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DEPORTATION OF HARRY BRIDGES IS COUNSELED Judae Scars Recommends (’IO I reader Be Deported To Australia W.ltlnngton Hept. 2'* tl'l’t Judge Churl*. H Se.it' j.|rtl<<■ .(•’ partment't gpw lai examiner held today that Harry Hrldge-. »•-. maxi CIO leader had been u Com inuniti and re. ommended that h* Im* deported to hl* unlive Au« ■ trail*. Heart upheld the Jiitth.- depart tnent'n contention that Bridger h.i • Iwen a member of an organization whil'h he identified ar th.’ Com muniat party. »iii« h "advoratea overthrow by forte and violence of the government <>f th.- I'nlted Htatet" I'nder a new law thl< make-1 Rrldget tilbjeet to deportation be- 1 cause be la an alien “There la evidence that he (Hridges) . ooperated with known member* of the Comniuniat party and affiliated organteatlon*. and i very often ahared their view* on political, social and. iiartlcularly labor questions." Hears reported i "In my judgment . . these in-| stances viewed aS a whole form * pattern which I* more consistent with the conclusion that th'* alien followed this course of condui t as an affiliate of the Communist par-' ty. rather than a* a matter of chance coincidence. "In this raapect. I do not rely upon any single Incident, hut, rather upon a course of c.mdu.t extending from the year IMS and comprising a large nutnl>er of Instances" Hears findings, which are sub ject to review by higher authority, were handed down in the govern- , men I'* second attempt to deport , the Australian-born <’!<> leader. , Hears conducted -pe< ial hearings , in Han Francisco last spring Dean James W. lundi* of the , Harvard law school had acquitted Bridge- of being a Communist at a previous hearing At the lime that latndla conduct- . ed his hearings, the law did n »t require deportation of aliens who ’ previohdy had beeu affiliated with subversive organisation*. Th. law then applied only to current affiliations with sinh organization* and latndis held that Bridges w.i not affiliated with the Communist* at the time of those p/oceed ’ Ings WOMAN DRIVER FACES CHARGE Jay County Auto, Truck Collide South Os Decatur Today Charge* of operating a car with ' out a driver s license were to be filed today against Mrs. Nellie Al J berson. of Bryant, route one. as ' result of a truck-auto crash on ‘ federal road 27. four mile* south of Decatur, shortly after * o'clock this morning As reeonsirucied by Sheriff Ed Miller, the crash occurred when Mrs. AHierson was unable to slow up her car enough to prevent 'crashing into the rear .'nd of ar. ABC bus and she took to the t ight i ditch. i The Alberson car. enroute south.I after going Into the ditch, swung I back onto the pavement and col- ■ ilded almost beadon with a truck. • driven by Ward Auker of Porti land, enroute north. A large portion of the load of about 125 bushels of soy beans on j I the truck was scattered all over , the pavement and berm as the side I of the truck cave way from the, , force of the Impact. Auke. and Mrs. Allteraon were 'roNTiMi’SH* n '* fAar at Xi 0 — Menno Hanni Cow Reported Stolen A Ouernaey cow. weighing between 1.100 and 1.200 pounds, owned by Menno Hanni. of north of Oeneva, was reported io Sheriff Ed Miller today as having been stolen Two strands of a barbed wire fence had been cut and a third lifted up to permit the cow to be led obi of the field near road 27 and Into a truck, the sheriff’s investigation disclosed. The cow wae wearing a yoke 1 when stolen. Authorities and livei stock men in nearby communities i have been asked to aid In the search for the stolen cow In event i the yoke has been removed, the • animal’s neck will show callous . mark*, the sheriff pointed out The I cow was valued at about I'" 1 t«

I’. S. Destroyem In Twin launching At Kearny F"- ■ 4 — ' / ’ — V z 2 W; if ifik 9i fl Mm The federal shipbuilding yard* at Kearny. N J. Is the the twin launching of the I’ H destroyers Hambleton (left), and It.slinaii, completed In nin<- month* under the spur of the navy - rush for t twoo« eaii navy

