The Syracuse Journal, Volume 16, Number 40, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 31 January 1924 — Page 1

""The Syracuse Journal

VOLUME XVI.

SYRACUSE HIGH | SCHOOL NOTES' Items of Interest Concerning Our High School Written for The Syracuse Journal. Mr Granville Jones, who gave the\third number of the Lyceum Course Monday evening, came to the school building in the afternoon and gave a short but very enjoyable talk to the students. ’Mr. Slabaugh has arranged a series of basketball games between the different grades, up to and including the Freshmen boys. The winner in each case must have won two out of three games. The 7th grade played but two games with the 6th grade, winning both of these, which entitled them to meet thei Bth grade. In the game which t was played last week the Bth j grade defeated the 7th to the j score of 16 to 5. A class tourna-, ment will be held Friday, March *7 The film The Last Davs Os Pompeii” was* given in the Assembly room Tuesday afternoon. Owing to the kind of film stock cti which the film was mad? and to ad-sect in the machine, the! pictures were not up to the stan-i dard oLthose usually shown. For this reason the night entertainment was cancelled. A corn judging school held at X\ trsaw Wednesday was attended by the following students of Syracu. s * High School accompanied bv Supt. Bachman: Harold Geiger. Arthur Morris. Earl and Charles Stiffler. Roscoe Rex, Marion Bushong, Eldred Mabie. Eve---tt Darr, and Emory Stetler. At this time instruction will be given in scoring corn and plans will be made for the annual com judging contest. Chapel Ex err •'•■os The Rev. Mr. Eiler of the United Brethren churclj conducted the devotional exercise Wednesday morning. After reading fifteen verses from Paul's second letter to Timothy, he took up the subject of the history of the Hebrew peopk and of the world Ms revealed in the Old Testament. By means of a char* ' which showed graphically the periods of this history he gave the students some interesting and valuable information concerning the dominating personalities of this time. Mr. Dolan Addre’wes School Last week was “Thrift Week.” which it seems to us. is outstanding among the many “weeks now celebrated by the American people and is one of those most ■worthy of observance. Fridav morning of last week Mr. J.. P Dolan, in response to an invitation from the school, addressed the students on the subject of “Thrift.’’ In a very interesting way Mr. Dolan spoke of the need of banks and their value to a community and gave a short history of banking in this locality. In closing he cited sorrie good examples of thrift in the lives of people whom he knew. This address of Mr Dolan’s is the first of a series oT lessons which the State Bapkaf Syracuse will present to the school in accordance with the program of the Indiana State Bankers’ Association. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BEST THE TEACHERS The girls and teachers having practiced for some time appeared on our floor Friday night fol-lowing-the boy’s game with Mentone. After overcoming that awful stagefright both teams went into the game with much pep. The score at the end of the first half was 7 and 2 in favor of the 1 high school girla The teachers in the second half brought their score up to 8. but the girls added 2 more points, the Anal score being 9 and 8. The game *« much enjoyed by all, and we are hoping for them to give us another <ame soon. Come on, girls! Reported by u L. B. ■ o —- COMMERCIAL CLUB DINNER The Syracuse Commercial Club will have their monthly meeting and noonday luncheon on Monday. February 4, at the Grand Hotel. The matter of opening the channel between the two lake* wi 11 be taken up and discussed. al.o the new proposed concrete highway on the jsawth side of Lake Wawasee. Every member is urged to be present

