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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT 7 i 1 Sterad ** **** E>oeatttr > Ind., Boat Office as Second Class Matter ? • H * U * F £ w-r-Wrm- /! f >»* nnr/ ' r F y m y* ■* w y **F yFF WTSP t*<P * Hpl °" >* Paryter, M c*pte per jeatTfeggie copies, | cento. I I IS—W-—II t——- —, - _ ~_ ..

Thanks again to toe firemen tor putting up toe flags. O ' -O Gen. MacArthur has hie own reasons tor not running for preei- ► gent, bat be would have lost toe bousevivee' vote anyway, wbeh Mrs. Mm admitted she never < Mtitod a pia to Mr Mto--ft" o y High school basketogll will have the local stage next week as tbe sectional tourney gets underway. The Berne and Hartford Center teams will meet Tuesday in toe first round and skipping Friday, the semi-finals and finals will be played Saturday. High school students wouldn’t swap toe week with Queen Elisabeth’s inaugural itlee. ' ■. . ■ j ■ ', r - o '. Hitler’s talks in 1941 and 1942, t . , recently published in Germany, reveals that he had a very simple plan, tor winning England over to his side and thus end the war. He wanted the German diplomats to arrange a love affair between .some person on whom he could count and one of Winston Churchill's daughters. His failure as a national leader is proved in his lack of understanding of the Churchill daughters. .■' / 0- 0 - ; The Lenten season opens next Wednesday and special services in nearly all the churches will mark the observance of the 40day penitential period. A time for fasting, prayer and meditation, Lent prepares us for Easter,;when Christians commemorate Christ’s crucifixion on the Cross and celebrate His glorious resurrection from the tomb. Church goers will respond to the spiritual meaning V of the season and participate in tbe religious observance of Scripture's most impressive and drama—Mo lessons. • —o • < Montana will have an interesting senatorial race, now z that Mike : Mansfield has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination. As a coggressiopal delegate to the Assembly, Mansfield gßve Soviet Foreign Minister' VishgiAy some very plain words indeel as to Russian lawlessness and fereed. For *I ( * & state with as few people as Montana it has sent soiAe striking figures to Washington. Thomas J- Walafc, Who unearthed toe Tea- ■' I ' ’ ' • ' f Ji. . •

Persistent Sore Throat May Be Sign Os Thyroid Disorder

WifMWMWM HWnw up. STRANGE » It JW seem, * . thyhoid disorder may be the real cause of a persistent sore throat. Most cmm ©f sore throat come ■I from some sort of germ infection, which may be either severe or mild. If caused by a germ known as the streptococcus, the sore throat is usually severe. . In a recent study of patients, with sore throat, it was found that many of these , people were also suffering from a mild form iOf thyroid inflammation. Many alaocomplainedof having a lump ' Nervous Disorder J \ Very often. a feeling of a lump in the throat is due to a nervous d isurder. How ever, it was recently noticed that in some cases these ’ lumps may come from a disorder or the thyroid. This may occur , when tfcf activity of the gland i|, H either increased or decreased..ld' order to determine if the thyroid: gland is working as it should a ? basal metabolism test is of great h< Perstitent hoarseness, with : constant sore throat,, is another symptom of decreased thyroid hormone. The hoarseness comes] from a thickening of the vocal cords, due to the lack of hor:mones. An enlarged thyroid gland may

