The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-25
COLLAPSES
DREAM SHATTERED
Dozen and Half Divorce Bills
in One Bunch Bring Ner-
vous Prostitution.

MOUNT OLYMPUS, June 25.-Ex-
element, more intense h any that
has prevailed here since Nov. II, 1918,
when Mars anne limping home, serious
throughout'th the Jovlan empire today, fol;
lowing the announcement that Daniel
Cupid, the well-known god Of love, had
suffered a collapse and complete nerv'
Gus breakdown.
The cause Of Mr.. Cupid's collapse was
explained by an Ether-Airline cable
gram special, which he clutched in his
hand as he dropped over unconscious.
The message was from Memphis, Tenn,
u, $. A., Earth, and brought doieful It'd
ings OF the wholesale wrecktng OF one
Of Mr.. Cupld's pet business schemes.
The STRICKEN god was placed on the
once to the Juno hospital, where his
mother, Venus, the goddess OF love, is
in constant attendance at his bedside,
administering consolation, nectar and
ambrosla,
The above probably would have been
the dispatch Wednesday from the seats
Of the mighty. received through the
Flagstaff observatory station. had some
thinking scientist or astronomer been
Thoughtful enough to provide for com-
munioatlen with the stars, planets and
Mount Olympus.
In the absence OF such communiea-
ton, however, mere mortals can only
speculate on the effect the filing Of 10
divorce suits In a batch by one attorney,
must have had on the Olympian dieties
The office of the circuit court clerk
morning when 4. j. Mcdonald, attof.
ney, stepped inside and handed declara-
ttons In an even dozen and q half suits
for divorce to Bob Harriaon, deputy
clerk, The Wholesale filing broke the
office record and almost floored Harri-
son.
Two features are outstanding in the
declarations filed. The first Is that Il
Of the Is persons seeking legal separa.
tion are women. The second Ia thai
none OF the alleged recalcitFants is
soldier returned from the great war,
Cruelty, inhuman treatment, abandon.
ment, infidellty, failure to provide ant
felon's stripes are some OF the causes
assigned for wishing dIVoTce.
About SIS per cent OF the person,
wishing divorce from their mates ar,
white. -
The applications as filed, togsths,
with allegations, follow:
Mrs.. G. L. Knight VS.. ], G. Knight
failure to provide and abandonment
Belle Pardue VS.. Murt Psrdue, cruelty
70 ep-daughter; Ora Williams vs.. Car
Williams, failure to provide Nora B
Ford VS., 3. l., Ford, no fixed abod,
and Abandonment on several occasions
Margaret L. Bruce We. c. r, Bruce, de
sertion; Milton S~teinberg VS.. Pear
Steinberg, infidelity; Mary Bailey VS.
Lee Bailey, defendant now serving sen
tence IN state p~enitentiary; Vera Col,
W. Matthis Cole, abandonment; Grac,
Brown VS., Will Brown. cruel and inhu
mar treatments Rebecca MartI,
VS., Q. b. Martin, cruel and inhu
man treatment; Bessie Smith VI. Ha
Smith, cruel and inhuman treatment
irene. Waidrop VS., T. w. Waldrop
aoandonment; Ruth h. Mcdonald va
iohn N. Mcdonald. cruel treatment Il
that he repeatedly charged her witt
misconduct; Augusta G. Patterson VI
y, M Patterson, abandonment and fail
ure to provide; Mary VS.. viii Perkins
dssertion Florence vs.. Freeman Harris
wlIul desertion; Will vs.. Elisabeth
w, Abe Rollins, cruel and inhuma,
treatment. ~ 'u