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THE CHORUS LADY"
James Forbes, the Author, Wrote
Many Successful Comedies

AaSef VIC FN0AANgNf WlOAC
Many Successful Comedies
One of the big events Of the theat.
rical season locally, will be the pres
entatlon of the comedy success Of two
continents, THE Chorus Lady" by
James Forbes, author OF The Travel
ing Salesman and THE Commuters"
and photographs the life OF the Choir
us girl, who knows the "phony" from
the real" and "phony" here applies
to the froth and bubble OF fattery
thrown at the girl behind the foot.
lights by male admirers. Patricla's
little sister, Nora. does not know the
difference between the two, and when
she becomes a member OF the same
theatrical organization to which Pa
tricia belongs, It becomes the latter's
duty, as she sees IL, TO guard against
the fattery that the pretty girl of the
chorus Is sure to receive.
Horse racing and amusements low
ed by the chorus girl and the mil
lionaire. do not fail in their charm for
Patricia's sister. Luck goes with her
for while. then she places bets for
her girl friends and one day when
there Is a large amount down" the
Tip" fails.
She must make good to her girl
associates. She cannot pay and she
cannot face Patricia and her father.
to whom she has faithfully promised
not TO bet Disgrace stares hard at
her, and then the way out Is sudden
ly offered by the appearance OF the
friends partner She does not know
the difference between the "phony"
and the real" she accepts the offer
OF assistance from the man. and here
the dramatic moments OF the play be.
gin.
THE Chorus Lady" will be at the
Bennington opera house on Tuesday,
! March 5.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-02
WEST GETS MORE TOURISTS
Colorado Expects Visitors to Spend
S6,75o,00o This Season

Denver Col, March 2.-That the
West is beginning to get part of the
huge sums spent by Americans in
travel is shown by figures gathered by
DR.. F. l.. Bartlett, director of the
Good Roads Bureau OF the Chamber
OF Commerce. He estimates that au-
tomobilists alone who visited Color
ado last year left almost S3,000000
spent for necessities. besides a lot
more that was spent for other things.
More than 5000 automobile touring
parties visited the state, averaging
four TO a party, The average stay
within the state was thirty days, and
the average hotel expenses for the
party was SIS a day
This year Dr. Bartlett expects that
at least 10000 visitors will come in
autos, and that they will spend for
necessaries at least S6.700.000 He
bases this estimate on inquiries that
have been received at hotels and au-
tomobile agencies as well as at his
bureau When the profit from this
traffic was realized the merchants,
hotel men, and states authorities CO
operated in advertising the advantage
es OF Colorado and its we'll kept auto
mobile roads, and the result was a
large crop of interest in the East.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-02
DESCENDED FROM
AEROPLANE IN
PARACHUTE
First Time The Feat Was Ever
Performed
W TOESSED BY SOLDIERS
Biplane Was Travelling at the Rate
Of 81 Miles an Hour When Capt.
Berry Jumped

ST. Louis, Mo, March For the
third time in the history of aviation,
a man dropped from an aeroplane at
jefferson Barracks this afternoon and
descended to the earth in parachute.
The man was Capt. Albert Berry. The
parachute leap was witnessed by hun
dreds of soldiers.
Capt Berry and Janus, the aviator,
left the Kinloch aviation field this ar
ternoon in a two-passenger biplane
about 2 o'clock. Beneath the mach
inc, in a specially constructed case,
was IA large parachute similar to those
with which aeronauts drop from bal
looms. The first indication the sold
iers had that anything unusual was to
take place was when they heard the
buzzing of the propeller and saw the
airship flying high and swiftly.
Capt. Berry was seen to leave MS
seat in the machine, which was then
perhaps 1900 feet high Another man
0t was Janus, the pilot steered the
biplane over the Geld az rate OF
probably 55 miles an hour.
The soldiers saw the man who had
moved slip down under the aeroplane
and climb to a trapeze bar attached
to the parachute. With practiced
hand Janus stcadied the machine
Berry gave a quick jerk of rope
and a knife flashed Then man and
parachute plunged downward while
the aeroplane. bouncing up like a cork
suddenly poised and steadied itself
The man shot toward the earth, the
parachute trailing after him. Sudden
" the parachute opened The rapid
ity of his descent was checked and
amid cheers. the first aviator to make
such an attempt reached the ground
in safety
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-02
LAWRENCE STRIKE
NOT SETTLED
BY RAISE
Strike Committee Refuses to
Accept Offer
INCREASE IS TOO SMALL
Claim That With the Speeding Up Of
Looms Wages Have Actually
Been Reduced

