The Syracuse Journal, Volume 16, Number 11, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 12 July 1923 — Page 1

VOLUME XVI.

WAHBLINGS FROM UKEJIWWASEE Weekly Review of Happening* Around Lake Wawasee Briefly Told (By Mrs. Amanda L Xanders) Church Services All Saints Chapel, the only church on Lake Wawasee, will have the following services during the season of 1923: Early Communion .... 7:30 a. m. The Rt. Rev. John Hazen White, D. D. Sunday School 9:30 a. m. Morning Prayer and Sermon 10:30 a. m. In charge of the Archdeacon of the Diocese, the Rev. H., Russell White. / These services are for the benefit and spiritual uplift of every person on or near the Come and let us worship together. • The Fourth <hi the Ijike The weather man. on the third I of July was in such fickle mood that the most optimistic person ’dared only hope and pray that the Fourth would come bright and clear. Just what pressure was brought to bear on the weather man that finally influenced him to hand out a day that no one was able to find fault with, we are unable to say. It is only within our province to record the day was ideal. The hotels were all crowded to capacity. At Waco the crowd was greater than ever before. Cars were parked all the way up to the point, where the new roadway begins. The immense pavilion was taxed to capacity, and many of the dancers came from such faraway towns as Fort Wayne and South Bend. The Tob-O-Gan slide at Ideal Beach was crowded all day and into the night. The display of fireworks began at eight o'clock and continued until eleven at the Roy Brown pier. The Browns received 205 pounds of all sorts of fireworks from a friend in Chicago and the time consumed to set them off was . just three hours. The boom of the skyrockets was distinctly heard across the Lake. Many paper balloons made successful ascent from the many points on the Lake and it was a fascinating sight to see them sail away to the east, toward the place of the rising moon. . The shore line glittered with electric lights, and the display of fireworks was finer than ever before. The beautA' of the scene from our point of vantage was enhanced by the glow of red lights, here and there around the Lake. The display from the Noll cottage was unusually fine. And from the Griffin’ cottage many balloons made successful ascent, until late into the night. The display from Cedar Point and Ogden Island was particularly fine, as also from the South Shore Inn, Sargent’s hotel, and many other places around the Lake. The innovation at the South Shore Inn w’as a grand success. Every table in the large dining room was reserved long before the time announced for the opening. By invitation we were able at a late hour to look in on the merry scene. In the center of the dining room, tables had been moved back to make room for dancing, which was in full swing, and the tables were filled with favors; they also adorned • the heads of the merrymakers. The face of the manager fairly beamed with happiness at the success of the new venture. Annual Picnic The Clergy, their wives and children of the Northern Indiana Diocese of the Episcopal church enjoyed their annual outing ant picnic as guests of Bishop ant Mrs. John Hazen White at their home on the South Shore, known as Bishopcroft. The picnic was nerved on the lawn in cafeteria stvle. In the evening there was a fine display of fireworks. Charles Marquiss of Chicago

