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crime. That was a withdrawal from
any conspiracy in which / might
have been party. by act or omission
30 act.
Suddenly, after the trial in which
my life was the stake was we'll
started. we were staggered with the
announcement from the bench that
this was not a conspiracy trial, but
Q murder trial, on the direct charge.
Lawyers Caught Unprepared
We were caught unprepared for
this change. What with a million
hot irons running through my
brain all day and all night. the
hours required in court, the time
enforced by Jail routine, had al
most no time to confer with my
attorneys, who. in addition to de-
Tending me, had the double-weight-
ed burden of battling against the
hate inspired perjury of Judd Gray.
We never knew what would come
from him next. The truth is the
truth, but when one who knows
the truth can use all of that against
you and can add whatever else he
wants to from the limitless field Of
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is challenged and the judge dis
misses him.
Besides that. every defendant is
allowed certain number of
"peremptory" challenges for which
that defendant does not have to
give any cause: just because the
talesman in1presseS the defendant
as being unfavorable or unlikely to
be just.
The state has the same privileges,
exactly.
Now, we being two defendants
but Joined in a common cause, the
state had twice as many peremp-
tory challenges as we did: but that
was only one injustice in a situa-
ton wherein the law holds that the
defendant should get full chance
since the defendant is innocent until
proved guilty beyond a reasonable
doubt.
Laughter Greeted Her Answers
The situation turned into this:
I selected a juror. He was all
right for me. Usually the State,
with its double fund OF peremptories
threw him right out for no other
reason than that 1 wanted him.
But that wasn't all-he had 70
pass Gray and his battery of
counsel.
They challenged one after another
Of my jurors.
In other words. 1 was not getting
MY jury, was getting a. jury
chosen to suit my prosecutors and
the co-defendant who was my even
more Venomous prosecutor.
The jury chosen, / remained the
central figure" in court, of course
being the woman. the Lucrezia
Borgia, the cold-blooded blonde, the
steel-eyed slayer.
The department toward me in
court and during the trial was
barbarous. I am amazed that only
here and there did a reporter
comment in that direction. Some
of my answers, wrung from the
bottom of my heart i'm the crisis
Of my fight for everything there is
In this life, drew-Iaughter!
Treated Like A Convict
The laughter came from curiosity
mOngers who were allowed to crowd
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Lone Bandit Gets So
In Hat Store HOld-Up

Entering the hat store at 927
Pennsylvania Ave. N. W., last night
a lone bandit held up Benjamin
Shapiro a clerk, and robbed the
cash register of 50.
Shapiro was preparing to close the
store when a young white man
entered, closed the door and pro-
duced a pistol. He forced the clerk
to ascend some steps leading to the
balcony while the former took the
money and calmly walked out.
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from ambush with a double baFreled
shotgun and q live mate calling as
decOy.
Gray Admitted His Guilt
This chapter is written without
advice from or consultation with my
counsel. The legal phrases picked
up in connection with my trial.
surely heard enough of them and
heard them often enough.
Should my lawyers succeed In get.
ting me a new trial the world will
see IL what happens then is just
what happened before.
With Judd Gray as a witness for
the State. and not for himself and
for" me (which, theoretically he
wasp and with a chance to tell my
full story, prepared, consecutive,
with much evidence behind it that
we can gather in the meantime, a
great many eyes may be opened.
Gray is guilty Of murder in the
first degree. Nothing can change
that. He confessed it and admitted
it-nOt only freely but eagerly.
But please remember i did NOT.
maintain stil that / am not
guilty of that charge.
Trial Unfair; Sentence Unjust
You may not understand what l
am to add:
But. here in my death cell. facing
the electric chair with the hours fast
skipping by land how fast they run
when ones last one Is setD I am
bitter. yes. But i take a strange,
weird comfort and consolation in the
fact that my. trial was unfair and
that my sentence was unjust. 1 am
not playing martyr. But at least |
know within myself that l was sac.
rificed. And perhaps the Justice that
was denied me on earth may be
credited to me in mercy above.
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John Poole on Board
To Aid Business Rurea

