davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-26

Learning what it is that is offered
her she is at first appalled,, but is
finally half cajOled and half forced
by the prophecies into putting on a
flmy kown and offering herself as a
sacrifice to her mothers need. A
cadet becomes enraptured of her
and seeks to make her his own espe-
cial chattel. While she is struggling
with him, a girl rushes into the par
Tor clad in extremely scanty negligee,
seeking succor from a beating which
is being administered to her because
she will not stop lighting.
This girl clings 10 the other; they
are Overpowered by the madam and
the cadet, and as both are being
chOked and beaten rescue comes in
the form of a special agent of the
government, who, through a series Of
events which need not be narrated
here, had long since fallen in love with
the heroine. The girls are rescued,
the cadet and the big politician" who
is the real proprietor of the house
are led away in handouts. and all is
well.
George Probert. as the wholly re-
pulsive cadet does a wonderful piece
of work. Mary Nash, as the heroine.
and Dorothy Dorr, as the madam,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-26

NEW YORK. Aug. 26.-With Aug
ust still week from it's close, two
new theatrical productions are turn
ing people away nightly and have set
tied down TO a winter of undoubted
great prosperity.
The plays which have thus estaL-
lished a new Broadway record are
The Lure. pioneer OF a coming host
OF white slave dramas. and Potash
and Perlmutter". stage presentations
OF Montague Glass famous cloak and
suit heroes.
George Scarborough. author OF The
Lure, was for a year or ore a special
agent employed in ferreting out white
slavers. The play was written out of
what he learned during this time.
II is pretty sketchy drama, laying
its stress more upon incident than
character, but is nevertheless a virile
ard thrilling portrayal of the horrible
conditions which have of late been
coming TO public attention. The
story is that Of a girl desperate over
the need of money to save her invalid
mothers life. who is lured to a dis
reputable house under promise of
some sort of work.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-26
MOTHER PLUNGES INTO
CISTERN AFTER CHILD
Physicians Work Two Hours Over
Babe But Are Unable To
Revive Him.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug 90
Standing in the doorway of her home
Mrs. Samuel Morrison Monday saw
her year-old son fall into a cistern
through a faulty cover. Frantic. she
ripped up the old wooden cover and
plunged into five feet of water in the
cistern.
WOrkingmen, hearing her screams,
rescued her and found the body of
the child, but physicians who worked
over the body for two hours. Were
unable to revive the baby. More than
$50 gallons of oxygen were used in
an effort to save the child.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-26
WILLIE PALMER Is
GOING TO BE GOOD
Little Lad. Aged 63, Tells Father
He'll Quit Sowing His Wild
Oats.

CHICAGO, Aug. 26. - Willie
Palmer, jr., aged 63. is through lead
ing the gay, fast life, and will stick
to the pledge he gave Municipal JudSe
Sebath and his father, William Pal
mer. ST.. aged Sc.
Yes, sid" piped William. aged Sc.
affectionately stroking the gray hairs
of Willie" aged &C., Monday, willie
will SOW no more wild oats. He was
in bed at o'clock Sunday night and
refused TO go out with the boys. For
80 years he's been as wild as a colt.
But when a boy gets to be 60, l say
It's time for him to behave"
Dads right" said Willie. so years
of whoop-to-dee is about enough for
any boy. When I signed the pledge
TO quit drinking l meant it. I'm going
to be good"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-26

have to venture into rather strange
fields of emotional portrayal. Neither
could possibly depict the actual things
which women would do. under the
given circumstances, without driving
the audience from the theater and the
play from the stage. But they both
do whatever may be done very ca
pably.
Barney Bernard floats high on the
crest of Potash and Perlmutter". His
Abe Potash is a revelation of artistic
power which has instantly lifted him
from the ruck of Hebrew comedians
and opened undOubted new paths be-
fore him.
There seems every likelihood that
Believe Me, Xantippe", another play
1t is a YER lively comedy by F'reder-
lex Ballard Boston approved il last
winter. John Barrymore has the
leading part, and that means much.
when Dreams Come True" arrived
in New York from a long Chicago run,
does not promise to linger here. AS
usual New York does not agree with
Chicago. New York does not think
that Joseph Santley is a musical COM
edy star. nor that his vehicle is very
much of a musical comedy.
May Vokes scores a great personal
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-26
JEROME ON HAND
TO TAKE PART IN
THE THAW TRIAL
His Arrival Doesn't Seem to
Have Disturbed Prisoner,
Who SneeringIy Refers to
Him as willie"