T-i.l . , ~..r i ■ igi.iy,.. 'jBJMTH i iiin W P»»e segndate administration, was | one of toe great senators of tog !Cop#tfy. H& iongrime colleague, Burton M. Wheeler, was QMUtanding as a liberal, but later tapered off As a conservative. ' In retirement for a few years, Sumner Welles, former undersecretary of state and one of toe country’s most ablest diplomats, is back in the new*- Mr. Welles M* been named president nf Freedom House, an organisation dedicated to tbe “one-world’’ concept of the late Wendell Wilikie. He succeeds Robert Patterson, who met death fn opg of toe Elizabeth, N.J. airport crashes. Mr. Welles had much, to do with toe goodneighbor policy; tost President Roosevelt carried through in South America. 0 \ 0 T‘~ j r : Picking A President:— JV • } . i' < : New Jersey voter* aye to have a chance to say whom they would" like for president. A new law provldes for a presidential popularity contest as. part of toe state primary on April Is. Any name may be entered by the signature of J.COO voteris, whether the suggested candidate agrees or not. This overcomesthe obstacle -that prevents other states from choosing freely, a law requiring a candidate to give his consent before his name goes, on the ballot. In New Jersey no possible candidate wRI have a chance to refuse. This may be the answer to the growing demand for a presidential primary, in lb I f the chances for its adoption seemed bright. The battle between William H.i Taft ahd Theodore Roopevelt for the Republican nomination caused a number of states to-enact preqir dential primary laws; They clearly showed Roosevelt was toe choice of the < rank . and tile. Enough delegates, however, were chosen in toe ojd way to defeat the voters’ will and renominate Taft. j ‘ 'That whs the last, big year for flic primary. A request by President .Wilson that Congress jmeke ijt cpflirtHlsory got uowbene. Qpjy occasionally since then have the results in single states-thrown real fight on ’the voters’ preference. if toe Nqw Jersey plan seems to work, it wiH have fmitotors r i •i •» i-it ' T«•]" i; H ; J'■-■ : : . •

y. f produce a 'rtmttar hoarseness bv coacUUojTuM perwf JEZ, th the case of a persistent or severe sore throat, as several infect Hnn< wyry ytth fhl* symptom. |f the SoreasM due to infection by bacteria, such as the streptococci, it usually responds very well to treatment with pep-, Iriilin nr ©ne of th© other antibiotic .drUM. /'• r However, when hoarseness is due a thyroiddisorder, it may require X-ray treatment. A small . amount M auch treatment to the ‘ within 72 hours. ■ ' ‘ antibioticdrugs,y ourdoctor may ; sweet thata wroid disorder is is bottom of the trouble. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS E. A.: Is there any special diet that is hcipfpl in M»e? i j i A’dßWPr* TTjuplly Eliminating from the difet iuch articles as ' streets, chocolate,, spices and 1 condiments in general may be l The use of large doses of ■ vitamin A has also proved to be of some benefit. Os course, this should be . taken only under the ’ direction of a physician, ;

0— iji'wv uiiw il i 0 20 Years Ago I ‘ TQPAY 0 mw'fv. Feb. 23.—Cgfj Biipel of portland is elected district governor of Tnglgpy Phil Sauer of Union township is fi a candidate ter the Democratic nomtoetion for gommipaioner from the first district. Governor "Alfalfa Bill”'Murray of Oklahoma is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president and is touring Indiana this week. ( Two unmasked men held up the Werteberger confectionery at 11 o’clock last night and escape with 385 in cash. 1 Al Smith announces he ,is a candidate for the presidency and will attend the Democratic con* vention in Chicago in June. Emmett Branch, 57, former lieutenant-governor and governor of Indiana, dies at his borne in Martinsville.

Real Estate Transfers Clarence O. Grogg etux to True Buckmaster, inloi 254 ip Geneva. I Willard .E. Brant etux to Robert I. Macklin etux, part out lot 24 in Decatur. Raymond A Geimer etux to Orval Morrison etgx, 150.86 acres in St. Mayr’s Twp. Dott M. Moriraon etvir ;to Raymond A. Geimer etux, 39.40 acres in St. Mary’s Twp. Amos Reusaer etux to Emily Hosier, 310 acres in Wabash and Monroe Twps. Emily Hosier to Amo# Reusser etal, 310 acres in Wabash and Monroe Twps. Edwin C. Doehrman etux' to Conrad H. Doehrman ettix, inlots 2-3-4-5-6-13 in Williams. x Gladys Clearer etvir to Raymond MeAbren' etux, 53 acrea in St. Mary’s Twp. John D- Wolff etux to Louise M. Busche etal, 40.43 acres in: Monroe 4 \ j Clyde L. Toman etux to James H. Halberstadt etux, ihlot 5 in DecAlur. • Jhjjlgene £. Mitch etux to Emanuel J. Miller, in lot 458 in Decatur. \ Paul. Miller etux to John H. Miller etux, inlot 271' in Geneva.

