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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-23
KELLY CASE IS
NEAR JURY
BY ARTHUR L. MAREK
Interna tiOnaI News Service

LOS ANGELES. May 22.-Paul
Kelly, husky film hero. on trial for
the murder of Ray Raymond. and
accused of having killed the song
and dance man with his fists in a
fight over Dorothy Mackaye. Ray
mond's actress wife, may know his
fate today,
With all evidence in and lawyers
arguments begun the case is ex-
pected to be given to the jury of
eight women and four men shortly
after the trial is resumed this
afternoon.
Deputy District Attorney Forrest
Murray. who will close for the
prosecution. has indicated the State
would not ask the death penalty
but would suggest the jury recon-.
mend life Imprisonment.
Kelly is charged with first de.
gree murder. and IL convicted, only
the jury's recommendation can save
him from the gallows.
Defense Attorney w. l. Gilbert
will ask that his client be permitted
to go scot free, and. il not. that
he be found guilty of the lesser
crime of manslaughter.
Before the jurors can decide the
guilt or innocence Of the Young
screen actor they must first deter.
mine whether Raymond died as a
direct result OF an elleged maulng
at Kelly's hands or whether his
death was due to weakened physi.
cal condition brought about by ex.
cessive drinking.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-23
FL|ER' 5 MOTHER
GETS FLOWERS.

DETROIT, May 23.-Mrs. Evan
geline Iindbergh is conducting her
chemistry classes in Cass Technical
high school today as calmly as If
her son had never electrified the
world by his lone eagle air dash
from New York to Paris.
Her only regret is that he was
unable to hear her voice when he
radiophoned from Paris yesterday.
Captain Lindbergh was the first
person to talk between France and
the United States. Mrs. Lindbergh
heard her sons voice, but London
had to relay her congratulations.
"Lucky's" grand-uncle, acting
Mayor John c. Lodge. today will
send Captain Lindbergh a cable.
gfam inviting him to be the guest
of honor of the city of Detroit as
soon as possible after his arrival
home by steamer, which is expected
to be soon.
A message from American Am
bassador Herrick in Paris, describ-
ing briefly the glorious arrival OF
Lindbergh at lie Bourget Aero.
drome, conveying his love to his
mother. and ending he is now
sleeping peacefully under Uncle
Sans roof" was one of the first
messages received Sunday by the
mother in her modest home.
There followed congratulatory
messages from President Calvin
Coolidge, E. w. Warner, assistant
of the Navy for air: r. Trubee Davi.
son, holding similar post in the
War Department. and Comdr. Rich.
ard e. Byrd, the Polar hero. who
viii soon be following the trail to
Paris blazed by her son. and many
others
There were more than 100 mes.
sages from aviation associates of
young Lindbergh, from chambers of
commerce in the West and Middle
West. and from the members of the
st. Louis syndicate that backed his
flight.
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topping the list OF tabloid
city editor, who is hardboiled but
modest when it comes to personal
publicity. was sex. He char
acterized the story as "a tragedy
of married life" and pointed out
that it sold papers because most
''newspa FER readers are married
or hope to be; are committing
adultery, or hope to"
Editors Believe II, a Help
Other editors who analyzed the
story for Editor and Publisher
were Arthur Draper, assistant ed.
itor of the New York Herald. Trih.
une; James w. Barrett, city editor
of the New York World, and Ralph
Renaud, managing editor Of the
New York Evening Post.
Most editors agreed that he
public benefited by the story. as it
was played in the press.
Mr.. Barrett pointed out that
the Snyder-Gray case was a great
newspaper story for the metropoll-
tan press.
A Great Tragic Drama
"Snyder-Gray was a great story
because it was a great tragic
drama, not without it's ludicrous
touches. typifying and projecting
as it were onto screen the mod
ern metropolitan psychology he
said. 1T captfvated the metropoli.
tan reader with practically un.
paralleled strength, principally be-
cause every man saw a picture of
himself in Henry Judd Gray and
every woman saw picture of
herself in Ruth Brown Snyder.
''Of course some of us deny it.
but nevertheless it is a fact that
we are all potentially, if not ac.
tually. Grays and Snyders. The
difference is one of degree. Gray
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-23

