The Syracuse and Lake Wawasee Journal, Volume 14, Number 6, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 2 June 1921 — Page 1

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- NEWS ITEMS FROM OUR Contributed Notes on the Happenings in Nearby Communities. Tippecanoe The Misses Alta and Sylvia Scott spent a few days at hom6 i with their parents this week. | Mrs. Eva Hamman was buried Thursday; funeral services were I held at North Webster. Miss Susanna Tom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George’ Tom,' died Sunday morning. Isaiah Kuhn and family motor- j ed to Walkerton Saturday and stayed over with the former’s sister, Mrs. Ge...Coppcrt. They ( returned Sunday. Rev. Smith of North Manchester vv ill preach at North'Webster Sunday, June 5, forenoon and evening. Ivan Kline and family of Elkhart and Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Kline of South Bend spent Sunday night at the J. Garber home. North Side Luther McCauley and family are visiting Rev. and Mrs. Floyd Hedges. Mrs. Maude Stetler and children took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hentzel!. Mr. and Mrs. Neal Phebus expect to move into their new home soon in north Huntington street. C. H. Bailey and family of Scotts, Mich., spent over Sunday night with his Mr. and Mrs. George Bailey. Four Corners Mr. Dubbs of New Paris was on our streets Monday. Clint Callander attended the sale at New Paris Tuesday. Miss Charlotte Maloy spent a few days with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grove of Leesburg. Mr. and Mrs. John Defreese of Milford called at the home o|f Mr. Traster Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bushong of Syracuse spent a few days at the home of Artie Geyer. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Self of Syracuse were on our streets Monday enroute to Milford. Ernest Showalter and Son Woodson, R. F. Chilcote and Allie Showalter of New Paris were visitors at the home of Crist Darr Wednesday. Elias Wright and daughter, Mrs. Laura Stutsman, and Mrs. Edna Jensen were in Warsaw on Wednesday. Mr. ( and Mrs. Wm. Strieby of Syracuse were on our streets Friday. .John Neff-and Clarence Snyder spent from Wednesday untill Friday at Indainapolis. Ernest Showalter and family of New Paris spent Thursday at the |ome of Crist Darr. Mrs. Nora Showalter of New Paris spent Thursday at the home of Mrs. Laura Stutsman. Eljah Emrick and family of Fort-Wayne were calling on old friends over Decoration Day. Mr. Jensen’ and family of Goshen broke bread with their son, LaTone and wife Monday evening. Charles Sparkling of Milford were on our streets Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Darr and Tom Darr jr. of Mishawaka called at the Crist Darr home Monday. Cedar Square Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Spillman ' and little son of South Bend came Sunday to spend a few days with Mrs. Spillman’s mother, Mrs. Perry Dull. John Kauffman and family and Mr. and Mrs. John Swenson and son Russell were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Swenson of Indian Village. Mr. and Mrs. Dora Clingerman .... ♦. (Continued on Page Two) ■ » . I

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W A WAS EE WIZARD I Chicago, 111., May 26. —Butler R. Storke, one time "buy wizard , of LaSalle street,” is in the Kan- ] i kakee asylum. On the heels of; I this announcement the detective bureau, received word that he is wanted at Logansport, Ind., on ! a charge of embezzlement. The ; Kankakee trip will save him' 1 from answering this charge. i Storke was taken to the asy- i l him last Friday after his father, ; Dr. Albert Storke of Oak Park, i ! had brought him into the county ‘ I court and obtained his committment to the institution for ; treatment. “My son, has been* under a great nervous strain, and it was . more for a rest than anything [ilso that he voluntarily went to the asylum,” explained. D.r. Storke. . T./ Early ini.‘i9J-3,. when he was yet 4P years old, Butler hit Chicago’s financial with a capital of $25. To this he added SSOO borrowed from his grandmother and started an account in the National City bank. Then things began to move. Butler who claimed to be 23 years old, obtained $20,000 worth of bonds of the Wawasee Inn company, Lake Wawasee, Ind., and agreed to sell them as a broker. Instead he turned them into his bank as collateral and borrowed $9,000 on them. With this money he bought a house and auto or two and an engagement ring. ’Hie last was for the finger of Miss Marion Gray of Oak Park. But she quickly repudiated him when, a few months later, he became involved because of his financial tactics. Since then Storke has often been in trouble as a result of his financial troubles. Embezzlement, charges were brought against him. His father settled. Two wives are credited to Storke. .No. 1, Bernice White of Kansas City, Mo.,’ is dead.’ She was succeeded by a Detroit girl, whose home is at 801 Washington boulevard, Oak Park, 111. £ 0- —— GRAYS WIN TWO GAMES The Syracuse Grays walked away with both the games played here this week. The match with the Patterson-Fletcher team of Fort Wayne Sunday afternoon resulted in a score of 1-5 and the Decoration Day game with the Fort Wayne South Side Athletic club ended 1-6. Although the scoring was a trifle heavily one-sided, both games were well played. Patterson-Fletcher: Rainey and Hedges, battery; hits, 2; errors, 9; strike out, 5. Syracuse: Godshaw and Griffith battery; hits, 8; errors 5; strike out, 12, S. S. A. G.: Miller and Snyder, battery; hits, 4; errors, 6; strike out, 4. Syracuse: Byland and Griffith, battery; hits, 9; errors, 7; strike out, 10. Tfiree-base hit, Kochi; two-base hits, Foster, Ohaver, Griffith, King. ___ 0 — „— DRIVER IS LIABLE When an automobile is a “family car” only the member of the family who is driving it can be legally held responsible for any damages that may be inflicted by* the car upon others, was the ruling of Elkhart City Judge D. M. Hoover in sustaining a, demurrer filed by Attorney G> R. Sawyer to the complaint of Ralph Trolinger, who some time ago instituted suit for SSOO damages and named Rev. W, JLock ton defendant as well as his minor son, John Lockton. DEATH FROM MATCH As; a result of her father striking a match on the bottom of his shoe to light a cigar while they were automobile riding last week, the charred body of Julia Staniszcewski, the six year old daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Vincent Staniszcewski, lies in the 4 Sands undertaking parlors at Gary.

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™ti« ; SHOWS PATRIOTISM . I Dr. N'eal Says Day Was Prompted By Fmptil.se to Honor Henns. I ~ , j I *Decoration Day was observed I in Syracuse Monday with, a pro* l gram in keeping with the spirit oi‘ the day. The weather man delivered a brand of weather that was fully up** to specifications. The crowd that gathered on the streets was of the usual size; but there seemed to be a .kck.x>f-\-d^? : e : >'to participate in : thWaffairs’6f the day. . Preceding the program in the ' church the'Syracuse School band, under the leadership of C. C. Bdchman, played a few selections on the street. The exercises were held in the Methodist church. The audience was not large but was appreciative ’of the program throughout. Following some selections by the band, the invocation was givep by Re.v. F. H. Cremean. A special choir, composed of men and women, sang a song. Then the chairman of the meeting, Nelson A. Miles of .the American Legion, made a few remarks and introduced Dr. A. G. Neal of Warsaw, superintendent of the Goshen district of the M, E. church. The theme of Dr. Neal’s ad-' dess was the observance of an- • niyersaries. He discussed the: significance of Christmas, the anniversary of Jesus Christ; Eas-> ter, too, in celebration of jthe .ivMirrectiKn. If there wore no j resurrection, the soldiers on the southern battlefields, x and in J France, and under the sea would ; have gone down in vain. We celebrate birthdays of' great men. Lincoln, Grant, j j Washington we honor, he said, because of the results their in-. fluence and lives gave to the . world. Anniversaries of great 1 battles are celebrated in acknow- 1 ledgment of the results they achieved. Many historic days' are celebrated because they mark changes for better in -the life of ; the world—-fall of the Bastile, signing of Magna Charta, Declaration of Independence, Discovery Day, Emancipation, etc. | Decoration Day was instituted ; by the national impulse to honor I all our heroes. ‘ ' ■ - I The War of Independence, War of 1812, Indian Wars, Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish-Ameri-' can War and World War afford abundairt proof that Americans ( are brave men, The pioneers who followed obscure pathways j into the deep silence of the ’ frontier should be remembered. ' But why, he asked, should we strew flowers for men who can ( not know? Because in acknow-: lodging the good things that have been done by others we better ourselves, and thereby the world. At the close of the address the audience arose and sang, “America,” following which Rev. W, T. Kessinger pronounced a benedic-' tion. Automobiles h§.d been provided for the Civil War veterans, who ‘ were led by the band in forming the parade, and they were followed by the members of the ; American Legion, then came i citizens and school children, ■ o ■ MILTON WINS RACE Tommy Milton, world champion speed racer, won the 500mile race on tbe Indianapolis - speedway Decoration Day in an ■ American-made car, completing > the trip in 5 hours, 34 minutes ; and 44,65 seconds, an average of i .89.62 miles per hour. As a rel suit he was awarded about $36,- - 000 in prize money, $20,000 for j first place, $6,200 in lap prizes t and the balance in special prizes given by accessory companies.

