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Y MUND D. BIGHAM IS SENTENCED DIE JULY 14 Judge S. W. G. Shipp Ref .es to Grant New Trial and Passes Death Sentence. Florence Juno 9.-Judge S. W. G. Shipp in the sessions court here this afternoon refused to grant Edmund D.. gham a new trial and sentenced him to be put to death in the electric chair July 14. Bighem was convicted of murder n pnnection with the killing of his - lwother Smilo Bigham, and is in dicted for murder also for the deaths of his mother and sister and the lat ,ter's two adopted children. The wholesale murder took place on the Bigham plantation i January, 1921. Bigham was tried 'in March of llast year. The supreme court dis -missed the appeal and Bigham's at ;torneys sought a new trial on the ground of after discovered evidence which, they declared; tended to show that Smiley and not Edmund Bigham slid the killing. It is not thought the cease 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 how, as this may be my alst chance to speak before these people." The court .replied that "depended on how long you will take to tell them." Then as am afterthought, the court added, "You might as well tell it, though." Abuses State Witness Immediately the doomed main pounced upon Philip H. Arrowsmith, local attorney, who was an important 'witness in the conviction of Bigham for the wholesale murder. ".1 would have liked to have seen Mr. Arrowsmith here," he said, in opening. "I would like to have him standing right here," indicating the center of the court room. "I ,would tel lthe reason Arrowsmith ac 'cused me right to his-" Whatever he intended to have said probably will never be spoken, for the court stopped him sum marily with the reminder he was not up there to make a speech but to state any legal reason he might have why sentence of death should not be pass ed upon him. "I never studied law." said Big ham, beginning on the line which the court had indicated he must follow in his discussion. "I am ready to meet my God and am not guilty. The reason I am convicted is because of the falsehoods which have been piled up against me. I may have to (lie. In fact, that's what I am up here in this prisoner's 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 to have me killed did it. Pleads for Himself "If I knew the law, maybe I could state some reason why I should have a new trial-one more chance. No one knows it all except God and myself. If there's any way you could give me another trial, just one day more in court, I would appreciate it. The state has four other cases against me. I never had a fair trial. The verdict of that trial stands against me." Bigham repeatedly avowed his in nocence and as often averred that in nocent blood would he shed when he was executed. "I worked hrd and had laid by sonme means," he said in the earlier part of his statement to the court. "But for my property, no one ever would have accused me. But they know that when the juice Is turned - onto me, it'll be money in thbir pockets." Thereafter lhe likened himself to St. Paul, to John, the Baptist, and to Christ Himself, all their blood having been shed innocently. "But, I'll rise in glory with them." lie challenged the state to con front him, even when he will be buckled Into the death chair in the penitentiary in Columbia, with one p~erson who can say truthfully that he ever did him a single wrong orin jury. Letters Do Not Impress' A. L. King, the attorney for the defense, betrayed far more emotion in conducting the hearing than Bigham ever manifested. Mr. King impressed his audience deeply that ho does believe Bigham is an in nocent man. But the facts pre sented by the solicitor, L4. M. Gas quo, weighed against him. Con sidering the letters and signatures, which were alleged to have been written by Smiley, for whose mur-* der Edmund is sentenced to die, to Edmund while the latter was In Georgia, the court stated frankly he doubted their authenticity. He practically as good as said they were frauds and forgeries. Bigham bega~n to show the strain of the trial for his life when the solicitor in the afternoon took the floor to argue against giving him a newv trial on the alleged after dis covered evidence. First, he turn ed almost livid white. Later, uin dery the stress of taking the sen tence of death, he turned ashen in color. As the j udge pronounced the date of execution, his jaw drop pied. As the case wore on, evident ywthdiminishing hope for the defense, Bigham seemed to take on a desperate, haunted look. It was the first bgetrayal of any feeling in the matter that has es -capod him, in word or appearance since the trial more than a year, ago. 666 Cures Malaria, Chills, Fever, Bilious Fever, Colds and La 'Ornne. *. Buy Yourself a Bathing Suit and get in the swim. Take a peep at our Show Window and see what we are offering. JOS. S. Dickson Formerly Alderman's Honest Dealings and Prompt Service. CONGRESSMAN LOGAN WRITES FROM WASHINGTON 1Kay 31, 1922. I naccordance with my desire to