The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-09-13

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y. p. Earle. land at New
York. The fact was also brought out
that Earle is q Socialist, but in an
interview he said he wanted 1t under
stood that his belief in Socialism had
nothing to do with the course he was
following in his domestic life. He
said he was not moved by the exam
pies of Ruskin or any one else and
that religion had nothing to do with
1t either. He had brought his future
wife to his home before the departure
Of his present wife In order to cure
any bitterness that might be in his
wife's heart by doubt as to the person
Atty of the woman who was to take
her place. Miss Kuttner, like himself,
is Socialist, but neither Of them be-
lieve In free love, although Earle says
he thinks that social ties should not
interfere with the course of true love.
He says that when he met Miss Kutt-
ner q few months ago In France both
Of them realized that their marriage
had been ordained before birth and
was to continue forever"
In order to demonstrate to their
neighbors and to the public that they
were in agreement as to their separa-
ton and that there was no hard feel
Ing between them 1t was arranged
that Mr.. Earle and Miss Kuttner
should go to the pier to see Mrs. Earle
and the little boy off when they sailed
for Europe. Mr.. Earle and a brother
accompanied the wife and child to the
steamer, but Miss Kuttner did not ap-
pear. Later, when the artist returned
to his home in the village of Monroe,
number of the townspeople formed
mob and attempted to do him some
violence, but he was escorted to his
home by the village officials.
Mrs. Earle in an interview explain
ed that she was entirely satisfied with
the arrangement and that she and her
husband had ceased to love each other
before the new affinity" appeared.
Her family in Paris are willing for her
to return, and If she found another
man whom she cared for she would
not hesitate TO marry again. Earle has
made suitable financial provision for
his wife in an agreement with her ia
Their. Referring to the criticism by his
neighbors, Earle said he detested such
an exhibition of hypocrisy, but admit
ted that he had departed from social
conventions. He explained that he had
never thought of taking this step until
he had read Edward Carpenters book,
Loves Coming Of Age" He said his
wife had also read this book.
A National Divorce Registry.
A proposition discussed by the In.
ternational Law association at Port.
land, Me-, Is that the divorce DEGREES
In any state be extended to all through
registry bureau at Washington and
that divorce jurisdiction receive inter.
national recognition.
Answer of the Coal Trust.
Answers to the federal suit against
the alleged anthracite coal monopoly
have been filed by the Reading com.
pany, the Reading railway and the
Pennsylvania and Reading Coal and
Iron company, of all of which George
+. Baer is president. A general denial
Is made of the allegations, and it is
| held that the agreements to advance
the price of coal were brought about
In 1900 by the violence and intimida-
| ton of striking mine workers, by the
| failure OF state and national govern.
ments to enforce the law and by the
| opportunities of the late NJ. "A. Hanna
| who, IL is said, was anxious to end the
strike on account of the impending
presidential election. 1t is stated that
Hanna as chairman of the Republican
national committee urged that other.
wise the strike would extend and the
election of Mckinley and Roosevelt
be thereby endangered and that he
| QIanna said that he was authorized
to settle the strike through President
Mitchell of the Miners union on con
dition of a 10 per cent increase in
wages. Consequently the defendant
| claims that the advance In the price
| Of coal was In no way influenced by
the motives of monopoly alleged in the
| petition.
The Reading company denies that II
holds the entire capital stock of the
railway company and of the Coal and
Iron company and majority of the
Central Railroad of New Jersey. but
admits that it owns "a beneficial, in
terest in the major portion of the
share capital of each of the said cor.
poratlons." 1t is declared that the
Reading company no longer holds any
stock of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey, $4,000 shares having been
transferred in 1901 to the Pennsyl.
vania company. Finally the Reading
company denies the charge that 1t en-.
tered into an unlawful combination to
control the production, transportation
and sale of coal.
The Temple Iron company, another