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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
COUNCIL STUDIES
FIREWORKS BAN
Two Ordinances Under COnsid-
GRAFTON Ban Sale, Shooting
OF Fireworks
Council Likely Will Decide On
Future Policy at Next
Regular Meeting

Ordinances banning the sale and
discharge of fireworks in Bluffton
next Fourth of July are being consid-
cred by the municipal council, and fl
nal decision in the matter is expected
to be reached at the next regular
meeting of the group in three weeks.
At last Mondays session the council
requested City Solicitor Francis Dur
bin to prepare an ordinance banning
the sale of fireworks, and another pro-
hibiting shooting or discharging fire.
works in the town.
Each ordinance will be considered
separately by the council, it was indi-
Gated at Mondays meeting.
Prohibiting the sale of fireworks
here will be considered first when the
matter next is brought up, and it has
been intimated that of the two or
dinances it has the better prospect O
being approved.
Seek Public Reaction
Under present circumstances ther'
is no certainty that either ordinance
will be put into effect and it appear:
that the council is principally interest
ed in sounding out public opinion OF
the question.
Town officials said, however, that
there is quite a bit of sentiment fav'
oring a ban on local sale of fireworks
Prohibiting use of fireworks in the
town may not be as well supported.
Last year there was said to have
been some objection to the mayors
request that discharge of fireworks be
confined to the residential district
Many residents felt that if fireworks
were sold in the business district il
was unfair to have their discharge II
the residential area, Mayor Wilbur A
Howe told the councimen.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18

Buttons contribution to the ma.
tional campaign to fight infantile
paralysis in connection with the
Presidents Birthday party on Jan.
30 will consist of the sale of "March
of Dimes" buttons sponsored by the
local Lions club.
Buttons will be for sale in the
business places of the town and the
public schools from now until the
close of the month.
Two days will be set aside for
pushing sale of the buttons on the
streets, Fred Gettles, president of the
Lions announced. Members of the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Sales Tax Man In
BluftOn Jan. rs

A sales tax examiner will be in
Bluffton on Thursday, January 25 at
the Mayors office from 9 a. m. to
4 d. m. to assist vendors with their
semi-annual sales tax report for the
period July to December 81, 1889,
it is announced by Frank M. Hill,
manager of the Lima district office
of the department of taxation.
All vendors must file a report on
or before January 81 or be subject
to 81 a day penalty on delinquent
reports.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Thompson Returned
To Cemetery Board

J. A. Thompson, whose term as
trustee of Maple Grove cemetery ex-
pired at the end of December was
re-appointed as a member of the
cemetery board by Mayor w. A.
Howe, Monday night. The appoint
ment, for a term of six years was
confirmed by the council. Other
members of the board are E. l.. Dill
Ter and Mrs. w. E. Diller.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
March Of Dimes" Buttons Sold
Under Auspices Of Lions Club

club will sell pins in the downtown
area on January p and 26 during
the two-day meeting of the Farm
Institute here.
Buttons are sold in most small
towns this year because of the diff
Guilty of arranging birthday balls
where attendance will be restricted.
All proceeds go toward fighting in
fantile paralysis.
Details of sale of buttons vii be
handled by the activities and finance
committees of the Lions. Chairman
of the two units are Woodrow Little
and Homer Gratz.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Educator To Speak
At Vesper Service

49, Some Differences Between Major
and Minor League Players, will be
the subject of an address by DR..
Wilbur Miller of Columbus who will
address the Bluffton college vesper
service in the chapel, Sunday after
noon at o'clock. DR.. Miller is as
sistant superintendent of the Colum-
bus schools. Special music will be
provided by the College Vesper choir.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
HIGH MASONIC DEGREE

George Klay and Harold Wenger
left Tuesday for Toledo where they
are receiving the Scottish Rite
thirty-second degree in the Masonic
order. They will return Friday.
Both are members of the Bluffton
Masonic lodge.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Annual Meeting OF
Farmers Grain Co.

