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Evening star., 1939-11-05
6. {. Duemier Named

George E. Duemler, for IS years q
labor attorney In st. Louis, has
been named regional counsel for the
Twelfth Region Of the Wage-and-
Hour Division Of the Labor Depart
ment, 1t was announced here yes
terdAy.
Headquarters for the area Is at
Kansas City, Jurisdiction Of that
ONCE covering Missouri Kansas,
Nsbraske, and low.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Miss Holiday Deoth
Declared Suicide

A certificate Of suicide by poison
was issued last night by Coroner A.
Magruder Macdonald In the death
Of Miss Virginia Holiday, 80, a for
mer employe Of the Treasury De-
partment. who died at GARFIELD Hos
pital yesterday.
An autopsy was performed. Miss
Holiday was found i'll at her apart
ment In the 1900 block of K street
NV. by 3 colored maid : week ago
Police were informed that she had
been In Ill health and lost her posi-
ton at the Treasury GA November i
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Halloween Trophies
Will Be Presented

Prizes and trophies won by civic
and business organizations and in
dividuals in the Halloween parade
will be presented Wednesday at
1 pm. in the Board Room of the
District Building, Chairman John j.
Hasley announced yesterday.
The awards will be made by
Engineer Commissioner David Nc
Coach, jr. Others expected to be
present include Lawrence E. VIII
liams, president of the Board Of
Trade; Edgar Morris, chairman Of
the Greater National Capital Com
mittee; Frank T. Gartsiden and
Albert Clyde Burton Of the Ma
tional Capital Parks.
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Parks Sponsor Lecture
On Animal Photography

An illustrated lecture on the
photographing Of animals in the ma
tional parks is to be given, free to
the public, in the Department Audi
torium on Constitution avenue be-
tween Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets NV. at 8 pm. Wednesday.
Sponsored by the National Park
Service and one Of its winter series
Of free public lectures on the national
parks, Wednesdays talk will be given
by Clifford G. Presnall, assistant
chief Of the Wild life division Of tbs
Park Service. E
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Chest agencies, will be directed by
Miss Mary Burnett, musical director
Of the Y. w. G. A.. and Miss Jessie
M. Olin, musical director at Friend.
ship House.
The children's group. encom-
passing every race, age and creed.
will have songsters ranging from
Cub Scouts in blue and gold to the
'teen-age Girl Reserves from the Y.
w. c. A. Their program will include
several folk songs as well as Amer
lea the Beautiful"
A contrast will be provided by the
adult choral group from the Hecht
Co.. which will be directed by John
G. Klein. The chorus will sing Rieg-
gers Home on the Range" and Re
cessional." by De Koven.
Tickets Available.
Mass meeting tickets, free to the
general public, will be given out at
the mass meeting headquarters on
the second floor of the Willard
Hotel until 5 pm. At 8:15 pm, IS
minutes after the start of the pro-
gram, the doors will be opened to
all comers.
The campaign leadership group in
cludes Thomas p. Morgan. jr, and
Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith, chair
man and vice chairman of the Ads
vance Gifts Unit, with their section
chairman, Richard w. Hynson, Clif-
ford FOlHer. Richard H Wilmer. Paul
d. Sleeper. S. Walter Bogley and
John E. Parker; Charles B. Dulcan.
sr. chairman. and Arthur G. New
myer, vice chairman, of the Group
Solicitation Unit; James A. Coun-
cilor. sr., chairman, and Millard T.
Charlton. vice chairman, of the
Audit Unit; Brig. Gen. Frank T.
Hines, chairman, and Frank A. Brig
field, Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, J.
Monroe johnson. J. Austin Latimer
and John E. Upp, vice chairmen Of
the Government Unit; Donal l..
Chamberlin, chairman of the Sub
urban Unit; C. Chester Caywood,
chairman of the Meetings Unit;
William w. Wheeler, chairman, and
Mrs. A. c. Oliphant and Edward S.
Pardoe. vice chairmen of the Metro
politan Unit; Nathan A. Dobbins,
chairman, and Mrs. c. c. Williston,
vice chairman. of the Capital Unit,
and Earl A. Nash, chairman, and
Bruce r. Allen, vice chairmen, of
the Public Relations Unit.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Dr.. Sheehy on Radio

