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CHOKES GIRL, REMAINS WITH BODY FOR DAY Quarrel Over Another Man Caused Slaying, Young Salesman Says. HAD PLANNED SUICIDE Drank Liquor to Bolster Courage After Murder of Magazine Writer. Bv United Press WASHINGTON. Oct. 9—Dexter Dayton, 25-year-old Insurance salesman of Kansas City, Mo., has confessed to choking his beautiful sweetheart. Marjorie O’Donnell, 24. to death Monday night in a fashionable hotel here, police said today. A quarrel over “another man,” authorities said he told them, preceded his act. Dayton told police after choking his sweetheart he intended to commit suicide and drank considerable liquor to sustain his courage. Before he could Are the shot he said he fell asleep on the bed beside the slain girl and slept all day Tuesday with his arms about her. Awakening at 2:50 a. m. today Dayton telephoned a bellboy, Lorenzo Jones, Negro, whom he met at the elevator. The young salesman was in full evening dress. His hirt was spotted with blood. Jones told the police. Asks for Police •‘l've just killed my sweetheart in j room 803," police say Dayton Told Jones, “you'd better call police.” The bellboy summoned the house detective, who found the body. As the officer entered the room, he found Dayton sitting on the bed j leaning over the dead girl, mumbling i incoherent prayers. Miss O'Donnell’s body, clad in a j beautiful evening gown, had been neatly placed on the bed. Her shoes had been removed. In the room was found a long letter written by Dayton to his mother, which police said contained a confession of the crime. A revolver and fifty rounds of ammunition were found on a table. Calls for Priest Dayton was taken to police headquarters and charged with murder. The prisoner asked for a priest. . He said he came here several weeks ago from Kansas City and was employed for a time with the interstate commerce commission and later sold washing machines. He told police he also was employed at one time as a guard at Ft. Leavenworth penitentiary. The dead girl is a daughter of John O'Donnell, city editor of an Oil City (Pa.) newspaper. 'She was the second woman to die of strangulation within the last few weeks. Mrs. Virginia McPherson, a pretty nurse, was found dead in her apartment and her husband, a young bank clerk, has been indicted on first degree murder charges. Opposed Prohibition Friends of Dayton said he was violently “opposed to prohibition” and that in commenting on the McPherson case, he said, "The one who did that ought to be hanged.” Miss O’Donnell, employed on the editorial staff of the National Geographic Magazine, and Dayton registered at the hotel Monday as “J. M. and R- C. Burton of Baltimore, Md.." and If", for a party in evening clothes. Hotel attaches said they returned late and that Dayton appeared to have been drinking. FORD TOUR HOPST SHORT Twenty-Eight Planes Fly From Philadelphia to Richmond. Ya. Bv United Press PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9.—Large corps of mechanics began tuning up rthe twenty-eight planes in the national Ford reliability tour at the Camden airport today, preparatory to starting on the two shortest hops of the tour. The fliers' next stops are at Baltimore and Richmond, Va., the overnight control point. John Livingston, flying a Wright-engined Waco biplane, was well in the lead for the tour to this point. INDIANA DAY IS DEC. 11 Leslie Asks Observance of State's Admission to Union. Governor Harry G. Leslie set aside Wednesday. Dec. 11. as Indiana day, in commemoration of the state's entrance to the Union, Dec. 11, 1816, in a proclamation issued today. Hourly Temperatures It a. m 46 10 a. m 50 7a. m 46 11 a. m 54 Ba. m 47 12 (noon).. 56 Ba. m 49 Ip. m,.... 58

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Lovely Virginia Cherrill, Chicago society girl, who was introduced into the movies by Charlie Chaplin. has announced her engagement to Buster West, Hollywood dancer. The wedding date is to be announced soon.

SUIT MAY OUST MANAGER RULE Former Michigan City Mayor Considers Action. Suit seeking to replace Michigan City’s city manager administration by the Democratic administration which preceded it eight years ago is contemplated, it was learned today. “We are contemplating steps to have a judicial decision on who are the real officials in Michigan City,” said Arthur L. Gilliom, former at-torney-general, who, with John Yeagley, South Bend attorney, is representing the old Democratic administration, headed by%ex-Mayor Fred Miller. The suit will contend Miller and his administration should be returned to office because the state supreme court held the city manager law illegal. Attorney-General James M. Ogden declared today he would not swerve from the opinion he gave Michigan City city manager officials that they shall remain in office until officials elected in the Nov. 5 election take office Jan. 1. COLONEL PERRY ILL Aged Qivil War Veteran's Condition Critical. Colonel Oran Pern-, 91, superintendent of the soldiers’ and Sailors’ monument, today was critically ill with heart disease. He became ill about a week ago and has been confined to his home, 1220 Central avenue Colonel Perry fought in the Civil war. entering the army as a private April 19. 1861, and was discharged July 5. 1865, with the Wmk of colonel. He commanded the Sixteenth and Sixty-ninth Indiana infantry regiments. He was connected with the Pennsylvania railroad for thirty-five years. He was appointed quartermaster and Indiana adjutant-gen-eral, serving from 1902 to 1911, when he was appointed to his present position. He is the author of the book, “Indiana in the Mexican War.”

