Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1916 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mayors of 2,000 Cities Endorse Belgium Support. More than 2,000 mayors in various cities of the United States have endorsed the movement of the Daughters of the American Revolution to raise a million dollars the relief of Belgium by the sale of flags tomor-. row. They will be on-sale in Rensselaer and every person should buy one or more. Help the D. A. R. of .this city make a fine showing. Boys, a Watch Free. Guaranteed to keep time for one year, with every suit costing .$5 or more. Get Hamillized. Women in Military Camp. Two hundred and fifty women will go into , military encampment on the Presidio at San Francisco' on June 1 for six weeks under strict military rule to learn the ways of war, according to an announcement made Wednesday by Mrs. Frederick ~H. Colburn, regent of the San Francisco chapter of the women’s section of the Navy League. Leaves For War Service. A fourth member of the faculty of the University of Chicago, Dr. Norman Harris, professor of bacteriology, deft Wednesday for service in the European war. He wjil enlist in the medical corps of the Canadian troops. Wilson Breaks Precedent. President Wilson broke a precident last night by going to Fort Myer, Va., for dinner with Major General Hugh L. Scott, chief of-staff of the army. It is customary for the president to accept dinner invitations only from inemibers of his cabinet.

Constable for 38 Years. John F. Walker has been a constable in Laporte for 38 years. He was first elected in 1878, or 38 years ago, and has been constable ever since, with the exception of about six years. Walker as still active on the job. Hammond Boys Drill. Four military companies have been organized among the boy students of the Hammond high school, under the direction of William Mead, physical director, who plans a four-year course which, however, is not compulsory. May Be Head of Moores Hill. The presidency of Moores Hill college has been offered to the Rev. U. G. Leazenlby, superintendent of the Grawfordsviiie distridt of the northwestern Indiana Methodist conference. Holds Record as Fish Producer. Lake Erie produces more fish to the squaer mile than any other body of water in the world, according to government records compiled at Washington.

J. B. Lyons, Fred Merchant and John Hershmlah, of Brook, are making a trip to the south and will visit Shiloh and Pittsburg Landing.. Mrs. H. J. Bartoo, of Remington, went to Chicago from Rensselaer on the early train this morning. It is ipirobable that' a new school building will be erected in Medaryville and that it will be a consolidated school for the township. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Scott and daughter, Genene, returned from Indianapolis last evening. George was an usher at the convention. Several of the delegates returned on the evening train, although the convention did not finish its nominations until after 8 o’clock in the evening. H. B. Brown, of Kniman, who was accompanied to Indianapolis by Mrs. Brown, has remained for a visit of a few days with her relatives. Valparaiso Vidette. With a petition in for a gravel road to connect the gravel south of Hefbnoai with the river bridge, and with the viewers appointed, who, no doubt, will report favorably, the assurance is complete that this city will be connected with Rensselaer by a continuous macadarp highway. -J. R. Wilson and others filed the petition, and Ed Wedler and S. H. Adams have been appointed viewers. Autiomobilists, for a long time, 'have dreaded the treacherous two miles of dirt which is now to be improved. For the Boys. - All wool blue serge suits with an extra pair of trousers $5.75, worth $7. Get Hamillized. The Pulaski County Democrat, a weekly paper, has raised' its subscription to $1.50 per year, being one of the last of the good county seat weeklies to advance the price. The present high price of paper makes it impossible to print a paper at a profit for $1 per year. It is also poor business to carry subscriptions over time. The Republican expects thatJtejubi scription be paid in advance and since the advance in the price of paper may force the twice a week papers to adopt a $2 rate it will behoove all to be paid in advance at the old rate should the advance become necessary.