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Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
COUNTESS GETS DIVORCE.

The Tribunal OF First Instance OF
the Seine, Judge Ditto presiding. at
noon today granted divorce to the
Countess de Castellane, formerly Anna
Gould, OF New York, and gave her the
custody of her children, who, however,
will not be allowed to be taken from
France without the consent of their
father. Count Boni de Castellane.
The end of the famous case came
suddenly. The court brushed aside the
demand OF the counts lawyers for an
examination of witnesses and. as al
ticipated, the public prosecutor did NO
even ask to be heard.
Features of the Divorce Decree.
Countess is granted an unconditional
divorce.
Children are to remain in their
motaer's custody.
Bonf, who demanded $4,000 allow.
ance annually and was offered $30, 060
which he refused, does not get cent
The count must pay the costs OF the
trial.
The count will be allowed to see his
children at the home of their grand
mother and keep them month an.
nually.
The children cannot be taken from
France without Boni's consent. unless
the court holds his refusal unreason-
able.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
Hearst Spent $256.37o.22.

Something of sensation was caused
when it was announced that William
r. Hearst had filed with the secretary
OF state. at Albany, statement show
ing that he had spent the sum OF $685.
1902 in his efforts TO be elected gov
ernor. Not since the law requiring
candidates for public Offices TO file Il
list of their expenses went into ef'
feet number of years ago, has any
one seeking the favor OF the voters
admitted the spending of one-eighth OF
that sum for election purposes.
The sum, in magnitude, is far and
away greater than any others record
ed in the books of the state for that
particular purpose.
Of the amount expended, Mr.. Hearst
repoi ted to the secretary OF state that
he had given to John G.. Follansbee,
the treasurer of the Independence
league, $19S,S70.22 and to William j..
Corners, chairman of the Democratic
state committee, $4,000. The balance
Of $500 he spent for travelling ex-
DenSeS
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
inspeokion Is Finished.

President Roosevelt spent today in
making an inspection Of the canaliine
He made numerous suggestions where
improvements seemed necessary.
The special train reached CristObal
at midday and the president took
luncheon at the residence Of Walter
G. Tubby. superintendent of cOnstruc-
ton. Afterwards the president made
q house to house inspection of CristO
bal.
The special train reached Colon at
4 o'clock. The president rode on
horseback over the entire town. He
delivered a ten minutes address TO the
people from bridge at the depot. in
which he expressed qualification AT his
reception on the isthmus and satisfac-
ton with the progress OF the work I'M
der embarrassing conditions.
He thanked the people for their co.
operation in the gigantic work, and
closed by expressing his intentions to
sustain the Panama republic in the eX-
ercise of its sovereign rights.
The visit of the president created
great enthusiasm. The ships were
beautifully illuminated and there were
fireworks In thu evening.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
$4,OOO,OOO FOR 500 LOCKS.

When congress meets in December 1t
VIII be asked 10 authorize the sXpen-
diture OF 100000 for construction OF
the much-needed new lock at Sault
Ste. Marie. 1t Is hoped and believed by
the Lake Carriers association that rhe
entire amount will be allowed at the
coming session. This would mean that
the work of building the great lock
would begin early next year and would
be completed during 1909. 1t Is estimat-
ed that IL whole year can be saved if
al the contracts are awarded at one
time, and that the work can be conf
pleted in two and one-half years.
Chairman Burton, OF the rivers and
harbors committee, is known to be an
earnest advocate Of the proposed I'M
provement, and the united support of
the committee is believed to De as
sured. An early meeting of the com.
Inittee has been called by the chair.
man for consideration Of matters be.
longing - it. According to repOnts in
circulation among vessel interests
here something like $40.000,000 Will
be embodied in the recommendations
of the present rivers and harbors com
nittee to congress.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
Row to Keep Young.

