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The Washington times., 1919-12-14

The notary in Lexington said he could take it. but
worth nothing Notary here feels it is all right so am
mailing it to you. Very sorry indeed about delay.
Lovingly, HELEN.
And so, year after year, the milonares wife went
signing deeds and signing away her wifey rights in her
husbands property None of his valuable properties
given to Mrs Stokes settlement her offered
make her comfortably well OF. At last the Ken
lucky stock farm sold and again she signed away her
dover rights
In regard to of these transactions Mrs Stokes in
her sworn statements says:
"That at various times your deponent (Mrs. Stokes)
was compelled through force duress and fear of bodily
injury and always under protest sign other papers,
which deponen has recently been informed and believes
deeds conveying her dover interest in property be-
longing to plaintiff Mr Stokes) in the State of New York
and in other States and particularly in property located
in Lexington Kentucky being farm with appurtenanees
thereto valued at at least 81 100000.
feThat at the time of the marriage of deponent and
plaintiff he was the in fee of large parcels of real
estate in the States of New York. New Jersey Virginia
Kentucky, Mississippi and in other States of the United
States and upon information and belief the grantees in
the deeds signed by deponent were in many instances
corporations and in at least instance grantee con-
veying her inchoate right of DOVER"
All this is denied by MIR. Stokes and the whole matter
viii be gone into with great care by the attorneys for Mrs
Stokes, who determined find out IL the voup wife
has been vctmized by putting huge properties out of her
reach
As the years by relations became more and more
strained between the aged millionaire and his youno wife
Here specimen pair of letters that passed between
Stokes and his wife in june 19l7 six years after their
marriage Stokes seems to have had no particular rea
for writing his wife this occasion except 10 ree
gossip seold Mrs. Stokes and put into the mail
generally aaromd disagreeable letter Mrs Stokes was
The Washington times., 1919-12-14

Now, reporter came to the .Ansonia to see you He
claimed that Mrs. got her divorce and Mrs - was
the correspondent and that for years and when
married to X Mrs has been receiving money from Mr.
and letters had been intercepted showing that you
know about her acquaintance with before his divorce
and that you and Mrs K had talked over IS marriage
to Mrs K That while she married to K that she and
frequented the Cafe Beaux Arts and other places of
such character. That You had been seen in Mr. IS
That you and Mrs K. and Mr. - went to White
Sulphur Springs by arrangement; that you acted as
blind to shield - while Mr. - and Mrs K were hav.
ing good time.
said it must be mistake that it must be somebody
ese you had not been in New York for some time You
know Mrs. has told in the courts what she was and
is. Mr.. K said they knew Mrs - and she has also
told about =, and you know Mr. - came to me with
the tale Now in the face of all this cannot but
advise you let the lady enjoy herself by herself and
for You not to mix up with her.
The said that Mr.. K. down on the Mexican
border but had returned to Brooklyn and he evidently
gave the story to the reporter
I told the reporter that Mr. X had been nothing
more than professional -, and as far as knew the
only place where he ever employed in accident
The Washington times., 1919-12-14

you mean the parties that the initials would seem
to Indicate they YOUR friends. You introduced
to them and some have hardly since.
busy-oo pleasantly and proftably employed trying TO
raise babies to be somebody and to make the world
little better for our having lived in it to give time
enon to other peoples private affairs. The scandals of
New York City and Lexington do not interest me- and
please do not write me anything about them.
Jimmie is teasing for fine wagon with three horses
man and beI-can you send one to hint cannot find
one here. Hastily,
HELEN
1t interesting to note that in stokess letter there
not one single word Of affection kindly inquiry or
message Of love solicitation for the absent wife or the
two children
The Washington times., 1919-12-14

insurance company and that be E3
had better go down and in a|E -
quire of the accident company
all about him. He knew all
about Mr.. and Mrs. - being
down to Lexington and Mrs K.
visiting you at Denver and White Sulphur Spring and
Just what her and about bonds that were
stolen. / gave him information, but simply told him
that thought he had made mistake.
You know wrote you the other day that while she
at our place in Lexington told she was writing
daily to - and this after she divorced
Yours, WILL
To Mrs W E. d. Stokes,
S51 Clarkson St., Denver, Col.
PS-Think this and guess you will come to
the conclusion l gave you good advice.
Here was fine opening for discussion which offered
excellent opportunity for series of faultnding letters
But Mrs Stokes declines the challenge and dsmsses the
matter with this reply: ..'
Dear Will:
Your letter just received which, usual you dictated
through your office, and concerning scandal about Mrs
- Mrs K etc., etc.. and incidentally nsinuating that
in some mysterious way was implicated in each and
every case, received.
The Washington times., 1919-12-14

