The Syracuse Journal, Volume 18, Number 2, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 14 May 1925 — Page 1

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COUNTY S. S. CONVENTION Record Attendance Throughout the Enthusiastic Session One of the biggest and best history of the county was held in the Methodist church Here last week, according to the general report of those who attended the affair.- -The speakers who addrdteed the convention were far above tige average in their ability. and the attendance was much larger than ever before, large numbers being unable to gain admittanue to the evening sessions. Mr. Edward E. Kinsey of Warsaw was re-elected president of the County Council of Religious Edccation which conducted the convention. Harry K. Lozier of near Warsaw was re-elected sec-retary-treasurer. The other county administrative officers of the association are: vice president, Seward Peer, Etna Green; Louise Bebb. Winona Lake; Orlando Meredith, Mentone; Floyd Schuder, If ord; and F. C. Sanders of Claypool. Rev. S. S. Simmons of Burket was chosen superintendent of administration; R. L. Thafer of Winona Lake, adult superintendent; Mrs. A. C. Brown of Winona Lake, children’s superintendent; HobartCreighton of Warsaw, young people’s superintendent; Rev. R. N. McMichael of Syracuse, educational superintendent. It was decided by the county officers to hold the next county convention at Burket the last week in May. 1926. Several other invitations were received for the next county convention. According to the county secretary s report there are eightytwo Sunday schools in the county and all but one running the full year. Seven of the township organizations met their apportionment to the County and state funds in full Turkey Creek was among those whjch paid up in full. The others were Clay, Harrison, Franklin. Wayne, EtnaScott and Seward. Dr. Raymond Schutz of North Manchester, one of the principal speakers at the convention, is a very able speaker. He holds degrees from four of the leading universities of the world, and has traveled extensively in Europe. His keen observation of world affairs and conditions, and his conclusions as to the church’s responsibility in meeting the prevalent evils of the day gave the delegates considerable to think about. Dr. Frank McKibben. Religious Educational director in South Bend, gave several very interesting and instructive addresses covering the field of modem religious educational methods and * He also conducted a workers’ conference on Wednesday evening. Another of the speakers was Rev. Harry Rowe, a state Sunday school worker of Indianapolis, who raised quite a "rpw” with the usual quiet tone of Sunday school conventions. He upset some old fashioned Sunday school theories, and demonstrated that he knows something about working with the young people of the day. Dinner for the convention delegates was furnished by the Ladies Aid Societies of the local churches. The big banquet for everybody was served Thursday evening in the Lutheran basement, the dinner being served by the United Brethren ladies. The principal address was delivered by Rev. Mr. Rowe. ;• __ — o ... 0. E. 8, INITIATE Tlje Eastern Star Chapter met on Monday evening in regular session. Mrs. Esther Osborn was duly initiated into the Chapter. The meeting was well attended, and one of the pleasant surprises was the three visitors from Leesburg, who came liver to attend the meeting and enjoy the social -hours after the work was over. The visitors were Mrs. Pete Stookey, Mrs. P. G. Fermier and daughter, Miss Betty. The committee served dainty refreshments, which alco was a part of the evening’s entertainn.ZSZ'Z,,. invited. . .

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BIG FIRE AT WINONA Nearly half of the Winona hotel containing some 200 rooms, was destroyed by fire late Saturday afternoon. It seemed that the whole structure was doomed at first because of the west wind, and‘the inability of the combined efforts of the Winona fire department and the Warsaw firemen to secure sufficient water pressure to combat the blaze. Winona has a new pumper that proved very effective in putting* the fire under control. The engine was run down to the beach of Winona lake where it pumped water directly through two lines of hose to the scene of the conflagration. J. C. Evans, Warsaw fireman, was burned severely about the face and legs. .He was forced to jump one story to a porch roof. The fire started near a chimney in the top floor and it is believed that it was due to a defective flue. ■ , The building was owned by Lincoln Dickey of Cleveland, Homer Rodeheaver of Winona Lake, and O. B. Stephenson of Saint-Louis. . The loss is said to be about. $20,000, which is covered by insurance. Announcement has been made that as soon as the insurance adjustment is made, work will be started on rebuilding the part destroyed by fire. It is hoped to have the hotel rebuilt and in condition for use before the fpening of thb chatauqua season, n the meantime it will be possibe to use the north part of the hotel. o . NEW GAS LINE

