The Syracuse Journal, Volume 17, Number 39, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 22 January 1925 — Page 1

VOLUME XVII.

TOTAL ECLIPSE JANUARY 24 You Will Have to Wait a Century Before Another Eclipse Decors, It will be the first time in more than a hundred years to write the twenty-fourth of January down on your desk pads and drive autcs slowly that day, for on that date, says the American Nature association, there will occur in the skies something that you will probably never see again—a total eclipse of the sun in some places and a partial eclipse ever the greater part of the United States. If you live within a belt Ids) miles wide and 5000 miles long and flung from northern Minnesota seros-i northern Wisconsin and Michigan, the Great Lakes to New York. Long Island, Conneticut and Rhode Island, parts of Pennsylvania New Jersey and Massachusetts you will see the Aiming sun .blotted out on the morning of January 24. Those who live near this path across the country a path that ends sunset near the north of Scotland—will see the sun shadowed in part, the extent depending on how near they live to this belt. On the twenty-fourth day of the new year the moon will pass between the earth and the sun. throwing its shadow x>n cur sphere. It is the first total eclipse of the sun to be -viable in this section of the country since the year 1806. No other total eclipse will take place in the same vicinity for more than a century. Though a partial eclipse is not an unusual occurance in one locality, it is not every generation that sees the tncon smudging out the sun. The eclipse will be total in Duluth, Buffalo, New York City, New Haven, and many othfer large cities in this part of the country. The partial eclipse will be very large, nearly total in / some of the largest cities in the United States, including Boston, Providence. Albany, Philadelphia, Baltimore. Washington and Chicago. Even as far south as New Orleans, and as far west as St. Louis and Omaha, the partial eclipde will be large. • —— o URGES PRESERVATION Preservation of fish in Hoosier lakes and streams was the subject of a talk by Dr. Will Scott, zoologist at Indiana University, at the regular weekly luncheon of the Indiana University Alumni Association the Hotel Lincoln in Indianapolis last week. Dr. Scott, who for many years has been in charge of the Biological Station at Winona Lake, is better posted than any other man in the state on the lakes of northern Indiana. “Protection is the main problem in increasing the supply of fish." Dr. Scott said, after explaining experimental work at the university biological station at Winona Lake. “If the males which guard the nest of bluegills are removed or frightened away, young bass and other ene- - mies appear at once to eat the young bluegills with astounding rapidity. “Front this it is evident that at least part of the breeding grounds should be protected until the young are able to take care of themselves. If no still fishing were allowed in water shallower than seven feet until July 10, the evidence indicates that the end of greater conservation of fish life would be attained." o STATE BANK OF SYRACUSE L 2 At the stockholders meeting of the Syracuse. State Bank held in December the following officers were elected: S. Freeman, President; A. A. Rasor and J. P. Dolan, Vice-presidents; W. M. Self, Cashier; Sol. Miller. Assistant Cashier; Miss Neva Meek, second Assistant Cashier. The following persons constitute the board of directors: S. Freeman, A. Geyer. A. Rasor, J. P. Dolan, and Mrs. Georgia Miller. —— _o_ __ DI hl) Or St. ARIaUr r EV ER Ethel Burson, the twelve year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Burson, living south of this city, passed away on Sunday. January 18 v about midnight, of starlet fever. Interment was

The Syracuse Journal Syracuse’s Slogan: “A Welcoming Town WitK a. Beckoning Lake.”

