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The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-20
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. F. o. Barrett is visiting he,
mother, Mrs. N. F. Parker, recuperat.
ing from an operation in the Spartan
burg hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gwynne Parker OF
Greenville were the weekend guests
of their mother, Mrs. N. F. Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Otis of Spar
tanburg spent Sunday with Mr.. ant
Mrs. Paul E. Wilburn.
Mrs. Roy Willeford has returned
from visit to relatives at High
Point, N. C.
Miss Margaret Greene, of Gaffney
is visiting friends in Union.
James McWhirter spent the week.
end at the home of DR.. and. Mrs. j. G.
Going, where Mrs. McWhirter and
Miss Mary McWhirter are visiting.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Dogan Arthur will
arrive this afternoon to spend several
days with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. D. Arthur. Lieut.. Arthur has had
80 days. leave and is to report Sat
urday to Langley Fields. They are
making the journey through the coun.
try.
Miss Virginia Briggs, who under.
went an operation at the Columbia
hospital last week, is improving rap
idly. Her mother, Mrs. w. r. Briggs
is with her.
Jack Ladd and Joe Carswell passed
through Union today on their way ia
the Isle of Palms. These young fell
lows are enjoying motor trip and
are taking this means Of visiting old
friends made during the encampn.ent
at Camp Wadsworth.
H. I. Horton, of Charlotte, N. c..
spent several days last week at the
home of Mrs. w. w. Sumner, where
his family Is spending the summer.
Prof. Emerson Bennett left today
for Asheyille, N. c., to join a party
Of friends for tour of the West
The party will stop six weeks at the
University of California and spend
the week-ends sight seeing and will
probably be away until fall, visiting
the main points of interest in this
wonderful country.
Mrs. r. r. Humphries and Mrs
. Grady Bethea, of Latta, are the
guests Of their mother, Mrs. Jesse r.
Hix on East Main street.
Miss Belle Crawford left today for
Rock Hill to attend the summer school
for teachers.
Miss Virginia Owens, who has been
the guest of Mrs. T. l.. Estes, left this
morning for her home in Winnsboro.
Julian Calhoun, of Spartanburg
was business visitor in Union today.
A. D. Cooper is very critically Ill
and his family has been summoned to
his bedside at Biggs Sanitarium in
Asheville, N. C. Mr.. Cooper's condi-
tion has been critical for several days
and grave concern is felt for his re-
covery. Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Cooper
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Cooper and Mrs
w. d. Harris left Immediately upon
receipt of the news for Asheville.
Mrs. j. B. Estes spent the week.
end with Miss Emma Sparks or
Route 2.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-20
Nip and Tudk Contest

St. Paul, June 20 (By the Associ-
ated Press) with the outcome of
the major Republican contests appa-
rently determined, the interest in the
Minnesota primary turned today to
the race of Mrs. Anna Dickey Olesen
made for the Democratic senatorial
nomination. The available reports
showed her in nip and tuck contest
with Thomas J. Meighen.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-20
BIGHAM SAYS
HE IS INNOCENT

