The Syracuse Journal, Volume 16, Number 51, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 17 April 1924 — Page 1

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STRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Items of Interest Concerning Our High School Written for ? The Syracuse Journal. Syracuse Wins At Milford The high school baseball team opened the season at Milford last Friday, easily defeating the strong Milford High School team by a 7-11 score. Except for a lack of control on the part of both pitchers, a good brand of baseball was displayed. Hoelcher and Auer led the Syracuse team in hitting with two each; Stettler and Bachman refused to swing at the bad ones and received seven free passes. The infield was almost air-tight, the weakness being a few wild throws which could easily be charged to the cold weather. Next Friday afternoon at 3:30 the North Webster High School plays at Syracuse,.and a good' game is assured. An admissionof 10 and 25 cents will be ed to pay expenses. Mrs. Floyd Hedges, accompan- ' ied by Mabel Phebus at the pia- < no, furnished music for the open- , ing exercise Friday morning by j singing the following numbers: . “I Love a Little Cottage,” by Stott, “I Wonder if Ever the J Rose,” by Slater, and “My Task,” by Ashford. As an encore num- ; ber Mrs. Hedges sang “Carry Me Back.” That the students and ! teachers enjoyed this music was shown by their hearty applause. ■ We certainly appreciate Mrs. Hedges* kindness and world be pleased to have her sing for us ' again in the near future. 1 Paul Lantis, Frederick Beery, j Miss Keys, Miss Hamman, and ’ Supt. Bachman attended the County Oratorical Contest held , at Claypool Saturday evening. ( Ten schools of the county were , entered in the contest and each , school was also asked to furnish , a musical number to add variety ( to the program. Paul Lantis represented Syracuse High School J in the oratorical contest and ’ Frederick Beery played a piano * solo as Syracuse’s share in the musical program. The judges of ' the orations made the following awards: Isabelle Minear, of Claypool, first place; Rudolph Dick- j ey, of Atwood, second: and Wil- , liam Neff, of Milford, third. Music memory contests are ’ scheduled for this week. After ‘ the six class contests will be a * final contest in which the six , class winners will compete to de- 4 termine the winner for the i • school. We shall announce re- . suits of these contests in next ’ week’s issue of the Journal. The Juniors have issued invi- ' tations to the Junior-Senior ban- ' quet which will be given Satur- . day evening At the Sign of the 1 Kettle. < The Rev. Mr. Dauner conduct- ' ed chapel Wednesday morning. He chose “Reverence" as the subject for his last talk in the series “Characteristics of Christ” ] Reverence, he said, is an essential quality in anyone's charac- * ter. as a lack of reverence stands 1 in the way of, deepest happiness ' and real success. He quoted ' Phillips Brooks as saying. “Irreverence. anywhere and every- ■ where, is blindness and not ’ sight.” MINISTERS TO ORGANIZE For a time Monday afternoon, Syracuse was in dire danger of being captured by his Satanic Majesty, the Devil. ' This was due to nearly all of the local ministers going to Warsaw to attend the county ministerial meeting there. Rev. Cremean. Rev. Eiler Rev. Dustin, and Rev. McMichael were those who left the city, while Rev. Dauner remained single handed on the job. At the Warsaw meeting considerable discussion took place regarding the coming elections. It was decided to organise a county ministerial association. Rev. Mr. Kier. of Syracuse, was appointed chairman of the committee which will be in charge of perfecting the organization and arranging for the next meeting which will be held in May. LICENSED TO WED A marriage license was issued on Saturday in Warsaw to Glen Nrer and Grace O’Connell, of

