Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 1, Number 48, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 4 November 1938 — Page 1

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WILLIAM MALT DIES SUDDENLY OF HEftHT ATTACK FOUND DEAD IN BED BY WIFE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING William Malt, 70, died of hear) trouble Saturday al his home on South Main street. Mr. Mall, who had beeu subject to heart trouble for some years, was found dea’d Jibed early Saturday morning Ly his wife. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Malt, born in Shelby county, Ohio, and came to this sa t with his parents when but a boy. Mr. Malt is survived by one s ster, Clara Smith of Fort Wayne, and his widow, Belva Malt. Funeral services were held at two o’clock Sunday at the Church of the Brethren. Rev. Otho Werstler officiated, interment was made in the Union cemetery. MARX BROTHERS AT JEFFERSON THEATRE, GOSHEN Let the maniacal Marx Brothers run amuck in a sumptuous hotels let Groucho become a shoestring producer who stages extravagant shows without a penny; let Haryo and Chico become his semi-insane •aides in hilarity; let there be a lovely blonde and a gorgeous brunette and you have the dizzy, daffy, goofy Marx Brothers in their gayest, side-splitting fun-fest to date, “Room Service’’ —a solid ho.ur and a half of gala gags and sparkling comedy which opens at the Jefferson Theatre, Goshen, Thursday, Nov. 10, and seems destined for an extended engagement. 'Adhering closely to the Broadway success from which it is smart iy adapted “Room Service” has the Marx brothers step into three principal roles in a ready-made comedy and carry it to unprecedented uproarious heights. In their traditional peculiarities of costume and make-up, the maestros of mad merriment are madder than ever, more bewildering than ever, and funnier than ever! In the side-splitting plot, Groucho Marx, a theatrical producer without a cent, endeavors to himself and his cast at a Broadway hotel on credit while looking for a backer for his play. Through his brother-in.law, the hotel manager, he accomplishes this successfully until one of the hotel’s higher executives finds him owing si,soo, just as g backer appears on the Marxian horizon, MRS. GRONERT BURIED AT ELKHART MONDAY Vfaa Summer Resident at Lake Wawaaee for Many Years Mr?. W. H- Qronert of Los Angele?, Calif, was buried in Elkhart Monday, idrs. Gronert .was a summer resident at Wawasee Lake for a number of years bqt moved to Los Angejes several years ago. Many old time friends from the Jake attended the funeral. WIRLIAM a, MOATS, 85, RIHS OF HEART ATTACK William A. Moats, 85, died Thursday afternoon at two o’clock &t his home two and onehalf miles northeast of Syracuse. Mr, Moats had not been ill, and his death, due to heart trouble, came unexpectedly. The deceased was born in Big Prairie, Q„ August 23, 1855, the son of Jacob and Kathryn Moats, but spent practically all his life in and near Syracuse, where he was a member of the Evangelical ehurcn. Surviving relatives include one daughter, Mrs. Orley Brown, of Syracuse; two son?, Ivan Moats, of Ligonier, and Ray Moats, of New Pari?; four grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs, Alice Huffman, of Loudonville, 0, Funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Moats home with Rev. PritcnV ard officiating. Burial was made in • the Syracuse cemetery.

