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Wed at Last, Juliet
Finds*Privacy in
Ski-Resort Cottage
Herricks Forgive Eileen,
But Not Her Insurance
Salesman Husband
Br tbe Associated Press.
NORTH CONWAY, N. H„ Jan. «.
—The Romeo-Juliet romance of
Eileen Herrick and George Lowther,
which bounced from habeas corpus
writs to games of hide-and-seek—
but alwavs under the frown of
Eileen’s parents—rblossomed today
into a honeymoon as secret as their
courtship was public.
Eileen, pretty, 20-year-old bru
nette socialite, and her 30-year-old
Insurance salesman swain were mar
ried here yesterday after a mys
tery-cloaked trip by auto, train and
plane from New York City, where
she had eluded her objecting
mother and father by taking her
dog out for a walk.
Immediately, they hid from the
public—moving into a tiny honey
moon cottage, but spending their
first evening of married life last
night at the nearby Eastern Slopes
Inn where champagne had started
their wedding breakfast yesterday.
Eileen’s parents—Walter Herrick,
former New York City park com
missioner, and Mrs. Herrick—for
gave her for the marriage, but they
were unrelenting toward the hand
some bridegroom.
They said the bride always would
be welcome under the swank par
ental roof—but not the man who
had brought them into court twice
via the habeas corpus writ route,
compelling presentation of Eileen
who. Mr. Lowther said, was being
hidden against her will.
The Rev. Raymond Phelps, pastor
of the Congregational Church in
this summer-winter resort, per
formed the ceremony after Probate
Justice William J. Britton had
waived New Hampshire’s five-day
marriage and pre-marital blood
test laws. Hannes Schneider, ski
ing master, was best man.
About the only thing the public
knew of the newlyweds was that
they bought ski outfits. It seemed
the bride and bridegroom might be
here for some time.
Six U. S. Freighters
Purchased by Britain
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6—Six Amer
ican freight ships, aggregating 35,259
gross tons, have been purchased by
the British ministry of shipping,
Sir Ashley Sparks, ministry repre
aentative, announced last night.
The ministry office here said that
if the sale is approved by the United
States Maritime Commission, many
similar transactions may be under
taken.
The freighters are four American
Hawaiian Line vessels, the Dela
warean (formerly Nivaria and
Golden Coast). 5,705 tons: the
Louisianan (formerly Golden Fleece
and Dewey), 5,484 tons: the In
dianan formerly Golden Rod, West
Islip and Willhilo), 5,582 tons, and
the Tennesseean (formerly Golden
Star and Elkridge), 6,379 tons, and
two Lykes Bros, ships, the Oakwood
(formerly Colin H. Livingstone),
6,071 tons, and the Waban, 6,038
tons.
The purchase price was not an
nounced.
Union Official's Wife
Murdered With Ax
By the Associated Press.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Jan. 6.—Mrs.
Dick Law, wife of a Grays Harbor
County C. I. O. millworkers’ union
official, was brutally murdered at
the home of her parents last night
while her infant daughter slept
soundly and unharmed in an up
stairs room.
Dr. John W. Stevenson, county
coroner, said Mrs. Law’s skull had
been smashed, apparently by a
double-bitted ax. Such a weapon,
blood-covered, was found near the
house by investigating officers.
The coroner said the house showed
evidence of a violent struggle. He
said Mrs. Law’s body was found
lying in the living room surrounded
by overturned furniture and other
signs of disorder. After killing Mrs.
Law, her assailants ransacked the
dwelling.
Mrs. Law’s body was discovered
at 10:45 o'clock by her mother, Mrs.
Nestor Luoma. Her husband learned
of the murder when he returned
home from a meeting of a C. I. O.
Executive Council.
Vivien Leigh to Wed
Olivier, Friends Say
By the Associated F
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 6—Scarlett
O’Hara and Mr. Wuthering Heights
wouldn't talk today, but friends said
they hoped to get married within
a month if their present spouses
get divorces by then.
Vivien Leigh, the heroine of “Gone
With the Wind,” and Laurence
Olivier, star of the film. "Wuthering
Heights,” made no secret of their
engagement, but declined to discuss
the divorce situation.
Miss Leigh's husband. Barrister
Herbert Leigh Holman, filed for di
vorce in London yesterday, naming
Olivier co-respondent.
Friends of Olivier said his long
estranged wife, Actress Jill Esmond,
had filed her first papers in London
for a divorce.
The British actor and actress met
after both had separated from their
respective mates.
