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The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-21
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-21
Japan Has
 Sights On Old Boundaries

WASHINGT0N - Japan is eye ing the western horizons Of her tra- ditional hemisphere again. That's the explanation behind the Tokyo cabinet crisis.
 The Japanese hemisphere is a dream of all Japanese statesmen - a dream more than 50 years old; dream nearer to reality today than ever before in the topsy turyey his tory of the land of the rising sun.
 That hemisphere is a great half circle which eenters at Tokyo, and with a radius that extends 2.200 miles westward to Lake Bafkai; 2.00O miles south to Canton; and 2.20O miles northWard to include the bulk of Kamchatka peninsula
 The army and the navy have been ehamping at the especially the army-since 1890, to break out of the Japanese islands, and bring the Japanese hemisphere into reality.
 The army got it's way in 1895 in the war against China Helpless Chi Ia gave up the Korean peninsula, and set the Japanese for the next step toward their coveted hemis- phere. Ten years later they burst through the restraints of Japanese statesmen again and fought a war with Russia. Out of it Japan in creased her hold on Korea, and grabbed the Kwantung peninsula. She got the southern half of sak- halin Island too. with it's valua- ble fisheries and oil.
 The pressure of the great powers the United States. preyen- ted further expansion until the world War, when the Japanese took the shantung peninsula from the Chinese-but were forced by the Allies to give it up.
 The world wide depression was the next signal for Japanese expan- sion toward the hemisphere they wanted. In 1881, the Japanese in- vaded Manchuria, and in 1885 be- gan subduing the northern section of China around Peiping.
 In the midst of this operation - which carried the Japanese closer to the Lake Baikal extermity of the hemisphere than they had ever dar- ed dream they'd get in this genera tion-the wesern nations again went to war against each other.
 This time, Japan joined the Axis, and as soon as France fell began a march toward the southern limits of the hemisphere Indo-China fell into l Japanese hands.
 l Next came the Russo-German war. As long as the Russians held the Germans back, the Japanese waited, but as soon as the Reich's armies be- gan to menace Moscow the Japanese moderate statesmen began to lose their hold on the army and navy again. For the Japanese army saw the possibility of pushing toward a part of the hemisphere they most de- i sired-toward Vladiyostok. which is Russian poinard aimed at the heart of Japan.
 And so, General Eiki Tojo be- came premier in mid-October. Gen eral Tojo has publicly stated Jap an must be prepared to fight both Russia and China at the same time.
 As matters stand, Japan is block ed in the south by the United States and Great Britain, on the southwest. | she's blocked by the persistent Chi l aII T.T
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n't like Alaska Game Law which prohibits soldiers from hunting as residents. has some ideas Of its own along that line. matter of unoffi- eial record, is girded with proposed legislation which would just about let the Army do with game and fish in Alaska about as il sees fit. Army is close to headquarters in Washing ton: Commission may feel it should be around headquarters this winter, too. for a while.
 aa HA
 Ray Holland, for many years edi- tor of Field and Stream, and his son Dan, fishing editor Of the same pub lication, have stepped out of that business. Young Dan. sold on Alaska, since his first trip up here about five years ago, is coming north to make the Territory his home. He's landed a job with the Fish and Wndlife Service and will be through on one of the next boats to take ov- CT his new duties at Anchorage. One of the best fly casters in America and something of an expert on fish, young Dan should be an asset to the service; will be a fine addition to the population of Alaska.
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GLASSIlFT HE'D ADS
CIVIC CLnR. MEETING

