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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

News Items From All Over
Indiana.
0. K. MEMORIAL AND TAX ACTS
Emergency Legislation Disposed Of by
Lower House and Senate May
Complete Labor Late
This Week.

Indianapolis. July 23.-Members Of
the house OF representatives cleared
their decks of all emergency legisla-
ton by passing the Johnson bill re-
storing tax levy and bond control to
localities and the war memorial bill
providing an appropriation of 5000
600. and concurring in the report OF
the conference committee on the de-
ficiency appropriation bill. The vote
on the Johnson bill was "A ayes and 10
noes. The war memorial measure was
passed by vote of 81 10 o. The APP
preparation bill as was approved by
both the house and senate carries Il
total Of about $4,000 10 meet de-
ficlencies I'm maintenance of the varl-
Gus benevolent and correctional instl-
tutons. The house now is ready to
adjourn sine die, but until the senate
completes its labors II Will consider
minor bills now before IL. The me-
mortal bill includes the gift by the
state OF the grounds OF the Indiana
School for the Blind and 81. clair
park as n site TOT the ln'ihoii"' p"'"
ing A question was raised rs To the
power of the state Ia use ST. CAR
park for building purposes because OF
the terms of the original grant OF the
land. Marion county representatives
who have investigated the abstract OF
the park ground say. however, that so
far as they can find there Is no re-
striction on use In the original grant
or any subsequent transfer. with all
the major measures out Of the way IN
the house. ii appears now that the
senate will measure the length Of the
remainder Of the special session. Ihe
upper branch has still 10 consider the
curative tax bill. the Johnson tax Dill
and the memorial measure.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
ROME HAD THE FIRST DAILY"
To Caesar Must BE Credited the Idea
Of Giving Citizens information of
Events.

How many schoolboys. struggling
with the story of the Gallo wars. know
that Caesar founded i'm Rome what
presently grew into n daily city paper?
Ii was up-to-date, too. even in its name,
Acta Dlurna-the Daily Events or Dali
ly Doings.
At first the Daily Events. or Acts,
was published merely by setting up i'm
the Forum white board on which the
news was inscribed. The Romans stood
round on tiptoe cranlng their necks TO
see. quite as the crowds stand today
In every city In the land to watch the
newspaper bulletins. and sometimes n
was written on the album" or
"whlte." would turn and roar out the
information to the gaping listeners.
Caesar had double purpose I'm this
He reasoned that. II affairs were re-
corded daily and published In busy
place like the Forum. such publicity
would let the people know what their
officers We're up to- and would thus
check the secret passage OF unpopular
laws and corrupt measures and rs he
was playing the desperate game of Ro-
man politics, In which Punishment or
death followed downfall, he had 10
know what his opponents were doing
behind the closed doors OF the senate.
and the publication OF their transac-
tons daily made IL less easy for his en-
~ x..fsh MP
his knowledge. Finally. he understood
perfectly the value OF such an organ
To advertise himself.
BY stimulating the appetite for news,
and by making IL easier 10 collect In
formation. the Daily Acts brought
about remarkable growth OF Roman
journalism. II did more than merely
record the proceedings Of the senate
IL gave daily list OF births and
deaths. touched on financial news by
noting the receipts of the tax depart
ment told the news of both the civil
and the criminal courts. and reported
elections and other political events. A
few years later, when Rome had be-
come an empire. IL regularly gave de-
tailed news Of the imperial family. In
deed. the new emperor. Augustus. TAX
ing Caesars hint. used the Acts freely
10 promote his personal views.
The natural result OF all this was the
demand for more accessible news. Soon
the number of hand-written i. news
chronicles increased. Thus the Acts
began TO circulate commonly among the
well-to-do. and Roman ladies are men
toned rs reading the morning paper"
This ''home edition" was an enlarged
issue Of the Forum edition, and the
various publishers" supplemented the
news that they procured from the bull
letin board with additional news gath
cred from other sources. Debating 10
number of copyists at once. they
could run off, an edition Of 30 or
even 100 copies, though the usual num-
Der for one publisher was probably not
above -. A still more enlarged ed
ton. but apparently not n daily, was
written for the mail" and travellers
In the provinces sometimes stayed over
to await ii when it did not arrive on
slime The Daily Acts was published
for 800 years or more.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
PLENTY NEXT DOOR,
Record Harvest Predicted for
Canada.

