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DAILY NEWS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1924. RHINELANDER SEEKS ANNULMENT FOREIGN NEWS Colored Bride Will Fight Husband's Action to Void Their Marriage Nancy Welford's Marriage Ends Career, Says Father New Fight on V. S. Claims. Reds Angry at England.

Recognition for China. Fascist Heckler Beaten. PARIS. Col. James A.

Logan. American spokesman, asked aliiej recognition of America's claims fjr a damages and the costs of the Rhine occu rfK KF'-S'v. r-s The smashing blow in the romance of Alice Jones Rhine-lander, feared by her family for days, has fallen. Young Leonard Kip Rhinelander has started annulment proceedings against his colored bride of a month and a half, in Westchester County Supreme court. Papers were filed in the county clerks office just before closing time yesterday after JJ5 Broken Romance Briefly Told 1 noon.

loung Rhinelander alleges that his wife deceived him regarding the fact that she is colored and that his consent to the marriage was obtained by fraud. He charges that Alice told htm "she was white and had no colored blood." He says that he went into the marriage on the basis of such representations, which he has since "discovered to be wholly untrue." pation. The American claims have aroused bitterness, some papers row asserting that the L'nited States now claims reparations to the detriment of the allies. MOSCOW. The note of Premier Baldwin Dream Totters.

Premier Baldwin, rejecting the Anglo-Russian treaties and accusing the Soviet of propaganda in Great Britain, has stirred ali Russia. The government newspaper announces Russia will not call retreat. Thus the dream of happiness and affluence which Alice Jones, former helper in a laundry and nursemaid in a New Rochelle family, built up for herself is threatened with sudden collapse. The bride, who shrinks in seclusion in her parents' homeat 763 Pelham New Rochelle, has not even the satisfaction of knowing that it was Rhinelander's rich and powerful family that started the action which may end her dream of love. Since Rhinelander is more than 21, it was necessary that he file the suit in his own name, which he did.

Leon R. Jacobs, lawyer, of 27 William New York, who filed the complaint at White Plains yesterday, declared that he acted for no one but Leonard Kip The following chronological summary shows with what speed the unusual romance of Leonard Kip Rhinelander and his bride, the former Miss Alice Beatrice Jones, colored nurse girl, was blasted. Oct. 14. Rhinelander and Miss Jones, both giving their color as white, married in New Rochelle.

Nov. 13. News of marriaee, with information the bride is the daughter of a colored man, leaks out. Nov. 14.

Rhinelander and his bride both deny she is colored. Rhinelander declares he is happy and will stand by her. Bride threatens to bring suit for statement that she is not white. Says her father was an Englishman. Nov.

15. The fact that the girl's father, George Jones, former stage driver, had been designated as colored in his naturalization papers, develops. On the same day the young couple disappear. Rhinelander's father issues statement declaring he has just learned of marriage and that he understands bride's parents are to be English. Nov.

20. Mysterious limousine arrives at Jones's home at 763 Pelham New Rochelle, where young couple were in hiding, and takes Rhinelander to New York. Joneses deny he has left. Nov. 25.

Attorney enters suit for Rhinelander to annul marriage on grounds of fraud, basing charge on bride's statement in marriage license she was white. PEKING. Foreign legations have decided to consider the Chinese government, headed by Premier Tuan Chi Jui, as the de facto government, i ALLEN. Germany. Fascists got a dose of their own.

strong i arm medicine when George Semihard, editor of the Vossiche Zei-j turp, descended the platform (during a speech an i thrashed a i Fascist who had called him a calumniator. -v. MOSCOW. Alth-iugh attacks against War Mim-ter Trotxky grow daily, it is authontativt-lv Nancy Welford whose marriage came as a shock to parents. stated he win r.ot t-e expelled bv the commuTiists.

The Full Complaint. BERLIN. -The r.es interests Actor, However, Refuses to Believe Star's Now Film Director's Wife will increase their oart.ir.g by establishing a ballroom. PARIS. Pr.

Bcargc-r U.ld the Academy of Medicine he eo'jid correct deformations of the nose, tv- or eyelids by plastic surgtry. CONSTANTINOPLE. Ai ear: -quake in Asia Minor several villages and killed at least gagement with Gallagher Shear-She mentioned nothing about Cobb. Why, we don't even know him. But Nancy is twenty-seven and should know what she is doing." career is gone!" exclaimed Dallas Welford, actor now playing in "The Werewolf," yesterday when shown tje published accounts of the wedding in Cleveland, on Oct.

24 of his daughter, Nancy, musical comedy star, to F. Heath Cobb, said to be a screen director. Mrs. Welford was so overcome at the news that she is now under Nancy Welford, her parents say, 30 persons. CALCUTTA.

Poiit atr.taUT- twice to wrt-tk first started her career at the Then while cancir.g in George White's Scandals she attracted attention and was given a role in She has appeared since in "Up She Goes" th. Ziegfeld Follies the care of a phvsician at their BOND CARRIERS, YEGG AND THUG IN $72,000 LOOT A $2,000 payroll holdup, in which a girl was the victim, a $10,000 safe cracking job and the dis-closnre of two bond robberies net apartment, 385 Central Park West. her mother nor 1 knows land later under the manae-ement anything about the marriage," said id BRESCIA. Italy. ess B- r.ee de Farrari, wife of pjor.e.

was drwned when she wis pushed into Lake Garda by dog. RUSH HOUR BLAZE THRILL FOR Dallas. I don't believe it. I would i William A. Bradv.

