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The Washington times., 1934-03-14
The Human Side of the News
Witchcraft Is Still WIDELY Practiced
By EdWin C.. Hill

Double, double, toll and
trouble; fire burn and cauldron
bubble. Eye of newt and toe
of frog, wool of bat and tongue
of dog. BY the pricking of my
thumbs, something wicked this
way comes"
Witchcraft in the making,
pictured by the greatest writer
who ever put pen to paper.
And not an evil thing Of the
distant past, but practiced in
this very day and age by the
secret, black, and midnight
hags that Shakespeare so pow
erfully portrayed.
From half a dozen far sepa-
rated parts of the earth come
tales of witchcraft-from Eng
land, Portugal, Mexico, Canada,
Pennsylvania and East Africa.
Down in the tropical hills of
Mexico, a woman of IS stands
accused of casting spells over
her neighbors. In the village
of Ell Almagre, beyond the
Rio Grande and close to Chi
huahua City, 80 witnesses have
gone to the authorities with a
tale of how Sonora Maria Ber-
mudez worked her wicked arts
upon them, so much that they
frothed at the mouth and
spoke at the rate of thousand
words a minute.
Casting Spells
The Mexican enchantress is
accused of putting human faces
on donkeys and conjuring up
COWS which walk upside down,
like flies on a ceiling. And
the State Attorney General of
Mexico is seriously engaged in
investigating just how the Sc
nora accomplishes her spells,
whether by hypnotism, or poi
sons, or what.
In northwestern Canada a
detachment of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police has
left Vancouver and is mush-
ing northward with dog teams,
to deal out justice to Indian
tribesmen who once again are
practicing "weetigo," a form of
witchcraft, employed to exor-
cize evil spirits. 1t is just 81
years ago that the Mounted
Police had another such case
to deal with. At that time a
Squaw was killed by a medicine
man of the Salteaux Indians
because she had become de-
lirious in an illness and was
believed to be inhabited by
the Evil One.
From Wales comes the story
Of a witch who drives out
devils and cures illnesses by
Sitting the ears of the affected
ones.
In Cardiganshire and Mont
gomeryshire, witches treat
heart disease by giving the
sufferers a pint Of old ale, into
which has been dropped a
piece Of steel from the black
smith and pinch of saffron.
In Portugal the authorities
are waging a campaign of ex-
termination against witchcraft
and sorcery among the peas
ants. In a small village near
Oporto the burned body Of a
woman was found. She had
been burned to death in
obedience to the instructions
of a local witch. The woman,
whose name was Arminda da
Jesus, was believed to be af-
flicted with devils. First Of
all the neighbors went to her
home and flogged her with a
whip. Then they took her to
the village square and placed
her on a pyre Of straw. While
the fire burned and the un-
fortunate woma.l died, they
prayed and sang and danced
around the blazing pyre.
TILE wAsuTNcTON 1,TNTrs a. ,Au,
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Watered Stock

Young Mrs. Perkins is all Of
a pout. Here she's gone and
given up a perfectly good posi-
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Hlsie ROOinsOn

I knew he wasn't getting very
much at first" she shifts, "but
he said that was just a streak
Of bad luck. But it's three years
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II Northwest Washington, b. O. ~ - - - 49, - -o-'
J. J.. Fitzpatrick. managing editor.
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But it is an object lesson
For American observers
To beware of unsafe structures
Built on treacherous foundations.
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
FLOWERS COST
$4,000

NEW YORK.-The most amaz-
ing display of grief expressed in
flowers ever seen in Brooklyn
marked the funeral of Mrs. Mary
Adonis, Sc, mother of the four
Adonis boys, one of whom, Joe,
runs restaurant and is a close
friend of Little Augie Pisano.
So many mourners clogged the
restaurant and living rooms the
body was removed to the Boyer
town funeral parlors.
Floral offerings began to pour
into the funeral porlors, and there
were so many of them, ranging
in height for the set pieces from
a foot to IL feet, that people OBJ
tained police permission to store
the flowers on the sidewalk.
Hundreds of small bouquets were
delivered by mourners In person.
The big ornamental pieces arrived
by express and messenger. The
value of them was estimated by
the undertakers at 100000.
In the last three days 1t has
come out Mrs. Adonis, who was
always we'll supplied with money
by her sons, was probably the
best known woman in Brooklyn
for her charity.
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
|CAT|ON
SURVEY PLAN
OUTLINED

