The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
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able personality. But did not think
he would 60 that far.
Instead of her helping me. as she
said she would when got In trouble.
l understand she did everything to
discourage everyone from helping
me-"
Returning to the Ziegfeld angle Of
his marital tangle. yesterday said:
IT did not want my little Gloria to
D., on the stage. because I know what
comes Of every girl who enters
heatrical life. Anyone who has any
hing to do with the Ziegfeld organi.
zltion cannot be happy. Not one of
hose girls with ziegfeld's show is
happy.
Tried to Save Her.
Il tried to save her from this life.
and ! intend to do so even though
am incarcerated in this prison."
yesterday said he understands there
Is a rumor afloat that Gloria Foy AMI
Frank Hale, the man who Is given
credit for introducing the jazz craze
in New York, have been seen much
together recently.
"Rumors are in the air that as soon
as there is a divorce granted Gloria
will marry this Hale fellow" Easter.
day said. Gloria met Hale several
years ago. / am informed from re-
liable authority that Hale has met her
| at the stage door and away they went
down Broadway in his big motor car"
Drawing himself up to his full six
feet, and lighting a heavy Turkish
cigarette. Easterday said in slow,
measured tones:
IT don't blame the little girl one bit.
I am sorrowing for her tonight. She
is not responsible for all this. She
was influenced to some extent by her
mother. who was herself a headliner
on a prominent vaudeville circuit"
VIII Fight Suit.
yesterday declared emphaticalfy he
would fight the divorce suit Of his
wife II 1t cost him his last cent.
II don't see how such q suit could
be legal" he said. II was never
served with any papers. The first I
knew that there had been q divorce
Washington Times.
Now let me tell you all know
about this divorce business"
yesterday fixed himself more COM
fortably in his chair, adjusted his neat
ly pressed English tweed coat, lit an
other cigarette, and proceeded:
A Sweet Girl.
MY wife and I never had Q word
of quarrel until four months ago.
She was a sweet girl and We loved
each other with all our hearts. But
when she began to get mail from
Ziegfeld offering her inducements In
his company then I declared the
stage was no place for q girl.
81 was subpoenaed by Federal off,
ctals about one month ago to testify
in Nicky Arnstein's bankruptcy case
In New York. While there I met my
wife In the office of Slul 8. Myer. an
attorney. She seemed somewhat glad
to see me and invited her and the
two deputy marshals who accom-
panied me from Washington to take
dinner with me at my hotel
Visited Apartment.
"She came to my apartment and
stated before witnesses she would like
TO get q divorce, as Ziegfeld had told
her he wouldn't give her part In his
show unless she was divorced from me.
"She said she would remarry me
after she had made a name for herself.
She gave her solemn promise that she
would help me in my predicament.
She said she would rejoin me as soon
as she could be independent OF Zieg-
field.
"I decided at that time to give her
divorce on her assurance that II
would be solely for her desire to help
me. I told her I would see her In the
next four or five days and give her
evidence by which she could obtain the
divorce"