Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 288, Decatur, Adams County, 9 December 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 288.

the best ever Was the Comic Opera Given by High School Chorus Last Evening. TOLD PRETTY STORY Os Courtship of Miles Standish —Will Repeat it on Monday Evening. The production of the comic opera, “The Captain of Plymouth,” by a chorus of sixty-eight high scnool students at Bosse’s opera house Friday night, was without doubt, the most pleasing amateur production of its kind ever given in the city, as one burst of applause succeeding another in rapid succession, from the large audience testified. The third number of the lecture couse was an undeniable success, and the students, as well as Miss Bess Schrock, director, and her assistants in drilling, Miss Clara Williams and Dr. Fred Patterson. are certainly to be commended. The opera was in three acts, and the stage settings, as well as the costumes, bore out the style of the days of the Puritans, the parts of the characters being played by the students in a free, matter-of-fact way, in harmony with the simple, free life they depicted, as though they were veterans in histrionic art. The class is composed of some very good musical talent, which has been developed in a remarkable degree, under the direction of Miss Bess Schrock, teacher, and the solos, duets, and other special numbers, as well as the ensemble work, were exceptionally good. The opera was In three acts. Act one opened with the portrayal of the colony of Plymouth. The Plymodth girls in their gray gowns, white caps, aprons and neckerchiefs, were engaged in their singing and levity, when grave Elder Brewster, represented byCharles Brodbeck appeared upon the scene and rebuked them for their levity. The Plymouth girls included the following: Florence Myers, Nellie Daniels, Reba Quinn, Effie Miller, Lillian Rice, Nellie Myers, Eola Gentis, Glenys Mangold, Leah Hensley, Helen Fonner and Mary Frisinger. Then step by step unfolded the pretty story as told by Longfellow in his “Courtship of Miles Standish." Miles Standish,lthe grim soldier, more skilled in warfare than prettyspeeches, was in love with Priscilla, the prettiest maiden of the Plymouth colony, and sent John Alden the teacher, an easy-spoken one, to plead his cause. John and Priscilla are mutually in love and Priscilla, resenting his pleas for another, asks him why he does not speak for himself, whereupon John breaks his obligation to Standish, and wins Priscilla's piomise for himself. Standish subsequently wins a battle from the Indians, saving the lives of the colonists, and the elder promising anything in his power, must needs consent to his marriage with Priscilla, which Standish asks. Just as the wedding is about to be performed, Kotonka, an Indian maid, steps up and claims that Standish is bound to her by promise to wed her when she saved his life, when he was captured by the Indians, and John and Priscilla are thus free to wed. The opera abounded in witticisms and burlesques that mado it what it. was, 8 Piquant comic opera. Miles Standish, the warrior, wonderfully like Caesar, was enacted by Robert Peterson; John Alden, the diligent scribe, by Gregg Neptune: Erasmus, Standish's right bower, by Sherman Beery; Richard, Stephen and Gilbert, lads of the colony, by Dwight Lachot. Can Tyndall and Forest Vail: Priscilla. the fairest maiden in Plymouth, by Huth Patterson; Kotonka, the Indian Princess, by Naomi Dugan; Mercy, Charity and Patience, Plymouth maidens, by Gladys Kern, Margaret Mills and Florence Myers. The drills and chorus of sailors—with flute accompaniment by Milton Yager—the Indian ghost dance and the Indian war scene, the soldiers’ drill and chorus, with the chorus, the song of the InMan lullaby in the campfire light by the little squaws bearing on their backs their papooses; the song by fecksnot, an Indian messenger, reprp«ented by Dwight Peterson, besides those by the characters mentioned befote, were special numbers, highly Pleasing. Wattawamut, chief of the I was very realistically enactI e <l by Rex Sowle, and the whoops of I his braves were certainly awe-insplr-

