Evening Star Newspaper, October 28, 1936, Page 3

. EDWARD PURSUED BY MANY WOMEN Earlier Romances Never Ac- companied by Widespread Talk of Marriage. Scented love letters have poured into Edward VIII's quarters ever since he was a youth. His secre- taries show him only a few—the funniest ones. That is not saying,. however, that he has remained aloof Jrom women. His current friend- ship with Mrs. Wallis Simpson is the strongest of all. In the fol- lowing article Dewitt MacKenzie contrasts the monarch’s attitude toward the former Baltimore belle and his previous woman friends. BY DEWITT MACKENZIE. NEW YORK, October 28 (#).— America's Mrs. Wallic . npson, whose friendship with King Edward VIII has the world feverishly excited, does not represent his first romance, by a long stretch of imagination, ‘There have been others of consider-- able duration, and there have been many passing flirtations. Never before, however, has there been such talk of marriage. British society and officialdom, which have watched the progress of this friend- ship for a long time, admit privately to being worried. They fear that the prestige of the throne might be harmed irreparably were Edward to make a divorcee his queen. ‘The general public there knows lit- tle or nothing about the affair. The English newspapers have been dis- creetly silent. The fascinating Baltimore woman #eems to have cast an extraordinary &pell over the bachelor monarch. The grand passion appears to have hit him at last at the age of 42, and it is & woman of 40 who has inspired it. The former Maryland society belle s said to possess those qualities which in past history have made and un- made kings. She is exceptionally clever in addition to being wholly at- tractive and charming—undoubtedly a striking personality. “Hard Man to Handle.” . Edward is an individualist and a hard man to handle, as his advisers and aides could testify. But Mrs. Simpson has had no difficulty where | #0 many others have failed. It takes a super woman to make him wait patiently for an hour or more outside a hairdresser’s for her. He probably never did such a thing for anybody else. He used to put gray hairs into the heads of his staff by abruptly upset- ting engagements they had made for him. I have known him to send word in advance to a large dinner party that he would stay just as long as he was amused and no longer. Nobody ever made him step about as does Mrs. Simpson. She has the reputation of being ex- ceedingly popular in English society. ‘There is only one point in debate at all—whether it would be politic for the King-Emperor to marry a woman twice divorced. The fact that she is American-born does not enter into the proposition. ‘The British public has let it be known that it would welcome an alliance with this country—but the people want their King to pick an unmarried girl May Still Be Queen. 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Coincidentally, she | obtained a divorce from Viscount| | Furness, just as Mrs, Simpson sued | | her husband this week. | Soon after this first meeting the | prince began to invite Mr. and Mrs. | Simpson to affairs as his guests. This | went on for some time. When the King asked them to accompany him | | on his now famous yachting holiday | in the Adriatic this Summer, Simpson ‘ could not go, having a pressing busi- | | ness engagement on the continent. | The wife went without her husband. Mrs. Ward His First Love. | The Prince of Wales' first big love | was Mrs. Dudley Ward, attractive daughter of a wealthy manufacturer. He met her while he was still in his teens, just before the war, and she{ was five years older than he. | He joined the colors in France and | she married a man 20 years her | senior. When the war was over, Ed- | ward, making no secret of his ad-| | miration, met her frequently with friends. There seemed to be no ques- tion of their deep affection for each other. | | | tinued until about 1930, when she | started suit for divorce. From that | | love match came to an end. | | vivacious French girl whom Edward | and saw her on those trips. l‘ London assumed that he made the about the Prince, as they now are assuming that he may contemplate | marriage with Mrs. Simpson. Called “Lady Killer.” “David, the lady-killer,” was the | characterization once applied to Ed- ward by his sister, Princess Mary. That was years ago, before he had ! even heard of Mrs. Simpson. | The princess was referring jokingly to the innumerable newspaper photo- graphs showing the prince (his family always called him David) in the com- pany of beautiful women in various countries. But the ancient saw that many a true word spoken in jest never was better exemplied. The statistical chaps say that Ed- ward has been the most publicized man in history. Certainly nobody ever has come anywhere near challenging his position as the world’s most sought- after bachelor. Great millionaires, screen stars and matinee idols have been also rans. Attractive women of many nations, throwing themselves at him for years. It’s a wonder he didn’t lose his head in the face of all the feminine ador- ation, but he showed common sense; and he is a gentleman. He never has displayed the characteristics of some of the woman-hunting royalty on the continent. Grandfather “Great Lover.” The King has been a paragon, com- pared to his august grandfather, Ed- ward VII, who had the reputation of being one of the great