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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-10
Citizen Italians
Given Chance
To Aid America
Judge Picard Explains
Plan Suggested by
SeVen-Man Committee

Federal Judge Picard Saturday
appointed a Seven-member COM
mittee 10 determine whether
Itallan-AmericanS in Detroit wish y
10 express their devotion 10 this
country through the medium Of E
some large gift or donation.
Picard explained that some
time ago he had been approached
by leading Italian-Americans and
asked 10 assume the responsibility I
OF appointing a committee. He :
named these prominent citizens:
Vincent Fordell. chairman; a
Robert A. Acchione, executive
secretary; J. A. CapizZi, Louis
c. Miriam, Frank S. Valenti.
Maria Givanetti Lalli and Anthony
Danna.
HOW THEY MAY HELP 80
At least three suggestions have. o.
been advanced which the cons,
mlttee will discuss. Picard Said.1.
They propose that Italian Amer y
leans may express their love for
America by: 20.
Donating battleShip or soma
lesser weapon of war go
Raising enough money to-
purchase at least 100000 600 ~
IN war bonds. N
Raising a large sum of money :
which the United States would -.
use TO buy food and clothing 80
for civilians in Italy and Sicily. =
LAY GROUND WORK ~
In letters to each member Of,
the committee. Picard said il was
not absolutely necessary for this :
committee to take any final action
btt il could at least lay the
ground work.
The Judge said he believed that
If the plan was successful in De~ .
trolt it would probably extend ia.
other sections of the country. !.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-10
Great Fires Rdqe
Out Of Control
In State Forests
2oo-MiIe Front PeriIed
in Upper Peninsula; All
Woods finder Dry

At a dozen points along a 200
mile front. fires were thrusting
into the priceless timberlands of
the Upper Peninsula Saturday.
with soldiers from the border
garrisons, Michigan State Troops
and civilian volunteers fighting
from ditch 10 ditch TO prevent
further destruction.
Shovels, ploughs and axes were
the weapons being used by the
hastily mustered forces of defense.
In Keweenaw County a fishing
village. threatened by flames from
three sides, was evacuated at the
command of the state police.
ALL FIGHT FIRES
Other communities in the same
area were virtually deserted as
schools and stores closed and
women and children joined the
fire fighters.
More than $500 acres Of soft
wood vital 10 the war effort, had
been left a blackened waste and
new fires were being reported
hourly by conservation officers
who, atop their watch towers.
have kept day and night vigil
since the woodlands became finder
dry.
FIRES NEAR ATLANTA
Three fires near Atlanta. In
Lower Michigan, were reported
out Of control.
On the fire lanes in and about
Marquette County were 100 men,
bers Of the Marquette. Calumet,
Hancock and Escanaba units of
the Michigan State Troops and
100 soldiers from Fort Brady. The
State Troops were called 10 duty
by Gov Kelly At the army air
base in Oscoda 200 soldiers were
being held in readiness for service
al crucial points.
Conservation men blamed care
less hunters for the fires which
hrokn-otIt- almost simultaneous
AZ scattered points. Under Gov.
Kelly's emergency. decree sum-
moning the State Troops into
service all smoking and open fires
in the northern half of the Upper
Peninsula has been prohibited.
South Of Marquette two new
fires broke out during the night,
advancing two miles IN spite of
The efforts Of A fire fighting crew
OF 30. In the tract south of
Gwinr $50 men were powerless 10
check flames which raced from
tree-top 10 tree-top destroying
much valuable timber. Near the
towns of Republic, Big Bay and
Michigamme fires had been tenn
porarily checked.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-10
NEIGHBoR's STORY

Early Saturday afternoon, he
told police Mrs. Afattsou had
come 10 the Hooper home TO get
meat from this ice box. She was
followed by Mattson who engaged
her in violent argument.
The couple returned shortly
afteTward 10 their own home and
again resumed their quarrel.
The five other children Of the
couple are: Norman, IS; Gerald,
-; Joyce. p; Shirley, 10, and
Ronald, S.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-10
Seven Detroit
Soldiers Among
593 Wounded
rs Outstaters Listed
in Report From
All Fighting Fronts

