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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 ax Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller President A. R. Holthouse Editor C. E. Holt house Treasurer J. H. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates By Mall in Adams and Adjoining Counties: On year. |6. Six months. |3.25; 3 months. *1 75. By Mail, beyond Adams and Ad Joining counties: One year, |7 '*»: 6 months. 13.75; 3 months. 12.00. By carrier. JO cents per week. Mingle copies, t cents. Peru and Portville are celebrating their Centennials this week and typical birthday parties are being staged, whiskers and all lx>ng may they live and prosper. o o The Decatur Library. one of the finest public institutions in the county, is operated at nominal expense, its budget totals just a little over 111."'"' and the pro posed tax rate for 1950 will produce about 110,000, the balance coming from library income The library is well directed by an active board of trustees and its services have been exceptionally extended and promot'd by Miss Bertha Heller th.- librarian A good library enhances the culture life of a community and our library ha- weii played Its part in this respect. —o — -o— - It's tough to lose a job, but D<fenae Secretary Johnson holds that the goveinnnnt is losing too much money in the military nt up ami has ordered the dismissal of 135.00<t civilian employes between now and next July John son also has ordered 12.000 reserve officers returned to private life The Defense- Secretary <mpha«iied that he is applying the Unification Act to his economy drive, which he estimates should bring about a billion dollar savings in the military establishment. The individuals who are cut from the payroll will of course !»• affected, but the country will endorsi the step tak> n by Johnson The army, navy and air force still will have "7<».tHtlt civilian worker- on their pay rolls, after the cut back is completed (> () _ - E W Bu«i he, Adam« county's world trav« l< r. wa- happy to get back to his adopted country after enjoying a thrilling experience of flying across the Atlantic He visited in Germany with relatives and found conditions very favorable over there, in respect to agriculture recovery He observed that the Marshall Plan is doing wonders and that the German people are grateful for the- help extended by the United States.

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By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D. THOUGH epilepsy h one of the Oldest disease* known to mankind It still presents a major medi' al problem. l>«-«plte a an at d al of I recent rest arch, we still have little! clue to lie cause and no cure which • will hanixh it completely, though ‘ with proper treatment it can be I controlled in k<neral, there are two type* of epilepsy, one known a« Brand mal.' the other a* petit trial In the first.l there Is lose of consciousness, to Rether with convulsion- In the second. there are no convulsions, and the loss of consciousness last* for only a few momenta at a time Electrical tracings of the brain! wave* not only help in making a diagnosis of epilepsy, but in deter- ■ minim: the type of disorder present | and in checking treatment after it I is begun One drug for the petit mal cases l» known ax trimethadlone It teems to control the attacks in about one-third of the rue» Another drug used is called para j dione and It may be employed in j those taxes which have not respond'd to the trimethadlone. Both of these drags may have some damaging effect on the bone marrow where the blood cells are made in the body. Hence, when the drags are used, it Is important that the number of'cells in the blood be determined at regular intervals. It may be helpful also to use phenobarbital, a drag which quiets the nervous system in all of these cases Phenobarbital is especially valuable in coutrollins grand mal attacks.

