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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
WE PASS SAYS
MU550LINI TO
FASCIST CROWD
Deeldres Conquering Of
Barcelona Was Aided
by Italian Troops

ROME, Jan. ga wildly cheer
ing Fascist crowd raised shouts of
"Tunisia" in response to a speech
by Premier Benito Mussolini who
acclaimed the Spanish Insurgent
conquest of Barcelona was by aid
|of italian Fascist troops.
Referring to the Spanish Govern
ment's slogan mo Pasaran They
Shall Not Pass" Premier MuSsolini
said: ave have passed. I say to
you we will pass"
The crowd, estimated at $4,000,
clamored for the II Duce until he
appeared on the balcony of his
Plazzo Venezia.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
BROKERS WARN
THEIR CLIENTS

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Many bro
kers have advised their clients to
stay on the side lines until after
the speech of Chancellor Hitler
which is scheduled to be made next
Monday.
Economists believe that both Hit
Ter and Mussolini will continue to
provoke cries throughout Europe in
the near future in the hope OF gain
ing further concessions from both
Great Britain and France.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
Petersburg Plane
Touches in Juneau

Tony Schwamm dropped his
bright red Waco float plane in the
Juneau harbor at Has o'clock
this morning with two passengers
from Kake aboard, Mrs. G. r. Bell
and Felix Aubuchon.
The plane, which is of the Pet
ersburg Always of Petersburg, took
off from here at LAS o'clock this
afternoon on the return jaunt to
Kake and Petersburg.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
Mrs. Claude Hirst
Entertaining Today

At lis O'Clock this afternoon Mrs.
Claude Hirst entertained wi h
luncheon at her residence on Sixth
Street, the remainder of the after
noon being spent in playing bridge.
The three individual tables were
attractively centered with bowls of
white narcissus, offset by yellow
taperS.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26

and falls in love with a mystery
girl who is involved with the others
All these elements make for plenty
of surprises and tense situations,
and climax that is genuinely UNI
expected.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
FIRST OF HOUSES
PUBLIC HEARINGS
SLATED TOMORROW

The first open hearing in the
House of Representatives for the
current legislative session, will be
held tomorrow afternoon, beginning
at 2 o'clock, when the matter Of
wolf bounties and travelling ex-
penses of Territorial officials will
be discussed.
A bill has been INTRODUCED ask
ing for raising of the wolf bounty
to $25 instead of 500, and the pelt
be turned over to the Territory
while another bill has been intro
duced relative to the travelling ex-
penses question, on which Terri
torial officials affected will be al
lowed hearing.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
4 o ID Il Y
in the
SEN TIE


Introduced
Senate joint resolution No. 8, by
Rivers, for printing Senate journals
and advance sheets of session laws.
Passed
Senate joint resolution No. 3, by
Rivers. for printing Senate journals
and advance sheets of session laws.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26

The Free City of Danzig, which
is now under pressure from the
Nazis, was formerly part of Ger
many. 1t was made a free city un-
der the supervision of the League
of Nations after the World War.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26

The Virgin Islands. owned part
ly by the United States and partly
by Great Britain, are about 100 in
number, most Of them uninhabited.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
HURLEY SANDS NOW
ON TOUR OF WORLD

Hurley Sand, prominent Juneau
Painter, is now on trip around
the world. He expects to be back
in Alaska's Capital City sometime
in June. Cards have been received
from him, postmarked Honolulu, of
the first leg of his journey.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26

HOLLYWOOD Cal, Jan 26-Here is 1926 magazine story
with which Producer Cliff Reid fell eight
and kept the shelf until he found writer
and cast The completed picture
and all it. then-bu see
If you dontl
"The Great Man slightly original
idea Barrymore plays oncegreat scholar classical
usons and too fond of the bottle who keeps his two children
Weider and Holden) his earnings nightwatchman
The children proud Of him but secretly wishing amounted
to something they equal boasts of other school
kids, have fight with the eBareD ward
healer acBde) then flee to the country wealthy home
OF their dead mothers They boss wrath
will be vented on their father-and it happens
But then in sharply satrical caucus
the ward bosss bringing unmpoance before superiors
brought out that barrymore, the only
strategic 18th precinct the almporant mayoalty
election.
MacBride eats humble Barrymore position
which he because threatening
take his children
The final sequences show the heros runpha parade
powere after casting his touching
and mastery talk the privileges Of ballot though you
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26

