Liberty Express, Volume 13, Number 45, Liberty, Union County, 9 June 1916 — Page 1

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Volume XIII.

LIBERTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1916

Number 45

THE CENTENNIAL.

Event of Next Thursday. Great Attendance Anticipated.

CENTENNIAL POINTERS.

Following Arrangments Made. Observ ance of Certain Rules Requested.

Tin largest gathering ever in Liberty is expected on Thursday of next week, tin State Centennial celebration day for Union enmity. June l.". and great prepa rat ion U being made in the way of proV Illing entertainment. A meeting of til cxecul ive committee was held (in Monday ev ning and a meeting of tin fill ire enmity ( oininit tee is adv.itis.tl for Saturday afternoon at the Library building, which ill Im t lit last meeting of tin entile committee to give final con-idera t i i to some nf tlie details of the tl.il.oi ate plan-, that have been made for tin' chhral ion. Little advance inti niation lias been gixen out in regard to the floats that are to aicar in the pageant, but the large number that have Minified their in

tention to take part, the large iuiiiiImt of !

automobiles that it is asnrcd will appear decorated will make it a great pageant. All the children of the county art' invited ami special arrangements have been made for them to appear in the parade. The pageant will form at the Fairgrounds and will traverse the principal streets of the town. The children to take par will assemble at the school grounds and a committee has been apoiiited to take care of them and act as inarshalls during the parade. While tlie commissioners granted the use of the court lioii-e grounds for the celebration, the committee finally decided

tlmt it would lie bet t have the address by Mr. Hall at the Coliseum. The reason for this was that it was found impossible to provide siitlieient chairs or as many seats as would be required for those who would desire to hear hini and in fact not as good accommodations as are found at the Coliseum. The court house grounds are however to 1h used. The space around the racks will be cleaned and the entire square will be roped oft" and no horse-driven vehicles except those appearing in the pageant will be admitted. The old-fashioned c-otilfions and oher entertainment will be provided here and children and the overHow crowd from the Coliseum while the speaking is in progress will be provided with entertainment here. Here the band stand to aeeoumiodate the famous newsboys band will be erected, but the program which they give here will not conJlict with the program at the Coliseum. The exhibit of heirlooms and relics at the Coliseum which is under the direct-ion of Mrs. (olbert Cliapin. is a feature of the celebration which is worthy of especial notice. Kvery indication is that the exhibit will be a large one and redete with historical interest. A careful canvass has been made of the county in order to secure a collection that will be representative of dillercnt epochs in the life of the county, but it is still being urged that articles of this kind that are of interest, that have not yet been offered, be reported to a member of the commit tee. Arranginents have been made for the business men to take active part in the celt bra t inn ami stores w ill be closed uniformly from lll:(Nl o'clock in the morning to 12:00 noon. The prediction in regard to the large attendance is based on the importance with which the alfair is regarded and the interest shown by former Union county people in the event in their response to the special and general invitations that have been extended tlielil to "coine home" for the "Day." Our celebration being confined especially to one day. we are expecting a larger rowil than iitteiitlt-d the Franklin county Centennial at llrookville, for instance, where the festivities required four days for their completion. The evening's entertainment promises lo 1- a musical event of note. The cantata "Hiawatha" will be presented by a local company of artists, and other features will be introduced to complete an entertaining and appropriate c lebrafon.

l'.rietly, the following points in regari to the Centennial celebration of the 15th are to he ohscrved by request of the chairman of the committee, S. W. Creed. All ineinlH-rs of the reception committee are to he active in welcoming visitors and making them feel at home. All who take part in the pageant to be at Fairgrounds not later than 10:(H) a. in. on the day. 1'usiness houses to be closed from lll:IMl to 12:00 m. All children of county big enough to march to Im at Liberty school grounds at 10:110 a. m. The public square is to be kept free of traflie and no horses will be hitched at the court house rack. Officials will be stationed at the four corners to direct those who drive horses there to where

horses ma- be put up or hitched. The committee have maue arrangements to provide ample hitching room in different parts of the town. The address by lion. Archibald M. Hall will be given at the Coliseum. The day's program is published elsew here in this paper.

"HOOSIER POET" STAR IN CEJiTEOAL FILM

DIPHTHERIA QUARANTINE

JUDGE LAHR.

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ur. iiurty Writes Letter in Regard to Of Juvenile Court of Indianaoolis. Here

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Hon. Frank J. Lahr, of Indianapolis, judge of the juvenile court, gave an interesting address at the Methodist church

COMMITTEE MEETING.

A meeting of the Cnion County Centennial Celebration Committee is railed for 2:00 o'clock -on Saturday afternoon. dune 10. The attendance of all members in the county is urged. The meet

ing will be held in the assembly room

of the Liberty Public Library.

