The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-26
SPLIT WITH HIS
WIFE DENIED
BY P|CKFORD
Shows Telegram From Mari
lynn and Costly Present
to Offset Rumors.
BY WILLIAM PARKER,
COSMOPOLITAN News Service.

LOS ANGELES, March 26.-'At
last / have become famous. Friends
have separated me from my wife"
Jack Pickford, motion picture
star and brother OF Mary Pickford,
sat on the edge Of his bed In his
mothers home today. and emphati-
cally denied he and the star OF
sally" were estranged.
Then he fished from the pocket
Of his silk pajamas o telegram
dated Chicago two days ago. 1t
contained some fifty words, was
filled with endearing declarations
''MariIypn"
Raising the window shade to ad.
NIT few stray sunbeams, Picldord
went to the bureau and got an ex.
pensive looking leather case.
"I got this from Marilynon only
last week" he said, proudly, as he
opened It, Within the leather case
reposed an epic Of the jewelers. art.
Il was q cigarette case. Of green
gold, engraved stripes worked deli
cateiy in the cover and inset In the
center q flawless Chinese crystal.
Engraved In the crystal is a minia-
ture figGfe OF Marilynn Miller az
she appears In one OF her dancing
poses. On the inner cover is eng
graved facsimile of Marilynn Mil
ler's handwriting with the message:
ITO my darling husband, Jack, with
worlds of love, from Marilynn.
Charges EvlI Influence.
At this moment Roger Lewis, for
merly q New York newspaper man
and now scenario adviser to Jack
Pickford. strollod into the room
tying the cord of his lounging robe.
''Some evil influence II at work
in the East against Jack and Mari
lynn" declared Lewis. I'VE know
who the principal person il in this
underground campaign to separate
them, but we are not prepared just
now to make public the name"
Does this look like we are
estranged," asked Piclxford AZ he
gestured with one hand the four
sides Of the room. On the wallis
were various photographs Of Mari
lynn Miller, heads, busts. fun length.
in dancing costume, in sport COS
tune and az q bride.
Lewis counted nine pictures.
Most OF my pictures Of Marilynn
are being framed" said Pickford.
"Jack and MariIynn telephone
each other twice q day" went on
Lewis. "E5e calls her once and she
calls him. And II you could hear
the affectionats terms they use to
each other you would be convinced
they are more in love than ever"
Meanwhile, Pickford has been
reading the story from New York.
He touched a match to a mono
grammed cigarette and thought
fully blew cloud Of smoke before
commenting.
Calls IL an Injustice.
THAT kind Of a story can be
written about anybody who is be-
fore the public" he said. II don't
mind what 10 said about me. but
all this talk is great injustice to
Marilynn This seems to be the
open season for motion picture
people and I suppose I might as
we'll be reconciled to 1t before my
return"
Pickford walked over to an ex-
tension telephone In the rooom and
put in q call for his publicity man.
. "A Los Angeles newspaperman
came out to the studio about six
weeks ago and said there was a
rumor in New York that Marlynn
and Jack were separated" said
Lewis. Jack showed him CORE
spondence which was not too per-
sonal. and the reporter went away
convinced there was no foundation
for the rumors. And only last week
the correspondent for a news SER
subject. He, too. saw recent cor.
respondence which had passed be-
tween Jack and Marilynn."