Four Divert Yule Gift
Money to War Relief
Four Washingtonians donated
$590 for war relief through the
District Red Cross instead of send
ing Christmas' presents to friends,
chapter officials announced today.
The four donors who wished to
remain anonymous sent Christmas
cards to friends saying the money
. they would ordinarily spend for
presents was going to the Red
Cross for war relief.
Voluntary contributions amount
ing to $960 have been sent by the
District chapter to American Red
Cross headquarters. Designations
were: Finland, $257.50; Poland,
$82.50. There was $620 undesig
nated, and two contributions, total
ing $15, were for earthquake victims
in Turkey.
NORTH CONWAY, N. H.—RING ENDS STORMY COURTSHIP—George Lowther, 3d, places the
ring on the finger of his bride, Eileen Herrick, as the Rev. Raymond Phelps performed the wed
ding ceremony here yesterday which brought the hectic Romeo-Juliet courtship of the New
York couple to an end. This picture was made by the New York Daily News.—A. P. Wirephoto.
Dorothy Mackaye,
Former Actress Dies;
Autopsy Ordered •
Doctor Soys Accident
Injuries Apparently
Were Not Serious
By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 6.—The body
of Dorothy Mackaye, former stage
actress, lay in the county morgue
today pending an autopsy to deter
mine the nature of the injuries, sus
tained in an automobile accident
Tuesday night, which caused her
death yesterday.
Members of the film colony,
meanwhile, called at the home of
Miss Mackaye's husband. Actor Paul
Kelly, to express their sympathy.
Both Kelly and Miss Mackaye, 37,
served prison terms after the 1927
death of Miss Mackaye’s husband,
Actor Ray Raymond, from a beating
at the hands of Kelly.
Kelly, convicted of manslaughter,
served 25 months in San Quentin
Prison. Miss Mackaye went to the
same prison for a year for conceal
ing facts surrounding her husband's
death.
She married Kelly in 1932 and re
tired from the stage. Kelly, resum
ing his screen career, has appeared
in many pictures. Miss Mackaye’s
father, John Mackaye, died at his
home near h«e only a few days
ago, but her mother and daughter.
Valerie Raymond, 16, survive.
Dr. Edward Ehret said Miss Mac
kaye was able to walk after the au
tomobile in which she was riding
alone overturned, and apparently
was not seriously hurt.
The next day she complained of
abdominal hurts and was taken to a
hospital. Until shortly before her
death she appeared cheerful and
talked normally with her husband.
Once prominent on Broadway, her
best-known stage roles were in “Tlje
Dove” and “Son-Daughter.”
Son-in-Law Admits Slaving
Woman Found in Trunk
Br the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6 —“The old lady
nagged me all the time because I
didn’t have a job. I hit her on the
head with a hammer.”
Thus, reported Chief of Detectives
John L. Sullivan, did Samuel De Lao
explain the slaying of his mother
in-law, Mrs. Nellie Sharp. 65, whose
body was found crammed in a
trunk yesterday.
Chief Sullivan said De Lao, who
is 49, confessed the crime last night
after eight hours of questioning.
De Lao, his wife, Cleota, 40, and
her mother all occupied the same
flat, living on Mrs. Sharp’s earnings
as a hotel maid. De Lao said he
had been dismissed from a W. P. A.
job.
Mr. Sullivan said De Lao admitted
killing her during a quarrel Thurs
day morning, placing the body in
the trunk and hauling it to an alley
a mile away at Wentworth avenue
and 35th street. A neighbor who
apparently was unaware of its grisly
contents helped him move the
trunk.
The police said the daughter and
De Lao came to a police station
more than 12 hours after the slay
ing to report Mrs. Sharp missing.
They were seized after investigators
found bloodstains in their flat.
Self-Help Exchange
Work Described
Work of the Washington Self
Help Exchange was described yes
terday by Hugh V. Reiser, president
of the exchange, at a luncheon
meeting of the Washington Round
Table in the National Press Club.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, presi
dent of the Board of Education and
executive secretary of the exchange,
supplemented Mr. Reiser’s talk by
an aptffeal to merchants for new and
used clothing for the self-help
group.
_DOROTHY MACKAYE.
1939 Was Biggest
And Safest Year
For Air Transport
Passenger Miles Up 40%
Over '38 as Record Is Set
For All Transportation
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Jan. 6.—The Air
Transport Association of America
reported today 1939 was the biggest
and safest year in the history of the
air transport industry.
