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means the big man" within you
and Utlsh was capable Of call
ing to his wapanon any Mistapco
he desired. The spirits love the
sound OF the magic drum. and
they will follow the invitation of
the mighty wizard who beats IT,
as the rats followed the Pied
Piper of Hamelin.
Utish would now invite all
ghosts whose presence he deemed
necessary for the great fight. He
was able 10 call up the Mistapeos
Of all beings he even could order
his own Mistapeo 10 appear in
whatever bodily form he wished,
be II an animal or bird.
Because he was the most pow
efful wizard Of the tribe his Mis-
tapco was the miEhtiest spirit.
and only some Of natures own
powers hike The Flying Man,
The Man Of the North" and
The Little People" were stronger
and therefore had 10 be per
suaded 10 follow the course sue-
gested by the Mistapeo Of the
Spirit Man himself
The warnings which Pelcuta-
gen had received the insect and
the long cared, long tailed dog.
had merely been transformations
OF Utish,s own INSTANCE.
Kneeling in the wapanon in the
dark, chanting and beating the
drum Utish had lost the indi-
vdualty of his ordinary daily
life and had Transformed himself
into magic force His own
Mistapeo had left him now and
flew about somewhere in the
woods 10 invite other Mistapeos.
other ghosts and souls 10 JOIN the
ceremony.
There we heard IL some
minor ghosts had already ar
rived Probably the spirits of
birds and animals. We heard dis
tinctly their different voices.
high-pitched and low. the call Of
the smaller creatures of the
woods
They joined the drumming.
chanting wizard and we felt that
II became more and more crowded
IN the magic hut.
At home as / was with the Wis
ible and invisible beings who rule
the hunting grounds and the be-
licfs OF the Indians. / soon recog-
nizcd the shrlll whistling Of some
new arrivals as that OF the "Ap-
shilnic" the Little People" the
dwarfs Of the woods who can APP
pear in human shape or can be
invisible just as they choose.
The more ghosts Utish could
bring into the wapanon, the
greater became his power and
the more impossible il was for
Pelcutagen 10 misuse the rulers
Of the woods for his own pur-
poses Of evil
The whole wapanon shook as
though moved by a hurricane. in
spite Of It's solid structure and
the calm weather. The voices
grew louder Instinctivcly, Saiko
and | graspcd each others hands
and stared in the direction of the
Spirit House. rendered incapable
by the chant of Utish. the con-
jurcr.
In former years, | had wit
messed ceremonies like this one.
but ! could hardly reprcss a cry
of horror as / suddenly saw a
live fish appear from under the
birch-bark on the tramped- down
snow and glittering in the moon
light, far away from any lake or
brook, and disappearing again in
the wapanon!
An ear-splitting noise arose.
and after while two paws of a
full-grown bear became visible
for a moment and were drawn
back again into the Spirit House
Suddenly, gigantic bird
seemed to approach the wapanon
from the north; we heard his
wings whirring through the air.
but we saw nothing. felt n cold
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

