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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-11-23

President LaVerne Thomas and
every one who contributed to the sue
cess of the Bamberg county fair in
time, thought, money or merchandise,
deserves the thanks of the people Of
this good county. The fair is sue
cess. 1t is success even beyond the
fond dreams of those who have work
ed so necessarily for it. Three months
ago it seemed utterly impossible to
have fair in Bamberg this year, and
only six weeks ago was it found at all
practicable to attempt it. This goes to
show what cooperation will accom-
piish. There is no disputing the fact
that the people of the entire county
have cooperated in a fine spirit for
the success of the fair this year. So
far as this writer knows there has
not been a discordant note. The pco-
pie have given literally in whatso-
ever manner they have been asked
with the exception that entirely too
much work was devolved on the
shoulders of q most willing few. A
better working organization must be
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-11-23
Cause of the Trouble.

Little Willie had been very naugh-
ty-so much so, in fact, that after
having reproved him several times
his mother was at last forced to pun
ish him severely.
When his father arrived home in
the evening, he at once perceived that
Willie's eyes were suspiciously red.
whats the matter, sonny?" he
cried
"Oh, nothing,' responded Willie,
uneasily.
Come, don't be frightened" said
the father, in coaxing tones, "tell me
ali about it; I want to know"
Willie remained silent for some
time, then he suddenly burst out:
"Well, if you must know, I've had
a terrible row with your wife,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-11-23
The Herald is greatly interested il

The Herald is greatly interested IN
the conference in Columbia Saturday,
held for the purpose of considering a
concerted campaign against the boil
Weeyil. The Herald has felt for some
time past that there is too much con-
fusion in the battle lines arrayed
again the weevil. There are too many
plans. too many remedies. 1t is impos-
sible to keep track of them, the pre-
scriptions for Kidding the weevil have
been so numerous. The idea OF hav-
ing the actual dirt farmers OF this
state get together on the best known
plan of growing cotton in the pre-
sence of the weevil is the best move
that has been made in this state IN
the direction of restoring our cotton
production to normal. 1t is impos-
sible to ever get the production up to
the same figures as before the WeeVll
appeared perhaps, but we are con-
VlQCoQ a. nLLl6 pug CduuoI OuI"A' WV
brains Of the people Indefinitely. A
fair production of cotton can be real
lied with weevils present in this
state. This has been proven by num-
bers of Individual farmers actually
accomplishing it. The trouble is, one
farmer who has made a good pro-
duction of cotton tells the farmers
how to do it; aonther comes along
with another entirely different meth
cd, and so on, leaving the farmer VINO
is in the lurch just about as much IN
the dark as ever, not knowing which
method to pursue. If these same
farmers who have made good pro-
ductions get together and between
them work out the best method and
stick to that, the small and average
farmer will have something definite
ly to work toward. The Herald be-
lieves that something tangible will
result from this conference.
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collateral and not material if they
were admitted, he charged. All these
letters were typewriter, but curious
ly enough all other letters written by
Smiley in the period of three years
covered by the IL letters to Edmund
were in long hand, the solicitor point
ed out. The same water marks were
on all of the IL letters, indicating
that for three years Smiley used the
same box of stationery. Another vital
point was the fact that not single
postmarked envelope was found
along with the IL letters, Mr.. Gasque
charged.
These letters were not found un-
til a year after the trial and in some
mysterious way came to light within
a short time after the supreme court
had refused Bigham new trial, the
solicitor said.
Mr.. Gasque said he had never
heard of a man preparing to commit
suicide and hiding a note he had
written explaining his act. Experts
testified that the signature on the "re-
markable document" was not genu-
inc and they gave their reasons for
making the statements while those
testifying for the defense gave no
reason, Mr.. Gasque said. Mr.. Gasque
told the court that numerous checks
and business papers of Smiley show
ed that he always separated the 'g
and 'Hh" in his last name, while in the
12 typewriter letters the "b' and
81" are separated. He also always
placed a comma after his signature,
but in the IL letters no comma is
found after the name.
In reply Mr.. King attempted to
show the court that it was beyond the
bounds of reason to expect Edmund
Bigham to have selected such time
as when the killings occurred to carry
out a plan to murder the family. He
spoke of the coroner of Florence
county saying, well, it certainly
looks like suicide to me-" when he
first saw the body Of Smiley in the
woods.
The court took the case under ad-
visement and will likely render a de-
cision within the next few weeks.
Bigham is in the penitentiary await
ing the outcome Of the appeal. He was
convicted Of the murder of his broth
er, Smiley, and sentenced to die in
the electric chair. He has never been
tried on the charges of killing his
mother, Mrs. L. S. Bigham; his sister,
Mrs. Margery Black, and his sisters
two adopted children, John and Leo
McCracken.
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Notice is hereby given that the
above named bankrupt has this day
filed a petition for discharge, and
that a hearing will be had upon the
same before this Court at Char lesion,
S. C. at II o'clock in the forenoon
on the 9th day of december, A. D.
1922 at which time and place all
creditors and other persons in inter-
est may appear and show cause II any
they have why the prayer of the said
petitioner should not be granted.
RICHD. w. HUTSON,
Clerk.
Charleston, S. C. Nov. 20, 1929.
12-1f
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had next year. AS this is a county,
wide fair it is not exactly right that
a dozen or 80 people should have to
shoulder the entire responsibility.
However, we have no doubt larger
working force could have been as
sembled if there had been time IN
which to have perfected such an or
ganization. The farmers, business
men, stores-in fact everybody, have
shown a real and genuine interest IN
their county fair, and it is not only a
credit to Bamberg; it is credit to
South Carolina.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-11-23
Thursday, Nov. %, 1922

