Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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t And th * become a* * comein Is Alhouself Ladies' Ladies' Chidrer 'I. Ladies' * Persian Long Ki ii 3. A. Slighi, SJigJbs. Greenwood County. First prize, $10: P. J. Riddle, Phoe nix. Second ~pr!ize, $5: A. Dominick, Phoenix. Newberry County. - Piret prize, $10: S. M. Duncan, Newberry. Second prize, $5: J. A. Sligbh, Slighs. Third prize, $3: J. H. Eargle, Po maa. Fourth prize, $2: 1. M. Smith, Kin arde. *Fourth congressional district prize wrmers: Laurens County. First prize, $10-J. H. Wolfe. Secord prize, $5: W. R. Brown. 'Ibird prize, $3: C. P. Roper. Fourth prize, $2: J. Ward, Ander son. Spartanburg County. First prize, $10: Julian Wingo. Second prize, $5: E. I. Bishop. 'Ibird prize, $3: J. H. Oaldwell. Fourth prize. $2: J. B. Bwynn. Union County. First prize, $10: W. 0. Jeter. Second prize, $5: H. C. Miller. In 'the Fourth congressional district cliass 'the following prizes were won: Best 10 ears yellow corn: First, W. 0. Jeiter, Santuc; second, H. C. Miller, (Carlisle. Best 10 ears white corn: Roy W. Wingo, Innmarn; second, W. A. Wingo, ?nman; third, W. T. Irwin, Spartan lurg. Best single ear corn: Roy W. Wingo, 4omian. LIKE GREAT WHITE HERON MAN-MADE BIRD CUT AIR Vor First Time in History an Aero plane Wednesday Disported Itself A bore South Carolina Soil. Columbia State, 8th. Bly, the air man, made good. His :Ehree absolutely perfect flights at the fair grounds yesterday deiighted 'the mnost exacting in the crowd of 1,000 pieop'le who witnessed thenm. The aviator flow has the unique dis dinc'tion of biaing diiven the first heavier-than,9air-anachinle through the limpid atmnosphere of South Carolina. His flights had the thri-ll of an "ex ieibition" and the precision of a scien ~'tific experiment. He drove his aero Aae the "lmont racer," with the FINA. en the present si Sa thing of the j i, get what you' ill ot appropripate Chrisi Joat Suits - -- Knit Underwear, per garment Sweaters -- 's Sweaters - - - Black Petticoats -- and Patent Leather Belts monas - - - ristmnas Headquarters here ani BerlCr I. AND BROS. 01 Sease of an autbomobilis't ouDt for a morning spin--and with even less ap parent effort. J. A. D. McCurdy, the other Curtiss aviator, who was to have flown, miss ed a connection and did not arrive. IHis machiine, the "Hudson-Fulton fly er," consequently 'as not seen in ac tion. Mr. McCurdy wilN reach Coluim bla this morning in p'leinty of time to~ take part in the meet this afternoon. May Extend Meet. It ~is .probable that the air-men, Ely and McCairdy, will remain in Colum bli~a and make flights on Friday, as well as today. The field hia been pro mounced ideal and the weather prom ises to be perfect. The a,viators are not due in Atlanta until December 15 a.nd 16. It is consequently probable that Columbia's aviation meet will be pro ,1anged thiroughi Friday. The flights this afternoon are 'schedil4*l .to begin at 2 o'clock and will contnue, if the wind permits, until sunsiet. A tremendous crowd is ex pected. The street raH'way will put on a speciall car serrice to and from the fair groundls. Augustus Post Present. Prominent among the spectators of Eugene B. Ely's three flights yester day was Augustus B. Post, the vet eran bal'loonist, who has had various aeronautic experiences, not the least thrilling of which was his recent flig'ht over the Canadian wilds with Allen R. Hawley in the balloon America II,1 which won the Gordon Bennett race from St. Louis. Mr. Post has taken up aeroplaning and is now an author ity in this new brauch of aeronauticS He will lecture this morning at th-e university at 11 o'clock. MrdJ Fly was another interested spectator. She anxiously watched her husband soaring a thousand f3et above the earth, but waxed enthiu siestic when he came down in a beau tiful sweeping glide. "My n'eves are getting used to it," she said, after Mr. Ely was once more on terra firma. "I still feel a little shaky, though, when Eugene is u'p in the air." The aviation party arrived in Co-~ lumbia yesterday at 4.40 a. m. Thex trip from Atlanta to Spartanburg was made in a special train, which inci dentally