The Syracuse Journal, Volume 22, Number 29, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 14 November 1929 — Page 1

by Arthur Brisbane A Robot Telephone Horse. Dog. Mustache, Wife Steel Profits. One Billion A- Wall Street Necklace

Some “robot” salesmen t ell merchandise. Another robot at a distance, answers questions, gives information as to the amount oi water in a reservoir, etc. Ari airplane recently traveled from Cleveland to Washington D. Ck a robot gyroscope in chai gc of the controls until the moment of landing. Now Mr. Gifford, of the big telephone company, has a telephone that calls out in plain English the numbers dialed. '1 he dial telephone that you have learned to operate can be arranged to tell central operator what number you want in a voice a? clear as that of any phonograph It takes good imagination tc suggest something that men can not do. The rules of West Point forbid the cadet to have “a horse, dog wife or mustache.' Cadet Paul Capron, Jr., z found he could get along without the horse, dog or mustache. But wher he saw Marguerite Gillespie, Cadet Capron decided the academy rules were too strict. » Miss Gillespie is now Mrs. Capron, and Mr. Capron, no longei ( at Wefet Point, is now looking i’oi a newspaper job in Boston. 1 Ancient Sparta had rules similar but more severe for young : men. It is wise to bar mustaches that gather germs. Horses i and dogs are not necessary, But I why shouldn’t a young West I Pointer marry if he wants tc : marry? • ' If you have a steel business • and run it well, you can make ' make money in America, with the help of a protective tariff. Income tax reports of the lead- ■ ing steel companies show that in six’ years past they have paid in- * come tax on one thousand mil- > lion dollars of profit. A billion in six years is .good profit, but no more than a great industry should make in a pros perous country. The benefit of buying at home from your own people, even ii you pay a little more, resides in ' the fact that the money stays < here, goes into other American enterprises, more factories, more production, more prosperity. When a few persons are gathered together, only the stock market is discussed. A Fifth avenue jeweler in New York lets it be known that he has for sale a $300,000 pearl necklace which can be bought for SIOO,OOO. But it must be -all cash. Some lady apparently expected prices to gc up forever. Wall Street names a speculator alleged to move from the ticker to his automobile surrounded by five men to guard him. He started a bear pool two weeks ago. A few friends each invested 1 SIOO,OOO, and each has thus far takeo out a profit of $1,500,000. The five body guardsmen are hired on the asumption that the angry losers might plan evil for the head of the bear pqol. The rain falls on the just and unjust, and a market slump falls 1 upon the good and bad stocks. Os millions that rushed to buy < stocks when they were going up i only a few, the wise minority, will known enough to walk in carefully and buy them when they fall below what they are worth. Wise was old Rothschild, who said he made his money “selling too soon.” The human family is bigger than it thought. The league of nations’ statistical department shows that the earth’s population is only 50,000,000 short of 2,000,000.000, Two thousand million human beings is a big crowd, of whom the majority never think, and a minority think occasionally. The wonder is not how slowly we progress, but that we progress to all the few dragging the many along with them. Uncle Sam, you will be glad tc hear, has started a really big dirigible for carrying passengers and for fighting purposes. A golden rivit, driven by Admiral Moffett, completed the “mastei ring” of the new dirigible. The lighter than air ship, 785 feet long, 14 feet high, will carry 6,500,000 cubic feet of helium gas. The Los Angeles carries 2,500,000 cubic feet, the Graf Zeppelin, 3,700,000. This newest, greatest of air (Continued on Last Page)

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VOLUME XXII.

