Ligonier Banner., Volume 55, Number 1B, Ligonier, Noble County, 10 March 1921 — Page 1

TWICE WEEKLY

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ASSEMBLY JAZZES INTO HISTORY

LEGISLATORS CAST ASIDE TOGAS AND DIGNITY IN FROLIC OF SONG AND MIUSIC

LT.-60V. SAYS HE'S INSULTED

Il Temper In Putting End To As semblymen’s Gambols Mars Hollday ~ Spirit of Closing Hours

- The grand finale of the legisiature came at 2 a. m, Tuesday morning when after several hours of merri~ment, foolishness and horseplay on thep art of many and feverish work and haste on the part of a few, the seventy-second session of the general assembly jazzed itself into history. _ a ’ Only one incident itself marred the clogsing hours.. A piano in the corridors a jazz orchestra, dancing and hilarity on the part of legisigtors their friends got on the nerves of Lieutenant-Governor Branch, tired and strained with the‘long grind. He did not think .it was a fitting end to a legislative session. He called Governor McCray on the telephone anm informed him that the place was being turned into a carbaret. He ohmhwdi permission from the oGvernor to stop it, and stop it he did. - 2 Ruffled a trifle perhaps by the action of the Lieutenant-Governor, Speaker McClure who had been participating in the merriement of the cvening sent the following note drafted by house members, to the president o fthe senate: . ; Mr. Speaker I move that a com‘mittee of big huskies be instructed to walit on the honored LieutenantGovernor to ascertain i f there is any constitutional bar to members of the house singing.” : The Speaker signed the motion before it was dispatched to the senate, * When the note " reached Lieut.Governor there was a scene. He mounted the president’s stand and read the communication. He asserted he had never been so insulted. He ‘contrasted the order and businesslike senate sessions with the house sessions as they usually are popularly described and asserted that the scnate would have nothing further to do with the other branch., He said that as soon as the senate enrolling room completed work on the bills, the senate would-adjourn sine die. Some of the senators -who had bdbills in the house not signed by the LieutenantGovernor protested —but to. no avail. “I wonder if we're not taking ourselevs and this ton serious!y,” said Senator William M. Swain. Many of the senators thought so, they said. Others sided-with the president of the senate, and there was a great huff. An hour or so later however the agitated ones had regained their senatorial composure, and adjournment was taken in about the regular man-

Lightning Starts Blae.

Fire caused by a stroke of lightning destroyed the bank barn anda granary building on the Frank Lepird farm two miles northeast of Goshen Sunday morning. Hhe Goshen fire department made an effort to get to the blaze but the condition o fthe dirt road lealing to the farm made the hazard of getting through too great to risk jeopardizing the city's fire protection. The barn and granary were empty except for a small stock of farm implements and some straw which was destroyed. The loss is estimated at about. $l,OOO and is partly covered by insurance. _ : :

Becomes Member of Firm.

Ed Compton has- purchased a half’ interest in the concern heretofore known as Holderman & Son which will henceforth be called Compton & Holderman. Under Mr. Compton's management the firm has greatly increased its stock of building materials and will be prepared to lose no time in building operations as soon as the spring season opens. The prompt and reliable service which it offers is meeting with general opproval from builders in this vicinity. :

Get Pay Boost.

The county commissioners of the state under a new law have -had their salaries doubled. The lowest pay received by a commissioner is now $3OO. The salary of the Noble county commissioners will probably be about $6OO each. ‘ :

Big Tme At’ Sugar Camp. . A jolly crowd gathergd at Lee Lung's sugar camp with roasted chickens, Mr, Lung supplying the rest of the festal board. hTe group look - forward from year to year to the hos- " pitality they receive at the camp. ... .. Oil Fever Near Geneva. Officers of the Maumee Levelop- _ ment company report that work on the third oil well in the vicinity of ‘Geneva has been started. The com- . pany expects to have three produciug STR T v * Skl 7 o e ;