made a new -record for the trip. The "Belmont flyer." in which Ely went aloft yesterday, was asam LLR tock of The An mast forever. want, give us sc bas gifts for every mi FOR INI - - $898 - 89c. to $4.29 -l- 23e .me 98c - - 48e - - 59c - - - 23c - - $1.89 I we'll help you select your i ( ash L. Blauste .D STAND Columbb. Race Between Aeroplanes. A feature of today'~s 'meet will be i race between the "Hudson-Fu'lton fly er," driven by McCa.rdy, and thi "Belmont racer," driven by Ely. Thi1 will take place late in the afternoon The crowd at tIhe meet yesterda: afternoon, almtoughi smailter than hra been anticipated, was very enthiusias tc. Flying was new to all the specta tors, and they thIoroughl.y enjoyed the air-man's perfonmance. Those wht came expecting a show were sat1s6ed Ohbrs who went ,for tre educa?iona value of the performance were equall: pleasad. Thre secret was that Ela reajly flew. The start for the first flight wai made on tihe race track near th4 northern end of the grandstand. Af ter the motor was tuned up, Ely climni ed int eeat, avedhis band as e signal for hiis helpers to release .eh4 mahine and was cff. The aeroplanii slipped along the track about thA length of the grandstanid. Then it -aff the ground and rose. like a great bird easily and gracefully, and began iti effortess fl-ight. Breeze Light But Choppy. The light, choppy wind, which blav all afternoon, wori-ied the air-man ad the turns when 'his macire bumnped up and down, as an automobile de when it strikes a rut. After 'circling the track twice, at a heght of about 130 feet, Ely aldghted n the 'field opposite the grandstand On the last :lap, he went further oul in order to make the turn b efore aMghtin'g. He came down at an angle C.' about 30 degrees until 'he was wit n 10 feet of the grournd. Then he shut off his motor and glded gradual y to earth. "If It were not for this choppy, puffy little breeze," said Ely after his trial trip 'aloft, "today would be ideal for flying. It troublad me some and got worse 'the higher up I went." The aeroplane was brought back to tihe track and returned for the sec ond event, a three-mile race withb a Buick car, driven by J. B. Roddey. Auto and Aeroplane Race. The aeroplanec's eight-cylinders and the Buick's afour created a deafening din. The automiobile was a little in the rear of the aeroplane. The starit was slow ' U11 the bird-macine got up into the air. Then things began ED I ierican Cash Pu ks we have told imething for it a imber of the family is STANCE: Men's Overcoats, sold I Men's Overcoats, sold i Men's Shirts - Men's Kersey Pants, $ Men's Corduroy Hunti Men's Sweaters - Holiday Box Suspendei Holiday Box Men Ties ,fts so cheaply that you may P Purch 0e in, Manage flew wide of the track, iled the auto mobile easily i the first lap. I.n the L second lap the automobile was in the - lead when the grandetand was passied. 3 In the last lap, just to show what ;he could do, Ely glMded down 100 feet .and flew in front of the grandstand rhairdl.y 20 feet over the automobile. I His control of his machine was ap - pa-rently perfect. Ait the southern end - of the grandstand, be rose again to 150 feet and rounded the tracks for the last lap, easily the 'winner of the .race. The Buick, with one cylinder I bad, cante limping in several seconds after Ely passed the grandstand. SThe air-man went hailf way around the track again, made the turn and iglided down.. Went Up 1,000 Feet. -By the time the aeroplanie had been -brought back .to dah track and tuned ,up, dhe -dhoppy breeze was hardly no pticeable. Ely anounced that he would go up 1,000 feet and glide down. This flit was easily the feature of yes terday's meet. The air-man rose slowly and g11ace fuHly in wide sweeping circles. With his "sky hooks" pointed upward, be kept climbing in gradually narrowing *icles, up and up, until the clatter of his motor became very indistinct. Once, -about 700 feet up, he veered off to 'te northeast and sailed toward! Royster. He turned back, however, and went climbing up again. "I know be's cold," said Mrs. Ely as she watched b'er husbland's great flight. At a height of approximately 1,000 feet, Ely cuit off his throttle and came gliding down about 500 feet with practically no power. He was obliged to open up the throttle again as he feared that be could not reach the field on account of the wind. He came down very slowly and alighted easily. The altitude flight was the last for the afternoon. M&. BALLINGER IS GIVEN~ VINDICATION Republican Members of Investigating Committee Find Him Innocent of the Charges. Washington, Dec. 7.