Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 203, Decatur, Adams County, 28 August 1947 — Page 4

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& DAWY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office aj Second Class Matter J. H. Heller » resident A. R. Holthouse, Sec'y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller — Vice-President Subscription Rates By Malign Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, $6; Six months, $3.25; 3 months, $1.75. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining counties: One Year, $7; S months, $3.75; 3 months, $2.00. By carrier, 20 cents pei&week. Single copies, 4 cents. School books will soon Ptia'Se go W rea4i !L (> __ o _>® Like tires, cement sidewalks will wear-out and have to be replaced. o o — Polce were set up in Indianapolis and in two days 284 violators were arrested. We Americans foiow the law, but insist on breaking it caught. ® o o— Are we taking on royalty in this <■ country? Yes, is the answer. A king and queen oft Hip hoboes have been elected, but as yet no austere wedding of the princess has been planned by the new "sovereigns" ot the road. o o Former Governor Kerr of Oklahoma and a political keynoter, will address the Indiana Dem<£ cratlc editors and their guests at the French Lick meeting on September 20. Th«3(summer meeting ' promises to be one of the most interesting ever held by hte Editorial Association and with Kerr's presence, the program will sparkle with oratory. W — —O—O—rWe are wakeful with many things in this country, probably tor the reason that we have so much. But, not so with timber reserves A forestry organization estimates that trees destroyed by fire in Indiana the past 15 j'douljd have been manufactured into building materials sufficient to rebuild every home in South Bend. That is wanton waste of a fast dimishing product. It should 1 remind us that we should try to prevent forest fires. | o o scandals are developing ip the state house as fast as they did during the days of 'Ed Jackson. The latest is the firing ot Lewis B. Smith, Republican chairman of Wells county, who had the plum as director of the financial responsibility division of the Indiana Motor Vehicle Bureau. Smith denied the charge of a hook up to obtain state police protection for a notorious gambling outfit in the state. Before the house-cleaning 8 ~_

.. . — Shingles No Couse For

By Herman N. Bundesen, M. D. Formerly people with shingles, which is known by medical men as herpes zofflLer. suffered a great deal of unnewssary fear because of the old wives' tale that death would ensue should the blisters ■which develop id this disorder ever encircle the body. Today, fortunately, we know that i thie is a mere superstition. Herpes zoster is a disorder of the skin in which blisters i&orm along the course of one or more nerves which carry sensory message® from the : skin to the brain to tell of heat and cold, smooth and rough, pressure and pain. Rash on Chest Most common place for the rash of blisters to break out is the cuest, but it is often present on the face and may also affect the cornea or soft part of the eyeball. Unfortunately, the ' exact cause jot this condition is not known, although it is believed to be due to a virus, that its an organism bo small that it can pass through the ! openings in a special filter made of porcelain. There apparently is some relation between this condition and chickenpox which some doctors believe is caused by the same virus. After Injury Dr. Joseph V. -fclauder, of Phila- * delphia, has reported eight cases ■ in which the herpes zoster appeared after injury. The rash developed in the area of the injury after an- ■ interval of from one to nine days. I In one case, the injury occurred on the forehead, and. the rash appeared on the face on th* injured" side.

