Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 59, Number 4, Jasper, Dubois County, 29 September 1916 — Page 1
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Clever Tricks to Get Liquor m "Dry" Stale NaüvsG of Arizona Evade Most Stringent Proliibitioii Law
"WATCHFUL WAITING" H ASSAVED A NATION'S LIFE
PIONEERS IN INDIANAPOLIS CENTENNIAL PAGEANT.
Mexican Envoy's Tribute to President Wilson's Policy. '
! Convincing testimony to the wisdom
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" "- " " ' , Mexican poncy is urougnt iroin Mex
ico itself by Luis Cabrera, one of Phn:::, Ariz., Jan. 15. A Phoenix J Mexico's commissioners at the joint busir ss n:nn drove his automobile i Mexican-American Conference now in over .0 Lcs Angeles and shipped it ! session at New London, Conn, back. Tic sent two gentlemen down to ' "I do not care to discuss political the frc-ir.t depot with, the bill of ! ladin-, cautioning them carefully to j jf tow t.V machine to his residence. Eut i N 3
they liii A r.?e any rear on for towing a per "ec.V: ftucd car, apparently in runnine crder. so thev tried to start the
engir Kot a couh! Thoy found the !
carbi, etor lull oi a Lquid that looked, but c .J not smc'l, gasoline. Then they .rained sc-rse of che liquid from g
glori as ln jr,gs were ike result and '
the c ri.är.tjxv2d buisiiiess man had nil 1 ir.i'M rtf f:rmil:lf Vpp.ninfr from
into thy territory. This is only one of hundreds of clever subterfuges that have been re
sorted to in order to evade Arizona's !
strict prohibition law. Every day the officers "get wise" to some new scheme of the booze importers. A barrel labeled "asphalt" came from Los Angeles for a local contractor's warehouse; it rolled out of .the back end of the wagon and wai smashed on the pavement. When several gallons of asphalt had oozed away, a large keg still intact was 'observed by a policeman to be in the middle of the wreckage. He investigate:! and found that it contained 5vhiskey of high quality. Officers of Miami became suspicious that a piano case received there and
stilled to Mrs. Hosa Disney did not
contained worü oi bottled liqucr. Br t ties are interned in the middle of cans of lard or honey shipped to Arizmru Scores of suitcases are left uncalled for at railroad stations because the owners suspect that they are suspected and often they are right. Dozens of arrests have been made because one bottle in a trunk or 6uit2ase was broken in transit. Of late a number of shipments have teer, made in the bladders of animals, which never break no matter how roughly the baggage is- handled. It is said that there is an unprecedented demand for bladders at the slaughter houses of El Paso and Los Angeles. In Tucson a dealer in household
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This "review is to close witl fcV rid and the cat culience juinLi in Indiana states song, "On the BntM 'of
!the Wabasti."
Last Great Pageants of the Year in Two Weeks' Celebration. Typical centennial pageant scene showing how' th.e pioneers traveled when Indiana was in its primitive state, when men and women braved the hardships and dai;vr4 of the wilderness in laying the foundation of a great commonwealth. In the picture is the old Brown county ox-team and cart which is to participate in the Indianapolis pageant.
or international questions of any X kind," said Senor Cabrera in a recent 4interview, "but I will say that in ofli- J cial circles of Mexico President AVil-
son is looked upon as one of the great- X
est men the United States ever has had as a leader. He is calm and considerate, and his much abused 'watchful waiting' policy has probably saved the life of my nation and prevented your country from entering into a needless struggle."
INDIANA'S GREATEST CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AT INDIANAPOLIS
DEMOCRATIC PROMISES
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Big Civic and Patriotic Demonstrations Cover Two, Weeks. Oct. 2-15, Inclusive.-
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INDIANA GO' NTIES IN
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS.
