The Syracuse Journal, Volume 25, Number 7, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 9 June 1932 — Page 1

by Arthur Brisbane A PUZZLE FOR CONGRESS IF NELSON HAD MARRIED IM PCT. TAX ON CRIME QUARRELING IN A STORM

More than a thousand of war veterans are in Washington now close to the Capitol, where congressmen; can see them. Five thousand more are on their way. And they say they “will Stay in Washington until 1945, if necessary, or until they get the bonus paid in full.” A|so some have said: "We are the young men of th s country, we fought for it, and we propose to run it.” This will add to the hard thinking of senate and house, now wondering how they can attend to ; the wor|c on hand, including a deficit of about* two thousand million dollars. It is not a pleasure trip for the veterans. They sleep in tents and the “world’s richest country” spends six ; cents a day on the food of each man. two meals at three cents apiece. —J It having been announced that young men graduating from the naval academy at Annapolis will be | forbidden to marry within two years', after leaving Annapolis, . Congressman Cochran of Missouri will introduce, • bill to prevent any such regulation. . : j Men in the army and navy should marry early because of the probabi- j lity of their being, killed young in case of war, and the desirability of their leaving descendants to till their places. It would have been a good thing if Nelson had married the young ( a padian girl with whop' he was SO desperately in love, w hen he c rn minded, a frigate cruising off the Atlantic coast in our war with England. If he had married that girl, from whom fellow officers dragged him to his ship by force, he might jpiuve left after him some interesting little Nel sons and refrained front making such a fool of himself with Lady Hamilton. _ • *_ ' i 1 The senate voted to tax 100 per cent all incomes earned through violations of state or federal laws This indicates the opinion that < ui government is more efficient t'.ol'et . mg taxes than in stopping crime. And that opinion is sound. We collect. we do not check crime With a one hundred per <■<nt tax bootleggers, racketeers and'the army of crdoked politicians will have nothing more to do with banks or safe deposits. Even the big tin box at home will not be safe from a, vigilant government prying- i In a bad storm at sea, hearing the’ captain quarreling with the first nyute and the second mate calling t]Je captain an inefficient fool, passengers would nut be happy. In the proMfit eci nomic.. storm citizens. hear inc the principal otfi- ' rials in their government belittling eacfi other, feel none too cheerful Men quarrel when they can think of nothing useful to do. It is a sad, annoying thought, but the people of the United States may be compelled to take a real interest in their government, and do some thinking for themselves. Good times will come back. Thinking, planning and working will bring them back. Complaining will help nothing, athough there will be plenty of it. Nofiody is responsible for conditions. although general foolishness recklessness and. self-complacency • =>are largely responsible. The world .is paying for the great war, and this nation, as usual, is the chief paymaster. « Mr. Charles Woerjshoffer operated in Wall‘Street, was a great man in (Continued on Last Pagel

LAST MINUTE NEWS. Jos. Taylor, 55, colored, from Indianapolis, was drowned early this morning in Lake Wawasee at the Eli Lilly summer home. Taylof, who is ny«t married, has been a chauffer for Mr. Lilly for the past 15 yeats. Last night Mr. Lilly told him of the work he wanted done On the new sail boat. Mr. Lilly asked Taylor to wait until he got up but Taylor took the pilot boat out tO the sailboat, evidently wanting to have the work completed before Mr. Lilly arose. One of the workers at the Spink-Wawasee says he saw Taylor go out tq the boat about six o’clock this morning. He was no where in sight when Grant Skidgell, caretaker, caine to work at 7 o’clock. It was after 8 o’clock when Mr. Lilly arose and called Taylor. Receiving no reply Mr. Lilly went out on the front porch of the summer home and called again. He noticed the pilot boat was out near the sailboat instead of in at the pier." Realizing at once that the boat with the man in it,,who could not swim, must have tipped and thrown him into the lake, Mr. Lilly raced to the end of the pier and dived in with his clothes on. He found Taylor’s body a\d with the assistance of his daughter Eva, Mr. Lilly pulled Taylor on to the dock. The doctor and ambulance was sent for, but Taylor was dead. It is thought he must have been in the water about one and onehalf hours.

