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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Puhitebed Every Evealaff ■xcept Sunday by TKK DBCATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated ■stared at tbe Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter I. H. Heller President A R Holthouse, Sec y A Bus. Mgr. Dick D Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates Blng’.e Copies 1 03 One week by carrier .15 By Mall In Adams. Allen, Jay and Wells counties. Indiana and Mercer and Van Wert counties, Ohio: 50 per fear; $2.50 for six months; $135 for three months; 50 cents for one month. Elsewhere:—ss.so per year: 13 00 for six months; $165 for three months; 60 cents for one month. Men and women in the armed forces, $3 50 per year or SI.OO for three months. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. National Representative BCHEERER A CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York 25 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, 111. Buy your October bonds and put them away for that day when you will need them worse than you do now. That's wise and patriotic. O—O— You can still buy real estate iu Adams county and in Decatur for much less than it would coat to replace the improvements. That's always smart business. O—O Premier Stalin was happy to receive Donald M. Nelson of th*' L'uited States War Production B ard. They need what we have and we need them to win the war. There should be no coal miners strikes and whatever <an be done to avoid it at this critical period of the war and with winter approaching should certainly be done now. O—O Th Yellow Jackets have made a splendid record this season and dserve the support of the community. They have not lost 1 game and have improved each week. O—O Don't forget that the deadline for sending Christmas gifts to the boys in the Navy is November Ist. Get your package ready and send it off so tbe lads won t be disappointed. O—O The weekend produced another large list of dead and injured as 1 resuit of automobile accidents. Travel on th- highways is certain- | ly not the safest thine, even In these days of low »peud and a tire shortage. O—O Germany has lost tour million men. actually killed, in the second world war. acct rdiug to laird S*lBorn.- of London. That’s twice as ■any an they loot In tbe ffrst world war. Nine-tenths of their big sacrit<p has been in Russia be says. B's a terrible price to have paid for a fruitless effort O—O The wage earner in Indiana who make- from $2,000 to 15.00*. paid tie big share of gross income taxes lust year, acc rdlnx to a report from tbe director of that commission. They accounted for about H.ooO.Oot* of the fund which prosides much of the money for pay tag school teachers and maintaining highways. 0 O — If any reader wants to mab* acme easy money ail be. or she. has to do is to write a boat-seller asvel. "Life With Father." by Clarence Day was a mammoth For a eo*sr W Decatur Daily Democrat to to Loot Broo. ftootMTOt 1 "y

money maker. Hollywood, anxious to screen tbe story, recently offered $600,000 for the right to flint the play and. surprising as It may be. the offer was rejected.—Bloomington Star-Courier. O—O The little state fair was not a financial success this year, as the total attendance was only 20,000. but it will be repeated next year. The fair will be devoted entirely to I H exhibits.' Secretary Paul Moffett says they have 1150.000 in the treasury, saved from the prewar days and he believes tbe farmer boye and girls of today should have their chance aloug with those of other days. O—O Eighty percent of all Hooaiera disregard the exact letter of tbe national war-time speed limit of 35 miles per hour, according to S. C. Hadden, chairman of the state highway commission. A recent survey shows that the average speed of cars bearing Indiana license* is 4054 miles per hour while foreign cars average 45.22. The survey shows that the cars with “C" rationing signs travel at a rate it 43 miles an hour and trucks at an average of 39 42 miles. The "flive senators" who went to tbe war fronts to see what thev could find to talk about and make the headlines, charge that our •pending abroad is evtravggant. That could be for we are ansvicus to provide . very thing possible that will help the boys win the war and It would be impossible to do that and not have some transaction that could be criticized. Their investigations will show the public however that taking the entire program. the waste has been slight compared to what has been accomplished. O' O—Should the war with Germany conclude first the communities making airplanes and airplane parts and supplies for the navy will suffer less from tbe cancellation of war contracts. Industrial planners believe that much of the munition activities. Including tbe making of powder, shells, tanka and guns will he curtailed sharply when Germany folds. The huge stcckpUe of these war weapons will then be in storage awaiting action against Japan. But production of air and naval power will confine, they forecast, until the Japs are smashed. — By Maurice Early. -0 The dally and weekly newspapers of the t'nlted States have contributed 40.000 men to tbe armed services, according to Editor and Publisher, trade weekly of the newspaper Industry. The largest individual newspaper contributor *s the New York Times, represented by 578 men and women in tbe various services. The Associated Press has sent 524. Tbe tabulation shows that one-llfth of the newspaper-folk are in tbe Navy, two-thirds in the Army and one-tbirtteth In tbe Ma rinea As the newspapers are affected. the mechank-al departments have been hardest bit, having given one-third of the Ictal. Editorial departments contributed oae-flfth. advertising and eireniatien departments about onesevec'h each and business offices about one-fffteenth -0 If j Worth The Tax: The Berne Witness bemoans the fact that free people in a free country have to pay taxes The following is from that paper's editorial columns: ' Take a salary of $3 500. for ex ample If you earn that mu< h. are married and have three children—a family of Ave—under tbe presen' tax tew. passed by tbe New Deal, after you have paid your income tax (before tbe New Deal you woaid have been exempt from te<ome taxes* you wUi have left approximately M4O tor each member of tbe fhmiiy to lire on for tbe year" We lave* t chocked ths tax table