John Poole, president Of the Fed
eral,American National Bank Of
Washington, has been appointed q
member Of a special committee to
cooperate with the National Better
Business Bureau in surpressing fl
nancial and mercantile fraud for the
protection OF investors and con.
sumers, Louis Rothschild, director
Of the local bureau, announced today.
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GAN HE AD
A|RCRAF 7
OUTPUT

BY International News Sefvte0
LONDON, June Capt. Charles
A. Lindhergh was informed today
that a cablegram was awaiting him
in Paris offering him the general
managership Of the aircraft division
of the Ford Motor Company and an
interest in the Ford airplane enter.
prises claimed to be worth
$40 100000
The offer was made by Henry Ford
through e. G. LieboId, confidential
secretary Of the Millionaire automo.
bile manufacturer.
The cablegram was buried In the
huge mass OF letters and messages
from all corners Of the earth offer
ing Lindbergh almost everything the
world has to offer.
Lindbergh refused to discuss the
offer pending delivery OF the mes
sage, but made no attempt to con-
ceal an enthusiastic interest in the
possibilities such a job would offer
for the pursuit of his great passion
development of aviation.
There is believed to be more than
hero worship behind Ford's offer.
The Ford Motor Company appar-
emily has found in Lindbergh a man
who can bring plenty Of publicity to
the Ford aircraft industries, and
more than that-mechanica genius
for the practical development OF q
department Of the Ford enterprises
which Mr.. Ford and his son, Edsel.
have repeatedly said was not getting
enough of their attention.
Huge Plant in Operation
The aircraft division of the Ford
Motor Company is known as the
Stout Metal Airplane Company.
Edsel Ford is president.
William B. Mayo, chief engineer
of the Ford Motor Company, and
William B. Stout, inventor of the
metal planes, are vice presidents in
direct charge OF the company.
The company today has one Of the
largest and finest airports in the
country, equipped with two hangers
and a mooring mast for dirigibles.
Present holdings Of the company,
including the factory at Dearborn:
patent rights, and the airport, are
conservatively estimated to be worth
81, 500, 900.
Several experimental airplanes
were built by the company shortly
after Stout went with Ford in July,
1925.
The result OF these experiments
was the type of plane that Is now
used by the Ford Motor Company
between Detroit and Chicago, De-
| tfoit and Buffalo, and Detroit and
Cleveland for freight transportation
| purposes.
Recently the company finished Its
first three-motored plane. 1t was
sold to the STANDARD Oil Company
and turned into luxurious air liner
for use of executives.
Present experimental work at the
| plant is being directed along the
multi-motored plane principle, ac-
cording to officials in charge.
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THE FRENCH populace couldn't see enough of
Captain Lindbergh and they continually called him
to the balcony of the American Embassy Indy oblig-
ing as often possible He is shown on the balcony
with Ambassador Herrick.
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Another intensely interest
ing installment of Ruth Sny-
der's own story tomorrow.
Watch for i'll
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THIS IS THE u S. S. MEMPHIS which President
Coolidge has placed at the disposal of Capt Charles A.
Lindbergh for his trip homeward to America. The idol
of the hour will board this light cruiser Saturday at
Cherbourg France coming to Washington to be received
by the President
Evening star., 1927-05-02
The Navy at New York

One hundred and sixteen cruisers,
battleships and destroyers are at an.
chor in the North River at New
York, the largest assemblage Of Amer
lean war vessels ever gathered in
those waters. They stretch for sew
eral miles in impressive array oppo-
site the Manhattan shore and are OBJ
jects OF the keenest interest to a vast
multitude OF people. Yesterday two
great tides flowed between ships and
shore-thousands of landsmen sought
to visit the warcraft and thousands
of sailors got shore leave. The lands.
men were eager to tread the decks
and the sailors were just as keen to
tread the pavements.
These two tides of ship visitors and
shore visitors illustrate the difference
in points of view. To the landsman a
fighting ship is an object of interest
and curiosity. To the seaman there
is nothing so desirable as a stable
level foothold For few hours each
Graves LIdS WHICH lie CdHIlOl nave al
his usual routine. But put the sailors
ashore and the landsmen afloat foi
days, and both crowds would be un
happy. Jack ashore has a good time
for a little while. but he likes to &C
back to the swaying decks. The
landsman feels cramped and confined
when ha fraadS the decks after the
novelty has worn off and he wishes
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A Neglected Opportunity.

