Decatur Democrat, Volume 58, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1913 — Page 3

Rev S. C. Cramer will conduct the service* at the Evangelical church tomorrow In the absence of the Rev. j H. RlUlng, who was called to Naplervllle, 111., by the death of hia aged mother, Mrs. George Rilling. Mrs. Rilling, sr., had been afflicted several years with Infirmities attending old age, she having reached her seventy-fifth year. Her death occurred Wednesday aftsrnoon. She was beloved by many, and the Immediate circle ofVelatlves who will find tn her death an Irretrievable loss, are the husband, two daughters and five sons. Two sons have preceded her in death. The funeral services were conducted this afternoon at Napierville. Tomorrow the Rev. G. C. Owen will preach his last sermons as pastor of the local Christian church, and will leave next Wednesday with his family for Sanborn, Ind., where he has accepted a call to the Christian church. Rev. Owen was formerly pasto there, and In a measure the going there will be a "return home.” He has been pastor of the local church the past seven months, and during this time both himself and family have won a warm place In the hearts of all their acquaintances, who have exceeding regret over the severance of the ties. 'Tomorrow evening, the Rev. R. L. Semans will give the second of a series of sermons on the story of the creation. The subject will be "The Adamic Episode.” It will deal with the serpent story and the fall of man and promises to be very Interesting. GRAND JURY IN CHARGE. Van Wert, Ohio, Jan. 25—After completing the examination of Its twentyfour witnesses, tne grand jury called to Inquire Into the shooting of Mrs. Ralph Hoover, wife of a young farmer, adjourned until Tuesday, when the case will be reopened. While information as to what the jury has discovered in connection with the case is, of course, withheld, it became known today that on the day of the shooting Hoover called his mother by telephone and said: "Come over quickly, mother, Helen has been shot three times." From the fact that after the arrival of the doctors and officers an entire day elapsed before It was discovered that more than one bullet had taken effect in the woman's head, the state is disposed to make considerable capital of this statement as tending to show that Hoover knew details of the shooting not apparent to others except upon the most careful examination. The Hoovers were using a party line telephone and several witnesses will be produced who declare they overheard the son's conversation with his mother. It was said today that a possible defense of Hoover, in case he is indicted, will be insanity. An uncle and an aunt are in the asylum at the present time, it is said. Among the witnesses examined Friday were the parents of Hoover and his wife. The Hoovers are well known here, the parents of the accused boy having been former school mates of J. L. Gay of this city. Today is the anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland’s beloved bard, who was bom in 1759. Mrs. W’illiam Blackbum had as her guests at dinner yesterday, her bisters, Mrs. L. N. Grandstaff and Mrs. Martin Lord, of Monmouth, and her niece, Mrs. Philip Schiegerstein, and son, John Henry, of Monmouth. Their tenth wedding anniversary was the occasion of a very enpoyable party given Friday evening by Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart on Mercer avenue, when they entertained a company of twenty-eight, including the members and former members of the Orient club and their husbands. A three course luncheon was given first at 7:30 o'clock, the decorations of the home and the features of the luncheon carrying out the heart shapes in a pretty way. After luncheon the tables were cleared for the game of progressive hearts. At the close of the kames, the tally cards, which were •arge red hearts, showed the ladies’ prizes won by Mrs. Marsh Burdg, first, and Mrs. D. B. Erwin, second; while the gentlemen’s prizes were awarded, first to Isadore Kalver; second, Otto Kirsch. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart were the recipients of a fine nickel chafing dish with good wishes from the company. Another one of the very good social times which are recorded In the history of the Sewing club was the 6 o’clock dinner party given Friday evening by Mrs. A. R. Bell. The husbands of the club ladies were guests also, as were a number of friends, including Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Lutz, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lower. Mrs. Bell was assisted in serving the two-course dinner at 6 o’clock by Mrs. Jesse Helm,