The people of Bamberg county
were delighted to greet Governor
elect Thomas G. Mcleod, yesterday
The governor-elect is popular in this
county, which ranked fourth in the
state in the votes given him in the Sc
cond primary election in September
Mr.. Mcleod is delightful speaker
and charmed his hearers, as he in
yariably does.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-11-23

Advertising is nothing new or
even recent. In ancient times the
people knew the value Of advertising
In Numbers, oath chapter and 14th
verse, Balaam said unto Balak, 81
will advertise thee" This occurred
1,490 years before Christ, or nearly
$500 years ago. And yet some So
called modern business people say
advertising does not pay.
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Plea For Bigham
Heard on Friday

Columbia, Nov. 18-For the
fourth time the Edmund D. Bigham
case was argued before the supreme
court yesterday, this time on an ap-
peal from the refusal of Judge S. w.
G. Shipp to grant new trial when
motion asking for another trial was
made in Florence last summer. At
that time Bigham had been carried
back to be resentenced.
The appeal yesterday was based
largely upon a plea of after discover
ed evidence, this consisting or
statement supposed to have been lett
by Smiley Bigham, in which he de-
clared he was going to kill the en-
tire family and lend it ALL and IL
letters claimed to have been written
by Smiley to Edmund while Edmund
was living in Georgia. All these let
ters and the statement were dis
covered after the trial and conviction
of Edmund, the defense claimed.
A. l.. King, of counsel for Bigham,
opened the arguments yesterday. Mr.
King asked for more time, but the
court declined the request. Mr..
King carried the court back to the in
cidents about the murder of the Big
ham family and told of the attitude
of the peaople in Florence county IN
reference to Edmund Bigham. He
said Bigham had no friends, that the
world was against him and remarks
such as now is good time to get
rid of all the Bighams" and Il don't
think the evidence warrants it, but
they ought to electrocute Bigham"
we're frequently heard in Florence
county. Mr.. King said at times he
had almost been swayed by the mob
spirit and had to fight hard to keep
his way clear and continue the fight
for his client, whom he believes to be
innocent.
Reads Affidavits.
Mr.. King read an affidavit from j..
G. Miller of Florence, in which Miller
saws he saw Smiley Bigham prior to
the wholesale killing and that Smiley
told him, My family is worrying me
so much-trying to steal everything
l have, but before will let them.
do it I will kill the last-one of
them" Miller made this affidavit of
his own free will, Mr.. King said. Mr.
King also read an affidavit from Jim
Cain, in which Cain said that Mrs.
Margery Black, sister of Smiley Big
ham and one of those slain, had TOLD
him that the family had to send for
Edmund from Georgia "to come
home for our protection" This was
discovered after the trial, Mr.. King
said
An affidavit was introduced to
show that Smiley had frequently used
typewriter at the railroad Office in
Pamplico. All the letters and the
signed statement were typewriter
and the state alleges Smiley Bigham
never used a typewriter.
Mendel l. Smith of counsel for the
appellant followed Mr.. King. Mr..
+ Smith also went over the Miller af-
fidavit and then took up the action
of Judge Nemminger in allowing
! Mrs. Curtain to testify that Smiley
Bigham ha dtold her that Edmund
was acting queer and threatening to
kill the family" contrasting this dam
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-11-23

