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The Georgian Carrie*
The BUSINESS
And All Of It Clean
The
The Georgian Carrie*
The BUSINESS •
And AH Of It dean
VOL. 1. NO. 227.
ATLANTA, OA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1<X)7.
PRICE:
HALF OF CITY
IS DESTROYED
BY GREAT FIRE
Garthquake Stricken Kingston
Is Threatened With Total
Destruction by Fire.
PANIC-STRICKEN PEOPLE
FLEE TO HILL COUNTRY
Many Persons Are Roasted to
Death Under Ruins Caused
by Upheaval of Earth.
New York, Jan. 16.—The Western Union Tel.
Company has posted a notice that communication with
Kingston, Jamaica, lias been restored and that a tem
porary office in that city has been opened.
New York, Jah. 16.—A cablegram received today
by L. S. Smith, a big fruit dealer of Fort Antonio, Ja
maica, who is at present in this city, stated that one
half of Kingston hns already been destroyed by fire,
following the carthquaker
Mr. Smith said that in all probability the flames
would result in the total destruction of the town.
"The buildings, which are of pitch pine, are built
close together and it will be practically, impossible to
-CTctinguislrthe flames,‘‘ said he.
London, Jan. 16.—'The manager of the West Indies and Pana
ma Cable Company has received a cablegram from the compa
ny’s manager at Hull Bay, about 8 miles from Kingston, Jamaica,
in which he says that Kingston has been practically deserted, the
people fleeing to the hills hack of the city in terror.
The cablegram states that the walls of the Holland Bay
house have collapsed and there is not a building safe for occu
pancy between Bull Bay and Kingston. The earth tremors con
tinue at frequent intervals. The superstitious blacks of the island
arc in a state of terror.
Special Cable.
St. Thomas, D. W. I., Jan. If..—One terrific shock that sent
buildings tumbling into- piles of blazing ruins, crushing men. wo
men and children to death, coming without nn instant s warning,
destroyed a great part of the city of Kingston, Jamaica.
From 100 to 1,(WO persons, according to varying reports, are
dead in the ruins.
Scores, trapped in the debris, were roasted to death m tho
flames that swept over the ruined city
Four more shocks quickly followed the first and then came a
trembling of the earth that gradually subsided, but the great de
struction hnd been caused by the lirst shock.
PANIC FOLLOWS ON HEELS OF THE FIRST SHOOK.
Panic came on the heels of the earthquake. Mobs, frenzied
by fear, rushed through the sliaki streets for the suburbs, un
heeding the cries of anguish and appeals for help from those
crushed and dying in the blazing ruins.
The military hospital was among the buildings that went
down with a crash. Mon* than thirty soldiers were buried in
the mins and were roasted to death in the tire that then spread
through the city. ..
The greatest destruction occurred in the business section, the
central part, where business houses and dwellings alike fell into
piles. * . . , ,
As the greater part of the buildings ot the city were wood
en. the fire spread with incredible rapidity. The (ire department
was demoralized, and for a time useless.
TROOPS ATTACK FRENZIED MOBS IN THE STREETS.
In a short time bands of robbers were at work, and, with the
flames roaring around them, began pillaging wrecked buildings
und homes from which the occupants had fled.
The negro population added to the wildness of the scene, as
they seemed crazy with fear and rushed to and fro, screaming
frantically and hindering those who first recovered their wits
and sought to aid the injured.
Manv had died in the crush ..I the tumbling walls and many
others were killed by being caught in the tangle of live electric
wire*.
When the terror and demornli/.attion were at their height, Sir
Alfred Jones, who is at the head of a visiting expedition of nota
ble Englishmen, consulted with the governor, and urged instant
measures of control. All the troops available were sent to the
city’s principal points nml nft^r K^jere treatment of
the mobs, in bringing about something likc onler .
GHOULS SHOT WHILE LOOTING THE DEAD.
