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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
FRIDAY. jrLr 19. 1937.
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SIRODDENBERY
OPPOSES GRIGGS
Makes Formal Announce
meut of Candidacy for
the Office.
Bperlal to The Georgian.
ThomaivlIIe. Oa.. July 19.—S
Roddenbery, of Thomasvllle, thli morn
Inc made formal announcement of hla
candidacy for concreaa In tba Second
dlatrlct, to aucceed Jamea M. Griggs.
He will atand for the prlndplea of
advanced Democratic reform.
Hla announcement.la aa follows:
"Thla announce! to the people
the Second dlatrlct that I am a c
dldate for concreaa. I ahall go direct
to the people of the dlatrlct in aupport
of the moral and political principle! for
which 1 have heretofore actively aiv
openly atood In Georgia. Aa they have
been Indoraed by the maaaea of thla
atate and are being enacted Into law by
the law-making powera In Georgia, a j *
believe they ahould be fearleaaly sup.
ported and advocated until they are In
floraed by the country and written upon
the atalutea of the nation. Substantial,
ly the aame evlla which have affected
thla atate no leaa, but even more, af
flict the nation. At a aeaaonable time
ahall with vigor and without compro-
mlae go before the people upon theae
prlnclplea for their Indonement and
aupport"
WEREJANOEO IN
Expected Storm In Board
Meeting Broke Into a
Calm.
Special to The Georgian.
Cotumbua, Ga.. July 19.—The ex
pected realgnatlon of aeveral member*
of the Board of Trade did not occur at
the meeting Wednesday night, and the
meeting was apparently a harmonious
one. The only matter that came up of
any Importance was a resolution offered
by t>. H. Chappell opposing the hill now
before the legislature to tax telegraph
companies 160 for every message not
delivered promptly. The resolution was
P«s»ed. ,
DRY QOOD8 COMPANY
RE-ELECT8 OLD OFFICERS.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga.. July 19.—At a meet-
lng of the J. A. Klvven Company, J. A.
Klvven was re-elected president, R. M.
Klvven, vice president; DuPont Klvven,
secretary and treasurer, and T. A. Wil
liam*. general manager. The compnny
Is one of the oldest dry goods firms In
the city and stand* high In commer
cial circles.
PREACHER WON HER HEART;
SERMON MADE HER REPENT
Llucoln, Nebr., Juljr 19.—Declaring abe waa
unable to reafat tbe mlnfater'a advance* un
til one of hla eerinona on rlrtue cauaed her
to repent, Mr*. A. K. Croaa haa made arow-
ala whleb cauaed the auapenalon of tbe Rev.
Ferfuaon, paator 'of tba Flrat
Methndlat church, Unlreralty place, tbe
there were repeated acta or mlacondnct.
Hbe anld tbe mlntater won her atfectlona
and that abe waa cot able to realat bla ad
vance*
;ea were filed two week* nxo 1,
FerfU
I wBw
the minister returned he characterised tbe
charges aa false and aahl be would Inst!
tnte charges of blackmail against his ac
cusers. The char • - —
were beard heblm
arm
The charges against tbe minister
‘ Ind closed doors.
CONDEMNED MAN ROASTED
ALIVE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
Columbus, Ohio, July 19.—The elec
trocution of Henry White, convicted of
the murder of Marshal Basere, at
Franklin, In the atate prison here today,
was a horrible fiasco.
Twice the electric current failed to
kill, while the tightly bound condemned
man writhed In agony, hla swelling
muscles almost bursting through the
straps that held him. With the third
shock sent through his body a sheet of
flame enveloped him, and flames Issued
from every point of his body. The third
current was continued several seconds
In eplte of the flames, while the odor of
scorching flesh filled the death chamber.
When It was turned off the physi
cians In attendance pronounced the man
dead. He had literally been roasted to
death by the terrible current. The
first current of 1,180 volts waa sent
through the writhing body of White
and When It waa turned off. he sank
back limply In his straps. The physi
cians were horrified, however, to lino
that he was still alive and thut hi.
heart waa beating regularly. A second
shock was given and that also fallen t
kill. Then a third current of three-fold
Intensity was sent through his writhing
form. This shock proved fatal.
ARRIVED TO FIND
RIG HOSTS ABSENT
Members of Assembly Post
poned Address Without
Notifying Orator.
TROOPS CALLED OUT
TO PROTECT BLACK
Four Found Guilty Without
Capital Punish-,
incut.