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} PLANT a TREE IN | MEMORY OF SOME ONE i Many years ago it was a cus- | tom when a child was born to commemorate the event by planting a tree. As a result of this beautiful ■ and tender expression, today there are many trees sacredly guarded because they were planted by or for some one whose memory it was desired to perpetuate. Every reader of this article no doubt recalls one or more trees with which are associated pleasant recollections. It may be the one in the yard under which you were accustomed to play when a child. It may be the one that sheltered you when overtaken by a storm on the way to or from school. It may be the one near the placid river bank under which you sat with fishing pole in hand—or it mav be the one under which your lover and you exchanged vows; or made dear 1 to you by any one of manv incidents of life now retroactive. Now that a law of the State and a proclamation of Governor i McCray have designated Friday, ' i April 18, as Arbor Day in Indiana, why not by planting a tree , [or a shrub on that date, give your child when it passes into ' maturity, an opportunity to pos- ; sess a living tree which it can call its own ? Or if you have made a great sacrifice through a loved one offering his life in ‘ freedom’s cause, what can be more appropriate and lasting , than a beautiful tree or shrub ! planted to the memory of this world war hero, says Richard Leiber, conservation director for , Indiana, who appeals to citizens . generally and to school children , in particular, on this Arbor Day . 1924. to contribute a tree or a shrub to posterity. . There are several species of ' trees and shrubs appropriate for Arbo Dav planting. according to Charles C. Deam. state forester. Where space permits growth of a large tree, the sugar maple is . very desirable. The elm, one of ’ our most beautiful trees, is not s recommended on account of it ( b**’ng so easily damaged by dead- , !v insects. In moist soil the pin ! oak is one of the best trees to nlant. If a small round-tonped € tree is desired, the Norway 1 maple is recommended. Under no circumstance plant soft maple ( box elder or catalpa, hr the ad- * vice of conservation officials. In connection with Arbor Day ! nhnting, shrubs have been overlooked on manv occasions, says ( Deam. and should bv all means , be given equal attention. In . selecting shrubs it is not neces- 1 sary to secure the most expensive kinds, for the verv common torms are in reality the best. J If a screen is desired, no bettor j «hrub is available than the lilae. For school planting, hnrdv shmhs * *re recommended. Tn this list J should be included the lilac. ( snowball, bridal wreath, mock ‘ orange, Deutzias. and a bed of widen bells might be added, although they really are semihardy. In planting trees and shrubs, department officials point out it 1 »« well to remember to keen the ! birds in mind. Trees and shrubs < that provide food fnr birds are , the wild cherry, mulberry and . **sneciallv the Russian service , berry, elderberry, the nrivet and Japanese barberrv. Bear in mind also. that insectivorous birds constantlv render a great service j to mankind as unpaid laborers i bv ridding garden, truck natch and orchard of insects destrnc- ( tive to fruits and cmng. So < when vou nlant a shrub that bears food for them, you perform a double service. o - SUNDAY EVENING BLAZE ' The fire department was called to the Elva Rittenour residence in South Syracuse, occupied by 1 P. Ritter. Sunday evening at about 8:30, where the woodshed had caught fire. Prompt action by the fire laddies saved the house, but the woodshed was a total loss, which is covered by insurance. It is thought the blaze started from an electric light wire. o— REVIVAL MEETINGS There will be revival meetings at the Church of the Brethren in North Webster from April 20 to May 4, each evening at 7:30. W. R. Shull, of Auburn, Evangelist, will conduct the services and deliver a sermon each evening. Mrs. Shull will have charge of the singing and children’s work. : —— Tax book* at the State Bank.

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

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1924.

