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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
HERMINE AND CEClLE !
IN BATTLE FOR THRONE
Wife of Ex-Kaiser and Former
Crown Princess Seek Vacated
Rulership of Germany.
By the Associated Press.


BERLIN, April "a battle royal
has broken out between Empress"
Hermine. wife of ex-I<aiser Will.
liam ii. and former Crown Prin.
cess Cecile, wife of the former En-.
peror's eldest son. Frederick William,
The stake IS the vacated throne a
Germany.
Cecile is fighting for her first born
Prince William. who will be 81 on july
4. "kaiserin" Hermine is fighting,
no as generally believed, for her husI
bands return to the throne. but for
her oldest son by her first marriage,
Prince Hans Georg Won Schoenaich'
Carolath, who will be 20 on November
8.
In Potsdam court circles it Is gen.
orally believed that Hermine is infiu'
encing the former Emperor to adopt
her children by her first marriage.
1t is also rumored that she does not
look with disfavor upon stories appear.
ing from time to time in the press
that tend to discredit the Hohenzol.
Terms still residing in Potsdam. includ.
ing the former Crown Prince and his
family. Prince Eitel Friedrich, Prince
August William and Prince Oscar.
Hermine, it is stated, has adopted
the slogan, new blood is needed in the
Hohenzolern family"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

Il must hurry back and see what
can do with my gray orchid
Then he swung down a side street
and walked briskly away, looking fur.
lively to right and left with the ha.
bitual caution of hunted men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

Little Lincoln, England, will build
a town hall costing 81 200, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

All prices (. o. b. Detroit, plus
GUdr excise tax.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
TENNIS NOW ADDED
TO BUSINESS SPORT

Business High School can boast Of
having Il new sport added to its cur
riculum this year. The Business High
School tennis team has been re-estab-
lished, under the leadership of Capt.
Joseph Tarshes. after a lapse Of two
years. Max Ryan, Edward Leonard,
Melvin Payne and Harry Berg COM
prise the rest of the squad. The team
has met and defeated Tech High, win
ming four out of the six matches
played. Rupert Scharitz is faculty
adviser of the team
The Daniel Webster Debating So
ciety of Business High School has
chosen as the subject for debate to
be given before the student body Of
the school, Resolved. That there shall
be co-educational schools throughout
the schools and colleges of the United
States" The club chose Joseph
Tarshes and Helen Dolan to uphold
the affirmative of the debate and Mil
ton Hover and Ida Bush the negative.
Miss Selma Borchardt is faculty ad.
wiser of the club.
At a recent competitive drill held at
Business High School the best nom
commissioned officer, best experienced
private and the best inexperienced pri-
Vate were selected in a manual of
al HIS COulpctlllOIl. 1dueL oeISl. JUS
eph Tarshes of Company f won the
commissioned officers competi-
ton, Pvt. Tar of Company / won the
experienced privates' competition and
Roland Hargutt of Company E won
the inexperienced privates' competi-
ton. Sergt. Tarshes and Sergt. Scala
will represent Business in the regi-
mental competitive drill.
On Monday Miss Mary Lindsay,
manager of Grace Dodge Hotel, gave
the girls of the sixth, seventh and
eighth semesters a talk on home eco
nomics. She explained what busy
and interesting life a hotel manager
leads. After her talk she announced
that she would be delighted to have
all of the girls come, in groups of 25,
to visit Grace Dodge Hotel and be
shown all through the establishment.
On Thursday dance was given to
section 14S by the ID. /. III. Club, that
graduated from that section two years
ago, at the Washington Canoe Club.
The purpose of this dance was that
the two sections may become ac-
quainted with each other. Section 14S
is planning to join the D. l. Fl. Club
as another chapter of that club.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
LAW COLLEGE SETS
GRADUATION DATE
Washington Class Will Get
Diplomas on June 22.
Committees Named.