FREAK ROBBERY REPORTED HERE Fort Wayne .Man Reports $7 Lom To False Officer A new "wrinkle" in the art of' impersonating a police officer was reported to Decatur polh e early' Sunday morning by Ward Ander-; son. IMP Webster street. Fnrt 1 Wayne Anderson’s story to Officer Adrian Coffee went something like' this: About 4 a. m Sunday, as he was driving north on federal road 27 • by pass at the south edge of the . city, a car came up from Iw-himl 1 Anderson and flashed a red light in his cay Thinking it was a police officer.! ' Anderson pulled his rar tn w mop i • A man stepped from the oiher car ' and waved a three-cell flashlight with .1 red cap. Telling Anderson ! ' that a car had been stolen in <)•» i neva and that "he was searching | for it." he ask*-d lo see Anderson s ■ driver's license and certificate of ' title Hlnce he had them in his po< ketbook. Anderson handed It over. The man then stepped toward the • rear of Anderson's car. apparently I for the purpose of checking the license plate with the number on I | the certificate. In a moment he stepped hack. I handed th** wallet hack with a "I ; guess you’re <> K " The unidentified man then cllmlted back into his car. driven by another man. i and pulled away. I Hoon after. Anderson became ' suspicious and looked into hl« i purse About 17 lit hills was gone. He told Officer Coffee that the , man was about »ix feet tall, wonla green suit, weighted about 175 pounds and was about To years of ■ age Fort Wayne authorities were notified and asked to aid in the | Search. He was believed to be | riding In a black IR4O Ford, beat ! <*oNTtwcier> ost e«>*> rival • — -0 ADAMS CORNU I NATIVE DIES — Mrs. Charles Dettin«er Dies Today At Home In Magley Mrs. Rosetta Dellinger, «5. a life I long resident of Adams county, died at 5 o'clock this morning al her home In Magley. Death came as the result of a heart ailment i following one week’s illness Th,- deceased was born February 5. l»7d. a daughter of John and Emma Smith Hower She was married In Magley. October 14. IMM. to Charles Dettlnger, who survive*. She was a member of the Methodist Beulah Chapel In Kirkland township. Surviving other than the husband are two daughters. Mrs Florence Kell of Van Wert. Ohio: Mrs. Beatrice Hower of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; two brothers. E. E. Hower of Decatur and Bullas Hower of Sapulpa. Oklahoma, and one sister. Mrs. Nellie Sheller of Huntington. Two sons pi eceded her In death. The body will be returned from the Jahn funeral home in Bluffton this evening to the residence In Magley. and funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at Beulah Chapel. Burial will be iu th-a Decatur cemotery.

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Dcratur, Indiana, Monday, September 29, 1911,

Wounded Prisoners To Be Exchanged Basle. Hwltlerland. Repl 2*t tl'l’l Arrangements have been completed, after long negotiations. I forth, lli st exchange of wounded Brltl«h and Herman prlsonens II ‘ was annoumed today. The ex<hange, based on arihle fi!i of the Geneva convention wnlt | Switzerland acting as inteimedi- ' ary. will begin in October and in volve 1.150 seriously wounded Brit-j on* who w ill It** taken to a French ' * hannel twirl where they will embark on a British hospital ship bringing wonnded Germane YOUTH ADMITS ROBBERY HOAX Adams (’ o u n t y Youth Confesses Thefts From Own Home A "robbeiy" neat |t*-rn** aleuii ■* year ago was cleared up Saturday night by Hani Schwartz 19 year old I soil of Peter Rthw.tilZ. east of Rerne, in .1 confession to Sheriff Ed Miller S<hw.ittz admitted to Sheriff Miller after Intensive qiieationliig that the "holdup" was a ho.tv Sheriff Miller w.ta called to the H< hwartz farm about a year ago I after the young man had repotted an unidentified man with .