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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
Soy Bean Rotation
Suggested

At the farm unit school, Thurs
day, John Slipher from the Ohio
State University gave several sug-
gested rotations for soy beans. With
the increased acreage planned for the
crop next year, it is more necessary
that farmers plan definite rotation
for the crop. The following rota-
tions will be satisfactory and have
given results on many farms in this
section:
l. Soy beans, oats, grass and corn.
2. Soy beans, wheat grass, corn. 3.
Grass, soy beans, corn, wheat.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
Many Steers Fed
Near Ada

Tom Ireton of near Dola sold 134
head of fat Hereford steers, averag-
ing 1,060 pounds each, last week to
Armour and Co. of New York City.
These steers averaged about 500
pounds each when purchased a year
ago on an Oklahoma range near the
Texas Panhandle. Another shipment
of lao young Herefords averaging
about 800 pounds each from Texas
now is being fed at the Ireton farm.
Mrs. Thomas Tighe and son near
Ada have 81 head of Herefords for
feeding from the New Mexico range,
averaging 600 pounds each.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
ALLEN COUNTY
Takes Officers Warn
ing Literally

"All right buddy, let's CO." re-
marked Motorcycle Patrolman James
Croson to double-parked motorist
from Lima, and drove on.
The driver followed, having heard
that police frequently take traffic
law violators directly to headquart-
ers. Blocks later Croson noticed
the trailing motorist and explained
his admonition was only a warning.
"If you're not going to arrest
me-" said the driver, show about TAX
ing me back where you found me?
I want to meet man there and
now I'm lost"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
Aged Women To Have
Home

The will of the late Mrs. Kather-
inc Palmer, who died at her home
in Findlay last week, leaves a major
portion of her large estate for the
establishing and maintaining here
of "The Judson Palmer Home" for
worthy aged and INDECENT women.
The estate of Mrs. Palmer is var
iously estimated from a half-million
to a million dollars in real estate
and securities. Execution of the will
is left, by it's own terms, largely to
the discretion of the executors.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
Spec Captain Friend
Of Findlay Man

Capt. Hans Lansdorff, commander
of the ill-fated German pocket battle
ship Admiral Graf Spec, who COM
mitted suicide last week, was fra
ternity brother of Findlay physi-
clan and surgeon, it was revealed
recently.
DR.. II. L. Selo, a native of Ger
many, attended Hindenburg gym
nasium which correspondents to a
college here, with Capt. Langsdorff.
DR.. Selo said he hadn't seen Langs-
dorff for 10 to II years but still re-
membered him when he saw the
ship captains name in the papers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28

Helena, Ohio, spent several days this
week in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse F. Steiner. er
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Schneck and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. N. N. Sold
ner and family spent Christmas with
relatives in Berne, Ind. Mrs. Sold
ner and daughter Mary Margaret re-
mained there for several days stay.
The Kiene home east of Pandora,
now occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Van Meter, has recently been equip
ped with electricity. 4E 8
Sidney Steiner is at present back
at his post in the Pandora Dry Goods
store. Much of his time is spent in
selling Ball-Band goods in parts of
West Virginia.
Sam w. Steiner, residing west of
Bluffton, suddenly passed away on
Wednesday of last week. The be-
reaved family has the sympathy of
the community.
Many very good Christmas pro-
grams were presented at the various
churches in our locality on Sunday
and Monday. Although no snow fell
previously, real spirit of Christ
mas was manifest everywhere.
George Southwick, a friend of
Noah Hochstettler, arrived here from
California one day last week to
spend some time visiting among his
relatives. He will leave for Cali
fornia next Tuesday, accompanied by
Noah Bixel of Pandora, who will
visit there this winter.
The St. Johns congregation is to
hold their annual congregational
meeting on New Years day. The
young people of the church are hav-
ing fellowship supper on Thursday
evening at the Pandora high school.
Harold Steiner is building large
shed on the property where they live.
Word has been received that Mrs.
Homer Schumacher, who has been in
hospital in Bucyrus, has improved
great deal and was taken to her
home in Stark county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Burma of
Celeryville, O., visited in the home of
Mrs. Burma's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter A. Basinger of Lima, the fore
part of the week.
Mrs. Peter Kohl and Mrs. Earnest
Zuercher spent last Tuesday in the
home of their aunt, Mrs. Alfred
Reichenbach.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
Corn Allotment To Be
Lower

"a carryover of SCI million BUSH
els of corn facing U. S. farmers in
1910 is the best way to inform Put
nam county farmers that the acre
age of corn next year will have to
come down in order to level off pro-
duction and protect corn prices"
That was the comment made re-
Gently by Chairman Schroeder of the
Putnam County AAA committee who
announced that the 1910 Putnam
county corn allotment has been set
at 53,213 acres. The 1889 allotment
was 59,816 acres.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28