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EX-RESIDENT OF SYRACUSE NOW IN JAIL Louisiana Hold in g Todd in Murder Case There. According to word received here Monday rno’rning by Town Marshal Rentfrow, a former Syracuse fesident, W. E. Todd, is being held in jail in Louisiana, charged with murder. The letter sent by D P- Reed, sheriff of Allen Parish. Oberlin. Louisiana, a- J dated June I. 1932, says that "Todd claims he came from Syracuse, which place he left three or four months ago." The letter says that he “is charged with murder in connection with a poison case, in the death of J. E. Briggs, who also came from Indiana” According to the 'officer the stat; is attempting to prove that Todd and- M | poisoned Mr. B who owns much farm land neat theie. . . ; The sheriff asked the town marshal for informal mri concerning circumstances in connection with the death of Todd’s wife. Todd owned a far'd! near Dismal, : at one time Worked in the Grand I hotel here in Syl.iuse. raced ho: ses. and did carpenter work. .1 s. Todd ,die«fr Jan 1 1931, her death being caused by cancer, according to neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. Todd j had worked at county homes in Elkhart county, near South Whitley and! at Plymouth. While’ mopping the kitchen’floor at the home in Ply-j mouth. Mrs. Todd fell, the neighbors: report aid injured "her, side. This! developed into cancer. She was operated oh in Nappanee ; for cancer once, they say, but it finally caused her death. They had one son, Everett Todd, who lives in Warsaw Todd lived on al the farm after-his Wife died, but left after renting it to John Eppert last February. ’ . .—__o ——• CATCH NUMBER OF | SMALL DOG FISH Paul Lavernier helped along the work of destroying obnoxious and destructive fish, Friday. • He - noticed a school of baby dog fish with an attendant ’ parent’ in shallow water off Sunset Park. He tried to speai the old dog fish, and failing* in this, proceeded to seine out half .a bushel of little dog fish These fish were between 3 and - 4 inches long. C. W. Howard and M- W. Macy have been going out from the Slip, al night and, have been spearing dog fish measuring two or•'three' feet sin length! Sunday morning when a party of men from Muncie’ came to the Slip to get their boat, they discovered a dog fish about two feet long had come into one of the boat tracks, and the water there’ was black with dog fish about two' inches long evidently the family. They tried to kill the large dog fish with a stick but it got away.. They called Macy and he brought a seine. They seined a wash tub full of small ones but i half as many more escaped they say. Macy had the wash tub full of two meh, oily, black, squirming dog fish where disbelievers could see and believe al the Slip Sunday morning. UNOCCUPIED FARM HOUSE IS BURNED The farm house built by John ; Weybright south of Buzzard Hill, and north of the Bethany church was i destroyed by fire of unknown origin about 9:30 o’clock Tuesday evening. The house was unoccupied. It stands on the property cleared byJohn Weybright when he and Mrs. Weybright came to this section from Pennsylvania. They first built < log house, and at one time owned 1,000 acres of land. Forty-eight years ago the house which just burned was built by John Weybright who died there. John Swartz, who lives east of New Paris now owns the property. When the fire was discovered people came from Milford, New Paris and Syracuse to the scene of the blaze. The men working on Road No. 6 are dredging muck at the point nearest to the fire, so it was necessary to reach it from the opposite side. o_ Ernest Buchholz spent Tuesday afternoon at his onion ranch.

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ENROLLMENT AT HIGH SCHOOL INCREASES IN RECENT YEARS

Due to the increase in enrollment in the Syracuse High school, school authorities are offering the second year of Home Economics to the girls and two years of agriculture to the boys, starting this coming year. This! is being done to reduce the size of I classes.’ It was necessary either to offer, these additional courses or to makej two sections out of other classes. The, enrollment for'the school year . of 1925-29. the year the new High school building was first occupied, w.s for the grades from First, through Sixth, 278 pupils. In the grades from Seventh through Twelve 195 pupils. Last year the- enrollment in the’ grades from First through Sixth was g 75-; in the grades from Sevenththrough 12 was 24". Though the enrollment in the first Six grades re-

