The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-20
HAYS WATCHING
R0D0LPH'S CASE
Moral Guardian of Films
Thinks Result May Be
Future Precedent

LOS ANGELES Cal, May ie.---
Because 1t may establish "a prcCc-
dcrt for possible pros, cution OF other
tllm stars on similar charges. WIN
Hays, ruler OF tho movies. was re-
ported this afternoon 60 be keeping
In close touch with the iuvcstiga-
tion being carried ou los Ditrict At
torncy Woolwine into tho marriage
ot Rodolph Valentino. dashing screen
nero who failed to wait FOR final
decree OF divorce before wedding
beautiful Natcha Rambova. daueh-
ter Of a millionaire New NurS per-
fumcr
Representative in this city were
reported 10 be kccping Hsys posted
from this city on Valentines posi-
tion, as tho latter may face a hiFamy
charge II WooiWiucs Investigation
develops sufficient grounds.
Sicuths ON Honeymoon Trail.
Meanwhile Detective Sergeant ed
ward King, as personal representa-
tive Of District Attorney WoolWine.
was making a check today over The
honeymoon trail' Of tho film star
and his bride, to see II they stopped
at hotels In Imperial valley as man
ana vito after their marriage in
Mexicvali last Saturday
NJ the district attorneys office n
was stated that the screen stars
fate really hinged today on the
seemingly insignificant word in
tent" ~
The situation OF "lntent." they
said, IL this:
May Have Evndcd law.
It Valentino, after being given an
interlocutory decree from Jean
Acker and before he had received
MS final decree. went out OF this
country to get married under the
laws OF another country and then
came back here TO live. then he In
tonded to ovade the law"
The same situation applies to
FRANK and Henry B. Walthai mar
rla9es, 1t was stated. Walthal re-
ceived divorce November is. 1918,
III Chicago and five days later
Welded Mary Charleton at Crown
Point, Ind. II Ia said there ia no in %
terlocutory decree ia Illinois, but
mat the possibility exists this union
was Illegal because tho law OF mi
nols says no one can remarry within
year after their divorce.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. May 10
Henry b. Walthal. noted star OF the
screen, whose second marriage has
been reported under Investigation
oy Los Angeles authorities. declared
| today the marriage had already been
| threshed out by Indiana judiciary
ana decision reached that he had
been within his legal rights in re-
| marrying
Walthal said he was granted n d.
| Norce flve years ago In Chicago
from Isabelle Fenton, an actress.
| The decree contained "a provision
That he could not remarry within the
state for a year.
Ten days lated he married Miss
Mary Charleton in Indiana.
Tho name of Winfred Shaugh
messy used by tho new bride o
Valentino, whose wedding at Mexi
call last Saturday prompted tn,
county and federal Investigation
now under way, Is her real name /
was learned from her friends Il
hollywood. she In the step daughte
OF Richard Hudnut. New York per
1umery manufacturer. Her mother
formerly the wife OF Salt LAX,
city man later married Edward De
Wolfe. brother OF Elsie DeWolfe
then a stage favorite.
| The DeWolfes went to San Fran.
cisco where Winifreds mother be.
came an interior decorator and q
year ago she married Richard Hud.
nut. Winifred at one time attained
some popularity IN tho Metropolitan
Ballet at New York and later wen,
10 South America with the Kos.
lofts in a dancing act.
More recently under the nnmo OF
Natacha Rambava she held the po-
sition OF art director In motion pic
lures at Hollywood. In which occu-
patton she was engaged at the time
OF her marriage in MexIcall 10
Valentino.