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The Washington times., 1931-06-06

Stillman confided to close fri is
that Fowler Mccormick had e.
peatedly asked her to marry him
but that she felt there was too
much q renee in their ages.
She said that she had been in
terested in Fowler only as a nice
young boy, friend o. her son
Bud" who had stood by his
mother during the Stillman di-
vorce suit in which Mr.. Stillman
named Fred Beauvais, Indian
guide, as the father Of young
Guy Stillman.
Visited StilIman Camp
When the glare Of publicity CO.
incident with the Stillman divorce
case drove Mrs. Stillman from
New York, she went West and
spent some time at the McCor-
mick estate.
Later on, Fowler Mccormick
visited the Stillman camp at
Grand AnSe, Quebec, as guest #
Bud" Stillman and became still
more attached to Buds" mother.
The difference in their ages did
not prove sufficient barrier to
halt the growing romance.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
Parents Tried to Halt Marriage,
But Father Now Gives Blessing

s. CHICAGO, June 6 GN.S0.
Entire approval of his sons mar
riage to Mrs. Anna Urquhart
Stillman was given today by Fow-
Ter Mccormick father, Harold
F. Mccormick, Of the Interna-
tional Harvester millions. From
his home here he issued a state
ment which said:
"My sons marriage comes as
no surprise to me, and it has
my entire approval. have
known for some years Of FOw-
ler's unwavering devotion to
Mrs. StiIlman and of his desire
for this outcome. have known
too, Of her deep regard for
him. My one concern is for
their happiness. BaSing my
thought on what 1 know of
both, 1 not only hope but truly
believe that they will find in
this marriage lifelong con-
tentment and cOmradeShip."
Mrs. Edith Rockefeller Nc
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
STLLMAN SAILS AS MCORNICKS HONEYMOON ON LONG ISLAND
BANKER DENIES EMBARK|NG
ON NEW ROMANCE

taken a place at East Hampton
for one month. Judge Mack
will make q statement on her
behalf. 1 have no hard feelings
toward anyone. feel happy
and am in the best of health
and good spirits"
A few hours before Stillman
sailed, his former wife and her
husband, Fowler Mccormick, were
located at East Hampton.
Mccormick said:
Eve are going to rest and
take it easy here on the ocean
front for a few weeks. "Wen
do a little swimming, and
plenty of loafing on the beach,
but there will be no golf and
no fishing.
Everybody has been Vrey
nice to us, mad we have re-
ceived a great many flowers
and kilograms of congratula-
tiOn.
81 talked with my father in
Chicago by long distance telc.
phone last night and he con-
graduated us warmly. Rela-
tions between the two families
are most cordial"
The cottage occupied by the
bridal couple sits atop a sand
dune overlooking the ocean. Mrs.
Mccormick, then Mrs. Stillman,
lived near this same spot in 1919
when the paternity of her young.
est child, Guy. was being queS-
toned in court by Stillman.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
PROTEST
FROM POPE
SCENTED
Reproach Expected If Italy
Fails to Answer Series Of
Notes on Fascist Activity

ROME, June 6 G.N.S0.-A
solemn protest to the world may
soon be made by Pope Plus if the
Italian government fails to
answer the Vatican's series of
notes regarding fascist activity
against Catholic Young Peoples
Organization.
Just what form the protest
might take could not be learned.
OF recent months His Holiness
has made wide use of the radio
to address Catholics throughout
the world.
Two Notes Unanswered
Two notes have been sent by
the Vatican to the Fascist gov
eminent, protesting against the
dissolution of Catholic youth or
ganiZationS and asking apologies
and reparations for alleged ut
tacks by FaScists against church
property.
Yesterday the semi-OfficiaI Vati.
can newspaper ObServatOre RO-
manO published an inspired state
ment calling upon the Fascist
government to furnish proof of
its charge that AziOne CattOlica,
nationwide organization of CathO-
lie youth, had participated in pO-
litical affairs.
Compromise Spurned
Although it was reported yester-
day the Pope had spurned a
compromise offer that the wom-
ems Catholic clubs be reopened,
leaving the mems associations in
their present state, no official
confirmation could be obtained.
Assistance toward the success
full conclusion of parleys between
Vatican and government officials,
however, might come about as a
result of an article in yesterdays
issue Of Popolo D'Italia urging
thai the differences be considered
aside from their emotional and
dramatic elements.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
Banker Sanctioned Wife's Platonic
Friendship for Young Mccormick