Commencement day for the Wash
ington College of Law has been set
for June %, and the president of the
senior class, Miss Pearle Cooper, has
appointed committees to take charge
of the various important activities to
be carried on at that time as follows:
Program committee-Alexand Bish.
off, chairman: Mrs. Mary E. Grimes,
Miss Edith Tannehill, Messrs. j. Don
aid Mcknight and Charles Howson.
Committee on caps and gowns
Samuel Robinson. chairman: Miss
Emma Schc"mann, Miss May E. East
man, Hyman Waldman, Walter Cohn
and Walter Waite. Invitation commit
tee--Miss Nina Gluckstein. chairman;
Miss Fannie Wisman, Miss Irene
Welsh, Miss Agnes Kempf Miss Jo-
sephine Hallameck, Norris Stamen,
Herbert l.. Wynne, Michael Hertz. AL
bert GrobStein and Almond T.. Grant.
Baccalaureate sermon committee-El-
lis S. Middleton. chairman; Miss Edith
Tannehill, Miss Marion l.. Hines.
James r. Taylor and Charles HoWson.
Speakers committee-Joseph Gulick,
chairman; Miss Ernestine Matthews.
Miss Annie Treadwell. Fl. Kennedy
McCook. Picture committee-Mrs.
Dorothy Bennett, chairman; Jo-
seph konieczny. Maurice Rabinovitz
and II. f. Woodward. Ring commit
tee-Miss Marion Hines, chairman;
Samuel Robinson and j. Donald Nc
knight. Diploma committee-NIiss
Elizabeth Reed, chairman: Miss En-
I
and Morris Stamen.
The faculty and students were in.
vited guests at the memorial services
at the Capitol last Sunday in honor of
Dean Emeritus Emma NJ. Gillett, one
of the founders of this college. Dean
Grace Hays Riley was one of the
speakers, and paid tribute to the
memory of Miss Gillett. voicing the
love and devotion of faculty and stu
dents through the many years Miss
Gillett served as teacher and dean.
The annual public debate of the
Freshman Debating Society was held
last night and was well attended by
student body and friends. The ques-
ton was. Resolved. That capital
punishment should be abolished" The
judges of the contest were Judge Mary
OToole of the Municipal Court, Com
missioner Jefferson Meyers of the
United States Shipping Board and
Chairman John J. Esch of the Inter
state Commerce Commission. Mrs
Sarah r. Andrew, the donor of the
debating prize. was a guest of honor.
The faculty adviser of debates. Prof.
Robert l.. Freer. presided. Dancing
followed the debate. the senior class
being invited by the freshmen.
Prof Lucian II. Vandoren com.
pleted his course on equity pleading
for the juniors, and the examination
was held last Monday. This course
will be followed by legal ethics, under
the direction of Prof. Edwin A.
MOoers.
Miss Elizabeth c. Harris, professor
of sales and bailmentS, was elected
president of the Womens Bar Asso-
citation at it's annual election Tuesday
evening. The Spring meeting of the
association was held in classroom No.
2 of the college building. at which
there was a large attendance, much
interest being shown in the election
Of officers for the coming year. After
ward there was a social hour
Evening star., 1927-05-22
JUNIOR CADET DRILL
TO BE HELD THURSDAY

The annual competitive drill be.
tween the six junior high school
platoons will be held Thursday at
the Eastern High School audi
torium. it was decided at the Frank
lin School today. The drill was to
have been held last Saturday. but was
postponed on account OF inclement
weather.
Attired in regulation whites sailors
uniforms. the ninth-year junior high
school boys will go through their
fnaneuvers before Col. Wallace NJ.
Craigie. professor in charge of mill.
tary sciences and tactics in the school
system. and two other judges.
Langley Junior High School won
the drill last year. which was the first
ever held II. T.. Warner. principal
of Hine Junior High School, and who
has been in charge Of arranging the
drill stated today that as yet no
award has been set up for the win
ming junior high school platoon. '"The
boys" he said. drill for the honor
OF winning aF nothing else" --
Evening star., 1927-05-22
SCHOOL WILL HAVE
10th ANNIVERSARY
St. AIban's Dedication Year
Celebration TO Be Held
Thursday.

