Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 12 February 1952 — Page 4

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~ If Republican leaders were as united on presidential candidates as they apparently are on the Immortal Lincoln, they might win & 1952. o o— — If you didn't get the chance to donate to the Polio i Fund last night, ju’it send your contribution to the March -of Dimes and it will be delivered to the local committee. \ ——o——o The Louisville newspapers have endorsed Gov. Adlai Stevenson for the Democrat nomination and Gen. Dwight Eisenhower for the : Republican nomination for president. The endorsement was made, on the assumption that President Truman would not be a candidate, the newspapefl explained. ’ o——o Secretary of Commerce Sawyer says the business boom will continue through 1952. The cabinet member also said he did not see any business recession in the near future. Iff this favorable economie condition continues, then It appears that the government will have to ’remove controls on Steel and other metals which the aUto manufacturers need to keep tlieir plants running on civilian gbcd s. ——o -o Chicago sieems to be an unsafe place for politicians, a committee- \ man having been murdered in gangland fashion and another has been threatened with death. Gov. Stevenson has ordered a clean-up of the hoodlums and newspapers its the big city have posted $25,000 rewards for apprehension of the killers. Some of these fellows are of the same type as the ones who would sell horsemeat to children: 4 — Q o 4* The army is accused of over buying and having large surpluses of supplies. Some are not eveh inventoried so that they can be shipped where needejd. A congressman said that some army stocks vvere so heavy that the supply wpuld last 240 years. Such

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Pregnancy Complication Due To Penicillin

By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D.V FRISGNAjNCY outside the 'dzomb seqnij to be du the increase), and penicillin is thought to be respon- . gibie. This is another reason why the pregnant woman should see her doctor early, and have regular check-ups when pregnant. \ The/ usual place for pregnancy \ is in the womb. Pregnancies any- \ where else are abnormal, but quite a number have been known to occur pntside the womb. Many priegnancles have taken place, in the the passage between the ovary and wombFM&gnancy in the tube can prove to be a serious complication. When the maturing embryo grows too larfce, It’ may rupture the tube, causing severe hemorrhage, with symptoms and even death . of the mother. Early attention to this condition, with prompt surgical treatment, has usually been ver*y in saving the mothers Iffe.. Many women who have had infection and inflammation of one of the female organs, such as the tube, have been treated with penicillin. This drug adequately improves this condition, reopening the tube that was closed by the inflammation. , However, a certain amount of <lßni9ge rueh er. near tissue- may jvmain in the tube, even UiUUKh it ■ o".

1 IA ■ F ; i’J 'sb I a policy of buyin* is wasteful ; and should be stopped- At least the army owes the couintry an explanation of the charges made by the California representative. o o The airport at Elisabeth, N.J., has been ordered closed, following the third tragic accident when a plane took off fromj the field and failed to clear an' apartment building. The death toll is above ’3O Just a feew Weeks ago; a plane from the doomed field crashed in a residential area, killIng nearly two score of people. At that time the Mayor of Elizabeth asked that the fieldLbet closed or moved from the city *a nd now with the third crash vividlly in mind, authorities took action; It seems that location of the field is too near the heavily populated area between Elizabeth and Newark, N.J. It’s a jinx for plane passengers and crew. •' 1 .: J ! ■' —o —<4-44 ■ . I, . ; | ;l ! , Less Oratory:— Democratic party leaders hope to shorten the length pf nomination speeches at the national convention in Chicago this summer. They will try to encourage fewer and shorter demonstrations pn the floor of rhe convention orice a candidate's name is announced. All this is a concession no doubt, to the television audiecice, ’ I) | The Republicans, no more eager to bore the voters than the Denio crats, may decide to take similar action. But one wonders whether • there is really any way to 1 stiict the oratorical flqw once jit has begun. When the deluge "qf extravagant phrased has 1 once started, it is doubtful whether! it can be stopped shoit of physically dragging the speaker from the floor, a procedure not approved by parliamentary rules. Conventions could db the jbb faster and more efficiently if thjjy would eliminate some of the toMfoolery. Perhaps consciousness that millions of TVi viewers will be watching may maka speeches briefer and parades shorter! - ■ ■■■ U _ : i ■ . ' ; i

