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Evening star., 1940-06-17
Diplomatic Corps Moves
From IstunbuI to Ankoro
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. June 17.-An Exchange
Telegraph Agency report last night
said the diplomatic corps of the va
rious nations had moved from Is
tanbul to Ankara, the Turkish cap
ital.
The Istanbul dispatch said the
transfer from Turkeys dominant
seaport and commercial center to
the capital was prompted by tho
gravity of the war situation and the
necessity Of maintaining close con.
tact with the Turkish government"
Evening star., 1940-06-17

GCILllS.
Tory Ministers Scored.
Meanwhile, the London Daily
Herald wrathfully turned its Labor
ite ire upon misplaced Tory min
listers and recalcitrant back-bench-
ers" who, the newspaper said, had
started whispering campaigns to
blame labor" for Great Britain s
plight.
Hannen Swaffer, a Herald COL
umnist, said that "the idea is to
cast blame on anybody-except
those members of the discredited
Chamberlain gang who talked so
loudly but then let down our troops. "
Swaffer had previously reported
that public opinion of the former
prime minister had reached such a
low state that Mr.. Chamberlain was
being hissed when his picture was
flashed upon theater screens.
Evening star., 1940-06-17

OF Hitler ana
M u S S olini, on
t he Chamber
lain model of
painful memory,
but a ppe a S e.
ment of Japan.
The idea, which
Is in no respect
of official Amer
ican origin, is
based on the
theory that II
Toxic could now
be conciliated In
some way, we
might rid ollr.
Evening star., 1940-06-17

something never
before done in
the history of
t he country:
Passed a bill for
the deportation
of a single alien,
one Harry R.
Bridges. T h e
vote, believe it
or not, was $50
in favor of the
Dlu anu only u
against.
The names of
the AZ deserve
to be printed on
~
Evening star., 1940-06-17
Australia Calls Special
Parliament Session
BY the ASSOCIATED Press

By the Associated Press.
SYDNEY, Australia, June 49,
Prime Minister r. G. Menzies has
summoned the Australian Parlia-
ment to a special session beginning
June 20 to sanction vital and
drastic" measures.
Informed sources said the meas
ures were designed to implement the
governments desire that Australia
step up her war effort.
Ordinarily Parliament would not
meet before August 2.
Evening star., 1940-06-17

pening abroad
these last few
W e e ks. There
are still groups
here which are
u n S y mpathetic
with the Allies
and are doing
everything a p
parently to dis
credit them.
One such Or
& a n j z a ton
which boasts on
1 t S stationery
the names of a
few members of
Evening star., 1940-06-17

aneSe, the more secure our own posi-
ton Is" Admiral Taussig is further
quoted as charging that "the jap
anese philosophy is to conquer the
whole Western Pacific, step by step,
and then go on from there" Mean
time, there continues to be vigorous
support IN this country for aiding
China to maintain her now three
year-old resistance by imposing an
embargo on export of war materials
to Japan. Its proponents insist
nothing would so speedily cripple her
operations In China. AS the recent
air raid on Chungking, Chang Kali
shek's capital, indicated, the in
vaders are desperately bent on
breaking him. The Toxic official
spokesman recently explained that
the two wheels on which Japan's
foreign policy now moves are dis
posal Of the China affair" and nom
involvement in the European war.
"Recollections."
THAT brings up recollections," Mr..
Roosevelt remarked, when reporters
sought his reaction to an interview
assertion by Hitler that the Nazis
have no designs on this hemisphere.
What the President meant is that In
light of Hitler's broken promises to
other countries, the United States
could hardly be expected to trust his
alleged good intentions in our direc-
ton. During our voluminous diplo-
matte correspondence with Toxic
during the last 10 years, we have
repeatedly had to remind Japan of
her treaty violations in general and
her unkept pledges regarding our
rights, in particular. Thus, oppo-
nents of "appeasement," should such
proposal ever take form, would
doubtless argue there is little in the
record to justify hope that new
Japanese pledges would be respected
any more loyalty than past promises.
War Has Right of Way.
Although a bare week now sepa-
rates us from big-time politics, with
opening of the Republican National
Convention at Philadelphia, every
indication is that the war will con-
tinue to have the right of way in
American thought, both at WASH
ington and throughout the country.
This week Is certain to witness in
tensification Of the demand for the
continued sitting of Congress. The
Democratic leadership may have the
votes to force adjournment, but
there's unquestionably rising senti-
ment that House and Senate should
remain on the job, recessing only
for the national conventions. Citi-
zens everywhere now recognize that
the war crisis is 50 grave that do
mestic politics even this summer is
small potatoes. If the Democrats
should send Congress home while
Europe is collapsing and prepared
ness is taxing our energies, they may
hand the Republicans deadly cam
paign issues.
Jim Farley's Plans.
Postmaster General Farley is writ
ing to Democrats throughout the
country In terms strongly suggest
ing that he will be found doing busi-
ness as usual, as national chairman
during the impending presidential
campaign, whether Roosevelt runs
again or not. The letters, bearing
the familiar green-ink signature of
"Jim," emphasize his desire, as Of
yore, to work in closest harmony
with the addresses and pledging
continued personal cooperation to
that end.
Evening star., 1940-06-17
Four Ethiopian Chiefs
Join Allied Forces
BY the Associated preAs.

