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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-18

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- shorter than the other one and
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your eyes, the course of one long
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you to walk in circles unless you
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-18
Youth Is T0uph

Youth Is Tough
Klaas Moos. 105-year-old Negro at
Carnarvon, South Africa, suffered
only abrasions when a motor car
struck him and ran over both his
legs.
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happy by the arrival of baby.
Boy or girl? Which?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-01
All Is Not War or Politics
 In Washington; Many Other
 Things Engage Common Talk

peaux. There is an appeal before the tribunal HOW calling for some kind of ruling.
 Which members of local society guffawed and which ones gasped at the shower of baWdy batter coming from the National stage on the seasons first first night" The play was "Suzanna and the Elders It is story of social istic utopia of the 18th century, and while the failure of socialism in such efforts as Brook Farm oc- cupies much Of the dialogue, so do such matters as breeding com mittees" to instruct young folks how to bring forth race of super men. Jack Kirkland who still has 'Tobacca Road" produced "Suzan- ma" but it is far from that bad or that good.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-01
By JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. Just on the chance that you think Washington never talks about any thing but war and politics, I'll itemize some of the capital chat ter that hasn't anything to do with either. For instance, Wash ington wonders
 If Bing Crosby who turned up in a benefit golf exhibition here recently, isn't about as good a sport and sportsman as Bagdad on the Pacific ever turned out. He shoots IS holes in the seventies, signing 22 autographs between each stroke.
 If there really is any possibil- ity that the Supreme Court will come down with a decision mak- ing it unlawful for the s198 boys to copy these veddy, veddy ex- elusive models turned out by the s9998 designers of ladies cha
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-01

MADISON, Wis.-For more than 30 years there has been a LaFol- lette in the Senate, but this year the famous crusading dynasty is in real danger of being unseated.
 "Young Bob" LaFollette, able, courageous, conscientious son of the late great progressive, is fight ing for his political life. In the past two weeks, Bob's prospects ap- pear to have improved, but the final outcome of the close struggle is still doubtful.
 Bobs opponent is Fred H. Clau- sen, wealthy farm implement mer- chant, and regular Republican, who long has been a LaFollette foe. Clausen, however is not the real source of Bob's difficulties, al- though he is their beneficiary.
 Bob's difficulties stem from vari- GUS factors unrelated to Clausen. Chief of them are:
 (1) Deep-seated antipathy toward LaFollette's glib, ambitious, young CT brother. Phil, twice Governor of Wisconsin; and
 @ A strong undercurrent of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-01
CLAIMS HITLER
 WANTS WIlLKIE
 TO BE ELECTED
Wallace Makes Telling Speech in New York;
 Nazi Forces Working

NEW YORK, Nov I.--Democratlc Vice Presidential candidate Henry Wallace repeated last night his charge that Nazi forces are working for the election of Wendell L. Will kic.
 Wallace said that Hitler is favor ing Willkie's election because he be- leves the placing in office of what Wallace called "a man and party that have given evidence only of confusion and cross purposes" would unhinge the settled train of the United States Government
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-01
Italian Tank Attack Report edIy Turned Back in
 Northwest Sector
BRITISH B0NiBERS
 STRIKE AI NAPLES
Russian Relations Report ed Much Improved
 Joint Action
(By Associated Press)

Turkey won't enter the Balkan war now President Ismet Inonu announced today, at the same countering any threat of the Rome Berlin Axis plans by proclaiming Turko- Russian relations have now taken a friendly turn"
 On the Balkan War front. Stef- ami, official Italian news agency reported a 35-mile Fascist advance in northwest Greece along with the capture of 79 Grecian villages In his speech before the Nation al Assembly at Ankara, President Inonu said Turkey and her ally Britain are studying the situation in the Balkans.
 He declared the nations relations with Russia have gone through a critical period" but now are much improved.
 Axis Deficd
 With her two million bayonets," Turkey has openly defied any AXIS attempt to use Turkey as passage way to the Near East. but is main- taining hands off policy with pressure from Russia in the Bal kan troubles.
 The new friendly turn in Soviet Turkish relations might indicate Russia has guaranteed support for Turkey in the event of an Axis att tack, in return for which guarantee, Turkey is keeping out of the Greek-Italian war
 The Stefanis report of 35-mile Italian thrust would indicate the city of Ioannini is now under Fas- cist siege and the invaders of Mus solini's forces are not advancing on the shortest line from the AL banian frontier.
 War Reports Conflict
 These reports from Italy conflict ed with official Greek reports in which the Greek Command declared tank supported Italian troops III Northwest Greece had been re pulsed everywhere.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-01
TO SPEED
 UP PLANE BUILDING
President Says Program for Construction fo Be
 Given Congress

