Ligonier Banner., Volume 55, Number 47A, Ligonier, Noble County, 16 January 1922 — Page 1

TWICE WEEKLY

2.00 PER YEAR

BIG TOURNAMENT ~FOR INDIANA

FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT - TEAMS ENTERED FOR CONTESTS GAIN OF SIXTY- . EIGHT OVER 1921 ;

Noble County Has Six Eligible Teams With Fifteen For the Fort Wayne . : Section :

Complete arrangements for the playing /of the 1922 Indiana( high

school basketball tournament including a list of the assignments of counties to sections and the number of teams from' each. county which have thus far signified their intention of applying for entrance in the tournament was made public by Arthur L. Trester Laporte permanent secretary ofthe 1. H S A A,

The list of teams numbering 488, exceeds the 1921 list by = sixty-eight. Many molre- entries are expected. Blanks were mailed out to all the 543 schools eligible to enter the tournament. Where counties have more than sixteen teams it is quite Jlikely that the board will readjust matters sometime after February 20, the date of the closing o fthe entry list in order that the number of teams will be as evenly divided as possible. The county assignments in the Twelfth district follow: ;

Fort Wayne Sectional—Allen 4; Noble, 6; Whitley, 5; Total 15. Angola Sectional—DeKalb 6 Steuben, 10; LarGange 4. Total 20. | The teams to participate from Noble county are not named in the report. | 5 | :

Address By Eschbach.

While in Indianapolis the other day President Wood of the Ligonier Chamber of Commerce arranged with Jesse E. Eschbach head of the state board of accounts to visit this city and address the Commerce members. ‘Mr. Eschbach was a iresident of Ligonier for igome time fand made many friends here he is anxious to meet. : v ! ‘

An arrangement. will probably be made for an evening meeting and a banquet on the occasion of Mr. Eschbach’s visit. . -

- The gentleman may be able to reach Ligonier at thre next or next but one meeting of the Chamber. He will be given a hearty welcome,

Saves Girls But Wrecks Car.

W. A. Freeman of South Bend driving a Paige touring car caused no little excitement on Main street in Milford Friday morning. The Misses Madeline Kern and Ruth Hutchinson were crossing the street and saw the car coming from the north. The driver to avoid hitting the girls made a sharp turn to the left and drove onto the sidewalk and crashed into the brick building oceupied by John Helminger a jeweler and Joe Grove who operates a soft drink parlor and news stand. One of = the large doors of the building was torn off its hinges and one of the large plate glass windows broken. -

Democratic Meeting.

Noble county democrats will hold their annual meeting and banquet at the opera house in Albion Monday February 14th. Bloaa "Unusual interest is being taken this year in political affairs and the attendance at the annual meeting will no doubt be large.- The party will ‘soon reorganize for the May primaries and the November election. Ligonier and Perry township will send a good delegation to the Albion meeting. h e

Schloss Goes to Europe.

~ Adolph Schloss of Detroit left Friday for a visit with his mother and sister in Germany. He will be absent until June Ist and in his absence in addition to Germany he will visit England France, Italy and Switzerland. Before his departure he visited here with hig brothers Simon and Jonas Schloss making the home of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Schloss his headquarters while in the city. 3

Mrs. Albertson on Stand. " Mary A. Albertson of Claypool charged with the attempt to murder her husband Fred Albertson took the stand in her own defense at Warsaw declaring that Mr. Albertson shot himself during a struggle with her. She was to be. the last witness although much trebuttal testimony was expected 'to follow. ; o . Was Good Show. : Nearly 500 birds were on exhibition last week at the Albion poultry show with sixty exhibitors and thirty varieties. Mister Austin an, lexhibitor "from Ligonier was in attendance along with Harvey Hull of Dia‘mond lake. Both were exhibitors. \ _ Subseriber Forty-Five Years. - Former Marshal W. N. Showalter ‘has Been a constant reader of the Bapner. He subscribed for the paper with its founder J. B. Stoll 45 years %Wm ‘has missed but few issues in all that ftime.

