The Syracuse Journal, Volume 16, Number 52, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 24 April 1924 — Page 1

VOLUME XVI.

SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL NOTES . i . . ’ ' : Items of Interest Concerning Our High School Written for The Syracuse JoaraaL Syracuse, 2; North Wehster, 1 Syracuse H. S. baseball team won again Friday afternoon. The , victim this time was North Webster High School. The weather conditions being unfavorable, it was decided to play a five-inning game, and a real five-inning game it proved to be with the batteries of both teams playing most of the game. Stiffler of Syracuse, and Likens, of North Webster were each credited with twelve strike-outs. Three hits were made off Stiffler, one a home-run by Likens, and Syracuse was unable to hit the ball safely during the entire game. 11118 Friday the Milford High School team comes here with a determination to even up with Syracuse, and our boys are as determined to . win and claim the county championship. The game will be called at 2:45. An admission of 10 and 25 cents will be charged. The end of the school year is now fast approaching. Final exams in the high school and seventh and eighth grades started Wednesday morning and will close Thursday noon. Report cards will be given out Friday at ( one o'clock. t I The results of the music memory contest are as follows: Seventh Grade: Louise Hedges, Ist; Mae Swank 2nd; Richard Mench, 3rd. Eighth Grade: , Thelma Geyer, *• Ist; Maxine i Jenkins, 2nd; Lucille Lantis, 3rd. ( Freshmen: 1 Elizabeth McClintic, Ist; Ce- 1 eilia Moran, 2nd; Blanche Mellin- ’ ger. 3rd. Sophomores: Virginia Bachman, Ist; Chris- ' tine Garriott, 2nd; Frederick Beery, 3rd. juniors: Thelma Eiler. Ist; Janice Rapp, , 2nd; Ruth Blanchard, 3rd. Seniors: Alice Mann, Ist; Lois Butt, * 2nd; (Mean Snepp, 3rd. In the final contest between those who stood first in each 1 class. Thelma Eiler was the winner and will be awarded a gold pin. The others who ranked first in their respective classes will be given silver pins. Second and « third awards are pins enameled ' in the school colors, gold and blue. ’ 1 ■ —I We have been particularly for- < tunate this week in having good music for our opening exercises. Tuesday morning Mrs. Zella Leacock played for us Mendelssohn's “Midsummer Night’s Dream’’ and Krohn’s "Voices of Nature.” Wednesday morning Mrs. F. H. Cremean played the following piano selections: ‘‘Funeral March of a Marionette’’ by Gounod, the 1 ntreinezzo from “Cavalleria Rusticana" by Mascagni, and “Adieu" by Friml. We wish to thank Mrs. Leacock and Mrs. Cremean for their kindness in entertaining us in such a splendid way. o FAREWELL PARTY On Wednesday afternoon of last week Mrs. G. HL Bailey entertained the ladies of the United Brethren church at her home. The occasion was in the nature of a farewell for her daughter, Mrs. Donovan Stroek, who moved to near Niles, Michigan, on Saturday. Those present were: Mrs. Will Jackson. Mrs. Ann Dewart, Mrs. Etta Auers, and son, Mrs. A. R. Stroek, Mrs. O. L. Cleveland, Rev. and Mrs. Wm. L. Eiler and son, and Mrs, V. V. Priest and son. Refreshments were served before the guests departed. O - WHOSE MONET I About six weeks ago some person left SI.BO at the Jet White Groceteria to be given to another person. Sam. Widner cannot remember who the “other person” is and if he will call for it the money will be given to him. Who is it and who left the money? . ■ -O RMffi OLE The Evangelical Aid will hold a market of baked goods. Saturday, April 26. at Strieby’s Seed Room, beginning at 10 o’clock

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COMMENCEMENT EXERCLSES OF 8. H. & » The commencement exercises | which will be held at the Church of God, Friday evening, April 25, mark the closing of another school year of the Syracuse pub- ■ lie schools. Twelve young people, eight boys and four girls, will graduate this year and be given their diplomas, the highest gift this institution can bestow. Following are the graduates: Harry Elwood Mann, Columbus Disher, Jr., William Elvin Master, Hilary Levi Bachman, Paul Darr Le Counte, Emory Earl Stiffler, Oral Rodebaugh. Helen Marguerite Jeffries, Eldred Arthur Mabie, Marion Olean Snepp. Lois Lorraine Butt, Alice Louise Mann. Prof. Sherman Davis of Indiana University, of Bloomington, Indiana will deliver the address to the graduating class. Music will