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. . ; ... TpAPEB FROM HOME one Absent At School Will En verl -Paper From Down Home" thL rnr Them Today. WEATHER FORECAST Fair With Little Change In Temper ature ; Showers In Western Portion ; Slight, Variable Winds. ' m MMwririfin rvruuxju Kttt c1 H H TT AA 1 mesdavl JLYAMTON, -C- l'MlAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1919 (Friday) Number 74 jrjTiEAIt A SEMWEBKLNEWSPAPERDEVQTED' TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY ' " Sc. THE COPY mom) Bouthi i mTUES EXTOLLED IN THE Sfedehateveteran Pays Glowing Tribute To U'nmannOOQ Ol wiu ouuiu xxuu 1 . fostered. (The following beautiful tribute to J womanhood of the Old South is alcen from an address by Dr. R.A. Wfd for the old order which is Lawav for the old society j 'TKfr. for that womanhood! ffhich is wan s -MA createu tuc ' j v,a fln'vnlrv of the land of crowneu the South. I hate to see the woman of the Old gouth go. She was my mother, my sister, my sweetheart. She had the form which the Grecian chisel traced in marble and the character which the Roman orator framed in sentnees. She had a face like an opal that had sipped red wine; lips that had1 been touched by the brush of a pink dipped in the blood of a rose; hands softer than velvet, smoother than satin, and truer than steel. She had the princely graces of a maiden and the royal virtues of a matron the star of her, lover,, the pride of her husband, the idol of her children, the model of her slaves. The crimson tides which flowed! through her veins were full and bounding, nothing languourous nor lackadaisical, nothing bold nor brazen; not a mere mollusk fattening upon the banks of life for the fisherv of death. The ideas which possessed her mind were j forceful and intelligent, never stupid,! insipid, and insane. The feelings which throbbed in her heart were queenly' anc! radiant, rich and luxur iant. Her speech was as clean as the face of the stream, and her words were like jewels on a purple tray. : Re finement and culture, elegance, and modesty, charity and kindness, sweet ness and courage, piety and devotion waited at the altar where she made the offerings of the best that was in her. The tone of her life was as pure as the liquid note of the woodlark's evening song when she charms her mate in the fragrant gloaming. Sue loved poetry, music, and art, dancing and laughter and song, riding and boating and frolic and play; but pleas ure unsoiled its shoe and whitened its lip when it crossed? the threshold where she stood. To her womanliness each morning emptied a golden gob iet and each evening hymned a sacred lay.' She glorified the land where she liv e the home where she dwelt, the land of poetry and pathos, of surTering and heroism, of chivalry and love, of dooming flowers and leafy wood's, o sunny fields and laughing meadows d singing birds; where the tall pines ook their emerald crests in the an Py face of the Northern" war storm, nere the moss-draped oaks are the smbols of her strength hung with he crepe of defeat. If, as we are W. the Bard of Avon was created yth witchery of the scenery in which r I1Ved Perharjs t.TiP rbnrm rvf t.bft thland threw a spell upon the mai? ; ine marriage altar But however ne Came, she was like an "apple of gold ln a picture of silver." th ff6 t0 See her go this woman of son SUth' Wh motnered the . "S that followed Lee and Jackson J who brought back from Appomat tox an Vlnv,. i. , - -uw btamiess enoueh even tor a fame like the untraced of laid v. Alpine mountain toPs- she ties hand Up0n the Pts and ket" and sang the song of hope and w J' while bis bave hand created out ? Ut f poverty anc?' built homes out of SheS and reconstructed society f0re ,chaos- In the halycon days, be WncJ a Cannon's brad strakes had est st the land' she won the bright days the Southern sky, in the ingpi- t. attle and blood she was the ftf me f couraSe and the anSel nd y; and in the days of defeat fcotjp QeSlation she was the spirit of e " .the ..lpmate of man. andlltlons are changing, and men . men are changing with them. tinued 0n Eigth Page) Four Roses Case Remains Mystery The mystery of the non-appearance at the proper time of the suit case of eleven quarts of "Four Roses" whis- .c,y timiui, ne lamomea, except from that fact that it was not found at the time. It is true that a suit case of eleven quars of vinegar Was Found, and the impression prevailed that it ouuauiuicu lur uie suit-case of "Four Rose:" but search being made a suit-case of "Four Roses" was found in the Clerk's office behind a file case and! an old cal endar thrown carelessly over it; so that the vault was richer by eleven quarts of vinegar, rather than poorer the loss of eleven quarts of "Four Roes' ' We -understand that the Clerk has ad diligent inquiry made, and that UuA n t , a o-ii-.