The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-01-23

Observation-Disclosures thousand. two
hundred and fifty marriage licenses
were issued in Jacksonville in 1919.
100 more than 1913, formerly the big
gest year I'm 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 80 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 Wom-
ems Franchise league, which has its
headquarters in this city, sent letters
10 all members of the Indiana legis-
lature inviting their Endorsement of
the plan of Governor Goodrich for a
one-day special session to ratify the
suffrage amendment. A pledge to be
signed by each legislator that no other
business be brought up. was iEclosed.
Indianapolis-AIor than 1900 posts
are chartered or in the process of be-
ing chartered by the American Leg on,
according TO an announcement at ma
! tional headquarters. which said that
TO date 6,666 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 We're granted in Indiana. This
state now has more than go posts.
Vincennes.-Eleven alleged radicals
most of whom confessed TO being mem
bers of a local lodge of the Communist
Labor party, which has been holding
meetings in this city for months. were
arrested in raid conducted by J. V.
Bell of the department of justice. who
was assisted by Chief of Police Thorn
as Martin and others of the local de-
! partment. In most places the officials
found an 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 a new school
building in the township, question
of long standing was settled. The
new building, which will be started
soon, according TO an announcement,
will be in the center of the township,
TO be of mutual benefit. In former
years the question or a new school
could not be decided, rs three towns,
all some distance from q central point,
/ made fight for the building. When
the proposition was advanced to build
4 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
so per cent Of the members of the gem
eral assembly indorse the one-day spe-
cial session of the legislature TO ratify
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 to feel
out the situation. They were almost
to man against two special sessions
of the assembly. but virtually all Of
them admitted that they would not re-
fuSe 10 sign the pledge presented by
the women for session i'm January
! INIT 10, h. Il
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
lbs 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,0OO. MAX
ing total of approximately $4,000
600 spent i'm building and industrial
construction.
IndianapoIis.-Bri manufacturers
in Indiana and Illinois are engaging
i'm a fight over brick freight rates final
~ recommended in the readjustment
Of middle western freight rate and
classification territories proposed to
the federal railroad administration by
the interstate commerce commission.
The Indiana men complain that Dan
| vile CID brick manufacturers have
freight rates discriminatory against
Indiana brick manufacturers i'm the
same geological field, but just across
the state line from Danville. The pub
lie service commission, through .. p
Gothlin, its freight rate expert; The
Indiana Brick Manufacturers associa-
ton, through its secretary, f. c. Her
| vav and tho State Chamher of Gam