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The Washington times., 1930-04-15
DEXTER DAYTON
INDICTMENT
INVALID
Woman Pensioner of U.S.Was
Member of Body; Case Due
to Be Considered Tomorrow

The District Grand Jury to-
morrow again will hear the de-
tails of the death of Marjorie
ODonnell, 24-year-old stenogra.
pher, last October at the hands
Of Dexter Dayton, when the case
Of the 25-year-old salesman is
presented to that body for a new
indictment.
Dayton was indicted for first
degree murder within a month
after he had called detectives to
a room in a downtown hotel,
where they found him and the
body of his sweetheart.
jury Illegal
1t was later learned that the
Grand Jury which indicted Day.
ton was illegally constituted be-
cause Mrs. Dolores Marmion, a
woman penSioner Of the Govern
ment, was a member.
Attorneys Daniel S. Ring and
Harvey L. Cobb, who had been re-
tanned as counsel for Dayton, filed
pleas in abatement on the
grounds that the indictment was
invalid because of the presence Of
Mrs. Marmion on the Grand Jury,
and the United States attorney
has elected to procure a new in
dictment rather than risk going
to trial on a faulty one.
Signed Confession
Dayton is said to have admit
ted the murder of hts sweetheart
at that time and later signed q
confession to that effect. He u
said to have told police that he
had gone to the hotel the day
before and taken a room for
himself and a brother" Then
he called for Miss ODonnell at
her home and lured her to the
hotel room, according to the con.
feSSion.
What transpired between the
pair up to the time of the mur.
der is not known, but police say
Dayton was afraid that he would
lose the girl because of his in
ability to earn sufficient funds to
justify him in proposing mar
riage.
Dayton is said to have told
police that after choking the girl
to death he drank a large guam
tity Of whisky to bolster htS
nerves to the point where he could
take his own life and in so
doing passed out"
The Washington times., 1930-04-15

time the job
Of steer / n g
some bill TO
passage. Such
was the ex-
peri e n ce a
d a y or so
ago of REP
RES EN- T A
TIVE CLAIR
ENCE j. Nc
LIE Cd of
Michigan, the
youthful act
ing chairman
of the House
District Com
sA1 n
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
GirL,9, Crosses, ,OceanAlone
On Way to See Mother

A true Viking child, Heidi Ester
Hammaria, a 9-year-old miss with
flaXen hair and flashing blue
eyes. is on the last lap of her
long trip, all alone, from Finland
to Los Angeles, where her
mother is.
She was met at the Union Sta
ton last night by Miss Edna
Lenox, of the Travellers Aid So
ciety. who notified the Finnish
legation.
Little Heidi, very wide-eyed but
not at all frightened by her long
jaunt, made the acquaintance of
a strengthening black instru-
ment with wires and another
black thing which you put up to
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
Mems Club Circus
Will Start April 23

The Mems Club Of the st.
Stephen and Incarnation EpiSco-
pal Church will present a circus
and carnival at the parish hall,
Sixteenth and Newton Streets
Northwest, April %, "a, Is and
26.
In addition to the regular cir
Gus features there will be dancing
to the. music of the Mems Club
Band and Orchestra.
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
kindergarten Fund
Urged by Citizens

Protesting the provision in the
District appropriations dill as
recently passed by the House,
which provides for the transfer
OF 78 kindergarten teachers to
elementary schools, the Kalorama
Citizens Association last night
adopted a resolution urging that
the item Of $126,O00 for continu-
ance of kindergarten instructors
he retained in the bill.
The association also urged that
the House of Detention be con-
tinued as it now is until some
better arrangement can be made.
The association heard an address
Pby j. Rowland BibbinS on "The
washington Thoroughfare Plan"
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
Capital Is Wet
According to
Straw Vote

