Ligonier Banner., Volume 56, Number 12B, Ligonier, Noble County, 18 May 1922 — Page 1

TWICE. WEEKLY

2.00 PER YEAR

HARVEST JUBILEE - <FOR LABOR DAY

BIG CELEBRATION PLANNED FOR FREED PARK IN THIS CITY , MONDAY SEPT. 4 .

Big Dinmer,Lots of Music and Attraction Field Sports Furnished - Free .

At a meeting held at-the store of C. R. Stansbury better known as PicNic Charley plans were formed for a big celebration at Freed Park in Ligonier Labor Day, September 4. ' . The affair will be a Harvest and Labor Day Jubilee and Home coming. : ' The program for the big event of the year has not yet been completed but it will include a big dinner, plenty of band music, field sports a May Pole Dance, games such as basket and base ball, croquet and other field sports such as runinng races shot puts, pole vaulting and the like. Everthing will be free to the public and Mr. Stansbury confidently exnects an attendance of fully five, thousand people. . This, the one big event. of the year for Ligonier will demonstrate what the city can do in the way of free entertainment for all.. when she turns loose. ' . Military, fraternal and civic organizations the Y. M. and Y. W. association the schools and all others who care 1o participate are expected to join a mammonth parade and march to the park. : . ' The special entertainment features will appeal to all the people and the big free dinner will not be without its drawing features. Chairman Stansbury of the celebration committee will call another meeting in a few days and organize the cigy for the observance of t:hel Harvest and Labor Day Jubilee on the date indicated, September 4th. . ‘Ligonier residents who have been! in the habit of going to neighboring towns and cities for entertainment will stay at home and entertain visitors this year. .

Culver Spelling Prize.

For the past three or four months, a good natured competition in spelling between the Seventh and. Eighth Grades has been a favorite topic of conversation among the boys. = Mr. Culver became interesfed and ‘offered six dollars in prizes for the best spellers. It has been a great incentive to 'good spelling and the final tests are to take place soon. 'On May 1 71922 there “will be a written contest in which the pupil Thaving the best paper will be given a prize of $l.OO. And the class having the highest average will win a prize of $3.00. - . v : On May 17, 1922 there will be a oral contest an ‘old fashioned spelling match” and to the pupil who spells down all others a prize of $2.00 will be given. . | ~ Interest in these contests is running ‘high and patrons are invited to attend. = o

Big Ice Scene Cost Griffth Over X As an idea of just what a Griffith production costs to get ready for presentation to the public it is here made known for the first time that the ice scene in the second part of “Way, Down East’ ’cost over two hundred thousand dollars. It took ten weeks to take it up on the oCnnecticut River near Whité River Junction, Vt., and there were ten engineers and two hundred and fifty workmen employed in testing the ice, setting the floes and incidently watching the weather and the elements. Mr. Griffith took over 200,000 feet of film in order to get the efefcts now shown in the production which is all covered with a 1.000 feet of film and which will be shown at the Crystal Theatre next week. Four days. © : D

~ New Highway Commission Head John Williams secretary of- the state highway commission was named chairman of the commission Monday to succeed Lawrence Lyons who resigned to take the chairmanship of the state republican and committee Gov. McCray favored Matt Brown of

Rain and Hail Storm.,. Late yesterday ‘afternoon a very heavy rain and hail storm visited Ligonier and vieinity. No hail fell in this city but North-east the storm was quite violent. ’l?e rain and hail fall was confined to{a small section according to all: Teports, failing to visit near \l}y sections’ west and-south of the city: The hail did some dam-~ age to crops. ; e , Meeting and Supper. : The Woman’s Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church will hold a special meeting in the Sunday school rooms on Friday afternoon. Mrs. James Gay of Topeka will give an address. .After the program 2 picnic supper will be served,

