The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1922-01-20


report that he would be a candidate.
net 10 succeed Will III. Hays. in case
I the latter resigned as postmaster GEN
/ eral. Mr.. Goodrich was emphatic i'm
his statement that he would not con-
slider the position. He said he intend
ed to return TO Russie 10 resume his
duties in connection with the Ameri-
can relief commission.
/ anapOlis.-Indiana's parole Sys-
TEN and indeterIninate and suspended
+ sentence laws are defended as impor-
rant factors i'm bringing about the ref
ormatlon Of criminals. who. under the
old system, often were turned back on
society at the end of prison term
more hardened than ever liz their
criminal tendencies. i'm addresses by
Governor McCray and Hugo Pam,
judge of the Superior court of Cook
county, Illinois, at the conference OF
the state judiciary, which a,et at In
dianapolis.
! kendallville-The fourth annual
meeting of the Kendallville Shippers
association held here shows by the re-
port of the secretary-treasurer that
the association handled last year TO-
PA head of live stock. the gross re-
ceiptS for which were S1T5,692. l.. Dur
/ ing 1920 the total live stock shipped
was 1868 head, the gross receipts be-
ing S291, 5000. The average weight
of the hogs shipped in 1920 Was 206
I pounds, while in 1927 the average was
211.J pounds
Layfayette.-Ralph l.. Heilman. IF
Hope. Bartholomew county, won the
/ grand championship honors at the an
nual Indiana state corn show ut I'ur-
due university, his ten ears of John
son county white being adjudged the
best display. W. L. Foster. Of West
Point Tippecanoe county, won tile
single ear championship with sample
of Reid's yellow dent. This is the
first time Tippecanoe county has ever
figured in the championship honors
at Il state corn show.
Peru.-The largest circus corpora
ton in the world has just been COM
| pleted ut Cincinnati, O., by a merger
of the Hagenback Wallace. Sells-Floto.
Howe's Great London, and John Rob-
inson shows, according 10 word re-
ceived. The capital stock is $2.0OO.000
and the concern is incorporated under
the laws Of Ohio, il was said The
corporation likely will maintain its Of
fees in Cincinnati, but all the shows
VIII winter in Peru, ii was said. The
Robinson and Howe Shows are now in
Peru.
lndianapolis.-In a decision in city
court at indianapolis in a test case in
vOlying about 80 owners of motor
trucks and about 30 drivers who
were arrested many months ago for
falling to comply with the state law
requiring state licenses, Frank A. SYM
mes, special judge, ruled that the
truck owners must obtain licenses, and
i'm blanket order assessed fines rang
ing from 50 TO so and costs, the
amount Of the fines depending on the
number of trucks operated without
licenses by the respective owners
Clinton.-TwO hundred union coal
miners, representing 200 members Of
locals Nos 1911, 3S2 and 2S of the
Clinton field, adopted resolutions at a
mass meeting in Clinton favoring re-
turn TO work, pending future settle
ment of their controversy. The men
are i'm the employ of the Clinton Coal
company, and their action was TAX
EN- in spite of an order issued by
John L. Lewis, international presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers Of
America, and officials of district No.
II, L. NJ. w. \. Tie strike was de-
clared In October, when the company
discharged a pumpmaE.
Indianapolis.-The Indiana Dairy
Marketing association, Il nOnstOck,
nonproft-Sharing organization. deter
mined on several months ago by menu
bers of the Indiana Federation of
Farmers Associations became reality,
when - incorporators met in Indian
apolis and effected the nucleus of the
organization. The incOrpOrators are
dairymen operating in the vicinity of
indianapolis, and the organization in
tends To facilitate the marketing OF
dairy products. and 10 increase the
economy of the process. not so much
by a change of prices-fOr no radical
or immediate price changing is con-
tempIated. il is said-but mainly by a
better conservation of the abundant
supply of summer milk, which now
regularly diSturbs prices
Indianapolis and prosecut-
ing attorneys from a majority Of the
counties in Indiana. meeting in open
conference at indianapolis in what
what was characterized by Alexander
O. Cavins, newly appointed assistant
United States district attorney, as the
first meeting ever held in the state by
the legally constituted law enforcement
officers. pledged themselves in resolu-
tons adopted 10 n program OF rigid
enforcement of prohibition and the
curbing of business mOnopOlies in re-
Straint Of trade. The need also was
shown for additional enforcement ma
Chinery. particularly in handling
liquor law violations, and 4 committee