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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-04
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EBENEZER MENNONITE
p. A. Kliewer, Pastor

EbEN ELEh ML4N1NOANA1G
p. A. Kliewer, Pastor
Teachers meeting 7:45 p. m.
Bible study and prayer service,
Mrs. Kliewer, leader, at 7:45 p. m.
SUNDAY:
Sunday school 9:30 a. m.
Sermon 1890 a. m. text: 1.-The
Whole Creation Groaneth."
Christian Endeavorers 7;30 p. m.
Three inspiring programs at 7:3O
p. m.
Message $50 p. m. ITO Serve
Him." Installation message.
New Years Resolution: "This one
thing | do, forgetting those things
which are behind, and reaching forth
unto those things which are before
| press toward the mark for the
prize of the high calling of God in
Christ Jesus"
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Board Of Public
Affairs To Meet

Organization of the Board of Pub
lie Affairs in charge of Buttons
municipal electric light and water
works plant will be held during this
month. Time for the meeting has
not yet been fixed, it was announced
the first of the week.
Personnel of the new board will
consist of Eli Deppler and VIM. Lug
inbuhl, former members. A. c..
Burcky, Blufton college athletic
mentor, newly elected to membership,
on the board will replace Cal Balm
er.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES

hEDD Il Eh1A4N III 0h1nE9
Charles NJ. Armentrout, Pastor
Rockport:
9:30 a. m. Holy Communion SER
vice.
10:30 a. m. Sunday school, Mrs
Walter Marshall, Supt.
1880 p. m. Christian Endeavor.
Wednesday 200 p. m. The mis-
sionary society will meet.
Button:
9:30 a. m. Sunday School, Mrs.
Waldo Diller, Supt.
1850 a. m. Holy Communion SER
vice.
500 p. m. Tuxis.
7:30 p. m. Service, Miss Mary
Haas, a returned missionary from
Africa will give an illustrated lec-
ture upon her work.
The subject of the Communion
mediation will be "Sad Hearts and
Burning Hearts. The public is cor
daily invited to attend the services
of the church.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-04
Slovak Capital
Regains Glory
OF Past Years
Bratislava Once Home
Of Hungarian Diet
and Royalty
Prepared by National Geographic Society.
Washington. D. C.-WNU Service.


Washington. D. c.-WNU Service.
When Slovakia's "Declara-
ton of independence" from
Czecho-Slovakia was promul-
gated in Bratislava, the role of
government fountainhead was
not a new one to the city.
Bratislava, which was
Pressburg before Czecho-
Slovakia was born at Ver-
sailles, at the close of the World
war, became the capital of all Hun
gary when the Turks, in a mad
sweep across southeastern Europe,
captured Buda-the prefix to Buda-
pest-in l541.
The ruins of the old Hungarian
royal castle atop one of the city's
hills, 275 feet above the Danube,
recalls Bratislava's days as Hunga-
ry's first city. 1t continued to be
the capital until about the time of
the birth of the United States, when
Emperor Joseph II restored Buda to
its former dignity. Bratislava con-
tinued to be host to the Hungarian
diet, however, until less than a GEN.
tury ago.
Important Trade Outlet.
The crownings of kings, and the
meetings of diets have not, how
ever, entirely absorbed the citizens
of Bratislava. For about a thou
sand years the city has been one of
the important trade outlets on the
Danube, a sort of commercial fun
mel for grains from the fields of the
hinterlands, and wines from grapes
that cling to the nearby Little Car
pathian hillsides.
Industrially, Bratislava has held
nigh rank among central European
cities OF its size. A glance through
its factory doors reveals in the max
ing textiles, -four. iron products,
leather goods che = d ovnlo-
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Dog Tags Are On
Sale In BIuftOn

Allen county dog tags went on
sale the first of the week, it was an
nounced by Floyd B. Griffin, county
auditor. Tags will be sold in Bluff
ton at the Memo Badertscher gro
Gerry; in Reaverdam at the John
Lenny residence and in Lafayette at
the C. E. Murray store.
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sives, paper, furniture and tobacco.
These industries and many small
er ones keep the city's 124,000 peo-
pie employed. About 40 per cent of
the population is made up of Czechs
and Slovaks, % per cent is German,
and % per cent Magyar.
Palace Offers Excellent View.
The site of the old royal palace
is splendid grandstand from which
to view Bratislava. Below, the town
hall, Gothic cathedral, museum and
Franciscan church-all products of
the Thirteenth century stand
among modern business buildings
rising above a touch of Paris: side
walk cafes, numerous monuments,
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CATHOLIC HOME-St.
Peters and St. Peters Square i'm
the Vafican. To the left are
shOiUn the Vaticnn gardens, the
Popes outdoor promenade.