ence.
He obviously circled around the
upper third of the tent. cease
lessly chattering in half-human
half bird-like voice.
Our eyes stared into the dark
the shape Of the wapanon and
the moon above il was all We
saw. All our impressions came
through acoustic sensations. ieav-
ing II TO our Imagination 10 sec
what was going on IN the wa
panon
a groanfffg- huum1uE S0UUi
seemed 10 be supernatural
greeting 10 those. assembled. Was
II Utish's own Mistapco who now
arrived, accompanying the mighty
master Of snow. ice and Billiards
the Man OF the North
When a careless hunter skins
his game without regarding the
rules Of respect due 10 the Man
Of the North. that spirit OF the
Winter who hates the color OF
rcd blood pointing The TnmaCu-
late wilderness of his snow will
mercilessly send Billiards COW
ering all traps and animal tracks
thus booming the Indian hunters
10 starvation. .----
II he too had followed Utish s.
invitation il was 10 be "A mighty
fight indeed how could tho
guilty Pelcutagen dare to meas
urc his wits with Utsh's art that
had brought 10 witness against
him all the most powerful ghosts
ruling the wilderness
Saiko's hand trembled He sank
back against the trunk Of a gil
gantic tree and l could not re-
frain from feeling that his own
soul, his own Mistapeo. had left
him, due 10 Utish's magic. and
that he appeared now IN the wa
panon IN order 10 accuse pclCu-
tagen in the presence of the in
Vitcd spirits.
one unanimous CRY rang out
of many invisible Threats | could
not think any longer l only felt
intuitIvely: Pelcutagcn's Misia-
PEG had finally arrived 10 face
the tribunal.
How often had Indians told inc
what used 10 happen when an
ghosts were assembled How
often had | pretended 10 believe
how often had my intellect secret
~ ridiculed such tales But sud
denly I did believe. even though
! could not understand
The voices Of Saiko and Uush
now asked the Mistapeo OF Pclcu-
tagen If he really had committed
the crime Of stealing the traps
and of attempted murder the
blood-boiling ceremony in Pelcu-
tagen's tent and If he had sent
a bullet over the frozen lake
Clearly, the familiar voice of
Pclcutagen could be heard out
side Of the wapanon. as he stam-
mered his yes
There is no lying possible in a
waparon.
Pelcutagen's admission of guilt
was the signal for a tremendous
fight between the Mistapeos of
Saiko and the thief. in which all
spirits joined nat the side of
the righteous cause
never will forget the sounds
I heard in that moonht Arctic
night the turmoil OF a battle
between ghosts and souls of hu.
man beings, animals, and powers
of nature.
After some time-I don't know
if its length could have been
measured in human terms 4
heard again what appeared TO
be the wingstrokes of many gil
gantic birds, disappearing in the
sky and yet. there was no living
creature visible
Suddenly there was silence.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

The Revengeful
Labrador Trapper.
Saiko. Who Got Even
With His Enemy by
Hiring "a Sorcerer
10 Murder Him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

For breakfast tomorrow crisp Star Bacon (bro
minutes pan fry TO mnuteS) with pancakes and
this spread instead of syrup butter Cream together
Hcup Clovcrhoom Butter, cups brown sugar, table
spoon orncc juice, ! teaspoon gratcd orange fiud to
form a smooth fluff For perfect flavor sure to get
America best in bacon Armour Star!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

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that food authorities have found gives the tenderness
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Make Armours Star Ham the guest of honor your holiday table
Order the size you want from your dealer night now!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

visible arrival entering the top
opening of Utish's magic hut
There was no doubt: "Papam
hiauinc' had arrived. The Fly
ing Man" who always enters from
the north and leaves again in a
northcrly direction He rs the
one who brings news and listens
10 news no dispute of ghosts
can be settled without his pres
ence.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

Wrap your Tender Tested Ham in its inside
glassine wrapper and place fat side up in
shallow baking pan. Bake at $3.50 F. l8 min
utes per pound When nearly done, remove
paper and rind, Score fat and decorate with
cloves. Glaze with 2 cups brown sugar mixed
with " cup any fruit juice and finish baking.
Serve with punches of red and green
grapes, alternating the colors. ~
(Ckb and pate fbn
IN jour renpe bOok) >.
Evening star., 1941-02-06
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association for various members Of
the Board Of Trustees. key depart
mental employees and their friends -
He said that the controller gen.
erals Office, in an opinion some years
ago, held that the association was
Illegal, and that 1t had no right to
operate on Government property un-
der the contract which 1t had signed
with Federal officers.
"The present director of the as
sociation, Mr.. Frank w. Hoover
who originally was secretary of the
association, and who was one of the
originators of the scheme to set ur
the association, received a salary
Of $4,000, plus additional funds for
an automobile. and it is indicated
IN the report that he has withheld
from the directors and trustees in
formation regarding Irregularities
which In all conscience and good
practice should have been given to
them.
This investigation from the con-
troller generals office into the books
and activities of the association was
conducted and reported more than
. year ago. but nothing has been
done about 1t yet"
Unable to Get Report.
The New Hampshire Republican
said he had attempted to get copies
OF the report from the General Ac-
Evening star., 1941-02-06
Summers
Continued From First Page.)

