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IIEARST’K SUNDAY AMERICAN. ATLANTA. GA„ SUNDAY. DECEMBER 14. 1913.
50,000 a Day Seat Setters' Aim
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[(Jang Driven From New York Said to
Come to Atlanta to Trap Girls in
Theaters and Lure Them Away.
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Dark
Monday Expected to See Record
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Mrs. Hugh Willett Explains Work
L. J Baley, chief of the Southern
division of the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation. a branch of the Depart
ment of Justice, has launched on in
vestigation of a persistent rumor that
the "needle men" of New York City,
the scientific white slavers who in
vade the darkness of theaters and
dull the senses of their victims with
an injection of a powerful narcotic
through a hypodermic needle jabbed
Into the arm, have fled from New
York, owing to the activity of (Eastern
agents of the bureau, and have made
Atlanta headquarters for their opera
tions.
The rumor, which is so well found
ed that Mr. Baley has decided on im
mediate action to frustrate the plans
of the gang and drive them out of the
cltv before any Atlanta girls fall vic
tims to the needle, is baaed on mys
terious illnesses of women In crowded
places during the past week, and the
fact that several noted criminals,
both men and women, wb6 are known
to have operated with gangs of white
slavers in otner parts of the country,
but who have always evaded arrest
and conviction/ have been seen In At
lanta. These criminals Include both
men and women, and are among the
most noted crooks of the United
States.
Gang Leaders Seen Here.
Two of the leader** of the alleged
gang, a man who calls himself Harry
McMillan, but who is known to the
police of a score of cities as “The
Prince,” and n woman named Marie
LaPere, known in the world of crime
as "The Angel.” because of her in
nocent apneirance. are said to have
been seer in a downtown crowd Sat
urday morning.
Although Mr. Balov will not admit
it, it is generally understood that sev-
er-'l specific instances of voung girls
becoming puddenlv ill while sitting in
local crowds have been reported and
are forming the basis for the invest!-
..11inn. And the significant fact about
tlifpe cases is that in each case there
i -omeone. either a woman or a
1 ’ 11:. sitting near the girl who has
1 tak< her out of the
: id .end her home or take
• 1 :«• i i ;■ i iar. So far as can be
|: »!* . i»-> Atlanta girl has vet fallen
the “needle men." and
tde by ''•ir. Ba-
•M t Iftt ‘-iris are
of theaters by strang-
Movies Favored Fields.
V * cheaper movies are the favorite
! piping ground of the new type of
vnite slaver, because of the oppor-
’unity which the darkness affords
■ ;hn to work the needle, and the small
,: !<elihond of discovery.
The plan of the "needle man” when
he wishes to ensnare a victim is dev
ilish in its simplicity. Usually the
"slavers” number two, a man and a
woman, though cases have been
known where a single woman or a
man has pulled the trick, usually pos
ing as an elderly person of kind-
hearted anpearanee.
The “needle men” hunt their prey
on the busy streets of a cltv. and fol
low a young and pretty girl until she
enters a inovie theater, following her
into the playhouse. The girl sits
down and the “needle man” drops
carelessly into a seat alongside of
her The gi*i becomes Interested and
leans forward, her arm resting on the
arm of the seat. The hypodermic
needle, already loaded with a power
ful drug, is drawn quickly from the
pocket and Jabbed suddenly Into th<
arm of the girl, causing practically no
pain.
Victim Is Ensnared.
The girl becomes suddenly 111 and
falls, half-fainting. Then the "needle
man" or woman volunteers to take*
her out Into the fresh air, posing per
haps as her brother, father or merely
as a sympathetic person whose heart
is touched. An automobile Is in wait
ing at the theater entrance and the
victim is bushed into the waiting car.
The "needle man" -.aps into the car
beside her—and the machine is gone,
and another victim is ensnared
While Mr. Baley refused to disclose
whatever plans he may have for h’#»
campaign against the "needle men '
In Atlanta, h* declared Saturday that
every effort would be made to break
up the gang if it is found that one
exists in Atlanta.
"While, of course, I do not know
that there are any needle men op
erating in Atlanta now,” Mr. Baley
said, "the fact that they have been
active in New York and other cities
may indicate that there is also a
gang of them in Atlanta. If there
are any hero, we arc going to do our
best to break them up.
Dangerous Class.
