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, FIRST DREADNOli THE AIR Biggest Aeroplane is Mer Giant Craft Just Russian Ii The first great dreadnought of the} air has been completed in Russia and is making daily flights over 4 St. Petersburg, its four big engines driving two 24-foot propellers that enable the machine to carry 16 per sons at a high rat? of speed. The i < -whole machine weighs two tons, says i the St. Louis Dispatch. < The significance of this is more than that a giant aeroplane has been ! made. It lies principally in the fact 1 that inventors have apparently overcome one of the arguments of those 1 who said the aeroplane could never { be more than a rich man's toy, be- 1 cause it could carry only two or three persons at a time. ] All the details of the new machine 1 are not easily obtainable. For a long time the greatest secrecy has been maintained in St. Petersburg 1 by orders, it is believed, of the war department. Until recently no pic- '< tures of any part of the mechanism 1 were permitted to leave the country. Naturally this mystery has heighten-j intprftst in the dread-1 <CU nui*u n?uv nought. j1 The builder is a Russian named Si- j : korski. Before the present model ; was completed he made a slightly i 1 I smaller one that carried 11 persons. w Announcement of its exploits was received with wild enthusiasm by the j ' Russian people, who believed their | ; nation had outstripped the world in aviation and that it had invented a : war machine that would make its armies invincible. The first model, at its try-out. lifted 11 persons 110 feet in the air and circled them around an airdome at a height of 100 feet. Its four engines made a tremendous roaring. Encouraged by this success Sikor* TT nnnn SRi went to wors miiucuiai.ci,> u)/uu an even bigger model, in which some, of the defects of the first one were to | be corrected. It was not only to have seats for 20 persons, but was to have sleeping cabins in which part of its crew might rest while the other half was running the machine. < The new model was even more successful than the first one. It was named, the Ilya Mourementz. It had four motors of 100-horse power each, two in front and two behind. The inventor declares that any two of the motors will keep the aeroplane aloft at a fair rate of speed. It is known to have run on three motors while some disorder of the fourth was bei ing repaired by the crew.. Public interest, increased doubtless by the air of secrecy, focuseed the attention of the whole of St. Pet. ersburg upon the floating car. It is watched by thousands on its almost daily flights over the city. Sikorski .has declared he will soon be able to make a 2,000 mile flight from St. Petersburg to Sebastopol, by way of i . Moscow, with a full quota of 20 pfc ecusci o. A special workshop had to be con-1 structed for the manufacture of the I parts. Of these the most remarkable i single piece is the propellor. It is 24 feet long?so long, indeed, that it takes seven men, each stretching out his hands until the finger tips touch the fingers of the next man, to measure its length. It weighs 240 pounds and is capable of withstanding a pressure of 2,000-horse power. In comparison with this machine the biggest aeroplane elsewhere in use is nothing but a toy. The motor of the average American biplane has but 40-horse power, while each of the1 four motors of the Russian dread-j nought weighs two and a half times j as much. Each wing is 60 feet long, oKnnt tviroa timps the length of the! Ux ~ ~ , average American biplane wing. Its 9 ^ ! total plane surface is about 185; square yards.. The complete independence of each i of the motors was shown in a recent j flight of Sikorski's airship. As it soared over St. Petersburg one of the i engines became frozen and stopped. The aviators did not think of ending I the flight just on that account. They! calmly thawed out the engine as they | flew and, when it was in working or- i ^ der again, started it up as if noth-j ing had happened. This flight lasted J , ' more than an hour and a half. In common with all other Euro-1 pean countries Russia is perhaps I more interested in the aeroplane as a j ?" ? wio/iViino tVion on vthino- oIqP R ns- : ' Mai UiaV-UlUt U1U11 UU,' V'xug vs>v sia is actively increasing its aerial! fleet, and is sparing no expense. Only recently the government appro-! priated $2,000,000 for building and equipping small aeroplanes. It is regarded as significant elsewhere that its subsidies toward Sikorski's ma- j chine