] MK MltKliK ) ( ) N1W8 : FKIDAY , MAY IS , 1000.
GOVERNOR MICKEY'S CHARGES
TOO SERIOUS TO OVERLOOK.
NEW EXCUSES ARE DISHED UP
The Lincoln Atmosphere IB Saturated
With Rumors About the Hospital
Here Norfolk Has a Right to be
Shown up In True Light.
IKiow Kriilny'n Dully. )
In response to the ilontnitil ninilo by
Dr Aldon. superintendent of ttiuHlutu
hospital for the liimino In Norfolk , for
an Investigation Into Iho affairs of
the liOHpltnl IHMP. there have boon
made two illiunotrli'iilly opposite as
sertions within two days' tlmo. Anil
the tunglo over the hospital matter
has thickened.
In ThurHilay's State Jonrnnl Oov-
ornor MloUoy aniionacoil that ho hntl
removed the two physicians at the
Norfolk hospital an a result ot "con
stantly growing friction bolwoon Su
perintendent Altlon and hlB nRHlHtnnt. "
In that annonnnoinont the following
Htatomonl IB iniulu :
"It appears that no complaint ex
ists as to the treatment of patlontH
nt Norfolk and the governor bollovoH
that they hnvo boon given good care ,
but the social relations hotweon the
superintendent and his assistant have
become Htralnod BO that they are barely -
ly on speaking torniR , which necessar-
lly does not result In the good of the
liiHtltutlon. "
Or. Alden declared , when this an
nouncement was made , Unit ho , aa the
olllclal bond at the hospital and nn a
cltl/.en , had a rljiht to fairness In the
matter aa well ns any other cltl/.en
would have , and that ho demanded an
investigation , upon the result ot which
ho would rest his caBO. Norfolk had
a right to an lnveHtliatlon , support
ing Dr. Alden'fl demand , because the
oxenso of "personal friction" wan such
n lllniHy ono that' It wan eminently
unfair and very apparently employed
nioroly aa a pretext to got the oIllclalH
out and to allow Lincoln politicians to
substitute their own sot of olllcers ,
bringing the Norfolk hoapltal under
the direct rule of oIllclalB In the Lin
coln asylum. And so Norfolk did de
mand an Investigation , and Norfolk
dtMimnded that , If merely n personal
friction existed , Governor Mlckoy al
low the present Incumbents to remain
and not to mar their whole reputa
tions merely because bo tooloa notion
and with their personal disagree
ments as the reason given to the pub
lic
And now from Lincoln has come a
statement exactly opposite to what
was said In the first announcement ,
and branding either one or the other
of the stories untrue. Which ono of
those- stories Is true and which false ,
must bo left to the public's Judgment
until ono or the other Is proven In
the Investigation that Dr. Alden has
demanded.
Here Is n New Yarn.
For hero is what Is given to the
public through last night's Lincoln
Evening News :
"Krom the Investigations made by
the governor , ho became convinced
that the charges of cruelty that had
been made by the asylum farmer , Mr.
"Wolf , wcro only too true. Ono of the
favorite forms of punishment for the
unruly patients was to wrap a towel
around the neck of the offender and
drag him around the tloor. The two
attendants who wore accused of cruel
ty , Instead of being discharged , wcro
promoted. "
And then the story goes on to say
that ono of the things the governor
found was that whisky had been smug
gled Into the hospital by bottles and
to claim that during cold weather the
engineer , who In accused of having
gotten the liquor and who Is a brother
of Mrs. Alden , neglected the heat and
allowed the patients to suffer with the
cold.
cold.All
All of this Is denied by Dr. Alden ,
ns a method to square the beheading
with the public and to turn the eyes
of the state oft the political trickery
that was at the bottom of It In order
to make places for Intimate friends
of olllclals at the Lincoln asylum.
Why Is the Story Late ?
