University of South Carolina Libraries
THE FLORENCE DAILY TIMES /I, THE LATEST ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES ... — ni i ^ n. 27th Year Florence, S. C., Tuesday Afternoon, June 13,1922. $6.00 a year. BIGHAM OBJECTS TO Florence Very Beautiful SHACKLES ON DRIVE With Many Flowers At BACK TO COLUMBIA This Season Of The Year OFFICER SHOOTS DOG ' TOBACCO PEOPLE IN INSTALL FACILITIES GOVERNOR HARVEY SHERIFF TELLS HIM FRANKLY HE USED THEM TO AVERT HAVING TO KILL HIM ASKS AS TO WHEN HE WILL RETURN HERE APPEAL NOW SEEMS ONLY POS SIBLE TO DEFER THE DATE OF THE EXECUTION “Sheriff, can’t you lake tl.eae shack les off me? I don’t like being led around like a cow.” “You are not being led around like a cow, Mr. Bigivun. And I am only exercising such precaution as the law lequlres me to do.” “Well, you can ask Mr. Maxey and the rest of them, who brought me back to Florence, whether 1 gave them any trouble." “That's quite different, Mr. Bigham. You were being brought down here under entirely different cf cumstances compared to the circumstances under which you are going back to Columbia. 1 don't want to kill you. But if you had the opportunity and made a break, I would till you. 1 would not shoot just to maim you.” A little later on: “Mi. Sheriff, when are you going to bring me back to Florence?” “When the supreme court denies your appeal and orders you back here for resentencing.” Such is the extent of the conversa tion and most inipoitant remarks of Kdtnund 1). Bigham on the trip to Co lumbia yesterday to re-enter the death house, where he will await his execu tion on Friday, Inly IL He was de livered safely without incident by Col onel Burch, as sheriff of Florence county, to the superintendent of the state penitentiary. Fatly on the trip, rligfnam rerim- strated with Sheriff Burch about The shackles which were placed on him as a matter of precaution in handling any prisoner in the desperate circum stances of Bigham. Some way up the toad, Bigham ventured the query as to when he would be brought back to Flor* :u e. L“on arrival at the state peniten- ti-ry, Bigham wa.s taken immediately to that section if the building that is set aside especially for men under sen tence of death. It is known generally as the death house. Save by legal technicalities, there is no hope for one who enters it—the electric chair is the only way out. Deputy Joe Connor made the trip with Colonel Burch and Bigham. Mr. Connor and Bigham occupied the back! seat while the sheriff tode the front| seat with the driver of the car. Tn, j party left here about 9 o'clock and leached the penitentiary early in thel Afternoon. They returned last even ing. While Bigham has appealed again to the supreme court, wTlii seemfhgly i the hope only of deferring the day of doom, a special hearing of the appeal is possible and in such event would not even accomplish a delay now. n. I event the appeal is perfected and the j case has 'o go through the usual courses of th° argument and decision in the supreme court, Bigham will not | be executed again this time. In such event he would have to be brought back to Florence, either for resentenc ing or new trial, accoiding to the de-j tision of the supreme court. Court attaches do not believe there is the re motest possibility of a new trial now. A drive about the city just at this] season well repays one who has an eye for beautiful flowers and beauti ful gardens Sometimes it is a mere •‘handkerchief” sized lawn with a pretty oed of bright lined flowers, sometimes a comfortable little, hoir.ty garden full of old faslijiiiicd blossoms, and in some of the more pretentious yards these same old-time favorites vie with the more modern products in color an^ fragrance, once again the fragrant four-o’clock and rambling petunia sweeten the evening air. Sweet William in velvety colors, phlox in many delicate hues, larkspur, rag-' ged Robin, alyssum. ever popular ver bena, daisies, coreopsis, flaming hollyhock, dainty lady slippers, all have their place beside the stately gladioli, rose( dahlia and luxurious hydran gea. Hydrangeas! But the town is full of them, cool blue, soft pink and white—but blue mostly. Handsome l