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Evening star., 1943-09-03
Part Of Ciano Fortune
Reported Seized by
BadogIio Government
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, Sept. 3.-Part of the
immense fortune of Count Galeazzo
Ciano Mussolini's son-in-law, and
his wife, Edds, was reported last
night to have been seized by the
government Of Premier Pietro
Badoglio.
| The Italian news agency Stefani
said committee, investigating the
! fortunes made by Fascist leaders
through graft, announced that the
couples villa in Rome and large
quantities of their cash and Jewels
had been seized.
Stefani said long list of Fascist
leaders, all of whose property had
been seized by the government, in
cluded 1t. Gen. Achille Starace.
former chief of the general staff of
the Fascist militia: Edmondo Ros-
soni, a former member of the Fascist
Grand Council; Tullio Cianetti,
former minister of corporations:
Giuseppe Bottai. former governor of
Rome, and Roberto Farinacci, former
secretary of the Fascist party.
A Milan dispatch to the Bern
newspaper Der Bund said Cavalier
Galbiati, former chief of the Fascist
militia, had been arrested. Marshal
| Emilio de Bono, former supreme
commander of the Italian Army,
also was reported in custody.
The Milan dispatch said it was ex-
pected soon that other Fascist
diplomats would all be retired-such
a move already has been taken
against Ciano and Count Dino
Grandi, former Fascist Ambassador
to England, the report said.
The Milan dispatch further said
that Milan authorities set up ma
chine guns and strengthened patrols
yesterday because of the publicity
given leaflets asking for a general
strike and peace demonstration on
the fifth anniversary of the start
OF the war. 1t reported the populace
remained quiet. adding only half
OF the people are working, therefore
1t is impossible to say whether the
strike was observed"
Evening star., 1943-09-03
Nevadan Is Convicted
0fKil|ing Army0fficer
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FALLON, New, Sept. 3.-A Dis
trict Court jury last night convicted
Floyd L. Mckinney of numbering
1t. Raymond E. Fisher. former
Rochester On. " schoolteacher
and omitted a recommendation fol
leniency. (Shortly before he was
murdered, 1t. Fisher was stationed
at Fort Belvoir, Va.)
Lack of a jury recommendation
Tor leniency makes a sentence OF
death in the States lethal gas
chamber mandatory under Nevada
law.
The State charged McKinnev
former Luning New water wagon
driver. crushed 1t. Fishers skull
shot to death Mrs. Fisher and
dumped their bodies in the desert
II miles east of Fallon. He was tried
only for murder of 1t. Fisher. Judge
Clark j. Guild said he would impose
sentence September IA.
The State charged Mckinney
hitcn-hiked a ride with the Fishers
as they were travelling from Gowan
Field, Boise, Idaho. to March Field
Riverside, Calf, killed the counle
and took their car.
A coroner's jury set the date of
tne sIaylng as April "a or 25.
Mckinney based his defense on
testimony that he was at his home
IN Luning from April "a to April 26
Evening star., 1943-09-03
CorpI. Ridings Buried
With Military Honors

WARM SPRINGS, Ga, Sept
fP).-Corpl. Maoma Little Rulings,
30, Warm Springs WAC who was
slain in Indianapolis last Saturday,
has been buried with military
honors.
Several hundred relatives and
friends crowded the Warm Springs
Baptist Church yesterday for fu-
neral services conducted by the Rev.
H. o. Fowler of Manchester, Ga.
At the cemetery a squad of eight
Fort Benning (Ga) soldiers fired a
volley of shots over the grave and
a bugler sounded Taps" The
Women's Army Corps was repre-
sented by WAC escort who accom-
panied the body from Indianapolis
Evening star., 1943-09-03
Edward {. Fish, 81, Dies;
Long Resident Of District

= Edward Clyaton Fish, So. factory
representative for the Todd Sales
90. In Washington for the past
% years, died yesterday at his home
ilo3 Hobart street NV. after a long
Illness
Mr.. Fish was born in Shesheouin.
Pa, and at one time operated a
ranch near Echo, Oreg.
He IS survived by his widow. Mrs
Lulu May Fiester Fish: two sons
Lloyd F. and Edward Clayton Fish
Jr., and a granddaughter.
His body will remain at the S. H
Hines funeral home until 10 O'Clock
tonight when 1t will be sent to
Sheshequin for services and burial
on Sunday.
Evening star., 1943-09-03
Police Will Question
All Employees Of Hotel
On Staying Of WAC
ny the Associated Press