And the question that has arisen In
Norfolk now Is , "If this were true ,
\ , nnd if the governor knew It were true
at the tlmo ho looked Into the affairs
hero , why did he deliberately stand
up and declare that all cause of trou
bio had been removed and that things
were running smoothly ? " And further
thor , "Why , If this were true , did he
dare tell his constituents In the state
of Nebraska only this week that
"there Is no complaint as to treat
ment of patients In the hospital at
Norfolk and the sole cause for re
moval Is the fact that the doctors can
not agree ? "
Norfolk people want to know which
of the yarns Is true and which ono
has been knitted up.
Norfolk people want to know , If ho
knew there was cruelty of this sort
In the hospital , how the governor
could have the nerve to tell them only
Wednesday morning of this week , that
affairs in the Institution were going
on smoothly and that the relatives had
no cause for worry ?
Nebraska people want to know
which plpo dream they are to believe.
The relatives whose kind are being
cared for out hero in this asylum want
to know whether they were deceived
when told that the helpless creatures
were being cared for all right , or
whether they are now deceived in or
der to cover up this little game of pel-
lies in ivmuUiw thf olllrlnls lure , to
iimimmiKlati' pi-rumml friends.
InveitlQ.itlon Demanded.
The Mate IH baching up Dr. Alden
in hl demand for nn InvcutlKatloii.
Not all of the state dt > miinds It for
hln Rake , but the whole state wanlR to
. If the olll-
Kiiott what I * going on.
clalR hero have been mlHropro ented ,
ilu-y have a right. It IH apparent , loan
lim'fltlKiitlon. The Mncoln News
HII.VH editorially :
It deed not Room poHHllilo that It
wan beeaimo their wives would not bo
civil to oarh other that ( Inventor
Mickey asked for the resignations of
the superintendent of the Norfolk asy
lum and his assistant , If It bo true ,
" of the favorite
a * stated , that "ono
forms of punishment for unruly pa
tients was to wrap a towel around
the nock of the offender and drag him
around the lloor. "
If It ho true that such a form of
punishment was ever practiced In a
single Instance at Norfolk , and knowl
edge of the fact ever reached Govern
or Mlckoy , that Is the real reason for
the change ordered In the manage
ment rather than any lack of conge-
nlallty between the families of the two
oIllclalH Indicated.
If It bo true that Dr. Aldon's wife
could not got along In n neighborly
way with Dr. Nicholson's wife , or vlco
versa , that fact may serve very well
removal. It
as a pretext for their
would tend to quiet the fears and the
Indignation of people who have rela
tives In the Institution , which Is a
Justifiable motive. But as long as the
managiMiient under which such treat
ment of the state's unfortunates Is
report ud to have prevailed has been
summarily removed , a full Investiga
tion should bo made and all the facts
made known.
H should bo made plain that no man
placed In charge of such a Nebraska
Institution can practice , or permit by
his subordinates the practice of such
cruelties , or any other , can , by being
slid quietly out of place , escape popu
lar condemnation. The public should
bo taught to have more confidence In
Its Institutions , and this can only bo
taught by making It manifest that
when cruelties are resorted to they
are sure to ho found out and morel-
k'Rsly exposed.
Beside this Intimation of cruelty the
Inability of the families of the olll
clals to live In social accord , the al
lowance of politicians to iiamo em
ployes without regard to Illness and
oven the surreptitious smuggling of
whisky by the bottle into the build
ings for the debauching of trusted
omployoa , are Insignificant Incidents
Indeed.
M'CARTHY ' TO NAME THE MAN ?
_
W. W. Young Believes Present Out
rage Will Make His Successor.
Fremont Tribune : lion. W. W
Young of Stanlon waa In the city to
day on his leturn homo from the grand
lodge of Knights of Pythias at Lin
coln. In which ho Is always prominent.
Ho has for four years been ono of
Nebraska's supreme representatives
and Is yet holding that position.
