Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BLAME IS LAID UPON BRAVE SEA CAPTAIN WRECK OF TITANIC DI E TO NEGLIGENCE OF ( APT. SMITH. Capt. Lord, of California!), Held Responsible for Great Loss of Life *? Va4* T nn/lninp A ill lit VI UV11UIUJ5 Washington, May 28.?Blame for the Titanic disaster is chargeable directly to the failure of the dead Capt. Smith to heed repeated warnings of icebergs ahead, but responsibility for unneces - * sary loss of life must oe snarea u.> Capt. Lord, of the steamship Californian, through his disregard of distress signals. This is the finding of the senate committee which investigated the sinking of the Titanic, as prepared o nrtmnrohMsivp sneech delivered AU. CX, vvtiijf * v ?v K by William Alden Smith, of Michigan, chairman of the committee. Senator Smith declared that responsibility also rests upon the British board of trade, "to whose laxity of regulation, and hasty inspection, the world is largely indebted for the awful fatality." In denouncing Capt. " ~ ^ ^+V?A cftrjotnr Liora, 01 cnc L<tuiuiuiau) o^uuivi said the Titanic's distress ginals were plainly seen from the deck of his vessel a short distance away. America will leave to England the chastisement of those guilty, asserted the senator, an^he quoted British law to show that Capt. Lord might be prosecuted for a misdemeanor. rnnnlii ciAno in V VUVAUOIVU^ ?u ?- ? _ ~ Before the Titanic departed on her maiden voyage there were no sufficient tests of boilers, bulkheads, equipment or signal devices. Officers ana crew were siraugeis each other and not familiar with the ship's implements or tools, and no drill or station practice took place and no nrovailpd uvipiui UiOVUfimv The speed of the Titanic was twenty-four and one-half miles an hour at the time of the accident, although officers of the Titanic had been advised of the presence of icebergs by the stamships Baltic, Amerika and Califor- | nian. Passengers were not advised of dan- j ger, although President Ismay, of the j White Star Line, who was taking the vessel's'maiden voyage, was informed. No general alarm was given nor any organized system of safety undertaken. i Of the 1,324 passengers ^nd 899 j members of the crew on board, there j was room in the lifeboats for only 1,- j 176 persons and because of lack of j orderly discipline the boats toc1^ off ; only 704 persons, 12 being rescued from the water. "Battled With Truth." Officers of the White Star Line "battled with the truth" after receiving in formation from their Montreal office Mdnday morning following the accident. Senator Smith condemned "antiquated shipping laws and overripe administrative boards" and asked that all nations act together in shipping reforms. "New laws," he said, "will * best testify our affection for the dead." 4 v^apt. ?tosiron, 01 me rescue snip Smith, and he urged that Congress Carpathia, was praised by Senator recognize his valor. At the outset. Senator Smith -ed the course of his committee in holding British subjects to seciro tVrttr testimony without delay, and briefly answered criticism of his lack of nautical knowledge. f Thanks to Carpathia. Washington, May 28.?The formal thanks of congress to the steamer Carpathian officers and crew for the rescue of the Titanic survivors were ex pressed in a joint resolution pass+xi today by the senate. The house will take jrompt action. The resolution is the nrst of three measures introduced by Senator Smith, of Michigan, following his speech in the Senate today and the presentation of his report on the investigation of the Titanic disaster. The resolution directs the president "to ca'ise to be made and presented to Capt. Rostroiu of the Carpathia, a suitable gold medal appropriately inwln'rh shall exnrpss t.hp hiarh estimation in which congress holds the service of this officer, to whose promptness and vigilance was due the rescue of 374 women and children and 330 men." GIRL FIRED UPOX XEGRO FOUXD ROBBING HER ROOM P?f? Miss Lula Balleiitine Caugrlit >"egro Hiding- in Closet?Thinks She Hit Him. Columbia State. When Miss Lula Ballentine, daughter of D. E. Ballentine, North ColumI bia, returned to her home, about 11 (o'clock Monday night, after attending ; ;commencement exercises at Columbia} college, she was surprised to find a negro hiding in the cloest of her room. When the negro saw her lie ran, knocking her down and dropping some articles which he had stolen, Miss Bal- j nn revolver and fired, i | iUlltlilV |7iV/UV? wr vv - - i She thinks she