Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 70, Decatur, Adams County, 22 March 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 70.

AUTOMOBILE LAW r 1 Provides Tax for Every Mo- ! tor Vehicle and Motor- ' cycle in This State. 1 • ' I i -* ( ARE RATED BY SIZE Os Motor—How Money Will be Divided Among Counties of the State. Perhaps no bill passed by the recent ■ legislature is of more imiKjrtance and I interest to the people of Adams coun-! I ty, with her proud boast of more miles g of macadam road than any county its I size in the United States, and her hum I dreds of a ;tomobiles and motorcycles, H than senate Bill No. 205, providing for f the registration of machines and the I? licensing of chauffeurs. It will become . a law when the new acts are printed ■ ‘ about May Ist, and i t is safe to say \ that it will make no difference to the auto business here for the money is used to upbuild the roads and is therefore of direct interest to every auto ' owner or driver. In fact they are back | of this law. The following is a brief I sketch of what the bill contains. Section 1. Explains the meaning of Sthe terms, "motor vehicle,” "chauffeur, "public highway," etc. Sec. 2. Every owner of a motor vehicle shall within ten days after he becomes the ow»er thereof cause to be filed with the secretary of state an application for registration, giving horse power, owner’s name, age, etc. Sec. 3. Provides for filing of Infor- ; mation from application in record at secretary of state's office, open to public inspection. Sec. 4. Provides for issuance of number certificate and number plates, without cost. In case number is lost, a new one can be obtained for SI.OO. See. 5. Registrations expire December 31 each year. Registrations up to August 1 are charged for one year, after that one-half year. Sec. 6. The fees are as follows: Motorcycle, $2.00 per year; motor vehicle, 25 horse power or less, $5.00; forty horse power and over 25, $8.00; 40 to 50 horse power, sls; over 50 horse power, S2O; electrics $3.00; motor vehicles used exclusively for business, $5.00. Sec. 7. License cannot be transferred. If car is sold your license must be surrendered. You can renew by paying difference if new car is larger or can have unearned fee returned. Sec. 8. Where dealer sells registered car it can be used 15 days, but new owner must make application for license. Sec. 9. Provides for size of number plates which must be furnished by secretary of state. Sec. 10. Provides for fee of $25 from manufacturer to allow testing of machanes, etc. Sec. 11. No number shall be exhibited except the one belonging to car. Sec. 12. Provisions of act do not apply to cars owned by non-residents of state except foreign corporations doing business in Indiana. Sec. 13. Every motor vehicle must have adequate brakes and have two lights in front and one at rear. Sec. 14. Provides for obeying of signals from persons driving horses -and from pedestrians. Must slow down and stop engine if necessary. Sec. 15. Provides that when motor approaches person riding or driving or leading horses or other animals, car must turn to right If motor overtakes such parties going the same direction, such parties shall drive to right of highway, allowing motor vehicle to turn to left to pass them. Sec. 16. Fixes speed at ten miles per hour in business district, 15 miles per hour in residence district of cities; 20 miles in towns or villages and 25 miles on country roads. Sec. 17. Prevents charging of tolls to owners of motor cars who have license. Sec. 18. Provides for licensing of fee to be $2.00, must wear badge sent him by secretary of state. Sec. 19. Violation of sections 2,3, 4, 5,6, 7,8, 9, 10, and 18, shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable by fine not to exceed SIOO. Any person who makes a false statement in application is subject to fine of not exceeding SSO. any person who causes an injury to any person who causes an injury to his'address is guilty of a felony and ■subject to a fine of SSOO or a two year s term in prison, or both; for second

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violation penalty Is doubled; in addi- 1 tion also the license of driver is re- ' voked. Sec. 20. All the moneys received; from this law, fees and fines, shall be ’ deposited in the state treasury and ' shall be distributed as follows: Onethird equally among counties of the state; one-third among the counties in proportion as the number of miles of macadam road bears to whole number of such roads in state; one-third among the counties on basis of amount 1 |received from such county from regis-1 tration tax. In case amount received ; by any county exceeds SIOO per mile 5 for gravel and macadam roads, excess : shall be paid into the road fund of various townships, for maintenance of j township roads. KARL KOLTER DEAD < f Prominent Resident of Mag- 1 ley Succumbed to Stom- < ach Trouble Last Night i AT 1:30 O’CLOCK i ( Was Nearly Ffty-four Years 1 I of Age—Funeral Tues- i day Afternoon. J I . 