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ELY KILLED BY FILL. FAMOUS AVIATOR LOSES HIS IJFK AT M.UON I'AI It GROUNDS. Machine Dip* to Earth in Sight of e,oeo People ami Flyer la Hurled to Hb? Death. Mm >n. d ? ? ' 1'.? ? Kugetie Ely, the well-known aviator, was fatally injured at the State fair grounds here ?hortly after 3 o'clock thia afternoon when his aeropUno refused to rise after a sensational dip. and plunged with him 50 feet to the earth. In the presence of nearly J.0O0 peo? ple he fell to the middle of the en? closure of the mile track, almost ??leanng the machine by a desperato leap that he made when he realised his peril. His body was broken in a score of places and hi died 11 min? utes after the fatal fall. Just before the end he regained consciousness \nd muttered: "I lost control?I know I am going ;o die." Sly made a remarkable flight this morning, shortly before noon, ascend? ing* to an altitude of 8.100 feet. At 1:41 o'clock he beian his second flight of the day. rising gracefully from the track enclosure, which he circled In a few minutes, traveling at about SO miles sn hour. As he was completing the circle he made one of his famous dips, apparently to startle the thousands beneath him who were watching with strained eyes. The btrd-Hke machine shot down with tremendous velocity and the crowd applauded, thinking that the aviator would rise, as he had done many tlrro** before. But Ely seemed to l<?ee his grip on the lever, for the machine niii nurd Its downward plunge to the earth. Realising his peril Ely released the lever altogether and half jumped barely clearing the aeroplane as It crashed to the ground. Tt was demol? ished, bits of wood and metal flying >ds of feet. Ely struck with teriifTe force. Scores of people rushed across the track to where he lav ' ' offer him aid. He was tenderly reanotud from beneath the wreckage which covered him and carried to his hanger. The vast crowd, excited and cu lioua rushed forward, but was kept ~ la order by the policemen. Effort* were made t ? r ? uscltnte the aviator, bat he gained consciousness only for a moment before his death. Cven In his unconscious state his physical agony was manifest. Uly left his wif? in New York two weeks ago to come to Macon to give a series >f flights for the Georgia Sti.te fair In his Curtlss biplane. En route he *topp-,t - ? r I..* ,i, to visit his relath es. He had been gtoiae spectacular aerial demonstra? tions here for eight days, going up on one occasion amid a shower of rain. Todsy he even offered to make a flight hv night, painting his ere ft with phosphorous, "so as to startle the natives." he told the fair director* The offer was declined. Before making his ascent this af? ternoon Efy nid his attendants that He feared something would happen and asked them to notify his wife In New York. The message notifying Mra Ely of her husband's death was seat by the management of the fair association. Ely'* body will be sent to Dovenport. Iowa, for burial. NCITK FROM OLD B/I.L MINER. KMWgctl "mulct Remind* Georgia IVtann CemmMon He K Still at l Ihr r1T - No < In, - Mian's, net I ?"?Md BUI Min? er," gggj trsln robber who aggaped from the State pi Moi. ki MllledxevlM.' on Tuecdav and w | also Is v ant ?d ? v the Canadian authorities has re? minded Shi State authorities thai he r? still at liberty. A SOtS from him was rerHveJ today at the efll< of th* prison c ?mml**lon th inking them for thHr kindness. The not. re d: "My Deir Str I write 11 (hank you f'-r . ur kindness |g putting m? at MHb'dgeville My dear *\r, don't truat a prisoner. don't matt r how sick h** Is or mak out he m. Yours truh H Mi..*r" The note was dat. d < o. o?.,.r '7 and her* th? p mtmark i f Itfead poet offlc*. evidently L.-mg ? b d from a trsln on the Georgia I i A reward of % .<?> | . | the ~ . n t her a Etfpr ?** mpi-n f.r his capture has - c I | y ?\ reward of |fl effered by the prteog n. ?? i -?Ion N'o ( Im, to Miner's wh?rei'< juta h*?w been reported* OUsKltVEK I I.I < TS OHM I RS *. V. f.ort/al*-* Publisher and f.euertll MtiMtrr of I^Nsjssettee-J, d 'I to,-toll I ill tor Oarlotte. N. C, *>ct. 1?.?At a meeting f Ilk ?rt of ?h# ('bar ?* r\*r rompnti) held today Aict'fae K. Oonxale* of Columbia ess e|?-#-trd publisher and general managet f t?. m- ^o, ,|.,t? owned by Th* ob*or\ - 'iinv, and Mai. I ' m.