Edmund ID. Blgham, under death
sentence for the murder of his broth
er, l.. Smiley Bigham, said he would
like to see representative of The
State and when the reporter called
to see him at the death house, Bigham
said he wanted to make "plea to
the people of Florence county and of
the entire state to do what they can
to, tell the truth and not let an in
nocent man suffer death for some
thing he didn't do"
Bigham told the reporter that he
asked for the interview because this
was his only way to put his case
before the people. AS he went
over the story of the killing of his
brother, his mother, his sister and
his sisters two adopted children the
condemned man broke down, crying
bitterly and protesting his innocence
"They accuse me of numbering my
dear mother, who brought me into
this world he said in broken voice
"when she died in my arms with me
doing all l could for her" He de-
clared that his mothers last words
were: Smiley did it."
The condemned man looked through
the prison bars in the death house
and again broke into tears. "If my
conviction stands" he said, 81 will
shed innocent blood for crime that
did not commit" Bigham accused
his brother of the horrible crime, de.
!aring Smiley was insane. 81 re.
gret to say that about my broth Y
but he was accustomed to have sp | 5
of temporary insanity" Bigham dc.
clared.
Bigham appeared to be breaking il
spirit and whenever he mentioned
his mother he would cry and was un.
able to proceed with his story. His
plea to the people of Florence county
md of the state was made in ar
earnest tone. 81 want the truth tc
be known. If the people who know
will tell the truth about the insanity
of Smiley, who had always been af-
fiicted with spells, can be exoner-
ated l am where l can not speak
to the public but it ask the law abid.
ing people to express themselves anc
do so at once if they would assist me
| by seeing that have justice. hope
they will do what they can before il
bis too late.
( = o F---g-
'No one knows how it feels to bt
accused of anything falsely as l was
taking the life of my dear moth
er, my brother and my sister," he
said. "My mother died in my arms
with me doing all | could for her
The last words she said were that
Smiley did it,"
Bigham showed the reporter a copy
of letter signed Citizen" which
was printed in the Florence Week.!
News Review, and also a handwritter
statement which, he said, was the on,
he wanted to make at the time of hi:
| resentencing. Citizen" asks a num
her Of questio about he case, in
Guiding ones regarding aIiegc | dis
crepancies between testimony at th'
inquest and the trial, and atOu
Smiley's alleged insanity.
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Transferred to Charlotte

Mr.. Ben L. Berry has been trans d.
ferred to the Charlotte Office of the
Southern Bell Telephone company,
and has gone to Charlotte to take up
the duties of his new position. Fo!'
several years Mr.. Berry has been with
the company here, and he has, by his
unfailing courtesy, won the friendship
of all. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Berry have
many friends here who will regre,
tlcir leaving Union.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-20
Halls Military Schools
AS Good Sign

Lexington, June 20. - Secretary
Weeks, in speaking to the gradual
ing class of the Virginia Military In
stitute hailed as good sign" the
increasing number of military schools
in the country The increase, he said
must be great satisfaction to thos,
believing in adequate military pre-.
paredness."
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-20
Swearingen Withdraws
From Race

The most interesting announcement
alton in recent rays was that of Sat
urday, that State Superintendent Of
Education John F. Swearingen would
rot continue in the race for COVER
nor. Mr.. Swearingen withdrew from
the governors race and filed his
pledge for reelection to the Office Of
superintendent of education.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-20
CHIEF JUSTIeE
GIVEN. WELCOME

Lonoon, June ~ (by AsSociat-
ed Press) ).-Britain's fore pst states.
men, jurists and lawyers I'd a grea,
body of American .frien Joined in
an impressive reception b William
Howard Taft, chief jus14;e of the
United States, upon hi3 fatspublic
appearance in England might. He
was the guest of honor Il the Pill
grim's banquet at whict& fIve former
members of the cabinet many for.
mer cabinet ministers ay the great
est legal minds in the nntry, lent
their presence.
Rarely before has a-vislS{pg Ameri-
can received such spon< <kneous vel.
come. The king, the Pri6Ie of Wales
and Duke of Connanghf sent mes.
sages of greeting and t5e Earl OF
Balfour and the Very NJ. William
Ralph Inge, dean of st. bulls, testi.
fled to the affection anSSadmiratior
in which Mr.. Taft is held. N the Eng.
lish people.
Those who sat at the, fincipal ia,
bles with Lord Desboro4gh, Chief
Justice Taft and Ambassador Harvey
included the Archbishop{of Canter.
bury, the Earl of Balfoury he Earl OF
Derby, the Earl Devonshi{e, Viscoun,
Cave, Lord Lee of FaTSham, Lore
Carson, Lord Buckmaster,S Lord Eum.
ner and James M. Beck, s3licitor gen.
eral of the United Statess4
The other guests included Viscount
Astor, the American con4ul general
Robert P. Skinner, and Ne, staffff OF
the American embassy.
Mr.. Taft proceeded briefly to re-
view the history of the. relations be.
tween Great Britain and america, ir
the course of which hessaid: "Nc
trouble arises between the two coun
tries that we of Americatdo not lool
forward to it's settlement either by
negotiation or by arbitSAtion. Any
other event is not considered for 6
moment. This American state ol
mind is a constant factor in our re-
lations; it sometimes produces an ap
parent indifference or lack of ex,
citement on the part OF our people
over irritating issues that is mis-
leading to the British observer"
Mr.. Taft said he was unable tt
touch upon the question 6f why Am
erica did not enter the lesgt,e of ma
tions but could only say o6king bacl
over the controversy that Americn
membership in the league would hav'
had to overcome deep seated popu
lar conviction confirmed by a centur!
and a quarters experience of th'
wisdom of America keeping out O
European entaglements.
"Of course, the World war itsel
shook this conviction" he said, "bu
the reaction from that supreme effor
restored most of it's strength"
GAS citizen with no official man
date / beg those Britons am ad
dressing not to be misled by tenn
porary ebullitions of one faction o
another, but to count on the funda
mental public opinion of the Unite'
States in respect to our foreign rela
tions which will always prevail in
real exigency and which regards tn
maintenance of friendship with Grea
Britain as a most necessary securit.
/ for the peace of the world"
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-20
Withdraws From Race

