The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-05
Indiana News
Tersely Told

lHulahapoilS.-IO prevent a loss OF
corn due to incapacity of dryers In In
dianapolis to care for all the grain that
has been shipped to this market, the
public service commission has tele-
graphed to Secretary MeAdoo. director
general Of railroads, as follows: "Ship-
pers have flooded this market with wet
corn. Cnr dryers are unable to han
die Ii. Unless an outlet can be had
at once thousands of bushels will be a
total loss. Buffalo offers best facili-
ties for drying corn. Can your order
be modified so shippers here can re-
c0nslgn TO Buffalo TO avert this l0ss!'
kilograms were also sent to Senator
New and Senator Watson. The high
er price offered for corn on the In
dianapolls market Is thought TO have
shipments.
Indianapolis.-Resol protest
ing TO III. A. Garfield, United States
fuel administrator, against the adop-
ton OF proposed policy involving a
general increase in mine prices, which
would ostensibly be for the protection
or coal jobbers, on the ground that 1t
VIII penalize all buyers of coal who
have made their purchases direct from
the mines, and protesting against the
placing I'm positions of final authority
In the distribution of coal men init
mately associated with and interested
In the coal industry" were adopted at
a meeting of the directors and execu-
tive committee of the Indiana state
chamber OF commerce. suggestion
that schedule for summer prices for
coal be established was also submitted
for Mr.. Garfields consideration.
afayette.-Profession dairy wom-
en- will be at work In Indiana for the
first time, If the plans announced by
Purdue university agricultural depart
ment are carried out. Announcement
was made that course In dalrying for
women would be given April IL 10 May
4. 1t is said TO be the first course of
its kind In the United States and will
enable women to act rs cream station
operators. milk and cream testers, ice
cream and cheese manufacturers. 1t
will enable women to take the place of
men who have gone TO the front.
Indianapolis. - Indiana's statewide
Liberty loan conference of all agricul-
tural organizations, which will be held
In indianapolis ut the statehouse
March u. was definitely organized
when letter was sent out from the
office of Gov. James L. Goodrich 10 the
executive heads of all the agricultural
associations in the state, calling them
TO attend the conference with the gov
ern0r, G.. |. Christie, state food direc-
tor, and the Indiana state committee
on food production and conservation.
Seymour-Residents of suburbs out
side the corporate limits of a city,
who have a garden and chicken lot,
are not farmers" according to an In
depreciation placed on the new flour
sale ruling by the federal food admin
istration for Indiana. The order re-
ceived here said persons who live in
the country" might buy the maximum
allowance of 1914 pounds of flour
week. while those who live In the
cities" would be limited TO one pound
n week per capita.
blesyille.-Noblesvill has two
chiefs of police. One is Edward Cade,
who was appointed by former Mayor
Loehr, and who was reappointed the
first of the year by Mayor McCoun,
and the other Is Charles Rambo, who
has been serving rs night patrolman
since the present administration went
into office 60 days ago. At the meeting
OF the city council Cade was dis
charged from the force on the ground
of 'inefiiciency."
Terre Haute.-More than 90 saloon
keepers, on being arraigned in circuit
court before Clarence Royse, special
judge, on indictments charging them
with operating slot machines, filed an
swers in abatement. charging irregu-
larities in connection with the grand
jury which Indicted the saloonkeep-
ers. Only ere saloonkeeper entered n
plea of guilty. He was fined $50 and
costs.
Lafayette.-Sixty Purdue men have
been chosen by the commandant of
the military department at the univer
sitty TO represent Purdue in the en-
gineers' reserve corps of the United
States army. The chemical depart
ment contributes is men, the civil en-
gineering department seven, the cleo
trical engineering department IS and
the mechanical engineering depart
ment 2S.
Evansville.-Arguments in the suit
OF the +. w. Cook Brewing company
against Lane Il. Osborn. prosecuting
attorney, were postponed In superior
court after evidence had been intro
diced by the plaintiffs. The case in
wolves a test of the state prohibition
law, which goes into effect April >.
Lafayette.-Patriotic service was
the keynote OF the third annual con-
vention of the Farmer Grain Dealers |
association of Indiana, which was held |
here. The organization is made up of |
farmers interested I'm grain elevators |
throughout Indiana.
Petersburg-The Ohio oil company.
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