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i .THE. FLORENCE DAILY TIMES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. JANUARY 21. 1921. '‘FLORENCE'S POPULAR THEATRE" WHERE THE CROWDS GO. MUSIC BY 7 PIECE ORCHES- TRA TODAY ONLY An All Star Cast "In MONEY CHANGERS - A powerful drama of New York life—the glittering splen dor of the richest city’s society and the colorful mysterious, drug-laden atmosphere ,cf vae Oriental t'ndenvorld. A wealth of Pathos, Humor, Romance on- Warm Human Qualities * Lpj WJU. KIRK YOUR HEART. IT YYJLl. JOLT YOUR MlNDy ALSO A 1 COSlKDY AND NHW\S TOMORROW BUCK JONES In “JUST PALS' A MAN MAY BE DOWN BUT HE IS NEVER OUT. See how Buck Jones proves this in this picture. An intense drama that will thrill and delight you. RUTH ROLAND in "RUTH OF THE ROCKIES” ALSO A GOOD COMEDY. O’DOWD mw TODAY THIS IS BENEFIT DAY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL ATH LETIC ASSOCIATION. Showing the Groat Paramount Special “CIVILIAN CLOTHES ' Featuring Thomas Meighan The star of "WHY CHANGE YOUR WIFE" and "MALE AND FEMALE.” "Civilian Clothes’’ is adapted from, the great stage success .of the same name and you wil find it one of the best comedies you have evfcr seen! ' Also a CHESTER COMEDY ; SCHEDULE OF $HQWS S * < 3, 5, 7 and y ^ TOMORROW" j-, Marguerite Clark * In “MRS. WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH” AP the wonderful characters of Misc Alice Hegan Rice’s world famed book, brought to life on the screen. This is a revival o: Miss Clark’s greatest picture and is a treat for the young and old. “THE FLAMING DISK" Featuring ELMO LINCOLN TONIGHT. An All Star Cast in “MONEY CHANGERS’’ OPERA HOUSE ft,**' "CENTRAL MILK STATION 106 So. Church &t. Phone 746. D ARC A N-H ARLLEE ^ REALTY SERVICE 'We offer a nice five room house on the corner of East Pine and yeward Street on a lot 100x150 feet. The lot has on it one of the finest little fruit orchaede in the city and is an ideal home for any man in the city This place can be bought like paying rent, $350.00 down, $100.00 a month for the first three months and then $50.00 a month until the place le paid for. See us and let ue tell you more in detail abopt this bargain. Never before has a bargain like this been offered in the city of Florence. “WE DO IT QUICK” Dargan-Harllee Realty Co. F. A M. BANK BLDG FLORENCE, S. C. PHONE 796 THIEVES Burglars and fire will continue to take their toll from the JEWELRY, LIB ERTY BONDS, INSURANCE and other valuable papers, that are constant ly exposed to temptation and danger by being kept in the various homes of this community. •7 Why Take the Risk? *:■ i '* > • j*’ r • r. ‘ K * A private SAFE DEPOSIT BOX in our STEEL-LINED BURGLAR and FIRE PROOF vault can be rented for $2.50 a year. FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Florence (JJVERYTHING IN BANKING" 5 V »• u- 'If fA { ' ’♦iLL* Edmund Bigham Is In nm» ador>t«<i boy«.' To B0y Cbttoft In Jail Here For Murder 'f'\ I” T; ", *“ Place Of Planting J “ conceivable thal her lile was in cian;, _ • Continued from Page One er at the hands of her brother, and Smiley, at lha* time, said if the ma:- Coiumbiu, Jan. 21.—Systematic plans j were put into effect and force severa-! my life as well as thaU ; . r * gave no all hope ofi mund to e,ve up t ie <le< ^ s anJ 1,0 01 '- ,otton for ,a * 1 delivery that they leeds back and hla con-1 w ^°* e matter would be thereby settled, vjull produci under ordinar y condi- mirnd fiew into u pis.>:ion ami threat-1 tei Were lelt t0 he had n ° d ° Ubt weeks aR0 to ,nduc0 thosP fJnnnHal,Jr eued to take my life as well as that i but ; | hat be UP „°. n i ^ abel ,0 ^ , .. pu . r ‘: ha8e the a, - J . uut | of my mother getting the deeds _ duct is such that I am afraid he will Blatk, however, insisted that ii r :;o;:s on their lands and not to permit] kill me at any moment a.