st. Adams, the National Cathedral
school for boys, will observe the
twentieth anniversary of its dedica-
ton Thursday. The anniversary will
be practically coincident with the an
nual commencement week OF the
school, which will begin next Sunday
and end Monday, June o, with
the annual prize day and final chapel.
Although St. Adams School was dedi-
Gated on May 9. 1907, it was not open
ed for classes until two years later.
For Is years. in accordance with
the wish of the late Mrs. Harriet
Lane Johnston, the founder and prin-
cipal donor of st. Adams School, the
choir boys of Washington Cathedral
have been trained in music and re-
ceived their secular education there
as a memorial to Mrs. Johnston's two
young sons. James Buchanan john
ston and Henry Ellicott Johnston.
who died in boyhood. Mrs. Johnston
was q niece of President Buchanan
and the mistress of the White House
during his administration.
commencement week for st. Alban S
this year will open Sunday, May 80,
with corporate communion of the
school in the Little Sanctuary at 10
am. The annual open-air service
will. be held at the Peace Cross at 4
PM. followed by the dedication Of
the class window in the Lane-John-
SION building. The haccalaureate
sermon will be preached by the Rev.
G.. III. Dickins. chief of chaplains.
United States Navy. Saturday the
annual fed day will begin at $3.50
m. with luncheon in the woods on
Mount ST. Alban at pm.
A graduating class of five students
will participate in the commencement
exercises in Bethlehem Chapel OF
Washington Cathedral at pm. Mon
day. May 30.
The annual prize day will occur
Monday. June s, when the final chapel
will he held at $50 am. followed by
the public speaking contest and the
award of prizes for the year
st. Adams School is part of The
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foun-
dation of the District of Columbia and
is administered by the Cathedral
Chapter as board of trustees, of
which the Bishop of Washington is
the president. The members of the
school committee of the board of
trustees are the Right Rev. James l..
Freeman, Bishop of Washington; the
Very Rev. G.. G. r. Bratenahl. dean
of Washington; the Rev. William l..
DeVries. chancellor of Washington
Cathedral: DIR. William c. Rives and
Corcoran Thorn.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
ARMSTRONG HEARS
ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA
Y. M. G.. A. Worker Tells Of Labors.
Conference of Mothers Addressed
by Mrs. Alice Mcneil.

Mrs. Alice Mcneil. member of the
Board of Education, addressed the
conference of mothers at the Mother S
day" exercises of the junior girls at
Armstrong High School last week.
Preceding Mrs. McNeil's address a
program was rendered by the girls,
comprising vocal numbers, an esthetic
dance, reading and instrumental Of
ferings. Those participating were
Hulda johnson, May Fenwick, Emma
Hutchins, Bessie Wright. Eudora De-
neal, Odeal Morris and Doris Mclean.
Mrs. o. w. Spivey, dean of girls, also
spoke. Miss o. c. Davidson. Miss
c. c. West. Miss NJ. V. Crawford and
ulty sponsors.
Max Yergan. Y NJ c. \. worker,
who has worked five years among
the natives OF the Union Of South
Africa, addressed joint assembly
of seniors from the Dunbar, Margaret
Washington and Armstrong High
Schools, in the Armstrong auditorium.
on his observations and experiences
in South Africa. Mr.. Yergan painted
graphic picture of the constructive
work the Y. NJ. G. A. was projecting
In South Africa to adjust the natives
to the European economic program.
Next Friday will see the annual
competitive drill OF the cadets of the
cath Regiment at the Griffith Stadium
and every effort is being put forth
by the four companies from Arm
strong to add the company medal to
the battalion prize. On form, Com
pany G.. headed by Capt. Lorenzo
Berry, appears to be Armstrong; best
bet. Berry's outfit placed first and
second this Spring in the competitive
squad drill and won the platoon
trophy by comfortable margin. Both
Company d. commanded by Capt.
George Barringer, and Company l,
whose commander is Capt. Joseph
Hardy. won places in the individual
contest and will give all of the COM
panies Of the regiment a close race.
Company / is looked upon as one
of the aces of the formidable faculty
committee on military affairs. Com
pany G is being directed by Capt.
Richard Forbes, a hard, steady and
consistent worker, whose efforts may
prove a surprise.
According to custom begun sew
eral years ago, the titular chairman
of the military committee yields his
traditional privilege of presiding at
the celebration assembly Of the Arm
strong companies following the COM
petitive drill and a sharp rivalry has
developed among the company spon-
sors, Capt. Ferguson, Lieut.. Lee, j. c..
Webster and Cato Adams. for the
honor Of placing their companies in
order to win the right to be the pre-
siding officer on that occasion.
Armstrong won first leg on the in.
terscholastic base ball championship
by defeating the team representing
Dunbar High School by score of 10
to l.. Francis Lynn did the hurling
for Tech and Capt. Hutchinson and
Robinson alternated on the receiving
end. The game began at and ended
at $40. Sam Lacy ofiiciatad.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
CLUB WORK EXHIBITED.