Latest returns in the prohibi-
ton straw vote being conducted
by the Literary Digest indicate
that Washington is decidedly wet.
To date, 10,902 residents of the
Capital have voted in the poll,
with the results tabulated as fol-
lows:
For repeal, 5000; for modifica-
ton, 3,347; for enforcement,
2,493.
The number of persons seek
ing some change in the existing
laws, therefore, outnumberS those
who insist upon strict enforcement
by 6,916.
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
An Times Staff Photos

your ear. She was a bit amazed
by the telephone, but as words of
her native tongue floated out
over the wire from the Finnish
legation she made up her mind
that, whatever it was, it was
all right.
Miss Hilkka Brofelt. Of the
legation, talked to the child for
a few minutes and Heidi had this
to say:
That she was very happy to
think that she was so near her
mother, whom she had not seen
since 1926; that she hadn't had
time to cry or get sick, and that
she had never used a telephone
before.
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
SLANT son
CApH
PEOPLE

Sooner or later everybody
In Congress makes a maiden
aneech or tackles for the first
The Washington times., 1930-04-15

REP. MCLEOD mlttee. Rep
resentative Mcleod has spoken
Ia the House but never before
had he been in charge Of a
dozen bills on the District Of
Columbia calendar.
Mcleod showed little signs
Of nervousness or stage fright
as the oldtimerS asked queS-
tions and raised parliamentary
questions, and he managed to
Get through seven local mea-
sures in about a half hour.
Objections sidetracked two
Others, which Mcleod Withdrew
temporarily, but altogether 1t
was q good days work for the
acting head Of the District
CoenEnittee. Sr'
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
INTEREST RATE
now EATING
THE POOR
UnderhiII Says Like Condition
In Massachusetts Was Set
Right by Similar Measure

Operations Of loan sharks in
the Capital were described as de-
plorable and intolerable at a
hearing today before the House
District Committee on the Bow
man bill to license and regulate
individuals and corporations max
ng loans of $500 or less in the
city.
Three members Of Congress,
representatives Chindabloom, No
Ian Of Minnesota and Underhill
OF Massachusetts,, appeared as
voluntary witnesses in support Of
the bill.
~ Questioned by Representatives
Lampert and Hull, of the commit
Tee, they admitted the proposed
rate Of Sk per cent month on
\ small loans seemed high, but
: agreed that, If the truth were
known and from experiences in
their home States, distressed per
sons here are paying many times
that amount to loan sharks.
Fears Three Balls
Representative Underhiil said:
Until we passed law like
bthis, conditions in Massachu-
sets were intolerabIe, rs they
are i'm the District today.
The loan sharks had o grip
on the poor, and there was mo-
mercy in them.
"A law like this, although the
interest rate may seem high,
has driven the loan sharks out
Of Massachusetts,, as it will in
the District, and the evils Of
the law as represented by Op-
pOnents, have not come to pass.
- For persons in distress and with
ont means to get money quickly
ut a bank, small loans must be
made sometimes at any cost.
II am against seeing the
pawnbrOker come back to
Washington, and I never want
to see three gilt balls hung
up along Pennsylvania Avenue
or any other street. But /
think this bill will be a blessing
to poor, distressed people Of
the Capital"
Representatives Nolan and
Others Approve
Chindbloom agreed in substance,
with these views. as did former
= Representative Gilbert of Ken
WEucky. who had a similar bill
pending in. the past Congress.
Another favorable witness today
was Leon Henderson, of the Rus
G~sell Sage Foundation, New York
city. 4
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
CITIZEN MEET APRIL 1e

The regular meeting Of the
Federation Of Citizens ASsocia.
tions viii be held In the board
room Of the Municipal Building,
Saturday night, April 10.
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
Boy, 5, Bitten on Leg
Bu Unlicensed DOO

Bitten on the leg by an un-
licensed dog, Herman Aquilino, 5,
of rs K st. N. W., was treated at
Casualty Hospital yesterday. He
was not seriously hurt. Police
turned the dog over to the Health
Department for examination.
The Washington times., 1930-07-16
ommitted Against Your Health Is BAD TEE