LROI LINE ROBBED I __—__ ■ , W. B. l ease, of Goshen and Lake Wawasee, reports that he rigged up I jja new trot line, and' baited hooks | with fat. healthy night crawlers, Friday night; Sometime during the night he Heard the chug chug of -a motor boat but thought nothing of it. Saturday morning he thought a lot about it. For all he’ found on the h< ks weie a few f.sh eggs which some* catfish had swallowedr ' Lease said he expected someone to offer to sell him a nice mess of cat fish. . Frank Kelly and several others also had their trot lines robbed recently. _p__— SAVING ON LIGHTS OF TOWN $567.20 A saving of 5567.20 a year to the taxpayers of the tow n w ill be the result of the recent reduction on the ( st:eel lighting system given by the Northern Indiana Public Service company to the town of Syracuse. The amount that will be saved on the. ornamental lighting system will be $211.21! a year. The sum of $3&6 will be saved in the overhead system of lighting when the changes in the candle power of some of the lights planned by the town board, coupled with the : eduction allowed by the company in •he 250 c. p. lights goes into effect starting the' first of this month. The street lighting system has! cost the town §3,150 a year. With! the reductions and changes effective the lighting system' will cost §2,-j 772.80 . ■ , ' ————- —o — ■ .1 BRIDGE TOURNAM IN 1 HELD AT SPINK-WAWASEE The Spink Wawasee opened, its bridge season Friday, June 3, with, a bridge Splash party sponsored by' Grace C. Buschmann of lndianapb-i I The tournament was scored by Andrew J. Mouat of Wilmette, 111., Friday night the > pair, championship was held, the winners being Mrs. J/ Vaile Shiplpy of Witchita, Kansas,: who played with Mrs. G. S. hitzgibbon of Moline, 111. The trophies were two of the sterling American bridge! league c'.yps. - I Saturday morning and afternoon two Mitchell games, were held, the winners being Mrs. Shpley and Mrs. Fitzgibbon; Mrs. Harry ‘ Chamberlain of Indianapolis and Mrs. Martha Johnson of Columbus. O-, H-.. V. Bomar and Bryce Young of Louisville, Ky. The top score awards were gift pieces of" Florentine jewelry. The team game was held Saturday night and resulted in a tie. There was no opportunity to play it offOne team was composed of Mrs- .0. Banfield of Flint, Mich, and ,A. J. Mouat, and Mrs. H. V. Bomar and Mrs. Bryce Young of Louisville. The other team was composed of Mrs. Grace C. Buschmann of Indiknapolis playing with A. E. Kimberly of Columbus, O.; and Mrs. Shipley and Mrs. Fitzgibbon. . i The next tournament will be held at the Spink-Wawasee the second w’eek end in June 1933. — o—■ • RE-APPOINTED TRUANT OFFICER The Kosciusko county board of education confirmed the re-appomt-ment of Marion F. Longfellow as county attendance officer by a vote of 16 to 7 at the meeting in Warsaw, Monday afternoon. In submitting the name Harry Leallen county superintendent of schools said he was required by law to make the appointment and that Longfellow was the only applicant. Opposition to the expense of the office, not the attendance officer was made by the taxpayers’ association who tusked the office be abolished in the interest of economy.

SYRACUSE. INDIANA, THURSDAY. JUNE 9, 1912.

mained practically the same for the past four years, in’ the High school the enrollment has’increased so that this past year there were 52 more pupils than in 1928, a gain of 27 f ’ t . I This increase made jt necessary to to make the addition to the school curricula. j The school officials are hoping that enough interest can be developed in the subjects of Home Economics and Agriculture to make these vocational subjects and receive aid from the state and federal governments. When asked about the increased enrollment in High school the past four years. Court Slabaugh said that it is because more young people want to go through school now, and fewer are quitting when they become 16, to go to worjt, or to leaf.

