Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 250, Decatur, Adams County, 23 October 1954 — Page 4

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Don't forget to drop Mayor Doan a card and tell him what you think about a winter hitch of daylight saving time. He really wants to know. 0 o Gross income taxes are off nine per cent in Indiana as compared to a year ago. That’s quite a drop and not such hot arguments for the G.O.P. to be bragging about. 0 0 It is the duty of every American to vote. The general election will be held Tuesday November 2 and it is your privilege to express your preference. —-0 Indiana had 622 cases of polio this year but deaths from this cause were reduced to 23 and it is believed the new antidotes now prepared will show a further improvement next year. 0 0 Regardless of what time Decatur and Adams county are using November 2, election polls will be open from 6 o'clock in the morning until < o'clock in the evening, central standard time. 0 0 The G.O.P. desperately trying to win the coming election has taken the defense secretary off the speakers list and started him on a hunt for more funds for the closing of the campaign which no doubt suits Charley better. 0 o If you are planning to drive some place over the week-end, remember the other fellow owns just as much of the road as you do and the auto manufacturer has put dimmers in the lighting system for your "neighbor’s safety. Vltliy must-"trpoTlsnien have turned their spare moments to hunting there are still a few fishermen taking advantage of the fall weather. Several good catches of bass and crappies have been reported in Indiana and southern Michigan lakes the last few weeks. 0- —0 The modern Adams Central school building has been duly dedicated and is ready to- produce a lot of first class graduates. Now all the students have to do is to work hard and make the grade. As Mr. Wagner of Ball State said, “it's not how fast are we going but where we are going." —-0- 0— Kid Gavilan, welter’ weight champion of the world, placed his title on the mat and forgot to pick It up. He lost the 15-round go to Johnny Saxton In a very dull scrap. It went the route but neither contestant got a blemish. Gavilan is twenty-eight years old and Saxton 14. : 0 o Decatur stores offer the finest merchandise and comparable prices that money can buy. You're assurred satisfaction when you trade in local stores. With the Christmas buying season fast approaching, why don’t you visit the local stores and compare. A 0 Decatur’s fine movie bouse, the Adams, keeps astride of the times and provides this community with the latest pictures as soon as any - theatre in the area. With a score of other types of amusement competition. the Adams does not lose

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faith with the Decatur area and continues to book worthwhile entertainment at a traction of the metropolitan prices. 0 0 A new storm named Irene is said to be forming south of Cuba and headed this way but we are told it won't compare with her late sister “Hasel" who after stalling around for a week or ao dashed almost the entire length of America, causing a hundred casualties and millions in property losses. 7- — 0 o Police officers at Van Wert are cracking down on juvenile gangs who have been instigating depredations around that town under the guise of Halloween pranks. Boys are charged with beating up younger boys and smearing windows and overturning small buildings. Several of the boys have been taken to court and made to explain their actions to the judge. 0 o—e It was seventy-five years ago this week when Edison perfected the electric light and proved it to the people. It was one of the great improvements of all time and now nearly every person in the United States uses it. The coal oil light has become so obsolete that you find them only in the fisherman's cabin of the back woods. The fame of Edison will last forever. —l©Ak— Richard Boniface. 22, of Venedocia, Ohio pleaded guilty to a charge of second degree murder as the result of an automobile collision which occurred on 224 near./Ottoville on September 19, in »UhW James Foust Was killed. Foust pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined S2OO, sent to jail three months and his driver's license revoked for one year. ' -—o—-o - The last will and testament of Charles P. Wassenberg who died recently at Van Wert has been filed for probate. After caring for his only sister during her life, he Marks Lutheran church and divides his valuable stamp collection between Osterlin Children’s Home at Springfield, Ohio and the Marsh Foundation and the rest of the $300,900 estate goes to “encourage the study of art, sculpture and architecture and to interest pupils in such professions." Mr. Wassenberg was own,er of the peony and iris gardens at Van Wert and became famous with his flowers. 0 0— In a few days now the annual frenxy will start all over Indiana. King basketball will be the topic of Indiana high school fans and players. More than 700 high schools will place their hopefuls on the hardwood for winter schedules and spring tournaments. Adams county will have its share of wild nights and exciting games. Basketball draws more interest for a longer period of time than any high school athletic activity. This county will be represented by several good teams whose players will be able to hold their own tn most any competition. Most high schools will get into action in the next two weeks.

