The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-12-27
State
Happenings

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Crawfordsville.- OF Mont
gomery county feel that they we're
100 per cent loyal in war activities
that have been conducted In the last
two years. Tabulations show that n
total of S4.147.20O.36 was either loaned
or contributed by them for work In
the conflict against Germany. In adj
dition, not fewer than 1900 Montgom-
cry county men entered the service OF
their country I'm the war. OF this num-
ber 1850 were inducted into service
through the selective draft. In addi-
ton more than 800 men from Wabash
college here. u large number OF whom
are credited in other parts of the state
and nation. entered military service,
about half OF them as officers. Liberty
loan subscriptions i'm the county to-
tailed S3.5O5.0O0.
urg.-Arrangements are be-
Ing made for the installation of the
big new steel tipple at the Atlas No.
| mines. north of this city. The struc-
turc, which is TO replace the big tip
pie destroyed recently by fire. Is 10
cost -S156,000. Will be 96 feet high and
built 10 handle 1000 tons OF coal
day. Big washeries also will be in
stalled. Workmen have begun work
on washhouse that will accommo-
date I50 miners. One hundred and
fifty new cars have been shipped 10
the Atlas mine and switch room is be-
Ing made for GO empty coal cars a day.
More than s3O0,000 will be spent in
improvements this winter and next
spring.
Salem.-In order to facilitate the
movement Of wounded soldiers 10 the
United States army hospital at West
Baden by motortrucks. and TO provide
for q more rapid and convenient
method for handling supplies. Lieut..
William i. Rennie of Washington. In
charge OF the purchasing department
In the army quartermasters detach-
ment. offers to provide specifications
for road building and men and trucks
for the work IL county commissioners
along the road between West Baden
and New Albany will provide the
material
Indianapolis.-Furth direction or
control over the ice industry has been
abandoned by the United States food
administration, ii was announced In
an official notice received from Wash
ington by Harry L. Barnard. federal
food administrator for Indiana. No
tice was addressed TO the county food
administrators of the state, by Mr..
Barnard, Withdrawing further respon-
sibility in connection with the busl-
ness, which in large number of
cases, has been assumed by the local
officials.
Indianapolis.-Advo the pas
sage of stringent sanitary laws and a
closer relationship for the enforce
ment of the sanitary laws. Ii. h. Barn.
ard, Indiana food administrator. adj
dressed the opening session of the In
diana Manufacturers of Dairy Prod
| ucts assembled i'm their annual con-
vention here. Doctor Barnard told the
ice-cream manufacturers he has given
much thought to the standardizing OF
the manufacture of creams and to the
most fair methods of selling the prod
uct.
ianapolis.-Federal investigators
! for the department of labor, in bull
letin received here, declare that In
visiting nine mine and quarry states
they found children less than sixteen
years old employed only in Indiana.
They found 60 In the state. John
Ogilvie acting head of the state mine
inspection department, in commenting
on the report, said that the Indiana
law permits persons as young as four
teen years old TO work in the mines.
anapolis.-Indiana banks again
went ''over the top" in subscribing for
! treasury certificates for the fifth Lib
erty loan. The states quota was 3d.
26O, 900 of the certificates. AT close OF
business of the Seventh District Fed
eral Reserve bank 6S counties of the
state in the district exceeded the allot-
ment by several thousands of dollars
The allotment of the 6S counties of
the state was about per cent of the
banking resources.
Terre Haute.-Erection of big car
repair plant for the Pennsylvania
railroad lines in the east yards of this
city, is now under full headway and is
scheduled TO be completed within
three months. The new plant, which
is to cost $250,OOO, will cover % acres
and will consist of 16 separate build
ings. Approximately 400 men will be
employed when the plant Is completed
Indianapolis.-The federal food ad
ministration in Indiana has renewed
its efforts to have shippers avoid over
loading stock cars, particularly hol
cars. following a report received by II
from the Indianapolis stock yards
The report said 154 hogs had been re
ceived dead at the stock yards because
of crowded and unfit cars.
Fort Wayne.-Because OF the falling
off In the number of cases handled by
the attorney for the poor Of Aller
county since the state went dry. the
salary of that official has been &c
duced from so to $50 month.
Seymour.-Unusually warm weather