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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-15

Rongetti testified last week that
Shepherd came to his hospital and
wanted to take a course in bacteri-
ology and asked particularly con-
cerning typhoid fever germs.
Now, as a matter Of fact"
Stewart asked. would, you under
oath state positively that this man
Shepherd came to your hospital,
knowing that your testimony might
mean life and death to this de-
fendants?"
Shepherd On Parade
Stewart had Shepherd stand up
and walk before the witness stand.
"Well," DIR. Rongetti finally
said, I'm not sure about it. L
thought the man who visited me
was younger. That was about a
year and a half ago"
Stewart then asked Rongetti
highly technical questions regarding
bacteriology in an effort to show the
jury that Rongetti was incompetent
as a bacteriologist.
mot Prepared
Rongetti answered somo Of the
questions, but to others he admitted:
I'm not prepared to answer"
Before Stewards cross examination
Rongetti's testimony had been the
most damaging so far entered
against Shepherd.
Court then adjourned until
%. m. One more witness is 10 be
called by the State and then Miss
Isabelle Pope, who was to have
been Billy McClintOck's wife, will
take the stand.
Before the cross examination at
torneys argued bitterly in Judge
Thomas ]. L. Lynch's chamber over
right of the defense to show DR.,
Rongetti had been found guilty OF
selling fake medical diplomas.
State Wins Point
Judge Lynch finally. ruled with the
State and refused to allow the de-
fense to cross examine Rongetti re-
garding his past record. The defense
was allowed. however, to attempt to
show that Rongetti was unqualified
to know whether or not Shepherd
was exceptionally we'll informed re-
garding typhoid germs.
This was somewhat Of a blow to
the defense as the same point will
be raised after DR.. c. G Faiman,
who confessed selling germs to Shep-
herd, is called as the States star
witness.
Isabelle Pope. the girl who was to
have been Billy McClintock's wife,
faced her her most bitter ordeal-to
take tn ewitness stand against Shep-
herd, who is accused Of murder
ing her sweetheart in order to get
his fortune.
There is no revenge in my heart,
this pale young society girl said to
the United Press when she heard she
was to testify today IL the States
plans materialize.
II am going to tell the truth for
the sake of justice-that is all. II
Is no pleasure to be a witness in a
crowded courtroom and air my love
for Billy before the whole world"
breads Ordeal
States Attorney Robert E. Grove,
who is personally prosecuting Shep-
herd, expected to call Miss Pope as
a State witness some time today. He
was not certain, however, indicating
that his tactics might be switched
and Miss Pope'e testimony saved for
another day.
But Isabelle made ready, knowing
that she might be called any mo-
ment. She waited in stuffy wit
ness room, adjoining the court,
ready to tell her love dreams from
childhood had been blasted by Billy's
sudden death how Shepherd pre-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-15
FOREIGNERS IN
CHINA, PER|LED,
APPEAL FOR AID
Missionary Women and Chill
dren Ask for Pro-
lection.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
SHANGHAI, June 15.-Appeals
for protection for 500 foreigners.
mostly missionary women and chill
dren were received today from
Kuling, near Kiu Giang. scene last
week OF anti-foreign rioting. The
foreigners feared their supplies
might be cut.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-15
CHURCH UNIT DISCUSSED

Emerson Heights Congregation
Meets in Portable Building.
Plans for erecting a new church
unit next year at cost of about
900 were discussed by members
Of the Emerson Heights Presbyterian
Church Sunday at the first service
in the portable building, Tenth and
Wallace SITS.
Rev. H. T. Wilson, Monticello.
Ind. has been invited to become
pastor Of the new congregation.
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700 SLAUGHTERED
Retreating Yunnanese Forces Beat
en-, Stoned to Death.


