The Syracuse Journal, Volume 16, Number 44, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 28 February 1924 — Page 1

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SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL HOLES Items of Interest Concerning Our High School Written for The Syracuse Journal. Washington’s birthday was observed Friday morning by a short progra’hi given in the assembly room. A number of patriotic songs were sung after which the Rev. Mr. Cremean spoke concerning the life and character of Washington. Many new and interesting side-lights on Washington were given by Rev. Cremean. The local Freshman <md Sophomore Latin contests were held last Friday morning. The four who stdod highest in the Freshman class were Elizabeth McClintic, Grace Johnson, Cecelia Moran and Gerald Henwood respectively. Elizabeth McClintic i and Grace Johnson will represent! the class in the county contest I at Warsaw. March*T2T with Cecilia Moran as f’ st alternate and < .r raid Hen wood as second alternate. The winners in the Sophomore class were Louise Snobarger and Margaret Freeman. 'Paul Lantis and Meredith Tom who stood third and fourth will be first and second alternates. Examinations are being given this week, as this F’iday marks the close of the th-rtt quarter cf our school year. Rehersais have begun on the operetta “Cinderella’ which will be given next” month by the members of the chorus classes, assisted by the pupils of the lower grades. This will be the third number of the school entertain- ■ ment course. ' The Seniors are working hard on their play “Fifty-Fifty” which they have planned to present the second week in March. Mis e Harriet Keys is coaching the play. The Bev. Mr. McMichael conducted the devotional exercises Wednesday morning. After reading a part of the 11th chapter of Acts, he spoke on the third phase of his subject “Church History.’ In a very Interesting way he showed the growth of denomiaationalism in the church, stating in conclusion that the large number of denominations is really valuable, as it gives everyone a chance for religicus freedom. Athletics Bremen High School found revenge sweet when thev forced the Syracuse Basketball Team to Y take the short end of a 17 to 10 I ' score in a game played at Brc- ' men last Friday night. From reports that have come to us the Syracuse team appears to have been considerably “off color.’’ The Freshmen and Sophomores are the teams now engaged in the inter-class series. Last Thursday evening the Freshmen boys battled their way to victory, defeating their opponents by the close score of 14—15. The Sophomores* alibi was that their team was crippled by the absence of one of their best players. This seemed to be correct, for, on Tuesday evening, with Leo- there “to hold them down," George and Frederick were better able tc make the baskets. The final score was 21 to 11. Syracuse Basketball Team will attend the District Tournament which will be held at Warsaw, Friday and Saturday of this week. In drawing Mentone, Syracuse is practically assured of being in the games Saturday forenoon, as they easily defeated Mentone in the County Tournament. Syracuse’s first game is at two o’clock Friday afternoon. o.„—— ENJOYED SOCIAL EVENING Members bf the “Worth While Fellowship Class’’ of the Evangelical Sunday School enjoyed a very pleasant social evening at the church parlors Wednesday evening. Feb. 20. The program of the evening was in- the nature of a Leap Year party. Delicious refreshments were served. Everybody thoroughly enjoyed the evening. No hearts reported -lost or stolen. DANCING PARTY The annua! St Patrick’s informal dancing party will be given in Spohn’s halt Goshen, on the evening of March 17. Dancing from 9 to 1 o’clock. Musk by Louke’s Orchestra.

