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The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-10
BIGHAM IS GIVEN .
DEATH SENTENCE

tt Florence, June 9.-Judge S. w. G,
Shipp in the sessions court here this
afternoon refused to grant Edmund
D. Bigham new trial and sentenced
him to be put to death in the electric
chair July ID.
Bigham was convicted or murder IN
connection with the killing of his
brother, Smiley Bigham, and is indict-
ed for murder also for the deaths of
his mother and sister and the latter's
two adopted children The wholesale
murder took place on the Bigham
plantation in January, 1921.
Bigham was tried in March of last
year. The supreme court dismissed
the appeal and Bigham's attorneys
sought new trial on the ground of
after-discovered evidence which, they
declared, tended to show that Smiley
and not Edmund Bigham did the kill
ing. 1t is not thought the case will
end here.
Unabashed by the sentence of death,
Bigham argued with the court this
afternoon before hundreds of specta-
tors for the privilege of saying,
"Some things I would like to tell
now, as this may be my last chance
to speak before these people," The
court replied that depended on how
long you will take to tell them" Then
as in afterthought, the court added
"You might as well tell it, though"
Immediately the doomed man
pounced upon Phillip H. Arrowsmith,
local attorney, who was an important
witness in, the conviction of Bigham
for the wholesale murder.
II would have liked to have seen
Mr.. Arrowsmith here" he said, IN
opening. II would like to have him
standing right here" indicating tina
center Of the court foom. 81 would
tell the reason Arrowsmith accused
me right to his" e1..5c, :
Whatever he intended to- have said
probably will never be spoken, for
the court stopped him summarily with
the reminder he was not up there to
make aespeech but to state any legal
reason he might have why sentence
of death should not be passed upon
hfm. -
i II never atudied law,n said Bigham,
beginning ON the line which the court
had indicated he must follow in his
dieSiea g am sraadH. topssts any
Cod and am not guilty. The reason
am convicted is because of the false
hoods which have been piled up
against me. I may have to die. In
fact, that's what I am up here IN
this prisoners dock for now. It's
hard TO die for something one did not
do.
Jesus Christ had to die So He
prayed for the night to pass from
Him. The people who testified against
me and stuck out 10 have me killed
did it.
"If I knew the law, maybe l could
state some reason why 1 should have
a new trial-one more chance. No cne
knows it all except God and myself.
If there's any way you could give me
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-10

bers generally and he concluded with
the expression Of hope for the time
when employers and employees would
solve their problems at the conference
table.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-10

Smoking compartments reserved for
women only are being tried on one of
the prominent English railways.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-10

The two-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Johnson is very i'll with
pneumonia.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-10
Will Not Make Loan
To To Germ Germany a. rrs.r PRORI, Fms

Paris, June 10.-The impossibAYr .o ~, ~z
of an international loan to German - -oH. WE ANr.
present is recognized by the nte. .oiSNL1. CHOICE
tional committee of bankers in anRESH FISH, FRESH
formal report submitted this aftenCHOPS SAUSAGE
the reparatons commission
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-10

Miss Frances Mellow has returned
from a visit to her sister, Mrs. l.. Il
Jeter, Jr., at Santuc.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-10
Court Close. Taday

s Court Of common pIeas flosed today
The cases tried and heretofore
reported are as foi1owsa
IS Parkins ct al, planting VS.. Hughes
and Jenkins. Verdict: I'VE find for
the defendants"
D. M. Eayes, plaintif VS.. w. J.
Sales. Consent verdict: 1--WE find as
against w. ]. Sales, fors$he plaintiff
the sum Of one hundred Two: and no
100 dollars" =. .,,...s8f2S
]. M. Gault, execntp] Tvs. Reuben
Harmon, ct al. The jnf3 He'd to reach
a verdict and miaf Fas ordered
lszl 4 taf.ssass s. ss.s; ,;..l, 81 ],
L. Davis, ct al. This case has taken
up several days of the court and went
to the jury at noon today. This ease
is the celebrated road case in resulting
from the question as to whether Ger
tain commissioners did or did not re,
sign and whether their designations
were accepted before withdrawn.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-10
MASKED men BEAT
ANDERSON MAN

