The Washington times., 1921-06-18
YOUTHFUL COUPLE
/ ARE ESTRANGED BY
FEUD OF Fathers
Leo Joffs and 16-Ysar- Old
Bride Seek Divorce After
Honeymoon.

Hidden behind the marriage oe|
their childrsn--Lso Jofte, ninst ssne
year-old habcrdashsry clerk, asd
Selma Levinson. pretty little stxtsso-
year-old shoe repair shop .eiark-aisa
feud between fa&hssp4n-la~~
Harry Lsvinson. proDs1ster a ~
National shos Repair Sbop and the
elder Jcffs. gents fr.lshing ~
keeper.
Thus ala Lsvinsou tsdayN suvaaaA
the reason he nov seakA for his
daughter an annulnenf OF her hasty
Baltimore marriage 70 Lso. less than
two months ago.
REPEATS CAvBIlAN YARN.
Selma insists that she was forced
to wed young Leo through fear
aroused when he had pulled from his
pocket q FUN with which he threat
ened her. Despite the statement Of
Leo that he had never handled . gun
in his life, the girl-hrtdeJ today de-
clared that her story OF the cavsman
tactics was the true story Of the days
before the alleged forced marriage
LEO has tried to make II appear
as though had bsen eager to marry
him. That Is not true" she em,
phaticaiiy declared
at was all a frame-up by Joffe..
charged Seima's father. -For some
time before the marriage JoRe had
aimed at the marriage Of his son and
my daughter. Selma told me he had
on one occasion told her he would set
them up In . business of their own
IL she would agree to marry Leo. but
that she refused.
"Joffe asked my family to dinner
one Sunday last Christmas time. and
1t was then that I saw what Joffs
was seeking. told my wife then to
arrange at once to return the compli-
ment with dinner the next week. so
that we would pay them back and
have things over. told her then
that Joffe was merely trying to get
Selma and Leo married, and that I
was not In favor Of II.
Mrs. Levinson and myself did not
know of the marriage until 4 couple
days after II had taken place. Jofte
called me UP and said: Well. Leo and
Selma got married went to SEQ
him. i asked him what he was going
to do about 1t. Selma being only six
teen and under age. he pointed to
the fact that another Of his daughters
had eloped at q similar age and that
she and her husband were getting
along alright But i told Selma TO
come home with ma. which she did.
when Selma saw that I wasn't an- J
cry. but was really trying to protect
her. she said to me, We'll, papa. now
that I see you just want to protect
me. I'll tell you that don't like Leo
and never want to live with him.
Then she told me about the gun-play.
I'm the meantime. Selma stayed at
home. I called Joffe to my house ono
day and asked him again what he was
going to do about it. told him
Selma had informed me Of his offer
to set them up In q business. I
thought that II given q chance things
might straighten out Joffe didn't
take to that Well said. Selma
and Leo are married. It isn't righk
for her to be living at home alone.
LEvINsON STARTS DIVORCE
why don't you take them both IN
your housey You've got money" sue-
gested Joffe. "'why should / provide
| for your sonr 1 asked him. Let hin,
work for himself.'"
| And thus did the armistice end and
| Levineon take the step to relieve hi
| child from her marriage to Leo. In
| the meantime. Leo Is living at home
| working in his fathers store, and Sell
ma Is living at home, working In her
fathers repair shop.
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