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Ing. The Indians and sailors included the following: Rex Sowle, Erwin Merry, Huber Fonner, Theodore Brad en, Dallas Eizey, Kenyon Walters, Walter Corbett, Kenneth Vancil, Cecil Cole, Owen Edwards and Frank Hower. The soldiers were represented by Joe McConnell, Paul Myers, Jesse Gole, Edgar Vancil, Guy Kidd. Clarence Fledderjohann, Milton Yager. Ben Teeple, Daniel Falk, Floyd Butler, Robert Merryman and Frank Lose, while the Indian maids were cleverly portrayed by Gladys McMillen, Ruth Bowers, Dorothy Dugan, (rystal Kern, Olive Perkins, Estella Perkins, Nellie Barkley, Ruth Myers. Agnes Sellemeyer, Agnes Eady, Zeldu Snitz, Gladys Meyer, Esther Enos, Lucile Smith, Ethel Smith, Veda Hensley and Bessie Wilder. The second act was in twg scenes, the first representing the interior of Priscilla’s home and the second, the camp of the Pequots in the forest. Act three, was another scene of the Plymouth colony The clever pianists upon whom much of the success of the opera depended, were Esther Evand and Erma Houk. Owing to the great demand for seats which they were unable to supply, the students will give the opera again Monday evening. Twenty-five cents will be charged, and the seat sale is now on at the Holthouse drug store.

ANNUAL ELECTION Adams County Medical Association Elected Officers Last Evening. — MEETING WAS HELD At Office of Doctor Smith— Old Official Staff Was Re-elected. At the meeting of the Adams County Medical association held Friday evening at the office of Dr. W. E. Smith on Third street, was held the annual election of officers. Without exception the staff that has served the past year was re-elected, as follows: President—Dr. P. B. Thomas, Decatur. Vice President—Dr. M. F. Parrish, Monroe. Secretary and Treasurer Dr. C. C. Rayl, Monroe. The board of censors, whose duty it is to inquire as to the standing of new members, etc., will be appointed later by the president. Friday evening was a clinical session, when reports of cases ’were heard. The February meet will be with Dr. J. S. Boyers, the paper to be given by Dr. Thomas. Dr. Jay of Portland will also read a paper on school inspection. Those present Friday evening were Dr. Rayl of Monroe! Drs. Boyers, Beavers, Thomas, Costello, Miller and Smith of this city. SUNDAY SCHOOL ELECTION. Sunday morning at the Salem Evangelical church east of the city a Sunday school election of officers will take place, which time will be a most interesting one for the members of the church as well as the congregation. The meetings, which have been conducted for some days past, are growing in interest each day and large numbers are always noted present at each gathering. They will also continue for the time being, as the good results are becoming better with each service. All are invited. - o— TEMPERANCE MEETING. Rev. R. L. Semans Will Tell About it at M. E. Church Sunday Night. At the Methodist Eplscipal church on Sunday evening the pastor, Rev. R. L. Semans, will tell about the convention of the temperance people held at Indianapolis last Tuesday. Mis. Stanley, the vice president of the state W. C. T. U., will also speak. JUST LIKE A TRUST MAGNATE. In the second grade>of the public school the teacher saw a little boy pass a note to a little girl across the aisle. On opening it she read: “dear kathleen will you be my bow. I had one girl onct but she winted everything it George ."-The Delineator. -mM

A SIGN CAMPAIGN ■ ■■■ ■ Chicago & Erie Suggests That Manufacturers Put Up More Rig Signs. HELPS THE CITY The Plan is Being Used With Good Results in Other Indiana Cities. Mr. E. B. Adams has received a letter from Louis Jackson, industrial commissioner of the Erie railroad, in which that gentleman says that on a recent visit to Australia he found what a stranger finds in this country in traveling along a line of railroad, namely, nothing to indicate the name of the station which the train is approaching. The Erie has been conducting a campaign of “Signs on Factories,” including the name of the town or city. Merchants and others are always glad to note when on a I journey, the place where particular goods they use are manufactured, and this gives the cities a chance to advertise themselves. He therefore suggests that large signs be erected like this: JOHN BLANK, Coal Dealer, DECATUR. INDIANA. This would give a town a number of advertisements and would help in I many ways, aside from being a convenience to the traveling public. It pays to advertise and any way you do it, is bound to bring returns. The idea is a good one. and Decatur needs more largo signs. o IS SLIGHTLY BETTER. Simeon Fordyce was reported as being slightly better today, he appearing brighter

