The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 4, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 24 May 1928 — Page 1

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SYRACUSE LIBRARY NOTES News Notes of Interest Concerning Our Library Especially Written for The Journal Clean Books The biggest boys sometimes; forget That books have backs that break in two. So here’s a rhyme to jack them up And make them think in time. Will YOU?Please do not drop me in the rain And leave me there to writhe in pain. For I’ll grow old and very wrinkled If I’m too liberally sprinkled. Sticky finger on the books Give them very smudgy looks, So when you eat a piece of candy Please have some soap and water handy. No pencil marks on my fair face Shall ever fill me with disgrace. No child who loves me ere would show Such disrespect to me I know. I’m clean for every girl and’boy To them I’ll be the greatest joy. S lall I stay clean? Oh yes, I hope Each child who reads me uses soap. .Consolation The day depressed on the Underground, I tried to cheer myself by thinking over the joys of our human lot. But there was " not one of them for which 1 seemed to care a hang-not Wine, nor Friendship, nor Eating, nor Making Love, nor the consciousness of-Virtue. Was it worth while then going up in a lift into a world that had nothing less trite to offer? Then I thought of reading—the nice subtle happiness of reading. This was enough, this joy not dulled by age, this polite and unpunished vice this selfish, serene, life-long intoxication. (Logan Pearsal Smith in “Trivia”) Rating of Members of the V. R. C. at present. Names Stars Velva Brown 23 Kathryn Nicodemus 12 Ralph Mick 11 Ruth Nicodemus 10 Laiira Bachman «.. .’lO Marjorie Slabaugh ....rff!.. 10 Carma Parkhurst 8 Lucille Osborn 8 Joan Riddle 7 Agnes Fleming 7 Paul Isbell 7 Rowena Insley 7 Miriam Peffly » 6 Virginia Riddle 6 Edna Fleming 6 Lucy Bachman . 6 Kingsley Pfingst ~ 6 Francis Houston 6 Margaret Smith ’... 5 Gertrude Fleming 5 Duane Kline 4 James Butt 4 Richard Isbell 4 Jaunita Geiger ....' 4 Gertrude Tyler .....' 3 Carelton Richhart 3 William Osborn 3 Otis Clyde Butt 3 Betty Ward Katherine Kern ■'UmHtYT Gerald Kline 77.. S’ Voyle Osborn 3 Joe Kindig 3 Alta Butler 3 Martha Fisher 3 Betty White 2 Mary Jenson 2 Maxine LeCount 2 Wayne Tom 2 Morris Holloway 2 Lyle By land , 2 Helen Gordy 2 Alice Coy 2 Erba Kline 1 Lucy CHayton 1 Ruth Rowdabough 1 Blanche Lung 1 Keith Cripe 1 Meredith Mench 1 Richard Bell 5 1 Robert Ott 1 Virginia Culler 1 Martha Leacock 1 These children attended Story Hour Saturday; Martha, Betty and Kathryn Fisher, Martha and Katherine Kern, Annie and Jeanetta Causer, Betty Miller, Fannie and Deanie Byland, Christie Kline, Eloise Richhart, Agnes, Edna and Gertrude Fleming, Erba Kline, Rowena Insley and Natalie Wolf. o “The Shepherd of the Hills” by Harold Bell Wright, at Crystal, Ligonier, tonight.