Goshen will be connected with Elkhart, by a gas pipe line ten and one-half miles long. Gas manufactured in the plant of the Calumet Gas and Electric company st Elkhart will be pumped to Goshen for distribution to the customers df the Interstate Public Service company. The pipe line will be built of 6-inch iron pipe, wrought, and will be welded together. The line will follow the Lincoln highway between Elkhart and Goshen, and "plans are made to give gas service to Dunlap, a small community between those cities, and to other residents along the highway. The Calumet Gas and Electric company will own and operate that part of the line extending five- and one-half east of Elkhart and the five miles of the line west of Goshen will be owned and operated by the Interstate Public Service company. The construction of this gas pipe line is an application'of the principle of distribution which has proved so successful in the electric light and power industry. It will mean extension of gas seryice to homes which otherwise would be unable to have the conveniences of gas service. The Elkhart plant has a daily capacity of 1.290,000 cubic feet of gas and as the combined sales in Elkhart and Goshen average 850.0Q0 cubic feet daily, there is ample margin or expansion of the business without the addition of new equipment. The pipe ’line will be large enough to take care of additional growth in Goshen and vicinity for many years. The improvement will represent an investment of approximately $90,000. The work will be completed early in July. ..q DINNER PARTY ■ Miss Elizabeth Bushong gave a 6:30 o'clock dinner party to the members of the Wedoso Club last Thursday evening at the Sign of the Kettle. After the dinner was over the rest of the evening was spent in dancing and social commingling. Miss Bushong left on Saturday for Muncie, where she will attend the Ball Teachers’ College for the summer. * O"— -— DID NOT DIM LIGHTS Wayne Strombeck of North Webster was fined $15.90 including costs in Justice Bell’s court on Monday for failure to dim his auto lights. ' —— o — PUBLIC SALE There wiU be a public sale of household goods at the residence of Mrs. B. F. Hentzell, north Huntington street, on Saturday, May 16, at 2 p. m. I “The Thief of Bagdad,” with : Dmtgbs Fairbaaks-4he Ipest t picture ever made. See it aett r week at the Crystal Theatre, Ugmuer. " XX<- ■■■ ■

r Syracuse’s^Slogan* “A Welcoming Town With a Beckoning Lake.”

STUDENTS AT PURDUE Kcsciusko county has been represented at Purdue university this year by twenty-six students, a recent check cf the records in the office of Registrar R. B. Stone shows. Every county in Indiana th:.rtyifour states of the Union and twelve foreign countries were represented in the student body during the year which is nearing a close. The total enrollment is 3,660, a gain of 246 over the new mark or 3.414 established last year, and is indicative of the rapid growth in number of students. The new catalog, recently off the press, copies of which may be obtained from the registrar, rives a complete digest of all the courses in engineering, agriculture, pharmacy, science end allied subjects offered, and also a list of all the students. It shows the following from this county registered during the year in the institution: Warsaw: Karolyn Hillmer, J. R. Brown, O. W. Griffith. Bernice II Hale, C. F. Hill, A. Howard, J. W. McCarter, R. J. Pfleiderer, J. _H. Philpott. R. A. Tegtmeyer, H. A. Tenney, M. J. Thompson. G.. H. Tuttle. Pierceton?W. W. Whitehead, H. K. Leedy. Syracuse: C. A .Woods, C. R. Swenson, M. M. Smith. Milford: W. F. Scott, N. R. Kirkdoffer, R. H. Dausrmn. ’ ’ Nappanee: C. W. Harlan. • Atwood: D. V. Swanson. Claypool; H. B. Williamson. Burket: M. M. Latimer. o THE NEW MILK LAW Os particular interest to the farmers of Kosciusko county is the legislation enacted in the 1925 general assembly regarding tuberculin testing. One law makes it illegal for any person to offer or expose for sale, sell or exchange or deliver, for household use. milk from cows that are not tuberculin tested, unless that milk has been properly pasteurized. This law affects those selling milk around the lakes and small towns in Kosciusko county. Another law provides a method by which counties may get their cattle tested on the government accredited plan. The law provides that whenever a petition signed by not less than 51 per cent of the cattle owners of any county is presented to the county council they shall appropriate annually such a sum of money not to exceed $5,000, as may be required to be used in assisting the state and federal departments in the employment of inspectors to apply tuberculin tests to all cattle within the county. Most of the counties in northern Indiana are already busily engaged in testing their cattle, and cattle owners in Kosciusko county livingr near the county line find themselves in a good many cases unable to dispose of cattle to residents of neighboring counties because their cattle are not There i» considerable talk by the resident* of a number of the townships about starting petitions for testing in Kosciusko county.

NEW MASONIC TEMPLE OPEN _____ The opening Os the fine new o I Syracuse won the first base

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1925.

Something About Muscle Shoals

On his way home from Biloxi, Miss., where he spent the winter, S. L. Ketring ‘went to Muscle Shoals and had an extensive and instructive tour over the wonderful Wilson Dam, now under construction on the Tennessee river. Mr. Ketring is in possession of a large booklet, entitled, "History of Muscle Shoals,’’ which, if credit was due this article, the entire history in the booklet should be printed. However, time and space forbids doing this, but we are printing short sketches of some of the most important facts now existing at Muscle Shoals: “Since inauguration of the work at Wilson Dam. there have been, at different times, three Resident Engineers, Commanding Officer of the United States Army, in charge of construction. Colonels Lytle Brown, W. J. Borden and George R. Spalding, succeeding each other in the order named, with Colonel Cooper of New York, continuously, as Consulting Engineer. Colonel Borden was in charge during and for a short time before and after, the period of suspension of work in 1921, when more than a year’s time was lost in construction by the failure of Congress to make an appropriation for the continuance of the work. Henry Ford coming to the rescue with his famous bid for the whole project, Congress finally acted with a liberal appropriation and shortly afterwards, Col. George R. Spalding, the present commanding officer, was placed in charge and the work has gone forward with leaps and bounds ever* since, the men taking on new impetus under his successful handling, it being simply wonderful how he has succeeded in creating an atmosphere of enthusiasm for the great undertaking. Muscle Shoals is on two national highways, and one important Southern highway. With its growing importance it, will doubtless become a hub, similar to the ancient world center when all roads led to Rome. Going north from Muscle Shoals across the bridge to Florence on the opposite bank of the river, you follow a beautiful paved road, which is the 'route of the Jackson highway, connecting Chicago and New Orleans. The Robert E. Lee Highway connects Washington. D. C. with San Francisco, and the Sam Davis Highway connects a number of southern cities. The Dixie Highway leads into the Jackson Highway at Nashville, Tenn. When Hie Wilson Dam is finished a loop from all of these highways will run up the river at Muscle Shoals to the Darn, crossing the river on the top of the 120-foot high bridge on top of the dam, thence to the Lee Highway, into Florence, and back to Muscle Shoals byway of the present bridge. Muscle Shoals Situated between the counties of Lauderdale and Colbert, in Alabama, more than two hundred miles below the head of navigation, and more than two hundred miles above the mouth of the Tennessee, are the Muscle Shoals. The Nitrate Plants were < brought into existence during the war, in an effort by our| Government to gain independ-1 ence of Chili in respect to nitrate | MEMBER OF FLORIDA BAR Orland C. Strieby, formerly of this city and now a senior in the law department of Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tenn., successfully passed the Florid* State Bar examination, given at Tallahassee April 21. 22 and 23. Out <rf 147 that took the examination. 86 were granted a license. Mr. Strieby made a grade of 96, the fourth, highest in Hie class. — o-— - --- AUTO CARAVAN HERE Hie Star-Durant automobile caravan, which is touring the country to show the various models of the cars, was in Syracuse Thursday of last week. There were eleven machines in the group. S. Harkless A Sons are local agents for the Star and Durant cars. 1 — O" 1 -— fiBBWPRISE BANQUET The gsyea in commemoration of Mother’s n. v Those who were not moth--11 f inTiintd iisi issm ■

