^RATE, TERSE
ms seeking
i inquire plage
Iesident To Confer With
ishop Cannon On Law
^ Enforcement Commission
Easts no partisans
^mr.iSHlSGTOX. April 11? SouthK
fln-s are seeking: representation
president Hoover's law enforceK;
investigating commission beHL
of the prominent part they
they played in Mr. Hoover's
IHftion. Their desire for representaK
has been conveyed to the presiEmouncement
of the commission
Id been expected by this time. Inlations
at the White House imIdiateiy
after tiie administration
Led were that the commission
[aid be announced within 30
To Confer With Cannon
[ appears probable now the anrcement
will not come much be'?nnfh.
Presi
the last ui m-- ?
K; Hoover is ex;voted to confer
^Hfore he announces the commis^Hn
with B:slicp James Cannon, Jr.,
BRichmond, Va., one of the leadH
of the apti-Smith dry Democrats
the South. Cannon now is in
^Hrope. He will sail for the United
^Ha:es from England Annl 17. From
^Hypt, Cannon cabled President
^Hover several days ago suggesting
appointment of one outstanding
^^fch:b:ti:r.isi on the commission.
^Hbn's contend there are many able
^Huthern business men, supporters
H the president, who w ould be wilHig
and eager to serve on the law
^Bforcement investigating commis
I lor.. They hope for a represeuuiK?
from these ranks.
Bishop Cannon is expected to urge
le appointment of a Southerner in
I conference with the president
Iter he returns.
lit has been indicated the comniispn
will include no so-called "proIssional
drys," that is, leaders of
Khibition organizations, just as it
II contain no "professional wets,"
Ifers of anti-prohibition organiza 'President
Hoover desires, it
raideistood, to steer clear of any
larp partisans.
Names John Allen
Lieutenant-Colonel
John IV. Allen, veteran of 1861-65,
is oeen appointed Lieutenanttonel
on the staff of General B.
i Tyson, commander second
igade North Carolina Division,
lited Confederate Veterans. No e
of his appointment was receivhere
this week.
Mr. Allen is the only Confedere
veteran of Warrenton and is
mmander of John White camp
imposed or veterans of Warren,
e served throughout the entire
hi war where he made an enable
record as a faithful soldier,
riends here and in other sections
ijoice that he nas been honored
1 appointment to General Tyson's
aff.
'uneral Young Girl
Held On Wednesday
[Funeral services for Jennie Lind
[arris, 10-year-old daughter of Mr.
pd Mrs. Perry Harris of Axtelle,
Fe conducted at the home on
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
F the Rev. E. R. Nelson of Henftsou
and interment was made in
ftp D*,-,-... -
- ?.ua u cnurch cemetery.
Bine young girl died on Monday
Bgb about 11 o'clock. Pneumonia
MBteig measles was the cause of
Mta. Macon Heads
I Medical Auxiliary
G. H. Macon of Warrenton
assume her duties as president
the ladies auxiliary of the State
^Bedical association when the association
meets at Greensboro on
^BT'r-e meeting will continue for
^ Jee days and a local physician
yesterday that it is expected
^Bai practically every physician in
c?nnty wiu attend.
BURROUGHS CONVALESCING
^1 "iends of Mr. \V. H. Burroughs
^ad to know that he is con
I131' Rockv61! at Park View hos"
Oration iL unt> following an
0r appendicitis.
BornSto\fr?RX To R0SS
S;x pJJ[- !m Mrs. j. a. Ross
^n-Sam , vilship on April 9,
^ S^Robert Ross.
05es. LVIacon- Mrs- H- R
f* ^'und whi't WmSt?n and
Hockv at hlte were visitors
Ky Mount yesterday.
i ti*.
;
* M *'
__ s
They Made "h
I yXBCwobaoiw MWX, 98 MOK **'*XVX<V>!V!V!V/:
^
\ ?-?? '
This huge 400-gallon capacity s
Ions of whisky at one run, was
from Chattanooga, Tenn. Oilicia
.that a very poor quality of \vl:
"works."
Farm Building
Plans Supplied
n c. . o 11
oy otate ^onege
RALEIGH, April 9.?The North
Carolina farmer who wishes to construct
or remodel farm buildings
on his place will find that blue
prints made from plans designed
by the agricultural engineers at
State college are helpful and may
eliminate many costly mistakes.