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" LIGONIER., NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA. MONDAY JANUARY 16, 1922

Meeting of Democrats, There will be a meeting of representative democrats at the office of W. H. Wigton to morrow, Tuesday, evening. All persons affiliating with the party are uregd to be present. Arrangements for the primary May 2 will be made.. e

[_Joint Installation G. A. R and W. R. C. ~ The members of the W. R, C. served ‘\a; fine supper at six o’clock to the G. A. R. Post and their wives after which officers were installed with Miss Evelyn Urich as pianist: \ Mrs. Smalley, president of the W. R. C acted as Installing officer for the Post Commander after which he installed other officers of the Post. Sr. Vice CammanderdJ. A. Taylor Jr. Vice Commander—Job Sharp ~Adjutant—O L. . Chapman Quartermaster—J. L. Dunning ' Chaplain—A. Yorkey _ Oflicer of the Day— I King. ‘ ~ Officer of the Guard—J. W.: SparTOW. - i o | Mrs. Henrietta Milner was installing officer for the Releif Corps with the following officers. President—Mrs. Myrtle Woodhouse Sr. Vice Pres.—Etta Harsh Jr. Vice. Pres.—Clara Drain, ' Sec.—Mary Engle ‘ Trfeas.—Emilie Sisterhen . Chap.—Arminda’ Wagoher Conductor—Lulu Thompsen - _ Guard—Etta Fisel _‘ - Asst. ‘Con. —Jennié Drain : ~ Asst. Guard—l Hannah Wade Pat. Instr.—Henrietta Milner. . Press Cor—Amanda Smalley Color Bearers : 0 No 1 Melissa Denney No. 2 Clara Long o 'No: 3 Lois Decker : ' No. 4 Mabelle King )

Looks Seifish to Him.

The editor of the LaGrange Standard intimates that the Banmner is selfish ‘in opposing a route from Toledo to Goshen through Angola and LaGrange, a new state highway which may divert traffic from the Blazed Trail and incidentally from Ken dallvillle and Ligonier. The Banner does not oppose the new highway and simply peinted out the fact that much of the Trail is already paved while the proposed new route has none. The Banner is of course, working for Ligonier_and _has :sympathy with _any movement to improve the public highways in Northern Indiana. The Standard mentions the beautiful scenery in. Steuben and LaGrange counties through which the new .route passes but the finest scenery to the tourist is hard surfaced highways and Noble’ county has them. - The Banner is pleased to see LaGrange county awaken to the need of better roads and her efforts put forth to secure them. L

For More Road. Improvements.

R . R. Pointer state highway superintendent for this district according to reports emanating from Kendallville favors public meetings for those interested .with a view of securing more road improvements for Noble county. i : Kendallville .is particularly interested in having the highway from that city to Fort Wayne hard surfaced but when the .matter was up for a decision as a county proposition she voted against it because of the cost to her citizens. s Ligonier is more interested at:this time in having the Lincoln Highway south hard surfaced to Fort Wayne and indeed this improvement would accommodate many more residents of the county than the so-called Fort - Wayne-Sturgis road.. . ‘ o \ A public meeting should be held in Ligonier so that the road superintendent might secure a full expression of the publi¢ on the more desirable highways to improve in the near future. . oy A =

Rather Expensive for Herr.

Emmett Herr of South Milford has just finished up an automobile experience that he will'not forget soon.

Two weeks ago his new Ford car was stolen from him at Wolcotville. Notices were sent out and several days later he received, word from the police of Chicago that it had been found out on one of the boulevards forty miles north of Chicago. They wired that the car was ‘“‘in running condition.® ..

