The Syracuse Journal, Volume 17, Number 46, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 12 March 1925 — Page 1

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SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Items of Interest Concerning Oar High School Written for The Syracuse Journal. Students neither tardy nor abswfc this year are: Juniors- Wayne Hoelcher and Phyllis Miller. Sophomores —Harold Bo beck. Rebecca Fleming. Ray Kehr, Elizabeth McClintic and Willeadean Robinuon. Freshmen—Frederick Clayton. Erin Fleming, Ray Godjnalk, Emora Ketring, Armend Klingermanp, Prentice Kindig, Ruby , Lewallen, Ray McClintic and Junior Miller. Eighth grade—Pauline Wogoman. Report cards were given to the pupils on Wednesday. Miss Julian 'has not been teaching this week. The county nurse was at school on Wednesday, examining the children in the lower grades. Several mornings, for opening exercises, Parliinentary Drill has been practiced in the Assembly., Mrs. Becker, who taught the J sixth grade, resigned last Friday. | Mi» Bowser is taking her place for the remainder of the year. Mr. WhUehtad brought a large owl to Mr. VanGorder the first of the week- High school stu-1 dents, as well a-* pupils in the i lower grades, have derived much pleasure looking at it. Fridiy afternoon a number of the students went to Warsaw to attend the afternoon session of the tournament when Syracuse defeated Claypool. Schcol was not dismissed, hc-wever. Chapel exercises were conducted Wednesday morning by Rev. Hedges, pastor of the Church of God. He read the 13th chapter of First Corinthians, and closed with a sh irt prayer* The Teachers’ Basket Ball Team went to Pierceton on Wednesday eveningto play the teachers there. Tuesday evening they played a practice game at the local gym with the 'high school girl team. Earl Auer was referee. Alden Snavely has not been able to attend school this week because of injuring his leg at,the tournament, when Syracuse met

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Thto| WKNTV veoi» out of every food dollar la spear for dairy products. Milk or milk product* are used In almost every dish included Ln the dally meal, accwdius to the Blue Valley Creamery institute. of Agriculture show that 4SA per cent of the American milk production, or ainMWF .mr hundred billion prntMh. Is used directly ta the form of milk.’ It is ,-stiuiMied that every man. «o«nan and child consumes on an average of 50 gallons of milk «*« h year. This is an increase of eight gallons over the 1817 per capita «»mmmpti«>n ftgures. The n/tion is cattag more butter as well as drinking more milt Per «P---its contempt ion of totter averages around 145 pounds, while ta 1918 avernee was but H-6 p»mnds. More than one-ftrarth of the yearly milk supply la nmde tot« totter, 2XO per cent of this is turned out as a commercial product. Americans are not big cheese eaters. The average consumption is less tton 8-7 l» «« >" W*'-. per cent Less than 2 per c«at of the year's stoPCT products as powdered, milk and al.i ..ale h ta eMltoritto that around 8 per cent is waateu ar mmk.

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j defeat at the hands of ’’.er old I rival. Milford. A pair of crutchjes have been secured for him, ; however, arid the doctor says he may come to school if he uses them. * CO I \TY. S. SL°CONVENTION The annual convention of the Kosciusko Ccrinty Council of Religious Education will be held, in Syracuse May 6tn and 7th. according t> announcement made recently by the county Sunday School officers. At a meeting held in the Lutheran church last Sunday afternoon, F. W. Greene wa=i elect'd general chairman of local arrangements to entertain fibe convention. Finance-and transportation committees -were appointed representing each local church. The convention sessions will be held in the M. E. church. Among the speakers who have been engaged for the coming convention are Frank McKibben, Sunday School secretary of St. Joe county; Dr. Shultz, c-f Manchester college; Mr. Albertson, state Sunday school secretary, and a number of other prominent Sunday School workers. n e PURCHASED SIRE FOR HERD Mount Sir Segis. a 10 months’ old bull calf, purchased by L. N- Kitson and John L. Hibsch*man last week at Crawfordsville, Ind., to head their herd of Holstein cows, is one of the best bred calves in the vicinity, the sire having been bought from the noted Carnation Stock Farm at Oconomowoc, Wis., and Seattle. Wash. Mr. Kitson and Mr Hibschinan were very fortunate to be able to get hold of such' a splendidly bred bull. I’D OPEN HOSPITAL FRIDAY The new addition to Goshen hospital will be opened to the nublic for insnection on Friday evening, March 13, from 7 to 9 o'clock, to which the public is cordially invited. The hospital is now fully equipped to take care of its patients in a first class manner arid the board of directors is desirous that t!sp public come and see for them- | selves. Everybody turn out Friday evening. o •— SPECIAL MEETING There will be a special meeting of the Commercial Club oh Tuesday. March 17, at 7:30 p. m. at the library. Every member is urged to be present, as matters of importance will come before the meeting. <—o w - A classified ad will sell it

