Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 25 December 1913 — Page 1

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Volume XI. Number 303

TO CLAIM A BRIDE 0. 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. Ruergoner. a chiropractor, who has been engaged in the practice oi' his profession in tills city several months, left this morning for Hicksville, Ohio, where at high noon on Christmas day he will be married to I Miss Mabel Schaeffer. Mr. Buergen! er’s father, the Kev. (’. H. Buergener. pastor of the Evangelical church at, Huntington, will perform the cere mony and the wedding will be a most happy one. The wedding is the result of a delightful romance that grew with their school days’ acquaintance. Mr. Huergener was reareti in Htcmille and he and the bride attended the same school together, graduating from the high school in the same class. Mr. Buergener later took up the chiropractic profession and a few months ago I came to this city, where lie opened an office for practice, his office heinc on the second floor of the Niblick building, soutli of the Democrat office During his stay here he made UA| home with the Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Rilling. He and ills bride will return here Sunday and will lie with the Rillings until they are settled in their own home. Mr. Buergener will return in time to be at Tils office again by next Monday morning. Miss Schaeffer is one of the fine young ladies of Hicksville, and is a daughter jjf Mr. and Mrs. Howard I Schaeffer, the father being a wS known grocer of that city. She is I very highly esteemed, as is Mr. Rum | ner. and the many friends he has mads j during hla stay here, will royally *4 , come his bride. FREED OF CM f j Church Acquits Rev. McCarty of Re-marriage on Non-biblical Grounds | AFTER A DIVORCE Was Former Minister Here —District Superintendent Presides at Trial. I Tho Port lit ml Bun say* of n * T Tarty, a former minister oi 1 "At a church trial held In 1 1 ~. ~|I V Tucsdsfj I church parlors in turn ■ I forenoon the Re». AtI Shoal*, hut formerly of »'•*' 1 t -. that It*# W*"! I acquitted of a charge I pending against him lor ' ( ht> I that of adultery I ditrorcc In the h<o«i " .. , I years ago and hi* rema Bh “ U K' , offense oi*Hck»*“ I 'Tho (ittesed "fl' n * p ™ i it. u. i inj " I chanrtnl th«* * !hf ||*« guilty waauot [of the state, hut • <<f whkh he I laid down by tim 1 1 lis U meml*er. he »**t n K •> o, (11 , I od Bilnlsfer B t> r " iiiiW gp. I fact that hi* former « j Onle Jone*. of Utl ' pr I a dterm- of divorce n • |gf I milted thetrtal to *" '■ || I did not conte-t the i 1 ’’ inhuman I wa* charged with ' r ' aW | th* ■ treatment In the do a girorce I rule* of the church **. # p,u tw I ran bo grant-sl hr ' ' i(H)art tl; I grounds of adult'' • i»U---n when ho was r*n'‘ rri " I at Shoals, he *»*• joW | oi an I church, guilty of « j til proven Innw ent s ir nr “Tlio nvv. Dr. Bv»t< v t))(1 (ttt »* <| preelded at the trial " \ jwrv I district iuperint'it' I, ' o’* I twelve mlnhters P* W I the defendant. " '' t l. |ir |,grtef. * [ floe. Mr. rrp«tnn o * m *! ** | aou of the defendant r<

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1 Mf( '“ry, would*! adVme 10 "><* hlm kin* c M liv * rwu >hil in *' oo annually 8o , rn,n hl " sala D of ronference. R „ v ‘ with Ul * M. E. ° f Forl tendance. ministers in at . Mr, MrCupt,. the ««« In M S own “J pe * r * d before • under *'O(Ki nude 1,, ense and 11 i* "tatemont that t, . S d efenM the — untrue to vi hi " »«* ■ Carried a(. r hp ® ofrense »ben he (framed. lhf “ "»*» decree wa, II r . ***• minister* of the **£££*““» ■« m the county clerk s n m„ ttvflvortein reWr4s thef " awi ’ Mc€ar ? were based." THE CIST CHILD