"Wo do not send our building
plans directly to farmers indiscriminately
because of the great
ccst involved but we do have them
available through county agents of
the extension service," says A. T.
Holman, agricultural engineer. "We
now have 188 building- and equipment
plans listed. These cover all
kinds of farm buildings, including
farm homes, bams of all kinds,
self feeders, poultry houses, hog
houses, machinery sheds, and others.
Farmers who wish to take advantage
of this service should consult
with their county agents, decide on
the kind of building desired and
have the agent secure the needed
plan."
Last year, 1928, Mr. Holman says
his office supplied 969 such plans
directly to farmers on county agent
requests. An additional 600 printed
plans for poultry houses were supplied
and a number of charts and
prints having to do with swine feeding
work, installation of hydraulic
rams, water systems and other
special designs were made.
As a result of this activity, Mr.
Holman finds that with the aid of
the farm agents, 122 new dwellings
were constructed; 177 were remodeled;
43 septic tanks were installed;
203 barns built; 188 hog
n i4<4n/4 11 O YVMllfrtr V^AIICOO
HUUOCd auucu, IXU pl/uil/ijr J.xvyk4>j^o
constructed; 87 silos built and 226
other buildings were erected from
plans supplied. This made a total
of 1,764 buildings constructed and
remodeled after plans designed by
the agricultural engineers of the
college.
Rodwell Has Light
Morning In Court.
Judge Rodwell had a light morning
in Recorder's court here on
Monday with only two cases on
docket.
Fred Watkins was fined $10 and
cost on a charge of speeding.
Carrying a concealed weapon was
the cause of Charlie Jones facing!
the Recorder. The weapon was con- [
fiscated and Jones was fined $50
and costs.
ENTERTAINS CLUB
Mrs. M. C. Winston was a charming
hostess to her club on Tuesday
afternoon. Decorations of purple
. lila.es were used in all the rooms.
Top score prize was won by Mrs.
A. A. Williams. Guest prizes were
presented to Mrs. H. P. Jones, Mrs.
Matille Graves and Mrs. Prank Allen.
A salad course was served.
Those present were Mesdames H.
P. Jones, Matille Graves, Frank
Allen, A. A. Williams, D. B. Williams,
V. P. Ward, R. R. Weston,
G. H. Macon, W. H. Alston, R. B.
Boyd Jr., W. H. Dameron and Edmund
White.
GRADE MOTHERS ENTERTAIN
Thirty members of the fourth
grade of John Graham high school
revelled Tuesday from 1 to 3 o'clock
in a grove on the Ridgeway road
near town when they enjoyed a
' * ir*a nroom nnnfi
weinie ruasi, wu ^
. party given by their grade mothers,
[ Mrs. W. H. Dameron and Mrs. E.
; E. Gillam. The picnic was thorough
enjoyed, it was said.
'' - ^ 7 '
=?- <;* hp
1?;
WARRENTON, COUNTY 0
lountain Dew"
V
mm ms* X
v $& *$$&?'
v,?*. , ' ?:*3
^ ^
till, capable of producing 1000 &d>
found in full operation four miles
Is looking over the apparatus say
lite moonshine was made at this
U. S. Supreme Court
? ?
Decrees That Sinclair
Must Serve Sentence
WASHINGTON, April 8.?Just
exactly seven years and a day from
signing of the Teapot Dome lease,
the Supreme Court today decreed
the first jail sentence growing from
the now famous Senate oil investigations.
It decided today that
Harry F. Sinclair, multi-miiliunaire
oil magnate, must servo three
months in the District cf JolumKio
ioil fnr rofiicinor t.n flllSWW
Jlft JU11 XUi 1 VA vw va??v >
questions of the Senate public
lands committee which investigated
the case.
Sinclair was acquitted by a jury
here some time ago on the major
charges of conspiracy growing from
the Senate investigation of the
lease signed by former Secretary
of Interior Fall on April 7, 1922,
though the Supreme Court itself,
in deciding the civil suit against
Sinclair and returning the naval
reserves in Wyoming to the government,
had declared that the
whole transaction was tainted with
fraud.
