The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-13

school statistics for the state fiscal
year which ended September 80. and
they show that 20.066 chers, super
intendents and the like are employed
In the teaching of J64.152 Hoosler
school children at cost Of employ
ment OF $12.GOl .620.6S. The teaching
is conducted in S.032 schoolhouses. two
of which. in Clark county. are log
schoolhouses. These houses and their
sites are worth an aggregate OF S97,-
oS435S.37. The total number OF
school children is classified as follows:
White boys. 27s,52s: white girls. &c.
sos; colored boys, 1908: colored girls,
1913. The parochial and private
schools have 34.S77 of the total num-
Der of school children. Elementary
school teachers received S9059. $40. 81
of the total teachers wages teachers
In the noncertified high schools re-
ceived S114,69S.06; teachers in the GER
tilted high schools received S192, 1924.
and teachers In the commissioned high
schools received 1920. 671.99. The
average cost of instruction for ele-
mentary pupils was S26.31 pupil; for
pupils I'm nOncertified high schools,
$73.02; in certified high schools,
$74.30; in commissioned high schools,
$3.50.
IrdianapOlis.-El Stansbury, attOr-
ney general of Indiana. has confirmed
an opinion expressed recently by
Charles Il. Tighe, local agent of the
United States department of justice,
to the effect that under the Indiana
statewide prohibition law druggists
may not legally sell Intoxicating
liquors. Mr. Stansbury declares that
the state dry" law is more drastic
than many believe. He says that drug
gists may sell none of the Intoxicating
liquors, save pure-grain alcohol on
prescription from reputable physi-
clan or for sacramento purposes.
Federal restrictions, the attorney gen.
eral declares. place still further linn
itations on the sale of liquors
Mitchell.-Owners of stores at Hur-
on, in this county, will not permit Gus
toners TO enter them on account OF
idents of the village Instead the pro-
prietors have thrown open the door
of their business places and have put
on gates. Goods are brought to the
gate when Il person desires TO make
a purchase. The plan is in accord
with the view of physicians that the
disease is spread in crowds and closed
rooms and that fresh air is one Of
the best methods Of combating the
malady.
ianapolis-LeaderS of women's
organizations interested in the pro-
posal 10 change the constitution of In
diana have conferred with Governor
Goodrich on the subject. 1t is under
stood that the women, who formerly
led the fight for enactment of a statute
calling for constitutional convention,
which later was declared uncOnstitu-
tional, will ask the next legislature to
pass q joint resolution, submitting the
question of calling a constitutional con-
vention again to the voters Of the state.
indianapolis Robert c. Bait
zell. state draft executive, said that
when draft calls were Cancelled in Indi-
ana recently 5,S1S class 1 men were
qualified Tor general military service
and approximately 1000 class L men
qalified for special service in thd
classes Of June 1917,and June and Au-
gust, 1918. These would have been
sent to camps before new men of the
September. 1913, registration would
have been called.
IndianapOlis.-The appellate court
ffirmed the Lake superior court in
restraining Chicago sand companies
from taking sand out of the bottom OF
Lake Michigan within the boundaries
of Indiana. The court holds that there
is a showing that the sand is worth
three cents Il yard at the bottom of
the lake, and that the Chicago com
panieS have been making profit out of
taking it and selling 1t in Chicago
without payment to the state.
Laporte.-Orders from Washington
abandoning the student army train
ing camp at Interlaken, six miles east
Of Laporte. We're received by Capt.
S. A. Mulhauser, the commandant. AS
n result the 500 soldiers were dis
persed The older men were sent TO
larger camps and the younger men re-
turned to their local boards to be
mustered out.
Indianapolis.-Good roads in Indi-
ana received boost at meeting OF
highway enthusiasts under the au-
spices of the HOosier State AutomO-
bile association in this city Charles
\. Bookwalter, former mayor Of Indl-
annapolis. was appointed chairman of
committee 10 prepare good roads leg
islation for the coming legislature.
napolis.-proposed legislation
for enabling cities to raise more taxes
will result from the meeting of the
Mayors association of Indiana held
here Mayors. city attorneys and city
controllers of leading Indiana cities
attended the meeting.
GreencaStle.-The county commits
sionerS issued an order for the county
70 borrow $4,000 TO pay the United
War Work quota. Bonds will be sold
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