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The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-15
GORDON'S

l9 n. 9th St. Opposite Guitar Bldg.
The New York herald., 1921-05-29
Woman Urges Simple Divorce Law as Need ofthe Day

IL uoboken and get married in either ot
those jurisdictions, our courts Will recognize
such procedure as perfectly regular This
according 10 Article ~, Section !, Of the
United states Constitution which begins:
"Fuu faith and credit shall be given tn
each state to the public acts records and
judicial proceedings Of every other State.
If this 4 80. how about these divorces
obtained out West? Why should there be
any question concerning them?
Opposed 10 the principle that q divorce
valid where made Is valid everywhere Is
another. viz: The State court may and shall
protect its citizens against foreign ludg-
ments made without notice 70 them and IN
fraud Of their rights.
About fifteen years ago the test case Of
Haddock ys Haddock was threshed out IN
the United States Supreme Court Il ap-
peared that the Haddocks were married in
New York state, but separated Immediately
afterward losing all track Of each other.
Mr. Haddock moved across the state line
into Connecticut where IN course Of time
III obtained divorce on the ground of de-
sertion." his wife in New York being served
with notice by mail and by publication, ac-
cording to Connecticut procedure 'as per-
son whose residence was unknown" sub
sequently he married another woman; and
then some thirty-one years after his first
marriage. the long lost wife in New York,
on learning that Mr.. Haddock had come
into some money elected 10 ignore his sec
ond alliance and sued her husband" for
"ecparation and alimony' on the ground Of
his having deserted her. And ultimately he
highest court IN tho land allowed her claim
deciding that the decree OF the court Of
Connecticut i'm view of the circumstances
stated was not entitled to obligatory en-
forccment in the state OF New York by
virtue Of the full faith and credit" clause.
According to eminent authority the effect
or this decision IL mot that state cannot
recognize the validity Of a foreign divorce
but only that II does not need 70 do So"
and therefore the principle has been laid
down that state courts win recognize for
eign divorces only when obtained under
statutes similar Il. =. no more lenien) To
their own.
Ana SO II goes New York man. whose
wife has left him through sheer caprice goes
10 live In another State. where desertion IS
ground for divorce. subsequently he re-
marries there and several years afterward
happy In his new home with wife and chill
dren. learns that his former wife Is bring
ing action In New York naming his second
wife as correspondent
There In surely no more crying need 10.
day than for Federal control of domestic re-
ations. To frame a law acceptable to an
forty-eight States will, naturally, not be
easy, and both liberal Nevada and conserva-
tive South Carolina must come together In
n spirit Of compromise. But II s hardly
too much 10 say that almost any blanket
statute covering the land from coast to
coast. from Canada to Mexico. would he
preferable 20 the chaos resulting from the
present conflict of marriage and divorce
laws obtaining ~ our United states to-day.
The New York herald., 1921-05-29

appearance In the action to guard
against the possibility Of the decrees being
set aside, in days to come, for lack Of iuris-
diction.
With the permission Of the judge, where
attorneys for both sides agree, the issues Of
fact in a divorce trial may be heard before
q referee. This hearing may be held in an
upstate county, very quietly and discreetly
with no reporters present Upon receiving
the referees report the judge signs the
interocutory decree, which becomes final
three months from date All papers are
sealed, at a minimum Of trouble and pub
licity, without infringement OF that latter
day commandment which runs Thou shalt
not cause a newspaper scandal"
In every matrimonial action plaintiff mus,
come right down 10 cases; to stigmatize ones
delinquent spouse as q generally low-lived
character Is not enough, To prove adultery
there must be other evidence than the
alleged confession Of husband or wife to the
other in private. as such confidential com
munication Is privileged"
As to what, In an action for separation.
constitutes cruelty or "nhuman trApt-
ment on the part Of defendant toward the
plaintiff. this is a question of fact. Refus-
ing 10 let the wife name the child has been
held not 70 constitute cruel treatment simi-
larly denial of the right to attend the
w. Perry decided Gs3D.
where the wife was in a constant state
of ntoxication. and In fits Of passion
gendered by il She committed acts Of vio-
lence upon him and his children. broke
windows and furniture belonging 10 him
and their neighbors. attacked him III his
sleep, beat his children with clubs, threw
billet al his little daughter and procured
arsenic with which she threatened 70
poison him"
the court allowed cruelty" We should san
So too.
The Judge decides as to the custody of the
children: likewise the amount of altmony,
based upon the circumstances Of the wife
and the resources Of tho husband Subsc-
uuently upon the order Of the court, this
amount may be either increased Or decreased
To most Husbands the very idea Of paving
aIimony 10 an cX-wifc seems, for some rea-
son. 70 offend something deep IN their inner
most natures, N preference TO So doing
many nec the state. whore the strong arm
~ the law cannot reach them. Others wipe
out the obligation by means Of a pleasant
soiourn il the famous "Alimony cub of
the Ludlow street Jail whence, after a max
imum period Of SIX months since "thc pris-
oner shan not again be imprisoned upon q
like process In the same action" a man
emergcs free and clear, forever and ever.
amen.
After the 1nal decree. the plaintiff is free
to marry Immediately; but the defendant,
not until ivc years shall have elapsed and
then only upon the kind permission Of the
court after proof of uniform good conduct
during that period But II, instead. defend
amt prefers and he is quite apt to--to motor
up Il Greenwich right away on ferry over
The New York herald., 1921-05-29

