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VOLUME3 XXIX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1914. NUMBER 51 VOT[D St[N TIM[S AGAINST HAMPTON Record of Governor Blease On Negro Question SENTIMENT DIVIDED AT GREENWOOD Blease Leaders Claimned a Majority of Crowd at Campaign Meeting while Administration Opponents Claimed that 3ReetIng was A nti Blease. Greenwood, July 11.-That Gover nor Blcase voted once for and seven times against General Wade Hamnp ton when the great Confederate was in the race for the United States Sen ate before the legislature of oeuth Carolina, was the new charge injected into the campaign here today by May or L. D. Jennings, of Sumter, in a strenuous and bitter attack on the record of the chief executive. Pollock Sarcastic. W. P. Pollock, of Cheraw, again was unreserved in his various characteri zations of the governor, and his at tack on the chief executive's record was one of the hottest of the cam paign. At times he was interrupted by members of the audience, but at all times lie silenced their questions and cries by blistering sarcasm and appropriate repartee. The speeches of both the post candidates, the main portion' of which were devoted to Gov rnor Blease, were among the best they have delivered during the cam paign. Many thought that of Mr. Jen nings was his greatest effort. Senator. Smith delivered a speech on the cotton iproblem, and defended the record he has made in the United States Senate. Governor Blease was bitterer today than lie has been for some time, the larger part of his specech being devoted to an attack on Senator 'niith. 'The crowd today was perhaps the largest of any of the meetings of the campaign. It, Is estimated that there were between 2.500 and 3,000 persons present. rhe assemblage was noisy at times, but extremely good-natured. There was no attempt at rowdyisn, but if there had been it would im mediately have been quelled, for County Chairman Blake had sworn in 50 special deputies and they were dis tributed throughout the crowd. The cotton mills of Greenwood were clos ed down, and a large number of he mill operatives were there. Those who circulated through the crowd say that the sentiment was about 60 per centum for Governor Blase and the other half for his opponents. The Blease element claimed the crowd, while the other side say that It was theirs by 65 per centum. T rhe meeting was called to order to day in a grove in the rear of the county court honse by R. P. Blake, county chairman, after prayer by Rev. James D. Kinard. Mr. Blake praisedl the high type of citizenship of the people of Greenwvood county, and lhe suggested that it would he an insult to the intelligence of the audi ence to request the to give the speakers a respectful hearing. Senator Smuith had receivedl a tele gram from Lauurens county, where a dlistrict hand been stricken by a hall storm and the crops are ruined, Hie was requestedi to go to Laurens andI view them. Hie wvas the second speaker and Mr. Pollock was to lead off. The twvo speakers agreed to ex change places. After Senator Smith had gotten well into his speech Gov ernor Blhease came on the st~and and ob,, cted to the arrangement, saying that it was a "trick." Hie demanded to fole'v the senator and the other candidates agreed to tihe new arrange ment. fl'he business of Scopas, Hfondlros & Company has becen purchased by Charlie and .Jimmy Hiondros and here after wvill he run under the firm name of Ilondros Bros. Thley will continue 'to handle candies andI fruits andI do a wholesale business in bananas. -J'immy .londros, the new member in the firm, has just returned from Grece where he has been fighting in the Greek armny. -He has had a very short but exciting career as a soldier, having been wounded several times, nce or. twice seriously. MD[R[SS LYMCH[D AFT[R FOUL D[[D Negro Woman Lynched for Killing Girl ELLOREE SCENE OF DOUBLE TRAGED1 Negro Woman 31urders Twelve Year old Uirl out of Itevenge for Fancled Grievance. Admits Glullt and 3Iob Strings her to Tree. Elloree, .July 12.