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Bigham Trial Halted When State Witness Drops Dead
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"Everything Irritate* me--! am »
hundl* of nerv**, I ache all over »n(1
i itnttot deep anfl am *o deapondent,*'
Thl* extract from a latter written
from one woman to another describes
th# rendition of many women who
suffer from feminine allmanta. Noth
ing will relieve thl* dlatraaalng rendi
tion *o surely aa I.ydla F rinltham'a
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been restoring elrh and ailing women
of America to health and strength
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Hear the School Bells Ring |
School day* are here again and mothers
will appreciate the readiness of this store with IJ
both high and low shoes for Boys and Girls ts
from kindergarten age to high school years.
And we encourage particular care in the sejec
tion and fitting of all Children’s Shoes—and partic
ularly so of the smaller folks.
BLACK KID
TAN OR
PATENT
Growing GirU’
2H to 6
$3.00 to $5.00
Children’*
BVi to 11
$2.00 to $3.00
DOGS KILL 29 SHEEP
NEAR THOMSON, GA.
THOMSON, Ga.—Bine* spring
Mrs. Ira E. Farmer has loet ewtn
f.v-nln# head of sheep that were
killed by dogs Invading her pas'ure
on her farm on# mil# from town
in the spring th* dog* began to kilt
tbe lambi In th# flock, and lit#- in
il-» #ummer attacked th# grown
sheep.
\ytthln the past two week* dog*
have killed mor# than a dozen of
the older sheep Mr*. Farmer noti
fied Sheriff Adkins of her predica-
Prepare to Come
For Our Next
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Tuesday, the 30th, will be another notable day of
opportunities to buy quality merchandise in our
store at such unusually low prices that we want our
out-of-tow’n patrons to know about it first and
make plans to come.
Every department will offer timely fall merchan
dise at prices to give most substantial savings.
We especially invite our visitors to inspect all the
new fall modes in ready-to-wear and merchandise
of every kind now arriving daily.
We believe there will be an agreeable surprise to
find what savings may be accomplished in buying
our regular lines—aside from “Opportunity Day”
offerings.
It is our sincere purpose to give our patrons the
pleasure of taking the lead in styles without ex
cessive expense.
Chamberlin-Johnson-
Dußose Company
ATLANTA
BOYS’
21/2 to 6
$2.25 to $4.50
YOUTH'S
12 to 2
$1.75 to $3.00
ment and he went out Sunday and
shot tha offander*.
Incidentally, whll# Sheriff Ad
kina waa engaged In dispatching
the marauding dog*. he flushed a
covy of darkles engaged In a game
of "African Golf’’ under cover ol
the brush to the rear of Mrs. Far
mer'# pasture. Th# Sheriff did not
know they wera tn the vicinity, but
the negroes came pell-mell out of
tha swamp when the officer began
to shoot as though their liver de
pended on a quick getaway. The
sheriff describe* the Incident is
killing two birds with one stone.
Most suicide* occur In midsum
mer.
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, Ga.
BANK PRESIDENT
STRICKEN WHILE
ON THE STAND
Death of George J. Steele
Brings First Day’s Pro
ceedings to Sudden End.
To Resume Trial Friday
CONWAY, 8. C.—Th# fleet day’s
proceedings in th* second trial of
Edmund D. Bigham, Floraneo
County farmer who ia charged with
the murder of five members es his
own family, wars brought to a sud- i
dan clots lata Thursday whan a
state’s witness was fatally stricken
white testifying.
George J. Steele, 72 years old,
president of the Bank of Pamplieo,
was describing scenes at the Big
ham home on the afternoon of Jan
uary 22nd, when the five member*
of the family ware killed, when hi*
head fell over to on* side, his eyes
closed and his mouth showsd a
strained appsaranca. He wa* as
sisted from tho witness chair al
ready unoonseious and taken into
the judges cloakroom from where
it was reported a few minutes
afterward that ha was dead.
COURT ADJOURNS
UNTIL FRIDAY
At the suggestion of Fhllltp H.
Arrowsmlth, assisting Solicitor L.
