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New-York tribune., 1922-09-30
Case Sets Ne,U Records
For Money Expended
Mrs. Sfillnan's Alimony, S., 500
Month, $35, 900 Counsel Fee;
Banker Spends Halt Million

When the Stillman case first
became public James A. Stillman
was prominent figure financially.
He WAS head of the National City
Bank and had many business and
social interests. His wife, the former
Fii Potter, was known as an attractive.
vivacious woman, inclined to affect the
bizarre in dress. Since the develop
ment Of the suit, Mr.. Stillman has
given up most Of his business interests
and Mrs. Stillman has been living in
retirement with her two younger sons
Alexander and Guy. "Bud," her oldest
boy, has been his mothers warmest
champion. Anne, her daughter, has
leaned alternately toward her father
and her mother. The younger children
have been unequivocally in their
mothers charge.
Mrs. Stillman was boarding the
Olympic on July /, 1920, when she was
served with the papers in the suit.
On her return from Europe she en-
ployed Cadwalader, Wickersham and
Taft to act for her. Nicoll, Anable,
Fuller and Sullivan represented Mr..
Stillman. A copy Of the complaint,
charging misconduct on the part of
Mrs. Stillman with Fred X. Beauvais,
an Indian guide. and alleging that he
was the father Of Guy, was filed
privately in the County Clerks Office
at Carmel, Putnam County. For eight
months secrecy was preserved Then
on March II, 1921, the public first
heard Of a suit which was to yield
one sensational development after an
other.
Brennan Enters Case
Mrs. Stillman about this time en-
ployed Stanchfeld G. Levy to act for
her, and John F. Brennan, Of Yonkers
who later became her chief counsel,
was called in. Justice Morschauser
appointed John E. Mack, Of Pough
keepse, to act as guardian ad litem
for Guy. Mrs. Stillman prepared to
set up an affirmative defence. She
entered counter charges, alleging that
her husband had misconducted him
self with Florence H, Leeds, q chorus
girl, and that Jay Ward Leeds, a baby
about the age Of Guy, was his son.
Mrs. Stillman was allowed $500 q
month alimony, counsel rec of $4,000
and S12,500 for expenses by Justice
Morschauser. These sums created a
precedent in divorce suit expenses. A
series of hearings was held in New
New-York tribune., 1922-09-30
Greasy Terms
His Love Notes
Mere Flattery
Says He No Longer Cared
! for Miss Lavoy, but
Wrote to Make Her
as Happy as Possible
Slept While She Sobbed
Shot Awakened Him, Man
Declares; Admits Feel
ing Very Much Crieved

Under severe cross-exanl ination by
District Attorney Weeks, William N.
Greasy, on trial in County Court,
Mineola, charged with the murder OF
Miss Edith Lavoy in Freeport on juno
%, denied that he still loved the school
notes last April. Asked why he wrote
the young woman on April % that "my
poor heart is broken, never to heal
again" the witness replied:
81 wrote 1t to make her feel as good
as possible"
Greasy said he had ceased loving
Miss Lavoy in December, 1921. Then
the prosecutor read extracts from the
letter Of April %.
"Were you feeling just little de-
spondent when you wrote that" he
asked. Particularly when you wrote,
why do live p 4 can't understand 4
have lost all in the world-everything
4 hope to meet you some day Did
you mean heaven?"
"No, sir" Greasy replied.
Wept Just Before Shooting
Mr.. Weeks read = the following:
"Here's hoping that by next Sunday I
Will De uHQer Blk 1eeI Oh 500 In Men
tucky."
"Did Miss Lavoy ever communicate
anything to you that would cause you
to write in that strain?" he asked.
Greasy said no. The District Attorney
questioned the defendant closely on his
story of alleged rough treatment at
the hands Of detectives on the night
Of his arrest. Greasy had said that the
statement he signed that night was
forced out Of him at the point Of a
revolver
When he first took the stand Greasy
denied that he had told Detective Fo-
garty that ne had been intimate with
Miss Lavoy. He also denied that he
had ever told the young woman that
he had gone to Freeport with only
two objects in mind-to live with her
or die with her" This statement was
attributed to him by Miss Lavoy in a
letter she had Written to another man.
For the first time since his arrest,
according to, Mr.. Weeks, Greasy said
that Mis- Lavoy had been sobbing and
crying just before the shooting.
'No, it isn't the first time" the
witness interpellated. II told all of
you people that she was crying while
we were lying on the couch"
New-York tribune., 1922-09-30