the subject is thoroughly exhausted are
very tiresome to us.
They start out writing about something
and just they catch your interest and
YOU feel that you are really about TO learn
something of Importance they produce one
of these that-remnds- me sentences and
away they go on a tangent and tell some
yarn or other that they have cribbed from
an almanac of 1S45.
Well as we were saying, when we men
toned "relativity" it occurred to us that
there are ten men in the United States who
are supposed to understand what relatively
is and Mayor Hylan is said to have an
nounced that he is one of the ten. 1t re-
minds us of a story we once heard about
sick snake in a side show which went South.
He was a big snake and ten men We're re-
quired to hold him while an eleventh pried
The New York herald., 1921-05-29

provoked tone, you can't get hurt. There
will he ten of us holding the snake
mo. sur, dey won't. No, sur. Dey might
be nine of 90 all holdin snake but dey
4 MT gwine be ten er u.s.
However. if Mayor Hylan really wants to
be the tenth man let's permit him 70 have
the job.
Speaking of adventures brings to mind
the efforts of a lady to obtain a bath in
Vienna, but her name cannot be given for
the reason that it is not generally known
that ladies take baths sometimes and
naturally she would shrink from the~pub-
licity connected with telling the story. The
yarn is true however
This lady had been visiting with her nus
band at the home of friends near Berlin.
Upon arriving at Vienna one Saturday after
noon she concluded that she would have a
bath She announced her desire to the
chambermad
why. certainly" responded the maid, u
think that can be arranged. | will see the
housekeeper."
She returned in few minutes bringing
The New York herald., 1921-05-29

tear at the mention Of masculine frailty-
perhaps through sympathy born of un-
Observation-Disclosures as regards applying the
single standard for both sexes has always
Jagged behind.
In Roman law marriage was primarily a
contract and hence there always existed a
power of divorce by mutual consent; con-
trariwise. to-day. when the fact that both
parties earnestly desire II, ls IN any juris-
diction, reason enough why they should not
have II. subsequently this power was taken
away. but afterward restored by popular ap-
peal, II being found difficult TO reconcile
those who once came to hate each other and
who. II compelled 10 live together frequently
attempted the others lives" But 1t certainly
behooved the Roman matron to walk straight
as among the more weighty reasons for
which husband might seek divorce from
her were included: Drinking wine going out
with men, other than her relations. against
his wishes. and frequentins the circus.
The relative number of divorces 10 popu-
lation in "A given community Il accepted In
many quarters test of morality for that
community: l. e.. the fewer the higher.
Applying this criterion New York shows up
cNcellently well. standing forty-sixth down
on the list Of States. North Carolina comes
forty seventh, and last Of all South Caro-
lima can afford to bask virtuous and SNUG.
having no divorces at ALL possibly due to
sions for divorce under any circumstances
whatsoever.
New York recognizes only one ground for
absolute divorce, adultery. Grievances which
other States accept as sufficient--deserton
cruelty. drunkenness, non-support. SC. &C.
arc grounds In our jurisdiction not for di-
vorce, but for a judicial separation: that is
the parties remain husband and wife, but
are entitled to live apart under conditions
laid down by the court. Usually ii is the
wife who profits by a separation decree.
whereby she acquires separate maintenance
with custody OF the children. while her hus-
band is restrained from marrying again and
establishing new obligations Many a woman
entitled to an absolute divorce. prefers
Snere separation. which keeps her husband
bound sometimes she Is moved by the
credness Of the marriage tie but sometimes
by mere spite.
II costs only 81 ~ get completely married
IN New York-s2 FOR the license and 81 more
for the ceremony IN the clerks Office But
q divorce here Il luxury reserved unto the
deserving rich Two alternatives are open
here to the couple who desire dissolution Of
their union. q New York divorce which
results inevitably I'm some slight amount of
stigma to the party proven guilty usually
the husband. who chivalrousy arranges to
he trapped by his wife's detectives or re-
course may be taken 10 the securing Of
foreign" divorce. l. e.. action brought I'M
some other state, boasting 4 more liberal
divorce code and q short period Of prelim-
mary residence required within its borders.
New York divorce is expensive and un-
pleasant; a foreign divorce Is likewise ex-
pcnsivc; moreover, inconvcnient and unsat-
isfactory. unless the defendant makes !
The New York herald., 1921-05-29

