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Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
T HE PL A Y s
T HIS w EE K
"stop Thief" Opens Tonight.

Made for laughing purposes only is
the manner in which stop Thief" is
heralded. 1t comes to the Atlanta to-
night for three nights and a Wednes-
day matinee, and there is no doubt
that big crowds will greet the compa-
ny and laugh at the comedy. Stop
Thief is said to contain more laughs
than "Officer 666." 1t has an appeal
to all the emotions as well as being
a laugh maker, and is certain to hold
the audiences.
Evelyn Thaw Seat Sale On.
This morning seats were placed on
sale for the four performances to be
given by Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and her
company a I the Atlanta Thursday and
Friday. The engagement opens with
a matinee Thursday. Mrs. Thaw does
some clever modern dancing, assisted
by Jack Clifford, one of the most fe
NOUS dancers of America. Her sup
porting company consists of vaude-
vile numbers and a musical playlet,
THE Mariettes."
New Bill at Forsyth.
There is to be a worthwhile bill OF
vaudeville at the Forsyth this week, a
combination OF attractions that will
measure to the best standard the busy
theater has ever introduced. One of the
headliners will be William II. McCart
and Ethelynne Bradford and their COM
pany in the comedy playlet, THE Sec
ond Generation" Another headliner will
be the Travilla Brothers Diving Seal
about the most sensational feature OF
its sort in vaudeville. and still another
star will be Jack e Gardner. of "Choco-
late Soldier" fame. The Act Beautiful
a posing horse and posing dogs; Rae
Elenore Ball. the violinist; Ray and
Hilliard, in a comedy sketch, and the
Four Entertainers complete the bill.
Hackett In New Role.
Forty five Minutes from Broadway"
the Cohan musical comedy success, will
be the offering of the Hackett company
this week at the Lyric. The patrons
will get a combination of musical COM
edy melodrama and an additional fea-
ture will be the appearance of a chorus
OF pretty Atlanta society girls Hackett,
as kid Burns" promises to be a reve-
lation.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
Marie Rappold Feeds
Stranded Opera Co.

DENVER. Feb. 23.-The Canadian
Grand Opera Company has Cancelled all
its engagements. and the supers, chorus
and ballet are leaving for New York.
Two benefit performances were given at
the Auditorium
Nine. Marie Rappold took $40 out of
her own pocket and bought grub" for
the whole company. The actors de-
clare that $4,000 of the receipts taken
In here the first night have disappeared.
Leo Slezak, the tenor, who left, was con-
demned by the other stars for de
serting"
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23

Lieutenant Brooks"-said the SER
want.
I'm going out. my boy. Back
soon Do as you please said
big Tom" as ne left the room.
That you, Jack?' came over
the phone.
Yes"
This is Ed-say--''
Ed! Why, you old bandit!
Why haven't you been around?
When / was at the house yester-
day Jane said you were out Of
town"
Glad to hear your voice, old
man-but, say-Im in trouble.
Listen-Im down in Forty-hrst
street. No---I've lost everything
ever looked at through magnify
ing glass. I've borrowed all l can.
Come down and help me out, can
you. Jack?"
Take you out. you mean. Well.
anyway, I'll be there in minute"
CHAPTER v.
Not a cent more. my boy"
big Tom" was saying TO Eddy
Van Buren,. You never heard
of Red Eagle, New It's the town
where the dregs of men seep in
from the mountains and the dust
of women blows in from the des-
ert They play poker out there;
they play poker out there right.
The man who wins puts his mon
ey in his pocket and gets home
with it if he is lucky. The man
who loses bows to the winning
hand.
That's the right way. Here
you borrow as soon as you lose.
Here you've given me your faith
er's check for $1,000. You could
have done a lot with that check.
Don't ask me for any more, my
boy. Don't"
Jack"
Eddy had turned to the opening
door of the inner room of Tom
Brooks gambling house.
Jack was coming in. He stop
Dad What are you doing
here?" he gasped.
The elder man was silent, stun
ned.
Il sometimes gamble-just a
little. It's an old habit" he stam-
mered.
Jack, can you help me out?-
I'm fiat; I'm gone-I can't get
another cent from this swindling
gambler
This WHAT? You cur. You
liar Go. Get out. You are talk
ing to my father"
"A gambler cheat" snarled
young Van Buren.
Who just took a forged check
for $1,000 that you signed with
your fathers name" said big
Tom" Brooks. But he was not
angry-not even confident he
was sinking into his chair like a
rag. you could have had $4,000
-anything-all I've got. You've
taken all I've got; you've told my
boy what l am"
Dad"
IL tried to hide it, I couldn't
The right thing always hold the
winning hand"
I'D like TO hold yours. Dad"
There's a girls hand, boy, that
I've lost for you"
You couldn't Dad. She knew;
and-and we're married"
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
RESCUERS SAVE
FAMILY F ROM
NIGHT FIRE

