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Evening star., 1939-11-06

California and Ohio
To Vote Tomorrow
On Pension Plans
MoyoroIty Elections in
Philadelphia, Detroit
And San Francisco

BY the Associated Press.
Citizens of California and Ohio
gave old-age pension proposals last
once-over today before voting their
convictions in tomorrow's off-year
elections.
Office seekers in a dozen other
States argued largely local issues,
with election Of mayors in Phila-
delphia, Detroit and San Francisco
outweighing in political interest
campaigns for three seats in the
House of Representatives and for
governors chairs in Kentucky and
Mississippi.
Herbert S. Bigelow, leader of the
Ohio pension drive, said last night
that If his proposed amendment to
the State constitution was defeated
he would draft a revised proposal
increasing the taxes for pension
payments.
To guarantee every retired Ohioan
over 60 a pension of at least $50
month, Mr.. Bigelow would collect
a tax equal to one-fourth OF the
Federal income tax and tax of 2
per cent of the value of all land
worth more than $4,000 an acre.
Opponents have argued that his
plan would close the schools, put
hospitals out of commission and
stop highway work.
The pension battle in California
centers on a revised $3.50 every
Thursday" program. An administra-
tor. with some powers over produc-
ton and distribution, would give
warrants" worth from SIS to $50
to nom workers over so.
Theoretically, the scrip would
circulate as money, but whoever held
it at the end of each week would
be required to attach 2-cent
stamp tax to each dollars worth. At
the end of a year, the scrip (havlng
collected $l04 in taxes, could be
exchanged for money.
Gov. Culbert l.. Olson, who op-
poses this plan although he sup
ported a different ham and egg"
proposal in his campaign last year,
urged adoption of State oil con-
troll law.
Evening star., 1939-11-06
Two u. ). Prisoners
Who Fled Jail
Taken in Raleigh
james Gibson Of District
One Of Pair Captured
In North CuroIinu

Two of eight Federal prisoners
who escaped from the Henrico
County Jail at Richmond, Va, last
night were retaken while walking
on Raleigh IN. c. street early
today, the Associated Press reported.
Detective Capt. Bruce Boole of
Raleigh said the pair identified
themselves as Gerald Montague, 81,
OF Paducah, KY, and James Gibson
OF Washington.
"They caught ride to get here"
Capt. Boole declared.
Virginia police and the F. B. I.
continued search for the other
prisoners who opened hole through
the jail wall and slid to freedom
down rope of blanket.
The man listed as Gibson was be-
Ing held by order of the United
States commissioner of Alexandria
on Mann Act charge Gibson,
who gave an address in the 900
block of L street NV, also was
indicted about two weeks ago by
the Arlington County grand jury
on a statutory charge. He was to
have been transferred soon to Ar
lington County to stand trial.
Seven of the escaped prisoners,
including Montague, were among
those who escaped from a Justice
Department bus near Fredericksburg
last July while being taken from
the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta
to LeWisburg, Pa. They were re-
captured recently and taken to
Richmond for trial in Federal Court
next Wednesday,
The eighth man to escape was
listed as James Edward Gibson, 900
block of L street NV, who was
being held by order of the United
States commissioner of Alexandria
on Mann Act charge. Gibson also
was indicted about two weeks ago by
the Arlington County grand jury on
statutory charge. He was to have
been transferred soon to Arlington
County to stand trial.
The others who escaped were
listed as:
John B. Gibson %. Coeburn, Va;
Luther E. Morris, %, Pelham, Tenn;
Charles F. Cole. 26, Millville, N. j.;
Hugh M. Penny, Big Stone Gap, Va;
Walter Smith. %, Cincinnati, and
Robert R. Walker, 20, Ellwood, Ind.
State police said they believed the
men were travelling in a 1881 model
black sedan with Virginia license
olotoc Tho rnnartoG ctn1o,o
and the prisoners may have used"
it in their flight, they said.
Roads Are Guarded.
Maj. H. B. Nicholas, superin-
tendent of State police, and Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation men
stationed here said they were with
out any new information on the
fugitives this morning, but were
making every effort to cut off their
escape from the State.
State police were instructed to
maintain a sharp lookout on all
roads.
Henrico police said this morning
alarms were being broadcast for
each car reported stolen last night
in Richmond and vicinity in line
with the theory that the prisoners
would attempt to flee in this
manner.
Walter F. Smith, substitute jailer,
discovered the break when he went
to the second-story cell block at
10 pm. to lock the men in indi-
vidual cells.
Strip Torn From Bed.
A hole had been opened in the
brick wall above the cells with a
Evening star., 1939-11-06
Weather
Continued From First Page)