Not a few persons have written
1906 ut the head of their letters with
a sigh at the reminder of increasing
age. Women, more than men are pos
sessed with dread of growing old,
not realizing that maturity has it's
charms and compensations. We wish
young people oftener had it impressed
upon them that they may provide for
a happy old age by laying up re-
serve Of sound health and store of
happy memories, as we'll as by cult
waiting tastes and resources which will
outlast youth. AS for those who are
already approaching middle age, there
is no surer way TO grow old prema-
turely than to dread the future. 1t is
essential, if we wish to keep young,
says the Western Review, to cultivate
that hopeful habit of mind so charac-
teriStic OF youth-the hope which
makes one able to say with Browning
"The best is yet TO come" and with
Lucy Larcum, Every year life is lar
ger and deeper ant more beautiful in
its possibilities" Allied with this at.
titude of expectancy must be the abil-
ity to see the amusing side of life.
Worry and vexation over what would
better be laughed at result in disfig-
uring wrinkles. Above all, if the years
bring us, as they should, a better un-
derstanding of ourselves, broaden.
ing of active human sympathies, a
firmer faith in Providence, we shall
find life abundantly worth the living,
no matter what may be the number
Of our birthdays.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
GEN. SHAFTER is DEAD.


Malice William Rufus Shafter. u.
S. A., retired, died at the ranch of
Capt. w. II. McKittrick, his son-'n-law,
20 miles south of Bakersfield, Car, al
ter an illness of seven days, .e-pite
the best medical attention available III
California.
While returning from the polls last
Tuesday. Gen. Shafter contracted Q
severe chill, which augmented "a silSns
indisposition and necessitated connne''
ment to his bed. DR.. II. w. MITCHELL
the family physicia1, was summoned
The patient failed 20 improve and DR..
A. Schaefer was called for consuita'
ton.
Intestinal obstruction was discoV'
cred, but IL was determined that this
was secondary affiiction brought on
by an acute attack of pneumonia. Wed
nesday and Thursday no Improvement
was noticed and Friday afternoon DR..
NJ. II. Herzstein. of San Francisco, was
communicated with, but rs he was I'm
able to depart at once, DR.. /. w. Thorpe
was dispatched in DR.. Herzsteins
place. DR.. Thorpe arrived early Satur-
day morning and together with the To-
cal physicians, diligently watched tho
patiers all that day
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
President In Panama.

President Roosevelt left the flagship
Louisiana at Colon at 1870 Thursday
morning and landed shortly after
wards. He was met by Canal Commits
sioner Shonts, Chief Engineer Stevens.
General Manager Bierd, of the Panama
railroad, and other high officials.
All she school children of Colon were
assembled in groups about the pier
where the president landed and sang
the Star Spangled Banner" and
America"
Some time later President and Senior
Amador and the bishop of Panama
reached the spot and greeted Mr..
Roosevelt. The entire party then board.
cd special train decorated with flags
end left Colon, steaming slowly in
the direction Of Panama in order to
enable the presidential party to have
a good look at all the points of inter
est along the route.
In order to carry out the presiden-
tial program special switches have
been arranged to enable the special
train to go to La Boca and allow Mr..
Roosevelt TO inspect the Pacific en-
Trance to the canal.
The main street. of Colon and the
shipping in port were decorated with
Tags, but there was no excitement any
y here
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24

Many Chicago lawyers who were
found by the United States investi-
gators to have looted the files of the
Cook county courts 20 conceal divorce
cases are threatened with contempt
proceedings. John Bell, in charge of
the chancery record writer's of the cir
cult court, has ordered 1875 Chicago
lawyers to return to the vaults the Of
fetal records of divorce cases for
-yhlch they gave receipts, but which
they never returned. Many of the
court records were taken from the
files as long as 16 years ago, and
scores of them, some of the most
noted divorce cases ARE said to have
been lost. The action taken is the
first to cure an evil with which the
courts have been burdened for several
years.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
TO SQUELCH THE
STANDARD OIL
GREAT FIGHT BETWEEN u. s. AND
STANDARD OIL CO. is
NOW on.
SWEEPING CHARGES MADE
Attorney-General Moody Starts. Suit
Seventy Companies Are Alleged to
Be in the Combine.