WASHINGTON, Nov. l. - Presi- dent Roosevelt said today there may be new production program for American military planes as soon as Congress gets back.
 This was the information given out by the President today at the conference with the newsmen.
 The President explained the ob- jective is for pushing up plane production in the United States to a capacity of 50,O00 planes annu- ally.
 The question arose as to whether 1t is possible the new program $
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Japan Warned
 By Newspaper, w aith Russia
Declares Soviet Union Fol lowing Out 0ppor-
 funisf Policy

 TOXIC, Nov. l. - The newspaper Hcchi warned Japan today against too much optimism regarding the outcome of negotiations with Soviet Russia.
 The newspaper declared that Rus sia is following a so-called oppor- tunist policy in world affairs and is attempting to play off the to- talitarian states against the democ- racies.
 Said Hochi: Tt is a well known secret that Moscow is carrying on clandestine negotiations with Bri- tain and the United States" The newspaper said that the
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HULL ATTACKED
 FOR HIS STAND
 ON TWO ISSUES
Japanese Newspaper Dis likes Altitude Nippon,
 Also Axis Powers

TOXIC, Nov. 1.-The newspaper Nichi Nichi denounces American Secretary of State Cordell Hull fer his attitude toward Japan and the Axis powers, and suggested that the American Cabinet member taEe a realistic view of the world crisis.
 The newspaper pointed out that Hull accused Japan of leading the world into war with the Menchur- ian incident of 1881. Nichi Nichi ascked: But why does Hull Tail to consider the root cause of the epidemic of wars Russia had am bitions in Manchuria and the United States still has ambitions in China. Japan's present stand in the Far East is compelled by the force of circumstances for which the Amec- ican policy toward Japan is respon-
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HISTORIC
 CAMPAIGN
 NEAR END
Both Roosevelt, WilIkie Closing Hectic Drive for
 Votes on November ,
tBy ASSOCIATED PREss)

The hectic and hlStoflc I94O PreS- idential campaign has reached its intensive "all out final stage. Both President Roosevelt and Wendell L. Willkie are opening their finish drives for votes which will tell the story on November 5. In Washington. the President donned his "cld campaigner' hat in a tri-state sweep of New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
 His time table calls for a speech tonight in Brooklyn ton the air at o'clock Juneau time over NEG and MBSD another in Cleveland to- morrow night and his last talk to the voters from Hyde Park, accord
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-01
WHITTIER TO RETURN

Assistant Collector Of Customs M. s. Whittier will leave Seattle on Saturday of next weke to return to Juneau after business trip to San Francisco, he has notified the office here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
ALBEMARLE LEGION
OUTFIT ADVANCES
Goes Into Sectional Finals
With 80 Victory Over
Baltimore Nine

WILSON, Aug. 49, Up j. W.
Lefty Lisk pitched Albemarle to.
day into the sectional finals of the
American Legion Junior baseball
tourney at Charlotte with a 80 vic
tory over Baltimore Customshouse
nine.
Nicked for II hits. Lisk set down
a like number Of strikeouts and was
most effective in the pinches.
Albemarle fought IN uphill battle
to win as Baltimore amassed a two.
run lead, one on Cross single and
Pitts double in the first, and sim
giles by Mariner, Flanagan and Lit.
zau produced the other in the
fourth.
Singles by Holt, Little and An.
drews, coupled with an error and a
stolen base, knotted the count in
Albemarle's fifth and Ed Little. sin.
gled home the winning run in the
eighth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
BUILDERS DEFEAT
EYEMEN, 6 TO 5
Bakers Lose To Brigade 20
In Robert Strange
DOubleheader

