Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

r ========= FUES O'ER STATE; COMES TO GRIEF KLNEHARTS MACHINE SMASHED I I> >ORTH CAKOLI3A p Aeroplanist, Attempting AugustaHempstead Flight, Wrecked After Crossing: Palmetto Borders. 5. The State. Howard M. Rinehart, a Wright aviator. left Augusta early yesterday morning for New York, and though his machine was smashed, and.ne was forced to abandon it, he has the disl tinctio.ii of being the first person to fly from border to border across the State of South Carolina. A sprocket ^ chain of the propeller broke when Mt. Rinehart was about four mil^s from Rowland, l\. C., traveling about 3,000 r feet in the air. He glided and landed in a newly plowed field. Mr. Rinehart did not jump, but was riding on a wing when the machine landed. He I was throw,n off and his head buried in the sand. He was not injured and rttLer suijjpiiig LUC i ciuuctuio ui wv biplane to Dayton, Oliio, came to Columbia, where last might he joined Mrs. Rinehart Today they will proceed to New York by rail. Fare and Freight "I was just going to New York through the air for the pleasure and to save a little railroad fare," said -Mr- Rinehart in his room at a hotel ^iere last night, "and now," he added, "'I will pay both railroad fare aid railroad freight." Heavy clouds, the most beautiful "Mr. Rinehart says lie has ever seen, "hunsr over Soutb Carolina early yesterday morning, and these ~ clouds caused Mr. Rinehart to deviate from ~his proposed route. He left Augusta at 5:10 o'clock and had perfect sail. ing and ideal weather conditions until he reached Aiken, where he ran ~ into the clouds, or fog an3 did not see land again until after lie had passed i Columbia. ' ''The first glimpse I had of earth after leaving Aiken," said Mr. Rine ;*. hart, "was caught a short while before I reached a city, which I know "now was Summer, but wbich I did not -rcw-?/>cr-n ?<70 of t'hp tim#> I looked down and saw trees and wat/r and more trees and more water and then more trees. I wondered if I had > strayed into a South American jungle, j I thought it no nearer to turnl L around than it was to go forward. So I continued, and I was glad when I left it behind." Mr. Rinehart was passing over the iCongaree swamp. Mr. Rinehart says that h.e did not SO over Columbia but probably was -within five or at least ten miles of j .the capital city. Follows Coast Line. original route was from Au-; gusta to Columbia and then to fol- j low the Seaboard <Air .Line track from j *" - - - ? * * ' ?. ?:j *c_ r~>; ColumDia to Kaieign, sam jir. aiuc- | hart. "The first track I saw was! f the Atlantic Coast Line, which I mistook for the Seaboard, and I did cot r know my exact whereabouts until I ^reached Florence, which 1 recognized. 1 then -determined to follow the At- j la>ntic Coast Line track and was on! my way North when the accident occurred." \ 31r. Rinehart said he was making 'an average of a mile a minute. He was riding in a Wright biplane. Mr. Rirehart is manager and instructor in the Wright Aviation school which recently closed at Augusta and which opens again at ^ "Mineola, L. I. He was going from <?n? camp to the other yesterday. He expected to reach ?New York city by .3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and k "he says that if his chain "had not ^ broken he would have been successful in the trip. When the accident oc> : curred he had traveled about 215 miles in three hours and 35 minutes. H? Wonderful Clouds. WB "\Aiter getting above the heavy "Clouds at Aiken," said Mr. Rinehart : last night. " I dared not come down, fnr-T could cot see to make my land Iing. I never saw such cloud forma-' 1 tions and while I was wondering what) ' I would do if my engine should stop, j V * I couldn't but admire tie icdescrib able picture. The clouds were like great white rolls of snow, or a frozen " heavy sea.. Now and then there would rise a snow-cohered mountain, very dense, through which I would dart, i a.nd then here and there were valI ' leys and ravines of the cumulus clouds." " Mr: Rinebart said that he has seen many wonderful clouds from aeroplanes but he has never before seen - any to equal those.he saw on tiis trip yesterday. L At the time of Mr. Ifinehart's trouble the clouds had passed away artA he was able to glide his machine f to the ground. He said that he got out on the wing, and did not jump, for he wished the machine to help i } break his fall. When the machine landed it threw him off and he landed on his head in the sand. Last night he said that he was tired, that was all, and that the tired feeling was principally from work he did in getting the biplane together to ship it to New York. Mr. Rineiiart regrets that he did net complete his journey, but he was | cheerful just the same. j MRS. J. W. COKER PRESIDENT OF FEDERATION Heads of Committees?Chairmen Named for Various Departments ?Session Closes. i The State. i Anderson, May 12.?Hartsville was chosen as the next meeting place by the Federation of Women's Clubs. This selection was almost unanimous. The morning session Friday was taken up partly with unfinished reports of clubs and election of officers. Officers were elected for one year, the A! AAtlAn nor i uiciiuiai ua.v1u.