Mrs. Earnshaw Speaks
At Meeting Of Club
Mrs. E. B. Earnshaw of Wake
Forest was principal speaker at a
meeting of the Woman's club held
in the home of Mrs. A. A. Williams
on Tuesday at which time Mrs.
Williams, Mrs. Frank Allen and
Mrs. George Scoggin. "Little Gar
I dens" was Mrs. uarnsnaw s suuject.
Mrs. N. L. Steadman of Halifax,
district president of Woman's club
was also present and spoke of various
phases of club work. She
was accompanied from Halifax by
Mrs. White.
Mrs. M. P. Burwell entertained
at a four-course luncheon in honor
of Mrs. Earnsha wand Mrs. Steadman.
Other guests present were
Mrs. White, Mrs. M. C. Winston
and Mrs. H. F. Jones.
Following the meeting Mrs. M.
C. Winston entertained at a four[
course dinner in honor of Mrs.
j Earnshaw. Other guests present
I were Mrs. Edmund White, -Mrs. B.
B. Williams, Mrs. C. R. Rodwell,
J Mrs. G. H. Macon and Mrs. W. N.
Boyd.
HONOR LEAGUE PRESIDENT
The members of the Young Peoples'
Service league of Emmanuel
church entertained at three tables
of bridge on Friday night in the
beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
P. Scoggin in honor of its president,
W. Duke Jones, who expects to begin
training as an aviator in the
near future.
Expressing the appreciation of
his work as president, regret at his
leaving and extending good wishes
for success in his new undertaking,
the Rev. B. N. de Foe Wagner, in
behalf of the league, presented to
Mr. Jones a lovely Parker pencil.
An ice course was served to the
following guests: Misses Nan Davis,
Mary Wagner, Katherine Scoggin,
Sue White and Panthea Massenburg.
Messrs. Duke Jones, James
Poindexter, Barker and Alfred Williams,
members of the league, and
Mr. and Mrs. Howard F. Jones, the
Rev. and Mrs. B. N. de Foe Wagner,
Mrs. Howard Alston, Mrs.
Boyd Massenburg, Mrs. Henry
Falkener and Miss Kate Whit<
Williams.
%
arrrrt
F WARREN, N. C., FRIDAY
Mystery Shrouds
r>? 1 rvf t_
rmaing kji man in
Road Unconscious
Mystery still surrounds the injuries
received by Eugene Boyd,
negro farmer and land owner of
near Axtelle, who was found unconscious
on the Old Turnpike road
one half-mile beyond Long bridge
Monday evening. Slight hope is
held for the recovery of the 57year
old negro who is suffering
from fracture of the skull and a
broken collar bone.
The man was found about 8
o'clock by Roy Daniel who had
started to Warrenton from his home.
He rushed here to notify Chief C.
E. Lovell and Dr. Rodgers.
The negro was lying in the middle
of the road with his feet crossed.
A soft felt hat was two yards away,
and a nocketknife and 50 cents had I
tumbled from his left pocket.
There was no signs of injury on
the the body and Boyd was breathing
more or less regularly. Dr.
Rodgers found the fracture at the
conclusion of his examination, and
Boyd was lifted into the car of the
Jones negroes of Shocco and, accompanied
by Whit Watson, carried
to his home. Dr. Rodgers followed.
Opinion expressed by the crowd
that gathered at the scene attributed
Boyd's condition to one of three
reasons. He had either been thrown
from a buggy, a car struck him,
or some one had hit him with a
stick?the prevailing theory today
holds that he was struck by a hitand-run
driver.
The negro had been in town
Monday afternoon selling some land.
He started walking to his home and
was passed near Long Bridge by
J. K. Pinnell who did not recognize
him when he waved for a ride. A
few minutes later Mr. Pinnell pas
ssd an old Ford with one light and
that dim. Just before he reached the
Daniel home he met Roy Daniel
coming toward town. The theory
advanced that this car with one
light struck Boyd and then pulled
into a sideroad.
"Daddy Longlegs" To
Be Presented Tonight
Lovers of amateur theatricals
will journey to the auditorium of
the John Graham high school tonight
at 8 o'clock where the senior
class will present the play, "Daddy
Longlegs."
