The Syracuse Journal, Volume 17, Number 4, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 22 May 1924 — Page 1

VOLUME XVII.

TO MM SYRACUSE SCHOOLS A Petition To This Effect Mas Presented To Tf.e Town Board Tuesday Night For some time the school boaid has been considering the question to abandon the Syracuse Public Schools and turn the same over to the Trustee of Tur-; key Creek Township. It seems [ the revenue derived from taxa-' tion is not enough to conduct the Syracuse Schools. Toj bring this matter to a head ape- ' tition was circulated among the ‘ freeholders of the Town of Syracuse who favor this plan. The, petition was presented to the town board at its regular meeting Tuesday evening, as follows: To the Board of Trustees of the J Incorporated Town of Syra-! cuse, Indian.!. We, the undersigned, being a{ majority of the freeholders of the Town of Syracuse, Kosciusko] County, State of Indiana, respect-1 fully petition your honorable Board to abandon the public schools of the said Town of Syracuse, and turn the same over to the Trustee of Turkev Creek Township, hn v.lu.b s; <<! lown of Syracuse is located. We believe that thi- aw 1 f the good of the commvntiy. making a better school fcr both the Township and the Town and placing the sanm under the supervision of the County Superintendent of Schools and will reduce taxation in the Town and not materially increase the same in the township. | We. the undersigned, further 1 consent to the abandonment of said t- v n of Syracuse schools to said township and authorize the . same by our names to this peti- j tion. ! The petition was signed bv 321 , freeholders of the T< wn of Svra-h cuse. The town board, which , seem- to favor the plan, has tak < cn'the matter under advisement i The board will act on the peti- ( tiori probably at the next meet- . ing or the meeting following. | c —1.,-.- o ■ - ALL-STARS WON The Syracuse-Milford All-Stars ; won their opening game la t Sunday by defeating the fast { Notre Dame team 10-2 at Milford , Park. < The All-Stars played some rag- ( ped base ball in spots but with } the addition of Meyers and | Druckamiller to the Tine-up it , will take the best in the country to defeat them. Owing to the bad weather conditions only a small crowd witnessed the game, but with better weather it is hoped everybodv will turn out for the game ’ at Syracuse Decoration Dav. ' The All-Stars play at Nappa- , nee next Sunday and hope to end Nappanee's winning streak. ~ — o ANOTHER BUSINESS HOUSE Mrs. J. H. Bowser has leased the building on Huntin g t o n Street, occupied by Hedges Battery Station, to a concern which * onerates a chain of A. & P. stores. The room is now being painted and remodeled and will be ready for occvnancy June 1. Mr. Hedges has moved into the building formerly occunied bv Miller & Lepper, Chevrolet dealers. INSPECTED HYDRANTS John J. Keenan, of Indianapolis. Deputy State Fire Marshal, was here Friday, inspecting the fire hydrants and standardizing the threads. This is being done all over the state, as in case of fire help from other towns is needed the threads on all hydrants arp the same to connect the hose. WATER ANALYZED The State Board of Health has analysed thgwater from the two wells of ovowaterworks. and pronounced the water good for public health and fine for drinking purposes. Manv housewives. however, are complaining, the water being too “hard” for household purposes. o 1 AV. C. T. U. MEETING The W. C. T. U. meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Tillman Hiro on Tuesdav of last week. Rev. W. J. Dauner was present and spoke on the subject of “Future Mothers.” Mrs. Flovd Hedges also read an article she wrote, which was very interesting and timely.