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Tri-County Paragraphs ELKHART-KOSCIUSKO-NOBLE WARSAW—OpaI B. Miller filed suit for a divorce from Clyde Miller on charges of cruelty. Married oh May 29, 1937, the couple separated on October 20, 1937. GOSHEN —Robert L. Stepp, 32, of 028 North Sixth street, was on trial in the Elkhart city court on a eharge of obtaining rnpnoy under also pr. tense. He is .niegt i io uve shortchanged an Elkhart More leik of $5 lasi April 2nl. WARSAW - Twenty-three : d<!ional applications for old age asstatue were app yved by the Kos.iusko county welfare board. T -.ree re withdrawn making a total of •167 now on the roils in the eoi.ay. Three caildrea’s cases were w.Oi drawn a d three approved making a total of 103 qkses in the county. ELKHART —• Death, due to a .uroke of paralysis ten days prior, ■ ended the life of Frank Schuetz ami the 67 year continuous service in the employ of the Adams-Westlake Co., with whose predecessor, Dam, Westlake & Colbert, he began service as an office boy in 1871 at the age of 11 years. He was an expert in designing many articles in use by nail companies. SILVER LAKE —W. R. Wedrick’s cattle have been entered in the 19.18 international Livestock show to be held in Chicago November 2 6 to December 3. His entry was the first from this county. Wedrick’s cattle will be his pure bred Hereford herd kept at his farm here. In his first year of showing at the state fair this year, Wedrick took first premium with a bull in the state competition and third premium when the competition was opened up. KOSCIUSKO COUNTY RECEIVES $8,982.14 OF HUGE TAX PAYMENT Hammond, Ind. Nov. 4—Checks for the fall tax payments of the Northern Indiana Public Service Company, one of the state’s largest taxpayers, have been sent to the county treasurers of the communities in which the company operates, it was announced today by Dean H. Mitchell, president of the utility. The payments, which are due November 9, amounted to $516,623.31. Taxes paid, by counties, follow: Adams $1,405.68, Allen $44,764.43. Benton $2,304.19, Carroll $58.13, Cass $3,785.04, DeKalb $2,072.58, Elkhart $25,846.19, Fulton $788.70, Huntington $452.39, Jasper $956.10, Kosciusko $8,982.14, LaGrange $3,617.36, Lake $188,690.86, LaPorte $123,042.46, Marshall $12,418.39, Miami $4,425.23, Newton $3,8-76.44, Noble $696.50, ’porter $18,139.18, Pulaski $2,916.04, Starke $3,113.88, Steuben $3,914.62, St. Joseph $48,351.01, Wabash $2,758.57, Warren $117.57, Wells $1,836.53, White $6,314.17 and Whitley $978.63. The company’s 1937 taxes, paid in the spring and at this time, were $1,033,249.17. 94th Birthday Anniversary PartyLast Saturday seven of Rev. Seman’s Lake Wawasee neighbors went to his home in Warsaw to help the venerable parson celebrate his 94th birthday anniversary. A sumptuous dinner and an afternoon of pleasant visiting was enjoyed. Rev. Semans for many years has been a summer resident in his cottage at Lake Wawasee. Those in the party were Mesdames Fishack, Martin, Olds, Mr. and Mrs. Naylor and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Emerson. CARS SIDESWIPE NEAR SLIP At about 11:00 o’clock Saturday forenoon Mrs. Noble Myers, driving north in a Ford V-8, sideswiped the Chevrolet, of Stephen Freeman, as he was driving south to his home on the south side of the lake. The accident happened at the curve’at the Cable grove, on Road 13, Neither occupants of the cars were Injured, but both cars were badly damaged. The cars were insured.

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“Wedding Dress Parade” To Be Given At M. E. Church

Wedding Costumes Os Other Days—Away Back When—To Be Exhibited In Pageant November 17

LOCAL BOY WITH INDIANA UNIVERSITY R. O. T. C. BAND Will Appear With Band At Fenway Park, Boston, Mass., This Saturday (Special to the Syracuse Journal) Bloomington, Ind., Nov. 4.—Jack Ford of Syracuse is a member of the Indiana University R. O. T. C. band and will leave here Thursday to appear at the Boston College-In-diana football game Saturday at Fenway Park, BostonThe visit of the Indiana band to Boston is the second to be made by the organization, its performance at the Harvard-Indiana game’in 1927 having in numerous instances taken the newspaper headlines away from the game itself and. causing one press box. observer on that occasion to exclaiar ‘‘That damn band could send/me to war again.” The I. U. band tvas once described by John Phillip Sousa as “the best marching band in the United States.” Composed of 130 cadet musicians, the band has in recent years ap_peared at the Kentucky Derby, dedication of the Southern Methodist University stadium in Dallas, ana the opening of the 1938 baseball season of the Cincinnati Reds. Its director is Prof. Frederick E. Green of the Indiana University school of music and its drill instructor Major Roy N. Hagerty, U. S. Army. Arriving in Boston Friday evening the members of the band will be quartered at the Kenmore and Lenox hotels, and on Saturday after a tour of the Harvard and M. I. T. campuses and historic spots, it will present what has been described as a preview concert and parade at 10:30 a. m. on Boston Commons. The *b‘ig show” of the band, however, Major Hagerty said today, will be the appearance before and between the halves of the game at Fenway Park. Special maneuvers have been arranged for these appearances.