REFORESTATIONS OF I • IDLE LAND IN INDIANA L Rough, hilly land in southern ‘ Indiana should never be cleared of forest growth if it is expected to derive any profit from owner- ' ship ofXsuch, is the contention of Charges C. Deam, state for-r-<ter. Only the most careful and nainstakinv work will keep it. t from er'ding and becoming val- > unless, and sometimes this does not suffice. . The state conservation official who is endeavoring to *ret the ’ state to purchase and reforest a , million aeres of idle lands in the southern section, cities as an ex- “ amnle < f the futility of clearing , such land, a farm belonging tc I William Bender, and the land of ? an adjoining farm to the north, both in Spencer county. Mr. Ben- ( der has kept the w<*r sectijps . of his farm and the upp>r p£rts of the slopes in trees. As a ret suit the .land is not badly eroded and <he fields below the woods are not washed. Just over the line fence to the north, on the ame kind of land, • every tree was cleared off. Long „ ago the gullies got the btest of the farmer and today when it is impossible to produce an agricultural crop due to lost soil fertility. the farm is abandoned. The injustice of the whole situation lies in the fact, Deam says, that Bender’s land, which was wisely handled, is assessed at over $25 an acre, while the same kind of land which was improperly handled, is assessed at only $lO per acre. Mr. Bender is preparing to dassify his woodland under the Forest Land Tax Reduction Act. which allows reduced taxes on land devoted to the growth of trees. Conservation officiate are of the opinion, that with the whole nation in need of timber. Indiana state officials some dav will awake to the Economic loss of permitting millions of acres of land to remain idle in this state, which should be in forests and will take the proper steps for huge tracts of state owned forests from which the commonwealth eventually will reap an annual jncome. —, -d PUBLIC SCHOOL CLOSED On account prevalence of scarlet fever in this Community the Syracuse school was closed Monday noon by health officer Dr. B. F.,Hoy. Seven fbild cases of scarlet fever have been reported in Syracuse and the premises quarantined. It is not expected that it will be necessary to keep the school closed longer than this week, but it was thought best by those in authority to close for a few days and watch the result of the cases among the children who have been exposed, and also those who are already quarantined. The revival meetings at the U. B. church have been called off, the picture show and the library closed. The basketball game for Friday night also has been cancelled. There will be no services in local churches next Sunday. - —, o—■. AGED RESIDENT DEAD Isaac Kuhn, aged 95 years, one of the pioneer residents of Kosciusko county, died at his home at Kuhn's Landing shortly after noon Thursday. Mr. Kuhn resided at the same place /or 80 years and was the original Kuhn who gave the name Kuhn’s Landing to the now popular resort on Barbee lakes. Mr. Kuhn has been in poor health for several years and his death was not unexpected. He is survived by five children, Martha, Sarah, Phillip, John and Mary. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon. Interment in the Webster cemetery. O ! ELEX TED OFFIC ERS At the last meeting of the Wednesday Afternoon Club the 1 following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, • Mrs. Stephen Freeman; Vice- . president, Mrs. L. A. Seider; Sec- . retary-Treasurer. Mrs. O. C. i Stoelting; Chairman of the program committee, Mrs. C. C. Bachman. . _o_ : REPORT OF TRUSTEE ' On page 8 will be found the f financial statement of Bert i ? fully, as it shows you where the * money comes from and how it is exnended