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in the American rones the Communists have lost in the elections and leaders are trying to organise a stable government However, the German people want the Vnited States Army to remain in the country, still fearing the threat of invasion from the Russians if our troops should be withdrawn o o The eyes of the nation are on Indianapolis today, host city to six of the living Boys in Blue of th'- Civil War This is the last < ncampment that the GAR will hold, tbe first being held in Indianapolis In 1X66. Os the six. the youngest is 10<t years old and a statistician has figured that if tlie present death rate continues, the nation's 16 veterans will die thi« year. Os course actuaries have made mistakes, and the country hopes their calculations on the veterans are entirely wrong Mayor Al Feeney has ordered his city to give everything to the Boys In Blue.' stating that the sky is the limit If the noble and venerable gentlemen survive a week of parades, speeches and banquets ail should survive many years Hats off to the GAR! - o -O Progress On Polio: More piogrrss is belli/ lliade In the medical study of polio than appearances would indicate. Authorities do not believe that that yearly increase in the number of cases means the disease is infecting more people. They think it reflects instead the facts that more people each y<ar seek m< die al care for infections which might be polio, and that diagnosis i« quicker and more sure An« w guide for health officers has been prepared by a gn tip of authorities on polio, based on conclusions of curl'll' studies, it do. not tell how to prevent or cure polio, but it does contain much new knowledge One result of the new cone lumcum. drawn up this summer, should be a narrowing of the gential control measures Authorities on the disease no long'r believe any protection l« gained by cl-c-.m; swltnmlne pools, theaters and - hools, or banning public gatherings, as long ae proper s-initaty safeguards ate use 1 Tiny question the value of quarantim of known cases They want to di cent age ideas which build up a panicky fear of polio. Public awareness of the di* ease and recognition of it* beginning symptom*, so that medical aid can he sought quickly, has doubtless contributed as much as any one factor to the- progress whic h lias been made, in effor s to solve the mystery.

Still anotht r drug which is useful both for grand mal and petit mal epilepsy Is called thyphenyloln. Os 3»t patients with grand mal attacks. I 20 were improv'd, and of It with : petit mal attacks. 7 were improved It'actions to this drug may occur, I such as thickening of the gum*, inI coordination, and skin rash, but it : dor« not set mto have any danrag ing effect on the blood forming or 1 gans What is known a* the ketogenic j | diet may be helpful in epilepsy in; children This diet, which is rich in fat reduces the amount of alkaline in the blood and tissue*. Anyone with epilepsy should, of course, be under the care of a dm I tor. litug* used for this disease | can be dangerous It taken without j direction. Moreover, that which I will benefit one type may only serve to make the other worse. Thus, only an expert is able to decide the best treatment in each case. QUESTIONS ANO ANSWERS F. W.: Please tell me what 1 Causes jaundice. Answer: Jaundice is not a disease in itself, but merely a symptom of a dieease, and is due to the accumulation of bile pigment in the blood. This may result from many < av»es, such as a tumor of the liver. to a condition known a* clrr--1 hosts of tbe liver, or to the presence of a stone in the bile duct ’ which obstructs tbe flow of the 1 bile. Some infections of the liver • also cause jaundice In blood disr eases which are characterised by I destraction of the blood cells, jaun1 diee occurs

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SISOI'MS Chip n-.lli<!»>, tsucwr'i son. S>i>ko x*wm McAlimrr. ex-cow r.and. Ute KuiiMi, murderer, break trotn beer UxUe pr.eoo Hoping to ream an outlaw sanctuary known aa Fotlora Valley. Uunttre la exctuuigeil witn a posse in close pursuit. Halliday, wounded, staggers Into a ranco n '..se yarn where hardy tie ben-.lds two people toting the corpse oi a man wearing a unite callskin eeat. Chip Uster awakes In the aieai school nouse where pretty Hope Hretnan. the teacher, has nursed him through unconsciousness. She known that he is a convict trying t« reach Forlorn. CHAPTER FOUR "HOW do those men live?" Chip asked. “By raising cattle, mostly," Hope Brennan went on. "There ! room in the valley for twenty times as many people as live there. They graze their cattie, and when marketing time comes, they drive the stuff out of the valley to a ranch that’s just this side of the entrance. That ranch belongs to | a man named Seton Alessandro, and he buys the cattle from the Forlorners, then sells the beef at a huge profit. Likewise Ailesandro provides the valley with the supplies it needs. Also at a profit. Being middle man for the Forlorners is a nice business for Alessandro.” "Alessandro—? Mexican?" She shook her head. "Half Spanish; half English,” she said. Much of this Chip already knew, but there were also facts he was learning for the first time. Making his voice casual, he said, "Anybody new gone into the valley