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CHEERS FOR WILSON

Methodist Prelates in Conference Ex tol The Ideals of the Former Pre- . sident in Resolutions -

| Hailing Woodrow Wilson as “The Apostle of Modern Denjocracy and ‘World Peace,’ ’'delegates to the Ninteenth Quadrennial General Conference of , the Methodist Episcopal church South at Hot Springs Arkansas staged a demonstration here Tuesday in the former president’s honor that lasted several minutes before the chair could restore order. * The scene resembled - a political meeting. Even the more elderly bishops arose to their feet so that they could cheer louder. After the presiding officers stopped the hubbub the convention adopted with shouts of acclamation a resolution extending greetings to Mr. Wilson and pledging the conference ‘“‘to the promotion of the great truths he has so ably set forth” ; ; ‘The resolution also extended the conference’s congratulations to President Harding and Secretary of State ‘Hughes for the achieévements of the Washington . armament. conference, and pledged support to “all measures looking toward the establishment of peace on earth and good will toward men.” ' : : Mr. Wilson’s name was brought into the proceedings with the introduction of the resolution which follows: . Resolved, That this general conference instruct its secretary to convey our greetings to the Hon. Woqedrow Wilson the apostle of modren democracy and world peace; that he assure him that we stand for the principles of international equity and good will which he has so clear1y enunciated. We pray God’s blessing upon him and pledge ourselves to the promotion of the treat truths he has so ably set forth. Resolved, - That we congratulate President : Harding and Secretary Hughes upon the good work done at the Washington armament conference and assure them of our hearty support in all -measures looking to the establishment of peace on earth and good will toward men. . -

- Three ' Slightly Hurt. The train wreck near Warsaw mentioned in Monday’s Banner as occurring early in the morning was worse than -reported here. Three passengers and the engineer on the Big Four train No. 19 were hurt but none seriously. Mesdames Tom Wagoner and Ed Belts onthe train bound for the Rebekah convention at Indianapolis were mnhurt. Running at 40 miles an hour the train split a switch. The engine after it turned over plowed into the ground for some distance digging a hole three or four feet deep. The tracks both the main line and the switch were torn up and the rails are nothing but-a twisted mass of wreckage. The engineer just as the engine turned over on its left side, leaped from the cab window at the right. The fireman remained in the cab but crawled out unhurt after the train came to a final stop. 'All of the passengers continued on their journey after the accident another train having been brought from Wiabash. Although the tracks were badly damaged passengers were taken from a point just north .o fthe wreck to Warsaw in trucks.

, Salyvation Army Canvass. ‘ - Tomorrow solicitors will call upon the people in the town and township for subgcripfions to meet our quota of funds for the Salvation Army. Everybody knows of the ministrations of this great instit_utiosn and that it is worthy o four support. We cannot forget what it did in the World's War. We should therefore respond to the appeal for aid by subscribing asmuch as we are able. Every able bodied person can give a dollar, with out sacrifice and very many can give very much more. Let us respond cheerfully and willingly to the call of ‘the solicitors making our subscrip‘tions to this worthy cause so large -our consciences may not trouble us. No other solicitation for this organization will be made until mnext year. , , , _ .Frank P. Bothwell Local Chairman ey _ ~° Huff is Home. _Alfred Jeffries drove to Warsaw Tuesday with *5134.50. cash and secured the release of William -Huff of ‘the North Side convicted ‘of violating the prohibition law and confined in the Kosciusko county jail pending payment of the fine and costs. Mr. Huff is employed by the N. Y. C. railway company and is a hard working man. The expense of his episode | falls heavily upon his family as well as himself and he is not likely to repeat the offense. :

Hurt in Accident.

- Miss Mable Faux daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Faux residing south Kendallville suffered a fracture of her left elbow and sustained numerous painful bruises Thursday after. noon when the machine she was driving swerved from the road and struck a telphone pole. Miss Florence MeCreary in company with . Miss Faux receélved only slight injuries.

~ Contractor Maloney has a force of men at work grading the Loy road near Burr Oak and coming towards fdgonier., - .