Thirty-two Michigan men, I'm
Guiding seven Detroiters, were
among 500 United States soldiers
listed Saturday by the war de-
partment as wounded in action.
The Detroiters were:
FIRST 1T. FENNARD L. HER
RING JR.. son of Mrs. F. l.. Her
ring. 11724 Griggs; serving in the
Asiatic area.
SGT. LEONARD M. De BELL,
son of Mrs. Lena De Belle, 1924
Dane; North Africa area.
PVT. .CELESTER F. HARM
DEN JR., son Of Mrs. Christine
Harnden, CLIO Lenox; North Afri-
can area.
CPL. ALEX X. GOODMAN, son
OF Mrs. Anna Goodman, 1894 Ty-
uer; southwest Pacific area.
PVT. OTTO A. KEJONEN,
brother Of Mrs. Helen Hakala,
1884 Greenlawn; southwest Pa
cific.
PFC. JOSEPH J. KRAMEK,
son Of Mrs. Agnes Kremek. 62l5
Norwalk; southwest Pacific.
TECH. Bird GRADE ALBERT
F. Lane, brother OF Mrs, Cora r..
SHARPLY l40l5 Linnhurst; south
west Pacific.
Other Michigan men listed as
wounded were-from- the Euro
pean area:
TECH. SGT. RICHARD w.
LEWIS, MuSkegon.
FLIGHT OFFICER JOHN -.
MAYFIELD, Ann Arhnr-
From the North African area
Gncluding Sicily:
ski. GLENDON f. Gait,
Lake Odessa.
STAFF SGT. EDWARD a
COLEMAN RAMSAY
SEP. EDWARD HABITZ. Os-
siHeka
CPL DELMAR W HETHER-
INGTON. Pontiac.
PFC. WALTER ! HILL Flint
TECH. 4th CIR. HARLAN A
AePEAk, Lansing
PFC HARRY G. MACARTHUR,
Alpena
PVT MICHAEL NOR AZ \
Stephenson.
TECH 5th CIR. MELVIN A
MORRISON. Escanaba
PVT. EMIL NJ MROZINsKI
Auburn
PVT ROBERT J YEO Marine
City.
From the southwest Pacific
area
SECOND IT. GORDON /.
BEEGLER Dearborn
PFC CHARLES V DEMLow.
Alpena
TECH 18th OR HAROLD c.
EAGER. Dowagiac
TECH. 5th CIR JOSEPH T.
KADERABEK. Irons.
CPL. RONALD F. LEE, Rose
vile
PFC. EVERETT L. MOORE,
Blanchard
PVT. HANRY PAWLOWSKI.
Wyandotte
SGT. HENRY " ROTKOVIIZ
Lincoln Park
SECOND IT. GERARD A
STREELMAN. Grand Rapids.
CPL. MARK II. TWITE, Al
Dcna
PFC. JOHN l. WOOD. Ona.
way.
PFC. ARNOLD II YAEK. Mt.
Clemens.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-10

TECH. Bird GRADE ALBERT
F. Lane, brother OF Mrs, Cora T..
SHARPLY, l40l5 Llnnhurst; south
west Pacific.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-10

