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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
Marine News
Steamer Movements
NORTHBOUND

, Alaska scheduled to arrive at , o'clock this afternoon.
 , Should have 512 days mail. , Princess Norah scheduled to } arrive at o'clock tonight. , SCHEDULED SAlLINGS , Evelyn Berg scheduled to sail , from Seattle tonight with freight only. , Northland scheduled to sail (
 ) from Seattlec at 10 am, Oc- ( tober 29.
 ) YukIl scheduled to sail from (
 Seattle at g am. October 30. {
 SOUTHBOIgND .SAILINGS (
 North Sea scheduled south (
 bound probably tomorrow (
 forenoon. (
 LOCAL SAILINGS
 Estebeth leaves every Wednes- (
 day night at 6 pm, for {
 Sitka and wayports. {
 Dart leaves every Wednesday {
 at T am. for Petersburg, Port { Alexander. Rake and way [ ports. { . .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
Elephant Earns
 Her Own Living

-4---,9A5 CITY, Oct. 26.-Mena, Q l1ft3-sevcn year-old elephant, is doing the circus routine she learn- ed in exchange for donations of pea nuts and anything else that's edi- ble
 Mena was abandoned by circus which decided her upkeep cost too much. Her keeper, Jerry Cooper, thirty-liye, remained with her and is now putting on the e-elephant show.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
NORTH SEA HAS
 q FOR JUNEAU;
 SAILS TO SITKA

The white liner North Sea ar rived in Juneau shorty after ' p, m. yesterday. following cloudy trip from Seattle Twenty-seyen passengers to Juneau disembarked here, while four are on board for Sitka from Seattle, and three are rund-trip passengers.
 Commanded by A. w Nickerson, master, and with B. R. Gillespie as purser, the vessel sailed for Sitka early today.
 Passengers arriving here were: c. R. Wright. Mrs. R. H. Stevens, MT. and Mrs R. E. Robertson, Mrs. w. R. Dalton, Mrs. J. E. Shennett, Mrs. E. H. Pitts, Richard R. Rowe, Mrs. R. R. Rowe, Edwin R. Rowe, Ada Nyquist, Ernest Gillespie, Clar- ence Thompson, Orville Gustatson, L. D. Kelsey, MT. and Mrs. Joe Green, Joe Reyes, Auils J. Co., mez, Katherine Cato, Mrs. M. O. Johnson, Mrs. James Nolan, Mrs. Chris Wick, The Rev. Monroe, John McKeen and Willis Rush.
 The four for Sitka are Mrs. R. s. Ludy, Mrs. Mary E. Jessup, Mrs. D. R. McGraw, Mrs. George Stack house. Roundtrippers are Connie Ferrero, Carl R. Gleason and Mrs. c. R. Gleason.
 Passengers who left for Sitka when the North Sea cleared port this morning were MT and Mrs Frank Paul and Frank Paul. Jr.; H. O. Hanson, Lee Larson, and K B. Edwards.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
Sheer Nonsense,
 Plea to Charges

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Officials of the J. P. Morgan Company de- nounced as sheer nonsense the charges made by the Anthracite Coal Industry Commission that the company and allied firms dominate the anthracite producing and car rying companies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26

tation Company, and one from Wright & Stock. were left for later decision. Three bills were paid amounting to S71
 Partial payment of taxes on FILA homes was rel 3rtcd rcce we'd from the University Nalc. Il Bank of Seattle
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
ONLY ALASKA MAIL
 ii ABOARD NORTH SEA

Only Alaska mail, that from Ket- chikan, Wrangell and Petersburg, was aboard the North Sea last night
 The steamer brought no states mail which is aboard the Alaska as the latter steamer carries mail clerk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
TIDES TOMORROW
CHANNEL BUS LINE

