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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller President A. R. Holthouse Editor C. E. Holthouse Treasurer J. H. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates By Mail in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, $6; Six months, $3.25; 3 months, $1.75. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining counties: One year, $7.00; 6 months, $3.75; 3 months, $2.00. By carrier, 20 cents per week. Single copies, 4 cents. Did you plant the sweet peas? o o The World’s Almanac has the arrival of Spring scheduled for 4:49 P.M. on March 20. Joy, Oh joy . . . only two more days. —o o Based on the number of water meters in service, someone has estimated Decatur’s present day population at 7841, which is an increase of nearly 2,000 since the 1940 census was taken. Figured on this newspaper's city circulation, we arrive at about the same total. o o Erroneous information, probably with a political slant in its inception, was spread in regards to who would pay the soldiers’ bonus. One statement that went the rounds, was that the veteran himself would pay most of it. A columnist has compiled figures refuting this statement. J3y taking an average income of $2,552.38, the extra tax of one-fourth of one percent, will amount to only $3.88 a year. If the average bonus is S3OO, the veteran with the above income would pay only $298.76 in 77 years toward his payment. o o While the heavy snows and sub-zero weather brought death to nearly 500,000 cattle and sheep on the western plains, the Agricultural Department reports a quirk from the weather. The deep snow protected grasshoppers’ eggs and the prediction is made that west from Michigan to .California, and south from Canada to Texas, the summer will bring the worst grasshopper plague of a decade. In 1938, grasshoppers damaged crops to the extent of nearly two hundred million dollars. So far Washington hasn't 'viewed with alarm' what the boll weevil might do this summer. The memoirs of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of the late President, will appear in a well known monthly magazine, beginning next June. The 125,000 words ct "This is My Story," will cover a quarter century of the country’s most interesting history and will reveal intimate details of family life in the White House. Much has already been written about Franklin D. RooseCity Attorney Anderson has

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By Herman N. Eundesen M. D. TrtEi canal carrying tears from the eye to the nose is open at birth in about two-thirds of the infants born. In most of the other infants, this canal opens up spontaneously by the end of the first month of life. If it does not open by the end of the third month or if the tissues become wasted before the formation of tears starts, which is ordinarily before the end of the first month of life, dead tissue cells and tears will collect in this duct. Then infection of this material in the duct will occur and. unless proper treatment is carried out. a chronic or long-continued infection may result. The mistake is sometimes maoe by parents of trying to treat the J condition with massage and putting antiseptics Into the eye. It would appear that the proper treatment, according to Dr. James V. Cassady, of South fiend. Indiana, is for the doctor or eye specialist to put a narrow dall-pointed Instrument into the duct to open it. As this is carefully done when the child is about three months old If there is no infection and sooner if infection is present, there is no danger in the treatment. In order to make a diagnosis of the infection and blocking of this duct and tear sac. the sac can be washed out by the doctor with a salt solution. If the solution docs not go through into the nose, the knows that the duct k block-

velt and the famous men of his day, along with highlights of the war period, but without doubt Mrs. Roosevelt will be . able to give the reading public something new and decidely different in the historic years covered in her memoirs. o —-o The Indiana stats highway commission has a serious problem facing it, in regards to road and bridge repairs this year. A survey shows that of 3,640 miles of hard surfaced roads, 1,392 are so badly chopped up that they need immediate replacement. The condition of U. S. highway 224, east of Decatur, would fall in this category. In addition there are 229 bridges labeled as unsafe and 1079 listed as substandard. Governor Schricker is conferring with the highway commissioners, about the state’s problem, hopeful that income will permit restoration of the highways and bridges. The legislature defeated the pfoposal to increase the gas one cent a gallon, and in the months ahead Hoosier motorists will no doubt realize that it was a “pound foolish" policy to follow. o o A 4-H Home: The city government will investigate the possibility of using the northeast 20 acres in Hanna-Nuttman park, as a site for a permanent home for the 4-H Clubs in the county. The suggestion that this tract of land be used for this purpose is very commendable. The field lies east of the park proper and accessible, either from the park driveways or the Archbold road, the latter an extension of Washington street. City Power lines are already there and within normal distance of extension to the grounds. Water mains lie within an equally short distance to the field, and may easily be extended to the site, been delegated to continue his review of the deed from the Hanna-Nuttman heirs to ascertain if any restrictions are stipulated in the document as to limited or future use of the park site. To our way of thinking, buildings for the 4-H clubs would not only enhance the site, but increase the facilities ’of the place. More people would enjoy HannaNuttman park if the 4-H Clubs were housed there. If donor stipulations do not prevent the offering of the 20 acres for this worthy purpose, we believe the city government should proceed with its intention of offering the place to the youth organizations to locate there. We further believe that funds could be raised for the construction of the necessary, or initial buildings and that the project could be expanded through the years, much to benefit of everybody.