Students have been hard at
practice for several days under the
direction of Miss Mary Glasson and
a school official who watched the
rehearsal last night said that he
felt the play was sure to please
those who attended.
School children have been making
a canvass of the town and
from advance ticket sales made indications
are that a large crowd
will be present.
Students taking part in the play
are Jack Shannon, Harry Davis,
Walker Burwell, William Hester,
Howard Daniel, Gladys Haithcock,
Margaret Kidd, Lalla Palmer, Fannie
House Scoggin, Belle Mullen,
Annie Lee Powell, Irene Davis, Perry
Davis, Bettie Powell, Maywood
TV/fnHiin T.nuise Pitchford, Annie
Mae Medley.
Dr. Hickman To Speak
To Methodist Ladies
Dr. Frank Hickman of Duke
University will speak at the afternoon
session of the meeting of the
Warren-Vance group meeting of
the Methodist churches to be held
at Henderson on Saturday, it was
announced yesterday. Miss Julia
Lake Stevens, cbuncil superintendent
of young people, is also expected
to be present,
j The program primarily will deal
' - ? TTAiirirr nflh?
Wltll WOFK auiuiig i/iic ,yoLtxi5
pie, it is understcwd, and all ladies
in the churches are asked to put
forth an effort co have as many
boys and girls present as possible.
All ladies are also urged to be
present and to bring reports of
regular meetings, mission study,
prayer life cultivation, and dues.
The meeting will open at 10:30.
Bound To Superior
Court; Bond $200
Levi Bennett, young white man
of LaGrange, was bound over to
| Superior court under $200 bond by
Magistrate W. C. Fagg on Monday.
Bennett was arrested on Saturday
night after he w^s seen running
from the back of Roy Long's
I filling station at the edge of town
' with a slot machine. Investiga'
tion showed that several dollars
1 eaisn missing from the cash
drawer.
r ?
, APRIL 12, 1929
SELECTS DAWES
ENVOY TO LONDON
Former Vice President To
Succeed A. B. Houghton At
Court Of St. James
APPROVAL IS AWAITED
WASHINGTON, April 11.?Former
Vice President Charles G.
Dawes has been selected by President
Hoover as ambassador to Great
Britain and formal announcement
awaits only word from London that
he is acceptable to the British government.
White White House officials declined
to discuss the matter in any
way, it becomes known today that
General Dawes' name has been presented
to the British foreign office
through the American embassy, as
is the usual custom before a diplomatic
appointment is made.
Friends of both the administration
and of the General have no
doubt that the appointment will be
acceptable to the British, and formal
announcement that the former
vice president will .succeed Alsason
B. Houghton, of New York, is expected
within a few days.
In Santo Domingo
General Dawes now is in Santo
Domingo as head of a mission reorganizing
the finances of that West
Indian republic, and he will complete
that work before proceeding
to England. This is expected to take
about five weeks more.
Negotiations looking to the sending
of the General to the London
post began while Mr. Dawes still
was vice president and Herbert
Hoover was president-elect.
Scholarships Are
Offered By U. D. C.
Several scholarships in North
Carolina and Virginia college are
available to lineal descendents of
Confederate veteran in North Carolina.
This information was conveyed
this week in a letter to Mrs. Paul
B. Bell from Mrs. J. S. Welborn of
High Point, chairman of the educational
division of North Carolina
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
In addition to a scholarship is
offered for a boy or girl, not neco
linaol HpCOPnrtonf". of fl,l
co on imvui __ ?
Confederate veteran, who writes the
best essay on "The Life of Jefferson
Davis." This scholarship is valued
at $200. If won by a girl, she can
use the scholarship either at N. C.
C. W. or East Carolina college. A
boy may select either the University
of North Carolina or N. C. State
college.
The scholarships tfor girls who
are lineal descendents of Confederate
veterans.include three at N.
C. C. W., Greensboro; one at East
Carolina college, Greenville; one at
High Point college, High Point.
Thus** sp.holarshins are valued at
$130 each.
Scholarships for boys who are
lineal descendents of Confederate
veterans included one at the University
of North Carolina, valued at
$200, N. C. division scholarship; one
at University-of Virginia, valued at
$133, general organization scholarship;
one at Washington and Lee,
valued at $80, also a general organization
scholarship.
