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The Washington times., 1922-07-28
Marriage to Whitney
Only Way to Halt Suit,
Miss FOntaine Asserts
BY international News Service.

LOS ANGELES, July 2S.-Evan
Burrows Fontaine, musical comedy
star and oriental dancer, is going
to go through with her two suits
filed in New York against Cornelius
Vanderbilt Whitney. son of Harry
Payne Whitney, wealthy sportsman,
involving the paternity of her baby
boy, and young whitney's alleged
refusal to marry her.
There Is but one thing that can
cause me to halt this thing" said
the young dancer today In making
Il clear that she intends fighting
the Whitney millions in open court
and that is II the young gentle
man decides upon a wedding cere.
mony."
And when those love.letters Of
Sonny Whitney are read, they will
be very, very interesting" she
added after seconds pause.
Miss Fontaine has offered young
whitney his choice either OF mar.
riage or OF financial settlement, but
so far he has not taken advantage
OF his option, she said.
1T is not money that I want, but
n name for the boy. 7 am able to
care for him as far as money goes"
she repeated again today.
The former Follies star also an.
nounced that she was going TO have
the younRster-whom she calls
"Sonny"-as young Whitney is also
known-brought to Los Angeles 10
he with her. The child IL now with
The Washington times., 1922-07-28

let him come to live at our apart.
ment. And here Is another point
want to emphasize. There was
only one bedroom in that apart.
ment, and mother and / occupied
II every night. Sterling slept on
a couch in the living room. Never
were Sterling and / alone.
Had Him Elected.
Sterling began to drink. One
night he came home so intoxicated
that we would not let him in. He
became enraged, broke down the
door. and declared that was his
legal wife and that he was going
to have me. We had him elected
Mother and l moved to the Penn
sylvania Hotel. Sterling continued
to drink and kept trying to see me-
Certain people got hold OF Sterling
while he was not able TO reason
and had him make statements that
our marriage had been consum.
mated. 1t was a lie.
Feeling sorry for Sterling. l had
his mother come up from Houston
and take him home.
Sterling was mysteriously muir
dered in the room Of a telephone
girl In Houston. Letters in his
pockets indicated he had been try
ing to retract the statements he
had made about our marriage re-
lations.
I would like to know the truth
about that murder. The officers
OF Houston can call II suicide IL
they want-he was shot in the
back of the head. Some day the
truth will come out.
And let me say this: II Sterling
Adair were alive today. the Whit.
neys would never say that Sterling
was the father of my child
Tomorrow I VIII tell you when I
was alone with Cornelius Vanderbilt
Whitney for the first time.
The Washington times., 1922-07-28
Italy's King Snubbed
By Mother Of
Late Car
BY Universal Service.

PARIS, July 28.-Private
diplomatic dispatches describe
King Victor Emanuel of Italy
as being "mortally insulted" by
the former empress mother of
Russia, the mother of the late
car.
The Italian king proposed
visiting the empress during her
Forthcoming trip to Denmark.
She replied that she would not
let him in the house."
al do not want to talk to
any man who shook hands with
the murderers of my son." she
said, referring to the incident
during the Genoa conference
when the Soviet delegation met
the king of Italy aboard the
latter's yacht.
The Washington times., 1922-07-28
NoN-UNloN MINE AGENT
ESCORTED OUT OF TOWN

louisville. Pa. July 2s.-An
agent for a West Virginia coal op.
orator, who was soliciting skilled
miners for work in the non-union
fields in that State. was escorted out
Of Minersville yesterday by a COM
mittee Of citizens, who feared he
might be harmed. Some agents have
been in this vicinity getting men
signed up to work In the Pittsburgh
steel works, but when Philadelphia
was reached tickets were bought for
West Virginia instead Of Pittsburgh.
The men returned home.
Miners from another county are
said to be going to the West Vir.
ginia mines in large numbers, and
because Of the cheaper coal 1t is
believed these mines win continue to
operate steadily after the strike Is
over.
The Washington times., 1922-07-28
HOPELESSLOVE
POEMS MARKED
BY ROOF DANCER
Even Burrows Fontaine
Presses Baby Rose in Book
of FataIistic Verse.