Annual meeting of the Farmers
Grain company stockholders and in
vited guests will be held at the
Walnut Grill this Wednesday night.
Business of the meeting will include
election of directors and receiving of
yearly reports.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
VISITS IN FLORIDA

Mrs. Florence Bogart of South
Jackson street is making an extend
ed visit at the home of her son,
Oscar Bogart and family in Orlando,
Florida.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
ENROUTE TO CALIFORNIA

Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Worthington
who left here in December on a
motor trip to st. Petersburg, Florida,
are now enroute to Los Angeles, ac-
cording to word received here the
first of the week. .s-tsaa
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
LEAVE FOR FLORIDA

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Deppler of
South Main street have left for st.
Petersburg, Florida, where they will
spend the winter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
COMMUNICATION
TO FINLAND OUT
Continued from Page y

Miller said that the battle was still
in progress at 10 p. M, Finnish time,
when he completed his dispatch.
Later efforts to get in touch with
him were unsuccessful.
The Firms, his dispatch said, had
been stubbornly resisting for hours
but the Russians continued to throw
new units into the assault.
Military sources here pointed out
that the disruption Of communica-
tons with Finland did not neces-
sarily mean that big Russian Of
fensive was under way because air
raid precautions normally result in
serious interference with telephone
and telegraph lines.
The Aftonbladet at Stockholm re-
ported that there were air alarms
at Helsinki at noon, Swedish time,
but that no enemy planes appeared
up to half an hour after noon.
The newspaper said however that
there were rumors that the sector
between Helsinki and Karis-about
40 miles southwest of the capital
had been bombed. At 1910 p. m, the
newspaper said, there was anti-air-
craft fire on the outskirts Of Hell
Sinki.
Other dispatches to Stockholm
said 1t was rumored tilat several
cities in different parts Of Finland
had been severely bombed, but NO
confirmation was available. All was
quiet up to mid-aftternoon at Tor
nea (near. the Swedish borderl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
SUB TRAGEDY
WAS AVOIDABLE
continued from Page i

NVOKlIl1lUcC 41O4I GoSS ~
vessel. "Hull stop valves" are provid-
ed at points where the ducts enter
the second hui and are normally
closed before the vessel is full sub
merged.
''There is no survivor to testify"
Edison said, "as to the failure to
close the two hull stop valves in the
main engine air induction system.
The court found that an unsuccess-
full attempt was made to close one
Of the hull stop valves on the ven
tilation system in the after battery
compartment"
A survivor whose duty 1t was to
close these two hull stop ventilation
induction valves, testified that he
tried to close one but found 1t jam
med open. There is no evidence that
these two hull stop ventilation IN
duction valves are tested when rig
ging for diving to see If they were
free for closing as required BY the
ships orders. The valves were first
closed after the disaster, by divers,
from the outside, during the salvage
operations.
The Squalus sank in 240 feet Of
water off Portsmouth, N. a., last
May %, with SO men aboard. The
next day, a navy rescue crew low
cred a diving bell to the hatch Of
the forward torpedo room and re-
moved SO survivors. The others died
in four rear compartments which
were flooded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
Balkan Entente Is In
Danger Of Disruption
Continued From Page u

Foreign Minister Sukru Saracoglu
Of Turkey had astanished other
delegates, and particularly Foreign
Minister Alexander Cincarmarko-
witch of Jugoslavia, by saying before
he left Istanhul:
"Our country is not neutral but Is
(merely) out of the war"
Causes Resentment
This plain statement Of Turkeys
alliance with the Allies just before
a conference whose keynote was the
strictest sort Of neutrality, caused
not only CONSERVATION but resent
ment here.
If anything had been needed to
cement the pessimisna Of delegates
generally 1t was that. But what
between internal dissensions, the
competition between Germany and
the Allied nations for raw materials,
Italy,s ambition to be the protector
Of the Balkans and its dread Of the
spread Of Bolshevism, 1t had been
predicted already that the confer
ence would fail.
Goes To Egypt
Further, Gen. Maxine Weygand,
French commander in chief Of the
powerful Allied army concentrations
in the Near East had just left An
kara, the Turkish capital, after Sc
cret conferences with Turkish gem
eral staff leaders, and it was made
known that he would be in Egypt,
bordering on italian Libya, next
week. It was reported, also, that
Saracoglu would go direct to Paris,
for an Allied conference, from Bel
grade.
Because Of the divergent and
sometimes conflicting viewpoints Of
the little entente nations it was be-
lied in some quarters that there
would be open disputes here.
Sources close to the Jugoslav gov
eminent showed anger at Saracog-
LUIS remarks and said that If he had
wanted to emphasize the extent to
which the Balkan entente already
had been disrupted he could not
have done better.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
KORNCEIBEL CASE
HEARD BY M'EVOY
Decision Reserved After
Wife Refuses to Live
With Husband Again

