The Syracuse Journal, Volume 18, Number 16, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 20 August 1925 — Page 1

VOLUME XVIII.

BIG FIRE AT MIDNIGHT Firemen Fought Hani to Save A Business Block From Destruction* The Oakland Theatre building, owned by E E. Holloway, was completely destroyed by fire at ♦an early <hdur Tuesday morning. Night Watchman Deal Crait > in making his rounds) of the' business section about 12 o’clock i midnight discovered smoke pouring from the ticket office in the front part of the theatre. He notified the night operator at the telephone exchange. Mrs. Forrest Snepp, who immediately turned in an alarm. The firmen lost no time in readying tine scene and when they arrived the lower floor of the building was enveloped in flames. The fire ate its way through the ceiling to the second floor where Wm. Beckmann, the Vumiture dealer, had stored a large stock of mattresses, and similar goods, also some furniture. which added fuel to the flames. In a few-minutes the interior of the building was a roaring furnace. Three streams of water- were played on the 1 lames, one from the front and two from the rear, of the building, also the chemical fire extinguisher was pressed into service, but the building was doomed. Fearing that the Tire might spread to the adjoiniiMf buildings, one occupied by fee Gibson Variety store and the other by W. Beckmann and C. C. Bachman, aid from Elkhart, Goshen. Winona and Warsaw was sent for, all* who responded . The chemical truck from Goshen arrived first, the fire fighting apparat usses from the other mentioned places arriving later. Their services however were not needed, as by that time the roof of the building had caved in. confining the flames to the doomed building. The substantial fire walls adjoining the other two buildings kept the fire from spreading. For a time it looked as if the entire business block would be doomed, but our fire laddies. fought the flames bravely, resulting in the loss of the theatre building only. In fighting the fire three persons were injured. Frank Klink received a cut in fee arm by broken glass, Leo Drue kami Iler was hit on the bead with a brick, and John Anspaugh received a little bath of Kot water, which was running from trie hot sheet iron roof. Their injuries were attended to by Dr. C R. Hoy. An explosion occurred, probably due to the intense heat, which brought down a part of the top wall of the Bachman store, the bricks falling on the sidewalk. One of these bricks struck Druckamiller. The loss is estimated at from $6,000 to SB,OOO. Mr. Holloway carried an insurance oA»$3,000 on the building. The theatre equipmept and furnishings were owned by Vause Polen, who carried an insurance of SBOO. The theatre was operated by J. E. Swaim, of Bremen. Local people and cottagers from the lake assisted in carrying the stock from the Beckman furniture store. His loss is partially covered by insurance. The Gibson Variety Store, the Beckman store and the K. of P. lodge Hall were damaged by«smoke. . A large telephone cable strung in an alley alongside the building was burned, thereby putting a goodly number of telephones out of commission. However, repairs were made Tuesday. The Syracuse firemen are to be commended for their valiant work in fighting the fire, the ' worst Syracuse has seen in many years. Also the firemen from the surrounding towns are to be praised for their .prom pt response to assist in checking the blaze. * A number of cottagers and residents on the. Lake came in and assisted the firemen in fighting fee flames. Special mention is* made of those who came from the South Shore Inn and assisted in every way they could. a . How the fire started is a mystery. One theory is it was caused by crossed electric light wires. Some are of the opinion it was caused by a cigarette stump, but this is not likely, as no smoking was allowed in the theatre. There had been a show that evening, but trie theatre was closed at about 10 o’clock. Perhaps the cause of the fire will never be known.