The Hine Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton held it's last meeting of the school
year last week, when the election and
installation of officers took place for
the coming year. The girl reserves
furnished musical program.
In connection with this meeting an
exhibit of club work was shown in the
different classrooms. These clubs rep
resent one Of the most popular of the
extra -curricular activities at Hine and
the exhibit covers a wide field. Actual
demonstrations were given by some
Of the clubs and the visitors saw in
the various rooms weaving of baskets.
a first-aid demonstration, an illus.
trated lecture on Europe, living mod
els exhibiting dresses made by them
and the making of lamp shades for
lamp bases turned out in the wood
working department. Other clubs ex.
hibiting were commercial art. posters:
girl reserves, an exhibit of social serv.
ice work; Know-YourCity Club, maps,
charts, guide books; dramatics, a min
iature stage setting; story hour, story
charts; parties-aspecialty. place cards.
invitations, ETC..
Evening star., 1927-05-22
X. OF C. SCHOOL CAST
PRESENTS COMEDY

The Knights of Columbus School
players presented a comedy, entitled
"Mr. Bob" at the Playhouse Wednes-
day night. The leading parts were
taken by Miss Mary Eunice Hunt and
Richard Roberts. Others in The cast
were James c. O'Neill, r. Emmett
Jones. Mary Emily Bowling. A.
Jacqueline Carabelli and Margaret
Ann Monroe. The play was given
under the direction Of Mrs. James F..
Hartnett. The list of patrons and
patronesses included Mr.. James ID.
Cushman, Mr.. and Mrs. Rosa f..
Downing, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j.
Fitzgerald, Mr.. and Mrs. John r.
Fitzpatrick, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A.
Biberstein, Mr.. and Mrs. James b.
Flynn, Mr.. and Mrs. William ID.
Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. Grattan kerans,
Mr.. and Mrs. William +. Leahy, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert T.. Lynch, Mr.. Victor
Mersch, Mr.. and Mrs. William ).
Neale, T4r. and Mrs. Thomas w.
OBrien. Mr.. and Mrs Frank OHara,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood II. Seal. Mr..
William Gallagher. Mr.. William Nc
Kee. Rev. James McConville, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Pallansch, Mr.. and Mrs.
Seton Darr, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Doyle, Mr.. and Mrs. George ID.
Horning, jr.: the freshman law class
and the Santa Maria Club.
Next Tuesday night at s o'clock
Very Rev. Francis p. Lyons, G. S. p,
superior of st. Pauls College at the
Catholic University, will lecture at
the Evening School on "St. Thomas
| of Assist" and will give readings from
the Little Plays of st. Francis by
Lawrence Houseman. Father Lyons
l.. g sHInr
of the Paulist Church in Rome and is
| well known as a student of the life
| OF St Francis.
Last Tuesday Very Rev. DIR. John
A. Ryan, professor of moral theology
at the Catholic University, lectured
| at the Evening School on "My
Economic Creed" 4
Evening star., 1927-05-22
THRIFT HABIT GROWING
AT LANGLEY SCHOOL
Girls Field Day Finds Fine Spirit
and Good Entries-Luncheon
Planned.