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SCHOOL ATTENDANCE W. H. McCullough, county attendance officer, has prepared the following report on the schools of the county for the period from March 2 to April 27 The wide-spread and prolonged epidemic of flu. measles, mumps and whooping cough, had effect on the attendance of Warsaw city and of the townships. The general average per cent of I attendance, is Warsaw city, 95 per cent; townships, 95.5 per cent. Children received in this period: 54, children moved out: 55, a loss of one. Number of children absent because of illness, 2569. For other causes 255. total 2821 Total number of days absence (all days counted) 7335. Number of cases of absence 3318. Number of days absence legally excused 6792. Number of cases of tardiness 354. Time lost 48 hours, 5 minutes. Personal work of attendance officer. Visits to homes 20. Visits to schools 31. To places of industry 8. Number of children 7-16 years returned to school, total 21. WON FIRST PLACE Miss ViM'inia Mellencamp of Warsaw won first place in the Regional Scripture memory Contest at Kendallville last Friday night. The second place was given Miss Margarte Meese of Millersburg. The counties participating were Elkhart, Allen, Dekalb and Kosciusko. Franklin Morgan of Atwood represented Kosciusko County in the Bible Story Telling Contest held at the same time. Mary Filly of Goshen winning first place and Frances Adams of Ft. Wayne, second. Miss Mellencamp won first place in the contest held in her own Sunday School, in the Contest of the Warsaw Winona District, in the County Contest at Atwood, and her success at the Regional Contest entitles her to compete with' contestants from the nine other groups of counties in the State Contest which will be held Tuesday evening June 21, at Logansport in connection with the annual gathering of the Indiana Council of Religious Education. WE AMERICANS The great American drama — a photoplay—“We Americans”, will be shown at the Community theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, May 29 and 30. A picture for everybody, everywhere throughout the whole World. Love, hatred, bitter toil and laughs mingle with genius. Every mother’s son and daughter will glory in this never-to-be-forgotten story of the generation that, upset the traditions of the old world in the new land of red, white and blue. The greatest theme in the world—the forward march of youth as opposed to the older generation. Admision 15c and 30c. Remember two nights only; May 29 and 30. o BRIDGE CLUB The ladies of the Bridge club and one guest went to the home of Mrs. Henry Alward, at South Bend "on Tuesday and spent the -day. The affair and the coming the guests was a surprise to Mrs. Alward who resides in a beautiful home on the banks of the St. Joe river. However, the guests took well filled baskets and all enjoyed a picnic dinner served on tables on the spacious porch and lawn. The afternoon was spent in playing bridge and the evening was spent enjoying a picture show up in the city. NOTICE All children who will help decorate the soldiers’ graves on Decoration Day, meet at the school house between 1:00 and 1:30 p. m. Bring flowers if possible. As there are never enough flowers for the children; we would like to have people bring flowers for the soldiers’ graves to the school house at 1:15 p. m. Teachers. o TO CORRESPONDENTS There will be no rural deliv 7 ery on Decoration Day. All correspondence should reach us on Tuesday. FURNAS QUALITY ICE CREAM—Brick always in stock. Pint 25c, Quart 45c THE GRAND Rowdabaugh Mann

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

FATHERS AND SONS IN LUTH ERA N MINISTR Y That the Michigan Synod of the United Lutheran Church is something of a family affair is revealed by the fact that the Synod membership boasts of Jour pairs of fathers and sons, a pair of brothers, a pair of cousins, numerous instances of ministers of the Synod having a father, son or brothers in the Lutheran | ministry. Two pairs of the fathers and sons of this unusual group are to be found in Elkhart county and vicinity—the Rev. Dr. J. D. Brosy, of Elkhart and his son the Rev. Paul M. Brosy of Goshen;, and Rev. William G. Arbaugh of Millersburg and his father the Rev. Dr. A. H. Arbaugh, of Syracuse. •» k The the fathers-sons octette of -tlw Synod are Rev. C. P. Weiskotten of Saginaw. Michigan, and his son Rev. Robert F. Weiskotten of Detroit; Rev. Dr. S. E. Slater, of Hoagland, and his son. Rev. John E Slater. rhe pair of brothers in the Michigan Synod are the Rev. Arthur E. Schmidt of Hillsdale, Michigan, and Revi Paul E Schmidt of Detroit. Rev. C. P. Weiskotten, mentioned above has another son, the Rev. Thomas F. Weiskatten, who is a member of the Lutheran Synod of Ohio while Rev. Arbaugh of Syracuse has another son who is preparing for the ministry in Hamma Divinity School. Rev. Paul L. Miller, who was ordained by the Synod at Grand Rapids last week, is a son of the Rev. W. C. Miller of Chicago, and li®s a brother in the Lutheran ministry in New York, and another brother studying for the I ministry. A son of Rev. A. H. Keck, D. D., of South Bend, president of the Synod is also preparing for the ministry . Rev. Paul H. Krauss of Fort Wayne, is a son of Rev. Dr. E. F. Krauss of the Chicago Lutheran Seminary faculty. Rev R. J. White, of Grand Rapids has a brother in the ministry in Florida. Rev. White is a cousin of Rev. A. Z. Fryberger, of Warsaw, who is also a member of the Michigan Synod. To the Rev. H. G. Miley of Detroit goes the distinction of being the eldest of four brothers who are already in, or preparing for the ministry, likely the only quartette of brothers in the ministry of any church in the country. The Miley family home is at Wabash, Indiana, and boasts of ten brothers and four sisters. -— o WIN CONTEST On Thursday evening, May 17, the oratorical contest on “Prohibition” was staged at Manchester college. The orators wrote their own orations and were limited to 2000 words. Russell Stout of Milford won first place, receiving a prize of fifteen dollars. ’ Miss Ruth Blanchard of Syracuse won second place, receiving a ten dollar prize, and Russell Comton of Peru got third place, receiving a prize of five dollars. Quite a number of students started some four or five weeks ago in the preparation for the contest but all except four, three young men and one lady student dropped out at the final contest. Miss Blanchard is a graduate of the Syracuse High school of the 1925 class. o STUDENTS INJURED Samuel Moler, Miss Ruth Blanchard and Miss Blanch Mellinger, Manchester college students, were hurt Saturday night near Norths Manchester, when the automobile in which they were riding failed to make a turn in the highway and plunged into a field. The injuries are not serious. Miss Blanchard’s chin was cut and Moler’s face and body were bruised. Miss Mellinger is suffering from' shock and minor injuries. —o , . BAKE sale Committee No. 4 of the Methodist Aid Society will hold a bake sale at the plumbing shop Tuesday afternoon, May 29, at 1:30. 4-tp CAFE OPEN J. H. Brunjes has opened his case on the south side of the lake. He has made the place famous for the spring chicken dinners served there.