The vigilance and prompt action of
A. +. Barton and Tom Fowler, neigh
bors or Mrs Sarah Raper, saved the
lives of Mrs Raper and her three chill
dren, in grave danger from nre ST
their home, a small frame structure
at No 17s Echo street, about O'Clock
Sunday night
Barton and Fowler were on their
way home when they saw flames
bursting from the roof OF the little
house in which Mrs. Raper, a widow,
lived with a 16-year- daughter and
two smaller children. All was alarm
ingly quiet about the house, save for
the rackle of the fire.
The two men did not hesitate. The
front part of the little building was
burning, and they ran to the rear
There Barton broke in window and
entered, followed by Fowler
The interior OF the house was flied
with smoke. Cropping blindly about
and calling, the men encountered Mrs.
Raper and her daughter. just awAk-
ened and dazed and strangled by the
help themselves or to find their way
out, but the older daughter, May, was
out, but he older daughter, May, was
carrying one of the younger children.
Barton carried her and the child
out through the window, and while
Fowler was getting the other child
out the same way, he returned ana
assisted Mrs. Raper to leave the
house by the window which, owing
to the progress of the fire, was the
sole means of exit.
The party had hardly left the
building when the flaming roof fell In.
The house and all its contents were
destroyed.
The older daughter. May. was badly
burned about the arms and Mrs. Ra-
] l., PVA
children escaped injury, but were
nearly unconscious from the choking
I fumes.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
Mayor Flags Foes
Of Budget; Denies
He's Playing Politics

In reply to the four Aldermen op-
posing the budget and blaming him,
Mayor Woodward showed Monday
that he could smile over their posi-
tion as well as they could over his.
They say in their statement in the
Sunday papers that am playing pol
itics," he said. Il don't have to play
politics. They do it for me
They charge that l am against GER
tain projects simply because they are
for them. Everybody knows every
position they take is done primarily to
be against me. l don't have to play
politics with that crowd"
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
"The Winning Hand" Gripping Story With
Plenty Of Excitement and Romance

You hours of entertainment instead Of one when you
read the pastory in The Georgian and IN the films IN the
afternoon and evening of the next day.
This additional hour of free entertainment is made possible by
the cooperative plan employed Atlanta between The Geor
gian American and Pathe Freres.
In The Winning Hand the novezed version of which fol-
films which will find at The Montgomery Theater
Tuesday real society love set to the tune of
clicking poker chips Wild mining camp of the blood
and thunder variety.
There's touch of genuine pathos about The Winning Hand
that will get you.
Read it here
Then in the films
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
Bishop Nelson Lauds
Dr.W w .Memminger