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BT»vrsi» When. little Hong. * nondescript Chinese • Sriiter wnvee • gmnu package to the care ctf Jqtuin> laddell. a Few torn detective, and wnan ' presently covemrMßt agents swoop to confiscate that package, and when later Hong is found murdered tn a squalid flat, then Jonany Kfiows that he aas a mystery no nta hands Chinatown’s elegant ton# chief. Jimmy Kautung. denies having any knowledge of th* erttoe when bidden contacts nun. out engages thi detective to pursue the case. Perhaps little Hong I had been a member of Ben Ceria’s uptown anob, B gang that ttad recently invaded Chinatown’s gdtnWing rackets. Lidded enlists the aid ot an oid friend. Jim KUey of the Daily Advance. Muggsy KOey. an attractive girt reporter, la fiseigned to the story, to a quaint Italian restaurant she meets with Johnny where they discuss CHAPTER ELEVEN LIDDELL consulted tfie, date on the clip about Hunt Brin. "Happened before the war. people forget awful fast. Besides, this case society mob is made up of a lot of people who made their money during the war, and most of them can't afford to throw any stones about where other people get their money." He crushed out his cigaret in the metal tray on the table, drained his glass. “Come across any reference to this Lee Kung yqt? He’s Ceria’s partner in the Chinese Heaven." H .I , , j | “Not by name.” Muggsy sorted 1 through the pile of clippings, came i up with a batch, clipped together. “Here’s a series of feature articles Ed Blesch did for the paper on i racketeering in New York, where he mentions Ben Ceria as top man in organized vice. Says he has representatives ip little Italy, Chinatown, Yorkville, and San Juan Hill—all watching his interests. I figure that Chinatown rep might be Kung.” Liddell nodded. took the clips/ skimmed through them. The peal of the doorbell failed to register with either of them. They were both immersed in the clippings when Seraphine, muttering under her breath, shuffled to the door. It was her scream that brought Liddell to his fest. Actually, it ; wasn’t much of a scream, didn’t get much beyond the first high note. As Liddell jumped up, he saw the fat woman’s knees buckle, her huge weight crash to the floor. He had a glimpse of three figures in the doorway, guns to hand. ~ Liddell’s hand streaked for the .45 in bis al)oulder holster- It frope. fingers brushing the gun tutt, at a yelled command from the nearest of the three men. / “Don’t try anything, Liddell," the gunman ordered. A .38 special, its sawed-off snout pointing at Liddell’s heart, backed up the command- ■ i • t The gunman stepped out pf the vestibule into the raauftefight, walked over ,to where Liddell Stood, spun him around, fanned him expertly. He relieved him bf the .46, tossed it to the far corner of the room. “.Juct keep at the wall bum Keep tee h—ids where I * - .

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Harry Daniel Dailey etux to Vivian L. Beam, inlot 211 in ftotorVivian L. Beam to ' Harry D. Dailey etux, inlix 211 in Decatur. Albert Beer ejtux to Dorothy L. Fiechter, 40 acres In French Twp. John Wolford to Elisabeth E. Kiner, 28/104) acre in Root Twp. Mary L. Schlagenhauf to. Homer Schlagenhauf etux, 17-21 acres in French Twp. \s7 V ? IN MRVICE iA i Three Released Two Adams county young men and one former resident were released this week from active marine service and returned to their homes. Jim Bdssett, son of K aid Mrs. Carrqll Bassett of 750 High street, and Bill Callow, son of Mr. gnd Mrfr. Stanley Callow. 20-1 South Nin|h street, arrived here yesterday, {and Tim Truotner, '■ ; /J

