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Evening star., 1912-03-10
The "Cherokee Strip" !"

A s most people know. the democrats
"A have seats on the east side OF the
House chamber and republicans on the
west side. Lack of seating capacity
makes it necessary for a few members
of the majority to sit with those OF the
opposite political faith, and this over
flow space is always designated as the
"Cheyokee strip" Now, of course. 1t IS
on the republican side of the House.
There is in Oklahoma what is called
the Cherokee strip, once part of an In
dian reservation. Representative Mcclure,
republican, of that state was recently
urging the House to pass a bill by which
the government would turn over to the
town of Pond Creek some government
land. Mr.. Rucker, democrat. from Col
orado, objected.
.sWill not the passage Of this biH. he
asked. "have a tendency to diminish the
number OF reservations over on the
Cherokee strip in this House?"
'.It will help transfer the Cherokee
strip from this side to the other side.
said Republican Leader Mann. And when
the laughter had subsided somewhat ne
added;
IF it does not there will be other
things that will.
Evening star., 1912-03-10
"The Cherry Blossom. "

One OF the events OF the season at the
Lyceum Theater will be the appearance
next week of the Cherry Blossoms. one
Of the oldest and most famous oc bur-
lesque organizations. An entertainment
full Of entirely new features, with every
thing calculated to amuse. is promised.
Two extravaganzas. What Happened to
McGuirk" and widow McCarthy's Board
ers. mounted in lavish style, which cause
laughter every minute. are the offerings.
The book, lyrics and music are by Jack
Perry. known as the prince of hobo
comedians" The costumes, scenery SEN
sational features and novelties will be
brought out to the best advantage by nu-
fnerous electrical effects. There are also
nearly two score pretty dashing girls
in the chorus. Many new vaudeville acts
are promised In the olio. In the company
are Loro and Payne. sensational comedy
acrobats; Ethel Han, soubrette: Lille
Perry. Coincidence: Charles Crolius. &C.
centric comedian; Clifford and Rose, in
singing. dancing and musical specialties:
Frank Dobson. parody singer and story
teller. and Catherine Linyard. soprano
vocalist.
Among the features will be series Of
spectacular living pictures duplicating
masterpieces Of French art.
Evening star., 1912-03-10
Ducklings Burlesquers.

For the week beginning March IS the
''Ducklinss'' buriesquers, in 'The Two
Janitors'' and ''The High Life Girls at
Beuiah Beach," with Charles Boyle as
''the big thunder viii be the attrac-
tion. Beatrice Harlowe, the announce
ment states. will head CLASSY bunch
Of broiiers that keep things on the hop
from the rise Of the curtain Margie
Bennett. with her six Dancing Eagles"
is also featured. In the oiio the Young
brothers. comedy and novelty acrobats,
and Charles Vaughn. "a chirper of ex-
ceptional ability" VIII contribute to the
entertainment
Evening star., 1912-03-10
Stock Company at Chase's.

p. B. Chase will. at the end OF his pres
ent polite vaudeville season. conflde his
theater and its patronage to the expert
enced hands of s. z. Poll for the presen-
tation Of dramatic, comedy and musical
productions during the ensuing SUMMER
season. Mr.. Poll has for the past twenty
Years owned and operated In New Eng
land and Pennsylvania a circuit which
now numbers twenty theaters. In some
Of these stock companies, each called the
Poll Players. give plays the year round.
and In others vaudeville In the winter is
displaced by stock In the summer In
addition to his active interest in the op-
eratfons OF the theatrical booking aSen-
cies and Of the United Booking Ofices of
America, with which Mr.. Chase. too. Is
aniiated. Mr.. Poll has his own executive
headquarters In New York city. With
twenty theaters to supply. an immense
involved.
The opening date is not yet announced.
Evening star., 1912-03-10
"NcFadden's Flats, /"

