The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-01-30

MISUNDERSTANDING conditions
concerning the wages, qualifications
and prospects Of the teaching profess
ion in Indiana are revealed i'm re-
port on teachers secured through n
QUESTIONABLE sent TO county and dis
trict school superintendent of the
state by Hugh s. Magill, field secretary
of the National Education association.
a similar survey of national conditions
was made by Mr.. Magill and the re-
suits of both investigations have been
received b. l.. y. Hines. state superin-
tendent of public instruction. The re-
port indicates that Indiana teachers
are leaving the profession in large
numbers and that on account of the
unprecedented shortage of teachers
the school authorities generally have
been forced to lower standards and
/ qualifications in order TO keep the
| schools running
indianapolis William A Roach,
secretary of state of Indiana, died at
his home. $40 East Thirty-second
street. He had been i'll for several
weeks and his condition became grave
! toward the end, when uremic poison
ing developed. He was A. years old
His home was at Delphi when he as
sumed office. In accordance with law
the governor appointed an acting sec
rotary of state Immediately upon the
death of the secretary. He notified
/ Dlirv orI .,fN e.+In
TO become acting secretary. Governor
Goodrich later will appoint man 20
complete Mr.. Roach's term. expiring
Jan. u, 1921.
South Bend.-The board of coun-
ty commissioners and the chairmen of
the political parties of the city are
trying TO obtain the appointment of q
special election board which will con-
fine its work entirely to the voting of
women, with the purpose of keeping
the cost of the coming presidential
election at minimum. 1t is said that
because of the fact that women are
permitted TO vote for presidential cleo
tors, and cannot vote for county and
state officials. two registration days
may be necessary, and that the pri-
mary and election will cost the tax
payers of the county about 100000
The election cost in other years has
been about $4,000.
Muncie.- With the General Motors
company asking Muncie citizens TO
erect 1000 dwellings at once to house
a o,,,,Inx-oo, ,,-l,o .,-;Il .o,,,<
here as fast as factory buildings and
machinery can be put on the forty-acre
site of the General Motors in the south
western part Of town. and with several
other factories looking for sites and
others making large improvements. a
survey of the housing situation by real
ty dealers and others shows that only
$50 to 900 houses have been planned
for the present year. The CONNER
cial club Real Estate Dealers asso-
solution of the problem.
Observation-Disclosures who have
completed an investigation, report that
immense power can be derived from
the Flat Rock river, south OF this
city, and that Harvesting this great
power would be a profitable invest
ment. 1t is estimated that the project
will cost more than 100000. About
500 acres of flood rights would have
TO be bought to form lake of about
fifteen miles of water front. A thirty
seven-fOot dam and thirty-two-foot
wall would have to be constructed.
indianapolis The Indiana Public
Utilities association has been organic
ed by the public service companies OF
Indiana TO consider common problems
of the members and, despite the high
cost Of living, to improve the standard
of public service, with the approval
of the public for rate increases when
they are necessary. The organiza
ton was effected by representatives
from each of five groups, including gas.
traction, light, heat and power. water
and telephone services.
Shelbyville.- Approximately 100 Of
the 800 subscribers of the WaldrOn tel
ephone exchange in this county have
signed pledges TO have their telephones
removed before February l. unless
10-cent toll charge. ordered by the pub
lie service commission on all calls
made through the Waldron exchange
to Shelbyville. is removed
Kokomo. Three are dead as
result of an explosion and fire which
DESTROYED the farm home of Walter c.
Goyer southeast of here The dead are
Mrs. Edith G0yer, thirty-three years
old. wife of Walter Goyer; Henry Co
yer, three years old. and Robert GOyer
four years old.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the two
city blocks between Meridian. Penn
Sylvania. Vermont and North streets
as the site for Indiana's great war me-
mortal building. as the states memo
rial TO veterans of the world war, is
the recommendation adopted by the
citizens committee in charge of plans
for the memorial.
Indianapolis.-It became definitely
known here that the name of Gov.
James Z. Goodrich will be placed on
the Indiana presidential preference
ballot. To be voted on at the primary