-One of the most brutal 'crimes ever perpetrated in Orangebu rg county, con mmitted niid way between here and Vance late yes terday afternoon in a dense bay near the Two Chop public road. was brought to light this morning when the body of little Miss Essie Bell, 12 year-old daughter of Mr. and Mlrs. Daniel Bell, was discovered after an all night seach, foully murdered and carefully covered by the confessed murderess, Rosa Richardson, a negro woman, about :15 years of age. A grini and horrifying spectacle it witnessed today in that community. The body of lit tle Essie with her head beaten into a pull) by a lightwood knot lies pre pared for burial in the quiet home of Daniel Bell, while 200 yards away near the scene of the crime swinging to a tree the body of her murderess, Rosa Richardson, riddled with bul lets. Guilt 'was established, the murderess confessed and a volley fired. In a short time. Thirty negroes who gathered near the scene of the crime would have fired the volley if permitted, and went to console the grief-stricken fam ily. While the crime has cast a pall all over the community and hundreds of people have gone to the scene, there was no race feeling whatever evident. The murdered girl yesterday after noon went to graze the family cow in a field on the public road a short distance from the home, which was hidden from view by a dense field of corn. .Just in front of this field on the opposite side of the road is the home of Rosa Richardson, the negro murderess "Daniel Bell was reading his newspaper and the mother, 'Mrs. Hell, was leaving with one of her sons to board the afternoon train at Vance for Charleston. Mr. Bell was absorbed in reading and persumed that little Essie had gone to the station with her mother and would return with her brother. When the young man re turned home with his sister, %Ir. Bell inquired for Essie and the young man told his father that she had gone to graze the cow when he saw her last. Mr. Bell immediately gave the alarm and searching parties were formed. The whole community was scoured. Rosa Richardson was suspected of luring the girl in the woods for crimi nal purposes and she with her' sisteri were held dluring the night 1)y somei of the seaching party. Sh,e told sev eral dilsconnectedl stories whIch inadi cated ther guilt. -A message reached Ellorce (luring the night that the girl was missing and the penitentiary bloodhoundls wer" wiredl for but it was later learned that they weore out of the city. The suspects were rushed to the Elloree guard house. The local telephone being out of commission, connection wa established at St Matthews. Sheriff galley was notifled at Colum bia and wans asked to have hounds mnake a cross country trip, but before either reached here the body was is covoredl and a dash was made for the town guard house. Rural Pollee, thle magistrate, the intendent and several citizens of Elloree who did all theyI could to prote'et the pirisonier were choked and thrown to (he ground by the crowd and held at bay bysixshoot The victimi was placed in a waiting automobile andl rushed to the scene of' the crime. . The wvoman was ex amined. .Blood was on her clothing, and other evidences of guilt wvas on tablished. She confessed to the crime without giving any reason for having comitited it. The p)osse had tracked the little girl and the woman into the bay, both tracks fitting tho shoes, and the woman was tracked to her home returning after committing the deed. There is no reason assigned for the deed exepnt that the woman was n STOCK SHOW ASSURED FOR CROSS HILL Citizens Hold Meeting Thursday and Minke Defiidte 1lans. Tro ie Held iIn September. Cross 11111, July 9th-A meeting of citizens wias .eld this morning in the interest of the proposed fair and steek show for Cross 11111 townsihip. Mr. T. M. Pinson was called to the chair and Mr. S. D. Austin acted as secretary. A committee's report with reconmeni dation onl timlie an(] place was placed before the meeting which was adopted. The tiie suggested is the last Tues day in September, on the school house grotnds, the place. W. T. Austin was elected president and I'. B. Rasor see retary and treasurer. Committees were appointed for the different de partnents and the work of getting up the fair will begin in earniest. In the farm and garden department we want to see all-kinds of grain, hay, cotton and vegetables; also all home-made labor saving devices from a weielbar row to a wash-board. In the exhibit of horses and mules we want to see home-raised Stock fron a saddle horse to a mule colt. A good ring will be provided and riding and driving will be a specialty. Some of this will be open to the county. IWe expect to have a fine poultry ex hibit. Quite a nimber of out people raise fine birds and this exhibit will be fine. We expect to itave out some of the best milk cows to be seon any where. Our ladies wi, have their ex hibit of !ancy work et.., in the' sehoo: building. All the schools in the town ship will have rn exhibit which will be interesting. We will expect all per sons appointed on committees to get up th'eir exhibit, hiave it in place by noon of the day appointed, have it, judged and ribbons on by 1 o'clock. The most of the afternoon will be ex hibits of stock in the ring. We are going to call on our neighbors of Wa terloo and Mountville to come and act as judges. We c'opect to offer some good prizes. We ask every one to co operate with us and belp to make it a success. W. T. Austin. ht Baltimore For (pe-ation. Mr. Mitchell Owings. 