Ligonier Banner., Volume 62, Number 6B, Ligonier, Noble County, 8 March 1928 — Page 1

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DELAWARE COUNTY KAILIFF ~ TELLS HOW KLAN TOOK $lOO,000 OUT OF MUNCIE Evidence Wil Be Used in Attempt to Have Charter of Order Revoked in State How $lOO,OOO was taken out of Muncie by the Ku Klux Klan in 1925-24 was related by Samuel H. Bemenderfer klan Kailliff of Delaware county -at that time in a deposition made at the office of Attorhey Generali Arthur Gilliom. Gilliom said he would use this and other depositicns in an effort to cust the klan from Indiana. The ouster suit is now pending in "Marion circuit court. : Bemenderfer who is now president of the Prostestant Knights of America and Phi Delta Kappa fraternity was accompanied to Tndianapolis by Orion Norgross of Muncie secretary of the Protestant Knights who also was to give a deposition. Gilliom was assisted in taking the deposition by former supreme court judge Fred Gause. e J. H. Connoughton and Fred Orbison kian attorneys offered formal objection to the taking of the deposi-! tions. This was also done recently when a deposition was taken from “Pat” Emmons of South Bend. There were 7,200 members in the Delaware %lan Bemenderfer said. The klan token or iaitiation fee was $10; robes were $6.50 and “‘chafr charges” weére from $1 to $1.50, he said. Before the charter was granted the membership numbered 6,800 and turned over $68,000 in tokens; $lB,200 for robes and $3,000 for chairs, he testified. :

~ Captain Flagg Batties Bulls Victor McLagilen whose fame as Captain Flagg in the screen version of “What Price Glory” is sweeping the nation has turned toreador. Cast as Escamillo in “Loves of Carmen’” directed by Raoul Waish, McLaglen devoted a month to the study of the art of bull fighting. He went to Mexico City with Director Wallsh where they witnessed several exhibitions of the Spanish sport and studied the customs and personalities of the. experts. Walsh who also directed McLaglen in “What Price Glory” brought back with him from Mexico Rafacl Valverde well known in Spain and Mexico as a toreador. Valverde gave McLaglen daily lessons in his native art and “Captain Flagg” soon became quite expert. Incidentally this is the second version- of “Carmen” to be made by Walsh. The first had Theda Bara in the star role. ‘ L 'The Walsh has made this new edltion of “Carmen” a very candid affair. The gypsy cigarette -girl will be shown as she was and not the tinsled personality of opera and other screen productions. Dolores Del Ric who gave Charmaine such reality in “What Price Glory” will play the title role. Nearly all the wardrobe and equipment for “Carmen” has been imported from Spain, where Edwin C. Hill an agent for the company has been gathering it for months. The picture opens a 3 day run at the Crystal Theatre next Tuesday. Two Operations Dr. Lane performed two appendicitis operations in the Methodist hospital at Fort Wayne Tuesday. One of the patients was Gerald Hayes =z school pupil and the other was Max little son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Elijah. A little son of Mr. and Mrs. Honeywell out on the FioydShellanbargser farm cut his face open when he fell on a barbed wire fence and Dr. Lane was called to dress his injury. i Exceeds All Former Sales 3 Two auctioneers were employed from noon Wednesday until nightfl in disposing of the goods and live stock, at Foster’s Community sale and the receipts were $7,000. This was the largest offering ever made by Mr. Foster and a great crowd was in attendance. : Severs Artery in Hand. James Schlotterback while tussling with a young companion in the Herman Sack store Wednesday evening crashed the glass in a show case, severing an artery in his right hand. The injury bled profusely until reduced by-Dr. Lane. : Bridge Contract Awarded The commissioners of Noble and Kosciuskco counties in joint session at Warsaw Wednesday awarded the contract for a county line hridge to H. G. Mickey for $2,303. , : o Slceping Sickness Fatal = After ten days of unconsciousness ‘William Dfivil 38 died in a hospital ‘at Fort Wayne from sleeping sickness.