‘“The Wedding Dress Parade” to be pres-nted at the Methodist Episcopal church Thursday evening November 17, promises to be an outstanding entertainment of the season which no man nor woman can afford to niiss. Much enthusiasm is being manifested by people in surrounding towns as well as by local people interested in antiques. The parade will be In the form of a pageant accompanied by music. Some exceptional musical numbers will be given by out-of-town musicians and local talent. The history of the garments will be related in detail. Some of them date back two hundred years. Contributions from the following towns will be displayed; Milford, North Webster, Nappanee, New Paris, Ligonier, Edinburg, Ind., and Goshen. Many garments worn by Syracuse people in by-gone days will recall the history of our town. There will be several beautiful bridal outfits of this season. Anyone having a wedding dress which has been preserved as a family heir loom or a very old costume of any kind which she is willing to exhibit please call R 16910 or 148. Committee in charge of costumes is Mrs. Nelson Miles, chairman; Mrs. Sol Miller, Mrs. Warren Colwell, Mrs Clemens, Mrs. Arnold Pfingst, Mrs. Olds, Mrs. Harley, Mrs. Henry Grieger. Committee in charge of ticket sales is Mrs. Kenneth Harkless, chairman; Mrs. Howard Bowser, Mrs. Lloyd Disher, Mrs. Noble Blocker, Mrs. Ray Frevert, Mrs. Joe Bushong, Mrs. Warren Colwell, Mrs. Borneman Mrs. S. Neilson. Decorating committee consists of Mrs. Wm. Pracht, chairman; Mrs. Ernest Bushong. Mrs. L. A. Seider. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rothenberger left Tuesday morning for Fort Myers. Fla., where they will spend the winter. -

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MRS. FERN DULL IS BOUND OV ER Held to Michigan Court for th® Shooting of William Holbrook Fern Patricia Dull, blonde office wife, will go on trial in the Berrien (Michigan) county circuit court some time in December for the slaying of William Holbrook. William J. Pugh, merchant policeman, and Dr. Carl A. Mitchell, physician who examined Holbrook after his death, were the only witnesses. Pugh said he and another officer heard two shots, then two cries for help. They found Holbrook lying in the street in front of the Benton Harbor police station, with Mrs. Dull standing over him, beating Holbrook with his hat, Pugh said. As they were running toward the scene, Mrs. Dull fired two more shots into Holbrook’s body, he testified. Mrs. Dull is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ulyses Baker, 3 1-2 miles south-east of Cromwell. AT’TEND PIONEER TRAILS COUNCIL AT GOSHEN Rev. J. S. Pritchard and Frank W. Green attended the Pioneer Trails Council meeting as council members from this area, Which was held hi the M. E. church at Goshen Tuesday evening. LEKF TUESDAY FOR FLORIDA Vernon Beckman has closed the Beckman Furniture Home for the winter months, and with his slstei Olga, left Tuesday morning to reopen his Miami, Florida branch store. Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Heerman also left Tuesday for Miami, where Mr. Heerman will be associated with Mr. Beckman.

Washington Snapshots By JAMES PRESTON It 1? ouly in the whisper stage but some Btain Busters would need copious doses of anti-faughing gas if they could figure away to abolsh t’ue House Rules Committee. To be truthful those in the know think the whisper stage is as far as the idea will develop But it is in •liaaive of the tiend of thought. It will be remembered that the louse Rules Committee upon sevral occasions has not looked with ympathy upon the new fangleu . ,e«3 of the bright boys who run mgs from back stage in Washing;on. Consequently, these bright •uigsu rs wish to da away with th> Rules Committee. In other words anything which thwarts the ideas ot ae Brain Busters is ami-liberal, nti-progressive and sometning that do. ; gs to the norse buggy <ra. The whispering Brain Busters think the power? of the Rules Com mlttee to determine what legislation should be considered by the House should be deltgattxl to the Speaker or the Majority Leader. This all goes to show how little the Washington youngsters know ot what has gone on in the past. Thirty years ago there was no Rules Committee. The Speaker was the sole power. Old Timers will recall the phrase “Cannonlsm.” And they will remember the fight of the liberals of the Teddy Roosevelt era to break the one man control over House legislation. And eventually Cannonlsm was dethroned and the powers of the Speaker were diverted in the hands ot a chosen committee. But apparently the Brain Busters never heard of that. Rut there are still members at the Capitol today who remember all about the Cannonlsm tight and they are still members of what is regarded as the Capitol liberal group. They could tefl present day youngsters much they should but apparently don’t know. The new Wage-Hour Law is now In operation. It guarantees a minimum of 25 cents per hour and a maximum work week of 44 hours to all persons coming under the Interstate Commerce clause of the Constitution. Washington at this date is still being deluged with requests fer information concerning who is in interstate commerce and who Is not. Time only can answer many questions and that will be after certain points are decided by the courts. But the significant thing is the manifest desire of business, large and small to cooperate with Admin, istrator Andrews. But now that the nation is trying to set a minimum pay for its workers some are suggesting and the number will grow that immigration should be stopped until all Americans are taken care of. Also, as suggested by Martin Dies, chairman of the House committee investigating Communism, Nazism, Fascism and the other Isms, it is time that people here thought only of Americanism. And Dies adds that those who advocate the overthrow of Americanism should be DEPORTED at once. NOTE: The Isms group in this country refer to America’s Democratic form of government. But the old Constitution, now carefully preserved by the Library of Congress, says that what we have is a Representative form of government. There’s a lot of difference. That is why there Is a Congress. People elect Representatives and Senators to safeguard their interests. And the framers of the Constitution knew what they were doing. They had learned their lesson from King George HI. Consequently, they didn’t want concentration of power. It is interesting to note that the framers carefully placed in the House of Representatives the sole power to tax. And to make sure that power was used wisely members ot the House must be re-elect-ed every two years. SPEAKING of throttling, Washington side-line spectators wonder whether the new upward business trend is to be halted after the general elections by a renewal of name calling. Even government economists say the upturn came too early to be caused by renewed government (Continued on Png® I)

