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The Washington times., 1927-08-30
URGE CHANGE IN
PALESTINE
By InlernatlonaI News eerelce

by International NeWB Service
BASEL, Aug. 80. - An American
delegation Of 40 has come to the
fifteenth Zionist Congress, beginning
here today, determined to introduce
reform in the conduct Of Zionist
affairs in Palestine which are con,
sidered revolutionary by the more
than 200 delegates from every part
of the world.
Changing conditions in Palestine
which have produced an acute
economic crisis causing a temporary
stoppage in the immigration Of jews
into Palestine, near-paralysis in
the country's young industry, and an
abnormal stringency in Zionist
finance were said to have called
forth these proposals OF reform.
Among the measures to be advocated
by the American delegation are:
i. Consolidation Of the agricultural
settlements already in existence be-
fore new ones are planned. thus con-
serving finances until q balance Is
arrived at.
2. Organization of q partisan
executive cabinet placing Zionist af-
fairs under expert administrators
owing allegiance to no party or
faction.
3. encouragement for private cap.
ital and greater play for private
initiative.
Among other questions to be con-
sidered Is a report. to be made by
the Zionist executive, showing a
deficit of 100000 caused partly by
unemployment the last is months
amor & Jewish labor.
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Mexicans Hold Seized
u. S. Fliers and Plane

MEXICO CITY. Aug. sO.-Mexi,
can authorities today began an in.
vestigatiop OF the seizure by a
Mexican custom patrol Of the
American Douglass airplane 1-UsA
1870, piloted by Capt. G. III. Reyn-
olds and Sergt. S. NewIand, Of
the United States air force.
The plane was seized after the
filters had landed near 0jinaga, in
the state OF Chihuahua.
The Mexican authorities are d.
recting their investigation in an
effort to learn whether the landing
was forced one or whether there
is any evidence Of a smuggling at
tempt.
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TO save the expense Of wooden
railroad ties extensive tests are
under way in New York with ties
made OF metal from old rails, while
q railroad in Pennsylvania is trying
out concrete ties.
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At Much Less Than Usual Prices

Authentic models for Fall-Winter 1928,
that fashionables in Paris and New York
will wear. New styles which afford
extreme chic and warm comfort.
Most of these coats are one-of-a-kind
styles, therefore, you are assured Style
Exclusiveness.
The peltries in all coats are unusually
fine, and every model was personally
selected. Plain silk crepe, satin crepe,
brocaded satin, embroidered and ap-
pliqued satin and plain crepe lined.
All Women's and Misses sizes, is to Al.
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$50

Black Caracul, with Black Fox shawl
collars, Bay Seal (seal-dyed hare), with
Skunk collar and cuffs of Squirrel, Men,
doza Beaver and a Caracul Paw Coat,
with fox collar. Beautifully tailored
models for misses and women.
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$ 90

Beautifully made throughout, these
smart Fur Coats offer the more favored
peltries. Such as: Sealine dyed coney),
Beaverette (beaver-dyed rabbit), Calf
and Black Caracul (kid), with plain or
large fox collars.
The Washington times., 1927-08-30

Travelling By flotar coach neeeasitates
the knowledge OF Motor Transport
schedules. You can find them IN to-
days Classified Ads.
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DEFERRED PAYMENTS are avail
able for those not wishing to make
the entire outlay at one time.
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Our greatest selection OF qualities
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FREE STORAGE for all coats pur.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
SURGEONS To MEET
IN SPECIAL FARLEY
National Body to Assemble
Here in Convention, With
NotabIeS in Attendance.