SHERBROOKE, Que. Aug. 26.-
The arrival of William Travers
Jerome, Harry Kendall Thaw's old
prosecutor, the assumption by ex-
Gov. William A. Stone of Pennsylva-
MIA, Of the position Of spokesman here
for the Thaw family pending the COM
ing OF Roger O'Mara. the Pittsburgh
detectives, and the injection into the
case of renewed talk OF it assuming
international aspects. were briefly the
chief Developments of the day in
SherbroOke, the ninth since Stanford
Whites slayer fled from Matteawan.
II Thaw was terrOrized by JerOme's
coming. he succeeded in cOncealing
mis- feeling 10 all who visited him in
his cell Again he spoke of Jerome
sneeringly. calling him Willie" and
insisted that the lawyers reissue a
summary Of Jeromes remarks made
in 1908 when ne said that no one had
ever cOutended Thaw was insane. OF
the ighler incidents of a day of eX-
misunderstanding principally because
of what might happen-was Thaw's
show OF temper over the fact that
his breakfast was ten minutes late
and his continued erratic statements
relative 10 plans for the publicity
campaign which he regards as more
important than any legal aspect OF
his case.
International visit.
The possibility of an international
twist In the case came when eX-GOv.
stone raised the point that a Can
adam. embroiled in the dominion 5
iron-Clad immigration law regula-
tions. would doubtless have a right
10 appeal 10 the courts Thaw. il had
been said. would have no such priv
iege. no opportunity 10 appeal. should
he be ordered depOrted, except 10 the
minister OF tbs interior at Ottawa.
Mr.. Stone regarded this as contrary TO
the treaty between Canada and the
United States guaranteeing 10 Amer
lean citizens before Canadian courts
the same rights as Canadians.
In my opinion" said Mr. Stone,
''the snow will be deep In SherbrOOke
before Thaw leaves Canadian soil.
None OF the contingent of Thaw's
Canadian lawyers would commit
themselves as 10 whether they shared
Mr.. Stones views. although all con-
coded that the constitutiOnality Of the
drastic immigration lava compare
lively new one-had never been test
ed in the courts. They said that so
far as they knew the procedure out
lined last week would be followed
that OF arraigning Thaw In the SUI
perior court Wednesday on a writ
OF habeas corpus. obtaining his re-
lease on present commitment, max
ing a fight before the immigration
board anc then reiinquishing 20 the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-26
At THE MAJESTIC.

The Frisco Four scored such hit
at the Majestic Saturday and Sunday
that they were held over for the first
three days of this week and with new
songs and chorus combinations will
continue to entertain. Grace Dear
mond. in a dramatic sketch, The
Waif'', offers a pleasing act that is a
variation from the usual Majestic Of
fering. Charles Bennington, an aero
bat of skill in spite of his handicap of
only having one leg, does some re-
markable high kicking. Rose Beck
erich, with new spotlight songs and
three reels of interesting pictures,
make a program of more than average
interest
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-26
MOTHER HEARS OF SONS
DEATH IN MEXICO
Edmund Hayes, jr., Went to- Neigh
boring Republic Five Years
Ago.

PENNINGTON. Moo. Aug 26.-Ed-
mund Hayes. jr.. reported killed at Ma
dera, Mexico. by federal soldiers. was
the son OF Mrs. Ellen Hayes of Farm
ingtOn. who received a message from
Washington Monday informing her
that Edmund had been killed by fed
eral troops under Francisco CordoVa.
when they captured the town.
Young Hayes was graduated from
Bowdoin college about five years ago
and three years later went 10 Mexico
in the employ OF the MADEIRA Lumber
Co.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-26
TO DEDICATE NEW
GOVERNMENT DAM

KEOKUK. Ia. Aug. 26.-Gov. Ed
ward +. Dunno OF Illinois was the
only executive who adhered 10 his
original schedule and reached Keokuk
for the governors day celebration in
connection with the dedication OF the
S27. 900. 600 dam.
Missouri was represented officially
by Justice G. Il. Ferris and Asst. Atty.
Gen b. r. Rutherford of Jefferson
City
The formal exercises OF dedication
will take place Tuesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-26
< X X X X X = - y X X X =
AT THE THEATERS x
< X X X x X X X X X X X \
THE BANSHEE.