the gossip about us for years.
1t M ant nothing to us, because
we understand ea~', other and
the mind of the public. 1 owe
a great deal to Fowler. He is
the man who taught me to
fight, who sent me first to
Zurich when my life was
smashed like broken crOckery."
Mrs. Stillman added:
81 will never give up my
frienShip for Fowl" and j. A.
understands"
Much mystery surrounded the
actual facts leading to the .di.
vorce obtained by Mrs. Stillman
Her mention of Stillman's alleged
named no one.
The Gtillmans have three chill,
dren in addition to Bud" Anne,
once rumored to have been the
object of Fowler McCormick's af'
fections, is now - Henry P
Dawson, jr. Tho'7 there is Alex
ander, 10, and Guy, IL.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
Stokes TRACES
NEGRO : RISE

Speaking from the subject,
Mans Power of Achievement
DR.. Arson Phelps Stokes, Canon
of Washington Cathedral, urged
80 graduates of Howard Uni
verSity to realize they all had
latent powers of achievement
and service which would bring
their alma mater great honor
and make an important contribu-
ton to human welfare. He
spoke at the sixty-second COM
mencement exercises yesterday.
DR.. Stokes showed that in two
generations since slavery the
literacy of the negro race had
been increased from about 10 per
cent to about IS per cent,
teachers from 800 to $4,000,
wealth from $2O,OOO,00O to 81
600, 100000; homes 10000 to 7OO,-
900.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
ECONOMY
PARLEY OPENS

The President and his weekend
guests sat at early breakfast here
this morning, preparatory To
tackling the problem of reducing
naval expenses during the ensuing
fiscal year. The President late
yesterday determined on Friday
evening trip when weather OBJ,
servers predicted showers for to.
day.
The Chief Executive was to be
Joined later by Secretary of the
Navy Adams and Assistant Secre.
tary for Aviation David S. ingalls,.
Secretary Adams was to fly here
in an autOgirO piIOted by Ingalls,.
Naval officials representing all
the important branches of the
service were part of the group II
ready here. Rear Admiral Ridley
Mclean, budget officer of the
Navy, and Rear Admiral A. L.
Parsons. in charge of yards and
docks, were to figure prominently
in the discussions.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06

When the reconciliation be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman took
place. the latter was asked about
Fowler as she sailed away with
her banker-huSband on the
famous second honeymoon"
She replied:
II care nothing for cOnven-
tiOn. Fowler and / love and
understand each other, but we
are not lovers. Do you think 1
could have been able to leave
him If we were lovers?
"HaS Fowler ever offered
marriage to me? OF course
not. We have been too good
friends for that. And, five years
from now, wouldn't it be ridicu-
lOus for a woman of 5O-and /
am not imperishable, you know
: Ito be the wife of a young
man of 81?
Owes Much to Fowler
"FOwler and i have known
The Washington times., 1931-06-06

1925 when Mccormick was work
ing as a common laborer in the
International Harvester Company
here, according to Milwaukee
friends.
Mrs. GEillman came here fre-
quently to visit Mccormick but
at that time both scoffed at
intimations of a romance. She
said at the time:
81 am too old and he is too
young for a love affair.""
Mccormick said:
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(continued From First Pase)

OcOntinued From First Pagc)
ing married young Fowler Nc
Cormick, Stillman said:
'T am not surprised at any
thing these days"
Despite Stillman's attitude as to
his future marital plans, he ap-
peared much concerned when an
employe Of the steamship COM
pany referred to your other
cabin" Stillman hastened to add.
II am travelling alone"
"Are you engaged to be mar.
ried?"
Il am most certainly not"
"Have you already remar-
ried?"
Glad It's All Over
II have not. My mind is not
concerned with anything Of the
sort. always go to Europe at
this time of the year. 1 was un-
fortunate in not sailing before
this news became public"
Stillman gave the impression
Of a boy released for a holiday.
He said:
'T am glad it is all over. It
Is not pleasant to have ones
private affairs become the con.
Germ of the public. The pub
licity which has been my lot is
naturally embarrassing. wish
my former wife nothing but the
best Of luck and much happi-
ness.
81 understand that they have
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
Stillman, Satisfied Boy Guy Is His,
Becomes Reconciled With "FiifiT