< «hot- j gun h*-ld him at bay while another ; entered the Schwartz home The lad said that he had returned home early from clttnt h to d > the chores and that the men drove. Up In a big. bliie car. as he w is standing at the rear of the house. I The Obe hr Sulil. lirl-l the gUU j on him and the other entered th** house, taking about 15 or 50 cents , lit pennies from a batik 111 Investigating a series of j "thefts" at the home of the elder St hwartz and other memlters off I the family. Sheriff Miller called in , I th*- young Amish youth for tiles- ■ tloning ll*- admitted staging the thefts and perpetrating th*- hoax, the sheriff stated Memlrers of the family, all of whom belong to the Amish faith, were unwilling to press charges. ■II, ■—*'»<>■» ■' ■' Isolation Assailed By President’s Wife New Vor, SepT 29 —(I'PI- Mrs. Frzßklln D. Roosefelt asalled Isolationlsts who "insist on being blind and advocate a course which would destroy us as a nation.''' , yesterday in the first of a series - of weekly radio broadcasts lo be devoted to comments on current events. Declaring that supporters of the America First committee were "mlagtilded" and “moved primarily by a sense of futility which they feel when they contemplate the result of their effort* of peace since ; the last war." she added, “they arc misguided, of course, because they seem to think that there Ik such a thing as separation and Isolation for any individual country." Dr. Franz Frank To Speak At Van Wert Dr. Franz Frank, agricultural research director for the Central Rugar company, will be the principal speaker this evening at a meeting of th* farm bureau In Van Wert. Ohio The program will be held at the V. W. C. A. Dr. Frank will speak on farming practices In Central Europe. He delivered a similar talk In Columbus several month* ago and it was well received

YOUTHS CIVEN FARM SENTENCE Michigan Youths Given One-Ycar Term** For Burglary Philip Hughe* I* and J i-eph Kelfer. I* Michigan youth* wer,sentem *-d by Judge I Fr»-d Frm-h te in Adam* circuit court this morning to -,-rve om- year .it th-* stat*- penal farm at Putn.iinvill*Th*- sentence was given th** j youths on their guilty t>l>-.i t > I charges of second degree Im gluy I Tin- two hail confessed to Sheriff' E*l Miller that they hrok*- into the ' Main street service -lotion at i Berne lust Thursday nigh l Judge Frtt* hie explained to th* ' youth* th*! they Were getting I : “break" t*y being sentenced nnd- r I a new statute, approved t>y th*last legislature, which *>nal>l<**l iniilot* to la- ***ntelic«-*l to th.I state faun lor on*- y* ir under 111 I second degree burglary omni ill I .lead of receiv’ng the < 11*10111.11) 1 lo ye.ii sentence in pd* hi. Judge Frucht*- reprimanded bo'h youth- for alt»-iing i driver* i--1 ceii*e in order to *«■* ur** beer, i The pair admitted that tiny h.i'l changed th*- birth date **n K*-ifet » Florida driver'* li**-:i**. which would make III* age 21 instead of * Is thus giving them tin- <r*-den rials to buy beer. Ttn-y had previously slated that | they w«*re drinking the night o7 ! th*. Ini-akin and blamed 'his for 1 their actions that night Th** youth* wi re remanded t i : th*- Jail 111 th*- I-Il»t**dy of Rtleliff Miller until they .ire tak-*ll •*> i Pittnamvllle to -t itt -ervlng th -I - sentem*-* I’ i - not known wheth- ■ er oi not naval autliorlties w ill ! enter the c.**e Tin two said that they had "walked mu ' of the naval | station al Jaiksonvllle. Florida, j where tln-y wme -Hiving threei year enlist meins SHRALUKA RITES HERE TUESDAY William Shraluka Dies Saturday Afternoon At Hospital Funeral services for William , Shrahtka. 67. of this city, who died .Saturday afternoon at the Adams 1 county memorial hospital, will he held Tuesday afternoon. The services will be held al the First I'nlted Brethren church of which he was a member, at 2 p. tn Burial will he in the Decatur cemetery. The Rev G. T Ro»se-| lot will officiate. Death was attributed to a heart 1 ailment after an lllnesa of a I min two weeks. He was admitted to the hospital at that time, suffering from pneumonia. The deceased was born In Magley on April 6. 1X74. the son of William and Rophiu Rhtaluka. Ha had resided In thl* city about 50 ! years. For a niimbe, oi y. ars he was employed by the Indiana Service corporation Hid later worked as ii latmrer In this city. He was never married Surviving are four sisters. Mrs Louise Sbraluka of this city; Mr*. Minnie Cook of Cardwell. Missouri: .Mrs. Sophia Smith and Mr*, i Amelia Shrank, also of Decatur. Two sisters are deceased. The body may be viewed at the Glllli; a Doan funeral home until time for the services