The American College of Surgeons
will meet in Washington for two
day section convention Monday and
Tuesday of next week, affording res
idents of this city opportunity 70 at
tend public health lectures and clinics
conducted by number OF the most
famous surgeons and physicians In
the United States, according TO an
announcement today by the Washing
ton Convention Bureau.
Among famous medical men to take
part in the public sessions of the con
vention are DR.. Charles II. Mayo of
the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Mimi
DIR. George David Stewart of New
York, president-elect of the American
College of Surgeons: DR.. John Osborn
Polak, Brooklyn, professor of obstet-
RIGS and gyneology, Long Island
College Hospital; DR.. Franklin II.
Martin of Chicago, director general
of the American College of Surgeons
DIR. Allan Craig of Chicago, associate
director of the American College of
Surgeons, and Dr. Charles Stanley
White of Washington, who will pre-
side at the public meetings
General Sessions at MayfOwer.
The general sessions of the conven-
ton will be held at the Mayflower
Hotel, with the public health sessions
to be conducted in the auditorium of
the District of Columbia Medical So
bodybuilding, 1918 NJ street, at pm.
Tuesday.
One of the features of the public
meetings will be the showing of two
non-technical motion pictures exhibit
ing graphically how and why stom-
achs ache as we'll as function nor
mally.
According to information from the
surgeons association, these two films.
made with the use of an X-ray ma
chine, show an actual moving picture
of the stomach in action. 1t will be
their first presentation in the East.
Commissioner Dougherty will wei.
come the surgeons to Washington
and among other addresses will be
a statement on "Some Things the
Public Should Know About Hospitals,
by Rev. c. b. Moulinier, Milwaukee,
president of the Catholic Hospital AS
ISOLATION.
Other Connections Scheduled.
Another convention coming to this
city is the Winter sectional meeting
of the American Society for Steel
Treating, bringing $50 metallurgists,
chemists and officials from the largest
steel manufacturing plants of the
country, which will be held at the
Mayfiower Hotel, January 20 and 81
Visitations will be made to the
United States Naval Gun Factory
the research and testing laboratories
of the Bureau of Standards and to
Baltimore manufacturing concerns.
The local committee on arrange
ments consists of James Strauss of
the metal division of the Washington
Navy Yard, chairman, and G. Willard
Quick and II. K. Herschman of the
Bureau of Standards. The Washing.
ton and Baltimore chapters of the
national society will be hosts of the
visiting delegates.
The American Society of News
paper Editors will meet here Friday
and Saturday of this week, and the
board of directors and the executive
committee of the National Rife AS
ISOLATION of America will convene in
annual session in their offices here at
the Woodward Building, January 2S
and 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
BAN LONG HAIRED BOYS.
West Virginia Basket Ball Players
Must Clip Locks.

MORGANTOWN, w. Vas January
IL JP.--Long-ha boys have been
banned from the Morgantown High
School basket bali team. I'm tired
of seeing boys using their hands to
push their hair out of their eyes when
they sheuld be using their eyes to
see what is going on and their hands
TO either pass or shoot at basket"
said the coach in announcing that
hair must be clipped short if the boys
want to continue on the squad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
NEW AIR LINE EXPRESS.
Company Will Handle Shipments
Between New York and Chicago.

- Operation of an air line to handle
express shipments between New
York. Cleveland and Chicago. the Ma
tional Air Transport, Inc. announced
today, will commence April 10.
Besides the air express route, the
company also plans TO inaugurate a
passenger service between Kansas
City and st. Louis about Febru-
airy /.
The two routes are 10 be opened
regardless Of the outcome of the
company's bid submitted to the Gov.
eminent for contracts to handle the
Eastern division Of the transconti.
mental and the overnight air mail
routes. Paul Henderson, its president,
las announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
Two Values in
Knit Underwear

Knit Conbinations-in all
desirable weights for cold
weather. In the wanted
styles. $3.50 to 81
Knit Bloomers-for sports
wear-skating, hiking and
riding. In wool and cotton.
All colors. 81 to $3.75
Knit Underwear Section. Third floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
CROW ADOPTS DOG.
Household Pets Become Insepara
BILE Pals.

BERWICK, Pa, January u R.-
A dog and a crow, living in apparent
perfect peace, comprise the strangest
pair OF friends hereabouts. The bird
was caught when a fledgling and
quickly singled out the household
canine as a pal. Now they eat from
the same dish and are inseparable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21