However when Herr got to Chicags he found that before the thieves abandoned the car they had stripped it of every loose part taking even the spark plugs. He left orders to remake the car and then returned to Chicago and drove it home. hTe en: tire garage bill and his two trips to Chicago cost about $lBO, but as the car was insured the company will stand the loss. ' -

~ Leaves $2,000 to College. The will of John R. Symensma of New Paris 'who died last iMonday, was, filed for probate. The will provides that $2,000 be given to the Goshen College and the remainder to the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charity. He left an estate of something over $15,000. . e .~ | Has Old Bible, : . Mrs. Amanda Hoke Yeiser of Avilla is in possession of a German Bible that was published in Germany in the year 1772 and has come down through several generations in an excellent state of preservatiom. .~ -

iALLMEMBEHSI HERE INDIANA & MICHIGAN ELECTRIC - COMPANY REFUSED NEW CON- - TRACT FOR CITY LIGHTING . Ligonier Firemen Secure Raise -of Ten Dollars the Year On Their Small Pay When Mayor Denning called order at he first regular meeting of the new city council Thursrday evening #he was confronted with a full official family, City Clerk Jeanmneret, councilmen George Hostetter, Chester V. Joseph, William H. Bender, Mamioni Galloway and Harley Fisher. |

After the allowance of bills and reports of officers. O. G. Bowen spoke in favor of an extention of the contract with the Indiana & Michigan Electric company for street lighting in Ligonier. He said, as.local agent for the ompany that it is was prosposed to expend quite a sum of money here in the installation of new lights at the street intersection but some assurange was needed to insure a continuance of the contract between the city and company which expires in two years and three months. : . The council took the view that it iz too early to act and an inclination was shown to wair a couple of years at least. Mr. Bowen explained that the new lamps to be installed is one of later design and superious kuality than those now in use, that they are nrore reliable and give a better illumination. ' : : v

After some discussion the matter was referred to the light committee for further consideration. o

Joe Lepird was again present with a desire to learn whether or not he is to continue his street cleaning contract a position he has filled for a year or more.

No definite decision was reached although the council indicated that it preferred to have - Street Commissioner Banta look hfter the cateh basins and gutters during the winter and wbuld probably advertise forbids in the spring for a street sweeper. The matter remains in the hands of the street committee.

Willis Oyler and Jesse Biddle city firemen were present as a committee from the Ligonier fire department with a petition for an increase of pay. It developed that the pay of a fireman for a department of sixteen is $25 a year. The council ordered City Attorney Vanderford to draw an amendment to the ordinance increasing the pay to $35 a year for each man . It developed in the discussion that Lloyd ‘Williamson has _ succeeded Frank Herman®as assistant fire chief.

City Treasurer Shearer reported the amount of city money on hand Dec. 31 as $10,143. . , The council decided to meet until April Ist at seven instead of seven thirty in the evening. - : Marshal Engle and Night :Officer Bowen were present alonng with City Attorney Vanderford. L

Engaged For Three Years.

Thursday the Ligonier school board entred into a contract with 0. M. Craig to fill the position as superintendent of the schools of this city for a period of three years. o ~ In the almost two years Supt. Craig bas filled the position he has given the best of satisfaction and the city is fortunate in being able to retain his wvaluable services.

In. his administration of the schools here no word of complaint has' ever been heard of Mr. Craig and the schools show the benefit of his influence to a very marked degree. The school board did well to secure him for another lengthy term.

Too Many Solicitors.

In the past week Ligonier has been visited by four solicitors representing different charitable organizatizns with no local branches in this city. The canvassers may be genuiné and they may not. There is no way of determing. Anyway the drain on the community is too heayy. There ' are worthy claims at home avhich must take precedence. Beiore contributing money on the solicitation of strangers it would be well to ingaire into the justness of their claims.’ -

To Encourage Breeders.