Gives Honor Roll
Elberon School
ELBERON, April 11.?The honor
roll for the Afton-Elberon school
for the past month as announced
here today follows:
Second grade?Ruth Baker, Dorothy
W. Burroughs, Georgia Evans,
Davis Pinnell, Edgar Limer.
Third grade?Bettie L. Ayscue,
Sam Pinnell Jr., Viola Dickerson,
Ella C. Pinnell.
Fourth grade?Gordon Limer,
Leonard Daniel, Elvess Clark, Ida
Burroughs.
Fifth grade?Charles Limer.
civfVi cm dp?Elsie M. Aycock.
UiAVil _ _
Seventh grade?Annie Short,
Elizabeth Peoples, Helen Thompson.
Eighth grade?Ava Mustian, Ida
Daniel.
Ninth grade?Maxie Pinnell,
Blanche Burroughs.
Tenth grade?Janet Limer, Julian
Limer, Nellie G. Martin, Mary B
Short.
P. T. A. TO ELECT OFFICERS
Members of the Parent-Teacher
association of John Graham high
school will meet in the auditorium
! of the school next Friday, April
119th, for the purpose of electing
J officers and for the transaction of
| other business. The meeting will
onH a large at
UtJ HI o . OKJ \J Wiuvu, w-v, _
tendance is desired, it was said
yesterday.
I
ri
Ambassador
Charles G. Dawes who has been
named as United States Ambassador
to the Court of St. James in
London, succeeding A. B. Houghton.
Phil Talley Is In
Jail, Charged With
Shooting L.M. King
Charged with assault witn a
deadly weapon with intent to kill,
Phil Talley, negro, is in Warren
county jail. Preliminary hearing
is being held up awaiting the outcome
of the shot that wounded L.
M. King, white man and proprietor
of a small store at Wise, last
Thursday night.
Mr. King was shot as he was
locking the store door and preparing
to start for his home a few
hundred yards away, according to
reports reaching here from Wise.
His assailant was only a short distance
away. King fell and claims
to have recognized Tally who he
says came back to see if he was
dead. The force of the load was
considerably broken by King's
pocket book in his hip shot. It
was found to be broken and filled
with shot. Talley was arrested
and brought to Warrenton.
King, it is said, had accused the
negro of stealing a dollar from him
more than a week ago. It is believed
that Talley held a grudge
against Mr. King on this account.
The wound in King's thigh will
probably not prove serious unless
blood poison sets in. He is about
47 years of age, married and has
t^'O children.
Suspicious Sounds
Of Practice Heard
By J. EDWARD ALLEN, Press Agt.
The Fiddlers' Convention is going
to be held again in the Norlina
school auditorium Thursday, April
18. The Convention held last year
was such a successful success that
it was bound to be repeated, and
this is the encore. All of the artists
of last year are expected this
time, I understand, and then some
more.
Last year, I told the world all
about the music that was promised
by the inimitable Robert Scott,
Robert White, Julius Banzet and
others. Their accomplishments
more than justified all expectaTViq
nrVinlo of fair qs thPV
HUIlO. J.X1C HiJiWU uw .... ^
contributed to it, was literally a
howling success.
This year I have not found anybody
who is willing to confess that
he is going to take part except
the White brothers; I understand,
however, that many pleasant surprises
are in store. Rumor has it
that Mr. Castelloe may be expected
to give a soulful rendition of
"Traumerei," and they do say that
suspicious sounds of practicising
have been heard from many prominent
homes in and around Norlina
and Warrenton where least expected.
Messrs. Alex Baxter and Ed
Petar have been asked to assist,
but definite promises are not finally
made.
Let all watch for further announcements
and be in their seats
next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
The ladies particularly request that
I announce that seats will be re
served at tne iront ior eiueny people?like
Roy Hardy, Joe Powell,
Guy Marshall, and myself, for instance.
GUILD MEETS
A very enjoyable meeting of St.
Mary's Guild was held on Tuesday
night with Mrs. B. R. Palmer. An
inspiring program of St. Andrew's
Day was given by Mesdames L. B.
Beddoe, R. R. Weston and J. B.
Boyce. Mrs. Palmer read "Along
the Roadside." An ice course was
served.
