The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 31, 1921, Page 6

‘WILD MAN’ BACK TO CIVILIZATION ‘Saath mec et B Mystery of ‘Leat Riv River Batons With Family, Lands in County Poorhouse. LIVE LIKE ANIMALS. Forced to Leave Isolated Mountain Home by High Water—Aged Man Said He Caught Wife in a Bear Trap, 23 Years Ago. Surrounded by the com: | ilization, Albert Parsons, | known as the “wild man of the Leaf river bottoms,” his “wife,” whom he | gaid he caught 23 years ago in a bear trap, and a baby girl, all of whom | strayed into this village, like people | of another age, are as mueh a mystery | to authorities as when they were dis- | covered. . i The interest of the’ community cen-| tered in the idefitity of the baby. Au- | thorities are confident that she is not | the child of the couple, who, although | in perfect health, show signs of yeats | of primitive living and constant’ bat- | tling with the eléments. The, wom: had Jost an eye, which she declared in rambling statements was “scratched | out: by a wildcat.” Flood Forced Them to Leave. When found, thre man’s clothes were | in tatters, the woman wore the scanty | remnants of a one-garment house dress and the baby was naked. | They } had been dri iv en out of théir shack by high water. Parsons said he owned | the land and the shad. The trio had lived principally upon | roots, wild fruits and game they! trapped, but there was evidence of an effort to farm witlr the ald of a blind horse, which -Parsons said he had! “eaptured.” Although the man's mind is stid by | authorities to be more nearly normal! than the womans, he is unable to ac- count for the child. Parsons’said he j Ig seventy-two years old, but looks old- | er. ‘The “wife” {s' about fifty-tiv The three have beei-sent to the coun-/ ty poorhouse, at Ellisville, Mfss. Had No Furniture in Cabin. Parsons’ can handle a knife and, fork, but the woman; eats only with | her hands and appears to be Jnéapa- ble of intelligent conversation, | The cabin in which the couple lived was destitute of furniture..A pile of old rags in one corner served as aj | They Had Been Griven Out of Their Shack. | bed. Two old pfing constituted the | outfit of cooking utensils. Cows ru { ning on the range were milked‘ to sup-” ply food for the baby. The cabin is on private property, but in a region which {s isolated frém the rest of the country, by, numerous lakes. FOUND, AFTER 55-¥EAR HUNT Daughters Succeed in Quest Started by Their Mother—Located | Through Priest. rg Omaha, Neb—Fér more than ‘twen- ty-five years Mrs.'Catherife Flannery searched for her brother, John Rush. | who left“Ohio for the far-off West and never wrote home what he was doing or where he was. “When she died she past on her quest to hér ‘two daugh- ters, Catherine and Elizabeth. They never give up the seareh. With the beginning ‘of th® new: year, however, they finally found him=after a°55-year | quest—and the family ‘reunion which | Will soon be held will be one long to: be remembered. John Rush, prominent citizen of Omaha and now turned seventy ts the | uncle for whom the girls searched so long. He left his sister's home in Cin- cinnati in 1865 to seek his fortune. | He reached Omaha in 1866 and be | cam» established here. Early failures | matle him forget to write, and when | he did his sister had moved. | His nieces found him throagh ‘a | priest who wag going througti Grah- ger, twa, where one of them was'liy- ing. itapid exchanges ‘of letters con: fired the relationship. RUPTURES BLOOD V VESSEL — | Ellendale, N. D., March 31._A3 the! loft, Robert* Gregory feceived a rup- | tured blood vessel in one foot, while | ; delphia, Pa. Mr. | Swpenk any foreign language ;’ | STATE JOBS FOR VETERANS, a ¥ LEGON P(Copy for ‘This Department Supplied by the American Legion News Bervice,) ONE OF LEGION’S FOUNDERS i Walter H. A. Coleman, Adjutant Lon- don Post, No. 1, Organized Body im British Capital. Although he is thousands of miles ; ffm National Headquarters, Walter H. A. Coleman, ad- | jutant of London * Posto. 