lately T "I wouldn’t know," she said. “The point is that whoever goes in, stays in. That's why I’m wondering if you're still determined to enter the valley. You have three years hanging over you if you return to Deer Lodge. You've • lifetime of confinement waiting In Forlorn Valley. The lights aren't very bright in there, Mr. Halliday, and the fun’s at a pretty slow tempo. 1 don't think you'd like Forlorn Valley." “Perhaps not," he admitted. “But—" Suddenly he stiffened, turned tense by a faint sound in the darkness beyond. At first he’d thought it was the mutter of thunder, but now he knew differently. "Horsemen—!” he ejaculated. "A lot of 'em! Out yonder in the yard!” Her eyes darted to the nearer of two doors giving out of this room. “Quick!” she cried. “Can you stand? Get through this door; it will take you Into the schoolhouse!" Kicking aside the blankets, he swung his legs to the floor and came to a stand. For a moment dizziness swept him, and then he was able to take a step. The tattered remnants of his shirt hung on a chair, and his gun and belt and boots were nearby. Snatching up these articles, he heard bit chains jingling, saddle leather creaking as men dismounted. "My horse!" he cried tn stricken remembrance. “They'll And It outside and know I'm here!” "I led your horse off Into the brush and tied him." she cried. “The rain has likely washed out all tracks. Hurry!” Boots were slogging through the mud of the yard as Hope Brennan flung open the door giving into the school room, and someone pounded imperiously on the"ot*er door as Chip eased out of the teacherage, closing the door behind him. •» • «••• • • • • a-

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the words out. "care of.” Q If there are guests for breakfast, where should the coffee urn be placed on the table? A. Slightly to the right of the hostess, who serves the coffee. Household Scrapbuck By ROBERTA LEE — The Dog If the dog has an upset stomach, stop feeding him immediately and allow his stomach to rest for a

Into a room that was a vast,, shadowy pocket Chip leaned against the wail, fingering his gun. Things had happened too quickly for clear thinking, and ne wondered now who rode by midnight and came knocking at this isolated tcacherage door. Tate Strunk and his posse? Lawmen from Tumblerock town who’d been warned by telegraph that escaped convicts were near? Cowboys who’d seen a light in the teacherage and come to call? Chip didn’t know. And why had this girl, this Hope Brennan, chosen to shield a fugitive, even going so far as to hide his horse from curious eyes? She had taken him in and tended h;s wound, too; but he could understand that. He’d probably been no more to her than a stranger in I distress when she’d found him face down in the mud of the yard. Yet once she'd gotten him inside, she d recognized him from newspaper pictures, but still she’d chosen to shield him. It made a riddle that bewildered Chip. But beyond this door he could now hear the other door creaking open, and the harsh voice of Tate Strunk said in vast astonishment, "It's a gal, fellers. A mighty pretty gal!” Hope Brennan said coolly, "I i don't seem to remember you. Is ' there something you want) stranger?" ’ Chip's eyes were growing accustomed to the darkness. He

could make out the precise rows of desks and the larger desk of the teacher, a globe perched upon it He risked opening the door a fraction of an inch, and thus he got a narrow glimpse of Strunk clawing his sombrero from his bullet head. A thick-shouldered, lumpish sort of man, Strunk was darting his gaze everywhere. "We're looking for three jiggers who lately escaped from Deer Lodge pen, ma’am," Strunk said. "Anybody come riding this way tonight?" "In this storm?” Hope said. “1 wouldn't have beard them unless they'd ridden right into the yard." Strunk clapped his sombrero back onto his head, and at this sign of his Imminent departure Chip repressed a gusty sigh. But Strunk was looking around again, 1 his little eyes the color of watered milk in the lamplight, and now he said, “That bed! It’s all mussed up. ma’am. Yet you ain’t undressed, and you didn’t have time ■ to dress as we pulled up here, i Who was doing some sleeping?” He came thrusting into the room 1 then, and Chip knew that if Strunk made any sort of examination, he ; was bound to find some sign of a ; fugitive's presence. He heard ; Hope make a slight movement, and ; his wild thought was that the girl ■ was placing herself tn a position to block Strunk. He thought: If 1 he lays a hand on her, I'm going . to hate to come out and bend tAte gun-barrel over bis head . again, even If it means btowtap . up the whole fool game! I He even opened the door wider, and by this means he had a full > glimpse of Hope. She'd wrenched 1 open a drawer in the table, and > now she had a M revolver in her • hand, and it was leveled at r Strunk's broad chest. She said, i "Ba k up. mister! I see no badge - on you and I'm not hav.ng you prowl these premise*. You can