SYRACUSEBOY IS HONORED AT SCHOOL I . ' Dale Shock of Syracuse, student at New Mexico State Teachers College in Silver City, N. has been elected head of the student body of that college for next year. The following account was printed in the recent edition of The Mustang, school paper: “Dale Shock was elected to serve as president and Mary Jackson as vice-president of the associated students of S. T. C. Elections were held on Thursday morning, May 12. Balloting opened at eight o'clock and closed at noon. A light vote . was cast and the margins between the candidates was small. I Dale Shock will enter on his senior I year in the coming fall. Since en- ■ rolling in S. T. C. for his freshman i year, Dale has been an outstanding performer in all branches of school athletics. He has served as captain of the basketball team for two years and has been rated as an All-New Mexico - ’ guard for the past two seasons. Mr. Shock has been elected by the, student organization to act as coach for the coming basketball season. will be the first year of student control of athletics and in order to see the experiment work out successfully. Dale volunteered his services as coach for the ’32-33 season. 0 ■ "Mary Jackson, vice-president elect, also register as a senior iat the opening of the coming fall I term. Miss Jackson has attended S. IT. Cl since her freshman year, and lis -majoring in the field of Home | Economics. For the past year she j has served as assistant in the department of Chemistry. During the (winter term Miss Jackson was elected to Kappa Delta Pi. ! Opposing Dale Shock and Miss i Jackson in the elections were C, H. j Leonard,. editor of the Mustang, and I’Eugene Twitty, assistant editor of , the Mustang.” . •’ O: — BAND CONCERT STARTS * The first band concert of the season was held last night. These concerts will be held every Wednesday evening during the coming season, j weather permitting. Parking space for cars has been • provided for near the grade schoolI play grounds. There will be a ■ watchman there from 8 until 10 p. Wednesday evenings only. This, has been done to take "care of the [cars which can no longer park on North Huntington, where the band platform is placed for the concerts. ATTEND convention Roscoe Howard, delegate from . Turkey Creek township, and Lloyd Disher and Harry Porter left yester-‘ day morning for Indianapolis, to attend the Republican State convention being held there to nominate the party’s candidate for governor and other state offices, and to elect Indiana’s delegates to the national Republican convention in Chicago next week. 0 HAVE MEMORIAL SERVICE A large crowd attended the memorial service at the Solomon's Creek ■ church, Sunday afternoon. Rev. Sherrill gave the address and music was : furnished by the community band. The services were held in the church, after which all marched to the graves, to decorate them. Names of veterans buried at Solomon’s Creek will be printed in next week’s Journal. 0 buy lake home Mr. and Mrs. Robert Deutsch of Boonville, N. who had rented Emory Kindig’s cottage on Kale Island for the summer have bought the cottage and lake

CHANGE IN TRAINS IS ANNOUNCED East and West Bound Trains Changed £ince Sunday. Changes were made in the time of two trains on the B & O. R: R. schedule through Syracuse, commencing last Sunday morning. The east bound train which used to arrive here at 11:41 p. in. now arrives at 10:12 p. m. The westbound which used to arrive at 3:45 a. m. now reaches Syracuse at 6:55 a. m. These trains are not “milk shakes” as trains on similar schedule were formerly called, as the trains go into the city, and the run from Chicago is made in three hours and 12 minutes. Following is the train schedule for Syracuse and Lake Wawasee: For Syracuse. East Bound. > No. 32 -10:12 .p. m. ~ West Bound No. 31—6:55 a. fn.* s ‘ No. 7—11:07 a. m. For Wawasee. East Bound. L Nqj- 10—11:40 a. m. No. 32—10:18 p. m. West Bound No. 31— 6:48 a. m. No. 7—11:04 a. in. No. 9— 4:03 p. in. JZX FAREWELL PARTY HELD FOR BURKETS Approximately 200 of the members and friends of the Church of the Brethren met at the church Tuesday evening and marched in a body to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe et. The occasion was a farewell surprise party for Mr. and Mrs. Burket of the Jet White store in Syracuse, who will soon move to Burket where they will open a grocery store of their own. They have been residents of Syracuse for the past 4 years. The party and surprise were both a success. To be sure Mr. and Mrs. Burket would be at home, two members of the quartet of which Mr. Burket is a member dropped in early in the evening to practise some special numbers for .church next Sunday. When the crowd arrived at the Burket home, he was standing at the piano, and at the close of the song the crowd, waiting outdoors, clapped its approval. After Mr. and Mrs, Burket recovered from the surprise at the sight of such a gathering, they went with the crowd to the church where a program of music, singing arid speech making was enjoyed. Many good things in connection with the Burkets Work in the church and business activities of the community were named and regrets expressed at their going away, success wished to them, but hope voiced that they would soon want to move back to Syracuse. . Mr. Burket responded with a talk in which he spoke of the good times he has enjoyed here and in which he expressed his appreciation to all for their kindness and help. After the program which was in the main room of the church, the Crowd went to te basement where a luncheon of ice cream, straw berries and cake was served to all. Mrs. Daniel Klink and frroup of helpers was in charge of the refreshments. — WINS POPULARITY CONTEST TOY CAR Joey Rapp, aged five, received the automobile given away by the Thornburg Drug Co., Saturday afternoon. He won the popularity contest by a majority of 20,000 votes. Charles Searfoss, who was second, won a sailboat, Mary Louise Strock a camera and Evelyn Buhrt a waterdog, the sort to be taken in the lake when swimming. Fifteen others who’ had their names entered in the contest each received a jar of Whitman’s candy. Joey worked hard during the contest, visiting friends’ homes and telling them his name was entered in the contest and how much he wished to have the automobile all for his own. He won by a majority of 20,000 votes.