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j CABLE FAMILY REUNION Those from out of town who attended the Cable family reI union on Sunday, August 9, I were as follows Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Cable i and daughter Georgia, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Cable, Mrs. L. Lane and friend, Miss McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Rowe and three children. Mary, Phijl and Jack, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Walker and children. Norval, Eileen and Donald, Mr. and Mrs. IL I* Bird land daughter. Miss Marcella, i Mrs. ,S. F. Betes and daughter, I Miss Elanore, Mrs. Estella Swartz, all of Chicago; Mr. and Mrst Abe Winebrenner, Cornelius Cable. Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Rowe. Mr. and Mrs. Chae. Laudenslayer, Mr. and Mrs. Yerkey, Mrs. Peter Zelinger and son Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Rowe and children. Miss Frances, Joe and Jim, Mr. and Mrs O. L. Cable and daughter, Helen, John Cable and "Miss Blanche Myers, Miss Mary Warner and Wilfred Warner, of Elkhart; Mrs. Elizabeth Dewart, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dewart and three children, of South Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stump, of Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Henney and daughters. Beta, Rose and Annabelle, o‘s Lagioner; Mr. and Mrs. Warren LeCount and grandson, Robert Maurice LeCount and Woodward Clouse, of Cromwell. Those from and around Syracuse were: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cable, Mrs. Mary Cable, Mrs. Elsie Cable, Jesse Cable. Albert Wogoman, Geo. Wogoman, Floyd Strieby, George Strieby, Frank Kelly. Mr. and Mrs. John Willard. Mrs. Retta Clayton. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Clayton and sens Buddy and Bobby, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Clayton and children Frederick, Eldon and Lucy, Mr. and Mrs. AL; Mock. Mrs. C. G. Strieby, Mr. and Mrs. John Rentfrow, Jesse Rentfrow, Mr. and Mrs. Port Searfoss, Mrs. Anna Miller, Mrs. Pearl Cooper, Orren Cable. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Drudge, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Deaton, Mrs. Belle Strieby, Mr. and Mrs. Ray LeCount. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jones, Helen, Dallas and Elda May Grindle. Mr. and Mr< Richard Guy, Cable Lane an 4 Miss Helen Lane. W. <X T. IL DRIVE The W. C. T. U. is beginning a drive for membership to erect a living monument of ten thousand new members in memory of Mr*. Culla J. Vayhinger, who served the union as state president for seventeen years during whkfe time she was called to -> rve the nation in a larger way to superintend the national Americanization work. At Indianapolis she was the instigator of the home and school to teach children and mothers of foreign speaking people the English language, especially the mothers so they can do their marketing also converse with their children when they are in our schools. o REUNION The annual reunion of Wittenberg Cbllge and Hamman Divinity alumni of northern Indiana and southern Michigan is being held today at Black Point on Lake Wawasee. The out of town parties met at the Lutheran parsonage here this morning from where they went in a body to the picnic grounds. — o — MILES FAMILY REUNION’ The Evan Miles family reunion was held on Sunday at Rogers Park, in Goshen. There were sixty relatives present to enjoy .feebig dinner and social commingling, which went to make up a large part of the program. There were a number of relatives from Syracuse in attendance. O- rCARD OF THANKS We wish to express our most sincere appreciation for the generous and careful assistance given us during the fire. We are especially grateful to those who opened their stores to convenience us. Beckman’s 0 U. B. CONFERENCE The annual conference of the U. B. Church will be held at Winona Lake beginning September 1. o- — BAKE SALE The Missionary Circle of the 1 Church of God will hold a bake sale at Hedges Battery Station on Saturday, August 29. 16-2 t