^d 1 want! life was In danger and requested me the planting of a seed of cotton on, you to prepare my will, giving all ofi te ,j rHW ^ w m u wa s after offic- lheir lands to rt* 1 ® present year, ac-; i ray property to my brother Smiley. ^ ^ .1 « ording to a statement issued today ind charging him. as I know tewSlA* 0 ™ and there M0 stf * n °* :aJ>l1 - by J. Skottowe Wannamaker, presp! *0 take care of my mother, and m. «**•* presetot. so I therefore wrote our dent of the American Cotton Associa- two little adopted boys.” or thnn* Ah-ets of our correspond mev tion. Mr. Arrowsmith further deidarea! sta tioneVV, a will, bv which I gave all that he drew the will as instructed' and that it was. Witnessed by;, himself. ii. T. Bryce and Marshal ,W. Bridges. and that he incorporated, in the will pers relative to the estate lands and for the will mentioned in the Arrow smith affidavit, but did not find them. Bigham stated tha* he had a will, bo‘ METAL TRADES MEET of her jirdperty, of every kind and de- ! Women On Jury Send scription, wherever situate, by her 1 Man Up For Life; owned, or to which* she might be en- the statement',of. Mrs.'Black to him' titled at the time of her death, to her: Celfevland, Jan. 21.—Common Pleas regarding thieala against her life. brother,! L. S. Bigham. in fee simple, Judge Florence Allen today sentencee* Sea-qh for Papars. charging him with Uta duty so to use Robert Momera to life imprisonment At the Bigham borne yesterday' af ; U»e property as to provide « home for ] after a jury containing three women ternoon officers made a search for pu his mother and the two little adontec found Momera guilty of second degree boys, naming them, and providing murder for the slaying of Henry them with suitable education. I a;so Thompson last Thanksgiving Day. wrote in the will the reason, as above; It was Judge Allen’s first murder _ stated, why it was made, and when lease. after looking over his papers remark *! ihe will Is produced, if it is, it win, ed that he could not find it “now”. ] afford the evidence of the threats It was first believed that L. S. Big which had been made against the life ham, while supposedly insane, had of Mrs. Black by her brother, EMmune. 1 Greenville, Jan. 21.--Rcrescntativcs shot and killed hia mother. Mrs. M.; r hi« will was read ov<>r t*» Mr«. Lilac | of thr metal trade industry i:i the two M. Bigham; his sister, Mrs. Margie i *n the presence of Mr. Bridges and | Carolinas and Jeorgia will bold their Black, and the latter's two adopted Mr. Bryce. She signed it and we e* ‘ual d'str'et eoimci’ion in Green- children. Leo and John McCracken 1 three witnessed it. endorsing the ma-- ville January 27 and 26. Arrange- and had then gone into the wood*, a i Kin of each page with our initials.! ments for the meeting are neirg made 1 half mile from the house, and shot The will was then turned over to Ron-' by Moss E. Penn, secretary ei the cm:- himself to death. [ley. who placed it in a red cardboar.- vcntlon and eniertalamer t committee One witness was found who said he! envelope, and putting it in his pocket I of the Greater Gre-nviPe Association, had heard a shot in the direction he 1 be and Mrs. Black withdrew, and r 1 and by \W i.liMsay Wilson, state vice ,ls said to have taken. Hie body was j have neither seen nor heard from (hem president of the Southern * Metat l found crumpled up on a ditch bank ! since, and only of them through the Trades Association. I a bullet hole In the head and the i reports that have come to me of tne _ “T,- - ! right hand still grasping the pistol! horrible tragedy. TO RUN FULL TIME j tightly. | “PHILLIP H. ARROWSMITH. There was some doubt in the minds 1 Homes for Sale 6 room bungalow, all conveniences, large lot. located on Sanborn Street, immediate possession. This is a bargain in a home, and can be bought on reasonable term*. 4 room bungalow on Lawson Street, all conveniences. A nice lit tle home for the money. Several very attractive propositions on West Palmetto and West Evans Street. If you are interested in purchasing a home or lot to build on see us. We have a nice list of property to show. LUCAS 6? BRUNSON » Real Estate Brokers FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA of the coroner’s jury that L. S. Big | Draft A Bill For ham was the perpretrator of the crimei n:*.., and it was decided to delay rendering v^lty LiOVcrnmeiii a verdict until additional evidence; could be taken, and the arrest of hla, (Continued from page one) brother. Edmund Bigham. has given j the case an interesting aspect. 9r . uK pas8aKe of ordinances it app^sr: ! n;r e ' i r z M ^ Tbi * is subJect | death Mra. J. Bogan a Bister, I a, aectlor Id 1 territiR certain of the lands to Mra : 5f th< ' 0,d c o mmisslon act - Prohibit- Greenville, .fan. 21.