Anderson, June 9.-Further activi-
ties OF what is believed to be the
ku, Klux Klan in this county Thurs
day came to light today when it was
reported here that body Of masked
and robed men took Ollie Cromptor
from his home in the eastern part
OF Anderson county and escorted him
: to remote spot near Cooley's bridge
near Belton, then administered a
severe whipping to him and admon-
ished him to stop dealing in liquor.
.Crompton is said to have been re-
turned to. his home later in the night
II Masked and white robed men Thurs
day night kidnapped Robert Sullivan,
secretary and treasurer of the Orr
cotton mills, and Miss Ruby Floyd,
from Sullivan's car on Benton street,
carrying them to Eureka church, sew
7eral miles out, where Sullivan is said
to have. been beaten and warned to
stop association with. the Floyd girl.
Sullivan and the girl were returned
here and each denied that Sullivan
had been beaten. Charges of disor-
.derly conduct are pending against the
girl for an alleged disturbance in her
neighborhood short time ago.
Police and county officers say they
have been unable to find any clue to
the identity of the nien, who kidnapped
Sullivan and Miss Floyd or beat
Crompton.
Anderson, June 9.-While Anderson
was still talking today about the kid
naping here last night of Robert w.
Sullivan and Miss Ruby Floyd, it be-
came known that Ollie Crompton was
taken from his home at Williamson
last night and flogged by masked men.
Crompton told police his ,captors
charged him with being . bootlegger
and advised him to sell no more Ii
quor. No arrests have been made in
either case and Solicitor L. w. Harris
said today he had not decided whether
or not to SEX grand jury investiga-
tion of the kidnapping.
Sullivan, who is a well known cotton
mill man, was warned by his kidnapers
not TO be seen again in the company
81 Miss Floyd, hut he declared he
sneds Apsp px6miss and th4y were.sai5
IA tosst tass 81 lIs
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-10
WEATHER

Partly cloudy, prob.
ably local thunder
storm tonight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-08
Cigarettes HELP
TRADE IN RUSSIA
Soviets Like to be Flattered,
Fed and Treated Nice
Then Business Goes On
in Good Way

ODESSA-Business can be done In
Russia, but 1t must be done the Rus.
sian way.
Time has no value. but patience. flat.
terry and few cigarettes will accom-.
plsh wonders. Foreigners have learn.
ed that a Russian never gets around
to a business proposition until he has
first flatly declined to have anything
TO do with II. After he has spent an
hour or two explaining why he cannot
agree. he will suddenly say, Very well.
I'll do it,"
This is particularly true Of Soviet
officials charged with issuing the
stamped documents, without which Il
foreigner can hardly move. These of.
ficials find the most unreasonable ex.
cuses for not issuing documents. but
II they are allowed 10 talk themselves
out, then given cigarette and few
words about Soviet efficiency. the per.
nit usually is forthcoming.
Frequently. after getting a permit to
do some certain thing, the Off lal to
whom II is directed will not recognize
It, Traders doing business In south
Russia and Constantinople often present
their guarantees 10 Soviet officials in
these places only To learn that they
cannot be recognized. However. little
flattery and few cigarettes will usu.
ally bring concession. often more
liberal than is called for In the origi.
nal permit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-08
BALLEW' body
ATL0NE GROVE
Await Cessation of Rains Be
fore Burying ex-Deputy
Who Lost Life in Wichi-
Ia Falls, Texas

The funeral OF Bud Ballew. which
had been postponed from Sunday after
noon TO 10 o'clock this morning. on nc.
count OF inclement weather, was again
postponed today due TO the continued
rains. No definite time for the burial
services has been named. but the
funeral Will be conducted as soon as
weather permits. The body OF the de.
ceased has been moved to Lone Grove.
Ballew will be buried beside the bod.
les OF his father and a son. Buster,
who died at the age OF l3 about four
years ago, following an attack OF influ.
enza- Although u youth still in his
teens, Buster was known throughout
this section of the country as an expert
roper and horseman, and participated
In rodeos and round.ups In competi'
tion with men many years his senior.
DR.. J. +. Young, OF 500 A street,
northwest. retired Baptist minister. will
officiate during the burial services Mt
Lone Grove. DIR. Young is the father
OF Earl Young, who served as deputy
under Sheriff Buck Garrett at the time
Ballew was also employed In the same
capacity.
Through misinformation IL was stated
that the Masons would have charge Of
Mr.. Ballew's funeral. This Is incorrect.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-08
ARDMORE WATNS
WOMEN'S Clubs
HERE IN 1928
Ladies Leave for State FEEDER
alton Meeting Armed With
Invitations From Civic
Bodies of City