S. W. Creed. Chairman. Marie f!uard, Secretary.

NEWSBOYS' BAND

Conducted by J. B. Vandaworker. Has Trained More Than iioo Youths.

Since the day when Mr. Vandaworker, coming fresh from other work that had given him prestige toth in the musical and educational world, took charge of The .New carriers w ho wished to follow music (alKjnt 1h) out of l.lJOO carriers in the city are so inclined) he. has trained more than 1,100 youths, many of whom have become professional musicians, many successful business men. These boys have gained many musical triumphs, including tirst prize in the juvenile band concert at the St. Louis World's Fair. Kveiy boy in the band has, without expense to himself, an opportunity to receive a musical education, which many of them could not otherwise afford. They not only get theoretical instruction, but have the actual experience of playing all kinds of instruments, going into tlie band at the age of eight or ten and practically growing up in the business, so that after a few years they are able to make a comfortable living with the knowledge and experience thus obtained. There are lifty players in the regular band, and as many more in the second band, the latter being composed of younger boys who are being prepared to take up the work of their seniors as they become proficient in it. There are regular rehearsals two or three times a week in a band room suitably equipped for the purpose. Its unusual excellence as a musical organization is so generally recognized that it is in great demand not only in Indianapolis, hut throughout the state. The News organized and support the hand as a part of its well-established policy of doing whatever it can to interest the boyt who carry the paper. It provides picnics, field days, theatre parties and other entertainments, and above all gives them th; opportunity of starting into business on their own account. Mr. Vandaworker is a salaried memlier of The News staff and gives his entire time to the band and its ulLiirs. He U ably assisted in all the business affairs of the band, it itinerary, routing, hotel needs, baggage, etc.. by Mr. Will K. Johnson, also a member of The News stalf.

JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY AND "HIS CHILDREN" The centennial historical motion picture "Indiana," which is to be shown In this city In the near future is rapidly nearing completion. The picture la being made by the Interstate Historical Picture Corporation under the direction of the Indiana Historical Commission. One of the famous present day men to appear in the film is James Whitcomb Riley, "Hoosier Poet," who recently posed for a number of scenes with a score of little children, at his home on Lockerbie street in Indianapolis. The film when completed will be 7,000 feet in length and will cover a period or 236 years of history. The scenario which has the endorsement of the state commission, provides for a spectacular production of the principal historical events of the state's history, but is not to be simply a recital of the state's history. A romance has boen woven around the various events, making a very pretty story which will typify the development of the state. The famous battle scenes of Indiana, principally the battle of Yincennes, the battle of Tippecanoe and the ,r.M Hi ( of .Morgan s Haiders during the civil war, are to be featured In the film. Abraham Lincoln is to be honored, in the centennial film also. The martyred president was a resident of the Hoosier state for a number of years and his life here is to be accurately detailed. Oliver Perry Morton, (General Lew Wallace, (General William Henry ILimson, John Tipton, Tecumseh, the Prophet, and, in fact, every man wl:o had a prominent part iu the history of Indiana wilk "appear" during the action of the film.

PAGEANT DEPICTS

FOR MISS CASEY.

Episode in Which Gen. Ambrose E. Burn-, Party at Coliseum on Monday Evening. side and "Lottie" Moon Were j Characters. . A largo nmnber of young people en-

delü'htf.il' social event held in

One of the novel and interesting (TaT?- ,J.oii ' urn "Trrrrug parlor Afondav

in the 'Students. Night Pageant" SA ' even Jig. in honor of Mis Flizabeth Ca-

it Miami on Saturday evening depicted sey,

a little history in which (Jen. Ambrose er to

ho will soon leave with her moth-

make her home in Indianapoli:

K. Hurnside, a Union general of the CiviP Tire rooms were nrti.-ttcally decorated

war, and who was a native of Liberty,

took prominent part. Ucfore the Civil war "Lot tie" Moon

with baskets of roses, peonies and catal-

pa blossoms. Dancing was the feature of the even-

Was the belle of Oxford, and she was inr. the music brini furnished bv a saxosome heart-breaker so the story goes, .phone trio from Miami I'ni vrity. At that time Hurnside lived near lien j the evening, a lunch of sandan.l wooed and won Lottie, for a time.LVI,.hlls Ji;ll1, oliv,.s MYk,.s. ,(,tato The night set for their wedding in tlu.'!(.,j ,..,,,,. i,e wa- served. Punch Moon home opposite Miami University ,vas .lining the evening, campus, Charlotte changed her mind, ran T10M. jlV,.M.t were Mi--e Kate Dusted, out of the back door and disappeared. (li;Uiotte 1 lusted. Martha Freeman;

h aving Purnside standing before the I , , , MiJ,;,,,,. Florence Stevens. Lu-

The following letter has been received here from Dr. J. X. Hurtv, Secretary of the State Hoard of Health, giving an interpretation of the state law in regard

jto quarantining diphtheria and an opin- ' ion that should make the matter clear I to all citizens. It U evident that a misi I understanding on the part of some of our : citizens must have existed. Dr. Iiurty sa vs: I ' Fditor Express.

