Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 140, Decatur, Adams County, 13 June 1935 — Page 2

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Test Your Knowledge j Can you answer seven of these ten questions? Turu to page Four for the answers. . ♦ ♦ 1. What name was given the Middle Ages to « email welf-contained fcr trees? 2. Name the Captain of the ghost

— — .. | PUBLIC AUCTION FRIDAY, JUNE 14 — 12 O’Clock — HORSES - CATTLE - SHEEP AND HOGS Good Milch Cows and Young Heifers. Good Brood Sows with pigs by their side. 19 ewCs with 22 lambs. 8 one. two and three year old ewes. 1- • Miscellaneous Articles — DECATUR RIVERSIDE SALES 1 - E. J. AHR and FRED C. AHR, Managers Johnson and Doehrman, auctioneers 1111 PUBLIC SALE 90 — Head of Jersey Cattle — 90 Sale will be held at my farm, 5 miles northwest of Churubusco, hid.. I 1 j mile east of Merriam Ind. on Highway No. 2. Saturday, June 15th, Commencing at 12 o'clock noon 2 Registered cows, with heifer calves by side; 1 Registered cow, with twin heifer calves by side; 14 cows, 3 to 7 yrs. of age. fresh- 5 heifers, fresh with first calf; 12 springer heifers; 7 springer cows; 17 bred heifers; IS coming yearling heifers; 5 yearling bulls. This is an outstanding herd of good Jersey dairy cattle, good producers, sound udders; T. B. Tested and Blood Tested. TERMS—Cash JESSE A. McCOY, Owner HDY jS. JOHNSON —Auctioneer. ' PUBLIC SALE B—ROOM semi modern home—s We will sell at public auction to the highest bidder without reserve the following described real estate, on the premises, at 927 North sth st., 'Decatur, Ind., on MONDAY, June 17th At 6:15 P». M. Property known as the Meibers home place. Full size lot. 8 room 2 story frame house. Garage. Beautiful location. Can be made a wonderful home or a good investment as a rental. ' I Open for inspection Thursday and Friday. *Come prepared to buy. . • TERMS—I-3 cash, balance in 30 days. MEIBERS HEIRS, Mrs. Rose Clerk, Agent Sold by Roy S. Johnson, auct. i- Public Auction 4 » ; { 82—ACRE FARM—B 2 ]* By order of the Adams C.ounly Circuit Court the undersigned commissioner will sell at Public Auction on the Jp’emiscs. 3 miles south and 3 miles west of Decatur, Ind., known as the Ezra Heber farm, on MONDAY, JUNE 17th ! t At 1:30 P. M. acres ol good level black soil, considered some of Adams oounty's best land; about 1(1 acres of good saw timber; 10 J4'rcs ol new ground; 12 acres in soy beans: 20 acres in corn; acres in wheat: 10 acres in oats; 10 acres in clover and timothy meadow. 8 room, two story, frame house; 2 room sjimmer house; barn 50x60; granary; machine shed and crib ■ Mid hog house 30x32; orchard; electric line in front of farm. ,The buildings are good, just a little expense will make this ip beautiful farm home. It is an ideal location, near schools, kjmrches and markets. ■ Possession: Immediate possession of buildings; land is i>ented for this year; two-fifths of crops goes to purchaser <Jf farm. , ■ lerms: One-third cash, one-third in one year, onedjiirtl in two years. James T. Merryman, commissioner .Roy S. Johnson, auctioneer. *

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, i ship "The Flying Dutchman.” 3. Will a body weigh the name nt jtoa equator as at the poets? 4 Which state in nicknamed "Old j Line State?" 5. For whom were the American j continents named? , 6. Name the sutraan who sang the, Carloca in "Flying Down to Rio." j 7. What >ire game laws? 8. In electricity, what is the practical unit of electrical resistance? I

