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Evening star., 1939-04-27
Legal Requisites
For Federal Jobs
Scored al Hearing
Lewis, Green and
Senator Oppose
Discrimination
celebration.

The Federal Governments grow
ing taste for lawyers who got their
legal education at Yale, Harvard
and Columbia Universities consti-
tutes "a vicious practice" in its dis
elimination against graduates of less
exalted institutions, John L. Lewis,
chairman Of the Congress of Indus
trial Organizations. declared in a
letter read to a subcommittee of the
Senate Civil Service Committee to-
day.
DR.. John r. Fitzpatrick. the dean
of the Columbus University Law
School. presented Mr. Lewis letter
at a hearing on a bill by Senator
Sheppard, Democrat. of Texas. de-
signed to outlaw discriminatory
choosing by Government agencies of
their lawyers.
"Organized labor Mr.. Lewis said.
can understand the purposes of
this bill'' in its design to remove re-
strictions upon full opportunity of
employment.
Green Supports Lewis View.
The Lewis view in general was
supported by William Green, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor; Jacob Baker. president of
the United Federal Workers: Charles
Stengel. president of the American
Federation of Government Workers:
Emory D. Smith. representing the
National Bar Association, which
has 1,100 colored lawyer members,
and representatives of the other law
schools in Washington which en-
phasize night teaching-Southeast-
ern University, National University
and Washington School of Law.
If a lawyer passes the District
bar examination, let HIM be qualified
for appointment to the Federal serv-
ice, no matter where he obtained
his legal education, DR.. James A.
Bell, president of Southeastern Uni
versity. said. In a letter read by
DR.. Fitzpatrick of the subcommittee,
William Green wrote:
NeeIy Raps Practice.
1T seems strange. indeed, that a
department of government should
discriminate against a person ad-
mitted to the bar on the basis Of
the school he attended but who is
not Disseminated against by the
United States Supreme Court"
Senator Nicely. Democrat, of West
Virginia, chairman of the subcom-
mittee, said he would not vote for
any appropriations to pay the salary
of a discriminatory Government
employing agent. He offered this
remark after Dean Fitzpatrick tes-
titled that Mastin G. White. Agri-
culture Department solicitor. told
him he did not hire attorneys from
law schools not accredited by the
American Bar Association.
The practice smacks of an "un-
democratic process" the Senator
remarked.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Correspondent to Speak

Clarence K. STREET., former Geneva
correspondent for the New York
Times, will discuss his plan for union
Of the Is principal democracies of
the world to avert war and form a
nucleus for world federal govern
ment, at the Friends Meeting House,
2ll1 Florida avenue NV, tomorrow
at $50 pm. The lecture will be
sponsored by the Washington Com
mittee for World Federal Union,
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Parole Extension Studied

Extension of the parole system to
include some classes of misdemeanor
cases Is proposed under a measure
being drafted by Assistant Corpora
tion Counsel Vernon West. He ex-
planned that some persons convicted
of violation Of police regulations now
are sentenced to as much as eight
years, in the aggregate. for . series
Of misdeeds not now eligible for
parole.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Woman Is SIugeed;
Police Jail Youth

Jailed today was a 20-year-old
youth who made an attempt to rob
a woman in the 1900 block Of
Quincy street NV. shortly after 10
o'clock last night.
Mrs. Ruth E. McComb. 1899
Quincy street NV, was walking
near her home when the youth
struck her on the head with blunt
instrument.
Two passersby collared the boy.
Mrs. McComb was treated for
lacerations by an Emergency Hos
pital ambulance doctor. Police at
the 10th precinct, where the youth
was held, said he admitted robbery
was his motive.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
To Award Essay Prizes

DR.. James G. Townsend, presi-
dent of the District of Columbia
tuberculosis Association. will pre-
sent cash awards to Howard Uni
versity and colored high school stu
dent winners in the local trials Of
the national essay contest sponsored
by the National tuberculosis As
sociation tonight at the Metropoli-
tan Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Revival Service TONIGHT

Inc Rev. j. T. Edwards, pastor
OF the First Baptist Church of
Culpeper, Va, will speak at a series
OF revival services in the West
washington Baptist Church, 3l01 N
street NV. beginning at 8 o'clock
tonight ard continuing each eve
ming except Saturday through
May 4
Evening star., 1939-04-27

