Ligonier Banner., Volume 54, Number 51A, Ligonier, Noble County, 22 February 1921 — Page 1

TWICE WEEKLY

2.00 PER YEAR

ELEVEN BAGS (-o\'?.ufiw . LARGE AMOUNT OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK NOTES. STOLEN AUTOMOBILE FOWND Five Motor Car Bandits l&;-l Amuu With Between £300,000 and $400,000,

~ Five bandits held up a mail truck at the Toledo postoffice at two o'clock Thursday morning and escaped in an automobile with eleven sacks of mai! unofficially reported to contain between $300,000 and $400,000 in federal reserve bank notes, Pending a check of the stolen mail, postal officials refuse to comment on the value or contents of the stolen mail sacks, six of which were registered. b Two of the pouches came from Cleveland, two were made up on _a Baltimore & Ohio train, one cam: from Detroit, and the other was fron Washington. » The pouches were being taken to th postoffice in a big postoffice truck in charge of Joseph Hughes, driver. W. H. Milroy, postoflice clerk ani Paul Weinrich, railway postal transfer clerk. They sald that as they were pulling up to the postoffice plat form in Fourteenth street five men alighted from an automobile, covéred them with revolvers and forced them to throw up their hands. Two of the bandits they said, threw the sacks into the waiting automobile then sped aAWay. - & The platform where the robbery took place was brilliantly. lighted, being directly across the street from the Toledo club. : : The car used by the bandits was recovered by Sheriff Peters later Thursday morning. It was a Studebaker, bearing an Ohio license number, which had been stolen from a Toledo garage Wednesday., o

Income Tax Facts You Should Know. Salaries paid to state employes, including also employes of a town, county, or hamlet, are exempt from taxation. Thousands of .persons engaged in business for themselves or as employes in private business receive such additional compensation. A store keeper may be elected mayor of his town. The amount paid for such service should be entered on his income tax return, but it is not taxable. : State employes, however, must consider carefully their income from all other sources. ' If, excluding the amount paid them by the state i equals or exceeds $l,OOO or $2,000, according to their martial status, a return of income must be filed and the tax made on net income in excess of those amounts. B : The return mn‘st’%‘ifmrn to before a notary or other person authorized to administer an oath. The tax may be paid in full at the time of filling the report or in fourequal installiments, due on or before March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15, 1921. At least one-fourth of the amount due must accompany the filling of the report. = ‘ ) Salary exemption allowed state employes do not apply to employes of the federal government, such, for example, as postmasters.

Kosclusko Home Burns.

Fire totally destroyed the fine resi-| dence and most of the contents, belonging to Gaines McClure, on Wednesday night. The residence was I»cated three miles west of Silver Lake, and was considered one of the most pretentious in Kosciusko county. It contained nineteen rooms and was modern throughout. The house was built in 1856 by Mr. McClure's father, and the former had resided there for 66 years. The fire was caused by a burning chimney. Many valuablc papers and furniture, as well as canned fruits and meat were destroyed. The flames spread to a large ice house nearby and this was burned down. The loss will be between $15,000 and $20,000 and is only partly covered by insurance. Few Hire Divorces. ; Clifford C. Hire was granted a divorce from Twilo Hire at Warsaw on Friday. In all the marriages of the large family of Hires this is the second divorce granted to the name .Hire, known to the courts in this vi_cinity. The Hire family was.among the first settlers in northern Indiana. Washington’s Birthday. “Today is the anniversary of George Washington's birth, and is being generally observed as a holiday. in Ligomfer. George Washington was horn in MaE e, G el

The Tigonier Banner,

COMMUNITY MEETING NOTICE

Will -Be Held Monday Feb, 25th at Eagles Hall : ‘ et l_ Guest night, every man bring a boy. Your sou if you have one, if you have none bring one of your neighbors. This 'wll.l be the greatest meeting of the year. The boys of Ligonier are the greatest asset of the community. Every man in town Is proud of our boys. let us show our interest by seeing that every one is there. Men who aer not members of the community organization are invited io come and bring a boy . Let every man and every boy come. Tickets may be secured of J. C. Brunk or at Hutchison Store. All reservations for the banquet must be made no& later than Saturday night. Get your tickets now. - , , J. C. Brunk : Bowling Notes. - The Williams team defeated the Green team Tuesday evning by th following score: - o . ‘ _ Green : 1679—1606 Willianms = - s 17981748 The high score for the ladies was made by Mrs. O. F. Gerber, 137 pins. The Starr-Hutchison game Thursday evening resulted as follows: ! Starr 1177—1216—-1129 Hutchison . 1001—1180-—1179 The high score for the ladies was 165 made by Mrs. Starr. Hugh Hutchison bowled high for the men, 173. =~ The high score of the week weas made by C. Milnér; 222, :