necessary in making war materials. Some of the minerals found at Muscle Shoals district are:Bauxite, Bauxite Clay, Bituminous Limestone, Cement Material, Coal, Gravel, Koalin, Simonite, Oolitic Lime Bock, Phosphate Reek, Tripoli, or rotten stone. Other minerals and products of the Muscle Shoals district found within 150 miles. Asbestos. Barytes, Copper, Fluorspar, Fuller's Earth, Gold, Graphite, Lead, Lime Manganese, Mica. Peat Pyrites, Shales, Umber, Zinc, Ochre (Brown) and Ochre (Yellow). Rural Homeseekers To the small farmer the Muscle Shoals District offers every inducement to locate, with climate and soil for very semi-tropical and even for many crops classed as tropical. In no territory can a greater variety of produce be raised. Power House On the south side of the river will be located the power house. Its dimensions, capacity and other statistics concerning it being as follows: j Length of power house, 1184 ft. Width of power house, 71 ft. Height above main floor, 50 ft. Capacity of electric crane, 100 tons. ‘ Number of generating units, 18. Number of exfeiting units, 2. H. P. of Water wheels (first 4). 30,000 h. p. each. H. P. of water wheels (next 4). 36,000 h. p. each. Total installation proposed, 624,000 h. p. (estimated). We have attempted to mention only a few of the interesting facts that are told in the booklet, which not only contains early history of Muscle Shoals, but shows large pictures of different sections of the plant, which lends much light and information concerning the Muscle Shoals project. Mr. Ketring says there is a large army of men working at the plant, and hopes are entertained that it will be completed by this fall. What is known as Muscle Shoals is a stretch of the river 37 miles in length, where the river, running practically a straight course, spreads itself out in lake formation, yet without the characteristic smooth surface of a lake, there being a vertical fall of one hundred and thirty-four feet in the 37 miles, which creates a current so strong throughout the whole length of the shoals that, it would hardly be a misnomer to designate the whole stretch of the river as “The Rapids.” The river along this whole course, with the exception of here and there, pools, is only from two or three inches to two or three feet, deep, and Hie rocky bottom jutting out in places forms many of what are known as “tow heads,” where the protruding rocks, in time, gather enough drift and soil in the midst of the rushing current produce vegetation, ranging in size from a half-dozen reeds that have fought for and succeeded in finding a- foothold to small islets, some of which have attained to the dignity of islands, which justify cultivation, producing hundreds of bushels of I the finest Indian com with less I cultivation than would be possiIble on any other than’this rich i alluvial soil VIEWERS REPORT Elmer E. Smith, Claude Poor and Charles Regenos. filed their report on the proposed Warner road on the south side of JLake Wawasee last week at Warsaw. It was the duty of the viewers to detenhine the amount of the damages and benefits resulting from the use <rf private land for the road’s right of way. Those who were awarded damages and the amounts they will receive are Charles D. Thompson, SSO; Clara McCullough, SSO; Fred Cline. S7O; J. Henry Moore, S6O: and Clara Beightel, SSO. Fletcher E. Marsh, Flossie L. Southworth, Alice S. Moore and Jacob Krieg are damaged in various amounts, but as their loss is offset by their benefit no award will be made. p —o HAS TAKEN CHARGE _ J. B. Britton, of Lagrange, has taken I Jouroal welcomes him and his family in our midst. — I t-Wrrßi IFivniv, wiw ve/ww” • ,-g 1,991. - npAxpMiar adh