9. Under which department of the : Federal Government fe the U. 8. Fatent Office? I 10. In Greek and Ronv.m mythology who were Castor and Pollux? _o STATE NUISANCE TAX ABOLISHED Industrial License Fee Is | Not To Be Collected This Year Indianapolis, Inc.. June IS —(UP) —One of the most expensive tax collection methods in the state government will be discontinued July 1 when the 1911 "nuisance tox" law becomes inoperative. The tax. collected as an industrial license tee, was abolished by the 1935 legislature. The fees were collected from theaters, hotels and ■ther employers of more than five persons. Theater collections were made on i basis of the setting capacity and hotels on a basis of number of rooms. The tax totalled approximately $13,000 annually, but vest cmsiderably more than that figure to collect. Until 1935 the tax was collected •by tile slate industrial board. but under the 1933 reorganization act, collaction was placed in the hands of the gross income tax department. Tax officials have been lax in collection of the fees, feeling that it was an "unjust assessment”. YEGGS FAIL TO CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE safecrackers had knocked the combination from the wafe. The sate had just been repaired, as it was wrecked several weeks ago in a similar attempt at robbery. The thieves were unable to break through the heavier door built into the interior of the safe. The safe was insured. A few tools had been taken from the back room in the safe-c tucking attempt. The men broke into the Ashbaucher Tin Shop where they stole some toots including an ax. a hammer and a pinch bar. The ax was reaavered at Kochers. The other tools were valued u-t less then $5. The men broke into the Adams Theater but took nothing. At Elberson's service Station they broke a window but were unable to enter because >f recently installed bars. Because of the poor light Mr. Lang was unable to get a very good description of men other than that one was tall and one was short. He believes he could identity them, however. He oould not see whether they carried a gun. Attend the services at the Baptist church Sun. morning Preaching by a visiting minister. Please be there. ' --- ~ SHEETS BROS. CLEANERS Phone 359. MONEY TO LOAN AT NEW LOW RATES Yeti can borrow up to S3OO on your own signature and security, quickly and confidentially— through our new LOWCOST personal finance plan. Also investigate our low rate AUTO purchase and refinancing plans. SEE THE “LOCAL" When you need money for any worthy purpose. Full details gladly given without any cost or obligation. Call, write or phone. |OCAL|OAN(° Phone 2-3-7 Pecatur. Indiana Over Schaler lardware Store

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TWO KIDNAPERS MAY I. CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE answered, 'not guilty." Bail was set at $109,000. They waived preliminary hearing. As they turned to be taken to • prison, Margaret threw her arms ■ around Hannon and kissed him. ■ The Waleys will remain ut I Olympia until formal hearing on I the charges is held in the federal court. Margaret was placed In the women's detention ward and the husband in a ceil on the third ’ floor. Mahan, named with the Waleys

