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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, ft 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. Dec. . Jan. , Feb. Mch.' . April . May , June . July . Aug. Sept. . Oct. . t I ! if lrsti Pr«v. |Op«n|High'fLow| Call.l CUm . JTOd 112.80 12.80 f 12.80112.90-91 . J2.66I12.66| 12.5$!12.58)12.75-78 : 12) 7S i 2:7sh‘ 2:70 12:73'12: »8 - 90 ■ ! |j. ..fv:... |l2.8(1*88 .112.70112.70112.70 12.70,12. *4-85 .1 j ! 12.79-81 2.63fial6i i2.63|ia!74-75 i *‘ ! ... 12.52-53 . . '12.06-08 . . 11 85 II.85 11 «5 11.85 11.74 76 NEW ORLEANS COTTON. T I First I Prev Dec. , , . Jan. . , . Feb 12.72 12.83 J2.72T2.72 12.S3il2.82 ns!; sb JSb; Mch. . . April . . . 13.02 13.02ji8.66 i3*(fo|l3. May . , . June . . . 13.10 13.10 13.09 13.io 13„ July . . . ..... i 12. Oct. . . • • lii. 17-18 .25-27 .26-27 .96-98 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... Futures opened quiet. Dec. . . . . Opening Rang*, i .6.98^-6.92 I p m. <v92 I***- Clone. 7.03 V4 Dec.-.Tan. , .6 89 -6.90 6 99 Jan.-Feb. . # .6.89 -6 88 6.881,4 6 99 Feb. Mch. , 6.90 7.00 Mch.-Apr . , .6.91 --6.90 V4 6.90V4 7.01 Apr.-May . . .6,90^4-6.89 7.00 • May-June . • .6.89*4-6.89 6.89 ” 6.99 V4 June-July . .6.86^-8.89 • ••••■ 6 90V4 July-Aug . .6.83^-6.84 6.83 V4 6.98 V* Aug.-Sept . . .6.69^4-6.70 6.69 6.78 iJ Sept.-Oct. . . »- ... 6.541- Oct.-NOv. . • .6.37 6 36 V4 « 44 V4 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. Stock quotations to 10 tt. m. j 10 Prev. STOCKS — High. How. A.M. Close. Atnal. Copper. 61V* 61V4 69% B. and O 8144 91% 91* 91% xBeth. Steel.. # 29 Interbofo, pfd. 68' ’ 58' 58* * 58 >* Heading 1 61 •>, 181% J 62 S% So Pacific... S5’i 85% 86% 86 Union Pacific. 150% 150% 150% 150** U. S. Steel... 55 Vi 55 V* 55 Mi 55 s , x—Ex-dividend 1V* per cent. 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