He said that he went TO sleep while--
Miss Lavoy was sobbing beside him. ~
Felt every Much Grieyed"
'T had lost consciousness" he said,
"and the next thing that attracted
my attention was report. ] jumps 4 !.
up and saw blood on her face. I
screamed and ran into the next room,
crying My God, Edith has shot her. 4,
SELF finally thought about callingfi
a doctor, and when I returned to
Edith's room I did not touch the body
nor did / change hor position"
How were you feeling about this7"
Mr.. Weeks asked.
'T cannot explain my Feelings"
You we're feeling very much,
grieved?" lxb
eyes, | was"
Greasy could not recall many inci-
dents in his past life, including th9sf
question az to whether he claimed ex-
emption before the draft board during
the war. He was questioned about bis
application to a matrimonial agency ia
1920, and to many Of the queries his
reply was II don't remember"
Judge 3mith adjourned the trial
late in the afternoon until Monday
morning. = u
New-York tribune., 1922-09-30

York, Poughkeepsie and Montreal,
where quantities of evidence were
offered in an attempt to prove intimacy
on the part Of Mrs. Stillman with
Beauvais. Witnesses were brought
down from Pleasantville, the Stillman
estate in Canada, to testify against
the bankers wife. His sister, Mrs.
Percy Rockefeller, took the stand in
his defence, and finally the banker
himself appeared in Poughkeepsie
during July, 1921. He entered the
building through the cellar door and
to hundreds Of questions. gave one re-
ply:
II refuse to answer, on the ground
On December 27, 1921, Mrs. Stillman
went to Canada to line up her wit
nesses for the Canadian hearings. She
took q trip through the frozen woods
Of Quebec by sleigh. Beauvais accom-
panied the party and helped in getting
the witnesses together. At the final
hearings in the suit last May, in Pough-
keepsie, Mrs. Stillman took the stand
sand answered every question with cool
ness and assurance. Even the lawyers
on the other side were obliged to ad-
nit that she was "plucky witness"
But at the time they had their most
oeauiy caro- ready co play.
In the closing hours of the hearing
they produced letters alleged to have
been written by Mrs. Stillman to Beau
vais and sold by the guide to the plain
tff's lawyers for $4,000. She declared
them to be worthless scraps of paper
for man who fought with gold" This
was the final stroke in the bankers
suit.
The testimony from which Referee
Gleason had to draw his conclusions
covered 1000 pages. Enormous sums
Of money were spent by Mr.. Stillman
in pursuing his case. One of his attor-
neys received $1,000 for every day he
appeared in court. Another is reported
to have received considerably more
merely for taking part in legal confer
ences. Guys right to an inheritance
of $1,500,000 one-fourth of the S6,000,-
900 trust fund left by his grandfather,
was at stake.
Public sympathy has been largely
with Mrs. Stillman and Guy throughout
the fight. She has received letters from
all over the world wishing her success,
while her husband has been anathema-
tized for the extremes to which he
went in his attack on the child's pater-
nifty.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-30
Referee Gleason Calls
Action 'sVery UnusuaI''
Text Of Decision Opens With
Citing Stillman's Life With
Mrs. Leeds and Her Children

The text of Referee Gleason's report
in the Stillman case is as follows:
"This is very unusual action, AS
it clearly appears without contradic
tion that since at least as early as
1915, and ever since that date, during
the continuance Of this action and
down to at least March, 1921, the plain
tiff has been intimate with woman
not his wife, known as Florence II.
her as his wife in various places and
in various apartments. That during the
period she has given birth to two chtl-
dren, who have been recognized by him
as his children; has supplied her with
motor cars and jewelry; supervised her
bank account and has borne the same
relations with her as a man ordinarily
bears to his own wife. s
"The proof on this subject was so
overwhelming and convincing that the
plaintiffs attorneys frankly stated to
the referee that no denial would be
made Of these charges, and upon the
uncontradicted proof find that the
plaintiff has been guilty Of adultery
with one Florence H. Leeds and has
lived illicitly with her from the year
1915 to at least the early part of 1921.
GAS to the charges Of adultery with
proof has been offered as to any
adultery with Clara, but while there
Is evidence that the plaintiff occupied
stateroom in his yacht with one
Helen no proof has been offered that
the said Helen was not the adult de-
fendant herein, and find the charges
Of adultery as to the said Clara and
Helen not proved.
Guys Legitimacy
"A more serious question IS present
ed as to the Legitimacy of the infant
defendant, Guy Stillman.
GAS the infant defendant, Guy Still
man, was concededly born in lawful
wedlock, the burden Of establishing
his illegitimacy is upon the plaintiff
and the plaintiff must establish such
illegitimacy by clear and irrefutable
proof and beyond reasonable doubt.
'The plaintiff, apparently realizing
the burden imposed on him by law, has
sought to establish by considerable,
number of witnesses that between
Christmas Of 1917 and March Of 1918,
the plaintiff had no access to the de-
fendant, or, at least. if there was any
access or meeting between the plaintiff
and the adult defendant the circum-
stances OF such ACCESS and meeting
New-York tribune., 1922-09-30
Stilmas,, on 'Modesty,'
Sails From Glen CoUe