lovers of all times. Stories about Edward VII still en- liven male conversation in England's clubland. The ladies get a pleasurable shudder of disapproval as they gossip over the tea .table about his mixed parties aboard Sir Thomas Lipton’s yacht. Lipton and Edward were great pals, but the famous sportsman and tea merchant was a thorn in the side for the austere Queen Victoria. She used EDUCATIONAL. to read the riot act to her son for his wanderings, and she hated the ground that Lipton stood on. Ever since Edward VIII was a mere youth, fascinated women and girls have followed him about in droves. Many times he has been the center of demonstrations of thousands of near- hysterical females who literally fought to get near him. A typical example was seen in No- vember, 1927, when 5000 women waited outside a motion picture theater in London until Prince Charm- ing came out. As he appeared the police couldn’t hold back the frenzied hero-worshipers battling to get near | enough to touch the Prince. Police Cleared Path. Many women fanted before police reinforcements finally cleared a path for his royal highness to his car. The writer has seen a similar though milder demonstration on a ball room floor when the Prince ap- | v . peared. The other dancers would mill | the greatest propriety to avoid the | ‘AFOUED & DAITOW one-way street. about him and his partner 5o that the slim ypung man and his lady would all but be swept off their feet—to say nothing of being unable to dance a step. He was, of course, appearing in his capacity as Prince of Wales. When he was “off duty” as royalty and wanted to dance, he was treated as any other private citizen, and people refrained from paying any attention to him. Mash notes from lovesick girls all over the world have poured into Edward's headquarters daily. Fre- quently she of the palpitating heart She became his favorite dancing|Sends her photograph in the hope | h | partner and companion. This con- | that he may fall for a pretty face or figure, A battery of male secretaries have notes, Occasionally some particularly Then there was, among others, & | choice bit may be handed on for his | pa amusement. The letters go into bulk is unanswered. One eager and ambitious Texas girl 5o that she could indite an epistle to him. I gave her the address, but she might have had better luck if she had directed her attentions to a mere newspaper man. Shop Girl Received Picture. In special cases girls have sometimes received autographed photographs of Edward. One such rare picture went to Anna Novotna, a Prague shop girl. She sent the Prince a long love letter in Czech, and she wrote so charmingly that her romantic letter got by the ordinarily hard-boiled secretaries to their chief. The photo was her re- ward. It will be interesting to see what | attitude King Edward’s mother, Queen Mary,. adopts in the present situation. She always has been s0 opposed to divorcees that she never would allow one to be presented at court. When Edward was young, however, p=— Dizzy Spells Come from Constipation Your doctor will tell you that nine times out of ten dizziness and headaches mean that your body is being poisonedfby con- stipation. 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The woman later re- pudiated the confession, say- ing she was beaten by police into the statement. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos. | the Queen used to stand between him |and his father’s displeasure. She has }bem a loving and loyal mother, and perhaps now she will thrust aside hex own feelings and lifelong principles to back up her son. It will also be interesting to see what the venerable Archbishop of Can- terbury, head of the Church of Eng- land, will do if he is called on to marry Edward to a divorcee. The church does not forbid such marriages, but it does not like them. The Archbishop would be rather “on the spot.” As far as English law is concerned, there is nothing to prevent the King's | marriage to Mrs. Simpson. It is en- | tirely up to him to decide whether such a move might harm his throne, He might go to the extreme of ab- | dicating in order to marry her, in | which case the Duke of York would become King. If one wants to carry | speculation to a somewhat absurd extreme, it is probable that Parliamen: could force his abdication, if it dis- approved his marriage sufficiently. There has been no parallel case to provide precedent. SAN FRANCISCO, October 28.— Threats of another Pacific Coast mari- time strike—set for tonight—hung over water fronts today as Federal offi- cials pressed last-minute efforts to avert.the walkout of 37,000 dock and seagoing workers. The Coast Committee for Employ- ers reported six vessels already in- volved in tie-up disputes and an- nounced revision of sailing schedules as the strike hour neared. President Roosevelt and Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins were kept in close touch with the situation by Assistant Secretary Edward F. Mc- Grady, who figured in settlement of the long and bitter 1934 strike, and Rear Admiral Harry G. Hamlet, rep- resenting the Federal Maritime Com- mission, Hopes for peace appeared to rest | on efforts of the maritime commis- sion for a continued “truce” and ne- | gotiations arranged by McGrady be- tween employer and union commit- tees here. Employers reiterated they are will- ing to comply with the maritime com- mission’s request for indefinite