The Syracuse Journal, Volume 7, Number 26, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 29 October 1914 — Page 5

| Local and Personal f Try a Journal advertisement. —The Seniors will hold a bake sale, Saturday, in the Neff building. Rev. Collins and wife are spending this week, at Mt. Tabor. Warren Riddle, of Plymouth, spent Sunday, with his parents. —New arrivals in furniture now on display at Beckmans. , Wood For Sale —51.75 to $2.00 per cord L. N. Kitson. Geo. L. Xanders will go to Indianapolis, Thursday, on business. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Ketring are visiting in Indianapolis. Jerry Hammon and wife spent Sunday at the Thompson home. Ben Stillwell, wno has been ill with jaundice, is improving. Mrs, Win. Binkley is visiting her parents at North - Webster. Mrs. Kate Estep and two sons* of Elkhart, were here, Saturday. Eli Cripe, 78, died at his home in Goshen, Saturday. Mrs. Sarah Grubb of Warsaw, has been declared insane. Mrs. Della Schlarb of South Bend, spent Sunday with her parents. Calvin H. Pfingst of Indiana Harbor, spent Sunday in Syracuse. Orris Traster has gone to Waukegon, 111. Wm. Rapp was at his Michigan farm, the forepart of the week. A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Eli Shock, Thursday, October 22. Sol Lung spent last week at Cromwell and Indian Village. Mr. and Mrs. Dilbone spent Sunday, at the John Buhrt home. Mrs. Rosa Welder of Mentone has filed suit for divorce. Wm. Kindig went to Elkhart, Tuesday, and returned Wednesday. Chas. Edgell will move into the Wm. Ward house, after election. Miss Ruth Launer left Friday, to resume her duties at an Elkhart hospital. Mrs. Marietta Kincaide, of near Vawter Park, is ill with typhoid fever. The infant son of Arden Geyer was interred in the local cemetery, Saturday. John Wingard visited his rabbit farm, Friday, and while there threshed his crop of beans. Mrs. Fred Sharp, of Cridersville, Ohio, is visiting at the Chas. Beery home. Mrs. Rhine of New Paris, was stricken wfth paralysis, Monday, and lie, in an unconscious state. I irs. Mary Cullers of Wolf Lake, visited at the G. H. Bailey home, last week. Hiram Medlam and son, Ralph, of Kansas, cames Tuesday to visit his brother, Amos, and family. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sapen was tak en to a Goshen eye specialist, Monday. Donothan Strock. wife and baby, took dinner, Sunday, at the G. H. Bailey home. Mrs. S. J. Rasor and Mrs. Irve Wogoman were at Goshen, Thursday. Lon Goodall of Marion, Ind, was a visitor at the Tom Searfoss home, Thursday. Mrs. L. A. Neff is visiting her daughter, Mrs. G. C. Scott, at Garrett. Mrs. Cynthia Myers returned home, Sunday, after a two weeks visit in the country. Guv Ettlein and wife of Elkhart, are visiting his parents, Fred Ettlein and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pence are visiting Mrs. Pence’s sister, Mrs. Isaac Skeels, at Wolf Lake. Mrs. Dan Searfoss visited her sister, Mrs. A. F. Skeers. at Ft. Wayne, last week. A. F. Skeers of Ft. Wayne, spent Sk nday evening, at the Wm., Darr Im me. \ ' 1

—Don’t forget your taxes. —This is the last week for paying taxes. Miss Helen Hov spent Sunday in Peru. —This is the last week for paying taxes. J. P. Dolan was at Warsaw, Monday. Mrs. Earl Stoud of Warsaw, is dead from typhoid fever. —See the new Furniture arriving daily at Beckman’s Store. Elizabeth Smeltzer, aged 84, is dead at her home a mile north of Wakarusa. Mrs. Henry Felty, of Garrett, spent the week-end at the Geo. Bowersox home. —A great variety ot rugs have been added to my stock. Come in and look them over. Beckman. Miss Lima Zerbe has returned to Goshen, after a visit here with her parents. Ivan Moats and family took Sunday dinner at the S. H. Widner home. Sheldon Harkless and family were guests, Sunday, of M. J. Harkless and wife of Goshen. Arnold Beckman returned to his studies at Bush Temple, Chicago, Monday. John Rynerson of Mentone, is in jail at Warsaw, charged with burglary. We are informed that Paul Smith of Milford, called on friends in Syracuse, on Tuesday evening, of last week. — Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Vantine and son, Paul, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Bunger of Elkhart, are the guests of Carl Ohaver and family. Mrs. Amanda Bunger and Frank Shaffer and family took dinner with Henry Rex and wife of Solomon Creek, Sunday. A. W, Strieby and family and C. ' J. Weaver spent Sunday at the home of Harry Leacock, near Benton. Geo. Bowersox left Friday for St. Paul, where he will make a ten-day’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Bonyea. Mrs. S. C. Lepper and children and the Misses Julia Mitchel and' Hazel Searfoss spent Friday after-, noon in Goshen. Miss Mary Slaybaugh of Hardin county, Ohio, and Mrs. Leo Jahn of