The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-02-27
Hoosier News
y Briefly Told

a resolution by the ndIan legislature
ratifying the woman's suffrage amend
ment TO the national Constitution. and
the prospect that this amendment may
become effective soon, the status of
women voters in Indiana at both the
next primary and election Is being dis
cussed. There are varying opinions
as to just what rights women will have
under different circumstances that
may come up, and the whole matter
probably will have to be passed on at
an early session of the state election
commission. Doubt is expressed at
both the Republican and Democratic
state headquarters concerning whether
women may vote at the next primary
election, even il the federal amend
ment is ratified soon, and although the
Indiana law now gives women the right
to vote for presidential electors.
Seymour Judge James A. Cox. in
the Jackson circuit court, entered judg-
ment against the Indiana board of tax
commissioners in a suit filed by the
Blish Milling company of Seymour, in
which the company challenged the
authority of the board to assess
certain earnings of the company by
alleged arbitrary capitalization. An
appeal to the appellate court will be
taken. The case is of interest to many
corporations in Indiana and is the first
of the kind to come before the courts.
4 Tho D1nfntffr hos not rod tho
constitutionality of the tax law, but
argues that the tax commissioners e
ceeded the authority vested in them
by the act.
Lafayette According to action
taken by the board of county commits
s%ioners. Tippecanoe county will eX-
perience the biggest road building
campaign i'm history during the coming
summer At the joint meeting of coun-
~ commissioners and county council.
bonds tOtaling SS65,000 were authOriz-
ell TO carry out the work. 1t is the
intention OF the commissioners to con-
struct Il permanent road that will ira
verse the county from the Montgomery
county line on the south to White
county line on the north. 1t will be
nineteen miles in length. and will pass
through the city of Lafayette.
Jeffersonville.- What Is said 20
have been n record price on the Louis
Vile breaks was received by James
Guthrie & Son for tobacco raised in
Clark county, for part of which he re-
.a;-a1 OF aaptc IN nntn1 Tho nnfirQ
crop of 1000 pounds sold from Ga 10 o.
cents n pound. Part of it was grown on
the higher river bluffs which were
formerly regarded waste land. The
Guthries are among scores of Ken
lucky farmers who have bought land
recently in this county. They also
raise other crops, especially potatoes
and corn. and have been successful in
sheep breeding.
indianapolis The industrial board
Of Indiana has received a letter from
Deputy Commissioner James Hager-
nan of the internal revenue depart
ment, uphOlding 1t in the publication
and distribution of its pamphlet on
the laws relating to the employment of
women and children. l.. Ert Slack. for
mer United States district attorney
censures the pamphlet in a letter to
the governor and asked that it he
withdrawn because of alleged miss
tatements.
Lafayette According to figures JUS
complied. Lafayette is particularly
we'll off, judging by the per capita
bank deposits of the community, which
show that for every man. woman and
child Of censu & in the city and
West Lafayette, including the several
thousands students at Purdue univer
sity, there is S596 in local bank de
posits. The total deposits In loca
banks Is S17.2ST, 000.
Lafayette. - Engineers contractors
county officials and material men vii
discuss Indiana highway problems n
the sixth road school TO be held al
Purdue University january 81, 2s
nounced. The highway engineering
department of the school Of civil engi
neering will have the cooperation oi
the County Highway superintendent
association.
Indianapolis.-The legislature tool
formal action indorsing the attempt OF
Oscar X. Luhring. representative from
the First district in the United States
house of representatives, To obtain foi
Indiana the statue Of Abraham Lincoln
now ut Washington. 1t will be placed
In the Nancy Hanks cemetery.
TT. Wayne Rotarians from nj
parts Of Indiana will he here February
II and II To attend the eleventh Ro
larry club district conference. which
includes all of the state. FIT. Wayne /:
preparing To entertain more thar LOON
delegates and their wives.
Anderson.-City engineer Lamphea'
has prepared figures showing that {
new trunk sewer system in Anderson
would cost 100000 and would b'
assessed against approximately lO.CV
property owners at SO for each pro
perty.
Indianapolls.-The federal amend
ment for woman suffrage was ratified