Then began battles between the troops and the robbers,
who were looting buildings. Tin; fired with the lust for
plunder, refused to withdraw when the soldiers drew near, and
manv were shot down. In a number of instances they were found
ILL AND DESPONDENT,
ALONZO R. MALLORY
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
DEFENSE OF COMMITTEE
CALLS FORTH APPLA USE
Inventor of Plow Well
Known to Far
mers. .
ENTERS GROCERY;
SHOOTS HIMSELF
Temporary Insanity Causes
Suicide of In
ventor.
While In a supposed Hate of tem
porary Insanity, brought on by III
health. Alonzo R. Mallory, Cl yearn of
known citizen and Inventor of the
celebrated Mallory plow, committed
eulcldo Wednesday morning shortly
before 7 o’clock In the grocery store
of D. A. Winkle, 21* Capitol avenue, by
shooting himself In the right temple
with a 38-caliber revolver.
Mr. Mallory lived fully forty minutes
after tending the fatal bullet Into hie
brain, but never regained consclous-
neza and never epoke.
No cause for the tragedy Is assigned
further than that Mr. Mallory was
a condition
perindured by III health, covering
period of several months.
N. W. Winkle, 21 years of age. a
brother of D. A. Winkle, and a clerk
In the store, waa the only person about
the place at the time of the suicide,
and he did not see the shot fired, as he
waa engaged In moving groceries on
the sidewalk. -•
In Despondent Mood.
Mr. Mallory appeared to be In a de-
epondent mood Wednesday morning,
and at the breakfast Uble drank only
a small portion of a cup of coffee.
Arising from the table, he walked Into
a front room and, picking up a pistol,
“ — ft’
dared It In Ills pocket, without the
tnowledge of any member of his faml-
** “ " riW
iy. He then left the houae and atari
toward the street.
His daughter. Mlea Myrtle Mallury.
•aw him leaving the house and called
out:
"Papa. where are you going?”
The father responded that -he
merely going over to the store for a
few minutes. The Winkle store la sit
uated on the opposite aids of the street
from the Mallory home and only a fee-
doors away;
Entered a Meet Market.
Miss Mallory thought nothing wrong
In the conduct of her father and of
fered no objection to him going to the
store. Mr. Mallory first entered a meat
market, adjoining the Winkle store,
but quickly departed without saying
anything to anyone.
He then entered the Winkle store
passing young N. W. Winkle at the
door.
Notlelng Mr. Mallory go Into the
store, young Mr. Winkle remarked:
"Mr. Mallory, can I wait on you
now ?"
"No. not at present” was the calm
response.
Mr. Mallory then walked Into the rear
Continued on Pegs 8svsn.
of Portland, Ore,, a son ef lease M.
Wits, Founder of Hebrew Union.
MILTON M. HIR8CH.
Nowly Elected Assistant 8scrotery
of Hebrew Union,
LIPMAN LEVY,
Veteran 8scrstary of Union, who
Was Re-Elected Tuesday.
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O KINGSTON 1.275 MILE8 O
O FROM CITY OF ATLANTA. O
O As the crow flies, the city of O
O Kingston. Jamaica, which was 0
O wrecked hy earthquake and lire O
O Monday evening. Is ubout 1.275 O
O miles from Atlanta.
g Atlanta to Key West.... f,:,n mllea O
Key Weal to Havana |ihi miles O
O Havana to Kingston ....525 miles O
HORRIBLE CONDITION
OF ATLANTA’S'JUNGLE’
HARVIE JORDAN WONT
AS PRESIDENT OF S. C. A.
Birmingham, Ala.. Jan. • 16.—
Harvie Jordan, preiiident of the
Southern Cotton Assnriation. do-
clined re-election ns prealdiuit of
the BHsoeintion, anti antiminoetl
that he would not accept tho of
fice again under any circum
stances.
This information was given out
immediately after the doors wore
opened ou the executive eunimit-
tce.
Walter Clark, of Mississippi, is
mentioned ns Jordan’s successor.