LARGE DELEGATION
WILL GO TO WASHINGTON.
Rpeclal to Tho Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., July 19.—Columbus
will be represented at the coming con
vention of the Brotherhood of St. An
drew, which meet* In Washington City
In September. There Is quite n great
deal of Interest being manifested among
the members of the order here, and
they are planning to take u large dele
gation from tho three churches In this
city.
WILL ATTEND MEETING
OF PRI80N COMMISSIONERS.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga, July 19.—Chief Wil
liams, of the police force Is In receipt
of an Invitation to attend the meeting
of the National Prison Association,
which meets In Chicago September 14-
II. He will probably attend the meet
ing to lnfonn himself on matters per
taining to the duties of a prison com
missioner. as It Is well known he Is an
avowed candidate for the next vacancy
on the Georgia prison commission.
FROM PRESS MEETING
Clash Follows Condemna
tion of Governor's Rail
road Policy.
Special In The Georgian.
New orlean*. La., July 19.—In view
of the indignation over the verdict ren
dered In the Lamana kidnaping case
yesterday evening, and the fact that
the four Italians must be held at the
parish Jail In St. Charles parish, 25
miles from the city, until sentenced,
three more companies of state troops
ere rushed from here this morning
to Hahnvllle, the parish seat, to aug
ment the two companion dispatched
there last night. In order that tho
tension may be relaxed, arrangements
have been made to sentence the pris
oners tomorrow rather than run the
risk of keeping them In the Jail until
the trial of the Dobbins, which is set
for next Monday.
verdict of guilty without capital
punishment was returned In th# case
Camplsdann, Mrs. Camplsclano,
ony Costa And Frank Gendusa, the
tallans accused of kidnaping and mur.
ring the little Lamana boy. The ver
dict was returned after the Jury had
been out forty-five minutes. The Jury
declured that their verdict was unani
mous, und then court adjourned. An
hour afterwards It was reported that
reparations were being made to storm
the Jail and take charge ot the prison-
A .physician guve out a state
ment, declaring that "tho good people
of Bt. Charles repudiated the verdict”
arid calling It a "prostitution of Jus
tice.” Tho prisoners were returned to
the St. Charles parish Jail, an Iso
lated structure standing In the.Reids 4
quarter of a mile away from any habi
tation except the therlff'a home and tho
court house.
The state did not succeed In proving
that any of the accused committed tho
actual murder. Camplsclano and his
wife shielded the kidnapers from cap
ture, even throwing a party of poltco
off the trail when they were within a
thort distance of the boy’s hiding
place, about an hour before Ills mur-
dr r.
MUST TAKE AAILLEB
OR LET GOVERNOR
Hobson's Choice Is Best
Railroads Get From
Stevens.
WILL BE PROBED
Committee to Begin
Hearing at Bir
mingham.
the
Montgomery, Ala., July 19.—"I am 88
yeari old,” declared Governor Comer
to the Alabama Press Association In
Montgomery, last night, "but never In
my life have I received such treatment
as I havt here.
"1 apprehended no trouble when I ac
cepted your Invitation to epeak before
you. I thought It a place of all other*
where the governor would be respected.
You can meet me anywhere In the cap-
ttoL In my home and In the street and I
will treat you with tho courtesy due
Alabama I would not hit a dog when
be was down and I would rather loee a
leg than Insult a guest. 1 am lorry I
came: the governor of the state
With thla dramatic finale, the chief
executive ot Alabama left the meeting
ot the 8tate Frees Association after the
Alabama editors had expressed their
opinions of Governor Comer's policy.
The resolutions of condemnation
against tha administration resulted aft
er the governor charged the newspaper
men with Ignorance for not supporting
hla anti-railroad light
30,000 Crataa of Cantateupaa.
Special tn The Georgian.
Lumpkin, Ga. July 19.—The canta
loupe business la on a boom In Lump
kin. It la now estimated that 10 car
load* will be shipped from thla depot,
which means over 30,090 crates.
Montgomery, Ala., July 19.—As a result of
the reeltsls of cruelly prsrtlced lu the Ala
barns lossue ssylum st Tmcslooss, mad*
before the legislative committee of Inquiry
last night. It has been determined to make
the most rigid prolie of the hospital erer
conducted In sn Alalmma Institution.
Three witnesses eaaerteil tn positive term,
that they have seen eruelly practiced
patients at the Institution.
