Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-10
FN SHOCKED
y LOVE PACT
: IN CALIFORNIA
some Smile, of Course, Over
Escapade Of Musician and
Los Angeles Girl.

BERKELEY, Cal, June 10.-Conven-
tional Berkeley, Athens of the West, does
not know whether TO be shocked or
merely amused at the disclosure of one
of the most remarkable love pacts" on
record.
Most are inclined to apply the old ad-
age that "alPs well that ends. well. and
consider the marriage" of Miss Lylian
Stowell Mccarthy, Los Angeles society
bud, to Arnold Edward Roth, professional
musician, sans ceremony, closed Incl
dent, now that a certificate OF marriage
reposes in their love bOwer-a quaint
Berkeley bungalow.
Despite the fact that the RothS have
satisfied convention, who appeared on the
scere in the form OF Miss McCarthy's
irate father, E. Avery Mccarthy, MIL
lionaire Los Angeles broker, neither the
BRIDE nor groom is a convert TO matri-
%&ony via the marriage altar
We loved eIch other; shat was all
tnat was necessary" declared the young
bridegroom, composer and a violinist.
why go through q silly ceremony that
meant nothing to US!
Immoral?
why. there can't be anything more
immoral than the present state OF mat
rimony.
We SLGELcu OAI IL oNA WV
We are happy.
I'VE felt we were mates-not the kind
of mates united in many OF the marriages
Of today. but true lovers-congenial,
trusting and happy.
But Lylian's folks made life miser-
able for her.
"They declared that l was degrading
her morals-these Tneddlesome folks who
were too lazy to think for themselves.
hanufunSS with their
constant interference
Il could not bear 10 see the girl l
loved suffer any longer.
FINALLY CONSENT
TO SILLY CEREMONY"
ssIf a silly service would make them all
feel better they could have IL II only
they would let Us love in peace.
AND so we were married, not be-
cause we wanted the ceremony, but be-
cause it would rid US OF the annoyance
of having these people around.
I'VE still have our ideals OF a true
marriage, but we don't force them on
people
eff there is true love that is all that
is necessary for happiness in any asso-
THAT Is all the tie that is needed for
people to live together.
ayes, this is what they call free love-
I suppose.
But what are we coming TO in this
country?
Easy divorces are nothing more nor
less than concessions to these Ideas.
THE easier divorce is made the nearer
we will come to having freedom in our
personal relations.
eff today or tomorrow I should meet
another woman whom I was sure I loved
/ would tell Lylian and I would feel free
to leave her Immediately and go TO my
Rs<sw mate" declared Roth.
land Lylian knows she has the same
privilege.
4 would not seek to hold her one in
slant after I knew her heart was else
where"
THAT is right" assented the bride.
I'VE are both free to do as we please
and We know it
Concerning children of 'love pactsN
Roth and his wife have equally definite
ideas
LET STATE TAKE
CARE OF CHILDREN"
LET the state take care of them"
Is the way the husband losses away
the problem Of providing for the Of
spring OF couples who no longer feel
the ties OF love binding them and are
eager for new associations.
at is better for the state 70 provide
for children than 10 have them bred In
an atmosphere Of hate" said Roth.
"Tt is ridiculous TO think that children
should keep mismated couples together.
Better let the child go with one par
emit than have it become contaminated
with the hatred which ill-matched cou-
pies must feel for each other.
children of today are miseducatcd.
anyhow
1.-THE child is usually used by parents
os.S medium upon which to try all the
ssRngs in which they themselves have
failed in their lives.
Gas a consequence children are bound
by the whims or follies Of parents.
They can have no soul of their own.
cit is to the interests of the state that
children are born.
Let It provide for them"
Not all Of Mrs. Roth's relatives
frowned upon her unique defiance Of con-
vention.
MY mother had no objection TO the
ideas which the rest Of my family de-
elared immoral" declared the bride
"She sent us her blessing"
After a divorce from E. Avery McCar-
thy the girls mother became Mrs. J.
J. Moore and later married Maj. L. W.
Collector after Moore had been fatally
wounded By a chauffeur following close