By the Associated PreSs.
LONDON, June ia Reuters,
British news agency, dispatch from
Jfbuiti last night said four Ethiopian
chiefs had arrived there with troops
to cooperate with French forces In
campaigns against the Italian mill
tary.
The chiefs included Kagnaz Match
Mokria, chief Of the Ethiopian i'm
perial guard before the country was
subjugated by Italy.
Evening star., 1940-06-17
Wins Honors at Brown

Norman S. Case, jr., 1861 Crescent
place NV, was graduated magma
elm laude from Brown University
At final exercises there today.
Evening star., 1940-06-17

The President said he would con-
slider the idea.
Only few hours later, at a
press conference, the President an
nounced the transfer. He held no
further consultation with Miss
Perkins, nor did he consult either
the Justice Department or the
Budget Bureau which supervises
Government reorganization. So
that in the short space Of "a hours
after fhe diSr,,te hetuoep ohor apd
Evening star., 1940-06-17
The Capital Parade
Administration officioIs Suggest
Ending Relations With Reich and ItoIy
BY JOSEPH ALsoP and ROBERT KINTNEF

Now that the worst has high
suggesting that this diplomatic
ons with Germany and Italy Naz
consular notoriou used for
fifth column activities and easily
itself by STATS asking withdrawal
German and Italian representatives.
Such drastic action probably directly involve US In
than will policy military denocraces
Evening star., 1940-06-17
Washington Observations
Proponents Of Appeosement Of Jopon Forget
Broken Promises in Past, Observer Soys

BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
AS q direct outgrowth of the
European war and Allied misfor-
tunes, appeasement Is In the air at
Washington. It is not appeasement
Evening star., 1940-06-17
MucLeish Honored

President Ernest Martin Hopkins
of Dartmouth College today con-
ferred the honorary degree Of doc
tor Of letters on Librarian Of Con-
] gress Archibald MacLeiSh.
Evening star., 1940-06-17

opinions OF the wrters this page their oun not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented
Stars e1ort to gtue all sides OF questions interest to
readers although such opinions may be contradictory aono
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1940-06-17
Bridges Bill
Example Of
Hysterio
Legislative Lynehine'
Seen More Harmful
Than Any Alien
BY CHARLES G. ROSS.

Talk about mass hysteria! The
august House Of Representatives of
the United States gave prize ex-
hibition of it last week when it did
Evening star., 1940-06-17
Text of Pittmon's Speech
Senator Criticizes Lindbereh, Charging
Political Propaganda in His Address

Here is the teri OF the radio
address last night by Senator
Pittmdn, Democrat, OF Nepddd
in reply to Col. Charles A. Lind
ber1h.:
Evening star., 1940-06-17
War Debt
Committee
Criticized
Moves to Hoross
Allies Declared
Fitting Nozi Aims
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Realism has not yet gone the
whole distance in making official
Washington fully understand the
implications of what has been hap
Evening star., 1940-06-17
A Small Point


