Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1911 — Page 3

S "BEN HUR" wupendou. Production at Majeitlc fl ’ Theater, Fort Wayne. fl ThP management of the Majestic d '■ ater. Fori Wayne, Indiana, has ar,,..fl d W ith Klaw & Erlanger for the u fl Lenta' l "' l of Wallace s power-Tiellgio-hlatortc spectacle, "Ben Infl Hur " Thursday and Friday and Sat r fl urday evening! and Saturday matinee «>rfl Lril 27. 2 g and 29 ' mfl “Ben Hur." with its lustrous "Star kifl of Bethlehem." its camels. Arabian unfl , le eds. oriental trappery and mimic evfl '| en( ior of the gorgeous east, is bell fl vond doubt the most elaborate specI tade ever staged In the history of sfl the world. Its series of scenes prealfl |ent m the eye a feast of multlfarnfl ions beauty and variety all set to a tfl jymphonic accompaniment of grace rkfl („i music. The exciting episodes, pfl B uch ns the galley scene, with its *nfl horde of chained slaves, the sea fight, hitifl the rescue in mid-sea. the thrilling i fl rgre with the quadruple teams of gal- • fl lop(ng horses, combined with the picilfl tureß (tue scenes representing the apfl pearanee of the star to the wise men Pfl in the desert, the moonlit lake in the efl orchard of Palms, where Ben Hur ovfl , n d Iras make love while drifting in afl the barge of the fair Egyptian, the lofl palm-waving worshipers on the Mt. °fl of Olives, simply captivate the great anfl au diences that are nightly in attend hfl gnce wherever it is being enacted. ,s fl As now arranged and staged by afl Klaw * Erlanger, the public sees a bofl great spectacle which appeals not "isl mer ely on the strength of its drama::fl chariot race, the scene, which coup- ■ >d with the popularity of General I Wallace's l>ook, gave the play it enor- ■ mous vogue, eight horses, aided by ■ the most intricate mechanism, proi fl duce the prodigious illusion of the ihfl struggle for supremacy in the arena Isl of the Circus of Antioch. Edgar fl Stillman Kelley's brilliant musical >ifl score, which so heightens tlie dignity and solemnity of the Biblical narrative. and was one of the most potent ffl factors in its success, is made a domfl inant feature of the present producfl tion, being interpreted by a special S orchestra and chorus carried by the ■ company for that purpose. fl Seats for "Ben Hur” will be placed ‘fl on sale at the Majestic theater box fl office Monday morning. April 24th. It “fl is advisable for persons who intend “fl visiting Fort Wayne to see this great fl spectacle to reserve seats at once by mail. The management of the MaNjestic theater announces that special attention will be given to all mail orders. Prices win range from 50c to 12.00. Indianapolis, Ind., April 21 Among the records and books en- | trusted to the office of the secretary of state is the first constitution ever adopted by Indiana as a state, the same being given official life at the town of Corydon on June 29, 1816. At this notable meeting in that early day thirty-two representatives participated therein, representing the ■counties of Clarke, Dearborn, Franklin. Gibson, Harrison, Jefferson. Knox, Posey and Switzerland. The instrument as finally drawn and agreed to was officially signed by Jonathan lhennings as president of the convention, and R. A. New, secre■tfl tary. Among other interesting de»fl tails enumerated is section nine, fl which says: "Until the first enum--fl eration shall toe made, as directed by ■tfl this convention, the county of M ayne fl shall be entitled to one senator and three representatives, Franklin one ffl senator and three representatives, |! fl Dearborn one senator and two repreII sentatives, Switzerland one represen- ■ I tative. Jefferson xnd Switzerland one II senator, Jefferson two representsfl tivee, (“lark cue eenator anfl three fl representatives, Harrison one senafl tor and three representatives, WashIl ington two representatives, Orange fl and Jackson one representative each, Knox one senator and three represengfl tatlvee, Gibson one senator and two representatives, Posey, Warrick and Perry one senator and a represeetafl tive each." I The governor and lieutenant go«fl ernor were elected on the first Monifl day in August, the returns of such fl election sealed and conveyed to the jfl speaker of the house of representatives who opened and published them fl In the presence of both houues of the I I general assembly. They were priv- | I Heged to hold the offices for three fl years from the third day of the session of the general assembly, and | I could hold such offices six years in ll any period of nine years. The secretary of state was chosen by joint balI I lot of the two houses of the general | j assembly, and his term of office was Rl f or four years. The treasurer and au--11 ditor of state were elected in the I I same way, only the term of their of- [ I flee was three years. The judiciary ■ was composed of three supreme court I Judges, appointed by the governor, I and the appointments approved by I the senate, their term of office being I seven years. The circuit courts were I ...I comprised of a president and two as-1

