Walkerton Independent, Volume 47, Number 32, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 6 January 1922 — Page 1

VOLUME 47

RAIN DOES DAMAGI ALONG PACIFIC COAf • I — ; H. J. Hershberger Says California Ir i Sunshine, Health and Enjoyniei ( San Gabriel, Calif., Dec. 26, 11 Ed. Independent: We are having a fine rain. It < began Dec. 17 and continued for veral days, and now today it is started up again. The high pc<s are white with snow, for our an here in the valley is snow up in ne mountains. The hills will soon puon a coat of green instead of the all brown that they have worn for he past seven months. Back of the dam across the Aroyo Seco, north of Pasadena, then is a lake more than a mile long aid j over a quarter of a mile wide where there was not a drop of water before the rain. Had it not been for this

dam which was ordered by the authorities when the new bridge was built about a year ago, there would have been great loss of life and property. As it was, many people living in tents and cottages in the camping grounds of the Arroya had to move out in a hurry. One man, an ex-congressman and his wife awoke to find their cottage entirely surrounded by water, with only darkness, and the noise of the rumbling stones in the raging torrent, as big boulders, and other debris washed down from the mountains. There were large trees growing along the bed of the Arroya, now only the tops of them can be seen. Well, the Japanese are having to give up their land as their old leases expire. No more leasing to them. The J work early and late, seven days in the week, women and children, tooy- (They have their own schools where they are taught that their Mikado is the God. No foreigner is allowed to own an inch of land in Japan, but the Japs would soon own all California for the Mikado’s kingdom.—Ed.) They are now beginning to pack and ship the new crop of oranges. The groves were greatlv damaged by the storm, limbs being broken and many OKahges blown off. The Mission Play will open agaiiF Jan. 1, in the old building. The new theatre will not be completed for sometime. Well, Will, my brother will see you j about renewing my subscription. x

could not do without the home paper. It is a letter from home giving all the news of the old time friends. Well, this coast country has its storms and an occasional earthquake, but give me California for health and enjoyment. Our worst storms are" soon over and tjpe warm sun shines down upon us to gladden our hearts. My new address is Rt. 1 Box 34, East Lastunas Drive, San Gabriel. Wishing you and all the readers of your paper a Happy New Year, H. J. Hershberger HOSTS SHAKE HARDING’S HANC c White House Holds New Year’s Re ception. First to Be Given in Nine Years. Washington, Jan. 4. —President anc| Mrs. Harding threw the White Hous< doors open to the public for the firs , New’ Year’s reception held there fo| - nine years. The number responding to the general invitation was official!’ estimated at 6.500, many of whon Stood for hours in a biting wind and in a slowly moving column of f urs which . extended for blocks from the Pennsy^ vania avenue porticoes. The Preside!^ and Mrs. Harding met and shook hand . wdth all, a physical feat of no meal magnitude and one from which the/ showed signs of strain at 4 o’clock when the last person in the line haH passed. .

SOCIETY WOMEN FIGHT FIRE West Chester Country Club, N. Y.. Destroyed, With Loss of $250,000 Established in 1876. New York, Jan. 4,-r-The West Chester Country club, Ideated on Pelham bay, was burned toithe ground by a fire’of accidental origin. The loss is estimated at $250,0)0. Society men and women hurrledl; left the ballroom, formed a bucket brigade and worked for nearly an hour in a temperature of 10 above zero it an ineffectual attempt to save the sCucture. The club, regarded as one of the most exclusive in the East, was tdabllshed in 1876. George Townsend, Iroker, is president. The membership li eluded William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., parence Mac Kay, George S. Nichols^nd Thomas Potter.^ Vancouver Changes Street Rule. Vancouver, B. C, Jan. 4. —Vancouver has adopted tl^ American “Keep to the right” rule of Th? road, replacing the English “Keep to the left” . . j Remember that today is your opportunity; tomoribv is some other fellow’s.