THE CARELESS TOBACCO USER Will the next nation-wide crusade be against the use of tobacco? To the average man it seems absurd that any one should attempt to take his pipe or cigarette or cigar away from him. Twenty years ago the average man thought it silly to talk of taking away his beer —but they did it It would not surprise me in the least if there should be legislation against the use of tobacco in the next ten or fifteen yearn To be sure, tobacco never caused men to beat their wives or lose their money or neglect their children or do the other evils charged against liquor. But there are some people who claim that tobacco lessens or impairs the mentality of its users, hence they regard it as a nuisance. Personally I do not favor anti-tobacco legislation. paving used tobacco in the past and knowing just how enjoyable it is. But as a non-user of tobacco at present I am aware that many users of tobacco are very , inconsiderate of the comfort of those who do not use it. As the non-users of tobacco 1 out number those who use the weed it is by no means impossible that legislation restricting tlie use of tobacco may be enaitccl. ? ' ( * Certainly the seller* and users of tobacco ought to take warning from the sellers and users of liquor, who by abusing their rights and privileges hurried the day of its taking away. If saloon keepers had all been decent and lawabidirig, liquor would still be with us. If tobacconists and users would be law abiding there would be no danger of legislation against tobacco. There are laws in many states against the sale of cigarettes and’tobacco to minors. Those laws are broken time after time and this gives a just cause of complaint to the parents who do not use tobacco and is a powerful weapon for their cause. If there was some organisation whose members were pledged to the decent use of tobacco and for the rights of others there would be no need for blue laws to put away the use of tobacco. \ The user of tobacco has the freedom and full enjoyment now. bitt, if he continues to abuse it by making himself a nuisance to non-users it is only problematic as to how long this freedom will last. L. A. Neff. — o — SYRACUSE WINS ANOTHER 5 Friday night Mentone met defeat at the hands of the Strong Syracuse quintette to the tune of 48 to 17. The first half was fast and snappy after Bachman was put in. Connolly led the boys the first half by making 13 out of 24 points. The half ended 24 to 5 in favor of Syracuse. All snapped into it the last half. Hoelcher put the pep into the game and was up and at eni all the time, making 17 points Connolly. however, was the main point getter for the whole game, making 19. Willy added to his glory and made 12 points. Mebie. Bachman and Snavely played the defense well. Aughinbauirh starred for Mentone with 15 'points. The game ended in our favor, 48 to 17. Pittinger of Nappanee officiated as referee. Next Friday night we play Bremen here. — Come out and help our boys win in their new suits of gold and blue. Reported by Lummie. - o— - ' ENTERTAINED The teachers of the public school entertained at six o’clock dinner on Tuesday evening at the Sign of the Kettle. The affair was given in honor of Misi Sylvia Hayward, who departed that evening for Irvington, New Jersey. W. a T. U. MEETING The W, ft T. U. will meet at the home of Mrs. Amanda Rentfrow on Tuesday, February 5. This win be Frances Willard day and a special program will P* rendered, to which everybody » cordially invited. o, ■ UNtHSRWENT OPERATION aHXMMBV* Little Mary Dare underwent an operation Friday for the Mr moral of her tonsils and adenoid* Dr. C. R. Hoy performed the operation.

Syracuse’s Slogans ‘*A Welcoming Town WitH a Beckoning Lake.”

FUNERAL OF B. F. HOOPINGARNER Was Held Last Monday and Body Placed in the Receiving Vault at Syracuse Cemetery.

Benjamin Franklin Hoopingar-i ner was born in Hamilton, Indiana, June 2, 1862, and died Thursday morning, January 24, 1924, at Tampa, Florida, aged 61 years, 7 months, and 22 days. His parents were Dr. John J. Hoopingarner, and Ellen Brown Hoopingarner. The deceased was the third and youngest of the sons, his brothers being Dr. George Bud Hoopingarner of Elkhart, Indiana, and Charles C. Hoopingarner of Berrien Springs. Michigan. The family removed in 1865 from Hamilton to Butler, Indiana, where the father engaged in the drug business and the practice of medicine. From Butler the family removed to Milford, Indiana, in 1879. Here the deceased was married I to Miss Edith Cammack, daughter of Dr. John Thomas Cammack, a well respected citizen and physician of that town. This marriage was blessed with three children. Earl, John Thomas and Fred. The wife and mother of these boys died at Milford in 1889. Earl the oldest son. died April 7, 1900. Theldoceased removed to Syracuse, Ind., from Milford in 1890. and on December 4. 1592. wasj married to Miss I jlly May Wright and to this union one son, Donald Eugene, was born on September 8. 1895. Mr. Hoopingamer’s school days were largely spent at Butler. In diana. where be gained a scholarship* for entrance to Purdue University. He spent a year or thereabouts at Purdue, until broken in health he was obliged to withdraw. But all through his succeeding years he realized the worth of his short term at the university. Throughout his year-: in Syracuse he was an industrious, pub-lic-spirited citizen and one who gave substantial encouragement to all the worth-while enterprises that wanted to engage in business here. For many years he conducted a successful real estate business and he was one of the proprietors of the Syracuse Flour Mill that conducted the business profitably to himself •nd to the great convenience of the community. • In 1914 when there was to be a change in the postmastership at Syracuse, a referendum was held and the deceased was chosen to fill the vacancy by a very decided vote. Then for nine years he conducted the business of the post office to the satisfaction of the patrons who were given prompt, courteous service. The business was so conducted that the office ranked high in itsi class. During the period of the World War there was much highly important and secret service for postmasters to manage. This too. was handled cautiously and efficiently and to the entire satisfaction of the government. The ieceased was active in all the drives for the sale of liberty bonds and other necessary activities growing out of the war. As is well known to this community Mr. Hoopingarner was an ardent, tireless partisan in politics. No labor was too arduous or sacrifice too great for him to: perform when it meant the wcl-' fare of the Democratic cause. His competitors in a political contest were used to say that Ben Hoopingarner never knew when he was defeated. He was that hopeful and sure of victory even when his compatriots had given up the battle as lost. Mr. Hoopingamer was a lover of out-door games and followed the fortunes of the Syracuse base ball club through good and ill. Indeed one might say that the deceased was the HomeClub’s most valiant supporter and champion on every field wherein it was a contender. He also took deep interest in the local schools and imbued his sons with a desire for education and wiU » firjn purpose to fill honorable piasa* feilojß. Like most nervoua, pMitiv* men, he was quick to forgive and forget an injury. He had many feat ffjends who followed Im counsel in business s and politics, W they I tinue tp Priory* *“4 memory among <fc«F possessions. " * During Hie pastorate of Rev. William E. Hogan, the deceased joined the Methodist church of place and maintained an i honorable membenihlp to the end. For 26 years the deceased had been an acUw member cd