-mphlM >f Itlch'nord Vi. was MINISTERS FOR LAW. ANDERSON PREACHERS (OX. DEMN HONEA PATH LVCII ING. Regret Governor':* Remarks?Legis? lator*? Assistance to Mob ami Coroners* Pa'lure to Act. The following resolutions "con? demning the reecnt lynching in An? derson county.1' were adopted by the ministers conference of Anderson on ? u t >??er 16: "The ministers' conference of An? derson, present in session October 10, 1911. In view of the deplorable out? rage which has happened in our midst wish to state to the public: "That we deeply sympathize with the family which has been outraged, were virtue has been made to bleed and suffer. Our hearts go out to this family at this hour, since we stand as the friends of \irtue and purity, the g hm. wishers and defenders of the home. We believe further that the guilty parties causing such out? rages, should be punished by death, and that as speedily as possible, but only and always by the law. We wish to say we believe In the enforce? ment of law, and the respect of law and stand as the defenders and help? ers of law enforcement. We stand eady. by any Just means to create an atmosphere that shall make it Im? possible to have such 'nameless crimes' committed, and we believe that tvery citizen should do all In his power to help apprehend a man guil? ty of the crime of wr ckl^g a home. , "In view of our attitude and pur? pose, be it resolved: "1. We deplore the sentiment ex? pressed by the chief executive of this ^'tate In a speech delivered near Honea Path, and other places, a few weeks before this crime, as reported by the press, encouraging lynch law, under similar conditions, since these sentiments were in violation of his sworn oath to enforce and defend the law. "2. We deplore the fact, that a member of the governor's staff living In Anderson was. according to his own published confession, an lndorser of the crime and a. member of the mob pursuing the negro, as evidenced by the following paragraph in his paper: "The Intelligencer man wish? ing to see the fun, and with not the least objection to being a party to help lynch the brute, left In an auto mobile for Greenville, reaching that point a few minutes after the negrc and the pursuing party had reached there.' "3. We deplore also the fact that i legislator of Anderson county, and living In the vicinity of the crme was thd recognized leider of the mob vhlch wrested the prisoner from the officers of the law. and which was in ? pen violation of his sworn obligation ;o defend and uphold the law. "4. Further that we deplore the failure of the coroner and his Jury in the face of the published facts, to designate the participants of the murder. "5. We appreciate the honest ef fort of the sheriff of Anderson county to protect the prisoner, by spiriting him away to a place ?f safe k?ep Ing, but we deeply regret that the local sentiment should be deemed such that the life of the prisone should be unsafe In Anderson coum> Jail. "6. We wish to put ourselves on record as commending the attitude o The State and any other papers in thetf defense of the law as express in recent editorials condemning mo lew and their effort to uphold the honor and dignity of the State of I ?uth Carolina. (Signed) \V. 11. Frazer, i Pres? > terlag church. "S. A. Donahoe, pastor of the First Methodist church. "A. J. Cauthen, presiding elder of Anderson district. ">. K. 'tuignard, rector of drat I ipta opal church. "F. T. Hanks, secretary of the *i M. C. A. W. Bi Lindsay, past >r of the As ited Reformed Presbyterian church. "\v. c? Keller, pastor of Orvtll Methodist church. ' Jno. F. Vines, pastor of First Bap tlst church." PREFER* DOGS To Ills WIPE. Woman Srki Ihvonv and Her Hus? band Ipppgjsa Willing. ritehburg. Miss.. Oet It..Bscaua? It. IfrAusIln ke p? eighteen pet dagjl in the kitc hen of the M< Austin residence, Mrs. May Agnes McAuslin I ts flh d stilt for div<t< a Mrs silages !.<? was. *n right until ha became Interested In dogs Since thai nine however, she declares he i' ii lost ill Intel aal In her and de ? i mi* ?i of his time to his pets. Th ? b I ' I 1 ? not yet answered lh< ^?iit. it iti i conference with bis PfltVi attorney be stated hi wai per? fectly willing that she should stay sway._ _ BATTLE AT HANKOW WILL HELP CHIN BSD REVOLUTION. Put ecu of Revolution Considered to Hinge on First Battle?tio\em? inent Offers Pardons. Peking, Oct. L'O.?The imperial Chinees forces met with defeat Wed? nesday at Hankow, being driven back from the city by the reh ?. . The extent of the defeat is not yet <n >wn, hut the government fortw?re reported to be entrenched seven miles north of Hankow, waiting reinforce* ments. The warship* which took part in the engagement with one exception retreated down the riv?r. One <-f the vessels, it Is reported, went over to the revolutionists. Consular reports received at Peking Vom the province of Hu Nan report dissatisfaction among the troops there who threaten to munity. The Chinese government admits a serious situation at Chang Sha. province of Hu Nan, and this admission is be? lieved to indicate that the people of ?hang Sha have joined the revolt. It Is feared by the legations at Peking that news of the repu'se of the government forces at Hankow will utterly demoralize the troops now mobolized and also in the pro \ ince8 in the south. A financial crisis is threatened at Shanghai where several native banks have suspended payment. Pandruff and itching Scalp Yield to Zemo Treatment. Why should you continue to exper ment with salves, greasy lotions and fancy hair dressings trying to rid your scalp of germ life. They can't do it because they cannot