Oct. 2. Grand review of patriotic and fraternal organizations in .jstreets of Indianapolis. X Indiana Centennial pageant at Riverside park first six afternoons. iOct. 3. Homecoming of Hoosier exiles from other states. A great welcome awaits the "exiles'" at Indianapolis. V
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TO FARMERS FULFILLED Mbit of fine and domestic arts at John Herron Art institute. T X ' Oct. 5. Religious pageant, floats by Indianapolis churches, reviewBenefits Under Wilson Set Forth in j, ing the denominational history of Indiana. x Official Pamphlet. . ß County processional pageant, with floats representing the
The Democratic platform of y counties, cavalcade of 92 young women on horseback, reunions of In-
Round-Up of AH Hoosiers For Big Parade and Reunions at Indianapolis.
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made this promise to the farmers of
America : "Of equal importance with the question of currency reform is the
cultural finance. Therefore we rec- X ommend that an investigation of : agricultural credit societies in for- , X . t i i 1 1 i li. '
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dianapolis people with "the folks back home." Great Hoosier reunion at state fair coliseum at night. Address by former President W. H. Taft. Massed band concert. Review of Indiana music of 100 yearB. Oct. 7. Olympic games, with contests by college, high school and athletic associations at state fair grounds, for Indiana championships. Oct. 8. Centennial services in Indianapolis churches. Union meeting with united choir at night at Soldiers' monument or state fair coliseum. Oct. 9. Parade of floats showing development of Indiana manu-
tern of rural credits may be de- t factured products and industrial enterprises, given by Indianapolis
Utensils remarked casually to a con
stat le that his stock of can openers had been exhausted that morning. He could not understand why so many full-grown men should need can openers. The constable ran down this clue and arrested an enterprising young
fellow who had imported and sold!
whiskey in tomato cans with gaudy labels. Automobiles have been used extensively for the introduction of liquor. At Clifton a yoang man with a big car, which he frequently drove to Lordsburg, N. M., fell under suspicion and was arrested. He had fitted a false bottom in his machine and was carrying from seventy to eighty quart bottles at a load. In the auto of a prisoner arrested at Miami were several concealed copper compart
ments, all full of whiskey. One young i man and his wife for several months
ma le regular motor trips between El Centro, Calirornia, and Phoenix, each time carrying numerous bottles and keg! that were retailed at a great pro It he e. Two others made a businefö ii" stea'.ing autos in Lcs Angeles, loading them vrith liquor, driving to Arizona and selling cars and cargoes. Sf:rii C.'in espondence, Deseri Ne&s, Salt J.e City. Published by the Indiana Bretze rs A ssociatio
vised suitable to conditions in the
United States; and we also favor legislation permitting national banks to loan a reasonable proportion of their funds on real estate security. "We recognize the value of vocational education, and urge Federal appropriation's for siich training and extension teaching in agriculture in
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business houses, manufacturers and labor organizations.
Oct. 10. Women's day. An extraordinary program of features for X
! 4- the women of Indiana. x " Oct. 11. Public health parade. Floats showing the old and mod- 4- -- x j- ern ways of safeguarding public welfare. Given by the Indiana and 4. T Indianapolis board of health, hospitals and others. J ! T Oct. 12. Motor parade over historic highways. The greatest auto y parade ever given. Delegations from over thr state, all concentrating
at Indianapolis, where a gigantic parade will be given. A great goon
These pledges, with many other 7 roadsn meeting at state fair coliseum with speakers of national fame, services to the farmer, have been com- 4- Oct. 13. Educational day. Forty thousand school children in a pletely fulfilled in the legislation of X great patriotic demonstration at state fair grounds. Boston Grand
the present Administration. The rec- j; Opera company, with ballet of 100 and orchestra, in "Andre Chenier" j ord of Democratic Performance is of- .1. at Murat theater at night. X Tavorl in rnmnnrlsnn with Hin T?oniih. x i -r-. i t tji
lican record of broken promises to the' X
Oct. 14. Boston
(matinee) and "Faust
Grand Opera company in Japanese opera "Iris" x t" (night) at Murat theater. ?
sued by the Democratic National Com- . .0 mus.cal finale. Bos on G. an I Opera company 4. , - i i;X with Indianapolis choral society m erdis Requiem, at staie ta;r t raittee. Copies have been furnished 1 . j t
to every Democratic State Committee for free distribution.
