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MISS IN 9 THE WEATHER: Rain and Warmer. SEVENTY-NINTH ERMANY ASSUREI) PLACE IN LEAGUE IS ENVOYS GATHER gotiators Meet Today in Prilate Conferences to Pave Way for Voting Tomorrow. ENCH HAND WEAKENED itain Also Suffers Setback and Other Nations May Be Forced.to Wait for Entry. By HENRY WOOD Geneva, March negotiators Locarno will meet here Sunday private conference to find Germy in the strongest position she occupied since the war. Statesmen representing most of civilized world are converging Geneva for the special League of tions meeting Monday, which will ct Germany to membership.

ance and Great Britain are weak-' ed on the eve of the international hering. After Germany's election to the ague Tau settlement the ague Council dispute, the principai Itter on the League agenda will be asideration of a plan for worldde security. The League secretariat will present the Council a complete analysis of present state of European securand on the basis of this report a in to obtain as nearly complete serity as possible will be drafted for resentation at the regular ague meeting. Only One Solution. Sir Austen Chamberlain, British preign Minister, has been weakened the public's disapproval of British, others than Germany the League Council.

League officials believe that the ly possible solution of the Councrisis now will be the election Germany to a permanent seat the postponement of the other Indidacies until September. Aristide Briand, who was thrown om the French Premiership today an adverse vote in the Chamber Deputies, will meet Chancellor ather and Foreign Minister Streseann, of Germany, Sunday in the eliminary private conversations. Briand's position will be greatly eakened, owing to his inability to peak in the name of the Governent, which must succeed -him in aris. The Germans are likely to emand certain concessions. Briand will be unaole to promise hem beyond his own tenure of -ofde, which will end when President umergue finds another capable of arming a government.

If the Gerpans should demand additional conssions regarding the occupation of, Rhineland, Briand would be el poless. If she is disposed to, profit by ritund's defeat, Germany's position be very strong as the statesmen down about the conference table. Whether it will be possible to ostp one the candidacies of Spain, olan China and Brazil depends pon the extent to which Brland and hamberlain are able to instil the league and Locarno spirit into andidates. While believed that Spain, hose election apparently is pledged, ill be lisposed to postpone the sue until September, it is feared hat. Poland will not.

The Poles ave counted heavily on Briand's inluence in their behalf, and they hay insist ion immediate settlement the matter, Unless Biland is able to remain in eneva long enough to exercise his onciliatory on Poland, it feared that a serious situation may levelop in connection with the ouncil disput'e. Two Seats Free for "Sweethe art Time" Two tickets For "Sweetheart now playing at the Imperial Theatre, New York will given to a A rooklyn Times subscriber wha se name is specifically mentioned as winner in a classified' ad in today's Times. If you are the subscriber you are entitled to the award. day. the lucky Read the classified ads every subscriber.

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Each capital saw the event in a different aspect as follows: Washington--Officials believed funding of the French debt had been delayed indefinitely. London- -Anxiety regarding the effect the resignation on the League of Nations meeting next week was combined with the certain knowledge that payment from France on her war debt was further off than ever before. Warsaw--Poland feared Briand's would compromise her chances to obtain a permanent seat on the League of Nations Council. Germany found nothingt to regret in, Briand's passing. His resignation strengthened the German position and weakened that; of France and England.

Geneva- -League of Nations officials were chiefly concerned with the probable effect Briand's resignation would have on the special meeting to convene Monday for the purpose of electing Germany to membership. U.S. RENEWS FIGHT TO OUST COUNTESS Department of Labor to Appeal Decision Quashing Charges of Moral Turpitude. March Federal Government tonight renewed its attempt to exclude Vera, Countess of Cathcart, from the United States because of her admitted "moral turpitude" with the Earl of Craven on a African elopement four years ago. The Labor Department, after a consultation with Justice Department authorities, announced that an appeal would be taken from the decision of a New York Federal Court decision granting a writ of' habeas corpus admitting the titled Englishwoman.

The case will be taken into Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and the Government will ask for a re-" view of Judge Bondy's decision overruling immigration authorities' exclusion order. Reopens the Battle. Second Assistant Secretary of Labor W. W. Husband made the announcement, which reopens the "double standard, of morals" battle raging for three weeks since the countess' arrival from England.