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

LETTER FROM JAPAN I Mr. and Mrs. D, H. Brunjes ] received a letter from their , nephew. Rev. Fred Heins, who is a Lutheran missionary in Japan. The letter containing some interesting description about the Japanese is reproduced here. 144 Haramachi, Koishikawa Ku, Tokyo. Japan, Feb. 10, 1925. Dear Aunt and Uncle: We heard yesterday that the home of Rev. and Mrs. Knudten. ntur missionaries in Nagoya, horned down the other day. Rev. Knudten is said to have been slightly injured. This is cicely a -calamity, but we 'one the work in rhe city will not lie b cdCred. 'Jn.a recently their h-.use was entered by robber? who helped themselves to their •'' ■'"•■coats an J ct ! <*r Articles. Connected u»lh the difficult •jHi.itions under which thev are laboring, this helps to make their sitay in Japan far pwsant. We have at last fully <l«* iphered >ur address: "h-ra* means field; “machi” means town; “ko” is small; "ishi” is stone; “kawa” is river; "Ku” is a ward of a city; "Tokyo” means eastern city. I also learned to my amazement that I was closely related to a hobo. “Hobo" means nurse. If the “b’s” are long, the meaning is more appropriate in every direction. Each finger has a name in Japan. Starting with the thumb they are: parent, pointhighest, medicine, and little finger. Thg Japanese language is much different from curs in construction. For instance, when they widh to say, “The woman who is carrying a child on her back,” they say. The carrying-a-child-on-h er - back women.” Unless it is to distinguish, the Japanese use nouns which might mean either singular or plural. Here is the first story in the Japanese school reader which we are now struggling with: “In the warmth of these two r three days the cherry blossoms have blossomed splendidly. The cherries (that is the blossoms, since the Japanese cherry trees have no fruit -that can be ■aten on the river bank are prettiest. When one looks from a distance, the flowers since they have blossomed, as far as the eye can see, look like white curtains stretched out. From the interval between the cedar trees of the temple forest the fluttering flowers appear beautiful. As to the weeping cherry trees by the side of the gate of the school, one or two petals have already begun to fall. The two or th red trees in the rear, being double-blossomed (eight fold) have not yet begun to bloom.” They say the cherry blossoms come out in April. We are told that there are some Japanese cherry trees in a park in Washington, D. C. The Japanese women wear some sbrt of a wide dress sash, about one foot wide in the back of the waist, which- looks verypeculiar. Most of them are very pretty, but I did not know un til today that they are often very expensive. Ladies of style often boast of having obi which have coat ten or fifteen thousand yen. This seems fabulous, but even allowing for Oxaggeraon, they must be very expensive. Some of the Japanese occasionally make a few mistakes in English, for example. I received a card the other day which said: “Dear Mr. Heins, “What a wonderful it is! I must first of all thank you for your kindness to give me—with all my hearts. Now I am quite •well to be sure. I must also thank to Mrs. Heins that she kindly wrote me the prescription of the medicine. I hope I will be able to see you next Tuesday with happy and highspirited face.” We want to tell you how much we enjoyed hearing from you. Please remember us to the • Lutheran people, and to Pastor ' and Mrs. McMichael. With love to alb , FRED. ‘ ■' O — J BAKE SALE ‘ The Woman’s Home Missionary i Society of the Methodisk church i will hold a bake sale on Saturday, March 14, at the Jet White . Groceteria. There will be vegeJ table soup and chicken and 1 noodles. Sale will commence at 1 ten o’clock. 45-2 t . - - Sys *: ■ -c .

SYRACUSE* INDIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1925.