1 of, the! American Legion, | is in close touct| with the entire} Legion — program, ; Mr. Coleman was) one of the found- ers of the Legton| at its firat exueus | in Paris and or-| ganized the post! in the British cap-| oe Ital. Boro in Phila-! Coleman was edu- cated in private schools in that city and in New York. During his business | experience in yarfous departments of the Pennsylvania railroad, he lived in! | Philadelphia, NeW York City, Albany, | N. ¥., Indianapolis, Ind., and Bethie- \ I / During the war Mr, Coleman se ea in the American Destroyer ‘Floflla, | which had its base at Queenstown, Ire-, land. Since the war he has Keen con- | i nected with the United States Embassy in London, London Post of the Legion took a leading part in decorating the graves; of American soldiers buried in England Memorial Day, 1920. HAS HUSTLING LABOR BUREAU Nashville, Tenn, Post Post Tackles Hard Problem and Makes Most Effi. cient’ Showing. In accordance with fhe general ac tivity of American Legion posts in meeting the unemployment crisis as it affects the ex-service man, Nash- ville, Tenn., Post lids tackled the sit-' uation with a considerable degree ot! | Argénne enthusiasm. . | An employinent biirequ has been es- tablished in‘ charge’ of a-Legion mem- ber, who devotes his full. time to it. | ' By Newspaper Enterprise. ‘ New York, Mar. '28.—Here -are: the facts in the Stillman divorce tangle | which has shaken society. ;. The information obtained comes from charges officially filed and, ftom | affidavits’ sworn to and new. locked | jup in the supreme court of New York. , Eplsode 14 ‘ “Jim. Stillman, as he.was known in 1901,'married society's febutant: béau- ty, Anne Urquliard Potter, in..Grace jehurch, on June’ 3 of that: year.“ It was the crowning social event of that season. Gossips freely predict- jed ‘that: the céunle would soon. part because,.a3 they expressed it, their tastes were’ identically alike. ‘Phese prophets of grief reminded each other: that Jim! and .Anne. he- lenged “to, the outdcor set’ of whirl- wind sport, and that each boasted in- dependence of thought,: purpose and action. Jim was a Hapvard man who had ben pitcher of the Varsity nine, win- ner of the gingle scull race on. the. Charles. river, and later quarterback ‘On the Harvard team which beat Yale ; 18 to 0. Afine was-an auburn-haired beauty. with the blood of her impetuous ‘ac- Both job’ applicants and. employers! | seeking meh aré listed in a card ‘In- | dex, according to their abilities, and needs,’ When a man apes at the Leglon| headquarters for a job, he is. required: to fill out a blank giving the follow- ing information: ;. Name, address, place of birth, married or single ;' it} he is an ex-service man, if he has de- pendents, speciat’ training and schools! attended, with the extent of the edu- cation’ gained. Trade test questions are , understand card-index system ;” “Can you operate a switchboard ;” “Can. yeu usé’ a ‘typewriter efftefently ;" “Ate you good at figures ;” “Can you run an | automeffile or: truck.” Trade includéd in the let of job applicants for one day were electric: jan, druggist, salesman, ance salesman, Paachiniat and mat:| tresy maker. When the job secker has* flea his application; he fa given a card to show that he has registeted with tha Le- gion bureau. When he- is sent Yan | employer in response to a call, He ta | given a card. of introduction stating | that he is sent by the Legion bureau. His original, application, togethef with the secretary's indorsement or estl: mate of the man, is forwatded to: the! prospeetive employer. By arrangement with the negro post] of the Legion, the employment bureau ts able to answer calls for negro la- bor, applicants: for work being listed | with the negro ‘secretary. The work of the employment bureat is supported by funds available in the! Legion treasury from a post show given last year. Ahother entertaln-| ment will be given Soon to raise money for'further operation of the Duread. Chairman Woman’ Auxillary Commit- tee of New York Asserts World War Men-Should Be Honered. “Tf any class 1s favordd in hending out state jobs tt should be the veter- ans of ‘the World War.” The speaker was Miss Ray C. Saw- yer, chaicman of) the Women’s Aus: iliary “Committee of the New York Department of ae Bight years- later, in‘ 1915) it was] | American Legion.