hit him. Miss Ballentine before going to the college asked that a light he left burning in her room. When she returned she noticed that the window was slightly open. She closed it and afterwards went to the closet to put j away some clothes. There she found j the negro hiding. He immediately j dashed out of the closet, taking with i him a bundle of stolen goods. Missj Ballentine grabbed a pistol, lying on j the bureau, and fired. He dropped the j bundle of goods on the roof and j jumped or rolled off the roof. The roofj was about 12 feet from the ground. i The bundle was found to contain; | quite a little clothing,. two jewelry j boxes, several pieces of jewelry and j among other articles a Bible. Mr. Bal-1 lentine is of the opinion that the negro' was making a general robbery of the | house when surprised by his daugh-j ter's arrival, and he hid in the closet i for safety, with the intent of getting; away when everything became quiet. The police were notified and are working on the case. The negro is described as- about 6 feet high, long hair and wearing blue overalls. KILLING IX COLUMBIA. . / C. W. Spence Shoots Robert L. O'Pry on Lady Street and Sow Faces Charge of Murder. Columbia State, May 30. Curtis W. Spence, an employee of the street railway company at the sub-station on Assembly street, pump- j ed five bullets into Robert L. O'Pry, an insurance collector, last night and then told the officers who arrived later that he did the shooting. The whole . affair was over in a> few seconds and those who heard the shots gathered to look at the dead body of O'Pry after Spence had been taken to the police ' station by the officers who sent in the call and those on duty at the station who heard the shots, just one block away. Domestic troubles are said to be the cause of the shooting, according to Officer Davis,'who knew the men ; and heard of previous quarrels. The fact that both were put under peace h n i-J Kv T?anr\r*riVornor io n t\ot,+ r\f uviiu i/j ivtwi uvi f v/x io a pux c v/i i the record, as is the fact that O'Pry and his wife were separated. The shooting occurred about S:30 ' o'clock on west Lady street, near the office of the Southern Express company, about a half block from Main street. Piles! Piles! Piles!I Williams' Indian Pile Ointment will cure Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles. It absorbs the tumors, allays itching at once, acts as a poultice, gives instant relief. Williams Indian Pile Ointment is prepared for Piles and itching of the private parts. Druggists, mail 50c and $1.00. WILLIAMS MFG. CO., Props.. Cleveland, Ohic ' Colombia, Jfewberrj & Lauren* B. & Schedule in effect October 6, 1910 Subject to change without notice ! schedules Indicated ?are not juaran J teed: A. C. L. 52. 53 Lv. Charleston 6.10am lO.OOpn Lv. Sumter.. ., ... 9.41am 6.20ptr a. n. & l. Lv. Columbia 11.15am 4.55prr ? i n t o o 1J ijuv. rrospenty o.o*pu> | Lv. Newberry I2.56pip 3.20piL |Lv. Clinton 1.50pm 2.35pir Lv. Laurens 2.35pm 2.12pir c. & w. c. Ar. Greenville. . .. 4.00pm 12.20prt Ar. Spartanburg. .. 4.05pm 12.20pi:: : S. A. L. Ar. Abbeville .. .. 3.55pm 1.02pn Ar. Greenwood.. .. 3.27pm 1.33pit j Ar. Athens 6.05pm 10.30am Ar. Atlanta 8.45pm 8.00am A C. L. 54 55. ;Lv. Columbia 5.0Onr?> li-IBn-? Lv. Prosperity 6 26pm i>.5uaua Lv. Newberry 6.44pm 9.32am I Lv. Clinton 7.35pm 8.44air ! Lv. Laurens.. . .. 7.55pm 8.20am C. & "W. C. Ar. Greenville 9 "^Opm 7.00a.r i S. A. L Ar Greenwood.. . 2.28am 2.38am jAr. Abbeville 2.56am 2.08aiu ; Ar. Athens 5.04am 11.59pir | Ar. Atlanta 7.15am 9.55pm j Nog. 52 and 53 arrive and d?oari j from Union Station, Columbia, dally and run through between Charlestoi : and Greenville. No?. 54 and f>& arrive and depar j Gervais street. Columbia r cept Sunday, and run through be ! tween Columbia and Greenville. "I *? M -.?I* III f?|tA I ror miormauun aoa. ascuia ui I W. J. Craig, P. T. *L, Wilmington, N. ? J. F. Livingston, S Columbia. 