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The New York herald., 1921-01-06

Raw materials will be required. Men will be EN-.
ployed to build and repair. They will buy the
articles they require. A hundred million people
are wearing out clothing and shoes faster than such
articles are now produced.
The worlds shelves almost empty of thousands Of
needed articles.
The present is but transfer from one activity to
another. The demand for work is urgent it
cannot be long delayed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-15
ANNOUNCEMENT
FnnernI nirenora

10 THOSE 50 UnfOTtUnate as 70 require
O funeral director and embalmer. I re-
Epectfully offer my services Stock in-
oludes al woods. metals colOrs and
fabrics. Nelson Jones. Wayne az ST
Joseph Telephone Home 5249.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-15
CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT.

CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT
/, wilbur NJ Warner. clerk OF the e.
Joseph Superior court. IN the state Of
Indiana. 90 hereby certify THAI Ernest
f HOrspoOl has given bond and duly
qualify as trustee Of the properly, rights,
credits and effects OF the Standard
Heating & Roofing Company, vested IN
him as such trustee by indenture duly
recorded. for the benefit OF the creditors
OF said Standard Heating & ROocing
Company. and Is du.v authorized 20 take
upon himself the duties Of said trust
Witness my hand and the seal q
said court this 30th day OF August 1871.
WILBUR NJ WARNER. Clerk St 10
seph superior Court. Aug 81; Sept IA
CITY OF SOUTH BEND. INDIANA.
Department OF Public Works.
Notice Of Hearing a. 20 special BENEFITS.
Notice rs hereby given that the fol-
lowing street improvement has been
completed
Macadam pavement On North shore
Drive from Lafayette blvd 20 TroQuis
Under IMPROVEMENT Resolution No TO
Grade curb and Wslk on Elmer ~.
from Keller 81 10 north lire OF Navr's
Michigan sv. addition. Under Improve
ment Resolution No. SS1-
Sidewalk on east side OF Limerick 81
from Howard ST. 20 Leeper av Under
Improvement Resolution No. $40
Grade curb and walk on Marine 81
from Calvert st. 10 a point 1t05 feet
north Of Bowman St Under IMPROVE
~
o. South Bend, Indiana
There IS on file IN the office Of this
Board. and subject 70 public inspection.
an assessment roll, which contains the
names Of all property owners who are
subject 20 assessment. a description of
the property 10 be assessed. and the
amount Of each prima facio assessment
This Board. az it's Office i'm the City Hall
will on the DIST day OF September, 1921
at 7:15 p m, receive and hear remon-
strRnces as 10 the amount 81 each a.
sessment, and VIII decide whether tha
assessed lots or tract or land have been
or viii be specially benefited by said I'm
provement IN the amounts named on said
roll
HARVEY +. ROSTTSER.
JOHN z. DE HAVEN.
Attest: Veronica G. Sweeney,
Clerk Of the Board.
SEPT u to H.
PROPOSALS FOR STREET IMPROVE
MENT, CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
IND, DEPARTMENT OF PUB
Lie WORKS.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals VIII be received BY the De-
partmeut Of Public Works Of the City
OF South Bend. Ind, up % 10 O'Clock a.
NJ, Of the 10Th day Of September. 1921,
for the execution 81 the following work
Water Connections on Limerick It.
from SOrin 81 10 COrby Sc. Under I'm
provement Resolution No. Oil In the
City Of South Bend, Indiana.
Complete drawings and spectcatfons 81
said work are now on hle IN the Office
Of the Department o. Public Works IN
the City Hall. OF South Rend, Indiana
The Board reserves the night 20 reject
any or ali bids:
Board OF Public Works.
O. A. ELLIOTT
HARVEY P ROSTTSER
JOHN F. DE HAVEN
Veronica g. Sweeney, Clerk
Sept. ia
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-15
PROPOSALS FOR STREET IMPROVE
MENT, CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
IND, DEPARTMENT OF PUB
NOTICE OF SALE OF RIAL ESTATE

Is IAFN.l'lOh
The undersigned Executor Of the hast
Will q Laura J Nelson. deceased, hare
BY gives notice that by virtue Of thu
power in said viii conferred, he viii st
the hour OF 10 O'Clock m 81 the 14th
DAY OF October, 1921, and from day 90
day thereafter until sold. az Room 81
j. ". $. building, corner 81 Msia street
end Washington avenue. South Bend. In
diana. offer for sale az private sale FL
the interest OF said decedent IN and 20
the following described real estate: The
East Sixty-siX fG8l Feet Of lot No 1e2.
Original Plat OF the City OF South BEND
81 Joseph County. Indiana.
Said sale viii be made subject % TIE
approval OF s.: Joseph Superior Court.
No. 2, for not less than the fun apprais-
ed value 81 said real estate. and for cash
IN hand
HERBERT F. WESTERvELT.
Executor.
WI. T. MILLER.
Attorney.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-15
g A. ELLIOTT.
HARVEY HAIRY F. RosTIsBR.

