The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-15

600, divided into snareS or sou eacn,
with mortgage bonds of about $1,000
900. the latter bearing, per cent IN
terest Now. IL is said, the countess,
by a lucky speculation In the stock
market. has been enabled 10 buy all
the bonds OF the Warwick trust. there
by clearing her husbands ancestral
estates.
When Cecil Rhodes died he be-
queathed TO the countess large block
OF shares in the Tangany lkas com
pany. one OF the most speculative
stocks on the South African list. Ii
Is reported that the countess, owing
10 "a boom in Tangany lkas, has been
able To dispose OF a block OF these
shares for $l,500.000 netting sum
which enabled her to- take up all the
outstanding obligations against the
Warwick estate In the form Of bonds
and stocks.
In the financial district IL is stated
that the Rothschilds bought the Coun-
tess Warwick Trust securities, while
another uncomfortable story said that
w. W. Aston had bought the countess
shares. but London's Wall-st. district
inclnes 10 the belief that il was the
Rothschilds, and not Astor. Now. af-
ter many years, the countess is free
from debt-a blissful state for her. as
she no longer goes TO court and is un-
der no obligation 10 the sovereign.
The countess remains true To So
cialism. to which she became a con
vert several years ago. She is prac-
teal Socialist, because she frequently
makes cart-tail speeches in Whitechap-
ell and other slum districts where the
Socialist party is seeking recruits.
Children Are Socialists.
The countess Essex estates include
many churches, OF which she retains
the feudal privilege of appointing the
minister. and she Is now applying her
Socialistic principles TO the appoint
ment of the parsons to the churches
which she controls. The countess has
the appointing power of the following
livings on her widespreading estates:
Great Easton rectory. Little Easton
rectory, Passenham rectory. Thaxted
vicarage, Thornton vicarage and Tilly
yicarage.
The countess intends to All all these
churches with Socialistic parsons. She
has already installed Socialistic cler-
gymen in several churches and the
wearing red jerseys
The children are notable as the
countess kids" because they have
become so independent that they new
err don their hats or bow to the quail
ity they meet on the high road. The
countess has apparently taught the
children OF her retainers that they
have little obligation 10 their alleged
superiors.
May Isabe! Fisk, the monologist. has
discovered that the English people
don't like any criticism of their man
ners and customs from an Americana
Miss Fisk came 20 London for the
purpose OF entertaining the aristoc-
racy With her latest American stories.
and London editor engaged her to
write series OF articles giving her
impressions OF London life and man
ners
Miss Fisk wrote three articles IN
which she told the English all about
their shortcomings, as seen from "a
New Workers. point OF view. She dis
agreed with most writing visitors who.
while decrying Englishwomen's man
ners and dress. laud their appearance.
Miss Fisk declared that she found
EnglishmeI the worst dressed men in
the world. and said that with few ex.
ceptions they are anaemic and under
sized. AS 10 the Englishwomen's dress
and their abilities as wives and house
keepers. Miss Fisk denounced these
racily.
Doyle Gets Angry.
Her three articles have reused and
angered England. and the paper has
been deluged with letters protesting
against the publication OF these criti.
cisms. Even the genial Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle has permitted himself to
become angry enough to write 200
word letter to the editor protesting
against Miss Fisk's criticisms AS
Sir Arthur ordinarily gets shilling
word for everything he writes for
publication. the extent of his indigna-
ton may be measured The novelist
wrote:
Every nation has its shrews and
It's grumblers. The English ones 20
To America and make mischief. the
American ones do the same here
Each has such a narrow mind that
because an Englishman may drop his
his too freely and an American his ex-
pectoration, he or she cannot realize