These tear sac and tear duct infections cause redness or inflam-, mation of the eye. and swelling. When the duct is opened, the ( child must be kept from moving , by means of restraint, and a local | anesthetic or pain-relieving sub- ’ stance is put Into the eye. As soon < as the duct is opened, the tear sac[ ( is washed out. For a few days as-l j ter the duct has been opened, the ( mother is given a solution of pencil- j j lin to be employed in the eye. This , < helps to overcome the infection pre- I sent, and usually, within less than 1 two weeks, all symptoms of the dis-1 1 turbauce have cleared up. If the in- J faction in the tear sac continues it i is necessary to repeat the treat-1 ; ment. In only aliout one out of ten 1i of the patients treated in this way i was there failure to clear up the | condition. Os course, infection of the t°ar sac should lie treated by an eye specialist QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS T. W. K: What causes heart pal-. pitation? Answer: A common cause of this, condition is chronic constipation. Nervousness is a very frequent cause. Sometimes, the condition is ! brought about by overeating or too i rapid eating, the excessive use of i tea. coffee, tobacco or alcohol, or by i certain drags. i A careful examination by a physician is needed to find the cause; ' ■ then proper treatment can be car ri'4cut ;

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CHAPTER NINETEEN SAM FARR relaxed in the chair and laughed. His blue eyes were glints of triumph between their sleepy lids. 1 "I didn’t know your mother had the goods on Henry Lander till you confirmed my suspicion by that question. • My people have been connected with this college for generations. Always there has been a Farr on the Board or the Faculty. Things get around. I'm not asking what, if any, charges against Henry Lander Cobina Grant handed on to you, 1 would rather not know, but if you have disabling ammunition, for Pete's sake use it—and quick." He rose. “Having fired my shot—which 1 hope will be heard around the campus—l will depart" He stopped at the door. "Nice place you have here."

"It was my father’s conference room when he was Dean,” said Tim. "I've heard of the Dean's Den. I wonder what the Gls will call my torture chamber. Drop In and see it It's quite ntfty. By the way, Tilly is agog with curiqsity to know how Sophy Brandt is working out as housekeeper hostess." “She’s a fairy story come true. She went to New York and came back with a couple who had worked as eook and butler for her. They bad retired from service. She persuaded them that a year or two in the country at spectacular wages would lengthen their lives no end. Then she produced a onetime personal maid, Mildred, who does what the man and wife don'L If there are any creaks in the domestic machinery 1 never hear them. Tilly will be able to judge for herself how the bouse is running. I phoned her this momsig to ask if you and she would dine here tomorrow. Black tie." "Black tie, says you. There hasn't been a white one worn here since December ?, 194 L Tilly will swoon with envy when she sees that butler. We have a GI and bls missus wbo have taken over the housework in exchange for rooms, board and compensation, it isn't that we cant pay for experienced help. We can't get It" He cleared his voice, swelled out his chest and said tn Henry Lander's platform manner: "And in dosing, sir, think over my suggestion as to spiking the guns of a certain person before he gets a chance to shoot Having said what 1 came to say, be it for better or worse. I will now, like the Cafta.rj and the Kings, de.part"

