The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07
1ndIanapolIs.-rhe automobile de.

censes for passenger cars, 32,4S1 for
trucks and S.S23 licenses for motor.
cycles. There was no separation of
automobiles and trucks last year. but
the total number for trucks and autos
for this year exceeds the number OF
1919 licenses by 55.452. AS I'm last
years report, the licenses for motor
cycles show a decrease. 1920 licenses
being 173 fewer than the previous
year. Chauffeurs' licenses for 1919 to-
tailed 6.4l0. This year 9,75S have been
issued, an increase OF 3.34S for 1920.
The total receipts for the year are
approximately 5000, 740. an increase
OF $4,000 over the 1919 receipts.
Indianapols.-The state highway de-
partment has begun negotiations for
the purchase of approximately 81 .400.-
600 worth Of cement TO be used In
state highway bridge and maintenance
construction. The department expects
10 contract for the product with man.
ufactories i'm Indiana for delivery TO
designated railroad switches (. O. b.
factory. Ii will accept bids for road
construction from contractors who will
figure on bids with the understanding
that the state is to provide them with
cement at the railroad siding nearest
the job. Bids for the cement contract
will be awarded late in January, If
plans are carried out
Observation-Disclosures the first time In
six years coal from the Pittsburgh and
West Virginia fields is again being
stored at the Pumpkin Patch" near
Jacksonville. said 10 be the best deep
water harborage for several hundred
no coal is being unloaded at Jefferson
Vile by local dealers, rs they have
abandoned their equipment and de-
pend on rail coal. They assert that
the expense of maintaining their floats
and equipment more than offsets the
lower prices of river coal. 1t is the
hope that eventually proper terminals
will be built whereby coal could be
shipped To the interior via Jefferson
vile.
Evansville-The cigar business In
| Evansville has not been as hourishng
this year rs In previous years and sew
eral manufacturing plants have closed
down until after the holidays. The
plant Of the Haas Cigar Manufacture
Ing company has closed for ten days
| or more, and several of the factories
that have been closed will not reopen
|
January. Several hundred girls have
been TIN own out Of employment.
Decatur.-Farmers near Decatur
who raised sugar beets this year re-
ceived checks totaling $243,000 from
the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company.
This is the second payment for beets
this year. the former being made on
November 10. when 100000 was
mailed out. The third and last pay
ment for the beets will be made on
January Is and the bonus moneytYill
be sent out February 10. The cam
paign at the Decatur plant will end
this year about February 1.
Indianapolis.--The State Federation
of Labor will seek Ill amendment to
the workmen's compensation law, when
the Indiana general assembly meets
next month, increasing the compensa-
ton paid wOrkmen in case of injury.
it was announced by L. N. Taylor,
president. The federation's proposed
amendment would provide that work
man receive 60 per cent Of his wages,
in the event of injury, instead of 80
per cent, as at present.
Bloomington.-Mis Rachel Stuart,
daughter of James A. Stuart, manag-
ing editor of the Indianapolis Star, is
Indiana university's youngest coed.
Miss Stuart was graduated from Short
ridge high school in Indianapolis last
June at the age of fifteen years. She
completed her high school in two and
one-half years, but expects to take her
time in going through college. Her
father was graduated from Indiana
university in 1901.
Bloomington. FavOrite HOOsier
state songs, popular college tunes and
ballads that are known to every col
lege glee club tenor will be included in
university song book which is to be
compiled at the Indiana university. A
contest at which the most popular
songs can be decided is under consid-
Grafton by the student committee, to
which has been delegated the task Of
compiling the book.
Indianapolis.-The average of tax
rates in Indiana is $50, the state
board of tax commissioners has esti-
mated. The average last year was
S134 The average i'm 1913, the last
under the old law, was S3.01. On the
basis of the old valuations the board
has estimated that the $3.50 rate is
equivalent TO S460 rate.
encastle.-Alarmed by numerous
reports of operations by bandits i'm
many cities, dozens of shotguns were
placed at strategical points in Green
castle for possible use in preventing
robberies in the city. The action was
taken by the Greencastle Chamber of
Commerce and local banks
Shelbyville.-The Shelbyville County
Farmers association has adopted a
resolution protesting against the high
cost of fertilizer, and placing the mem
bers on record as refusing to buy any
g.