DetroiterS often have beer
warned that II lay within the
power Of The Nazis 10 bomb their
factories and homes perhaps toe
oftrn by prrSoux WHOSE knowledge
could be questioned
Saturday. however, less an
authority than Col. Bernt Bal
chen. transatlantic and polar
pioneer. declared that such an al
tack was feasible.
Prom base in Norway,
German bombers can fly across
the North Atlantic and across
Greenland and Canada 10 attack
Detroit" ne said "The NaZis
have planes capable of carrying
b0mbIoad eco miles.
"Of course, they would never
get back"
HEADS GREENLAND BASE
Now the commanding officer Of
an air base IN Greenland. Col
Balchen has the reputation OF
knowing better than any living
man the flying conditions which a
mass flight Of bomberS would en-
counter en- route from Norway 10
Detroit.
During the last y months he
has directed the rescue OF a.
Allied aviatorS who were forced
u
wastes OF Greenland. In one IN
stance, he piloted a PB flying boat
10 the top OF an ICE cap and sue
cesSfully put us hull down on the
ice IN order 70 take out nine crew
men from a wrecked Flying For.
tTcSS.
Dog teams and tractor-drawn
SledCes had been unable 10 reach
the stranded aIrmen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-10
Boy Accuses His Father
Of Beating Mother to Death

A 14-year-old boy Saturday
afternoon watched mother
beaten 10 death with a baseball
bat despite his vain efforts to pre-
vent the tragedy.
Sought by police as the savage
killer is tie husband and father,
Matthew Mattson.
The fatal beating occurred in
the kitchen of the Mattson home
at 4439 Fourth following an ar
gument OF several hours duration.
Evening star., 1943-09-09

43 Block Cotton Golf Hose;
broken sizes; pr - SOC 1se
a Students Suits; blue WOOL
cotton; 80, "a, IS - 21o5 1888
Students Suit; blue repro
oessed wool and cotton; lo 1875 1888
Merchandise containing wool is properly
lobeed to noteroI content)
LANSBURGHS--Boys and Students Wedr-
Fourth Floor
Teens Wear Reduced
IA Teens 2-Pc Suits linens
and spun royons; brown,
navy; broken sizes | 0 to Is 7o5 3ss
20 Teens Cotton DirndI Skirts;
prints; II to lo----- 1oo SOC
Evening star., 1943-09-09

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69e
3OO-5oc to 79c Cotton Loce Doljes:
odds and ends; eoch- -3se
9O-$l to 70 Vonity Sets, Scorfs
ond DoIies; eoch Use
9-4.o8 Tufted Chenille Bath Sets,
2.98
1888 Tufted Chenille Both Mots,
I.sS
2-2.o8 Tufted Chenille Bath Sets,
1913
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and more

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3-5.95 Heavy Cotton "Shoo" Rugs,
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25-l so Both Mats; heavy quolty;
popular colors; os is--l 90
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Evening star., 1943-09-09
Reg. 81 Khaki
SERVICE BELTS
49c

Group of lO0 Heovy khoki webbed
cotton with bross- plotted buckle. All
sizes included. Every enlisted ormy
man con use one.
SIC Snop- shot Containers; holds "A
III 90 Rotion Book Covers; hondso'
men and women; eoch---------
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Evening star., 1943-09-09
Clearance! Napkins. Bath Sets, Accessorie.

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3OO--39c Mispnnt Napkins; mostly linen; some
cotton; group includes some doiIies and
scofs; each 15e
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-21

to go unkempt and in wretched clothing.
Bathed, brushed and prettily dressed.
Sophie was a lovely, angel-faced child, with
starry-gray eyes, golden brown curls, pink
checks and a cherubs mouth. The step
mother took her to fairs, CirCuses and other
places where there would be crowds and
told Sophie to ''frisk' them.
These places were so strange and inter-
csting to the little girl that it was hard to
keep her mind on business. Often the step
mother had TO come from her place in the
background and remind Sophie with pinch
or the .iab of pin.
The baby piekpoelct seems to have been
a credit To her teacher, and reaped a boun-
tiful harvest, though often she annoyed the
stepmother by stealing dolls, candy and
other stuff which had no cash value to a
fence.
Clever though the child was, the police
sometimes caught her stealing When that
happened her stepmother vanished into the
crowd. The policeman would ask:
young lady, what were you doing just
now"
Picking pockets" Sophie would say
without hesitation.
The policeman would carry her to the
station, where he and his fellow officers
proceeded to spoil her with candy and kind
ness. She would stay there several days
nominally a convicted thief, in reality
pampered guest Then woman would
appear, playing the dstraught mother who
had lost her child and had not the least
mixing of what the youngster had done;
and Sophie was allowed to go to her home
Here was where that unusual trait of
not hating cops arose. She learned to like
the kindly police SO we'll that occasionally
she deliberately allowed herself to be
caught in order to enjoy a nice vacation in
court and at the station. She never quite
got over it.
Sophie gladly would have stopped steal
ing just to please her bue-coated friends,
but they could not let her live at the sta
ton permanently, which meant that she
always had to go back to her stepmother
where the idea was not practical. 1t seems
that she never told on the wicked woman.
The result of this friendliness for a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-21

