The Syracuse Journal, Volume 16, Number 27, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 1 November 1923 — Page 1

VOLUME XVI.

WRBUKJBOM lAKEWAWASEE Weekly Review of Happenings Around Lake Wawasee \ Briefly Told \ i (By Mr*. Amanda L. Xander*) Gypsy Ball Mr. and Mrs. Frank Remy went to Indianapolis the latter part of last week to look after business interests and to attend the Gypsy Ball last Saturday evening at the Country Club. The affair was the crowning event of the season and all members and guests were compelled to appear in Gypsy costume. Short Personal Paragraphs Quite a number of fishing boats were on the lake last Saturday. A number of members of the T. P. A. are here this week for fishing and hunting. Dr. and Mrs. Keating closed their cottage last week, and returned to their home in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Ginrick of South Bend spent the week end at their new cottage on the South • Shore. Several families are still at Cedar Point and expect to remain until the cold weather drives them away. Mrs. Amanda L. Xanders, Mrs. I Matt C. Abts and Mrs. Frank Remy, were guests of Bishop and Mrs. J. H. White at luncheon V,\ inesday at South Bend. Mr. and Mrs. M. L White and friends motored up from Noblesville and spent the week end at their cottage on the South Shore. This will be their last trip for this yea/ - as they closed their cottage. o BUSINESS REPORT Tie Studebaker Corporation of South Bend has sent the following statement to the press for publication: Business during the third quarter held vp to expectations. The number of cars sold and the net profits realized were very satisfactory. The decline in the net profits per car as compared; with the second quarter was due ; to the greater proportion of sales of Light SIXES and of open ■ on which profits are smaller than on closed models. For the nine months, we sold j 122.586 cars and realized net] profits of $18,226,254.03. Both figures exceed the results of the entire year of 1922. Our busi-| ness for the fourth quarter will > be slightly below that of the, third quarter, but a substantial volume is assured. . . NEW ASSOCIATION FORMED A county association, known as! ‘The Kosciusko County Credit Dealers Association” has been launched throughout the county recently. It has for it’s object the limita-j . tion of credits to those who are | not in the habit of paying their I debts. The following lines of business j are very thoroughly organized:! groceries, meat markets, clothing, dry goods, hardware, lumber and coal, and others. Accounts running an unreason-1 able length of time are reported I to the association with the result that each firm receives a copy of said account so that the merchant need not extend credit to any one who is owing some one else. Room for everyone is available in the spacious and attractive Overland Champion, a new closed model being shown by the Syracuse Auto Sales, Overland dealers. The seats are movable. A large trunk on the rear provides ample space for the woman shopper and gives the camper a place “ to carry aome of the he wants to protect from the weather. The Champion is an all-’round car suitable for use by the man in business and the family when seeking pleasure. CHICKEN SUPPER At the Lutheran Church basement, Friday, November 2. Menu: Creamed chicken, biscuits. mashed potatoes, peas, cold slaw, apple pie with cheese, pickles, jelly, tea and coffee. 35e per plate Serving begins at 5:30. COME