BIZ United Press
HONG KONG, June 15.-Seven
hundred helpless Yunnanese sol
dierA. unarmed and deserted by
their fleeing comrades, have been
slaughtered by Cantonese mobs, ac-
cording to estimates here today.
Many Of them were beaten and
stoned to death after the victorious
Cantonese forces had swept into the
city and driven the Yunnanese into
retreat.
For twenty-four hours the blood
lust Of the Cantonese vented itself
against the former captors of the
city and there were shocking
atrocities, eclipsing any foreign
cruelties which may have been inn
posed upon Chinese. advices received
here said. Crucifixion was emplowed
in one case, drowning and beating In
others.
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REPORT ASSASSINATION
Slayer of Bulgarian Macedonian
Leader Escapes.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
LONDON, June ia Sofia mes
sage to the Central News today said
that Pantscho Michailoff, leader Of
the Macedonian autonomists, was as.
sassinated in the streets last night,
but his assassin escaped.
In the Macedonian section of Bull
garia, during the last few months,
there has been for the first time
since the war an active recrudes-
cence of the districts old desire for
freedom from the rest of Bulgaria.
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GUNS GUARD LEGATION
Violence RumOrs May Cause More
Protective Measures.

n PrOtect1Ve MeaSureS.
BIZ United Press
PEKING, June 15.-Nachine guns
and barbed wire arrangements were
thrown up today before the en-
frances to the legation quarter fol
lowing rumors that violence by the
Chinese was anticipated.
The diplomatic corps is holding a
special, session, presumably to con-
slider possible further measures.
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PARENTS AND BROTHER
OF GIRL TESTIFY
Preparations for Legal Bat
tie Made by Attorneys on
Both Sides - State to
Fight to Keep Deathbed
Statement.

Renewal of the fight to admit to
bail D. c. Stephenson, Earl Klinck
and Earl Gentry, charged with
murder Of Miss Madge Oberholtzer,
and to force the State to expose the
full strength of It's hand, is scheduled
before Judge Fred E. Hines Of
Hamilton Circuit Court at Mobiles
vile Tuesday
Eight witnesses, all important
State witnesses, have been called
by the defense for the proceedings
tuesday. A motion to admit to bail
IS one of the few proceedings which
PERMITS the defense to call State
witnesses.
Witnesses Called
The eight are Miss Oberholtzer
parents, her brother, Marshall Dr.
John K. Kingsbury, her physician;
Mrs. Eunice Shultz, who lives at
the Oberholtzer home; Asa F..
Smith, attorney for the Ober-
holtzer family; his mariner, Grif-
fifth Dean, and H. A. Permiss.
manager of the Indiana Hotel at
Hammond. The first six were wit
nesses before the Marion County
grand jury, which returned the in
dictment. Perniss is said to have
identified Stephenson as member
of the party which registered at the
Indiana Hotel the morning Of
March 16.
The defense also has asked the
court to order Miss Oberhcltzer's
dying statement and a page from
the hotel register, presumably Of
March 16. brought into court.
The battle Of the State will be Of
a negative character. Prosecutor
William H. Remy, will fight to keep
secret the dying statement and the
hotel register page out of the hands
of the defense.
Defense Healtened
Heartened by victory in its first
skirmish Friday, when Judge Hines
refused to sustain the States con-
tention the defense had no right to
ask inspection of the dying state
ment and hotel register, the defense
will press its fight for a. ruling
ordering such inspection.
Importance of the page Of the
register from the States standpoint
is in the bearing 1t has in support
ing Miss Oberholtzer's statement to
her family and physicina.
According to her story she was
kidnapped by Stephenson the night
of March Is and placed in a sleep
ing car, where she was attacked by
Stephenson. The following morning
she said she was taken from a train
Hat Hammond and taken to hotel
She obtained poison by ruse, she
said, and took it, and then was
rushed back to Indianapolis in an
automobile, kept prisoner in a gar
age in the rear of Stephenson's
home, 5432 University Ave, until the
next day, and refused medical atten-
ton.
The hotel register is said to con-
tain signatures Of some defendants.
corroborating part of the statement.
Attorneys for the State held a
long conference today.
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Home Edition

THICKIE starts the trip
~ home to see her sick moth
er. Read "Chickie" on the
back page every day.
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Forecast