be furnished by the Sack orchestra of Ligonier. The program is as follows: March Sack Orchestra Invocation .. Rev. W. J. Dauner Selection—“ Grand Duchess” Orchestra Address—" The Economic Prospect of American Children” Prof. Sherman Davis Selection—" Martha”.. Orchestra Presentation of Diplomas. Selection—" Sweet Night” Orchestra Benediction .. Rev. S. K. Dustin o GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE Good Friday, second in importance only to Easter Sunday and Christmas day in the calendar of Christian churches throughout the world, was observed on Friday' as never before in the history of Syracuse. The devotional services were held in Grace Lutheran church, to which a large crowd gathered in commemoration of the suffering of Jesus Christ on Calvary, i and furnishes encouraging evidence that Syracuse is recognizing the inestimable import of t the way of the cross. All of the churches of the city united in , making this service one long to j be remembered. At certain periods Professor Bachman and the , teachers of the public school ( brought their pupils to the ; church in order that they might hear the speaker for that period. ] Sacred music was sung bv the , choir and a beautiful solo was , sung by Mrs. George Xanders. The services commenced at 12:30 and lasted until about two o’clock. o — , BIRTHDAY PARTY J Thirty-one friends of Herman ' Jensen gathered at his home Friday afternoon and helped him celebrate his seventh birthday anniversary. Games were played and Miss Kathryn Mabie received the prize in an Easter contest. Refreshments were served and Easter baskets given as favors. At five o’clock the guests departed, all reporting having had a good time and wishing Herman many more happy birthdays. o SHE USES TOBACCO Charging that thievery is approved by the parents and is participated in by the children, the board of children’s guardians has filed a petition in the Kosciusko circuits court asking that it be given the custody of three minor children of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Carter. The petition avers that*the mother of the children is an habitual user of tobacco. • — o ——- TO ATTEND TRAINING CAMP p Two Kosciusko county boys— William L. Caldwell, residing near Silver Lake and William E. Matchett, of Pierceton—have made application for admission to the Citizen’s Military Training Camp to be held at Camp Knox. Ky., during the coming summer. CHIROPRACTOR HAS OFFICE ( • Harper B. Holloway, a chiropractor, of Goshen, has openet an office in Syracuse in the Mrs. Minnie Crow residence on South Main street His office hours are - from 6c30 to 8:30 p. m., except s Sundays. Read his announcement r in another column. o tIEATH OF MRS. DARR * > Mrs. Betsy Darr passed away this morning (Thursday, April 24.) at 5 o’clock, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Colwell. Two weeks ago the aged lady fell and fraactured her hip, which caused her death. 1 o Pay your taxes at the State Bank. ; 52-lt

TIPPECANOE LAKE CLUB SOLD TO MASONS ; A report is current that the i Fort Wayne Masons have pur- , chased the Tippecanoe Lake • Country Club property of James T. Shepard and Dr. J. Frank Peterson, of Milford. The deal is ; said to have been recently coni summated and an official announcement is to be made rn the near future. The reports state that the Masons expect to proceed with the country club plans as outlined by Messrs. Shepard and Peterson. The contract for the fine club house already has been awarded and this is to be carried out. An 18-hole golf course is also being built. The Journal is informed that the Fort Wayne Masons, who purchased the Tippecanoe Lake Country Club, is the same organization which about two years ago organized a club and incorporated same under the name of the Wawasee Square and Compass Association. It was planned to build cottages, a club house and a golf course near The Tavern, where they had an option on about 80 acres of land. Memberships in this club were sold to Masons only, as it was to be strictly a Masonic affair. A number of Syracuse Masons purchased membership in the Association on the installment plan and it looked that the project would be carried out. At least a good deal of enthusiasm prevailed among the Masons. Our townsman, Elwood George was one of the promoters and incorporators and was very successful in getting our local Masons interested in the