II. M. Ilaughlon, of lllrmlnsham. a real
estate dealer, declared that he law two
attendente kick Patient Johnson to death
He teetlBed that he had seen two other
patients beaten unmercifully.
The hearing will he continued In llltmlng.
bam tomorrow. The mayor of Tnarahmaa
and other reeponelhle rttlsene of the town
here made sworn statement! that the
charges of cruelty have Iteeu "trumped up."
TIIREE-CAROMED
AUTO SMASH-UP
New York, July 19.—A racing auto
mobile runabout. In which Ralph Chat-
tlllon and John H. McOarry were rid
ing. made a three-cuthlon carom thin
morning from an "L” pillar to a milk
wagon, and then into an opening at
One Hundred and Forty-ninth iitreet
and Eighth avenue. Chattlllon wan
badly Injured that he waa Bent to the
Harlem hospital. The machine was
wrecked.
Found Mother Dead.
Norfolk. Va., July 19—Mr*. D. W,
Roger, of Nashville. Tenn.. was found
dead tn her bed at the Sea View Ho
tel, Pine Beach. Her death was dis
covered by her 13-year-old son. who
tried to awaken her to see a passing
ohlp.
Judge A. L. Miller, of Macon, chair
man of the atate Democratic executive
ommlttee, has been named umpire In
tho tax arbitrations Involving the
Southern, the Central and the Atlantic
Coast Line railroads.
Thursday afternoon Judge Samuel B.
Adams, of Savannah, representing the
Atlantic Coast Line; Hon. Roland D.
Elllf., of Macon, arbitrator for the
Southern, and Hon. Alex W. Smith, ot
Atlanta, Arbitrator for the Central of
Georgia, met Railroad Commissioner O.
B. Stevens, representing the state In
all three cases, at the capitol.
Commissioner Stevens Issued the ul
timatum of accepting Judge Miller as
umpire or allowing Governor Smith to
name two arbitrators. There was a
kick from the three arbitrators repre
senting the railroads, a long, vigorous,
heated kick, but It did not avail. Then
they retired to decide whether or not
Jydge Miller would bo accepted. Wheth
er or not they accept Is a question to be
determined In the future.
Governor May Act
■ If they do not. It Is certain that Gov
ernor Smith will name two arbitrators
to represent the state. He Is deter
mined to do everything possible to force
the roads Into muklng returns com
mensurate with the value of the prop
erties.
In naming Judge Miller, Commis
sioner Stevens determined to lmve some
one who represented the principles
enunciated in the Macon platform. He
know of no man who did ho more com
pletely than the Macon man. Under
tho law the railroads have thirty days
In which to accept or reject the umpire.
It la Commissioner Stevens’ Intention to
adhere to tho comptroller's assessments
unless ho can be clearly shown thut
they are entirely wrong.
Umpire for 8treet Railways.
Judge T. A. Parker, Judge of the
Brunswick circuit, has been named um
pire In the tax arbitration cases In
volvlng the returns of the street rail
way systems of Savuntiah, Macon, Co
lumbus and Augusta.
Thursday H. A. Dean, of Gainesville,
arbitrator for the Savannah Electric
Company, the .Macon Railway and Light
Company and the Columbus Railroad
Company, and D. B. Dyer, of Augusta,
arbitrator named by the Augusta Rull-
way and Light Company, met and con
ferred with Commissioner O. II. Ste
vens, arbitrator for the state.
"Gentlemen,’’ said Commissioner Ste
vens, "I have named Judge T. A.
Parker, of Brunswick, as umpire In ull
of these cases. You can accept him or
not an you see proper. But I notify
you that If you do not do so, that Gov
ernor Smith will then name two arbi
trators to adjust the matter."
.Messrs. Dean and Dyer consulted for
some time, and finally accepted Judge
Parker ns umpire. It Is understood that
this appointment Is entirely satisfac
tory to the governor.
Guard Heiress
From Syrian
Chicago, July 19.—Armed guards
have been thrown about the three mag
nificent Ktlwood residences In DeKalb,
In anticipation of a visit by Said Kalll
Halck, the Syrian dragoman, who has
announced that he would marry Miss
Elsie Ell wood, the beautiful heiress,
whether her relatives were willing or
not.
Perry Ellwood, uncle of the beautiful
girl, denied vehemently that the Syrian
would be received as a member of the
family, but did not deny the engage
ment hud existed.
