
5u .H,, in Georgia.
The neat logical move will be along
the linz of al decreased volume of bus
E.sa. ard Crri- pnnIias increase In
I....,l1s for thnsc bAnks which are al
rcll! organized.
Tho ph,U"m,nal growth Of the bank.
irc hu lnc,o throughout the entire
snu.H L. "A mat cr OF comment In imam.
ca, aud husia,,~ CiICles the world
over. aud o., state of Georgia Is more
than holding its own.
: Cretory oi Sta'c Phii Cook has
lrart"d charter u the Southern Mu-
turl ", Stprk as,uc,StiDn which pro-
l,-', to OPP "a" - live stock insur-
auc' company an mutual basis. with
hcadGonr,,r~ ~ i:!hcrtOn. Ebert coun.
T.. ami -, organic, IS are residents
oi the county,
Gainesville daily sun., 1906-03-31
MANY DELEGATES AT AMERlcus
Attendance az Sunday sehoo, corve~
ton lnerelses.

Ar,.rtCIS. ia. Marca jO.-One thou
S'pg >,,i, 10. tho convention hall we're
OCcu .i"d at he opening ot the second
day :. -S'bn of th- Georgia State sun
day .choul convention. and the pro
e. ,dirA> throughout were nighly inter
es'luS
Rev O~sp,d Cosk ~ Columbus. led
the devotional cNertiscs.
Among the addresses Vas that 81!
Mrs r. L. Crunk. OF the cradle roll and
Come dcpartm, n, and that ~ Rev. j.
NJ Holly. ot AuS'I>:a. upon the sub
J'c' II worldwide eNdnSrli7at!or. be n
AZ - >.o~ being mos, exc, !lent.
Tie af'rrDbun and night sessions a.
wru w,;c devoted entirely To BaraCa
d'i iAIn'h.d worn. with an ini"r's'
iLs - l'r,.~ by Mis-, Lucy lrby. ~ tn
E:'u,atpn ia'.yra"'". rv"u H"raCI
>,u3l
Th' attendance ~ II the c"nvt n! Ion
inc n,'d N'r, N..',N. r,arly every
Dvn ana -, ~ I,p.-il BONG repre-
mo-. 10y Il, lcga',s.
Gainesville daily sun., 1906-03-31
Ran.sxsl,. Enrou,s 70 Florida.

Washington. March 3o.--Mrs, Roose-
volt. accompanied by Ethel. Archie
aud 0.un,in. the chiidren's governess.
AMI MI Rnp,cy-ll's maid. left Wash.
IN 'un for Fcrnandlna. Fla. on the
ripioa Hunted over the southern rail-
W., Thursday morning AZ Fernan-
dina. Fla. they will board the May.
a,v,r Tor cruise of about ten days In
", Indian waters. Mrs. Roosevelt Il
f.ilis .Lc nip frr the purpose OF Sc
cu..rg r'.t and ioes not expect To be
cni. .ta.ncd d, the people either In
Cuta or Porto RICO.
Gainesville daily sun., 1906-03-31
Ordered to Hold Assets.

Montgomery, Ala. darch 30.-Judse
Tnou a- q Jpnes. ~ the United States
ruur'. M. !" IN order instructing the
~ ..tv.i ~ ,h' luoaout Mountain Iron
cOmIt!. a. Bat'".le. 10 hold all assets
~ 20 company Ia his hands, subject
90 any or5or tAst ma later be made
o. baulmP,'s proceedings. This will
pri;'c' .'nred and unsecured credi
'pr- In 'n'Ct. the equity receiver
0. rale receiver in bankruptcy. being
ordered 10 hold The property In statu
quo 40 anticipation ~ such possibility
Gainesville daily sun., 1906-03-31
NEW YORKER CRAZY IN MACON
travelling for His Health. Fits Be
cor1es Oemente5.

Macon, ia. Marc Go.--Eln ard
tl'". member Of a la-su New York
nrm. Was found in a tcLl.n'e,! cond,
ujn al TIE Plaza hotel. acre. aaJ Ia,
D'cn aiJuIS"d insane \ sad story
VI ONerNurA in his cageruesS 10 pro
VIDE ne comforts of happy home for
WIFE and child l. told by a brOihr.
l. l.. Ftiis, Who came 10 Macon In
search " the missing man.
FOr Years Edward Fi;;s gave six
teen hours 10 his duties CEi.r "a.
s'raiu Of hi> heavy duties. mcm5rg,
Of his tamil! recently nn'ed failur"
tn health. They sent him south foi
-. and hc MAS in Atlanta. Jackson
vile. SsNannahs and other cities. fpJ
several a'!o when suddenly his ,ffcc,,
arrived ~ n"me and ST." In cash.
w"!c: i, -. igy3-hi with H.iH ~a
found H. hi~ tIG:k,.
ilis d''a. III returning Cal.cl a
search - Fi''s Will. IL Macon ,aN
a up'!c" !. A9m. paper wh,rc a.,
iun'N w. uk.EE - lprl'n him n
N,';, a h,.,. aul tac hia'a,r cane i,
nro. t. "a, e.
T., t.-ai ..';u,M,Gt ~, myr'
When tie o.u.h,r found h,m ,.':t, y
l,- a.. 4 I.a.pu. liz r',aW a
c,V .' i.ic -'s'l,.u. an sand, H. .
CH"U,. l,.E- ol,I hi, Wurn "a, il D..
49, al BIS ., \ ~ e. Htp.,
NJ -..iv ..i.. ...i Il. Will Iu...r d.
Gainesville daily sun., 1906-03-31
Are HOLDING InQueat.

