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The Washington times., 1922-06-24

could not walk
across the floor
without resting,
and l had been
that way for
weeks. Isaw your
advertisement In
the paper and af-
ter taking one bot
tie of Lydia e
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
/ felt the good It
The Washington times., 1922-06-24
The Great Red Star Of the South

ABOUT 10 o'clock, real local time. the fre-coIored
star, Antares, in Scorpio Is glowing on the merid-
ian not very high above the southern horizon It Is
giant sun, more than 1900 times bright ours.
The Washington times., 1922-06-24
WOMAN TOO
WEAK TO Walk
Now Works Nine Hours 4 Day.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored Her Strength

Union Village, VT was weak
and nervous and all rundown. ]
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08
MEMORIAL TO GENERAL LEE.
To Be Erected in the City Of WASH
ingtOn.

Richmond, Va, June 3.-Erection
of a suitable memorial to Gen. Rob-
ert E. Lee in Washington, D. c., has
been provided for, financially in the
will of Emerson Mcmillan, millionaire
banker and Union veteran of the
War Between the States, who died at
his country estate near New York city
Wednesday.
Mr.. Mcmillan, besides his own
army service, had five brothers in the
|. Union army, three of whom were
killed. He devoted the latter years
of his life, however, after amassing a
huge fortune and one of the most no.
table art galleries in America, to the
work of preparing for monument
to the Southern chieftain in the ma
tional capitol.
Many. obstacles had to be over
come, the first of which was the OBJ
lection Of the Lee family, who did
not desire any controversy with those
who might object to the location OF
such a memorial in Washington. The
consent of congress is necessary to
the erection of monument in any
public parks of Washington, and Mr..
Mcmillan had devoted considerable
time to study of the question and to
consultation with friends, both or the
north and of the south.
The gift for the Lee monument
will provide for an adquate monu-
ment by one of the nations foremost
artists.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08
SESSION AT FAIRFAX.
Trustees Have $4,000 More to Spend
On School.

Fairfax, June 3.-The 1921-1922
session of Fairfax Centralized High
school has closed. The commence
ment sermon was preached in the
Baptist church Tuesday night by DR..
T. C. Skinner, pastor of the First Bap-
tist church of Columbia.
The address to the graduating class
was delivered Wednesday night in
the school auditorium by DR.. w. J.
McGlothlin, president of Furman Uni
versity, after which diplomas to the
eight, graduates were delivered by
Prof. F. C. Chitty, the superintendent
of the school, Delightful music was
furnished by Raskin's orchestra, OF
Fairfax. A feature Of the exercises
was the comedy play, "Sunshine,' in
three acts, by the graduating class.
The graduates were the Misses
Fannie Wilson, Thelma Stallings,
Maude Morris, and Daisy Myrick, and
W. P. Hutto, Willie Drawdy'
Russell Gray and A. R. Best.
Glass motto: eve WILL" class
flower, pink carnation; class colors'
pink and green. The faculty of ses-
sion just closed was: Prof. F. C.
Chitty, superintendent, and the
Misses Alma Zelle Loadholt, Annie
Loadholt, Lottie Fits, Ella Head and
Mrs. Louise Hammond.
Teachers for 1922-1923 have been
elected.
The school just closed made a
splendid record, and Prof Chitty and
his efficient assistants have received
the commentator Of the trustees and
patrons.
The enrolment of the session just
closed was 22S, but the number will
probably be considerably larger next
session.
The trustees have about $4,000
available for use in the building and
eauipping of more adequate accom-
modations for the next session of the
oohoo1
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08
SNAIL rs SLOW.
1t Took One Sixteen Days to Travel
One Mile From Observation.

What do you suppose is the actual
speed made by a snail in travelling?
One foot in four minutes, or at the
rate of one mile in sixteen days, II
travelling continuously.
These are figures given by George
Zahnizer, a civil engineer, of New
Castle, O.. taken from actual observa-
tion.
A short time since Zahnizer was
standing along the Western New
York and Pennsylvania railroad wait
ing for a train. He had nothing in
particular to do and "killed little
time" by timing snail which was
creeping along the ground.
That snail travelled just exactly one
foot in four minutes, Mr.. ZahnlZer
says, and compiling distances at the
rate of travel shown, Mr.. Zahnizer
has figured out that it would require
sixteen days for the snail to move
mile.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08
COOPER STANDS PAT. .
Former Governor Refuses to Discuss
His Pardon Record.

