The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-01-16

LOU more tian 1918, formerly the Dig
gest year in this city. which is regard
ed as Indiana's Gretna Green, and
double the greatest number ever is
sued previously to six or seven years
ago.
Seymour.-Wheat in Jackson county
is in bad condition, and the crop next
year Will not be more than 30 per
cent normal, according TO estimates by
well informed farmers. Much of the
early sown wheat was practically
ruined by the Hessian fly and large
part of the late sown did not mature
sufficiently TO stand the freezing
weather.
Terre Haute.-The Indiana Won
ems Franchise league. which has its
headquarters in this city. sent letters
TO all members of the Indiana legis-
lature inviting their Endorsement of
the plan of Governor Goodrich for n
one-day special session 10 ratify the
suffrage amendment. 4 pledge TO be
business be brought up, was inclosed.
Indianapolis.-Mo than 1000 posts
are chartered or i'm the process of be-
ing chartered by the American Legion.
according 10 an announcement nj ma
tional headquarters. which said that
TO date $500 charters have been is
sued, and 800 applications are up for
approval. Thirty-six charters were
granted in Illinois in the last ten days.
Twelve were granted in Indiana. This
state now has more than 220 posts.
Vincennes.-Eleven alleged radicals
most Of whom confessed 10 being mem
bers of Il local lodge OF the Communist
Labor party, which has been holding
meetings I'm this city for months were
arrested in raid conducted by J. V.
Bell Of the department of justice. who
was assisted by Chiefsof Police Thorn
rs Martin and others Of the local de-
partment. In most places the officials
found IN abundance OF literature most
of which was printed in German.
Greensburg.-Wit an appropriation
Of $4,000 by the advisory board OF
Jackson township for new school
building in the township. question
of long standing was settled. The
new building, which will be started
soon. according 90 an announcement,
will be i'm the center of the township,
TO be of mutual benefit. In former
years the question or q new school
could not be decided, as three towns,
o1I Il iCfo inf
made fight for the building. When
the proposition was advanced to build
school in the center of the town
ship last year, it met with general sat
isfaction and the appropriation by
the board is the result.
indianapolis. - information coming
into the state house from Indiana has
convinced state officials that at least
30 per cent Of the members of the gen
eral assembly indOrse the One-day spe-
the suffrage amendment. Since the
plan was submitted to the Indiana
WOman's Franchise league by Govern
or Goodrich a number of the legisla-
tors have visited the capital 10 "feel
out the situation. They were almost
10 man against two special sessions
of the assembly. but virtually all of
them admitted that they would not re-
fuse to sign the pledge presented by
the women for session in January
limited to the consideration of the
suffrage ratification.
Gary.-Despite the high cost of la
Dor and material and the delays
caused by the steel strike and the
coal miners strike, Gary has had one
of the most prosperous building years
in its history. During the year the
Gary building commissioner issued
1,15S permits for buildings costing So
343, 142. breaking all records, both in
the number of permits and the total
amount expended in the construction
of buildings. These figures, however,
do not include the money expended
during the year by the United States
Steel corporation and other Industrial
concerns in adding TO their plants and
in the construction of new industrial
plants. The industrial additions will
cost approximately S14,25O,OO0, max
ing a total of approximately S20,000.-
600 spent i'm building and industrial
construction.
dianapOlis.-Brick manufacturers
in Indiana and Illinois are engaging
in fight over brick freight rates final
~ recommended in the reimbursement
Of middle western freight rate and
classification territories proposed 10
the federal railroad administration by
| the interstate commerce commission.
The Indiana men complain that Dan
vile Qll.) brick manufacturers have
freight rates discriminatory against
Indiana brick manufacturers in the
same geological field, but just across
the state line from Danville The pub
lie service commission, through o. T..
Gothlin, its freight rate expert; The
Indiana Brick Manufacturers associa-
ton, through its secretary, f. c. Her
vey. and the State Chamber OF Com
merce, through its attorney. r. b.
Coapstick. have filed with the inter-
state commerce commission a protest
against its recommendation and an ap-