Armed with an invitation signed by
the mayor, secretary Of the chamber
of commerce, and the president Of each
OF the civic clubs Of Ardmore. dele
gates 10 the Fourth District Conven.
tion. OF Federated Clubs, held at Davis
May s. and 10, went to Davis on
the different trains Monday.
a most complete and very creditable
exhibit Of art, domestic science and
manual training from the Ardmore
schools has been planned in the charge
OF Miss Georgia Brooks by the Ladies
OF the Leaf and other clubs.
Not for many years has Ardmore
been so we'll represented and Il Is felt
that the clubs will receive considerable
recognition as a consequence of the
interest shown II has been many
years since convention Of Federated
clubs has been held In Ardmore and
the delegation has been instructed to
request that the next district convcn.
ton hc held here. or TO offer an invi.
ton FOR the state meeting FOR 1928.
In addition 20 the delegates who left
Monday many cars are planning TO
leave Tuesday and Wednesday II the
condition Of the roads win permit.
The convention will open Monday
evening with a reception In honor OF
the delegates and reports will be re.
celvcd from the delegates Tuesday
morning. Mrs Don Lacy and Mrs A.
T. West will appear on The program In
piano numbers and Mrs. r. IL. Roger
will give voice number.
Among those who are 10 attend the
convention as delegates are;
Mrs John Easley. president Of the
Ladies' OF the Leaf; Mrs Charles Won
Weisc. Mrs. lnez Mcmillan Lambert.
Mrs. j. c. Thompson. Mrs Fred Ellis,
president of the Dclphian chapter. Mrs.
George Alyis. Mrs. A. Eddlcman. Mrs.
Hotty Norman, Mrs Arthur Walcott,
Mrs w r. Ernst aud Mrs. ], l.. Cox
for the Ferudalc Review.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-08
DURANT MAYOR
SAYS CHARGES
were FRAMED
Ousted Official Claims Enc
mics Conspired to Remove
Him From Office in
That City

DURANT. Okla.-In his first state.
ment since he was ousted from office,
X. +. Bowles, suspended mayor. yes
terday said frame up" by his enc.
mics resulted in the custer order from
the district court.
Bowles was convicted on one of five
accusations brought by a grand jury.
which charged embezzlement, failure
to file monthly report, remitting of
fines, dereliction of duty, and unlaw.
full expenditure OF city funds. The
grand jury also returned one indict.
ment, on the embezzlement charge.
At the trial of Bowles. April 25. he
was acquitted of all charges except
that of failure to file a monthly re-.
port as police Judge. The Indictment
for embez2lement will come up for
trial at The next term of court in Oc.
tober.
Bowles says that the reports. which
he failed TO file. would have been an
exact duplicate OF the docket OF the
police court, and he believes there is
hS ihN winch u
be legally obtained on this count. The
case was appealed. therefore. after mo.
tlon for a new trial was denied. He
says he will fight it through the courts
II necessary.
Suggestions that he end the contro.
versy by resigning from the office or
mayor, are scorncd by Bowles. who says
he could run for election again. and
would be reelected, He believes Du.
rant citizens are behind him.
Three Of the counts. on which he
was acquitted were brought, he says.
because he did not walt to get the
consent OF the city council before buy.
Ing a stove and some bedding, with
which to make city prisoners comfort.
able at the city Jail last winter They
would have been made to wait
month II the red tape of the council
had been unwound first.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-08
uncle sam CUTS
EXPENSE down
ON MANY items
Ships and Shoes and Sealing
Wax Included in Budget
Cut as Announced
From Washington
DIFFERENCE IN OLD
AND NEW PRICE SET
Several Millions of Dollars in
Ship Transfers Figure in
Report

WASHINGTON. Ships and shoes
and sealing wax-as well as mucllage,
binding twine, ana miscellaneous gro.
ceries-figure in the 81 500, 900 600 saw
ing which Director of the Budget Dawes
expects to pare from the gross expendi.
ture Of the government during 1922,
as compared with those of 1921. The
detailed report sent by President Hard
Ing to congress today comprises nearly
100 page of closely printed items.
In computing the economy resulting
from the transfer of surplus matter
from one department to another, Mr..
Dawes is credited as having only con
sidered the difference between the
market price and the forced sale price.
Several millions of dollars in ships
transferred figured in the report, rang
ing from launch No. 449S, valued at
$500 TO oilers Of the Ramapo and Sa-
pelo types entered at $685., 900 each.
The replacement value of the oilers was
estimated at $685. 900, but Director
Dawes held that they would only bring
$464,000 at forced sale.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-08
Want LEE ROAD
THROUGH CITY
Appointment of Two Road
Committees Made at Meet
ing of Chamber of
Commerce Today