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week down the drain. Do not run the water for about a half hour after this. The bugs will disappear 1 very soon. , s . ’ New Shoes The new shoes will not burn the feet if talcum powder is sprinkled I into them. 0 — 0 20 YEARS AGO TODAY 0 0 March 18 — Robert Siniff of Fort ' Wayne 'held on suspicion in con- , ’ : nection with robbery of Linn Grove; ] j bank. 1 , Governor Leslie has finished I signing 216 measures,' including I the hard-fought chain store license i bill. I Dr. O. E. Miller opens revival at / the Decatur Baptist church. , Decatur Commodores go to Chi- ' j cage to participate in the national'' I Catholic basketball tournament. : Frankfort won the state basket- , ' ball championship, defeating India- ( napolis Tech, 29 to 23, in the finals. , Bert Harruff qf San Bernadina. j ' Cal., is visiting here. . j Clarence Spuller is on the honor , roll at Purdue. 1 .. 7 Trade in a Good Town — Decatur . I

At the window Tim watched him stride along the garden path. How he hated Lander. His voice humming, "Some day I'm going to murder the bugler," echoed through his mind and left a curious premonition ot disaster. Was Tilly too much of a fool to realize the trouble she was fomenting? It could be trouble without a ceiling. Ostensibly Sam had come tc tell him of his appointment as Head ot the Science Center, really to warn him that Lander was out to defeat him somehow, some way. How could he have known what was in Cobina Grant’s diary unless ne had read it? Nuts to that suspicion. Sai Farr wasn't a snooper. Had someone not so honorable given it a once-over and reported its contents to him? He glanced at his watch. Time to investigate before Mark Taylor was due at the airfield tn his own plane. Grand person, he had been a colonel in the Pacific, had been hospitalized for months since his return. He needed a few weeks in the country, this college town was the ideal place for him, they had decided over long distance. .It would be a pleasure to have him around and Mrs. Sophy had been enthusiastic about his coming. He unlocked a side drawer in the desk. The three volumes of his mother’s diary were as he had left them. He must have put the ivory-handled revolver and cartridges in here with the books in the burry and confuslpn of moving. They should be locked away upstairs. Emboldened by the fact that he—or she—was still undiscovered, the safe jpener at Molly B,'s might develop a yen to investigate this room, with the result, violence. As he laid the gun on the desk Henry Lander spoke behind him. “The porch door was ajar so i took it as an invitation to enter." Talk of the devil and his horns appear. The proverb flashed through Tim's mind as he waited for the Judge to explain his call He was formally dressed in an expertly tailored dark blue suit with a white pin stripe, he must have come directly from the Board meeting. “I met Dean Farr on my way in, Grant Doubtless he brought you the news." “He did. Mighty nice of you to hurry here to second his congratulations, Judge." “Cut the sarcasm. Ton know better than that To get down to business. 1 want you to refuse the appointment to head the Center. I have a candidate for the place." “So what?" Tim produced cig-

Red Cross Fund You, too, can help through Your RED CROSS GIVE NOW Previously reported $ 2,422.96 Adrian Burke Business zone No. 4 (Add.). ............. 1 2.00 j Delmas Roe Sec. 18 Blue Creek 5-00 Chris iEL Biberstein Sec. 26 French . - Rufus Hirschy Sec. Parts , 7 & 8 2.00 Franklin Freuchte Sec. 3 Kirkland ;r 14.00 Omer Merriman Sec. 36 ( Root (Add.) 5.00 Thurman Schug Sec. 22 Monroe . .... 12.00 Warren Nidlinger Sec. 24 Root 9.50 Women of the Moose 5.00 Jeffersonson Home Ec. Club ...................... 5.00 Total $ 2,498.46 gMirow Denies Petition Judge Myles F. Parrish has denied a petition filed January 11 byAlta Anspaugh and Lemuel Mann vs William Mann for appointment of a guardian. The petition was heard February 17 and taken under advisement by the court. The ruling denying the guardianship was made this wfek. Files Demurrer In the case of Robert L. Brown ' vs Virgil Bowers, former surveyor, and the present surveyor and treasurer, charging that plaintiff was assessed for ditch improvement without being advised that the woik was to be doty. defense at torney Ed A. Bosse has filed a demurrer on bebtslf of all defendants pointing out that the court has no jurisdiction over the persons involved or the subject -matter in volved. and that sufficient facts were nut stated in the case. Marriage License Roger A. Christener. Munroe, and Dorothy High. Decatur.