Will be Honored in Story and Song at the Various Churches of City. CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS Will be Given This Evening ; or Tomorrow-Announce-ments Here. j While several of the charrhej had i advance celebrations of the Christmas day, many have deferred them until this evening or tomorrow. The Presbyterian school will give a Christmas cantata at 7: SO this evening at the chinch and it promises to be a must delightful event. The chil dren have been practicing for some time and the program include* din iognes. solos, duets, chores work, etc., the Utle of the cantata being "Interrupted Program." The public is cordially invited to attend and the Sunday school children wBl be given a jtrent. I The Methodist Sunday school anrounces a fine Chriataas program for L, evening It 7 o’clock. The children I I j]| y|re u miscellaneous program ! and there will be a Christmas tree and la treat for the Sunday school (■**•! 1 The Sunday school will have a "Civ- 1 ,mg Christmas" again this “ I ' h j f!MI giving individually to MM| I worthy chirttaUi cum- Th» i,>„ preparation of ."iich * ! i barge of Mrs. Clark Spiff ,B d Ml- | Nellie HUckbnrn. follow» : SoB-Thristß** ' I (-iris' Chon*- ! I'nyer Rev h T. ! Rwitutl®* -ChTtstnam* heer >r -_jo»eptiiw Buttle*. ! R^^^f^-Mls* | aycß _..Ther* k * dirts’ flt-m Ughts" - Vo* - ,7 Mr K1^ pr Mlts BighW'* « d o,y School Boy Bethle H y*'-“ 0 , El'^^rLa to the tmr- , E ,ercl*e- w* ‘ ft** ol f' Thelßl* S* 11 "" m. . Sonl"**” I I oSmtm* , \ . Odttdaf * f “‘" . itifii' rt* f " rj?t* «* 0 , .J , *k 9*» louram this •”* | Tdurt-^ c’ochtff* J {ion’s ; H Jin th*‘ " he hell *• r;»Ml9 cl i«| it < * ye»-»!2rJ!-'3S i 9

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Indiana. Thursday Morning. December 25, 1913.

UNKNOWN origin Is Class >fication of More Than Thirty p er Cent of Fir «of State SAYS FIRF MARSHAL Less Number in Large Cities Where Skilled Firemen Are Employed. More than thirty per cent of all the Ires are reported tothe state tire mar-' »hal during October and November are classified as "of unknown origin." j While ibis doe* not m( , an tl|g( iri§ of ! this kind are of suspicious origin. It; does Indicate that neither the proper. ty owner nor the fire marshal s assist : ant who examined the fire, could ar ' rive at a satisfactory explanation of its cause.

Tie- number of (Ires reported as of unknown origin." said the state firmarshal, "varies with the different Indiana cities, in the larger place* b where skilled lire chiefs are employ ed who have studied lire hazards for years, the proportion of fires for ar 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 expect ed to show professional skill In discovering fire causes.” d Statistics gathered by the lire mars shal. based on 1.509 dwelling house II i fires which have occurred since May 15. show that of the total number of fires reported for the different hours a j of the day. the larger percentage of 1 “unknown origin" fires occurred In the o! early morning. INDIANA FIRST . I J Is Sogan of Fighters of the 1 , Great White PlagueWant State to be X — FIRST TO BE FREE 1 | From Tuberculosis — Red j Cross Christmas Seals Help in Campaign. It it the aim of the Indiana amtocla- 1 lion for the Study and Prevention of I Tuberculosis to have Indiana U>*| j first Stale in the union to be free from tuberculosis. Tb* Ked t ruai Chriatma* seal is j practically tb# wlf “ rt, “ '* nU> , I# g money to accompli." !hU end. When on# buys . dollars' worth of ( these seals lie place* 75c In the bands ~ of the local workers. 15c i> «be «««j ury of the stale naauctatlon and 1«- | 'mthetmtauryoflbe national ■**•"*-, ■'m Each one of these group, has , » definite obyect to accootplUb the ( k*,, association doing «*% ■"♦"‘j fommunl! . the .Ute 1 carrying on a most eitenalve L. * —■>» •"* i, !s national association has the e* ”~r lta “ M and philanthropic i*u»e*. I I charitable Indiana to ' 'uM t'ros. sea' «.«■«-'*« 1 ,hto of the stale buys * few , *ry citlueO f an 4 ran be raised I an anp n , matter of I | Everyone sbu* l M( - h letter. | .heck during the . kUtdar* until January < ' ar* ' '* ,,dUB * Ro "n,«|Ne* T-r. tot •* J f ' n '“ the Red < ro»« »"**• •"J 11 .ryhody ' Indiana I* »«*'» « . U * ,n j our doctor* and medf- t I L t.bercuioai* P* ' I*.