WHOSE WIFE? MU& K MySTERy l| L—.—/></ GLADYS SHAW ERSKINE ano IVAN FIRTH j|

CHAPTER XVII "Better not!” Roger was obviously nervous. “She's been flighty as a witch, and as cross as two sticks most of the time.” “Seems funny to think of Millie that way,” said Donetta. "She used to be with Kate and the rest of the gang . . . before she married you, Mr. Thornley . . . and she was always a meek little thing then, afraid of her own shadow, she used to be." Thornley’s bloodshot eyes looked at her keenly, then dropped. "She's not like that any more," he laughed. “Believe me. she sure rides me. You know, they say it takes a four-foot woman to terrorize a six-foot man.” "And I’ll say you look properly terrified.” said Schuyler Milihanks. “Maybe you mean petrified?” suggested Gerry demurely. They all laughed and then Millbanks took the serious question of ordering under consideration. With gusto the four healthy young people commenced on the lobster and all that went with it, as soon as it arrived. Gerry and Roger chatted and laughed with all the abandon of two careless, chance acquaintances. Neither cared a bit about the other, and each knew it. Millbanks and Donetta. on the other hand, had dropped into that reserve that comes when two people, meeting for the first time find a queerly intimate bond between them for no known reason, a nebulous thing that rests like a veil of shyness between the seeking eyes of each to each, a fog that guards the mountain tops of romance, from the too sudden gleam of an ardent sun. The jolly, raucous voiee of Kate Doyle broke into their foursome. “Hello there. Roger Thornley!” she boomed. "Well, now ain’t this great? I just had about a dozen uninteresting cards from you and Millie, and now, bless my soul, if here you aren’t yourself—in the flesh.” She gave him a handclasp that hurt. “And some flesh!” she added, rolling her blue eyes with their mascara’d lashes at him j drolly. "Where’s Millie?” "She’s here . . . she's not so well . . . and she’s kind of keeping to herself.” Roger stood, gallantly, though somewhat unsteadily. “Isn't this awful?” Kato swept on. "All this scandal about Isobel Vane?” “What do you mean?” Thornley’s voice was sober and very sharp. “Her murder, of course! You | must know about that. The papers . have been full of it. But that’s not , I the juiciest bit,” Kate chuckled I richly, without malice but with the i love of gossip that goes to the making of Broadway. “Well?” Roger's attitude • s strained. “What is the ‘juiciest bit’?” “Her lovers!” Kate laughed. “A world famous detective—whom I prefer not to name—came to me, and wanted to know the names of all her lovers. My God! What a memory he must think I have.” "Did you tell him?” The same serious tone from Roger which caused al! three of his gay party to look at him curiously. “Certainly, I did ... all that I « could.” Kate laughed up at Roger ’ I Thornley. "You needn’t look so white and frightened," she said. I “You were only owe, of many.” Humming softly to herself she I moved away across the dance floor, i Silence settled at the table of 1 Roger Thornley, broken by the | tinkling laughter of Gerry as she : asked for another drink. ***** Inspector Ingles turned from the phone and looked at Lawrence Vane —his eyes were hard and bitter. “So, that body isn’t the body of vour wife, eh?” he sneered. “Well, you’ll have to think up a better one than that. You just heard me answer the phone, and 7 guess you know well enough what the report I was they gave me. Isohel’s mother i has been down to the morgue and I has identified the body, beyond a I shadow of a doubt, as that of her daughter.” ' A look of utter bewilderment settled on Vane’s haggard face. ’ “Her mother?" he repeated. ► Isobel's mother? Why she always told me that both her parents were dead. She said they died when she _ was a tiny thing—in an accident ol 1 ,ome sort. She’d always been or

THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1935.

j ’ on similar charges along with a mysterious “John Doe,” still was at large. He was believed somewhere in or near Butte. Mont., where a few ( hours after the Waleys' capture; i he abandoned an automobile con- 1 tabling j15,0w of the ransom money and fled afoot. The search • ! for him spread toward Dillon. <5 I miles from Butte, and then turn-1 ed northwai’d toward Canada uc various reports came to athoritles of the actions of a man identi-: fled through newspaper pictures | as the fugitive.

her own. That was one of the rea- _ sons one felt so sorry for her.” .. “Well, her mother isn’t dead—--0 that was just one of her stories to make men sorry for her,” snapped e Ingles. j A short time before Vane had s flared out at the Inspector when he had spoken in a derogatory manner ’ of Isobel's character -now, however, the look of bewilderment rej mained, and no anger came into his eyes. i “Her mother,” he repeated dully. “And she’s identified the body.” > “This makes it look worse than , ever for you,” Ingles said bluntly. Cyrus K. Mantel had sat quietly ' during this scene, gently stroking

in' aM- ?a i SV i •affißmßP Roger Thornley and Schuyler Millbanks had invited Donetta Dane and I Gerry Gordon to their table in Kate’s night club.