The Spring Used Car Sale now On
progress offers many desirable used
ears for sale through The Times and
Herald Classified Ada.
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and Mrs. Snyder carried an ordi.
nary situation to the extreme de-
gree and translated it into tragedy
and this tragedy becomes truly
great drama, ending in the purga-
ton and possible publication not
OF the actor, but of the spectator.
Within Grasp Of People
Mr.. Renaud. of the Evening Post,
put the story in class with the
Hall-Mills case as paper-seller.
''The fact that the chief char
acters in the story were of the
bourgeosie was one of the important
reasons why the case sold papers. :"
he said. 1t was understandable TO
more people.
1T was one Of the ancient Greek
masters, | believe. who said that
pity and terror were the chief ele-
ments of drama. Certainly the
Snyder-Gray case had these.
'"The woman in this story was of
particular interest. In all my ex.
pertence as a newspaper man | have
never known a woman who had as
complete criminal development as
Mrs. Snyder. She was intensely fas-
c1nating as a archaeological study.
The fact that the public generally
did not appear to be in sympathy
with her made the story even better
Murder Unexpected of Them.
What made the case particularly
dramatic was that it contained the
supreme element of conformation in
court. This is common enough in
continental countries, but is missing
In most of our trials"
1T was Mr.. Diapers opinion that
part of the reason for the great
public interest in the Snyder-Gray
trial was the fact that the defend.
ants were average normal sub
urbanites, and that nothing in the
history of either the man or. the
woman could lead one to- expect
either of them to commit such a
Ecruel and CHASTITY murder. He agreed
with Mr.. Renaud that the fact that
the sentiment Of the public seemed
to be definitely against the woman
was in itself a matter of much news
! interest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-23
kNIGHT OF
HONOR IN
LEGION

AAeGHAUeAYAANA 1NBMh GSEE1C8
PARIS, May 23.-Deeorated
with the Ribbon of the knight
of the Legion of Honor, kissed
on both cheeks and called 4
brave man by the president Of
France, flooded with CONNER
cial offers that would make
him wealthy, and the object Of
the alteration of thousands,
Capt. Charles Lindbergh ex-
pressed just one wish today.
Lindbergh wants to fly over
Paris and really ''.see the
town. -
Inspects His Plane
Having arrived at Paris at !.
night, ending his hostoric trans
Atlantic solo flight, Lindbergh
saw but little Of Paris from the
air except the lights. Now he
wants to really see the town."
The first thought of the flier
today was for his plane and as
soon as he had eaten a hurried
breakfast at the American EN-
bassy he motored out to LIE Bour-
get, the scene of the triumphal
finish of his flight.
Feared Ghost" Ditch
ITS larger than thought. ? said
Lindbergh, when he had his first
glimpse Of the field by daylight. rs
inquired, pointing to a spot near
where he landed. II thought there
was and l was afraid would hit
it," Lindbergh laughed when he
saw there was no ditch there.
Then Lindbergh made straight for
the hangar where his plane is quar-
tered.
A French civilian guarding the
entrance to the hangar recognized
the lad and stopped him.
| Lindbergh was non-pluseed and
the French guard reached up and
took Lindbergh's face in his hands
and kissed him on both cheeks and
then permitted him to pass.
| Other guards without sh am 3
wiped tears of JOY from their eyes.
The American flier was blushing
and embarrassed, for American han
| gar attendants and mechanics had
never treated him like this.
Plane Not Damaged
Almost affectionately he patted
his plane as he carefully examined
| it and pronounced it not as badly
damaged as he had expected after
| 1t had escaped from the clutches OF
the welcoming mobs.
Someone asked Lindbergh what
his plans were.
MY immediate plans aren't def.
mite" he said. 'sThere Is one thing
particularly want to do. want
to fly over Paris as soon as the
! Continued on PAGE .. Column ~
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He describes his flight across the
Atlantic alone as , casually as
though he were describing a walk
in the park.
Here and there one gathers by
inference that this was something
of an adventure. but according to
Lindbergh his great fright came
when he was safely aground at
Paris and saw himself confronted
by mobs of thousands of enthusiasts.
tic. haf mad admirers all eager to
clutch his hand.
Lindbergh doesn't say so, but II
seems from his story that perhaps
the most perilous time OF his flight
was when he encountered sleet off
Newfoundland.
Sleet forming on the wings of an
airplane may easily lessen the lift;
ing power Of the wings to such a
point that the plane cannot stay
aloft
Lindbergh knew of the danger OF
the sleet and tried to fly above and
then tried TO fly below the storm,
Swimming over the water only 10
feet above the waves.
Il was lucky" he explained in his
modest way. "1 found happy
medium and flew through the worst
of the storm
High Lights OF Story
Telling his story to the press. Lind.
bergh talked in straight forward
English and used no fancy terms OF
narration. His story was as though
told to the mechanics back in the
hangar at Garden City.
The high lights of Captain Lind.
bergh's own story OF his flight are
as follows:
Il was more frightened by the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-23
Ruth Gains Pound :
And Secures Ball
For Reducing Course