The great British steel and arm
ament firm of Vickers, Ltd, had
its origin ITO years ago in a small
plant producing steel for tools.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
Hollywood Sights And Sounds

The Great Man Votes Screen play by John Twist story
by Gordon Malhebe Hman by Kann John
Barrymore Peter Holden Virginia Weilcr
Donald MacBrde Bonnie Bartlett lyman
RsdOn
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
The Cost Of Solvent
$l.78
PER GALLON

They ore cleaned in Perchlorethyene-The best
cleaning fluid known- is chemically pure and kept hdt
wcy by thorough distildion There chance of odor
(Caused by impure solvents turning Tdncid) All garments
are cleaned until solvent is perfectly clecn Using
hundred or more geons complete the job. PeTchlore
lyene will not harm the most delicate dyes or fabrics.
All employees ore skilled workmen with several
years OF practical and technical experience They
pdid by solory mo commission devoting all their time
to Quality Work
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26

worried about that considering stakes you
needn't have There's suggested romantic interest the
pathetic schooteacher (Aexander).
picture than ulls predictions Director Kanin
after "A Remember" Barrymore. been
any his comebacks potency child
Hoden-from Broadways "On
placenty natural and assured the
Little Miss Weder ingratang
the others perform n equal high plane.
picture with abundant human interest pathos
subtle and stirring timely you
can't do better
"Stand Up and Fight" Screen play by NJ CAIN
from Parkh
by W. Dyke Berry, Taylor
Rice Brodeck Charles Bckford, MacIa
Crammed with much flight" stand up" this
roaring plotty fight
iron horses" newfangled
They and all of dirty
going and sophistates won't for much
the The of that
authentic exciting too t4ss@
Disappointing, after his ylainy Beerys final
formaonobviousy engineered because after
gotta sympathy But like this what
take it comes, and it's good clean fun.
This girl coming along, Miss Broderick
standardized role is fine Best acting however, Clinton
Rosemond's the slave Enoch.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Stevens and
son Dale of Lafayette, ROLAND and
Ruth Motter and Frank Armbrecht
of Findlay spent the Fourth in Gin
cinnati.
the week end at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Diller
of North Jackson street. DR.. and
Mrs. Diller and family left Sunday
on motor trip to Allentown, Pa,
where they are spending the week
with relatives. On their return they
will locate in Rawson where he has
purchased the practise of DR.. j. F.
Rudy, former Bluffton physician, who
has ben in Rawson for several years.
DR.. Weldon Diller of Toledo spent
The fact that a fool and his
money are soon parted may be what
enables the rest of the people to
make both ends meet.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06
Presbyterian Youth
Conference At College

Upwards of 100 Presbyterian
young people from Northwestern
Ohio are expected here next week
for weeks summer conference on
the Bluffton college campus.
This is the second year for the
conference here. At the first con-
ference held here last year, seventy
two young people of high school age
were in attendance.
Sessions which open next Monday
evening will continue until the fol-
lowing Monday morning. Boys and
girls attending the conference are
quartered in Lincoln and Ropp halls
respectively and classrooms in the
college administration building are
used by the discussion groups.
Object of the conference is the
discussion of religious and social
problems on a christian basis. Rev.
Guy Volpitto of Loudonville will be
director in charge.
He will be assisted by Rev. Chas.
Armentrout, Bluffton; Mrs. Fred
Bode, Fremont; Rev. John Lamy,
Van Vert; Mrs. r. Lincoln Long,
Toledo; Rev. Howard Gebnart, Mau-
NEE.
Glasses are held in the morning
and afternoons are devoted to re-
creation including baseball, tennis
and swimming. Each evening an
outdoor vesper service is held on the
campus followed by services in the
chapel.
Young people attending viii come
from Presbyteries of Lima, Dayton
and Toledo, comprising the North
west district of the state.
The conference here is one of three
held by the Presbyterian church in
Ohio during the summer. The other
two are at Western college, Oxford,
and Wooster college, Wooster.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06

