South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-29
VISITING AUTO|STS
ARRESTED HERE
WILL SUE CITY
Cases up in City Court Friday
Are Put Over Until June e.
Motorists Avoiding South
Bend as Result of Arrests.

Seven autoists who were picked up
by the police. charged with operating
their cars without licenses, were ar
raigned in city court Friday morning
and arrangements were made TO try
their cases June s.
The autoists were arrested at the
oliver hotel. When the cops" made
the arrest the men produced cards
showing that they had secured per-
mission from the secretaries of their
home states TO drive the machines
temporarily until regular plates can
be made. The traffic men, however,
told them to tell il to tie judge. and
led them to the station where they eX-
perienced considerable difficulty in
getting bonds. because they were
strangers in the city.
That the city through its law en-
forcement" policy has worked itself
into several lawsuits developed during
the morning. John Devine, attorney
for the defendants, asserted that suit
will be brought against the city and
the men are prepared TO carry their
cases to the highest courts for the in
convenience, delay and humiliation
they suffered.
They are backed by the automobile
men of the city and the cases promise
to attract considerable attention all
over the country. Among those back
ing the auto men is j. NJ. Studebaker.
jr.. who furnished bail for several Of
them.
News Spreads Rapidly.
News OF the law enforcement" ex-
ercised by the present administration
has extended further than the city
limits. Numbers Of Michigan autoists
who last year attended the Indianapo-
lis races and passed through this city
are making special efforts to avoid
South Bend, going by other routes.
Niles merchants, it is said. find that
numbers OF farmers and auto drivers
that formerly did their purchasing in
South Bend, are now doing large
part of their buying in the Michigan
town, fearing to take any chances with
the South Bend cops.
Among those arrested was Z. b.
Rogers, of Flint, Mich, on his way to
the Indianapolis races. Five western
men were among those apprehended,
all having cards giving them permits
sion to use the cars to deliver them
to their owners in Michigan where the
licenses were to be secured. They
were: j. II. Ellingsw worth, \. w. Young
and F. w. Alsbrow, OF Watertown,
Ill; Arthur Bussard. of East Moline.
H., and G. r. Kirwin, Of Davenport,
Ia. They will have to return for trial
June 6.
DenOunce Administration.
j. NJ Studebaker. jr.. Samuel
Leeper and Thomas Hoban furnished
the bonds. and the men will be back
TO fight the cases after they have
transacted their business. Local peo-
pie. including the bondsmen. declare
that it will not cost the men cent
70 defend their cases to the highest
courts. their cooperation and pres
ence alone being desired.
I'VE have just voted to place South
Bend on the Lincoln highway" said
Mr.. Studebaker as he affixed his
name to the bonds. land ii looks as
though we would have TO fight the
city administration to prevent their
killing the good effect of it."
we are paying out good money TO
invite tourists here by placing South
Bend on a good road like the Lin
coin highway, and the city admins
tratiOn drives them away with the
police" said Samuel Deeper.
The affair caused lot of stir about
the oliver hotel where tourists con-
gregate and where local men who
had been working all day to put the
Lincoln highway across, used their
ed parties that they should not take
offense at the town, but only at what
they termed our fool administra-
ton, temporarily I'm charge"
c.. NJ Starr. 1919 Main St. was
among those arraigned Friday on
charge Of violating the auto license
aw. He pleaded guilty to operating
his car without the all important
plates attached to both the front and |
rear Of his machine and said that he |
had been painting the car and that |
he plates had been left off uninten-
ionally when the painting was com |
Dleted. Judge Warner found him |
guilty and suspended sentence of 81 |
and costs.