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CAIIIDATES AI LEXINGTON. W. ?UEALEY GIVEN OVATION BY HOME PEOPLE. Make Thetr t sual Talks to As Interested but L'mleinonstraUvc Asjdssss i Manning Opposes Mr. Compulsory Education Lexington. July f.?Careful etten loa was ilv?n the candidates for Stete office* by a quiet Lexington an? diene? today at the meeting under the tree . of the court house square. The audience . became enthusiastic only once. This was when Frank W. Shea ly of Lexington made a brief speech, announcing his candidacy for rail Xcommissioner. The campaign was met at the station this snornlrvc by a number of automobiles wrth Sheely banners on them and carried to the town where numbers of ether Ihealy banners were In evi Oeortte Bell Tlmmerman, county chaHrnrwin, presided. The Rev. J. P. I n* pi Oft offered the Invocation. The four candidates for lieutenant governor manifested a marked dispo? sition to poke fun at one another They spoke In th* following order. B. Prank Kelley. Andrew Jackson Be? thens William M Hamer and J. A. Htm* sr. Candfdates for attorney general de . Vltoped little new In their speeches. Mr. Peeple* said that his opponent hod voted against a bill decreasing the total rate of Interest, voted against striking out the enacting words of a compulsory education bill and re? fused to support a free text-book bill Mr. Brtce said he voted against Use sentry bill because In hie part of the State the banks obeyed the law and charged only I per cent Interest, Mr.. Peoples was given his first bou James A. Hummersen, candldats for comptroller general, criticised trie rec? ord of a. VI. Jones, his opponent, who In torn arraigned kit. Snmmersett for hie port as regent of the asylum In the rv -Insurance tangie last spring. Mr. Jones was given Some Mowers. W. W. Moore and M. C. Wltlls, the two candidates for adjutant Mls#sa) med* their usual speeches. ? ^Candidates for railroad commlslon er spoke next as follows: C. D. Part? ner. George W. Falrev, Prank W. ?Wry. J. II. Wharton and W. I. Wltherspoon. James Cansler has not rejoined the party. The audience remained Impassive until Prank W Shealy of Lexington made a brief speech, announcing his caaeUcHey for the railroad commis? sion. The audience which on the whole was very undemonstrative, cheered and applauded this favorite so** Admirers gave him lots of flowers. J. H A. Mullally. who was to have spoken first among the candidates for governor, was absent on sccount of Illness Chairman Tlmmerman read Mr. Mullally 's platform. John O. Richards condemned com? pulsory education. "It Is fundamentally wrong," Mr. RSchgmrds told the audience, "and re? pulsive to the Anglo-Saxon senslblll Mx- Richards' arraignment of the enrollment rules passed by the last Mate convention was cheered. Min? led cheers for Blesse and Smith greet? ed Mr. Richards' customary declara? tion that he Intended to vote for the present governor for the United States senate. Mr. Richards was given a bouquet Charles Carroll Slmms ridiculed the attitude of his opponents, referring to It mm sanctified." "You warn a human being In the governor's office." insisted Mr Simnv? when the crowd laughed. He told of his activity In the Red Shirt campaign and ol establishing in the United States supreme court the precedent that h fsrmer could not be put Into bankruptcy. Mr. Hlmms pledged himself to con? tinue what he termed Ms tight for the laboring man. "If my rerord as lieutenant governor for the last four yesrs has met your approval I solicit promotion at your hands." said Charles A. Smith, who later ewmmended the work as chair? man of the committee on agriculture. at Congressman Lever, a native of Lexington county. Lieut. Oov. Smith urged the cm forrement of law and the submission to the people of the question of drlv Ing the legalised sale of liquor out of the State Mendel L. Smith spoke of the tre menoou" power inherent In the office of governor. "This Is no hm ? for cheap politics in South Ctirollra." averred Speaker Smith, who Instated that most of the troubles * I the poor m?n were due to the schemes of artful politicians. Speaker Smith outlined his plan of local option compulsory school at? tendance, allowing each s< hooi dis? trict to vote on I ne adoption of a compulsory system. "If you force a general system of compulsory school attendance on the state, you will bankrupt (00 school SEMITE DEFIES WILSON. DEADLOCK ON FEDERAL RE? SERVE BOARD NOMINA? TIONS. Hanking Committee Stands Pat on Cnfavorobte Report on Jones Nom? ination and Indefinitely Postpones Consideration of Warburg Case. Washington*. Stfly 10.?The revolt In the senate against the president is on. The senators reached a deadlock with the White House on the presi? dent's demand that Warburg and Jones be confirmed as members of the federal reserve board. The bank? ing committee stood pat today on the unfavorable report on the nomina? tion of Jones and indefinitely postpon? ed action on the Warburg case. I It is believed, however, that Pres? ident Wilson will be able to muster enough strength In the senate to over? ride the banking committee's recom mendatlons. So strongly is President Wilson de? termined to stand by Warburg, that