ian border on the Mediterranean.
1t is the only one of the worlds
pygmy states that possesses sea-
coast. It's navy" is the yacht of
the reigning prince. The revenue
of the principality is derived main
ly from taxes on the gaming tables
of Monte Carlo, town of less than
10000 population at the base of the
promontory from which the palace
overlooks the sea.
Mountaintop Statelet is San Marino.
Another sovereign state, which
like the Vatican is surrounded by
Italy, is the republic of San Marino.
A Fourteenth century stronghold
atop Mount Titanus extended its do
main by purchase until now San
Marino's 38 square miles sustain a
population of almost $4,000. Less
than score of miles inland from
Rimini on the eastern coast, the
country is devoted largely to pro-
ducing wine and raising cattle.
Liechtenstein, which seeded from
the Holy Roman Empire in 1906, is
the fourth smallest independent
state, with an area of 65 square
miles, less than the area of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Situated on the
old Swiss-Austrian border, this prin-
cipality has a reigning family that
dates back to the Twelfth century.
The people, numbering little more
than 10000, are engaged largely in
agriculture, with some cotton, pot
terry and leather goods industries.
Fifth place in smallness is as
signed to Andorra, with its 191
square miles in the Pyrenees be-
tween France and Spain. 1t has
owed its independence largely to its
mountainous character and its in
accessibility, until recently having
but mule tracks through narrow
mountain passes; armies found it
easier to pass the Pyrenees near
the sea enos' .s.s.;A .s-... s.,sr ss~,sas~e-
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FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
]. A. Weed, Minister

j.. "A. weed, Minister
THURSDAY:
3:45 p. m. Junior Choir Rehearsal.
7:30 to $3.50 p. m. Leadership
Training school at High school build
ing.
SUNDAY:
900 to IL 100 a. m. Unified service:
Worship, Lesson study, Sermon.
Sermon topic, "The Power of Life
and Death at Our Command"
$50 p. m. Epworth League devo-
tional service and young peoples
choir rehearsal,
Monday evening, Wimpy supper,
served by Epworth League, begin
ming at $50 o'clock. Serving and
program continuous during evening.
500 p. m. Woman's Missionary
society meeting at home of Mrs. j..
s. Steiner.
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CHURCH OF CHRIST
T. r. Remaley. Pastor

Thursday: Leadership training
courses at High school.
SUNDAY:
9:15 a. m. Bible school.
1915 a. m. Communion service.
1890 a. m. Morning worship.
$3.50 p. m. Christian Endeavor.
Tonic: "What it Means to Trust in
Christ for Strength"
Let US start the year 1910 right
by attending church.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-04
Checker Club Meets
On Wednesday Night

The Bluffton Checker club which
has been meeting on Monday night
has changed its time to Wednesday
night, it is announced by officers of
the club. The next meeting will be
held this Wednesday night at the
club rooms at Albert Steiner's on
East Elm street.
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DEFENSELEsS MENNONITE

Z. G.. Steiner, Pastor
9:30 Sunday school, c. ID. Diller,
Supt.
10:30 Preaching.
7:30 Young Peoples Service for
young and old.
You are invited to attend these
services held at the College chapel.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
(Above Postoffice)

Sunday services at 10:30 a. m,
subject: God"
Testimonial meeting at 7:30 We'd
nesday evening.
The reading room at the church is
open every Wednesday from 200 to
400 p. m. The public is invited to
all services and to visit the reading
room.
This society is a branch of the
Mother Church, the First Church of
Christ Scientist, Boston, Mass.
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Notice

The annual meeting of the Richland
Township Farmers Mutual Insurance
Association will be held in the Town
ship room in Bluffton, Ohio, on Sat
urday, January 18th, 1910 at 100 D.
m. For the purpose of transaeting
any business that may properly come
before the meeting.
All member are earnestly request
e dto attend.
81 Earl L. Matter, Secretary.
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Soviet Radio Programs