period beginning early Saturday, but
yesterday morning the big flakes
came down to cover the earth with
a heavy blanket.
The sun popped through the heav-
ily overcast skies for brief period
at midafternoon to boost the mer-
curry slightly from its 3l-degree level
The snow melted slowly, however.
The Associated Press reported the
Spotswood Trail Toute 33) still
blocked last night on the side OF
the Blue Ridge Mountains 6 miles
east of Elkton. East and west
bound motorists were stranded on
either side of the blockade.
Valley hotels did tourist business
akin to midsummer vacation trade
Buses were running far behind
schedule.
The valley pike was clear through
Rockingham County, observers said
but to the north one motorlst re-
portedly required five hours to drive
from Winchester to New Market, q
distance of so miles.
Communication lines were re-
ported down and highways jammee
with impassable slush in the LuraI
area. The sudden cold snap in thai
Virginia town burst six or eight Sec
tions of the furnace boiler in the
jail and courthouse. Fireplace'
were being put to use in some por
tions of the building, but the pris'
oners' cells we're reported withou
means Of heat.
Farmers Go Horseback.
Farmers in the valley took tt
horseback to reach their homes
along side roads off main highwa!
arteries.
Today, however, c. M. Moyer
engineer of the Staunton Highwa.
district, said snowplows-workini
continuously since Saturday night
had opened all primary roads. Sec
ondary roads will be cleared by to-
night, he said.
Route $50 across Alton Mountain
a vital link across the Blue Ridg
between Charlottesville and Way
nesboro, was open to traffic thi
morning. The road across the pas
was free of ice except in shades
spots.
Two c. c. c. camps on the Skylin
Drive were without telephone con
tact with the outside world TO
hours when trees loaded with sno'
and ice collapsed, severing com
munication lines to Elkton earl
yesterday.
At Elkton it also was reported tina
the communication system of tn
Norfolk g. Western Railway betwee
Hagerstown, Md. and Roanoke wa
similarly cut, but trains were NOV
ing nearly on schedule.
The snowfall, heaviest about mid
morning yesterday, confined churcl
congregations to a handful of wor
shippers in the valley area.
Farmers welcomed the snow. fc
the moisture it afforded recentl
seeded wheat and corn waiting t
be shucked The snow works
hardship, on the other hand, fo
those rushing Thanksgiving turkey
to market.
The Dale Enterprise weather sta
Evening star., 1939-11-06
Ohio Pension PIonner
PIedqes Finish FiQht

CLEVELAND, Nov. 6 (P.-Ohio
voters, preparing to decide in tomor-
rows elections the fate Of pension
at-60 proposal. had a promise of a
fight to the finish from the plans
author today.
Herbert S. Bigelow. white haired
former Representative, declared in
a speech here yesterday, If it is de-
feated IN start drafting a new
pension plan next morning. I'll
draft an amendment that will shut
their mouths on every argument,
and next time I'm going to increase
the taxes"
Evening star., 1939-11-06
Strong Arm Gangs
Feared in Philadelphia
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. GA state
ment that strong arm" gangs might
be imported to intimidate party
workers brought orders today for
extra guards at tomorrow's munich
pal election, in which clean govern
ment" Is a major issue and control
Of the city government is at stake.
In letter to Director of Public
Safety James H. Malone. Harry C..
Harrington, chairman of the Demo-
cratic Campaign Committee. said he
had information of a purported
scheme to hire gang to Slug" COM
mitteemen in the Goth ward.
Evening star., 1939-11-06
Peters Will Speak

Charles A. Peters, building man
ager, Public Buildings Administra-
ton of the Federal Works Agency,
will speak on Refrigeration Engine
Room Hazards and Their Elimina-
ton" before a meeting of the Wash
ington Safety Society Wednesday at
8 pm. in the Department of Labor
Building.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue OF October Is, 1906