-i. the Grand Jury and the Solicitor have had a large number of witnesses be fore it. "Madame Rumor" has it that after hearing all the evidence from all the witnesses that no Presentment was made for lack of evidence andf eleven quarts of Vinegar await the owner in the vault of the Clerk of the Court placed here by parties un known. We know that the Clerk of the Superior Court is anxious for the; mystery to be cleared, andl;hat he has given all evidence in the matter with which he was possessed. Tirana AMERICANS ALL TIRED OF INCONVENIENCING TIE-US Writer Locks" For Solutibn of La bor and Capital Relationship Soon; Much Trouble Caused By Agitation. (Edward D. Jones) Once upon a timeM;here was a Greek and everybody called him "the just." The rest of the Greeks in his community announced ihat they were tire of hearing him called J'the just," and in consequence they banished him. That is not a Sunday School story, and there is no business " platitude about it like "honesty is the best policy," and' the thousand and one "saws" we have thrown at us in most of the years of our lives. His virtue was not rewarded. He was practical ly kicked out of the community, not because he was a good man, but be "cause the people tired of him, and the reiteration of his distinguishing char acteristic. ""Anybody who wants to look him iip can find him in any clas sical , directory under the name of Aristides, or in the encyclopedia un der some title or " subject. 'Authors have used1 him as an illustration for centuries, and he fits into the situa tion today. . 7 ' -x People in this country are tired of strikes. They have listened patient ly to the "howls" of labor agitators, or tto the more dignified arguments of rhfmore level-headed leaders of labor movements, but that patience is ex hausted, and when the labor demands became arrogant, with threats of ty ing up systems of transportation, with all that implies of lack of food anc? of ordinary comforts as well as disruption of business, the people, who always have their way when they are aroused, with one voice announced that they were tired of strikes. People tired twenty years ago of the exploitations by capital that is, certain representatives of capital and the moment they tired was the beginning of the end. Just so with the labor situation. The beginning of the end is in sight, so far as strikes are concerned. Nobody was fool enough to want to injure capital dur ing the last two decades, or to prevent its liberal use, for it is capital that rv,oVoc rJp.vsloDment , possible. The tired people simply made up their; minds to regulate and .tney am. vnmntlv taken out ox , arrogance was Fiu"irv -' , , , the limited body of citizens who had j nnwpr illegitimately. So today nobody for a moment will (Continued On Eighth Page) I Publlo i - i October the jirst, painted in the Almanac to be fair and cool- an ideal day of early fall, is to bring to Warrenton the greatest crowd ever seen here to pay trib ute to the men of Warren who fell upon the field of battle, to ac knowledge the war record of their associates in arms and to celebrate in great style a true Welcome Home. The committee's tentative plans call for a -big parade, a nav'l band, special entertainnYnt features, free moving pictures, speeches by State's best orators, memorial exercises to the twen- tv-fivp nr rnrp r,Pn the supreme sacrifice, a basket picnic dinner with a special ban quet for the service men and honor guests, and an airship ex hibition. The Gpurt House will be gen eral headquarters thru the day. Dinner will be served at the acad emy. The parade will form fol lowing the morning exercises, march around the square arid into main for the march to din ner. Every effort is to be put forth by the public spirited and appreciative citizens of the coun ty to aid the committee make the day memorable for the sincerity ragress Peirsjhing Washington, September 18. Reach- ing its climax in a scene in the House chamber that drew added dignity fi;6m the simplicity of the setting, the na- 1 tion's welcome to . General Pershing came to an end today when he thanks of Congress and of the American peo pie were extended him .and to the rrmv he commanded. " There was' no military bands or ( state, had been assigned the privilege ranks of soldiery. Only one flag, that of explaining to the General the reso draped on the wall back of the speak- jlution of thanks Congress had adopt er's chair was displayed. The only ed. Senators and representatives other touch of color was the uniforms ' stood to honor Mr. Clark as he rose of the high officers of the army and 'to stand directly in -front of General navy present. J Pershing, talking in conversational Affpr the Senate -membership, ac- cording to Custom, had marched into the House chamber to find seats in the f ront benches, the senior officers of the plause greeted him, the whole assem General Staff, headed by General bly standing with him. The General March, took their places on the bench- told in modest language of what the es to the right, while Admiral Benson army had. done. He showed deep led the Bureau chiefs of the nayy to feelings as he spoke of the graves in similar seats on the left. Members of the President's cabinet filed in to take seats in the semi-circle .before the Speaker's desk, leaving vacant a score or more of chairs in the center for General Pershing and his staff. Rebel Yell Greets