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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-09
HITLER SPEECH MAY ASK PEACE
Address Tomorrow Im- pOrtant RibbentrOp
 Leaves for Rome

By FREDERICK C. OECHSNER United Press Staff Correspondent
 Berlin, March 9.-(UP)-Adolf Hitler will speak at noon tomorrow G a. m. EST) at "heroes' memo- rial day" ceremony at the Berlin Armory Museum, 1t was announced today as Joachim von Ribbentrop, his foreign minister, left for Rome to confer with Italian leaders.
 RiEbentrop, with his personal staff, left for Rome by train at 9:15 a. n. (3:i5 a. m. EST) and was due ill Rome late tomorrow.
 At noon G a. m. EST) 1t was an. nounced that Hitler would speak a the memorial ceremony 1t.was be- lieved that he might make declara' ton of world importance on Euro. pean poblems, centering on the Russo Finnish mediation negotia. tions, though at previous meetings speeches had ben restricted to hon. bring the dead and paying tribute to the strength of the army
 Until today, Field Marshal Her. mann Goering, Nazi No. 1, had been programmed as the principal speaker.
 Memorial day is observed annual ly as @ solemn act of state. Here tofore it had ben held at the State Opera House. Hitler had been the speaker at two services, Goering at one, Grand Admiral Erich Raeder commander in chief Of the navy, at one, and Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg, former war minister, at one.
 It was indicated that the Russo- Finnish war. and the danger that the Allies might land troops in Scandinavia unless current peace negotiations succeeded, was a prime reason for Ribbentrop's visit to Rome.
 Other topicA for discussion were the seizure of German export coal en route to Italy by the British. American Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles' visit to Europe. and the entire range of German-Italian political relations.
 Ribbentrop was understood to have conferred with Adolf Hitler last night and to have received final instructions for his talks, after his arrival ct Rome tomorrow. with Premier Benito Mussolini and
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.SLAYER'S STORY
 REVEALS LITTLE
Divorced Wife Shoots Sue cessOr-'' -''Erratic" for
 Many Years

Columbia, s. C., March 9-(UP)- Police got only sullen, incoherent statements today from Mrs, Magic Walker BurleSon who shot to death the socially prominent women who succeeded her as the wife of Col. Richard c. BurleSon, army artillery expert.
 Call my mother" she said again and again. But her mother had been dead for more than year and in letter to the slain woman three months ago, the first Mrs. Burleson had accused her of sending my mother to her grave in grief"
 The shooting in the Hotel Jef- ferson cafeteria yesterday afternoon while the second Mrs. Burleson was eating a late lunch alone, climaXed q prolonged domestic tragedy i'll the life of Col. Burleson, chief artillery adviser of the sixth division of the army stationed at Camp Jackson, near here. Fellow officers said the first Mrs. Burleson had been an eccentric. tyrannical woman who had nearly ruined her huSbandS career and had gotten herself bar- red from army posts.
 Col. Burleson had tolerated her "erratic ways" from the time Of their marriage In 1908, until their separation in l03G. Since then. she had been living in Galveston, Texs where her family was prominent. She told police vague story oi having left Galveston "on truck bound for California with some aF- tlkts." She said she took my molh- erk silver ten service with me, She could not say how she got here from California or what had happened 10 the tea service
 Col Burleson married hh second wife in i05e. year after hAe firAt Coonlinued en Page al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-09
Britain Also Sought Right to Land Troop in NOr-
 way, Sweden RUSSIAN DEMANDS
 CALLED VERY HEAVY All Karelian Isthmus Rec ported Sought in Red
 Peace Pact
BY FREDERICK KUH