E. W. Godwin's Sons softball
club of the Independent loop de-
feated the City Opticians last night
at the Robert Strange Fairgrounds,
6 to 5, and the American Bakers
forfeited to the Boys Brigade, 7
to O, in the night cap.
Leading 5 to 3 until the seventh,
the Goodwin Builders, who have
been losing ball games in last-min-
ute rallies, watched the Eyemen
tie the count in the seventh with
four hits for two runs. But in their
half of the last frame, the Builders
Smokey" Herren singled, Wade
scratched a hit, and Austin Nc
Donald landed On an inside ball for
a high fly to left, sacrificing Her
rem in for the winning run.
In spite of the muddy field, the
Independent contest was close, and
hard fought. The Builders scored
two in the second to open; the Eye
men went ahead by the third. In
the fourth, an error and hits by
Dave Scott and Raeford Trask put
the Builders out there with the
lead they held until the seventh.
Banks, with two for four, Ten
ken and Wilson, with two for three,
were the Eyemen hitters; Trask,
Scott and Herren, with two for
three each, led the stick work for
the Builders.
The score by innings:
Builders ........020 210 1-6 5 2
Eyemen .......012 900 2-5 10 4
Batteries, for the Builders, Le-
Gwin and Mcdonald; for the Eye.
men, Cook and Tienken. Umpires,
McEachern and Litchen.
While the American Bakers for
feited to the Brigade, the Bakers
picked up a team and for five in
nings felt the hail of hits all over
the ball yard. When the game was
called the Brigadiers had 10 runs
to the Bakers 4.
Today's Games
Taylor-C olquitt VS.. Ethyl-Dow;
Spofford VS.. Sunshine Laundry.
Louis Prang m a d Americas
first ChriStmas cardc ip/ 1874
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
M'SPADEN MISSES
TWO-FOOT STROKE
Snead Wins By One Stroke AS
72-Hole Deadlock Is
Played Off

TORONTO, Aug. l9.-R-Harold
(Jug) McSpaden Of Winchester.
Mass, missed a two-foot putt on
the 18th green today and let the
Canadian Open golf championship
return to Sam Snead of Shawnee
on-Delaware, Pa, who held it in
1888.
The missed putt gave Snead the
18-hole playoff by a one-stroke
margin as 1,500 spectators saw the
two Americans decide their r.
hole deadlock. Each finished the
regulation four rounds with a 281
total Saturday when McSpaden rail-
lied on the last So holes to overtake
Snead, who had hacked nine strok-
es off par on the first two rounds.
Today Snead had a par II after
a rather shaky start. He vas out
in 81, one under par, and came
back in "a. McSpaden shot 38-34-72.
Snead took $1,000 first prize and
McSpaden $500 for second.
All the drama of the playoff
round was packed into the few
minutes spent on the last green.
Snead's second shot was only five
feet away while McSpaden had a
40 footer to match the West ir.
ginian's likely birdie. Jugs o G
putt stopped two feet from tn e
cup. Then Snead stepped up,. hit
his ball and missed. It looked like
another nine holes of playoff until
McSpaden's ball also failed to
drop.
In the locker room afterWard.
McSpaden said his short putt was
against the grairSof the green"
and '.just seemed tt scoot off to
the side after I hit it." That was
the way Snead saw it, too, for he
said to the man he had dethroned
"You know, that was a pretty
tough putt to make even if it was
a short one.
McSpaden had a two-stroke mar
gin after the first five holes, pick
ing up one on the fourth and anoth-
er with a bOgle i've on The 4So
yard fifth. Big Sam evened mat
tiers with a birdie on the long sixth
as Jug drove into a creek and
needed a six. Snead went a stroke
up at the ninth and gained another
with a birdie on the 542-yard tenth.
but McSpaden won the next w o
holes. BRIDES bv Snead on the 18th
and McSpaden on the 10th LETT
them all square and they halved
the semi-final hole.
McSpaden didn't seem especial
ly downcast about his costly miss,
for he chuckled when Sam drawl-
ed out, Hey, Jug get this. There's
a fellow that says it was the battle
of jittery putters." 8
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polished him off at Rye.
Big Mistake
Welby Van Horn, finalist against
Riggs last year in the Nationals,
hasn't found his touch all season
and his ranking last season at
number four seems a big mistake
on the part of the officials for Van
Horn wasn't even ranked in the
first twenty-five in 1888.
Miss Alice Marble, national wo-
mems champion, will have to break
a leg if the other players expect
to win over her any time soon. The
blond and powerful hitter has swept
all comers aside this summer in
winning all tournaments in which
she entered and only number eight
ranking Pauline Betz was able to
win a set from her in the Eastern
Grass Courts tournament. Miss
Marble swept this tourney with
ease and also probably ended the
winning career Of the popular for
mer worlds champion Helen ia
cobs whom she beat in the finals
by a 81, 60 score. Miss Jacobs
may make a comeback in the Ma
tionals and gain the final round,
but she will have to overcome such
young players as Miss Betz, Doro-
thy May Bundy and Helen Bern
hard and the shareholder in the
women's world doubles champion
ship Sarah Palfrey Fabyan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
DELAY IN NAMING
LOOP BOSS SEEN
Move To Postpone Selectio,
Of Southeastern Confer.
ence Head Under Way