k - his right eyebrow with his pince- i nez. I “You’re a nice cheerful soul, ; Ingles,” he said now. "Well, it’s true, though not cheer- , ful,” Ingles persisted. "You’ll have : [ to agree with me that things look . , worse than ever with this new de- : f velopment—the only chance he had i was in making his story stick that the body was not that of his wife. > Now he hasn't a chance.” 1 “I do not agree with you at all,” > said Cyrus K. gently. “You don’t agree that a definite [ identification of the body as that of r Isobel makes it worse for Vane?” j Ingles argued. . "Yes. I agree with you there.” “Well then,” triumphed Ingles, 1 s “surely this is definite enough. Her . mother ought to know.” f “Yes. Her mother ought to e know,” Cyrus K. was mild. “But I g repeat, Mr. Ingles, that I do not agree with you!” The Inspector threw up his hands e in mock surrender, shrugged his e heavy shoulders, and said: J “Anything more you want from me right now, Mr. Mantel?” f “Yes. I’d be very happy if you I, would call up your expert, and get e the report on those finger prints i- we’re interested in.” u "Sure. I’ll do it right away—t he ought to be ready with it by r now.” d Ingles took up the telephone a again—as he did so, a whimsical r thought came into the mind of Cyrus K. Mantel. ;- What a dreadful instrument that little innocent black contraption 1. was, to be sure-----worse by far than s any torture appliance of the days e of Torquemada—the Spanish Inle quisition in their most fertile moif ments had never invented anything n quite so tragically terrible as this—-

Mahan lias $99,000 of tho ransom money with him or hidden in a secret cache. The federal agents recovered $15,000 from his abandi oned car. dug up about $90,000 in Emigration Canyon near Salt Lake, took an additional num from the Waleys and learned from them I hat $4,000 had beea burned as "too hot" NOTICE 1 will lie out of town front June 17 until July 1. Dr. W. E. Smith 1 140G21X

for in those days of horror unspeakable, at least the victim knew, when he was faced with the instrument of torture, what was in store for him. The element of suspense was totally removed, whereas, with this modern instrument, the poor victim never knew what to expect when he touched it, whether he would receive news of a vast fortune just left to him by some distant relative, or thrill to the news that a child had just been born to him, or receive the shock of hearing an impersonal cool voice announce the death of his nearest and dearest. To a prisoner the ringing of that bell might mean the granting of a pardon, or the news that his days were numbered.

and that he could not cheat death in the electric chair any longer. . . . Ingles' voice brought him out of these thoughts. “Hullo! Ingles speaking. Put me through to Jenkins, finger-print department. Hello! Jenkins? Have you got your report ready on the Vane case? . . . That’s fine. Only two good prints, you say. Yes ... yes ... I know it was a very small bottle. . . . What’s that? . . . Are you sure? . . . You went to the morgue and tested it in person? That’s rather queer I Okay Jenkins. you can send the written report into my office. Thanks. Goodbye.” He hung up the receiver, and turned slowly toward the two others. "I'll be damned!” he said slowly. "Quite likely, quite likely,” smiled Cyrus K. "A great many of us will be, my dear chap—but few of us have the good sense to know it beforehand as you do. But—would you mind telling us just why you are so sure of it at the moment?” The Inspector did not meet his raillery. His strong face was puzzled. "I’D be damned,” he repeated to himself. Then he glanced up and stared at Mantel. “That report of Jenkins,” he told him. “We fingerprinted Vane here', when we put him in the Tombs—and Jenkins says the prints on the bottle are not his. That’s not so surprising, of course, as we thought they were a woman's. But then he went down to the morgue himself —wouldn't trust any of the boys even—and he compared the Anger prints with those of the body—and, by gad, they don’t match either.” (To Be Continued) CorTrUXt. I||«, by Th* Manutty C*. Dlitrlbuttd by King t»aturM Syndicat*. Im.

