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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS,
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CHIEF LANFORD WARNS ATLANTA
GIRLS TO BEWARE QF'NEEDLE MEN’
Government Inspector demonstrating how needlemen drug victims to ensnare them into White Slavery.
Committees Plan to End Cam
paign During Week—1,200 At
lantans Have Subscribed.
The ampaign for the raising of
the Oglethorpe fund turned into the
home stretch Monday, and the com
mittee has determined to raise this
week $60,000 still needed from At
lanta.
The splendid work of the cam
paigners has served to give greater
energy for the last dash, and Monday
morning they went to work with a
vim. Extra committees have been
added, and a thorough “clean-up” of
the city, will? be made in taking sub
scriptions Tor the university.
So far 1,200 Atlantans have sub
scribed to the fund. The daily lunch
eons will be continued at the Pied
mont Hotel during the week, at
which the various team captains will
maRe their reports. Many preachers
in the City gave talks on Oglethorpe
University Sunday and urged congre
gations to assist in the work.
Of more titan usual interest was the
talk of Dr. Thornwell Jacobs at the
Central Congregational Church, in
which he told the history of Ogle
thorpe University from its founda
tion in 1821 to its death during the
Civil War period Dr. Jacobs spoke
by request.
‘‘Oglethorpe, traced its beginning
from the organization of the Midway
Congregational Church in Liberty
County in 1773. which was organized
by a colony from Dorchester, Eng
land," said Dr. Jacobs. "The church
fostered the Idea of a university, and
in 1321 it became a reality, and from
the beginning was famous.
"Its faculty and students during
the Civil War gave everything to the
Confederacy. The money of the
school was invested in Confederate
bonds, while the students marched
forth to fight for the cause. It was
founded by several denominations
and named for Georgia's most noted
Episcopalion, James Edward Ogle
thorpe, and is being born again under
the combined efforts of all denomi
nations."
Detectives on Alert to Suppress
White Slavers Said to Have
Begun Work Here.
Chief of Detectives Lanford Mon
day morning issued a warning to the
young girls of Atlanta to beware of
the ‘‘needle men." the scientific white
slavers who dull the senses of their
victims with an .injection of a power
ful narcotic through a hypodermic
needle jab; I in the arm or wrist,
and who are thought to have fled
from New York City and established
their headquarters in Atlanta.
The Chief also expressed his will
ingness to co-operate with L. J. Ba-
ley, chief of the Southern division of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
whose plans for the suppression of
the gang were outlined exclusively in
yesterday's Sunday American.
"The danger to which the girls <*J
Atlanta are exposed from,these scien
tific criminals," said Chief Lanford.
‘‘can not be too greatly emphasized.
The method of the needle men is sure
and swift, and since they leave prac
tically no clews save possible descrip
tions by people who pay no particu
lar attention to them, the difficulty
of apprehending them is great.
Urges Girls To Be Careful.
“Since the unearthing of the gang
in New York we have heard vague
rumors that many of the white
slavers have left the Eastern metrop
olis and come to Atlanta. These ru
mors have been carefully investi
gated. and while I can not yet make
public the information we have ob
tained, I regard the situation in At
lanta now as being of sufficient grav
ity to make a warning necessary,
especially to girls who go alone to •
the theaters and on the streets.
“Too much care can not he exer
cised by girls. They should be on
their guard constantly and should
not enter into conversation with
strangers, whether men or women:
and if they are seized with a sudden
illness should be careful that they are
not assisted by persons unknown to
them. In the theaters the girls should
keep a watchful eve on the persons
who sit next to them, as the darkness
of the theater affords the needle men
an ideal opportunity for his work.
Should Report to Police.
“Cases of sudden illness in thea
ters or on the streets should be re
ported to the police or Government
agents at once, in order that an In
vestigation may be made. It is possible
that some of the many cases of illness
reported In the cheaper playhouses
and on the streets recently have been
due to the work of the needle men.
though there have yet been no re
ports of instances where they have
succeeded in abducting a girl "
Chief Lanford emphasized the ne
cessity of girls and young women
exercising unusual care during the
holiday rush. Crowds are the nat
ural stamping ground of the new
type of white slaver, as there is small
danger of .detection when the streets
are thronged with people.
"The larger the crowd," the Chief
said, “the easier is the work of the
white slavers who use the hypoder
mic needle to ensnare their victims.
Detectives on Alert.
"It is very easy to jostle a girl or
woman on the street or in a crowded
theater, jab the needle loaded with
its powerful drug into her wrist, and
then, when she falls fainting offer as
sistance. And in a crowd the white
slaver can pose a» the escort, of the
girl without much fear of detection.”
It has been noticed that during the
past week many headquarters detec
tives have spent a great deal of their
time at the cheaper theaters and min
gling with the crowds on the streets,
especially at Five Points and In Hie
congested retail district south of the
Peachtree street viaduct.
