V'- v
; - f
VOLUME XXIV
(Tuesday)
WARRENTON, N. C, TU ESDAY, JULY 1, ! 1919
(Friday)
Number 51
5l5QA YEAR
A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY
5c. THE COPY
V Irf M
TiONAL PROHIBITION IN
1 OPERATION EXCEPT BEER '
Immediate Action Expected On
This As Soon As Court Rules;
President On Way Home After
Signing Peace Treaty. .
On Board the U. S. S. George Wash
ington, June 30. It was at 11:15
o'clock this morning (ship's time) that
President Wilson, en route home from
Europe, signed the Indian appropria
tion bill and the railroad deficiency
bill.
At her present rate-of progress the
George Washington will arrive at Ho
boken at noon Monday nex.
The transport Great Noithern, with
mail pouches direct from the White
House in Washington containing the
Indian and railroad bills hove in sight
early this morning. The meeting at
sea between her and the George Wash
ington had been previously arrangd by
wireless.
The Great Northern approached on
the port side of the Presidential fleet
then came to a stop, and a destroyer
transferred the mail bags to the Pres
ent's ship.
The bills awaiting the' President'?
signature and documents relating ,o
much other government business were
soon spread on the President's desk for
his attention. In addition to the jtwo
important supply bills there were a
number of army and navy court mar
tial reports and several reports from
the Department of Justice.
The day of the fiscal year thus found
the President handling current affairs
in mid-Atlantic.
This first- time in history that such
operations of receiving and signing
bills in mid-ocean had occurred was
commented upon on board as marking
an other record-breaking advance in
modern methods of communication.
WILSON'S REPLY TO KING
GEORGE'S MESSAGE.
Aboard U. S. S. George Washington.
June 29. The reply of the-president
to the message of King George was as
follows: - . ' .
"It gives me deep pleasure to ex
press to you my conviction of the
truth of your generous message con
cerning the great ends which have
been attained by the present peace and
the new ties which have been created
between your own greae and ours. We
are on the eve of realizing more than
we could realize them at the time, the
leal objects of the great war.
"The free peoples of the world, unit
ed to defeat the enemies of liberty and
justice, have through their representa
tives wrought out a plan by which they
may remain united in a free partner
ship of intimate council to promote the
cause of justice and of freedom
through the beneficent processes of
peace and the accords of a liberal pol
icy. It is within the choice of thought
ful men of every nation to enrich the
peace by their council. I am happy to
echo your greetings at this momen
tous time of renewed vision arid con
sent hope." -Japan's
Congratulations.
Emperior Yoshito of Japan, in con
gratulating the president caid:
"It gives me heartfelt' pleasure to
congratulate you and the great friend
ly people whose first magistrate you
ai'e, on the definite termination of the
war in which you and they did so much
to achieve final victory-. Accept my
warmest felicitations on this magnifl
' Cent triumph which I firmly believe i
the forerunner of a great" new era of
the world's history, eclipsing all thar.
hve sone before in the general diffu
Uqi cf happiness and security."
niLSON STRUCK RIGHT
NOTE, SAYS LONDON PAPER
London, June 30. Relief, gratifica
1 h and hope for a speedy readjust
ment of the world, are vojied in the ed
rials published in the morning news-P-Pers
on the signing of -the treaty of
Peace.
. "Resident Wilson's telegram to
th . ca'" says the Chronicle, "struck
right note regarding the treaty."
0. .everal newspapers mingle thanks-
mS with warnings that 'there must
no relaxing of effort to make the
ux nations effective. The Daily,;
News mentions apprehensions regard
ing Japan , and the Far East, and de
, tiounces elements "on both sides of the
Atlantic," who, the paper asserts, "are
trying to stir up discord between Eng
land and America." The Telegraph
does not appear, to fear anything in
this direction, saying: "We made this
I eace in a co-operation and friendship
with theAmerican" people such as ha
never hitherto been approached."
Washington) June 30. As wartime
prohibition took effect tonight the de
partment of justice announced that its
agents throughout the country would
net attempt tomorrow to stop the sale
of two and three-quarters per cent,
beer.
This eleventh-hour development, a
flat reversal of an earlier ruling today
by the department j was due to the un
certainty as to how the Federal dis
trict court of New York might rule on
a pending claim , by brewers, that I r
containing that much alcohol was not
intoxicating.