1 Karl Kolter, a well known farmer and mason of Magley, succumbed last i night at 1:30 o’clock, after a long ill- 1 ness with stomach trouble. Last Monday an operation was undergone in the ■ hope of securing the desired cure and relief, but without avail. Had Mr. Kolter lived until next April 5, he would 1 ■ have been fifty-four years old. He : was born in Germany, April 5, 1859, 1 • but came to this country when a young man. He settled on a farm near Magley, where he lived until moving into , the town eight years ago. He was , married to Miss Mary Sophia Bloemker, who passed away October 22, 1910. • A few weeks prior to that, their son 1 John .1. Kolter, died on September 9, , 1910. Another sad feature, is that a sister-in-law, Mrs. Louise Bloemker also died a few days afterwards, on ■ September 12, 1910. Mr. Kolter is survived by the following children: Ed ,Fred, Rudolph, Anna, 1 Adoiph and Freda, all at home except one son. The family is sadly afflict- ■ ed at this time as nearly all have the mumps. Three are confined to bed on account of the mumps; one son is now able to sit up; and but one is well enough to be able to be out and attend the necessary business that arises at this time. On account of the illness, and the ■ hope that some will have recovered ■ by that time, the funeral has been postponed until next Tuesday after- ■ noon at one o’clock. After a service ! at the house, a service will be held at the Magley Reformed church by the i Rev. Snyder. NEAR-FIRE AT DORWIN HOUSE A near-fire occurred yesterday aft- : ernoon at the W. R. Dorwin home on First street. In some way, the pipe of the Wilson heater in one of the up ; stairs rooms came out of the chimney. I The heavy fire in the stove of the 1 lower room, sent the sparks flying] out of the chimney hole in the upper room and ignited the dresser scarf and J other things. When Mrs. Dorwin went 1 upstairs she found the whole place! was afair, andois—asa,seqhnoon,ETT filled with smoke. Thinking the whole house was afire, and without examining further she rushed out for help, and in the meantime, her mother Mrs. , Catherine Thompson went upstairs and ’ finding only the dresser scarf afire, i hurriedly stuffed it into the stove, thus preventing any serious fire. Had the i fire gained headway in the brisk gale, i the results would have been most serious. ARE ATTENDING FUNERAL i ■ — Os Mrs. John Geisler Held Near Dixon, Ohio, Today. t Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller left to- • day to attend the funeral of a slster- . in-law, Mrs. John Geisler, residing be- , tween Monroeville and Dixon, Ohio. J Her death occurred from tuberculosis, t and she had been ailing several months. > She formerly resided at Willshire, O. i She is survived by her husband and . four children. Other relatives in at- > tendance arc Mrs. Al Gerard, Mrs. > Frank Schumaker and son, William. I s Qmer Niblick is home from Rensi selaer, where be is attending school. 1

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Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, March 22, 1913.

WAS QUICK WORK Couple from Geneva Hurried i to Secure Marriage Li- ’ ( cense Before Leaving i FOR FORT WAYNE , < 1 Where Marriage Took Place t —Then Left for Eaton Rapids, Mich. W’ith but a very few minutes to secure the marriage license, between the arrival of their train from Geneva this morning and the leaving of the interurban car for Fort Wayne at 8:30 o'clock, it was a very hurried party that applied at the county clerk’s office this morning. The groom was Roller C. Keeler, a machinist, of Eaton Rapids, Michigan, and the bride-elect. Miss Bergie L«ewis, a weii known young lady of Geneva They were accompanied here by O. O. Juday, of Geneva, and after securing the license the party then left for Fort Wayne, where the wedding will take place at 11:30 o’clock. The young couple will then proceed at once to Eaton Rapids, Mich, where they will make tbolr home. The bride is a well kno"- . young lady of Geneva, being a daughter of Sylvester Lewis. o FOURTH DEGREE NOTICE. All members of the Fourth Degree assembly, Council, 864, are requested to be present at the meeting Sunday after vespers. F. N. HAS A RUNAWAY Mail Wagon of Earl Butler Carrier on Route One, Crushed INTO FINE KINDLING Was Overturned and Dragged by Runaway Horse Friday Afernoon. - i Earl Butler, rural mail carrier on route one out of this city, had. a runaway Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock in which his mail wagon was smashed into kindling wood. Mr. Butler had covered bls route to the Henry Dirkson form, several miles north of the city, when the Schafer automobile truck passed. The horse shied only a little at this, drawing out at the side of the road. In some way Mr. butler lost bold of one line, and with only the one to guide it, the horse .began going around in a circle. This drew it up across the interurban track 'and the high wind then completed the 'overturning of the wagon. Fortunately | Mr. Butler bad gotten out and was not in tho wagon when it upset. The upsetting frightened the horse and it began to run at break-neck speed. The wagon broke loose after the horse had run only a few feet, but it was totally demolished. The horse was caught after it had run a mile or so and was skinned up by the occurrence. William Frank happened to be passing and assisted Mr. Butler over the rest of his route and brought him back to town. DeWitt Runaway. Mr. and Mrs. Thelmer DeWitt and Miss Elizabeth Norris of near Monroe, were badly scared this morning when on there way from that city to Decatur. They had just crossed the tracks of the Clover Lear railroad and were nearing the Erie track when a freight train passed through this city and they were forced to wait on the south side of the tracks. As the freight train passed they started on their way again when an automobile which was on the other side also started at the same time. The horse took fright at the auto and ran across the street to the vacant lot nearby, when It was forced to stop on account of the deep mud, which nearly buried the wheels of the buggy. The only bad results from the runaway were a good shaking up and a scare that will net be forgotten very soon.

