Rome, May 10 (?—A Pope of
the Roman Catholic church and a
-member of Britain’s Royal House
meet today for the first time in
more than a quarter of a century.
Pope Pius XII will receive pret-
ty Princess Margaret Rose in priv-
ate audience in his personal libr-
ary.
- Afterwards the Princess will
visit the Vatican museum's Sis-
tene chapel to see Michelangelo's
“last judgement”.
Some English Protestants had
asked King George to prevent her
audience with the Pope.

The last meeting between the
Pope and British royalty was 26
-years ago when the Princess’
grandparents King George V and
Queen Mary, were received by
Pope Pius XT, predecessor of the
present Pontiff.
 
JERSEY CITY, N. J., March 6.—
Climbing thraugh cold biue skies
More than five and one-half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan today,
Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y.
‘Qiter, who holds ccast to coast
speed marks, set an unofficlal alti-
tude record for women.

The altimeter on her speedy
Lockheed-Vega monoplane showed
nearly 30,054 feet. The sealed baro-
graph placed in the plane by the
National Aeronautic association im-
mediately was shipped to Washing~-
ton for examination. Hf it shows
| 28,074 fect. or more, Miss Nichols
; will be awarded the record now
held by Elinor Smith, young Long

Tstand Mier,

Miss Nichols was informed that
te attain recognition as the record
holder, she must beat Miss Smith's

mark by more than 600 feet.

She took off from Jersey City alr-
‘port at 12:33 p. m., and was aloft

80 minutes. There was a 30-mile
‘wind blowing when she circled the
elty, swung over Manhattan anc
Started the long climb.

“Everything went fine," she sald
“The engine worked perfectly.
‘did not suffer any discomfort.”
 