no other nomination will be sent to the senate now. even though War? burg's name Is pigeon-holed indefinite? ly. Warburg has placed himself en? tirely In the hands of the president, but won't submit to an examination by the senate committee. The White House attitude now is to let the force of publte opinion compel the banking committee to retreat from its position. The administration will fight on the floor of the senate for Jones' confirmation. districts." said Speaker Smith, who explained the difference between his plan of local option school attend? ance and State-wide school attend? ance. Speaker Smith s declaration that as governor he would use the pardoning power temperately was applauded. He urged the establishment of textile schools where the mill population was sufficient to warrant them.. Speaker Smith was given two bou? quets by as many little girls oh whom he bestowed a pair of kisses. Lowndes J. Browning, alter hu? morous references to sortie Of his op? ponents, went into his plan for rural credits and told of his advocacy of the abolition of the oersonul property tag as a State levy. Mr. Browning said that he resented the Inference that the white people of the State were not giving their chil? dren every possible advantage educa? tionally. "Do you know any children in this county who are kept out of school by their parents?" asked John G. Clink scales In the course of his argument for compulsory school attendance. Mr. CUnkscales said Mat the bur? den of proof was on his opponents to show that the enforcement of compul? sory attendance would bankrupt the State. "If the State can appropriate $30, 000 to eradicate the cattle tick, then surely It can find money to educate the children kept out of school,'* urged Mr. CUnkscales. R. A. Cooper said that all tt ? can? didates were agreed on the desira? bility of education. He urged "an equal chance and a square deal" edu? cationally for children In the rural districts. "It would be a mistaken policy to compel children to go to school when there are not schools enough for them to go to," said Solicitor Cooper. The speaker urged that Clemson college should begin to fight the boll weevil before the pest reached the hounds of the State. He charged Mat the farmers were heavily taxed for( worthless fillers In fertilizers. "Agriculture will always he the basis of our material prosperity," de? clared Mr. Cooper, who said that he hoped South Carolina would he the very first State to take advantage of the proponed federal rural credits law. John T. I >u nca n advocated the ap? pointment of a public service commis? sion to ussist In formulating legisla? tion and talked about what he calls ' tho system." "One fool st a time! It's your turn next." Mr. Duncan told a heckler. W. C Irby. Jr.. took a rap at Sen? ator Sharpe of Lexington for oppos? ing the passage of the 2-cent passen? ger rate bill. "The people have got to depend on the government to help them hold their cotton against the m. ulpulatlon of the market by Northern specula? tors," said Mr. Irby, who advocated the appointment of a State commis? sion to supervise corporations. It. I. Manning, the last of the can? didates for governor to speak, said that he was glad that he had been Instrumental In helping to elect A. F. I*evcr to congress when he ran the first time. "The deficiency in our educational system Is In Its foundation." declared Mr. Manning. The speaker took issue with Mr. CUnkscales about Sti<*.e-v*ide compul sory education. "I want Mr. CUnkscales to define what he means by State-wide com? pulsory education, the length of the CLOUD IN POLITICAL SKY. CURRENCY COMMITTEE'S AD? VERSE REPORT ON JONES WATCHED. Senate Likely to Concur?Same Action Espected In Warburg Cane Unless New Yorker Stands Questioning. Washington, July 9.?Today's ac? tion by the senate banking and cur? rency commlttae in voting, an ad? verse report on the nomination of Thomas D. Jones, of Chicago, as a member of the federal reserve board, together with the reiteration of the comittee's demand that Paul M. War? burg, of New York, shall appear be? fore the committee to be questioned, is regarded by weather-wise in Wash? ington as the most significant cloud that has yet appeared on the political sky between the capitol and the White House. The prevailing opinion is that the senate will stand by the committee. That it will do this as to Werburg is thought to be certain unless the New Yorker reconsiders his refusal to ap? pear before the committee. As to Jenes there is some doubt, but the feeling is very strong among Demo? crats of the senate that the Chicagoan did not make out a good case in h's answer to the committee's questions. Unless there is a demonstration of the fact in this critical situation there may be a clash between the executive and the senate which will have serious results. Many who endorse the nom? ination of Warburg hold that the eexcutlve had no right to expect his appointee to be exempted from com? mittee questioning, and they point out that John Skelton Williams was ques? tioned by the committee at length be* fore being confirmed as comptroller of the currency. The absence of Chair? man Owen, of the banking