BILL IS DEFECTIVE. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 22—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Discovery Day, ] October 12, supposed to be a legal holiday by a bill passed by the last legislature, und signed by the governor, is not a legal holiday. The bill’s defect was discovered today. Instead of ! amending the acts of 1905 which legally should have been done, it amended the acts of 1895. This is unofficial, nevertheless it is a fact that the bill is not expected to go into force. in the Churches The Glad Easter Time Will be Fittingly Celebrated Sunday. SPECIAL PROGRAMS Os Music Prepared by Many, Besides the Regular Observance. The glad Easter-time will be fittingly celebrated tomorrow in all of the churches, when glad voices will be raised in rejoicing over the triumph of the risen Lord over Death. Besides the announcements, as given in the regular place in this paper, a number of special services are announced herein. A joyful program, chiefly of musical j numbers, but with a few readings, the j telling of the Easter story in song and story and appropriate exercises, will ■ be given at 6:30 o’clock at the Methodist church by the Junior Epworth League, unaer tne direction of Miss Etta Mallonee. Little Miss Josephine Meyers will be the leader for the evening. A very good program is ant> cipated. i■ him ■< n Easter Sunday will be cheerfully celebrated Sunday morning and evening at the Evangelical church. At 7 o’clock p. m. a timely program will be rendered under the auspices of the Young People's alliance, in charge of the literary culture committee. A beautify! service is anticipated. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend this special and annual event. The following is the program: Let Earth Rejoice—Choir. Invocation. Welcome Easter. Join in the Glad Chorus —Choir. Hiding Easter Eggs. Lift Up thy Voice—Choir. Rejoice. 1 Spring Time is Here —Ladies’ Chor1 us. Gethsemane—Male Quartet. 1 Crusaders. Ladies’ Quartet. Rock of Ages. Calmly Slept the Savior—Solo. Offering. The Empty Tomb. The Lord is Risen. ' Praise the King—Choir. The following Easter cantata, Darkness and Dawn," will be given at the Presbyterian church, beginning at 7:30 1 o’clock Sunday evening. Introduction. Soprano Solo—" When They Were Come to a Place” —Mrs. E. D. Engeler. 1 Chorus—“ Thou That Destroyest the Temple." Bass Solo— (a) Rerit—"Now from the Sixth Hour; (b) Aria—“ The Sun ' Was Darkened”—Mr. Fred Patterson. Tenor Solo—“ And at the Ninth Hour” —Mr. E. D. Engeler. Mixed Quartet—“ Thy Life Was Given for MeV-Mrs. Engeler, Miss Patterson, Mr. Engeler, Mr. Bruce Pattersen. Intermezzo— Soprona Solo—(a) Reclt—"When 1 the Evening Was Come;’’(b) Aria —"In the Place Where He Was Crucified’’— Miss Marie Patterson. 1 Bass Recit—“When it Began to Dawn”—Mr. W. P. Schrock. Chorus—" There Was a Great Earth1 quake" 1 Soprano Solo —"He is Not Here”—j ’ Mrs. E. D. Engeler. ’ Quartet and Chorus—" Behold, I Tell I You a Mystery." J < Bass Solo—“I Am Alpha and ! Omega”—Mr. W. P. Schrock. Full Ccorus—“And Behold I Have 1 the Keys." Benediction. (Continued on Page 2)

NOT DIPHTHERIA Kiefer Boy Had Acute At- i tack of Tonsilitis With Streptococcus ■ SAY THE PHYSICIANS ' County Health Officer Miller ■ z I Concinved That it Was Not Diphtheria. Dr. J. M. Miller, secretary of the county board of health, after a thorough examination of the case of Edwin Kieier, tifteen-year old son of J. F. Kiefer, of Blue Creek township, is convinved that the cause of his death was not black diphtheria, as rumored, but an acute attack of tonsilitis, with secondary infection of streptoccocus, (meaning with pus). There was no membrane in the throat, as is the case with diphtheria. Dr. Miller, upon having the matter reported to him by neighbors who feared it was diphtheria called Dr. R. C. Roller, of Willshire, who treated the lad, but as he was absent, he then called Dr. Rayl of Monroe, who had been called in consultation with Dr. Roller over the lad’s’case. He stated that it was not diphtheria, but the aforesaid tonsilitis, and the physician’s death report as sent to Dr. Miller, also contained that statement. o TO BUILD NEW HOUSE. Among the many new houses scheduled for this spring’s building, is one by Ferd Nichols. This will be built lon a part of the lot of his residence |on Tenth street. THE CAST GIVEN Well Known Decatur Favorites Will Take Part in the Play. '“BILLY’S BUNGALOW” Friday, Marcl/ 28—Tickets Are Now Being Sold