> Mrs. J. H. Heller and Miss Helen 1 Elory .and the evening’s entertain-1 ment was rounded out with converse-1 • tion and music. The club circle com-’ I prised Mr and Mrs. P. G. Hooper, I Judge and Mrs. J. T. Merryman, Mr. I I and Mrs |> Beery, Mr, and Mr* ■ Ban Sprang, Dr. and Mrs. P. U. Thom<as and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Patterson. After the basket ball game Friday .1 evening the girls’ team which played, I with a number of others, repaired to , the C. A. Dugan home, where they I had supper, danced and spent a de-1 I llghttul time. The Misses Clara Wili Hams and Frances Dugan, members of j the high school faculty; Miss Mary! Beam of Bluffton, Miss Vera Reinhard of Portland, and the Misses Mary. 1 Frfsinger, Juanita Boch, Gladys My- - ers, Glenys Mangold, Leah and Veda I Hensley, formed the party. . i t Among the many social affairs to be given in honor of Miss Naomi Nlb- . pick, whose wedding to Mr. Perry ■ | Gandy of Fort Wayne will take place > April Ist, is a friendship shower for ! next Tuesday evening at the home of. j Mr. and Mrs. John Gerard. Invita-1 . ’ tions for this were Issued this mom-' i ‘ ing by the hostesses, the Misses Syli j via Droppieman and Irene and Mar- j , guerite Gerard. The Misses Agnes Crosby and Nell Groves of Bluffton I will arrive for the party, and will be, guests of Miss Droppieman. > So "on the dot" are the usual cele-] , brations of the telephone girls' birth- , days that "surprises" were taken as. , a matter of course when a birthday came around. When Miss Margaret Daniel's birthday anniversary fell two j weeks, ago, however, there was no | party given her, and her hello com-! .! panions deferred from time to time, . i the event, thinking to give it at some II time when Miss Daniels might be ! caught “napping” at home. They i .(thought last evening a most opportune J time, so marshaling their forces, and ,arrived with baskets of luncheon, they , stormed her home and breaking down 1 , the fortress rushed in and spent a 1 merry evening, with her. It seems 1 ,'that Miss Margaret was not so very; . much surprised after all, for after the , supper, Miss Margaret came in bear- [ ing a bunch of carnations which she 1 secured in the afternoon, when ex-; . cused early from work, and proceed-! . ed to give them "as favors” stating! . that "It was their joke; but her treat.” I ; The party included Mrs. Olen Baker,! , Eula McKinney and Esther Enos, and l , Effie Rex of Ossian, besides the fol-■’ -lowing " hello-girls”: Gertrude and. -■Agnes Omler; Frances Rademaker, t ! Mildred Coffee, Frances Baker, Esther . ■ Heckman and Gusta Cramer. . PEEPER JACK BOBS UP AGAIN. . I ! "Jack the Peeper." who has appear- 1 i ed in the nort* end of town, popped up again in another place Friday! . evening at 8:30 o’clock, being seen' looikng into a window at the Dr. C. | : T. Rainier homo on South Tenth j , street. large foot-prints were discerned this morning in the soft earth under the window. Dr. and Mrs. Rainier had gone to the C. H. Baker home, I nearby, to call on Mr. and Mrs. Baker, ( both of whom have been 111. 'While. they were gone, their two grand-' ( daughters, Cecil and Celia Andrews, were at home alone. A neighbor, I Mrs. Harry Kooken, and son, both 'noticed the "peeper,” who was a large J man, crouching and peering into the. .' south bedroom window of the Rainier , home, the door of the bedroom being . open, giving a view through the entire house. The Kooken family went ( out to notify the Rainier* and the! ( stranger took fright, started and ran ‘ south toward Adams sreet. What was i his purpose in thus prowling about( (the home is unknown. , o I . I At a prettily appointed luncheon and evening party at the home of her 1 parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Niblick, on Third street. Miss Naomi Niblick, their eldest daughter, took occasion to announce her coming marriage, , I April Ist, to Mr. Perry Gandy of Churubusco. The announcement was made i I to sixty-four of her Intimate friends, including the members of the Sina! I Cura and Poinsettia clubs, and oth-, ers. Red and white was the color scheme , i of the decorations and luncheon . throughout, the room decorations be- ’ ing carried out with wedding bells and carnations, tastefully arranged. Assisting the hostess in receiving. . at the door and in serving the luncheon were the sisters of the groom, ; ' the Misses Druscilla and Ilene Gandy, !' of Churubusco, and the Misses V erei na Niblick, Agnes Melbers, Marguerite I Gerard, Margaret Clark, Slyvia Drop- | pieman, Genevieve Bremerkamp, Ma- ( rie Kintz and Leah Hensley. i II The various rooms of the Niblick | , home presented a very animated scene during the hour of the gather- . ing of the guests -and a very beauti- , ful one, also, as the young lad.es . were gowned In the most beautiful of evening costumes of dainty colors I and mingling with each other and . passing to and fro, presented a scene, . rivaling the beauty of a kale deo- ' •cope. Moreover a little hum of ex-