—b’clrtnl trustees of Greenville county In session yester- day passed a resolution asking the state legislature to appropriate sur ficent funds for the rural schools "to permit the trustees to run the schools for the full scheduled terms and to make possible the. fulfilment c.f all contract with teachers.” . MARRIED 851 COUPLES. In Every Drop of Our Bottled Milk Hold up a bottle or glass of our milk and you will not see a thin watery film on the surface. That is because our milk is thick, rich, full of butter fat and pro tein, and 100 per cent whole some. You cannot use purer or better milk for cooking, baking, sauces than our clarified and pasteurized milk. ssa ss* ThtaVwE io ESii«« <>«*«•» »p of .hhiJiTUco'^r^S^t^i Sifter Z Cleveland RKham Mud .' 0 '! T “» » dd ' d 12.500'to hid It,com,■ t,v: Srd”tSi r .’r™n. 1 id V 1"' 1 n “ h '"” ““"'pp 'p 1 - “1 couple. ^coZilmT" 1 jtaiupimt nnuiue Bigham had not only been made th* a “®“ d ^ b% . o^mato^o^councilmen f.AN6An COMING hooefictary o, Mra. BUch'a but “ ' of the number of votes participating PURINA CHOWS Feed Users: LISTEN— *THIS STORE IS YOUR STORE. IT IS MORE THAN A FEED STORE, IT IS A SERVICE STORE PRIMARILY FOR THE USERS OF FEEDS. CALL PHONE 237-J. GET THE PRICES ON PURINA FEEDS. YOU KNOW THAT THEY GET RESULTS. USE THEM. THINK OF WHAT THIS STORE MEANS TO YOU. THINK OF THE SAVING YOU GET WHEN YOU BUY DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. We Sell For Cash. We Deliver the Goods. that he also had in ftis possession deedr signed in blank which he could have used as he desired, it is stated [ la „ th ®, elecUon f(K mayor, that the question of motive for the 1 Section 17—is same as 18 of -the 1 murders on the part of L. S. Bigham as far as property considerations were concerned, had been removed. The affidavit of Mr. Phillip Arrow- smith, aa atorney o fthis citv, taken. . . , . , , by Coroner W. Marvin Smith, is a.s! or,? * na V commission act relating to ^ ‘ un'osNowtMnri ansi »-£»/■*nil nf nv-Hinatf/wac original commission act. amended, re latlve to initiative and referendum of ordinances, etc... under the general plan of th* recall section !<». Section il&--same as section 19 of follows: “I was attotjney for Mas. M. M. Big- ham, Mr. L. S. Bigham and Mrs. ar- gie A. Black, and have therefore been rather intimately associated with them since the opening of the spring of 192?. My employmeaLditaH WJitoenttKWd 10 | the estate lands of L. S. Bigham, Sr., deceased, and in which Edmund Kig- ham had no interest, hating conveyed to his mother and brother. Perauant to my employment I ar suspension and recall of ordinances Section 19—relates to employment of city attorney, and hie duties. TO OPERA HOUSE Zangar world famous Mystic, thoi most famous of the psychics is under- j lined for a 3 days stay at the Opera House starting Monday. January 24. Zanzar may be consulted in private' al his booth in the theatre, or he will j answer any question oin public or in j the press. The only requirement bo- Sectlon 20-rovers oath of mayor} in(? tlm the que8t j on be put in writ . to take office, and councllmon. eman-i j Dg and mailed to him or dr0 p ppd lri {nation of books, and publication ofj ),j s question box at the.theatre and statements., 1 that the one asking the question ob jection *1-relates to appointment, tain a ticket to the theatre which en- of commissioners of election, who arc tit i es anyone to consult Zangar appointed by the government upon nomination of council. Section 22—authorises the cominis- Consumers Feed Store O. K. SWANN, Manager. CORNER FRONT & IRBY STREETS. PHONE 237-J. PURINA FEEDS GET RESULTS. OR YOUR MONEY BACK. IS THIS FAIR? IPURINAk MR PURINA jMW P PURINA 1NENCH0W! (iCAAtCM) ranged with the First National BanK( sio “ er « of Mwiiou and defines duties of Florence by mortgage of the pfbp-, Section 23—refers to the rule of in erty for that bank to issue certificate , « ,r P retation: that is> K eneral tend, ' n ' of deposit for an amount sufficient to; c >’ °i ^ aw to restrict authority and pay to the State of South Cai’olina the (P° wer of municipalities, while the judgment which had been rendered on the bond estreated upon the default ot Dr. Bigham in 1810. This mortgage ?s duly recorded and the certificate of deposit is in the hands of Solicitor Gasque. “During the last term of the crimi nal court, as county attorney, in con nection with the investigation then be ing conducted by that body into tne mutilation of the county records. 