is complete it looks like the G. O. P. will have to get a new state A writer in a current magazine relates the difficulty encountered in attempting to negotiate with the Russians. He emphasizes that the Russians do not know how to negotiate, contrasting the Amert can way of conducting negotiations between lajyr and management and even the President negotiating ■tVitb Congress, with the Soviet chain-of- command system. The Russian nifid knows only as the author states, “Evan Moltov does not negotiate with Stalin." But, probably the boys behind the iron curtain will catch on and see the advantages of peaceably settling world problems. o o—- ® What can be done with a coal mine starting from scratch has i been shown by the owners of the Roberii mine in Pennsylvania. With no antiquated equipment or housing set-up, almost ideal conditions have been attained by the Fries Coke Company, which start ed operations in this mine in 1937. No company town, witjj its attendant evils, houses the miners, who drive to work from as far as 20 miles away. Upon arrival they dtf not wield picks and shovels, but push buttons which control autouj#. [ tic drilling, cutting, dumping, and loading machinery. The men stand upright in tunnels supported by steel beams, and breathe fresh, cool aif furnished by a bipwer system. In this, the world s' largest coal mine, they take out about 2,0'00 more tons a daw,than fn any other *• s) coal mine in the world. o o- _ Crime Cure: < . t i In Dallas. Tex., they're going to build a Kids’ World Community Center for Vocational training, recreation and study. It will '•'tost about a million dollars. It had its start in the Gremlin Club, organized several years ago by a priest named Swartsfager who as a youth had had i hard time “finding himseif.” % Plagued ..by a gang of boys who *' © I broke into the cathedral where | he was Assigned, he giught a mis-| creant, persuaded him to round up his gang. He lectured the boys in language that had no relation to Biblical phrases, then organized them into a baseball team. They brought more ofdheir fljends, more games were started, and the club emerged. Dallas doesn't know how many boys have been saved trftm disaster of one sort or atfether by the clergyman. The city wants him to have fhis well equipped community center for his work. This is a story 6f religions put to practical service.

i. In other cases, the injury wdg. to i the arm, thickest, and the fact#' ! 1 It is possible that the virtis t which produces the herpes zoster a or shingle® is present in the body at , the time of an injury and that the 3 injury permits its development or r growth to go on more rapidly. In these cases in which the disorder ( develops following injury, healing goes on as usual, and in practi- ( cally all case®, complejg, recovery ocurs. Pain Not Severe ’ proceed by the condii tion usuWy is not severe enough to ' keep the person from going about his regular activities. In some cases particularly in those above middle age, the pain may be 1 severe and long continued. 3 In those instances in which the 5 eye is affected, the outlook for the ‘ patient.' as a rule, is not quite as good since that eyesight may be 3 damaged tcMsonre extent. Various forms of treatment for ’ herpee zoster have been advised. ’ In most instances, if the rash is 3 kept covered, it heals without any f complications. The pain along the ’ course of the affected nerve is probably the worst symptom. In 3 jections of extract from the pitui--3 tary gland have been suggested as possibly being of some help. A physician will prescribe such drugs • as may.be necessary to relieve the ; pain temporarily. V ’l,'" It would appear that in some ,-rh cases herpes zoster may definitely be produced by injuries of the skin. Unfortunately, no preventive measures are available in the case of such injuries to keep the disorder from developing

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o— — o | Modern Etiquette j I By ROBERTA LEE I O O Q. Should a saleswoman or salesman always conclude a sale with '.a “thank you” to the customer? A. Yes, this will leave a pleasant impression with the customer and ; places both the customer and the ■ salesperson on a level of mutual courtesy and However, the “thank you” must hfe spoken with sincerity. Q. Should otae exchange greetings with other persons who sit at the same table in tJfe dining car of a train? A. Yes; it is rude to ignore them. Q. At what time should the ushers arrive- for a chunph wedding? A. No later than an Hour l»fojf& the time appointed for the ceremony. | 0 _ o o I Household Scraobook ! | By ROBERTA LEE I O - o Stiffening Organdie To stiffen organdies, dip them in clean, thick arabic water. Dip in wrong side out. rub. squeeze dry, but d*» not wring. Spread o»t as i much as possible in the hanging Land leave until the surface of the. garment feels limply moist. Take (down, roll lightly, and cover with j a clean cloth. Undo a little at a I time and pat and clasp between the hands until dry. Sweet Cream When the sweetness of <ream is : a bit doubtful and there is no more at ’faandfe add a pinch of baking soda to it. It will prevent codling even in hot coffee and thereby save you embarrassment. The Feet To insure the comfort of the feet when wearing new shoes, try sprinkling borated talcum powder into the shoes, Clara Barton, first president of the Amejj-can Rod Cross society, held that position from 1881 to 1904. ____________£ 5 .J? -S’ B z * y v.> Jw * * f I * ; J "mL JBKL gy Jpl VW 5 Mr. LOW "MAN" on this living totem pole in Santa Monica, Cal., is 10-year-old Beverly Jocher. who shoulders 365 pounds without a grimace, (International) " ‘ I

Aug. 28, 1927 was Sunday. 0 Eagle Nest Lake, 65 miles southwest of Raton. N. M., is known nationally as a fisherman's paradise and for its beautiful catches of trout.

