Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1949 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at thq 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, SIJS. 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. There is an appropriate place for tin cans ... the city dump. o o With the signing of the North Atlantic Pact, Russia can have its wish to stay behind the iron curtain. o o This is Army Day and as Americans we can ponder on what the Army has done for the nation and world in the cause of freedom. May it forever remain a moral, as well as a military force. o o The high school baseball teams have begun their spring schedules, a harbinger of the big league games that will start this month. As long as we play baseball for the sport of the game, Americans can't go wrong. o—o— The untimely and tragic death of Lofton H. Moser, formerly of Berne, is all the more depressing because of the circumstances that caused the tragedy. It has developed that a hit-and-run driver side-swiped the Moser car, throwing the Berne man to the side of the road, where he lay without aid. Mr. Moser was a splendid citizen, an energetic young man and highly respected in his home community. His death causes sorrow among a host of friends. o o Time, very often deals cruely with individuals. The death of Ernest Moross, first manager of the Indianapolis Speedway, reflects the ups and downs of lite. Forty years ago, Mr. Moross was one of the top-flight race promoters, known to the great and friend to the common man. He made a fortune and lost it in the 1929 crash. He was the man who trained Barney Oldfield and Eddie Rickenbacker and helped Henry Ford finance his first racing car. Somewhere along the line, bad breaks beset his trail and fame and fortune were lost. o o— — Announcement has been made from Indianapolis that state police pars will be operated without emblems or marks designating that they belong to the patrol system. Presumably, the idea is to have the unlettered ?tate cars “slip up" on the traffic violator when an officer orders him to pull to the side of the road. We believe in enforcement of speed and highway laws, but likewise have the thought that the police • can should operate under the de-

Swqttiqg Fly Helps Combat Spread of Infections

By Herman N. Bundesen M. D. ' WHEN typhoid fever was a much Qiore prevalent disease than it is at present it was known that the coutrol of flies was important In help-' Ing to prevent the spread of this cond tion slpce it could be carried by fl es. Os course, more important was he control of milk and water supplies, to make sure that they were pure. It would seem that flies ncrodaya are important in spreading oilier diarrheal diseases, particularly j what is known as bacillary duseqtery, and a type known as Shigella infection. To show (bat flies could carry this disease, a study was carried out ip one county. The towns in the county were divided into two simil-i ar areas. One set of towns was sprayed every six weeks with DOT. During this time, the number of flies In the towns was determined by tpaking periodic counts. If It was poted that the putnber of Hies was Increasing, (Teat meat with tae DDT was again carried out. sometime* a* often as twiee a week. The other set of towns was left untreated. Children of both towns i were studied by making cultures, of th* stools for the Shigella germs and a careful study was made of all death* trera diarrheal diseases. w* of t|a OCT progress.

partment's emblem. A motorist may doubt the other fellow's authority in ordering him to stop, unless he definitely knows that the command is given by a patrolman. —o oH— Warmhearted Hoosier neighborliness was demonstrated a few days ago at Kempton, where a family lost its home through fire. An hour later glass jars labeled "For the Edwards Family . . . Give What You Can," had been placed in all the stores in town. The American Legion conducted the drive for funds. Everybody pitched in and helped and a new home was found for the family. As the Indianapolis Star comments, “That despite all the conflict, cruelty and cussedness in the world, people are prettygood folks after all.” o o Divide and Obstruct seems to be a scheme of certain political leaders, aided by newspapers and columnists who wish to defeat President Truman's congressional program. Calling attention to this undercover method, Mr. Truman remarked: "Basically the Congress and the President are working together for the good of the whole country. We are going to agree on a lot more things than we disagree op. And when the final score for this congress is added up. some of the selfish pressure groups are going to be pretty badly disappointed." o o If the Seventh street sewer, as recommended by the engineers for the sewer and sewage disposal plant projects is constructed, much of the present over load on the mains leading to the river will be eliminated. The engineers plan to tie in all the sewers west of Seventh street into the new interceptor and run it to Dayton Avenue, when it will connect with a branch that will extend east to the river. It is not probable that the entire project for sewer revamping can be financed at this time, but the mid-town sewer should be given earnest consideration in any partial undertaking of the plan. —0 o • Interested persons in the recreational program that was set up in this county last year have petitioned the commissioners to name a Park or Recreational Board to supervise and direct the agency. The law provides that a five man board, composed of the county superintendent of schools and the county agricultural agent, along with three other citizens, may be named. The exercises under the direction of Dennis Norman have been popular and the petitioners want tbe plan continued. They believe that a fiveman board can better serve the needs of the county. coqiparejl to the temporary arrangement of township trustee supervision. Rural recreation is important and benefits from an active, entertaining program are several told.