WINCHESTER HONORS THE APPLE-In Winchester at the
head OF Vrginas Shenandoah Valley today Jean Forney,
Phyllis Fowle Doty Robinson Dorothy Hawthorne from
left to right danced Greek dance the budding
the 1889 apple blossoms They shown here they reearsed
yesterday for the event.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Band Concerts

BY the United States Army Band
this afternoon at o'clock in the
Army Band auditorium. Capt
Thomas F. Darcy. leader: Kari
Huoner, assistant leader.
Program.
March, The Black Horse Troop"
Sousa
Concert piece, Prelude in &C"
Minor Rachman;noe
suite, Indian Summer "------Lake
a. At Dawn.
b. Love Song.
Mexican ballad, "EstrelIta" Ponce
Keig E. Garvin, trombonist,
Modern rhapsody, Headlines"
canto, "old French Song"
w., Tschaikowsky
March, THE Dawn of Peace"
Meinrath
BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra this evening
al o:30 o'clock in Stanley Hall. John
.. M. zimmerman, bandmaster:
Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, Salute to Williamsport, Pa"
Duble
Overture, American Festival"
Kretschmer
Entr'Acte,
(a) Sweet Mystery of Life"
Victor Herbert
(b) Softly Unawares," -Lincke
Excerpts from musical comedy.
Madame Sherry" (request)
Hoschna
Popular numbers,
The Skipper of bonneville"
Slater
"siboney" Cuban serenade)
Lecuona
Waltz suite. Luxembourg" Lehar
Finale, Salute to America" Lincoln
BY the United States Marine Band
in the Marine Barracks auditorium
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock,
Capt. Taylor Branson, leader; Will
liam F. Santelmann, second leader,
Program.
"The Marines Hymn"
March, "The Fighting 40th" Maxwell
Overture, THE Barber of
Bagdad" Cornelius
Saxophone solo, Dance
Espagnol" -Barat
Musician Kenneth Douse.
Fantasia from the opera,
"Lorelei" -----Cat Catalani
"Mardi Gras," from the suite
mississippi" Crete
"Marche Turque" -Moussorgsky
I'm the Village" -Moussorgsky
Overture, "Carneval Of Venice"
Thomas
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-21
Old Skating Rink
Building Changed

Bluffton's old skating rink build
ing is being changed this week,
marking the passing of structure
erected some thirty-fve years ago
when roller skating was in its hey
dey.
Second floor of the building, a
large barnlike structure at the rear
of the post office and owned by E.
G.. Steiner of the Steiner Hatchery
and Master Feed mill is being re-
moved as part of remodeling pro-
gram under way to better house the
hatchery and feed mill.
Besides it's use, as skating; rink,
the second floor of the building was
the playing floor of Blufftonis first
basketball team which made history
about that time. Among those who
played on the team giving the town
it's first taste of basketball were DR..
j. S. Steiner, Sidney Hauenstein,
Isaac Geiger, of Minneapolis; c. c.
Geiger, oLuis (Jolly) Woods, of
Cleveland, and Elmer (Sam) Augs-
burger of Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-21
War Cancels Plan rsa.4
To Study In Paris

Plans for a Bluffton young woman
to study in Paris in preparation for
missionary service in Africa have
been cancelled because of the pres
ent European war.
Miss Catherine Gratz, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Gratz, of
South Jackson street, was notified
last week that she is not to sail from
New York City bound for Paris, on
October 10, as she had originally
planned.
She was told, however, that she
should be in readiness to go later
if satisfactory arrangements can be
made.
Pending further notification Miss
Gratz is returning to Ft. Wayne
where she will resume her former
work as home missionary.
On October 10 she had planned
to leave for Paris where she was &c
spend a year in advanced study of
French. Following completion of the
course she was going to French West
Africa where she would have beer
located in a mission station on the
western border of the Sahara desert
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-21
Former BluftOn
yeUeIer Is Dead