open his mouth and the snake doctor gave
him his medicine
The regular force of the side show was
not enough, so the manager went outside
and rescued a negro from laundering on
popcorn ard peanuts by offering him job.
Boy do you want a ticket TO the show
and make a dollar besides?" he inquired.
kin yo' be talkin' TO me?" asked the
negro after clearing his mouth for speech
with one gulp. in tone of perfect astonish
ment that two such prizes should be offered
simultaneously by the same man.
The manager nodded his head yesingly
(Which ought to be a regular word).
For just a few minutes work" he said
white man. yo is done hired boy Lead
me-" responded the negro eagerly.
When he got inside and found that he was
expected to be one of ten men TO hold
The New York herald., 1921-05-29
GREAT PROBLEMS LOOK EASY TO DAN

tone which clearly implied that the lady had
her sympathy and that she would 90 to any
length in assisting her TO obtain bath If she
really needed one.
She went downstairs and returned pres.
emily with one Of the clerks Of the hotel, who
carried book under his arm.
you wish a bath, please, Madame" asked
the clerk.
The lady was becoming nettled by this
time.
Il certainly do wish BATH she stated
but / did not know little request OF thai
kind would cause much trouble"
TT is no trouble at all, assure you re-
sponded the clerk. we always strive 70
please our guests.
Now then" he continued opening the
book and taking a pencil from his vest
pocket when do You wish this bath?'
"As soon as possible answered the Amer
lean lady
How would Tuesday afternoon suit?" in
quired the clerk
1T will not suit at ALL" she answered, and
proceeded to argue the question.
The bath was finally arranged for Mon
day morning At 10 o'clock. Promptly at the
appointed hour pompous man in livery ap-
pcarcd az her door. He was followed BY
towel bearer, and in his wake was a man
With the soap, The extreme rear of the pro
cession consisted of the maid. who had ar
riveo TO carry the adys clothes for her. Our
American friend joined the procession in her
kimono and walked down two flights OF
stairs to the bathroom The four attendants
then stood outside the door in silence, and
The New York herald., 1921-05-29
BY MARY FISHER TORRANCE.

T VERY little while some reformer
sticks his head out of the bushes to
warn us of the fact that the divorce
rate in the United States always high, is
mounting higher. If nobody cries a halt. he
says, Sodom and Gomorrah will have had
nothing on us; already--whisper It low
we make a more scandalous showing than
Japan, divorces to marriages here number
ing in the ratio OF one to nine.
Now, the truth Of this statement that so
many romances. begun in blaze of passion
end in the smoke Of dsluson. may be
viewed as scandalous deplorable, or simply
inevitable, considering what fools we NOR
tails be. IT was Arnold Bennett-or some
body equally smart-who declared that
nothing but q profound belief in miracles
ever inspired couple to get married any
way. Yet the phenomenon occurs every
day, impeled by Dame Nature. who cares
only for the perpetuation of the species
nothing for human happiness; two mma-
ture young persons knowing little of each
other, and still less Of life, join hands be-
fore priest or civil authority and fearlessly
promise to be everything in the world to
each other-always.
Whom God hath joined together"
Tho sound Of those words pronounced BY the
clergyman over the kneelng couple in the
dim religious light of the chance with the
organ playing ever so softly makes a lump
rise I'm the throat every time. regardless Of
who is marrying what. Yet in after years.
as one reviews subsequent developments i'm
the cases of couples who plighted their troth
under just such sacred auspices, feels
constrained 10 wonder what part. IL any.
God had i'm bringing these matches about.
And always IL seems the innocent offspring
who suffers most, even when the parents.
whose relation has degenerated into some
thing resembling an armed truce, maintain
the semblance Of a united household FOR the
sake OF the chlldren"-as If the keenly sen
sitve mind Of q child could be deceived
that easily!
In every age history shows us that the
institution of marriage has proved unsatis-
factory to large numbers of persons, who
having proved certain grievances against
the offending partner were granted relief
from the bond. AS justification for divorce
unfaith has always stood FIRST and it was
the only cause recognized by the early Chris
tian church. See Matt. ". 81 But here
1t may be observed that because priests and
lawmakers I'm every generation, including
our own, have always been ready 70 drop
The New York herald., 1921-05-29