The village of Rawson will take
bids on Friday, Jan. 5, for materials
and construction of the new munich
pal water works for which the vii
lage voted $4,000 bonds a year ago
and in which the WPA will share
heavily.
Plans for the improvement have
been drafted for some months and
the WPA has indicated its readiness
to supply labor on the project as soon
as the contract is awarded. 1t is ex-
pected to get under way in January
and to be completed by early sum-
mer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
Ottawa To Make Sew
age Survey

After hearing a complaint by DR..
c. 0. Beardsley of Ottawa on the
lack of sewage disposal facilities the
Ottawa council voted last week to
make survey to determine how it
can correct the situation.
Officials have estimated that it
will cost more than 100000 to make
such an improvement because all
new sewers would have to be in
stalled in addition to the construc-
ton of a sewage disposal plant.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28

Joel Gentry i'm Hollywood"
to be Main Feature in Big
Farmer Day Program-Wed-
nesday, Jan. 3-Presented by
Local John Deere Dealer
Bluffton Implement & Harness
Co., local John Deere dealer, is
sponsoring a big John Deere Day
Program for farmers and their
families in this and neighboring
communities on Wednesday, Jan.
8.
The program will start bright
and early at $50 a. m. at the
company's store in Bluffton when
representatives from the John
Deere factory will give interesting
and helpful talks on modern
farming-these talks will be right
to the point--nothing dull or tire
some about them-and at noon
there will be a big lunch for
everybody.
In the afternoon the program
will be held at the high school
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
HARDIN COUNTY
Snow Leads Officers
To JailbreakerS

The first real snowfall of the win
ter may have been welcomed by
many persons but it was a drawback
to two youths who made their escape
Thursday morning from the Hardin
county Jail.
Police and sheriff's officials fol-
lowed the tracks of the two down
an alley leading away from the Jail
and within a half hour of their es-
cape had located them in the hay
NOW of barn about two blocks
away.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28

S85 Verdict Costs S100

A jury which cost Allen county
taxpayers more than 800 for a two
day trial, Thursday afternoon re-
turned an $85 verdict in favor of
the plaintiffs in a damage action by
Joe Conrad and the Potomac Insur-
ance Co. against the Times Publish
ing Co., of Detroit.
The plaintiffs had asked $3.50 COM
pensation for property loss allegedly
resulting from a collision Dec. ID,
1887, at Harrison avenue and Kibby
streets, Lima, of automobiles driven
by Conrad and James McGarrigle,
an employe of the Detroit Times.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
Scarlet Fever Gains
In County

Four new cases of scarlet fever
were reported to the Hardin county
health department, DR.. J. F. Holtz-
muller, county health commissioner,
said. The four bring the total in
the county to 16 cases he asserted.
Two of the new cases were reported
from Marion township, one from Ada
and one from Pleasant township.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
Visual Education In
Putnam Schools

Firm in the belief that seeing is
believing, officials of the Putnam
county school system are conducting
their second annual visual education
program this winter.
Through this program, all of the
schools in the county receive regular
showings of both educational and en-
tertaining moving pictures, County
Superintendent Carl D. Vermilya ex-
planned.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
BOake Carter Broad
casts For Findlay
Concern

Announcement was made that the
Krantz Brewing Co., of Findlay, will
sponsor Boake Carter, wellknown
radio commentator, for a series of
broadcasts over station WSPD, To-
ledo. The programs will be of ID
minute duration and will start at
$50 o'clock each evening, Monday
thru Friday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
$4,000 Given To Un-
employed

Checks amounting to $4,000 were
mailed in Columbus last week to 202
men and women who receive state
unemployment compensation through
the Findlay office prior to Feb. %
on which was due extra amounts un-
der a new system of figuring adopted
on that date.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
77-Year-Old Inebriate
Found Helpless

A 77-year-old man. described as
being so intoxicated he couldn't walk,
was found on his hands and knees
across Main street at Main Cross
street last week in Findlay. Taken
to police headquarters where he was
identified as the same person who
had been arrested and locked up the
night before by Policeman Ray
Thomas, and released Tuesday morn
ing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
Intelligence Mark Tn
usually High

Few students have equalled the in
telligence quotient of Miss Mary
Ellen Bright, Vanlue high school
senior, who recently chalked up a
score of 148 out of a possible $50,
in the Ohio State university intelli-
gence test for high school students.
According to DR.. Herbert A.
loops, of the department of psychol-
ogy at the university, so far as is
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
Held On Marijuani
Charge

James Cecil, 81, of Lima, was
taken to Toledo for arraignment in
federal court on a charge of pos
sessing mariiuani within an hour
after he pleaded not guilty in muni-
cipal court to a charge of illegal
sale of liquor. The trial in the Lima
court was set for January 10.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
HANCOCK COUNTY
Racing Harness In
ventOr Dies

