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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
PLEDGES FIB
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Mass Meeting Assures New$IOO,-
000 Building, Leaders Assert.
$5,373 Raised at Once.
Worker* for the new nrgrn Y M.
(\ A. building d»■< larcd Monday that
I he project was assured as a result
of the demonstration by the negroes
at the Auditorium Runday night.
Called to redeem their subscrip
tions of $60 000 to the $100,000 build
ing, 7,000 negroes packed the Audi
torium Before the meeting was over
they had subscribed $6,373 and
pledged themselves to raise the rest.
The men hack 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 Marlon Jackson, the
Men and Religion Forward Move
ment leader, who was one of the
speaker , was another step in th«
great march that has been going on
through the centuries the great pro
cession of the world’s progress.
Still lending their aid. it number
of prominent Atlanta white men,
headed by W. Woods 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 allows,
that his efforts will be well rewarded.
Project Is Revived.
Three years ago the negroes of
Atlanta subscribed $f>0,000 to a $100,-
000 V M. C. A. building Julius Ros-
enwald, of Chicago, and the white V'.
M. (\ A. of Atlanta subscribed $*5,000
each
A few months ago the project seem
ed doomed, for the negroes had paid
but a few thousand dollars of their
subscriptions.
Through 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. Broyles, Dr.
John K. 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. I? 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 w r as in
troduced.
1 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:
"Ah I look over this audience I see
many familiar faces
The crowd interrupted him with
loud applause and laughter,
"But speaking seriously,” he con
tinued, “I believe that yo have as
sembled at a gathering fraught w'lth
great significance.”
Steamer Sinks at
Docks in Memphis
MEMPHIS. TENN, Dec. 16 The
steamer Shiloh, operated by the Delta
Navigation Company, sank while tied
to the Mempnis wharf this morning
All the passengers had left shortly
after midnight and those of the crew
aboard reached the bank in safety-
Officials of the packet company are
unable to assign a reason for the
sinking of the boat She was valued
at approximately $46,000.
Lawyer Leaps Seven
Stories to His Death
NEW YORK, Dec 18.—Bevier Hall,
a lawyer of Bay City, Mich , commit
ted suicide to-day by leaping from
the window of his room on the sev
enth floor of the Hotel Marie An
toinette. His son was sleeping in the
room.
Cocking Law Author
Is Arrested at Fight
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 15. - Among
the 65 men arrested at a cock fight
in an old mill north of Milwaukee
was State Representative Jacob
Litza. author of the law which makes
cockfighting a criminal offense.
Men Give Up Old Suit:
Woman Lawyer Wins
NEW YORK. Dec. 15.—After fifteen
' cars of litigation over a building,
Mrs. Helen Linder won her suit when
t ■ hired Miss Winntfred Sullivan, a
woman lawyer, after several male
barristers had failed.
Judge Fines Grandpa
$5 for Being Drunk
HrNTINGTON. W. VA Dec 15.
Samuel E Null, arrested on a charge
of drunkenness, was fined $5 by his
grar.dsoh. City Magistrate Null.
on
Sidelights
GEORGIA «=
POLITICS
JAMIS B. KEVIN
“The impression that it makes some
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 to
account for,' said a* well-known ad-
vim ate 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 19 whether
they are intoxicating—or, to he 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, wo think, effective
enough for all purposes, and attempts
to get further statutes enacted are
favored generally by those interests
opposed at heart to prohibition.
"There are signs that there may be
some modifications of the present law
undertaken in the Legislature to he
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 I think there is
no doubt of tha t!
"It is a. mistake to believe that pr >-
hibition may be separated from poli
tics it 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 was
brought about this week by the sur
vey of a portion of the boundary hr
tween the two counties for the first
time since the Legislature defined it
In 1853.
The line was easily located, hut
proved to be so unusually crooked
and crossed the Wadley Southern
Railroad In such a manner that the
representatives of Montgomery male
the representatives of Lauren* 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 extends 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 tj
the two counties, and would result ir
each having about the same amount
of territory as before.
The sections of the counties in
volved in 1 he exchange will not
amount to more than 3,000 acre* al
together.
Must Wed for Love
To Inherit $500,000
CADILLAC, MICH.. Dec. 15. -Chal-
letta Hall, aged 19. will receive the
$500,000 estate of her great uncle, Jo
seph Snyder, who died in San Fran
cisco, if she marrief for love within
the next year.