BUIXETIN TO FISH AND GAME PROTECTIVE CLUBS A bulletin from the fish and game division of the state conservation department sent to several hundred fish and game protective clubs state last week, contains interesting data of that division. Prospects are very favorable | for a good spawning season in Indiana Waters this year compared to a very late and unfavorable season in 1924. State hatcheries this spring will propagate large and small mouthed black bass, bluegills, crappie, rock bass, yellow perch and channel catfish. If it is possible to obtain the eggs from Michigan or Ohio, pike-perch (wall-eye) will be added. ; Game wardens made 34 arrests and 30 convictions in March for fish and game law violations. The fines and costs upon convictions amounted to $1,014.90. The leading offense was for possession of or using seines, for which fourteen were arrested. Records of. the division show a steady advancement with an inI crease of $73,727.04 in receipts in the past six months, the fiscal half-year which closed March 31, over the amount collected under the old law abolished kl>til 1, in 1919. Arrests show an increase of 732;convictions an increase of 684; and an increase in fines and costs of $12,104.20. The license increase for the six-month period is 71.507. . Comparing receipts of the last six months with those of 1924, the report shows 140,004 licenses issued to April 1, 1925, compared with 135,920 during the six months last The arrests for the sanae j>eriod w*ere 976, convictions 9tWU fines and costs, $17,008 compared with the skrmonth period in 1924 of 1000 arrests, 958 convictions, and fines and costs of $19,636.40. There was frioss in this item of 24 arrests, 44 convictions and $2,628.40 in fines /And costs, for the first six months of fiscal 1925 against the ffrsk-Six months of fiscal 1924. - . DIED SUDDENLY . Francis M. Hapner, age 52, who resided two and a half miles north of Syracuse, was found dead in bed Friday gnoming following a cerebral hemorrhage during the night. He had worked all day Thursday and came home in the evening with a severe headache. A doctor w r as called but nothing of a serious nature was suspected at the time. Mr. Hapner , was born and raised on the farm where he died. He is survived by the widow, one daughter, Mrs. Clell Juday, of near Solomon’s Creek, and four sons at home, Edward, William, Charles and Howard; a father, two brothers and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the United Brethren church, Solomon's Creek, with Rev. Elder officiating. Burial in Solomon’s Creek cemetery. o COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS Twenty-nine members attended the luncheon and meeting of the Commercial Club Tuesday at the Sign of the Kettie. Considerable business of importance was transacted among which was the appointing of a committee to solicit subscriptions for the dredging of the Lake Wawasee channel also a committee to erect a sign on the Lindfln Highway directing the visitors and newcomers to Syracuse and the lake. J. B, Britton, the new proprietor of the Grand Hotel, was elected to membership in*the Commercial Club. Several members reported the planting of trees in the free camping grounds. The next meeting will be on June 9, at which officers for the ensuing year will be elected. o WACO TO OPEN Elaborate new decorations are being put. in place at the Waco dancing pavilion for the opening Friday evening, May 15. Franklin’s original Waco orchestra will play for the entire season. PIANO TUNING • r ~' Pianos and Player Pianos tuned and repaired. Work guaranteed and prices reasonable. J3cckmann> s e Store, —- »■■■- — Strawberry plaats, extra fiae, r '.jiiit ar gtk i_2t - ■ ... ‘I. X ? -

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT / x Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on the Surface. Tlioy Are Not Bad Every day or some clergyman or reformer makes the assertion that the young people of today are on a toboggan for Hades, or at least going to the dogs. Then there are sensational stories of sex orgies in college life and books that savor of barnyard cdors without number. The statement of President Hopkins, of Dartmouth, that the young people of toda. “are a cleaner lot in their morals than in-any other age," comes as a refreshing and stimulating hope. Harry Emerson Fosdiok says: “I am enthusiastic and concerned for this bewilded, adventurous, but hopeful generation. Do not run it down. They are thinking far more than their fathers did.’’ The fact is, it is not the young generation that has gone to smash, but only certain people who have gone to pieces. They have found the life too much for them to stand under. They would have smashed at any time. But the younger people who have come from good homes are not smashing. Very far from it. And why run them down? Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, president of the Daughters of the American Revolution, said ‘the other day: “There is criticism of our American social life today in which the instance of looseness, irresponsibility and reckless display of selfish pleasure seeking are constantly brought to the surface. But we are Go(£ fearing, home-loving citizenry. The exceptions to this are so exceedingly small in number that they only appear great in being conspicuous.” The rising generation may be turning away from certain ancient standards in the search for a better and higher truth. They vnll hoi accept some of the shams, either political or religi7>us, as easily as did past generations. Conditions are rapidly changing—but must be met squarely.. Higher MatheniaticH Bones draws a diagram and propounds this weighty problem: At 7 o’clock an express train leaves Chicago and travels toward Syracuse at the rate Os 90 miles an hour. At the same time a local train leaves Syracuse and travels toward Chicago at the rate cf 30 miles an hour. Which train will be farthest from Syracuse when they pass? According to an unwritten law, straw hats may be worn after May 15 regardless of weather conditions. It may be of interest to men to know that the straw from which these hats are made comes from China, Japan and Italy. The value of the manufactured product is about $33,000,000. We used to strike up'a friendship with a stranger by discovering that we both belonged to the same lodge. Now we do it by discovering that the stranger is driving the same kind of a car that we drive. A pretty Syracuse school teacher says she is going to keep on setting her alarm clock during the vacation this summer, so she can have Hie supreme satisfaction of slinging a pillow at it every ipoming. Washington announces that the government will train youths for foreign service. What most of our mothers would like better is some girl training for home service. Every household has a Ways and Means Committee. The man is presumed to furnish the means and the woman the ways of spending it. No field is overcrowded for the man who can think for himself and is not afraid of hard work. The wise man works for his money and then makes his money, work for him. Cold baths prolong life. But pshaw! that means more cold baths. * You will find that it always pays to work and smile overtime.

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