The Syracuse Journal, Volume 22, Number 30, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 21 November 1929 — Page 1

by Arthur Brisbane Cheaper Money Bank Stocks Women’s Colleges Starved 3,000 Automboile Deaths

Money was cheaper for all purposes, real business or Wall Street bargain buying. Wise bankers will pass on to industry and businss the benefit of the federal reserve discount In October this country sold to other countries merchandise amounting to five hundred and thirty million dollars, a record for the year, and for eight years excepting two months in 1928. In October we bought from for eigners three hundred and ninety two millions worth of goods. Then, what is the matter with us? Two things—a period ol reckless gambling and a wave oi hysteria. t Strangest among developments of the late Wall Street cyclone was the drop in prices of bank stocks. Banks always make money. The people have no intention of getting along without credit, or without pioney. When times are good they use a great deal of it. When times are bad they need a great deal of it. Yt the most brilliant and successful banks in New York saw their stocks dwindle in value in the recent panic of fear to an extent that exceeded the drop in any other line of stocks on the list. Records show that since September, the greatest banks in New York have averaged a drop of 52 per cent in quoted prices of their stocks. This applies to the greatest banks in the world —banks whose stocks will have an ultimate value difficult to exagerate. — And this drop in price of stocks came in the face of banking conditions not merely absolutely sound, but extraordinarily prosperous, and ’’liquid." [ Other countries are puzzled by extraordinary accumulations of gold in the Bank of France. The French have more gold than any country Tn the world .except this country, and are rapidly approaching us in gold reserves. There is nothing so puzzling about it. The French are marvelously thrifty. Their government is intelligent and determined. What they want they mean to have, and they usually get it. Charles E. Hughes made a good speech recently, demanding more generous endowment of women’s education. Seven leading women’s colleges have not one-tenth the endowment of the seven leading men's colleges. That is extreemly foolish, for the mothers of the human race are at last ten times as important as the fathers. What women learn, they remember and tell to their children. What men learn, they forget in business and don’t tell anybody. In September, according to the Traveler’s Insurance Company 3,000 were killed in automobile accidents, a new record. Bad whiskey accounts for some killings, and “jay-walking", carelessness of pedestrians, accounts for "..any w. Adults sho nd know, children should be taught, that every highway is more dangerous than a railroad, automobiles being for more numerous than trains, and just as dangerous. In old-fashioned war, Switzerland relied on her mountains , her men, all trained soldiers able to use a rifle, and on the fact that ti would cost more than it would be worth to conquer her. But now, with mountains rivers or water no longer a protecting barrier, Switzerland ordes one hundred and five air planes. Men used to joke about “the Swiss navy." But Switzer“land is now on the shore, the air being the real ocean, and she means to have an air For the first time in twenty years, savings bank depositors have dropped. During the past year savings have diminished by $195,305,000, and the number of depositors by 524,221. ? Those that drew their money \to buy automobiles, radio sets vacuum cleaners, electric washing machines, are wise. They get something better than their dollars. Those that drew out money, safely placed, to speculate on (Coatisued on Last Page)