49, HssocldIeo PEeSS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 3. - Cit,
Detective Chief Jesse McMurty to.
Gay began quizzing all employees OF
the Claypool Hotel, where WAC
Corpl. Naoma L. Ridings' mutilated
body was found last Saturday night
Chief McMurty said the question
ing would encompass every en-
ploye, male and female" and a lie
detector probably would be used.
Robert De Almond, hotel steward
In the daytime and employe of an
amusement park at night, was ar
rested on a, yagrancy charge yester-
day and held under 81 600 bond for
questioning in connection with the
Staying. Saul A. Rabb, chief deputy
county prosecutor, said De Almond
was convicted in 1894 of attacking a
l0-year-old girl. sentenced to 2 to
81 years in the State Prison. trans
ferred to the Central Indiana
(mentaD Hospital here in 1899 and
paro1ed from the hospital to his
fathers custody last April.
BelIboy May Be Released.
Chief McMurty said Robert Wolf
ingten, 22-year-old bellboy ques-
toned for two days probably
would be released from a vagrancy
charge and policy custody. He had
reported delivering ice to Corpl.
Ridings' room a few hours before
the body was found among bits of
a shattered whisky bottle.
Meanwhile, Marie Simpson, 27.
was absolved of any connection with
the crime after police checked her
story that she was the person who
slew the Warm Springs, Ga, girl
who once nursed President Roose-
velt. Accompanied by a 19-year-
old youth, the Simpson woman had
appeared at the police station to
confess" the crime earlier in the
day.
Later she was sentenced to 10
days in Jail and fined 81 and costs
for drunkenness by Judge John L.
McNelis in Municipal Court. Police
released the youth.
woman in Black" Sought.
Search for the mysterious "wom-
an in black" whom many regard as
the key to the solution of the baf-
fling case and who was seen by an
other bell boy in the death room
several hours prior to the discovery
of the half-nude body. slowed as
numerous tips were discounted by
detectives.
Others questioned included a
Camp Atterbury soldier who re-
portedly was to have had a date
with the victim on the night of the
tragedy and two Stout Field soldiers
who were present at the hotel desk
when the killing first was reported.
Mary Breitback, IS, also was re-
leased after questioning. Present in
the hotel lobby the night of the
Staying, she had been quizzed on the
possibility that she was the woman
wearing dark dress who, shortly
after the crime was committed, left
the floor on which Corpl Ridings'
room was located.
Evening star., 1943-09-03
'Worrenton Horse Show
Expects 500 Entries j..
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
WARRENTON, Va. Sept. 9Th,
combined Warrenton Horse ane
Pony Show will have more than 50t
entries and approximately 12s
horses showing in full days sched-
ule starting at 9 am. Monday, j
North Fletcher, president of the
Warrenton Horse Show Association
has announced.
Considering times" Mr.. Fletcher
said, II think that is excellent"
War bonds and stamps will be
used for first and second prizes
many of which have been donated
for the show by supporters.
Evening star., 1943-09-03
Girl Born to Bert Lohrs

SANTA MONICA, Calf. Sept. 2
N).-A 61a pound daughter was born
at st. Johns Hospital yesterday to
Mrs. Bert Lallr, wife of the comedian.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11
Will Observe 5Oth
Wedding Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J. Sutter,
five and one-half miles northwest of
Bluffton, will observe their 50th we'd
ding anniversary at their home on
Sunday.
A dinner will be held at noon for
the family and invited guests. Open
house for friends and relatives will
be observed from 2 to 5 p. m. Cen
tering the table will be large three
TERED wedding cake, surrounded by
miniature bride and groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sutter are the par
ents of six children, five of whom
are living. They are Mrs. Nelson
Herr of Bluffton, Clyde Suffer of
Pandora, Mrs. Paul Faze of Lafay-
cite, Mrs. Irwin Rickley of Colum-
bus, Oliver Sutter of Oak Harbor
and Ralph Sutter of Toledo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11

Travelling more than 5000 miles
in about 40 flying hours, Miss Irma
Schneck, missionary to Nigeria in
British West Africa, arrived at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Schneck of Pandora on Sunday
morning to spend a years furlough.
This modern miracle of transporta-
tion enabled Miss Schneck TO leave
her mission station at Tofa, 500 miles
from the coast in the deep interior,
and find her setting her feet on Amer
lean soil at Miami, Fla, in less than
two days of flying time.
The entire journey was made by
plane Tofa is only 20 miles from
kano, large city with rail and air
plane facilities. She few from Kano
tod Lagos on the coast in r. A. F..
bomber and then to Brazil in Pan
American clipper. A stop was made
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11
Funeral For Oldest
BIuftOn Resident

Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza
beth Oberly, 96, Buttons Oldest
resident, were held at the Diller
Funeral chapel Monday afternoon
She died early Sunday morning at
the home of her son Levi Oberly of
Cherry street. Death was due to
senility.
The daughter of Peter and Anna
Gerber she was born at Dalton
Sept. 5, 1916. She was married to
Peter Oberly, March II, 1870, in
Wayne county. Her husband died
in 1902.
A longtime resident of Bluffton,
she is survived by three sons and
two daughters, Levi and William
Oberly of Bluffton; Gideon of Lafay-
cite, Mrs. Melinda Hall of Mt. Ver-
non and Mrs. William Stettler OF
Lima. Two daughters, Mrs. Ella
Balmer and Sarah Ann Oberly are
deceased.
There are 26 grandchildren and 5s
great-grandchildren. She was q
member of st. John Mennonite
church near Pandora. Rev. j. N
Smucker, pastor of the First Men.
monte church officiated at the serv-
ices. Burial was made at the st
John cemetery, Pandora.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11
Former BlufftOn Man Tells OF
Life In Japanese Prison Camp
Jap Newspapers Only Source of
Information as to Progress
OF War
David Kliewer Passes Time by
Raising Rabbits; Asks
Friends to Write

Progress of the war is eagerly
followed by American soldiers now
in japanese prison camps, writes
David Kliewer, %, former Bluffton
youth who later became an aviator
in the marine corps and was cap
tured at Wake Island.
The only accounts of the conflict
which they receive, however, are
those appearing in japanese news
papers. Kliewer is one of number
of Americans interned by the Jap
anese in the Zentsuji prison camp in
the Shikoku island group off the
mainland of Japan.
Conditions in the prison camp hav,
been reported generally as good ant
the letters from Lieut.. Kliewer t
his parents Ssubstantiate those find
ingsa The letter reads, in part, .
follows:
please continue to write; letter
are such welcome interlude in thi
prison life. Your reading audienc
is large and appreciative. Am writ
ing only to you since | am limite'
in number and length of letters.
81 am in fairly good health am
as happy as can be expected unde
the circumstances. My hair ha
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11
81 ALLEN COUNTY
SELECTEES LEAVE
FOR ARMY SERVICE
Group Leaves Lima, Wednesday
Bound for Camp Perry
Military Center
Four Bluffton Men Are Included
In Contingent; First
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11
FIRE DESTROYS BIG.
BARN and STOCK
EARLY WEDNESDAY
Large Structure on Haydn Ba-
singer Farm Is Burned
to Ground
Livestock, Implements and Feed
Lost; Help Prevents
Spread of Flames

Fire of unknown origin totally de-
stroyed large barn on the Haydn
Basinger farm five miles northwest
of Bluffton early Wednesday morn
ing. All of the contents including
livestock, implements and feed were
lost in the blaze.
Only prompt response of the Pam
dora and Columbus Grove fire de-
partments prevented the flames from
spreading to the dwelling house
nearby. Wind blowing from the
burning barn showered the tin roof
of the house with blazing embers.
Extent of the damage, which will
be heavy, could not be Immediately
determined, Wednesday. The loss is
partially covered by insurance.
MOTORISTS DISCOVER FIRE
The fire was discovered by two un-
identified Findlay men driving in an
automobile on State Route IL, mile
north Of the Basinger farm. At
tracted by the blaze they drove to the
scene of the fire and gave the alarm
shortly after a. m.
The flames had gained sufficient
headway when help came that it was
impossible to save the blazing struc-
ture and attention was turned to pre-
venting a spread of the fire.
The two Findlay motorists, first
on the scene of the fire succeeded in
moving Basinger's automobile which
was parked near the barn and would
have been destroyed.
TRACTOR, LIVESTOCK LOST
Heat from the burning building,
however, prevented moving of new
tractor also standing near the barn.
Livestock burned included nine cows
and several calves and one sow and
little pigs. Also lost were 1000
bushels of corn.
Two horses which may have. beer
in the barn could not be located
Wednesday morning, however, it is
believed that possibly they were in
the woods nearby at the time of the
fire.
The barn, one of the largest struc-
lures of its kind in the Swiss Set
tlement, was built some sixty years
ago by David Lugibill, grandfather
of the present owner.
This is the third large barn in
that vicinity to burn within the past
eight years. Ohers were those or
the Christian Zimmerly and Samue
King farms.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11
O. ~. u. Athlete Is
High School Coach