Preparing radio programs in the
Soviet Union is something of an or
deal for the government, which does
all broadcasting. Scripts must be
translated into 81 different lam
guages to meet the various dialect
demands of l70,000,O0O citizens.
News for 1884 daily papers is sent
out in this way.
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FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH
III. T. Unruh, Pastor

FRIDAY:
700 D. m. The Christian Education
Committee will meet.
500 p. m. The church council will
meet.
SUNDAY;
900 a. m. Church school 1000 a..
m. Church worship.
600 D. m. intermediate C. E.
TOO p. m. Junior C. E. and even
ing services.
The first Sunday of the New Year.
Attend church Sunday and every
Sunday of the year.
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Family Gathering

Honoring Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Cook of East Orwell and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Wampler of Kent a
family gathering was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Cook,
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MISSIONARY CHURCH
A. f. Albro, Pastor

SUNDAY:
$3.50 Sunday school.
1920 Morning worship.
The revival services under the able
leadership of Rev. Denton are prog
ressing with increasing spiritual
fervor. The interest in the meetings
is spreading and great things are
being anticipated for the coming
days of these services which will con-
tinue until Jan. Ia.
These meetings are not only for
the Missionary Church, they are for
all regardless of creed.
Rev. Denton served as a British
soldier throughout the European war.
He also served thru one and one-half
year in India. His message contains
many incidents taken from his army
life. Come-a welcome awaits you.
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SLOVAKIA GOES NAZI-
Armed and proudly pearing the
siUastika, these youthful Slorak
Nasis stand guard outside the
headquarters in Br1fislaUa iUhen
the province of SloUakia assert
ed its independence from the
state of Czech0-SIOrakia.
and fountain-studded public parks.
The palace ruins themselves re-
call interesting tales. The edifice
was burned in 1872, and one story
has it that workmen caused the de-
struction because they grew tired of
carrying supplies up the hill. Later,
smugglers are reported to have used
the ruins as signal tower.
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LUTHERAN CHURCH
w. L. Harmony, Pastor

900 a. m. Sunday school.
7:30 p. m. Preaching and COM
munion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
Woman's page for the answers.
1. Which kings name is at
tached to a famous version of
the Bible?
2. Daniel Boone was born in
Kentucky, Pennsylvania or Vir-
ginia?
3. Name the locations of the
U. S. Naval academy and the
U. S. Military academy.
4. Does air have weight?
5. Which state has no law
for the granting of divorces?
6. Name the last president Of
Czechoslovakia.
7. Do adopted children take
the citizenship of the adopting
parents in the United States?
s. In which American battle
does Cemetery Ridge figure?
9. Which film actor got much
publicity some time ago for CIV
ing Deanna Durbin her first
screen kiss?
10. Which minor league base
ball team is known as the Mil
lers ?"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13
No MuniChS in South America

The scramble for South America certain to follow the
war in Europe has waited for the wars end 1t
Is on already, full force.
The quick victories of Hitler in Norway the Neither
lands Belgium, and northern France have made Reich
Germans in every American country extremely cocky.
German labor 'front.' organization in Uruguay perhaps
even storm troops, only the latest and vrulent
signs OF Naz organizations all South and Central
America which already interfering with the domestic
life of the countries in which they appear Entry of Italy
into the war would of add powerful Italian groups
these of trouble and Japanese trade missions
again become extremely active.
At any time groups like these may begin making de-
mands the to the south for special
sons and privileges which government properly
grant They foment domestic strife Then those
governments faced with one of two alternatives:
kRucke in. or fight back.
In the first they risk becoming Rumanias and Hun
carries In the second they become Poands SPANS
deserted by their neghbong countries they may become
Czechoslovakias
The time has to make it quite clear that the inter-
American declarations and understandings reached Lima
republics unanimously agreed that in any situation
menacing the independence of any of them all would con-
suit on how to meet jointly the At Panama this
decision was reaffirmed and mplemented
1t important that such action be Joint action II
true that in such joint action the United States as the
largest power would have to furnish the lions share pro-
lection But that is only proper and right
The Latin countries know perfectly well that the United
states wants no part of of their territories The Com
munst cry of North American Imperialism" (whe re-
naming silent on Naz penetration into American
tries) fools nobody.
The Americas all very much in the same boat The
tie that binds them longer specific external
influences and intrigue The Americas stand together
today never before
Let learn the lesson of Europe Starting with small
aggressons (Bu is it worth wary Hitler progressed
down through Munich to Armageddon. In the Americas
there must be no Munichs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13
HOROSCOPE
THURSDAY, JUNE Is