NOTED DIETICIAN DELIVERED ADDRESS i - Dr. Harter, a noted dietician iof Toledo, delivered an address I before the parent-teachers meeting at Ligonier recently, in which he said in part as follows: , ‘The people are digging their graves with their teeth,” he began his address. They devour improper combinations _>f food, eat too much and too often, lack proper exercise, live in improperly ventilated quarters. The acid alkalin ratio, of the normal human system is acid 20, alkalin 80. So long as this normal ratio is maintained unimpaired, one mav eat any kind of food and as much of it as the appetite craves. Fish foods are classed as acid, and nearlv all vegetables and most fruits as alkalin —the chief fruit exceptions being large prunes, plums and cranberries. Dr. Harter says there are S' pro.e-res of digestion; in the mouth, the stomach and the intestines. Proteins are predigested in the stomach. Starches and [sugars in the mouth and intes- | tines. While in the stomach, about the only thing that starches do is to prevent the digestion of meats and other proteins, causing an a?id fermentation. Meats and starches should not be eaten at the same meal. A meal of bread, meat and potatoes is entirely wrong. Salt is necessary but we get quite enough, says Dr. Harter in ffliti ral foods. He says: “Do not Take. baking soda, sodium bicarbonate for sour stomach or indigestion. Take plenty of hot wafer. By plenty I mean pints, quarts, maybe gallons." Dr. Harter advises the eating of plenty of apples, raw or cooked. If the children want to eat between meals give them an apple. Eat apples in the morning. in the night, any time. The yellow part of an egg is food but the white should never be eaten, it is poisonous. String beans, fresh, are most h.-althful—eat all you want of then. Dried beans and peas are not recommended. Sauer kraut has the same virtue as cabbage if eaten raw. Tomato juice is equivalent to orange and other citrus fr?it juices in both vitamin and alkalin content. Grape fruit is in a class with oranges*. V : negar should not be used in foods. Use juice of fresh lemons instead. Most so called bilious headaches are really kidney headaches Better analyze for acid. What about postum for a beverage ? / Rotten, I’d as soon drink sweetened water. But it is harmless so far as I know unless the sugar and cream usually added give it a bad effect. .Is coffee harmful ? A. McCollum says little is known about coffee except that it is alkalin. has some good effects and some bad ones; one aboi’t balancing the other. I doubt the ill effects of coffee if taken without cream and sugar; but consider the mixture ia very bad. hard to digest, with nothing to recommend it except the pleasure. How about bananas ? Too far from home. They are picked green, often ripened in dark cellars. spd I consider them unfit for food. Should one drink while eating? Drink if you are thirstv. But do not wash your food down. ' —— -O —- MUST HAVE A PERMIT. It is surprising the interest persons manifest in breeding wild fur-bearing animals and game birds. George N. Mannfeld, superintendent of the fish and game division cf the state conservation department, said recently, commenting on the considerable increase in permits his office is issuing. The Indiana law reads one must have a permit from the conservation department to lawfully hold in captivity Wild game birds or fur-bearing animals for propagation. Formerly this permit cost $lO. It has been reduced to $5. The department issuer fifty permits in 1921-22, and sev- ' enty-seven certificates in 1922-23. From registrations now con r in Mannfeld thinks more than 1 100 permits will go out this ; year. , ’ — o - - * $3829 GAS MONEY Kosciusko county will receive $3,820.45 as its share of the $500,000 of gasoline money to be dis- - tributed among the 92 counties -of the state March 1. The amount i of each county is based partly on - the county-road mileage. Kose ciusko county is shown to have 153.73 miles of county roads. ■

Syracuse’s Slogan: “A Welcoming Town With a Beckoning Lake.”

WINNERS WILL BE HONORED GUESTS Bicomington, Ind., Feb. 26.— Sectional high school basketball tournament w*infters in the southern Indiana district will be honored guests at Indiana university March 7 and 8 in the twelfth annual tournament held at the state university since the birth of the Indiana high school basketball tournament idea. The first tournament was held under the auspices of I. U., and eight state tournaments and two regional have since been held here. The Boosters Club, which was in charge of preparations for the first tournament, is making elaborate plans for the coming regional. The visiting sectional champions will be entertained in various qrganization houses as usual. Committees of studentsr will meet them on their arrival and escort them to their respective houses. Other committees will be detailed by the Boosters Club to look after the visiting supjwrters and fans of the high school teams. Athletic director Zora Clevenger has appointed a corps of minor officials for the event, inch ding score keepers, timers, trainers, and will turn the entire Men s Gymnasium over to the visiting high school athletes. If the Indiana State High School Athletic Association so desires, the Indiana university playing floor will be shortened from 50x90 to 50x70 feet to conform more closely in size with the aveftge high school playing floor. No university contests are scheduled for the dates of the regional tournament, with the result that the complete facilities of the gymnasium, including showers, dressing rooms, basketball floors, swimming pool, and rest rooms will be available for the visiting high school lads. Owing to the intense interest in the outcome of the southern Indiana basketball regional, university officials are expecting capacity crowds for each of the nine contests scheduled here. The schedule is as follows: Friday evening: 1. 7:30 Winner at Seymour and Winner at Lyons. 2. Winner at Tell City and < Winner at Sullivan. Saturday morning: 3. 9:00 Winner at Bedford and Winner at Columbus. 4. 10:00 Winner at Brazil and Winner at Franklin. 5. 11:00 Winner at Vincennes and Winner at Evansville. Saturday p. m.: 6. 2:00 Winner at Martinsville and Winner at Oakland City. 7. 3:00 Winner at 7:30 and Winner at Terre Haute. 8. 7:30 Winner at 8:30 p. m. and Winner at 9:00 a. m. 9. 8:30 Winner at 10:00 a. m. and Winner at 11:00 a. m. o COMMUNITY MEETING Next Sunday evening. Mr. E. A. Miles, the state’s attorney of the Anti-Saloon League. wilt deliver an address at the Evangelical church at 7:00 p. m. Mr. Miles is one of the best posted and among the ablest speakers in the state. The churches and other organizations are uniting in this community service. Everybody invited to hear this* interesting and profitable message. —„ —o — TOILET ARTICLES The Hygienic Franco-American Toilet Articles speak for themselves. You can get anything in this line at Gibson’s Variety Store. 44-3 t.