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LIGONIER.NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA. THURSDAY, MARCH 8 1928

ACCOMPLISHES MUCH GOOD Program Under Auspices of Izaak Walton Chapters in Great Lakes Region is of Interest The Izaak Walton conservation movement now greatly in . evidence throughout the United States has lately assumed a very intensive form in the central states and particularly in and around Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. : The Izaak Walton League of America has upward of 3,000 chapters di§tributed all over the land. The leagye has been divided heretofore into atate divisions and these state divisions into chapters functioning under divisional officers. In attempting to purify the larger streams of the three states contemplating this vast program it was scon decided that inasmuch as many of the streams to be so purified had their sources in adjacent states, some sort of a unified purifications program ‘ was very desirable. 1 The Ligonier chapter of the Leaguel will hold a rearganization meeting lin city ‘hall Fridav evéiiaog 1t was through this chapler that 120,000 percii, 15,500 blue gills many bass Minnows and 490 pouncs of wild rice see were procured last year fer Ligonier. 2 1t is hoped that there will be a good turn out at city hall Friday night. Ministerial Meeting. The Noble county HMinisterial Association will meet at the U. B. church Albion Indiana March 12 1928 . 5 P. M.—Business Session Rev. J. E. Lawshe President Rev. A. A. Knepper Devotigns. Supper 6:15 Dining Room of U. B. church. Evening program : "Rev. J. E. Lawshe Presiing Devotions: Song Service Scripture reading and prayer. . Address “The place of the Ministerial Asscociation in the' Religious Work of the County”—Rev. F. A. Ris-/ ley. : : Closing Benediction The public is cordially invited.

Will Put on Musical Comedy The Kumjoynus Class of the Christian church will put on the musical comedy *“The Flapper Grandmother” March 26 and 27. A coach will arrive next week and start the rehearsals. The Sewell Production company of Atlanta Georgia is furnishing the costumes:and coach and the cast will he compose of Ligonier young people. While the Kumjoynus class is sponsoring the play the talent will be selected with regard to their ability. A large number of young people have volunteered to assist in the production. This same company cecached “The Microbe of Love” two years ago. * Charles Kohler Dead. Charies Kohler 73 ex-mayor and a life long resident of Coshen died Monday evening at his home 101 North Third street following a years ill ness of hardening of the arteries. Death however was due to angina pectoris. ; : : Mr. Kohler who was one of the city’s most prominent citizens served as mayor from 1906 to 1910 and was a member of the common council for 14 years from 1886 to 1898. ; Three Killed by Train - Mrs. Ralph Engle 31 and her two daughters Geraldine 4 and Jean 3 of Larwill were killed Wednesday «f--terncon at Larwill when the autcmobile in which they were riding was struck by the” east-bound Perusylvania Manhattan Limited. | st e » | Preshyterian Chureh Notes The mausical Sunday March 11 will be arranged by Mrs. G. H. Bacheler, Mrs. Chas. Wagner will sing a solo. The seccnd- services of the day will be held at 7 o’clock instead of 5 and will be in charge cf the C. E. Sdciety. The program is printed elsewhere.

Special Services. : The Kumjoynus Class will have. charge of the opening exercises at the evening service at the Christian church next Sunday evening. A special musical program has been prepared. The public is invited. W * Woman Hangs Self, The body of Mrs. Sam McGladdery 50 was found hanging from a rafter of her home at North Vernon. Relatives said they believed ill health had prompted her to kill herself. Great War Picture. The Ligonier Post 243 American Legion will sponsor a great war picture at the Crystall early this spring. It will be one of the best pictures ever seen here. » i In Toledo Hospital August Yorkey is in a Toledo hospital receiving treatment for his broken arm. He was induced. to take thic stay by his daughter who resides in that city. : : - Joint Farm Bureau Meet This Thursday ‘evening the Perry township farm bureau ‘wili ’eutertain the Sparta township bureau &t a pot ‘luck supper and entertainment.

THREE CARS WRECKED W. E. Bartholomew Meets With Bail Accident Near Denning Farm Tuesday Forenoon After making the short turn on the Lincoln Highway near the Denning farm Tuesday forenoon W. E. Barthclomew driving a big maechine crashed into a Whippet standing at the side of the road the¢ property of James Adams, driving the nrachine through a fence and stoving in the front and then collided with a car owned by a Mr. Needham of Wolcottville. All three automobiles were badly damaged. f Want to Be Governor Eight republicans and six democrats now are competing for the republican and democrat nominations for Governor in the Indiana primary election May Bth as follows: L - Republicans—Arthur Symms cf Linton; Charles W. Jewett of Indianapolis; Alvah J. Rucker of Indianapolis; Harry Leslie of Lafayette; Charles Ewry of Portland; Thomas H. Adams of Vincennes; U. S. Lesh of Huntington and Fredrick E.;Short-i emeier of Indianapolis. . 1 Democrats—Frank C. Daily of Bluffton; Samuel, Wells of Scottesburg; George E. Hershman of Crown Point Earl Crawford of Milton; John E. Fredrick of Kokomo and Olin R. Holt of Kokomo. > - Commissioners In Session The Noble county commissioners while in session Monday and Tuesday transacted a lot of business. An Oldstmobile was purhased for the use of the county road and bridge superintendent. Bonds were ordered sold for ithe Conrad highway which extends from the Perry township centralized fschool to the Frick road. The Lafe Crothers ditch in York township was ordered constructed. v The board accompanied hy County Attorney Vanderford went to Warsaw Wednesday to sell the contract for a county line bridge.

To Be Tried April 23 - Clyde A. Walb former Republican i’stfa.te chairman and Valentine Weaver former president of the Firs: National bank of LaGrange will be tried in Fort Wayne April 23 on a charge of violating the national banking laws according to word received by Albert Ward United States district attorney. The date was set by Judge Walter C. Lindsley of the eastern division of the Illinois federal court. ' . : Indiana Bull Fight Harry Fain residing west of Bourbon while leading a dehorned Guernsey bull through a field Wedncsday was suddenly attacked from behind by the animal and lifted several feet into the air. Fain landed on his hip and the animal started to crush him in the chest. Fain used his pocket knife with effectin the bull’s neck and caused the animal to retreat. Fain was not seriously hurt. Jlearing at Alibion Prosecutor C. A. Lincoln Wednesday held an inquiry at Albion relative to the operations of Chesler Flint and James Segewick of Rome City, arrested several days ago after stolem ‘merchandise had been found in Flint's room. Sedgewick is out under bond while Flint so far has been unabie to ;furnish bail. ! "~ Special Services . ~ Beginning Monday March 12 Rev. C. O. Shirley D. D, will conduct services each evening in the Presbyterian church at 7:30 P. M... Dr. Shirley iis a very pleasing speaker and we are 'lortunate in securing him to rreach here. i Everybody is very welcome to thoese services. ' : !fi Guilty of Forgery " Thecdore Williams 20 years old, of North Manchester entered a plea of guilty to a charge of forgery before Special Judge E. K. Strong at Columbia City Monday and was sentenced to serve two to fourteen years in the state reformatory at Pendleton and fined $5O.

Farm Home Burns ' The eight room two story frame house on the Mrs. Helen Clugston farm just north of Columbia City which was occupied by James Riley the renter was completely destroyed by fire that started shortly after three o’clock Monday afternoon. The loss is estimated at least $4,000. Lingers Two Years. Ferdinand Prange 57 died at his home in New Haven Sunday night of injuries received in @ motorcycle accident at New Haven two years ago. Prange was walking along the sidewalk when he was struck by a motor¢ycle of which the rider had lost control. : Ewes Are Proliic A bunch of sheep on the John Wendell farm west of North Manchester have a good lamb record there being 12 ewes and 47 lambs, 'with three gets of triplets and two single lambs in the lot.

- U. B. Church Notes The DButler Group Meeting -takes p-ace at Albion Friday. This local church has no official connection but the lectures on religious are the finest that I have ever heard. Therefore T am urging every teacher of our Sunday School and officer of the church and organizations who did not hear these lectures by all means to get into the afternoon and evening gervices. A e Sunday Services. e

9:30 Sunday School. Let everyone be present. Our Easter campaign will cover five Sundays. : : 10:456 Divine Worship ‘‘Sacrificial Living” , . Junior Church Leader Maxine Sackett. .

