New Britain herald., 1926-08-24
New York. Aug. 24 (P)

New York, Aug. 24 tFD - Ru- dolph Valentino, born Guglielmi. wanted to die young, and today the body of the 31-year- perfect lover' of the screen lay in an un- dertaker's parlors, magnet for. a crowd that blocked traffic, await ing the arrival from Italy of his brother.
 Spent Million In Year
 From his native Italy to Los An geles, capital of flmdom, tributes flowed in to the dead actor, who came to America practically pen niless, got job as assistant gar dener on the Long Island estate of Cornelius Bliss. jr., in 1913, and last year earned and spent s1,- 000,000.
 John W. Considine, producer of his pictures, said in Los Angeles "Valentino several times remarked to me, I shall die young. I know it, and l shall not be sorry. I would hate to live to be an old man.
 "Valentino's prophecy has been fulfilled, but it has been a terrific blow to his friends. I found Ru- dolph a man of great courage and unquenchable spirit. He will be greatly missed"
 Monument Fund Started
 Italian admirers in Los Angeles already have started a movement for funds to erect a monument to him, and Pola Negri, who an- nounced some time ago that she expected to become Valentino's third wife, was prostrated by the news.
 Charles Eyton, a mutual friend of Valentino and the Hungarian actress, declared the wedding date had been set for as soon after Jan uary first as their motion picture work would permit.
 Lost Her Real Love
 Miss Negri telephoned to New York several times during Valen- tino's illness, and after the death told Eyton, he said, T have lost not only my dearest friend, but the one real love of my life"
 "She insisted on going to the home in Beverly Hills which Val entino was building for her, and which is now virtually completed. She spent more than an hour there where they both had worked out heir ideas for an ideal home which was to be occupied by them after their marriage"
 Girl Denies Engagement
 Marian Benda, Follies girl who vas Valentino's companion the .vening before he went to Poly clinic hospital for the double operation that preceded his death. eclared here that Valentino had 10 intention of re-marrying.
 He was not engaged to marry iiss Negri,' said Miss Benda. 'Youll notice that all the state nents have come from her. He lever denied any of them because e was too fine. He did think a reat deal of her.
 We had a discussion on mar iage recently, and he told me that e wouldn't marry again until he Tas ready to give up his career. hen he would settle down to a life."
 Denies "Wild Party"
 AS for rumors that they had cen to a wild party the night efore Valentino went to the hos ital, Miss Benda said, We went ) Texas Guinans and had a mar 4, elous time dancing. and when we ere there a while Rudolph told l le he wanted to get out. We left, {; nd he took me home, and then fit me-" Valentino died of septic poison- $ lg that entered his heart and { lngs. At the hospital it was re- Is ealed that internal disorders ] hich brought about his death be- ' m six weeks ago, as Valentino ad complained of pains, although { Q did not receive medical atten- on until week ago Sunday. l Jean Acker. his first wife, was
 New York during his illness and i quired about him frequently. 'inifred Hudnut, Natacha Ram ( ova of the screen, his second wife, (
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