Friends of Charles A. Rain, 81,
who died in Findlay last week, re-
called that he patented harness which
were worn by Maude S., Dan Patch
and other famous trotters and pac-
ers when they established world rec
ords for harness race horses.
Mr.. Rain moved his business to
Findlay from Cleveland 80 years
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28

gasoline tax and motor vehicle Ii
cense fees.
The gasoline tax totaled $4,000
and all goes into the county road
and bridge fund while the remaining
S4,763.52 is divided between the coun-
ty and the towns.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28

known, no one ever made a perfect
score. He said there have been
graduate students who scored 149
of the $50 points, but that for high
school students, Miss Bright's score
was far above the average.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
NEWS NOTES FROM -FOUR COUNTIES

ago and continued it until year
ago. He attended the former Bald
win University at Berea, O., when
10.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
Dam Brings Court
Battle

The National Lime and Stone Co.
was granted court order Wednes-
day afternoon temporarily restrain
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28
County Gets S12,763
From Gas Tax

Putnam County and its municipali-
ties received s12,763.52 last week. as
their final distributions from state
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28

Using only pocket knife and a
file, he fashions good luck monogram
charms, buttons, monkeys and squir-
rels from peach seeds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-28

Our Want-ads bring results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-05-07
Do AS YOUR
DENTIST DOES
use POWDER

teeth feeling so much cleaner, your
mouth so refreshed and your breath
so sweet and pure.
DR.. Lyons Tooth Powder is a
special dental powder developed for
HOME USE by a distinguished
practicing dentist. Free from all
acids, grit or pumice. it cannot pos
sibly injure or scratch the tooth
enamel as years of constant use
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is an effective antacid.
Costs Less to Use
Brush your teeth with DR.. Lyons
Tooth Powder regularly - consult
your dentist periodically-eat diet
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you will be doing all that you can
possibly do to protect your teeth.
DR.. Lyons Tooth Powder is more
economical to use. In the same size
and price class DR.. Lyons outlasts
tooth pastes two to one. Even small
package will last you for months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-05-07

NOTHING else cleans and pol
~ ishes teeth more quickly and
leaves them more naturally white
than POWDER.
That is why your dentist, when
cleaning your teeth, as you know,
almost always uses powder.
All Cleansing Properties
As it is only the powder part Of
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all cleansing properties.
For over seventy years many dem
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No Acid, No Grit o. Psmjes
Dr.. Lyons cleans and polishes the
teeth in a harmless and practical
way that leaves them sparkling with
natural brightness. 1t leaves your
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-05-07

0oKNG down from the Dir the Nov model ship testing
bosin which neorne completion the Potomac riverside
neob Codeock Nd The orgest testing bon the world built
at cost Of 00000 will both the Navy and the mehont
mone the improvement Of ship design The foreground building
rooted bosin building stretching 300 feet overall ond contoine
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-05-07

Smokes hunger strike ends forcefu feeding It took 10
hold Soneer 5oot anaconda Of the Philadelphia Zoo when
meo Of robbt rodded down his throat break
fo thot beeon lost August Roger Conont curator Of the
700 Yields the rod World
Evening star., 1939-11-14
Maritime
Continued From First PaReO

would look into the matter and that
the combat zone might be enlarged
or reduced accordingly as events
developed. The President is given
the right under the Neutrality Act
to redefine the combat area at any
time.
None OF the other neutral countries
included in the combat zone has yet
made any representations to the
department. Among them are Bel
gium, Holland, Denmark and
Sweden.
The proposal to prevent changing
registry Of American ships SO they
could continue service to European
ports came from Senator Mead
Democrat, of New York. In a tele-
gram to Chairman Bailey Of the
Senate Commerce Committee Sem
ator Mead suggested that the COM
mittee, of which he is a member
prepare legislation to prevent trans
fers and also:
l. Provide subsidies to encourage
the operation Of temporary and
emergency ship lines in legal
waters.
2. Provide adequate" care for sea-
men furloughed by curtailment of
shipping due to the neutrality law.
The United States Lines wants to
transfer eight of its ships to Pana-
manian registry in order to, escape
the neutrality law and carry on its
transatlantic business. The Presi-
dent has asked the Maritime Com
mission to withhold approval until
the question has been studied thor
oughly.
Foreign Ships Chartered.
In New York. the Black Diamond
Lines. Inc, announced last night 1t
was chartering foreign ships to carry
on its service interrupted by the
neutrality law. The first sailing
under the new plan will be Friday
when the Norwegian steamer Olaf
will leave New York for Belgian and
Netherlands ports under charter to
the company.
An official of the State Depart
ment here said the German order
for non-interference with the City
Of Flint's return was a voluntary
one and did not result from any
request by this Government.
However, it was recalled that the
United States formally requested
both Germany and Great Britain
while the City of Flint was still
in command Of the German prize
crew, to take all necessary measures
to avoid injury to the American
crew.
The freighter, bound for the Brit
ish Isles. was seized last month by
the pocket battleship Deutschland
and sent to Murmansk, Russia, in
command of a German prize crew.
Undersecretary Of State Sumner
Welles said last night that force
would not be used in patrolling the
neutrality zone which has been
Evening star., 1939-11-14
Controller General
Sticks 10 Guns in
Perkins Dispute
Will Continue to Define
Scope Of Act Covering
Federal Contracts