4:00 Christlan Endeavor. Frances Snyder. 7:30 Distriet Christian Endeavor Rally. Program follows. Hymn “Win Them One by One” Congregation. : Prayer Rev. J. C. Bailey Churubusco Memorized Scripture. Ps. 121 Helen Brill. . * 1 Cor. 13. Chester Wolf and Francis Risley. : - Ps. 23 Maxine Sackett. - Song “Building Every Day" Ligonier Juniors. , _ Reading—Churubusco. ; : Piano Solo—Sara WNichols : ~ Address—St. Joseph C. E. Objective Churubusco. Musical Reading ‘“The Model church Velma Deardorff. Junior Work— Mrs. F. A. Risley. Offering i Address Rev, M. S. Livengood Pres. St. Joseph C. E. Uniorn of Huntington Indiana. : Song Playlet—*Who Killed Christian Endeavor“ Ligonier C. E. Monday evening. The Otterbein ‘Guild will meet at the home of Evelyn Urich. This smeeting will be a picnic supper and the election of officers. ' i Tuesday evening. The Loyal Wo‘men’s Class will meet for their montktly social in the church.

Christian Chureh Help us to make March a -better month than February in interest and attendance in our Sunday School. We Vlre hoping no Sunday will fall below 100. Tet us make a 10 per cent increase this coming Sunday. - Preaching service at 10:30 A. M. We had a fine comgregation at- this service last Sunday. We are hoping for an increase again. Have you been thinking about your relationship to God or just living as though this life was all. Where do you expect to spend eternity? ‘ : ~ Consecration service at 6P. M. Roll ‘Call and .a response from each Endeaveorer. Be sure to be present and have some part on the program. Public preaching at 7 P. M. The Kumjoynus class have the introductary service and we know it will be well one. Come and emnjoy it with us. ; Triangle club at Mrs. Kimmells Friday after school. A good program and social hour for all who may be there. ' ' ~ The Loyal WWorkers Class wil: mect with Elpor Williams this evering. A good time is assured. - ' ‘ The CGlearer class enjoyed th: hos'pitality cf Mr. and Mrs. Frank [ocefer "i‘n their home on West 3rd St. A zood 1y number were present.

. “Sowing” was the subject &f & twenty minute talk by Re¥. Grizo at the Centeralized school this moruing ‘These are half hours much enjoycd by school and pastors of the city.

M. E. Chuorch Notes. Sunday school at 9:30 Edward Bourie Supt, There was a goo¢ crowd present but thers should have been more. If we are to make the average for this monih higher than any cihict for the conference year we will have to make good use of the next three Sundays. So come next Sundays and bring someone with you. ( Public Worship at 10:30. By beginning at this time we are enabled to get out much earliér and this is proving very satisfactory. Try and be there on time, so you can enjoy the entire services. i Epworth League at 6:00 Leader Donald Cotherman. Come and join with these young people. _/ Public Worship at 7:00 ~ Don’t forget that Sunday the 18th is the day get for cyveryonesto pay their pleges for this conference year both to the local budget and the bene;volences. We will need to know by ltha.t: time just where we stand in regard to our finances. ; Sunday the 18th is also known in the Goshen District as Membership week. Let us try and make thig a successful Sunday in everyway DOssible. By everybody cooperating we can close up the year In a fine way. Studebaker Home Rohbed A radio message Wenesday told of a boid robbery at the home of Col. Studebaker at 4 o’clock in the morning at South Bend. Valuables to the amount of over $30,000 were taken. Smallpox Epiemic at Peru. . With 40\cases of smallpox at Peru, ihealth authorities have ordered the vaccination of dll school pupils and teachers. o .

