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Stokes' Crust Punctured He Hollers Nuff At Last In Order l<> \voi<l I'lirllier "I nncfosary !'ul>lirit\" Multi millionaire Vmiiiimrc- Will !\<?l Star! New Action Or Kv4?m-(Innli -l WifrV Suit l or Separation Ity ItOliKItT T. SMALI. '*1J by T*? Oailf New York. Nov. 15.?The "old cove" is through- The thick crust of the man who sought in vain to prove his wife guilty of every possible degree of marital criminality has at last been punc tured. After parading before the' public the most sordid story, the most motley, .array of witnesses, ever heard or seen in a divorce proceeding in New York city, W. E. D. Stokes, multi-million aire hotel owner and capitalist, has announced that to avoid "further unnecessary publicity" he will not contest his wife's counter suit for a separation. Back of this decision lies u study in human psychology. The last bit ter trial through which lie paused, and in which he was pictured as a ' monster was too much for Stokes. The attitude of the newspapers to ward him. the constant reference to him an the "old cove" and the re pudlation by many of his witnesses of Btories previously told by them, broke the spirit of the aged man apd apparently he has given up the fight which up to the present time must have cost him in tin* neighborhood of three quarters of a million dol dalrs. Stokes has taken an appeal from the verdict of the Jury which denied a divorce. The Jury took only one ballot. There never was any doubt of the result. Hut Stokea has ap pealed. He did that because his law-j yers told him to. He/ has not any hope of success, and even if the ver dict were reversed by a higher court. W. E. D. Stokegjsf-'ould not be dragged in the ordeal another trial To-' day he is a broken old man, bitter in defeat but none the less defeated. Over him hangs an indictment in Chicago and the certainty of having to face sooner or later a Jury which must pass upon his right to liberty and the pursuit of whatever happi ness life may hold for him. Ills, highly paid lawyers will fight the Chicago indictment with every weap on known to the most skilled of their craft. They will attempt to pick it, to pieces. Hut Mrs. Stokes lias been taught a lesson in vlndlctiveneas and ?he will press the criminal charges for all she is worth. Perhaps the decision not to op- j pose her suit for separation may i have been made with the ideu 01 ' closing up the Stokes case for all' . time and leading to a dismissal of the proceedings in Chicago. Hut up to this time it has had no such et fect. During the progress of the re cent trial it was stated that if .Mr. Stokes were unsuccessful in obtain ing a divorce at this time, he would bi^ng new proceeding* with new co respondents named and new witness es. That determination has been re versed. The "Old Cove" Ih through. Mrs. Stokes Is not asking for a di vorce. She says she is through with matrimony?through anyway until her aged husband-, who has sought to hard to be rid of her has passed on to his great reward. Mr. Stokes buys she can have the separation and welcome to it. In court there was a childish ex change between the opponing law yers as to which of the Stokeses was the more unwilling to live with the other. Stokes's counsel said the hotel owner could not be Induc ed to live again with his wife. Mrs. Stokes's counsel said she would pre fer a Jtangaroo any day to that hus band of hers. The Judge put a ?top to the wrangle by saying that the court and the entire punilc of the United States was convinced that neither wanted to live with the other. TUat much was all threshed out. The last fight of the "old cove" If to he made on the amount of ali mony that shall be allowed his un loving but resisting wife, and on her right to dower rlaim on his vast ??state. Mrs. Stokes is now receiv ing $18,000 a year. Shi* may ask for ?50,0?H? a year for herself and th?\ 1 wo children. Stokes says ho wants the children?or tho right to have them at certain times of the year. Mrs. Stokes once more says she would rather turn the children ov**r ro a kangaroo than to the "old cove." In any event the next court proceeding will have to do with the old man's financial affairs, his a hi I it y to pay and pay and pay. There will be some interesting reve lations til the inquiry. In a final public statement Mr. Stokes wants It known that he doef does not udmit any -of the allega tions of "cruelty" made against him in his wife's suit for a separation, lie says he is not and never has been a cruel man. In all the cir cumstances he Is only to glad to agree to a separation. Hut he re serves all his legal rights to appeal from any decision jby the court on the amount of alimony to be given; Mrs. Stokes. StokoH says he has devoted much of his fortune recently to charitable activities. Counsel for Mrs. Stokes; will seek to prove that much of j this "charity" was the "endow-1 inent" of a church??fe voted to "dl vino irutn and silence." presided OVer l>y Mrs. Hlitle Johnson, col-; ored. who "mothered" all the col ored witnesKes that Stokes brought from far and near to testify against In- wife. All of the witnesses stopped at the church. Haul* Johnson noses as a spiritual medium. But all of this is in the past fori the "old cove." He is through. JKWKI.KK ItltlOHT lIUiKH Ktltl.Y HOLIDAY .sHOI'l*l\(i II. C. lirlieht of