IHIWK — ’j , GOING THE ROI NDS I ! J l ' I Wouldn’t Go That Far If you will visit the state hospital, sometimes called an insane asylum, nut a woman inmate will be found wearing furs in i hut w'eather. — (Toledo Blade. I- —_ , ■ Liie's Little Masteries “I don’t understand,” said Miss Cayenne, "why a girl who is perfectly willing to be photographed in a bathing suit should be so annoyed when she discovers there is a little hole in the back of her Stocking." - * -a (Washington Star. GET PAY OFI’ENER’ j Beginning next July, rural ' carriers will be paid twice a month instead of 'monthly, according to instructions just is- . sued by the fourth assistant 1 postmaster general. Tais places the rural carriers on the same basis as other postal employes, who are paid bi-weekly. The , fourth assistant is working on regulations to spare rural carriers from being penalized for failure to perform service on their routes in case of washouts or blizzards. Honest effort to perform service will be th'e test applied. 9 FARMING HAS (BANGED Agriculture in the middle and south west, the chief farming ' section of the country, has i ■ undergone some remarkable : changes in the past ten years, as shown by reports from state ' agricultural authorities gathered in Chicago last week. * j The decade is indicated as one of the m6st. momentous that i have passed over American.agri--1 culture. Improved d,ethods of J farming are given Tredit for ! much of the transformation. In some states production of , their old time crops has fallen I off as attention focussed elseI ( where. Mean-time production 1 per acre has increased while 1 other states, by advancing their own acreage have helped to out a slack that might otherwise have resulted. New crops have , sprung to the fore here and there. In several states the ' character of farming has almost been made over. —-——o CHILD HIT BY ALTO ( Robert, the 4-year-old son of Mr, and Mrs. Sam Searfoss, received some slight bruises and ‘ scratches on his face Saturday evening in Main street when struck by the E. P, Miles autor mobile. I The little fellow had thrown ' a toy into the street and rushed ! out to get it, dodging between two parked machines directly in front of Mr, Miles, who was : driving slowly,. The car stopped within ten or fifteen feet after the boy was hit, ( He was picked up quickly and 'carried to the doctor’s office, where it was learned that no serious injuries had been received, — —...- Q —— I COTTONY SCALE HARMLESS > Hugh Kitson, student at the Michigan Agricultural college, has written to his uncle, Jos. P. Dolan regarding the prevalent cottony maple scale that has been causing some alarm this spring. The scale, he says, which attacks maple trees and grape vines, is harmless and will 1 disappear in a season or two. He identifies it by* the Latin name of “Pulvinaria Innumerabilis,” o LADIES’ EYELASHES New York,—Ladies’ eyelashes have become saleable, articles. This innovation in faminine attractiveness is on display here at the American Ladies Hair Dressing association exhibition.