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spent the week end with his family on the South Shore. Mr. and Mrs. William Griffin have for their house guests over the 4th and following week end, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Stults of Fort Wayne. Mr. Ebbinghouse and daughter Miss Catherine and Mr. and Mrs. J. .N. Zigler of South Bend joined the house party at the Vaughn home on the South Shore Tuesday evening Miss Mary May White, w’ho has been visiting in New York and other eastern states, came home a few days ago and is spending the summer with her parents. Bishop and Mrs. J. H. White, at the lake. Master Jackie White, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walker White, celebrated his third birthday anniversary last Friday afternoon on the lawn at Bishopcroft. The guests were the children in the neighborhood. Games of all kinds were played and toy balloons were given each guest. There was a large birthday cake decorated with candy animals and lighted candles. Mrs. J. H. White w’as assisted by Mrs. Marquiss, Mrs. Brewer and Father White in making the occasion a memorable one. MARRIED Announcements of the marriage of Russell Henry Bertram of this city and Miss Anna Jane Hynes of Philadelphia, Pa., have just been sent out. The ceremony was performed on Satur-, day, June 30, at Peru, Ind. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul. Bertram, a young man of sterling worth, and holds a position in the cedar chest factory. The bride is a lovable and estimable young lady and grew* to womanhood in the city of brotherly love. The happy young couple Is making their • home with the groom s parents at present but later intend to go to houseKee.pT ing. Monday evening the couple were given an old-fashioned “belling” and a ride in an auto truck, which the boys, w’ho instigated the affair and accompanied the newlyweds on this hilarious trip, enjoyed immensely. o MAGAZINES WANTED Would any one having any of the 'following magazines sell or donate them toAhe Public Library so that we might complete our volumes for binding. American —Jan. 1915, Jan. 1916 Dec. 1917. April, May, June Sept. Oct., Dec., 1918. Jan., Feb., Meh., Apr, May, Aug., Sept., 1919. Feb., Meh., Apr., May., Aug., 1920. Century—Dec,, 1914,. Mch.1915, Aug. 1919. Sept. 1920. National Geographic — Meh. 1915, Apr. 1919, Jan. May. Dec. 1920. St. Nicholas—Meh. 1909, Apr. Oct. 1910, June 1912, Apr.. 1914, Feb.,- Apr., June, July 1916, Sept., Oct. 1917, Feb.. Dec. 1918, Feb. 1919, Jan., Meh. 1920, Jan 1922. -201,038 201,038 FORDS The manufacturing output of the Ford Motor Company during the month of May reached the enormous total of 201,038 units. The divisions are as follows: Ford cars and truck, domestic and foreign, 189,177; Fordson tractors, 11,083; Lincoln motor cars, 778. MARKET AND BAKE SALE Come one, come all, and go home happy after patronizing the bake sale and market given by the Methodist Ladies Aid Society on Saturday, July 14, at 10 o’clock, at the Strieby seed room. 11-lt o LADIES’ AID 1 The Ladies Aid Society of the 1 Methodist church met at the home of Mrs. Anna Crow today (Thursday). ■ ' o ——“ r WEASEL KILLS CHICKENS i 5 Andrew ” Armbuster had 52 1 little chickens killed by a weasel 5 Friday night. o Classified Ads pay both—seller > and buyer,

; EARLY PIONEERS i (By L. A. Neff) X. , Tradition says there were tan ■ yards located in this vicinity. One was located just north of ■ the bridge on the banks of the Elkhart river in Benton. The discovery of the art of tanning leather is of ancient ori- ■ gin or date. The Bible, which is admitted by all to be the most • ancient and reliable history of the world, in the third chapter of Exodus gives an account of Moses seeing a flames of fire in the midst of a bush, and the bush burned not. The curiosity of Moses was excited, and he went aside to see why the bush burned not. As he came to the place the Lord spoke to him out of the midst of the bush and said: “Draw not near, put off thy shoes from thy feet, for the ground where thou standest is holy.” Thus we have it certain that shoes were worn over thirty-five hundred years ago, but leaves it doubtful if those shoes were of tanned leather. The first account of a tanner by profession is in the forty-first year of the Christian era. His name was Simon, and he lived by the seashore at Joppa. He must have been a prosperous man, for the Apostle Peter chose his house as a comfortable place to lodge and rest. Simon must have learned his trade from someone else, and his boss must have also had a teacher, and so running back to remote antiquity the origin is unknown. The fact remains that tanners are in the world and no historian, dead or alive, has given the origin—so we might as well give it up. Tradition says that tanners then had no money to buy hides, but tanned .them on the halves, or shares. When a raw hide was brought in Abe tanner by some operation cut the initials of the owner on the hide about the neck. When the hide had lain in the lime and oak tan bark ooze for two yars, the owner would return and draw his share of the hides. Then he would look around and find some shoemaker to work his leather into boots and shoes. The first shoemakers in this country had no shops, but c..* took his kit of tools to the house where a pair of boots or shoes was wanted. Or if a whole family was to be shod, he would shoe them. If he kept sober it would sometimes take him two weeks to shoe a fruitful family. — o— LIGHTNING STRUCK HOUSE The residence of John Wogoman was struck by lightning during the storm early Saturday morning. The bolt loosened all the plastering in the beedroom causing it to fair off. The plastering in another room was also badly damaged. It seems the lightning struck the chimney, so that a new one will have to be built. Fortunately the lightning did not set fire to the building and the only damage done was as above stated, which will amount to about SIOO. o I CAN YOU SWIM? [ ■ Thousands of people drown , each year because they cannot swim. Swimming is the most wonderful exercise in the world —but know your limitations in the water and stay with them. > If you want to learn how to swim f call on F. A. Bornmann, who re1 sides at Lake Wawasee and who - is giving swimming lessons to all ) who desire them. —o — t CAUGHT BIG PIKE Rex Rosenthal caught a pike on the Fourth in Lake Wawasee, b which weighed 12 pounds and 4 e ounces when dressed. It took y Mr. Fisherman an hour to land Mr. Pike. - —o S UFFERED STROKE 2 William Masters suffered a -I stroke of paralysis on the morning of the Fourth of July,but his relatives and friends are pleased r to know that he is somewhat improved at this time.