It is generally understood around
police headquarters that they have
been, given special instructions to
watch out for the needle men. and to
investigate any cases of sudden ill
ness on the street or In a theater that
comes to their attention, and they
have been stationed in front of the
showhous»e» in order that they might
more readily hear of theae cases.
Some Can
And Some Cannot
Drink Coffee Without Dangerous Results—
But if you intend 1o win out in life you will need a clearer head and steadier nerves
than the coffee drinker usually has.
Coffee contains caffeine, a subtle, poisonous drug, and its use as a daily routine bever
age causes more or less disturbance of nerves, heart, stomach, liver or some other organ.
This mav not show for a time, but the coffee drug, caffeine (about 2*4 grains to the cup) is
a cumulative poison and. for most persons, a day of reckoning will surely come.
But why wait until Nature drives home her arguments against coffee! Try this easy
test—quit coffee 10 days and try POSTUM.
After a few days the habit-forming drug, caffeine, will be eliminated from the system,
and the gradual return to old-time comfort will be the best evidence that coffee was
“getting you.’’
There’s no headache or pains of any kind iri I’ostum. It is a pure food-drink, made only
of choice wheat and a little New Orleans molasses, and is absolutely free from caffeine or
any other drug.
Postum now comes in two forms.
Regular Postum—must be well boiled to bring out its delicious flavour and food value.
Instant Postum—(the new form) is a soluble powder. A spoonful stirred in a cup of
hot water, with sugar and cream added, makes a perfect cup. instantly.
The person who has to bother with coffee aches and pains is badly handicapped, b::t
it's easv to shift to
POSTUM
And the change works wonders—
‘‘There’s a Reason”
NEGROES RENEW
PLEDGES FID
l IU. C. S.
.
Mass Meeting Assures New$100,-
j 000 Building, Leaders Assert.
OIDIUGHTS on
GEORGIA
POLITICS
, Jjy JAMES B.NEVTN
“The impression that it makes some time since the Legislature defined
Pay $4,725 for Fine
Chippendale Chair
LONDON, Dae.ri5.—jTJhe highest
priee ever known *ti> hi vie been paid
in England for a single piece of furni
ture, 14,72.5. wws paklT(or a chair of
the M-tsters, 4>t. Frudtecers Company
at Chf^tfe’jfc J J,t w§lj£ {t magnificent
Chippendale with wonderful carvings.
TO DAY’S MARKET
OPENINGS.
NEW YORK COTTON.
$5,373 Raised at Once.
Workers for the new negro Y M,
C. A. building declared Monday that
the project was assured as a result
of ’he demonstration by the negroes
at the Auditorium Sunday night.
Galled to redeem their subscrip
tions of $50,000 to the $100,000 build
ing. 7,000 negroes packed the Audi
torium. Before the meeting was over
they had subscribed $5,373 and
pledged themselves to raise the rest.
The men back of that meeting claim
a far greater significance for it than
the incident of building a new negro
Y M. C. A. It was one of the first
times in the history of the South that
! leading Southern white men have
made a really serious effort to get
the negroes as a whole interested in
the construction of a greater race
White Leaders Encouraged.
The appeal was made through the
negro churches That tremendous
response, said Marion Jackson, the
Men and Religion Forward Move
ment leader, who was one of the
speakers, was another step in the
great march that has been going on
through the centuries—the great pro
cession of the world’s progress
Still lending their aid. a number
of prominent Atlanta white men.
headed by W. Wood** White, see in
that meeting the beginning of a de
velopment of the negroes into better
citizens.
Mr. White explained that the
larger aspects of the negro race prob
lem in the South had been neglected
by Southern white men and left to
Northerners. Little progress has been
made.
Now, he explained. It is time for
the Southern white man to show his
interest in bis own section and in the
! humanity about him: and the success
of the meeting Sunday night shows
that his efforts will be well rewarded.
* Project Is Revived.
Three years ago the negroes of
Atlanta subscribed $50,000 to a $100,-
000 Y. M. C. A. building. Julius Ros-
enwald. of Chicago, and the white Y.
M. C. A. of Atlanta subscribed $25,000
each.
A few’ months ago the project seem
ed doomed, for the negroes had paid
but a few thousand dollars of their
subscript ions.
Througli the pastors of the negro
churches Mr. White and others, in
cluding many of the leading pastors
of white churches, took up the mat
ter Now $16,877 has been subscribed
and there is assurance that much
more will be obtained.
Besides Marion Jackson. Governor
Slaton. Recorder Nash R. Bro> les. Dr.
John E. White, John Temple Graves.
William Randolph Hearst's personal
representative in Atlanta, and Woods
White spoke, representing the white
people.
Ovation for Broyles.
The negro speakers were Dr. H. H.
Proctor. Dr. J. P. O'Connell, the
Rev. James Bryant and the Rev. W.
