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The Washington times., 1914-01-08
Wealth of Humor Makes
Up for the Lack of Plot.

Then Judge Dickson compared These
tuo characters with has own BRAIN
bahv and decided that whIic Tie 'CId
p,Ii.IIc' stories contained little plot
tbere was A wealth Of humor IN them
that would lend itself admit ably 10
dramatlzatiun. And Alr. Swcatnam was
the artist to interpret the main chorac-
ter. ur,,,IJ
the public be interested IN i "ho.e
eyculny's entertainment that dcaII
strictly with negroes lie had no m
tentlon Of writing minstrel act. ne
wanted to show the humorous SIDE oi
homG-''tne black brIL' OF delta COGH-
trv Of the MISSISSIPPI.
So he decided TO 80 ahead and write
his DlaS around the prICnpIl character
nj his stories. Approaching Henry W.
savage. under whose management Mr..
SWeatuam was playing, he outlined his
Ilans to this Iuau@Gcr. lie told Mr..
Savage that he wantsl to write n play
about the white folks" in which NE
love story would be strong enough =
carry the thread Of interest, and into
the current of this he wound pour rich
comedy by a simple transcription of
what he knew about dark - doinEs
as they are seen through the eyes OF
the white people.
Mr. Savaue Was dclichtcd with the
idea as outlined to him and fell in
with the plan at once. Within Il Vc3-
f, " DAYS the skeleton Of tie play had
brcn submitted to Mr.. Savage. and
Tie real work of evolving the story
was begun.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
Pertinent Question.

Magistrate-YOu are charged with
being drunk and disorderly; what is
your name?
Culprit-Agnus McNichol McNab.
Magistrate-Hm Who paid for
your liquOr?-LOndon Opinion.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
L1TM

~ VERY one from the South who
~ has adopted washington for a
home, will be interested next
week in the play that comes TO
the Columbia Theater-"OId Reliable, "
which not only is the work of a
Southerner, but in which a number of
Southern actors are 20 take lart. Harris
Dickson. whose stories q the rascaliy
negro, "Old Reliable" have charmed
the readers of well-knOwn weekly
publication for a year or two past, Is
from Vicksburg, Miss, where he Is
Judge Of the criminal court. having
gone into office on a wave Cf municipal
reform Of which he WAS the father
and prime mover. AS the salary at
tached to this office is but so 1 month,
it can readily be seen tnaL Judge Dick
son did not seek the Office from any
monetary motives, particularly as he
receives from one of his "Old Reliable
stories the equivalent OF two years
sa.ary, or thereabOut.
The first idea OF dramatlzing the
"Old Reliable stories "as inspired by
seeing Willis z. SweaCnGm III George
Aue's play, The CDIn'y Chairman
Tine signt of TINS actor as,un, Paying
the PuIIman pOrtc!' mst"- JuCS' DICh-
son say to himself, Here IS the man
VINO can best IulIull NY idea OIL wnat
..Old Reliable should be- were he u
step from the written paGe, and be
come a reality" lie wen; 10 see The
County CnaIrman" again, and yet
again, and eaCn time the Te.rlZauun
that SweatnaIn could mak' IT," funny
character of the old daTNy sun more
Iunny grew stronger. The author SAID
to himself. Here, ~ the person oi
SweaInam is true aItIst Cnc gifted
with the ability 10 get u"deT the SKIN
of his character, one "hD ~ 10 an ~
tents and purposes, actually the char
acIer himself. ,-.
In The County chairman Judge
Dickson had seen The actor only as the
rxOtIc negro oI the M.dd." " esteFH VII
lagc, where the negro n"> never ie1liy
nnrter in 'Excusc Nc ,hCre was inc
SaTnc condition Of Jhiurs.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
Democracy Is
Bowing to the
Aims of Women
In Its Campaign
By EARLE F. DORSEY.