on a visit to her relatives
in Denver at this time.
w. E. D. Stokes,
262 W. 72nd st., N. Y.
June 5, 1917.
Ny Dear Helen:
Enclosed is a clipping
from to-day's paper of a
lady / warned you to let
alone; she has lost her
health, lost her vital
parts, had a cancer and
now she has a divorce.
The boys about town
The Washington times., 1919-12-14

Al lNlC CACNuIOII OI
h his wicked designs and ~
purposes, plaintiff (Stokes),
in violent rage, with filthy
expressions and by force and
duress, compelled this deponent
(Mrs. Stokes) on the 17th day of May,
1911, to sign paper, refusing to divulge,
to her the nature and contents of the
same, although requested so to do
MRS. Stokes swears in explaining how
she came to sign away at stroke of the
pen her wifely dover in property worth
millions of dollars.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-05
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
BY JANE PHELPS

and little past twenty-one.' - He was
forty if he was day.
We were very gay at dinner. Then
we took a taxi for the play.
1t was society drama, very anus
ing to those who knew the inside work
ings of social life Afterward Mr.. Fred
erick insisted we go to one OF rsc
Broadway places for cabaret. I de-
INJURED at first, but he and Lorraine
overruled me
We had q bite of supper, and we
watched the show, which was really
worth seeing. He did not dance. and
we saw no one we knew. did not
care, but Lorraine was an indefatigabie
dancer, and tried her best to make Mr..
Frederick get up on the floor.
'G'll lead, then all you will have to
do is to follow me,p she told him.
"My dear young lady, / should prob
ably step on your toes, tear your gown,
and make both you and Mrs. Forbes
ashamed of knowing so clumsy a
man.
1t was after one, when they left me
at the door. Mr.. Frederick took me in
to the elevator, an dwhile waiting, said:
81 want particularly to see you. May
/ call tomorrow some time7''
"Certainlyl any time after three y
i wondered why he wanted to see mo
again.
81 will be here at three" he re-
piled.
(Tomorrow-Mr Frederick 8 Object In
Calling Upon Barbara)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-05
CzECnO-SLOYAKS ARE
LOYAL TO AMERICANS
German Is Language TabOOed
Among People OF This
Baby Nation.
By Frank ]. TAYLOR.

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent.) }.
Prague, Czecho-Slovakia, Feb. 5, (By
Mail. bohemia is probably the most
pro-ally country in the world today
AT least you hsve that impression when
you arrive in Prague, coming from Ber-
lin. The Czecho-Slovaks have not been
allowed to give vent to their feelings
during the four years of the war, when
they were dominated by Austria, and
they are making up for it now.
Prague Is a mass of allied flags,
stuck in every possible corner along the
crooked streetsand inches of the quaint
buildings. American and the new Czec-
ho-Slovak republic flags predominant,
though there are thousands of English,
French and Italian fiags wncn the
Austrian empire finally collapsed,
thousands of flags suddenly were
brought out from hiding, many Of them
printed on paper since enough cloth was
impossible to find.
Every store has two attraction, pic.
ture of President Wilson, and with him
President Masaryk, of the new repub-
lie. To the Czech Slovaks they are the
greatest men in history, and both arc
universally admired almost to the point
of worship.
Organize Committees.
The Czecho Slovaks have organized
committees to look after foreigners.
Some of the most Influential people are
serving voluntarily. on these committees
and there is nothing that they will not
do to assist visitors from all allied
countries.
The spirit OF the Czecho-Slovaks is
at high ebb and. is contagious. Every
one in the land, with the exception Of
the Germans, is jubils.nt at the free
dom after 400 years. as the newborn
independence is called. The people of
the land have as many privations as
other Inhabitants of the defeated cities,
but JOY at being liberated.
German is language taboooed among
the Czeeho-Slovaks, not BY decree but
by public feeling. Sometimes it works
for foreigners woh know no
Siav tongue. Go into restaurant and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-05
RIPPING RHYMES
By Walt Mason
FATHER TIME.