Elks Roll Call Night next Wed. adv
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FBIlR0UGIH TH1B P@ILITIGA AL
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Coy. Ernest Gruening this week appointed to the Unemployment Compensation Commission Harry Phillips of Fairbanks as Chairman and Mrs Mildred R. Hermann of Juneau as a member. replacing Dr. Noble Dick of Fairbanks and R. S. Bragaw of Anchorage. both of whom resigned recently. The third member of the Commission is Richard Hard castle of Ketchikan, whose right to sit on the Commission is now being contested in an action brought in Federal court to test the validity of an amendment passed by the last Legislature providing that members of the Commission must be approved by the Legislature except in cases of actual vacancies when the Legis- lature is not in session, such as the resignations of Dick and Bragaw.
 Hardeastles term expired while the Legislature was in session and as no successor was approved by the lawmakers to succeed him under the amendment he will continue to hold office, at any rate until the case is determined in court.
 Governor took a cue from his chief, President Roosevelt. in mak- ing the appointments, dipped into the Republican ranks for one of the members-Mrs. Hermanni even as the President took GOPers Knox and Stimson into the Cabinet. Mrs. Her mann has been a prominent Repub- lican for years, has several times been a candidate for the Legislature on the COP ticket. She is equally prominent in Women's affairs in the Territory, is a former President of the Federation of Womens Clubs; taken an active part in national af- fairs of the women 8 clubs She is one of the most widely known Wom- en in Alaska.
 Phillips, who goes in as Chairman is we'll known particularly in the Interior, where he has been active in various ventures for years. Served for several terms as Postmaster at Fairbanks.
 * * *
 Alaska's Game Commission is go- ing back to the seat of government in Washington this winter for it's annual meeting for the first time in history. Sessions open in Washing ton January II and Commissioners will be leaving the Territory right around the first of the year. The Commissioners, in case you have forgotten, are Earl N. Dinner of Pc. tersburg, First Division, Chairman Frank P Williams of St. Michael, Second Division; Andrew A. Sim mons of LakeYiew, Third Division ; John Hajdukoyich of TetMn, Fourth Division and Frank Dufresne, Exec utive Officer and Representative of the Fish and Wildlife Service resi- dent in Alaska.
 Commission is going to Washing ton for a two-fold purpose, accord ing to the dope to the Periscope; to consider revisions to the Alaska Game Law and to get the close up picture of it's position in the new setup which combines fish and game. While game will remain a unit in the new amalgamation, there will be closer cooperation between game and fish, both working under a single head Army may be giving the Commission something of a headache, too Army generally does
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CHURCH SALE

The Missionary Society will hold a Christmas gift sale at the Presby- terian church, Saturday, November 22 at ? o'clock D. m. Also a rum mage sale. Coffee will be served.
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ANNOUNCEMENT

Coon Bros. will not be here this
 fall but distinctive hand colored AL aska scenes will be shown in Jack Johnson's store, which will make ideal gifts for mailing, so watch the corner window for bargains. adv.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-21

nese. And on Che north there's a Russian army. but much of it may have been moved to the Western front.
 Perhaps Japan will continue to wait awhile yet, perhaps not.
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SINGER sEWING MACHINES

Singer Vacuum Cleaners, Maytag Washing Machines, Ironite Ironers, Maytag 110-yolt AC light plants. Terms $500 down $500 monthly. J. Fl. Anderson, Box 10l, Juneau, Alaska, Distributor. 3S-tf
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A business meeting of the Civic Club will be held at 2 o'clock next Thursday evening at the home of the vice-president. Mrs. H. R. Coul- ter. All members are asked to attend.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-21

FOR SALE - 12 dozen assorted second hand traps. Inquire Sentin. el. 1-2t
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-24
John Burkh0lder
Rites At Pandora

John B. Burkholder, 71,well known
farmer of near Pandora, died sud-
denly last Friday morning at his
home following a sudden heart at
tack
His daughter, Alice, is an employe
in the office of The Triplett Electri-
cal instrument Co. of this place.
Other survivors include the widow
i've daughters, Mary Jean, Margaret
and Marjorie, all at home; Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Conrad, Ft. Wayne; and Mrs.
Eunice Humphreys, Albany, Ind; a
son, Howard, at home; three sisters,
Mrs. Aldine Diller, Pandora; Mrs.
Dan Herr, Bluffton, and Mrs. Sam
Augsburger, Beaverdam; and four
brothers, Chris, of Gilboa; Amos,
Jacob and Monroe Burkholder, all of
Columbus Grove.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon in the st. John Mennonite
church with Rev. T. J. Boehr, pastor,
officiating. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
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Wilford Geiger, Coun-
ciIs Choice For Clerk

