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t Test Your [ Can you answer aeven of these ten questionsT Turn to page Four for the answers. » 4 1. Where ar# the Dry Tortngas Islands? 2. During the first century B. C. which Roman General conquered Gaul? 3. What is static electricity? 4. Name the Jockey who rode Lawrln, winner of the Kentucky Derby. 5. Who discovered the North Pole? 6. What is the official abbreviation for Pennsylvania? 7. Has an absolute vacuum ever been attained? §. Is President Roosevelt a Mason ? 9. What animal produces the

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Public Sale of HOUSEHOLD GOODS I. the undersigned, will sell at Public Auction the household goods anil personal effects belonging to Mrs. Daisy Hileman. The reason for "luffing is that the owner is living in Yakima, Washington and has no further use for the goods. Everything will sell regardless of the price they bring. The sale to be held at the Hoblet property on the east side of the Psjfk in Willshire, Ohio, commencing at 1 o’clock (Ohio Time), SATURDAY, June 4, 1938 Consisting of the following: 1 G. E. Electric Refrigerator in good condition; 1 Maytag electric washer; 1 Majestic electric radio; 1 Living Room suite; 1 Kitchen Cabinet; 1 Piano and stool; 1 Dresser; 1 Commode; 2 sets Dining Chairs; 2 - 9x12 Rugs; Beds and bedding; 2 Heating Stoves; 1 Library Table; 1 End Table; 1 Cupboard; 1 Dining Table; 1 Kitchen Table; 5 Kitchen Chairs; 2 Rockers; 1 Oil Cooking stove; 1 piece of good Rag Carp't; 1 Large Mirror; 1 Wash Stand; 2 Floor Lamps; Curtains and Blinds: Dishes and Cooking Utensils; 1 Ironing Board; 1 Electric Toaster; 1 Dress Fitting Form; 1 Good Lawn Mower; 1 Good Porch Swing; 1 Garden Plow; and many other articles not mentioned. TERMS—CASH. J. S. BUCHANAN Ed. Miller, Auctioneer. H. V. Buchanan, Clerk.

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smallest offspring at Mrlh ’n proportion to its site? 10. Os which city is Frank Hague the Mayor? COURTHOUSE Case Dismissed A suit to collect a promissory note, brought by the Pioneer Loan company, Inc., against Claude G. and Cadle Corts, was dismissed at the costs ol the plaintiff. A judgment was rendered against the plaintiff, for the costs. Judgment Rendered All defendants were called and defaulted in the quiet title suit brought by Peter F. Moser against M. Steiner and others. The case was submitted, evidence heard and a finding rendered and judgment given for the plaintiff. New Case A suit to collect a promissory note has been filed iby Robert E. Daniels against E. J. Ahr. Summons were ordered issued, returnable June 10. Appearance Filed An appearance was filed for the

WANTED Rags, Magazines, Newspapers, Scrap Iron, Old Auto Radiators, Batteries, Copper, Brass, Aluminum, and all grades of scrap metals. We buy hides, wool, sheep pelts, the year round. The Maier Hide & Fur Co. 710 W. Monroe st. Phone 442 SPRA G U E OFFERS 50 Innerspring Mattresses for your approval Beautyrest Real Comfort Deepsleep Anchor Slumber King Slumber Land Selling from $12.50 to $39.50 Liberal trade in allowance for your old mattress. SPRAGUE 152 S. 2nd st. Decatur Phone 199.

plaintiff by Nathan C. Nekton in | the claim action brought by the | Phil L. Macklin company against the estate of Robert Melbera. An appearance was filed by Nat-j an C. Nelson for the plaintiff in the | claim brought by Wendell Macklin : against the estate of Robert Mei-j bers. < Estate Cases The inheritance tax appraiser’s

