The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-08-13

1ndianapolis.-The special session
OF the Indiana general assembly
called by Gov. James +. Goodrich to
consider emergency tax legislation
and appropriation measures ad-
journed sine die A total of 55 bills
were acted upon favorably during the
special session. The legislature has
been I'm session since July H. Final
action was taken by both houses ap-
proving remedial legislation designed
10 meet the situation created by hori-
zontal Increases made i'm 1910 assess
ments by the state tax board and later
declared valid by the state superior
court. The assembly also approved n
home rule tax bill giving local taxing
units authority over bond issues and
tax levies. which has been held by the
state tax board. The emergency ap-
preparation measure passed during the
second week of the session provided
approximately S1.20O,OO0 for the use
OF state institutions until September
30 the close OF the present fiscal year
Another important measure passed
provides for the construction by the
state of n war memorial building 10
cost $2.000.000 on ground donated by
the state on the North side i'm Indian
apolis. The building will provide ma
tional headquarters for the American
Legion
Jasper.-The approximate acreage
of wheat thrashed and TO be thrashed
in Dubois county is about 6S per cent
| of last years crop The average
yield for the county will be about IA
bushels an acre. The best yield yet
reported is 2S bushels an acre. One
man thrashed only ten bushels from
eight acres. The acreage of corn is
about % per cent of last years crop
and condition at present is good. The
acreage Of oats Is about 9S per cent
Of last years crop and condition is
about normal The rye crop is some
what above normal. perhaps 107 per
cent as compared with the crop Of
1919. The normal acreage of toma-
toes is out The crop is a little late
and yield cannot be estimated now.
Entire crop contracted TO canning COM
panies. There is n good crop of fruit
of nearly all kinds. Apples are selling
for S1.50 n busheI. Prospects for
peaches are excellent. with none yet
on market The number of farm la
borers is under normal. Wages aver
age about $50 month. There is no
demand for boys without farm expert
/ fa al,
their work along with only sufficient
help to do what really has to be done.
Seymour.-The wheat crop in Jack
son county will be the smallest i'm ten
years, according TO millers and grain
buyers who base their estimates on
threshing figires A crop of 475,OOO
bushels was produced on $1,000 acres
last year and it is not believed that
the yield this year will exceed 100000
bushels. The wheat ground will not
exceed 10000 acres. grain men say.
An exceptionally large acreage was
sown last fall, but many of the fields
were damaged by the early freezes
and were sOwn to oats and other crops
this spring. The wheat crop is valued
| ut about $5SS 600
Greensburg.-A loss of many thou
sands of dollars threatens the farmers
of this county who have not threshed
and disposed of their wheat. Owing
to the ear shortage all the elevators
and mills Of the county have become
full 10 their capacity and have issued
Il notice that they will not be able TO
handle any more grain until they can
| get cars for transportation. 1t is al
most impossible TO get ears, local
firms say. and the situation has be-
come serious.
dianapOlis.-lndiana high schools,
both rural and city, now have vacan-
cieS for 1.076 teachers. and only
enough teachers in prospect 70 fill GAG
of these vacancies. according TO
report submitted to L. y. Hines. state
superintendent of public instruction.
by F.. b. Wetherow. state high school
Inspector The shortage Of high school
teachers. Mr. Wetherow said is con-
siderably greater than at this time
last year. and the available supply of
unemployed teachers much less.
HammOnd.-The report Of IT. !.
White. White county coroner. follow
ing an inquest in the death of Arthur
Becker, Il Chicago chemist. contains
the charge that Becker'S death result
ed from the criminal negligence Of AL
win Schreiber of Hammond Becker
was killed while riding i'm Schreiber's
car when il hit n heavy truck. Schreib-
er. the corOner's report says. was driv-
ing 81 miles an hour without lights at
midnight when the accident occurred.
IndianapolS.-Sh of black
bass and crappie from the Riverside
state hatchery In the two weeks end
ing July %. totaled 43015. OF this
number II 900 were bass and Z.O75
were crappie. according TO announce
ment of the superintendent of the di-
vision of fish and game under the state
conservation department. The finger
lings were distributed in streams and
ponds on applications filed with the
department.
LebanOn.-The Davis CONSTRUCTION
company Of Arcadia has appealed its