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1924.

| the local chapter of the Knights of Pythias. The deceased waa a kind generous neighbor and indulgent parent. His industry found impetus in his purpose to make for himself and his family a comfortable, attractive home, and to build up a sure competence for old age. In recent years despite his well built body there came to him hints that all was not right with his heart. At times it failed to function properly and his medical advisors cautioned him against excessive zeal or undue excitement in his undertakings. With a view to escaping the inclemencies of our northern winters he went to Tampa, Florida, with Mrs. Hoopingamer, intending to return with the milder days of spring better prepared physically to take up the work planned for the ensuing year, but the death messenger intervened on that fateful Thursday from his earthly labors, and from all the vicissitudes that encompass humanity in this world. The loss of bis presence and influence will be keenly felt by the people of Syracuse and vicinity for many years to come. Surviving the deceased are his widow and three sons, John Thomas, Fred, and Donald Eugene, his brothers, George Bud Hoopingarner, and Charles C. Hoopingarner. his brother in law Edward Cammack and a host of friends and associates who deeply mourn his lo«|s. The body arrived on the B. & O. Sunday morning and was immediately taken to the home'of the deceased. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the M. E. church, the pastor, F. H. Cremean, officiating. The large attendance, every seat being taken, was evidence of the high esteem in which the deceased waq held. The were Mrs. G. Xanders, Mrs. Louise Kelly, Fred Self and Sol Lepper. The pallbearers were: Frank Klink, Dan. Klink. Sam. Widner, Dan. Neff, L. Seider and F. L. Hoch. The Knights of Pythias attended the funeral in a body and conducted a ritualistic service at the cemetery. For the present the body was placed in the receiving vault. Card Os Tbaaks Tb all friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us after the death of our beloved husband and father, the singers, for the beautiful floral pieces, for the svmpathy shown and for all acts of kindness, we wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation. Mrs. B. F. Hoopingamer. John T. Hoopingomer, Fred F. Hoopingarner, Eugene Hoopingamer. o THE GROUNDHOG | Our ancient friend, Mr. Groundhog, will be with us next Saturday if it is cloudy weather. ‘However, if the sun shines, he will see his shadow and return Ito his den for six weeks, which means six weeks more winter weather. This is according to tradition and if you don’t believe it, wait and see. o MRS. a LONG DEAD Mary Catherine Long passed away at her home three miles south of this city on Monday afternoon, January 28, at th* age of 68 years. She leaves to mourn her death several sisters and brothers and other relatives. HORSE DROWNS A team of horses belonging to Ernest Clase of Warsaw and used in connection with |hp UlUFof the animals drowned. The other was rescued. For 12 years the hories had been used in ’ W fW.- - We deal in things home-made, •nd gladly discu» quality. or shade. y Just now the new things good are bootees and child’s woolen hood.