exten- sion of present working conditions. They reaffirmed their refusal to grant | union demands, on which the strike vote was based, for control of hiring and certain adjustments in wages and hours, F. M. Kelly, secretary of the Joint | committee representing seven unions, said the committee will exercise the strike authority voted by the mem. | bership at midnight unless demands | are granted. | He asserted the committee will de- | | cide whether to exempt the coastwise | | steam schooner operators, who still | {are negotiating with unions, and 26 | | Eastern and foreign companies, which | have made a peace offer to longshore- | en. | There was no outward indications, however, the seven unions would break their “united front” by accept- | ing separate terms. Kelly said six had voted over- whelmingly to authorize the strike. ‘The American Radio Telegraphists’ | Association still was being polled by wireless to ships at sea. . ( September 30, the employers ter- | minated agreements based on 1934 | strike awards. The consented, at the | request of the Maritime Commission, | first to a 15-day and then to an in- | definite extension of the agreements. The unions accepted the 15-day ex tension, but limited further continu- ance to October 26 and called for the strike vote, effective October 28. CTOBER 28, 1936. BY the Assoctated Press. ! NEW YORK, October 28.~A slim blond singer from Milwaukee arranged herself at a grand piano -today and put the heat into that nostalgic Vien- nese favorite, “Wein, du Stadt Meiner Traume.” And a little, dark-naired woman, curled in a chair by the window, smiled and nodded approvingly. “That,” she said, “is the kind of song King Edward likes.” “And that,” said Hildegarde, the slim young blond from Milwaukee, “is the kind I am going to sing for him next May.” 5 Hildegarde—just Hildegarde as you would say Duse or Bernhardt or Chev- alier or the diamond-voiced tenor with the golden epiglottis—is 27 years old, and while, as she admitted, she isn't very well known here she is extremely well known in Europe. She sings in four languages—Ger- man, English, Russian and French— torch songs, character songs, senti- mental ballads, sweet, affecting pieces | and rowdy-dow numbers. She sang and played the piano in vaudeville with Mickey Cochrane, the ball player, and his saxophone, She left Milwaukee six years ago. Al Siegal, who discovered Ethel Mer- man, gave her pointers on rhythm,' and 50 good was her stuff that she, TELESCOPES BUILDER TO GET HONOR MEDAL | Engineers’ Board Will Ambrose Swasey, 90, at New York Dinner. BY the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, October 28.— Am- brose Swasey, Cleveland scientist and | a builder of machine tools and tele- scopes for 67 years, will receive the Hoover gold medal, “awarded by engi- | neers to a fellow engineer for dis- tinguished service,” at the annual dinner of the American Society of | Mechanical Engineers at New York December 2, the Hoover Medal Board has announced. Swasey is a past president and | honorary member of the society. He will be 90 years old in December. A board of award, representing the country's four ranking engineering societies, determines the recipient of the honor. Former President Herbert Hoover is the only holder of the medal at present, having received it in 1930, when it was first created in his honor | Honor P Don't Be Bothered With LEAKY ROOFS Have our expert roof me repairs that will save you x FERGUSON % make ‘money. | . | Mrs. Simpson (Continued From F‘irst_Page.) strictures of one of her soversicn friend’s own officials—the King's proctor, Technically, at least, she would | have to' be extremely careful that a }thnprmn is present, even when she is with King Edward himself. | Moreover, any chance meeting with her now ex-husband, Ernest Aldrich | Simpson, at a restaurant or one of the Mayfair parties they both fre- quent might prove embarrassing. | The law explicitly lays down that any resumption of close relations be- | tween husband and wife would be sufficient grounds to justify the judge in refusing to make the decree ab- solute. | Otherwise, if the King’s proctor gives the nod, Mrs. Simpson will be unqualifiedly free on April 27, 1937— time they ceased to be seen so much | handled these scented missives, and | just 15 days before the scheduled |in each other’s company, and a real | the King rarely has seen any of the | coronation of Bachelor King Edward. | England’s public learned only the re, unadorned facts about the Ips- wich climax to the “affaire Simpson” liked. He used to go to France often | CaPacious waste baskets and the great | today. But they had to be observant | readers. Morning newspapers, in- cluding the stiffly conservative Times, journeys specially to visit her, but|Wrote me in London and asked for the | carried only a few inconspicuous par: people always were assuming things | COrrect address of his royal highness graphs—breaking at last the silence | of self-imposed censorship. Boldest of all was the liberal News- | Chronicle. which devoted a two-col- umn headline to the story and gave some identification of Mrs, S8impson beyond her street address. Not a | single paper, however, even indirectly mentioned King Edward. | Little Ipswich itself, removed from the spotlight which has beat around Presidential {§ all the time, selling heat 811 E St. N.W. 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