British Planes Rake Italy; Mounting Tide Os Sabotage In Nazi-Occupied Nations

Sabotage, Terrorinm And PaHxive Reniiitance In (krupied Areas Mounts Day By Day. HOLD CZECH HEAD London. Sept 29 — <UP I— | Headquarter* of the Czechoslovak national committee today reported receipt of private advice* that *l* Czechs, includ mq two former high army officer*, had been eseeuted by German occupation authorities a" Prague. Reports of the executions coincided with the prediction by Edouard Benes, president of the Czech national committee, that Germany is about to launch a -new wave of terror" in Czechoslovakia to halt the spreading unrest there. — lumdotl Sept tl’l't A steadily mounting tld** of p.i*«iv*leslslatlre. -aluil.igi- .Hid direct .11 | Hon terrorism wa» i,-|HHleil Ihl* nt g It* ot 1 s**-i iii.hi-ik 1 ttpi,-il Em 4>|H* hwl.iy 1 ha* | opposition to German rule hy millions of p**i -on* was attaining *lll h I pioportiiHlS that it threatened to j constitute a new (runt with whhh , Adolf null I must contend while I lli- armies ire Fighting the stub 1 Ihhii, resilient Russian force* in | the east A men iles* campaign of repre. I sion was forecast in t'Ze*ho-|o-1 vakia a* th,- ii-sitll ol iindei ground artivity which < in-ed th*-Gi-tniansl - i .1 11 -f <l*ll Alois Elia*. |o,-iilier| of the Nazi-controlled t'zeih *-l » i v.ik eovt-rtiment and to impose ai state of emergency, tinder the dreided Nazi gestapo. in ki-y areas of the country lleilin reported that the Slovak parliament would meet this week lo pii-serllii- the death sentence for sabotage The lollisfotl of two frt ight tiains hi Slovakia u.i-1 Illi-Il I lotted. • NIM' heard In Ni w York al British radio report that there had been all Ull*tn-ce»«fn) attempt to ~inATIVIIKIi (IM PAGW XIVB, COLT SHOW AT BERNE OCT. 11 10th Annual Berne Suckling Colt Show Is Planned Tin- Imh annual Berne suckling colt show will be h'ld Saturday, th (libel 11 Title a< tlvlty is an a fair in which the Berne Chamber of Commerce cooperates with the Adam* county horse itswuiatlon In the |usi shows buyers have liei-n present from 11 different states. Theee buyer*' names arc on a mailing list and each on - Is getting an announcement of the show laical hm-e breeder* have sup(Hirteil these shows in a tine way and over 100 colts hav,- been shown The lowest number exhibited was no head. Men who have recently wi’lgheil colts In the gold medal colt club are: Wm. E. Witte. Paul Fhnrmalt, Maurice Bpangler. Albert Bi-ineke, f'lok-e Ream. Chester Bryan. Eli llahegger. Arrthttr Ik-Armond. Herman Koeneman. Harry W. Lehman. Marcus l.uglnbill. Martin Moesthberger. Theodore ()»termeyer. Win. Rodenbeck. Floyd Shoaf. Tilman Steiner. Adolph Bttltemeier. Jacob J Yoder, Roger Moser. Henry Ast hieman. Harry Heavers. .Melvin Hum k, Martin J. Graber, Rllfu* Hirsi hy. William Kohne. Peter It L--hman, Henry Macke. Wm. Nesdstine. W T. Rupert. Forest Railing. Roy Shoaf. Chancy Voder. August II Witte, <> T Johnson A Son, Patil Kruei keberg, Noah Ailgsliiirger. Bnlslger A Sprtinger. Ralph Christy. John Gresly. Christ Knlpstein. Jesse laiiilzeiiht-lner. B. H Miller. Calvin Llechty A Son. Lt-on Nenenachwander, Adam Reef, Martin Schroeder. Archie Bmltley, Kermit Yoder. ———p- » Decatur Man Marks 88th Birthday Today J. H. Bremerkatnp. w*l! known reaident. today oiiserved his SSth birthday. In apparent good health. Mr. Bremerkamp marked the orca- . sion with a walk downtown.