The ehhinG tide near the Benning
Bridge Yesterday afternoon revealed
to Harry y. Bailey proprietor of a
uathouSe near tho bridge, the head
of man in the water. Bailey. who
had started out into tho channel to
repair Il launch. found the body stand
ing upright, the legs knee deep in mud
Just off the end of his wharf lie
recognized it as the body of William
&. sharp. -. an itonWorkor and truS
tee of the local lronWorkers Union.
who lived alone in a boat which he
kept anchored in the river.
Pailcy notified harhnr police. who
recovered the body. Daputy Coroner
Joseph Rogers issued a certificate Of
accidental drowning.
To reach his boat Sharp had 10 row
out from the wharf He had attended
meeting of the Iron Workers l'uion
Monday night. and returned 10 Bal
ley's Penthouse about Midnight Ii
is E1jley's theory that sharp acct
dcn,I'lN walked off the end of the
WNurf in the darkness
The iron worker first came ia the
Auacostia River about two months
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united to it by the District Commits
sioners. One of these is "a bill tn
regulate the employment OF minors
Ia the District of Columbia and the
other is a proposal TO regulate the at'
tendance Of nonresident pupils in the
.ne3l sch 0ois
In addition TO these measures the
board is expected To grant hearing
to the Mckinley Technical Alumni
Association which is opposing the
erection of n public swimming pool
on the grounds Of the new Tech
High school. The hearing is the first
definite action taken by the alumni
association since the Controller Gen.
cral ruled. December l., that the use
of the new buildings grounds for such
a pool wotlld he Illegal.
Mr. tUna has received - commun
cations from citizens assoc iations.
rascnt-tcacHcr ana home nj school
groups. civic bodies and individuals
relating to he married teacher prob
lem. Several of these. however.
promise definite opinions lin the near
future" SO the School Board sccrc-
tarN's report this afternoon will in,
clu3e only he positive expressions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
VIEWS ON MARRIED
TEACHERS OFFERED
School Board Gets Opinions
of 10 individuals and
Organizations.

The opinions of % organizations
and individuals on the employment OF
married teachers in the District pub
&c schools are being presented to the
Board Of Education at lis mectnc at
80 O'Clock this afternoon. by Harry
@ ttine, secretary of The hoard who
has been receiving the expressions Of
views of the various bodies over a
period of three months
The hoard will consider also Two
prnposed bills which have becn NH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21

po,ntee and the duty to which assign
ed The duties consist of expert
mental work on the physiological ac-
ton of toxic compounds.
Messenger boy. field service, Wash
ineton. at $500 to $40 year and
foreman of laundry. st Elzahetn s
Hospital. at Sl,320 a year.
Appl cation blanks may lac obtained
from the commission at 1T23 + street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
Body Of William C. Sharp, River Victim,
Revealed by Ebbing Potomac Tides

ago. according TO Bailey. who was told
that he previously had lived in Alex
andria and Georgetown.
Irhn I.ocher. business agent of the
Iron Workers Union. says Sharp told
him ne had a mother who was about
1o3 wears old. and several children and
grandchildren living in Covineton. Ky.
T,ochcr is trying to got in touch with
tho family through the business agent
~ the Iron Wol kers Union ut Gin
ripOlti
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
u. S. POSITIONS OPEN.
Txamin atoms viii Be Held by
Civil Service Commission.

The civil Service Commission today
announced open compel tive eNamina-
ons 70 fiji the following vacancies:
Associate toNirologi%t Chemica
Warfare Service, EdgeWood Arsenal
Fleetwood. Md, at 5000 to $500 a
wear. The entrance salary depending
rpon the. qualifications of the ap'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21

\ nest OF egCS Of the rare Arctic
surf BIRDS WIS found rec ntlN on
Mount Mckinney, Alaska. where pre-
viouly The birds were not known to
nNi:t.
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went on. 10 Newark. As they were
coming into Orange, \. j., Gray's
home. Gray said he asked her If
she would take the money out Of
hts pocket that he had borrowed.
She did.
Again, in October, he met her at
Henri's restaurant in New York
and once more she told him of her
quarrels with her husband saying
life with him was ''1nbearable.''
Q.-What else did she say?
A.. She asked me Ii / knew about
knockout drops / said no. She
said: You ought to know what to
put in liquor to knock a person out.
II said | didn't.
Took Liquor To Her Home
Mrs. snyder's head dropped lower
and lower.
Q.-What else?
A.--She said a druggist friend Of
hers in Hartford. Conn. was com.
ing down. and she had written him
for some sleeping powders.
Gray said she asked him TO get
her a few small bottles Of liquor.
such as he had in his office for
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Gray EXPLAINS RUTH'S
Staying SCHEMES