GIRL’S CRIES TOLD , IN PANTAGES CASE

Pu United Press LOS ANGELES. Oct. 9.—A spectator who was watching a motion picture in the Pantages theater when he heard the screams of a girl through the closed exit door, will testify for the state today in the trial of Alexander Pantages. millionaire theater man. on a charge of attacking Eunice Pringle, 17-year-old dancer. C. W. Hale, the witness, will tell what he saw when he ran from the auditorium to the hallway outside the secluded consultation room, where the pretty dancer claims she was assulted. Hale will be the third eye witness to the girl’s escape from the room called by the prosecution. Louis Fisher, a 16-year-old copy boy, who was delivering newspaper advertising proofs to the theater office, was called Tuesday and told his story.

OFFICERS ARE UNDER FIRE IN SLAYING TRIAL Defense in Gastonia Case Attacks Witnesses for Prosecution. EVIDENCE IRRELEVANT State Is Expected to Rest Today in Murder of Chief of Police. By United Press CHARLOTTE, N. C., Oct. 9. Completion of state evidence was expected today in the case of seven textile unionists charged with the fatal shooting of Gastonia Police Chief O. F. Aderholt at the Lor ay mill. Odd bits of relatively extraneous testimony crept into the record Tuesday, especially when counsel asked Adam Hord, a policeman, if he remembered “the night you slept in church with a horse.” “No, suh,” Adam replied. “Adam,” counsel persisted, “don’t you remember the night you rode your horse into the Elizabeth church in Cleveland -county and tied it to a pew and you laid down and went to sleep? Weren’t you indicted for that?” “No suh,” the witness replied. “I was questioned about it, but I warn’t indicted.” Six character witnesses collaborated in giving Hord, A. J. Roach and Tom Gilbert, officers, a good reputation, but the defense tried every means of tearing dow-n their testimony, accusing the three men of extortion, seduction, liquor law violations and deadly assault. An aged, witness, Tom Phifer, told fd* knowing defendant Red Hendricks “since afore that strike came on.” “Red,” 'be said, ‘came in my back door and wanted to be hid, saying ‘we killed Aderholt, and Gilbert and one of our men’s dying.’ ” S. C. Davis and O. L. Glymph, testifying for the state, told of pulling defendant George Carter out from under a bed after the shooting. Carter they said, told officers, “ ‘I stopped 'em and that's what I draw S4O a week for.’ ”

NAB MINISTER ON MANN ACT CHARGE

Oklahoma Pastor, Deserting Mother Accused of Living Together. Bv tjiitril Press DETROIT, Oct. 9.—The Rev. James W. Barber, 34, former pastor of the Holiness church in Elk City, Okla., was jailed here today by the federal department of justice on a Mann act charge. He has a wife and four children in Elk City. Held with him as a witness was Mrs. Lottie O. Sparks of McAllister, Okla., mother of three children. Thomas E. Wilcox, head of the department of justice here, asked the United States court for an order removing Barber to Oklahoma for trial. Charges are that Barber went to McAllister about a year ago to conduct a camp meeting and while there met Mrs. Sparks. Last July it apepars, the ministry lost its appeal for him and he came to Detroit with Mrs. Sparks and found work in a factory. It is alleged they have been living together here since then.

“I was just walking along on the mezzanine floor when I heard somebody scream,” the lad said. “I turned around and saw the door to this little room open up a little. Then I saw a girl struggling to get out—and a man kind of holdin’ her.” Frederick T. Wise, dishwasher and movie extra, told vividly the scene on the mezzanine floor where he had been attracted by screams. "I saw the hands of a girl extending through the partiallyopened door of the little room and heard her scream again,” he testified. “She cried, ‘Help, help. help. Save me. He is ruining me!’” “Eunice Pringle ran out of that little room when William Gordon pushed the door open. She stumbled twice and collapsed into the arms of a man I now know as W. C. Hale. She was disheveled, sobbing and very hysterical”