MEN TO ORGANIZE Men of Methodist Church Take Steps to Effect Organization. A SOCIAL EVENING To be Held Next Thursday —Judge R. K. Erwin to Speak—The Aim. Steps have been taken by the men of the Methodist church to effect an organization for social and religious purposes. The aim of this brotherhood is to effect the mutual improvement of the members by religious, social, literary and physical culture, promote the spirit and practice oi Christian brotherhood, to increase fraternal interest among men; to develop their activity in all that relates to social, civic and industrial betterment, and to build up the church by leading men into its communion and fellowship. They will hold a meeting of a social nature next Thursday, December 14th, at 7:30 p. m. Addresses will bo delivered by Judge R. K. Erwin of Fort Wayne and Mr. Jeff Bryson of Portland. The meeting will be held in the lecture room of the church and will be open to all men who wlbll to at ' tend. —o — CLOSE CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS. The schools in town were closed yesterday noon for a three weeks' vacation lasting over the holidays. School will not begin again until after New Year’s. There will be no services in the churches in Berne next Sunday, nor Sunday following, until other notice is given.-Berne Witness. The closing is said to be due to smallpox, which is said to be prevalent in Berne in a mild form. It is said there are eighteen quarantines. John Hendricks of Monroe was here this morning looking after business affairs, which required his attention for some time.

Decatur, Ind. Saturday Evening, December 9, 1911

REV. EHLE SPOKE. Gives Interesting Address Before Columbia City S. S. Class. The district Sunday school convention of the Baptist church, in session at Columbia City, is attracting wide attention and large numbers have been in attendance since the opening of the meetings, which was on Thursday last. Among the many speakers for the opening day was numbered the Rev. Charles E. Ehle of Fort Wayne, formerly pastor of the local Baptist church. He took for his theme, “How to Secure and Maintain Interest,” which was highly interesting, and one which proved to be of great interest to the many present

DIED ON BIRTHDAY Mrs. Sarah Craig Died on Seventy-sixth Birthday from Cancers. SICK LONG TIME One-year-old Child of Geo. Jacobs Died Suddenly from Pneumonia. After an illness of more than a year from cancerous growths, with which she had been afflicted for some time, Mrs. Sarah Craig, residing with her daughter, Mrs. Amos Fairchild, five and one-half miles southeast of this city, passed away at 4; 30 o’clock this morning, on the seventy-sixth anniversary of her birth. For some days past she has been in a most serious condition and the end had been looked for hourly. Since the death of her husband several years ago, she had been making tier home with her daughter, where she had been cared for during her last and declining years. Her advanced age added much to the serious illness, which in all probability brought the end more rapidly to a close than had she enjoyed more perfect health to fight her disease. She was a lady of many exand pleasing qualities, and her demise will be sadly felt by the many relatives, who reside here and about Lima, Onio. The body will lie in state until 10 o’clock Monday morning, when the remains will be prepared for taking to Lima, where the funeral services will take place on Tuesday. The cortege will leave over the Erie Monday’ afternoon, accompanied by several of the relatives, to attend the sad respects. She leaves a son in California, a daughter, of this city, Mrs. Fairchild, and many other relatives who reside in Ohio. J Mr. and Mrs. George Jacobs of near Willshire, Ohio, are In great grief over the sudden loss of their one-year-old babe, which passed out of this life on Thursday last, with pneumonia. The evening previous it was in perfect health, but upon awakening in the morning had contracted the dread disease, and in but a few hours passed away. The funeral will be held Sunday morning at Salem. o— — WRESTLING MATCH Will Tonight be Pulled Off at Bosse Opera House. All lovers of sport should not fail to be present this evening when the big wrestling match will be pulled off at the Bosse opera house. A good attendance, it is evident, will be present for the set time, and the price of admission will be 25c, 50c, and 75c for the circle. —o— TO CLOSE OUT. The Presbyterian ladies who have been conducting a bazaar and pastry sale in the Morrison building, opposite the Hensley store, will this evening close out their stock, selling what remains at reduced rates. They still have fancy and useful articles for Christmas gifts, good second hand clothing, good as new, besides the baked goods and home-made dishes. — NOW AT HOME HERE. The Rev. and Mrs. T. L. Jones, formerly of Montpelier, are now domiciled in their new home at 122 South Sixth street, this city, in what was formerly the Ella Bell Wilcox residence. The Rev. Jones is the new pastor of the Baptist church.