Mr. Young admits his ambition to
go to congress and has notified his
friends throughout the Third district
to that effect. Four years ago at the
Fremont convention when McCarthy
waa nominated ho had a good follow
ing and turned it last to McCarthy
He Is on good terms with Mr. McCar
thy and Judge Royd and has. only com
pllmentary words for them. Ho
thinks If Mr. McCarthy Is not renom
inated ho will certainly bo In a posl
tlon to "make" the man who becomes
his successor.
Mr. Young put In the day confer
ring with n number of Fremont repnb
llcans.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Broken Drive Wheel at Lynch Delayed
Passenger Train.
A broken drive wheel on a frolgh
train at Lynch delayed the passcnge
train from Honesteel an hour am
twonty-fh'b minutes. The crippled lo
comotlvo was towed down by a fresl
engine that went up from Norfolk
Conductor Fairbanks went in charge
of the repair train.
.lack Kelly , formerly baggageman 1 ;
Norfolk , and who Inter wont to Gas
per. Is now laid up In Long Pine , ill
General Manager Aishton of .ith
Northwestein returned to his head
quarters In Chicago today. Ho wa
accompanied to Fremont by Genera
Superintendent C. C. Hughes and Si
perlntendent Reynolds.
Trainmen report n party of Ixing
Pine business men fishing r.t Atkinson.
They are J. C. Castle , A. P. Mygat ,
NValtor Mason and Dr. H. P. Me-
Knight. They are catching pickerel.
The party of surveyors who had
been at Honesteel , surveying west to
Trlpp county , arrived In Norfolk and
left nt noon in their car for Whitewood -
wood , S. D. They were F. 13. Stane-
ly. L. II. Taylor , G. C. Curtis , L. A.
Knapp , Dooley lyihmlllor , J. 13. Bar
ton. Glen Rood , William Smith , Chap
pie Martin , Red Harrington , Slim
Klrkman , Freshman Cole , Moozoy
Daniels. Dae Yarrlngton. They wore
long beards in place of the clean shav
en cheeks that they took to Bonestcel ,
and are ready to challenge any base
ball team In the Black Hills.
Master Mechanic E. W. Pratt passed
through the city at noon enrouto to
'Missouri ' Valley.
No Burglars ,
A burglar alarm was given by Offi
cer Livingstone at Uie Junction to W.
C. Roland , Wednesday night , when It
was found that lights in the Roland
store were not burning. Investiga
tlon revealed nothing more thau dark
lamps.
ED A. FRY WILL LAUNCH NEW
PROJECT IN JUNE.
A NEW THING FOR NEBRASKA
Editor Who Founded the Nlobrara Pioneer
neer Thirty Years Ago , and Who Is
In Possession of All the Early His
tory of the County , Will Publish.
Nlobrara , Neb. , May 11. Special to
'ho NOWB : I'M. A. Fry , who founded
ho Nlobrara Pioneer thirty ycaraago ,
as returned to Nlobrara and announc-
> a the publication of "Fry's Wonder
Maga/.lno" In Juno. Ho thinks ho
I'DH a Held yet unoccupied in Nebras-
ui.
It will bo printed on fine paper and
vlth euro , containing a well selected
'arlety of original general articles ,
'specially of state interest , and of
let Ion. It will contain sixty-four
mgos of maga/.lno size. The semi-
H'litcnnlal of the founding of Nlohra *
a will bo Interesting history of Itself
old by Mr. Fry , who Is In possession
if the only early hlatory of Knox conn-
y given him IIrat hand by the lute
) r. H. Y. Shelley , the founder , and
> thors with whom ho was In close
ouch or his associates. It will be a
0-cout magazine.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
J. M. Pile was hero yesterday from
Wayne.
Dr. Meredith returned at noon from
Stanton.
Mr. Olmatead went to Crelghton on
justness today.
W. M. Waters of Fairfax was in the
city yesterday.
George Berry arrived In the city nt
loon from Fremont.
A. W. Wcller was In the city over
light from West Point.
R. 13. Williams returned last night
from a trip to Wlsnor.
Superintendent C. H. Reynolds re
turned from Omaha at noon.
General Superintendent C. C.
ilughcs went to Omaha at noon.