Phone IOo Juneau or 71 Douglas Leave Juneau: A.M.-7:15, 800, 9:15, 1915, HIS; P.M.-12:15, 1:15, SIS, AIS, SIS. SIS, r:15, S:15, 9:45,
 11;15, 12:00 midnight. Leave Douglas A.M.-7:40, $40, $40 l0:40, ll;40; P.M.-12:40, 2:10, $40 4:40, $40, $40, TAO, $40, 10:10
 11:40
 Glacier Highway Leave Aux Bay: A.M.-7:00, 8:15; P.M.-12:30, 4:15 Saturday Special
 6:45 pm. Leave Juneau: AM = 7:so, 9:3o: P.M.-2:30, SIS. Saturday Special
 l0:00 pm. First Bus Sundays and Holidays Leaves Juneau at 9:30 am.
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last week end returned homo ycS- terday afternoon and reported fine time even if he didn't bring home venison.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
ATTENTION REBEKAHS

Meeting at Odd Fellows Hall We'd nesday, 8 pm. Drill team practice following the meeting.
 adv. BETTY MCDOWELL. NC.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
TROLLER ADVANCE IS PICKED UP OFF
 CAFE SPENCER

The two-man trolling boat Ad- vance was found adrift last Sat- urday off Cape Spencer by the Coast Guard cutter Haida which took it into Yakutat and turned it over to the U S. Commissioner there, according to a report today from that vessel to the Customs office here.
 No one was aboard the boat and it has not been ascertained whether any one was aboard when she is reported to have drifted away from Port Alexander about two weeks ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
NO DEER BUT FINE
 OUTING REPORTED

A. E. Goetz, member of a hunting party from Juneau out over the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26
MRS. STEVENS BACK

Mrs. R. r. Stevens returned to Juneau aboard the North Sea, fol- lowing a trip to the States. While in the south she attended to buy ing for Jones-Stevens apparel shop, and also visited with friends.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-26

Forty-five special State Legisla- tive sessions were called in 1886.
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Suburban
Residents
IntheNews
Mitchells Have Guests
in Arlington From
Memphis.

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visit with friends in West Point,
N. Y, before going to Old Orchard,
Me-, where they attended the Florida
Bible Conference meeting. Mrs.
Decker is associated with the National
Training School in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis A. Abbot are
again at their home on Essex avenue,
Somerset, after an absence Of several
weeks, during which they toured East
ern Canada, going As far North Is the
Gaspe Peninsula. On their return
trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Abbot stopped for
several days In Boston to visit Mrs.
Abbot's sister
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Stephens OF Will
Transport, Pa. came yesterday to spend
the next 10 days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver F. Busby Of Chevy Chase Ter
race. Mrs. Stephens Is Mrs. Busby's
sister.
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for several weeks, are expected to re-
turn to their home some time next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs John Yessair, and
their daughter, Miss Nancy Yessair,
have returned to Bethesda after a
fortnight's stay in Ocean City, Md.
Miss Viola Sutliff was hostess at 4
series Of luncheons during the past
week. The first Of these was held
Wednesday and the second Thursday
Miss Sutliff formerly lived In Somer-
set, Md.
She now lives in Cleveland, Ohio, but
spends her Summers In Drummond,
with Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Shoe
maker.
Mrs. Peter L. Decker has returned
to her home in Bethesda after an ex-
tended trip through the New England
States. Mrs. Decker and her sister,
Miss Viola Gillis Of Rockville, made
the trip together and they stopped for
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western Russia and stopped Tor a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs Fred E.
Waller in Moscow. Mrs. Waller is a
former resident of Chevy Chase Gar
dens. having been before her mar
rage to Mr.. Waller, who is in the
consular service in Moscow, Miss
Mabel Drummer, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. G. Drummer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee D. Butler of Ken
wood are spending the week end on
Gibson Island. in the Chesapeake Bay
Mrs. Emil Bakersfield of Bethesda
and her children have taken a cottage
at Thompsons Point, on the Lake
Champain shoreline. in Vermont, and
will stay there through the month of
August. DR.. Bakersfield will join his
family there later In the month. They
expect to be away until after Labor
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Wilmer c. Powick Of
Drummond and their daughter, Miss
Alice Powick, are IN Norristown, Pa,
for a two weeks visit with Mrs.
Powicks mother. Mrs. William Powick
Mrs. r. Hanson Weightman and her
son, Mr.. Richard Weightman OF Som
erset, have left for stay OF several
weeks with friends in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Hopes OF
Edgemoor and stheir children have
taken 8 cottage at Bethany Beach.
Del, and are there for the month OF
August
Mr.. and Mrs Julian Culver arrived
IN Battery Park yesterday from New
York, where they have lived for the
past two years, and are the guests
Of DR.. and Mrs George E. Pariseau
Mrs. Culver is the former Miss Pauline
Pariseau, the daughter OF DR.. and
Mrs Pariseau.
Miss May Fenwick and her sister.
Miss Orline Fenwick OF Drummond
have left for Atlantic City, N. j., to
stay until September /.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Bosworth and
their two daughters, Miss Ruth Boe-
worth and Miss Ann Bosvorth Of
Bethesda. motored to Montreal. N. c.,
last week to attend religious confer
ence now being held there.
'Ai" Ia VI CHIC uyclS hHO IleI Two
young daughters of Friendship Heights
are spending several weeks with Mrs
Myers relatives in Minneapolis, MINI
Mr., Myers will join his family late In
the month and will accompany them
back to Washington.
Mrs 0. H. Gish and her small son.
Donald Gkh, of Somerset have left
for the Middle West for a months
visit With Mrs. Gish's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs, Daniel Miller, near Columbus
Nebr They reached Kansas Friday
and joined Mr.. Gsh, who has been
IN Idaho for the past week, in a visit
TO his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gish
In Abilene, Kans.
The Rev. and RMS. John Parkes of
Bethesda, who have been in Gormania,
W. Va. visiting Mrs Parkes' relatives
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Encore Club to Hold
Party at Theater

