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VOLUME .XXV - . - V - " ' ' ,
WARRENTON. N. C, FRIDAY JANUAFV 16, 1919 " cxt r
From Here
There, Yonder
(By W. BRODIE JONES)
A
SEMI-WEEKLY
I . . nnnchine or you may
& the daise. in the approach-
V Z f-that is if you are a con
If Wood alcohol and other m
Cits are helping the tombstone
Cess over this country.
I out the moonshine or you may
)7Zntv' rad'3 'erG l0ng" that 13
& a manufacturer. The evil
J Vour game are apparent and
eblic'opinion of the country calls
alt.
Th law cforcement campaign is on
Warren county. The call is issuea
11 public spirited men and women
8 ,i jflnpnee aerainst the whis-
cp tncu
evil. A meeting is caucu iwi
day morniufi J -
burt House. Jfians are wuimu uui,
hereby the county may be combed
tho booze outfits.
This move is for tho welfare of the
tizenship of this county. It deserves
lfl support of the intelligent, chris-
f0lk of Warren and the influence
,d staunch backing of every moral
iuence whose aim is to elevate citi-mshiD-
The subtle move of the blind tiger,
e insidiousness of the workings of
e branch liquor booze, is tolerated
public sentiment because an issue
it marked, but the call now is for
show down. The appeal is for the
eking of the crowd which has the
ckbone and moral stamina to stamp
i evil a3 detrimental to th'e best in
vests of the county and distinctive
harmful to those virtues worth
iile in life.
Ks a citizen of this county, as a fac
ta its welfare, as a component part
its moral and spiritual life, let your
mence be felt for the good of old
irren. Stand behind and stand
unchly behind the best sentiment
our people and work for law en
cement. Lttend the meeting in the Court
jse Saturday morning.
Pride costs more than hunger,
st and cold."
ever spend your money before you
s it Jefferson.
ever spend your money before you
e it. Jefferson.
rruthfulness does not alone con
in telling the truth, but more of
in doing it."
atificaticn of the uffrage amend
it keeps moving on. Oregon made
nty-five. Maryland, New Jersey,
?inia, Mississippi and South Caro
are on deck. It looks like a
n up in time for election. News
Observer.
Fould you throw away a diamond
uise it pricked you? One good
nd is not to be weighed against
jewels of all the earth. If there
oolness or unkindness between U3,
us come face to face and have it
Quick, before love grows cold!
Robert Smith.
Matter If It Does Hurt a Little
rawn (to dentists I won't nay
thing extra for gas. Just yank j
tooth out, even if it doo3 hurt a
e.
'entist I must say you are very
:ky. Just let me see the tooth,
rawn 0, I haven't got any tooth
; it's Mrs. Brawn. She'll be here
'mmute.Tit-Bits.
Left on Ma's Hand.
"he point of view of the miss of. 15,
' amusingly brought out the other
ring when the young lady had -been
for a walk with an admirer and
1 lingered too long in the gloaming.
r mother somewhat sternly disap
,ved. "Very well, then," came the
ulant reply; "have me left on your
Jds, like Daisy and Maud!" Daisy
Maud, be it observed, were old
a& of 18 and 19 summers, respec-elyl-London
Opinion. '' .
Needed Rest.
k woman who was the neighbor
0d Sossiper, called in her physician
. after carefully observing her,
p frank enough to tell her that
nothing the matter -with
J-that all she needed was, rest.
replied, "Oh! doctor I don't think
' Jnderstand my case, just look at
y tongue." He complied with the
uest nd said, "Oh! that needs
s B00' U is nee1es3 to add that
8ejvices to that patient were at
1 -Selected.
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DEVELOPED JACKSON DAY
Outlook For Coming Campaign
Is For Many Hats In Ring
SENDING LENINE FRIENDS
BACK TO HIM AS GIFT
No Effort To Curb Free Speech
But Requisite Step If Coun
try is TbBe Kept Safe
(By J. E. Jones)
Tis $he Winter before the Summer
when they nominate men to be voted
for in the Fall. It was not because
there are any hunghy Democrats in
the country, after these fat seven
years under their party control, that
the leaders of that party' chartered
two Washington hotels for their Jack
son Day Dinner. Be that as it may,
the party chieftains responded to
"that all-softening, overpowering
knell; the tocsin of the soul the din
ner bell." It is well known that Mr.