Continued from page u
two for Tavern Thutt. With a ma
jority supporting Geiger it is ex-
pected that the council will be unani-
nous when formal action is taken
designating him for the position.
In appointing Steiner a month ago,
the council designated him as deputy
clerk and it is believed that SINH
lar course will be followed in the
case of Geiger At the request OF
council members, West will not re-
sign his position and should he re.
turn before the expiration of his
term of office he will again assume
duties of corporation clerk.
When Steiner was named deputy
clerk, Geiger was the only Other
candidate out of field of six to re
ceive support of the council. Steiner
received majority support at tha
time, council members pointing ou
that he was familiar with duties O.
the office, having been elected clerl
for the two year term 1889 and 1910
West, who had been expected to b,
called early this month for arm,
training has not yet received order
to report for service.
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College Baseball
Opener On Friday

Bluffton colleges spring sports
program will be opened here this
week, with the Beaver baseball team
meeting Toledo university Friday
afternoon on the local diamond.
Toledo's veteran outfit will play
here as the first game on their an
nual spring training tour.
Buttons starting lineup has not
yet been decided, Coach A. C. Burcky
announced. The Beaver mentor has
promising squad of 20 candidates
from which he can select this years
regulars.
Two games, on home -and-home
basis, have been scheduled with To-
ledo, Findlay, Cedarville, Wilberforce
and Ohio State "B" squads.
Bluffton tennis players also have
been practicing for the opening of
an eight-game schedule that will find
them playing Bowling Green, Find
lay, Ohio Northern and Wilberforce.
Candidates also are preparing for
a busy track season that will find
Beaver scantyclads participating in
four meets. Dual contests are to be
held with Ohio Northern and Wit
tenberg, and a triangular meet is
planned by Bluffton, Findlay and
Ohio Northern. Beaver tracksters
also will compete in the Big Six meet
at Bowling Green.
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NEWS OUR FATHERS READ
FROM ISSUE OF MARCH &c, 1914

country home south of town, Mon
day evening, in honor of Mr..
Klingler's birthday anniversary.
Paul, son of Mr.. and Mrs. d. H.
Weaver, who recently visited his
parents here, and who is now at
Fort Bliss, Texas, was promoted to
the rank of corporal. The soldier
boys are guarding the Mexican
prisoners, which Paul says is not
the most pleasant job in the world
Sol Fisher is busy these nice days
making maple syrup.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Pifer enter
tanned Sunday in honor of the mar
riage of their daughter, Verna, to
Ami Pifer. Those present were the
bride and groom, Mrs. George Pifer
mother of the groom, and Mr.. anc
Mrs. A. S. Pifer.
DIR. C. Henry Smith left Sunday
for Metamora, ILL.,, to attend the
funeral of his sister.
Dean N. E. Byers attended the
Putnam county teachers association
meeting at Leipsic, on Saturday.
1t failed to appear in The New:
last week that Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
p. Badertscher are the proud par
ents of baby boy.
Aldine and Albert Amstutz raiset
the frame of their barn, Friday ant
Saturday.
GERMAN SETTLEMENT
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Hilty spen
Sunday with Noah Thutt and famil!
at West Liberty.
The Defenseless Mennonite cong
regation will hold a term of singing
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CuriOSa
Americana
BY Elmo Scott Watson
Gen. Lee, U. S. A.;
Gen. Grant, c. S. A!


"CE ROBERT E. LEE, comman-
~ der in chief of the Union arm
les; Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, commander
In chief of the Confederate armies"
Sounds all wrong, doesn't it? But 1t
might have turned out that way!
Most of US know that, before vir-
gir:a seeded from the Union and Lee
decided to cast his lot with his native
state, President Lincoln offered him
command of the Union army, which
he declined. But it is not so well
known that Grant also received a SIM
liar offer from the Confederacy.
But Crafts own words are our evil
dence for that fact. Years later when
he was President, he offered Robert
Martin Douglas, the son of Stephen A.
Douglas, a government position. At
that time he declared: II was about
to accept a Confederate commission
when your father dissuaded me. All
my career / owe to him and nothing
is too good for his son."
It would not have been so unusual
If he had accepted the commission, for
at the time he was an ex-officer Of
the United States army, Democrat
and married to a Missouri woman who
owned slaves-all sufficiently good rea-
sons for his entering the service of the
South. If he had and If Lee had ac-
cepted Lincoln's offer, how different
the outcome of the war might have
been! There might have been no APP
pomattox, but if there had been the
historic roles might have been re-
versed, making Lee the victor and
Grant the vanquished!
g Western Newspaper Union.
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Americana