The Encore Club, whose membership
includes young people Of the -four
Churches Of Christ Scientist, will lead
the kissing and cheering at tonight's
performance OF The Haunted MIL at
the Roadside Theater. Every month
Of the year, this congenial group
meets for an evenings's entertainment
together. Tonight's theater party
promises to be one of their most suc-
cessful affairs. as more than 40 men,
bers have made reservations. The of :
ficers are Mr.. Wells Thompson, presi-
dent; Mr.. Philip Minnix. vice presi-
dent; Miss Helen Spaulding. secretary,
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Mrs. Eva L. Linville, Miss Margaret
M. shale, Miss Anna M. Stout, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry L. String, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Wyatt, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
r. Heindel of Silver Spring, Md; DR..
and Mrs. H. Z. Peterman, Mrs. A. M.
Woodward and Miss M. E. O'Brien Of
Baltimore.
After the dinner party the guests
left for Banff, Alberta, Canada. The
group left Washington July l and
in the tour visited Los Angeles, the
canyons Of Utah, the lakes Of Oregon
and Yellowstone National Park.
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Rochesters Hosts
At Lake Louise

Mr.. and Mrs. Z. r. Rochester OF
Washington were hosts at dinner
party last week At the beautiful Cha
teau Lake Louise, high up in the
Canadian mountains, to party of
Washingtonians, who were visiting the
chateau. Mountain flowers were used
effectively IN the decorations. and the
chateau orchestra entertained with
music throughout the evening Those
who attended included Miss Annie L.
Gibbs, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis T. Hur-
ley. Mrs. Grace N Hunt. Miss Z. v.
Heth, Mr.. and Mrs. M. r. Loafman,
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Buckley.Jinkins
Wedding Cards Out