project and selling membership. About a year ago when Mr. George was in Florida, the Fort Wayne bunch purchased the old Wawasee Inn site, we understand, thus abandoning the site originally selected. Mr. George is in no way to blame for the turn in this matter, for he was not implicated in it—in fact he was really surprised. As a result the members refused to put more money into the organization and since then nothing further developed. However, local Masons have received word from the secretary of the Association, that the original project had been abandoned and as soon as the real estate could be sold, all money paid in would be returned and the original association dissolved. o GOOD-FELLOWSHIP CLUB Reverend Cremean and F. B. Self were guests of the Milford Good-Fellowship Club Tuesday evening. The banquet was se»ved In Kern’s Restaurant. There were forty-six members present beside the guests. The address of the evening was given by Rev. Cremean, yvho took as his subject, "Remarks About Life.” It was discussed from the thought of the material, the social, and the spiritual. His words were highly appreciated. After the address, the evening was spent in pleasantries. This club is some wide-awake bunch. Every man entered with zest into the evening’s fellowship. ‘ We expect to hear much of this club later on. DEATH TO DANDELIONS Now is the time for the individual to eliminate the dandelion from his yard according to the state department of conservation. The best method is to use gasoline shooting it into the crown of the flower it ’ was said. In this manner the grass is not killed. Dandelions spread when cut. DEATH OF A YOUNG MOTHER Ruth M. Schaefer Jeffries, age 26, wife of J. F. Jeffries, died April 10, 1924, at the Grant Hospital. Columbus, Ohio, following childbirth. She leaves a mother, husband and infant son. Interment was made in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio. o SOLD LOTS j Simon Bell last week sold three ; lots in Addmore Park to Floyd > Hedges, and on Tuesday he sold ’ a z lot in Ogden Island to Frank ’ S. Keehn. Milford banker. o INSTALLED SODA FOUNTAIN r S. E. Rowdabaugh is now servI ing cold drinks from a soda founr tain, which he recently installed . in the Grand Hotel . o CHURCH REDECORATED The interior of the Church of e God has been redecorated. The t work was done by C. E Brady.

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1924.

IS PLAYING SECOND BASE ; (Special to The Journal) ; Bloomington, Ind., April 22 — • E. L. Druckamiller, of Syracuse, s received the call of Coach Leslie » Mann to competition for the In- • diana university baseball team » upon the opening of practice on ■ the home diamond following the • return of seventeen members of : the Crimson squad from southi ern practice. Druckamiller has • been trying out for the position i of second base. I To remain on the baseball • squad of Coach Mann requires i baseball talent Mann is a former big league player of twelve ‘ years’ experience, and knows the diamond game from first to last. Moreover, the Indiana coach > pounds away upon principles of clean play to his men. "The athlete must be square and clean mentally and morally to stay with Les Mann’s team,” it is said of the Crimson baseball and basketball coach. Mann declares that a man’s mental and moral attitude must be counted into a team’s play as much as physical strength. Manh’s most brilliant player would be sent to the bench promptly for unfair dealing or conduct unbefitting a member of an Indiana university team. STATE SEERS INJUNCTION The following item is taken! from Tuesday’s Warsaw Union: i Action filed in the Kosciusko! circuit court today by U. S. Lesh, ’ attorney general of Indiana, asks i the court to enjoin Elwood George and Cressell J. Kitson! from operating a dredge in Lake! Wawasee. The complaint setsj forth that the State of Indiana in its sovereign capacity, is owner of all lands and mineral deposits in the bed of the lake and that the state took title to the lake by virtue of its admission to the union as a state in 1816. The complaint states that the defendants are operating a large steam dredge to remove marl and other substances from the bed of the lake in order to extend the shoreline and that this will alter and reduce the size of the lake. DECENCY WINS A story is told of a plan which won SB3 for a Baintertown man when the roads were in almost