The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1922-03-31

United States la the letter Mr. Lesh
reports the verdict OF abO-I thirty
prosecuting attorneys of the state. 10
whom he recently sent questionnaires.
The Improvement In the law enforce
ment situation is the direct result OF
the campaign against law violations
launched January 20. Mr. Lesh says.
At that time he called all prosecuting
attorneys in the state TO indianapolis
and asked them to aid in suppressing
the crime wave, particularly as TO
'bOotlegging" and profteering.
Indianapolis.-Org caring
for dependent and homeless children
in nearly every county of the state are
, violating the law under which they
are supposed to be operated in one
way or another, officials of the board
of state charities shave announced.
The violations are due apparently to
lack of clear understanding of the
law, IL was said. Cases recently re-
ported TO the board involve expendi-
lures of public money contrary to
law, the boarding of children mt pub
TIC expense in institutions outside the
state, and the operation of a chill
dren's boarding home without q license
ana sometimes in poorly situated
buildings without adequate facilities.
hentland.-Citizens of Brock held a
meeting and drafted petition to be
presented to Governor McCray ask
ing for a special session of the Iegis-
lature to enact law fOrbidding rail-
road companies from junking roads.
! They are asking tor a law similar TO
laws on this subject now in force in
Wisconsin and Michigan. The petit
tons are being circulated along tho
line of the Brazil division of the Chi
cago 4 Eastern Illinois railroad, aban-
doned since the first of the year, and
are being signed by many. Governor
McCray has expressed doubt whether
the plan Of calling Il special ession
OF the legislature would be at all adj
visable or of any assistance in the
matter.
Terre Haute.-Indiana miners again
refused the invitation of the operators
To confer with the object of effecting
Il separate wage agreement applicable
10 this state alone John Hessler.
president of the United Mine Workers
of district IL, replying to an invita-
ton OF the operators, declared the In
diana miners would not break away
from the policy of interstate agree
mentS. HeSsler asserted the miners
are bound by the Washington agree
ment, under which the expiring con-
tract was negotiated, to take up new,
wage scales only at interstate confer
! enceS
lndlanapOliS.-The erection of a So
100000 indianapolis exposition build
ing, five stories high, with an audto.
rum of 10000 seating capacity. and
with exposition floor space twice that
of the Manufacturers building at the
state fair ground, was recommended
in survey of the needs of Indianap-
oils for coliseum and exposition
building. presented to committee
which was appointed at the meeting
OF indianapolis manufacturers six
weeks ago, TO consider plans and pos
|
IndiaEapols.-Two thousand public
ofiicehOlderS will be elected this year
in Indiana. in addition. the voters
Will select 10000 party precinct
committeeman and state convention
delegates. Aspirants for the Offices
now are getting ready for the May
primaries, in which probably $1,000
persons will be entered as candidates
The offices range from township con-
stable 10 United States senator. with
many state, county and township
places in between. Only the state of
ficers escape the primary.
Evansvile.-The furniture indus
try. with 2412 men employed on an
average of 50.4 hours a week, led the
field of Evansville industries the first
ID days i'm March, according to the re-
port of the employment bureau of the
Evansville Manufacturers association.
Machine shops, stove manufacturers
and foundries came next with 745
men employed on an average of sc. }
hours a week. II is said there are
fewer unemployed men in Evansville
than a year ago.
| Newcastle.-A building program,
costing more than S1,OO0,00O. has been
started I'm Newcastle and vicinity, and
the coming spring and summer is eX-
pected to be the busiest in the history
Of the community along this line.
Buildings of n public or semi-public
nature costing approximately 1920
600 are either planned or actual work
has begun. and in addition many
homes are being erected.
indianapolis of In
diana waterways was urged by the d.
rector of the state department Of con-
servation at luncheon of the In
diana Sanitary and Water Supply as.
ISOLATION in annual convention nj In
dianapolis. The director said stream
pollution must be corrected If the wa
terways are 10 be used for drinking
purposes.
Hartford City.-A church canvass
completed by workers of the United
Brethren church, shows more than &c
denominations are represented in the
city
, HammOnd.-Two hundred men went
hack TO work at the National Fire