The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-28
SOCIETY RUINS HOME
a PROMINENT Los ANGELES
SMART SET LEADER MA BE
DRAGGED INTO COURT

los Angeles. Cal. oct Z6.-Mrs.
Trank H Short. wife of the former
general passenger agent ~ the 1.os
Angeles Pacific road threatens TO
bring hair a dozen prominent society
women into the llmellgh. and IN po-
sltions that will not be cnylable dur
ing the trial Of divorce suit which
was commenced yesterday by her
husband
Further Short declares that
her home - srup'ed and her hus-
band estrange. by these society wo-
men a. Whose doors she laws all -
the blame FOR a turn 500 The affairs
~ her l.fr that has made her de-.
frdant ln divorce suit
The names Of The fair women
~ Los Angeles are withheld for the
present By Mrs. short but she de
clares she will diyulgo their ident.
IIos when the case comes mp for
trial Mr. Short started the court
Proceedings Yesterday when he filed
suit 'Jr divorce against DTS wife
In the superior court Mr. Short ls
now connected with the Marine Mo
'0r Power company He and nls
wife have been prominent socially
FOR several years IN this city and
they have a largo circle - friends
In HIS suit Mr. short charges his
wife with cruelty and mlstreatmcnt.
Tho wife. who is a pretty Young wo-
man. declares she will nght these
charges and prove that her husband
ls the one who is guilty Of cruelty,
neglect md abuse.
lu handsome home at 15i1 o.
angc street. Mrs Short lives with her
pretty l3.yearold daughter, for
whose sake she says she has kept
silent FOR years. In an Interview at
her home last night. Mrs Short
made 'he' following statement
owing 10 lack Of time and inabll.
i'g 20 get a thorough talk with an
attorney. I have not yet fully decil-
"a what will be contained IN M
cross complaint However. shall
charge him first OF all with cruelty
neglect and general mlstrna'.icnt.
Incidentally. ! intend 20 intro luce
evidence n necessary. whi,h VIII
place about half "A dozen well known
society women IN very delicate pO-
sltlou and involve some ~ them m
a scandal
II understand that my husband has
charged me with cruelty. II : ever
treated him badly 81 was becaus, ha
gave mo very good cause for II.
~" las treated me badly as = matter
OF fact and had 81 not been for
wishing 20 spare my l9y"ar.Ii
daughter I would have s'"'tcd a.
"nrc" proceedings against Tim Lns
ago. ~" has neglected mo for scv.
oral y"ar' a1f think thst ,urml
my iI health for the past three
years no has treated me shamefullv.
place al the doors OF half a dozen
society women the cause OF the dis
rup'Ion 81 a happy home During
the trial shall be forced 20 tell
Of this and think IL viii be bit
startling.
'As an example of the manner In
which ] was treated. ne visited me
M the hospital. whore had been
for several months and was just re.
covering from q serious operation.
lIc came over TO the bed and after
talking Few moments said m a
grur tome. When YOU get ont 81 this
an viii be- over between us. and /
want Won 10 understand that I told
him that he might have waited untfl
my condition Of health was more
abl" 10 stand shock of this Kind.
This ib merely an instance. When
have more time 20 think over the
many unhappy and unfortunate hap
p"uiugs Of the past few years. / will
show that T. a. any tlme' I ever
mis'rcatod him which could not have
been of much consequence. owing
to my ill health then | was I'm.
decd Justified by his actions toward
mo"
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