' ed, a decrease In the number of cas- j i es of diarrhea dud to Shigella infection in the treated towns, was • noted. ■I After a period of tiipe. the trpated • and untreated leans were reversed; i that is, the towns previously treal:!ed were not sprayed, arid, in the ' other towns, DDT spraying was em- ' ployed. When this happened, the number > of cases of diarrhea Ip th® sets of • towns was also reversed. In other ’ words, as the number of flies ip- • creased, diarrhea increas'd. It 11 would seem, therefore, that there Is | a direct relationship between the ! number of flies and the spread of diarrheal infectiops. particularly the Shigella dysentery. •Fveryone should accept, as a duty, his part in keeping down the number of flies. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | N. D.: Will yon pleas* ‘ell me something about trichomonas? parasite Is not known. The conde Answer: Trichomonas vaginalis , is an Infection of the rawin* with a j parasite. The exact origin of the . tion produces a profuse amount of (thick, irritating discharge, and b ; often very difficult to clear up. The trestmept given for this con- ; dltlon varies in different Instances and should be carried out under the direcua of s aiciu. I

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U o 20 YFARS AGO TODAY" o April 6 — The Bluffton school board dismisses athletic coach and tour other instructors as an economy move. John D. Williams drops his fight to retain directorship of the state ’ highway commission. Avon Burk files as a candidate ’ for the Republican nomination for mayor, Gaylie Hoagland for clerk' and Lolls Beam for treasurer. The United States entered the World War 12 years ago today. .Miss Esther Bowers returns from a visit in Miami, F|a. Johnny Smith goes to Rome City to open his cottage for tbe summer. 0 o { Household Scrapbook By ROBERTA LEE 0 Moth Preventive A rug can be freshened and kept

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CHAPTER THIRTY CHIEF McGREGOR entered like a squat tugboat under full steam and dropped heavily into a straight chair in the center of the room. He cleared his thro&L Each person responded with a start before straightening tensely. Peters, at the flat desk, picked up his pencil. “We’ll take up the examination where we left off,” McGregor announced mildly. “You follcs under-

stand, of course, I'm not putting , this quiz over because I think any- < one here is guilty of murder. 1 < must get every scrap of informa- i tion while it's fresh in your minds. < People have away of forgetting. ’Twouldn’t be .-aturai if you didn't" i He must have thought that up i while we were at lunch. Tim decided. He must have realized that 1 his previous questioning had had i a third-degree tinge. Now he was looking from one face to the other as if deciding where to begin. “Dean Farr." Tilly gasped and clutched her husband's arm. He gently shook off het hold to light his pipe. "Right here, Chief McGregor." "You had words with Judge Lander in the smoking room after the snack party, didn't you?" | "I told you. Sandy McGregor, that my husband and I were in our room together." Tilly's reminder was shrill. I "Skip It, Til." Sam's usually 'lazy voice was sharp with warn■ing. "I'll answer all questions. I ! guess you'd call it “words,’ Chief. I told the amorous Judge that if , he didn't quit Ogling my wife. I'd make it pty special business to stop him. Grant beard me. so did I Warner and Romney, you got the ; information from the last-named, i didn't you?" I "What reply did the deceased make to your threat?" i "For Pete's sake, Chief, stop calling Lander the deceased, it I gets my goat The man I’m talking about was alive. He replied with that infernal smirk of his that be was human, that when an attractive woman invited —that's when I told him that L he weren't an old man I'd knock him down —ril bet that 'old man' hurt more than what hit him later. Line up your next suspect. Chief, or have you settled on me?" During all hlriife to come whenever he heard the scratch of pencil on paper would he relive the tense moments that followed Sam Farr's damning admission. Tun wondered? Was the setting of the book-lined library indelibly printed on the screen of his memory? Me--1 Gregor carefuly fitted the fingers of his two hands together. “Warner, you hit it up with highballs after the snack party, didn't you?" Arms folded across his chest, . Clive stood straight and defiant against the mantel. ““Suppose 1 did. That doesn't mean I d kill a man. does it?" 4. W * W* If