Elkhart, spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. Frank Brady. Mrs. Nancy Julian, one of the early settlers of Warsaw, 99 years old, died at the home of a daughter in Long Island. Mrs. Julia Savory of Hammond, Ind., and Mrs. Florence Mayfield of Chicago, visited with Mrs. Frank Younce, Wednesday and Thursday. A short but exciting fracas occurred in one of our local stores, Monday. Arguing politics is about as dangerous as enlisting in the army. , Ten of the little friends of Mabte Gilderman helped her to fittingly observe the occasion of her sixth birthday anniversary, Saturday afternoon. Mrs. August Carlson was operated upon for tumor at a Chicago hospital, last Thursday. She stood the operation well and is expected to return home the latter part of this week. Elmer Miles is this week packing his household goods at Goshen, preparatory to removing his family here. Mr. and Mrs. Miles Swill occupy the Neff property on Lake street. Grover Hammon was the guest of Miss Flossie Shephard at Plymouth, Sunday. Grover missed the “shake” in the evening and was forced to walk home from Milford Junction. Lewis Swan, teacher of swimming in a Chicago school, spent the week-end in Syracuse the guest of Miss Georgia Strock. On Sunday, Miss Strock and Mr. Swan visited lat the John Swenson home. Mr. Swan is a relative of Mr. Swenson.

J I desire to call to the attention ot the f t voters of this town and township my f ♦ candidacy on the Democratic ticket, i ♦ for Auditor of Kosciusko county. J ♦ I shall appreciate any support given i Xme at the poles, next Tuesday. i 0. C. BACHMAN, f ® i HOME RULE FOR THE CITIES OF INDIANA A Greatly Needed Reform That Can Come Only Through Means of a New Constitution. The right and the wisdom of cities to govern themselves, subject only to constitutional limitations, is now one of the generally accepted principles of municipal government. No student of municipal administration holds to any other opinion. No believer in popular government will admit any other alternative. Progress toward this great ideal of ilocal self government has been rapid during the past decade. Wherever tried, no suggestion comes of a return to the old order. It may be regarded as a settled issue in municipal government. Home rule for cities is inevitably associated with business-like administration of city affairs. Wherever communties have obtained the boon of efficient city government to any substantial degree, it has come 'through this means. Wherever adiministrative ineffciency is most conspicuous, it is in the cities of the states which still deny to them the right to govern themselves. In European cities, where administrative Efficiency has reached its highest |>oint and where the civic conscience is best developed, we find the powers of home rule bestowed in fullest measure. Under conditions of home rule the character of the administration of a community rests with its own people. Independent of the Legislature, complying only with the general limitations of the state constitution, it may proceed to administer its affairs in Its own way and make its own civic conditions, responsible only to its own electors. Under such a system the following results are within ths teach and purpose of the citizens: To eliminate partisan politics wholly from local government and ad ministration. To consider public questions on their merits, without reference to their relation to party interests. To secure the services of competent public officials to direct affairs, and retain them in office. To build up a system of trained experts in the details of administration, and protect them in their positions during their period of efficiency. To make officials more responsive to public opinion. To prevent the looting of the city’s richest resources through the careless or criminal bestowal of public utility franchises. To arouse live interest in public affairs on the part of the people and develop community sense and responsibility. In eleven states of the Union cities have the right to frame and adopt their own charters. Seventeen states have general laws which vest in the cities the option to adopt “Commission Government” charters. Eleven states have granted special charters for Commission or other improved forms of charters. In eight states ths old municipal forms prevail. No advance whatever has been made. Th® cities are creatures of the Legislature and subject continuously to state interference in the conduct of their affairs. Indiana is one of these eight backward states, and the only one of the states of the west, or the middle west above the Ohio river, with the single exception of Nevada. A new constitution giving cities the right to frame their own charters and in other respects to administer their municipal affairs, free from legislative meddlings and in