mother and went on her own. ! am sure she would
have gladly earned an honest living, but how could
a girl who was highly educated in crime and an
ignoramus at everything else do that?
HnWeNer-sh was f5sfrs pftIfutiy 10 learn for
while she was stealing a wealthy womans purse
she was also aping her grand manner and cultured
voice.
In those years her future depended on the first
man in her life. Had he been who earned
honest living, / believe we would never have heard
of Sophie Lyons at least in our work.
But fate would have it that she must fall in
love with Ned Lyons, when she was p. Ned was a
muscular man with blunt features and rogde's
eye, hardly the matinee idol type, and he had a
murderous temper. He was a bank burglar and
these cracksmen were and still are the aristocras
of the underworld. Furthermore, he was one of
the best and carried himself with an air of uncon-
scious superiority.
These things may have fascinated Sophie or it
may have been something else entirely. Thank
Heaven, a detective does not have to deduce why
people fall in or out of love.
Anyhow, Sophie. wanted that above all
others and she threw in her lot with him for better
or for worse, plunging into whatever the future
might bring.
Within the next three years it brought two chill
dren. and also retirement from shoplifting and
pocket picking, these being unworthy of the wife
of arstocrat of crime. Now when Sophie did
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-21

either of these it was for the fun of it,
1t also brought her hectic time as a mothe
and mate. She seems to have been attached t
her offspring as any animal. At the same tim
she went wherever her man went. From city I
city, from one burglary TO another She was tn
lookout while Lyons and his cOnfcderates drille
into steel vaults, blew them up and gathered tn
loot. Then followed periods Of gaety, when cas-
money went quickly.
And along with this Sophie had to be a mother
One night when Lyons and she were at work
small bank in Kingston n. Y, Waterman VIII
Lyons thought was thoroughly gagged and tie
raised shout for help Help came quicker tina
Lyons expected and they had TO make a runnn
fight Of it, Lyons shooting.
Luckily his bullets missed. AS it was, he an
Sophie escaped by % narrow a margin that whe
Sophie got home and looked at her children sh
thought Of what would happen TO them if anothe
such night turned out differently.
They might be orphans brought up by someon
like her stepmother. She made a decision, n
their clothes and next morning she and they Yer
on train bound for Canada. There she left ther
in good hands.
Then she took the train back stopping off a
Springfield Massachusetts, for a bit of sightseeing
W. HEN she left the children she vowed TO her
w self that crime for her was out for the res
of her life Her sightseeing in Springfield begar
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-21

crooks natural enemies
was not an unmixed
blessing for us. She
grew up to be an unpre-
dictable person.
Trailing Sophie, we
would find her behavior
just what was to be ex-
pected of an extra-clever
criminal. We'd be getting
along nicely when all Of
a sudden our reasoning
would go haywire we
had lost the trail.
The trouble was that
Sophie ha d stopped
thinking and acting as a
criminal should and was
behaving as a good
woman would.
Just as we realized
that fact, she would fool
us again by behaving as
"A typical criminal. She
did not do this to fool
us but because she could
not help it. She was a
dual personality, half
good, half bad.
@ OPHIE was still in
y her tender years
when she left her step
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-21
[NlANHWK17IN.G WITH THE |pNNR[|ER

