The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-28

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On September ~. 1918. Jay
f.esds.- sworn 70 officially an the son
Of Harold and F1orsner Ieesa. was
horn in the r. seth 1T apartment.
DR. James OEiitvie. noted surgeon.
signed thu birth ccrtiflcnte aisho hs
ADDED the noss that he was not The
attending physician.
EXACTLY two months tasar at She
Ssiiinan home. -Fin- Potter ssiit
man gave birth to Guy SULLIVAN The
birth certificate said that Anne
UruuhArt and James AisxAnder sui.
nan were i'm rarsnta
EPISODE &
tHYrSTER came and pamsed and
w 1919 found stifrman engaged IN
. bank battle 10 attain the presidency
Of the institution. then held by Prank
vandeYsipl
Suddenly vanderiip resigned with
out giving . ruascn. and stiiiman
was Immediately named a. prunidens
Of the National CITY bank. The
chairrnsnship Of the hoard Of dirwct-
ORA the only position that rivaied tho
presidency. vas loft open Suiiman
won t.
II was commented on ne n. birth
Of Guy stiiiman that hts name had
not been given q place In the Social
Register and that when Atiliman was
| asked by that publication 10 astsHt
by HIS signature that the hoy was hts
child. he refused 10 DO 70. offering
no explanation.
Mrs. Leeds however. rcfs out
daily In her new Pierce Arrow car.
calling on personal fricuaN say the
affIdavita. exhibiting her baby.
proudly 10 some. cautiously to
others.
Tho name OF little Jay T.~ras did
not Of course. reach the Social Reg.
istcr.
EPISODE Z.
IN JUNE. 1920. society was rudden.
~ startled by the publication OF
two anonymous letters. one being an
answer to the other. A society jour.
nal surrounded these letters with
question marks. and they were
traced to the atiiinan homa
Pinned down by n swarm Of re.
porters, Mrs. Stiiimah issued a state.
msnt In which she said simply that
both letters were hers and that they
had been stolen from = wnu safe I'm
her room.
Immediately after the first two
letters had been published stiliman
started secret action for divorce
| against his talented wifa. He de-
MED the paternity OF Guy stillman.
and named Beauyais as correspond.
ent.
Thinking 10 avoid noioriety he left
tho Jurisdiction Of New York city
courts and filed his complaint In the
obscure county OF Westminster.
Mrs. Stillman Immediately brought
counter-suit naming Florence Leeds
as correspondent and saying official.
ly In her answer that ~Mra Leeds In
me inamorata OF my husband, and
her child. Jay. Is my husbands
child
Aitho astute attorneys for sim.
man succeeded In having the papers
sealed and flied In remote Duchess
county, reporters succeeded in find.
ing the papers. studying them and
'''"T'HN tf'ti 'put'utN knpWn.
The stillmans Immediately parted.
Mrs. stiIlman succeeded In obtain
Ing court order which compeIs her
husband 10 provide her with 500 900
yearly aiimony, pending the trial OF
her suit.
Mrs. Leeds has hurried TO Florjda
accompanied by her maids. Jap ser.
wants, four automobiles. a doctor. a
nurse and three lawyers.
"fiff' Potter stillman has secluded
herself at Lakewood. ". j., and has
with her the three children, Guy.
Alexander and Anne. The two latter
children have turned against their
father. and are proclaiming their
loyalty To their talented mother.
Stillman remains at the Union
League club.
The palatial steam yacht Mod.
esty.' owned by stillman, has
dropped anchor In the Bay of Bis.
cayne, just off Miami. Fla, and
active preparations are being made
to equip her for a long cruise.
Meanwhile Mrs. Leeds occupies