20 YEARS AGO TODAY • — — Aug 26. — The state road from Decatur to the state line, number 16. will be paved. Bids for the six miles wHi be received September 17.’ The Graf Zeppelin lands safely at Ix»s Angeles. The Itecatur swimming pool I* being drained and will be closed for the season. Decatur stores were open until midnight Saturday and did the largest business of the year. C. E. Hocker writes article for the Daily Demo, rat urging sewage disposal plant for Decatur. Miss Eva Acker, teacher at tije South Ward school, breaks arm in fall near her home on First street. C. A. Dugan. Dave Campbell and Dave Rice leave for Iron Bridge. Canada, on a fishing trip. day. The following morning give him a physic and feed lightly. This will aid his digestive tract. Removing Oust There is nothing like a touch of kerosene to remove the rust from Iron or steel, when applied with powdered bath brick to give it the proper roughage. Pie Crust Never stretch pie crust to fit a plate. Dough shrinks when hiking. Trade in a Good Town —• Decatur Stock holders MrrClus Notice t« hereby given that trie annual meeting of the Citizens Telephone Company "f Decatur, indane, will he held at the office of the Xc retarv of said company in the tty of Decatur, Indiana, on Thursday. September 1. ISIS, at 7 «»< lot k P. M t’DST tor the purpose of ejecting five- directors, amen ting th* Xrtlc-les of Incorporation pertaining to classes of sto k. and for the trans- .<. tion of « i--h b.isl-ies- a« may to •iroperly l>r > iglit before said meeting. t hnrles l». t'.blnaer. Secretary Af'2l.

I see for yourself that nobody’s I here, if you’re a real lawman, come back in the morning with Sheriff Busby from Tumbierocx. and I'll let you do all the looking you want. And I’ll answer all the questions that trouble you. But you're getting out of here now!" Strunk bared his teeth in a caricature of a smile. "Spunky, huh." he observed. "Now I’m wondering—?" Outside, someone shouted, "Hey, Strunk! If none of them jailbirds is around, let’s be riding. I'd like to find a warm bed somewhere before sunup!" For an Instant Strunk hesitated, and then said, "Maybe I'm mistaken, ma’am. Ther? d be no percentage in It for a gal like you to be hiding out a jailbird. But i'll be back tomorrow. With the sheriff. Providing I can find that damn' Tumblerock town in this darkness." "Southwest from here," Hope Brennan said. “More west than south. Good night." She banged the door shut after Strunk; there was that jingling of bit chains and creaking of saddle leather, the plopping of hoofs in the mud of the yard, and then silence again. After many minutes the girl blew out the lamp and t swung open the door leading into , the school room. "I think you’re safe, now," she said. "And grateful," he added, stomp-

