Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1925 — Page 5

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I’d like t' be * that that ther hay ton evolution trial ‘ll contribute more t’ th’ hot dog industry than it will t’ science, what few satisfied people 1 know look party easily pleased. Abe Martin, Indp’s. News. Mrs. W. I* Gunder and son. of east . of the city, wete shoppers here this moniing. X . Hugh D. Hite made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning in the interest of the H & B Dry Goods store. Miss Ella Wortman, of near Magley, was a visitor here this morning. Fred Schulte, Arthur Voglewede. Arthur Wemhoff and Milton Swearingen motored tp Bluffton last evening. Wlills Leigh, of Portland, called on business friends here last night. Mrs. Nora Deff Smith-Gundle, ami daughter, Adeline Ruth, of Hawley, Pa„ are the guests of Mrs. Gundie’s mother. Mrs. Adeline Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knapp. Mrs. Gundie was a former teacher in the local high school. They will visit here about a month, before returning to their home. C. J. Lutz left today for a several days business and pleasure trip to Chicago. Charles Brock made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Ewell, of Preble township, were shoppers here this afternoon. Betty Hollhouse underwent a tonVil operation at the Adams County Memorial hospital this morning and is recovering nicely. Mrs. Lee Custer, of Brooklyn, New York, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M Fuller, at Pleasant Mills, and her daughter in-law, Mrs. Burdett Custer at the C. L. Walters home for a few days. Mrs. R. H. Chamberlain, of Peru, is enjoying a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Fland- ■ - o£ Third street. Mrs. Burdett Custar, of Hammond, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Walters, of Madison street. Mr. Custar returned to Chicago yesterday where he will take his final examinations at the University of Chicagqt He was accompanied by Milton Martz and Arthur Simon wJio returned to their homes at Hammond after spending the week end at the Walters home. Messrs Martz and Simon were students of Mrs. Custar, who taught in the Hammond schools. o CIRCUS DAY IN CITY TOMORROW (CONTINUED ON field east of the city and the first performance will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 o’clock. The night show starts at 8:00 o'clock and the free street parade is sehedoled to start from the show grounds at 11:00 o’clock am. The company carries ten acres of tents, 500 people, 300 horses including their work horses and more than 100 trained animals. The animals include lions, tigers, leopards, elephants, camels, ponies, horses and pumas. They will all be used in the large parade. The troupe includes and riders, and is said to be one ot the largest and most talented in the country. o Jwo Section Workers Have Narrow Escape Columbia City, Ind.. June 17—Two section workers, C. L. Moore and Ed Scott, escaped death by a second s , time when a fast passenger train demolished their gasoline speeder late yesterday. As they leaped from the speeder • the locomotive of the train struck it and hurled it 200 feet.

. CHINA WARNED IN NOTE TODAY 0 i Warned To Realize Gravity Os Existing Situation Throughout Nation (United Press Service) s Peking. June 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —China was today warned p in a note of the diplomatic corps i- that she must realize the gravity of >. the existiiup-situation and further . must realize that it is imperatively necessary to cope with it. The note declared the diplomatic corps was informed that anti-foreign spirit and subversive propaganda were growing, causing gravest appre--11 hension. 1 San Francisco, June 17—Five of . the thirteen Chinese demands made s following the Shanghai strike have been accepted by a committee from > the foreign settlement., the Chinese ! Work said it had learned today. f&anghai, June 17 — Armed with ] hatchets a Chinese mob today assault--3 ed a police seargeant within the foreign settlements. P o — —-- ROUND UP TESTIMONY f e Seeking Evidence To Show Dr, Young Was A Calculating Murderer. 1 By Lincoln Charberg, (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Los Angeles, June 17. —Anticipating a defense of insanity, District Attorney Asa Keyes rounded up a mass of ( testimony today tending to prove Dr. Thomas W. Young was a calculating s murderer, actuated solely by a lust for wealth. t The will of Mrs. Grace Grogan r Young, her written memorandum peni ned shortly ,before her slaying on February 21, the testimony of a corps of alienists and other evidenc<? was I gathered for the preliminary hearing Friday. Attorneys for Dr. Young, who claim I a “murder complex” prompted him to f put his wife to death with dental gas r in the heat of a quarrel, declared to- > day their client would plead "not - guilty.” I The lawyers did not outline their defense, but it is understood it will ’ be based on a plea that the slayer • had pre-natal traits which contributed to his murder lust. Q McMillan ship starts Plane Ship Peary Sails On First Leg Os Northern Voyage. Boston. June 17—(United Press)— The S. S. Perry, plane ship of the MacMillan Arctic expedition, sailed from the Charleston navy yard at 12:15 pm. today on the first leg of the northern voyage. The sailing ot the steamer for Wiscasset, Maine, where it will join the flagship Bowdoin prior to leav- ■ Ing for Etah, Greenland, on Saturday followed impressive ceremonies on tho deck of the continental frigate "Constitution." | Assistant Secretary of the Navy Robinlion brought the official God speed of President I Coolidge and Secretary Wilbur. Senator Fess of Ohio also wished the party farewell. Lieut. Commander MacMillan reiterated to his friends his determination to subrenate other planes for relief of Roald Amundson and his fellow Arctic aviators. ! , Os his own purpose in going north MacMillan said he hoped to find the continent which Peary, discoverer of the north pole, believed existed. o Muncie.— Harry Michael of Muncie, radio fan. says he has the best way to keep cool' on hot days. He tunes in on Labrador.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1925,