But while this uncertainty existed as
to beer of lighter alcoholic percentafev
than that sold ' .generally heretofore
full warning was given that with re
spect to whiskey and all beverages as
to whose intoxicating -powers there
was no , doubt ' every governmental
agency would be set to work in a de
termined effort to prevent the manu
facture and sale.
Depends on Speed of Courts.
How long the sale of two and three
quarters per cent beer might continue
would depend ordinarily Upon the
speed of the courts but' Congress
meanwhile will step to the front in an
egort to complete the effectiveness of
the war-time law -
. Exactly what they have refused
heretofore to do, 'prohibition members
of the House now will attempt pas
sage of a straight, clearcut bill for en
forcement of wartime prohibition.
Mr.Hornaday Re
turns To Maxton
Dear Warren Record:
Here I come again with a let
ter for publication injthercolumns-of
the Record! My only excue for ask
ing space in your columns for the pub
lication of this letter is, I really enjoy
the exercise of writing letters for pub
lication. - x-
At last we are back in the parson
age! in Maxton, though I am not able
to do the work of the charge. Unques
tionably my condition continues to im
prove, though the improvement is dis
couraginglyslow. I have to use my
crutches in walking, though I hope cu
be able to discard them in the not
distant future. I have conducted pray
er services in the church twice since
we returned home and conducted one
funeraKervice in one of the homes of
our people. We have. Rev. J. W. Hoylo
Jr. supplying the charge until the first
of September at which time I hope to
be able o take up the work to the
close of the year.
The 'Rockingham District Confernce
was held K in our church on Wednes
day and Thursday of this week. I
attended every session and every ser
vice and enjoyed it immensely. Our
Presiding Elder, Rev. H. M. North,had
planned wisely for the occasion, -and
there was not a dull hour during the
etire Conference. '
I was glad to learn, through- the
Record, that Dr, Taylor was back in
Warrenton. Our. stay in the Richmond
hospital was made far less disagree
able by his presence there a partof
the time. But say, did the people
back home learn about his flirting
with the pretty nurses over there ? The j
only trouble about it was he seemed
unable to confine his admiration -to
any one of the dozen and a half inthe
institution, so the good Doctor re -turned
to his home alones
During the exercises &t Trinity com
mencement I met my long time friend
Rev. A. McCullen. It so happened
that I had not seen him in several
years. I had heard nothing of his
illness, and j'was shocked to see dear
old Mack leaning n a cain and looking
so feeble. He came' to Trinity Com
mencement from k hospital in Ashe
ville, and went directly back to it from
the Commencement. Mrs.. McCullen
was with him, looking after him with
just about the same tender care tnat
my good wife has been looking after,
me for the past months. Bro. McCul
len vtold me the; Doctors had told him
he might die any time, but he did not
seem disturbed over it. From a hiss
ed experienceI know it is good to be
ready for either life or death.
The visits of the Record to our home
(Continued On Third Page).
- - - . . - !J- -A
MAJORITY OF REGISTERED
VOTES ARE NECESSARY
School District and Control Not
Given To New Board Under
Ruling But Remains In Charge
Local Committeemen. - ' v
On account of a ruling Of the attor
ney general of North Carolina that the
majority of the registered instead of
a majority of the cast votes decided
the election the school election of , the
10th o June is null and void. The bill
voted Oiis thus killed'and the control
of schoof-kdministrative affairs remain
in the hands of the local school com
mittee of Warrenton composed of A.
D. Harris and J. A. Hudgins and a
third member tobe appointed by the
Board of Education Monday to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
J. M. Gardner. "
The trustees ofthe academy in a
meeting yesterday afternoon took
cognizance of the ruling and appointed
two committees: one to confer with
the Board of Education and the other
to acquaint the local committee of the
situation and enable them to go for
ward in electing teachers. -
The academy property remains in
control of the Board of Trustees who
yesterday elected Miss Julia Dameron
and Col. T. D. Peck to fill the vacan
cies caused by the resignation of
Messrs. A. D. Harris and W. B. Boyd.
How Smut Is Kept
From your Wheat
V-
West Raleigh, N. CJune 30.Some
growers who carefully treated their
seed wheat last fall, prior to planting,
do hot understand their. failure to pre
vent smut. The crop which is jusC
harvested shows a considerable amount
of loose riiut, a disease inwhich:th'e4
entire head, except the axis, is con
verted into a black, dusty mass of
smut. No grains are developed in the
affected heads and the bare axis re
mains as a mark of the destruction.