j THIS IS THE SEASON TO SEE YOUR OWN STATE i Here we are at the height of ,ts e vacation season. Why not j Spend it in your own state? Why not out and drive to various parts of the state, without crossing its border? Such a trip is sure to result in a revelation. Not only will you see things you did not know your state possess- ! ed. but you *will come in closer touch with the people who ’ make it a good state. You will form friendships here and there, in town and country, and you’ll enjoy the many conversations you will hold wiho live in the same commonwealth as you do and yc*. who might as well live in foreign lands as far as your past acquaintanceship with them is concerned. You will get a chance to see how other people are improving their towns and cities and how farmers in other counties of the sta f ? are progressing. You'll learn a lot that will be valuable to you from suggestions you will pick up here and there. Maybe, too, you'll find you are living in a much better state than you had any knowledge of, and you’ll return to your home and your work better satisfied with your ow’n conditions. There are scores of reasons why you should she your own state first, and one qf them is that the expense will not be as groat but the benefits greater than going to some faroff point that offers much and reveals but little. The simple beauty and quiet restfulness of Indiana state parks id making them about the most popuar places in Hoosierland today, according to state consenation officials who manage these state recreational centers. No attempt is made to make them places of flashy amusement. Rather the attempt is noticeable on every hand that Nature is supreme and the idea of the whole scheme is* to present the beauties of, a primitive past upon a modern people who may visit them and linger at small cost per day, possessed cf an intimate knowledge when they return home, of conditions under which our pioneer fore-fathers labored and lived and carved out the presrnt mode of existence. While Clifty Fails and Turkey Run possess more spectacular scenery due to topography and remaining stands of primitive timber, ‘McCormick’s Creek Canyon Park in Owen county, just a few miles from Spencer, typifies probably better than any other state reservation, the ideal place for pending a quiet yet entertaining vacation. This park of 350 acres has a modern hotel, meals of which are famous for their quality. The rooms are comfortably but not lavishly furnished; me cool and refreshing and exceedingly restful. It is due to the state’s desire to give service on a wholesome but plain style that the hotel is enabled to provide meals and lodging at the exceediiigly low cost of $2.50 per day. At Me Cormick’s Creek Park the person of limited means can enjoy a vacation as entertaining as his neighbor who seeks the more pretentious hotels and does not care for the cost. There is a vast area of primitive country to walk through, and the scenery p regents such a charming panorama triat one never tires. To those seeking the cool of a bathing pool, the park management has constructed one of safe depth for children as well as a depth to interest the adult expert in acquatic sport. Business and professional people will .find this park well equipped to entertain them for either short or long* periods, while it is proving exceedingly popular with week-end parties, clubs and the like. The park is reached, over excellent state highways being only 70 miles from Indianapolis. . ■ -o— — ENTERTAINED 8u S. CLASS Mrs. Fred Self entertained her Sunday school class on Wednesday of last week at the home of Miss Margaret Freeman. Those present were: the Missed Lois Butt, Elizabeth Rosson, Maxine Jenkins. Ruth Baker, Hazelle MiUer, Wauneta Beery, and Mrs. Miriam Wilt Fisher. Miss Louise Yoder of Goshen was a guest. The afternoon was slpent in bathing, contests and a big picnic supper. The affair was given in honor of several of the young ladies of the class who are preparing to go to college this fall.