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KILLED MIGRATORY BIRDS

LaGrange Farmers Appear In U, N, Court To Answer Federal Charge

“Minor Hoover and George W. Neidhart two farmers of LaGrange county appeared before Commissloner T. J. Logan in the U. 8. court Monday morping to submit to an affidavit charging them with killing migratory birds. The affidavit was filed by Rodney Fleming chief deputy of the. state conservation commission and the defendants entered a plea of guilty before the commissioner. They gave bonds in the amount of $5600 each for their appearance before the federal court at Indianapolis. - -It appears that recently the men discovered two Canadian geese near their homes in LaGrange county and geese being geese to them, they killed them. They did not know. at the time that they were violating -the law against killing mibratory birds. They were also free to admit that the geese tasted good. ‘ :

Wawaka Folks In Accldent.

~ Fred Burkett son of -Mr. and Mrs. ‘Henry Burkett barely escaped serious injury Sunday evening while enroute home from Ligonisr with a horse and buggy, when his vehicle collided with an automobile driven by Horace Ullery near the Rainer farm. The collision occurred at a sharp turn in the road where other similiar accidents have happened. The young man escaped with only a bruised forehead. The buggy was badly damaged and me‘ horse becameé. frightened and ran away. One fender of the automobile was badly damaged. Burket was taken to his home by Mr. Ullery.

Last B. B. Game Tonight.

The last basket ball game of the season will occurr at So'clock this evening at the high school gymasium when the Ligonier high school girls will take the flcor against the fast team of Elkhart .high school girls. The teams are believed to be pretty evenly matched and an unusually exciting contest is looked for. The manager and members of the high school athletic association are receiving many congratulations upon the successful season just closed and upon the further fact that they have piled up a good round sum in their treasury,j

Hire Schoolhouse ‘Burns.

The Hire schol house located tive miles west of town on the Lincoln Highway was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin Wednesday night. It was a brick structure, built about 35 years ago and has been in use as a 4 school up to the present. Efforts were made about 15 years ago to condemn theb uilding but nothing came of the action. Recently condemnation proceedings were brough against the property by the State highway commission in the circuit court at Goshen, in an effort to acquire the land and thus eliminate a right angle turn iu the Lincoln Highway. :

Noble Co. Alumni Contribute.

Contributions of $350 from four Purdue university alumni in Noble county have been received by the Purdue union, which is raising a million dollar fund for a new student memorial building. This brings the total from Noble county to $5OO. The new subscribers are: H. H. Miller, Kendallville, $100; Harry Black, Albion $100; $100; Albert Black, Albion, $100; Carl Traxler Kendallville, $6O. The subscribers ‘previously announced were County Surveyor N. E. Hull, $lOO, and County Agent B. V. Widney, $5O.

Elkhart Autoist Fined.

Bert Dayhuff of Elkhart, former saloonist was fined $5O and costs on a charge of driving an automobile while intoxicated and $25 and césts on an assault and battery charge, by Judge R. S. Feig in the Mishawaka city court. Dayhuff was arrested several weeks ago. The auto he was driving struck Willlam Edwards and Otho Ramsey, of Mishawaka severely injuring one of the boys. : -

Elks Box Supper.

- About 25 couples were presnt at the box supper and dance given by the Elks Tuesday evening. After the supper a dance was given. Prizes in the shape of boxes of candy being offered to the best dancers. The winning couples were Harry Cornelius and Babe Moore, first prize Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sheets, second Adrian Biddle and Dorothy Slabaugh third. A good time was reported by all who participated. - :

Judges Handed Plum. = The circuit judges of the state were handed a nice plum by the legisiature in the way of igcreased salaries. The pay was boasted from $3,500 to $4,200 a year and judges ‘in joint circuit receive $6OO extra for expense money. This salary applies to the judge of-the Noble circuit.

Burned When Crucible Upsets.