This smut disease cannot be pre
vented by the use of chemicals, as in
the case of the bunt or stinking smut,
states Dr. F. A. Wolf, Plant Patholo
gist, of the North Carolina .Experi
meri Station. This is an entirely dif
ferent disease of wheat, and can foe
distinguished from the loose smut dis
ease of .wheat in that only the interior
of the grain is converted into the black
smutty material which has an offensive
odor. The exterior of the heads affect-
ed by stinking smut is quite normal. ;
As the only practical way to control
loose smut, Dr. Wolf advises the farm
er who has the disease on his place m;
plant an isolated plot, the seed from
which is to be saved for sowing. The
plants which are to bear smutted
heads will have put out these heads
somewhat earlier than normal plants.
If these smutted heads are then care
fully pulled put and destroyed before
they become dusty, it will prevent the
spread of "the infection to neighbor
ing, healthy, wheatheads and will ren
der seed from this plot which are free
from the disease.
M1CKIE SAYS
f SOU KNON, RA,OC.8, SOWE-
ffusrc.-'ooNtt surf nve, but Jtsf
THE SAME I LIKE NOU LU tNE
vLS BUT HR&,'N NNHEN 4,
GB.OVa OP M OOVNiGr TO HAME
A NEWSPAPER. OF MS OV0N
'dETCmER,1
If'
V ftETCHEft.
eoSUSs
HOME AGENT GIVES JELLY
RECIPES TO HOUSEWIVES
Urges Care In Making This "Ar
ticle of Food; Farm Agent Out
After Red Spider and Potato
Ward How To Stop Diseases.
The Bureau of Plant Industry at
Washington, P. C, in cooperation with
the State Extension forces and the
pathology department of the State col
lege of Agriculture is making a survey
to determine the presence or absence
of Potato Wart in North Carolina.
Potato wart, a very serious disease
of Irish potatoes, was discovered last
September in Pennsylvania! Since this
disease has been undiscovered in soiiut
family gardens , in Pennsylvania for
at least four years, it, is feared that,
it might be found in other states.
This disease is characterized by
warty outgrowths on the underground
portions of the plant. The warts vary
in size but are frequently as large as
a walnut. Infection usually starts at
the eye but may ocur at other places
on the surface of the potato. Some
times the potato is converted into a
spongy, waste mass.
It is hoped thatarmers with even
smair'gardens will be on the look out
for this disease. All cases should be
reported to the department of agricul
ture or to the county agent.
Red Spider
The red spider has already made
its appearance in some cotton fields of
the county. Every farmer who ij
growing cotton should be on the look
out for this insect. The little red in
sect is usually found on the underside
of; the cotton leaf, and is not very hard
to detect.
: When the insect is found the plant-i
should be sprayed or pulled up and
burned. Lime. sulphur at the rate of
very effective spray. Be sure and
cover the entire plant so as to reach
an insects. )
If you want a good jelly from your
berries and other fruits there are r
few points that must be observed:
1 Select firm fruit or berries nor
overripe. This fruit must contain acid
and pectin. The pectin is a carbohy
drate found underneath - the skin antH
around the seed. This pectin causes
the juice to "jell" and heating extracts
the pectin from the fruit; -
9 To im'cv fruit add the smallest
jamount of water possible. When
u4.j v,;, v, m v
j IkXZcL LKZkA till U UOll UlC J-x vii w caiiu v,uuu
the whole mass thoroughly;
3 Strain thru a thin bag by letting
it drip. Do not use pressure or you
will get a cloudy juice. Strain again
thru a flannel bag to make clear. I
find that sugar contains so many little
dark particles they often destroy the
appearance of jelly and , I strain my
syrup thru a jannel bag after the "su
gar has been dissolved in the juice but
before it boils. This assures you a
perfectly clear product; : -'
- 4 Do not try to cook more than
four cups of juice at once and cook
rapidly with no lid. The more rapidly
you can cook jelly the better flavor and
clearer product you will have. A gooc
jelly should be clear 'and of good coloi .
When removed from the glass it should
retain the shape of the mold. The
jelly can be cut with distinct cleavage,
retaining the angles when cut. It
should sparkle and be tender enough
to quiver without breaking; -."
