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ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1909.
HELP DECATUR-ST. HELP ITSELF
The other day The Georgian, in behalf of the merchants of Decatur-st.,
E ublished an emphatic protest against the issuing of a license for a near*
„r saloon at 22 Decatur-st.
Decatur-st. is making a determined effort to rid itself of the degrading
influences that are foist upon it in so many ways, and it has been The
Georgian's privilege to join tho merchants of that street in their crusade
for a better and cleaner street.
This near-beer license should be refused by the council committee
Tuesday. Already there are five such saloons within a block of the place,
and to permit the opening of another will but be a slap at those solid busi
ness men who are striving for the uplift of the street.
The subjoined letter to The Georgian explains itself:
, „ "Atlanta, Ga„ August 30, 1909.
"Atlanta Georgian and News, City.
“Gentlemen—We, the undersigned merchants and business men, wish to
thank you for the bold stand your paper has taken against the establish,
ing of another near-beer saloon in our vicinity,
"We most heartily indorse what you say, and assure you you have our
co-operation and indorsement and you fully express our views on this im
portant question, in which we have so much at stake.
"There are already five near-beer saloons within a stone’s throw of this
psrticular location, and to allow another only means another step back
ward for Decatur-st. Now that new pavement is assured, we feel that if
both landlord and tenant will pull together with the co-operation of tho city
council we can rid this important thoroughfare of the many objectionable
features that have been coupled with its name for almost a decade.
"May wo go forward, not backward.
"McConnell Shoe and Clothing Co., by H. F. McConnell, 30-32 Decatur-
st.: Kingsbery Shoe Co., by Edwin Klngsbery, manager, 24 Decatur-st.;
R. L. Palmer, Druggist, Pryor and Deeatur-sts.: T. C. Lauren, merchant
tailor, 13 Decatur-st.; R. D, Barksdale & Co., 11 Decatur-st.; Chas. A. Da.
vis, 15 Edgewood-avo.i Elyea-Austell Co., per C. L. Elves, president, 35
North Pryor-st.; Law Brothers Co., 17 Decatur-st.; C. D. Montgomery, 15
North Pryor-st.; Neal House, by McCormick Neal, proprietor, corner North
Pryor and Deeatur-ats.”
WAS AMASON STABBED?
DID HE STAB HIMSELF?
Dec
"ps Don't Believe Robbery Story, But Incline to
Theory That Romance Led to Cutting or
Else Attempt at Suicide.
DEATH, PESTILENCE AND FAMINE STALK IN MEXICO
ALL AMERICA MANY APPEAR
IN BEHALF OP
Curtiss Takes Another
Prize in Sunday’s
Contest.
ONE CRAFT
IS BURNED
Bleriot’s Machine Turns a
Triple Somersault and
Is Destroyed.
Was Jesse S. Amason, a young
butcher, stabbed and robbed by an un
known highwayman Saturday at mid
night; was he assaulted by some one
objecting to his marriage to Mias Es
ther Hulm, of 635 Capltol-ave., or did
be attempt to commit suicide for some
reason best known to himself?
The recovery by Detectives Starnes
and Campbell Monday morning of a
watch and bracelet from pawn shops,
where they are said to have been
pawned Saturday by young Amason,
coupled with other circumstances, lead
the detectives to discredit the robbery
theory and to believe the wounded man
Is telling a fairy story pure and simple.
As to which of the other two theories
Is correct, the detectives are In doubt.
They are actively at work on the case
Monday In an effort to solve the mys
tery.
Amason Is In the Grady hospital with
s knife wound In his side, which, he
says, was Inflicted by a highwayman
Saturday night at Capitol and Mllton-
aves. He says he was taking this man
with him to the home of his father at
Constitution, Just beyond the city, to
•pend the night with him; that he
knows the man, but does not know his
name. Ho ssys his companion sud
denly attacked him In a buggy. In
which they wore making the trip to
Constitution, stabbed him In tho side
and robbed him of 1240. a watch, brace
let and camera, and wrenched the dia
mond setting out of a ring. The brace
let belonged to Miss Hulm, as did the
camera. Amason says she gave him
the diamond ring.
Pawned Before Robbery.
The watch and bracelet were recov
ered Monday morning by Detectives
Starnes and Campbell, but It developed
that they were pawned Haturday sev
eral hours before the alleged robbery.