penetrate to the seat of the trouble and draw the germ life to the surface of the ?calp and destroy It. Why not try a proven remedy? One that will do this. We ha*e a remedy that will rid the scalp of <erm life and in this way will cure dandruff and itching scalp. Thlx remedy Is Zemo, a clean, re? fined, penetrating scalp tonic that goes right to the seat of the trou? ble and drives the germ life to the surface and destroys It. A shampoo with Zemo (antiseptic soap and one application of Zemo will entirely rid the scalp of dan? druff and scurf. Do not hesitate, but get a bottle of Zemo today. It icts on a new principle and will do exactly what we claim for it. Sold and endorsed In Surnter by DeLorme's Pharmacy. No. 3 Marriage License Record. Two marriage licenses were Issued Thursday afternoon. Those who ask ed for the licenses were William Richardson of Statoburg and Fan? nie Shannon of Providence and Lugens Heard of Atlanta and Mar> Jackson of Sumter. All of the par? ties are colored. ACKNOWLEDGE IT. Sumter Has to Bow to the Inevitable ?Scores of Citizens Prove It. After reading the public statement of this representative citizen of Sum? ter given below, you must come tc this eonclusUm: A remedy which I cured years ago, which has kept the I kidneys in good health since, can be relied upon to perform the same work in other cases. Read this: J. H. Qrady, 16 Wright street, Sumter, S. C, says: "I do not hesi? tate to recommend Doan's Kidney Pills, having found them very bene? ficial. My back ached nearly all the i time and I had acute pains through my kidneys. I was often lame and still and I noticed that the kid? ney secretions contained sediment. Doan's Kidney Pills, which 1 obtain? ed from China's Drug Store, removed these symptoms of kidney complaiat and helped me in every way. I know that this remedy can be relied upon." (Statement given March 16, 1908.) A Lasting Cure. On Janury J, 1911, Mr. Grady said. "I willingly confltm my former en? dorsement of Doan's Kidney Pills and make the fact known that they ef? fected a permanent cure In my case. You may continue to publish my en dorsement of this preparation. ' For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New- York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 11 Foley Kid.ne/v Pills What They WIR Do for Yoej They will cure your backache, strengthen your kldneyg, cor. root urinary irregularities, build up the worn out tissues, and eliminate) the exceee uric acid that oauaee rheumatism. Pre. rent Bright/a Disease and Dia bates, and restore health and strength. Refuse substitutes* SmEIU'S DRCt. STORK EXPRESS RATE REDUCTION. I RAILROAD COMMISSION BAYS WILL TAKE PLACE EARLY IN 1912. Another cias* Added?Hereafter Ship. |mts Will Pay More Exactly in Ac? cordance With Length of Haul. Columbia, Oct. 21.?Reductions in i transportation charges by Southern Express Company, effective early in 1912 were today decided on by the Railroad Commission. The changes consist mostly in creating of another class of shipments, making live clash? es in all, besides some reductions in particular rates. The ^Commission says the changas will effect a reduc? tion of about fifteen per cent. Instead of only three "breaks" for the first hundred miles, the Com? mission will order the "breaks," of 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 miles and from one hundred miles to two hun? dred mlies there are four more breaks, making a total of nine breaks up to 200 miles instead o. six as at present. This allows a wore minute divisiqn of hauls, enabling the ship? pers to pay more exactly In accord? ance with length of hauls. The new class will Include pnncipally vegetablestand fruits. There have been hitherto three rate tables in use, but under the new order there will be only one for the entire State, Including short line roads, with spec? ial table on ice, which has never carried before. For The State Fair. M. W. Twitchell, the State geolo? gist, is preparing a mineral exhibit which will be placed on exhibition at the State Fair to be held from Oct? ober 30 to November 3. A food stuffs exhibit from the State depart? ment of agriculture will also be shown. Some of the rotten corn that was seized by inspectors of the de? partment will be shown. Southern women, at Atlanta, the other day, decorated 2,000 northern soldiers with bronze medals of honor. It Is Incidents like this. North as well as South, that spell national unity. ?Christian Science Monitor. For Sale. Wheat, rye. barley, oats seed, rice flour, hay, grain, and International Sugared horse and cow feed. 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Tickets will be on sale October 2Sth to No? vember 3rd inclusive, and November 4th. final limit to reach original starting point returning not later than midnight oi November $th. 1911. For detailed information, tickets, etc apply to tick? et agents or addn ss, J. L. MEEK. W. E McGEE. Asst. Gen. Pas. Agt. Division Pass. Agent Atlanta, Ga. Charleston, S. C.