UNION MEETING OF THE EASTERN STAR On Friday, March 6. twentysix members and officers of the Eastern Star chapter of this city went to Leesburg, where a union meeting of the chanters of Kosciusko county was in session that day. There were six chapters represented and the grand matron. Mrs. Alice K, V. Kennedy, of liberty. Ind., was present to inspect the work of the different chapters. The dav was a big one in the history of events for the chapters and will be remembered as one of the most successful and pleasant occasions that has been the privilege of the members to enjov for a long time. The meeting was held in the Masonic hall wMch ' was fairly packed with officiab and victors. The weather man smiled upon the day an<f gave them almost perfect weather for the occasion. The chapter from Syracuse had been invited to initiate a candidate in the afternoon which they did. This was followed by other chapters d'ing their share of the work. About« 6 o’clock everybody went to the basement of the M. E. church, where the Ladies' ASd Society rerved supper to the visitors, •which was most thoroughly- enioyed by all. At seven o’clock the evening session was opened by the Leesburg chapter. This was followed by the Mentone "hanter. which initiated two candidates into the mysteries of the order. Leesburg chapter closed the meeting, and the grand matron then made a sneech which was full of interest and instruction for all, to the entire assemblage. After the session was over for the evening, a «sodal hour followed, which included a short program and serving of fruit nunch and wafers. Among the distinguished officers present were: Mrs. Mamie Conrad. Past Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of Indiana, of Warsaw, Mrs. Edith M. McDonald, Deputy Grand Matron of the Twentieth tristrict. of Wariiaw. The chapters present were:. Svraeuse Chaipter, No. 283; Pierceton C'apter. Nr\. 56; Kosriusbo Chapter, of Milford, No. 160: Warsaw Chapter, No. 88; Mentone Chapter, No. 331. o DEMISE OF DR. W. C. HONTZ The funeral of Dr. W. C. Hontz, North Webster druggist, and one of the best hked business men of North Webster, was held in the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday afternoon. March Bat 2 o’clock. A large number of relatives and many friends filled the church to overflowing. Rev. Foster had charge of the funeral services. Dr. Hontz had been in ill only since Sunday evening, and his death early Friday morning was almost* unbearable by his widow an#oonly surviving daughter, and has saddened the entire community from young to old for he was ever courteous and helpful to all alike. He had been a practicing physician in Michigan and in Syracuse, Indiana, later going to North Webster, where he became engaged in the drug business. For several years be had been secretary of the Cemetery Association there and had done valuable work in plotting and arranging the new cemetery. He was also an active member in any matter of interest to the community there. He was a member of the Modem Woodmen. Dr. Hontz was 65 years of age, and leaves has widow and one daughter. A daughter, Helen, preceded him in death. The pal Ibearers were: Orlando Gerard, A. BL Warner, Jeff Garber. Harry Breading, Chas. Grow and G. R. Rodibaugh. * ..<H- .. ‘ I TO MAKE REGI LA R TRIPS The American Laundry Co.,<rf Goshen will make regular trips to Syracuse and Lake Wawasee, beginning Friday, March IX For particulars read the ad on another page. f o— TO OUB BEADERS The Journal is one day late this week on account of the ab- . sence of our printer, who was i called to Memphis, Tenn., on Sunday by the illness of his wife. ; An local news and correaponboiled ted. y nHt " _