MARCH TERM OF COURT

Docket Called Tuesday With Wrigley and Whiteleather to Aet as ' Special Judges i

[' Preliminary details to the opening ‘,Qf the March term of the Noble circuit court were underway at Albion Tuesday and with the calling of the docket by Special Judge L. H. Wrigley one of the husiest terms in recent years was .:ndicated. Attorneys from over the county were present assisting in arranging the trial calendar.

Attorney I. H. Wrigley of Albion and Attorney David Whiteleather of Columbia City will preside as special judges during the term in the absence of Judge Arthur F. Biggs who is ill. The former will serve during the first' week of court. Attorney Whiteleather during the middle of the term and the grind will be closed by Attorney Wrigley. : ~ In addition to many ecivil actions there are many state cases on the docket and it is expected the majority of them will be placed on the March calendar. ;

C. E. Program At Presbyterian church Sunday evening March 11 at 7 o'clock. March Piano—Flcxence Oldfather . Selection—C. E. Orchestra, ™~ Song—Junior Cheir ~ Bible Lesson—Grace Knepp Prayer—Rev. Bacheler e Prayer Response—Choir Song~—-Junior Choir 4 Talk—Rev. Bacheler o Song—Junior Choir : Reaing—Leonore Wertheimer Solo—Annabel Henney . . Selection—Orchestra T Song—Junior Choir Reading-—DeVere Olingheuse ~ Quartett—Margaret Kelley, Janis Sedgewick, Louise Reed, Rose Schrock Offertory—Orchestra , Song—Junior Choir ~ Benediction : Tveryone is cordially invited to these service and we would particularly urge the parents to be present. :

Held After Injuring Girl Miss Tlossie Good 22 of Bremen who teaches school at Lakeville is in 2 serious condition in St. Joseph’s hospital at South Bend and Carl Fites 24 of Cranger is suffering frem less serious injuries as the result of an automobile collision Sunday night nedar South Bend. L. G. Yazel 21 of South Bend driver of the other car, was arrested. Yazel's car is said to have crashed into a coupe driven by Fites, throwing out both occupants of the car. Yazel did not stop but another motorist took his license numher and he was arrested later. Miss Good is suffering from a fracture of the skull. e Dyed Shoes Dangerous - Yarning against wearing dyed shoes shoes went out to citizens today from Dr. C. N. Combs Union Hospital superintendent. at Terre Haute who with other physicians has won o hard fight to save the life of ¥ ('. Hicks Jr., 6 poisoned by dye. Five days after a pair of shoes had been dyed the Hicks boy wore them to school and in a few hours poison spread throughout his system. He was rushed to the hospital where Mysicians worked through a night and >nally conquered the poison. Youths Sentenced to Prison Tobert Martin 26 and Ralph Cap+2'n 20 of Blkhart who broke into the 1al:a Cuppy billiard hall at Elkhart =day night pleaded guilty to second legvee burglary in the gsuperior court ++ "3lkhart and were sentenced to one 5 ten years in the reformatory at “endleton. : : ~ Salvation Army Gets Large Glits j Gifts of $575,000 to the Salvation 'Army were announced at Muncie at the close of an all day conference of Indianapolis district officers. The money $500,000 given by John Markle of New York and §75,000 by T. L. Maytag of Newton la., is to be used for ibuildings. : L e ~ Six Persons Overcome by Gas. Six persons overcome by monoxide gas in a Chicago-Detroit bus were under treatment at South Bend. All are }lexpected to recover. The six are William Moore, Lioes Yiatoests William Clemens and Albert Lee all of Chicago J. R. Brewster of Detroit Mich., and er's., J. Al Schaffer of Haven Kansas. Martin Goes Free Verne Martin was found not guilty Wednesday on a charge of murdering Franklin Tucker a Warsaw cigar store clerk. - e ; - ‘Martin was acquitted when a defonse motion for a directed verdict was granted by Special Judge Rex BEmrick of Kendallville. ‘ s, - Aged Man Killed. . William Bazall, 70 years old, died in the General hospital at Bikhart at six o’clock Tuesday evening from injuries sustained shortly afternoon when he was struck by an automobile driven by Carl Evans. The accident occurred on the Goshen-Bris-tol road a half mile south of Bristol.