Thre moulders of the Flint and Walling factory at Kendallville were painfully burned late Monday afternoon, when a ladle of molten mental was gccidentaly spilled. Elmer Bartlett received the most serious burns, and John Swihart and Louis Reed suffered minor injuries. ; o ‘The shirt factory has adopted the system of giving its employees a Sat-

LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY!INDIANA, THURSDAY MARCH 10, 1921

Noble County contributed over $3,000 to European relief. ; :

All Goshen stores will close at 5:30

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs Arthur Ritter Thursday morning.

Louis Sistérhen is building a new porch- on his third street residence.

. George Cabin injured his little finger in a scuffle with schoolmates Wednesday. '

0. C. Harsh who has been ill for some time and confined to his home is considerably ‘improved. -

Jack Frankenstein of Goshen holds the distinction of owning an Airdale dag of which Mrs. Harding owns a full brother. -

A nonpartisan political organization has been formed in South Bend for the purpose of bringing about a change in local municipal conditions.

“The legislature raised the interest on school bonds from five to six per cent. Under the old law it was difTicult to market the bonds.

The Noble County Realty Co. is the name of a new estate and general insurance firm organied in Avilla, by G. W. Adams and W. S. Yeiser.

"-The county surveyor awarded to Clyde Walb, of LaGrange the contract for the John Dettmar ditch, in the north part of Wells county for $28,995.

South Bend's public schools will not be opened to the South Bend School of Religious Education for the establishment of courses in religious training for the school children of the city.

Lost Silver bar pin between the M. E. church and the Highway Iron Products Company. Finder please return to Banner office and receive reward. o -

Under a new law enacted by the legislature people dissatisfied with the administration -of their city government may call a special election upon petition of 20 per cent of the residents and inaugurate the commission form of government with a city manager.

Last Glance at The News.

’ President Harding sent a fnesusei ito the senate urging prompt ratification of the treaty to pay $26,000,000 to Colombian as balm for the loss of Panama but the insugency of Roosevelt ;Repnblians with the aid of the Democrats forced an adjournment with the prospect of postponement of consideration until next congress. Berlin—Resentment over allied occupation of Ruhr ports has united all |poxmul factions and all are awaiting action of the workers' who are considering a general strike in protest. Appointment of Dr. Sawyer of Marion, 0., to be the president’s physiciar, with the rank of brigadier-general was received by the senate today with ‘amusement but no apparent hostility. DUESSELDORF—The allied occupation of the Ruhr ports continues without untoward incidents. There is, however, a most uneasy feeling among the workers at Essen. % Postmaster General Hays is looking for a $50,000 a year railroad executive to take the $5,000 job of second assistant postmaster general who has supervision o fthe railway mail service air mail and allied activities. COPEUHAGEN—Conflicting reports declare that both the Reds and the rebel forces are in control of the Petrogard forts. : : ol

Death of Mrs. C. E. Kinney.

Mrs. Clarence E. Kinney nee Grace M. Guffey aged 45 died at the Epworth hospital at South Bend at about three o'clock Thursday morning. Mrs Kinney was born in Ligonier and lived here all her life. - She entered the hospital last Christmas evening and has been thre ever since. Mr. Kinney has been staying with her during the past week and was at the bedside when the end came. Surviving arerthe husband and three sisters, Mrs. W. M. Radford and Mrs. L. M. Stage of this city and Mrs. F. L. Troyer of Indianapolis. Mrs. Kinney was always popular in Ligonier and leaves many friends to mourn her loss. The funeral arrangements had no been campleted in m‘ for anouncement in this issue. -

Aged Woman Wields Club. Mrs. Mary Wyatt age 70 of Fort Wayne figured in a neighborhood quarrel in which she wiekled a club with dire results. She commenced to beat Mrs. LaCoke and her daughter with a club wit.hontmmfionvhu‘ they walked into her backyard according to testimony in court. The aged woman dealt severe blows and held the couple and John Kelley a boarder who came to the rescue at bay.