can see uiem, or noth or the girl get it." Liddell heard other footsteps behind him, then Muggsy gasped Indignantly. He started to swing around, when the first blow landed. It sounded like an explosion In his ears, drove him to pis knees. \f Somewhere, far away, somebody screamed, and the scream scented to hang on the air in front of ais eyes. He tried to struggle to his feet, when the dull noise boomed in his ear again. This time was no pain, just the dull boom/ln his ears. He had the feeling that the wall was tilting , over on him, tried to get opt of its way. Although his eyes were open, a dull red haze swirled tn front of them, blocking out all view. c He managed to get out of the way, tried painfully to get on his hands and knees. The toe' of a shoe eaught him on the side of the jaw, slammed him against the wall He lay stilL | • ?f JConsciousness seared its way* slowly and painfully into Johnny Liddell’s brain, He 'tried to raise his head, groaned, let It fall back. Dimly he could hear a voice crooning to him. I “Johnny Johnny, are you all right?” i The familiar voice jangled on hypersensitive nerves. He tried tonod his head, regretted the. impulse. He experimented with raising his eyelids, found it only introduced a blinding white light to the inside ot his skull. A cool hknd was massaging the sore spot of the side of his jaw. He tried opening his eyes again, and after a moment they stopped rolling back in his head long enough for him to identify the hand as Muggsy’s and to discover that he was lying'with his head in her lap. She tried a weak smile on him. * ' | “Say, you trying to scare me to death? I didn’t think you were ever going to open your eyes.” The worried lines around her eyes belied the lightness of her tone. “I ; should have known they couldn’t kill a detective by hitting him w ‘ the head.” Liddell tried to sit up, found the room spinning, sank back. He fought back nausea, closed his' eyes for a second. , J "Just lie quiet for a second, Johnny," Muggsy told him. “The doctor is taking case of Seraphine. i He’ll be right here.” ‘T don’t need a doctor,” Liddell muttered. “All I need is my .45 and a chance at those guys in an alley. Did you get a good Hook at’ them?” “One of them," Muggsy told him. “The jOfic that slugged you. I’U Know him the next time I see ■ him.”, ' “Good,” Liddell groaned. “He’s i the one I want to have a talk with.” He opehed his eyes slowly, iound that .hel could ait up. lie

£ ton of Mr. and Mrs, Clyde Troutner of Fort Wayne, was discharged on Monday. The marines were called to active duky in- August, 1950, with a large group of Decatur reservists. Bassett and Callpw served in Hawaii and Troutner saw duty on Guam. Callow will not receive bis discharge until .May but will not return to active duty. i Enroute Home Mrs. Harley Gunder received a telegram from the west coast from her son. Sgt. Richard L. GUnder of the Jst marine division, that he is -on his way home qnd expects to arrive in Decatur sometime tomorrow. Sgt. Gunder has been in Korea for the past year on the front lines. He expects to get a medical discharge in Chicago after he ends a 30-day furlough with hit family here. ! * When you can't cope wito trouble, leave it tp God.