The congregation Of All Saints
Church ia exceedingly fortunate in hav-
ing the Rov w w Mcmminger for its
leader. declared Bishop c. X Nelson,
who conducted the Sunday morning
services ~ that sanctuary The ocra-
sion was The fourth anniversary Of the
pastorate Of 11r Memmiuger
The distinguished Bishop took as his
text, "Ne are the Hight of the world -
After the sermon. Or Memmnger told
the congregation the four years he has
spent as their pastor have been four
Of the happlest OF his life lie congrat-
ulatcd the congregation upon the prog
ross made lately IN both church and
EmndAN anhunl MItnmdaMun.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
Dr.. Walker Puts His
Future Up to Church

lanta viii MOI give mp their pastor, Dr.
Hugh * Walker. who Is considering a
call 60 the First Presbyterian Church
OF Long Beach. Cal, without protest.
In his SUNDAY morning sermon Or. Wal
ker assured bis congregation OF his ap-
probation of their many kindnesHeS
during his etaN here. and announced he
other charge.
An official call from the California
church Is expected Monday or Tuesday.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
Auto Men to Elect
Officers Tuesday

The Atlanta Automobile and Access
sorry Association will elect officers at
the annual meeting Tuesday at the M. &c
NJ Club The business session will be
followed by a dinner.
The automobile owners will discuss
the feasibility of a movement inaugu-
rated by the Georgia Chamber of Com
merce to license cars according to horse
mower.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23

who had been his wire-the man
that he might have been
He decided to part with the
boy
CHAPTER II.
Little Jack went to school in
Chicago His father came to see
him with frequency that
amazed the instructors and an
irregularity that bowildered them.
out at tom Brooks Place" in
Red Eagle. the habitues had
grown used to seeing him turn
Suddenly to Jake, his grim,
trusty aide, and say: Tend to
things and take the" train out
for Chicago.
Little Jack never came nome,
"The place where big men go is
the East" his father told him.
What do you want 10 do, boy?"
Il want to go to West Point
want to get in the army" said
Jack.
When his father accompanied
him on the train it was The final
parting with the West big
Tom" had decided that anyone
who could make fortune with
the cards and the liquor in a min
ing camp could make a bigger
fortune in New York
Besides Red Eagle was becom-
1ng a city. Big Tom" was be-
coming a big man-too big a
man, He was ashamed of his
trade OF professional gambler
ashamed for the boys sake. for
the sake of the mother of the boy
who had died beside him in the
early battle with the Wilderness
He left Jack bluntly, as he was
wont to do. He came 10 New
York.
There was a relic mansion be-
tween Broadway and Fifth ave
nue. on Forty first street then 1t
has been torn down to give way to
a theater or a cafe Of fashion, or
something. but before the century
was in its teens the place held a
sordid fame. Big Tom" Brooks
gave it that fame
In its gilded rooms, ludicrous
and costly, you could safe what
gamblers appetite was in YOU
The roulette wheel whirred pre-
hensively a few feet from the die
ing table But the poker room
was apart and silent. save for the
droning voice OF Billy" the deal
er. 'Pair-of--queens Two-la-
dies, The gentleman has two la
dies and bets seven tee-iive dol
lars. He is-CALLED"
The man who had called" was
guod-loohtnC. smartly dressed
chap of about 25, who looked at
his cards CarefullN-lOoked AT ot h
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
Nelson Celebrates
22d Year as Bishop

Bishop c. x. Nelson. or the Atlanta
diocese of the Episcopal Church. will
celebrate the twenty second anniversary
of his consecration as bishop Tuesday,
Saint Matthias day.
Members Of the Episcopal churches OF
the Atlanta district will gather at St
philips Cathedral and the bishop will
be eulogized by prominent members
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
South Siders Plan
New Street Work

improvements for several South Side
streets are to be considered Tuesday
might at "A meeting uf the South Side
Improvement club. TO be held at the
Pryor Street School
G. Il. Register. secretary Of the or
Eanlzation, is anxious that all the mem
bers attend
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23


