Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1913 — Page 1

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TO CLAIM A BRIDE o. L. Buergener Goes to Hicksville, 0., to Wed Miss Mabel Schaeffer ON CHRISTMAS DAY — ■ —< Groom is Chiropractor Engaged in Practice in This City. O. L. Buergener. a chiropractor, who has been engaged in the practice of liis profession in this city several months, left tills morning for Hicksville, Ohio, where at high noon on Christmas day he will be married to Miss Mabel Schaeffer. Mr. Buergener’s father, the Rev. C. H. Buergener. pastor of tile Evangelical church nt Huntington. will perform the ceremony and the wedding will be a most happy one. The wedding is the result of a de lightful romance that grew with their school days’ acquaintance. Mr. Buergener was reared in Hicksville and he and the bride attended the same school together, graduating from the high school in the same ciass. Mr. Buergener later took up the chiropractic profession and a few months ago came to this eity. where he opened an office for practice, his office being on the second floor of the Niblick building, south of the Democrat office. During his stay here he made hli home with the Rev. and Mrs. J. R, RHUng. He and his bride will return here Sunday and will be with the Killings until they are settled in their own home. Mr. Buergener will return in time to be at his office again by net! Monday morning. Miss Schaeffer is one of the flue young ladies of llioksviUe, and is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Schaeffer, the father being a well known grocer of that city. She is very highly esteemed, as is Mr. Burnt ner. and the many friends h. lias mid* during his stay here, will royally welcome his bride. - n FREEDOM Church Acquits Rev. McCarty of Re-marriage on Non-biblical Grounds ; / r AFTER A DIVORCE Was Former Minister Here —District Superintendent Presides at Trial. The Portland Sun say? of Ms Carty, a former minister of tkb ll '-' “At a church trial held in the M K church parlor* In this city Tucmu. forenoon the Rev. W. L Shoals but formerly of thiaehj. » to acquitted of a charge that i-*-pending against him lor ■' ' '* . that of adultery growing <"'■ divorce In th' 1 10,111 , J years ago and lil« ro» #rr Shoe Is lady. . .. “The alleged ot * ' 1 wM charged’the Rev- Mr ’? t)w u«i guilty was not punlshab'e of the mate, but contrary he laid down by the church o is a member, he bHnK <• lhf ed minister. It “ r Mr> . fact that "la former * Onio Jones, of this < . • f , . scw "„ h „ ■ltted thetrinl to k‘» >’> ' Hr did not control the if <• was charged with cruel and treatment in the dt>‘""''' adWrcl rules of the < hureh say J upfln , w can be granted legull. ' wB tly grounds of n j ul y. ISHi. when he was renmrrlc< at Shoals, he *•»«• rloUtW i unchurch. guilty o f B grt,t ' til proven Innocent- .. nrl "The Rev- Dr. P ' ptt, ' ? a.. c »w w presided at the trio 0 district superintendent - twelve ministers pn»’° by the defendant. »io wlfr , A Rev. Mr. Preston of , (t nrlW * aon of the defendant r« -

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,2M annually, so his sala O' of ,h “ ’“Animated li / ? he *’ nn fOn ''We. n „ J 1 wlth the M. E. tendance. nil ni"terx | n al . hev. Mr, McChhv ’he court in his nw . a|)pear, ' d before , < ' B, atement that m. de,MlM * the to llla he was cotnmittir/” ' hat tlKm * ht granted. WBB a ?hU^ h r rir^, ’’ ht, ' he THE CHRIST CHILD ■ ■ ■ Will be Honored in Story and Song at the Various Churches of City. I CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS Will be Given This Evening or Tomorrow-Announce- „ 1 ments Here. -- I ( While several of the churches had advance celebrations of the Christmas i day. many hare deterred them until 1 this evening or tomorrow. The Presbyterian school will gire a ( Christmas cantata at 7:3® this eren- • ing at the church and it promises to • be a most delightful event. The children hare iteeu practicing for some | time and the program iuciudee