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Eastern Star Installation. Walkerton chapter of the Eastern Star installed their officers for the new year Wednesday evening, Jan. 4. Mrs. Viola Faulkner acted as installing officer and Miss Anna Conrad as marshal. Following are the new officers: Worthy Matron, Verne C. Carter. Worthy Patron, Milo B. Slick. Associate Matron, Blanche M. Smith. Secretary, Lillie B. Tracy. Treasurer, Grace Reeder. Conductress, Ethel Rhodes. Assoc. Conductress, Hope Derf. Ada, Mildred Stover. Ruth, Dollie I. Winner. ! Esther, Acta B. Ross. Martha, Kathryn Stover. J Electa, Bess Gindleberger. Warder, Mae Shirley. Sentinel, W. Harvey Smith. I (Marshal, Anna L. Conradj J-Chaplin, Lena Bellinger. 5 irganist, Caroline Naughtin. 3

— My Neighb '»rs. t ly neighbors all are ’en-. i jays, j atedit to their race; i d evermore } Ihg their praise upon the market , pie. And so I’ve made the discords ( c6t that used to ar my nerves, and t at gent who longs for peace must . e Ulate my curves. Time was when I Wild pass along the evi 1 tales I bird, and say that Johnson’s life , vs wrong. Jones was a wieked bird; ’ itried me that I must endure Jed ' Inkum and his; and sinful motives, Im sure, inspired my neighbors all. is not strange that men grew sick < hearing talk like that, and now ten a well aimed brick would fepoti ¥ Sunday hat. And when I found I id no friend in all the region nigh, feared my person upon end, and died the reason why. The reason vs not hard to find; I saw it, Vough my tears; and I remarked, ’’have been blind and batty all t>se years. I have refused to see the g)d in any human skate, and now, t'oughout the neighborhood men sg the hymn of hate. They throw t^ir tin cans in my yard, they sre <fes on my cow, and I, a fat and stile bard, can see the reason now.” ’.en I reformed, and on my lyre I *de a solemn pledge that I’d find ething to admire in all men, and >t hedge. So I began to roundly iost Tom, Dick, James, John and |.ck, and neighbors bless me when 1 :est, and praise me when I wake. —- ‘alt Mason.

New K. of P. Officers. The following officers were install--1 < for the ensuing term in the bights of Pythias lodge Tuesday ' .'ening. .Glen Stillsoni Chancellor Comander i (Robert Wolfe, Vice Chancellor. [R. N. LaFeber, Prelate. • i Harry Wisenbaugh, Master at ‘ |rms. Earl Thompson, Inner Guard. George Fisher, Outer Guard. John Faulkner, Master of Work. C. A. Fish, Master of Finance. W. Ray McDaniel, Master of Exchequer. Grover C. Spahr, Keeper of Records and Seal. HEAVY FEEDING OF MILK COWS NOW PPOFITABLE H. A. Ross, associate in dairy economics in the agricultural college and experiment station of the University, of Illinois, makes the interesting statement that heavy feecing for milk cows is now both practicable and profitable. The present prices for butter fat make possible a practical method of disposing of farm crops at prices very

touch above their present market valV he says. Good cows of the type de.yibed below are returning 85 een:> aiushel for corn, $24 a ton for hay, al $9.50 a ton for silage, on tne b|is of 35-cent butter fat. hese values compared with market I pjees of hay and corn, seem high, bi a recently completed study by the Tpartment of Dairy Husbandry sbws that they are obtainable. IndHdual feed records of 528 cows 4re compiled. These cows had an average daily production of 2 b ijunds of 4 percent milk for the six vhter months of November, DecemWr, January, February, March, and Aril. These cows varied as to size, breed, Induction , and time of freshening bt were typical of the good cows fojnd thruout the butterfat region of H’aois. A similar group of cows constuing the same kind and amount oi fei should produce an equal amount ofbutter fat. Sggs have taken a drop of 15 cents a oz'X in the local markets during th \eek. >\ ‘ •