After having made careful sur
vey OF the wheat producing area Of
the United States. experts whose bust
ness II Is 10 keep the people Informed
on the acreage sown TO foodstufYs
state that this year there will be n
falling OF I'm the wheat production I'm
the States. due 90 considerably less
area cultivated. The opinion OF these
experts is that the decrease will be
several hundred million bushels Of
wheat less than In previous years.
which according TO past experience
Will be scarcely sufficient 20 meet the
requirements Of the demands OF the
people OF this country.
In Canada. however. the situation
Is different Reliable reports on the
crop situation throughout Western
Canada are such rs 90 create the most
substantial optimism. Never before
were the prospects so encouraging for
bumper harvest. IL IL predicted
that the yield this year VIII be even
greater than In 1915. the year OF the
record harvest In Canada when the
total production was 393. $40 GOO
bushels. Not only Is the wheat looking
excellent, but the same Is true OF oats.
barley and flax. OF which greatly
Increased acreage has been sown i'm
the great grain producing provinces of
Canada.
The rains that have fallen recently
have come ne the right time 10 stimu-
late growth and there Is now consider
able moisture I'm the ground With
the world generally facing shortage
OF wheat and continued heavy de-
mand for IL, the price is likely 20 be
maintained at the present high figure.
In many districts corn has been more
extensively planted than In previous
years and IL is looking remarkably
well. Many settlers from the United
States who came to Western Canada
and bought improved farms I'm the
early spring have every prospect OF
a crop yield that will give them re-
turn sufficiently large. after paying
all current expenses. 10 pay of large
part Of their capital investment.
Livestock is In excellent condition
everywhere. the rains having induced
a good growth of grass.-Advertise-
ment.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
Shortage of Grain Cars.

Indianapolis. July 23.-The serious
ness Of the grain car shortage in In
diana has taken precedence over the
coal situation. according to state
ments made 10 John w. McCardle.
vice chairman of the public service
commission. by managers OF Indiana
railroads. at a conference. The mana
gers reports showed that the coal car
situation has improved about 20 per
cent within the last few weeks. The
managers of eight railroads reported
that they are moving total OF 1.4SJ
empty box cars TO western connections
which will be used for moving grain.
Mr.. McCardle telegraphed Clyre =.
Aitchison. n member of the interstate
commerce commission, In an effort 10
have some of these cars diverted TO
the Indiana roads.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
"Biuebeard's" Home Stripped.

"What troublous times we are liv-
ing in. Even ones property is no
longer safe" was the angry comment
of Landru, under arrest In Paris for
the alleged murder Of several OF his
sweethearts. when Informed that his
villa at Gambais. near Paris (where
the police say the women disap-
peared), had been broken into and ran
sacked from cellar 70 attic by souvenir
hunters.
Since the villa had been closed by
the authorities. pending the outcome
of Landru's trial, no Waterman had
been detailed To guard the house. An
official who visited the villa a short
time ago found the shutters. doors and
windows smashed Everything port
able had been taken, from kitchen
utensils and etchlngs TO chair legs
Continental Edition of the London
Mail.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
Money for Indiana Counties.

Indianapolis, July pa total OF
81 .SS7 1885 in the common school
fund of the state is ready for distribu-
ton 10 the counties: The June APP
portionment 10 the counties was an
nounced by J. s. Hubbard. a deputy
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton Deductions ranging from $1,000
10 $1,000 were made in the money TO
be given 10 four counties. 70 make up
part Of a deficit in their teachers
pension funds. The remainder of the
deficit. which totals $4,000. will be
made up from the December appor-
tiOnment. The deductions were made
as follows: Knox county, Nincennes
unit. $4,000: Cark county, Jefferson
Vile unit. $1,000; Jefferson county.
county unit. 81 900. and Bartholomew
county county unit. $1,000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
Assessment Reductions Allowed.

Indianapolis. July 23.-Reductions
of the assessed value OF 21S Indiana
corporations. including public utilities
made by the state board OF tax com
missoners during its second 1870 SEES
sion. were announced by the board
The reductions run into the millions
of dollars. but the exact amount mas
not been determined. ~ total or I'D
corporations filed appeals with the
tax board for reductions after their
original assessments were announced
IN May. The board denied the ap-
peals of 100. In spite of the reduc-
tons made at this session. ii is pc
lieved that the total assessed valua-
ton Of Indiana corporations VIII be
several million dollars more than that
of 1919. Large reductions were or
dered by the board in the case or
transportation companies and build
ing and loan companies.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
Remembering His Manners.

II understand the convict who es-
capped was noted for his polite man.
ners."
"He was unusually polite Even In
escaping, he left note for the warden
saying: please excuse the liberty !
am taking"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
Faces Serious Coal SHORTAGE.