Notice is hereby given that the
above named bankrupt has this day
fined a petition for discharge, and
that hearing will be had upon the
same before this Court at Charleston,
S. C. at II o'clock in the forenoon
on the 9th day of December, A. D:
1922 at which time and place all
creditors and other persons in inter-
est may appear and show cause IT any
they have why the prayer OF the SAID
petitioner should not be granted.
RICHD. w. HUTSON,
Clerk.
Charleston, S. C.. Nov. 20, 1922.
1914
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aging evidence with the refusal OF
Judge Shipp to consider the Miller az
fidavit as worthy to go before a jury.
Mr.. Smith said the Miller affidavit
and the other new facts should GER
tainly be allowed to be placed before
Jury. Mr. Smith said many circum-
stances of the wholesale killing
pointed to Smiley as the perpetrator
of the crime. If Smiley signed the
statement with his name on it, in
dicating that he would kill the family
and commit suicide, the case would
certainly take a different turn, and
Jury should be allowed to see this
statement, Mr.. Smith urged.
Mr.. Smith took up the testimony al
the trial about the imprint Of a
bloody left hand" on door OF the
Bigham home, telling the court that
Bigham had no left hand. This i'm
portant point has never been explain
ed away by the state, he charged
Mr.. Smith also went over the testl-
mony where witnesses said Smiley
was pacing his room one night short
ly before the murders, crying out
Il want a pistol; I want a pistol.
This has never been explained away
the attorney added. Mr.. Smith read
to the court the alleged dying state
ment Of Mrs. L. S. Bigham, mother
of Edmund and Smiley, who it is al
legged, said, Smiley done it," and
fell over dead in Edmund's arms.
Mr.. Smith said 1t was a foregone
conclusion that Edmund had moi
written the statement attributed
to Smiley, and Edmund was in the
death house at the penitentiary
Seven experienced men, bankers and
business men, testified that the sigma
ture on the suicide statemen OF
Smiley was genuine, Mr.. Smih said
The clerk of court of Florence coun'
ty also swore that it was genuine, the
attorney declared.
Solicitor Gesque for State.
Solicitor Lonnie NJ. Gasque took uI
the case for the state. In answering
the statement of Attorney Smith
about the "bloody left hand,' Mr.
Gasque said that only one witness
testified that the imprint was of a
left hand, while several testified that
it was of a right hand. He said blood
from a right hand had been found on
a small pine tree near where the body
of Smiley Bigham was found in the
woods and this pointed to Edmund.
Solicitor Gesque challenged the
statement made in the printed argu'
ment of Mr.. King that Judge ShipE
was "unconsciously biased against
the appellant" declaring chat Judge
Shipp had been extremely careful tc
consider the case from every angle IN
order that he would reach a just de-
cision.
Taking up the signed "suiclde
statement" Mr.. Gasque characterized
this as a remarkable document,
giving the history of the
! Rieham family in twelve lines
The statement was declared b!
Judge Shipp to be forgery
Mr.. Gasque said. He told the cour
that the signature had been retraced
illustrating how a small part of thu
! top of the "I' and the "s'' had no
! been rctraced and how the new lnF
! showed over the old ink. The y let
ters were known to be in existence
| the time of the trial, Mr.. Gasque said
and consequently could not be ad
mitted now. They would be purel.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-11-23

146 page ink tablet for sc at Her
aid Book Store.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-11-23

In the matter of Mrs. Lula B. Dan
nelly, Ehrhardt, 8. c., Bankrupt.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.