iQxtW CLUB CALENDAR

Wednesday I-. A. S„ Os Christian church—Mrs. Joe Beery, 2:00 p. tn. Lutheran Bible Class—Schoolhouse. 7:45 p.m. Thursday Bridge Club—Mrs. A. R. Holthouse 2:30 p.m. Presbyterian Ladies Aid SocietyaChurch parlors, 2:00 p.m. ' Ladies’ Aid Society of Z| O n Luther an Church—Schoolhouse, 2 p.m. So ('ha Rea Club—Postponed. Loyal Daughters class of Evangelical Sunday School-Mrs. Arbie Owens Mcßarnes street, 7:30 p.m. Friday Minnehaha Club—Club rooms. Philathea Class of Baptist Church Church. Womans Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. Church -Chudch parlors, 2:30 p.m. D. Y. B. Class of U. B. Church Mrs Frank Hurst, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society Cafeteria Supper — Church dining room, 5 to 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday W. M. S. Ice-Cream Soda! Magley. The members of tho Lutheran Bible < la’s will meet at the Schoolhouse to night at 7:45 o’clock. The D. Y. B. Class of the United Brethren Church will bo entertained Friday Evening at the home of Mrs. Frank Hurst in Ninth street. Mrs. Dick Harker and Mrs. George Hill will be assisting hostess. Impressive initiatory ceremonies were held last night by the Psi lota Xi Sorority for three pledges, the Misses Eloise Lewton, Mary Macklin and Margaret Lankenau, at the home of Mrs. F. I Patterson, in Kttgg street The home was decorated with th" sor ority flowers. Mrs. Aaron Ward roses for the occasion. A short business sessiqg was h-ld, during which time plans were made to send delegates to tho annual convention to bo hold at Eaton. Ohio. June 25 and 26. The Mis ses Mildred Butler ami Marcella Kern will represent the local chapter. The program of the convention is as follows: Thursday am.— Registration; noon, luncheon; afternoon business session dinner and bridge party; Friday mon/ ing. business session; luncheon .after noon, open; evening dinner and dance. The next regular meeting of the sor ority wdl be held at the home ot' Mrs. W. P. Schrock, July, 7. The members of the Tri Kappa sorority initiated their two pledges. Miss Lee Anna Vance ami Miss Marcella Hower, at the home of Miss Helen Dugan last, evening at eight o'clock. Monday evening the two pledges entertained the sorority at a bridge party of pretty appointments at the Vance home. After the initiation ceremonies last night, a business meeting was held at which plans were made for the summer activities. A short hour of bridge was enjoyed. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. A number of the girls who are home from college for the sum mer vacation attended the meeting, which was unusually interesting. The Loyal Daughters ('lass of the Evangelical Sunday School will meet at the home of Mrs. Arbie Owens, on Meßtrnes street, at 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening.

