Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-03
MRS. CHAPLIN TO
DEMAND CUSTODY
OF Her CHILDREN
Expects to Ask Huge Sum
TO Refrain From Filing
Divorce Action.

HOLLYWOOD. Icc. ,. Settle
,, ment "ut Of court appeared likely
| today az Il solution IL the marital
squabblc between Mr.. and Mrs
Charlie Chaplin. Attorneys for the
! Pair got together tu discuss terms.
, nd this. il was l"arncd, WAS the
=! single bone Of contention IN the WaF
I 1f peaceful separations.
Mrs. Chaplin, who has threatened
To sue for Giv0rcc, expects at least
! 100000 to rcfrnin from fling IL
ton against hcr husband and nam
ing Il correspondent.
There Will be no rcconrilia-
ton said George icchc, attorney
fer the ls-ycar OLD wife and mother
Of the two Chaplin heirs. I'VE Will
&smand Il settlement that will he
ample to care for Mrs. Chaplin and
the children as they should be ii
their circumstances.
Whether Mr.. Chaplin is willing
I" do this or not | do not know.
II not, we are prepared to take legal
aeti u % make him do il.
Chaplin 5 attorney, Lloyd Wright,
held :, preliminary conference c;r-
" today with the film comedian
and later went into session with
Eecbc. Upon this conference will
depend. il was believed, what action
i 10 be taken 10 settle the differ
cnccs between the Chaplns.
The vGung wife merely froWned
at reports brought to her from
friends that Chaplin was anxious
fer a reconciliation. He docsn {
prove it by his actions, she said.
Mrs. Chaplin referred to the
comedian S purportcd refusal to
allow her to take her private pos
sessions, and those of her babies,
cut of the Chaplin mansion in Bcv-
crly Hills. The actor has posted
notices in the papers, too, that he
i'll not be responsible for any more
of his wife : debts. Mrs. Chaplin
is said to have made many costly
purchases recently to rcplcnish her
wardrobe and the bills are said to
have staggered the comedian, de-
site his atfluencv.
Insuitcd Guests
Lita was indignant 10" because
fhaplin last night told newspaper
uen that noisy early morning
iHZZ party staged by his wife was
the cause of their separation. Tn"
comedian claims Mrs. Chaplin
hroa@ht an entire ia2z banl to HIS
home at > u. M, together with Il
partv of friends, and put ON very
hilarious party which disturbed his
sleep and compelled him to invite
the Guests to leave.
He insuItcd my guests. Li;p
said today.' but that is not the real
reason left him. Our troubles be
Gan shortly after we were married.
He has never treated me as a hus-
band should treat his wife, and he
has not been Il good father to our
babies.
~ always had dreams of real
home and babies. but these have
tccn shattered by Mr., Chaplin 5 a
titudc.
"Of course this viii all have 20
come out later when the case is TAX
tN TO court.
If the Chaplin ease goes to tria
Il bitter battle is expected over the
custody Of the baby boys and divis-
ion of the estate. !
II Mrs. Chaplin chooses to 90 to
court viii certainly make every =:
effort to obtain custody of the
the actor said
lie shall not have our child
lCn,' Iita countcrcd. "Thcv me#
mine and will fight 10 the last
Glitch ia keep them. !
The bic Chaplin house atop Il
cliff in Beverly IIillS was deserted
today, aside from the presence Of ,
several Filipino servant boys Mrs.
Chaplin, who left her "drcam crs- .
tie : last Tuesday, remained with /
hc' babies ut the homo of her grand
| arentS. Mr. aud Mrs. William Car +
~. Charlie is living at the homa
# friends,