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SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY 24. 1928

Memorial Day Memorial Day will soon be with us again, May 30. And this date marks the sixtieth year that the Grand Army of the Republic has observed this day in honor and memory of their comrades who “gave their lives that the nation might live.” The very fact that three-score years have passed since General Logan issued his famous order No. 11 creating the day which must cause us to remember that the comrades of the Grand Army who still survive must be well beyond the three score and ten of man’s lifetime. The thousands of vigorious boys under 20 years of age, who served and survived, are now old white haired men. It is said that every man drawing a pension has passed his eightieth milestone. And these old boys, both North and South are leaving us rapidly going at the rate of 2,000 per month. Within a very few years they will all be gone. In many places the day seems to have taken on a new and different significance, as younger element takes charge and carries out its own ideas of what constitutes a proper observance of the day. But where the Grand Army is still able to carry on, it will be conducted in the quiet, dignified manner that has ever marked their keeping of the day. o COST OF THE PRIMARY The board of county commissioners. in special session Saturday afternoon, allowed the expenses for the May primary which amounted to $2,805.85. This made the average cost-per vote to the taxpayer of a fraction over 40 cents each, basing the vote,, cost up the total cast for tiho and Democratic candidates for sheriff, which totaled 6,977 votes. The commissioners used the axe and saved the county $483.30 as the amount of claims turned in by the several precinct election boards to the auditor totaled $3,289.15. In several instances claims were cut from a third to a half, as the board allowed only one day's pay unless the board was in session until after midnight. Some boards which adjourned at 9:30 o’clock Tuesday night turned in for two days’pay. The board also refused to pay for breakfasts for late election officials who did not secure their breakfast before leaving home. All rentals were cut to $5 where space for polling purposes had to be rented. Some turned in claims for $lO a day. In Noble county the cost of each vote was 89 cents and in Allen county 50 cents. All of which shows that the primary costs the taxpayers more than it is worth. The old fashioned convention system, although it did have its objectionable features, was a more satisfactory plan of nomination. The caucus or convention produced a better balanced ticket and a stronger one. And it did it without cost to the county or state. o ROUND TABLE CLUB The Ladies of the Round Table held their final meeting of the year at the Tea Room on Tuesday evening. A seven o’clock dinner was enjoyed by the eighteen members present. member read a comic story after the dinner, and a toast was given to the hostess Mrs. Leacock. The members then left the table and proceeded with the program, each one responding with her maiden name. It being stunt night, original stunts were given by most all present, which proved very entertaining. The out-going president, Mrs. Kindig, gave a talk, which was followed by toasts given to her by the club members. The new president, Mrs. Bowersox, then gave a little idea of what she expects next year. The new programs were distributed and the club adjourned, feeling that the evening had been well spent. o . Marion Davis in /‘The Patsy”. Her latest and greatest comedy at Crystal, Ligonier, next Sunday and Monday. May 27 and 28