and! cur? rency committee in Europe at such an Important time is the subject of much comment. ' ?? ,1 j m NO REPRESENTATIONS. Probable That There Wil be No Of? ficial Protest?. Washington, July 9.?The refusal of Uov. Blease to permit North Caro? lina and Georgia militia troops to pass through South Carolina en route to the military encan\pni,ent at Au? gusta, Qa., has not beqn the basis of representations to the war department and in the opinion of officials will not be. Although the State' troops will go to the encampment on Invitation of the war department they have no federal status and officials said today the department had no authority to order their transportation through South Carolina. f It was pointed out that the militia of one Sta?c may not enter another State armed except on the permission from the governor but the suggestion was offered that the order of the Houth Carolina governor might be circumvented by the militiamen trav? eling through that State as individual passengers, unarmed. If this plan were resorted to, the troopers' arms could be sent by express or as bag? gage. SAY MEAT WILL SELL Hit;II. Packers Declare Scarcity of Cattle Will Offset ?iraln Crop. Chicago, July 9?Meat prices will rise above the record figures of recent years despite the huge grain crops, packing house representatives today asserted. They say that the present scarcity of cattle and the effect of dry weather on grazing lands will more than offset the enormous grain yield. A beef price of 16 cents to the butch? er was predicted as an early possibil? ity. Burned Hoy to Death; Electrocuted. Richmond. July 10.?William Callo way, convicted of burning his young nephew to death to be rid of caring for him, was electrocuted today. His wife was given 18 years in the peni? tentiary. school term?" began Mr. Manning. "Three months." said Mr. Clink scales, who was in the crowd. "Further I would ask Mr. Clink scales to tell In his speech tomorrow the minimum number of pupils h.s would gleg to each teacher under his compulsory system and nbove an how he proposes to finance a system of State-wide compulsory education.'* continued Mr. Manning. Mr. Manning in outlining his plan Of local option Compulsory attend? ance said that under it he proposed that the State should supplement eounty school lands where needed to make the minimum term seven months and to build school houses where needed. Mr. Manning sah' that the passage of the State-wide compulsory education law now would hurt the cause of education, "If my plan Is put into effect, we will soon have in euch county ? sys? tem of compulsory school attendance put there by the votes of the people," said Mr. Manning. EHST OB DIE. GEN. OBREGON GIVES FEDERAL PRISONERS ALTERATIVE. Capture of Second Largest Mexican City Terrible Blow to Huerta?Ills Loss Was Heavy and Avenue of Eseai>c to West Coast Closed. Guadalajara, Mcx., July 10.?Gen. Alvero Obregon, who captured this, jthe second largest city of Mexico, af? ter forty-eight hours fighting, sei up the constitutionalist government to? day, ordered the bodies of the federal slain burned and ordered the execution of all federal government soldiers who refuse to enlist under the revolution? ary banner. Gen. Obregon estimates the feder? al killed and wounded at two thou? sand. He captured five thousand prisoners and expects to capture the majority of the other five thousand who fled, leaving their arms and am? munition when they saw the city was doomed. The capture of Guadalajara cuts off Gen. Huerta's escape toward Manzan illo. If he leaves now he must go eastward. Gen. Obregon estimates his losses at five hundred killed and wounded. Many federal officers fled, leaving their men to fight without guidance. HUERTA'S LAST STAND. Dictator Preparing for Desperate De? fense of Mexico City. Mexico City, July 10.?Federal troops are pouring into the capital today. Gen. Huerta is preparing for his final stand and declares that with? in a week forty thousand well equip? ped soldiers will be concentrated here. Many large siege guns have been placed in advantageous positions. The British commander is prepar ? ing to send a large force of British marines here when the rebels neu the capital. PLAN NEW TREATY. America and Great Britain Contem? plate Arbitration Pact. ' London, July 9.?The American ambassador, Walter H. Page, speak? ing at the centenary meeting tonight, referred to a new treaty between the United States and Great Britain. Speaking first of the cordial rela? tions prevailing between the two na? tions and complimenting Viscount Bryce on the part he had played in clearing up difficulties, the ambassa? dor said it was the policy of the American people to have an alliance with none where there was perfect friendship; alliances were not needed. The old arbitration treaty between the two countries, however, had been renewed for another period and he was free to announce that a new treaty was being concluded whereby a commission was to be set up to wheich either government could refer any question arising between them. Both governments, he added, prom? ised not to begin hostilities until this commission had submitted a report. This treaty, the ambassador declared, was