tried out the powders on him once
In prune whip and they had no
effect. She said she would try
gas. I told her such a schelne
was totally out of the question ard
that she did not know what ahe
was doing.
Q.-What else did she say?
A.-Well, she brought up the
question of her cousins divorce
and she said she wanted to get n
divorce. She said she had been in
communication with her cousin,
who had not been living with her
husband for some time and her
cousin called on her to get in COM
munication with her cousins hus-
band and she was to be- at a hotel
at a stipulated time and be caught
by witnesses undressed, so that her
cousin might obtain a divorce.
l told her l thought she was fool.
ish to entertain such an idea. She
said she wanted to be a good fellow
and help her cousin out. told her
it would cause bad reflection on
her II ever brought UP before the
people.
Agreed to Canadian Trip
Q.-What else did she say?
A.-she said she planned to see a
doctor, as she was having consider
able trouble with her heart and at
times would faint away. She said
she had already tainted on the
street,
Gray said he suggested to Mrs.
Snyder that a trip of some kind
would help her. He had new car
and offered to take her on a tour
upstate.
II thought she might forget her
plan" he said.
He said she asked him why he
got new car, saying, "You have
mine. haven't your He replied
that he was capable of buying his
own cars.
She agreed to go on the trip, he
related. and told her mother she
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They then went to WATERFOWL, he
said.
The next afternoon they went to
Syracuse and then to Binghamton.
and the next day on to Scranton,
Pa.
Il told her my money was low,
he said. 'She gave me some money
and I told her I'd pay her when ]
got my check. She had loaned me
SS4 all told"
At Scranton they stayed at the
JeFmyH Hotel.
Q.-What Happened?
Ave drank some liquor and
she said Tets get plastered up; it's
our last day"
said no, / had TO work, but she
urged me to get hquored up.
Objects TO Rapid Pace
At Scranton, on the trip with
Mrs. Snyder, Gray said he told her
he could not keep up the pace they
were going, as he had work 10
attend to.
She said she wished the trip
would go on forever. They then
went to Stroudsburg, Pa, and then
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Continued from First Page)
Gray said he took the powders
about $50 in the afternoon. He
said she called him up about $50
o'clock the next morning and asked
him how he felt.
Woke Up; Felt Terrible
ST said I felt terrible" he said.
s'She said: Did you know you
left me downstairs last night?' /
said no. She said she had driven
me around in an automobile most
OF the night. Then she remarked
that the powders were potent
enough for a good use. I agreed
they were potent enough"
Q.--What did she say then?
A.--Are you going home, she IN
Quired. I said no, felt too ter
rilole.
Gray said she called him again
about noon.
Q.-What did she say then?
A.-She inquired how felt.
Somewhat better I replied.
said I was going home, al
though I was in a daze.
Mrs. Snyder did not look at Gray
as he told about the powders. She
sat with head bowed and appeared
listless and disinterested.
Gray then testified he met Mrs
SnEder five or six times" at the
Waldorf in September, 1926.
Q.-The first time you stayed
with her overnight in September
what did she say9
A.-She was highly nervous and
WAS complaining about her physical
condition, She was unstrung and
said conditions at home had reached
the breaking point; that she had
practically give up all idea of ever
being happy at home. She said she
was gonig to do away with the
Governor"
| told her I thought she was
crazy and ought to have her head
examined. She said that was not
necessary. / asked her how she
planned to do it. She said she
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Newark. Gray said she told him
everything was fixed At home, :"
that her husband had consented to
ner leaving and that her mother was
going to take their child.
Gray SAID he and Mrs. Snyder
drove through the Hudson Valley 10
Newburgh and then to Kingston.
n. Y. He quoted her saying thai
this was her first honeymoon" At
Kingston they had many drinks and
didn't get out of there for week.
Tells Details OF Their Trip
Gray testified then concerning the
details OF the trip; that Mrs. Snyder
told him she was Disguised with her
husband; that she chided him about
the trip, calling it. IAN old mans
honeymoon" that no complained 10
her that the liquor he was drinking
and the pace" were running his
physical health: that Mrs. Snyder
once tainted. after three drinks. and
that he worked over her half an
hour before she came to; that they
stopped overnight in Kingston.
Troy. Schenectady. Amsterdam and
Bonneville.
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GRAY LOOKS THE
PERFECT SAP
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tConunued from First Page.D
Against the siekly yellow wallis
Of the courthouse. Gray's BLUSH