and received favorable action by the
House committee, but did not get
to q vote. After careful considera-
ton of this question, which means
so much to the voteless and unrep-
resented people of the National
Capital community and with the
approval of the citizen proponents,
have today introduced in the SEN
ate . joint resolution identical with
that which Judge Summers has al
ready reintroduced in the House Of
Representatives and will not offer
the form which have for years
sponsored.
"As I stated to the Senate on Au-
gust 1, 1899. and again on August
Is, 1910, approve the Summers pro-
posal and believe that there Is much
greater likelihood of it receiving
favorable action than the form
have been sponsoring.
Sees Objections Met.
1T is much simpler in form and
evercomes objections against carry
Ing detailed legislation into the Con-
stitution. This amendment, if added
to the Constitution, will round out
IA a logical way the powers of Con-
Eress over the Nations seat of Gov
ernment.
There are two features in the
amendment proposal which I am
now offering that are not included
in the one I have for years ad-
vocated. One of these would permit
Congress to delegate to local gov
eminent of the District of Columbia
any of the power of exclusive legis-
lation over the seat of Government
of which Congress might want, for
the time being, to divest itself.
THE other is that Congress re-
tains the right to amend or repeal
any legislation which may be en-
acted under the amendment, except
that such amendment or repeal
could not affect the Office of a
Representative or Senator during
the time for which he was elected.
This is a broad enabling provi-
sion to be added to the Constitu-
ton. 1t contains no controversial
items. All such details are left for
subsequent legislation by Congress.
1t simply broadens the powers of
Congress to do for the District OF
Columbia whenever or whatever in
It's judgment it believes should be
done for this large, worthy group
Of fellow Americans.
TT is a perfectly safe proposal
as the reservation of the right to
amend or repeal seems to dissolve
any objection which might be raised
against admitting these isolated
Americans to the councils of our
Nation.
"1 sincerely hope that the SEN
ate Committee on the Judiciary may
give early and favorable considera-
ton to this joint resolution"
Evening star., 1941-02-06

counting once, but that Z former
official Of the recreational associa-
ton had blocked his efforts there.
ITO sum up," Senator Tobey said
'the findings of the controller gen.
erals Office show a situation in
which responsible officials of the
Government have played fast and
loose with funds belonging to the
Government; have maneuvered to
keep their untoward activities from
coming to the attention Of the Con-
gress or to the attention of the au-
thorities Of the Government who
should have looked into the matter
and taken definite action: the al
legged contract was entered into by
officers Of the Government who at
the same time were beneficiaries of
the alleged contract, they being Of
ficers of the association, which was
one Of the two parties to the con-
tract"
Evening star., 1941-02-06

The Liberty" 2SS-coil Ito
full size) innerspring
mattress in this sale COM
plete with. 99-coil TO full
Si7e), spring, for only
$751; IS! Covered In white
and blue striped ticking,
with pre-built border,
taped inner roll edge.
Button tufting and cloth
handles. Double = deck
spring has stainless steel
platform bands, helical
tied top. aluminium m
ished.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27

years totals, according to Allen
County Treasurer Byron H. Der
shem.
The treasurer reported Saturday
that the weeks receipts of S2,994.84
in classified and s4,o27.52 in per-
sonaI taxes brought the collections
thus far to S17,022.95 for classified
and $18,743.96 for personal.
Last years totals were classified
49,901.51 and personal S78,O78.26.
First-half 1910 real estate tax
books have been closed and turned
over to the county auditor for set
tlement, Dershem said. The collec-
tions totaled S777, ,O44.34, which was
$34, ,673.16 short of the frst-half 1893
collections.
Sales tax receipts Saturday a.
mounted to S922.57, bringing the
total for the week to $5,122.95 and
since the first of the year to $780,
424.25.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
Farmer Falls To Death
From Window

William A. Stillberger, II, a
farmer of near Carey, died in a
plunge from a second-story bedroom
at the Kollmeier Convalescent Home
in Findlay last week.
DR.. Harold o. Crosby, Hancock
County Coroner, said the man jumped
from the window because he was
despondent over i'll health.
Mrs. Ethel Foltz, operator of the
rest home, said the nurse left Mr..
Stillberger alone for a moment and
when she returned to the bedroom
he was gone. A search revealed he
had kicked out the screen in an adj
joining bedroom window and had
jumped 20 feet to his death.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
Fall Results In $4,000
Lawsuit