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[lake ERIE PIKE PERTH FOR LAKES IN INDIANA 1 Indianapolis, Ind., May 17. — ) One hundred and ten quarts of pike perch eggs taken from Lake Erie have been received by the state conservation department through courtesy of the Ohio conservation department, and will he artificially propagated and the young fish planted in Indiana; ■ streams this year. George N. Mannfeld. chief cf the Indiana fish and game division, says each quart contains 1140,000 to 150,000 eggs. He estij mates the consignment to con-; ’ sist of 16.000,000 eggs, and it is i customary fra large percent of] the eggs to prove feitile. ( The pike perch is one of the ’ most edible and favorite of the< ‘ game fishes. States control!ng* the • w tej< of L ike Erie from whi-h' , the spawn comes, must agn permit the eggs being taken be-* fore they can go into other state*: - 1 j not interested in the control of i lake waters. On several occasions Indiana was un«ucr! <sfn! in I obtaining eggs of this species. } Fifty quarts of the eggs arc now incubating in a battery of glass jars at the Riverside hatch|ery in this citv, and the other 60 quarts are at the Tri-lakes hatchci y in Whitely Countv near Columbia Citv. The work of incubation is very interesting and many people visit the hatcheries ♦<* watch the process. Under ordinary circumstances the eggs hatch in 18 days. As the young

fish conje from the eggs they spill inf r a retaining tank, lat r r are carefully cared for until t ; e time they reach proper size for planting. Mannfcld calls attention that only three species of fish an*projected during the spawning season between Anril 30 and Tune 36. are the large and mouth black bass and bluegill. Hundreds of persons have written the depart nent the last month asking if there is ael d season on yellow bass, green bass t.-os-. v.'”'mmith hans, cilice bass. The rock bass often called jgpggle-eve or redove, crapnie often ca’led calico frnss or strawberry bass, and the war mouth bara are not protected. Yellow and green bass are re nl lv the small and large-mouth black bass and are protected. Because parent bass are in a fighting yiood during the spawning season and likely to strike at artificial and live bait, Mannfeld advises fishing until June 16 with worms or bait not likely to r.tbass, but good for si; catfish, carp and suckers. Persons caught with black bass or ''luejills during the closed Seasm are liable to a fine of from $lO to SSO.

o GAVE PI Wo RECITAL Mrs. Frederick Cremean pre- ( seated Shirley Miles in piano re- ] vital last Friday evening «t the pars mage. A company of rela- ] lives and friends gathered to hear Shirley plav and all comnlin?nt?d her highly. Shirley has a good foundation of technical work and plays with much expression, interpreting extremely , well for one so young. Following was the pr < Alermaids Lullaby .... Kroctman , A Little Conservation .. J L. Gaynor Evening Song .. Jessie L. Gaynor \ Goblin .... Jessie L. Gaynor \ Serenade .. Jessie 1. Ga.nor Signs of Spring .. Daniel Rowe North Land Cradle Song .. Rose Gaynor The Coouette .... Ros? lavnor Boston Town Traditional Song of the Armorer .. Dorothy Gaynor Through the Vineyard .. Pauline • Story Xmerica the Beautiful ... Ward Sleepy Time Giebel Daffodil Waltz ~ Anton Henning —o PYTHIAN SISTERS MEET —— The Pythian Sisters lodge held a meeting on Friday night, when the district deputy, Mrs. Ocia Jellison, of South Bend, was present and exemplified the work. Miss Christine Rapp was initiated into the order that evening. After the work a pot luck supper was served. — NOTICE S. J. Rasor and Howard A. Bowser wish to announce' that they have entered into a partnership and cordially-solicit the natronage of the public. 4-1 p • n—. — — i BEAUTY SHOPPE i Mrs. C. H. King has established > s beautv shoppe at Kai? Island. - Marcelling a specialty. When in j need of her services phone 569.

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

COMMENCEMENT AT WITTENBERG COLLEGE

Wittenberg college, at Springfield, Ohio, June a, will graduate 125, a gain of 50 per cent over last year, according to Registrar Grace Hannaford. Besides this group which is the largest in the school’s history to win cap and gown, two will receive the degree of bachelor of music from the Wittenberg School of Music, ’t will be Wittenberg’s 74th consecutive commencement.

For the benefit of hundreds of returning* alumni, work on additions to the Zimmerman library ;is being hurried. The ornate | Stone gateway, recently widened for faster automobile traffic, will be finished as a part of the 'Greater Wittenberg plan of campus improvement. Among features of commencement week, June 1-6. is the night campus play, “The Merchant of Venice” presented by Theta Alpha Phi. dramatic fraternity. Alma Mater day will feature a eo-od queen in her court. 300 girl students taking part in songs and dances. Alumni will hold their annual banquet on the night before ■ raduation day. Dr. Lars W. Boe, president of St. 01 f college, Northfield, Minn Prominent in the Norwegian Lutheran church and schools of America, will give the commencement address.

