Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 225, Decatur, Adams County, 22 September 1936 — Page 2

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| WHAT IS A . I Flowers Soften Military Mode “>*»; ■ ". y l ' '’r .- "•’ '«•»« ■if*’’’’' )/_< J -V. ?** ‘4 . ■ . : M" ’ ■ .?'' X " ’’ ; A J ? The Twin Clusters of White Pompon Chrysanthemums Worn by Elizabeth Roche at the Collar of the Costume Designed by Adolph Haas, Harmonize With the Military Style of the Coat.

Wjth a coat of military cut. of which many will Im- worn this win-1 ter and more, we are told, as the British coronation approaches.! twin clusters of pompon chrysanthemums joined by a white satin tie and worn at the collar, will provide 'the perfect decoration foi street wear. The coat in the illustration is of coronation red; it borrows from the dress parade uniform of the British grenadiers, its upstanding i square collar and applique of ■ Persian lamb. The flower arrange ! rnent of white simulates military buttons and cord, relieving the somewhat somlter effect of the rich red gajment, and netting off delightfully the brunette beauty of the wearer. ■v flowers, or colored blossoms, might be used with a coat of the same color. Flowers are more than ever necessary to soften the severity of the military mode. Feminine characteristics need to be emphasized if they are to* escape being submerged in a fashion which is the epitome of masculinity. But with the civiliz-j jng touch of fa floral bouquet to i soften the effect of the costume, j fejninlne beauty will find in the military fashion an enhancing contrast. Fresh flowere should be’ worn

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itEGION HOLDS ANNUALPARADE I Hundred Thousand Le- ' gionnaires March In Annual Parade Cleveland. Sept. 22 —(UP)— A hundred thousand American IJOyionnairea—graying at the temples and widening at the girth— stuck out their chests, pulled in their china, and (strutted today in a parade cheered by an estimated million onlookers. The Legion eu&pended all busln-1 ( ces at Its eighteenth annual conven-' j tion, biggest in its history, to march : through the city in a spectacle ex i pected to lake 11 hours passing the i reviewing etand. J. Ray Murphy, plump legion commander. led the procession down ■ ! the clty'e historic Euclid avenue. ■ ■ Has path through the cheering thousands was cleared by motor-( eye’e patrolmen and regular infantry, artillery and navy units. Murphy, wearig his regulation blue 1 univorm trimmed in gold, walked alone, followed by two aides. The Ntlonal and Legion colors were carried ahead of him. Behind Murphy came a seemingly endleM line of march. Five hundred gaily-bedecked bands Iblared. Four hundred drum and bugle corps promenaded. One hundred fifty 40 and 8 engines and box ears clanged their bells and mocked the carriers of homes and men of wartime France. The city quit work and watched. All department stands closed. Office workers leaned from buildings which looked like cheering towers of humans. ■lt was So minutes before the parade answered the question which

SALE CALENDAR W Roy S. Johnson Auctioneer Decatur, Ind. Claim your sale date early as I am booking sales every day. Sept. 23—E. M. Likens. Elwood, Ind. Pure bred Jersey cattle sale. Sept. 25 — Decatur Community Sale. Livestock sale. Sept. 26—Walter Eichar, 2 mile east of Decatur on the Studebaker farm. Sept. 28—Daniel Noffsinger, 1 mile north and 94 mile east of Monroe. Closing out sale. Sept. 29 —Johnson & Cox, Carmel, Ind. Pure bred Jersey cattle sale. Sept. 30 —J. E. Sheets & Mrs. Faye Mutschler. Admrtx., 6 miles northeast of Decatur. Farm sale. Oct I—A.1 —A. D. Eminhiser, I’g mi. south, 1 mile east of Monroeville, Ind. Closing out eale

PL’BUC SALE The undersigned will sell at Public Auction at the residence of Marie Hendricks in Monroe, Thursday, Sept. 24 Commencing at 1:00 P. M. 1 davenport. 1 couch, organ, rockers, 3 heds, 1 dresser, j mirrors, pillows, comforts. dining room table, 2 pieces I carpet, walnut cupboard. painter's push cart and ladders, I heating stove, 1 i range, kitchen tables, dishes, library table, and other small articles. Terms—Cash. J. P. Johnson Heirs & Marie Hendricks, OWNERS, Roy Johnson, Auctioneer.