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CHAPTER XXVI They were led out of the cottage and round the corner to its other side. Beyond, through the gray half-light that precedes the dawn, they could see a deep gully with muddy banks. In its bed a narrow stream was ebbing swiftly. They crossed it a little farther down by a plank bridge and came again on to the grassland, up a bank, and across the broad main road from Sandwich to Ramsgate. It occurred to both the condemned men there to make a dash for it If they were shot down, well—better death that way than what awaited them; yet such is the instinct of all humans to cling to life up to the last possible moment that both hesitated, knowing the odds to be so terribly against them. Before either had decided to start kicking out they were across the road and had been pushed down the far embankment to a place where the river appeared again, having made a hairpin bend. Here the channel was deeper and the stretch of water wider. At a little wooden landing stage, running out above the mud, a large rowboat was moored. Another moment and they were hustled into its stern. Two of the men took the oars while the other two and the Limper crowded into the seats which ran round its after-part. The Limper sat in the middle with his pistol drawn. The ex-pugilist, in the bow, cast off the painter and, without any effort on the part of the oarsmen, the boat was carried by the swift current towards the sea. Dawn had broken and, as the boat emerged from between the two banks into Sandwich Haven on the southern portion of the bay, the captives saw the vast area of sand stretching before them. The river continued; its deep channel twisting and winding between the flat stretches which, at high tide, would be covered by the sea. Only the quiet splash of oars now broke the silence of the early morning. Another G>w moments and they reached the spot where the river met the outgoing tide. It was rippling gently along the golden sand, yet running out with such speed that every little wavelet broke ten yards further to the seaward, 4aaving a fresh stretch of damp, faintly shining sand exposed to view. The Limper produced a pocket compass and, steadying it as well as he could, took a rough bearing. “Turn her,” he said. “We must do the job about fifty y ards to the left from here.” The men plied their oars again. A few more agonizing moments passed for the prisoners then the Limper jerked his head in Wells’ direction. “Undo his hands," he said. “If the sands shift and they’re washed up later it’ll look as though they were caught by the tide.” The man obeyed while the Limper thrust his gun within two inches of Wells’ mouth. “Make a move,” he said, “and I’ll blow your head off.” Gerry Wells’ arms were free. His impulse was to lash out but his hands had been tied behind his back for over five hours. His muscles were cramped and stiff and when he tried to move he found that the effort only resulted in agonizing pain. The Limper gave a quick glance raund. No boat was to be seen. There was no one on the shore. Full dawn had hardly come and the fainS lingering twilight must obscure their actions from any distant casual watcher. “Over with him,” he grunted. Too late Wells wrenched his arms forward. The man beside him

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, JUNE I, 1938.

I report was submitted in the estate lot Rachel Buckmaater, finding the 'net value ot the estate to be |2,1062.50 and no tax due. The apI praiser was allowed sl. which was I ordered taxed as costs. Real Estate Transfers Clark J. Lutz to Elisabeth Hfn[donlaug, inlot 24 in Decatur for I IM. 1 John Fairchild to Benjamin F.

stooped, placed a hand beneath his i knees, and tipped him backwards ■ over the gunwale. The oarsmen were dipping their , oars, keeping the boat more or less i in position, so that it drifted only very slightly. The Limper jabbed his automatic against Gregory’s face while the man beside him loosed his hands and pulled the eord away. l ike Wells, his arms were almost paralyzed from having been tied behind him for so long. His eyes were wide and staring. The muzxle of the Limper’s pistol was still pressed against his cheek. For an instant Gregory’s right leg twitched under him. "If he could only knee the Limper in the groin," flashed through his mind, but the pistol would explode automatically with the contraction of the Limper’s finger upon the trigger and the bullet would shatter his face into a bleeding mass of pulp. He decided to duck and take the risk, but the man who had held him, and the other who had dealt with ( Wells, came at him simultaneously, pushing him violently upon the chest and shoulders so that he went overboard with a loud splash. Spitting and choking he came up with his mouth full of sea water. Shaking the drops from his eyes he glanced wildly round. The boat was already heading back towards the river mouth, its crew pulling lustily. Then he saw Wells, a dozen yards away, floundering about in the shallows. It was a matter of seconds only ' before his feet touched the sand. He tripped upon it, regained his balance, and stood up. The water was only up to his middle, but instantly he stood he felt the sand giving beneath his feet, so that he was in to his ankles before he could pull them out again. He flung himself flat and began to swim out to sea, knowing that his only chance lay in reaching deeper water, but the tide was ebbing with terrifying swiftness. As he lunged out his toes kicked the bottom, interfering with his stroke so that his hands swept downwards and his nails scraped on the sand below him. Gerry Wells was staggering from side to side, trying to fight his way towards the shore, but at every step he took the sand gave like oozy mud under his feet and he felt himself sucked down. “On your face you fool,” shouted Gregory desperately. “Try and reach the deeper water, then we’ll swim for it.” “I can’t!” gasped Wells. *T can’t swim. But the tide's running out. If I can reach firm sand I’ll get those devils yet.” The depth of the water had now decreased to a couple of feet Gregory floundered on but at every ' stroke ly? took the sand was churned up by his feet behind him. Wells stuck. He could advance no further. He stood there in the shallow water waving his arms wildly as he endeavored to fling himself forward, but his feet had sunk in and the sand had him in its grip up to the calves of his legs. “Help,” he bellowed. “For God’s sake give me a hand to pull me out.” Gregory turned a little and splashed towards him but his knees were now touching bottom at every movement that he made. The light was brighter now; almost full day. In the distance the Limper’s boat appeared; a cockle shell heading to landward up the channel. Gregory could swim no further. He began to crawl forward on his stomach knowing that to distribute his weight was the best way of preventing himself from sinking.