arettes, tapped one loose, lighted it and slowly returned the package to his coat pocket His eyes, slightly smiling, met Lander's piercing dark eyes under their neatly trimmed white brows. “Is that a command or a suggestion ?" “Take it either way so long as y'ou act on it—and quick." “Wouldn't it be a good idea to wait until the appointment is officially confirmed before 1 decline the honor?" He sat on the corner ot the flat desk. "So far, 1 have only Dean Farr's and your say-so.' "1 came before the official notification so you would know what to do." “That was good of you. Suppose 1 don't see it your way ? Suppose 1 intend to accept the appointment as Head ot the Science Center? Just what can you do about it?" "1 have discovered a little complication at the Center that won't reflect credit on the Head. I'll wait till you are nicely installed and then I'll break the news and ruin you." "Rum me! What the hell do you mean, rum me ? Get out and quick | before 1 kick you out. Hello, Romney. How long have you been standing tn the doojway?" "To be exact, the first word I heard ot the controversy was the word 'kick.' 1 don't know what occasioned the threat" Burke Ronyiey’s dark eyes glanced from Lander, glaring at him" to Tim. “I came to congratulate you on the appointment to head the Center, Grant" There was a hint of defiance m his voice. “You heard Grant threaten violence, Romney. Just remember that What are you doing here. Sophy?" He spoke to the woman who. with a purple knitting bag on her arm, had entered from the hall. “I didn't know there was anyone here. Have 1 interrupted an important conference?" "As you appear to be here to stay I'll take off." The sneer ur Henry Lander's voice sent a wave of red to the yellow bang. "Come with me, Romney, 1 have something to say to you." He stopped at the door. “1 mean what 1 said, Grant" "You don't guess f’oi playing for fun. do you. Judge? Close the door when you go out—you are going, k aren't you, or did I misunderstand that TU take or? Thanks for I coming, Romney. TH see you again." The porch door slammed behind the two man. Tim tossed the cigarette into .the tow fire and squared bis shoulders. (To Be Continued) ; •

Alleged Thief To ; Face Charges Here Implicate Dawson In Cdunty Thefts Elmer Dawson, Fort Wayne, who is being held in Allen county on SIO,OOO bail, charged with being i implicated in several robberies in I this part of the state, will face one i and probably two charges here, it was learned today. A warrant already has been issued charging grand larceny in, Adams county, and another charging possession of i stolen goods may be filed.. Paul Shoemaker, who is constructing a new home west of i Berne, went to Fort Wayne and identified several items stolen I from the partly constructed home. The items were in a garage which j Dawson had rented. Fort Wayne authorities are maki ing other investigations m an effort to connect Dawson with other robberies. Much valuable nutchandise was found in the garage , at the time of Dawson’s arrest, it was reported. Members of Dawson’s familyprovided the $10,006 bond in Allen circuit court to effect his temporary release. Truck Driver Fined On Traffic Count A truck driver ran out of gas Thursday ‘ evening about 5:15 o'clock east of Decatur on road 224 and left the vehicle on the highway without warning flags or flares and went in quest of gasoline. The driver, John N. Maudlin. 29. Salem, was | greeted on his return by sheriff] Herman Bowman, who arrested him | toweßrothers il I .PLAX |l : THE UNIVERSAL FINISH • FOR All ENAMELING • Resists weir, weather and abuse. • ■ • One coat hides effectively and cov- ; | • ers solidly. Dries quickly to a beau- ; ; tiful finish, free of brush marks. ; . I Resists many stains and acids. Per- J , 1 * ot wnodwotk, ", ' • ffr furniture, toys. Holthouse Drug Co.

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