In the matter of Mrs. M. B. Dannelly,
Ehrhardt, S. c., Bankrupt.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-06-26
WOULD CONNECT CHICAGO
WITH NEW YORK
The Type Used In One Year to Publish
Endorsements Of DOan's Kidney
Pills.

or the many kidney remedies on the
market today, none othe is recommend
ed like Doans Kidney Pills. Fifty
thousand benefited people gladly tes-
tify in the newspapers of the own
towns. Forty-five hundred American
newspapers publish this home proof
OF Doan's merit. The type used in one
year to tell this wonderful story would
make a solid column of metal twice as
high as the worlds highest mountain.
Placed end to end the lines of type
would reach from New York to Chi
cago. These miles of good words told
by $4,000 tongues sound glad tidings
to any Maysville sufferer who wants
relief from kidney and bladder ills.
Here's a Maysville case. Don't expert
ment. Use the remedy endorsed by
people you know.
E. S. Lee, proprietor grocery store
1922 Market street, says: Il think
Doan's Kidney Pills are fine remedy
and gladly recommend them. l use
them every now and then when my
kidneys get out of order or my back
gets to hurting and the ysoon relieve
the trouble. Doan's tone up my sys-
TEN and give me better health general
ly ever time use them" -.
Price 60 cents, at all dealers. Don
simply as for a Kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills - the same That
Mr.. Lee had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfrs RuffalO ~ Y
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we're ready to shoot on a moments
notice las belonging to the hazardous
days of old! Well, how peaceful and
effete does this sound? In the en-
sirons of Greater New York, we are
having to build an armor plated truck
equipped with rifle loopholes and
pipes for spreading tear gas, for the
protection of banks and other insti-
tutions which ship large sums of
money. That seems to go back even
farther than frontier days.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-06-26
WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER DIES.

North Tarrytown, N. Y, June "a
William Rockefeller, 81. brother of
John D. Rockefeller. died of pneu-
monia here today. He had been i'll one
week.
Five physicians were in attendance
when Rockefeller. one of the richest
men in the world, expired at his home,
lockwood Hall, only a short distance
from the estate of his brother at Po-
canitco Hills.
Many members of the Rockefeller
family were at the bedside when the
end came.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-06-26
LEASES FLEET TO
L. S. GOVERNMENT.


Captain ]. H. Donald has leased the
Donald and fifteen barges to the gov
eminent for six months at a reported
price of $3.50 per day. The Donald is
to be used by the government princi-
pally for carrying coal and stone to
the different dams between Louisville
and Pittsburg. Captain Donald is to
man the boat but does not furnish the
fuel. Carl Donald will be with the
Donald as mate.
We have it ngood authority that
there will be plenty of coal in Ripley
at least, the coming winter and at no
higher price than we have been pay
ing. Coal is now being offered to deal
ers at 2 cents bushel less than last
year an dhere's hoping that we will
be able to buy it at not any more than
last years prices.
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,NewY6jrk
Letter
By Price

New York. - II takes considerable
TO surprise New York; especially from
womanktnd. But Miss Lorena Hickey,
twenty-five years old and weighing
b ninety pounds. accomplished just that
when she came In to town the other
day and knocked at the door OF the
Jockey Club, applying for Jockeys
license. At the unfeminized club on
East Fortieth street, she was refused
at first permission even to put In an
application for license. But after
she had submitted proofs OF her Prov
ess on tracks in Oregon, Idaho, Ari-
coma and Washington, the Club
thought better OF 1t and the applica-
ton was received. She has been rid
ing and winning consistently for
Charles ID. Irwin, owner Of a racing
string at Cheyenne and is now out TO
conquer the East.
Ny
The ultimate consumer" should
benefit by the work that II. c. Thayer
is doing at the present time. Mr.. Thay-
er is president OF the National Retail
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-06-26