Combination Sale,

Combination sale -at Millersburg Friday Feb. 25. 10 head of horses, 20 of cattle 80 feeding soats, 10 ton of hay, 1000 bushels of corn 500 bushels of oats, farming tools of all kinds, household goods of description. If you have any thing to sell bring it along. Short Long, Sale Manager. H. Longcor, Auctiomeer ~ 1 .° * Moves to Earnhart Farm. | Charles Caldwell moved ‘from the Wigton farm last Wednesday onto the Robert Earnhart farm, where he formerly resided five years ago. When Mr. Earnhart decided recently to make his future home with Merritt Shearer of Goshen, he expressed a strong desire that the Caldwell fami'y occupy his farm. ' | Boxing Bill Defeated. o The lower house of the ‘state legislature Thursday defeated the Sher-i wood boxing bill by a vote of 61 t:o-xé.j Strenuous efforts by supporters of the bill to amend it in such a manner as to win wavering votes were s‘u(‘cess-“ fully opposed by irreconcilable opponents. Rep. Hoffman of this city voted against the bill. s : Prohibits Alien Teachers. Only citizens of the United States either native or naturalized, may be licensed to teach in the public, private paraochial, elementary or high schools of the state, under the terms of the Miller bill, which was passed by the senate Friday, by a vote of 3% o 1. ; w :

Boys Were Profane,

Robert Stewart and Claud Nickell appeared before Justice Hissong, of LaGrange last week, to answer to charges of profanity in public places. Bach was fined & dollar and costs, amounting to $9.30 in all, and the court allowed them time to settle. Private College Ald Denied. The sesstons of the legislature Friday were featured by the house killing four bills designed to give state financial aid 'to private schools, including Valpariso university, Central normal college at Danville, and the Angola Tri-State eollege. Deaf Mute Sentenced. ~ Harry Avis, a deat mute, at Fort Wayne, was fined $lO and costs and sentenced to the penal farm for 180 days at Fort Wayne, on a charge of failing to provide for hiz deaf mute wife. A sign language expert had tc be called to act as interpreter. ; ‘ New Malady in DeKalb, . Sleeping sickness has found its way into DeKalb county and two persons are now afflicted with the disease, including Charles Bass and Mrs. Ed Miller both of Garrett. Both patients have been ill for a week and their condition is 'cri}i\c,al. & :

Writes School Play,

High school pupils of South Milford will present “The Peacemaker”, a drama in three acts, by C. W. Hohnhaus, the superintendent, on nex: Thursday evening. N o iSR KSR, : Appeal for Benevolent. : Those willing to contribute old clothes, especially children’s clothing, to the needy of Ligonier, please notify Mrs. Arlo Shearer, Mrs. Chas. Simmons - or Mrs. Myron Kirkland and they {vm call for them. S ' The King's Daughters. 5 T S NS ; | Mary Weyer, ward of 0. W. Christie, has been sick the last few days. A son was born l‘rldnynlflt: to Mr, and Mrs. Libbert living on the Bassett farm. S T o 8 2 ® - N 5 ""r;".: . e i . R vl eR S BRSSO T

LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY.INDIANA, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 1921

PETITION OF IN;DIASA AND MICHI- - ELECTRIC (O, TO RAISE ’ SERVICE RATES : AT SOUTH BEND MARCH 9

Mayor and Clity Attormey Will Joln Other Officlals In Conference With Public Service Commission

Under date of Thursday, Feb. 17, the Public Service Commission has sent out notices to the city officials of South Bend, Mishawaka, Osceola, Lake ville, Liggnier and several other towns, that a hearing on the petition of the Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 1o increase its service rates will be held Wednesday, March 9, at 9:00 a. ‘m. in the city hall at South Bend. ~ Although the petition has been pending since last fall all proceedings by the cities affected and the electric company have been held in abeyance since a hearing was indefinitely postponed by the commission some months uo. . £ s P ‘ It is claimed that the value of the utility’s property has been greatly inflated for the purpose of showing that a need exists to raise its rates, that it is appraised at one figure for ratemaking purposes and at a substantially lower figure for taxation, that fuel and labor costs have decreased and are at present decreasing. In short viewed in thelight-of present and prospective economic conditions, it is the general consensus of opinion that an advance of the present rates is unnecessary and that the emergency upon which the company's demand was based has passed. ; il i In the meantime Mayor Henoch and City Attorney Wigton are placing themsélves in communication with the officials of the other cities affected. When the consumers’ representatives meet in South Bend they will present a united front. & -

Will Contend For Cup.