SECTIONAL BASKET BALL TOURNAMENT Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 26.— Plans are all made, dates all s?t, in fact, the stage is set for the Sixth Annual Indiana Amateur Independent Basket Ball Championship, when again the Independent Champions of the Hoosier State will be declared in a “Championship Way.” Wayne Emmelmann. of this city, who is still behind $e movement, declares that the number of teams playing in the meets this year will reach close to four hundred. Twenty-eight sectional tournaments will be held over the state and the winners of these sectional meets will play at Indianapolis on February 21, 22 and 23, to decide the state title. Sectional meets are being held at Marshall. Moores. Hill, Plymouth, Knox, Monticello, Angola, Peru, Morgantown, Hazleton. Midland, Vallonia, Darlington, New Augusta, Warren, Attica, New Palestine. Falmouth, Paoli, Greensburg, Bicknell, Richmond, Yorktown. Cloverdale, Elkhart, Indianapolis, Wabash and Pennville. The Indiana Amateur Independent Basket Ball Association has shown rapid growth. When Em-, melmann started the project siX years ago, twenty teams took part. It has grown by leaps and bounds and it is expected that four hundred teams will take par* this year, a gain of a hundred quintets over a year ago. The class of ball played in the meets is of the highest class and the association has brought the teams together over the entire state, making it an organization of good fellowship and clean sportsmanship. Ninety per cent of the players participating on the Independent teams in Indiana are ex-high school players, and the project gives them an honor to play for, as when they were members of a team. Last year the Terre Haute Jacks were declared winners of the association. In the year 1922 the American Legion team of Liz ton won the honors, the Trafal gar Independents carried away the honors in 1921, the Anderson Y. M. C. A. winning in 1920, and the Indianapolis Y. M. C. A. winning the first year. Every team in Indiana playinp Independent basketball, whose players are amateurs, are eligible for play and are)invited to take part in the association games. Teams desiring to participate are asked to write at once to Wayne Emmelmann, West Washington street, at Indianapolis, for entry blanks and full particulars concerning the association. Many of the sectional meet* are nearly filled to their capacity and teams are asked to rush in their applicants. — — - REVIVAL, M. E. CHURCH Services are being held in the M. E. Church each evening be- 1 ginning at 7 o’clock. Rev. Gruber, pastor-evangelist, of New Paris, will have charge He is a noted revivalist, and has been singularly successful in his work. We are expecting great thing? to be done in these services Will you help? Come and. get into the spirit of the meeting. This is our opportunity. Let us make the most o£ it. We • gladly extend an invitation to all. Come! . F. H. Cremean, Pastor. o PUBLIC SALE DATES Tuesday. Feb. 12. John Auer will sell on what is known as the Peter Silbum farm, .2 1-2 miles west of Ligonier on the Lincoln Highway, 6 head of horses. 6 head of cattle, sheep, hogs, chickens, grain and farm implements. For particulars see next week’s Journal. Wm. Tom residing on the old Dr. Kelly farm, 3 1-2 miles south of Syracuse, will have a public sale of livestock and farm impl*> ments on Tuesday, Feb. 19, Hi? sale ad will appear lhe Journal February 11 o 4 — 0. E. S. The Eastern Star lodge met on Monday evening. There was a fair attendance, considering the bad weather. The new officers recently elected had charge of their respective offices. — MBS. BUSHONG IMPROVING The many friendg of Mrs, Frank Bushing will be pleased |o learn that rfie is slowly improving from her recent serious MkMMk

TIPPECANOE RIVER DITCH CASE SETTLED . o _ The Matchett ditoh case, providing for dredring of the Tippecanoe river through Marshall county west of the Kosciusko county line, was ended in the Marshall circuit court at Plymouth last week, when attorneys for the petitioners and the remonstrators reached 'an agreement whereby the report on the ditch hast been referred back to the commissioners. A movement for a settlement of the controversy was started after the adjournment last week. Attorneys for the petitioners asked the attorneys for the rqmonstratorsi to submit a proposition for settlement and this was done. It is understood that the terms upon which the settlement was made provide that the ditch be referred back to the board of commissioners and that the board shall make a new report establishing the ditch, but no dredge is to be placed in the river. The remains of two dams, ’ne at Talma and the other at Old Tippecanoe, are to be’removed from the river. Although this may well be considered by the remonstrators as a victory, since it defeats the project for dredging the river at, a tremendous expease, whidh would fall largely upon the land owners of Kosriusko county, it also means that the petitioners will be relieved from paying the I high costs which have already been incurred in the case. One of the conditions of the agreement, it is said, provides that costs are to follow the establishment of the ditch and will be assessed against all of the property described in the drainage area. These costs, however, will be very small when compared with the costs which have followed the establisment of the ditch as originally planned. The nevy. nlan will necessitate the preparation of a new assessment roll •nd it will probably be some time before the case again comes up in court.