BYRD PARTY GETS LOCAL RADIO NEWS Wawasee Station Sends To South Pole Message Os Chicago Friend "Yes, I get distant points jften,” admitted M. W. Macy, .vho operates an amateur radio station at the Wawasee Slip. “I vvas in comunication with the Byrd expedition at the South Bole last Friday morning from i:39 until 1:50 o’clock.” , Mr. Macy went on to explain, ,vhen questioned, that the message he was sending was to Charlie Lofgren, with the Byrd expedition, and was from L. B. Kidwell, vice-president of the Chris Craft distributors, of Chi•ago. The Wawasee operator explained that the Byrd expedition operator commented “F B”, on his reception of Mr. Macy’s sending. Those initials mean “Fine Business.” Friday morning was the first in 40 days that distant reseption was good, for the South Bole operator. He keeps in touch with the portable stations set at points along the route of the expedition, from its main base to the pole, and in addition, handles an average of 25,000 words per month, news being sent word for word to the States. So he must select the amateur stations with ' whom he communicates. Mr. Macy, armed with a Span-•sh-English dictionary, and a French one, communicates with joints all over the world. When °he receives a word he cannot translate as he goes along, he •alls for time out, and opens the - lictionary. In addition to talking with j the Byrd expedition early Friday morning, Thursday night, 5 Mr. Macy had talked with Cuba; * (Continued on Last Page) 1 LOCAL MAN HAS PAPERS OF 1904 In one of the old Wabash papers, saved by Ellwood Pearson, Dynamite Bill)’who was then i resident of Wabash, is the ediion of Nov. 9, 1904. This paper states under a headine, Business Prospects Bright, hat: “Feeling is good over Presilent Roosevelt’s re-election. Wall street this morning went into he stock exchange and boosted > rices to the highest points for i year. Steel common, which was down as low as. eight went to >B.j, and other stocks went up from one to five points, proporionately.” It will be recalled that U. S. steel sold for over S2OO a share this past summer. Dynamite Bill has in his possession also, papers for April, 19, 1906, carrying news of the San Francisco death roll following the earthquake and fire. —o — SURPRISE PARTY FOR HELEN CULLER Some of Miss Helen Cullers friends surprised her with a party, Wednesday night, November 6, it being her 18th birthday. Miss Culler’s home was decorated with purple and white chrysanthemums and purple and yellow crepe paper. Attending the party were: Misses Elsie Fackler, Mary Milter, Romaine Coy, Ruth Lantz, and Forrest Fackler, Babe Wyesong, Penny Mann, Chas. Miller, Robert Brown and Earl Happner. The evening was spent in playing games and at a late hour, refreshments were served. Miss Culler received a number of birthday gifts. o Mrs. Donald Strock is ill at her home with tonsilitis. RED ( ROSS NAMES LOCAL CHAIRMAN Mrs. May Kindig has been appointed chairman for the Cross, drive in Syracuse and Turkey Creek townsip, and she will appoint her solicitors and helpers for the work. It is requested that every one give them good support.

Christmas Tree To Be Put In School Yard

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, Warren Colwell was instructed to ap- ' point a committee next week, to select a tree from the grounds of the Interstate Electric Co., along the Elkhart River, to be transplanted to the yard in front of the grade school house, to serve as a community Christmas tree. It is hoped that the tree will take root and serve not only this year, but for years to come. The Chamber of Commerce al-

SWENSON’S GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY 17TH Sunday, November 17, John and Mary Swenson will celebrate their Golden wedding anniversary. Mr. Swenson who is 84 years of age, was born in Sweden,. He was 22 years of age when he came to this country, having served tvfo years in the Swedish army, and then worked for a time in Germany. In 1869 he helped build the B. & O. railroad under construction from Garrett to Syracuse. He states he received no pay for this work, that it was impossible to collect at that time. Mr. Swenson has also worked on railroad building in Texas.kand has been in nearly every state in the Union at some time. Mrs. Swenson was born on the Wilmet Jones place, 69 years ago, and was married to Mr. Swenson 50 years ago Sunday. They have three children living. o JUNIOR LADIES OF ROUND TABLE MEET Miss Henrietta Brunjes entertained the Junior Ladies of the Round Table last Thursday evening. Fourteen members responded to roll call with short reports on various subjects. After a lengthy business session, two reports, “The Mayflower,” and “Indian Summer,” were given by Velma Fleming and Mary Jane Hire. Dainty refreshments were served by the hostess. o CLUB MEETS EARLY, THEN ATTENDS PLAY Sixteen members attended the meeting of the Ladies of the } Round Table, at the home of Mrs. ' F. Hedges Monday, a week ago. I The meeting was called early, so : that the members could attend the home talent play given at the High School. The short program was enjoyed followed by a brief business session. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. William Gants. v • o Mrs. Susan Nicolai celebrated her 86th, birthday, Tuesday, at 1 the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Hinderer.

