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OYJLS ACCUSED
OF EFFORT 10
HIDESHDDTING
Lanford Probes Charge That Club
Officials Tried to Conceal the
Ballue-Thompson Incident.
EXPLANATION IS DEMANDED
Police Think Woman Who Wounded
Companion Would Have Been
Taken Beyond Their Reach.
Chief of Detectives Lanford Issued
orders Saturday night for a searching
investigation into the alleged effort on
the part of Owl Club officials to hide
from the knowledge of the police the
mysterious shooting in the club recep
tion room Friday night, when pretty
Mrs. Lucy Ballue, of 18 Lynch Street,
•hot Captain A. C. Thompson, County
Warden.
Chief Lanford summoned L. C.
Raoul, secretary of the club, to ex
plain the alleged attempt to spirit
Mrs. Ballue away. Harry Latham,
court deputy, who was one of the
club members at the rooms Friday
night, also has been called as a wit
ness. Louis Benton is another.
"I am determined," said the Chief,
**to have an explanation of why Cap
tain Thompson, with a bullet wound
In his right thigh and another in his
left leg, was hustled Into another
room before the arrival of the offi
cers, and why denial was made of his
presence there until his groans dis
closed the subterfuge.
Woman Nearly Escaped.
“I also want to know why an ap
parent effort was made to spirit away
Mrs. Ballue, who has admitted firing
the shot. She would have been be
yond the reach of my department in a
few hours, I am confident, if two cf
the detectives had not caught her Fri
day night.”
Detectives poyal and Waggoner,
w ho were put on the case soon after
the news came to headquarters, heard
that the woman, in company with
Secretary Raoul, had slipped quietly
down the back stairs of the club a few
minutes after the shooting.
When they saw the two figures in
the dark doorway, they darted into
the shadows and awaited develop
ments. It was not long before a cab
dashed up to the curb. Doyal and
Waggoner rushed up just in time to
make the arrest. As they had ex
pected, their captives were Raoui and
Mrs. Ballue.
Chief Lanford construes these cir
cumstances to mean a concerted ef
fort on the part of Owl Club officials
and members to suppress the knowl
edge of the shooting, and the probe
into this phase of the affair appears
likely to approach in importance the
Investigation into the details of thy
shooting itself.
Believes Accident Story.
The Chief is inclined to believe the
story of Mrs. Ballue, in which she
asserted that she was examining the
revolver while drinking with Captain
Thompson in the club reception room
ond that it was discharged entirely
by accident.
Mrs. Ballue. who was held first un
der SI,OOO bond on the suspicion of
• hooting Captain Thompson inten
tionally and later released on bond of
SIOO, will be tried Tuesday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock on the charge of dis
orderly conduct. The same charge has
been preferred against Captain
Thompson, who was able to leave the
hospital late Saturday afternoon, and
he will be tried at the same time. W.
H. Holbrook. Mrs. Ballue a brother-in
law. signed bond for both.
Wearing of Belts to
Cut Cost of Living
Cuttom of Tramps of Tightening
Girths When Hungry Leads to
Theory of Scientist.
CHICAGO. July 5. —If everyone
wears a belt, will it reduce the high
cost of living?
According to one of the latest sci
entific theories advanced by an emi
nent specialist, this is exactly what
a belt will do—not by- a direct reduc
tion of the cost of foodstuffs, but by
a reduction of the human craving for
food.
No less an authority than Dr. Ran
dolph Lennhoff. according to reports
made to The Vossische Zeitung, has
discovered that the wearing of a belt
reduces the human appetite for food.
According to the report of Dr.
Lennhoff, his investigations were
based on his knowledge of the
“knights of trampdom,” who, when
hungry and far frvm food, tighten
their belts to allay the inner craving.
HUSBAND, AGED 15, SUES
TO ANNUL HIS MARRIAGE
BIRMINGHAM, July 6.—Abe
Sheriff, aged 15, by next friend.