DEATH OF MRS* G. Wf JUDAY Mary Elizabeth Stilwell was j bom in Preble County, Ohio, J August 2, 1848, and passed from I this life to that in the beyond . January 19, 1925. When she was i but a little child the. family - moved to Elkhart County, locating a few miles north of Goshen, i Indiana. t. She was converted and’ united _ with the United Brethren in 5 Christ Church at Solomon’s Creek and remained a faith--1 ful and loyal Christian throuerh- • out the remainder of her life, i passing through the veil with » a clear faith and undimmed . hope. Her Christian life was full • of good deeds, trying to emulate - the example of her Lord and F .Master. , While no* in good health for -a number of years, her condition f was not considered serious, and ; her death came suddenly and as . a shock to her family and i friends. She had done the usual ; weekly washing Monday, and complained of pains in her chest. ! She retired at the usual hour in ,;the evening, but aroused her • | husband sthortly after 9 o’clock, ■ j and before help could be secured : life had departed. February 6, 1870, she- became the bride of George W. Juday, of near Benton, Indiana, to whom she bore one child, a son, Thomas Warren, who died suddenly when only fifteen years old. This couple began their life together on j a farm east of the Solomon s i Creek Church in Bentcn Township, later moving to a farm east of Benton where they lived until retiring from active farm labors in 1912, when they moved to Syracuse where they have lived since. Besides the husband, there remain one sister, Emma Stillwell, and one brother, Benjamin Stillwell, of Syracuse, a large number of other near relatives and a h st of friends. Funeral services were conducted at the Solomon’s Creek church, north of Syracuse, ThuEsday afternoon, January 22, at 1 o’clock. The Rev. Wm. L. Eiler, pastor of the United Brethren church at Syracuse was in charge of the service, assisted by the Rev. J. H. Elder, pastor of the Solomon's Creek church. Burial was given jn the cemetery adjoining the church. o AV ANN ER ROAD CASE The action of Jacob W. Krieg, et al against the Kosciusko counts' Board of Commissioners, in connection with the construction of the Werner Road*around the south and west shores of Lake Wawasee, came up again in circuit court last Monday and the final evidence was submitted. Judge Royse announced that he would hear the arguments by counsel in a few days and then would announce his ruling. County Attorney Everett Rasor appeared on behalf of the commissioners and Brubaker and Rockhill represented the plaintiffs. o MARRIED Miss Eloise Holloway received word on Sunday announcing the marriage of her cousin. Miss Maxine Haney to Pete Risley, both residents of Tampa, Florida. The marriage ceremony was performed on Saturday, January 17. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Haney, of Tampa, and is well known in this city, where she has visited a number of times during the summer when she came here and visited her grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Holloway, and other relatives. o— W. <X T. IL On Friday afternoon Mrst Adda Patton, Mrs. Harrietta Kanauer. Boyer and Mrs. Laura/Coodman of Warsaw met at the home of Mrs. J. P. Dolan and held a meeting of the county officers of the W. C. T. U. These ladies are superintendent? of the different departments of the W 2 C. T. U. work. — BECAME A ICE-PRESIDENT J. H. Miller, a former resident of Syracuse, on January first became vice-president of the Lawrente National Bank of North ■ Manchester. He has beeri con- • nected with this institution for the past six years. BASKETBALL NOTES • Syracuse won. a fast game frow ; Atwood Friday evening by a r score of 43 tx> 29. The game was - played at Atwood. • Saturday evening the Syracuse j team met defeat at North Webster, the score being 19 to 18.

