Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1919 — Page 1

No. 108.

We have just received a shipmentof iron beds This will give us beds priced from $6.50 up. The demand has been so heavy for all lines of furniture that it has been almost impossible to keep anything in stock. We also have . some new library tables. W. J. WRIGHT

WHAT CAN WE DO IF NATURE HARDEN’S CIDER?

Washington, D. C., May 6. (Special.) —If an American citizen permits nature to take its course with a keg of cider does he violate the wartime prohibition law? (This is a question which the department of justice has been asked to determine and there are thousands of persons in as many communities who will be interested in the decision. Can a citizen be held to have manufactured alcoholic or intoxicating liquor if there is found in his possession a keg of hard cider which, when it first came into his possession, was nonalcoholic and as soft as mush? That is the issue. The aforesaid citizen performed no labor in connection with the keg of cider. He contributed nothing to the process of nature in making the cider hard and obnoxious to the general health and welfare of the community. So far as the citizen is concerned, friends of hard cider argue, he is entirely innocent of any wrong in the transaction. . * " The prohibition argument, however, is that the citizen is blamable because he did not drink the cider before it reached an intolerant state. In many instances, the prohibitionist holds the citizens unquestionably prayed on the cider and in doing so technically aided and betted an unlawful process. Therefore he is guilty. Prove it, says the citizen. *•

TWO COUPLES MARRIED BY SQUIRE IRWIN

(Schuyler C. Irwin, Justice of the Peace celebrated the “Welcome Home” of the Rainbow division by marrying two couples Wednesday. One of the brides is a great-grand mother of a returned soldier. ■The contracting parties were Thomas Sargent and Lydia B. Hamilton, Josiah L. Flora and Clara Walters.

THURSDAY PRODUCE MARKET

Cream 55c. Eggs 40c. Hens 28c. Fries 23c. Cox 15c. Ducks 20c. Geese 16c.

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The Evening Republican.

BARREL STAVE PROPERLY PLACESD IS ONLY CURE

Considerable complaint has been made recently of the actions of small boys who have been practicing the robbing of nests of song birds of the eggs. This is is a practice which should be stopped at once. Song birds are a mightly valuable asset to any community for both their music and for their work of destroying the insects which prey on the crops. ' Such actions are inhuman and are not in keeping with the laws of the Maker. Occasionally bird eggs are needed for educational purposes at the public schools, but it seems that instead of taking but one egg from a nest and leaving the remainder the boys get what they want and then destroy the others. The mother bird has just as much love in her breast as that of a mother of a human being and the lads should be made to see the error of their ways by moral persuasion. Then if that kind of persuasion does not suffice it is time for the''father to resort to the ancient custom of staging the one-act wood-shed drama entitled “This Will Hurt Me More Than It Will You.”

Jasper county has again gone over the top and has exceeded its Fifth bond quota. Our apportionment of the Fifth or Victory Liberty loan was placed at $275,000, a very modest sum' and easily and quickly subscribed. Jasper county has made a most excellent record in all war activities and in no case when asked for bread has she given a stone. Those who have done their duty, and the per cent in this class is very large, have the very great satisfaction of knowing that they have stood shoulder' to shoulder with the soldier boys in the greatest conflict between liberty and oppression ever waged upon, this terrestial sphere’. Those who were yellow slackers and hog profiteers, thank God their number was small, can spend the rest of their days despising themselves and deserve to be hunned and hated by their fellows.

Are going in the garage business. They are planning to build , a fine building soon.

JASPER COUNTY WHITE

KUBOSKE-WALTERS

RENSSELAEIt, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1919.