virtually completed. The an? nouncement evoked great outbursts of cheering. ALASKAN VOLCANOES ROARING. All Fire Mountains Along Peninsula to West of Seward in Eruption. Seward, Alaska. July 9.?All the volcanoes along the peninsula west of Seward towards the Aleutian islands are in activity, according to a report brought in by Cupt. McMullen of the steamship Dlrigo, which arrived today from Dutch harbor. Capt. McMullen said Mount Katmai, the great volcano on the mainland across Shelikof strait from Kodlak island, h throwing out great volumes of sulphu. laden smoke. The sea, he said, was discolored by sulphur dust and pumice for 100 miles. Mount Shiadhaldin and Mount Pavlof, the most active volcanoes in the Aluetian islands, were smoking when the Dlri? go passed them. Capt. McMullen reported that na? tives along the Alaskan peninsula said the volcanic ashes in the air last month were caused by eruption and not by old deposits. PARDONED FOR BRAVE DEED. William Schulte, Convicted of Murder, Saves Lives From Fire. Jefferson City, Mo., July 10.?Wil? liam Schulte, sentenced in 1910 to serve 10 years for murder, was today pardoned by the g< vernor because the prisoner fought his way Into the burning home of Eugene Johnson, a switchman, and rest tied Mrs. Johnson and baby. Lightning Causes Big Fire. Louisville, July 10.?Fire started by lightning late last night destroyed the Merchants1 ice and Storage plant, rousing a loss of $100,000. The elec? trical storm did much other damage. KOSA RICHARDSON' IS LYNCHED AT ELLOREE FOR CHIME. Twelve year old Girl Is Murdered by Negro Woman Who Confesses to Deed and is Taken From Guard House at Elloree by Angry Mob. Elloree, July 12.?une of the most brutal crimes ever perpetrated in Orangeburg county, committed mid? 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 Hell, 12 year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, was discovered after an all night search, foully murdered and carefully covered by the confessed murderess, Rosa Richardson, a negro wl man, about 35 years of age. A grim and horrifying spectacle it wit? nessed today in that community. The body of little Essie with her head beat? en into a pulp by a lightwood knot lies prepared for burial In the'quiet home of Daniel Bell, while 200 yards away near the scene of the crime swinging to a tree is the body of her murderess, Rosa Richardson, riddled j with bullets. Guilt was established, the murder? ess confessed and a volley fired, in a short time. Thirty negroes who gath? ered near the scene of the crime would have llred the volley if permitted, and went to console! the the grief-stricken family. 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 what? ever evident. The murdered ^irl yesterday after? noon went to graze the family cow In a Held on the public road a short dista. from her home, which was .hidden from view byj a dense field of corn. Just in front of this Held on opposite side of road is the home of the murderess. Daniel Bell was read? ing his newspaper and the mother, Mrs. Bell, was leaving with her son to board the afternoon train at Vance (or Charleston. Mr. Bell was absorbed in reading and presumed that little Essie had gone to the station with her mother and would return with her brother. When the young man re? turned home without his sister, Mr. 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 girl into the woods for crimi? nal purposes and she with her sister were held during the night by some of the searching party. Sho told sev? eral disconnected stories which indi? cated her guilt. A message reached Elloree during the night that the girl was missing and the penitentiary bloodhounds were wired for but It wa3 later learned that they were out of the city. The suspects were rushed to the Elloree f,uard house. The local telephone I being out of commission, connection was established at St. Matthews. [Sheriff Salley was notified and Colum? bia was asked to have hounds make a cross country trip, but before either reached here the body was discovered and a dash was made for the town guard house. Rural police, the mag? istrate the Intendant and several citi? zens of Elloree who did all they could to protect the prisoner were choked and thrown to the ground by the crowd and held at bay by six shooters. The victim was placed in a waiting automobile and rushed to the scene Of the crime. The woman was ex? amined. Blood was on her clothing and other evidences of guilt was es? tablished. She confessed to the crime WlthoMt giving any reasosj} for having Committed it. The posse had tracked the little girl and the woman into the bay, both tracks fitting the shoes, and the woman was tracked to her home returning after committing tht deed. There is no reason assigned for the deed except that the woman was a bad character and had refused to work for Mr. Bell on whose place she lived. On several occasions, it is alleged that she grew dissatisfied and sullen and the theory is advanced that she lured the little girl into the woods on the pretext of showing her some? thing and murdered her to get re? venge. A negro man was at tirst thought to be the guilty party but it was later shown that n<? one else had any connection with the crime and that Rosa Richardson had plotted and executed the deed alone. Sheriff Salley of Orangeburg, who was notified of the crime too late, reached here this afteroon and view? ed the remains. The body of Rosa lllchardson was cut down and buried, while the vh tim of the tragedy was laid to rest at Gertslm Baptist church In the presence of a large crowd of irlef-Strtcken friends and relatives. The community where this crime Was committed Is composed of steady, law abiding citizens, who have .always Held themselves against mob violence. BAD FREIGHT WRECK. SIX BOX CARS LOADED WITH W ATERMEM )X S SM ASHED. 