The Syracuse Journal, Volume 17, Number 26, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 23 October 1924 — Page 1

VOLUME XVII.

ACCIDENT AT CEMENT MILL Heavy Timber Hurled 23 Feet Through The Air, Kilting Italian War Here Emilio Barone, 34, of Milwaukee, a former lieutenant in the Italian Army during the World War, was kil’ed almost instantly, Tuesday afternoon at 4:10 at the old plant of the Sandusky Cement Co., which is being razed. Barone was helping to load steel shafting in a railway car from a timber runway or bridge. 7 feet from the ground and . about 3 feet above the floor of the car. The shafts were being rolled along the runway from * the old power house to the spur track, a distance of about 80 feet, and then rolled down into the car on 4x6 timbers. One shaft had been successfully loaded and the second, weighing fifteen tons, was being rolled from the runway onto the 4x6’s. The extreme weight of the shaft snapped one of these timbers like a match and catapulted one end. about 6 feet long, 23 feet through the air. striking Barone end-on on , the left side of the head, crushing his brain and hurling him from the runway to the ground with such force as to break both shoulders. He died within ten minutes before medical aid art rived. The timber made a deep dent in a wooden brace about 6 feet beyond where the man had been standing. The body ‘ was removed to Pletcher’s Undertaking establishment, from where it was shipped to Milwaukee Wednesday afternoon. Barone, who was a cousin of Nick Sabatinelli, Gen. Supt. of tho Northwestern Wrecking Co. who are (firing the work of wrecking, was unmarried, but is survived by his parents who are living in Italy. Mr. Sabatinelli came with the president of the company and J. L. Rissman, of the Rissman-Levey Salvage Co. to inspect the scene of the accident and to attend the inquest which was held Thursday morning. This is the tenth accident that has happened since early in July, although this was the first one that resulted fatally. Work has been suspended at the plant, at least for the present. • . . —■—o— —- VACATE!) THEIR RESIDENCE On account of escaping sewer gas in their basement, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Kitson have been advised by the local health officers to vacate their residence until the basement can be cleaned up « and disinfected. At present they are living with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Jensen. Their health has been seriously affected, especially, Mrs. Kitson's. before they discovered the cause of the trouble. She has been living in the house day and night, while Mr. Kitson has been out doors most all day on his mail contract, and was. conse- > -quently, not so seriously affected. GENERAL LUTHERAN~RALLY Syracuse Lutheran people are planning to attend the general Lutheran rally which will be held in the First Lutheran church at Goshen next Sundav evening in commemoration of “Reformation Day “which occurs on October 31. This is th§ anniversary of the dav on which Martin Luther nailed his famous ninety-five theses to the door of old Wittenberg, thus starting the Reformation. Lutherans from Elkhart. Middlebury, Millersburg. South Bend, Nappanee. Cromwell and Syracuse will participate in the rally. HIKE TO INDIAN HILI. The Light Brigade of the Lutheran church had a pleasant hike to Indian Hill and an out of doors service last Saturday in the place of its regular work in the church basement. The hike was under the chaperonage ol Mrs. McMichael and Miss Louise Snobarger. *.. . . IS YOUR BOY OR GIRL GOING TO COLLEGE? The Bnv-t thing yon could do would be to scad that newspaper—THE SYRA- » CUBE JOURNAL.

