MOTHER FIGHTS FOR CHILD'S CUSTODY MRSVANDERBILT CALLED "UNFIT TO BE A PARENT"
FRIEND RALLYING
of
Friends of Mrs. Glorin M. his wife, who is a cousin Vanderbilt are rallying to her sup- port. She is fighting in the New York Supreme Court against at tempts by relatives to deprive her of the custody of her 10-year-old heiress daughter, Gloria, because she is unfit to be a parent."
Extraordinary charges about her way of itving have been made and strenuously denied.
Princess Marina, fiancee of Prince George.
"Both my wife and myself are rendy and anxious to do whatever we can to help Mrs. Vanderbilt," he said.
Lady Milford Haven (wife of the Marquis of Milford Haven), whose name has been mentioned in con- noction with the case, stated that she would stand by Mrs. Vander- bilt through thick and thin.
"I cannot say anything defnite" yot," she said, "as 1 am going now to see my husband and my lawyer. What I can any, however, is that, the allegations I have rend are nothing but set of terrible and malicious Heu.
"I don't know yet whether I shall go to the United States, but I think
* probable."
The following statement hus been ised, by Messrs. Charles Russell & Co,
"Lord and Lady Milford Haven have consulted Messrs. Charles Russell & Co., and a partner of that firm is proceeding to New York to represent their interests and investigate the position.
"In the meantime ao further in. formation can be issued."
SISTER LEAVES FOR NEW YORK.
Thelma Lady Furness, Mrs. Vanderbilt's sister, left Chebourg for New York in the Empress 61
Bishop George Arundals who re- cantly succeeded Dr. Annie Besant President of the Theosophical
Society.
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Britain recently to help her sister. She said that she was glad the hearing of the case was postponed as that would give Prince Hoben- Joho and herself a chance to tell the real truth about this matter.
Prince Hohenlohe-Prince Gott- fried zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg. to give him his full title-aniled for New York in 'the Bremen Inter to give evidence on behalf of Mrs. Vanderbilt..
He said that he was taking with him
two letters written by his mother to Mrs. Vanderbilt at the time the engagement between him- self and Mrs. Vanderbilt was
broken off.
"I expect to present these letters to the Court," he said, "and I am convinced that they will have deci- sive weight as evidence. I reject utterly any suggestion that Mrs. Vanderbilt mistreated her daugh: tor Gloria."
Princo Hohenlohe will be ac companied to the United States by
Sir Alan Cobham whoas attempted flight from England man-stop to
·Indle, falled, recently,
SECRET HEARING REFUSED. it has been revented in Now York that Judge Carew's offer to hold the resumed hearings of the ease in secret has been refused by Mrs. Vanderbilt's lawyer.
RICHEST FOLK I
HOLLYWOOD
CHAPLIN'S PROPERTY
WORTH $3,279,230
LITTLE KINGDOM OF THE STARS
Los Angeles, Oct. 18. Charlie Chaplin, who owns property valued at $3,279,280, still Is the wealthiest man Holly- wood, according to annual recorin of the County Tax culicctor.
Chaplu's fortune, founded
on
a warped bamboo cane, a pair of baggy trousers, run-over" shoes and a tiny moustache, is largely in stocks and bands, although he
possesses his film studio and large home in Beverly Hills. Rogers when he pays taxes, is the Will Rogers, who is William P.
He says that his client is eat of properties assessed at heaviest lam dwher, with a long
$322.920. His holdings, including mules, horava, enws, houBER and ears, are estimated at well over $1,000,000,
Greta Garbo, who receives $300,- 000 for each picture she, makea, recorded also that she receivod $55,100 bonus. Her only taxuble possession was an $80 automobile, since her new ear was bought too lato for inclusion on this year's, rolls.
