The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-15
WEOS Girl TO GET
5000 AND LEAVES
HER At ALTAR
I'm Doing It for Money and I'll Beat
It," Says Building Wreoker by
Profession and Heart Wrecker
By Confession.
Terms of Unole's Will Required Girl
To Marry This Week and Hun
dreds Answered "Ad."

WASHINGTON. Oct. IA sweep
Ing sandy mustache, celluloid col
lar and bamboo cane won a tenn
porary bride and q cash bonus of
5000 here today.
Henry Oliver Brown. building
wrecker by profession and heart
wrecker by confession, won the hand
Of Eugene Adams, the German girl
who advertised for husband. the
terms OF an uncle's will requiring her
70 be married this week.
The hundreds of applicants were
sifted down to ten. Accompanied by
q woman reporter, Eugene sat In an
once and the ten suitors were allow
ed to enter one at q time, having
drawn straws for precedence. Brown
went first and won. Eugene looked
over all the others and then sent for
Brown.
A sailor in costume was close
second. But after consideration the
girl said:
mo, l can't marry a sailor. They
60 around the world"
When Brown received the glad
- ne was jubilant and declared:
ITS q pure matter OF money with
me. | swear that she can go as soon
az the knot Is tied. have agreed to
sign a promise that after we are mar
lied we will never see each other
again."
/. you mean that It's ~ 4
ino -"ial with your" he was asked.
Sure thing IL Is" he replied.
There couldn't be any love In II the
way she's got 1t fixed up. Its going
to be one OF those Parted at the
Altar dramas"
After making the selection Miss
Adams said.
I'm SO glad it's settled I'm going
to have husband after all and will
get the money left me by my uncle
In Germany. That's what want"
Couldn't you learn to love that
handsome fellow?" asked the woman
reporter.
Il don't want to talk about love-"
she replied. II do this thing because
! have to. II must be understood
positively that We are to part when
the ceremony is completed
Jaw. I'm not goin' to bother her"
put in Brown. I'll swear I'll beat It,
when the ceremony is over. Honest
will. I'm doin' IL for the mon"
Under the supervision OF the Of
hcials OF the newspaper which pub
lished Eugenfe's advertisement, the
bride and bridegroom were. taken to
lawyers ONCE to have the parting
at the altar" contract drawn up in
legal form.
W. ~ mn hnt n
contract would be worthless and
would either invalidate the wedding
or would be invalidated by the we'd
word to keep the promise, regardless
OF whether the contract stood.
you might assert your rights az
ter the wedding and force your wife
to accompany you," suggested q re-
porter to Brown.
"Oh nix on that. Not In this coun-
try. I've thought of all that" he re-
piled.
"Just read the divorce reports, II
you think a man can make his wife
mind. Anyway" he gave a signi-
ficant glance at the bride who looked
like she could put him down for the
count In about three seconds.
The bride is about 80 years old.
Brown is "a. He has lived here since
1885, having come from Warren coun-
ty, Penn. He served five years In
the United States artillery and has
never been married before.
Il never expect to be married
again." he explained. $50 I don't care
whether she gets a divorce or not.
don't believe In marrying anyway az
N permanent proposition III they get
this trial marriage business started,
I might try that"