WHY suffer when could be smiling happy with
The Washington times., 1930-07-16

The flying fields of Wash.
ington had a very busy day
Tuesday. At Hoover field, In
spector Bissell, of the aviation
section OF the Department Of
Commerce, made a great mum
Der of examinations during the
day. He is now in his new
quarters at the field. IT. j.
Waggy brought in Gorge
Stone, Eli Amanuel and H. B.
Hebb in his Bird, and all three
passed their exam for private
pilots license. u. Irwin took
the exam for limited CONNER
cial license. Sergeant Ltlle
brought IL enlisted men from
Quantico in a Ford for exams
Tor transport ratings. SO the
inspector had rather a full
day -. Paul Charles came in
from Gettysburg with a pas
senger and returned imme-
diately. Ed Levy arrived from
Newark late Monday evening,
attended a business meeting.
snatched three hours sleep and
& took off at 4 a. m. Tuesday for
Youngsto wn, Ohio. Eddie
5titt, at the stick of Pilot
SchmidtS' Com m an ndaire,
brought Schmidts in to the
field for re-license. Shelly
Charles landed from Millers-
burg, Pa, where he attended
the airport dedication and took
part in the aerial exhibit that
was staged. He carried off
plenty of honors, coming back
with no less than three tro-
phies for stunting and racing
with his Eaglerock.
Pat Taft gave number of
people an exhibition flight over
the city yesterday in the first
of a. fleet 4,of ten new trf- :.
motored Stinson planes. This
Is a Lycoming job, with a
110-mile cruising speed and a
135-mile top. Equipped with
radio to enable speech with the
ground while in the air, these
new planes will be used by the
View York-Washington- Philadel-
phia air service, which con-
templates hourly service be-
tween these points daily from
8 to S, beginning September /
&C. B. SwenSon came i'm from
Atlantic City in a tri-motored
Ford belonging to the New York
Anyways, who are interested in
inaugurating a weekly service
between Washington and At
lantic. City,
A letter received from Leo
Sugrue tells of making Akron,
Ohio, in three hours from
Washington, in the Goodyear
ship and making Cleveland
from Detroit in less than an
hour. next we'll hear of dra-
The Washington times., 1930-07-16
RlInsGniG Halls Carol,
Praised as Liberal

BUCHAREST. July 1e U6J.
with,the arrest Of 90 anttsemitic
agitators in Bukovtna yesterday.
King Carol II was being hailed
throughout Rumania as the real
champion Of freedom and as q
Liberal Monarch"
The King has decreed not only
liberty OF the press but has also
sanctioned the right Of assembly
and demonstration provided there
is no rowdyiSrn. Demonstrations
against nlinortties viii be promptly
ouelled, he said.
The Washington times., 1930-07-16

matte critics making, jumps
from one place to another to
do" a show. life surely has
speeded up.
Sixteen planes took the air
at Boiling Field yesterday in
test and time-earning flights.
a formation Of three ABS led
by Major y. w. Jones, with
Lieutenant Wallace and Lieu
The Washington times., 1930-07-16
Standard to Build
Colonial Oil StntiOns

FAIRFAX, Va, July 16.--Act-
ing ON q suggestion from the
Fairfax county chamber Of COM
nerce that a gasoline filling sta
tion to be erected at Fairfax be
designed to harmonic with the
historic court house adjacent TO
the proposed site, the Stardard
Oil Company Of New Jersey PRO
poses to adopt a colonial design
with appropriate landscaping.
The oil company. it is stated.
Is also planning to use this
colonial plan in all of It's filling
stations in Virginia, where the
location Is Of historic interest.
The Washington times., 1930-07-16
Travels 600 Miles
In Day for Meetings