Appointment OF two road committees
and plans for a meeting Friday OF those
Interested In having the Lee highway
routed through Ardmore. constituted
the major part OF the meeting Of the
board OF directors OF the Chamber OF
Commerce Monday noon.
Following a brief address by @. A.
Ramsey, a committee comprising Mr..
Ramsey and John r. Easley was ap.
pointed to confer on the matter of the
Lee highway. This road would lead to
Ardmore out OF Duncan. Charles Herd
and Sam Daube were named as a com.
mittee to continue work on the Bank.
head highway project. out of Tisho.
mingo.
The meeting planned for Friday will
be held IL the rains cease sufficiently
that the trip from Ardmore to Duncan
can be made overland. The meeting
will be held at 10 o'clock at the Cham.
Der Of Commerce.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-08
SEVEN C0NVICTS
ARE WOUNDED IN
PRISON MU7INY
Between 10 and II Prison
ers Shot When Rioting
Breaks Out in Caro-
lima Penitentiary
PRISONERS JUMP
ON INSIDE GUARDS
Between three and Four Hun
dred Prisoners Involved;
Affair Quickly Quelled

COLUMBIA, S. C.-Seven convicts
in the South Carolina state peniten-
tiary were shot today by guards in
putting down mutiny, according to
Chief May of the city fire department
who was called upon to aid the prison
authorities. Chief May said that be
tween 10 and ~ prisoners were shot"
The fire chief said the disorder started
when group of prisoners returning
from lunch in the main dining room
attacked the guards who were escorting
them. The mutiny was put down in
short order, he added
Later information from the institu-
tion confirmed the report that a nun.
Der Of convicts had been wounded, but
it was said that none We're fatally
hurt. Between three and four hundred
prisoners were involved in the attempt.
ed uprising, it was said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-08
DEFEAT REEFS
PLEA OF WILSON
in OPEN LETTER
Former President Calls
Missouri Senator Marplot
and Says that He Must
Not Be Reelected

ST. LOUIS. - Referring to United
States Senator James A. Reed as a
''marplot" former President Wilson, in
letter to former governor Long v.
Stephens, asks the defeat Of Missouri's
senior senator to redeem the reputa,
ton" OF the democratic party.
1t was Mr.. Wilson'S third letter on
the race for the democratic nomination
for United States senator between Mr.
Reed and Breckenridge Long, former
third assistant secretary of state in the
Wilson administration.
The letter was in reply TO one by Mr..
Stephens in which the former governor
referred to a letter the former presi-
dent recently wrote the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, attacking Reed Mr.. Reed
replied to this letter in which he ques-
toned Mr.. Wilson's memory.
The letter, under date OF April 27,
to Mr.. Stephens, follows:
my dear Governor Stephens: Your
letter of April 20 has gratified me. 1
am glad TO be sustained in my own
judgment of Reed by your own close
knowledge OF him, and l shall hope
and confidently expect TO see him re-
pudiated by the democrats at the pri-
marics. Certainly Missouri cannot af-
ford to be represented by such a mar
plot and IL might check the enthusiasm
Of democrats throughout the country
If their comrades in Missouri should not
redeem the reputation of the party by
substituting for Reed a man of the true
breed of democratic principle. l am
sure your own great influence will con-
tribute to the desired and expected re-
demption.
please accept assurances OF my en-
tire confidence in the Missouri demo-
crats and believe me, with best wishes.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON"
In a Letter last week to John C. Hig-
don, o. local lawyer. Mr.. Wilson asked
NJ Higdcn mot to complicate the con-
te in Missouri by becoming a candi-
date for the nomination"
Mr.. Long recently opened his cam
paign at Cape Girardeau and Mr.. Reed
opened his Saturday at Moberly. The
primary is August l.
In his opening campaign address,
Senator Reed defended his course and
asserted Mr.. Wilson was "the boy who
Is conducting the campaign in Missouri
for the other side"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-08
TRADE CONDITION
IN ENGLAND GOOD
Steady but Slow Improvement
Noted in All Industries and
Trades, Survey
Indicates