The Hoosier Ton Litter club is the name for @ new contest being.‘start-§ ed for Indiana swine producers by the Indicna Livestock Breeders association and the extension department of Purdue university. The qbject is to peoduce a littler of pigs weighing a ton #t six fmonths of age. Gold medal will be given those who achieve this record; silver to those ‘who have litters from 1800 to 2000 Ibs., and bronze medals to ownersof litters weigling 1600 to 1800 Ibs. o v e ' : Captain Julian Dead. - Captain ‘R. B. Julian for many years quartermaster and accountant of thé Howe Military school died at noon Thursday at his home at Hills}'bérof@hie‘;p o e e

NEWS NOTES f - And mow a company hgs been organized to insure your eyesight. Max Mentzer is tussling with a case of mumps. ; ' ~ Mrs. Adolph Hayes left for Chicago Friday to join Mr. Hayes who is em‘ployed in that city. : . Mrs. Jess Hite and little son spent the week end with friends in Goshen. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Koon visited relatives in Wolcottville one day last week. - j ‘'W. 0. Williams residing on R R 2 out of Ligonier will have a publie sale about the middle of February. Sweeten your husband and the whole house—with Blue Devli €leanser. 47a2t Martin Searfoss 55 a day laborer was found dead in bed at Elkhart Friday morning. He has relatives in Noble county. - ' Miss Mabel Shaffer of Kendallville has gone to Kentucky to establish home missionary societies. She will work among the moonshiners. ' The Womans Missionary Society of the U. B. church will hold a bake sale at Frank Miller’s store Saturday Jan. 21 beginning at ten o’clock.

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis “Marker and ‘daughter Marcile were in Elkhart Sunday the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Smith. . i - : RBEAETRET 0 o GEEE ¢ The Kendallville H. . S.. basketbali team defeated Angola by the close gcore of 29 to 28 Friday evening. ' Mrs. Curtis Lung 32 died at Avilla of tuberculosis and Mrs. A: V. Riley 19 succumbed to scarlet fever in the same town. - L ~ TheKendallville band will given an indoor concert Monday evening January 23. : i ‘ ~“Mrs. Blanch - Yoder is home from ‘a visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wemple at Topeka. g i Eggs sold as low as 22 cents s dozen in Columbia City last week and retailed in Ligonier Saturday at 30 dents, Lo o Postage stamps to the value of over $54,000 were sold by the Kendallville postoffice last year. ; . . Mrs. Charles A. Wolf is quite ill at the family home on Union street and confined to her bed. She was threatened with pneumionia. , T. S. Sheffield of Syracuse is dyinz of apoplexy suffering a severe stroke Thursday. : »

- Charles Tennant of Wolcottville has been declared insane and placed in the LaGrange county jail. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rex were called to Millersburg by the illness of a relative, - : o o Farmers to Meet, . | Representatives of township farm federatiens will meet at Albion tomorrrow to consider the collective marketing problem. ’ l Mrs. W. E. Callahan who had been visiting several days with her mother Mrs. J. Raubert left Friday for her home in Chicago. . ‘ Mrs. Earl Vannette who had been under the care of a trained nurse is better.. Four of the Vannette children are ill of mumps. : . - . New Ford Car Prices. : - Farley & Kansier in this issue of the Banner announce a reduction inl the price of Ford cars. Read the ad. ‘ Miss Ona Wilkinson of the quilt factory has gone on an extended business trip through the southern states. She will be absent until March or April. o |

- Dean Wagoner formerly ofkthié”city and son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Wagoner now employed as a dlinotype operator on the Elkhart Truth is confined to his bed with a severe attack of flu. : : € : ; Martha the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Feldman is suffering from an attack of tonsilitis at th» home of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. C. A, Wplf, ke . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shell who have been occupying the place of tha late William Fetters have purchased a farm near White Pigeon, Mich,, and will go there to reside. o \, § L e t——— _Brady A. Reidenbach will have a public sale on the John Stiffner farm Wednesday, January 26 beginning at one o'clock. He will sell horses cows, one sow, farming implements corn oats and hay, B. R Kurtz is _ the auctioneer and Charles W. Schwab is Sedegn... L

MRS, GED. KEISTER ’BAULY HURT IN FALL

LEFT ARM FRACTURED IN FOUR PLACES AND WRIST DISLOCATED BY DROP FROM STEP : _ t LADDER ; o

Condition of Lady is Regarded as ~ Quite Serious by Her Attending - : Physicians .