•• — — — 20 Years Ago 1 Today October 23 —.Frank Thompson of ißlt|3tton, Bmweratic candidate* for -representative, and John W. Tyndall, candidate for auditor, will speak at Monroe Thursday night. The Daily Democrat announces a cash contest for workers for new subscribers. Mrs. Pranc’es Robinson, wife of the kidnaper of Mrs. Alice Stone of Louisville, is arrested for participation in the crime. James Adams of Indiana and O. M. Merrell, director of Ohio state highways, will speak at the dedicatory exercises for Indiana state road 527 Friday. William Breider, 92, of Root township, one of the oldest residents of the county, died at 11:45 last night. Funeral services held for M. F. Worthman, beloved school man. ') — 0 Modern Etiquette I 1 BY ROBERTA LEE I • a Q. When a host and hostess are giving a card party, should they set up their tables in advance or wait until after the guests have arrived? . A. It always is nicer—and avoids much confusion, too—if the tables are set up in advance, complete with cards, score pads, ashtrays, and perhaps small dishes of candy or nuts. Q. Is it proper for the bride’s family to mail a wedding invitation to the bridegroom’s brother, even though he Is to serve as best man? . A. Certainly; it would be exceedingly rude and thoughtless to omit him. Q. My dog recently jumped dn a woman guest's lap and caused her to spill her tea over her dress. Should I have her dress cleaned for her? A. Most certainly, you should.

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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE EILEEN FORTUNE gazed at me with big eyes, her small mouth trembling. Her face looked puffy and her gray, wide-spaced eyes were swollen and red. A strand of blond hair fell over one cheek. She wore a faded high-necked nightgown of a soft cotton material which, I recalled, used to be called muslin, and her feet were bare. 1 started to speak, but she cut me off. "It’s Ralph,” she moaned. "He's gone.” She began to sob loudly, her face contorted in an ugly mask of grief. “No, listen—“ “He’s dead!” she cried. "You’ve come to tell me he’s dead. Don’t try to spare me." Her sobs grew louder. “Judy killed him!” 1 grasped her shoulders. “No, he’s not dead.” She stopped sobbing and gazed at me wildly. "Tell me the truth!” “Get bold of yourself. Ralph's just the same. Is your father home?" "W-what?” “Is your father home?" “No.” “I’m sorry to have alarmed you. Where is your father?” “In town, 1 guess,” she said in a dead voice. "He brought me home from the hospital, and then left. He’s probably at Dan’s Place. I’ve tried to make him change his ways, but he persists tn drinking, and . . .“ Her voice trailed off and she began to dry her eyes with a sleeve of the nightgown. 1 banded her a handkerchief, and said, “1 saw him at Dan’s Place earlier this evening, and I thought he'd be home by now." She took the handkerchief and dabbed at her red eyes. “I—l couldn’t sleep,” she said brokenly, "thinking about poor, dear Ralph." J patted her shoulder in what I hoped was a fatherly manner. The shoulder was round and firm and warm beneath the thin nightgown. "Do you think your father will be Home pretty soon?" “I—l don’t know.” She used my handkerchief to blow her nose. "Sometimes he stays out all night. I just don't care about anything say more. AB 1 can think about is Ralph, lying there in the hospital." She took a deep shuddering breath and her breasts moved beneath the nightgown. “Papa could have stayed with me tonight, of all nights. I’ve been so lonely, and afraid." She lowered her eyes. “It’s Just little old me," she sniffed, "out here all atone . . ." I backed away and put a hand on the door knob. She took a tiny step toward me. “Papa will probably be gone all night. On Saturday nights he often plays cards, or something, until daylight." She sighed for-