Butler Man Arvested. ' A charge of criminal assult has been made against Quincey Packer of Butler by E. A. Longworth of Fort Wayne, alleged to have been commit: ted by Packer on Longsworth’s elever year old daughter, Laura. Packer ha bound over to the graud jury under a bond of $2OOO. @

NEWSE NOTES

JIRONG TIGKET “BIG MEETING

DEMOCRATS AT TUESDAY MEET. ING ENDORSE LIST OF CANDI- " DATES FOR PRIMARY RACE

EOWIN D. SMITH FOR MAYOR

Weman Are Recognied In Makeup of Tieket With Favors For the First Ward Most Prominent

A representative number of democrats met in the city hall Tuesday evening and completed a city organization and decided on the following list of candidates for city office: Mayor—Edwin D. Smith. Clerk—Roswell Earnhart Treasurer—Arlo Shearer. Councilmen at large—Tom Kelley, Mrs. Osle Nelson and John T. Baker. Councilman Ist Ward—Mrs. Cora Frits. Counciman 2nd Ward-—George Feldheiser . Councilman 3rd Ward—George W. Starr. G Fred H. Green presided at the meeting and when nominations were called for, the name of Sol Henoch was proposed for mayor. Mr. Henoch declared that he was not a candidate to succeed himself and would under no -consideration make the race. He expressed his appreciation to the people for the honors conferred upon him but felt that he had discharged his obligations to the people and the demo-. cratic party in the twelve years he has. served, elght as a councilman and four as mayor of the city. Mr. Henoch proposed the name of Edwin D. Smiln for the office, at the same time calling attention to the fact that for the first time in the history of the city the candidate for mayor comes from the first ward. : Another feature is the recognition of the women voters in the makeup of the ticket. : ; [ Mr. Smith is a prominent and popular citizen. -He has spent most of his {lfe as a resident of Ligonier. As recorder of Noble county, Mr. Smith showed that he is capable of holding 'a responsible official position. If chosen mayor of Ligonier he will serve the people faithfully and well. . Roswell Earnhart candidate for city clerk is a young man who saw service in the late war and is in every way iqmmed for the position. _ Arlo O. Shearer candidate for treasurer has served most satisfactory for the past four years in that position and if called to further service he wi.l meet every requirement. The candidates for councilmen at large three in number two to select are all well qualified for the positions. }lr. Kelley has had many. years’ experience on the council and has made a very popular official Mrs. Osie Nelson is a lady of extraordinary ‘ability and if chosen at the election will give eminent satisfaction. John T. Baker is too well known to the people of Ligon ier to need special introduction. - Mrs. Cora Fritz candidate for first ‘ward councilman is an old resident of Ligonier and fully qualified to discharge the duties of the office. Messrs. Feldheiser and Starr candidates for second and third ward councilmen respectively have served most acceptably for the past four years and the people may regard themselves as fortunate that these gentle?uu consent to further public service in thankless positions. - "The ticket is regarded as an exceptionally strong one. S The republicans will meet this evening to perfect their organization and probably propose a ticket. :

Bowling Notes.

The Williamis team went down in deiteat on Tuesday Matrch 1, The score was: Green team 1647—1748 Williams team 1594—1491 The honors of the occasion went to the Harry Green family, Mr. Green rolling high for the men with 198 while his wife topped 136 pins over: - Last Friday evening the Starr team ran awdy from the Hutchison team. The score was: : . Hutchison team 1066—1114—1177 Starr team 1123—1162—1189 Mrs. Frank McDaniel was high for the ladies with a score of 139 while Fred Starr out distanced the other gentiemen to the tune of 182. Tuesday evening the Green-Wil-liams teams again entered the allyes in their weekly contest. The Green team won the first game while the Williams team carried off the laurels in the second encounter, the total scores resulting in victory for the Williams team. The scores were: Green team - 1632—1541 Williams team 1587—16562 184 pins while Mrs. James Smith made the high score for the ladies 130. ~ Death of Old Vetrran ; Joel Pottter, 82° civil war veteran {well known in Ligonier. He is sur-

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

" Beginning with this lsswe of the Banner the paper will be lssned and dated Nondays and Thursdays. Advertisers should have thelr copy for advertisements In the office on Saturday and Wednesday to Insure a change In the coming lssue. ‘

Today is National Fish Day.