accordance with the spirit of their people, is the special need in Indiana today; Indeed, it is one of the most pleading arguments for the calling of a constitutional convention. Through no dtlher means is it possible to se cure continuous progress in municipal achievement in our cities. Chicken Theives Again Chicken thieves are playing their i rade in Syracuse. Several coops have been raided recently. The victims have a pretty good idea as to the identity of the miscreant and something may drop one of these days. Among the autoists who took advantage of the fine weather last Sunday to journey to Goshen were Wm. Darr and wife, H. W. Buchholz and family, Blanche Haney, Jame Searfoss, Vern Bushong and family, Gusta Nine and wife and Lawrence Juday and wife, L. A. Seider and Dan Neff. Mrs. Harry Willis and two children are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Gregory. The youngest child of Mrs. Willis has been very ill with indigestion. It is ten months old and weighs only ten pounds. A number from here attended “The Winning of Barbara Worth” at Goshen last week. Among those present were, Arther Little, J. H. Robb, Herschell Harkless, Clarence Hoch, Mary Ott, and Clifford Hoy.

Indian Village. Miss Far B. Mock. Paul Secrist called on Ralph Mock Saturday afternoon. Frank Spark and wife of near Burr Oak spent Monday at Indian Village with A. J. Klingaman’s. Frank Brown and wife spent Sunday with Lon Klingaman and wife. Messrs Chas, and Arthur Iden and families, Mrs. Rosie Iden and W. 0. Koher and wife and grandson Lavon Koher were guests of Ben Zimmerman and family of Solomom Creek Sunday. Geo. Klingaman and family and John Hahn of South Bend spent Friday evening with Wm. Knepper’s. Ruben Mock of near Milford drove to Indian Village in their-car and spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Fanny, Ralph and Faye Mock. John Hahn of South Bend is spending a few days with Geo. Klingaman and family. Wm. Knepper and wife, Wm. Cramer, Miss Susan Knepper and Lillie Wipkley attended the Snoke Reunion at Lee Snoke’s home. A nice dinner was served and eighty were present. Rhea Klingaman was the guest of Faye Mock Sunday. Paul, Wayne, and Ralph Brock, Ralph Mock and Cecil Archer spent Sunday afternoon with Wilbur Klingaman. Grant Himes of Goshen, Wm. Stocker and Elden Stoner anti family were Sunday guests of Mrs. Mary Stoner. Eva Brown spent over Sunday with Opal Aumsbaugh. Clvde Jones and family and John Hinebaugh of near Wilmot were Sunday guests of Walter Knepper and family. Lawrence Mock and family of North Webster were Sunday guests of Sam Stocker and family. James Lecount, wife and granddaughter Mary Reed spent Sunday in Columbia City with Ben Miller’s. Monoquet Miss Allie Linam who has been in China for a number of years, spent her vacation with relatives in this vicinity. She started back to China sometime ago, her sister Mrs Stephen Rosbruge, received a letter from her a short time ago stating that she had a serious time getting back to China, on account of the war she was detained in several ports before she arrived at her destination. Aaron Starner spent part of last week with relatives in Elkhart. Richard Rankin and wife visited Sunday, with Albert Plew and family iii Dutchtown. The Ladies Aid of this place served dinner at the H. R. Miller sale Wednesday, and cleared eleven dollars. The guests that spent Sunday, at the Aaron Starner home were: Willis Blue and family, Mrs. Rubin McClary and daughter, Miss Jessie Cormany, John Kirkendall and family, F. C. Johnson and wife, Mrs. Sherman Shane and daughter Mildred, and Joe Starner. Ira Long and family visited his parents west of Leesburg, Sunday. Mrs. Samuel Stookey will entertain the Anchor Sunday school class at her home, Sunday. Mrs. Stookey is teacher of this class. Mr. and Mrs. Blain Bonier and daughter Mary, of Arkansas, spent a day last week with J. F. Calvert and wife. The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs. Ira Long, Thursday afternoon. Out of town people, who attended the funeral of Isaac Kitson were; Clarence Kitson and Mrs. Fred Newman, from Mishawaka, Mrs. Richard Slinger and Frank Kitson, of South Bend, Tillman Rookstool and wife of Elkhart, John Snyder, Mrs. Blanche Ulery, Mrs. Abe Kauffman, Mrs. John Raifsnyder and son,Floyd, Herb Kitson and Wm. Kitson and wife from Goshen, Mrs. Garfield Walker of Indianapolis, Prof. Forest Kitson of Defiance, Herschel, Buel and Mabie Geyer of North Manchester, and Mrs. Geo. Bixler of Elkhart. —Should this dreadful war continue the Emperor of Germany may lose his job. No one knows, But every Syracuse girl knows that the way to keep the young men coming is to feed them well on good things made from Goshen Flour. —One 3 H. P. Internatioal gasoline engine and feed grinder on trucks, a bargain. S. C. Lepper.