| DO YOU | REMEMBER—i— I 20 Years Ago. When Alice, small daughter of Frank Mann, fell and broke her arm while playing? •• • ’ 15 Years Ago When L. A. Seider struck a telephone pole and damaged his car? • • • 1# Years Ago When the county commissioners of Elkhart County granted the petition for a cement road beginning at the Frank Sloah corner and extending north to the national highway. Five Yeats Ago. When Mrs. William Apgel was accidentally shot by her husband’s gun at their home near North Webster? [ON LAKE WAWASEEj Business men of this vicinity were planning to go to the South Shore Golf Club, Inc., for golf this afternoon about 4:30. This is to be followed by dinner at The Tavern. This is the first weekly golf for business men. Each Thursday afternoon they plan to play, eating at the South Shore Inn nexj week, at Johnson’s Hotel the following week and then at the club’s restaurant. These weekly rounds of golf are for all business men of this community interested in the game. It is not an invitational affair, its a get-together. Jock Taylor is the new pro at the Maxwelton golf course. With his wife he has moved here. They will make thei? home at the dub house. Taylor was pro at Tam-o-Shanter Canton, 0., 36 note layout, for the !. st two years. He was one o’ the founders of the -Ohio links association and put over the first championship at Tain-o-Shanter in 1930. He Has served with many well known clubs in the country. Mr. and Mrs. William Griffin entertained a group of friends at a steak roast at their summer home Saturday evening. The beautiful flower garden and lawn were lighted with electric lights, and dinner was served outdoors. Guests were: Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Honeywell of Wawasee: Mr. and Mrs. John Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Peabody of North Manchester; Mr and Mrs. H. D. Allen of Tippecanoe and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pontius of Dayton, O. Some of the members of Ross Franklin’s Waco orchestra went visiting .Monday. Freddy Daw, the leader, spent the day in Indianapolis; Jerry Anderson spent the day with relatives in Auburn; Jack Ferris spent the day with Mrs. Ferris in Huntington. Members, of the Highland Golf club of Indianapolis will enjoy their semi-annual party at The Tavern, from Friday until Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Vaughn moved from Wabash to their lake home, Friday, for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Ziegler and children of South Bend spent Sunday there. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Pefley’s first weddnig anniversary was celebrated Friday, with a party at Sargent’s hotel, where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sargent and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Adams. Charles *Dalke has returned to the lake from Indianapolis, for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Gollan entertained Mr. and Mrs. Bear and three children from Dowagiac, Mich., as guests at their cottage last week end. Mrs. Charles Abell of Garrett and grand-children spent the week end at the lake. Mr. and Mrs. J. Morris of Bluffton have rented the Vawter cottage for the month of July. Miss Anna Mary Mudd and Arthur Buckley of the Spink-Wawasee went into Chicago, Tuesday to arrange bookings at the hotel for the summer. Miss Thalia Melchier of Goshen was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Lease at their cottage last Thursday. Dr. and Mrs. Grayston of Huntington spent the week end at their lake home. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Cowgill moved from Wabash to their lake home for the season, this week. Mrs. Vigeus just returned from California, and Mr. and Mrs. Baber of Peru spent Saturday and Sunday at the Lutz cottage. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Seibel of Ft. Wayne have moved to the Ewing cottage for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Freese and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Newcomer of Nappanee; Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Harwood of Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brannum of Indianapolis spent last week end at the lake. ’ . Mr. and Mrs. Emil Deister Sr, and son Emil Jr,, and guests, Mr. and Mrs. Miller Ellingham of Ft. Wayne spent last week end at the Deister summer home. Bernard Cuniff came to the SpinkWawasee this Week from Death Val(Gontinued on Last Page)