" ‘Sunday forenoon Mrs. George Keister aged 55 residing south of Kimmell met with a very serious accident when she fell from a step ladder at her kome, striking the floor with such force as to fracture her left arm in four places and discloating her wrist, The fractures were just above and below the elbow the bones protruding through the flesh. _ ; Drs. Luckey of Wolf Lake and Lane of Ligonier were called and rendered surgicial attention. v ‘The condition of Mrs. Keister is regarded as very serious. - '

WELL ATTENDED

Was District Meeting at Wolcottville of Odd Fellows and - Rebekah \ Lodges of Two Counties

~ Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Noble and LaGrange counties held interesting sessions at Wolcottville Wednesday and as a result of the oOdd Fellows’ gathering steps were taken to organize a district association com.prising the lodges of Kendallville, Ligonier Albion, Cromwell Kimmell and Brimfield in this county and Wolcottville, Topeka, Shipshewana - and South Milford of LaGrange county. A temporary organization was. formed and a meeting has been called for February 6 in Kendallville when a permanent organization will be perfected and officers elected. Odd Fellows in attendance at the meet Wednesday night banqueted at the Baptist church in Wolcottville. -

. The Rebekahs held splendid sessions both atfernoon ' and evening lodges of the 29th district-being represented. Mrs. Eva Ruthven district president. presided and Mrs. Valetta Kimmel a grand lodge officer held a school of instruction. In the evening a potluck supper was served followed by initiation. Lodges represented included Ligonier, Albion, Kendallville Kimmell South Milford Wolcottville, and LaGrange., The next meeting wili be held at South Milford.

Desestion Charge Dismissed.

- The charge of desertion against Mrs. Coy’ Wheeler formerly Miss Coy Merriman filed by her husband Earl Wheeler was dismissed in the Noble cireuit ccurt due to insufficient evidence. The girl was held a ward of the court however ‘on former charges of delinquency. She is at the: home of her father in Ligonier and will be allowed her freedom pending: good behavior. The couple were married at Kendallville some weeks ago the girl misrepresenting her age. She is but sixteen years old. ' :

Youths Are Sentenced.

Three youths of Kendallville pleading guilty to stealing furs from the Levin warehouse in that city, were sentenced in circuit - court Thursday. Carl Myers, 21, drew from one to fourteen years in the reformatory Rollin Moore. 15 was sentenced to_live with an uncle in Sturgis, Mich., who has agreed to take him Earl Wagner 16 drew a fine of $1 and costs and ninety days on the penal farm. This is the second farm trip for the lad in a year. : o

Nearby Deaths.

Frederick W. Bowers 53 foreman in an Elkhart factory dropped dead Friday. '- o : :

Mrs. Mary Nicolai of Solomon’s Creek aged 40 years wife of Artie Nicolai died Friday night from ¢ancer. Surviving her are her husband a daughter Mrs. Rutherford Miller of Elkhart, two sons Glenn Nicolai at Cromwell and Harry Nicolai at home and her mother. The funeral service will be held at 1 o’clock today. ‘

Rembers old Friends.

J. F. Hofer of 443 St. Marting street Fort Wayne writing to renew his subscription to the Banner says: -“It looks as though I had forsaken Ligonier but not my old friends there and the Ligonier Banner. I am remimded pleasantly of them twice a week or every time the paper is received. Keep her coming: for another year and oblige.” . - e &

. Divoreed From Prisoner Spouse. Cora O. Brady -of Brimfield was granted a divorce from Edward J. Brady also of Brimfield in the Noble | circuit court at Albion. Her husband is now serving a sentence in the penitentiary at Michigan City for stealing an automobile 4t Rome City about a year ago. = L The latin teachers:of the 13th congressional district met in Fort Wayne Saturday. The next meeting will be held in Kendallville, |

NEWBERRY RETAINS SEAT

Solid Democratic Senatorial Votes Joined by Nine Republicans Cast , to Unseat Him .