''MoFadden's Flats that roaring mu-
sfcal farce comedy. comes to tho Acad-
eyny the week Of March 10 with every
thing rearranged and rejuvenated. The
management has supplied new. up-to-date
material, a spectacular review Of the fads
and funny things Of the day Is an
nounced. A prettily costumed chorus as
sists In the attractive ensembles and
modern popular music will be heard in
abundance
Evening star., 1912-03-10
English Olympic Trainer
Discouraged at Chances
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON, March 1, 1912
Z W. PARKER of the London Athletic
Club, who has been appointed official
| trainer Of the team which Great Britain
is to send, to Stockholm this summer, is
pessimistic about the chances of this
| country in the Olympic games. Speaking
to the writer today. he said I'VE are
| not going to Stockholm this year pre-
pared as we should be, nor are we going
to be able to get together enough good
| men to make the proper showing. AS a
matter OF fact, We have missed our op-
portunity. We should have begun pre-
pairing two years ago. and here the
games are but a few months away and
we have not yet made start
Parker is one of the leading authorities
on training in England, and no better
selection for the position of chief trainer
could have been made. He is now trav-
cling about the country appointing Sec
tional trainers, who will get the various
candidates into condition for the try-outs
which are to be held in London about
the middle Of May.
Il am absolutely astounded at the ig-
norance OF many of the greatest athletes
in this country" he continued. These
men have won championships and pots
and medals galore, yet they do not know
the first principles of training. Many of
them do not know .enough to rub them
selves down after race. When I ask
these men what system they have fol-
lowed they say: We haven't any sys-
tenn: we really never thought very much
about training and these are the men
upon whom we must depend at Stock
holm.
1T is typical of Englands haphazard
way of doing such things that we have
| left it until the last moment and then
| make frantic rush to get ready for the
games. In such events as throwing the
javelin and the discus and putting the
weight we never think of even trying
them until we begin to think about the
Olympic meet. The result is that when
We get on the field we have to depend
upan Scotchmen and Irishmen. and even
then Great Britain is beaten
An appeal for funds has been issued by
Lord Alverstone, lord chief justice of
Athletic Association. This money will
be used for the training expenses of the
team. The British Olympic committee,
of which Lord Desborough is president,
| is agitating for government grant with
which to pay the travelling and mainte-
nance expenses of the team after it leaves
London.
| Charles Perry. who built the track at
the Shepherds Bush Stadium, where the
| last Olympic games were held, recently
returned to. London from Stockholm,
where he has been supervising the con-
struction of the track that will be used
! next summer. He tells the writer that
he believes it will be found too small to
bring out the best efforts of the runners.
The track will measure 38S meters, with
a straight finish Of ninety-two meters.
The track will not be as good as the
one at Shepherds Bush, which the Amer
ican competitors at the last Olympic
games declared to- be the best they had
ever run upon. largely because of the
difference Of the soil to be found at the
Swedish capital
Evening star., 1912-03-10
What to Do With the Babies.
rom the New York Tribune

trVm the New York Tf1buEe.
II the custom OF checking babies ct the
department stores and leaving them there
continues to grow it may be necessary
for those establishments to hold auc-
tion sales Of unclaimed babies, as the ex.
press companies do Of parcels left on
their hands.
Evening star., 1912-03-10
Worse.
From, Life.

Surgeon at q New York Hospital
What brought you to this dreadful con.
dition? Were you run over by street
car?
Patient-No. sir; tainted. and wa:
brought to by q member OF the Society o1
First Aid to the Injured.
Evening star., 1912-03-10
Rose sydell.

The name Of Rose Sydell is one that is
famous in the annals of buriesque and
invariably associated with entertainment
OF great popularity. Good music hand
some costumes and effective stage pic
frres are the customary accompaniment
for Rose Sydeil organizations.
Evening star., 1912-03-10
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

Maud Lillian Berri is to 60 into vaude-
willie this spring. :.
Joseph Stanley has been engaged for
the cast Of "a Modern Eve"
A new.farce TO be produced this season
Is called ''rhe Baby Act"
Up, in northwest Canada there is a
town named after Forbes Robertson.
: The Brandt case in New York has al
Evening star., 1912-03-10
aThe Path Of the Primroses. y

John C. Rice and Sally Cohen. farceurs.
who rank among, the veteran stars Of
vaudeville. will be the principal comedy
attraction at Chase's next week in bill
that promises much Of melody, mirth and
novelty They will present for the first
time in this city their new success. THE
Path of the Primroses." Elizabeth Brice
and Charles King. musical comedy stars.
will appear in comic composite OF
catchy songs, gay dances and laughable
mimicry B. A. Rolfe will present for
its premiere ''rhe Ten Courtiers," a
spectacular musical production, with
prominent singers and instrumentalists
promised in the principal roles. and a
scenic setting OF special excellence.
Grotesque dancing oddities will be the Of
fering OF Rosa Crouch and George WEIGH.
Leipzig, ''the conjurer to royalty; James
F. Macdonald, a Chase regular. in funny
parodies and clever chat. and Edwards
Novel Circus. exhibiting pony. dog.
hybrid zebra, sacred OK and unridable
mule in show full OF hilarious and un-
usual happenings are the other numbers.
The daylight motion pictures will show
recent international events.
Evening star., 1912-03-10
Chicago Grand Opera Company.