By Elmo Scott Watson

Right-o!
DACK In the days when Americans
- amused themselves with thinking
up curiosities In the use of words, some
unknown poet composed these lines to
aid writer's of write:
write" we know is written right,
When we see it written write;
But when we see it written wright;
We know II is not written right;
For write" to have II written right,
Must not be written right" or wright"
Nor yet should 1t be written rite;
But write" for so 'tis written right!
Appropriate comment on that, of
course, is the English expression Of
"Right-o" Which recalls the verse
written by an American after his re-
turn from England where he.had diff
Guilty in adjusting himself to English
traffic laws. He declared:
The laws of the road are a paradox
quite
For when you are travelling along,
If you keep to the LEFT you're sure to
be RIGHT,
II you keep to the RIGHT you'll be
WRONG!
@ Western Newspaper Union.
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at their church in the near future.
Mr.. Lehman, of Bluffton college, is
to be the instructor.
The organ, recently purchased, is
installed in the Grace Mennonite
church. The organ will be dedicated
on Good Friday afternoon.
Harvey Basinger, who is studying
medicine in Chicago, is home spend
ing the week with his parents. Mr..
Basinger will complete his medical
course this week, and is also work.
ing on his Ph.D degree. Harvey is
blazing the way by hard work for a
position in later life where his SER
vices will count.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-24
Mosquitoes Leave
Hiberndting Pupde

Mosquitoes you've been seeing for
the last few days aren't new crop,
but merely hibernating adults of last
years infestation who are now COM
ing out of the pupae in which they
spent the winter.
Mayor w. A. Howe said Tuesday
that it will be unnecessary to start
Buttons summer mosquito control
program until larvae begin Matching
in the streams of the town. This
likely will be a matter of several
weeks.
Adult mosquitoes who have come
out of alternating pupae in the last
few days of warm weather may be
a nuisance, but they likely will be
short-liyed and the next cold snap
should kill off most of them.
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Bluffton is to have a new up-to-
date Methodist Episcopal church
structure, and last Thursday sys-
tematic canvass was started among
the members of the congregation.
The building is to cost about $4,000
one-half of which has been already
subscribed.
Earl Heckathorn left the first OF
the week for Lafayette, Ind.
Roscoe Blakesley, of Bluffton
transacted business at Jenera, Fri
day.
The B Sharp Glee club was en-
tertained at the home of Miss
Louella Geiger, Tuesday evening
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President
Pauline Garau; vice-president, Elvs
Moser; secretary, Agnes Amstutz
treasurer, Cordelia Lahr; musica
director, Zanna Staater. Miss Mar.
guerite Keegan, who will leave with
her parents for their new home al
Lock Berlin, N. Y, was honored al
the affair.
Class No. s of the Church oi
Christ gathered at the home oi
H. Young, Thursday evening, ant
presented Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A
Jenkins, Jr., with handsome pedes
tai, as a token of esteem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ami Spangler were
given very pleasant farewell part.
by a number of their many friends
before leaving for their home il
Trumbull county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Klingler en-
tertained jolly crowd at thei
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II was This My
BY LYLE SPENCER
@ Western Newspaper Union.


