The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-17
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ings, it was stated today that the
star had not returned there, follow.
ing her departure two nights ago.
Said Mrs. Hurn today:
MARY telephoned last night that
she was in Hollywood, wher she
would remain a few days, resting, be-
fore returning to us.
NO, l know nothing of her plans.
At Casa de Margherita,' the little
palace at 701 South New Hampshire
street. which Mary used to call home
and which she asserts, was built with
her earnings as the beautiful doll of
the movies, the telephone had been
disconnected.
However, scout returned with
the information that Mrs. Shelby was
reported still terribly ill., as the re
suit of her. daughters charges, espe-
cially those in which Mary asserted
her parent tried to ''cut her out OF
Taylor's affections.
Adds to Sisters Age, Too.
The report was on the authority
of Miss Margaret Shelby. Mary's sis
ter. Sister Margaret. by the way,
now is nursing commingled felings,
following the assertion of Homer
Riley. in Dallas, Tex. that his daugh-
ter. the star, is 80 years old. That
makes sister Margaret a lot more
than 30--and unmarried.
Miss Margaret Shelby, it should be
known, hitherto has led an idyllic ex-
istence, with a tendency toward art
az expressed in building an apartment
house de luxe-with Mary's money,
It's said-and whose artistic ensem-
ble was all-embracing, even TO the
garbage cans. which were wound
round and round with pretty ribbons.
Now. to be interjected thus into
the limelight is beginning 10 wear
upon her nerves. She is developing
a self. f.determined peeve, in fact.
Mabel Normand Wants Out.
At the Good Samaritan hospital
where Mabel Normand is lying flat
upon her back with broken collar
bone, the statement this afternoon
was Forthcoming, yia hernurse, thai
she had nothing further to say anent
Mary Miles Minter and her affairs
However. she did want the world to
know this-just this: Keep me ou'
of this mess.
At the Samous Players-Laskey stu
dio. where-it was thought-some
inkling as to Mary's hiding-out place
might be CLEANED. the question was
greeted with far-away look.
Mary Miles Minter? Oh, yes She
used TO work here"
No, she had not been seen there
by anyone in authority there. Maybe
she was out in the Hollywood hills
picking poppies.
How Old Is Mary? -
4 Photographic copy of what pur
ports to be an affidavit filed in New
York city by Mrs. Shelby and which
indicates that Mary Miles Mintei
was born April l.. 1892, has been re
ceived here.
The original affidavit, 1t is said
was filed by Mrs. Shelby incident
to litigation against a Chicago thea
ter where her daughter was appear
ing as Juliet Shelby. in a play en-
titled THE Littlest Rebel In the
affidavit it was contended the actress
was under is years old.
Information received here today
from Shreveport, La, says Miss
Mater was born there q years ago
according to a birth eertificte or
file with the city board OF health
there. The certificate gives tbs
names of the acress parents as j
n. Riley and Pearl Miles Riley.
Mrs. Riley's sister was Mary Miles
Riley. who married State Minter, d
Louisiana planter.
When the actress parents separat
ed, her mother, Pearl Miles Riley
brought her TO California. Soon aft
erward it is said. the mother ap
peared under a new name-Cnarlott'
Shelby-which was that OF hel
grandparents, kentuckians.