have not been made public, but' on the contrary, have been wrapped j in all the secrecy that has charac-j terized other matters relating to the big sky boat. r r fGHT OF BUILT IN RUSSIA e Toy in Comparison to : Completed by nventor. ) Germany, France and England are watching the Sikorski experiment with great interest. It is not at all unlikely that France wishes to promote a series of flights between St. Petersburg and Paris, but the German government persistently refuses to allow any alien air craft to fly Dver its territory. An English paper recently said of Slkorski's aeroplane that it was a matter for the British war department to investigate carefully. It pointed out that 100 such machines could transport 2,000 men quickly to any point in a military emergency. In the wide extent of modern battlefields, usually many miles, such a thing would be of inestimable value. If 2,000 men could be carried, say 60 miles in a single flight and if a dozen or more flights could be made in a single day, it would mean that a very large military force?enough to decide a battle?could be transported in an incredibly short time. Outside of any question of transport service it would be an invaluable aid to mining and sapping operations. A squad of eight or ten men and a store of powerful explosives could be carried. S?ch a squad might operate far into the enemy's line, blowing up bridges, mining embankments, destroying food and ammunition stores, and in various ways harrassing an army. One such ship with one such squad, if the men were experts, might in a few hours - ? ~ - * ^~ ! undo tne laoor 01 tnousanas ui men. Xor would a squad need to suffer serious inconvenience from being absent from its base of supplies. In addition to the cabin and sleeping quarters, the skyboat lias a small kitchen and cooking arrangements. Fortified by enough emergences rations to carqy them for a few days, the squad cduld do its work almost at its own leisure, if it kept the proper lookout as to where it were goiqg. And if any general could achieve the victory of an important campaign through the sacrifice of such a small number of men and equipment, the cost would not be considered excessive.. Outside of the military value, Sikorski's machine, which already has been called fancifully an "aerobus," has industrial potentialities, If it can carry 20 men it can carry their equivalent in dead weight. That is, it may be useful both as a carrier of freight and of passengers, once the cost of construction and opera tion can be reduced to figures which will enable the transportation to be done at a profit. That these problems will be worked out in the not very distant future seems highly probable. Already a St. Petersburg suburban passenger service is being talked of. LITERARY SOCIETY MEETS. Interesting Debate is Staged at Denmark Institution. Denmark, May 29.?The annual meeting of the Lanier Literary society was held in the high school auditorium last night. The subject for debate was: "Resolved, That the Philippines should be given their independence by the United States." On the affirmative were J. Bernard Faust and Walker Hartzog, and on the negative Samuel B. Ray and T A o hoatort W 111 let 1X1 L*. KsilHU.. .Ilici a. ?v<?vvv. debate, in which both sides acquitted themselves well, the decision was given in favor of the negative. The judges were composed of the Rev. J. D. Huggins, J. Wesley Crum, Jr., and the Rev. H. G. Hardin. While the judges were deciding on the winner a very interesting and instructive talk was made by G. W. Goolsby. Miss Sadie E. Richards rendered a vocal solo entitled "Forgotten," which was very much enjoyed. One of the most pleasant social functions of the season was the reception given by Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Richardsdn Thursday evening in honor Miss May Belle McCown, of Darlington. A large crowd of young folk were assembled at the spacious home of the hostess, where every one made merry until the late hours. Ice cream and cake were served. THAW T/PAVRS fYlVrORl). Will Si>end the Summer in the Wliite Mountains. Concord, N. H.. May 28.?The sojourn here of Harry K. Thaw ended to-day, when he left for Gorham, in the White Mountains, where he will spend the summer at a hotel. He was accompanied by his custodians, Sheriff Holman A. Drew and County Clerk D. Stevens. NETTLES RESUMES EDITORSHIP. Methodist Minister, Vindicated, Again A Edits The Advoate. Rev. S. A. Nettles last week resumed the editorial management of * the Southern Christian