Dumas did not name his book The
-Four Musketeers." since there are clearly
four of them il the story-Athos, Aramis
Porthos and d'Artagnan. However, il il
the work We are dealing with rather than
the title We suppose "a rose by any other
name would smell as sweet"
In the volume that was given Us 70 re-
view Is D letter from Alexandra Dumas Fills
who addresses the author as Father" Mr..
Fills Is evidently a lineal descendant. prob
ably grandson one Of Mr.. Dumas's daugh-
ters having likely married q Mr. Fills.
We call these Frenchmen Mr.. instead OF
NJ because It looks better lii print. once
we were the editor Of country paper in
the south which subscribed 20 what was
known as the Pony service Of the Associ-
ated Press The cory came 70 our desk
something like this:
Harvey ambsdr Gt Btrn viii participate
sessions supreme Council Allies Silesia issue
6s represntve Prsdnt"
By the time We got through inserting
meaning into this missing word contest the
sentence would read.
Colonel George Harvey, the American
Ambassador % Great Britain win partici-
pate tn Tho sessions Of tho Supreme Council
Of the Allies on tho Silcsia issue as the rem
rescntativc of the President"
Well about that time 4 story of world
wide interest was coming out Or France II
was story about NJ. DreNtuS, VI ESterNazN.
NJ Patty du Clam and lot more. The tele-
graph operator personally brought tho copy
over for several days and each time In
qurcd IL il was all right We assured him
il was, but OH the fourth day asked him "
explain why ho inquired So persistently.
eJust because can't understand vhN
every darn Frenchman ii the story is named
NJ" ne replied
We explained 10 him that M" was thu
abbrcvatiou in French for Joan Of Arc and
that Il was done 60 honor her memory
which satisfied him perfectly while our own
reputation for learning and general knowl-
cdgc on al subjects became household
word among tho cotton mill hands.
THE Three Musketecrs' is 4 tale OF -four
swashbuckers who 80 through life merrill
sticking swords through various persons
sometimes IN Jest and sometimes with !
certain degree OF seriousness. TO the i'm
mense delight of The ladies, who promptly
fall IN love with them, and 70 tho admlra
ton of the young children. who like e ser
the blood flowing down the cutters
Throughout the entire volume runs n
series or delightful love stories which make
excellent reading for the young This is i
book which should pr read aloud TO the
family circle by the Father pc the family
But Il any Father intends doing 50 he had
better be about II because the roformcrs
will get him X he don't watch out
Taken by and large (Which IS an expires
sion whose meaning we have never discov
cred and VIE don't believe any one else
knows il cithor) this book Is rather read
able and might possibly ho enjoyed by those
who DO not take II seriously.
The New York herald., 1921-05-29

~ DISHOP FREDERICK BURGESS
~ of the Episcopal Diocese of Long
Island in a recent sermon inveighed
against the increasing custom of divorce
and warned against its perilS to the fam
lily. This makes particularly timely the
following article by a woman lawyer,
which concludes with plea for divorce
law that shall be general in the United
States
The New York herald., 1921-05-29

when her bath was over escorted her back
to her room.
In concluding the story she was always At
pains to relate that although she remained
in Vienna ten days that was the only bath
she took while there.
The New York herald., 1921-05-29

the housekeeper with her.
Madame wishes a bath?' asked the house
keeper.
Yes" said our friend
II see no reason why you should not have
a bath" announced the housekeeper IN
The New York herald., 1921-05-29

a snake the negro picked UP his hat and
started for the door.
No. sur, yo' an viii have ter git some
body else he announced n don't want dis
job ertall."
Wait a minute said the manager in A
The New York herald., 1921-05-29
Our Own Book Review.