The Rev. DR.. Maurice 8. Sheehy,
head Of the department Of religious
education Of Catholic University
will speak on Confidence in Cod
on the Church of the Air program
Of the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn at l pm. today. Music fol
the broadcast will be provided by
the Catholic University Choir, un-
der the direction Of DR.. Leo Beh-
rendt. On November 10 Cardinal
vineneuve win speak on the Church
Of the Air.
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D. T.. War Memorial
In Park Undergoes
Face Lifting
Repointine and Cleaning
Of Stonework Begun
Under So, 600 Contract

The District War Memorial in
West Potomac Park is undergoing
a ce-lifting which is expected to
put the commemorative structure in
better condition than when it was
new.
Under contract for $1,000 with
the National Park Service, Corson
e. Gruman Co. of Washington is re-
pointing and cleaning the stone
work and filling the joints of the
roof with lead wool to obviate leak
age which had become a serious
threat to the well-being and beauty
of the structure. At the same time
other precautions against the in
roads of water are being taken by
the local construction company
Chromium plated cutters are being
installed.
While this 4 being done workmen
of the ONCE Of National Capital
Parks are doing approximately $4,-
500 worth Of work in and around
the memorial. Lighting is being i'm
proved and conduits built 70 carry
wires for an amplification system
which will enable the public better
to hear band concerts.
Flagstones are being laid around
the structure to replace an unsat-
factory temporary crushed stone
walk and the area Immediately
around the monument is being grad
ed and seeded.
In addition to this approximately
1000 white dogwood trees are be-
ing planted Immediately around the
memorial. An additional 400 dog
woods of the pink variety, which II
was at first thought would be placed
near the memorial, are to be planted
near the Lincoln Memorial in the
vicinity of the Water Gate. It was
pointed out that pine trees would
afford contrasting background for
the pink blossoms of the Towering
tree.
The flagstone walk being placed
around the war memorial is being
constructed with grass seams to lend
dignif1ed and natural appearance
to the memorial site.
Evening star., 1939-11-05

his hand in a bulging coat pocket.
He demanded the cash, but was
frightened away by the appearance
Of two customers before he got it
all. Mrs. Schmid said she was robbed
of $2963. Mr.. Scott could find only
$9.l5 on the suspect.
The boys who started the chase
when Mrs. Schmid ran shouting out
OF the laundry were Bernie Berents,
tr., about Is, Of 1401 Belmont street
NV. and Douglas Rossignol. about
II, Of 1928 E street NV.
The prisoner was booked on sus-
picion at No. 10 precinct.
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nave to get along
for some time
and perhaps in
definitely with
two instead of
three Assistant
Engineer Com
missioners, 1t
was revealed yes
terday at the
District Build
ing.
Capt. Clarence
L. Adcock of the
U. S. Army En-
gineer Corps, re-
Gently detailed
aS.nne of the As
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Army Duty Reduces
Assistant Engineer
Commissioner Staff
Copt. Clarence l. Adcock
Recalled From District
Government Service

Due to exigences created by the
recent expansion of the Army, in
connection with the preparedness
move. the District government will
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(See SCHOOLS, Page B-2O
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Regular Schedule Envfsioned.
As local authorities come into the
plan, 1t was said that similar short
term notes in groups of $50, ,000. .00a
viii be offered on . regular schedule
Of four to six weeks.
The savings incurred to local
authorities will be reflected to q con-
siderable extent in lower construc-
ton costs and through that In lower
rents.
If the first test of the plan proves
successful In Washington there Is
no doubt that the Alley Dwelling
Authority will undertake to borrow
from private investors the full
amount of the SIS 900 900 1t expects
to obtain eventually in U. S. H. A.
loans. The saving in interest on
this amount, even should rates in
crease slightly during the period,
would be considerable.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Unique Lease Case
In Court