SYRACUSE. INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1925*

THE WAYSIDE CHATTER Editor Journal:— ,; When we last wrote you we were in the neighborhood of Kennesaw Mountain. .We will linger here awhile for here is much historic ground. While the two armies were fighting cn this mountain the Federate were getting the worst of it. They were ordered to retreat to the line of rifle pits which they bad first . cantured from the Confederates. Soon after this the dry leaves afid dead woed were set on fire bv the bomb s’ells and gun wadding and burned very fast around the Federal wounded. This horrible scene was seen by the Confederates and they ordered to suspend further battle until the, Federate could carry off their wounded who were in danger of being burned alive. General Sherman then withdrew the Federal shattered battalions from all points of assault at Kennesaw Mountain down the valley of Olleys Creek. General Johnson knew Sherman’s move to the South would result in breaking his communications from Atlanta, so he evacuated Marietta and the mountain. Not far from Marietta. October 5, 1864, was fought the Battle of Alloona. The Confederates drove the Federate out of the ditches, but after a furious comI bat the Confederates were com- ! polled to give back by reason of I Cox’s division of Sherman’s army i was rapidly approaching from the South and was near at hand. The greatest contest was the struggle over the flag of the Federal regiment. The Confederates seized the colors and the Federate held to the staff and a wild west hand-to-hand fight ensued which resulted in the Confederate? tearing the colors from the staff and they carried them away when they retreated. The evening before this battle General Corse received a signal message sent by Sherman from the top of Kenesaw Mountain through the sky and .over the heads of the Confederate forces, telling him to hasten from Rome and take command of the fort at Allatoona Heights and maintain the position. • After the war the Chicago evangelist P. P. Bliss, was told of the circumstance of the signal messages through the sky. He wrote out the song, “Hold the fort for I am coming,” the hext night and sang it in the tabernacle the next day. . Ho, my comrades, see the signal Waving in the sky; Reinforcements now appearing, Victory is nigh. Chorus Hold the fort for I am coming, Jesus signals still; Wave the answer back to heaven By thy grace we will. See the glorious banner waving, Hear the bugle blow, In our leaders name we triumph Over every foe. Hold the fort, etc. L. A. NEFF o SURPRISE On Monday night, the ladies of the Women’s Benefit Association successfully carried out a complete surprise on Mr. and Mrs, Phil Hedges. The crowd gathered together and walked in on their newly married friends and gave them the surprise of their lives. In fact, the affair was a double surprise, as it was also a miscelleanous shower. Among the other useful gifts was a pretty silver server. ■" o — BLOOD4TAIT ON THE BRAIN Says the Cromwell Advance: Dr. Hoy of Syracuse. Dr. Chas. Beall of the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne, and Dr. Black of Ligonier, held council in the case of Mrs. J. E. D. Crow Tuesday, and decided that her ailment is a blood-clot on the brain. Mrs. Crow is now under the care of a trained nurse, and her host of friends hope for her ultimate recovery. ——o NEW FACTORY FOR MILFORD There will be additional work for residents in Milford if the Milford overall factory, owned by L. C. Gross, of Akron, Ind., is opened for business soon as now planned, according to the announcements which have been made to that effect. O.E.S. The Eastern Star Chapter will meet on Monday night, January 26. a

DELINQUENT TAX SALE Lands and lots in Turkey > Creek township, on which cur- !, rent have not been paid I will be sold at public sale at the t court house in Warsaw, on Mons dav. the 9th /day of February, i 1925. Following is the list of lands : and lots, name of owner and the f amount of unpaid taxesc Turkey Creek Township . Cooley, Margaret E $33.84 ; Gorham, Charles > Hammond. William 8.90 Mcore, Alice S. 2.25 I Monger, Robert W 3.42 Rink. Daniel 42.15 Seehaver, August and , Emma 4.34 ■„ Trook, Everett W. Trustee. 83.70 Zimmerman, A. W 2.26 Brian Frederick 10.99 Crow, Ira 2.07 Gaikway, A., B. and Bertha 38.50 Gard. Melvin 2.68 HoWard, Charles W. ~ 8.83 Huntsbenger, Grant 2.68 I Mygrant, Harvev 14.25 Robinson, Wm. E. and Daisy B 99.49 Rarick, John E 42.16 Smith, Charley 13.07 Simpson, Aldo J.„ 2.24 Syracuse Corporation Judav. John N. and Emma, 15.09 Lyddick. Gracia B 8.82 Miller, Joseph H 2.11 Peffley, Martha .......... 36.81 The Syracuse Water Power Co 51.62 AMENDMENTS ENDORSED At a meeting of the Indiana Izaak Walton League, held at Muncie recently, has endorsed the following bills introduced in the legislature: Placing a bounty of one cent on red squirrels; license house cats; amend Sunday “blue law” to permit fishing on Sunday; a lake level bill to provide procedure for artificial drainage; bag limit on water fowl to 10 and make season conform to the federal migratory bird law; making it unlawful to fish from aj boat while it is propelled by mo-1 tive power; establish a for-stry commission; make mandatory a sentence for second^/conviction for possesion of seine; cut bag limit on quail from 15 to 10; amend th€ law Crt the hunting of squirrels, limiting the season and prohibiting the sale of same; increase the minimum length of pickerel to 15 inches, large mouth bass to 12 inches and small mouth bass to 10 inches; amend bag limit on bluegills to 25 instead of 50 and 6 bas? instead of 12; a bill on pollution of rivers; a bill of making it a closed season on fishing from January 1 to June 15. o LICENSE PLATES 13c A PAIR Contract for the manufacture of 1926 state automobile license plates has been awarded to the National Color-type Company of Belleview, Ky.. Frederick E. Schortemeier, secretary of state announced. + The Color-type company has held the contract for manufacture of the Indiana plates since 1922, and was the lowest bidder on the 1926 contract. No Indiana companies submitted bids, it was said. The contract calls for manufacture of a minimum of 700,000 plates at 12 cents a pair. The plates are to be made of materials which meet the specifications of the state automobile department. o DIED IN NEW YORK STATE Mrs. Morrison, living at Highland View Gardens. Lake Wawasee, received word a few days ago from Mrs. Sudlow at Fort Wayne, who told of the sudden death of her son. A. L. Sudlow, who resides in New York state. Mr. Sudlow has been coming to Syracuse for many years to spend the summer in his home on Lake Wawasee. His death comes as a shock to his manyjfriends in this vicinity. Interment was made in Indianapolis January eighteenth. o BIRTHDAY PARTY Neighbors to the number of twenty went to the home of Mrs. C. H. Parsons on Tuesday evening and reminded Mrs. Parsons that it was her birthday, and that they had come to spend the evening with her. Mrs. Parsons was taken by complete surprise by the. intrusion of her friends, but she welcomed them in and enjoyed the time with them. She was presented with a pretty plant and other gifts by hei