Court Reporter William Powers
went to Nellgh at noon to take down
n mandamus case.
Miss Robinson , a teacher in the
Stnnton schools , is In the city , a guest
nt the Loucks home.
The Norfolk orchestra returned from
ilattlo Creek at noon , having played at
i dancing party there.
Phillip Plllor arrived from Omaha
ind Alex Plller from Loveland , Colo. ,
: o attend the funeral of their brother ,
lullus Plller , this afternoon. Phillip
will return to Omaha because of the
Illness of his wife.
W. C. Davenport , of Sioux City Is in
Norfolk , visiting his mother.
Mr. and Mrs. 13. W. Huso of Wayne
spent a few hours In the city today.
Mrs. Prlchard was in Norfolk from
Meadow Grove yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. D. Damn and Mrs. J. Damn left
this morning for Marshalltown , Iowa ,
to visit with relatives.
Miss Maude Tanuehlll arrived In the
city at iHxni from Stanton to spend
Sunday with her parents.
A party of prominent northwest
merchants passed through Norfolk
yesterday from Sioux City , where they
had been attending a convention of
retail merchants which met there.
They were P. B. Baker of Lynch ,
George Graves of Butte and John
Harms of Bonesteol.
Miss Austin and Mrs. Horton of
Stanton passed through Norfolk at
noon enrouto to Wayne , to attend the
district conference of the Methodist
Missionary society. They said that
the business men of Stanton gave a
delightful concert there Friday even-
Ing , forty participating.
Miss Lillian Jackson , who has been
with her sister , Mrs. H. M. Cnlbertson
for KOIHO time , goes to Omaha to re
main at her home for a few days , after
which she will return to Norfolk for
the summer. Miss Jackson has done
extensive traveling for the benefit of
her health during the past three years ,
and enjoys good health since coming
to Norfolk.
Col , S. S. Cotton has been slightly
111 for several days.
R. F. Bruce Is suffering very severe
ly from an attao.k of rheumatism.
Rev. Mr. Benjamin of the Baptist
church will occupy the homo next
door to James Lough on South Fourth
street.
Roy LulkartHaroJd and A re hi o
Gow and Ross Tyndall formed a party
of young men who went to the Yellow
Banks today for an outing.
Jesse Stengo has been seriously ill
at the home of C. S. Evans for a week ,
mvlng had a trace of typhoid fever.
Ho was able to bo out this morning ,
with the assistance of a cane.
Mrs. Herman Maas , living on East
Norfolk avenue , was assisted In the
celebration of her birthday by a large
number of her lady friends who came
uninvited but wore none the less wel
come. The members of the party re
mained during the greater part of the
afternoon.
Frank S. Lee , a traveling salesman
on this territory for the Oliver type
writer firm , and whose headquarters
have been at the Pacific hotel in Nor
folk , was slezed with an acute attack
of appendicitis Thursday and left yes
terday for Rochester , Minn. , to bo op
erated upon by Mayo Brothers for the
ailment He said that he expected to
bo absent about four weeks. Mrs. Leo
accompanied him.
Notlco has been Issued by County
Treasurer Schavland that there are
sufficient funds on hand to call In the
following warrants for payment : 1905
general fund , reg. No. 127 to 320 ; 1905
bridge fund , reg. No. 20 to 28 ; 1905
road fund , com. dlst. No. 3 to No. 11.
Hy thin rail , warrants amounting to
more than $8,000 will be rodt'cmcd.
It Is said that n now race track Is
being made at Plerco. A big grader ,
drawn by a traction engine.
Hnglno No. 1281 , which lost a driver
at Lynch and delayed the passenger
train a short time , was taken to Mlfe-
Hourl Valley today for repairs.
The grand lodge of the Sons of Her
man moots In Omaha on TuoHday and
continues three days. A. Drummund ,
grand trustee of the order In the state ,
goes to Omaha Monday , whllo C. F. A.