Over administration presented its Government
reorganization plans Congress- the Bv
the
Department thinking OF primarily organization
asked former Attorney General Murphy study the idea
departmental committee established
that
F. B the principal
make his mind However
the suggestion Labor An
Meanwhile Labor and State Department officials
tighten
Mexico few weeks the two
Labor refused accept the State relating
particularly
ne
position
back Assistant Secretary of State Be who always
friendship with Mr. Hoover and said
that considerably police scrutiny must be given the alien problem
explained conflict
morning President Secretary
24-Hour Decision
The President reported have explained Miss Perkins that
fifth activity
supervision of aliens should centralized
transfer of the immigration
this Perkins that
the President had about frantcay
suggested that aon be established between
Evening star., 1940-06-17

dIIU To WUUIQ, UI CUUISt, SeIVe us SCIII
another indication OF our complete
sympathy with the British and
French. From 1917 until 1893 the
United States refused to recognize
the Soviet Union and had no diplo-
matte relations. The disadvantage
is equally obvious. BY such a move
hundreds of Americans behind the
German lines would be left unpro-
tected; this country would lose ex-
tremely valuable contacts within the
Evening star., 1940-06-17

Barrow, England, has offered its
German field gun, captured In World
War I, as scrap iron.
Evening star., 1940-06-17

thls country and its citizens intensified
nevertheless the problem of country in
Celai ana South America continues
State and on the South American Situation
quite terrifying and the President his
mas an almost equal concern fifth columns
act quickly story of his
Department. N~' -.""' w "'e
Evening star., 1940-06-17
Tory Ministers Scored.

is there any will to peace on Hitler's
terms"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
Pandora Commence
ment May 16

Putnam county's 1910 commence
ment season will extend from May
15 to June 2, it was learned in
survey of the 13 high schools that
will graduate 286 seniors. ,-~,
The first commencement will be
May l5 at Gilboa.
On May l6, graduation exercises
will be held at Kalida and Pandora.
Diplomas will be presented to a
class of 81 seniors at Pandora where
the commencement address will be
delivered by Dean S. A. Whitmer of
the Fl. Wayne Bible Institute. Bac-
calaureate services also will be held
in Pandora, May II.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
Many Lambs Raised
On Bottle

On two-thirds of the Hancock
county farms one will find from one
to half dozen lambs being raised
on the bottle. A breeding eve has
emotions that are puzzling, complex
and past finding out. She will drop
a pair of twins, own one and discard
the other. Or she may turn against
her only lamb and leave it to starve.
Here the sympathy, pity and COM
passion of the boy or girl comes into
play and the orphan is cuddled
around the stove for warmth
and given frequent draughts of cows
milk weakened by water.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
$4,000 Remains I'm
claimed

1t is almost unbelievable that there
is the sum of $4,000 lying idle in a
Findlay bank, which can be had
just for the asking. But it is true.
Three drawers at the First National
bank are chuck-full of checks just
waiting for their owners to claim
them. They represent still un-
claimed deposits of the old Buckeye
Commercial Savings Bank. In a
world where money is the universal
quest and even crimes are committed
to get it, it is hard to believe that
SO large a sum would go unclaimed.
True, many of the checks are only
small amounts-they range from one
cent to a couple of hundred dollars
but it's money and it isn't doing any
one any good where it is.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
Cooperative To Operate
In County

Announcement that the Allen
county Farm Bureau Cooperative
Association, Inc, will soon start op-
erations was made Wednesday in
Ottawa by C. Dwight Warren, who
said he has been hired to manage
the new business.
Warren disclosed that the board
of directors of the Allen county
group has been holding closed meet
ings for several weeks to set up
plans for its operation of whole
sale business. Definite arrange
ments were completed at meeting
last Friday night, he revealed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
Tax Collection Record
Good

Slightly more than SO per cent of
the current halifax due in the De-
cember instaiiment was collected ac-
cording to the report of the Febru-
ary settlement just announced by
County Auditor Frank H. Hoffman.
While the total amount of taxes
received during the period in the
treasurer's office was $420,819.47,
which was considerably less than the
$432, 2,539.44 collected in the CORES
ponding period of the previous year,
the reduction is explained by slightly
lower levies.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
To Study Erosion
And Drainage