ROUND TABLE CLUB Miss Helen Bow Id was hostess to the Round Table Club on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance. This being the last regular meeting of the club year, there was quite a lot oi business transacted. There will be a social meeting or picnic hele soon, at Sargent’s Hotel, which will end the club meetings until fall. There were two very interesting numbers on the program, “Character Sketch—Joseph Hergesheimer,” written by Miss Blanche Sprague, which was read i.y Mrs. R. N. McMichael. Thi.number was indeed very fine. other number that required time and much thought was the “Review—The Bright Shawl,” writ ten ?jnd read by Miss Lillian Hamman. Mrs. E. R. Cable was •!u’v taken into the club as a new member.

LEG FRACTUPED

Mr. and Mrs. Vern Younce and her mother, Mrs. Aaron Arnold, of Goshen, spent Sunday here visiting in the home of his mother, Mra. Frank Younce. When the visitors were about readv to start for their home in Goshen. Mrs. Arnold, who is 79 years old. made a mistake and stepped in the cellar doorway, thinking it was the kitchen door, and fell down the stairway of the cellar, breaking her right leg just above the knee. An ambulance was called from Goshen .and she was en to the hospital in that city. o STANDPIPE CLEANED

The city water was shut off for several hours on Tuesday and fifty pounds of chlorine was put in the standpipe, to cleanse and sterilise it. The water with the antiseptic in it was let out into the farthest endi of the water mains. The men in authority snvl the water will be readv to drink by the last of the week at least.. • -—o —- UNDERWENT OPERATION Marshall, the 4-vear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Rowdabaugh. underwent a minor operation <m his eye Monday morning at the McDonald hospital, Warsaw. He returned Tuesday and is getting along nicely. —o THERirS NO EXCISE IN SYRACUSE

There’s a ’phone pole on North, Lake Street That looks much the worse for wear. There’s- a lady in the city who would Really like to swear. There’s a husband who says openly She cannot drive the STAR. Until she’s practised and at least Can drive a Kiddy-Kar. It happened in the evening. When her husband was away. She lays it to the lightning. But some there are. who say It looks as though the moon-light (?) Made her think the car had wings. For ske broke the ten command- . < ments And several other things. Just how the whole thing happened She can’t tell to save her soul. The only thing she’s sure of la — She didn’t break the pole. — oSubscribe for the Journal.

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1924.

AS SEEN ON LIFE’S HIGHWAY (By Mrs. Amanda L. Xanders) Washington, D. C. Dear Millie-Bell: Authors’ Congress of the League of American Pen Women. Anna Katherine Green Rolifs, author of The Mystery Story, spoke for novelists. C. Edgar Nelson, Sunday Editor, Washington Star, spoke.on what an editor in buying syndicate features. There were other speakers in behalf of Dramatists, Short Stories. Advertising, Poets, Juvenile Stories and Radio; all the talks full cf interesting information. The Motion Picture Group had for speakers'. Den Carlos Ellis, of *he General Vision Co; Pearl Doles Bell, of New York Citv. special representative for Will Hayes. At 4:30 that afternoon, I met my hostess, Mrs. John M. Kerr, nee Francis Washington, in the lobby of the hotel. Earlv in February I received an invitation to heF house guest for one week, covering the L. A. P. W. bi-ennial convention. I met Mra Kerr in Honolulu. T. H. At that time her husband was in the government service. She is a descendant of a brother of George Washington, first Pres-;dr-nt of rhe U. S., on her father’s side, and is a national officer of the Children of the American Re vcbirion.