Controller General Brown, who
handles the purse strings, will con-
tinue to define the scope of the
Walsh -Healey Act covering Govern
ment contracts despite a pointed re-
ininder from Secretary Of Labor
Perkins that her ONCE is supposed
to discharge this function.
The issue between the two officials
arose out Of q decision by Acting
Controller General Richard N. Ell
lott holding that the law did not
apply to the rental Of trucks by the
Tennessee Valley Authority because
the contract in that case was on for
services rather than supplies.
Secretary Perkins challenged this
ruling, declaring the furnishing of
equipment is considered by the de-
partment to be subject to the act,
and adding:
In connection with your consid-
Grafton of this matter it should be
noted that section 6 Of the act dele
gates to the Secretary of Labor au-
thority to grant exceptions and ex-
emptions when required. Any prob
lem respecting the qualifications
of prospective contractor,
who might offer to rent equipment
to the Government, can be handled
adequately in accordance with the
provisions Of section g."
But the Controller General stuck
to his guns, reiterated his belief that
the law is to be applied only in sales
transactions and ended his COM
munication to the Secretary without
touching on the question of jurisdic-
ton, but saying simply that upon
careful consideration of the matter
I find no valid reason requiring or
Justifying any conclusion other than
that reached"
Evening star., 1939-11-14
Letter Tells Of Copone
Threatening O'Hore

CHICAGO, Nov. II tR.-The dis
covery of a letter relating that AL
Capone voiced threats in Alcatraz
Prison against Edward ]. O'Hare,
slain president Of sportsman's Park
race track, gave an unexpected turn
today to the search for the turfman's S
slayers.
Bearing the signature George, !"
the letter was found in q book at
O'Hare's secret North Side apart
ment. The envelope carried St.
Louis postmark dated October 6,
1897.
The letter had been sent from one
friend of o'Hare t0 another. The
writer said he had been told of the
threats by two former inmates Of
Alcatraz Prison and urged the re-
cipient to warn O'Hare.
You know" the letter said, in
part, "O'Hare and him had many
arguments and disputes over them
tracks. I think the sore spot is
something In connection with
SportsmAn's Park"
Evening star., 1939-11-14
Fairfax County Passes
Chest Drive Quota
By 5 Per Cent
$l4,100 Is Pledged;
Workers Are .Pruised
At FinoI RoIIy

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, Nov. a.
The Fairfax County Community
Chest drive exceeded its quota by 5
per cent, 1t was revealed at the ANAL
rally at Madison School last night.
DR.. Lennig Sweet Of Fairfax, In
charge of funds solicitation, an
nounced that on the basis Of re-
ports, in number Of cases not en-
tirely complete, total Of $l4.lo0 has
been paid or pledged, representing
los per cent Of the goal. The origi-
nal quota was $13,650.
For the first time, the county
drive this year was handled inde-
pendent of the Washington Chest
campaign.
The Rev. Herbert A. Donovan,
president of the Fairfax County
Community Chest Association, Inc,
sponsoring agency for the drive, was
lauded for his work in behalf of the
Chest.
Others whose work was lauded in
the current drive included Lawrence
M. Proctor of Falls Church, chair
man for this years campaign: DR..
Sweet and Mrs. Florence Jodzies, In
charge Of the Speakers Bureau and
administrative work.
John W. Brookfield OF Springfield
addressed the group on the develop
ment of the Chest movement in the
county
The individual areas. the sums
they raised, the chairmen and the
percentage of their quotas follow:
Dranesville. DR.. E. G. Shull, $l,848,
1856 per cent: Mclean, the Rev. Pey-
ton Williams, $3,825, 100 per cent:
Vienna. Craig Hunter. 1856. l04 per
cent; Fairfax. John M. Whalen,
$l,407. 104 per cent: Falls Church.
Mrs. Albert R. Ware. $2.592. los per
cent: Seminary. Mrs Alexander c.
Zabriskie. $l,026. ia per cent: Gen.
treville, the Rev. Marshall Milton,
$538. l80 per cent: Lee. Mrs. Ray
Huff. $64l. PA per cent: Mount Ver-
non. Charles c. Wall. $l264. 10 per
cent; Special Business. A. P. Grow,
$3.50. l04 per cent; Franconia. $67. 80
per cent: County Schools. James E.
Bauserman, 1868, 60 per cent.