8. CL / y f THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ' I The University of South Carolina, a j first-class college with courses in Law, i Engineering and Commerce and Finance. Forty-three teachers' scholarships worth $100 in money and ex i: ? *? A vi rilionoe fnr !! tJUipLlUIl IX (Jill 1CCS. -rx i tii t vtwivv, j an aspiring young man. The health and morals of the stud- j ents are the first care. Enrollment 443 students. Many improvements next session. Entrance examinations will be held at the court house on Friday, July 12, at 9 o'clock. For catalog write to S. C. MITCHELL, President^ 5-21-3t-ltw. Columbia, S. C. >'ow is the time to subscrib to The Herald and ]Vews, $1.50 a year. NO SIR, I CAN'T GET APPENDICITIS I Eat A!! ! Want to Now. No More Gas on the Stomach or Sour Stomach. No More Heavy Feeling After Meals or Constipation. N? matter what you've tried without petting relief JUST TRY simple buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc., as compounded in ADLER-I-KA! You will be surprised at the QUICK results and you will be guarded against appendicitis. The VERY | FIRST DOSE will help you and a short treatment with ADLER-I-KA will make i you feel better than you have for years. I - This new German appendicitis remedy j antisepticizes the stomach and bowels; and draws off all impurities. A SINGLE DOSE relieves gas or; the stomach, sour, stomach, constipation, nausea or heavy j feeling after eating almost AT ONCE, j A short treatment often cures an ordinary i case of appendicitis. W. G. MATES. NOMINATIONS. For Congress. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Congress from the Third Congressional District of South Carolina, subject to the action of the voters of the district in the Democratic primaries. Marcus C. Long. c For State Senator. Alan Johnstone is hereby nominated | for reelection to the State Senate from j N'ewberry county, subject to the result ? of tlio nomA/>r?ihV nrima rv olpptinn WA Ay ViliUVi U,V*V/ V*vwv.w?. | j For House of Representatiyes. Arthur Kibler is hereby announced (1 as a candidate for re-election to the i Legislature from Newberry county, subject to the Democratic primary. ^ j C. T. Wyche is hereby announced as a candidate for re-elei^tion to the legislature, and will abide the rules of j the Democratic party. ?-? " . Geo. S. Mower is hereby nominated 1 for the House of Representatives, sub ject>to the rules of the Democratic primary. , S. W. Young is, hereby nominated for the House of Representatives, sub-1 ject to the rules of the Democratic primary. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the Legislature from New- j berry county, and will abide the rules | Af 4-Vi r\r*r*n nrimorr U1 LiAC UL1V/ f * *"1U t. J , J. H. Chappell. For Sheriff. Being conscious of the fact that I have discharged the duties of the Sheriff's office to the best of my abil- j ity, and believing that I have the en- j dorsement of the majority of the peo- j pie of Newberry county to this end, I again announce myself a candidate, subject to the decision of the Democratic primary. M. M. Buford. ! I hereby announce myself as a can- j didate for Sheriff of Xewberry county, j subject to the Democratic primary. Cannon G. Blease. i For County Auditor. Eug. S. "VVerts is hereby announced j as a candidate for re-election as County Auditor, subject to the Democratic primary. I hereby announce myself as a can- j didate for Auditor of Newberry county, subject to the Democratic primary. J. B. Halfacre. For County Treasurer, Jno. L. Epps is hereby announced l as a candidate for re-election as County Treasurer, subject to the Democratic primary. : I For Coroner. F. Marion Lindsay is hereby announced as a candidate for Coroner I i |_l I I Hie N Capital i ns/ I: Ji? You may or it matter some of yoi to save tor be able to < mMHBS&anaBMH "The Ban Four Per JAS. McWTOSH, 1 | I of Newberry county, subject to the Democratic primary. j I hereby announce myself as a can- j didate for Coroner of Newberry county, subject to the Democratic primary. S. J. Cromer. I hereby announce myr>elf as a candidate for Coroner of Newberry county, subject to the Democratic primary.! J. R. Bouknight For County Superintendent of Education. I I am a candidate for election by the j people of Newberry county to the of- j fice of County Superintendent of Edu- j catioiii, which office I am now filling j for an unexpired term by appointment j from the State Board of Education. I will abide the result of the Democratic primary. Elbert H. Aull. J. B. O'Xeall Holloway is announced as a candidate for County Superintendent of Education and will abide the rules of the primary. , For Superrisor. To the Voters of Newberry County: I At the solicitation of many friends' 11 have concluded to make the race for) supervisor, and if elected T will stay! on the job and work for the best in-. terest of the county and will give you; the best service that I am capable of; j and I hereby pledge myself to abide j the result of the Democratic primary. ! W. A. Hill, j I announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of County j V/\T?r rtMinfir o 11 ? 