two-reel Offering with an Irish
setting so realistic as 10 make the
observer think he is in the Emerald
isle. The pigs and chickens and COW
are in evidence. The plot centers
about the cry Of the Banshee. Dan
refuses TO have the baby christened.
but in his drunken stupor has vivid
dream. He sees his wife flee with
the landlords handsome son, whom
he follows and kills by knocking him
of cliff. Then the cabin is set fire
to by the indignant neighbors. Finally
the Banshee appears before Dan and
this brings him out of his dream. A
good offering and will be shown at
the Surprise theater today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-26

with Mexico" said Cannon. THE
Monroe doctrine has bound us to ac-
ton and foreign nations. knowing
this, are driving us to action, in order
to stop loss of life among Europeans
i'm the southern republic"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-26
HAVE REHEARSAL.

All was hustle and hustle in the vi
cinity Of the Auditorium yesterday,
the Grayce Scott players assembled
for their first rehearsal in South Bend
preparatory 10 the opening of their
season on next Saturday night.
The opening play will be "A Wo-
mans Way" which, when produced
by Miss Grace George three seasons
ago. proved 10 be the greatest success
she has ever had. The play is entirely
new to South Bend, never having been
seen here before and should prove a
treat to the theatergoers Of this city
No better play could have been chos-
en- for the debut of the new company,
as all the members have splendid
parts and the play requires the best
of dressing as all the scenes are laid
in a Fifth avenue, New York man
sion. The management of the new
company has an exceptionally strong
and pleasing list of players TO follow
A Womans Way" and the season
will have to be a long one TO include
them all.
The box office at the Auditorium
will open and the sale of seats will be-
gin Thursday, August. 2Sth. Already
large number of applications have
been made for season seats. Those
desiring TO do so may have their
names entered on the subscription list
and the same seats will be reserved
for their use every week. No money
is required in advance and there is no
payment or penalty for non-use of
tickets charged against subscriber.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
and you carrying the biby.'

family, and I first saw her in the
street at dusk, mothering a brood of
her little cousins.
Afterward she became my drudge
ASTONISHING my floor, bringing up
my coal and cleaning my CRATE for
sixpence a week, and giving me a
great deal Of information about my
neighbors for nothing.
Thus she told me, speaking broad
cockney with a Welsh accent, that
the people opposite were named Wag
static and that the creaking noise !
heard was that of a mangle, which
Mrs. Wagstaffe had to keep because
her husband was a drunkard
But the greatest interest of this
weird little woman, who had a pre-
mature knowledge of things a child
ought not to know, was in a house
half way down the street on the 9TH
er side, where steam was always COM
ing from the open door to the front
kitchen.
The people who lived there were
named Jones. Mrs. Jones washed
and had a bed-ridden old mother
with two shillings from the parish)
and a daughter named Maggie.
Maggie Jones, who was eighteen
and very pretty, used to work in the
dairy, but the foreman had taken
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
Home Cooking
BY MAY IRWIN.

THAT the fastidous should look
with distrust. II not disgust, upon
the hotel or restaurant made
hash or ragout, or stew, or
minced dish. is quite within my under
standing and sympathy. But It is quite
different in the well regulated home.
My husband and sons, who are rather
spoiled as far as the things OF the table
are concerned. enjoy beef stews and
roast beef hash better than the original
roast. Fricassee chicken, when proper
ly prepared, is much better than roast
chicken. Spaghetti. when warmed over.
is twenty times better than when first
cooked How seldom we eat a really
well cooked dish OF spaghetti That is
because It is not thoroughly cooked.
Suppose II is Tuesday-ironinS day.
II there Is in your pantry or ice box
the skeleton Of last nights roast chick
en-, YOU are fortunate. From the shreds
Of meat here and there sticking to the
bones you can make an excellent fricas-
see or that dish which IS tsvor1te in
my household
Mince the bits Of cold chicken to-
gether Chop a small green pepper. A
small onion. four mushrooms a bit
Of parsley and one cold potato to-
gether until very fine Have a fry
ing pan ready with tablespoonful Of
hot brown butter. and put the mix
ture in and stir II well
Cover IL for a few moments and
let # brown on one side. as hashed
brown potatoes are done. Put on a
hot platter and garnish with tomato
sauce. This sauce IS made by cook
ing two or three tomatoes for half
an hour, strain and add a table
spoonful Of butter. salt. pepper and
-four enough 10 thicken a little.
Perhaps you are inclined to toss away
three Or four tomatoes that are soft. but
stin good Their ripeness is no draw
back for the favorite breakfast dish Of
mine, for which l give YOU the recipe
Cut slice from the top OF each
tomato. Remove enough OF the pulp
TO enable you to drop into each to-
mato a bit Of butter the size Of your
thumb nail and raw egg Pin with
a toothpiCk a strip OF raw bacon
around each tomato Sprinkle a little
salt and pepper over the top and put
into very hot oven until the eggs
are set This VIII be from I'VE 10
eight minutes
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07