Charles Andrews is back from Goshen. e

Hon. John H. Hoffman is howme from Indianapolis, :

Mr. and Mrs. Ora Dill were Goshen vigitors Tuesday. . -

Frank Gerber was a business visitor in Elkhart Tuesday.

- G. M. Shew of Kendallville was a business visitor Monday. »

C. P. Miller of Keudallville was here on business Monday.

Will Davis was laid up today with a touch of indigestion.

Hubert Lamb spent Tuesday and Wednesday with frineds in Elkhart.

Mrs. Charles Smalley and Mrs J N. Myers spent Tuesday in Goshen.

- Mrs. Avery Starke and daughter Eliabeth attended the funeral of Joel Potter. Mr. Potter was an uncle of Avery Starke. = :

Thirteen Fort Wayne motorists have been arrested on a charge of operating their automobile without the 1921 license number. |

B. and O. officials are recalling all supervising foreman in the Garrett shops who had been furloughed. Many men resumed their work Monday.

~ Mrs. B. W. Cowley was in Elkhart Wednesday to atend a big dinner party given by one of her friends and to visit her son A. E. Reed and family.

The next meeting of the Wayne Township Farmers' association will be held at the Kendallville city hall Saturday afternoon, March 12, at 1:30.

Myron J. Atwater age 80 resident of LarGange county for the past seventy years died at his home Sunday. Apoplexy caused the venerable pioneer's d«n‘“- - x |

C. W. Lehman former clerk at the Lane hotel in Fort Wayne has taken a position as night clerk at the Alderman hotel at Goshen succeeding Lou's Klopfenstein.

Mrs. Theodora Siebold aged 35 formerly of Kendallville died Tuesday morning March 8-at her home 1741 Hale avenue, Fort Wayne. Death was due to complications. :

At a meeting of the board of directors of the General hospital at Elkhart held Monday eveming it was Jdecided to make a reduction in the price of rooms beginning March 15th.

Among the 39 cases set for hearing before the pardons board are John Domico, Elkhart 1919, 2-14 years, kidnapping state prison. Leo Grazer Elkhart 1920, 1-14 years grand larceny reformatory.

Kendallville and Wayne township are without a justice of peace. For over two months this important “sanctum” has been vacated and appareatIy there are no job seekers for the place. ot

Robert Marshall aged 76 of Rome City died Sunday night of apoplexy. He had been in failing health for some time and during the past few months ‘}hul suffered several light . strokes ‘which greatly impaired his health. |

Lonnie McGee colored of Elkhart received no sentence from the city pudge thre on & charge of stealing coal when it was shown the judge that the man was without work and was the father of ten children. He was warned to leave other peoples’ coal alone.

Fire of undetermined origin early Wednesday morning destroyed a barn at Prospect and Garden streets Kendallville. Besides the building valued at $3OO a horse belonging to William Miller and an auto belonging to W. Kane were burned. One horse was led lw m‘"- » -

' Harrison Cramer, of Avilla age 78 years practically a life long resident of Noble county and a veteran of the civil war, died suddenly at his home three miles southwest of Avilla Sunday afternoon. Death was due to heart trouble with which he had been a sufferer lor several months.

Jacob Howe, tenant on the” John Reese farm lost one of his milch cows }mnhnctheeonfidunodth‘m Lputnre. Shortly after he heard a commotion among the cows and hurrying to the scene found one of his fine black” cows lying dead. The cause of the death is a mystery as the conditniop of the animal was apparently

NEW_ INDIANA LAWS

Bills Which Have Passed Both Houses ‘And Beea Signed By the Governor

H. B. 3. James. Authorizing owner of land to kill poultry that strays on

- H. B. 61. Harrison. Authorizing payment of Miller's National Insurance Compnay in sum of $764.86.