1 oupci w^ur 1U1 4>C?UC11 J tuuuc;, ouu ; ject to the rules of the Democratic j primary. L. I. Feagle. J. Monroe Wicker is hereby announced as a candidate for County Supervisor, subject to the Democratic primary. For Clerk of Conrt John C. Goggans is hereby nominated as a candidate for re-election as i Clerk of Court for Newberry county' and will abide the result of the Demo-! cratic primary. James D. Wheeler is announced as a | candidate for Clerk of Court for New- j berry county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party, and will abide the result of the Democratic primary. * ewberry Savings Stock, - $5C ^atterWl iDOrtW CowfeUlSfel be a Farmer, or a Miller, ors s not what your trade or pre ar money in the bank. It w a rainy day or a day when j earn as much as now. k Thai Always Has Thi Cent Interest Paid on Savings President J. t NO i For Master. I hereby announce myself as a can-! didate for re-election as Master forj Xewberry county, subject to the Dem-1 ocratic primary. . H. H. Rikard. j For Connty Commissioner. i W. P. Pugh is hereby announced as I a candidate for County Commissioner, | subject to the Democratic primary. j I hereby aniiounce myself a candidate for County Commissioner and will abide the result of the Demo- j cratic primary. J. S. Watts. I I hereby announce myself as a can* I Pnnnfv fnni. ! U. J Vi. a, JLVyi IC-^/i^V/W*V/U uw w I missioner, subject to the Democratic j primary. L. C. Livingstone. ? ! I am a candidate for re-election as; County Commissioner, and will abide j ~ nritYiovr , LIIC I UiCb t/l Liie ucmy^iaiiL iuuui j. . Custus L. Leitzsey. " i Thomas L. B. Epps is hereby an- j nounced as a candidate for County! Commissioner, and will abide t.he re- I suit-of the Democratic primary. J. Pierce Harmon is he?feby announced as a candidate fpr County Commissioner, and will abide the rules of the Democratic party. Xaeristrate >'os. 1 and 8. I hereby announce myself as a can- ! didate for Magistrate for Nos. 1 and ; 8 Townships, and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary. W. 0. Wilson. I I hereby announce myself as a can- j didate for re-election as Magistrate for I Xos. 1 and 8 townships of Newberry : county. J. C. Sample. 3Iagistrate No. 2. S. J. D. Price is hereby announced j as a candidate for Magistrate for No. j 2 township and will abide the rules or the Democratic primary. [ hereby announce myself as candidate for Magistrate for No. 2 Township and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary. C. H. Alewine. For Magistrate >*o. 3. Township, j I iim a candidate for Magistrate lor Bank v 1,000.00 : iCarpiter, J | ifession, pot ill help yon rou may not f . - ^ . M P u muiicy > Deposits I I RWOOD, Cashier SB j$8f 9 i . j I H - ' No. 3 Township, Newberry county, and will abide result of the Democratic primary. Jno. Henderson. Magistrate So. 6. ' George H. Martin is hereby announced as a candidate for Magistrate for No. 6 township, and will aoide tne resuus ot uie uemocrauu primary. Wm. M. Dorroh is hereby announced 4 as a candidate for re-election as Mag- ^ istrats for No. 6 Township, subject to the Democratic primary. v 4 For Magistrate No. 7. The many friends of Mr. W. R. Reid hereby announce his as ac andidate for Magistrate for No. 7 township, and pleds^ him to abide the rules of the democratic party. W. P. Allen is hereby announced as ' a candidate for Magistrate for No. 7 Township, subject to the Democratic primary. Many Friends. For Magistrate >'o. 10. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for magistrate for No. 10 township subject to the-rules of the Demo- v cratic primary. E. H. Werts. I hereby announce myself as a can- i didate for Magistrate No. 10 Township, "I and will be subject to Democratic primary. H. B, Richardson. * Magistrate >'o. 10. J. A. Kinard is hereby announced as a candidate for Magistrate for No. 10 township, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Magistrate So. 11. Bachman T. Richardson is hereby announced as a candidate for Magistrate for Xo. 11 township, and will ? abide the rules of the Democratic primary. For Magistrate. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Magistrate for No. 11 Township, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. > J. T. Kinard. H. H. Ruff is hereby announced as A/Cnoric+rofa. for \T?1 11 H CiUlUiuauc IUI jiugiuw -w .... township, subject to th9 Democratic primary.