GOOD FRIDAY UNION SERVICES All the churches of Syracuse i will unite in a union Good Friday service Friday afternoon in the Lutheran church. All the ministers of Syracuse will participate in the service, each one delivering a short sermon on one of the expressions uttered by Christ while He hung on the Cross. The service will start promptly at 12:30 p. m. Good Friday commemorates the dark hours in the life of Jesus Christ when He hung on the cross in pain and agony suffering for the atonement for the sins of all mankind. All the Christian people of Syracuse and vicinity are invited to attend this service. The program consists of twelve minute sermons by each of the ministers, the singing of hymns and special music. The service will be strictly of a devotional character for the spiritual comfort and uplift of all who attend. Following is the program for the service: Opening’Hymn .. Congregation Psalm 22, read responsively, led by Rev. Dustin. The Prayer Rev. Eiler Scripture lesson .. Rev. Dauner Anthem Lutheran Choir "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Rev. Dauner. Hymn Congregation ‘Today thou shalt be with Me in Paradise.’* Rev. Eiler 1 Hymn Congregation "My God. My God, Why hast , Thou forsaken Me ?” Rev. Cremean. Hymn Congregation “It is finished.” Rev. McMichael ■ Hvmn Congregation "Father, into Thy hands I com- ' mend My spirit." Rev. Dustin 1 Closing Prayer and Benediction ( Rev. Cremean. o MEMORIAL GIFTS Grace Lutheran Church will be the recipient of several hand- j some gifts Easter Sunday, part of which will be placed in the , church as memorials to the late Mrs. William McClintic, a member of long standing of the church who passed away several months ago. • , The exact nature of the memorial gifts has not been annaunc- ( ed and it is understood that the name of the giver of one of the memorials is not to be made pub- , lie. The only explanation forth- , coming from reliable sources is that the gifts will all add gerat- , ly to the appointments and beauty of the church. One of the memorial gifts has . already arrived, and the others i are expected in time to be in ] nlace for the sunrise service ear- i ly Easter morning, and for the official dedication which is scheduled to occur m connection with ♦be sacred cantata at the church Sunday afternoon at 4:00 o’clock. EASTER MUSICAL The services Easter evening at ( the M. E. church will commence at 7:30. Following is the’ procram: Glad Blaster Bells Choir Scripture Reading and Prayer. Response Watch and Pray. Choir , Lift Up Your Heads Choir Solo Wauneta Beery Lift Up Your Glad Voices. .Choir Duett .. Mrs. Louise Kelley and Mr. F. B. Self. If* God’s Way Choir Violin Solo Mr. H. D. Cress, accompanied by Mrs. Cress. Offering. Solo Mr. Vause Polen Hail to the Risen Saviour. .Choir Benediction. o LIVE STOCK TO PITTSBURG The Syracuse Co-operative Shipping Association shipped a carload of Hye stock to Pittsburg Saturday. Hereafter shipments will be made every twd weeks. Those desiring \o ship through this association should list their live stock with the manager, Ralph Vail or the secretary, Dewitt Usher. FRACTURED HIP IN FALL Mrs. Betsy Darr broke .her hip last Thursday morning. As she attempted to get up rom the breakfast table, she became unbalanced and fell to the floor. Mrs. Darr, who is 86 years old, is in a serious condition at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Colwell. o — TOOK A SWIM Two young men of South Whitley took a swim in Lake Wawasee last Sunday it is re- . ported.

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WHat Easter Means . Inspired through the Resurrection of Jesus, a band of fishermen initiated the observance of Easter, a movement that has become the most powerful spiritual force in existence, for it does away with barbarism, and cruelty and wrong wherever it obtains recognition in the minds of men. On Easter Day many people, with unseeing minds, look only at the surface aspects. They note the bright flowers and the cheering music, and the pretty clothes and think that is all—they do not see the full beauty of the festival. With the advent of spring comes the sweet perfume of apple blossoms, the lilac and the budding beauties of nature’s resurrection —the incarnation of life in the vegetable and perhaps something akin to the reincarnation of human life. Certain it is| a similarity between animal and vegetable and human Fife, but we cling to the faith that man, of all creation, is mortal, and his soul endures forevef. That is the lesson taught in the resurrection of Jesus. The sweet spring breeze, blowing warmly from the south, gently Whispers: "I am the life renewer, the harbinger of happy summer days, the herald of fruitful harvests, the call of animation to a myriad of throbbing living things in land, in hill, in dale. The loyal heart is once more reminded that God is ever trying to enter the human heart, and to mold human life and social institutions into forms of love and justice. His efforts to win human loyalty may be felt in the experience of anyone with the open heart. The most wonderful and historic of these efforts was the mission of Jesus Christ, who revealed God’s nature and strove to win men into harmony with it. “All of life has risen out of death! And all death is but to be made into life again! Lase is immortal. Though it seems to nerish as the leaves . Man cannot die. “I am the Resurrection and the Life!” Whether the worl<( accepts or rejects these advances of the divine life, is purely a matter of choice. This is a world of entire nersonal freedom. People or nations who are made good simply through compulsion or fear have no real character. No force of resistance has been built up in them. With the rustling of the wind comes a sound as though sky splendor would speak in articulate voice:” while spring breezes blow, while streams flow down to the sea .while flowers bloom in ♦he hedges, while the sun holds its course through the skies, while God rules in his heaven, there is no death !” o BA OCA LAUREATE SERVICE The baccalaureate sermon was delivered in Grace Lutheran 'hurch on Sunday evening by Rev. R. N. McMichael, the pastor. There was a large audience present to hear the excellent address. AR of the churches united and made the meeting one long to be remembered by the graduating class. The speaker emphasized to the class the importance of three things as they to out into the world, that of faith, loyalty and service. The school chorus furnished music, which was interspersed with congregational singing. Rev. S. K. Dustin, pastor of the Church of God, pronounced the benediction. o COLLARBONE FRACTURED Gordon Geiger is wearing his right arm in a sling, as a result of a fractured collar bone. A bunch of boys were playing together, Thursday, when one of them picked up a stone and threw it at Uordon. striking the collar bone and fracturing it. o O.E.S. HAS TWO CANDIDATES The Eastern Star Chapter met on Monday evening.. Mr. and Mrs. Orsn E. Klink, of Fort Wayne, were duly initiated into the mysteries of the order. After the degree work was finished a social hour followed, during which time the committee served ice cream and cake. —o SERIOUSLY ILL i Dan Searfoss is lying seriously ill at his home on Huntington Street. He is suffering frem heart trouble and .general debilities. ■- ■ ■

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I VARSITY ATHLETES AT . L U. AVERAGE HIGH Bloomington, Ind., April 12. — George IJowser, of Warsaw, stood e second among all varsity track 3 men for scholastic attainments ’ at Indiana University last semt ester. He gained this place by :* earning thirty-one credit points, which is nearly double the school 5 average for men. His record is given special ’ mention in a rejort just made > to the Indiana university faculty 8 showing the standing of athletes ‘ in class grades. 1 Varsity athletes at I. U. aver- > age higher than the other men ! students of the university in semester grades, it was reported ; in the study, thus answering in the . affirmative the oft-raised ! question; Do “brains” and ath- ’ letic ability go together ? Although many of the men ’ who made their letters in various ' sports spent long hours in prac- ' tice daily, their scholastic average for last semester was 1,3589 credit points for each hour of work taken, while, on the same basis, all men of the state university averaged 1.262. “Which of athletics at Indiana has the best students ?” was asked by the investigators. Basketball, it was found, led the other five sports for scholastic attainment. The standing of players in the six sports was shown by the following average of grades: basketball. 