Nancy Sheriff, entered suit to-day in
Circuit Court for the annulment of
his marriage to Rosa Sherman, alias
Rosa Sheriff, aged 15, to whom he
was married forcibly, he claims, on
April 14. He alleges that he did not
get the marriage license and that
charges were wrongfully made
against him. He further declares
that he has been arrested since his
marriage charged with failure to sup
port his wife.
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Mountain Excursion,
Thursday, July 10.
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Delightful season to visit "Land <
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Terminal Station 8:05 a. m.. ar- >
rive Asheville 6:30 p. m Reg- <
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rives Asheville 7:00 a. m. Tickets j
good to return until July 20. Tele- >
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formation.
Forrest Adair Holds His Pigeons as Models
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Feathered Pets Teach Lesson in Home Life
Two Hundred Birds at Druid Hills Cote Give
Fluttering Welcome Each Day to Owner.
Next to a month’s vacation on pay,
or a baseball game, or maybe an
automobile, the thing that will make
life more worth living for the tired
business man is a flock of pigeon*.
Forrest Adair recommends the pigeon
as an agency to drive away worry.
Mr. Adair also would hold up the
behavior of the pigeon as a model for
poor, frail human beings. In his fam
ily life the bird is a paragon.
"There are no domestic difficulties
and no divorces in pigeonland,” he
explains. “The male bird doesn't a
bit mind helping to hatch or to take
care of his children. He is as con
stant as Stone Mountain, and
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h!» mate for any consideration."
Mr. Adair should know. His ex
perience with pigeons Is that of a
lifetime, and his flock of 200 or more
is one of the most attractive features
of his altogether attractive estate In
Druid Hills.
Pigeons Answer Owner’s Call.
When he approaches, the birds flut
ter toward him in a whirring shower,
lighting on his hands and shoulders
and head, a very friendly horde. To
be overwhelmed by them, it is only
necessary for him to call them, with
a cooing, chuckling sort of hall like
the note of the pigeons themselves.
He calls, and there Is the fluttering
shower again, in the midst of which
the pleased Mr. Adair stands, smiling,
stroking the birds, some of whom ars
his friends of ten or twelve years’
standing.
To own a pigeon flock seems very
much worth while at such moments.
The pigeons are discriminating and
altogether like human beings in more
than one respect. Mr. Adair is blessed
with the friendship of many pretty
girls, and it is when they visit the
Adair home that the’llttle birds are
most enthusiastic and friendly and
lovable.
Timid with most strangers, the
pigeons mind not In the least to fly
to girls they never saw before, and
are so very forward as even to peck
at the lips of the fair visitors, with
ardent, affectionate pecks.
"They are the most ardent lovers
in the bird world.” said Mr. Adair
yesterday, explaining this attribute of
his pigeons. "To watch them bill and
coo—and bill and coo is a term with a
real meaning as applied to pigeons—
is a lesson to human Romeos and
Juliets.’’
Miss Nash Birds' Chum.
Miss Lydia Nash was a visitor to
the Adair home yesterday afternoon.
Miss Nash is a chum of long standing
with the pigeons, particularly with
Baldy, one of the friendliest, pret
tiest little birds in the world. Baldy’s
coat is tan except for a snow white
head and neck, and being the Adonis
of the flock he is naturally Mr.
Adair's show pigeon There is a rival
ry between Mr. Adair and Miss Nasn
for Baldy's affections, with the hon
ors slightly In favor of the young
woman.
Baldy, with a dozen others, fluttered
toward her as she came near the
pigeon house and called them. They
lighted on her shoulders and head,
tearing her carefully arranged coif
fure Into a blond disorder, at which
she only alughed, and held out her
hands to coax more. And more came,
talking to her with their throaty
chuckles. They were wise birds.
“Why can't all birds and animals be
tamed in just this ways remarked
Mr. Adair, who stood watching the
behavior of his birds and in no way
jealous of the girl. “My pigeons axe
tame because I never allow anyone
to frighten them or make an effort to
harm them, and they have been taught
to have utmost confidence In every
person who comes near them, to re
gard us as friends, and not enemies.”