Judge Frank p. McEvoy at this
mornings short calendar session Of
superior court reserved decision In
the case Of Carolyn Korngeibel
against Philip Korngeibel, her hus-
band.
The woman sought allowance to
prosecute a divorce action she has
instituted and alimony pending the
trial Of the case.
Both parties are employed by the
Waterbury Clock Co. The wife testi-
fed she had done all she could to
make her marriage success, but
had not received help from her hus-
band. She said she has had to buy
her own clothing and that she now
owes and Is paying money for the
family furniture.
The defendant testified he has
done all that he can to make his
wife happy, but is unable to. When
asked If she would be willing to go
back living with her husband the
woman said she could not because
her nervous condition is such she
would suffer a nervous breakdown If
she did.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02

mania fails to obtain guarantees for
her frontier with Hungary, which is
not a member of the entente.
Hasty Action Decried
In connection with this rumor, OBJ
servers studied an inspired article
in the newspaper Echo De Belgrade
which urgel. small states-specific-
ally Bulgaria and Hungary-not to
act hastily against Rumania.
The article pointed out that hasty
action might result in the small ma
tons setting "fire to their own
homes while warming their hands
and thus result in loss of their in
dependence.
I'm Berlin, the foreign Office
mouthpiece declared that Germany
and Italy were interested in main
tanning peace in the Balkans but
charged that the allied powers were
attempting to draw the smaller
states into the war to complete the
blockade of the reich. In Rome, the
newspaper Messagero attacked the
British press for attempting to Gre
ate catastrophe complications" In
the Balkans.)
The article in the Echo De Bel
grade was regarded by observers
here as plea on behalf Of Rumania
and as resulting from failure Of
Jugoslavia to mediate the Hungar-
ian-Rumanian territorial dispute re-
Gently. There were reports, too, that
the British and French, acting
through Turkey, were exerting
heavy pressure on Jugoslavia, which
as neighbor of both Germany and
Italy, has attempted to maintain the
strictest neutrality.
Atmosphere Tense 4
The conference opened in an at
moSphere of tension. Not only were
the problems of the comforting ma
lions different, but each delegate
knew that the great powers, Ger
many and Italy above all but the
Allies also, were watching every
move he made.
Emphasizing the dangers of the
situation confronting the conference,
the entente foreign ministers met
half an hour early for prelimin-
airy session that lasted until noon.
When the meeting opened, there
was great activity in diplomatic cir
cles which some sources said was
caused by rumors that Rumania had
threatened to sign a non-aggression
pact with Soviet Russia in event
she fails to obtain guarantees of her
frontier facing Hungary. Hungary
has never surrendered her claims to
teritoy taken by Rumania after the
World war.
Second Session
A second session was called for 6
p. m.
Because of its implications, the
conference was perhaps the most
important since the war started, in
volving no only nearly 60,000,O00
people of the entent nations direct,
but the 100000 of Hungary and
Bulgaria indirectly-to say nothing
of those of the belligerents.
1t was predicted freely that the
conference would result in split
marking the real end of the little
entente, though most probably
split would be cancealed under a
meaningless diplomatic formula.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
JAPANESE DIET
in BIG UPROAR
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page u
by Japan should constitute the fun
damental basis for a settlement Of
the strugglA with China, he said. He
demanded information as to what
the government means when it says
it Is striving for a new order in
east ASIA"
Saito also was pointed in his re-
quests for a statement on the gov
eminent policy with regard to the
Soviet Union, the Communist inter-
national and the impending Chinese
Central government to be establish
ed by the japanese army under
former Premier Wang Ching-Wei.
1t was net expected that the diet
would consider Japan's trade rela-
tons with the United States until
next week since it is now concerned
chiefly with domestic issues, includ-
ing the acute electj power shortage
due to lax Of coal, living costs and
the incident created by British Se.z-
ure of 81 German seamen from the
Japanese liner Asama Maru.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
BIG SHORTAGE
in TAX BOOKS

Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. 2-(UP)-A
state tax department audit of the
books Of former Ridgefield tax coll
lector Harvey B. LOWS, showed a
shortage today Of $4,084 in addition
to the $4,000 which Towns restored
following his arrest January 16 on
embezzlement charges.
Towns, who held the collectorship
since 1897 an dwas a former presi-
dent Of the Connecticut Tax Col
lectors association, Is at liberty un-
der 5000 hail pending arrangement
In superior court during the March
criminal term.
Through his counsel, he commended
the shortages were due to boolSkeep-
ing errors and intermingling Of
funds.
Ridgefield esidents were repotred
circulating petition for a special
town meeting to hear the full report
Of auditors after First Selectman
Winthrop E. Rockwell refused to
make It public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
Bruce Cations Washington Column
Army Hangs Out Full Up Sign
With Strength Up To $4,000

Of farm labor troubles In California
Is that 1t neatly dovetails with an
investigation by the Department Of
Justice.
Civil Liberties Unit Of the d. J.
was ordered to look into things
last summer, after many COM
plants came In that workers were
deprived Of civil rights. 1t sent
q man out to investigate. but press
Of other duties soon called him off.
When the LaFollette committee
went out there, however, its chief
counsel, Henry II. Fowler, was
also an official representative Of
the Department Of Justice. Every
thing the committee learns, then,
is also learned by the department.
If law violations are uncovered,
there can be quick action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
Co., the Connecticut Railway and
Lighting Co.. and the Security Sys-
tenn Co., Of Springfield, Mass.
Some IRREGULARITIES

A1A644v116 WV ee44O UA4S ASONO4AVJ NV
tenn Co., Of Springfield, Mass.
Some Irregularities
Clark testified that irregularities
existed with regard to several other
checks shown him yesterday in
that they included delinquency
charges which were not due the
city.
That the defense will try to con-
vince the jury that all sorts Of
negligence existed in the running
Of the tax collectors office at the
time of the alleged embezzlement
was apparent from Atty. Wrenn's
cross-examination of Clark yester-
day AS reported yesterday Clark
admitted that the cages in the tax
collectors office were never locked
and that he CLARK, the former tax
collector. Mr.. Ennis, and others had
access to the cash box in Cage g.
which was Miss Cavanaugh's cage
Atty. Wrenn also brought out that
Mr.. Ennis had q special refund
cash box in the tax collectors vault
from which he reimbursed per-
sons who made out checks in excess
of their tax bills.
Took Post-Dated Check
The afternoon session started off
in sensational fashion yesterday
when Atty. Wrenn within five min
utes after court opened drew from
Clark an admission that in De-
cember of 1888, he personally took
a post-dated check from Thomas P.
Kelly, former executive secretary to
former Mayor Frank Hayes, and
took it to Miss Cavanaugh's cage
and asked her to cash 1t.
Clark said that he did not notice
when he took the check that 1t was
post-dated and did not find out
until Miss Cavanaugh informed him
Of the fact. He said he took the
check from Mr.. Kelly, while for
mer Collector Ennis was out OF the
office and that he informed the
collector at once upon his return OF
what had happened.
Made Check Good
He said that he personally made
the Kelly check good with one 81
his wife's checks and that Kelly
later made the check good.
When asked If other checks mao
been cashed in the tax collectors
office he said he believed some pay
roll checks of city employees were.
Atty. Wrenn drew from Mr.. Clark
that he s'infrequently" worked in
Cage 8, Miss Cavanaugh's cage.
and in other cages. Clark also said
that the former tax collector, Mr..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02

Continued from Page u
said, they probably would not suffer.
The station wagon carried complete
cutting equipment.
Gable has been in the habit of in
terrupting trips to camp along the
road, sometimes for several days
while he wandered and hunted in
nearby areas, the officials added. But
on this occasion he was driving here
to keep an appointment.
The officials who flew to the ranch
followed the road In returning to
Ensenada, intending to circle over
Cables car. But 1t was not sighted.
They then new up and down the
road and circled the tourist camps
and gun club, looking for the ma
chine. They saw no sign Of 1t nor did
they see any stalled machines along
the road.
Gable. top M-G-M star, q week ago
signed new seven-year contract
which win bring him about $1,000
600. He was given q months vaca-
ton as bonus and he and Miss
Lombard went to lower California
to hunt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02

