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About The Banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1923-1933 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1924)
r«s a«m*m M«1 Tv Regular Subocrlb* THE BANNER-HERAI Investigate Tod ay l Daily and Sunday—IS Cent* Published IS, GA„ THURSDAY. JtNVARY 3, 1921. Iraociated Press Service. Mabel Normand Tells Story \ Of Shooting MOVIE ACTRESS OF BO BE1H6 TW * Last She Has Founjthe “One” Man jjj|jf ff TAYLOR MURDER FOR MURDER OF C~^tkfefljn \® MARKET ARE FAME TALKS Iflti 111 PLACED AT 575.000 (By Associated Press.) PEORIA, III.—Between twenty-five and <Vtiirty- five persons are believed to have lost ttteii*. lives : it|W more than a hundred others are thought to have been injured, nufriy of (hem. perhaps fatally, in a terrific dust explosion at the starch plant of the Com 'lfrp- ducts Company at Pekin Thursday morning. ..yi | Fire breaking'out after tbfe*'«5k. ;>losi(jn ruged unchecked and nnfcda( jit prajticaly impossible for rescue’ Records of Market Master Show What Farmers Market Has Done For This Section. i()NE WOMAN CLEARS $2,000.00 Experiences of Individu- Contradicts Version o’f Affair Given By-Chauffeur. Actress Denies Theory of'Jealousy on Part of ■ • Man Vyho Shot Dines. Used Her Pistol. 9 1 1 .■ ■ . * LOS ANGELES.—Mabel Normand, movie actress whose name was connected with the famous Taylor murder case at Hollywood two years ago, and who was present at the New Year’s party given at the apartment of Courtland S. Dines, at which Dines was shot by Miss Normand’s chauffeur, Horace A. Greet, made a statement Thursday which directly contra dicts 'that made by Greer to the police. ! Woman Declares '“Warn ing Voice”' Kdut Her ; From, Ansv$\nng Death Screams, of Mrs. Mudie. ivSAVANNAH—A ^»rnln K gplcr not to answer the (iritis of »Mrs M .ii.-1 1.-. I l-ni'iftlli-ii'd Kill baby. Dorris, was ih«- mcan- of saving her life, Mrs. T). N I^edbetter, neighbor of tlwl Mudlcs Reinstated! als Indicate How Market Has Carried Farmers fin ough Dull Seasons. At hens' r;irmcrs AlaikW^ put Farmers .. $75,000 into the “jeans*' or North- . . lipnnnn fnrtm-Tu. ihsL vear.'ae- Mies .Normandtolil In* »ton f ot tlin New Year's party In Olnoa (inartmeyt, wliicli ended' In (he awUlir; ot (he Denver man. sur rounded hy newspaper men ana ..iiA.. ‘onrt in the Offli* i ueorgta tormeis last, year, ac cording to recoils of Mrs. M. L. i .Gutman. market mnster. i:. addition to tin- gentral good a< poroplishd by the Farmers Mar- k11 \.i. ( . h .-esuited in tiding many farmers over tin- summer, several pople actually' made big profttH ..•or., .ain of vegetables ami other farnt proudee. • KoL Troutmau iaKued a total ot 76a permits to tanners In eleven counti • in this sect,on. Three o. 1 an- market patrons camo 111 •mil... «a oru'er to sell their pro J duce* t hi 'market opened on May told the court at the open ->f the trial here Wednesday of . Kugom Kugee. negro for tho killing of the woman and’child late In November Mrs, I^kI better declared that ah< heard »crtiam3 in the direction of the place about 9 o’clo, k in the morning on the day of the slavi gr and. that when she started to go I she heard the warning and did .not I go. Although not a bird wax stirr ing or a leaf vaH russled a clear! voire 1ft said to have told her “not to go there wUftHie- mtwivT&fi* f —-- k / some.xUfflculty was expo -i.-m .-.i i ie would, in obtaining a Jury but the case t his fa- fcot under'way and several of thoj thirty witnejuies summoned . 'bare, fron) him been eyamlned. j intmosfty The story, of ,thfe finding of the rhe thlnH body of, his,wife and baby by j • . . Mudie. who with his son, II, mad»f J the grewsome discovery after dark I III! r on returning home after a day’s I H B U I" i Work Jn - wn " I lljlSL turp of the case. It differed little from hia first, account of the find- • UnFO ,nK of 1,10 bodies o the woman and EVELYN NESBIT WILL NOT FIGHT Burns, ftvr whom pollco had been searching all day. • - • . “V/o'll bffcln at the beglnP’n*. said tlm screen actress hy way of introduction. . •I at . ;,j11 "'A »i tyiiifi :> " ' 11,1 ' IhtSMRadfirt lU,m.. liillth." (Oi6 exclaimed, tornii.