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LOCAL Bbl-. ’ WINNERS BY 23-20 SCORE > i Bremen Downed In 2 Games Here Friday *-2nd Team Winners 18-13 Assisted by a crowd which sat j on the edges of its chairs, when, not jumping up and down; which J wrung its hands, and chewed the j ends of its fingers or handker-i ehieves, according to temperament, the Syracuse High school basketball team defeated Bremen Friday night, by a score of 23-20. The hotly contested game had its score 12-12 at the end of the first half. Syracuse first broke that tie, in the second half, with a free throw. From then on it was a matter of Bremen making a basket, and then Syracuse making one. For a few moments Bremen had a lead of two baskets, which Syracuse cut down, tying the score 19-19. Then Nicodemus, sent in as substitute center caged a long shot from the floor. The crowd at this point ceased yelling advice to the players long enough to yell and stamp approval. Bremen broke the 19-19 tie, with a free throw, making the score 20-19 in their favor. Nicodemus again brought the score to a tie, this time caging his free throw. > In the last three minutes of play, Shock’s basket won the game, raising the score to 22-20, for Syracuse; and then the local boys shot a free throw for good measure, making the final score 23-20, Shock was heavy scorer for the first team, making eight points; scores of the others were: FG FT P PTS Robison, RF .... 2 2 1 6 Shock, LF 3 2 8 Lung, C 1 (Nicodemus) C• • 11 3 Leacock, RG .... 2 1 2 Connolly, LG .... 1 2 2 4 • 7 9 4 23 The main contest of the evening was preceeded by the game between the second teams from the two schools, Syracuse winning this also bWa score of 18-13. The game between the two second teams was not as fast as • (Continued from First Page) SOLICITORS FOR RED CROSS NAMED Red Cross solicitors have been named, and are at work throughnit Syracuse and the township, according to Mrs. M. Kindig, the chairman. Those who will work through the township are, Bert Whitehtead, Walter Koher, Mrs. Arnold Miller, Mrs. Mary Gants, and Miss Erin Fleming. Members of the Round Table Club who will solicit in Syracuse are: Mrs. G. Beery, Mrs. C. R. Slabaugh, Mrs. W. C. Gants, Mrs. Edna Hess, Mrs. R. G. Foust, Mrs. Floyd Hedges, Mrs. H. A. Buettner, Mrs. R. E. Pletcher and the Misses Lillian Hamman and Cloy Darr. The committee is to report to the chairman next Tuesday. COUPLE RE MARRY 50 YEARS LATER Although they were married Nov. 13, 1879, Mr .and Mrs. John Swenson, Sr., celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday Nov. 17. Nineteen relatives and friends gathered at their home to help celebrate the event. Following the dinner, Rev. R. G. Foust gave an appropriate address, for the occasion, and using a special ritual, had the bride and groom re-affirm the vows they made 50 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Swenson were born in Sweden, Dec. 17, 1845, and Mrs. Swenson, formerly Miss ‘ Mary Rapp, was born on the Wilmet Jones place, July 7, 1860. > ’ Congratulating the 50 years’ bride and groom were: Mr. and Mrs. John Swenson, Jr., and son r Harold, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper r Grimes, Mrs. Kate Dull, Miss Doris Margart, Mr. and Mrs. Will , More, Gu’s Swenson, Mr. and Mrs. j Chester Swenson and children, land Rev. and Mrs. Foust. 7

'irst Lette r To Santa Claus Is •I Sent To Journal

The Syracuse address of Santa this year is Care of the Syracuse Journal. Letters to him will be published in this paper, if the [writers remember to sign their I names. ! Santa is, of course, extremely j*buSy at this time of year, putting j finishing touches on his toys, but ihe takes time to read his Syracuse Journal, so will in that way receive all letters sent him and published in the Journal. The first Syracuse letter to Santa Claus was received in this last week’s mail, but the writer had forgotten to sign his or her name, so there was no use for us to publish it this week, as Santa wouldn't have known from whom it came. Every year Mr. S. Claus receives letters from young people who can write their own letters, and from many more who just dictate their messages to older members of the family who can

SCHOOL WILL CLOSE | FOR THANKSGIVING School closes next Wednesday afternoon, for Thanksgiving vacation, which, will extend until Monday morning, according to today’s announcement. On Wednesday afternoon the fourth, fifth and sixth grades will give their Thanksgiving program in the high school auditorium, to which all parents have been invited. The first part of the program will deal with Indians and Pilgrims, and the latter part with the Courtship of Miles Standish. The Harmonica Band is also to entertain, according to Miss Henwood. o ROUND TABLE MEETS . WITH MRS. WM. GANTS ( Mrs. William Gants entertained the Ladies of the Round Table at her home Monday evening. Despite the weather, 12 members attended. Responses to roll call were made by naming national blessings. Mrs. Nicodemus summarized what other nations have contributed to our natnional blessings. Miss Lillian Hamman read the Thanksgiving story. The next meeting of the club is in two weeks, at the home of Mrs. H. A. Buettner. o CHAS. BOWERSOX RETURNS Charles Bowersox has just returned home from Battle Creek, Mich., and reports his health improved by the cure just taken.

