The Syracuse Journal, Volume 17, Number 45, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 5 March 1925 — Page 1

VOLUME XVII.

SYRACUSE HIGH SCHQOL NOTES —*TT Items of Interest Concerning Onr High School Written for The Syracuse Journal. From eleven to twelve fortyfive o’clock Wednesday morning, the high school and seventh and eighth grade pupils listened to' ’ part of the Inaugural Program. A Magnavox horn was installed in the assembly room by Mr. A. L. Miller and was connected with the radio receiving set in the telephone office. Several musical selections-were played by the U. S. Marine Band and when the President came onto the platform at the east steps of the Capitol building, the band played “Hail To The Chief/’ Chief Justice Taft administered the oath of office to President Coolidge. The inaugural address was next delivered by the President. The high school pupils feel j very grateful to Mr. Miller .for his kindness in making it possi- : ble for them to Shear this interesting program. Nc-w that the basketball season is over the four classes of High School are preparing to hold a tournament. The first game will be the Freshmen vs. juniors; the second will be the Sophomores vs. Senior* The third game, the winners of the first game will play the winners of the second. A handsome banner is to be awarded the winning team. Some of the classes have been having a little training in Parliament ry Drill under Mr. Blackman’s supervision. Tuesday morning a drill was held in the assembly. This is very good practice and teaches the pupils how to preside over a meeting. Chapel exercises were held on Wednesday morning by Rev. Dauner. He spoke of toe inauguration ceremony and Hid stress; on good citizenship. He concluded by reading a passage from Paul who told what he thought of good citizenship. - - The Teachers Institute was held here last Saturday. During the morning members of the High School Girls’ Chorus and the school orchestra entertained the teachers with several musical numbers. the State Department of Edu-, cation has voted to allow high school credit to high school boys who attend the Citizen's Military Training Camp and complete the work at the camp in a satisfactory manner. Louise Snobarger entertained the Junior class at her home Friday evening after the basketball game played here. Rumors have it that everyone enjoyed a good time. The time lias come for monthly exams again. These will be held on Thursday and Friday of this week. __ j : ' , The Seniors—and the Juniors also— are busy working on their class plays. ■ t-.--.o- —~— ROUND TABLE CLUB On Thursday evening. February 26. the Round Table club met at the home of Mrs. L. E. Schlotterback. Thfe dub calendar listed “Radio Night” for the program that evening, but owing to the fact that the hostess had recently moved into her new home did not have the radio in readiness and the fact that one number in the book had been previously postponed, it was decided to carry out ,the former program, which was a Grand Opera. Mrs. R. N. McMichael gave a review of the opera. “Sampson and Delilah.” Miss Helen Bowld gave a review of “Cavalloria Rusticana," Mrs. Zella Leacock gave a re- * view of "Lohengrin." There was a good attendance and some important business matters were taken care of» Mrs. W. F. Kindig was a guest. MAIUH 18 HERE March certainly came in like a lion. A snowstorm and blizzard set in Saturday and continued throughout the night and Sunday. For several mornings the • mark^utthe middle of the week higher temperature prevailed.

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INDIANA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION WINS FIGHT

The Indiana Farm Bureau Federation won a two year fight on February 23 when Governor Ed Jackson signed the Lindley cooperative marketin'? bill. The bill carried an emergency clause, and thus' became a law on the Governor’s signature. The Lindley bill was introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 14, at the same time that an identical bill, hv Representatives Murden and Hua. was introduced in the House. The House bill was nassed first, but- reselling the Senate without agreed to in committee, the Senate bill was substituted. It passed the Senate 37 to 2,* only Senators O’Rourke, of Fort Wayne, and Perkins, dt South Bend, voting against it. The bill then was passed in the House. 91 to 0. and sent to the Governor. The Governor received the bill February 20. “The Lindlev co-oner tive marketing bill, which ha-» iust been signed by Governor Jackson, represents two years of effort and careful study on the part of the Indiana Farm Bureau x Federation, aided by loyal-members of the Indiana legislature.” said a statement on the bill given out bv William H. Settle. President of the Federation. “The bill as passed is the bill the Farm Bureau desired to have passed, such miner changes as were made in the original measure having been approved and agreed to by the 1 Farm Bureau. w “The enactment of this legislation closes a two year fight for a co-operative marketing law in Indiana. Once before, in the 1923 legislature, the Farm Bureau succeeded in carrying through the legislature a co-op-erative marketing bill. As is generally known this bill, reaching Governor Warren T. McCray near the close of the session, was permitted to die a natural death as the session ended. Since tfaat time the Farm Bureau has been at work on the new measure, similar in many respects to the 1923 bill, but free of a number of the provisions against which the strongest protest was made at that time. Practically every provision in the present bill has, Withstood all attacks in court in one state or another. "The act gives the Indiana farmers an onportunity. fully clothed in legality, and fully protected by statue, to operate cooperative marketing associations and they will greet the enactment of this statue with gratification.” - o— ——•—•* f MODERN WOODMEN