touched tne sore spot on the top of Ms head gingerly. “Is Seraphine all right?” , Muggsy nodded. “Mose scared than liurt, I think. She’s got a bump on the top ot her head, but I don’t think it’s serious. They took her up to her room.” She helped him to his feet, waited while he steadied himself on the back of a chair. “You ail right, Johnny?” Liddell nod de d, regretted it | vocally. “How about you,, Muggsy ? They rough you up, too ?” T’m all right You were the one they wanted.” She lit a cigaret, held it to Ms lips. "They took you apart, looking for something. It sounded to me , like they thought you might have a package room receipt or baggage check.” She indicated .the clippings strewn all ‘over the floor. “It wasn’t the clips. They hardly looked at them.” Liddell inhaled deeply, Mew the smoke through his nostrils. “It’s that package again.” . “Not the ones that posed as the ; T-men?” I “No. This must be the other gang. The ones that busted up the | office. They must have been wait- > ing for me, tailed me here.” He - winced as he massaged the sensitive spot on the side of Ms jaw. > “Looks like -they’re not going to ,• give up until they get it.” Overhead, heavy footsteps pounded. Liddell groaned, held his bead. A pair of blue-clad legs came into sight on the stairway leading down from the living quarters i above. ■ , / ■ r ■ J “Let me handle this, Muggsy,” Liddell whispe'red. A young patrolman came over to where they stood. He whipped a large, leather notebook from his hip pocket. “Feel up to answering "a few questions, folks?” He looked t Liddell over sympathetically. “You . feel okay, mister? The doc’ll be t down tn a few minutes. The old gal’s been kicking up some.” Tl’m okay. I don’t need the docj* Liddell told him. The patrolman shrugged, con- • suited his notebook. “Looks like a : stickup that didn’t come off, far as I can see. The old gal says she’s not missing anything. How about . you ?” , Liddell went through the motions of patting his pockets, shook his ’hear! “Looks like everything’s i hefe. Must’ve gotten scared off before they could get anything.” He took a deep drag, stubbed out the cigaret "Amateurs probably.” The cop nodded, scribbled laboriously tn his notebook, took down their names and addresses. “If you want to wait around. I’ll send the doc down to have a look at teal Head of yours.” » “Nd, thanks. I’m all right," Liddell insisted.. - “Suit yourself.” The cop touched the peak of his cap in a salute to Muggsy, went back up the stair#,; r/-o Bs cosfiomudz vu. H/ r P■, ’br,|

