The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-03
STATE NEWS

udlanapOii>.-Dr. Herman g.. Nor
gan, secretary ~ the city board ~
health. said that the influcnza-pneumo-
mia situation IN indianapolis Is not en-
cuungng. from forty 10 nifty new cases
are developing daily and between five
aud ten deaths from pneumonia are be-
ing reported each day Unless the
public takes special care We may eN-
pect 20 have influenza and pneumonia
with u all through the winter" said
Doctor Morgan. The careless splitter,
cougher and sneezer should De osira-
sized. Every precaution should be TAX
On against .he spread 81 nose and
throat infections" Twenty-Five coun-
ties reported 40 new cases Of lnfuen-
n % the state board of health In the
reports 20 the state board Conditions
have become serious NJ Frankfort and
Vincennes. where emergency hospitals
were again established. The epidemic
stu mges In the coal mining district
about Linton.
IndlanapOlls.-W W. WinSlow. sec
Rotary ~ the state council OF defense
+ committee on building and new con-
/ struction. is notifying former unSuc-
cessful applicants for building and con
StructiOn permits ~ the ruling an
nounced hy the war industries board
removing ln "a great degree restrictions
t on construction projects. Mr.. Winslow
estimates that millions II dollars OF
+ new construction and building contem-
plated by private and public interests
may now proceed iu Indiana through
the release granted hy the war hoanl.
Governor Goodrich. especially. was
pleased over the fact that building may
proceed again iu @ nearly normal man
ner. for he believes thar the new work
VIII be- ~ The greatest Use in supplying
employment tn returning soldiers al
% the thousands 81 workers soon 20
leave munitions industries.
lndianupoiis-F Federal food admin
i~'rarors BOZ Indiana counties win meet
in Indianapolis Tor conference with
IT. T. Barnard. s.ate administrator.
who has returned from Washington u.
a.. with Information as to the program
~ the food adm nistration Mr. Bar
uard conferred with Herbert Hoover.
national administrator. and admins
traitors ~ other states while at the ma
tional capital Information reaching
The Indiana state council of defense
from Washington is that the United
States department ~ agriculture will
not take over food administration. as
ha, heen rumorcd- II j. pointed out
that the food administration VIII con
tinue hy law until legal peace IS de-
ciared." Meanwhile the administration
is not % relax It's efforts 10 conserve
food, II f. asserted
Indinuapolis.-Coal dealers in In
dianapolis VIII not De- restricted 90 a
fixed gross margin Ga selling coal 20
Consumers here. The margin limit Of
- ton which has been in effect since
March Is was removed by Evans Wool
len. state fuel administrator. following
a conference In which committee rep
reseuting the Retail Coal Dealers as
ISOLATION pretnfed the claim that is
members hav- not been making money
while restricted 10 the gross profit Of
3 ton. Dome consumers proba-
bly, viii be- asked 10 pay 80 cents a ton
more for coal This will change the
price 20 householders from $50 and
S5.GJ a ton 10 SO and S6.15 ton.
Hammond.-Now that the world war
IS over business and financial men 81
the Calumet region. which includes the
steel cities Of Hammond. Gary. East
Chicago. Indiana Harbor and Whiting.
IN Indiana. have begun 10 turn their At
tention 20 problems of readjusiment.
These will arise as industries on
which the greater part Of a combined
10000 population is largely depend
ent settle down 20 a peace-time basis.
The principal Industrial activities Of
the region include production Of steel.
building Of railway equipment refining
OF oil and manufacture OF chemicals. /
In addition the operation Of railway |
terminals results IN the employment of
large numbers ~ men.
indianapolis - Governor Goodrich /
will confer with Washington %. CO /
authorities 20 learn what Is 10 be done 4
about continuing the war agencies In /
Indiana. such as the state. county and .
township councils Of defense. fuel and I
food administrations and the like /
There must be no letup In the steps /
being taken for the conservation OF /
coal. the officials Of the state fuel adj I
ministration were warned IN a mes
sage from II A. Garfield. federal fuel
administrator. The message pointed
out that 10 Is just as essential that the
fuel supply be conserved now as 10 has
been a. any time since the beginning
Of the war
Terre HaJre.-The oldest medical
society west ~ the Allegheny noun
tains. the AeSculapian society ~ the
Wabash Valley. recently held It's seven
ty-secand annual meeting az which
Or. Joseph Hall of Westfield was elect
Ell president The society was formed
when doctors rode horseback. with sad
dlehags filled with medicine and surgi-
cal instruments in Indiana and Illinois
and was tho first "a foSfer RuSh Mod I