“Jobi Barrymore's most valuable! possession in his yacht Infants,) Valher st $50,010, but jewelry.) furniture 2241ch other property raised the Total to 896,440,
Harold Lloyd, who has the big- gest house in town, owns properly | nasessed at $861,545 but it does Bot cover so much ground as Wil Rogers ranch. Joan Crawford'a Jewelry, house and furniture aroj Assessed at $65,965 and Richard Bartheless is
for put down $409,340,
Constance Hennett is the lending furniture buyer with $43,000 worth wesessed against her. Joo
This is Gloria Vanderbilt whose E. Brown's four huge automobiles mother and grandmother are contest-helped build ny his $56,610 ansera- | ing for the right to educate the littlement, Gloria Swanson, despite į hoires. Gloria is happy enough in her financial troubles, still com-
and out of court.
mands properly assessed at $34.- [640,- United Proan,
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led to an open hearing to enable Ber to demonstrate the falsity of the
Charges which have been OPENING UP!
brought against her regarding her mode of life,
One of the witnesses when the: САВО Is continued before the Supreme Court, was' Mrs. Laura Kirkpatrick Morgan, Mrs. Vander- bilt's mother. She is being called to give evidence against her daughter on behalf of Mrs. Payne Whitney, the child's aunt, who contends that Mrs. Vanderbilt is! not a fit person to have charge of: Gloria.
It is not yet known when the little heiress to £800,000 will be put on the stand. She is regarded as the principal witness in the case, and from her the Court will learn whether she really loves or fears her mother.
EUROPE
AUSTRIA'S NEW MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY
IMPORTANT TO MOTORISTS
Dr. Sath Kenbath Squires and his bride outside Holy Trinity Cathedral after their wedding in Shangbai. The bride, formerly Miss Conagh Orr Welply, arrived from England recently and was given
away by Dr. El G. Gauntistt. :
Mr. and Mrs. Alexandre Sakharoff, internationally famous artista, arrived in Shanghai recently. Mr. Sakharoff la, perhaps, the greatest of Russian dancers.
The last section on the Salzburg side, of the Grossglockner arterial road, a highway of vast importance. to European motorists, is to be Judge Carew has been greatly)
opened officially to-morrow at the angered by the number of letters called Fueschertoert, nearly 8,000 of advice which he has been re-feet above sea level. ceiving ever since the case began, As the road on the Carinthian He had read none of them, he said, side is also fully open to traffic, all but if the letters did not stop he that remains to be completed is the threatened to fine the writers for tunnel through the mountain-top in City near by, and will carry it into | mark is exceeded. Almost con- contempt of Court.
the so-called scalp section. Owing | Carintha. Here a further series of tinual bends, and turns, allowing Misa Constance Bennett, the film to the high altitude, work on the arterial roads lead on into Italy, superb
vistas of snow-coverei star, has offered to give evidence road must shortly ecase till spring Yugo-Slavia, Hungary, or whatever mountains, lead a further five miles about the character of her friend. of 1935, so that the road as a whole Mrs. Vanderbilt, but she has de will probably not be ready till next cided that her first duty is towards autumu. her husband, the Marquis Palaiso
may be the desired goal..
to Knsereck, where the main Glocknerstrasse will branch off
its way to Salzburg when the tunnel
A few figures give an idea of The Grossglocknerstrasse will the audacity of the construction, has been finished. Meanwhile, the de la Coudraye, who is it in start at Zell-am-see in the Salzburg The Southern (Carinthian) part of temporary terminus of the road on nursing home in Hollywood. She province, and will finish at Heiligen the road begins at Helligenblut, the Carinthian aide la a couple of is therefore departing in haste for blut in Carinthia. At Zell-am-See 3,950 ft. above sea-love), but already miles further up to the Franz Josef the Pacifle coast, bui is willing to it will receive the main stream of at the first turning an altitude of house, 7,150 ft, high. The North- fly back to New York it Mra, traffic from Western Europe, of 4,600 ft. Is reached, and four miles ernascent from Zell-am-See le Vanderbill needs her.
which the junction is in Salzburg! from the starting-point the 6,000-ft, Įsimilarly constructed,
DIAMOND CAPITAL
TOWN OF TRAGÉDY
:
During last year thirty-five in every 100 of the coloured popula- tion of Port Nolloth, Namaqualand died. The number of people in its alums was almost halved,
This is the most alarming death- rate achieved in South Africa.
Under these conditions. Port Nolloth, once rich, when the Namaqualand copper mines were booming, and even now the capital of the world's richest diamond fields, is a town of tragedy.
RICH HARVEST IN BRITAIN
London.
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The corn crops are yielding fig uros that astonish the crop report- ers of the Ministry of Agriculture. Most of these officials have had to: revise their values and outlook on farming practice in the light of the results of this sonson's harvest.
Wheat in the best of all ebrents rut in the south, southwest; and southeast countios
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·BING'S BESTI The mad escapades of a Princeton senior trying to keep the three women in his life from finding out about each other, and the Dean from finding out about all three!
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