Mr. and Mrs. Ainsworth Bassett will stop at Anderson to visit his mother on their way to Indianapolis to atend the annual meeting of the Indiana Jersey Club on Feb. 25. The first session in the palm room of the Claypool hotel, will include discussions of the rules for awarding the production cup and definite action cn the state fair futurity fund for 1921. Joe Canan, field publicity man for the Jersey breeders of Indiana, linois and Ohio, will present the plans in the fieldman's work. ‘A dinner will be held in the Florentine room in the evening when speeches, mugic and ‘othr entertainment will be provided. B. H. Scun-{ ton, Rising Sun is presidemt of the club. . e Mr. Bassett is a contender for the production cup. ° o Old Obligation Presented. T H. E. Wisher & Company, stock brokers of Denver, Colo., sent the LaGrange State Bank a five dollar bill issued on March 4, 1856, by the LaGrange Bank at' Lima, LaGrange county, and made inquiry as to whether or not the faded piece of paper has any value and is redeemable. Both signatures on the _bill of 1856 those of the president and cashier, have become almost indistinguishable, the ink having faded, but that of the president seems to be Theo. Burch, and that of the cashier looks like Hodge. Samuel B. Nicholas, vice president of the State bank of Lima, recalls neither name, although he was. bor. and reared in Lima township, and no records of the old bank are in existanbe, -o2 : . e

George Washington—we'll say he was right—mno gloomy birds to spoil his fun and nag him day aud night. He didn't break a law to take his little nip of rum, to warm up his great big heart and regulate his tummytum. He knew nothing about the income tax and no surtax did appear, 80 he could have a little of his money left each year. There were no robbers and holdup men to take away his kale, no taxi bandits and it was~: necessary to wear a. shirt of mail. The profiteers back in those years were modest till it hurt. No goodygoddies. blocked all joys at every turn; jazz was unknown—a thiag wbfi would make George's cheeks burh. G. W. did everything to ma e this. country free, we vow—bhut. e wounder what he could say if he could see it now! : Belief that many, if ngt all the cases recently diagnosed as sleeping sickness may have been botulimus poisKellogg of Battle Creek. The botulimus is a species of ptomaine. Hnmrw ~and daughter

George Washington.

NEWS NOUERS

Henry Hire continues to improve BlnmouA Berry, 70; is deul at Columbia City. Ly Paul Getz spent the week end in Wolcottville. ' § S H | e —————— ,‘ " Mrs. John Ridenbaugh of Wawaka shopped here Saturday. : oo Miss Florence Inks of Wawaka spent. Saturday with Mrs. Anna Eby. 1 J..C. Miller who has been il for some time is reported improved. ‘ g s g Mrs. Luther Cooper spent Friday in Goshen with her mother-in-law. Dwight Blackman has been under the weather the last few days. Howard Rex spent thé weék end in Auburn with relatives and friends. ‘Willis Leming spent Saturday and Sunday with friends in South Bend. : R A AT, o ¥ Charles Tumock of South Bend was ‘aB week end guest of Mrs. Erna Blake. R. J. Nelson .of Elkhart spent Friday with his mother Mrs. Osie Nelsor. Mrs. Martin Brockers who has been spending a week in Auburn, returned Friday. : : Mr. and Mrs. Sam Johhson spent Saturday and Sunday in Waterloo with relatives. o :Se g . ‘ Prof. and Mrs. J. M. Kurtz of Goshen were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brunk. o s

~ Miss Martha Hutchison entert@iined Miss Ruth Long of South Bend over ‘the week end. S » . A" son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Schaeffer of LaGrange, last Thursday. _ 3 B o S e Irvin Kauffman returned Saturday after a few days business trip to Lansing, Mich. - : Mrs. Will Sharp spent the week end in Fort Wayne with her sister, Mrs. Herbert Wherledg. : : Mr. and Mrs. Chester Long of Eli:hart spent Sunday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. George Long. ; A Roy Ferguson and wire of ‘Somh Bend spent Saturday and Sunday here with relatives and friends. Miss Weletha Coe of Kendallville spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Vermon Ditman. : Miss Maude Dickinson of Elkhart was a week end guest of her brother Harry Dickinson and wife. Misses Dorothy Kreager and Edna Cook of Wawaka spent Saturday t;ere,i shopping and calling on friends. "‘ - P R e 4 -8 Mrs. Simon Ackerman and son of Fort Wayne spent a few days with her parents Mr. and Mrs. L. Schloss. George Shobe of Mishawaka was the guest of his mother Mrs. T. C. Shobe over Saturday and Sunday.

