The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-11-14

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I An wheat sown after October I ap-
/ parenily is free ~ the pest
East Chicago. STATE militia compa-
Mes from Goshen Fort Wayne and
bloomington. which have been on
Steel strike guard duty iu the Calumet
region. we're ordered 10y Harry H..
Smith adjuiant general az Indiana.
commanding. 10 entrain for their
homes
Andcr>on.-An Investigation Of re-
cent attacks on men wishing % re-
sumo work az the American sheet and
% Plate company's plant al Elwood
which was affected by the nationwide
,i1r .n ihe Steel Industry. viii he or
dercd soon. according .u samuel l..
Johnson. prosecuting attorney for
Madison county.
IndianapoliS.-Gov. James 4. Good
rich. la a formal statement. gave HIS
support 10 the appeals Of the Indiana
tuberculosis association To the people
~ the state IN lis Campai Ign for S27O.-
Oo with which 10 fight tuberculosis.
indorSins particularly the association
plan 20 establish tuberculosis nurs,.
in every county of the state
lndianapoiis.-The number OF for
ei.ncrs leaving Indiana o. return To
their old homes has increased about
30 per cent ia the last month. accord
ing 10 ~. VI. Tehay. deputy revenue
collector in charge of the income tax
division. II Is though, 'hat the labor
troubles 10 Lake county are chiefly r.
>pon>ible for The movement
Gary Ont Of the strike Of steel
workers has come thp'I..ihor party OF
Lake county. II is proposed 10 pur
complete tickets in The field and To-
Contest elections with Republicans.
Democrats and lruhlhitionists The
Socialists also will have ticket. hut
il is 20 bc a. mere blind. just rs tho
name Labor party is 10 hc blind.
Clin-on.-Thc Clinton agent for the
Chicago n Eastern nlinni, Railroad
company says THAI in on. day the past
week There were 1917 cars az coal load
ed .u the Clinton mining field along
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois line
This L. the greatest number ever
mined in ont day in mines served iu
ih~ nrid hy the road. Tie Chicago.
Tcrrc llautc * southeastern road
serves several uiuc~ iu This field and
aIi of those. 81 is said. have been haul
ilg coai org ai 900 sInus'al rate.
War,a~ 81 Il. Zechlca county
agent, ha. issued warning 10 the hun
drad~ of hec rai~rr> of ko~ciuSkp
county that ihcir ~waria~ face sfarya
riou This winter bccau>c ~ tn small
stock OF honey which is iu most OF tho
hives. Investigation show. The bees
This year failed o. mako sufficient
honey to carry them through the win
ter This condition is extremely scri
"u> because of thc shortage of granu-
lated sugar which is practically no
only food for BEES
Indianapolis The siat,. board of
taX commis~ oncrs is ready Ia review
any individual or corpora tion assess
ment in the state aud q" make re-
assessments either ou appeal or on it,
own Initiative 10 any eases that come
tn the hoar,i'~ attention The action
win hc taken under tho ncw power
given ru the board hy which at It's
fourth session. ending December 9, 10
has authority to make amy change nee
essary .u effect "a proper Assessment
or to correct an erroneous one.
lInmWond. The strike of 3ono men
ai the plant at Tie Standard Steel Car
company 20 lIonnn"nl which cost he
lives of five strikers resulted IN i'm
jury GO "a other persons and cntailcd
millions 81 dollars loss in wag.~ and
nolproducilcn sine, IL started on July
y. was ended the past weel, when the
guards were Withdrawn and 1910
workers filed back fo their jobs The
electrical workers. blrcksmlih- and
machinisis. who walked oui in sym
paihy with The ear workers. also re-
turned
Indianapolis Governor Goodr.ch.
after "a conference with Lewis Bow
man. deputy auditor 81 state. and John
hlllltiil~. Hltli 'lffh Ut illH NlfiiInr
office. arranged for tho state purchas-
ing committee 10 usc $1,000 of his
emergency contingent fund as re-
volviug fund. The committee wishes
to have certain amount OF ready
cash with which to take up bargains
u has opportunity from time 90 time
20 seize. aud also to take advantage
II cash discounts The revolving
fund Will be- reimbursed ~ the end II
each month when the boards Of trus-
tees of The state institutions meet.
lndianapoiis.-A proposed bill to le-
gaiize the adoption Of commission or
commission.mnnagcr form Of govern
ment for Indiana cities j. being dis
tributcd by the Indiana Commercial
Secretaries association. and at the
recent meeting " the City Managers
association Gov. James l.. Goodrich
said he was in favor ~ such bill.