~4 ' AW -wy ■ *—w"" s 1 'Cooks’ Corner' By Mary R. Thaman : ,s mu; 3 My Mary R. Thaman Helio! From Paulding, Ohio Oooks’ /Corner is 4 nearly four yefirs old./ During that time I have been > a college student, a home demonstration agent and now a homemaker like most of you who have followed idy column each week. As before I hope to share with you cooking experiences of min 4 and those of the best cook I know, my mother, The recipes appearing in- the column are one* we have tried and have found to be We hope you will like them, also. This week I am suggesting two molded salad recipes that are particularly suitable as party refreshments. They’re different and sure to stimulate the interest, and appetities of your guests. Cola Fruit Salad 2 packages lemon gelatin 1 fcup boiling water , I 3 cups cola drink 1 No. 2\can white spiced grapes 1 cup chopped pecan meats 2 large apples or 4 small apples, ! chopped Dissolve gelatin in boiling water, Add cola drink. Cool until partially set. Add fruits and nuts. Pour into> individual A molds. Recipe makes 12 or 16 servings depending on toe size of the molds used. Cinnamon Candy Salad 1 package cherry-flavored gelatin 1 icup boiling water U; cup cinnamon candies ’4 cup boiling water 1 cup chopped, glared apples 1 cup chopped celery »A cup chopped pecan meats Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Add candy to boiling water; stir until candy is dissolved and add W&ter to make 1 cup. Add dis* solved gelatin. Cool until partially set.; Add apples, celery and nutmeats. Pour into individual molds. Recipe makes 6 servings. JOHNFRANK "* (f ODtinned Front Pnp e <>■•> chapter farmer award, hejqnow holds the chapter farmer degree, previously holding the green hand degree. He is a candidate for the Hoosier farmer degree. Trade in a Good Towp —Decatur REXALL ’• MID-WINTER SALE ENDS MONDAY, Feb. 25 SMITH DRUG CO. nJ synopsis When Uttle Hong, a aundcacript Chinese drifter tea veg • sm«a paeaage id Ui» care of iotinnj Uaaeit a New for* deucuve, *Ld woes preaentlY government agents swnbe to connscpie tnai package, axto wnen later Hoag is round murdered in a squalid j flat, then Jannhr anew* usat oe nab a nu-itierj on nis nanda Ctunuxowu’s elegant tong chief. Jtmmj Katming. dentes naving any Knowledge of the crane wnen Ui«feU contacts him. but engages the detective to pursue the case. Fvrbape itttte Hong had been a; member mr Hen Ceria's uptown ntoo. a gang that sad recenUy invaded Chinatown's-gambling rackets. Ud<eU: enlists the aid of an oM friend. Jim Kiley of we Daily advance. Muggsy Kiley, ' an attractive girl reporter, is assigned to the story, tn « quaint Italian restaurant she meets with Johnny wnere they discuss the Hong affair. But as they talk, gunmen Ureas into the room, slugging Ltd deU, searching n:s clothes in the hope of xW trieving the mysterious psrlrags. I CHAPTER TWELVE | AS SOON as toe policeman's legs had disappeared in the stair well, < Liddell picked up bls - bat, brushed himself off. "Let’s get this stuff together and gat out of here before be gets back. We’ve got places to g<x w .J ■ Muggsy let him help her into her coat, scooped toe clippings up froim the Boor, dumped them back in the envelope while Liddell returned his belongings to his pock-et-s. • ' ' 1 "For once in your life you’re right, You have got places tp go. Bad. You’re going hpme to bed. My home.” / / j Liddell forced a grin. "How you do talk. What would your father say?” / j . ' . Muggsy grinned, “JaCt my father talk for himself.” The grin faded When Liddell winced putting k 1 * hat on. "Seriously, Johnny, | think toy place is safest tonight. They’ve been to your office, they followed you here. The next place they’ll try is your apartment. And you’re in po condition to handle town.” fßut i haven’t got toe t3me to go to bed. I’ve got to get these guys, Muggsy," Liddell protested. “You saw them. You can probably pick them out at Identification and we can get started. Now we’ve got something to go on.” Muggsy nodded. •‘You’ll have all | day tomorrow for that. I’ll go down to headquarters with you the first thing in tjie morning. But tonight we’re going home and take care of that skull of yours!” The following morning, Johnny Liddell and Muggsy Kiely were at Center street, asking for inspector Herk-hy. The sergeant at the desk shook his head doubtfully at their prospects for getting in, was prevailed uppn. to Check his hunch with a phone call, reversed himself. ' i. JThe inspector says for you to go right up** he said. ' H ( , Inspector Herlehy sst behind toe battered old desk in his Cubbyhole office. He way cd to to cm as they came through the door, xpotlpncd them into toe old-