A unique Continental transaction
dating back more than a quarter of
a century landed a common pleas
court in Ottawa when the tribunal
was asked to set aside a 99-year
lease.
Plaintiffs in the action are r. A.
Walls and w. C. Veach who on
April 25, 1912, executed a 99-year
lease to Continental lodge No. 500,
|. o. o. F., on a portion of build
ing of lots A, B and G, of the vii
lagos vacated public square.
The plaintiffs then owned one
story brick structure and were in
the process of constructing a second
story. The lodge was given a lease
on the second floor of the building
for 80 years on condition they main
tain it, keep the building in repair,
pay taxes and insurance.
On Aug. 1S, 1928, the Continental
lodge No. 500, l. o. o. f., sold to
the Putnam Rebekah lodge No 727,
that portion of the building upward
from the first cealing ioist. The
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Favors Change In Old
Age Pension Law

Elimination of sections five and six
from the old age pension bill is
favored by Rep. l.. H. Myers, he
said last week in a telephone con-
versation from Columbus.
These are the sections that call
for the placing of property and in
surance policies of old age pension
recipients in trust with the depart
ment The law as written is option
al concerning this practice, Rep.
Myers said, but in the past officials
have been operating on the theory
that it was mandatory.
If such practice is voted, Myers
said, he favors writing in provisions
that when the property is returned
to recipient, he may control it
wholly but that if he disposes of it,
he eliminates himself as a pensioner
and that at any time he may apply
for a pension again, he would be
forced to show complete disbursement
from any revenues received from the
sale of the property.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Old Wood Burning
Engine Seen

The Great Northern Pioneer, an
antique train running to the New
York Worlds Fair under its own
power, was viewed by large crowd
of interested people, during its visit
to Spencerville, Sunday
The train, engine, tender, and two
coaches, pulled into Spenceville
from the west at exactly IL a. m.
Sunday. 1t made ten minute stop
and gave all present an opportunity
to look the grand-daddy over.
The train was an exact duplicate
of the first train to cross the west
ern states during the time of the
Indian and buffalo. The engine and
coaches were splendid in new paint
and the metal shone. The big smoke
stack, the engine was wood burner,
and the old fashioned coal oil head
light, caused much comment.
The train was making about 25
miles an hour.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Farmer Wins Pollution
Suit

Edwin L. Steiner, farmer living
north of Kenton who sought $4,000
stream pollution damages in a suit
against the City of Kenton, last
week won jury verdict for S1,025.
He contended that untreated sew
age from the North Kenton sewage
disposal plant flowed into the Steiner
ditch and made the water unfit for
stock and his home undesirable as a
place of abode. The suit was filed
after an engineer for the state de-
partment of health had ruled that
the sewage disposal plant was in
adequate.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Gets Confused In
Own Story

A crew of magazine statesmen was
ordered out of Hancock county last
week by Sheriff Lyle A. Harvitt
after they had used what the officer
regarded as questionable tactics in
selling subscriptions.
According to the sheriff, one of
the four was an 1S-year-old boy,
who was trying to sell magazines on
the story that he was working his
way through college
But he was tripped up when he
told one woman in the vicinity of
Deweyville that his mother had died
when he was six years old and his
father had been unemployed until
recently. He then went on to say
that his mother was helping to keep
the house going by doing washings
and scrubbings.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Ready-Mix Concrete
Plant Installed

With the building industry in
Findlay on the upward trend, Off
cials of the National Lime and Stone
company have just completed a
ready-mix concrete plant in coniunc-
tion with the company's quarry.
Equipment of the new mixing
plant includes cranes, patching bins,
accurate weighing and measuring de-
vices and up-to-date mixing ma
chimes. Special transit-mix trucks
also are in service for carrying
ready mixed concrete from the plant
to the job where it will be used.
This method is in general use in
other cities.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Held On Theft Of S55

A 17-year-old Kalida youth will
face Probate Judge William George,
for the theft of sos from the till of
the 0denweller Milling company of
flee in Ottowa several weeks ago.
Sheriff Arnold Potts announced.
The sheriff said the youth admit
ted the theft, saying he went into
the milling company office during
the noon hour and took the money
from the cash register. He said he
went to Lima and purchased a watch
with $19 of the money and wasted
the rest of it,.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
GrismOre Estate Val
ued At S24,594