soclates, the president being appointed by the governor approved by both branches of the general assembly, while the two associates were elected by the qualified electors in their respective counties, and the appointment and election of these courts were for seven years. In the counties there were elected a rcoiuer ioi seven years, and a sheriff and coroner for two years each. The salary list was also a feature, the governor being allowed one thousand a year, secretary of state, tress-! urer and auditor, four hundred dollars each; supreme court judges and presidents of circuit courts, eight hundred dollars. Members of the general assembly were allowed two dollars a day during the time of the session, and for traveling expenses, two dollars for every twenty-five miles trav eled, counting the most direct route from their homes to the seat of state government. Corydon was designated as the seat of government until the year 1825. The friends of Governor Marshall are beginning to come out of their holes and manifesting a keen interest in him as a candidate for the presidency. They are insisting that an organization be made and an organized effort made ny the governor's friends, notwithstanding the fact that Governor Marshall is sitting on the lid and refusing to lend aid or comfort to such an undertaking. It need be no surprise that within the next few weeks there will be something doing, and that a full-fledged Marshall organization is doing business at the state capital. L. G. E. o - MR. HARRUFF LEAVES For Fremont, Mich. —Family to Follow Next Monday. H. H. Harruff, who for several weeks has been arranging his business affairs for the leaving of himself and family for Fremont, Mich., where they will make their home during the coming summer, left Thursday evening and his family will follow on next Monday. The household goods have been packed and were shipped today to be there on 4he arrival of the family. During the absence of Mr. Harruff all Ins personal business, insurance and real estate business will be in the care of his son, Orval, who will settle all matters pertaining to his father’s business.

SUIT ENTERED. Ohio Man Sues Horse Dea.ers at Huntington For SIO,OCO. Clark N. Foreman of Willshire. Ohio, is having papers prepared by attorneys in a suit for $16,000 in damages which he will file in the Fort Wayne United States court against George W. Souers & Sons of Huntington. Foreman alleges in his complaint that he purchased a coach stallion on March 21, from the defendants and a few days later was attacked by the animal, stsugnianinighdDfl ed by the animal, sustaining a broken arm and other serious injuries. When the purchase was made, he was given to understand the animal was of docile nature but he has since found this to be untrue and he claims misrepresentation on the part of the former owners. R. K- Erwin is the attorney for the plaintiff and Harper rand Eggeman for the defendants. IFort Wayne Journal-Gazette. A report has been circulated that' tfoe Frisinger & Sprunger company site the defendants in this suit, and the firm wishes ‘to make it known that they were in no way connected witfa this transaction. Rw. Charles Elite, pastor of the Baptist church, will deliver the annual memorial sermon Sunday morning, May 28th, this year, the committee of the G. A. R. ta charge of the arrangements, having made the request of him this moranng, which he accepted. Rev. Eble W a minister of eloquence and earnestness and the sermon this year will doubtless be one of the test ever give*, in honor of this event. The G. A. R- held an excellent meeting Thursday night and among thethings discussed was the planning foi the Memorial day celebration May 30th. As stated before, the Hon. J. C. Moran will deliver the memorial address on that day, and the following committee was appointed to look after the arrangements for the observance of the day: D. K. Shackley, S. B. Fordyce. Daniel Helm, Joshua Parrish and J. D. Hale. This committee will meet soon and select assistants to help in the details. The committees to look after the decoration of the graves in the various cemeteries of the county were also named. Kokomo, Ind., April 20 —The large and imposing new St. Patrick’s Catholic church in this city will be dedicated with imposing ceremonies Sunday, May 21st, by the Right Reverend Bishop Aledring of Fort Wayne. All the Catholic societies in north-