impassable condition. It seems there was a sink hole in the road near Baintertown and every automobile which tried to negotiate got stuck in the mud The man stood by with a team and hauled the cars. In answer to the query: “How much do you charge ?” the ♦eamster made the same answer to all. "I make no charge, but you may give me whatever you see fit." . The result was that when he counted the days receipts he had SB3. Some of the mere generous drivers gave as much as $lO. o DIE TOGETHER The goddess of coincidence completed a little drama of her own last week—one of those "stranger than fiction* ’stories. Manasses J. Shrock, 71, and his wife, Ella J. Shrock, 64, after living together for two score years and two on the same farm, near Goshen, in Elkhart County, passed on across the great divide together. They both died of pneumonia within half an hour of each other. They were both born in the same neighborhood and had never been parted since marriage. BAG FACTORY TO CLOSE Effective May 1, the plant of the Chicago-Detroit Bag Company a| Goshen, employing 125 persons, will be closed indefinitely, it was announced last week by J. Dana Cramer, manager of ; the concern, who explained unsatisfactory business conditions ' in all parts of the country brought about the suspension or'tier. Orders will be filled at the olant of the Cleveland-Akron Bag Company in Cleveland. Ohio, by the same corporation. The Goshen concern has been in • continuous operation since 1910. W. A. CLUB The last regular meeting of the Wednesday Afternoon Club ' was held with Mrs. R. E. Thornburg on Wednesday afternoon. ‘ The study of Well’s Outline of ■ History was completed the final 1 chanters being presented by Mrs. P. R. Sprague, the president. The club year ends on May 7. with a social meeting at. the home of Mrs. Stephen Freeman. f -J -oe Pay your taxes at the State Bank. 52-lt

GIFTS DEDICATED IN GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Two beautiful gifts were dedi- , cated in Grace Lutheran church • last Sunday afternoon to the memory of the late Mrs; William McClintic, who for many years was a member of that church. The one memorial gift consists of a twenty-four inch cross beautifully engraved, a pair of three light, electrically lighted candelabra, and a pair of handsome vases, all of which' were placed on the altar of the church. Two large bouquets of Easter flowers filled the vases, the flowers being a memorial from Mrs. Bertha Crane, of Chicago. The name of the giver of the cross, the candelabra and the vases was not made public. Mrs. Clara Rasor, a daughter of the late Mrs. McClintic, presented the church with a beautiful individual communion service as a memorial to her mother. The communion service is finished in cak to match the altar furnishings of the church. This service will be used-for the first time at the communion service next Sunday morning. A set of white parament or altar and pulpit cloths for the Faster season was presented jointly by Mrs. McMichael and Mrs. Wm. Kindig as an Easter gift to the church. The former furnishing the materials and the flatter performing the labor of i making the set. : The memorials were formally • accepted and dedicated with an impressive service during the ! singing of the Easter cantata (Sunday afternoon. These gifts i add much to the interior beauty iof the church and of its altar, and their use will add greatly to the impressiveness and reverence of the services in the church. In its churchly and altar appointments Grace church thus becomes one of the best equipped Lutheran churches in northern Indiana. — o JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET The Junior class of the high school entertained the senior class at a banquet at the Tea Room on Saturday evening. The interior of the Tea Room was elaborately decorated in the colors of the two classes, green, gold and white, and pennants were seen hanging here and there, bearing out the idea of the near approach of graduation and the close of high school days. The supper that was served by Mrs. Leacock carried out the color scheme in every detail. The evening was spent in a social way. There were forty-six present, ineluding the faculty, and an unusual feature of the affair was that every one invited responded to the invitation. -— — —. CANDIDATE FOR SURVEYOR W. J. Taylor, candidate for surveyor on the Republican