5 Some fruits contain very 'little
pectin and therefore should not be
used for jelly unless extracted pectin
be added. This pectin can be extract
ed from apple or orange peeling;
6 The amount of sugar to, use in
making jelly should be seriously con
sidered. Much of ' our jelly is ruined
by the use of too much sugar. To
determine the amount of sugar the al
cohol test shoul be used. T 1tsp. of
the cold juice (before sugar has been
added) add 1 tsp. of grain or,denatur
ed alcohol. Gently shake, then pou
into a spoon. If the mixture has fioag
ulated into a solid lump at isjsafe to
add sug5r measure for measure. If,
however, the mixture is not "-a- solid
mass then reduce the amount of sugar
f : 1 A t- X
1 cup 01 juice ana cups vi. sugai
is a better rule than measure for
measure;
7 Cook jelly until it registers 105
and 1-2 degrees C or until it sheets
from the spoon-
If overcooked it ma
kes a sticky product-as preserves;
8 Jelly cannot be repacked, s Its
firmness is destroyed when it 1 is ' re
heated, therefore have the glasses ster
ilized and ready f or . filling when - the
jelly is cooked. - y k
Apple Pectin 1 lb.' apple ""pulp or
the skins and cores of only sound fruit
the juice of 1 lemon; 4 lbs. water.' Boil
for 1-2 to 3-J hour, press the juice
thru a clothbaV, then allow this juice
tt drain without pressure through a
heavy flannel or haircloth jelly ba.
This juice when cold should be tested
with, alcohol -to determine the propor
tion of sugar to add to a volume of
juice, lectin can be bottled,- process
ed for 15 minutes in a water bath at
boiling, and kept until needed for jeli
making. -
Orange PectinCut or -scrape the
yellow rind from the . peel of the
orange, the white portion remaining
being passed through the food chop
per and weighed.. Fpr each pound of
this, prepared peel add 2 lbs. of water
and 4: tbsp. of lemon, juice, mix thor
oughly, and allow tq stand 15 minutes.
Then ' add 21bs. water boil 10 minutes,
allow- to cool, press to remove juice,
and then drain juice thrdugh a flannel
bag. If not" desired for immediate
us bottle and process as for apple
pectin.
Blackberry jelly 41bs. blackberries
1 lb. water. Select 3 lbs. of ripe fruit
and 1 lb. of underripe fruit, wash by
running water over them, cap, crush,
and add 1 pt. of water and boil lfc
minutes. Press the pulp and strain
the juice through ' a flannel bag. De-.
termine the correct amount of sugar
to be added by the use o the alcohol
test. Bring the juice to a boil, add
sugar, and stir until the sugar is dis
solved. Continue the boiling until the
jelly point is reached. Remove from
the fire and skim. Pour into hot
glasses, let them get thoroughly cold,
seal with paraffin.
The wild plums that are now ripe
make a most delightful jelly especial
ly for jelly roll.
Select and wash 'plums. Nearly co
ver with water. Boil until tender and
proceed as for berry jelly.
IfKrisetToT'W
There Still Dixie"
(By George M- Bailey, Houston Post)
"Is there still a Dixie ?" asks. Life
in its "JJixie JN umber. Yes, there
still is a Dixie. A Dixie in the hearts
of some, of us older ones, and in that
realm of the spirit fancy may sum
mon visions of the most beautiful of
scenes, the loveliest of faces, and days
of cloudless blue! Dixie, the East to
which those of us who stand on the
rim of the ; fading day turn in - devo
tion, while the shadows creep! Dixie,
the Glory Land of the Past, the gol
den bourne of memory's silent rambles
the hallowed Solitude in whose cool
depths the lost chords of life breathe
their music into the soul! Dixie,
Love's Shadowland, peopled with the
unfettered spirits of the noble and the
great," redolent of memories that do
not die because they cluster abouL
things immortal, templed with the
dream-fabrics of a nation that drew
from out God's, boundless deep and,
after four years of romance, poetry
and glory, turned again Home! Dixie,
the Beautiful and Glorious, the sweet
est chapter of History, the noblest
Epic of the ages, the Light of yester
year whose effulgence gilds the crest
of Time's swift onward tide! Dixie,
the stainless Mother of the Nation, the
indestructible Kingdom of the Twilight
Dixie, the incomparable South of
our dreams! Yes, there still is a
Dixie. , . '-
Areola To Have
Picnic On Fourth
The Community air Organization
will give a brunswick stew at the Ar
eola . school building Friday, th
Fourth. An all day, picnic will draw
people of the live community to this
center and a day of real pleasure is ex
pected. . .