>ng into his boots. "I’ll be going now, miss. 1 don’t want any sign of me around when Strunk comes back tomorrow. And he'll come back.” She said, “Still heading to Forlorn Valley?" "That's the Idea." “You've just said you were grateful," she reminded him. “Now I’m giving you a chance to prove it. You're taking me into Forlorn Valley with you, Halliday, and you're not asking any questions. No, 1 won’t be the excess baggage you think I will. I’ve figured out the way for us to get into the valley, and I could probably make it alone. But a man might be handy at smoothing the bumps. Is it a deal?” Nothing that she might have proposed could have startled him more than this, and it took him a long moment to make reply. “1 can't do it,” he said. “I am beholden to you, but I can't do It. From all you’ve told me, Forlorn Valley is a good place to stay out of. What does a girl like you want inside that outlaw hideout?" “No questions,” she reminded him. Fhe still held the .M revolver in her hand, and she hoisted it and took a steady aim at the teacherage window. ’Tve no time to waste,” she added. “Speak up, or I'll fire; and I’m gambling that , the posse is still close enough to hear the gunshot and come roarI ing back Is it a deal?" ! Once again he remembered the dead man and the two slicker-clod figures carrying it, and it came to him with something of a shock I that she might be as much an I outlaw as himself, and even more I in need of the sanctuary provided by that guarded valley to the north. He grinned ruefully and . made his pledge. “Put down the gun," he said. 1 It's s deal" i| ffe Be Contmueaj ...

SOLON ASKS (Ont. l-'rom' Pare One) « u- i v Five Percenters—-Sen. hurl r. Mundt, R.. S- D.. :l member of the senates "five percent” subcommittee. said Maj. G n. Harry H. Vaughan s help in arranging plane trips Is an "understandable regton" why the Albert Verley f'o of Chicago sent him and other White House personages gift deep freeze units. B-36 Investigators of the house armed services committee combed navy files in an effort to determine if any navy officials, other than Cedric R Worth, had a hand In the circulation of now-discredited ' charges against the B-36 procure- I ment program. Appropriations The senate got set for a major test on the econo i j my issue. Sen John L. McClellan. I ! D.. Ark said he int nds to demand j a vote on his proposal to write in- I to the military appropriations bill a provision ordering President Truman to hold all government spending five to 10 percent below budget estimates. A two-thirds senate vote is required for approval of such a rider. Atomic Chairman Brien McMahon. I'.. Conn, announced that his Joint atomic energy committee has i closed its Investigation of charges that (hairman David E. Lilienthal was guilty of "gross mismanage ment" of the atomic energy program. The charge was made originally by Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper. IL. la. DeKalb County Girl Is Victim Os Polio Indianapolis; Aug. 26 (t'P) The state i>o,»rd of health today reported polio claimed its 51th Hoosier death victim yesterday. The case total stood at 519 Joyce Gayle Steward. 10-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Steward Garrett, died of Bulbar polio. She was DeKalb county's first fatality. Trade in a Good 1 own — Oeca*'.”

