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Show One of "Annie T.uurloV Feats. Winifred Sweet (Annie Laurie) of The San Francisco Examiner has "livened up" the Pacific coast greatly with her journalistic feats. On one occasion she called on two or three lawyers who advertised to secure easy divorces. di-vorces. She played the part of a wife who sought release from matrimonial bonds, but who had no tangible grounds for divorce. She struck a rich lead in her interviews on this line, and when "Annie Laurie'' gave away her information in-formation on "How divorces are obtained ob-tained without jiiat cause, or the knowledge knowl-edge of the other party to the wedding contract," a genuine aensation followed. One of the lawyers whose name she gave sued tho paper for $100,01)0 libel. The trial resulted in tho plaintiff paying the costs of the action. Another lawyer took a more practical view of tho matter. He said the expose had brought him lots of business iu the sham divorce line, and had really added a long list of clients who sought divorce "without publicity." |