1a wel.-hiown citizen of this coutty, left last. Sun day for Daltimore whet e he wet.I to have an opetaion pet H! m)ed. lie was aceonpanlrd by his bruother, -r. Mansell Owings. Capt. Burns a Visitor. Capt. L. E. 1iu1rns of "Red 1ron Racket Fale" was a visitor here last week with his brother, .1. V. Burns. Capt. Burns thinks G recaiwood a good town and lie said that he could notice improvement every time he came. Greenwood Index. New Enterprise. The Merehanlts Specialty Company Is the name of the new Liaurens firm which has applied to the secretary for a commnison. Tfhe corpora~iitor's are Messrs. W. G. Lancaster, T. F. Riay. L. G. Hlalle and WV. hi. I lolder. T[hey expect to tmanuftactutre and sell a I arti laumnp inatted by Md r. TP. F. Rlay. bad character tad had mlefuiisedi to work for Mir. liell ont whlose place site lived. On seveal ccaii -n~s, it is alleged that site grew dIissatisfied at n l sulea aund the theory is advanaecd that. site Ilured thle litte girIl it the woods oni Sthe pre'text oif shocwinag taer somei( thintg andu murider'ed her to ge.at re venge. A tiegro mian was at firast thmoughat to be the guiilt-y J:::rty but it wast1 Ilt'rihownt that nto one elIse land tany conn etion w ith the carie ando that Rosa htichardsoatnt]a plottetd andc exexcted the dcue'! tlame. ShterifIf SnaIlIy oaf Oranagebturg, whot was notitledl 9f the cimte too late, tetac hetre this aft'erntooan and view edl the t'emitnla 'The hotly of R~osac Rtichardsont was e ut down an cad lurtied.. while thle iictirt oif the Itradiegy w~as Iaid( to rest at Gherizimar I itisatht Churchid int Ithe presencet(' of a lnarge c'o wd of' ga'ief stickent friendas atal reinatives. wasfl comitattedi Is compiihosedl of' stady, la:w abidinlg c'ilzeats, wh o hav e aliways hteld thtemselves aigainist imh violene'. he ctrimte is thle scod~ac oane (01m amittedi in tat communiaiity wvithin the past seven or' eightt ntonthts. Mtrs. Sute C. Cannon, whlo lived in the Millienni section, several miles awany, currne neanr losing her life somel months ago at te haunds of a nega'o wornan, who has ntot yet been apprehended. IRBY IS PLEASED WITH PROSPECTS Feels Confident of (etting in Second Italce. Standing tile (Cainpnign Well. Ion,. W. C. Irby, Jr., candidate for governor, spent the week-end in the city after attending the campaign meeting at 'dgelield Satur(lay. Alr. Irby appeared in the best of health when seen Monday and stated that the severt strain of the campaign had In no way impaired his strength. Mi. Irby was very optimistic as to his success in (lhe race. lie said he felt that he had already gone over the most (Ilillicult part of tile state elld that as he approadIed tile P':edmlilOnit he wotild have easier sailing. As to the progress he has al realy inarle, Ml'. Irby states that lie has receIved 6hcou ragement wherever he has gone and that many frienIds have been won ovel to his side. "I aill conlikdent" he said, "that I will be In the Second race." M r. Irby has accepted an invitation to speak at tile aninial W. 0. WN. pie nie at Woodville, in the uptper part of this couily, oil the 31st of the nonth. MAKES LONG AUTO TItiP. Mr. WIilani Solomon, the Jeweler, Touches Twelve Counties in Jour ney. Mr. and Mirs. William Solomon an'i family spent the Fourth of July an.I the two days following in a long au tomobile trip through the cointies In the lower part of the state. In their trip they passed through Newher.'y Richland, Kershaw, Lee, Cheraw, DiI lion, Marion, Darlington, Florence a'id Chesterfield counties. Mr. Solomon states that the roads were good nearly everywhere bit the Laurens roads !' ud 'em all beat a mile. in practically every town in which lie stopped ;e found a native of this county located and he says that they all looked pros prous. The trip was taken in a Ford touring car and was without any ac Cidents to the Car. r YW.CiTAIRT DEAD. P'romlinlent. Citizen of