Interesting Personal Paragraphs About Home People

Mrs. Guy Nicolai is slowly im-1 proving, and is able to sit up now. She has been ill the past two weeks.' Mrs. Garrett Grissom entertained her committee of the Ladies’ Aid of the Grace Lutheran church, Monday evening of last week. Rev. A. J. Armstrong received his re-appointment last Wednesday for another five years, as Chaplain in the Officers Reserve Corps of the United States Army. He is assigned to a Medical Unit in the sth Area. A telegram has been received announcing the arrival of a little son, Paul, in the home of Rev. and Mrs. R. N. McMichael, Ann Arbor, Mich. Rev. McMichael was former pastor of the Lutheran Parish of Syracuse. Judge L. W. Royse, in the county circuit court last week, rendered judgment in two foreclosure actions against Lillie May Hoopengarner. In the action of Geo. W. Bartlett, judgment was for $1015.87, and in the action of Lewis Newan, it was for $87.70. It is learned on good authority that a collie dog belonging td Earl Grimes killed a skunk last Tuesday. The skunk had been caught under the chicken house. Mrs. Forrest Snepp and her mother, Mrs. Martha Jordon, , have moved into the Hoopingarner residence on Main street, where they will make their winter home.

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so heard the report of Ross Osborn, that most of the $94.31 profit from the Street Fair, last summer has been spent by the organization to pay rent on the buildings used to house the state men, who have been exterminating destructive fish in the lake. A motion was carried to draw up a resolutidfc of respect for Walter Johnson, formerly of Buttermilk Point, whose death has occurred since the last meeting of the organization. .

BREAKS LEG IN FALL -j George Washington Rarig, who fell and broke his right hip Thursday afternoon, was taken to the Warsaw hospital Friday morning, by the local doctors. Mr. Rarig is about 70 years of age, and lives alone in his home. He, was coming down the front steps when the accident occurred. It was reported late today that he was resting easily. —o MISS BAUM BREAKS ARMINACGIDENT Miss Lillie Baum is suffering with a broken right arm, and a few cuts on her face, from her glasses,breaking, these injuries | resulting from her fall down the basement stairs of her home on Monday night. Miss Baum states that she had put out the lights in the living room to start upstairs, and reached fpr the door in the darkness. She opened the basement stairway door by mistake, and fell down the stairs. She was able to go across the street to the Elmer Miles home for They called the doctor, and her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Seely Baum, weer sent for in Garrett. _o POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES HAVE PARTY AT SELF’S Thursday, of last week, marked the completion of 25 years as a rural mail carrier for Mr. Self, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Self gave a dinner party for post office employes. These fellow-workers presentMr. Self with a desk set. Attending the party were: Roy Sargent, post master, Mrs. Snepp, Monroe Kehr, B. F. Kitson, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Culler, Mr. and Mrs. Kern, Mr. and Mrs. Holloway. FOOT AMPUTATED John Meek’s right foot was removed in Elkhart hospital last Monday morning, by local physicians. A blood clot formed on Mr. Meek’s foot last spring, and it was found necessary to amputate his foot last Monday. Mr. Meek is 58 years old.

The annual roll call of the K. lof P. Lodge ,and rabbit supper in conjunction with the Pythian Sisters, is to be held the evening of November 21st. N. C. Isenbarger, who was operated upon in the South Bend hospital a few weeks ago, has so far recovered that he returned to work this past week Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Byland and Baby of Toledo. 0., were week end guests of Mrs. Byland’s perents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nicolai. Roy Sargent had to send a call for help to the wrecking crew Sunday evening. He was driving byway of the dirt road cutoff ,to Ligonier, when his car stalled in the mud. James Monroe Kehr, who had his tonsils removed in the Goshen hospital last Friday, _and came home Saturday, had a relapse Sunday which prevented his returning to his work at the post office the first of the week. l/enry Boggs, who has been rooming at the home of Mrs. H. Snobarger, received a wire Saturday night telling of the serious illness of his father, in Spartanburg. S. C. He started to drive home Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bailey of Battle Creek, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bailey, of Scott, Mich.; and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Bailey, and granddaughter, of Toledo, 0., were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Bailey. Mr. and Mrs. G. Ai, Forrest re-