Senator Newberry, convicted by a Michigan gourt and jury of republicans of unlawful: exipenditures -in his campaign for election, says ke is vindicated by the action of the senate in voting 46 to 41 in favor of seating him. Senators Watson and New of Indiana are among the sclons to stand by the man who was sentenced to the penitentary, but was _saved from wearing stripes only by the higher court declaring the law unconstitutional under which he was tried. He- may look upon the result of the vcte as a vindication, but the people who realize to spend a half million dollars for a seat in the upper house of congress -is unthinkable and they will brand the senators wh) vcted in his favor as little or no bet-. ter than he. = o |

.. The seating of convict Newberry simply shows to what stage the politics of the country has reached .

After Ten Years Waiting.

Raymond E. McConnel once a weli known resident of |[Elkhart was drowned in San Francisco bay while hunting for ducks when he and a friend were overtaken by a tremendous storm while hidden in a blind. ‘Word of the fatality that cost the life of one” and almost that of the other was received by the mother of the dead man, Mrs. Henry A. MecConnell of Elkhart Wednesday. Nothing had been heard of her son for 10 years. He had married but left no children. ; :

Eye Specialist Sued for $28,000. °

Whether Dr. Fred N. Bonine, Niles noted occulist and eye specialist well known to many Ligonier residents, will bé forced to pay $28,000 to the estatd 'wf Nicholas Schellinger and William B. Bosford vice president ot the Dodge Manufacturing Co., of Mishawaka as his stipulated share in the unpaid portion of notes guaranteed for the Scuthwestern Mining Co. by Bonine and others will be decided at South Bend soon by a St Joseph county superior court jury.

Middlebury Town Hall Burns

- The Middlebury town hall a two story wooden structure containing the public library on ‘the ground floor and housing the fire truck had its interior gutted by fire about 11:00 o’clock Thursday morning. The blaze is be+ lieved to have started from defective wiring. The loss which is .not yet known but is believed to amount tc about $5,000 is covered by $3,500 insurance. The Goshen department responded to a fire call from the pretty little village. v |

Rozelle President.

At a reorganization of the- LaGrange chamber of gcommerce last week Frank E. Rozelle was chosen president. The chamber created a committee to work up sentiment for more state road improvements in that

county. s e The Ligonier chamber and the Perry township farmer federation should have committees to work joint ly toward the same end. This is a matter which should receive early attention by both organizations. :

Wards of Noble County.

- The seven children of Mrs. Harry Knox of Cromwell have been made wards of the Noble county'board of guardians by consent of the mother. Action =~ was taken at Albion on the matter was taken at Albion Wednesday. The father of the children died a few months ago leaving the family helpless,

“Check on Matrimony. Sixteen days of the new year have passed and not a simgle marriage license has been issued by Isaac Deter, county clerk at Albion. Clerk Deter, claims there has heen a .terrible slump in his matrimonial bureau and is at a loss to know what has brought about the depression. -

' Boy Killed by Automoblie, - Glen Allen Swift ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clay Swift residing three and a half miles east of Angola was instantly killed about half past seven Saturday morning, when he stepped in fronmt of a Buick®roadsterdriven by John A. Croxton an Angola contractor. ' :

- © Baek to the Farm. About March 1 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W Smith will return to their farm of 320 acres in Elkhart township about four miles east of this city Mr. Smith has been residing in Ligonier where he owns a comfortable home but it has not the attractions for him that the farm with horses cattle, sheep, Lpigs ‘and chickens possess. 3'. '

Placed Under Restraint. ‘ . Wilbur Conrad of Shipshewana became mentally deranged and attacked hig father Henry Conrad who finally overpowered him and had authorities in LaGrange confine him in the county jail. - ; $ 2 : 10,787 Legion. Posts. . There are now 10,737 post of the American Legion in the United Statoy : A TR

MONDAY THURSDAY

VOL. 55 NO. 47A

{. 5. BOYS IMPROVE INDER TRAINING

LOSE TO WATERLOO BY SCORE OF . 1270 20 BUT PUT UP FINE _ . GAME FRIDAY EVENING

Girls Win Over Visitors As Usual Before Big Crowd of Rooters—Au- ; : burn Here Next .

