The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-22

GENERAL NEWS.
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when Justice Blanchard granted ali
mony and counsel fees to Mrs. Dace
Melbourne Chariot, who is suing her
elderly French husband, NJ Alphonse
Charles Chariot for separation.
Before the marriage Mrs. Chariot
was a Detroit belle, we'll known in
society there and elsewhere. She met
age but such were his intellectual
qualities that he persuaded her to
marry him, mentally conquered her
as the young wife says, but never
really possessed her affections.
Mrs. Chariot alleges that her hus-
band treated her cruely, selling her
by the throat and choking her. She
also states that M. Chariot urged his
twenty year old son to shoot her.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.-In the
white slavery trial of Maury Diggs,
Marsha Warrington, who testified
all, day, revealed the depravity of her
self and her younger chum, Lola Nor
ris, in words that seemed to appeal
to the jury of staid fathers of young
girls. The girl was on the stand
throughout the day and her evidence,
extracted by merciless cross eXami-
ntaion of Attorney Coghlin, was a
profound surprise to everyone except
the defendant and his counsel. Every
one, including her own parents, be-
lieved Lola Norris was an innocent
girl until she had been betrayed by
Caminetti under promise of marriage.
Yet, Marsha Warrington admitted
that both she and her chum had
taken frequent trips to neighboring
towns with Diggs and Caminetti and
had illicit relations with them.
CHlCAGO-Commodore Oliver Haz-
ard Perry's old flag ship Niagara
yer Hazard Perry's flagship Niagara
sailing into Chicago under convoy
of nine ships of war was greeted by
the flower of the Illinois national
guard ard naval reserve, by Governor
Dunno and his military staff and by
city officials. AS soon as the battle
ships flag had been run up with i'm
posing ceremonies in front OF a grand
stand in Grant park, guns doomed a
salute. The first gun was fired by
President Wilson pressing button in
the White House at Washington. At
the close of the ceremony fifty swim
mers dove into the lake off Peck
court starting the annual marathon
swim to the Wells street bridge in
the Chicago river.
WASHINGTON - President VIII
son has severely reprimanded Ambas-
sador Henry Lane Wilson for his ac-
ton in issuing a statement, CRITICS
ing the British foreign office. During
the day the president and Secretary
Bryan had seriously considered sum-
marily dismissing the ambassador
from the diplomatic service, but final
ly decided upon the reprimand. The
rebuke to the ambassador was in the
form of an apology by this govern
ment to the British foreign office and
a public statement by Mr.. Bryan.
PORTLAND, ORE Thomas w.
w. Lawson, foe of Wall street and it's
methods and famous as the author of
"Frenzied Finance" which stirred the
country some eight years ago, and its
sequel, "The Remedy" of more recent
date, declared at the Oregon hotel,
where he had just arrived from Bos-
ton, that he would be one of twenty
five men to contribute 100000 each,
if necessary to a huge fund to back
Governor Sulzer Of New York, in a
finish fight with Tammany Hall.
DIES MONIES, IOWA - Federal
officials and the police of half dozen
counties are securing southeastern
Iowa in the hunt for three daring ban
dts who, after blowing open the post |
office safe at West Liberty before day
light shot and probably fatally wound
ed L. w. Sven, mayor of the town, |
who engaged in a hand-to-hand con-
fiict with the robbers after they had |
turned lose a veritable arsenal of fire. !
arms in bombardment Of the village. |
NORTHAMPTON, MASS. - The |
big elm planted in 1923 by Jonathan |
the great preacher, in front !
of his house in King street, fell into |
the street, carrying with it the elec- |
trio light and trolley wires. This was |
one of the most famous historic old |
elms in Massachusetts. Granolithic |
and paved streets are be- |
lieved to have cut off the moisture |
from the roots, which rotted away
WASHINGTON-T small banks I
the country are protesting |
to Secretary McAdoo through their /
that unless the govern
ment distributes its S50,000,000 or