We are requested to announce that
Ben l.. Eller has withdrawn from the
sheriff's race as he has been chosen
policeman for the city of Union.
This is for the information of his
many friends throughout the county
who were loyalty supporting him.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-20
Semi-Po olitical
Organization Formed

Raleigh, June 20.-Representatives
Of shop crafts and railroad unions met
here today to perfect the semi-polit-
ical organization which Is to gather
information regarding the records of
candidates for office.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-20
Elected to Irish Parliament

Dublin, June 20, (by the Associated
Press). - Forty-four coalition pro
treaty members and the coalition Re-
publicans have been elected to the
Irish parliament from the contested
and uncontested constituencies, ac
cording to returns so far received.
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SATURDAY is
PENALTY DAY

In order to avoid penalty,
you should pay your City
Taxes and Licenses prior 10
Friday evening, June 22rd.
This will be my last public
call. "A word to the wise is
sufficient"
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-20

Herbert Garner of Buffalo, Route
is spending his vacation of one wee,
in Wilkinsville and few days in Kei
ton.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-20

Mrs. f. M. Wilson left yesterday
for visit to Richmond, Va, and 9th.
er points of interest.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-20

Judge J. NJ. Greer is attending the
Confederate reunion in Richmond,
Va, this week.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-20

H. l.. Kennedy is spending several
days in the city with his family.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-20
VETS CAPTURE
VIRGINIA CAPITAL

Richmond, June 20, (By the Associ-
ated Press).-Surrounded by the ira
ditions Of the old South, the veterans
of the Confederate armies officially
opened their annual reunion here to-
day. The convention was called to
order by Gen. William B. Freeman,
commander of the Virginia division,
and Gen. Julian Carry, commander-in-
cffief, who later took charge. The
session was given over to speech
making.
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Cloudy, local show
ers tonight or We'd
nesday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
UNDERWOOD'S POSITION IS A
 SOUND ONE

With his usual common sense, Senator Un- derwood declares that while he disapproves of the vote of his Alabama colleagues in the House to postpone application of the $7,500,- 900 appropriation for work on Wilson dam, thereby depriving the Muscle Shoals vicinity of $20o, ,000 per month in pay rolls for three months and delaying the employment of 4,000 men that long, he will vote for the appro- priation measure as amended by the House
 Senator Underwood does not censure the House members. He credits them with sim cerity and honesty of purpose. He merely states what he believes is the wrong course pursued and the right course to have been adopted.
 Senator Underwood retains his leadership by just such methods. Without excoriating others for their views he clearly gives his own. Often almst alone in his broad stand on public questions, his party almost invariably follows him when it fully understands the req sons for his position.
 Wilson dam is the sine qua non of anything great to be done at Muscle Shoals. The power duty of Alabamians, no matter what is done with this power, is to have it developed as soon as possible. When Wilson dam is com pleted the state will have an asset of incal- Eeplable value, and there will be no danger of U going begging
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
GOVERNOR SMALL TRIUMPHS
 OVER HIS ENEMIES