JELECT OFFICERS Eastern Star Order at Last Evening’s Meeting Elected New Officers. » : ELKS HOLD MEET I Red Men Maging ArrangeX ments for Degree Work Next Wednesday. I At a brief session of the Eastern ( Star order the election of officers took i place, this being the only business of ■ the evening, other affairs demanding the attention of the members, who adjourned immediately afterward. The i officers elected Friday evening are: Worthy Matron—Mrs. Olive Peterson. Worthy Patron —Mr. G. T. Burk. Assistant Matron—Mrs. Jessie Flan- ' ders. Secretary—Miss Anna Winnes. Treasurer —Monta Hensley. Conductress —Lettie Annen. ’ | Assistant Conductress — Bessie 1 Dunn. There remains several offices yet to be filled, which belong to the duties of the worthy matron, who will complete same between now and the in- .: stallation exercises the first of the ,! year. ’ | The Elks held their regular week- ’ ly meeting Friday evening and the us- : ual routine of business was carried i out as on former occasions. A goodly , ■ number was in attendance and a good i time was had during the short session j held. On next Wednesday evening, when the third degree work, to be conferred upon a class of Red Men candidates, assures the members that a ,good time is in store for them anti they are making arrangements for the event to have all in readiness for the occasion. A MERCYOF STATE i Is Subject of Address to be Given This Evening by Mrs. E. Stanley — ’ OF STATE W. C. T. U. — I At Evangelical Church — Will Also Speak Sunday at Various Churches. ■ The attention of the public is again ! called to the mass meeting to be held ‘at the Evangelical church this evening at 7:30 o'clock, when Mrs. Elizajbeth Stanley of Liberty,* vice presi- : dent of the W. C. T. U„ will speak to all those interested in the cause. The church choir will furnish special music for the occasion, and the address, “At the Mercy of the State," to be de livered by Mrs. Stanley, who is a noted platform speaker and orator, will be of unusual merit. A silver offering will be taken. All are invited I to attend. Attention is also again | called to the services tomorrow, at 1 which Mrs. Stanley win speak, as follows: Sunday, 10:30 a. m.—. Christian church. Sunday Afternoon—Mass meeting, at Presbyterian church. Sunday, 7p. m—M. E. church. . o SPENDS AN INHERITANCE On the Red Cross Christmas Seals— A Worthy Cause. A man in a southern city received a legacy of $3.65 during the Red Cross seal campaign. The following letter shows how he spent the money: j “Dear Sir—l am enclosing a check for $3.65. This check came to me as an inheritance and I want to spend it where I think it could do good, as the donor would have wished. I am therefore writing to ask you to invest in Red Cross Christmas stamps and send to me, as I think this a worthy cause.”

THE GIRL AND THE TRAMP. Everyone knows the American hobo is a pest to civilization and many a woman has shivered in her shoes when she responded to a gentle tap at the back door and found an unshaven, ragged piece of humanity with the same old story of hunger and hard luck, yet we all know that the stage tramp does not bum his way in box cars or sleep in ash-barrels but stops at good hotels and dresses well on the street. The seemingly ragged appearance and be-whiskered face (for all stage tramps must have whiskers) is simply art, and Mr. Jack Blair, who portrays the part of Willie Wildflower, in “The Girl and the Tramp,” is an artist. He has all the droll wit and eccentric Ideas that a happy-go-lucky tramp should have and then some. He is ably assisted in the comedy by Dave Durden, Frank Collier, Bert Bruce, Arthur Preston, Mayme Gardner, Lora Davenport, Laura Weston, May Warren and many others. The comedy is full of bright satire and laughable situations. There are several exceptional features. Saxophone solo, by Dave Durden, who was formerly with Sousa’s band, Lora Davenport, who is the greatest mechanical doll in this country or any other country, and the famous rag-time quartet. Bosse opera house, Wednesday, December 13th, —— o . i— REPORTS TO TAFT District Attorney McCormick is Believed to Have Made Complete McNAMARA REPORT Western Governors Were at Wilmington, Del., on Their Touring Trip. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Defiant to the last, John J. McNamara and his brother, James, prepared today for their journey to the San Quengin prison tonight. Wilmington, Del., Dec. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The oturing western governors arrived here in their special train today. Governor j Penniwell and Mayor Howell of this | city greeted the executives. They will also visit Chester, Pa. Washington, D. C., Dec. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —United States District Attorney McCormick of Los Angeles, California, conferred with President Taft here today and it is believed that a complete report was made by him to the president. Chicago, 111., Dec. 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Tba ten Chicago packers now on trial for criminal con spiracy in trust organization, today indicated that they desire to be tried by a jury above the average intelli gence, because the evidence to be adduced involves intricate, questions of economics and for this reason pedagogy figured in the questioning of I veniremen by the defenses’ attorney. MR. FORDYCE BETTER. Mr. Fordyce is reported as being better today. He appears brighter, remains awake longer, and this gives encouragement to the hope that his condition in general is becoming better. Mrs. Ada Woods of Wren, Ohio, who was operated upon at Chicago four months ago, was in Decatur today for the first since her operation. She has recovered nicely and is in better health than she has been for years. Mrs. Woods’ operation was for the removal of fibroid tumors, the appendix and for relief from bowel trouble and other ailments. She was accompanied to Chicago by Dr. Lizzie Burns, who assisted in the operation. The Misses Rose and Margaret Con ter went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to call on their sister, Mrs. Harry Fritzinger, who is a patient at the St. Joseph hospital, where she underwent an operation. She is improving and is now able to sit up. The Misses Conter will remain over Sunday as the guests of their sister, Mrs. A. A. Arnold.