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tornly and fumbled at ths high t neck of the nightgown. i 1 opened the door. The cold air f felt good on my face, but Eileen i Fortune shivered and folded her ! arms over ner breasts. “It’s cold," ) sm said plaintively. "Please close the door.” She inched toward me, I shivering. .. ~ ■ I put an arm around her. There wasn’t .much else 1 could do. She buddled against me. "C-clase the door," she said with chattering i teeth. 1 kicked the door shut. She said, "Are—are you going back to Cleveland tomorrow?" “1 don’t know.” “You might stay—because of Ralph?" “Maybe—Sandy will want to stay." "And you, too?” She looked up at me shyly. ! “Why?" i “I—l just wondered.” 1 said gently, “Go back to bed, Eileen. I’ll see your father later." Her eyes were bewildered. "Are you—angry with little old me ?" "No. Good-night, Edeen.” I . opened the door and went out. As I drove away 1 saw that i Eileen hadn't turned off the light, « and 1 thought of all the lights tn i the windows tonight — Daisy . Brown’s, Judy Kirkland’s, Sandy’s, ) Eileen’s. Candles lighting the way , tor those abroad in the night, for ' all the wayward ones. . . . t It was after one o’clock in the morning when 1 drove past Daisy Brown’s dark house, and on to i River Road, and 1 turned in the ; moonlight and kept on until I came to Judy Kirkland s sanctu- [ ary. The drapes were pulled, but there was a light downstairs. The red Buick convertible was still tn the drive. 1 stopped behind it, making no effort to be quiet. I was tired of skulking about, and besides 1 had a half-date with Judy Kirkland. 1 slammed the Dodge's door, went up to the front door and rattled the brass knocker. No response. 1 tried the door. It was unlocked, and 1 walked in. “Judy,” 1 called, and I kept moving until 1 reached the bar. This was where the light was, but she wasn’t there. I looked Into the kitchen. Light from behind me showed the table, the two coffee cupe, a saucer ailed with cigaret stubs. The whole bouse was very quiet. Uneasily 1 turned around. The room looked the same- The typewriter was stiU on the table. There was something different about it. Suddenly 1 knew what it was: there was a sheet of paper in it. I moved over and looked at the paper, and the typed words on It: I tried to MO Ralph BoUU bocause | was jealous end / did net

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want Atm to marry Eileen. Rex Bishop saw me and I shot him too. Good-by. Judith Kirkland. I read the confession twice and left tt in the typewriter. I straightened up and listened. The house was so quiet that my own breathing seemed loud in my ear*. Then I smelled gas. - ' The stairway slanted up. I went up the stairway quickly and stood in A dark ball. Reflected moonlight from a window at the far end. showed me three doors. 1 opened the nearest one. An empty bedroom, bright with moonhgnt from two windows, a neatly made bed with a flowered counterpane. The next room was dark, but 1 smelled soap and perfume and knew that it was the bathroom. The third door was locked. I rattled the knob, pounded, and then knelt down and put my nose to the bottom of the door. The gas smell was strong. I stood up, backed away, and lunged a shoulder against the door. It held. 1 lunged again. Something cracked, and there was a splintering sound. My right shoulder was numb, and I used the left one. More splintering, and the lock let loose. I stumbled into the room. The gas an around me, thick and deadly. 1 coughed and ran to a moonlit window, fumbled for the catch, pushed it upward. Cold November air blew in. I turned, aware of a steady hissing sound. The moonlight fed across a bed and I saw Judy Kirkland lying there, reposed, serene. Like a The hissing sound came from across the room. 1 ran to the door, found the wall switch, turned on the lights. At one end of the room was an old-fashioned fireplace which had been converted to gas. Fake elay logs rested on brass andirons. The control valve was turned on full I shut tt off, sprang to the bed and gathered Judy Kirkland in my arms, carried her down the stairs and laid her on the leather divan. Light fen across her and I saw that she was dressed as 1 had last seen her. I opened all the windows wide and then 1 left her and found the telephone. I lifted the receiver and asked for Dr. MazzmL He answered right away. “Dr. Mazzini,** his calm voice said. "This Is Bennett—** “What now?** “It'a Judy,- I said. “Suicide. Gas. She's—" “Where Is she?" he eut in sharply. "At her place, on River Road. X found her—" “My God," he said. "Stay with her." The receiver slammed in my ear. , (To Bo Continued)

Give Warning Against < Halloween Vandalism As Halloween approaches, the city police warn that vandalism which endangers lives and property will not be tolerated this year. Last night it was reported that man-hole covers ware renioved on Fifth street north of Monroe. This could cause a death or at least considerable property damage if hit by an automobile. Chief of police James Borders asked that youths celebrating the annual holiday confine their spirits to pranks that will not endanger lives or destroy property. Court News Marriage Licenses Hugo Gerke, 69, Decatur route three, and Rosa Christlaner, 66, Fort Wayne. Clarence Braden, 49, Fort Wayne, and Florence Habegger, 85, Fort Wayne. Citation Summons In the divorce case of Gladys R. Anderson vs Garth Anderson, no return has been nu-la on a citation against the defendant for failure to support. Another citation has been issued to be served person}, ly on the defendant returnable Oct. 30. Denial Filed Paul and Kathryn Strickler, doing business as Adams Co. Trailer Sales, defendants in a complaint for breach of contract by Henry Mailin, have filed an answer in den a) to the plaintiff’s complaint. Plea In Abatement A plea in abatement has boon filed by the defendants in the complaint for partition of Sophie Louis? Bohnke vs Lehnford Lee Bohnke, etal. The plea claims that the plaintiff does not have sufficient interest in the real estate to deroend partition. Alias Summons An alias summons to be served personally has been ordered issued to Roy Strickkr defendant in a complaint on account filed by Bnaas and Gheens, Inc. The summons is returnable Nov. 15. Complaint Filed A complaint to foreclose a mechanic’s Hen has been filed by Arnold Lumber company against Ranza and Bertha Wolfe and Martin L. and Nora M. Huser. The plaintiff claims that $805.44 is due them for real estate improvement.