, pectancy prevailed, as the coming announcement was not unexpected, j At 8 o'clock the guests were seated at the several little tables throughout the rooms each lighted by red-hood-(ed candles, which gave a soft, subdued rosy glow. The secret wag suggested In the decorations of the napkins which were adorned with red ' hearts and ctipids, and in each item of the menu, the pretty colors of white and pink were carried out. Not until the close of the luncheon was the secret told and this in a very pretty way. A tray of red and white earns<tions as favors was passed by the sisI ters of the bride-elect, the little Misses Margaret and Charlotte Niblick, to the guests. There was one for each guest except for the brideelect’s cousin, Mrs. L. A. Holthouse. Her cluster, which Included both red (and white carnations, was brought in last, and presented to her as she stood under a wedding bell in the central archway. To the bouquet was fastened with red and white ribbons, a heart-shaped card, which bore the secret, disclosed by her in the reading, i' Naomi and Perry, April 1.” 1 There was immediately a hum of congratulations and well-wishing for i the happy couple, Mr. Gandy, who accompanied his sisters to the party, being also present, and it was some time before the guests could compose themselves for the cards which followed 1 the supper. At cards prises were won iby Miss Marguerite Gerard and Mrs. *C. X. Niblick. Music was also a pleasing variety of the entertainment fea- ' ture. Later in the evening the ladies , were joined by the gentlemen, for whom there was a treat in the way of I a second luncheon. Miss Niblick, who is the eldest daughter of C. S. Niblick, president of the Old Adams County bank, is one of the most popular of the younger social set, and is very deservedly so, being possessed of many traits that make a pleasing personality, as well as many accomplishments. She is a very acicomplished musician, and after finlshI ing her course in the St. Joseph high ; school, completed a course in the music academy of the Sisters of St. Agnes of this city, which she supple- ; mented with a music course at the Sacred Heart Academy at Fort Wayne. Her ability as a musician has made ! her services greatly appreciated in (orchestral music, particularly. She is also a member of several clubs and of J the organizations of the St. Mary’s ■church. The groom Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gandy of Churubusco, where the father is connected with the Exchange bank. They also comprise a real estate firm of O. Gandy & Company, the son, Perry, being in charge |of the office in Fort Wayne. He is I a business man of ability, as well as possessing manly and pleasing social ! qualifications, and has made many Decatur friends during his visits hero, i The date of the wedding, April 1, marks the fortieth wedding anniversary of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. Gandy, and the celebration this year will be a double one. Out-of-town guests at the party Friday evening were. The Misses Lillian Bertsch, Agnes Gerow, Mari" Lillak and Helen Aurentz, Fort Wayne; ; Druscilla and Bene Gandy, Churubusco. The wild cats took 'em again. With everything against them, on neutral .ground, roughed and jammed in footjbkll style, the Decatur high school champions Friday night defeated the Liberty Center team on the Bluffton floor. The Libert Outer team had boasted that they would win in some manner or other and they did about everything they could to make that , boast a reality, but the locals got by, I the final score being 26 to 25. The first half ended 15 to 10 in favor of Liberty Center. The second half 9 to 14 in favor of Decatur. The tie was won when Decatur scored on two fouls, Libert. Center securing one foul > basket. No one who witnessed the i game but will admit that the Decatur lads are much superior to the Liberty team and ordinarily they would beat them two to one. The line-up follows: Decatur. Liberty Center. Tyndall F Bolton .Franks F Gorden (Vancll C Beerbower Peterson G Harold 'Lose G Mounsey Field Goals—Tyndall, 2; Vancll 4; Peterson, 4; Bolton 1; Gorden, 3; i Beerbower, 1; Harold, 4. Foul Goals —Decatur, 6; Liberty Center, 7. Ref-, •erees—Cole and Worthman. Time-! keepers — Foser and Chroninger.' Scorers —Falk and Miller. The next game will be played nsxt| Friday evening, when Petroleum, one of the best teams in this part of the I state, with only one defeat for the ■ season, comes here, determined to take our scalp. At the Porter hall Friday night the , second team won from the Ft. Wayne ( Aeolians, 33 to 8. The line-up fol-' lows: Vail F Flaherty Kauffman F Doriot ( Gay G Liiot Merry G Breen