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GROUP MEETING The Warsaw group of the churches of the United Brethren in Christ, held their first meeting of this conference year in the local church Tuesday. The services began at 10 o’clock and continued throughout the day, and were in charge of the leader, H. C. Beauchamn. pastor of Castle Church, Elkhart. Different phases of church were discussed. while Rev. Strayer, field man for Bonebrake Theological Seminarv. Davton. Ohio, presented the work of that institution. Rev. D. B. Kessinger, superintendent of the east district of St. Joseph Conference delivered the sermon at the evening service. The charges, composing this group, are Elkhart Castle, i Elkhart Second. Sugar Grove, Solomori’f Creek, Syracuse, Napnanee, Atwood, Claypool, Etna Green. Burket, Warsaw and Warsaw Circuit. The next meeting will be held at Mhppanee the latter part of January. Among those in attendance at the Tuesday meeting were three former pastors, 0. L Richart, H. C. Albright and W. T. Kessinger. —o — MASK PARTY * The Women’s Benefit Association of the Maccabees gaye their annual mask party on Friday evening, October 26. About fifty members were present including guests from Goshen and Elkhart. The hall was appropriately decorated for the occasion, with ghosts, corn shocks and autumn leaves. The witch had her kettle boiling and so each one present had their fortune told. Prizes were given for the best costumes. Mrs. 0. R-, Strieby drew first and Miss Della Otis second. Later in the evening a dainty lunch was served. The opinion of some present was that the “pink" costume and the "American Beauty Rose" •ostume should have been awarded some special honors. -— o—, ROUND TABLE CLUB Mrs. Court Slabaugh was hostess to the Ladies of the Round Table Club at her home last Thursday evening. There was a good attendance of members and in interesting program was °red. On account of a few being detained from attending, some of the program was not given. It was in the nature of a business and social meeting, among other transactions, a new secretary was elected. Miss Helen Bowld was unanimously chosen to fill the office. Mrs. Chas. Bowersox gave her number on the program, an interesting article on "John Herron Institute." The roil was called by naming and giving a short synopsis of Indiana artists. o . GENEROUS GIFT TO LIBRARY Mrs. White, wife of Rt. Rev. John Hazen White, presented to toe Syracuse Library last week seventy volumes of fine reading matter. The works include many of the noted and well known American and English essayists. Among the number are several worth while post-war studies of the World War by men who had opportunity to study the problems at close hand. The Library officers and patrons kindly appreciate Mrs. White’s generous gift. - . o. - COUNTY MISSIONARY RALLY The Woman’s Missionary Association of the United Brethren in Christ will hold their County Rally in the local church Wednesday, November 7. These meetings are of special interest to all who are interested in the missionary work of .the church. A special invitation is issued to all, regardless of church affiliation, to attend the different services of the day, and enjoy the fellowship and inspiration of the occasion. LIBRARY BOARD CHANGES At a meeting of the library board on Saturday night, Mrs. C. R. Hoy was chosen as a member of the board, to fill the vacancy made by the death of Mrs. J. W. Rothenberger. It now remains for the town board to choose some one to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Andrew Edmonds. Mrs. Harry Hire was chosen as president of the library board and Mrs. L. A Beider secretary-treasurer. * o Last week for paying taxes.

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1923.

THEATRE MASQUERADE There Was laughter galore at the Oakland Theatre Tuesday j evening on account of the Theatre Masquerade, which is given every year by the management. ■ Many costumes were in evidence iand there was a keen competiI tion for the several prizes offered by the merchants of Syracuse. [The theatre was packed to capacity. I Not only did Mr. Polen offer the patrons a good show in connection with the masquerate, but also served refreshments, consisting of sweet cider and doughnuts. Following is a list of prizes awarded: $5 in gold by the manager of the theatre for the best mask. Won by Anna Priest. One pound box of candy given by Sloan’s restaurant for the . most antique costume. Won by Virginia Bachman. Three-pound box of candy kisses given by S. Rowdabaugh for the best masked twins. Won by Mrs. C. H. Launer and Mrs. Alva Nicolai. Five pounds of navy beans given by A. W. Strieby for th’e largest family masked. Won by Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mishler. Door mat rug given by Beckman's furniture store for the best clown costume. Won by Elizabeth Bushong. Ten pounds of sugar given by Seider & Burgener for the best masked couple. Won by C. H. Launer and Alva Nicolai. Picnic ham given by Klink’s meat market for the best clown suit. Won by Owen Strieby. Sack of Want Mor flour given by the Jet White Groceteria for the oldest masked couple. Won hv Mrs. Sam Rasor and Mrs. Ira Kehr. Pair of silk hose given by Gibson’s Variety store for the most, novel dressed lady. Won by Georgia Druckamiller. Flash light given by C. R. Hollett for the best boy’s clown suit. Won by Betty Ward. Fancy market basket given by Osborn & Son for the best Indian costume. Won by Della Otis. Pair of leather gloves given by the Star Clothing store for the" largest breast measurement. Won by Dan Mishler. One pound Manar House coffee given by Kindig & Co. for the best imitation of a movie star, Won by Alice Mann. Bracelet with stone setting given by the Royal Store for the most novel masked girl under 16 years. Won by Helen Leacock. Box of Whitman’s Chocolates given by Thornburg’s drug store for the best Old Maid costume. Won by Mrs. Gibson. Jonteel Vanity case given by Hoch’s drug store for the best Mexican costume. Won by Mrs. Owen Strieby. • . i. HALLOWE’EN PARTIES Mrs. Vem Bushong and Miss Helen Bowld gave the children in their Sunday school classes a Hallowe’en party on Friday eveing, at the home of Mrs. Bushong. The children came masked in Hallowe’en costumes, which was in keeping with the decorations of the home, orange and black crepe paper,: with jack o’ lanterns. The table was also decorated in orange and black. Refreshments served were sandwiches and individual pumpkin pies. The favors given were gumdrop men. Every one spent a very pleasant evening. Mrs. R. E. Thornburg entertained a number of friends at her home last Thursday evening at a Hallowe’en party. The guests came masked and the entire evening was spent in playing Hallowe’en games and pranks. The house was attractively decorated in keeping with the day and every one present spent a most enjoyable evening. The hostess served a delightful two-course luncheon. COMMERCIAL CLUB DINNER The Syracuse Commercial Club will give their monthly noonday luncheon on. Tuesday. November 6. at the. Grand Hotel. All members are urged to be present, as a business meeting will also be held. —o PAVING COMPLETED The paving of South Main street was completed last week by the contractors. McClintic, Colwell & Gordy. It is, expected the street will be opened for general traffic next week. ■ ' —- Subscribe for the Journal.