Alexandria. July 23-Alexandria is
facing n coal shortage that threatens
not only 10 close the manufacturing
plants of the city. but also the city
waterworks, ii is said Coal ship
ments 70 Alexandria have been de-
layed for weeks and factory officials
are unable TO obtain relief. Local
coal dealers are providing coal 10 op-
crate the city waterworks plant.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
Msnv Expected at Encampment

Indianapolis. July 23.-More than
100000 persons are expected TO come
70 indianapolis the week os Septem-
her ~ 10 -. when the forty-fifth an
nual encampment of the Grand Army
Of the Republic and allied organiza-
lions is held here. according 10 the ex-
ecutive committee in charge OF gen
eral arrangements.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
TelIinu Him.

Bobby, your mother tells me you
are a very bright boy. and she ex-
poets you TO be a great man." said
Mr.. Blossom. as he sat in the parlor
waiting for Bobby's sister.
ma never does 'spect right. She
doesn't know what she's talking about.
She told dad she 'spected you and my
sister would be married fore spring.
and that was more than year ago"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
ASPIRIN

"Bayer Tablets OF Aspirin" is genu-
ine Aspirin proved safe by millions
and prescribed by physicians for over
twenty years. Accept only an unbroken
"Bayer package" which contains proper
directions TO relieve Headache. Tooth
ache, Earache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism.
Colds and Pain. Handy tin boxes OF Il
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger "Bayer packages" Aspirin
Is trade mark Bayer Manufacture Mon
oaceticacidester Of Salicylicacid-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

MANY OF the new theories Of bring
ing up children show that the OLD
was were really pernicious.
Eyes, / understand that they are
claiming the hand that rocks the era
die Is the hand that wrecks The world"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
cutieu,. comfort. eabv's skin

When red. rough and itching with hot
baths of Cuticura Soap and touches OF
Cuticura Ointment. Also make use
now and then OF that exquisitely scent
ed busting powder. Cuticura Talcum-
one Of the Indispensable Cuticura
Toilet Trio.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

a man is considered bachelor In
France at thirty years of age and is
taxed. "A married man in this coun-
try is worse off than that-he is over
taxed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
Perhaps.

81 can breathe easier now"
whats happened?"
"The landlord called for his rent
today"
SWELL"
and he went away without leaving
notice that next month he would
charge us $40 a month more. Perhaps
he has gotten over his rent-ralsing
fever"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

What a curiously peaceful world
this would be If we could pick up the
papers and find that no one had
"fiayed." scored" "assailed." or de
fed" anybody else for "A hours.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

BolShevik propagandists in France
are now being dealt with severity.
France not having forgotten its expe-
rience with the commune in 1871.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

The next president of Mexico would
De wise To take the precaution of NOV
ing the capital to the south bank of
the Rio Grande and keep an airplane
on the premises.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

Ii isn't the comfort and pleasure
that wealth gives that is the trouble.
but the unfortunate habit ii has OF
making SO many men and young wOm-
EN- utterly worthless to the world.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

After the millennium sets In we shall
have perfect apparatus for choosing
presidents, provided presidents are still
necessary.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
Time Of Great Dancer.

When any of the four pillars Of
government are mainly shaken or
weakened-which are religion, justice.
council and treasure-men need 10
pray for fair weather.-Bacon.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

Maybe those pocket wireless teie-
phones we have heard SO much about
Will be perfected In time to help some.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
FRECkLES
Now u the Time 20 Get Rid of
Thee Ualy Spots-

There's no longer the slightest need OK
feeling ashamed OF your freckles. a. Othins
double Strengths guaranteed TO remove
these homely spots
Simply get ounce OF Othine-double
strength-from your druggist. and apply .
little OF IL night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun TO disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. II Is seldom
that more than one ounce In needed TO com
pletely clear the akin and gain beautiful.
clear complexion
Be sure TO ask for the double strength
Othine. ~ this II sold under guarantee OF
money back II II fails 20 remove freckies
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

France is going to follow our ex-
ample and deport undesirables. If ev-
cry nation did that. where would the
undesirables be dumped?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

A real American citizen must not
.gouge the public, says schoolboy's es-
say ON Americanism. There's thought
in that.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

Albania is now reported 10 be In
the throes of civil war The freedom
of the small nations seems TO have
gone TO their heads.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

The American people eat a billion
dollars worth OF candy n year. No
wonder the shortage of sugar Is re-
garded as national misfortune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

The only thing the average Ameri-
can has against Georges Carpenter is
that extra on the end of his first
name.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

And now they want mo hats for
Men" campaign. That saying. Mad
n halter" is going TO mean some
thing real pretty soon.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

American citizenship Is too impor-
hnt To be granted To and enjoyed by
those who do not appreciate II.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

judicial opinion Is inclined to the
theory that it is a landlords privilege
To make himself as unpopular as he
chooses.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

Inc government could make the cost
oil living lower for proflteers and for
the public by failing lot of them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

An eight-year-old chess phenom is
named Rzeschewssi and his mind prob
ably will be in like tumble before he
reaches ten.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

