The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-18
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
WALLY REID
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

condition Of his system because OF
his recent experiences.
Reid has been in the hospital here
for several days. Saturday nieht HIS
wife. Dorothy Davenport. and her
mother told the story Of Naliy'a bat.
tie agalns drugs.
fnsiaved while being N good
fellow" 60 "fair.weather Friends"
they said. he suddenly came 20
realize his condition; went 10
quiet mountain resort. and there
fought cut 90 a dramatic finish
his great fight
lie then returned Go HIS Los An
geier horne Co make himself ready 10
resume his old place In the film
world. when he was suddenly strick.
en- with his present bathing illness.
Physicians today said that during
his ilness his pulse has gone as high
hts illness hts pulse has gone as high
At times no had been in a delirium.
Tho crisis. they said. was passed
Wednesday. and since then he has
shown slight Improvement daily
~wally hasn't had any relapscs
for five days now Mrs, Alice Dav.
export, wally's mother-inlaw. told
the United Pr~ss today.
Hes getting along fine--lmprov.
ing little each day. This morning
his temperature was only little
above normal. his pulse was strong.
81 and he was In a cheerful frame
OF mind.
we arc going Co 10 carefully
and don't want him 10 ovcrsio II.
He's Tar from dying. tho. Such
IMPORTS arr very much cxaEgcr.
ated and refer not 10 his condi-
ton today. but 60 fears We had
early last week."
wRiiy II In a private sanitarium
at Hollywood. but his wife ana
mother are guarding the place cnro-
fully as they do not want TO have
II berieged by Waliy's friends and
admirers Absolute quite. they say.
II the thing which win bring him
back 10 health sooner than any.
ihiftg else.
Many messages and a great many
flowers have been sent 70 tho Reid
home here. They have come from
'reaI people IN movieinnd not
from the fair. weather friends who
arc declared by his wife 10 be re-
spoasfble for his present plight
VIII H. Hays today DECLARED he
win not assume control Of tho
narcotic situation in Hollywood
but VIII cooperate with state
and federal authorities lin case
they cali ON me-
Il am not the arhiter % Hoiiy.
woods morals" Hays again emphs.
ssred. My mission Is not 60 mcte
cut punishment or 70 act in judicial
capacity. but - work construetively
10 remodel the motion picture indus
Try until u Is sound 20 Tho core and
- serving tho public TO the utmost
Of It's artistic and educational capac
ity.
AS for Wallace Reid. my sympa.
thies and the sympathi.s OF all good
pie ar. with him
Hays assertion that N. win not
act as supreme censor or morals Of
movie stars was IN answer an to
whether he would start active In.
veztiEation of the dope situation In
the movie colony.
Il cannot art ~ d policeman
any moro than can thu head Of
any other large corporation In y
case Of this kind. bat must leave
II to the legally constituted
anfhoritie~." he said.
Il win. however. cooperate with
the authorities in every way In case
they call me. but II would BE- pre-
sunpfious for me to assume control
of an investigation which II their
business"
Federal narcotic agents declared
today they intend TO mako a thoro
investigation Of the Hollywood dope
situation
Mrs. Reid said she was never able
TO learn from whom her husband
bought the dope or in what quaint.
ties. When he recovera. investiga-
tors viii probably question Reid on
this subject and especially az 70
whether a wellknown film producer
aided him in getting the stuff. II
was understood.
VIII II Hays. so-caflet GEAR Of
the uoyiea.- viii take no official
action In the dope" cleanup. he
declared today.