Tor nearly century Pinkerton's National De-
L tee,jve Agency has been making history as a
mauhurung organization equa! IN efficiency and
fame 20 Scotland Yard, the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police and own f. B. l. From its
fabulous storehouSe of secret records David {,
Thowhll. IN active detective for over so years
has chosen series OF outstanding and told
their stories to Joseph Gollomb, for The American
Weekly
Throughout the many years Mr.. Thornhill
served with the Pnkcrtons he took an active part
ia almost every famous criminal case in this coun-
try His infallible. and 10 the criminal deadly
memory his vast knowledge OF lawLrcakers and
their wes and technques, and his flair for finding
his way about IN the dark mazes OF a mystery made
Inn one OF the master manhunters of our time
When he retired from active service he was
Assistant 10 the President Of Pinkerton,s Detec-
tive Agency.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-21
CHAPTER VII. -
Sophie Lyons, JellNlI-IIyde of Crookdom
PART


1T ne more you know about crime the less
You can understand Sophie LYONS"
that as We scratched puzzled heads over this most
battling and teasing criminal we ever had to pursue
After a while we found out what made the ladv
aw-brcaker so elusive bu+ rrocio,e li++1o GOOD dd
Tho lo,,o,,r,o O'' = 0N'''' ''''' eooO VI"
~" IS w vs.
SOPHIE was very bonnie woman, as the Scotch
bur co ,er Ia y. t ana animal
,,,ae o &c ideL ntital equipment
co1Id rIo a DoS1 +" VI liLiaI Illu IhaI
tb 49, r H,lo, 'S d zap OUT aiso she haa
,6 tbi ~ III w Lax 't5 spur OF the iioeht
r b, "tpHs, GidwIS Ilhe IIasii
.it 49, 81. S any .linb sHe hau seen or heard
E,o5 49, ist ' lC' eiIiei 81 IL.
ll - t'l"e O0 Is, 81 Drains ana Soou
49, ne - ilo W ilit ildue Iiei Sucii heauacHe
~ W W. a. o Inv 'r Tii eise'
,b 60 d o"l tiue ~ me man 4o IScuaily
700. w 0'O0''''" ''1 sue was MI d cop
IT, f,d out r,,,. 81. -.
b,l - h f mom ''''S game ABOUT we hdu 70 90
"a So ~ ;oeL A.; IA ,s al.l Il.
9P ulu 10 edIn " ltdd OF Wiile uhl sle
. IS f gsa.n GU d serious han4caP TO most any
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13

The following officers were elcted
at the w. c. T. L. meeting Friday:
President, Mrs. Charles Lambert; sec
retary, Mrs. E. B. Betzner; treasurer,
Mrs. w. w. Eaton.
Miss Lulu Gustwiller of Dayton is
visiting at the home of George Ben
roth.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Waltz have
moved into their new home at the
corner of Blanchard avenue and Jack
son street.
The schools opened Monday with an
attendance of 110 at the high school
with a large number of tuition pupils
still planning on coming.
Ray Staater and Miss Pearl Bogart
left Thursday to enter the Conserva-
tory of MUSIC in Cincinnati.
Victor Anderson had valuable
horse injured Thursday afternoon on
Main street by reckless driver. An
derson tried to avoid the accident by
driving to the opposite side of the
street, but the stranger drove straight
into Anderson's team the shaft of his
vehicle penetrated the breast of one
of the hores.
Wis Troxel, who sold his interest
! in the Park restaurant to his brother,
George, has moved his household
goods into the Ed Hickey property on
Main street.
Reuben Steiner is off to school at
0. N. u.
Edward Reichenbach purchased a
driving horse last week.
Menas Gerber left Tuesday morn
ing for Newton, Kans., where he will
attend the college. He was accom-
panied by Harold and Richard Steiner
who spent the summer on the farm
with their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
p. I. Steiner. They are the sons OF
Lewis Steiner of Winfield, Kans.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13