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CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT INSPECTOR GRANGE oontin- 1 led: 1 "Any difficulties with patients— < women, I mean? You needn’t mind about being frank, Miss Collier. ; One knows doctors hfß?e their difacuities in that line.” , “(Si, that sort of thing!” Bern’s voice was scornful. “Or. Christow was quite equal to dealing with any difficulties in line. He had an excellent manner with patients.” '6he added, "He was really a wonderful doctor.” There was as almost grudging ; admiration in her voice. Grange said, “Was he tangled up with any woman f' Don’t be loyal. Miss Collier, it’s important that we should know." "Yes, I can appreciate that Not to tny knowledge.” A little too brusque, he thought. She doesn’t know, but perhaps she guesses. He said sharply, "What about Miss Henrietta Savernake?* Beryl’s lips closed tightly. “She was a close friend of’ the family’s.” "No —trouble between Dr. and Mrs. Christow on her account?" "Certainly not." The answer was emphatic. (Over- . emphatic ?) The inspected shifted his ground. "What about Miss Veronica Cray?” “VeronicS Cray?” There was pure astonish men tjn i Bern’s voice. “She was a friend of Dr. ChrisI tow’s, was she not?"*® "I never heard of her. At least, I seem to know the name —” “The motion picture actress.” Beryl’s brow cleared. “Of»Course! I wondered why the name was familiar. But I didn’t even know that Dr. Christow knew her.” She seemed so positive on the point that the inspector abandoned it at once. He went on to question her about Dr. Christow’s manneg on the preceding Satqxday. And her?, for the first time, the confidents? of Beryl’s replies wavered. She said slowly: “His manner Wasn’t quite as usual.” ® "What was the difference?" ’Tie seemed distrait There was quite a long gap before he rang for his last patient—and yet normally he was always in a hurry to get through when he was going away. I thought—yes, I definitely thought he had something on his a gmind.” But she could not be more definite. Inspector Grange was not very satisfied with his investigations. «e’d come nowhere near establishg motive—and motive had to be established before there was a case to go to the public prosecutor. He was quite certain in his own mind that Gerda Christow had shot her husbandi He suspected jealousy as the motive—but so far he had found nothing to go on. Sergeant Coombes had been working on the maids, but they all told the same story. Mrs. Christow worshiped the ground her husband walked on. Whatever happened, he thought must have happened down at The Hollow, And remembering The Hbllow, he 'felt a vague' disquietude. They were an odd lot down there. The telephone on the desk rang and Miss Collier picked up the receiver. She said. "It’s for you, Inspector,” and paassd the instrument U him. ‘ — .. * c

<*OBITUARY Mrs. Bertha O. Dernier, 65, of R. R. No. 10, Fort Wayne, died Saturday Aug. 16, at St. Joseph's hospital after a long illness. Surviving are three daughters, Orvilla, Fay and Dorothy and a son Keith Demler of Fort Wayne. A sister, Mrs. Chas. Feasei, Decatur, three brothers, Chas. Saum. Ft. Wayne, Walter Stahl, Ohio City, 0.. Lloyd Stahl, Toledo, O. Eight grandchildren and one greatgrandfflrild. Burial Woodlland cemetery in Ohio City. Tuesday Aug. 19th. Funeral services were held in the chapel at D. O. McComb Sons In Ft. Wayne and at the graveside. _______Q With all the guns of its combat ships, auxiliaries and Coast Guard vessels blazing at once, the navy could in 1945 hurl destruction at the rate of 4,500 tons in 15 seconds. == J DECISION LIKE -1 THAT ANO YOUR Wffl /Ji NEWSPAPERBOV WILL COLLECT AT TH' HOSPITAL j-1 rn-