The prompt acquittal of Gov. Len Small of Illinois, who was charged with conspiracy to embezzle funds of the state treasury, appears to be vindcation of public official who was persecuted by his political enemies.
 Friends of the governor warmly attack those who are responsible for bril-, ting the charges against him. The Chicago Herald and Examiner says, in commenting on Gov srnor Snalls acquittal, ''The same verdict which acquitted him of that charge of con 1piracy convicted his accusers of far baser eSnspiracy. It found these accusers guilty of attempting to destroy the chief executive of the -te+e ee -'Iinois, ara the name of that great state in desperate ven- ture of political blackmail.'
 These are strong words, but it has been evi- dont all along that politics had something to do ulth tho attacks on Governor Small The paper quoted above lays the blame for the H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
GAY LIFE IN OLD TURKEY

From the Unveiled Women of Stamboul, by De-
 metra Vaka, in Asia Magazine.
 My childhood and girlhood knew no other ruler than Abdul Hamid, and if my young ears often caught the distant rumbling of a crash, it was like the sound of far thunder with the lightning striking elsewhere. We Christians heard those vague mutterings, but others saw the picturesquaness of the swift little caiques splitting the waters of the BosPorus, the caique- jees in their garments of startling coors and shapes the streets filled with carriages drawn by sleek, fat horses, the uniforms, the gay crowds beneath the bright skies. If Abdul Hamid refused us progress never did he lose an opportunity to give splendor. One of the dazzling recollections of my childhood was the adornment of the city for the Sultan's birthday and for the days of Ramazan and the feast of Bairam. Oh, the enchantment of those streets filled with people in their holiday attire, with beribboned baskets full of presents being cere- moniously carried from the palaces to the big koniaks, while music and soldiers and pomp were everywhere And then at night, the houses the gardens, the boats and the mosques were all illuminated with hundreds of thousands of little oil lamps of various colors, forming words praising the Sultan-and lying in the praise.
 In those years of plenty the Turks spread themselves in large, roomy houses and were waited upon by an army of slaves, and if polyg- amy was on the wane, there were still many Turks who had more than one wife. If any of us were fortunate enough to have friends among the Moslem women and were invited to the house of true believer we were expected to stay several days at the very least At the appointed time slave appeared with a carriage and we and our belongings were taken by land
 -or by land and by sea-to our destination. When our journey was ended we were trans ported in life that, since we were not sub- jected to it's limitations, captivated the imagi- nation and intoicated the intellect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
HOW TO FIGURE YOUR INCOME TAX

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
 Follow these instructions in figuring out your income tax:
 In the first place it must be worked by algebra, astronomy, trigonometry and syntax, that may be correct may not. If your in- come is $2,400 year and you have diamond ring and automobile and are married to a brunette girl 26 years old take the amount of your income, add your personal property, sub tract your street number, multiply by your height and divide by your telephone number. If you have child in the family, you sub tract $200 from your income, add the amount of your personal property, multiply by your waist line measure, subtract the size of your collar and the child's age, multiply by the amount you have given the church during the year, and divide by the number of your auto mobile tag If there is second child, you de- duct $400 from your income, add the weight and age of one child, divide by the date of your birth, multiply by the size of your hat, and subtract the weight of your mother-in- law.
 After you get it all figured out they can't collect it, for they will have you in the booby hatch, strapped down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28

linois scandel cn traction companies, the re- publican faction which opposed his election and 'the newspapers that serve as the tool of this combination of business and politics" :"
 If these assertions are true, the Small case in Illinois is one of the most shameful ex- amples of political persecution this country has ever witnessed. The governors vindica- tion in court shows that something was wrong somewhere. Whoever is responsible, the whole ugly affair is discredtable to Illinois
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
AUTOS AND EGGS

Speaking of automobiles and railroads as short distance carriers, Senator John A. Rog- CTS mentions this experiment by the United States department of agriculture: 4eThey shipped the same number of eggs and day-od chicks by rail and by automobile from the same point in Pennsylvania to point in New York 150 miles distant.
 "The eggs by rail freight got there in six days. Half the eggs were broken and the chicks dead. The eggs by auto arrived in 12 hours with very little damage and five chicks only dead.
 You cannot get away from the rails for long hauls, but the automobile is coming more and more in vogue for the short ones.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
A MORNING PRAYER
X * x
SUGGESTS VACCINATING DOGS
 TO PREVENT RABIES