keep in touch with my friends in the first Congressional district and as I am a candidate for re-nomination as your Congressman, I am writing you a short statement of my activities whilst in Washington. Believing that good roads are es sential to the progress and prosperity of our State I voted for ali Federal appropriations for this purpose. Of these South Carolina beginning July 1, 1922 will receive as her share Nine hundred and nineteen thousand dol lars and for the year beginning July 1, 1923 the sum of one mililon and sixty-one thousand dollars. I also voted to extend the activities of the War. Finance Corporation and the placing at the disposal of that body One billion Dollars to help take care of the needs of the farmers and stock raisers of the country. In accordance with the principles of the Democratis party I voted against the program of the Republi cans to abolish the excess profit taxes and the surtaxes. This program car ried through the house in spite of the efforts of the Democratic party simply means the transfer of heavy burdens of -taxation from the should ers of those best pble to bear it to those least able to do so. I believe in the reduction of taxation as far as consistent with the needs of the gov ernment, but I do not think we ought to begin by helping those who are enormously wealthy and leaving the rest of us to take care of ourselves the best we can. I voted to allow the formation of co-operative associations among far mers and againts many insidious at tacks against labor. I voted for the Sheppard-Towner bill for protection and welfare of mo thers and infants. A measure of great interest and importance to the women of the district. I supported legislation in favor of an aequate Navy and opposel ex penditures for an army larger than I believed the safety of the country de mandedl. -During the recent session of Con gress much legislation has been con sidlered in connection with the treat ment of ex-service men and it was a great pleasure for me to support measures wvhich would enable the Veterans' Bureau. to compensate as far as possible those who were in .iured or by reason of the hardships they encounteredl are unable to carry on the struggle for existence. J also suptoortedl appropriation bills which atutuiorizedl the construction of Gov ernment hospitals to care for the sick and~ disabled and I also was in favor of and voted for the adljustedl compen sation or bonus bill. There are nmany other matters wvhich the Congress..wvas called up)on to considler to which' I gave due and attentive considleration and voted as I thought was for the best interest of the people I represent. I have tried at all times to be attentive to the de sires of my constituents and that without any consideration as to whe ther they voted for me or not. Every one who has sought my aid, rich or poor, powerful or weak Y have render edi service to the very utmost of my ability. I wvish to say that I extend to you the invitation to take up for you here in Washington any matter in which you are interested. I am sincerely desirous to serve you and I hope that my record wvhich speaks for itself will show that I have done this. Thanking you for the kind co-opera tion that you have afforded me in the past and w'ith sincere regards and best wishes, I beg to remain, Yours very truly, W. Turner Logan. CONTRIBUTED On June the 8th, 1922, E~vening Stat Lodge No. 173, Knights of Pythias, (colorcd) entertained at a banquet in honor of its state Grandl Chancellor, Joseph A. Brown. Promptly at 8.30 o'clock the lodge was cal led to order In special session at the castle hall to greet the Granj Chancellor, who arrIved on the after noon train from Charledton, his place of residence. After a fow introduc tory remarks b~y our Chancellor Com mander, Calvin Johnson the 10(1ge was turnedl over to our District De puty. The Rev. H. C. DeLaine. who in fitting terms introduced the drand Chancel lor an' 10(1 in extending the grand honors. The Grnd Cancellor spok briefly to, the members of the lodge touching.upon some points of law as they effect our local organizations. They were both interesting and in ,tructive. The Grand Chancellor made quite an impression on the brethern by his ki dly words of instruction and his amiable disposition. The lodge then adjourned.