Marquardt , Albert Wlldo and Carl
Uuibsch , nr. ( go on Tuesday as dele
gates. K. J. Schoreggo will have
charge of the water commissioner's
nlllco during the absence of Mr. Brutn-
mund.
Otnclal maps of the Shoshonl reser
vation wore placed on aalo In Norfolk
today. They wore printed In Norfolk
and are to be sold only In the follow
ing cities : Norfolk , Omaha , Lincoln ,
Sioux City , Denver and Kansas City.
They are to bo advertised in but one
Issue of each of the following news
papers : Norfolk News , Omaha Bee ,
Lincoln Journal , Sioux City Journal ,
Denver Post , Kansas City Star. They
are on sale at Ward's Smoke House In
Norfolk.
The missionary 1 It-social which was ,
held In the parlors of the Methodist
church last night attracted a large
number of persons , and afforded much
pleasure , as well as netting the soci
ety $23. There were relics from Japan
as features , and young ladles who
wore garbed In Japanese costumes ,
served refreshments. Guests brought
quantities of articles which were trad
ed "sight unseen , " and there was a
wild scramble In this department ,
though no ono Is reported as having
gotten very wealthy over the trades.
The city council will hold a special
meeting at 8 o'clock tonight for the
purpose of further discussing the sewerage -
orago system which Is soon to bo put
in In Norfolk. It seems that , the plans
and specifications that have been laid
out for the system have not as yet
been summed up in one complete
whole , much of the work being pro
vided for as extra , and it Is for the
purpose of getting the whole matter
together Into dellnlto form , and ascer
taining what the entire system Is to
cost , that the special meeting has been
called for tonight. The regular meetIng -
Ing Is not duo until next Thursday.
ELKS HELP CALIFORNIA.
Contribution Is Left to the Individual
Members of the Order.
B. C. Gentle , secretary of the Elks
lodge here , has scut out the following
letter to members :
The following letter from the Grand
Exalted Ruler is self-explanatory :
"Otllce of the Grand Exalted Ruler ,
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks , United States of America. Offi
cial circular No. C.
Louisville , Ky. , April 19 , 1900 To
the Olllcers and Members of All Sub
ordinate Lodges of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks of the Unit
ed States Greeting Dear Brothers :
Immediately following receipt of first
news from stricken California our
pledge was given to do the Elks' full
part In assisting to relieve distress
there , and plans are now perfected to
carry this promise into prompt and
practical execution , and especially as
It seeks to succor the homeless and
destitute of our own members. Al
ready the forwarding of money has
begun. Without further-notice you are
asked to send your checks , or remit
tances by wire , to Fred C. Robinson ,
grand secretary , B. P. O. Elks , Dubuque -
buque , Iowa , and specify "Emergency
Charity Fund. " By this method , and
following the system that has been
perfected , an orderly business arrange
ment will be preserved and there is
guarantee of better results with no
extra delay. Your grand exalted ruler
leaves at once for the scenes of disas
ter , where his highest duty now calls
him , to direct the distribution of your
beneficence. Meanwhile , to relieve
pressing necessities a state commis
sion has been organized In California
to represent our order In Its grand
lodge capacity and auxiliaries through
out the state are being appointed to
do the work for which wo are banded
together. Among Elks there is no
occasion to make appeal , but I ask my
brothers to keep In mind that he
gives twice who gives quickly.
"Yours for the good we can do.
"Robert W. Brown ,
"Attest : Grand Exalted Ruler.
"Fred C. Robinson ,
"Grand Exalted Secretary.
" [ Seal. ] "
At the regular meeting of this
lodge , April 28 , it was decided , by vote
of the lodge , that , Instead of appro
priating any sum from the lodge funds
for the relief of the distressed broth
ers In California , It would bo prefer
able to allow each member to con
tribute such , amount as he desires for
that purpose. Members will kindly
forward their subscriptions to the sec
retary of this lodge , who in turn will
forward the same to the grand secre
tary.
PULLMAN A FISH CAR.
Mr. Bucholz and Frank Campbell Made
a Fine Catch at Atkinson.