LIGONIER., NOBLE COUNTY,. INDIANA. THURSDAY MAY 18 1922

WHERE THE GAGH OES IN INDIANA

ENORMOUS INCREASE SHOWN IN APPRAISEMENTS OF PROPER“TY AND TAX EXPENDITURES

Results of Appraisement in City of Ligonier and Perry Township Are . Given Out '

[ Perry Township Assessor James T. Latta' and his efficient deputies G. M. Zimmerman and W. H. Bender icompleted their work Saturday and made their report to County Assessor McLaughlin Monday. | ’ : In Ligonier the appraisement of property for 1922 lots and improvements was as follows: i Tots .. .aa Mt ImprovemeptS eedd e 1080 8 Total oo SLAOLGIS Personal property .............. 772,885 Grand total . ...\ $2.270,498 Results in Perry township 1922, . These figures do not include corporations they being aassessed by the state board. a 0 Tands oaaiainin i $1,898.900 FANrovements ... ..c.0.i..0 252,380 Rochester lote .0 98k Personal property ............. 347,525 Grand total ............ $2,499,540 Perry township appraisement for 1919 was as follows: | | Tand ..., 2901008 Improvements ... ... 252170 1921 Additional improvements ....1,055 1919 Rochester lots ................. 1820 1921 Personal property '........,.._',363,063'|

Grand total 1921 .......... $2,989,313 The shrinkage in 1922 lands is 19.5 per cent, Assessor Latta in commenting on his report says: ‘I believe considering the values of three years ago the 1922 valuations are fully as high as they should be.” ‘ Accompanying his report Mr. Latta offers the following: o Editor Banner: L ‘Having completed my work as assessor for the full time of my appointment and never expecting to enter the work again, I desire to thank the people of Perry township and city of Ligonier for the splendid treatment accorded me throughout the ertire time of .my labor as assessor. . Very respectfully - o James T. Latta Increase in state taxes in the past four years are enormous and the expendlitures continue with a reckless extravagance frightful to contemplate. The increase in the money wrung from the taxpayers in the period named 'is more than 67 per cent. . S : : - An actuary in the state board of tax . commissioners just issued shows the enormous increase in taxes: and from a surplus the state has accumulated a debt in the four year period of more than a million dollars. : The report shows that for the entire state the total value of taxable property shrunk in 1921 below that of the year previous but that taxes collected in 1921 were higher than the year before. Figures in the state board office show the average per capita tax in Indiana in 1921 was about $4O. .~ ‘ . The compilation shows Qhat in 1918 the Hoosier taxpaying public bore a total tax burden of $68,367,035.09 and ithat the total has increased until in 1921 itw as 67 per cent greater reaching $114,638,125.43. The year I_9lB=l was the last under the old tax law. | The table showing the value of property appraised for taxation purposes in Indiana in 1918 and in each o fthe succeeding years together with the amount of taxes paid each year shows Noble county as follows: Valuations: 1918 $21,493,830; 1919 $53,242,566; 1920, $52,869,726; 1921 $52,635,572. 'Taxes: 1918 $502,575; 1919, $522,478; 1920, $734,058; 1921 $812,888, This does not ‘include Kendallville which has its individual city treasurer and collects its own city taxes. | . If there is any means of checking these vast expenditures by the ipublic officers it must be found and adopted.

Both Ladies Injured.

Mesdames Ed Belts and Tom Wagoner arrived home from attending the Rebekah state assembly in Indianapolis last night, Contrary to previous reports both ladies were badly shaken up in the wreck of a Big Four train in which they were passengers last Monday morning near Warsaw, Mrs. Belts was severely bruised suffering injuries to her lower limbs and Mrs. Wagoner has a badly injured arm. : =

° Al Reelected. | At a meeting of the stagkholders of the Farmers & Merchants Trust company Tuesday evening all the old officers were reélected. No other business was transacted on account of the absence in Michigan of W. A. ‘Cochran who was called away by the gerious illness of his brother-in-law {A. J. Ramsby, e

ROBBERS ON TRIAL.