_ 1 : ;— boilihg water and apply on ■ the rug by means of a briish. ■; Honey ‘ ‘ .To keep strained honey fj-oin candying, boil it gently. Skim clriar. \ A"'" p, ‘ ,111 L Tax Consultant Is H Indicted By Jury | 5- i Chicago. Feb. 12—TUf’)—William F. Brownell. 47, was indicted By a .‘federal grand jury yesterdayl on 'charges of failing to report. |13,270 in income for tax purposes. Brownell is an income tax consultant. • i i \' ’j i j .' . ’trs ‘ | Trade ih a Good’Towp ‘—•Decatur

is again open, and this scarring can interfere with the qvufn as it descends through the tube to the womb. Pregnancy in the tube can be the result. '• Definite (figures have shown that there is an increased ratio of ritegpancies in the tube since the advent of penicillin and its use for female infections. Physicians are, therefore, becoming more alert in detecting this unu&uai condition early, in order to ! protect the, mother at the right itinie. h I. \ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Y. L. M.: I have Visceroptosis Could you tell me something about this condition? ; ! i Answer: The dropping of any of the internal organs is; known as visceroptosis. i r : : When the stomach is! lowpr than the usual position, Ithq person is said to have ptosis of, the sloinach. Not as much hri'pbrtande is attached to this condition novi as formerly, since it has bejen discovered that some of tile orgaris, although not located in their normal position in the body, still function properly. When misplact inent of-an organ causes trouble, the individual can sometimes he aided by t|he use df a belt for support, Occasionally 1 , ian operation is vJ tu lorrctt the dlliKultj. J ; ;■

o — —— 20 Years Ago I TODAY j o - February 12.—Ten Decatur stores announce ‘‘A-Way-Back-Whett” Jo# price sale to open tomorrow and continue two; weeks. The Masonic lodges of Geneva and Decatur will hold a joint meeting here March 9 to observe, the 200th anniversary of the Myth of George Washington. James Adams, Columbia City newspaper min, is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for congress In the 4th district. Theodore Graliker elected president of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce with Wilson Lee v|ce president and Ferd Litterer, secre-tary-treasurer. Jack Dempsey wins fight with Meyer Christner of Akron, Ohio with a knockout in the third round. Jacob Long, Billy Heater, Charley Brown and Jim Kelley pf Geneva talk ! over politics- in Decatur. 4 IjKZfe MSCKVICa New Address Here is Kenneth Strahm's new service \4 address: Pvt. Kenneth Strahm, Sqdn. 3728, Flight 225, Lackland Airforce Base, San Antonio, Texas. . _ Returns To Tennessee Grover Odle has returned to the naval air training station at Memphis, Tenn., after spending the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Grover Odle of Seventh street. His address i»j Grover Odle, A; A.' 4305892, Commissary Dept! Gai. 1, N.A.T.T.C., Memphis, Ten if. I I |>’l J ; ( Amick To Service! William Amick, of Anderson, formerly of this city, left Monday for service in. .the armed forces. He is the son of Calvin Amick of Decatur, ! J ■ ~ - Z _ I L_■ _

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SYNOPSIS j A | weazened littte CliUMinM who rofuses to glv< pts narie ceilto at JotUwy LichUll’.- newly formed detective agency tn New York, jand pay» him well to take care ot a email, sealed package. Suspicious, Liddell has the fellow ••tailed.” : CHAPTER TWO MIKE’S Deadline Case was crowded with refugees from the aid agencies that All the neighboring skyscrapers. Most Os them wore the full dress uniform of the account executive, a gray striped sint and black knitted ties. Here they found fellowship at high peak. Johnny Liddell leaned on the end of the bar with the ease born of experience, added to the gray fog that swirled lazily near the ceiling. He watched the bartender stab at the keys of the cash register and dump in a handful of change. The man behind the stick separated a quarter arid a hrilf from the pile of change on the' bar tn front of Liddell, shuffled off to answer a phone that had started shrilling somewhere. Liddell took a sip of his drink* •TVs for you, Liddell,” the bartender called down from the other I end of the bar. Liddell shouldered his why down to where the bartender stood holding the receiver. He took it, held his hand over the mouthpiece. “I make it three sixty since 1 been sitting here, Joe. Not couriting rriy seventy-five cents which hasn’t been rung up yet.” The bartender grinned, glanced around, lowered his voice. ’‘Wrong. Should be four thirty. You musta missed a couple of quarters arid the two dimes. You’re slipping, Liddell.” [ J Liddell growled under his breath. “What a detective! Can’t even sic it when, it's- being done right in front of my face.”\ He held the receiver to his ear. -.l' It was the redhead in the office. She sounded upset. ! “You better get right pn back, Johnny. There’s trouble.”; “What kind of trouble??’ The receiver sounded worried. “Real trouble. There are some ffion here. Federal men. They’ve got a search warrant.” f “A search warrant? What are they after?” The receiver hesitated- “They’ve got some sort of idea there was a man here this morning who left;a package. They want the package.” Liddell nodded. “I’ll be right up, Pinky. Tell them not to go away." The man sitting in Liddell’s chair behind the desk; was >a stranger. He made no move to get up when Johnny Liddell walked in. He had an unlighted cigar clenched between his, teeth, his eyes were cold and unfriendly.; “I hear you boys wanted to see me. Hope I didn’t keep you waiting." 1 The man behind the desk shook his head. He rolled the cigar from one corner of his mouth to the other. “Not too long.” “What’s the beef Liddell waited to know, He looked from the man behind the desk to ; the two hard - -eyed men sprawled in chairs • ' ' ' j j

