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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-16

would resent being called any
thing but Californian He
studied law at the University Of
Southern California.
GieSler is 10 the Pacific Coast
bar what Liebowitz cor. is that
LeibowitZ?) was 10 law practice
on the Atlantic Seahoard before
Sam became a Brooklyn Judge
and settled down TO hcaving
guys into the sneezer instead of
tailoring TO keep them out.
GieSler is accounted the
greatest Of the western criminal
lawyers. He received marvellous
schooling for that line Of Black
stonian endeavor As ne was in
the office of Earl Rogers for
"some years.
POGERS, father Of the bril-
~ liant ncWSpaperWoman and
fiction writer. Adela Rogers St.
John. was famed from coast to
coast in his days as a criminal
lawyer
. GieSler is said 10 have much
of the Rogers technique and re-
SourcefulneSS and Showmanship.
His first case of national inter
est was the successful defense
of Alexander Pantages the
western theatrical magnate.
years ago. II established GicSler
as a great trial lawyer and he
has been adding TO his reputa-
ton ever since.
Like Jim Farley when he was
chairman of New York'S Boxing
. Commission. GieSler has been
attracting considerable political
attention and there has been
talk that he might be a candi-
date for governor Of California.
but he says there is nothing TO
the CAB.
We encounter coincidence here
because We understand Farley
-says-tite aSane-tf1i1g about the
talk that he may be a candidate
for governor of New York.
Copyright 1871 By King Features
Distributed by King Features synd.. Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-16
Guard Your Tires

HE temporary ban auto tire purchases imposed by
i OPM will in all probability stimulate the activity of
tire thieves
You are therefore ueSei by the police department to
take extra precautions guarding your property.
One of the best ways IN which you aid the police
is TO jot down the serial numbers of your tires.
This not only will be powerful aid in curbng the
trackng of stolen tires but also will help police
your property in event Of theft.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-16
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
Dec. is, 1910

British troops in Africa cap
ture the Egyptian base of Sol
lum from the Italians and occupy
Capuzzo in Libya.
Greeks push their drive against
the Italians in Albania toward
the Italian held port OF
Nalona.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-16
OETR6Tsas nMES

PublIshec every Week Day Evening and
Sunday Morning ny The Times Publishing
Company at 1925 Times Square. Detroit,
Mich
Entered AZ Detroit Mich. as Second Glass
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-16
Sports Spur Jerry GiesIer
To Labor Of Love on Coast
BY DAMON RTNYON

Jerry GlESLER. noted Los
- Angeles attorney. is men,
toned among his hometown
folks as the only double
breasted sports commissioner
in the United States He is
chairman of the California Rae
ING Commission and chairman of
the California Boxing Commits
sion.
He carries the double
breasted business into his list
ing in the fat telephone directory
of Los Angeles. You find him
as Giesler and also as Geisler,
the explanation being that the
Il" and the first "e" in his name
are always getting mixed up in
the public mind. He prefers the
&c but will settle for the Ell
if necessary.
GieSlcr has associates on both
commissions but il seems TO be
generally conceded that he is
the most powerful influence on
both. He is more of a COM
plete sports car than even the
redoubtable old Judge keneSaw
Mountain Lands, overload OF
baseball, with the slight differ
ence that the Judge gets a
chubby salary for his work while
GieSlcr'S two Jobs have probably
cost him a fortune in time taken
out of his own business and
money from his own pocket,
OBVIOUSLY it is a labor OF
~ love with him. As between
the two sports he seems to have
no special fancy, though prob
ably racing with its claSsier fol-
lowing and Spectacular presen-
tation appeals 10 him more than
the manly art OF scrambllng
ears.
He. was appointed TO head the
boxing commission by Governor
Olson two years ago and did so
we'll that the governor insisted
on him accepting the chairman
ship of the racing commission.
There is seldom anything
wrong with any sport that a
firm hand and fairness will not.
cure and Jerry Giesler seems 10
have applied all this to both
games with considerable sue
cess.
m>en his Scverest critics con-
ccdc that Whenever he has erred
il has been only because Of his
jealous effort toward honest and
impartial administration on ms
ioh>. He is not afraid of belt
ing the biggieS when he thinks
they need It. which IS novelty.
II has been our observation that
most sports administrators deal
for the important guys first.
Moreover. he is always try
ing 10 do something practical
for the little fellows in both
fields. The hard-bitten pugilis-
tic mob which always views
government with great skeptl-
ciSm sag GieSler is all right, and
this is high tribute TO boxing
commissioner from that gang.
He is sponsoring a movement 10
provide a retreat for old and
sick turfmen, which is some
thing that might well be emu
lated elsewhere.
CIESLER is in his deep for
VI ties. is ) feet IL inches in
height and weighs around 40
pounds. His complexion is the
color Of yalSumine. which is to
say extremely white.
\ once neat crop OF reddish
hair Is down to wisps He is
warrled and has son and
daughter and lives in Beverly
Hills. but Offices in Fifth street
in downtown Los Angeles
He IS originally from Iowa,
though 80 far back that he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-16
25 YEARS AGO TODAY
Dee. is, 1916