Library Chats Drama is literature expressing itself in action; hence dramatic compositions surpass all others in vigor and intensity. If you are fond of the play here are some that would delight you: Bangs—Bicyclers. Barrie—What Every Woman Knows. Drintwator —Abraham Lincoln. Gregory—Seven Short Plays. Howells—Sleeping Car. Ibsen—Doll’s House. Kennedy—Servant in the House. Materlinek—Blue Bird. Shaw—Man and Superman. Walker—Portmanteau Plays. READ LIBRARY BOOKS.

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1924.

ATTENTION S. A. WAR VETERANS If there are any Spanish American War Veterans in this vicinity kindly communicate by letter or in person with Wm. H. Burkett, Adjt, Goshen, Ind. * —o GAVE PIANO RECITAL The following article is taken from the Warsaw Daily Times: Frederick Beery, the 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Beery of Syracuse, gave a highclast piano recital on Wednesday evening of this week, at the home of his instructor, Mrs. Forlest J. Young, on North Main street in the presence of thirty guests. Among those from Syracuse who attended, were Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Berry and daughter Jaunita. Rev. and Mr st F. H. Cremean, Mrs. A. L. Miller, Mrs. J. Hamman add daughter Lil Kan, Mrs. Henry Snobarger and daughter Louise, Mrs. Charles Crow and daughter Roberta, and Mrs. H. W. Buchholz. The Milford ladies were Mesdames Ted Ehrick, Merrill D. Chatton, Robert F. Higbee, Charles P. Walker, Edward M. Lenta, J. E Potter, Wilbur D. Grovest A. J. Forbing, Hugh C. Snyder, Leonard Rex and W. O. Scott, and the Misses Edna Lentz, Katherine Brower, Hazel Brittsan and Ruth Dubbs. The hostess then served delightful refreshments and also extended an invitation to an to attend a recital to be given at her home on the evening of Feb. 28, by her pupil, Miss Lopise Snobarger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Snobarger, of Syracuse. o ENTERTAINMENT A SUCCESS The second number of a seriesi of programs by the musical organizations of the public school was given at the Oakland Theatre Thursday evening last week to a crowded house. The first part of the program were musical numbers by the band. A monologue, “Uncle Josh from Pumpkinville" was given by Millard Hire. This number created much laughter and was greatly enjoyed by the audience. A sketch, “At the Movies,” was given hy Columbus Disher, Monroe Kehr, Virginia Rschman, Ruby Mellinger and Miriam Wilt, which was also greatly enjoyed. The colored farce, “ Oh Doctor” was the crowning event of the evening and created much laughter. This sketch was given by GeraTd Geiger, Leon Connolly, Wayne Holscher, Leon Levinson, Paul Lantis, Eldred Mabie, Frederick Beery and Hiliary Bachman. There will be two more entertainments given by this organization. the dates of which will be announced later. o 0. E. 8. The Eastern Star lodge met on Monday evening in regular session. The Past Matrons entertained the Chapter and a very enjoyable evening was spent. A short program consisting of contests, games, etc., was given, which was interspersed with social commingling and at the close of the evening a committee served a dainty luncheon. It is no t’neommon thing for the members of this order to have pleasant and profitable meetings, but this one was above the average. There was also a good attendance. CHICKEN SUPPER Tuesday evening, March 4, the Hex Grange will serve a chicken supper to which the public is invited. 44-lpd