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“It might mean that you didn’t > know you killed a man.” i Tim hoped that never again t would he see a flash of terror such . as leaped to Warner’s eyes. • “My God, you can’t think 1 e would forget a thing like that ?” t “Has happened. You had a row I. with the deceased, 1 understand." ’ Warner glanced at Romney be- - fore he answered. * “Right, I did. lam In wrong

with the government, it claims tax ' evasion. I rowed with Lander because he wouldn’t smooth over the 1 matter for me. He's done it for 1 others." “He’s dead. He can’t answer the ’ accusation. You have provided a 1 motive. We’ll take that up later." * He questioned each one again as 1 to their whereabouts between the < time they said good-night in the I hall and five o'clock, with prac- ! tlcally the same answera He 1 passed over Mark Taylor lightly, I left Sophy Brandt till the last Tim 1 had an uncomfortable hunch that he expected to get a valuable lead from her. ' “Mrs. Brandt"—he cleared his throat The flashing needles stopped, picked up and went on steadily. He pulled something from his pocket and swung it in a glittering circle. "This yours?" "My bracelet; Where did you find it?” Sophy dropped the knitting into her lap and bent forward eagerly. If her surprise was an act, Romney was right, she did belong on Broadway. "Then you knew you had lost it?" i “Yes. The bracelet bothered me when 1 was playing for dancing ■ in the game house, it kept un- , clasping. I took it off and laid it on the piano, and Incredible as it I may seem, came back to the house and forgot it" i "Hmm-m, when at the so-called

t snack party Madam Stewart no- . ticed It was n'ot on your arm you I told her It was in the bag in your i lap. How come?" i "I told her Dial Erst, because i I was ashamed of having been so ; careless, second because I knew i she would worry if she thought > it was missing, it would be an un- , happy end to the grand party. 1 • planned to go to the game house and get it after the other* had . gone to their rooms." ) Good Lord, why had she gdmit- ! ted that. Tim asked himself, it was i the very lead McGregor wanted. "Did you go?" f "No." i “Why not?" . "I lost my courage In this era I of bag snatchers. There are a lot of strangers on this campus. You j cant have forgotten the holdup* , that have occurred on this very highway, Chief McGregor. I be- , loeg to the generation of women t who almost never went out after dark without a male escort. The t colonnade looked poky when I started out. 1 went back to my «. MMMM w ÜbM a Qa Mud

Red Cross Fund You, too, con help through Your RED CROSS GIVE m Previously reported $6,657.97 Ezra Habegger Sec. 10 Hartford - t.Ofl Trinity Evan. U. B. Church 15.00 Mrs. Frank Bohnke Zone No. 9 Decatur Residence 70.00 Total $ 6,746.97 Fatal Slugging Os Cab Driver Admitted

South Bend, Ind., April 6 —(UP) I — Police said today that Robert Lee Johnson, 26, has admitted the fatal slugging of a txicab driver. 1 They said that David R. Smith, 27, was beaten with a soft drink , bottle 'March 27. > Authorities said Johnson a'so ad- ! mitted taking a wallet and pay I check from Smith during a "shake down." Earlier, he denied the slugging. saving that an unknown assailant beat Smith in the back seat ■ of his cab. i for the union. Q. When a player makes a mistake in a bridge game, is it permis1 sible for another player to call his attention to it? ! A. No. Criticism by one player of another, in any game, is not i good sportsmanship. , [ Q. What silver should be placed \ at the plates before announcing dinner? A. Forks for salad, roast, and fisfh; knives for roast and fish; spoons for soup and dessert.