AXE FAILS ON SEVERAL

STATE FIRE MARS HALL SHOWS DISCRIMINATION IN ORDERING CHANGES. Several Rensselaer business men are temporarily out of business, others have been ordered to change the existing conditions about their buildings and several old landmarks have been ordered torn down, all as a result of a visit paid the city last week by Harry Tyner, state fire marshal, who is making a tour of the state in an effort to lower the fire insurance rates by removing all fire hazards. The official gave orders indiscriminately and the axe fell on all who were not complying with the state fire regulations. For the most part the garages curried the ill-favor of Mr. Tyner, who found many lations of the fire laws on the part of garage owners. — r — Among the buildings that will soon disappear from view are those occupied by the C. E. Prior Produce Co., on Cullen street. The building was condemned by the marshal and will soon be torn down. Another old landmark which must go the way all old buildings go is the one owned by Walter White which stands on Van Rensselaer- street just opposite the D. M. Worland furniture store. The building was occupied by Mike Kuboske who operated a garage in it. The building is an old structure and offered much fire hazard and in no way met the requirements demanded for garage buildings in Indiana. Mr. Kuboke was ordered to vacate it at once and will soon, in partnership with James Walters, erect a new garage. It is understood that the state official also had his eyes upon the city hall building on S. Van Rensselaer street but decided to permit it to stand upon learning that the city Is contemplating the erection of a new hall soon. • The building owned by Dr. H. L. Brown at the intersection of Washington and S. Weston streets also met with disfavor as a garage by Mr. Tyner and the occupants, Bert Avis and J

DID YOU KNOW I THAT YOU CAN BUY The Very Best Cuts of Beef for 30 and 32 cents at the | Co-OPERATIVE MEAT MARKET. ) Phone 92.

Frank Getsenauer, vacated immediately. The building was not condemned but can no longer be used as a garage until changes are made. The owners of the Central, Main, and Rhodes garages were ordered' to remove all stoves from their buildings and install steam heat by o°' tober 1. Aside from this conditions were found very satisfactory at these places. The owner of the Rensselaer garage at the corner of Washington and Front streets was found to be violating the law by storing gasoline on the second floor. All garages of more than one story must have all gasoline stored on the first floor. A cement floor was also ordered for the second floor if the owijer continues to use. However, it is understood that Mr. Marlat will abandon the second floor and will build a naddition to the lower floor and in this way meet the requirements of the law in every respct. Minor changes were ordered at the Milner tire shop, the Rensselaer electric company and at Leek’s hitch bam. The building north of the Makeever hotel also under the watchful eye of the fire marshal and garage owners who had cars stored iin it were told to remove them at once. ' The owners of the picture houses were ordered to install automatic door holders and fire extinguishers. At the school houses the same changes were ordered. The present set of fire laws are said to be the best ever enacted in the state and Mr. Tyner believes that by reducing the fire hazards through* out the state that a much lower rate of fire insurance can be obtained, which is the primary object in the movement. Under the existing laws an owner of a building is forced, to pay a higher rate of insurance simply because a'building in close proximity to his does not meet the requirements of the insurance companies. In other words he is unjustly forced to pay more for his insurance because his neighbor is lax in' complying with regulations. All this can be eradicated once conditions are bettered and then all will receive equal justice. An excellent feature of Hie law is that it protects the owner of a business who operates legitmately and • ® ■» * . .

MUST UNDERGO 3RD. OPERATION

LIEUT GWIN THOMAS MAY BE RESTORED TO COMPLETE RECOVERY. Among the many patients at the Walter Reed hospital at Washington D. C. is Lieut. Gwin Thomas of Monticello, who has been in various hospitals since early in August, when he was wounded in battle. His parents Surveyor and Mrs. George A. Thomas received a letter from him a few days ago which stated that he would be forced to submit to another operation within a short time and it is probable that the operation has already been performed. This is the third time Lieut. Thomas has been on the operating table since he was wounded and it is hoped that this, will result in his complete recovery. Lieut. Thomas suffered a severe wound in the righ leg when he was struck by a shell, which tore away a portion of the sniall bone. Following his injury he contracted infiluenza, Which developed into pneumonia and two operations for this trouble were necessary to save his life. Owing to his weakened and critical condition a bone could not be grafted in his leg and this must be done at the third operation. He had been able to walk on crutches for a short time but to assure his complete recovery the operation seems necessary. Lieut. Thomas was in some of the heaviest fighting, having participated in the battles along the Marne Chateau-Thierry and others, while his wounds were received at the battle of Fismes. Lieut. Thomas is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gwin of this city. A. D. Babcock and Herman Pierson, of Goodlan.d were in Rensselaer today.