.
Attest: Veronica Q. Sweeney.
Clerk Of the Board
Sent 10 % II
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-01-19

land Bighanl, whose whereabouts is
unknown. DR.. Bigham was convicted
in the Georgetown county court sew
eral years ago of the murder of his
wife. He was sentenced to three years
Imprisonment in the penitcntiary, but
before he could be taken to prison,
jumped his bond and has not been
heard of since. The amount of the
bond was $4,000.
Still Uncollectcd.
The State of South Carolina has
never been able to collect the bond
money and the matter is now in the
hands of the Attorney General for set
tlement. 1t is understood that the Big
ha mestate is responsible for the
money, all the members Of the family
having signed the bond except Mrs. J.
Began Cain, who died rather suddenly
during the influenza epidemic, leaving
husband and one son. AS a possible
motive for his deed yesterday it may
be stated that L. S. Bigham has been
suspected of mutilating the county
records for the purpose Of getting hold
of the estate lands. This matter is be-
ing investigated. 1t seems that about
the time Dr.. Cleveland Bigham left
Florence the Bighams transferred their
j. Began Cain, the only member of
the family not on the bond. All the
deeds to the thousand or more acres
of land bear her name.
Since her death, it is stated, that
Bigham has been attempting to get a
settlement from her husband who is a
deputy sheriff Of this county but the
matter has not been closed. Several
pages have been torn from the deed
books the indexes indicating, it is
said, that they relate to the Bigham
lands, and it is also said in more than
one case the wording Of the deeds
where the record is in long hand has
been crudely altered to show that Mrs.
Cain was entitled to only half or a
third interest as the case might be in
the certain tracts referred to. The
mutilation of the courthouse records
caused something of sensation and
the matter has been kept quiet until
absolute evidence could be secured
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-01-19

the youngest child, their faces COW
cred with blood In the adjoining
room The oldest of the children Law
on bed where he died at O'Clock
this morning and beside him the body
Of Bigham was placed when the
searchcrs returned with it today. Up
stairs in the room she usually oc-
icupicd was the body of Mrs. Marjorie
Black, oldest sister of Bigham, it lay
on the floor just in front of the
dresser. Until late this afternoon
when the coroncr's jury completed tax
ing evidence the bodies were undis-
turbcd.
The funeral will probably be held
tomorrow, according to message
from Coroner Smith, who is at
Pamplico. The coroncr's jury investi-
eating the Bigham murder will defer
rendering its verdict for two weeks,
during which time an effort will be
made to produce additional testimony.
Although the tragedy is said to have
occurred at 1880 o'clock yesterday af-
tcrnoon it was late last night before
word of it reached Florence County
officials an dthey Immediately seat
out dispatches asking officers in
other towns to watch out for Bgham
TiiSL reports or the tragedy were
conflicting and due to the fact that it
was impossible to secure telephone
and telegraph communication with
Pamplico last night, 1t was not until
today that the facts became known.
Bigham's brother, Edmund Bigham,
had left the house with his family in
an automobile at $40 o'clock. He
returned from a short visit to
ncighbor'S house about twenty min
utcs later and found his mother
staggering toward the road. He
jumped from his car but the aged
woman died almost before he reached
her. Others happened to drive by the
house at that time and when they
bore the body Of Mrs. Righam into the
house they saw evidences of blood on
the. floor and began an investigation
which revealed the slaughter OF three
others.
at the coroncr's inquest today Ed
mund Bigham testified that he had
been away from the house only about
twenty minutes. He had left his
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-01-19
YOU PAY YOUR PART
OF THIS MEAT BILL