LADY. WHEN UIE OVER- THE MECHANICS ANO EQUIPMENtJII THE NUT THAT HAUL A CAR IT'S AS , ON THE 006 HERE AT HOLOS THE J SAFE AS A NEW BUGGY. a //wHICH\ WHEEL, MACKLINS ■ I I ARE THE BEST IN THE \ I i BUSINESS. YOO CAN BE I S* k . V T1 C ( / h SURE OF EVERY PART OF(A >' VZ \ y yoorcar X |7 1 /A- • ■a»C"WIA we HIT HlMW—millllllßM llir ~ I VAN WERT COUNTY FAIR September 5,6,7,8,9,1949 Five Days! Five Nights! — Mnmmoth Midway Monday, Labor Bay, September sth . j B — Labor Hay will again feature Derby Day at the Program. R." n 9 fncressed Purses V(sn C(Min . y jr-ssir. seven (71 Running and Premiums Rac-s that go Rain or Shine. Hors™ atari out and Harness na i,i Starting Dale Gat--.. Elaborate Night MONDAY NIGHT An elaborate stage show Starung will be presented on platform in front of photo Finish and Show; and Grandstand. Big Acta, Girls, Orchettra. Lights. . . Srenery. Hammond Organ, etc. Do not miss pgri-Muti.il - Attractions sl> |. show. Tuesday. September 6lh Wednesday. September 7th This Is Jun'er Fair Day. Judging starts Judging < . in most al) departments. Six <6> Run Afternoon Racing 1 r<>«ram nfng Rarer; Two (2i Pony Races and a uXn.O County Run for Afternoon Races. Thea- with Starting Oa - Races go Rain or Shine. County Horse ins, 7 P. M. I ara« <• • Show Pitching Contest. mt !<>«'• ' ' TUESDAY NIGHT — Another Mam- WEDNESDAY NJGHT moth Stage Show. New and different. wood's World < hatnp >See Ji. daredevils and thrill show. j Thursday. September Nth Friday. September flh Grand Parade of Livestock, h adwd by Free-for-AII Horse Shoe lio i" 1 4-H Clubs at 10:30 A. M. Afternoon le , t . Five <s> H«me«s Rare* wT • Racing Program — Five (5) Harness purses of 11.300 00. You will want * THURSDAY NIGHT—Joie Chitwood s *** “* W ”**’ ' Autos. Mie daredevils and thrill show. FRIDAY NIGHT—Bic H'”' Two hour* of thrill*. 37 events. Seetnem front of Grandstand Thi* »h '■'• xmseh. t rash, jump, leap and roll these surpass all previous shows. Fords over and over. I . . i" —— — Sunday everins. Sr-ptemlier 4th. the Van Wert County Ministerial A'*’" * *’’ .. . another program In front of the Grandstand Mario Cappel’l. the Singing ’ ’ jn , teen secured for thia service and will he here In person. Th«> large aace al o. Remember ihe»e fine services the past two years? I Plan tn Attend! Be a Bom*ter fnr and Exhibitor at thin 93rd ' nn “’ , J )D , T Drives and midways have been oiled, and grounds and building* sprayed *■ Admission 50c— Including Tax L C. HUNN.ON. "• «• •TUCK«2222'

Fake Doctor "Examines" Patients; Take Money Rochester. Minn . Aug 26—(UPi - A fdke doctor with a cheery i "bedside manner” was sought by police today for robbing one of his I pathnts" of 110®. Detective Harold Fitzpatrick said the confidence man told a nurse at St. Mary s hospital that he was there to assist at "an emergency appendectomy." The r.urse directed him to a surgeon's dressing room where he took a i surgeon's gown and rifled three doctors' wallets. Fitzpatrick said. Th«n the man went to the Kahler i hotel, donned the gown and went through the hospital rooms on the hotel’s top two floors. In one room he told a man from Indianapolis to roll over so he I could (xamine his back He took a wallet containing the J4OO from a drawer while the man faced the ' wall. "Your back looks okay to me,” he assured his victim as he left. Several other patients reported he talk'd "intelligently" about their ailments and one was told "your case is the most interesting I've seen in the Mayo clinic." He prescribed a bath for another man and then prepared the tub. Police said that the robber check i ed out of the hotel the same night and that they have no clues as to his identity. - Grand Coulee Dam easily could ' house in Its structure the greatest of the Egyptian pyramids.

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Fire Destroys Canninq Plant; Loss $750,000 Onapga. 111., Aug 26 — u p 1750.000 fire destroyer) the .. ' plant of the Onarga < anm n . , ’ I pany here early today. Firemen were unable lo , the blaze until it pra< t| ra) | y * * burned Itself out Official* , the fire was started by an slon of undetermined origin F. Gladden Searle pre,n w , the company, said the in , i, 55.000 cases of freshly p a . kw) ' and several thousand case. paragus. Canning Is Onarga's chief | try. The plant, a one-story balM .1 covered an area equal to a block. Approximately s.itoo.fioo •„ die of tuberculosis throughc'i 7| world every year, according • World Health Organization I Although normally sulphury not dissolve in solution with x a J but only forms a suspension, . J flowing from the mineral . at Sharon Springs, N Y . < Oh .. of the ground with sulphur i B feet solution.

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