ushes are to be seen beside the steps of Mrs. J. C. Williamson’s home and that of Mrs. W. R. Barringer on South Irby street. Mrs. M. D. Lucas has a particularly beautiful one just under her dining room window, on South Coit, but the largest bush the writer has seen is at the home of Miss Janie McCall on South McQueen street,. near Evans. There are many more in j different parts of the city, for nearly j every garden boasts its hydrangea bush. Few pink ones are seen, but some very pretty ones, potted, may be seen at the homes of Mrs. J. W. McCown and Mrs. (ieorge MeCown, A row of pink and blue ones border the north side of Mrs. Henry Rose’s home. A small husn with clear blue PRESIDENT PUTS TARIFF MEASURE and pink blooms stands in the yard of Miss Florence Harllee just beside a huge blue one. The possessor of pink hydrangeas longs for blue ones, and vice versa, hut this lovely plant is inclined to. he arbitrary about its «olor, and lias the peculiarity cL changing color without any apparent’ cause from one season to another.] All, however, are beautiful, and ifj culled at night, or during a shower) will last quite a long time in water, j Those left on the bush stay on for weeks, fading to a coppery hue, and grai ually giving up their freshness, as if loath to leave the world of| beauty and living things. It is pleasing to find home-lovers beautifying the narrow edge of the! side walk in front of their homes. On Sou.li Warley street there is a row of tlaming led cannas in front of the home of Mrs. C. M. McCurry, very ef fective against the background of hedges and other shrubbery of the yard. Across the street, in front of Mis. Brugdon's home, are some de- lighttul beds of “just flowers”—all) kinds of gaily colored bedding plants, ami near the Evans street end of War-j ley may be se*-n long rows of yellow cannas in full bloom, planted by Mrs. Fred Turbeville and Mrs W. H. Scott, the latter having also some handsome led annas near the house. On Front street, at the corner of Irby, the Oasis service station has a most attractive while lattice work a!nog tin; sh’e ovei which hangs a pretty mass of trailing plants uni (lowers. But the porch boxes of the city must be discussd separate]v. There arc too many beautiful ones to include in this article. BOARD REGISTRATION SIT IN JOHNSONVLLE WHEN HE FINDS HIM MAD ON THE STREETS NEGRO BOY REPORTED BITTEN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON BY BIG BULL DOG SESSION HERE TODAY HERE TO HANDLE GARS ON PLANS FOR YEAR TO STOCK IN TRANSIT H WAREHOUSE MANAGERS FROM VARIOUS MARKETS MEETING IN THE CONFERENCE ATLANTIC COAST LINE PRfcPARtS TO ACCOMMODATE ALL SUCH SHIPMENTS i KILLING MANY OTHERS LEAF AND WAREHOUSE , VALUABLE POINTERS CAUGHT UNMUZZLED HEADS IN ATTENDANCE: ON LOADING HOGS FEW CANINES YET TO BE SEEN DISCUSS THE FIELD WORK OF AT LARGE WITHOUT THEIR MUZZLES THE ASSOCIATION IN AD VANCE OF OPENING A (log, supposed to be mad, was Departmental heads and local man- killed on IrTiy, street between Pal-lagers undei these departments iff the metto and Pine streets. Officer Clar-j various markets of South Carolina are per was called by residents who jin convention in Florence today re- were attracted to the peculiar antics| garding the plans for the association ot the dog. The officer took no j for the coming season. Also they are chances with the animal and shot hint ] dtaettfsing the field work in advance to death right there. | of the opening of the market, that Many other dogs, which were date not being far in the future now. taught on the streets without muz- Among the departmental heads here zles, are being killed every day at' today are T. C. Watkins. Jr., of South the city police station. Anyone who j Boston, Va„ warahousing: A. It. Breed- misses his dog should apply within love-and C. B. Chautem, of Richmond, three days to the city police depart-1 Va„ of the leaf end of ihe association, ment. I'pon the expiration of three J. Y. Joyner, of Raleigh, X. C., Bright days, the Logs are killed. Williamson, of Darlington, and T. B. ' Chief Melver received a report this. Young, of Florence, all three of them morning of a small negro boy having, directors of the association, convened been bitten by a dog. Orders were heie last night on business of the as given for the treatJnent. The officers) SOclution of Kiugstree., is attending the meeting here today.' 