Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 150, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1918 — FEDERAL LAW SHOULD BE INVOKED [ARTICLE]

FEDERAL LAW SHOULD BE INVOKED

There is a federal statute against bringing booze into dry territory and the wholesome administration of this law would be a .splendid thing. The fellow who will waste his money, his manhood and bodily strength when men and money are so much in demand is not only a slacker but a criminal and should be punished with the severest penalties prescribed by the laws which they so willfully disregard. Indiana has taken her stand with the dry states of the Union and we do not propose that the hell holes of Illinois shall contaminate the pure atmosphere of this commonwealth. Let those who love booze go to Illinois and by their conduct arouse the good people of that state to such a degree of disgust that they will banish booze from this great sister state also.