It is believed that the light on
the. New York Cotton Itxehange
was discussed at length in the
committee meeting today.
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PLACE FOR SUB TREASURY”
Waxhlnfrton. Jan. 16.—'"8omewhPr«- In ihc groat xoutheUMt," In the m »*t
tloAnltft ««prenHl**n **f opinion that S• r»» i.ny Hlmw gave the homo* r-mitnlt.
lee on way* nml moan* today In hi* l»n**r regarding the proponed lorntInn
of n Ntib-treamirv In the Houlhern Htati-j* Mr. Hlmw menihma nev« n South
ern eltIon an probable plac*a for the f» ul»-tn*ni*ury, and after u long Mute-
mrnt about function* of u mib-trcanu rv. cloaca hi* letter thus:
"An examination of the map will probably Indicate the moat appro
priate location for the *uh-treasury"
The commltt«tr took no action tod «y in th«* mib-treasury mailer, and ron-
Nldcratlon of tt will probably go over until next week.
LIST OF THE CALAMITIES
7HA 7 HA VE BEFALLEN ISLE
Juno 2, 1692—The whole Island was shaken by un earthquake.
1722. 1724, 1751—Destructive hurricanes.
October, 1815—The whole Island deluged, hundreds of homes washed
Into the seas; hundreds of vesto-l* wrecked; more than 1,000 person*
killed.
1*50—Epidemic of cholera curried off about fA000 persons.
October 18, 1882—Port Antonio destroyed by Hre.
October 27 to SO, 1899—Destructive floods with great loss ot life.
May, 1902—Volcanic dust falls in great clouds over island from St
Vincent.
August 10, 1903—threat hurricanes destroyed crops.
August 10, 1903—Port Antonio In ruins from Are.
January 14, 1907—Kingston laid waste by earthquake And tire.
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O SUMMER TEMPERATURE 0
O 18NOT-YET EXHAU8TE*VO
O The conspiracy against the O
O Oenrgln prnch crop 1h still b'lug 0
O hatched. The weather man In O
o framing up trouble for tha men O
O who njlso lCIhert.ie, More tf-ipl- O
O cal days are forecasted, little lul- O
O ly It rends this way: O
O ••Pair Wednesday night nr l O
O Thursday, with i-nntlnu •<) hlgn O
O temperature.'* o
O The temperatures: O
Stock Yards Filthy Be
yond Description
in Print.
COUNTY POLICE
MAKE EXPOSURE
The Georgian Again Calls
Attention to Awful
Condition.
Adolph Kraus Replies
to Speech of Rabbi
Gries.
COMMITTEE OF SIXTY
WORKING FOR RIGHT
Jewish Council Is Divided
on tho Subject^of
Debate.
‘‘Pod forbid that the Jews of Amer-
tli-s of this country.”
This was the dramatic utterance of j
Adolph Kraus, of Chicago. president of—
the convention, at the Wednesday
morning session of the Union of Amer
ican Hebrew Congregations at the
Kimball House convention hell.
Mr. Kraus left the chair end arose
to a point of personal privilege, to reply,
to the attack ot the night before on the
committee of sixty, which wee appoint*
ed to look after Jewish Immigration
to (Ills country.
