The Syracuse Journal, Volume 3, Number 36, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 5 January 1911 — Page 1

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1 DUB O IB With trembling fingers, arid heart beating wildly, h young girl sat in a dimly lighted railway office working nervously at the telegraph key. Anna Carson had finished school in the little town where her parents lived, when her aunt offered to give her a home where she might have advantages of a higher schooling. Os course Anna was pleased with this arrangement, and somewhat excited by the thought of making the journey thither’alone. Before the train, on which she was to travel reached the station, Anna received a number of cautions from her mother among them was this: “If you have to wait any length of time on your way, remember, although it is dreary, that the waiting room of a station is usually a safe place to stay in.” About eleven o’clock that night the train reached a station where Anna was told to change cars. She found that the train going in the direction of her journey would not reach the place for hriurs, and only stopped on signal. If there were any passengers for the train a porter would signal and Anna could also go on board. The traveler was urged by bus and hackmen to drive to some hotel in the town about half a mile from the station, but, remembering her mother’s caution, she stoutly refused. For a while everything was hurry and bustle, soon however the passengers were gone except one old lady and herself. The old lady was soon asleep, her regular breathing in company with the almost constant dick of the telegraph instrument caused Anna, too, to become drowsy, so leaning her head against the window casing she soon fell asleep. She was recalled to consciousness by the sound of voices, but did not, move. As she listened the words, “A rail loosened,” attracted her attention; then she strained her hearing to catch more of the conversation. Fjpm the disjointed she understood that ja train was to be wrecked by robbers in a grove two miles west of Exeter at four o’clock. One speaker said he must have two horses there by that time, and he would have to be “gittin’ ” to do it. Anna wondered what could, be done to prevent this crime. She did not even know where Exeter was, but felt she must do something. After the voices ceased, she sat some time thinking, then went to the ticket window. A dim light

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birned in the office. She could see by the station clock that it was then half past one. and in two hours and a half the destruction would be accomplished. Her train would leave at three o’clock and there was no time to lose, and not much time to think. Anna had learned the telegraph alphabet while at school, and had often amused her classmates by sending messages to them. Could she now use this pastime to the end of saving life? She took her hair brush from her satchel and gave a sharp tap on the glass near the catch of the ticket window, thrust her hand through the opening thus made and raised the window, then sprang to the shelf before it, went through, and in a moment was before the key, waiting for the first lull in the sounfl of the instrument. When that came she gave a vigorous rattle, and then began sending. When the message was completed she closed the key, left the room as she entered it, fastened the window and returned to her seat. Now she began thinking wliat might be the result of breaking into the office. She was aroused from these harrowing thoughts by a man with a lantern coming into the room followed by two ladies, who evidently intended taking the train, which now drew up to the platform. Closing the door behind her she followed the two ladies into the train. Her agitation must have been apparent to the conductor, who no doubt attributed it to the timidity of a young girl, alone, boarding a train at that time of night. Anna was too excited to sleep. Visions of a wrecked train, of dead and dying people lying around, of shouts for help, and a terrible conflagration, all were before her mind’s eye ahd-ia.berears.7^Uw?--- : --Jp? But the constant jolt, and monotonous drone of the cars, together with the exhaustion of her body at last overcame her; and she slept. When she awoke the sun was shining brightly. What she had done the night before now seemed the greatest foolishness. Probably there had been no danger, and it now seemed more like a dream than a reality. About noon two men came into the car and took seats near her. She could hear most of their conversation, which was about what they called “a spectre message.” They said a meslhge had been sent, no one knew where from, or by whom, telling of the intended wrecking of a train near Exeter, and on going to the place a rail was found loose and an accident prevented which must have caused great ioss of life. i Do you take the Journal?