Husband also formally announced that Judge Bondy's decision makes it necessary in future cases invelving moral turpitude to judge the admissability of an alien "by the laws and standards of foreign countries." BOMB PUT IN THEATRE Film Operator Averts Disaster by Tossing It Out Window. Minneapolis, March attempt to bomb a neighborhood theatre here while 230 persons were watching the performance was frustrated tonight. by a motion picture operator. He tossed the bomb out of the building just as the burning wick set off the explosion. Windows in the theatre and other nearby buildings were shattered but none was injured.

This was the second attempt to destroy the theatre within a year. Both times Frank Oliver, the operator, discovered the bombs. HARD COAL NEAR NORMAL U. S. Bureau Reports on Output for Past Four Weeks.

Washington, March 6-Anthracite production for the first four weeks since the return of miners after the strike was nearly normal for this season, the U. S. Bureau of Mines announced today. Figures for the week ending Feb. 27, show an estimated output of 11,611,000 tons, compared with 605,000 for the corresponding week in 1925 and 1,794,000 tons, the average weekly output in February of last year.

SHAKESPEARE THEATRE BURNS Stratford-on-Avon, March 6. -Fire today practically destroyed the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre here. Brooklyn BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. BILLINGS MANSION ON HUDSON RAZED BY FIRE, 2 SAVED $2,000,000 Loss Includes Art Collection. of Dr.

Partos, Valued at $1,000,000. JOHN OWNS PLACE Wife and Daughter of Occupant, Ill of Pneumonia, Carried Away in Ambulances. The C. K. G.

Billings mansion, known as Fort Tryon Hall and now owned by John D. Rockefeller, near 190th st. and Fort Washington Manhattan, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The mansion stood on the site of old Fort Totten. Mrs.

Cornelia Partos, wife of the lessee, Nicholas S. Partos, and their daughter, Irene, six years old, both are seriously ill of pneumonia, were carried out. The loss was estimated at $2,000,000. Just across Fort Washington ave. from Fort Tryon Hall is the studio of George Gray Barnard, the sculptor, what were formerly the elaborate stables of Mr.

Billings. The stables, like Fort Tryon Hall, are the property of Mr. Rockefeller. To the south, within about 500 feet, are the Cloisters, housing an almost priceless collection of mediaeval art works which John D. Rockefeller bought from Mr.

Barnard and gave to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Libby Hall, erected as a school hal fa century ago or more. Art Worth $1,000,000. The fire did not reach any of the other buildings. Fort Tryon Hall, which during Mr. Billing's occupancy contained a remarkable collection of paintings as well as valuable statuary, tapestries and antique furniture, had been' used as a similar depositary by its new occupant, Dr.

Partos, who made his fortune in the manufacture of a candy medicine and in real estate operations, His art collection, he said, had been gathered in the four corners of the earth and was valued at $1,000,000. The house itself, built in Louis XIV style by Mr. Billings, with an interior court two stories high, a marble swimming pool and a tower which gave an unexcelled view of the Hudson, the upper bay and Long Island Sound, is said to have cost $2,000,000. Its value in the market was estimated, however, to be less than half the building cost. The fire was due, it is believed, to a defective flue.

It was discovered about 3 o'clock in the afternoon by a boy who was passing. He stood for a moment in the $250,000 driveway, built by Mr. Billings because he preferred to approach his house from the river side instead of by way of Northern watching smoke curl up from the roof of the southeast. wing. It was at least a $1,500,000 spiral of smoke, but the boy did not realize it until its.

base became tinged with orange and a bright flame sprang up. Then he raced to the front door and almost astonished Dr. Partos' dignified negro butler. with his breathless announcement: "Say, mister, do you know your house is on fire?" The Negro had confirmed the report by stepping out and glancing at the roof and had called Dr. Partos, when Patrolmen Shuhman and Hess, of the Wadsworth ave.

police station, came running up with a similar announcement. "You'd better get your family and what things you can out," advised Shuhman, scanning the frame and stucco construction of the rambling building. "We've turned in an alarm, but that fire's got a good start and the house may go up like a tinder box." Dr. Partos, who was standing on the driveway with them, watching the mounting flames, considered the question with deliberation which amazed the policemen. "I hesitate to have my wife and child moved." he said at last.