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3 ; NARROW ESCAPE FROM ; A SERIOLS ACCIDENT Miss Zoa Wolfe, daughter of Mr. I and Mrs. T. J. Wolfe, Jr., is receiving , the congratulations of her friends on her very narrow escape from a tragic : accident. While at the B. & O. sta- • tion Sunday evening with young lady friends who were to take No. 9 passenger train for Chicago, due here at , 5:20 o’clock, she became momentarily blihddd, perhaps uy the steam, smoke and lights of the engine, and , as the train was pulling into the station she came in contact with the side of the engine, which was moving > slowly, and was thrown forward on the walk near the tracks, sustaining a gash in her forehead and a bruise on the back of her head where some : part of the engine no doubt struck her, and two of her front teeth were also broken off. She was not rendered unconscious but was dazed for a short time. After being helped into the depot she soon revived, and it was discovered that her injuries were of a slight nature*. At this writing—Monday—she is experiencing but little suffering from her injuries. Fanners’ Bank Annual Meeting. The Farmers’ State Bank held its i , annual stockholders’ meeting and r election Wednesday astern in the directors’room of the bank. The election resulted as ^pllows: W. I. Robison, president; A. L. Dupler, vicepresident; M. B. Slick, cashier, i Directors: W. I. Robison, A. L. Dup- ( t ler, M. B. Slick, J. W. F. Wolfe, I. । W. Place, C. M. Carter and Albert Burke. TIIF DEATH RECORD Schwartz. John Schwartz was born in Morrow county, Ohio, Nov. 1, 1838, and passed away Jan. 4, 1922, in Walkerton at the home of his daughter? Mrs. S. E. Koontz, aged 83 years, 2 months, and 3 days. In early manhood he : came to Noble county, Indiana. Here he was united in marriage, Jan. 14, 1864, to Jemima Brackney, who is ! left to mourn the loss of the devoted companion of fity-eight happy years. To this union four children were born, of whom one daughter, Mrs. Ina Koontz, survives. Another daughter, Mrs. Lutie Ross, died twenty-six years ago and two sons died in infancy. He is also survived by five ^grandchildren and four great-gTand-j children. | He answered the call of his country in the civil war, enlisting. Jan. !4, 1864, as a carpenter, working ■with the bridge comminy, g. mg ’ । ahead of the troops, building and i c- " I pairing bridges. He came to Walkerton about forty-four years ago, and with his brother-in-law, Jacob Tis- ’ cher, conducted the Schwartz ana a Tischer planing mill. Afterward he LT was employed as bridge carpenter on the B. & O. and later took the lighter work of the semaphore until he retired at the age of seventy. He was a regular attendant of the £ Methodist church until his hearing became so that he could not follow te services, and although never making any profession, in his own quiet -way he lived the Christian virtues of = justice and kind consideration in all s his relations as citizen, neighbor and r friend. A great lover of nature, it ' w’as his especial delight to frequent f the haunts of the wild plants and t watch for each variety in season. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at the home of his daughs ter, Mrs. S. E. Koontz, Rev. J. W. g Niell officiating. Interment in Wood'7 ~

Close of a 56-Year Honeymoon. The death of Colonel Henry Watterson interrupts one of the most beautiful romances of American history, a fifty-six year honeymoon, says a Louisville writer. It was the year after the Civil War, 1865, that Colonel Watterson won the hand of Miss Rebecca Ewing, a reigning belle of Nashville, Tenn., and on Tuesday of this week they celebrated the fifty-sixth anniversary of that event. It is no secret in Lousiville that Colonel Watterson, with his brilliancy and great mentality, was like a child in his loving dependence upon his sweetheart, for sweetheart she ' always was to him. Through half a century of public life which took them to all the capitals of the world, Mrs. Watterson was _ ' I always with the Colonel. He could scarcely get along without her, even for a few days at a time. In years gone by, when Colon J Watterson was winning his fame, he ' often indulged freely in the cup that ! cheers and had a weakness for a friendly game of poke’i. but where-| ever he might be, if he recognized , signs of falling under the influence i of either the cup or the game, he al- I ways sent for his "Rebecca” and she ; always came. When he went on lecture tours, in the earlier years he ‘ iwould not hesitate to telegraph for her and she never failed him. Their gold- n wedding, celebrate^ i six years ago, was one of the most memorable events in the annals of i American married life. A touching fact, illustrating Colonel Watterson’s great dependence Jupon Mrs. Watterson, especially in his later years, is revealed today ini • the remark of one of their dearest! friends: ; “I am so glad that he went first — i he would have been abjectly, pitifully miserable without her.” THE HEADLIGHT LAW MUST BE OBEYED In 1917 the legislature provided j restrictions for automobile head- i lights. The first section of the law . dealt with the quantity of light to be 1 projected, the second section coverea I dimmers and the third restricted the use of spotlights. The law was disap- ! pointing. Accidents, because headlights were not dimmed, usually occurred on country highways. Section 15 of the law of 1921 says: “The secretary’ of state is hereby ! authorized and directedto investigate, • ascertain, determine and fix such ' reasonable standaid of lighting equipment for autonn biles, motorcycles! . and other similar motor vehicles for ■ the adjustment and use of such equipment, as provided in Chapter 92 : of the Acts of 1917, and so as to make the use of the highways by । such vehicles safe for all the public.” . | The act by’ which the secretary of state is directed to fix standards pro- I vides fines ranging from $5 co S2O 1 . for the first offence and $5 to SSO j .for the second offence. It is now . , argued that although the secretary’ of state has fixed the standards for . headlights, he is without power to en- . force the law. He is not required to enforce it. His duty ended witk an- . nouncing standards for lights. The । law as originally passed contains a [ penalty clause and it is the duty or ; any sheriff, deputy, policeman or other peace officer to enforce it. L [ Every opportunity has been given automobile owners to comply with it, - and if they refuse they should be - dealt with the same as any other of- . fenders. Phone us your news items.