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STATE FOBBTO ASSO’N A few days ago at the meeting of the State Federation of Commerical Clubs Prof. M. B. Thomas of Wabash College delivered an address along the line of forestry and the preservation thereof. He spoke in part as follows. Intiiana is fortunate to a degree that only the coming generations can appreciate, in having a citizen, distinguished in State and national affairs, retiring to private life after many yearsof eventful puttie service and giving to his state the best of his mature judgment, his administrative ability and the results of his vast experience obtained from study and travel, in saving her forests, upon which so much of our prosperity depends. The newly organized Forestry Association, of which Mr. Fairbanks is the founder and the present active head, is to be the agent through which this movement is to find expression and I feel certain that you will hear much of this organization and much will be asked of you by it. The campaign of State wide education. just inaugurated by public appeal made throughout the State by Mr. Fairbanks, begs for your attention. The cause is worthy of your support and I believe that the men and women of Indiana will do their best in this crusade. Forestry is not, what it is ordinarily supposed to be, the herding of trees but it is rather just the opposite the useing of trees, and the aim of all forest practice is to raise more trees in order to cut more. Since the foresters of Canaan devastated the ranges of the Lebanon mountains to furnish wood for the inhabitants of Palestine, no country except China, has wasted its forests as has the United States and the woe that has come to these countries, much of it the result of deforestation, will visit us unless we check our wanton waste and destruction. At the present time the forests of the United States have reached the low ebb of only twenty-six per cent, of our whole area, but were this at once placed under the control of professional foresters the acreage would be sufficient to supply our wants without extensive importations. But, without thought of the future we are cutting three times as much each year as we are raising and this practice will certainly bring disaster. What are our forests worth to Indiana? In answering this question I wish, as a teacher of this subject, to be fair with my class; overzealousness in this direction has resulted in much harm. Figures can not now, and the time has passed when they ever can be produced, to show that the removal of our forests has influenced in anyway the general climatic conditions or total rain fall in the State. The changes that have occurred within the last 75 years are not more than have been observed elsewhere, where no forests have been removed. That in time deforestation will affect the climate, we may safely conclude from examples in other parts of the world. It is proven that in the vicinity of a forest the air is cooler in summer and warmer in winter and the influence is greatest in the warmer months when it is most needed, and is likewise thoroughly established that the forests are great conservers of moisture, the evaporation being but fifty per cent, of that from the open field. This is the source of the reserve water that feeds our rivers and springs and supplies our crops with moisture in time of drought. It has been proven that the removal of our forests has not affected, up to the present time, to any great degree the productiveness of the soil since the average yield per acre for all of J qur cultivated crops has steadily in-

creased for the Lfst 40 years, but the I fate of the defeated countries will I within a few generations, be ours when destructive winds, stormsand droughts will make serious inroads in the productiveness of our 'agricultural lands. To the removal of our forests can be traced very largely our destructive floods that cost us such vast sums annually and coincident with this is the loss of the reliability of our streams for manufacturing power and their very in significant competition in our commerce. ? The wood manufacturing interests of our State, amounting to SIO,OOO, 000 annually are feeling effects of the wood famine and are moving to states with a larger supply of raw material. Had I time I t *>uld point you to some very suggestive figures regarding the relation of the removal of our forests to the decline of our fruit growing interests. The sanitary and aesthetic influences of the forests is most important and while the former does not come in the way it is generally supposed, yet its benefits are postive and of great value. It is not the purpose of the Indiana Forestry Association to reforest the State or recommend even the covering of rich agricultural lands with trees. It is our purpose to urge the replanting of waste lands, in large tracts wherever they occur and in small tracts on a very large per cent, of the farms of the State. A farm wood lot Tor every farm will be one of our ambitions. But this is not all. I wish particularly to call attention to the desirability of the general country and city improvement, possible through, the planting of the proper kind of trees about our dwellings and along our roadsgndpubfic streets. Let us take ’tl#W? iu*tße States of the Union m this method of beautifying our homes and thoroughfares. The outlay would be slight in proportion to the benefits both to the individual and the country at large. The State is already becoming noted for the general prosperity of its home-pos-sessing population and a little outlay on the part of each owner would mean so much to the beauty and general reputation of our commonwealth. This movement is urged not to secure for our citizens all of the dimate and other benefits that can come only from the presence of large tracts of timber, but to cultivate a love for the tree and the forest and the development of the aesthetic side of our nature. This should be a larger factor in our life than it is at the present time and why not begin in State is now facing? What can you, as leaders in public and private life in Indiana, to do aid in solving this question that our State is now facing? By informing yourselves as to the real facts in the case and advo-