dis logues. solo*, duets, chorus work, etc., the title of the cantata being "Interrupted Frogram." The public is cor- . dully invited to attend and the Sun- 1 day school children will be given a treat. - I The Methodist Sunday school anI nounces a fine Christmas pw»n> f» r [this evening at 7 o’clock. The children will gire a miscellaneous program and there will be a Christmas tree and a treat for the Sunday school P ll ® l1 * ! The Sunday school will hare a Hl’ ] ing Christmas” again thia year, each class giving individually to some » l)rt iiv charitable cause. The program t he preparation 4 which,lms c harge of Mrs. Clark Sphar and MisSellie Blackburn, follows: ' Soog- "Christmas Cheer for AU 1 ; Recitation- 'Christmas Cheer Help- 6 I Josephine Suttle#- ( Redutloo-Claric* A Bd^’’ _ ylsg (raO'* p Hras -"TMt» 1‘ • 84 * u Air"—Giri*' Ch o ™’’ ~> ~» _I, ' .... •christmv IJ*"” . .„d Mr. Hedder-ti MIM Bigh«n* M d ” j'XTcc.r- . U«. W“ w “ . . - «*-: ' Tbelm» S®" l ’’ M tl ’"'“X s V »• “ I (tfferiok classes. .I Kh ,-ig.ud B* r " Leing »t»° " Ung* l '' fhuMay® 0 " 1 "* r I. duct tl g o’doft ZIOU I '■ u gabm«y* r - tb»> w Rev. H• * h gnnoaP'” . B u-rt ch .. aervUW* |B * t' l *" Lnday Bon "t he h*W 0 " n - 11

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: UNKNOWN ORIGIN m ; t Is Classifi «tion Os More t- Than Thirty p er Cent of •o Fires of State Is _ io ;SAYS FIRE MARSHAL Less Number in Large Cities Where Skilled Firemen Are Employed y p s More than thirty per cent of nil the * fires are reported to the state fire marIshal during October and November are classified as „ o f unltnown ( , rj(Cln .. Wltile this does not mean that firm of tills kind are of suspicious origin. It does Indicate that neither the property owner nor the tire marshal's assist-1 I ant who examined the fire, could ar rive at a satisfactory explanation of its cause. The number of fires reported as of unknown origin." said the state fire marshal, "varies with the different Inc d ' ana riU#«- In the larger places » where skilled fire chiefs are employ ed who have studied fire haiards for years, the proportion of fires for , which they can discover no cause is very slight. Many of the assistants in our department have no more than two or three fires to report a year, and of course these men cannot be expected to show professional skill in dis covering fire causes.” Statistics gathered by the fire marshal, based on 1,500 dwelling house fires which have occurred since May, 15. show that of the total number of fires reported for the different hours 1 of the day. the larger percentage of! "unknown origin" fires occurred in the, early morning. o INDIANA_ FIRST Is Sogan of Fighters of the Great White PlagueWant State to be FIRST TO BE FREE From Tuberculosis — Red Cross Christmas Seals Help in Campaign. i 1 < it is the aim of the Indiana associa- t tion for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis to have Indiana the ( first state in the union to be free from ( tuberculosis. The Red • < **• * 1 practically the <»ly mean, of rale ' ing money to accomplbb this end. When one buy. * dollars' worth of ( lueM seal, h* Pl» fM ,n lh * ’ of the lOMI •ortera. 15c i» the tre.s- f MfT of the state asoaiubon and We in thetrv*»ury of the national aasocta- j tion. forb 0( ‘ b * w ‘ rr ° UP ’ ,U " 1 a dctlnltr object to ac.omplbh th. , ltKil aMoeiatW doiM ’ .nti-tuberculosi. work in the immedl ile pmmunit; the stat. Wim. h carrying on a ■*» *"**". lton Mll n of education »nd organic ion. tTe national aasucintion hw th’ ( pensr to vurry Pt"" ,n » ,nd I ter . Allthe.erranlr- 'n-m'-r .«d ‘ urge tl-’ I* 1 "' 1 ' * f,rw.rd a. <•«’ •"« an,l ’ uPP ° rt ‘ lhl ' Rpd Os th* .Ute buy» * few • cW *\aJ. ru«”» fM ** n ‘ l ** 4 ‘ ”' l ’' should make It • matter nl t K ,^„ n , should ». ( w h W(w ( haW ' 10 1“ bank < h<*k during the I lßd '* WP " 1 uOUI 0 Ul •’ J theltcdt > erybody b« |#dtan , in am b . —‘“'CnX..»<“ ; ct l students • ttb<rul „ u , i of I"* ,o be found within f tleoU. * |« lUborden.