Advocate. In ^ last week's issue the following was * printed over Mr. Nettles' signature: ^ "The Court of Appeals of our n Church has reversed the trial com- Sl mittee's verdict on every charge and 11 on every specification on which they u adjudged me guilty. My friends will ,(* rejoice with me in this complete vin- ^ dication, and I assume that even my 11 accusers will be glad, for I will not A assume that any Christian, whether s1 preacher or layman, prefers to be- 0 Iieve a minister of God is guilty of gross immorality rather than to know 0 that he is innocent, and that he can ^ continue to serve that Master whose * servant he is without reproach upon n "his name. a "The highest Court of our church n ] has unanimously declared that I have not been proven guilty of any im- * morality, and i,f I have sometimes t] acted impulsively, this Court has n held, also unanimously, and with the s full facts before them, that my acts in no case have been grave enough or offensive enough for the commit- * tee to have jurisdiction even to place me on trial for them. Carried Out Sentence. "But I was placed on trial. I was s convicted and sentenced, and I have * fully carried out the sentence imposed?suspension from the ministry for three long months of humiliation, j of shame and of anguish. That I should have been convicted and degraded from the ministry for wilful lying?I who have loved the truth ^ and hated a lie from my youth up. 1 ' pray the merciful Father that none of my accusers, or judges, or any other brother of the Conference may g ever know the agony of my Gethsemane. If I have wounded the feelings t of any brother, and he has sought compensation or revenge against me, ^ surely I have made ample atonement, j. "As to the charges which were v brought against me and the manner in which they were prosecuted I shall say nothing. The Jew Zacchareus g said to the Master: 'If I have wrong- ^ ed anv man by false accusation, I re- ? g store him fourfold.' I believe that ^ the religion of Christ is no less ex-\ acting in such matters than the re- ^ ligion of the Jews. But I neither ask nor demand anything of my accusers or prosecutors. The matter /is be- ^ tween them and their God. ? Because of Charges. r "Our Conference, at its session in a November, 1912, gave me and my e management of the Advocate a full and overwhelming endorsement. At its session in 1913 a majority of the same Conference requested the Bish- ^ op not to reappoint me as editor of the Advocate. This action Was taken expressly because of the charges against me/^Vhich were then pend- v ing. Had the Conference known that h I was not guilty of any offence against d our Church, either in law or in fact, d as found by our highest Court, it is inconceivable that they would have o taken such action on such grounds. I had previously been elected editor o and publisher of the Advocate by the s publishing committee, who had full f power from the Conference to do so. o I am under contract with them to do 1; that work. After the judgment of p the trial committee, in deference to v the sentiment caused by their ver- s diet, and with the concurrence of the g publishing committee, I employed fl another editor, for whose efficient a labors I am deeply grateful. Since h the decision of the Court of Appeals t I stand exactly where I was before the Conference. There is no longer r any reason or excuse why I should 1 not proceed to carry out my contract t with the publishing committee. c Take Reins Again. a "With this issue, I, therefore, again c assume the editorship of the Advo- ~ cate. j "But I wish to lay down this work e as soon as possible. I have published ^ and edited the Advocate for eight years. In that time I have more than r doubled its circulationH sending it into J thousands of homes where it never went before, carrying the news of Methodism and the teachings of our religion and the words of wisdom of those Godly men who have contributed to its columns. I reduced the price to one-half its former cost, and am giving more reading matter than ever before. There is no other Conference paper in Southern Methodism cniH for ipse than double the Drice r charged to the Methodists of South r Carolina. But In order to do this , i r I have had to do the work of two v men?both editor and publisher. And i I have received for this double work less than the former editors received ? t for doing the editorial work alone, j I am getting to be an old man?nearly three score years have passed over c me. This