Chevy Chase Circle has been in
existence for a long time, and is
known to perhaps as many visitors to
Washington as any other circle" yet
it remains today an utterly bare plot
of grass, unadorned by statues, flowers
or benches.
Here, at one of the pivotal points Of
the great metropolitan area, no effort
Whatsoever has been made either by
the District of Columbia or by Mary
land to utilize a natural space.
Perhaps this is the way the District
line is marked in the National Capital
Of the United States, visitors might
speculate. Perhaps they wonder why
a memorial to some eminent man has
not been placed in this spot, passed
daily by thousands upon thousands of
persons.
This circle is a striking instance of
lost opportunities. Here is a wonder
ful setting for a great statue to some
national hero. There might be de-
veloped here, at comparatively little
expense. a circular garden, in which
could be propagated fine roses, glori
Gus iris, peonies, dahlias. Tulips
might make glad the Spring here, and
vivid cannas strike a bright note in
the heat of Summer. Artistic winding
paths might invite strollers. Benches
at intervals might call the weary to
rest.
The grass, however, is good. Pedes-
trians will agree that the grass is very
well, as far as it goes, perhaps for
the reason that no one walks there,
and the automobilists are too busy
speeding by even to take look.
Who cares?
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Our DUTY.

Ten healing years have assuaged in
some degree the poignancy of that
sorrow felt by all of us as, one by one,
our young men and women were laid
as sacrifices upon the consuming altar
of war. There remain, in its place, a
tender memory and a solemn pride in
the conservation of their lives and in
the manner of their death; emotions to
be cherished while we live, to be i'm
planted in the hearts of those who
come after us. 1t is for such purpose
that Washington is asked this week to
make possible, through generous Civ
ing, material symbol of love and
reverence for her sons and daughters
who died in the World War.
The wounds of war healed quickly.
The vitality and strength of our Ma.
tion shortened its convalescence after
catastrophe upheaval which exacted
a heavier toll from others. Momen-
tarily restrained, perhaps. but un-
weakened, we have gone forward to
reap harvest, in the manifold bless
ings of peace, sprung from seed sown
with the lives of our men and women
who died that there might be such
peace. And enjoying as we do today
the fruits Of our place upon the earth,
we should pause moment lest in our
comfort and security we forget the
idealistic spirit of sacrifice for coun-
try that has paved our way. In the
past our Nation was founded upon
this spirit; such a spirit since has pre-
served our integrity. Only upon it's
perpetuation may we reckon the safety
Of our future. 1t was our greatest in
heritance. 1t must be our chief legacy.
No one can discount the Importance
Of this effort by Washington to build
a suitable monument which will sane
tify the memory of the dead and honor
the service of the living. Every Wash.
ingtonian should welcome an opportu-
nifty, now given, to become one of it's
builders.
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ardently for the great open spaces

ardently for the great open spaces
of the town.
The spectacle Of this armada of one
hundred and sixteen warshipo gives
the people an idea Of the great organ
ization necessary for the maintenance
Of national prestige and assurance of
protection. And yet in New York has
been just illustrated the slender mar
gin between efficiency and helpless
ness of one of these modern monsters
of national defense. The battleship
Colorado ran its nose upon reef
that stretches between Governors
Island and the Battery and was stuck
there for hours. Not until she had
been lightened by the removal Of the
greater part of her oil fuel supply and
her ammunition was it possible to pun
her free by the use of twenty-three
tugs and mine sweepers. Just a mar
gin of a few inches caused her to
touch bottom and to be transformed
from a powerful naval unit into q vir
tually helpless hulk. The incident
suggests that a bit Of work is neces-
sary to effect clearance of the most
important harbor in the United
States to insure the safe passage at
all stages Of water of the largest of
American warCraft.
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Banditry and Blackmail.