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A three-week. 4 survey of the European corn borer situation in Indiana reveals that the peat was •lightly leas prevalent this year than in 1942. Frank N. W'allace. slate entomologist reports. but taking the paper's own figures as authentic, a family of five would still have $3,200. which should maintain them fairly well. Isn't that rather reasonable when we are tight mg to save our democracy? Why not publish what a citizen of Germany would have left after paying his taxes, providing he was given tbe opportunity to earn $3,200? Few of them are. Where do you prefer living? People in thia country should be glad to pay their share of taxes during this important crisis and we flrmly believe tbe average citizen ia.

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c . The survey was conducted joint--iy by tbe Dlvi-lon of Entomology ,j and the United States Department { of Agriculture, and It covered every county in the state, with the exception of a few In tbe south central 1 section. The field study has just j (teen completed and all of the resuits have not yet been interpreted. Mr. Wallace --aid. In the northern part of the state 1 a decided increase iu the borer waa 1 noted, while a decrease was found in the central section. A few coun- 1 ties in the southern part showed a 1 '. decided lncrea<e. Mr. Wallace said the decrease of t , infestation In many areas was due to the late planting of corn because 1 of the heavy spring rains. A rather > heavy Infestation wa. noted on oats with a severe mortality rate for borer* after the crop was cut. This * contributed to the decrease of infes- • tat ion m corn. > A field party of six men made the ( survey, and they divided tbe ,<tats into units of three counties each. They averaged ten fields to a eoun-

ly. wlih an Mamina ikon of 26 ■talk* in nach field. Thia included the complete bi-aection of two in(rated -talk. to determine the borer population. I Twenty Years Ago I Today • —• Oct. 1»— The state tax eotnmlaxfon reduce. the Adam* county tax rate two cents, bridge fund 5 rente and gravel road 5 cant* bu' approves the Decatur city rate. Froet is predicted for tonight ■Father Florian Larbes affiliates at 40-hour at St. Mary’s church. France Confer Is coaching the Catholic high school foothall team Women's foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church. Fort Wayne district, will meet here next Tue.-day and Wednesday for annual conferences. Funeral services held* at Methodist church for Vernon L. Mtdionalie. o I Modern Etiquette I By ROBKRTA LIB »- " ■ —♦ Q. If one is In doubt as to whether an Invitation can be accepted, how should the acknowledgement tie worded ? A. The acknowledgement must state definitely whether the invitation is accepted or regretted. It in imperative that a decision be reached before an-wering. Q If a woman is on an elevator, what should she say when a man holds back other men to allow her to leave the elevator first? A. She should hank him er nod her head In acknowledgement es the courtesy. Q Should a young penson offer a hand when being introduced to an elderly woman? A Not Unia'S the elderly woman offers her hand first. frade tn a Gand Town — Deco fur NOW OPEN Each daj of the week from 3 P- m. to 1 a. m. EXCEPT MONDAY. SERVING ♦ T-Bone Steaks ♦ Lunches ♦ Hot Chili ♦ Pure Beef Hamburger* ♦ Barbecued Sandwiches ♦ Pies Drive-In service closed for winter Mason Bellmont Restaurant |pteM27S On 27 By-Pfc~