Alva v. Cookson, go, native of
Orange township and brother of VIM.
Cookson of Bluffton, died at his res
idence in Findlay, Tuesday after
noon. Death followed five months
illness.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
Bethesda Evangelical church, Rev.
O. C. Ballard officiating. Interment
will be in Hassen cemetery.
Mr.. Cookson was born in Orange
township, April %, 1879, the son of
Franklin and Henrietta Cookson. He
was married September 15, 1904 to
Bertha Witbeck who survives.
Also surviving are one son Charles
of Rawson, one daughter Mary E..
Cookson at home and one brother of
this place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06
Former College Girl
To Sail For Europe

Miss Doris Keller of Lima, form
er Bluffton college student, will be a
delegate to the World Conference of
Christian Youth to be held in AM
sterdam, Holland, from July 25 to
August 2, it was announced the first
of the week.
She will sail on Thursday of next
week from New York city for Am
sterdam on the liner Statendam.
Miss Keller, Girl Reserve secre-
tary of the Lima Y. w. C. A., is one
of seven Girl Reserve secretaries
named as delegates from the United
States.
At the close of the Amsterdam
conference Miss Keller will attend
Y. w. C. A. follow-up session at
Woudschoten, Zeist, Holland, from
Aug. 4 to z. During the next week
she viii join other groups in tours
of various countries.
Sponsoring the conference are the
World Alliance For International
Friendship Through the Churches,
the Universal Christian Council for
Life and Work, the World Alliance
of Young Mems Christian associa-
tions, the Worlds Young Women's
Christian associations and the World
Student Christian Federation.
After the trip Miss Keller will re-
turn to her position with the Lima
organization.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06
Family Gathering

A family gathering was held at
the home of Misses Minnie and Lille
Amstutz of Spring street Sunday.
Those attending included: Mr.. and
Mrs. Edison Amstutz and daughter
Corliss Joan of Ferndale, Mich. !;
Mrs. Elizabeth Cation, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Kistner and son Richard
and daughter Marilyn of Pontiac,
Mich; Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Reiter
of Mt. Cory.
Mrs. Christine Kohl, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ezra Amstutz and daughter Marcile
and sons Ray and Frederick, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Lugibihl and son How
ard, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Bucher
and daughter Dolores and son Nor
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Lugibihl
and son David Samuel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Lugibihl and daughter
Marilene, Mrs. Ellen Amstutz and
daughters Eudora and Magdalene Of
Pandora.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06
Barn Burned When
NelU Hay Ignites

Fire, believed started by spontan-
eous combustion in new hay, de-
stroyed a large barn on the Nj. H.
Deeds farm, a mile and quarter
northeast of Rawson Monday night.
When the fire was first noticed at
9:30 p. m. by the tenant, Orville
Traucht, it had gained considerable
headway.
Most of the contents of the build
ing, including all livestock, was
saved but so tons of hay and 1000
bushels of corn were consumed as
were also a machine shed and hog
barn nearby. No machinery was
lost.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06
RdiKlbOIU Adds To
Fourth Celebration

An unannounced feature of Bluff
toms observance of the Fourth of
July was an unusually brilliant rain
bow Tuesday. evening following a
heavy rain which swept this section
at o'clock.
The rain, which fell late in the
afternoon effectually stopped all
wheat harvest operations Wednesday.
So heavy was the downpour that
some doubt was entertained as to
whether harvesting could be resumed
Thursday.
A heavy wind which accompanied
the storm did considerable damage to
stands of uncut wheat and also fields
of growing corn.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06
WANT-ADS

Wanted-Poultry and eggs at
highest market price; also have
poultry to sell retail. Calvin Steiner,
third house from Electric light plant.
Bluffton phone 212-W. tt
For rent-Two living rooms above
postoffice. Inquire w. F. Iutzi. If
For rent-Modern apartment, choice
of two. Mrs. Gertrude Gage, Ill w.
College Ave.
For rent-Modern apartment; also
small business room. w. F. Iutzi. If
For rent-3 modern rooms with
bath; also garage. Harvey Jones,
South Main street.
For sale-Montmorency cherries.
Sam Augsburger, l mile east of
Beaverdam.
For sale-Dining table and six
chairs, good as new. Mrs. VIM. Lew
is, corner Vine st. and Lawn Ave.
For sale-2 collie pups, cheap.
Lloyd Van Meter, Button phone,
Mt. Cory exchange.
For sale Attractive residence
property in Ada; seven acres, adjoin-
ing, outside corporation. Rev. E. I.
Daley, Ada, o. 15
For sale-Dalton bookkeeping cash
register; Is inch Westinghouse fan );
0 inch General Electric fan; sheet
music and books for voice, piano,
strings, band instruments and chor-
uses at greatly reduced prices. Mrs.
II. B. Adams, 217 S. Lawn, Bluffton.
For sale-30 gallon copper kettle,
meat grinder lard press, drop leaf
table, New Model heating stove. John
Bailey, adm. estate Emma Bailey
Rockport, deceased.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06
MOt0rist Is Fined On
Local W0mdn's Charge