In its haste to inaugurate reform,
the Democratic party has allowed IT.
self but little time to consider the
matter OF suffrage for women, but II
has not been officially blind to the
rising feminist movement.
Washington. and the Democracy as
we'll, Is playing host at this time to
scores of delegates from the four
corners of the country, who have
met here for the second annual con-
yention OF the Women's National
Democratic League. In playing host
to this organization. the Democracy
has made a respectful bow to the in
f1uence OF the woman in politics.
1t has been more than a year since
this league was formed, but all
through the stubborn political cam
paign of 1912, when the Democracy
arose from its sixteen-year nap, end
=s.!n stepped into power. the Demo-
cratic women Of the country. s1assed
under the banner OF their National
Democratic League, fought shoulder
to shoulder for the rejuvenation Of
the principles Of Jefferson and Jack
son.
That shrewd Engiishman, Sir WILL
lam Mitchell Ramsay, laid down the
immortal lines:
'One thing is certain. No nation
can stand permanently higher than
the level Of its women. On them de-
pend the ideals and aims Of the next
generation
The Washington times., 1914-01-08

of this generation in most affairs. Certainly, too
the local school authorities have been firmly commit
ted to this method of handling our high school
problem
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
AmuSementS,

National-"SWeethear S:l5 o. m.
Columbia-"Queeu of the Movies"
2:l0 and S:l5 p. IN.
Belasco-"Her own Money" S:2a D. m.
Poli's-"Forty five Minutes from
Broadway" els and Sis p. IN.
Academy One WOman's Life" 2:l5 and
Sis p. III.
L. III.
Cosmos-VaudevilIe continuous.
Casino-Naudeville afternoon and
evening
Gayety-Burlesquc els and Sis =. m
ArCRdG-pancing, evening.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08

The Roman virtue of Rrutus punish
ing his son was reversed lately in West
Virginia. where d magistrate fined his
grandfather for getting drdnli.-Balti-
more American.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08

VIII somebody tel us what has he,
come OF the Old-iashioned girl who
used to make her sweetheart a Christ
mas present Of "A pair of velvet slippers
with hand embroidery on them?-New
Orcans Statcs
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
GOOD STORIES
Overlooked.

A MAN whom everybody in Cleve-
~ land knows and whom almost
n everybody in Cleveland likes
wandered into our offics the
other day and greeted us sadly.
Cheer up. we said In surprise, for he
Is usually merry. What seems to be
the matter this morning?"
Today is my sixtieth birthday" he
responded, graveiy.
Congratulations. You don't look Il
and you don't feel it, and I don't see
ANYTHING TO be sorrowful about"
1t isn't that. But, see here. I'm
pretty well known in this town, amt I?
Lived mere all my life and am fairly
successful in my profession. And I'm
the only man in town. 1 believe, who
has arrived at my age without ever
having been called the dean of any-
thing by the papers. What's tie matter
with you fellows. anyhow"'-CleveIand
Plain Dealer.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
Hits From Sharp Wits.

Tf "to be idle is to die" some men
must have more lives than a cat.-BOs-
ton Transcript.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08

Slander is not vOiceIess, even at the
grave. II is now whispered that Robert
Louis Stevenson parted his hair i'll the
middle.-Columhia State.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08

Wanted-To learn 4 graceful quick
step for dodging the income taN.-NIil-
waukcC News.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
NEXT ADMINISTRATION
DEFENDANT ON WOMEN.

A close observer Of the workings
of the Women's Democratic League
might be inspired to paraphrase:
''One thing IS certain. No party
can stand higher permanently than
. the-level Of its women. On them
depend the ideals and aims Of the
next administration"
That is the idea Democratic women
are. inculcating into politics.
Commissioner Newman sounded
the keynote OF their purpose in his
address at the opening OF the con-
vention here.
In sixteen years OF work" he
said. 81 have never known of a
delegation of women petitioning a
legislative or an executive body in
behalf Of a cause that vas not
morally right"
The women have outlined their
viewpoint in this fight for recogni-
ton as a moving force in the arena
OF national politics. They say:
1T is easy to measure the success
OF men, They stand out in plain
sight to be weighed and examined.
But the successes OF the most sue
cessful women are much less tangi-
BILE As rule, they are Contribu-
tons to life as it passes. influence,
ana COM
panfonship are VaIuables OF the
highest order, but yaluables which
appear. not as properties of the
woman from whom they proceeded,
but of the men and children who
received them and the families and
communities they have blessed.
MARK OF wOMANS HAND
ON ALL SUCCESS OF MAN.
THE evidences Of the success Of
men stand on pedestals CT hang on
walls and are recorded IN books or
are filed away in safe deposit vaults.
On every one of these evidences is
the mark Of a woman's hand. In
every one Of them she has had her
share.
There is no success OF anv kind,
no power, no progress, which Is not
half hers. But, ordinarily, she does
not appear: not at least in the de-
gree commensurate with her import
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
TaXiCabS in Germany.

cities having population Of 100 900 or more
boast Of their hne taxcah seEYiGS
The Washington times., 1914-01-08

You can't avoid duty by taking a by
path.-ChiCaGO News.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08

We'll. how would Tut, tut, tut, the
do?-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
FOR ExcHANGE-MlscELLANE-
GUS,

~--~-r~e~~~e~-~>s7-~s~-~N~7
WANTED--TG exchange brand new
Southern States incubator for good
bicycle, or would pay cash II cheap.
Must be in good condition. Bell phone
East Point 396.
WANTED-To trade diamond ring or
stock I'm live corporation for late mod
ell Ford Roadster. Dunaway Bros. jew
elers. Walton street
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
$3.50
VACUUM CLEANERS.
Combination. all-Bearing.