"Hullo, Grange here. . . . What’s s that? ~ £x?ryl heard the altera- i tion in his tone and looked at him’ curiously. The wooden-looking face ( Wds impassive as ever. He was < grunting—listening. I f "Yes .. . yes. I’ve got that . . . ’ That’s absolutely certain, is it? . . . No margin of error. ... Yes i . . . yes , . . yes, I’ll be down. I’ve ■ about finished here. . . . Yes.” He put the receiver back and sat for a moment motionless. Beryl looked at him curiously. He pulled himself together and , asked in a voice that was quite different from the voice of his previous question: “You’ve no idea of your own, I supposes Miss Collier, about this i matter?* ® “You mean —” "I mean no ilea as to who it was killed Dr. Christow?” @ : She said flatly: “I’ve absolutely no idea at all, Inspector.” Grange said slowly: "When the body was found, Mrs. Christow was standing beside it with the revolver in her hand—” He left it purposely as ished sentence. Her reaction came promptly. Not heated, cool and judicial. “If you think Mrs. Christow killed her husband, I am quite sure you are wrong. Mrs. Christow is not at all a violent woman. She is very meek and submissive and she was entirely under the doctor’s thumb. It seems to me quite ridiculous that anyone could imagine for a moment that she shot him, however much appearances may be against her." “Then if she didn’t, who did?” he asked sharply. . Beryl said slowly, “I’ve no idea.” ; The inspector moved to the dqpr. - Beryl asked: “Do you want to see Mrs. Chris- > tow before you go?” 1 “No—yes, perhaps Td better." i Again Beryl wondered; this was g not the same man who had been 1 questioning hSP before the tele- - phone rang. What news had he got . that had altered him so much? Gerda came into the room ners vously. She looked unhappy and bewildered. She said in a low, shaky s “Have you found out any more j who killed John?” - ® “Not yet, Mrs. Christow.” y "It is so impossible—so abso- » lutely impossible." y "But it happened, Mrs. Chriss SKfe nodded, looking down, screw- - ing a handkerchief into a little balL y He said quietly: i. "Had your husband any enemies, i- Mrs. Christow?” o "John? Oh, no. He was wonders fuL Everyone adored him.” :- “You can't think of anyone who had a grudge against him,” he n paused, "or against you?” d “Against me?” She Beemed d amazed. “Oh, no. Inspector.” ,r Inspector Grange sighed. i. “What about Miss Veronica Cray?” d “Veronica Cray? Oh, you mean k the one who came that night to d borrow matches?" 3 “Yes, that’s the one. You knew t, her?" e Gerda shook her head. e “I’d never seen her.'before. John >- knew her years ago—or so she n said.” > > . .0 y “I suppose she might have • a g grudge against him that you didn’t ■- know about?" Gerda said with dignity: “I don’t believe anybody could o have had a grudge against John. He ww'tbs kindest and most \jai-

Preserves Color Cedar or pine Christmas trees may have their green color preserved by soaking the branches in a strong solution of sulphate of ammonia (ordinary commercial fertilizer’ll Use one quart fertilizer to of water. The branches should remain in the solution from 24 to 72 hours. 'JW- ■ i URN FILLED with earth taken from foot of New York’s Statue of Liberty is placed at memorial of the unknown warrior of Pa: is by group, of American Boy Scouts. wh<f®re in France atlen ling the international jamboree at Moisons. near Paris. (Internztioncl)