It was while "No other person is concerned in this action," said Jacobs. "I have been the personal attorney of Leonard Kip Rhinelander ever since he became of age, and I have acted for him only. The papers speak for themselves." The full text of the complaint follows 1. That the plaintiff and defendant at the time of the commencement of this action were both residents of the state of New York. 2.

That on Oct. 14. 1924, in the city of New Rochelle, Westchester county, N. the plaintiff and defendant were married. 3.

That the consent of said plaintiff to such marriage was obtained by fraud. That prior to said marriage, the defendant represented to and told the plaintiff that she was white and not colored, and had no colored blood, which representations the plaintiff believed to be true and was induced thereby to consent to said marriage, and entered into such marriage relying on such representations, which representations plaintitf after said marriage discovered to be wholly untrue. 4. The defendant at the time of making said representations knew them to be false and untrue and made same with intent to decive and defraud this plaintiff. I 5.

That said plaintiff and de- have to see the marriage certificate fulfilling a contract with Gallagher or be told by my daughter. We Shean in Cleveland that she was have heard nothing from her married. since the cancellation of her en-i (Picture on page 1) LIAR, MAD, BIGAMIST, ting $60,000 were the day's crime grist yestrday. An unarmed man snatched a leather bag containing the $2,000 payroll of Max Kirschner. buckle maker at 265 Calyer Brooklyn.

TELEPHONE GIRLS Hundreds of telephone opert.r were thrilled last night when rire-j men battled a picturesque blaze in five-story building at from the hand of Miss Evelyn MORGAN TWIN CALLED Horowitz, 20, in front of the fac Tale, Scars Blast Man's Troopers Hold tory and escaped. Following the discovery of two bond robberies in the financial district, brokerage houses began investigation of their employes yesterday to prevent further big haals during the muddle of heavy, boom-time transactions. Rhoades Co. of 27 William By EDWARD J. DOHERTY.

Philadelphia, Nov. 26. Mrs. Frances McDonald Morgan is absolutely certain he is her husband. The police st.

reported to police yesterday mat a messenger who said his name was Hugh John Gillis and lendant have not at any time before the commencement of this who ave. V1 address disap- I alker st. man who had been her husband The edifice, which is located neur for nine years had apparently mar- New York Telephone ried a trained nurse named Julia 'Pony's frreat structure, b-jrst in; Walsh. flames at about 6:30 o'clock ana at- f- Tt- I raed home going throngs from 'jn Jut Took Over. and down Broadway.

She had him arrested, and he The fire started on the top floor, tlaimed he wasn't himself at ail, occupied by the New York Sult-and said he had simply taken case company, and mushroomed tin his brother's name, and wife and and down. child, and job, and voice, and looks, When Deputy Chief Heffernan and habits, and clothes, and every- arrived it had enveloped the roof, else. high flames illuminated sur- However, New Jersey state rounding blocks. A second alarm troopers today examined the man. was sent in.

Mrs. Morgan had told them her The fire was under control in a husband had on his right knee four hour, after threatening the lives of old bullet scars. The man in twenty firemen on a tower at the has four bullet scars on his right i fifth ffoor. knee; and the troopers are certain A back draught caught the therefore he is not his twin brother, flames and the men were immersed but himself. Therefore, they de- 'n and smoke which poured clare, he is a bigamist.

(from a lower wind w. u. I Several were slightly hurt. action. with full knowledge bv parea nun wortli ot bonds he was to deliver to six exchange the plaintiff of the facts con stituting the said fraud, volun houses.

He was hired the day and the sheriff say he's the champion liar. Ambrose his former employer, thinks the man is crazy. But John H. Morgan himself, awaiting trial in the Camden oeiore. It developed that young Gillis had been arrested on April 1924, charged with the theft of an on automobile and released suspended sentence.

tarily lived as husband and wife. Wherefore, the plaintiff prays judgment that said marriage be annulled and said marriage contract declared void, and for such other and further relief as to the court may seem just, together with the costs and disbursements of this action. Jacobs, attorney for r. -'ff, 27 William st. A to the complaint ras an afi tt by young Rhineland- (L tinned on page i) county jail Camden, N.

on a biga my John II. Morgan the astounding Damage was estimated at Jacquelin De Coppett of 43 Broadway reported that a messenger's assistant had escaped with $20,000 bonds. For the second time in two weeks yeggmen yesterday looted a safe in the offices of Max Leef fruit and produce dealers, of 299 Washington and escaped with about $10,000. charge, assures -irs. morgan, wno lives ut SU) 000.

North 64th was found in the home of her sister across the i mPire ut TTu. 0- 'role at krhooisirl. A 5treet. Her siater held the door, itrad jTo.plte im iar. i (Continued on page i 'frs i-ai lifr.

pmsr i. world that he isn't Morgan, but Morgan's twin brother. It began a few months ago. Mrs. Morgan suddenly learned that the.