"They both are suffering from pneumonia and to move them might be a more serious shock than the fire itself. (Continued on Page Four.) Dynamite and Thermite Cut Lane in 18-Mile Ice Gorge Franklin, March -A channel 1 1,700 feet long and 150 feet wide was cut in the eighteen-mile ice gorge here today by the combined action of dynamite and ice burning chemicals. One charge of thermite exploded yesterday has been used by Dr. H. Barnes, McGill University scientist.

He said the full action of the chemical would not be apparent until twenty- four there hours was after. hole it was 225 used. feet a long and -100 teet wide where the CIRCULATION Daily SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 1926-FOUR NOT MORE JUDGES, BUT LONGER HOURS, CROPSEY Extra 30 Minutes Daily Would Spare Taxpayers, He Says, Opposing Additions to Bench. OTHERS GIVE THEIR VIEWS English System of "Masters" for Routine Work Urged by Robert H. Elder.

If each of the present Supreme Court Justices worked half an hour. extra a day it would mean a full extra judicial day, Supreme Court Justice James C. Cropsey declared yesterday. Justice Cropsey Announced himself 88 unqualifiedly against the recommendation of the Brooklyn Bar Association that eight additional Judges are needed in this judicial district. "I am opposed to the movement for more judges," Justice Cropsey said.

"It would do no good to add more, judges. It would simply mean additional expense to the taxpayers In Manhattan, some years ago, they created several more justices to cope with the crowded calendar, and it has not helped a bit. If anything, the calendar is more crowded in Manhattan now than ever. If each of the nine justices sitting in Brooklyn this month, for instance, worked half an hour more each day, it woul mean four and a half extra hours, a full judicial day, which would 'go a long way toward clearing the calendar." Would Eliminate Routine. In advocating the additional justices, a great deal has been said about the court calendar being in the worst condition ever known in Kings County.

Justice Cropsey disagrees with this argument, saying: "I do not think the calendar is in worse condition than it was some (Continued on Page Four.) LOSES ALIMONY IN MAZE OF LAW Wife Wins $600, But Forfeits $150 Monthly Under Decree Obtained in Yucatan. Through an odd legal quirk, Mrs. Lillian Blatt, of 1411 Carroll has lost her alimony of $150 a month, which her husband, Dr. Meyer H. Blatt, a physician, of 72 McKibbin was ordered to pay when she was granted a separation by Supreme Court Justice Benedict in October, 1924.

Mrs. Blatt last August went to Merida, Yucatan, and obtained a divorce. 'This, concededly, is invalid in this State, as Blatt was not served with the papers and did not submit to the jurisdiction of the Yucatan court. His attorney, Edmund J. Pickup, when he learned of Mrs.

Blatt's Yucatan decree, moved before Justice Callaghan to strike out the alimony provision in Mrs. Blatt's separation decree here, and the motion was granted. Pickup contended that, although Mrs. Blatt's Yucatan decree is invalid here, 'she -is estopped from raising this question, since she obtained the decree herself and, therefore, is not in a position to attack its validity. Before relieving Dr.

Blatt of further alimony payments, Justice Callaghan ruled that he must pay $600 alimony, which he withheld after learning of his wife's Yucatan decree. WINS PHI BETA KAPPA Julian Creighton Honored for Scholarship at Princeton. Julian Creighton, 22-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Creighton, of Brooklyn, has won his Phi Beta Kappa key at Princeton, where he will graduate in June.

Young Mr. Creighton is the only one of 30 Brooklyn students at Princeton to reeeive this honor scholarship. He prepared for college at Poly Prep and at the Franklin Academy, Malone, N. Y. In recent years he has been spending his summers in travel abroad.

He is planning to enter Haryard Law School in the fall. 219 OUSTED AT CORNELL 177 Men Among Those Who Fail in Mid- Year Examinations. Ithaca, March 6. Cornell University has dropped 219 students for failure to pass the mid-year examinations, according to figures made public here. Of this number, 177 are men and the ramAnder women.

The average this year considcrably below that of the "past five years. the BROOKLYN NEWSPAPER Times, SECTIONS-48 PAGES (WITH How They Line Up On Judge Problem Justice James C. CropseyMore judges would do no good; if each of the present justices would hour longer each mean a full work, haitian judicial day. Justice William B. CarswellThe situation is hopeless unless we get more judges.

Justice Harry E. Lewis- Would secure legislation to send 75 per cent. of cases now on calendar to a lower court. Peter P. Smith, lawyer--More judges, more work done, is my idea.