Efforts of the American Fed.
Grafton of Labor and the Amer
lean Federation Of Government
Employees will be united in a
thorough survey Of the classified
ton of Government employees
with a view to preparing a
classification system for presenta-
ton to Congress, it was an
nounced today by the AFGE.
Procedure Outlined
The procedure will be to make
q survey of the classification
regulations in operation at the
present time and also to obtain
a description Of all jobs IN the
Government service which should
come within the scope of classifi-
cation, according to the an
nouncement, which adds:
"The economic situation
throughout the country during
the past three years has pre-
cluded putting forth any effort
to establish the classification
system. 1t is believed at this
time that classification as ap-
piled to the departmental en-
ployes can be extended to the
field service, to those employees
who are performing similar serv-
ice to the Government workers
in the departments at Wash
ington who have been duly
classified.
TRADES GROUPS AID
"In order to avoid any over
tapping Of wage board pro-
cedure with classification pro-
cedure and to avoid interfering
with the principles of organized
labor in the regular trades, the
trades groups and the Govern
ment workers are cooperating
In the survey of classification
and will work together in de-
viSing q classification plan.
"The AFGE national vice
president, David r. Glass, has
been delegated by both groups
to conduct the survey and he
will attend the American
Federation of Labor convention
in San Francisco beginning
October l in Orde@ to make
personal contacts with or
ganized labor delegates at the
convention"
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
Invasion of Industry
By u. S. Fought

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, G.N.S0
Relaunching of the Industrial
Conservation Board to combat
government in business" has been
announced here by w. j. Sylvester,
managing director of the organi-
Zation.
The board originally grew out
Of the conference on government
in industry" held in Washington,
D. c., December 10 and IL, 1925.
Subsequently offices were estab-
lished in Chicago, with Charles
Burton Robbins, then Assistant
Secretary of War, as president.
The depression caused the board
to pass out Of existence.
Headquarters of the organiZa-
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DIED

BLAKENEY, MARY CLARINDA -On
Thursday. september 20. 1884. at hsr
east, MARY CLARINDA BLAKENEY (nee
Dawleyl. the beloved wife of George
Bakeney. Remains resting at the chapel
of Thomas F. Murray & Son, 2OO7 Nichols
Avenue Southeast.
Services at the Capitol Memorial Church,
Fifth and F Streets Northwest. on Satur'
day. September 90. 1884, at 2:3O p. m.
Relatives and friends are invited 70
attend
Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
CHASE 1NEzo9 9g W!sd1seSsday Y! rs sepss9m6er pss9n3
beloved mother of Kenneth F. Chase and
Mrs. C. c. Gray and sister of Mrs. Bessie
Funeral i services at the W. W. Chambers
Company Southeast funeral home. 517
Eleventh Street Southeast, on Friday, Sep
tember 21. 1884, at 2 p m.
Relatives and friends are invited.
Interment in Congressional Cemetery
GOULDMAN, JOHN O.-On Thursday,
September 20, 1884. at his daughters
residence. 319 E Street Northeast, JOHN
O. GOULDMAN. the beloved father OF
Mrs. Addie Hadgerney, Mrs Grace Mills
and Mr.. Thomas L. Gouldman; ON Of Mont It
Gouldman. Remains resting at the W. W.
Chambers Co. Southeast funeral home
SIT Eleventh Street Southeast.
Funeral services will be held on on satur'
from the w. W. Chambers Co. Southeast
funeral home, 517 Eleventh Street soutn'
east.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend.
Interment in Index, Va.
LOARIE, PETER D.-suddenly, on Friday
morning. September 21. 1884. PETER
D. LOARIE, the beloved husband of Alice
Loarie and father of Peter Thomas Loarie
and Mrs. Marjorie Harding.
at
1921 You Street Southeast, until Sunday,
September %, 1884.
Interment at Chicago, III.
Services by Chambers Company South
east funeral home.
MOTR, DONALD J.-on Thursday, septem-
DONALD J. MoIR. the beloved son Of
Mary and Frank G. Moir and grandson of
Remains resting at the w W. Chambers
Company Southeast funeral home, 517
Eleventh Street Southeast.
day y D afternoon % September g, " 1884, It 2
o'clock from the W. W. Chambers Com
pany Southeast funeral home, 517 E1ev-
enth Street Southeast.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend.
interment will follow in Episcopal
Church Cemetery, Seat Pleasant, Md.
PEAKE. JAMES F.-on Friday. septem-
.bs ber e. 1894 1Ss LANES F. PEARE RisEs h%s .nd
father of Samuel f. Peake, Raymond F.
Peake, James E. Peake, Mrs. Gertrude G.
Horan, Mrs. Katie L. Timms and Helen E.
Robinson.
Remains resting at the W. W Chambers
Company Southeast funeral home, 517
Eleventh Street Southeast.
Funeral services will be held on Mon
day afternoon, September "a. 1894. at l 80
O'Clock from the w. w. Chambers Com
pany Southeast funeral home, 517 Elev-
enth Street Southeast.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend.
Interment will follow in Congressional
Cemetery
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
Relief Aid Raises
Rolls of Colleges