15 tween and ;!tt local warehouse i are under the iiApression that the 1 boy must have been trying to tak< advantage of the dog. which was managers of the association art* in AHEAD OF BONUS; WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 i LETS IT BE KNOWN THAT HE j PLANS FOR THE MEMBERS TO GO EXPECTS ACTION FROM : TO CITIZENS ARE ANNOUNCED CONGRESS HERE TODAY markets. They are Horn Minitcr, Con way, Timmoiisville, Lake City, and other uiaikets. THREATENS SPECIAL i REGISTER VOTERS IN SESSION FOR SUBSIDY new PART OF COUNTY NOTIFIES CHAIRMAN CAMPBELL THAT THE SHIP GIFT MOST 1 PASS Washington, June 13.—The Presi-l • lent, it is stated at the White House, 1 hopes and expects the tariff hill to be] passed prior to the bonus legislation.! It is also said authori'atively that thel President feels (Vngress should have a free hand in tegard to Muscle Shoals. The administration is not (outem- l-l.'ting any important immediate or drastic action :u connection with the coal strike, it was stated at the White House. muzzled. Ucgaiding this, the officer- jaiorence today from all iff the various believe children should understand that they might get their fingers tangled up with the dog. through the inu;:zle. if they undertake to bother nruzzlot'i dogs. The dog in this case happened to be old ‘‘Bob,” veteran railroad hobo dog nud pet of hundreds of persons passing through the At lantic Coast Line station. Bob is mttzzlsd and wears iiis muzzle like all self-respecting aogs do these days, the officers say. There are still a number of dogs running at large cn the streets with out muzzles. But there are a great MILITARY GOVERNOR SLAYS FIVE BANDITS Nogales, Ariz., June 13.—Five ban dits were killed and three wounded in an attempt to hold up a train of the Southern Pacific near Uosares, Mexico, on Saturday, accoiding to the conductor who arrived today. The many less now than there were the I five were killed and three wounded first day of this month. Chief Mclver by (ien. Rodriguez, ufflilary governor says that the officeis cannot possibly | at Xyaret, who was a passenger on patrol the entire city so closely as to) the train, catch every unmuzzled dog on the streets. But lie will be gtac'. to re ceive reports from anyone at any time of unmuzzled dogs on the street in their section o,l he city A watch will be established to catch such ani mals. Washington, June 13—The Presi dent has notified Chairman Campbell,) of the house rules committee, that un less th.* ship subsidy bill is passed j prior to adjournment he will feel ol>-, ligated to call a special session solely for its consideration. EXPECT MOST OF RESIDENTS OF THAT SECTION WILL GET CER- TIFICATES THEN The Florence •ounty hoard of reg istration will sit in special session, Wednesday, June 21, in the township of Johnsonville, according to official announcement made today by the board at the county court house. The particulni purpose of this session is to register the voters m that section ot the county who came recently into Florence county by voting to become a part of Florence county and draw out of Williamsburg county. All of Die members probably will at tend the session. They are Peter Brunson, Leo Carter and B. A. Kuily. Most of the voters of the Johnson- ville township are expected to accept the convenient opportunity of regis tering and qualifying for the coining elections of the fall. PORT OF PETROGRAD OPEN FOR TRAFFIC DECLARE A TRUCE i CHARGE WIDOW WITH FOR TWENTY DAYS: SLAYING CIRCUS MAN London, June 13.