Greenwood Index-Journal, Tues
day: sI don't intend to explain my
pardon record or the recent pardons
which have been criticised" former
Governor Robert A. Cooper told a
representative of the Index-Journal
yesterday afternoon. "The records
are in the governors Office and any
one who wishes may examine them
there"
Former Governor Cooper declared
that he thought it would be undigni-
fed for a governor to enter into a
newspaper controversy over an Off
cial act. The pardons granted by the
former governor just before resigning g
to become member of the national
farm loan board aroused considera BILE
newspaper criticism.
"The pardons were granted in the
regular way and the records are all
in the governors Office Mr.. Cooper
explained. "Many of the pardons
were recommended by prosecuting at
torneys and court officials
The former governor said he had
not been a member of the fam loan
board long enough to know how he
would like the work. At present he
is making an inspection of farm loan
banks in the south and southwest.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08
Senator Pollock
Died thursday

Cheraw, June Wv. P. Pollock,
former United States senator, died
suddenly at about o'clock this
morning. He had been in i'll health
for some months but there was hope
of his ultimate recovery. He was out
riding yesterday but this morning
when he was getting up he fell over
on the bed and died.
Mr.. Pollock was born at Cheraw
the son of Capt. Alex Pollock, of the
Cheraw bar, and Rebecca Pegues, and
was ffty-two years of age last De-
cember. He married Miss Bessie Sal
ley, of Orangeburg, and is survived
by her and the following sisters: Mrs.
Henry Rogers, of near Rockingham,
N. c.: Mrs. Lottie Harrall and Mrs.
T. E. Wannamaker, Sr., of CheraW;
Mrs. T. L. Brooks, of Greensboro, N.
c.; Mrs. Waddill Pegues, of Birming-
ham, Ala, and Mrs. Rathbun, OF
Providence, R. I.
Mr.. Pollock had long been one of
the most successful attorneys at the
Cheraw, Chesterfield county bar. In
early life he taught school and gradu-
ated from the University of South
Carolina.
He was member of the state legis-
lature. He, with L. D. Jennings, cam
paigned the state against Cole l..
Blease. He was a member of the
United States senate, filling out Sena-
tor Tillman's unexpired term, and
was a member of the county board OF
education for many years. He was a
Mason.
The funeral services will be held
on Sunday afternoon.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08
FOUR LIVES LOST IN WRECK
Two Others Thought to be Fatally
Hurt in Union.

. Union, June 3.-Four people were
killed and two others possibly fatally
injured this afternoon when the
southbound Carolina Special struck
an automobile half a mile above the
city limits. Two others are possibly
fatally injured. Of the dead two are
young men and two young women,
the ages ranging from 19 to 25
years.
The dead are: James Vaughan, B.
J. Vaughan, Miss Laura Austin and
Miss Minnie Austin.
John McKeown and Ben Alton
Whitlock are in the Union hospital
and are thought to be fatally injured
James Vaughan was killed out
right. Laura Austin died on the way
to the hospital. B. J. Vaughan died
Immediately after being taken into
the hospital, and Minnie Austin lived
four hours after being taken to the
hospital
The tragedy was where communi-
ty road crossed the railroad. At this
point the track extends from 200 to
800 yards in a straight line.
The engine struck the automobile
squarely and piled it in a tangled
mass by the side of the road. Two
of the occupants were pinned to the
locomotive by parts of the automo'
bile and were fastened to the pilot
when the train was brought to stop
One of the patients at the hospita!
has a fracture of the skull, and the
other is suffering from internal in
juries. Physicians entertain little
hope for the recovery of either one.
Surgeons were rushed to the scene
of the tragedy and rendered all pos
sible aid to the injured. A great
crowd of people visited the scene i'm
mediately after the wreck.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08
DEATH FOR MRS. VINSON.
Atlanta Woman May Be Hanged For
Killing Husband.