Archbold 0.... ,Md-aughlln Field Goals—Vail, 6; Kauffman 4; Gay, 5; Dorlot, 1; Flaherty, 2. Foud Goals —Decatur, 3; Ft. Wayne, 2. Referees—Baumgartner and Miller. When the firm members and clerks at the Myers-Dailey clothing store arrived this morning, they thought some one had been trying to blow them up, or that something had happened for the smell of gasoline was so strong that the store had to be aired. An investigation resulted in the discovery that Dyonis Schmitt, who conducts the City Meat Market next door south, had lost a tank of gasoline, which he had put in Friday at a cost of $12.80, and he lost it in an unusual manner. The tank it> arranged back of the store in a chicken yard, the poultry family including several breeds of chickens, divided into two factions, each led by a sturdy rooster. These roosters, now and then, fight out their differences as is the practice among roosters and they seem to have indulged in a scrap that would have attracted many sports to the ringside, had it been advertised. Any way they flopped around in such a manner that they managed to turn the valve In the faucet, and the big tank of gasoline was emptied. The gasoline poured into the cellar of the Myers-Dailey store, causing the mystery there. Attorneys Pet“ r son & Moran and R. C. Parrish are prenvlng tho complaint for an SB,OOO damage suit, which they k will file late this afternoon in the circuit court for Jacob Keiper, against Eli W. Steele. The suit is for damages sustained by Keiper, an employee of Steele, who was shot by the latter last May 22, at Steele's park. Keiper alleges he is rendered unable to work by his injuries, which are alleged to have caused a partial paralysis of the side, the bullet being still in his body. A sort of settlement was effected between Keiper and Steele some time ago, in which Keiper took over a residence property. He was represented by no attorneys at the time, and it is claimed the value of the property received at that time is less than represented. Keiper tendered the deed back to Steele, who refused the same, and this suit is therefore brought. . Paul Baumgartner, of Berne, was in the city this morning and was sworn in as deputy for Auditor T. H. Baltzell making arrangements to begin work next Monday. He succeeds Ed Kintz, who resigned this week to take up other work. Mr. Baumgartner will assist Mr. Baltzell for an indefinite time. The first of the two weeks’ court vacation closes today. The jurors for the February term, which opens a week from next Monday, will be drawn next Monday. The deposition of Fred Boesel, plaintiff in a suit here against W. H. Fledderjohann will be taken in Milwaukee, Wis., January 29, to be used In the case here. o —— AT BOSSE OPERA HOUSE. "Mark Lea's Musical Comedy Company" has been selected as the attraction at the Bosse opera house commencing Monday, January 27th. Musical comedy in the show world is a separate division of stageland and it has come to pass that musical comedy companies to be successful must have in their ranks, men and women whose reputation as fun-makers is recognized all along the show line. This is the case with Mark Lea's Musical Comedy company. This company, headed by Mr. Lea, will prove to be one of the most laughable and fun-provoking attractions seen here in years. There is said to be a chorus of exceptionally young and handsome girls, all of whom sing, which (is not in accordance with the usual ' musical comedy chorus. And it is safe to assume that a banner house will greet this crowd of merry dispellers of the blues. o— ■ LYCEUM COURSE NOTES. The next entertainment of the high school lyceum course is scheduled for Thursday, February 20th. This will be a concert by the Victoria! Serenades. The company comprises: William Leo Davis —violin, mandolin and tenor; Miss Mary Lyon—reader, .contralto, pianist; Hazel Wertz-Davis ,—soprano, pianist; Andrew R. Davis —harp, baritone. i I The concert by the Euclid Male Quartet and Bell Ringers, which was to have been given this month, but which an account of a tuo of dales, was postponed, will he s;>en later.

