The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-07-03
PARASITES IN THE LIMELlGHT.

PARASITES IN THE LlMELIGHT.
Certain. exploiters of American labor
are having their trials and tribulations
aired in a New York Court. Howard
Gould, one of the sons of Jay Gould,
who in his time was known as the
railroad wrecker," being sued by his
wife for q divorce and for huge
chunk of the property to which How
ard Gould holds title.
Mrs. Howard Gould, who was for
merly Gathrine Clemmens a chorus
girl on the stage, in her testimony
before the court established the fact
that she was spendthrift, and that
she had married the exploiter of ma
tional prominence with the object In
view of putting into circulation some
of the money of the multimillionaire.
Howard Gould became infatuated
with the chorus girl who is now suing
him for divorce, Notwithstanding the
fact that the stage beauty had basked
in the smiles of other "soulmates"
and 'taffinities" ere he had become a
captive to the siren who was success
full through wedlock to get her paws
into the Gould Golfers.
The proud Howard in his mad in
fatuation for the angel with a greed
for filthy lucre," seemed to be blind
to the frailties of the fairy that
warbled before the footlights, and now
that he has been awakened from his
dream, he has discovered that
''Kathrine."' who won his heart and
squandered his money; was was, ut one
time decoy for convicted criminal
named William G. Woodward, alias
big Haw1ey," to lure moneyed men
into, card games on Transatlantic
steamers. -.
The testimony of Mrs. Howard
Gould showed that she was a woman
OF extravagances, and while enjoying
life at Newport and Palm Beach, en-
joyed the luxury of three gowns per
day costing from 5000 to $1,000 per
gown.
Furthermore, it was shown by her
testimony that no fashionable and up-
to-date butterfly of the Smart Set"
could afford to dishonor herself by
wearing the same gown twice. To
be In the royal swim, the gown worn
on one occasion must be discarded.
or the one who violated the precedents
established by the danes Of fashion.
must suffer the penalty of being
looked upon as being of plebeian
birth, and In bad form" to use the
words Of the blushless maiden who
enamored a sprig Of the Gould family.
Mrs. Gould says her tostuming cost
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year; that
nor dinner gowns cost $500 to 5000.
her morning gowns 500 to $500,
street gowns $500. tea gowns $500 to
$40o, and reception gowns $500.
Her husband has an income of s770.-
900 year from the estate left by his
father, Jay Gould.
The court has awarded her s3e, ooo
year from her husbands income.
Commenting on such monopolv nar-
ha1tes the Star-of San Francisco has
this to say:
This Goul nashlight picture Of the
riotins and rotting social organization
Of monopoly parasites, whose sense
Aess luxuries are drawn from our No.
cess1ties,- reminds of q scene from
Dante's Inferno, or Of g. chapter from
the degenerate reign Of Louis XVI, Of
France. when the social parasites of
that time advised starving people, upon
: whose vitals they were feeding In lr,x-
ury' to eat grass If they could not
y otherwise support themselves. II
E# fortunately a century and a ouar
ger OF intellectual development has
made 1t possible Gas the British COL
Y onies are demonstrating to free our
selves from the social parasites of our
time, without invoking any Of the hor-
! rors Of the Fernch revolution"
/ y .