—The port of Pefc rograd is now open *nd flve ships carrying American Relief Administra tion cargoes have already been rout ed there. They are loaded with sup plies for adult sufferers in Russia. The opening of Pet rograd will ease the problem of the American Relief Administ'ation snipping representa tives in the Baltic. Of the 600,000 tons of supplies which the American Belief Adminis tration is K<>i'ing to Russia, Lffi.ooo have already arrived at either Baltic or Black Sea ports. Knoitgh of this food has reached the Volga valley to maintain free feeding of 8,000,000 persons. STUDEBAKER OFFICIAL MEETS SUDDEN DEATH S. M. Piper, southeastern manager for the Studebaker corporation, fell dead in Indianapolis, Ind„ this morn ing while he was on his way to his home in Atlanta. CJa., according to a telegram received by G. C. Chandler, local distributor today. Mr. Piper will be pleasantly remembered by the members of the Rotary club, Tie hav ing attended a Rotary luncheon a few weeks ago and made an address be fore the men assembled there. Vera Cruz. June 13.—A truce for 20 days has been declared between the contending factions of workmen in Yucatan where a movement is on foot for the deposition of Gov. Carillo. Hilling the truce a commission will ha appointed by President Obregon to in vestigate the situation. FOUR MEN KILLED IN TANK EXPLOSION Mount Holly, X. J., June 13.—Mrs. Doris Bruen, widow of John Bruen, the circus owner who was shot and killed on March 10, is under arrest here today, charged with the mur der, on inlormation furnislled by persons already under arrest, accord ing to the authorities. EXPORT TRADE IN DECLINE FOR MAY Detroit, June 13.—Four men were killed by the explosion of an ammonia i Dink in the Parker Webb Packing ! company plant at noon today. The taint was badly damaged. AMENDMENT TO THE TARIFF BILL Washington. June 13.—An amend ment to the tariff bill under which pot ash production in the United States would be stimulated by a bounty from i Die Federal treasury instead of through Imposts on imports was agreed upon by the Senate finance | committee majority. Washington, June 13.—American export trade suffered another decline ('uriiig May. dropping from a total of $311,000,1100 reporOcd for April to $308,000,000. Imports, however, in creased in May to $2.T4,000,000 as compared with $217,00,000 for April- SEABOARD TRAINS OPERATE ON TIME EXCELLENT RECORD IS ANNOUN CED FOR THE MONTH OF MAY BY MANAGEMENT The Seaboard Air Line railway during the montli of May, operated 4079 passenger trains. Of these 3796 were operated on time, or perform ance of 93.1 per cent. Three thousand eighty four of these passenger trains made their schdeule. or 95.2 per cent. Fight hundred anil seventy six w»re through passenger trains of which 725. or 82.2 per cent ran on time; and 784 or 89.5 per cent made their schedules, A total of 3203 local passenger trains were run during the month of May, of which 3.071 ran on time, or 95.9 per cent: and 3100 /or 96.8 per cent made their schedules. This division of the Seaboard, which is known ns the Fast Carolina Division, operated 558 passenger trains during the month of May, of which 554, or 99.2 per cent ran on time; and 555 or 99.5 made their schedules. FOUR LIVES LOST IN SUNDAY’S STORM Bracebridge. Out.. June 13.—Four lives are_believed to have been lost on Muskoka Lakes during the storm (.it Sunday. Charles Draper and his three sons failed to return home and are still among missing. DENTISTS TO MEETING Dr. Irving I*. Carr, Dr. J. Y. Me Kinney, and some of the other den lists of the city, left last night for Georgetown, where they are attend ing the annual convention of the I state association. SHOT DEAD WITH BABY IN HIS ARMS INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN PRODUC | ER ON HOW TO TAKE CARE OF h IF. SWINE The Atlantic Coasi Line railroail has installed at l•Tol•''n(•e facilities for drenching bivl. hut of livestock which passes through this point en- loute from .soittliern prodm ing cen ters to the trurkets or ihe North and West. The ollicial announcement was made today by <;. ,\. Cardwell, agricultural ami industrial agent of the company. Similar provisions have been made in Rocky Mount X. F lyettevillc, r»'. C., Wilmins* ton. X. ('., and in Columbia, D nnct!;;. and Yemaseee. For the guidance i*. hog shippers. Mr. Cardwell lias also issued a list of a few "don'ts ", which are very in Ici est ing ami valuable. It is as lot lows: ■'Don't try to sav*. ilTne by driving bogs to death in hot weather. Don't let drivers hurry hoes down or up steep t Imtes, iDon't load hogs in cars when they are hot or panting, n means death fiotn sitlTocatiett. iPon't pcunit cinders, rock diet, (oal slack, straw, havnr tanhark or similar material to he used for hedding cat. I'su sand or day and set* that it is tliorougniy soaked with water befon loading. Don't throw cold water on the back of an overheat <’i hog. 'throw a line spray on his belly or sprinkle the I’.oor of the car or pen. Don’t try to save money by over loading a car. Overloading means crippled, trampled, suffocated and dead animals. Don’t trust to luck that the rail- toad has removed protruding nails Irnni (he ear luriiishcd to you, ami don't assume that the door fasten ings, tloor patchings, etc., are in an acceptable eomlition. Don't forget that the* bruised amt crippled hog bruise-, and cripple ' the shippers ere dii balance. Don't load c rippled animals unless partjfioned sepai:it< ly. FIRM IN REFUSING CHANGE SENTENCES SFEF NO REASON TO INTERFERE WITH COURT SENTENCES COLUMBIA CASE ELECTROCUTION OF TRIO ON FRIDAY KIRBY, FOX AND GAPPINK TO PAY THE PENALTY FOR THEIR CRIME Columbia. June 13. A strong effort is being made, as is often the east’ d capital punishment eases, to have it least two of the trio sentenced to die Friday of this week for the mur der ot William Dtazell, saved from Die electric (hair. However, Kbvcrnoi Harvey has indicated that lit* will stand against changing the sentence? I death imposed in these eases. A petition was presented to the governor .Monday, asking that Jesse Huppins' sememe be commuted to life imprisonment. Mrs. Gappins, mol her of I lie hoy, and a young wo iimii. who st: led to the governor that •-lie was engaged to marry the young pri-omr. lmv» hotii been to see the governor, asking that Hie boy be al lowed to live. A prominent (^ilnn bia woman Ins also taken an interei t in the young criminal, and lias bad ium li to do with tin petition for executive * leniency. Bui Gappins is net tin only one who e Iriemls have been at work f r him Mi I. Kirby, wife the lead* r of tin murder trio, has called eii the governor, with a prayer ilmt her husband might be given an . \- .'uiinaiion into hi sanity. Mrs. Kirby told the governor that Kirby has n, il' i plate in hi; bead and was snb- h t to .pi Ms ot insanity. She told n murkuhlc stories of his period , f mental weakness ami the harm m* worked Th. governor ordered an KILLING OF GIRL REMAINS MYSTERY PROGRESS IS GOOD SAYS LENINE’S BROTHER SWEET POTATO MEETING IN COLUMBIA TOMORROW FRANCE SENDS EXPERTS TO HAGUE CONFERENCE Paris. Juno 13.—France will be rep resented at Hie conference at t.he Hague on Russian affairs hv a group of experts, the cabinet decided today. The idea of having Charles Benoist, Minister at the Hague .take part In the preliminary conference was aban doned. | WOULD PAY BONUS IN CASH BY TAXES Washington, June 13.—A proposal] j to pay the soldier bonus in cash, tbe^ ^ financing to be done by means of spe j eial taxes on banks, through the use | of interest on foreign indebtedness, i was made in the senate today by Sen ator Ladd, of North Dakota. A number of sweet potato peoplo from Florence will leave this evening for Columbia to attend the state con vention of the South Carolina Sweet Potato association tomorrow. T. B. Young, president, will head the dele gation. His annual report of the meet ing will show very line accomplish ments of the organization for the past year. Moscow, June 13.—Lenine hasn't lost any of his faculties: bis progress is satisfactory,” Dimitri Oulianfiff, the premier's eldest brother, told this correspondent today. He said the rumors Len^ie was paralyzed were untrue. SEEK NEW BASIS FOR NEGOTIATIONS Washington, June 13.—Informal conversations looking to the estab lishment of n new basis for negotia tions In Ihe Tacna-Arloa dispute were continued todav hv Hie delegates to the Peruvian-Chilean'conference. QUARTERLY CONFERENCE Tin* Central Methodist church will have its Quarterly Conference Wed nesday night. The officers of the church are requested to be present at 8:15 o'clock for the purpose of holding this second quarterly*confer ence of the year. Rev. L. L. Beden- hattgh will preside. COURT ENJOINS MINE WORKERS AT COLUMBUS Columbus. Ohio., June 13.—Tempo rary injunction restraining the United Mine Workers of Harrison and Jef- lerson counties, from interfering with the coal stripping operations In these counties has been granted by federal Judge Sater, it became known today. A party composed of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Willcox, F. D. Salinger and son. Fdward. Jr., Fd Lloyd Willcox and j Miss Fpos Jones have gone to Chape! Hill. X. (\, to attend the commence ment exercises of the University of North Carolina. THE WEATHER 7 For S. C. Gen orally fair to night and Wed nesday. Contin ued warm. Gen tle. V)a|r table winds. . - BROTHERS ENGAGE IN FATAL’ AFFRAY OVER MONEY NEAR BELTON Andeison, June 13.— Eugene Shaw shot and kill >d bis kiolher, I'eter Shaw, at the Shaw home near Helton this morning. Peter Shaw was at the home of iiis parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Shaw, about (.•ven miles from An derson, near the Hclton-Andersun highway. At the inquest it was testi- I lied that he was standing near a well ] with a baby in his arms when he was) shot from the doorway by Eugene Shaw. According to evidence in Ihe coYo-j tier’s inquest the two men had some i difficulty, trouble having been brew ing since Saturday. Mrs. C. C. Shaw, the mother, said that Peter owed Eu gene for som * peis. He was to have been pi id back Saturday, and they were fussing ihout this. Clarke Shaw testified that be was not at the place at the time Iiis two brothers were luaslng, and when Eu gene shot Peter, but he knew that they were at outs and that Eugene told him at 1 o’clock this morning Hiat he was going to kill Peter if be didn't make settlement. Clarke said that Peter owed Eugene for tlnee sucks of] guano and that he owed Eugene four! sacks and be iiad made uriangenients ] for Peter to pay Hie guano to him. which was not satisfactory to Eugene, and Eugene ii alleged to have said that if Peter did not pay him. he would kill Peter. Clarke* Shaw also volunteered the information that Peter owed Eugene for whiskey, but this was not record ed. He saic) also, “The tuith is Eu gene is the father of this liquor busi ness and he claimed Peter owed him $660 for liquor.” The baby that was in the arms of Peter when he fell is a little girl 21: months old, and had gone to sleep on [ | her father’s shoulder. Her head was; : bloody from the wounds of her Tather land her clothing also blood stained, | | but she was not hurt. There are tw*! other little girls besides this. Peter Shaw was 36 years of age. Eugene Shaw was arrested at Bel ton, after he had telephoned the slier- ill' to come and get him and was brought to the Anderson jail. He was | slightly wounded by a bullet which I penetrated the* skull. This (Around was attended by a physician in Belton. Shaw expressed great regret, saying: “Nobody hates It any worse than me. I did 'it to save niy own life. Tin y were both shooting at me at the same time.” MUTILATED BODY FOUND ON RAILROAD TRACK VICINITY OF GREENVILLE B. P. LAWHON, JR. Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Law lion an nounce the birth of a soiv, on June 8. who will be christened B. P. Lawhon. Jr. Greenville, June 12.—Supposedly leaving her home at Donwood some time during Hie early part of Li t night for the purpose of visiting the grave of h‘*r little sister, who was ] instantly killed last Monday when her elolhing was caught on tin* emev geney brake of an automobile and she was burled lo death in Hi* road. Ellen Llviiigton. 17 year eld daughter of 15. F. Livingston, was Idiin* dead on tie ] tracks of Hie Southern railway be-j tween Donwood and Hraeeland cenv- tery early this morning. The body was badly nun Haled and gave eve deuce of having been dragged forj some distance under the wheels of a locomotive, it was staterr. The father was unaware of Hie ah-j settee of his daughter until s!u failed to appear at breakfast, and it search was instituted. _ P.eing notified tli^ itn unidentified body had been found, tin* anxious parent rushed to tin* un dertaking establishment miff found Iiis child. The right arm was severed at the shoulder. Hie left at tin* wrist and her right foot at Hie ankle while Hip skull wa.s fractured and severe wounds were itilliiled in tile right side. According to tin* parents, tin* girl had been deeply cb pre- ed by the death of her little sister, to whom sin was devoted, and. although prevented from attending the funeral, had visit id tlie grave manv tinn -. liecause she had gone to the leineterv vc-,ter- day morning to place a few flower- on the grave and had r::pre-..cel her intention of returning in the after-] -noon, it is suppo-ed tliai sin* crept out of the bouse som* time after 9 o'clock last night and met with tin accident between that time and morn ing. Alt bough Coroner Vaughan said to-1 day lie had gathered no evidence of foul play, an inquest will In held] over the Itody at 3 30 o'clock tonxor-j row afternoon. Bailwnv in.peetrr- liavo studied the cirrymstani es sur rounding the tragedy car* fully, bid have thus far been unable to discover what train tan over the child. PREACHER ON TRIAL IN CHARLESTOWN COURT ■ Charleston. W. Ya.. June 13—The first witness was called today by tin* state in tin* effort to prove llcv. J. !'. Wilburn was implicated in the fatal shooting of John O. Goon*. Logan county sheriff, who was killed with two deputies duriinj t;i<* Logan-Boone county disorders Ins' summer. Misses Elizabeth Scott and Miss Jojuiio Barnwell are at home from Winthrop college for tin* summer. Miss Barnwell has just completed Hie two year normal course. investigation, but lie will not change Die decision of the court iu Kirby's i ase. The petition which was presented lor Gappins was signed by Iwentv seven people, eleven of them mem let's .if tin* jury that convicted th*> trio, and that heard the thr*'** men tell imhliishingly of their murder of ih*’ young Columbia taxi driver, whose car ihev wanted to steal and sell. Govern.ir Harvey i; being warmly c cinimend* d tbroiigltout the state for Iiis firm ‘ laiid against tin* idea of free u <> of the pardons in such cases as those. The* governor lias not issued any formal statements as to what he will do with those petitions, hut tie has made it known that In* will not interfere witii tin* decisions of tlui courts. No reasons have been set forth why these men should not got tin* dues ordered by tin* jury of their peers, ip,' governor stated. BANKERS ATTENDING STATE CONVENTION NUMBER OF THEM CO TO ASHE- VLLE. N C. FOR SOUTH CAROLINA MEETING A number of Hie bankers of Flor ence ‘ire attending the annual con vention of till- South Carolina Bank ers association, now in session iu Asheville. X. (’. Among them are I II. Lucas, vice president of the Pal metto Bank and Trust Company; F. J. Brand, p/ sidetit of the Commer cial and Savings Bank. S. II Hus bands. cashier of the First National Bank. They left hist night for tins * (invent ion. RESIDENCE BURNS DURING FUNERAL 1.aureus, June 13. — Yesterday shortly after Die noon hour, as the* funeral services of the late Capt. Jo seph B. Humbert were being con cluded at Mount Bethel church, the late home of Captain Humbert was ioiaIIv destroyed by fire. This sjngulai ami distressing inci dent tool; pla'c** just about the time ilie benediction at the graveside was filing pronounced, and hundreds cf people at the funeral hi.jtjfd to the Inc. two mil* distant, and many o: them .(.-.sisied in removing the fur nishings front Die dwelling. Miss 1 aidu* Tavlnr. a near neighbor who was not well enough to attend the funeral, hurried to’ the Humbert lioni* upon seeing Die volumes of Id,nk smoke i-suing, from Die house and. liuiliug the doors locked, she eizcd a farm tool with which sit** broke open ti,* 1 front door and direct ed several negro farm hands and see vanls who bail assembled lo begin til*' removal of the furniture. MANV WOMEN ARF STUDENTS IN VIENNA Vienna. June 13. Of the 11.87”. students enrolled in Vienna I’niver- city for Du* nast term L’ll percent were women Oi* these 1,169 look the phil osophy caurse, 3iM! law and fill modi cine. CHAMBER POSTPONES MEETING LAST NIGHT Because several o£ the members of the coiniiiittee.s had to tie out of Dio city and could not make their reports. Die meeting of Du* directors of tli>* Chamber of Cojinperce, called for last night, was postponed till later in the week. Another session will be culled as soon as practicable.