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swept the nation after the Legion'a 1933 Chicago convention—" Where's Elmer?" "Elmer," masqueraded thta year as Jerome “Dizsy" Dean, St. Louis | Cardinal pitcher, walked alone, attired in a flaming red baseball uni | form, staging a pantomime. The parade ewutig down Euclid avenue, across Public Square, and then past the' reviewing stand i t j Municipal eUidlum on the j Erie shore. AU of the standlum t>s.000 seats were filled. Thoua.tnds more stood. The San Gabriel, Cal., drum and Bugle corps, immaculate In the regulation blue and gold, inarched in i the position of honor behind Com-. ■ttriter Murphy.. , Behind them, bayonets glittered in the early Autumn eun. Petite girl drum majors pranced. There was a ibedlam of martial music, Scottish bagpipes. Buffoonery by the 40 and 8, legion fun society. o— — Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

’The Big Four*/

SYNOPSIS In his London apartment, Hercule Poirot, famous detective, prepares to leave .for South America to conduct a secret investigation for Aba Rvtend, the soap king. Poirot regrets having to forego his sleuthing into the activities of "The Big Four," a secret criminal organization, but Hastings, his friend, promises to carry on in his absence. As the two men are discussing the case, a man stumbles out of the bedroom, mumbling Poirot's name and address. Although dazed, he reveals Li Chang Yen is the brains of the Big 4. The other three are a wealthy American, a French woman, and the "Destroyer.” The stranger faints and leaving him on the bed, Poirot rushes out with Hastings to catch his train for Southampton. Enroute,itdawns on Poirot that his South American trip is a ruse to get him out of the way. He rushes horns to find the stranger dead. Shortly afterwards a self-styled asylum keeper calls, claiming the man escaped from his institution. Upon learning he is dead, the keeper says, “Well, I dare say, it’s best for all parties.” Hastings relates what follows: CHAPTER IV ‘‘Was he—dangerous?” “’Omicidal, d’you mean? Oh, no. ‘Armless enough. Persecution mania very acute. Full of secret societies from China that had got him shut up. They’re all the same.” I shuddered. “How long had he been shut up ?’ asked Poirot. “A matter of two years now.” “I see,” said Poirot quietly. “It never occurred to anybody that he might—be sane?” The keeper permitted himself to laugh. “If he was sane, what would he be doing in n lunatic asylum ? They all say they’re sane, you know.” Poirot said no more. He took the man in to see the body. The identification came immediately. "That’s him—right enough,” said the keeper callously; “funny sort of bloke, ain’t he? Well, gentlemen, I had best go off now and make arrangements under the circumstances. We won’t trouble you with the corpse much longer. If there’s n hinquest, you will nave to appear at it, I data say. Good morning, air.” With a rather uncouth bow he shambled out of the room. A few minutes later Japp arrived. The Scotland Yard Inspector was jaunty and dapper as usual. “Here I am Moosior Poirot. What can I do for you? Thought you were off to the coral strands of somewhere or other today?” “My good Japp, I want to know if you have ever seen this man before.” He led Japp into the bedroom. The inspector stared down at the figure on the bed with a puzzled face. “Let me see now—he seems sort of familiar—and I pride myself on my memory, too. Why, bless my soul, it’s Mayerling!” “And who is—or was—Mayerling?” “Secret Service chap—not one of our people. Went to Russia five years ago. Never heard of again. Always thought the Bolshies had done him in.” “It all fits in,” said Poirot, when Japp had taken his leave, “except for the fact that he seems to have died a natural death.” He stood looking down on the motionless figure with a dissatisfied frown. A puff of wind set the win-dow-curtains flying out, and he looked up sharply. “I suppose you opened the windows when you laid him down on the bed, Hastings?” "'No, I didn’t,” I replied. “As far