ern Indiana have been invited to take part In the services, and it is fully expected that 10,000 visitors will be present, The churcn is not only one of the hugest in Indiana, but will be one oi the most handsomely finished and fully equipped in the country. The two trancept windows are the second largest in the United States, being over thirty-six feet high and eighteen feet wide. The building was started by the late Father Lordemann. who was pastor of the congregation for thirty-seven years, but unfortunately did not live to see it completed. o The Decatur base ball team is making things hum in practice and if that is any criterion, we may expect them to bring home the laurels on their brow when they go to meet the husky Kokomo team April 30th, and the Kendallville team May 7th. The local team has two of the best base ball sands to be found in the realm for batteris, when it comes to that, Ed Coffee, the home man being one. and the other, according to a letter received Thursday by Manager Otto Wemhoff, will be Charles O. Burke, formerly of Geneva, who was given a try-out with Evansville in the Central league, but who was released. Both of these men are big in the base ball field and will make things hum for the Decatur team. The other members of the Decatur team are also the best base ball men in this part of the state, the line-up being as follows: First base, Cal Robinson; second base, Curley Ellis; third base, Brice McMillen; short stop, Will Johns: center field, Fred Fullenkamp; right field, H. A. Colchin; left field, Joe Johns: substitutes, A. Colchin andi Martin Ault. I The boys have ordered ned uniforms and expect to begin the spring schedule in an up-to-date appearance as well as up-to-date playing. They will meet again next Sunday for practice. o BILLIE BURKE IN "SUZANNE.” At the Majestic theater, Ft. Wayne, Saturday evening. Miss Billie Burke wil bring her latest success, “Suzanne.” to the Majestic theater, Fort Wayne. Saturday evening. In French under the title of "Le Mariage de Mlle. Beulemans," the play has had long and successful runs in Brussels and Paris, and it has been presented, too. in Vienna. Miss Burke did it first at Buffalo, N. Y., early in December and took it to the Lyceum theater, New York, at Christmas. The heroine of the piece—whom Miss Burke impersonates, of course —is a little Belgian girl, the daughter of a •dealer in bottled beer, who is called upon to make a choice between two suitors for her hand. She’s a real Billie-Burke girl—and that is enough for most theater goers in this country to know. The seat sale is now on.

Incarcerated in the county jail here Hubert Fetters, twenty-nine years o’.A of Huntington, Ind., is suffering from a severe attack of delirium tremens, with which he was affected when arrested by Marshal Peterson Monday. In some manner he landed in Decatur last Monday afternoon and was at the Erie 'railroad, where his peculiar actions aroused the suspicions of several rcitizens and Marshal Peterson was called to take him in charge, and :at the jail became worse. When the county physician was called, he immediately pronounced U delirium tremens. He was placed in a cell by himself and for several days and nights has been suffering from various halucinations, last night, especially, lie being engaged in catching trams to get out of the city, to escape from the parties whom he thought were pursuing hsrn. This morning when visited at the jail he stood quietly and gave all appearances of having lost his reason he not being able to talk inteiUSdble at any time since his arrival. When he landed here he possessed a suit case whirt is filled with good clothes dleandly llaundered. He -was dressed good and in his pockets mere found several cardo and letters i>y which means he was identified. Ptriyr to coming here he worked in Chicago as a bartender at 3501 Wentworth avenue. He has a mother Mrs. Has-' nah Helm, living in Huntington at 31C Mayne street, and is the wife of an old soldier. The attending physician today expressed the belief that Fetters was some better and would probably get over the attack soon, his being very quiet this morning going a long way toward assisting him to regain the nerve force to control himself. — o BEAUTIFUL PULPIT Has Been Placed in the St. Mary's Church. —— A new pulpit has been added to the interior fixtures of the St. Mary’s church, the same having been donated by the members of the St. Aloy-

sius society. It is of a beautiful chestnut wood color, handsomely carved, and corresponds with the other church furniture. Five small statues are to stand around the tna>n body and taken altogether it built on the same order as the old one, which has become such that a new one became necessary. A bronze plate bearing the name of the sodality will be attached to it, and it has been donated through the free will of the many belonging. DEATH OF BROTHER. Philip Helmberger, Brother of Mrs. Eady, Dead. Mrs. Catherine Eady and son, Enoch Eady, who were called to Basil, Ohio, Wednesday by the serious illness of her brother, Philop Heimberger, who was ill with pneumonia, Thursday afternoon sent word to relatives here that his death had occurred. While no particulars were given other than that the funeral would be held Saturday, it is thought here that they did not reach his bedside in time to see him alive. Mr. Heimberger was an aged man and was known to several here. Mrs. Eady is having her share of affliction, as it was only a few weeks ago that she suffered the loss by death of her son, Jacob Eady. o ■ Two judges were "sitting" in the Adams circuit Court Friday at the same time, while Special Judge Hartford of Portland was hearing the Blue Creek ditch case, which is slowly grinding away, the evidence of the witnesses being introduced at noon today, Judge Merryman was holding court in the jury room, which has ■ been pressed into service as judicial I chambers. The case before him was I that of Laura A. Foughty against Charles K. Foughty for divorce. Mrs. Foughty brought suit on the grounds of desertion, and also claimed some violence. Mr. Foughty, who is now a conductor on the B. G. & C. interurban, is fighting the case, having filed a cross-complaint, claiming that his wife is not a fit person for the care of their three children. Ten or fifteen witnesses will be used and the case will probably not be finished until tomorrow. L. C. DeVoss is Mrs. Foughty's attorney, and Shafer Peterson is appearing for Mr. Foughty. Prosecutor R. C. Parrish Friday afternoon filed a ease against Warren Hamrick, rural mail carrier, charging him with wife desertion, the affidavit being made by his wife, Florence Hamrick. She sets forth in the affidavit that he deserted her April 10th, without cause, leaving her without . making any provision for her comI sortable maintenance and support. i — ; Dollie Milter was appointed guardian of Lucile, Vada M., Vila D. and ■ Clarence J- Miller, filing bond in the sum of s2(*o.

