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Show BUI BURKE I DEFENDS MATE Dares Marilynn Miller to Prove Charges Against Husband i I YORK HARBOR, Maine, July 17 Another chapter was added 'to the : celebrated Mlller-Ziegfeld Pickford I controversy when Dlllle Burke. America's Amer-ica's charming comedienne, who In .private life is Mrs Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. threw down the gage of battle to Marilynn Miller, tho "Sally" star. In the cryptic defl 'Trove the lies you hTe been uttering about m husband. Come forth, young lady, and tell the truth about yourself and tell the world what Florens Ziegfeld has done , for ou Tell (he truth about v.mr n. lt. oung lady, tho truth, the naked truth that Is. If you dnro " Down at Norwood Farms "Blllle" Burke discussed many things, from "Baby Patricia," who hung affectionately affection-ately to her mother's neck, to her famous fa-mous husband. Flo Ziegfeld. Jr., the world's famous authority on feminine ! pulchritude. Of her husband she was I not loath to talk - in fact, she was eagerand eag-erand talk she did, not alone for her adorable Fl.o" but of Marllmn Miller. Mil-ler. i 'As to the intimation contained In the so called love 6torles that Flo wa--in love with her," said Mrs. Ziegfeld. "or had ever made love to her. the idea Is ridiculous The brain of the poor child Is not functioning proper ly. It Is a giddy and unreliable brain "Miss Miller flatters herself, yes, falters herself very much Indeed, Jt. keep her from marrv ing Jack Pick-; Pick-; ford because he Is In love with her. "When I said. 'Why doesn't Marl-llynn Marl-llynn Miller tell the whole truth about I I herself if she dare1" I meant it. MARILYNN "MAD." "Marilynn is mad because Mr. Zieg ; feld lnterferred with her on various ; occasions," she continued "It is not only the Pickford weddjng business-there business-there are lots of other things. "Flo has had considerable trouble with Miss Miller Marlhnn flow into a rage because Flo told her a halt had to be called on wild parties. For a j long time Flo said nothing about riot- ; ous champagno parties of Marilynn ' Miller at Great Neck, L. I , but when the pood name of the 'Salh' show was being endangered by the conduct of Ihe star he set his foot down, and sot it down hard. "As soon as Flo lnterferred with I thono parties at Greatnoek, Marilynn 1 jrot her dander up and threatened all ! sorts of th Inp "Here aro some questions for thP wonderful lady who hoasts that sho could marry anyone, the lady, the per- i feet little lady, who saB she repelled the unwelcome attentions of my husband hus-band : ' Why doean'l Miss Miller tell the , names of the very nice people, so jvery nice, who attended the cham purme orgies of hers at Greatneck? She was there not once, but oflen They were strictly Marilynn Miller's th rt los Marilynn brags about love notes from Flo I wonder if they are as ten-ider ten-ider anil breathe the same passion as was contained in the touching little notes she Inscribed on the photo-I photo-I graphs to Benny, the Boston Benny ;Kabatznlck. I just wonder yes, I .wonder It is too funny fur words, j "Now let us get down to Jack , Pickford Yes. he has an honorable I discharge from the navy but let 'he j w orld get a peep at the tpstimon nt the court martial of Surgeon Itavls, I and then, and not before, the w orld i will learn what sort of a patriot Jaclt I Pickford was in 191S, when our boys I were fighting in Flanders fields, j "Olive Thomas, a swet girl, committed com-mitted suicide in Paris the papers said It was a cocaine Orgy. Was Jack Pickford there ' Vh do qutrrled worn I an commit suicide? Would Olive Thomas Pickford. In the sweet flush i of youth, have committed suicide if i she had been happy '' The dead can-I can-I not talk but those alive can, and I Jack Pickford Is alive. Why doesn't .lark Pickford say .something about his naval record? HIS NAVAL RECORD Why dresn't Jack Pickford I something about many letters Flo has from members of the American legion about his record In tho nav ? Of 'course. Flo doesn't Wuut his star of 'Sally' to marry Pickford first, it is a matter of business, and, sccondlly. he has the future welfare of the girl In mind. Marilynn Ib trying to see Just how far sho can go on with her - Ian - j ders, lies nnd game to anger Flo, so as to bring on a general row and thu9 be able to leave 'Sally.' Flo see i through the game he sees the hand playing It It Is the hand of Jack Pickford "My husband's private life before marriage doesn't concern me it Is his highmlndedness, his fidelity, his devotion devo-tion to mo and Patricia which con-ince con-ince me that I have the best husband In the world I wonder if after seven years of married life Marilynn Miller will nay the same thine? Olive Thomas Thom-as didn't, and Marilynn should not forget for-get that " agSBSS BBaaaaaaai nHaaai |