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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-29

had met Jean Acker. beautiful and
successful screen actress.
% 1t oil began Mt dinner party, and It
ended 80 soon thereafter that Cupid
never managed to catch up with them.
Miss Ackcr was invited to dinner
November 4. 1910. Rudolph was also
a guest. lie was attracted not only by
the beauty Of the little actress. but by
something deeper. Before the party
was over he had proposed. and those
who remember him as the ardent Julio
admit that he has all the technique of
the successful lover. Jean accepted.
They were married. it Is said, that
night In the home of Joe Engle, then
manager Of the Metro Studio, at which
both were working.
But Cupid was tired. He didn't stay
long on the job. The marriage lasted
one night. The following day. accord.
ing to Valentino, his wife left him, and
with the exception of n single day about
a month later. she did not live with
him.
Miss Acker agrees with her husband
on these points. but she affirms that
1t was he who left her, the date of the
dcsertion being December 5. i0l!.
Ihenceforth communication between
the two seems to have taken place
through the medium Of letters, tele.
grams and telephone. Many Of these
letters and kilograms were made pub,ic
In the course of the hearings in Holly
wood before Judge TOland in Supreme
Court.
These letters and kilograms, together
with testimony taken In court, form
the basis of story with a moral, the
story OF marriage based upon in
fatuation. love that fared brilliantly
FOR moment and then died.
Their marriage. Miss Acker testified.
TOOK place SO near mi idnight that she
be dated November 1 or &, A
quarrel took place on the following
morning. Mr. and Mrs, Maxwell Kar-
ger told of talking with Miss Acker six
hours after the wedding.
She came to me: said she was sorry
they were married." testified Mrs. Kar-
ger. Miss Acker threw herself on n
bed and wcpt. She. told me she thought
she had made q mistake"
karger testified that n few weeks
after the wedding Miss Acker came 70
his office and told him she thought /,
best thnt they separate.
Ackor lasted until January. 1890
Miss Acker later asked for a sepa
rate maintenance. while her handsome
husband countrred with cross com
plnint asking for n divorce.
Miss Acker testified tnat she did not
find marriage an ideal existence and
TINT the ideal lover of the screen lef,
her not long after she became his wife
Not only that. but when she asked
him why he no longer cared to live
with her he replied she told the Judge
"My success means more to me
than anything In the world. have
fine opportunity now. don't
want q wife. I want to be Free"
Valentino, on the other hand. denied
that he deserted his wife. lie says that
she deserted him the day after the wed
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EN-ALWATNVONIEN- MADE POOR INNlGRANl,
O,EZAPPERSLDOLs sPEREECTLOVER
His Love "Noblest."
But May Haze Erred.
Says Valentino

Valentino declares that lie and his
present bride will now wait for the
legal year and then rcmarry. and
will meanwhile adhere strictly to the
letter Of the law.
1T is needless to say he says,
"that this years delay will not IN
any way lessen our love. /, or
course. regret deeply that ] should
have done anything that would lower
me in the estimation Of the Amcri-
can people who have been so kind
to me and have accepted me Mt every
turn for moro than ! conceive to be-
my real worth. and who have gsn-
ciously called me tho lover of the
screen.
~ will say that the love that
made me do what I have done was
prompted by the noblest intentions
that a man could have. ! loved
deeply. but in loving I may have
erred"
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Was Nothing When
! Married Him"