11Of Ions Fruit Given Away and Pro? vide a Feast in Darkytown?Main Ltao C leared in Few Hours?-Still Working on Wreck, What was probably worst freight wreck which has occurred in Sumter in many years took place at the junc? tion of the Florence and Charleston lines on the eastern edge of town, at the foot of Kendrick street, about 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon, when six box cars loaded with watermelons were derailed and crushed to? gether, watermelons being smashed j and the juice and meat of the lucious fruit being scattered around in every Ldirectlon. The vvreck was caused by a split switch, five of the cars taking the Charleston track and not following the train on the Florence track. The cars were about the middle of the train and when the wreck came they were thrown lengthwise across the erubank ment between Florence and Charleston tracks. It was to these cars that great? est damage was dore, one thrown against the other with such force as to crush the walls of the car and practically all of then* were converted into a mass of wreckage. In most in? stances the trucks wer? torn out from under the cars and rolled dowin into the ditch at the side of the track, al? though some of the trucks remained under the cars taking, the long jump with them. It was when the cars were piled together this wry, one on top of the other, that havoc was wrought among the watermelons. Another car following the main line track was de? railed and thrown over to one side (against the embankment. The track on both lines was torn up for somo distance. The wrecking train from Florence arrived here a few hours after the wreck and by 4 o'clock they had opened the main lino to Florence for traffic and trains for Charleston were run out over the old line, no delays being caused by the wreck. The wrecking crew were still working on the wreck clearing it up this morn? ing and this work probably will be completed by tonight and the Charles? ton line also cleared. The wreck brought much happiness to darktown Sunday afternoon. Not that colored folks had ought against the railroad, but that watermelons were given away free to many of them by the Coast Line officials. Nearly everyone who stopped at the scene, and there were several hundred of them who did so, secured his water? melon and went off happy. Nor were all the watermelons ^iven to colored persons, there wer.1, hundreds of whites who ate matermelon Sunday afternoon from the bounty of the rail? road. There w ere six carloads of them and all were gone when night came, at least all which were not too badly crushed to be taken off. The train was the second section of No. 210 from Augusta to Florence and the watermelons were being shipped to New York city and other points north from Allendale. No, Miss Cora, a man can never claim to be himself these days. He is only what is left of himself after the other part has melted and flowed away.? Vilmington Star. Sewerage in the Country. t>ne great problem peculiar to the ru.al districts is that of the proper disposal of poisonous organic refuse and similar waste matter. In the cities, such matter is completely and satisfactorily tajken care of in the modern sewerage systems, and thus the city is enabled to preserve a clean? liness which is its greatest aid in lighting disease. When such mattci is a.lowed to stand in the open, Sf every rural res? ident knows, it becomes a swarming place for (lies and a" hot-bed for dis? ease Kcrms; it pollutes the soil and drinking water, and is always an un? sightly and Embarrassing nuisance. Such conditions are generally the canse of sicknescs and disease. The Sanitary Septic Tank, especial? ly designed ab ng approved lines for use in the rural districts, and manu? factured i>y Weston ft Brooker, Co? lumbia. S. ('.. completely solves the problem of sewage disposal for the ru? ral home. It is of small size; made of reinforced concrete; simple, easy to install, never gets out of order or needs attention. Plated just beenath the surface and connected with the house by ;l short pipe line, it securely keeps the poisonous organic matter enclosed until, by natural process, it disintegrates, and then seeps out into the ground, harmless mineral matter and water There is no odor, no soil pollution. Approved by health author? ities. Its ?ost is small. Tt affords all the conveniences and the full protection of the city seweraue system. It is well worth your while to know all about this Sanitary Septic Tank, ami you can do so by simply writing to Weston ft Rrooker, Columbia, S. C,