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i The fifth number will be a lecture, March 3rd, by Albert Edward Wiggam. , — ■ . .. A transcript of the entry made in . the Adams circuit court when judgment was rendered on the jury’s veri diet in the celubrateu Faylor-Studa- - baker case has been placed on file in i the Wells circuit court and it shows i that the judgment gave the plaintiffs I immediate possession of the farm, ; ;also judgment for the $2,000 in cash i (found by the jury, with interest at 6 ’ per cent dating from June 21, 1909, ' which entries mean that D. D. Studa- . baker will be accountable to the heirs > for rentals and Income and any dam- . age proven by his possession of the Faylor .'arm since the date of the i jury's verdict. The interest will amount to S4BO the coming June. The transcripts show in addition to the above facts that in November, 1909, each of three firms of attorneys ' retained by the plaintiffs filed a lien against the judgment for $2,000 for 1 each firm as fees for services rendered. The firms filing ’such liens for ■ fee* are Simmons & Dailey, Mock & I Mock, and R. W. Stine, and the total fees claimed by the three firms is $6,000. i The reason $2,100 costs which were • paid by the plaintiffs before the last , trial was started cannot be recovered by the heir* is because the supreme court had held the first complaint in- . sufficient, and therefore all costs up : to that stage, are taxed against the ' plaintffs, while costs under the new - complaint are taxed against Studa--1 baker. When an appeal was taken at ■ Decatur, the judge who heard the • case made the appeal bond $7,000. > A complaint will be filed at an early ■ date, demanding an accounting from > Studabaker for possession of the farm • since June, 1909. —Bluffton News. Judge D. D. Heller and D. E. Smith 1 of this city were also interested in the case. 1 —O — 5 Though not unexpected, the telegram received by Mrs. Fred V. Mills 1 this morning, announcing the death of • het helce, Miss Mary Reynolds, causr ed sincere grief in that family. Miss Reynolds died at the home of her 1 parents, Rev. and Mrs. C. G. Reynolds ' at Elizabeth, New Jersey, Friday morning, after an illness with Brights disease, of two years duration. Miss 1 Reynolds was twenty-eight years of 1 age, was a musician of great ability and was educated along that line. She 1 had played the pipe organ in a num--1 ber of great churches of the country and when stricken with failing health, r her many friends here and elsewhere could scarcely believe it true. The news of her death will cause pain to many who loved her sincerely. Her t grandmother Mrs. Victoria Hill of this city with the family. The funeral 1 services will be held at Norwood, near ! Cincinnati, Monday afternoon at two o’clock, the funeral party leaving Elizabeth today and arriving there Sun- ■ day morning. Mr. and Mrs. Mills will • leave here tonight and meet the other • relatives at Cincinnati tomorrow morn--1 ing. The deceased is survived by her parents, twin sisters and a number of other relatives. Her mother was formerly Miss Margaret Hill of this city and her father is the pastor of ■ the Presbyterian church at Elizabeth. The installation of the Eastern Star officers, postponed before on account of bad weather, was held Friday evening, with J. D. Hale installing officer. The following took the obligations of office; Worthy Matron, Anna Wlnnes; Worthy Patron, G. T. Burk; Associate Matron, Mrs. T. R. Moore: secretary, Mrs. J. S. Peterson; treasurer, Mrs. D. M. Hensley; conductress, Mrs. L. C. Annen; associate conductress, Mrs. R. D. Myers; Adah, Mrs. John Stoneburner; Ruth, Mrs. C. | R. Dunn; Esther, Mrs. Newton Par- , rish; Martha, Miss Nellie Blackburn; Electa, Mrs. Georgo Klnzle; warden,’, Mrs. Angeline Archbold; sentinel, ; | Barney Kalver; chaplain, Mrs. G. T. | ( Burk; organist, Mrs. George Flanders; j marshal, C. R. Dunn. Plans are also in formation for a ! royal celebration of the twentieth or silver anniversary of the local chap- 1 ter. The chapter was instituted twen- (i ty years ago last September, but did i not receive Its chatrer until April, so I 'the order feels that any time between t these periods would be appropriate i for the celebration. The date agreed i upon has been Friday, February 14th.! i At that time outside guests will be t invited, a good program is being ar- < ranged, and there will be a luncheon, 1 (and a valentine entertainment of some ( 'kind. i - 11 The reception given Friday night t at the Baptist church in honor of the < Rev. R. N. Ball and family was a de- < cided success. Tuere w-ere present t about one hundred fifty people to 1 greet the new pastor and wife, who 1 I have recently como here from Lebanon, and a general good time was had. < (Every church in the city was repre- < sented by the pastor and his people, ' besides some out-of-town people. The 1 (former pastor, the Rev. C. E. Ehle, i ■ now pastor of the South Side Baptist ( church of Fort Wayne, and Mr. and I

