FAIRBANKS, OF MOVIE FAME.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 February 1919, Page 7

FAIRBANKS, OF MOVIE FAME.

DIVORCED BY WIPE. 1 f i Mvs Douglas Fairbanks, wife of the ( screen star, won an interlocutory decree ( of divorce in White Plains in December, j The co-respondent was referred to in j the testimony and documents as "an un- f known woman," with whom the actor ] was intimate "in a house on Thirty- , third street." Mrs Fairbanks, the plaintiff, was . awarded the custody of their eight-year- , old child, Douglas, jun. No alimony , was mentioned in the interlocutory de- 5 cree handed down by Supreme Court : Jvstice J- Addison Young, but it is un- : de-Hood that a large allowance was i billed on the wife. Mrs Fairbanks ] said her husband earned more than £»000 a week. Neither party in the 1 aetion can remarry until six months elapse, when the divorce may be made j "william Clifton Crawford, vaudeville comedian, and John Emerson, moving picture director, were the chief witnesses : fv Mrs Fairbanks, and theirs was the o-nlv" testimony read. Both are former friends of the screen star, who filed a ' funeral denial to his wife's charges, but did not contest the suit in court. ACTOR TELLS OF PARTY. Cr Crawford testified that on Jaini- ,™ 3, WMi, he met Fairbanks at 'the ilmbs Cambol, and the latter invited him to "a party in the Th.rtythi d Street house where there were, beautiful girls" After they entered the house, Crawford said he saw Fairbanks and a young woman smoking cigarettes in a bedroom in neglige. John Emerson's testimony was that at Hollywood. California, in January, 191S, Fairbanks told him of this party adding it was the best time he ever had in his h The Fairbanks' were married at Watch Hill, Rhode Islillld ' m ??%, '• iqo7 Marital trouble between the turn favorite and his pretty wife first became known to the public last Apr,, when Mrs Fairbanks announced they were living apart. Throughout the divorce proceedings, Mrs Fairbanks showed no bitterness toward her hushand. She said simply that thev would all be happier with a LLtHin, and that she really wanted her husband In live his life as it would .nve him m->. plen-ure. Rhe expressed the kindest regard for him. MAKE YOUR REMOVINfI PtEASAXT, INEXPENSIVE- LISTEN! Employ a firm experienced in the work Then vou can depend on being • saved all possible trouble, for your tilings will be handled with the utmost care 5 This means a saving, not only ; of money, but of worry too. We are furniture-moving experts, and are sure you will be well advised to utilise our '. services. The New Zealand Express Co , . Ltd. [ DON'T DIET Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tubules digest what you eat, and allow you to eat all the good, wholesome food you want. If yon "are suffering from Indigestion, you will bs surprised at the speedy relief 1 they will give you. If your case is of j lonir landing, it will require a reasonr able lime to effect a remedy, for Nae tu'-e cannot replace worn-out tissues r with new ones by magie- But when, „ by the use of this preparation, the I stomach is given absolute rest, and abundant nourishment and reconstruct ' tivc materials furnished, recovery is certain and permanent. Price 1/6 and 2a ' fid. Obtainable everywhere. * LADIES, "CLINCHER TYRES" as e used in the GREAT WAR are sold by all : " [ Oyele Dealers and are guarantee six, nine, twelve and fifteen mont v w