tinged face--the trademark of the
man with the obstinate beard that
does double sprouting between
shaves became greenish. That was
only for an instant.
The sea Of hungry. faces washiae
up from the courtroom doors, almost
to. the witness chair in wisich he
sat. brought q deep flush. lie got
red and stayed red all afternoon.
1t Is hard to visualize ,this man
as the irnpetuOus lover who broke
down IA years Of married fidelity
after two meetings. It is hard to
believe woman Of Ruth Snyder's
vivacity and virility could be SO
overcome by him that she would
say. as she said she did, and as he
repeated, with flash of pride yes
terday, "I'H never give you up"
II r. also hard to imagine this
tiInid soul going nut into the hin.
terlands where men are men and
corset buyers are women, and sell
ing women those intima cies oi
femininity. And it is almost i'm
possible to imagine that Gray, this
curly-haired. big-spectaclell. dimple-
cfinned Lothario- of sorts, could
be bold enough to try on corset
the second time he net Ruth
Snyder to make sure that the gar
ment. as they have both so deli.
cately put it, was a good fit.
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customers during the buying sea
son. He went to her house the
next day, and took her the small
bottles He said she was alone in
the house.
Q.--What took place?
A.--She kissed me and said 1t
was good 70 see me again. She
gave me two drinks. She showed
me how she had kicked off the
hose Of the gas pipe. She ex-
planned how her husband had laid
down and told me when she came
hack he had heen walking up and
down ia the street to get air.
Gray said he told her he thought
she was absolutely insane and
she said she couldn't stand her
husband any longer and was de.
termined to get rid of him.
He said he asked her If she mad
ever tried to kill him before and
she said she had
O. What did she say?
A.-She said she took liquor out
TO her husband while he was work
ing in the garage one Sunday.
That she gave him two drinks and
that the motor was running hnt
that he came out before anything
happened
GRAY said MRS. Snyder asked him
to find out through some doctor
how she could administer knock
out drops 30 a. to pHt her hus-
band to sleep.
"Forever?'' asked Miller. Attor.
ney Edgar r. HazIeton, for Mrs.
Snyder, objected and was sus-
tanned.
Odd you get the information
she wanted about the ':knockout
Drops"
Al told her would She said
she wanted 1t as soon as possible.
Q.-When you promised to get
that information, had you been
drinking?
A.-Yes.
Q.-Had she?
Ayes
Gray's voice was colorless and
even as he told Of the knockout
drops"
Mrs Snyder listened with bowed
head. her cheeks slightly flushed.
Odd you get the information?
Al found out the ingredients
used in Knockout drops" and told
Mrs Snyder.
o.-Did she act on your informa-
ton?
A.-Yes, a few days later she
asked me to get the stuff for her.
I said would not
Got Them From Druggist Friend
Finally" Gray said. 'she told
me she obtained some from . drug.
gist. She said she used two sleep
ing potions al two different times
In various quantities and that. ON
the Second attempt. she had mot
only given him the sleeping potions.
but that she knocked off the gas
tube. She said she did not have
any luck as he awakened and
smelled the gas.
She was afraid he was getting
suspicious. " Gray testified. "alld
asked me IL / knew any other way.
/ told her did not and for her to
give up the crazy idea
Gray said that. in December. 1926.
just before Christmas, Mrs. Snyder
told Inn her husband had purchased
al gun md threatened to kill her
with it,
II sylnpathixed with her and
talked divOrce." said Gray. ''sSiIe
said she thought he was going
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around with girls as he was dress
ing particularly smart Of late"
Didn't Catch Her Husband

around with girls as he was dress.
ing particularly smart of late"
Didn't Catch Her Husband
Mrs. Snyder had heard her hus
band was going out TO lunch with q
girl and that she was going to try
and catch him. Gray said. He sug-
gested she hire detective. but she
replied she wanted TO do it herself.
She went to cafe. spent 81 so lost
a great deal of time, but did not
catch her husband
He and Mrs. Snyder exchanged
Christmas presents shortly after
that. She brought liquor. they went
to a night club, later returning to
the Waldorf
Q.-Then what?
A-That night she asked me If /
knew how to shoot revolver. /
said mo" l was partly intoxicated.
The next week she called him and
met him, and he took her and her
daughter to Wanannaker's depart
ment store. They visited the toy de-
partment.
For Christmas she gave him q
travelling set. He gave her Z scarf,
purse, gloves and some underwear.
He bought some silk underwear and
a scarf for LORRAINE, the child.
Odd you buy Christmas gift
for your own daughter. Jane?
A Yes. books.
The witness guiped as he
answered.
Neither his wife. Mrs. isabelle
Gray. or his daughter. has been
In court, Mrs. Gray is recovering
from nervous collapse as q result
OF the tragedy.