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| WOMA N’S MISSIONARY CONVENTION AT AUBURN Miss Helen Jeffries, Mrs. Wil- * ham Kindig, and Mrs. R. N. Me- , Michael attended the women's • missionary convention of the Lutheran church which was held at Auburn, Ind., last week, representing the women of Grace Lutheran church of this city. Mrs. McMichael was honored [at the convention by being re's elected secretary cf the synodlical missionary body. She was j appointed to that office a few j months ago, ans served very es- ■ ficiently during the recent con- ; vent ion. • Evidences of remarkable proegress and gains in every line of ■ I their work was indicated at the • convention which was attended hv the largest number of Lutheran women delegates and visitors in the history of the synod. Twenty-two new so c i eti e s were organized in the Michigan Svnod during the nast year. $7.124.00 were contributed by these Lutheran women to the missionary activities of the church. SL--1608.00 was receiyed in “Thank i Offerings.” $950.00 w*»nt to the | Lutheran Girls’ School in Japan. $255.00 were received at one session of the convention for Life and In Memoriam memberships. $8,000.00 was set as the goal for the synod's “Thank Offerings” for the next two years. The high honors for the total contributions during the year went to the missionary society of St. Paul’s Lutheran church of the Uniondale. Ind., Parish, which reported $568.00 This included a gift of $500.00 from Mrs. Perry Gibbert of that church ‘for the Japanese Girls’ School. Other banner societies were: Grand Rapids. Mich., $506; Trinity. Ft. Wayne, $445; Grace, Elkhart, Ind., $422; Logansport, Ind., <‘180; Messiah. Detroit 8309; and Ccnstantine, Mich.. S3OO. The principal addresses at the convention were delivered by hfi Rev. Paul M. Brosv of Goshen. Ind., end Miss Tilda Nelson, of Philadelphia, Pa. Renorts of the general convention of the women missionary workers of the United Lutheran church, held recently at Salsbury, N. C„ were made by Mrs. W. A. Reichert, of Elkhart. Ind, Mrs. W. W. Carey, Ft. Wavne, Mrs. R. D. Wheadon of Constantine, Mich., and Mrs. H. W. Hanshue of T hree Rivers. Mich. The 1925 convention of the. nodical society will be held in Messiah Lutheran church of Detroit. upon the invitation of the missionary societies of Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. All officers of the synodical hodv were re-elected, the official '-t<»ff being: Mrs. W. A. Reichert. Elkhart. Ind., president; Mrs. W. W. Carey, Ft. Wayne, first vice president; Mrs. F. M. Kel’er, Detroit, second vice president; Mrs. R. N. McMichael, Syracuse, Ind.. recording secretary; Mrs. H. C. Hathaway, Auburn, Ind., statistical secretary, and Mrs. F. H. Whipperman, Logansport, Ind., treasurer. — n . THE LIGHTS WERE OUT Syracuse was in total darkness for forty-five minutes Saturday evening as the result of trouble at the Goshen power plant of the Interstate Public Service Company. The interruption in current affected not only Syracuse, but Goshen, Warsaw, and all other towns in northern Indiana supplied by the Interstate Companyw Inability to get water into the boilers at Goshen made it necessary to draw the fires and allow the steam to go down. After the intake had been repaired, the fires were quickly rebuilt and resumption of service was made possible within a period of 45 minutes. .— .<>■■.— —, — FINGERS LACERATED Friends here received word from Bremen of Mrs. Ed Kirkdorfer’s misfortune of getting ’ both of her hands in an onion , topper a few days ago. The fingers on both hands were badly 1 lacerated and the amputation of ' some of the fingers is feared. J While her husband was in the ; hospital, Mrs. Kirkdorfer was attending td the affairs of the farm, when she met with the r serious accident. • o : Theatre at the Oakland Theatre, Thursday evening. October 30. Come and see the fun. o . TAXES—Don’t forget your tpra. State Bank of Syracuse. 1 26-1 ■

Syracuse’s Slogan: “A Welcoming Town With a Beckoning Dake.*’

THE CARF. OF BEES | DURING THE WINTER , ! ! October is the month in which 5 all colonies of bees should be given careful attention in order I that they go through the winter land come out strong and vigorous next spring. In a bulletin issued to several thousand beekeepers of the state C. O. Yost, apiary inspector for the state conservation departI ment, says if a maximum crop of I honey is your ambition for next year, every colony should be put in top condition this month. “A colony in good condition should contain 12,000 to 20,000 young bees, a strong, vigorous queen, and abundance of stores !of food and free from diseases. Stores should be of first quality of thoroughly ripened honey, white honey or a heavy, white sugar syrup. A colony entering the winter in the above described condition will surely* prove & [ winner in the spring and with little or no attention during spring months will reach strength sufficient to store the large honey crop desired." Where colonies are not strong in bees, Yost recommends the uniting of two or more colonies to get the desired population. In uniting care should be exercised, he said, to retain the best queen. The shortage of ■ honey may be adjusted by feed-, ing heavy, white syrup, made of i 2| parts of white sugar to one I part of/hot water. Stir until su-1 gar is dissolved and feed as fast as the bees will take it (perhaps all in one warm evening and night. Regards packing or preparing i the hives to go through the winter, Yost says: "There are so many ways of packing a colony cf bees that I feel each beekeeper should use such methods as best suit his or her convenience. The one point to keep in mind is some way to protect the bees from the set, cold weather and thus conserve their energy. Two things should be done —close the entrance to about 2| inches long by f inch deep and fill an empty super or body with chaff, or similar dry material and place on the hive. This serves as a warm blanket, over them during the severe cold months." ENTERTAINMENTS Next week has been given over to a number of entertainments. all of different character. Tuesday night, Oct. 28. the ladies of the Art Club will pre-: sent the Operetta ‘The Ghosts of Hilo” at the Oakland Theatre. Dancing and singing. Be sure to attend and watch for the ghosts. Henry Clark will give a lecture Wednesday night at the Oakland Theatre. This is the first number of the lyceum course. The annual theatre masquerade will be given Thursday evening, Oct. 30. at the Oakland Theatre. This always creates a lot of interest and fun is dished out by the bushel. At this writing the program is not completed, but bills will be out later announcing all the features and prizes to be given to those who appear in masks. From the above program you can take your choice, but attend them all if possible. —oHAD BIG FEED The Knights of Pythias gave a big fish fry last Thursday evening after the rool call meeting to which about thirty Knights responded. This was the first meeting after the summer vacation. The refreshment committee sure exerted themselves in oroviding for the “inner man." Those who were not there surely missed a big feed and a good time. o MADE GRAND CHAPLAIN Rev. W. L. Eiler, pastor of the U. B. Church, was appointed Grand Chaplain of the Odd Fellows. The appointment was made by Grand Master F. L. Behymer of Connersville. The grand lodge will meet the third week in November. . __—: o Come See “The Ghosts of Hilo** (Hee-lo) Listen to the beautiful music produced by the native stringed instruments of Hawaiia, Tuesday. • Oct 28. Ukelele and banjo soi los. # 26-lt O— — . A good picture la coaaectioti ■ with the theatre masquerade at . the Oakland Theatre, Thursday . eveaiog, October 30.