Her letter informed me of the ecent arrival of their first babv. i son,. John, Jr., and added. “I have an excellent maid and a Ford Sedan.” The combination wa*s irreri. stable. I accepted the invitation, almost by return mail. At 9:00 that evening there was a Musicale in the lounge of the hotel. The following composers appeared and played their own compositions; Mrs. H. Beach, who stands at the head of the list of American women comyeserst, Gena Branscomb, Ethel Glenn Hier, Mary Turner Salter, and Harriet Ware.. The numbers included solos, duets, quartets and were beautifully sung by local talent. Thursday was given over to routine work.

Every day there, was a book review luncheon at iihe Club House. From 4:30 until 6:30 there was a reception and tea. at the home cf Mrs. John Mock on Connecticut Avenue. Mrs. Mock was formerly an Indianapolis girl. Mr. Mock is the son of Hon. Levi Mock, one time prominent lawver and politician, of Bluffton. Indiana. When I met Mr. Mock u e said, “To think, after all these years we should meet again down here in Washington,” to which I renlied, “And in the midst of all this Oriental splendor.” For in their home are curio, and historic furniture of great value, gathered from Europe and the Orient. That same evening, at ten o’clock, I wa® the guest of Mrs. Frye at the League’s annual Costume Carnival Ball and midnight raunper at the Wardman Park Hotel.

It was a motley crowd. Today touched elbows with the yesterday’s of the centuries. Eight animated ivories represented the popular game of Mah-Jongg. The outstanding feature for Friday was a reception and tea, by Mrs. Coolidge at the White House at five o’clock. At the last minute ant? much to my regret the tea was recalled, owing to the fact that the affair had gotten into print and that six other important conventions were being held, in the city at the same rime. The reception, however, I was on; I started for the White House with two ladies. On the way we discovered we were an hour ahead of time, so one of the ladies suggested shopping. I declined, preferring to sit in the Park in front of the White House and enjoy the view. At five o’clock I started for the White House and it was a little disconcerting to find the great majority arriving in taxies and oplv a very few on foot; but Mrs. Coolidge who was gracicusness itself, never knew tMe difference, and my welcome could not have heen more cordial, had I arrived in sister Irene’s new Packard limousine with liveried chauffeur. I skinped the reception at the Club House that evening. The Kerr’s had so many callers, we played three tables of bridge. The crowning event of the convention was the Authors’ breakfast. Saturday, at twelve o’clock in the Washington Hotel. Hall of Nations. The speakers table was in the center of the immense hall, that seated on this occasion, nearly one thousand people, at four dollars 8 cover. I bad for guests, mv hostess and daughter from Greene Soring Valiev. Our table faced the center of the speakers’ table

and was numbered 23. It was ; four o'clock when the mental i feast ended. Thbse on the program were: Hon. Curtis D. Wil|bur. Secretary of the Navy; Ger- ! trude Atherton who wrote “Black ■Oxen”; Hon. Henry G. Wallace, [Secretary of Agriculture; Fannie i Hurst; Anna Katherine Green Roi lifs; Lizzett Woodworth Reese; ; F.dwin Markham, dean of poets; jCol. Jasper E. Bradv, who has : much to do with scenario seiaction: and Mra. Mabie Walker Wiilebrandt. The musical program included songs by Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, assnsted by Miss Gretchen Hood, dramatic singer; Miss Catherine Riggs, harpist. The greatest interest seemed to center around Gertrude Atherton and Fannie Hurst. The former spoke cf her famous novel.: She was interrupted again and •igain bv laughter and the wild-’ est applause. Some of the audience thought she must have undergone the operation of gland transmission, and not a few tried to appear horrified at her plainness of speech.

Fannie Hurst told several funnv stories, on hers»e]f: one was about a speech she mode in New Jersey. She was anxious to know how it was received, but not until a few weeks later did she receive a copy of a newspaper. It described her gown at length in the most ridiculous way, as she said she wore the same clothing as now; the article stated she was wrapped around like a mummy in brown, etc. etc., and then the paper added —she spoke forty minutes. —no other word about her speech. To tell the truth her hat and gown were edd, she ■ made me think of an air pilot. | The election cf officers called for 5:00 p. m. and resulted in the election of Mra. Coleman for National President, and Mrs. Frye, Treasurer, the only offices I was intenselv interested in. After all. the retiring President had her wish. The double cherry blossoms held over for two weeks. They were due the middle of April but did not blossom until the last day of the convention. The Ford sedan was at my service most of the time during my stay: though I went to the White