Pay $4,725 for Fine
Chippendale Chair
LONDON, Dec. 15.-The highest
price ever known to have been paid
in England for a single piece of furni
ture. $4,725, was paid for a chair of
the Masters of Fruiterers Company
at < 'bristle’s. It whs a magnificent
Chippendale with wonderf"! carvings.
AID IN SEAL SALES
Atlanta Red Cross Campaigners
Expect to Make Great Show
ing This Week,
The ambition of the Atlanta Red
Cross Christmas seal committee this
year is the disposal of 1,000,000 seals
In tho city and surrounding territory.
Approximately one-fourth of this
number has been Bold to date, whi h
is considered a splendid start toward
the goal.
Atlanta’s public school children have
taken up the work this week, in ad
dition to the general street sale, and
there is no doubt that their efforts
will add materially to the sales for the
week.
The special chairman for Monday
was Mrs. Leo Grossman. By nom
she had some 50 or more young wom
en aiding her. There will be a num
ber of schoolgirls added to the force
in the afternoon. One of these young
workers, Miss Jeannette Samuels, of
No. 301 South Pryor street, deserves
special mention. She is not yet 8
years old and already has sold $0
worth.
Mrs. D. R. Bootes, Saturday’s chair
man, was assisted by 30 or more
women, and some of the best work
of the day was done by members of
the Woman’s Relief Corps of the G. A.
R., of which organization Mrs. Bootes
i» president. The sales Saturday net
ted $242.86. Three sisters took in
$35.41 on Whitehall street—Miss Es-
tolD Lindsey, $10.01; Miss Jennie
Lindsey. $16 40. and Miss M. A. Lind
sey, $9.50, Other splendid sales for
the day were Mrs. James O’Donne,1,
$13.17; Mrs. F. J. White and Miss
Vera Hawke, $20; Mrs. W. M. Mans
field and Mrs. D. I. Carson, $17.15;
Mrs. Briars, $10. Mrs. Eliza Morton,
$10.70, and Mrs. ColMns, $10.90.
Miss Laura Johnston has been so
interested in the work that she has
given most of her time, to It during
the past four days, and expects to
keep at it again this week. Saturday
her sales amounted to $11.35, and her
record for the four days is $48.55.
The thermometer over Folsom’s Ho
tel show’s sales of 250,000 seals, and
it is expected to make it take a sub
stantial rise very day this week.
CHATswORTH JOBS UNSOUGHT.
DALTON, Dec. 15.- With the election
for municipal offiicals just three weeks
off. r.o one has as yet announced in
nstjworth, the new county seat of
liur: jy.
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Some Can
And Some Cannot
Drink Coffee Without Dangerous Results—
But if you intend to win out in life yon 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 disturbanec of nerves, heart, stomadh, liver or some other organ.
This may not show for a time, but the coffee drug, caffeine^(about 2V£ grains to the cup) is
a cumulative poison and, for moat persons, a day of reckoning will surely come.
But why wait until Nature drives home her arguments against coffee? Try this easy
lest- quit coffee 10 days and try POSTTJM.
After a few days the habit-forming drug, caffeine, will he eliminated from the system,
anti the gradual return to old-time comfort will he the host evidence that coffee was
“getting you.”
There's no headache or pains of any kind in Post-nm. It is a purr 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 he 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 eoffee aches and pains is badly handicapped, but
it "s easv to shift to
POSTUM
And the change works wonders- ■-
f There’s a Reason”
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Handsome
.... Will Be Awarded Free....
To Hustling Girls and Boys
BY--
Hearst’s American si AtlantaGeorgian
....On Christmas Ebe + + + +
CLIP THE
NOMINATION
BLANK
AND GAIN
1,000
VOTES.
Send In This Blank at Once.
NOMINATE A CANDIDATE
FREE CHRISTMAS GIFTS DISTRIBUTION
NOMINATION PLANK—GOOD FOR 1.000 VOTES.
HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN AND THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
I Nominate
Address
Phone No
Signed
Address
Only the First Nomination Blank Cast for Each Candidate Will Count
as 1,000 Votes.
Don’t
Delay,
Start
To-day
There is still time to enter and win if you’re hustlers. Make the little tot happy
with a $25.00 Doll, Big Teddy Bear, a Train or a Rocking Horse. 1,500 votes given for
each contract subscription.