LEGISLATURE CALLED FOR TAX RELIEF Suggested Cuts in Expenditures Announced. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind—The first definite step toward drafting of bills for a taxation relief program for the special session of the nffiiana General Assembly July 7 was taken when the senate co-operative committee was called to meet in Parlor S at the Claypool at 9 a. m. yesterday by Sen. ator Joe Rand Beckett, Indianapolis, chairman. The senate co-operative committee promulgated a taxation relief program May 4 and submitted it to. the members of a like house co-operative committee. A majority of the members of the house’’ I committee have signified their general approval of the program, which consists chiefly of strict economy measures. Chairman feeckett invited the members of the house committee to attend the Wednesday meeting, at which arrangements were to be. made for .the drafting of the bills in line with the program before July 7 The senate co-operative committee was appointed’ late in January at a non-partisan meeting of a majority of the members of the state senate in Indianapolis. The necessity for accepting the responsibility for taxation relief legislation was discussed at this: meeting. J'he house co-oper-ative committed subsequently was appointed by Speaker Walter Myers. The members Os the senate cooperative committee are:. Walter S. Chambers, Lee j. Hartzell, Frank Southworth, J. Francis Lochard; Jesse M. Ballard, C. Oliver Holmes and Mr. Becketti ’ The members of the house co-oper-ative committee are? Delph McKesson, James M. Knapp!, Earl B. Crawford, Miles J. Furnas, Hardin S. Linke and William C. Babcock. The fourteen principles of the cooperative committee’s taxation relief program are as follows: 1. That appropriations to all stare schools be reduced as "least 10 per cent. 2. That the following state levies shall be suspended for the years 1933 and 1934; World War memorial fujid, state teachers retirement fund, state forestry tax, George Rogers Clark memorial, educational improvement fund. 3. That enough additional refunds from the Gasoline tax monies shall be made to the various counties of the state to replace the\ property levy for the maintenance of local roads. , ' '4. That all local roads of the county shall be under a county unit system of supervision. 5. That authority for local gov- , ernments to levy a tax against property maintenance of local roads shall be repealed. 6. That authority to issue county unit highway bonds shall immediately be suspended to be effective for three years. ' . - ; 7. That authority of thte “three mile gravel road" law-shall Ije re? pealed. 8. That the county shall be made the unit for education., 9. That acts shall be passed to permit counties or lesser units to combine and thereby eliminate functions of government as the result of th©--circulation of a petition within those units for the uniting of such units after the same has received a plurality vote of those voting in-an election upon such union. 10. That mandatory laws which require the continuation of service, offices, or salaries within the county or lesser units of government shall Ye repealed. 11. That all local units of government be required to divide their annual budgets into monthly allotments; that, at the end of each month they be required to adjust the following month’s allotment to offset any decline in revenue, received or estimated. 12. That automobile licenses shall be issued by the county assessor and he shall collect the personal property tax on the automobile at the same time such licenses are issued and such license fees shall then be turned into the state highway department. 13. That the state shall levy an annual poll tax of §I.OO on every free citizen over the age ot 21 years through the county treasurer of the county wherein the citizen resides. 14. That no license of any kind or character shall be issued within the state without evidence of payment of the state poll tax of §I.OO.

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