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Sept
2l.-Record-breaking enrollments
are reported at several Virginia
colleges which began the 1884
1895 session this week. Hundreds
OF girls and boys, all high school
graduates, who failed to get posi-
tions in the summer, are in
freshmen classes. Many are TO
receive benefit by FERA student
aid funds.
It is reported that 1895 stu
dents in the State are eligible for
the aid. BY doing work as re-
search assistants, readers, library
assistants and mechanics helpers,
they may receive from 80 to SO
cents an hour.
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
Board to Consider
q Zone Changes

Twenty,seven proposed changes
in zoning regulations will be con-
sidered by the D. c. Zoning Com
mission at a public hearing to be
held October 3 at 10 q. M, in the
board room of the District Build
ing.
The principal changes advo-
Gated are those calling for the
change from residential 90-foot
&C." area to first commercial zone
all Of the property fronting New
Hampshire Ave. from washington
Circle to H st. N. W.. and the
change in property at 3401 and
3403 Dent Pl. N. w.. from resi-
Dental 40-foot "B" restricted area
to first commercial 40-foot &c"
area,
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
THOMAS L. CLINTON

One of the few surviving men,
bers Of the crew of the famous
old frigate ConStitution-better
known as Old IronsideS-when
she was in active service, Thomas
L. Clinton was buried today in
Arlington National Cemetery.
Mr.. Clinton, who was 76 years
old, died Wednesday at his home,
l6 Todd Pl. N. E., after an ILL.,
ness of several weeks.
In addition to his sea service,
Mr.. Clinton served in the Army,
having been with General Crooks
troops in the Indian wars.
He came to Washington 20
years ago and was on duty at
Georgetown Customs House until
his retirement recently.
Mr.. Clinton is survived by a
son and three daughters.
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
Building Heads
Outing Tomorrow

The Building Trades Employers
Association will hold its annual
outing tomorrow at Skinker'S
Camp, High Island.
The District Commissioners and
chiefs of the building departments
of the municipal government have
been invited as honored guests.
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ton will be maintained in Indian
apolis but elaborate staffs will be
set up in every state, Sylvester
claimed.
The purpose of the board will be
to combat government encroach-
ment on private business. Mr..
Sylvester said:
There is nothing so vital in
the United States today as curb
ing this government tendency to
encr0ach on private business"
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
Births and MARRIAGES
BIRTHS

