South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-11
Garland Deaf to Baby's Appeal; Soon to
Glue AUay Million, Refusing to Join Wife

Copyright. 1922. by MA Scrvicc)
MIDDLEBORO. Mass. June 10
Baby fingers are reaching out to
tire again the severed home bonds
Of Charles Garland and his wife
But even the baby influence is not
enough
The little chap. born April -.
has not succeeded And ne is not
going 20 succeed. SAYS Garland the
millionaire b O m 1T philosopher
whose love clinic" at his wood
land farm Off the Plymouth road
last January not only cost him his
family but failed as an experiment
Garland. breaking silence OF
months. told NEA Service there has
been no reconciliation: that there
will be none. that he and his fam
lily are friends" only; that his radi-
cal views holding marriage vows
neither sacred nor binding are
unchanged that the coming Of the
baby son has made no difference,
Love gone his fortune IS going
soon. too. Within month Gar
land said. ne will have completed
plans 70 give away the million dol
ars ne inherited and which for
year he refused 20 accept. The mill
lion Is going 20 charity. he says
but no declines 20 disclose the bene-
hciaries or the method
VIII Not Live With Wife.
NO. Mrs Garland IS not here"
Garland said. coming out OF the
new chicken coop he has Just built
What do you mean b. reconcilia-
tion?"
That you and your family will
live together" Il was explained.
No, We are not going 10 live to-
gether"
The baby that just came
/ doesn't that change things"
''No-that wac not unexpected
YOU know" he said. gravely.
Have you seen the baby?"
yes have seen him"
Has he been here? And HIS
mother-and your little girl. Mar
I garet7"
"Yes-but not 10 stay"
Are they coming 10 stay2"
No they are not. ! can say that
much"
A divorce was impending. II was
said some months ago; at that time
I Garland said he wouldn't contest II.
Asked If a divorce was PLANNED
now. he'raplied:
mot by met' And he intimated
Mrs. Garland had no such plans.
adding: We are friends-and will
continue 10 be. Mrs. Garland and
I understand each other"
No one else Is coming TO live
/ 10 hn a
reports about a free love colony
and the Philadelphia girl art stu:
dent who was called his soul mate"
when Mrs. Mary Wrenn Garland
and year-old Margaret left the farm
shack last winter. 81 am living
| alone. with only a man and wife
helping with the work"
The farm, hidden away in the
woods, has been "slicked up" The
century-old shack now houses Mr.
and Mrs Lewen, who divide rails
ing vegetables and COOLING meals
| between them. Garland has built
a new frame shack for himself.
low structure like a camping cot
tage, with the name "DightOn
Villa" painted on a small sign over
the door. There is also a new barn
Money For Common Good.
Yes, I'm going TO give that
money away soon" Garland said.
I think just as I did before about
/ both money and marriage The
marriage vow doesn't mean any
thing more than before Money!
Well, 1t should be used for the com
mon good"
Garland intimated he would dis
pose OF his entire fortune. He had
close 10 a million left after settling
100000 on his daughter when the
break occurred
will you settle any on the new
baby"
That is a personal matter" he
said.
Garland Is cold. phlegmatic. slow
to anger; smiles rarely; studies ev-
cry question carefully, and answers
! slowly and g-avely.
lie Is tail. slender and dark still
wears his tiny trim mustache and
is sunburned from working hatIess
IN the garden and about the chick
en- coop.
LACK WORD OF LEVINE.
" A IT,