LATEST PHOTOGRAPH OF PRESIDENT WILSON
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experience has proven that there noth- i ing better for colds in children than Chamberlain's I
It is a favorite vnth niany mothers and ÄtTr disappoinLs tli-m. It contains no jegimn or other narcotic and cnay be given jlttth implicit coufiti nce.
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PAGEANT-DRAMA OF HOOSIER HISTORY
Wonderful Statehood Spectacle to Be Given by 3,000
People.
A great centennial pageant to $t staged at Riverside, one of the finest of the Hoosier capital's chain of parkfl, in which 2. 00 men, women and children will h east in a dramatic picture showing the progress and de-
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fj , features of the centenary jubilee at
TndianapoPs Oct. 2-15. The paqeant. which is to tell a thrilling story of the eaily sufferings and hardships and later triumphs of the men and women who have made a great state, will be given each afternoon of the first week of the celebra
tion, beginning Oct. 2. at 4 p. m. each
dramatist, will not only be educational in its li'itorical character, but will visualize the future possibilities of the state. There are to be ten epi
sodes and five symbolic scenes deal
ing with the mate's development from
the first exploration of La Salle, the
French trader, down to the present
time.
All of these great events are to be depicted on a vast open-air stage by men and women raithfully costumed
A processional "pageant staged by the counties of Indiana which will
contribute fioat and picturesque groups of people to it is one of the brilliant spectacles to be given as a chief feature of the great Indiana centennial celebration at Indianapolis the first two weeks of October; the county pageant to be held on Oct. 6. It promises to bethe largest and most elaborate spectacle of the kind that has ever been given in the United States, and it will be one of the outstanding features of all the statehood
centennial programs that have been
given in Indiana this year. The speaker for this special day is to be William H. Taft, former president of the
United States.
Preparations began weeks ago in
counties where there is spirited interest in seeing that each -is splendidly
represented. Some of the counties
will have his'orical fioits. othors by
floats show in tt t'- rYef resources. A
conspicuous '1 .'-'iir' to be a caval
cade of 9U youn? - Tr.en on horse back, which will V ifl the page mt one oqn'-stri'jn cor.iins: frc-i eaci county, and or.t of the 9- or. 3 will b chosen to impersonate "Indiana."
The equestrians for the eavilcadr
are now being selected in Uie countie. by popular vote, many of th so con tests being conducted .by the new:; papers. The girl receiving tho htah est number of votes is to 1 ? chosi to represent "Indiana." A large nuin
ber of brass bands from over the state
will accompany their floats in th pa
rade, which is to move over the lndi
anapolis streets.
Indianapolis people who formerly
lived out in. the state are forming re
ception committees to greet th? folks from "back home" when they come to
the Hoosier capital, and during the
day each county is to hold a reunion It is going to ois the g tatest reunioi
held in the history of Indiana, and
the first of its kind "held in America
"County day" is to cv ninate at the
CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC GAMES Indiana Athletes In Championship Contests at Indianapolis, Oct. 7. Athletic contests for Indiana championships will make up the Olympic games program of the statehood centennial celebration at Indianapolis, the contests to be held at the st&to fair grounds on Oct. 7. College and high school, Y. M. C. A., and other athletic organizations, will be represented by their best talent, and the long disputed championships will be determined, the centennial yoat awards being especially attractive to Hoosier youth in all lines of sport. The indications are that the contestants will be in such large numbers that the day will rival the Olympic games of old Greece in magnilurJö and quality. The contests are bing organized in divisions, the Y. M. C. A.