Kent Cotterman, outstanding ath-
lete at Ohio Northern university for
the past three years, has been elect
ed coach and instructor of physical
education and science at Bluffton
High school, replacing George Swank,
who left Wednesday for army serv-
ice.
Cotterman played on the univers-
ity football, basketball, baseball and
track teams. He will graduate from
the university school of education
this spring.
The new coach is in the VT classi-
fication in the naval reserve and will
not likely be called to the service
until July. His father is superin-
tendent of schools at Alger. Cotter-
man assumed his teaching duties
here the first of the week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11
Funeral Thursday
For Mrs. Guy Henry

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary F.
Henry, IS, of Orange township, will
be held at the home of D son Paul
Henry, of Orange township, Thurs
day afternoon at 100 o'clock and
at the, Liberty chapel at 2 o'clock,
slow time.
She died at the home of another
son Cecil Henry of Arlington, Tues
day morning at o'clock, following
a lingering illness.
A lifelong resident of Orange
township she was born Feb. IL, 1868.
She was married Dec. "a, 1898, to
j. G. Henry who survives together
with the following children:
Ralph and Paul Henry of Bluff
ton; Cecil Henry of Arlington; Lee
Henry of Findiay and Cleon Henry
of Covington. There are 13 grand
children.
She was member of the Presby-
terian church. Rev. Lee B. Remaley
and Rev. Irwin Kaufman will Off
ciate at the service. Burial will be
in Thompson cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11
World Day OF Prayer
To Be Observed Here

World Day of Prayer will be OBJ
served in special meetings to be held
at the st. John Reformed church
Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The meeting is sponsored by the
women's organizations in the church
es of the community.
Mothers and wives of boys in the
service are specially invited to at
tend the meeting. The meeting is
for all the churches in the COM
munity and everyone is invited to
attend, it was stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11
Seek Pictures OF
Bluffton Mem In
Military Service

PHOTOGRAPHS of Bluffton
= high school graduates in
military and naval service are
wanted by the staff of THE Buc-
cancer, high school annual, ii
was announced the fir<t of the
week.
The book this year will be
dedicated to men in the service
and pictures of the nfn will be
given prominent pI ice in the
volume. Effort is beiSg made to
have every graduate of the
school now in service represent
ed in the pictorial section.
Anyone having pictures avail
able is asked to leafe them at
the high school Office or give
them to Ellen Ba4nger, John
Schmidt, Mildred Campbell,
Doris Dunifon Sr Dorothy
Anderson.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11
"a ALLEN COUNTY
SELECTEES CALLED
FOR EXAMINATION
Group Will be Sent to Toledo to
Undergo Physical Tests
Saturday
Three Blufft0n Men are Includ-
ed in Number Called by
Draft Board

Three Blufftoa men are included
in the group of twenty-four regis
trants who have been notified to re-
port at Toledo, Saturday for physical
examination preliminary to army in
duction, it is announced by Allen
County Draft Board No. 8.
The men who qualify in the
physical examination viii receive
seven day furlough before reporting
for active duty with the March
quotas of Board No. 3
Those notified to report for. .physi-
cal examination are:
Bluffton-Darvin r. Luginbuhl,
Gerald Carl Augsburger, Wayne w.
Daley.
Col. Grove-Haroid N. McElderry.
Harrod-Dale L. Johnson, Roh't
E. Lentz.
Lima Rural Routes-Thos. E.
Galloway, Joseph E. Fisher, Norman
A. Amstutz, Wayde w. Herr, d.
Wesley Wooddell, Nile +. Sawmiller,
Wayne E. Polling, Samuel G. Ladd,
Marion F. Miller, Rob't w. Hickey,
Harold NJ. Lutterbein, John r. Neep-
er, Dale l.. Rumsey.
Elida-Sam T. Horn, Don r..
Cattell.
aynesfeld-Robert ]. Durbin.
Middletown Celestine George
Schmidt.
Delphos-John K. Neumeier.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11
Receives Commission