Robert H. Elder, lawyer--Place some of the routine judicial work in the hands of assistant judges, or "masters." Howard P. Nash, former County Judge- -The state of the calendar makes it absolutely? essential that we have more judges. Elmer: G. Sammis, lawyerDeclined to discuss the question.

GHOST-LIKE THIEF RAIDS DRUG STORE Glides In, Holds Up Clerk, Gets Cash-and Customers Fail to See Him. Last night, shortly before midnight, a quietly dressed man, middle aged and of mild expression, entered Irving Friedman's drug store at 212 Prospect West, and leaning over the counter showed Friedman a pistol. "Put your hands up," he whispered. There were two customers in the store looking up telephone numbers. In the rear was the clerk, Rosenberg, of 1617 11th who was compounding a prescription.

But only Friedman and the bandit himself knew that there was a holdup in progress. The quietly dressed man took $150 from the cash register, while still on the customer side of the counter, and then quietly left the store. "They wouldn't believe me at first when I told them," Friedman said afterwards, indicating the clerk and customers. WARMER TODAY WITH RAIN March Living Up to "Rep" as Fickle Month. Something like spring weather is the promise held out for today by the Weather Bureau.

There is a catch in the promise, however, for rising temperature will bring rain. The forecast reads: For Eastern New York and Jersey: Rain and warmer, Sunday and Sunday night. Monday fair and colder. Approach of rain was anticipated the as 11 chill o'clock that last persisted night, throughout yesterday grew less intense. ICE GORGE DRYS NIAGARA Only Two Small Streams Flowing Over American Falls.

Falls, March 6 -Sunday Visitors to Niagara may find the American Fals dry, for ice, jamming at Fort Day, a mile up-stream, has diverted most of the normal flow to the Canadian Channel and thence over the Horseshoe cataract. Today there were only two small streams passing over the American Falls. Below the American Falls the largest ice mound of years has formed, reaching nearly to the top of the gorge. HURRICANES SWEEP ITALY Big Damage on West Coast From Genoa to Sicily. Rome, March -Violent hurricanes continued today to sweep the west coast of Italy from Genoa to Sicily.

Great suffering and damage has resulted from the turbulent weather. Hurricanes also buffeted the interior, and at Perugla wind was accompanied by heavy snow." ONLY CRIME CURE MORE POLICEMEN, SAYS 'LAUGHLIN Four Murdered, 10 Shot, 500 Stolen, Chiefly in Brooklyn, Since January 9. ADMITS LIST STAGGERS Sees Danger in Encouraging Citizens to Resist HoldupsRaps Bail System. Police Commissioner George V. McLaughlin has figured out just one way to fight the crime wave which has marked his two months in office.

His remedy, as he tersely outlined it to The Brooklyn Times yesterday, is: "Get more policemen." Only in office since Jan. 1, the new Commissioner has, nevertheless, seen a real "crime wave." He acknowledges its existence. No petty crimes, these that greeted the new Commissioner. The most daring of holdups, with accompaniment of murder, gunplay, slugging and house-breaking-these these are some of the incidents in McLaughlin's baptism. And then, almost beneath recording with the major affairs, are the reports of pocket-picking, shoplifting, and other random offenses which automatically overflow onto the police blotter.

Four Murdered, Ten Shot. Since January 9, the Brooklyn Times. records that in the crimes chiefly affecting Brooklyn crooks. have netted themselves approximately $424,500. During the collection of that fund they murdered four persons and wounded ten others, with guns or whatever other weapons expedited their safe get-away--clubs, knives and even gas.

Of this loot, $152,100 was cash. Few places escaped. Theatres, shoestores, jewelry stores, delicatessens, groceries and homes were numbered among the repeated visits of the bandits. Jewelry stores, in addition to. giving.

up whatever cash was found in their, vaults, yielded gems, with a total value of $200,500. were next in contributions. The total value of this merchandise was $141,000. Alcohol worth $27,000 formed the chief item in the remaining $83,000 worth of merchandise stolen. A staggering list and long, admits headquarters.

And what is to be done? Commissioner McLaughlin declines to prescribe any infallible cure-all. He is certain that if there were more policemen in the city there would be less crime, and he is too shrewd a man to insist that any preventive devised by him, however satisfactory or smooth-working, could be geared to the point of efficiency to anticipate crime. "Not long ago," said the Commissioner, "a boy held up a butcher and took $500 from him. It was easy money, and he naturally wanted more of it. Unfortunately for this Doy, he was caught the next time he tried it.