I *♦**♦♦*»♦..,.** A MERRY CHRISTMAS. * ' e * The Bally Democrat wishes * * you, and each of you, the very * A merriest. Christmas. .May you ■.< ♦ all enjoy the day and all the days * » of the new year soon to follow. » * According to our usual custom . 4 there will be no paper printed on « * Christmas day. but we will try to . * cover the entire news field In our * ' * Friday's issue. * ****♦*.. *4,**.. J WRIST WAS BROKEN. — ■■■' While indulging in a practice game of basket ball last evening. Dwight Peterson had the misfortune to have a lame of his right wrist broken. He will be disabled for some time —and 1 this right In the midst of vacation and . holiday time, too. — o— THE COURT NEWS ■ Court Refuses to Grant Either Willis or Myrtle Wise a Divorce. MARRIAGE LICENSES Granted—Auditor Finishes Abstract Sheet—Other Court Notes. Deputy Auditor Paul Baumgartner has completed the abstract sheet - showing the amount of taxable property In the county, according to the last asseesment. The total amount of real and personal property In the county is appraised at *16.251.740. Decatur's property la assessed at *2,026. OH, and Washington township. *l.- | 517,045. The sheet a a correct revision of the assessors' sheets. A number of witnesses were hailed Into court thia morning to introduce • vidence on both sides of the divorce ■ .ult of Willis Wise and Myrtle Wise. I»oth of whom were endeavoring to get a divorce. The court refused both and each is to psy his and her costa in the case. 1 ■- - ■ A marriage llcenae was issued to Alfred Roth, farmer, born August 6. ; |g*i, aon of Christ Roth, to wed Amanda Klopfenstein? born November 10. 16*2. daughter of Peter P. Klopfenstein. ‘ Heller. Sutton A Heller are attor neys for Samantha Young, in which she *erks to have Lucy B. Fry declared of unsound mind and incapable of managing her own estate. Report of George Kihiel. administrator of the estate of A. P. Beatty. 1 de< eased, aa executor of the estate of I Albert Buhler, deceased. H. B. Hel- i ler was appointed administrator de ( bonus non of the Buhler eatate. ( The final report of George W Gates. g as administrator of the John H. Gates ( estate, was approved and the adntlnla- ( t rotor dlachargod. f A ntarrlage license was issued to ' Mias Jessie H. Slmlson. millsner. of ( Berne, born September 7. 1667. daugli- t ter of Samuel Slmlson of Berne, to { well Harold l-ew Snyder, of Detroit. ( Mich., a salesman, born April 17. 1666. ( ■rnn of Throdonr Snyder. Real estata tronsfera: Jamea U ’ Gay el al. to Eli W. Steele, lot 218, Decatur. *4000; Ell W Steele to Jaa. g L. Gay H •>-. P‘- Decatur. , I7.MW- | a n — KROTHCR VERY LOW. ( Levi Barkley lias returned from Hoagland, where he called on Ills | brother. Jndoh Berkley, who was « stricken with paralysis Sunday He t U Domewhat better now. but death may f la> the matter of a few days or weeks, t. He was unconscious for a long time, t but his condition la such now that he can answer questions by a motion of t the head, although he la unable to f speak or see. Hie alater. Mm. Neal « Wilson, of Fort Wayne; e brother. 1 John Itarkley. of Monroeville, a aon in- | taw. Adam Ridenour, and daughter, a and a eon. Iro Barkley, and wif*. of f the waet; a son. Dan. and wife, of Ft f Wayne, and a daughter. Mra. Etta Htephenson and huaband. are wHii the family, tor Barkley la well kt|»wn ( orpr the couniy. ... ’

A SENATORSHIP » May be Decided at the State Democratic Convention Instead of by Vote. N Z S 1 ' MR. SHIVELY’S PLACE k No Provision Yet Been Made ’ for Election of United i States Senators. » I I Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 23- (Special to Dully Democrat) With no elec tion machinery provided to nominate ■ and choose a United Stat*- senator by . popular vote, political opinion today seems to be crystalled in favor of having tile party conventions which will nominate state tickets for I*l4 : also nominate the candidates to con test for the place held by Benjamin F. Shively. His term will expire Marell 3. I*ls. His successor is to be chosen November 3, I*l4. The latter date is two months in advance of the opening of the regular biennial session of the state legislature. There is nothing in the Indiana election laws, according to Attorney General Honan, to preclude any one from filing for his candidacy for United Staten aenator. This would relieve the state conventions from calling for nominees if the conventions cared to keep out of the senatorial muddle. But if the selection of a senatorial candidate Is added to the state conventions' duties tile conventions will be