A tour and field meeting will be
held in Hancock county Tuesday,
May %, under the cooperative spon-
sorship of the Extension Service,
Federal Land Bank, Soil Conserva-
ton Service, Production Credit As
sociation and Farm Security Admin
istration. Representatives of the
Louisville bank and other officials
will assist with the meeting.
County Agricultural Agent Forest
G. Hall and Walter Feller, secretary
o fthe local Federal Land Bank, are
making the plans for the tour in the
county. The forenoon will be spent
in visiting a number of demonstra-
tions of various practices in the con-
troll of drainage and erosion.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
This Help Not
"TOO Young"

G. H. Edwards, of the Slough
road, has been dehorning cattle for
AZ years but Monday was the first
time he ever had four young fell
lows" to help him who were as old
as the four who assisted on the E. D.
Hire farm, on the Benton Ridge
road, just west of the Findlay city
limits.
When his helpers all had reported
for work, Nj. Edwards took a cen
sus. Here is what he found:
David Helfrich, 95.
Smith Johnson, "a.
Clark Hollabaugh, 78.
w. M. Harvitt, II.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
PUTNAM COUNTY
Conservation Quarters
Opened

The decentralization program of
the Ohio conservation department
was launched last Thursday in OF
tawa when headquarters for the 13-
county northwestern Ohio district
No. l was opened in the DR.. ]. A.
Harold property on w. Main street.
Howard Langstaff of Findlay, dis
trict supervisor, was at his desk
to welcome visitors as were other
district officials who have offices in
the headquarters building. State
Conservation Commissioner Don
Waters, together with several other
officials of the state department, at
tended.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
Doctor Has 4,214
Babies To His
Credit

The attending physician at birth
in Spencerville last week was DR..
J. r. Welch, 81. The baby has the
honor of being the 4,214 babe that
Dr. Welch has helped bring into the
world.
The first mother and babe that DR..
Welch attended after starting his
practice at Spencerville was in April,
1882, or just So years ago. That first
babe was born on the banks of the
canal.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
Re-Districting Bill
Opposed

Opposition to a proposed redis-
tricting bill which may be submitted
to Ohio voters in November, was
voiced at a meeting of the Hancock
County Association of the Township
Trustees and Clerks last week.
The measure, which would elimin-
ate the present two congressmen-at-
large and would increase the number
of congressional districts from % tc
"a, was explained by Lloyd Ewing,
clerk. and members of the associa-
ton were advised against signing
such petition.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
O. n. u. Seniors Win
Sloan Fellowship

Lawrence Woodworth of Perry,
senior arts student at Ohio North
ern university, has received notice
of appointment as one of the ten
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation fellows
in government for 1940-41. This is
the second year an Ohio Northern
university student has received one
of these fellowships, John S. Canter-
bury, of Marion, class of 1888, being
a fellow for the current year.
Woodworth's stipend will be 81 200
and the graduate study will consist
of intensive preparation as special
ist in governmental administration.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
McGuffey To Build
WaterwOrkS

Bids for the construction of Nc
Guffey's new municipal waterworks
system as Public Works Admins
tration project have been asked.
Items for which bids are sought in
cludes the furnishing of materials,
tools, equipment and labor necessary
for the construction of an 100000
gallon elevated storage tank; to in
stall electrical wiring, conduits and
controls, and to install a complete
lime-soda ash water softener,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
Total Hancock Debt
S1,679,732

Hancock county and all of its tax
ing subdivisions, including the city
of Findlay, paid s240,559.77 to re-
deem outstanding bonds in 1899 leav-
ing s1,679, 1929 as the grand total
of public debt on Jan. l, 1910.
The amount paid during the year
was approximately 15 per cent of
that still remaining due and repre-
sents net reduction of practically
that same amount. Only $500 in
incidental new obligations was in
Cured by all subdivisions combined
during last year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
Warns Against Souve.
mir Vendors

A warning to county residents to
beware of unlicensed vendors of SOU
venirs was issued Friday by Sheriff
William V. Daley.
1--WE have received numerous COM
plants that unlicensed vendors have
been selling novelties under the guise
of soliciting for contributions for
veterans and other organizations"
Daley said.
"All vendors are required to have
a license, and it is the privilege of
every citizen to ask the peddler to
show his permit.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
1874 Miles Roads
Improved

One hundred and ninety-four miles
of Hardin county roadway have been
constructed or improved during the
past four and half years by the
WPA, it was announced last week.
Bridges, guard rails and sidewalks
also were included in major improve
ments undertakings.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
Corn Thefts Are
Solved