, SYRACUSE HIGH ; SCHOOL HUTES a ' Items of Interest Concerning I Our High School Written for The Syracuse Journal. - The pupils of Miss Graves, - Miss Rapp and Miss Bushong ent joyed a Hallowe’en party Friday - afternoon. After a parade . through the other rooms of the 5 building, the party adjourned to the gym where games of various f kinds were played. Refreshments consisting of pop-corn balls and apples were served. One hun- ( dred sixteen children were pre- , sent including a number of the ; younger brothers and sisters. Several of the mothers also were guests. Junior Bachman returned to , school Monday after an absence t of several days which he spent in recovering from the effects ■ of a tonsil operation. The eighth grade sold pop-corn at the basket ball game Friday night and cleared $5.20. This gives them a good start toward securing, their quota of the film fund. The high school students and teachers were the guests of th*, oemors at the annual Hallowe’en party given Saturday flight at the gym. A number of unusually clever and beautiful costumes were worn. The following persons were prize winners: Paul Lantis and Leo Levinson, most cleverly dressed couple; Hilary Bachman, ?est single costume; Miss Rapp, nost comic costume. This week brings the close of • the second month of school and with it the days of reckoning hat is examinations, which will :e held Thursday and Friday in .he high school and 7th and Bth .grades. It is to be hoped that he numerous Hallowe’en parties will not have too bad an effect >n the marks which will appear »n the report yards. The Seniors’ are proudly displaying their class rings and pins which they received last Friday, ft is rumored that considerable relief will be felt in some quarters when the Juniors finally get heir At least this luestion will no longer be heard: Have our rings come yet?” The Rev. Mr. McMichael. contorted the opening excercise at ’he high school Wednesday morntog. He read Galations 5:1, saytog that it was this verse that had influenced many of the events of which he was to speak. Rev. McMichael then proceeded to a very .interesting way to review church history from the ’■ear 1517 to the time of the Treaty of Westphalia, 1648, Hight School Loses to Pierceton, 11 to 12 The high school team met its second defeat Friday night at the hands of the Pierceton team. Both teams showed a good fighting spirit and at times the referee permitted considerable roughness. The score was close throughout the game and the many easy shots which were missed kept the excitement at the highest point. Although Pierceton did not display the brand of basket ball which Leesburg gave us, they have a heavy team and will develop into one of the big teams of the county. The Syracuse team showed a slight improvement over last , week, but the two big faults in playing basket ball were prominent: fumbling the ball and missing easy open shots. Claypool high school is sending her basket ball team here Friday night. Neff, the all-county center is still with Claypool and will by himself furnish enough opposition to keep .the Syracuse team fighting every minute of the game. - The crowd last Friday night was only half as large as the one out to see the • Leesburg . game. I While a team is losing is the time thev need your support; give it to them now and watch them develop into another county champion team. An effort Will be made to start the game at 7:45 Friday night. o Suppose it is nearer two months until Xmas. Had ' you ■ ever thought that it would mean to have vour first choice of Xmas cards? Don’t fail to look over the splendid assortment at The Sign of the Kettle. ■L 27-lt.