REPORT OE fc CROP CONDITIONS IN INDIANA The Outlook for Wheat and Rye Very Favorable. The winter wheat acreage in Ina- । iana is slightly under the acreage seeded to that crop last year, according to the monthly report of the cooperative crop reporting service, issued Dec. 31. The condition of the rop, however, is above the average. Wages paid to farm hands are considerably lower than last year/but still about 50 percent higher than prewar wages. In many counties the wheaat acreage has been reduced to some extent, while in other counties a slight increase is shown. In the former the decrease generally is attributed to the low price of the grain and the cost of production, with the largest decreases I (shown in the central part of the state j where the land values are highest. In the counties w’here an increase is । shown, it is n^stly for the purpose of Igetting back to normal rotations. The ! total acreage sown this fall is slightly । less than last year and amounts to (2,053,000 acres, compared with | 2,074,000 acres last year. . The condition of the plants comspared with normal is 92 percent ■ which is somew hat above the average. I Weather conditions up to the first of , [December were especially favorable. jThe plants have developed a wonder[iul root system and will go into the winter well fortified to stand the strain of severe weather. Rye is much the same as wheat. jThe acreage in some counties has [been increased while in others a aei crease is shown. Generally, however, the tendency has been to increase and for the state as a whole, it will deelop approximately 318,000 acres. The estimated condition is 95 percent of normal which is somewhat above the average. While wages of farm labor are considerably lower than a year ago, they i are still more than 50 percent higher [than pre-war wages. The average । wages per month, with board, are [532.00; without board, $40.00. Harvest work the past season was rated at about $2.60 per day with board and $3.25 per day without [board. For ordinary farm work tne 'wages average about $1.90 with board and ?2.3G without board.. MARRIAGES. Pibellia-Sinclair On Tuesday evening, Dec. 20, 1921, Miss Elizabeth Miller Sinclair, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sinclair or ‘Walkerton was unit* d in marriage to Mr. Myron Geo. DiLe’ka or [ Chicago. The groom is the son ol James B. Dibelka, former State Architect of Illinois. i The wedding took place at the j home of the bride’s cousin, Mrs. Chas. Porter Avery, of Oak Park. Gatewood-Morrison. Mr. Herman Gatewood of Indiana- • polis and Miss Jessie Morrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morrison were married Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist parsonage in LaPorte by Rev. Dr. Briggs. They will make their home in Indianapolis for the present. Off For The Foorhouse. He had just received a telegram from his son attending college. It ead: “If you don’t send money by , tomorrow, I will have to go to the ■ poorhouse.” The father promptly sent a telegram reading: “Don’t go to pooihouse tomorrow, wait till the day after and I will go with you.”—Ex.

NEWS OF THE CHURCHES Methodist Episcopal Church. Next Sunday morning at 9:30 the Sunday*school will meet as follows: All the classes that have been meeting in the Primary room in th*? church basement will meet in the Community Club rooms, which can be reached by taking the stairway east of Smith’s Undertaking Parlor. All other classes will meet in the K. of P 4 Lodge rooms, which can be reached by taking the stairway west of LaFeber’s store. Preaching services will be held in the K. of B. Lodge rooms at 10:30 )a. m. The pastor’s subject for next Sunday morning will be “Closing the Gates.” There will be no evening services of any kind, until we are able to return to our church, which will be the 22nd of this month. J. Walter Niell, Pastoi. Presbyterian Church. Teaching and preaching service from 10 to 11:30 a. m. and 7 p. m. Rev. P. Leaky of Ripon, Wis., is [expected to begin his work next