James a. S.illman, accom-
panied by three men, boa rded his
yacht Wenona II. off Glen Cove,
late yesterday, and shortly after
the yacht was under way, going
up the Sound.
The yacht, formerly known as
the Modesty, has been lying of
Glen Cove all summer, and Mr..
Stiilman has usually gone aboard
over the week end, spent the days
at the National Golf Club and re-
turned to anchor.
Mr.. Stillman seemed happy yes
terday, but would say nothing for
publication, nor would he tell his
destination.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-30
Army Triplane to Carry T.
S Tons of Bombs. 4 Men
Rarling Machine an Expert
ment; Has 6 Liberty Engines :
and I20-Foot Wings -.

From The Trtbune's washfs0ton BpYeas ani
WASHINGTON. Sept. 29.---The latess
development in large planes OF thes'
bombing Sype is soon TO make its aps
pearance at the Fairfield air inter."'
mediate depot, near Dayton, Ohio. "f
This Goliath of the air, the Rarling :
bomber, Is a triplane of 100 feet :
spread, a height Of twenty-eight feet -
and an overall length Of sixty-fvc %
feet. The fuselage IS ten feet IN diaH@
ameter and the chord of fhe upper
and lower wings is fourteen feet aufI'
that of the intermediate wing ten feet. :
The plane weighs about twenty tons
and is capable of carrying wth it 13,-"'
800 pounds Of bombs alone, excluding
the weight of the gasoline and the =
crew of four men, two pilots and two.
passengers. who will be required to 9
operate all the equipment under serv;. -
ice conditions. A total of 5000 pounds
in bombs may be carried for tweivg
hours, 1000 gallons Of gasoline being
necessary for journey of that length "a
The plane can carry 10000 pounds.
Of bombs in about seven hours on the -
same gasoline consumption. Six 40oo
horsepower Liberty engines are neces.
sary, which means a gasoline consump-
tion of about 160 gallons of gasoline
an hour. A telephone will be installed
to enable conversation to be carried on
from the tail to the nose of the air
plane, also a radio apparatus so that.
communication may be had with the
ground when the plaDe ia in the air.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-30
Smoking Held Vulgar as
Eating Pie or, Street

ALBION, Mich, Sept. 29.---De-
claring the public use of tobacco
in any form '4is as vulgar as it
would be to walk down the street
eating piece of pie" DR.. Samuel
Dickie, president emeritus of AL
bion College, has issued instruc-
tions to college students "to do
their smoking in cowshed."
"lf you must smoke, do 1t in
the cowshed," the educators in
structions read. Smoking is an
infringement on the rights Of
other persons. Every one has a
right to clean, wholesome air."
New-York tribune., 1922-09-30
Turkish Hordes
Menace Christendo1n

$685. The smoking ruins smyrna the shallow of thousand slaughtered
Turkish hin
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Turkish o dktancd OF the
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New-York tribune., 1922-09-30
DO YOU WANT A LAUGH?

HUNDREDS
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New-York tribune., 1922-09-30
Poisoned Pupils Recovering

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 29.--.
Ninety per cent of the zoo students Of
the Woodlswn High School who wers
poisoned Wednesday by eating ground
meat in combination with chopped
vegetables at the school cafeteria. were
at their desks to-day. Food experts
are making an inquiry into the nature
Of the poison elements created by food
combinations.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-30

adultery on the part of the defendant,
and the plaintiff has failed to substan-
tiate his charge by the greater weight
of evidence.
Finds for Defence
ITO summarize, I find for the de-
fendants as against the plaintiff, estab-
lishing that the charges against the
adult defendant are not authenticated;
that the infant defendant is Legitimate
and that the defense setting forth the
misconduct on the part Of the plaintiff
is not only substantiated, bus is con-
ceded,. and the plaintiffs complaint
should be dismissed"
Williams news., 1922-01-20
Entered at the Post Omes at Williams, Arizona, as second class mail matter.
Williams Greatest Need.