‘Many of the older Camps of the Modern Woodmen of America (elsewhere than in Svracuse). recently have been celebrating their anniversaries and that of the society, which recently its 42nd year. At Webster City. lowa, where the Camp wk formed thirty-seven years ago. JV. Kearns, the first Consul, now' SI years of age. presided during the program and S. D. Derr.the first Clerk, called the roll. This is believed to have been the only Camp celebration out of several hundred in different parts of the country at which the original Consul and Clerk of more than 35 years ago officiated. MARRIED Miss Dora Pearl Lewellan of Syracuse and Leßoy Wetsel of Rast Goshen, were married .last week in the parsonage of the First Brethren church. Goshen, the Rev. Harley Stuckman offiCOMMERCIAL CLCB regular monthly meeting of the be'hew'at the sS’of the Kettle on Tuesday. March 10. bvery nwmbcr is urged xo oc p _ TO w c T I MEETING ”• M/e *• *-• nn naeri ft v aftpmooii.! NSJKw 1*• SCI c»« wt** '

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

JULIA ANN OTT DEAD

Miss Julia Ann Ott, a resident of Syracuse for forty years and of the community her whole life, of about sixty-nine years, passed away Friday morning, February 27, 1925. Miss Ott -was one of eight children born to Jacob and Margaret Ott. She is the last of her family to depart this life. She was born March, 5, 1856, in Elkhart County, Indiana, and at the time of her death was aged 68 year* 11 months and 22 days. About forty years ago Miss Ott with her parents, moved to Syracuse and from that time has made her home in this city. In her youth Miss Ott accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior and Lord. She united with the Evangelical Church and lived a faithful, consistent Christian life until her death. Miss Ott was a kind neighbor and friend, always willing and eager to render -what service and helpfulnes that she could. For some years she has been in failing health and often taxed her physical strength in her efforts to be of assistance to others. It can be fittingly raid of her. “she hath done what she could." She leaves a host of relatives and a multitude of friends who mourn her departure and who will cherish her memory. Funeral services were con* ducted Sunday afternoon at the Evangelical cjprch by the pastor, Rev. W. J. DAuner, assisted by Rev. L. E. Smith, a former pastor. The following served as pall hearers George Colwell, James Isbell. P. W. Soltau, N. G. Skidgel A. H. Blanchard and R. W. Osborn. Interment at Solomon’s Creek cemetery. Card Os Thanks We desire to thank the kind friends and neighbors for their expression of sympathy in the floral offerings and assistance rendered at the death and burial of Juba A Ott. The Relatives. THE BOYDS WERE GOOD The third number of the Lyceum course was given at the Oakland theatre on Monday night. “The Boyds and Katherine Gutchell’ were the artists on toe program. Their humorous numbers and sketches were extremely fine, the sketches being written especially for this company. Mr. Boyd is a baritone and Mrs. Boyd is a soprano, and both are nianists. Miss Katherine Gutchell is a famous concert pianist and maker of Q. R. S. rolls. The program given by this, company was one of toe best that has been given here on the lyceum course. The Oakland theatre was fairly filled to hear and greet the trio of entertainers, and by the applause it -was demonstrated that the program was enjoyed by all. GASOLINE TAX IN COUNTY Gasoline tax totalling $1,006,000 is being distributed among the 92 counties of the state. One half of the amount is being divided equally among the counties, each receiving $5,432.78, and the remaining half is divided among the counties in proportion which the number of miles of free gravel br macadam and county-unit roads in each county bears to the whole number of miles of such roads in toe state. Kosciusko cdunty has 200 miles of roads and will receive $2.771.63 in addition to the $5,432.78 making a total of $8,206.42. FAREWELL PARTY The ladies of the Evangelical church enjoyed a social afternoon on Tuesday in the basement of the church. The occasion was for Mrs. Earl Brown, and was in the nature of a farewell as Mr. and-Mrs. Brown are moving from this city to a farm near Millersburg. The afternoon was spent socially and with Mr. and Mrs. Brown and all enjoyed the bountiful refreshments that were served. , (JrBADLY DAMAGED The car of a freight train. While doing switching, jumped the track and hit the Syracuse Feed Mill building, badly damaging it Tuesday morning. (Tejl The Eastern Star Chapter will meet on Monday night. March 9. toUe mfe cmhere

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH <1925.