V0ASOKV 0k0&A0 SISA0 SS@ssHs~S
Two performances VIII be given by the
Chicago Grand Opera Company at the
Belasco Theater, Saturday. March %.
For the matinee verdrs four-act opera OF
Egypt. Aida" will be sung. The night
performance viii be the American opera.
..Natoma." with the composer. Victor
Herbert conducting. This will be the first
time Mr.. Herbert has conducted Ma
toma.''
The casts for both operas announced by
MIR. Andreas Dtppel, the general manager.
In the company. The role Of Aida, the TN,
Ethiopian slave in the Verdi opera, Will
be sung by Carmen Melis. the Boston
Opera Company soprano: WHO VIII appcsa s
role Of Radames, the Egyptian warrior:
will be sung by Amadeo Bassi. the noted
Italian tenor. Eeonora de Cisneros: the
American contralto. will be heard as
Sammarco, the Italian baritone. who. with
Mr.. Bassi, first won honors In this coun-
try with the Hammerstein organization,
will sing the part Of Amonasro. the
French basso. will be Ramns. the high
priest, and Constantin Nicclay will be
the Egyptian king. The incidental dances
will be given by. the international ballet
headed by Rosina Call. the Italian pre-
miere danseuse. about whom considerable
has been written this season. Ettore
Perosio, the Italian conductor, will direct
the performance.
The same cast that sang in the first
performance Of ''Natoma." on any stage,
in Philadelphia last spring. will appear
in the opera here. The work itself. which
has been talked about moro than any
other American grand opera. viii be given
i'm English. The tragic part Of the In
dian maid. Natona. who loves the Ameri-
can lieutenant, will be sung by Mary
Garden, the creator OF the role This Is
said by a number OF critics to be one OF
the celebrated sopranos best parts Jane
Osborn-Hannah, the American soprano.
will be heard as Barbara. the Spanish
maid George Hamlin. the Chicago tenor.
who made his grand opera debut several
months ago. will sing the role OF the
lieutenant Mario Sammarco, the Italian
baritone. will be Alvarado. the Spanish
lover Of Barbara. who Is murdered by
Natonsa after the dagger dance" Henri
Scott the American baesc. will appear as
Barbara's father. and Frank Preisch. the
American baritone. will be Jose Castro.
the halfbreed. who dances the dagger
dance with Miss Garden. Others In the
cast will be Rosna CALI, Armand Crabbe
and Constantin Nicolay.
Evening star., 1912-03-10

among them Miss Frances Nelson, Mr..
George Barber and Mr.. Stanley James.
One of the latest additions TO the CON-
pany II Godfrey Matthew'S, who has just
arrived from California and WIN make
his hrst appearance In the east with the
ColumhiG E1ayers. He has been leading
man at the Alcaxar. In. 6An Francisco;
1xosanGeles and with the Baker Stoca
Company In Portland. Ore. Other mem
bers whose names appear upon the Col.
umbia roster. are Vaughan Hull. Willard
Robertson Henry Miller. 5r., and Ger
trude HitA
Evening star., 1912-03-10

Edwin Fl. Robins, the new leading man
of the Columbia Players. is described as
a handsome man. of magnetic personality
and is expected to become an immediate
favorite.
Evening star., 1912-03-10

Helen Ware will not close her present
season in 1.-The Prcie'' until August. She
will 60 as far as the cities of the Pacific
coast.
Evening star., 1912-03-10

A romantic drama is to be produced
this month in London, called Proud
1t will be seen in New York In
the early fall.
Evening star., 1912-03-10

"The Apple of Paris.'' vaudeville fea-
ture, concludes it's unique wordless plot
with a duel between two of it's female
principals.
Evening star., 1912-03-10

Victor Herbert is engaged on the music
for a new opera i'm which Emma Trentini
that Herbert's orchestraAwill be heard in
Washington in connection with the tour
under the management OF w. l.. Rad
cliffe.
The Irish Players gave the last per-
formance Of their American tour i'm Bos-
ton last week. Lady Gregory, the man.
ager OF the company, said the disturb
stormy tour were merely caused by a
family row.
Lovers of Schiller will soon have an op-
poEtunity Of witnessing one Of his master
dramas. The Bride Of Messina." which
will be produced under the direction OF
Nine. Alexandra Viarda. Arrangements
are now under way for its presentation
"Hanky Panky" may have New York
engagement with Lew Fields all-star
company. Among the, players are
Carter de Haven. Flora Parker. William
Montsomery, Florence Moore, Max
Rogers. Bobby North. Harry Cooper,
Virginia Evans and Myrtle Gilbert.
Eugene Walter has returned from Eng
| land. For the last six weeks he has been
In London. directing the production of his
! play, "The Easiest Way at the Globe
Theater. The leading role. played here by
Frances Starr, has been intrusted to
Sarah Brooke.
The revival of "OIiver Twist" by the
I.iebier Company took pa,ce last week in
New York and was received with glowing
praise The main hit Of the play was
| made by Nat c. Goodwin, as Fagin- The
Bill Sykes of Lyn Harding. the Nancy OF
Constance Collier and the Oliver Of Marie
Doro received high praise.
i knQinninQ> n mn
twenty weeks nine years ago. during
which time ten concerts were given. the
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra today
| shows a record OF twenty-three weeks
and forty concerts, in addition to about
twenty out-of-town concerts, supplement-
ed by a spring tour of nine weeks dura-
ton and covering the greater part Of the
north and middle west
Evening star., 1912-03-10