INTERSTATE PUBLIC SERVICE CO. REPORT The annual report of the Interstate Public Service company of Indiana for 1924, was made public last week following the meeting of the stockholders at the company offices in Indianapolis at which Harry Reid, of Indianapolis, was re-elected president, E. Van Arsdel, of Indianapolis. vice president, and W. Marshall Dale, of Indienapolis, secretary-treasurer. Mr. Dale succeeds Ira E. Guthrie, of Inanapclis who resigned to move Hollywood-by-the-Sea, where he has accepted a new position. The report to the stockholders of the company’s operations for 1924 shows that the grass earnings including merchandise sales were $6,800,038.56. The operating expenses including tixesi were $4,961,941.83 leaving Tross balance of $1,838,096.73 vnch was increased to $1,898,347.27 by including miscellaneous income amount! ngt to $60,250.54. The company paid $ 181,810.14 as rental of leased railway property whklh left as net earning sl,716.537.13. After paying $795,969.47 interest on the funded debt, $84,749.39 as interest and amortization discount, the Interstate had $835,818,-27 available for payment of dividends, the company paid as dividends on its 7 per cent prior lien stock $345,649.27. It paid es a dividend on its preferred stock $313,800, leaving as a balance to be carried to surplus $176,369.00. Sound growth) and improvement is shewn over the preceding year. The gross operating income for 1924 exceeds that of 1923 by $394,694.73 or 6.2 per cent. The net earnings show an increase of $286,018.02 or 19.9 per cen t. The Interstate purchased 59.3 miles of 33,000 volt transmission line from the Winona Service company, from which five communities are served wholesale and power supplied to the Service hnes for the operation of an interurban railway. The Interstate during the year also purchased the gas plans and distribution systems st Goshen and* Warsaw. 'Hie latter also supplies Winona Lake. A 14-mite, 33,000 volt transmission line -was constructed from Goshen to the Michigan state line to deliver current to the Michigan Gas and Electric o : — WEDO6O CLUB

The Wedoso Club held a slumber party at the home of Miss Helen Bowld on Tuesday, March 10. The evening was delightfully spent in music and stunts. Refreshments were served at a late hour. The members present were: Mrs/ Phil'Hedges, Mrs. C. W. Howard, Mrs. E. E. Bushong, Miss Nellie Mann. Miss Elizabeth Bushong, Miss Neva Meek and Miss Helen Bowld. , o — FINGER CAUGHT Mrs. Roy Riddle caught her little finger in the electric wnuger on Monday while doing the weekly washing. By quick action she was able to stop the machine before serious damage was done to her finger. However, she . has been nursing a pretty badly bruised finger since then. o BIRTHS A son was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Klink on Saturday, March 7, at Springfield. Ohio. A daughter, who has been named Doris Mae, was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Davis, of Goshen. Mrs. Davis is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Stansbury. - ■ o — ROLLER SKATES FREE ■ - Here’s a chance for a hoy or girl to win a pair of roller skates free. The A. & P. store will absolutely give free to any boy dr girl bringing in to the store the most labels of the A. & P. products. Read the ad on another page for further particulars. o LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS Monday mght the Indiana legislature adjourned sine die. It was the end of the sixty-one day meeting, the 74th regular gathering of the lawmakers. o UNDERWENT OPERATION Millard Hire underwent an operation for the removal of a kidney at the Goshen hospital Tuesday morning. Latest reportsays [he is getting along nicely.

BASKETBALL NEWS Milford won the final.game of I the district tournament at Warsaw on Saturday night by defeating Pierceton in a scrappy hard fought game by a score of 33 to 19. Milford will go to Fort Wayne on Saturday, March 14, to play in the regional tournament. Following is the result of the district, tournament at Warsaw: Atwood 21; Etna Green 14. Sidney 24; North Webster 20. Milford 28; Leesburg 13. Syracuse 22; Claypool 16. Beaver Dam 16; Mentone 11/ Warsaw 34; Silver Lake 13. Pierceton 40; Burket 12. Atwood 24 Sidney 18. Milford 27; Syracuse 16. Warsaw 29; Beaver Dam 11. (Semi-Finals) Pierceton 21; Atwood 13. Milford 26; Warsaw 21. SATURDAY NIGHT (Final) Milford 33; Pierceton 19. TWIN CREST PARK P„ S. Nielsen informs the Journal that a campaign to sell lots at Twin Crest Park will be launched April 2, and that every lot mjjst be sold during the coming summer. Values will be thrown to the winds and bargains which will never come again will be given. Dredging costing over SIO,OOO is to be done, and road work costing $6,000 is to be started, and to get the money needed for these improvements lots must be sold, if the best lots on the lake for the smallest price will do the selling. Mr. Nielsen urges every reader of the Journal to get their cars ready for the race on April 2d. CUCUMBER PICKLES G. D. Williston and W. H. DeBoer. of the D. M. Sears Co., Ft. Wayne, were guests at the Commercial Club dinner Tuesday. Mr. Willison stated that he proposed to start a pickle salting station at Syracuse and that he desired the moral support of the Commercsai Chib and the business men in general, in bringing this enterprise to Syracuse. This support was most cheerfully accorded him. In a week or two a canvas will be made among fanners to interest them in growing cucumber pickles, and if enough acreage is pledged Syracuse will ‘have another industry. FILLING STATIbN Jesse Stookey is moving theresidence he recently purchased of Mrs. Elizabeth Bushong to the rear of the lot, preparatory to establishing an oil filling station. The tank will be placed on the corner of the lot to the allev. Mr. Stookey will be associated by his son and'sell Shell gas. ■ - o SALE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS H. M. Hiro, administrator of the estate of-Julia A. Ott, deceased, will sell on Saturday. March. 14. commencing at two o’clock, all the household goods belonging to said estate. Terms cash.