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1925

I INDIANA CROP REPORT ‘ On August Ist, Indiana’s com * prospects were excellent, the condition being 95 per cent of normed. This is three points ’ higher than last month and foreI casts a production of 209,968.000 bushel si, or 79 per cent more than ! yean There were a few dry I spots at the end of July where ’ run was needed badly. The Southwest corner of the state and the Southern edge of the sandy area in the Northern part of the state seemed most affected. In other sections of the state, the corn seemed to be in a very satisfactory condition. Tbe reports on the yield of winter wheat told of threshings better than expected, and the figure.* reported average 2.5 bushels better than was expected a month ago. The reported yield of 14.5 bushels on the acreage left for harvest in May makes the winter wheat crop of the state amount to 28,144,000 bushels. Though the yield is below last year’s, the acreage is larger and the estimated production is 88 per cent of last year in stead of the two-thirds crop expected earlier in the season. Spring wheat is expected to produce 77,000 bushels about as last year. The condition of oats at harvest was also, raised as the returns* from threshing began to come* in. The forecast is now nearly 57,000.000 bushels or 81 per cent of Last year’s production. The large increase in acreage has largely counterbalanced the poor growing season, so far as the total outturn is affected. The yield per acre of rye is estimated an 113 bushels or three* per cent higher than anticipated a month ago. In spite of the improvement realized the past month, the larger acreage this season will not produce more than 88 per cent as mudh grain as was harvested last season. Indiana potatoes now’ look much better than a month ago. The cool weather tjie latter part of July is thought to have been very helpful. Where moisture was plenty growth was excellent, and where drouth was prevalent the cool weather retarded damage. The forecast, is neatly 700,WML JjuShels higher than last mansh. but only 81 per cent of last year’s production. Sweet potatoes with the same acreage promise the same yield as last year, which was above the average. Trie condition of tame hay has risen with the excellent grc.wth made by alfalfa and second cutting clover. The yield of the first cutting bf clover was only .72 ton per acre. Timothy promises less and mixed hay only slightly more in yield than clever. Alfalfa with a condition of 89 as against 53 for all tame hay is the best producer this* year. Unfortunately; it comprises only about 6. per cent of the acreage in the state. In response to rains, pasture improved rapidly in July, but while grow’ing, is still short as indicated by a condition of 70 per cent of normal. Soy beans and cowpeas declined slightly in condition as a result of the dry weather in the Southwest corner of the state. Fruits show little change the p’at month. They are a little better than last year. However, all are less than half a crop. o 1 KILLED BY AN AUTOMOBILE Mrs. Ella Haney, aged 60 years, until recently a resident of Milford, was almost instantly killed at South Bend, Thursday evening when she was struck by an Automobile driven by Miss Gladys Minzie, 18-year old Mishawaka girl Mrs. Haney had gone tp South Bend about a week ago, where she was employed as* a domestic, j On Thursday she had gone to Goshen to consult an eye specialist and had just alighted from the interurban car on her return to South Bend, when the accident occurred. She was knocked to the pavement and her skull wsas fractured. She was rushed to the hospital but died almost immeditely after her arrival there. A son. Welcome Haney, and a daughter, Mrs. Jacob Fox, reside near Hastings, where funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon. o RIDDLE FITMENTS Roscoe Howard, manager of fee Syracuse Electric Co., has been appointed dealer of the Riddle Decorative Fitments, announcement of which is made in an attractive ad on page 5,

145 EGGS A YEAR NORMAL EGG PRODUCTION The Indiana farmer who is not getting 145 eggs a year from each of his leghorn pullets is not -getting all he can normally expect Fifteen years of study of poultry data by Prof. A G. Phillips has convinced him that this figure is as near normal egg production as can be arrived at this time, he told his pupils of the Radio Fann School of the Blue Valley Creamery Institute. Ordinarily September is the lowest month in point of egg production and April the highest said Prof. Phillips who is one >f fee leading poultry experts m America. The following daily egg production he considers normal production from a flock of 100 pullets for each of the twelvemonths: October, 20; November, 40; December, 30; January, 35; February, 45; March, 55; April 65; May, 50: June, 50: July, 40; August, 25; and September, 15. And here is his explanation of the figures: “Pullets seldom lay every day and all pullets do not lay at fee same time except possibly in the same day. In October many pullets will not commence laying on the first of the month but the number tfill increase as the month goes by. We consider 20 eggs a day the normal average to expect from this flock in October,. November is usually a comfortable month and the production wall be doubled and 40 eggs per day produced for that month. In December we usually have a severe cold snap which causes a material cut in production. Therefore 30 eggs per day is considered the normal figure. January should average around 35 eggs a day, and this should jump to 45 in February because the approaching spring generally results in the pullets eating more and therefore increasing production. “April is fee high month of 'production for pullets under an artificial lighting schedule. In March the birds will endeavor to reach this peak by producing

55 eggs a day. For April we estimate 65 eggs a day. After the peak is reached production will drop off and May is estimated to bring only 60 eggs a day. The weather is warmer in June and the birds cut their production still further, bringing the figure down to 50 eggs a day. Because of the July weather and the decrease in the natural food supply only 40 eggs a day is considered a fair estimate for this month. August will produce 25 eggs a day because the number of layers is tanning out. Only the real 200-egg layers are on the job in September and 15 eggs a day is a reasonable expectation.