COURT HOUSE Real Estate Tranefers Cora M Bents to Claude Blb r stein et ux. 73 26 acres of land In French township for $1 Leo F. Schults et u* to Frank E. Lundin et ux. pert of outlot 14 in Decatur for |l. George C. Mann to Claude G. Mann et ux, part lota 11 and 12 in Pleasant Mills for IlAlfred F. Ryf et ux to Frederick H. Meyer, parts of lots 320 and 321 in Berne for $1 Ermin Beer et ux to Cora M. Bents, part of lot 352 in Berne for 11. Pleasant P. Howe et ux to Nathan C. Nelson, lot 1 In Decatur Homewood for 11. Samuel D. Henschen to Harold E. Henschen. 80 acres in French township for |l. Paul L. Myers et ux to Albert Kieinsmitb, lot 10 in Decatur for $572 73. John V. Gilllom et ux to Toblan Steffen et ux. 3 acres in French township for SI7OO. k Nelson E. Helmer et ux to Arlle Eilenberger et ux. land In Wabash township for sl. Rosella Moran to Aloysius Schneider et ux. part ol inlot 437 in D>-catur for sl. Christian H. Mnaelman et ux to Ferdinand Mettler. 20 acres In Blue Creek township for sl. — o — fi niMZD J•* k<l 11 W BRAUN w J O Softly When you read thio column, we will have completed fire prevention week. While one week of this type of publicity is no- enough, yet it do*o tend to bring people to the tank of cleaning out their basement, getting their hou-es in order, and plants getting their rubbioh and and other possible fire bazardo out ■ o’, the way. How Is your baxoment? Fires in private homes in 194 U alone deo- >

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CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN And Cutter’s fears showed every sign of being justified when they reached the capital. In spite of the fact that he had phoned ahead for 1 an appointment, they were unable t' see a single official. Something t was going on behind the scenes, and when word came at last that Drew would not be given an audience until the following morning, they faced a long night of apprehension. For Drew it meant a night of 1 absence from the well, and he found himself wondering if that too was part of their reason for delay. By ■ now Frans Altar must know they had struck oil, and Drew remembered Alter’s words—“lf you ever . bring in thst well, 11! take it away | from yoa at my own price.’’ I Drew slept little that night 1 Sergei, down at the shack, slept ’ even leas. Tied m a comer, the Rusr sian speat the night alternately r whining for whisky and cursing Hank, who stood guard at the door. Not in years had Sergei been so t long deprived of drink, and by dawn . he ww not far from collapse. , Throughout the long night Hank h*d tried by every means short of ' physical violence to make the driller tell why he wanted to dynamite the ■ well—but without result Even the > promise of whisky had no effect It r only made him tear at his tends with thorn rodent-liko teeth of his j until Hank tied his wrists behind • nis back. Soon after dawn Gloria brought a tray of food for both Hank and ‘ Sergei, but aa she started to enter 1 the shack Hank warned ccr. “1 wouldn’t go in with him, Miss 1 Gloria. He's a mean customer.** She only answered, “I don’t think hell hurt me, Hunk," and passed . inside the door. , Beyond the shifting of Us eyes, ' Sergei made no movement while Gloria untied h»a hands and laid the tray before him. Gieedily be gulped dewa the water, but refused all kood. -It’s whisky I want" Violently he pushed back the dishes, his closeset eyes on the girl, then in s fit of sudden rage he seised the tray in both hands and flung it across ths •hack. Hank’s farm darkened the doorway, and Sergei scuttled back into his corner. Hank jerked him to his feet. “Just for that," be growled. “11l teach you manners if 1 have to break your dirty neck." But Gloria intervened. “Don’t touch him. Hank. You can't—’’ The heavy tread of moving feet brought the eyes of all three to the doorway. Out in the morning sunshine Drew's men were earning toward the shaek, Joe—the Kansas—in the lead, hi a solid knot they advanced, eadnoaety quiet, and even before Gloria raw the coils.l rop< in Joe’s hand she knew their purpose. Sergei knew it too. Shrieking, he flung himself into the darkest corner and lay there shivering. OutaMs the door Joe ptopped. “Hank, we've come for Bcegei.” Hank braced himself on the throebold. “Thia stuff don't go, Joe. Drew Thorpe told me to hold Scrga until he get beck." TW Kansas poiatsd ta Um men behind him. "#e*ve talked it all ever, and we’re esL We’re going through with this, so don’t main us hurt you. That ewutafis gst SP an. Now either you stead aside, or wel rii ■ i" mi a e t■ i ■» ■ g. n

