The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-29
MISUNDERSTANDING HOWARD Taft.


ty-fifth annual meeting of the Indiana
state Teachers association. which will
meet In indianapolis November %. 20
ana 80. He will deliver an address at
Iomlinson hall the morning of Noyem-
Der 81. The date of the annual meet
Ing as originally announced has been
changed TO the last three days of this
month. In addition TO the general
meetings at p. m, November IS and
~, and at 8 n. m, November 80 there
VIII De numerous sectional meetings In
the morning and afternoon of Novem-
Der - and 30. There will also be vari-
GUS iuncheons and breakfasts II prom
ises to be one Of the most notable of
the many educational symposiums con-
Quoted by the Indiana State Teachers
association. Noted educators and pub
lie men of other states, rs we'll as OF
indiana, are on the program. At the
hrst general association session, the
evening of November 2S ut Tomlinson
hall, Frank o. Lowden, governor of IL
iinois, VIII make an address, and the
inaugural address will be made by
Horace Ellis, president of the general
association.
indianapolis. - The public service
| commission authorized the Wabash
Water and Light company, Wabash, to
add 10 per cent surcharge TO all bills
Tor electric light for commercial and
municipal purposes in the city of Wa
Dash and surcharge of 30 per cent to
all DIS for power and light for the
town OF Roam. 1t authorized the COM
pany also 10 increase its water hydrant
charge to the city of Wabash from S3S
TO 500 and its water charge TO the c.,
Z. G. x st. l.. railroad from the pri-
mary rate of cents to the primary
rate of cents Il 1000 gallons. The
commission authorized the Washington
Water, Light and Power company,
Washington, to increase its gas rate to
the primary charge of $1.40 and to col
lect 10 cents 1000 cubic feet on de-
linquent bills. 1t increased the city's
fire hydrant bin from $50 TO 500 by
drant.
apolis.-Praise for the way In
which the Indiana state penal farm is
conducted and suggestions to the Hoos-
Ter authorities relative to the possible
construction Of n new reformatory for
men are contained In letter received
by the board of state charities from
John l.. Whitman, superintendent of
prisons In Illinois. Mr.. Whitman, who
has had 20 years experience In prison
work In Illinois, visited the state farm
and the woman's prison several weeks
ago. In the letter he refers to the In
diana state reformatory ut Jefferson
vile and the plans now being consid-
cred for the enlargement or removal of
the institution TO Il more central loca-
ton in the state. Mr.. Whitman sug-
gests that the labor of constructing the
new buildings be done by the inmates.
Indianapolis.-The Central States |
Broom Manufacturers association, of |
which Grant Shearer of New Bremen,
o.. has been president, held a special |
meeting here recently. Indiana, Ohio, |
Michigan. Illinois and Iowa were rep |
resented. The meeting was called TO |
elect president, as Mr.. Shearer has |
transferred his business to Oklahoma |
and is no longer a member OF the or
ganiZation. j. ID. Valentine, Urbana, |
O., was elected president and John G.
Reinert of Indianapolis vice president. |
Harry Jennine of Greenup, H., is sec
rotary. Manufacturers say that al
though they are unable to make enough
brooms to supply the trade there will
be no increase In prices.
Valparaiso.-Circuit Judge Loring
handed down n decision in which he
held that a person divorced In Illinois
and ordered by court not to remarry
within n year cannot be married le-
gally in Indiana before the year is up.
This decision holds hundreds of mar
riages wherein couples have crossed
from Illinois and have been married
here TO evade the Illinois law to be IL
legal. Judge Loring held that the mar
riage would be illegal even though the
couple did not return to Illinois.
Indianapois.-The Indiana reforma-
tory commission appointed by Cover
nor Goodrich met at the statehouse and
selected Winfield Miller to be chair
man; Robert Bracken, vice chairmaSs
and Amos w. Butler, secretary. Other
members of the commission are G. A.
II. Shdeler, superintendent of the In
and DR.. S. +. Smith, superin-
tendent of the Eastern Hospital for the
Insane. The commission will visit the
and determine basis on
which to begin It's investigations.
Petersburg = Homegrown potatoes
sold here at 50 bushel until several
cars of imported potatoes arrived.
These sold at S1.35. Home growers
then cut the price TO S1.5O bushel. A
good crop of turnips is being harvest
ed. Turnips are selling at 81 bushel.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT county voted by
a majority of 2.732 TO establish a tu- !
berculosis hospital. The project was
pushed by the chamber of commerce,
which was actuated by a desire 10 care
Tor returned soldiers sick with the dis
ease as we'll as community cases.
reenfield.-During the last few
months T. III. New & Son of this city
nave bought and sold 10000 bushels
~ inferior corn all of which has heen |