Two Men Being Tried at Warsaw Sailing Under False Colors ; ‘ " as to. Names.

Three of the robbers captured at the Compton farm near Elkhart and being. tried in court at 'Warsaw for the robbery of the Hamlin store at Etna Green, will probably know their fate tonight. = _ | It is believed the same gang robbed the Wawaka bank some months RS, o b It developed with the iopening of the hearing that two of the men are under assumed names, that the man who gave the name of James Ellison and his home as St. Joseph, Mo., is in fact George Gilmore, a native of Chicago, but who spent most of his life at Berrien Springs, Mich., where 'he‘ was reared by a family that adoptwi ed him following the death of %his parents, : i Z ol 'lt also became known ' that the prisoner giving his name as William Schulz is William Evans of South Bend.. This was ascertained from a fraternal order receipt in his pocket. The heéaTing of 0. K. Compton, Elkhart, and Charles Gage, Ligonier, other members of the gang will follow immediately. » h

SUNDAY’S BALL GAME

Fast League Team From Elkhart Will Contest With Ligonier Club in o s ity

Elkhart’s, fast league ball team will contest for honors with the Ligonier club in this city next Sunday afternoon May 21 at the old ball park in this city and fans from surrounding towns will be here in large numbers to witness the fray. ‘ . . The splendid game of last Sunday has advertised the home boys in such a way as to draw patronage and immense crowd is sure to be here. : " Manager Lowe and Captain Sack have been busy the past week closing gaps in their team’ and patching the weak spots so as to make their players invincible. = 3.0 Ligonier now undubtedly has the strongest team of ball players ever organized in the city and they will% give 'a good account of themselves next Sunday afternoon. - _BEvery lover of the game and. this includes a vast majority of the people: will be out Sunday afternoon with great expectancy and high fevor. ‘ \

This Will Be Enough, Gentlemen. (Fort Wayne Journal-Gaette.) . “This will be enough, gentlemen.” . Thus spoke two members of the state highway commission, rising to their feet in dismissal, after E. V. Harris, representing some WAllen county taxpayers, had suggested that within six months there will be an election in Indiana. ‘ -Ini'that election we shall be greatly mistaken if the action of the state highway commission .do not become some of the determining factors that will idrive the party in power from the state house. | e From the beginning this commission has ben a clique, or faction, and always a partisian combination, playing either personal or party politics, and no one ought to be astonished at anything it does. Gl When the votes are counted in November, it will be a downright pleasure to turn to this commission with thels remark; .. | w . “This will be enough, gentlemen.”

Breaks Up in Row.

A meeting of the Fort Whayne Chamber of Commerce Tuesday ended in a row when E. V. Harris representing $l,OOO petitioners for the Lincoln improvement of the Lincoln Highway between Fort Wayne and Ligonier, tbreatened to take the matter into politics when the four members of the state highway commission present showed an indifference to the project. ‘The state commissioners were on a tour of inspection with a view of adopting additional highways into the state system. It is difficult to understand why . so important stretch of highway as that between Fort Wayne and Ligonier should be ignored. The motive back of the indifference seems difficult to ‘explain. | . J -

Milford on War Path.

Armed with a revolver and two bottles of whisky and under the influence of intoxicants, Shirley Clayton of Milford, invaded the Johnson restaurant there Monday night and attacked Johnson. The latter succeeded in flooring Clayton and taking the gun and bottles away from him. ; !

Struck by Bullet.

While plowing in a field, on his farm near Columbia (City, George Fisher, 60 years old, was struck in thé shoulder by a 22-calibre bullet. The bullet inflicted only a slight flesh wound. It was not discovered who fired the shot.

Allen Ramsby Better.