No matter who you are, what you
do or what you think about it, you
unconsciously pay your part of the
railroads meat bill, BY the railroads
meat bill | mean those amounts paid
by the railroads for stock killed by
trains-stock on which no revenue j.;
collcctod-killcd while trcspassinr on
the railroad track, for trains do not
oftcn leave the track to run down stock
in ncighboring fields.
The Atlantic Coast Line meat bill
during 1917 was $113,58711, during
1913, $213,503: as, during 1919, $685.
278.96 and during the first two months
in 1920 $50 9,568.20. Durin gthc period
mentioned this road paid out $685.
O27:67 of your dollars and my dollars
without deriving any benefits there
from.
This is the meat bill Of one railroad
only; think what it must amount to
in the aggregate on all Of the South
eln lines think Of the fearful econo-
mic waste--think Of tho carelessness
which permitted the running at large
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-01-19
WHOLE FAMILY WIPED OUT
FIVE ARE KILLED
l.. S. Bigham Shoots Mother, Sister
Two Boys, Then Himself,
Is Theory.
SON OF FORMER SENATOR
Alleged Family Trouble About S75 900
Estate Reported as Being
Cause

Florence, Jan. 16.-Discovery to.
day Of the bodies Of five members
of the Bigham family revealed that
the entire family, living about
five miles from Pamplco in the
southeastern part of Florence Coun.
ty, was wiped out sometime yesterday
afternoon, a total Of five being killed
l.: S. Bigham, aged about forty-f five
is thought to have shot and killed his
mother. Mrs. M. NJ. Bgham, aged
sixty. and his sister, Mrs. Marjorie
a. Black, aged thirty-fvc; and the
latter's two adopted children, Leo Nc
Cracken, aged nine, and John Nc
Corkcn, aged five. Alleged family
troubles in which an estate valued at
ABOUT so 200 was at stake, is report
cd to nave been the cause Of the
tragedy.
l.: S. Bigham has not been Off
cially charged with tic crime as the
coroncrs jury will not make report
for about two weeks but the theory
IS that he was the murder and the
suicide.
The father Of l.. s. Bigham was the
late Senate Bigham and the family
is prominent one in the county.
All were evidently killed instantly,
except Mrs. Bigham, the mans mother
VINO lived few moments and the old
est child, who died at 5 o'clock this
morning. The tragedy took place at
the old Bigham home five miles from
Pamplico, Florence county and tvrn
ty-fiv miles from this city.
After staying all within the house
at the time, it is alleged, Bigham
went deep into the woods surround
ing the place and fired bullet into
his own BRAIN. When his body was
found at noon today his right hand
still RraSped the pistol. 1t was stated
by the physician who examined the
body that Bigham had been dead more
than twelve ours.
The murdered persons were all shot
in the head; the bullets in each case
entering just beneath their temples
None was shot more than once, al
though two balls that had missed their
mark, were founl near tha back door.
The large pistol used by Bigham still
contained an uncXplodcd cartridge
which indicates that the man re.
loaded.
The Bigham home is more than half
mile distant from any nciGhborinu
house. No one could he found today
who ha dhcard any shooting about the
place.
Sight n Oh, ally One
A largel crowd gath 'rcd during the
day and passed from room to room
viewing the dead. The sight was a
CHASTITY one. On bed in down
stairs room lay the aged mother and
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-01-19

and the killing of the live stock rep
resented in the payment of the huge
sums mentioned above. During the
three years and two months period
mentioned trains operated by this
company killed 352 horses and mules.
1878 cattle, 20068 hogs and pigs, and
1868 sheep, goats and dogs.
This is one of the items of expense
which must be taken INTO consdera-
ton in arriving at the cost of opera
ton and in the fixing Of freight and
passenger rates; so you see you do
pay your portion Of the bill.
Will you not help us and help your
self by bringing this matter to the
attention of those individuals in your
community who permit their stock to
feed on the railroad right
Urge that proper care and supervision
be given domestic animals in order
that they may live and maximum
profit be derived from them, instead
of the rest Of us being taxed tn nav
for their owners negligence
This is your problem as well as
ours.
G. A. Cardwell,
Agricultural and Industrial Agent
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-01-19