MOSTLY unsettled tonight
W1 and Tuesday; probably
local thunderstorms; slightly
cooler Tuesday.
Evening star., 1925-12-01

enjoy their privilege, but the secre-
taries wore long faces.
There was a large crowd of spec
tators in Downing street, and when
Premier Baldwin was seen to emerge
from No. 10 the police formed the
crowd into a lane through which it
was thought the premier would pass.
Immediately upon seeing the large
number of people, however, Mr.. Bald
win turned sharply to the right,
evaded the spectators and entered the
foreign office by another way. The
crowd cheeed him vigorously, seem
ing 10 be pleased with his little ruse.
Crowd Grows Rapidly.
The crowd had begun assembling be-
fore the time for the signing, and by
IL O'Clock its numbers had increased
so greatly in tiny Downing street,
which is only about $50 yards long,
that mounted police were assigned TO
keep the entrance of the foreign of
flee clear.
The crowd was especially interested
in the German representatives, who
raised their hats in acknowledgment
of similar tribute from some Of the
spectators.
Among those privileged to witness
the signing were the cabinet ministers
and their wives, the high commission
ers Of the dominions and the diplomatic
representatives of the foreign coun-
tries interested.
The doors. were locked a few min
utes after II O'Clock, and several late
Evening star., 1925-12-01

OF the plenipotentiaries. On another
side OF the room was a family group
OF the ChamberlainS, Lady Chamber
lain, her son and her brother-in-law,
Neville Chamberlain, watching the
conclusion of the diplomatic triumph
OF the head of their family.
In the background hovered the Earl
or Balfour and Lord Cecil, two of the
nations tried diplomatists, who almost
for the first time since the beginning
of their active careers were witness.
ing signing ceremony in which they
We're not the principal actors.
The bright Photographic lights
which blazed on the table often both
cred the delegates, some of whom
shaded their eyes with their hands,
ana none of whom apparently felt
easy IN the lncompaSSing eyes of the
motlon-plcture cameras.
The final act of the delegates was
to send telegram of thanks to the
municipality of Locarno for it's hos.
pltality during the negotiation Of the
documents.
Statements of Signers.
THE peace of the world could not
have been effected without some great
demonstration of international good
VIII, such as this ceremony today"
SAID NJ. BRAND, the French ministc.,
after the pact had been signed.
This has been done" he added
IL Is the most important step in the
history of the modern world and the
future should be one of arbitration
Evening star., 1925-12-01
LOCARNO PEACE TREATIES SIGNED,
CEMENTING NATIONS OF EUROPE
Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Belgium, Poland
and Czechoslovakia Pledge Arbitration In
stead of War for Future Disputes.

Continued from First Page)
Evening star., 1925-12-01

fulfill it's duties under the compact
Great Britain. he added, was certain
that the treaty would not d1sappolnl
the hopes of the world in laying the
foundation for that peace which had
SO long been sought. His sentiment
was that of the other speakers.
Crowd Cheers Delegates.
1t was a happy crowd in Downing
street that greeted the foreign dele
gates as they rolled by in their limou
sines after the ceremonies.
Premier BRAND. all smiles, was the
first to pass through the lane of men,
women and children lining both sides
Of the short thoroughfare. Then
came Count SkrZynski of Poland, fol
lowed by Chancellor Luther and For.
eign Minister Stresemann of Ger
many, next Foreign Minister Benes
of CzeChoslovakia, then Foreign Min.
lister EanderVelde OF Belgium and last
Signor SCialoia of Italy.
The hood of each car was adorned
with the national colorS of the coun
try represented. The crowd cheered
each car as it passed, and the dele
gates all responded with smiles and
dotfings of hats as their machines dis
appeared into the traffic at Whitehall
Spoke With Vigor.
DR.. Stresemann delivered his re.
marks with vigor and conviction. The
only delegate to raise his voice above
conversational tones, he repeatedly
struck the table as he made his dec.
larationS.
Nothing. he said, would serve great
er purpose in the days of difficulty
than the spirit of good will which the
treaty evoked. He looked to the fu-
ture and the fruition of the work they
had done with great hope.
Premier BRAND of France in a
solemn voice declared that there was
no person in the world who was not
interested in the proceedings of the
day.
II can see across the table the Ger.
man chancellor" he said. "and 1 am
sure I can tell him that / have re-
manned a good Frenchman just as he
in coming here has remained a good
German-but both of US are Euro
.peans.'
Great Britain's leading statesmen,
her ambassadors at the capitals of
the Signatory powers, the diplomatic
corps and the privileged representa-
tiveS of the press crowded the room
TO witness the signing.
On a raised platform sat the wives
Evening star., 1925-12-01