Adverse planetary aspects
dominate today. Superstition
regarding the 18th may reap
pear as accidents and disap-
pointments mark this date. 1t
Is most unlucky for initiative.
Beginnings OF all sorts should
be postponed.
Heart and Home: Impatience
may be prevalent under this
sway. In the household falls
and injuries are likely to be
numerous. Aged persons may be
especially unfortunate. The stars
are especially forbidding where
romance Ia involved. Men being
In great social demand will be
critical of women. Again the
spirit, 80 strong under war in
1uences. will be evident in fem
mine initiative in love affairs.
Business Affairs: Many Amer
lean exporters will feel the bad
effects Of curtailed shipping IA
cilities due to war. Certain agri-
culture regions will suffer, es-
pecially in the south and far
west. Orange growers may meet
serious problems in this years
crop sales. But the general trend
in the business world will be
prosperous. especially for manu-
facturers. Cloth producers will
profit in the autumn when uni
forms will be in even greater
demand than at present.
National Issues: As party feel
ing intensifies, world events will
presage supreme tests for the
United states government. Lead
ers Of vision and experience will
be needed as never before in his
tory, the seers forecast. Paci-
ficism will become the cloak for
subversive teachings and move
menu OF grave potentislities.
Labor leaders are counseled to
put patriotism above union or
partisan considerations. A trag-
edy growing out of a contest for
power Ia prognosticated for q
man who aspires to leadership.
international Affairs: Battles
Of hideous consequences are
foreseen for the end Of the
month. Washington will receive
secret information of great i'm
portance regarding plans of Ger
man war lords.
Persons whose birthdste IL Is
have the augury Of year Of I'M
certainty. Caution and tact in
business rs well as in social mat
tiers are recommended.
Children born on this day
will be reliable, systematic and
fond of detail. Many will sue
coed in science. especially in re-
search work. These natives OF
Gemini will be highly intelligent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13
PUBLIC is GREATEST
EMPLOYER OF ALL

Editor. The Times: After $50
years as free democratic ma
ton. citizens of the U. S. do
not seem to realize that they
are employers Of hordes of en-
ployes. They pay the salaries
of millions, from the president
down TO the dog catcher. which
includes our army and naval
forces. PWA. CCC and PWA out
OF the taxes that the government
collects from them.
Employees in all branches of
our government. national state
and local. are our servants, but
too many Of them forget it. and
assume the attitude Of dictators
to such an extent that an out
slider would think that they are
the employers that pay the bills.
and the public, the serfs TO do
their bidding.
The general public has vet
TO learn that 1t 10 essential that
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leeway for more greasing of the
voters. Specifically, the Demo-
Gratis - or Republicans - could
contract for S10,0O0,o00 worth
of bills before Oct. l, and still
have the right to spend S3,0O0,-
900 thereafter.
The present form of the bill
also permits any party to sell
convention books and adyer-
Using, as National Chairman
Farley did in 1886 with rich
results. That is the Democrats
plan for helping to finance the
campaign. And in view of the
rearmament program, they will
make many profitable touches"
unless the measure is amended.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
PURGING THE PINKS

