The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-12-30
INDIANA
STATE NEWS

the act OF the III general assembly
went into effect q few days ago. ac-
cording To the announcement of the
automobile division OF the secretary of
states office. The new regulations
provide that no headlight shall be
equipped with lamps of more than b
candle power. and that lenses when
properly focused will. at distance of
100 feet ahead Of the vehicle and 90
inches above the ground. develop
hght OF no greater intensity than -
4OO-candle power. So far - devices
have been approved by the state au-
t0mobile light engineer. who has an
nounced that after a thorough inves-
tigatiOn and series OF road tests the
rules promulgated by the Illuminating
Engineering society and approved by
the Society of AutomOtive Engineer
ing. have been adopted.
anapolis.-GOvernOr McCray an
nOunced. following a meeting Of the re-
fOrmatory relocation commission and
advisory committee, that questionnaires
will be sent To all persons desiring to
submit land to be considered rs a pro-
posed site for the new refOrmatOry.
The QUESTIONABLE will call for detailed
Information concerning the land. wa
to supply. proximity Co railroads and
other data which will be of value to
the commission i'm determining a sat
isfactOry site for the institution. which
Is to be removed from Jacksonville
under the provisions of an act of the
special session Of the legislature All
questiOnnaires are 10 he returned to
the commission by January /. the
governor said The commission will
meet January >, To consider the in
formation.
indianapolis. - Changes i'm state
specifications for concrete and brick
roads were approved by the state high
commission. The result Of the changes.
il was said. will result in higher cost
of construction for concrete roads and
lower costs for brick roads The new
specifications will call for thicker
concrete road. Officials of the com
mission said that under the old
specifications the concrete 'oadS were
straight seven-inch slab. The change
has been made To an S-7-inch basis,
with the new roads eight inches thick
In the center. The commission. in
the new specifications. will require
brick roads To have five-inch base.
with one-inch sand-cement cushion
and three-nch vertical fiber brick with
asphalt filler.
Lebanon.-Boone county will offer
site 10 the committee having charge Of
the relocation Of the Indiana Re
fOrmatOry. At q meeting attended by
large number OF influential citizens
OF the county. it WAS decided to in
vite the committee 10 inspect tract
of land in the vicinity of Mechanics
burg. village on the PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD and ON the northwestern di-
vision of the Terre Haute, India
napOIiS < Eastern traction line. eight
miles north of Lebanon. The proposed
site. ON the nor,h bank OF Sugar creek.
which would afford ample water and
drainage facilities is about thirty-five
miles from Indianapolis and easily ac-
ceSSible from any part Of the state
IndianapOliS.-The public service
commission has denied the petition Of
the Parke County Telephone company
for authority TO put into effect certain
higher rates ut Rockville. R0Sedalc.
Mecca. MOnteZuma and West Union.
II has authorized however, 4 some
what higher rate for the places. The
new single line business rate is to be
s. for Rockville and $3.50 for the 9TH
err places; new single line residence.
Sl.7j. Rockville. and S1.J0 elsewhere
Rural homes and rural business out of
and $175: out Of the other places.
$1.25 and $50.
indianapolis resolution directing
the county attorney to prepare Ordin-
ances providing for bond issues total
ing S450000 for detention home for
juvenile court wards. for additional
ground NJ the Marion County Asylum
Tor the Insane at Julietta. and for the
Marion County tuberculosis hospital
ut Sunnyside: for building purposes at
the Julietta asylum. and for the pur-
chase Of SEQ acres to care for the or
phanS of the county and the wards of
the Juvenile court. was adopted by the
board of county commissioners.
Terre Haute-The act Of the last
legislature prohibiting persons con
victed Of federal crime from holding
Office in Indiana was held uncOn-
stitutional by Judge John Z. Jeffries
IN Circuit court at Terre Haute The
ruling was made in the case of Joseph
p'Mara. who was elected councilman
IN the November election and whose
right 10 hold office was contested.
Lafayette.-Three courses of two
.,eeks each in tractors Will be given
e., Purdue university starting, reSpec-
lively. January -. February and
February - for the benefit of Indiana
farmers. or tractor men who are inter
eSted In more efficient operation o.
tractors or CaS engines
anapoliS.-GeOrge y. Manifold
lief Of the fish and game division of
,he state department Of conservation.
has appealed 10 sportSmen 10 coop
crate with farmers in feeding quail
$500. .I.s rf,, ,,-f,t.,- s,.-r,, b.o