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TOURIST SEASON DRAWING TO A CLOSE l (By John Lodwick) St. Petersburg, Fla.. .May 21. — (Special) -More than five I Syracuse residents were winter | visitors in the Sunshine City during the season now drawing i to a close. Os that number, most of the Syracuse tourists returned to their northern homes by [ automobile and by rail, planning i to come back here in the early fall to remain through the cold i months. Every record made in previous years was shattered by the great influx of “sunworshippers” who came here this season, representing every State in the Union, and many of the Canadian provinces, totaling, over 230,030. The recreational and social events held in season out-shone j anything staged here in the | past. Completion of new State highways was responsible for the heavy increase in the number of automobiles here this year, and indications point to the setting of a new record, when the southward move starts next September with the closing of summer resofts. Labor Day. Trans Atlantic flyers among the 200,000 St. Petersburg winter visitors included George Haldeman, who fell with Ruth Eld er when but 400 miles from the other side of the Ocean and the eccentric Charles Levine, who was accompanied here in his famous plane, “The Columbia”, by Mabel 8011, the “Queen of Diamonds”. Other notables in the City included Lee Powell. Pres.dent Seaboard Railroad; Ex-Governor Nahem Batcheldor, New Hampshire; Dr. Ernest' H. Charington. secretary, World League against Alcholism; Will Payne and Mayor John Boyed 1 hatcher of Albany, N. Y. There were 54 mil lionaires in St. Petersburg. During the winter months, the new “ sun bathing” fad was inaugurated here by social leaders, and developed to such proportions, that thousands have taken to the sensible health edict, filling the beaches with scantily clad “sunworshippers” taking on heavy-coats of mahogany tan. The fad will sweep the country this summer. ' St. Petersburg’s tourist reason will open next Fall immediately after Labor Day, when the annual sail boat regatta covering’ three days will open boats from Gulf Coast Yacht Clubs, who will ■enter into competition for the famous Lipton SSOOO gold trophy. Other events will follow in order. The annual “Halloween” carnival and parade will be held late in October. Included among the Syracuse residents who sojourned here were Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Foxford, Myrtle Foxford, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Harkless, Betty Harkless, Mr. and Mrs: E. C. Hoch, Mr. and Mrs. Anton J. Rollert. o TO HONOR SOLDIERS DEAD Memorial day, which the whole nation will soon be celebrating has had a new significance since 1918. Before that date it was a day of remembrance for the hopored dead of 61-65 of 98 and of the other wars in which the United States has engaged. But since 1918 it has taken bn a new meaning for thousands of Americans those fathers or brothers or sons lost their lives in the greatest war of all times. Memorial day this year finds plans under way for the erection of a number of splendid memorials to the soldier dead of the World War, especially those “who sleep in foreign fields,” and in this issue of The Journal there is an illustrated feature article by Elmo Scott Watson which tells the story of these memorials. Be sure to read “For Those Who Sleep in Foreign Fields” in this issue. ♦ o — POSTOFFICE TO CLOSE x The postoffice will close at 10 a. m. on Decoration Day and will remain closed for the balance of the day. o ICE CREAM FACTORY Mrs. William Snavely will open her ice cream factory this week and will be ready to take orders the last of the week. o BAKE SALE The Lutheran Ladies’ Aid will have a bake sale at Klink's meat market on Saturday, May 26, at 10:30 a. m. 4-lt