"Men and women with enough in
telligence to a.nply science to their
criminal i r re infinitely more
dangerous lhan the ordinary sort of
white slaver, and a woman should be
■ arefui when she Is in a theater, or
even on t’ae street, for the needle men
have been known to use their needles
when parsing a voung woman in a
crow*' In New York, I understand,
several scores of women have been
rrr.ulc victims of the white slavers
hn -k method When a young
n es iddenlv 111 in a th --
r ;i:k1 fe*-Is . sharp pain in her
irm. s'.it* should report it at once,
v.'itii a des rint’on, if possible of tho
pc.*< who occupied seats on either
of her. Unless there is some-
i king definite to work on—-some spe-
.dfio - the difficulty of catching
the gang is going to be aJl the great
er.”
The scientific white slaver ig rec
ognized by police authorities all over
the country as the most dangero 1 s
criminal that has developed in the
last decade. His methods denote
unusual Intelligence, anfavor
able opportunities he As in the
crowded and darkened theaters and
on the crowded streets make him ex
ceedingly hard to capture. Although
Atlanta Is the first Southern city to
feel the terrors of the needle men,
they have been working in the Bast
and Government agents of that sec
tion are hot on their trail.
One man, a young South American,
who gave his name as Armand M«j-
garo, has been arrested in New York
Miss Eva Doylo
selling Red
Cross stamps
for the students
to Principal
W. F. Dykes, of
the Boys’ High
School.
Alabama Presbyterians Secure
500 Acres Near Lookout and
Plan Big Improvements.
BIRMINGHAM. Deo. 18.- fostered
by the Synod of Alabama and influ
ential Presbyterians of the lower
South, the Lookout Mountain Chau
tauqua and Summer Assembly ha«
been formed. ,.00 a 'TPS of desirable
land on Lookout Mountain, near F'ort
Payne, has been purchased, together
with the DeKulb Hotel in Port Payne,
now known as the Hotel Manltou.
Preparations are being made for
chautauquas every summer, the first
to be held next year.
The Rev. Henry M. Kdmonds, pas
tor of the South Highlands Presbyte
rian Church of Birmingham, is at the
head of the organization, with H. C
Kegiey, editor cf The Presbyterian, as
secretary, and W. F. Thetford, Jr„
of Montgomery one of the leaders in
the project.
Dr. Janies G. Snedr-cor. of Tusca
loosa, and other prominent Presby
terians of the State and adjoining
States are giving assistant in the
movement, which is < xperted to oi-
trart attention throughout the South.
The property, which is on Lookout
Mountain, is to be developed at once.
The erection of a big hotel on the
grounds, together with an auditorium,
-ecreation grounds and other conven
iences, including a number of summer
cottages, is planned. There are ex
cellent railroad connections and a
good road leads to the grounds. Near
ly is an immense lake which will af
ford battling, boating and other facil
ities. There is a big cave in close
proximity to the grounds. \n Invest
ment of nearly $800,000 is assured.
The locality Is noted for its altitude,
tne statement being made that tlie
place is the highest point between
Cincinnati and New Orleans on the
Queen and Crescent Route, and it is
expected that health-seekers will also
he attracted.
Leech, Head of Elks,
To Visit Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM. Dec. 13.— Birmingham
Lodge of Elks have made preparations
to entertain Edward Leech, of New
York, Grand Exalted Ruler of the
order, who will visit this city.
A dinner will be given the distin
guished visitor at a local hotel and an
automobile trip through the city and
manufacturing section of the district
during the afternoon. Elks from all
parts of Jefferson County will gather
Sunday to give the visitor a hearty re
ception
IT BASKET BULL
i Coach Bean's Quintet Captures
Hard-Fought Game From
Chattanooga Team.
The Atlanta Athletic Club basket
ball team won over the Chattanooga
Tigers last night by the score of 46
to 20.
The game was hurt]-fought by both
sides and full of thrills. A much
larger pcoie should have been the
outcome, but both teams wqre away
off on field goal shooting, missing
many easy shots. The Tigers must
be given oTedit for being a plucky
bunch, and their passing and follow
ing up the ball was excellent. Coach
Joe Bean’s men could not get to going
in the early stages of the game, and
it was not until the second half was
nearly over before they hit their real
stride.
Forbes, for Atlanta, led in field goal
shooting, garnering ten goals, some of
them being pretty shots. p5d Carter
played a good offensive game, ringing
five field goals. For the Tigers, Nor
man and McCollum were the stars,
the former at breaking up passes and
running the floor, while tHe latter
starred at shooting field goals.
The score at the end of the first
half was: Atlanta, 24; Chattanooga,
10. In the second half both teams
seemed to ‘'find” themeslves, and
played a tar better game. Good tea.ni
work, as well as individual playing,
was in evidence. The Atlanta boys in
the last few moments opened up with
excellent shots, Smith and Forbes
being the oval'tossers.