During the months when the
paternity of Baby Guy" was
being so bitterly disputed in the
courts, Fowler aided Bud" Still.
man in accumulating evidence
which would aid his mother.
After months of bitter court
battles, Mrs. Stillman made a
move which later was to result
in the end of the paternity fight.
She obtained a photograph of
little Jay Leeds, son of Stillman
and Flo Leeds, former Ziegfeld
chorus girl, and placed in upon
a table beside picture of Guy
Second Honeymoon
Stillman was induced to come
to the house and. upon seeing the
pictures of Jay and Guy together,
is said to have declared that they
looked so much alike that he was
satisfied he was father of both.
So, with the paternity question
The Washington times., 1931-06-06

Cormick. Fowler's mother, had
nothing to say"
In spite of the statement, re-
ports were that the parents had
tried to stop the marriage as re-
Gently as 10 days ago. Mrs. Nc
Cormick heard a rumor of what
was going to happen and Mr.. Nc
Cormick made a hurried trip
from Santa Barbara. Calf, to see
what could be done.
Young Mccormick, salesman
for the Harvester Company, left
here several days ago on a vaca-
ton. He explained that he
wanted Ito go to visit my grand
father, John D. Rockefeller, and
then I want to bask in the sun.
shine on Long Island awhile"
The Washington times., 1931-06-06

settled, there was a reconciliation
of the Stillmans and the harsh
charges of the courtroom were
forgotten in second honey
moon" to Europe. Upon their
return, both Stillman and his
wife assured everyone that they
were happier than ever before.
But this apparently did not
last long, for the divorce com
plant upon which Mrs. Stillman
won her decree stated Stillman
had violated his marriage VOWS.
During that period Of friend,
ship with Fowler Mccormick
which occupied the turbulent
months of the first Stillman di-
vorce trial. it had become a mat
ter of general knowledge that
there was a close bond Of SYM
pathy between the middle-aged
woman and the schoolboy pal of
her son.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
Tdricdb Passenger
Dies on WUU Home

John T. Burch, "a, died yester-
day in a taxicab while on his way
to his home at 1910 Pleasant st.
S. E., apparently of a heart at
tack.
Sam Harrard, 1908 Georgia
Ave. N. W., the driver, told police
Mr.. Burch entered his cab at
Ninth and D SITS. N. w. and asked
to be driven to his home. En-
route the driver observed his pas
senger's face looked strange and
he stopped at the Eleventh pre-
cinct station and notified police.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
I. D. 0. F. Memorial
Set for Tomorrow

The minister of the First Con.
gregational Church, DR.. Allen A.
Stockdale. will preach tomorrow
morning at II o'clock on when
Religion Is Real" The evening
service at 8 o'clock will be es-
pecially devoted to a Memorial
Service for the deceased broth
ers and sisters of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows of the Dis
trict of Columbia. DR.. Stockdale
will preach the memorial sermon
and his theme will be Three
Golden Links"
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
GAMBLING RAIDS
HIT BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, June 6-The
word" went out last night to
gambling dens in Baltimore
county, following a spectacular
raid yesterday on Sherry's, on
the road near Pikesville, Md, in
which five men were arrested.
States Attorney James C. l..
Anderson, of Baltimore county,
said last night that gambling
houses in the county must close
for good. He intimated an in
tenSive drive would be made to
stop the practice.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
Fiji Stillman, as Girl, KnOwn as
Most ViUacious Society Beauty

The Stillmans were married on
June 3, 1901. She was the
daughter of James Brown Potter
and his first wife, who was Cora
Urquhart. of New Orleans.
Stillman was graduated from
Harvard in 1896, and two years
later had become a successful
banker.
Mrs. Stillman had been the
most vivaciOus society beauty of
her. day and was the reigning
belle Of Newport and New York
before her marriage to the rising
young banker.
FowlerS mother is a daughter
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
Schiff's Final Rites
To Be Held MOndQu

NEW YORK, June 6 UN.SJ.
Private funeral services will be
held Monday afternoon in oyster
Bay for Mortimer L. Schiff,
banker. philanthropist, and presi-
dent of the Boy Scouts of Amer.
ica, He died suddenly on Thurs
day. Mrs. Schiff, who is in
Paris, will be unable to attend.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06