Two quiet title cases were filed in court today. One was entitled James KirkendaP -vs. Henry Weiman, with Hooper & Lenhart, attorneys for the plaintiff, and the other is entitled Charles W. Yager vs. Ebenezer Jessup, et aL, Attorney C. L. Walters being the plaintiff’s attorney. W. L. Thornhill, guardian of Carl Fiord et ML, filed proof of pasting notices of sdle of real estate, and later filed report of sale, which was approved, the sale confirmed and the dw<d order cd. o D. E. SCOTT IS BETTER. Mr. and Hrs. M. E. Hower returned Thursday «vening from Lafayette, where they spent several days with Mrs. Howris father, D. E. Scott, who has been suffering from a general breakdown and partial paralysis of the face fortome time. They reported that Mr. ®eott is somewhat bertiter. being able to take buggy rides to the doctor's office, where he is taking electrical treatment, which ft is thought is helping him wonderfully. Mr. Hower, however, gave it as Ins opinion that Witte he might live sometime yet, that he -would never be able to care for his Office work again, he being engaged in the insurance bus'i ness there, as be was here, before leaving. His son, Albert E. ScotL of Indianapolis, spent three days of the week at Lafayette, assisting in caring for his father's business. o— Ttalph Ervin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ervin, of this city, was quietly married Thursday evening at Del phos, Ohio, the bride being Miss Margaret Kelker, one of the well known young ladies of that city. The ceremony took place at the St. John’s Catholic parsonage, being solemnized by Father Rupert. Among the witnesses present was the groom’s sister, Miss Edith Ervin, of this city. Mr. Ervin has been employed for many years as a brakeman on the Clover Leaf railroad, with headquarters at Delphos, Ohio, where he has made his home for about seven or eight years past. The young couple

left immediately after the ceremony on their wedding trip to St. Louis, Mo., and upon their return will be at home at Delphos. The announcement of the wedding will come as a surprise to many of the Decatur friends of the couple, all of whom, however, join in wishing them a long and happy life. ■ • o— ———- * *********** * * * No announcement of the win- * * ner* In the contest will be made * * until at the close of the program * * this evening. * ************** Old Sol and the weather man took a freakish spell Thursday night and more than hall determined to con spire against the tri-school contest of the Berne, Geneva and Decatur high schools, which was held here today, and we must say things did look "sort o’ through the mist" early this morning. But when the 8 o’clock train from the south, together with carriages and automobiles, broght in their large and cheery delegations of high school students from Geneva and Berne, the weather’s bad temper just couldn’t withstand their happy faces, bright colors and cheery yells and in spite of everything the cheery smile of Old Sol himself broke forth through the mist and joined heartily in greeting them. Large escorts of local students wearing their colors of purple and gold, in flying streamers and pennants, met the in-coming trains and escorted the visitors to the schools and other places in the city where they visited before the opening number of the contest. Large gloups of students, with colors flying—red and black of the Geneva high school, old rose and cream of the Berne and purple and gold of the Decatur high school —formed parades through the streets, each cheering for his respective school, and they were received with enthusiasm by the entire populace of Decatur. It has been a number of years since so much school spirit and enthusiasm has been manifested here, and somehow it livens up the entire town in a jolly good way. MORNING CONTEST. At 1 Oo'elock all wended their way to the mecca of interest, the Bosse opera house, where the literary and musical contest between the freshmen and sophomores came off. The stage of the opera house was decoorated in an attractive way. A rug from the Boston store made it more homelike, and here and there and everywhere were Decatur, Geneva and Berne high school pennants in the bright and cheerful colors. Prof. Lee L. Driver of Winchester, superintendent of the Randolph county schools, was judge of the literary part of the program, and Prof. Alfred Holsworth of the Fort Wayne schools, judge of the musical part, and no bet ter selection of judges could have been made. Each number of the program was rendered excellently, and as the de- . cision of the judges will not be ani nounced until at the close of the second section’s program this evening, > everybody is kept guessing, as the

