Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1918 — GLEANED from the EXCHANCES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GLEANED from the EXCHANCES

Michael E. Foley of Indianapolis, Democrat, has been elected chairman of the Indiana state council of defense, to succeed Will H. Hays, Republican, resigned, and Isaac D. Straps of Ligonier was made secretary. Richard Morris, the colored driver of the automobile which etruck and killed Lowell Wiles, the 12-year-old son of L. A. Wiles, formerly of Goodland, at Indianapolis on Jana-

ary 20 last, was placed on u— i u the criminal court in Indianapol e Wednesday on the charge of ma slaughter. —While the liquor dealers and the friends of “booze” believe that the supreme court will declare the state-wide prohibition law unconstitutional in Indiana, a decision of the higher court will not be had, for two or three months at least, and despite the injunction suits brought in some counties to prevent the law being put in fore?, the attorney-general holds that it will be operative in every section of the state on April 2 and saloons must close until the supreme court rules on the question.