BANGS'TRIAL : IS ADJOURNED Huntington Mayor’s iin--1 peachment Trial Delayed To Sept. 28 1 Huntington, Ind., Sept. 22. lU.F.) i —The ftnpeachment trial of Mayor' Clare W 11. Bangs was adjourned i last night until Sept 28 by the coy council, after the testimony , of eight witnesses. Hangs has been imprisoned since ' ■ July for alleged violation ot a re straining order obtained by the Northern Indiana Power company prohibiting sale of current generated by the municipal power plant to private consumers. Thirty-six Huntington citizens filed 19 char* ies of malfeasance against the I militant mayor. ' A charge that money collected

as I remember, they were shut.” Poirot lifted his head suddenly. “Shut—and now they are open. What can that mean?” "Somebody came in that way,” I suggested. “Possibly,” agreed Poirot, but he spoke absently and without conviction. After a minute or two he said. “That is not exactly the point I had in mind, Hastings. If only one w-ndow was open it would not intrigue me so much. It is both windows being open that strikes me as curious." He hurried into the other room. “The sitting-room window is

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Poirot's face grew very grave. “It i and I on the one side, th< open, too. That also we left shut. Ah!” He bent over the dead man, examining the corners of the mouth minutely. Then he looked up suddenly. “He has been gagged, Hastings. Gagged and then poisoned.” “Good heavens!” I exclaimed, shocked. “I supposed we shall find out all about it from the postmortem.” “We shall find out nothing. He was killed by inhaling strong prussic acid. It was jammed right under his nose. Then the murderer went away again, first opening all the windows. Hydrocyanic acid is exceedingly volatile, but it has a pronounced emell of bitter almonds. With no trace of the smell to guide them, and no suspicion of foul play, death would be put down to some natural cause by the doctors. So this man was in the Secret Service, Hastings. And five years ago he disappeared in Russia.” “The last two years he’s been in the Asylum,” I said. “But what of the three years before that?” Poirot shook his head, and then caught my arm. “The clock, Hastings, look at the clock.' I followed his gaze to the mantelpiece. The clock had stopped at four o'clock. “Mon ami, some one has tampered with it. It had still three days to run. It is an eight-day clock, you comprehend?” “But what should they want to

| from city generated current has ! been diverted to private projects brought a controversial "black box | into the testimony yesterday. The I box supposedly was used to store i collections for electricity produced ! at the city plant. Five workmen testified they w< r< | paid for work done at Lake Clare ■ and adjoining property owned by the Municipal Light and Power i Co., with money taken from the "black box." Wallace Reed, city clerk treas urer, produced a bill for *21.38 paid to a Louisville firm for repairs to a waterworks car which ' Bangs reportedly drove to Ken ‘ tucky to make a municipal owner ship speech. The workmen who testified were Clarence Martin Martin, Owen C. Keiser. John Smith, Lester Stably and Everett Smith. Other wit nesses included Harry H. M. Hilge man. Fort Wayne attorney, and j Claude Cline, former Huntington city attorney.

do that for? Some idea of a false scent by making the crime appear to have taken placeat fouro’clock?” “No, no; rearrange your ideas, mon ami. Exercise your little gray cells. You are Mayerling. You hear something, perhaps—and you know well enough that your doom is sealed. You have just time to leave a sign. Four o clock, Hastings. Number Four, the destroyer. Ahl an idea!” He rushed into the other room and seized the telephone. He asked for Hanwell. “You are the Asylum, yes? I understand there has been an es-