COMPLETE CLOSE OUT S*LE This 40 acre farm can be bought for oath or on contract. Due to ill health we are forced to the farm and will have a complete clpse out sale on the farm. Located 1 mile West of Poneto. Ind. on St. Road KW ? r miles North of Montpelier on St. Road 303 to junction 303 and 118, then east Ch. 118 twp miles; or 6 miles South of Bluffton on St. Road 1 to Reiffsburg, thou West on St. Road 118, 4 miles, on j Thursday, February 28, 1952 Sale to begin at 10:30 Prompt * This is a Ruare level 40 acre farm, all tillable except 3% acres of woods including some good saleable timber. It' is well drained and the line fences are in gqod repair, j There is 6 acres of wheat that goes with the farm to the new buyer. Improvements: Well constructed home consisting of 5 room* with complete new bath; and enclosed porch all on the ground floor. Hot and cold running waiter and sink in kitchen. This home has recently bepn remodeled and in; good repair both inside and out. Solid foundation, new siding, new rtjof, new aluminum combination storm and screen windows and neW| spouting. Garage and work shop with cemept floor. Barn 30x40 with some cement Poor and large grain bin. Gralnery 20x30 with com crib, small grain grainery and driveway. Double Chicken House with cement floor. The improvements are all on good foundations, good siding and roofs. LOCATION—This farm is located on a good State Hlgiway close to good school, churches, and markets. ’ • TERMS ON RRAL ESTATE —20\% down on day of sale, balance upon delivery of clear title. This farm can either be bought for cash or owner will finance all but $5,04)0. POSSESSION —Complete Possession Immediately. ; Farm will sell at 2:30 p. m. 32 — HEAD OF HOGS 4-32 32 Head of Shoats, wt. from 25 to 140 lbs., old immuned. FARM MACHINERY ' ’ 1950 Ferguson T-O-20 Tractor on good rubber, starter, lights, and pulley. This tractor is in A-l condition; Ferguson cultivators; Ferguson heavy duty 14” breaking plows with extra set of shears and moleboard extensions; Heavy dqty lift type Burch 7 ft. disk; J. D. 999 mounted corn pfapter wttjh fertiliser attachment; G. I. manure spreader; Massey Harris .3 section wiring tooth harrow; Heavy duty rubber tire wagon; 1950 pell City single row pull - type com picker In A t l condition, only picked «5 acres; Superior fertilizer grain drill; Nektwo wheel trailed dnd stock rack wRh 600X16 tires; other two wheel trailer wito stock rack and 606x16” tires; horse mower trtuHor hitch and extra sickle; complete buzz saw, wi/h extra 36" blade; winter hog fountain. j \ i\| STRAW ANP SEED \ 10 bales oft wheat straw; some sweet clover seed, and timothy seed. /\ -' , " 'i? ' . i■' . J HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND MISCELLANEOUS 7 ft. Frigidair electric refrigerator; Coronado electric range, 3 yrs. old; 16’4 cu. .ft. DeLaval deep frees*; Horton electric washer; 3 piece living room suite; Spartou cabinet radio; Colman 55,000 B.T.U. oil space heater, wito thermostat; 250 gal. outside oil tank on stand; 9x12 rug and pad; 2 dressers; innerspring mattress; tredle type drop head Singer sewing mcahine; some dishes and cooking utensils; Round Oak duplex heating stove; cast iron Wilsqn heatef; some stoye wood; 20 rods of 32’’ bog fence; 40 rod of 4 ft. fence; 100 steel fence posts; some metal roofing; 2 work benches; some 4. 6 and 7 inch tile; carpenter tools; horse electric motor and grinder; % horse electric motor; Ropfc Island heavy duty machinist vise, log chains,, forks, and other articles. I .j ! •!'f\ I \ TERMS—CASH. Not Responsible for Accidents. MR. and MRS. HENRY L. PIERCE Owners ' D. S. Bla|r, Auctioneer, Petroleum, Ind. Phope 2251. G«ra|d Stricjklp r . and C. W- Kent, Sales Mgr.,\pecatur, Ind. ’ Philip Neuenschwander, Auctioneer, Berne, Jud. z \ , Old First National Bank. Clerk, Bluffton, Ind. / , \ _■ « to case of bad weather sale will be held inside. \ Lunch wilj be served b|y Ladies Aid. \ ! ’ \ * ~ CLIP THIS Ab. 23 ■ ■. ‘ , ■ ■? ■