4 NEW YORK, May 23.-Whatevel
happens. Ruth Snyder, in the death
house at Sing Sing. is resolved tc
keep her girlish. figure.
Appeals, and pardons and execu
tive clemency may occupy the minds
of her lawyers. but evidently tbs
thing that principally concerns Ruth
is the fact that she has put on a
Continued on Page. 2. Column S.p
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-23
Marines Will Stay in
Nicaragua Indefinitely

Peace has come to Nicaragua, but
American marines will have to be
maintained there indefinitely to pre-
serve order.
!, This was the gist of report sub
mitted TO President Coolidge today
by Henry L. Stimson. who as Mr..
Coolidge's personal representative,
conducted the negotiations which
stopped the fighting in Nicaragua.
/, There is stiIl some guerrilla fight.
ing, but organized troops have laid
down their arms Stimson said.
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crowds at LIE Bourget than at any
time during the trip. If l hadn't
gotten out of the plane they would
have broken it up.
THE most exciting and dangerous
part of the trip was when l encoun.
tered sleet, after l left Newfound.
land.
Some of the sleet was too high to
fly over. Some of it was too low to
fly under. but was lucky and found
a happy medium between.
81 flew as low as 10 feet above the
water and as high as 10000 feet, but
clouds kept me down when | wished
might take on a little more alti.
tude.
Il saw one ship, but / don't know
what time it was, otherwise / saw
nothing but water.
II encountered more fog on the
trip than / expected. l WASH t
sleepy. but l was very thirsty.
Denies Any Strain
''It was no strain. wouldn't hest
tate to try it again. over the same
distance. had enough gas to go
500 miles more. and didn't try to
economic at all.
II had a very good compass That
was all needed.
II have no intention of flying
back.
''once over Ireland it was nothing
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
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/. MERCHANT is SUICIDE

NEW YORK. May 23.--Edward
Hale, SO, retired merchant of Cleve-
land, Ohio, who shot himself in the
right temple Friday afternoon at
the Hotel Gotham. died today in
Roosevelt Hospital. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-23
Lindbergh Tells DUN
Story of Flight
By WILLIAM P. CARNEY

PARIS. May 23-Captain Charles Lndbergh has accom-
plshed of the romantic in history but is
to him. If Lndbergh feels the least bit romantic about
this great achievement combining his sentiments within
his bosom.
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Snyder Case Interest
IS Explained

NEW YORK, MAY 23:-A long list of reasons are at the
tongue tips of New York editors why the Snyderray
murder story sold newspapers record rate says the
rent issue of Editor and Publisher, trade publication.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-13
INDOOR BASEBALL
 STANDINGS AT Y
Races Are Close in Three Leagues Organized for Season

During the past six weeks indoor baseball has held the lmelight among the boys at the Y. NJ. c. A. Three leagues have been organized in the gym classes with 134 boys participating: l6 teams have been organized and IS league games have been played to date. Ten games re- main to be played to decide the champions of the three league.
 In the Junior A league. the Pussy Cats and the Yellow Jackets are tied for first place. Each team has won six games and lost one. The Steam Rollers and the Mdgets are tied for fourth place. The Yankees and Wolves are tied for sixth place. The league will end when these ties are played off.
 The Employed B league ended Tuesday " "lA' when the Senators and the Cardinals played for the championship. The Senators won by an < to 6 score.
 In the Junior B league games remain 10 be played. The Olympics are in first place having won all games played. Three teams are tied for second place SO any team may yet win. The league standings are:
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-13
tRY BILLY ENANS)