Interesting Personal Paragraphs About Home People

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Brown were ( Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and r Mrs. Eston Clayton. i George Xanders accompanied his mother, Mrs. Amanda Xanders, to Battle Creek, Mich., on J Sunday 'where they will both ‘ take a course of treatment. He < plans to return within a week. ' < Mrs. Mary Geyer, who makes 1 her home with her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Geyer, is able to be up and around again. She had been ill in bed for six or seven weeks. Sunday, Mrs. Amanda* Deeter ‘ entertained Ml. and Mrs. Ernest > Cory and Mrs. Cory’s mother, of Elkhart; and Mrs. C. J. Kline, Mrs. Byron Connolly and son Jimmie, of Syracuse. Mrs. Tillman LeCount and daughter Eloise of Millersburg, and George Darr of South of town, were Sunday callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Darr. A cent an inch for your waist measure is the admission charge at the K. of P. hardtime party and rabbit supper tonight, ac--1 cording to the announcement i which has been sent to all lodge ‘ members. ; I Sunady dinner guests of Mr. . and Mrs. Israel Cripe were: Mr. , and Mrs. Lorenzo Coy and daughter Almeda, Mr. and Mrs. A. E.

SYRACUSE. INDIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1929

. write, and who do write exactly what they are told by the young correspondents. Christmas is only five weeks from yesterday. So Santa Claus puts on his glasses afte r work, every Thursday evening and eagerly reads his Journal to see the letters written to him. He doesn’t want to disappoint any boy or girl just because they had neglected to write to him what they wanted for Christmas this year, and remind him of the good deeds to their credit. In other years Santa has been especially pleased to read letters from young correspondents, who go out of their way to remind him of the good deeds of others, not just the writer's own. Then’s when he takes out his big pencil and makes stars after the names in his Big Book. 1 Santa Claus has his pencil sharpened and ready. How is yours?

CHURCHES TO HOLD UNION SERVICES THANKSGIVING DAY Union Thanksgiving services will be held at the Church of God, Thursday morning, Nov. 28, at 10 o’clock, according to this morning’s announcement. Rev. George Chapman will conduct the services. W.C.T.U MEMBERS HEAR_DELEGATES Because it was a rainy afternoon, only nine «members attended the W. C. T. U. meeting at the home of Mrs. S. A. Bauer, last week, when the delegates to the state convention gave their reports. Mrs. G. W. Wyatt, who has moved to Idaville since the convention, returned last Tuesday to report on the state meeting’s work for Friday afternoon and evening. The rest of the work at the Gary meeting was reported on by Mi's. M. W. Macy. Since Mrs. Wyatt has gone away, Mrs. G. R. Foust and Mrs. Sa A. Bauer have been appointed to take over her work with the L. T. L. The next meeting of the W. C. T. U, is the second Tuesday in December at the home of Mrs. Frank Klink. The L. T. L. is to meet in the High School building, immediately following the close of school Friday.

Coy and Mr. George Bartholo- 1 mew, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Schlecht 1 were afternoon callers. 1 Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Mick and son Dickie, of Goshen; Mr. and < Mrs. Ed Farley and three daugh- ] ters of Elkhart; Guy Pippenger, j of Nappanee; and Miss Roberta ] Crowe of Syracuse, we re Sunday : dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. i Ernest Richhart. 1 • < Henry Boggs, who was sent for to come home, has written . back to Mrs. M. F. Snobarger that his father had died in Spartanburg, S. C., before he reached there. Mr. Boggs drove all day Sunday and Sunday night, and reached home Monday afternoon. He plans to return to Syracuse after the first of the year. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Porter plan to leave next Wednesday for Calfornia. They go first to Hammond, Ind., where they will enjoy Thanksgiving with relatives and friends. They will go on to Chicago for a few days, and then to Los Angeles where they will visit until April with Mr. Porter’s three sisters, and his mother, who was 101 years old last July. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Insjey and daughter Rowena drove to Claypool Sunday, a®d returned home in the afternoon, where they called for Mrs. Pearl Disher and daughter Olive, and took them with them to Elkhart. In Elkhar£,they visited awhile with

33 BUSHELS ONIONS COST S332JLAIM Partner Sued For Share Os Expenses -Income From Crop 80 Cents Claiming that it had cost $332 to produce 33 bushels of onions, of which only 100 pounds had been sold for 80 cents, Kenti White sued his partner in the onion deal, Elza Law, for $228 as the amount owed him in the case tried in Justice Shock’s court last Thursday. After hearing the case, in which it was brought out that the onion crop failed on account of general negligence. Justice Shock awarded judgment for Kent White, for the sum of $38.45 instead of $228, and also costs against Elza Law, which amounted to $4.60.. It was brought out during the case that Mr. White had paid out $149.90 for labor in the weeding of the onions .and for onion seed. (Continued on Last Page)