Mrs. Ed OConnor. and daughter Florence of Goshen were week end guests of friends and relatives hera. Miss Lucille Wade and escort of | South Bend spent the week end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wade. Mrs: Susan M. Borger of Goshen has been spending the past two weely with the family of her somn, O. V. Porgcr. Mrs. J. A. Spaulding of Elkhart spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents .Mr. and Mrs. Milt Hostetter. .r. and MrS. Buel Miller of South B & spent Sunday here the guests nf ‘his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Milier. . D Mr - L. H. Haley who has been here to atiend the' funeral of her father David Glant returned to Adrain, Mich. Friday. oo : ; The grand juf¥y of the . superior court at Elkhart has returned more than forty indictments against liquor law violators. . - - - : Miss Eva McFall of Syracuse and 'Grover Downing of Goshen were married Saturday in South Bend. They will make their residence in Goshen. Mr. and Mrs. .Charles Hostetter of Elkhart whose marriage was solemnithe groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milt ettty S o

Mrs. Hattie Diamond and baby, now of Chicago is spending a few days with her parents Mr.’and Mrs. Joe Miller while her household goods are Dbeing move\d-trom Decatur to Chlca:o.i e e T | “King of the Circus” is a hig top show that has every thing that any circus ever had and ten times more played by real circus people begins it Crystal next week Tuesday and Wed-

QGHOOL PLAY | NIGH sf.nom. Armmiuug PACKED BY AUDIENCES ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY . SIHBT e “WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES" Puplls Stage (}énk:al ‘l“nvesty’Anld Laughter and Applause

Probably the events of the present school session which will be longest remembered are the {wo présentations of “What Happened to . Jones,” put on by the Ligonier High school students in the auditorium last Thursday and Friday night. Certainly no similar occasions have ever been attended by larger or more enthusiatic audiencs. - ‘o : The playlet had just enoggh plot to hold the spectator’'s undivided attention and to bring out the native talent of the local players. Where each performs his part so perfectly and the entertainment s carried’ through without a hitch, it is ob-‘ viously impossible- to single out any: of the characters for particular com-mendation-and all are entiled to equal eredit. s ‘ The plot of “What Happened to Jones” has been sketched 'in a previous issue of the Banner and will not lbe repeated here. Those who participated and the parts impersonatod were: - ~ Jones—Alfred Ackerman - ~ Ebenezer ‘Goodly Professor of Anatomy—Leonard Claudon . ~ Richard Heatherly engaged to Marjorie—Russell Baker. ~ Holder a- Policeman—Melvin Kimmell. . - : Bigbee an escaped lunatic—Carey Jeffries. ' - -Fuller, Supt. of Lunatic Asylum— Arthur Longenecker. : Mrs. Goodly, wife of Ebenezer—Allison Bolitho. ' Cissy, Ward of Ebenezer—Josephine Inks. : : i o Majorie and Minerva daughters of Ebenezer—Catherine Baum and Catherine Calbeck. Alvina Starlight Mrs. Goodly's sister—Rose Selig. ° : Helma, a Swedish Servant—Avis Green. : . One of the features of the entertairment which contribyted. in no small way to its success was the music furnished by the recently organized High School orchestra. - This orchestra consists of five pieces and its members comprise Paul Ward, cornet, Cedric - Kegg, saxoplion#; Russell Smith trap drums; Carey Jeffries, piano; and Sarah Bassett, violin, the direction being assigned to Frances Boomer, teacher of music and art. - The play was also a success financially, nearly $lOO being realized. The money will be used toward building a larger and more completly fitted stage in the auditorium. -