strenuous work is too r much for me I shall ask to be re- ^ leased from it as soon as sausiaciory t arrangements can be made for my relief. c "I have no hatred against any of ^ the brethren. In the case of most i i \ AIKEN MEN ARE HELD. ire Charged Wiht Participating ii Recent IHsturbance. Aiken. May 30.?Wells Heath lonroe Weathersbee, Bud Redd, Jo< !raig, L. Redd and Lonnie Craig, al rhite, were bound over by Magistral moak this morning after a prelimi ary hearing to the court of genera essions on a charge of assault wit! itent to kill and shooting into ? welling house. The preliminary to ay was the aftermath of the recenl isorder on the Hitchcock plantatior 1 this county, about eight miles fron: .iken, when the farm hands went or crike. Bond was given in the sun: ? ?OAft /.?.V L $ ~<jv caui. When the farm hands struck, one Id negro man, Calvin Williams, whc ved on the place, refused to quit rork. His home was visited one ight by a mob and it was testified t the hearing this moraing that lore than 1,000 shots were fired intc le house. The place was completed recked, but no one was injured bj ae bullets as the negroes fled. The 10b then visited the home of Mana er Williams of the Hitchcock plan ition, pinned crepe on his door anc igged the fence with papers bearing hreatening inscriptions. The six white men are charged witt eing members of the mob Thej ill probably be tried ^ in court o eneral sessions, which convenes nexi <eek SHOW HORSES KILLED. . X. Kirven Suffers Loss Fron Storm at Darlington. Darlington, May 29.?For the firs ime since April 16 this city anc icinity was to-day visited by a rain all. which was accompanied by higl rinds and considerable lightning ome damage resulting. A heavy loser was J. X. Kirven he well-known stockman, two o rhose celebrated horses, "Tida \"ave" and "Baby," were killed whei ightning struck the building ii *hich they were kept. The sann troke also killed a fine hog, injure! mule, which is expected to die, an< et fire to Mr. Kirven's barn. Thi laze, however, was quickly extin uished by a number of farm hands .'ho had taken refuge in the ban ?*hen the storm broke. Severa ences were leveled and many tree iprooted by the wind. f While the damage done by the dis urbance is a matter of great re rret to this community, still th ain, the first in about a month an< . half, was a blessing to the farm rs. MAN SHOOTS SELF. ' V'ade H. Best Takes Own Life a r tun ax. Fairfax, May 30.?Wade H. Best,; 'hite man about 35 years of age, sho limself about 11 o'clock Thursda; tight with suicidal intent, inflicting , aortal wound. He died from his wound at ! >'clock yesterday afternoon. The deed was committed in a rooc if the Fairfax hotel, of whic^i hi ister, Miss Sue Best, is proprietress le and a younger brother, Ben, wer ccupying the room and while thi a,tter was asleep Wade removed ; >istol from a bureau drawer am rhile lying with his back to the floo hot himself in the breast, the bal oing through the body and into th loor beneath. He became consciou ,fter shooting himself and told ho^ te secured his brother's pistol am he details of the deed. Mr. Best is well connected. H carried Miss Lena Chapman abou .2 years ago and went to Savanna o live. A few months ago Mr. Bes ame back here, where he was bori .nd reared, leaving his wife and tw hildren in Savannah. >f them they know not what they did Lnd now may the peace which pass >th all understanding be and abid rith us all. for Christ's sake." rHE WAR OF mimi "LEAR EYE, STRONG ARM, GOOI HEALTH, ARE SECRETS OF SUCCESS. The man with the punch, bot] nental and physical is the big busi tess success of to-day. His bodily health is the force be tind his business possibilities. The business world has no time t< isten to the grouch story. Sour stomach, malaria, indigestion oated tongue and a hundred othe lodily ills come from an out-of-orde iver. Calomel used to be considered th< inly relief. Modern medical scieno tas provided a far milder and mpn ileasant form of liver relief in CARS VRF.T.'S T.TVFR A TO a niirelv veere able liquid remedy. A large bottle can be had for 5( ents at Mack's Drug Store where th< >urchase price will be promptly re urned in case you wish it after try ng this wonderful remedy. PAY your accounts by check, even the small , ones. It is the safest way. i PEOPLE* I Bamberj t __ L i "TT^OUR per cent interest i JD paid on savings depos1 its. A dollar starts you. ) = J. B. BF Bicycles, Guns and Automobiles > ? ;Inew 1 TO AUGUSTA ; Commencing May 3rd, the A f rate through sleeping car servic 1 lanta, via Florence, Sumter and ! Georgia Railroad. 