enlivened considerably. The con test for the senatorial nomination tin doubtedly will react on the struggle for nominations for state offices. It also means that the precinct, ward and county conventions will lie fighting grounds. NO SHORTEST DAY Says Weatherman — Four Days from Dec. 19 to 23 Are Same Length. LENGTHES RAPIDLY After December 23—Four Vary Only by Fraction of a Minute. T "There is no one day that Is appre clably the shortest day in the year,” , said Weatherman I‘sluier. "Krom 1 December 19 to 23 there is not a minute’s difforuace in the length of the days, but after the 23rd of the month the days begin to lengthen rapidly. , "These four shortest days are all , nine hour* and thirteen minutes long. | Os course there is a variation of a few i seconds in the length of those days < and it is tills duration of fraction of a minute tliat makes one day the 'i siiurtvst of the year, but ns ■ sn> tio-fM , Is no one day that Is appreciably short < er than the others. The shortest day i of the year, as worked out to the frac a tion of a minute, is the 21et of i»eewmber." ' | Weatherman I’altner finds ilia* the ( average temperature so far this month * Is five degrees higher than It was last i year up to the name day. lauat year's < average temperature U|> to this time f was 34 degrees, this year's average < Is 3* degrees. — -a-—— | CHRISTMAS BILL AT THE LYRIC. I ——- I Thia Is the last day of the three < Palacios at tiie Lyric and lovers of i classical and popular music should not miss this splendid offering The bill < for Christmas Is a good one and will < be run hi live reels. A threwreel tea i tura of Ute Warner brand will lie "Her | Supreme Sacrifice." a powerful dra t matlc story In which n woman sac-rl t flees wealth and social position to de < vole her life to the man she loved | This beaullful dramatic story will be < I nthree reeln. There will be two com i edy reels run In connection with the t feature making a splendid program i for Christmas. - —•— I Mr. snd Mra. O. C. Mount have M c Christmas guests her brother, F. II < Mount, and family, of Frankfort.

j A SPECIAL PROGRAM. The Crystal theater will be the head quarters for all pleasure sec-kc-rs oi Christmas day. A special prograu C has been arranged by Manager Patenter that day. and to say that it will Is one of the best ever offered, will b» putting It lightly. Not only has he ar ranged an exceptionally good program for the small price of five cents, bul , he will also admit all children fre< ” during the afternon matinee. The tl ties of the films for Christmas day are: "The Love Theft." a drama. "The j Hostage," a drama, and a rip-roaring comedy entitled. "They Were on Their Honeymoon, Though They Had No Time to Spoon." The program for thia evening comprises three reels entitled "Broncho Billy's Mistake," "The Smuggler's Ijcst Deal," and "Playing tinPipes." The management of the Crys- ' tai wishes Its patrons one and all a ' Merry Christmas. O GETTING REfiOT Auto Department of Secretary of State’s Office Prepares for Rush. LAST OF THE WEEK Some Interesting Figures as the Result of First Six Months of Law. Here Is something for automobile owners to worry aoout. The Induing of license for I*l4. at rates ranging 1 from *3 to *25, will l>e begun by the j secretary of state the day after Christ | l mas. Just after moat people have spent their spare change for Christmas gifts the man with the automobile sill have to dig deep into his jeans, and pay for a new license number plate a blue and white one- to replace the not particularly sightly ye| low and black one. The new automobile law provides tliat machines shall be reglsten-d once each year. The first registration.! however, was only for six months, be cause the law did not bwome effective until the middle of the year. With registration for a year the expense will be just twice as great as It was the first time. The sending out of the new number plates will not be begun until December 26. because until that time the lM>st office will be swamped with Christmas packages. Marlon county machine owners will be expected to call at the secretary of state's office, hut number platee will be sent by mail to applicants In other parts of the state. Application blanks already are In the hands of many of the state j luuiks. automobile dealers and newspapers of the state so that they will ’>e accessible to automobillsta. Twenty thousand of the blue and white plates ordered already are stored away In the liasrnient of the state house, and there will be no delay in their Issuance, such a* was experienced when the law went into effact. Forty four thousand, seven hundred and thirty five automobiles and 6.505 motorcycles have m-cti registered un dor the new law. IJcensee have also been Issued to 2.