Lesson in Gentleness Taught.
Mr. Adair himself would no more
think of frightening his birds with a
sudden gesture or a harsh call than
he would of wringing their necks. It
was plain, from his conduct In the
pigeon yard and from the conduct
which he imposes on his guests, that
the ownership of pigeons teaches one
lots as to consideration and gentle
ness.
“Any bird or animal can be tamed
in just this way.” he said, "as is
demonstrated in the Government res
ervation at Yellowstone Park, where
the bear, elk and antelopes, the most
timid, naturally, of wild beings, will
eat from a person’s hand.”
Most of the Adair pigeons are of
the species known as Birmingham
Rollers —the Rollers from the fact
that they are the most vivacious birds
alive, turning single and back somer
saults in the air as they fly, from the
pure joy of flying Sometimes the
acrobatic feat? of the birds are com
plicated. Involving double somer
saults, zigzag dashes and whimsical
movements of the wings, all done in
the course of a full flight.
However, besides the Rollers are a
number of homing pigeons, all of
which have records that would put
to shame a Marathon runner for en
durance qualities. The parents of the
Adair homing pigeon? have made the
flight from Macon to Baltimore, the
mother arriving home the same day
she was liberated and the father
reaching Baltimore the next morning
about 11 o’clock.
Their progeny run true to form. All
have been taken, at one time to an
other, to suburban points around At
lanta, varying from ten miles to sixty
miles distant, and have returned home
immediately.
Homers Are New Pigeons.
The homing pigeons are new addi
tions to the flock, having been ob
tained from the Homing Club in
Baltimore. The other pigeons, how
ever. have been reared by Mr. Adair
for years. The most venerable have
tags about their lege proclaiming the
fact that they are ten to twelve years
old.
The birds have quarters in a pretty
nook on the estate of Mr Adair in
Druid Hills, a few hundred feet back
of the house, and never a day passes
bu? their master is there to assure
HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN. ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, JTTY 6. 1913.
Miss Lida Nash is shown with some of the prize pigeons of
the Forrest Adair flock. She is a great favorite with the birds,
her particular pet being Baldy, the feathered aristocrat seen
perched on her wrist.
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them of his friendship, and to culti
vate theirs.
He keep? them for the same reason
that he keeps the squirrels on his
estate, and those supercilious pa
tricians, his English bloodhounds, that
have never trailed a man, but have
lived in sybaritic ease all their lives—
he keeps them all as things to be
loved an to love him In return. In
all the twenty year? that he has
maintained pigeons, he has never sold
one, although the flock multiplies
consistently in the natural course of
events. He has given many away,
however, and It Is a proof of his
true friendship when he makes a gift
of one of his feathered pets.
Valuable Aid in Business.
“I love pigeons," he said yesterday.
“The main reasons I am fond of them
Is that man can learn a great many
valuable lessons from them. I think
pigeons are the cleanest, nicest pets
that anyone can have, and I particu
larly commend them to the business
man. who ought to have something of
the kind with which he can spend a
few moments each day 1n relaxation
from his usual routine."
Pigeons, he said, have many vir
tues, not the least of which is their
domestic fidelity.
“As most people know,” he ex
plained, "pigeons mate for life, and
both male and female do their full
part of the domestic duties without
shirking or misunderstandings. When
a pair have mated, they select a place
for the nesrt, get together the sticks
and twigs, do their building, and aft
er the little hen has laid a couple of
eggs they both do duty in sitting.”
There are no late hours, no “good
fellow" absences, no lack of regard
for his home on the part of Mr.
Pigeon, Mr. Adair has found out.
“It is not because he is hen
pecked,” he said, "but because he has
a sense of home duty that we humans
maybe could consider with profit
Johnny Pigeon goes to the nest every
morning about 10 o’clock, when there
are eggs to be warmed, and remains
until about 4 o’clock in the afternoon.
