JERSEY CITY, N. J., Mareh %.
(P.—Climbing through cold blue
skies more than five and one-half
miles over Jersey and Manhattan
‘today, Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N-
Y.. flier, whe holds coast-to-coast
speed marks, set an unofficial al-
titude recard for women.

The altimeter on her speedy
_Lockheed-Vega monoplane showed
nearly 30,054 feet. The sealed
-barograph’ placéd’ inthe plane by
the National Aeronautic associa-
tion immediately was shipped tc
Washingion for examination.
If it shows 28,074 feet, or more,
Miss Nichols will be awarded the
‘record now held by Elino> Smith,
young Long Island flier.

Miss Nichols was informed that
te attain recognition as the rec-
ord holder, she must beat Miss
Smith’s wark by more than 600
feet.

She took off from Jersey City
airport at 12°35 p. M.. and was
aloft 90 minutes. There was &
30-mile wind blowing when she cir-
cled the city, swung cver Manhat-
tan and started the long climb.

“Everything went fine,” she
said. “the engine worked perfect-
ity. I did not suffer any discom-

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| fort.
| The plane was equipped with 2
'650-horsepower, Supe r-charged,
rine-cylinder air-cooled motor. It
is the same ship in which she set
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VATICAN CITY, May 10.-(#)--
Pope Pius XII received Princess
Margaret of England today in a 20-
minute private audience.

It was the first meeting of a
member of British royalty with the
Roman Catholic Pontiff in more
than a quarter century. Margaret
made the visit despite objections in
England by Protestant organiza-
tions,

The audience took place in the
Pope's private library shortly after
the 18-year-old British princess had
visited the Sistine Chapel. Mar+
garel wore a black lace dress and
a black veil,

An official Vatican communique
on the mecting said the Princess
had “an affable” talk with the
Pontiff. She then introduced
members of her party, including
Maj, T. C. Harvey, the Queen's sec-
retary, and Lady Harvey.

The party was escorted by the
British Minister to the Holy See
John V. T. Perowne,

A crowd of “about 1000 waited
for an hour for the Princess tc
emerge from one of the mair
gales of Si. Peter's Square. How-
ever, when the audience was ove!
she slipped oui of the St. Uffiz
gate which opens on a side stree!
and went to the British Embassy.
 