Two suits were filed in common
pleas court Wednesday by a Findlay
women and her husband because as
they say, the woman tripped on a
piece of rope and fell to the floor
injuring her self in the Boston Store,
Jan. 6, 1941. The rope, they say,
was lying on the floor following the
unpacking of carton of merchan-
disc around which it had been tied.
Mary M. Ross, of Findlay, asks
$4,000 for her personal injuries, de-
scribed as including wrenched
back, injured vertabrae, fractured
nose and attacks of neuritis allegedly
resulting. She says she has been
confined to her chair since that time.
Her husband, Joseph Ross, asks
$4,000 because he has been deprived
of his wife's help due to alleged in
juries and because he has been COM
PEELED, he says, to hire help in the
household. He says he is 70 years
old.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
Finds Father After
Fl Years

Betty Morse Hopper, 21, last week
had bridged gap of nearly a life
time and found her father, Elmer c..
Miller, SIS, from whom she was
separated when she was only two
months old.
Betty was adopted by family in
Ft. Wayne shortly after the death of
her mother.
Several years ago she tried un-
successfully to find her father.
Recently she went to Lima, listed
all the Millers in the city and county
directories, and located her father at
the second address she called.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
School District May
Be Divided

Voters of the Palmer Township
school district, northwest of Ottawa
faced the possibility of seeing their
school district broken up next term
after they decisively defeated pro-
posed S105,000 bond issue for a
second time.
The vote on the bond issue, which
would have financed the construc-
tion of new school plant at Miller
City, was $50 for and 297 against.
A 65 per cent majority was required
for approval.
State school authorities have indi-
Gated they will not approve the oper-
alton of the Miller City school sys-
tenn another term without extensive
improvements to the facilities, and it
is possible that the pupils will be
distributed to other districts.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
HANCOCK COUNTY
Ohio Oil Office
Expands

Approximately four weeks will be
required for dismantling of proper
ties on the site upon which the Ohio
Oil Co. will erect additional office
facilities in Findlay, it was an
nounced by oil company officials.
All the buildings on the north side
of the present office building at
Hardin and Main streets, to the first
alley will be razed. Work started
this week on the demolition of the
building on the alley, known as the
Kimmel block.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
Post Card Has Unus-
ual History

Mrs. r. F. Wolfe, of Findlay, got
post card on st. Patrick's Day.
$50 what?" you say, 81 got one
too" But we'll wager you didn't
get one like hers, or one that has
travelled as many miles as hers.
That card really has history 1t
started back in. 1908 when Mrs.
Wolfe was visiting her cousin in Co
lumbus. They were looking at post
cards which was quite a fad at that
time and Mrs. Wolfe came on one
which she particularly liked. It was
card with the picture of st. Pat
rick on it.
"You can have it," said her cousin.
So Mrs. Wolfe took it and the next
st. Patrick's Day she sent it to her
cousin in Columbus. The cousin
didn't reply to it--but the next year
Mrs. Wolfe got it back. And so il
has gone back and forth down thru
the years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
$4,000 Blaze Races
Farm Home

Loss was estimated at $4,000 in a
blaze which destroyed the nine-room
frame farm home of Mrs. w. A.
Harner northwest of Lima last
week. Mrs. Harner's first knowledge
of the blaze came when neighbors
rushed up to tell her the roof was
in flames, and to help remove fur
niture.
Lima fremen were called, but
Chief Harry Tafinger said the
equipment was delayed six minutes
by a freight train, and that an in
adequate water supply hampered
their activities. He blamed defec-
tive flue.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
Enrolment Drops At
@. N. u.