selfish —oh, and one of the noblest nfcn.’’ . "H’m,” said the inspector. “Yes. Quiti&so. Well, good morning. Mrs. Qhristow. You understand about the inquest? Eleven o’clock Wednesday in Market. Depleach. It will be very simple—nothing to upset you—probably be adjourned for a week so that we can make i further Inquiries.” "Oh, I see. Thank you." . She stood there staring after him. He wondered whether, even mow, she had grasped the fact that she was the principal suspect. He hailed a taxi—justifiable expense in view of the piece of information he had just been .given over the telephone. Just where that piece of information was leading him he did not know. Off the face of it, it seemed completely irrelevant —crazy. It simply Bid not make sense. But fn some way that he could not see, it must make sense. The only Inference to be drawn from it was that the case was not quite the simple straightforward one that he had hitherto assumed it to be. • . . Sir Henry stared curiously at | Inspector Grange. He said slowly, “I’m not quite i sure that I understand you, Inspector.” “It’s quite simple, Sir Henry. I’m asking you to check over your collection of firearms. I presume they are catalogued and indexed.” “Naturally. %ut I have already identified the revolver as part of my collection.” j , “It isn’t quite so simple as that. Sir Henry.” Grange paused a moment. His instincts were always I against giving out any informa- I tion, but his hand was being forced in this particular instance. Sir Henry was a person of importance. He would doubtless comply with xhe request that was being made to him, but he would also require a reason. The Inspector decided that he had got to give him the reason. He said quietly: “Dr. Christow was not shot with ; the revolver you identified this morning.” Henry’s eyebrows rose. . “RGftiarkable!” he said. Grange felt vaguely comforted. Remarkable was exactly what he felt himself. He was grateful to Sir Henry for saying so, and equally . grateful for his not saying anymore. It was as far as they couldt-j • go at the moment. The thing was • remarkable—and beyond that simply 4id not make sense. Sir Henry asked; -® , “Have you any reason to believe that the weapon from which ■ the fatal shot was fired comes from my collection?" > "No reason at all. But I have • got to make sure, shall we say that it doesn't.” 1 Sir Henry nodded his head in confirmation. "I appreciate your point. Well, i we will get to work. It will take a little time.” i He opened the desk and took out j a leather-bound volume. As he opened it he repeated: ' “It will take t a little time to eheck up—" » • Grange’s attention was held by i something in his voice. He looked • up sharply. Sir; Henry’s shoulders sagged a little—he seemed sud1 denly an older and more tire< t man. Inspector Grange frowned. He thought. Devil if J knew 1 what to make of l. down here. (To Be OontiauedX

# Legionnaire Views Queen From Quet I Miiw.fi izwl WwSlh wy * >O‘ ■ MB* . ■ , - is ELIS - i -.W5 _ ■ f-i s 1 A :wr dl ■ fflgi 1 s i I.IK I f J / AMONG THE eye-filling sights of New York offered early arrivals to the American Legion Convention, and being enjoyed (above) by j E. Newcomb of Quincy. 111., is a preview of Mrs. Catharine A (“Mrs. Long Island”) Corrado of Woodside. L. ; T. LegionnairtrN PW comb is 86; one of the oldest known vets of World War I u Corrado will compete for the title of “Mrs. America” at Palba-t, Park, N. J., in September. ~£ O',

_____ -j,— CARD OF THANKS The family wish in this manner to thank all friends and neighbors for-their assistance and sympathy given during the illness, death and burial of our beloved husband and father. Especially do we wish to thank the Reverend Kdrl Hoffman tor his many visits and words of consolation. Also: the . church choir and the many memorials. The many acts of kindness were much and will be long remembered Mrs. Emma Bohnke & children. sl2o rids your lawn of ugly weeds f‘ WEED -NOMODE Amorita’s No. 1 Wood Killor Won’t harm most common lawn grasses! ’ #*■* | ft- . yH Mtw WtW Hi Utn W **'* ,sS onj tkinUsini! OO 8 OZ. MAKIS 1 8 GALLONS Inovgh for Average Lown s2 9e Os. Economy Sin Make, J» | f ? Qetiom j Tnn Williams orsuacH Kohne Drug Store

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