The bracelet was found In the pawn
shop of Henry H.-Schaul, 58 Decatur-
st. The pawn broker visited the hos
pital In company with Detective Camp
bell ttnd Identified Amason as the man
who pawned the bracelet. The watch
was found In the pawn shop of the
Capital City Loan Company, 62 De
catur-st.
After having given a description of
the bracelet as one of the stolen arti
cles. Amaaon, when confronted by the
pawn broker, admitted he had pawned
the bracelet and denied It had been
stolen by the highwayman. When In
formed that the watch had nlso been
recovered, he denied he pawned It.
Warrants Against Him.
Two warrants, one charging cow
stealing and the other assault and bat
tery, have been sworn out against
Amason and are now In the hands of
Chief Rowan, of the county police. As
soon as Amason becomes able, he will
be placed under arrest.
The detectives now put no faith at
all In the robbery story and ljeflove
that Amason either stabbed himself, or
that he was stabbed by some rival or
some one who objected to his marriage
to Miss Hulm.
The wounded man stated to a Geor
gian reporter Monday that he has been
engnged three different times to marry
Miss Hulm. but that the engagement
has for some reason been broken off
each time. They were expecting to
marry, he says, In about two weeks. An
unsigned note, believed to have been
from Miss Hulm. was found In the
street at the point where Amason was
found stabbed. In this note the writer
stated that she wanted to put off the
marriage for about two weeks on ac
count of the Illness of her mother. The
point where Amason was found is only
a short distance from the home of hts
sweetheart.
Whether her desire to put off the
marriage has any connection with the
mysterious stabbing Is purely a matter
of conjecture.
Miss Hulm and her mother and fa
ther visited Amason at the hospital
Sunday and remained with him for
some time. Miss Hulm says she knows
nothing whatever of. the affair.
Amason gave a complete description
to the detectives of his alleged assail
ant. He described the man as being
heavy set, clean shaven and of dark
complexion. He says he bought a cow
from tills man a few days ago and
would know him again If he should see
him.
He says he met the stranger Satur-
iy night shortly before midnight, and
that the latter suggested that Amaaon
allow him to go home with him. In or
der that they might go to Buckhead to
gether Sunday and look at eome cattle.
The robbery, he aaya, occurred when
they reached Capitol and Mllton-aves.
Amason Is not seriously hurt.
Rheims, Aug. 30.—New York, Chi
cago or St. Louis will likely be the
scene of the next great contest for the
International avltatlon cup won by
Glenn H. Curtiss In the flint grand
tournament of aviation, for all nations,
which closed last night.
Cortlandt Bishop, head of the Aero
Club of America, announced that he
would Immediately ask American cities
to compete for the great honor of hold
ing the meeting where the International
cup will be defended.
Any challenge for the cup must be
made before March IS of each year.
The unique tournament closed In a
blase of glofy for America, nnd today
Bethany Plain was the scene of a smnll
army of workmen rasing sheds and
clearing the ground where so lately
thrilling contests of the air were In
progress. The shed In which the H*r-
rlng-Curtiss car was stored was nearly
wrecked by souvenir hunters.
In addition to bringing the Interna
tional cup to America. Glenn H. Curtiss
Continued on Last Pegs.
MICHAEL ANDERSON UP;
LEAVES TOWN SUDDENLY
Man Who Was Shot by William White Has Left Sani
tarium—Mrs. White Denounces Anderson in
Bitterest of Terms.
Special Meeting of
Council Called For
Tuesday.
Altho It waa expected that Michael
P. Anderson, who was recently shot
and seriously wounded by William
White, of Nashville, would remain In
a private sanitarium at leant a week
longer, he suddenly left there Satur
day afternoon and it could not be
learned Monday where he had gone.
Mrs. Frances White, the "woman in
the case,” about whom Anderson was
on learning that Anderson had
said:
"I am not surprised. He has acted
thru this trouble like a sneak, and
1 am not surprised In the least that he
should slip away without speaking a
w °rd in my defense. 1 have found out
*'hat kind, of a man, or lack of man, he
“THE HALF-
MILLION CITY—
—edition of The Georgian
which is to appear in the fall
is to boost Atlanta, of course
(and The Georgian, too, just
a little), and it will be prob
ably the biggest thing that has
been pulled off in the news
paper line for many a day.
It will be an enormous paper,
with probably a dozen sepa
rate sections, and the keynote
pf it all is to get people talk-
and thinking of Atlanta—
the Half-Million City.
Is, and this action of his Is nothing
more than I expected.”
Mrs. White unhesitatingly expressed
her opinion of Anderson and his de
parture In the saltiest of terms.
Altho no one seems to know Ander
son's whereabouts. It Is believed that
he has gone to Knoxville, Tenn., to the
home of his relatives. It Is also firmly
believed that this means there will be
no trial of this case, which has created
such a sensation.
"There was but one of two things
for him to do when he got my letter,''
said Mrs. White, "and that was to
either speak or leave town. He chose
the latter."
Mrs. White, who has been seriously
III In a little obscure hotel, Is now
greatly Improved and Monday was able
to sit up. She declares she Is anxious
for the case to go to trial, and says
she will remain in Atlanta until after
the preliminary hearing on Septem
ber 10.
Michael P. Anderson was shot In his
own room by William White In a hotel
In which Anderson was steward. Mrs.
White had been found by her husband
In Anderson’s room at the time of the
shooting. White Is atlll In the city,
being under bond of $1,600.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Southern League.
Birmingham st Little Book: cloudy; (two
game.): 2:15 and 4 p. m. -
Naihvfllr at New Orteana: elear: 8:40 p.m.
Montgomery at Mobile: elear: 4 p. m.
Atlanta at Memphta; clear; 4 p. m.
Bontb Atlantic.
Jacksonville nt roiumbn*; JJIr; 4 P. ».
rhnttnitoojrii at Knoxville: fair, 4 p. m.
rofnmM.t «t Angnatn: two game* f*erm
Innings oaob>; Hoar; 2 P. m.
Savannah at Macon; fair; 4 p. m.
Jackson-st., Mayor Pro Tern. Huddle
ston, upon request of the citizens di
rectly Interested, will call a meeting
of council for Tuesday afternoon at 3
o’clock to take tome action looking
toward Immediate relief.
As a means of partial temporary re
lief, General Manager Park Woodward
of the waterworks department, has
agreed to flush the sewers at once In
the neighborhood of Inman Park, Pied
mont park. North Boulevard and Jack-
son-sts., and, as one citizen expressed
it, will give them a "regular Johnstown
flood."
Citizens at Meeting.
The disclosures concerning the con
dition of the sewers were made at a
meeting of many prominent citizens of
that aectlon of the city, which was held
In the office of the mayor Monday
morning at 10 o’clock. George S.
Lowndes presided as chairman.
It waa shown to the acting mayor
that the Butler-st. sewer Is broken
right under the Jackson-st. bridge sev
eral blocks below Ponce DeLeon-ave.;
that there Is another break In the
neighborhood of Piedmont park, and
that the branch which ordinarily car
ries away the effluvia from the Boule
vard and the Butler-st. aewera has been
dried up by the hot weather, leaving
them In a condition which Is almost
unbearable from the ztrench which
arises and which Is a constant menace
to health and life.
It was shown that the condition of
the sewers has reached such a stage
that residents of the neighborhood are
compelled to sleep with close windows;
that several cases of typhoid-malaria
have already resulted, and that hordes
of mosquitoes ore dally and nightly
breeding in the cesapools to atlll fur
ther spread disease and death.
Dr. W. H. Hoey, of 720 North Boule
vard. stated that he had sent his chil
dren out of the city In order to place
them out of danger, and that they
would be followed Monday by his wife.
Urged Immediate Action.
- Victor Smith urged the mayor pro
tern, to take Immediate action.
"This la a case of life and death,” de
clared Mr. Smith with some warmth.
"If this town were on Arc there would
be no red tape about fighting It. Well.
28 blocks are on Are out yonder nnd
the people of an entire'community are
threatened with disease and death. It
Is no time for red tape and delay In
preparing plans and apeclflcntlona.
Somebody has the power to give us re
lief. and to give It now.”
Mr. Smith suggested flushing all the
sewers In the neighborhood, and brought
In Colonel Woodward, who agreed to
flush them at once.
V. H. Krtegshaber volunteered to
supply a new 24-Inch pipe at any cost
which the city engineer might think
proper and to give the city twelve
months' time In which to pay for It.
Mayor Huddleston assured the com
mittee that he was willing to do all
in his power to aid them In relieving
the altuatlon. It waa Anally agreed
2,000 PERISH, 20,000 HOMELESS BY FLOODS
AMERICANS IN MONTEREY
APPEAL TO U. S. FOR AID
MenCriedWhenJudge
Candler Pleaded For
ThomasvilleMan.
One of the most remarkable hearings
ever held before the prison commission
Is on Monday In the strong effort to
save William H. Mitchell, of Thomas-
vtlle, from a twelve months' sentence
on the county chalngnng for assault
and battery on Miss Luclle Linton, of
that city.
At times Monday the hearing as
sumed a highly emotional stage, and
strong men sat with tears streaming
down their cheeks as Judge John S.
Candler, a classmate at Emory with
Mitchell, made an Impassioned appeal
to the commission to save this man, one
of the most prominent men In south
Georgia and the father of grown daugh
ters and a son, from the disgrace of
prison stripes.
Ask for Commutation,
large delegation of leading men
from Thomasvllle and adjoining coun
ties came to lend their voice or pres
ence to the appeal In behalf of Mitchell.
On the desk In from of the commission
was a great stack of letters, telegrams
and petitions In behalf of tho convicted
man. Scores of telegrams came
throughout the morning, a majority
asking for commutation of Mitchell's
twelve months' sentence to a fine.
Col. Tom Eason, of Fitzgerald, former
ember of the prison commission, ap
peared as leading counsel for Mltch-
He opened the cose at 10 o'clock
with an eloquent plea for commuting
the sentence to a fine, and offered evi
dence that Mitchell la In such a physi
cal condition that service an the public
roads would mean death to him In a
Bhort time.
The high Integrity and clean life of
Mitchell for DO years, prior to the sen
sational case In which he was Involved
with Miss Linton, was shown by prom
inent men of Thomasvllle and other
daces. Judge Charles Hansel), W. H.
lopklns. John Deklc, of Thomasvllle;
Stanley Bennet, of Quitman, and Judge
John S. Candler, of Atlanta, all spoke
with great feeling of the life and char
acter of Mitchell.
Judge Candler spoke with much emo
tion 'of the college career of Mitchell.
He said that every member of the
class of 1880 at Emory testlfled to the
line character of Mitchell, and to the
fact that no man stood higher In the
college than he. Of that class of 27
George 1. Tensley, of Canton; Judge
Candler and Chairman Warner Hill, of
the railroad commission, were present.
Howard Opposes Grsnt.
Against granting the petition for
commutation appeared Congressman W.
M. Howard, who was Miss Linton's
counsel. No more brilliant and elo
quent exposition of the law and facts In
a case has been heard in the caplto!
than Mr. Howard's. He declared that
the commission had no power to grant
the petition, but could simply recom
mend td the governor. He held also
that nothing was offered to show that a
correct verdict had not been reached,
and that nothing was shown In the pe
tition tq the effect that the convicted
man was not physically able to serve
Judge Candler's appeal waa especially
stirring. He declared that he had
known Will Mitchell since he was
oung man, and that If he committed
he crime as charged he was un
doubtedly Insane. Ho painted a mov
ing picture of the heart-broken wife,
the young daughters and son disgraced,
then told of the once proud and bril
liant man, now broken In health, spirit
and mind. There were many wet eyes
when he concluded.
A letter was read from Solicitor Gen
era! W. E. Thomas, who prosecuted
Mitchell, protesting against granting
the commutation.
Colonel Robert E. A very made
strong speech against any change of
the sentence. At the afternoon session
Reuben Arnold will close tho argument
In behalf of Mitchell, and the commis
sion will then take the rase under ad
visement. It will probably be several
days before they reach any conclusion.
Washington, Aufl. 30.—Members of
the American colony In Monterey, Mex
ico, appealed today by telegraph to the
state department, thru ConeuI General
Hanna to the press and the American
people, for assistance for the victims of
the Monterey flood. Tile state depart
ment has been advised that many per
sons were drowned and thousands
made homeless. Nearly every one In
Monterey suffered a loss and the poorer
class lost everything. Funds for the
relief of the sufferers will be sent to the
American consulate.
Monterey Is a city of 100,000 Inhabit
ants nnd 83 per cent of Its foreign
trade Is with the United States.
Atlanta Woman's Illness
Refutes Pellagra Theory
IS PROPERTY
LI
Men, Women and
Children Drifting
on Rafts.
HUNDREDS
STARVING
Corpses Being Buried in
Trenches to Prevent
Pestilence.
MRS. KATE BARTO.
DR. FRANK ESKRIDGE.
Mrs. Kate Barto, Seriously
111 With Disease, Never
Ate Corn Bread.
that a committee consisting of 8. Z.
Ruff, City Engineer Clayton and Chief
Jentzen, of the sanitary department,
would- agree upon the necessary plans
to Immediately put the sewers In good
shape, and this committee will report
to the council at the meeting Tuesday
afternoon. The board of county com
missioners will be requested to do the
work of repairing while the city fur
nishes the material.
Among those present at the meeting
were William P. ATisley. George 8.
Lowndes. Victor Smith, George Muse,
Joseph Hlrsch, Dr. E. H. Richardson.
W. O. Jones. E. 8. Ehney. Dr. W, H.
Hoey and many others.
In Atlanta at 63 Walker-st. Mrs. Kate
Barto lies desperately III,, perhaps dy
ing, from a disease that doctors have
agreed Is pellagra—tho dreaded "corn-
bread" disease.
Yet, In tho case of title sufferir, her
mind- wandering, her tortured body
drawn by periodical spasms, may per
haps be found a complete refutation of
the charge recently laid by eclence at
the door of the great American product,
corn.
For Mrs. Barto haa never eaten com
bread.
Dr. Frank L. Eskridge, who has at
tended Mrs. Barto In her Illness, was
Interviewed Monday morning by i
Georgian reporter.
• Typical Pellagra.
"It Is the most typical case of pel
lagra I have ever seen," said Dr. Esk
ridge. "Every eymptom correeponde
exactly with the latest expert Investi
gations and diagnoses of the malady. 1
wns struck with the remarkable clear
ness and distinctness of the symptoms
at my flrst diagnosis, and you may Im
agine my surprize when, after having
settled In my own mind that the case
was surely pellagra, I Inquired If Mrs.
Barto were not accustomed to eating
oombread regularly, and found that she
had never eaten it, nor, In fact, had she
been accustomed to eating regularly of
other com producti.
•T could hardly doubt my diagnosis,
eo conclusive were the symptoms; yet,
doubt It I did. In deference to the opin
ions at present entertained by some of
the leading members of the medical
profession.
"Again going carefully over the
symptoms, the only possible alternate
at which I could arrive waa 'sprue,' a
disease with quite similar symptoms
and very prevalent In the tropics, nota
bly In the Philippine Islands.
"At this Juncture I Invited Dr. T. C.
Longlno. whose service In tho Philip
pines has made him perfectly familiar
with sprue and Its pooullarltlcs, to
diagnose the cose frotp that standpoint.
He assured me. without hesitation, that
It certainly was not sprue, nnd thtit ho
had no doubt It was pellagra. This
opinion has boon confirmed by other
physicians.
Corn Not a Cause.
"From a close observation of ovory
development In this case and from nil
exhaustive reading of many works per
taining to tho subject. I have been
farced, to the conclusion that pellagra
Is not essentially a cornbread disease
and thnt It may ho found under condi
tions that absolutely oltmlnato corn In
any form from tho possible causes.
"I find that FTappotl, a noted Italian
hyslctan, writing In 1771, many years
eforo American maize, or corn, was
Introduced In Italy, describes a disease
with symptoms exactly similar to those
of pellagra, which he terms 'pelle agrn,'
or 'skin roughness.' In fact, I am al
most persuaded that pellagra Is a mal
ady of the leprous group, a mlcroblc
disease, perhaps aggravated by altered
corn, but by no means caused by It.
"The case of Mrs. Barto Is so con
clusively typlcnl. compared with si:
other cases of pellagra I have Invest!
gated, that 1 bellevo It constitutes i
strong refutation of tho cornbread the
ory. From "he earliest symptoms to
he present condition, symmetrical
angrene having set In this morning,
the case exhibits a perfect history of
pellagra, and pellagra entirely disasso
ciated from cornbread or corn prod
ucts."
Monterey, Mexico, ^kug, 30.—While
the work of rescue Is going forward
today In the vest area ravnged by the
West Indian tornado nnd Its accom
panying cloudDurst, reports of greater
loss of life keep coming In from every
section of the devastated zone, making
It possible that tho death list will go to
2,000 and perhaps higher.
Upwards of 20.000 are homeless.
Families are living on roofs of sub
merged houses, slowly starving to
death.
An nroa of thousands of square miles
extending west from Mntamoros to
Torroon. a distance of 300 miles, and
south 400 miles. Is practically all under
water.
Women end Children on Rafts.
Men. women and children are float
ing about, on Imnrovlscd rafts, masses
of debris or house tops, without food.
Famine Is staring tho people of Mon-
Contlnued on Last Page.
1
IN PITTSBURG
Believed U. S. Will Go
to Bottom of Peon,
age Charges.
Mr. P. L. Seely, Pnilliher The Georgian,
Atlanta. Oa.
Dear Mr. Seely: We are glad to have
The Georgian In onr reboot—a papor that
tries to act such high Ideals—and I trait
tt will stimulate onr etndente to try to
live np to the Ideal! yon wUh to place
before them.
Wlahlng yon reach encccit in thlx good
work.
President Reinhardt College.
Wolerks. Gi., Ang. 26, 1308.
Pittsburg. Aug. 30.—The quiet of a
country hamlet characterized the towns
of McKee's Rocks and Schoenvtlle Sun
day, the only Incident being a small
blaze, alleged to be of Incendiary ori
gin, In a zinall outbuilding near the
power house of the Pressed Steel Car
Company plant during last night.
The secret Investigation by the gov
ernment of conditions at the works
started today. It le understood that the
testimony of scopes of persons, includ
ing strikers, will be taken.
That' the government Intends to go
to the bottom of the case Is Indicated
by the fact that steps will be taken to
get the stories of some of the men who
left the city without giving testimony
Thle will not be q very difficult task for
the government with Its army of se
cret service men In all the leading cit
ies. The Federal Inquisitors, It Is un
derstood. already have obtained the
story of Albert Vamo*, the Austrian
who made the original charge that
peonage was practiced at the car
■work*, but left the city without testify
ing at the public hearings.
fEJELD UP
Vessels From Cholera
Zone Detained at
Quarantine.
New York, Aug. 30.—The steamship
Noordam, of the HoIIand-Amerika line,
waa held up at Quarantine this morn
ing. The strictest surveillance Is be
ing taken With all ships arriving from
Rotterdam, where Immigrants from all
parts of Europe herd preparatory to
making sail for the United States. The
official action Is due to the cholera
scare In Rotterdam, where several
deaths have occurred.
The steamship Russia, which reached
port today from Llbau, one of the
cholera Infected ports of the czar’s em
pire, was detained at Quarantine amid
much mystery. Finally It developed
that a passenger had died as the vessel
was nearing port and that his symp
toms were of a suspicious character.
The name and class of the dead pas
senger were withheld by the authori
ties at Quarantine. The remains were I
placed In a sealed casket and taken to
Swinburne Island, where an autopsy
will be performed to determine If deuth
was due to cholera.
OF ASSAULT
Removed to Jackson
to Escape Angry
Crowd.
Jackson. Mill., Aug. 30.—The Capital
Light Guards, under command of Cap
tain M. B. Herndon, were sent to
Brookhaven last night by Governor
Noel to prevent a threatened lynching
• if It. A. W fill. :i \ ■"mac man , harx"d
with assaulting a twelve-year-old girl.
The troops returned to Jackson this
morning at 4 o’clock with the prisoner.
They reached Brookhaven Just In the
nick of time, as a large crowd nf
country people were pouring Into tho
town and a lynching seemed Imminent.
Sheriff Greer gladly turned the pris
oner over to the militia and the prison
er waa hurried to Jackson on a special
train.
Woodall stoutly denies bis guilt, nnd
says he was at hts home at the time
of the alleged assault. Ho was posi
tively Identified by the victim and two
other little girls who were with her at
the time and who fled from the scene
when, according to their story, .the girl
was grabbed by Woodall and dragged
between two piles of lumber where he
accomplished his purpose.
The assault occurred at 2:30 In the
afternoon at the Pearl Haven Lumber
plant, a mile from Brookhaven.
Advice* from the scene this morning
say that the little girl la In a critical
condition, but physicians hope the in
juries she received will not prove ‘
The Georgian has reached the
elusion that incalculable iiuini is
by publishing the names of the unfortu
nate women who are victims
nal assault. Consequently
will not be used In such news
this paper.
fatal.
sd .
Ortu-
A complete list of all
the houses in Atlanta
that are for rent by
agents is published in
the classified columns
of The G eorgian on
every Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday.
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