b1 tNEDENAVN hOn
 United Press Staff COrrespondent)
 London, March 9. - (UP) - Scandinavian diplomats here heard reliably today that the British government re- fused more than two weeks ago to communicate Russian peace terms to Finland on the grounds that the Soviet price of peace was too high. It was stated here that after Prime Minister Neville Chamber lain's cabinet had considered Mos. cows terms or a Russo-Finnish settlement, had consulted with the French government and had des cided against British mediation, Soviet Premier Foreign Commissar Viacheslav M. Molotov instructed his minister to stockholm, Mime. Alexandra Kollantay, to approach the Swedish government to mediate.
 Britain Sought Transit According to Scandinavian sources Britain approached Norway and Sweden about 10 days ago regard. ing their attitude towards the tran~ sit of Allied troops across their territory.
 Sweden answered, it was under stood, that the action would in- volye violation. of,Swedisn neutral- ity, hence the suggestion must be refused and if necessary, it would be resited If taken. It was believed that Norway made a similar reply.
 Visit 2 Weeks Ago
 Scandinavian diplomats said that according to their trustworthy in- formation, Ivan Maisky Soviet ana bassador to London, visited Foreign Undersecretary Richard A. Butler al the foreign office two weeks ago and on his governmnet's instruc- tions for the first time since ths outbreak of Finnish hostili- ties presented Russia's peace terms,
 They included cession to Russia of all of the Karelian Isthmus, in- cluding Viipuri, and that part of Finland east of Sortavala, north of Lake Ladoga. Before the war Russia had demanded only half of Karelia. Russia, it was said, offered to withdraw from all of the Pet samo area in northern Finland, ex- cept from the Rybatch Peninsula. She offered also to withdraw from Central Finland
 Sought Lease, Too
 Russia demanded also that she be permitted to lease Hangooe, Fin Gulf of Finland, including Hogland. lands southwestern port, in the ,~4:.., a,. roooa n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-09
WOMAN DIES AS
 RESULT OF BURNS

MIddlelown Conn. March e. CUPl Mrs. Minnie Larson. 60. Deep River died at a hospital today from burns suffered when a can Of kes roscne exploded while she was pour. ing fuel Into lhe kitchen range at her heme yesterday
 Mrs. Larson. her clothing ailane, was rescued by her brother. Harry LlnAey, wh0 also removed her igs year-eld invalid daughter from the house. NelgbboFs saved the home lrena dealgueliosl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-09
EXAMS FOR TWO
 JOBS APRIL 1

Hartford. Conn. March Q -- tU. P1 - The state personnel depart- ment today announced eXamlna. tons would begin April for ap- polntment 10 two new state hlgh- way department jobs created by q projected geodciic survey,
 The Jobs are those of director of the Oeodrllc survey, paying si' 800 annually, and chief compui,i Of the survey. paying t2A00 a yea The survey vii be conducted ill conjunction wlla . wPA project llow underway.
 Deadiine for flllng applications ls March a, -.-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-09
2 CAMPS MAY CLOSE

Hartford, Conn, March Q '- tU PJ -- Connecticut viii be eompeileo to close Two Of Ils ten eco camp June 3g il eonRitfa approves A elif' lnllment Of civilian C0nsel yailll, Corps appropriations, Stale Forester Alstin p Hawes kaid teddy, pesia' . mated lnf abandonment gre Camp cT0sA at West Cornwall and Camp liadlaF Al MAalaalh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-09
Texas Opens Drive On Communism By Seizure Of Group
Six Men Held IncOmmunicado Alleged PIOt-Lettel Seized From One Claims America Now at
 War With Soviet Union

Fl Paso, Texas, March g. - (UP) - Attorney w. H Fryer attempts to prove today that local Communists directed from Russia through intermediates in Juarez Mexico He had been engaged by Sheriff Chris P Fox who had arrested secretly and held ncomunicado for several days six alleged to be Communists to conduct an inquiry into Communistc activities. Del w. Harrington
 justice of the peace presided at the sessions at which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-09
ARMISTICE PLANS oN

9-UP-RuSsian today amstice proceeding in had been made available immediately, the Russians said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-09
THE WORLD WAR 25 YEARS AGO,
 MARCH g, 1915
lnS Ilnlled PrekA !

Winter battle Of Champagne en Western Front entered sosh day.
 British kauAdFanS bombard' Inanl ef smyrna. begun en March h eeAseds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-09
Soviet Peace I errns co Highfor British; Swedish EnvoyNextA Approached
Late News Flashes
NAZI PLANE MISSING

Berlin Marc 9-(UP-One plane is missing after Great high command announced the western front
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-09
SALARIES INCREASED

Rome 9-UP-The Central Cooperative committee presiding today that effective Italy will be increased 10 15 per cent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-09
The Weather

Fair Tonight; Rain or Snow Late Sunday
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Evening star., 1940-02-03
Miss Beth Quillin
Becomes Bride of
MIR. Franklin, Jr.