Dr. Stringily, state bacteriologist of Missis- sipp, in charge of the Pasteur institute there, strongly recommends the vaccination of dogs as preventive of rabies He says this has been done in Japan for many years, and the mad dog has been practically eliminated
 He was prompted to make his recommends tien after reviewing this years work of the Mississippi Pasteur institute. Since January 1, 354 persons have taken the rabies treat ment at the state laboratory. Should the same ratio continue through the year the num- Der of patients will reach 8e5. A "frightful increase in the number of rabid dogs" is re- ported
 The suggestion as to the vaccination of dogs should not be treated lightly. The pedigreed dog is still of service in hunting and for other purposes The man woman who cares enough for a dog to pay high price for a good one ought not to object to the expense of having the animal rendered immune to a disease that will endanger the family and the neighborhood Veternarians might find it a source of revenue.
 Steps should certainly be taken to eradi- cate rabies and end the toll in money, suffer ing and death which humanity pays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
A NERVY CATCHER

"one of the nerviest things ever witnessed was a quarter of century ago at Eutaw," said Judge Phares Coleman. Alabama was playing match game of baseball with Mis- sissippi. Senator John A. Rogers, president of the state highway commission, was then stripling. He caught for the Alabama team
 "Pitchers had just commenced throwing the ball instead of pitching it, and but few nervy catehers were taking the balls from right over the plate. Rogers was one of them. They did not have the padded gloves at that time John failed to properly adjust his fingers when hot one came over the plate and the result was a broken thumb. The game was tie, and it was the seventh inning.
 "They could not find substitute. Ala bama was in despair, when Rogers, unmindful of the pain and injury, got behind the bat again and caught the next two innings Ala bama scoring a victory"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
ST. CLAIR EDUCATORS

"St. Clair county has probably furnished more educators to the state of Alabama than any other county in the state" said Charles Robinson, assistant United States district at torney.
 "St. Clair has produced five superinten- dents to the state which within itself is a mark for any county in the state to shoot at in the future. The list includes Judge Leroy F. Box, who was the first of the five to be elected John o. Turner, I. W. Hill, H. J. Willingham and John W. Abercrombie are the other four St. Clair sons to serve in the role of the highest educator ,in the state.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
THE KNIGHTLY WEARS

By William Ernest Henley. Or ever the knightly years were gone
 With the old world to the grave, I was a King in Babylon
 And you were Christian Slave. I saw, Itook, I cast you by,
 bent and broke your pride. You loved me well, or heard them lie, But your longing was denied. Surely I knew that by and by
 You cursed your gods and died. And myriad suns have set and shone Since then upon the grave Decreed by the King of Babylon
 To her that had been his Slave. The pride trampled is now my scathe, For it tramples me again. The old resentment lasts like death,
 For your love, yet you refrain, I break my heart on your hard unfaith And I break my heart in vain. Yet not for an hour do wish undons The deed beyond the grave, When I was King of Babylon
 And you were Virgin Slave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
IS IT FAIR TO THE CAT?
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
 That untiring deliver into psychic things, Hereward Darlington announces that he is go- ing to try to photograph the astral body of cat He will put the cat in glass box sur rounded by second glass box and antesthetize it. The astral body, he hopes, will pass from the cat into the inner glass box and thence to the outer box, where an atmosphere of water vapor will await it. Reducing the air pressure in the chamber is expected to result in the radiation of the cats astral body, which will be outlined in ions and thereafter easily photo graphed.
 This is all very we'll so far as science is con cerned, but is it fair to the cat? The first in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
LOCATES HIS RELATIVES

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 I want to express my sincere thanks to The Age-Herald for having recently published an article for me in which I sought the ad- dresses of my long-lost brother and sister, from whom I had heard nothing since early childhood, and also to those of your readers who so kindly assisted me in finding their addresses. Through these courtesies I To- cated my brother John w, Moore, at Bokoshe Okla, and my sister, Mrs. Lizzie Bell, at At lanta, 182 Cooper street. It is impossible for me to tell you how much happiness you have thrown in my pathway And again with feelings of deepest gratitude, am, sincerely yours. J. b. N. MoORG
 Phil Campbell, June 26.