- Allen Ramsby, who has been dangerously ill at the home of his sister Mrs. John Douglas; near Topeka, is considerably improved. His son Casper arrived from Petoskey; Mich., last night. The sick man has many relatives in Ldgonier. ; S

GRADUATING GLASSLIGONIER SCHoL

BACCALAUREATE SERMON BY . REV' J. I‘.’ LUTEY AT Mo Ec CHURCH SUNDAY, MAY 21

Nanmes of Graduates of Local Schools : for the Year of 1922 are ... Given Below. S

Friday evening, May 26, at the M. E. church the commencement exercises of the Ligonier schools will take place with Dr. James Weber Linn ‘of University of Chicago delivering the class address. His subject will be “Getting On in the World”. Dr. Linn is a famous educator and a fine orator and those fortunate enough to hear him will enjoy a rare treat. The baccalaureate sermon will. be delivered by Rev. J. F. Lutey at the M; E. church Sunday evening, May 21, e : The graduating class consists of 1 twenty-six members whose name follow: . " ‘Donabelle Billman. . Donald Gilbert. ; ‘ ) Mildred Dewey. - Dorothy Clarke ‘ - Hazel Gard. . i Charlotte Heyde. i Jessie Fritz. e Elanor Holloway. ‘ Katherine Bolitho. o Faith Vanderford. ~ Dorothy Doll. : v ' Helen Blue, C Mary Kitson. ‘ - Durbin Mier s e ' Velma Deardorf. Mary Carper : auline Flowers. ‘V¥ima Blue, &Py Speckeen ~ - ’ Fyances Snyder. . . : Fay Speckeen. . ‘ Wava Morrow. : - Anna Hite, L Charley Blue. ' : Chauncey Kaufman. ‘ - @Gertrude Sisterhen, i

Burglars are Busy.

Policeman Bowen was called to the residence of James Snyder on West Third street last night to rout a couple of supposed burglars seen at the home. The prowlers escaped down an alley before the officers arrived. The affair created great excitement in' the neighborhood. o .

wr.r o | - Champers for State Chairman. It is predicted that Walter S. Chambers, Newcastle = newspaper man, will have no opposition for the chairmanship . of the state democraatic committee tomorrow. A woman will be named vice chairman.

Water Hole Remains.

~ The big water hole on the Blazed Trail just west of Brimfield is becoming dry for the first time in six months. The water has been over the roadway for that length of. time.

HERE AND THEEKS

- James Adams is having his automobile house fixed up for lake camping this summer. "

Milo Miller has signed to pitch ball for the Kendallvile Reds and will Qe given his first tryout Sunday. .

The “Cliff Dwellers” had a very pleasant meeting at the flat of Mr. and Mr. Will Sack Tuesday evening. a lne time was enjoyed. : }

Mrs. A. C. Wiley, -of Wolf Lake, after a visit with her some, Jay Wiley and family in thig, dty,leftlastnight for Russell, Kansas, for a two weeks’ visit. L - |

Mr. and Mrs: Horace Ullery have moved from the corner of Union street and Lincoln Way South ‘to the Hortense Christner property on McLean street. .

Interested persons are requested to appear at Jackson cemetery in Benton township Friday and Saturday and prepare it for Memorial Day exercises Sunday, May 28.. j

~ Mrs. Nellis Sedgwick, Red Cross nurse and Miss Olive Sisterhen will attend the alumni banquet at the Oli'ver hotel, South Bend tonight. Tomorrow night they will atend the graduating exercises for nurses at Epl'wo"rth Hospital in that city. _

" The meeting of the home Economics club booked for Friday afternoon at the high school building has heen postponed one week on account of the class exercises and exhibit at the high school building to be held at that time. e - :

Councilman Galloway received a letter from his brother Jesse in New York that twin boys have arrived at his home. Mr. Galloway is an instructor in an eastern instijution of learning and formerly taught school in Ligonfer, e

