The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-21
INDIANA
BREVITIES

Elkhart.-An appeal to the state
board OF tax commissioners has been
made by Mayor W. +. Wider and nine
councilmen to reduce the proposed
levy fixed by the Elkhart school board,
averring that the amount is too high If
the affairs of the schools al econom-
ically administered. The levy was
originally proposed at S1.55, but after
the statutory hearing. at which only
city officials were present and voiced
objections, the board reduced the levy
TO S1.34. This latter figure. the city
officials insist. is too high This levy
will produce about $4,000 The
board has explained that a much
greater sum than ever Is required for
next year. because of deficit caused
b. reduction by the commission two
years ago and a large increase in the
salary list. granted rs a result of
general popular demand a year or
rIore ago.
Brazil Members of the Farmers
cooperative company, assisted by Pro-
lessor Davis, head of the department
of entomology at Purdue university,
made gas attack on the Mediter-
ranean moths i'm a flour mill which
the farmers recently bought The mill
stood idle for few weeks and i'm that
time il became infested with bugs and
moths. The doors, windows and all
openings of the mill were closed tight
To
gas. The gas attacks were repeated
until all animal life was killed. The
mill and machinery were then given
thorough cleaning To remove the webs
of the moths
PrincetOn.-The scarcity of houses
In Princeton has caused rentals 10 adj
vance nearly 20 per cent this fall COM
pared with rentals prevailing a year
ago. This applies principally to
houses which recently have been let
to new tenants. The increase has
been stimulated by persons who came
to Princeton to live and had difficulty
In obtaining houses. Real estate deal
ers say in general the selling price of
property has declined slightly in the
last year. AT the present rate of
building, the opinion has been ex-
pressed that ii will be two years at
least before the shortage of homes is
relieved.
anap0lis.-GOvernOr McCray. il
is expected, will follow the custom of,
Indiana governors by issuing soon a
proclamation, calling the attention of
HoOsier citizens To the great fire loss
In the state each year and requesting
them TO observe October 10 as Ma
tonal Fire Prevention day. Newman
Il. Miller, state fire marshal. has been
working with public officials to have
the day properly observed in the state.
October 8 ordinarily is Fire Proven
ton day, but it falls on Sunday this
year 1t is the anniversary of the
great Chicago fire.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. McCray has
accepted the honorary craftsmanship of
the Indiana organization Of the ma
;iOnal budget committed 1t is an or
sanization TO support the establishing
of businesslike administration of
governmental appropriations and ex.
penditures, says its announcement.
j. L. Laughner of Lebanon Is active
chairman in Indiana. Honorary city
chairmen include the mayors Of Evans
vile, Huntington, Lawrenceburg, Rush
vile, Wabash. Whiting, Seymour. Elk
hart and Princeton.
Princeton.-One Of the best workers
in n road construction crew, working
near Princeton, is woman, Miss Jane
Anderson, who has been disappearing
as man with the crew for several
weeks. Her Identity was discovered
when she received an injury and had
10 visit physician The girl is ro-
bust, and the foreman of the crew
declares she has been one of the best
workers I'm his crew She declares
she has been masquerading as q man
for more than five years, working at
various places.
lndianapOlis.-The Indiana wOmanS
prison failed by only S232.20 to get
through the state fiscal year without
deficit. This makes the third state in
StitutiOn to run short of money i'm the
/ fiscal year. Two state departments
also ran short. The two other institu-
tions were the Farm Colony for the
/ Feeble-Minded at Butlerville. and
State Sanatorium at Rockville. and the
two departments those of the state
fire marshal and the statehouse Gus
| tOdan.
Terre Haute.-Iillian Crump. thirty
four years old, who shot and killed her
sweetheart. William Bradford, Septem-
Der Is. NJ her home, was bound
over 10 the grand jury by Judge F. r.
/ Shager I'm city court The shooting is
| said 10 have been the result of mis-
/ treatment accorded the woman.
Laporte-One hundred hogs includ-
Ing many purebredS. have died OF
cholera in Noble township. Laporte
| county. \. VI. Jac0hy, assistant state
veterinarian. and the county agricul-
/ tural agent. who made an inspection
in Noble township. estimated that
/ many more will die.
observation-disclosures u. Baker and