She replied, denying Valentines
charges, characterizing them as dirty
and low down. and claiming that her
husband was making these statements
to injure her. Sh" gave an interview
10 n newspaper at that time. declaring
that she would say more. but she didn't
want these awful things TO reach
her mother in the East.
I'm time / may have TO bare some
unprntablc details in court. but it would
break my heart now she said. She
rontradicted hcr husbands assertion
that her illness was assumed. 'Whe1
YOU 'rc in love and working oh. so had
+" make livng--it's no wonder my
health broke down under the strain.
Moving picture acting is no snap.
"While still sick and weak ! went
from studio TO studio. and they passed
the word around that I couldn't finish
the pictures started. 80 il was hard
10 get work. was getting better
/ when these horrible things come out in
court and made me suffer so that my
health broke down again. OF course,
there is no truth in these stories about
my participating in wild parties
If my husband only knew the pain
I am undergoing. perhaps he wouldn,t
say those things about me. ! don't
want his money. aS he charges. but l
do wish ] had his health and strength.
~ used 10 play in comedies, but
this is a tragedy. An N-ray will pc
taken in few weeks 10 determine
whether or not ] shall have an opera
ton. Perhaps shall snever be aDle
TO play in movies again.
Among the statements made by Miss
.\cker, in support of her case are
these:
'IIe deserted me. lie was moth
ing when I married him. and a.
soon as he arrived he lost inter
est in me. lie has been digging into
my life history for other love al.
fairs
Valentino won hlS divorce decree but
= was not to be final for one year. lie
ignored that stipulation. lie and
'Nulnchu Rumbuva" went TO Mexicai.
across th" Mexican border. and were
married.
And then came the bigamy charge and
the flight Of tn" bride TO New York.
leaving Nal"nlIn" to face the charge
plonc The hearing viii b" held juno l.
The name o' Winifrcd Shnughnessy.
used 10y the brad" ON her trip East, ID
her real maiden name.
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stand your conduct toward me. and |
cannot receive amy satisfactory eX-
PLANTATION through tclcphoning or s"e-
ing YOU.
"Sincc | cannot force my presence
upon you. either at the hotel or at
traces uGracc Darmond). whore YOU
spent most Of your time, ! guess d
better give It up. ] am always ready
to furnish you a home and all the COM
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Valentino Knocked
His Wife Dozen
The most striking testimony offered
by Miss Acker was that dealing with
her allegation that her husband had
struck her and knocked her down.
II was taking a BATH she said.
"He came into my apartment and
started hammering on the bathroom
door, threatening to break II down
unless opened 1t. So ! opened the
door. we argued; he hit me with
his fist and knocked me down.
CATER he knocked me down he
seemed sorry. My face was swell.
ling from the blow. 1t was the first
time any one had struck me. /
cried.
"He relent"d. begged for forgive
ness. and I dressed and went down TO
the lobby of the apartment house with
him.
"And then he told me he didn't want
timatcd that he'd like to have me frame
ND some divorce evidence. refused.
I was i'll at the time. He said he'd al
ways'b he my dear friend. but he didn't
want to be my husband.
"In the heat Of anger told him
was going to Reno to get 4 divorce,
lie said that suited him fine.
"'I have a future he said, and
don't want any woman hanpering
my career
THAT was on January 10, 1920 t.1
Just returned from location. and so had
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Alone and Fr1endless, He Landed TN
= New York Only Nine Years Ago and
Was Glad to Get q Job as Bus D,1ver.
Then Women Yielded to His Lure
and Placed HIS Feet Oh Ladder to
- Fame
"PERFECTLOTER OF SCREEN"'
WASNOTSO PERFECTALOTER
INREAL LIFE, WIIFE DECL ARES

Little lean ticker, on NIitness Stand,
Revealed PtJul Tale Of Selfjhness
and Cruelty, and Told Efosv He
Struck Her and Knocked Her Doom
Right After Their Marriage
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and lived together three or four days,
after which Valentino went to hi,
downtown bachelor apartment and
stayed two weeks.
letters and Teleg,ams
Tel Pitiful Tale
lie came back 10 her one day and
she told him she wanted bungalow
IA home. lie couldn't make up his
mind what TO do about it, and in
tn" end they rented another apart
ment and moved in.
Then on December lJ--littlc more
than Il month after they were mar
ricd--they left the city "un location"
Hh" with one company and he with
another. 1t was when she returned,
about January 10, that the bathroom
incident already related took place.
Valentino when called TO the stand
told OF pleading with his wifi" to return
to him. to substantiatc which testi-
mony he introduced a letter. dated No.
lemDeL 80, 1919, which read in part
MY Dear Jean:
II am at a complete loss to under |
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(Signed, JEAN"

(Signed' JEAN.
"Mojavc. Cal. January 1G, 1920.
Rudolph Valentino,
Los Angeles.
wire and telephone calls very
sweet. but letter entirely too sarcastic.
Mako your own plans for East and
advise strongly YOU do not come. as !
am working much too hard to entertain
any ono, and hotel only have room tor
the company. tSigncdD JEAN.
Just as the separation suit was about
~ come up in Supreme Court, Nalen-
tino filed his counter suit for divorce.
which pc lately won. The long delay
in the trying of the case was due 10
Miss Ackers illness. which Valentino
testified in court he believed to be sham.
adding, that she frequently went on wild
parties
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lean Acker Tells
ot0ry Of Tragedu