M. Oasque In the prosecution.
Judge Ilayne F. Rice adjourned
court until Friday morning. Mr.
Arrowsmlth was examining tho
witness when the latter was
stricken.
Mr. fUeel* was the second wit
ness called by the state, following
Dr. W. H. Poston, of Pamplieo, on
the stand. Dr. Poston had been
under examination from about 11:30
o'clock Thursday morning until B
o'clock Thursday afternoon telling
of his services at the Bigham home
In connection with the tragedy, and
undergoing a severe questioning
from both state and defense at
torneys on his view as an expert of
the possibility that Smiley Bigham
had committed suicide.
Edmund D. Bigham, convicted
and sentenced to death once for tho
murder of his brother, pleaded not
guilty when arraigned for the sec
ond time on the same charge.
The other members of the family
for whose murder he was Indicted
were his mother, Mrs. M. M. Big
ham. his sister. Mrs. Marjorie
Black, and two smalt adopted
children of the latter, John and Leo
McCracken.
Although he followed the pro
gress of the case with evident In
terest, the defendant showed no
agitation or concern through the
day. „
Apparently In the best of health,
Mr. Steele mounted the witness
chair with a firm step and answer
ed questions put to him In a clear,
vigorous manner.' Me said Ed
mund Bigham asked him to assist
In searching for the remaining
tnembere l the family after Mrs.
Bigham and one of the boys had
been found dead, hut that he de
clined because he thought it was
dangerous.
"Who were you afraid of? At
torney Arrowsmlth asked.
"Whoever was doing the killing.’
the witness rejoined, while a ripple
of laughter stirred the packed
courtroom.
TELLS OF FINDING
THE OTHER BODIES
The bodies of the other children
and Mrs. Black were found later,
ho testllled. The witness said he
had known the Bigham family
since he was old enough to know
anything. The relatione between
Hmlloy and his brother and sister
were good, he said, and, so far as
h# knew, so were the relations be
twen Edmund and the members of
the family.
Asked about the relations be
tween the two brothers. Mr. Steele
replied, "except for what Hmlley
told me they were good so fnr as 1
knew.’’ He was not called upon
to explain what Smiley had told
him.
Testimony of Dr. Poston consum
ed a large part of the day. He
described the wounds of which
Uigham’s mother, sister and the
latter's ndopted children died.
Questioned by Judge Mendel L.
Smith, Camden, of defense counsel.
It was Indicated that the defense
would endeavor to establish the
theory that Smiley Bigham killed
the other members of his family
and then committed suicide.
Solicitor L. M. Casque and At
torney Arrowsmlth. both of Flor
ence, sought to show by their ex
amination of Dr. Poston that
Smiley Bigham did not commit sui
cide. although his dead body was
found with a bullet hole In the
right temple and a revolver held
loosely In his right hand.
Members of state and defense
counsel both expressed the opinion
that the rase would not he finished
this week. Drawing of the Jury
consumed only an hour and a half.
It was composed of ten farmers,
one merchant and on# bookkeeper.
The personnel of the Jury fol
lows:
H. C. Powell, Oeorge Bellamy, W.
I, Edge, W. A. Page. Sam C. Long,
Vincent Ward, W. A. Moore. J. D.
Royale, Pearlle Doyle, W. I*
Thompson, Claude M. Boyd and A.
r. Long.
BARNWELL COUNTY
Officer* Get 19,000 Gallon*
Mash In Haul
BARNWELL. S. C—The traffic
In moonshine liquor In thle section
was dealt a very severe blow when
a raiding party of local officers
selted and destroyed a twin still
about seven or eight miles from
Barnwell Monday afternoon. The
outfit. It Is said, was one of the
largest thn< has hern raided In this
section of the State and was cap
able of producing several hundred
gallons of liquor tn the course of
a night. In addition to the still,
the officers destroyed about 19,000
gallons of mash. One sack of corn
meal, several hundred pounds of
sugar and a Hudson automobile
were found at the atill.