FOUR HUNDRED A DAY

Ford Motor Company Has Great Run on Tractors For Month of April

| Although the Ford Motor Company Detroit has been increasing the output of Fordsons daily since the first of the year retail sales have mainrtained even a greater advance. April requirements necessitate the ‘building of four hundred Fordsons a day and production is being further ‘increased as rapidly as possible. This is the Ford Company’s largest output since 1919 and it is expected that production will have broken all previous records before the end of the month. , » L ‘The increased buying of Fordsons indicates that the farmer’s position is bettér and also is the farmer’s ‘endorsement of the Fordson price-cut which created considerable comment throughout the country. , " ~ Besides the Fordsons being sold| for farm use many are being sold in the cities as power units in hauling, excavating grading and other kinds of industrial work. i

Claims by Cimmission,

A bulletin® sent out by the state highway commission among other things says: : - - “From Ligonier to Fort Wayne the state highway department has practically rebuilt wifh gravel a section of more than 30 miles of Lincoln highway. The maintenance division now has this®stretch in such shape that it truthfully can be called a boulevard, highway officialg say. According to citizens of Fort Wayhe and Ligonier parts of this road were impassable last’year. The commission has assured the citizens now since it has been taken into the system it will be kept an all year road until such time it is possible to give it a hard surface pavement.” ' : - One .would think from reading the above that the road referred to had just been taken into the state system when as a matter of fact the Lincoln Highway was the first to be designated. : , ; 2 e Further on the bulletin continues: “The. commission sometime this week will travel the iLncoln highway between Ligonier and Fort Wayne, and determine if this section of approximately 30 miles now ‘a _fineg stretch of gravel boulevard will be in-‘ cluded in the highway program of hard surface roads for 1923.” . l

. Health Clynic Held Here. Between fifty and sixty applicants applied for examination at the tuberculosis clynic held here yesterday afternoon ' under direction of the Red Cross. Twenty patients were examined against thirteen at the former c¢lynic held some months ago under the same auspices. The result of the examination showed one case of empyerma, one acute, three inactive cases, seven cases of defective tonsils, one resolved pneumonia, one taxic goitre,” three active tubervcutsrcases. Four physicians assitsed by four nurses made the examinations, nemely Dr. Stygall, Indianapolis, Dr. Blackner of the Irene Byron “hospital, Allen county, Dr. Nye Cromwell, and Dr. Lane, Ligonier. The nurses were Miss Holland, Kendallville, Olivé Sisterhen, Alta Palmer and Nelie Sedgwick of this city. The clynic is pronounced’ very successful.

" Death of Mrs. Calbeck. ' Mrs. Sarah Cavin Calbeck wife of John Calbeck aged abeut 80 years died at Los Angeles; California Wednesday of the infirmities of age. . The deceased was a resident of Ligonier for many years and was a most highly respected lady. The remains will be buried in Californiia where the family has resided ahout ten years.

Bull Mooser Ahead. Latest returns from Pennsylvania on Tuesday’s primary gives Gifford Pinchot bull moose candidate for governor a safe lead .over George E. Alter, stand-pat and organization candidate, This is another slap at the boss-ruled administration similar to that- in Indiana when Beveridge won the senatorial nomination over Senafor New. Pinchot pronounced-Pincho was a strong personal friend of the late Theodore Roosevelt and has for many years been an ardent progresgive ' e

Big Cattle Shipments.

In one week Harry Gréen has shipped nine car loads of export cattle to an ehstern market, The other day John H. Green sold five car loads of cattle to ‘Swift & Co., packers Chicago. The sale was made direct.

Building Committee Meets.

- The Christian church building committee met last night and postponed the awarding of contracts for the remodeling of the church edifice until a later date. The contractors have not all submitted their bids.

Woman Seéks Postoffice. ‘Mrs. Qharles Eckhart took the examination for the postoffice appointment at Winona lake. There/ were also three men. o

Against Primary.