Langley pupils are developing
good lifetime habit-"saving or thrift"
The champion saver Is Wellington
Buckingham, with $39 to his credit.
Next best Is Dorothy Karchem with
$3.50, third comes Harry Levy with
$2695, fourth Is Blanche Collins with
$18.75. Five others have $40 each, 16
have IS each and sc have between l
and $5. The Mount Vernon Savings
Bank installed the school bank and
takes care of the deposits.
Girls field day found Langley very
enthusiastic, with fine spirit and good
entries The following girls represent
cd Langley at the meet on Saturday:
Base ball -- Lillian Hammet, pitcher;
Catherine Hodge, catcher; Evelyn
Leath, first base; Dora Bassin, second
base; Alice Elan, third base; Margaret
Carder. right short stop; Catherine
Wayland. left short stop; Ruth Leon
ard, center field; Margaret Hunter,
right field; Helen Wilson, left field.
Hope Dtwson and Mary Slant, sub.
Dashes and relay-Anna Moore, Ro-
berta May Mary Louise Snyder. Lii
liam Mullen, Eleanor Waite. Ruth
Adams, Gwynette Willis. Frances
Profe, Dixie Leath. Elizabeth Way
land and subs. Alma McCubbin, Ruth
Horn and Beatrice Kendall. Dodge
ball-Mildred Drach, Angelina Bocca-
bello, Airline Revercomb, Barbara
Healy, Lily Sylvester, Helen D'Andele,
Anna Martin, Elizabeth Bessman,
Janet Hauser. Jean Pearson, Audrey
Shumate. Marie Sasks and subs, Edith
Mills. Helen Robbins. Ellen de Betten-
court. Rosalie Camalier and Loyette
Trathem. Nolly ball-Hilda Dracn,
Annabelle Danzi. Mabel Pagan, Mar
garet Davis. Catherine RothWell,
Marie Preston, Rebecca Perry. Helen
Nussbaum, Helen Mercer, Thelma
Conway, Barbara Neill, Bertie Ca
ruthers and subs. Josephine Byram.
Anna Epley, Marion Sill. Dorothy
Stringfellow and Berma West.
A committee of parents and teach
ers is busy making plans for lunch
con to be held at the school on Thurs
dav
Evening star., 1927-05-22
HELEN JACKSON WINS
GAIT PRIZE AT DUNBAR
Address on Commercial Value Of
Silk Takes Award-Marion
Hall Is Second.

The Gait prizes, first and second,
contested for by Dunbar High stu.
dents of the department of business
practice, were awarded Thursday aft
ernoon. the first prize having been
won by Helen Jackson and the second
by Marion Hall. Three contestants,
Helen Jackson, Beulah Barber and
Marion Hail. spoke on silk; It's Com
mer uial Value in the United States:
The Use of Iron in the United States"
and 1.-THE Wheat Industry in the
United States," respectively. The es-
says on these subjects were accom-.
panied by exhibits illustrating the
products and byproducts of the com
modify discussed.
DR.. Eva B. Dykes, Miss Juanita p.
Howard and Mrs. Louise C.. Hill
served as judges of the essays. while
w. p. Montgomery. Louis ii. Russell
and Samuel d. Milton determined the
merits of the exhibits.
The prizes are money awards given
from a fund left by the late William
Gait. a merchant of Washington. The
teachers sponsoring the contest were
Miss Mary OH. Williamson. Mrs.
Mary Skinner, Misses Ruth Weather.
less, Jennie Mustapha, Pearl Adams
aid Cyrus Shippen.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
MRS. EMMA WALDEN DIES.
Wife of Louis B. Walden Survived
by Three Children.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, May 21.-Mrs.
Emma Lillian Walden, % years old,
wife of Louis b. Walden of Altavista,
died at the Lynchburg Hospital, Friday
morning after an illness Of seven
weeks. Her body is to be taken home
for burial.
Mrs. Walden is survived by her
husband; three children. Raymond
Harold and Margaret Waldren of
Altavista: her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James Farmer; four brothers. and
tive sisters.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
"Y"' commencement
TO BE HELD JUNE 2
Representative Fletcher to Deliver
Address in Memorial Cont
mental Hall.