PICNIC MEETING

The women’s missionary society of the Lutheran Church at Cromwell was very delightfully entertained by the Syracuse Lutheran society Tuesday afternoon at a picnic meeting. Mrs. Wm. Kindig was the leader for fee afternoon, conducting a very inmeeting. After the missionary discussion the party enjoyed a fine picnic supper in fee church basement. The Cromwell guests at the pleasant affair were Mesdames John Maggert, Mel Gard. Lem Hursey, Wm. Crow, Milton Moore, Carrie Moore, F. M. Henney, Roy Eaton, Ralph Lung, Jacob Koher, Iddie Beazel, Shelly Green. Miss Mariester Koher, and . Miss* Nettie Stevenson.

HAMMAN FAMILY REINION

The seventeenth annual reunion of the Hamman family was held Saturday. August 15, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kolberg, who reside four miles south of Syracuse. There were ninety relatives and friends present to enjoy this annual event together. A big dinner was enjoyed and in the afternoon a good program was rendered. Next year the reunion will be held alt. the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Buncan, at Waterloo, Indiana. I * m " o LEG FRACTURED Miss Helen Leacock had the misfortune tp break a bone in her left leg # just above the ankle on Monday. Helen was taking a ride on a pony while visiting her father in Benton and in some manner fell off. Medical aid was summoned and the injured limb was set and put at ease. Helen will enjoy (?) a vacation now for a few weeks.

OLD SETTLERS DAY “OH Settlers Day” will be i held at Redmon Park, Dewart i Lake on Sunday, August 23. Colonel C. S. Bullock, director of recreation of the city of South Bend, will be the speaker during the afternoon. The Milford High School band and the Peru Orchestra will furnish the music during the afternoon. There will also be several good readings, comic recitations and vocal selections on the program. In general it will be a big day at this resort and everybody is cordially, invited. Following is fee program: Neon Picnic Dinner; 1:20 Music by Milford Band. 1:45 Song by Salem Church. Invocation by Rev. E. B. Jones. Cornet Solo by Lloyd Eherneman. Recitation by Ray Buhrt. Selo by Clinton Callander. Song by Quartette. Recitation by Master Geiger. Whistling and Piano Duet by Miste Natheta Sloan and Frederick Beery. Music by Peru Orchestra. Reading by Maude Jones. Song by Quartette. Solo by Mrs. Lloyd Eherneman. Reading by Bert Christman. Duet by Concord Church. Music by Band or Orchestra. Address by C. S. Bullock. South Bend, Indiana. Song. "America,” congregation. Benediction.

DELIVERED AN ADDRESS

Dr. Elmer Vail Eyman, superintendent of the Psychopathic division of the Pennsylvania Hospital at Philadelphia, and who is known as an authority on mental diseases; made tihe address. of the day at the noon meeting of the Goshen Rotary Club on Friday, August 14, which was held at the Hotel Aiderman. in Goshen. The doctor is the sen of our one time, townsman, and popular agent of fee Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, at this place, Frank P. Eyman. The Syracuseans of way back never tire of recalling the worth-while events inaugurated j>y the genial and industrious agent whose chief business in life then was to gain friends and multiplied business for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company. Now, after two score and more years, hrs memory is preserved mid fee happy events that form the life*history of our town. We congratulate him on being blest with such a son as Dr. Elmer.

