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Counsel for the two appeared before the Court | ot Appeals yesterday to argue that they should have new and separate trials for the murder of Albert Sny- der, the woman's husband, in Queens Village last Spring. Resting their point that M utional_rights w lenied sepa e on the single Snyder's con- invaded when e trial uron brought to justice, her counsel declared tha: the trinl was surrounded with _incidents peculiar to such “spectacular aftairs prize fights or circuses. Fail to Attack Law. They found no fault with the con- stitutionality of the Barnes law, under which the two were ordered to stand joint trial, but declared that the presiding justice at the trial de- nied constitutional rights when he failed to exercise his discretion in permitting such triais. ¢ Counsel for Gray held his picture up for the court to see as a helpless tool of Mrs. Snyder, who had been “prevented from freely selecting a of his peers,” and for whom it found impossible to obtain a “wholly free from bias and prej- Counsel also denied that a motive for the crime had been es- tablished. g To this statement, Assistant Dis- trict Attorney C. W. Frozelle of Queens County replied that “insur- ance was the dominant motive for the killing of Albert Snyder.” He told the court that while Snyder believed he was getting a policy for $1,000, Mrs. Snyder had arranged to have a $50,000 policy written. Trial Held Proper. to the contention that Gr: and Mrs. Snyder should have had separate trials, he held that “they jointly confessed and were jointly in- Qigted and they properly stood trial jointl: As n on the appeals is cxpected or seven weeks. Mr. Frozelle granted a week to prepare a brief, after petitioning for time on the ground that he had failed to re- ceive briefs from the defendants in time to prepare his own. Defense counsel were given until Novemher 4 10 answer the brief of the prose- cution. —— SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN AS CONVENTION CITY Hilles Revives Talk of Holding @. 0. P. Session There After Visit to Capital. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 25.—Charles D. Hilles, vice chairman of the Repub- lican national committee, said yester- day that San Francisco again had be- come the likely choice for the 1928 Republican national convention. Tentative selection of that city was made before President Coolidge an- nounced he did not choose te'run for renomination, on the theory that it would be a good place for a convention to renominate the President, Mr. Hilles said on his return from Washington. Following the President's announce- ment, its chances waned, he said; be- cause Secretary of Commerce Hoover, a resident of the State, was expected to be a leading aspirant for the nomi- nation. Other cities seeking the convention are Detroit, Kansas City, Chicago, Minneapolis and Cleveland. BROWN HEADS CITIZENS. President of Northwest Bright- wood Association—Other Officers. Charles H. Brown was elected presi- dent of the Northwest Brightwood Civic Association last night at the meeting in the Military Road School. He succeeds J. B. Shamwell. Other officers elected were Fred- erick Coles, vice presiden Grant, secretary, reelected; W. White, financial secretary; J. W. White, treasurer, and Frank Grin- nage, chaplain. A report was read condemning con- ditions at the colored school in Rupertsville, near the Soldiers Home, as unsanitary by J. W. White, chair man of the committee previously ap pointed to investigate the matter. It was voted to refer the matter to Dr. Hayden Johnson, member of the board of education, and G. C. Wilkinson, assistant superintendent of schools, The association voted opposition to the proposed $10,000,000 bond issue for the purchase of public park sites. Camouflage. From the Ohio' State Journ same kind of people who think dy is merely a little subvention and that imperialism is benevolent as- similation think a lobbyist is a legis- lative superintenden morn ing = E noon l e Tl EVE JOSEPH 1. PORTER, 67, DIES OF PARALYSIS ATTACK Former Official of Railway Mail Service Succumbs to Complica- tions, Following Stroke. Joseph I. Porter, 67 years old, man ager of the mail route department of the National Surety Co. for the past eight years and formerly assistant su perintendent of Railway Mail Service, United States Post Office Department, where he was employed for about 30 vears, died at his residence in the Avalon apartments yesterday. Death was due to complications following a stroke of paralysis, October 17. Mr. Porter was born in Woodstock, Va., but had spent the greater part of his life in this city. He w A mem- ber of the Masons and Odd Fellows. Funeral services will be conducted at the residence of n, Irwin 8. Por- ter, 2712 Th xth 'street, tomor- row afternoon o'clock. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mr. Porter is survived by his wife, Mrs, Lilly Stevens Porter; a daugh- ter, Mrs. P. R. Hooton, and three sons, Irwin 8, Durham W. and Robert D. Porter, CAR GOES OVER SNAKE HILL, DRIVER HURT Machine Demolished When It Crashes Down Bank in Rock Creek Park. John E. Walker, 28 years old, 2110 New York avenue, was severely cut about the head and body wbhen an | automobile which he was driving turned over last night while descend- ing Snake Hill in Rock Creek Park. According to a report made to park police headquarters by Policemen J. W. Sheedy and S. G. Kitchen, the automobile left the road and turned over three times on the embankment, finally lodging between two trees. It was demolished. Walker was extricated from the wreckage and was taken to his home by N. J. Cairns, 3904 Eighth street, o came along shortly after the ac- ident. Walker told the police, they d, that he was forced from the road by another car. A man was killed at the same point al months ago when an auto- mobile which he was driving also left the road and went down the em- bankment. Bridge Co. Loses Tax Appeal. The, International Bridge Co. was turned down in the Supreme Court y on its appeal to set aside the decision of the New York State Courts holding that the State Tax ission had the right to tax it franchise for bridges across the N agara River and Black Rock Harbor at Buffalo. The decision of the lower court was affirmed on authorities cited without a written opinion. HEMORRHOIDS? Don’t Coddle Them Why permit piles to interfere with your work and play? Don’t be a slave to them. Let PYRAMID put you at your ease and keep you in perfect comfort. PYRAMID FOR PILES “Pyramid” to your druggist. For free trial box in plain wrapper, write YRAMID DRUG ‘fl‘fl)lPANs' arshall, Mich. | ENTERPRISE SERIAL Building Association 7th St. & La. Ave. N.W. 59th Issue of Stock Now Open for Subscription Money Loaned to Members on Easy Monthly Payments E. ly James F. Sh b =5~ gy Retainslubricating qualities’ at high temperature. Insures correct and dependable lubrication in all seasons and at all speeds. 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Comp: the present assessments to the prices from 1921 to 1923, which considered the beginning of the tiuctu- | ation period in real estate values assessor discovered that the assess- ments amounted to $70,331 though the sales totaled $65,6 7! 107 per cent. In the latter part of the fluctuation period from 1923 to 192 4 with sales amounting to $82,981,249, or 82.5 per cent. “We have heen criticized by some people who think that speculations in real estate have caused us to o too Richard: my study of the last five vears, I be- lieve, will not bear out this conten- Reasonable Rates. D . GIRL, 6, GIVES HER LIFE TO SAVE BABY BROTHER Kansas Child Holds Infant From Scalding Water While She Receives Fatal Burns, By the Associated Press, GODDARD, Kans, October 25— Irene Ayres, 6 years old, today was credited with giving her life to save her infant brother. ‘While her mother was laundering some clothes, Irene cared for her lit- tle brother. She was carrying the baby in her arms when she stumbled and fell backward into a washboiler filled with scalding water. Irene held the baby out of the water so0 that he was burned only slightly when rescued by his mother, but the girl was burned so severely that she died last night. MOTHER, 103, AWAITS SON, LOST 50 YEARS Wisconsin Boy Left Home in Days of Black Hills Gold Rush. Held Indian Victim. By the Associated Press BANGOR, Wis., October ~Mrs, Julia Coon, 103, thinks her son, ieorge, will be drifting back “pretty on now” from the Black Hills gold rush. It has been a long time since George left. He was among the first to rush - |to South Dakota after the discovery If he is alive he is more than . The last Mrs. Coon heard was fighting Indians. “riends hereabouts think George perished in the campaigns against the redmen. Mrs. Coon passed her 103rd birthday | anniversary Friday. She is be- lieved to be the oldest woman in Wis- consin. 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Charles Carter, colored, 75 years old, 1237 Delaware avenue southwest, was knocked down on M between Ninth and Tenth streets yesterday afternoon and seriously injured, George W. Southern, 1206 Tenth street, being the driver of the automobile, The injured man was given surgical aid at Freed- men'’s Hospital. o FLEHARTY TO SPEAK. Ralph B. Fleherty, people's counsel before the Public Utilities Commission, will address members of the Alumni Association of the District of Colum- bia College, Y. M. C. A., at their sec- ond monthly luncheon Thursday at noon, at the University Club, Fifteenth and H streets. The Y. C. A. alumni organized The members are grad- uates of the Schools of Law, Account- and Liberal Arts of the college, h has its headquarters at 1736 G street that “dress the part” - correctly If you are going to a fancy dress party go with the character properly dress- ed—and in a costume that's spic, span and new. 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