ATLANTA, Aug. l9.-lP-A
move to delay appointment Of ~
a n commissioner for ~,
Southeastern Conference gain as
momentum here tonight as nras;'
dents of the 10 schools and coi,
ieges in the athletic league cath.
cred for the avowed purpose -,
naming the official.
While official comment was lacL
ing, sources usually well-informed
said the nominating committee
headed by DR.. Rufus Harris, presi.
dent of Tulane university. was com.
sidering a recommendation ia,
postponement of action until tbs
December meeting of the associa,
ton.
Chief argument it was said
conferred on the uncertainty of ain
letics if large numbers of coljeoe,
age youths are called for national
defense, and the contention that
the conference should not commit
itself to hire an athletic GEAR,
for the next four years, at slOOM
a year salary plus another SlOOM
annually for expenses, until this
situation is clarified.
The presidents of the conference
colleges met in executive session
tonight.
Demand for an athletic commits.
sion came at last winters meet.
ing after controversy over allega.
tons of freshman s%natching" and
other PROSECUTING practices.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
Finishes First
: In The Sheldrake Purse

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-R-Swain,
Cleveland Putman's winner of the
Arlington Park futurity, beat three
other eligibles for Saturdays $43,-
600 Washington Park futurity in
the Sheldrake purse at the Home
wood track today.
Trailing most of the way, Swain
uncorked a drive on the rail in
the stretch and won by two lengths.
Valdina farms Valdina Myth and
Woolford farms Silvestra, b o t h
fillies, ran a dead heat for the
place. Valdina Groom, another fu-
turity eligible, and Dekalb, a non
eligible, completed the field.
Swain, ridden by Jockey Bill
Thompson, returned $3.50 and ran
the six muddy furlongs in liza
2-5. s
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
ZALE AND S00SE
FIGHT WEDNESDAY
Engagement Will Have Bear.
ing On Muddled Middle
weight Title Picture

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-R-T
Zale and Billy Soos, two star
pupils in boxing's 100 pound class.
are going to work at Mills stadium
Wednesday night-on each other
and the muddled middleweight
championship picture.
Zale, recognized by the National
boxing association as the middle.
n from Gary, Ind, will be risking
his title in this scheduled 10 round
affair because it's an overweight
match. But the ex-steel mill work.
er from Gary, Ind, will be risking
loss of much prestige both to Soose
and Ken Overlin, recognized as
the 100 pound king by the state of
New York.
Soose recently beat Overlin in
an overweight match at Scranton,
Pa, making a great finish to take
the decision. On Wednesday night
he has the chance to whip a Sc
cond straight 100 pound titleholder
and claim recognition as the No. !
middleweight in the land even
though he'd hold no crown.
Zale, who won his title by knock
ing out Al Hostak in Seattle last
month, likely will be a slight fav.
orite to win and strengthen h S
claim to ranking as the standout
of his division. A terrific b o d y
puncher, he has a world of stamina
built in two years work in the
Gary steel mills.
Several veteran fight men here,
however, give Soose a good chance
to win among them being N a t e
Lewis, The Bald Eagle of Boul,
Mich" Lewis contends Soose is
the better boxer, is faster than
Zale and is especially good under
fire. The tall Pennyslvanian has a
good left hook and a straight right
hand punch that carries plenty of
steam. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
Start OF National Net
Meet Delayed By Rain

BROOKL1NE, Mass, Aug. 49,
R-Rain today caused a 24-hour
delay in the start of the National
Doubles tournament at Longwood
but a warm sun later dried the
courts for tomorrow's first round
play in the mems and women's di-
visions.
Due to the lack of strong foreign
entries, all-American finals loom
ed in all divisions with Frank
Parker, of Berkeley, CAL; Don
Mcneil of Oklahoma City, who got
to the semi-finals last year; Bobby
Riggs of Chicago and Welby Van
Horn, of Los Angeles, topping the
male seedlings.
The defending champions in, the
women's division are Alice Mar
BILE and Sarah Palfrey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
PIRATES TO MEET
LELAND TOMORROW
Kitemen Smart Under War
saw Defeat; Brew Or
Bullock To Pitch