-5 t been defeated the day before by four votes. Officers elected were as fol-1 lows: Mrs. J. W. Coker, Hartsville, president; Mrs. J. E. Ellerbe, .Marion, vice president;- Mrs. Frank B. Gary, Abbeville, second vice president; Mrs C. C. Featherstone, Greenwood, re! cording secretary; Mrs. M. S. McKinnoa, Hartsville, corresponding secretary; Mrs. B. A. Morgan, Greenville, treasurer, and Mrs. H. W. Carroll, Bennettsville, auditor. Recommendations of the president were read serially. The new officers were installed at once. Chairmen of the committees are: Conservation, Miss (Armida Moses, Sumter; civics, IWrs. Von 'Treskow, Camden; education, Mrs. W. E. Duncan, Aiken; home economics, Kathleen Mulligan, Sumter; library, Mrs. W. A. Scott, Johnston; literary, Margaret Mazyck, iOharlestan; music, Mrs. Tomas Dortere, Charleston; publicity, Miss Montgomery, inanon; puonc neaun, j Miss Julia Irby, Laurens; social and j industrial, Mrs. John Gary Evans, I Spartanburg. The meeting was brought to a close Friday evening with a banquet at the . home of f\5rs. Raifus Fant. This ban- j, quet was- tendered the ladies of the ; federation by the Anderson Chamber , of Commerce. The delegates leave Anderson Saturday morning after a ( very pleasant and successful meeting. i-i THOMAS LIPSCOMB (SUFFERS WOUND Tihe State. Camden, May 11.?iC'amden was shocked early this mofning when it was know.a that Thomas J. Lip6comb ; had shot and probably fatally wounded himself at his home on North I Broad street. No cause was given for the act other than it was known i. to some of his clo^>e friends tTiat he had been a sufferer Tor some time from 'nervous dyspt$*ia* < At 5:30 o'clock Thursday morning . he arose and complained to members i of the family that he had been unable : to sleep during the night. He was |, advised to go into another room where probably he would find it easier to rest. Almost immediately a . pistol shot was heard and he was found with a bullet wound in his temple. The ball ranged upward and j ! 1 came out at the top of his head. At a late hour tonight he was still alive but his condition is critical. The tragedy has shocked the city. There was not a more popular man in Camden than Tom Lipscomb, high toned and honorable, and sorrow is expiessed on all sides. For several years Mr. Lipscomb was a partner in the Camden Coca-Cola Bottling company but two years ago lie sold his interest in that firm and has been proprietor of a soft drink bottling company making principally Cheroi Cola and has been to a large degree successful and his business affairs 80 far as is known were in fine shape. Surrounded by a happy family of a | wife and two children and of a genial jelly disposition his friends know no reason why he should have committed the deed other than ill health. His aged mother resides in Columbia. Mr. Lipscomb, who is about 87 years of age, was born and educated * Votri. or attended the in V/Oi'UJJUUla., ?? University of South Carolina. In 1902 he was married to Miss Victoria Jordan, a niece of Former Mayor Carrison of Camden. He has two small children, Thomas Lipscomb, Jr., and j Harriet Lipscomb. He ig the only living son of Col. and Mrs. T. J. Lipcomb, his father having at one time been mayor of Columbia. Mr. Lipscomb died on Saturday from the wound. His father. Col. T. J. Lipscomb was at one time a citi -a? ^ Zen OI .^ttucn;. MMBER IN PARADE RECORD FOR THIS COUNTRY One Hundred and Fifty Thousand March in Line, Which Takes Oyer Twelve Hours Pass Beieiwingr. Xew York, May 13.?<a civic army of 150,000 men and women marched j through the streets of New York to: day to demonstrate their attitude in favor of national preparedness. An almost countless host, representing all walks of life ia the nation's metropolis, for twelve hours strode 20 abreast, behind bands playing patriotic airs through flag bedecked lined with hundreds of thous ands of cheering spectators. All the professions and trades which make up the complex life of the city were represented. It was the greatest parade in the history of the country. In one division were the otreet sweepers in their uniforms of white, while in another were the dignified justices of the supreme court of New York. There also were the clergy?nearly 200?repre* /%?+??