Eugene Livus, Cincinnati, was
fined S25 and costs by Justice of
the Peace L. l. Wise of Hancock
county on a reckless driving charge.
The charge was brought by Sadie
Hamilton, Bluffton, whose automo-
bile figured in a collision with one
driven by Livus Saturday night at
the junction of routes SO and 25,
near Mt. Cory. The warrant was
served by the state highway patrol.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06

The Orange township All club Girls
will hold an ice cream social at Or
ange Center Community house,
Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Locher of
Cleveland spent the week end here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. T.
Worthington of Spring street.
Richard Mumma of South Main
street has returned from Bowling
Green where he spent a month at a
summer band school at Bowling Green
State university.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arden Baker of South
Main street left Monday on a two
weeks motor trip thru the New Eng
land states. They will also visit the
fair at New York city enroute.
You do not have to have foot
trouble to wear Health Spot Health
shoes. You are just insuring your
feet against future trouble. Call
and see our foot health department
this coming week. w. H. Gratz.
Mrs. r. H. Brandenburg and Miss
Edith Brandenburg of Oxford and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Knoche of Dayton
spent the week end here with Mrs.
Brandenburg's adughter, Mrs. W. A.
Amstutz and family north of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Heckathon, dau-
ghter, Mary Elise and son Eugene OF
indianapolis spent the week end here.
They were accompanied by Mrs.
Heckathorn's father, Emil Garau who
has been visiting at the Heckathorn
home in indianapolis for several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. McCafferty OF
Detroit and Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. Heuv-
Gilman of Chicago were here Saturday
night to attend the reception at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. 1. Triplett
of Campus Drive following the we'd
ding of their daughter, Miss Margaret
Triplett to Roland Bixler,
Mrs. Robert Mullett and Mrs. A. ID.
Wells left the first of the week for
New York city where they will be
guests of Miss Clara Wilson, a form
err Bluffton resident, and also visit the
fair. They will be gone for two
weeks, during which time Mrs. Jesse
Bracy will be in charge of their es-
tablishment, Helen's hat shoppe.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Kibler has returned
from Lorain where she visited at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. E. w.
| Rash and family. Mrs. Kibler was
accompanied home by Miss Veronica
Merkel of Union City, N. j., who Will
spend several week here. Miss Mer-
keps mother, Mrs. Michael Merkel
will be remembered here as the form
er Miss Rita Haag.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Strahm OF
Wenatchee, Wash, who visited last
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. {
| E. Thompson of Orange township, let
Monday for New York city to visit
the fair. Enroute east they will stol
| at Cleveland to visit Mrs. Strahm''
sister, Mrs. VIM. Heck. They vii
motor from New York by the south
| ern route and visit the fair at Sai
Francisco before returning to thei
home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06

Entertain Clubs
The Farm Woman's Improvement
club of Beaverdam entertained three
clubs of that community at luncheon
in the Beaverdam high school gym
nasium last Thursday noon.
Guests of the Beaverdam club were
the Lafayette Goodwill club, the Bath
Township Community club and the
Maysville club. Upwards of 100 were
in attendance.
Mrs. w. r. Brackney, president of
the entertaining club presided at the
luncheon and after-dinner program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06
June Sets Record
For Heavy Rains

June was the wettest month on
record in Northwestern Ohio, ac-
cording to weather reports, which
recorded a total rainfall during the
thirty days of 9.06 inches.
The record rainfall followed a
drought during May when an acute
shortage of rainfall developed the
threatened growing crops.
The average rainfall for June over
a forty years period ending in De-
cember, 1929, amounted to 500
inches. Since that time when it
rained nearly 10 inches only one
month has come close to approaching
last months record. That was in
June, 1887, when total of 1872
inches was recorded.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06