Him. " "Mr. Speaker," announced the Serge-ant-at-Arms, "John Pershing, Gerief al of the armies of the United States, and his staff." " " The "door swng back and and the joint reception committee headed by Chairman Wadsworth and Kahn, of Senate and House military commit tees, respectively, and their ranking Democratic colleagues, and including Representative Mondell, majority floor leader, and former Speaker Clark came in. Behind them walked Gen eral Pershing at the head of his staff. A roar of applause punctuated 'with a shrill "Rebel yell," greeted him. The tumult of welcome subsided only when Speaker Gillette rapped for order. Senator Cummins, of Iowa, presi dent pro tem. of the Senate, from his place beside Speaker Gillette, gave the first greeting. His references to the valor of the troops in France brought frequent bursts of -applause. Clark Extends Thanks. Speaker Gillette, prefacing his own remarks, said the committe on ar rangement, having provided for the (of its welcome and radiant with!nounces Miss Julia Dameron, Presi- the wholesome fun of true joy- ousness. .T Special booster representatives have been appointed as follows: Warrenton-4-V. F. Ward ; Shot- co J. W. Burroughs; Nutbushi1"! -A. E. Paschall; Fishing Creek A. L. Capps; Sandy Creek- T. regular attendance upon the duties of H. Aycock ; Roanoke H. L. school, officers of the Club state. In Wall; River A. L. Pope Six fact the cardinal principle underlying Pound J. M. Coleman; Fork- thia department of the Club work is -r, tt, t-v t . TTT striving to interest the children in R. E Davis; Judkins Walter promptly attending school by portray Vaughan; Smith Creek A. G. jnX the reflex advantages which will Hayes; Norlina R. S. Register; result. Hawtree -M. H. Hayes. These ! In line with this effort, the depart gentlemen are especially urged ment has offered Prizes to those vuiU x arouse entnusiasm ana guar- if6 banne afndance from Liieir several sections. jterest among tne pupils is Keen. me. Adding a touch of grey to the Club's definition of perfect attendance khaki Clad host and as honor "to be, Pfsent on time every day , . , , - ,t a. of the school term." guests ot the occasion the vet-i m, , , . , t fe I The Club is expecting many school erans of 1861-65 will be presenthildren to take advantage of its of and take part in the parade. The fer and win the prizes. efforts of the committee are di rected to make October the first a day of tremendous welcome and mammoth celebration for the boys of the recent war and the soldiers of Lee and Jackson, and in expressing this sentiment of pride the citizenship will stand 100 per cent, to make it the greatest day in the history of Warren. gIcobugs For America address in behalf of the Senate, had thought it fitting to provide also for a few "plain and homely words from the representatives of the people, the House." His remark was greeted with a roar of laughter by Senators and Representatives alike, Toformer Speaker Champ Clark, of Missouri, General Pershing's home tone. When General Pershing rose to reply and faced the House a deafening ap- France and when he referred to the maimed and crippled men who have come back to the nation as a grateful charge, the outburst of applause was deafening. Belongs To No Party. At one other point the General's words stirred deep feeling. That was when he said: "The great achievements, the high ideals, the sacrilces of our army and our people belong to no party and no creed." Attend the Celebration October 1st. Mr. H. B. Hunter was in town to- i day. v Mr. G. E. Stegall was in town to day. . ' t Mr. Harry Prescott was in town to day. ' Mr. Van Davis left today for Ken tucky. , Mr. Kearney Thompson was in town today. Mr. Sam Reeks, of Macon, was in town today. ' Mr. Walter Rodwell was in town on business today. Miss Crichton Thorne left today for St. Mary's, Raleigh. MrLee 'D. Williams is visiting the home of Mr. R. E. Williams. Numbers of people were in town today in attendance upon the circus. Club Offers Prizes For Al Attendance The educational department of the Woman's Club will meet next Tues day afternoon at 4:30 in-the Warren ton State High, School building an- t,en5 ot tnls llve organization. Every woman of this community whose aspirations are for the better- ment of school conditions is expected tto be present and lend her aid and! in- fluence in tne work of this branch of Particular emphasis should be plac- ed unoTi th lmnnrtanpfl nf n-rnmnf sn ance thru the vear. This pnnt.pst Parted the first of the week and in- ntBr WOMAN'S CLUB BOOKS RED PATH FOR SIX DATES Lyceum Course ofJTrue Merit To Begin With OctobeV 7th At traction; Season Tickets To Be Placed On Sale This Week. Under auspices of the Woman's Club Warrenton is to be visited this fall anc? winter by the best procurable talent in Lyceum work. Bearing the Redpath mark of distinction and ad vertised by clipping if endorsement from m&ny sections of the country, the six program's are repleted with celebrities in the realm of music, im personations and humor. The six entertainmnts are booked by the Club which assumes entire pe cuniary responsibility. After