Few major league recruits in the history of baseball can boast so re- markable a first year as Paul Waner of Pittsburgh enjoyed last season.
 Joining club that had several of the best outfielders in the game in it's lineup. Wancr because of his great natural ability soon won for himself a regular berth
 A left-handed batter. Waner, playing in IA games, finished with the very excellent average of .3S6 He really ranked sixth in the Ma tional league averages, regulars alone considered.
 He made 1SO hits for total of 2S3 bases, only two rating higher as sluggers. In his assortment of base hits he had B doubles, 22 triples and eight home runs.
 "Waner kept the Pirates in the running all year by his remarkable play" was the way well known National league scout complimented his work to me. "Without Waner, Pittsburgh would have been very lucky to finish in the first division."
 Also in his list Of extraordinary feats must be recalled one game in which he made six hits in as many times at bat.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-13
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 The pennant races In both major leagues today settled down to a grim pursuit of New Works two pace making candidates.
 Displaying no visible signs of yielding to aggressive thrusts from their western rivals, the Giants and Yankees yesterday definitely estab- lished their right to lead the chasss in both circuits by heading off twin challenges from St. Louis. It re- auired eleven innings for the Giants to subdue the Cardinals, to 3. while the Yankees shaded the Browns in regulation time. to 3.
 The Giants, as a consequence, to- day held a clean cut advantage Of two games over the worlds cham pions in the National, while a simi- lar margin in the American separat- ed the Yankees and second place Chicago.
 McGraw's cohorts yesterday found Grover Alexander decidedly more stubborn pitching foe than Jess Haines had proven the previous day. Although the veteran yielded thir- teen hits in what experts here called the best pitched game of the year. it was only through an error by Doutht that the Gotham club emerged upright. A dropped fly by the Cardinal center fielder allowed Terry 10 sneak home with the win ming run.
 The defeat endangered the Cardi- nals grip on second place, for the Pirates shot up to within a single game of OFarrell's contingent by outlasting the Braves in a slugfest. to '. Wright led the Pittsburgh batting onslaught with single, double and triple.
 Hitting timely behind good pitch ing by Root. the Cubs spilled the Phillies out of the first division, to l. and took possession of fourth place. At the same time. Dazzy Vance pitched and batted the Brook lyn Robins to a decisive victory over the Cincinnati Reds, to 3.
 Vance helped himself to four bingles. but was unwilling to yield more than that to the entire Gin cinnati club. which was buried in the cellar today under a two game layer.
 The Yankee Browns game devcl- oped into pitching duel between Herb Pennock and his former team mate, Sad Sam Jones. Each allowed nine hits but the Tanks clustered theirs in the fourth and fifth, with Babe Ruth's double accounting for the deciding tally.
 Second place Notifications were strengthened by the White SoX with 5 to verdict over the Senators, while Detroit aided the Chicago cause by smothering a belated Phil adelphia rally in the ninth to win at 9-7.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-13
FERRIS YS. LOAYZA
ChallcngCrs for sammy M'i''''h Crown to Be Center or Altra''o" at Garden Tonight.

New York. May F CpD -- 'ha- lcngrr- for sammy MandcIl's lighl- weigh. crown will take over 'h' Bs,ic arena at Madison square Gar den tonight in q seri' oI ba''l'S for charity. with the feature event bringing together Sid Ferris Of Nc" York and stanislans Loayza of Chile.
 Supporting their ten round mai wilt he TWO preliminary bouts over the same distance. matching Jack Bernstein Of Workers. \. f., agains' Bruce Flowers. New York negro and Potcy Mack Of Jersey City. N' J.. against Johnny Fclucci Of New York
 Ruby Golds}ein, who is soon to tackle T iris here. witl attempt to extend his winning streak in a special eiN "ouaI t"ht at tn" "N- puao of Jimmy Goodrich. former ltG''Wright titlcholder rom Bai- talo, X. Y.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-13
MANY ENTERED IN
 GOLF TOURNAMENT
Shuttle Meadow SharpshooterS to Be Out in Force Tomorrow