Adolph Lee, 72, former Bluffton
man, died at his home in Odem,
Texas, recently, according to word
received here by relatives the first
of the week.
He died September l following a
paralytic stroke. Funeral services
were held at Odem September fol-
lowed by burial at that place.
Mr.. Lee operated a jewelry store
and watch repair business in Bluff
ton some thirty-five years ago
Later he moved to Texas where he
operated a cannery for a number
of years.
His wife, of Odem, who survives
was formerly Rosa Amstutz of this
place, a sister of Mrs. Otto Am
stutz south of town and Mrs. Walter
NJ arshall 5in0range township ta
- Also surviving are two daughters
Mrs. Clayton Noble of Brownsville
Texas, and Mrs Harold Baylor, OF
Odem; two sons Raymond of Wis
'consin and John of Odem. A half
sister, Mrs. Eugene Tschiegg o.
near Beaverdam also survives.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-21
Start Building Two Houses On
Grove Street; May Build Third

joining that of Mrs. Radertscher and
Tripletts residence will occupy the
two remaining lots adjoining the
Heckathorn residence.
The third residence, now in pros
pect is that of the Misses Bertha
and Mary Lugibill who have pur-
chased the Lysle Baumgartner build
ing lot on Grove street adjoining the
residence of Rev. P. A. Kliewer op-
posite the Heckathorn residence. No
definite decision on building has yet
been made, it was reported Tuesday.
The Lugibill sisters now reside with
their uncle Amons Neuenschwander,
west of Bluffton.
Construction of the Triplett and
Remde residences will make three
home built in the Schumacher addi-
tion this year. The other property
being that of Harry Bogart front
ing on College road and now near
ing completion.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-21
Former BlufftOn Man Home From
Europe Gets Last Ticket On Boat
Emmet Harshbarger Crosses
Atlantic on Liner Crowded
With Americans
Plans Changed when German
Line Cancels Sailing;
Lands at HObOken

How a former Bluffton man, DR..
Emmett Harshbarger, obtained the
last ticket sold for passage on the
Dutch liner Veendam before she
sailed from Europe crowded with
Americans fleeing the war zone, be-
came known Tuesday as the first
word was received from him by rela-
tives here.
DR.. Harshbarger arrived in Ho-
boken, New Jersey, two weeks ago
where he was met by his wife and
two sons. The family left imme-
diately for Newton, Kansas, where
he is an instructor in Bethel college.
Word of his safe arrival was re-
ceived here this week by Mrs. Hash
barger's sister, Mrs. G. T. Soldner of
Cherry street.
GERMAN LINE CANCELS SCHEDULE
DR. Harshbarger returned to the
United States on a small Dutch
liner, The Veendam, after North
German Lloyd line on which he had
booked passage cancelled its sailings
because of the prospect of war.
Stranded in Europe by the change
of events, DR.. Harshbarger had diff
ficulty in arranging for his return
passage and was fortunate to obtain
booking on the Veendam According
to word received here he obtained
the last ticket sold.
DR.. Harshbarger was one of eleven
Americans who attended the Acade-
mie of international Law at The
Hague, Netherlands, during the past
summer on fellowships granted by
the Carnegie Peace Endowment.
DR.. Harshbarger was an instruct
or in Bluffton High school for four
years, from 1926 to 1880. For sew
eral years he has been in instructor
at Bethel college.
Mrs. Sarah Geiger, of this place,
mother of Mrs. Harshbarger, weni
East with her daughter, and has re-
mained there to visit another daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carl Nordstrom, of Cam
BRIDGE Mass. She will return here
later in the fall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-21
With The Sick

Mrs. |. N. Harris is ill with heart
ailment at her home south of Bluffton
on the county line.
Ray Kern who has been a patient
in the University hospital, Colum-
bus, receiving treatment for stom-
ach ailment, has been removed to
his home at the Bertche farm on
the county line.
Miss Gertrude Hilty who recently
underwent an operation at Lima
hospital has been brought to the
Bluffton hospital for treatment.
Kenneth Hilty has been removed
from the Bluffton hospital to his
home in Pandora where he is con.
valescing with a broken leg.
Frank Dray, patient in the Cleve
land clinic the past week has beer
removed to his home east of town
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-21
NEUTRALITY ACT
SUPPORT URGED
Present Law Should Remain
Unchanged Congressman
Tells Audience
Representative Jones of Fourth
Ohio District Speaks Here
Tuesday