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0 o | Modern Etiquette | I BY I ROBERTA LEC i ■■ — Q. Does thd bridegroom weaii a different kind of boutonniere than his attendants? A. Sometimes all the men in the bridal party wear the same kind of boutonniere, the white carngi tlon being the favorite flower. On occasion, the bridegroom will wear; a large boutdnniere, poksibly lilies of the valley or orange blossoms. Q. How would; one word a note of invitation to a luncheon in honor of a house guest? \ j A. “Dear Martha: Will you! lunch with me on Wednesday | the tenth at one o'clock to meet i my'guest, Margaret Wilson? Hop-i J

near the door. /•They’ve got a search warrant, Johnny,” the redhead told him. “They wanted to break open your top drawer but 1 asked them not to smash up the new furniture." “Mind if 1 see the warrant?” The man behind the desk pursed his lips, shrugged. “Not at all.” He pulled a legal looking paper from his pocket, slid it across the desk. From tus side jacket pocket he pulled a worn leather case, flipped it open, flashed a metal shield; at Liddell, “I’m Byers. Treasury Department.” Liddell nodded, dropped the warrant on the desk. “What’s it all about?” Byers grinned humorlessly. It consisted merely of a tilting of the comers of his lips. His eyes were still' Cold and unfriendly. "We’re not sure’, Yet. Before we can be we want to have a look rit that package you’re holding for Hong.” “Hong?” “Don’t play dumb, Liddell We know the old man was in here this morning. We? know he- left something. We want to see it.” “Oh, him ? 1 didn’t recognize the name the way you pronounced It," Liddell grinned. “What’s so important about this package?” “You’ll hear ail about it if it’s what we think it is.” "And if it isn’t?” Liddell asked. “It’ll be returned to you intact. Your client will never know it left your hands.", ji . Liddell shrugged. “I guess it’s okay.” * “It’s got to j be,” the. hard-eyed man informed him. "Suppose I say I can’t turn it over without my client’s permission ?” Liddell countered. “That would be too bad,” there was a new, hard note in the Tman’s voice. "In that case we’d have to conclude that you , know what’s in that package and that you’re iri cahoots with Hong.” He scratched at his eyebrow, studied Liddell through his fingers. “That would be a bad way to get your agency started, Liddell.” \ ■- { “Okay. You talked me into it." Liddell walked around the desk, waited for Byers to get out of the chair, lifted out. the package, dropped it on the desk. “That it?” “You teh me, Liddell.” “That’s it,”< Liddell growled. The T-man picked it up, studied the seals. * “How about the seals ?” Liddell asked. "He’ll spot the fact that • they’ve been broken.” "Let us worry about that,” i Byers toM him. He slipped the I package into his side pocket. “You ■ won’t regret co-operating with us, i Lidtell.” “You mean I had a choice?” ; Liddell grunted. He dropped into his chair, glowered at the hardeyed man. “No,” Byers admitted. "But you i could have made us do it the hard i way." He perched his hat on the back of his head, signaled for the other two. “We’ll let you know : about this as soon as wc have a i look at it,” he promised. | \ . > Liddell noddled. "Give the girl a ■'l j ' I

1. , ■I 1 t : U : ' ing so much for the pleasure of seeing you, Sincerely.’’ ' . Q. Where is the proper placet to put the napkin when setting the dinner table? \ A- It is folder in an oblong and pThced to the left of the service plate, or straight upon it. i - Use* for Tung OH § Four-fifths of the tung oil is used |b top-grade paints and varnishes. Large amounts are used by linoleum and oilcloth manufacturers. The oil goes into printing ink?, electric insulating compounds, automobile brake linings, lacquer linings ! for tin cans. Its wartime uses in- , eluded weatherproofing cannon j shells, rifle cartridges, tank guns, tents and vehicle covers, and a i wid* variety of military fabrics. ■ Jl' . i