When our lives are filled with pleasure, we observe
that time is fleet and wish that he would measure
shorter strides, with aggard feet We would have the
glad days linger have the minutes seem like hours but
time halts foot finger toilng on through aud
showers He is like some ocoed sprinter hustlng for
golden prize; spring and summer, fall and winter each
he brings and each dies When our lives are bright
and joyous full of laughter and Of song time
ous to annoy us by the way he hikes along When we
pain that naught can deaden when we heave the bitter
Sob then the steps of time eaden he is oang the
job Says the optmist 'The morrow viii be gay so help
ne john; but of sorrow ere we see the
smiling dawn. When we're crossing times lagg I'd,
he's begrudgng every STEP he is tired and spent and hag
gard and he has sign Of pep When in jail for
arson for sampng too much fizz vainly does the vii
lage parson say that time like lighting is Time is going
like TURTLE time is going like hare it depends, believe
me, Myrtle on our gladness or despair
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-05
MORTON AND BARBARA
DINE WITH MIR. FREDERICK.
CHAPTER XIII.

L.
The next morning l packed Neil 's
bag and sent Tonko down with it. ]
slipped in a little note telling Neil how
loved him; anl how even the two days
he was to be away would be intermin-
able. Then I kept busy so that I should
not think too much Of his refusal to al
low me to accompany him.
Lorraine Morton called me up on the
phone and asked me to tea in the af-
ternoon. When she found out ] was
alone she proposed that we be ''real
sports and stay cut to dinner.
Gwen go to the Vanderbilt or the
Waldorf for dinner, get tickets for
some good show, and make an evening
of it -
] heartily agreed. I knew that, should
stay at home alone, would be de-
pressed and blue. So we were quite gay
as we sat down to a secluded table in
bilt. We had ordered, when to my sur
prise / saw Mr.. Frederick making his
way toward us. ! had no idea he was
still in New York, and told him so.
eBusiness matters detained me.
And d''--he hcsitated-ssi won't in.
trude, and you are expecting no one
else, won't you ladies take pity on a
lonely mining man and dine with me -
'sBut we have ordered" Lorraine
said. then kicked me under the table.
/ knew that she meant for me to ae-
cept.
"Make that order for three and
bring me wine card. Wen have a
bottle of very light wine Something
that won't hurt you," he added noting
the refusal in my face. ).
Evidently a hotel was more nearly
the stamping ground of this westemer;
for he was far more at ease than he
had been at the house. He knew how
to handle walters, and to order, so that
we had good service, If he did not
quite know what to do in private
house. / could see he was making a
good impression on Lorraine land she
was very critical).
In the course of the conversation he
learned that We had ordered tickets for
the theatre at the news stand. After
asking our permission, he excused him
self for moment to tell them to make
il three seats instead of two.
s1sn t he fines' Lorraine said when
he was out Of hearing. 81 like such
rugged men. They are like a good cool
drink of water after the inane society
men one meets nowadays. Is he
bachelor9D
elm sure / don't know replied
just as he returned 'sbut / will ask
him. -
He looked from one TO the other in
puzzled way. pleasant smile on his
face
task anything You like, Mrs. Forbes,
l win answer if | cah.n
care You bachclorin / laughed
and they both joined me at the frank
ly-put question.
sYes, / am c bachelor free white.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-05

order your meal in German, and the
walters probably will not understand
you at all. You may not be served un-
less you explain that you are an Ameri-
can and don't know Bohemian, and
therefore must speak German. Then
they will talk German and understand
it, and will bring you anything they can
get. The same is true of the shops.
Prague is very old city with quaint
and somewhat oriental passageways,t the
least modern of the large cities in the
former central empires, due, according to
the Czecho-Slovaks, to the deliberate
plan Of the Austrians to keep the city
undeveloped. It is city of nearly
million population, including the inhabi-
tants Of the suburbs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-05
War Department Announces
SaiEngs Of Transports
Due In New York March IA

