The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-09
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board of pardons has recommended 10
Governor Goodrich that paroles be
granted three life-term murder prison
ers In Ind.ana's penal Institutions. II
also has recommended pardon for
paroled "lifer." In tie strongest re-
port sent TO the governor In many
terms the pardon board, following It's
June session, has recommended two
pardons. eighteen paroles and four
combinations of sentences. Govern
or Goodrich has approved the recon-
mendatIons. The three life prisoners,
for whom parole Is recommended, are
Rufus Warren, convicted as party TO
killing n policeman In Madison county;
George Stroud, sentenced TO prison for
saved the life OF guard at the Michi-
gan City prison some time ago when
another prisoner sought TO Kill the
guard. and John Fenninger, sentenced
from Vanderburg county, December i,
1902. for life for murder. Oscar Saw
1910 for life for murder. will obtain
release under a communication Of SEN
tcnce recommended by the board. the
sentence being two TO twenty-one
years.
Accommodating men of the city
In mass meeting adopted resolutions
declaring that various industries in
the city OF KokomO are employing
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that there Is a shortage Of male labor,
when IL is known that the only reason
for such employment Is obtain cheap
labor. We deem Ii disgrace 70 the
fair name of KokomO that women be
forced into industries because their
obtain work at fair wages ut the same
plants and good many have been
forced to leave town to find employ
ment at decent wages. We call upon
the patriotic manufacturers of the city
TO desist from the employment of
women In their factories on mems
work at wage lower than that asked
by men, and that idle men be given
preference"
indianapolis. Alleged maladjust-
ments and discrimination against In
diana shippers, existing under the new
freight tariffs effective June %, were
discussed at q conference OF the Pub
lie Service commission. 1t was brought
out that there had been heavy in
crease in switching charges. that
there was an increase of 100 per cent
In short hauls of milk and cream, and
that there had been flat increases In
hauling of some commodities, such as
brick and gravel, regardless of what
the old rate had been. To protest
against these unjust features Of the
present freight rates, John w. McCar-
die and Edwin Corr of the commission
and o. Z. Gothlin. rate expert en-
ployed by the commission, will 60 to
Washington July T.
Indianapolis.-COun school super
intendents have been instructed by
Horace Ellis, state superintendent OF
instruction, to discontinue using school
money to pay teachers engaged In az
ricultural instruction In the summer
vacation. Mr.. Ellis has received az
opinion adverse TO this practice from
Ele Stansbury. attorney general. who
takes the attitude that although fed
eral necessity is apparent for the con
servation of food products. no sucl
necessity should break down the
statutes of the state. The attorney
general is of the opinion that public
schools can be maintained only wher
they are open to all pupils, and thi:
would not be the case If faculties FOL
instruction were afforded children OF
farms and I'm gardens.
Gary.-An unknown person entered
the home of John Forsgren In Tolles
ton and attacked his wife, Myrtle, ant
his three year-old son with an ax. Mrs
Forsgren Is dead of her injuries anC
newborn son also is dead. TIL,
older boy Is In n critical condition. \
neighbor found the mother and chilt
and reported the discovery TO the pc
lice. A man about forty years old. will
the Forsgren house.
Lafayette. = More than 500 wheat
fields of pure varieties, free from
disease and weeds. have been 10
Gated I'm every county I'm the state ant
will be used for seed purposes thi'
fall. These fields were located and In
spected by representatives of the ur
due department OF agricultural exten
sion United States department of agri
culture. and county and emergenc,
agents and wheat committees. This 4
the first step In the 1919 wheat pro
duction campaign.
Terre Haute.-With the end of tn
fiscal year, collections of internal rev
enue from the seventh internal rev
enue district totaled SCI. 5S5, 1915.
the largest collection of any year Il
the history of the office. Collection
during the month of June this yea
were the largest of any month In IN
history Of the office. total of $3.50
Bloomington. Eight collector