1913-05-23 [P 17]

SECOND SECTION Perth Amboy Evening News PAGES 17 to 28 PERTH AMBOY EVENING NEWS, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1013. -= THE GOULDS ARE A MANY SIDED FAMILY fe- * éÊ&Lι—«rwir-ir $*ΨΜ*ί ββ $$ίΨΨ —<μΑΒΜΒΒΜβηβ^_~ — ΐκϋ· MBBSBmaesaaBamsam By CHARLES Ν. LU RI Ε. are millionaire families ill America whose fortunée member of one of the oldest and grfAt-i The all men date back many feneration®, committee, of wealth* eat famille· of the French and German TilSiHEto the early day· of the colo- stared, handled and were convinced. In 1910 he succeeded his nies. There are others whose founders aristocracy. Then the little man with the full beard are father as the Duke of Talleyrand. asked them If were convinced still among us clipping coupons. they that There are still others whose origina- The Family of Jay Qould. he could meet hie obiigatlone. assured him no waa tor» have but recently gone to th· Jay Qould, most daring, Ingenious They further proof place where there is no talk of bond· and successful of American railroad needed. "Well," he said, "I have $20,- and stocks. Of the third class prob- speculators, died In 1892, leaving six 000,000 more you may look at If you wish." Such was the of the ca- ably none le more interesting than the children, all of whom survive. They climax reer of the as a Goulds, since they represent about are George Jay Gould, born In 1864; man who began life and at one time rat every possible phase of the use and Edwin Gould, 186β; Mrs. Helen Gould surveyor peddled for a livelihood. enjoyment of millions. Shepard, 1S68; Howard Gould, 1871; traps The Goulds are far enough from the Duchess of Talleyrand (Anna Gould), Jay Gould'· Testament. date of the foundation of their fortunes 1876, and Frank Jay Gould, 1877. There The name of Jay Gould was connect- to have acquired the habit of "think- are fifteen grandchildren of Jay Gould ed Intimately with many of the largest ing in millions," and they are not far and four great-grandchildren. Mr. and railroad and financial operations of the from enough the generation of shirt Mrs. George J. Gould have three sons twenty years preceding his death, sleeves and eating in the kitchen to be and four daughters. The eldest son, which occurred on Dec. 2, 1892. The glorified beyond the reach of the im- Kingdon Gould, who was born In 1887, "Black Friday" sensation and other of agination the "common people." In Is unmarrlad. The second son, Jay great financial coups threw high lights others words, they stand in a class be- Gould, born in 1888, was married to on h 1b career. In his will he gave small tween the Vanderbilts, the Astors, the Miss Annie Douglas Graham In 1911, amounts of money and real estate to the Goelets, with gen- and the young couple have a baby various relatives, and after disposing /Hhlnôiâfiders,erations of millionaires, and the Rocke- Miss Marjorie of his domestic his ^ daughter. Owynne property among and and fellers Morgans Carnegies and Gould, eldest daughter of the George children gave to his eldest son, George who Guggenheims, are still In the ac- J. Goulds, who became Mrs. Anthony J. J. Gould, $6,000.000 as special compen- tive hunt for wealth or are but recent- Drexel. Jr., In 1910 has a daughter and sation for his services during five years ly retired from the chase. a son, and Helen Vivien Gould, now the in taking charge of his father's varied Wosith Well and III Used. wife of Lord Decles, head of an old Interests. Irish has a born last GouJd directed that the rest of ^ From the carefully considered and Photo» @ 1913, by American Prexj Association. family, daughter Jay γ The other children of sensibly applied philanthropies of August. George his estate be divided Into six equal Helen Gould Shepard (until recently Jay Gould range in age from seventeen shares, to bo held In trust and invested 2 and 3.—Duke to seven. Edwin Gould has two for Miss Helen Miller to the colos- 1, of Talleyrand, the duchess (formerly Countess de Castellane end sons, the benefit of his children. He pro- Gould), before that Anna Gould) and their son, Prince of Sagan. 4.—Edwin sal Gould, wife and ton. Mr·. Gould the Duchess of Talleyi-and has four hibited them from bequeathing any personal expenditures of Mrs. How- 5.—George J.Gould, and daughters Edith and Gloria. 6.— Mr and Mrs, Frank J, Gould. 7.—Finley J. Shepard, with Mr». Shepard, Helen M. Gould. sons (three by her first husband. Count part of their shared to any but their ard Gould, the descendants of Jay formerly 8.