Attractive in its simplicity was
the wedding this morning of Miss
Beth Quillin, daughter of Mrs
Harry Lawson, and Mr.. Lafayette
Franklin, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin of Washington. The Rev
Paul Sperry, pastor of the Church
of the Holy City, officiated at
the ceremony in the home of the
bridegroom's parents on New Hamp-
shire avenue. Only members of the
two families and a few intimate
friends were present and remained
for the informal reception after
ward.
The bride was attended by her
sister, Miss Emily Quillin, and Mr.
Franklin had as his best man his
father A dusty rose afternoon dress
made with short jacket was the
brides wedding costume, worn with
a hat of dark blue MORE trimmed
with a cluster of dusty rose gardenia
buds on top. Her accessories were
blue and her corsage bouquet was
of orchids.
The maid of honor, Miss Quillin,
was dressed in glamour green with
which she wore a small gold hat
and gold accessories and carried
spring flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin will leave
later in the day for wedding trip
and on their return will be at home
at 1888 New Hampshire avenue,
where they have taken an apartment
in the Harrowgate.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Miss Stokes
Engaged in
England
Announcement Is
OF Much Interest
In Washington

OF much interest in washington
is the announcement received by
cable from Mrs. Henry Drummond-
Wolff of the engagement OF her
daughter, Miss Marsyl Stokes, to
Mr.. Robert Montgomerie- -Charring-
ton, elder son of the late MIR. Victor
Montgomerie -Charrington and Mrs.
Montgomerie -Charrington OF Eng
land.
Miss Stokes is the daughter Of
Mr.. Sylvanus Stokes Of Annapolis,
Nd, formerly of this city. She went
to England with her mother and
Mr.. Drummond- Wolff in her early
girlhood and returned to Washing
ton on numerous occasions to visit
her father and her grandmother
the late Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock.
She was presented to Newport So
ciety several years ago and had
planned to make her bow in WASH
ington, but owing to the death of
Mrs. Fahnestock her debut plans
here were Cancelled.
Miss Stokes is niece Of Mr..
Snowden Fahnestock.
Miss Stokes has been taking a
Red Cross nursing course in London
for the last few months.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Natures Children
Varying Hare
Lepus americanus)

over the snow with surprising speed,
whereas its less fortunate cousin,
with smaller feet. founders in the
snow and becomes lost.
No neighbor can equal the snow
shoe in swiftness. Leaps of 8 to 10
feet can be accomplished at the rate
of four bounds each second and
maintained for some time. To see
the snowshoe rabbit. when pur-
sued, dodging, circling and retrac-
ing to confuse the pursuer and then
bounding away with seeming glee
to become lost among the sur
rounding snowdrifts, as if COM
pletely swallowed up, is to wonder
how clever the rabbit really is.
When summer comes the Ieaper
of the snoWdrifts sheds his coat
for a lighter one of brown. To
escape his enemies this rabbit may
have to resort to swimming, though
he dislikes water very much, and he
keeps his eyes on convenient
landing place, where he may bound
to safety.
In March the courting males for
get all about their friendship for
each other, and cruel battles are
fought. The tricks of lodging, SPAR
ring and clinching are highly de-
veloped by the older warriors. The
idea is to seize an opponent by the
jaw or throat, throw him upon his
back and kill him by, ripping open
his tender skinned abdomen.
Varying hares are good husbands
and faithful fathers. This is said to
indicate true monogamy. The twins
or triplets' are born in April with
beautiful, soft coats for their BIRTH
day clothes, and their eyes are wide
open. In two or three weeks they
leave the parental shelter and care,
fully capable of making their way
in the world.
Their foes are many-large, pre-
dacious birds, reptiles, animals and
plaques. The worst enemy besides
starvation is the weasel, and this
neighbor, as you know, also wears
an ermine coat In winter!
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Lee L. D. G.. Unit
To Honor Officers

The Robert E. Lee Chapter,
United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, will entertain Monday from
9 pm. to midnight at a reception
and entertainment, followed by
dancing, in honor of the newly
elected officers and Mrs. Livingston
Vann, jr., president of the District
Division, U. D. c. The party will
be held at Confederate Memorial
Hall, 1922 Vermont avenue NV.
Mrs. Oscar H. McWhorter, presi-
dent of the chapter, will head the
receiving line with her officers. Mr.
Garnett Lee will make the intro
ductions Mrs. Robert B. White
hurst and a committee have ar
ranged short musical program.
Mrs. Lilly Garrett will sing, ac-
companied at the piano by Mrs
George E. Chapman. Mrs. T. Ellis
Allison will give several instrumental
selections and Mr.. Leslie Allen and
Mr.. Vann will sing Southern songs
Sons and Daughters of the Con-
federacy and their friends have
been invited.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Georgia Society
Dance Tonight