Nearly two weeks ago Clifford n.
Hicks, young attorney in st. Louis,
was held up by a gang of bandits and
robbed of $1,000. Yesterday his bullet
riddled body was found in a clump
Of bushes outside of the city. A
brother of the dead man states that
the attorney had since the robbery
received several letters warning him
to leave the city Immediately. The
police believe that Hicks had recog-
nized some Of the bandits and that
fearing he would expose them they
first threatened him and then kid
naped and killed him. If this theory
is correct urban banditry has de-
veloped a new phase. The hold-up
men are not content to take their
victims cash, but seek to buy their
immunity by threats Of death. But
If that is the case it would seem to
be strange that Hicks had not moved
to secure the arrest of the thieves and
thus insure his own safety. The case
is mysterious one. There may be
something in it more than a simple
robbery, but it assuredly shows the
extent to which the highwaymen of
the present are going in order to pur.
sue their criminal profession.
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crat who could not obtain Republican
votes there could hope to carry any
Of these States.
Remain the Southern and the West.
ern States upon which to pin Demo
cratic hope in the event of the nomina-
ton of Senator Walsh. Democrats
have looked eagerly to such COM
bination. Woodrow Wilson's success
in 1916 with Southern and Western
electoral votes has been the basis Of
much hopeful discussion. Walsh is of
the West. He is far away from Wall
Street. He won national reputation as
the investigator of the Teapot Dome
oil scandals. But that the West will
follow him now is still question. The
West has been strongly Republican ex-
cept in 1916, when the He kept us out
Of war," slogan greatly benefited Presi-
dent Wilson. No such issue presents
itself now TO aid Senator Walsh.
The South, Democratic always. will
vote for the next nominee of the party
in all probability, no matter who he
may be. This is true of Gov Smith,
If political leaders are TO be credited,
as we'll as of Senator Walsh, although
the South is strongly dry. 1t is re-
puted TO be strongly ti-Catholic, too,
and the nomination Of Walsh would
not lay the religious issue. At least,
however, it might test the sincerity of
those Southern leaders who are saying
that religion should be no bar to a
presidential candidate, provided that
he be dry and stand on dry plat
form.
Smith or Walsh, or another candi-
date, the Democrats must make up
their minds whether they will make a
bid in 1928 for the Presidency with
combination of the South and the
North and the East, or with a com
bination seeking to align the South
and the West.
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Commends Letter on
''AtrOcities i'm Mexico
To the Editor OF The Star.

To the Editor of The star.
The letter by Mr.. Burke on "Atroci.
ties in Mexico" is very fine and he
writes as one who knows Mexico. l.
too. have lived in Mexico many years
and can sympathize with his feelings.
1t is interesting to quote our Mr..
Borah, who so strongly attacked the
policy of the President of the United
States a few months ago. when the
feeling against Mexico was running
pretty high. The statement by Mr..
Borah was uttered directly after
is Americans We're massacred at Santa
Isabel. Mexico. January. 1916. 1t was
as follows:
II would protect the American pass.
port when issued at whatever cost.
would make even the fiends of Mexico
know its worth. ] do not believe
that anything is to be gained by this
policy of waiting for a nation like
Mexico to settle it's difficulties when
these difficulties involve the rights Of
our own people
[ wonder whatever brought about
Mr.. Borah's change of heart? 1t GER
tainly could not have been because
Mexico behaved since 1916 to the ex-
tent that her good behavior cleansed
the slate. For Mexico has not behaved
lin fact. is today in worse turmoil
than when she had her darkest revo-
luton, even including the "Decena
Tragica" in Mexico City.
In closing let me express the salts
faction that / obtained from the speech
of President Coolidge before the United
Press in New York on April 25. His
words regarding Mexico. must have
caused shivers among the one-half of
1 per cent in Mexico who now run
that country at the expense Of the
other 991a. THOMAS McVITT.
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Smith or Walsh 4?