SYSACUSE CLOSES SEASON WITH DOUBLE VICTORY Defeat Cromweirs First and Second Teams Friday night of last week, Syracuse High Schools' first and second teams closed the basketball seaston with a twin victory over the first and second teams from Cromwell at the local gymnasium. The first teatn won by the score of 46 to 15, white the second team was Paging 11 points to their opponents’ 2. The game between the second teams was loosely played and it was well up into toe game before any basketball ability was displayed by either team. After the first few tPinutes of play LongeTnecker edged a field goal which put Cromwell off in the lead, but it was the last score they could tally. Klingaman followed close behind this score with a field goal and tossed in a foul to give Syracuse the lead which they had. no trouble holding throughout H.’ Godshalk registered 2 points with a neat throw, followed by a field goal and 2 foul goals by Ketrmg. Klingaman ended the scoring with a ni£e throw for 2 points in the last half. The first half ended with the count 8 to 2. Syracuse holding the long end of the score. Klingaman, this being hisHlrst game of the season, played a remarkable game considering the experience he has had. He looks ss though he has the making of a real good forward, gets the ball p.way quickly and covers the floor fairly well. Kehr did some real nice work at guard and was instrumental in keeping the ball in Syracuse’s possession. Line-up and summary: SYRACUSE (SECOND) Pos. Player Pts. R. F. Bachman L. F. Ketring 4 L. F. Klingaman 5 C. H. Godshalk 2 R. G. Ray Godshalk L.G. M. Kehr Total 11 CROMWELL (SECOND) Pos. Player Pts. R. F. Longemecker 2 L F. JEarnbart C. O. Stack , R. G. Ramk L. G. Leamon Total 2 Final Score: Syracuse 11 Cromwell 2 Scoring. Syracuse, Field Goals: Klingaman 2, Ketring 1. H. Godshalk 1; Foul Goals: Klingaman 1, Ketring 2. Cromwell Field Goals: Longernecker 1. Substitutions, Cromwell: Phares for Leamon, Leamon for Phares; Syracuse: Klingaman for Ketring, Ketring for Bachman, Bachman for Klingaman, Klingaman for Bachman. Referee: Neff. The game between the first teams-was neatly played and fur* nished plenty of action and thrills for all present AUer was the outstanding star of the game with his usual alertness and good shooting.’ He registered a number of misses but was in there all the time and played a masterful game. Snavely continues to play his usual game at guard and his forward did not get open for a shot during the game. Tucker played the best Sfame for the losers, accounting for 13 of the 15 points Cromwell scored. Hoelcher. the regular forward, having played this allotted twenty gamea couldn’t take part, so Crow was substituted for him.. On the second pass after the starting whistle, Shock caged a field goal, giving Syracuse a lead which was never overcome. Auer followed with a field goal and a free throw for 3 points, Connolly scored -with a field goal Crow tossed one in for 2 more points, ConnoHy threw a field goal Tucker caged a foul Auer registered a foul goal Crow tossed in two field baskets close together, Tucker gave Cromwell 2 more points with a honnshoe throw from the center of the floor. Auer counted with two field goals. Tucker came back for 2 more points with a good shot, Connolly registered a field goal followed by Shock who caged one for 2 points at toe half ended. Score, first half, Syracuse 26. Cromwell 5. Cromwell come back strong at the start of the final chapter, Tucker caging a field goal McDonald dropped in an easy one. Tucker got lucky and made a nice throw for .2 additional points, Auer decided to even upj things and caged three mjcces* sive field goals. Crow added one. Auer uncovered a sensuttonaU