MOTHERS’ DAY, MAY 11

Say it with flowers. Give flowers to the best woman in the world — mother. Place your order early. See J. H. Holden, phone 426.

THURSDAY HOSPITAL NOTES

Hallgren, who had been the special nurse in charge of Maggie Gleason, returned today to her home in Chicago. Miss. Gleason is improving slowly. Mrs. Randolph, Mrs. DuCharme, Mrs. Rayway, James Bicknell and Herbert Schultz are improving. Mrs. John T. Culp, Mrs. Lee Myers and Joseph Rutledge left the hospital today. Mrs. Paul Tanner and baby, Mrs. Guy Loveless and baby are all doing nicely. L. H. Potts is in a critical condition. Joseph Fitzhugh is about the same. Tonight is the date for the regular meeting of the board of trustees. The thirteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kemper, who live on a ranch north of DeMotte, had the misfortune to break his right arm Wednesday in cranking an automobile. The injury was examined under the X-ray and given proper attention by a Rensselaer physician.

in strict compliance with the law from competition which operates on a cheap basis and which does not in any way conform to regulations, but which does manage to do enough business to make it a losing venture for all concerned. By enforcing the law many of the minor institutions cease to exist and those which operate on a larger scale are thereby permitted to make a reasonable profit on their investments. No one is in favor of crowding the little fellow out of business but where a field becomes too crowded in one certain line of business it becomes time to protect those who are living up to the laws in every respect. ' \ Another correction which Mr. Tyner is trying to make in the state is in the matter of hose couplings. He has found that there are seventy-nine different couplings in the state at the present time which is something that should be corrected in that one city can not help another in fighting fire. It is the intention of Mj. Tyner to have all cities adopt the same type of hose couplings that the various cities may co-operate in combating' fire if called upon to do so.

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GERMANS QUAIL BEFORE TERMS

BUT BOW TO INEVITABLE AND ACCEPT ALLIES’ TERMS AS DRAWN “We declare that we do not deny the extent of our defeat. We know that the power of the German armies are broken and are ready for the terms of the visitors,” were the words of Count von Beckendorff-Rantzau, head of the German peace delegates to the peace congress, Wednesday which was held at Versailles. The allies presented a solid front, with the Italian envoys back in the conference. To Paul Dutasta, secretary general at the peace conference, went the honor of delivering the allies peace terms to Count von BeckendorffRantzau. The terms as presented to Germany and which the latter have ac-, cepted are as follows: . Restoration of Alsace-Lorraine. Temporary internationalization of Saar coal basin. Permanent internationalization of Danzig. Territorial changes toward Belgium and Denmark. (Cedes Silesia to Poland. Removes all territorial and political rights outside Europe. Renounces “especially” her rights in Morocco', Egypt and Siam. The ex-kaiser is to be tried by an international high court. z Other violators of laws of war to be tried. Holland to be asked to extradite the ex-kaiser. Germany is responsible for delivery of other violators of international lavr. International labor body created. All Hohenzollern property in Al-sace-Lorraine goes to France without payment. ' iCommissions created for plebiscites in Malmedy, Schleswig and East Prussia. Disposition of former German colonies also left to allies. Germany cedes to Belgium 382 square miles of territory between Luxemburg and Holland. Germany’s cesion to Poland isolates East Prussia from the remainder of Germany. Germany’s sesions to Poland comprise 27,686 square miles; to France, 5,600 square miles (Alsace-Lorraine.) Germany consents to the treaty establishing Belguim as a neutral state. Germany cedes to Japan all rights in the Shantung peninsula. German army must ’ demobilize within two months after peace is signed. Accepts league of nations m principle, but without membership. All German munitiorts establishments must be closed within three months after peace is signed, except where otherwise specified by the allies. Germany recognizes total independence of German Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland. Germany army seduced to 100,000 men, including officers. Conscription within German territories abolished. . L All German forts for fifty kilometers eastof the Rhine razed. "" , All importation, exportation and nearly, all production of war materials stopped. - Allied occupation of parts of Germany to continue until reparation is made. , Any German violation of condition pertaining to the Rhine zone constitutes an act of war.; German navy reduced to six battleships, six light cruisers, and twelve torpedo boats, with no submarines. -German navy- personnel |d consist [of not over 15,000. • All Helgoland fortifications must be demolished. Kiel canal te open into all nations.