Then the hen comes to relieve him.
and she holds down the job until the
next morning.
Parents Share Cares,
“When the young have hatched,
each of the parent birds shares the
responsibility of the feeding until the
little birds are able to fly and forage
■ around for themselves. In his way,
both are kept too busy for any do
| mestic troubles, and there are neveh
any causes for applications for di
vorce.”
Connubial fidelity, he said, is their
strong point.
“I have one pair of white birds that
have been mated for nine years,” he
said, “and no black, brown or yellow
feather has ever been Been in any of
their young.
"Pigeons are very clean, and a
healthy bird takes a bath every day,
winter and summer. It ts, therefore.
Important in raising them to have
not only fresh drinking water, but a
suitable place provided for the daily
bath."
Altogether, he drew the conclusion,
pigeons are rather desirable beings io
have around the place.
"Consider the way of the pigeon,"
he said, "and be. if not made wiser, at
least entertained, interested and in
structed.”
With that he picked up Baldy, and
the two passed the time of day in
pigeon talk.
GIRLS OPEN CHURCH SERVICE.
The "Cubs,” the largest organiza
tion of Junior Girls in the country,
125 strong, will have charge of the
opening exercises at the Baptist Tab
ernacle Sunday morning. An attrac
tive program has been arranged.
A GOOD FISH STORY. \
Prove your vacation fish stories ?
with kodak pictures. All the little
interesting happenings will make /
pictures that will interest your S
friends, and these snapshots 2
mounted In an album make a pic- j
torial record that in later years < ,
will be of priceless value to you. J
Get a kodak to-day. $5 to $65. (
Brownie Cameras, $1 to sl2. A. f
;K. Hawkes Co., Kodak Dept., 14 <
Whitehall. 51
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Mrs. Lottie Gray Browne, Piano
Miss Kate Blatterman, ‘Piano
Miss Sarah Adelle Eastlack,
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20 East Baker St.
LADY SffIILLE
COLLAPSES ON
EYE OF VER 01 CT
Daughter’s Determination Not to
Wed Unless Name Is Cleared
Adds to Mother's Worries.
Special Cable to The American.
LONDON. July 5. —Lady Sfickvllle,
a nervous wreck as the result of her
ordeal when she testified In the suit
for $5,000,000 left her by Sir John
Murray Scott, which is contested by
his relatives, to-day Is in a state of
collapse as she realizes that on the
success or failure of her suit prob
ably depends the happiness of her
daughter. Hon. Victoria Mary Sack
ville-West. betrothed to Viscount Las
celles, heir to the Earl of Harewood.
A verdict in the celebrated case is
expected Monday, and In the mean
time Lady Sackville must suffer the
fear of losing her fortune and the
dread that her daughter lose the man
she loves.
Name Must Be Cleared.
But she makes a condition now—
there must be not a shadow of a
doubt that her mother's claim to the
great fortune is absolutely just, else
she will not marry Lascelles.
This is stated positively, although
known up to this moment only to a
few of the young pair's intimates.
The Viscount, 31 years old. has ac
companied his fiancee every day to
the Probate Court and Admiralty
Court, where the suit, all Important to
them, is being tried.
Lady Sackville said it was in the
spring of 1900 that Sir John first told
her of his Intention to leave her 81.-
000,000. He said to her that now his
mother was dead laidy Sackville had
taken a great place in his life, and
that he was going to leave to her the
$1,000,000, his furniture, his houses at
Bagatelle, near Paris, and at Lisbon,
and. in fact, all except the houses in
London, which he had left to his sis
ters and brothers.
She swore she never saw the will
and did not know it had been made
until much later, when Sir John Scott
spoke of revoking It.
Speaking of her father, who had
been British Minister at Washington.
Lady Sackville said he was at times
frightfully depressed about the over
drafts on his account at the bank.
Sir John Scott, she declared, noticing
this, gave him $45,000 at different
times.