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BIG MINE DISASTER Two Hundred Miners Believed to Have Lost Lives in Explosion. AT KNOXVILLE, TENN. Gas and Coal Dust the Cause- -Rescuers Are Busily at Work. (United Press Service.) Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Two hundred miners entombed in the mine of the Knoxville Iron and Coal Mining company at Briceville, Tenn., early today, are believed to be dead. An explosion of gas and coal dust is believed to have caused the disaster. Gas escaping from the mouth of the mine is so strong that rescuers cannot enter. It is believed that any who may have survived the explosion were suffocated by the gas. A mine rescue car has been ordered from here and is expected to arrive here at 1 o’clock. Until then there can be no practical attempt. at rescuing. The shock of the blast j was terrific, causing the earth to tremble for miles. There was a general rush for the advent of the would-be rescuers, but they were stopped by the heavily gas-laden air. The entire community is in a panic of grief. The men are entombed behind thousands of tons of earth and rock, and two miles back from the main entrance. The blast came at 7:30 this morning and miners on the outside declare the coal dust exploded. Two volumes of of thick black smoke are now constantly pouring from the mouth of the mine. Hundreds of women and children, whose husbands and fathers are dowfi in the shaft are crowding around the mouth of the pit, earnestly watching the rescue workers ■in wild efforts to learn something of the fate of the men who are entrapped. It is hoped that portions 6f th’e.sides and roof have fallen in, thus-'cutting cri the men from the deadly . gases. It is feared that even iir.thih “i&ent the miners will die before they', can be reached. ; " • ' I — o — ;—,, t. - A GREAT RECEPTION. Tendered Mr. and Mis. E. Wilson, tha Newly-weds. V The Nappanee News of' tip?'date of December Sth, tells of the eqrdial reception given to Mr. and Wilson, the newly weds, upon' -Iheir arrival at their now home at'Njlppane-e Mrs. Wilson was Miss Lucile-Hale be fore her maviage The N&W) says: “W1 son, who were married ateDeyatur on Thanksgiving day, aTrivefl 'Jn,'^api - nee on Monday night they'-wyq met at tlie train by a lnrge ( ''hum«ier of young people who were orf giving them a r< eeption—on/ef.'wbi,<l; they could expect to get onljHxincej in :i life time. They were thentjUwitli rice, tin pans, horns and the lilfy.' At tin Main street crossings. t'he automobiles always wait for ipisst-nger.--. stood the only horseless vehicle 1 -only at this time, it was a two wheeled sawdust cart drawn by a mule. Into this the crowd invited tire . ’’newlyweds," who mast hare known at sight, there was no retreat, and so-they entered into the spirit of the fun —as well as into the horseless vehicle. Up town they came with the” band" following. After passing through the business streets and finishing the reception the crowd disbanded " WILL REPEAT PLAY. “Captain of Plymouth" to be Given Monday Evening Again. So well was the comic opera, “The Captain of Plymouth,” given by the high school chorus, reveiVed Friday evening, that the high school students have decided to repoat it again Monday evening, as many who are desirous of seeing it couldt not obtain seats Friday evening. There are others, also, who are desirous of witness ing a second performance. Tickets ere selling for twenty-five cents, and the seats can be reserved at the Holthouse drug store. Mrs. Joseph Hower went to Fort Wayne this afternoon for her regular weekly treatment for stomach trouble. She is improving.