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Fall Too j 111; Trial | Is Halted Judge Names Physician to Examine Former Cabinet Officer. Bv United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—The trial of former Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall on bribery charges came to a temporary halt here today when the aged defendant was reported by his personal physician too ill to appear in court. Justice William Hitz immediately named Dr. Stirling Ruffin, prominent physician, to examine Fall in his hotel and report his condition. The former cabinet official was taken from the courtroom Tuesday after a coughing spasm. He is suffering from lung trouble. Dr. H. T. Safford, Fall’s physician, denied he had suffered a hemorrhage. The trial will be convened again Thursday to hear Dr. Ruffin’s report. If Fall is found in a critical condition it is likely the trial will be postponed indefnitely. Today, however, the jury of eight men and four women remained under lock and key with watchful bailiffs guarding them. LINDY'S UNCLE LOSES Detroit Election Returns Former Mayor to Office. Ul- United Press DETROIT, Oct. 9.—The decisive defeat of Mayor John C. Lodge, grand-uncle of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, and the comeback of former Mayor John W. Smith feature 4 Detroit’s non-partisan primary election Tuesday, in which more than 172,000 ballots were cast. Smith led the mayoralty ticket with 71,417 votes. Charles Bowles, former judge of the recorder’s court, polled 53,222 to win the other nomination over Lodge, who trailed the field with 38.420 votes. KILLS GIRL AND SELF Wounds “Other Man” in Hotel Room With Sweetheart. Bv United Press SACRAMENTO. Cal., Oct. 9. Robert Galle, 45. found his sweetheart, May Gigardee, 23, in a hotel room with L. E. Tucker. He shot the girl three times, killing her, wounded Tucker, probably fatally, then shot himself to death.

Like Collies? If you do, you’ll read with interest the fourth of the series of articles on dogs in The Times Thursday. This series is written by one of Indiana’s foremost authority on dogs, Mrs. Helen B. Jillson, 1448 North Delaware street. And while on the subject, you’ll like Mrs. Jillson’s article today on the best time to “adopt” your family pet and why.

FIRE ON UJ, SHIP Steamer Is Hit Six Times by Chinese Shots. By United Press WASHINGTON. Oct. 9. The American steamship Iling has been fired on by Chinese troops 219 miles above Hankow, on the Yangtse river. Consul General Frank Lockhart informed the state department today. The Iling was struck six times, but there were no casualties. Lockhart said. He protested to the Chinese commissioner for foreign affairs. TWO IN AUTO KILLED Machine Crashes Into Electric Car at Gary. Bn United Press GARY, Ind., Oct, 9.—Two dead and two injured is the toll today of an automobile-interurban crash here last night. The dead are Peggy Hughes, 13, and John K. Hall, 30, both of Gary. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hughes, parents of the dead girl, are in a hospital with fractured ribs and possible internal injuries. Another daughter escaped injury. GLEE CLUB TO APPEAR Manual Training Chorus Will Give Shrine Luncheon Program. Manual Training high school's* glee club of sixty-five voices will entertain Shriners at the Caravan Club luncheon at the Murat temple Thursday. The entire program will be given by the chorus, under direction of Miss Louise Ewing. Prizes are to be awarded ior attendance.

6LOSSBRENNER IS READY WITH HIS PLATFORM . G. 0. P. Mayoralty Candidate Promises Immediate Announcement. DEMOCRATS WILL MEET Hear Sullivan in Keynote Address at Tomlinson Hall Thursday. The platform of Alfred M. Glossbrenner, Republican candidate for mayor will be drafted and announced within the next twentyfour hours it was promised today. During the twelve big ward meetings which he plans for the next three weeks, he will amplify the various planks, he announced. He is expected to clarify his stand on trade unionism in the platform as he has been the subject of union attacks because of his previous attitude to trade-unionism. Thomas Batchelor, state representative, will be asked by George V. Coffin, city chairman, to head a young voters’ organization, and Clyde Robinson, county treasurer, will head the automobile committee. Plans were speeded today for the Democratic mass meeting in Tomlinson hall Thursday night, when Reginald Sullivan, Democratic candidate for mayor, will announce his platform. Speaking with Sullivan Thursday night will be Frederick Van Nuys, keynoter of many state conventions, who placed Governor Samuel Ralston’s name before the 1924 Democratic national convention; Mayor L. Ert Slack, Albert Stump, twice nominee for senate; and James E. Deefy, former city judge. Sahm to Preside Albert Sahm will preside and members of the Democratic Progressive League will be ushers. George V. Coffin, Republican city chairman, announced today that Mrs. Arthur R. Robinson, wife of the Indiana junior senator, will head the women's bureau for the campaign. The majority of the precinct committeemen already have signified their approval of Maurice E. Tennant as the successor to George H. Batchelor as: Second district coUncilmanic nominee. Batchelor resigned because a campaign would interfere with his business and personal affairs. The Republican legal committee will be headed by Martin Hugg, who has served in this capacity in many campaigns. Indorsement of Glossbrenner has been voted by the board of governors of the Marion County Good Government Club, a Republican organization. Combs Is President Roy T. Combs, who was dropped from the councilmanic ticket before the convention, is president of the club. He has announced that other candidates on the ticket will be indorsed Thursday night. All candidates have been invited to attend a meeting of the club Monday night at trfe Lincoln. The organization is planning to indorse a slate of five candidates for school commissioners. Harry E. Yockey, chairman of the speakers’ bureau; and Dr. Roy Egbert and Clifford E. Keane, councilmanic candidates, w'ere speakers at the Eighth Ward Republican Club meeting Tuesday night. Howard Meyer will be the principal speaker at a meeting of the McKinley Club auxiliary at 2218 East Michigan street tonight.

