The Washington times., 1921-03-20
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oSplit Predicted at Wedding in
l901-Banker and vivacious
Wife Too Much Alike.

4, NEW YORK, March 20.-Here
fare set down the extraordinary de-
yyelopmsnts in the lives of Mr.. and
MRS. james E. Stilman that led
10 the breaking of the great society
scandal.
!, Hero is told from the charges Of
sficially filed and from statements
rpt0orn to, the parallsling progress of
the loves of the president of the
greatest private financial institution
in the country and the beautiful
daughter of James BroOn Potter.
The stoTy Is based on Uhat he has
said of her under oath and of ,0hat
sshe has been informed IN affidavits
oof him.
When James A. stillman--just
Young jim then-married Anne Ur-
-quhart Potter on June 8. 1901, in
SGrace Church, gossips of society fore-
cast that they could not be happy be-
cause they were so alike.
The prophets Of grief had in mind
that both were of the outdoor set and
sshe individualistic type. He a Har-
ward man, who had pitched. the nine
to victory often, an oarsman of note
and all that, destined to executive d.
.rection Of the so-called Rockefeller
bank; she an auburn-haired beauty.
with the blood Of her impetuous, ac-
tress mother active in her veins,
noted eQuestrienne, tennis player,
swimmer and unconventional. Both
were fond Of hunting and both were
fond of children.
: A daughter, Anne, was born about
two years after their marriage, then
came James, Alexander and
Beginning as a clerk, Jimmy Still
man was steadily advanced toward
the head of the bank. His fathers
position assured him Tie opportunity;
the linking of his family with the
Rocksfellers through the marriage Of
his sisters to heirs of John d. kept the
door open-but the ability Of the
young man counted for much. too.
He had to have the stun in him, for
between the mantle of his father and
himself the figure of Frank A. Van
-derlip, the reporter who became a
mighty figure in world finace. stood
steadfastly.
80 Mrs. Stillman appeared frequently
In society. attracting as much atten-
tion almost as when she had been the
feted Fiji Potter. The bandeau Of silk
about her brow would have made her
conspicuous IL her beauty had failed
to attract the eyes of passers by-and
the bandeau, after all. was but a per-
eonal whim. Mrs. Stillman appeared
in classic poses at public spectacles
for charity, her tall, erect figure and
classic profile making her an ideal
model in any foreground.
James Stfllman, Sr., both president
and chairman of the directors of the
National City Bank, kept a vigilant
eye on his son and the increasing
Family ,till i'll health came to him.
But "Fif" Stillman was wholly on
her own, in q way OF speaking, for
her father, James Brown Potter. had
re-married-and Mrs. Stillman was an
individualist.
CHAPTER II.
From 1915 on. 1t was observed along
Broadway that young Jim" Stillman
spent much time at his clubs. but
that was not regarded as remarkable.
He had always maintained member
ship in a dozen or more. The fact
was commented on and forgotten.
1t was in that period, in 1915, that
he met Florence Helene Leeds, of
the chicken chorus in "The Century
Girl" one of the mig feminine spec
tacles. She was the daughter of a
plumber. had a gift for dancing, and
,erved an apprenticeship in New
trk cabaret. A song writer had
helped her to the Century show. She
lived in East Sixty-flfth street then
with May Hadden, another of the
Century chorus. .r
Florence was sprightly. vivacious