INDEPENDENT BASKET BALL ASSOCIATION r It is expected that close to six I hundred Amateur Independent j Basket Bhll Teams will take part ■ j in the Seventh Annual Indiana ~ Amateur Independent Basket Ball Association game? this sea- > i son. * : Thirty two sectional tournaments will be held over the state and the winners of these secl tional meets will meet at India- > napolis on February 26. 27 and I 28. The sectional meets will be > held at Knox, Culver, Pierceton, ! Butler, DeMotte, Peru, Warren, > Farmland,-Fishers, Muncie, Clinton, New Augusta, Raleigh. Mor1 vintown. Orleans, Batesville, Ft. > Harrison, Vallonia, Indianapolis, « Midland. Greentown. Fairbanks. 1 ! Russellville, Shelbyville. Monroe City, Gary, Winslow, New Palestine, Elkhart, Colfax, Hagers--1 town and Palmyra. •! The Indiana Amateur Inde- ! pendent Basket Ball Association, > under the leadership of Wayne • Emmelmann of Indianapolis, has grown very • apidly and today is 1 the largest state amateur basket 1 ball association in the country. Each year the amateur teams over the state look forward to playing in the classic and the 1 project has given the ex-high school player a honor to play for. as when they were members of a school team. Every amateur basket ball team in the state is invited to take part in the games and are requested to write at once for entry blanks as entries close in a few days. Entry blanks may be had by writing Wayne Emmelman, 234 K. of P. Building at Indianapolis. o THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY * The fifth anniversary of National Prohibition was celebrated on Sunday when a meeting was held in the United Brethren church in this city, where a good sized audience gathered to hear the program that had been prej pared by the members of the loj cal W. C. T. U. The speaker for the afternoon was Rev. W. J. Daune r, pastor of the Evangelical church, who spoke on the subject, “What National Prohibition Means to the United ‘States, first to the "children, , second, to Economy in Life. and.third, to its Social Welfare.” Professor and Mrs. H. D. Cress gave several numbers on the violin and piano and Mrs. Floyd Hedges sang an appropriate vocal solo. x An offering of $9.00 was received, which will go to carry on legislative work at Washington. — o * NEW PARIS STATE BANK The stockholders of the New Paris State Bank met Friday evening, January 16, after hearing the report of the condition of the bank, varified by the auditing committee, showing last year to be the best in the history of the insttitution. The. old directors were re-elect-ed as follows: W. S. Cline, I. A. Reynolds, Chas. F. Rohrer, W. H. Nymeyer, C. E. Stout, Martin Fisher and D. H. Fisher, all bankers and business men of New Paris and Goshen. The following officers were reelected: D. H. Fisher, president; W. S. Cline, vice-president; Chas. Kaser, cashier. o ROUND TABLE CLUB The Ladies of the Round Table Club met at the home of Mrs. Nora Wilcox last Thursday afternoon and elected new officers for the following year. They are as follows: President, Mrs. Nora Wilcox; Vice-president, Miss Helen Bowld; Secretary, Mrs. Court Slabaugh; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Neva Meek; Treasurer, Mrs. Robert Pletcher; Reporter, Mrs. H. A. Buettner. There was no program given at this meet-' ing and the time was entirely given over to the transaction of business. . o 12,e®e MEN AT WORK The Studebaker corporation at South Bend is again working its plants at maximum capacity. Following a shutdown during the Christmas holidays, the men have been gradually called back to work until more than 12,000 employees are again on the pay roll. — o J. M. SCHAFFER Chiropractor will be at the Amanda Darr residence, corner Harrison and Henry streets, Tuesday and Friday of each week. Hours 2to 5 and 7 to 9 p. m. 31-ts