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1923.

FISHING PARTY SAVED FROM DROWNING Tuesday afternoon Mr. and i Mrs. Lewis Walker and Miss Mil- . dred Ford were fishing on Lake ■ Papakeechie in a row boat. ; About 4 o'clock Mr. Walker wanted to change his position on the seat On which he was sitting ■ and in doing so overbalanced the i boat, throwing all the occupants . in the lake in about thirty feet ’ of water. Mr. Walker grabbed hold of the boat with one hand, holding i onto it, and called his wife to catch hold of his other hand, and she to catch hold of Miss Ford, which she did. They struggled in the water for a few minutes , and finally Mr. Walker called for help. Virgil Mock was on the shore not far away and he quickly rowed a boat to the scene and rescued all three of the party. Miss Ford was unconscious and had ceased breathing when she was brought to the shore, and by Mr. Mock administering first-aid in starting respiration the young woman’s life was saved. She was taken to the home of Mrs: Brown nearby and physicians were summoned. Dr. B. F. Hoy of this city and a physician from Cromwell were soon on the scene and had the patient taken to the home of her sister, Mrs. Carl Walker, near Syracuse, where she lingered for about three hours before she regained consciousness. Mr. Mock is receiving much praise for his presence of mind and quick w’ork, as no doubt Miss Ford would have been another victim swallowed up by the lake if he had not taken a course of life saving at school. Reports from, the patient are that she is still bedfast, but improving, from the severe experience. RAILROAD COLONY ON LAKE There is quite an official railroad colony on the south side of Lake Wawasee. S. W. Hooper, superintendent at the Chicago division of the B. and 0. railroad, entertained about twenty-five guests at his lake home July 4. Among the party were D. F. Stevens, general superintendent at Cleveland, and J. Takakee, vice-president of the government railways of Japan, who is studying American railroads and who is the guest of the B. 0. at this time. Mr. Stevens is located in the Frank Bushong cottage with his family for the summer. o SOME APPLE TREE On the farm of AndrewArmbuster, miles northwest of Syracuse, stands an apple tree which measures 13 feet and 101 inches in circumference or over 4 feet in diameter. Nobody seems to know the age of this tree, but probably it was planted 75 or over 100 years ago. We doubt that a larger apple tree can be found in the state. ■ o SOLD CHEVORLETS Miller and Lepper, Chevrolet dealers, report the following sales made recently; Touring car to Henry Shelly, Arthur Brown and Walter Kilvert, Syracuse. ! Sedan to Allen Gordy, Syra- ■ cuse. Truck to Milford Lumber Co., [ Milford. i —o Y. P. C. E. i The convention of the United > Brethren Young' People’s Christl ian Endeavor and Sunday School is now being held at Oakwood Park and will continue over Sunday. o * ICE CREAM SOCIAL I An ice cream social and proc gram will be given at Hex’ 1 school house on Thursday evening, July 19. Everybody invited. 11-pd o — ■ If you are interested in somea thing especially good to eat, do - not forget The Sign of the Kets tie. IMt I o The Journal 52 times a year (for $2,

