The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-12-20

company, which runs a pipe line from
West Virginia. supplying many com
munities In Indiana. The order holds
until April -. 1919. unless another or
der is issued in the meantime. II is
the intention of the natural gas br-
reau TO supply service first 10 the con-
sumerS in class one, next 10 consumers
in class two. and so on. II the supply
is not sufficient for all three classes
the last class win be cut off. In any
event, domestic consumers will be the
first To be served. The order OF the
fuel administration was sent 10 the
following Indiana concerns I'm addition
TO the Logan Natural Gas company:
Richmond Light. Heat and Power
company, Richmond; Lynn Gas COM
pany. Lynn: Interstate Public Service
company. Newcastle; Central Indiana
Gas company. Noblesville and Tiptpn
Middletown Gas company, Middle
town; Selma Gas company. Selma.
lndlanapolls.-The necessity for n
complete overhauling of Indiana's tax
system. including the problems of the
state. counties and municipalities, is
brought out by figures Just complied
by the state board OF tax commission
ers. These figures show great dis
crepancies in the cost of government
In the different counties, townships.
towns and cities. IL is pointed out
also that the heavier increases i'm gov
ernmental costs everywhere probably
have not yet been reached and IL is
known that in some Of the units I'm
the state tax rate increases. or similar
relief, already has been decided on.
For example. the city of indianapolis
is shown as having the lowest tax rate
of any city In the state. yet Increases
In cost of municipal operation cannot
be met during the coming year without
some very definite relief here, off,
cials have said. The elimination OF
revenues from saloon licenses also has
been another factor In the rapidly
mounting municipal tax rates. and un-
less some sort OF solution 10 the diff
Guilty comes. tax rates will be out OF
all proportion 10 interest rates. as
they are now In many instances.
Hammond.-Since Indiana went dry
and the penalties for importing liquor
from Illinois have been rIgidly en-
forced. officials in this locality are
finding that drinkers are manufactur-
lng stupefying concoctions. Some In
migrants are using rice and potato
liquor they make themelves. Drug
stores are being depleted of Jamaica
ginger and hair oil stocks and bitters.
while patent medicines are sold I'm
enormous quantities. Police find men
unconscious from the effects and jails
ire showing an alarming increase in
prisoners.
MonticellO.-White county. true 10
MI OF its traditions, has made n rec
'rd In the world war just ended which
will be remembered by all OF its citi-
zens with pride. In both the Civil
var and Spanish war White county
'aised by far the greater number of
is troops by the volunteer system. and
such has been the case I'm the recent
conflict. When the first call for draft
ID men was made by the war depart
nent, White county was the only one
n Indiana which had exceeded its
quota by voluntary enlistments.
Terre ute.-Arrangements are be-
ng made by the Citizens Independent
Telephone company here for taking
'ver the exchange plant of the Cen
raj Union Telephone company, ac-
ording 10 III. A. Pritchett of the Citi-
ems company, following action I'm the
iarion county superior court author
zing the receivers of the company TO
make the sale. About six months will
e required to make adjustments. The
eal will involve more than n million
ollars. The telephone companies
ave about $1,000 subscribers.
Indianapolis.-Four hundred and
eventy-three answers TO the question.
VIII you re-employ the man who left
our establishment TO enter the gov
rnment serviceT sent to employers
ONE time ago, have been received by
he members of the local draft hoard
or division No. z, and 426 OF the em-
lOyers returned affirmative answers
lore than 500 forms bearing fbis
uestion were sent to Indiapanolis
mployers by the board and more than
U per cent have been returned.
South Bend.-Ele Stansbury of In
annapolis, attorney general of In
lana, has filed suit in the st. Joseph
ounty circuit court here against fiYe
National Life Insurance conn.,
any of this city, alleging insolvency
nd fraudulent conduct of business.
he complaint says that on inyestiga-
on by the auditor of state II was
'und that the company was unable
, meet Its obligations created by the
Olicies issued.
Indianapolis.-The Nappanee Tele-
hone company petitioned the pubyjo
ervice commission TO Increase fele-
hone rates % cents a month and IN
Iscount this amount for prompt pay
ent Of bills. The Rochester Tele.
hone company petitioned for the cs
lblishment of vacation rates. A peti-
on was filei TO establish miners
ain service between Coalmont and
lsonville.