Atty.-Ger, Moody, acting through the
resident United States district
attorney, instituted proceedings
against the Standard Oil Co
OF New Jersey under the Sher-
man antitrust act, by filing in
the United States circuit court at st.
Louis a petition in equity against it
and its 20 constituent corporations and
partnerships and seven individual de-
PENDANTS. asking that the combination
be declared unlawful and in the future
en1oined from entering into any con-
tract or combination in restraint OF
trade, etc.
This injunction, if granted, would
result in the dissolution of the alleged
combination.
Atty.-Gen. Moody made public state
ment which is in part as follows:
In June last. by direction of the
president, Messrs. Kellogg and Morri-
son were appointed by me to act with
Assistant to the Acknowledgement Pur-
dy, 70 make an investigation OF the re-
lations OF the Standard Oil Co. of New
Jersey to the business of refining.
Transporting, distributing and selling
oil throughout the United States; to
ascertain all the facts, and report
whether or not in their opinion there
has been violation of the Sherman
antitrust law by the Standard Oil CO.
OF New Jersey or the persons OF cor
porations associated with or manag-
ing 1t. The counsel have completed
that duty, and the report of their in
vestigatiOn has received careful con-
sideration by the president and his
cabinet"
The encouragement then gives at
length the allegations made in the pc
tiuon, including statements that the
Standard and its various corporations
control about 80 per cent OF the refined
oil manufactured in the United States:
that this has been brought about by a
course OF action beginning about 1870;
that the design throughout has been to
suppress competitions tina, of the orig
inal members Of the combine the fol-
lowing are still surviving: John ID.
Rockefeller, VIM. Rockefeller, Henry
II. Rogers, Henry NJ Flagler, John D.
Archbold, Oliver II. Payne and Charles
NJ. Pratt; that the purpose of the
Standard Oil Co., of New Jersey. as a
holding corporation, as well as the
previous alleged combinations, is to
suppress competition. Mr.. Moody then
adds:
1t is believed that these facts, to-
gether with others contained in the re-
port of the special counsel. justify and
require action by the United States in
the courts.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
Adventists Are Coming Back.

Adventist circles are considerably
agitated over statement made on
good authority that Prophecies Ellen
G.. White, head Of the church, is COM
ing TO Battle Creek from California
at once 10 stop the crusade against
the sanitarium and other local insti-
tutionS.
IL is declared that Mrs. White has
had change of heart and will no long
er counsel the removal Of Adventist
families from the city. Her son, Elder
w. G.. White, has been here and gave
an inference of his mothers radical
change.
Already many hundreds OF Advrn-
lists have moved to Takoma Park,
Washington, ID. c.. and those who held
out for Battle Creek are in high glec
tonight
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
State Tax is Attacked.

The supreme court lately refused to
allow a writ OF error TO the United
States supreme court in the case of
William Toolan and Alex. Mcmillan
against J. NJ. Longyear and James
Monroe. To-day the attorneys for Long
year presente. 30 the state supreme
colrt writ of error signed by Justice
Harlan, of the federal supreme court,
and the case will bS taken to the
higher court for final adjudication.
The case involves the legality OF
tax title and certain provisions Of
the Michigan tax law are attacked.
j. NJ. Longyear, one OF the defendants,
who was defeated in suit In eject
ment, is a well Known capitalist who
recen,-y sold his holdings In the up
per peninsula for $4,000 600.
The land on which the plaintiff pro-
erred a tax title was the old home
stead of his grandparents in Eagle
township, Clinton county, and Long
year proposes to exhaust every legal
remedy before giving up the property.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
MICHIGAN
EVENTS NOTED
PENNSYLVANIA BEATS THE U. OF
M, FOOTBALL TEAM BY A
SCORE Of II TO o.
ADVENTISTS COME BACK.
Prophecies Ellen White Has I. Change
of Heart-The State Tax Law is At
tacked--Other Michigan News.