Workmen had restored the gilded lus-
ter and the color to the walls, flags of
the nations represented today hung
about, a thick, heavy red carpet hid
the inkspots and bruises to the once
polished floor.
The treaties were not. as is the usual
case, engraved On parchment, but only
printed in French, German and Eng
lish on fine paper, with the fourth
and last pages left almost blank for
the signatures.
In Alphabetical Order.
The signatures We're in alphabetical
order of the names of the countries
in French, so that Chancellor Luther
and Foreign Minister Stresemann
representing Germany (AlIemagne)
were the first to sign.
After the signing the German plen.
ham Palace to sign the register Aft
erward they attended a private lunch.
con with Mr.. Chamberlain
All the signers were in the foreign
office few minutes before IL o'clock
when the ceremony was scheduled tc
start. The Italians We're the first OF
the foreigners to arrive. at 1890
O'Clock, and shortly afterward came
the Belgians, French, Czecho.slova.
kians, Germans and Poles.
Secretary Chamberlain had already
gone into the gold room Of his private
office. The actual signers of the pact
were in good spirits and appeared To
Evening star., 1925-12-01

Continued from First Page)
cal order in which the countries fall
and in the French language.
\ few moments were taken up by
the foreign Offices legal adviser, Sir
Cecil Hurst, in formalities. and the
signing began at 1l:2o o'clock.
Signed in Order.
The treaty was first handed to Chan
cellor Luther and then to Foreign
Minister Sresemann, Foreign Minis
ter Fandervelde of Belgium, Premier
BRAND of France and Premier Bald
win of Great Britain. All these used
ordinary pens. but Foreign Secretary
Chamberlain took up gold quill TO
and his name.
Signor Scialoia for Italy, Count
SkrzynslIi for Poland and DR.. Benes
for Czechoslovakia completed the sig
natures. Then the arbitration pacts
negotiated AT Locarno were rapidly
passed to the delegates.
In a brief 10 minutes the efforts OF
months of negotiation had h"en legal
lied and nations involved had sworn
faithfully To observe the historic com
pacts.
AS Chancellor Luther bent to affix
his signature to the four sheets Of
IOOlScdp size paper COMPRISING lle
main document a score of cameras
clicked. The German statesman rails
ed his head. and, with a smile. bowed
In the direction of the camera men.
Secretary Chamberlain and Premier
lBriand leaned forward and nodded
their heads in approval at each other
and then at their German colleague.
When the pact had been signed Sec
tetary Chamberlain rose and handed
Chancellor Luther the allied interpre-
tatton Of Article MI of the League of
Nations covenant, taking cognlZance
of Germany'S position as a diSarmed
nation and paving the way for her
entry into the league.
Each Speaks in Turn.
Again the movie cameras ground
out their historic pictorial records and
again the representatives of the sig
natory nations spoke in turn. this time
10 declare that their governments
would forever fulfill the obligations to
which they had Just subscribed.
The British premier. who was the
only one to employ the English Ian
guage. was Visihly moved when he
announced that his government wei
coined the treaty of LOCarno and
would scrupulously and with loyalty
Evening star., 1925-12-01

resumption of closer relations Re.
tween Europe and the United States
without the United States running the
danger of being committed to take a
hand in any European affairs.
"The Locarno pact" declared Count
Alexander SkrZynski, the Polish pre-
mier and foreign minister, "offers the
European states an opportunity for
peace and disarmament which they
have never had before. l have nc
doubt that in conformity with the
treaties a new international feeling OF
peace and security will he brought
about and which will MAKE for dis
armament and prosperity"
Meet i'm Historic Room.
The ceremony took place in the
Victorian reception room of the for.
eign office, renowned in postwar Eu
rope for the brilliant gatherings OF
statesmen and diplomats who accept
ed the hospitality of the British mon
arch's secretary of state for foreign
affairs. Among the figures Of the
early century statesmen who gathered
in the gilded room, but who no longer
are concerned with the affairs of ma.
tfons. were often the ex-Kaiser, the
Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia and
Count Apponyi, representative of the
HapSburgS.
During the war this room, with the
adjoining banquet hall and dining
room, was abandoned to typists who
were moved only q few weeks ago.
Evening star., 1925-12-01