When the raiding party arrived
upon the scene they found the atllle
In full operation, with three white
men In charge The operators evi
dently mistook th# officers for
squirrel hunters, as the latter
were quite close before their iden
tity was discovered. The men at
the still then proceedd to take lefij
ball, and only one was recognised.!
It Is said. He was called upon by j
name by one of the offlcere to halt,
but refused to obey the order. This
man was said to be Poyhattafi
llarley and a warrant tor hie ar
rest was aworn out Tuesday morn
ing.
After destroying the plant, the
officers brought the automobile to
Barnwell and It will be advertised!
and sold at a later date. The raid
ing party was composed to Sheriff
C. K. Banders. Magistrate W. P.
Sanders and Constable Perry Beas
ley. Mr. R. L. Peacock accom
panied them as an "unofficial ob
server" and was an interested
spectator of the proceedings.
FIRST DISTRICT
Executive Committee to
Meet Friday
SAVANNAH, Ga. —The Democratic
congressional executive committee of I
the First Georgia district, designated ,
to serve for the ensuing two years i
will hold Its first meeting for the I
purpose of organizing and transact- 1
Ing such other business as may come '
before It at *O3 .Savannah Bank A
Trust Company building Friday at
noon.
Three Hold Over.
The committeemen have been ap
pointed by the chairmen of the vari
ous county executive committees of
the counties composing the First
Georgia district.
It has been the policy heretofore
for gome of the committeemen to
hold over and In this cage some of
tfie former committeemen will gerve
for the ensuing two years, among
whom are John O. Kennedy of Cha
tham. C. T. Guyton of Effingham and
Dr. B. K. Daniel of Evans.
The committee will elect a chair
man and secretary and will be In 1
position to function In the Interest of
the Democratic party on all matters
In the district foi the ensuing two
years.
The Committeemen.
Chatham. John G. Kennedy. Sa
vannah. Bryan, r.ufus It. Geiger,
Pembroke: Burke, Jas. H. White
head. Waynesboro: Jenkins. E.
Oradv Weathers. Millen; Screven. J.
W. Overstreet, Srlvanla; Effingham.
C. T. Guvton. Tattnall, l)r. C. R
Walling, Claxton: Done, Mell Price,
T.udowlel; J.lberty. Capt. F. E. Mil
ler, Hinesville; Mclntosh. Gen. Cain,
Darien; Candler, A. J. Bird, Metter;
Bulloch, Brooks Simmons, States
boro.
HER STRENGTH
SLIPPED AWAY
Georgia Lady Bays Oardtii
Proved To Be Just What
She Needed and Her
Health Has Become
Normal Again.
Ty Ty, Ga. —After having taken
Cardul on several occasions In the
last eight years, Mrs. J. D. Lamb,
of this place, says she Is glad to
tell how she was benefited.
‘‘l have taken Cardul both be
fore and after the birth of my last
four children,” she says, "and 1
have found it to be Just what I
needed at that time.
"Before my children came I would
be weak and sickly—looked as if
my strength slipped away.
"After they were born, I did not
pick up right at first somehow. I
was slow in getting back my
strength.
' The first time I took Cardul was
eight years ago. ... I read wliat
other women said and I decided to
try it myself. I found it was Just
what I needed. It filled the bill ex
actly, so I have taken it since. It
gives me strength and builds me up
so that I can do my work and cart)
for my family.
"Lately I have been troubled with
irregularity. This has been very
weakening and troublesome. I sent
for a bottle of Cardul and I had not
finished taking it before I felt much
better. I continued to take it and
my health has become normal.”
Cardul should help you. Try It.
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BEST KNOWN WOMEN
HERE TELL OF QUICK
RESULTS FROM G.F.P.
Women of AH Glasses As
tounded—Say Never Be
fore Have They Known
Anything Which So Quickly
Overcomes Co-called “Fe
male Troubles.”
It is very doubtful If anything ha*
ever been received here with such
wide open arm*, go to speak, a* has
St Joseph'* U. F P., and there Is only
ons thing which can be responsible for
this popular approval, and that Is. G.
F. P. Is said to be the first direct and
renlly effective specific for the elim
ination of the mysterious and dreaded
malady—catarrh—from which so many
girls and women her# have been suf
fering and did not know what was
causing all their trouble.
When the representative of the dis
cover of St. Joseph's O. F. P. first
came here she predicted that thous
ands of women here would overcome
serious troubles suon as Irregular
functioning of thtr generative organs,
attended by pain and extreme dis
comfort. nervousness, headaches,
ersmps, irritable disposition, melan
choly and depressed feeling, and a
state of mind wrhlch causes such suf
ferers to really feel that life Is hardly
worth living iwcause It-seems to them
that they have no further hor* of get
ting well again.
To such women. St. Joseph's G T
P comes as a ray of sunshine out of a
dreafy. clouded sky, and the predic
tion that In a few years sfter Its gen
eral us* In tht* country catarrh of th#
female generative organs, and Its ac
companying misery and suffering, will
be a thing of the past Is fast being
proved a Joyful truth to thousands of
women who had long been unhappy
and almost ready to give up.
St. Joseph * G. F. P. Is already en
joying «h# biggest sals of any similar
product for the length of time It has
been Introduced generally. More than
on* hundred thousand bottles have
been sold, and at the rate it Is grow
ing day by day there Is no telling how
great Its success wUI be here.
Women Now Depend
ju gygi)
lb Restore Their Vitalii
APPLING COURT
Adjourns Fall Term. Number
of Sentences
APPLING, Ga.—Although the
fall term of superior court in Co
lumbus county was adjourned here
Thursday by Judge A. L. Frank
lin, the day was a very busy one
for the court. Beginning Monday
morning thd court has been busily
engaged in hearing civil and crimi
nal caces. The docket was not clear
ed and a number of eases that
could not be disposed of at this
term are scheduled to come up
later.
Tried on the charge of being im
plicated in the murder of one Ju
lian Morris, a negro, a Jury re
turned a verdict of guilty In the
case* of William Young, Jr., and
Charles Young, nefroes. William
wa* sentenced to serve not lees than
19 years and not more than 20
years on the chaingang, and Char
les was sentenced to serve from 10
to 15 years on the chaingang.
Paul Joh/ison, colored, found
guilty of the murder of one Tom
Bennefieid, a negro, was sentenced
to serve the balance of his life on
the chaingang.
Eddie Atkins, pleed guilty to
violating the prohibition law and
was sentenced to serve 12 months
on the chaingang.
Walter Huffman, white, charged
with carrying concealed weapons,
was sentenced to pay a fine of SSO
and to serve twelve months on the
chaingang. Th* chaingang sent
ence was suspended upon the prom
ise of Huffman to refrain was any
further violation of the law. In the
event his promise to the court is
not kept, Judge Franklin, warned
him that his parole would be auto
matically revoked and he would re
ceive additional punishment for
further violations of the law.
A plea of guilty was entered by
Sarah Jane Baird, colored, to hav
ing been disturbed public worship
and a sentence of $25 was Imposed
on her.
Clinton Kidd was fined sls on a
misdemeanor charge. Robert Wil
lis, charged with a misdemeanor,
was sentenced to pay a fine of SSO
or serve 12 months on the chain
gang.
Jerry Tate, charged with violat
ing the prohibition law, was sent
enced to pay a fine of SSO or serve
12 months on the chaingang.
A fine of S4O or a sentence of 12
months was imposed on John Wll
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Men’s Dept, 2* »
Suits —Some dealrfs talk quality and
■ell price. Some talk price and make no men
* tion of quality. We have the happy faculty
of talking a little of each and delivering a
goodly share of both. New styles now ready
from Am so
i up
Our Guarantee Protects You!
If you find that you can get better quality elsewhere
at the same price, or the same quality for a lower
price -BRING IT BACK
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More Than Your Cold Cash
Don’t ever say that you can’t buy because you haven’t the
ready cash —you don’t need ready ca»h to buy here; your
promise to pay is all we ask. Your credit is good with us.
No bother, no delay—buy what you need now. Tell us to
“charge it” and pay later on your own terms, within reason!
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cold cash.
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CLOTHING STORES
970 BROAD STREET.
iiams. on a charge of violating the
prohibition law.
AIKEN PREPARES
For Meeting of Asparagus
Growers Association
AIKEN. S. C.—Preparations are un
der way for the meeting of the South
Carolina Asparagus Association, which
will be held in Aiken Thursday. Octo
ber 9, when it is expected that more
than a hundred fanners of this sec
tion. all growers of asparagus, will be
In attendance. Following the busi
ness meeting at the court house a
barbecue will be given the visitors at
the Aiken Agricultural Club. One of
the purposes of the meeting is to en
courage the growers to increase their
present acreage from 100 to 400 acres
next year, which will probably be
done. Aiken will become the central
shipping point for the growers of the
Ttidge Spring, Johnston. Monetta,
Trenton. Willlston, Blackville. Bam
berg. Allendale, Barnwell and Den
mark sections.
AIKEN, S. C.—Books for the en
rollment of voters in the municipal
primary to be held in November,
when a mayor and six aldermen will
l>e elected, will open early next week,
according to a statement made Thurs
day by Ernest L. Alidti. presider. of
the Aiken Municipal Club. Books for
the uptown precinct will be at the of
Lei Kellogg’s Bran free your children
from that dangerous disease —eonstipaiion
Children are subject to constipation.
In tho excitement of play, they neg
lect themselves and foster this dread
disease. More than forty other diseases
can be traced to constipation. Don’t
delay. Begin at once to cleanse their
systems of the dangerous poisons.
Kellogg’s Bran sweeps the intestine
clean—and purifies it. It drives out
tho poisons which undermine your
children’s health. It makes the bowels
function regularly and naturally.
Kellogg’s Bran, cooked and krum
bled, is guaranteed to bring results if
eaten regularly, or your grocer will
Tetum your money. It is guaranteed
because it is ALL bran! Nothing but
ALL bran can be 100 per cent effec
tive. Kellogg’s Bran is recommended
by doctors everywhere—they know
from experience that it bring* results.
Dresses —The superb styling,
material and workmanship cm these new
Fall Dresses assure them a popularity
surpassed only by their lowness in price,
W9B
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
fice of J- W. Asbhurst. and for the
downtown precinct at Bishop s store.
AIKEN. S. C.—Aiken county has
received from the state treasurer the
sum of $1,860.54, this being the coun
ty’s share of the gasoline tax money
AIKEN, S. C.—The Aiken County j
Health Department is working up a
tonsil and adenoid clinic to b« held
at Granitevilie on October 9 and 10.
and the people ot the Horseereek
Valley are asked by the department
to notice their children, and if they
have any throat or nose affections to
bring them to the clinic. Dr. Oertel
of Augusta will be in charge of the
work, and while a minimum charge
will be made for operations, it is an
nounced that if the patients are not
financially able to pay, they will be
treated as charity patients. Appli
cations should be made to the Atken
County Health Department at once as
cases will be treated in the order In
which applications are made.
GERMANY’S PROTEST
Against Import Duty Is
Presented
PARIS. The German charge
d'affaires here Friday presented to
the French government Germany's
official protest against the French
decree imposing a 26 per cent Ger
port duty on all goods from Ger
many, dating from October 1. Ger
many's intention to try to Induce
France to cancel the levy was
made known in Berlin Tuesday.
Have yocr children eat it regularly
—two tablespoonfuls daily—in chronic
cases, with every meal. They will lik
its wonderful, nut-like flavor —so di>
ferent from common brans which are
most unpalatable.
As a cereal, with milk or cream, they
will enjoy Kellogg’s Bran, cooked and
krumbled. Sprinklo it over other
cereals. Cook it with hot cereals. Try
it in delicious muffins, bread, griddle
cakes and other recipes given on every
package.
But start them eating Kellogg’s
Bran to-day. Start every member of
your family eating it. Kellogg’s
Bran, cooked and krumbled, is made
in Battle Creek and is served in indi
vidual packages by the leading hotels
and clubs everywhere. Ask for it at
your restaurant. It ia sold by all
grocers.