The estate of Levi Grismore, a
former Pandora resident, was valued
at So, ,594.33, according to an inven-
tory filed in probate court.
Listed among his assets were an
80-acre tract of Riley township land
appraised at $4,000 and a 110-acre
tract, valuated at $1,000. A Pan
dora property was appraised at ST.
500. Notes and securities were list
ed at $1,579.50 and cash assets at
S738,83. Appraisers were Grover
Davidson, Ray Sheidler and Lester
Harkness.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30

these chickens | can easily identify
them by their bobbed tails. Just to
reassure their identity, Deters also
smeared bit of red paint on each
chickens stubby tail.
Sheriff Arnold Potts is holding on
charge of breaking and entering,
Martin "Bub" Harris, so, who resides
in Perry township, near Cloverdale.
The sheriff said he found IL chick
ems in Harris possession, several of
which had bobbed tails.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30

dispatches for that country, Post
master w. t. Ault said last week in
Findlay.
The postmaster said he had been
advised by Ambrose oConnel, sec
ond assistant postmaster general,
that senders may make application
to their local post offices for re-
turn of their articles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Lima Business Men To
Go To Washington

Discussions designed to reveal
causes for delay in industrial and
business recovery will be held by
eight Lima business and industrial
leaders with Ohio congressman in
Washington March 81 as part of a
statewide movement.
A. d. Mcdowell, president of the
Association of Commerce, announced
the plans, and explained similar
groups from Ohio will visit their
congressman to discuss the Wagner
Labor Act and taxes which they say
act as embargoes on industrial in
vestment and expansion.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Plants Potatoes First
Day Of Spring

Let him who doubts that spring
has arrived consider the four rows
of newly planted potatoes in the
garden plat of w. S. Jones of Ken
ton.
Jones, has for several years, raised
a patch of potatoes on a little thi-
angle of ground. Usually he plants
the "spuds" about the first of April.
But Tuesday of last week was the
first day of spring. The sun was
bright and the earth warm. Temp
tation overlook the man and he
planted four rows of red Early Tri-
umph.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Gets Order For Ship
Timber

An order for five cars of heavy
timber is being filled by the Altha
Lumber company of Ada. 1t is the
first of its kind ever received at the
local mill One car was under way
to an eastern shipyard this week.
A crew of Ia men has been as
signed to rush the work, with pros
poets that prompt delivery will re
suit in additional orders. Much of
the timber is to be 12x12 by 20
feet.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Condemnation Suit
Instituted

The Putnam county commissioners
last week instituted in probate court
condemnation proceedings in an eff
fort to secure a 60-foot right-of-
way for route GA in Monroe town
ship.
The county is seeking to purchase
for S25 a strip of land along what
is known as the old brickyard prop
erty, north of Continental.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Wells Polluted By
Recent Flood

Tests of the water in two of three
wells in the Wharton street district
of Kenton, almost completely inun-
dated on March II when the bank
to the court and the Scioto river
broke, showed that the water had
been polluted and was not fit for
drinking purposes, Miss Wilhelmina
Machetanz, city health commissioner
announced.
A third well, which is used in the
district, is being tested. Miss Ma
chetanz recommended that all drink
ing water taken from the wells be
boiled.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
$4,000 Distributed To
Beet Farmers

A total of $50 Putnam county ten
ants and owners received about $780,
900 in AAA sugar beet payments.
A total of 625 individual farms
in Putnam county will draw sugar
beets checks. In many instances two
checks will be issued for a single
farm, where it is operated on shares.
More checks are expected soon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Shooting Follows
Cafe Row

William Contris, "a, of Lafayette,
was fined S25 and costs for shooting
firearms within the Lima city limits,
after pleading guilty to firing a
.410 gauge shotgun charge into an
auto driven by Charles Pitchford,
ID, of Lima.
The scrap allegedly started in a
cafe and as Pitchford started to
leave the place in his auto, Contris
shot, using the shotgun borrowed
earlier in the evening to "shoot
rats" The charge went through the
window glass of the car and struck
Pitchford in the arm. His condition
was not serious.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
BurklarS Have "Sweet
Tooth"

Employees of The Banta Candy
Co., of Lima, complained to police
that thieves Wednesday night en-
tered their establishment by break
ing a window on the north side of
the building and scattered 200 boxes
of candy over the floor. Only a few
candy bars were taken, employees
said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
POis0ner OF Dogs
Active

