The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-12-05

shortage the paper mill owi.cd and OPP
Grated by the Indiana Board and FIJI
er company here has stopped opera
tions. Unless there is resumption ~
mining soon the concern will also dose
down It's filler plant.
Greencastle ~ The first Industrial
plant tn Greencastle 10 close as a r.
suit ~ the coal shortage growing out
Of the miners strike Is tie plant ~
the American Zine Products company.
Three hundred men are employed
there.
lndianapolis.-All common burberry
mot Japanese barberry) must be Grad
Icated from indiana BY December 81.
according 20 m order issued by the
state conservation commission Frank
y. Wallace. entomologist for the com
mission, has been charged with seeing
thar the order i enforced The shrub
harhorS 'black rust" diseas Sc infiict-
Ing heavy losses on wheat and small
grains in Indiana.
Rochester.-Three members OF the
family OF Albert Faulstitch. residing
10 miles west OF here Were killed and
a daughter IS in a serious condition
In Woodlawn hospital rs the result
OF their automobile being struck hy
an Erie train ut Monterey. west ~
here. The dead are. Nora. forty-four
years old. wife: Bertha. twelve. a
daughter: Fred. fourteen. a son. Daisy.
SIX sustained "A fractured skull and
both legs are broken.
Indianapolis. - The Indiana Rural
schools Conference association was
formed here at a meeting II "A number
~ educators and Soci.,l workers *
the state. Or W. W. EaclS OF Indi-
ana university. WIS elected president.
AMI Frank T. Chafrce. manager Of tie
Indiana state chamber N commerce.
secretary. The meeting was called ny
the state chamber Of commerce M the
request ~ the Parent Teacher Ass0cia-
tioaS Of Indiana.
MISUNDERSTANDING 81 inter
urban service a. another step IN the
efforts 10 conserve he coal supply II
the state beanie Effective n several
lines the pn,t week. The action. in
compliance with an order II the state
public service commission follows by
few lays The Institution throughout
the state II li.htless sights Il vas
stated that unless the miners aud OF.
orators reach au agreement withS ten
lays. the coal shortage viii cause the
Suspension n many Industries
Indianapolis Recommenda ions that
Shelby county commissioners should
a. matter of Justice sumrnarlly ~
move" the county engineer from or
free aud an assumption that The COM
~ auditor, ATTITUDE T. against the
best Interests of he taxpayer~ anG IA
vorahle 20 the Contractors are con
tnincd I'D q special report submitted
10 Jesse T. Eschbcch chief examiner
for the state board ~ accounts. BY A.
J.. Donaldson. civil engineer and feld
examiner fer the board. George Oft
man j. county surveyor and engineer.
and Frank W Fagel f. county audi
tor.
Indianapolis.-Alrs. A. ". Roach 81
Richmond was elected president OF the
Indiana division Service Star Legion.
az the convention here. other officers
we're elected a follows: Mrs. J. II.
Epler Gary. first vice president: Mr..
Ralph Remington indianapolis. sec
ond vice president: Mrs. e. Il. OnOn-
nell. Ninccnnes. third vice president
Mr.. a. u. Taylor Pendleton. record
lay .araasa e.. -
indianapolis. corresponding secretary
Mrs. Anna Crawford Laporte. treasur-
er. Mr.. Willis Hickman Spencer. his
torian Mrs. a. w. Funkhouser. Evans
willie head 81 the Gold Star division
Mrs. 7. 4. Brier. Indianapolis head Of
The junior branch.
Indianapolis public service
Is jubiGnt over what IL
terms "thc sweeping victory the com
mission and Indiana shippers have OBJ
talncd in the attitude of the interstate
commerce commission. which has an
freight rate and classification fight
with Illinois The stand Of the inter
state commission is expected 20 be
Endorsed by the director general Of the
federal railroad administra ion and
according 10 J.. l. Lewis. chairman 81
the Indiana commission. The ton will
mean saving ~ millions ~ dollars
annually 10 Indiana shippers. besides
removing from hem the stirling in
iluence ~ Chicago shippers through
the Illinois rates and Consultations
50 unjuStly discriminatory against
Hoosier shippers"
Indianapolis State American Le- |
g.on officials found another cause for
rejoicing when n tabulntion Of reports
showed that nearly 600 former sol /
disrS have Joined the organization |
in the last few days. l.. Russell New |
gent. state secretary. attributes the in I
crease 10 the publicity attendant 20 |
winning the Lcgion's permanent head I
quarters Tor indianapolis al the Mime /