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Vol. LXXII No. 1299 Union, S. C., Friday Afternoon, February 10, 1922 3c Per Copy
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY
ON TAYLOR CAi
Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 10.?A1
a beginning pronounced satisfactc
the district attorney expected to c
tinue investigation into the slaying
William Desmond Taylor with a p
sibility of a number of persons pre
inent in the motion picture world a
be examined, including Mary> Mi
Minter, Mable Normand, Neva Gerl
Clara Windsor and Edna Purviar
There was no confirmation of the
mor that Miss Minter was close
with the district attorney two ho'
last Tuesday.
Los Angeles, Feb. 9.?A new t
comprehensive investigation into 1
circumstances surroundiner the si:
ing of William Desmond Taylor, no'
film director, was under way here
day, directed by the district attorn
Yesterday and today the district
torney gathered into his hands 1
scattered threads of evidence that 1"
been drawn out by the police, 1
sheriff's office and independent inv
tigations, and tonight he was attem
ing to weave them into some sort
pattern that would disclose what tc
place just before Taylor lost his li
One item gathered for this pri
pective fabriea of fact and deducti
was a packet of letters written
Mabel Normand, motion picture i
tress, and which disappeared fr<
Taylor's home after his death. Th<
letters were rediscovered yesterd
concealed among Taylor's effec
Their contents were r.ot disclosed a
M iss Normand who was in seclusi
today declined to comment on the n
turn of events.
Witnesses questioned today in 1
investigation which it was annount
would be complete and would t?
other inquiries into consideration oi
so far as facts learned by them mij
be helpful, included Charles Eyb
gdneral manager of the Famous Pit
ers-Lasky studio here, at which Tt
lor was employed as a director. B
Eyton testified at the coroner's
ouest that he was the first to susp*
that Taylor's death had been caus
by other than natural events,
said he has insisted that the body
i. examined for wounds, and it was 1
P""**Tnsfstence, according to his statenu
at the inquest, that caused discovc
of the fatal wound.
Mr. Eyton had a conference tod
with District Attorney Thomas
Woolwino, and another one
which D. C. Doran, an assistant d
trict attorney, as well as Mr. Wo
wine participated.
Others summoned to the district i
torney's office today and questior
included Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Mi
Lean whose home adjoined that
Taylor, and who had given statemei
at the inquest and to the police; H<
ry Beavey, Taylor's houseman. Ho
nrd Fellows, chauffeur for Taylor, a
Harry Fellows, brother of the chai
feur, and an assistant director wi
questioned fully. The district attorr
declined to disclose the results
these interviews.
Another development today was
well-defined rumor that some per*
had found a revolver, possibly 1
weapon with which Taylor was slf
shortly after the murder beca
known. This rumor was brought
the attention of the district attori
and the police, both officers disclai
ing direct knowledge of the purpor
discovery, but both saying that c<
nizance was being taken of the run
nnd efforts made to prove or t
prove it.
While these local developments ki
the officials engaged word came tl
the San Diego authorities believed 1
body of a suicide lying in the mor<
there might be that of Edward
Sands, missing houseman, agai
whom Taylor swore out warrants
grand larceny and embezzlement, i
wljo has been sought earnestly by c
cers eager to lenrn what he knew
the murder. Investigation, howe\
developed that the dead man was i
Sands.
It also was announced today tl
he public administrator was sear
ing for a second safe deposit box h
by Taylor One was found and open
its contents being negligible. Th
was no direct evidence that he 1
another box but the authorities s
many men divided their documents
two or three boxes, and it was poi
file that the search would yield sor
thing. Inventory of Taylor's estate
far located has disclosed little exe
and a small amount of cash.
Petitions Requesting Drawir
Of New Grand Ju
Okmulgee, Okla., Feb. 10.?P<
tions requesting the drawing of a r
grand jury for the one discharged y
terday by the judge on the grou:
that it was illegally drawn is be
checked by officials. The jury wan
to delve into the affairs of a defu
bank of commerce. Petitions w
filed following a mass meeting wh
denounced Judge Christopher, folk
ing applause from spectators in
court house of a speech of the cou
attorney denouncing the jujlge.
k .