1 Following are the schedules: 5 Lv. Wilmington, i Lv. Florence j Lv. Sumter Lv. Orangeburg B Lv. Bamberg So. Ry Ar. Denmark So. Ry., Lv. Denmark ^ Lv. Barnwell Ar. Aiymsta 1 Ar. Atflmta s Passengers may remain in th 7.00 A.* M., if they so desire, lanta.at 8.00 P. M., central tim< M. an^ Bamberg 9.17 A. M., Eai Connections are made in the i the "Dixie Flyer," (leaving there train for Chicago, carrying sieepi also through sleeping cars to St. lantic Limited," (leaving at 7.12 nati, carrying sleeping and din: cars to Louisville and Indianapol t Connections are also made a West Point Railroad for Montg< the Southwest; with the Sou then r?Ma anH thft Wost and with ntt a South Georgia, etc. * For reservations, tickets and s< y tion by this new and attractive a apply to J. B. Liles, Ticket Ag Denmark, S. C.., 3 THE STANDARD RAIL a " = i CMS AND FEVER S ' OR ANY FEVER ,0 m :| Colds i iX should be "nipped in tbeDfjJ e iy bud", for if allowed to run M t fir uncheckcd? serious resultsvfjl "i'lmav follow. Numerous h\J J t W cases of consumption, pneu- fWH Q II monia, and other fatal dis- ||U 0 II eases, can be traced back to 1|H || a cold. At the first sign of a |||| _ || cold, protect yourself by |||| l. || thoroughly cleansing your |l|| || system with a few doses of |||| 1 II THEDFORD'S ||| , BLACK- I I DRAUGHT I || the old reliable, vegetable ||M || liver powder. |ffl | j Mr. Chas. A. Ragland, o? ||N || Madison Heights, Va., says: ||H h II havp heen using Thed- ||B 11MIford's Black-Draught forUUH | i ll stomach troubles, indiges-F/If KW tion. and colds, and find ittoMJU 3 DOlbe the vefy ^est medicine iRAr] nfl ever used. It makes an oldM/l r Bfj man feel like a young one." fl/j r ICri Insist on Thedford's, thejQI original and genuine. FRANCIS F. CARROLL "> Atfnmfiv-at-Law AAV W* Mvj ww Office 1b Hoffman Building GENERAL PRACTICE. , BAMBERG, S. C. i IF you have an idle dollar, put it in the Peoples Bank, where it will be safe. 5 BANK i, S. C. 1 ??????????? PERSONAL attention --- ' - - 11 XJ -a- is given to an raaxxers pertaining to this bank. ? ' YOUR BROKEN ' " J MOTORCYCLE . ' v13 not by any means ruined because you cannot get it to go. Bring it here and we will repair it so you won't know it from a new one. We carry a full line of parts for both motor and cycle so there will be no delay in putting your cycle back in business again. mckle I Repaired. Bamberg, S. C. rR A I N111 I \ND ATLANTA Jjj tlantlc*" Coa^t Line will inaugu;e between Wilmington and AtAugusta, in connection with the 3.45 P. M. 8.00 P .M. 9.30 P. M. - J9 10.53 P. AL M 8.17 P. M; 1.8.30 P. Mi 11.34 P. Mi ; . 12.01 A. M. . 1.40 A. M. 6.00 A. M, ' V . M q sleeping cars at Atlanta until Returning, the train leaves Ate, and arrives Denmark 4.50 A. 3tern time. > Union Depot at Atlanta with > at 8.00 A. M.,) which is a solid ng, dining and observation cars; Louis; and witfc the "South At: A. M.,) a solid train to Cincining cars; also through sleeping t Atlanta with the Atlanta and . % )mery, Mobile, New Orleans and l Railway for Birmingham, Memier diverging lines for points in chedules to any Western destinaroute, by old and reliable lines, ent of the Atlantic Coast Line, ROAD OF THE SOUTH. KLY YIELD IF IBIIMMMHP SATED WITH JUHNoUfld :ars of success t a m i a curing folks i v ll i v Winthrop College SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE EXAMINATION. im The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop College and for admission of new students will be held1 at the County ? Court House on Friday, July 3, at 9 a. m. Applicants must not be less than sixteen years of age. When Scholarships are vacant after July 3 Ka ott-o? /}oH fn fV>noo malfincr lilt; V will ue anaiuvu vv W?wv ? o the highest average at this examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for Scholarships should write to President Johnson before the examination for Scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 16, 1914. For further information and catalogue, address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. .f&m G. MOTE DICKINSON" INSURANCE AGENT Will Write Anything Fire, Tornado, Accident, Liability, Casualty, in the strongest and most reliable companies. , My Motto: "Buy What I Xeed in Bamberg, and From Those \ Who Patronize Me. " 'Phone 10-L, or at OU Mill BAMBERG, S. C. GRAHAM & BLACK ?1 Attonxeys-at-Law Will practice in the United States and State Courts in any County in the State. BAMBERG, 8. O.