The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1922-02-03


and demonstrations OF treating oats
for smut are planned for the rural
schools of AIonon. Cass.. Round Grove.
Liberty. Union and Prairie townships.
in White county.
Marion.-An unusual situation pre-
scented Itself at Marion when basket
company made known it's Inability 10
obtain sufficient help. Although there
is n great deal OF unemployment the
company says it has been unable TO
procure n sufficient number OF girls
10 do special work.
Indianapolis :. Smith. for
ty-one years old. his wife. Mary Smith.
thirty-six years old. and Neal Trestor.
thirty years old. all Of Indianapolis.
and John J. Wright. aged forty-six. OF
Martinsville were killed when a four
car Indianapolis & Cincinnati traction
freight train struck an automobile In
which they were riding at crossing
in Indianapolis. They were returning
TO Indianapolis after a visit with rela-
tiyes at Gent, KY
Shoals.-An organization is being
perfected at Shoals to buy Kentucky
bred and northwestern trained wolf
hounds to use in chasing the HaIbert
township wolf pack. 1t is thought by
those interested that wolf chasing will
far exceed fox chasing, which Is q
popular sport i'm the Shoals locality
The Halbert township pack is increas-
ing considerably in number and ii is
believed that now there are from forty
to fifty of the wolves i'm the township
and adjoining townships. They are
large timber wolves and are very wild.
Bloomington.-In the face of as
sertiOns that modern college life is
mainly living, loving and loafing. In
diana university points to Miss Ruth
NJ. Bourne of Richmond as a denying
answer. She has made her own way
through school. working two hours
each day in the university cafe and
putting in extra time i'm Il DEPART
mental office. She is member of the
debating class. Of the history and
psychology clubs. and in. addition finds
time TO serve on a committee of stu
dents working in the interest of In
diana university's miIlion-dollar memo
rial building campaign.
Terre Haute.-The GrassellI Chelni-
cal company plant north of Terre
lIaute will resume the manufacture of
metallic zine within the next few
months. it has been officially an
nounced. A coal mine of 1000 tons
daily capacity is now being opened and
is TO he operated solely by and for the
Grasselli company. When the shaft is
completed, fourth-vein coal will be
mined. The Grasselli company will en-
ploy about 400 persons. One hundred
of this number will be employed in the
mine and $50 in the zine smelling and
refining plant. This number exceeds
amy number formerly employed and. it
is said, in time work will be provided
for many more.
indianapolis. Automobiles are
charged with being the greatest single
cause of accidental deaths i'm Indiana
last year in the annual compilation of
vital statistics made by the state board
automobile was 313 deaths. Railroads.
however. ranked third with 263 fatali-
ties, and are not charged in the health
boards statistics with deaths of auto
lists killed in crossing accidents Such
deaths are classified against the auto.
Falls, next TO the auto, are the leading
cause for accidental deaths In 1927
q total Of 81 persons i'm Indiana met
their death IN this manner. Some of
the falls were from tall buildings. and
others a tumble down stairs or off a
porch.
Evansvlle-The fourth annual con-
ventiOn of the Associated Building
Contractors of Indiana came 10 close
at Evansville after Michigan City
had been selected as the place for the
1898 convention. William Jungelaus
of indianapolis was elected president.
The resolutions. as adopted. state
that no strike shall occur during the
pendency of any discussion relating
to change in wage scales or for any
other reason that may be brought up
in the way of dispute. Joint commit
tees of equal representation will carry
ON all discussions regarding any queS-
ton of difference when presented.
Jurisdictional disputes will be settled
by the awards of the national iuristlic-
tiOnal award board should any other
question arise upon which no decision
has been made. the question will be
referred to the jurisdictional award
board. The resolutions were adopted
unanimously.
indianapolis. - Consiitutionality OF
the tax section of the 1917 school con-
solidation law was upheld by the SUI
preme court i'm an opinion handed
down. The decision was made affirm
ing an order of the Wayne Circuit
court. which directed a township trus-
tee 10 perform duties rs a member OF
the board of trustees for the CONSOLE
dated school district of Cambridge
City and Jackson township of Wayne
county. The tax section of the law
provides for the apportionment of the
cost of maintaining consolidated
schools in proportion to the number Of
children in each of the consolidated
school or corporations. The appeal TO
the Supreme court raised the question