% or ot'orw rlenflmiro tinn in th P city. Lawyers, physicians, trained nurses, veterans of the SpanishAmerican war?all were in line. But | the most popular division was made up of the city's ten thousand National Guardsmen?infantry, cavalry and artillery?who brought up the rear. "This," declared Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, in command of the department of the East, who reviewed the parade, "is the greatest argument America has ever known in favor of pre paredness against elements that -are at present unknown." Marched for Hours. The great civic league began marching at 9:30 a. m., and the last of them had not passed the reviewing stand in Madison Square until 9:30 p. m. dust as Mayor John P. Mitchel and a party of municipal officials left the city hall at the end of the first division an aeroplane appeared above lower Broadway and covered around the great skyscrapers. The . paraders marched rapidly, more than 10,000 passing a given point within a hour. When the first division disbanded after walking the 1 full length of lower Fii'th alvenue to Fifty-seventh street, the mayor, ac-1J companied by Maj. Gen. Wood and ( Rear Admiral Nathaniel Usher, in j1 command of the New York navy yard,. ( ieft their carriages and took seats in the reviewing stand. Except for an hour for luncheon, they remained un- ] til the parade was over. Gov. Whitman, who viewed the, ^ Dm An ct rat inn from a. balconv of the! Union League club, declared it was}1 the most remarkable example of! ^ patriotism and civic pride he ever had witnessed. fvVfith few exceptions the marchers I j carried small American flags. Most J of them also wore buttonhole 6m- j blems. At frequent interval came one of the 200 bands and the musi-! ciains were the only persons in thej :ivic divisio who wore uniforms. The . women's division, estimated to num-i' t>er between 6,000 ana tj.ouu, Degan iu j appear before the reviewing stand | about 6 o'clock. Mrs. Theodore 1 Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, J Jr., and Mrs. J. Borden Harriman j were among those in line Cheers for Guardsmen. Following them were the National Guardsmen, who began filing past the stand at 8 o'clock. Salvos of cheers!. greeted the militiamen as they J. marched by silently and impressively Every guard unit in the city was ordered out in service uniform and 1 in heavy marching order to show (New Yorkers how they would appear if - o 1 mey actually wcic (tuoncnug ? to the colors. The new armored motor battery, the first thus far acquired by any National Guard organization in the country, was greeted with cheers all along the line of march. There were seven regiments of infantry, three of coast artillery, a part of the First cavalry, batteries of field artillery, the signal corps, engineers and tne motor car battery. Thomas A. Edison, notwithstanding his 69 years, tramped along with the stride of a man vhalf his age, at the head of a contingent of 22 members of the naval consulting board of the United States. He expressed great satisfaction with the demonstration after it was all over. "Such a parade needs no expression," declared the inventor. "The fact that I marched in it expressed my sentiments exactly." Policemen on Hand. Extraoflinary precautions were taken to safeguard the mayor and other distinguished persons. Scores of uniformed policemen and plain clothes detectives surrounded them throughout the day and evening. The general committee in charge of the parade tonight issued a state-1 OK ~' *? 1?HU Prince Albert it told everywhere in toppy red bags, Se; tidy red tint, 10c; handsome pound and half-pound tin humidort?and? that clever eryetal-glatt pound humidor with tponee-moittener top that keept the tobacco in tuch tplendid condition. f>RIN II ^ ? R. J. RejB?Ui Tobacco Co?, V r aaent in which. it was said that while the parade was a splendid demonstration for preparedness the fact remained, "that all that was accomplished was to put 150,000 marchers Dn the street in actual formation for lot more than two hours in the case >f any one division." It was pointed out that it had Laken from March 10 to organize the ond that n nth withstanding the JdL U.LIO auu r < demonstration in favor of prepared- j i nesg "it must be remembered that' the marchers were in no sense organized or equipped for the defense of their country. Not a uniform had Deen supplied and not one piece of equipment had been furnished." j Although reports were curret dur- j ii. g the day that anarchists contem- j plated making rl demonstration igainst the marchers, the police said tonight the parade was remarkably :ree of any disturbance. rAPr ASKS WILSON TO ENTER PROTEST ? i Flie Red Cross Considers British Attitude in Violation of Geneva