Francis and Miriam Rupert. boy.
Cecil and Katherine Pease, boy.
Edwin and Anna Crisp, boy.
Elton and Mary Wiser, boy.
Lester and Anita Walter, boy.
Martin and Ethel Schilling. boy.
Anthony and Clara Villari, boy.
George and Doris stevens, boy.
Parker and Dorothy Throckmorton'
girl.
James and Mabel Stewart, girl.
Charles and Mary Thomas, girl.
Perry and Edith Biggs, girl.
David and Mary Patrick, boy.
Benjamin and Mary Cook, girl.
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
RAIL PLAN DENIED

No plan has been worked out
as yet for a Department of Trans.
portation, the head Of which
would sit in the Presidents Cab
met, Federal Coordinator of Trans
portation Eastman said yesterday.
Reports that he had proposed
such a plan to President Roose.
velt are premature" Eastman
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
ED M. WILLIS

Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at Foundry
Methodist Episcopal Church for
Ed Morton Willis, national execu-
tive secretary of the employed Of
ficerS alliance of the Y. M. C. A.,
who died yesterday at Washington
Sanitarium after a long illness.
He was 50 years old.
During the World War Mr.. Will
lis was active in "Y" camp work,
being director at Camp Lee, Va.
He had been connected with the
"Y" since 1896.
Mr.. Willis is survived by a
widow and three brothers.
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
FRANK H. EDMONDS DEAD

OF st. Johns Lodge and a mem
Der of the Knight Templars and
the Shrine. He was also q member
OF the University Club.
DR.. Hooe is survived by a widow,
Mrs. Eliza M. Hooe, two brothers
and a sister.
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
ROBERTS TO SPEAK

Robert S. Roberts, director Of
the National Forward-to-the-Land
movement, will speak at a meeting
of the Self-Help Coope rative
groups tonight at o'clock in the
Garnett-Patterson Junior High.
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
ESTATE TO ORPHANAGE

WAYNESBORO, Sept. 81 (Spe.
ciaD The United Brethren Or
phanage at Quincy will eventually
receive the bulk of the $14,500
estate of John T. Remsburg, for
mer Franklin county treasurer, &C.
cording to his will filed today in
the Dauphin county registers Of
fire
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
Citizens to Elect
In Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase Section 8 Citizens
Association will elect officers
Tuesday night at meeting in the
county building, Bethesda, Md, it
was announced today. Roy c.
Cordeman, now serving as presi-
dent, has been renominated.
The Washington times., 1934-09-21

J. n. SMALL & SONS
Floral Tributes S2.6O up. Delivered
NORTH 1000 DUPONT CIRCLE
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O. E. S. PLANS SUPPER

Pentalpha Chapter, Eastern
Star, of Gaithersburg, Md, will
hold a benefit supper in Masonic
Hall, Gaithersburg, Thursday, Oct
ober 4, it was annuonced today.
The Washington times., 1934-09-21

GUIDE BROS. CO. Funeral Designs
1912 2 St. N W. MAI. 427S
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Nv John s. FREEMAN

Death last night claimed Frank
n. Edmonds, washington business
leader and optician.
Mr.. Edmonds, who was 81 years
old. died at his summer home at
Atlantic City following a heart
ailment of several months.
He came to washington in 1893,
opening his own store in 1899
and had been active in business
ever since.
During the World War he
served in France with the rank
of major, later being commits
stoned as a lieutenant colonel in
the Reserve Corps.
Mr.. Edmonds was a member Of
the American Legion, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, Racquet Club, Co.
lumbia and Congressional Country
clubs and was a 32nd degree
Mason.
He is survived by a widow. Mrs.
Elizabeth Edmonds, and a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Alice Barden.
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DIR. A. Barnes HOOe

One of Washington's most dis.
tinguished physicians, DR.. A.
Barnes Hooe was laid to rest to-
day in Arlington National Gene
terry.
DR.. Hooe, who was So years old,
died Wednesday at Walter Reed
Hospital following a short illness.
A graduate Of Columbia College,
now George Washington Univers-
ity, in 1896, DR.. Hooe was a fellow
of the American College of Sur.
geons, and was the founder of the
George washington Medical So,
ciety.
During the World War DR.. Hooe
was commandant of a field hospi-
tai in France.
DR.. Hooe was active in Masonic
circles, having been past master
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
Florists