there was a place in the
house where he must not
20 He had vague memory Of
time when he was s years old and
had awakened the night afraid,
and had gone down the creaking
stairs to a door from which came
the only sounds of life in Tom
Brooks Place Tom Brooks was
his father.
lie had opened the door quite
confidently and had walked ina
little cherub in a white night
gown. he had seen room full of
men--a room logged with smoke
and choked with the heat OF the
coal stove in the middle.
The torn, hleary mica eyes Of
the coal stove glared menacingly
into the bewildered eyes OF little
Jack But when broad shoul-
dered, roaring "Gordy" Kemp
(who had been winning) spied
him and caught him In his arms,
there was no more fear-at least,
until his father big Tom," came
swiftly from the bar in the back
of the room passing the busy ta-
bles. where men swore and chips
tinkled.
Little Jack did not know that
trouble was hrooding then. He
had never seen before the look in
hts fathers eyes as he caught
him roughly from the arms Of
"Gordy" There was palm and
prescience in the look; but Jack
VAS Just baby boy and he saw
only the tenderness and tears in
It, His father sat beside his bed
and toli him stories OF the "lnjun
DAYS" until he fell asleep.
When he was asleep his father
went downstairs, and two puffs
OF white smoke, with gold trim
mings Of fame, cut Into the gray
tobacco mist, and they took
drunken. good-natured "Gordy' to
the doctor at Parido City with a
bullet through his t7hleland. as
they called Il IN the plateau coun-
try.
Jack was only then Now he
WAS 10. And the ramshackle bar
room that had dropped like dis
gruntled donkey's ear against the
only painted building in town, the
railroad station had taken new
dress Of red and green and had
Strengthened its tottering Shoul-
ders Tie irrieoiiou had opened
up" the country and Big Tom
Brooks was getting rich.
still there was one place in the
house where little Jack knew he
must not go
The richer "Rie Tom got the
less happy he became Some
thing secret and sweet and holy
out of the far past-when a ten
der WiStful woman had "wag-
oued' with him from Kansas City
tn tae best looking place u the
bleak West-had been beautiful
lV. cruelty reborn
Little Jack forever brought
back 60 him the psst-the woman
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
Taking Sl00 Home
For Safe-keeping,
Man Is Sandbagged

the case of Sam Gashon, of No 26S Pc
ters street, who reported that he had
been sandbagged and robbed of sl06
while on his way home from his stors
late Saturday night.
Gashon's statement was that he wa,
taking the money home for safe -keepins
over Sunday. When he reached No 3
Hills avenue. he was aware that ses-s-
one was coming UP swiftly behind him
He was just turning 10 look when hs
was struck on the head and knockes
unconscious. As soon as he revived
he notified the police. He was not ss-
Yerely injured.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
q sIlRvIvoRs REscUED.

WEXFORD. IRELAND. Feb. 23.-
Nine survivors from the wrecked Nor
wegian ship Mexico. who were maroon
ed by gale on keeragh Island, where
they could not be reached by lifesav-
ers. were rescued to-day when the storm
died down.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23

POLK MlLLERs SISTER DEAD.
BLACKSTONE, VA. Feb. 23-Mrs
W. H. Wiley. sister of the late Poll
Miller, famous humorist and story teller
Captain Thomas f Wilson, of Darien
Ga. is dead at her home here. TIA
funeral will be held tomorrow after.
Doon.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23

death, but determined and pledged
to die.
Splendid? ?" he ieered politely to
dainty little Jane Van Buren, on
the steamer. 1T is only splendid
when you get on board a good
ship bound for home. | thought
l had the love for fighting g-but-
] didn't"
Fighting for love perhaps suits
Your frail courage, she parried.
But she blushed too quickly. She
hadn't meant to say It at all. 1t
was outrageous of him to take her
in his arms there on the far aft
deck He should have respected
her embarra ssments He should
have known she didn't mean it.
But he seemed to know nothing
except that he held her in his
arms.
CHAPTER ~.
Dad"
MY boy"
big Toms" iron right hand
grip was softened by the al
most motherly patting Of his 9TH
er hand on the shoulders of the
man grown son.
They sat down and chummed
together as of old. 1t was only
the scene that was different. The
riCkety walls Of the place" in
Red Eagle were supplanted by all
the costly--if a b.t untasteful-
adornments of New York hotel
suite.
The telephone rang.
IT'S a call for Mr.. Brooks
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
"The Winning Hand" /"
CAST OF CHARACTERS.