-Vindicating Seeretary of the Interior Ballinger upon .a.l the charges brought against him and cor.demning his accusers ' ; rchasing Co. w you in the bei nd take it out < on the market at yi ~or $12.50 to $15.00, for or $7.50, for - ~.50 kind, for - - g Pants, $5.00 kind, for roile a Suitablle gift for a asing r. NEWBERRY, 5 ring of animosity built upon a sup poed difference in policy respecting conservation, a majority of the con gressional committee Which investi gated 'the so-called Ba'llinger-Pinchot case today submitted its report to congress. After stating that the evidence pre sented 'redlated in the main to charges *of various kinds against Mr. Ballinger and that these came chi'eny from two sources-L. R. Glavis and Gifford Pinchot-the majorty announced the folowing conclusion: Failed to Make Out Case. "The evidence has wholly failed to make out a case. Neither any fact proved aior all t!he facts put together exhibit Mr. Ballinger as being any thing but a competent, and honorable getlem1fan, honestly and faithfully performing 'the duties of his high of fce, with an .eye singel to the public interest." Signed by Republicans. The report was signed by Senators Knute Nelson, chai-rman; Frank P. Flint, George Sutherla:nd and Elihu Root and Representative Samuel W. McCall, of Messachusetts, vice cheir' man; .Marin E. Olmetedi, of Pennsyl vania and Edwin Denby, of Michigan, all Republicans. A few months ago the Democratic members-Senators D. U. Fletcher and Win. E. Purcell and Rep eentatives Ollie M. James, cf Kentucky, and James M. Grahlamf, of llinois, together with Representative' Edmond H. Madison, of Kansas, pro gressive Republican, put out ainother report which thiey maintained to be the majority opinion, condemning the conduct of Mr. Ballinger as secretary of the interior. Made Public In Septemsber. This report was made public fol lowing a meeting of the committee in Minneapolis last September, which was not attended by some of the Re pub leans who have now exonerated Mr. Ballinger and, ther;efore, the nat ural minority became a majority and I the Republicans who were present,I with the exception of Mr. Madison,! withdrew and broke the quorum. The' members who now sign the majority report formu,lated their conclusions at;j a recent series of meetings. The "Animosity."4 In speaking of the "animosity" cre ated by differener?s respee'.inlg the con seraion of natural ~resources, t:1' LE! ! ill have nmng, f here. ir mercy. $5.87 27a $1.89 $2.48 49c 50e 9 to 75c B te famiy Co. II 0. CA the accusers 'evide'ntly had this policy deeply at hart anid were "evidently disposed 'to take a most favorable view of the character and motives of any one whom they supposed to be' opposed to their views. They thus came 'to regard Mr. Ballinger with suspicion and to regard the most natu ral and innocent acts occurring in the rdinary course of department admin isttationI as fxraishing evidence of some sinister purpose." NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice Is hereby given that as guardian of the estate of Holland Boozer, minor, I will make final set lement as guardian of said estate in he Probate Court for Newberry coun y, Tuesday, December 20, 1910, at 11 'clock in the forenoon, and immed ately thereafter apply to the said ourt for letters dismissory as gusr dian of said minor. .W. E. Lake, Guardian Holland Boozer. 11-18-4t-taw.. La Franc. SAOE for WOMEN been achieved! Last season we thought the - makers of La Prance Shoes had reached the limit of perfection. that La Francecod not be improved upon. E E But they've done it-the mew Fall models are the handsomest, smappiest shoes we have eyer seem. SDon't fail to see these. beautiful ezamples of Ameria's fimest footwear. E Cadwed & Haltiwanger Newberry, S.'C.