Mr. Bryan was there; and there were
also present all the big and little Mr.
Fixits, who brought mild reservations,
or stood pat on the treaty. Thus his
tory has been enriched by another
page under the chapter called after
Jackson. But the story has not been
changed very much, and the great
event in Democratic party councils
reads like seasonable stuff that has
been unloosed many times in the Win
ter before the Summer when they
nominate men to be voted for in the
Fall.
In this season there are red berries
among the green leaves upon the hol
ly branches. This is to remind us
that Matthew Henry more than two
centuries ago warned posterity that
"many a dangeroustempation comes
to us in fine gay. colours that are but
skin-deep," and while the Democrat.
have been eating their red berries at
Jackson Day diners, the Republicans
have been shaking out their green
holly., leaves in order that the country
might not forrmomentfle unmindful
of the fact that their political bush is
enjoying fine health right now while
Republican Mr.yFjxits are likewise
busy with the affairs that come to
their attention in the Winter before
the Summer when they nominate men
to be voted for in the Fall.
That person would be deserved to
be called dull who could not see in the
fact that the two branches of Con
gress are Republican, and entirely
able to tie the Democratic administra
tion up in bow-knots, cause for joy in
the fortunes of the present, and hope
and faith in the future, for these Re
publican leaders are not wasting much
time coming to Washington to eat
dinners, but from every report it
seems certain that their counselors
are keeping in close ..touch with every
situation, while the work in the hust
ings is being done with fiaiis, augu
mented by all the modern contrivan
ces that brains and invention have
achieved.
This comment is greatly abbreviat
ed, because of many necessary ommi--sions
tomake it conform to th agree
ment between editors and the cor
respondent that the latter remain
"nonpartisan and unbiased."' At the
same time the writer in relating
these few facts presents them as ob
servations that may be called "sea
sonable stuff" especially for this sea
son that comes as often as Leap
Year in the Winter before the Sum
mer when they nominate men to be
voted for in the Fall.
The Government Nitrate Plant
Fear that German propaganda , in
Chile and German submarines, to
gether with the possibility of serious
damage to the Panama Canal, were
responsible for the construction of
the government nitrate plant at Mus
cle Shoals, end the beginning of con
struction of plants at Toledo and Cin
cinnati, according to Secretary
Baker's testimony before the House
committee on War Expenditures,
d 4-,t RaVpr revealed the
fact
that half of the nitrate capacity of
Chile was ovne by German interests,
and were idle during the war, and that
the Allies were seriously concerned
over the efforts of German agents m
Chile to intsre with production of the
remaining half. At one time Chile
refused to allow the exportation of
nitrate unless this country supplied
her with oil, and in spite of the serious
shortage of tankers Chile's demands
were met, and the export of nitrate
was continued. . .
Secretary Baker also revealed tl.
fact that so serious was the need c
191Q that England gavo up a larg
number of her grain ships to th
transportation of troops from . h
United States. ' - '
.He testified that nitrate plant nun
ber two, built by the Air Nitrai
Corporation, at Muscle Shoals, wic
the fmest steam power plant .in tL
world was producing ammonium n
trate before the signing of the am
istice and would have met its part c
the ammonium nitrate production ha
the war continued A into 1919. Th
War Department was planning fo
1919 and 1920 hoping by a tremen
dous drye tox finish the job in the lat
ter year.
Sending Lenine His Friends
The arrest of thousands of foreign
born radicals and the work of deport
ing them, is not to be construed as an
attempt on the part of the Govern
ment to suppress free speech in the
United States. Our country went tc
war for the avowed purposebf can.,
ing democracy to the world. Natural
ly this democracy appears in different
forms and shapes, and since it hut
been proved that a good may thous
and foreigns are incapable of assimi
lating the democracy of a free coun
try, the transports of the Unitec
States are being used in sending them
back to European countries, where it
is hoped they will find conditions much
more to their liking, than those whicn
have disappointed them in America
America is well rid of these ingrateo,
and more stringent immigration laws
should keep this class of people from
our shores. Attempts to make mar
tyrs of these foreigners is not likely
to meet with any support, for while
there is a vigorous protest in the pub
lic mind against the suppression of
free speech, this sentiment does net
offer any comfort to discontented fire
brands.