advantage of her" and she had just
had a baby.
This foreman was named owen
owens, and he lived at the last num-
Der on our side, where two unmar-
ried sisters kept house" for him and
sat in the singing seat" at Zion.
Maggie thought it was the sisters
fault that owen Owens did not mar
ry her so she conceived great
scheme for "besting" them, and this
was the tragedy which, through En-
merjane's quick little eyes and her
Cockney Welsh tongue, came to me
in instruments day by day.
When her baby was a month old
Maggie dressed It up fine" and took
it to the photographers for its card
di visit" The photographs were a
long time coming, but when they
came they were heavenly lovely" and
Maggie cried to look at them"
Then she put one in an envelope
and addressed it to Owen Owens, and
though it had only to cross the street
she went out after dark to a pillar
box a long way off lest anybody
should see her posting 1t.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
The First Admiral.

A story sometimes told to ridicule
the dialect of Pudsey is that of a
traveller who astonished his friend
by telling him that the children in
Pudsey were the most intelligent
children in the world.
Why, what do they know" asked
his friend.
They know who was the first
naval admiral who ever lived" the
traveller replied.
it?" " p ivy
Yes. If you wish. we will go to
Pudsey and l will ask any child you
like that particular question
The friend agreed.
As the traveller and his friend went
through Pudsey they saw boy
about ten years old playing in the
street. The traveller went to him and
asked:
Now, my boy, do you know who
was the first naval admiral?"
"No-a,H bluntly replied the lad
There" said the traveller. turning
to his friend didn't l tell you he
would know ."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07

Thus long before the baby was born
had christened her. At first
Wished to call her Mary, not because
cared for that name myself, but be-
cause Martin had said It was the most
beautiful in the world. In the end,
however, I called her Isabel Mary
because Isabel was my mothers
name, and she had been a far better
woman than / was), and as I finish ID
my baby's garments one by one ]
used to put them away in their draw
err, saying to myself, That's Isabel
Mary's binder" or Isabel Marv's
christening robe" as the case might
be.
I dare say II was all very foolish.
There are tears in my eyes when ]
think Of it now, but there We're none
then, for though there were moments
when, thinking OF Martin, I felt as #
life were forever blank and bare I
was almost happy in my poor sur
roundings, and If It were a cage had
fixed myself in, there was always a
bird singing inside OF 1.-THE bird
that sang in my own bosom
when Isabel Mary comes, every
thing will be all right" I used to
think.
This went on for many weeks, and
I think it might have gone on until
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
ULL SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS


" selfads his daughter
l. descendants the righrll
Of n
sordd
Alma
honeymoon trip" long
Of the iHhdel husband and
o 70 wh
s.
and finding herself with Martin she determines
o a
the n
of
of
Martin arriving a farewell
Church fragile compared overwhelming
IN
only
o divorce from Lord
In OF
afraid
Of Marys
life
more
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
BY HALL GAME.
Copyright. 1913 by Hearst's Magazine.
Copyrighted in Great Britain

Copyright 1913, by Hearsts Magazine.
Copyrighted in Great Britain
MY NEW quarters were in
NI the poorer district which
stands at the back of Bayswater
The street was a cul-de-sac tof
some ten small houses on either
side, which was blocked up at
the farther end by the high wall
of factory for the "'humaniza-
ton of milk, and opened out
Of a busy thoroughfare of in
ferior shops like a gulley way
off a noisy coast. My home in
this street was in number one.
My room, which was of fair
size, was on the first floor and
had two windows to the street,
with yellow holland blinds and
white muslin curtains.
The furniture consisted Of a large
bed, a horse hair sofa, three cane
bottomed chairs. n chest Of drawers
(which stood between the windows)
and a mirror over the mantelpiece,
which had pink paper cut into fanci-
full patterns. over the gilt frame, to
keep of the flies.
The floor was covered with limo
leum, but there were two strips Of
carpet, one before the fire and the
other by the bed; the walls were
papered by a bright red paper repre-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07