House on foot I left in the sedan. Monday afternoon we took in the Speedway—only in name as the speed'is decidedly limited. It is four miles around, on the inside all the way are the cherry trees of Japan, two, three and even four rows deep, a perfect mass of the most beautiful double pink and white bloom. Imagine trees covered with great bunches of very large rambler roses—perhaps then your mind’s eye can grasp it. Shortly after Mrs. Taft became mistress of the White House, she had cherry trees planted between the polo field and the Tidal Basin. Her preference for the trees came to the ears of a certain distinguished Japanese doctor, somebody of New York City, who at once offered Mrs. Taft 30.000 trees. Thev arrived from Japan in the Fall of 1911 and were planted along the Speedway to the delight of thousands of tourists.

Tuesdiv evening Mrs. Kerr entertained in my honor at six tables of bridge. I left the city Wednesday morning, with relatives of the Kerr’s who had motored from Philadelphia. All along the wav toward Baltimore were sign posts which read: “Don’t Speed. This Road Is Not Fool Proof.”

MORE FORDS C. R- Hollett. the Ford dealer, received a carload of Ford? last Friday. The shipment consisted of roadsters, sedans and touring cars. —o — LAKE COTTAGE SOLD R. Woolnert of Goshen has sold bis cottage on Kale Island. Lak? Wawasee, to Harry Butterfield of Goshen. —— o — WILL SING Mrs. Violet Sheets will sine from Station KWY. Chicago Daily News, Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Os course it’s a time of house cleaning, but for us it s as well one of gleaning the choicest things from gift shops far and near. If vou desire a something with class, don’t let the opportunitv pass, just drop in the Kettle, soend what time you can here. A ll ’ Nothing, thev say is impossible. But did you ever try to strike a match on a cake of soap?

LAKE WAWAS EE ON COVER OF “BOATING” Pie May issue of Boating magazine, published by T. A. Griffith, Peoria, 111. and in: .rnational in circulation she.\vs a picture o£ Dr. Grayson’s new Belle Isle Bear Cat boat skimming ovor beautiful Lake Wawasee. “Boat> ingy magazine has had several articles of late pertaining to Lake Wawasee. The lake is considered the most ideal in the middle west for hydroplane racing. Efforts are being made to. stege such an event some time this summer, in which -some of the fastest hydros in the world will compete. No doubt many new records wil be established due to the excellent race course available. Such an event will undoubtedly attract large crc.wds of spectators, as hydroplane racing is becoming as popular as auto racing. From the stand-' point of thrills, it surpasses thei latter.

OBITUARY Hiram T. Koher, one of the most highly respected and aged citizens of Noble County passed • away Sunday, May 11, at the home of his niece and nephew, Mr. and Mra. Brenton Koher, | n-->ar Cromwell, after an illness I of ten days with infirmities due j to old age. ‘‘Uncle Hi” as he was familiarjly known, has earned his right j-to be classed among the rough d’amondsN He followed without , deviation a clearly cut line of demm kation between right and wrong action. His life was simple and frugal, endowed by a svmpathetic, benevolent heart, a life enriched by a full and gener-j ons measure of self-denial and sacrifice for others and if anyone has a claim upon the promise of reward, implied by the wonderful words cf Him who said, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of these, ye have done it unto me’,’ then “Uncle Hi” will not have lived in vain, nor will he be forgotten. He will be missed bv the few who knew him as he really was and those who knew him best, will miss him most. May his ashes sleep on and on in reace. and his spirit breathe a benediction to those he has left behind. His funeral was* held Thursday at Indian Village from the chur-h cf which he was a member, bv Rev. J. C. Bailey, of South Whitley. Interment in the village cemetery. His bodv was laid to rest amongst the rest of the Kobers in a bed of flowers. Deceased reached, the age of 81 years, 5 months and 9 days. Card Os Thanks Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Koher w:<h to thank all who contrilAited the beautiful flowers, of which “Uncle Hi” was a great lover. — o— SAMUEL L JUD AY DEAD