H. Moses.
The good humor of the meeting was
shown when Judge Broyles was in
troduced.
"I want to introduce a man with
whom a large element of our race is
already familiar." said Dr. W. A.
Fountain.
Judge Broyles arose and said:
“As I look over this audience I see
many familiar faces—•**
The crow’d interrupted him with
loud applause and laughter.
"But speaking seriously.” he con
tinued. "I believe that you have as
sembled at a gathering fraught with
great significance."
PotasliFoolsPunsters;
Has Name Changed
NEW YORK. Dec. 15.—Morris Pot
ash has had his name changed by
Supreme Court Justice Cohalan to
Morris Fine.
Potash said life had been made mis
erable for him since the advent of
"Potash and Perlmutter."
RIFLES TO ELECT.
JACKSON. Dec. 15.—The Jackson
Rifles will hold an election next Tues
day night to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of First Lieutenant
A M. Carmichael. I. H Hendrick
will be chosen for the place, it is said.
There Are No Better
Trains to
FLORIDA
Than the Electric
Lighted, VeatikHiied
Dixie Flyer
AND-
South Atlantic Limited
Sleeping Cars
Library, Observation
Car, Coaches
Leave Atlanta from Terminal sta
tion OaMy *t 1:10 p. m. and 10:10
p. nv Arrive JeoteeonvfU* 7. SO
a. rr>. and 8:60 a. m.
Winter Tourist Rates
For Further eartloulors
Ask the Ticket Agent
Central ot Georgia
Railway
Feerth Nitlosal BaakBatldiiq
Corner Peachtree end Merlette.
Phone M *An 400
difference somehow whether a profit
is made in handling liquors in clubs
or near-beer saloons—which Impres
sion seems to be more or less wide-*
spread in Georgia —is rather hard *.o
account for," said a well-known ad
vocate of strict prohibition in Geor
gia to-day. “There is nothing what
ever in the idea, of course.
“The sole question in the dispensing
of liquors in this State is whether
they are intoxicating—or, to be pre
cise, and follow the letter of the law,
whether they are of such a character
that, ‘when drunk to excess,’ they will
produce intoxication.’
"Prohibitionists generally appear to
think that Georgia has on its statute
books now all the law it needs in re
spect of prohibition. The present
machinery is, we think, effective
enough for all purposes, and attempt*
to get further statutes enacted are
favored generally by those interests
opposed at heart to prohibition.
"There are signs that t-here may be
some modifications of the present law
undertaken in the Legislature to be
elected next summer—not the present
General Assembly. It should not. sur
prise me to see prohibition made an
issue in a great many counties. How
ever. I have every confidence in the
world that, when It comes to a ‘show
down,’ the prohibitionists will win.
*We have the votes—1 think there is
no doubt of that!
“It. is a mistake to believe that pr ►-
hibilion may bt* separated from pulf-
tics—-ii can not. That’s all.! And pro
hibitionists know it, well and good!”
A curious mix-up has be *n
straightened out—or rather will be
in Laurens County, and a railroad is
to become the boundary line between
Laurens and Montgomery.
The discussion of the matter w.ls
brought about this week by the sur
vey of a portion of the boundary be
tween the two counties for the first
in 1859.
The line was easily located, but
proved to be so unusually crooked
arid crossed the Wadley Southern
Railroad in such a manner that the
representatives of Mofttgomery ma le
the representatives of Laurens a prop
osition that the counties make the
Wadley Southern road the boundary
line, Laurens to have the two arms of
Montgomery County that exten 1
across into Laurens now and Mont
gomery to have the arm of Laurens
that extend* into Montgomery.
The change would give a perma
nent Straight line between the two
counties, would simplify matters a
great deal in the collection of the cor
poration tax paid by the railroad t »
the two counties, and Would result ir
each having about the .same amount
of territory as before.
The section* of tbs counties in
volved In the exchartge will not
amount to more than 3,000 acres al
together.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET,
McReynolds Puts All
Egg Blame on Hen
WASHINGTON, Dec 1- Allot
ney General McReyriold^ investigat
ors have decided there Js no nation
wide cold-storage trust that there
are some local combines which can be
reached only if doing interstate busi
ness, and that the hen i* really much
to blame for higl»*pi kmai...
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Judge Fines Grandpa
$5 for Being Drunk
HUNTINGDON. W. VA., Dec. 15.—
Samuel E. Null, arrested on a charge
of drunkenness was -fitted $5 by his
grandson. City Magistrate Null.
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fog- Christmas!
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twenty package box
clean, pure, healthful
CAUTION !
WRIGLEVS
for 85 cents
You can send this sure-
to-be-welcome delicacy to
all you want to “reinember.”
It’s a big gift m long enjoy
ment—it’s little in cost to
you. Get it for yourselfl
Be SURE it*s
Wrigiey , s^<
jw it after every meal
Give regular help to teeth,
breathy appetite and digestion
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