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The Mlnehaha Club will meet Friday night immediately after tho lodge session. All members arc urged to attend. The hostesses will bo Mosdames Georgia Brciner and Stella Coffee. Tho W. W. G. girls of the Baptist church were entertained at a woinor roast last evening. The meeting was called together by the president, Miss Lois Ogg, after which she read the scripture from Romans ft. Miss ollpe Hart had tho program which was about Indians. Following this business was taken care of and three girls took pledges to become members of the W. W. (1. At tho close of (ho meeting a weiner roast was enjoyed by all, } A birthday surprise party was given for Mr. Cloico Beam and Miss Nessie Beam at their home near Pleasant Mills Tuesday evening. Games and music were the diversions of the evening. Light refreshments of ice cream and cako were served at. a late hour. The guests included the Misses Lovina Ehrsam, Opal Sherber, Leia Steele, Joy Beam, Mabel Smith. Midge ribvls. Ruth Spurgeon, Gladys Dague and Messrs. Harold Masters, Adrian Burk, Vahn Beam. Charles Dague, Leland Ripley, Marlon Foor. Merle Foor, Elmer Ehrsam, Norman Jacob. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Essex and children, and Lois EllAi, Mrs. Victoria Beam, Mr. and Mrs. Cloice Beam ami daughter, Virginia, Mr. and Mrs. James Dague. Miss Helen Schenck and Mr. Chalmer Miller. All plans and arrangements have been made by the Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian church to serve tho second of a series of cafeteria suppers, at the church Saturday evening, from five to seven o’clock. The liberal patronage of the public is solicited. ICE-CREAM SOCIAL An Ice-cream social will be given by the ladies of (he W. M. S. Tuesday evening. June 23. at Magley. Icecream and cake will be served and a parcel post, sale will be held in connection. The public is invited to attend. o MEMBER OF STATE TAX BOARD HERE (Continued from Page Ono) er than the valuation placed on the land in this county in the last appraisal. Mr. Showalter went over the various figures with the members of the board of review, and gave edvice in regard to the equalization ot the assessments. As soon as the board of review- has completed its work of reviewing and equalizing the assessments, tho figures will be certified to the state tax board. That will then go over the figures and make whatever Recommendations it deems necessary. o STATE USES ITS STAR WITNESSES IN SHEPHERD CASE McClintock. Allen’s notes disclosed that Shop- , herd denied that he prevented Isabelle Pope Billy’s fiance from visiting Billy in his sick room. “I never barred her from Billy's room," Shepherd told the State's attorney when ho was being questioned. "I talked to her about it once," Shepherd continued, ‘'because tho nurse disliked having Isabelle in the sick room. It seems the nurse caught Isabelle reading her medical chart and didn’t like it and wanted Isabelle kept

away But I never said anything unt pleasant to the girl about ft." > According to Isabelle's testimony • Shepherd kept her from Billy’s room i and refused to let her marry him. Shepherd was asked by the state’s Attorney whether lie kept any pol--1 son in the house. • "Only rat poison," Shepherd replied ; After finishing with Alien s notes of , Shepherd's examination by the state's I attorney, court recessed until 2 pin. i Falman was waiting In the witness room In custody of two officers ready i to take the stand some time this after--1 noon. Q Kosciusko County Farmers Lose Heavily In Drought (United Pre«R Service) Princeton, Ind.. June 17—The loss to farmers of Kosciusko county coun ty alone in the wheat and oats 'Top from the four weeks ot drought just ended will exceed a quarter ot a million dollars, according to crop experts The combined crops will be about one half the usual yield, wheat on lighter soil has b'-en practicaly ruined by the drought folowing the frets of late May. About 23,000 acres of land in Kosciusko county were planted'in wheat this year. — 1 - o SENATOR LAFQLLETTE ILL day, Doctors Announce, ady. Doctors Announce. (United Press Service) Washington, June 17—Senator Latoilette’s condition has taken a turn for the worse, his doctors announced today. They said, however, he was holding his own and they had every hope of his ultimate recovery. LatoLefte has been suffering from bronchial asthma and, complications for more than a week. His health undermined by repeated attacks of pneumonia last year and two years ago. A statement Issued by Robert Latoilette Jr., at his home today, said "Senator Mfollette'g physicians said today that though his condition was somewhat more serious than before he was holding his own and that they have every hope (or his ultimate recovery.” Phillip Lafollette another son of the senator, and progressive leader arrivj The Key to Success Success depends primarily on a healthy liver and stomach. You can not think straight if these organs are not working properly. Mayr's Wonderful Remedy is usually successful in such cases, our advice to everyone troubled in this way. especially wh°n accompanied with bloating in the stomach, is to try this remedy. It is a simple, harmless preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from tho intestinal tract and allays the inflammation which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis.. At Holthouse Drug Co., and Druggists everywhere.

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NOTICE Tho Adaina ( ouuty Detective Association will convette iu the third quarterly session of the year June 20. this coming Saturday, 2:30 p.m at the Old Adami County Bunk Social Room. All memebra am requested to attend on this notice as them Is important buslnes to our interest to be considered by all. John D. Stulta, Sec'y.