THE THREE MUSKETEERS. ~ Alexandra
Dumas Paris Translated by William
Robson. p. Appleton 4 Co. New York.
WYE have read this book thoroughly
\A/ and cannot understand why Nj
Dumas did not name his book The
The New York herald., 1921-05-29

w TE started to digress just now when
\A/ we mentioned "relativity" i'm order
TO tell q story that we heard a
short time ago about a negro and snake,
but we dislike digressions in writing so
thoroughly that we determined to keep right
on with what we were saying and revert
10 tho subject These fellows who can't
write on any topic and stick right at II
until all has been said that could be and
The New York herald., 1921-05-29

7 VERY little while some reformel
7 sticks his head out of the bushes e
warn us of the fact that the divorc,
The New York herald., 1921-05-29
By DAN CAREY.

w TIE have received a note from
\N/ young lady who says she likes
what we write for this page every
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-06-22
FARM BUREAU ORGAN
IZATION IN LINCOLN
County Agent and A. & M. Or
ganizer to Hold Meetings
Over County.

Following is a schedule of meet
ings to be held in the county by
County Agent Legett and Mr.. Albert
G. Spinks of Agricultural College fol
the purpose of helping farmers tc
organize County Farm Bureau.
Every farmer in the county
should attend one of these meetings
The general meeting at the Court
House Saturday, June 25th, at 10 a
M, should be attended by every
farmer in the county. The work
will be gone into in detail at this
meeting and even if you attended
your neighborhood meeting you
should be present at this one.
Thursday, June 23-Ruth, 400
p. M; Union Hall, 500 p. m.
Friday, June PAP. E. Buie's
Farm, 4:30 p. M; Little Bahala.
500 p. m.
Saturday, June 25-General Meet
ing at 1000 a. M, at Court House;
Heuck's Retreat, 500 p. m.
Monday, June 27.-Edwards, 500
p. M; Hickory Grove, 500 p. m.
Tuesday, June 2S.-Auburn, 500
p. M; Arlington, 500 p. m.
Wednesday, June 29. = Grange
Hall, 500 p. M; Macedonia, 500
p. m.
Thursday, June 30.-Montgomery.
500 p. M; Mt. Pleasant, 500 p. M
Friday, July Pleasant HILL
500 p M; Pine Grove, 500 p. m.
Saturday, July General meet
ing at Court House at 1000 a. m.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-06-22

His name is r. j. (Moon) Dueote.
His regular occupation other than
in the summer time (the vacation
period) is physical director at
Springhill College, Springhill, Ala.
He has held this position for four
years.
His regular baseball position is in
the outfield.
He has been playing in the South
ern League for two years with the
Mobile, Ala, club and resigned his
position on that team to come here.
His record is high as batter. be-
ing just little short of 800 per cent
in the league averages.
He can play football as we'll as he
can baseball, this sport being part of
his duty when at college.
He doesn't brag about tin fact,
he is very reticent-about what he
could do with the gloves in that kind
of contest, but the big majority
guess that he could take care of him
self very easily and just about as
many are willing for the other fellow
to tackle the job if they want to find
out about his abilities in that line.
If he can't, appearances are deceiv-
ing.
And last, but not least, he is a
pleasant and amiable gentleman to
meet and talk to, but the ball play
ers say that he means what he says
and intends for his commands to
go"
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-06-22
WILL THEY SWIM ON
SUNDAY OR N0TI
Question Up Before Council But
Undecided-Tell Your Opinion
to Officials.

Will Brookhaven's public swim
ming pool at the municipal play
grounds be open on Sundays-say
with hours of to p. Nor not?
That was a question discussed at
much length at last nights City
Council meeting, but with no final
result. No vote was taken or mo-
tion made on the question. The sub
ject was finally passed up as one of
those matters of unfinished business
to be passed on again at the July
5th meeting.
In the meantime those who are
opposed to the pool being open on
Sundays should speak to the Council
men and Mayor on the subject as
we'll as those who favor it being up
en- in the afternoon. The opinions
expressed will no doubt have a bear
ing in settlement of the matter
as it is understood that-open or
Shuts just matter for local leg
islation to pass upon.