~ H. B. 148. Dailey. Providing that mayor may appoint member of the school board in Fort Wayne. Bmergency clause. i

H. B. 166 Noll. To raise the salary of the coumty surveyor of Marion county to $4.500 a year. Emergency clause. g

s.n.n.kmds.‘rqmeudthon‘ct creating the office of court m)tron for city courts in cities of the first and second class. Emergency

8. B. 77. Fitch. To repeal an act of March §, 1909 concerning boards of school trustees in cities of more than 36,000 and less- than 40,000 . inhabi tants. Emergency clause. :

8. B. 165. Swain. To define qual:fications for county superintendents of schools. Bmergency clause.

8. B. 74. Richards. Providing for teachers retirement pension and annuities system for Terre Haute. Emergency clause. e 8. J. R § English. To amend Section 2 of Article 2 of the Constitution to provide for equal suffrage and restrict it to citiens of the Unita} States. ;

8. J. R 6 Eaglish. To amned Section 14 Article 2 of the Constitution 80 as to authorie thel egislature to classify counties, cities and townships for registration. : 8. J.R. 9. English. To amend Section 13, Article 5 of the Constitution ;m a way to authorize the Governor to veo items of an appropriation bill. °B. J. R. 11, English. To amend Section 2, Article § of the Constitution to make the terms of county clerk, auditor treasurer, sheriff and coroner four years. |

Ind—Mich. Hearing Continued.

The hearing on the Indiana-Michi-gan Electric Co. for permission to raise its rates opened at 9:00 a. m. at South Bend yesterday. Mayor Henoch and City Attorney W. H. Wigton were in sttendance. The hearing was held before cimmissioner John McCardle and only the company's side was presented after which the hearing was continued until March 22 at the same hour and place, when the arguments of the city officials will be presented. : A minority dissenting opinion .as to the right of the public service commission to authorize an agent, not a member of the staff of the commission to examine the books and property of any company filing a petition in the office of the commission, 'was made public Tuesday by Commissioner Fred Bates Johnson, in connection with the petition of the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company to imcrease its rates for electricity in the cities of South Bend, Mishawaka and vicinity. In the case E. 1. Lewis chairman of the commission, John McCardle, Glenn Van Auken and Paul P. Haynes agreed some time ago in an order that the commission had no [rldn to employ such agent. Mr. l.lohuu contends, In his statement made public today that the commission bas such a right. Commissioner Johnson says: “The agent thus to be appointed should not be permitted to go on a fishing expedition through all the books and minutes of the petitioner. He should have only access to such records as bear on the points at Issue.” ‘ ‘Mayor S. M. Hemoch of Ligonier, disputed a statement that the inactive plant at Ligonier owned by the Indiana & Michigan Electric company is incapable of supplying that city’s light and power needs. Later Mr. Hemoch and other municipal representatives present somewhat embarrassed the company’s attorneys by resquests for copies of their exhibits, which had not been prepared in sufficient numbers to supply all the representatives. i

Linceln Highway Impassible. Traftic on the Lincoln highway

northwest of Ft. Wayne was interrupted Wednesday morning when it ‘w”uton'ndthtfix'teotdwmlud collected in the tunnel under the G. R & 1 tracks during the violent rain Monday evening. Workmen under. the direction of Engineer W. T. Horn and Superintendent C.gW. Siniff of the state highway eoanW* were able to remove the debris which had clogged the manhole through which the subway is drained and traffic was resumed during the

- Death of Mrs. E. D. Melntyre. Mrs. Sevilla Mclntyre wife of E. D. Mclntyre died at the age of sixty 6t a complication of diseases at her home two miles west of Topeka Wednesday night. She was born in Ohio, came to this vicinity at an early age, and had been a prominent resident of the Hawpatch for many years. Besides her husband she is survived by an adopted son Harry Mclntyre and two brothers, Henry Herald of Goshen and Worth Herald of Wooster Ohio. She was a sister of Milton Herald of this city who died last April.