Dfials Townishipl Dies after Few Weeks Illness. NIr. landy W. Curry, a well known citizen of Dials towiship. died at his home M onday 1110111in Aftl' an ill ne'ss or several weeks du' -Ion and was buried 'I'luesday milorling at 10 o'clock. Rev. T. W. NItinnerlyn conducting tile services. Mlr. Cuirry contracted fever several weeks ago, but his condItion had not been consldered dangerous tintil just a few days before his dleath. M'r. Culirry was thirty-four years of age and inmlarried. IHe and his sister, .Milss Olivia Curry, lived at the old Curry holle place. lie Is silrvived by four sisters, as follows: Mr's. S. IL. Owings, MIrs. Will 1101)1), Ml's. Will Sat terlield. Mlrs. 1.lla Robersion. and Miss Olivia Curry, all of the Owings com nitI IIy. Mir. Cur lry wa'us a v'ery suibstanltial citizAen, upr'igh t anad honorable In a I of his dealings and1( gr'catly admired for his many goodl (ualIt Ies. HeI had been a member of tihe Methodi1st churl"b slice boyhood. By hIs death, his coin mit~iy suffers a great loss. li.ALL GAMlE AT WATTS. Next Saltirdamy At Watts 3MI11 Park. For the second Iiti tis season the Watts Mill ball1 teami will pllay tile Betfalo Mill Teami. The game will lbe played niex t SatIi udy at tile Watts Mill Park andil will be called at 'I o'c'lock. As will be remembe red the Iir1st gamel severali weeks ago between these5 two teams)1 was one ot the fast ('st seen1 on the local i amond1 (, the finual score being 2 to I in favor of Waits. Both teamis hiave bieen stren'lgthlened sinc'e thle tir'st clash and so1 the. game this S'aturd(1ay pri 'l)Ises to1 beL even imor in it eresting. The ad miss1i1on w Ill be 15 and : 25 ('elnis. $i2.00O Pe(r A'cre. laud imn, wals in the cilty sever'ia l days oe wind oloachoic lie sod pop erg i odo (111cpee(ft y whlih heile hlad julst. sold( foir a c'us I omler of hiis. Th~e trmact of' Iandl con. sistedl of 40 1-2 acr'es anid was a pail of the 1U, I. Moore place niear Owings andt belongedl to Mr. RL 1. Moore. TJ1 pr1opecrty hiad a house oii it aind was Mr. R. C. 111l1 tor $125 per ace. SMITH TO RIDE ON B OVfR 1FT Ovation Planned for "Cott Party Speaks In Laur -if plals now on foot inature, and there Is no doubt but that they will. Stenator Smith will receive at IAIu rens one of the most unique as well as enhlilSastic receptiols yet held since tile s'natorial party started out several weeks ago. The friends and supporters of .8enator Smith are able to put their plans into effect because there is in laturens probably the old est bale of cotton In existence. This bale of cotton, fifly-two years old, will in all probability be placed in a large farm wagon decorated especial 1'y ' for the ocasion and driven to the speaking ground with Sen. Smiti rid ing on top of it. The friends and ad irers of Ile fairmer-seniator fromt 1111 over tlie county are expected to be here in full force and join In tle pa rade to the speaking place. h'lis very old bale of cotton was ginned in the year 1862, near Cross Hill, by a Mr. Henry Thompson. It was willed by him to his wife, who In turn willed it to her grandson, Robert Hall Fleming, son of Mr. Sam TO AID HAIL 811 Governor Blease Asks For Smith to Ask I Fq urther reports from the hall strick en districts of the county confirm earlier reports of great danage done to the growing crops Later advices show that the damage wrought was Iiore in tie lower portion of the coun ty and between Clinton and Goldville, than In the upper area near Barksdale station. Sen. E. ). Smith, at the sug gestion of Clinton citizens, visited the Goldville area Saturday afterinoon. After viewing the great havoc wrougit he is said to have stated tIhat more daiilamge was done than in any lail VOTING BY PROXY OPPOSED BY DIAL Ex(.ecuti(' 4'ill Ill tteean11 it front tils County Says imakes Adiniistration of Duties Exp'ensive and Cubnier qome. N. 11. Lial, ixecutive coiintteeian from t is county, attended tle meet ing of tire Itate execuive (omminittee in Columbia last week, where he cre ated quite a little stir in offering a resolution to do away with voting by proxy in the coromittee meetings In speaking of his resolution to an Ad vertiser muan, Mr. Dial gave his rea sons why he advoca tedh f is iiiove ment. ]In the first place. lie said, a vote by proxy in the co : nmi' ic is uin('onstunt ionial on the lprinciple ( that dhelegated'( au thority3 cannrot he still uhi er i i delega ted. Anid then aga In, he said, lie thought it best to (do away with proxies ini the coimmittee on the~ g'riu(ds of (0cony. 