The Pullman sleeper which came In
from the west at noon today , and
(
which proceeded on to Chicago , was
transformed into a fish car between
Atkinson and Omaha by virtue of a
big pall filled with more than 100 hand
some brook trout that had been
hooked from Atkinson creek by Frank
Campbell and W. II. Bucholz , who had
been out in that vicinity for a couple
of days. At the train here Mr. Bucholz
was mot by Mrs. Bucholz and Mr.
Rnlnbolt , who received a good supply
of the fish. Both men proceeded on
to Omaha ,
NORTHFORK RIVER IN NORFOLK
RECEIVED FRESH SUPPLY.
FISH CAR IN THIS SECTION
Large Supply of Pike and a Few Channel -
nel Catfish Were Put Into Waters
of River North of City This Afternoon -
noon Other Towns to Benefit.
Twenty-five thousand tiny pike and
150 pretty good sized little channel
catfish were this afternoon dumped
Into the Northfork river north of Nor
folk , that they may grow Into bigger
pike and bigger catfish and later bite
with their bigger months upon hooks
cast into the cool waters of the stream
by fishermen hereabout. The new fin
ny Inhabitants arrived on the noon
train from the east , In their own spe
cial car. It was the state fish car , In
charge of Fish Commissioner O'Brien ,
and It was met at the Junction here
by L. Sessions , Hurt Mapes and John
Krantz , who received the fish and
drove north of town to put them Into
the river. Part of the fish were placed
In the Northfork at the sugar factory
bridge and part of them nt the old
camp meeting grounds.
On the train Mr. O'Brien had twen
ty-two CO-gallon cans filled with water
and fish. Among the varieties of fish
were trout , catfish , bull heads and
pike. From Norfolk the car wont on
west to Long Pine , planning to stop
at Clearwater , Ewlng , O'Neill , Atkin
son , Bassett and Long Pine. An ex
press shipment will bo sent to Chad-
ran tonight from Long Pine. When
the car returns , Mr. O'Brien will take
trout up to Pierce and Plalnvlow.
Many trout will be taken off at Long
Pine , Atkinson , O'Neill and other
points in that vicinity. Bull heads
will bo taken off at Atkinson and
O'Neill. F. J. Halo and John Brady
at Atkinson want the bull heads.
Mr. O'Brien said that a fish run is
being constructed at Pierce , and ho
Intends to go up there In about two
weeks to help construct it.
The fish 'car got a hot box east of
Norfolk and made the train more than
a half hour late Into this city.
JUNCTION CURFEW BELL.
Up Town Fire Bell Can Not be Heard.
Church Bell Answers Purpose.
The curfew bell is now ringing nt
the Junction every night a separate
curfew of the Junction's own. It Is
the bell In the Second Congregational
church and It peals out to Young
America because Officer Livingstone
pulls the bell rope. The people of the
church made the proposition that they
would allow their bell to be used If
the policeman would ring It , and now
It rings for fair and all of the boys are
said to scamper at its tolling. Ofilcer
Livingstone thinks that the fire alarm
ought to be blown at 9 o'clock at night
as that would give the curfew signal
all over town. The fire bell up tow'n
can not be heard at the Junction.
MARRIAGE REFORM IN FRANCE.
Parliament Will be Asked to Permit
Men of Twenty-one and Girls of
Eighteen to Marry.
If success does not attend the move
ment that Is now on foot to reform
the French marriage law , It will not ,
at any rate , be because men and wo
men of position and Influence have
failed to identify themselves with it ,
says a Paris report. The idea , of
course , is to get rid of all the restric
tion and red-tapelsm that now make
the business of getting married in
France a matter of such unconscion
able tlmo and trouble , as well as to
put both parties in the transaction on
an equal footing in. the eyes of the
law , and with the object of bringing
the whole matter definitely before the
chamber of deputies , a committee has
recently been formed In Paris that is
eminently representative of both the
intellect and the culture of France.
