The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
INDIANA
State News


j. {. Becker OF Hammond was killed
while riding at high speed In a racing
car driven by Alvin Screiber, known
ms n speed demon. Screlber. without
lights. drove into heavy laden truck
and his car was completely telescoped.
thrown clear OF the wreck. few
hours preceding, Mrs Lillian Argo,
thirty-nve years old, while hurrying
home from work. attempted to cross
In front Of a car belonging TO Albert
Pack OF East Chicago. president OF the
Hubbard Steel Foundrles company,
and was caught under the car and
killed.
anapolis.-Declaring that conl
costing less than So loaded on cars
at the mines Is quoted TO the state ut
1925 TO S7.25 ton. Governor Good
rich answered opponents OF his state
mine proposal who declare that ut
Is step toward state socialism" I'll
am not dealing with theories, but with
condition the governor says. He
points 10 the wide range Of manufac-
turing in state institutions. the sur
plus product OF which Is sold In the
general market. II know just as well
as / know that / i've" he says, that
I can take nm appropriation sufficient
70 purchase. operate or lease mine
and That / can mine that coal. place
1t on the car, operating GO per cent OF
capacity. for less than So a ton.
Indiannpolis.-A bill creating nm In
diam coal commission OF three mem
bers, with power TO fix coal prices, to
take over and operate mines and TO de-
termine priority Of shipments was
passed by the Indiana house under sus-
pension OF the rules. The vote was
68 TO 8. The bill has the hearty sup
port Of Governor Goodrich. The bill
Is the most sweeping that has ever
been passed by either branch Of any
legislature In the history OF Indiana,
IL Is believed. 1t affects all whole
salers and retailers as we'll as OPP
orators In the state.
ACKNOWLEDGING operators be
lleve that Madison county farmers are
thrnshing too soon because Of high
per centage Of moisture revealed by
tests Of the wheat. The first Of new
wheat delivered In Anderson contained
II per cent moisture, tested SO pounds
to the bushel and was graded as No. 3.
At Pendleton where $500 bushels Of
new wheat were received, the tests
ranged from 81 to 60 pounds TO the
bushel. with yield Of 10 to 2S1l bush
els to the acre.
Laporte.-The unusual In weddings
took place at Valparaiso when n moth
er and her twin daughters were prln-
cipals In three ceremonies. the entire
family assuming marital vows. Mrs.
Lille Zane became the wife of John
Hively, prominent business man,
while the daughters. Cora and Nora,
became the brides Of William Baker
and Harry Erler. respectively. Two
clergymen were engaged to tie the
three kn Dts.
IndianapolIs.-In proceedings for
contracts for highway improvements
under the county unit road law. pro-
vision can be made for bids on the
separate units, instead Of on the en-
tire project. If 1t Is desired, according
to an opinion submitted by Ele STAINS
bury, attorney general, TO Fl. K. Bish-
op, chief engineer OF the state highway
commission
Evansville-Pract ically no new
wheat is coming To the Evansville mar
ket and farmers seem determined TO
hold their new crop until the price
goes TO SO a bushel or more. Wheat
during the last week rose TO 500 a
bushel but went back TO $685..
Seymour.-C. L. Cope. aged twenty
FIVE years. dentist. was electrocuted
at Seymour while making an X-ray
photograph of patients teeth. \
spark from the X-ray machine carried
40 600 volts through his body The pa
tient was unframed.
Valparaiso. Announcement was
made that Valparaiso university has
been turned over 10 a board of three
trustees. the number later TO be aug
mented and 10 include n number OF
prominent educators and wealthy men
| of the country.
BraZil.-Kenneth Williams. twenty
four years old. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph w. Williams OF Brazil. an ex
soldier of the world war. died Of 9
broken neck suffered recently when he
dived into shallow water, II miles
| south of here.
Shelbyville-Lauren Hllligoss, age
| fifty-four. widely known among Goa
dealers In Ohio and Indiana. died sud
| denly of apoplexy at his home in Shell
byville.
Indianapolis.-Fora second time th'
house OF the Indiana general assembl!
within the last year and a half passed
| the Symons- Givan blue sky" bill.
| indianapolis. Governor Goodrich
signed house bill No. 53I. which appro
priated $4,000 for the expense OF tn
| special session Of the legislature. Thi
was the first bill submitted To the gov
ernor and the first signed by him.
rsonville.-Although the Indian;
| State Reforlnatory here is one OF tn
state institutions which is short o
| -. ont ,,uSt ha Drovidad for "a