MONDAY THURSDAY

VOL. 55 NO. 1B

BOY SGOUTS ~ BIG MEETING

MONTHLY MEETING TUESDAY EVENING I.\f HIGH GYMNASITM DRAW GOOD ATTENANCE

CHRLES R. STANSBURY SPEAKS

Owl Patrol With Total of 662 Peluty Wins Loving Cup Awarded After - Spirited Contest

The regular monthly meeting of the Boys Scouts of Ligonier to which the community was invited was held Tuesday night in the High School Gym. C. R. Stansbury gave the boys a very interesting talk on “"How the Boy Wins the Confidence of the Men of the Community” the talk- was very practical and from the response of the boys they very much enjoyed the address. . : The Silver Loving cup which is being competed for by the different patrols was won and awarded to the Owl Patrol. Errington Bowen tlhie patrol leader with the following boys as members of his troup, Lester Bolitho Lester Blue James, Schutt, George Craig. Raymond Rager, Dan Inks and Carl Bourie. ! - Each patrol if they made a 100 per cent in each of the phases of thie con test have a chance of making 700 points on the contest. The Owl patrol made a total of 662.. The Owls will no doubt make other patrols work in order to beat them as they have their eye on the cup. Each month the patraols start all over again so that because a patrol did not make a large nungfsr of points onem onth they have a change to work hard and get in the running the coming month. The total number of points made by the other patrols are as follows: Wolfe patrol made a credit of 442, Silver Fox the winners them onth -before have a credit of 563 with the Kangaroo fol 4 lowing them with a total of 528. This coming month there will be some keenr rivairy among the patrols and the homes are urged to help the boys make the greatest number of points possible for the patrol the boys are enrolled in.

Road Petitions Filed.

Four road petitions were filed with the county commissioners Tuesday calling for the improvement of four three-mile stretches of the Fort ‘Wayne-Lima old plank road, begins ning at a point just south of Kendallville and exetending south to the Allen county line. Actton is expected in the near future waiting the interpretation of road legislaticn just passed by the assembly just adjourned. Bids for the construction of about fifteen miles of road will be advertised for, and will be opened March 26. These proposed road are the Hills road, extending noriti from Kendallville for a distance of two and one-half miles, concrete; the Shook road north from the Hill road to the LaGrange county line, concrete; the Park's road east from Albion to Lisbon, distance about ten miles, gravel and concrete; the Diggins’ road west from Kendallville, concrete. The roads will be constructed ond the county unit plan.

U. S. Autherity Limited. The government is without authori-= ty to prohibit or limit the manufacture or sales of liquors wines or beer for nonbeverage purposes, according to an opinion by the attorney-general, made public today by the internal revenue bureau. The opinion one of the most comprehensive dealing with the question of prohibition ,expressly states that there must be no limitation on the use of liquors for nonbeverage purposes except that prescribed by the congress in limiting the sale of spirituous liquors to one pint for ten days. The question of limitation thus the opinion said, is left to the good faith of the physician. ! o

Arrested For Theft. Luther McCumhey New Paris youth, was arrested Tuesday by Chief of Police Rigney on a charge of stealing n(..;5,; instrument from -the Engman-Mat-thews plaint at Goshen. When arraijgned before Justice Whisler 3 ; 'mth was bound over to_the cireuit court and released on cash bonds of [mo. . ~ - Goshen Resdients Naturalized.

Those to secure their final papers Wednesday and are now citizens of the United States were: John H. Nymeyer, John Vander' Veen, Edward H. Nymeyer, Andrew 'Douma, Arend ’Nymeyer subjects of Holland, Charles Kirkdorffer a native of Alsace-Loraine Harold P. J. Bache and Abe Kaatz all Db Y ‘

- Consistory At South Bend. As a result of the purchase of a site 132x165 feet just outside the business district South Bend wil become the home of Indiana’s fourth consistory of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, the other consistories being at Intéinqolh. Fort Wayne and Evans-