* to tin. Durka; “tell AXem wtot. «' e did during the entire, day. Mrs. Bums then related ^ow Mils Normand luid nrlsen at lO o’clock yesterday morn>ng dolnc little Inconsequential things wh^eh occupied the'.r time upUl Jioon. told then how Joe - Kelly (O*®®r) was bu?y “taking the t hrlstoias Vree trimmings upstairs.’ SECURED GUN “It ihnst have been then that he cot tho pistol.” she ®ald; **l know of no other opportunity he could have to g»tlt.” m \oi i,i.! 1 explained she nan (Turn to Page Eight) STARTED ON BROAD STREET Ousted by Colonel F. the latter’s admini* been mgd«* exicutiv ihree itlcspendent sc Veteran’s Bureau now tion of Frank T. Him j ferred to a building on Clayton ' street. The curb market began op eration after the ,clty bad desig nated n street for that purpose and Athens business men fftlsed enougl. money to pay tho salary of the rtisls the country market master for ono year, the girr^with ten Sincj moving Into a bulliiVng i ng to her nmthc- i, ; , hen neev.-sury to charge tin Ond is soon To belfarmerH twenty cents each rnurk< i. ; Jay ltr htails in order to pay I ~ cl the building. 'I in- tannery (willingly subscribed to this because • I they had been convinced that the fTI/l'M 'market had been «f invaluable ale k f(/ll .to them. I'lans are now underway , by ih. lenders in the farmer croup # m I of mat ket supporters to have tho J seller- continue paying a small f££S\Z|#F£ amount each market day or month- ww+f +sw'** w m t j jrnuKhout th<! ypar tn order tu I pay the expenses of Its operation *’ dudlitg salary of market mas- tiaals for »* suggestion that in that case the solemnity ftf - . an oath might be affectqd for ! a witness. Mudie declared that* he ‘ believed ’both In a deify and id r Mherenfter and h!s testimony stood. { '•’'fcfforts w^re made hV attontvye to bring out the fact that Kugee might have been associated am a hireling; with Mudie in alleged ex> pcrlmrntatlon in the liquor busk ness, but technical rullnga-pre* vented revealing much of any «nrh hinted business. From a'lcg.ii point of view the tdiief point of the iestimony has been d. :t fix the time, as nearly us p... -il>l.- when the woman sM Rei* d.lv were killed. The ease will pi d ti.iy extend over’ several day®, counsc’ believe. ' ' . - . The “entertainment cotrintfttee of the A J thew Rotary club presented an .unurtUaBy IntenNttifc pro gramme odrVVedneaday. 4 "Pfee gramme ^Hved n ^day?TMetldent 4 Fblnizy turned the meeting over to Dr. WU1 Moss, after the k«*- ilmlnaries had been disposed of, and a most enjoyable t|pie ( was had by the mainhbni. . w An unique-entertainment in the way of new year resolutions was introduced. Bach riwqber was fur nished with: a sealed envelope fn which ‘was inclosed- fitting resolu tion* to be adopted for tho coming year. All of thorn were appieahte to the Individual mfcmfie-rs who arose when their were C»)l- ed, opened the envelope and read the * jresolution# which had . been prepared for them to carry out. Whoever prepared, the resolutions deserves much credit and it tho members live up to them the Ro tary club will have a membership to be proad ot . A communication was read from the District Governor of the Thin District of the Rotary dobs,' en.1- ti* attention to tho local.dob that he basketball team of Mexico City would play Hrthis dty on February 8. it was stated4h»t the trip this cltib Is making through the state Is a “?rfemW»rp tour*; and the aid and assistance was asked ot ino members In helping to ’ make Their short stay in the city a pleasant one. The team Is composed of f ll Mexican boys who art*, sabl to * ha spfendldr young gentlemen and de serve whatever attention may be shown to them while guests in the city. State Organization Plans Establishment of Histori cal Museum in War Memorial Building At Uni- ! personal ' versity of'Georgia, It Is Announced. | experiences » ~';5 r ’ - i Some In teres! Th* American Legion in Georgia[• announces that Frank 4- Holden, , author of “War Jlemories” and! member’ bf the,-* Legislature from Clarke county, will head 'the Am erican Legion Historic*! Commis sion. This rommission will im mediately ctfmmonco the collection of trophies of tho great World War which will lie of Interest to the future generations. Thero ore innumerable trophies and souvenir* of the 82nd and 31st Divisions, as well as the other WASHINGTON. - The SOMrO- mont closed t« flnanclhl booh* w-tli a record of having received |S,l64,905,fi00. hlmolt h*l B lion dollars more than «"***? Into Uie treoioiy l” rt « c»l«d«r >-uar. 1922. Iu> expenditure* «T» OA8S.06321S2. lenvtn, a not h»l- nnen of UftKlldl. -. , . The yeer Just cloeed’ —« mirked t.y uousMl activity ottholn**- liry. It 'fnnd»4 the great mitl.h time debt *nd the emellefobll**- lion of .Finland; It refunded Into o»ar handling form, the laat »( (he 11,500,009.000 Victory loan, and more than. »2,000,000.000 other Rovemment scevrttlej »"0 ra‘de steady i>roKress tho huge war time debt. IU budget for the last fiscal nneed and official* are confident th.'t tlv ptditv i'.'i r»'ii< 11 " 1 * 1 •' hn^ mad*’ Vdc wiiotli* r year^of debt reduction and sol d govern ment financing. , ‘ INCREA8EO receipts V; t V.,. during the cal *ei^ r^ptir.ied by Mrsi Tro tman. I For Instance, one v.im.n wlili an invalid husband with bw. twentv- yoar-old .«on travelled twenty-six | miles each market dajr .llb •• <i**r to sell prodoic. She n-i :< *•! • day. S! Id anywhere tr.im V'o ifp $160 her day, with which sue I nupi>ort»“f her family, bought l,borae. kupplM| a family ot tenants land say*; she cleared $2.0u0. . . (Turn to Page Eight) {slatIon recnnnii Cool idea In hb bmk>. Thty wl the work of the adjourapieot Ju MARION O.—Soldicrs guard ing the vault where the body cf President Hard n.j is em- tombed have been given order* to shoot directly at parsons who have been causing dis turbances around t!ie tomb of the late President at night, Lieutenant Harriman, in com mand of the military detach ment at the tomb said Thura- day. ' Lieutenant Harriman stated that ever eince the guard has been stationed at the tomb, qertam individuals have been annoying th« detachment. At first it was thouaht that it w»s simply small boy* but when the disturbances Went up, the guard took it more seriously. scattered throughout the ‘length an ! breadth of the* state. It will he the purpose of the ^Historical Commission to secure the loan or ^hstiga. - these - trophies .for housing in a museum. .Suitable quarters for this muaeum arc be ing provided by the University of Georgia In the Memorial Building now being erected by the alumni of tie- lJnh"r-ity. of G«orgia. and will bt U * 1-h Ii‘ui for a .great future *»tate inuxmm The services of Captain John [Beerworth of the, British army with* Calhoun Highway Asso ciation Which Plans Route Through Athens Will Meet Jan. 10. A meeting of the Calhoun High way Association which was organ- Majority of Students Are Back in Athens. Late Ones Expected This Week. Successful Term •Forecart. „ INCREASE RATE HEARING IS SET FOR JANUARY 23 Swollln* recefcS*. ■ eadar )«f UO >«!*•<! *• *° T ; ernraenVa " tn 1 r " p "“ e toiirtra. Int^eal tnx»a On IncnmOs and duties collected at the cu * lorn, hertea. Tiwuiry rncorOs Hhn»- Income anil l P.*„ It,, f-; f(M 1923 totaled Jl.SbV.6JN.- 422 ii* compared with W- 50 }* 0 ;^’ MADLSON SINGING '-'CHOIR MEETS SOON ider v. ill complete of tbi* commission ate and ■ that work !y commence ln*tfte the various articles} ■ ■rk on the part pf id .i fi< iifrally aucc< ASKS CONDITION (Bv A««ociated Press) WASHINGTON. — TU*. i troller of the <Tlun issued a call for the chnditi. 'all national banks at the (!•« Ihusliiess Monday, Dccomhcr «BT* than the p Tt m-ury offic irfartion at the cetpf . declarim rates of the out the predicti* wuul't product t|ir* Rh a stint*' MEETING IN ELBERTON . The letter to Rverrhody • p er* front othei enue