• Sabbath in a series of evangelistic ' meetings. Rev. Leahy is the Sunday [ ! school missionary of ’he Winnebago Presbytery Synod of Wisconsin. He I is specially adapted for fE kind of^ . work he will endeavor to do in Walkerton. A self-made man, a ccl- • lege graduate, he has given up the (teaching profession to devote his llife to the work of the church. He has a strong and practical message suited to meet the needs of the age. He is progressive yet conservative in his religious views. He loves the Bible—he preaches the old doctrine; of conversion, regeneration, sanctification and justification. He believes in the efficacy of prayer. To him the Christian church is a great school where people will fit themselves for Immortality with Jesus Christ as the great teacher. The people of Walkerton will enjoy his messages and his personality. We extend a hearty and cordial welcome to all the people of Walkerton to unite with us in helping to make | Walkerton a better and safer place to li^e in. Rev. L. R. Giroulx. pastor. United Brethren Church Sunday school 9:30. Morning worship 10:30. Junior meeting 2:30 p. m. Evening serivce 7:00 p. m. Prayer meeting Tuesday evening 7:00 o’clock at the home of Ira Ne-j ville, unless otherwise announced. Ladies Aid Thursday afternoon at the church. Teacher training class Thursday ; evening in the lecture room of th j United Brethren church. Nothing preventing, the revival j lservices will commence Sunday, Feb. : 5. J. w. -ower. Pastor. , THE NEV gSTATE HEADLIGHT REGULATIONS State officials and officials of the ■ Hoosier State Auto Association co [operating with them are confident • ;the new headlight regulations will 'meet with few violations after the ; I public understands what must be idone and the whyfore of the re[gulations. The appalling increase in . i highway accidents occurring at night has brought forcibly to everyone’s attention the absolute necessity for correct illumination for motor ve- [ hicles. j The majority of night accidents are caused Ly the use of high powered lights throwing their beams for •long distances down the road and at the same time up in the air, blinding opp ising drivers. This is a terrific [hazard to all drivers because streets and highways everyM.• re ti es* times [are ablaze with lights of motor vthicles. They bewilder pedestrians and i frequently frighten the occasional । horse that plods his way’ along the road. Those who have experienced the acute anguish and fear while under the baleful influence of the other fellow's blinding headlights will ( heartily endorse and quickly comply ’ with Indiana's new lighting regulations. > j Death of J. P. Creed. J. P. Creed, a well known money loaner and attorney of South Bena, where he has lived 53 years, died j Wednesday in the National Soldiers’ t hospital at Danville, 111., where he had been a patient for several a months. He w’as 77 years old. Gratitude is said to be a lost art. - And a person doesn’t have to live to y be a hundred years old to learn the truth of this statement.

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SWL NOTES Os INTEREST • General Notes. Vacation is now over and boys and girls are facing a period of twenty j more weeks of school work in this i year. Who can tell how much This twenty weeks may mean in the lives I of our boys and girls. The first semester examinations will be given on Thursday and Friday of next week. The Echo staff is making splendid progress in the arrangements for our school paper. We hope to publish the first number about January 20. The next teacners’ meeting will be held on Tuesday evening, Jan. 10. High School Notes. Rev. Lower conducted the opening exercises on Wednesday morning of this week. Mr. Noblitt, principal of the high school, returned from his home near j.Taswell on Monday, where he had been caring for his brother, who nas

been very ill. The high school boys expect to play a game of basket ball with the ,Teegarden H. S. this week. | The new e’ectric lights are much appreciated by the high school. Reviews and final preparation for the semester examinations are the order of the day in the high school for next week. Grade Notes. Miss Stover’s room reported no absences for the week before the holidays. This is a good record. Three of the other rooms had absences of one and one-half days or less. New pupils in Mrs. Townsend’s room are Louise Hopper and Glendola Fisher. Mrs. Bandedistel and Mrs. Gould were recent visitors in the sixth and third grade rooms. The Fanners’ State Bank is giving each pupil in the grades a pencil as an indication of its interest in oui boys and girls. “Nuisance" Taxes Wiped Out. ’ A long list of taxes, imposed as s result of the United States entering "'* the World War In April of 1917, were wiped out December 31, sucn provision having been made in the .new revenue act, supplanting the act of 1918, recently approved by President Harding. Among taxes in which the general public is interested to come off will be the following: Eight per cent tax on transportation tickets, including pulman fares. Taxes imposed on soft drinks. In all there are over 800 changes : made under provisions of the new [revenue act. While in many instances . levies are still imposed, they are* generally reduced. Effective January 1, 1922, there is no taxes on amusement admissions where the charge is 10c or less ana the tax on passes to theaters and to I other places of amusements, which has been in effect since Nov. 1, 191“, . will be abolished. Will Hays Offered SIOO,OOO Job. It is rumored that Postmaster Gen. I Will Hays, a Hoosier, has been offered the executive officership of a big movie concern at SIOO,OOO per year, and that he may resign his position under the goverment that pays him only $12,000 per year, to accept (the former position, but no statement ;has been received from him as to what he will do. MICKIE SAYS—AOVERXUoWiG A* \ / NOUMQ eusmsss MAM , [ I OS'MG VC AMD BA2KIMG Vt CAM SU'.LO | J UP AS GOOD A IM i A COUPLE OF NEAPS AS i OLDER MOM- ADVERrXSTMG I eOKhPETIXOR MAS BN | \ 'MEARS OF SERVICE J 1 -r ! 1 * T