THE Oxyozon Disinfectant Co.
Of N. Y. are open for wide
awake live wires for Georgia
territory; experienced men pre-
ferred; a good hustler consid-
cred. Call Sunday between 10
and 1. NJ. Loewy, Piedmont
Hotel.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23

GOVERNMENT jobs for women; big
pay. Atlanta examinations April g.
Sample questions free. Franklin Insti-
tute, Dept. SOIL, Rochester, N. Y.
HTpT G Learn millinery. Pays $50 TO
O11Cl1C 500 month. We make and
re-trim hats free. Ideal School of Nil
linery. 1001a Whitehall street.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

FOR SALE-Jewelry and optician bust
ness in the heart of the business sec
ton, established IA years; old lease
gives the rare advantage of cheap rent.
Present owner proposes to retire, and
will give the good will thereof. Address
Box S., care Georgian.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
RAILWAY SCHEDULES.

SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Premier Carrier of the South.
arrival and Departure Passenger Trains
Atlanta
The following schedule figures are
nublished only as information. and are
not guaranteed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23

AGENTS-Make what you sell Save
900 per cent. Instructions for manu-
featuring twenty-four great sellers: also
hundreds OF real opportunities sent for
10c. Agents Information Company, 1854
Madison street. Chicago, H.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
AGENTS AND sALESM EN-
WANTED.


MAN WANTED as exclusive agent; we
manufacture six styles self-wringing
mops for all purposes, including an alb
solutely new combination scrubbing
brush mop that is self-wringing; every
woman wants this proven success new,
inexperienced men make 70 per day.
one man made S120 the second week;
no investment. Send for catalogue and
exclusive territory proposition that viii
make you independent Hilker Mop Co.,
1929 Grand avenue, Chicago, Ill.
VACUUM CLEANER MEN.
THIS is no get-rich.quicks offer; we
want experienced canvassers or crew
men who are hard workers: will submit
you rock bottom prices on the best
vacuum cleaners In the world; pump or
sweeper type, with and without brush;
two new models. Lanning Stone Sales
Co., 1041 Gas Bldg, Chicago.
AGENTS-One cent invested in a pos
tai card brings you $35 to $50 week
proposition. with protected territory.
Sterling Aluminium Company, Canal Sta
ton Sc. Chicago.
WANTED-New agents to sell periodi-
Gals and confectioneries on trains. VIII
be required to furnish $z5 cash bond
and be fitted with blue suit and cap for
uniform. Apply at once to Union News
Company. Waycross. Ga.
WANTED-Lady or gentleman In each
town to act as our special represen-
for every member Of the family; no big
n &.
MR. AGENT-Make money; our comb
nation razor lot. Best seller out. Send
SOC for outfit and catalogue. S. L. Cum
ningham, oxford. Ala.
TRAVELLING statesmen wanted every
where. Chance to make $25 weekly
and expenses. Fine course in salesman
ship free to our representatives. Inter-
state Tobacco Company. Denver, Colo.
AGENTS-Make what you sell Save
900 per cent. Instructions for manu-
featuring twenty-four great sellers; also
loo. Agents Information Company, 1854
Madison street. Chicago. Ill
SALESMEN--Ex Experienced any line, to
sell trade in Southern States. Unex-
celled speciality proposition. Commits
sion. contract. sS5 weekly. expenses;
Continental Company, 347-13 Continental
Building, Cleveland. Ohio.
500 TO $500 per month selling high
grade and general lubricating oils,
greases, paints and exclusive special
ties. Salary or commission. Fairfax
Refining Company, 537, Cleveland. Ohio.
EXPERIENCED advertising or special
edition men. Biographical work. 1903
Third National Bank Building.
800 AGENTS wanted. Write for cata-
logue of Imperial Sef-Heating Iron,
with confidential price to agents. Gard
ner Flat Iron Company. Memphis. Tenn.
A NEW Sl5 starter for Ford cars, also
up-to-date line of automobile access
sories and supplies; delivery charges
prepaid throughout the South; agents
automobile proposition; catalogue and
full information mailed upon request.
Automobile Speciality Co., Southern Mu-
tual Building, Athens. Ga.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
EoR sALE-MlscELLANEous.