KANSAS CITY. July is CIN.SJ,
--In the heat Of political cam
paign there are two reasons to
take the air. One Is to cool off.
The other Is afford yourself
rapid transportation.
Harry Woodring, Of Neodesha,
Democratic gubernatorial candi.
date for nomination. recently flew
about In q plane to enable him
TO speak at three political meet,
iI1gs in q day. To attend the
meetings, held at equally distant
parts Of Kansas, required 600
miles Of travel.
The Washington times., 1930-07-16
Fairfax Hotel Sale
Restrained By Court

An order restraining Samuel
J. Henry, former president Of the
r.. H. Smith Company. from sell
ing the FAIRFAX Hotel, 210o Massa-
chusetts Ave. N. W., was issued
by Justice Bailey in District SUI
preme Court. yesterday. one day
after Henry advertised the; prop
erty for q foreclosure sale.
+ A petition to remove Henry
as trustee now is pending in the.
courts. He was appointed by
the Smith Company, which
handled sale Of the bonds.
The Washington times., 1930-07-16
By
Ace AHerOn

tenant Peyton took off at 9
a. m. yesterday for the ma
neuvers at Fort Meade. Lieu
tenant Archer headed for Phila-
delphia and back with an AS. :.
Major Maiden made a round
trip to Langley in a pursuit
plane. Major Netherwood used
an A.3 flying to Mitchell and
back.
The Washington times., 1930-07-16

A letter received from Leo
Sugrue tells of making Akron,
Ohio, in three hours from
Washington, in the Goodyear
ship and making Cleveland
from Detroit in less than an
hour. next we'll hear of dra-
The Washington times., 1930-07-16

DON'T .S"n.d aa 5 and
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The Washington times., 1930-07-16
NOW'S THE TIME

Every and week teeth the dental bill
will be- Let attend them My prices positively the
lowest reliable dentist charge All Teeth
racte treated filed and ownhigh gradby of modern
facilities Practical
The Washington times., 1930-07-16

TOday's Classified Ads. wgI slseet
you 70 WashlnGteH homes fpf Saaas IN
All seetions Of the city, ~; a.
The Washington times., 1930-07-16
Protect Your Health and Life.
HOW BAD TEETH AFFECT YOU


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The Washington times., 1930-02-21

Your column has proved the
most interesting part Of the
paper to me. In fact, I never
miss reading it. I am in q
quandary as to the proper way
Of announcing my sisters en-
gagement, in view of the fact
that both our mother and
father are dead. I am mar
ried and would appreciate your
advice If the following form
is correct:
"Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
announce the engagement Of
their sister, Miss Mabel Brown"
2. VIII this form be proper
on the wedding invitation, as
the reception Is to be given
at my home, though I have
an older brother who Is to
give my sister In marriage?
A READER.
Thank you. and ] bow.
l. I cannot recommend that
you send formal announcements
of an engagement. This is not
In good form, and Is not done
by those who sanction our So
cial forms. Your sister would,
to be in excellent form, tell her
relatives and very closest
friends, and write notes to
those other friends who she
wishes to inform of her engage
ment. After this has been
done, you and your husband
may, with perfect propriety,
make formal announcement Of
the engagement in the newSpa-
pers. This is all that is neceS-
Sary.
2. The form that you men,
ton in your first question, for
the announcement of the en-
gagement, is the correct form
for making the wedding an
nouncement. And, of course,
engraved wedding announce
mentS have always, unlike en-
graved engagement announce
ments, been considered correct.
And, under the circum-
stances, this form is correct.
Silver Wedding Anniversary
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
We are invited 20 a silver wed
The Washington times., 1930-02-21
When Manners Are COrrec.
BY Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman-

