The Washington times., 1920-12-10
ElK|NS FIGHTS
AL|M|ONY PLEA
Senator's Son Declares He Set.
tied S120,000 on Former
Wife for ChiId's Care.

Declaring that instead OF
allowance to Mrs. Mary
Kenna Elkins, the question Of alimony
was settled upon the payment of .
lump sum which was fixed in the sum
of $l20, 900 of the par value Of the
Penn Mary Coal Company bonds
earning 5 per- cent interest, Blaine
Elkins today filed his answer TO the
suit of Mrs. Elkins to compel him
to show cause why he should not be
compelled to pay maintenance for
their child, Stephen B. Elkins, Sd.
DENIES GREAT WEALTH.
Mr.. Elikns denies that. a .conserva-
tive estimate of his wealth would
approach anything like $1,000. 900 as
alleged by Mrs. Elkins who recently
secured an absolute divorce from hin,
and he says the principal which he
possessed would not equal one half
of that sum and that most Of 1t is
invested at low rates Of interest.
Mr.. E,lkins said with reference to
the custody and the future of their
child that he had his counsel take up
with counsel for Mrs. Elkins the
question as to the companionship
which he should have of the child.
He says that the child is the only
grandchild of his grandmother Mrs.
Stephen e. Elkins and that both he
and his mother are devoted to the
child. Mr.. Elkins declares that both
his mother and sister Mrs. William
Hit arc desirous of having the child
raised in a way as. would enable him
to have the best possible social at
and advantages and the
best posstble education.
WOULD CARE FOR CHILD.
Mr.. Elkins says that he and his
mother urge the court that. they be
given an opportunity OF having the
child in proper surroundings and Oh
being allowed to administer to his
physical and mental welfare. Mr..
Elkins, represented by Attorney Will
ton J. Lambert. declares that his
mother has a comfortable home at
1920 n street northwest and also
pleasant country estate at Elkins, w.
Va, and that she has msdo an offer
to Mrs. Elkins to help the child and
give him mental instruction Through
the medium of a goverDess," and that
his mother urged that she be allowed
to have tho child for a portion OF the
time during the summer at the Am
bassado Hotel, at Atlantic CITY; at
the Grecnbrier Hotel, at White Sui
phur Springs, and at their country
estate at Ellins, w. Va.
Mr.. EIkins also declares that his
mother. in addition to the money
which had been given to Mrs. Elkins
sent her a check in July 1870 FOR 5000
and urged Mrs Elkins to be allowed
at least a portion OF the time OF the
child during the summer.
ALL OFFERS REFUSED.
Mrs. william Hit, said Me. Elkins
has rented a comfortable cottage in
California for the summer and has IN
yited him to spend part OF his time
with her and was very anxious to
take the child and give ii the beneft
Of a sojourn for n while in California
during the heated season, but that all
these offers were refused by Mrs. Ell
kins. The latter finally conceded,
Elkins declares that she would allow
the child to go with his grandmother
for a couple of weeks on condition
that he would yield to "exorbitant
demands for monthly allowances to
be paid her for the alleged sup
port and maintenance OF said child.
Elkins declares he has been greatly
chagrined by Mrs Elkins' conduct to-
wards his mother and sister, especial
ly because he not only felt that II
tends to ALLEVIATE the affections of the
child but tended to ALLEVIATE the af-
fections of his mother and sister from
the child if not allowed the associa-
tion and companionship OF the child.
Mr.. Elkins said that both his mother
and his sister are amply able to pro-
vide for the child and he had hopes
that the child would benefit in every
way by the affection which his mother
gave him.
CONDUCT DIsrLEAsING.
The conduct which Mrs. Elklns has
adopted according to Mr.. Elkins will
crush out the prospect
OF the childs bcncfiting from the
kininsss and bounty OF his sister and
mother" He also says that tho at
tempt OF Mra Elkins to completely
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