room and took a chance that the bracelet would be safe.” “You are sure you left this on the piano?” The glittering thing swung from McGregor’s stubby fingers. “Perhaps you can tell how it came to be in the fist of the deceased.” Even that didn't crack her composure. “I can’t, Chief McGregor. Maybe Henry Lander picked it up from the piano just as he was—was ..... *•

was shot” How had she known the Judge had been shot? He hadn’t told her. As he watched her face Tim temembered her frightened question when she had spoken to him as he went down the stairs—was it only this morning?—recalled her warning to him in the Dean's Den about Lander. “He’s cruel, once he gets a hold on a person," she had said. He remembered her tearful promise. “It is so little to do for you who have done so much for me. Sometime, sometime, perhaps 1 can do more." Good Lord, had she shot Lander thinking it might help him? Had she already planned It when she had repeated. "The oply thing we have to fear—l 3 fear Itself"? It was a crazy susplciob bnt it started drops oi sweat on his forehead. “Mrs. Brandt, think hard." There was a third-degree edge to McGregor's voice. "Are you sure you didn't go back to the game house tor your bracelet?" •T told you I lost my courage aad went to my room." "Hmm-m. That's queer." He drew a crushed purple orchid from his pocket. "T understand that you were the only woman at the party who wore a flower like this. The sergeant found it near the elbow of the deceased." • • • Standing at the window of his office at the Center, hands thrust

hard into the pocket of his gray coat, Timothy Grant looked across fields to Beechcroft, which gleamed like a white cutout against the blue of the lake and the yellowing > hills where the rodfs and chimneys ■ of summer houses Were visible now that the heavy foliage bad • thinned. His eye* followed the I shadow of a plane as it skimmed : the surface of the water which I sparkled with gold coins of sunlight It was Mark Taylor s re- ■ turning to the airfield. He had I flown two Canadians to Ottawa. His attention shifted to the colonnade and game house at Beechcroft Two weeks had passed since Henry Lender's body had been i found in the badminton court. In t spite of day* crowded with coni ference* with the heads of many s divisions at the Center to decide j matters of operation, great and • small, it had been the longest twe i weeks he ever had known. If Mer Gregor had a due to the mystery • of the tragedy he was keeping it I under his hat y (To B« Continued) - t hua* W r«*WHi IjU-cMa,

JONATHAN DANIELS, whose father Josephus Daniels was Navy secretary during World War L when Franklin D. Roosevelt was assistant secretary, is reported slated to become new Navy secretary. (International)

Vice Syndicale In Chicago Is Raided Raid Prostitute Syndicate Office Chicago, April 6—(UP) Police early today raided what they described as the "nerve center” of Chicago’s prostitution syndicate, and seized a book containing the names of customers, including prominent businessmen, politicians and a broadway actor. Police Capt. Thomas Harrison declined to disclose the names, but i he said there were “hundreds of: them.” He said that the dlsclos-. ures in the little black book were “fantastic." Harrison said police arrested Mrs. Nonna Wire, 24, attractive brunette switchboard operator in the dingy office the syndicate used I as its vice headquarters. The office is in a building in the North Clark street nightclub and tavern district, lie said. Police said the syndicate operates through bartenders who give prospective customers the telephone number of the headquarters. The headquarters office puts the customers in contact with “call girls,” police said. Harrison said that opposite each customer's name in the book was his preference in types of girls, and the price he was willing to pay. Prices ranged from sls to $450, he said. Harrison said the names included those of two prominent Chicago businessmen, an actor in a Broadway show and an Illinois state senator. He said Mrs. Wire refused to disclose the identity of her employers, and that she would be questioned further. He said customers listed in the book also would be questioned for further information on the syndicate’s operations. The American Automobile Association says headlight glare is the No. 1 enemy of night driving. He getteth a great deal of credit who payeth but a small debt. Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

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Asks Funeral Cars Take Precautions Sheriff Herman Bowman, in cooperation with undertakers of Adams county, requests that all cars taking part in funeral processions follow the safety measure of driving with headlights on."’*’ Split Session Os Assembly Favored Bloomington, Ind., April 6 — (UP)— Twp local Democratic lawmakers who served in the 86th session of the Indiana general assembly said today they favored a “split assembly" to give them more time to work on legislation. "No one has time to check all

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