ticket, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election. May 6, was in Syracuse Monday in the interest of his candidacy. Mr. Taylor is now in the surveyor’s office and is well qualified for the office he seeks. Read his announcement elsewhere in this issue. , — o NEW TELEPHONE CABLE A. L. Miller and his band of assistants are busy laying a big underground cable for the telephone company along South Main Street, which will extend beyond the railroad track. The cable is for the patrons on the country telephone lines. - o-- —>—- KNIGHTS TEMPLAR TO MEET Knights Templar from all parts of the state are expected to attend the seventieth annual conclave of the grand commandery Knights Templar of Indiana which will be held in Ft Wayne May 14 and 15. o ALUMNI BANQUET The Alumni of the Syracuse High School has sent out invitations to their annual reception and banquet, which will be given At the Sign of the Kettle, Saturday evening, April 26. o . CAR SALES The Syracuse Auto Sales reports ,l}*erfollowing sale of cars: A Jewett. Brougham to Frank Sloane; an Overland Touring to John Darr, and an Overland Touring to Roscoe Kinney. MOTHER’S DAY "Mother's Day” will be observed this year on Sunday, May H.

LUTHERAN CHOIR SINGS IMPRESSIVE CANTATA The Easter cantata, “\he King Triumphant” was vei z pleasingly and impressively sung by the choir of Grace Lutheran church : at vespers last Sunday afternoon. A large congregation was present to hear this splendid presentation of the Easter story in music. A very generous offering was realized, wifich will go toward the mission funds of the church. The Lutheran choir will ?ive this same cantata at the Lutheran church in Cromwjell next Sunday evening, and the arrangements are being made to ng it in the Lutheran church at Nappanee in the near future. ROLNP TABLE CLUB The Round Table Club met on Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. A. Buettner, on South Huntington Street. This was not the regular day for the club to meet, the regular time being on Monday evening and the change to an afternoon was only temporary. The transaction of business occupied a short period of time, after which the program was rendered. One of the interesting numbers was a short story on the lives of bible characters, Mrs. Harry Hire writing on Lydia, Mrs. Court Slabaugh on Ruth, Mrs. Ross Osborn on Esther, and Mrs. C. R. Hollett on Orpha. The stories were written in the nature of a continued story, and were very interesting. Mrs. Hollett read the paper written by Mrs. Dauner, on Martha, and Mrs. McMichael read the paper on Hannah, which was written by Miss Neva Meek. The program copy for the new club books was completed and turned over to the printers. Other plans for the next few meetings were discussed and some plans made for next year. There was a good attendance at the meeting. The guests of the afternoon were Mrs. C. A. McMillan and little daughter, Marian Lucille. Mrs. McMillan was welcomed as a new member of the club that afternoon. o FORT WAYNE HOSPITAL Officers of the Methodist hospital of Fort Wayne were reelected at a meeting of the board and of officers held last week. The following were re-elected: President, Dr. W. W. Martin; vice president, A. B. Cline, Bluffton; secretary, Dr. John C. White treasurer. E. W. Yergens; superintendent, Dr. M. F. Steele. The executive committee of the state association has named the following persons to the Ft. Wayne board: Willis Rhoades, Auburn: J. M. Triggs, Huntington; H. B. Heller, Decatur; F. W. Gree-»e, Syracuse; Dr. W. R. Freeland. Wabash: C. H. Smith, Goshen, and S. F. Bowser, A. G. Burry, A K. Remmel. Mrs. Charles Kendrick. Mrs. F. Y. Gross. Dr. Harry C. Harman, Dr. J. W. Potter and A. A. Berrv. of Fort Wayne. The North Indiana conference meeting at Marion, added Frank Strahan and Dr. M. A. Mason, a dentist. both of Fort Wayne, to the board. O rSENSIBLE VOTING This is house-cleaning time. Women know what that means as to keeping homes in good wholesome, inviting condition. Since women are now voters as well as housekeepers, it behooves them to bestow some thought on housekeeping and housecleaning in a political sense. The primaries are near at hand. That means that an important duty rests upon the electorate, men and women, to select the right sort of oersons as candidates for the various offices to be filled next November. By keeping objectionable persons off the several tickets to be nominated in May, the chances of getting the right sort of people into office next November will be rendered much more assuring. Think of this, lady and gentleman voter. Remember that good government is dependent on sensible voting. o AND STILL THEY COME Those who have subscribed for the Journal in the past week are: Mrs. Louise Bunger, Florence Clayton, Mrs. S. Mast, Syracuse; C. V. Smith, Soldier’s Home. California: Mrs. J. E. Vance, South Bend; Chicago Film Board of Trade. - ——— o In looking for something to eat be sure to go to The Tea Room. No need to wait for Spring Opening, we are open - now, not waiting to open soon. .1 52-lt

SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on the Surface, Good Bye, Billboard A dispatch from New York says, that fifteen of the largest manufacturing concerns in America have signed an agreement to dispense with bill-board advertising. That means at least 50 per cent of the soap, auto, tire, spark plug, tobacco and cigarette, Hour and yeast bill-boards that have desecrated our highways and obstructed our view are to pass out. Bill-board advertising has been overdone, and now it is paying the penalty. Every motorist in this vicinity can point to from one to a dozen dangerous points that would be made safe if billboards were torn down. In big cities thousands of homes are marred by bill-boards on an adjoining lot or just across the street. They do not add beauty to the smaller towns. Tearing toem down is a good thing, and these 15 concerns are not going to injure their business any by so doing. In fact, it will help , them, because they will now take the money spent on bill-boards and Put it in the only legitimate form of advertising known to modern business—the daily and weekly newspapers of America. Living Expenses Rich oV poor, wo all require the same amounts of food, fuel and clothing. It is what we demand outside of the aforesaid, according to our desires for distraction and the demands of society in which we move (high rents in particular} which makes it hard for the one with a moderate income to make both ends meet. A New York accountant has kept track of living expenses for 27 years and presents the actual costs for two persons for the year 1914, and the same items for 1923 The retail prices actually paid for food during 1914 amounted to >243; the same items in 1923 cost him $257. Soap, gas, coal, and clothing ran the total up to about SSOO for each year. The rent item, however, amounted to more than the cost of food and cloth*ng, making the total about $i 'OO for two people. The lowest estimate made bv four different surveys places the cost of living for i family of four at $1,900 per . rear—making a small allowance for life insurance, doctor’s bills, tixes, amusements, etc., but 10thing for the rainy day. Bring Out The Best Did you ever stop to think what kind of a woman your wife would have been if you had not asked her to marry you? Or did you ever imagine what type of man your husband would have been if you had not answered “Yes.” What have you done to increase or develop your life partner’s talents. Whether you are aware of it or not, you have either brought out the best side of this partner’s life or buried all that was good in him or her. How frequently your opinion of a man and some one else’s do not tally! You will often say: I can’t see how Brown tolerates Junes; he’s the meanest man in the world ’ and yet Brown has found the better side of Jones. Have you found the better side of your husband or wife ? Have vou done anything to bring that better side to the front ? The Kentucky legislature has passed a law providing for the reading of the Bible in the public Educators are beginning to realize that secular education to the exclusion of spiritual tends to create polished criminals. Take an invoice of your back yard and alley and clean up if it needs it Collect all tin cans, rubbish and ashes and have them hauled away. Beautify your premises as much as you can. Begin now. Business prophets tell what is going to happen, buisness profits tell what has happened. A man’s will goes into effect after death, but a woman’s will is in effect during life. lW HiliiiiS This is indeed a mechanicel age Even some of our politicians are machine-made. A deserved kick is frequently far more helpful than a patton[izing pat

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