French troops continue their
drive on the Verdun front; cap
ture Bezonvaux and sections Of
the Caurieres Wood.
Z Russia announces She will
continue TO fight until Germany
offers a fair and lasting peace
Russo Rumanian forces prca-
pare to make n desperate stand
in Dobrudia against the Bulgar-
Turk-German forces.
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13
Orange School Case
Decided By Court
Continued from page u

Continued from page u
miles from the school. in grades ! to
8, may send their children to the
nearer school.
The supreme court ruling against
the so-calIed Anderson petitioners
hinges principally on the factor of
Capitalization. After the electors in
Union township mt. Cory) school
district had voted to centralize the
district, the Hancock county board of
education no longer had any manda-
tory duty to transfer any part of the
area from that district to the Bluff
ton school district under the terms of
section 1896 of the Ohio general
code, the court held.
rs Percent Electors Sign
The courts decision observes that
the petitions filed by Anderson and
others contained more than seventy
five per cent of the resident electors
at all times" but points to the fac
tors which prevented that fact from
being mandatory upon the county
board to make the transfer requested.
The act of Capitalization placed an
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13
SHORT SPORTS

Morrison's team was undefeated in
league play and has ID wins in 15
starts this season.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue Of August ID, 1907

A new company was recently or
ganized here for the manufacturing
and selling of an iron anchor. The
concern is Incorporated with a capital
stock of $4,000 and will be known as
the Bluffton Anchor Co. The incor-
porators are: E. A. Armentrout,
Charles Dillman, G.. H. Lewis, John
Bixel and F. H. Downing of Lima.
Tuesday morning members of the
so-called hunting club and wives left
for Burkett, Ind, to enjoy four or
five days trying their luck with the
finny tribe. They left over the inter-
urban with tent and necessary equip
ment for a comfortable outing. The
party consisted of Mr.. and Mrs. Cur
It's Moffit, A. w. Stephenson, of Mof-
fit Station, Ira Townsend and wife,
]. w. Kimmel and wife, John Dray
and wife. "
Miss Blanche Morrison and Eli
Deppler were quietly married at the
home of the brides parents on Elm
street last Wednesday evening. Rev.
A. F. Reiter performed the cermony.
They left the same evening on an
eastbound interurban for Detroit,
Mich.
Armin Hauenstein spent the past
week with T. J. Hauenstein and fam
lily in Lima. f5a
Miss Edith, daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. C. Schmidt, of Cumberland, Nd,
is here visiting friends. Rev. Schmidt
was formerly pastor of the Reformed
congregations of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lanning, of
indianapolis, Ind, who spent six
weeks in Toronto, Ont, Canada, stop
ped off here the first of the week on
their way home, the guests of Mrs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13