DINNER PARTY IS HELD AT BISHOP’S Mrs. Irving Bishop and Mrs. Ernest Bushong, entertained at a dinner-bridge party at the home of Mrs. Bishop last Wednesday evening. It was a “Mum" party, chrysanthemums being used for decorations, and ladies with “mum” skirts featured the tallies. The color scheme was yellow and green, and the dinner guests enjoyed a four course dinner by candle light. In the bridge which followed, Mrs. Orval Klink won first prize, Mrs. Henry Grieger, second; Mrs. Isabell Grieger, third, and Mrs. John Grieger booby prize. Forty four guests were invited to the party, these being: Mesdames. L. Seider, K. Harkless, H. Harkless, J. Griegqr, R. Thornburg, S. Bowser, J. Rapp, G. Xanders, N. Miles, C. Kroh, O. Klink, M. Hire, J. Klingerman, J. Stetler, H. Holloway, S. Freeman, V. Wilt, E. O’Rourke, Jr. P. Miles, I I. Strieby, M. Meredith, W. Howard, N. By land, S. Miller, I. Grieger, L. Boyd, B. Gollan, G. B. Stone H. Grieger, J. Sargent, and the Misses Hazel Sargent, Margaret Smith, Nellie Sprague. From out-of-town were: Mrs. T. Christie, and Miss Martha Holloway, of Ligonier; Mrs. Glen Young, Mrs. Joe Rush, of Milforti; Mrs. R. Heddon, Miss Marie Campbell, Garrett; Mrs. J. Miller, No. Manchester, Mrs. P. Ort, of Churubusco; Mrs. Earl Coutz, of Whiting.

Miss Nellie Insley, and then the whole party went to South Bend to a show. Mr. John Hibschman finished shucking his 800 bushels of corn last week. About'the same time it was necessary to kill one of his cows which was suffering from paralysis of the jaw and tongue. The veterinary thought it was the result of infection caused by a scratch of a bit of rusty iron, which she must have gotten in the back of her mouth. Clarence Snyder’s horse stepped on a nail last summer, and her fbot immediately Lxtame infected. She has berni treated ever sinrt?, but the whole hoof came off, and a new one is beginning to grow bock on. Whethef or not it will be deformed, is not certain, but Mr. Snyder is still anxious to save the horse’s life. Attorney Colwell was surprised to read of the surprise felt by a Warsaw paper, which stated that like Simon Bell, had applied for office of notary public. Mr. Colwell points out that he has been a notary public for about 20 years, regularly renewing his commission as its time expires. His recent renewal for a coming term is what seems to have surprised Warsaw. On seeing ducks in the water before the home of Thomas Edreß, on the Pottawatomi side of

Do lou Remember---L .j Twenty Years Ago < - . When Roy Riddle retired from the management of the Syracuse Home Telephone company, the controlling interest in the com- , pany being sold to L. M. Neher, ’ manager of Milford exchange. Fifteen Years Ago When the departure of George W. Howard for Florida, for the winter, left Syracuse without a Justice of the Peace. Ten Years Ago Fifteen ex-soldiers of Syracuse signed the application for a charter Tor a Syracuse post of the American Legion. Five Years Ago The packing house of the Sandusky Cement Plant was destroyed by fire. Journal 9 s First Ancestor Found, Is 54 Years Old In the columns of the , first [ known ancester of the Syracuse Journal, whi?h w’as named the Enterprise, and was printed in 1875, the edition for the week of Nov. 18, carried the story of the meeting being held for the purpose of incorporating the town of Syracuse. The copies of the weekly Enterprise for tne first year of its existence, 1875, were filed by, S. L. Ketring, and are owned by Mrs. Sol Miller since her father s i death. J. E. Pricket came to Syracuse | 54 years ago tp establish a week- j ly home paper here. Long time • residents think that he came I from Albion here, and he was I assisted by Tom Starr, who is i itill engaged in printing in Go- ; shen. The paper, which was all set by j hand, instead of machinery, sold for $2 a year. But its advertis-: ing rates were higher than at present—being one dollar an [ inch. Mr. Pricket published the En- : terprise for two or three years, and then sold out. His successor became involved in party dissentions, and moved his paper, to Milford. It was several years | before another was established I Here. In addition to the notice of the (Continued on Last Page) STORES TO CLOSE THANKSCrIVLNG DAY ] All Syracuse business houses will be closed Thanksgiving day, and the Syracuse Journal 1 will be published Wednesday before the holiday. There will be no delivery of mail on this day, according to Post- < master Sargent, but the office will be open for those having ( boxes. I 1