The founding of the Georgia
Colony will be commemorated to-
night by the Georgia State Society
of Washington with program and
dance at the Shoreham Hotel.
Distinguished guests will include
Gov. E. D. Rivers of Georgia, Mr.
Jim L. Gillis and Mr.. Hermond
Watson of the State Highway Board
and the State attorney general, Mr..
Ellis Arnall.
Representative Hugh Peterson.
president of the society, has ap-
pointed the following to serve on
the Floor Committee: DR.. Harold
Llpscomb, chairman; Miss Ann Adel
Clark, Miss Evelyn Clark, Mrs. Ruth
Templeton, Mr. and Mrs. George
E. Scott, Miss Carolyn Hunter, Miss
Carrie Brumback, Mr. Robert All,
Mr.. r. j. Willingham and Mr..
Joseph S. Shelton.
Dancing will begin at o'clock
and continue until am.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Mrs. Edison
Will Speak
Over Radio
Talk Today Will
Tell About Nayy
Relief Society

Mrs. Charles Edison, wife Of the
Secretary of the Navy, will speak
over the radio this afternoon at S
o'clock telling of the work carried
on by the Navy Relief Society. Mrs.
Edison, striving to help the cause,
took time out in her busy schedule
for instruction in microphone tech
nique. The talk this afternoon,
which will be heard over WJSV, is
to give the public a better UNDER
standing of the Navy Relief Society
and stimulate interest in the an
nual ball which the society will give
Tuesday evening in the Sail Loft
Of the Navy Yard.
Because of the esteem which the
society enjoys among Navy officers
and naval officials, it was granted
use Of the Sail Loft in the yard for
the ball. The committee in charge
of arrangements wishes to impress
on subscribers that tickets must be
shown at the gate of the yard be-
fore admission.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Meredith Takes A. B. {.
Oath, Succeeding Cans

William P. Meredith, who has
served as secretary of the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board since its
creation in 1894, today was sworn
into office as a board member
to succeed Isaac Cans, 80-year-old
member, who was retired yester-
day.
The ceremony was staged at
1890 am. in the Office of Com
missioner Melvin C. Hazen.
Miss Margaret Davis, niece Of
Commissioner Hazen, who has served
as confidential clerk of the board
since 1884, was sworn in as execu-
tive secretary, taking Mr.. Meredith's
place. Appointments for the two
were announced recently.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Films Remove Dead
.Comrade From Battle
Field on Rowboat
Frozen Body With Boots
OFF Found on Lake
On Christmas Eve
By WILLIAM L. WHITE.

SOMEWHERE IN FINLAND (By
AirmaiD 1t was late enough to be
dark, except that the moon was out
as we left the front line trenches,
walking through the spruce forest.
The deep snow was hard packed
along the path. We had our backs
to the sound of the guns, which was
a rising and falling roar. When the
ones just back of us were quiet for
a minute, you could then hear the
ones far away, up and down the line.
1t was Christmas Eve. 1t was
colder than you have ever felt.
We came into a clearing, which
let the moonlight down through to
the snow, and here another path
intersected with ours, and on it we
saw four soldiers carrying a very
small light, hat-bottomed boat.
There are many lakes in these for
ests, but they have all been frozen
deep enough to bear the weight of
a 33-ton Russian tank for many
weeks. One man could easily carry
so light boat, but when they got
closer. we could see something on
top Of it, and this was not wounded
soldier; it was one who was dead.
And we could also see how he had
died. 1t could only have been out
on the lake, as you could see from
the position of his arms and legs
and head, that he had died on
very fiat surface, face up, and frozen
before he was found.
His face was very clear in the
moonlight, and since it was Christ
mas Eve, I wish I could tell you
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Omicron Chapter,
Kappa Beta Pi,
Gives Luncheon

Omicron Chapter, Kappa Beta Pi
International Legal Sorority, is
giving a luncheon today at Rixey
Mansions, Country Club Hills, Va,
in honor of freshman women stu
dents of National University.
Miss Marion Poole, dean of the
chapter and chairman of the Junior
Womens Bar Association of the
District of Columbia, will introduce
Mrs. Lewis Moulton, province dean,
who will act as toastmistress. Miss
Elizabeth Reed. grand dean Of the
sorority, will speak on the history
of Kappan Beta Pi, and Mrs. Grace
Stiles, assistant United States dis
trict attorney and grand registrar
of Kappan Beta Pi, will speak on
the Importance of legal sororities.
Miss Marie Saunders, a prom
inent patent attorney and mem
Der of Kappa Beta Pi, will discuss
patents and patent law in relation
to industrial progress in the United
States and the possible effect of the
changes in the patent law now pro-
posed or pending.
The luncheon is rush party"
and the social committee has ar
ranged an entertaining program
after the luncheon to enable men,
bers and guests to become ac-
quainted.
Omicron Chapter is the oldest Of
the four Washington Chapters of
Kappa Beta Pi and was the first
legal sorority to be established in
the Nations Capital. The chapter
maintains scholarship for women
in National University Law School
and has installed small library in
the school for the use of Kappa Beta
Pi members who are students there.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Hospital Space Needs
In Finland Reported
By Red Cross
TubercuIur and lnsune
Sent Home to Make
Room for Soldiers