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward p. Jtnkins OF
Arlington, Va. have issued invita-
lions for the marriage Of their daugh-
ter Laura Dean to Mr.. Marion Stew
art Buckley, son OF Mrs. Nathaniel
G. Buckley Of Chicago. Monday eve
ming, August %, in Grace Episcopal
Church, In Thrifton village. Va, the
rector, the Rev. John Garner, officiat-
ing
Miss Jinkins will have as her matron
OF honobMrs. Charles Payne. and the
bridesmaids will be Miss Henrietta
Goodner and Mrs. Maurice Sinclair.
Mr.. Clayton G. Buckley OF Wash
ington will act as best man for his
brother.
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the Colonial Village Miss Mary Null
Inns Of Roanoke, Va.
Thursday Mrs. Clo,lgh entertained
at luncheon in compliment to Miss
Mullins.
Miss Edna Hill Of Takoma Park ia
spending . month with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin l.. Hill, 1t their
home in fleetwood, Pa.
DR.. and Mrs. Daniel L. Detwiler OF
Herndon, Va, have as their euest
this week their nephew, Mr.. Evan
Callar Of staunton, Va.
Miss Elinor Milburn has returned
to her home in Remington, Nd, from
the University OF Wisconsin, where
she took & course In graduate work.
Miss Anne Froehling, who was the
guest OF her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. @. Raymond Huffard Of Fair
fax. Va, has returned to her home
In Richmond.
Mr.. Charles Barber Of Linden, Nd,
left Saturday for Toronto, Canada,
where he Is spending two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcdaniel Of
Herndon, Va, entertained informally
Wednesday evening at their cottage
at Seneca, Va.
Mrs. Edmund Noyes Of Kensington.
Md, and her small son are spending
several weeks at Rehoboth Beach, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl E. Brockway
have returned to their home In Ar
lington from a To-day trip to Var
mouth. Nova Scotia, made by boat
via Norfolk and Boston, Mass.
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Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Clough have
as their guest In their apartment in
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Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Fieser
Return to Nearby Home
Judge J. P. Mccoy Of Alabama Joins Mrs
Mccoy Who Has Been Guest of Mrs.
Scantlin in Drummond

TINE the Cross and
James Feser Bedford Springs the
of last They expect to return their
Edgemoor Lane today.
Judge P. Mccoy of Birmingham Ala Joined Mccoy
In Drummond where she has been the sister
Harold Dean Scantn for several months Mr. Charles Mccoy
also OF Birmingham accompanied his father to Drummond
Mrs Allen Furow of Somerset will be hostess luncheon at
the Kenwood Country Club Wednesday in honor
Furow who yesterday to be her
Furow cousin OF Mr. Furow former Representative
Red Wing District Of Minnesota She has for
several months and will from Pasa-
dena, Calf.
Mrs Charles H Squire and her Squire are
expected to arrive in New York August "a
directly afterward to their home in Chevy
Squire and her have been abroad
England and the Scandinavian countries They travelled in
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are week end guests OF DR.. and Mrs
Waring.
Mrs. Sarah Z. Cornor and her
daughter, Miss Myrta Corner, and
her grandson, Mr.. Dale Cornor, are
spending their vacation in Mount
Vernon. Ohio, where they are guests
Of Mrs. Cornor's brother and sister in
law, Mr.. and Mrs, Harvey Castle.
Mr.. and Mrs r. M. Loughborough
are expected to return to Fairfax, Va.
today following motor trip to Vir-
ginia Beach, Va.
Miss Sarah Taylor and Miss Jean
Taylor returned yesterday to their
home in Kensington, Md, from Sc
attic, Wash. They visited their broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Goshorn, at Gallon, Ohio
en- route home.
Mr. and Mrs Hobart Clough have
as their guest in their apartment in
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Wedding Announced

The announcement Of the marriage
OF Miss Shasta v. Nelson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nelson of Fred
erlcksburg, Va, to Mr.. Ernest L..
Rowell, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs E. l..
Rowell OF Salem, Va, is Of interest to
Arlington, Va, where the bride made
her home in Colonial Village for the
past year. The wedding took place
Saturday, August 7, at Fort Monroe,
Va, the Rev. j. Knox Bodel oficiating
in the presence Of few friends and
relatives.
The Washington times., 1937-02-06
Liner Sees Icebergs

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 QN.S).
Icebergs in the north Atlantic
were reported today with the ar
rival of the United States liner,
Washington, SO hours behind
schedule.
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CONVICT TAKES
POISON, DIES