A musical play called "Stung'' was
produced for the first time last week in
pOlfghkeeDSie
Evening star., 1912-03-10

Cyril Scott, who has been having rather
a hard time to find suitable vehicle. is
to appear in THE Best People" under
the MANAGEMENT Of w. A. Brady.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-20

Conductor w A. Marris were in
charge. These men are said to have
had fewer accidents than the average
crew and for that reason they are on
the Park avenue run.
At the curve near the smIth-Race
Goceery, the car started. Motorman
Meats applied the breaks which are
still set as the car Is banging on the
wall at Walkers siding with one end
on the railroad tracks,.
AS the car was making its wild
dash over Madison street at the op-
proaeh of the brtdse,ait struck Mrs.
Reckart, who was crossing the street,
knocking her down and dragging her
along the path Of the runaway car.
She was left lying on the track, where
freiehts Of the Baltimore and Ohio are
placed for unloadlns.
The body was horribly .mutiiated
and was guarded by three policemen
until Coroner Lloyd arrived on the
scene. Hundreds Of people gathered
to see the wreck and learn the par
ticuIars Of the awful accident.
F. r. sapp was a passenger on the
car but he escaped with slight in
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-20
ICE GOES down
THE RIVER
LITTLE DAMAGE DONE HERE.
BIG eoRGEs ARE REPo RTEp At
POINTS BELOW

When the Ice first formed on the
rivers in and near this city this paper
published story regarding the fear
Of the river men that when the ice
broke up that the steamer |. G. Wood
ward, which had been caught at the
local wharf might be swept out when
the ice broke UP.
Last evening the fear Of the river
men was justified when the steamer
was almost carried away. only one
single strand OF rope holding the boat
when the ice flow struck her, all Of
the other cables which had Deea tle-.
to her and then ancored on the
shore having been broken when the
gigantic ice flow struck the side Of
the beat,
The boat is owned by local men,
and was caught here at the wharf by
the unexpected cold snap, although
the captain OF the ship had intended
taking the ship into harbor farther
down the river, but was caught pc
fore he could move the ship out.
Captain Daugherty proved his bray.
cry aud also the time honored truth
that captain shall stick to his ship.
till she gees down, as all OF the other
members Of the crew last night aban-
doned the steamer when the cables
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-20
THOMPSON WAS
HERE BUT HAD
TO LEAVE CITY
GENERAL MANAGE OF THE BAL.
TlMoRE AND ~ til LE5 70.
OTHER POINTS ON Acco UNIT OF.
coNeEsTEp TRAFFIC.
WILL CONE NEXT WEEK
CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN VERY
HARD ON OPERATION OF RAIL.
ROADS DURING THE PAST TWO
WEEKS.

General Manager A. W. Thompson,
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company, was here last night, but had
10 leave the city before he could dis.
cuss matters with local shippers in
regard TO the local freight situation on
account OF congestion Of traffic at
Grafton
The past two weeks has been an
unusually hard one on railroads. The
cold weather and deep SHOWS made IT
hard for the operating force to handle
he passenger and freight traffic.
With the passing of the ice of I'M
usual thickness threatened the de-
struction of bridges.
Mr. Thompson is a very busy. man
ard few can appreciate his efforts in
trying to reach this point. He will
try to get here next week. Possibly
by that time conditions in the opera
tlon of trains will be normal and he
will be able TO carry out his intentions
without interruption. Our people
know that Mr. Thompson is anxious to
meet them and this fact is keenly ap'
preciated By them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-20
BOYS THAT
KNEW BEER
TELL THEIR STORY IN JUDGE
MoReANs COURT = ABLE TO
NAME MANY BRANDS.