THE MOVEMENT FOR A NEW CONSTITUTION Only One Issue Involved at This Time —Shall a Convention Be Called? It should be borne clearly in mind that the movement commonly referred to as a movement for a new constitution, which will be deter mined at the election this fall, involves but a single issue at this time. The one question is, as the ballot will read: AR£ YOU IN FAVOR OF A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN THE YEAR 1915? A fair determination of this main issue should not be prejudiced in any part of the public mind by the overenthusiastic advocacy or opposition which may be urged concerning any special issue. All such special issues can only be determined later by the constitutional convention, in case the people vote to call one. We are confronted now with the single broad question as to whether or not the people of Indiana want and need an up-to-date organic law. It was this general demand that was expressed by Governor Ralston when he recommended specifically, in his message to the Legislature of 1913. that a constitutional convention be called. It was the recognition of ti.is demand which caused the Legislature to submit the question to the people. And it was further recognized, and even emphasized, by political conventions, when they approved in state platforms the calling of a constitutional convention. Os course, various needs to be em bodied in a new or revised constitution will be insistently urged durin? the course of the campaign. These proposals will receive discriminating consideration by the people, being variously favored and opposed. But there are fundamental needs upon which all can practically agree. There are others upon which the most vital differences of opinion may exist, each and every one having its particular advocates as well as its opponents. There is no marked line of division separating these various elements. Let the educational treatment of all of these matters continue throughout the campaign! It will surely tend toward an awakened citizenship. But let no one expect to determine in advance what the convention will do. Some of the matters which are being most prominently mentioned now for the consideration of the convention are: improvements in our tax system; also in our qualifications for suffrage and in the conduct of elections; submitting equal suffrage; safe-guarding legislation and popular government by initiative, referendum and recall; changing the terms of legislators and of officers generally; making voting more effective by direct and mandatory primary elections and by proportional representation; simplifying our administrative machinery by the short ballot; establishing qualifications for lawyers; bringing about the simplification of our court procedure: making some labor reforms possible, such as workmen’s compensation and effective arbitration of labor disputes; taking the liquor problem out of politics and legislation; assuring a modern system of municipal government by providing for home rule for cities. These and others are being earnestly and fairly discussed. . All advocates of an up-to-date revision of the constitution may join in the movement for a constitutional convention without discord as to details. A non-partisan convention of delegates representing the whole people will pass upon all our specific needs later. It should be especially emphasized and remembered that thfs convention will submit separately all contested issues, to be determined by the people, each upon its own merits. By this means we shall have truly a people’s constitution. —Many Progressives, having no candidate for Judge on their own ticket, have asked the question whet her they can vote a straight Progressive county ticket by marking a cross within the large circle at the head of their ticket and then vote for Judge on another ticket, by making a cross in the small square at the left of the name of the candidate for whom they desire to vote. The answer is:—They can and the ticket will be good. The law especially provides—“lf the voter marks on the large circle inclosing the device, he shall not mark elsewhere on the ballot unless there be no candidate for some office in the list printed under such device, in which case he may indicate his choice for such office by marking the square to the left of the name of any candidate for such office on any other list.” But where no vacancy occurs on a ticket, a voter who wishes to “scratch” his ticket must not mark in the circle at the head of the ticket but must mark with a cross in the square at the left of the name of each candidate he wishes to v ote for. Killed In Montana Mark E. Miller, 23, son of Jacob K. Miller of Whitley county, was killed at Plenty wood, Mont., where he was employed on a construe tion gang. Nimrods Out Many hunters are out these days scouring the rural districts for gamb.

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