■ Tickle et ux, Inlot 7 in Salem and 31.60 acres In Blue Creek twp. for 12400. Jesse N. Niblick et al Io Otto D. Bloberlch. 55 acres in Kirkland township for $5,600. Q (Vella Nelson, of Seattle, Washington, a resident of this city about 135 years ago visited here briefly 1 | M t night and this morning

Wells had gone down to above his thighs and was still shouting wildly At last Gregory reached him and, although he knew that he could never pull him out, extended a hand toward him. The Inspector grabbed it, drawing Gregory toward him, but the suction of the sand was so powerful that he could not free his legs. Both of them could see the rnnrk of the receding tide as It approached now by leaps and bounds. At one moment they were struggling in six Inches of water, the next it was down to three and, almost before they had time to realise it, the sea was gone, leaving them stranded in the glittering sand. Gregory felt it well up about his thighs and, wriggle as he would, there was no way to free himself of it The tiny particles formed a glutinous mud which would not bear his weight more or less evenly distributed as it was. His knees were buried and it trickled over the hollows behind them. Wells had sunk up to his armpits. Both of them visualized the awful moment when the sand would be above their chins, when they could no longer lift their arms and were dragged down by the constant suck ing motion, so that the sand reached their lips and entered their mouths in spite of all their efforts, choking them as they sank and covering their eyes and mouths. They began to scream at the top of their voices, yelling for help with all the force of their lungs, but not a sound came back to them from the desolate wastes and no human figures appeared on the distant cliffs. Their field of view had narrowed as they sank and their eyes were now no more than twelve inches above the sand. To their left the channel, cut through the flat expanse of sand by the river Stour, was still filled with deep, fast-flowing water, but their eye level was too low for them to see it, although it lay only some thirty yards away. They ceased to shout, conscious that their cries for help were unavailing, and that every ounce of breath was precious in their fight for life. The quicksand seemed to have become alive, as though imbued with some evil spirit of its own. It sucked and chuckled as they fought it, creeping up about them with gentle uncheckable persistence. Wells had almost given up; buried to the armpits, his head thrown back, he moved his arms only sufficiently to prevent their submergence as long as possible, while the sweat of the terror of death streamed off his face. Gregory was still fighting, against his better judgment, as the sands seemed to suck at him more fiercely with each new effort that he made. It was then, when both men felt all hope was gone, that they heard the muffled drumming of a rapidly approaching motor boat Suddenly it ceased and a loud report like the crack of a small cannon, shattered the silence. They stopped struggling instantly and wrenched their shoulders round toward the left Thirty yards away a group of men appeared to be standing knee deep and rocking gently in the sand. From them a long black snake-like rope was whizzing through the air: a life line fired from a rocket gun. It twisted a moment overhead, then came hurtling down with a plop onto the sand between the two almost buried men; the lead disc at its end piercing the morass a good twenty yards beyond them. (To Be Continued) Copyright. Itlt. by King Footuru Syndic*to. In*