SEEK SULLIVAN BANKER

Aunthorities Hunt Col. Jimmy Lang 73 New York Sium Produet ‘While Bank Doeors Closed -

‘While Col. Jimmy Lang 73 year old banker was on his vacation for a month his friends in Sullivan hoped his trip might be enjoyable but Tuesday the bank closed by state examiners they shook their ' heads sadly puzzled. - : A reward of $lO,OOO has been offered for Col. Jimmy’'s arrest. Police have been asked to look for a whitehaired stoop-shouldered wman about five feet five inches tall carrying . a %Weather-beaten black bag. . . ~ Oldtimers who knew Jimmy when he came to Sullivan as a fresh air kid from New York could not believe the charges true. Ut s “Gee”’one man commented, ‘‘that couldn’® have bgen Jimmy. Why, Jimmy himse!f was a fresh air Kkid He couldn’t have taken the money of poor people.” ' But the Citizens' Trust company doors have been closed. Bank' cfiicials who grew up under Jimmy reluctantly related that everything was not right. Mayor Richard L. Bailey vice president of the bank and liic long friend of Jimmy said there was an estimated shortage of 250,000 with indications that Jimmy had abont 372,000 of it. :

[ The missing banker's career in |Sullivan began soon after the Civil war days. He was a product of New York’s slums bora as Alcis Tsairvich the son of a father he professed to remember only as a drunk:on‘(;‘ivil war*soldier who beat his wife tand children until thev fled to the streets. Hunger led to petty thievery. IThe boy was arrested and placed in an ‘crphanage. - ; 2 One day he came with a group of fresh air kids to live with James il.ang a Sullivan farmer. The boy ;mok the name of his foster-father. | e o | Millersburg Grit Items - t Hailie Gehring. and family of Lig;unier spent Sunday with his mother William Stoner wife and son Dee spent Sunday with Ed Gangwer. and family near Ligonier. : . ~ Dale Hite of Ligonier Mrs. Rov Wortinger and children Mrs. Amos Wortinger of Benton #Harrold Walaren of Topeka were guests of Frank Wortinger’s Sunday. . - - ‘ 1 Mr. and. Mrs. Shirley Loy entertained nine members of the Topeka High school girls’ basketball team, ;pt' which their daughter Miss Nedra Loy is a member and also nine of their friends at their country home ~ last Sunday afternoon and evening. A jolly time .was spent and ice cream and cake were served. The treat was given to fulfill a promise made to the girls if they won a return game from the Ligonier girls team which was played last week and won by the Topeka girls. :

Birthday Party.

~ Two dozen friends and neighbors gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. (George D. Gaby Wednesday evening for an elaborate picnic dinner the occasion being the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Gaby. One of the main features of the dinner were large platters of pork-chop pockets prepared by Mrs. Gaby which were pronounced most excellent by the guests. : The evening was spent playing 500 which afforded much merriment for those assembled which included Mrs. Cora Hess of Kendallville and Mr. and Mrs| Jim Smith of Elkhart.

‘ Evening Meeting Next The next meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at Hotel Ligonier Friday evening March 16. A number of prominent farmers will attend the dinner and an address will lbe delivered by a representative of Purdue university. . }', The object of the gathering is to promote boys and girls club work in "th‘e county. ; | g : i Want Eschbach. Petitions were being circulated ITuesday in Warsaw and through Kos ciusko county urging Jesse Eschbach to become a candidate for the re publican nomination for governor. On Friday a delegation will go to Ft. Wayne to present the petition to Mr. Eschbach and urge him to make the race. | - o , | Laid to Rest in Miliord. ~ The body of Mrs. Josephine Brumbaugh, formerly of Nappanee, who died suddenly at Duluth, Minn., was brought to Goshen Wednesday, where it was met by Undertaker Kerr, of Ligonier and the family and taken to Milford for burial. ' | Stump Files : Albert Stump of Indianapolis Tuesday filed a formal petition. with the secretary of state containing 20,000 names, the bulk of which were from Indianapolis. i ' , Lost Much. Kerosene. A coupling on one of the tanks at the bulk station of the Home oil com pany Wednesday broke and betwsen two and three thousand gallons of kerosene ‘were lost. = - L

