The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 25, 1911, Image 7
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. '
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cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo,
New- York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name?Doan's?and
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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. Booth
Harhy Live Stock Company.
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???w trmwummwnm \ mm ?
Old Things
Made New.
I have just added to my force
two high class workmen
and am better able than
ever to give satisfaction in
RUBBER TIRE WORK,
AUTOMOBILE,
BUGGY and CARRIAGE
Painting & Trimming.
If you have an old Buggy or
Carriage let me work it
over for you. Why buy a
new one when I can make
the old as good as new and
save you money too. Shall
be glad to figure with you.
THE HORSESHOEING AND
WAGON REPAIR
Lines are still up to the
standard.
I have about 35
One-Horse Wagons for Sale
made by me They go out
with a year's guarantee
against defective material
and must give satisfactory
service. They are HOME
MADE, the shop that
makes them is right here
at you and here to stay
and stand by the guaran?
tee. If you want a home?
made wagon t all and take
a look at these. 1 he price
is right.
The People's Bank
Persons living at a distance ma>
obtain the same good rate of inter?
est, or other banking service, with the
same absolute security as would he
cheirs could they call in person, by
simply making use of the mails.
The Peoples' Bank.
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These are all great material resources. But the greatest re?
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Are you availing yourself adequately of this great potentiality In
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We offer you the services of an institution which is up-to-date
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ESTABLISHED 1889
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Account State Fair the Southern Railway announces
greatly reduced excursion fares to Columbia, S. C. ami
return. 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.
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