PROFESSOR A. M. SOULE,
Dean of the Agricultural Col
lege, who came to speak, but found
his audience gone.
Oconee Heights School Opens.
^portal to The Gtwglnn.
Athens;Ga.. July IB.—Oconee Heights
School has opened up well, there being
forty-five children In attendance. This
school Is under the charge of Professor
Walker and* Is one or the best In the
county.
Funeral of J. 8. Smith.
Special to The Georgian.
Winder. Oa.. July 19.—John 8. Smith,
one cf the pioneer citizens of Winder
was buried yesterday at Chapel church.
He was one of the wealthiest citizen*
cf this scctkn.
With all his preparations mode for
delivering an address to tho general
assembly on the subject of agrlcultu-
i&l education at toe state capitol Thurs
day night, Dean A. M. Soule, of the
agricultural college at the University
of Georgia, arrived In Atlanta Thurs
day afternoon only to find that a vast
majority of the general assembly had
gone to Ciarkesvllle to spend the day
and night. Dean Soule did not deliver
his address because there was no one
to listen to It. The senate had adopt
ed a resolution to postpone the address
until Monday night, but the house had
taken no action and had not notified
Professor Soule.
Early last week the house adopted
the resolution Inviting the new' head of
he agricultural Institution to deliver
an address Thursday night. A few
days Inter the house also adopted a
i < solution to go to Ciarkesvllle Thurs
day and attend the laying of the cor
nerstone of the new agricultural school
the Ninth congressional district.
Many members of the house and sev
eral senutors accepted the Invitation.
Just what the house intends to do
In the way of an explanation to Dr.
Soule Is not known. It Is practically
certain, however, that he will be re
quested to deliver his address early
next week.
Educators Disappointed.
It so happened that Dr. Soule was
not tho only visitor to Atlanta whose
alms were disconcerted by the sudden
exodus of the houso for tho mountain*
f North Georgia.
Fully expecting that a meeting of
the house committee on education
would be held Thursday, u number of
prominent educators throughout the
state came to Atlanta In the Interest
of the Institutions they represent. Tho
(.arty assembled at the capital on time,
as did Chairman Candler, of the com
mittee, but a search warrant would
not have revealed the presence of any
member of tho committee, and the
meeting was postponed.
Those who came to attend the meet
ing were President Branson, of tho
State Nonnal school; Dr. K. G. Math-
cson, of the Tech; Dr. M. M. Parks, of
the Georgia Normal and Industrial
college, and a nu nber of trustees from
the various branches of the state uni
versity.
Although they were unable to meet
with the committee on education from
the house the trustees of the state uni
versity held a meeting at the capitol
Thursday and discussed the needs of
that Institution.
Governor Smith, who is a member
of the board, met with the trustees and
asKured them of his assistance and
hearty co-operation In behalf of tho
university and the other state institu
tions.
Governor Smith's Views.
In regard to the question of a main
tenance fund for the state agricultural
college, Governor Smith stated he
thought thut would be provided for In
the Increased fee for. fertiliser Inspec
tion from 10 to 25 cents.
With a view to correcting the ten
dency of the students to go home as
soon as their classes are finished and
pot stay for the commencement exer
cises a committee was appointed to I
take up the matter with the faculty
and arrange some form of exercises
that will serve to keep them there
until the close, Thla committee Is coin-
»f Governor Smith, Senator
n, P. W. Mlldrlm of Havannah,
Judge S. B. Adams of Savannah,
Judge George F. Gober of Marietta,
am! «'lark Howell of Atlanta.
A short session of the board of trus
tees of the agricultural college was
also held ut the capitol Friday, Presi
dent J. J. t’unnor presiding. The
needs of this branch of the university
were discussed In a general way und
r.o definite action wus taken.
The following trustees attended the
meeting'. President Connor, of the
Seventh district: R. C. Neely, of th
First district; J. A. Thrash, of the
Fourth district; John W. Bennett,
the Eleventh district; D. M. Hughes,
of the Third district; A. J. Mc.Mullan
and L. II. O. Martin, of the Eighth dis
trict; L. G. Hardman, of the Ninth
district; K. H. Calloway, of the Tenth
district.
BANK NOTICE
ON August 1 st the Union Savings Bank will enter the
general banking business. It will receive deposits
subject to check, make collections, issue exchange,
solicit the accounts of individuals, firms and corpora
tions; in short, transact the banking, business in all its
branches.
