Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1918 — Page 1

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ANOTHER RENSSELAER BOY IN ACTIVE SERVICE

David Leatherman received a postal card from his son, Carroll, today, stating that he landed safely in Europe. Carroll was number 258 in this county and this was the first draft number drawn. He had tried to enlist before being selected, but had been rejected on account of physical defects. He left here last summer with the first group of selected men and"took his training at Camp Taylor. Carroll is the only surviving member of the once happy family of Mr. and Mrs. David Leatherman. Mrs. Leatherman and their other children have pased to that great beyond. The absence of Carroll is very keenly felt by his father.

APPOINTED RAILROAD MAIL CLERK

Russell Willitts, who has been the carrier on mail route number three out of here for some, time, has resiged and will assume his new position as railroad messenger - Route three will be in charge of Harold Littlefield, son of Postmaster N. Littlefield.

MONDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

? Woodrow John Baker Kimberlin, age 11 months, was brought to the hospital Sunday with a broken leg. He is a bright, happy little fellow and does not mind the accident at all. Mrs. Ezra Hershman, of near Wheatfield, came to the hospital today for medical attention. Mrs. Hale Grant went to her home today. Mrs. John Stephenson returned to her home Sunday. Mrs. Rebecca Robinson was able to be up in a wheel chair Saturday and” Sunday. Francis O'Donnell’s condition is about the some. Wm. Locke is improving nicely.

Mrs. Josie Cook, who had been visiting relatives in Morocco,* returned to her home at Battle Ground today. Her aiint, Mrs. Rebecca Russell, of Morocco accompanied her. No farmer should be without a silo. Take this matter up with the Rensselaer Cement Products Co. AT THE MOVIES NEW PRINCESS THEATRE —axoessT stabs—best psats— Tr— Silverware Coupons Every say. TONIGHT Anita Stewart / and Chas. Richman “The More Excellent Way” Also Oood Comedy. TOMORROW TUESDAY, APRIL 2 E* A. Southern ‘The Man of Mystery* ’ Also Good Comedy. AU BEATS lOC.

The Evening Republican.

BRIEF FILED ATTACKING STATE PROHIBITION LAW.

Indianapolis, March 31.—Twelve propositions are set ftyth in a brief filed yesterday afternoon in the Indiana supreme court in behalf of the F. W. Cook Brewing company, of Evansville, in an attempt to show that the prohibition law enacte.d by the 1917 legislature is unconstitutional. The principal assertion is that the constitution gives the legislature no power to enact a prohibitory law. The brief recites that in the constitutional convention of 1850 efforts were made to include in the document absolute prohibition, “but the proceedings of that convention disclose a determination to continue the eMating public policy of regulation and restriction, and none of the prohibition proposals were incorporated in the new constitution." It also is submitted that at various times efforts were made in the legislature' to submit an amendment to the constitution to proh'lit the manufacture I 'or sale of liquor or to authorize the legislature to enact prohibition laws. This is cited in an attempt to show that it is a settled principle that the legislate is without authority to enact a • dry” law Along this same line the bt*>f cites the overthrow by the supreme court about sixty-four years ago of the prohibition law of 1855 on the ground that the constitution, which is still in force, did not empower the legislature so to act. It is argued that the 1917 law is “ambiguous, inconsistent, obscure and contradictory” and is incapable of interpretation and enforcement. It is also submitted that it discriminates against manufacturers of beer in that it permits the owners of warehouse receipts covering all kinds’ of intoxicating liquors in a bounded warehouse to hold and sell such liquor in the due course of trade, while manufacturers of beer must dispose of their stock within ten days after April 2. George H. Batchelor of Indianapolis has filed an amicus curiae brief in the supreme court, arguing that the legislature under the police power had the right to enact the law. He attacks the opinion of Judge Perkins in the Beebe and Herman cases, which upset the “dry” law of 1855.

MONDAY LOCAL MARKET.

Oats, 87c. Corn, ,90c./ Wheat, $2/.00. Rye, $2.30. Butterfat, 41c. Eggs, 29c. Young roosters, 20c. Old roosters, 12c.

Why pay an agent 15 per cent to 25 per cent on your moument orders, when your home dealer ean successflly meet any claim er inducements for sending to some distant part of the state for your monument. With no agent’s commissions to pay I can meet any competition.

The old relibale McKinley avenue barber shop will continue to serve its patrons at previous prices. Van Wood.

Next Saturday, April 6, will be the last community sale at Parr for this season. There will be a good'supply of milk cows, springers and stock cattle; also brood sows and shotes; poultry, farm machinery, etc. Anyone desiring to purchase anything in the livestock line cannot afford to miss this sale. Eighty-three . enemy airplanes have been destroyed by the British aviators since they began operating on the Italian front says a British official communication. The British have lost ten machines in the aerial fighting.

MOUMENTS.

WILL H. MACKY.

HAS NOT RAISED.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1918.