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• RATES * One Tima—Minimum charge of 25c for 20 words or less. Over 20 worde, IJ4c per word ) Two Tlmee—Minimum charge of 40c for 20 worde or lest. Over 20 words 2c per word for the two times. Three Tlmee —Minimum charge of 50c for 20 words or less. Over 20 words 2'/*c per word for the three timet. I Cards of Thanks ..... 35c ' Obituaries and verses.... *I.OO | Open rate-display advertising 35c per column Inch. FOR SALE FOR SALE — Fann lease blanks, three for sc. Decatur Daily Democrat, 106 No. Second St. 276-ts FOR SALE — 2 Fordson tractors. One 30 Farmall, 3 tractor plows, 1 John Deere power lift, 6 cultipackers and hoes. See the new Oliver tractqr combine and threshing machines. Complete line of farm implements on display. Craigville Garage. 125-5 t FOR SALE Pigs 1% mile southeast of Bobo. Mrs. Jennie Miller Sapp. 129-2tx FOR SALE Used furniture: 2 living room suites in A-l condition; 1 couch; 1 bed room suite; 1 Kalamazoo range; 1 sewing machine; 1 8-piece dining room suite. Make us an offer, this merchandise is all out of good Adams county homes. Sprague Furniture Co., 152 South Second St. Phone 199. 128-3 t FOR SALE — Plants: tomato, yellow resistent cabbage, cauliflow’er, mangos, pirmento, yams, celery, asters, zenias, snapdragons, marigolds. 1127 W. Monroe St. 128-2 t FOR SALE -Petunia plants, 10c a dozen. Phone 9431. It FOR SALE Oak kitchen cabinet. Day bed and pad. Dining chairs, gas stoves, dressers, buffets. Frank Young, 110 Jefferson St. Itx FOR SALE—2 slightly used auto gas kitchen stoves, excellent condition. Reasonable. Phone 5591. B. H. Eiting. 129-3 t FOR SALE -Old ivory, cane trimmed, factory antiqued bedroom suite. Good condition. Ivory kiddie koop. Canvass floor. Phone 196. 129-3 t uFOR SALE — Good work horse. Call 719-G or see Sylvester Staub, route 5, Decatur, Ind. 129-3tx o MISCELLANEOUS CALL FRANK. BURGER to move dead stock. Will pay for live horses. Day or night service. Phone collect. Harley Roop 870-A. 111-ts NOTICE — Parlor Suits recovered. We recover and repair auythiug. -We buy and sell furniture. Also | good used ice boxes. Decatur Upi holsters. Phone 420. 145 South , Second St. 125-30 t o HUNDREDS LAUNCH I (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) I was found. Hut barring some development, | such as the finding of the boy’s head or locating a boat that was known to have been in this vicinity of Long Island Sound at the time of the kidnaping, last Feb. 24, the wire and the prints were the best sources of evidence. — o Decatur Riverside Community Sale every Friday. W ts

I Dr. S. M. Friedley I Veterinarian Phone 9434 Office and Rec. 1133 N. 2nd st. NOW - - you can have an indirect light in any room you desire with no trouble or expense of installation. We have just received a shipment of genuine “PIN-IT-UP” Indirect Lights. To fix lamps to the wall all you need to do is drive a small nail into the wall, which comes with the light. Hang the light on the pin. Plug it in your wall socket —and you have an indirect light for only 9Sc while they last. ZWICK’S Phone 61.

FOR RENT j FOR RENT —6-room modern du plex, newly decorated. Three bedrooms. Three-room apartment kitchen furnished. Close in. Phone 6S5 ’ 12Stf FOR RENT 6-room modern house Immediate possession. Garage, Phone 102. Inquire 430 N. sth St’ - . , 128-3 t FOR RENT Twa light housekeeping rooms, furnished. Private entrance, flrst floor, garage. 310 ’ N. 3rd. Phone 511. 128-3 t . FOR RENT — 5-rocui, all modern k house, furnished. Inside rail-1 , roads. Call 716. 129-3tx J FOR RENT Pasture. J. F. Nun- . nink, lla miles east on state road . 224. Routh 3. Phone 5421. 128-Ct i ’ FOR RENT — 7-room semi-modern house. N. 4th St. Call John L. DeVoss, phone 607. 127-3tx , o— WANTED ■ WANTED—Loans on farms. Eastern money. Low rates. Very liberal terms. See me for abstracts of title. French Quinn. ‘ 152-m-w It WANTED — Experienced saleslady ‘ to take charge of ladies ready j to-wear department. Good salary' ' for right party. Address Box ”500 '; I care Democrat. 12S-3t I . o—i LOST AND FOUND • LOST — Brown tarpolln on 224 between Preble and Decatur.' . Finder please notify Milton Girod, j , Decatur R. R. 2. Craigville phone. 128-3txl o SPECIAL NOTICE —— The guy who stole the lawn mower from Clark’s Chapel cenie-' tery is as low as the suake that' tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden. This lawn mower was for the ‘ care of the graves of the departed.' 1 So if he ever expects to enter the ■ ’ pearly gates he had better bring it ■ back. Frank Mclntosh, trustee, Clark’s Chapel Cemetery. i o F. 1). R. URGES J (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) • Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, 1). Mont., . who jumped the White House fence : last year to oppose judiciary reorganization, now is barraging the administration with charges that it ■ ■ is attempting to punish bolters. , o ; HUNDREDS LAUNCH i ' (CONTINUED FROM PAGE? ONE) and each assigned 15 men to lead ’ the parties, which promptly began an inch-by-inch hunt through the I t Redlands citrus and truck crop dis-, t trict and along the fringes of the everglades—searching every building; exploring every trail in the semi-tropical swamps. Many of the possemen were Legionnaires and veterans of foreign wars. But the searchers also j included fishermen from the keys. 5 i>oy scouts, and residents of the r ’glades. The ku klux klan an- . nounced its members were partici- > pating. t Few of the searchers held more than scanty hope that the little blue-eyed boy may still be alive. r “If he’s tied up in some shack • in the ’glades,” one man said, he . won’t last long. Like as not they left him in some shack after his daddy paid them that SIO,OOO ransom.” The searchers proposed to sweep the entire tip of the peninsula, carrying their hunt to the west coast if necessary. o ' Charles Settler made a business trip to Fort Wayne today.