F EIGHT SOURCES E
IE FOR BONUS TAX
ter Washington, Feb. 9.?The field of
,ry> possible soldiers' bonus taxes virtual- ft
?n- ly was narrowed today to eight di
' ?f sources by the subcommittee of the ui
,oa" Republican members of the house ?
?m- ways and means committee dealing la
V'H with the tax problem. ~ si
iles These sources were stated as fol- ti
,er? lows: oi
ice. a gasoline consumption tax of pos- i"
ru* sibly one cent a gallon; a license tax h<
ted on automobiles of about 25 cents per
urs checks at about one cent for each cc
check; a tax on real estate transfers rc
at the rate of about five cents on each m
$10 involved, and increased taxes on m
admissions where the sum paid ex- lu
ceeds 25 cents, cigarettes, tobacco and m
^ documentary stamps. m
Representative Longworth of Ohio, in
acting chairman of the subcommittee fo
in the absence of Representative Ford- m
lad ne*"' sa'd there was little sentiment uj
^ for any increase either in the first ti<
or second class postage rates, but add- ca
ed there had been some discussion of rc
p ^ an advance in the parcel post rates. sc
k The bonus taxes will be temporary, ni
^ Mr. Longworth said, extending over a be
period of three years and will be de- th
0S" signed solely to take care of. the cash se
, payments to be made to former serv- re
ice men during the two and one-half
QP_
years beginning on January 1, 1923. m
It was explained that the eost of the m
' other four options to be included in co
^ the bonus measure would be spread tv
' J over 20 years and would not begin to pt
! be a serious charge against the fed- lo
eral treasury for several years at
cw , .
least.
^ Members of the subcommittee fig- ftr
^ ured that on the basis of estimates ce
' furnished by treasury experts the
$350,000,000 yearly needed for three tc
'ht years ^or t^ie cash payments could be
obtained from the eight sources out- tj<
' lined. Exact rates in each case re- fr
IV" ?
n?ain to be fixed but the subcommit^
tee expects to have the entire progrem je]
. ' completed by Saturday. It then will
^ be passed upon by the majority mernbers
of the ways and means ecommit- ce
' tee and under present plans will be cj(
submitted in .turn to Republican mem.
bers of the senate finance committee ni
1 and to President Harding. C
Graduated increases in the various
ry kinds of documentary stamp taxes or
now in force were discussed today in
ay the subcommittee with sentiment said
. to have been in favor of imposing the jc,
.in highest rate in the case of the translls~
fer of capital stock and bonds. The
? " figure suggested was 1-10 of 1 per
cent on all transactions whether orig- or
a " inal or subsequent. The present tax ?r
ie is 1-20 of 1 per cent in the case of jn
ac~ the original transfer and 1-50 of 1 o(.
? per cent, on each sybsequent transfer.
The suggested increase in the taxes ce
Jn" in cigarettes is estimated to yield s0
w" $25,000,000 while that on tobacco
in would yield an additional $5,000,000.
u ~ In the case of admissions the existlFC
ing rates of 10 per cent may be dou- n)
ie^ bled where the charges exceed 25 .
of . I"
cents. ?U
;??a HOTEL DEATH LIST | m
te HAS REACHED SIX S
me i th
to Richmond, Feb. 10.?With six known j bi
ley dead, efforts are being made to find ^ er
m- the bodies of nine.guests of the Hotel al
ted Lexington which was burned Tuesday, vc
3g- The police believe that nine persons til
nor unaccounted for perished in the Li
lis- flames. Part of the body found late oi
yesterday is still unidentified.
ept ^
bat Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 10.?C. E. Eberfhe
ley, of Pennsylvania, traveling sales*ue
man, appeared at a local newspaper
F. office and asked that his naqie be renst
moved from the list of missing in the, .
for Hotel Lexington (ire at Richmond. He jo
ind said he left Richmand last Sunday, i ^
or
of Second Lap in
'er, Subscriptions to a Cannery
not G
We hereby subscript to one share
of stock in the cannery at Union,
S. C., to be paid for in produce, and of
the par value of $50.00: %\
ed> J. E. Minter $50.00 u
ere Lewis M. Rice 50.00 su
18(1 C. E. House 50.00 a<
a|(' C. K. Hughes .* 50.00 |c
'n Robert W. Beaty 50.00 tl
,si" T. B. Jeter 50.00 Cc
ne* W. O. Jeter 50.00
80 Wp will trladlv receive subscrintions ?/
eP* to the above from farmers in any Cl
section of the county. The cannery in
is an assured fact; we wish to make
it an assured success. Who will phone T
"No. 1" and say "Yea, put me down r<
iry one share"? ft
No sales promoter; no red tape; pi
eti- sane, honest administration and
iew wholesale team work. Come on in! ni
es- ;? H
nds To Determine Extent in
ing Of Army's Knowledge ti
ted Washington, Feb. 10.?A cooperanet
tive enterprise with various governere
ment departments have been under- **
ilch taken by the army chemical warfare
5W- service to determine the extent to
the which the army's knowledge and ex-. R
nty perience may be brought into play for oi
peace purposes of the government. tl
IEFUSES TO KILL
LUXURY TAX
Five hours of warm debate and
srvent oratory in .the house yesterly
morning and night, with the luxrics
tux as the storm center, reached
culmination just before 11 o'clock
ist night when the house in succeson
refused by overwhelming majories
either to continue or to strike
it the enacting words of the bill, so
isuring the eventual passage by the
juse of the last of the series of
>w revenue measures to be given
>nsideration in the lower house. The
>cord vote on the bill, taken on the
otion to continue the bill, showed a
ajority of 78 to 34 in favor of the
xuries tax. Further debate on the
easure and the numerous amendents
proposed was adjourned until
lmediately after the 30 minute call
r local and uncontested matter this
orning, when the bill will be taken
> again nnd according toexpectauns
amended to include other soJled
"luxuries" and sent to third
ading. The proponents of the bill,
cure in the knowledge that they
imber over two-thirds of the memtrs
voting, will be able today to work
icir will with the bill and eventually
nd It to join the number of other
venue measures in the senate.
This bill, which, it is variously estiated
by members of the ways and
eans committee, will turn into the
flers of the state annually a sum be>-een
$900,000 and $2,000,000. In its
esent form it provides for the folwing
scale of taxes:
o i - ~ r
ovair ui J u.\r?.
On nil still drink?f, cereal beverages
id unfermented fruit juices?six
nts a gallon.
On all finished or fountain syrups?
n cents a gallon.
On theater and other admission
;kets?one cent for each 30 cents or
action thereof
On all cigarettes?one cent for each
n cent package of cigarettes or frac>n
thereof.
On cigars, sold for less than seven
nts each?one cent for each three
Kara or fraction thereof.
On cigars, sold for seven cents or
ore and less than 15 cents?one
nt for eafeh efgrar. - 1
On cigars, sold for 15 cents each
more?two cents for each cigar.
Little cigars, weighing not more
an four pounds per 1,000, if sold for
ss than three cents each?one cent
r each five cigars or fraction thereOn
chewing and smoking tobacco?
ic-half cent for each ten cents or
action thereof of the price at which
dividual plugs, cuts, sacks, tins or
her containers are sold.
On snuff?one cent for each ten
nts or fraction thereof of the price
Id.
On all motor vehicles?one per eenim
of the selling price.
Amendments have been prepared to
akc the taxes applicable also to
aying cards, dice, silk stockings, ,
irs, jewelry, perfumes and cosmetics.
For over two hours debate on the
easure raged pro and con at the
orning session and then at 2 o'clock
Utner discussion was auourucu uiim
ie night session when the gnge of
ittle was again taken up by opponlts
and proponents of the measure
ike. For three more long hours the
;rbal conflict raged before the house
red of the discussion and Dr. S. T. D.
uncaster's motion ordering the previis
question was carried.
lMERICA SCHOONER
REPORTED LOST
Key West, Fla., Feb. 10.?The
merican schooner "May", has been
st .10 miles from here, according to
aptain Ferguson, who arrived here
1 a fishing smack. The crew were
ived.
>unmen Fire Shots
At Richmond Cars
Richmond, Va., Feb. 9.?Automobile
unmen began a mysterious reign of
rror tonight in Richmond and its
lburbs firing revolvers" point blank
i motormen and conductors on trol y
cars on four lines operated by
ie Virginia Railway and Powder
>mpany.
No one was injured but passengers
ere panic stricken as bullets
'ashed through the windows shatterg
glass among them.
Frank Mulford, claim agent of the
raction company, announced that a
ward of 05 would be paid for inirmation
leading to the arrest of uny
arty guilty of the shooting.
Cars- attacked were on the Broad
id Main street, Clay street, west
amnion and Riverview linen. In two
istances motormen of the trolleys aticked
declared the firing came from
i automobile.
amey Acquitted
Of Murder Charge
Anderson, S. C., Feb. 10.?Barney
amey, 16 years of age, was acquitted
f murdering Tom Hays, who killed
ie youth's father.
WOULD STABILIZE
FARM PRODUCTS
The senate yesterday passed a concurrent
resolution introduced by Senator
Laney of Chesterfield urging the
South Carolina delegation in congress
to support a bill introduced by Senator
Ladd of North Dakota to promote
agriculture by stabilizing the prices
of staple agricultural products.
The resolution was introduced by
Senator Laney following a joint meeting
of the agricultural committees of
the house and senate at which J. Skottowe
Wannamaker of St. Matthews,
president of the American Cotton association,
presented the bill of Senator
Lad-i
The resolution adopted yesterday
follows:
"Whereas, there is now pending for
consideration in the United States
senate a bill to promote agricult ure by
stabilizing the prices of staple agricultural
products, introduced by Senator
Edwin P. Ladd of North Dakota;
and,
"Whereas, the stabilization of the
market values of lending staple agricultural
products by fixing and maintaining
minimum prices of same by
governmental action, is deemed imperative
at this time to protect the
iarmcrs ana Dring about tne rehabilitation
of the agricultural industry
from the financial depression caused
by drastic deflation during the past
two years; and,
"Whereas, the governments of Great
Britain and Australia have preserved
the prosperity of the farmers of
Egypt and other staple farm products
in Australia by fixing a minimum
price on the same and establishing a
loan value at low interest rates, so
that agriculture in those countries
have prospered druing the past two
years, and as a result tjhereof all
lines of business have beer successful;
"Therefore, be it resolved by the
senate, the house of representatives
concurring: That the aims and pur*poscs
of United States senftte bill No.
2964 are hereby indorsed qhd the senators
and representative# dp congress
from South Carolina earnestly
urged to supporttheprti^BM|jLwid
mwTjfrkf ofl
which we advocate should be not less
than actual cost of production, plus
a reasonable profit, certainly not less
than 25 cents per pound, the actual
average cost having been ascertained
to be 31 cents per pound in 1921; or
such modifications of snid bill as may
secure the enactment of federal legislation
that will put into effect and
force the intent and purpose of said
bill.
"Be it further resolved: That the
clerk of the hosue of representatives
is hereby instructed to prepare and
mail a copy of this concurrent resolution
to the United States senators
and congressmen of South Carolina
for their information."
TWO DIFFICULTIES
" ARE IN THE WAY
Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 10.?Nationa
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes de
clared "the apathetic cftrtzen and
lethargic public official" are the two
cutstanring difficulties in the way of
the prohibition enforcement.
Union Chamber of ft
Commerce May Disband
Young Men's Husiness League to
Succeed Old Organization.
The directors of the Union Chamber
of Commerce and Agriculture
met yesterday and unanimously de
cided to disband the organization
The organization has furniture and
fixtures worth $600. It has a total
indebtedness of $408. It was unanimously
voted that the Young MenV
Business League, recently organized
with 100 members, be tendered the
offer of the entire building of the
Chamber of Commerce, provided the>
would assume the indebtedness o1
$408. In ease the offer is not accept
ed by the Young Men's Business
League, the furniture and fixture;
will be put up at auction, sold, ane
the proceeds will be applied to the in
debtedness.
The old organization, in cleanup
the decks for the new organization, i;
willing to turn over good will and th<
promise of hearty cooperation, so fai
as individual members are concerned
in the new venture.
The Young Men's Business Lcagiu
will meet tonight to consider the of
fer of the directors of the Cham be i
of Commerce.
Fourth Lyceum Number
the Men Kinging Male vjuartetw
which is the fourth Alkahest Lyceun
attraction, will appear in the Hig!
school building Tuesday evening, Fel
21st.
This is one of the best numbers o
the course. Singing and ringing an
readings, and the program is so varie
that there will be numbers to pleas
every one.
I
WORK CUT SHORT
AT NAVY YARDS
Washington, Fob. 9.?The lirst effects
of tiie armament conference on ]
t thE5 employment situation were felt
i to lay when several thousand mechanic:
and artificers in navy yards were (
temporarily laid off after Secretary ,
D<nby had ordered suspended all old- (
nance work designed for the naval ,
vessels slated for "scrapping" under ]
the naval limitation treaty. The in- (
struct ions were issued in line with j
President Harding's order of yester- ;
day suspending work on the vessels
under constructions affected by the ,
treaty. The navy yards affected are ,
those at Washington, Philadelphia, ?
Norfolk, Mare Island, Calif., and pos- ,
sibly Boston. The ordnance plant at ,
South Charleston, W. Va., was also
affected similarly. \
While those instruction , were being
sent out, President Harding was re- j
ceiving the report of the American
arms delegation with the treaties |
growing out of the conference. After
receiving these documents from ,
Secretary Hughes, the president had j
the four delegates as luncheon guests (
at the White House. The president ]
has not decided whethor he will deliver
to the senate the treaties in per- i
son, it was sxiid later. ,
Earlier in the day the. president ,
received the farewells of the last of
the arms delegations, seeing in turn i
Admiral Baron Kato and Vice For- 1
eign Minister Hanihara of the Jap- (
anese delegations, Johnkeer F. Vee- 1
lnrts von Blokland and Johnkeer W.
II. de Beaufort of the Netherlands, j
Albert Sarraut of France and the j
three Chinese delegates, Wellington (
Koo, minister to Ixmdon; Chief Jus- (
tice Wang of the Chinese supreme (
court and Minister Sze, Chinese envoy }
to Washington. i
Secretary Denby's suspension or- ,
tier was made public today after 1,500 ,
of the 7.000 employees at the Washington
navy yard upon reporting for ,
work were given ''temporary furloughs"
without pay Most of them
are machinists Capt. A. L. Willard,
director of navy yards, estimated that
nearly 4,000 civilian mechanics and
artificers in navy yards would be laid
Toff. Approximately. 600 oacb, it waa
said, would be affected at the New ^
York, Philadelphia, Norfolk and Mare t
Island yards. In addition, it is ex- (
i pectod that the order will affect men
employed on construction work on the (
battleships and battle-cruisers in pri'
vate yards.
JURY LIST FOR
CRIMINAL COURT
. Jurors for criminal court to convene
I third Monday, February '27th, 10'2'2:
M. W. Bobo, W. M. Stevens, W. T.
Wheat, E. R. Betsill, W. Sam Vaughn,
| J. C. Bevis. J. F. Cheek. W. R. Hill, J.
M. Bates. N. II. Poaree, Simon Smith,
S. S. Sanders, D. F. Cookson, Sr., \V.
T. Giles, C. F. Edwards, Charlie Stevens,
R. S. Harris, Joe Porter, Geo. II.
Oetzel, S. J. II. Howell, J. B. Foster,
T. S. Johns, A. H. Gossett, F. W.
Tucker, C. N. Hill. R. L. Bryan, W. C.
Alverson, J. A. Humphries, B. H.
Maybin, J. L. Shetley, H. B. Hum'
phries, Jno. R. Mathis, J. M. Sanders,
\ J. B. Becknell, T. K. Foster, J. O.
1 In wis
The following are the grand jurors
for the year 1922 to appear on third
Monday, February 27th, 1922:
M. H. Jolly, W. P. Stewart, J. B.
Jolly, J. W. MeGhee, 11. P. Bolick, J.
i I). Barnett, E. L. Spears, E. II. Garner,
J. VV. Rochester, W. H. Jeter, G.
T. Kitchens, W. H. Jolly, J. A. Adams,
W. H. Crosby, J. W. Gregory, Jr.,
! Reuben Lindsay, J. C. Ilollings
worth, Theo Eison.
j PRESIDENT SENDS
CHEERING LETTER
Crookston, Minn., Feb. 10.? President
Harding declared in a letter t/>
the farmers hero that "the general
[ industrial and business situation now
is such as to justify confidence that we
nro well past the worst phase of the
' agricultural crisis."
i m
' TEXAS MAN
GIVEN FLOGGING
\ '
i Toxnrkana, Tex., Feb. 10.?lx?e Henr
derson was taken from his home by
, masked men and flogged, the police
announced.