Bert Kites Pirates, smarting un-
der their defeat in Warsaw Sunday
afternoon, will be back in there
punching Wednesday night when
they lock horns at the Legion field
with the Bears from over Leland
way.
Monk Harrington said yesterday
he expected to be relieved from
his dog-catching duties long enough
to pitch to the boys tomorrow night
but Skipper Kite said last night
no choice has been made for the
mound.
Ray Brew or Jim Bullock will
probably do the elbowing for the
Bears.
Bernhard will catch for the vi.
sitors. The remainder of the outfit
will be composed of D. Watson,
I. Watson, c. Clark, Workman,
L.. Clark, H. Brew, Marks, Lewis
and Hollis.
The game has been called for
8 o'clock.
Kite will announce his lineup to-
day, he said last night. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
Hammer Three Pitchers For
IA Hits, Four Homers,
And 16 To Z Win

BOSTON, Aug. 19.-CR-The Bos-
ton Red Sox gained their most de-
cisive triumph of the season over
the lega~ue-leading Cleveland Indians
today by hammering three pitchers
for IA hits, including four homers,
for a 1877 decision.
Jim Tabor smashed out a grand
sIammer" against Johnny HUMPHREYS
in the fourth inning after Jimmy
Foxx had belted his 33rd circuit
drive of the year. Ted Williams and
Bobby Doerr also helped pile up the
score by driving balls out of the
park.
The Seekers teed off against
starter Joe Dobson in the third in
ming and then hoped on HUMPHREYS
to pull into a 1872 lead at the end
of the fourth. That margin was a
great help to Joe Heving, for the
Indians whaled his slowball pitching
for IL hits, including homers by Hal
Trosky, Jeff Heath and Roy Wealth
erly.
Foxx, Williams and Doerr each
scored three times, and Foxx led the
Seekers attack by getting three hits
for four, including the games only
two-bagger. The Indians sent 16
players against Heving as he col
lected his safety against them twice.
Dobson gave the Sox six hits and
as many runs before he was yanked
and HUMPHREYS was shelled for seven
hits and nine runs. Dorset took
over the Cleveland mound in the
eighth inning and gave but one hit,
Doerr's homer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
MAKESHIFT TEAM
/. TAKES GAME, 90
Derringer Gives Four Runs
In First; Cincy's Lead Cut
To Four Tits

CINCINNATI, Aug. 19.-RNCarl
HubbeIl and a make-shift Giant
hete shrdlu shrdlu shrdlu cmfwy c
lineup that included John McCar-
thy at first base, Mel OFT at third
and John Rucker in centerfield,
were too much for the Cincinnati
Reds who bowed, 90, today.
Hubbell, in marking up his third
victory of the season over the
league leaders, limited them to
seven hits, and was never in trou-
BILE. while his starting opponent
Paul Derringer was blasted t o r
four runs in the first inning and
driven to cover in the fifth.
The Giants, who displayed some
of their worst form of the season
in absorbing a pair of shellacklngs
from the lowly Phils at the polo
grounds Sunday, came back with
a vengeance to pound out IA hits
off Derringer, Elmer Ride, Milf
Shoffner and John Hutchings.
Derringer was charged with the
loss, his fourth straight and 18th OF
the season and the defeat cut the
Reds lead over the idle Brooklyn
Dodgers to four games.
The Giants clinched the game in
he first inning when they scored
four runs on five hits, three OF
them successive doubles. Rucker
beat out a bunt and Moore sent
him home with a double. McCar-
thy followed with another double
that scored Moore and Harry Dan
ming, with a third double to score
Mccarthy. OFT was out on an easy
nfield roller with banning going
to third, from where he scored
when Tony Cuccinello singled.
In the fifth the winners tailed
two more. Mccarthy beat out a
bunt and went to second on a pass
ed ball and scored or Cuccinello's
double. Witek's single scored Tony.
The Giants made another pair in
the sixth on Moore's single, De-
Maree's triple and McCarthy's Ion
fly.
The losers scored in the first on
Ival Goodman's 10th homer of the
year and again in the eighth when
Jimmy Wilson who singled, was
advanced to third on another SIN
gle and a walk and scored on Bak-
er's infield out, 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
CRIPPLED GIANTS DEFEAT REDS
|BadP Putt Giiues Canadian Open To Sam SneQd
Senior Fraternity Wins
Over Junior Order, 81

The Senior Fraternity beat the
Junior Order Tar Babies, 6 to 4,
yesterday afterday afternoon at
Robert Strange playground.
Padrick, on the mound for the
seniors, allowed only one hit, but
his team mates made five errors
to help the Tar Babies score.
Primer led in hitting for the frat
with two for three. Spooner made
the Juniors lone hit.
Batteries.
Senior Fraternity, Padrick and
Grissom;
Junior Order, Voss and Carter. 4