the H. C. Bright Company, JcwcIpm, returned Wed iiestfuy Iroin his second trip this fall to Northern wholesale Jewelry hou*e* to buy Jewelry for the com pany's Christmas business. "itu>inu thisa fall." says Mr. ItriKlit. "has -li'-en a great deal heavier than the wholesalers anti cipated and in many instances they will be finding themselves short of popular lin* s. "With the price of cotton contin ually getting better ami with labor demanding higher prices it Is not Improbable that Jewelry, silverware, and novelties will advance in the near future. "Hut even if it did not I would suggest early buying this fall in jew elerv and all other lines for that matter, as stocks will bo depleted unusually early In the season and as stores are in much better position to ulve service now than they will be" later." rm<:.\? units s\v ami* mitchkll's "i'ive preachers were writing let ters in our office at one time today." Oliver Gilbert, proprietor of Mitch ell's said Wednesday. The store had advertised a bureau of information and writing desk for Conference del egates and the visiting ministers took advantaue of the hospitality of the department store. Mrs. Ada Hurfoot Lester of Ashe vllle i*? vifititm ln-r |iar*-nt.?. Mr. and Mrs. Noah I'urfoot. Sr.. on W? ;<t Main s*tr? > t. Mr*. John Uosoiuan of Enfield Is visiting h? r <lau?.ht? r. Miss Winnie lio.-e-man. at Mrs. T. S. Harney'* on \V--?l Main Spencer - Walker Co.j Where Every Man Finds What He Like* To Wear H EAD COLDS Melt a little Vic'*9 in a spoon and inhale the medicated vapors. Apply frequently up the nostrils. Always use freely just I before going to bed. WICKS ? VapoRub Over If M IHon Jar? LltmH Ymartjf A BATTERY That will rrwnk your cur Win ter aihI Siamatier FOB $16.00 llitlrrlr* rhurKcd ?nd rebuilt at rr4Uon?hlf prlcw. PHONE 497 The Apothecary Shop PHONE 400 l.lltltVS KV.\I*OH.%TED Mll.k 11c 1 Per ?lo/.. can* ....Ill.tfO I E.UJLK III* \ \l> CONDKNSKI) MllJi _ 10c I Per iUvr.. rails $2.23 H. C. Bright Co. Largest .lewder* In Eastern North Carolina Flowers for All Occasions SERVICE UNEXCELLED I,randy The Florist Mrs. J. G. Fearing, Agt. Elizabeth City, N. C. Phones 533?657-W. THIS WEEK We will l?e glad to help you entertain your Conference visitors, (lull oil us for suggestions for your meals. We have an extra supply of Fruits and Vege tables; Plenty of Fresh Country Eggs; Swifts Premium and F. F. V. Hams; Kingans Breakfast Sausage and anything in Fancy Groceries. Cull us? M. V. PERRY Perse Street Phones 182 and 183 WW.-VWrtWWW^ FURNITURE! SLIGHTLY USED AT? 1-2 PRICE ?AT THE? Auction Store MATTHEWS STREET E. L. Silverthoriie, Mgr. Back of D. M. Jones Co. ANYTHING THAT CAN BE FOUND IN A FIRST CLASS STORE CAN BE FOUND AT MITCHELL'S It's a pleasure to shop here. You will find every Department in this big store briming full of NEW up-to-date merchandise and the prices are marked very reasonable in plain figures. New Goods arrivmgltoityr Our Xmas Display Now Ready Have you seen the ORIENTAL SHOP. It's on the Main Floor Cen ter. You will find hundreds of Novelties brought from the Orient and they make very attractive Xmas presents. OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT? Each one a separate OUR MEN'S DEPARTMENT- and complete store iin OUR LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR der our roof. MITCHELL'S DEPT. STORE DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS Dre^ent^r,' THE THREE. MtSKETEEKf jyjntoCCSuJ^^se** ?>fcr 6fcad Ijotjod Direcftc* under Pod Niblo OoioO?ap^ mta Arttsir Goeson /'AH Foe One, Om F?r All" ? ?? i Here yoo will m? D?i|" b ? (?nuloelf great prod actio* ?f an incomparable lUryio wkkK he attains the ambition of kit Ufa. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS' GREATEST PICTURE COMING TO THE ALKRAMA NEXT WEEK l'or itic* first time* wlnre lu* be came a wrwn nrtor, Ioniums Fairbanks spent a cold million do|!;:r? In order to make "The Thno Mnskftwr*.," which has proxen to he the film KetkMllon of the picture worhl. and which Md<i adapt?*il from Alexander l?n mhs' famous novel, ami directed by Kre<l \lhlo. .Never before in the history of the morion picture industry un< a photoplay produced on m? lav ish a ?cnle a<4 this forthcoming Fairbanks ofTcrinu. \earl> a hundred thousand dollars ?a? *>pent on costume* alone, and more than liall' that amount na? ev IM'inled In the huildinu of tile ex terior set*, not count In u the *hlp and the pier which cost a smalt fortune beside*. The pavroll for the ?tar? and plaM'i-s wih more tluui three times m heavy for this picture as it wjis on any pre\ lous Kalrlmnkw film, owinu to the fact that It wfli the aim of the Mar-producer to uet the best talent a\allahle, reuard lew of the cnnt. More women played with Douu in iui|H?iiant roles In "The Three Mnsketaer*" than c%er before ap i?cnrifi witn ntni In any feature. Marguerite l>e l?n Motte, Mary Mac l,aren and llarhara l.a Marr. all stars In tlielr own rlchf. who mi* anionic the hitched paid plio toplayers ??t? the screen, lake the leadlnu parts. All told there are one hundred and sl\t'.?en persons in the ca*t nnt count inu extras, and the week ly pa > mil for "The Three Musket eers" reached the sfauuerhm flu* ure of over IjkKMNNI a week. ALKRAMA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ADMISSION 25C AND 50C D
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