1 was requested to appear before them which I did. As county attorney I had no information in regard to the mat ter which they were investigating, but as Mr. Bigham’s attorney it was rpy pleasure to advise the grand jury that I had in my possession the original deeds, the record of which was alleged to have been torn from the book, which I would be very happy to dis play to the grand jury or any one else upon request. "Subsequently some members of the body called at my office and inspect ed the original deeds. I ventured the opinion to the grand jury that Mr., Bigham could hardly be guilty of ce-j st ruction of the record and the reten-; tion of the original deeds, as common sense and prudence would have dic-j tated the destruction of the original! deeds and the preservation at all cost,! of the record. . , *.e a matter of fact ji have in my possession all of the origi- ] nal papers relating to the Bigham lands. “Although i was frequently in cob-; ference with Mr. Bigham, who wa» rather inclined to discuss frequently and at length matters affecting him. be never at any time mentioned the post office matter to me. “On Saturday night, the 8th of Jan uary, 1921, between half past eight and nine o'clock, Mrs. Margie A. Black and her brother L. S. Bigham, came to my home and requested me to go with them to the office, as they wisa- ed me immediately to handle a matter of great importance to them. At that time Mrs. Black appeared to be great ly agitated. I was already preparing to leave home to go to’ the office with W. Marshall Bridges and G. T. Bryce, • 1 therefore accompanied Mrs. Blac*: • and Mr. Bigham to the office and Mra. Black then made this statement to me. "She said in words to this effect:.,! “ ‘1 sigped three blank deeds in the ! presence of witnesses and left them [ with Smiley, so that if anything should : | luippen ot me. my father’s estate could , he handled as my mother and Smiley ! desired. All these papers were stole:: ; ! from Smiley. I found them in Eor mund's possession. When I attempt- j ed to secure possession of them, Ed mund flew into a passion and threat- j ened to take my life as well as that m : my mother. I gave up all hopes of getting the deeds back, and his con- duet Is such that f am afraid he will , kill me at any moment, and I wanr vvou to prepare my mill, giving ail of ; my property ' to my brother Smiley, and charging him, as I know he wi:r, mo take car# of mv mother and mv two rule of interpretation extends it. af fording a'-liberal construction of the laws. Section 24—is same as section 21. of the old charter, of routine nature. Section 25—blanket provision mak ing applicable to Florence all general laws of state, not In conflict with this charter. Section 26—confirniK all laws now carried on city statute books. Section 27—Usual repealing clause for laws in conflict herewith. Members of the .committee arc Judee Davis, Dr. F. H. McLeod, Mayor H. K. Gilbert. Dr. E. M. Matthews, and Mr. Sam j. Royal!, now city attorney. Zangar I The World Famous MYSTIC , ASK HIM When You Will Marry. How Often Will You Marry. If Your Husband Is True. If You Will Be Wealthy. If You Will Travel. If You Have Enemies. If Your Sweetheart Is True. You can depend upon getting an answer to your question without Zangar seeing it. OPERA HOUSE Mon., Tues. and Wed. Admission 20 and 35c. m Announcement WE BEG TO ANNOUNCE TO THE PEOPLE OF FLORENCE THE OPENING OF Diggs’ Cash and Carry Grocery (Next Door to Kress Five and Ten Cent Store) WE WILL BE READY FOR BUSINESS JANUARY 21 and we respectfully ask the housewives to call and inspect our complete stock of groceries bought on the lowest price of the season. We believe that the necessity has arisen for more grocery stores in this city that will sell it for less, so we have cast our lot in Florence. We will at all times give you your money’s worth, and will have specials appearing in the paper each day. Watch for them. Just for a starter we announce: 8 lbs. Snowdrift Lard . . $1.45 4 lbs. Snowdrift Lard . . .75 2 lbs. Snowdrift Lard . . .40 Brookfield Butter . . . .60 Fresh Country Eggs . . .65 2 lb. Tomatoes, per can . .10 3 lb. Veribest Sauer Kraut .18 Fresh Grits, peck . . Fresh Meal, peck . . m No. 1 Fancy Rice, lb. . No. 2 Blue Rose Rice, lb. No. 3 Blue Rose Rice, lb. 1 lb. Best Ground Coffee .09' .07 It Pays to Pay Cash as You Pay Less. Carry Them Home Yourself. Diggs’ Cash and Carry Grocery 15 West Evans. Next to Kress’