LOS ANGELES. July 2s.-In the
favorite volume Of poems OF Evan
Burrows Fontaine, the Ziegfeld roof
dancer who Is suing Cornelius van
derbilt Whitney, is a pressed flower,
q baby rose. better known as Cecil
Bruner. Pressed tightly between the
pages II is h potent reminder OF pos
sibly happy day when Sonny whit
ney bought her corsage bouquet.
But OF the poems she marked 30
often as she read they are for the
most part fatalist and telling stories
Of hopeless love.
In the book, THE Last Poems"
b. Laurence Hope, is one titled "Un'
Answered" Only the last stanZa
seemed to appeal to Evan. II follows,
with her markings indicated by capt'
talization:
I wait; I question; nature heeds me not
She does but urge in answer to my
Arise and go" alas. she says not
In a poem titled the Convert" I"
numerous lines are underscored:
The marked stanZas follow:
such were my deeds whom my youth was
hot
And force was new to my hand,
With many more that ] tell thee not.
Well known In my native land.
These show thy Christ when thou
prayest to Him. He. too, was a man,
thou sayest OF Him, therefore He.
when l reach His feet, will remem'
Der and understand.
On page IL 10 poem titled
"LallJi My Desire" Pencil marked
are the following:
Thy wife awaits her coming child.
What were q child TO me
II might take thee in these arms
And face the flames with thee
The priests are chanting round the pyre
At dusk they viii depart
And leave to thee thy lonely rest,
To me my lonelier heart.
Above the poem MY Desire" 10
penciled: Dreams, oh, to find my
desirer'
The marked stanzas follow:
I am so tired OF all this world.
Its folly and fret and care:
Find me a little scented home
Amongst thy loosened hair.
Olive me a soft and scret place
Against thine amber breast,
Where. hidden away from all mankind
Ny soul may come to rest
OF where his life might be.
Mine Ia lovely. lonely place.
With sunshine and the sea.
The Washington times., 1922-07-28
GIRL, IS, MADE
]. {. CLERK BY
HARDING ORDER
Elsie M. Robertson Skips Ex-
animation to Job in Agricul-
ture Department.

The wheels Of the United States
Civil Service Commission were mo-
mentarily thrown out OF kilter yes.
terday when sixteen-year-old Elsie
NJ. Robertson, OF 103 Seaton place
northwest. was appointed a clerk
in the Department of Agriculture.
Little Miss Robertson Is the chief
support OF her widowed mother and
four brothers and sisters.
Despite the non-concurrence OF
the Civil Service Commission, Pres
ident Harding set aside the rule
prohibiting the promotion of mes
senger girls to clerkship. and on
recommendation of Secretary Wal
lace. of the Department OF Agricul-
ture, named Miss Robertson for the
vacancy.
Three years ago, Elsie was ap-
pointed a messenger In the Agri-
culture Department. Her work
was excellent, and she won a place
in the hearts of her superiors and
associates with her pleasing per-
sonality
Some time ago her father died
and she was left with the burden
to a large extent of supporting the
family. Secretary Wallace was in
lOTneu OF ule case anu ne DeCane
interested in the girl.
Elsie was given a "tryout" on
some clerical work. and she ac-
quilted herself with such credit that
Secretary Wallace asked President
Harding to appoint her TO a clerk.
ship. The Civil Service Commits
sionSrs said they could not rec.
ommend the appointment because
OF the long list OF eligible women
in the District who have passed
the examination. But the Presi-
dent insisted the girl be appointed.
So Elsie is now full.fledged
clerk in the mailing and filing
room of the Bureau Of Agriculture
and Finance. Just now she is on
her vacation, but will assume her
new duties August Z.
The Washington times., 1922-07-28
POSTAL CLERKS
OPEN FIGHT ON
F|NGERPR|NTS
Efforts Of Department to In
staI System Threatens to
Cause Bitter Struggle.

Bitter internal strife in the postal
service is threatened II the Post.
office Department persists in its ef-
forts to fingerprint all it's $4,000
employees. 1t was declared today by
Henry w. Strickland, editor Of the
Railway Postoffice, publication Of
the Railway Mail Association, who
lives at 1908 Randolph street north
west.
Efforts made through the welfare
bureau of the department to induce
postal employees to endorse such a
scheme have met with bitter resent
ment on the part Of the majority OF
employees, as a reflection upon their
character and standing as citizens,
Strickland declares.
Honest employees are being sub
1ected to the humiliation of being
lingerprinted like criminals, Strick-
land says, because several employees
in the registry division Of the New
York postoffice were found to have
had criminal records previous to
entering the postal service.
Leaders OF postal organizations
denounce the attitude of the depart
ment in treating employees. as sus-
pected criminals, sending their
fingerprints to police headquarters to
be placed on record in the rogues
gallery" Strickland says.
1T Is pointed out by them that
postal officials have the means pro-
vided by law and the civil service
regulations to ascertain the charac-
ter and standing vs each applicant
desiring to enter the postal service.
To suggest fingerprrnting for police
records Of employees who have been
in the service from ten to thirty
years. many Of whom are citizens
Of the highest standing in their
communities, Is resented by en-
ployes as an insult to their integ.
rity and standing
THE Railway Mail Association,
which Is the national organization
Of railway postal clerks, takes the
view that the integrity OF the postal
service can be guarded better
through safeguards thrown around
entrance examinations than by an
elaborate and expensive fingeGprint
system.
III the department goes forward
with its fingerprint plans postal en-.
ployes will have to appeal to Con.
gress for protection against such an
odious scheme
The Washington times., 1922-07-28
CLYNE, U. S. ATTORNEY
At CHICAGO, TO QUIT