All Of this is a big feather in
the brass hat of Maj. H. N. Gil
bert, who handles recruiting de-
tails in the adjutant generals
office. Early in November, Major
Gilbert was asked what the army's
enlisted strength would be by the
end of 1889.
He figured a bit, and then al
lowed it would be 22S,000. When
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
INDUSTRTALIST DIES

New Britain, Conn.,, Feb. 2. Cup
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday for F. A. Searle, 10, retired
vice-president Of ~Landers, Frary,
and Clark, who died late yesterday
after a long illness. Born in SPRING
field, Mass, Searle was connected
with the Landers firm for 80 years.
He leaves two sons.
PAGE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02

plete success
n e a rly six
months ahead
Of schedule.
Beginning last
July, the army
had to jump its
enlisted strength
from 10000 to
so had to enlist
nearly 10000
more men to fill
vacancies due to
ex piration Of
enlistments.
1t figured on
finish ing nv
next July. Act
ually, the job is
done now
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
City Was Paid Taxes,
But No Credit Given
cashiers slips. he said he presumed
that he did.
Continued From Page u

cashiers slips, he said he presumed
that he did.
From Cash Box
Atty. Wrenn asked Clark where
Miss Cavanaugh got the Kelly check
to return it to him CLARK after he
CLARK paid the Kelly check with
his own check. Clark said presum-
ably from her cash box.
Clark also admitted under cross
examination that cash books and
other records were taken out of the
tax collectors office during the
Griffenhagen audit of that office
during the early months of 1889.
The case was adjourned by Judge
McEvoy at the close of yesterdays
session until 10 a. M Tuesday.
Judge McEvoy told the jury there
would be q Friday session Of the
trial next week if it is still in prog
reSS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
CANDIDATES LACKING
IN U. S.-BUILT TOWN

The famous government built
town of Greenbelt, Md, gets
q minor new headache out Of the
Hatch act, which rules federal
job-holders out Of politics.
About 80 per cent Of Greenbelt's
inhabitants work for the govern
ment. Pretty soon Greenbelt will
have an election to name town
officials - and none Of this 30 per
cent can run for office or do any
campaigning.
This same problem has arisen
elsewhere, notably on some far
western reclamation projects, where
practically everyone works for the
government. Chances are that some
amendment to the act to take care
of such cases will be sought.
Unless and until this Is done,
though, towns like Greenbelt will
have to pick their officials from
among a select few.
DOUBLE-BARRELED PROBE
EYES FARM LABOR
One unnoticed angle Of the La
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
By BRUCE CATION
waterbury Democrat Washington
C0rragnondenf

washington, Feb. 2-If you want
10 Join the U. s. Army you've got to
find some soldier whose time Is up
and who isn't re-enlisting. The big
gest peace-time recruiting drive the
army ever put on is over-a COM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
KINGS COLD BETTER

London. Feb. 2. (UP)-King
George has recovered from 4 cold
and was able to receive visitors to-
day, twas announced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02

they checked up at the end Of the
year, they found 1t was 22S,00i
They're still trying TO dope out
how he did It.
Recent stories said the campaign
was way behind. AS o matter Of
fact, 1t was so far ahead the army
could have gone far above 227,00O
II that had been necessary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02

Putt Smith came to town the
other day and tried to borrow a
blow torch. 1t seems that the
Smith cider barrel froze up. Putt
says he will draw a glass at a
time when 1t thaws out and put
away the jug until spring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
GABLE, LOMBARD
MISSING "a HOURS

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
DOUBLE-BARRELED PROBE
EYES FARM LABOR

One unnoticed angle Of the La
Toilette committees investigation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
SOUTH
BRITAIN
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By B1LL 0ARRI0Us

Today's Ground Hog day but the
only woodchuck we saw had both
ears frosted and his tail frozen
on short. Shadows don't interest
nobody, Ilohow, this year. Folks
want heat, not hope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02

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