The line-up:
A. A. C. (46). Po*. Chatta. (20).
Forbes (20) R. F... Norman UD
Smith (10) L. F.. McCollum (8 >
Du Bard (4) C Brockhaus
Carter (10) R.G..G. Gamble (4)
Weaver (2) L». G Ohls
Points awarded—2. Time of halves
—20 minutes. Fouls committed--A.
A. (\. 10; Chattanooga, 6. Goals from
fouls—Norman, 2. Referee—Jamison.
Tiring of Father’s
Coffin Talk, Elopes
ROME. Dec., 13. Alias Hansel
Gilbretli, the daughter of a, wealthy
coffin manufacturer of Cleveland.
Term., became tired, she save, of hear,
ing her father dis, uss his trade arid
j the lugubrious subjects apertaining
to it and etoned to Rome with Carl
| Hunter, a one-legged ooy, thereby
I causing his arrest an a kidnapper
and making him liable to an accusa-
j tion of white slavery.
Hunter and the girl, who is 18 and
| a beauty, registered at a local hotel
i where they were arrested. Both were
j taken back to Cleveland, the boy
I under arrest.
.Husband Chokes Her,
Wife Charges, Suing
Mr*. Willette Carnee, In Divorce Plea.
Alto Declares Mother-In-Law
Was Cruel to Her.
Charging her husband choked her
insensible and whs otherwise cruel.
Mrs. Willette Carnes, formerly Miss
Willette Waltop, of College Park, filed
suit for divorce .Saturday against W.
P. Carnes, of Klnwood, Fayette Coun
ty, Georgia.
She also charged cruelty on the pari
of her mother-in-law. She returned
to her parents’ home. Then her hus
band built a house for them at Kin-
wood. Believing she might get along
better with hitn without the presence
of his mother, she says, she consented
to live there with him, but shortly
after her return to him she came in
contact with his mother again.
This caused her to leave him again,
but upon his plea Rhe returned to him
and went to Chattanooga, where he
wan to obtain a position. The cruel
treatment continued here, she charges*
Col, O'Leary Quits
The First Regiment
SAVANNAH, Dec. 13. In the retire
ment from the National Guard to-day
of Colonel M. J. O'Leary, commander
of the First Regiment, the State loses
the sendees of one of Its most efficient
military men. Colonel O’Leary went
into the military service in 187 and had
served almost continuously.
When the street railway men struck
at Augusta last year Governor Brown
called upon Colonel O'Leary to take
command of the troops and place the
city nnder martial law He not only
prevented several riots, but was largely
responsible for the amicable adjust
ment of the differences between the
company and ita men.
Colonel O’Leary will be succeeded by
Lieutenant Colonel John O. Butler, who
has served under him for a number of
years.
Doctors to Launch
Eugenics Campaign
ROME, Dec. 13.—Eugenics will be
the main topic for discussion among
the physicians of the Seventh Dis
trict when they convene here Decem
ber 19.
It is expected the doctors will adopt
resolutions calling upon physicians,
ministers and laymen of this district
to teach thr* science of eugenics. Dr.
J. T. McCall, of Home, will make the
first address on the subject. Other
well-known doctors will speak.
Farmer Kills Self
Because of Illness
MONTGOMERY, Dec. 13. Law
rence Judkins a prominent planter of
Mount Meigs, near Montgomery was
found dead in bed with a bullet hole
In hl» head. lie was 65 years old and
resided at Mount Meig: for 25 years
The belief prevails that 111 health
caused Judkins to commit suicide.
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Cutter Making Annual Cruise 1o
Look for Trouble Off North
Carolina Coast.
NEW BERN, N. C„ Dec. 13. -Tim
United States revenue cutter Pamlico,
In command of Captain C. W. Joynes,
w ltd came here several dayr ago from
Key West, FIs., has left for a cruise
of several weeks on Pamlico Sound
and around the waters in this section.
Always at this season the Pamlico
is sent out on these cruises and dur
ing the time that the vessel has been
stationed here she nas rushed to the
aid cf countless mariners, who have
been caught in the grasp of storms
and heavy seas. The vessel was nev
er In better shape for doing patrol
duty up and down the coast than at
the present time.
Up to the present season the vessel
has not been equipped with a wire
less station but recently ttyl boat was
taken to Baltimore and on her was
Installed one of the most modern sets
of wireless apparatus that could be
secured.
Frequent trials have been made
since th© vessel returned to Newbern
and the operator has shown that he
can, with ease, pick up a message at
a distance of 200 miles.