Lady Sackville testified that on an
other occasion Sir John paid $15,000
into her bank in order to help her
father out of his difficulties. Sir
John also occasionally gave her $250
for Christmas or bltihday presents,
and he sometimes paid her traveling
expenses.
She added Sir John had given her
daughter. Viscount Lascelles' fiancee,
furs which cost $15,000 and to herself
an emerald bracelet which cost $25.-
OW. This was th** only piece of jew
elry she had had from him
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Coogler Hunts Jobs
For ‘Probationers'
Officer's Array of Proteges Would
Put Licensed Employment
Agency to Shame.
Adult Probation Officer S. J Coog
ler has a new title. It is “Official Job
Getter.”
"Why, I've got a bunch of job hunt
ers lined up at the Christian Helpers'
League on Decatur Street that would
put a licensed e>anloyment agency to
shame," said Mr. Coogler Saturday
night.
“And the range of talent is sur
prising," he continued. "There are
bricklayers, carpenters, plasterers,
plumbers, night watchmen and so on.
One young fellow has been to school
most of hi« life and is willing to try
anything Another professes to be i
rattling good stationary engineer out
of a job. And there's a quiet. Indus
trious German lad whom I would liko
to find a good home.
"If you see anyone looking for help,
just send him around to me. I can
supply a man for almost any ordinary
position in the catalogue.”
Two Hold-up Gangs
In Atlanta Streets
White Man Choked and Beaten by
Two Negroes—Messenger
Robbed of Collections.
Two squads of highwaymen were
working on Atlanta streets early Sat
urday night, according to reports that
came to the police. E. M. Duke. 570
Capitol Avenue, was the victim of two
negroes at Hayden and Harris Streets
when, passing by an uncompleted
house on the corner, he was seized,
choked and beaten. The robbers
got $6.
Later, at Crew and Clarke Streets,
Bob Huntington, a negro boy, in the
employ of Jacobs’ Pharmacy, was be
set by two negroes, who took from
him $0 he had collected from deliv
eries made during the day.
HOSPITALS FILLED WITH
FEVER PATIENTS
? .Tune has brought the highest tem-
> perature known In yeare. Hospitals
J all over the country are filled to their
< full capacity with fever patients and
j hundreds are being denied admission,
j You just can’t afford to take
j chances now. See to it that your sya-
< tern is kept in perfect condition.
? Your liver is the dynamo that does
> the work, but remember this, don’t
J take calomel.
Dr. Verdler’t Liver Ease is the very
0.5. DISPLEASED
IT EXPED IMENT
FARM OF STATE
Funds From Federal Government
Will Be Withdrawn if Changes
Are Not Made.
‘T may say that in view of the
present condition of the station and
the unsatisfactory use it has made
of Its funds in the past, this depart
ment will feel constrained to Insist
on a literal interpretation of the laws
in the future use of the Federal ap
propriations. and to recommend
their suspension if such conditions
are not maintained.”
This is the statement contained in
a letter from Acting Secretary of
Agriculture B. T. Galloway, at Wash
ington, to former Governor Brown
relative to the use of Federal funds
in the carrying on of the work of the
Georgia experiment farm. The let
ter, which was written June 11, has
just been made public.
The letter does not charge crooked
work by any official, but asserts that
the State has violated the provisions
under which the Federal appropria
tion was made. This violation con
sists in the fact that the money has
not been devoted to experiment work,
but that the State has used the fund
to develop a farm out of which It
has obtained profit.
Acting Secretary Galloway’s letter
followed a report made by Federal
Inspector E. W. Allen.
There will be a meeting of the
board of commissioners in charge of
the farm July 9, which will be at
tended by Inspector Alien. State
Commissioner of Agriculture Price
will also attend this meeting, and an
effort will be made to have the mat
ter straightened out.
latest discovery tn a liver medicine.
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drugs No chance of salivation. Eat
what you like and all you like at any
time.
Dr. Verifier's Liver Ease taken at
bed time will do the work. For sale
and guaranteed by all Atlanta drug
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put up In a PINK PACKAGE.
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