receipt on ypur way out” He [ watched the'group file through the reception room door, swore colorfully under his breath. “Suckered, by gosh. Bucketed by a comic opera laundryman!” He reached over, snared the receiver from ita hook, dialed a number, tapped impatiently on the desk with stubby fingers. After a moment, the phone stopped ringing on the other end, a voice cut in. “Cigaf-stand.” i “Joe? This is Liddell" “Hello, Mri Liddell. I’ve been expecting you to call” “Did you get the dope I wanted ? On the old Chink Pinky put you on this, moaning?” ; 3The irbeelver nodded. “Sure thing. It was a breeze. He pulled a hack out Os the line out front.” Liddell reached into the humidor, selected a cigar, bit off the end,, spat it at the waste basket. "Know who was pushing it?” “A Regular. Marty Gold.” Liddell scribbled the name on a rad at his elbow. “Is he back on . the like yet ?" ’"I didn't notice. Hold on for a minute and I’ll take a look.” After a moment his voice returned tq the line. "Yeah, he’s out there now. Want me to send him up?” Tell him to throw his flag. I’ll be right down.” "Okay, Mr. Liddell See ybu later." ' > Liddell dropped the receiver back oh its hook, walked over to a cabinet built into the far wall He opened it with a key from his chain,, selected a .45 and a shoulder harness from the rack. He slipped out of ius jacket, adjusted \ the harness, checked the .45. Satisfied, he slidit into its hammock, put back hjs jacket. The, redher-d looked up from a typewritten form she was reading. Her makeup stood out like blotches j. against the pallor of her face; she had beeri biting on the end of a long, shellacked nail. "I gqt the receipt you wanted, Johnny.” She held the typewritten sheet-out. Liddell glanced at it, handed it back. "I won’t be long. I’ve got. a couple of people I want to see.” "Tliey're nfst going to make trouble for v.s, arc they, Johnny? We're.not responsible fdr what our clients.. Her eyes widened as she stared at the bulge under his pocket handkerchief. “You’re packing a gun. Whyt” “I like company. Besides, it may come iri handy before I get back,” \ ;• , The girl got up from the typewriter desk. "You’re not going to start"anytXng, are you Johnny? Everything’s been going so swell. Those Federal men are poison. You , said So yourself.” "Maybe I’d, rather be poisoned than suckered, Pinky.” i "The little Chink, you mean? He’s not worth getting into a jam over. Leave, him to the Feds. Let . them; have him.” Liddell winked. “That’s what I intend to do. They’re welcome to him. After I’m done with him!” - (To Be Continued}

Says Mine Rocked By Five Explosions Witness Testifies \ At llHnois Hearing Btnfon, Ill;, Feb. 12—(UP)—Fiye separate explosions—not one flaming chain of blasts —rocked Orient No. 2 mine Dec. 21, killing 119 coal miners, a witness testified before the Illinois! mining investigation commission last nfght. ( Thomas Garwood, chief engineer for the Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin Co.’ shaft mine between here and West Frankfort, said his Investigation showed thkt a blast ‘caused by “definitely a small quantity of gjas (methane)” touched off tour separate coal dust explosions. He testified that rbek dust, especially laid down to prevent dangerous accumulations of coal dust, “pinched off!’ the flame, but not the force of each explosion. He said the force broke open high-compres-sion, atr lines (nirdox) which in 'urn piled up coal dust and snapped electric wiring, igniting, the dust. Airdox lines have replaced the use of explosives to break up coal walls in mining operations. A line is capable of loosing 10 to 12 thousand cubic feet of air per second. Garwood said a report by federal mine investigators would Indicate that flame from the first gas blast set off subsequent explosions. Disagreeing. he said he had found gaps between' the five explosion areas where there was no evidence .of flame. Garwood and Arlie Cook, mine manager, John R. Foster, mine superintendent, to the witness stand in the circuit court, parfked throughout morning, after-

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— — SihL Kl , fl \ MF' 1 A CHEERING/ FI.ACARD-WAVING CROWD of 15,000, includinfT the above Texans, attended the “Serenade for Eisenhower” rally in New York, in behalf of the Republican Presidential candidacy of Qen. Dwight d’ Eisenhower. At, least ten states were represented. (Internationals

noon and evening sessions yesterday. when the commission opened public on the disaster as requested by Goy. Adlai Stevenson. The commission’s special counsel, James B. Marton of Springfield, conducted cro«s-«x ami nation. • Garwood also) disagreed with the federal report’s suggestion that electrical equipment touched off the gas explosion. His investigation indicated, he saict such equipment 'were not. poperating in the explosion areas. ! Under furthjer questioning by Martin, he said Hl dpn't know” the cause of the gas explosion. However, he added that he had spotted cigarette stubs and an opened cigarette package where he believed it was ignited. Cook also testified that he had ycome across” smoking among the miners before the disaster. Last

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November, he said, he discharged one man who refused to be searched when suspected of smoking. However, Cook said, the man was taken back when the United Mine workers threatened a protest strike hnd union leaders assured him their cooperation in stamping out Smoking underground. Foster, the first witness called, testified that the mine’s abandoned workings had not been sealed off gs recommended by federal inspec-.i tors because company, union and s State mining officials agreed ip cause a dangerous build-up of gas. Suggesting that the mine iurghl pot reopen again. Foster said that lhe company would comply with iheifederal seal-off recommendation if the mine was reopened. -3 ~ Trade in a Good Town —Decatur ,