Mrs. Carrie Lauer of Columbus is
spending the week at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Mary Kathary at
the Harry Barnes home on South
Lawn avenue.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06
RichIand Community Circle

The Richland Community circle will
meet Thursday afternoon of next
week with Helen Moser.
The following program has been ar
ranged: Devotionals, Clara Augs-
burger; Independence Day, Then and
Now" Lena Gratz; "The Flag of Vic
tory" Zilla Hixon; For the Fourth
of july" Edna Matter; contest in
charge of Olga Kohler; mystery sis
ter. Clara Augsburger viii assist the
hostess.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06
Former Student to Wed

Former Student to Wed
Miss Evelyn Pifer, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Milton Pifer of Orange
township and DR.. Robert Long, of Lii
ma, son of DR.. and Mrs. B. A. Long
of that city will be married Saturday
afternoon at 200 o'clock.
The ceremony will take place at the
home of the bride. Rev. Nicholas
Baker, pastor of Market Street Pres
byterian church, Lima, will officiate.
The wedding is the elimination of
a romance which began while both
students in Bluffton college. The
bride was graduated from Bluffton
college in the class of 1885 and since
that time has been instructor in home
economics in the high school at Nc
Comb.
After three years at Bluffton col
lege, the groom enrolled in the dental
college of Ohio State university, Col
umbus, from which he was graduated
this spring.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06

Legion Auxiliary
The Bluffton Legion Auxiliary will
meet next Tuesday night at s
o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-06
y X x
SOCIETIES
and CLUBS

Orange Twp. Farm Women
The Orange Township Farm Wo-
mems club will meet at the home of
Mrs. Edna Crawford this Thursday
afternoon.
Evening star., 1939-05-30

say. He hoped with a very great
hope that Prickly Porky had said
this just to sound big and bold and
brave.
But Prickly Porky intended to
be just as good as his word. He
finished the strip of bark he was
eating and then very slowly he be-
gan to climb down. Prickly Porky
is, you know. very slow moving. AS
he came down, the thousand little
spears in his coat ratified together
and scraped against the branches
Of the tree in way that made BUS
ter Bear feel anything but com.
Evening star., 1939-05-30

Portable. Now and then one of them
would become loose and drop down.
Buster watched Prickly Porky
come nearer and nearer. He won-
dered If it would be possible to
reach out suddenly when Prickly
Porky was within reach and knock
him from the tree. Then he de-
cided thas this wouldn't do at all.
You see, As Prickly Porky drew
near the ground he made those little
spears stand up in every direction
until he was as prickly as a chest
nut-burT. Buster knew that he
couldn't losdbly hit Priekly rorky
Evening star., 1939-05-30
BY Willard

DArnot and ORourke grasped it. then Burton
and Wong They clung to it with all their
strength. The boat ierked to a standstill Janette
sat limp and trembling. for the prov Of the craft
overhung the edge of the falls. II the rope broke
they were doomed!
Evening star., 1939-05-30

without filling his own paw as full
of those. sharp-pointed little spears
as pincushion is of pins.
Buster decided that the only thing
he could do would be to try to
frighten Prickly Porky. So he
growled and growled and growled.
Each growl was a little deeper and
little more grumbly rumbly than
the one before. He walked over to
another tree and stood up on his
hind legs. Then he reached up and
dug his great claws into the trunk
Of the tree and made long scratches
down n. Those claws made Z
Evening star., 1939-05-30

horrid sound as they tore through
the bark. 1t made everybody shiver.
That is, it made everybody but
Prickly Porky shiver. He didn't ap-
pear to notice 1t at all. He just
kept right on coming down, down,
down. Then Buster tried q little
more bluffing. He suddenly snarled
and rushed toward that tree as If
he had fully made up his mind to
scramble up and meet Prickly
Porky. Prickly Porky didn't pay
him the least attention. Buster
stopped short just before he reached
the foot Of the tree. There he sat
Evening star., 1939-05-30

and glared with eyes that were red
with rage. He growled his deepest
growl and snarled his ugliest snarl.
He really was very terrible to see
and hear.
But so far as Prickly Porky was
concerned Buster Bear might have
been a harmless stump. Slowly but
steadily Prickly Porky came on
down. All the little people looking
on were 30 excited that it was with
the greatest difhculty they could
keep still. 1t was certain that Bus
ter was going to have q chance to
az to make good his threat. II