; athletic clubs and turner societies j holding field sports ami th men and women uniting in giving pi et squA
drills. G. W. Lipps, of the Independent Turnverein, Indianapolis, is' chairman of this division. The college athletes will be in another division, the chairman of which is A. H. Berndt, of Indiana university. Bloomington. Public school boys will make up the third division, of which Charles Dyer, Indianapolis, is chairman. Still another division" will, bo for tennis and golf players, the chairman being James Lo wer y -superintendent of the Indianapolis park board. The Olympic program is in the charge of a general committee, of which Theodore Stempfel. of the Fletcher-American National bank of Indianapolis, is chairman. Th con testants can make entries thiough the division chairmen. One of the day's features proposed is a Marathon relay race, starting at the four corners of the state and ending at Indianapolis. Another is a schedule of baseball games which will , determine J.he state araatsR?. championship.
iENTURY OF INDIANA ART IN GREAT EXHIBIT
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IS LO SptsaK UL ' 'i' vw iitio are to be seated ! ' ti-i as at a
state political ro.v u'vi. The band
will be mas-.r vt , rn for a grea
concert in v?;v;h ;vrha:s 1,000 musi
cians will take p
f aay the SDectacle drifting into the -l!P&V , early twilight so that the spectators
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may enjoy some remarkably unique electric effects and illuminated tableaux. The paceant as written by William Chauncoj Langdon, New York pageant
they enter. The great Hoosier drama; promises to present scene after scene: calculated to tli.ill the blood of every: loyal Irdianfon. " ; Riverr" :e park war, - lected because It is ea f -cached fro : the city and; besides :?iurerqn situation of-: fered admirall? o ranity for out-; door drama. A gr.:i ".stand will ac-j commodate nearly 10,000 people. From. the grardstand the spectator will have? a fine swrp of the srrRSsy stage wi.h; Whitf rivtr, skirted .by woocHand and; the old canal beyond. in fixe iresentation of this grcs-t
A feature of the Indiana Centenary
telebration at Indianapolis will be an
exhibit of Hoosier fine and domestic
art products covering the century, and the John He?ron Art institute will keep the centenary exhibit open to the
public during the entire month of Oc
tober.
Mrs. Albert Rabb is chairman of the committee on literat:ro rid has planned som novo! ideas for showing Indiana's procrcss in this direction. Harold Haven Brown, director of Uie institute, by appeal to the people of the ' state, is gathering a wond rful collection of the beautiful, the antl'iuc, the curious in the way of art. All over Indiana families ere ransacking attics, trunks and close!?! for HoosWt arts and articles of hiHiian interest, dating from the r a. liest dr.ys to a quarter century ago. The display is to be in thre departments. One section wi!l be de voted to the fine arts in painting and sculpture, another to historic portraits and prints, the object being to show in historical sequence the mora noted ien and women of the stae'e history; a third section will include household utensils of historic and human int?rest. as well as a-ticl"s of the professions and tools of the trades.
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A musical Ur.vire of the night meeting will be i rv'ew of Indiana music covering the state's first centiirv Tliis medley will be played
by a band of sixty. T&e musical review being with the arud songs and battle airs of the Indians, it will include the music whirh the first French exnlorers and soldiers brought iTtr. tvio HnnKipr wilderness, the mili-
"What kind of & dog Is that, mj HV ft. MtUr. (irn't 7 - hi Trom Hand to iV:wS The Coij.ietti--H!: ; U. rfa I wa3 so drc:t!r rlh K- .ud I
nicture oPJioosier life people from all: tary airs of tne British, the folk songs iimply had to tavrs. bat.
over tho state have responded to the; of tne first settlers, the patriotic I hid my nou v.i,:!) call for pioneer relics to aid "in bring-; music 0f the war of'lSl2, the Mexican Mr. Baprj--- -o; -tIng realism into the pageant. war an tne Civil war. Old songs t0 say tlrr üüC The hours for the pageant perform-: like N6me Gray" that were immense- ttle har.d ' . ances have been arranged so that vis- ly popuiar in their time and which are gucv ft - ? ..
itors to the city may attend the spec-j unf&nliUar to many people of this gen- jovey . ;lür ( taple and also other events of the cen- entlon will b revived in ihe medley. ge ' ' tennial celebration. - 1 ' . , , v " "V " T : t - r j ' V
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