INDICTED IN STABBING Alleged Slayer of Youth Formally Accused at Bloomfield. Bv United Press BLOOMFIELD, Ind.. Oct. 9. Wayne Lucas, 35, will face a term of from two to fourteen years in state prison if convicted on an involuntary manslaughter indictment returned by the Greene county grand jury. Lucas is charged with the fatal stabbing of Delmar Oliphant, 18-year-old high school student, during a mob fight two weeks ago. The grand Jury continued in session today, hearing evidences of liquor law violations that were collected by federal and county authorities in an investigation conducted last week. POLICE ADMIT FAILURE Detroit Kidnaping of Sept. 30 Baffles Officers. Bv United Press DETROIT. Oct. 9.—Discouraged by false clew*, Detroit police today admitted themselves baffled in the search for Jackie Thompson. 5-year-old son of a wealthy real estate man who was kidnaped by two men on Sept. 30 Efforts of state, county and city police hate failed to find the boy.

Chicago’s Hopes for Victory Over Rivals on Big Righ t Hander

Earnshaw Is Selected to Fling for A’s at Game Time. BREEZES SWEEP PARK BY FRANK GETTY United Press Sports Editor CHICAGO, Oct. 9.—The Philadelphia Athletics have the all-im-portant first game of the 1929 world series under their belts, and today they were thirsting for a second and possibly decisive victory. The Chicago Cubs, stirred to fever pitch by resentment over their unfortunate showing in the opener, were determined to even the series standing. It seems that if there w r ere not two Irishmen upon whom Chicago could count, there at least was one on hand for business this afternoon —and his name was Pat Malone. The National League champions, beaten by a score of 3 to 1 in the opening game of the current series, entrusted their chances of evening matters with their American League rivals to the stout right arm of Malone. A few minutes before game time Connie Mack announced George Earnshaw as his pitcher. Having guessed right on Tuesday, the astute manager of the Athletics was in one of those situations known in the vernacular as “sitting pretty.” The Mackmen were 10 to 7 favorites today to win the world’s championship. A combination of managerial acumen and fulfilment of promise had given them a victory in the first game, and, usually the team which wins the opening game wins the series. Pitching Staff Intact Having gambled on Howard Ehmke, and having won, the wily manager of the American League champions still had his pitching staff intact. Ehmke, who set anew world series record of thirteen -strikeouts against the Cubs in the opening game Tuesday, may have been a pawn in the w’ily Connie’s skilfully planned game, or he may have a shot in the dark. But he is a world series hero, for all that. While puzzled as to exactly what constituted Ehmke’s effectiveness against the Cubs in the opener, oldtimers agree that it was just about the best world series pitching performance turned in for many a year. Twenty-three years ago, right out here in Chicago, big Ed Walsh of the White Sox fanned an even dozen Cubs, and the record had stood since that time. A soft, deceptive, side-arm, sweeping curve and a change of pace baffled the supposedly heavy hitters of the Chicago club. Rogers Hornsby and Hack Wilson particularly were ignominious victims. Foxx Clouts Homer The series is by no means decided. Charley Root, who started the opener for the Cubs, pitched brilliantly and allowed but three hits, one a home run in the seventh by Jimmy Foxx. This home run started the fireworks and all but broke up the ball game. Cloudy skies and a chill breeze greeted fans for the second game of the series today. The sun came up behind a bank of gray clouds and a southeastern breeze swept the city. The weather bureau held forth only hope that the sun would break thro"gh by game time. Temperatures will be slightly lower than Tuesday, or around 60 degrees, the bureau said.