President Edgar S. Gorrell esti
mated that at the end of the year
the Nation’s airlines, domestic and
international, had flown 880,000,000
passenger miles, an increase of
nearly 40 per cent over the 635.000,
000 miles in 1938. Employment rose
22 per cent during the year.
nc ^tuu muic man ij,uw.wu
pounds of express were carried in
1939 as compared with 9.452.600 in
1938. and mail poundage increased
from 23.500.000 in 1938 to more than
27.000. 000 last year.
More than 60 per cent of the 1939
revenue was from passenger traffic,
whereas five years ago airline rev
enue was 70 per cent from mall
business and 30 per cent from pas
sengers, express and all other
sources.
Mr. Gorrell said that on December
31 the domestic airlines completed
620.000. 000 passenger miles or 67,
000,000 plane miles and the carriage
of 1,400,000 passengers without in
jury to any person. This represent
ed an increase of more than 400 per
cent in passenger miles per pas
senger fatality compared with the
1936-1938 three-year average.
“From all records available,” Mr.
Gorrell said, “it seems safe to say
this is the greatest increase in safe
travel of any class of passenger
service for any similar period in the
history of transportation in the
United States.”
For the future, Mr. Gorrell pre
dicted a continually improving serv
ice shortening the time of travel
and trade; true commuter service
between great metropolitan centers;
more frequent trans-Atlantic serv
ice; clipper service from the Pacific
Coast to New Zealand in 1940.
Meyer Gillis Dies
NEW YORK, Jan. 6 OP).—Meyer
Gillis, 74, Jewish philanthropist,
one of the founders of the Jewish
Daily Forward and a prominent
figure in the Socialist and labor
movements, died yesterday after a
three months’ illness.
Fairbanks Leaves
Million to Widow,
$600,000 to Son
Actor's Other Bequests
To Relatives, Friends
Total ^$500,OOO
Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6—Douglas
Fairbanks left $1,000,000 to his
widow, the former Lady Sylvia
Ashley of England, and $600,000 to
his son, Douglas Fairbanks, jr„ the
filing of his will in Surrogates Court
disclosed today.
Other bequests, all to individuals
with one exception, totaled approx
imately $500,000. The value of the
estate was not given since it has yet
to be appraised.
The actor, famous for his swash
buckling roles in motion pictures,
died in Santa Monica, Calif., Decem
ber 12. His will, executed November
2,1936, a short time after he married
Ljidy Ashley, mentioned neither
Mary Pickford. his second wife, nor
his first wife, the mother of Douglas
Fairbanks, jr. The latter is now
Mrs. Jack Whiting of New York,
wife of the musical comedy actor.
Mr. Fairbanks’ first bequest was
one of $10,000 to the Motion Picture
Actors' Relief Fund of Los Angeles,
to be known as the “Douglas Fair
banks Fund.”
Hair Left to wire.
He left $10,000 outright to Charles
L. Lewis, “my friend and employe,”
of Los Angeles, and set up two trust
funds of $37,500 each for Kenneth
Davenport of Hollywood, and a
cousin, Mrs. Adelaide Crombie of
Los Angeles, with the provision that
the principals of the two funds re
vert to his residuary estate upon the
death of the legatees, who are to
receive the income for life.
Then he directed that of the resi
due the sum of $2,000,000 be divided
as follows:
“Twenty-fortieths • • • to my be
loved wife, Sylvia Fairbanks, if then
living, her heirs and assigns forever,
such amount not to exceed $1,000,
000."
“Twelve-fortieths • * * to my be
loved son, Douglas Fairbanks, jr„!
* • * his heirs and assigns forever,!
such amount not to exceed $600,000.”
Share to Brother.
Two-fortieths or $100,000 to his
brother, Robert Fairbanks, of Holly
wood, and one-fortieth or $50,000
to a half-brother, Norris Wilcox of
New York.
He next directed that four trust
funds of $50,000 each be set up for
four nieces—Florence Burden, Mary
Margaret Chappellet, Letitia Fair
banks and Lucille Fairbanks. They
are to receive the income until they
reach the age of 40 when they will
receive half of the principal. In
terest payments shall continue until
they reach 50 when they are to re
ceive the balance of the fund.
Having thus disposed of 39 of the
40 parts into which he divided the
$2,000,000, Mr. Fairbanks directed
that his son receive the remaining
one-fortieth or $50,000 “absolutely,
but with the request that he dis
tribute said sum to the people and
in the proportions as I advise him
by the letter addressed to him to
be found with the will."
The contents of the letter were
not disclosed.
Mr. Fairbanks further provided
that any remaining property be
equally divided between his widow
and his son.
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