N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined - Glasses Fitted HOURS 8:30 to 11:30 12:30 to 5:00 Saturdays. 8:00 p. m. Telephone 135. MORRIS PLAN LOANS on FURNITURE LIVESTOCK ELECTRIC STOVES REFRIGERATORS. Special Plan for School Teachers. NEW AUTOMOBILES $6.00 for SIOO.OO per year Repayable Monthly. Suttles-Edwards Co. Representatives. ———

c ” J jl r< eeived L'" Ills" ||| 111 1-"' lbs W 1; "’ lbs lbs W ----> lb s - -S ■ Houghs V'si, rs * ';d'l"-d lambs " EAST BIFFA L 0 I ' , ~' I ''-s. 4,.., J ' ' ''-'LI" « 155 ”5 lbs.. "dd lo:s ■'-lit L!it s>.,.. rs ,1-f .'nd < u"-r |,lui " iinil medium, I ale,-s, 250; s, '-:idy; 4■" |-..iin tnediuffi, old H" fut . M S FORT WAYNE LiVESW Fort Wayne, Ind.. June 11 Livestock: H"?s, De higher; imfl ISULI'II lbs.. liis. D 15; ii->. DT'. IkV !bs.. L.nj; IT.'.t.T; 325-350 lbs.. I’d”® IF lbs. luß 1120 lbs.. S7.SO. H Roughs, *7.25; stags, *.■ I'alvi-s. Ill; k<inbs. Ilit;® lambs. $6.50. H INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis, lad., Jne 1 Livestock: Hog receipts. 5.5 W: W Ids; market IJc higher: ' ii,s . .<v r,u |'.75; D.::i'o imi lbs.. IS.SW HPi lbs.. }7.50-SS.SO; sow higher at $7.50-18. Cattle, 2.000: calves, S*, si, et- sales around steadjl j $9.25; cows and heifetl I 1 • arly In iter sales m-st'jll I cows. $5.50-17; cutter 6$ $5 :,o; veali-rs steady, togl . Sheep. 500; spring lank ..mostly $8.50-$9; top, M I ewes steady at D down. CHICAGO GRAIN CU July S* Wheat ■ 6Bs ’ jcorn - 55 * ’•Oats... - I CLEVELAND PROIM Butter: unsettled; * I standards 29. ■ Eggs: unsettled: «» i clean 21. extra first ' receipts 18'4-19-'I Live poultry: weak. WLi: ducks: young d/J j heavy H. Potatoes: Maine |1 - ij-.olO; Alabama. W" i i Georgia Reds mosdy 67 ‘ i Carolina tl id :, 25 bttg of 100 lb8 -’ ,IIW I I of 50 lbs. local grain ma«« BURK ELEV* TORCt 11 Corrected Junel-1 Prices to be paid ■| X o.l Wheat, 60 lbs. or i Xo. 2 Wheat, etc " j , Xew No. 2 Oats -•■jj Yellow Corn "" Xew No. 2 Soy Be liM j ; Rye '2 CENTRAL SOVA CO Xew No. 2 SUV m 7rkets^ata clA * Stocks: higher in siightU* » “I Chicago stocks. er - konee' Foreign exchangeMon to dollar- tell i Call money- . cCß ttd CoUoli:U L?easJ’i Grains: "'be- 1 I ChlcaB ° '''she^ l * cattk . strong,] Rn'bber: a b°“‘ York: