The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06
Bad Matrimonial Mix-up of One
Arthur C. Dubord
Women Who Object to Taking Name OF
Husband; New York City News
Notes and Gossip
Especial to The Free Press

Il
New York, March Arthur C.
Dubord is a bigamist; his first wife
knew 1t, and his second wife knew
Il, and the second wife loaned him
to the first wife according to an
agreement made between the two
women. That is the amazing state
OF affairs disclosed by the arrest of
the man, who returned temporarily
to the original Mrs. Dubord. He
| told his remarkable story in frank
manner in the police station: Il
was married to Miss Mathews in
1902 in Boston. We had one child,
a boy, who is now ten years old.
We parted within two years, and
she left the city. l came to New
York, and met Miss Garland; and
having heard that my wife had
started divorce proceedings, l
married her. We were absolutely
happy. until ! met my wife one
day, who demanded that l come
back and live with her until she
secured her divorce. consulted
| my second wife, and we agreed that
should go back, with the under
standing that she would secure a
| divorce as soon as possible, when
/ would remarry my second wife.
My first wife and I had quarrel,
and said. We'll. call up the police,
then, and end IT, which she did"
Dubord seems worried only about
the fact that he has brought dis
grace to his second wife. His
second wife appeared in court and
tried to console him.
Why Label Brides?
Taking a husbands name is
custom that will probably be out
grown some day." said DR.. Marie
Jenny Howe, thus voicing the senti-
ment OF Fola La Toilette. Mrs.
Howe, the wife of DR.. F. c. Howe,
OPPOSES the name change. and
thinks the title OF Mrs. Just a
foolish custom. at is not fair to
women Of fame. was a Unitarian
minister, and disliked the idea of
giving up my name; but the people
OF the Ohio State Consumers league
objected so strongly to my using
my own name, when I went to them
with my husband, that I used his
name. When / came to New York
I was greatly surprised at being re-
quested to use my own name. So
the question of the use of names
Is largely a custom of locality. No
matter how obscure a woman's life
may be, her identity is precious TO
her. A woman who has won
achievement under her own name is
reluctant to relinquish It. The more
women are developed the more they
feel the sense of personal identity.
There is more reason today for
woman keeping her own name than
there was In the preceding genera.
tion. because so large a number of
women now represent some vital In
terest and well-known. activity. The
woman who has established herself
In the community In some work
prior to her marriage suffers very
great Inconvenience when she gives
up the name under which her iden.
tity has become established.
Poetry Led to Romance.
Mrs. Lumilla Claire Clark Harden
OF Buffalo. climbed onto the swift
Hing Pegasus, and came home with
prospective husband In tow. The
poem she wrote is entitled Hearts
Desire" and begins:
All, my arms outstretched, and me-
thinks that tonight
They must reach the bright star of
my hearts sweet delight.
Right here Wen skip some and 60 on
to the third stanza:
While my ears like two sea shells
are waiting to hear
On the wavelets of sound the en-
dearments so dear,
That will drift on Loves pillows
till caught by my ear,
To be treasured as music for many
year.
Wen omit the rest. II was
printed, and came to the notice
OF George vanepps, machinist OF
this city. He ventured to write 10
the author of SO charming an
ehrsion. and the romance thus
started has led to the wedding of
the pair. which will be celebrated
here tonight.