Boston, Mass, March IA commit
tee representing all the Lawrence
mill strikers met the officials of the
American Wooden Company in this
city this evening in a conference re-
gardipg the offer of the officials to
grant an increase in wages of at least
per cent After the conclusion OF
meeting the strike seemed as far
from being settled as it was a week
ago.
After an hours conference with
President Wood, Frederic Aver, and
other officials of the company the
strikers boarded their train for Law
renee disgruntled, leaving no doubts
as to unfavorable action OF the mass
meeting OF the strikers tomorrow on
the acceptance OF the offer of the mill
concern.
II is probable that the strike would
have been brought to an end within
"A hours had the employers agreed TO
grant the wage increase on a 56-hour
basis
This is not the mill mems offer.
They are willing to give IS per cent
az least increase on the rates now
paid by the hour and by the piece,
and this will mean, so far as the
workers by the hour are concerned,
and they are about rs per cent OF all
the employees Of the American Wooden
Company, an increase figured on 81
hour a week basis
one Of the demands OF the strikers
since the strike began has been 5f
hours pay for "a hours work, they
having argued that since the 81 hour
law went into effect the first of the
year, the looms were speeded up, anC
that they received before going OF
strike so cents a week less than be
fore the new law became effective.
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FOUR POWERS AcoulEscE
Britain. Russia, Germany and Japan
Agree with Knox as TO China.

Agree With Knox as 10 China
Washington. March britain. Rus.
STA. Germany and Japan have replied
favorably to Secretary Knoxs invita-.
ton 10 place themselves on record
with the United States for the con.
tinued integrity OF China and Joint
action without seeking individual nd.
vintage In any concerted movement
by the powers which may become
necessary In the present disturbance.
France. Italy and Austria, to whom
copies Of the note were sent az the
same time. have not replied
The interchange was called forth
by Secretary Knox's letter on Feb. 3
TO Count Won Bernstorff. the German
ambassador. In which the views and
the attitude Of the United States tow
ard the situation In China were made
n subject OF record.
Diplomatists generally interpreted
the note as an indication that Ger
many and the United States were
agreed and would stand together "a
continue the integrity OF China and
Il was also construed as an invitation
to other powers to place themselves
on record.
Great Britain and Germany say In
their replies that the attitude OF the
United States Is quite in accord with
their own japan and Russia indi
cate their concurrence with the policy
OF non.interventlon and common &C
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-02
RoosEvELT's PRESS AGENT
Is to Be Roscoe conklin Mitchell, Late
Aide of Or. Cook.

Is TO Be Roscoe Conklin Mitchell, Late
Aide Of Or. Cook
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, who wants
TO be President of the United States
again. got his name mixed up yester-
day with that OF DR. Cook, the explor-
er. who said he reached the north
pole, through the appointment of Ros-
coe Conklin Mitchell by the Colonel
as publicity representative OF his cam
jaign in this city. MIR. Mitchell, who
is a newspaperman, will have his Of
fee in the Roosevelt headquarters in
the tower OF the Metropolitan Life
Building.
Mr.. Mitchell was publicity agent for
DR. Cook when the explorer returned
to this country from Denmark follow
ing his announcement of the finding
of the pole, and in that capacity
travelled all over the country with the
doctor upon the latter's lecture tour
Mr.. Mitchell is a Democrat and comes
from North Carolina He is a friend
of Senator Joseph NJ Dixon, who will
manage the Colonels fight in the
Nation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-02
DIX FAVoRs POWELL BILL
Would lmpound State Waters to Pro
vide for Electric Transmission

