Evening star., 1926-12-04

of Mr.. Chaplin. He also charged she
had abused the privilege of unlimited
credit he had granted her in the
shops and cafes of Los Angeles.
Shortly after this statement VS. is
sued Mrs. Chaplin countered with one
in which she accused the film come
dian of avoiding her because she was
mot intellectual and of calling her
family yellow" She also maintained
she had made many of her own
clothes after marriage.
$1,00O,000 Request Reported.
The latest break followed a confer.
ence between attorneys for both Mr..
and Mrs. Chaplin at which an effort
was made to learn what kind Of a
property settlement would be neces
sary to keep the case out of court.
No announcement was made, but the
new outbreak was taken to mean that
no agreement was reached. George
Beebe, representing Mrs. Chaplin, has
been talking about sums in excess of
$1,000,0OO
Mrs. Chaplin left the Beverly Hills
home Of the motion picture star Tues
day and announced she would never
return. This followed an early
| ing party at the home which ended
when Chaplin ordered his wife to turn
the guests out Of the house
Yesterday Mrs. Chaplin indicated
she would not ask an absolute divorce
but would seek separate maintenance
The statements follow:
Mr.. Chaplin's:
II have read Mrs. Chaplin's accusa-
tlons OF cruel and inhuman treatment.
"Such absurd accusations I en-.
phatically deny.
Describes His Efforts.
II have done everything possible to
make Mrs. Chaplin happy in a rational
way. My sole desire has been to
maintain a sane and peaceful, happy
nome for my wife, my babies and
myself and 1 have done everything
possible to contribute to this.
Il surrounded her with every com.
fort and granted her every desire.
Her mother lived with us. in fact
her whole family had the free run of
my house. If this constitutes cruel
and inhuman treatment then I do not
know the meaning of the words. I'm
medlately after our marriage allowed
her unlimited credit with all cafes,
hotels, stores in the city. Perhaps
gratifying these tastes was a mistake,
as these privileges have been abused
Very often 1 have returned from
work only to find that she had been
out all day, leaving the babies alone
with the nurse, or on other occasions
L would find a party Of strangers at
my home to whom 1 had never been
introduced.
II have lived in Los Angeles Il
years. | believe / have gained a large
number of interesting friends. These
friends Loyalty welcomed Mrs. Chaplin
upon our marriage. I have given
frequent dinners and entertainments
in my home, believing my friends
would interest Mrs Chaplin. My
friends have often entertained us,
but Mrs. Chaplin has all too frequent
ly indicated that she preferred friends
OF her own whom she preferred en-
tertaining at restaurants and at my
own home without me-
Il regret the necessity of making
these statements, but 1 will not toll
crate slanderous falsehoods from any
one.
(Signed)
CHARLES SPENCER CHAPLIN"
Has Made Some Clothes.
To which Mrs. Chaplin replied:
Money doesn't always bring hap
piness. The fact that he has given me
dllo circuit dl Tie
stores was merely his method of at
tempting to console me for his fire.
quent absence from me and the
babies. Nor does his furnishing me
with money and credit mean that he
was good husband or a good father
"Since I have been married to him
have made many Of my own clothes
and it is only recently l have bought
any at the stores.
"As far as the question of friends
is concerned, he would never meet
my friends, as he always insisted that
they were common.
HE continued to tell me that ]
should not expect him to spend all OF
his time with me. He said that he
couldn't bear to do SO, as 1 was not
intellectual.
"He has threatened repeatedly tc
make me sick of him, as he said that
I and my family were yellow. He is
now holding the clothing Of my
babies, Of myself and of my mother al
his House, and refuses to give it tc
u.s."
Mrs. Chaplin said she did not in
tend to try her case in the news
papers. but that she could not AFFORD
to permit his statement to go unan
swered. The court, she declared was
the place where he would have tc
bring proof of his assertions.
Fathers Offer Declined.
The offer Of Robert E. McMurray
of Wichita, Kans., father of Mrs
Chaplin, to help her in her MARTA
troubles with the film comedian, was
refused by the daughter last night
AIcMurray had accused his divorced
wife, Mrs. Chaplin's mother Of ex
| travagance.
Mrs. Chaplin said:
Due to the fact that my father
hasn't contributed five cents to my
support since was 21a years old ant
now, through the newspapers, insults
me with his reported offer to help me
and my, mother. who has always ad
vised me against extravaganza. I will
not accept his help nor do need hi:
sympathy.
LAS far as my mother is concerned
I can prove that she is not in any
way to blame for my troubles with
Mr.. Chaplin. And when the time ar
rives, the world will know why my
mother lived with he at different time:
during my married life."
i COLL APSES IN STREET.