Show I Berkeley Rudely Shocked I Over Love Pact of I BERKELEY Cal June 10 Conven 10 Conven Conventional of the West doe does not know know hether to be be shocked shocked or merely amused a the disclosure of pf one of f the most r remarkable love pacts pacts' on r record cord v Most Ios are inclined inclined to to ta apply the old adage th that t alls all wU W U that ends well welland welland and consider the marriage of Miss L Stowell McCarthy McCarthy- M Los An- An bud to Arnold Arn ld Edw Edward Edvard rd Roth professIonal musician sans ceremony ceremony cere cere- mony a a. a closed incident now now that thata a at of marriage reposes in their r love hove bower bower bower-a a quaint Berkeley b bUnga- bUnga nga low D Despite the fact tact that the have satisfied convention who appeared on the scene in the form of Miss McCarthy's McCarthys McCarthys McCarthy's McCar McCar- thys thy's Irate father E E. E Avery McCarthy millionaire Los Angeles broker neither either t the a bride nor groom is' is a a convert convert con con- i vert to to matrimony yla yia the he marriage I altar aliar We loved each ech other that was al I that was vas necessary d declared the young bridegroom a composer and a a violinist Why go through a silly ceremony ceremony car car- emony that meant nothing to us Immoral Immoral Im Im- moral Why Vh there cant can't be anything more immoral than the present state of matrimony j We West st started rte out but In our our own way here W We are ar are happy We t felt lt that w we were mates mates not the kind of mates united In many many of of the marriages of today but true lovers lovers- lovers congenial congenial ial trusting n l J happy But Lylian's folks made life if miserable for her het They d di- di dared that I was degrading rading her morals mor mor- als als these these meddlesome folks who were too lazy to think for tor th themselves They marred our our happiness with their con conk stant slant Interference I could not bear to see the girl I lor loyed d suffer any longer I If a a. silly service w would uld make them all I feel teel better they could nave have It U If only only- they would let us love lov in in peace And I so sowe we were married not because we wanted but because It would rid the annoyance of having having hayIng hav hay ing these these- people aroun We still have our ideals of ot a true marriage but we dont don't force them on people it Ie there is true love that is all thatis that i id is hec for happiness in any as as- as soci That is all the tie that is n needed eded for tor people to Jive lve together Yes this is ls s. s what they call free love I suppose But what are w w-e w coming to in this country Easy divorces are aren n nothing thing more more- nor por less than con concessions to these ideas The easier divorce is made the nearer nearer we will come to having having hav hay ing mg freed freedom m in our personal relations If today or ort tomorrow o w. w I neet I et I J What Love Pact Couple Have to Say of Marriage Here is wh what t Arnold Edward Edward- Roth and his wife say about exIsting existing ex ex- social customs Women marr marry because it is the easiest easiest way to acquire property and nd worldly goods I II I If a a. silly servi servIce e would make them led feel better they could have it and so we wo were so were married We dont don't believe in family ties ties ties- we cant can't choose our relatives but we weL we d dont don't t have t to tolerate them We are are both poth free to do as we please and go when we we- please If there are children let the state take care of them I another another woman whom I was sure I 1 lov loved d I would tell and I would feel fre freeto to leave her immediately and go to my new mate declared Roth And Lylian knows knows' she has the same privilege I would riot not seek to hold her one instant after alter I r knew her heart was elsewhere That is right right- assented the bride We are both free to do as w Wi please and we know it it Concerning children o of love pacts Roth and his wife have equally definite den deft nite nUe ideas Let the state take care of ot them thein is the way the husband tosses away the problem of providing for the offspring offspring off ot- spring of couples who no longer t feel el elthe the ties of ot love binding them and are eager for tor new associations It Is better for tor the state to provIde provide provide pro pro- vide for tor children than t to to h have nav av th them m bred in an atmosphere of hate said Roth Both It Is ridiculous s to th that t children should keep ted couples cou cou- plea pIes together Better let the child go with one parent than have have it ft beco become becom n c contaminated d with the hatred which matched ill couples' couples must feel fee for or each each other Children pf today are mis mis- educated anyhow The child i is Usually usually usually ally used by parents as a. a m medium upon which to try all all- th the things Jn which they themselves have fai failed ed in their lives As a consequence children are bound by the whims or follies of par par- They can have no soul of their own It Is to the int interests rests rests' of the state that children en are are born porn Let Juet et it provide provid for tor them 4 Not all of Mrs Roth's relatives frowned upon her unique defiance ddlan e of convention My mother had no objections to the ideas which the r rest st of my family declared immoral declared the bride She sent us h her r blessing After a divorce divorce from E. E Avery McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy Mc Mc- Carthy the girls girl's mother became Mrs Irs J 1 J. J J. J Moore and later married Major J J. J W. W after Moore had been fatally wounded by a chauff chauffeur ur following fol tol- rol- rol lowing closely on sensational divorce proceedings at Redwood City She now lives live In the East |