- The brethern and our guest repaired to the spacious hall down stairs where their wives to gether with members of the Ladies Court of Colaurte had prepared a sumptious spi'ead. It was a sight to behold. The hall was beautifully de corated and a table was spread that extended over the entire length of the hall. All kinds of delicacies were served. Quite two hundred were pre sent'and everybody said, "well done." Then came the crowning event of the evening-Dr. A. W. Brown acted as toastmaster. District Knight Cal vin Johnson in very fitting remarks introduced the District Deputy, who gave a resume of the work accom plished by the order since our present Grand Chancellor has had the reins of government in his hands. His re marks served as a stimulus and eye opener to us all. He then introduced the Grand Chancellor the speaker of the evening. The Grand Chancellor in very fitting remarks stressed the idea of racial solidarity and the ad visability of letting our "buckets down where we are." Good citizen p and rugged hardihood was the theme of his address. He made a glowing tribute to the women of the race and the fine showing and charac ter of the women that constitute the Court of Colanthe. He also spoke very complimentary of both Invinci ble and Evening Star Lodges, stat ing that neither lodge had given him any trouble since he had been elected as Gand Chancellor. The response to ,,the speaker was made by R. A. White, District Record er of the IIoisehold of Ruth. He thanked the Grand Chancellor for his helpful remarks and pointed out the fact that Manning was on "The Map." Sometime in the near future it is ex pected that there will be a union meeting of all the lodges in- the County, at which time we hope to have the Grand Chancellor with us again. " Calvin Johnson, Chancellor Com maner. Willis Davis, Keeper of Records and !s8. Evening Star Lolge No. 173. MAY CUT CIVILIAN PERSONNEL New York, June 13.-Warning of inmpending further reductions in civilian personnel at navy yards and s 'm'e stations after July 1 next was given by Acting Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt in a notice telegraphed today to all yards and stations and ordered posted on bulle tin boards. While no official figures were made public of the number of employes to be affected, it was unofficially esti mated that 10,000 men would be plac ed on leave without pay, as was done a few months ago at various navy yards, unless a new appropriation is NOTICE TO CREDITORS United States District Court, Eastern District of South Carolina. In Bankruptcy. In the matter of B. A. Weinberg, Bankrupt. To the Creditors of said Bankrupt: Take notice that the above bank rupt has filed his petition for dis charge and that a hearing will be had thereon on the 19th (lay of July, A, D., 1922, before said Court at Char leston, in said district, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, and that at said time and place all creditors and other per sons interested may appear and sh ow cause if any they have why the pray er' of the saidi petitioner should not be granted. (Ome1 ialI Seal) Richard W. Hutson, 24-4t-e. Clerk. NOTICE Tro CREDITORS All persons having claims against the Estate of Fannie H. Mellette, deC ceasedi will present them dluly attest edi, and all those owing said Estate wvill make payment unto the under signedi qualified Executor of the saidl Estate. R. BI. Mellette, c'. Executor'. Summeriton, S. C ., June 13, 1922. ettyi LOST-Bunch of keys. My name Is on the bunch. Finder please leave same at postoffice. Will is Davis. FOR RENT--Flour Mill. For par ticular's see or write F. P. Ervin, Manning, S. C. 18-ti. NOTICE-during the summer months the Manning Library will be opened twice a week. Wednesdays andI Saturdays fiom 5:30 to 6:30 p. m. tf WANTED TO BUY-Pine and Cy press block, cut four feet two inees long., eight inches and up in size. Write or see us for price per cord delivered on cars at any Coast Line Station. Palmetto Hardwood Co., Sumter, S. C. 28-2t-p NOTICE-Mrs. El. C. Alsbrook will give special coaching (luring the summer for beneficiary scholarships forWinthrop, Clemson, the Citadel, South Carolina University, or to make up grade dlefleiencies. Ca'l for mnformation or phone 226., GIVE ME your subscription for "The State." You can always get your Sunday "State" from me In front of the postofflce every Sunday morning. Charlea Cochan. passed in the bill now before the Sen ate. Secretary Roosevelt's message said: "Navy bill as passed by House and as reported to Senate carries curtail ed appropriations as compared to cur rent fiscal year. This will render necessary further reductions of civil ian personnel during the fiscal year beginning July 1 Department desires that employes who, cannot be retain ed be given as many lays' notice as practicable, and in lieu of discharge be placed on leave without pay until further orders under provisions of Alnavasta One (general order No. 1, to all naval stations,) and depart ment's circular letters February 10, 1922. "Employes to be placed on leave without pay will be selected in accor dance with existing regulations, giv ing due regard to department circu lar letter of June 10, 1921. Informa tion as to amounts of various allot ments will be furnished at earliest .practicable date. Copy of this com munication will be posted on all bul letin boards." LLOYD GEORGE IS WINNER, 205 TO 111 London, June 13.