Memphis. March 80 An inquest II
ing h'ld by u coruncr's jury over
m, bpi> ~ :. 4. Arnold. who was shot
and killcd Wednesday night In the buf.
let of l,auirg hotel by ID. n. Chalui-
cr>. Both men are Mississippians.
and The tra-,l! was the result of do
m' site trupbl,s. Chalmers IL planta.
'ipn manager OF J. W. Eldredge. Q
large planter M IiilihouSe. Miss Ar
mold tormcr,y kent books fov Eidredee.
Chalal,rs aud Arnold had met ten
minu'cS before the Killing and had
shaken hand, after apparently settling
their din, rcn,cs
Gainesville daily sun., 1906-03-31
Mother ard Child Burned.

Owing, ,ll' ny, March 30.-A 70
pow ICON ~ 'oHpdTs. Fi>yd county.
-'srr, Gnr Mas 1apma, Marshall and
u,r !. ...ol1 cu.'i burned ~ death.
Mr- N,.-u.' ha3 gone ~ the tsrn
and hat 80 'Hr ch:ld In the house.
,Ut up.!u- 20, lh-"nc" u the mother
ia- c..l. 'o.A.ng caught hf. aud
,h. .a, 1u;"G tu Il ItA. Mr., Mar
..tu v.- -. 4 b, n: bIsh-uI. VIA
'a..' 80 20 ! ~ Icg arms.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
TWO WIVES AND
ONE HUSBAND
WIFE NO. I DOES HOUSEWORK
FOR WIFE NO. 2 AND BOTH
ARE HAPPY.
Remarkable Problem Faces a Court
When Both Women Refuse to
Prosecute Bigamist.

Madison, Wis, Oct. 10.-Charles
R. Sager, 2S years old, his wife, who
10 the mother of his two small child
rem, and another woman to whom he
was married unlawfully, have been
living in the same house since last
May, the lawful Mrs. Sager acting as
servant in the home of which her
rival is mistress. Sager. who is an
insurance solicitor and custodian Of
the buildings Of the University Of
Wisconsin, voluntarily made this con-
fession in court yesterday. Every one
concerned is contented with this ar
rangement of their domestic affairs.
both women resenting 1t when the
court interfered.
Charley is good, kind man, and
We shall stick to him through thick
and thin," said the second Mrs.
Sager after the man in the case had
been sent to Jail. "Shan't we, Bes-
sie?" she asked of the first Mrs.
Sager.
1--WE surely will stick by him." said
the latter.
so long as the three persons con-
cerned." Mrs. Sager No. went on.
"are satisfied with this arrangement.
l don't think outsiders should inter-
fere and try to make trouble"
Judge Donovan of the Municipal
Court said that the law must take its
course and that Sager could not be
released. at least not until an investi-
CATION should have been made.
Both women are young and attrac-
tive in appearance. The irst Mrs.
Sager is tall and blonde. The Sec
ond is short and brunette.
While being extmincd in court on
the charge of having assaulted a bar
tender Sager astonished Judge DON
ovan by voluntarily telling his story.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
HORSE JUMPS INTO AUTO.
Animal Said TO Have tseen Crazed BY
The SearchliRht.

Greenwich, Conn, Oct. S.-Miss
Jennie Ray, 23 years old, is In the
Greenwich General Hospital SO badly
injured that she may die. Her in.
juries are the result Of 4 runaway
horse jumping into an automobile In
which she and two other women and
baby were riding.
Minot Sammins was bringing Mr.
and Mrs. Everett Dickens and child.
Miss Ray, and her sister, Bessie,
home in the auto when the horse,
which had bride on, dashed over
a stone fence and made for the ma.
chine His feet struck the machine
between the body and mudguards
and his head slid along the body,
bringing up against an iron projec.
ton. He died with his head in Miss
Rays lap.
Miss Ray was on the side which
was crushed In, and ha dher arm
broken and her jaw and skull frac-
tured, and It is feared she received
internal injuries. The two other
women and the baby escaped un.
hurt.
II is believed that the searchhght
in the machine crazed the horse.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-12
ELECTED FOR VISITING MOTHER.
New Yorker Brings Test Case in Suit
for Damages.


New York, Oct. 10.-Justice New
burger and jury in the Supreme
Court are called upon to decide
whether a hotel proprietor has the
legal right to eject a man from the
room OF woman, aguest OF the ho-
tel, upon whom he is calling, on the
strength OF rule of the hotel for
bidding a woman guest from receiv-
ing men visitors except in one Of the
public parlors. The question Is
raised by Frank Arms in suit
against the Navarro Hotel and I'M
portation Company for s25.000 dam
ages which was set down for trial
today.
Arms called at the Navarro to visit
his mother, Mrs. F. II. Arms. He
went to her room, but was called on
by the house detective who request
ed him to go down to the ONCE and
see the clerk. He declined to see
the clerk" and was arrested and
taken down to the clerks desk, to
his great humiliation and annoy
ance"
The managers of the Navarro say
that the whole trouble was due to
the failure of Arms to stop at the
desk and explain who he was before
going up to his mothers room.