Ligonier Banner., Volume 57, Number 28B, Ligonier, Noble County, 6 September 1923 — Page 1

TWICE WEEKLY:

2.00 PER YEAR

ANOTHER HOTEGAME OF REAL BASE BALL

ELEKHART .DELTAS TO TEST -STRENGTH WITH LIGONIER BRAVES SUNDAY,

Visitors Have Twelve Victories to « Their Credit and Jinx Game Here 4 Will Be very Uncertain, - Ligonier base ball fans will have an opportunity to witnesss a real game here next Sunday when the Elk‘nart Deltas will -try to ~win their 13th. game from the Rex Braves and it may prove their jinx, thirteen being regared as a hoodoo number. Out of fifteen games played this season the Deltas haver won twelve which is a good record considering the fast company they have been iu. ‘The Rex Braves are not at all disturbed over’ the prospects of meeting the Deltas in | battle array and will certainly give a good account of themselves. Capt. Rex will present one of the strongest teams seen here in many yars and all lovers of baseball need have no hesitancy in being present at the contest. = They will not be disappointed, : When the Braves bested Columbia City Grays last Sunday by the close score of 3 to 2 there was great rejoicing in ‘the Ligonier camp. Doc Rex pitched for the locals and showed his old time form, holding the Grays down to five scattered blows. Ligonier now has a ball team ol which she may be proud and the best way to testify appreciation is for a big crowd to turn out next Sunday. September 9th. e

Death of Mrs. Gross.

Mary J. Gross, aged 61, widow of the late W. A. Gross, died Sunday | night at the home of a sister Mrs. Vernon Hursey in Sparta township. The deceased ~was a former well known resiflent of Ligonier and was highly respected. She underwent an operation sometime ago for :goitre. but heart disease developed— which caused her death. Among the survivors are a son Hershel Gross of Ligonier, two sisters, Mrs. Hursey at whose home she died and Mrs. William Brown, the latter two of Sparta township. The funeral will be con ducted by Rev. C. H, Bacheler of the Ligonier Presbyterian church at the Hursey home at 1:30 o’clock Friday afternoon with burial in Oak Park, Ligonier. = Convention For Chicago. " Frederick W. Upham treasurer of | the national Republican committee returned on the Leviathan from o trip abroad said there was no question but that Chicago would be the scene of the 1924 Republican convention. A majority of the members of the committee had expressed themselves in favor of Chicago he said. e 2 San Francisco which Mr. Upham ‘declared had a “powerful bid” for the convention woudn’t have a chance, “unless President Coolidge erpressed a desire to have the session held elsewhere than at Chicago.” Mr. Upham also predicted the momination of President Coolidge to succeed himself with LaFollette and Borah as close contenders..

Attend Legion Confevence.

Willis Leming ° and George Green of the local American Legion post attended a conférence of the Twelfth Congressional District at Auburn yesterday and report &« big assemblage and a fine time. - Among the prigcipal speakers on the program was Commander Perry Faulkner of Shelbyville; Captain Samuel D. Jackson of Fort Wayne, and Mayor Waren Lige of Auburn. A banguet was held in the banquet room of the Commercial club. - Wayne Twp. Trustee Resigns, ‘Charles Poppy wwho last ' November was elected trustee ‘of Wayna township has resigned his office and will be succeeded during the re‘mainder of the term by Frank Bog~mer well known farmer residing northeast of that city. Mr. Poppy _expects to go to California in hope ‘of regaining his health, = - 'That Golf Tournament. | The Wawasee Golf club is holding . a tournament this week for all men ~ members of the club. A preliminary ~ round.of eighteen holes, medal, is be~_ing played, and the two low players ~ will play each: other for first prize. Other prizes are also obe awarded ~__ Com is Ripening Fast. ~_ Farmers claim the hot weather of e Shom &Bk si Bafdle: Greek, Micl S D e e

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Drowns in Chapman Lake,

J. L. Hale about 47 years old connected with the Winona Railway company’s office in Warsaw for nearly 20 years was drowned at Big Chapman lake six miles northeast of that city Tuesday evening. The body was recovered about 11 o’clock. - ' Mr. Hale had gone fishing on the lake with two friends Dr. VanOsdol of Rushville, and Dr. Hoagland, of New (Castle. After they had been on the lake for some time one of the party caught an unusually large fish and in the excitement immediately following their boat capsized. : The men called for help and peo‘pl_e on shore heard them, several going to their assistance. One of the first to reach. the frantic men was Ralph Gunter.a resident of the vicinity. The rescuers were able to save Dr. VanOsdol and Dr. Hoagland, but Mr. Hale although he was said to he an extra good swimmer had disapDbeared before the rescuers reached him, - » - _ Library Budget and Tax. The budget for the Ligonier Public Library and proposed tax rate is set forth in this jssue of the Banner. The tax rate is 14 cents on the $lOO valuation. Ten <cents is. levied against the city of Ligonier and on a city valuation of $3,179,715 the tax for Ligonier amounts to $3,179.71 The four cent levy on Perry township | will yield a revenue of $1,500 making a total for the Library maintenance for 1924 of $4,679.71. The amount of the expenditures for all purposes is placed at $4,400. The exhibit s signed by President A. E. Kelley and Secretary H.' Dale Woodruff.

Presbyterian = Notes.

Ant-Saloon League Field Day comes next Sunday the 9th. At 10:45 E. A. Miles of Indianapolis a well posted and able speaker will present the cause. : | The .attendance last Sunday at the opening service after vacation was excellent. ‘Plan to keep this up anid to get others out also. 4 The Sunday School loses from its teaching force the Misses Green W’hol are leaving town temporarily. We deeply appreciate their work and will find it* difficult to fill their‘] places.’ . bRO i : fo Hurt in Accident. l - Nate Etchyson and Cash Long, employees of a N. Y. C. railway secéw tion gang who reside on the North Side met with quite a serious ac: cident this morning when they leaped from a radidly moving hand ear tc avoid an open switch. Mr. Etchyson suffered a badly bruised right hand which. was attended by Dr. Lane and Dr. Black dressed the injuries to Mr-. Long’s head. A brakeman threw the switch in time to avoid an accident and Save the other members of the BtpW., 1. e : ~ Mrs, Culver Resigns ~ Mrs. J. E. Culver presented her resignation at a regular meeting of the Ligonier Library Board last evening as a member of:that body. The Culver family has removed to Elkhart. The lady had been a faithful member of the Library Board for many years and her valuable ser: vices were highly appreciated. Her successor will be named by the judge of the Noble circuit court. -

Eclipse of Sun Monday,

A total eclipse of the sun for a} portion of the earth will occur next Monday, September 10th.. In. Indi-} ana the eclipse will be visible at| about 2:26 p. m., standard time, and| ending at 4:28. A little more than} half the sun will be covered. i 1 City Bonds to Be Sold. ~ Monday at the office of City Treasurer Shearer in the Farmers & Merchants Trust company building $12,000 of Ligonier city bonds will be offered for sale. The bonds bear five per -cent interest and they will undoubtedly command a premium. To Arrest Auto Driver. ' A warrant for the arrest of Harry Hatfield, of Indianapolis, for driving an automobile ‘while intoxicated, has been sworn out by Constable Bert O. Mabie of Syracuse. Hatfield is said to’ have struck anMher car at Lake Wawasee Sunday evening. i . Buys Shoe Store. L. R. Lepird has purchased the Stichler shoe store at Kendallville. The Ligonier, Angola and Kendallville' stores ‘are to be incorporated {with L. R. Lepird, Earl Eckhart and {Fred Stichler as stockholders. | |/ Bids Being Considered. . | Bids for the construction of the big |nier Refrigerator’ company were re|ceived Wednesday and are being cone ol Ok ol o eeh ks e e e

LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 1923

FINISH OF DR. T 1S SENSATIONAL

NOSES OUT MOONSHINE, STRONG FAVORITE IN FREE-FOR-ALL PACE AT DANVILLE, ILL.

Paces First Half Mile in One Minute and Two Seconds Killing: Other Contestants,

| Dr. T, owned by Dr.. Timmis, of Ligonier, and driven by George Higgs gave racé fans their monies worth in a thrilling finish of the free-for-all pace at Danville, Illinois, last Friday, nosing out Moonshine, a grand circuit campaigner and a strong favorite, in the fifth heat of a hotly contested race. S ‘ln speaking of the race the Danville Press says it was a fitting climax to'a week of speed thrills when Dr. T won the two first heats, came in second in the next two and bested the heavily played: favorite’ in tha ‘fifth. The track.was heavy and the best time made was 2:10% while Dr. T ‘has a record two seconds below that figure. The purse won by Dr. T. was $BO5. v 5 , .In ' speaking of the main speed event of the week the Danville paper says Dr. T and Moonshine had been held out of ‘the other events during the week for the purpose of winning this important race and the field was sent a pace so rapid in the start that not another animal stood any show. * Moonshine is owned by George Phillips, a Danville man, and " the crowd was all with the home contestant and many was the dollar lost ou him. e : 7 When Dr. T took Moonshine around the course of one-half mile in one minute and two seconds he took .the tuck out of him, winning the two first heats easily and staying back the nevt two heats to second place, just going fast enough to crowd the favorite he had the fifth fifth heat sewed up in a bag. Dr. T is entered in the state fair races at Indianapolis and is booked to: start today in the 2:10 pace. : Exposed by Rain Ceat. Marian. Howard is under arrest charged ‘jéwith attempting to steal a crepe dress in a store at South Bend. When detected she was compelled to remove her raincoat—disclosing the hidden dress. Then she left hurriedly, but forgot to take the raincoat. Her identity was established by a furniture bill found in a pocket of the coast. i ~ ; ' Held for Murder. e _ Murder in the first degree was the charge read in city court at Fort ‘Wayne, yesterday, when Thomas Burke, 27, was arraigned for the fatal shooting of Frank ‘Abeski, who was killed. in a drunken orgy. . : ; Celebrates Birthday. =~ Last Sunday Andrew Umbenhour reached the 62nd year of age and the anniversary was duly celebrated with a big family dinner. All the children with their families gathered to do honor to the occasion. | ~ ‘ Wawasee Wine Stolen. - An announcement was made that a quantity of wine had been stolen from an automobile at = Wawadsee | Monday night and it caused a sensation. ‘The owner-suppressed his identity. ®oeay : ? i _ Paraffin Injures Eye. . Mrs. James L. Boyer, of LaPorte, may lose the sight of one eye, which was injured when paraffin burst into {flames-as she was heating it to apply on fruit cans. 'Her hands and face were also painfully burned.

Two More Concerts. ' | After last night’s band concert the| people of Ligonier will have but two] more to enjoy, one next Wednesday evening and the following Wednesday. ; , Gypsies Ordered Out, . - Four automobiles loads of gypsies stopped in Columbia City Tuesday afternoon "and were ordered to leave the town immediately by Sheriff Steel.. o o ~ Jewish New Year. : ~ The Jewish New Year will start on the evening of Monday, Sept. 10 and continue over the following day. The Day of Atonement follows Sept. 5 'Aged Husband Survives. _ Mrs. John K. Snyder of Etna Green who- died Saturday, is survived by her husband, 95 years old. The couple had lived together 68 years. . Hfl.é@fim orter mveg,a T | Mrs. Gefie Stratton Porter, wWho {spends her summers at Limberlost, | Rome City, lett Tuesday for CaliforeLL e e

SCHOOL REGULATIONS

Rules Adopted, Given Out by Supt. . Allen, to Govern Opening on . . Next Monday. -

Superintendent Ralph Allen of the Ligonier schools has given out the following rules to govern. . The schools open Monday, September 10. '~ Monday morning the pupils above kindergarten will assemble at 8:30 and remain until 10:00 o’clock. Re¥ gular sessions will be held in the afternoon,” , Moa e Pupils for the kindergarten aged five years, wil Inot appear until Tuesday. Nor‘h fiide kindergarten pupils. will ‘assemble at .the building and will be transported to the South Side or high schgol building. The hours. for the kindergarten will be from 8:30 until 10:20 a. m. These pupiis who had the work last “year and who are now under six will be allowe?o enter the first grade but no child will ‘be allowed to enter the kindergarten under five years of age. Parents . are requested to see that their children observe these rules. Dies On Fishing Trip. : .~ Harmon Bennett 71 years old last May and well known resident of Coesse died suddenly Sunday night while ‘on a fishing trip to Ridinger lake in Kosciusko county. The coronor of Kosciusko county pronounced death to be due to neuralgia of the peart., Mr. Bennett and his son, Hiram of Fort Wayne went to Ridinger lake to fish over Labor day. Mr. Bennett and his grandson were walking along the ldke near the part where it was recently dredged when Mr. Bennett was seized with a severe | pain in the chest. His grandson, became frightened and ran for a doec-} tor. When the lad returned a few moments later with .a physician his grand father had passed away. \

U. B. Conference at Winona.

The annual conference of the St. Joe district of the United Brethren church including all territory in the state north of Kokomo convened Wednesday at Winona ‘Lake, Therg will be 85 delagtes in atendance from that number of churches. i et - Bishop H. H. Fout of Indianapolis will preside. The meeting will close next Sunday afternoon just after the list of assignments is read. -Rev. Overmeyer will deliver the memorial address Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. e e A Those in attendance from Ligonier are W. A. Cochran and Rev. and Mrs. F. B. Parker. s ~ Injured in Auto Accident. Mrs. Clara Smith of Fort Wayne suffered a' number of painful - injuries none believed serious Monday afternoon, when the automobile she was driving turned over on the Rome City road mnear Brimfield. Mra. Smith who was in company with friends lost control of her 'machine while turning a corner it is said. None of the other occupants was injured. She was taken to the Kneipp 'sanitarium for treatment. The auto‘mobile was badly damaged. :

County. Tax Levy Stands

~ The county tay levy as fixed by the county council at a meeting held last month will stand unchanged at' 40 cents on each $lOO valuation of taxable property. The county levy was finally adopted at a. meeting of the council held at Albion Tuesday. The county commissioners also conferred with the members of the council in adopting the budget which includes an estimated expenditure of $122, 862.62 for the county in 1924. = | ‘Tramps Steal Dinner Pails . Three tramps working their way ‘westward along the Pennsylvania right of way approached Columbia City. about noon Wednesday and helped themselves to the contents in: dinner pails of section men. The tramps were latter apprehended at Plymoutn and brought back to Columbia City and given a ipreliminary hearing. Each was fined $5 and .costs and given thirty days in jail. ... '

Barber Loses Twenty Bucks.

Roy Prescott Larwill barber was robbed of $2O some time Tuesday night. Mr. Prescott locked-his money in a cash drawer in his md:hm the key. Sometime ‘during the night some one entered the shop found the key | unlocked the drawer and disappeared with the $2O. . : DeVault Trades Offiffices. | - Willlam A. DeVault Kendallville city treasurer since the death of the late William R. Gregg -has Dbeen appointed city clerk to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of F. Ortstadt efefetive September 29th. A successor to Treasurer DeVault has not yet been named. . : VA R e—— : Hospital Festivals Suceess, ~ Festivals held by Epworth Lea}guers in the Fort Wayne, Wabash |and Goshen districts the first of tha | week for. the benefit of the Methodist hospital.at Fort Wayne proved & de: {cided success, a considerable sum of jmoney being ralsed. -

10 PREVENT FRES 13 BIG QUESTION

CAMPAIGN UNDER FIRE PREVEN. TION WEEK HEADING MAY " \BE ESTABLISHED HERE.,

Movement On for Such a Project : Among Ligonier Merchants Asisted by the Banner,

~ Merchants of Ligonier are seriously considering plans for the estab[lishment of a Fire Prevention Campaign to last one week. e The live merchants of the 'cit@" believe that a school of education along the lines indicated will prove instructive and profitable. ' When it is considered’ that. fire losses in the United States in 1922 totalled $532,000,000.00 - and 15,000 lives. - " Oyr fire losses right now are| averaging $5,000,000 a week.. Statistics show that 90 per cent of these 'losses ‘can be prevented, if there is something at hand to uglei when the fire is discovered—-—sbme-‘ thing that even a woman or child can hadle effectively and quickly. . Fifteen thousand persons were blf;ned to death last year and an average of $l,OOO worth of property was destroyed eyery minute. It is appalling when it is realized that most fires are due to carelessness and may be prevented. Y - Organized. fire prevention work is now .being conducted by permanent committees in most of the. larger cities of the state, Newton T. Miller, fire marshal of Indiana, announced after completing a survey of the educational and “missionary” work that has been done by his department up to August 1. ~ Terre. Haute is ready to join the ranks of cities ‘having permanent fire prevention committee and the preliminary work is being done there now,, the fire marshal said. The club women of that city are planning to have a public ‘mass meeting during which time the intensive work of the committee will be launched.. Other cities already organized for fire prevention work are Evansville, Fort Wayne, Kokomo, New Albany, Richmond, Muncie and Lafayette. Under the fire marshal’s plan of organization the committees in each city are formed through the CO-Op-eration of the Chamber of Commerce, | civic clubs and similar organizations. After the fire prevention committee is completely organized it’ becomes | permanent and its ‘work is constant rather than spasmodic. The ‘committees undertake to educate and eradicate. Through publicity and a corps of speakers the gospel of fire prevention and the doctrine of personal liability for causing fires is carried to the citizenship everywhere—in the ‘homes, . stores, factories, offices schools, theatres, lodges and clubs. ‘The members of the comimttee also. undertake to eradicate all fire hazards in their city, inspect public buildings and institutions, report conditions believed to be bad, and use their influence to keep the city free of rubbish and other accumulations of dangerous combustibles. Fewer fire alarms and a marked decrease in the number of injuries. 'deaths and property losses caused by fires, are the inevitble results of this vigilance and co-ordinated effort, Mr. Miller said. g M ‘No town or city is too small to be included in this movement and it is believed Ligonier will heartily join. The situation will be thoroughly ‘canvassed tomorrow ‘and the ‘resuit published in the Banner Monday.

Returns to Reeclaim Piamonds.

' Jack Johnson, former heavyweight champion .of the pugilistic ring, is at Columbia City to answer to a charge of driving a car without a‘license or an ownership tag. - Johnson was arrested ‘at Columbia City some time ago. giving his, diamonds as security for his appearance for-—trial. :

3,000 at Opening,

V. H. Nelson, manager of the Wilbur Templin music store, stated that approximately 3,000 persons attended the formal opening /of the "Templin music house in Goshen Saturday afternoon and evening. =An orchestra furnished ' excellent entertainment for the guests. ~ : -~ Bad Wreek at Woleottville. An engine, tender and eight heavily loaded freight cars were demolished in a wreck on the G. R. & I. railway at Wolcottville * causing heavy damage and painfully injuring Conductor: Winebrenner * of = Ft. 'Wayne. Traffic was blocked for over Slght hours. .= ooy & -It Was a Mean Trick. : 1 A motoreyclist picked up a boy, Ralph Steels, 14, of LaPorte, fof a “sghort ride” -and did not let the boy jout of the sidecar until he reached Chicago, where he left him without Mot . . et e

Toe Reside in -Detroit.

Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Forler married at the home of the bride Mr. and Mrs. Will Wade in this city, last Monday September 3 will make their home in Detroit where Mr. Forler has a good position, The bride was . formeriy Miss Lucile Wade a popular young lady of Ligonier. A fine wedding breakfast was served to 31 guests. Among those from out of town George and Herbert Schnider, Detroit, Dr. and rMs. Fred MecCallum and two ‘daughters, Jane and Josephine, the Misses Elza Schultz and Dorothy Thompson of South Bend, Dr. and Mrs. ~Lane 'and daughter Bonnie, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wadé, Mr, and Mrs. Alva Vance, Donnabelle and Wilma Hostetter, - Mrs. George ussey, Mrs. Marion Reese and daughters Josephine and Margaret, Mrs. E. R. Slater Miss Esther Keasey all of Ligonier. . The young couple left on . their home trip at noon followed by the best wishes of many friends. They received many beautiful and useful presents; . e " Sorry to Lose Them. ~ The Cromwell Advance says: “After a sojourn of about six months in Cromwell,” during which time they have made many new and reneweil’ old friendships, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Steller removed to Ligonier Tuesday, where he will associate himself with his son in the meat market in that " city. = Mr. Steller is an expert meat cutter, and the fact that it was impossible to secure competent help in the business, at Ligonier that he closed His market here and left for the- new position. We all regret to lose these - people as citiz‘enq of Cromwell, but wish them success and happiness in their new home’™.

Narrow Escape.

. A Cromwell young man, now employed in Fort Wayne, and a young lady, companion came near meeting a horrible " death at the Baltimore and Ohio crossing in this city last Saturday night. A fast freight tra’fn; was approaching just as the young people were about to dash across the tracks, and but for the timely swerving of the car which caused it to upget by the side of the tracks, both of the occupants would *have ' been ground to - pieces.—Cromwell Advance. . ; o ‘“. A ~ _ Cost of Handling Mail. The most complete plan ever devised by postal authorities to determine the actual cost of handling eaci piece of mail matter which passes daily through the postoffices of the country will be inaugurated.on :September 21st throughout tliéf‘cgg')jx,ntry,‘l when every article will be .eounted and total cost of handling aseertained on specially prepared department forms. » This work imposes heavy extra duties upon the employees of ail the postoffices. o L

Death of Thomas Jones.

Thomas Jones, vetéran mail carrier at Cromwell, and ‘a highly respected resident, passed away at his home one-half ' mile west of Cromwell -on Tuesday morning of Bright's disease. He has suffered from'this ailment for the past six months. *He was about 63 years old. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, four sons and two brothers. Funeral services wers held Wednesday and the burial took place at Salem. e i G - ——ee | _ Hatfield Fined $5O, H. F. Hatfield head of the Hatfiel.i Electric * Co., at Indianapolis was fined $5O and costs in the city court at Warsaw, om a charge of driving an automobile while intoxicated. He is saig to have driven his car 'a . Nash. into a Ford owned by Mr. Hess, proprietor of the Highland View Gatdens ‘of Lake Wawasee. L 1 Outcome is Uncertain. ~ John Kohn of Milwaukee who had his skull crushed when his auntomo‘bile plunged down a 15 foot embankment east of Butler Monday and has since been a patiént at the Sacred Heart hospital at Garrett was still in a semi-consciofis condition today and it was impossible to fortell the outcome of his ipjuries. =

Todays Loeal Grain Prices.

Ligonier dealers today paid the following prices for grains: .. : Wheat Ll Gaisuinme Mo RYO Lol Loleis e 506 COTR ' iaiiiii b s ahnic i b DG OatE i e niiaaiiE Ll B The price of wheat hangs around 90 cents the bushel. = , Deadlock 18 Brokem. A dispatch from Washington ndtes that th& deadlock in the anthracite coal strike is broken and an agreement between the miners and operators will probably be reached. - Plan to Attend Convention, ‘Members of the local post are ‘planning to attend the state convention of the American Legion to. be held at Michigan city next Tuesday Ligonier after spending the summer with her parents near Alblon. Lon e i e e e R e

- MONDAY “THURSDAY

VOL. 57 N 0.288

BADLY INVOLVED 15 GOVERNOR MGRAY

INDEBTEDNESS CONFESSED =) HIM IS $2,652,652 WHICH SHOWS

BAD MANAGEMENT.

Opposition - Press Handles Chiei Executive Most Genereusly It i -Must Be Admitted. :

The humiliation of the governor has aroused public sympathy and about all the unfavorable criticism emanates from his republican creditors. Of course the goyermor atiributes his sad financial plight to cox ditions over which he has no comtrol. ! . Had Samuel Ralston, Thomas R Marshall or any other democratic governor of “Indiana while in office gotten himself into such financial . |straits as Gov. Warren T. McCray ‘confesses the republican press of the state ' would ‘'have howled . itself hoarse in.derison, but no such exhibition can be charged to the demo cratic press. H koo e F It is not a pleasant situation to find a governor of a great state so . ‘heavily obligated to men who must exert more 3 less influence with official action and whether this has heen done thege seems no way of determining. ' Eole ey - The people of Indiana must have been .greatly surprised to learn that Governor - McCray, according to his . own statement, owed $2,652682. How he -accumulated this enermous burden is less important tham the fact . that it exists. According to the same statement he has assets that will, & carefully ' handled yield $3,323.417. . In: his explanation the govermor aitempts to. show that the: bad candi tions in the agricultural and cati'e fields -are respomsible and the further fact- that he has neglected his private interests for the public gool. If the private affairs of the governor are to be taken as a gauge of his financial ability it is. 'little wonder that the state has contracted a debt under his’ administration something like five million dollars. =~ With the financial affairs’ of the governor under investigation by = committe ;of his creditors who will report Friday on whether to accep: proposals of a settlement submitted the public turned to am inspection of the political angles of the affair. . The Indiana law prevemts amy msm from - holding two successive terms as governor and it was poimted omt that thus the republicans will mot be ‘confronted with the possibility of | having Gov. McCray as a candidate for re-election in 1924, Close friemd:: of the governor declared that he has never had any higher political ambitions than to serve as chief executive of the state and finish his term with :h'(m'or.,‘__ i i o s iy ~ Thus far there has been mo opem ‘movement on the part of the democrats to capitalize the’ governor's difficulties for political gain but the fact that almost every section of the state was represented at the creditor’s ' meeting demonstrates that iuterest in the situation extends far be- - yond the limits of Marion county amnd the governor’s home .at Kentland Various rumors of alleged l—: dealings of the governor had beem im circulation for some time but the governor had resolutely igmored et o ot e : Indiana has been in a political turmoil for several years. Governer ent junior senator, Sammel M. ? s7Tt e e T

Killed in Drunken Fight. 7 Thomas Burke, 26, shot and instantly killed his roommate, Framk Bbeski, following a drunken orgy at the Burke home in Fort Waymne Monjday night. The gquarrel, which terminated in the tragedy, according %o the slayer was precipated by the slain man’s ‘jealousy aromsed %Wy Burk’s atention to a Polish woman, ‘whose name is said to be Boebusk. . : o . X " . Two Greatest Americams. = . Ex-President - Woodrow Wilson amd Charlie Chaplin.k\ to Latin America 'as “CarlitdS”, are the omly North Americans figuring among the ten most interesting men to Bramil from a news standpoint, acording %o a canvass of the leading ‘edifors of that country made by the United th? hmi «ff “@g% : o ,if e s MEETENERE S 3’?* V~~ S B R R Mo TRe