Attorney General Daugherty,
after conference today with
Charles F.. Clyne. United States dis
t-ict attorney at Chicago, said
Clyne probably would retire from
that office within short time.
Clyne's term expires in September.
He has been ready for some time
to vacate the office, but has re-
manned at the request Of the De-
partment Of Justice. Clyne brought
10 the Attorney General certain re.
ports bearing upon the railroad
strike situation in the middle West.
The Attorney General said Clyne
would return to Washington next
week and that the matter of his
resignation will be discussed then.
The Washington times., 1922-07-28

her mother at Kew Gardens, l.. I.
she said.
Miss Fontaine now spends her
spare time in rehearsing a new
musical comedy in which she will
be starred within a month
The pretty dancer says she has
not seen young whitney, who is said
to be some place in Southern Cali
fornia, since she saw him for n
second in San Francisco Hotel
lobby about ten days ago. Later
ne called her on the telephone, but
she refused to see him.
But when l do see him IN insist
upon a wedding ceremony" she de.
clared.
The Washington times., 1922-07-28
TWO ARMY OFFICERS DIE
AS AIRPLANE CRASHES

RANTOUL, IN, July 2S.-First
Lieut.. r. II. Stockhouse and Sec.
ond Lieut.. Taylor II. Monroe were
killed five miles north Of here yes.
terday when their airplane fell. 1t
dropped 500 feet.
Lieutenant Stackhouse, a regular
army officer, was stationed at
Chanute Field. Lieutenant Monroe
resided in Detroit and had been at
Chanute Field fifteen days doing
special work. Lieutenant Stack.
house was married.
The two officers left the field for
an inspection trip. They flew near
the field about an hour and then
sight OF them was lost.
The Washington times., 1922-07-28
THIEVES SEIZE ROOSTER
WHO COULD SHAKE HANDS

PoTTSTOWN, Pa, July 2S.-More
than 100 chickens, valued at $3.50,
Weighing from six to seven pounds
each. were stolen from Frank Ru-
pert's premises, near Douglasville,
last night.
Among the lot was Mrs. Ruppert's
five-year-old trained rooster, Pap
py, weighing ten pounds, who. when
she called to him every morning. ran
to her and held up his right leg to
shake hands"
The Washington times., 1922-07-28
FRENCH ACTOR WOUNDED
DURING PLAY IN LILLE,