Atlanta, Ca, June 3.-Mrs. Cora
Lou Vinson was convicted by a jury
in superior court here tonight of the
murder of her husband, DR.. w. D.
Vinson and sentenced to be hanged
July %.
The verdict without recommen-
dation to mercy was more than even
Solicitor General Boykin had asked,
as he had urged the jury to convict
the woman. and fix her sentence at
life Imprisonment, saying he had new
er asked that woman be hanged.
Under Georgia law murder verdict
without a recommendation carries
the death penalty which the presid-
ing judge formally imposes.
Mrs. Vinson shot her husband in a
drug store here in March while d.
yorce proceedings were pending. He
had filed petition for divorce, claim
ing she had threatened to kill him,
but she thought he was about to shoot
her when she fired. She was recently
declared sane.
: Only one white woman has ever
been legally hanged in Georgia, ac-
cording to H. G.. McClelland, secre-
tary of state. He added that he
thought Mrs. Vinson was the only
other white woman to be sentenced
to hang in this state.
Mr.. McClelland said the white wo-
man hanged was executed in Ogle-
thorpe county when the late James
NJ. Smith was governor but that he
could not recall her name.
The jury trying Mrs. Vinson took
two hours to reach verdict after
having heard Solicitor Boykin picture
her as having Carefully planned in
advance" to kill her husband. Sam
ueI Hewlett, counsel for the defense,
declared the evidence showed she
fired in self-defense and he asserted
she had been ''hounded" by her hus-
band for years and deprived of the
necessities of life. Send her back to
her children, was his final plea.
Mrs. Vinson heard the verdict
calmly and listened in silence to the
of the death sentence.
Her counsel filed notice of an appeal
for a new trial. Solicitor Boykin de-
clined to say whether he would op-
pose it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08
HUSBAND KILLED, WIFE HELD.
Reyolts at Orders of Mate, According
to Testimony.

Revolts at Orders of Mate, According
to Testimony.
Columbia, June Mrs. Clarence
c.: King, residing on a farm near
Pontiac. this county, was held by the
coroner's jury today for the killing
of her husband, C. C. King, while ne
reclined on his bed early this morn
ing. Kings brains were blown out
by a shotgun, fired at close proximi-
ty to his head, while he was lying on
his side.
According to the testimony ad-
duced at the inquest, King early this
morning told his wife to go out and
water and feed the stock, and for her
and the children to prepare to pick
boil weevils from the cotton. The
woman became angry at her hus-
bands language, it was brought out
and, it is alleged, fired the fatal shot.
Another element entering into the
tragedy was a negro woman Wnom
King had hired for his farm. She
had been the cause of dissension be-
tween the couple before, it was
ayerred. and today when King told
his wife the negro was to be installed
in charge of the household Mrs. King,
it is alleged, revolted.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08
FORTUNE FOUND?
Believed Money Buried Made Away
- With.

Aiken, May 31.-James G. Garvins
an octogenarian farmer of the Wag-
ener section, died suddenly on April
28, at his farm home. "Uncle jim
mie," as he was called by the people
OF Wagner, was supposed to be very
wealthy, but upon his death it was
found that his fortune amounted to
about $4,000. Last Saturday, An
drew Ward, of Wagner, discovered
newly dug hole near the home OF
Uncle Jimmie" and an old iron pot
around which was scattered several
old coins, and the belief prevails in
the neighborhood that parties in
search of the old mans buried treas
ure, found pot of money and got
away with it before relatives discov-
cred the fact. 1t was the boast OF
Mr.. Garvin that he had one thousand
dollars for every year of his life, and
he died. aged eighty three years old.
Pope l.. Courtney, ofAiken. brother
in-law of the deceased, gives it as his
opinion that the fortune buried by
the old man was dug up and carried
off.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08
District WINS.
Met at Ehharh

The Charleston district conference
of the Woman's Missionary society
held it's annual session Thursday at
Ehrhardt. A splendid delegation
was in attendance, numbering for
ty-five who registered, besides visi-
tors. The address of welcome to
the conference was made by Miss
Emma Jane Warn and responded to
by Mrs. A. D. Belts, of Beaufort
Mrs. w. l. Herbert, state president
brought message from the recent
council meeting which convened at
St. Antonio, Texas, which she had at
tended.
Mrs. S. w. Henry, superintendent
of social service work, gave talk
on social service, giving particular
emphasis to the inter-rasial work
Mrs. l.. D. B. Williams, of Hender-
sonville, talked on how to make the
work of the society more efficient in
the district. Mrs. w. D. Gray, dis
trict secretary, presided over the
meeting and gave a report Of the dis
trict, together with helpful sugges-
tions from time to time throughout
the session.
The reports from the different aux
iliaries were very good and of an en-
couraging nature.
At the evening the hour the confer
ence was entertained with special
exercises by the Ehrhardt Junior So
ciety. DR.. c. F. Wimberly, of Char
lesion, made an address. A number
of the pastors in the district were
present during the session.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08
Mrs. Hartwen NJ. Aver.