BOTH TEAMS LOSE GAMES TO NAPPANEE \ Smallpox Scare Keeps Some Os Players Home - Five Get Vaccinated With some of the basketball squad members not permitted to go to Nappanee for last week’s game because their parents feared danger of small pox contagion, since there are some cases in Nappanee, the two Syracuse high school squads lost both games last Friday night. The first team lost 14-52 and the second 10-36. Following Friday’s game, five of the squad who J had not been vaccinated previously, were vaccinated against small pox on Saturday morning. The games here tomorrow night are with Bremen. The first half of the first teams’ game with Nappanee was finished with a score of 15-5, against Syracuse. Then Syracuse missed seven out of eight free (throws and a number of close shots, from right beneath the basket. A number of substitutions were made in the second .half, and *the distance between the scores widened to reach the 14-52 finish. The first team’s game score was as follows: FG FT P PTS Robison, RF .... 3 1 2 7 Nicodemus, RF .. Shock, LF 1 2 4 Bitner, LF 11 Leacock, C Jones, RG 1 Lepper, LG 17 2 5 4 9 14 In the game between the two second teams, Bitner made four points, Richhart, 0; Sprague, 0; Miller, 1; Lung, 3; Grady, 2; Henwood and Xanders, 0. Final score, 10-36. —o OLD FRIENDS HAVE RE-UNION SUNDAY Former Fairmount friends, who had been separated for three or four years, had a real get-to-gether Sunday, a week ago, when Mrs. Clint Lewis, a former resident of Syracuse, but now living in Wabash, Ind., entertained at a dinner party, at the home of her sister, Mrs. S. R. Lauglin, who lives here. There were 17 in the party which renewed old acquaintances at dinner Sunday . Besides the Laughlins and Lewises, from Fairmount there were: Mr. and Mrs. John Seigell, and three children; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allan and son John; Mr. and Mrs. Milt Nicholson and daughter. Mrs. Nora Garber came from Wabash.

turned home Monday, having been visiting Mrs. Forrest’s mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Ulldom, near Redkey, since Thursday. While hunting near Redkey, Mr. Forrest shot eight rabbits. H. F. Ketchum, who with Mrs. Ketham, closed their home here for the winter, is reported as seriously ilkat the home of his son, Harry Ketcham in Des Moines, lowa. He is reported as being in a continued of un-' consciousness. Three names were drawn, to win the gift at last week’s meeting of the K. of P. lodge, ami none of the men were present. They were A. W. Strieby, Dr. C. R. Hoy, and Adam Darr. As Adam Darr is ill at Jus home, so unable to attend lodge, the gift, a shaving set, was sent to him. Mr. and Mrs. Mart Garrison entertained a number of guests Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Lester Heitger who had driven over from Pennsylvania; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Heitger and baby, of Sturgis, Mich.; John Earl Hazen, of Walkerton, and Ora Stephens of Marion. Mr. and Mrs. Landis Pressler, of Chicago, came here for a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. Will Bushong, Mrs. Pressler’s parents. Sunday the Majestic Radio Co., sent out a call for all radio coil winders to report to work, and the Presslers returned to Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Corns,, who had been visiting his mother

Do You Remember-— V - Twenty Years Ago . When Syracuse business men met at the town council hall, to ■ organize the Business Men’s Association in protection against people who forgot to pay their oills, and chose A. W. Strieby, president, and Eli Hinderer, secretary. Fifteen Years Ago i There was a scarcity of eggs iijf Syracuse market, not an egg being on sale in any of the stores that day. Ten Years Ago Jesse Shock and S. C. Lepepr made application for patent on their tractor hitch, which coupled farm machinery to tractors. Five Years Ago Jerry Hamman’s right arm was broken, when his sleeve was caught by a moving belt, as he was putting some dressing on £ loose belt at the elevator where he was working. He was throwr down a flight of stairs. WILL SETTLE FOR DAMAGE OFFIRE A settlement /has been made between the insurance companies who had underwritten the com munity building, and its trustee Warren T. Colwell, it is announc ed. A committee was formec among the business men of this city, when L. R. Whitehouse, ai agent of the Underwriter Adjust ment Co., arrived in town t( make a settlement. This com mittee went over the damage with Mr. Whitehouse, to help de termine its extent. As near as can be learned at this time, the sum will be ap proximately SI,OOO, and the com „ mittee has more or less agreec that this is a fair settlement. o FARM BUREAU TO MEET ON NOVEMBER 19 FOR RE-ORGANIZATION The regular monthly meeting of the Turkey Creek Townshii Farm Bureau will be held at the High school building Tuesday evening, Nov. 19. This is to be the re-organiza tion meeting, and all memben are urged to be on hand, by president Sherman Deaton. Entertainment will be furnished by the Prairie Township Farm Bureau. WORKING ON BRIDGE Work is progressing on the temporary bridge at Benton, according to the report received here, and it is expected the temporary structure will be open tc traffic within another week. o The John Robison family have moved to the Arthur Brown property on Boston street.

