Their Majesties King George and Queen Mary are shown in their mast recent poss watching a matinee at which noted London acters appeared in a benefit presentation, in aid of the King's Pan- alons Fund for actors and actresses.
WOMAN'S NAME CLEARED
DARK CLOUD OF SUSPICION
INQUEST FINDING
A remarkable scene followed the decision by the Coroner's Jury at Weymouth recently that Mrs. Audrey Jackson had no hand in the death of Mr. Jefferys Allen, the 85-year-old Somerset J.P., who was found burned to death in the fireplace at Mrs, Jackson's home, M House, near Weymouth.
After addresses by counsel and the Coroner, the Jury took only half an hour to agree on a verdict of "Accidental death." Returning that verdict, the foreman added
As she said this her husband stood by her supporting her with his arm round her shoulders.
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MISS STEIN'S WRITINGS
PHENOMENON FOR DOCTORS
VERBIGERATION
THE CAUSE? :
Chicago, Jan. 80. Gertrude Stein and her writings have provided the medical profes slon with an "interesting. pheno menon, according to the American Medical Association.
An editorial in the Association's journal said that-unless Misa Stein's entire performance is hoax" her balling work probably can be attributed to one of four ailments.
They are:
1. Palilalia; in which the patient repeate a phrase over and over, and less distinctly each time.
2. Verbal perserveration; repeti- tion of a word or phrase from an flea "persisting in the mind to the exclusion of fresh ideas."
the
3. Encholalia; In which patient repeats the question Instead of giving the answer. 4 Verbigeration;
plain senseless repetition.
just
The Coroner then looked to-
Those
familiar with the symp: warda the back of the Court, which toms," said the editorial, "are in- was packed with people, and re-clined to wonder whether or not the marked sternly-"It has been literary abnormalities in which she indulges represent correlated die- found that Mrs. Jackson had torations of the intellect or whether nothing whatever to do with this the entire performance is a hoax- caso and it was a puro accident. and Miss Stein produces her liter- Any remarks to the contrary, nsary effusions with hor tongue in
her cheek." to what she is doing with the money, are most improper."
Mrs. Jackson then left her seat with her husband and sat nearer to the Coroner and farther from the people who were making the commenta.
leaned forward
Mr. Jackson and kissed his wife and whispered to her. Shortly afterwards the police began to clear the Court, but Mrs. Jackson remained behind for a few minutes,
HUGE CROWD OUTSIDE
Meanwhile, outaide, in spite of
"In our opinion neither Mrs, Jack-heavy rain, a huge crowd gathered nor Mrs. Lawrence, her to see her leave. It was not until mother, had anything to do with nearly twenty minutes after the it."..
closing of the inquest that a large As Mrs. Jackson heard the dark saloon car drew up in front words, which dispelled what her of the Guildhall, and the crowd solicitor had called, "the dark cloud of suspicion hanging over surged round it. All the blinds in hor," she turned with a smile to the car were drawn.
The Journal recalled a study by the paychiatrist, MacDonald Crith. had to do with reading motion pic- ley, who encountered a case which
tura captions aloud, over and over. The man's wife Jabbed him in the ribs.
"For Heaven's sake, Bob, shut
she whispered. "I can't shut up-I can't shut up I can't shut up--I can't shut p can't shut up," the patient started In.
The Medical Association dis- covered that in 1890 Miss Stein, while a student at Radcliffe College, helped prepare paper dealing with "normal moter automatism.
"They endeavoured," said the
how far editorini, "to see
they could spilt their own personalities in a deliberate and artificial way.
"They were successful to the ex- tont of being able to write or read aloud while carrying on some other activity at the same time,'
*
The Journal said it was obvious from Miss Stein's books, poems and plays that they are the same us her developments in experiments with.
her husband, who sat beside her. Police formed a gangway be spontaneous writing. United
The Coroner (Major G. G. H. tween the door and the car. Mrs. Press. Symes) discussed with the Jury Jackson, with her husband hold-=-=-= their allowance of Bd, a day forling her arm, hurried to the car, each day of the Inquest.
her head bent low, and she con-
The foreman said that the jury cented her features by holding up wished the money to go to the Eye the heavy fur collar of her cost. Infirmary.
As soon as she, her husband, and
SUDDEN OUTBURST Dranta returned to the court with a sudden outburst from Mrs.
. Jackson.
a woman friend were in the cur
it drove away quickly.
There were no comments from anyone in the crowd as the car!
Springing to her feet, in nwont off, and a few moments later trembling voice which was hardly the roadway was deserted. audible above the noise caused by
people leaving the court, she said
When Mrs. Jackson was
that people behind her were ask-proached by a reporter later, she ing what she was going to do with said sho had nothing whatever to the money sho obtained from say about the inquest verdict or selling her story to the news. anything to do with It absolutely.
papiera.
Her husband repeated this, and
"I am giving no interview to the her solicitor, Mr. Ridge, anid:-"I Press," she said, "and I am not do not wish any of us to be quoted selling my story to the news as having said anything what- papers."
iqver."
Here is James Scott, 13-year-old schoolboy, who participated In a boxing match which the King and Queen attended, in aid of charity, at the Adelphi theatre, London. Young Scott, who thus bad the opportunity to display bie fistic prowess before the sovereign, has already fought 90 bouts despite his youth and has won 68 of them,
With their towering calls presenting a huge cloud of gleaming white canvas, the straining halls of these Jachis present a study in sturdy competition. They are racing for the finleb tine in one of the yacht račun bold la Sydney har. bour, Australia.
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