His case is fairly illuminating. Suppose a man in a store suddenly discovers that it would- be a simple thing to hold up the lone proprietor. The policeman, he knows, is on some far corner of his beat. He commits the crime, probably his first. There are countless others like him.

Unless there is an danger of getting caught, men will continue to steal. Sees Crooks Encouraged "Let a crook get a reasonable assurance that he can get away with it and he can see nothing beyond the haul. Crooks, seasoned crooks, consider capture and the penalty, but tempt a fly crook with a fair share of loot and he'll go after it. Put policemen in their way--that will stop them." Commissioner McLaughlin sees (Continued on Page Three.) Takes Wife to 'Craig's She Cries, and Sues When after two years of ment, Leon Koppelman suggested to his wife, Mrs. Sylvia Koppelman, 1744 East 15th that she return to him, she consented, with certain stipulations.

First of all, she said, he must win her, not with promises and other devices of husbands, but, rather with the tender attentions and courtesies he was capable of back in the days of In short, she know suggested, why not another courtship? "Well." agreed the husband, "that's good here." Enthusiastically Koppelman entered into the second courtship. He would, he resolved, show his wife a good time. With which resolve, he procured two seats for a performance of "Craig's Wife," a play highly regarded and popular. And what a mistake that was! As he sat with his wife watching the play, Koppelman suddenly came conscious of a feeling that something was wrong somewhere- THREE CENTS COLORED SUPPLEMENT) 3 DWELLINGS BURNED IN ROCKAWAY SECTION Three Alarms Sounded to Protect Children's Homes. Three frame boarding houses, each of three stories, were badly damaged last night by two fires which occurred in immediate succession in the Two of the buildings were located near the Boardwalk on Beach Far Rockaway.

One of these was occupied by a family which escaped without difficulty; the other was untenanted. Three alarms sounded by Battalion Chief Lawrence, because of the proximity of St. Malachi's Orphans Home and the Hebrew Home for Crippled Children. The institutions were not endangered, however, as the wind carried the sparks away preceding from fire them. occurred on Beach 64th Arevrne, in an unoccupied structure.

The total damage WaS about $30,000. OIL MERGER PROBE IS BEGUN BY U.S. Federal Trade Seeks Monopoly in 000,000 Combine. Washington, March Federal Trade Commission tonight added another big merger to its growing list of organizations under investigation as to possible monopoly features. The $240,000,000 consolidation of the Associated Oil Company and the Tidewater Oil Company, interests stirred Commission officials, and a preliminary inquiry was started by Chief Examiner M.

F. Hudson. Hudson will ask officers of both companies for details of the reported transactions leading up to the merger. If the answers indicate that the Clayton Act is being violated so far as restriction of competition goes, the legal department of the Commission will act. "We will confine our investigation to the features of the merger that may show a monopoly to exist which restricts 'said Hudson.

"The financial dealings and the method of exchanging securities or offering them for sale do not come under the jurisdiction of the The commission investigators are especially interested in the announcement that the new company plans to acquire additional oil companies. $1,150,000,000 Oil Firm Asks Delaware Charter Dover, March charter was filed here today for the Tidewater Association Oil Company, capital $1,150,000.000. The company is to produce, transport, buy and sell and otherwise deal in petroleum. Of the 11,5000,000 shares of stock, 1,500,000 are of par value of $100 each. There will be 10,000,000 shares of common stock withoutypar value.

The State tax paid with filing of charter was $57,0007 REPORT STEAMER SINKING Fate of Passengers and Crew of 28 Is Unknown. New Orletans, March in the foggy haze of the Gulf waters few miles from Southwest Pass, two tugs, a revenue cutter and two' larger vessels are searching for, the passengers and crew of the Standard Steamship Co. steamer Yuma, reported in distress after springing a leak while en route from New Orleans to Mexico. The fate of the passengers. and crew of 28 is unknown here.

At 4 o'clock the wireless operator aboard the Yuma said that his vessel was sinking and that he was leaving his post. BOY, 10, KILLED BY AUTO Leaps From Back of Car Into Path of Another. Thomas Dalton, 10, of 1383 Albany died in the Kings County Hospital last night, a few minutes after he had been struck by an automobile owned and operated by Corvin Ware, of 170 Jefferson Tenafly, N. J. The child, according to the police, had been riding on the back of an unidentified automobile.