What Williams needs most of all today, Is real honest-to- goodness LIVE Commercial Club, that will stick to business and stay out of politics. With out such an organization Will Hams can make but little pro- gress. With such an orga- nization the town can double it's population in ter years.
 The greatest dormant re- source that the town of Will liaI1s has is it's summer climate and it's wond crful scenery. Make these available to the lmmer visitor and hundreds and THOUSANDS of people will come to Williams to spend the summer--sone will finger much longer. Bringing these people to Williams will greatly benefit every business in the town and will also make a bet ter market for farm produce. To make Williams and the sur rounding country attractive to summer visitors will require good hard work on the part of sound business mon gathered togther in a hardwOrking or ganiZation. Ther" must be u,l -ty and cooperation. and to keep the organ; ;zation working in harmony politics and person al aggrandizement must be put under the ban.
 Ttere is the wate' problem to solve permanently. there is the light plant to put on a pay ing basis. there are the stra cts to be improved, more careful sanitation and a cleaner town are needed. n:c:c housing facilities and improved camp ing facilities are necessary, those and a thousand other things need doing. There is work for everyone. but it will PAY BIG. \ LIVE Comlncr- cial Club must be orgar:,ed.
 Are you a citizen of Will Hams? Then you should be for such an organization. Let by-gones be by-gones. Forget the failures of the past and get together toge:her-for a Real Commercial Club of the whole town. Are you in If so start the ball a railing by telling your neighbc- about it, and all stand ready for the call
Williams news., 1922-01-20
Down With the Poison Peddlers

In practically every commun- ity of the United States are a number of poison peddlers who are going about selling liquid poison. Were these same in dividuals to sell poison bread or cake. they would be sent to the penitentiary with scant cere- mony. But these unierstudies of death deal out their poison in liquid form instead, calling it ''hootch", white mule" and the like, and are permitted to go about the country collecting heavy revenue from their ur- lawful business, and are seldom punished with any thing more severe than a fine It is time that this condition should end. The general public looking up- on this vending of deadly poison with little evident concern is in a measure responsible along with the poison peddler. for the deaths of many desirable citi- zens. It is time for this apathy to end. Every citizen should feel it his duty to turn in the man-or woman-who is sell ing this vile stuff. Look upon these poison vendors not as bOotleggers but as criminals guilty of manslaughter and murder. Drive them from the community.
Williams news., 1922-01-20

citizens are without adequate shelter; and so much cotton and wool that the producers find no market, while millions go scantily clad. At the same time enough labor is wasting in idleness to turn. the cotton and wool into clothing, the building materials into homes and the wasting grains and other raw food products into finished pro- ducts ready for consumption. Future generations will point to these times as forcasting the collapse of the present indus trial system.
Williams news., 1922-01-20
STATE OF ARIZONA
 Office of the Arizona Corporation
CCnnissio,

United States of America
 State of Arizona ss.
 The Arizona Corporation Commission does hereby certify that the annexed Is a true and complete transcript of the Art icles of Incorporation of Grand Canyon Bank which were filed in the office of said Arizona Corporation Commission on the 9th day of January A. D. 1922. at 3 100 o'clock P. M, as pro- vided by law.
 In Testimony Whereof, The Arizona Corporation Commis- sion, by it's Chairman, has here unto set it's hand and affixed it's Official Seal. Done at the City
Williams news., 1922-01-20

The seating of Newberry in the U. s. Senate has given one voter an idea. Why not auc- ton off all the federal and state offices? If the office of senator is worth S25O,OOO the sale of all the offices ought to net Uncle Sam and the various states enough to greatly re- duce taxes.
Williams news., 1922-01-20