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MILFORD MAN TAKES OWN LIFE SUNDAYMODNING 4UICIDE VERDICT IS RETURNED IN DEATH OF SCOTT STIFFLER Coroner Leslie A. Laird, of "North Webster, leturned a verdict of suicide because of despondency over ill health in the death of Scott William Stiffler, 53 who ended his life t 10 a. m. Sunday by shooting himself with a shot gun in his home on touth Main street, Milford. Stiffler had been in poor health for the past several months. Stiffler’s wife, Elizabeth, discovered the body. She had been at the home of a neighbor for a few minutes, and when she returned she found her husband’s body on the floor of the living room. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Neff funeral home, The Rev. Floya Shuder officiated. Burial was. made in the Milford cemetery. Mr. Stiffler was born at Syracuse, February 8, 1885, the son of William Milton and Irene Stiffler. He was married to Elizabeth Maddy January 27, 1912. He is survived by his wife, a son Howard, of Ft. Wayne, two daughters, Kathryn, at home and Mrs. Lawrence Homan, of Milford, and a brother, Harry, of Claypool. Mr. Stiffler was a brakeman on the B. & O. railroad for a number of years, but was forced to retire when he fell from a train and injured his back. He then took up farming and operated 20 acres, adjoining Milford on the south, until a year and a half ago. TO OBSERVE ARMISTICE DAY IN SYRACUSE NOV’EMRER 11 Preparations for the proper observance of Armistice day in Syracuse on November 11, are being formulated by Wawasee Post No. 223, American Legion- The Post has practically completed arrangements for a fitting ceremony at 11 o’clock for the occasion. A short parade will be formed headed by the colors and color guards, followed by the Legion drum and bugle corps, the firing squad, veterans and school children. The parade will march to the main square, when at 11 a. m. it will stop and face the east ana stand with bared heads for 30 seconds in silent memory; the drum corps will play followed by the singing of “America,” accompanied by the Syracuse high school band. Following the singing taps will be sounded and the tiring squad will salute the dead. At 6:30 p. m. a dinner will be given at the Pickwick lounge, ® speaker has been secured to deliver the address of the evening. After the speaking dancing and cards win be in order. The general public invited to attend- Tickets may be obtained at 50c per person of Gordon Johnson, Ralph Disher, Barney Davis or Melvin Dillon. This affair should have the hearty support of our citizens as the occassion is one that is most worthy of a large attendance. I FRE, O W. BRAUN Up / How good a driver are you? Can you answer this question? If a pedestrian starts to cross the street at an intersection on the “go” signal, but the light flashes “stop” before he reaches the other side, does he continue to have the right of way over vehicles until he gets across? Many drivers make mistakes in this situation. Do you? Is the responsibility here entirely with the pedestrian or with the driver? Here la the answer: It is the responsibility of the driver to see that, In such a case, pedestrians are permitted to get to the sidewalk.