A. E. Wysong Writes.

Fred Weir received a letter Saturday from A. E. Wysong whi is wintering in Tucson, Arizona. Mr. Wysong writes that he has gained thirteen pounds and is feeling fine. He has associated himself with a Tuecson hardware firm but is still handicapped in aealing with Mexicans and Indians—especially where they addreéss him in their native tongues. He sends his best 'regards to all his friends here and says he expects to return to Ligonier in Mly.\ J bt it - > : Clyde Abram: Hui. do . The body of Clyde Abrams, 42, who died at Moline, 111., of paralysis of the brain, was brought to Albion last Tuesday and taken overlaud to Merriam where the funeral was held at Christian church that afternoon. Ie was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelins Abrams formerly of Garret and the ‘mother now deceased was Miss Lizzie Stewart ofNoble township well known in' this vicinity. i ’ = e i s ¢ ~ May Appoint Van Fleet. Vernon W. Van Fleet, former judge of the superior court at South Bend, and republican district chairman for the Thirteenth district, may be appointed first assistant attorney general under President Harding, according to reports from South Bend.

Ligonier vs Millersburg.

In a game divoid of thrills, the Ligonier boys team defeated the Millersburg boys by a score of 16 to 14, Saturday night. ; i o e ’ Goshen Chureh Afire, - Half an hour after the congregation at St. John’s Catholic: church at Goshen left the building at noon Sunday fire, which, originated from = spark from a chimney, burned off part of the roof of the structure, causing damage estimated at $20,000. ‘%’QM&W is the best comedy %‘@“m and Friday. | We D "f!‘ e

RUDY KENAGY DEAD

Topeka Resident Dies of Pneunomia

in Florida

Rudy Kenagy of Topeka died in Florida Saturday, according to word received here. Mr. Kenagy went south last fall on account of his health and seemeéd to be improving antil he contracted_poeumonia a short time ago and which was the cause of his demise. He was a resident of Noble county far many years and ‘well known in this vicinity. e ; The remaing will be brought back : ¢ Wednesday- at which time funeral ammouncements wiil be made. . > R — : Last Glance At the News, - BERLINJOficiaI Germany i 4 confident Silesia will vote to remain part of Germany. About 40000 Germans will return to the gone to vote in the plebiscite, : | - LONDON—Sinn Fein press agent 'n London scores Cardinal Bourne, British prelate, for warning Catholics to keep clear of seditious conspiracies - 1 DUBLIN—~A bomb was thrown into the Shipp street barracks, but there were no casualtiees. The Cork courts are about to begin hearing 600 claims for damages resulting from Cork conflagration. A ‘ SHANGHI--hQernational consortium annownces loans will be made on® ly ta the central and eertain provisional governments in iron clad guarantees. ; S - BERLIN-—Riga invemtor produce: a “formula” named Timerio which he says will permit people of all nations to understand each other it they can read and-write their own language. LONDON—The house of commops votes confidence in Mr. Lloyd George, 181 to 40 in defeating an amendment proposed by Horatio Bottomly eensuring the premier's policy toward the Versailels treaty. . s

Service Souvenirs Free.

It you are an overseas army veteran and wish a uniform, gas mask and helment as a service souvenirs, just write the war department and do not pay anybody to make out an application for you. Swindlers are offering 40 prepare such applications at $5 a head, a department warning says, and defrauding the ex-soldiers out of just that much because there is no red tape about the business apd “it is well for all soldiers to know that no money -is to be paid for the uni forms they are entitled to draw.” e ——————— - . Fight Ditch In Kosclusko, Charles Sattison, trustee of Troy township, Whitley county, Thursday afterncon filed a petition asking for an injunction against Hiram Smith of Kosciusko county, Marion Swinehart ‘of Whitley county, drainage commissioners in the Elder ditch, and Arthur and Leroy Chapman, to prevent collection of assessments and contruction of the Elder ditch and three tributaries. The proposed ditch s 12 ‘miles long and if constructed, it is said, will greatly lower the levels of fseve[al lakes™in Whitley and Kosciusko counties.

Expensive Overcoat.

Levon Dalka, 18 married a resldent‘ of Goshen was sentenced to state reformatory for from one"tb years, on a plea of guilty to peth larceny at Warsaw Saturday. Dalka was stealing a ride south several days ago and stole an overcoat at Warsaw trom{ Earl Aker formerly of Ligonier, 3.1 Warsaw Big Four employee. Dalka was captured at Wabash and retm‘nedi to Warsaw. Judge Royce sentenced the young man, who showed no emo—{ tion. ; R : Hughes Is Announced. = Charles Evans Hughes former governor of New York justicc [ the supreme court and Republican nc 1inee fo. the presidency, was forinally designat. ' by the President-elect Harding Satu. 'ay as the secretary of stat« of the coming admihistration. The an nou -1 -ntis the first official word to com. | 1 the President-elect regarding sel ctions for membership in his family of counsellors. = :

Sleeping Sickness #Death.