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| eating only the sane and practical. | I By being the leaders of an intelligent public sentiment in forestry matters and in legislative affairs, by helping select for the Legislature only men who are willing to advocate the legislation necessary to bring about reforms. It is possible even in a Republic to secure sufficient legislation to protect the forests from destruction. Switzerland and France have done this and we certainly can accomplish as much. | Local and Personal Dr. Lane, dentist.. Phone 156. Clarence .Hoch went to Indianapolis Monday. Fred Self and wife were at Milford Monday afternoon. Mrs. Henry Strombeck of North Webster, is on the sick list. Walter Brady of Elkhart visited with his parents here Tuesday. Mildred Woods spent several days at Goshen last week visiting Bertha Reeves. Harry Strieby and wife visited with John Dew art # and wife over Sunday. Miss Marie McLain went to Chicago last week inhere she has a position. J. U. Wingard left Sunday to spend a few days with his mother near Bryan, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Milo Vorhis were the guests of Mrs. Vorhis’ sister at Milford Sunday. Hazel and Charley Rentfrow spent the vacation with their grandmother at Albion. Mrs. Catherine Bushong visited with her son Sam, and family, in the country Sunday. Sam Widner and >ufe visited with Orley Brown and wife in the country Thursday and Friday. Miss Mattie Groves, of Milford spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. Glen Young, ihd family. Miss Helen Hendrickson of Elkhart is spending her holiday vacation with relatives and friends here. Pauline Mock of south of town visited with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Cable, from Tuesday until Saturday. Mr. Guy Shrock, wife and son of Elkhart and Dale Rigdon of Warsaw were the guests of Dr. Rohrig and family during the holidays. Mrs. Petot, who has been visiting with Wm. Moats and wife for several weeks, returned to her home at Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday. . Mr. and Mrs. Kellogg and family of Bremen, and Mr. and Mrs. Kellogg of Milford, were the guests of Mrs. Rosa Juday Thursday. LaVoy Rohrig left Monday morning for northern Michigan where he will travel for a New York firm handling doctor’s medicenes. The children and grandchildren of Samuel Akers sr„ had a suprise New Year’s dinner for him, Sunday. Mrs. Wm. Wallace was also in attendance. Miss Adah Stough of Elkhart and Miss Pearl Stough who has been at Goshen for several wpeks are spending the week here with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Louis Heerman, the Misses Jessie Gordy and Grace Ketring and Mr. Jarrett formed a sleigh-i ing party which accompanied Irve Treesh and family to New Paris Sunday evening. The Ladies’ Aid of the M. E. church met at the home of Mrs. Bowser Thursday afternoon. The following officers were elected: Mrs. Adah Miller, president; Mrs: Bow-, ser, Ist vice president; Mrs Richards, 2nd vice president; Mrs. Hoop-

ingarner, secretary; Mrs. Hontz, treasurer. Mrs. Wehrly spent New Years day at Milford with friends. Arthur Bender visited with relatives at Wilmont last week. Maxwell Snavely returned to his home in Goshen after -spending several days here. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Clark of Elkhart were guests of Frank Younce and family Thursday. W. F. Kindig and wife ate turkey with Sam Snavely and family New Years day at Goshen. Mrs. C. I. Bender came home from Garrett Monday where she had been visiting relatives for a few days. Mrs. Leo Jahn went to Elkhart Monday to visit a few days with her sister, Mrs. Tom Williard.and family. Laurence Stiffler left for Bikhart Saturday, where he expects to go to work for the Garden City Tablet Co. The Misses Blanche Sprague and Jessie Callandar returned Saturday from a few days visit with friends at Indianapolis and Muncie. Harvey Brady went to Elkhart Saturday to spend a few days with his brother, Walter, and his sister, Mrs. Tom Williard, and family. O. W. Christy and family of Ligonier spent Xmas here and Mrs. Minerva Benner accompanied them home where she expects to stay for some time. W. B. Owens, the principal of the schools here , six years ago, spent Friday night with A. R. Strock and family. He was on his way to Al-

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bion, where he will fill a vacancy in the high school as teacher of latin and physics. Miss Buelah Bender entertained the following friends Sunday: the Misses Helen Hendrickson, Emma Strieby, Lola Zerbe; and Fern McElroy and Walter Hire and Glen Darr. * Miss Ida Deardorff left Monday. ; morning for the Wesley hospital at Chicago, where she will study to become a nurse. She was accom- • panied by her father, j. W. Deardorff. Fred Groscup arid family, who are moving from South Dakota back to Garrett, visited with Wm. Beckman and family from Wednesday until Saturday. Mrs. Groscup is a sister of Mrs. Beckman. Among the number on the sick list this week are Mrs: Jess Darr, Charley Beck, Raymond Ketring,’s baby, A. H. Fishel’s baby, Arthur Blanchard’s baby, Martha Weaver, Mrs. Rebecca Deatdorff and Adam Routson’s baby. Miss Madge Strieby visited with her cousin at Croiriwell from Tuesday until Sunday. Wednesday was the birthday of both the young ladies and their friends had a surprise party for them, the one was 16 years old, the other twenty. The Blue family held their annual New Year’s dinner at the home of Dave Blpe Sunday. Those present were: James Brown and family, Orley Brown and wife, Willis Blue and wife, Riley Wantz and family, George Darr and family and Levi Akers and family.