GEO. C.. SHAFFER
Fine Floral Pieces Moderate Prices.
14th & Eye N W. MA. O1O6. Open Ewes
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

William N. Herbert, 55, Cormody
Hills, Md, and Elsie L. Colvin, %, 241
Rock Creek Church Rd. N. W.
Albert W. Clayton. 81, IT'S Lawrence
st. N. E., and Mona Buckley. "a. 1915
st. S. Z.
James B. Howe. IS. 1880 Twenty-first
st. N. W., and Lois riesinger. IS. 44O2
Q St. n. w
George Barber, 80, Myrtle st. N E..
ana annie Power, 2s, 1899 New Jersey
Charles H. Nickens. 80. 24s2 Ontario
20; i,a, n. n W., and Dorothy V. Bias. 80.
Robert E. Smith. "a, 11OS Columbia
foi, KI' y; y W" W" and Edith NJ. Matthews, 10.
Percy L. Lawhorn, s5, and Geraldine
noIlins' H. ooth OF 62S North Carolina
J.. Bernard Morgan, 81. Corinthian
Yacht Yacht Club; and Marie Ragan. rs. WASH
man, 21, both Of 1919 Allison 'sS St. n w W.
Henry Jones. %. Fredericksburg, Va.
and Beulah V. Shelton. 81. Falmouth
George johnson, ~, 71e Third st. $.
C.n,to1 W.; and :. Daisy W Brown. ~, 1907 South
HSy ST. % ssd Sarah :s so %
Brockbank, 90. Holiday, Utah.
Robert L. Wilson, "a Landover, Md.
and Edythe L. Crench. 81. Conrad Apart.
ments. Washington. n. C.
Herman A. Gaum. 80. 1903 Ninth 81
S; E., and Bessie E. Vetch, 40. III vir.
ginia Ave S. E.
Buddy NJ. McCollum. 81. 1912 Connec-
ticut Ave. and Rosemary E. Kern, "a
1881 N st. N W. -'
Benjamin D. Raines, -. 113 Elm Ave-
Takoma Park, Md, and Louise James
%, S15 Twenty-frst st. n. w.
DIED
Thomas L. Clinton, IS, is Todd III.
S. f..
:. Ida D. Marins, 49, 1878 Columbia Rd,
N. W. N'
Inez Chase, ss. go H st. \. f.
Kate johnson, SIS, George WashinSton
Hospital.
Charles sansbury. AZ, Providence Hos.
pital.
Kate Ready A.. 769 Quebec Pl. \. w,
Infant to George and Doris stevens,
days, Georgetown Hospital.
Infant to Cecil and Katherine Pease.
hours, sibey Hospital
Mary Mosby 80, 2574 Sherman Ave.
N. w.
William Jordan. s5. 1905 carrollburg
Pl. s. w.
Bessie Eglin As, Garfield hospital.
-Anthony Lee. "a GEORGETOWN Channel
The Washington times., 1934-09-21

CROWDS KIDNAPPING SUSPECT
SPREAD that the ndberg kidnapping had been solved
Richard Hauptmann kidnapping suspect held prisoner Iron gates
The Washington times., 1934-09-21
DIED
SARDO & &C

Funeral Directors
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
CUu~sshs. 1884 King ySasuuus synuAs.sa. ma