An advantage built up in the first
two quarters enabled Bluffton High
cagers to sweep to 30 to o2 victory
over Ada High at Ada Friday night,
for the Pirates tenth victory of the
season
Starting with a rush, the Diller-
men held an 8 to advantage at one
time in the first quarter, but Ada
closed the gap with a scoring rally
of their own to trail only by two
points. 0 to II, when the period
ended.
Bluffton's siege guns opened up IN
earnest in the next frame, however,
and scintillating scoring plays gave
the Pirates a lead of % to l3 at
halftime. During the entire second
period Ada scored only one field goal
and two free throws.
The 10-point advantage was enough
to assure victory, however, and Bluff
ton played a more conservative type
of ball in the next two quarters to
protect their lead.
1t was the locals second win of
the season over Ada, the Bull Dogs
having been beaten in game here
before the holidays, 49 to 27.
Scoring honors from the court
were almost equally divided in last
Fridays contest. Bluffton had Ia
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13
Kenyon Wins OUer
College FiUe, 47-4O

Kenyon cagers edged Bluffton col
lege, At to 40, in a free-scoring con-
test at Gambler last Saturday night,
evening the season standing between
the two teams.
Kenyon took an early lead in the
contest and managed to hold it most
of the way, altho Bluffton always
stayed in threatening position. At
halftime, the Gambler outfit was
leading, 20 to 16.
Early in the season, the Burcky-
men defeated Kenyon by score of
43 to 33 in a game on the local
court. Last weeks victory by Ken
yon evened the count for the year.
Heiks was Buttons top scorer
with IL points, with Anderson and
Bateman each getting IL points for
the winners.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13

entierly different aspect upon the
case. While this made little physical
difference in the district or its ad
ministration, a centralized" school
district is governed by different laws.
In centralized district, the county
board, when petitioned, could make a
transfer if it saw fit but such trans
fer would have been entirely discre-
tionary with the board, and not man.
datory no matter what per cent of
the electors signed the petition.
Court Summary
Copies of the supreme court de-
cision have been received here.
Briefly the court summarizes it's de-
cision into four points as follows:
l. Under provisions of the School
Foundation, the county board is with
out power to modify or change a
plan of organization previously a
dopted except in the same manner
provided for its adoption. This in.
cludes advertising and a so day
notice of hearing.
2. When petition containing rs
per cent of the electors is filed dur
ing the school year, the board is not
required to make the transfer within
the year covered by the previously
adopted plan.
8. The filing of such petition does
not prevent the board of education
of rural district from calling an
election on Capitalization.
A. Upon valid adoption of CEN
tralization by vote of the district no
mandatory duty rests with the board
to grant a petition to transfer ter
ritory.
The decision was signed by Chief
Justice Weygandt and by Justices
Turner, Matthias, Hart and Zimmer-
man. Justice Bettman, newly elected
to the court, did not participate in
the case.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13
High School To Play Van Vert Here
Friday; College At Home Next Week

assignment, and altho the Diller-
men will be the favorites the Cou-
gars always are dangerous foes.N
Bluffton now has a record of two
victories and one loss n league play;
while Van Vert will come here with
three consecutive defeats marked up
against them.
Saturday nights encounter for the
Pirates is to play off contest post
poned in January because of an in
fluenza epidemic in the Carey
schools. Victory against both Van
Vert and Carey would run Bluff
tons winning string for the season
to an impressive total of Il.
Advance dope means nothing so
far as Bluffton colleges game with
Findlay at Findlay, this Thursday
night, is concerned.
In a previous contest here the
Beavers handed the Orangemen 81
to 26 licking. However, the Oilers
have been the only team to so far
defeat Ohio Northern, a crew that
walloped Bluffton last week, and
forecasts as to the outcome of
Thursdays contest can be based on
fancy alone.
Early in the season Bluffton also
defeated Defiance, the team which
will engage the Burckymen here
Wednesday night of next week. On
the Yellow Jackets court the Beav-
ers emerged victorious by score OF
80 to 81, and another hard fought
contest can be expected in the meet
ing here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13

L
ffton 4 gh 2 W
luffton College 6 aa8
Beaverdam moved ITO f4 lace
e Allen eoarty 1eHeae r eek
,ating Conner. 3T-29. on p Cor
ourt. :. 1t was Beaverdam's lot
league victory in IL starts and gives
the Richland township crew fine
chance to win the loop title outright.
Lewis, a forward, scored 15 points
for Beaverdam, and Beery, guard,
tailed 10......
Bluffton High cagers must win their
two remaining Western Buckeye
league contests to remain in the
thick of the battle for loop crown. =.
Celina and Wapakoneta are setting a
scorching pace for other league teams
to follow, each being undefeated so
far in circuit play.
r = ~
Mt. Cory High clinched the Han
cock county league basketball title
last week with two impressive victor
les. +. After beating Van Buren, 35
to %, early in the week, the Cory
outfit trounced Mt Blanchard 43 to
80 on Friday night. Coach jim
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13
BIUHton College Notes

