Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 149, Decatur, Adams County, 24 June 1925 — Page 5

lawyers argue FOR ACQUITTAL OF SHEPHERD (Continued From Pago one) grief yesterday and did not risk turther appearance—even when her husband's own attorneys presented their side of the case. Stewart had argued half an hour when court recessed for lunch. Chicago, June 24.—William Darling Shepherd waited Impatiently today to know his fate—life or death, freedom or imprisonment. The jury which 4b to decide whether Shepherd murdered his millionaire foster son, Billy McClintock, probably will be sent to deliberate some time Thursday and if an early agreement is reached, the verdict will be made public by Friday or Saturday al the latest. Shepherd’s murder trial moved rapidly toward its climax, at yesterday s session of court. Shepherd himself took the witness stand in his own defense, denied any part in Billy’s death, and was submitted to cross examination. When he left the stand, hi .slawyers announced the case for the defense was closed and closing argument were started. George E. Gorman, first assistant state's attorney, was the first to address the jury. He talked for more than two hours and continued his address today. Gorman demanded that Shepherd be sent to the gallows to pay with his life for the alleged murder of young McClintock. When Gorman finishes. Shepherd's attorneys, will present their side of the case. ✓ o TO HOLD FUHRMAN RITES THURSDAY (Continued From Page One) survive, and one brother preceded Mr. Fuhrman in death. Mr. Fuhrman’s condition was not thought serious until a few weeks ago when he became confined to his bed. The remaining strength in his body was not sufficient to ward off complications and he died yesterday afternoon at his home in Preble township. oStart Work On New Harbor At Gary Today * (United Press Service) Gary, Ind, June 24—Construction work on the new |3.000,000 lake harbor at the Bluffington plant of the Universal Portland Cement com pany, was in progress today. The new industrial harbor is being constructed just west of the com pany's immense cpment plant here, the largest in the world. It will be nearly one mile in length and of sufficient depth for the largest lake vessels. — o — Shots Narrowly Miss Mayor Hylan, Os New ork New York. June 24.—(United Press) —Great excitement was caused among noonday crowds in the vicinity of the city hall today when shots flew past the city hall steps where Mayor John F. Hylan was posing for photographers with a Chicago high school baseball team, visiting here. Scores believed the shots had been fired at the mayor. Investigation revelade. however.

they were fired at a parole violator, John Mulroy, by a probation officer. Who was attempting an arrest. ... ■ —o Attorney Is Disbarred Indianapolis, June 24. — The state supreme court today disbarred August Benedette, Lake county attorney, from further practice in the state courts. The disbarment followed trial of Benedette on charges of using fraud ulent means to gain admission to tae . bar. I although a graduate o a recognized eastern law school, fail ed when examined for the liar in Pennsylvania, according to the charges, and then sought, admission to the Indiana bar. John E. Sedwick of Martinsvi e, defeated republican candidate toi congress, moved Benedettos a< mis sion to the Morgan county bar. Sedwick admitted at the trial ’ > a he knew at the time Benedette was neither a resident of the county not a voter. Sedwick also moved to secure Benedette's admission to practice m fore the state supreme and appe e courts. Warren? - City election will be held at Warren, July 7, to <e< whether the electric light plan s . be sold to Insull interests. Bluffton. - Mrs. Samuel Rowe of Bluffton was seriously sea Ide '> a teakettle with a spout stoppe by lime exploded. i

CLUB CALENDAR Wednesday Lutheran Bible Class-Schoolhouse 7:45 p.m. Bridge Club—Mr>. Helen Guss, X p.m. Union Township Home Economics dub- Mrs. C. D. Spuller. laithful Followers class of Mt. Tabet Sunday School- Parsonage in Bobo 8 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Society—K. of C. Hall, 2:30 p.m, Thursday I-ttdies* Aid Society of E. V. Church Church parlors, 2 p.m. Ice-Cream Social — Beulah Chapel Church Lawn. Bridge Club—Mrs. Chrlstena Niblick, 2 p.m. Hoot Township Home Economics ( lull picnic Mrs Dale Moses, 8 p.m. Order of Eastern Stars—Masonic Hall, 7:30 p.m. Ice-Cream Festival—United Brethren Church, 7:30 p.m. I L.A.S. of Zion Lutheran church—at school house. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. So Cha Rea Club— Mrs. Alys Kreigel, 6:30 p.m. Friday St. Marys Township Home Economics Club—Mrs. Charles Schenck. . Ladies’ Aid Society of Zion Reformed Church—Church, 9:30 a.m. Saturday Ladies Aid Society of Christian Church, 2c supper- Chursh dining room, 5 o 7 p.m. W. M. S. of M. E. church Pastry Sale—Central Grocery.