Editor The Times: The Pierce
county Democratic convention
on June 2 did an excellent job
of it in purging itself of any
elements or factors not demo-
cratic, whether divergence was
reactionary, or "stand-pat," or
subversive.
That is the sort of good work.
dependent upon moral courage,
which leads to the ultimate VIC
tory of political righteousness.
Only a thoroughly democratic
body and leadership would have
had the political courage to
stand by the principles of DEM
ocracy even at the probable cost
Of votes. And those principles
of democracy are radical enough
for every form Of advancing pur-
pose but not for the destructive.
Those principles are radical, but
radically right. That is where
shoe pinches for some among us.
1t takes every sort and kind to
make up worlds people. and
therefore it may be expected
that there will be a percentage
of persons Of perverted politi-
cal notions and compelling de-
sire to be anyway different.
In the face of condemning
contemporary evidence these
will look with favor upon the
pinkish trend and hope for this
better government to be made
worse and made to follow the
weird and bloody paths of Eu-
ropean relationships.
These political termites worm
themselves into political parties,
labor organizations, and other
bodies, and into political con-
ventions, Democratic, Repubh-
can or any other.
This is a free country, and
one Of the freest speech. and
these pinkish souls or red.
may flock by themselves and
champion their beliefs right out
loud without fear. Oddly
enough. the sort Of government
they lean toward permits no
such privileges. That is their
affair. But they have no proper
place or part in any Democratic
or Republican convention in this
country.
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Seasiek Missionaries
On The Lausanne
Chloe CLARK Tells of
Experiences at Sea
Sail for NisquaIly
Via Honolulu
OCTOBER 9, 1889. the day on
" which the missionary family
left New York TO stake the
claim Of the Methodist church
in the Oregon country and es-
tabhsh a mission at Nisqually,
was clear and the ocean was
calm. A diary kept by Chloe
Clark. teacher at the Nisquslly
mission. relates that the weather
remained fair until the 14th,
when the waves rose mountain
high and dashed in fury against
the ship" At first Miss Clark
was frightened but she soon
sensibly decided that there was
nothing she could do about it.
In that connection she wrote:
81 think I begin to know
something of the horrors of sea-
sickness, and as the waves rise
against the ship l have viewed
myself exposed to watery
grave. but if it is the will Of
God and the good of souls re-
quire it, I shall land safely in
Oregon. =. find that situated
as we are in our small room.
many of us sick and almost
everything unlike what we have
been used to having, we have
need of great patience and have
fine opportunity for cult
waiting that grace.
"Seasickness is very unlike
any other sickness and very
little can be done that tends to
effect the cure as long as the
cause remains. Almost the only
things l relish are pickles,
oranges and a bit of salt fish.
This morning the captain
opened a barrel of apples which
we relished extremely we'll"
The second Sunday out Miss
Clark was very much disturbed
when it occurred to her that the
ships cooks had to work just as
hard on the Sabbath as on any
other day. She lamented that
they had no time for worship
and did her part to ease their
labors by fasting on Sunday.
1t was one of Miss Clark's
fears that she might by some
thoughtless or involuntary act
violate some of the obligations
of the Christian religion. She
made religion hard, and feared
that when she experienced
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AFTER MANY YEARS
By {. 7. SHORT

happiness she must he slipping
from grace. She had super
abundance of the Characters
tics which are found so spar
ingiy 100 years after she ar
rived at the mission In Ms
quaIly wilderness.
November IS the Lausanne
crossed the equator "at the rate
of six or eight miles an hour
pretty fair speed a hundred
years ago. BY that time the
missionary party had settled
down TO routine that kept
them busy. Miss Clsrk's sched-
ule. recorded in the diary, was
like this:
From six to seven in the
morning is my time for devotion.
From seven to eight, study,
breakfast at eight. Prayer meet
ing in our rooms at half past
eight; from nine until ten,
studying; from ten to twelve. in
structing the missionary chill
dren. From II to one. studying
music, half an hour for dining,
half an hour for secret devo-
tons. From two until three for
reading; three until half past
four, afternoon session of chill
dren's school; half past four to
five. reading; five to six, prayer
meetings in our rooms; tea at
six, family prayers at seven,
after which we usually have
prayer or class meetings or lee
lures. These. with singing
schools twice a week, knitting,
sewing and writing keep me
very busy"
The foregoing gives an in
sight into the character of the
teacher who was leaving a
cultured home to become in
structor of a couple Of mis-
sionary children and such
Indians as could be inveigled
into the Methodist Mission at
Nisqually a hundred years
ago.
The Lausanne reached the
Pacific ocean with no more than
the usual experiences encount-
cred rounding the horn, and ar
rived at Honolulu about the
first of February. The mis-
sionary party was entertained
at the royal palace. The king
commended the spirit which
took the missionaries to the
Oregon country and expressed
the hope that some day the
Hawaiian islands would be
United States territory.
A few days later the Lausanne
sailed for the Columbia river,
with the entire party specu-
lating on what was to be their
lot in the new country. Even
Chloe Clark with her sublime
but almost burdensome faith in
God, was wondering.
Thursday we will find the
Lausanne going through the
channel into the Columbia river.