SYRACUSE, INDIAN A, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1924.

INDIANA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION Preliminary plans for the sixth annual convention of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation. to be held in Indianapolis, November 24 and 25, provide for a program which promises to be one of the most interesting, from a farmer’s point of view,; yet held. Opening on the morn- ; ing of the twentv-fourth. the' convention, after the address of i the president, will hear a talk on co-operative marketing, probably by Frank 0. Lowden, former governor of Illinois. The afternoon session will be given over to a general open forum diseusrion of the work of the various departments as reported by thei secretary of the Farm Bureau. | The report will be placed in the hands of the delegates in printed form. The evening of the first day will he given over to a debate on the county unit law, a question in which there is much interest among the farmers. Well known speakers will be chosen to discuss the negative and affirmative sides. The debate will be followed by the annual j election of officers of the Feder-1 ation. On the morning of the second dav the discussion of the Federation renorts will be continued, to be followed in the afternoon by an address on co-operative! finance. It is honed for this address to obtain Warren S. Stone, president of the Brotherhood of Txyomotive Engineers and president of the bank at Cleveland, O. The convention will close in the evening with an address on legislation. Senator Borah, of Idaho, or some other ’ well known United States senat-1 or whose views are of interest to the farmer, will be invited to deliver this address. Interspersed in the program will be readings, music, and other forms of entertainment. o BIRTHDAY PARTY On Monday, October 20. Maxine Holloway celebrated her ninth birthday by entertaining fourteen of herJifctU-girl friends. Each guest c<me with a nice gift for Maxine, which will help her remember her ninth birthday with more than usual pleasure. The group of young folks enjoyed games on the lawn and refreshments that were served before they went home. _o “The Ghosts of Hilo.” “PLAY BALL” HENRY CLARK, Much-Loved Speaker to Give Famous Lecture Here. Hanry Clark. Henry Clark, who appears here on the Interstate Lyceum course. Is know* from Rf* 1 * t 0 coast chiefly through his famous lecture, “PLAT BALL.” -PLAY BALL- is one of the flne« inspirational lectures that the Lyceum platform has produced. It la brimful at dramatic fire, fllghta of eioquence and just bubbles over with fun. It ha* been given thonsanto of times. Thia platform classic is based on the game of baseball. Just how Clark applies the subject to the theme he wants to be kept a secret until he comes.- It ia the kind of lecture that young people like tn hear, with whom Clark ia a genera! favorite. It usually happens that a good lecturer la the most enjoyable and best remembered number on a Lyceum course, and it is predicted that this will be true tn the present instance of “Play Ball Clark.” Other famous lectures of Clark's are: “Stop, Look and Listen," -Let Us Smile" and a very fine dramatic interpretation at Channing Pollock’s great religious play, "The Foot.” The committee earnestly hope* that a big crowd turns out to hear Clark, for he is very tea. At the Oakland Theatre, Wed.esday, Oct 29.