MARCH MEETING OF MATINEE MUSICALE CLUB

That the public appreciates the invitation to enjoy the musical program of the Matinee Musicale club was evidenced by the full house which was present Sunday afternoon at the meeting. Mrs. J. H. Chapman made an urgent appeal to the women present to do their part in buying and help-ing-in the sale of U. S. bonds in the third Liberty Loan. Our boy 3 are fighting a most fiendish foe hnd they are fighting for the porteetion of the world’s womanhood; hence it becomes the duty of every loyal American womaj.. to make every sacrifice possible in the way of food, time and money that the men in France may have all the help that is possible for us to supply, In answer to the request thisorganization voted to buy a bond and many members will buy as individuals as well.

Most of the program, in harmony with the plan of the year, was biographies of Italian composers with renditions of their various compositions, but feeling that the day being Easter and the program incomplete without a reference to the occasion, three numbers were added to the priginal program. An inspring Easter message by Mrs. A. R. Hopkins, two beautiful organ numbers by Mrs. M. D. Gwin and a pleasing voice number tjy Mrs. E. C. English added to the delgihtfulness of the afternoop.

A number of the junior members of the club gave musical numbers. The chairman, Mrs. M. D. Gwin. complimented these young performers by saying that the audience must feel much gratified at the evidence of careful training for the part of so many of our young people, and one of the principal purposes in organizing the club has been achieved when opportunity is thus given these young music students to perform in public. Mrs. J. H. Chapman, chairman of the nominating committee before reading her report, explained that the preseht efficient chairman, Mrs. M. D. Gwin, had been urged to accept the office of chairman for' the coming year, but she had declined on account of having much of the work of helping in the of the programs. The following officers were then duly elected for the next year: President, Mrs. G. A. Williams. Vice-President, Mrs. F. A. Turfler. Secretary, Mrs. L. E. Barber. Treasurer, Mrs. C. C. Warner. The next meeting will be held the last Sunday in April at the Methodist church. x

RICH HAMMOND “NEWSY” ENLISTS IN THE ARMY.

Edwin Fitzgerald, a newsboy at Hammond, who sold papers at the Monon station for years, has enlisted in the army. • Fitzgerald made a forutne selling newspapers and was the topic of a book written by A. M. Turner, president of the First National Bank, of Hammond, several yebrs ago, when the little newjy was worth SIO,OOO saved in five years.

The April fool is stalking hbout today.

TOMORROW BIG EASTER DANCE EVERY ONE WILL BE THERE.

O’ Golden' Loaf p Bread Good to the last slice. ReI member that good ' bread ■ - mother used to make. GOOD, ■ every speck of it. Wouldn’t I It be wonderful to taste bread with that famous flavor now? E Golden Loaf Bread is worthy of your purchase. It’s econYomy, quality and genuine goodness, makes it standard and supreme in It’s field.

SARGEANT CLIFFORD BOULDEN WRITES LETTER FROM FRANCE

* U. S. P. 0., France, Feb. 3, 1918. , Dear Friend Judson: I just got with much pleasure another bunch of Tribunes today from the home town and believe me I am making it quite mild when I state it was like shaking hands with some frieni from home. It is quite funny you know now how one never appreciates a town like ours until be gets away from it, and can’t get back when he gets that homy feeling. The old town is not very large, it hasn’t every convenience of an up-to-date town, but believe me Jud, I’d gladly give my next six months pay just to be back and stick my feet under a certain table out in the west end and say, “bring out the fatted dalf,” or words to that effect I came to France on the first boat to arrive here and landed With the first detachment, also helped pitch the. first American Camp in France. That has been more than seven months ago and life has not been all sunshine and roses either but it has s'hown me that much, that the longer one stays in France or any other warring country the more he learns to appreciate “the dear old U. J 3. A.”

And U. S. A. to me means Francesville. I often thought that everyone there knew the other fellow’s business better than he did but since I have been out where every man looks out for hjmself with no one to care whether he falls or stays up, that, after all the best place is where they talk about your good qualities, aftfer you’re dead if they don’t while you are alive, and you learn to see that the people are- not trying to butt in your business but are only being neighborly. So I’ve got a mighty warm spot in my heart for old Francesville and I’m not alone in my sentiment erither. You probably know Mr. Hughes, who js with the Field Artillery “somewhere in France.” Well, while I was sanitary inspector of a certain camp I had a i detail of some 20 or 30 men report to me each momdng and who should I meet one morning but Hughes. Well he came somewhat latter than I but he was decidedly a second to my sentiments, not that I do not respect and admire the French for I do. They are brave, courageous people and have stood their hard knocks and bumbs like the heroes they are, but France is not America. They don’t speak American and they don’t have American eats. There you have it in a nut shell. Don’t put me down as a “growler” for I’m not, this old army will make ta man of a fellow if there’s any foundation to work on and not a grumbling kind of a man either. But the only way a fellow knows that they are thinking about him is to get a letter now and then telling him so. Here we lose track of time by days and months, but we liye from ’one mail to another. So just do me a favor and express my thanks for the many remembrances from the old town I got the letters saying they were sending 14 different packages, T hr.ve received four of the fourteen and consider myself very i lucky in that I got the letters any way saying they were sent. Every time I see some new work of the Americans. I just feel like there 13 no way left of expressing grattude for the fact that the old Red, White and Blue stands for Your Country and everything you love and hold dear. Fn\ glad we are over here to do our bit. I much prefer to do it here and take what comes to me than to remain on the other side and have to have our country go through what France has. Well Jud I have just about run down so I will close for this time. brco me a line or two now and then. Your friend, CLIFFORD BOULDEN.