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POLICE COURT. — A little grand opera demonstration on the part of one, and the non-appre-ciative temperament or inclination toward jealousy on the part of the other, was the plot in a one-act farce carried on Friday afternoon between Hanly Allensworth, waiter, and Clar-. ence Depp, chef, at the Murray hotel, | and which finally wound up before ’Squire Stone. Allensworth was exercising his vocal chords much to the > annoyance of Depp, when the latter j requested him to “choke it off.” Al- [ lensworth, however, misinterpreted this to be praise for his ability as an up-to-rate “Caruso,” and continued to fill the air with the melodious strains. Depp, to make his argument stronger, then started for Allensworth, with an ugly looking knife, and to which At- j lensworth immediately reciprocated! by drawing a young revolver. Depp then ceased his warlike demonstrations and filed an affidavit against Al- 1 lensworth, with the result that the state did not consider the evidence : against either strong enough to re- • convict, and with a short and spicy lecture as to how family affairs should be carried on, the case was dismissed. o (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Three things, unusual in Indiana, happened at the legislature this week: The public displayed an active interest in affairs, ] a state university professor appeared at a hearing and spoke for the public against private interests, and a working girl faced a legislative committee and a crowded house and told a story of toil by women that stirred her hearers. Among the events scheduled for next week are a vote in the house on the inheritance tax bill; a vote in the senate on the recall of pu'blic officials, excluding judges; a democratic subcommittee's report on a registration and corrupt practices act; and public hearings on the utilities commission bills and a score of other matters. The public interest which caused comment among the legislators reached a high mark on the eight hour work day bill for women and on the proposed commission form of government for cities of from 20,000 to 50,000 population. At the public hearings on the women’s bill the crowds

I overflowed the cnamber of the house of representatives. Employers from | every section of the state, in person and by petition, swamped the legislators with appeals to defeat the eighthour day for women. The mails also carried a large part of the public interest in commission government. In the main, the legislators were asked to extend the limits of the bill so as to take in cities of smaller or larger population than the figures given in the original bill. MAUDE ADAMS. In “Peter Pan” at Majestic Theated Next Tuesday Evening. , An announcement that is certain to create a good deal of pleasure is the one to the effect that Charles Frohman is to present Maude Adams at the Majestic theater nex Tuesday in J. M. Barrie's fairy play, “Peter Pan.” I It is pretty late in the day to attempt to introduce Miss Adams, who is recognized as the most popular acress on the American stage. Os Mr. Ba-:e, the gifted Scotch novelist rM playwright, and of “Peter F. n” i:.;st people have heard. Barrie is revered in England and of all his successful works “Peter Pan” is looked upon and regarded as the flower. It was first produced in London nine years ago and each year since then it has been revived at Christmas time and always with increased success. During the last holiday season the fairy play was j given in London, Berlin and New York and it promises to never grow ' old or lose its popularity. Miss Adams was first seen in the work in Washington in October, 1905, and her succesc in it as the boy who wouldn’t grow up has become a matter of theatrical history. THE WRONG MAN EXECUTED. Charles Klein was prompted to write “The Third Degree” after reading of the execution of the wrong man for a crime to which he confessed after having been subjected to a fourteen hour examination by the police. Several years after the really guilty party confessed. When he read the details, Mr. Klein conceived of the plot of his present play and that he struck a popular chord is best shown by the legislation and court rulings against the preliminary investigations of the police of the larger cities. The play also contains a strong romantic story.