Owes Her Life to
This Lung Medicine
Th* manufacturer* of Eckman’a Alterative.
a raedlrln* for Throat and Lung affections, re- (
grrt that all sufferer# of these serious trou- <’
Tiles do not take the trouble to Investigate for 1
themaebea what this medicine has accomplished (•
during the past fifteen years In a number of ;
cases. Read this:
nrtmth, Lake Co., Ind.
"Gentlemen: About September 10. 1P0S. mv
mother-in-law was rak»*n sink with Catarrhal
Pneumonia, which developed Into Lung Trouble.
Iu January, when Her. Win. Ben. of F.t.
Michael’s Church, at Schererville. Ind.. pre
pared her for death. ho recommended that f
ge» Eckman’a Alterative, and *ee if it would
not give her some relief. The attending phy
sician declared she had Lung Trouble anti was
beyond all madjcal aid. So I Immediately had
Rer. Wm. Berg to send for a bottle. Bract 1
cally without, hope for rn.w'ry. I instiled that,
she- try the Alterative, which she did 1 am
glad >o say 'hat. she, soon heftun to Improve.
Now she works as hard ss ever, weighs twenty
pounds heavier than she ever did beforo she
took alck. and Is in good health."
(Affidavit) JOS. GRIMMER.
(j (Above abbreviated; mori on request.)
Erkraan’s Alterative has been proven by many
( years’ test to be most efficacious for severe
) Throat and Lung Affections. Bronchitis. Bro
( chlal Asthma. Stubborn Colds and in upbuild-
t' in* the system. Contains no narcotics, poi-
1 sons or habit-forming drugs. Sold by ail
) Jacobs’ Drug Store* and other leading druggists.
\ Write the Eekman Laboratory. Philadelphia.
Pa., for booklet telling of recoveries and addl-
) tional evidence.
and is held on heavy bond as a mem
ber, If not the leader, of one of the
"needle gangs.” His capture followed
an attempt to kidnap Mrs. Marjorie
Graff, a young bride of Newark, N. J,,
who became suddenly ill while watch
ing a moving picture show and who
was afterward found to have been
drugged with a hypodermic injection
of a powerful dr”g. Megaro, it is
said, was arrested when he tried to
escort her from the theater, the girl
screaming that he was not her broth
er. as he is said to have posed.
Prominent women of New York
have joined the authorites in the
campaign against the needle men, and
many of them have brought instances
of where young °'rls have become ill
to tne attention of the Government
agents. Among them were Mrs.
James Lee Laidlaw and Mrs. Rogers
H. Bacon, who are said to have toll
the Government men of several in
stances of young high school glris
having been jabbed with a hypo
dermic needle.
J. Pierpont Morgan
Elected Vestryman
NEW YORK. Dec. 13.—J. Pierpont
Morgan was elected a vestryman a:
St. George’s Church in Stuyvesant
Square at the election of wardens and
vestrymen held in the church. Mr.
Morgan’s father was senior warden
of St. George’s up to the time of his
death.
No Games, Music or
Chairs in Saloons
ST. LOUIS, Dec. IS. No more card
games, dire, nickel-in-the-slot piano
music, raffles, not even a chair upon
which a customer may rest his weary
bones in the saloons of St Louis County.
The ruling was made under a State
law. which never has been enforced.,
the house from an ambulance.
Giant Thermometer Registers the
Progress of Campaign Which
Is Likely to Set New Mark.
XMAS DIAMONDS
Closing out a stock of small stones of superior quality.
1-16 ct $7.50 1-8 ct $15.00
1-4 ct 32.50 3-8 ct.
17.50
SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY
Provident Loan Society, i«c.
W. E. McMILLEN
14 AUBURN AVE.
With 150,000 seals sold In the first
four days of the campaign, the work
ers of the Atlanta Anti-Tuberculosis
Association who are selling the Red
Cross Christmas stamps will go forth
Monday morning determined to break
all former records and average 50,000
seals a day during the remainder of
the selling campaign.
The progress of the campaign is
noted each clay on the giant ther
mometer that has been erected near
Five Points on Marietta street and
the "mercury” is rapidly climbing up
toward the million mark set for the
1913 sales.
Monday is expected to be the ban
ner day of the campaign. Reports
are expected then from the school
children, to whom seals were dis
tributed Friday, and it is expected
that they will have sold a large num
ber.
Mrs. Leo Grossman will be leader
of the workers Monday and she is
planning to break all previous sales
records. On Tuesday Mrs. A. C. Mc-
Han will have charge of the sales
forces; on Wednesday, Mrs. VV. W.