TWO MORE OF RENSSELAER’S WANDERERS RETURNED

Two more of Rensselaer’s overseas soldiers are home, Ernest Moore having arrived from Camp Sherman, 0., Wednesday evening and Michael Wagner arriving from the Ohio cantonment this Thursday morning. ... Mr. Moore was a member of Com>any M at the time that organization est this city in the summer of 1917. le went to Camp Shelby, Miss., with lis unit where he remained for several months. Later, however, at his own request, he was transferred to a medical corps made up at Frankfort, Ind., and with which he embarked for overseas. He spent many months in the fighting zone, emerging without a scratch. Mr. Wagner was in the draft of last April, going to Camp Mills, N. Y., and leaving for overseas in the late summer with his division. He was on several fronts during the drives of 1918 and rendered invaluable service as a member of a headquarters company, working as a stenographer and short-hand man. Both me nare glad to get back to Rensselaer after their experiences in the fighting zone and will continue to make this city their homes. Mr. Moore taking up his position at Long’s drug store and Mr. Wagner resuming his duties as court reporter.

TURNVEREIN AT ST. JOSEPH BEST EVER HELD

/The Tumverein exhibition held at St. Joseph college Wednesday evening was the best performance of its kind ever staged by that institution. Many new and novel stunts were introduced to the audience for the first time and the performers showed the results of weeks of intensive drill. Turnvereins have been an annual May custom at St. Joseph for several years and the public has come to look forward to them with keen delight. Something different and out of the ordinary in the- way -of entertainment, they have never failed to attract. On next Sunday evening, May 11, the exhibition will be repeated and it is expected that a larger crowd will be present at that time than there was last evening. Take the kiddies and show them the clowns. All will enjoy the special features. Among the new features are the performers of the horizontal and parallel bars. Many interesting stunts are introduced on the horse.. Watch the clowns and split your sides! ’ Did you ever see a human wall? If not, here is your chance. The pyramids are a variety of living buildings. The drills are uniform.

Germany must surrender her fourteen submarine cables. Germany’s naval and military air forces abolished after October 1. Germany to accept full responsibility for all damages to allied and associated governements and national. Germany must reimburse all civilian damages, beginning with an initial payment of 20,000,00,000 marks. Germany must pay shipping damages ton for ton. Germany must devote her economic resources to rebuilding devasted regions. Germany must agree to build 200,000 tons of shipping annually for the account of the allies for five years. Allies will retain German hostages until persons accused of war crimes are surrendered. Total of German indemnities to be determined by an interallied commission before May 1, 1921, after a fair hearing. . Germany’s initial indemnity payment (20,000,000,000 marts) shall be made in gold, goods and ships. 'Germany must pay for maltreatment of prisoners. Germany must pay for damages for enforced labor by civilians for levies or fines imposed. Germany accepts . abrogation of the Brest-Litovsk treaty. Allies reserve right for Russia to obtain reparation from Germany. Germany must restore French flag taken in Franco-Prusian war of 1870. Germany must pay entire cost of armies of occupation froan date of armistice.

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