VIII The dry Democrats who oppose
the nomination of Gov Alfred +.
Smith OF New York for President
favor the nomination of Senator
Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, a dry?
Both Gov. Smith and Senator Walsh
are members Of the Catholic Church.
According to news dispatches, oppo-
nents Of Gov. Smith are booming the
Montana Senator in the hope Of di-
vtding Smith support in the Demo
cratic national convention. There is
also the suggestion that those who
earnestly believe in the nomination
Of Senator Walsh hope that with him
as a candidate in the general election
unite the dry Democrats of the South
and West and the Catholic Democrats
Of the North and East.
This, at first blush, seems little
more than hope, and slim one at
that. Senator Walsh, able and popu.
lar chairman Of the 1924 Democratic
national convention, could scarcely
make headway in the big States of the
North and East against the Repub
lican nominee. These States are Re
publican, as the political history OF
years has shown. Predictions that
Gov. Smith could carry them are
based on the fact that he is recog
nized as a wet, and many Republicans
in New York. Massachusetts, Con
necticut and New Jersey are strongly
wet in their leanings. With Walsh a:
a candidate for the Presidency, the
Democrats would have TO abandon
all idea Of carrying electoral votes II
that section Of the country. No Demo
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

heir readers, is really quite marvellous.
Especially the fine art of handling con-
versation has reached "A point only
equaled by Dumas the elder some hun.
dred years or so ago.
X n * "
Surely We revere Goofritz-but we
refuse TO PROSTATE ourselves. Doesn't
he get 1000 for story? Oughtn't
that to satisfy him?
But We had no time for further rev.
erie. Big men" were pouring in by
this time, and our good announcer
positively was almost gasping with
his proximity to greatness.
MIR. Doolittel, the big man with the
doughnut works: Mr.. Henrietta, an
other big man; Mr.. Dumboots, a big
man or the sauerkraut industry"
These and a hundred big men, :"
each so labeled throughout the ether,
We're hurled into our ears with painful
accuracy, but not so forcefully as to
prevent us from recalling that for
every big man" mentioned, at the
present banquet, there were two or
three equally large fellows who were
not there, evidently.
So we fell to thinking what, after
ALL is q big man.?
Big men" are all the bigger for be-
ing real human beings. No real "big
man" we ever had the fortune Of
Knowing ever had the slightest desire
Tor others to sit around in a worship.
full pose.
Most big men" are just plain men
with more purposeful energy than
most of us. They become "big" be-
cause they force results. and results
are what count in this big world.
Their "bigneSs" is a curious Comb.
nation or factors, emanating from the
man himself and from the rest of the
world in about equal proportions.
Without the willingness on the part
OF the public to respect bigness, as
e&emplitted perhaps too painfully by
our radio announcer, big men"
might have a hard time of it.
Special gifts have a great deal to
do with the bigness of big men. Good
fortune, too, plays les part Physical
energy. although it may not always
be displayed in musculatura. IS a
factor
The charm lies not in any one essen
tfal of success, but rather in the total
combination Of them, guided by that
purposeful energy Of which we spoke.
This does not mean that a man must
necessarily nave Single-track mind,
so called, for many of the big men
have widespread interests and quick
minds that leap and play over the
facts of the universe, in so far as we
have discovered them.
And the very last thing that one of
these big men" expects or wants the
rest Of his fellow men to do is to pros
trate themselves in his path.
He had much rather have them get
busy.
Even in his moments of ease, as
when he attends banquets, he rather
wonders at himself, no doubt. and in
the secret recesses of his heart is
glad that the world is full of obsequi-
GUS gentlemen who get a reverent
tone in their voices when speaking
of big men," They keep his path of
success well oiled. But he would
rather look an honest man in the eye
and be met by an honest eye than to
have any amount of we'll aimed zap
plesauce" plastered over him for the
obvious benefit of the plasterer.
So we refused to PROSTATE ourselves
before our loud speaker, and finally
we shut off the set in disgust, and
learned afterward that many others
did the same thing and felt much the
same way about 1t.