Commencement exercises of the
Ioung Mems Christian Association
College will be held June 2, at pm;
in Memorial Continental Hall.
4. Representative Brooks Fletcher OF
Ohio will deliver the commencement
address. Schools represented in the
college are tae Washington School of
Accountancy, the School OF Liberal
Arts, School Of Law, Washington Pre-
paratory School. Woodward School for
Boys and the School Of Drafting.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached by Rev. DR.. G. G. Johnson
at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Six
teenth street and Columbia road, Sun
DAY, May 90, at 7:45 pm.
A large number Of invitations have
tbeen issued for both ceremonies.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
Girl Wins Scholarship.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
'LYNCHBURG. Va, May 21.--Caro-
lyn Morrissett, a student of the f..
c. Glass High School here, has won
four-year scholarship at Brenau
College. Brenau, Ga.
Evening star., 1927-05-22

Edwin Page has been selected to
head the Engineering Society for next
year. with William Dynes. vice presi-
dent: Allan Mathews. secretary-treas.
urer. and Mallory Wooster, sergeant
alarms
Evening star., 1927-05-22
c. j. VALED|CT0R|AN.
IS MAINE STUDENT.
Edward N. Curran Is Chosen
for Honor from Class
of 1927.

Edward NJ. Curran Of Bangor, Me-.
was chosen valedictorian of the class
of 1927 at the Catholic University at
special meeting of the class held
last week. Other eligible men nom-
mated by the board of deans to receive
the honor were Edmund Lafond, Lew
iston, Me-; James McGonagle, Newark,
Ohio John Z. 'O'Brien.. Keokuk, Iowa:
John T. Winters, Hartford, Conn.,;
John Heinrich, Washington, d. c.;
John J. Cleary. Cleveland, Ohio; John
j. McGann, Brooklyn, n. y, and John
p. Dickinson, Bellefontaine, Ohio. 1t
is the custom for the class to elect as
valedictorian the man they desire
from the list Of eligible men submitted
by the deans.
the Bangor, Me-, high school in 1921.
He took his pre-legal course at the
University of Maine and entered the
Catholic University law school in
1924. Since coming to the university
he has been signaliy honored by his
classmates. having served as secre-
tary of the freshman law class and
as vice president of the junior law
class. He has been president of the
Shahan Debating Society for the past
two years, captain of the varsity de-
batting team for the same length Of
time, past business manager of the
glee club and humor editor of the
"riinal. AS an orator, he has been
ed the best in the District for
t two years. having won the
IL trials of the National sOra-
Contest both years, in COM
IL with the other universities
e District.
Evening star., 1927-05-22

Frances Morris has been elected
junior woman representative to the
Student Executive Council.
Evening star., 1927-05-22

Lawrence SmallwoOd has been
elected sophomore cheer leader for
next year. Horace Hampton. who
served this year, will again be cheer
leader.
Evening star., 1927-05-22

Emily Herzog of Washington has
been elected secretary of the New
Mercer Literary Society for next year.
Evening star., 1927-05-22

Gordon kessler Of Washington has
been chosen president Of next yeare
Junior class. with Weller Holloway.
vice president; Rebecca Woodward.
secretary, and Emmett Loane, treas
urer. Gus Crothers and Olyure Ham
mock will represent the class on the
Student Executive Council.
Evening star., 1927-05-22

Ralph Powers of College Park has
been chosen president of. the Rose
burg Club. the leading dance organi-
Zation at the university. His associ-
ate officers will be. Nelson SPOTS
wood. president: Roger Snuuffer. treas
urer, and James Mcmahon secretary.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-28
GIRL REALIZED
 DEATH VAS NEAR [
 HANDS HICKMAN THOUSANDS GATHER th RAIL. ROAD YARDS TO WATCH AR.
 RIVAL OF GIRL klkLER

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2s. P)-Wtth Hickman returned to the scene of the kidnapping and siaying and safeS ly behind the. bars of. the county jail the autopsy surgeon H. F. Wagner, announced Marian Parker's death was not primarily due to stranguia- tion' as Hickman -saids Ss's=s''t ' s>. 4.
 The surgeon, who was q neishoor of the slain girl. expressed the be- lief that when her captor "applied the towel about her neck she realiz- ed what was about ,to happen and nd her heart stopped .as the result of fright and exhaustion. Hickman may have attempted to do { what he con fessed but there were no marks oi contusions or consultations about the neck; the lungs were not congested but on the contrary were quite pale and bloodless." ....e.s'..a ..@ r