Hon, B. B. Williams is to make an
address at eleven o'clock.
A better baby contest for children
up to five years of age will create
much interest. A State representa
tive from the department of Infant
Hygiene is expected to be present as
judge. ;
Miss Rankin, Home Demonstration
1 Agent, is to give a cottage cheese
demonstration. A large crowd is ex
pected, and the glorious- fourth is to
prove ,a day of community develop
ment. ' '
Jill HI! IS
liif, . JEpII ivilb , BH if
WARREN'S HOME COMING
CELEBRATION TO BE GREAT
Parade,' Moving Pictures, Naval
Band, Big Basket Picnic AVith
Barbecue and Stew To Enter
tain Five Thousand Visitors.
July 25th has been set as the day for
Warren County's welcome home to its
defenders.The committee of arrange
ments in session here yesterday agreed
to spare no means to make the day a
glorious success.
The tentative, program calls for
speeches from Congressman Clauda
Kitchen, Colonel Sydney Minor and n
officer of the 81st. jA parade by every"
white man who donned uniform will
be a feature. Music is to be furnished,
by a Naval band. A basket picnic
dinner by the expected crowd, of five
thousand is to be supplemented by
barbecue and brunswick stew distribu
ted free. The academy grounds will
be headquarters. " .
An effort is to be made to obtain an
aeroplane, for demonstration purposes
and pictures are to be run in the Opera
House, if possible, showing the parade
of the 120th Infantry in Charlotte. A
street dance has been suggested as a
grand finale from nine to twelve with
a regular square dance with Mr. Joe
John Allen calling figures followed by
v round-dance. .
The wearers of the gray are to be
given a seat upon the reviewing stand
which will be erected near the court
house. Soldiers and sailors are ex
pected to wear without exception the.
uniform and insignia of service. A
special series of 'entertaining features
ore to be worked up by this committea
and the day is to be crowded withs ac
tivity. '
tThe . following; gentlemen were ap:
pointed over two months ago when thi3
plan was orignated to arouse interest
in their localities and throw their in
fluence behind this great celebration:
J W. Burroughs, A. E. Paschall, A. L.
Capps, T. H. Aycock, H. L. Wall, A. L.
Pope, J. M. Coleman, R. E. Davis, Wal-y
ter Vaughan, A. G. Hayes, R. S. Reg
ister, M. H. Hayes. The county com
mittee in charge is composed of Hon.
Tasker Polk, chairman, V. F. Ward,
committee on entertainment; Mrs. W.
A. Connell, committee on banquet; R.
B. Boyd, committee on finance; W. H.
Burroughs, committee on parade; Mrs
Kate P. Arrington, committee on dec
oration ;W. Brodie Jones, Committee
on publicity. .
Further meeting will be held at
early dates and every detail worked
out to make this a rousing celebration
never to be forgotten. Warren is go
ing to say Welcome Home strong on
the 25th.
Glorious Fourth
At Macon Friday
The fourth isto be a big day at
Macon. The exercises have an old
time ring tq them a baseball game, a
big speaking and a dinner. . That com
bination oxers an appeal to diversified
imaginations.
Friday at eleven o'clock Hon. Tasker
Polk is to deliver an address in the
school auditorium. Following the ad-"
dress an excellent dinner is to be serv
ed on the grounds. The afternoon is
to be devoted to the- once popular
sport in Warren but now almost for
gotten. What is it?
Everybody invited and don't forget
to bring a basket are final words to
the many who will be present.
MUSICALE RECITAL AT LITTLE
TON GRADED SCHOOL MONDAY
Edward Brigham, basso prof udo and
dramatic reader, will appear at the Lit
tleton Graded school Monday, Jtily 7th
at 8:30, in a song and dramatic recital
and recitations -with music.
Mr. Brigham has appeared in New
York, Baltimore, Providence and other
large eities of America. Press clip
plings are extremely complimentary
to his ability and an entertainment ot
high order and entertaining worth
to be expected.
It sometimes happens that when a
man takes a rest he takes something
that he isn't justly entitled to. Ex.
0
A'