Savings Department
THE Savings Department will, of course, be continued
and maintained at its present high standard. This
Bank has always paid 4 per cent interest on savings
accounts, and will continue to do so, compounding
January and July.
Change In Business Hours
AT the date mentioned the banking hours will be
changed to conform to the hours of the other com
mercial banks, opening at 9 A. M. and closing at 2
P. M., and on Saturdays at* 12 o’clock, noon.
Saturday Hours for Savings Depositors
THE Savings Department will be kept open Saturday
evenings until 9 o’clock, but solely for tbe purpose of
receiving deposits. No money can be withdrawn
after 12 o’clock, noon.
Union Savings Bank,
By J. T. HOLLEMAN, President
Night Riders
Whip Kentuckian
Hopkinsville, Ky., July 19.—A thresh
ing machine owned by John Fields, a
non-association farmer, was destroyed
yesterday at Oak Grove by dynamite
cqncealed tn the wheat. Two laborera
were Injured—John Garrett had a leg
broken and suffered Internal Injuries. 1
Fields had been warned to Join the as
sociation before attempting to thresh
his wheat.
Masked night riders visited the home
of Nathan Hester, a prominent Trigg
county farmer, and severely whipped
him with a cowhide In the presence of
his wife. He Is a member of the To
bacco Grower*’ Association, but thla
year sold his crop independently. Mr*.
Heater attempted to go to her hue-
band's assistance, but fell unconscious
the ground and was revived with
dilflculty.
SOCIAL DION'S HOME
IN SHERIFF’S HANDS
LOW FARES NOW
EFFECTIVE IN WEST
'lilcago. July 19.—New Interstate pnimett-
r rut*'* between nil points In Illinois,
■rn. MUmturl, Minnesota, Wisconsin nnd
. ith nn«l South Dakota were made effec
tive nt midnight last night. This reduce*
all Interstate pn**enger rates to the hn*la of
* ents r " tm "" * * “
BRYAN CRITICISES
PACIFIC FLEET
Llucntn, Nebr.. July If.—W. J. Bryan, un
der tbs caption, "Jingoes nt Work," has the
following attack In this week’s Commoner
on the policy of tbe administration lu mass
ing a fleet eii the Pacific:
••Why thin innsftlng of our fleet on the
Partite* l» it ju*t to show Japan wbnt we
could do? If f.', ii |g 4 bombastic dUplay
unworthy „f m*. |f p ha* no connect Ion
with the Jsip;iueiH> question It I* unpatriotic
for 9m*ii*.-i!I sihI p«i| «>m to represent It ns au
-vldeine ut voher b wtillty vt Icnr.”
New York, July 13.—Richard T. Gib
son, familiarly known as "Dickie" In
society, and hls wife, who disappeared
from Chicago, where hls brother. Pres
ton Gibson, author and polo player, re.
sides. Is In New York with -Mrs. Gib
son. A dispatch from Chicago an
nounces a bailiff from the municipal
court took possession of their home,
the scene of many ray entertainments,
und posted a notice: "Sheriffs Sale,
July 30."
"Dickie” Gibson Is a son of the late
Senator Randall Lee Gibson, of Louisi
ana, and Is well known In the South.
Ho formerly resided In Lexington, Ky.
Warsaw Jews
Are Slaughtered
Warsaw, July 19.—A massacre of
the Jews of Poland has begun. An
antl-Jewlsh program, rivaling the hor.
rora of butchery ot Klehlneff, started
In the Polish town of Skonltz, on the
Austrian frontier.
The Jews hnve been attacked with
tremendous ferocity and vindictiveness.
Scores have been killed and Injured.
Rioting la fierce In every direction. It
Is reported that women and children, as
well as men, have been butchered in
the present terrible outbreak.
MANILA CASHIER
GIVEN FIVE YEARS
Manila, July 19.—P. O. Mulfotd. for
mer '•ashler of the defunct Amerlcun
hank nt Munllo. has been sentenced to
imprisonment for eight years and ten
month* on conviction of having falsi
fied notes purporting to be part of the
H*?ets of the bunk. He was a major
tn the volunteer*. ^
NEGRO FARM HAND
SLASHES EMPLOYER
ONE MAN KILLED
IN FREIGHT WRECK
Pittsburg, Pa., July 19.—One man
was killed, three Injured and much
rolling stock destroyed In a litad-on
freight train collision at Cass avenue.