VALUE OF TURTLES FROGS AND MUSSELS The commercial value cf turtles, frogs and mussels has long been re -ogn zed by many states but Indiana so far has taken no action to protect this form of wild life. Dr. Barton Evermann, in a biological survey of Lake Maxinkuckee for the state conservation department, speaks of nine species of turtles valuable far food and deserving of protection. He lists the soft shell and snapping turtles as moat preferred. Frog legs are delectable and next to lobster are much in demand at first class gating establishments. According to Evermann there are only fifteen states where frogs are found in sufficient numbers to be of economic importance. States supulying the bulk marketed are New York, Arkansas, Maryland, Vir.rinia. Ohio, and Indiana. While New York probably supplies the largest number for the markets, frogs of that state are small, it is said. Indiana frogs are hard to excell, the’report adds. George N. Mannfeld, head of the fish and game division, says mussels have been used in the manufacture of buttons since 1891. There are 500 species of fresh w’ater mussels. Many valuable species are found in Indiana streams. On account of lack of restrictive laws, hunters from other states come to Indiana in large numbers and take out this valuable resource which he contends should benefit chiefly taxpayers of the state. Indiana receives no remuneration from out state hunters for this lost resource, he says. o GOV. MeCRAY INDICTED Indianapolis, Feb. 25.—Financial difficulties of Warren T. McCray, governor of Indiana, have been further augmented by his indictment by a federal grand jury on charges of using the mails in a scheme to defraud and violation of the national banking laws. The charges were included in a report made by the grand jury last Saturday, but were not made public until today, when the gwemor surrendered to the United States man shal who held capiases for his arrest. The indictment followed a week of investigation, during which time a number of Indiana and Chicago bankers appeared before the grand jury. In addition to the latest charges brought against him. the governor’s financial transactions have led to his indictment in the Marion county court on charges of embezzlement, larceny and false pretense, bankruptcy proceedings against him in federal court and assignment of all his assets to a creditor’s committee. The governor furnished bond of $20,000. PUBLIC SALES Melvin Tully, executor of the estate of Wm. Tully, deceased, will sell at the late residence of the deceased, 2 miles north and I mile east of Syracuse, on Saturday, March 8, household goods, some farm implements and other articles. Sale will commence at 1:00 o’clock. Emil Huber, residing on what is known as the John Neff farm, 1| miles north of Syracuse, on the Huntigton road, will sell at public sale on Wednesday. March 12, horses, cattle, hogs, chickens, farm implements, etc. Albert Mock will sell at public/ sale on what is known as the John Cable farm, 4 miles south of Syracuse, cattle, chickens and farm implements on Friday, March 7. o - DEATH OF MRS. MYERS Mrs. Laura Stutsman Myers passed away at her home on Stringtown road on Tuesday morning, February 26, at two o’clock, from a complication of diseases. Last sigmmer the deceased spent several weeks in the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wavne in hopes of regaining her health, but her health continued to fail and the end came Tuesday. Funeral services were held on Wednesday at two o’clock at Milford, Rev. Smith, pastor of the M. E church officiating. Interment in the Milford cemetery. o POSTPONED The Leesburg “home talent" play will be postponed on account of the illness <rf one of the cast. I The time at which the nerformance will be presented will be announced later.

THE “DIVINING ROD” DOES NOT LOCATE OIL Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 26. — Manipulators cf the “divining rod’’ or instrument supposed to locate oil ariLgas are at work in Indiana, and at least four cases of their work resulting in failures, have been called-to the attention of the division of geology of the state conservation department. in the last few days. Dr. W. N. Logan, state geologist, says. In each of these cases individuals were induced to place their confidence in the divining rod expert and back their faith with money and high hopes of penetrating a hidden oil' peol by drilling x>n locations made by the red without regard to science. In three cases referred to not a sign of oil was found, and in the other only one barrel of oil was produced before the well was shot. Following the shot the hole filled with water. Conservation officials point out that thousands of dollars are lost annually in Indiana as a result of attempts to discover oil by the “divining rod” or “witching" method, and though every year people pay dearly for their experience, others are continually being found who listen to the age old story, revised possibly, which the manipulator has to tell. According to Dr. Logan there is no method known to accurately locate oil or gas below the surface except by (hilling into the oil and gas bearing formations. Trained oil geologists can, however, in most cases, determine whether or’not geological structure favorable to the accumulation of oil and gas is present. A well drilled on a location made by a divining instrument without regard to favorable structure, and which may be a failure, not only results in loss of money but condemns surrounding territory for future drilling, when a geological survey might show promising and worthy of a test well, Dr. Logan says. o POULTRY BLUEBOOK ISSUED FOR INDIANA A layout of a five acre poultry "farm and plans for a house for 25 hens, both designed by members of the Purdue University poultry department, are contained in the 1924 Indiana Poultry Bluebook, which is being sent to the various breeders throughout the state by the Indiana State Poultry Association. A classified directory of the state breeders, show judges and an announcement of the annual official show is contained in the book. Educationsfl articles are by A. G. Philips, L. L. Jones, and C. W. Garrick. members of the instructional corps at Purdue. o MIRACULOUS ESCAPE Mrs. 0. C. Dowell, of Fairview, owes her fife to the ‘danger signal’ of a White Rock rooster, says the Ligonier Leader, (hie morning recently while engaged in carrying out some empty cans and just in the act of depositing them in a rubbish Receptacle, a big rooster standing near gave a squawk that in chicken language means, generally, “hawk.” Looking up she saw the farm bell which hung at the top of a high pole toppling toward her and had just time to step back when the Dole and bell fell to the ground. The bell struck where her head would have been and hitting hard, broke from the pole. Investigating, it was found that The pole which has been standing there for a good many years had rotted just above the ground and possibly the jarring of trains over the New York Central Rail way had caused it to go. Needless to say the rooster has “earned his spurs” and wiR live indefinitely unless accident takes him off. Truth is stranger than fiction. The bell had been relegated to oblivion a whilo ago for No. 157 passing marks the dinner hour at Fairview. RESIGNED AS°TOWN CLERK James Searfoss, the efficient town clerk for four years, has resigned his position. The town board appointed C. C. Crow as his successor, . — © COMMERCIAL CLUB DINNER The regular monthly meeting and noon luncheon of the Syracufr Comme cial Club will be held on Monday, March 3, at the Grand Hotel o To buy just what you need is a subject on which we are agreed. In the Kettle your needs we meet, whether it is a small gift or just something to eat. 44-lt

SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Review of Things by the Editor As He Secs Them on the Surface, In spite of peace talk the world is getting ready for war. France has the largest air navy and is working day and night to' make it bigger. England and other nations are busy inventing gas to kill folks by the millions in a few hours. The United States has just finished the largest cannon in the world. The “Big Berthas” made Iby Germany during the World War were bigger, but they no lor ?er exist. War is suicide and murder on wholesale plan. It is a rich man’s game where the poor devil’s blord is poured out by the barrel. There should be a law that when war breaks out there must be one millionaire' drafted for the trenches every time one of the common folks is drafted. This would very nearly cure the war disease. A laugh a day keeps the wrinkles away. You can’t be hard and grasping and sulfish and inconsiderate and conceited, and not have it show in your face. You can’t lose your z cyes in anger and bitterness, and nbt have them tell on you when you are not at your best behavior. You cannot tighten your lips in meanness, and not have more than a hint of the devil within you. You cannot spend half your time frowning and not have h few permanent finest creep in. A laugh a day keep§ the wrinkles away. Only multiply that by a hundred. Bteauty goes deeper than, the skin. You cant prove that to yourself in five minutes in front of the mirror. laughter, love, friendship and sympathy, that is what keeps away wrinkles and makes one beautiful, beautiful physically as well as personally and morally. Editors of Missouri newspapers DtoDose to help cupid’s course this* leap year by publishing a list of unfettered male eligibles, w : th photographs. The single ladies are giving united and enthusiastic aid to the plan and a big boom in the matrimonial business is anticipated, A customer at a local grocery one day bought a piece of Swiss clicosc “Why do they put holes in the cheese," asked the customer. “To ventilate it," answered the clerk. “It is better to be tickled to death by a moustache than to die an old maid,” observes one Syracuse girl, who is laying plans for February 29. Ye men, who are growing a mustache, take notice! It took 20 years to remove the “flicker” from moving pictures. Mavbe in another 20 years the fellow who sits behind you will learn not to talk out loud all during the show. A Says an adlet in a Ligonier papqr: "For sale—Bluff Orpington hatching eggs. Bred-to-Xy." Chickens hatched from these when matured, perhaps will make a bluff at laying. The question as to who is the nrettiest girl has been decided in many places, but some folks are more interested in the question as to who can make the best pie. While listening in on the daily 11:30 a. m. radio talks on “How Tc Cook,’* a woman in Elkhart let her dinner burn up in the kitchen range. . Those who think they can beat the races and those who think thev can beat the Limited to the crossing are both wrong. Nearly any married man can tell you that the best way to make your wife talk is to tell her to keep still. Fruit trees mav be imoroved by trrafting. hut it doesn’t see’-* to work in the case of political timber, J If some neople would listen to half the things thev sav they would soon cease saying them. It is business of a business man to see to it that his employees attend to his business.

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