in Goshen, who is 91 years old stopped in Syracuse Tuesday, to sall on Mr. Corns’ old schoolmaster, J. P. Dolan. They were on their way home to Jackson, Mich, where Mr. Corn’s, former Syracuse boy, is an official in the penitentiary. A. A. Rasor, of Warsaw, attended the monthly directors meeting of the State Bank of Syracuse Tuesday morning. The December meeting of the direc- ' tors will be held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in December. This will also be the annual meeting of stockholders. Mrs. Angeline Edmonds entertained at dinner Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Thibodeaux, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Connolly, and son James; Mr. and Mrs. Byron Connolly and son Jimmie. In the afternoon, Fred Phillips and daughter Gwendolyn, of Millersburg, and Mrs. Sarah Houser, called* Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Riddle have returned home from a week’s visit with relatives in Toledo, 0., and with J. W. Snyder and wife, in Detroit The Snyders are summer residents of Wawasee. While in Toledo, Mr. Riddle had his first airplane ride in the plane of his grandson, Harry Riddle. Three generations were up in the air—J. T. Riddle, of Syracuse; J. Warren Riddle of Toledo, his son; Harry Riddle, son of the Roy Riddles of Syracuse, , and Willis Clouse, another grandson. of Churubusco.

MAY RESIGN OFFICE SAYS : SIMON BELL r • r- . Becoming Notary Doesn’t Settle Disputed Office j ' Bell Declares f “I have not resigned my office ! of Justice of the Peace. I may do so, sometime. When I do, I will let the Journal know,” said • Simon Bell this morning. i Denying that by filing bond last week in Warsaw to become a notary public, he automatically leased to function as a Justice of ' the Peace of Turkey Creek Township, Simon Bell contradicted report coming from Warsaw that he was no longer “Justice Bell.” According to the office of the County Clerk, Mr. Bell cannot serve as notary until he relinquishes justiceship, which, they say, he promised to do, as soon os he finishes some work left him by Goshen attorneys. Mr. Bell says there is nothing to prevent a man holding both of these offices. It will be recalled that btefore Mr. Bell took office as justice of the peace, there were two such offices for the township. The County Board of Commissioners have it in their power, to make m order for a justice for ah incorporated town in any township. Two Justices had been elected for the Township, and, it is said Mr. Bell drew up a petition asking the county Commissioners to make an order for the Justice for Syracuse, the incorporated town. It is stated that the County Board forgot to make this order, but appointed Mr. Bell as third Justice of the Peace of Turkey Crek Township, as (Continued on Last Page) I ..Uy WINNERS HOSTS TO LOSERSAT PARTY Having been entertained by Committees one and two, because they had won the contest to see which group would earn the most money. Committee Three in turn entertained the other™two committees of the Missionary Society of the Grace Lutheran church last Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Dan Klink. Committee Three stated that the other two had worked just as hard, and so was as deserving of a party. So they gave the two losers Wednesday’s party, end entertained 44 guests. Four new members were welcomed into the Missionary Society at that time. These were: Mrs. Bert Cripe, Mrs. William Strieby, Mrs. Byron Connolly and Mrs. Charles Crow. A two course luncheon, was served. o- ... — ~ NO ONE HURT AS 2 AUTOS CRASH -No one was hurt when two, cars crashed in front o fthe Dunkard church, on Main street, Saturday night. According to Nightwatchman Ocal Craft, the report he received was, that Harry Teeter, of Nappanee was going to turn left, from Main street ,and the car being driven by Everett Darr, of Syracuse, coming behind his car. crashed into him. Teeter’s car was not injured, but Darr’s car had its front end smashed, spokes knocked out of the front wheel, and the tire punctured, a radius rod was bent and axle bent, according to the report. CITY WATER TEST SHOWS IT IS «O. K” That there is no reason for any fear of typhoid germs in the city water, is announced by Dr. B. F. Hoy, health officer. Dr. Hoy states: “The state report of the test of the water two weeks ago, showed colod bacillus germs. An immediate treatment by means of adding chloride of lime corrected this condition, according to the last analysis made.”

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