The Washington times., 1921-08-12
GERALDINE SAYS
SHE WON I Make
UP WITH HUBBY
And Now Lou Can't Find His
Treasures Which Diva Sent
to Warehouse.


diva and the actor. the plot Of which
is that Geraldine Farrar changed
the doormat and doorkeys on her
husband, Lou Tellegen:
Alvin Untermyer, counsel for the
prima donna:
my client has not been served
with legal papers Of any description
by her husband, and therefore Is
paying no attention to anything he
begin a legal action. the nature Of
which i shall not divulge. and in the
meantime she, will not say a word"
Says Papers Served.
Harry A. SteinSeld. counsel for
Lou Tellegen:
Papers In q separation suit were
duly served upon Miss Farraar. or
Mrs. Tellegen. and at the expiration
Of twenty days shall go into court
and ask judgment on the papers II
there has been no defense inter
posed"
Mr.. Untermyer's statement. issued
yesterday morning, was as follows:
II have conferred with Miss F'arrar,
We have decided to maintain perfect
silence. She will neither Justify nor
explain her motives or reasons for deal
Ing with her arrogant husband as she
did. She cares nothing for any opin-
ion the newspapers or persons who
read them may have about her act Of
locking her husband out. They can
think what they like and as they like.
An, Ha. Let Thorn Talk.
Let the other side talk their heads
off. She neither reads what they say
nor Is she interested in what they do.
II am told that the foreign press is
c!amoring for her side Of the case.
Miss Farrar cares nothing for the for
eign press or its demands. She does
not go abroad. She Is an American
and that is saying a mouthful.
There Is no chance for reconcilia-
ton and there is no chance Of an ex-
PLANTATION. She has acted and 1t Is up
10 the other side to act II they think
they can. So far as Miss Farrar Is
concerned, everything is very satisfac-
tory so far. She was not served with
papers as was claimed and there isn't
anything to discuss, talk about or air
to the world.
LET the mud-slinging keep on. 1t
isn't hitting anyone, and 1t isn't
enough Of interest to pay any attention
TO 1t.
mo one can go to Miss Farrar and
no one can see her.
What she said before marriage and
what she is quoted as saying afterward
speaks for itself. She tells me that she
has no comment to make regarding II.
so that ends it, When we begin to
move, II we do, It will be In an original
way and not through a newspaper cam
paign as happened in the Stillman case
where press agents worked overtime
Processing a distaste for mud
singing" in the separation proceedings
brought against Miss Farrar. Lou Tel
| Logan yesterday defended his action In
serving a summons on his wife ana
denied that he had any thought OF
reconciliation.
IT believe public opinion is OF grave
concern TO every individual" said Mr..
Tellegen. speaking through Attorneys
Harry NJ. Steinfeld and Arthur Il.
Schwartz. 'I regret that the att.
| tude Of Mrs. Tellegen Is such that she
is unmindful of, and Indifferent to,
public opinion. / do not want and do
not intend to try this case in the pa.
pers. I commenced this proceeding
against my wife in the manner pro-
vided and approved by law. but In
justice to my reputation and standing
| in my profession, and in appreciation
of the kindness with which have been
treated by the public and the press. l
am compelled, though reluctantly. to
state my position in the public press
and to furnish facts.
Says He VIII Stick to Facts.
my position is such with respect to
the action that have instituted
against my wife that / can afford to
~ 90 To- a
case. and therefore am not obliged TO
indulge in any mud singing A grea,
deal has bten said about reconciliation
by Mrs. Tellegen and her attorney. !
wish to state emphatically that ! have
| never sought a reconciliation, nor do
| intend to. / have never sent any ennis.
saries to Mrs. Tellegen or her attor-
ney for the purpose OF reconciliation.
"She speaks of me as arrogant To
those who know Mrs. Tellegen that is
| amusing. So far as Americanism ID
concerned, / am an American citizen
and an American at heart. Mrs. Tel
legen is an American by birth"
This statement, personally dictated
by Mr.. Tellegen, was called forth by
remarks accredited to Miss Farrar In
an alleged interview.
Hr. Stanfeld, attorney for Mr.. Tel
legen, said that IL Miss Farrar's at
torneys are not satisfied that proper
service had been made they may
move to set aside the service OF
summons Of complaint in the action
and produce her in court on the
return of the motion. Then she
would be faced with the individual
said to have served her and alleged
witnesses Of the act
His Furniture Still Missing.
An inventory Of Mr.. Tellegen's pos
sessions, which his wife sent to
warehouse, is still in progress. He
is insistent that he recover every
thing belonging to him. Furniture,
pictures and works of art to which
he lays claim have not yet been
found in the warehouse, according 10
his attorneys. IL they do not turn
up, drastic measures will be taken
for their recovery, his counsel says.
A dispatch from Plattsbure yester-
day indicated that the opera star
might be at the camp on Chateaugay
Lake, fifty miles from a railroad. All
efforts to find her at her Manhattan
home have proved unsuccessful. To