brother standing in the yard. He had
been acting strangely for several
weeks and he did not appear to be
any more depressed yesterday than
usual he said.
"When got into the car with my
family to go to Pamplico." Edmund
Bigahm testified, 81 left my mother
and sister and the children at their
various occupations and play. AS far
as | know there had been no quarrel
ing during the day. Instead Of going
straight TO Pamplico. | went up the
road to see Bob Foxworth for a min
ute. AS we came back we saw mother
stager out of the yard. I then turned
and caught glimpse Of Smile turn
ing into the woods almost in run.
lie had his right hand up toward his
breast as if he had something in it,
but did not see any pistol. My
mother died as we were carrying her
into the house. Mr. r.. d. Garrison
and Mr.. Hoyt Bostick had come up in
the meantime. calle dmy sister, Mrs.
Marjorie Black, but she did not an
swcr
Finds Youngest Child.
81 then went out on the back piazza
and found John McCracken the young
est child, dead there. My mothers cap
was also ON the floor Just by the back
door and there was blood all about. [
believe my mother and the child were
shot on the piazza and that she tried
to get into the road for help.
ave then started to look for my sis
ter and the other child. 1t was almost
dark, probably two hours after we
reached home, that we found Mrs.
Black dead in her room upstairs.
"Later some one found the child, Leo
McCrackcn on a pile of straw behind
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-01-19
"FeH Like EQHng"
Man and Wife, All Rundown from Farm Work,
Were Greatly Helped by Ziron.
and / sure felt like eating.

and sure felt like eating.
"Ziron sure did us good. It made
us both feel stronger and better for
the fall work, which everyone knows
Is some work on farm. My bois
began to dry up, though just at first
they seemed worse.
I'VE are much better and can highly
recommend Ziron. and gladly do 80 for
It sure did us good"
Ziron Is safe, reliable, tonic medi.
cine, good for men, women and child.
rem, when an iron tonic Is indicated.
1t Is easy to take and contains no
habit-forming drugs.
Ask your druggist or dealer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-01-19

potato bank out in the yard. He
was still alive We called Dr.. Poston
IS soon as possible. The boy died
,bout 5 o'clock this morning. 1t is
evident the boy was running whGn he
was Shot"
Mr.. B.gham conld not say why the
room of Mrs. Black was not scarchei 4
sooner. at just happened So" he said,
chat we did not think about it,"
Someone had asked him to go up
stairs but he just did not do it. Mr..
Bigham also declared that his brother
had been in financial troubles and had
often spoken of them. Two years ago
while he was postmaster at Drum, he
was charged with shortage. There
had always been a question about this
and it had never been settled. He had
also spoken of certain people who had
been trying to do him wrong, he said.
"That morning about IL o'clock we
had paid off the hands together and
| noticed that my brother was awfully
pressed. He would stand up and gaze
about in an abstracted manner. He did
not have pistol that / know of. The
pistol he did the killing with was mine
and was IN my bureau drawer when
| left the house. There was another
pistol somewhere il the house in my
mothers room, I think"
| The testimony Of Mrs. Edmund Big
ham and her two little daughters who
accompanied Mr.. Bigham in the car
away from the house just before the
shooting, tailed at every point with
that of Mr.. Bigham.
There were some at the scene of
the shooting today who were inclined
to doubt that Smile Bigham had done
: the wholesale killing or that he had
killed himself. All of the evidence
which could be found today, however
pointed toward him as the murderer
and suicide. The complex situation in
which the Bigham estate has been in
volvcd for the past year or two, gave
rise to the doubts expressed by some
Of the people living in the community
Kills Mrs. Black First.
From the situation at the scene Of
the shooting it is believed that the
murderer shot Mrs. Black first. From
her before she knew it. 1t is thought
cleanliness Of the bullet wound, he
evidently crept into the room and shot
her before she knew it, 1t is thought
that the man then rushed down the
stairs and met Mrs. Bigham his moth
CT, at the back door on the piazza,
SoiiiiSSIo tHC ana ulIllnS
room with the main house. There he
shot her and the youngest of the two
children. The boys body was half
way down the steps, indicating that he
was trying to escape. In the meantime
the other child evidently had made his
way into the yard and was run down,
beng ovcrtaken near potato bank at
the rear Of the kitchen From all that
can be gathered Bigham must have i'm
Imcdiatcly buried himself in the thick
woods a mile from the house where
he took his own life.
Bigham was about forty years old.
He was unmarried. He was son Of
the late State Senator l.. S. Bigham,
yho served several terms in the Senate
from Florence county.
Bigham was civil engineer. The
only surviving members of Bigham
family now are Edmund Bigham who
lives at the old home and DR.. Cleyc.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-01-19
NOTICE