I************** A MERRY CHRISTMAS. * * * * Dally Democrat wishes * , * Jou . and each of you, the very * * ni,, rriest C’hrlstma.s.\ Muy you v * 8,1 •' n J°y the day and all the days * of the new year soon to follow. * * According to our usual custom ■* * there will be no paper printed on * * t’lirislmas day. hut we will try to a | * rov<>r the entire news Held in our a j * Krlday'a Issue. a [♦♦avaaaAaaaaaa ■ WRIST WAS BROKEN. \lliile indulging in a practice game of basket ball last evening. Dwight Peterson had the misfortune to have a hone of his right wrl*t broken. He will he disabled for some time—and this right in the midst of vacation and | holiday time, too. THE COURT HEWS Court Refuses to Grant Either Willis or Myrtle

Wise a Divorce. MARRIAGE LICENSES r , Granted—Auditor Finishes ■ Abstract Sheet—Other I i Court Notes. Deputy Auditor Paul Baumgartner has completed the abstract sheet . showing the amount of taxable prop erty in the county, according to the - last asseesment. The total amount of , real and personal property In the - county Is appraised at 516,251.740. He catur's property Is assessed at 52,026. (lit), and Washington township, $!.- j]7.045. The sheet :s n correct reviai ion of the as*c**ors’ sheets. A number of wttneedy* were bathed into court thl* morning to Introduce evidence on both sides of the divorce suit of Willi* Wise and Myrtle Wlae. both of whom were endeavoring to get n divorce. The court refused both and each 1* to pay hi* and her coats In the t case. | A marriage license was Issued to Alfred Roth, farmer, bom August 6. IX9I, son of Christ Both, to wed Amanda Klopfensteln* born November 10. IKP2, daughter of Peter P. Klopfen--1 stein. Heller. Stfitton ft Haller are at tor i neys for Samantha Young. In which | -he seeks to have Idicy B. Kry de. lar • d of unsound mind and Incapable of managing her own estate. Report of George Klnael, administrator of the estate of A. P. Beatty, deceased, as executor of the estate of Albert Uuhler, deceased. H. R. Hel- ! ;,.r was appointed administrator dc 1 lsinus non of the Ruhler estate. The final report of George W. Gates, as administrator of the John H Gataw ; estate, was approved and the admlnt* trator dlschorgwd. A marriage license was Issued to Miss Jessie H. Rlmlsoft, mlllener, of Berne, bom September 7. 1157. daugli ter of Samuel Slmlson of Berne, to wed Harold lava Snydar. of Detroit, Mich., a salesman, horn April 17. 1556. son of Theodora Bnydeft Real estate transfers: James L. Gay at ol to KB W Steele, lot 111. Iks-atur. 5400 ft; Kit W Steele to Jas l„ Gey et at., pt. M 7*. Decatur 57JMO. - « ' ■■ ■ BROTHER VIRY LOW. Id>vl Barkley ho* returned from lloagland, where he called on hla brother. Jacob Harklajr. wrha wa* stricken with parnlyslg Sunday He I* somewhat better now, but death may |H> the matter of a few days nr week* ll* was unconscious for a long time, but Ills condition la such now that he ran answer questions by n motion of the head, although he la unable to speak or see. lit* sister. Mrs. Neal Wilton, of Port VVnvna; n brother, John Barkley, of Monnwvtlle. n bob In law. Adam Ridenour, and daughter, and a aou. Ira Barkley, and wife, of tb# west; a son. Don, and wife, of Kt, Wayne, and * daughter. Mr* Ktta Stephenson and husband, nr* with the family- Ms - Barkley In well kifrwn over the coantg.

A SENAT9RSHIP a May be Decided at the State Democratic Convention Instead of by Vote. p 7 * MR. SHIVELY’S PLACE * No Provision Yet Been Made 8 for Election of United x States Senators. 8 __ t I Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 23 —(Special to Dally Democrat) With no election machinery provided to nominate ) and choose a United Stut.-s senator b> l popular vote, political opinion today ■eetim to lie cryst allied in favor of having the party conventions which will nominate state tickets for 1914 ; also nominate the candidates to con test for the place held by Benjamin P. Shively. His term will expire March 3, 1915. HU successor is to lie chosen November 3, 1914. The lat ter date is two months In advance of the opening of the regular biennial session of the state legislature.

