The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-05-27
Indianapo'is.-war department rec

lndianapo'is.-war department rec
IGNITION of three-fourths OF the organ
izations I'm lndiana's new National
Guard. carrying with ID FEDERAL finan-
cial aid, Is expected early I'm June by
Maj. j. A. Rich. who is inspector-in-
structor OF the guard. Seven units al
ready have received the approva OF
the Washington officials, according 10
word received at the state house.
Three others have passed inspection
and are awaiting recognition ut the
war department. while four others
VIII have passed inspection and be
ready for recognition by the first week
in June. The infantry companies
which, II is expected, will complete
their organization and be ready for
recognition within fortnight are at
Fort Wayne. indianapolis. EIkhart and
New Albany. The Newcastle infantry
company, the indianapolis machine
gun company, and a second company
or engineers ar Gary have passed in
Spection and arc awaiting recognition
''Nhh aht war department.
Warsaw.-Eight persons. accused OF
murder, recently joined in birthday
party I'm the Kosciusko county Jail at
Warsaw. Virgil Decker. charged with
the murder of Leroy Lovett. was the
hohored guest at the party. He cele-
DRAFTED his nineteenth birthday by cut
ting beautiful birthday cake, bearing
~ candles, which was provided for the
occasion by Mrs. G.. Il. Moon, kind
hearted wife of the sheriff, who also
served birthday dinner and supplied
Ice cream to 90 with the cake. All the
prisoners joined with Virgil in the
event, the number including his moth
er, Mrs. Lydia Decker, and Calvin and
fred Decker, brothers, also accused of
the murder of Lovett. and j. X. Burns,
Arthur Silbert, Peter Fox and Joseph
Byers, charged with the murder of J.
Russell Saline, a member Of a posse
shot in gun battle that followed the
holdup of the Culver Exchange bank.
indianapolis. - Capt Richard H..
/ Tyner Of post No. AS, Newcastle. was
elected as commander of the depart
ment of Indiana, Grand Army of the
Republic. at the Indianapolis meeting.
lack Landers, indianapolis, was
elected senior vice-commander ID. L..
Beaber, Fort Wayne, junior vice-com-
mander; Alfred b. Whitney, Indian
apolis. chaplain, and +. III. CoWan,
Charlottesville. medical director The
council of administration is composed
Of Alonzo Murphy, Greensburg; c, c.
Schroeder, Evansville; Henry Miller,
Lafayette; LATE Larsh. Richmond. and
f. NJ. VanPelt, Anderson.
napolis.-EX-Lieut. NJ. H. Ech-
man, forty-four years old, ex-resident
of indianapolis, is dead mt Tampico,
Fla, following an operation. Mr.. Ech-
man was born in indianapolis and was
n graduate of Manual Training high
school. Several years later ne left In
dianapolis and lived in Porto Rico on
his orange and coffee plantation While
in that country he was elected mayor
of the town of Juana DiaZ. At the out
break of war he enlisted i'm the Off
GERS training camp at Fort Benjamin
Harrison where he received his COM
mission. He served overseas for sew
eral months.
Indianapolis.-Th LadieJ of the
Grand Army Of the Republic elected
the following officers: President. Julia
McCOrkle. Charlottesville senior vice
president, Eva Henderson. Newcastle ;
Junior vice-president, Belle Roberts,
Indianapolis; treasurer, Adelaine Max
well, Delphi; chaplain, Mrs. O. y.
Siedenphal, Vevay. Rev. f. s. Shu-
maker of Indianapolis was unanimous
~ elected commander of the Sons
of Veterans. Fred White of New
castle was elected senior vice-cOm-
mander
Indianapolis.-Res approv-
ing the plan for increasing the faciii-
ties and improving conditions at the
Indiana State Sanatorium at Rock
vile so that tubercuar former Serv-
ice men of Indiana may be cared for
there, were adopted by the Indiana
chapter of American War Mothers.
The resolutions urged immediate ac-
ton 70 carry the proposal into effect.
saying that each day the number of
cases of poor treatment received by
disabled soldiers reported 70 them in
| creaSes.
indianapolis. - Charles KettlebOr-
Ough, director of the bureau of leg
islative information, has obtained per-
mission from Governor McCray TO is
sue a pamphlet containing the pro-
posed Is amendments to the state con-
stition and explanations Of each. In
diana university professors are writ
ing the explanations. The state will
hold special election September 6 10
determine whether the amendments
shall be adopted.
NeederSburg.-Nera Elizabeth How
ard has an average grade of 90 per
cent for the four years i'm high
school. which is the highest in the
state thus far reported to y. l.. Hines
of Indianapolis. state superintendent
of public instruction. Beatrice Mar
ian LeBaw. also OF Veedersbure
High school has the next highest aver
age 10 be reported for the four years,