Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-01-30
FINAL DECREE OF DIVORCE SIGN.
ED AND SEALED IN PARIS To-
DAY, FREEING MILLION
ARE AND SINGER.
SINGER MAY REMARRY
Dame Rumor Has 1t That Italian
Tenor Muratore Is Paying Ardent
Suit to Famous Diva.

Paris, Jan. ga lludl uooAo0 -.
divorce in the case of Robert w.
Chanler of New York, millionaire, ar
fist and ex-sheriff, and Lima Cavalier,
the grand opera prima donna, was
signed and sealed today by the tri-
bunal of the Seine.
Sheriff Bob" has arranged to cele-
brate the happy elimination of his
romance with dinner to his friends.
at which champagne of the finest VIII
tage will flow freely and all will b.
happy and merry as wedding bell
Chanler believes in celebrating his
freedom from the ties that CALLED as
much as he does in making the occa-
sion when two become one the excuse
for festivities and feasting.
According to the newspaper Gil
Bias, Nine. Calvalieri Is meditat1ng
celebration of her freedom by again
assuming matrimonial ties, this TIME
with a famous opera tenor It Is
believed that this refers to Muratore,
with whom Lima has been very friend
ly of late. He is said to be very hope
full of the result of his suit, now that
the Lovely singers other suit has been
finally disposed of.
Today's pronounce ment of the tribu-
nal was mere formality, the divorce
for all practical purposes having been
decided some time ago. CHAMBERS
idea of divorce dinner has started a
new fashion in Paris which promises
to become popular.
Chanler says his little flyer In the
operate matrimonial market has cost
him about $4,000, but that he does
not regret the expenditure and con-
siders that he has his moneys worth.
The divorce was the result Of an amic-
able agreement by which Nine. Cava-
lieri received lump sum Of $4,000.
on her promise not to sue for the
ante-nupital sum which she alleged
had been promised her.
The singers friends here assert tina;
this sum was small compared with
what she might have received If she
had resorted to a legal battle, but
that she wished to avoid undue no.
toriety.' 1t is further said that
mime. Cavalieri considered the wholc
affair, from beginning to end, highly
unfortunate for both parties" ana
that "both Chanler and Cavalier
jumped at a chance to free themselves
from an alliance that had become un
bearable."
The Judge before whom the divorce
case was tried called both Cavalier
and Chanler "the vaguest and mos
irresponsible persons l have evel
known He added: Neither I'M
pressed me as having any sense O.
obligation arising from matrimonial
or other contract
lie COul lSulp VI oheiiiSi was AAAOS
romantic and impassioned, and was
given wide publicity, with the result
that the whole world was listenin;
when the singer cabled her answer
eyes," to her lover in New York. Thu
happiness of the couple after theil
marriage was short-lived, and sepa
ration soon followed. This was du
it has been alleged, to Chanler;s fall
ure to live up to an ante-nupita
agreement, in which he had decided t.
Cavalieri all the property be owne'
in the world and most of his pros
poets as an heir to many of the AS
tor millions.
In explaining his signing of this re
markable document, Chanler late
said:
"I had hesitated while my bride-to
be and her lawyers were arrangin
, the papers, but suddenly Lima, threy
+ her arms about me and cried, "Of
!. Robert, I love you" That settled tn
J matter. I'd have signed away m
! SOUL