FOR SALE-One Majestic range. in
good condition. Apply 400 Peachtree
St Ivy S4S
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
AUTOMOBILES AND SUPPLIES.
COLUMBIA AUTOMOBILE EN-
fxHA NHEs

CHANGE,
2S7 EDGEWOOD AVENUE,
LARGEST dealers OF used cars IN the
South, Watch our list OF used cars
IN this paper,
FOR SALE--Stulebaker touring car
complete, and In hrat-clase condition;
also one roll-top desk very cheapG Az
! ply 23l w. Peaehtrea st.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
HELP wANTEp-FEMALE.

WANTED-A good servant to cook and
do general housework. SS4 North
| Boulevard
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23

MANUFACTURER wants Responsible
representatives 70 handle patented at
tractlve, quick-selling article. no com
petition; $50 10 500 capital required:
can make $3.50 to $500 monthly: exclu-
sive territory. Cowen u Co., sos Kesner
Bldg, Chicago
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
HELP WANTEp-MALE.

WANTED-shoemaker or cobbler. also
one who understands the operation OF
snoe machinery. Steady work. Address
M, Wllensky. Savannah, Ga,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23

No Advertisements taken for
less than the cost Of two hines.
Six words makes a line.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

FOR SALE-ln Florida, dental office
and practice; business over $1,000 an
nually. Also residence, Write Box 2S6.
Fort Myers, Fla.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23

.AGENTS-Make big money selling our
line Of specialties Write for our new
catalog and free sample. w. NJ KEEL
lett Company. 1889 Fifty ninth street,
Borough Park, Brooklyn, n. "
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
Wyandottes.

SWEET P0TGf0 and Cabbage FiSntSi
Early Triumph, Duly, bunch yams and
other varieties, ready for shipment by
April ! at s225 per thousand. Send
field and other popular varieties OF cab
bage plants at si.25 per thousand
Southern Plant and Poultry Farm. Alex
ander City, Ala
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23

W.A.NTED-Good coat makers; will pay
siO per coat. Wire Phil d. Kohn, i343
Main ST.. Columbia, S. C.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23

BUTCHER BUSINESS In California
town " 5000. only two other shops
This market does cash business 49, goo
to $500 monthly Splendid location.
fno market and slaughter. house equip
ment Rent only $50 monthly. Three
horses and wagons. Qutnt good viii
90 to hospital wlthfbroken leg. Write
Box "a, Marysyille, Eal.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
rAxIcAes.

All trains run daily. Central time.
City Ticket Office No. Peachtreo st
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
poultry, plants ana seeos.
H. G. HASTINGS Il CO.,
SEEDS, PLANTS. BULBS AND
POULTRY SUPPLIES.
BELL PHONES, MAIN 1868, MAIN
1862, ATLANTA 1865.
t6 WEST MITCHELL 81

16 WEST MITCHELL ST.
RIGHT NOW Is the time TO buy Gar
den Seeds. II has been a little too
cold the past few day to plant, but II
Is a mighty good time TO buy your sup
ply OF seeds and have them on hand,
for as soon as 1t warns up little you
want to get busy and plant. We have
put on an extra force OF clerks and are
better prepared to serve you than ever
before. but we strongly urge all OF our
customers that can to make their pur-
chases before the rush begins.
DOUBLE DAILY DELIVERY SERV-
ICE-This should appeal to every one
Nothing Is more exasperating than TO
have to sit and wait for an order to be
delivered We go to all parts OF the
city twice daily. All orders placed be-
fore 2 o'clock win be delivered same
day they are given. Wagons leave the
store at o'clock in the mornings and
2 o'clock in. afternoons.
EXTRA FINE PANSY PLIANTS-we
have the finest lot Of pansy plants
ever sold in the city. All good. strong,
Vigorous plants, full Of blooms. Planted
now they will bloom until the middle OF
the summer. Price, 80 cents per dozen,
SPRING PIONEERING BULBS-We
have some extra fine bulbs Of Cannas,
Tuberoses, GladlOlas and Caladiums.
They should be planted now.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
FURNITURE FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Furnitur from ive-room
fat. on display at Cathcart Storage
Company. No 6 Madison Ave.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-15
Race Results a Monday, Der 5s'i X
weather Clear, Trnek Fast.