Two more dog poisonings in the
East Side residential district of
Findlay were reported to officials as
police and County Dog Warden Ell
mer Ullman continued their poison
ing epidemic probe.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Kenton Industrial
Picture Brightens

A statistical review of industry for
1885 and 1887 in Kenton revealed
that 30 industries paid 600 wag-
earners $543,638 in 1897 as COM
pared to S366,503 two years before
that the cost of materials jumped
from $900,653 to $1,125,4OS in the
same time and that the value of
manufactured products was $3.50
030 in 1887 and only $1,855,934 in
1885.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Music Festival Is
Planned

Annual music festival of the Har-
din county public school system will
be held in the new McGuffey school
auditorium March 30, with William
Mcbride, assistant director of instru-
mental music at Ohio State uni
versity, and Mark Evans, vocal mu-
sic instructor of instrumental and
vocal programs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Chief Justice Com
mencement Speaker

DIR. Robert Williams, president of
Ohio Northern university, has been
named to give the Ada high school
baccalaureate address on Sunday
evening, May 81, it was announced
by w. M. Floyd, superintendent.
Acceptance of Carl V. Weygandt,
chief justice of the Ohio supreme
court, of an invitation to deliver
the commencement address on May
p has been received by the board of
education.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Police Capture Armed
Negro

Without firing a shot, police cap
tured David Thompson, 46-year-old
negro who ran ;muck last week,
wounded one white man and threat
ened the lives of three others.
Thompson was found hiding in an
unidentified woman's home.
The wounded man was Jess Reese,
90. He was shot in the thigh.
Thompson worked for Jess Steed
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Takes Poison In Hotel
Room

Coroner Burt Hibbard returned a
verdict of suicide in the death of
Harry G. Smith, So, Van Vert,
whose body was found in hotel
room at Lima.
DR.. Hibbard said Mr.. Smith who
travelled for Detroit firm, had TAX
en- poison, and had been dead nearly
a day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30

represents an increase of about 90
per cent over 1888. Deadline for
filing applications is expected to be
April l.
The decrease in the price of corn
and grain accounts for the increase
in number of farmers signing con-
tracts this year, land owners be-
lieve they will be money ahead by
cutting down on soil depicting crops
and accepting federal benefits, Nc
Quown said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
ALLEN COUNTY
Robbed Of $1,000 In
Jewelry

Thomas A. Downey, Jr., jewelry
salesman, was minus jewelry and
watches valued at $1,000 through a
ruse.
he told police he left satchel
containing his samples in custody of
a hotel clerk while he went to a
show and that another man giving
Dogney's name, sent messenger to
the hotel for the satchel.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Children Saved From
Fire

Quick action by a mother and her
child probably saved the life of an
other child when fire burst out stimuli
taneously in a bedroom and on the
roof of the farm home of Paul
Loyer, six miles west of Lima, late
Friday.
When sparks from bonfire blew
through an open window and ignited
curtains in the room in which Caro-
line, a, and Nancy, 3, were playing,
Caroline ran downstairs to tell her
mother, Mrs. Paul Loyer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Tire Sales Show Gain

J. F. schaefer, president of the
Master Tire and Rubber Corp, re-
ported to directors at their annual
meeting in Findlay Saturday that
sales in 1888 surpassed those of
1887 by 3712 per cent and that the
firms business so far this year was
50 per cent ahead of the comparable
1888 period.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Local Old Age Pension
Set-up Unchanged

Lima's office of the Division of
Aid for the Aged is not expected
to be distributed by the administra-
tons reorganization program an
nounced Thursday by Tom McCaw,
chief of the state division.
McCaw abolished the positions of
IL district Representatives and re-
duced from Is to eight the number
of district administrative offices.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
81 Births During
February

Ten more births than deaths were
recorded by Miss Edith Houseman,
Findlay, registrar of vital statistics,
and DR.. Sem F. Whistler, Hancock
county health commissioners for the
month of February. There were 27
deaths recorded against 81 births,
including twin girls.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-30
Elida Youth Dies In
Crash

Sixteen-year-old Allen Leis, Elida
high school senior, was killed and a
companion slightly injured last Fri
day when their automobile failed to
negotiate a curve near Leis' home
and struck tree. The companion,
Robert Baumgardner, Is, received
only minor injuries.