1.5196; baseball, 1.4773; wrestling, 1.471.1709; track, 1.1544. The 141 players who scored for Indiana in six different branches of sports also “scored” a total of 221 hours of “A” grade school work, 589 hours of “B", 751 hours of “C” and 225 hours of "D" work. The average grade is “C”. o SACRED CONCERT A sacred concert will be given at the Grace Lutheran church, Sunday, April 20. beginning at 4:00 o’clock. Following is the program: "KING TRIUMPHANT” Thou Art My God—Choir, Alto solo—Christine Rapp. The EJntry into Jerusalem —Choir Baritone Solo—Vernon Beckman, Sopraao Solo—Helen Jeffries. Ride On In Majesty—Choir. Jerusalem—Soprano Solo—Helen Jeffries. Gethsemane—Choir, Soprano Solo—Helen Jeffries. Hail, King of the Jews—Choir, Baritone Solo—Vause Polen. And There Was Darkness—Ladies Double Quartet. Christ Is Risen—Uhoir, Soprano Solo—Helen Jeffries. An Blaster Prayer—Alto Solo— Christine Rapp. The Ascension—Ladies Double Quartet. King Triumphant—Choir. o HEARD ST. OLAF CHOIR * > A number of Syracuse people drove to Ft. Wayne last Saturday and Sunday where they heard the famous St. Olaf Choir at the Majestic Theater. They report having heard a wonderful concert of sacred music which was given by the choir. Those who went Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. John Brunjes, Rev. and Mrs. McMichael, and Mrs. Henry Snobarger. Mr. and Mrs. William Beckman, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Rippe, Arnold, Vernon and Rudolph Beckman. Misses Helen Leacock and Christine Rapp, and Nelson Byland heard the concert on Sunday afternoon. The choir was composed of sixty-six members, twenty-four men and forty-two women. / souTr£idence A. A. Pfingst this week sold his residence on the comer of South Main and Boston Streets to Joel Wilt. Mr. Pfingst expects to build a bungalow on the north side of Lake Syracuse this summer. SHIPMENT OF LIVE STOCK Five earloads of live stock were shipped to foreign markets 1 Saturday. This is the largest shipment of b’ve stock made for ; some time in one day. I o-— DEGREE The Master Mason degree was i conferred upon Fred Self last r Friday evening. Refreshments ■ were served after the dose of the lodge. o There is a very good reason why at any season, when served r you want to eat what is a treat, i So drop in The Kettle when i you have heaps of time or little, - and you will be glad you have there taken a seat. 51-lt.

SYRACUSE MAN TO PLAY I WITH I. V. TEAM Bloomington, Ind., April 12 — 1 EJmery T. Druckemiller, of Sy ; ; racuse, has just made the Indi--3 ana University baseball team’s - southern training trip as the rer sadt of his selection as one of the , Crimson’s seventeen best playI ers. He received Coach Leslie Mann’s call for the position of [ second base. > Concerning the members of ’ the picked squad. Coach Mann, j himself a former big league player, declared, ‘These men, every one of them, have real basebail ability. They know baseball and ♦hey like it. They have the spirI it that makes a real diamond team.” Coach Mann is known ! for picking men of character, and his seventeen players, he declares are such. "They will re- , nresent Indiana well in the ?outh,” he said before leaving here. Starting at Cumberland, Tenn., the Indiana university team went into Kentucky where it battled four Blue Grass college teams? Kentucky university. Center College, Western Kentucky Normal, and Transylvania. The Crimson players returned to Bloomington with only two days in which to practice before their first home game of the season against Butler here, April 15. A heavy schedule awaits the I. U. ♦earn, including ten games with Indiana colleges and ten with . Biv Ten teams. The program of the seventeen Crimson athletes in the South was planned along the line of the southern trips of major league teams. “It’s to be no pleasure trip,” was Coach Mann’s declaration, and to prove that the jaunt would be marked by plenty of diamond practice, the coach set aside the mornings for lectures in the fundamentals of baseball, for signal drill and team practice, with the afternoons reserved for games agajpst the southern teams. o LEITER-DEPUY A pretty spring wedding took place Sunday afternoon, April 13, at 5:15 o’clock at the DePuy residence, 210 East Center Street, Warsaw, when Mrs. Winifred DePuy and Herschell Leiter were united in marriage. The wedding ceremony was performed by Rev. C. B. CroxaP. pastor of the Methodist church in the presence of the immediate relatives and friends. Following the ceremony a delightful wedding dinner was served to the guests at the Hotel Hays. The bride is a daughter of the fate H. M. Stoner, who years ago lived in Syracuse. The older residents here will remember Mr. Stoner as being elected sheriff of this county, moving from here to the county seat, where he spent the rest of his life. WAS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER Samuel R. Artman. of Indiananolis. a member of the Indiana Public Service Commission, was the principal speaker at a recent meeting of Boone county bankers and business men at Lebanon. He said that if the issuing of utility securities in Indiana continues for five years on the nresent basis there is likely to be a collapse compared with which the Bollings’ Company failure would be negligible.