Liberty, Indiana. Dear Sir: We have a letter from a citizen of your town in regard to diph

theria quarantine. This citizen says a certain house is flagged with a card an- , uoiiiicing diphtheria and the father of the sick child goes to and fro from bis ' work passing other people on the street land thus probably spreading the disease. 1 Parents with children are protesting

! against this breaking of quarantine and

the health officers don't pay any attention to protest. This disease generally

j is transmitted only by actual contact

with the diphtheria patient. It is not transmitted upon clothing of other persons. It is different with scarlet fever

i I for the infection of this disease is cari tried on clothing. In diphtheria, therej fore, the quarantine need not be absojlute. I'.y this we mean that all persons in the bouse where the disease exists need not remain within doors or j within the premises, if the bread-winner' i of the family or other members who are I working do not come in contact with the (diphtheria patient in their home. Then

they may go about their work without fear of transmitting the disease. If, however, they come in close contact with the patient, then they must not have their usual freedom. Quarantine imposes severe conditions upon people. It has economic bearings and if these can be reasonably relieved the same should certainly be done. In other words, quarantine must be conducted sensibly. If, where diphtheria exists, it is not necessary for all members of the family to be quarantined, then it would be an oppression and ft wrong to quarantine l'e.;l. Recognizing the two truths above stated, the law permits indeed it requires that "Quarantine shall be established in such manner and for . such length of time as may be necessary in the opinion of the health officer to prevent spread of infection." Tn the case cited, your health officer has undoubtedly acted according to our best knowledge and the law. Very truly yours, J. N. IIURTY, Secretary.

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(ille Shnpe, Elizabeth Drapier. Ixuene

Later, while engaged to .Tolm R. Rend, j St ahr. Ruth Morris. Eleanor Richardson, she concluded she Would rather mai ry Kuth Kitch. l. Mary llebeeea Pigman,

lames Clark. Now (lark had heard

Clarissa Shock. Nell IlancU. Man den-

about the l'urnside episode, so as he j kins, Vivian Doulhit, Mildred I 'age and walked down the stairs on the night of (Margaret Wood, and Mcssr. Sherman the wedding he stopped and .-bowed her;5j;ls. Riley Whitman. Allen McMahan. a revolver. Donald Fos-dick, Eugene Fosdick, Robert ''Young woman." he said, "there'll be j Stevens, Francis Farley. Ewing Tappen,

Dwight Tappen. Ciorge Coughlin, Vivian Kgan, Ralph Kitchel, Albertus Roach. Kent Paxton. Thomas Morgan. Albert Mitchell. Llovd Stevens. Harold La fuze,

a wedding or a funeral iu this house. Take your choice." Charlotte and Clark were married that night.

Later, however, she separated from nd Clarence Thompson

Clark and in the course of events became a noted Confederate spy. Success

ful for a time, she was finally captured. and as fate would have it she was taken before den. Rllinside. (Jen. Rurnsi.le was merciful and paroled her and sent her back to her home in Cincinnati, where'. later her death occurred.

INDIANA.

The Chronicle of Our State in Motion Pictures.

on Sunday night, under the auspices of tlie l'rotherhood. The Judge's time was somewhat limited, as it was necessary tor him to leave at 8:30 and he had practically arrived at the heart of his address when he found that it was time to bring his remarks to a close. Some of the work of the juvenile court is familiar to our people. Some time ago .lodge Collin, who preceded Mr. Lahr 0U the bench, was here and gave an address on the subject, but Jude I .ahr' ddresa was also interesting and he had a forceful message to present. Judge Lahr explained that the juvenile court was also a court of domestic relations and emphasized the point that a delinquent child meant a delinquent home. It may therefore be understood that the problem that the judge has. to face daily U one that concern the right of the child to the right kind of a home and his earnest and conscientious consideration of this problem, together with the practical dealing he has had with people in his court, provided the material and thought for a practical sermou along the line of social welfare. He made clearer the relation that we sustain to conditions that might seem at first glance to affect only citizens of larger cities. One of the notable things that lie lias achieved is to provide against the neglect of children by a construction of the law which allows him to impose a sentence against a father who frequents saloons to the extent of making him improvident, x The service was well attended and the address was very much appreciated. Mrs. Walter F. Rossert, as special soloist for the occasion, Bang "Crossing the Bar."