0M AIRY had little lamb" is the
Az first line of a children's dit
ty. It is also the first line that
ever came out of a phonograph
loudspeaker.
One summer morning in 1877,
Thomas Edison was playing with a
queer little gadget he had con-
structed in his laboratory. 1t was
cylinder wound with tin foil and
hitched to little horn with a men,
brane and a needle on the end.
Edison's co-workers must h ave
thought he was a little crazy when
they saw him put his mouth up to
the horn and shout at the top of
his lungs MARY had little larnbl"
But Edison calmly put his ma
chine in reverse, and out of the
horn, as though it were a faint
echo, came back the words "Mary
had little lamb" That moment
Gus morning the first phonograph,
an invention which simply as
founded the world, had been in
vented.
When first exhibited in public
most people believed it was some
sort of magician's trick, and that
there was ventriloquist lurking be-
hind the scenes.
Edison himself did not realize the
importance of his invention at first.
When asked what it could be used
for, he mentioned such things as
photographic books for the blind
and recording the last words of
dying persons, and only included
the reproduction of music as an
afterthought.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-04-24
Large CrOUds Visit
Steinndn Meetings

Large crowds were in attendance
here last week at the series of meet
ings, lectures and displays in celebra-
tion of half century of activity in
the retail lumber business of the
Steinman Bros. Lumber Co. of Bluff
ton and Jenera. The meetings were
held on the second floor of the Hank
ish building.
Not only were carpenters, con-
tractors and builders in attendance
at the sessions but also were many
residents of the community interest
ed in building, decorating and i'm
proving.
Plans for the Golden Anniversary
celebration were in charge of For
rest L. Steinman, manager of the
Bluffton office.
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Sewage Conference
Here This Summer

The Northwestern Ohio Sewage
conference will be held in Blufftor
in the middle of August, it was an.
nounced this week by Mayor w. A
Howe.
Contractors, engineers, health of
ficials, sewage specialists and city
officials will be present for the ses.
sions which will be concerned with
the various problems relating te
sewage disposal.
In view of the fact that places
for conferences of this nature have
usually been in towns where there
are modern well equipped sewerage
disposal plants, it is rather unusual
that Bluffton was selected as the
location of the conference com.
mittee.
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Baker Addresses
COnlnercierS Club

Personnel problems of industry
were discussed by Arden R. Baker,
personnel director of the .Triplett
Electrical Instrument Co., at d meet
ing of the Commerciers club of Bluff
ton college in a meeting held at the
chapel Tuesday night.
In addition to the address, pictures
of the Triplett plant were shown.
The Commerciers club is an organi-
zation of Bluffton college business
majors. Racine Warren, president
of the club, presided at the meeting.
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Pandora Native 10
Speak At College

DR.. J. Holmer Smith, former sec
retary of the noted missionary E.
Stanley Jones, will speak in chapel
services at Bluffton college Thursday
morning at 8:55 o'clock.
DR.. Smith, a former native OF Pan
dora and a graduate of Pandora
High school, will describe experiences
in India and will explain the exper-
mental Ashram farm in India
which is famous for its cooperative
pioneering.
A public meeting to be addressed
by DR.. Smith will also be held in
Pandora Thursday night. The public
is invited to both meetings.
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News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue OF Sept. II, 1907

recently purchased by the high school.
Richland township high school pu-
pills are Elva Moser, Albert Bixler,
Paul Andrews, Reece Huber, Levi
Gratz, Milton Steiner, David Herr,
Luella B1rkholder; Union township,
Leila Dukes, Gail Dorsey, Estella
Whistler, Harold Carr, Mabel Wyer;
Riley township, Calvin Moser, Homer
Moser, Rufus Welty; Eagle township,
Martha Davis.
There are 112 pupils in the high
school; Freshman, AZ; Sophomores,
"a; Junior, 10; Senior, 20; unclassi-
fed, seven.
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To Visit School

Junior and senior students in edu-
cation at Bluffton college will visit
University High school on the cam
pus OF Ohio State university on
Thursday. The school is a labora-
tory for progressive methods in edu-
cation. DR.. J. S. Schultz, director
OF teacher training will accompany
the group.
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BLuftOn Woman
Files S5,O7I Suit


The $5,071.18 damage suit of Mrs.
Evelyn Balmer, Bluffton, wife of
Robert Balmer, against Homer M.
Verbryke, of Lima Route 4, was
opened Monday before a jury in Al
len county common pleas court.
Mrs. Balmer's court action is the
outgrowth of an automobile crash
Jan. %, 1910, at the edge of Lima.
In her petition the Bluffton woman
alleges she suffered disfgured face
and other injuries when the taxicab
in which she was riding was in col
lision with an automobile driven by
Verbryke.