HARRISONBURG. Va, Feb. g.
Preferring death to 18 more years
in the penitentiary. James Stone
berger, 81, "tWo-time loser" was
dead today. a suicide.
Stoneberger, who had already
served two terms in the Virginia
State Penitentiary, was arrested
several days ago charged with rob-
berry. and following a preliminary
hearing this week was ordered held
for the grand jury.
Yesterday afternoon he was
found in his cell, semi-consCious
and groaning in pain. Sheriff J.
w. Bazzle rushed him to the hos
pital, where he told doctors he
had swallowed a quantity of in
sect powder. He was treated but
died several hours after being ad
mitted.
In his cell was found a note,
stating that he would have to serve
10 more years for parole violation
and eight years on the robbery
charge, and that he intended to
commit suicide, as he would rather
be dead than go back to the peni-
tentldry,
The Washington times., 1937-02-06
RADICALS HALT
DRIVE OF FOE
ON MALAGA
Open Offensive AIonq
5O-MiIe Front to
Divert Attack

MADRID, Feb. 6 G.N.SO.-An
irsurgent torpedo today sank a
societ steamer alleged to have been
carrying munitions to Catalonia,
a broadcast from Valladoid said.
Name of the lost ship was not
given.
The tide in the great battle for
Malaga, big southern seaport,
meanwhile turned in favor of the
loyalists, as Gen. Emil Kleber,
hitherto in command Of the
international brigade defending
Madrid, arrived at Malaga to take
charge of the government counter
offensive.
To relieve the pressure on
Malaga, the loyalists opened a
huge offensive along 50-mile
front in Andalusia, and at the
same time continued their attack
on Montoro, near Villafranca.
Even insurgent sources ad-
mltted their progress towards
Malaga had been retarded, while
loyalist sources said advancing
government columns had definitely
driven back the double thrust Of
the insurgents.
The Washington times., 1937-02-06
BY ERIC FRIEDHEIM
International News Service

Heated denials by airline oper-
ators that they had forced trans
port pilots to make passenger
flights through bad weather en-
livened today's session of the
Governments aviation safety con-
ference.
Led by Captain Eddie Ricken-
baCker. Eastern Air Line eXeCu-
tive. officials attacked statements
attributed to David L. BehnCke,
president of the airline pilots as
sociation which asserted pas
senger aircraft had been ordered
to make flights against the judg-
ment of pilots.
Has Affidavits
Behncke said he had affldavits
to prove his charge, but admitted
this practice was not general at
present. He added
"These are isolated cases.
Those airlincS that have been
guilty of sending pilots out in
bad weather have seen their mis-
take. They are sorry for it now.
The industry should not be con-
demned for it."
This statemens led Ricken-
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Air Operators Flay
Coercion Charges

backer to characterize Behncke's
allegations as unfair" He de-
clared:
You are giving the impress
sion to the public that every
body is doing this"
ASKS PROOF
Behncke also was accused by c..
R Smith, president Of the Ameri-
can Airllnes, of making "lllusory
Will-of-the,Wlsp statements" He
said:
You should either produce
these affidavits or withdraw
your charges"
Behncke said the affldavitS in
question were in Chicago and he
could not, therefore, produce them
Edgar S. Gorrell, president of
the air transport association, told
the conference that a single air
crash could cost an airline as
high as $4,0O0.0O0.
The Washington times., 1937-02-06
POWELL NAMED DEAN

