The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

their fires and TO re-emplOy ali old
men and take on new men until the
capacity of the factory has been
reached. The superintendent has noti-
fed ali employees OF the opening OF
the factory, which will operate full
time. The mines around Petersburg
are again operating almost 100 per
cent. and with the exception OF low
prices being paid for farm produce
conditions in Petersburg are almost
normal. and few men are idle. The
mines are taking on new men weekly,
and there is renewed activity in the
oil fields
Indianapolis.-Beer and wines for
medicinal purposes can not be pre-
scribed by Indiana physicians under
new regulations of the federal Trea-
sury department without violating the
state prohibition law, L. S. Lesh, at
torney general. said. 1.-The new rules
will not permit prescriptions and
sales" the Encouragement said. ex-
planning that the state law permits
only wine for sacramento purposes and
hospital use Of pure grain alcohol.
The only effect in Indiana OF the new
federal regulations, Mr.. Lesh said.
would be that federal enforcement
would cease over beer and wine pre-
scriptions for medicinal use.
Muncie.--Sou.h Bend will entertain
the 1922 session of the Indiana State
Conference Of Charities and Correc-
ton. This decision was reached by
the delegates ut the final meeting Of
the 1927 session here Tuesday. after
hearing the recommendation of the
committee on time and place. Rabbi
Morris NJ. Feuerlicht, of Indianapolis,
was elected TO succeed Evans Waiien,
Of Indianapolis. as president of the
conference. John A. Brown, secre-
tary, announced that the total registra-
ton ut the conference was 1,0O1. Of
which $50 were persons outside
Muncie.
mdianapOliS.-Ma Of the
school city OF Lafayette is praised in
report of field examiners of the state
board of accounts, filed with the chief
examiner OF the state board of ac-
counts. 1T is certainly refreshing to
find in these days of high cost and
increasing debt statements of school
corporations generally that the city
schools of Lafayette have been so well
managed there is not q dollar of i'm
debtedness." Management of the In
dianapOlls school city frequently has
been criticised by the board of ac-
counts.
South Bend.-An ordinance. which
has been passed by the South Bend
/ city council. restricts motor bus trans
portation to streets not occupied By
| interurban lines entering the city. and
] also places an annual license fee of
| $500 against the firms now running
! busSes between South Bend and sur
rounding towns. The Chicago, South
Bend & Northern Indiana railway
showed that since the busses were
operating in streets. through which
their cars ran. a decrease of 80 per
cent In fares had resulted.
Observation-Disclosures in Union cOun-
". Kentucky, are making plans to ship
their live stock 20 market on q coop
erative plan, following the organiza-
ton of a county live stock shipping
association at q recent meeting, ac-
cOrding 10 a marketing specialist from
the Kentucky College Of Agriculture
Farmers who attended the Organiza-
ton meeting pledged GO hogs for the
first carload 10 be shipped under the
new organization. The association will
have headquarters in Evansville.
IndianapOliS.-Th city of Elwood
has the most outrageous tax rate
of any city in Indiana-but it's too
late TO remedy the situation. The
words quoted are those Of members
of the state tax board. who discovered
that the Madison county city's tax
rate-$41S per S1G0 of property valu-
ation-is the highest in the state. The
date of possible appeal 20 the state
board, however, has passed.
Indianap0lls.-Bids were received by
the state highway commission for he
construction Of Il grade for a gravel
road on the state highway system,
! near Metropole, Perry county. The
estimated total cost OF the work was
$4,000. $4,000 for the frs. section Of
3.S miles. and $4,000 for the remain
ing three miles. The bids on both
items. il was said, were about ST.
coo below the estimate.
ndianapolis.-W. L. Harding. for
mer governor of Iowa; {. II. Gustaf-
son, president of the United States
Grain Growers, Inc. Gov. Warren L.
McCray and John j. Brown. chairman
OF the state board Of tax commission
ers, will be the principal speakers be-
fore the convention OF the Indiana
Federation of Farmers associations 10
be held NJ indianapolis. November 10
h and l6.
indianapolis McCray has
appointed Mrs Lucian Harris OF Ris-
Ing Sun a member of board of trustees
OF the Southeastern Hospital FOR the
Insane. She takes the place Of L. ).
Roberts Of Madison, who has been
elected a judge. The governor many
months ago announced his intention
of appointing one or more women ON
boards OF state hospitals for the in