— Hnnsier Banker. Judge Artman was chief of the Indiana Industrial Board for many years. Ok MARRIED Samuel Mast, of Goshen, and Mrs. Ellen Bortz, of Syracuse, were united in marriage on Saturday, April 12, in Warsaw. The couple will reside on the latter’s farm south of town. Mrs. Mast is a sister of Dan Searfoss of this city. oJUNIOR CLASS PLAY The play “Professor Pepp” given by the Junior Class at the Oakland Theatre Monday and Tuesday evening was well attended both evenings. Those who attended were well pleased with the rendition of the play. —, —o BIRTHS Born on Tuesday, April 15, a nine and one-half pound daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Cfifford Foster at South Bend. The newcomer has been named Mary Jean. o Tax books at the State Bank. 51-lt. —o A classified ad will sell it

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■ SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT 3 , Review of Things by the Editor Z As He Seos Them on i the Surface. f‘ ' • The Community Chest • More than two hundred mil- ' lion dollars is the estimated ’ amount given each year by the * American public for charitable ‘ and philanthropic purposes, but ‘ while Americans give thus lav--1 ishly, it cannot be said that they [ always give wisely. ' It was only in recent years ’ that those engaged in phi 1 an- ’ thiopic work began to realize : that .business and scientific me- ■ thods were just as necessary in the expenditure of charitable > funds as in commercial enterpria1 es, and they then began to study the best way to apply them. ! Out of this study many plans ■ were evolved, but the one which ' has proved most popular, and apparently the most successful, is that which is generally known as the "Community Chest.” It had its origin in Denver about forty years ago when an attempt was made to co-ordinate the different charities of that city. Some years later Jewish, Catholic and other religious bodies adopted the system, and in 1913 lan tried the plan, working it out into the form which is the basis of most of the systems in operation now. The experience gained during the war in raising funds from the public accelerated the movement until today it is working in 179 cities of the United States and Canada. These V cities by the community chest method raise more than $40,000,000 annually. Briefly stated, it aims to centralize the collection and distribution of funds for all the charitable organizations of any one city, and to co-ordinate the ac- , tivities of separate agencies so as to do away with overlapping. By means of a campaign or drive once a year all the money needed for the ensuing year is collected, thus relieving contributors of the annoyance of constant solicitations. This money is then alloted through the ”gency of a competent and representative board, on the basis nf carefully prepared budgets. The nlan is now being adopted , ; n small towns and boroughs and with great success, for the reason that it guarantees a fair, deal to all charitable institutions. One Lucky Editor 'Drere is said to be one editor in heaven. Hov®\he got there is not positively .known, but it ia conjectured that the passed off as a minister and stebped in unexpectedly. When the dodge was discovered, they searched the realms Os felicity all their length and breadth for a lawyer to draw un the necessary papers for ejectment, and they couldn’t find one, and of course, the editor held the fort. More than a century ago wise ' old Thomas Jefferson predicted that “Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless. The neople will forget themselves in the sole faculty of making money and will never think of uniting to effect a due respect for their rights.” If he were alive today he would be compelled to admit that corruption and inefficiency were the result of public indifference encouraged by partisan prejudices. That old and true slogan, "eternal vigilance is the price of freedom" must be put back into our public schools. The supreme tragedy of Europe is not idle factories or disrupted government, but ' the blasted lives of little children. Economic and political misfortunes can slowly be remedied, but the moral catastrophe is irreparable. Here is old King Tut, dead over 3,000 years who *;ets front page feature, while the dead ones in Congress are entirely ignored. A widow over at South Bend is reported to have married a widower bv the name of Beard, •and he had little shavers too. “Kansas Hen Lays Thirty Eggi in Thirty Days.” An egg a day keeps the hatchet away. ■ - ■■ - B Listen to only one knocker— Opportunity.