The first time Michigan met Penn
sylvania on the gridiron was Noveh-
Der IL, 1889. Saturdays game was
the second meeting. Pennsy won the
first game, IL to 10 and the second
game by a score of II to 0.
Michigan is Inclined TO be philoso-
phical over the first crushing defeat
the team has received since Yost went
TO Ann Arbor in 1901. There is no
tendency among the students to BELT
tie PENIS victory or deny that she
had a better team.
The way in which the Quakers tore
through the Michigan line, both on Of
Tense and defense. has convinced the
Wolverines that their team OF 1906
was really inferior to that of Penn
sylvania. But hat doesn't prevent
the rooters believing tina: had Penn
tackled Michigan two or three years
ago the result would have been far
different.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
Two 2het; Killed Edwin Edgar.

Sheriff Jarrad, of Owosso, has not
forgotten that the question Of who kill
ed Edwin Edgar has not been settled
yet. He said:
mo, I am not satisfied that Bert
Seeley killed Edgar. That is, am not
satisfied that he was in it alone. One
thing proves it. Edgar was not killed
by one shot. That is generally con
coded 10 be a fact.
"Seeley carried double-barrelec
muzzle-loading shotgun. When =! ex-
amined the gun on the day after the
murder it contained one charge that
had been put in recently. The other
charge had been put in some weeks
previous, for it showed signs of rust.
Now, it is my candid opinion that
If Bert Seeley took shot that We'd
nesday evening he was accompanied
by somebody who fired the second shot
Immediately after. We may never
know the truth, but that is the way
look at it,
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
Relief Funds Are Pilfered.

The San Francisco Chronicle says:
A new investigation is progressing IN
the course of developments in the local
graft scandal. 1t now appears that
many sums OF money, large and smas,
that were sent from different states
to San Francisco for the relief OF fhe
sufferers from the calamity never
reached the relief committee. Some of
these amounts, which aggregate
large sum, were mailed TO the care or
Mayor Schmitz. +. J. Heney, Detective
VIM. Burns and about 100 government
agents have been making an investsga-
ton.
President Roosevelt is the moving
spirit behind the inquiry. and he &c
clares that no man guilty of diverting
the relief funds shall escape JUSTICE.
The cases come within the jurisdtc-
ton of the federal authorities because
of the interstate character of the pos
tai service. Thich, it is alleged, was
criminally tempered with.
A considerable sum OF money was
also sent through the express com
panies, and Wells Fargo, which com
panies are now investigating the disap
pearance OF $10,5S0 sent in one pack-
age from the citizens of SearchljSht.
New, which the relief committee say
they never received and which the
company says was delivered to the rep
resentative of the committee to whom
it was addressed. The crime of forgery
is said to be included in the Offenses
OF the raiders OF the relief contribu-
tons.
Ii is said that in the aggregate the
stealings will amount TO million dol
lars.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
John o. Loses $4,000, 900.

John d. Rockefeller has lost $70,000.'
600 in the last II months by the de-
probation of Standard Oil stocks. The
stock was hit another blow when 1t
reached the extreme low price of S525.
q drop of 20 points. 1t closed 529 bid,
532 asked. Only small holders sold
and in all about 400 shares were trad
ed in
When the price dropped to 525 Allen
McGraw & Co. promptly bid $50 for
100 shares, but did not get any stuck.
Standard Oil stock sold at 700 in Jan
uary last.
The low price shows shrinkage of
$175, O00,0 900 in the market value Of the
total stocS, Rockefeller owns about
40 per cen IF the total capital stock
and is the heaviest loser through the
shrinkage.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
The American Girl a Bore.
G.. A. LIsK, Publisher