Mrs. J. D. Hendricks, of Monroe, entertained Sunday in honor of Mrs. William Raugenard, of Fort Waytie. the occasion being Mrs. Rangenard's twenty-sixth birthday anniversary. Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. H. ,1. Major. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Raugenard and - daughter, Jaqualin. Mr. and Mrs. William Raugenard. all of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Manlove, of Fairmont, and Bryan Hendricks, of FoM Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sprang, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Beery. Mrs. Nellie Haney and daughter. Florence, Mrs. Cecile Moser and daughter, Patsy. Mrs. Ag nes Andrews. Mrs. J. W. Vail of this city, Mrs. Devilhiss, of Detroit, ami Mrs. Bessie Boyers-Mathews and daughter, JBtizabeth, of Tuscon, Ariz., motored to Bluffton yesterday and eri joyed a pot luck dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Swaim. Mrs. D. H. Swaim, of Bluffton, was also a guest. The Ladies Aid Society of the Zion Reformed Church will hold an allday meeting at the church Friday. The ladies are requested to meet at niethirty o'clock to knot comforters. A pot luck diner will be served at noon and each member is asked to bring something for the dinner. Those who cannot attend in the morning are urg ed to be there in the afternoon. Mr. E. A. Mann, of Monroe stree(,

Vance & Linn 65 Ley * V r<'' / ■/ \ STRAW HATS —in all the latest treatments of brim, braid and band. HERE are broad brims and broader brims; Hat crowns ‘and flatter crowns; plain trims and fancy trims; smoot i braids and rough and novelty braids. The best way is to see them—here at $2 $3 $4 $5.

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was pleasantly surprised last evening when his wife invited a few relatives and friends in to remind him of his sixty-ninth birthday. An enjoyable tim was spent and at a late hour Mrs. Mann served refreshments Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Martin and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Mallonee and son Lyle»Mr. and Mrs. John Amspaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Amspaugh, and daughter. Urdle, Mrs. Maggie Dulen, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Arnold and daughter, Donna Bell, Miss Doris Wolfe of Fort Wayne. The Lutheran Bible Class will meet at the school house at 7:45 o’clock this evening. All members are urged to be present as this will be the last meeting until after the vacation months. The St. Mary’s Township Home Economics Club will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. Charles Schenck and all members are urged to attend. o JL@cai]g' One good thing about rum wars — ther won't be no monuments t’ unveil. "Oh, we Used t' be great friends but he’s got a car of his own now," we heard a feller say t’day. Abe Martin Indianapolis News Barney Kalver was’ a Fort Wayne visitor Tuesday afternoon. Norman Kritch has returned home at Cleveland, Ohio, after attending the Missouri Synod, of the Lutheran Church, at Fort Wayne, and visiting friends east of the city. William Linn motored to Ft Wayne Tuesday afternoon and looked after business interests for the Vance and Linn Store.

E. J. Fricke, field superintendent of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar Company, was a business visitor at Fort Wayne yesterday. Master Maurice Neal, of Monroe, returned home Monday after a few days visit with his mother, Mrs. Guy Baker at Fort Waytie. Mrs. C. T. Ranier is enjoying a several days visit with Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Dibble, at Lansing, Michigan. Harley Ehrsam and Sylvan Rupert, of Monroe, were visitors here this afternoon. Mrs. Robert Hillegas, of Huntertown, is visiting relatives here for a few days. Mrs. W. Hierly, of Bluffton, visited friends here today. Mrs. Eli Gerber, of Craigville, spent the afternoon here shopping. 11. G. HufAne and son, Edgar, and daughter, Hulda Fern, of Van Wert, Ohio, were visitors here this afternoon. The Misses Naomi Holthouse, Margaret ami Helen Voglewede left this morning for Toledo, Ohio, to spend several days vacation with their unde and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. (’. 11. Uhl. at Toledo Beach. C. J. Voglewede made a business trip to Huntington this afternoon. Miss Naomi Darkless, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Harkless. of this city, has accepted a position as teach er in the grade schools in Van Wert, Ohio, for the next school year. J. V. Clark, of Lima, Ohio, was a bu

BRIDE ® ar 't;*' MISS ALICE ERDMAN. Princeton, N. J. —Francis Grover Cleveland of New York, son of the late President Grover Cleveland, was married Saturday, June 20, to Miss Alice Erdman, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Rfl Erdman of Prin ceton. Dr. Erdman, newly elected moderator of the Presbyterian church and a member of the faculty of Princeton Theological seminary, performed the ceremony in the Ohl First church, of which he is pastor. Viola Dana. Los Angeles. Cal.. — Viola Dana, film actress, known in private life as Viola Collins. 27 years of age .and Maurice "Lefty" Fljnn, former Yale ithlute and now engaged in film work were quietly married here Saturday. June 20 . s>ness caller in this city this morning. Joel Klopfenstein and niece, of Missouri, are visiting relatives here for a few days. Judge Jesse C. Suton was a business visitor in Portland today. o— MARRIED IN PORTLAND