The present neutrality act. should
stand without change, Congressman
Robert Jones of Lima declared in an
address before the Bluffton college
student body, Tuesday, as he out
lined the position of the United
States in relation to the war in
Europe.
Jones, Republican, representative
in congress from the Fourth Ohio
district and former Allen county
prosecutor spoke to the student body
of the college at the morning chapel
exercises.
Jones who lined up at the last
session of congress with the majority
opposed to provisions of the Neu-
traIity act as advocated by President
Roosevelt, indicated in his speech
here that he has not changed his
position and will remain with those
standing for provisions of the law
as previously enacted when congress
reconvenes this week.
SUPPORT PRESENT Law, PLEA
The congressman pleaded for strict
support of the present Neutrality
act so as not to "plunge ourselves
into a war to make the world safe
for democracy" and then end it with
another unfair treaty. Freedom"
he declared, "is on the shores of
America.
Warning against propaganda, the
speaker declared that during the
next few months the inflow of prop
aganda will make the 1914 cam
paign seem like trickle". Foreign
propaganda agencies are already set
up in this country, he said.
Commenting on the danger of in
vasion in case the totalitarian states
win in the present war, he pointed
out that America can produce more
steel products than the entire group
of nations "over there" in case we
have to. Also, our geographical po-
sition makes it practically impossible
for outsiders to attack US success
fully.
The congressman concluded with
a statement that too many persons
are "blind to the blessings of free
America in the enjoyment of those
inestimable rights and privileges OF
a free people, precious heritage
from our forefathers."
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-21
ASK STATE AID IN
PAVEMENT REPAIR
Emergency Exists with Brick
Loose on Main Street,
Councilman Says
Conference to be Arranged this
Week with State High
way Chiefs

Bluffton town council will seek
state aid this fall in repairing the
Main street pavement which it is said
will be badly damaged if allowed to
go thru the winter in its present con-
dition.
Decision to seek state aid came
Monday night at the council meeting
after the street committee of that
body pointed out that large numbers
of the brick in the pavement have be-
come loose, allowing water to seep
thru to the streets concrete founda-
ton.
Councilman NJ NJ. Bogart, member
of the street committee declared that
to go thru a winter season of freez-
ing and thawing would work almost
irreparable damage to the pavement
in its present condition.
Want "Hot Mix" Top For Street
In applying for state aid in main
tenance work on the street, the coun-
Gil will seek to have tar binder used
to hold the brick in place and shot
mix" asphalt top placed over the en-
tire street, including the concrete
strip and abandoned traction line
track in the center of the highway.
Arrangements are being made for
a conference this week with O. c.
Kohl of Lima, state resident division
highway engineer at which time the
entire council is expected to take up
the matter and later go to Columbus
if necessary.
The tar binder and hot mix surface
treatment, it is said, will put the
street in serviceable condition for a
number of years to come.
Laid Twelve Years Ago
The present pavement laid twelve
years ago has been subjected constant
ly to the heavy day and night traffic
which goes over the Dixie highway.
The pavement is ten inches in depth
consisting of six inch concrete foun-
dation, one inch sand cushion and
three inch brick top, with asphalt
binder poured over the top.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-21
Illness Is Fatal
To Young Mother

Funeral services for Mrs. Robert
Edinger, "a, of Lima, formerly of
Bluffton were held Wednesday after
noon at the Diller funeral home
here. Rev. Hilliard Camp of Olive
Branch United Brethren church east
of Bluffton officiated at the services.
Interment was made in Maple Grove
cemetery.
Mrs. Edinger died Sunday evening
i'm Bluffton Community hospital from
a kidney ailment and meningitis fol-
lowing six weeks illness.
Mrs. Edinger, the former Kathleen
LaDonna Steele was born south of
Bluffton, September 20, 1914, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Steele.
She was married in 1881 to Robert
Edinger who survives together with
two sons James Lee aged four and
Jerry Scott, six weeks. A brother
Donald Everett Steele also survives.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-21
Birthday Greetings
Sent To Frank Scott

Frank Scott, pioneer Bluffton
resident, observed his ninety-second
birthday anniversary last Saturday.
In remembrance of the occasion he
received a large number of greeting
cards from friends here, for which
he expressed warm appreciation and
thanks.
Mr.. Scott, a former merchant,
banker and manufacturer here is
now retired. He has been resi-
dent of Bluffton for some sixty
years and resides on East Kibler
street adjoining the home of his
daughter Mrs. Elmer Ewing on
South Main street. He was also
for many years president of the
board of public affairs in charge of
Buttons municipal electric light
and waterworks plant.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-21