the con tract price is paid proceeds are for the benefit of the local organization. Season tickets will be sold under di rection of Business Manager Miss Ec?ith Burwell and assistants and will be placed on sale this week. The first entertainment comes on October 7 when the Richo-Werno en tertainers wili appear in songs, stories and impersonations. On No vember 7th the Colleens, four ladies of talent, will appear featuring Irish costume sketches. A portion of this concert is devoted to Salvation Las- Lsies of the A. E. F. and a rendition of selections from the standard operas. The final attraction for this year comes on December 9th in the person of Kyrl's Orchestral S,extette. This program is carefully selected and consists of popular and classic music. The ensembled work of the sextette i declared delightful while its artists work in solos, duets,, trios and quar tettes is equally notable. Three other Lyceum attraction's will appear after Christmas. v The attraction which catches the public eye now is the Rich-Werno en tertainers of October 7th., The name is derived from the two ladies com posing the troupe Miss Rita Rich and Miss Laura Werno, who have been known favorably upon the Ly ceum stage as the Killarney Girls and the Dublin Girls. Miss Rich is dear to the heart of many audiences fo her impersonation of children of many countries and as a singer of the folk jsong of variou snations. Miss Werno is a reader, pianist and, singer whose clever character songs always win a hearty reception. . The surrounding territory and the citizens of Warrenton are particularly fortunate in securing these attrac- (Continued On Eighth Page ) ff.03 ED PERSON AND WILLIE WYATT FOUND GUILTY Judgment Of Court In These And Other Cases; John G. Bui lock Will Case Being Warmly Contested. - E H. Pinneli; Jas. W. Stevenson, Mac Capps, J. M. Smiley, R. P. Bur roughs, J. E. Paschall, J. A. Buchan an, W. H. Stewart, R. T. Davis, B. W. Harris, B. C. Hamlet, F. H. Neal, C, S. Tharrington, Thos. B. Weldon, Charles E. Harris, R. L. Salmon, R, D. Paschall, W. C. Mabry W. C. Mabry, Foreman. -W. A. J.' Pinneli, officer of the Grand Jury. State vs. William Whitley and Nancy Sylva Continued. State vs. George West and Jane Rich ardson Continued. State vs. Norman Pillard "Breaking down gate" Submitted and dis charged upon payment of cost . with suspended judgment State vs. Abram Robinson & Burtih Jones, "Larceny and house-breaking" not sufficient evidence to go to jury, a verdict of not guilty was entered. State vs. Earnest Walker, "Breaking in Store" Called and failed, judgment, Ni Si Sci fa, Capias and cont. State vs. Jesse Richardson, "Imper" sonating Husband" Guilty. Hal ifax county roads for 12 mos. The Grand! Jury came into Court in a body and presented true bills vs, Willie Wyatt, and against Charlie Moseley. The Grand Jury found a true bill for the murder of Simon Watson by Willie Wyatt. The Bill , gainst Charlie Moseley was for" housebreaking Guilty10 years in Penitentiary. The cse of State vs. Robert Bul lock for Burglary, the home, of Mrs. Kate "Williams, was disposed of by finding Robert Bullock insane and sent to asylum for Criminal Insane, until he shall have recovered. . State vs. June Young: "Housebreak ing and attempted rape" not guilty. - ' In case of State vs. Willie Wyatt the Jury found a verdict of murder m Secdnd Degree, and judgment of Court was 25 years in Penitentiary. In case State vs. Ed Person of at tempted rape, the jury found defend ant guilty, and the judgment of the court was, a term of fiVe years in ths State prison. State vs. William Ellis: Larceny - Guilty, 12 months on roads. State vs. Will Colemon: Abandon ment Guilty, 2 years on xoad. The case of the Caveat to the will of John G. Bullock is creating much interest as we go to press. Quite an array of legal talent on each sidte. !Mr. Meredith Bullock as chief heir and defending the validity of the will is represented by Messrs. B. B.Wil liams, T. T. Hicks,-Walter Daniel and Frank Spruill. Those who--are inter ested in "breaking" the will are repre sented by Messrs. Tasker Polk, Zolli coffer and son, and B. S. Royster. : One of the first witnesses to be call ed was Bishop Joseph Cheshire, of the North Carolina Diocese. 'It wa3 brought out by Counsel for the De fendant that Bishop CJheshire as a young man was a practicing attorney in Baltimore and in . Tarboro, after wards' entering the Episcopal minis try. He was. asked to administer the sacrament to Mr. John G. Bullock by members of the family at the request of Mr. Bullock, and-visited him on 31 of October last with members of the family, and in presence of friends and neighbors did administer the j sacrament; that Mr. Bullock, though feeble in body, was,jn his opinion, clear in mind and on that dfate (Oct. 31) of disposing memory, and knew the purpose of his visit and entered into the solemnity of the service. As we go to press the witnesses To the will are before the Jury. Quite a large number of Nutbush citizens -are here. The purpose of the inquiry being to establish that Mr. Bullock was feeble in mind and was (Continued On Eighth Page)