An incident which caused quite a
u.t of amusement, and yet one which
should be greatly regretted by all who
have heard of 1t, was the testimony
given by Two small boys, neither Of
them over IA years OF age, yesterday
in the Intermediate Court before
Judge Morgan.
These two small boys testified that
they had bought beer, that each of
them had drunk two and one-half bot
ties OF the brew, and neither of them
became intoxicated: Now, were any
ordinary man to drink the same
amount of beer, he would likely be.
come intoxicated, and these boys tes-
timony that they we're used to drink
ing beer surely must be the truth.
When. asked as to what kind Of
beer It was that they drank, they read
lily answered the name Of the beer,
and when asked hcw they knew, they
replied that Trey knew the different
kinds Of brew bg Slleataste and then
named over several different brands,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-20
CLUB MEETING
HELD YESTERDAY
JUDGE HOWARD N. OGDEN Ap.
DRESSES THE, JUVENILE DE-
PARTMEG5-DlcKENs ANNlVER-
AIRY TO BE OBSERVED.

An interesting maeting Of The. Kos
mans Club was held yesterday after,
noon at tile apartments in the Y. NJ
&c. A, building, the programme being
in charge of the Juvenile department
of which Mrs. c. 0. Henry is chair
man. Hon, H. N. Ogden addressed the
club on the subject of The Juvenile
Delinquent and an interesting paper
was read by Mrs, W. Fl. Conway
which was prepared by Mrs. james Q.
Watson concerning the progress OF the
Juvenile Court movement. Miss Merle
Miller rendered piano solo I'D
Misses Miller and Mary Ellen H snry
rendered a duet,
The next regular meeting Of the
club will be known as the Charles
Dickens programme and will be a
night meeting.
An excellent programme has been
prepared, and it has been arranged
that the meeting will be social event,
taking the place Of the usual New
Year reception. The event will be a
fancy dress party. the. guests dressing
as Dickens characters, Mrs. Edwin
Robinson, who had been appointed by
the president to look after the costum-
ing made talk at the meeting yester'
day explaining the nature Of the event
and offering assistance in planning
costumes. The programme for that
occasion is in charge of the Litera-
ture Department OF which Miss Jane
Eta Mckinney is chairman and she
and Mrs. Robinson will be glad to
make suggestions when requested
While It is hoped all will wear fancy
dress. yet it is not compulsory.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-20
ICE MAY CAUSE
MUCH DAMAGE
PENNSYLVANIA CONTRACTING.
COMPANY WORKING sTRENu,
toUsLY TO SAVE RAILROAD SUP.
PLIES.
Especial 10 the West vIrglnian.J

tSpeclal 10 the west HlTglnlan.l
OPEKISKA, Jan. 2O.-The Pennsyl.
yania Contracting company are max.
ing strenuous efforts to unload twelve
or fifteen barges and boats located Just
below dom No. IA here which are
heavily loaded with railroad supplies
for the Buckhannon and Northern. rail-
road company. The vessels have been
tied up here for several days during
the cold weather and could not be
anloaded. Anticipating the ice gorges
which are letting loose along the Mo.
nongahela and fearing the boats
would be wrecked, large force OF
men we're put to work today to un-
load the vessels. Should they fail to
unload some before the ice reaches
this place, the loss TO the company
would be heavy as the vessels are we'll
loaded with railroad supplies,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-20

iuries.
Another man passenger, whose name
could not be learned, is said to have
gone over the embankment with the
car and come out Of the wreekage
unInIured, except for slight cut on
his nose.
Both the conductor and motormsr
jumped from the car and escaped un
hurt,
Mrs. Reckart was about IS years old
and was a graduate nurse, having
graduated from the chautauqua school
at, jamestown, N. Y. She made her
home with Mr.. and Mrs. 1. II. keener
Of 11e State street.
She was woman of splendid at
tainments and made many friends in
this city.
She has a sister, Mrs. [. A. Sum.
mers, and brother, George Rhode.
HEAVIER, both of catawba. Mrs. Sum-
mers was here and took charge Of the
remains.
The remains were taken to Jenkins
undertaking establishment, where
they will be prepared for burial. They
will be taken to catawba tomorrow.
Interment will be made Monday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-20
THE BoDYoF THE UNFoRTU-
NATE YOUNG WOMAN WAS
DRAGGED BENEATH THE
IRON WHEELS AND H0RRI.
BLY, MUTILATED.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
THRONGED THE RAILROAD
SIDING EAGER TO ASCER-
TAIN THE HORRIBLE DE.
TAILS.

The fret serious accident occurring
from the operation Of street cars in
this city by the Fairmont and cIarks-
burg Traction Company occurred this
afternoon when Mrs. Virginia Reckart,
Of 11e state street was killed near,
SINNERS Tavern.
The car was on its way to East
Park, leaving Jefferson street at 9
o'clock. Motorman j. H. Meats and