Ensign Doyle LaRue spent the
past week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ira Larue before leaving for
Little Creek, Va. He has been grad
uated from the U.S.N.R. midship-
mans school at Chicago and received
his commission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Clausing en-
tertained several guests at their
home last Sunday for dinner. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe
Trout, Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Fett and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncy
Spallinger and son Donald, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Salter and daughter
Farol, Mrs. Weber of Tenn, and Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Huber and son.
The Home Economics class enter
tanned with mother-daughter tea
at the school on Wednesday after
noon. Growing of the May Queen
and the May Pole Dance were the
main features of the program.
Mrs. Emma Barber is a Medical
patient at the Bluffton hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13
Beaverdam

Mr.. and Mrs. |. J. Amsrutz and
son and Ruessell Boaz were last
Sunday visitors at Churubusco, Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Driver and
family moved to the farm home of
w. A. Arnold north of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ramsey and
daughter Linda spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert White and
daughter at Lancaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Summers of
Lima were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Downey and
son Russell and Larrie Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Augsburger
moved into the property of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean Everett on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Younkman and
family of Dayton were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Younk-
man and Bernard Gratz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Worrilow and
daughter of Lima and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Conrad and family of Van Vert
were Sunday afternoon visitors of
Mrs. Eva Snyder and Mrs. Catherine
Conrad
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald limerick and
family of Columbus, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marcus limerick and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Carlton limerick of
Lafayette were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. limerick.
Miss AIDA Yoakam and Mrs. p. C,
Solomon were Sunday afternoon
callers.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. j. Amstutz and
family entertained with a birthday
party on Monday evening in honor
of Mrs. Eugene Hall. Those enjoy
ing the affair were Mr.. and Mrs
Reed Mayberry, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Mayberry, Mrs. Rhoda Mayberry
Mrs. Dolly Mayberry, Mr. and Mrs
Sam Basinger, all of Col. Grove, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hall and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Hall and fam.
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hall ano
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Searfoss
of Lima, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Leath.
erman and son, Mrs. Eugene Hal
and Ralph Hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13
Pleasant Hill

The w. S. C. S. of Pleasant Hill
will meet with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Lugibihl Friday evening, May IA.
Covered dish dinner will be served.
The Mother-Daughter banquet of
the Farm Women's Improvement
club will be held at the Walnut
Grill Wednesday evening, May IL
at $3.50 (fast time).
The Victory Glass meeting will be
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Huber Saturday evening,
May % instead of May Is as it was
previously arranged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jennings
and family spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Fleming of
Lafayette.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joy X. Huber and
daughter Sondra Sue were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Holman of Lafayette.
Mrs. Ruby Writ and Mrs. Ruth
Zimmer of Ada, Raymond Thompson
Mr.. Dow Scoles and son Allen, Mr.
and Mrs. Clate Scoles were callers
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13

Ellsworth and His Zcuaves
THE name of Ephraim Elmer
1 Ellsworth is almost forgotten
now but 30 years ago it was on the
lips of millions of Americans. AS
the youthful colonel of one of the
most picturesque bodies OF soldiery
the United States has ever known,
he was something of military idoi
and a national hero. So when he
was shot down by a Confederate
sympathizer in Alexandria, Va, on
May "a, 1861. he not only became
the first officer of his rank to lose
his life in defense of the Union, but
his death did much to inf1ame the
North against the South in the early
days of the Civil war.
Ellsworth was born on April rs,
1887, the son of poor tailor IN the
village of Malta, n. Y. Even IN
his youth he showed fondness Tor
military life and while he was still
school boy in Mechanicsville, ne
organized and commanded a COM
pany which bore the high-sounding
name of "The Black Plumed Rifle
men of Saltwater" He tried to OBJ
tain an appointment to West Point
but failed through lack of political
influence. So he started west to seek
his fortune.
Eventually he landed in Chicago,
where he was chosen captain OF
national guard company. He outfit
ted them in zouave uniforms, re-
named them the Chicago Zouave
Cadets and soon made them one of