lA1S OGGCMMA6M--@
ding anniversary to be held in q
clubhouse. Are gifts to the
couple to be taken there the
evening Of the party, or should
they be sent to the home a few
days before? WILLIAM.
It is best to send the gin q
few days before the day Of the
anniversary.
DeIicacies Of Table Behavior
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
when a half Of q hard
boiled egg is served as an ap-
petizer, should it be eaten with
q small spoon or small fork?
FL always eat olives with
my fingers. Am I correct?
3-When they are passed
around, should I take up a
few in my fingers or use a
fork?
when slices Of lemon are
passed. I always take a slice
with my fingers as daintily as
possible. Is this correct?
CONSTANT READER.
It should be eaten with a
small fork.
2.-Yes. ''Nibble" the olive in
the fingers, and then put the
olive pit on the plate. Do not
take the pit into the mouth
and suck it, and then have to
remove it. The point is to keep
1t always in the fingers.
ST q serving utenSil is pro-
vided with the olives-the regu-
lation olive serving spoon or
any other convenient utenSil
for taking the olives from their
plate - this should, Of course,
be used. Otherwise, we must
take the olives. one at a time
and not more than two. in our
fingers and deposit them on
our plate.
At is customary-and, as
a matter Of fact, I have never
seen it omitted-to place a very
tiny fork for the serving of
the lemon slices. I think that
you will find that you win
never have to take the lemon
slices in your fingers.
The Washington times., 1930-02-21
THE BEAUTY
BOX
BY Helen FOllett

It is almost impossible to
keep a curling fluid. All drug
shops and beautytoriums sell
bandolines, which are compound
ed usually Of camphor and gum
tragacanth. Use the curling
fluid at night, arranging the
flat ringlets the way they should
go, then fluff them out with
the comb in the morning.
Idle, sheltered, shiftless wo-
men are the ones who are
clutched at the throat by old
enemy Time; who show wrinkles
early and whose figures take
on the meal bag shape. Activity
is the best thing in the world
for q woman. 1t keeps her on
her toes: 1t insures against the
widowed mind; 1t assists the
work of the internal organs,
and it makes her more inter
eSting.
Tempers and sudden rage not
only spoil pretty faces. but
cause chemical changes to take
place within the body. The
mouth goes dry. Eyesight Is
blurred. Moisture fills the palms
of the hands. The digestive
organs stop functioning. The
nervous system falls into q
state of panic. INDUCING in
emotional storms is an extrav-
agant habit. One pays.
The Washington times., 1930-02-21
thes and the Woman, Discussed By Beatrice Fairfax
Complete Harmony of Detail Urged
Blu Wilma La Vile

VIZ ARDROBES are going to
" be harder to assemble
this spring, for two rea-
sons. First, there's the tendency
to change clothes .oftener in or
der to have them suitable to the
occasion. Then there's the en-.
semble that makes It necessary
TO wear a costume that is COM
pletely harmonious in every de-
tail.
So, to achieve a wardrobe that
fills our every need, we must
either have more clothes or
select the clothes we have to 60
well together. The. same coat
must be worn over two or three
frocks with equal suitability, or
the same suit must be varied by
a change Of accessories or blouse
If we would be practical as well
as smart.
No longer can we dash out
to dinner from the office and
feel well dressed. Now, women
are dressing even for an in
formal dinner, changing into q
different type dress from the
casual business suit or frock.
And, at the same time, women
are becoming more conscious
that frflls are not suitable to
the office, so that 1t is neces-
sary to have q set of clothes
for business or street that are
worn nowhere else.
The long located ensemble may
be the solution Of this problem
for many women. A long coat
is accompanied by q skirt or
The Washington times., 1930-02-21
DO YOU KNOW
THAT
GAoina-

In commercial flying Eng
land is fourth on the list of
nations. Last year commercial
aircraft flew the following
mileages: America, 10,472, 900;
Germany. 6.750,000; France,
4,5O0, 900; Great Britain, $50. 900.
A lake in Madagascar has
milk-white water.
For carrying valuables In pub
lie places. a box has been de-
signed into which a persons
hand is locked to foil thieves,
an alarm bell also being in
Guided.
The summer Of 1929 was the
hottest and driest for "a years,
while the whole of 1929 formed
the sunniest year for 1S years.
The Washington times., 1930-02-21
|LABOR-SAVING
DEVICES

