The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-04-15

TndlanapolIs-One thousand .hree
hundred and thirts -one persons have
been, convicted of blind ti-er' charges
~ the iho-aLay0.iS city corr tlurin;
the thee years or prohibition IA liz
diana. according To figures compiled
from the court records. Fines and
costs assessed in these cases amount
ed TO Sl43,92J. 10 which were added
Jail or state farm sentences aggregat.
Ing 3l.2Tl days. The records show
that the cost Of operating blind IL
gers Is increasing each year. The
average fines and sentences during the
first year. which ended April /, 1919.
was 500 and 20 days; the second
year. S1l2 and 30 days. and the last
year 500 and 80 days. During the
first year of prohibition. 652 were
convicted. fines amounting 10 SG4.935
and the days" added were 1850;
4, the second year there were 24S con-
victions, 1910 In fines and 1925
days" and during the last year there
were 49, convictions. SOL, 450 in fines
and 1900 days"
Warsaw.-FOur persons were indict-
ed by the KOsciusko county grand
jury. accused OF the murder of Leroy
Lovett, age twenty. of Elkhart. They
are Virgil Decker, age eighteen; Fred
and Calvin Decker brothers, and Mrs.
Lydia Decker. the mother. All were
arrested The brothers were placed
i'm jail here and Mrs. Decker al
blkhart The authorities allege that
LoYett was killed because of his close
resemblance to Virgil Decker. who
carried three $1,000 life insurance
policies payable TO Fred Decker. A
clause in one of the policies provided
for double indemnity In case of acct.
dental death. making a possible total
of $4,000.
lndianapOlis.-A refund of S11, GS5
to the Laporte county treasury by the
Laporte Independent Oil company and
the Indiana Asphalt company out Of
a total Of S31, ATS collected by the COM
panies for road oil sales 10 the county
commissioners. has been effected by
the state board Of accounts. More
than LOO in claims is in process of
adjustment. The oil transactions were
Illegal, it was charged by examiners
who investigated for the accounts
board.
New Albany.-The Kahler com.
pany. which has been engaged ex-
oil vol IN, hr Co ~
bodies for automobiles for the last two
years and has been closed down since
/ December, resumed operations, giving
employment to $50 men. practically
the number that was employed when
the plant was closed on account Of
the industrial depression last fall.
The capacity of the plant is 300
bodies day.
Knox.-An attack of quinsy sus-
! tanned by Prosecutor James A. Dilts
on the eve Of the trial Of Cecil Burket.
eleven years old, for the murder of his
seven-year-old playmate, Benny Slav-
i'm, resulted in another postponement
~ the case, which has been the main
topic of conversation In Starke county
for months. The trial probably will
be set for the next term OF the cir
cult court, which begins May %.
Greencastle.-Th Putnam county
council declined To appropriate S20.-
900 with which To buy voting ma
chimes for this county The commits
sioners are facing the proposition Of
either increasing the voting precincts,
if ballots are used, from 81. the pres
ent number, to about as, or else buy
ing voting machines and cutting the
number of precincts in half.
Chicago, Ill.-IIaving exhausted the
available supply of celebrated Hooser
and educators, the Indiana Society OF
Chicago plans 10 spring something
new. 1t will hold its first industrial
exhibition at the Drake hotel in Chi
cago on Saturday evening, April Is
and all the leading industries of H0Os
ierdom will be represented.
ROchester.-For the first time in its
history Rochester will have two full
sets of candidates on city tickets, both
parties having filed candidates.
movement was started TO obtain Il spe
cial election on the city manager form
of municipal government.
WabaSh.-NO work will be done or
, Wabash county roads, which have
been contracted for, or are involved
in litigation, until final decision ha:
} been made Tho roads are practically
impossible. rot having been worked
for more than n year.
! e.-Representatives of Indi
ana hospitals will assemble at Lafay
cite April - and 2S to organize tn
: Indiana State Hospital association
1 which will be an auxiliary of tn
!. American Hospital association.
t LapOrte- Laporte Fish an'
: Game Protective association has beer
2 formed with election of officers a
l follows: J.'B. Shick, president; Osca
2 Bollund. vice president, and j. +
Didworth. secretary-treasurer.
1 NobleSville The general merchan
2 disc store Of f.. j. Nance. in the north
: eastern part of Hamilton county. to
: gether with all the stock. was de
h stroved by fire. The loss is estimates
ar $1,000