Florence, June 3.-After inger-
ing illness of several months, Mrs.
Hartwen M. Aver passed away this
morning about 2 O'Clock. The news
was a shock to her friends, for al
though she has been at deaths door
several times she has rallied so Won
derfully each time that all believed
she would eventually regain some
thing. of her health. For the past
week, however, her condition has
been very discouraging, ending IN
her death in the early hours OF the
morning.
Mrs. Aver, was before marriage,
Cornelia Walter Smith, the only child
of Thomas Ogler Smith and Cornella
Walter Fitch, both Of Charleston
where Mrs. Aver was born ffty-one
wears ago. She was married in June,
1890, to Hartwell Moore Aver, of
Barnwell county, who preceded her
to the grave in 1917. Except for a
few years in Charleston and BarnWell
county, Mr.. and Mrs. Aver spent their
married life in Florence, giving to
the town and it's people the best that
was in them.
Surviving Mrs. Aver are her moth
er, Mrs. E. T. Heriot, and five chill
dren: Hugh Banks Aver, of Durham,
N. c.; Lewis Malone Aver, now in
the United States navy, off the coast
of Mexico and California; Elizabeth
Wilmot Aver, medical student of the
Charleston Medical college; Cornelia
Walter Aver, Jr., and Verna Blythe
Aver.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08
COUNSEL ASKS NEW TRIAL.
Man Under Death Sentence Claims
Brother Premeditated Killings.


general sessions here today A. L.
King, attorney for Edmund D. Big
ham, gave notice of appeal for new
trial on the ground of alleged after
discovered evidence. Judge S. G. w
Shipp set Friday to hear the motion
The after discovered evidence is in
the shape of letters alleged to have
been written by L. S. Bigham to his
brother, Edmund, while the latter
was in Georgia, and it is contended
by the defense they will tend to show
that Smiley Bigham killed his mother
and sister and the latter's two chill
dren and then himself, the killing OF
Smiley Bigham being the crime fol
which Edmund has been convicted
and sentenced to death.
Formal notice was given by the de-
fense this morning to L. NJ. Gasque
solicitor Of the court of the approach
ing contest. At the same time, the
defense files with him a copy of the
letters, affidavits and other data
which will be offered to the court as
after discovered evidence. Mendel L.
Smith, of Camden, is expected to as
sist the defense in arguing the mo-
tion for a new trial.
Chief among the letters, all OF
which are contended by the defense
to have been written by Smiley at
Pamplico to Edmund in South Geor-
gia, is the following:
Mother /and Maggie had the two
signed deeds that had disappeared in
their possession. Causing trouble
seems to be their pleasure.
They took the money that the post
office department has me charged
with and were the cause of Cleveland
running off, and I had to pay the
bond. For xears have had to leave
home and pay board to be in peace,
to make my calculations and plans.
They poisoned father and tried to
poison Leatha's child after her death
when 1 found them with the deeds.
decided to kill the last one of them
and leave no one to tell the tale.
II am writing this to explain, why
did this act. You will never see me
again alive" Signed "L. S. Bigham.'
This letter is one of series which
it is alleged were written during the
summer and the early fall Of. 1920
leading up to the return of Edmund
to Pamplico in the fall of that year.
This particular letter does not bear
any date though all the others bear
dates through June, July and August,
possibly some of them being in Sep
tember. Also, all of them are type
written and signed in ink.
At the same time, the defense is
offering a number of afidavits, which
would tend to substantiate the letters
and the statements contained in them
Some of these afidavits relateto the
genuineness Of the signature.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08
COTTON BURNED.
Lightning Strikes Monetta Cotton
Warehouse-4OO Bales Lost.

Ridge Springs, S. c., June 4.-The
Monetta cotton ware house three
miles north of Ridge Springs, con-
tanning about 400 bales of cotton,
was completely destroyed by fire at
- o'clock yesterday.
Tightening struck the building and
caused the fire. The loss which is
between $4,000 and $50, 900 is fully
covered by insurance through the
state warehouse system.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08
JURY CLEARS COLLUNI.
Only Eighteen Minutes Time tc
Reach Verdict.

