The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-04-08

as If nothing had happened, and the
I fruit crop OF Indiana will ne
/ saved. is the advice that Frank y.
Wallace. state entomologist. is giving
/ TO the fruit growers OF Indiana. who
may think that all chance for a good
crop is gone this year as Il result Of
the cold weather. which has been felt
| throughout Indiana. 1T is time
enough to say that the fruit crop is
killed after it actually has been
killed. Mr.. Wallace continued, land
If the cold weather could freeze ont
] the alleged fruit crop clairvoyants
that come forth about this time each
year with Wild tales OF calamities ii
would be blessing without any dis
suise and save Indiana about $1,000
900 each year. There is nothing un-
, usual about the present cold weather
and the effect it will have on the
crops"
! Wabash.-Farmers of Indiana do
not plan a general strike against low
prices for their products, according TO
answers received on questionnaires
sent those who registered for the
farmers grain dealers convention held
/ here recently. The answers received
were practically all alike. Each farm
| or cOntended that with low prices he
could hot afford 10 let an acre OF
ground remain idle, and that instead
( of striking" lie would he forced 10
put i'm overtime" and produce more
/ than ever before i'm order 10 make
any profit from his farm.
observation-disclosures McCray has
appointed two women as members of
boards Of trustees of important i'm
situations. Mrs. Samuel Ralston Of
indianapolis. wife of Ex-Governor Raj
\ ston, was appointel member OF the
board of trustees Of the Indiana Girls
school, succeeding Mrs. Winfield Scott
Johnson of Bloomington. Mrs. Carina
{. Warrington of Fort Wayne was APP
pointed on the board OF trustees OF
the Indiana School for Eeeble-Mind-
ed Youths at Fort Wayne. succeeding
Mrs. Mary Il. Harper of Fort Wayne.
Hammond.-What was believed at
first TO have. been a mild earth
quake in northern Indiana was traced
to fire in Hammond in which five
oil-storage tanks exploded. rocking the
city and spreading panic through the
surrounding districts The new plant
of the Moorhead oil company was de-
strcyed with q loss approXimating
100000. Two cottages were demol-
ished. Three firemen and a number of
spectators were severely burned in a
shower of burning OF! that followed
one OF the blasts.
lndianapolis.-Mo than $4,000 n
improvements, reconstruction of build
ings and the construction Of Il drive
way connecting the outside of the
grounds with the infield of the race
track. will be spent ut the state fair
ground by the state board of lgrcul-
ture, ii was announced by Charles +.
Kennedy, secretary Of the board The
expenditure was decided on following
a visit TO the grounds by Gov. Warren
Il. McCray, Thomas Grant, president
of the board. and Secretary Kennedy.
Indianapolis.-Nlne out Of every ten
schOolhouses in Indiana would be con-
demned in whole, or part, if the state
board of health were TO make state
wide investigation of sanitary and
health conditions of the buildings,
says Dr. John \. Hurry, secretary of
the board. More than fifty school
houses have been condemned by the
ri nd ha, nd
against the use of these buildings for
SchoOl purposes after the current
school year
anapOlis.-EXtension of Y. Nj. &.
\. work among boys in cities of 5000
10 1900 inhabitants where it has been
impossible 10 erect buildings and in
stall expensive equipment is planned
by II. III. Richardson. state boys work
secretary of the association. The
community boys work plan has been
tested in other states with satisfac-
tory results, Mr.. Richardson says and
he believes it will be successful in In
diana.
bus-ApproXimately 10 per
cent of the taxpayers of Bartholomew
county are tax dodgers. according 10
an estimate made by Newell =. RO-
mine. county assessor, who says that
many persons widely known i'm the
county, and who have excellent repu-
tationS for honesty and integrity, will
swear TO an untruth when giving n
value on their property for assess
ment.
IndianapOls.-L. y. Hines, state SUI
perintendent of public instruction. de,
clincd To grant the request of dele
CATION of members from the Amisl
and Mennonite churches of Miami and
! Howard counties to teach religion in
i, the German language in the private
schools attended by children of tht
Amish and Mennonite faith.
. Hartford City.-Committees hav,
p been appointed by the local Chambel
p of Commerce. the Rotary club. the
KiwaniS club and the BlackfOrd farm
l. bureau 20 cooperate in Il movement
- to obtain IN auditorium and stock pa
vilion in this city
Y Observation-Disclosures In Nanderbur;
= county are Offering laborers 81 da.
!. with board and S1.25 without board