Evening star., 1928-11-22
FILM STAR DENIES
BEING INTOXICATED
Alma RubenS Says She Was
Not Abusive to Woman in
! Argument Over Collision.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, November 22.-f
charge that Alma Rubens, screer
actress, was extremely intoxicated
end that she thrust herself into an ar
gument over an automobile .coilsloi
which led her negro maid to administer
beating TO Beverly Hills woman
motorist drew an indignant denial IRON
the actress here last night.
The charge was made in an afhdaVl'
fled in the city prosecutors once pS
Mrs. w. N. SchoelWer OF Beverly 1llls
Mrs. Schoelwer obtained issuance OF .
complaint charging Miss RubenS ma!d
Edna CLAYTON, with battery. The AZ
fidayit also declared that Miss RubenS
threatened Mrs Schoelwer with bodily
harm during the argument.
The affidavit said Miss Rubens' auto
mobile occupied by the maid and q
chauffeur, collided with Mrs. Schoel-
wer's car, which was parked at a mo-
ton picture studio in Hollywood. IL
was alleged that an argument ensucd
between Miss Ruhens' employees and
Mrs, Schoelwer and a friend, Mrs. w
G. Swenson. which was climaXed by the
maid seizing Mrs. Schoelwer by the
throat and beating her in the face with
her fist.
CHARGES Offer to Fight.
Miss RubenS entered the picture. ac-
cording to the affidavit, when she heard
the argument and came out of the
studio, extremely intoxicated and
told Mrs. Schoelwer that her maid only
done what she should have done. We
are all Gods children. There is no
creed or color"
Hanging on the side Of my car" the
affidavit continued, land smoking Gig
arctic, the film star said, Come III and
see Harry Schenck. You're not going
to get away until this thing is straight
ened out You're trying to frame me. ."
BY leaning in the window of my car
with her body wobbling about Mrs.
Schoelwer charged that Miss Rubens
refused to let her depart. saying not
until you've settled" and using abusive
language
The affidavit stated Mrs. Swenson
then accused Miss Rubens of being
drunk" whereupon the actress came
around the car and said ''I'll smash
your nose in" The argument was
ended, the affidavit said, when young
woman came out of the studio and led
the film star into the Office.
After depoSiting bail for the release
of her maid, Miss Rubens Indignantly
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language charges She said she went
out of the studio to see what was
wrong and do what I could to settle
whatever dispute there was" but de-
clared Il was not wobbling as they
say"
Denies IntOxicatiOn Charge.
"It is most amazing that they men,
toned my name" the film actress de-
clared. II had nothing Whatsoever to
do with it. I absolutely deny being in
toxicated or being abusive in front of
the two women"
Yesterday was not entirely day of
adversity for Miss Rubens, however.
She and her husband. Ricardo Cortez.
also film star. announced that their
trial separation" had come to happy
ending
Miss Rubens and Cortez separated
several months ago, when Cortez went
to live at the apartment of a friend.
1t was two weeks ago they said that
they decided to let bygones be bygoneS
and to start all over again.
Eyes. am happy to say 1t is true
that We are reunited" Miss Rubens
said.
Me, too" chorused Cortez.