* "
- Billy Sunday to Preach
r To The Junior Order
Rev. Billy Sunday will preach a
special sermon to the members of the
'? Junior Order in South Carolina on
11 Saturday evening, 7:30 p. m., Feb.
h 11th. A special invitation is extended
> to the Juniors in Union and Union
tounty.
d Costa Rica is one of the healthiest
d lands within ine tropics,
e Santo Domingo ia the oldest white
settlement in the Americas.
%
CLOSE SCRUTINY
FOR FORD OFFER
Washington, Fob. 0.? The advisability
of reducing the time clause in
Henry Ford's offer for the lease of
Muscle Shoals, Ala., government owned
lands from 100 to 50 years was
pucstioned indirectly today by Maj.
[?en. Lansing H. Beach, chief of army
engineers, in testimony before the
bouse military committee. Referring
to the general policy of the government
not to lease its properties for
i\ period exceeding 50 years, General
Beach in his testimony at the second
day of the hearings of the committee
on the Ford proposal said that
"it is not always advisable to apply
one general rule to things big and
mall."
Secretary Weeks, who was hoard by
the committee yesterday, declared repeatedly
that in his opinion it would
he unwise to permit the lease of public
lands or properties to private interests
for so long a period as 100
!?oars. General Beach, however, said
today that it. was "a question in as big
;\nd important, a matter as this whether
the 50 year ride would not work a
hardship."
It was his belief, the general continued,
that in disposition of the properties
at Muscle Shoals, the paramount
consideration should be the effect
upon the nation's defense rather
than the manufacture of fertilizer
The country, he said, should not be
caught again without an adequate nitrate
supply.
The disadvantages of installing
power plants in Alabama and estabishing
a market for their output were]
hvelt upon at length by the engineer
'hief. He said it would he comparatively
easy to install a plant at N'ivgara
Falls, with a market close by,
aut it was quite another feat, from
a standpoint of time, to do so in a
sparsely settled region like that about
Muscle Shoals with only four cities
within reasonable distance.
The engineer officer was preceded
on the witness stand by Major General
Williams, chief of ordnance, who
ocupicd the greater part of the day's
sessions explaining valuations of properties
involved in the Ford offer, lie
SffETma'ted that the Warrior power
[riant and transcission line could be
salvaged for $.1,000,000 or more, and
ieelared under examination by committee
members that figure was threefifths
of all that Mr. Ford had offered
for the nitrate plant and other
properties. These properties, it was
estimated, had a scrap value to the
government of $8,812,000 and would
he worth $10,272,000 if made partially
operative and the remainder salvaged.
The policy of the war department,
General Williams explained, however,
was opposed to the scrapping of the
properties concerned. He added later,
in response to questions, that it was
intended lo complete the Wilson dam
and maintain nitrate plant No. 2 in the
event private development failed.
Chairman Kahn received word today
that Mr. Ford would not appear
personally before the committee but
would send properly accredited representatives.
"BESSIE DOLLAR"
IS IN DISTRESS
San Francisco, Feb. 10.? Steamship
"Bessie Dollar," nearly 800 miles
from Washington state, is badly damaged
in a storm with her bridge gone,
a steward killed and the captain injured,
according to a radio message
received here.
WORKMEN SEIZE
STATION AND TRAIN
Cork, Feb. 10. -A group of railway
workmen dissatisfied with the strike
settlement terms, seized the station
and all trains here.
Buffalo
Buffalo, Feb. 7.?Miss Floride Ingram
of Wadesboro, N. C., spent the
week with Mrs. .1. V. McCombs and
Miss lone Hudson, on her way tn
Washington and Pennsylvania, where
she will visit her sister.
Mr. Fred C. Ballard was also a
week-end visitor of Miss lone Hudson,
Checks Will Not Be Taxed
Washington, Fob. 10.?The houst
ways and moans subcommittee decided
against a tax on bank checks in reach
ing a final agreement on the soldiers
bonus tax program which was nol
made public.
