The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-29
Royalty Gets Grip
on Leeds Millions

bought the concern and the profits of |
the big four were estimated to have !
been close TO S40,000,0O0
. Mr.. Leeds and his associates in
vested their profits in the Chicago |
Rock Island & Pacific railroad. Those
were the good old days of watered
stocks and the Leeds Reid-Moore
combine soon had the Rock Island
far different institution than in the
calm days of r. II. Cables control.
Leeds was made president of the road
In 1902, but after two years he quar-
relied with his partners and was GUST
ed from Office. However, he had
cleaned up" and his fortune had
grown apace.
Divorced From First Wife.
Meanwhile Leeds had been divorced
from the wife of his earlier years
whose money was the nest egg of his
huge fortune. She received a fiat sum
of $1.000,000. They had son, Ru-
dolph Gaar Leeds of Richmond-who
| by the way received $1,0O0,0O0 by his
| fathers WILL
Mrs. Leeds No. 2, the present Prin-
cess Anastasia, was Miss Mamie
May Stewart, daughter of a wealthy
| Ohio banker. She was regarded as
one Of the prettiest girls in Cleveland
when she was married to George L.
Worthington. 1t was not long before
the Worthington marital bark struck
rough waters. Mrs. Worthington Sc
cured the divorce.
I It was about this time that Mr..
Leeds met her and became infatuated
with her. It was only three days
after the Leeds divorce was granted
that Mrs. Worthington became the
second Mrs. Leeds. As wedding
present Mr.. Leeds gave his new bride
| jewelry valued at more than a mil
lion dollars. a mansion on Fifth ave
nue. estimated to be worth 5000 900,
and an occan-going steam yacht. 1t
was on one of their visits to Paris
that Leeds bought Mrs. Leeds No.
a $4,000 pearl necklace.
About that time son was born to
the happy pair-the present w. B.
Leeds, Jr. This youth gained the title
poor richest boy" because Of the
great care his mother and father pro
vided and the fortune spent on guard
ing his footsteps.
A Royal Bringing-up.
When this child was two and one
half years old he went with his father
and mother to London. And here, in
! part, is a cabled newspaper dispatch
of how the once humble florist and
railroad worker provided for his heir
by second marriage:
"Not even an heir 60 royalty could
have more elaborate care nor more
luxurious service than this little
|. American is now receiving. 1t is ths
, wonder of the whole hotel (the ex
, elusive Claridge)
1.-TWO nurses are in constant attend
, ance and a maid, valet. and extrs
servants are devoted to chasing away
dull care"
Death Of MIR. leeds.
1t was June %, 1908. In France, tha
the "tin plate king" died. The vii
was filed at Mineola, l.. l., Septem
Der 8, 1908.
Stripped Of legal phraseology, her,
:. is the paragraph that gives to royalt,
of Greece Thy marriage) the bulk o
: the 'tin plate" millions:
: IF the son, William b. Leeds. Jr
: or issue Of his shall survive the widow
(Alrs. Leeds No. 2, now Princess An
! astasia three-fourths of the residuar
y estate is to be get aside for William
, Il. Leeds, Jr.. or his issue"
In other words, IL Princess AnaSta
STA dies, her husband, Prince Chris
,, TOPPER. brother Of King Constantine
7 gets about $10.00O0o0. and youn
: Leeds about S3o,000ooO. Then whe
: young Leeds dies, his royal widow O
y their children, If any, will get tn
. $50 100000 or more of good America
:. money.
:" After the death of Mr.. Leeds an
y In the years before his widow wa
y captured by the Greeks. she broke int
y European society right and left-res
royaty's private grounds--because
- the Leeds millions at her comman,
Many denied title sought her han
In marriage. Her marriage to Prin,
]. Christopher occurred at Geneva 4
Id January 81, 1920. and made her
a. cousin Of most Of the royalty Of e
re rope and gave her such exalted ran
- as had not been held by an Amertcs
N woman In many gears, That's no