CHURCHES UHTE TO ffltfflUUß HEROES Cost of I’nseltishress is TLvr.u* of Svrpion by Rev. Hedges. ! Special observance of Memorial Sunday was held in Syracuse, services conducted in the United Brethren church with all the pastors present, and a memorial sermon delivered by Rev. Floyd Hedges, pastor of the Church of God. Morning services in the i other churches were dismissed j ami congregations attended the i Memorial services, filling the church to -capacity. The soldiers marched in a body to the church from the Eagles hall where they had assembled. Rev. Hedges chose as his text Matt. 36:13. The Bible story ' deals with a memorial incident during the closing days of the life of Christ. Jesus had gone to the house of Simon the Leper j in the little village of Bethany, la group of fifteen or twenty ■ homes of poor people. Un-1 expectedly a woman approached < Christ, and poured precious oint- ; ment upon His body ointment j I she could have sold at great I price. The Disciples who had; accompanied . Jesus chided the wpman for her waste, but He ap- : preciated the sacrifice the woman had made. Memorial Day, Rev. Hedges said, is a monument we have established, in honor and respect' to the unselfishness of our sol-1 diers. They sacrificed without : (any thought Ahat .fueb a menu-j I ment would follow their work, j !in the same spirit of unselfish- j I ness that prompted the woman’s ( sacrifices she offered. Christ, | the Master, said, "Verily I say i unto you, wheresoever this gos-: pel shall be preached in the I whole world, there shall also : I this, that this woman hath done, be told, for a memorial of her.” So shall we say, the works of our brave men, our heroes, who pou out their red blood of I 1 Americanism for liberty, rights, j justice, be looked upon by the whole world wheresoever pages of history shall be read with everlasting honor and respect. The pastor cited the origin of , our Memorial Day, now a matter; of history, and briefly sketched its development. In closing he declared that our soldiers shall not lack honor and respect in old age. Like David, who said, “Cast me not off in time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails,” might we all say: Cast them not off in time of old age; forsake them not when their strength fails. o REV. SWIHART DEAD Rev. Clarence B. Swihart cjied Saturday morning at his home at Solomon’s Creek, following an illness of only four days, at the age of 44. His death resulted from respiratory paralysis. Rev x . Swihart had been in charge of the Church of Brethren at Solomon’s Creek for she past two years. He moved to .Solomon’s Creek from Goshen, where he had been in business for several years before entering the ministry. He is survived by his wife, Mary Swihart, six sons, Roy, Benjamin, Earl, Harry, Paul and Glenn, and one daughter, Helen, all at home; two brothers, Jacob and Judson Swihart, and one sister, Mrs. Calvin Huber, all of Goshen. Funeral services were held in Goshen Tuesday and burial in West Side cemetery. o Roy Brown? A. H. Blanchard i and Geo. Hursey sbre drawn from Turkey Creek township last Wednesday Tby the county i clerk in the special venire of 50 ■ men for the selection of a jury 1 for the trial of Virgil Decker.

ASK FOR ELECTIONS In ’ other columns of this week’s issue are published legal ; notices of special elections called ■ by the township trustee and the 1 Syracuse school board on the i question of consolidating the I schools. The two elections will i be held on Saturday, July 2. All voters of the township will |c<Lst their ballots at the Osborn & Son sale pavilion, at the corn:er of Huntington and Henry ' streets, and all the voters ol Syracuse will vote in the old school building at the corner of | Harrison and Washington streets. Men and women who were | qualified to vote at the last j general election will.be qualified ito vote at the special school ; election. o_:— WALKS THROUGH WINDOW Wilson, the 13-year-o|d son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Patterson o± • Warsaw, walked through , the [ large plate glass window of tin Warsaw postoffice- last week. The Pattersons only, recently moved to Warsaw, and the postoffice was strange to the boy; besides, the postmaster had just ! given the window a good bath. When the you uh emerged on , the outside, after leaving the room by the window route, he. | was .not badly injured, but had I received a cut on his hand that j required a few stitches. WARM INSIDE Down in the Jewish section of New York, during the very hot I spell last August, a father and son went for a stroll together. ■ As they passed a vender of ice ■ cream the boy turned to his ! father and said lovingly: “I vish ! you’d puy me some ice cream, I father; I