Chief of the members of this com
mittee is , perhaps , President Sere de
Revleres , who is supreme judge of
the French correctional court , and one
of the leading legal authorities in the
republic.
The moving spirit of the reform
movement is , however , Maitre Henri
Coulon , the distinguished advocate and
jurist , who for the last twenty-five
years has been directing practically
all his efforts toward effecting drastic
changes In the laws which at present
regulate the marriage "contract" in
the republic. Quito a number of au
thors and feminists of real distinction
are also members of the committee.
It Is the committee's Intention to
bring a bill drafted by Maitre Cou
lon before the French chamber ol
deputies Immediately after the com
ing elections or early In June next.
This bill will aim first at enabling
young men and women who have at
tained the age of 21 and IS respective
ly to marry without the consent of
their parents , and at abolishing the
exasperating and undignified systen
of officialdom which at present makes
marriage so severe a trial.
According to the present law , o
course , men under 25 and girls undo
21 cannot marry without the paterna
consent with the result , as everyone
knows , that practically every girl 1
married for her "dot , " that the detail
of the "courtship" are bossed by the
relatives of both , and love generallj
put out of the -question altogether
Moreover , in France , declarations ant
Innumerable unnecessary documents
have to be drawn up and signed , and
oven an elderly fiance of CO has to
gain the consent of the head of his
'amlly before ho Is able to appear at
ho malrlo of his neighborhood with
Is bride. -J
'
Here , for example , Is a list of the
ocuments which two young people
mat produce before they marry. The
oung man :
First Ills birth certificate.
Second The consent of his father.
Third The consent of his mother.
Fourth His military certificate.
Fifth A certificate of banns with
he name of the place of publication.
Sixth The names of the places
vhere his and her parents live.
The girl must bring ( supposing she
s an orphan ) :
First Her birth certificate.
Second A death certificate of her
ather.
Thlrd-A death certificate of her
lother.
Fourth A certificate of residence In
'arls.
Fifth The consent of her grand-
nother.
Is It any wonder that , as the mar-
lago reform committee points out , the
aw causes immorality In Franco ?
'hero Is a growing tendency of men
ud women , who have no families , to
Ivo together without the formality of
ho wedding ceremony , rather than go
o the enormous trouble of collecting
11 the various documents which are
ow necessary to satisfy otllclaldom.
It Is hoped to amend the present
narrlage law In many other respects
o equalize punishment for adultery ,
or Instance , and to make wives the
ole mistresses of their own proper *
les ; but these and other technical
joints need not be gone Into. Suffice
t to say that It Is practically certain ,
rom a preliminary canvass of the
hamher of deputies , that the pro-
> osed bill for amending the marriage
ode will pass that body , and that its
onsequences are likely to be so far-
caching that It would be next to 1m-
josslble to forecast them.
And , after that event , Maltre Henri
Coulon , the head of the reform move-
nent , will find his occupation , like that
of Othella , gone ; for , as has been said ,
or something like twenty-five years ,
jractlcnlly all this distinguished ad-
ocate's tlmo and energy have been
given to active propaganda against
he existing system of marriage in
rance. Aged 51 , Maltre Coulon was
) orn In Paris and educated at the Ly-
cee Condorcet and at Salnte Barbe.
\dmltted to the Paris bar , success was
ils from the beginning and in a sur-
irisingly short time he became ono
of the most occupied advocates at the
mlals do justice and one of the best-
mown and eloquent followers of the
aw in France. Incidentally , he is ,
jerhaps , the greatest French authority
on the law of divorce as well the au-
nor of more than a score of works
on that and kindred subjects , notably
'La Reforme dn Marlage. "
Liberty , too , Is one of his favorite
subjects , his published works includ-
ng "La Llberte Individuelle , " "La
Alberto do la Prcsse" and " Llberte
lo Tester. " In fact , it has been said
) f Maitre Coulon that his creed is em-
jodietl in Napoleon's dying words to
ils son : "This only remains , to gain
n the direction of liberty what has
been gained in that of equality. "
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