Three men last week began serv-
ing 30-day sentences imposed upon
them by a justice of the peace when
they pleaded guilty to petty larceny
charges. Each also was fined $50
and costs.
Ardell Cook of Findlay, Adrian
Lovelle of Leipsic and Gene Taylor
of Leipsic are the men. Sheriff
Arnold Potts said that he had ar
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
Girls Project Is
Successful

A variety of articles have been
produced by enrolles of the Scioto
Resident Training Center in Ada
since the opening of the project by
the National Youth Administration
last fall. This project for unem-
ployed girls between the ages of Is
and % prescribes a certain amount
of production work to supplement
training in homemaking and allied
subjects.
Mrs. Esther D. Slavin, supervisor,
reports that II layettes and 20
dresses for flood refugees have been
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
HANCOCK COUNTY
First Findlay Queen
Y. w. Head

Mrs. Grace Loucks Elliott, who
was Findlay colleges first May
queen in 1910, was elected national
president of the Young Women's
Christian Association at its recent
convention in Atlantic City, N, ].
She is the wife of Prof. Harrison
Elliott of Union Theological Semin-
airy, New York City.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
State GideOns Meet
In Lima

The state convention of the Gid
cons, Christian organization of busi-
ness men, opened with a cabinet
meeting in the Argonne Crystal
room at p. m. Friday.
Principal speakers for the three
day session included S. Hugh Paine,
international trustee of the Gideons,
from Houghton, New York; A. C.
Feigert, of Van Vert, president; C.
S. Ives, of Elyria, state vice presi-
dent, and w. L. Hardin, of Atlanta,
Ga, international president.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
Chief Named Police
Sergeant

Complications surrounding person
mel of the Lima police department
brought another headache last week
when an acting chief with a patrol
mans rating was promoted from de-
tective to sergeant. The same man,
James C. Goodwin, was promoted
last month from acting chief to
chief, then his appointment was
rescinded, and he now is one of sew
eral candidates for appointment to
the chiefs post.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09

afternoon when their automobile was
struck by a Big Four passenger
train at the Lincoln highway cross
ing eight miles east of Williams
town and three miles north of For
est.
The victims were identified by
state highway patrolmen as Earl
Fender, al, his wife 10; Miss Gladys
Fender, Is, and Mrs. Martha Mitch
ell. 10, all of Onarga, Ill.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
Relief Costs Cut In
County

Direct poor relief costs in Putnam
county dropped s1,455.93 during
April as compared with the same
month in 1889, it was reported by
Mrs. Bonnie Corns, county relief
director.
It cost S2,508.46 to administer re-
lief last month to 149 cases. That
also was drop of 70 cases from
last April.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
ALLEN COUNTY
Lima's Tax Rate Third
High In State

Lima has the third highest ad-
justed property tax rate in Ohio
topped only by Cleveland and Dayt-
ton-according to figures released
Thursday by the National Consumers
Tav Commission.
The Lima rate is S21.40 per 81, 900
assessed value. Cleveland's rate is
S2416 and Dayton's is $21.42.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
Leach Named Post
master Again

Postmaster Earl r. Leach, of
Lima, Friday was formally serving
his first day under a new appoint
ment, the United States Senate hav-
ing confirmed his appointment.
The Lima officials name had been
sent to the senate by President
Roosevelt about 10 days ago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
Milk Provided For
Students

Distribution of more than $4,000
bottles of milk to Lima public school
pupils was completed Friday by the
Junior Service League, it was an
nounced by Supt. J. Mclean Reed.
Probably nothing else could have
benefited so many children so much
during the past school year as this
regular milk service every day."
Reed declared.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
Chicken YOlk Lodges
Tn Throat

Word was received Friday by Mrs.
Margaret Pepper, of Lima, that her
son, Charles Pepper, a farmer who
resides near Sidney, has returned to
work following an unusual accident
recently that nearly claimed his life.
Pepper was eating cooked chicken
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-09
40 Chickens Are Stolen

Sheriff Lyle Harvitt is investigat-
ing theft of between 80 and 40
White Giant hens reported stolen
some time Wednesday night from the
Herbert Bryan farm in Pleasant
township. The loot comprised about
one-third of the Bryan flock, the
sheriff said.