MARKETREPORTS DAILY REPORT OF LOCAL AND FOREIGN MARKETS 4 Brady's Market for Decatur, Berne, Crelgvllle, Hoagland and Willshire. Close at 12 Nobn Corrected Juno 13. No commission ana no yardage Veals received Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. 100 to 120 lbs $7.75 120 to 140 lbs. $8.50 140 to 160 Iba $9.35 160 to 210 lbs $9.60 210 to 250 lbs $9.50 250 to 300 lbs $9.30 300 to 350 lbs $9.10 Roughs ................... $7.75 Stags $5.75 Vealers $8.25 Ewe and wether lambs $8.25 Buck lambs $7.25 Yearling lambs $5.00 CLEVELAND PRODUCE Cleveland, June 13. — (U.R) —Produce: Butter market, steady; extras, 27He; standards, 28c. Eggs market, steady; extra whites, 25c; extra firsts, 23c; current receipts, 22%c. Poultry market, steady; heavy fowl, 19c; medium fowl, 18-19 c; ducks, young, 18-19 c, ducks, old, 15c. Potatoes. Ohio, 65-90 c per 100-lb hag. North Carolina Cobblers. I $2.90-$3 per bbl.; Alabama Bliss Triumphs, $1.65-51.75 per 100-lb. bag. EAST BUFFALO LIVESTOCK East Buffalo, N. Y., June 13. — (U.R) —Livestock: Hogs, receipts, 150; desirable 180-240 lbs., quoted steady. $10.35: few mixed lots sold. $lO-510.25. Cattle, receipts, 200; few cuttery grassers strong and heifers $4.25. low cutter and cutter cows, $3.75$5.25. Calves, -receipts. 150: vealers unchanged; good to choice only $9.50; common and medium. $5.75-58.50. Sheep, receipts. 500; spring lambs steady, strictly good and choice Kentucky ewes and wethers. $9.75; bucks discounted $1; medium offering $8.60-59. NEW YORK PRODUCE New York, June 13.— (U.PJ —Produce : Dressed poultry, irregular; I remt s per lb.) turkeys. 16-30 c; chicAdis. 15%-27%c; broilers. capone" 29-35 c; fowls, 16-25 c; Long island ducks, 15-16Hc. Live poultry, firm; (cents per lb.) geese, 8-9 c; turkeys, 12-22'; roosters, 14c; ducks. 9-12e; fowls, 19Mi-22(>kc; chickens, 25-27 c; broilers, 14-25 c. Butter, receipts, 18.541 packages; market steady; creamery higher than extras. 24%-25%c; extra. 92 score, 24Uc; first 90 to 91 score. 24c; first 88 to 89 score. 23%-23’Ac; seconds, 22%-23c; centralized 90 score, 24c; centralized 88 to 89 score, 23’4-23’4c; centralized 81 to 87 score, 22%-23c. Eggs, receipts, 27,126 cases; market slightly firmer; special packs, including unusual hennery selections. 26-28 c; standards. 25%-25%c; firsts. 24-34%c; mediums, 23-23%c; dirties, 23M»c; checks. 21%-2144c; storage packs, 34%c. CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE July Sept. Dee. Wheat 78% -79% -81% Corn .. . 79% -73 •«»% Oats 33% -32 -3% FORT WAYNE LIVESTOCK / Fort Wa&nc, Ind.. June 13.—(U.R) I—Livestock: .... Hogs, 10c lower; I *' $8.70; 200-250 lbs.. s9.<o, -o° " r ’ lbs., $9 50: 3UO-350 lbs., $9.35; L>'16o’li>s., $9.40; 140-150 lbs., s‘-'-20, 130-140 lbs.. $9: 120-130 lbs.. sß.7a. 100-120 lbs., $8.25; roughs. ss. 51 Calves. $8.50; lambs, SB-s°: ped lambs. $6.50. •z ■ “ LOCAL GRAIN MARKET Corrected June 13 No. 1 New Wheat, 60 lbs. or _ better No. 2 New Wheat. 58 lbs. Oats, 32 lbs. test.. Oats, 30 lbs. test • • ’ '" Soy Beans, bushel , 75c to No. 2 Yellow Coni. 1110 lbs- »*• Wool, lb - 15 tu CENTRAL SOVA MARKET No. 2 Yellow Soy Beams Deli v ered to factory. » Trade in g Your Old Tires P for New ’ | GILLETTE or PHARIS ■\S’ H Tirse, ■ , 1 2 10 to 50 per cent ■ / |l trade-in allowance. PORTER G 9 I TIRE COMPANY M I 341 Winchester street, S Phone 1289.