Washington, Mar. 5.-Sailings OF
transports from France were announc.
ed today by the war department as fol
lows:
Espange, Lehavre to New York, due
March IA with the following units
aboard:
Casual companies numbers 1906. 1852,
1897 company 106 transport corps com
plcte, and medical detachment; trans
port corps casual company number 3;
detachment base hospital number 80;
four casual officers, 30 civilian casuals.
Patria, Marseilles to New York, due
March IA, with the 304.h brigade
tank corps complete, with some men
for Camps Dodge, Funston and Grant;
casual companies 1902, 1905, 1909, 1912,
1918 North Dakota); 1914 (South Da-
kota); 81 casual officers and four civ
ilian casuals.
Panaman, Bordeaux for New oYrk,
due March Is with the 49th regiment,
g. A c., field and staff, headquarters
company, supply company, ordnance de-
tachments batteries A, B, c. D E..
and F, as follows:
Camp Grant regular army Fort Logan
and Camps Funston, Kearny, Bowie,
Lewis; detachments of 72nd regiment
c. A. c.; Fifth corps artillery park,
Camps Sherman and Travis; two civ
ilian casuals, six naval enlisted men.
Transport Calamares, Bordeaux for
New York, is due March IA. carrying
Bordeaux convalescent detchments
numbers 152, 153, 159; detchment cas-
ual company 42; detachment casual com
panies 43, "A, As and As; Bordeaux spec
ial casual company 4S; Twenty Sixth
engineers, headquarters detachment,
headquarters First battalion, Second
battalion, medical detachment. compan-
les A, B, G, D, L, and F, Camp Dix;
headquarters detachment 3lst brigade
G. A. G.; detachment 34Sth infantry
Irregular army; medical detachment
for duty; five casual officers, three civ
ilian casuals; three naval officers, sick
and wounded; three nurses; tubercular
observations; one nurse and one re-
quiring no special attention
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-05
ORPHAN STATE WANTS A PARENT.

Gottschee wants to join the United States 1t has
formally asked admission to the union.
Never heard of Gottschee? Neither did the writer
until he it in item and looked up the map
Gotschee turns out to be an orphan state left stranded
by cruel fate as result of the dSntegaton of the Aus
Hungarian empire. It is small and insignificant,
measured by ordinary standards that most of the encyco
pedias do not mention it. 1t is town. with little out
lying territory lying in the mountain basin east of
Trieste in the southern part of German Austria 1t was
originally German colony. 1t has long been under the
rule of the Dukes of Augsburg.
The most interesting thing about the whole business
lis Gottschees for wanting to be adopted by the
United States 1t happens that of its $4,000 people,
fourth have been in America and it is said that nearly
all the natives 'now English and speak it with Amer
lean accent"
Unfortunately for Gottschee the United States does
not want any territory in JugoSavia anywhere else
1t will hardly be persuaded to act guardian for
this particular orphan because of its environment The
appeal however, is of interest showing what we may
expect from now Pretty all sorts of stranded
and orphaned states will be wanting home under the
broad wing of the American Eagle
The Dardanelles have been made an open sea, trade
will be unrestricted through that strait and all the waters
beyond it. Consequently all the ports of the Black Sea
and Rumana and South Russia will be open to trade In
addition to that trade will be free in Mesopotamia and
Armenia While the two latter countries have been laid
waste they have debts to pay and what people
left of them intelligent and actyeor will be soon as
they get few weeks of good feeding This order opens
the straits for the first time in 400 years
The Baldwin locomotive works did $123 49, 251 worth
of business last year Apparently the locomotive business
is steaming right along.
The Prussians are at last beginning to realize that
they were whipped n
,gi41t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-05
RUB NEURALGIA PAIN
AWAY, DON'T SUFFER
Instant Relief! Rub Nerve Tor
tme, Pain And Misery Out
With Isl. Jacobs Linment'
Conquers pain-never Fails.

Rub soothing, penetrating est. ia
cobs Hnimentn right on the ache or
pain, and out comes the neuralgia mis-
cry.
Here S joyful experiment TRY it,
Get small trial bottle from your
druggist; pour little in your hand
and rub it gently on the sore, aching
nerves, and before you realize tin
just q moment-all pain and neural
gia disappear. It's almost magical,
but the joy is, that the misery doesn t
come back. Mol The nerves are
soothed and congestion is relieved and
your neuralgia is overcome.
Stop sufferingl It's needless-neu-
ralgia and pain of all kinds. either in
the face, head, limbs or any part of
the body, is instantly banished. st.
Jacobs Linimentn is perfectly harm
less and doesn't burn or discolor the
skin. In use for half a century.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-05
STIFF JOINTS
SORE MUSCLES
ziabeF Up Quickly Under the Soothing, I
Penetrating application of
hamlin's Wizard Oil