THINGS TO ! THINK ABOUT ’ j 4 LI » ; Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on the Surface. Bones Says—--1 There is a combination knife ‘ and fork for the use of people , with but one hand. But it occurs , to me hat it would be better to ■ watch your step and use both ■ hand?. Safety First! History informs us that a per- , son killed on a westbound track . is just as dead as one killed on an eastbound track, therefore watch your step at a doubletrack crossing. Safety First! I was reading under a tree last summer, when a gnat flew into my eye. That gnat had the * whole world to fly in’but was not i satisfied until he got into my eye and lost his life. Auto driver? have the whole world except the few feet occupied by the railroad ? crossings to drive in safety. Look i before you drive on a railroad track; don’t be a gnat. Safety First! How beautiful is nature! How we enjoy driving through the country inhaling the perfume of blossoms and flowersi How much . more enioyable is this than driving in front of a moving train and having the flowers placed on our casket where we can’t see or smell them. Safety First! A man can walk better on two legs than he-rafi’ on three and one-half legs (two crutches, one leg and a stump). Don’t kick a draw bar. you can’t hurt it, but it sure can take a foot from you. If you must kick, kick a bag of feathers. Safety First! It is impossible to eliminate all grade cressings, but we can eliminate all the failures of the human element (carelessness) by everyone always having uppermost in their mind. Safety First! Business Is Business, But— Business is business, says the economist. But business without the added touch of humanity would be almost unendurable and ors that ’foundation some good advocate could base a plea for the neighborhood store. Too often d<J we hear the people of the small town or suburb say. “The Jones store stock is so limited, I don’t bother to look for what I want there. I’ll have to s«end to the mail order house.” They forget that if Mr. Jones , were asked for that article very often he would have it in his store. Nor do they realize that after all Jones can sell them more than just the mere goods, that every purchase in his store pays a dividend of service to the community. If they do not patronize their town store they cannot expect it to build itself into an asset to the town or to consider their interests its interests. In hard times it is not the mail-order house or the city department store that extends credit; it is the neighborhood storekeeper who provides food and clothing and takes the chance that he may collect when prosperity returns. It pays to help those who serve us. Over $45,000,000 is the price paid by-the people of one state for their ventures in poor investments last year. A high percentage of these failures could have been avoided had those who let. go of their money so easily, first conferred with their hankers. A Syracuse woman is a victim of that cross-word brain wracking fad and gets everything crossed, we are told. The other day she tried frying steak in water and handed her husband a ■bowl of salt for coffee. Glad it wasn’t arsenic, he said. Many a man who leaves college with the intention of reforming the world changes his mind and hunts a paying job. Old Missus Hittermiss say? when she was a schoolgirl she used to be very proud of her demerit marks. The dealers in automobile license plates don’t seem to have much trouble in selling them for cash. H is said that a new broom sweeps clean, but much depends on the behind the broom. Our hardest job is earing for the things we labored to get in. order to make life earner. --

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