1 Dll Eolt SAI A Pleas. uh * ■' '’ oipn Sl '"" l:,iiA > SALE J’oz.-n sol Lord, St.. I)e<atur. ~ Fo,i t ""' 1 'Mditkin. i?» I>ul ' bi- ’lm t s . u,i loe — ’ Sl ;b " v hixehy fob . J " l;-'« cultivator, iiS • I Unary Hoe. !«,,/■ l-"’ ,( l' 1 S»li 0n ,O " 11 ' b.ui.’W. i ,l " il 1 Plain drill iM l"im.>t>”l.al |hj. ■ Ci'imi, k FOR SALE - Casting M 9 lilted, lisp and minnow thcrnii..- ;..4 minnow front lai't.tge for rent 1127 V • • tian:,,. Fol; eAl.l'. sow an<| pig, 'jK iiam Drummond. Homestead. FOR SALE Frame huildi*~9 40 Fu.-I ’ lass condition. P|S $■ Buv dii'it from fartoryM save !.. 4’< pen. nt. WeinX ing lied room, dining living 1..”:’ M.">! i r dimrtlM factory >li<iw r-. in. also all ib i ms ami new gfl pianos. miing ent the man and pas.-n g nm to you. Cail at our store («|fl tietilai - S nr Emutmifl Phone 199. | FOR SALE Living roomsß $32.50; It’d room suites,fl Kitclien < n t>. (15.50; isl fast sets. $10; 9x12 rugs. $17..m: Oxi: ('ongolewfl sG..’>o; Mntui sse.s. $6.95; Imfl $0; Coil l.ed springs. 12 sfl We save yon 20 to t'C.wbjfl more.' S;,.i. Furniture fl pany. Phone FOi; S 'LL Ibn rns.i row. fl M. Houk. Hoagland pboKfl half mile east of Williams. FOR SALE Hal-, iltirkllfl dtp ed iintner prices onMfl Quality Bred Chicks. sptllj started W. Leg. and dayokdifl Decatur Hatchery, phoae M” 1 H FOR S ALL Late - ahbage M 5c per dozen. L. E. SuaM 909 Walnut street. 4| WANTED J WANTED — LADIES NOTlfl Mrs. Stahlhut of L»W» fl Shop. Fort Wayne, will be zt ljJ , er's Beauty Shop for last men’. June 19 and 26. for appoin’ WANTEik—To clean barrels saved. Walls sefl down. Price reasonable. Phones 204 or 31. fl FOR KENJ J FOR KENT 7 roommodenifl 419 N. 3 st. Phone 613, 3 ' Harry Helm. 1| 1 STOMACH ULCER. GAS I l ] INDIGESTION victims. J fer? For quick relief . sample of I dga. a 1,1 .JJ aeription. at B. J ’o . I rale NtW I Lightship Gets New c„ n Pedro ary asan island, the j ■ T n : i! :- Scientist are ____. Teachers' Pay —(UP)- StW ; Clarion. . teachers here "'I [St , n eh ,a! , 5 per cent ' alary Hlt ,‘ lier e bn 4 * 1 ; the board of edutal ; nounepd. I Negroes Get Versailles. Mo-- ' IXC nirt : mer rwW rt for ha « been laid “ . nmr here on th® Ozarka-x.-nVfcE--^’ 6 are NOTicc- net our lo !gi („hs to combine- an d«J C““- . ,_ r email ,:rtS phone. j| N-A-BiXb® I Eyes ” J 8:M fptlepbotio