The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-02-27

-OluIlitUS ebllullOns
concerning the wages. qualifications
and prospects of the teaching profess
ion in Indiana are revealed in n re-
port OF teachers secured through a
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 nave been
received by 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, 600 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 40 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
Pliny III. Wolfard of Newcastle. deputy
ITO become acting secretary. Governor
Goodrich later will appoint a man to
complete Mr.. ROach's term. expiring
Jan. 21, 1921.
South Bend.-The board Of u
ty commissioners and the chairmen of
the political parties of the city are
trying TO obtain the appointment of .
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 q minimum. 1t is said that
because ofNthe 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 800. 900.
The election cost in other years has
been about $4,000.
Muncie.- With the General Motors
mpa asking Muncie citizens to
erect 1000 dwellings mt once TO house
the company's employees who will come
here rs fast rs factory buildings and
machinery car 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
$40 TO 800 houses have been planned
for the present year. The CONNER
cial club. Real Estate Dealers asso-
citation and others will try to find a
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 n lake of about
fifteen miles Of water front. A thirty
~seven-foot dam and II thirty-two-foot
wall would have TO be constructed.
indianapolis The Indiana Public
Utilities association has been organic
cd 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 300 subscribers of the Waldron tel
ephone exchange in this county have
signed pledges TO have their telephones
removed before February ], unless n
1O-cent toll charge. ordered by the pub
lie service commission ON all calls
made through the Waldron exchange
to Shelbyville, Is removed.
i, Kokomo. - Three are lead as a
result of an explosion and fire which
r destroyed the farm home of Walter G.
Goyer, southeast Of here. The dead are
Mrs. Edith Goyer, t%hirty-three years
old, wife of Waiter Goyer; Henry Go
r yer. three years old. and Robert Goyer
four years old.
Observation-Disclosures Of the two
/. city blocks between Meridian. Penn
sylvania. Vermont and North streets
as the site for Indiana's great war me-
mortal building, rs the states memo
rial TO veterans of he world war, is
, the recommendation adopted by the
citizens committee in charge of plans
i, for the memorial.
: Indianapolis.-It became definitely
known here that the name of Gov.
James =. Goodrich will be placed on