for the Play. The Ruth Circle of the ChristUrt church is now selling tickets for the home talent play, “Billy’s Bungalow,” to be given Friday, March 28, at Bosse’s opera house. This is a comedy In three acts by Eleanor Crane, and is given under the direction of Mabel Edith Weldy. The characters in the order of their appearance are: Billy Middleton (builder of the bungalow)—Vaughn Murray. Peggy Middleton (Billy's wife)— Mabel Weldy. Col. George Varker (from Washington) —F. F. Schurger. Miss Laura Cauldwell (the unexpected guest)—Ruby Baker. Miss Dorothy French (Peggy's sister) —Nellie Naniels. Miss Kitty Campbell (not “out” yet) —Glenys Mangold. Theodore Thurston (a friend of Billy’s)—E. V. Core. Gordon Middleton (fresh from college)—H. Sherman Beery. The Hon. Francis Fairweather Spaulding (engaged to Miss French)— Frank Bremerkamp. Time—The Present. Place—Cedar Island; season, summer. Scene—Living Room of the Bungalow. THE STORK’S PARCELS POST. Left A Fine Baby Girl For Postal Clerk Milt Leavell. A fine baby girl arrived last night at 8:30 o’clock by the stork's parcels post, marked expressly for Milt Leaj veil, the well known postal clerk and family. The babe was joyfully received into the Leavell homo all are doing very nicely. Easter will be especially happy in the household. Mrs. John S taker, a former neighbor, now residing at Bluffton arrived last night to make a short visit with the family, and to assist in extending a royal welcome to the babe.

MOVING TO GERKE FARM. Mrs. Fred Schlaferstein and children of Fort Wayne arrived yesterday afternoon. The family has leased the Martin Gerke farm north of the city and will make this their home. Mrs. Schieferstein was accompanied by a friend, Mrs. Bmnskill, of Ft. Wayne. They went to the Henry Schieferstein home for a short visit, on arrival here. UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. kt th' least damage done by th’ cycloe ylsterday wuz th' nippin in th’ bud uv th’ spring poums. Th’ loss hez not yit bin estimated. FOURTEENKILLED In Explosion in Coal Mine at Cuggar, Indiana — Many More Are Injured. STORM SWEPT REGION Still Sending in Growing List of Fatalities and Damage Done. Terre Haute, Ind., March 22 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Fourteen miners were killed at Cuggar, Ind., today in a mine explosion according to advises received by the Labor union here today. Over three hundred men were employed in the diggings and many are supposed to have been injured. Cleveland, Ohio, March 22—(Special to Daily Democrat) —With six dead, a score unaccounted for and several fatally injured and with property damaged to the extent of over two million dollars is the summary of the eighty mile gale which swept over Ohio yesterday. Communication to many districts and cities in the storm swept region had not been restored this morning and later reports are expected to Increase the list of fata.Htlig find the damage done to property. Indianapolis, March 22—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Bonds of $50,000 are to be submitted today for the approval of District Attorney Miller for the release of Fred Schireman, labor leader from Fort Leavenworth prison where he has been confined since his conviction during the dynamite conspiracy. I — '■■‘i' betrolt, Mich., March 22—(Special to Daily Democrat) —After endeavoring to make a rough estimate of the damage done In yesterday’s wind storm which has been the worst in the 1 42 years history of the establishment of the weather bureau in this state, it is still impossible today to make even a rough estimate. Many cities and sections of the state are still without means of communication, the telephone and telegraph wires being ■down. It is known that the property loss will amount into millions and it Is also known that one person has been killed, two fatally Injured and over a hundred badly hurt. MRS. TOM THUMB COMING. General’s Wife at Bosse Opera House March 27—Matinee and Night. Manager Bosse of the opera house announces a star attraction for his house, Thursday, March 27, In the coming for one matinee and night, of Mrs. General Tom Thumb (the Countess Magri) on her farewell tour of America. She heads the Bijou Comedy Co. and with her will be Count Magri and Baron Magri. Mrs w Tom Thumb has been the favorite of kings and queens and presidents. Immediately after each matinee performance this little lady holds a reception on the stage and meets ladles and children. The company has an excellent program, presenting Edward Maguire, a conjurer, and prcsfdlgltator; the Lilipertian Duo, Major Liable and Annie Nelson in a character sketch presenting their travesty on "Madame X;” Count Magri In impersonation of the Duchess; Straub Sisters, dancers In “The Fads and Fancies of Girls,” and Mrs. Tom Thumb, assist--1 ed by the Count and Baron Magri In a ■ one-act comedy playlet, "Two Strings • to Her Bow,” or “Which Shall Win , ber?” Matinee Thursday afternoon at 3:30. Prices, 10c and 20c,