£5* chauffeurs and 437 ' auto dealers. Brown county, with three machine*, has the smallest numlwr of autoa of ' any one of the ninety two counties. The three Hrown county men owning automobiles are W. Musselman. W. Otte and F. A. Alderha«rn. The two 1 motorcycles In Brown county are own- ' ed by J T Hhafer snd L LawteM; Hrown county will r>» elve between *«><» slid *SOO aa its share of the state license money, although the toe* paid ' by automobile and motorcycle owners tor the first six month* under the new law amount to only *7 *6. Tl>e law provide* that the net re relpts from registration fee* shall be distributed among the several coun ties and be used for road building pur poaea. Onethlrd of the prtweeds I* to bo divided equally among the conn tie*, on* third Is to be distributed a> cording to the number of mile* of tm proved county roads in a county a* <ompared with the number In th* state, and tha remaining one-third I* to bo distributed in proportion to the number of machines In each county. About one-third of th* county auditors have complied with th* surrotary of stato's request for statements con l corning the number of mil** of county (Continued on Pago 6)

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..COMING FRIDAY 111 11l ,t Message from Chief Engi- * neer of Clover Leaf Says They Will be Here it i‘ TO SURVEY GROUNDS »* k Ask That Mr. Tyndall Asr , O sist in the Work—Desii nite Projxjsition Soon. B Agent Thompson of tho ('lover I-eaf , last evening received a message from the chief engineer of the road stating that he and Ills assistants would arrive in (liis city Friday morning, for the purpose of surveying the proposed site of tile new yards, located just vest of the city limits, and asking that former county surveyor John W. . Tyndall, who I* also the jhalrman of the local committee, be notified that he may be on hands If possible with such data an I* necessary concerning (he property. The message also stated that the chief engineer would appro- late the assistance cf Mr. Tyndall . at that time In making the survey. As stated the first of the week, a meeting was held Monday al Frank fort at which the matter of moving of the division was discussed and the fact that the work of surveying 1* proceeding al this early date is proof ilia! the company intends to carry out Its announced Intention* of moving the division. Mr. Hinkle Informs us that within a short time the company will make a deflnate proposition to i Decatur und It is (Ise present Inten- ' tion* tliat President Rim* be hen* at - that time. 1 --a ■ '*T ' 1 MORE SANTA CLAUS LETTERS. Dear Mr. Sam* (Tans: 1 am a little girl, three years old. and a little belter My name Is Iran* Johnson. Well. Santa. I wish ymv would bring me a nice doll and gocart, and a little cupboard and dislie*. Well, I gum* that I* all. From Irene to Ranta Claus. CAME TO LIFE Venerable M. S. Artman Surprises His Old Friends at Plymouth, Ohio. ■■■l mu IIWI I irn WAS REPORTED DEAD ■ ■*l A Few Weeks Before He Went There to VisitPaper "Retracts.” M S Artman, the venerable Decatur resident, who mak**» his home with his son, Andy Artman, of thia city, gave hi* old friend* und relatives in Plymouth »n<l Huron county, Ohio, a happy surprise a short time ago. when h« turned un In thu cnniroinlly for • visit a week or go after th* paper* had reported him dead. Th* paper* cheer fully "retracted" th* *tatement that Mr. Artman wak dead and gave him quite a paragraph on the fact tliat ho wax Mill "aa hale and hearty a* a cricket " How the report gained currancy was unknown. Mr. Ariman returned to thl* city laat evening after hl* several weeks' delightful stay at bta old home. ' Wlitl* Uiur*. Huron county waa much excited over a local option election for th* county The wnts came out victorious by a majority of L3S7, Five year* ago th* wet*' majority wa* 36. Mr. Artman. of course, was not cdlgf* tile to vote, a* ha retains hi* rosldeaco here, but he was much Interuated In watching the outcome of the election. ■ASSET BALL FRIDAY. A fin* game of basket hall hi anticipated for Friday evening, when tha Hluffton first and second high school tram* will coma here to play th* Decatur first and second team*. » i . i q - NOT GOLDEN IGO*. EITHER. "! bet we're gonna have sampthln bettarin you are. We're /tonne have turkey f«r Christmas, we are." "O. go 'long with your turkey, We're gonna have eggs, we are.”