is a duel to the death, mon tmi. You l Big Four on the other.” cape today ? What is that you say ? A little moment if you please. Will you repeat that? Ahl Perfect!” He hung up tho receiver, and turned to me. “You heard,<Hastings? There ha? been no escape.” “But the man who came—the keeper?” I said. “I wonder—l very much wonder.” “You mean—?” “Number Four—the destroyer." I gazed at Poirot dumbfounded. A minute or two after, on recovering my voice, I said:— “We shall know him again, any. where, that’s one thing. He was a man of very pronounced personality.” “Was he, mon ami? I think not He was burly and bluff and redfaced, with a thick moustache and a hoarse voice. He will he none of those things by this time, and for the rest, he has nondescript eyes, nondescript ears, anti a perfect set of false teeth. Identification is not such an easy matter as you seem to think. Next time—” “You think there will be a next time?” I interrupted. , Poirot's face grew very grave. “It is a duel to the death, mon ami. You and lon the one side, the Big Four on the other. They have won the first trick; but they have failed in their plan to get me out of the way, and in the future they have to reckon with Hercule Poirot!” (To Be Continued) Coptrljht. Illi ks Aiatbt CttrUti*. DittrlbuUd br Line ffMUtrM Syrwl*f«t». Im.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS business CARDS and notices s; : ♦ k RATES * One Time —Minimum charge of 250 for 20 words or teas Over 20 words, IJ4® P* r word. Two Times —Minimum charge of 40c for 20 words or less. Over 20 words 2c per word for the two time*. Three Times—Minimum charge of 50c for 20 word* or less, i Over 20 words 2! z ae per word for the three times. > — for sale FOR SALE Three piece mahogany and cane living room suite in toupe and velour. Phone 324 or 324 8 First St. after 6 p. m. I 224 lit FOR SALE Young cow, fresh In about a week. G. D. Koeneman, Decatur R. No. 2, Preble phone. 224-3tx FOR SALE 4 Fordson tractors; John Qeere tractor; F-12 Farmall; 2 ton Catapiller; Hoosier Fertilizer IWill. Cultipa* kers. Hoes and Diss at reduced prices. Craigville Garage. 225 t ’> FOR SALE— Cabbage. onions and potatoes. 2 miles east ot Berne tile mill. Alfred Ryf. 22501' FOR SALE-Michigan Grapes at Hells Grocery or see Fred Busche. Itx FOR SALE —Tomatoes. Call after 4 o’clock. Bring containers. 342 No. Eleventh St. 224 2t x WANTED WANTED—To buy poultry. Top prices. Call phone Monroe 68. Albert Hollinger. 223t.Tx ■ *35.00 WEEKLY SALARY; Man or Woman with Auto, sell POULTRY MIXTURE to consumer. Eureka Mfg. Co., East St. Louis, Illinois. 223i3x MALE HELP WANTED IF YOU WANT A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY to make up" to *7 50 in a day —get a brand-new Ford Sedan as n bonus —lie your own boss, write for free details. Positively no money-risk. Albert Mills, 339 Monmouth, Cincinnati, Ohio. Hx WE BUY’ Rags, Paper, Scrap Iron, old auto radiators and Batteries, Copper, Brass and all -other grades of waste materials. We pay top market prices for Wool and Sheep Pelts. Maier Hide & Fur Co., 710 W. Monroe St. Phone 442. MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANEOUS—-Furniture repaired, upholstered or refinished at the Decatur Upholstering Shop, 222 South Secund street. Phone 420. Also used furniture. 218H2 HEAD ACHES. BACK ACHES. Why suffer when it is so easy to find relief? Consult Dr. Roy H. Andress, 315 N. 4th st., phone 1193. 22-25 o — MARKETS AT A GLANCE By United Press Stocks higher in light trading. Bonds higher under lead of rails. Curb stocks higher. Chicago stocks advance. Foreign exchange irregular: French franc at gold point, guilders weaken; sterling at 2 year high. Cotton 2 to 4 points higher Grains: wheat fractions to more than 1 cent higher; corn irregular; rye higher. Chicago livestock: hogs, cattle and sheep weak. Rubber 1 to 6 points higher. — —o ARRIVALS A son wae born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe .Murtaugh at the Adams county memorial hospital this morning at 12:15 o’clock. The baby weighed tven pounds ten and one ha'f ounces." Teddy Eugene is th name of the seven and one-half pound son born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swoveland of Willshire, Ohio. Mrs. Swoveland before her marriage was Miss Gertrude Tumbieson of Decatur. , . . Q--Lions Entertain Ladies Tonight All Lions are to meet on Liberty Way toight at 6:15, istead of the regular meeting place. A treasure hunt wi'l be conducted to learn the whereabouts of the meeting place and dinner site. The members will entertain the ladies. o NOTICE The Mutual Fire Insurance Co.. i of French Township. Adams County. Indiana, will hold their annual meeting at 16 o'clock a. tn. on Saturday, October 3rd, 1936. at the Election School House. District No. 3. French Township. Adaifis Coun- , ty. Indiana Martin Meeschberger, : 22-29. Secretary. I i

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