4, Miss Mathis did not meet him. But
luz tremendous impression he made on
"er Is proved by the fact that when,
ime time later. she and Director Rex
,"s.Im M We're casting "The Four Horse
tnM, she fought hard and success
su.y to have this unknown boy given
Saance to play the principal role.
Meanwhile, RodOlph--he has lately
essnsed his name to that spelling
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What other man can boast Of having
swayed such a list as this:
- Bonnie Glass. once famous beauty
and dancer. favorite Of Broadway's mil
lionaire sporting clique. who could have
chosen among the wealthiest and chose.
instead-thc unknown and friendless
ITALIAN boy.
I" Joan Sawyer. famous as one Of the
most perfect beauties Of the stage.
j, Jean Acker, charming stage and
screen actress. who became his wife
for n tragically short period.
June Mathis. noted scenarist, who
was so struck by his charm In a part
little more important than that OF an
extra" that she secured for him the
principal role in her great screen pro-
duction Of ''1rhe Four Horsemen Of the
Apocalypse" and so made him famous
almost overnight.
Natacha RambOva, formerly n stage
dancer and recently art designer for
Nine. Nazimova's screen productions.
who became his bride in the Mexican
marriage which now threatens to in
vOlve him in II bigamy prosecution.
Guglielmi Glad of
Bus Drirer's Job
Rodol'o Guglielmi was the son of
parents in most ordinary circumstance"
and was born twenty seven years ago
in little Italian town called Castcl-
lenata. They were just about able to
give him an education In one of the
provincial military and agricultural
colleges and. with thoughts of career
as farmer, or. perhaps, Landscape gar
dener in the golden land Of America,
\, he left his home and came to this coun-
X lie spoke no English when he landed
IN lew York. He knew no one. He
had little or no money. He had no
Job in sight.
His first months here were vastly
Is able to live today. lie took any odd
Jobs he could find. He was even bus
driver for while.
But Guglielmi had one talent to per-
fection. though he had never even con-
sidered it as a means of livelihood.
That talent was dancing.
And finally. by sheer luck. his
dancing was seen by some lesser lights
OF the variety stage and they planted
IN him the idea Of turning to account
his nimblc feet. his graceful agilit' and
bis charm.
AT first 1t was n desultory sort OF
fnror L ne"; WIN 'nS 'Hu"lc'
. hrouoh. ~ H"t u tnar ahn tnis sHnnee
nis o"sIa sIa MN wIthin the VISION OF Don
poiS' m,asS' queen o1 tnt capare,.
h,s "nIr fann,, ttii conpleteN y victim tG
trainoJ 'i.,o"' hi,, ""e ,ooh MN up anu
neon,o ' ,h h''i' sne n.ro"ucE" ni'n u
him bor "U J;, muI in'iuem.e . u"u s"c '.'i"J
him amnnn .in nn;ta n.;,nor s"n "T, ,iuh,
life in Eow Va Wor,, "''''e' VI '"' "'S"'
And thor ln,',. 1o. S,,,.or mn,
C;upIi"Imi WAN, % f,,.hom ""a" IN, So" ~ tha so";, "
Of The urofas.;on omI ,,nnnnoI N.Y. ~ 70 ao,
anita ' lrolesSion ana managed 10 ge'
Wom ~ ,,.
i'm % ~ ,n .o' , n!M
One Of tbos. iohS u.os u.,t,, r,r,,-
cal revue. II disbonIeI IN Goiifornia
Ggielmi was omt of wnrt onJ hal mr
more money thnn he n"oInd "''' "'' Nv
But women thomabt hir' ,ood ,,,L
ing and one Of them tnnh Nm " ,n ,'tn ~,
movie studios and ;,troIroeI m,i'' him -, :,
casting ,lirrctors IJn wos ..nho,o
graphic; :" no com,d wear M "nn rood al"tto. tto
and his dancing was nerfcrtion s,
~ was III demand aS an extra ant
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he, although we'd been in different sec.
tionS of the country
On the morning Of the day follow.
ing. the pretty actress said. she asked
her husband for money.
IL was not well and was out Of
funds" she testified. "lIe said he'd
loan me money. but he wouldn't give
me penny
And SO on January Is last she filed
suit for separate maintenance.
After the marriage, according to her
testimony, they went TO her apartment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-29