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PLEA FOR THE DOG , Occasionally we hear that a I dog was the victim of a poisoni er. Sometimes it is a valuable ■ dog. Let‘us admit for the sake of i an argument that there are pleri[ty of bad dogs, not omitting | even the sheep-killers, of which I there are a few. yet nobody j seems to defend the poisortbr. A homeless dog recently made ' a trip in the northeast part of j Syracuse with the result that I there are now a few less young' | chickens. This dog’is guilty of ■an unpardonable crime and i should be put out of the way, to say the least. Dog heaven is the best place for him. But talking about dogs here is Senator Vest’s plea for the dog: It was at a trial in a Missouri | town over the killing of a dog I that Senator George Graham I Vest, who was then a young ! lawyer, appeared for the plainI tiff. At the close of the case young Vest arose, and in a soft voice made the following address to the jury: “The best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove .ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name may become traitors to their faith. The money that a man has he may lose. It flies away from him. perhaps when he needs it most. A man’s reputation, may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone-of malice when failure ■ settles its cloud upon our heads. “The one absolutely pnselfish friend that man.can have in this selfish world, the one that never j deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog. A man’s dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in. health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his mastdr's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer; he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounter with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep, of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens. “If fortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him, to guard him against danger, to fight against his enemies. And when the last scene of all comes and death takes his master to its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way; there by the grave side will the noble dog be found his head between his paws, his eyes sad, but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even in death.” Q GIRL SCOUT CAMP Dewart lake has been selected for permanent Girl Scout camp, according to announcement made by Mrs. B. P. Weaver of Fort Wayne. A 28 acre tract has been leased for the coming season with the option to buy if the place proves satisfactory. The place affords 200 yards' of beach in a cove where the water is less than 10 feet deep for a distance of 250 feet from shore. If the plans for the permanent camp go forward, the recreation hall- will be built on a large hill overlooking the lake. The Girl Scout Camp will open on July 8 in tents placed on the flat land not far from the lake shore. It will continue for eight weeks. —■ o DECORATION DAY Memorial services in honor of the soldiers dead will be observed in Syracuse May 30. Every citizen and school children should turn out. Exercises will be held in the Community building at 2:00 o’clock. We necessarily had to omit the program as it had not been completely arranged at the time of going to press. Q Billie Dove Un “The Love Marte.” The picture beautiful at Crystal Ligonier, next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. May, 29, 30 and 31.

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on the Surface. Another Go«hI Reason These are busy days throughout the land as the carpet beater. mop, and dust-rav are being worked to the limit. From coast to coast and lakes to gulf Uncle -Sam's daughters are busy m the ?’,reat annual drive on rub-, -bish dirt and disease germs, and members of this vast army in and around Syracuse are joining in the campaign. We’ve often called attention of the value of cleaning Up the premises from the standpoint of health and coipmunity beautification. But here isf one reason for house cleaning we’ve never mentioned. We hasten to do so now that the great T'lean up drive is under way. We refer to the danger arising from spontaneous combustion. Last year, insurance men estimate. $15,000,000 worth of property went up in smoke in America from this cause alone. Piles of rages, no matter where they are located, are apt td break into a flame at any moment through spontaneous combustion. It is just as apt to happen in . one of our homes as it is in a home located in some far distant state. And the result. is he same wherever it nap 7 pens a .costly blaze that could have been avoided. 4 Cleaning up the premises is a health measure; ridding, the attic or cellar or garage of rags is direct protection from fire. Keep that in mind. Get rid of the rags Low, and then don’t wait until another spring to repeat the performance but keep your eye on them all through the year. Q ; Cheap Pnitectioii One of our readers has dug up a story* to show how the frugal Scotch will make the best of a situation. A Scotchman went to a bank and asked to borrow $lO. The banker was reluctant to go through all the red tape on so small a loan. The Scotchman stood pat and demanded the loan and slapped down $lO 000 worth of liberty bonds as security. The banker was impressed by the value of the security, but didn’t care any more than he did at first about writing out a note” for a $lO loan on which the interest would be only 80 cents. But he finally did and then asked the Scotchman what he meant by such monkey foolishness anyway. The latter explained that he wanted to keep the . Liberty bonds in a safe place and a safety deposit vault box would.cost him $3 a year, while the bank would take good care of them as collateral at an expense to him of only 80 cents. o A recent college graduate applied in a local butcher shop for a job. The butcher looked him over carefully and then said: “We need an energetic young man to. run the slicing machine. Have you ever had any experience?” “I used to play golf,” answered the young man. “Sadie,” said the young husband as he handed their seven-months-old heir to his wife, “you and I are lifelong Republicans, but I believe your daughter is for Al Smith.” j Wouldn’t this be a great World if we all lived lives so full of cheerfulness, goodness and uprightness that even the undertaker would be sorry when we passed on. We note a law is proposed to stop the making of mince pies. Nothing has been said about stopping the making of fools. “So dark and yet so light,” remarked the funny man as he looked at a ton of coal the driver had just delivered. Women as a rule are brave but not brave enough to .wear a dress or hat that’s not in. style. After awhile, we may have a law makia# it a misdemeanor to sneeze. We cannot criticize a bird who has never done anything. This Week’s Puzzle Puller Question: What was the greatest bet ever made? oxy, uoMSuy

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