The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10
Indiana
BreVitieS

iteering in rents, have been comforting
with Charles Marlborough, director
OF the bureau of legislative infOrma-
ton. Senator Robert L. Moorhead, In
dianapolis; Senator William A. Ar
mold, Salem, and Representative James
L. Day, East Chicago. would like to
do something TO curb ravenous land
lords. Senator Arnold introduced at
the July special session of the legisla-
ture bill which would have made ii
a cause for court action If any land
lord Increased rent more than % per
cent in one year. The bill had the in
dorsement of Stanley Wyckoff, then
| federal fair-price commissioner in In
diana The bill was strangled in COM
mittee
Indianapolis.-The Indiana securi-
| ties commission has ruled that the en-
tire cost of floating stock or securi-
ties issue, authorized by 1t under the
new "blue-sky" law, must not exceed
20 per cent, and the commission will
not permit the 20 per cent maximum
In all instances. 1t intends that at
least so per cent of the money OBJ
tanned from stocks or securities sales
must 20 into the corporations treas
ury. The average per cent to be per-
mitted for commissions, advertising
and other costs incident to placing an
issue with investors rs not expected
| by some of the members of the COM
mission to exceed approximately 10
| per cent
1ndianapOlis.-Of the 1,446, 101 cleo
tors of Indiana who registered for the
general election this year, 1873, 14O
did not vote. Approximately one per-
son out of every seven registered did
not go to the polls. The total vote of
the ticket was 1.262, $40, the Repub-
lican plurality being 1S5.006. The
total vote for President in Indiana in
1916, before women voted, was H.
1S9. The total vote this year was
545,110 greater than it was four years
ago, or an increase of rs per cent.
If all those who registered this year
| had voted, the total vote would have
been q little more than double that of
four years ago.
Indianapolis.-A temporary injunc-
ton restraining the state special coal
and food commission from enforcing
orders against the Vandalia Coal COM
pany and the Vigo Coal Products COM
pany because the orders violate the
interstate commerce clause of the fed
eral Constitution and because they i'm
| pair the obligation of contracts, was
issued in federal court at Indianapo-
| lis.
Evansville.-J. S. Johnson of Ev-
| anSville was elected president of the
Southwestern Indiana Teachers asso-
citation for the coming year at the
session of the organizations annual
convention, held in Evansville. He
had been vice president Of the associ-
alton the last year, and takes the
place of Robert f. Eckert of Jasper,
who has served during the last year.
| Anderson. = The Madison county
| council and board of commissioners in
| joint session to consider road improve
ments outlined for next year, and
which will cost approximately $1,000
600, decided not to cancel any con-
tracts for improvements. 1t was de-
cided, however, TO retrench as far as
possible I'm regard to Improvement
projects for 1921.
Indianapolis. Sumner Kenner.
Huntington city attorney, will be assist
ant attorney general of Indiana I'M
der U. S. Lesh, attorney general-elect,
Mr.. Lesh has announced. Mr.. Kenner
will fill the position made vacant
early in January when Mr.. Lesh. now
assistant attorney general, becomes
attorney general.
nsport.-Municipa coal yards
in Legansport will be kept in opera
ton until the consumers of the city
are supplied with plenty of fuel for the
winter and the coal merchants are
able adequately to serve the citizens,
according to James l. Barnes, may
or.
East Chicago.-His principle of new
er assigning q subordinate TO a task
he would not wish TO undertake him
self cost the life of Clyde Spencer,
chief of the fire department of East
Chicago. He died i'm a fire that did
perhaps 5000 damage.
South Bend.-An epidemic of crime
in which negroes are said TO be the
instigators has caused the police de-
partment of South Bend TO begin a
crusade against all persons who are
loafing on the streets or in public
places.
Columbus. = Approximately 1000
| marriage ceremonies is the record of
+. III. Kinney of Columbus, who is ap-
preaching the end of his fiftieth year
as a justice of the peace in Bartholo-
NEW county.
MISUNDERSTANDING attorneys
are requested I'm letters the Indiana
securities commission is sending out
10 be on the lookout especially for VIC
lations of the new Indiana 'blue sky
law.
anapoliS.-Carleton B. McCul-
loch. defeated Democratic candidate
for governor. reported that he spent
S13. 231 Ga in the campaign.
Goshen.-Charles Wysong of Gosh
en-. an eSpert trapper. who for many