A1NE when italian immigrant Rodolfo
~ Gugm landed in New York. almost pennless alone fndless
and definite idea Of what d he might have murdered his
we-f one-and have attracted than passing
ment in strictly local newspapers
Today this Italian merely by dvorng and going
marriage with another continent stirred
depths and shakes its foundation industry involving
Of dollars than he could have dreamed hundreds
1913
Rodoo Gugmi known Rodoph Valentino he perfect
lover of the screen"
And those nine he has helped
has the ordinary habrained movie fapper
but the beautiful and talented of the and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-29

Impossible to spend New Year 5 .
with you. Leaving Tuesday afternoon
for vacation. Will wire address when
arrive. Awfully disappointed. Can't .
be helped. My love. Phone me at ten
tonight.
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fort TO the best of my moderate means
and ability, as well as all the love and
care of a husband for his dear little
wife.
please, dear Jean, darling, come
10 your senses and give me an op-
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She is the stepdaughter Of Itichard
IIudnut, the New York perfume manu-
lacturcr. Her mother, formerly the
wife of Salt Lake CITY man, later
married Edward de Wolfe, brother g
Elsie do Wolfe.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-22
LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER BUMPER

The entire wheat crop condition
has undergone a complete change
within the past few weeks. Some
wheat fields that looked like there
would not be much crop are coming
out in fine shape. Other fields that
had the appearance of only half a
crop are on the road to big yield.
Again we have experienced what
has so often happened in this section
of the country, complete and sud-
den change for the better. The big
rains and the warm spring sun have
brought the country out Of the hole,
and the faces of the farmers have
taken on broad smile Of confidence.
There is one fact that we often
overlook. That even when there is an
indication of wheat failing, it shows
up early enough to give the farmers
chance to put in the drouth resist
ing CTUpS, anu save Iuc udy' lHio 10
due to our particular season. A coun-
try located in a different altitude and
under different climatic conditions
is not able to give the farmer two
shots at crop.
1t is also true that when the sea-
son is against wheat it is generally
very favorable to row crops. This is
distinct advantage not enjoyed by
very many other localities. Some
Of the biggest row crops ever raised
in this country were when the wheat
season was at its worst.
The spring small grain crops are
also good under the same conditions.
Wonderful crops of rye, sudan, oats,
and barley have been raised in these
off years. With the present outlook
all crops are doing exceedingly we'll
and we are looking forward to an
other big yield. - fF
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-22

such installments becoming due in
each and every year thereafter I'M
til all are paid and all to be collect
ed with interest as in this ordinance
designated; provided, that the owner
of any piece of property liable for
such assessment may redeem such
property from such liability by pay
ing into the city treasury the entire
amount chargeable against the same
as in this ordinance provided at any
time within thirty days from and af-
ter the publication Of this ordinance
and before the issuance of the bonds
of said city in payment of the costs
Of said improvements, and the pro-
perty so paid on shall not be liable
for further assessments for the costs
of said improvements nor any part of
the said bonds.
Section 3. There is hereby further
levied and assessed against each lot
and piece of ground described in Sec
ton One hereof, Five and one-half
per cent per annum on all the said
installments from the date of the
bonds to the time of the collection of
each of said installments as provided
by law, which shall be collected an
nually at the same time and in the
same manner as said installments,
and after the issuance of said bonds
it shall be the duty of the City Clerk
Of said City to annually, at the same
time other city taxes are certified,
and until all of the taxes and assess
ments so apportioned and levied have
been certified, to certify to the Coun-
ty Clerk of Seward County, Kansas,
full list of all property liable to
taxation and assessment for such inn
provements, except such property on
which the special assessments afore-
said has been paid in full, as herein
provided, together with the respec-
tive amounts due on each lot and
piece Of ground, which amount shall
include the annual installment and
the interest on the same, or all I'M
paid balances for one year, at the
rate of Five and One-Half per cent
cent per annum as aforesaid; and
such amounts so certified shall be
collected as other city taxes and as
sessments are collected.
Section a. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its publication in the official
city papers.
Passed by the Council, June 20,
1922.
Approved by the Mayor June 20,
W. v. GRIFFITH,
Attest: Mayor.
L. L. Holland,
City Clerk.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-22
ROW CROPS WILL BE
LARGE THIS YEAR
Everything points to a big row