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troyed property of SI million dollars. The following rules should be checked in your home. 1. Do not overheat your furtuce. 2. Protect nearby walla or woodwork with flre-resiatant covering 3. Keep matehe- out of the reach of children. 1 From thia cause alone. 1940 produced losses of $2,400,000.) 0 I Household Scrapbook I ( By ROBERTA LEI > * Odors Any food that has an odor should be placed at the top of the Icebox. Odor< have a tendency to rise, and if auch food Is placed on the lower shelves the odor might permeate

have to get rough—and wc don’t r want to.” , Hank looked at the grim-faced . waiting men, then he answered, “When Drew tells me to do somei thing, Joe, 1 aim to do it. 1 guess . you boys’ll have to try and take i Sergei away from me." It was over in a moment. Only . once did Hank have a chance to , strike. In the next second three men bore him to the ground. i “Hold him, boys.” Rope in hand, i Joe took a single step toward the . shack, then stopped—Gloria stood , in the doorway, barring his en- , trance. Quietly she shook her head. “You can't do this, Joe." Her . voice was very calm. “I'm afraid we’re going to, ma'am. He's got it coming to him. “Who has?" “Sergei." Once more she shook her head. , "Sergei’s not the man you’re after. , Sergei’s just a tool for the man you really want." They were crowding close about i her, but she went on. “You all know it wasn’t Sergei who planned this i thing. If you take Sergei now, how i can wo ever show who that person , is? You’ll be doing more harm to . Drew than even Sergei has done. ( Yen'll be doing the very thing ; Drew’s enemies want you to do—t silencing the one person who can ) tell ue the truth.’* She stopped. They could hear Sergei panting with terror inside > the shack. Irresolutely the men i stood about the door. Scarcely one . of them in the course of drilling had not eome to her with ruts and ■ bruises, and untiringly she had ministered to them. They looked at Joe, , then back at the girl. i “I know how you feel," ehe was saying. “But don’t do something you will regret all your life- Don t J spoil everything now, when were i so near the end." I Her hands were stiH on the doori way, and this time she smiled. “Before you can touch Sergei, you H . have to tie mo up too. Will it make . you very happy to remember that [ a dosen of you laid bands on me , while Drew was away?* . None answered. The silencelengthened, the eyes of the men were shifting, and at the edge of the ’ crowd one of them turned and ’ started down the slope. It was the beginning of the end. Slowly Joe I coiled up bis rope. ’ “Well do it your wey. Miss , Gloria." He raised his voice so that 1 Sergei might hear. "If that rat . comes clean, wel! lay off him. But ‘ I’m beepin' this rope handy Just » • ease." A« be moved away. Gloria ’ whispered. "Thanks, Joe. Some day • the shack she began pick- " Ing up the fragments of dishes that ’ lay where Sergei had hurled them. • Leaving hie corner, the Russian crept does to her. j "They would kill me." Hie eyekept turning toward the doot They may kill me yet." Re clutched L her skirt with his bauds. "Whacan I do?" _ e ... • “You can tell the truth. SerpsiJ The old. obetinate look eame to • hie eyea. “I dent talk," be began, fee. suddenly he asked, “What you ■ maau. truth?" I “I mean who sent you here-J® I told you to dynamite the weilj" S Ke shwerod. She felt tan hands t tigbSMOfehfestaat. -Will you keep I the fesu away?” . uu __

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