HONDAY THURSDAY

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PROPOSITION TO HOLD 38l MEET - OF FARM FAMILIES HERE - NEXT YEAR : Whole Matter Rests With Perry Town- ~ ship Farm Bureau, Lions (lub and o Chamber of Commerce . % = : 4 Whether a short course for farmers and their- families is to be held in Ligonier next January or Fehruary depends on the action takeu by the Perry township farm bureau, the Ligonier Chamber of Commerce and e Lions Club: . : Al a meeting in city hall Monday evening representatives®of the organization mentioned conierred with 3. M. Frier of Purdue university County Agricultural Agent Cunningham and a decision was deferred until time to confer with higher authority. - M. Frier submitted a proposition for a two day meet here and indicated that night sessions would be held, the tirst devoted to a music and dramatic entertainment- and the second to a banquet. - . Among others Albert Stump was suggested .as the banquet speaker. The estimated cost of the enter’pl"ise is betwecn $3OO and $4OO. . The course sessions for the men !would be held in the new auuditorium ‘{;md tlie M. E. church for the womens home economic section. ~ The largest item of expense would be for advertising. . ~ Mr. Frier explained that Purdue is now arranging the program for noxt year. The number of short courges for the whole state is from 10 to 12 and they are all appointed for the ‘months of December January and FebTuary. It is the opinion of farm delegates ihég—t support would be drawn from Sparta, York Washington and Elkhart township in Noble county and from Eden in LaGrange Benton and Clinton in Elkhart county. The estimated attendance is from - 2,060 to 3,000 and among this number 800 women. Owing- to a joint meeting of the Perry and Sparta township farm bureaus at Cromwell the attendance: of farm representatives at Monday night’s meeting was limited to 0. V. Borger, Carl Hostetter, Howard Herald, Harry Simmons and J. Warren Moore. : e : The Ligonier Chanmiber of Commerce was represented by J. €. Kimmell, A. D. Newton, C.-R. Stansbury, F. E. Weir Floyd Stellar, Maurice Hess and LeRoy Kellam. : Howard Herald represented the Lions club and hewill submit the matter to.the club for consideration today while the Chamber of Commerce conunittee will report to the main mody at the noon luncheon Friday the 16th at Hotel Ligonier. - The matter will come before a joint meeting of the Sparta and Perry township farm bureau to be held tonight.

: To Get An Early Trial The state of Indiana moved rapidly today toward an early trial for George Chisholm 35 Canadian World War veteran who confessed to drowning his two small sons. Prosecuting Attorney Oliver Starr announced the Lake county criminal grand jury would be convened in special session to consider indictments against Chisholm who was bound over to it two days ago on two charges I°f first degree murder. Goshen Man Sentenced. | Ralph Vallance, 34, of Goshen, was ifou-nd guilty of issuing a fraudulent ‘ check by a jury in the superior court at Elkhart.and Judge W. B. Hile senltenced him to one to ten years in the }st’ate prison at Michigan City. Wi B e | Autoist Killed in Crash William Brown 30 of South Bend » was instantly killed at 8:40 Monday when he drove his automobile headon into an interurban car on Lincoln way West in Mishawaka. . '~ Martin Takes Stand. o - Verne Martin, who is on trial on a charge of murdering Frank Tucker, Warsaw cigar store clerk, took the stand at Columbia City in his own defense. : : ; i | e e e e | < - Peru Man Blinded by Acid. Roland Kreutzer, 33, a Peru lunch room proprietor is in the hospital today, blinded by acid thrown in his face by an unidentified man. }' = - Sells Fine Team - During the past week R. D. Shobe sold to the Wallace-Hagenback circus management two very fine show - horses at a fancy price. : ¢ . < : ¢ ‘Admits Stealing Dress. ‘ - Mrs. Edna Havens of Auburn admitted that she stole a silk dress from the E. L. Bower store at Auburn.