'Te comin i ttee is al readly too(I hi'ge anud uniwieldy for the character of businelss whiie'i It has to traiinsuer and wh'leni u niniformed proxies are sent. to t he cet ing n uchi tImre and habhor is host in exlda ininag matters to them. Thirii railroad tare and hotel bill is qulite an itemi and out of piropo0rt ion to theii serv ices they render Very (often he said ai ('om imitteeman who had sought arnd bieen elected to the C place for the hon111'or' it. zacnt diffeurent iiroxies to every~ ml)e - ig and ('ausedl much delay. In adi lion to thle sa vinig in actuialI money', Mr' Dial thinks that the coainuittee could d1( 1ts wor'k miore (tileient ly if it were not1 hampelsrc'd by urnin forimed proxies. The res(;lut ion, Mr . D ial -aiil, was ver'y 1.1voraly eeiv(''i'ed ini iia ny i<iortiers but sonli of the Comitiliite(' rie)) ask~ed thati i lhe Calld lip at thle nex t mtin g. SO thei matt (''was nlot lpresse'd. It will conic up at the next imleelting and will be vigorou slypa, ed. ENR IOIMENT 4465. Thei number of names10 enrolled on the clib roll of Laur'ens City Demo er'atic Cluib No. 1 is now 465. Thle names were cotunted at unoon yester anv. ff Of COTON Y TWO Y[AR8 Of AGE 3n" Smith When Campaign ens Next Wednesday Fleming, of Cra, who is the present. owner. ItL Was1 originally packed and houtnd with ropes, but. the roping gavo Way to steel tires abotit eleven years ago When it was placed In the Lau rels Bonded Warehiouse, where it niow is. The bale or cotton is now, so far as the average person call tell, 1as perfect in gra(de as it wis wlie originally ginned. During the eievi years tihat it illaielld in the ware h1ouse it 111 lost eleven pouls1 in weight, but ti appearance (oes not Seen to be llaiged. The object of the deIlonst rat ion Is two-fol(: Ist ats an expression of an preciation for the work Sin. Simith htas done for tile fariers (uring his lifetime: an( 2n1d, to demonst-rate to the world that cotton is for all prac tcal puirpose a non-perishiable pro (uet. Tht white cotton blossom has been a(opted as the campaign badge of tho Smith voters and it Is expecte( that those who endorse the work of Senator Smith will wear one on campaign day. IICI[N DISTRICT Contributions and Senator :or Federal Aid storm he had ever known of. .Beore leaving lie said that he would take the matter up at Washingon and try to secure aid from he Federal govern ment for the hall-stricken victims. According to a dispatch from Co limbia in yesterday's daily papers, Gov. Blease has issiue( a proclamation. ashing for aid for both tile York coun ty hail sufferers and the Laureis coun ty hall sufferers. In this Coun1ty Mayor C. M. Babb, of this City, Mayor Colpeland, of Clinton, andul Geo. A. Browiig, .r.. of Goldville, have been1 asked to receive su1bscriptions. LARI' N MIlAL WINS. 11efeated-4 Lydi41a Lasit Baerayil Thle Score of Sev'en to Two. In tile most exciting an(i best pINay ed gam of the season1, the LAuIr 'ns Mill teamn dlefeated tile Lydia.\ Mill in1e here last Satur(ay by a score of 7 to 2. The local mill tenta hail on their hitting garments and procemled to hut the ball -in all parts of the lot. On 11e 01her hal(l the visiting tem were unable o handle very -success fully tile great pitehing bf -1ill. The sait tealls will -play again th1is Sat ilrday at Clinton. (mutjing At Wat1s Mills. Ill a1 despute*1 whleh 1:4 said to have arisen 1 over dlockin tg of wa*ges onl piece work at1 tile Watts Alills ye-'!erday, Chli* Ii P'enland 11( t and 111 severlyv wiionndlued Bob Wioodside, a1 boss ill th11 (1loth room1, n~ceHsitating much01 effort Onl 1the art. of 0p hysicians 1to save' h11s life. Thie cloth room~1)5 bos was ct severail limes aboult the nieck anid head, and1( severalI tie abou9*1)01t thle bac*1k, sh101llers and1( chesit. 11e was giv a1t last. re Oils was, ill 110 dan11ger. Penland( WI wa arriested( shll iy af ter tho affa*tir took placle and( is no A in tho (ounlly .inil. ilei At Wham's Lain There will be a pienic given biy 1the WA. 0. W. of .\agnolin(Camnp No. 31st. Tlhe commllittee is airranIg'il ( a~dress the audliienceo. lTe publhiic is cordliaIlly i nlvited to alttend~ and1( reqetit edi to binig weln l ibaskets., Moved 11nto Newi Homeis. w.oird "m~a gist rate"' flimous11) no ' .\Ir. 10. S. 1 ludgens hlave recently b, ow homles on, West Main Street ai. airo no0w Occupying theCm. Thle tsvo resi,. donlCes are both of mlodern archlit.3Ce, ture, of very attractIve styre and fittedl with every nnw cnenitce