Everything points to big row
crop for this year. Many farmers
did not get all their wheat ground
in last fall, and they have plant
ing row crops in its stead. The fine
spring rains have put the ground in
excellent shape and they are busy
getting in the crop.
There will be larger acreage of
kafir, milo miaze, feterita, broom
corn, sudan hay, oats and barley than
has occurred in many years. The
wheat acreage will be cut down per-
haps forty per cent. This is not a
calamity by any means as a rotation
is good thing for the soil. Those
familiar with the seasons and effects
of crops on the land hold that no
better thing could occur in a coun-
try than the changing of crops on the
land. All agricultural experts and
the most successful farmers follow
this rule. fnen, when wheat is grown
year in and out, in large acreages it
reduces the feed supply for the cat
tie, hogs and horses, and this forces
the shipping in of feed. While there
have only been a few times in this
locality that it has been necessary
to ship in feed, it is well to look after
this item. Next fall there will be
worlds of the feed grains and hay to
supply not only the local demand,
but to furnish big export crop.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-22
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE MAY
OR AND COUNCILMEN OF THE
CITY OF LIBERAL, KANSAS.

Section /. That for the purpose of
paying the cost of paving, curbing,
guttering and excavating of Grant
Avenue between the intersection of
Railroad Avenue and Grant Avenue
on the south and the intersection of
Seventh Street and Grant Avenue on
the north, there is hereby levied and
assessed against the property liable
therefore, being all of the lots and
pieces of ground lying on either side
of Grant Avenue between the points
indicated and to the center Of the
blocks or pieces Of ground, special
assessments covering the costs of
such work and improvements, said
special assessments being based on
special appraisement of valuation of
said lots and pieces of ground here
tofore made by three disinterested
householders appointed by the Mayor
and Council, which said appraise-
ments are hereby referred to and
made a part of this ordinance, and
the several amounts levied, assessed,
and apportioned against each of said
lots and pieces of ground according
to the benefits to be derived by
reason of said paving, curbing. gut
tering and excavating are described
and designated as follows
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-22

Assessments on Certain Lots and
Pieces of Ground in the City Of
Liberal, Kansas, to pay the Cost of
Paving, Curbing, Guttering, and
Excavating of Grant Avenue Be-
tween the Intersection of Railroad
Avenue and Grant Avenue on the
South, and the intersection of Sew
enth Street and Grant Avenue on
the North; and Also Relating to
and Providing for the Collection
and payment of Such Assessment.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-22

Mrs. ]. R. Realm Of Manhattan,
has returned home after spending
several days with her son, R. A. Rea-
Yin of the Lone Star vicinity.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-22

Section 2. Said amounts assessed,
levied and apportioned as aforesaid
shall be due and collectable in Twen-
ty equal installments, the first COM
ing due in the year 1922, and one of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-08-02
SHOWDOWN IN
GARBAGE FRACAS
Elliott Jumps Into Mix-up
to Help Out Jay
Craven.

John L. Elliott, vice president OF
the board Of sanitary Commissioners,
today jumped int the new garbage
plant fracas to help out President Jay
A Craven a showdown, which gave
promiSe~of some plain speaking, was
considered likely at the Thursday
meeting of the board.
Elliott said he was with Craven In
his announced intention Of preventing
Charles IL Hurd, consulting engineer,
from continuing in employ of the
board at SIS. 900 a year Commission
er Lucius B. Swift stands against
them for Hurd, It Is understood Swift
wants Hurd to resign and supervise
construction Of the new garbage plant
Craven and Elliott said they can get
an engineer for less than Hurd costs
the taxpayers. Hurd is supervising
construction Of the sewage disposal
plant. Swift said his work on the
garbage plant would cost nothing ex-
ira, because he could work on 1t at
the same time as the sewage disposal
system.
Meanwhile some citizens Of West
Indianapolis announced intention TO
seek Instrumentation before standing for
either continuance Of the present
smelly garbage plant or construction
of new ono.
If West indianapolis gets. Sellers
farm, where the plants are located,
dlannexed along with It's own terri
tory, Indianapolis can annex Sellers
farm again and 90 right ahead. Ell
lott said.