Albany. n. Y, Feb 29.-Before lea
wing today for his Adirondack camp
at McKeever, where he plans to re-
main until Monday, Gov. Dix gave out
"A statement on the bill OF the state
conservation commission, introduced
today providing for state construction,
control and maintenance OF state
wide system OF electric transmission.
He said.
II have not had time to carefully
examine the bill, but in my message ]
suggested that the people were Gus
todians of the natural resources with.
in the borders of the state; that a
proper conservation OF the waters en-
braced ownership or power of control
and regulation by the state to the end
that the people should derive all the
benefits from n development OF such
natural resources; that the waters
conserved should be utilized and dis.
posed OF by the people and for the
people with due regard for the rights
of private interests and any measure
that would result in the practical
working OF such plan, and which
would enable the impounded or avail.
able waters to be utilized for power,
to be disposed of upon terms that
would encourage the development OF
industries; create for labor greater
opportunities for employment, and
contribute generally to the material
prosperity OF the Commonwealth. was
desirable
"lf the bill introduced by the con
servatlon commission meets these re
quirements and protects the interests
OF the people, II should receive very
serious consideration by the leglsla
ture."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-02
JACK LONDON SHIPS AS MATE
And Authors Wife as stewardess on
$4,000 Mile Voyage

Baltimore, Md, March 1.-The steel
sailing ship Dirigo sailed today on a
$4,000 mile voyage to Seattle with Mr.
and Mrs. Jack London and 1876 tons
OF coal The author and his wife
shipped as mate and stewardess. res
pectiyely. and their Japanese servant
as messboy.
While Mr. London may be kept busy
climbing the ships ladders and wash.
ing decks, he takes with him his type
writers and a trunk full OF paper for
writing on the voyage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-02
WRECK AT DORSET
Freight Train of the Rails and Traf-
fic Delayed

Mails from both North and south
into Bennington this morning we're
delayed by a bad freight wreck in
Dorset Friday night A through train
going north went off the rails and
made such a mess OF things that the
line was completely blocked.
The southbound sleeper was sent
out of Rutland over the Delaware and
Hudson and the mail which should
have reached here at 2:35 did not ar
rive until the morning train came in
from Troy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-02
Notice

For Sale-High class Columbia
Grafonolas may be seen and heard at
the residence of Edw. II. Hart double
disc records also for sale. Edw. e.
Hart, Agent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-02
TAFT DELEGATES CHOSEN
Serene E. Payne and A. NJ. Patterson
Named at Geneva, N. Y.

Auburn, n. Y, March 1.--Sereno f.
Payne OF Auburn and A. II. Patterson
of Geneva, both Taft adherents, were
named by the thirty.sixth congression-
al district convention at Geneva to-
day as candidates for delegate to the
National Republican convention at
Chicago
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-02

Garden City, L. l., March 1.-Two
personal friends of Col. Roosevelt,
Smith Cox of Freeport and DR.. VIII
liam Carey of Center Moriches, were
nominated as delegates. to the Repub-
lioan National convention today by the
Republican committee of the First
Congress district OF New York. com
prising the counties OF Suffolk and
Nassau and the Second and Fourth
Assembly districts of Queens.
The election will have to be passed
upon by the Republican voters at the
primaries on March 90, but Il is not
thought that any change will be
made. Mr.. Cox was reelected to the
state committee. His alternate to the
convention will be c. Chester Painter
OF oyster Bay and DR.. Carrs alternate
will be Henry S. Brush OF Huntington,
both Roosevelt men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-02

take up their claims for suffrage to
protect business interests.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-02
NAME ROOSEVELT DELEGATES
District Conventions In Tennessee In
struct for the Colonel