VERSIONS CONFLICT IN MILL KILLINGS

Bv United Press MARION. N. C.. Oct. 9.—The defense in the commitment hearing involving sixteen sheriff’s officers and textile mill employes charged with murder of five men at the Marion mill here a week ago, continued offering its revised version of the blood-letting today. The defense sought to show strikers and not sheriffs officers fired the first shot. Most of the defense witnesses described Sheriff Oscar Adkins as engaged in a hand-to-hand struggle wdth George Jonas while the shooting went on. and never having a chance to Join in the firing. The states witnesses had testified Adkins was standing at the mill gate, shooting away merrily. Every defense witness, with the exception of one. has testified that striker* threatened nonstrikers,

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CONDITION CRITICAL, SHUMAKER REPORT

Condition of Dr. Edward S. Shumaker, superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League, who has been ill several weeks, continued grave today, according to word from his home, 2232 Broadway. Dr. Shumaker has been growing weaker daily and is unable now to read newspapers. He continues to TICKET IS SELECTED National Party Nominates Candidates in City. Wiley J. Rominger was named today as the National party’s candidate for mayor in the city election Nov. 5, John Zahnd, national chairman. announced. Other candidates for city posts are: City clerk, Lillie M. Stems; for council, Mabel La Rue, First district; Charles L. Baxter, Second; Bert Decker, Third; Louis J. Denzer, Fourth; Benjamin A. Long, Fifth, and Chauncey B. Reddick, Sixth. Candidates will meet at 7 p. m. at 205 Holliday building. BOY IS HELD BY U. S. Chicago Lad Faces Charge of Dyer Act Violation. James Foe. 16, Chicago, was held in city prison today for federal prosecution under the Dyer act. He is alleged to have stolen an automobile a month ago in Lyons, Iff., and driven it to Marion county, Indiana, where it was abandoned. He was arrested once in Noblesville. but escaped from the county jail within a few minutes. He has been convicted twice before of automobile thefts.

called them names, told them to come out and fight and warned them that it would be dangerous for them to enter the mill. The defense is trying, "by these witnesses, to show that the sheriff and his men had plenty of provocation; that they did not shoot until attacked: that violence around the miff had taken place throughout the early morning horns, mill windows were broken, people were cursed and workers were threatened. Eight witnesses were examined for the defense during the afternoon. The state had completed its case at noon and Judge W. F. Harding, sitting as the committing magistrate. had dismissed the charges against two of the murder defendants, Deputy Sheriffs Cowan and Smitiy reducing the number accused from 'eighteen la sixicea.

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converse wtih members of his family, and friends. Dr. Charles R. Sowder, attending physician, said the league leader is “suffering from an incurable disease of the liver.” Dr. C. H. Winders, former Indiapolis Church Federation secretary, was appointed temporary superintendent late Tuesday by the headquarters committee after word of Dt. Ghumaker’s serious eonditicn was received. Ethan A. Miles, attorney of the organization, said Winders will take charge of the office during Mr. Shumaker’s illness. Dr. Winders came to indianapolis in 1907 and served as pastor of the Downey Avenue Christian church for several years prior to his vappointment as church federation secratary. In 1924, he became pastor of the Northwood Christian church, but gave up this charge Sept. 1. He is chairman of the Anti-Saloon League’s headquarters committee. During the committee session on Tuesday Miles announced that a letter had been received from Dr. M. Len Hutchins of Los Angeles, who spoke at the recent national W. C. T. U. convention here, censoring the use of alcohol in tonics. She denied the remarks were intended as an attack dn Dr. Shumaker, who then was using a tonic containing 23 per cent alcohol. Following the committee meeting Miles said the organization will make no recommendations relative to candidates in Indiana city elections. RALPH CAPONE IS HELD Government Charges Failure to Pay Tax on $974,000. CHICAGO, Oct. 9.—Ralph Capone, brother of Scarface Al, was in jail here today facing a charge of swindling the government on income taxes. When federal officers arrested him Tuesday night, he handed his wife a handful of tickets to the world series baseball games saying, “Maybe you can use these, looks like I can’t.” Guggenheim Is Approved WASHINGTON. Oct. 9 —Nomination of Harry F. Guggenheim to be ambassador to Cuba was unanimously ordered favorably reported to the senate today by the senate foreign relations committee.

Watch ’Em Play The Times player board will be in operation again Friday for the third game of the world series in Phnadelphia. It's in full swing again this afternoon for the second game of the classic in Chicago, with a crowd exceeding the big one of Tuesday watching every’ play on the big board. Be The Times guest for all the remaining games of tjie series. You’ll see every move a moment after fi takes place on the pitying field.