Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1920 — STATE NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE]

STATE NEWS ITEMS

The Doings of Hoosierdom Reported by Wire. ASKS RAISE FOR TEACHERS School Superintendent of Wabash County Says Survey Shows Only 1 of 17 Instructors Intends to Continue Profession. Wabash. March 5.—A rural school survey Just completed in Wabash county by A. B. Oswalt, county school superintendent, shows that oirt of seventeen teachers employed in the oneroom district school buildings, only one will continue teaching as a profession next year. This teacher considers teaching “a service to humanity, ’ even though she receives only S4BO a year for her services. The other teachers say they will give up the profession this year as they can secure more money in any other line of work. At this time Mr. Oswalt is conducting a campaign to eliminate all of the district buildings in the county and the township trustees have assured him that seven of the seventeen district schools in the county will be eliminated when the next term of school starts. At a meeting of the trustees held here Mr. Oswalt recommended increases in pay for all of the country school teachers. and while it was said ail of the trustees favored the increase no action was taken. — X *Rob Pesthoutse of Furnishings. Vincennes, March 5. — One hears of thieves making off with red-hot stoves, but one hardly is ready to believe any-

one would be likely to get away wltn the furnishings of a smallpox pesthouse. This is what has happened time and agHin to the smallpox hospital near Paris. Nearly every time the place is used.'after is has to be closed for any time, it is necessary to refurnish it. Blankets, “ bedsteads, stoves, diShes and everything movable disappear mysteriously. So far the perpetrators have never been discovered. It is possible the articles are disposed of to innocent persons, have no idea as to the risk they art“ running. Private Stocks Looted. Hammond, March 5. —So toany houses of wealthy Hammond people, sojourning at winter resorts, have been robbed of private stocks of liquor here while they were absent that no more visits are being made unless homes are guarded. Private stocks have been taken by the wholesale and in most of tlie houses entered nothing was taken but liquor. By watching the society columns of the newspapers rum thieves gain information as to the absentees. Landlord Washes Dishes. March s.—When all the kitchen help at the Aiderman hotel walked cut on a strike here it became necessary to cancel a Kiwanis club luncheon and a Rotary club dinner. The main dining room was kept open by Walter F. Hackett, manager of the hotel, becoming dishwasher and filling Ite place left vacant by the striking silverware waslier. Dr. F. Harold Near Death. Richmond. March s.—Dr. Frank Harold, one of the best-known practitioners of this city, is at the point of deatji from pneumonia here. His father, Dr. I. S. Harold. Is an Indianapolis physiciafl and prominent In the good roads movement.