Chattanooga, Tenn, March l. A
delegate instructed for Theodore
Roosevelt was named from Bradley
county, today, for the Third Tennes-
see Congressional district convention
that takes place in Chattanooga next
Monday. John c. Ramsey, a Roose
welt adherent, was elected over John
II. Eearly, Taft supporter. The Re
publicans of Marion county also In.
structed their delegates to vote for
Roosevelt delegates at the Cha'tan.
ooga convention.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-02
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair continued cold tonight
Sunday fair in east, increasing cloud.
mess and slightly warmer in west
portion.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-30

ganizatlon established some two
years ago to further and promote
and to aid and abet, and to often in
itiate movements and measures for
the development and up-building,
the material and moral up-lift and
betterment of the city and county,
would be akin to a rendition Of
Hamlet with the melancholy and
picturesque Prince of Denmark who
bemoaned the instrumentality Of
fate that made him, his knlehtly
fathers anger omitted from the
cast.
The Young Mems Business Lea
que. comprising practically-all the
live wire younger citizens OF this
progressive city in the business H.
nancial and professional walks Of
life. was formed for the purpose
above indicated. has worthily full
filed It's mission, is still enterpris-
ing. following it's prescribed pro-
gressiyc pathway and Is a potent
factor in putting Snyder and Sour
ry County on the map in bold face
type and procuring for its people
many useful ahd beneficial things
they would not rave otherwise OBJ
tanned. Amongst the mNny plans
and projects IL has carried out for
the benefit and delectation Of the
citizens may be chronicled the fol-
lowing: The election for and the
floating of the $4,000 bond issue
for the slightly new. county Jail; the
establishment by the Santa Fe Ry.
of 22 experimental farms in Scurry
county; the organization of the
boosting trip OF last May TO the Con
federate Reunion at Macon Ga,
which was accompanied by our peer
less Cow Boy Band, which won the
plaudits of and was the exposure OF
all eyes in the assembled multitude
gathered together from the Mississ-
lppi valley and south of the Mason
and Dixon line states and band
Of buster If less musical league
boosters distributed tons of high
class literature of Scurry County
that was productive of untold good.
for home entertainment and edifica-
ton il has procured the best ly-
ceum talent that graces the Chat
tauqua performers including Richard
PearsonHobson of Merrimac fame,
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the Rounds Lady Orchestra and
other equally good attractions. &c
secured the establishment of a down
town telegraph office and free city
express delivery. It conserves the
fitness OF things. by getting a sump-
tuous banquet for Gov. Colquitt
when ne recently visited the city,
which was an occasion OF much &C.
lat; It corralled for Snyder, tho
district Sunday School convention
which has delegates from SO coun-
ties and which occurs early in Oc-
tober, and the State Convention OF
the Nazarenc church which will
have an attendance OF four hundred
persons and which will be pulled on
In the latter part of the same month.
and In divers and sundry ways, in
; fact. In every conceivable. laudable
and legitimate manner. 10 plans
and carries TO successful conclus-
ions. projects and programs for
the public veal. The Young Mems
Business League combines a COM
mercial club. Chamber OF Commerce
and all progressive forces and fac
tors I'm one compact. cohesive. COM
petent body that does things and
does them now.
1t IS oniciated as follows. o. p.
"
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INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS
That are Building Snyder and DE.
veloping Scurry County.
o. l.. Wilkinson Lumber Co