| Her audience wag accounting: clerk, .bookkeeper, daughtsman, insur‘) INSIDE STORY OF STILLMAN CASE Y DIVORCE RECORDS equestrienne of note. tennis. player and breeder of pedigreed dogs. Both were fond of saying they were uncon- jventional: that they adored hunting and that they were fond of children. \: Two years after their marriage 2 daughter, Anne, was born to them. Upon*their return to New York, James Stillman entered the employ of the National City Bank as a clerk. His father was president of the insti- tution., His college training. his abil- Mty to think and act wisely ata crit!- | eal moment, together with his taihér’s powerful influerice, served ito promote | young Stillman. In 190%, then, James ws seen to; be advancing toward the. pv, {bank head.. It was. remémbher ; his family was linked with the [ick | efellers through marriage. But betwen the mantle of his fathe: and/ himself ‘the powerful figure:.cf Frank’ A. Vanderlip, erstwhile report- er who developed into.a mighwy ."cure in world fitiace. ‘stood guard. | Meanwhile (Mrs. Stillman, : still’ a | soctety favorite, dttracted more atten: | | tfon then when she had. been feted ¢s plain Fifi Potter... In the Episcopal’ | church, where her young husband was a deacon and Sunday school teacher | ae wab the recognized leader. of u!- ; tra-smart bazaars. ~~: She came into marked prominence | when on ‘several occasions she ap. peared in ‘classic poses at public hibitions, her. tall; erect. figure and. | Grecian®' profile causing much. com- j.mment in the press of ‘the day: fookout' on his son. The father was\) | but chairmen of- the board of direc- tors. ité in society. % Episode | yenerally known . that young. “Jim” Stillman spent much of his time at @omposed of mem- bers of the New; York Assembly Ju- dici@ry committee, Miss Sawyer spoke | before the committee in behalf of a) bill to.glve preference to veteratis ‘1t| civil setvice employment in;New York. | The bill was backed by the New York; Legion organization. ENGAGE RUGBY BAND Rugby, N.'D., March 31—The Rugby| spectable. Tesult of a 20-foot fall trom a hay-| bY band has been engaged to play at|.ng” that “Flo” caild dance ‘divin’ the Pierce County Fair, June 30 and! July 1. t his clubs: Old newspaper clippings hinted that 4 rift had come: between ; tim and his talentéd wife. There were no denials, only ‘refusals ‘to talk.” In. 1916,\ “Jim” Stitiman met | Florence Helene aaa of. the, “Chick- jen chorus.” —, She was . called gionc: Broadwoy: | “The girl with the violet eyes” and | she appeared nightly ‘in “The Century | Girl,” New Yorks ‘largest ‘fem-nine | spectacle.. Her fatner was an Bast | Side. plumber, poor but: highly. te* .A song writer, “discover- ly,” introduced “tier’ to “the Century management.’ > treas-mother -stirringxin her veins, an| t! continued despite my attempts to stop “In 1907, it was whispered about thdt : | Stiliment, Sr.f was keeping: a sharp then not’ only president) of the::bank |, ‘Pifl” Stillman was still a favor: FZ Girl and ‘of chorus life in general. She told friends the show was not going well; that she still retrined but. a minor part. “For a time she attended rehearsals, and then , suddenly she appeared at the theater in a Rolls-Royce, garbed in‘pure mink, and said to friends that she was flirting with straight tips on the curb market-and faking: iheaps ‘of money.’ So shé resigned. Eplisode.;3. x August, 1917, Mrs, Stiliman en- gaged Fred. Beauvais, Bench Cana- dian half-breed, and: guide. to. teach her childfen woodcraft.. She had two sons then, James and Alexander. Beauvais, well edycated,: handsome, young and noted, came to New York from Three Rivers, Canada, and went to the Stillman estate at—Pocantico Hills, The papers say that Beauvais knew the Stillman family well and was wei- comed, for he hag. been a guide at their luxurious Canadian camp. “It was there, in the Canadian wilds,” continue the’ ~—-hhusband’s charges, “that Beauvais won the love of Mts. Stillman.” Try Stillman’s \complaint, he adds “For three years the intimacy itedespite my refusal to condone, leg- ally or otherwise. I managed to get Beauvais off my. estate at Pocantico Hills, and I barred him from