FDR AND HULL TO CONFER ON NEOTRRLin ACTI To Discuss Chanices In Neutrality Act At Tuesday Conference Hyde Park. N V Sept. 2» ll pl Piesidelll lloosi-Velt I"Iiy I I <«l| lli 111 Hl I «m| >♦•4 tvhll y rtf -t.ltf I M I 'll, II Hull to (he Whin- House for I a In a m tout, n ine tonnurow to, I draw the final outline of .idminis-| Iration plan* for revision or i, |>eal I of th,- neutrality act The Hull iohf.-r.me. ainplifyng dally telephone discussion* held I over the weekend, will In- prepar i-1 I buy lo i l onfi-iemi- WedniKilay | I inorttlttg 4ietwe,-n the p.,-id'’nt| I .'lid i oiigi,-*-ioi,.il leader* That I I meeting will! tile legl laliVe gloup I may give congress its fli-l direct I I ill fol ill.lll, ill whelhei Mr ltoo**-V»-lt ■ | and Hull advm ate outright r,-p*-.il i -if the 11,-iiu ility la* oi im-tely it- - imslifii .il ion to per mil arming of. i merchant ship serving Britain's | I Ilf*- line and rel.ix.ilion of "combai ' . Zones" to permit American m*-icli ant men complete fieedom of the j seven seas Mr Roo-evell't po-ipomm-nt no-1 j til Wednesday of his conference ■ with congressional leader - was expected It had l*e*-n as*itm**l Imiili i by his aid*-- her*- ami at \\ .* lung | ! ion that he would call In the legi«- ' latlve "big tom" immediately upon I hi* return for the important dls-l | cussion of ways and m*-.tn» of! mmlifying tin- neutrality law re-t strieiions. Si hedttllng his prior l oitferen* *-1 with Hull appeared to Ittdieale lira* I th*- pt,--iil*-tii still has not d**finit*- I ly worked 011 l tile I llegl, 111*111* I i by whl* h h>- will i k congr*- - t»| Strengthen \m**ric.i's hand in the I lai -illtall 111. His convei ilions with Hull! I have li> eu i onl imioiis foi nearly | two week* During th*- last I** I days Mt ltoo«* veli -pent in W i ll ; Ington. Hull t.ilked to the president each afternoon Ihning M, Roosevelt s Weekend hell', he con-1 ferred by long distance leb-ph me I with Hull at l>-a*t once dally and | I often several time* dally. t'hali in.in Tom Connally D. T**v . of the senate foreign rela-1 lions committee is exp*-< ted lo begin the congressional i.impaigiil for levi-ion tonight in a olio id du-*- One infmmed somei said he would "review the history of | the law disi-H** it* mistake and | point out that situ*- w* a ,- * on I milted to the defeat of Hitier w*- i must see to It that h**l)> reach*the enemies of aggi*-««ioii. Non-interventionists in congr*--* have promisi-d a fighi again-t any attempt tn ii-vi-e th* nt. but om who |ii<-f* iieil io ii-m.iiii ationym-1 OUS. i Olli eili-il that he i •run es i are belti-r now’ that a rei|mv' for! modification of the act would pas* >Ct)NTINIf*:n os PAOB k-IVAII TWO CHILDREN SLIGHTLY HURT Escape Serious Injury When Struck By Autos Saturday Two children suffered minor Injuries Saturifty afternoon when they were struck by automobiles. Jerry (irandslaff. Jr.. H. was struck hy a Citizens Telephone company truck, driven by Ivan Hear**, about 1:15 o’clock The lad wax on the east side of north Second street and was crote sing th** street to the home of hi* uncle. Dr. F. L. Grandslaff when hit. He suffered minor Injuries on the head, left ann and hip. Ruth Morgan, X, daughter of Charles Morgan. 622 North Rev enth street, suffered face lacerations about 2 p. m. Saturday when lhe was struck by an auto driven by LaVerne Sletler of Wlllshir*-, Ohio, as she was crossing the street to her home Mrs. 0. It Koeneman suffered a leg injury in a freak accident Saturday evening Mt Koeneman had double-parked for a moment to permit hl» wife to step out in the 106 block on Third street. As she stepped from her car, an ICUNTLMUMD UN FAUI FLYBA