THE CHRISTIAN HOME (By P. S. Nielsen) 11. r* One of the greatest difficulties as Christians w r e experience in our daily life is to understand the difference between indignation and revenge. Oftentimes we face sin in all its brazenness and we say, “Better not say anything. It will not do any good, ar.d perhaps if we reprove, it will bring back to us unpleasant remarks we rather avoid. Besides, if we love our neighbors we must be kind and overhearing.” If we in our lives will bring forth the likeness of Christ, let us see how he handled those difficult problems. In the presence of the Pharisees He condemned sin and hypocracy. In the presence of the woman taken in adultery He was tender and full of love. What kind of a face had Christ in the presence of sin? He had a face of hostility and intense indignation. What is indignation? Indignation is the recoil of offended dignity; it is the anger of injured love. Where there is most love, there can be most indignation; and where there is no love, indignation can not exist. Passion can exist where there is no love and so can bad temper, but vre must distinguish between revenge and indignation. Indignation is a fire that burns to refine. Revenge is a fire that burn to destroy. Indignation is fed by love—nay, it is love. Revenge is fed by selfishness—nay, it is selfishness. Where you have much sefishness you can have much revenge. Where you have much love you can have much indignation. A life that has little love never warms up to righteous anger, a twilight of love never gives much fire. But if love fills a man’s heart, as light fills the noontide, there you have material for a fire. Fire is focused light. Indignation is focused love; it is love burning. Look at Christ, in the little home at Bethany, to which he had retired after a busy day to spend an evening in rest. His love falls like soft -cheery sunlight upon the little family and home. But look at him when he stands in the presence of bad men, who “devour widows’ houses,” and make unjust gain of the fortuneless, and who cover up their wickedness with the thin pretense of prayer, then His love is focused in fiery indignation. It blazes forth in word of condemnation that falls upon man’s heart like burning lead. For sin, love has nothing but burnings, everlasting burnings. As long as sin exists, there must be a furnace of fire, call it whatever name you please. The love that is the light of heaven is also the fire of hell. Before sin, God’s face is one of indignation, of burning love. Now do we represent or misrepresent the face of God in the presence of sin? I do not intend to suggest that when we see the presence of sin we should loudly shout our condemnation. I do not mean to say that in the presence of sin we should lash ourselves into frenzied expression of diapprovement. But I do mean to say, a Christian can not showsigns of approval or he misrepresents the face of God. There is nothing w-hich so encourages a bad man in his badness as Christian approval. Nothing so encourages sin as the sign of approval on a Christian face. o AT THE OAKLAND See Harold Lloyd at the Oakland Theatre this (Thursday) evening in “Grandma’s Boy.” Friday and Saturday Thomas Meighan in “Back Home and Broke” will be presented. o ICE CREAM SOCIAL The Junior aid of the Evangelical church will give an ice cream social on the evening of July 18 on the J. M. Sargent lawn opposite the tea room. 11-lt o BRIDGE CLUB ENTERTAINED Mrs. J. H. Bowser entertained the bridge club at her home on last Thursday evening.