Thera 1* nothing In the Indiana elec tlon laws, according to Attorney Gen oral Honan, to preclude any one from filing for his candidacy for United States senator. Thl* would relieve the state conventions from culling for uomlnees If the convention* cared to keep out of the senatorial muddle But If the selection of a senatorial candidate I* added to the state con ventlons' duties the conventions will be enlivened <sm*lderaMy. The con test for the senatorial nomination un doubted I y will react on the struggle for nominations for state offices. It also means that the pra< Inct, 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. "There Is no one day that Is appreciably the shortest day In the year," said Weatherman Palmer. "Prom December 19 to 23 there Is not a mtn ute’* difference In the length of the day*, hut after the 23rd of the month the day* begin to lengthen rapidly. "The** four shortest day* am all nln* hours and thirteen minute* long Os course there ts • variation of a few second" in the length of these days and It I* thl* duration of fraction of ft minute that make* one day the | shortest of the ytsif, hill «s I m) there I h no one day that t* appreciably shorter than the other*. The shortest day of the year, as worked out to the frac ilmi of a minute, I* the 2IM of l>ecem her.” Weatherman Palmer find* tha- the average temperature so far this month la live degrees higher than It was last year up to the same day, l<aat year * average temperature up to thl* time wa* 34 degree* Uii* year's average l* 39 degrees, CHRISTMAS BILL AT THE LYRIC. Thl* I* the last day of the three I'aJados at the Lyric and lover* of clo**lc*l and popular music should nut ml** thl* uplnadld offering. The hill | for C’hrtutma* Is a good one end will be run fn five reels. A three-reel fen lure of the Warner brand will he "Her Bupreuie Hai rlflce." n powerful dramatic story In which a woman sacrifice* wealth and social position to de vote her life to (lie man she loved. Thl* beautiful dramatic story will be I athrva real*. There will he two ten edy real* run tn conned ion with the; feature making n splendid program tor Christman. Mr. and Mr*. 0. C. Mount have as Christmas guest* her brother y it Mount, and family, of Prankfnrt.

A SPECIAL PROGRAM. The Crystal theater will be the head quarters for sit pleasure seekers tin Christmas day. A special program has been arranged by Munager Parent for that day, and to say that it will be one of the best ever offered, will be putting It lightly. Not only lias he ar ranged an exceptionally good program for the small price of live cent*, but he will also admit all chlldreu free during the afternou matinee. The ti ties of the films for Christmas day are: “The Isive Theft,” a drama; "The Hostage," a drama, and a rip-roaring comedy entitled, "They Were on Their Honeymoon, Though They |tad No Time to Spoon.” The program for this evening comprises three reels entitled "Broncho Billy's Mistake,” “The Smug gler's I«ast Deal,” and "Playing the Pipes.” Tlie management of the Crystal wishes Its patrons one and all u Merry Christmas. CEDING READY Auto Department of Sec re ( tary of State's Office Prepares for Rush.