Enrolment at Ohio Northern uni
versity reached 629 for the spring
quarter. DR.. Robert Williams, presi-
dent of the university pointed out
that the total is not much of drop
from the enrolment at the beginning
of the school year considering the
number of men leaving to accept
jobs in industry and to enter the
army.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
Beef Feeders Tour
Planned

The eighth annual Putnam County
beef feeders tour date is set for
Wednesday, April 80.
A committee of cattle feeders and
vocational agriculture teachers met
with the county agent Thursday
evening to make plans for this an
nual event. 1t is planned to make
an afternoon tour starting at loo
o'clock and ending about 4:30 p. m.
A banquet and speakers program to
be held at TOO p. m. in Continental
will terminate the days program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
$4,000 Bandages To Be
Made In County

Allen county chapter of the
American Red Cross Friday issued
an appeal for volunteer workers to
help make $4,000 surgical dressings.
Officials pointed out that the Red
Cross is taking up where it left off
in 1913 and is expanding its national
defense program to provide millions
of dressings requested by the u. S.
Army to meet increasing medical
needs in camps thruout the United
States.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
Findlay Girl Radio
Heroine

Heard daily in thousands of Amer
ican homes is the voice of Sarajane
Wells, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Wells of Findlay. Miss Wells
is appearing daily in three nationally
known radio programs. She is Betty,
girl friend of Jack Armstrong, the
All-American boy; Louise Sims in
Fright to Happiness" and Mary
Rutledge in Guiding Light. Miss
Wells says the dramas become real
to radio audiences and that when
situations become tense, letters of ad-
vice pour into the studios.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27

in accordance with the practice of
other Westinghouse plants which are
engaged in defense work. The COM
pany's Photographic program has
been approved by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
The Lima plant is not now en-
gagged in production of defense ma
terials but he explained the move
was in anticipation of possible fu-
ture defense demands upon the Lima
plant.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES

ing with the Essex Scottish High
landers, is in excellent health and
has been unscathed since he entered
service a number of months ago.
Charles, another son, is serving with
the Canadian forces at Camp Bor-
den, near Toronto, while his young
est son, Thurman, Jr., 81, is in the
9th division at Camp Shelby.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
6,779 Dwellings In
County

When the 1910 census was taken,
there were 6,779 dwellings in Put
nam county or slightly more than one
for each four of the 25,016 residents
of the county, according to figures
released in Ottawa by census au-
thorities.
Of the total number of dwellings
in the county, 6,493 were occupied
at that time and 222 or 3.3 per cent
were vacant and for rent or sale.
There were ga dwellings held for
absent occupants or occupied by nom
residents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
Wheat Damaged By,
Cold Weather

Undetermined damage was caused
to wheat in Putnam county by the
near-zero temperatures and biting
wind which visited this section, it
was reported by County Agent L. c.
Holtkamp.
1t will be impossible to determine
the extent of the damage caused by
this severe weather until the season
advances, the agent explained. If
the weather continues to moderate
and warm weather with rain comes
soon, the wheat may respond more
favorably than if the cold spell con-
tinues for a few weeks longer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
S2,946 For Relief In
County

Lima will receive S1,947 and
Allen county $999 of the 100000
distribution of February relief funds
announced Thursday by State We'll
fare Director Charles l.. Sherwood.
The states share was 47.8 per
cent of the total of $1,880,8O7 spent
by city and county areas for relief
last month. The bill was 1891, 1,017
lower than for February, 1940.
Distributions also included: count
les, Hancock $1,541; Hardin $4,000;
Putnam $1,424.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
ALLEN COUNTY
Vandals Wreck Church
Organ

Vandals who damaged the pipe
organ at the First Baptist church,
McDonel and High streets, were be-
ing hunted Thursday by Lima police.
Rev. Harold Stoddard told police
the person who entered the church
bv an unknown method removed a
few pipes from the organ.
Both Rev. Stoddard and author
tiles said they have been unable to
find a motive for the act. However,
police said the thief may attempt to
sell the metal at junk yard.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
$4,000 Building In
DelphOs

Expenditure of $4,000 for a new
building in Delphos was announced
last week.
The new building is one to be con-
structed on the former Standard Oil
Co. lot on N. Main street, purchased
for an undisclosed figure by Charles
Myers, head of Myers cleaners. The
structure will be of steel and brick,
approximately 80 by 80 feet, and
will adjoin other property of Myers