The books for making tax returns
are now open, according to the last
acts of the General Assembly all re-
turns are to be made at the Auditors
office, all land is to- be returned this
year, time expires February goth.
II. A. PLOWDEN,
County Auditor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-01-19
NOTICE OF DISCHARGE

| will apply to the Judge of Pro-
bate for Clarendon County, on the
14th, day of February, 1921 at II
O'Clock a. m. for letters of discharge
as Administrator of the Estate of
Thomas II. House, deceased.
Seward Palmer,
Administrator.
st. Paul, S. c., Jan. IL, 1921 -pd.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-01-19
(SR RY WIFE and I. after a hard
BVH spring on the farm, were

IWH, spring on the farm. were
tired and rundown" says
Mr.. e. B. Mulkey, Of Route l, Acworth,
Ga. I'VE neither felt we'll. knew my
blood was bad, as had little boils on
the back Of my neck.
I'VE felt we needed builder. We
had heard of Ziron and thought 1t
must be what we needed. 1t certainly
was. We took It faithfully, and after
a week or such a matter we began to
feel better. My wife felt like cooking,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-01-19

potato bank out in the yard. He
was still alive. We called DR.. Poston
IS soon as possible. The boy died
,bout o'clock this morning. 1t is
evident the boy was running whcn he
was Shot"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

been. u fduty tie past few DAYS o.,
account Of injuries received while
|cranking q truck at the garage whar
be Is employed.
Mrs. Minnie Martin and Mrs.
Pearl Buckley OF Fairmant were
here for the funeral OF Ms. Merrill
on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Ballah and
son returned Sunday evening from
a trip to Pittsburgh. The also wit.
messed the races at UnIontown.
Mrs. L. L. Belcher who has been
seriously Ill at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. Naomi Campbell Is
still very low with no change for the
better.
George Marshall has moved his
family to property on Main street.
Mr.. Marshall comes from Jefferson,
Pa. and is employed as engineer
with a Falrmont packing firm.
The Pharoahs Run bridge is un-
dergoing some much need repairs.
Miss Elizabeth Weber and Miss
Georgison Of Fairmont were guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. ]. W, Thrash on
Thursday,
Mrs. F. F. Prickett and Mrs. E. D.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

lent Vednesd DAY Tor d vacation 81
several days. They. WIN visit yar-
y sshtngton, p q, and Atlantic
Personals
Robert TimmS and sister Miss
Emma Ttmms Of Morgantown were
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hood
on Wednesday Of this week.
Mrs. May Freeman Of colfax is
tho guest Of her brother Joseph
Keener and Mrs. Keener on Jack.
son street.
Dorothy and May, little daughters
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Gaskill
have returned from a several days
visit. with their grandparents Mr..
and Mrs. c. E. Gaskill OF BeIIview
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Toothman
spent Sunday with the family Of VII
liam Vincent at Monongah
Mrs. Jesse Highland OF Fairmont
was the guest OF Mrs. May Musgroye
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs, James Morris and
son Of Pharoahs Run were guests
az the home Of Ar, and Mrs Mns-
grave Sunday,
j. ", Smith of Main street has
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

A most delightful party was Civ.
en- at the home OF NJ rand Mrs. wal
ter Fleming on Wednesday evening.
The occasion was q surprise and
was given in honor OF Mrs. Flem-
lngS birthday. Everyone enjoyed
the evening to the limit and very
tempting refreshments we're served.
Mrs. Fleming received many beau
titul gifts. Those present were Mrs.
Richard Stewart and son. Rev. and
Mrs. Joseph Richards and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Stewart, Mr..
and Mrs. George Lemasters. Mr..
and Mrs. Will Fleming and son, Mr..
and Mrs. FEED Loveland, Mrs. Al
bert Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ N. Ne
vile and children. Mrs. Valenzoney
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

ClayenseT wore Ehoppins ID Il Nh.
mont wednesday,
Francis IL Arnett and daughter
we erthe guests Of relatives in ftit.
chic county last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Keener and
children are homo from q weeks
visit with relatievs at Keyser.
Rev. A. J. Walton is in Philippi
this week where he was called
account Of the death Of his brother
who died in Florida after an illness
with tuberculosis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Steele who
have been living in the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Google on Jasper
street have moved to the home OF
the latters parents at Smith Town.
Mrs P. A. Hess and daughter OF
Bellview we're guests OF Mrs. Dan
Grice Sunday. Mrs. George Rad.
cliff has been III for the past few
days with tonsilitis.
Mrs. Joseph Cox OF Lowesville
is visiting Sylvester Arnett this
week.