About six weeks ago the Pandora
and Bluffton Mennonite churches ex-
| tended call to Rev. Otto Lichti, one
of the abest and best instructors in
| the Theological Seminary of Bloom
field, N. j., to come and be the pas
| tor of the two organizations, which
he has accepted.
On Monday morning bright and
early George Feltz, Allen county au-
ditor, will turn over the keys of his
office, which he has handled for the
past six years, and Prof. E. c. Aker-
man, of Bluffton, elected last fall,
will accept the county trust.
Among the properties that changed
hands last week were the Zehrbach
property on Railroad street, pur-
chased by Frank Scott, for consid-
Grafton of $1,000, and the r. B. Day
property on Riley street, purchased
by Henson Good for 5000. The deals
were made thru Real Estate Agent
F. A. Eaton. d. S. Burkholder sold
his Mound street residence Monday
to Noah Diller. Consideration, ST.
$50.
Gilboa people have signed a peti-
tion with enough names to call for
a vote on local option, and will have
an election soon. Gilboa was dry
town a good many years until two
years ago when it went wet.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Amos
Steiner, on Jackson street, daughter
was welcomed, Saturday morning.
E. A. Amentrout and wife are
rejoicing over the arrival of a new
baby boy, which came to their home
Friday.
Born, to John Moser and wife, a
fine boy Sunday.
Miss Fairy Slusser and Nell Bush
ong entered school at the O. N. u,
Tuesday. Harry Niswander, Harry
Baumgartner and Miss Lois Niswan-
der also resumed their work there.
Eli Hartman has the foundation
laid for a new house on Jefferson
street, near the L. E. and w. cross
ing.
The most elegant electric car that
ever passed thru Bluffton passed thru
Sunday afternoon. 1t was bound for
Columbus from Toledo and was the
first to run between these two cities
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Nations Thanksgiving
Observance History
Continued from page u

From the time of Washington to
Lincoln, however, there was no Gus
tomary procedure. President Thomas
Jefferson, for example, who felt that
religious observances had not part
in activities of the state, refused to
designate any such holiday during
his years in the White House.
President Madison, on the other
hand, proclaimed four Thanksgiving
Days in his term-but set them all
in different months. In addition to
the traditional November date,
Thanksgiving have been observed by
the United States in July, April
May and October.
Custom prescribes that the date
of Thanksgiving shall be set by a
special proclamation of the Presi.
dent. However, it remains for each
state to stamp it as legal holiday
and if governors of states so desire
they may not follow the Presidents
recommendation.
UP TO GOVERNORS
This is the situation this year
with the Presidents proclamation
but in other cases, governors are ad-
herring to custom and have set No,
vember 30 as Thanksgiving Day ir
their states.
The celebration of Thanksgiving
has long and curious history. Days
set aside for special Thanksgiving
were known to the Israelites and are
mentioned in the Bible. Such OBJ.
servances also were common ir
England, particularly after the Re.
formation.
North Americas first Thanksgiv.
ing was held in 1878 on the shores
of Newfoundland by an English min.
ister named Wolfall. The earliest
record of similar observance with.
in the present territory of the Unit
ed States was held by the Popham
colony on the coast of Maine ir
August, 1907.
FIRST PILGRIM THANKSGIVING
1t remained for the Pilgrims ir
Plymouth colony, however, to give
us the basis of our present day OBJ.
servance. Following the plentiful
harvest of 1921, Governor Bradford
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Umc07saxrOga
ARA egicans
Apache Agent

Apache Agent
" HEN, in 1873, old-timers in
W Arizona learned that a twenty
two-year-old Fastener, fresh from
Rutgers college, had been appointed
agent for the San Carlos reserva-
ton, gale of laughter swept that
section or the Wild West. "Why,
them Apache devils will skeer that
tenderfoot out inside a week." they
guffawed. But they didn't know the
stuff that was in John Philip Clum.
Taking charge at San Carlos, he
decided that the terrible Apaches"
weren't so terrible If they were
treated like human beings instead
of animals, as the Spaniard, the
Mexican and the American from
tiersmen had regarded them. So
he made them self-governing by
founding the first body of Indian
police ever organized to keep or
der on the reservation and by estab-
fishing courts, presided over by In
dian judges, to try offenders. He
made them partially self-supporting
by teaching them the arts of peace
instead of war and paid them for
the work they did. And above all
else he proved to them that he was
one white man who didn't speak
with split tongue.
As a result Clurn, within three
years, was ruling 5000 of these In
Idians, who had been regarded for
300 years as 'untamable," without
the aid of a single soldier. A physi-
clan and a commissary clerk were
the only other white men on the res
ervation.
Next he was given bigger job
that of capturing a party of hostile
Apaches, led by the notorious Ge-
ronimo. With selected party of
his loyal Apaches, he marched 400
miles across the deserts and noun
tains of the Southwest, trapped Ge-
ronimo and his followers in New
Mexico, captured them without fir
ing a shot and marched them back
the whole 400 miles without sim
gle one escaping. This was the only
time Geronimo was ever forcibly
captured. Several times later he
voluntarily surrendered but John P.
Clum was the only man who ever
took him prisoner when he didn't
want to be a captive.
Clum's career of usefulness as
agent for the Apaches ended in 1877
when politics brought about crisis
which forced him to resign. He later
won fame as an editor and public
official in the town of Tombstone
but until his death in 1882 he was
proudest of the record he made when
ne was Apache Agent"
@ Western Newspaper Union.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23