He leaped off at Albany ave. and Ave. and was struck by Ware's machine. Ware rushed the boy to the Kings County Hospital. He was held on a technical charge of EGGS HIS GOLF BALLS Hagen's Former Caddy Practises in His Sister's Kitchen.

Yonkers, March -Valentine T. Sullivan still glows with pride over the fact that he was at one time caddy for Walter Hagen, golf professional, and this pride resulted in his arraignment today in the City Court. Sullivan's sister said he disrupted the peace by practising A few "shots" in the kitchen, using eggs as golf balls. Judge Broderick imposed a thirty day sentence, but suspended execution on condition that Sullivan leave town, I EDITORIALS Published by Abraham Straus, Inc. -BrooklynThe Livable House Re-opens Tomorrow For spring-time is always new-fashion time, and nowadays, new fashions in home decoration are as interesting as new clothes-fashions.

We hope that the suggestions in the Livable House, as to "what the smart home will wear this spring" will be helpful to A. S. patrons in solving their decorating problems. Our staff of interior decorators will be glad to adapt ideas incorporated in the Livable House, to your special needs. The New Living Room keeps its walls of Adam green, because they are especially suitable to its Georgian type.

It adds color at its windows by side-draperies of mauve linen, chintz trimmed. The same chintz, the "Prince of Wales" plume, and column pattern, makes the valance, and covers a Colonial type wing chair, also: The sofa under the windows, picks up one of the colors in the chintz. A bench gold-satin covered adds a spot of brightness. The grouping of furniture in this room is particularly interesting. The New Dining Room is pleasantly reminiscent of the "American Home" (which we furnished and sent to France), as its Duncan Phyffe furniture is a replica of the set used there.

Of deep-toned mahogany, it is lightened with cushions of striped green damask. Bright striped linen draperies edged with wool fringe, are looped from the windows with glass-holdbacks. A large crewel panel on one wall, repeats the colors of the linen. The New Sun Room fairly takes one out of doors. Its walls are of imitation stone, decorated with lattice work in a bright, cool green.

Its draperies are made of a most amusing brightly colored cotton print. Its lacquer red furniture is most decorative. against the white walls. The New Master Bedroom has lovely Venetian furniture, painted in exquisite shades of yellow and green, set against walls of peach color. The color-scheme of this room sounds intricate, for the curtains are of glazed chintz with a soft green background, and the bedspreads are a pale rose, the bedroom is actually a notable example of the use of many different colors together advantageously, because they are handled with a proper amount of subtlety.

The New Guest Room is much more informal than the master-bedroom. Its furniture is of maple, its ruffled curtains of net, its draperies of gay checked material in red, yellow and blue, and its valance and spread are of yellow normandy trimmed with blue rickrack. rice had been "burned." Thermite is a combination of granulated aluminum and iron oxyde. When ignited, it, produces a heat of from 8,000 to 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Several charges of nitroglycerine were used today.

Officials believe that with warmer weather and continued use of explosives, the gorge can be floated withflood danger to either Franklin or Oil City which suffered $500.000 damage a week ago. Dr. Barnes estimated it would take from $10,000 to $15,000 worth of material to float the gorge with the next high water. decidedly. Mrs.

Koppelman didn't seem to be enjoying herself. It was curious. Reason for Mrs. Koppelman's lack of enthusiasm at the show was given before Supreme Court Justice Callaghan yesterday, when she made appilchtion for $250 counsel fee and $50 weekly alimony, pending trial of her suit for separation. The second courtship, it became known then.

was a dismal flop. "Craig's Wife," Mrs. Koppelman believes, was selected by way of making her appreciatic her own weaknesses, if any. It pictured a selfish wife, she told Justice Callaghan, a wife whose petty tyranny led to the breaking up of her home. "My husband's purpose in taking me to that play," she added, "was evidently to show that I was entirely at fault during our married life." Koppelman protested that he only hoped ey both would enjoy the show.

He liked it, anyway. Justice Callaghan ruled that Mrs. Koppelman had been too sensitive about the picture of the stage wife, so he denied her application. We extend to all our patrons and to everyone interested in home decorating an invitation to visit the Livable House, in its new spring dress. Our hostess will be glad to answer any questions about its furnishings.

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