INDIANA FARM BUREAU MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Indianapolis, Oct, 20. —The annual fall and winter membership drive of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation is about ready to get under way. The drive this year will be under a new plan. Dividing the state into its smal- ; lest units, the Farm Bureau will go down into the voting precincts to sign up new members, i and instead of confining the sign-up to Farm Bureau memberships. will seek to sign farmers’ names on co-operative commodity marketing contracts at the same time. Three principal commodity organizations will be stressed in the membership campaign. Farmjers will be asked when joining the Farm Bureau also to sign the five-year co-operative marketing contract covering the commodity in which they are most interested. The wheat pool, the canning crops associations and the dairy exchange plans will be laid before the farmers at the same time that the Farm Bureau urogram is explained. This plan is regarded by Farm Bureau officials as having one great advantage over previous plans. Under it farmers will have signed the Farm Bureau and commodity contracts for a period of five years, and thus, when the time comes for the next year’s membership drive, instead of starting at the bottom to rebuild, the Farm Bureau will have as a foundation the thousands of farmers already signed for the five-year period. The plan of membership has been approved by several Farm Bureau districts and will be placed before other districts in the near future. In the meantime state workers are ready to go into the first counties, to hold meetings, organize the campaign and put it under way. DOES NOT RESIDE HERE In the daily papers in neighborhood towns an item appeared last week, stating that Harry Gates, for the last few years a resident of Syracuse, formerly a resident of Richmond, Ind., was granted a divorce by Judge Lemuel W. Royse. According to the evidence. Gates had been separated from hia wife for the last 20 years, following the revelation that she was infatuated with another man. His two children were in their infancy at the time and he continued to support them until they were .grown. His wife did not appear in court. It is stated Gates was a traveling salesman. Upon inquiry we find that Harry Gates does not receive mail in Syracuse, nor have we found anyone who knows him. Giving his residence as Syracuse is evidently a mistake by some overanxious reporter, or else Mr. Gates gave this address for unknown reasons. o— t MISSIONARY RALLY The Woman's Missionary Association of the United Brethren church held its annual rally at Claypool, Wednesday, Oct. 22. The service was in charge of the County Director. Mrs. George W. Lambert, of Warsaw. Representatives of every local in the county had places on the program. Between 150 and 200 women were present and five preachers. Those attending from Syracuse were: Mrs. M. E. Rent frow, Mrs. John Snobarger. Mrs. S. A. Bauer, Mrs. George Colwell, Mrs. Amanda Darr. Mrs. Daniel Warbel, Mrs. Frank Bushong, Mrs. George H. Bailey, and Rev. and Mrs. Wm. L. Eiler. An executive committee was of the County Director and the president of each local. Mrs. M. E. Rentfrow is the president of the Syracuse society. DEMOCRATIC MEETING There will be a democratic meeting at the community building, Warsaw, on Thursday, Oct 30. at 1:30 p. m. Dr. C. B. McCullough, democratic candidate for’governor, and James L. Harman, democratic candidate for Congress, will be the speakers. LAFOLLETTE SPEAKER HERE John Geckler. of Indianapolis, spoke to a small crowd last Saturday at the school house in the interest of the LaFollette Progressive ticket. o Better pastry isT made from Cooks Delight Flour because it is best suited to the purpose. 25-3