"I rise to a point of personal privi
lege.” began 51r. Kraus, “not that I
have any personal feeling In this mat
ter, hut as a member of that comtnlt-
deprccH O
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to 12 o'clock noon
1 O I o'clock p. m.
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O COUNCIL WILL CLOSE O
o 8E8SION THURSDAY A. M. O
O - — O
o Tho roum-ll ..f tho I’nlon *»r O
O Alim I* .th ir* r»n w ri'ingiaguHoin* O
O mot at o'. fn« k Wodn* Nflav aft- O
O e-moon at tho convention hall for O
O tho ttHtiMi* tl ui ..f rogul.ir btiHl- O
O tie**. ItiM'osi* u||| !«• t.ikun lit O
O o'clwk. O
O \Wilnt.*«lny evening at * o\ lock O
O tho dologiitoN and tholr alvo.s will O
O ho tho guo^-ts of tho nii-mhoiT* of O
O tho local « omn-egntion at a ban- O
O quot at tin- Klmhiill. O
O Th** hint No.xjdon of tho council O
10 will ho hold at 9:.Hi o'clock Thurs- O
! O day morning. Tho htixlm*** of tho O
O coun-H will ho wound up, and O
O offl. ot- for tho onNUlng two yo.irs O
|0 will bo olot iod. O
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the premises and adjoining hind
the I’nlon Htock Yards and the Hattie
Hill slaughter house has revealed u
condition. It Is said, little short In Its
dnngor to tho public health of the tor
rlble packing house cases In Chicago
which were exposed last year by a
commission appointed by President
Roosevelt.
t'ounty policemen found refuse mat
ter from the cuttle killed nt both of
these places lying on tho ground un
hurled, either on the premises of tho
slaughter houses or on adjoining land.
Several months ago The Georgian
Inaugurated an exposure of conditions
In slaughter houses which resulted In
the passage of an abattoir ordinance
and u closer Inspection of meat prod
In spite of this the conditions
rtaln stock yards have grown ob
jectionable beyond description, accord
ing to reports of the authorlt!«s.
_evidence—'was found _at—the Uattic
Hill slaughter house which the county
police think Indicates that cows hi
unhealthy condition are slaughtered
an«l sold to the public.
Five young mlV*** wem found desd
und lying uncovered on the ground at
thu Rattle Hill slaughter house.
t'hlef Turner states that refuse mat
ter from the slaughtered animals arc
fed to hogs nt the Itattlo Hill slaugh
ter house and that these hogs are aft
erwards killed. He could not state
positively whether or not these Imgs
were sold to the public, hut It wtis hi*
opinion that they were.
TtrribU Condition Provailo.
At the I nioti Htock Yards, the coun
ty police also found a terrible state.
Vjunntttlcs of decaying meat und tefiise
matter were found dumped In the
ditches .>r on the level ground urt*
hurled
ring matter hns made the
I In which the slaughter
located, It Is said, almost
esldelice to he located and
unplalnt has been made
This det a
nWghliorhoo
houses are
unfit for a i
onslderahh
by nearby resident
Dr. J. I*. Kennedy, health nfWcer.
of Atlanta, stales that It Is of frequent
occurrence that Imgs und cattle fed
on refuse matter or on swill from the
distilleries are sold ns good meat In
this city.
Ur. Kennedv also states thut most
of the cattle killed In Atlanta are shlp-
l«ed In from Tennessee nnd that 11 large
quantity of these are animals which
are barred from other cities on account
• •f mote stringent health laws In those
Continued on Pago Savon.
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Continued On Ps»« ThrsB
THIt MAP 8HOW8 THE LOCATION OF THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA
' 910 THt r.lTV UIUO.8T0N.
LEADER AMONG HER RE WS
COMPLIMENTS GEORGIAN
"In «h<> minion uf Thu tlrniKlnn this nfti<rnunn u|i|ii-m<il onn nf ihi 1
most beautiful trU'ill'-* to tho Ji-wlsh lari' anil unu of the fairest unit
iiiom loiriral exiio-uion of r.u-iM relative to our rare tha: ever rams from
the pen of it fearlees anil gifted eitrtar.
"I rommemt the rdltorln! of John Temple Graves to nil of you ns
an esample of what the 1-011. truest and most learned of modern Amer-
b ans think *>f our pro|de."—Hon. Htmnr. Wolf, .if Washlncton. former min
ister t>i Kxyia and one of the most dl.tlmtulHhed members of the Jewish
latth tn Atnt-i lea. In an address to the Union nf A inert ear. Hebrew- Con-
■reitatluRa Turediiy night
Fee of sixty, which waa so blttsrly at*
tarked on the floor of this hall last
night.