f- last of the week 1* n '* Some Interesting Figures as r l the Result of First Six O I Months of Law. a __ i-1 ll| Here I* something for automobile I'lowner* to worry aoout. The Issuing Hos license for 1914, at rates ranging j from 53 to 525, will lie la-gun by the M secretary of state the day after Christ >1 mas. •' Just after most people have spent I their spam change for Christmas gift* the man with tho automobile f ; will have to dig deep Into lit- Jeanand pay for a new license number plate a blue and white one to replace the not particularly sightly ye! low and block one. f The new automobile law provide* that machines shall lie registered once each year. The first registration, however, was only for six months, because the taw did not become effective until the middle of the year. With , registration for a year the expense will bo just twice as great as tt was the first time. The sending out of the new number - plate* will not be begun until Decent j tier 26. because until that lime tin-! pisitofflce will he swamped with Christmas packages. Marlon county machine owners will be expected to call at the secretary of state’s office, but number pistes will be sent by msll * to applicants In other parts of the state. Application blanks already are i In the hands of many of the state hank*, automobile dealers and news J papers of the state *o that they will [ { lie accessible tn automohlltsta. Twen j 1 ty thousand of the blue and white j plates ordered atready are stored I away In the basement of the state house, and there wtll he no delay tn ' their Issuance, such as was experlenr i ed when the law went Into effect. ’ Korty four thousand, seven hundred ' and thirty five automobiles and 6.505 - motorcycles have hern registered uu - der the new law. Ureases have also been Issued to 2.*59 chauffeurs and 537 auto dealers. Brown county, with three machines, has the smallest number of autos of 1 sny one of the ninety two counties. The three Brown county men owning automobiles are W Musselinan, \V title and K A. Alderhagen The two motorcycle* In Brown county are own ed by J. T, Hhsfer and L lawless Brown county will receive between 5400 nnd |.'>oo as It* share of the state license money, although the foes paid by automobile and motorcycle own i era for the first *ii month* under the new law * mount to only 57.95. The law provide* that the net re I jieipts from registration fees shall hej distributed among the several coun | Gee and he used for road building pur | poses One third of the proceeds Is I to he divided equally among the coun tie*, one third Is to be distributed ar • ordlhg to the number of mllea of Ira proved county roads In t iminty, ns compared with tlie numlier In the stmta, and the remninlng one third Is 1 to he distributed In proportion to the, number of machine* In each county. About one-third of the county sudt tors have compiled with the earretary > of state s request for statements con i renting the number of mile* of county (Continued on Huge 5)

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COMING FRIDAY Message from Chief Engineer of Clover Leaf Says They Will be Here TO SURVEY GROUNDS Ask That Mr. Tyndall Assist in the Work—Definite Proposition Soon. Agent Thompson of the Clover ia-af last evening received a message from the chief engineer of the road, staling that he and hla assistants would ar rive in this city h’rlday morning, for the purpose of surveying the proposed site of the new yards, located Just west of the city limits, and asking that former county surveyor John W. Tyndall, who U also the chairman of tho local committee, be notified that he may be on hands If possible with such data as ts necessary concerning the property. The message also stated that the chief engineer would up

predate the assistance of Mr. Tyudaii a I at that time In making the survey. A* stated the first of the week, a meeting was held Monday at (-’rank fort at which the matter of moving of the division was discussed and the I fact that the work of surveying !« proceeding at this early date is proof that the company Intends to carry out Its announced intentions of moving the division. Mr Htnkle Informs us 8 that within a short time the company 5 will tnakp a deflnate proposition to Decatur and It Is the present Inten .| thins that I'resident Ross tie here at that time. 4, lj MORE SANTA CLAUS LETTERS. 1 1 Dear Mr Hants Claus; J lam a little girl, three years old. - and n little better. My name I* Irene .{Johnson. Well, Hants, I wish you I would bring me a nice doll and goI cart, and a little cupboard and dishes, i Well, I guess that t* all. Front Irene , to Hants Claus. CAME TO LIFE Venerable M. S. Artman Surprises His Old Friends at Plymouth. Ohio. WAS REPORTED DEAD A Few Weeks Before He Went There to VisitPaper "Retracts.” M H Artman. the venerable Decatur resident, who makes hi* home with Ills son. Andy Artman. of this city, gave his old friends and relatives In l‘ty mouth apd Huron county, Ohio, a happy surprise a short time ago. when he turned un in thw community for 6 visit a week or so after the paper* had reported him dead. The papers cheerfully "retracted” the statement that Mr. Artman was dead and gave him quite a paragraph on Ihe fact that he was stilt "ns hole and hearty as a cricket." How the report gained iur renry was unknown. Mr. Artman returned to this city Inst evening after hi* several weeks' delightful stay at ht* old home. White there, Huron county was much excited over a local option alec tlna for the count y. The w*ta came out j victorious by a majority of 1.367. Five ! years ago ’he wets' majority was 36. , Mr Artman, of course, was not eligible to vote, as he retains his resldem * here, hut he was much interested In watching the outcome of the election. BASSET BALL PRI^WV. A fine game of haaket hall I* anticipated for Friday evening, when the lltuffton first and second high school teams wtll come here to play the l>era- ) ttir first and second teams. NOT OOLDCN EGGS. EITHER . better'll yon are. We're gonna have (turkey ter Christmas, we are.” "O. go ’long with your turkey. J We're gonna have eggs, we are “

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