GUY FAMILY REUNION

The seventh annual reunion of the Guy family was held at Beechwood Park, Huffman’s Lake, Indiana, on Sunday. August 16. A bountiful dinner was served to about 175 members of the Guy family. During the business meeting, Alpheus Guy of Mentone was elected president; Mrs. S. A. Guy of Pierceton, vice-president; and Earl Guy of New Paris, sec-retary-treasurer. An impromptu program was given in the afternoon, which consisted of readings by Mrs. Henry Guy. Miss Brannon, Miss Betty Landis. Mrs. Alphous Guy, Mrs. Sam Guy and Mrs. Scott Swanson. There were songs by Alphous Guy, Mrs. Lorinda Guy and Earl Guy. Henry Guy gave a talk, after wftich Orville Guy’s* orchestra gave a musical entertainment. After fee program ice cream was served. The meeting adjourned, with the understanding they all meet again at Morris Miller’s Landing, Huffman’s Lake, the third Sunday in August, 1926.

V - PUBLIC SALES

A public sale of personal property will be (held at fee home of the late Frank Greider. three and one-half miles south of Syracuse, on Saturday, August 22. commencing at one o’clock. For particulars see bills printed at the Journal office. Russell Bertram will sell at the old Gusty Nine residence, on Front and Lake streets, on Saturday, August 22, commencing at two o’clock, a lot of household goods. See the ad on another page for particulars. —o- —* AIRPLANE RIDES R. E. Bi edermeister. an experienced airplane pilot, is making trips over the lake at $5 a passenger. 1 Q A classified ad will sell it.

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Than on the Surface. They're Only Joking It’s nothing unusual around Syracuse to hear someone wigging for “the good old days,” and we never hear them but we wonder how long they would put up with the discomforts suffered by their grandfathers without raising a hue and cry for the things they now enjoy. Scarcely 59 years ago residents of this section had mighty little in the way of comforts and conveniences. Today they have labor-saving devices never dreamed of then; they have the radio, telephone and fee telegraph to keep in touch with the outside world; they have railroad trains, autos and airplanes instead of slowgoing farm wagcne and buggies; they have music and pictures and books and newspapers enough to b ring enjoyment every leisure moment of their lives. This* thing of looking backward, or wishing for ‘:the good old days” is just a form of sentiment, and the man or woman thus expressing themselves wouldn’t be happy for an hour if they should suddenly be robbed of the comforts and conveniences they now have. Stop and think of the blessings you now enjoy and you’ll be heartily glad that you were bom late. The. s e are the “best days” the human race has ever known, no matter how many people may wish for “the good old days,’’ and all argument to the contrary wouldn’t shake us in that belief for a single second. The Average Giri A prominent police woman denies* fee morals of the modem girl are going" from bad to w’orse. She believes the average girl is a whole lot better than she ever was. Better equipped to face the world and take her own *part; better equipped to be a good wife to some man or to go it alone, whichever is to be her part; better equipped to enjoy life and make it have the most meaning for her. We hope she is right, but it sure has been a long and sudden leap in the dark.

It’s A Faet First Shiek—“How’s your sweetie these days?” Second Shiek —“Not so good—not so good. She’s devedoped an awful case of hoof and mouth disease. All she wants to do is dine and dance.” The Mean Thing ! “In some states,” remarked a Syracuse woman the other day, “insanity is a cause for divorce.” “Yes,” growled her husband, "and in all states it's a cause for marriage” After a man has run his knowledge through the mill of experience the residue is wisdom. Wisdom is attained—not born in any man.. A treasury expert estimates that the life of a dollar bill is seven months, but most of ’em we get don’t test as long as that. Hens are troublesome at times and they seldom show much wisbut they are honest, for no hen ever laid a bad egg. j The cranks have been removed from the front of motor cars, but there are as many in the seats ws ever. Many men are capable of greater things than they perform. Its largely a question of courage. ? In gambling you sometimes get money for nothing, but more frequently you get nothing for money. The cost of living is like an — evening gown—it looks lake it . was going to come down, but it doesn’t The garment that covers the most territory at the sea shore is a coat of tan. Man could have descended from a lower animal but is there a lower one? The movies are popular because actions speak louder than words.

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