"We must not let oursetves do any
thing which will be a stumbling block
In the way of our children. I was a
inbinber nf that committee. Now, 1st
this union do the manly thing In a
manly, Jewish way. Let us net hurt
accusations and throw atones at men
who are doing their duty os they see -4
It—men w-ho nre seeking not only to
help themselves, but to help you and 1
our distressed brethren on foreign and ]
hostile soil.
Defense of Committee.
"Much was s«ld because the com- j
mil tec was self-appointed and not
elected. Many were the thrusts hurled i
at this committee because of thle fact. J
And herein, because the committee was it
responsible only to Itself, lies your
safety. The committee waa composed
of men who represented no body or or- ]
Irani nut Inn of Jews. If there was any .
objection to the committee or to any
of Its actions, the blame could not bo -J
placed on you and your union or on -
the Jews nt America, oitlr on these tn- ^
dividual-members orTt xnr-xppBthttd
committee.
"After the fearful massacres of re- 8
cent months, when the appalling con- . (
■I It Ion nf the Jewa In other countrtea
wns brought to our notice 10 forcefully
nnil so horribly, was not the Jewish
press zealously and persistently plead
ing that something be done to relieve
our suffering brethren?
"No one said what waa to be don*
by the committee. No one said how
the committee waa to be chosen. A
meeting of the Jewa of America waa 7
Impracticable for many reasons.
To Help Thsir People.
"Then five prominent Jewe of Amer-
U-u called a meeting for New York city
of sixty Jews. We were no better than
you. Wo knew no more, nor were we
more ansloue to help our people. That
committee did have ordinary, average
Intelligence. You will admit this j
"Suppose we would officially have
named a committee to Influence legle- I
Intlnn on behalf of our Immigrants, 4
wouldn't the call have rung out, 'Isn't T
congress representing usT Yes. and J
TahTHie president our president?' Cer.
t.-ilnly they are. We need no commit- J
ice to spenk for us ns American Jews. J
■ Why. then, fon-c us to separate our
selves from the rest of Amrrliun cltl-
senr • You see nnw why this commit- 1
nils appointed. - not elected, he- j
cause Its action could be IndlvlduaL
not official.
"Hid not such distinguished and pa
triotic Jews ns Marshall and SchlS
want .1 committer elected hy the con
gregations? We of the West opposed
Did they not acquiesce, convinced
that our stand was the best?
"Then, can this union elect such a
committee? Are we all the Jews of
America? Think nf what o small pr*«
pni Hon we do represent I
"It would have been dangerous to
lone elei-ieil sui-h a committee. There
must he no unity mining the Jews of
Aim-Ili a to control politics.,
Degen Organisation.
"Hid not all this foolish agitation
lead to a movement of one organlsa-
lion to orgnnlxe all over the country?
Hid not one men go all nver the coun
try, lecturing on this organisation?
What are the planks of Its platform?
First, all Jews must become natural
ised. Fecund, they must become regis
tered voters. Will we. must we, or
ganise a political parly! Qod forbid!
Is>t us vote our hor.eat convictions, but
let iis vole ns Individuals, not as Jewe
members of any rellgtoua body.
When we get where we can control
politics our safety Is at an end.
"I don't believe In throwing accusa
tions at men doing their beet. We must
not say, -New York has her Ghetto,
000 Jews, let her keep them.' We
don't need New York. That's true.
Hut they need ue. Let ue help them.
"I have alweye considered that a rab
bi was a teacher of ”ood; that he'was
> good man, who, above all else, was
heritable.”
At this point the spsaker was Inter
rupted by Rabbi Jacobson..
"I rise to a point of order!" he ex-
■aimed.
"This Is not personal to you,” said
President Kraus, amid laughter and
cheers.
'A point of order lx out of order at
this tunc." ruled Vice President fiutx-
berger, w ho occupied the chair.
"Let Us Be Charitable.”
Let us be charitable,” continued tha
Continued on P<8« tma
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