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
Open Clos<
March 17.16 17.11
May 16.89 16.81
July 16.45 16.41
October 15.88 15.81
December 15.65 15.7t
N. Y. Spots 17.4<
, Local market 16.0<
PRISONER ASKS
BIGHAM TO TALK
Sentenced to serve the balance of
his life on the Georgia state prison
farm at Milledgeville, and believing
that Edmund D. Bigham, now an inmate
of the death house at the South
Carolina penitentiary, can say the
word that will mitigate his sentence
if not clear him altogether, \V T
Johnson has written a letter in which
he urges Bigham to tell what he
knows.
The letter is an unusual one, and
it shows that W. T. Johnson, now a
life-termer in Georgia, has kept closely
in touch with the progress of the
Bigham ease. Bigham, it will be recalled,
was convicted of killing Lis
brother, Smiley Bigham, in Florenee
county, and was also charged with
having slain his mother, his sister and
his sister and his sister's two adopted
children. He has been tried on
| only one of the charges. Bigham was
sentenced to die in the electric chair,
but execution was stayed by an appeal
to the supreme court, which recently
has rendered a decision against the
prisoner. However, his case will probably
be taken to the United States supreme
court, and Bigham is still a
prisoner in a narrow cell at the penitentiary.
W. T. Johnson, the Georgia prisoner,
has recently seen n notice of the
decision of the state supreme court
against Bigham, and believing that
Bigham might talk, wrote the following
letter:
Letter From Johnson.
"Editor of The State,
"Columbia, S. C.
"Dear Sir:
"I notice in your issue of January
27, you have an artie'e that the court
upholds Bigham verdict.
"This party. Edmund D. Bigham,
was a state witness in the ChapmanWade
murder case at Americus, Ga?
for which I am serving life sentence.
He gave very little testimony for the
state, it is my opinion that, he did not
give the actual facts as he knew them
to he, and that he was paid to withhold
this information.
"I am taking the liberty of requesting
you or some of your reporter, to
see this party, and ask him to give
you a statement of the facts in this
case. Under the existing circumstances
I believe he will now gladly
give this information, and further
believe it will benefit me.
"If you can see your way clear to
do this, it will certainly be appreciated
by me regardless of what statement
he might make.
"Very truly.
"(Signed) W. T. Johnson."
"Milledgeville, On.,
"February 5, 1922."
Has I.ittle to Sa>.
This letter was read to Bigham
through the bars of his cell yesterday.
No siirn of emotion moved the fen
tures of the man who has been ir.
prison for many months.
"If you want to net all about that
Chapman-Wade ease, write to June
I-'el ton, Montezuma, (la.," he said in
reply to a question. "He is the solicitor
and he has all the evidence
"What 1 said at that trial never hurt
Johnson, and I told all I knew, and
my testimony was undisputed, even
by him.
"The mother of the deceased and
Mrs. Tom Wade, too. can be written
to for more information.
"If 1 knew anything thai would
help Johnson I'd say it and let God be
my guide.
"If men would let God be theii
guide, I'd never he here in this cell.
If any persons know anything that
would help this man, they ought to
tell it, as it is no light thing to swear
r man's life or liberty away. For
myself 1 only beg people to tell the
truth. As I .azarus begged for crumbs
from the rich man's table, so I beg
men to tell the truth.
"I %\a> a witness in the ChapmanWade
ease. I understand the man
Wade was shot to death though I did
not. see him. The witnesses were
called to the stand and after they had
testified were turned out of the court
room. I understand Johnson was convicted
of second degree murder and
1 is now serving n life sentence."
' Bighnm spoke with earnestness and
deliberation.
After again suggesting that the so1
lieitor at Montezuma he written to,
he said little more about the case.
It will be remembered that after
Bigham was tried there was considerable
talk of his having been a wit!
ness in a case in Georgia.?The State.
: CONSTABLE KM JED
BY ABUSHERS
Belfast, li\land, Feb. 10.?A party
; of Ulster specials were ambushed and
? one constable killed here yesterday.
I King Has Not
I Accepted Resignation
\
Rome, Feb. 10.?King Victor Eman3
uel has not accepted the resignation
of Premier Bonomis, the cabinet semi3
officially stated.
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