contest is a close one. The follow-1 ing was the program given: SECTION ONE. Decatur Contestants. Discvssion —Resolved, That Agri culture under the present conditions , furnishes the best opportunity forth- I yams man of today—Negative, Fay ; Hammell. 'Oration —The Call to Peace —Ee- | teffla Perkins. , ■Reading—The Love Affairs of Ton Sawyer—Mark Twain —Ethel Smith. Vocal Solo—The Rose in the Gar dee—W. Ne idling er—Gladys McMil ten. Fiano Duet —Mid-Summer Night’s Dream (MemMssohn) —Erma Houl. : 'Crystal Kern. Piano Trio —Lusta Spiel—Keter Be li»—Dorothy Dugan, Crystal Kerr «n£ Erma Hodk. Piano Sok}—Polish Dance —Scha rwexka—Dorothy Dugan. Berne Contestants. Piano Solo — Caprice Brilliant Ella Welty. Vocal Solo—The Spirit of Spring— Louisa Habegger. Piarao Trio — Le Secret — Ella Sprunger, Mary Ann Sprunger and Eldon Sprunger. Plane Duet — Chasse (Infernale) —Ella Welty and Louisa Habegger. Violin Solo —Silver Threads Among t the Gold—Bernice Ray. Quartet —Song of Seasons —Louisa Habegger, Elizabeth Lehman. Esther Habegger and Elma Neaderhouser. Oration—The Uses of Adversity— Walter Hirschy. I Discussion —Resolved, That farm- | ing under present conditions is the best occupation for a young man— i Harry Sprunger. Reading—Little Carl —Dessie Kerr.' Geneva Contestants. Piano Trio —Helen Weeks. Bernice f Edgar, Louise Mattox. Piano Duet —Helen Weeks, Marjor- i le Reddout. | Piano Solo—Louise Mattox. . Reading—Claude Briggs. 1 Vocal Solo—Ralph Pontiac. |

Discussion—Ervin Pontius. Oration—Ralph Pontius. Vocal Quartet —Lloyd Freedllne, Foster Fike, Forrest Fike, Ralph Pontius. Violin :”olo—Forrest Sullivan. ATHLETIC MEET. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the scene shifted to Steele's park, where the athletic contest was held, some thirty boys from the Decatur schools and equal number from the Berne and Geneva schools, taking part in this. The rains of the night, while they did not put this part of the contest wholly out of commission, did much to mar it, as running in the mud is somewhat difficult, as everybody knows, and this did much to lessen the speed. R. J. Walters, superintendent of the Warren schools, served as principal referee, and he was assisted at various times by G. W. Horton of the Geneva schools. Mr. Huff of the Berne schools and M. F. Worthman of the Decatur schools. The contests In athletics were in the following events: One hundred yard dash, 220 yard dash, 440 yard dash, half-mile dash, full mile dash, pole vault, standing high jump, disc throwing, high hurdles, etc. A full report of the contest in this will be given tomorrow. SECTION TWO. Decatur Contestants. Discussion —Negative—Roy Jahn. Oration —Armenian Manhood —Clem Steigmeyer. '.Reading—Katrine's Visit to New York —Hulda Bauer. Mixed Quartet —Italia —Donizette — Gladys Kern, Edwina Van Camp, Greg Neptune, Sherman Beery. Piano Solo—Pathetlque—Beethoven —Helen Fonner. Piano Trio—Anvil Song (11 Trovatre) —Verdi—Helen Fonner, Zelda Schnltz, Neva Brandyberry. Vocal Solo —Where Ripples FT w R. DeKoven—Greg Neptune. Berne Contestants. Piano — Dancing Waves — Enthar Bixler. Piano Duet —Morris Dance—Esther Bixler and Gertrude Hirschy. Piano Trio —Oberon —Wilbur Lehman, Grover Sprunger and Lydia Sprunger. Vocal Solo—Come to Me Mavotirneen —Kathryn Egley. Vocal Duet —Come to Me —Kathryn Egly and Lydia Sprunger. Quartet—Roses After Rain—Kathryn Egly, Christena Habegger, Eva Sprunger and Huldah Gilliom. Reading — Jephtah’s Daughter — True Gottschalk. Discussion —Resolved. That farm ing under present conditions is '•■< best occupation for a. young man Clifton Sprunge". Oration—Stains on American Lobtics —Clarence Lehman. Geneva Contestants. Piano Solo—Carrie Lindsey. Piano Duet —Carrie Lindsey, Ra chel Egley. Discussion —Clarence Shepherd. Oration —Harold Mattox. Reading—Ora Hoskinson. o Democrat Want Ads Pav

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