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR I RAN back Into the front room, lifted Judy from the divan and laid her face down on the floor, trying to remember what I knew about artificial respiration. I knelt over her with my hands on the small of her hack and began to swing slowly backward and forward, regulating the pressure of my hands. Her body was limp' Beneath me, but I kept it up until the sweat ran down my face, and I kept thinking that it was no use, that she was dead. But I kept on, I don’t know how long, and at last I heard the screech of brakes and the sound of flying stone. Light swept past the front windows, a car door slammed, and feet pounded on the porch. Dr. Anthony Mazzini burst into the room, carrying his bag, his eyes wild in his dark face. He had thrown his tweed overcoat over red-striped pajamas, and bls shoe laces were untied. He saw what I was trying to do, and he said, "Good, good," and pushed me away. I stood up. He knelt beside the still form of the girl, and his hands went over her swiftly. He muttered something, and began the respiration motions I’d been making. “Blankets," be snapped at me. "And coffee—hot and black." I got both items quickly. I went to the phone and asked the operator for the Homer Hollis residence. Sandy answered and I knew that she hadn’t gone to bed, but bad been sitting downstairs in the darkness. Quickly I told her what had happened, and asked her to take my car and come to Judy Kirklands. She asked no questions, but said simply, “All tight, Jim." "I think she’s coming around," the doctor panted as I joined him again. She still looked dead to me, but X wasn’t a doctor. "Close," be breathed. “Too close.” He lifted her into his arms and pulled one of the blankets over her. It was then that 1 saw her eyelids quiver. He saw it, too, and suddenly he laughed, a wild, crazy sound. He held her close, folding the blanket around her, and he said softly, "You crazy little fool, you sweet little idiot" He kissed her cheeks and her eyes. I turned away, thinking that I would get some coffee for myself, but his soft voice stopped me. “Bennett.” I turned and looked at him. "Thanks," he said. "You don’t have to thank me. Sandy Hollis is coming over. I called her."

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The company also demands attorney fees. Special Appearance The law firm of H«nt, Longfellow and Suedhoff has entered special appearance for Lawrence D. and Edward Omler, defendants in a complaint for damages for personal injury filed by Patricia Ann Johnson. A motion has been filed by the defendants to set aside default judgment. Appearance Entered Solly K. Frankenstein has entered appearance for Roy McKean, defendant in a case filed by the state of Indiana. The affidavit against McKean is for the arrest of a fugitive from another' state. Estate Cases In the estates of Elisabeth Wendel and Rosina Hofstetter, proof of publication of notices of appointment and final settlement has been filed. The final reports have been submitted, examined and approved and the administrators have been released. Both estates have been closed. The schedule to determine the inheritance tax due on the Emmanuel Habegger estate has been filed with reference to the county assessor. The estate is valued at