Closely allied to its industrial en-
terprises in that they are potent fac.
tors as contributors to and play a
prominent part in developing, up-
building and giving slightly archi-
tectural charms to the structures
and edfices of city. are its great
lumber concerns. And in the mater
lal making of Snyder the firm above
named has enacted a leading and
worthy role.
IT'S yards in this city were estab-
lished i'm March 1907. 1t being the
first large lumber firm to enter this
field and It has furnished material
that entered into construction OF
many of the most slightly and sub
stantial buildings of Snyder, among
those erected for which it furnished
the equipment, being the handsome
homes of James r. WEIGH the late
r. ]. Taught. the West side school
building and the 100000 ranch
residence of II. p. Wellborn fifteen
miles from town.
The o. l.. Wilkinson Company oc-
cupies a most commodious and CEN
trally located site, covering more
than a half block Of ground on
Bridge street, adjacent to the pub
lie square and almost Immediately
adjoining the Roscie, Snyder G Pa
clnc tracks and. It is well nigh need
less TO say. carries everything In
lumber. wire and all materials that
enter into the constitution OF any
structure Its reputation for fair
and honorable business methods Is
proverbial all over Scurr ycounty to
every connne of which its ramiilca-
lions Of business extend.
It Is the broad and generous pol
icy of this company to further the
interests of all communities in which
It maintains yards and Snyder is for
tunate In having as resident mana
ger, c. b. Clark, a member OF the
firm.
Mr.. Clark has had charge of the
Snyder business since Il was estaD-
lished over FIVE years ago. is essen
TALLY public spirited and progressive
and takes an active interest IN all
matters for the public veal
lie is a native of Tennessee but
has lived in Texas for over a quar-
ter of a century, during all Of when
time he has been in the lumber trade
or allied pursuits.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-30

growing as pcreins 10 any member
OF the deciduous family. ami to the
cultivation of almost any product
that viii grow i'm ground
The town IS traversed by two ~ a.
roads, the Roscoe. Snyder d Pacific,
and Santa Fc In It's coast to coast
route, tlllable. fertile. fertile land is
stlll cheap IN the vicinity and
boundless opportunities await the
settler or capitalist en- the easy
acquisition OF a prosperous. happy
home profitable investment IN fer.
tile acreage.
wholly reliable information car
De obtained In these regards by ad.
dressing r. s. McDermott. Dermott
Scurry county. Texas.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-30

cultured, of exceptional morals, the
epitomlzation of progress and enter
prise and Of the city and countys
advantages and resources one can
appropriately quote from ingalls,
for here assuredly awaits that OPP
portunity whith he apostrophized as
follows:
Fame. love and fortunes on my
footsteps watt
And those who follow me reach ey-
cry state,
Mortals desire and conquer every
foe,
Love death; but those who doubt or
hesitate
Condemned to failure, penury and
woe
Seek me in vain, and uselessly i'm
plore.
/ answer not and ] return no more. %
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commodious rooms and apartments
on the North side OF the square,
provided with a gymnasium, bath,
billiard and pool tables, the best
current literature and other approx
ed modes and means of amusing
and entertaining visitors and its
members. who compose the social
elect of the younger set of the city.
Another commendable organiza-
ton of the city, the purposes of
which. as Indicated by its name, are
wholly material, is the Snyder De-
velopment Co. Its charter is bro d
and II can initiate or promote most
any project it chooses, but its pri-
mary purpose was the sinking OF a
well. In a locality, where were indi-
cations of oil in the underneath stra-
Ia. This It has done to a depth of
$500 feet, skeptic predictions to the
contrary, Notwithstanding. A mile
south of town, close 10 the cotton
oil company. oil floating on the sur
face of nearby creeks. evidences of
natural gas and other indica-
tions Of the presence OF oil led to
the selection of this spot as a field
OF operations An of the geological
formations encountered IN the sink
ing. and especially the more recent
ones show that the first surmise was
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found on correct suppositlon and 60
Is a thousand pities that the work
of the company. 90 the psychologist
cal time when its dreams rid fair to
be realized. had go be temporarily
stopped by reason of lack OF funds.
The capital stock a. the company is
$4,000, the shares having par
value OF S1C0. Fourteen fhCuall.d
shares were sold and the proceeds
utilized In the work above described.
That the remaining treasury stock
viii be sold with O return OF easier
and more elastic conditions On the
money world is O. fofegone conclu-
sion and that this may be az any
early date is contamination de-
voutly 20 be wished for by everyone
who has az heart the development
OF this city and section.
The officers OF the Snyder Deyel
opment Company are. Pres d. e.
Patterson; Vice Pres. G. - CLARK
Secretary and Treasurer. b s. jack
son.
In coalusion the people of Snyder
and scurry county are Christian ODD.