The editor of the North American
review seems TO be suffering from
an attack of dyspepsia. In the last
Issue be says he finds little that IS In
teresting in the American girl or TO-
lay between the ages Of 10 and 22. She
has failed TO keep pace with the Am
erican boy, whose advance the edi-
tor recently remarked upon with sat
isfaction. We quote Mr.. Harvey: In
deed, il the blunt truth be spoken, she
is an intolerable bore, self-conscious,
ignorant, and concerned chiefly with
matrimonial aspirations. To the
Englishman her pertness, which he
imagines to be chic, is fascinating
and indicative of mental brightness,
but this effect is attributable large
ly to his own dullness. 1t is the
clever management of q limited
number Of phrases, supplemented by
copious use of what he considers de-
lightful slang, not substance or even
measurable information that appeals
TO his jad ed mentality. In point OF in
telhgence she is we believe the equal
If not the superior Of her English
cousin, but in the choice OF language
she is sadly inferior. The use of
rlang by boys finds some excuse in
unavoidable association with unre-
fined men; its use by girls is simply
odious and n direct reflection upon
the attention and taste OF their mo-
theirs. The mother of the present
day, for whose comrade-relationship
with her boys We have profound ad-
miration, is likely to be so apprehen-
sive that her daughter may seem old
fashioned and lack some of the i'm
mediately modern competitive fascin-
ations that she unwisely tolerates
practices disagreeable to herself. APP
parenuy, she has yet to learn that, to
the intelligent American of marriage
able age. pertness soon comes to be
as distaSteful as even priggishness."
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
Seven Men To Defend Thaw.

It Is anticipated chat the trial Oh
Harry Kendall Thaw for the murder
of Stanford White will more than ri
val the sensational developments of
the famous Stokes-Fisk tragedy, which
conferred about the captivating Josie
Mansfield.
Both sides are prepared for the
struggle. The legal battle will be
long, keenly fought and thrilling. But
against the immense weight OF the
states direct evidence, the sad and
terrible story of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
on the. witness stand is expected by
Thaws lawyers to be potent enough
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24

Sir Thomas Upton is still talking
about the Americas cup as though he
expected to get it. Don't you think 1t
would be a good thing for it to go
back to it's old home once more?' he
asks. Well. the cup left its old home
when It was so very young, and has
never been back since, so we question
If any very tender memories of home
still haunt the cup. But there is no
harm in Sir Thomas trying to get it.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
Launch Largest War Ship.

Japan is jubilant over the successful
launching of the big battleship Status
ma at Yokosuka. The jubliation is due
70 the fact that not only is it the big
gest warship in the world, but that it
was designed and constructed by
Japanese exclusively. The British ad.
liralty has wired congratulations
The imperial diet has been con-
voked to meet on Christmas day
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
Last Widow of Revolution Dead.

Last OF all the widows of veterans OF
the war OF the revolution, Mrs. Esther
Damon is dead at her home in Ply
mouth Union, Windsor county. N, Y.
She was 80 years old. Charles Sumne'
was her cousin.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
Underground Fires Threaten Block.

j. II. Mckee & Sons own sixteen
buildings on Market street, Grand
Rapids, all Of them built on made
ground and most or it from dumpings
of garbage and refuse by the city in
what was known as the old steamboat
channel
Now these buildings are menaced
by underground fires started in the
garbage and which so far II has not
been possible to cxtipguisn With water
AS yet. however, no serious damage
has been done.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
No Cause For Complaint.

Were You successful with your
first case?' asked the lawyer.
oh, yes" replied the physician.
Gle had his life insured for $4,000 and
his widow paid the bill without a muir.
mur,"
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24
Not Taking Desperate Chances.

NOT dkIng Desperate Chances.
No; I'm too poor a swimmer to
venture in"
but your friends there will look
after you"
Maybe. They're all below me in
line OF promotion at the Office"
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-11-24

George Carr, contractor. of Battle
Creek, who disappeared several years
ago. lost his life in the San Francisco
earthquake.
DR.. w S. Moore. dentist OF Ann Ar
DOR, accidentally shot his G-yearold
laughter I'm the leg while In his camp
1t Portage lake.
Thomas NJ. Solar. OF Amigo. Wis.
who has the contract for the erection
of the IshpeuIing $4,000 high school.
las been notified that his bid for the
construction of lronwood's new manual
training school has been accepted at
$4,000. This building will cost com.
,iste $4,000.