The Rev. Noble C. Powell, DID,,
rector of Emmanuel Church in
Baltimore, will succeed the Very
Rev. George C. F. Bratenahl as
Dean of Washington Cathedral
and Warden of the College of
Preachers, it was announced here
today by the Rt. Rev. James E.
Freeman, DID, Bishop of Wash
ington. Bishop Freeman said:
"Dr. POwell's long experience
as chaplain of the University of
Virginia, together with his six
years as rector of one of the
leading churches in Baltimore,
has disclosed his rare gift as
an administrator, as a preacher
and as a leader. Among the
younger men of the ministry
he occupies a commanding
place.
"He will not only assume his
full obligations as dean of the
Cathedral and as Warden of the
The Washington times., 1937-02-06
FLOOD SWEEPS
D0WNVALLEY
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was reinforced by 500 armed men,
following reports Missouri farmers
had threatened to dynamite levees
on the east side of the river to
relieve pressure on the Missouri
side.
The death toll resulting from
the sinking of a bargeload of WPA
1evee workers in the Birds Point
New Madrid floodway, near New
Madrid. had mounted to "a today
with the finding Of another body.
Seven men are still missing.
Memphis watched the river
creep upwards a half foot in "a
hours, to the 47.9foot stage. A
force of 5000 men toiled night
and day bolstering the Nonccn-
nah levee, protecting a large in
dustrial section in South Mem
phis. Backwater from the Wolf
River, forced upstream by the
Mississippi. continued to inundate
large sections of North Memphis,
forcing additional families to
eVacuate.
Guard LeveeS
Engineers were frankly uneasy
concerning the levees in that Sec
ton. Helena, Ark, was reported
in no danger, although the river
stood at 58,5 feet. 1412 feet above
flood stage.
The rampant Tributaries
through Arkansas we're reported
receding except at their mouths.
where their flood crests were
being backed up by the great vol
ume of water in the Mississippi's
channel.
At New Orleans Meteorologist
w. F. Mcdonald predicted that the
lower valley would escape the
super-flood, pointing to the sue
cessively lower creStS registered
from Cincinnati South.
Cairo Safe
Cairo, where a force of 1000
men staged spectacular fight
against the flood waters. was be-
IleVeu OuG OF danger To-Day as Cne
Oh1o's FLOOD crest roared into the
Mississippi. However, the vigilance
of the levee workers was unre-
laxed as engineers warned Of the
danger of sand boils which might
undermine the foundations of the
60-foot concrete seawall standing
between the city and the flood
waters.
Upstream from Cairo the work
of rehabilitation was under way.
Conditions at Cincinnati were
practically normal, Louisville, hard
est hit of the flood stricken cities,
was menaced by danger of explo-
sions from broken gas mains.
Three explosions and fires yester-
day took at least one life, and
caused damage Of $15o.0O0.
The Washington times., 1937-02-06
.ALLY IS STILL
OPPOSED
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plans for the wedding and to hold
it as soon as possible.
Declaring he would mot wait
longer than necessary" the Duke
has told friends he would marry
Mrs. Simpson the day after her
divorce becomes final. If the us>ial
six-months period after grantinA
of the decree nisi is observed, the
final decree probably will be
handed down April q.
In an effort to silence critics of
his proposed marriage, the duke
is striving to have two of his broth
ers, the Dukes of Gloucester and
Kent, attend his wedding. He has
telephoned them several times re-
Gently renewing an earlier invita-
ton and pressing for an answer.
The Duke also has asked his
third brother and successor as
King George vi, to consent to at
tendance of the Dukes of Glouces-
ter and Kent, and he has sent let
ters to his mother, Queen Mary,
expressing the same plea.
Until now the royal family mem
bers have neither accepted nor re-
Jected the invitation. The Dukes
only sister, the Princess. Royal, left
London today to visit him at En-
zesfeld Castle near here, and was
believed to be bringing the royal
family's answer.
Principal purpose of the trip was
said to be to convey to the Duke
the royal family's attitude toward
his forthcoming marriage to Mrs.
Simpson. While the Duke and
Mrs. Simpson were believed to
favor only civil ceremony, the
royal family was pictured as being
especially anxious to have the
church solemnize the wedding.
CANNES, France, Feb. GIN.
SO.-Mrs. Ethel B. Merryman, of
Washington, D. c., aunt of Mrs.
Wallis Simpson, has sailed for
New York aboard the Conte di
Savoia, it was learned today. She
had been staying with Mrs. Simp-
son here since her niece fled Lon
don.