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Severe Raids Coincide With Imposition Os Sweeping Rations On Italian People. RATION BREAD L*ng range British plan** rak*-*l I Italy with bomb fir** from the industrial center* of the forth to l Sl* < y tn 'li* -*ii|fh today and Ger- ' many took dra-tu «trp- to main* la,n old*-* ill rel-llioil rzechoslO* on th** eastern front a p.»itz*-r-l**d German offensive azaiii*t Kharkov i and the DoHt-fa industries gathered I strength but British report* indicated Soviet line* are holding at least for the ton*- Ih-iiik. Th** royal air force bail one of its big night* of Hie war over Italy an attack timed to coincide with I th** imposition of -weeping Italian latum* and 1, -trn turn- which Imoighi hum** t<* every Italian fa mily li,- *,ui;fii*- and h.i'<l«hipwhich aiiothei wat winter is bring I Ing. It NF plane* oinientniled nil th** tug industrial plan' ot G*-tioa. Tur : in. >'|ii-7i.i Savona and Manna in , th** north making a round trip j flight of ilpwaid- of 1 6l*O mile, j over th*- bla* k**d out r-giona of I Fran*** amt th,* Alpine Inights to blast at the town* where Italian war priHlm-tion is centered Other long range planes. ba*<*d in , Afro.l. flew over th*- Mediterranean to *aiiy out an unu-ually «e---lore attar k on Sully. iHim'i-ng Pali *-rmo. Tiapam. Marsala ami C.istel I Vetrano. Th.- official Rom,* < ,>mmiitiii|u<* I adlllilH-rl 111 all early tabulation | that 23 |M-r-ons were killed and I 43 wounded I Xt the same lino* Rhode*, chief j (elite! of the Iheirt-am-se island*. I which is employed by Italian and German Iromliers as a ha*.* for at- ' fatk on te Suez canal w.i heavily attj( ked. j The British planes dropped pamI phlet* as well a bombs The pamj phlets pie-umaiily direct*-.! th*- attention us Italian ettixen* to th** I hardship- amt sa-: ifl,whl*'! I’hey ar*- enduring in -i.riport of I th** G«*itnan war effort. New deer*-*-* and restrlc'ion* anI noum * *1 in Rom** over th,- Weekend made it plain that Paly ,’a*•••■ it* hard***' winter of th,* war. p*i**ihly th*- harde.-t in modern time*. Hou-*-holdei - win- advi-ed iliat ii*a! -uppli*-- will 1,.- I• to I .lo per cent of the short ration* fh*-y obtained list year Central heating will tint ii,, allow*-*! anyI wli<-i,- in Italy until D*-i emliei I I when furnace- will b>- fired in I northeastern *-iti*-- for restricted period* of th*- day. Ulead th*- Italian -'aft of if*-. has been ratiom-d for th** t est time -io* ~ the Worlil war N, * **di* i--I tmlay put Coin meal under th,- raI tion. placed candles under ration ing and foi bad,- the isaiiam » of *p*-* i < ial rations for dogs and pet*. Th** lii(>-ptioii of a marked in | flationary spiral in Italy w.r evldI ent it! dra-tii rest'htion designI ,-i| to prevent p.-r-ot,* from investing their money m *ileh langitiles ' a diamond ithei ;,-*elry. real ■ e-tate. stock- and bond*, and other I artK le, which would not be stile ject to the depredation which inI nation will bring to government l>ond* and currency, <>n the east front th** German* we-u said by radio Helsinki to havo reat lied the Donets district outskirt* and to have cut a seml-clr-de around Khaikov. Th i report was confirmed by Berlin whii-li •aid however, that three Rir*iiti divisions have been smashed north* Wet of Dniepropetrovsk i t a pit II toward Kharkov with th. aptu o of Ll.ooit prisoners. 4 Russian counter-attack in Hid vli Inity of SchlesseHiurg south ast of Leningrad was said to have tieeii r**i>ulM'd The Mo*cow eommunlquo report.nl that Marshal Klenientl Voroshilov is engaging in *m

(C*i*rrrN4'iCi» r>w eivK) -—- - - o TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. .. '•« 10:00 am. . .. S7 Noon . .. 61 2:00 p. m. . 66 3:00 p. m .. 44 WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday: warmer Tuesday with some ram in northeast and extreme north portions.