Mrs. Dora Miller aged 35 wife of Ed H. €. Miller died Sunday morning at_her home in Garrett after an illness of ten days. The cause of death as given by the attending physician was spinal memingitis, although the fllness of Mrs. Miller was said to be a mild form of sleeping sickness. New Appointed Secretary. Appointment of Burt New, an attorney of Indianapolis as executive secretary of the Democratic national ‘committee has been announced by Chatrman White. Operations on the oil well in LaGramge county have been resumed after a shout do:z :ot many days: , Lose To Angola. | The first year boys of the Ligonier high school lost to the Angola first year team by a score of 13 to 20.. C T Mamy ms%m . @ 500 men were laid off at the N. Y.

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VOL. 54 NO. 51A

MONEY THROWN T THE BIRDS

REPORT OF HIGHWAY COMMIS. MISSION KEPT SECRET BY GOY. MeCRAY. ‘ OVERHEAD EXPENSES HEAVY Irregularities ;ad lllegal Contruets Found - Millions to Personal Bank Accounts,

.. A story of the milllons of dollars spent by the Indiana state highway department under the direction of Lorenzo M. Wright who hag deen its head ewer since -its organization, in sune; 1817, is told in.a report of the state board of accounts which has at last become Bublic, ‘ : " General uneasiness over the situa‘tion,. about which comparatively little is known by theé general pablic, and an unwillingness of some of the members of the Indiana general assembly to pass on a bill which would provide for the department millions of more money than it ever had before, by m=ans of a state tax levy more than fiveé times greater than its present levy, without more information, unloosed &he r;-p()r(. It has been in thé hands of Governor MeCray since its completion, January 1% . | The report <hows that the depart‘ment in r‘w state fiscal year ended September 30, 1920, spent $5,307,181.32 aeccounted for in the report fud an additional $303.35094 that did not show up in the fiscal year because of delayed pay rolls. This shows that as a money spending department, the highway body Is far and away the biggest department in the state o? Indiana. The report shows that thousands of dollars of purchases have been made by the department without having called for competitive bids as the law is said to require. An analysis by the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette brings out the following points: : 1. That between the creation of the commission in April, 1919, and September 20, 1920, the comniission disbursed $350,999.50 for “overhead’ on construction work and $1,423322.90 for actual construction work. 2. That the “overhead” -of the maintenance department amounted to $42.45 each mile road to be “maintained” . whether or not any actual work was done on that road. -3. The {ayments for freight: on material - were advanced - to contractors by the commission before the material was on the ground and without contract agreement. ; 4. That a contract was fet for the commissioner’'s garage in Indianapolis - at a sum more than $13,000 in excess of the lowest bid to a person whose name doés not appear in the list of contractors submitting bids. 5. That L. H. Wright, director of the commission, was instructed o - make speculations for the garage after bids were submitted. - §. That it has been the practice of the commission to purchase supplies and materials without the competitive bidding. v : 7. That L. H. Wright, deposited highway commission funds to his personal account i@ the Aetna Trust & - Savings bank in Indianapolis amount- - ing ' "$2,5562,646.08, from March 2, 192 January 31 1921, 5 8. As a result of this personal checking system there is due the stute as interest on the fund $443.97 which- probably cannot be recovered. The 1+ ;ort says the average cost per mile of maintenance is $265.96 and that the average cost of construction is $35611.64 a mile, with contracts let for 1356 miles. : . The details of all disbursements of the commission as shown in the report, reveal some startling figures. for instance, the commission spect $18,193.25 for hotel bills and meals during the year. The details of all disbursements, which show a total of $2,522,439.59, including maintenance and construction costs, follow: Salaries $442,692.52, hotel and meals $18,193.25, auto hire and license, $3,960, telephone and telegraph $l,445:07, railroad, pullman, ete. $5,- . 976.15, auto storage and repairs $43,for the board and W. H. Ge e hand for the information of the pub-

Sold Moonshine at $4.25.

Harry Rapp, of LaPorte, was fined $470 and sentenced to the-uPotte county jail for thirty days when he - was tried before Mayor Sallwassér of LaPorts on a charge of receiving and selling moonshine whiskey. " Rapp dis posed of the booze at $4.25 per quart, it is said. He supplied Bonded whiskey is being uldgt Mol s R eSb e J""f{g"