Convention. AYhshington, May 11.?The American government is preparing to protest to Great Britain against its policy of refusing to allow the shipment of hospital supplies by the American Red Cross to Germany and her allies. Secretary Lansing received a letter today from former president Taft, chairmam of the central committee of the Red Cross, urging such action, and it was learned tonight that the matter would be taken up with the British government in the ?near fu-J l cure. Mr. Taft's letter revealed for the] first time that Great Britain formally had declined to issue permits for shipments of supplies to the Central Powers except when intended for American hospital units. This exception, Mr. Taft wrote, was worthless because on account of lack of funds the Red Cross had maintained no units in the belligernt countries since last October. 'The Red Cross considers the British attitude in violation of the Geneva convention, to which the United States and all of the present belligerents are signatories, and holds '* ~ 4 1 "-Atrawmonf haS / tnai me 'Amenvau iciumvuv the right to insist upon observance of the treaty. Mr. Taffc expressed the hope that the British position was based upon an erroneous "belief that the central powers had failed to agree to a re, ciprocal course in the treatment of articles for the sick and wounded. Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly The Old Standard sreneral strenetheiinj? tonic. GROVE'S TASTELESS c'jill TONIC, drives ou* Maliria.enriche *t le blood, and builds apthesys lem. A 'rue ton r. For adults cL idrep. S" a?aam isBH?a?aMMaa? hmm???? Ilmilillil! r. A. puts new joy iltfflwwtelssirwifit 1 il- a| ' tobacco is prepared i into tile sport 01 - for smokers underthe | ... ! s j PRocEsspiscoyEREbiN 1 smoking! ; i! making experiments to i iii ir?bnn?rc!lt^clmn^!r\f'. i ^ rr\u 1 4yt/\ 4*/> WBifB I Y "vc w ^^wSmS-1 be 110 and never ^^jlEp^ll{!lire^okiE|R^ I feel old enough to wwscess' pATE^TEDj | i j vote, but it's cerilHHt I tain_sure y?u'u not i iRJ-REYNOLbsrOBAOftCOMMMYil 1:nnw thp inv anri IIHipHiMII S'ntentaenroFa MOmmm **<*> oki jimmy ^ sssy pipe or a hand rolled cigarette unless you get on talking-terms with Prince Albert tobacco! P. A. comes to you with a real reason for all the goodness and satisfaction it offers. It is made by a patented process that removes bite and parch! You can smoke it long and hard without a comeback! Prince Albert has always been sold without coupons or premiums. We prefer to give quality! Prince Albert affords the keenest pipe and cigarette enjoyment! And that flavor and fragrance and ) coolness is as good as that sounds. P. A. just answers the universal demand for tobacco without bite, parch or kick-back! Introduction to Prince Albert isn't any harder than to walk into the nearest place that sells tobacco and ask for "a supply of P. A." You pay - - - - * - ? <?a fl out a little cnange, to De sure, out us me tnecrfullest investment you ever made! CEirALBERT i i^iaitoB'Stlccs, N. C Copyrifht 1916 by R. J. Raysotd* Tobacco Co. i FIRE INSURANCE We are prepared to write fire in- * euranrp nnlicies at short notice for the following reliable STOCK COMPANIES: Assets Surplus Equitable Fire Ins. Co. $ 388,131.00 $ 78.337 Oo Pacific Fire Ins. Co. 1,238,226.00 326,179.00 Southern Stock Fire Ins. Co. 424,538.00 103,042.00 ~ ~ ~ r> i a r\r\ Southern Underwriters '6VZ,Z6i.w oi,oz^.uu Underwrites of Gr'nsboro 234,897.00 62,181.00 These Companies are all licensed in this State, and have a splendid record for prompt and fair dealings. v Your requests will have prompt and careful at tention. Security Loan and Investment Company, Agent. W. A. McSWAIN, Mgr. Int. Dept. A Card to Owners | of Rural Telephone Lines w~ ? aa +lka+ ?11 1in*c nvn^r) Kr we are suaiuus tu mat other parties and connected with us are kept in such condition as to furnish efficient service. Where the owners of rural lines are responsible ^r their upkeep, we want to cooperate with them. All lines require a thorough overeauling occasionally if the best service is to be obtained. We recommend that every line connected with as be overhauled at least once a year, and that at least one experienced telephone man assist in this work. The co3t of this work when divided among all the patrons ] of the line, makes the amount paid by each man small, and this cost will be more than offset by the improved service. If the owners of rural telephone lines in this section are experiencing trouble With their service, we will appreciate their talking the matter over with our Manager or writing us fully. We will gladly do what we can toward helping you improve the condition of your line. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY BOX 163, COLUMBIA, S. C. i I J i