pass with his back to the basket fcr 2 more points, Connolly contributed a field goal. Tucker caged Another, Auer registered one. Shock. Crow and Connolly each counted with a field goal in order named. Tucker tossed in a foul and then added another foul to end the scoring and the game, which found Syracuse victorious in the last game of the season by the score of 46 to 15. Line-un and summary: SYRACUSE (FIRST) . Pos. Player Pts. R.F. Crow / 10 L. F. Connolly 12 C. Auer 18 L. G. Shock 6 R.G. Snavely * Total 46 CROMWELL (FIRST) Pos. Plaver Pts. R. F.' Tucker 13 L.F. Rarick C. More R. G. Phares L. G. McDonald 2 Total 15 Final Score: * Syracuse 46 Cromwell 15 Scoring. Syracuse, Field Goals: Crow 5. Connollv 6. Auer 8, Shock 3; Foul Goals: Auer 2. Cromwell Field Goals: Tucker 5, McDonald 1: Foul Goals: Tucker 3. Substitutions. Syracuse: Bachman for Auer. Auer for Bachman. Cromwell: 0. Shock Rarick. Rarick for O. Shock. Referee: Neff. Syracuse High plays Claypool Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock at Warsaw (District Tourney). Let’s accompany our team over to toe tournament and pull for them to win out. We owe the team that much. ALLCOUNTY T'EAM Now that the basketball season has been brought to a close, we have carefully scrutinized the records and plavers. and nave nicked'what we believe to be the best team from the county high schools. The foltowing is our choice: FORWARDS: Akers, ’Warsaw; Auer. Syracuse. CENTER: Vawter. Etna Green. GUARDS.: E. Miller, Milford; Snavely. Syracuse. In selecting the forwards, havs w head task, there being numerous good forwards in the county. By moving Auer from center to forward, and with Akers to play the other forward, we believe we have two that can register as many points as any in the county. Akers’ head work has proven that he is the peer of Kosciusko county warriors. Vawter gets the call for center, he has the heighth, a good head and is a competent performer, has remarkable accuracy in throwing baskets and is therefore given the center position. For Guards, we have selected Snavely of Syracuse and E. Miller of Milford, a pair that cannot be beat in toe county. E. Miller is the best dribbler in the county and at the same time a .good shot from any position on the floor. Snavely is picked for back guard, as he i& in our opinion, the best high school back guard we have ever witnessed in action. He covers his man every moment of play and when the ball is in dangerous territory he can be relied upon to recover it and pass it on down the floor. With this team working together and with a little coaching we believe we have a combination unequalled elsewhere for a high school team. .— -e— « DISTRICT TOURNEY Friday and Saturday, the District Basketball Tournament will be held at Warsaw. The schedule is as follows: Friday, Marek 6 1 p. m. —Atwood vs. Etna Green. A 2 p. m.—Sidney vs. North Webster ** 3 p. m.—Milford vs. Leesburg. 4 p; m.-—Syracuse vs. Claypool 5 p. m.—Mentone vat Beaver Dam. 7:30 p. m.—Warsaw vs. Silver Lake.- / fc- ' 8:30 p. mz-Bm-ket vs. Pierceton. 7/-'W' v u * Saturday. Marek 7 9 a. m.-Winner 1 p. m. Friday vs. winner 2 p. m. Friday. 10 a./m - Winner 3 p. m. Friday vs. winner 4 p. m. Friday. 11 it hl-Winner 5 p. m. Friday winner 7:30 p- m. Friday. 2 > m.—Winner 8:30 p. m. Friday vs. winner 9 a. m. Saturday. 3 p. m.—Winner 10 a. m. Saturday vs. winner 11 a. m. Sat-