LILLE, France, July 2S.-Less
poignant because accidental. but
no less a shock to the audience.
a tragedy similar to that in "Pagli-
acci" was enacted at a local
theater.
The play being presented was a
melodrama in which a woman shoots
a dancing partner who has been un-
true TO her.
No one knows how it came about
that loaded cartridges were substi-
tuted for the blanks.
When the actress who played the
betrayed woman pulled the trigger
her colleague crumpled up all too
naturally.
Everyone applauded heartily,
even when the announcement came
that the comedy is finished" The
actor, NJ. Rene Renaud. is in a
Lille hospital, seriously wounded.
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to the Great Lakes training station.
He came to see me and with
mother we had some jolly times in
New Orleans. visiting all OF the
talked OF places, such as the old
Absinthe house, historic st. Louis
Hotel, and the French quarter.
Not long afterward I went to
New York. was doing a feature
dancing number with the Ziegfeld
Frolics on the Ziegfeld roof when
Sterling appeared. l will say this
for him. He surely was an ardent
lover.
HurIs Verbal Bomb.
Sterling was expected any day to
receive sailing orders. The fateful
day was April II. 1918. We went
down to the city hall. got our
license, and were married there.
The more fateful was the evening
Of our parting the same day.
Mother. Sterling, and were having
dinner at the Claridge Hotel. Dur
ing the afternoon Sterling and
had not been alone at any time. I
want to make this point emphatic.
During the dinner Sterling be.
came very hilarious with drink.
will never till my dying day forget
the CONSERVATION which gripped
mother and 1 when Sterling sud.
denly blurted out: well, mother, I
hope this marriage Is happier than
my first one"
Mother and looked at him in
amazement. Then, almost stimuli
taneously, we burst out: What do
you mean, your first marriage?"
"Oh, l married a little girl OF the
streets down in Houston one night
when had too much to drink. I
got a divorce from her." he replied.
I have stated in my articles that
mother was from the South, q de.
scendant of Patrick Henry of Vir.
ginia. And If there is anything
mother loathes 1t is lying.
We'll, Sterling" mother said
firmly, this is a shock to US.
Surely you cannot expect Evan to
continue with this marriage until
she has had time to consider what
you have said"
He Began To Cry.
Sterling began to cry as we left
the cafe.
Mother and were stopping at
the Hotel Desartistes. Sterling ap.
peared there later. remained in the
lobby crying and refused to leave
till 1t was time for him to report
aboard ship at 8 o'clock the next
morning.
Fortunately for all Of us, his ship
sailed for Newport News two hours
after he went aboard.
Sterling later Jumped ship
deserted-and came to New York.
He phoned me, pleading forgiveness.
I had decided by now that our mar.
riage was a mistake. I prevailed
upon him to report back to his
ship. He accepted a dishonorable
discharge from the navy and again
came to New York.
At this time mother and I were
living In an apartment at 1855 West
Seventy-second street. Sterling had
talked with mother and me a num-
Der of times, always pleading for
giveness. Finally, mother told
him II he would go to work and
prove by clean living that he de-
served to become a husband, I
would later consent 20 continue
with our marriage. He said he
lacked funds to get started, so we
The Washington times., 1922-07-28

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W|RE[ESSPORT
BLOWN Up BY
IRISH REBELS
Atlantic Radio Disturbed by
CIiffden ExpIosion-Free
Staters Winning.
By Int.rnationaI New. Service.

by International News service.
LONDON, July 28.-The Cliffden
wireless station was blown up to-
day BY Republican rebels, EN-
barrassing transatlantic radio
communication, according to
dispatch from Dublin.
The Washington times., 1922-07-28

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t | | R 7 { D
WITH ADA|R.
ON 7 RAIN.
Mother and Dancer Shocked
When Prior Marriage Was
Revealed.

This is the fifth of a series Of
articles by EVan Burrows Fon-
tame. The concluding article tuill
pc printed tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1922-07-28
By EVAN BURROWS FONTAINE,
broadway Dancer Who Is Suing
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney To
Have Him Declared the
Father Of Her Child.

tcopyright, 1922. by Cosmopolitan News
Service.)
Los ANGELES, July 2s.-If
love showed wisdom, then l sup
pose it would not be love.
This is the thought that always
comes to me when / think of my
unfortunate marriage with Ster-
ling Lawrence Adair in 1918.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
HOW DO THEY
 GET THAT WAY

Yes, they had q most de- lightful trip. MT. Austin killed a turkey, too, a big one. Professor Brani- gan only got what the little boy shot at, and of course the women folks, just Mrs. Branigan and the teachers didn't count much on a hunt ing trip except at nustllng grub. But Mir. Toelle took unto himself the star part.
 He staged a revival of the Babes m the Woods with himself a s6lus in the princi- pal rcIe. He SAYS that he climbed most d million hills each five thousand feet high before he finally reached camp. This may be just a little exaggerated, but the fact remains the same, that he was lost, and good and lost too, for awhile.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
SOUNDS LIKE OLD TIMES

In this day of peripatetic auto thieves it seems almost anachronistic to find horse thieves still infesting the country. But they still do it, and they still get caught by efficient officers just as in the days of yore.
 Three young men, by name Chas. Fowler, William Smith and Hudson departed from our neighboring state of Colorado with nine head of horses that did not be- long to them. They picked up said live stock in Dolores County.
 But the way of the trans gressor is hard when a red headed son of Ireland gets on his trail and last Sunday Deputy Sheriff Kelly and Night Marshal Bill Seeley caught Smith in possession of two of the horses at Big Tank, eighteen miles south of Winslow. On Monday the officers took to the tall grass again, and Deputy Sheriff Kelly in company with Deputy Sheriff Howard Marine and Sheriff w. A. Campbell of Flagstaff put an end to the horse stealing career of the other two young men. They were caught at Hay Lake, 35 miles south west of Winslow on Monday and at the time had six head of horses with them.
 So the old time desperad- oes and horse thieves have not yet departed, but we will not worry as long as we have official timber such as w. G. Kelly to match a. gainst them.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
FORESTRY DEPART
 MENT HOLDS MEETING