Opening their 1930-40 season, a
strengthened Bluffton Boosters cage
team will meet Bradfeld Center in
Lima recreational league play at
Lima, Thursday night of next week.
The Boosters will compete this
year in the American league, one
of the divisions in the Lima recrea-
tional winter program. Games will
be played each Thursday night at
the Lima South gymnasium.
In addition to Lima league compe-
tition, the Bluffton Independent team
is scheduling inter-city games to be
played at home and on foreign
courts.
An impressive lineup is assured by
the return of seven veterans from
last years squad, in addition to
seven newcomers. What is believed
to be one of the tallest teams in
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SHORT SPORTS

Bash, of Mt. Blanchard, is in third
place, with total of 123 points, and
"Taters" Basinger, Pandora Highs
star was fourth high with 119 points.
Basketball play is under way in
earnest among Allen county teams.
In last weeks games Lafayette top
ped Beaverdam in a thriller Il to 10,
and Harrod won from Elida, 26 to
10.
Mt. Blanchard blasted Mt. Cory
last Friday, 80 to 0, to win the
championship of the Hancock county
Little Nine league for the second
year in row. The Mt. Blanchard
outfit, coached by Howard Yawberg,
formerly a mentor at Rawson, has
been unbeaten in league play for the
last two seasons. Rawson lost to
Arlington on the same day, 81 to 6.
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proclaimed day of Thanksgiving
on December 13 (old style) of that
year.
The turkey made his appearance
at that first truly American Thanks
giving-hunters having shot many
of them in their search for meat for
the banquet tables.
At the break of dawn on that
Thanksgiving Day, one of the cam
non on the hilltop thundered forth
a salute and residents of the colony
gathered in the meeting house.
THREE DAY CELEBRATION
Friendly Indians came for the dim
ner, and before the observance was
ended, the period of Thanksgiving
had stretched into three days instead
of one. Entertainment was varied
ranging from religious services and
the singing of psalms and songs to
war dances by the savages and ex-
hibitions of military drilling by Cap
tain Miles Standish's well-trained
soldiery. Games and sports also
found their way into the program.
Observance of Thanksgiving was
common thruout New England from
that early start, but it was slow in
spreading to the rest of the country
! generally.
The first impetus for national
observance proclaimed by the Presi-
dent was launched by Mrs. Sarah j.
Hale. of Boston, who brought the
matter to the attention of President
Abraham Lincoln in 1868, following
the Battle of Gettysburg. At her
suggestion President Lincoln set
Thursday, August 6, as day of ma
tional Thanksgiving.
In the next year Thanksgiving was
observed on the last Thursday in
November, following the example OF
President Washington's precedent,
and that date has been observed
since then, with the exception of
President Johnson's slip in 1865,
which resulted in a December cele-
bration.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23

Basketball season is just around
the corner for Bluffton fans, and the
towns scholastic and independent
teams are drilling religiously for
their opening contests. Bluffton
Boosters, an independent outfit, will
be the first to get in action. They
will play Thursday night of next
week in Lima league play, opposing
Bradfeld Center. The high school
season will open Friday, Dec. 1, in
q tilt at Vaughnsville, and Bluffton
college will swing into action Satur-
day, Dec. 2, when the Beavers enter
tain Bowling Green on the Blutfton
floor.
Two players from this section are
among Ohio's leading high school
grid scorers, according to compia-
tion announced last week. Eldon
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23
Bluffton High Cogers Will Play
IL Games During 1939-4O Season

