Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-05-27 | Page 2 | Woman Boasts of Spending Abilities

WOMAN BOASTS OF SPENDING ABILITIES I.OS ANGELES. Cal., May 26. How-she How-she spent $2, 000, 000 In cash left her bv her father, tha late E. J. (''Lucky") Baldwin, was related in detail by Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stocker at a trial to determine de-termine her competency in the probate department of the superior court here today. to-day. The proceedings were brought by Albert E. Snyder of San Francisco, a son, who asks that Mrs. Stocker be declared incompetent to manage her $10,000,000 estate and that a trustee be appointed. Mrs. Stocker, when questioned by her attorney, declared she had spent $500,000 for diamonds, given another sum of $500,000 to an attorney to invest for her and had spent the balance in various ways. When questioned about one item of $400,000 in particular, Mrs. Stocker answered: an-swered: "I spent it, and I'm the girl that can do it."