Blackville, June 4.-The trial in
the court of common pleas began
Tuesday, May 80, at Barnwell, of A.
V. Collum, charged with the murder
of w. F. Walker, both of Blackville,
was closed Thursday morning. The
jury remained out only 1S minutes.
The verdict acquitted Mr.. Collum,
who had shown a clear case Of self
defense.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08
Dan " wM
Accept Pardon

"Old Dan" Murphy, aged life timer
at the penitentiary, who last Decem-
Der was unwilling to be pardoned,
has changed his mind and is now
anxious to leave the grim prison
walls. The recent mutiny at the
prinson, the hardened criminals "who
daily sulk around the penitentiary'
and the ever increasing number OF
murderers coming to the prison have
given Dan a shudder and he wants to
leave it all behind.
Dan said recently that he had
been the happiest man in the world
until the prisoners mutinied and until
so many hardened criminals began to
come into the prison life. Now things
have changed and the ''old man of the
cage" as he is often called, wants to
forget the troublesome days of the
penitentiary and get out into life
where he can breathe the free air
once again.
Has Been Threatened.
Dan has become more and more
convinced that he should get away
from the bars and walls. Another
reason is that the prisoners have
threatened him. He discovered plot
to rob and burn his little store, the
only thing left in a life that was once
az free as the babbling brook. Dan
believes the men wanted to get
him" He is not afraid so long as
CAPTAIN Roberts is near, but he
thinks the men will take advantage
of any opportunity when the captain
is away. Dan is very fond of Captain
Roberts. "The captain is one of my
most beloved friends" Dan said.
Dan does not like the new prison
4ers that have been causing trouble.
.sThis Davis and this Gates are hard
birds" the old man declared. And
Dan knows. He always works to the
best of his ability with the officers.
Dan says he is innocent of any
crime. He was convicted in Orange
burg county in the early '90s for the
killing of Treasurer Cope. He was
sentenced to he hanged but the sent
ence was commuted to life imprison-
ment. He has been in the penitentl-
ary since his conviction, except for
short time when he escaped years
ago. ST am serving time for another
man, I can't help it," Dan declared.
nI never killed the treasurer"
Petition Filed.
A petition for clemency has been
filed with the governor and the par
don board has recommended full
pardon, tbut Governor Harvey will
not act until he has made a thorough
investigation of the case. A large
number of persons have become in
terested in Dan and have signed the
petition asking that the old man be
given another chance. Dan is now
past 65. He has wife and son IN
jenkins county, Georgia.
Dan has accumulated some money
and believes if he receives a pardon
he can make $4,000 within four
years. He has good sized deposit
at Augusta and also some money IN
Columbia. eff they give me chance
] will make a lot of money before I
die" Dan said yesterday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08
The Hidden Power.

Jones was busily welding paint
brush. A Would-be caller stopped.
ISIS YOUR wife at home, Mr.. Jones?'
she said. Jones was equal to the oc-
casion.
"My dear madam" he replied, "do
you imagine for one moment that
T would be doing this if she wasn't?'
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-08

Women are excluded from the
throne of Egypt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-17

as an amateur. that you must use
your head as well as your muscle.
Anyone who has passed the anna
teur stage realizes the element OF
study and intelligent effort required.
But what a pleasant avenue of fu-
ture rewards IS offered
In all too many cases the begin
ner considers his garden merely a
plot OF ground in which seeds are
placed and water poured. Hence he
gets Indifferent results and few of
the possible pleasures
Keep this in mind: the plant Is
factory manufacturing sunshine into
food and beauty. Like humans the
plant is striving to reach out ard
needs intelligent help.
When the gardener begins TO
realize these things the growing
things become more Humankind
so does he He finds rest and relax
alton in his garden after a busy day
and this no matter how small his
plot CT ground or the types of
plants he may grow.
Tomorrow Burbank discusses
THE Garden"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-17
kmSeFS Iron Cross Hero
Seeks Membership an Legion

MENICO CITY. March j - (By
MaiD-A man who spoke English
with an accent recently called al
headquarters of the American Lee
Fion here and stated his desire to
Join
Commando Louis Loeb asked for
his army discharge papers but.
vhen--he brought them the next
day they identified him as one OF
'he bravest soldiers who ever re-
ceived an iron cross from a grateful
kaiser
The German explained that ne
thought the Legion was an organi-
zation OF all soldiers, no matter
where they fought