Geiger's. Miss Geiger is president of
the club.
Misses Betty Keeney, Frances
Beckenbach, Bert Smucker, Paul
Martin, and Walter Kirk, all MEM
bers of the Bluffton college Peace
club, attended conference for Chris
atian pacifists at the Ahimsa farm in
Aurora, Ohio, over the past week
end. Representatives from nine
colleges, including Oberlin, Antioch,
Mather, Case, Schauffer, Wooster,
Mount Union, Wesleyan, and Bluff
ton were present, as well as repre-
sentatives from Pittsburgh, Kent
State, and Ohio State universities.
In this group were members of ten
different denominations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13

Lanning's father, E. Jones, and fam
lily.
Mrs. Brikman who with her hus-
band has charge of the Wonderland,
the moving picture exhibit in the
Geiger business room, and who is a
member of the L. o. T. NJ. hive at
Bucyrus, presented the ladies of the
local hive with complimentary tickets
Tuesday evening.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. l..
Baumgartner on Main street was the
scene of a pleasant social gathering
last Thursday evening.
Julian Doriot and family and Miss
Varna Doriot of Pandora, leave to-
morrow morning for Mackinac, Mich,
for few weeks outing.
Frank Dray, while running a wagon
out of the barn on the p. d. Steiner
farm, east of town, one day last week,
was thrown down. resulting in the
fracturing of the bone of the right
forearm
GEMAN SETTLEMENT
J. D. and Theo. Welty left Monday
for Calem, Oregon.
Isaac Lugibill was kicked by horse
last week but is able to be around
again.
Harvey Basinger returned from
Wooster, Friday, where he attended
school this summer.
d. M. Zimmerly started up his cider
mill Wednesday and had fairly good
run.
Grover Davidson and Ira Basinger
are painting roofs.
Gideon, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Augsburger, and Miss Lizzie, daught-
er of Moses Basinger will be married
today, Thursday. ~
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13

President L. L. Ramseyer spoke at
the Father and Son Banquet in the
Waynesfield Methodist Church in
Waynesfeld last Wednesday night.
speaking on the topic Our Re
sponsibility". The college Gospel
Team Quartet, composed of Edmond
Zehr, Glenn Graber, Paul Soldner and
Herbert Fretz accompanied DR..
Ramseyer and sang several numbers.
Women of Bluffton colleges Ropp
hall will hold their annual open house
festivities on Saturday evening, from
7:30 to 900 p. m. The dornaitory
will be opened to the public for in
spection at that time. At 900 p. m.
a program will be held in the lobby.
A number of Bluffton college stu
dents, representing both of the col
lege "Y" associations, attended the
Ohio International Institute, held at
Wilberforce University, near Xenia.
This is the eleventh annual meeting
which is always held on Lincoln's
birthday.
In keeping with three important
dates in the month of February.
Valentines Day, Washington's birth
day, and Lincoln's birthday, the
social committee under the directio,
of Frances Ramseyer, arranged al
all-college party which was held il
the Ropp hall dining hall last Sat
urday night.
A large audience assembled in the
Bluffton High School gymnasium on
Sunday night, to hear the combined
orchestras of Bluffton college, Bowl
ing Green State university, and Man
chester college, present a concert.
The guest conductors, Earl E.. Smith
of Bowling Green and Samuel Flu
eckiger of Manchester, who assisted
Sidney Hauenstein of Bluffton, are
both Bluffton college alumni. A
similar program was given in the
afternoon at Bowling Green and it
will be repeated at Manchester col
lege on Sunday, February %.
The Mems Gospel Team Quartet,
composed of Leonard Metzker, Rob't
Sommer, John Boehr, and James
Habegger completed weekend tour
of churches in Indiana. Miss Dorrit
We'll and DIR. !. w. Baumap accom-
panied the group. The Mennonite
churches were Topeka, Goshen, Silver
Street, and Middlebury.
The Home Economics club held a
Progressive Party" Tuesday even
ing. Starting from Ropp hall the
girls enjoyed a casserole dish at
Mrs. Bixler's; salad at Mrs. Bau-
mans; and dessert at Magdalene
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13
Bowling Leagues