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FRENCH FIRE DEALS HEAVY LOSSES TO HUNS

Paris, March 31.—The battle continued last night with undimimshed violence, the war office announced this afternoon. German battalion, renewing the attack without cessation, ' were mown down by the French fire. < Moreiul changed hands four times in a furious struggle, finally being held by French and British troops. The woods north of Moreiul were captured by the French. Between Moreuil and Lassigny the Germans were checked completely. . „ The announcement follows: _ “The struggle was continued with undiminished violence during the night and the result was to emphasize the check administered to the formidable German effort of yesterday to break through the line. “Between Montdidier and Moreuil the fire of the French infantry mowed down German battalions which renewed the assault without ceasing. “Moreuil, captured by the Germans, was recaptured by the French, again taken by the Germans and finally captured in a bayonet charge .made with incomparable bravery by French and British troops mingled in the same ranks. The woods north of Moreuil was also captured as the result. , “Between Moreuil and Lassigny the checking of the Germans it has been established, was complete. The French were able to make progress as far as the vicinity of Canny SurMatz. The division of picked troops which was announced last night, recaptured Plemont and held it against all attacks, took 700 prisoners. “On the remainder of the front there was intermittent cannonading. Three German raids on the right bank of the Meuse (Verdun front) were without result. “Between Moreuil and Lassigny our troops, according to the latest information, recaptured Ayencourt and Monchel last evening, taking about 100 prisoners and fourteen machine guns. Today, in the course of spirited engagements, they made a notable advance in the region of Orvillers.

WAR MOTHERS HELD MEETING SATURDAY

The Jasper county War Mothers held their monthly meeting in the west court room of the court house Saturday afternoon. The meeting was well attended, there being thirty six mothers present, and there was much- enthusiasm displayed in the work. The organization decided to purchase a SIOO war bond during the third Liberty Loan drive..

Sweet peas for the dance at Hoi? den’s. Phone "426. H/ME US BOOK YOUR ORDER To send for your damaged tires instead of consigning them to the scrap. The chances are that we can make them fit for a great many more miles of service. Our vulcanizing process is not juat ordinary tire repairing. It is practically tire renewing. If you cannot stop in, phone us. But don’t buy new tire 3 until we have had a look at your old onesr MILNER’S TIRE SHOP —East Side Court House Square.— Phone 218. Rensselaer, Indiana.

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RENSSELAER MERCHANTS OBSERVE NEW TIME

The clock in the court house tower was, moved up an hour Saturday evening at six o’clock. Custodian Morlan pushed us all an hour nearer our final destiny and when it was six, it was immediately seven. All of the merchants in the city * are observing the new time and no changes in time of opening and closing will be made. There is a disposition to follow to the letter and in the spirit of’trae patriotism any and, all suggestions made by the government that'is for the interest of a successful termination of the war.

JURORS SELECTED FOR APRIL TERM OF COURT.

The following have been selected for jury service, during the -April term of court: GRAND JURY Isaac Thomas, Carpenter. Robert McDonald, Hanging Grove. Geo. A. Cover, Union. • Ezra Whitehead, Wheatfield. Alva D. Hershman, Gillam. ■ Wallace B. Leonard, Gillam. Grand jury is called for first Monday of the April term, the same being the Bth day of April. PETIT JURY Henry Paulus, Marion. Leslie Miller, Barkley. Milton Julian, Carpenter. George Heil, Walker. Frank Garriott, Union. Herman Hordeman, Marion. Wm. H. Shirer, Kankakee. Wm. M. Jordan, Barkley. Wm. Hoffman, Keener. ~ George Kennedy, Marion. Grant Culp, Carpenter. A. J. McCashen, Jordan. Petit jury is called for the second Monday of the April term.

Mrs. John Wolseiflfer and nephew, Wellington Carpenter, returned to their home in Lafayette today. They had been visiting the family of Vera Jacks, Mrs. Wolseiflfer being Mrs. Jacks’ mother. During the storm Sunday night lightening struck a large tree in the yard of W. H. Parkison at the corner of College Avenue and Warner street. A wire clothes line leading from this tree to a large walnut tree nearby, conducted the Electric current to the latter and it was also badly damaged.

AT THE STAR THEATRE Properly Presenting the Beet in Photoplays. TODAY MME. PETROVA in “THE SOUL OF A MAGDALEN” In six parts. A Metro wonder play of a girl who "found” herself. FORD WEEKLY ' “NEW ORLEANS” Admission ioe. TOKOKBOW — RUTH ROLAND and & MILTON SILLS “THE FRINGE OF SOCIETY” A big punch picture. An original Bociety photo-drama of distinction, with a great theme. It's a Foursquare production. i. Hu. WEDNESDAY — , WILLIAM RUSSEL "THE SEA**MASTER” In Five Acts. A MUTUAL WEEKLY and A GEORGE OVEY COMEDY 7JR«&lProgTam.

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