Real estate activity in Bluffton
centered on Grove street this week
with the starting of construction of
two residences and the prospect of
third being built this fall or next
spring.
Contracts for construction of resi-
dences have been let by Norman
Triplett and Jack Remde, both con-
nected with The Triplett Electrical
Instrument company here. Excava-
ton is scheduled to start this We'd
nesday, with the houses completed
early in November.
Both houses will front on Grove
street occupying all the building lots
on the south side of the street be-
tween the S. v. Heckathorn resi-
dence and that of Mrs. Edna Bader-
fischer at the corner of Grove street
and College road.
Remde will build on the lot ad-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-21
LEASES SIGNED
FOR 605 ACRES
Test Well to be Put Down i'm
District North of BIuffton,
Is Plan
Revive Drilling in Territory
Where Oil Was Found
Half Century Ago

Drilling for oil will be revived
shortly in a district between three
and four miles north of Bluffton
where some of the first oil was
found in this area nearly half a
century ago.
This became known the first of
the week thru reports from reliable
sources that 6S5 acres of farm land
had been leased by Bowling Green
and New York interests which are
now said to be seeking options on
several thousand acres in this Sec
ton. q
The territory already leased is
principally along College road north
of the Amstutz cannery, located in
Putnam and Hancock counties.
Leases on the land have been signed
during the past three weeks since
the first of September. =
Farms already leased are those of
Homer Zimmerly, 40 acres; Arden
Zimmerly, so acres; Leonard Zim-
merly, 80 acres; Will Carr, 120
acres; Roy Hauenstein, 40 acres;
William Habegger, 45 acres; Alva
Yenner Ton Peter Geiger farm, so
acres: Sam Welty, so acres, and
John Boehr, 120 acres.
Drill Test Well
A test we'll will be put down on
one of the farms before spring, ac-
cording to present plans. Location
of the we'll has not yet been deter
mined.
The interests leasing the prospec-
tive oil field near Bluffton now have
two wells near Dupont in the north
west corner of Putnam county, ap-
proximately 35 miles northwest of
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-21
Freshmen Put Thru Queer
Antics by Members of
Sophomore Class
First Year Students i'm Gr0teS-
que Garb Seen on Streets
Down Town

Pity the poor frosh-this is initia-
ton week for more than so Bluff
ton college freshmen and life is any
thing but easy. Sophomores who
are in active charge of the initiation
laid down the weeks program at a
meeting Monday morning at o'clock
to which all Freshmen were sum-
moned.
Just to give the first year stu
dents a view of the seamy side of
life they were commanded to wear
their clothing inside out all day
Monday. First year men with their
trousers pockets dangling outside
were seen parading thru the busi-
ness district during the day.
Tuesday found a new program ar
ranged by which freshmen were at
tired in grotesque garb-one was
seen in the afternoon wandering
thru the campus with pair of dark
glasses and carrying a lighted Ian
tern while another had blind mans
lineup for aims suspended from his
neck.
Sophomore girls had their inning
Wednesday when freshmen goods
were notified to appear for classes
with double makeup. Just in case
there was an insufficient quantity
of makeup the second year girls
were ready to add plenty more until
it suited their taste.
The freshmen are hoping for
warm weather on Thursday as all
first year students are ordered to
appear in full dress from the waist
up-and wear gym shorts or slacks
to make up the remainder of their
costume.
Shaving is forbidden from Mon
day morning until the close of ini
tiation season on Thursday night
Each freshman-both boys and girl:
must ask a sophomore for "date'
during the week.
On Monday and Tuesday nights
freshmen boys captured and blind
folded by sophomores were taken into
the country in automobiles where
they were let out to find their way
back on foot.
One car containing three Freshmen
and three sophomores driving north
on the College road failed to take
an as" curve at the Henry Huber
farm and overturned at the side OF
! the road. No one was seriousl,
hurt, altho Todd, freshman from
Delta and end on the football squae
received a shoulder bruise which viii
keep him out of the Bluffton-Kenyor
football game next Saturday.