The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-29
STATE NEWS

Indianapolis.-Dr. Herman G.. Nor
gan, secretary of the city board of
health, said that the infiuenza-pneumo-
MIA situation I'm Indianapolis Is not en-
couraging, from forty TO fifty new cases
are developing daily and between five
and ten deaths from pneumonia are be-
ing reported each day. Unless the
public takes special care we may ex-
pect 10 have influenza and pneumonia
with US all through the winter" said
Doctor Morgan. "The careless splitter,
cougher and sneeZer should be ostra-
en- against the spread OF nose and
throat infections" Twenty-Five coun-
ties reported 479 new cases OF lnfluen-
IA TO the state board of health In the
reports TO the state board. Conditions
have become serious at Frankfort and
Vncennes. where emergency hospitals
were again established. The epidemic
still RACES I'm the coal mining district
| about Linton.
Indianapolis.-W. w. Winslow. sec
rotary Of the state council OF defense
committee on building and new con-
struction, is notifying former unsuc
cessful applicants for building and con-
structiOI permits of the ruling an
nounced by the war industries board,
removing In great degree restrictions
on construction projects. Mr.. Winslow
estimates that millions of dollars of
nn S.f Il
plated by private and public interests
may now proceed in Indiana through
the release granted by the war board
Governor Goodrich, especially, was
pleased over the fact that building may
proceed again In nearly normal man
ner, for he believes that the new work
Will be OF the greatest use In supplying
employment TO returning soldiers and
TO the thousands of workers soon to
leave munitions industries.
ianapolis.-Federal food admin
istrators In Indiana counties will meet
In indianapolis for n conference with
III. f.. Barnard state administrator,
who has returned from Washington. ID.
e., with information as to the program
of the food administration. Mr.. Bar
nard conferred with Herbert Hoover
national administrator, and admins
traitors of other states while at the ma
tional capital. Information reaching
the Indiana state council of defense
from Washington is that the United
States department OF agriculture will
not take over food administration, as
has been rumored. II is pointed out
that the food administration will con-
tlnue by law until legal peace Is de-
clared." Meanwhile the administration
is not to relax It's efforts to conserve
food, 1t is asserted.
Indianapolis.-Coal dealers In In
dianapolis Will not be restricted to
fixed gross margin in selling coal TO
consumers here. The margin limit of
50 Il ton which has been In effect since
March Is was removed by Evans Wool
len, state fuel administrators, following
conference in which committee rep
resenting the Retail Coal Dealers as
ISOLATION prevented the claim that It's
members have not been making money
while restricted TO the gross profit of
50 ton. Domestic consumers proba-
bly, will be asked to pay 80 cents ton |
more for coal. This will change the
price to householders from $3.50 and |
$5.65 ton to SO and $6.15 ton.
Hammond.-Nowth that the world war
is over business and financial men of |
the Calumet region, which includes the |
steel cities of Hammond, Gary, East
Chicago, Indiana Harbor and Whiting,
In Indiana, have begun to turn their at
tention to problems of readjustment.
These Will arise as industries on
which the greater part of n combined
100000 population is largely depend
ent. settle down TO q peace-time basis.
The principal industrial activities OF
the region include production of steel,
building of railway equipment, refining
of oil and manufacture Of chemicals.
In addition the operation of railway
terminals results In the employment of
large numbers of men.
Indianapolis. Governor Goodrich
will confer with Washington Cd. c.
authorities to learn what is to be done
about continuing the war agencies in
Indiana. such as the state, county and
township councils of defense, fuel and
food administrations and the like.
There must be no letup in the steps
being taken for the conservation of
coal. the officials of the state fuel adj
were warned In q mes
sage from II. A. Garfield, federal fuel
The message pointed
out that ii is just as essential that the
fuel supply be conserved now as Ii has
been ct any time since the beginning
of the war.
Terre Haute.-The oldest medical
society west of the Allegheny noun
tains, the Aesculapian society of the
Wabash Valley, recently held its seven
ty-second annual meeting. ut which
DR.. Joseph Hall of Westfeld was elect
ed president. The society was formed
when doctors rode horseback. with sad
dlebags filled with medicine and surgi
cal instruments in Indiana and Illinois.
and was the first TO foster Rush Med
Ical college of Chicago.
Anderson.-For the first time in 80