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fashioned wooden armchairs across the desk from him. “Looks like crime is picking up, with you two working in harness again,” he greeted them. “What’s on your minds?” “Afl though you didn’t know,” Liddell gmwtort, Heriehy grinned. “I have been hearing acme things about you. at that ” He raaehed over nt cited ud a typewritten flimsy from the tray on the comer of his desk. "Liddell appears on two reports turned tn during the past M hours. Found a body ip Chinatown, w«i a witness to a Stickup in Brooklyn. Busy little fellow, aren’t you?" the inspector rolled his eyes upward, regarded Liddell questloningly. He chewed placidly on bis customary wad of gum. "Decide to take us into your confidence ?” "We could use some help,” Liddell conceded. Heriehy shifted to a more comfortable position on his hard wood seat. “Do tell.” “AU right to smoke?” Liddell asked. The ,inspector, podded, watched without comment while Liddell and the girl lit up- “What do you want to know?” Liddell asked him. “Take me from the beginning,” Heriehy suggested. “You got Crosaan’s report, so you know all about the package' Hong left with me and the phony T-men who picked it up,” Heriehy nodded, didn’t interrupt. "I had no intention of working dn the Hong murder until they pulled that. Well, now I’m on the case with both feet. The agency has been retained by Jimmy Kainung to get the killer.? Heriehy raised his eyebrows, didn’t miss a beat on Ms gum. “Kaiming thinks Ben Ceria may be mixed up ip the killing.” “Why ?” Heriehy want e d to know. \ ' Liddell shrugged. "A hunch, I guess. He flpires Hong wps trying to muscle into the Gee Faw racket in Chihatown, maybe stepped on Ceria’s toes qr maybe crossed him.” Heriehy nodded for him to go on. "I had a look‘at the fake T-men who got the package. I figured they might be some of men, so I had Muggs dig up the Advance file on Ceria and his mob.” ' ■ ---'J) “Find anything?" H K Liddell ahook hM» head, much. While we were going through it, three guns busted into Luigi’s and stuck us up. Muggsy got a good look at the head man and thinks she may be able to pick him out of the flies in Identification.” Heriehy shifted the wad of gum from one of his mouth to the other. “Could be. But first, what were they after, Liddell ?” don’t know, inspector. That’s

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■ j. . ■ ■ \ i the truth. My guess is they thought I had the package.” Heriehy scowled. "You just told i me they got the package by posmg I as Treasury men,” “There must be two mobs alter • it. That’* the only way it makes sense to me.” y J "What’s so important about this t package, Liddell?” ’ Liddell shrugged, grinned bleak- . ly. “TMt’B pne of the things I ex- - pect the guy Muggsy** going to | identify to tell us.” "If he’s on file,” Heriehy grunted. , He jabbed at the buzzer on his r desk, waited until * uniformed , patrolman Stuck bls head tn the r H WI brealcfast, you two?” f it with my own lily ( white hands, 1 ? Muggsy boasted. “But J could stand some coffee.” Heriehy nodded. "You, Liddell?” 'Three coffees, Hay. Rush them [ up, will you ?* After the door had closed behind the young cop, Rert lehy leaned pcross the desk toward ( MOM. This dead guy. What do you know about ten?’ "Not a thing. He just walked i; into pay office from nowhere, hired ms to tMce care of his package, and walked out.” j “How. about Jimmy Kaiming? He know anything about him?” Liddell shook his head* “Nothing worth while. Hong kept pretty much to himself. How about you? You been able to dig up pnytbingf? ’ V” '■ . „ ’['••Sent his prints to Washington. Nothing yet.” Heriehy leaned back, stared at the ceiling. “Far’s we’ve been able to find out, no one knew him when he was alive and nobody wants to know anything about him now that he’s dead. Still, somebody must have known him pretty well to do the job on him they did.” j “Have you fried the Co fest? When he came into my office, the first thing he asked me was if I was the Johnny Liddell wh\» worked on the Randolph deal ’out\ there nine or ten years back. I figured he might be a Coaster come east. Maybe a line to the L. Aand Frisco police might turn up something,” \ Heriehy indicated a yellow telegraph form m his basket. “Crossan mentioned that in his report. Wn teletyped out there. Not a thing on him on file.” He scowled, ran his palm over the silver bristles on his chin. “Looks Hke he just popped ot* of nowhere long enough to get himself killed tn my territory.” “How come you’re so interested i» this stiff, inspector? He’s just another floater.” •That’s right,” Heriehy grunted. k “I’m just keeping an . eye on it to find out why you’re so interested." fib gs Gostwusd/ -i :