Leaders in the Hardwick bowling
league did not fare so we'll last week,
with the North Enders winning only
one of three games from the South
Enders and the Triplett team drop
ping two of three to Old Dutch
bowlers. In other games of the
week the Stone Co. took two of three
from the Post Office, and the Cen
trail Ohio copped two of three from
the Radio club.
I Standing in the league follows:
Triplett, won 80, lost 10; North
Enders, won 20, lost 16; Central
Ohio, won %, lost II; South Enders,
won %, lost %; Stone Co., won 21,
lost %; Post Office, won Is, lost 27;
Old Dutch, won Is, lost 27; Radio
Club, won IL, lost 28.
CENTRAL OHIO
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13
Two oBys Go To Camp
In February Draft Call
CONTINUED from page L


last week.
This is particularly true of Board
No. 3, in which Bluffton is included,
for call numbers in that district are
running considerably higher than in
the other two county boards. 1t is
expected that No. 1400 will show on
the call records sometime in June so
far as Board No. 3 is concerned.
To date Allen county boards have
supplied Isl men for army service.
In Board No. 3, the holder of Order
No. All was among the draftees
leaving for Toledo on Monday.
1t is estimated that Allen county
must provide 150 additional men be-
tween March 2 and April 10, with
225 more men required from April 10
until June so. -
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13

Home play will be resumed in the
next week by Blutfton High and
Bluffton college cage teams which
have so far played most of their
February engagements on foreign
courts.
Bluffton Highs schedule calls for
the Pirates to oppose Van Vert here
on Friday and to play at Carey on
the following night.
After playing at Findlay this
Thursday, the collegians will engage
Defiance on the Button floor We'd
nesday night of next week.
Bluffton Highs game with Van
Vert is Western Buckeye league
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13
Bluffton High Cagers Beat Ada,
1922, For Tenth Win OF Season

field goals and Ada racked up 13. In
free throws, the Pirates had an edge,
II to 6. Bluffton cagers missed only
five shots from the free throw line.
Clyde Fisher paced the Bluffton
attack with II points, with Beidler
getting nine and Russ Gratz five.
Ada's famous Niswander duo made
Is of their teams 32 points, Glenn
with IA and Ralph with II.
In fast preliminary, Bluffton sec
onds defeated the Ada reserves 20
to 19. Ada led at the close of the
first two quarters, 10 to z, and IL
to 9, but Bluffton was ahead at the
third, Is to 13. Rich Gratz got 10
points and John Hermann eight for
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13
Notice

We are now now taking orders
for our power-lift sweeprakes. We
are building them in our shop two
miles south of Bluffton on Route %.
These rakes will successfully
handle all kinds of hay, combine
straw, green hay for silage, shock
corn, and grain shocks. See Us for
references and prices. We will also
handle accessories and repairs.
43 Philip and Herman Hilty
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13
Junior High Cagers
Beat Central, 1919

Bluffton junior high cagers won
an easy 38 to 10 decision over Lima
Central junior high Tuesday evening
in the local gymnasium. The Pirate
juniors led at halftime, 21 to 7. Fred
Hermann, six-foot two-inch center,
was the pace-setter of the Bluffton
attack.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13

Pandora High turned in a freak
score last week by beating Miller
City, 50 to a, in game at Miller
City Only one field goal was scor-
ed by the losers. After winning ID
straight games, Minister High was
spilled, 20 to 25 by Celina Catholic
last week. !. On the following night
the Minister crew came back to de-
feat New Knoxville, SO to &c.,.
Cridersville ran its season record to
II wins in 18 starts by trounclng
Shawnee, SO to al, and Waynesfield,
SO to SO. Rog Phillips, one OF the
states outstanding players, Tailed 81
points in one game and 36 in another.
He has 446 points in Is starts, an av-
erage of 25 points per game.