The sheep men of the county held a council with executive of the Forestry Dept. last week in the Court House at Holbrook. The principal matters under dis cussion were the arranging of boundaries for future leases on the Forest Reserve and the cross country trail for moving sheep. The Dept. announced it's decision to fence the northern bound ary of the Sitgreaves For est, the Dept. furnishing the wire and the permittees do- ing the work.
 In the afternoon a similiar meeting was held in con- nection with the cattlemen.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
DEMOCRATS HOLD WELL AT TENDED MEETING WED. NIGHT
Congressman Carl Hayden Receives Enthusi-
 astic Reception

Last Wednesday night the Democrat State Candidates spoke to a large and atten- tive gathering of Holbrook voters. The meeting was held in the Pastime Theatre and Atty. w. E. Ferguson acted as Chairman.
 MT. Chas. Howe, who Is a candidate for State Tax Commissioner made a short pithy speech, quite in keep ing with his usual modera- tion and good sense. All who know MT. Howe re- spect and like him and he is a man we'll fitted for the duties to which he aspires.
 Congressman Carl Hayden was the speaker of the even- ing who held the audiences attention most closely. MT. Hayden is deservedly popu- lar and his speech which centered around the three topics of the Soldier Bonus. the Tariff and the Colorado River Project was not only to the point, but was highly instructive as we'll. He made his position on these points unmistakeable and carried conviction of the rectitude of his stand in behalf of the soldiers and of all reclama- tion projects. but most es- pecially those near at hand. There is no doubt that Carl Hayden is a man whois most valuable to the State of Ari- zona and whose return to his present office at the con- ing election is imperative if the voters have the real in- terest of this Commonwealth at heart.
 Gov. Hunt, the last speak CT, said that taxation was his issue. He also related an amusing incident of Diplomatic life in Siam.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
IT COMES IN PUNCHES

It never rains but it pours they say, and Geo. Schaef- fer, Dem. candidate for Trearurer is willing to agree to this. Mrs. Scheaffer has unfortunately had to go to a sanitarium in Texas on ac- count of the inroads of tub- erculosis, and as if this were not enough to worry any one this one of his little children las developed a severe case of typhoid. We all sympathize very heartily with Mr. Schaeffer, who is an extremely deligent and capable young man and who seems to be having more than his share of troubles these days.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
FIRE! FIRE!

Are you afraid of fire, Mir. or Mrs. Householder of Hol- brook? Do you want to help avoid disastrous fires in the future? Then come out to the meeting held next Tues day night, Oct. IT in the Town tiall at eight o'clock.
 A volunteer fire depart ment will be formed. All the necessary fire fighting equipment has arrived. Tn S is of greatest interest to the people of the town as it will result in a material lowering of Insurance rates.
 1t Is the plan to hold a Fireman's Ball later on in order to purchase raincoats and southwestern hats for the fire fighters. Be sure and come. The Town Coun- cil is calling this meeting as it considers this a very inn portant move. Don't for get, Tuesday, Oct. IT. at the Town Hall.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
TRY OUT NEW CAR

Mr. and Mrs. John Funk drove their new Dodge Car to Cooley last Sunday. They were accompanied by Mrs. Chas. Osborne and children. All say that they had a most delightful trip, and that the motor worked like a charm. Mrs. Funk is a little worried by the dust that will accumu- late over the shine on, the cars varnish, but we assure her that after she has dri- ven said car a few thousand miles she will be like all the rest of us and cease to worry about the things complex ion.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
HE CANNOT TELL A LIE

|
 Mir. w. R. Scorse of the First National returned empty handed from a trip to the mountains last Sunday. He was accompanied on his hunt by MT. Candelaria and tells us that he intended to bring back a turkey. He tried his best. He went to a rancher up there and tried to buy one but the man told him that there had been too many hunters before him and that he was ali out of turkies for this year!
 MT. Scorse said that he did see a bear track and the more he looked at it the big ger it got, but as he hadn't lost any bear he contented himself with merely sizing up the tracks.
 They made their camp right on the slopes of Baldy and if he came back with nothing else to boast of he says that he ventures to state without fear of con- tradiction that he has the biggest appetite in captivity.