Samuel I. Juday, 66, died at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday evening, last week, at his home in Benton. Death was caused by tuberculoSIS. The deceased was a life long resident of Elkhart county having lived on a farm south of Solomon’s Creek previous to moving to Benton. Surviving are the widow and three children; Mrs. Ben Zimmerman. of Solomon’s Creek, Mrs. John Ringwald of Washington, D. C„ and Kaleel T. Juday .living on the farm south of Solomons Creek, and two brothers, George W Judav .of Syracuse and T. J. Juday of Los Altos, California. There are eight grandchildren. The funeral was held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the home in Benton, in charge of the Rev. Sailor of Solomons Creek U. B. church and the Rev. Miller of Benton. Burial in the cemetery at Solomon’s Creek. —o - MAX WELTON MANOR The half-mile of Syracuse lake frontage secured by L. B. Boyd, of South Bend, he purchased the 205 acre Juday and McI Pherson farms recently, has been i christened Maxwelton Manor and I the 50 lots platted are now offered for sale. Some have already been taken. Prices for the lots, 'which run from 44 to 56 feet in ! width, average around $1250. —o NOTICE All the girls who promised to serve as captains on Decoration Day will please come to the school building on Tuesday. May 27, at 2 o’clock. Those who did j not promise but find they can be • of assistance, will also plan to atitend this meeting. LILLIAN HAMMAN -

SOME THINGS TO WKABOUT Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on the Surface, Women Are Responsible It has been estimated by some students of the merchandising game that 80 per cent oi ali retail buying is done by women. This may be a high' estimate but • a visit to the retail stores, of any town or city is enough to convince one that the figures aie not too high. Women are taking a more and mon? prominent part in public i affairs all the time. They are aiding now in many parts of the country in running the affairs of state. Even where they do not have the ballot they are playing a big part, individually and through their organizations, in the conduct particularly of local [governments, yet in one field 1 where they can do most to helo ■build up their communities they I mav be overlooking their opportunity. With the buying power in their hand? they can do more fcr their community by staunchly supporting their home business men than they can possibly do ’in any other way. In this respect women have a responsibility that they do not always appreciate. The women oi a town, through their buying power, can make or break the town. It is in their power to make it a prosperous town or a dead town. When the women of a town acquire the mail order habit, the town may just as well begin making arrangements for its own obsequies. A prosperous town means st-ady work, it means advancement in property valuations; it means gend churches, schools and environment for the children, and its up to the women folks.

When Men Go Courting Men, courting women for their future wives and mothers of their children, instinctively seek, first of all, love, modesty < companionship, and loyalty. Beauty is the biological lure. Isn’t its influence usually overated? Handsome men frequently merry homely women. Brilliant men often marry women with little brains. Practical women marry impractical men. Beauties nrte with common-place Tall women with short husbands. Tall husbands with short wives. Good marries bad. Small wonder love baffles the philosophers. All this contradictory state of affairs is merely nature evening things up—restoring the balance between the sexes--preventing the race from veering too far from the normal or average of apnearances, mentality, emotion and character. Pome His mother was Irish, His father a Jew, So he must be An Irish stew. A Hartford City man who was busy with his rake out in the yard, dug un a roll of S3BO in currency, which goes to show that it pays to do a little raking this time of year. A South Bend youth has been calling on a rich girl with serious intentions. He accidentally learned what she pays her dressmaker each year. Now he is going with the dressmaker. As ike look about us we don’t know which we’re the most thankful for—a few things we have or a lot of things that we have not. A Syracuse lady has discovered how to drive a. nail without hitting her thumb. She holds the hammer with both hands. A man is generally nervous when he proposes—and a girl is when he doesn’t. A baby is the only thing a woman has that the other women are not envious of. This is a free country and you ||| can’t tell a lady clerk from a millionaire’s wife on Saturday night. A girl can always get even with a fellow by marrying him. All the world’s a stage: if you don’t play you have no show. A barber shop now righti fully be called a bobber shop. * ’’ ' j

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