snaiev 3 o
T. Tutor and Day Day
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-15
PEOPLE WON'T BELIEVE BRAVES
ARE REALLYBE5T. SAYS 5TALLING5
SAYS Even Baseball Leaders, Who Ought to Be Good
Judges Think Winning of Pennant Was Mere Lucky
Accident; McGraw Says He knows All About It.
For He Had the Same Experience in 1911

right along, that I am just coming 10
understand that the baseball Worlo
does not believe even now in the
Braves: does not believe we are any
thing bur an accident You have not
recovered from your surprise to TINS
day, but I tell you now my team is
still away over your heads. tell you
now that the club that beats us out
in 1915 will have to travel at mighty
fast clip, because we have reai
championship club
McGrnvv Knows About 1t.
A few moments later McGraw, the
leader OF the Giants, was on his feet
and with scarcely any preamble he be-
gan talking about Stallings.
'I know exactly how he feels" said
McGraw. I'VE had the very same ex-
perience back in the nineties, when the
Baltimore Orioles won their first PEN
nant. People said we were lot OF
jokes: that we had won on fluke,
and could not repeat, but we went
right on repeating just the same.
1T was brought home to me again
in 1911, when my team of youngsters
from the Polo grounds Won its 1lrsI
pennant 1t was generally declared
that I had a rotten club and had won
by accident and that we would be
lost the next season, but we won two
pennants after that. I say that any
team which can win major league
pennanL mas 10 De a BoOu lGdlllr II mas
to possess all the elements of baseball
greatness, and Mr.. Stallings has fine
team. It is the kind of team any man
ager would like to haye-young, ag-
gressive, and filled with the love OF
baseball for basebalrs sake.
when a team gets so it doesn [
care what happens, then the trouble
begins" went on McGraw. I'VE lost
the pennant last season because some
of my men-Pm mentioning no names
had been so accustomed to winning
that they thought they would win
anyway Once in Cincinnati, in the
middle Of the season, 1 told them: You
are eight games ahead now, but If you
keep on playing the way you played TO
day, you won't be- eight games ahead
in a mighty short time and you de-
serve to be last It's the spirit that
counts and the Braves had the spirit
Tribute to HanIOn.
There was another little incident thar
was almost pathetic in its nature, and
that was when the POSTMASTER called
on Ned Hanlon, old-time leader of the
Baltimore Orioles, and now one of the
hackers Of the Federal league.
Hanlon did not want to attend the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-15
Magnatss Still Say Feds Are Jokes
AZ IL -I:- -:- z:I;-
Enemy, However, Is In Game To Stay
BY FRANK G. MENKE.

FEW YORK, Dec. 15.--If you want
IN to have a good laugh don't pay
two bits to sit in at a musical
comedy. Just4interview an organized
baseball magnate on the subject of the
Federal league You'll get more gig
giles in 10 minutes than you'll get
over a three hour stretch in a theater
Just recently one of these magnates
was interviewed. The gentleman asked
T.. please do not mention my name"
Probably he made such a request fear
ing that some BOBBY hatch keepers
might read the article, discover his
identity, and at once make room for a
new inmate.
This magnate, who ranked as a ra-
tiOnal citizen until the Feds began
heckling the little baseball trust, had
this to say:
The Feds are signing up our stars
in an attempt to bluff US into making
peace with them. They never Will open
the 1915 season"
In other words, according to this
party. the Federal league magnates
have bound themselves in an iron
clad way to pay out at least $3.50, 600
to about a dozen ball players whom
they have signed during the past few
weeks just for the pleasure of seeing
those ball players write their name on
a. slip of paper.
Seem to Think It's n Joke.
Most of the magnates in organized
baseball cannot get it into their heads
that the Federal league is anything
but a riprOaring joke. The longer they
persist in that attitude the more costly
it will be for them. If they don't
connect with the real situation very,
very shortly. they will wake UP in
April to find that the Federal league
has just about as many big league
stars in its ranks as has organized.
baseball
While the organized moguIs are
shouting Joke" the Feds are going
along on their way signing up the
stars and building for 1915. They are
moving along without a halt, without
missing an opportunity. Each day they
are making further inroads into the
old leagues.
The attitude taken by the magnate
who insists that tine Feds are still
bluffing is about as foolish an attitude
as can be taken. But the strange
fact is that this magnate is not alone
in his opinion. Some of his fellow mag
mates share the same belief They seem
blind to the true state of affairs They
seem unmindful of the ever increas-