and collaboration between nations,
where war and armament have no
places"
In a brief statement to the Asso-
ciated Press Austen Chamberlain said
the conclusion Of the Locarno Pact
had settled the problem of security,
while the peace of Europe lad been
consolidated by the adhesion of Great
Britain and Italy.
THE treaties were the outcome of
a Sincere desire on the part of the
nations concerned for peace and rec
onciliation. They banished war and
provided for the automatic ostracism
or any eventual aggressor. To those
thinking the pact did not go far
enough we would answer that it led
straight to disarmament by creating
new sense of security" Proof of
this, he said, was that the council
of the League of Nations would pre-
pare a disarmament plan FOR presen-
tation to the next assembly.
Assurance of Prosperity.
THE Locarno treaty" declared DR..
Edouard Benes, the Czechoslovak for
eign minister, has solved the inter
national problems of Europe. 1t is
up to the nations to put their in
ternal affairs on q solid basis, and
when this is accomplished the pros
perity of western Europe is assured. -
Emile Nandervelde, Belgian foreign
minister, thought that the house
cleaning of Europe through the Lo-
carno treaty probably would allow
Evening star., 1925-12-01
Will Speak on Children.

The art Of service lecture course,
under auspices of the Council of Social
Agencies, will meet at 1871 I street.
Miss Katherine Lenroot will speak on
preventive Service for Children and
Miss Dorothy Allen, former secretary
of the Juvenile Protective Association,
will preside.
Evening star., 1925-12-01

comers with cards of admission were
not admitted, much to their disap
pointment.
The Germans signed the pact at
11:25, and the signing Of the treaty
was completed in 10 minutes.
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Nut Cracker

TT OHNNY WEISSMUELLER
TRITELY REMARKS THAT
LII o F t E N THE FAIREST
SWIMMING STROKE IS UNDER
HANDED.
No matter how poorly a divers
dive. he always comes out on top.
John McGraw has announced that he
will not appoint a successor to take the
place of Cosy Dolan. He has been I'M
able to find an applicant with as poor a
WALTER JOHNSON IS BANK
ING ON SPEED, BILL TILDEN
HIS SERVICE AND JACK DEMP-
SEY THE PUNCH, TO PUT THEM
OVER AS MOVIE HEROES.
INT U R M I, worlds greatest
i'm distance runner, says the
- Firms need have no fear of
any Of the American speed marvels
except our taxicabs.
In sport the break Of the game
Is often the deciding factor, in a
pool match, always.
1t is said Judge Lands made his
present trip to Cuba and Panama
because the American photographers
refused to do business with him I'M
less he pulled some new poses.
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FEATURE GO
Glick-Lavell Match Has Ring
Fans Excited.

Ten rounds of real action, in the
event one Of the scrappers does not
take the count before the tenth
round, seems assured when Sidney
Click. local lightweight, and Louie
Laven, popular Anderson boxer,
meet in the main go Of the Capital
City Athletic Clubs card on next
Tuesday night at Tomlinson Hall.
Since Lavell's recent sensational
comeback in the local ring, starting
when he knocked Jackie Barnhart
through the ropes and out, and since
Clicks last appearance when he won
from Mickey O'Dowd, after being
f1oored in the first round, the fans
have clamored for a bout between
the two.
One prelim for the card tina.
should mean more lively action has
been arranged. Don Carson has
been signed to meet Mickey Cones of
Muncie. The card will be made up
of thirty-six rounds of milling.
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were made at his suggestion.
"Nurmi wants a half-mile event
arranged before he returns to Fin
land" Hugo Quist, his manager, told
New York A. C. officials.
Heinrich Among Best
They thought Helffrich would be
a little hard for the Finnish star as
he is one of the greatest indoor run
ners in the country, but Nurmi said
he would take the race and Helffrich
agreed.
Nurmi did the usual thing Tuesday
night and madea a new worlds record
for two and one-fourth miles at the
Western Union A. A. games in Mad
ison Square Garden. He had almost
lap on Vern Booth. hts nearest
rival, when he broke the tape In
1919. breaking the old record by
1926 seconds.
Ritola Also Stars
While Willie Ritola had his two
and-one-fourth-mil record taken
away from him by his rival, he had
some glory in making three new rec
ords in special 5,O00-meters run.
Ritola's record times were two and
one-haIf miles in HAS 20, two and
miles in 1856 S-5 and
5000 meters in 14:31. He broke the
record for three miles by 2-5 Of
second.
Since Ritola has been making
such sensational time at 5000
meters, it has been suggested Nurr4i
meet him in a match race at that
distance, and such race may be
arranged as the big feature of
meet planned to 1aise funds for the
Cathedral Of S.. John the Divine.