The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-14
Professional Heartbreakers
Arouse SOIOn to Action.
HE HAS LOVERS CONTRACT
Blackmail VIII End If Bill
Passes, He Says.
Proposals for Marriage Must
Be Written and Filed.
State of Massachusetts,. IS.

LIFE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
ARTICLE OF AGREEMENT made the
thirteenth day of january, A. D.. one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen. 90
tween Romeo Montague, party OF the
first part, and Juliet Capulet party of
the second part, as follows:
Tne said parties above named do agreo
10 become copartners in life. to better
these present do agree to become o..
partners together. under ana by the name
or firm of Mr.. and Mrs. Romeo MontaGua
with rights to increase the firm member
ship by taking in new copartners.
Inc said parties agree that their copars-
nerShfp shall begin the first day of June
A D., one thousand nine hundred and
thirteen, and continue until death-or df-
vorce-do them part.
And 1t is agreed that they shall ana
will at all times during the said copax Z
nershlp bear, pay and discharge equally
port and management of said business OF
living; and all loss that shall happen to
ties, bad debts, or otherwise shall DO
borne and paid between them.
And also, that etc.
Boston, Jan. 1A-The forerotnm
may become the last word-or words
in wooing. There's not the slight
est bit Of romance in the doings and
undoings of a state legislature, II
seems.
Comes now before the solons of
staid Massachusetts a horrid old bill
dealt at whimsical and money mad
adventurers and adventuresses. But
while a sure carbolic acid for such
persons 1t will take bended knees,
dim lights and moonlight strolls COM
pletely out of the 1914 revised version
of How to Make Love-
And Is His Name Prime-or Prim?
The bill, it's the handiwork of one
Winfield T. Prime, representative, of
Worcester, was introduced in the
state legislature. Now, Mr.. Prime
would do away with mercenary breach
of promise. These. clever girls who
coax an unsuspecting swain into their
net, make him confess that he's mad
ly in love and force him to propose
passion to cool and sue for a healthy
breach of promise reward, surely
would be thwarted by the legislation.
For Mr.. Primes bill calls for mar
riage proposals to be made in writing
and to be properly filed.
Can you imagine Leander approach
ing Concertina in this fashion:
Dearest, am desirous of obtain
ing your signature to a partnership
contract as party of the second part.
Let us fly to the recorders Office and
become officially betrothed."
"Ah! Juliet With Fountain Pen"
Then, too, perhaps you can picture
Romeo clambering up a porch to the
produce a legal form and fountain
pen-and beg of her in Shakespearean
terms to sign up.
Mr.. Prime believes in his bill, and
he's undoubtedly right about the drop
it has on the professional heartbreak-
er, and maybe the really lovesfck
could stand it.
Through this BILL" he said, II pro-
pose to eliminate a number of most
undesirable situations and to carry
through a serious aim. Maybe you
have noticed that next to playing the
stock market and selling de luxe books
one of the favorite ways for getting
rich among American people seems to
be through the breach of promise suit.
1 think this needs as much attention
as the trusts"
What Mr.. Prime believes the law, II
enacted, would bring about is this:
Adventuresses would find themselves
baked unless the young man had
written the young woman a deciara-
ton of his intention to marry her.
Furthermore, all possible attempts at
blackmail would be effectually blocked
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