"Good. She can stay with Judy tonight" "Somebody better stay with her," I said. "She might try it again." He frowned. "How did you happen to. fad tert* . . ........ . I looked at him steadily. "I wanted to see her about a personal matter. She •didn’t answer my knock, and 1 came inside. I found a note in her typewriter, and I smelled gas. She was upstairs In a bedroom, the door and wtndowq locked. 1 smashed the door and found her on the bed with the gas turned on." “Note?” he said, with a puzzled frown. “What did it say?" “Nothing about you." “1 wasn’t thinking of that," he said quietly. He looked down at Judy Kirkland. She had a little color now and appeared to be sleeping peacefully. “She’ll be pretty groggy for a while," the doctor said, as if talking to himself. He looked up at me. “Let me see the note.**' I moved around the room closing windows. "Let me see IL" 1 shook my head. Tm sorry. Tm turning it over to the sheriff." I paused, and then added, “It’s a confession of murder. She killed Rex Bishop, and she tried to kill Ralph Hollis.” “You’re crazy,” he said. "Why would she—" "People kill for a lot of reasons. Jealousy is one of them." “But I know she never really loved Ralph Hollis," he said. ’’She—" “Maybe not," I said, "but he spurned her, if you'll pardon the expression, and she couldn’t stand thfiiL If she couldn’t have him, she didn't want anyone else to have him, either. Dog in the manger stuff. The psychologists have a name for IL" He looked bewildered. “But why did she try suicide?" “Remorse," I said. “Self blame. Reaction to what she’d done, maybe fear of discovery. Who knows?" Once more I heard a car in the drive, and saw the lights flash across the windows. “That'll be Sandy," 1 said. 1 He said desperately, “Let me talk to Judy before —before you call the sheriff. Will you promise to wait until 1 can talk to her?” “AU righL” I said. Sandy came in and looked quickly at the figure of Judy Kirkland. "She’ll be all righL” I told her. "Thanks to your friend, Bennett,” the doctor said with a trace of irony. Sandy untied a red woolen scarf from her head and took off a loos

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$20,324.44 with two heirs, Elizabeth, the widow, and Lester, a son. On motion of the execute/ of the George Hindenlang estate, the estate has been ordered settled under the prior law. The final report showing a balance of $1,543.94 for distribution among • five sons and five daughters has been filed. A notice has been ordered returnable Nov. 11. Real Estate Transfers Irene Stuckey etal to Josephine Stuckey, land in Hartford Twp. Josephine Stuckey to Kenneth M. Huser etux, 30 acres in Hartford Twp. John J. Schwartz Sr. etux to William Schwartz etux, 1 acre in Monroe Twp. Emma C. Schug to Leßoy Neuenschwander etux, 1 acre in Wabash Twp. Simeon J. Hain to Stanley Callow etux, part out lot 201 In Decatur. Central Soya Co., Inc. to R. Nejl McKenney etux, inlot 29 in Decatur, Winifred Holtbouse eta) to Ossian Grain Co., Inc., lahd in Kirkland Twp. Clarence R. Nevil etux to Finley Striker etux, inlot 202, in Geneva.

gabardine topcoat Except for stockings, she was completely dressed In a red skirt, black sweater and saddle oxfords. She looked like a high-achoo) freshman. The .doctor said, "Sandy, would you bring some more coffee, please.” He bent over the divan. Sandy gave me a puzzled look, and I shfugged. She entered th* kitchen, ana Iwent up the stairs. At the landing 1 glanced back. Dr. Mazzini had turned and was watching me. He looked away quickly, and I went on up to hall and down to the room where Td found Judy. I closed the window rd unlocked and opened. There were two windows, and the other was locked with the same type of catch on the inside. The quilted cover on the bed showed the long,* slim depression of Judy’s body. She had lain quietly, waiting for death. Het fingerprints would ■be on the gaa valve, if 1 hadn't smeared them, and on the inside door knob, and the key. 1 moved to the door. The bolt had splintered the casing, but the key was still In the lock. I got down on my knees, dropped a handkerchief over the key, and turned it The bolt slid back, and 1 removed the key. It was an ordinary house key with an open ring at one end, a slender old-foshfoned key, unlike the short, flat modern or.es. I stood up, moved over beneath the ceiling tight, held the key in the handkerchief and inspected it carefully. Just a steel key, rathet dull and a little rusty. On the Inside of the ring a tiny something glinted in the light I squinted, and held th* key closer, thinking that 1 needed glases. The object was a yellow speck, a tiny flake of something. It disappeared when I touched IL and 1 cursed •ofUy. The laboratory boys would scream and tear their hair at my clumsiness. But there weren’t any lab boy* within a hundred miles, and it probably didn’t mean anything, anyhow; just a tnlnuts fleck of yellow something on the inside ring of the end of an oldfashioned key tn the lock of a room where a driven and remorseful girl had turned on the gas and waited in quiet despair for the long sleep. I put the key back in the loch for the sheriff to examine, if he wanted to examine it, turned ofl the light and stepped out into the halt I cook two steps toward the stairs before I heard the whisper of sound behind me. I turned, but far too slowly. A dazzling light exploded behind my eyes, and the* there was nothing, not even blacknea*. > • (To Bo Continued)