Ligonier-H. S. basketball team put up a fine game last Friday evening before a large crowd; but lost to Waterloo by a score of 17 to 20. The home boys are -coming fast and when they meet the Auburn tossers here next Friday evening there will be something in the way of fast work. The boys feel that they received a shade the worst of it in the-decisions of Refree Snodgrass of Goshen in their late contest but complaints are mild. ! /

‘The Ligonier H. 8. girls literally sSwamped Waterloo girls in a game which resulted 45 to 8. The Ligonier girls do not know how to lose and when the Auburn boys and girls teams appear: here Friday evening the visitors are liable to be “eaten up” so to speak. : .

A special effort is being put forward to secure a big audience for this game. The girls defeated Auburn on their home floor Decembér 2 while Jur boys made a good showing. . ~ Goshen- plays here January 27. All the remaining gameés of the series will be played here except Topeka and Angola. i

TO TEST FISH SHANTY LAW

Philip Long, Rome (City Will Be Tried today at Kendallville For Violation e of Statute ‘The legality of the state law against the use' of :a shanty to protect one from the cold while fishing through the ice will be given a thorough test in thec ourts as the result of the arrest at Rome City Thursday of Philip Lonw a well known resident and man of family. :

- Mr. Long was arrested by Warden Jacob Hevel and his preliminary hearing is set for today. He has retained Attorney F. L. Bodenhafer of Kendallville to defend him. Mr. Long claims he was only using the shanty for his own protection and that he is confident that the law does not .prevent this. Numerous other fishermen there are taking a keen interest in the case. Many are siding in with Mr. Long and it is sajd several have promised to help stand the expense of a test case in the higher courts. - Developments will -be watched with considerable interest by fisermen all over northern Indiana. i

- NOSE POINTS EASTWARD Big Ship Carrying Three Thousand Tons of Corn Products for Near : East Relief. :

With 78 car loads of corn thus far contributed by Indiana farmers in respons€ to the appeal of the starving children of Armenia the Hoosier State probably leads the country, according to Prof. G.- I. Christie’ agricultural ,committee. Russell G East of Shelbyville state grain directer estimates that the corn gift is now approximately 78,000 bushels. The appeal, he announces will be continued until all communities have a chance to make grain gifts. Many farmers of course have paid the equivalent of grain in cash rather than carry corn to elevators. Milling coneerns over the country are grind-' ing the gain into corn products. = .Elkhart county’ kl;g the banner corn donation sevém. car loads where the quota was but three edrs.

Noble was one of the first counties to exceed her quota by many bushels. Word to the Near East Relief says that a big ocean freighter with nose pointed to Constantinople is ploughing across the Atlantic with 3,000 tons of corn products to feed the children of the Bible lands. The appeat is being conducted in fourteen corn producing states.

Selecting Candid:ftes. Republican . politicians of Indianapolis are appointing committees in each district of Indiana to select candidates for the legislature. Interference in local affairs will not meet the approval of the people. The claim is made that.the object is'to secure the best talent for legislative positions but there is undoubtedly other and more selfish reasons. It will be interesting to learn who is to be put forward by the committee in Noble county: : P % Forgot His Passenger. { On a business trip to Albion the other day in his car E. R. Kurts the | auctioneer had as a passenger Wesley { Cunningham, the latter named gentle{man desiring to visit old_friends. On {arriving at his home in Ligonier Mr. |{Kurtz discovered that he had forgot|ten his passenger and he made a |spectal trip atter wim,