Vanity, False
Pride, Pretense
The man who has an idea that he
is "too -good" for his job is not quite
gooa enougn ior nis jod. -u.wtr-nes
itate to Wade in and tackle a proposi
tion because of artificial pride or van
ity, just remember, vanity and artific
ial pride are poor substitutes for reai
qualities.
Vanity and false pride have de
stroyed more men, or perhaps have
kept more men from making a suc
cess in life, than any other form of
weakness. There are about a thou
sand reasons why a man fails in busi
ness or in life, but a false pride and
vanity are about the' moist inexcus
able and the most pitiful.
When you go by a man's place of
business and hestitate to walk in with
a clear conscience and a clean-cut
conviction and present your proposi
tion, you do not believe in what you
are doing, you do not believe in the
divinity of the thing you have to sell,
anj worst of all you do not belie vw
in yourself.
The man who pretends to be some
thing he is not always talks the loud
est, makes- the : biggest noise and is
most conspicuous in public places.
Such men do not possess genuine qual
ifications and real character; conse
quently, they use "bluff" "balder
dash" and "pretense" for the qualities
which they unconsciously know hey
ought to possess.
No man can present a proposition,
whether it be an idea or an article
of merchandise, unless he understands
the article. If a man will devote the
same energy, the same time and tne
same application to investigating and
studying his work and the possibili
ties of his work which he devotes to
false pride and silly vanity, he will
be a successful man. His services
will be recognized by somebody ana
what the world demands, you know b
service, and this is the thing for which
the world is willing and prepared to
pay a good price.
If you do npt do the things you are
now doing as they should be done,
if you do not devote conscientious and
sincere effort to the work you have at
hand, then you will never be able to
do anything bigger or. better. If you
are only cutting cord wood, try to do
your work so that there will be no
waste of material. If you become a
good woodcutter and do your work
well you will have prepared yourself
to do something else equally well-
and,
remember, that good wooacut-
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1 1NDED FRIDAY MORNING
:een, Ellingtcn and Fagg Make
Successful Raid At Daybreak
VGG DRIVES CAPTURED
ULE ANp TBUGG Y TO TOWN
till Had Been Operated Short
Time Before Capture; Six-
teen Bbls Mash Destroyed
Chief E. fL; Green, . deputy sheriff
W. C. Ellington and deputy W. C.
Fagg captured "a sixty gallon copper
still and worm this morning just be
fore day light between" Aspen and
Odell on the edge of the Fosburg lum
ber road. , -s
The still' had been in operation dur
ing the night, and when the officers
arrived the last of the run had been
poured into, jugs and they were pull
ing 'the still up, preparatory to select
ing another location. The officers im
mediately approached the spot de
i.ianding hands up, but the men made
a hasty retreat and in the darkness
could not be overtaken.
The operatives left a young muie
and buggy and two overcoats upon
the scene which were seized by the
officers. 'Sixteen barrels of ferment
ing mash were destroyed and the still
brought to Warrenton.
Numbers of citizens were interest
ed in looking over the outfit this
morning' when Deputy W. C. Fagg,
with an Irish smile and a happy, con
tented look from behind his pipe,
drove up with the rubber tire buggy
and ' mule which had fallen into the
officers" hands. Chief Green and Dep
uty Ellington who were traveling in
an . automobile brought the still to
town some time before Deputy Fagg
arrived with the rig and upon his ar
rival rthe entire - outfit was delivered
to the proper officials.
It is stated as best opinion that
whiskey from this still had been ship
pedall over this section of the State
and; it was one of two stills which
madVor twelve thousand dollars
worth f corn booze last'year. -1.
- The vigilance of the raiding officers 4
has the commendation of the people
of the county. General opinion ex
pects that with the wealth of strong
circumstancial evidence which is in
the possession of the sheriff that an
earnest effort with results will be the
outcome from the clues established by
the fearless work of Green, Ellingtou
and Fagg.
Cases In Court
Gm Jury Report
Superior Court Continued from Tues
day Morning.