TO TIPPECANOE LAKE On July Fourth a very enjoyable time was had by the following friends and relatives: Mr. ; and Mrs. S. J. Stookey, Mr. and Mrs. John Wade of Ironton, Ohio; Mrs. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. C. Go>dy and daughter Susana and Wm. Gordy of Elkhart; C. Longacre. Mrs. Coy, Ada Mock, Phyllis Mock, John Gilbert,, Ella Kreger, Vern Strieby. George Kreger, Florence Strieby, Thos. Gilbert and lady friend, Iney Gilbert, Axie Gilbert and W. Gilbert of Syracuse. The folks all had taken baskets filled with good things to eat as they always do, and journeyed to Tippecanoe Lake where dinner was spread for about twentyseven. After dinner several went bathing, as the day was ideal for bathing. Later several new members were initiated which afforded plenty of amusement. After this’ they began to gather up and journeyed back to their various homes, some saying good-bye for perhaps the last time. ; o ' SNYDER FAMILY REUNION The third annual reunion of the Snyder family was held at Kale Island on Sunday, July 8. There were about relatives and a few invited guests present to enjoy the day together. A big dinner w-as served at noon, after which a short program was rendered. Rev. F. H. Cremean gave a short talk, as also did J. P. Dolan. Miss Natheta Sloan entertained the visitors with a whistling solo and little Shirley Miles gave a recitation. The out of town relatives came from South Bend, Mishawaka, Goshen, Buchannen, Mich., Wakarusa, Indianapolis, Manchester. Chicago and Ft. Wayne. After the close of thte program, new officers 'were elected, as follows: President, Geo. Snyder, Ft. Wayne; Secretary-Treasurer, Miss Mary Alice Kitson, Syracuse; committee on place and entertainment, Clarence Snyder and Mrs. Levi Kitson, Syracuse. The occasion was one that will linger long in the memory of those present. o— — GRAYS LOSE AGAIN The Syracuse Grays baseball team journeyed to Jimtown last Sunday and were defeated by a score of 4 to 0, thus adding the second goose-egg score to their list of defeats this sea’son. Jimtown got 7 hits and Syracuse 3. Struck out by Cook 3, by Byland 5. Next Sunday, July 15, North Liberty will meet the Syracuse Grays at Syracuse Park. This will be one of the fastest games on the home diamond. North Liberty boasts of having a six-foot-three Indian pitcher. Chief Wesolek of the semi-pro. Syracuse needs your support, so come out and root for them. BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Smith entertained a number of relatives at their home on Sunday, the occasion being the birthday anniversaries of Mr. Smith, John Gordy, Jr., and Miss Helen Kyler. A sumptuous chicken dinner Was served and the time spent in social commingling. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Horace Kyler and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Huffman and family of Goshen; Mr. and Mrs. John Gordy and family of Syracuse; Mrs. Susan Billett and twin daughters and Mrs. Alice Eckelbarger of Waterford, Indiana. — o — ENTERTAINED NEEDLE CLUB Miss Lillian Hamman entertained the Needle Club at her home on Friday afternoon. Miss Bertha LaPoint of Tecumseh, Mich., was the out of town guest. Refreshments were served by the hostess, who was assisted by mother, Mrs, Jerry Hamman. o — BOUGHT FORDS C. R. Hollett, the Ford dealer, reports the following sales: sedan to Mrs. A. citers. Touring car to Adrian Hawm and Fred Stetler. Fordson tractor to George Hoelscher,

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SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT lUn iew of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on the Surface. We see relatives and friends coming and going on visits, and even neighbors running in and out of each others homes, all cementing closer the bonds of love and friendship, and we wonder why towns don’t do a little more of the same thing. Think, for instance, how much better we’d all feel here if we’d just shut shut up shop some fine afternoon, get together all the autos we could muster up, and run over and spend an hour or two in any of the towns nearby. We could let them know of course that we were coming, just to look them over and have an hour’s friendly chat with them, and the’d welcome the visit with open arms and throw wide open the gates of their town. They’d have improvements to show us too, that might furnish us some good suggestions for making our own town better. And the friendly chats and new-formed acquaintanceships such a trip would make would be worth a lot to us in our daily w’ork after we returned home. There is not any cause for community jealousy, and there is less cause for one town being jealous of another. We are all trying to make our town better, but not at the expense of another, town. So why can’t we be a little bit more neighborly and a little more « helpful? Why can’t we agree upon some afternoon when we can., close up shop for an hour and run out in one big, merry family party and call on our neighbors. Think it over, talk it over, and let us put it through at an early date. You can generally tell a pesimist as soon as you see him. His countenance is shrouded in gloom so thick the sun never shines through. If he has a slight toothache he is as solicitious of his jaw as a cat is of her first litter of kittens If it is a touch of lumbago he walks with a camel’s hump. If his head throbs a little he holds it tenderly in both hands.'. If there is nothing the matter with him he tells everybody who will listen what a terrible condition he is in. If nobody will listen he tells it to himself. And he blames his fancied ills upon the shortcomings of others around him. Pessimists are alike the world over. That’s the reason you can always tell one when you see him.’ In one of our big cities a girl and her father are both attening the same college. , That’s a new one, but its encouraging. There was a time when dad thought he knew more than the youngsters. But times are changing, and young blood is keeping the pace, and many of the dads are lagging behind. One dad at least is determined not to give his children an opportunity to trip him up along educational lines. It’s the class room again for him. Any lagging dads in this town with the same amount of nerve? A .soft reply saves many a family jar. Family jars lead to serious trouble. Serious trouble leads to divorce courts. Divorce courts are being too freely patronized for the good of family relation. Speak softly and say little. There will be less occasion for an angry retort. The poor boy in a country town or on a farm has a good chance to forge ahead. The poor man in a large city faces almost a certainty of standing still. If you feel that you simply must leave the old home community, at least do it with your eyes open.