personal or mixed.
 (d) To loan money; and when advisable, to require and receive a mortgage on real property, or deposit and pledge of or mortgage on per sonal property, or other proper security, for the repayment of same.
 Gel To draw, make, ac- cept, endorse, discount, execute and issue promissory notes, bills of exchange, warrants. bonds, debentures, and other negotl- able or transferable instru- mentS.
 (f) To enter into, make, perform and carry out con- tracts of every kind and for any lawful purpose with any firm, person, association or corporat- ion.
 (g) To purchase or other wise acquire, and to hold, own and enjoy, and to mortgage, convey or otherwise dispose of property of every. kind. char acter and description, real, per sonal or mixed.
 (h) To buy, sell, take, own, hold and deal in pledges, choses in action, judgements, inventions, trade marks, pat ents licenses, privileges, op- tions, and property of every kind and character.
 (i) To act as trustee. ad- minstrator, guardian, executor, receiver, and in any fiduciary capacity.
 G) To deal in all kinds of insurance.
 (k) To act as register and transfer agent of stocks, deben- lures, bonds, and any obllgat- ions of any and all corporations, firms and individuals, including the securities and obligations of the corporation itself; and to act as fiscal agent. and as agent for the purposes of issuing and countersigning stocks, bonds, and obligations of any charac- ter of any coronation, assoclat- ion, municipality, territory, dis trict, or state.
 O To act as agent in all matters.
 (m) To issue it's deben- lures bonds upon deeds of trust or mortgage on real estate and any and all certificates grow ing out of any business.
 (n) To buy or other wise acquire, and to hold, sell and otherwise deal in bonds, mortgages, notes, debentures, shares of capital stock, and oth- CT securities and obligations of this and any other corporation or corporations in the State of Arizona. or any other state, ter ritoy, District. or foreign coun- try, and while the owner of such to exercise all the rights, powers and privileges of owner ship that an individual might exercise, including the right to vote such stock and other SC. curities; and to aid in any man ner any corporation or associa- tion of which any bonds or other securities. or evidence of indebtedness or stock may be acquired or held by, or issued in the interest or at the inSti- gation of this corporation, and to do any act or things designed to protect, preserve, improve. or enhance the value of, or to make guarantees in respect U the value of. any such bonds or other securities or evidences of CT stock.
 (o) To do general ab- stract and title guarantee busi- ness, and to that end it may is sue policies of insurance of ti- ties to real or personal proper
Williams news., 1922-01-20
The Poison of Self-Pity.

The Poison of Self-Pity.
 Get angry with yourself, pat yourself on the back, commend yourself, praise, blame, love or hate yourself-do anything to yourself, but don't pity your self.
 Self-pity has a certain septic satisfaction, like picking at a sore, and there is an undenl- able luxury of self dispraise," !" but it's as dangerous as getting drunk. It's habit forming. It grows on one. Quit it.
 Pity is a glorious and credit able attribute-when 1t flows out toward another. Then it is like the mountain brook, sparkling, chattering, 1eaping, the laughter of the woods, the refreshment of bird and beast, carrying health and joy to all who drink of it's cold flood or even gaze upon it's happy play. But pity, when it turns upon self, is like stagnant pool, cover ed with hateful scum and con- cealing ugly, slimy things in its foul ooze.
 One who is sorry. for himself is already half beaten.
 The self-pitying are abused Nobody treats them right. Peo- ple talk about them- Others are promoted over them. They get no proper thanks. They are unappreciated. Alas ]! Also alack, and woe is me ! Let us all go into the garden and eat worms.
 The self-pitiest invite every variety of spiritual mlcrobe to come in and breed.
 They are the clouds mud and slush of mankind.
 They are rarly efficient. No man that has enough egotism to amire himself a bit ever amounts to much.
 Bad as egotism is, it is in fnitely better than self-con- tempt.
 Self-pitiers are hard to love, trying to live with, and impos- sible to please.
 They cannot enjoy riches, nor appreciate poverty. When they are we'll they think they are sick, and when they are sick they think they are worse.
 They are gloom spreaders and heart dcpressants. Self-pity is the most exQui- site form of selfishness. the camouf1age of impotence, the acme of disagreeableness. Self-pity requires no brains, no capacity, no worth. It Is sheer and utter no-accountness.
 If you pity yourself you are hypnotized by yourself. Come out of it!
 No self-pitying troops ever won a battle; no self-pitying clerk ever rose to be general manager; no self-pitying mer- chant ever made his business thrive; no self-pitying woman ever retained her husbands S love; and no self-pitying human l being was ever a help to another human being.
 Self pity is the collapse of all the faculties; it is cowardly sur render in the face of the enemy. Don't complain! Keep your chin upl The courageous soul, in no matter what condit- ion, is point of cheer, lamp of brightness, a tonic draught, to his fellow men. In every city there ought to be a public spanker for all self bitter.
 K. c. Kans. Republican.