do feel so varm ” His father gazed at him for a : few seconds in mild surprise, 1 and then exclaimed: “No, no, i Ikey, my poy. but I’ll tell you . vot I’ll do; I’ll tell you some , ghost stories vot’ll make your blood run cold.” —Exchange. r o CRIPPLED BY HANDSHAKES Mme. Curie, the discoverer of radium, has had to have her hand bandaged, the result of the handshaking she has undergone since coming to this country. The same thing happened to the ; Prince of Wales. — o “ THE LAST MEMBER Notre Dame post of the G. A. R., organized in 1897 with twelve members, passed out of existence last week with the death of Brother Raphael, the last survivor of the post. —o— Hl FFMAN-M’CUEN Rev. Floyd Hedges officiated the marriage at the Church of God parsonage Saturday afternoon of Warren McCuen of Nappanee and Miss Marie Huffman of Etna Gren. The young couple were accompanied by the father and mother of the groom, Willard McCuen, a brother, and Miss Bertha Lutes. -—-o RECLAIMS HER CHILD The door step baby left at the ‘home *of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Click, north of Elkhart, was reclaimed last Wednesday by the 16-year-old girl mother. The Clicks made an effort to legally adopt the child, but the mother refused to give up her child and has taken it to her home. Q— — LAYING CONCRETE The work of pouring concrete for the north Huntington street paving was begun Tuesday. A distance of 332 feet was laid, .which is a good record for the 1 first day. Miss Olga Beckman, who has ( [ been teaching in the New; [Washington, Ohio, high school, has returned- home.

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PIMMBITS • ABOUT HOME FOLKS Xotes of the Week on the Coining and lining of People You Know. 0 Richard Miller had the mumps last week. Mrs. Amanda Ott,spent Saturday in Goshen. Ernest C. Smith and family spent the week end in Cromwell visiting. Vernon Beckman of Fort Vayne spent Sunday and Monlav at home. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Pfingsi of East Chicago came Saturday and visited over Sunday here. Mrs. M. V. Nugent spent last .Vednesday in Warsaw visiting \t the Sam Widner home. ■ The Misses Violette and Vera J’Deil spent the week end,and Decoration Day in Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Keim of South Bend drove to Syracuse i Monday and spent the day here. To the woman who has no cook it is at least a satisfaction to know that she is her own . boss. Mr. and Mrs. Merl J. Harkless drove from Harvey, 111,, Friday evening and visited here over Decoration Day. A group of 17 girls from the Wayne Knitting Mills of Fort Wayne spent last Thursday at Lake Wawasee. The original talking machine was made out of a rib. Later inventors, however, improved on it and n.ade one that can be shut off. A‘Boston woman calls her own “the silly sex.” That is a case where an angel may rush in where a male foot would fear to tread. Mr. and Mrs. Ehper P. Miles and son Nelson and Mrs. E. E. Miles spent Sunday in Warsaw visiting with Mr. arid Mrs. Sam, Widner. Mrs. Emma Rike, who had been spending some time here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Strieby, left Monday for Fort Wayne. Wm. Brenhizer and Miss Hazel Wycliff pf Fort Wayne came Friday evening and remained lor Decoration Day at the F. H. Cremean home. Mrs. Robert Pletcher and little daughter Mary Ellen were in Warsaw last Wednesday visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Carteaux. Fred Dresch of Goshen has purchased of H. H. Dils, of Langley, Wis., the Dils cottage near Brunjes park and will make extensive improvements. Maybe that fellow who wants to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel only wants to show that 1 there is still some use for a barrel in this country. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Miller and daughter Frances and a friend of North Manchester spent Sunday and Monday here at the Ketring and Miller home. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Blue of . South Bend, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Rohleder and Mrs. Elizabeth Walerius of Elkhart spent Decration Day here visiting. Herschel D. Harkless has launched his new speed launch. It is equipped with a 40-horse-power engine, and is designed to skim over the surface of the water. Mr. and Mrs. James Garrison and Misses Ruth and Alpha Garrison and gentlemen friends of Mishawaka spent the week end here with Mr. and Mrs. John Garrison. Albion will put on a free chautauqua for six days beginning July 28. It was decided I last year by the Albion merchiants, following their unsuccess- , ful sale of the required number •of tickets for last season’s pro--1 gram, that they would stand the I whole expense this year. I