The pressing need of hospital
space for wounded soldiers in Fin
land is so great that the tubercular
and the insane are being sent home
from their asylums to make way for
the troops, the American Red Cross
headquarters here heard today from
two of its agents in the embattled
Baltic country-Dr. H. A. Spencer,
detached from the United States
Public Health Service for Red Cross
work, and DR.. Vance B. Murray.
Evacuated population in greatest
need of help, due to lack of warm
clothing, bedding and over-crowd-
ing" the two doctors cabled from
Helsinki. Hospitals need supplies
to meet ever increasing demands of
the civilian population.
Hospitals are located in schools,
hotels and other vacant buildings,
but need equipment. Most Of the
tuberculosis hospital patients and
80 per cent of the insane have been
returned to their homes to make
space for injured soldiers and
, others"
The Red Cross chairman, Norman
Davis, reported that the organiza-
tion has sent to Finland $4,000 tons
of chloroform and large quantities
of other medicines purchased in
London and the United States, as
we'll as 10000 assorted warm gar
ments, 25O,0OO yards of gauze and
10000 surgical dressings. All these
have reached their destination.
In addition, the Red Cross has
bought $35 900 worth of medical sup
plies in the United States for ship
ment to Finland next week-drugs,
including 100000 morphine tablets,
surgical instruments, X-ray and
other material for equipping the
temporary hospitals mentioned by
Drs. Spender and Murray in their
cable.
The supplies to be shipped next
week include also 10000 blankets,
4,500 sweaters and large quantities
of warm clothing and surgical
dressings. A recent shipment con-
tanned 10 motor ambulances (made
in the United States), Is hospital
tents with a capacity of 1900 pa
tients, and flashlights and batteries
and disinfectants and drugs needed
for combating epidemic diseases re-
sulting from exposure and cold
weather.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Charles {. Cu|peper Dies;
Headed Coca-CoIa Co.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Charles E.
Culpeper, IS, president and chair
man of the board of the Coca Cola
Bottling Co. of New York and its
subsidiaries, died at ST. Luke's Hos
pital yesterday after an extended
illness.
Mr.. Culpeper was a pioneer in the
Coca-Cola industry, having joined
the company in Philadelphia in
1897 and later introducing the in
dustry to New York and New Jersey.
He was head of the bottling COM
panies in Bridgeport, Conn; Buf-
falo, N. Y, and Trenton, N. j.
A native of Gordon County, Ga,
Mr.. Culpeper maintained until his
death an experimental agricultural
plantation near Rome. Ca, where
he demonstrated his theories of
modern housing and farming meth
ods for Southern tenant farmers,
He was a descendant of the Cul-
peper family of Culpeper County,
Va. His wife, Daphne Seybolt Cul-
peper of the family residence,
Dream Hollow, Norwalk, Conn, sur
wives him. He also leaves four
brothers and a sister, all of Rome.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
the Social Calendar of Washington
By the Way
Beth BLaine=

One Of the incest dinners Of the past week that Of Mrs Leonard
Thomas the 1925 Street Club Thursday evening The hostess who
Ves IN Newport R. L. has old friends in Washington she comes
here frequently this visit stayed the Anchorage
regret Of bed with grippe Thursday
however completely recovered radiant
blue gown with short sleeves and a WIDE wide skirt
Completing the party William
just returned from weeks skiing Noye Lewis who will
be OH to her adorable little house Palm Beach, Peaons
Roberto Mendoza Col Francis Harrington
stock Thursday month Nassau: Edward
entertaining cocktails
Wood pretty
daughters;
Mr. and Mrs c. Oliver ODonnen
Washington society yesterday rushing
cocktail another with the trafc tied
due the weather might add that attending cocktail
parties something of feat
Mrs Warren Deano Robbins asked friends in
drink and hello good-by Hutchinson
leaves next week for Venezuela business
like all those of this charming lady, delightful
Georgetown Mrs Hugh ODonnel similar honor
Mrs Thomas Proctor the Flint spending
several here with her Mr. Mrs Sherman Flint
Whtehaven street. The George CARROTS friends drop
in for At St. Adams School Albert
the upper
Lucas being of the who grippe
to be
Massachusetts,
Mrs Emlen Davies lovely house.