State vs. Homer Richardson and
Major Thomas, Housebreaking and
Larceny. One of these Defendants
being under 16 years of age the case
jvp.s remanded to the Juvenile Court,
under bond; the other Defendant is
over 16 yars of age and will have to
be placed in jail or give bond for ap
pearance at next term of court.
State vs. Willie West, Herbert
Northington, Willie Northington and
Thomas Richardson for Affray. The
Jury found all guilty. Willie West was
fined one-fourth of cost; Thomas
Richardson fined one-fourth of cost;
Willie Northington fined one hundred
dollars and one fourth cost, and Her
bert Northington fined twenty-five
dollars ane one-fourth of cost.
State vs. William Dowtin Carry
ing concealed weapons. The Jury
found Dowtin guilty and the judge
ment of the Court was that he pay
a fine of $75.00 and that the pistol be
confiscated to the use of the county
and be turned over to Police officer
Culloms' custody.
State vs. James Williams, "Making
Whiskey". Guilty and twelve months
on the roads.
State vs. D. L. Robertson Assault
with "pistol. Defendant submitter.
Fine one hundred dollars.
Bobbitt vs. Bobbitt Divorce. De
creed. Skunberg vs. Fishel Judgement for
Plaintiff. .
Lambert & Lilly vs. Fishel. Plain
tiffs sued for services for selling tim
per for Defendant. Jury brought in
verdict for $400.00; about one-fifth
of the amount sued for. , '
Hays, Jones and Jackson' vs. W. J.
Davis. Plaintiffs sued for crops taken
oyer by Davis for damages. Jury
awarded crop to Plaintiffs, but all ow
ed Davis the sum of $30.00 for cost of
gathering and marketing crop now in
fi'eld. . . ... '
"Court adjourned for the term at
10:30 o'clock. . L ' ' ' "
The Solicitor's.Report.
To ' His Honor, W. A. Devin, Judge
Presiding:,. " . -
I have examined the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of this
county, and '' find' the same supplied
with necessary books, papers : and
records', and that it is in good condi
tion. "
(Signed) G. E. MIDYETTE;
. . ' ' Solicitor.
To His Honor,
Judge W. A. Devin, Presiding,
We, the Grand Jury, being guided
by his honor, do respectfully submit
the following report:
We have dilligently and carefully
inquired into and passed upon all mat
ters coming to us from the Solicitor
and returned the same properly en
dorsed, also all presentments made;
Following your Honor's advise and
instruction we sent committees to in
spect the County Home, Jail and
County offices; .
At the County Home everything was
found in good shape;
All inmates in good shape and well
pleased with their place of abode and
all speak of Supt. Powell in the high
est terms. The Committee sent to
County Home recommends that their
be some way of heating prison cells at
County Home.
, The Jury in a body visited the jail
and county offices;
All county offices are well and nice
ly kept and we have no suggestion to
offer whereupon we think any im
provements can be made.
The jail is well kept and in fair
condition, except the porcnes which
are badly in need of repairs.' We
recommend that the two porches be
built as soon as possible. We also
recommend new windows, and new
bedding for prisoners;
We as a jury, however, think that a
new and more modern jail would. be
in keeping with our County Court
House and the rest ' of the town of
Warrenton. -
There : being no other duties we,
the Grand Jury, beg your Honor' to
discharjfe-jus. . f
(Signed) N. M. THORNTON
V- . Foreman;.
Sketch of Life of
Herbert Pearce
This young man died in Rex Hos
pital Raleigh on the 26th of Decem
ber, 1919, from an injury received
while discharging fire works on
Christmas morning. He was in the
twenty-second . year of his age, and
spent his entire life in this section.
Herbert was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Levi C. Pearce. His parents
moved from eastern North Carolina
to Warrenton in 1885. All their chil
dren were bornhere. Mr. Pearce was
an industrious, kind-hearted man and
carefully provided for his family. He
paid much attention to the religious
training of his children, and his wilt
was his earnest help-mate in all his
efforts.
The parents and all the children,
except two, have passed away. The
two survivors are Mrs. C. V. Hicks
and Miss Maggie Pearce, who have
the heartfelt, sympathy of their many
friends.