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STORM IS GENERAL Tornado-like Wind Swept from Texas to Great Lakes At Ranid Rate. MANY LIVES LOST < In Its Swath—Adams County Suffered Little in Comparison With Others. The second day of spring dawned today, fair and smiling, with never a bint in its smiling skies, of the disastrous storm of Friday. A trip through the country, however, shows evidences everywhere of the general devastation, in the wrecked buildings, uprooted trees, broken telephone poles, and flattened wind-mills, which will take thousands of dollars to restore. Adams county and the surrounding counties of this state, were but a few of the sufferers. The storm swept up diagonally from the southwest from northern Texas to western Pennsylvania and New York, besetting the Mississippi valley and moving northeastward across the Ohio state into the Great Lake region. From sixty miles an hour here it reached a speed of eightyeight miles an hour at Detroit. The death list will exceed the hundred mark, and it is estimated that more than 200 were injured. Reports from Alabama show the heaviest loss of life, sixty being killed. Two towns, Thomasville and Lower Peachtree, were practically wiped out. Two are dead in Indiana, two in Tennessee, eight in Ohio, two in New York, one in Michigan, and one in Louisiana. The dead in Indiana are Omer Vice, a cab driver of Frankfort, crushed by a falling roof, and Henry Walters of Lafayette, killed by a falling sign. The damage to property will ■ reach into the millions. The whole of Adams county suffered > In the general sweep of the winds, and ) great property damage is reported from the length and breadth. A large amount is being repaired, but not all ) the telephone and telegraph 7ri res aro > yet in service. ] From Bluffton, Portland, Fort Wayne and others of the surrounding towns, come reports of property losses similar * to those of ours. s A Freakish Splinter. Dr. S. P. Hoffman of this city is con- ■ VindeJ that he was tho victim of a freakish splinter during the wind storm Friday, as a small splinter Ot 1 wood was driven half way through two - heavy thicknesses of the lower front s part of his overcoat. Dr. Hoffman first I noticed the thing this morning at the > breakfast table, when his eyes happen- ‘ ed to fall on the coat on its hanger. , He immediately got up and invest!- > gated and found the splinter, which is i about two inches long, piercing the ■ cloth. At first sight It looked like a 1 tooth-pick thrust through, but further Investigation proved that it was too rough and too thin for the ordinary tooth-pick. He could not have been the victim of a practical Joke, he found after consideration of that phase, as the coat had not been out of his signt or own home. Berne’s Damage by Wind. The heavy wind storm last night and today is doing considerable damage to property In Berne. The brick shed at the brick yard south of town was completely thrown over, the smokestack for the Berne Milling company is blown over; Ben Allen’s shed, In which he had his buggy, Is blown down and the buggy badly damaged; part ■ of the shed roof of the Berne Lumber * company is missing, a front window of 1 Dr. H. W. Neuenschwander's office in 1 the People’s State bank building, was * blown out and crashed on the sidewalk below and a number of awnings ■ and signs on the various busuiness - places torn off or badly damaged.— 9 Berne Witness. ■ Storm Repairs Damage. 1 The storm proved a square dealer •- to Henry Hill, residing east of town B on the Studabaker farm. It came r along and uptipped bls chicken coop, a It then presently veered and blew the ’• coop back into place. Charles, John i- and Curt Fritzinger also suffered the s removal of hen houses. t- Jim Hendricks’ Barn. a James Hendricks reports that his s barn at Monroe suffered beheading n during the storm, the whole top, even the rafters, being carried away. Insur- ). ance was carried on the building. (Continues on Page 2)