Louis G. Mallones. 21. of Dunkirk, a son of Melvin Mallones, of Decatur and Miss Elva M. Cox. 18. daughter of Gordon Cox, of Dunkirk, were married at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday as ternoon, by Judge R D. Wheat, judge of the Jay circuit court, in the fudge’s office in Portland. They will reside in Dunkirk. — o —— TIMES CHANGE JUDGE DECLARES (Continued from Page One) conclusions. Actually. I'm lost, all at sea, in straightening out the present young female of the species and her actions. “I aske<| my daughter about it-— about nice people drinking cocktails Good Dispositions Invaluable You can't watch your disposition too carefully. A crab and a grouch are rarely successful. If your 1 ver and stomach are in an unhealthy condition you can not have a sunny disposition because they affect the brain as well ns the entire system. Mavr’S Wonderful Remedy has been usually successful in such Our advice to everyone troubled in this wav. especially when accompanied with bloating in the stomach, is to try this remedy. It is a simple, harmless preparation that re, "” ve ® the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays the ( . ,nt ’ a v m ™M lion which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ail ments. including appendicitis Al Holthouse Drug Co. and druggists everywhere.

and kissing What did she tell me? She said: / 'Why nice people go. to cocktail parties’, and Esther even gives them. Esther is my daughter, gentlemen. "Rising, even with another’s wife, is no divorce evidence. Now, years ago, If a young women were seen in the places and doing the things they do today, she would have been ostracized. But that's not true now. ■ —■ — ■■(>—■ PLANS MADE TO INSURE SAFETY OF FOREIGN EILS Continued from Pago one that the disturbance occurred during a procession of students which was proceeding without incident. Finally a group at the end of the procession fired revolvers In the direction of the foreign settlement, causing the casualties. Thereupon, according to the British version, British marines, seeing that the volleys were endangering the British consulate and the British senior naval officer, returned the fire but promptly ceased on order of the commanding officer. While foreign refugees, including many Americans, are pouring into strike ridden Hong Kong, from the foreign settlement, Shaineen at Canton. British and Indian troops are being dispatched to Shameen from Hong Kong. This move, following a clash yesterday at Canton involving Chinese students and British marines in which one Frenchman was killed, and sexsral British wounded slightly, indicated the British intend to

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A New Directory I For Telephone Patrons I We have just issued and are now g I distributing a new Telephone Direc- 1 ® tory and have succeeded in making || H it complete and “up-to-the-minute. || 1 The new book contains all the telephone subscribers g E and we kindly ask the patrons to Consult the Directory m for the correct number when placing a call as a num- || | ber of changes in the numbers has been made. |f B If you fail to receive you? new directory within a day or j| g two please stop at our office for one or call us and dehv- • H ery will be made. I New directories will be issued to our rural subscribers ■ H by calling at our office at any time. I The Citizens I ■ Telephone Company I

defend Shameeu with arms if necessary. It takes on added significance in view of a Hong Kong dispatch relating that before the British marines replied to the Chinese fire, the British consul bad warned the Canton government that any Chinese attempt to enter the foreign concession would be forcibly resisted and the government held responsible). Held For Manslaughter Indianapolis, June 24—Luther How nrd, 19, was held on iv manslaughter charge today pending investigation of the death of L'leniz Haman. 1», who was killed when he jumped from a motorcycle driven by Howard and was struck by an interurban car. Howard was thrown clear of the tracks when the traction car struck the motorcycle. o Summitville. — Ralph Thurston has lesigned as principal of Summitville schools to teach at Alexandria. — Q — . — — VETERANS TO MEET There will be a special meeting of members of the Amerhan I .eg ion Post of this city, together with representatives from the G. A. R.. W. R. C., and Spanish War veterans at the American Legion hall, at 7:30 o'clock Friday evening. June 26. Each organization is urged to send representatives to the meeting as important business will be transacted. 148-2tx o FRESH FISH Thursday afternoon and Friday forenoon. Call at Otto Aumiller, 126 South Bth street, Decatur. Ind. • Itx

More sweet corn arrived. Zimmerman-Carper Co. !48-2t 1 ■' "" 1 ' O"""" I—WANT ADS EARN—»-»-» SI-U.J 4 J ",.=S ADAMS Theatre Tonight—Tomorrow /i Sk V7 Zl KJ LfiC fl Is there a difference between French and English love? In this picture you will see French gayety, Parisian gowns, and a beautiful girl's loyalty to her mother. The story of a lovely French girl who went out into the world in search of a husband. “THUNDERING LANDLORDS” Co med v. 10c 25c O —Friday-Saturday—-“ADVENT! RE." with Tom Moon 1 , Wallace Beery, Pauline Starke. Sundav and Monday “THE AIR’ MAIL," plenty of speed anti action.