MT NATIVE TOWN ( t , ■ My native town. — I don’t pretend to eloquence nor claim. My speech will ever bring me elocutionary fame; But I Just want to tell you simple-like. you understand. About the place 1 hailed from—lt’s the fairest In the land. There smiles that beam on every face have drove all care aVay. And someone’s always singing on the darkest rainy daft While strangers often share with us our hearth-fires bright and warm. And even lightning thrills you in a summer thunder-storm. My native town, — . - The arching sky’s expanse of clear azure Would lure me now to loiter where the atmosphere is pure; Through fields of grain and pasture-lands bespangled with the dew. Near a wide extent of water that Is motionless and blue. There the sun-shine, always genial, gleams and glitters diamond-like. Where tanned and sun-burned fishermen are angling tor pike; And every garden lavish is with picks and golden-glows. When lattice-bars are covered by the blossoms of the rose. My native town. — The sky-lark soars above its rare refrain. That's wafted at brief intervals across a near-by plain; There gentle tephyrs whisper low and strdy through every tree. Whose lofty loveliness betrays an air of majesty. Each spring-time showers its cherry blooms like snow upon the mead. Where flaunting flowers serve up their nectared sweets the bees to feed; * And summer swiftly passes in accord with Nature's laws. While every foM of autumn time is like a film of gauze. My native town,— I yearn tonight to see Its unpaved streets; ‘Tis there each ray of moon-light drifts adown the dark and meets The shafts of yellow lamp-light pouring from the open door. To mutely welcome wanderers who journey home once more. Oh. when again, my happy feet along these drive-ways pass. The constant hum at insect-creatures hiding in the grass Will fall upon my listening ear with a familiar sound. And strengthen my conviction that I tread on hallowed ground. —RALPH SCOLES THOMAS. “***■»** ovviaao

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Review of Things b/tbe Editor As He Sees Them <m the Surface. High School Cost Neither parents nor taxpayers fully understand or appreciate just what tlie city does for the High School training of a boy or girl. While it may cost the parents SSOO or S6OO for clothes and incidental expenses, it costs the average city nearly $ 570 to put the boy or girl through the four year course. The per capita cost in. 1923 has been computed at $142.50. The majority of parents are dissatisfied with what the public schools are doing for their children —and most spoken and written comment would testify thjit they are—it behooves them in all fairness to be informed of the facts. Education in this country is not only of the best things ■we have bu t the lowest in cost for parents of children. It is interesting to note in this respect that in England, France and Italy most of the secondary schools charge for tuition. Eulogies over people who have gone are fcplpful in but one way: to shame us for not saying kind things about them while, they were here -with us/ People should be praised while they Eve and can hear. Every man, woman. boy or girl becomes better and happier the moment some one praises them—and it is such a little thing to do. Nearly every make of automobile has a pronounced and individual feature —but they all have one that is seldom mentioned in advertising—“depreciation.” Individual oddities and eccentricities are nothing to boast about. Thte rose is admired for its delicate beauty—not for its thorns. "Why do they call them Representatives?” asked a little girl i-n the Civil Government class/ Its a question for every grownup to answer. We are advised to live within our income. Now if someone will advise us where to find an income we will try the advice. -The number of square people, not the number of square miles, makes a country great. A fly was discovered in the Journal office yesterday, which, is a sure sign of spring. The lifter’q most difficult task is with tfhe “leaners.” Every man is one or the other. The knocker never gets ahead—the winner is too busy to knock. — ” o Put your heart into your work and you will put money into the bank.

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