the lake Saturday, Joe Rapp ; drove back quickly to the garage, ] excitedly hurried Fred Hoopingarner and gun back to Pottawatomi, where they stopped the c<r and whispered to each other that the Mallards were still there. They were, and are, in spite of any amount of shooting. , They are Mr. Edgell’s decoys. When Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Ott took Mrs. Nettie Zollinger back to her home in Chicago. Sunday, three of the Leacock family accompanied them. Miss Helen Leacock, who had been home ill, returned to her work | in Chicago, quite recovered, and Miss Martha Leacock and Ralph accompanied the party, but returned home Tuesday, when Mr. Ott drove back. Mrs. Ott remained to visit Mrs. Zollinger in Chicago. Feeling that waiting for the township to do it, means only deeper ruts in the road, residents of the Pottawatomi side of the lake are doing their road work. A. A. Pfingst spent Saturday afternoon not so long ago, shoveling dirt into the deeper ruts near his home, and Harry Porter has been known to distribute a few ashes in some of the worst bumps near his home. But last Friday, a moonlight night, Harry Hire, with a shovel and wheel barrow, filled most of the ruts in the road with dirt, and these ruts were not near his own home.

OITICERS OF FARM BUREAU RE-ELECTED Township Officials Kept A Third Year-Praire Group Give Enterainment All of the officers, who. Have already served two terms, were re-elected for their third year, when the Turkey Creek Township Farm Bureau met Tuesday night in tffe High School auditorium. Sherman Deaton was re-elect-ed president; Calvin Beck, vicepresident; V. D. Disher, secre-tary-treasurer; Eli Shock, director. Appointed on the program committee were: Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Clingerman; Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Shock, and Mr. and Mrs. Chancey Hibner. Members of the Prairie Twp. Farm Bureau furnished the entertainment which preceeded the business session of the meeting Tuesday. Marvin Harmon, the chairman of the Prairie Township organization, first introduced Mrs. Harry Bittenkoffer. in, charge of the evening’s entertainment, which followed. Then the Riley Sisters of Nappanee played several numbers, as a saxaphbne quartette. Mary Yeider, Mary Lois Buyer, and Mary Webster gave readings, and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Beck played a duet. , Mrs. Marvin Harmon and Mrs. Pansy Webster followed with a musical number, and then Mrs. Webster demonstrated how well her trained dog would lie down.’ immediately when told to stand up. A one-act play, “The Meeting of the Ladies’ Aid’’ was presentbed by: Mrs. Creighton, Mrs. L. Rovenstein, Mrs. Simmons, i Mrs. Scott Swanson, Mrs. Chas. ' Garmon, Mrs. Walter Swanson, Mrs. Sam Funk, Mrs. Oscar Miner and Miss Iva Funk. During the business session, copies of the new marketing con- . tract between the Central States Grain Association and individual farmers were given members of the Turkey Creek organization, to consider whether or not they sign up to take part in the new wheat pool. o — PARTY IS SURPRISE FOR MRS. CABLE 86 Members of her family and friends surprised Mrs. Elsie Cable with a party in honor of her 86th birthday, last Friday evening. Mrs. Cable’s birthday was last Sunday, but as all of the guests couldn’t be there that day, they caem to celebrate Friday. Mrs. Cable, who was born on the Spangle farm south of town, 86 years ago, moved to Syracuse 25 years ago. She is making her home at present with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mock., -The guests came unexpectedly bringing their own refreshments, for their party, including the birthday cake. Among the guests were: ' Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cable, Helen and John Cable, and Mrs. Louise Swinhart and three children, of Elkhart; Glen Wagner of Goshen; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Strieby, from south of town, in addition to Syracuse folk. o COTTONTAILS FLEE BIG BUSINESS MEN Rabbits were forced to don their armors of boiler plate, when of the business men in town, turned hunters Tuesday, to supply the rabbits for the K. of P. party. Farmers are now planning to build joplin jiggs, and mine the surface of nearby acres, for the lead scattered over the surrounding countryside. Chickebs and cows are reported as not yet venturing more than their noses around the corners of buildings, rather than exposing themselves to full view. Nothing like it has been heard of, according to old-timers, since Ross Osborn knocked Beany Howard off a boat into 40 feet of water.

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