my camp at Three Rivers.” Beauvais secured a job at a sport- ing outfit house in New York, Episode «4. The court papers continue that “Mr, and Mrs. Leeds were well known by sight to many of the tenants in the apartment: house at 64 East 86th Atveet during January, 1918.” Mrs. Leeds was, of course, Florence of the Century chorus, and Leeds, ac- o: ding. to\Frank Ivens’ affidavit, and ‘at of Sophie Erickson, & maid, was mes A. Stillman, Jr, vice president nd diresor. of the National City kept their tongues, they say, 1” whet was the use?” e March, and the death of }y the father’ of Jim. weeks after the death of chairman ol the board. of directors and note gaper ofthe National City Bank read: “James \Alexander Still- man, .vice president.” Frank Vander- lip, however, retained ‘his hold. During, this summer. Mire: Leeds re- A year later, say the -papers, “Flor: the ligaments of the ankle were torn. [as See WANTS— FOR RESUEES ence became: weary of 'The~ Century Jaifies Stitia2n the\son was made’ THURSDAY, MARCH. 31,-1921 nn Mrs. James: ‘A, Stillman (at left), in her counter-petition for, divorce accusses. Mrs. Florence Leeds (right) of being the mother “J of a child.of which Stillman (below) is the father. In the-center is Fred Beauvais, whom Stillman accusses of being the fAther of | Mrs. Stillman’s youngest child, Guy, pictured below the mother. mained in retirement at Resi Court. Stony Beach, L. I.,)in.a handsome vil- la rented :from Pitts Duffield, million- aire sportsman of-New York. «Episode 5. “Fifi”. Fotter Stiltman ~entertained la Hy at the Stilman home in Po- cartico Hills, but it was observed that Mr, Stillman attended. these functions rarely, if'at all. Autumn came and both women re- turned to their respective homes in town. Stillman divided his time almost equally, say the affidavits, between his wife and Mrs. ‘Leeds. Fred Beauvais, the: half-breef guide, left New York and returned to Mon- trexl. He opened an insurance office in 'the Canadian city. ‘On Sept. 17, 1918,', “Jay'’~1.ceds,” orn to officially as the son of Har- old and Florence. Leeds, was born in the E. 86th_-street, apartment. Dr. James Ogilivié, noted surgeon, signed the birth certilicate although he add- ed the note that he was not the ut- tending physician. Exactly two months later at the Stillman home, “FHi” Potter Still- man gave birth to Guy Stillman. The birth certificate said that Anne Urau- ‘hart and James Alexander Stillman were’ its parents, Episode “ Winter came and passed; and 191) found Stillman engaged in a bank bat- te to attajn the-presidency of the in- stitution, thon ‘held by Prank Van- derlip. Suddenly .Vancerlip resigned w'th- out giving ¥ reasor® and St on was immediately -. nated as pl lent of the National City Bank. “The chair- manship of the board of directors, the only position that rivaled the presi- dency was left open. cpullman won ’ Sat was commented on at the birth of Guy Stillman that his name had not been givyen‘a place in the Social Reg- ister and that whén Stillman was ask- ed by ‘that publication to attest by his signature that the boy’ was his vnild, he refused’ to.do so, ofierin; ‘) explanation.:: > Mrs. Leeds, howver; rode out daiiy sworn to officially as the son of Hair in her new Pierce-Arrow car, calling on personal friends, say the affidavits, exhibiting her baby, ‘proudly to some, cautiously to others, Thename of, little Jay Leeds did not, of course, Teach the Social Reg- ister despite the affluence and friend- pele ie ert bev oboe Shs ele escue ee “i UNIVERSITY CAST WHICH WILL PLAY ‘A ROSE 0’ : O' PLYMOUTH 1 TOWN ship of Stillman; because Mrs. Leeds was not of society. Episode 7. In June, 1920, society was sudden- ly startled by the publication of two anonymous letters, one being an an- swer. to the other. A society journal surrounded these Petters with ques- ‘tion marks, and they were traced ta the Stillman home. Pinned down by a. swarm of repor- ters, Mrs. Stillman issued a statement in which she said. simply that both letters were hers and that they had been stolen from a Wall safe in her ; room. 5 Immediately after the first two let- ters had been published Stiflmaa ted a secret action for divorce against his talented wife!’ He denied the paternity. of Guy Stillman,.an4d named. Beauvais as o-respondent. Thinking to avoid notoriety he left the jurisdiction of New York City courts and filed his, eemplaint in the obsciire ‘County of Westchester. Mrs. Stillman’ immediately brought counter-suit, naming Florence Leeds in her’ answer thet “Mrs. Leeds -is the inamorata of my husband, and her child, Jay, is my husband's child?” Although, astute attorneys for Still- man succeeded in having the papers sealed and filed in, remote Dutchezs county, reporters succeeded in find- ing the pape studying them and making their contents known. The Stillmans immediately parted.| Mrs. Stillman¢succeeded in obtaining a court order which compels her hus- band to provide her with $60,000 year- ly alimony, pending the trial of her suit., Mrs. Leeds has hurried to Florida, accompanied by her maids, Jap. ser- vants, four automobiles, a doctor, u nurse and three lawyers. “Fifi” Potter Stillman has secluded herself at Lakewood, N. J., and has with ber the “three children, Quy, Alexander:and Atine. The_two latter children ‘have turned, against their father, and are proclaiming their loy- alty to their talented mother. ea Stillman remains’ at the ‘Union League club. The palatial steam yacht, ‘“Mod- esty,” owned by Stillman, Kgs drop- ped anchor in the Bay of Biscayne, just. off Miami, Florida, and active preparations are-being made to-equip Ser. for a~long cruise. Meanwhile Mrs. Leeds occupies the Cleveland villa, a palatial mansion ad- Joining.the Flaimingo hotel, at Miami, and’ is guarded night and day by pri- | vate. detectives. + BARREN PLUM TREE PROBLEM. Is EXPLAINED | Agricultural College Expert Says Situation Can Be Rem- edied i ~. Agricultural College, N. D., March 31.—The mystery of the barren plum tree is explained. A resident of the state asked the horticulture department of the agri- cultural, College why his plum trees failed to bear, although they bloom profusely each year. The question is. asked Dy dozens of people, says A. F. Yeager, head of the department, who gives the answer: © “nen nium tre@s fail’ to bear, the, 4 trouble usually can be traced to a iva, UL Crus» pollinization: If there is, but one variety of plum, even though there be many trees of that variety, (here will be no fruit, Experiments have proven that none of our plums can 3et fruit unless their ‘blossoms ; have pollen cf some other variety of plum carried to them by ingects. This means that to insure a settings of fruit a tree of some other variety should be planted near enough that insects will visit back and forth betwecu vari- «| eties. “Doing this will help the crop of i future years, and for ,this year's crop a, branch from another variety of plum that is in bloom may be put ina pail of water beneath ‘the tree to be pollinat The insects will do the rest. “Five varieties of plums and sand- cherries in favor now are the Terry, DeSoto, Surprise, Opata, Compass cherry, If a tree is being planted as a *ollinizer, the latter two are es- pecially recommended because ; they will bloom one year after setting.” HALL SHOWS “UNCLE JOE” Marmarth, N. D., March. 31.—Work on Marmarth’s new school building, in which contractors have $24,000 dn- vested, has been halted because of nonpayment on $52,000 worth of school bonds sold to the state board of university and school lands, The school board hope® to obtain the $52,000 loan within . about two months, but also desires to obtain $25,000 more deemed necessary to encloge the building against the com- ing of winter. In the original plans completion of the building~ for the opening of* school this fall was planned. FURNACE STARTS FIRE Van Hook, N, D., March 31:—Fire thought due to an overheateyl fur- nace,. destroyed the large store build- ing here owned by Gus Johnson.” Ai large amount of clothi and other merchandise ,and a carfoad of pota- toes: was. burned.. The, loss -is par- tially covered by insurance. Special children’s matinee to- morrow 2:30, Orpheum theatre, Mary Miles Minter in “The Fairy and the Waif.” —————————— COULD NOT. KEEP HOUSE Nithout Lydia £ Lydia E. 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