Another large group or entries VIII compete tomorrow at the Shuttle Meadow club in the weekly tourna- ment to be staged there. The event tomorrow will be match play against par with full handicap al lowed. This is tournament where in the experts become the duffers and the duffers are generally vic- torious.
 The past week has been so erractic as regards the weather that little golfing was enjoyed at the local course. This, however. has only served to whet the appettes Of the followers Of the hook and slice game and there will be a flock of members signing up for the tourna- ment tomorrow.
 Wednesday, which broke pleasant about noon. was the only day on which the course saw much action. As the suns rays warmed the earth. the course was literally crowded with twilight golfers. Sad to relate. many had only got about halfway through the first nine when a down. pour let loose and drenched them to the skin.
 Many made tracks for the club house. but there were others who stuck it out. Being wet, they couldn't be any wetter and they initiated the golfers in Ireland who expect rain at any time. Over there it is said. the day might be fair only to have a sudden shower descend. The play CTS get soaked but stick to their knitting and shortly after they are all dried up again. Thus 1t was at Shuttle Meadow last Wednesday evening.
 The rain served two purposes. It spoiled an ines,imable number of tempcrs but it did the course world of good The grass was slowly burning up but it is now re- frcshed and the greens and fair ways will be much the better for the wetting.
 Around the caddie house during the off hours. many arguments have waXed warm between the stick toters as to the relative merits of their champions. Good golfers generally take the advice of their caddies and consistently, the leaders in the ar guments have been seen paired up with the man they were arguing for. Two and four bit bets were made on the probable outcome of tomor- rows play and no golfer could fan down on packer as loyal as his caddies will be.
 Val Flood has a large force of men out manicuring the course to. day and things will be in fair shape tomorrow. The vitriolic messages emanating from the sand dunes at the 11th and 18th traps have given Val many occasions to chuckle late- ly and he is getting sweet revenge for the many barbs fired at him for the condition of the course during the past two years.
 The fourth hole during the week was the unusually wet spot on the course and the squash squash" was heard as the luckless short drivers waded through the flood. Some were seen to take their angling ap- paratus with them in hope of snar- ing trout or two on the way down.
 However, all are agreed that shooting under difficulties encoun. tered during the past week serves only to steady the nerve and hand for tournament day and there won't be any very bad gold shot when the players stack up against the invinci- ole opponent. Mir. Par tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-13

Ianders ............. 100 900 oo,-s Fafnir ...............0o .0o1 00l o0O-3
 Two base hits-Darrow. Lipetz. sacri- fices-Goeh Darrow. Stolen bases-Fitz- patrick. Paulson. Cmp're-Haher. Time of game-1:?0.
 COrbins vs. Machine
 In the r. &s F. Corbin-New Britain Machine game Holgar Carlson. form- CT High school pitcher, had the best of a pitchers battle with Ernie An. derson. Carlson held the Machin- ists to three scattered hits and al- though Anderson sent 1 , of the Corr bin batsmen back to the bench by the strikeout route, several hits. coupled with errors in the late in- nings gave the Corbin team win. The battle was a sweet exhibition from start to finish. Up to the sixth inning both teams had nicked tho pitchers for but two hits apiece.
 Ernie Anderson hung up a strike. out record for other twirlers to shoot at by whiting 15 of the Corbin bats- men. Carlson also started off strong and in the first inning retired tho Machinists on 12 pitched balls. all victims of strikeouts.
 The Corbins were the first to break into the scoring column but neat hitting in the sixth by the Ma chinsts brought both teams on even terms. Several hard blows in both the seventh and ninth, coupled with loose fielding gave the P. & r. Corbin team the edge, and the game was put on ice in the final frame
 Mickey Haber connected for . single in back of third in the second frame. He pilfered second and went to third while Jasper was thrown out at first. A long high fly to Patterson in left field got away from him and Haber scored. An- derson bore down on the next bat ter and famed him.
 This one run lead looked mighty big until the sixth when the Ma chinists chased across a runner and knotted the count.
 Smith started off with a long double to left. He was sacrificed to third by Cosgrove, and rode home when Heath dropped Argosys high fly in centertield. The Corbin in- field killed off further scoring with a nifty double play, Patrus to Pres- ser.
 The Corbin batters got going in the seventh with Huggie Carlson coming to the front with a hard single through second after Jackson was hit by a pitched ball. The lat- ter made third on the play and Carl son reached second. Nfatteo hit a slow grounder to Eddie Preisser who threw wide of the plate and both runners were allowed 10 score. In the ninth Jasper singled to center. and went to third when Haines mussed up Jackson's grounder. Both counted when Matteo tripled to deep center.
 Besides the splendid pitching of Carlson, the play of the Corbin team showed to perfection. Ernie Ander- son was the whole works for his team and although his mates gave him good support they were weak in the pinches. The summary:
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