Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1907 — HE HAD THE “PIZEN" [ARTICLE]

HE HAD THE “PIZEN"

Preacher Demonstrates That the Lid Is Not “On” at Anderson Town. PRODUCES A BOTTLE OF BEER Hu It Under His Pulpit Heady to Present—Serious Accident at a Chautauqua. Anderson, Ind., July 17. —“Has the 'Attempted Enforcement of the Sunday Law Interfered with the Materiil Prosperity of Anderson?” was the theme of a discussion by Rev. Thomas W. Grafton, pastor of the Central Christian congregation, in his pulpit in this city Sunday evening. Ills con t elusion was that the attempt td enforce the law had not vitally affected this city and, further, lie asserted that If the law were enforced in the most rigid manner it still would not hurt any interests of this city, with the possible exception of the man or concerns that would fail to profit by being put out of business on Sunday. Sent a Man Out for Heer. Grafton said flint In order to demon, strate that the "lid was not on” at Anderson he had n man to visit a saloon to see if beer or other liquor -could be bought. The Christian church is in the business district ami within a gunshot of it, the minister said, the man sent out bought beer. The minister said lie had full view of the place where the man went to get the beer and he soon returned with a bottle. Had the Booze Under the Pulpit. Ttie minister then startled h's congregation by reaching utider his pulpit and exhibiting the irotfle of beer. Ile held it up in full sight of the audience of nearly two thousand. He said it was a glaring refutation of the assertion tliat tile •‘lid" is on in this city. - said that in the last few - days he had called on several tnerdiatits and other business men and asked them whether they believed that strict enforcement of the law. espgcian.v as to saloons, had any effect on the business interests in this city. Business Men Had No Kick. The minister said the business nrrn were unanimous in agreeing that the business*interests are not and will n >t be affected by compelling saloons to observe the law. Grafton said the only people in this city who w<r> making much ado about saloons Icing closed were saloonkeepers and “some old fossils" whom he likened to frogs as being happiest when croaking. WILL CLAIM THE HONOR Negress Army Nurse Who Belongs to the G. A. 11. Will Be Buried in a National Cemetery. New Albany, Ind., July 17.—Lm-y Nichols, of this city, who lias the dis. tinction of being the only celO'.ed woman in the United States who is a member of the <«. A. R., and who a few years ago was granted a pension by special nd of congress, has signified her desire to lie buried 1 in the national cemetery in this city under a recent order received by Cajt i'i James Albertson, superintendent of the cemetery, to the effect that lie easter all army nurses who have been in receipt of pensions or who have eertiticates of service, shall lie entitled to tile privilege of burial in the cemetery if they desire. "Aunt Lucy,” as she is called by tinold soldiers of this city. Joined the Twenty-third Indiana regiment, ic bruited in this city, at Bolivar! Tenn, in 18(13. and remained with the regiment throughtmt the war. settling in this city when the regiment was nutstered out of service. Tests for sn Indiana ‘‘Regulator." Fort Wayne. Ind., July 17.—Suits have been instituted here against ib Adams,. Pacific and American express' companies for failure. to deliver ex press packages beyond certain lints, in violation of the state Taw provid ng that express cmnjianies must make deliveries to all points within the corporate limits of every town of over 2.500 population. The suits are test suits brought by the state railway commission. Hunts Turtle* for the Market. Darlington. Ind.. July 17.—Castle Chase, of East Germantown, is hunting turtles in this vicinity, ami he has already shipped 450 pounds to 1.. E. Khopf, of Richmond, for which lie receives 5tJ cents a pound, delivered The turtles are shipped alive. Mr Chase reports that the turtles averag - In weight five pounds, but he has caught them weighing twenty-one pounds. Serious Collapse of Beats. Evansville, Ind., July 17.—8 y the collapse of 41 section oL in the Chautauqua auditorium here eight persons were seriously hurt aud foltv to fifty others slightly injured. The seats were built to a height of fifteen feet. That no one was killed outright is considered a miracle. Mrs. S. Bledermann and Gertrude Schaffer, 12 years old, both of Evansville, were the most seriously Injured.