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ELECTRIC LIGHT. PLANTS CONSOLIDATE IN STATE i Consolidation of fifteen elec- ► trie light and power and gas companies serving sixty-one . communities in» Northern Indiana has been approved by the Public Service Commission of Indiana. i The merger was effected by ! the Commission’s approval of the purchase of fourteen public utili ity properties by the Calumet Gas and Electric Company. The utility companies which are now merged and which will hereafter be operated as the Calumet Gas and Electric Company are: Elkhart Gas and Fuel Co., Knox Electric Lifrht and Pqjver Co., Monterey Light and Power Co., North Judson Electric Co., Plymouth Electric Light and Power Co., LaGrange County ■Light and Power Co., Valparaiso Lighting Co., Consumers Electric Co., DeMotte Utilities Co., Hanna Light and Power Co., Kankakee VaHey Electric Co., Kingsbury Light and Power Co., Union Electric Co., Wanatah-LaCrosse Electric Co. The combined properties represent an investment in excess of $4,000,000. The electric transmission lines of the company, which total 441 miles of high tension line, extend to communities in twelve counties in the north end of the state. CHAMPION SPI D RAISER Growing potatoes at the rate of 478 bushels per acre, is the record made by Fred Robbins, a high school boy in the Pierceton vocational class. Robbins is one of about fifteen boys who took up potato growing as a project in connection with their school work in agriculture. He secured the best northern grown seed fertilized the soil with 500 pounds of commercial fertilizer to the acre, sunsprouted the seed, treated it for scab with corrosive sublimate and planted it on June 26th at the rate of 22 bushels of seed per acre. The potatoes were planted in rows. 28 inches apart and about fifteen inches apart in the row. The yield of potatoes was Checked up Tuesday by the Pierceton volitional teacher, Harold Shirley and some members of the vocational class. o “PEWEE’S” CAR HITS COW A Ford touring car driven bv Noble Miller of Milford, in which Charles Speicher of Milford Junction was also an occupant, struck a cow belonging to Oscar Graff, and badly damaged the machine. The accident occurred near the Oscar Graff home, on the Syra-cuse-Milford pavement, 2A miles northeast of town, about 2 o'clock Sunday morning as the boys were enroute to their homes. The cow, with the execution of being bruised and slightly lacerated where she was hit by the machine, is apparently unhurt. The boys also escaped without injuries. The car turned over twice after colliding with the cow and is now in need of a great many repairs. The car was practically 3 new one, Miller having purchased it about three months ago.— Milford Mail. o WALKS 45 MILES Wilmer Parrett, of Leesburg, last week walked to South Bend, a distance of 45 miles, to join the army. He walked because he didn’t have the $1.32 car fare, he said. He is now enroute to the field artillery camp in Texas. WANTED The Journal wants a man or woman to solicit subscriptions. Here is a chance for some high school student. Liberal commission. See the editor of the Journal for particulars. IS YOUR SUBSCRIPTION DUE? Please look at the date printed . with your name on your copy of ’ this paper, and if your subscrip- . tion has expired, we will be very thankful if you will pay it. o CHRISTMAS BAZAAR The' Ladies Aid of the Evan- ’ gelical church will hold their an- ” nual Christmas Bazaar Triday and Saturday, Dec. 12 and 13. 261 o “The Ghosts of Hilo.” t Girls in native Hawaiian cos- ; tumes dance the Hula dance, I * Tuesday, Oct. 28. 26-lt

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT d' > j Review of Things by the Editor x As He Sees Them on th? Surface, The Editor’s Beatitndos Blessed are the Merchants who advertise because they be- ■ Ijeve in it and in their business; J for their prosperity shall in- • crease many fold. I Blessed are the Country Cor- ' 1 respondents who send in their dwell written items every week, j for fame of their friendly neighi berhoods khall go abroad in the jland. ,! Blessed is the Woman who > sends in a written account of a ; party or wedding; for she shall I see the details cf the function ' and the names of her guests cor- ! rectly reported. Blessed are all those who do ’not Expect the editor to know • everything but who call him up ’and tell him whenever an interi esting event occurs to them; for they shall have a newsy paper in their town. Blessed are they who do get their copy in early; for they occupy a warm place in tht editor’s heart *] , Blessed are all those who cooperate with the editor in his efforts in behalf of the Community; for their own shall be known far and wide as a good place in which to live. —Peetz (Colo.) Gazette. Mother She may not come to breakfast from the kitchen lookiqg like Gloria Swanson in “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife.” She ma? not play a set of tennis like Helen K. down the road, who came home fresh from the university; her “morning dress” may be the same as her “evening gown” on washdays and double-work days; but don't call her “the old woman.” , She’s your mother. , For a good many years sbe’s been smoothing out the path of life for your feet to tread. She may never have explained Einstein theory to you nor told you all the latest drama, but her common sense has kept your fool- — ideas from getting you in bad more than once. Her memory’s no good when it comes to recalling the boners you’ve pulled, but she’ll tell your father you’re the greatest boy on earth, bar She’s 100 per cent each, friend, advisor, and fixer, and 1,000 per cent mother. Her Idea Was Good A newspaper man from the central part of the state blows in for a chat and spills a tale about a little girl of his town who had been praying each evening for a baby sister. The other day her while reading the paoer exclaimed: “I see Mrs. Blank has a little daughter.” “How do you know that, Mama?” the child inquired. “It says so in the paper, dear.” “Read it to me.” , Her mother read: “Born, on Sept. 15. to Mr. and Mrs. John Blank, a daughter.” The young hopeful thought a moment and then said: , “I know what I’m going to do. I am going to stop praying and begin advertising.” No, gentle reader, home isn’t a real home where father comes in from work to supper and finds mother out saving the country, while the cat is licking breakfast dishes that have not been washed. Bones says man is like a tack —useful if he has a good head on him and is pointed in the right direction, but even though he is driven, he can only go as far as his head will let him. We suppose the next kick we will be hearing from the ladies will be that the rude men refuse to give up their seat in the barber shop when a lady comes A Detroit man shot his wife because she did not have dinner ready when he got home. And he was probably half shot himself. - In the old days a girl consulted her mother about matrimony. Now she waits a little while and consults a lawyer. Many a man relies too much , upon his wishbone and not ; enough upon his backbone.

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