Here's one that the Earl Of
Sandwish didn't know when he
thought up that idea of put
ting two slices of bread to-
gether-with something in be-
tween. Yes, a sandwich is the
rpiece de resistance" Of the
light refreshment menu but it
must be dainty and it's such
a nuisance to cut off the crusts
on each one. Not, however,
if you take the sandwich loaf
in one hand and cut off the
cruSts with q big sharp knife
before cutting the bread in
thin slices. Then there are
no ragged edges on the little
sandwiches after they are
made
The Washington times., 1930-02-21

it is wise to buy the type that
may be worn with two or more
frocks, for the same reasons.
And II you shop the Washing
ton stores carefully you win
find it quite easy, as most Of
the new coats are cut on fem
mime lines, belted, high-waisted,
with q cape, or some detail that
gives a slight formality, and
makes the coat wearable for
either day or afternoon.
The Paris openings, just over,
showed comparatively few sep
arate coats. That means that
as we gradually adopt Paris
fashions we viii buy fewer
coats without buying a frock
that goes with that coat, or sew
eral frocks for it. Or we win
buy frocks with matching jack
cts, a fashion that promises to
be increasingly smart.
We will have clothes to wear
when we go out, suitable to
the occasion for which we wear
them. and we will have differ
ent clothes to wear at home.
So we might as well get used
to the idea Of planning our
clothes with more care, and Of
changing them often.
Tomorrow Miss La Vile will
discuss the new spring topcOats
for men. She will gladly an
swer any question about these
articles or about fashion If you
win write, sending q self-ad-
dressed, stamped envelope, or
telephone District $3.50, extern
sion 1855.
The Washington times., 1930-02-21
Charming Wash Dress
Washington Times 15c Practical Pattern

Printed cottons make such
delightful dresses for house,
garden or vacation. Here is a
lovely example that is easy to
make, launder and wear. It is
the wrap.around type well Sc
sured by a belt attached to the
left side and buttoned on the
right.
Printed gingham, percale,
Rayon, piqtle or cotton broad
cloth may be selected to make
. perfectly ravishing dre1.;. The
binding around neck, armholes
and belt may be of the same
fabric, or contrasting bias bind
ing may be purchased by the
yard. ....
Designed for sizes Is, Is, 20,
"a, So. SO, 40 ar -. Size l6
Yequies 312 yards of So inch
material.
= No dreSSmaklng experience is
necessary. to max this model.
The pattern has annie and ex.
act instructions. Yardage is
given for every size. A perfect
fit is, seed.
Patterns will he delivered
upon receipt of FIFTEEN
CENTS (15c) in coins carefully
wrapped or stamps. BE sure
to write plainly your NAME,
ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER
and SIZE wanted.
The Washington times., 1930-02-21
An Authority on Problems Of
Love and Marriage

An Authority on Problems Of
Love and Marriage
A CABLE from Paris states
"A that the great battle ofethe
skirt length Is over, without
positive victory going to either
side. French designers who are
determined to put women into
long skirts claim all the out
posts in the matter of evening
gowns. Sport and business"
clothes, like Verdun fortress.
still remain to be taken.
1t will be interesting to see
whether the BATHS is reopened.
More is involved than appears
on the surface. Trailing skirts
are more than likely to bring
back the clinging-vine type of
woman with all she connotes.
For the effect of clothes on con-
duct cannot be underestimated.
Have you ever watched an Of
ficer pass a group Of lounging
enlisted men?
Have you ever noticed the ef-
feet Of a sister of charity or
mercy walking past a group of
swearing hoodlumS?
Any educated Chinaman will
tell you the bound feet Of women
have retarded China'S growth
in no slight degree. The late
empress, Isl Ann, who played a
mighty part in her country'S az
fairs, was a Manchurian-a
state where foot binding is not
practiced. Isl Ann didn't hob