Herbert grew up in the neighbor
hood of Warrenton, attended the
Graham High School and the Sunday
School, of the Warrenton Baptist
Church. He joined this church sev
eral years ago, and although the last
several years busiess required him to
spend much of his time in other com
munities, he remained a member of
this church until his death.
He was an experienced automobile
mechanic, and was regarded an indus
trious and valuable man in his calling.
His sisters speak tenderly of his
kindness' to them, and the children
were fondly attached to him; and the
accident which resulted in his death
was caused by an effort to give
them pleasure.
This suddendeath reminds us of
the solemn words. of Jesus: :"Be ye
also ready; for in such an hour as
ye think not the Son of Man cometh."
T. J. TAYLOR.
Thousrh some people lie still, still
fVio vot Tpnn1 won't keeD still about
a still; "so the making of moonshine
must stop still.
II IS mMM lylliv
HOTEL SOffi
GREEN CORNER AS SITE
To Be Modern In Every Partic
ular and An Asset To Town
ALL PLANS HARMONIOUSLY
ACCEPTED BY STOCKHOLD'S
Two Entrances and Ladies Par
lor, Steam Heat, Half of The
Thirty Rooms With Baths
Warrenton's new seventy thousand
dollar hotel is assured. The plans
have been accepted and some' of the
material has arrived The live hotel
organization, incorporated, end with
sixty-hve per cent of tne stock paid
in is solidly behind the venture and the
concensus of opinion among tne
stockholders is to the effect that
everything is smoothly working to
wards the erection of a structure
which will grace the city and accomo
date its guests.
The building is to be erected on the
Green corner opposite the Methodist
church with entrances from main
street and Fifth avenus. It is to con
tain thirty rooms half of 'which will
have baths attached. The dining room
s to be amply large and on the first
floor. There will be a ladies parlor
and all other modern conveniences.
The building will be three stories and
have a basement in which a modern
heating plant will be installed.
Special, attention is to be paid to
beautifying the property by landscape
gardening. The hotel will be about
the same distance from the street as
the dwelling which now occupies the
property and will be some nearer than
this on the side facing the church.
Architect Jones, of Columbia, S. C,
who designed the building, has been
engaged by the Hotel corporation to
buy the material. A contract will not
be let but the building erected under
the general supervision of the Hotel
committee in line with the blue prints.
It is estimated that a saving of from
two to three thousand dollars will
thus be effected.
The Warren Hotel Company which
acquired the Ransom property, where
it was first thought the building would
be located, is offering these desirable
lots for sale on Monday, January 26th,
and indications' are that several War
renton business men are anxious for
this property for the purpose of erect
ing business buildings.
The different details of erection are
being harmoniously settled in meet
ings of the stockholders and every
thing being placed in " readiness for
work as soon as spring opens.
Tribute to Memory
Alva Lee Terrell
This excellent gentleman was a son
of Dr. Thomas J. Terrell and his last
wfe Mnry Johnson Terrell He was
born at Warren Plains, January 3rd,
1S71, and was reared in that commun
ity When he first grew up, he secured
a position on the Southern Railroad.
After a few years, he came to the Sea
board Air Line, and ran as engineer
on the Richmond division before the
road was completed to Norlina. Dur
ing this period he met Miss Lola Wil
liams of Skelton, VV To whom he
was united in marriage in ' the very
room where he was born, on Nov. 15,
1900. God gave them one child whom
they called May, and who, with her
mother lives to mourn their great
loss.
Later he located in Portsmouth,
where most of his married life was
spent. All this time he was in the
service of the Seaboard Air Line Rail
road, running as engineer between
Portsmouth ' and Raleigh on passen
ger trains. He was highly esteemed
by the company as one of their best
engineers.
He was a member of several Fra
ternal orders, among which may be
mentioned The Junior Order of Amer
ican Mechanics, The Woodmen of the
World, and The Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers. He was also a
Mason, in which order he was a Royal
Arch Mason, a Knight Templar, and a
Shririer. But above all he was a de
vout Christian, a member of Court
Street Baptist Church, Portsmouth.
Last Tuesday, Jan. 13 th, he tack
his train to Raleigh and seemed to fcri
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