TTmcp nrpsent were Mesdames M.
C. McGuire, L. B. Beddoe, R. R.
Weston, J. B. Boyce, F. P. Hunter,
Miss Will Jones and Miss Georgie
Tarwater.
The next meeting of the Guild
will be held with Miss Georgie Tar- j
water.
%
/' _ .
i
MOST OF THE NEWS
ALL THE TIME
NUMBER 15
MAY FIGHT FOR
NEW ROAD FUND
Commission Believed To Be
Defunct Comes To Life
Whan IVInnov Tc In Siorhf
I T AlVJLK AUVIIV^ AU M.a.% K/>{JUW
2 MEETINGS IN 10 YEARS
By BRODIE JONES
Indications point that there
may be some argument over who
is to control the expenditure of the
more than $25,000 in road money
which is to come to Warren as a
result of the added gasoline tax. A v
road board, created by the legislature
of 1919 but which has not
functioned since the early days of
its birth, this week took on a semblance
oi life when there seemed to
be promise of a plum.
This road commission was creator*
rlrv oil fhino-c n<voccQrv trt
VV/ UU Uii nvvvuuMi j WW v
meet the requirements of the Federal
Aid Road Law ' making contracts
and etc." Wallace Paschall
was made chairman at the first
of the two meetings held about
nine years ago, and Lr. G. H. Macon
was secretary. D. L. Ryder
was the third member of the board.
The people voted upon and elected
this commission for a term of two
years. About three years ago Mr.
Ryder died.
Now turning to me board of
county commissioners. This, body,
authorized under the road law to
expend the funds when there is no
existing and functioning highway
body in a given county, met in
special session here on Monday,
and Chairman John Clay Powell
brought the news that Warren
would receive, commencing in July,
the first payment of one-fourth on
the $25,000 allotted to this county.
John L. Skinner moved and
Frank B. Newell seconded a motion
that these lunds be used 101
maintenance. The appropriation
for this purpose in Warren is now
approximately $44,000, and the
members of the board expressed
themselves as being happy over the
fact that this tax would offer some >
relief from the road burden. Is>
order to have facts upon which to
accurately and fairly distribute the
funds to the particular township
road board, Henry L. Wall moved,
and Mr. Skinner seconded, a motion
that asked each chairman of
a township road board to report the
actual mileage in his township at
the May meeting of the board of
county commissioners. This passed
as unanimously as the former
motion. It is estimately that
there are about 600 miles of county
road, exclusive of the State Highway
maintained routes i n this
county.
After giving John Leach of Lit
- * - - ? -i! *1 . .
ueion a reaucuun m < m valuation
because of the removal of
timber and after a motion of Skinner
that steam heat be installed in
the Court House?which did not
receive a second?the board adjourned
before dinner.
There were signs of life about
? ' rrr?
the uourt Mouse on w cuiraunj,
and then a road meeting with several
townships represented in person
and several by proxy. Mr.
Paschall presided. Mr. Satterwhite
was made secretary for the
morning and J. A. Dowtin was
elected to succeed the late Mr.
Ryder as a member of a County
Highway commission. That was
all.
Dr. Macon who was secretary at
the two meetings held since the
creation of the commission back in
1919 did not have any notice of the
meeting. He said yesterday that he
did not think that the commission
had met more than twice since it
was formed and that It had never
had anything to do with the appointment
of the township road
commissioners. That has been done
by election in the townships and
whenever vacancies occurred they
have been filled by the commissioners.
Mr. Powell understood from
Highway Commissioner Hill at a
meeting with members of the board
at Durham last Friday that the
money was coming to his board,
and that body is making plans accordingly.
Mr. Hill stressed the
fact that there was a _aw prohibiting
trading with oneself when a
* ?j i i
I memoer 01 a lownsmp roau ouaiu
and said that this matter would
be checked under the supervision
of the State Highway commission,
and that the board would be held
responsible for such infractions of
the law. It was pointed out at the
meeting of the board that general
compliance with this provision of
f>io ion; n/nnlH take all "emolu
ments" and much of the "honor"
away from membership on the
township road boards. In fact, it
( Continued On Page 10 )
' 1 I
- m
t! 1
.1
- ? .M