Republican platform advisors in Indiana have declared against the primary election law. They would have delegates elected by primary but candidates nominated in conventions, ,

- MONDAY THURSDAY

VOL. 56 NO. 128

DARING BANK ROBBERY AT STROH

YEGGS BLOW SAFE EARLY WED. NESDAY MORNING AND| ESCAPE WITH $3OO IN CASH

Belief That Robbers Were Frightened Away Before Job of Looting b Was Complete.

Another daring bank robbery was perpetrated early yesterday morning at the little town of Stroh. While residents of the quiet little village slept peacefully a gang of yeggs' pried open the front door of the Farmer’s State bank burned ‘through* the double doors of the vault and escaped with $3OO in currency. Their work gave the ear-marks of professionalism and there was not the slightest. clue for authorities to work on. : . ; ‘ The robbery was not 'discovered until 6:30 o’clock yesterday morning when Roy Perkins cashier went to the bank-to assume_ his duties and found the vault had been tampered with Charred and smoldering papers and smoke caused presumably by an acetylene torch used by the bandits gave mute evidence of the robbery. The robbers failed to gain entrance to any of the safety deposit boxes securing only the bank’s funds which had been placed inside the vault. It is presumed the robbers were frightened away before they were able to complete their work. - ‘ Sheriff Hearn of LaGrange county was notified and after an investigation could not find the slighest clue to work on. e ' ‘ The bank was organized in November 1919 with a capitalization of $25,000 and is located in a new brick building constructed especially for banking purposes. H. B. Lewis is pre~ sident, F. A. Stout vice-president Roy Perkins cashier and Fred Shroyer assistant cashier. v ~ The loss is fully covered by insurance. o

BOGUS SOLICITORS WORKS

Collects Money in iLgonier and Ken- * dallville For Salvation Army and : Pockets It

~ When a committee working under chairman Bothwell of the Salvation Army drive began soliciting for funds they found that a man had been ahead of them making collections ostensibly for the same purpose.. . The matter was at once taken up with C. P. Munton chairman of the county and he says the imposter also worked Kendallville. It cannot be ascertained how much was fraudulently colelcted but it must have been a large sum. The situation is most embarrassing to the committees for the Salvation Army drive now on in thec ounty as contributors cannot be expectéd to pay more -than once. There seems to be no clue to the identity of the fake canvasser. :

Distriet Committee Organized. Democrats of the Twelfth district at a meeting in Fort Wayne Tuesday organized by the election of Stanley Nelson of Auburn as district chairman, Miss Cecil Foley of Fort Wayne district: vice-chairman, Clarence R. ‘McNabb of Fort Wayne re-elected secretary Harvey W. Morley of Angola treasurer. All of the selections were ‘made by acclamation. : ~All county chairmen were present ‘except Judge Wrigley who was repre‘sented by proxy. The meeting was an }enbhusiast’ic one. e :

New President of Purdue.

- Dr. Edward C. Elliott of Helena, Mont., distinguished educator and executive was elected president of Purdue university Tuesday afternoon by unanimous vote of the board of trustees meeting in special session. Dr. Elliott was present at the meeting and formally accepted the office. He . will take up his work at Purdue on September 1 or before then if pos- . gible. . v ) ~This will be good news to Purdue graduates everywhere. . |, .

Elks Visit Garrett.

Following are local Elks who attended the institution —of an Elks lodge at Garrett Tuesday evening which starts out with 68 members. Sol Henoch, Arnold Ellson, A. O. Shearer, Tom Jeanneret, Milo Kauffman, Farley and Kansier, W. B Oy~ ler. There were no candidates to imitiate as all the 68 members of ‘the new lodge had been made Elks in different places. , - Engagement Announced. The engagement of Miss Thelma Mason . accomplished and popular young lady of Millersburg and Leland Calbeck cashier of Citizens Bank of | Ligonier is. announced the marriage to take place June 10th. The newlyweds will reside in this city where they are so well -and’ favorably