—Jay Gould, second son of George J. Gould. Q Boni de and Frank Gould and their "in-laws" typify about Castellane), Jay own issue and from marrying without Gould has two the children th· consent •very manner In which can be daughters, of the majority of them. money or FMiaaeipnia, Anthony J. Drexel, Jr. Job." The same la true of thing George many pagres of newspaper articles. On and Mrs. Edwin Gould. Mr». of hie flrst wife. In all cases of spent Among them there are hard- The George controversy among hie children of the third generation, J. head of the but of Long: Island stands Gould, family, Castle Gould, the Gould wu Edith Klngdon. whose Nowadays no name Is Inscribed high- children affecting the various proper- working, Industrious, Intelligent men counting Jay Gould as the first, aa la him more la printed, owing to his large sumptuous house built by Howard promising stage career ended when she er In the temple of finance than that of ties he declared that the of business and women who devote Include Judgment of meet. French, German and family of children and their recent Gould. It would be time and wealth to hardly exaggera- became the wife of the eldest eon and Gould, owing to the skill with which his son George should be authoritative. welldoing like British aa well aa a numerous progeny matrimonial alliances. tion to say of this place that every principal heir of Jay Gould. Mrs. Ed- George J. Gould has managed his On Deo. the will waλ George J. Gould and Mrs. Shepard. and of good American·. pat- II, 1891, offered Muoh In the New». stone has been the subject of a dispute. win Gould waa Misa Sarah C. It Is to for and the there are men and women whose Vary Bhrady, rimony. interesting, however, probate, executors swore ex- Of some member· of the Gould fam- Frank Of Gould's troubles with his first daughter of the famous Dr. recall the time, thirty-one years ago, to real property In New York state val- travagances of money are known the little la while the Howard Gould and Frank J. Gould physician, ily heard, tendency who was Miss Helen th· wife, Margaret George F. Bhrady, -who attended Gen- when Jay Gould called Into his office ued at $1,000,000 and personal property world over. In the latter class may be of othera to crop out Into the news every publlo knowa principally through daughter of a New York banker, eral Grant In hi· last a committee of financiers and Mrs. Howard Gould and the Kelly, illness. Of the spread aggregating $70.000.000. put Duch- once In so often Is a standing joke with their matrimonial misfortunes. The In in ended 1909 divorce. In the same matrimonial career of Anna Gould It Is before them securities valued at $58,- A contemporary commentator says: ess of Talleyrand, who was formerly the American public. For Instance, former la separated from his who wife, year he married a young actress named to since all all registered In his own was Countess de Castellane and before that hardly necessary speak, the 000,000, name, "There nothing in the abstract very little la heard of Edwin Gould, his was formerly Katherine the Edith who is Clemmon», Kelly, not related to the world knows how badly her marriage to reassure them In regard to his finan- of the will which was published by his Miss Anna Gould. On the Gould fam- wife and son. He Is a railroad official actress. Her numerous with disputes first Mrs. Frank Gould. to Count Boni de Caatellane turned out. cial standing, which had been ques- executors to indicate that he had left list Is a member of the British aris- with extensive Interesta In ily the roads dressmakers and milliners and house On the married life of George J. It ended in a divorce obtained by her tioned. It was possibly the most dra- a dollar to any servant or friend or Lord and the scion of with which hla father's name was and tocracy, Decles, furnishers other tradesmen and Gould there has never been a cloud, In 190). Two years later she became matic moment In. America's financial charitable, religious or educational in·* one of the foremost millionaire families closely identified, and he "stlcka to the women have furnished the basis of and the same thing may be said of Mr. the wife of Prince Hello de Bagan, history. stltutlon." for an easier one In a land "overflow- ing with milk and honey." But contin- OUT OF PALESTINE GOMES AGRICULTURAL WISDOM uous cropping:, "soil robbing," through- an Evil From a out the centuries has taken the fertili- Attacking Ancient Scientific Standpoint > jCaSfik. ty out of most of the soil of Palestine. approaching the problem of the Besides, there Is Insufficient rainfall In •ocial evil, with Its allied wrongs most places.

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