senting peonics in bloom; and there
were three pictures a portrait Of a
Welsh preacher. an engraving en-
titled Feed My Sheep" (showing
Jesus carrying a lamb, and a me
mortal card Of some member Of the
family Of the house, in the form of
tomb with a weeping angel on
either side.
paid i've shilings a week for my
room, and. as this included the use
OF kettle cooking utensils and crock
cry, / found to my great delight at
the end OF the first week that pro-
viding for myself (tea. bread and
butter and eggs being my principal
food / had spent only ten shinings
altogether which according to my
present needs, left me enough for
my time Of waiting and several weeks
beyond Il.
Every morning went out with n
little hand bag to buy my provisions
in the front street and every after
noon / took a walk IN the better part
OF Bayswater and even into the park
Clyde Park. which was not far OF.
but never near to Plocadilly, or 50
far east as Bloomsbury, lest l should
meet Sister Mildred or be recognized
by the old boarders.
Finding It necessary TO account for
myself. just as at the boarding house,
I had adhered 60 my former name,
but said 7 was the widow Of a com
mander lately lost at sea, which was
as near 10 the truth as I dare ven
turP
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
Getting Ready for
The Newcomer.

During the long hours OF every day
in which I was alone occupied nv
self in the making Of clothes for my
hahy-buying linen and flannel and
worsted, and borrowing patterns from
my Welsh landlady.
This stimulated my tenderness to-
ward the child that was to come, Tor
the heart Of young mother is al
most infantie, and 7 hardly know
whether to laugh or cry when I think
of the childish things l did and
thought and said to myself in those
nr5t days when was alone in my
room in that back street in Bays
water.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07

when he goes. But, oh, If you could
see DR. Benefits eyes!"
Il really ought to look in on poor
Carrie" unused the girl with the fire
red hat. What time"
Come to think of it," objected the
girl with the silver vanity case, the
nurse said that Carrie mustn't have
too much Company-that it made her
fever rise! So 1 guess I'd wait, if
were YOU"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
HER ILLUSTRATIONS =

selfish, don't you Think DIT. Ben
nett"
You said someone else was sick.
Who"
"Oh, yes!" said the girl with the
vanity bag. My cousin Ralph is 1t
another hospital with a broken leg.
and though his family ana ours aren't
on speaking terms ! felt that in a
case of illness l mustn't let prejudice
stand in the way. SO, of course,
ran in to cheer up poor Ralph. / was
very careful to find out from the sur
geon. who set his leg whether it would
be bad for Ralph TO see me DR.. Bits
is one of the most noted surgeons in
the country. Terribly young for that
too-not more than 80. He has one
of those attractive, stern faces, with
straight mouth, and looks as though
he shaves twice a day, and eyes like
raZOrS.
She Was Younger.
When you talk to him he listens
intently and then he has the most
disconcerting way Of coming to with
a jerk and saying: Yes. yes; quite
so, and darting off somewhere. I
think the poor dear man is worn out
by his severe work. I tried to tell
him the other day how a sensitive,
appreCiative woman couldn't help
sympathizing with his hardships He
was very hrave-he said they weren't
hardShlpS.'
rs your Cousin Ralphs leg
"Oh, that's mending all right" said
the girl with the vanity bag. Il don't
wonder that my family can't stand
Ealphs father, If he is anything like
Ralph-always thinking Of himself
He actually thought l was going to
sit and read TO him-no consideration
at all for DIR. Bits, who might like
a little cheering conversation
You said several"
We'll, one of mothers friends and
an aunt Of fathers are in the same
hospital with typhoid and an opera
uon, and of course, / am younger
than mother, so l do the calling.
told mother quite firmly when she
insisted that 1t was not necessary for
me to 90 every day that I hoped |
knew my duty 10 the sick and suf-
feriug. Aunt Lou has a nephew by
marriage who is SO devoted to her,
and he goes To see her frequently
He has the loveliest car. and as
happened to be leaving once when
he did he took me home. did some
shopping first because ii was such
"a good chance TO be carried around.
Il wish You could have seen that
car Something must have happened
60 II, because now he always comes
ON the street car. Ii wasn't so bad.
because Mrs. HimmerS son-the
friend with the operation comes in
ms car and usually l am going just