In cases Of rheumatism and lame
back it penetrates quickly, drives out
soreness, and limbers up stiff, aching
joints and muscles.
Wizard Oil is an absolutely reli-
able, antiscptic application for cuts,
burns, bites, and stings. Sprains and
bruises heal readily under its sooth-
ing. penetrating qualities.
Get II from druggists for 80 cents.
II not satisfied return the bottle and
get your money back
Ever. constipated or have sick
headachel Just try Wizard Liver
Whips, pleasant little pink pills. so
cents. Guaranteed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-05
COLDS INTERFERE
WITH BUSINESS
Dr.. Kings New Discovery
relieves them and keep
you going on the job

Fifty continuous years Of almost
s,nfailing checking and relieving coughs,
colds and kindred sufferings is the
proud achievement Of DR.. Kings New
Discovery.
Grandparents, fathers, mothers, the
Hddies all have used and are using
1t as the safest, surest, most pleasant-
to-take remedy they know Of.
Sold by all druggists. 60c ard $1.20
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-05
MRS. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
GETS DIVORCE FROM STAR

New York, Mar. 5.-Mrs. Douglas
Fairbanks today obtained final de-
cree of divorce from the movie star.
The suit named an unknown woman
as the correspondent. Under the terns
of the decree the custody of sthe son,
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., is given to the
mother, but the father will be permit
ted to see him frequently.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-05
w. VAUGHN TANNER RESIGNS

Olympia, Wash, Mar 5-lW Vaughn
Tanner resigned as attorney general of
Washington this afternoon He will go
TO Washington, D. O., to represent
WaEelrNton, Idaho and Oregon in the
case of the three states against the
railroad administration, to contest the
federal right to regulate certain rates
heretofore under jurisdiction of pub
lie service commissions.
Assistant Attorney General Thomp-
son of Yakima was appointed the new
attorney general by Acting Governor
Hart.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-05

The Salvation Army hut being con-
structed near the barracks at Van
couver will be completed by May 10.
1t will cost about $4,000.
Crook county ON Monday had raised
$500 of its $1,000 quota to the Armcn-
ian relief fund.
The W., the second concrete ship
built at Vancouver, was launched Mon
day morning.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-05
Makes correction.

Washington, Mar. 5-The war de-
partment today issued this correction
of the announcement on transport sail
ings:
The transport Iowan, 210th trench
mortar battery, should read "3l0th
trench mortar battery"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-05

Late. retarded functioning throws
the whole days duties out of gear.
Keep the system cleansed, the appe.
tite lively, the stomach staunch with
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Mild and
tonic in action. Sold everywhere. 2Sc.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-05
PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR TRUCKS.

It will be good news to than sellers and buyers
of automobile trucks to hear that pneumatic
are in use on various truck routes between the Middle
West and East and that successful crosscountry trial
trip has been made from Boston to Frisco.
The heavily loaded auto truck may be boon to trans
portation but it is pest to everything ese 1t runs
through the city cutting up the asphalt and it Mmbers
over the country roads leaving ruts and badgong IN It's
train.
Until recently there have been no pneumatic tires
which successfully stood the test trucks and the ones
now in use will require further improvement to make them
thoroughly satisfactory but their practicaby has been
proved ,
Owing to the terrific jar in truck hauling, sustained
high speed is impossible with the solid tire. 1t results IN
damage to the tire ITSELF and to the most carefully
packed load while the effect upon the drivers nerves IS
most intoerable Hence even with good roads, ten TO
twelve miles an hour has been the average speed The
use Of the pneumatic tire permits such increase in
speed that the time from Boston, Mass to Akron, ~
leading truck has been reduced from two weeks to four
and one-haf days, while on the cross country run an
average speed Of IA 12 miles an hour was maintained
This means revolution in the auto truck business
an extension Of possibilities which is OF Importance
whenever there is freight to be hauled With this I'M
proyement in the construction of trucks and the develop
ment of national system of good roads, such thing as
freight congestion should be extinct as the dodo
A friend hands us statement which tends to show
that the state Of Kansas saving money by printing
its own text books 1t was losing business for the first
wear or so but the tide has turned and the paper from
which the clipping taken says In statement to the
legislature and to Governor Allen showing Kansas is get
ting the best textbooks the state has had at cost OF
40 per cent less than other states paying w R. Smith,
until recently state printer has issued warning that the
Eastern book attempting to undermine the
present textbook law by of changes with the help
of some Of the teachers and the official publication of the
Teachers Association What Kansas taxpayers saved
last year their school books enough to pay for the
entire printing plant building and grounds and the state
has had better textbooks in quality or workman
ship"