Notwithstanding the Christening
which the war was supposed TO bring
them. the Turks are as unspeakable
as ever.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

Watching the garden grow is a fine
outdoor sport these evenings.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

Armenia hopes that anybody with
further designs against her Will have
TO see America first.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

AS in the past, most of the presi.
cents OF the future will be men who
had to struggle and conquer as boys.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

Thrift viii only help TO bring prices
uo"n when something has amputated
the greed that keeps them up.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

It's been a good while since anybody
used the expression. too much sugar
for cent"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

So many people are writing novels
IL Is almost mark of distinction TO be
able TO abstain.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

III women are 90 wear new straw
hats men. perforce. must wear the old
ones
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

The resentment toward money In
politics Is likely to deprive the tired
business man of IA favorite form of di-
version.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

This scarcity of doctors that Is
spoken OF can be counted ON, we sup
pose, To add 10 the high cost of living
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

"A an example cf the rapid spread
of civilization. the Chinese girls who
we're taught by Americans 10 wriggle
their toes are now smoking cigar
cites.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

The army worm seems TO be In ia
vor OF universal military education.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

turkey should make up Its mind
whether to be bolshevlst or Brltish-it
cannot very well be Turkish.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

The man who says the war was
wrong casts slur upon every soldier
who fought or died.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

Early to bed and early to rise" has
outliyed It's usefulness. Everything is
up.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

Continued on Fourth Pos@
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

position with the Congressional committee.
Representative James w. Good is the West
ern director of the speakers bureau, with
headquarters in Chicago. Mrs Arthur l..
Livermore OF Yonkers manages the New
York women's bureau
There are more than 200 persons employed
in the Berkeley Building headquarters. Here
is the important ways and means committee.
which under the direction of Col william
Boyce Thompson and Mrs. John r. Pratt, has
organized the collection of funds under the
$1,000 limit set by Chairman Hays II occu-
pies a good share OF the third floor.
The work of the campaign is distributed
among the following bureaus: Speakers.
publicity. womens, labor. clubs foreign tbrn
citizens agriculture. negro. theatrical. travel
ling mems, moving and still pictures.
Connected with Eastern headquarters In
an advisory capacity to Chairman Hays are
the following members of the national COM
Charles d. Hilles OF New York T. Coleman
du Pont of Delaware. A. T. Hert Of Ken
lucky. They have special offices and spend
most of their time here.
Ralph V. Solitt, executive assistant to tho
chairman. who from the beginning has
helped him build up the organization, is con-
stantly at the wheel keeping the machine
functioning properly.
For the first time in a Presidential cam
paign the Senate Campaign Committee and
the Congressional Campaign Committee,
Senator Miles Poindexter being head of the
former and Representative Simeon y. Fess
OF the latter. are cooperating closely with
the national committee and have headquar-
tiers in the Berkeley Building. George Ed
munds, as executive secretary Is In charge
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In addition, the Democratic committee has
not a small amount of space In the Murray
Hill Hotel Here their research work is done.
Both committees have headquarters in
Chicago, the Republicans part of two floors
In the Auditorium Hotel the Democrats
5000 square feet in the Consumers Building
220 South State street. Also both commit
tees have regional headquarters In the Pal
ace Hotel I'm San Francisco, in addition to
maintaining their old headquarters in Wash
ington. The Republicans also have offices
in Denver which report to the Chicago reg
ional headquarters.
But New York is really the executive base
for both committees, this being particularly
true OF the Democratic. Chairman Hays on
the Republican side. tries TO divide his time
"a evenly as possible between New York
and Chicago, where Capt. Victor Helntz is
the regional director.
Clarence Il. Miller, secretary of the com
mittee, Is in charge I'm Washington. There
much research work Is done and seventeen
separate pamphlets for campaign speakers
have been prepared. Among the topics han
died are aircraft and postwar waste.
Raymond Benjamin and Elmer Dover
share the responsibility OF the San Fran.
cisco work, while Fred Carroll Is I'm charge
In Denver
The heads OF only three departments have
their offices permanently i'm Chicago. They
are Fred w. Upham, treasurer; Senator
Harry s. New national director of the speak
ers bureau, and Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton
head OF the women's division.
But James G.. Blaine, Jr., known as the
Eastern treasurer. has his headquarters
here. The head Of the Eastern division OF
tho speakers bureau is Col. Thomas w Mil
Ter Of Delaware. who formerly held similar
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GEORGE WHITE Il.
q b, sDkfoNs TON.

from headquarters, including about 5000
form letters. Every once in while the
chairman addresses a personal letter of adj
vice or admonition to each one Of the 100000
election district or precinct committeeman in
the United States. Each time it is done 1t
costs 81 900 for postage.