Alleghaney, at 10:39 o’clock this morn
ing. The accident occurred almost di
rectly under the Ohio river bridge.
GOT HER DIVORCE
AND KISSED HUSBAND
Omaha. N**br., July 19.—In the district
court horn Judge Kennedy granted Mn. Ma
tilda Itennlson a decree of divorce and lm-
mllately thereafter she rushed over to
iii affectionate farewell.
DAVIS MONUMENT
TO BE ERECTED
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., July 19.—The bill
of Senator Moody to appropriate 810,-
000 for the erection of a monument to
Jefferson Davl* met so much favor with
the finance and taxation committee of
the senate thut It was given a favor
able report with an Increase In amount
to 816,000. It Is the plan to have this
monument on the grounds within a few
feet of where tile oath of office as presl.
dent of the Confederacy was taken by
Mr. Davis.
Wire Strike
Getting Nearer
Chicago, July 19.—The Chicago tele
graph operators who belong to tha
union, tired of the futile ’’negotiations'’
at San Franolaco, have taken matters
Into their own hands.
The local executive board yesterday
called for a mass meeting, to be held
Sunday. At that meeting, unless un
expected developments take place, It
seem* certain that a strike will bo
voted.
’’I don't know of any possible loop
hole by which a strike may be averted
now,” said Secretary Russell, of the
national union, during the afternoon.
’’The men are all ajixlous to strike.''
Dispatches say the concessions of the
two companies were declined yesterday
by the Pacific slope operators.
They offered 28 per cent Increase of
pay after the telegraphers were at
work, and. would take back all but three
of the strikers. The Postal would rein
state 80 per cent of the strikers.
ff
Middy’ Cruse
Tenth Victim
Boston, Maas., July 19.—Midshipman
Cruse, of Kentucky, .the tenth victim of
the Georgia explosion, died today at the
Chelsea naval hospital.
MONTEREY HOTEL
TO BE REBUILT
FORMER CASHIER
GETS FIVE YEARS
Greenwood, 8. C.. July 19.—After be.
lng ordered to do some work at Troy, a Hu It [more. July IS.-John IV II rielger
negro farm hand grabbed a knife, formerly on shier of the Canton National
slashed Rev. F. R. Bradley, hi* cm- bunk, found sullt.v tent Kotnnlay of the
ployer. on each side of the throat. In- of misusing th, „f it,,. Lnk
dieting serious wound*. The negro has hern sentmrml tn ArV yen rain Jail IK
inode hls escape, but bloodhounds have was released uti Ho.ni) hall | H -ndlng an an-
been taken to the scene and a large I pc«l.
party Is In search. . ——
Mr. Bradley, who Is 80 years of age. . ....
It l! thought will recover. I BAN K OFF ICIAL
TO WED COUNTESS
Go to Meriwether White Sulphur j
Springs . •"! •P*"<* Sunday—new; Omsk*. N’ehr.. Jnly 11-Amionneement
West Point Route to Columbus—leave I was made yesterday of the engagement of
£}i*." U o 4 i !l 2 P ’v"Vi * rriv * Meriwether j prank T. Hamilton. vice-president of the
White Sulphur 7:15 p. m. Round trip Mf-rrh-intH N'ntlouui tank, to Connie**
tieksts 82i5, good until Tu.tdsy-fm. l|r „ ? Grenade. *^7 ££
Music, Swimming Pcoli elevation SCO i sodding will tithe plan- at the h ii. of
fc t. “re. iw:*- llenret In CsbfomU.
.Special to The Goorglan.
Mount Airy, Ga., July 19.—Editor
Grave*' advice was heeded In regard
to the rebuilding of the Mt. Airy Hotel,
vhlch was destroyed by lire, July 6. A
new Monterey will be placed there by
Its former proprietors, Gresham Broth
er*.. Architect Stinson, of Charlotte,
N. C., is here, drawing the plane. Tho
New Monterey will not be as large as
the old building, but will be much
handsomer. It will have ”5 rooms, *U
w ith private baths.
AGED JUDGE MAY DIE
FROM FALL ON STEPS.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., July 19.—Judge
W. L. Bakin, a leading lawyer and be
lieved to be tbe oldest citizen of Chat
tanooga, both In year* and term ‘
icsldence here, Is lying In » **'•'“*
vendition at hls home on McCallle ur •
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