PARKER ERNST DEAD

Passed Away Wednesday Nijht After Long Illness. D. P. Ernst passed away at his home on South Fairground Ave. on Wednesday night at about 10:00 o'clock. Mr. Ernst had long been a prominent citizen here and was well known. For a number of years past he has been in failing health and during his decline he has been cared for by Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ross, with w hom he made his home, Mrs. Ross being an adopted daughter. His age at . death was 7i. He was a carriage maker by trade. He was born in Cincinnati and was the son of Henry and Sarah Ernst. When still a young man he moved to Fairfield where he engaged in the manufacture of vehicles and a little later came to Liberty where he was in business until about ten years ago. Following his retirement from

On June 1"), Centennial Day, will be business bis health was noticed to fail

ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Held at post office. Liberty, Ind.: Mr. T. J. Smith (postmark Yose, Ky.). Mrs. F. T. Milliuiii. Jeanette Stinger, Pt. Crand Social Rc-iH-kah Lodge, Xo. ."'.:', Mixerville, Ind.

Display f Wedding Dresses There will lo a display of Wedding dresses in connection with tlie heirloom exhibit at. tile Coliseum on .Iiinc 1", J i"" heilig reserved for this display. It is caincslly desired tlmt every matron bring; her Yveddinj; dress.

THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS' NEWSBOYS' BAND, THURSDAY, JUNE 15."

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shown at the Union Theatre 7,000 feet of animated history, reproducing most truthfully the wonderful romance of Indiana, the mother state of the West. James Whitcomb Iiiley, Indiana's loved poet, tells the story. It is the first time he has appeared in a motion picture production. Governor Samuel L. Halston and the members of the Indiana Historical Commission, as well as hundreds of other HoosierSj have taken part iu the picture as a means of helping celebrate the great Centennial. The picture visualizes the history of tlie state as printed word cannot possibly do. The State Historical Commission has gone over the films carefully and has approved them. The pictures begin with tho coming of LaSalle in ItiT'J. The Indians are to be seen roaming the trackless forests. Tlie pioneer fathers and mothers, sturdy, courageous men and women, fighting

! their way through the wilderness to ; build homes for those who were to come

after, are presented as they appeared a hundred or more year ago. Cco-ge Rogers Clark at Vincennes, Cen. William Henry Harrison at the battle o f Tippecanoe, and the burning of l'rophetstown furnish thrills for the interesting history. The first constitutional convention debating the question of "Indiana a Free or a Slave State?" is an interesting feature. Abraham Lincoln as a boy, the famous raid of John Morgan into southern Indiana, the boys iu '01 marching forth at the call erf Lincoln, scenes of the "underground railroad" all contribute to a picture to awaken a deejer interest in the history of a state that has contributed much to the advancement of civilization.

The Jenny Wren Club met with Mis Iluth McCarty Saturday aternoon to make arrangements for their yeaily camping trip. Mrs. Hiner Hunt met with them, and Mr. and Mrs. Hunt will be their chaperoues.

rapidly. Though he has been in a weak

ened condition in body and mind for some months past, that death was so near was not realized until Wednesday afternoon, when his condition became very serious and Mr. and Mrs. Ross, who were visiting in Tennessee, were notified by telephone, and advised that they would arrive home Thursday morning. For the past two weeks Mr. Ernst wai under the care of a trained nurse and a neighboring family were staying in the house and assisting in caring for him. Mr. Ernst was a Union soldier in the Civil War, answering the call for volunteers and going out for three mouths' service. lie was a member of the Masonic Fraternity and a highly respected citizen of the community. He was married twice and his second wife also preceeded biui in death by a number of years. Arrangements for the funeral services had not been completed at the time of our going to press.

ATTENDING CONVENTION.

Among the prominent citizens of Liberty attending the Republican Convention in Chicago this week and visiting there this week are Walter F. Konsert, chairman of the Sixth District; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W. Stivers. Mrs. Stivers Wing a delegate on the reception committee for Western Women delegates, and Rev. J. L. llartsook, pastor of the Liberty Presbyterian Church.

LMR. AND MRS. JOHN Q. SHEPARD.

On Wednesday, June 1, Mr. John Q. Shepard was married to Mrs. Shepard, of College Corner, from whom he had been separated for a number of years. Mr. Shepard was formerly employed here in a local meat market. The marriage ceremony reuniting the couple was performed at the Methodist parsonage by the Rev. Charles W Whitman.