Inscriptions nearly obliterated by
age and wear from old silver coins
may be rendered visible by placing
the coin upon puiece of red-hot iron,
by which means the inscription is
made to assume greenish hue, where
by It becomes readable.
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'simples pleasures after all, if gave
myself a chance at them" l agreed
with her and was glad some man had
come along who suggested rowing in
Central Park instead of jazzing in
Central Palace. The next day ran
into her again. "How's the lake," l
asked. Lake! Say, how could I go on
any lake in that downpour. No, we
had to change our plans and go to a
cabaret, instead. guess I'll stick to
Broadway. Then you don't rave to
worry about the weather."
Ny
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-06-26

Merchants & Buyers Association, with
headquarters at the Hotel Imperial,
and his association has recently begun
a drive to increase membership in 1t
to one thousand retail merchants in
different cities OF the country. The
slogan Of the association is scientific
cooperative buying" This eliminates
the jobber and middleman, according
to Mr.. Thayer, and puts the average
merchant in the same position so far
as prices are concerned as the chain
store an dthe big mail order houses.
Mr. Thayer should know all tbout the
competition the average merchant is
forced to meet as he was the principal
merchandise buyer for one Of the big
mail order houses fthe country for
twenty-five years.
Ny
Flaming red coats may bedeck our
Wall street messenger boys in the
near future. Bankers and brokers.
having always gone to the other ex-
IRENE and dressed their messengers as
inconspiculously as possible in order
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not to make them targets for highway
men are now said to be wondering
whether the opposite policy might not
be good idea. 1t would be difficult
for messenger boy not to have the
unofficial protection of the hosts Of
passersby, they argue, all the way.
along his route If his calling and re-
sponsibility were so clarioned. Also
1t would be difficult for him to become
runaway unless, Of course, he
thought to take his coat off before
starting to run MIN
HE Who Get Slapped" the Theater
Guild production at the Garrick, has
new leading man, in the person Of
Basil Sydney. the English actor. hus-
band Of Doris Keane. He succeeds
Richard Bennett who is heading for
the coast and summer stock. Mr.. sgd
uey, who is Irish born, has played all
his life in England, except for his ap-
pearance here in Romance" with his
wife. He came over this year to Amer
lea and tried out Edward Sheldon's
play. 1.-THE Lonely Heart" which the
Shuberts started off on the road. This
closed though, just in time for the
Theater Guild to snap him up for the
Of the clown-hero Of Andreyev's color
full drama.
NY
The sophisticated show scorn Of
those OF us who make the weather a
! topic Of conversation. And yet, after
all. what is more important, as an in
fluence on the drift Of our lives? l
was talking to girl OF the Broadway
type the other day - the blase, town.
bred. type that thinks life has to be a
dizzy whirl in order to be worth while.
What do you think l am doing to-
night?" she exclaimed. 81 am going
rowing in Central Park! Can you
imagine anything so juvenile and
| rural? A new man asked me and /
was so surprised at the idea that ac-
cepted, and honestly. I'm looking for
ward to It. believe maybe I'd like the
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-06-26

We look upon the days Of the wild
west" when men wore firearms and
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HISTORICAL CALENDAR

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-20
Cost of Living
Drops i'm West

Washington, Sept. 20-The retail
cost of food to the average family Ia
the United States decreased two per-
cent in the month ending August Is.
according to figures made public to-
day by the department of labor bas-
ed on reports from 81 cities.
Among the cities showing a de-
crease in the price level were:
Milwaukee, per cent; Minneap.
oils and st. Paul, A per cent; Chi.
cago, 3 per cent; New York, 2 pc,
cent.
Some cities showed a decrease OF
one per cent or less, while Seattle
showed an increase of less than one
half of one per cent.
Decreases in % articles of food
ranging from % per cent for pota-
toes to one per cent for sirloin steak
and rib roast while of eleven articles
showing an increase granulated
sugar led with seven per cent.