WORKMEN FIND SKULLS While workmen were engaged in taking gravel from the pit on the Homer VanCuren farm, just east of Big Chapman’s Lake on Friday afternoon, they discovered three well preserved skeletons, two of adults and the third that of a child about eight years old. About two weeks ago, the same gang of workmen employed by G. H. Fishbaugh, Bluffton contractor who is building the Mauzy road through Dutchtown, discovered a skeleton in the Van Curen pit. The first skeleton found was buried about eight feet deep and was encased in a veritable casket of rocks. The farm on which the skeletons were found was formerly owned by William Bowman. There is naturally a great deal of conjecture among the old timers of that community as to how the four bodies got into the gravel pit. No one remembers that this spot was ever used as a cemetery or a private burying ground. It is suggested by some of the older residents that this section was originally inhabited by Indians but persons who have viewed the skeletons are not of the opinion that they are the bones of Indians. Ralph McDaniel brought one of the skulls to Warsaw on Friday evening and showed it to a number of persons. He stated that parts of the skeletons are being carried away as souvenirs by the workmen and by visitors at the gravel pit. He thought this was not proper and referred the matter to the county coroner. Dr. J. S. Smith, the coroner, is sick and no action was taken. —: o LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES John Brunjes has been appointed superintendent of Grace Lutheran Sunday School until the next regular election of officers, to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Rothenberger. Mr. Brunjes has been acting superintendent during Mrs. Rothenberger’s illness. The Sunday School will elect new officers the last Sunday in the year. The Ladies Aid Society of Grace Lutheran Church held a business and social meeting at the church last Thursday. Officers fbr the year were elected: Mrs. Mae Kindig was elected president; Mrs. Winnie Riddle, vicepresident; Mrs. Clela Nugent, secretary; and Mrs. John Brunjes, treasurer. After the business session a very pleasant social afternoon was enjoyed. There were nineteen members and sev-< eral visitors present. The next meeting of the society will be with Mrs. Charles Shultz on Novenuber 8. Mrs. William Hartlib has been appointed teacher of the Women's Bible class of Grace Lutheran Sunday School. She has been the teaching staff of Grace Sunday School for a long time, and is unusually well qualified to fill her new position. LECTURE COURSE The first number of the lecture or lyceum course will be given at the Oakland Theatre, Friday evening, Nov. 2. Emily Waterman, reader and entertainer, will be the attraction. Miss Waterman is one of the platform’s few really great readers, as audiences in every state in the Union, Province of Canada, and in China, and Japan, will testify. She delineates character and portrays literature and the drama. Much of her program is screamingly funny, and her humorous and comedy dialect numbers keep an audience in a gale of laughter. Her voice, her facial expression and platform presence proclaim her the artist in every detail. ’ . Season tickets, are selling for $2 and sl. Buy them now and see etery number."’ o HAD RUMMAGE SALE The ladies of the Wednesday Afternoon Chib realized a neat little sum from their rummage sale last Friday. They wish to thank all who made donations towards the undertaking, and also wish to thank Mr. Strieby for the use of his room. ENTERTAINED S. sfcLASS Mrs. Frank Bushong entertained her Sunday school class at her home on Saturday afternoon and evening. There were ten young ladies present, who report a very pleasant time. o /Tjicf to nnvinor biTM

DOCTRINE OF CONSERVATION MAKING GAINS Increasing its funds more than $20,000 over last year, with pearly 70 less arrests for violation of laws, demonstrate to the skeptical that by constantly preaching the doctrine of conservation the cause is making splendid net gains, and that the citizenship gradually is cooperating to use judiciously of game and acquatic ilife of the state, figures just submitted by George N. Mannfeld, chief of the fish and game division of the state conservation department, to Richard Lieber, department director, show. The receipts of the division for the fiscal year closing September 30. totalled $170,065.80, against $148,964.06 in 1922, showing a •rain of $21,101.74. The disbursements were $173,644.45, as •’.gainst $132,788.26 in 1922, or $40,865.19 more. “The amount snent in excess of receipts was $3,578.65, and may look like poor business,” Mr. Mannfeld says, “but the division carried over a surplus of $83,389.59 from 1922, and on Oct ober 1, had a balance of $79,810.94 available for use in the present new fiscal vear.” The largest expenditure of the vear by the division was for building a new hatchery at Avaco in Lawrence county. Approximately $25,000 has been snent so far and nrobably an additional sum will be invested before the hatchery is completed. It is intended to nrnnagate fish here for stocking nublic waters of southern Indiana, as four other hatcheries operated by the conservation department are located in central and northern Indiana. "The total number of licenses sold to hunt and fish,” the report says, “was 176,770, as against 153,392 sold in 1922. This is a gain of 21,539 resident licenses; 1,782 non-resident fishing and 57 non-resident hunting licenses. In the 92 counties, all but 14 showed gains in sales. Those showing decreases .were Boone, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Dekalb, Gibson, Hendricks, Jasper, Miami, Perry, Putnam, Ripley, Starke, and Wayne. “Counties showing the greatest gains in license sales were Marion, 3.354; Allen, 1,269; St. Joseph, 1,745; Madison, 1,163, and Vigo 789. Counties showing the greatest loss were Miami, 134; Dekalb, 110; Starke, 78; Ripley, 73; Hendricks, 73 and Wayne, 81. Switzerland county which trebled its sales by increasing from 155 to 430, showed the greatest single gain. Scott holds the record for the least number of licenses sold with 124, yet shows a gain of 10 sales over 1922. “The total arrests for violations of the fish and game laws were 1,698. Os this number 1,669 were made by salaried wardens; the others bv non-salaried men and peace officers. Non-salaried wardens showed little activity. “Total convictions numbered 1.610; dismissed cases, 38, and 50 cases pending. Total fines and costs amounted to $32,130.12. In 1922 there were 69 more arrests and 56 more convictions.” Mr. Mannfeld attributes the decrease in the number of arrests to the fact the public gradually is becoming more cooperative with the department and offenses are fewer. Also the violator of today is more skillful at evasion, therefore more difficult to apprehend. The report sfoows that arrests were made for 42 different kinds of offenses. The five most frequent were for hunting and fishing without a license, 572; for taking or possession of fur-bear-ing animals out of season, 231; possession of unlawful seines or nets, 156; hunting on Sunday, 138; for taking undersized fish. 133. . . . During the year, the report says, four state hatcheries prop-: agated and planted in public waters of Indiana, a total of, 1.792,576 fry and fingerlings. This included 1,322,075 yellow nerch: 257,476 black bass: 181,200 bluegills: 17.100 crannie; 6.300 cam; 4,575 channel catfish; 2,100 rock bass; 1.600 yellow catfish and 150 sunfish. REVIVAL Revival at Church of God. Warsaw, beginning November 1. R. A. Walling. Evangelist. BAKE SALE The Freshman of the Svracu®e High School will hold a bake sale at Osborn’s hardware ptore on Saturday, November X 27-pd.

SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on the Surface, There is something refreshing about the words of the old refrain, “The Old Oaken Bucket, the Moss-Covered Bucket That Hung in the Well.” That is because we all like water and the moss-covered bucket, with clear, beautiful cool water rippling >ver the edges caught our fancy—until we discovered that clear cool water from moss-cov-ered buckets didn’t necessarily mean pure water. In fact, so nany typhoid epidemics were traceable to the darned old bucket that w:e pushed it back in the well and let it stay there. And thus our modern water systems came into being and have proved a national blessing. With a general system it is possible to safe-guard our health by frequent testing by experts. Nor it that all. Fire hydrants stand like sentinels in every city block guarding us night and day gainst conflagrations, and without which protection great cities would be swept away. Those who give scant thought to this great national blessing—lur modern water plant—should have visited towns and small cities in Indiana last summer, where modern plants had not been installed and a water shortage occurred. Hardly enough for irinking purposes could be found. Epidemics were feared from contaminated water, and neople lived in dread of a destructive fire. They were at the mercy of fate, and then did they ".ome to undertsand the. blessing if pure water —and plenty of it. Bishop Nicholson of the Methodist church said that the world has been civilized by minorities ind not by majorities. He means that a few people, maybe only nne, get hold of an ida for moral w social progress and keep pushing it ahead until they make it popular. That is true. It is the dissatisfied who start to shove the wheels out of thd mud. But not till the minority becomes the majority does the idea really accomplish anything permanent. Not till most of the shoulders are at the wheel do we actually get out of the mire. The reforming spirit has been the spark, always, which has been necessary to set off the cannon. But unless there is power •n the form of a majority belief *.he projectile never gets out of the gun. . . Why is education essential? Because without it the minority rtays a minority, and when the minority does not become the majority nothing gets done, in morals as well as in politics, in taste as well as in elections. Louis Seider, to customer from L he country: "Ah, you have again come in from your address in the mtlying districts.” Customer; who knows Louis nretty well: “I used to think my place was the outlying districts, but since I have been comng here I have made up my mind that there are a few folks in Syracuse who out-lie any person Tut our way.” A bachelor nevfer realizes how : mj>ortant a man can feel when the wife says: “Be quiet, chilIren, your father is talking.” But : t never happens now' We live * n a time when all trained fathers do not dare to open their mouths when the children are talking. Ahyone with a thimbleful of brains can find things to criticise ibottt any town. Too often such people soon become mere faulbInders, and refuse to do anything but grumble. About the only time such a mourner is popular is when he plays the. chief role at a funeral. When a man fights a cigar in l he house every woman knows that some time or other during the evening he is going to drop M he ashes on the rug. We wish to call attention to nur advertisers that the mosquito who does a humming business, is not satisfied with one insertion. Get me?

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