The Jasper weekly courier., 1922-04-14

are on the decline, says L. :. LeSh,
attorney general, In a letter II Harry
NJ. Daugherty. attorney general of The
United States In the letter Alr. Lesh
reports the verdict of abo.l 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 profiteering
anapolis.-Organizati 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 have announced.
Ihe violations are due apparently TO
a lack of clear understanding of the
Law. it was said. Cases recently re-
ported to the board involve expendi-
lures of public money contrary to
law. the boarding of children at pub
lie expense in institutions outside the
state, and the operation of a chill
dren's boarding home without a license
ana sometimes in poorly situated
buildings without adequate facilities.
hentland.-CitiZens of Brock held a
meeting and drafted a petition 10 be
presented to Governor McCray ask
ing for special session of the legis-
lature TO enact a law forbidding rail-
road companies from junking roads.
They are asking for a law similar to
| laws on this subject now i'm force in
Wisconsin and Michigan. The peti-
| tons are being circulated along the
| line of the Brazil division of the Chi
cag0 x 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 special ession
of the legislature would be at all ad-
viSable or Of any assistance in the
matter.
Ierre Haute.-Indiana miners again
refused the invitation of the operators
to confer with the object of effecting
a separate wage agreement applicable
TO this state alone. John Hessler.
president of the United Mine Workers
OF district ii, replying to an invita-
tlon OF the operators, declared the In
dlana 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.
lndianapOlis-The erection of n So.
ooo'ooO indianapolis exposition build
ing, five stories high, with an audlto-
rum of 10000 seating capacity, and
with exposition floor space twice that
of the Manufacturers building at the
state fair ground, was recommended
In a survey Of the needs of Indianap-
oils for a coliseum and exposition
building, presented TO committee
which was appointed at the meeting
OF indianapolis manufacturers six
weeks ago, TO consider plans and pos
slbilities for such Il building.
lndiarapOlis.-Two thousand public
officeholders 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 to United States senator, with
many state, county and township
places in between. Only the state Of
ficers escape the primary
EvanSville,-The furniture indus
try, with 2.4l2 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 36.5
hours n week. 1t is said there are
fewer unemployed men in Evansville
than a year ago.
Newcastle.-A building program
costing more than S1,OO0.O0O, has been
started in 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 a public or semi-public
nature costing approximately Si.20O,-
600 are either planned or actual work
has begun. and in addition many
homes are being erected.
lndanapolis.-Co of In.
diana waterways was urged by the di-
rector of the state department Of con-
servation at luncheon of tie In
diana Sanitary and Water Supply as.
sociation in annual convention at In
dianapOlis The director said stream
pollution must be corrected if the wa.
terways are TO be used for drinking
purposes.
! Hartford City.-A church canvass
| eomDleted hV workers of rho I-p;.ad