No Moneyt To Be Collected
Is Your Child’s Name on This List? If NOT, WHY NOT?
DISTRICT NO. 1.
Fred Moon 15,000
Carl Young 12,500
Paul Phillips -lo.ooo
Estell Price 18,000
Mary Jenkins 16,000
Mary Cloud 17 500
Howard Roberts qg 500
Beuford McDennwood qg 000
Clyde Wood 16,000
Harry Gilen 17 ,000
Archibald Little jg 000
w. B. Ware 19,500
Davis McCollough 16,500
DISTRICT NO. 2.
Frank Liehtenwalter 14,500
Morgan Roberts 1,000
Charles Felix 1,000
Inez Britton 1,000
Elizabeth Carr 16,500
Sam Gotlieb 1,000
Addie Lautzk 12,500
Arthur John 1,000
Laura May Gamer 1,000
Charles Jones 16,000
Charles Stanton 15,500
Harry Hill 16,000
Morris Cumberworth 15,000
Gertrude Scott 1,000
Lewis Seigle 1,000
Joel Rogers 1,000
Eugene Walker 14,500
Howard Bussy 1,000
Reginald Rives 17,000
Neville Young 18,500
Emory Welsh 1,000
Edxvin Welsh 14,500
Joe Robkins 1,000
Mabel Hartsfield 1,000
Rebecca May Moses 11,000
Dorothy Lawshe 19,000
Evie Lee Rasser 1,000
Margareita Heck 1,000
J. C. Edwards 17,500
Hubert Whidley 1,000
Marion Smith 1,000
Charles Hall 16,500
Sadie Gordon 1,000
Gaines Mann 1,000
Joe Deitch 17,000
Morris Everett 1,000
Ruth Allen 1,000
Paul Briggs 1,000
Margaret Miller 19,000
Lucille Mann 1,000
Herdon Thibaldian 18,000
Gussie Dash 19,500
Marguerite Martin 15,000
Gertrude laacoff 14,500
Leroy Handle 1,000
Nathan Fagle 1,000
Lavine Stone 19,000
Vellie Epstein 18,500
DISTRICT NO. 3.
Mary Wheless 19,000
Evelyn Burke 19,500
Wymer Marion 1,000
James E. Hudson 1,000
Julia Bogwell 12,000
Edna Bradley 1,000
Lillian Greye O’Connor 18,500
Eva Adams 15,500
Ruth Sorrows 16,500
Howard Park 1,000
Fred Lichtenwater 1,000
Willie Lee Wilson 17,000
LeGrande Murphy 17,500
Virvial Baxton 16,500
Clara Adams 19,000
Rosalyn Macks 1,000
Irene Georgia 17,000
Mary Whellis 1,000
Elizabeth Bender 18,500
Doris Fresh 17,000
Frederick Schoen 15,000
Jimmie Warner 14,500
Annie Bell Long 1,000
Jack Roaker l 000
Eddie Sinclair . 18*000
Erma Fisher 16^000
DISTRICT NO. 4.
Annie Grady McDade 15,500
Thomas Crow 16,000
Frank Holloway 17*500
Fred Lyon 15*000
Frank Alwise 1,000
Ellis Alexander 14*000
Rolland Goodroe 12,000
Heggie Evans ill!.’!.*!! 15^00
Nell Brantley 19 000
Katie Barrett 15^500
Olivia Watkins 14,500
Willie Mae Watson L000
Harry McLaughlin 18^000
Carl England q ’ooo
Nellie Kate Butler 15,500
Ward Dimsey 14,000
Mrs. McMaulding 1000
Mattie Simmons q 000
Fred Pittman 14 500
Ruth Ham 16^500
Nellie Hawkins 17 500
Earnest Pratt 18*000
Estelle Tinsley qg’ooo
Helen Peavv .7777777 .16^500
DISTRICT NO. 5.
John L. Harper qg qqo
Wright Hudson ” * ” .15 500
Ganovieve Stranger 1*000
Florence Simonson qg 500
Ann Mayer 16 500
Mary Harman " "" _ q 000
Garnet Foreman q’oOO
Helen Hang . ..7....7. 77! .17*500
Mattie Warren 000
Miss Mary E. Pingston "...777 !l9^500
Beatrice Goldsmith .w'oOO