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Show Telephone Call Bares Suicide of Millionaire St. Louis, Aug. 7. Jordan Wheat Lambert, mlllloualro vice presldont ot tho Lambert Pharmacal company, shot and killed himself In an exclusive exclus-ive apartment house hero early today. to-day. Ho was 43 years old and socially soci-ally prominent. Lambert and his second wlfo, Mrs. Dernlco Kendall Lambert, formor Webster Grove, Mo heiress, have been soparated since October, It ts said. Mrs. Lambert Is now In Now York with hor G-months-oId child. Lambert Is said to have donlod that thero had been n separation. Lambert was divorced from his first wife several years ago. There aro two children by tho first marrl-ago marrl-ago Harron V. and Jordan W. Lambert, Lam-bert, Jr. A telophono call from an unknown un-known woman resulted in the finding find-ing ot tho body by a maid. Tho woman wo-man callod shortly after 3 o'clock and askod If Mr. Lambert was In. When tho maid went Into his room sho found tho body. Lambert was known a3 the "Broadway "Broad-way Jonos" ot St. Louis. Ho was a wldoly known sportsman and bllll-ardlst bllll-ardlst and bolonged to many of tho country's largest athletic clubs, including in-cluding the New York Athletic club, tho Missouri Athletic association aud the St. Louis Country club. He was graduated from St. John's acadoray, Sallna, Kan., In 1895. Pollco today wore searching for tho mysterious woman whose telophono telo-phono call led to tho discovery of the sulctdo. It Is believed that sho may bo able to furnish some cluo as to tho causo of tho deod. Lambort'a brothers, Albort Bond, Jr., D. Wooster and Marlon L. J. Lamber' ro all wldoly known In bustnu . ud tho sporting world. Albort Dond Lambert Is a former president of tho Aoro Club of America Ameri-ca and has dono much to promote aerial sport in St. Louis. Ho has backed many of tho'balloon races nnd Is at present nctlvo in promoting the air servlco ot the army here. |