CAST OF CHARACTERS.
JANE VAN BUREN ..,..,.....
........ ..... Eleanor Woodruff
ALFRED VAN BUREN, her
father .......... Paul Panzer
TOM BROOKS. ...... Francis Carlyle
LIEUT.. JACK BROOKS.
Toms son ,.......J Jack Standing
EDDY VAN BUREN,, James
brother ........ Rae Tompkins
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23

Jack had been testing the
young idea Of adventure in the
mountains of Samar. He had seen
hehung not the kind he had eN-
pected hut the hEhtiug of the ia
Matte head hunters. who shave
OF their hair and eyebrows take
"a knife in each hand and rip into
anything in sight, not fearful Of
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23

The continuation OF the scenario
Of "GerminaI." the stirring Pathe
Freres photo drama, will be found in
Tuesdays Georgian. Don't fail to
read all of this masterpiece by
Emil Zola and later see it at your
faVorite movie" theateE.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-29
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enced in gardening at school. OF these

enced In gardening at school. OF these
best gardens, q were photographed, and
the pictures show straight rows and
hardy vegetables with no weeds to mar
the looks Of the gardens. On these in
spection and photographing tours the
ladies were accompanied by numbers of
the pupils and there were many happy
children as their gardens won favorable
comment. Later, in the city beautiful
movement, children from the Elyton
school won the first and the second prize
in a city-wide contest.
They are now beginning the sixth year
In their garden. 1t consists of about one
quarter Of an acre at the back and one
side Of the school building. Each grade,
including the kindergarten, has its own
plot and the teachers direct the work of
their grades. This year the teachers are
taking different vegetables or flowers to
start for the entire school, Miss Leah
Schwabacher who teaches one division of
the first grade and who IL quite expert
enced In horticulture IL roofing rose cut
tnGs for all grades Miss Johnnie Stott
Is raising pansy plants for ALL She has
three large boxes Of these and they will
later be transplanted for the several
grades. Another teacher Is raising let
tuce and another tomatoes. Several ex-
periments are being made with bulbs, one
of them being hyacinth bulb In water
in a tall slender glass. where the root
growth can be plainly seen. This and
|'other plants are exchanged from room
ito room for nature study so that all can
have the benefit Of each teachers spe-
cialty Beside the grade gardens. which
are now splanted in winter vegetables
there is one plot that 10 the property OF
two boys who are in partnership raising
onions.
The garden is a bond through the whole
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In a recent address to the Royal Geo.
graphical society on the occasion of his
retirement from the office of president
Earl Curzon told his fellow scientists that
vast and rich fields Of exploration were
still left open to them, says the Phila-
delphia Press. Explorers and scientists
have done great deal. but plenty is left
yet to be DONE Not until the last corner
Of the earth has been mapped and the
last of natures secrets wrested from her
unwilling grasp will. the intrepid pioneer
need to sigh for new worlds to investi-
gate
glance at any map will suffice to In
dictate how much yet remains to be ex-
plored. To be sure. the high points Of
exploration have been touched Both
poles have been reached. the heart Of
pnknoWn regions on every continent hal
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Eyto his home garden sol First
avenue West End, May 20, 19i4.a ~ 4f

first the children have sold some of their
vegetables and have used the others at
home. The first year. the sales amounted
to only few dollars, but the garden
tools were paid for. The work in the gar
den has been much more interesting as
exercise than mere physical culture drills.
and it gives a needed change from the
class room. Then 1t has helped in story
writing, and a few days ago the little
senior first children were out measuring
their garden, following lesson on inchos
and feet.
Using the vegetables at nome has Great
ed a wider interest, ana for two years
the ladies' of the School Improvement as
ISOLATION have helped. especially in en-
couraging home gardening among this
children. Last spring they We're active IN
fostering these home gardens and a short
while before school closed they. reported
that there were g. home gardens in Ely
con maze by ~ children. 1T was suggest
ed that these be visited and that picture'
be taken. Accordingly they were inspectet
and it was found that Is of them wers
really excellent gardens, the ch ldrni
having used successfully their expega'