81 admire Mrs. Stillman, but
a love affair? Ridiculous. We
have the same points of view,
that's all. She advised me to
do what W. doing, not moth
erly advice, but just the advice
Of a good, true friend"
Fowler was following closely
Mrs. Stillman's spiritual rebirth, u
as evidenced by the books on his
table at that time. They included
DR.. Carl Jung's psychological
Types" and Nietsche's "Thus
Spake athustra."
The Washington times., 1931-06-06

of John D. Rockefeller. jr. His
father is Harold Mccormick. His
father and mother are divorced.
Mccormick later marrying Gamma
Walska, the singer.
Fowler's eldest sister, Muriel
is studying at the Bennett ORA
matte School in Millbrook, N. Y.
Another sister, Mathilde, is mar
ried to Max Oser. a Swiss riding
master.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, June 6
G.N.SO.-The romance which re-
suited in the marriage in New
York Of Fowler Mccormick and
Mrs, AnAa U. Stillman, started in
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
Place Now Wide Open


employees, at a speakeasy on NJ
Street.
Place Now Wide Open
Fontaine's place was opened yes
terday afternoon after word had
been spread among the gambling
fraternity that everything had
been fixed and that the place
would be run wide open.
Washington gamblers, it is said
by the bookmakers, are becoming
afraid to frequent the local book
makers places because of the
raids being staged by four head
quarters detectives. who have
been getting into the downtown
gambling places on the pretext Of
looking for a couple Of fellows" I"
seeing evidences Of gambling, and
calling the vice squad to clean
the places out.
The bookmakers themselves,
however, are going serenely about
their business, and q few days
after their places have been
raided, they start up again
some in the same places and
others moving about in the same
neighborhood.
A few have gone out Of the
business section and have their
doormen at the old places who
assist customers to the new
places by means Of taxicabs.
Says Big Shots Escape
One of the small bookmakerS,
whose place has been raided, said
today he was fixing up his place
again and would reopen. He said
This raiding business will
soon blow over. The police are
just making q show for the
benefit of the public. There
was a great deal Of criticism Of
the police among Washington
ianS, public and private, follow
ing the killing of TalIey Day and
Jack Cunningham, and the pO-
lice had to do something to save
their faces.
"If the police meant business,
they would have gone after the
big bOOkmskerS first. Not a sin.
gle "big shot" has been mo-
leSted."
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
Apartment Thieves
Obtain S265 in Loot

William Dillon, 1925 Sixteenth
st. N. w., told police his apart
ment was entered last might and
a set of golf sticks, valued at $50;
a typewriter and other articles
stolen. The total value was
placed at $265.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
AUTO HITS BOY, 8

Richard Poston, 8, was treated
yesterday for injuries suffered
when he was struck by an auto
mobile at Maryland Avenue and
Ninth Street Northeast. The
child was later removed to his
home, 521 Ninth st. N. E.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
Earhart VIII Hop
For Reno in GIRO

LOVELOCK, New, June s
0.N.SO Forced down by rainy
weather, Amelia Earhart. noted
Aviatrix, was to hop off today
for Reno in her autogiro.
The Washington times., 1931-06-06

A sales tax would not be so bad,
The angry man takes off his coat,
For those hard words have got his goat.
The G.. o. P.'s ill-timed remark
The Washington times., 1931-06-06
GAMBLING OPEN
IN FULL BLAST
At JIMMY g
Police Drive on Gaming Here
Declared to Have fastened
Raising Of Lid in Maryland

CONTINUED From First Pdge)
employees, at a speakeaSy on M
Street.
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DEnTTNFE CTNADTES By Thornton
ILL A4'AA ~ ~IA~AA1O ~ Burgess