LONDON. - Trade and Industrial
conditions In this country on the whole
are, in the opinion of experts. steadily
improving though somewhat slowly.
No big revival has materialized but
there has been Il continuous betterment
OF conditions, a seemingly healthy
growth. that has satisfied traders more
than any sudden revival" which might
have been built on shifting sands and
would have collapsed, leaving matters
worse than before.
One outstanding indication OF the
trend of affairs is that money Is easier
and more is being loaned. which indi.
Gates confidence in the trade situation
generally.
Encouraging reports come from vari.
Gus trades, notably coal, textile and
pigiron. general living conditions have
improved, commodities having dropped
In price and there has been decrease
in unemployment, although II Is still
large.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-08
FINDS BILL FOLDER
AFTER TWELVE YEARS

After an interval Of i2 years. Of Ma.
sonic bill folder IN which there were
many important papers and which had
been considered lost. has been returned
to the owner. Jock Baird.
Twelve years ago, Mr.. Baird while
on route 20 Galveston. Texas. lost the
folder while on the train. He reported
the loss. but could never find trace of
It. In the meantime. a coach cleaner
found the folder, and sent Il to Calves
ton headquarters. In a letter which
accompanied the returned package. It
is stated that the folder was sent to
Guthrie. back to Galveston. and back
again to Guthrie a number OF times In
an attempt to locate the owner. finally.
II found repose in pigeon hole" in
a desk at Galveston. where IL was dis
covered recently. A new search was
instituted, resulting az stated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-08

The friendship between Robertson
and Miss Culberson was said to have
started at the University OF Texas three
months ago where they were students.
The two met again recently In Wash.
ington whore Miss Culberson was on.
tered in the Holton Arms school.
Senator Culberson Of Texas refused
today to see newspaper men to dis.
cuss charges of Alexander r. Robert
son, British war veteran that private
detectives had sought to get him out
OF the country because OF his affection
for Miss Mary Culberson, the senator $
q year old daughter.
Friends OF the Culberson family said
Mrs. Culberson was Frustrated as the
result Of published reports regarding
Robertson and Miss Culberson, who.
until recently was a student at the fash
ionable Holton Arms finishing school
here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-08
SEVEN INJURED WHEN STORM HITS TULSA
Troops Ordered
Out to PreUent
Negro Uprising

AUSTIN, Texas.-Governor Neff
today ordered two detachments of
state rangers to be sent immedi.
ately to Fairfield. county seat Of
Freestone county, to prevent an
uprising of negroes which Sheriff
W. Nj. Mayor of Freestone county
today said was imminent The
sheriff requested the rangers in a
message this morning. He said the
negroes Of the county are threat
ening to avenge the death of the
three negroes who were burned at
Kirvin Saturday morning. Captain
Frank Hamer and detachment Of
rangers will leave at once from
Austin, while another detachment
under Captain Tom Hickman has
been ordered from Fort Worth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-08
Movies Are Closed
On Sunday at Enid
and Churches Full

ENID, Okla.-Enld was a "blue"
city Sunday. All picture shows,
drug stores, fountains, cigar stands
and shoe shinging parlors, were
closed during the entire day as
protest to the closing of Sunday
picture shows towards which end
a campaign is now being waged
here. A special election has been
called for Friday. May 70, at which
time the question of closing the
amusement places on Sunday will
be voted upon. All churches re-
ported large attendance. Creek
banks within a radius OF 20 miles
We're crowded with fishermen, it
Is reported, and all roads were
lined with motorists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-08
British War Veteran Having
Tough Time Trying to Marry
Daughter of Texas Solon

NEWARK. n. J.-Alexander Il. Rob.
ertson, British war veteran. was pre-.
pairing today 90 gather evidence that
private detectives had attempted to
drse him from the United States be.
cause OF his affection for the daugh.
ter OF United States senator Culberson
Of Texas. This evidence. he said. will
be submitted before the British embassy
officials tomorrow when he will seek
the arrest OF the men through federal
warrants. He described how he had
been forced to go to Boston under
threat OF arrest on charge Of stealing
valuables from the British.American war
veterans association rooms and how
he had returned to Bloomfield and
caused the arrest OF one Of the de-
tectives named Ellis. Police Recorder
r. W. Rawson. OF Bloomfield. said
that Robertson had appeared very anx.
ious to prosecute Ellis.