-Premier Lloyd I George successfully resisted another powerful attack in the house of Com mons today when a proposal to re duce the cost of his cabinet secretar iat was rejected by 205 to 111 amid scenes of excitement. The majority was considerably smaller than custo mary and occasioned shouts of "re rign!" .The secretariat. consists of the pre mier's private secretaries, with a large staff, costing about 33,000 pound yearly. It is an outgrowth of the war and in the opinion of the opposi tion partiei is no longer needed, giv ing the premier too great an execu tive control, especially in the domain of foreign policy, besides destroying the traditional cabinet as the mem bers of the secretariat now attend cab inet meetings and take notes. Asquith Attacks Mr. Asquith attacked the system mainly on this ground, inasmuch as it destroyed the confidential nature of cabinet councils. A usten Chamberlain, defending the vote, said he had had experi ence with both systems and greatly preferred the new one. le would not think of returning to the old un business-like practice, when the only record of cabinet discussions was a brief letter, perhaps from the pre mier to the king. Mr. Lloyd George, in discussing the subject, predicted that no re sponsible minister in the future would cast away this new machine. le denied that the secretariat ex ercised mysterious functions or unsurped the functions of Parlia ment or enabled the prime minister to override the Parliament's deci sions. The secretariat had noth ing to do with politics. It wanted new methods and ridiculed the idea that there should be a return to the old system which had plunged the world into war. Last week miles arour which carc this store. into this st< around bec; broadcast a RIFF & NESS their Stock of ! dren-Clothing Wear for Ladie all New Spring Have you s 4 more day larger volu started witi every day. Read our ARSENATI at PARIS 35c 5 Lbs. fi Manning D Manning CHINESE ARE FLEEING Kiukiang, Julie 13.-Wealthy Chi neie, with their families and val uables, are fleeing from Nanchang, Capital of Kianshi Province, as the army of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the South China leader, advances northward. Looting at the hands of the South ern troops is feared. American mis sionaries at Nanchang are also pre pared to leave if the forces of Wu Pei Pu, the military power of the Peking government, must evacuate Nanchang. The American gunboat Isabel is stationed here ready to protect American interests if necessary. British vessels also are here. Dr. Sun's army has captured Kan chow Ki. in the' south of Kiangsi Province. A report from the South June 10 said the forces of Wu Pei Fiu were retreating northward. PLAN MEMORIAL PARK Washington, June 13.-The cam paign for $1,650,000 for the crea tion of a memorial park on the site of the first and second battles of Manassas was formally opened to day when the committee having the matter in charge met here and or ganized teams to work in sixteen States. William G. McAdoo, former Sec retary of the Treasury, and Judge John Payne, former Secretary of the Interior, headed the list of contrib utors with donations of $1,000 each. While essentially a Southern me morial, the party will include mon uments "to the brave dead and wounded of both sides," according to the prospectus. LND SB the people can id. It shows th4 iful shoppers tra Crowds have b re frun many, fuse we advertis< nd they know ti 'First Annivers shoes for Men, W4 for Men and B ~s, Children and 1N Goods. hared in the Bart s, and we will fi .me of business 1. New goods a We won't disaj Sell for Less! rast circular vewa OF LEAD td GREEN Lb. )r $1.50 rug Store, ,S.C. CONFESSES TO MURDERI .Jackson, Mich., June 13.-John Straub, 49, former inmate of Jackson prison, has confessed to the murder of Miss Alice Mallet, matron of the Florence Crittendey Home here. The axe with which the deed was accom plished was obtained at the home of a Polish family about two blocks from the spot where Miss Mallett met death. Less than half an hour after au thorities had made the announce ment a large crowd gathered at the jail, but there was no indication of a disturbance. KILLED BY WIFE Orin Junction, Wyo., June 13. Thomas E. Tubb was killed and his wife and three other persons, includ ing Deputy Sheriff John McPherson, were seriously wounded today. PEOPLE HAVE MONEY The Manning Times rather doubted Mr. Wilson when he remarked that Riff & Ness would attract the largest crowds that ever attended a sale in Manning. We are fully convinced that truthful advertising along with bargains will induce the people to turn loose of their money. It was evi denced last Wednesday when Riff and Ness opened their First Anniversary Sale to run ten days. We heard a number of people say they could not get into the store, and were coming back. There were such crowds that the doors had to be locked-twenty clerks would wait on one crowd and let them out the back door-and an other crowd would be let in. Not one of the clerks got to go to dinner for this rush kept up till long past noon. This sale will end Saturday night. 1e from 25 it all roads vet lead to ten pouring rnany miles Ad this L ore iat this is ary Sale---that men and Chit oys---Ready-to [isses, is mostly ains? Only nish with a than we re arriving )point you. I carefully.