Corporal Robert H. Schaublin hav-
ing successfully completed his three
months course at the Air Forces Of
ficer Candidate School at Miami
Beach, Florida, has received his COM
mission as End Lieutenant in the Air
Forces of the Army of the United
States.
His duties will be to direct vital
administrative and supply operations
Of the rapidly expanding Army Air
Forces ground forces, thus relieving
trained pilots for full time flying
duty.
1t. Schaublin is the SON of Mr..
and Mrs. Gideon Schaeublin of
Cherry street. His wife, Mrs. Eve
lyn Schaublin, lives at Marenga,
Ohio.
He graduated from Bluffton High
school in the class of 1929 and from
Bluffton college in the class of 1888.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11
Wednesday Will Mark Start OF Latest
Lenten Season In One Hundred Years
Next Lenten Season to Start
on March 10 Will Be in
Year 203S
Determination of Easter Based
on Ancient Astronomical
Formula

Due to an astronomical condition
occurring but once every century,
the Christian world began observ-
ance on Wednesday of the latest
Lenten period of the 10th century.
March 10 and April % are the
latest possible dates in the calendar
on which Ash Wednesday and Easter
resptively may fall. The last time
Easter was this late was way back
in 1886 and the next time will be
in 2038.
The unusual regulations governing
the selection of Easter and Ash We'd
nesday were made in 325 A. d. at
the Council of Christian churches at
Nicea in Asio Minor. At that time
it was decided that Easter falls on
the first Sunday after the 14tA day
Of the moon falling ~ &c =
vernal equinox first day Of spfing)
which this year will be March 21.
+ Basing the selection of Eastern or
the moon was due to the fact thai
the Pilgrims needed the moonlight t.
travel safely on their way to the
Great Christian Eastern festivals
held every year.
The mathematical explanation il
as follows: The moon which comes
after the yernal equinox this wear
begins on April a. Fourteen day:
after that date is April Is, which
happens to fall on Sunday, ane
the next Sunday after that is Easter
April 25.
Once the Easter date is determined
Ash Wednesday is found by counting
back 40 days, the period of Lent
Sundays are not counted in the de
termination which brings this years.
Ash Wednesday to March 10.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11
Talent ShOU To Be
Held At College

Amateur talent from the commun-
ity and college will be featured in a
talent show to be held at Ramseyer
chapel at Bluffton college Friday
night, March 26, at o'clock.
Applications for entrance to the
competition should be made to Miss
Frances Beckenbach at Ropp Hall,
girls dormitory, before March 13.
Cash prizes of $500 and $3.50 will
be awarded to winners of the compe-
tition.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11
Bread Sliced Or
Not, Makes Little
Difference Here

pLUFFTON housewives who
voiced some objections to the
ban on sliced bread several
weeks ago, showed little interest
when the sliced loaves made
their appearance in stores here
Wednesday.
Sliced or not sliced really
makes little difference, was the
apparent attitude of the woman
who sets the table for the family
three times daily.
Sliced bread, they said was
more convenient, but not q vital
matter in these days when re-
strictions in connection with food
rationing have raised problems
which dwarf sliced-or unsliced
bread into insignificance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11
WIDER LATITUDE.
FOR FARM LABOR
DEFERMENT LOOMS
County Agricultural War
Boards are Given Power
OF Appeal
May Ask Deferment Altho
Action Not Requested by
Registrant

Possibility of wider latitude in de-
ferment from military service of
skilled farm laborers and operators
as a distinct possibility
this week with the announcement
that the individual county u. S. De-
partment of Agriculture war boards
will now have the power to request
such deferments when in the in
terest Of the rational emergency.
{Eith heavy HsH calls in prospecs
ms spring, fdleclon q the wal
boards is expected to assume in.
creased Importance as an agency td
determine whether any particular
registrant will be of greater service
in the production of foodstuffs or in
the armed forces.
The war board is given power to
act independent of the registrant, ac-
cording to a recent order of Secre-
tary of Agriculture Claude r. Wick
ard which directs war boards to take
the initiative in requesting defer
ments of essential farm workers
when they themselves have not asked
for such deferments.
More Power for Boards
War boards also may file appeals
of classifcations under the recent
directive issued by Wickard who has
been given the job of handling farm
labor by the War Manpower com
mission.
Personnel of the war boards is
made up of local representatives OF
various federal agencies.
In the matter of farm deferments
it is essential that workers shoulc
be encouraged to use their talents
where they are best suited and farm
laborers who do not enter the armed
services are not thereby unpatriotic
it was stated by officials.
In addition to function of ths
agricultural war board, aid in tn,
farm labor problem will be given b!
the agricultural extension servic'
which has been given the job Of re
cruiting farm help within the coun
ties while the U. S. Employment
service will undertake to bring out
side labor into the county.