THAVE been in the leWelry business close on 20
i forty years. And during that period am
now retired-I have met, professionally, many
ladies who were what 10 slangily known % gem.
simple" or crazy about precious stones.
Pigeon-blood rubies, Indian opals, square-cut
:ameralds. But above all diamonds!
= Blonde Mabel Boil, known to ParlsianS and
New Workers a. "The Queen Of Diamonds, led
the field, in my experience, as wearer Of those
stones
Today everybody on both sides of the Allan
dc knows about Mabel and her flair for these
glittering and costly objects. What scarcely any
one knows is the secret Of how she got, and gets,
them. propose, here, to lay bare that mystery,
with an itS many fascinating highlights and side
lightk
Undoubtedly Mabel's most outstanding show
piece was the necklace you see pictured on this
page (actual size), thing Of rare beauty with
notable history. That history, might add, in
cludes, aS drama, such world figures as the long
dead Genghis Khan, the Mongolian emperor; the
equally defUnct Car Nicholas OF all the RusSiaS;
and the thoroughly alive Prince Of Wales and
lovely Lady May Cambridge, rumored at one
time to be his fiancee.
Doggy HOPKINS JOYCE, Queen Of Dis
monds' second only to Mabel Boil, perhaps,
plays an amusing subsidiary role in the drama.
In 1922 His Royal Highness, Albert Edward.
paid social and diplomatic visit to Canada. He
was eagerly awaited and greeted, on his arrival
with wild enthusiasm, both because Of his par
Sonal popularity and because It was being per
siBtently rumored that, at long last, the heir TO
the British throne was about to take wife.
Loyal English subjects all over the globe had
hoped for this for years. Now it looked as Il
their hope was to be granted, And when the
name of Lady May Cambridge, favorite niece Of
Queen Mary and the Princes cousin, was linked
with his, zestful excitement knew no bounds.
At this point, the fertile mind Of a Canadian
promoter conceived . brilliant notion; namely,
that by public subscription 100000 could be
raised with which superb diamond necklace
might be bought as gift for Wales's intended.
Although the promoter was then unaware
Of it, there was a crown on the New York jewel
market containing such stones a. might have
bosn oalCu1ated 20 make glad the heart o& Lady
- \E6 mbowA. .thN AaGved Iias q WAa
The Washington times., 1934-02-03

NEWSPAPER and magazine articles, even bOoAs,
giving che supposed IOwdown on historic priceless
legendIaden jewels legion. To readers these
have proved electrically thrilling
But the best Of such articles in the pas have
Iabored under one disturbing diSadvautag Almost
without exception, they have been prepared from Ghs
outside looking in! Half the time the writer's are
just guesng in tbs opinion of several leading lap
daries. who chUckls sardOnicalEy at the fact
But here 10 q completely authentic account OF one
Of the great gem SagaS Of modern times It writ
sss "Ifou t6e INSIDE looking OUT" More spsci6-
eaH. by famOuy Fifth Avenue jeweIer. His au6uym-
Ahs Rayznan would scarcely suspect.
Professionally, the reEasiOns between jswslsr and
hS client are Of delicate almost sacred naturs-ks
the relations between q doctor and his patient.
Ia che caSs We are about to examine through the
hu9sd microScOps Of ts expert. this Obligation does
Roe Gzist. since H. b retired retail jeweler and 10
therefore quite free speak. So here is tbe exclu
&ive story Of bow Mabel BoN-and surely you know
via she is-g0f and lost the royal Russian diamond
n0ckacs that had been resruug for the lady scheduled
% marry the Prince Of WaEss-but who never did.
This II tie first Of series Of articles jewels md
jsWag owners b. the same author.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
FAREWELL,
KINGl

Mabel Boil, the American Mystery-BlOnde Who
Bought Gems Worth Millions. Where Did She
Get the Money! She's Shown Here with Her
Latest Ex-Husband, the PoIish-Pari
Count Henri Olizar de Porceri.
The Canadian promoter, hot on his quest,
came to New York, sought out leading whole
sale jeweler and laid the plan for Lady Mays
gift before him. The jeweler went for the idea,
purchased the crown as speculative venture,
had it broken up and the most beautiful Of the
diamonds reshaped into necklace.
But now a terrible hitch developed. In Mon
creal, the Prince, tired of rumors about his mar
riage, put an end to- them by announcing: LADY
May and are NOT engaged. am not engaged
to ANYONE. have made no marriage plans.
may never marry"
Naturally so final procurement put an
abrupt end to the subscripto gathering; the
promoters scheme collapsed utterly So what
Of the necklace2 I can tell you that.
The jeweler who had gambled on the prob
ability Of the Princes marriage was stuck with
thb EediAnb object with itD pertoCtiV matched
fSunhaHHaRa ahAmmA aAnMnm--RmmanAaam az Nhhm-