to see Just where l was putting each
foot. I didn't find any trap. / got near
enough to smell that mat all over and
it Smelled all right. In fact, it just
naturally set my mouth to watering
was JUST ready to snap it up when
had a funny feeling"
What kind of a feeling?" demanded
Billy Mink.
II can't explain it." replied Reddy
For no reason at all / felt that
should leave that piece of meat right
where it was found where one of
those two-legged features che meant a
mani had becn along some time before,
and am always suspicious when l get
that scent So / decided to follow the
path he was using and perhaps come
back for the meat. / hadn't gone far
when / found a chicken head"
THAT sounds interesting" interrupted
Billy Mink.
1T was interesting" replied Reddy.
because I saw right away that some
one had tried to drag it away, and
just a little way from it l found a
shrew and he was dead. Then / had
that funny feeling stronger than ever.
So left that chicken head and went
on. Pretty soon / saw something black
OF to one side of the snow. 1t was a
crow and he was dead, too, and in his
mouth was a little piece of msat. l
just left that crow right there and
came straight down here. and here I
am. Now what do you make of that?"
1T certainly is queer" was all Billy
could saw
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kernels carefully selected so that each
is of downy whitenesS, can be served
instead of sailed nuts. Over the hot
kernels pour little melted butter and
sprinkle lavishly with salt. Stir light
ly, but briskly, so that every kernel
gets its due share of the butter, for to
this the salt clings. Spread the kernels
on a shallow pan, and set in very
hot oven, $50 degrees. or place under
the flame in the broiler pan. Let the
corn get very slightly Drowned. Pile
in nut dishes and serve hot between
courses. Or put on the table for per-
sons to help themselves. The hot
toasted corn in preferable as we'll as
being more unusual.
Add fluffy popcorn kernels to an
ordinary custard pudding and bake in
the usual way. The corn will rise to
the top and give a dainty appearance
as we'll as a delicious flavor.
Put fluffy kernels of freshly popped
corn through the food chopper, using
a medium or fine blade. Add good
proportion to the cream filling for
chocolate creams The kernels ground
with a course blade can be added to
a cake mixture as you add ground nuts.
Sprinkle f1ne-ground kernels over choc-
olate filling and froSting or any col
ored icing. Put a spoonful over home
made vanilla ice cream, first covering
it with fudge sauce. The popcorn
takes the place of ground nuts.
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DOROTHY DK'S LETTER BOX

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who
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will befan them unless they guard against It,
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viii in and that their interest in each other
other they laugh such advice to
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the who walked either side Of the tiny stream holding hands snd
that they call to each other the gulf
that separates them
the children that she literally has thought
chions She him
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doesn't listen Her mind isn't with him
the the baby uncovered
children himself
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each Others Ga hHes 0n b so a as ddeS fo %
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Prune Bread.

Cream one tablespoonful of shorten
ing with one cupful of sugar and
combine with half cupful of prune
juice and enc oupful of sour milk. Add
two supfuls of graham -four, mix we'll
hen add one cupful of white -four sifted
with six teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
half teaspoonful of baking soda, and
half teaspoonful of salt. All me asure-
ments are level. Combine with two
cupfuls OF chopped cooked prunes and
one cupful of chopped walnuts. beat
thoroughly. and pour into a creased
bread pan. Bake for one hour in a
moderate oven.
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Exercise for Office Girls.

Dear Miss Leeds: am 20 years old
and work in an Office all day and am
seated all day Although / exercise
very little, I have large, heshy thighs
and hips. My calves are also rather
large. My health is perfect, and my
figure is rather slight, except at the
places mentioned. How can I reduce
hips and thighs? BETTY r.
Answer-Your health will not remain
perfect very long If you do not find
time for regular exercise. 1t is your
sedentary occupation and lack of exer-
else that is making your hips and legs
so fiabby and fat. You should make 1t
a habit to walk to the office daily or,
If you live at q considerable distance,
walk miles of the way there and
back. At lunchtime take brisk walk
for at least is minutes, If you can do
so without hurrying your lunch. Be-
fore you get out of bed in the morning
do the following simple exercises: %
Give you body good stretching in all
directions. CD Do the pumping exer-
cise-that is, throw DIT your chest, hol-
lowing your abdomen and hold this po-
sition for a moment, then without TAX
ing a breath throw your diaphragm
out. making the abdomen rise and the
chest fall Hold a moment. Now re-
peat the alternate raising and lowering
of abdomen and chest about five times,
still holding the breath Exhale, rest
by taking three long, even breaths and
then repeat the exercise. CD Throw off
the bedclothes and kick out hard with
each leg, bringing the knees to the
chest between kicks. Now raise legs to-
gether and swing them down to the
right. Raise them and swing them
down to the left Repeat six times
Jump out of bed and do some bending
and trunk-twisting exercises, also deep
knee bending. Repeat the exercises at
bedtime Take a long hike outdoors
once a week. Attend a gymnasium or
swimming pool or dancing class in the
evening If possible. If you follow these
suggestions and have a good diet, you
can keep your health and develop a
beautiful, shapely figure.
LOIS LEEDS.
Lines Under the Eyes.
Dear Miss Leeds: What can do for
dark lines under my eyS, and also for
enlarged pores on the sides of my nose?
ANXIOUS.
Answer-You must find the cause of
the lines. Have your eyes examined by
an eye specialist first, as the wrinkles
may be due to eyestrain. Be sure that
you are not underweight. Avoid indi-
gestion and constipation. Be sure to
have sufficient sleep at night. Have
plenty of fresh air day and night.
After cleansing your face at bedtime