Martin; on Thursday, Mrs. Samuel
Lumpkin, and on Friday the Woman’s
Club of the Third Ward Civic Club
<\ ill have charge. The work Satur
day will be directed by the Children
of the Confederacy, of which Miss
Mary Griffith is president.
Friday a Record Day.
Mrs. D. K. Bootes was in charge of
the working force Saturday and
turned in sales amounting to between
$30u and $400. Friday was one of
the best days the campaign has yc,
seen. Mrs. John M. Cooper, in charge,
herself turned in $30.45, although she
was busy most the day checking iff)
and directing the work. Her aids
sold $375.SO worth of seals. Some of
the line records Fridav were made
by Mrs. Sam Finley at the Candler
Building. $40; Mrs. Maude Maddox
and Miss Alma Stanley at the Peters
Building, $23.80 Misses Madge Horne
and Irene Lopez at the Brown 6c Al
len corner, $16.40; Miss Marie and
Nellie Hood Ridley at the Grant
Building. $17.01: Miss Sappho Thrash
at the Winecoff Hotel, $10.60.
Other workers have made splendid
records during the four days of the
campaign, and there is much rivalry
among the young women to break
the mark of $48 set by Miss Caroline
Muse, which so far Is the largest
single sales made in a single day by
any one worker.
Mrs. Hugh Willett, chairman of the
general committee, last night issued
a pamphlet arranged in the form of
questions and answers, giving: the
aims and pur- <>s of the campaign
and containin'-' . ormation about the
work done ii. At nta.
Tiie pamphlet states that only ten
per cent of the money realized from
the sales of th seals goes to the Na
tional Association.
Unable to Care for Cases.
The remainder goes to the local
organization and is applied to the aid
of local cases. The fact that the city
docs very little for the consumptives
of the cltv is stressed in the booklet,
and the statement is made that the
Battle Hill Sanitarium accommodates
only 150 patients, while there are
more than 3,000 cases of tuberculosis
in the city at the present time. Last
year there were 300 deaths from tlie
disease in Atlanta.
The fact that fresh air, intelligent
care and proper diet will destroy the
tubercular germ if discovered in time,
is noted, and it is also noted that At
lanta’s sanitarium is unable to cart
for the increasing army of consump
tives.
The booklet tells of the work of
the Anti-Tuberculosis Association, of
the four trained nurses who investi
gate and care for the cases that arc
reported and of the two free dispen
saries and three free clinics that are
maintained. The association now has
under treatment 400 patients, and 906
cases have been examined since the
first of the year.
The booklet states that the associa
tion derives its support almost wholly
from the sale of the seals.
Saloonkeeper Fined
For Giving Free Lunch
HARTFORD. CONN.. Dec. 13. Be
cause ho served soup and food to poor
customers, Frank Francolini, a saloon
keeper. was lined $10 under the anti
free lunch law.
A wonderful assortment
of Portable Electric and
Gas Lamps from $4 to $25.
Brass and Iron Andirons
from $3 to $55.
Qusen Mantei and Tile Go,
56 W. MITCHELL ST.
Clearance Without Reserve!
Of Every Suit, Coat and Dress in Stock
YY/HEN the Southern Suit 6c Skirt Company says “G:>3:l-bye” to stocks, they go
’ * out in a hurry! Nothing carried over into another season-—the fixed policy
of this store, combined with the fact that the past warm weather has left us with an
excess over normal of some 2,200 garments, nece sitates this sale NOW, instead of a month hence. We
might paint a pen picture here of the styles, the fabrics, the colorings in detail, but what would it profit us
or 4 OU, when you know this-—Me largest exclusive apparel store in the South---HAS THEM ALL!
Wye Said t fiood=bye v to Every (iarnient Here!
All $18 and $20 A ()(j All $22.50, $25 ^ All $35 and $40 ()()
COATS
All <$30 and $35
sms
All $50 and $60
SUITS
COATS V,
$IA 75 AI1 $ 37 ’ 50 ’ '^ 4,) $
COATS
All $37.50, $40 i 5Q All $45. $47.50 J
SUITS44 SUITS Zv
gQ All $18 and $20 QQ All $22.50, $25
75
Dresses
Dresses
Alteration Force Increased--No Charge for Alterations
South
ern
uit fc v ' Skirt Go
"Largest Excsluive w omen s Apf>a rd Store ui the South
GEO. W. SEAY* President :: :: :: 43-45 Whitehall St.
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