new opponents appear on the card.
Salem Centralized, of near Upper
Sandusky, will play here on Dec. 13,
and on Feb. "a the Bluffton outfit
will journey to Gallipolis for game
with a team coached by Gar Griffith,
form Bluffton High mentor.
The schedule, announced this week
by Faculty manager Sidney c. Stet-
tier, is one of Buttons heaviest in
several seasons.
1t is as follows:
Dec. lat Vaughnsville
Dec. Sat Lima South
Dec. 9-Rawson here
Dec. 13-Salem Centralized here
Dec. 20-at Ada
Jan. Sat Wapakoneta
Jan. 6-Shawneee here
Jan. 12-Celina here
Jan. 13-at Wiltshire
Jan. 19-North Baltimore here
Jan. 23-Columbus Grove here
Jan. 26-at St. Marys
Feb. 2-Bellefontaine here
Feb. ada here
Feb. 16-at Van Vert
Feb. 23-Wapakoneta here
Feb. 24-at Gallipolis
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in one continuous trip. 1t was ele-
gantly furnished and consisted of
three separate parts: a sleeper, a
diner and a parlor car.
T. J. Cornwell, who left Van Vert
some time ago, and located at De-
fance, where he engaged in the hard
ware business, later removing to To-
ledo, is again resident of Van
Vert, having accepted his former po-
sition with the Jones and Tudor Co.
Al Waltz returned to Celevland,
Sunday evening after a few days
visit with his mother, Mrs. M. A.
Waltz.
David Miller and family, of Desh-
Ter, will move to Bluffton in the near
future.
Frank Swank, of Robinson, ILL.,, re-
turned here Tuesday. The following
day Mr.. and Mrs. Swank stored their
household goods and for the present
will make their home with the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Back.
Miss Hazel Mckinley, who is en-
ployed as compositor in The Clip
per office at Columbus Grove, was
home Sunday.
Charles Danner recently of St.
Louis, No., returned home Saturday
evening and is clerking in his faith
er's grocery store.
David Steinbrenner and family
moved on a farm near Spencerville
the latter part of last week.
Gid Oberly has rented the Althaus
Oberly farm, just north of town, and
will farm it the ensuing season.
Mrs. w. B. Lowry and children of
Ada are visiting at the home of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
]. Owens, before leaving for their
new home in Duluth, MINI.
George Montgomery, of Newport,
KY, a former Bluffton resident, left
for his home Tuesday morning, after
a pleasant VISIT here for several
days. ir
The Reformed churches will cele-
brate their annual Harvest Home and
Mission festival next Sunday. A spe-
cial program will be rendered. Rev,
B. Huff, of the Orphans Home of
Ft. Wayne, Ind, and Abraham
Schneck, former pastor, will take
part in the exercises.
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Bluffton Boosters Open Cage Season
Next Week With Tilt In Lima League

this section will be placed on the
floor by the Boosters. They have
two complete teams which will aver
age well over six feet.
Last years veterans include Herb
Kindle, Dwight Diller, Marion Fish
er, Bert Swank, Bob Murray, John
Stonehill and Evan Soash. New
comers are Jim Morrison, Jim Miller,
Hank Detwiler, Paul Todd, Sam
Tripplehorn, Jack Clark and Willie
Tripplehorn. Charles Steiner is
managing the team again this sea-
son.
Bluffton will play in the American
league against Equity Union, Jacks
cafeteria, Westinghouse, Vaughns-
vile and Bradfield Center.
Flashy new uniforms were do
mated for the independent team this
year by Bluffton merchants.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23

Americana
BY Elmo Scott Watson

Punctuation
IN AN old-time schoolbook, rsed In
the early days of the repub c, the
Importance of proper punctuation was
illustrated with this verse:
Wrong
Every lady in this land
Hath twenty nails upon each hand;
Five and twenty on hands and feet,
And this is true without deceit.
Right
Every lady in this land
Hath twenty nails: upon each hand
Five; and twenty on hands and feet:
And this is true without deceit.
Now, test your skill on the following
bit of nonsense (from the same source)
which becomes sensible when punctu-
ated properly:
| saw pigeon making bread;
l saw a girl composed of thread;
/ saw towel one mile squares;
| saw a meadow in the air;
l saw a rocket walk a mile;
/ saw pony make a file;
| saw a blacksmith in a box;
/ saw an orange kill an OK:
/ saw butcher made of steel;
l saw a penknife dance a reel:
l saw a sailor twelve feet high:
I saw a ladder in pie;
| saw an apple fly away;
I saw a sparrow making hay;
I saw a farmer like dog;
| saw a puppy mixing grog;
/ saw three men who saw these too,
And will confirm what / tell you.
@ Western Newspaper Union.