t HULLESS OATS SHOWS * POOR IN PUMDUE TESTS ! r 1 The Soils and Craps Departr ment of the Purdue Agricultural 1 Experiment Station is receiving 1 inquiries about Huliess oats I which is being advertised by a , number of seedsmen. For sevj eral years this department has 1 tested Huliess oats in comparison with/ varieties of common oats. The yield of Huliess oats ranged from 192 t0z1132 pounds and averaged 537 pounds of grain per acre. The yield Os Swedish Select, a variety of common oats grown under identical conditions, ranged from 1632 to 2400 pounds and averaged 1904 pounds of grain per acre. Deducting 30 percent for hull from average yield of Swedish Select. it still produced 1333 pounds of kernel per acre, -which is 21 times the amount produced hv toe Huliess. states Prof. A. T. I Wiancko. head of the soils and ci-o/js department. Huliess oats are more susceptible to loose smut than any of the varieties tested at the Experiment Station. Without seed treatment, the crop may be expected to be badly infested with this disease. Mid-seasrn oats are toe most profitable for. the oat growing sections of Indiana. Varieties materially earlier or later than such varieties as Minota. Big Four. Silvermine or Swedish Select will average considerably less in yield. The Huliess variety will average a week later than these varieties. This difference atone is sufficient to eliminate it as a profitable variety for this State. Unless a market can be found that will pay 5 1-3 cents when ordinary oats are selling at H cents a pound, farmers will be growing Huliess oats merely to satisfy theist curiosity rather than for the* profit there is in this crop. * o . / PRE-NUPTIAL SURPRISE * < Ten of the teachers in the pub- 1 lie school perpetrated and sue- 1 cessfully carried out a complete < pre-nuptial surprise on Miss Eloise Hollowav on Tuesday eve- “ rung. Miss Holtoway is the fifth 1 grade teacher and her friends J gathered at the Sign of the 1 5 tie. where a three course six o’clock dinner had been previous- ' ly arranged, and there awaited I her coming about fifteen min- ’ utes later. Miss Gracetta Graves ’ had been elected to ca’l for Miss ’ Holloway, who walked to the tea room with/ her, letting her think the trip was one for all together 1 a different purpose, but when 5 they arrived Miss Holtoway ‘ found her friends all ready to give her a pre-nuptial • miscella- J neous shower. A? the guests ; were seated at toe table, Miss 1 Helen Leacock brought out a ’ large tray loaded with useful and pretty gifts and placed it in front of tne guest of honor. < Miss Hollowmy plainly showed I that she was taken wholly by ' surprise, but in a few moments : she recovered from the shock 1 and in turo expressed her thanks in her usual very sweet and modest way. The evening was spent 1 in a social way until a late hour. 0 < | POSTER CONTEST < Syracuse grade and high school pupils have been given notice of toe annual state public school 1 poster contest which te being : conducted for the second year by the Indiana Parent-Teacher Association in co-operation with the 1 Extam&on Division of Indiana University. Several hundred ! students interested in drawing and art work competed in the contest last year. One hundred ( and thirty posters were entered ] in the final competition. Miss Alethea Parr, of Broad Ripple high school Indianapolis, and Sidney Stine, a Gary grade school student were winners of first prizes last year. — o RUMMAGE SALE ______ The Ladies Aid of the Evangelical church wiR give a rummage sale, all day Saturday, March 7, ’ in the Strieby Seed Room. Anyone having any rummage they ■ care to donate may call Mrs. Henry Carlson, phone WO, or Mrs. Sarah Ott. phone 150, and toe ladies will call for it. A bake sale will also be held ► in connection with, the rummage sale. Your patronage wifi be appreciated. 45-lt . ■ o BAKE SALE The Woman’s Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church . will hold a bake sale on Satur- . day, March 14, at the Jet White a 45-2 t

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on the Surface. More of Gladney than Sadness You may* not think it, but it is a fact that there is more of sunshine than of shadow bn this globe of ours, and more of gladness than of sadness in this world of ours. When the sun shines and the weather is balmy you go along comfortably enough without giving thought to the brightness and cheerfulness, and rarely think of mentioning it to your neighbor. But let the conditions change only for a day, or part of a day, and you begin to growl and complain to your neighbor, and even to the stranger whom yeu meet - in the way. Isn’t this true? The extreme of this is the habit of some people to wrap themselves in gloom when a relative passes from this troublesome world to a world of real enjoyment. They call it mourning, or showing respect for the dead, forgetting that it is a sort of ancestor worship differing only from that of the heathen Chinese, in color of the cloth. Besides if your religion is true you ought to rejoice when a sufferer is given complete and everlasting release from bodily pain. And, further, it does you no good to mourn and put on funeral airs, nor does it add in the least to the welfare of the departed. As tong as people continue to observe disagreeable customs because they are old, they will have to bear the pains and inconveniences peculiar to them. If you desire a bright and cheerful hfe keep on the bright side, shy the shadows, and accept the occassTonal cold blasts that you encounter as inevitable, complacently .wait until they have passed, for pass they will, and be followed by balmier # breezes. t ? z Learn to love the bright, the \ Cheery, the beautiful and the good in this world, and you will find the shadows growing less * dense, the storms less fierce, and disappointments less annoying. a Ideas make .the world go round. They are like bricks or stones from •whkfh great things are built. Every “Crank” or “radical” has contributed to the advancement of civilization, and * will continue to contribute. Thp impossible of today becomes a reality tomorrow. Do you know of a news item or two -which you might have given the Journal this week and did not? An item or two from you each week would help the paper wonderfully. While talking of adding a new month to the year, we wish they would add it right after March and postpone the wife’s birthday a month. The printers all over the country will have the pleasure of five holidays this month, but don’t forget they are all Sundays. Draw the trade to your store by advertising. Tell them what you have in your store, other- ' wise they will not know. One thing about undergoing an operation is it gives your friends a chance to tell of the operations they have undergone. A man may be the head of the family, but the woman is the neck and can turn the head any way she chooses. ■ . We are wondering if the revolting Democratic senators were trying to ride the Donkey or the white mule. * Get toe habit. Pay your subscription when due. We have a number of subscribers who are in arrears. It is not sto much the cost of advertising, as what it costs not to advertise that counts. ■ • An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tocth, but six bits for a half pint. Some world. A business that is not worth advertising is not worth having. Spring is here! Ye* the one we ordered last week.

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