DEATH OF°B. H. HIRE Robert H. Hire, died of quinsy at his home in Miriam, Noble county, Sunday morning after an illness of one week. was 60 years old. He leaves his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Denver Ott of Whitley county, also four brothers and a sister, the latter being Alonzo of Syracuse, Simon of Whitley county, Mitchell and Edward of Noble county, and Mrs. Minnie Garber of North Webster. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Christian church, Miriam, with burial there. o AN OMISSION We beg pardon of the Woman’s Benefit Association for several unintentional omissons regarding the installation of officers, an account of which appeared in lasi week’s Journal. After the installation, which was public, refreshments, consisting of doughnuts and coffee, were served. The affair concluded with an oldfashioned spelling bee, in which nearly everyone present took part. No, we are not going to tell who won first prize (doughnut) or who was told to sit down. Anyway, taking part enjoyed the affair immensely. o BAUMGARTNER’S SALE The liberal use of printer's ink brought a big crowd to E. L Baumgartner’s sale last Saturday afternoon despite thb cold weather. A fair price was obtained on the household goods and the bidding was lively. No satisfactory bid being obtained that day the real estate was not ?rJd. but was nurchaved later by J. T. Riddle, the consideration being 38,000, we understand, o THE LECTURE Granville Jones gave a very interesting lecture at the high school auditorium last Monday evening. On account of the weather there was only a small audience present. The next number of the lyceum course will be the Marimbaphone Quartette, March 8. - FARMERS’ INSTITUTE She Turkey Creek Township at the Oakland Theatre Saturday, February 9, from IQ a. m. to 3.30 p. m. The program will appear in next week’s issue,

SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Review of Things by the Editor As He Secs Them on the Surface. No single head is large enough to contain all the knowledge in the world. E\'en those whom you regard as learned and wise and great don’t know some things that you know. This may startle you a bit. but it is as true as preaching. It is in this sense that we say it takes all rnrts of people to make a world, and this is the basis of the saying that as the people are, so sHU be the world in which they live. Some people imagine teat in order to knr.w a thing it must ever bs on the tongue, or in mind ready for use. The world is much inclined to call those great who have accomplished something unusual, and never stop to inqvire what else they may have done, or what manner of men they are, as men

I fro. The really great and successful lawyer is not the one who can quote most law and cite the Treater number of decisions, although such an one is certain to attract much attention, and most likely to get his name in the papers. The realy great lawyer is one who is well grounded in the principles of law, understands the methods of applying the same and is conscientious in his work. Having read, understandthe opinion of others, he becomes well-grounded not only in the principle of law generally but understands the purposes and the methods by which to secure these purposes. What sensible woman cares for or cah love, a man whose letters are made up mainly of Quotations fmm the writings of others. She would much prefer to have his own words, even though unnoetically joined. It Ts the man himself that she is interested in. Letters; copied from handy letter writers don’t go to the spot like those that are written from the heart out.

In love, as well as in war, it is most essential to know the other fellow, for if you don’t he is liable to fool you and maybe fool you badly.i The fellow who is most resoureeful isi he who reads , desiring to know and to understand and when he learns about a thing, and understands it he is prepared to use it to best advantage and to discuss its merits most interestingly and profitablv. He is the fellow who can make use of his knowledge. The new proposed concrete highway from the city limits to Vawter Park will be built if the landowners will do the right thing. We understand some land owners want damages*, when their property is really benefited by the new highway. The market value of all real estate located on Lake Wawasee and near the highway will be materially enhanced —of this there is no question—then why ask for damages? We understand the county commissioners allow no damages for public improvements* of this kind. better waive damages and have „Jhe road built. Now listen, girls. This is leap year and another one will not be here for four longyears, so make hay while the sun shines. There are many eligible men here in Syracuse who are yearning to support a wife and a large family We could mention a dozen or more of the eligibles but we have promised not to mention their ' names, but they can be found by making a few inquiries. It has been discovered that newspaper subscriptions are almost an infallible thermometer for registering a man’s honesty. If he is dishonest, he will beat the printer and if he beats the printer he is dishonest, hence there is no escape. At the postoffice one dav last week a man asked the paymaster for a stamp* net naming the kind. Mr. Heerman asked him “What denomination?” “I am a Methodist*** answered the stamp buyer. A lawyer ought to be a good tailor, for he can make a suit out

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