Two hundred Bowery bummers signed and sent a petition to Salvation Army authorities last week: "We, the undersigned, wish Isabella Austin to stay on the Bowery. She did a lot for us while she was here and we do not want to lose her." The girl, 19, blond, slim, small, cheery, had been giving street talks along the Bowery the past three months, had led many a corner prayer. But the strict Salvation Army rule, that workers must be frequently shifted to new localities, was behind her instructions to proceed to Morristown, N. J....
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